Computer network comprising computing systems with remotely located human interfaces
First Claim
1. A computer network, comprising:
- a plurality of interconnected nodes, each one of said plurality of nodes having a corresponding data terminal equipment (DTE) device coupled thereto, wherein each of said corresponding DTE devices comprises;
a computing system located at a first location;
a human interface located remotely from said first location, said human interface comprising a display device and an input/output (“
I/O”
) device;
a first interface device operable to couple to said computing system;
a second interface device operable to couple to said display device and said I/O device of said human interface, wherein the second interface device is not operable to execute application software; and
at least one transmission line operable to couple said first and second interface devices;
wherein said first interface device is operable to receive from said computing system a video signal to be transmitted to said display device and a non-video signal to be transmitted to said I/O device, and to convert each of said video signal and said non-video signal into a format suitable for transmission to said second interface device;
wherein said first interface device is operable to transmit said converted video signal and said converted non-video signal to said second interface device via said at least one transmission line;
wherein said second interface device is operable to receive said converted video signal and said converted non-video signal from said first interface device and to provide said video signal and said non-video signal to said display device and said I/O device, respectively; and
wherein the computing systems of the DTE devices are commonly located at the first location.
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Abstract
A computer network comprising a plurality of nodes, each coupled to a DTE device comprising a computing system and a remotely located human interface, which includes a display and at least one I/O device. The DTE device computing systems are commonly located. Each DTE device includes an encoder coupled to the computing system, a decoder coupled to the display and the at least one I/O device, and a transmission line coupling the encoder and the decoder. The encoder receives, from the computing system, a video signal for transmission to the display and a non-video signal for transmission to the at least one I/O device, encodes the video and the non-video signals, and transmits the encoded signals to the decoder via the transmission line. The decoder receives the encoded signals, and decodes the video and non-video signals therefrom for respective propagation to the display and the at least one I/O device.
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128 Claims
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1. A computer network, comprising:
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a plurality of interconnected nodes, each one of said plurality of nodes having a corresponding data terminal equipment (DTE) device coupled thereto, wherein each of said corresponding DTE devices comprises; a computing system located at a first location; a human interface located remotely from said first location, said human interface comprising a display device and an input/output (“
I/O”
) device;a first interface device operable to couple to said computing system; a second interface device operable to couple to said display device and said I/O device of said human interface, wherein the second interface device is not operable to execute application software; and at least one transmission line operable to couple said first and second interface devices; wherein said first interface device is operable to receive from said computing system a video signal to be transmitted to said display device and a non-video signal to be transmitted to said I/O device, and to convert each of said video signal and said non-video signal into a format suitable for transmission to said second interface device; wherein said first interface device is operable to transmit said converted video signal and said converted non-video signal to said second interface device via said at least one transmission line; wherein said second interface device is operable to receive said converted video signal and said converted non-video signal from said first interface device and to provide said video signal and said non-video signal to said display device and said I/O device, respectively; and wherein the computing systems of the DTE devices are commonly located at the first location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer network, comprising:
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a plurality of interconnected nodes, each one of said nodes having a DTE device coupled thereto and wherein each DTE device comprises; a computing system located at a first location; a human interface located at a respective second location, said second location remotely located relative to said first location; a first interface device coupled to said computing system; a second interface device coupled to said human interface, wherein the second interface device is not operable to execute application software; and at least one transmission line coupling said first and second interface devices; wherein said first interface device is operable to receive human interface signals generated by said computing system and convert the human interface signals into a format suitable for transmission to said second interface device; wherein said second interface device is operable to receive said human interface signals from the first interface device and convert the human interface signals into a format suitable for transmission to the human interface; and wherein the computing systems of the DTE devices are commonly located at the first location. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A computer network, comprising:
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a plurality of interconnected nodes, each one of said nodes having a DTE device coupled thereto and wherein each DTE device comprises; a computing system located at a first location; a human interface located at a respective second location, said second location remotely located relative to said first location, said human interface comprising a display device and an input/output (“
I/O”
) device;a first interface device coupled to said computing system; a second interface device coupled to said display device and said I/O device of said human interface, wherein the second interface device is not operable to execute application software; and a transmission line coupling said first and second interface devices; wherein said first interface device is operable to convert signals generated by said computing system into a format suitable for transmission to said second interface device, and wherein said second interface device is operable to convert signals received from said first interface device into a format suitable for transmission to said human interface; and wherein the computing systems of the DTE devices are commonly located at the first location.
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55. A computer network, comprising:
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a plurality of interconnected nodes, each one of said nodes having a DTE device coupled thereto and wherein each DTE device comprises; a computing system located at a first location; a human interface located at a respective second location, said second location remotely located relative to said first location, said human interface comprising a display device and an input/output (“
I/O”
) device;a first interface device coupled to said computing system; a second interface device coupled to said display device and said I/O device of said human interface, wherein the second interface device is not operable to execute application software; and at least one transmission line coupling said first and second interface devices; wherein said first interface device is operable to receive, from said computing system, a video signal to be transmitted to said display device, and to convert said video signal into a format suitable for transmission to said second interface device; wherein said converted video signal is transmitted to said second interface device via said at least one transmission line; and wherein said second interface device is operable to receive said converted video signal from said first interface device and provide said video signal to said display device; and wherein the computing systems of the DTE devices are commonly located at the first location. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A computer network, comprising:
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a plurality of interconnected nodes, each one of said nodes having a DTE device coupled thereto and wherein each DTE device comprises; a computing system located at a first location; a human interface located at a respective second location, said second location remotely located relative to said first location; a first interface device coupled to said computing system; a second interface device coupled to said human interface, wherein the second interface device is not operable to execute application software; and a transmission line coupling said first and second interface devices; wherein said second interface device is operable to receive human interface signals generated by said human interface and convert the human interface signals into a format suitable for transmission to said first interface device; and wherein said first interface device is operable to receive said converted human interface signals from the second interface device and convert the converted human interface signals into a format suitable for transmission to the computing system; and wherein the computing systems of the DTE devices are commonly located at the first location. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A computer network, comprising:
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a plurality of interconnected nodes, each one of the plurality of nodes having a corresponding data terminal equipment (DTE) device coupled thereto, wherein each of the corresponding DTE devices comprises; a computing system located at a first location; a human interface located remotely from the first location, the human interface comprising a display device and an input/output (“
I/O”
) device;a first interface device operable to couple to the computing system; a second interface device operable to couple to the display device and the I/O device of the human interface, wherein the second interface device is not operable to execute application software; and a transmission medium operable to couple the first and second interface devices; wherein the first interface device is operable to receive information from the computing system comprising video information intended for display on the display device and non-video information intended for the I/O device, and to convert the information into a format suitable for transmission to the second interface device; wherein the first interface device is operable to transmit the converted information to the second interface device via the transmission medium; wherein the second interface device is operable to receive the converted information from the first interface device and to provide the video information and the non-video information for transmission to the display device and the I/O device, respectively; and wherein the computing systems of the DTE devices are commonly located at the first location. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95)
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96. A computer network, comprising:
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a plurality of interconnected nodes, each one of the nodes having a DTE device coupled thereto and wherein the DTE device coupled to a first one of the nodes further comprises; a computing system located at a first location; a human interface located at a respective second location, the second location remotely located relative to the first location; a first interface device coupled to the computing system; and a second interface device coupled to the human interface, wherein the second interface device is not operable to execute application software; a transmission medium coupling the first and second interface devices; wherein the first interface device is operable to receive human interface signals comprising video information and non-video information generated by the computing system and convert the human interface signals into a format suitable for transmission to the second interface device; wherein the second interface device is operable to receive the human interface signals from the first interface device and convert the human interface signals into a format suitable for transmission to the human interface; and wherein the computing systems of the DTE devices are commonly located at the first location. - View Dependent Claims (97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128)
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