US 8,558,795 B2Granted

Switchless KVM network with wireless technology

AssigneeRIIP, Inc.

InventorDavid Hoerl

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a wireless remote network management system for wirelessly interfacing a series of remote devices (e.g., computers, servers, etc.) to one or more user workstations. Each remote device is coupled to a wireless transmitter, and each user workstation includes a wireless user station coupled to a keyboard, a video monitor and a cursor control device (e.g., a mouse). Preferably, the transmitters and user stations utilize an 802.11 compatible ad-hoc network for communication. Alternatively, a central wireless access point may be utilized to centralize communications between the transmitters and user stations. The wireless network enables a user workstation to access, monitor and control a remote device. An option menu containing a list of all the remote devices allows a user to select any of the remote devices for operation.

Claims21

Dependent claims

A system for providing wireless monitoring and control of remote devices, said system comprising:

a plurality of first transceivers each having a first wireless communications device and each said first transceiver being coupled to a user station comprising a keyboard, a video monitor and a cursor control device for receiving signals from said keyboard and said cursor control device;
and
a plurality of second transceivers each having a second wireless communications device and each said second transceiver being coupled to at least one of said remote devices for receiving video data from said remote devices and for transmitting said video data to a respective first transceiver over a wireless network,
wherein each of said first and second wireless communication devices is configured to condition keyboard-video-mouse signals to operate in a peer-to-peer network, thereby enabling ones of said user stations to monitor and control ones of said remote devices directly without using a central switch to control connection between any one of said first transceivers and said second transceivers;
and
wherein each of said second transceivers is configured to receive a connection request message over a broadcast channel from one of said first transceivers coupled to a first one of the user stations, and to transmit a denial message when the at least one remote device coupled to said second transceiver is under the control of another one of the user stations.

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A wireless remote network management system for remotely monitoring and controlling devices comprising:

a plurality of first wireless-enabled transceivers each coupled to a keyboard, a video monitor and a cursor control device;
a plurality of second wireless-enabled transceivers each coupled to a remote device;
and
a central switch enabled for wireless communication and wired communication;
wherein each said first wireless-enabled transceiver communicates keyboard and cursor control device signals from said keyboard and said cursor control device to said central switch via a first wireless network,
wherein said central switch routes said signals via a second wireless network to one of said second wireless-enabled transceivers,
wherein each said second wireless-enabled transceiver communicates video data via said second wireless network from said remote device to said central switch, and
wherein said central switch communicates said video data to one of said plurality of first wireless-enabled transceivers via said first wireless network
wherein said first and second wireless-enabled transceivers condition keyboard-video-mouse signals where appropriate to enable wireless transmission thereof,
wherein each said first transceiver includes circuitry for displaying a menu of said remote devices on said video monitor, wherein said menu includes information related to said remote devices and said menu is automatically updated with additional remote devices without a monitoring workstation entering a different operational mode.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/799,349Filed 12 Mar 2004
Published: US 2005/0204026 A115 Sep 2005
Granted: 15 Oct 2013
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

H04L 41/04
Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks: network management…
G06F 3/0227
Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials: cooperation and interconnection of the input arrangement with…
G06F 3/14
Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for…: digital…
H04L 41/34
Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks: signalling channels for…