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Method and apparatus for switching of KVM switch ports using gestures on a touch panel

  • US 8,519,960 B2
  • Filed: 09/17/2009
  • Issued: 08/27/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2009
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for switching to a selected computer port of a keyboard, video, mouse (KVM) switch device having a plurality of computer ports, comprising:

  • receiving touch panel input data and recording a touch point movement trail based on the touch panel input data;

    determining whether the touch point movement trail matches one of a plurality of predefined symbols representing a port number;

    determining whether a predefined confirmation signal is received, wherein the predefined confirmation signal represents either a touch of a predefined confirmation icon displayed on the touch panel, or a touch of a predefined key in a keyboard displayed on the touch panel, or a predefined special symbol drawn on the touch panel; and

    switching to a computer port corresponding to the one of the plurality of predefined symbols if the predefined confirmation signal is received.

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