Peripheral sharing device with unified clipboard memory
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1. A method of transferring data from a selected computer to any one of a plurality of computers comprising:
- accepting a first user command to transfer the data from the selected computer to a clipboard in a unified memory on a switching system;
transferring the data to the clipboard; and
accepting a second user command to transfer the data from the clipboard on the unified memory to the any one of the plurality of computers.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for implementing unified clipboard memory within a keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) switch device is described. The device enables a selected one of several associated computers to read and write from the unified memory inside a KVM switch. A user can share and transfer data quickly between computers even without a network connection or direct connection between the computers.
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1. A method of transferring data from a selected computer to any one of a plurality of computers comprising:
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accepting a first user command to transfer the data from the selected computer to a clipboard in a unified memory on a switching system;
transferring the data to the clipboard; and
accepting a second user command to transfer the data from the clipboard on the unified memory to the any one of the plurality of computers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for transferring data, comprising:
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a switching system including a unified memory;
a first computer coupled to the switching system;
a second computer coupled to the switching system; and
a peripheral device coupled to the switching system, the peripheral device capable of accepting commands to transfer the data from the first computer to the unified memory on the switching system, the peripheral device additionally capable of accepting commands to transfer the data from the unified memory on the switching system to the second computer. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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12. An article comprising a machine-accessible medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to transfer data from a selected computer to any one of a plurality of computers by:
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accepting a first user command to transfer the data from the selected computer to a clipboard in a unified memory on a switching system;
transferring the data to the clipboard; and
accepting a second user command to transfer the data from the clipboard on the unified memory to the any one of the plurality of computers.
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