KVM switch including a terminal emulator
US7321943B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2370/24
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for converting the output of a communications port (e.g., a serial port or a USB port) into video signals representing the output of a terminal using a KVM switch. Upon receiving characters from the communications port, the system interprets the characters as terminal emulation commands and internally generates a representation of what a resulting terminal screen would look like. From that internal (digital) representation, the system produces analog outputS representing the terminal screen. The analog outputs are output on the monitor attached to the KVM switch.
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