Biometric authentication system and method for providing access to a KVM system
First Claim
10. A method for permitting a user to access a KVM switch based upon biometric data associated with a user, the method comprising:
- requesting biometric data associated with a user in response to a user request for access to a KVM switch;
receiving the biometric data associated with the user of the user station;
authenticating the biometric data associated with the user of the user station;
providing the user access to a device associated with the KVM switch.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a user access to at least one host computer through a Keyboard, Video, and Mouse (KVM) switch based upon biometric authentication of the user. In one embodiment, a method is provided for permitting a user to access a KVM switch based upon biometric data associated with a user in a single user station environment and a multiple user environment. In another embodiment, a system is provided for permitting a user to access a KVM system in a single and/or multiple user environment based upon biometric data associated with the user. The system further provides for direct coupling of host computers to the KVM switch and/or utilizing host adapters to couple a host computer to an input station. The system is scalable by communicatively coupling a fabric which may include associations with host computers or additional fabrics to the host adapters in order to provide a user a logical connection to a wide assortment of host computers.
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10. A method for permitting a user to access a KVM switch based upon biometric data associated with a user, the method comprising:
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requesting biometric data associated with a user in response to a user request for access to a KVM switch;
receiving the biometric data associated with the user of the user station;
authenticating the biometric data associated with the user of the user station;
providing the user access to a device associated with the KVM switch. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for permitting a user access to a KVM system based upon biometric data associated with the user, the system comprising:
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an input station including at least one user input device;
the input station communicatively coupled to an authentication device;
an identification input device communicatively coupled to the authentication device, wherein the identification input device is capable of generating biometric data associated with a user of the input station; and
the input station communicatively coupled to a host adapter for providing an associated user of the input station access to the at least one host computer based at least in part upon a portion of the biometric data received from the identification input device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for permitting a user access to a KVM system based upon biometric data associated with the user, the system comprising:
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at least one input station including at least one user input device;
an authentication device communicatively coupled to the at least one input station;
an identification input device communicatively coupled to the authentication device, wherein the identification input device is capable of generating biometric data associated with a user of the at least one input station; and
the at least one input station communicatively coupled to a host adapter for providing an associated user of the at least one input station access to at least one host computer based at least in part upon a portion of the biometric data received from the identification input device. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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30-1. The system of claim 29 wherein the authentication module is integral to the input station.
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36. A system for permitting a user to access a KVM system based upon biometric data associated with the user, the system comprising:
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at least one input station including at least one input device;
an authentication device communicatively coupled to the at least one input station;
an identification input device communicatively coupled to the authentication device, wherein the identification input device is capable of generating biometric data associated with a user of the at least one input station; and
the input station communicatively coupled to a host adapter for providing an associated user of the user station access to a device associated with the host adapter based at least in part upon a portion of the biometric data received from the identification input device. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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