Interoperable/heterogeneous environment keyboard
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsHatim Yousef Amro, John Paul Dodson
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Abstract
A computing system including a plurality of data processing systems and a peripheral input device. The peripheral input device includes a computer selector for selecting one of the plurality of data processing systems for interaction with the peripheral input device. The peripheral input device also includes a wireless transmitter for providing communications with any one of the plurality of data processing systems. Each of the plurality of data processing systems includes a wireless receiver for receiving wireless communications from the peripheral input device.
Claims15
A wireless computer peripheral input device for use with a data processing system, the input device comprising:
- a wireless transmitter for transmitting signals;
- and
- a selector for selecting a one of a plurality of data processing systems with which to operate, wherein invoking the selector causes a signal to be transmitted from the wireless transmitter,
- wherein the wireless transmitter is a radio frequency transmitter.
A computing system, comprising:
- a plurality of data processing systems;
- and
- a peripheral input device;
- wherein
- the peripheral input device includes a computer selector for selecting one of the plurality of data processing systems for interaction with the peripheral input device;
- the peripheral input device includes a wireless transmitter for providing communications with any of the plurality of data processing systems;
- each of the plurality of data processing systems includes a wireless receiver for receiving wireless communications from the peripheral input device;
- the wireless transmitter is a radio frequency transmitter;
- the wireless receiver is a radio frequency receiver;
- the wireless receiver of each of the plurality of data processing systems is tuned to accept input on a received radio frequency wherein the received radio frequency for each of the plurality of data processing systems is different from that of each of the other plurality of data processing systems;
- and
- the computer selector allows selection of one of a plurality of radio frequencies wherein each of the plurality of radio frequencies corresponds one of the received radio frequencies.
A method for accessing a plurality of data processing systems using a wireless input device, the method comprising:
- receiving a selection of a particular data processing system of the plurality of data processing systems;
- transmitting a signal from the wireless input device to only activate the particular data processing system within the plurality of data processing systems;
- and
- sending data from the wireless input device to the particular data processing system after transmitting the signal to the particular data processing system,
- wherein the signal is a frequency recognized by the particular data processing system.
A wireless input device for use with a data processing system, the input device comprising:
- means for receiving a selection of a particular data processing system of the plurality of data processing systems;
- means for transmitting a signal from the wireless input device to only activate the particular data processing system within the plurality of data processing systems;
- and
- means for sending data from the wireless input device to the particular data processing system after transmitting the signal to the particular data processing system,
- wherein the signal is a frequency recognized by the particular data processing system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.