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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
May. 18, 2007
Applicant:
Philip M. Kirshtein, New Market, AL (US);
Inventor:
Philip M. Kirshtein, New Market, AL (US);
Assignee:
Avocent Corporation, Huntsville, AL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/12 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A KVM switch system with external control functionality is described. A KVM switch is able to be controlled from an external device. The external device can either include a single button dedicated to controlling the desktop KVM switch or indicate a state of the KVM switch. The external device can be connected to the desktop KVM switch through a plurality of communication media. The external device can be small in size and attached to an object on a user's desktop.