Local port browser interface
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1. A keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) switch system, comprising:
- a plurality of target interface ports, each of said target interface ports coupling said KVM switch system to a respective target device;
a network interface module coupling said KVM switch system to a plurality of remote user client systems via a communications network, said remote user client systems each running a web browser application;
a local port coupling said KVM switch system to a video display device, keyboard and mouse local console, anda control processor running a web server application for interaction with said web browser applications running on said remote user client systems, wherein;
said control processor further includes a web browser application, said web browser application interacting with said web server application to generate a web page; and
a video display processor for receiving said web page from said control processor and processing said web page into a video signal, and sending said video signal to said video display device of said local console.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to KVM switches that contain both remote and local ports and provide a user of the local port with a similar WEB based interface experience as that experienced by the remote user.
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1. A keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) switch system, comprising:
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a plurality of target interface ports, each of said target interface ports coupling said KVM switch system to a respective target device; a network interface module coupling said KVM switch system to a plurality of remote user client systems via a communications network, said remote user client systems each running a web browser application; a local port coupling said KVM switch system to a video display device, keyboard and mouse local console, and a control processor running a web server application for interaction with said web browser applications running on said remote user client systems, wherein; said control processor further includes a web browser application, said web browser application interacting with said web server application to generate a web page; and a video display processor for receiving said web page from said control processor and processing said web page into a video signal, and sending said video signal to said video display device of said local console. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for accessing a first keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) switch system having a plurality of target interface ports, each of said target interface ports coupling said KVM switch system to a respective target device, a network interface module coupling said KVM switch system to a plurality of remote user client systems via a communications network, said remote user client systems each running a web browser application, a local port coupling said KVM switch system to a video display device, keyboard and mouse local console, and a control processor running a web server application for interaction with said web browser applications running on said remote user client systems, comprising the steps of:
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running a web browser application on said control processor, said web browser application interacting with said web server application to generate a web page; and receiving said web page from a video display processor of said KVM switch system, processing said web page into a video signal, and sending said video signal to said video display device of said local console. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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