Keyboard-video-mouse system and method of providing and using the same

摘要

Some embodiments include keyboard-video-mouse systems. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also disclosed.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a keyboard-video-mouse switching device configured to communicate with one or more host computer systems, a control terminal, and a user interface; wherein:
the keyboard-video-mouse switching device comprises a virtual port through which the user interface communicates with the keyboard-video-mouse switching device and one or more physical ports through which the one or more host computer systems communicate with the keyboard-video-mouse switching device;the user interface is configured to permit selection of at least one selected host computer system of the one or more host computer systems after the user interface is paired with the keyboard-video-mouse switching device;the user interface is unable to select the at least one selected host computer system of the one or more host computer systems until the user interface is paired with the keyboard-video-mouse switching device; andwhen the keyboard-video-mouse switching device is communicating with the one or more host computer systems and the control terminal and when the user interface is paired with the keyboard-video-mouse switching device, the keyboard-video-mouse switching device is configured to route host computer audio-visual data from the at least one selected host computer system of the one or more host computer systems to the control terminal;the keyboard-video-mouse switching device and the user interface are configured to communicate with a common access card reader; andthe common access card reader is configured to secure at least one of the one or more host computer systems by requiring authentication of a common access card at the common access card reader before the keyboard-video-mouse switching device is able to route the host computer audio-visual data from the at least one selected host computer system to the control terminal if the at least one selected host computer system comprises the at least one of the one or more host computer systems being secured by the common access card reader.