Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling multiple computers
First Claim
1. A device to route keyboard and cursor control device signals coming from a workstation to control a computer selected from the multiple computers and to further receive a video signal from each of the multiple computers and to output a video signal that can provide a PIP display of two or more video signals received from two or more computers selected from the multiple computers for PIP display.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for substantially simultaneously controlling and monitoring multiple computers are provided. This is accomplished by routing keyboard and cursor control device signals coming from a workstation to a selected computer for controlling and by further multiplexing video signals outputted by two or more selected computers for PIP display using a KVM PIP switch.
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30 Claims
- 1. A device to route keyboard and cursor control device signals coming from a workstation to control a computer selected from the multiple computers and to further receive a video signal from each of the multiple computers and to output a video signal that can provide a PIP display of two or more video signals received from two or more computers selected from the multiple computers for PIP display.
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10. A KVM PIP switch system, comprising:
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a workstation including a keyboard, a cursor control device, and a video monitor;
multiple computers; and
a KVM PIP switch communicatively coupled between the workstation and the multiple computers such that the KVM PIP switch can route the keyboard and cursor control device signals coming from the workstation to the keyboard and cursor control device inputs of a computer selected from the multiple computers, and further the KVM PIP switch can receive video signals coming from the multiple computers and output a PIP multiplexed video signal using video signals coming from any two or more selected computers to the video monitor of the workstation for PIP display to control and monitor substantially simultaneously the two or more selected computers. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A multiple display KVM switch system, comprising:
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a workstation including a keyboard, a cursor control device, and a PIP video monitor;
multiple computers; and
a KVM PIP switch communicatively coupled between the workstation and the multiple computers such that the KVM PIP switch can route the keyboard and cursor control device signals coming from the workstation to the keyboard and cursor control device inputs of a computer selected from the multiple computers, further the KVM PIP switch can receive video signals coming from the multiple computers and output video signals coming from any two or more selected computers to the PIP video monitor of the workstation such that the PIP video monitor PIP displays the two or more video signals coming from the two or more selected computers, and further the two or more selected computers can be controlled and monitored substantially simultaneously using the keyboard and the cursor control device of the workstation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. In a system including a workstation of the type that includes a keyboard, cursor control device, and a video monitor connected to multiple computers, a method of transmitting keyboard, cursor control device signals and video signals between a workstation and two or more selected computers from the multiple computers connected through a programmable switch, comprising:
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selecting a computer from the multiple computers for controlling and monitoring, and further selecting one or more other computers from the multiple computers for monitoring substantially simultaneously using the programmable switch;
receiving keyboard and cursor control device signals from the workstation;
routing the received keyboard and cursor control device signals to the selected computer through the programmable switch for controlling the selected computer;
receiving a video signal from each of the connected multiple computers;
multiplexing the video signal received from each of the connected multiple computers for PIP display based on the selected computers; and
displaying the multiplexed video signal on the video monitor of the workstation such that the multiplexed video signal PIP displays the video signals of the selected computers. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for substantially simultaneously monitoring and controlling multiple computers, comprising:
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selecting a computer for controlling and monitoring from the multiple computers;
selecting one or more other computers for substantially simultaneously monitoring from the multiple computers;
routing control signals to the selected computer while controlling the selected computer;
receiving video signals from the multiple computers;
multiplexing the received video signals based on the selected computers; and
displaying the multiplexed video signal on a video monitor for PIP display to facilitate substantially simultaneous monitoring of the selected computers. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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