US 6,633,934 B1 · Computer system having reduced cabling requirements

Abstract

A computing system and a human interface for the computing system. A first cable couples the computing system to a video monitor of the human interface, a second cable couples the video monitor to a keyboard of the human interface, a third cable couples the video monitor to a mouse of the human interface, a fourth cable couples the video monitor to a printer of the human interface, a fifth cable couples the video monitor to speakers of the human interface, a sixth cable couples the video monitor to a telephone of the human interface and a seventh cable couples the video monitor to a USB device of the human interface. The computing system propagates data for the various I/O device to the video monitor over the first cable and the video monitor propagates the data for the various I/O devices over respective ones of the second through seventh cables.

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Dependent claims

A computer, comprising:

a computing system;
a human interface for said computing system, said human interface comprised of a video monitor and a first I/O device;
a first cable, said first cable coupling said video monitor to said computing system;
and
a second cable, said second cable coupling said first I/O device to said video monitor;
wherein said computing system propagates data for said first I/O device to said video monitor over said first cable, and said video monitor propagates said data for said first I/O device received over said first cable to said first I/O device over said second cable;
and
wherein said computing system propagates video display signals for display by said video monitor to said video monitor over said first cable.

5 more elements

A computer, comprising:

a computer chassis having an access port on an exterior side surface thereof;
a video monitor chassis having first, second and third access ports on an exterior side surface thereof;
a computing system supportably mounted within said computer chassis, said computing system coupled to said access port on said exterior side surface of said computer chassis;
a video display system supportably mounted within said video monitor chassis, said video display system coupled to said first access port on said exterior side surface of said video monitor chassis;
a first cable connecting said access port on said exterior side surface of said computer chassis to said first access port on said exterior side surface of said video monitor chassis;
a keyboard;
a second cable connecting said second access port on said exterior side surface of said video monitor to said keyboard;
a mouse;
and
a third cable connecting said third access port on said exterior side surface of said video monitor to said mouse;
wherein said computing system and said keyboard exchange keyboard data via said first cable, said video display system, and said second cable;
wherein said computing system and said mouse exchange mouse data via said first cable, said video display system, and said third cable;
and
wherein said computing system sends video display signals via said first cable to said video display system for display by said video display system.

11 more elements

A computer, comprising:

a computing system;
a human interface for said computing system, said human interface comprised of a video monitor and a first USB device;
a first cable, said first cable coupling said video monitor to said computing system;
and
a second cable, said second cable coupling said first USB device to said video monitor;
wherein said computing system propagates USB data for said first USB device to said video monitor over said first cable, and said video monitor propagates said USB data for said first USB device received over said first cable to said first USB device over said second cable;
and
wherein said computing system propagates video signals for display by said video monitor to said video monitor over said first cable.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Computer system having reduced cabling requirements

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Computer system having reduced cabling requirements

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Abstract

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