Information processing apparatus, selector, remote operation system, scan code transmission method, and program product therefor

• US 20070038731A1
• Filed: 08/14/2006
• Published: 02/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Inventors: Katayama, Shinichi, Matsunaga, Akihiro, Fujita, Kenichi
• Granted Patent: US 8,001,173 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a code converting portion that converts a scan code output from a keyboard into a corresponding key code, a data converting portion that converts the key code into packets, and a changing portion that changes an output destination of the scan code from the code converting portion to the data converting portion, when an application software to operate a server apparatus remotely located is activated in the information processing apparatus, which is in connection with the server apparatus over a network.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a code converting portion that converts a scan code output from a keyboard into a corresponding key code;

a data converting portion that converts the key code into packets; and

a changing portion that changes an output destination of the scan code from the code converting portion to the data converting portion, when an application software to operate a server apparatus remotely located is activated in the information processing apparatus, which is in connection with the server apparatus over a network.

2. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the changing portion is realized by a control program of a controller.

3. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the control program is a filter driver added to an existing group of drivers.

4. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the changing portion changes the output destination of the scan code according to a cursor position displayed on a display.

5. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the changing portion changes the output destination of the scan code, when a button displayed on a display is pushed by a pointing device, the button being displayed by the application software.

6. A server selector comprising:

a storage portion that stores information on a connection specification between one or more server apparatuses and the server selector;

a data converting portion that converts a scan code generated from a keyboard into data corresponding to the connection specification; and

a transmitting portion that transmits the data corresponding to the connection specification, to the one or more server apparatuses,

wherein the server selector can operate the one or more server apparatuses with a set of console.

7. The server selector as claimed in claim 6, wherein when one of the one or more server apparatuses is powered on, the server selector acquires enumeration data from the server apparatus during a process of a connection recognition between the server apparatus and a USB device, retrieves information of the connection specification from the enumeration data acquired, and stores the information in the storage portion.

8. The server selector as claimed in claim 6, wherein when one of the one or more server apparatuses is powered on, the server selector acquires negotiation data from the server apparatus at a connection establishment with the server apparatus, retrieves the information on the connection specification from the negotiation data acquired, and stores the information in the storage portion.

9. A remote operation system comprising:

multiple server apparatuses remotely located;

a server selector in connection with the multiple servers over a network to be able to operate the multiple server apparatuses with a set of console; and

an information processing apparatus in connection with the server selector and having the set of console to operate the multiple server apparatuses,

the information processing apparatus including;

a storage portion that stores information on a connection specification between each of the multiple server apparatuses and the server selector;

a data converting portion that converts a scan code generated from a keyboard into data corresponding to the connection specification of one of the multiple server apparatuses, which is a transmission destination of the scan code; and

a transmitting portion that transmits the data corresponding to the connection specification to the server selector.

10. The remote operation system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the server selector includes:

a storage portion that stores information on the connection specification between the multiple server apparatuses and the server selector;

a data converting portion that converts the scan code generated from the keyboard into the data corresponding to the connection specification; and

a transmitting portion that transmits the data corresponding to the connection specification, to at least one of the multiple server apparatuses.

11. The remote operation system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the information processing apparatus includes:

a code converting portion that converts the scan code generated from the keyboard into a corresponding key code;

a data converting portion that converts the key code into packets;

a transmitting portion that transmits the data converted into the packets to the server selector in connection with the network; and

a changing portion that changes an output destination of the scan code from the code converting portion to the data converting portion, when an application software to operate a server apparatus is activated.

12. The remote operation system as claimed in claim 9, wherein:

the information processing apparatus further includes an encryption processing portion that encrypts the scan code; and

the server selector further includes a decryption processing portion that decrypts the scan code encrypted.

13. A scan code transmission method comprising:

converting a scan code input on a keyboard into packets without changing to a corresponding key code, when an application software to operate a server apparatus is activated; and

transmitting the scan code converted into the packets to a server apparatus remotely located and connected over a network.

14. A scan code transmitting method comprising:

converting a scan code input with a set of console into data corresponding to a connection specification with a server apparatus selected from multiple server apparatuses;

transmitting the data corresponding to the connection specification to the server apparatus.

15. A computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for a scan code transmission, the process comprising:

converting a scan code input on a keyboard into packets without changing to a corresponding key code, when an application software to operate a server apparatus is activated; and

transmitting the scan code converted into the packets to a server apparatus remotely located and connected over a network.

16. A computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for a scan code transmission, the process comprising:

converting a scan code input with a set of console into data corresponding to a connection specification with a server apparatus selected from multiple server apparatuses;

transmitting the data corresponding to the connection specification to the server apparatus.