Patent ID: 8682249

Claim:
A computer system for switching an operating channel of a radio transceiver, the computer system comprising: the radio transceiver, a controller, and a computer readable storage medium; first program instructions to determine whether an event detected by the controller is a first event or a second event, wherein the first program instructions further comprise instructions to determine whether the event detected by the controller is a receipt of a signal from a device external to the computer system having a priority to communicate with a first computer system via a first channel; second program instructions to direct the radio transceiver to switch the operating channel to the first channel monitored by the first computer system without terminating or establishing signals between the first computer system and a display device communicatively coupled to the first computer system, in response to determining that the event is the first event; third program instructions to direct the radio transceiver to switch the operating channel to a second channel monitored by a second computer system without terminating or establishing signals between the second computer system and a display device communicatively coupled to the second computer system, in response to determining that the event is the second event; and fourth program instructions to direct the radio transceiver to switch the operating channel to a different channel in response to determining that the event is the receipt of the signal; wherein the first, second, third, and fourth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium for execution by the controller.