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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2006
Chih-hsien Chang, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Kevin Chen, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Chih-Hsien Chang, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Kevin Chen, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Aten International Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) switch comprises an enclosure; a switching circuit contained within the enclosure; a set of connector ports disposed on the enclosure and electrically coupled to the switching circuit; a set of plugs electrically coupled to the switching circuit, the set of plugs comprising: a video plug disposed on the enclosure for directly coupling to a video port of a first computer system; and at least one peripheral plug attached to the enclosure for coupling to at least one peripheral port of the first computer system; and a cable connector electrically coupled to the switching circuit, for coupling to a second computer system via a detachable cable; wherein the switching circuit switches to operatively couple each connector port to the set of plugs and the cable connector.