Patent ID: 7330919

Claim:
A method for sharing a television screen, a plurality of console devices compliant with an industry standard and at least one peripheral device with any of a plurality of computer systems through a television with integrated signal switch, comprising: initializing the television with integrated signal switch; emulating at least one console device of the plurality of console devices according to the industry standard; enumerating a plurality of ports of a root hub in the television with integrated signal switch; determining whether any downstream ports exists, and if so, enumerating the downstream ports; determining whether any of the plurality of console devices is connected to at least one of: (i) the root hub, and (ii) any downstream ports; and if so, then enumerating each connected console device; determining whether any of the connected console devices is compliant with the industry standard; enumerating each compliant connected console device and parsing any data from such compliant connected console device; and polling repeatedly to determine whether at least one of: (i) any of the compliant connected console devices, (ii) any of the one and more than one peripheral device, and (iii) any downstream port; has been disconnected, and if so, resetting control.