Computer and peripheral switch with USB
AssigneeNetwork Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJarrod S. Rafferty, Elizabeth L. Craddock
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Abstract
A switch for connecting a desired peripheral to a desired computer uses a peripheral interface to translate either Universal Serial Bus (USB) or non-USB peripheral data to a common data format, the data is then routed to a computer interface that translates the common data format to either USB or non-USB computer data.
Claims15
A switch for connecting a computer peripheral to one of a plurality of computers, said switch comprising:
- at least one peripheral interface, said peripheral interface being operably connectable to said computer peripheral;
- a plurality of computer interfaces, each of said computer interfaces being operably connectable to a respective computer, wherein at least one of said at least one peripheral interface and said plurality of computer interfaces is a USB interface;
- and
- a switcher for selectively establishing communication between said at least one peripheral interface and a desired one of said plurality of computer interfaces.
A switch for connecting a desired one of a plurality of computer peripherals to one of a plurality of computers, said switch comprising:
- at least one non-USB peripheral interface operably connectable to a respective computer peripheral;
- at least one USB peripheral interface operably connectable to another respective computer peripheral;
- at least one USB computer interface operably connectable to a respective computer;
- at least one non-USB computer interface operably connectable to another respective computer;
- a switcher for selectively establishing communication between a desired peripheral interface and a desired computer interface, thereby connecting said desired computer peripheral to said one of a plurality of computers.
A switch for connecting a computer peripheral to one of a plurality of computers, said switch comprising:
- a USB peripheral interface operably connectable to said computer peripheral;
- a plurality of non-USB computer interfaces operably connectable to a respective computer;
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- a switcher for selectively establishing communication between said USB peripheral interface and a desired one of said plurality of non-USB computer interfaces.
A switch for connecting a computer peripheral to one of a plurality of computers, said switch comprising:
- a non-USB peripheral interface operably connectable to said computer peripheral;
- a plurality of USB computer interfaces operably connectable to a respective computer;
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- a switcher for selectively establishing communication between said non-USB peripheral interface and a desired one of said computer plurality of interfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.