Robin D Anderson

US Patent:

6681250, Jan 20, 2004

Filed:

May 3, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/563434

Inventors:

Christopher L. Thomas - Madison AL
Robin L. Anderson - Winchester TN
Robert L. Gilgen - Westford MA
Mark DesMarais - Northboro MA
William J. Pinkston - Fayetteville TN
Jamie F. Collins - Huntsville AL
Stephan Schulz - Bethesda MD

Assignee:

Avocent Corporation - Huntsville AL

International Classification:

G06F 15173

US Classification:

709226, 709203

Abstract:

A keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) switching protocol is disclosed in which KVM information is applied to a network of workstations. At least one data converter communicates on the workstation network and retrieves KVM information from the workstation network that is addressed to a server assigned to the converter. The converter places the KVM information in a format suitable to the assigned server and applies the converted KVM information to the appropriate standard device ports of the server. The system provides motherboard access to the servers that is characteristics of KVM switches but provides essentially unlimited scalability not known in traditional KVM switches.

US Patent:

7555567, Jun 30, 2009

Filed:

Aug 14, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/640257

Inventors:

Christopher L. Thomas - Madison AL, US
Robin L. Anderson - Winchester TN, US
Robert L. Gilgen - Westford MA, US
Mark DesMarais - Northboro MA, US
William J. Pinkston - Fayetteville TN, US
Jamie F. Collins - Huntsville AL, US
Stephan Schulz - Bethesda MD, US

Assignee:

Avocent Corporation - Huntsville AL

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709250, 709246, 709217, 709218, 709219

Abstract:

A keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) switching protocol is disclosed in which KVM information is applied to a network of workstations. At least one data converter communicates on the workstation network and retrieves KVM information from the workstation network that is addressed to a server assigned to the converter. The converter places the KVM information in a format suitable to the assigned server and applies the converted KVM information to the appropriate standard device ports of the server. The system provides motherboard access to the servers that is characteristics of KVM switches but provides essentially unlimited scalability not known in traditional KVM switches.