Housing for in-line video, keyboard and mouse remote management unit
First Claim
1. An interaction device for obtaining screen displays of a local computer and providing them to a remote computer over a network, comprising:
- a thermally conductive housing with a plurality of inner surfaces;
a plurality of circuit boards disposed within the housing, wherein a first circuit board has an outer surface facing a first inner surface of the housing and a second circuit board has an outer surface facing a second inner surface of the housing;
at least one heat-generating component disposed on the outer surface of each of the first and second circuit boards;
at least one thermally conductive pad for each of the first and second circuit boards, the pads being disposed intermediate the outer surfaces of the first and second circuit boards and the first and second inner surfaces of the housing such that one side of each pad abuts the inner surface of the housing and an opposing side of each pad abuts the at least one heat-generating component disposed on the outer surface of the respective circuit board; and
ventilation means for allowing ambient air to flow through the interior of the housing.
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Abstract
Methods and devices provide for remote management of a local computer utilizing a compact, portable interaction device for external connection to a local computer and a network. The interaction device includes a thermally conductive housing with circuit boards disposed within. At least one heat-generating component is disposed on an outer surface of each circuit board with at least one thermally conductive pad for each circuit boards abutting the at least one heat generating component and the inner surface of the housing. The device also includes ventilation means for allowing ambient air to flow through the interior of the housing.
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18 Claims
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1. An interaction device for obtaining screen displays of a local computer and providing them to a remote computer over a network, comprising:
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a thermally conductive housing with a plurality of inner surfaces;
a plurality of circuit boards disposed within the housing, wherein a first circuit board has an outer surface facing a first inner surface of the housing and a second circuit board has an outer surface facing a second inner surface of the housing;
at least one heat-generating component disposed on the outer surface of each of the first and second circuit boards;
at least one thermally conductive pad for each of the first and second circuit boards, the pads being disposed intermediate the outer surfaces of the first and second circuit boards and the first and second inner surfaces of the housing such that one side of each pad abuts the inner surface of the housing and an opposing side of each pad abuts the at least one heat-generating component disposed on the outer surface of the respective circuit board; and
ventilation means for allowing ambient air to flow through the interior of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of assembling an interaction device for obtaining screen displays of a local computer and providing them to a remote computer over a network, comprising:
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positioning a first thermally conductive pad such that a first surface of the first thermally conductive pad contacts an outer surface of a first circuit board;
securing the first circuit board and first thermally conductive pad inside a bottom housing cover such that a second surface of the first thermally conductive pad contacts an inner surface of the bottom housing cover;
positioning a second thermally conductive pad such that a first surface of the second thermally conductive pad contacts an outer surface of a second circuit board;
electrically coupling the second circuit board to the first circuit board and securing the second circuit board inside the bottom housing cover;
placing a top housing cover over the second circuit board wherein an inner surface of the top cover contacts a second surface of the second thermally conductive pad; and
securing the top housing cover to the bottom housing cover. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An interaction device for obtaining screen displays of a local computer and providing them to a remote computer over a network, comprising:
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a network connection;
a video input connection;
a metal housing having a first substantially planar surface and having a second substantially planar surface that is in a plane substantially parallel to a plane of the first substantially planar surface;
a first circuit board disposed within the housing and containing a frame grabber circuit for capturing screen frame data that is received through the video input and that is representative of screen frames of the local computer, wherein the first circuit board is positioned within the housing such that the first circuit board is in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the first substantially planar surface, and wherein the frame grabber circuit is disposed on a side of the first circuit board facing the first substantially planar surface;
a second circuit board disposed within the housing and containing a network interface linked to the network connection and containing a processing device for directing the screen frame data captured by the frame grabber circuit of the first circuit board through the network interface, wherein the second circuit board is positioned within the housing relative to the first circuit board such that the second circuit board is in a plane that is substantially parallel to the plane of the first circuit board and that is substantially parallel to the plane of the second substantially planar surface, and wherein the processing device and network interface are disposed on a side of the second circuit board facing the second substantially planar surface;
a first thermally conductive pad that is disposed between the first circuit board and the first substantially planar surface and that is in contact with the frame grabber circuit of the first circuit board and the first substantially planar surface; and
a second thermally conductive pad that is disposed between the second circuit board and the second substantially planar surface and that is in contact with the network interface and processing device of the second circuit board and the second substantially planar surface. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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