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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2005
Brian Vanharlingen, Torrance, CA (US);
Michael Leibow, Rochester, NY (US);
Li-ter Chen, San Gabriel, CA (US);
Brian VanHarlingen, Torrance, CA (US);
Michael Leibow, Rochester, NY (US);
Li-ter Chen, San Gabriel, CA (US);
Belkin Corporation, Compton, CA (US);
Abstract
A switching device and system for interconnecting a single user console having user interface devices, including a console keyboard, a console video display unit, a console mouse, and speakers to a plurality of host computers each capable of using user interface devices, including a keyboard, a video display unit, and a mouse, and allowing the user to access one or more of the host computers from the single user console. The video output from each of the host computers are scaled and cropped as appropriate so that each of the host computer's video output may be simultaneously displayed as host computer 'windows' on the console video display unit. The user may easily navigate between the host computers through a convenient and intuitive user interface. The audio output from each of the host computers may be mixed or switched for output to the speakers as desired.