Patent · US Expired

KVM extension configuration including a USB-to-non-USB adapter to support transmission of USB signals from a host to KVM devices located outside of USB operating ranges

US6961798B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 9, 2003
Grant dateNov 1, 2005
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/038
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A KVM extension configuration that includes a host connected to a transmitter for transmitting communication signals across an extension to a receiver where user interface devices are located. The host has a motherboard that supports USB communications. A USB adapter may be coupled to the transmitter that converts USB signals that the transmitter receives from the host to a non-USB format prior to transmission across the extension to the receiver where the user interface devices successfully communicate with the host. A transmitter core may be coupled to the transmitter that receives the non-USB signals from the USB adapter and transmits such signals to the receiver.

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