Keyboard video mouse (KVM) switch wherein peripherals having source communication protocol are routed via KVM switch and converted to destination communication protocol
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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:
- a plurality of first interfaces connected to the manipulating devices to receive a plurality of first electrical signals, where each of the electrical signals complies with a source 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 standard packets;
a switch device, which arranges the routing of the standard packets 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 packets received from the switch device into a second electrical signal complying with a destination connection agreement of the connected computer, wherein at least one of the source connection agreements is different from at least one of the destination connection agreements.
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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 devices to receive a plurality of first electrical signals, where each of the electrical signals complies with a source 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 standard packets; a switch device, which arranges the routing of the standard packets 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 packets received from the switch device into a second electrical signal complying with a destination connection agreement of the connected computer, wherein at least one of the source connection agreements is different from at least one of the destination connection agreements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer keyboard video mouse (KVM) switching method having a KVM switch for a plurality of computers to share a plurality of manipulating devices with different connection agreements, the KVM switching method comprising the steps of:
receiving first electrical signals of the manipulating devices, each of the first electrical signals complying with a source connection agreement of its source manipulating device;
converting each of the first electrical signals into standard packets;
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 a destination connection agreement of the computer of its path destination, wherein at least one of the source connection agreements is different from at least one of the destination connection agreements.- View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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