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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 30, 2022
Applicant:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Lp, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Vincent W. Michna, Houston, TX (US);

Peter Alexander Hansen, Cypress, TX (US);

Quoc Hung C. Vu, Cypress, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/0489 (2022.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01); G06F 13/38 (2006.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/14 (2013.01); G06F 3/023 (2013.01); G06F 3/03543 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04897 (2013.01); G06F 13/382 (2013.01); G06F 13/4282 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0042 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus comprises a switch and nodes coupled to the switch. Each node does not include an integrated video controller and transmits data to the switch via a USB and a serial connection. The switch comprises a controller which stores video output generated based on data received via serial connections. The controller: receives a user selection for a first node; transmits the user selection to a first multiplexer; retrieves a first video output generated based on data received via the corresponding serial connection; and transmits the first video output to a second multiplexer. The first multiplexer transmits USB data received from the first node to the second multiplexer. If the first node is in a pre-boot environment, the second multiplexer selects the first video output for transmission. If the first node is in a post-boot environment, the second multiplexer selects the data received from the first node for transmission.


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