Computer network comprising computing systems with remotely located human interfaces

A computer network, comprising:

• a plurality of interconnected nodes, each one of said nodes having a DTE device coupled thereto and wherein said DTE device coupled to a first one of said nodes comprises:
• a computing system located at a first location;
• a human interface located at a second location, said second location remotely located relative to said first location;
• a first interface device coupled to said computing system;
• a second interface device coupled to said human interface;
• and
• at least one transmission line coupling said first and second interface devices;
• wherein said first interface device is operable to receive human interface signals generated by said computing system and convert the human interface signals into a format suitable for transmission to said second interface device;
• and
• wherein said second interface device is operable to receive said human interface signals from the first interface device and convert the human interface signals into a format suitable for transmission to the human interface.

A computer network, comprising:

• a plurality of interconnected nodes, each one of said nodes having a DTE device coupled thereto and wherein said DTE device coupled to a first one of said nodes comprises:
• a computing system located at a first location;
• a human interface located at a second location, said second location remotely located relative to said first location, said human interface comprising a display device and an input/output (“I/O”) device;
• a first interface device coupled to said computing system;
• a second interface device coupled to said display device and said I/O device of said human interface;
• and
• a transmission line coupling said first and second interface devices;
• wherein said first interface device is operable to convert signals generated by said computing system into a format suitable for transmission to said second interface device, and wherein said second interface device is operable to convert signals received from said first interface device into a format suitable for transmission to said human interface.

A computer network, comprising:

• a plurality of interconnected nodes, each one of said nodes having a DTE device coupled thereto and wherein said DTE device coupled to a first one of said nodes comprises:
• a computing system located at a first location;
• a human interface located at a second location, said second location remotely located relative to said first location, said human interface comprising a display device and an input/output (“I/O”) device;
• a first interface device coupled to said computing system;
• a second interface device coupled to said display device and said I/O device of said human interface;
• and
• at least one transmission line coupling said first and second interface devices;
• wherein said first interface device is operable to receive, from said computing system, a video signal to be transmitted to said display device, and to convert said video signal into a format suitable for transmission to said second interface device;
• wherein said converted video signal is transmitted to said second interface device via said at least one transmission line;
• and
• wherein said second interface device is operable to receive said converted video signal from said first interface device and provide said video signal to said display device.

A computer network, comprising:

• a plurality of interconnected nodes, each one of said nodes having a DTE device coupled thereto and wherein said DTE device coupled to a first one of said nodes comprises:
• a computing system located at a first location;
• a human interface located at a second location, said second location remotely located relative to said first location;
• a first interface device coupled to said computing system;
• a second interface device coupled to said human interface;
• and
• a transmission line coupling said first and second interface devices;
• wherein said second interface device is operable to receive human interface signals generated by said human interface and convert the human interface signals into a format suitable for transmission to said first interface device;
• and
• wherein said first interface device is operable to receive said converted human interface signals from the second interface device and convert the converted human interface signals into a format suitable for transmission to the computing system.