Patent ID: 7496666

Claim:
A method for selecting one of a plurality of server computers within a KVM system for controlling remotely located server computers with output and input devices at a plurality of user locations, said method comprising: receiving input signals sent by input devices included in said input and output devices at user locations, conveying input signals from said input devices to server computers associated with said user locations and conveying output signals from such server computers to output devices at said user locations; and operating an interactive computer program in a supervisory computer system in response to predetermined input signals via said input devices at any of said user locations, said interactive computer program having a graphical user interface and facilitating selection of one or more of said server computers by a user at said user location that sent said predetermined input signals by providing said user with a listing via said graphical user interface of appropriate ones of said server computers, organization of content of said listing being in accordance with at least one user provided criteria.