Method, system and apparatus to allow users to remotely mount USB devices and access KVM through a server interface pod (SIP)
US7428606B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/75
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A keyboard, video monitor and mouse (KVM) Universal Serial Bus (USB) Internet protocol (IP) server interface pod (SIP) allows access to selected ones of a plurality of servers by a remotely located keyboard, video monitor and mouse. In addition, remote mounting of a USB device to the selected server is also possible. A digital KVM USB switch may be used for routing the remotely located keyboard, video monitor, mouse and USB device to the KVM USB IP SIP. The digital KVM USB switch also is coupled to a KVM USB IP interface. The KVM USB IP interface is located with and connected to the remotely located keyboard, video monitor, mouse and USB device. The KVM USB IP interface may be coupled to the digital KVM USB switch over a local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), or Internet.
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