Keyboard video mouse switch and the method thereof
First Claim
1. A keyboard video mouse (KVM) switch for a plurality of computers to share a plurality of manipulating devices with different connection agreements, the KVM switch comprising:
- a plurality of first interfaces connected to the manipulating device to receive a plurality of first electrical signals, where each of the electrical signals complies with the connection agreement of its source manipulating device and each of the first interfaces has a first converting device to convert the first electrical signals into a standard packet;
a switch device, which arranges the routing of the standard packet between the manipulating devices and the computers according to a path selection setting; and
a plurality of second interfaces connected to the computers, where each of the second interfaces has a second converting device to convert the standard packet received by the switch device into a second electrical signal complying with the connection agreement of the connected computer.
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Abstract
A plurality of local and remote computers share a plurality of local manipulating devices, and the connection agreements of the computers and the manipulating devices are different. First electrical signals from these manipulating devices are received, and each of the first electrical signals complies with the connection agreement of its source manipulating device. Each first electrical signal is then converted to a standard packet. The paths of these standard packets are routed between the manipulating devices and the computers. Afterwards, each standard packet is converted to a second electrical signal which complies with the connection agreement of its destination computer.
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1. A keyboard video mouse (KVM) switch for a plurality of computers to share a plurality of manipulating devices with different connection agreements, the KVM switch comprising:
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a plurality of first interfaces connected to the manipulating device to receive a plurality of first electrical signals, where each of the electrical signals complies with the connection agreement of its source manipulating device and each of the first interfaces has a first converting device to convert the first electrical signals into a standard packet;
a switch device, which arranges the routing of the standard packet between the manipulating devices and the computers according to a path selection setting; and
a plurality of second interfaces connected to the computers, where each of the second interfaces has a second converting device to convert the standard packet received by the switch device into a second electrical signal complying with the connection agreement of the connected computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer switching method for a plurality of computers to share a plurality of manipulating devices with different connection agreements, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving first electrical signals of the manipulating devices, each of the first electrical signals complying with the connection agreement of its source manipulating device;
converting each of the first electrical signals into a standard packet;
routing the standard packets between the manipulating devices and the computers; and
converting each of the standard packets into a second electrical signal complying with the connection agreement of the computer of its path destination. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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