(19)
(11) EP 1 734 454 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.04.2011 Bulletin 2011/15

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.12.2006 Bulletin 2006/51

(21) Application number: 06020819.6

(22) Date of filing: 06.11.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 13/00(2006.01)
G06F 13/14(2006.01)
G06F 9/455(2006.01)
G09G 5/08(2006.01)
G06F 3/12(2006.01)
 G06F 13/10(2006.01)
G06F 15/173(2006.01)
G09G 5/00(2006.01)
G06T 1/60(2006.01)
G06F 3/02(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR

(30) Priority: 09.11.2001 US 338071 P
10.10.2002 US 65375

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
02789495.5 / 1451696

(71) Applicant: Aten International Co., Ltd.
Shijr City Taipei 221 (TW)

(72) Inventors:
  • Lou,Tony
    10428 Shijr City Tapei (TW)
  • Chen, Kevin
    10428 Shijr City Tapei (TW)
  • Yang, Sampson
    Irvine, CA 92618 (US)

(74) Representative: Harrison Goddard Foote 
Fountain Precinct Balm Green
Sheffield S1 2JA
Sheffield S1 2JA (GB)

   


(54) Signal switch for console and peripheral devices


(57) A signal switch for sharing one or more console devices and one or more peripheral devices in any of a plurality of computer systems, comprising:
a first channel for connecting a selected console device from the one or more console devices to a first selected computet system from the plurality of computer systems;
a second channel connecting the first selected computer system to a selected peripheral device from the one or more peripheral devices, the second channel having a data flow between the first selected computer system and the selected peripheral device;
a third channel for connecting the selected console device to a second selected computer system from the plurality of computet systems; and
means for switching the selected console device between the first channel and the third channel without interruption of the data flow through the second channel between the first selected computer system and the selected peripheral device.







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