Donald L Parrish

US Patent:

7114017, Sep 26, 2006

Filed:

Mar 23, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/806233

Inventors:

Donald L. Parrish - Huntsville AL, US

Assignee:

The Mitre Corporation - McLean VA

International Classification:

G06F 13/12
G06F 13/20

US Classification:

710 62, 710313

Abstract:

A peripheral switch () is electrically interposed between a peripheral device () and a plurality of computing devices respectively coupled to host computer ports ()–(N). The peripheral switch () includes host computer port state sensing means () for determining a state of each host computer port ()–(N) and providing a communication path to the peripheral device () from a host computer port ()–(N) at a state indicative of a server computer being coupled thereto. The peripheral switch () further includes local handshaking means () for simulating communications from a server computer to peripheral device () if none of host computer ports ()–(N) are determined to be coupled to a server computer.