Switch providing external access to computer-system components and computer-system peripherals
US7904633B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/0382
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include a switch component, incorporated within a computer system, that receives switch commands from users and that controls internal switches to direct output to, and receive input from, either components of the computer system or one or more external-access ports. The switch component allows one or more external computers to access internal components of, or external peripherals attached to, a computer system that includes the switch component.
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