KR100756674B1 - Computing system for using a numerous monitor - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a computing system for the use of multiple monitors. Computing system for the use of multiple monitors according to the present invention is to establish a communication line between the KVM switch provided for each individual computing system, connecting the input device, slave computing according to the port information that the computing system set as the master through the communication line The KVM switch of the system is characterized in that the switching switching. Accordingly, the present invention controls a plurality of computing systems by control execution commands generated by an input device of a master computing system, thereby displaying a graphic signal corresponding to an application running on each server on a plurality of monitor screens to be executed by a system user. Multiple computing tasks can be monitored at one time.

KVM switch

Description

COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR USING A NUMEROUS MONITOR}

1 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating a dual computing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram illustrating the dual computing system of FIG. 1 in more detail;

3 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating that the computing system of FIG. 1 is provided with a plurality of N pieces.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

100: master computing system 110: master monitor

120: master KVM switch 121: the first console terminal

122: monitor VGA terminal 123: second console terminal

124, 222: interlocking switching terminal 125, 223: first graphics card VGA terminal

126, 224: second graphics card VGA terminal

130, 230, 330: first server 140, 240, 340: second server

150: input device 151: keyboard

152: mouse 200: slave computing system

210, 310: slave monitor 220, 320: slave KVM switch

221: monitor DVI terminal 300: Nth slave computing system

The present invention relates to a computing system for the use of multiple monitors, and more particularly, by connecting between each KVM switch provided in an individual computing system, the use of multiple monitors for controlling the slave computing system by a computing system set as a master. To a computing system.

In general, KVM in the KVM switch is an acronym for Keyboard (K), Video (V), and Mouse (M). This KVM switch is a hardware device for controlling multiple servers with one keyboard, one monitor, and one mouse. It does not need to install a separate software and can be used by connecting a corresponding cable without the help of a special technician. .

In addition, the computer is being used by modern people as a very essential equipment not only in the workplace but also in life. As such, computers with various utilization values through continuous evolution based on various technologies perform predetermined tasks required by users. Furthermore, recent users frequently use a large number of computers per individual due to the storage capacity of the computer, operation of other computers, and the like.

Therefore, a conventional computing system for a user to easily operate multiple computers is a KVM switch that connects and switches a computing input device and a plurality of computer bodies without having as many keyboards, mice, and monitors as there are computers. By the additional mounting, the user can operate a plurality of computers even with one input device and a monitor.

However, as one monitor output terminal of a KVM switch used in a conventional computing system for multiple computer operations has been provided, it has been difficult to implement a dual monitor computing system to facilitate monitoring of a user's work by itself. . In addition, the monitor provided in the computing system includes an analog CRT monitor or an LCD monitor that supports both analog and digital methods. In order to implement a computing system of multiple computer operations displayed by dual monitors using such multiple input type monitors, a KVM switch must be provided for each monitor, and a user must separately switch each KVM switch provided. There was a very uncomfortable problem.

Accordingly, the present invention was created to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to link a KVM switch between each computing system including a KVM switch through a communication line to operate a plurality of computers with one input device. The present invention provides a computing system for use of multiple monitors for a user to operate a computing system to which an input device is connected to control another computing system.

Computing system for the use of multiple monitors according to the present invention for achieving the above object is to establish a communication line between the KVM switch provided for each individual computing system, connecting the input device is authorized by the computing system set as the master through the communication line The KVM switch of the slave computing system is interlocked and switched according to the port information.

Preferably, the computing system activates a predetermined application in the corresponding server by a control execution command of the input device, and converts a graphic signal generated in correspondence with the application from the graphics card of the corresponding server in an analog or digital manner. It is characterized in that it is implemented to apply to the monitor.

Preferably, the graphics card output port for processing the graphics signal to the VGA code signal output; And an output port for processing the graphic signal with a DVI code and outputting the signal.

Preferably, the input device sets the server by port selection using a predetermined hot-key for each server in an individual computing system, and inputs a keyboard and a cursor on a master screen to input a control command of a system user. It is characterized in that it comprises a mouse for setting the corresponding server using the control command.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a computing system according to the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail as follows.

First, the present invention implements a computing system for using multiple monitors, and realizes communication interworking between each computing system including a KVM switch for controlling a plurality of servers using one input device and one monitor. It is for.

1 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating a dual computing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the dual computing system is a computing system connected to an input device 150 such as a keyboard 151, a mouse 152, and the like, and is controlled by the master computing system 100. Is the slave.

The master computing system 100 includes a plurality of servers including a first server 130 and a second server 140, a switching switching master KVM switch 120 for switching connection with the plurality of servers or communication connection with a slave computing system. An input device 150 connected to the master KVM switch 120 to select a predetermined server among a plurality of servers according to a user's operation, to execute a predetermined application in the selected server, and a graphic outputted according to execution of the application. It includes a master monitor 110 for displaying a screen.

The system user may operate the input device 150 of the master computing system 100 to control the connected slave computing system 200. The slave computing system 200 is connected to multiple servers, including the first server 230 and the second server 240, and multiple servers in the system, as well as a slave KVM switch in communication with the master KVM switch 120. In operation 220, the slave KVM switch 220 is switched by the input device 150 of the master computing system 100 to execute an application of a predetermined server, and a slave monitor 210 for displaying the application. It includes.

Furthermore, the system user switches the master KVM switch 120 and the slave KVM switch 220 by using the input device 150 of the master computing system 100, so that an application running on a predetermined server is The master monitor 110 and the slave monitor 210 are respectively displayed. More specifically, according to the execution command of the input device 150, the master KVM switch 120 causes a predetermined application of the first server 130 in the master computing system 100 to be started, and the started application is executed by the master KVM. The graphic output terminal of the switch 120 displays the master monitor 110. In addition, the input device 150 executes an application stored in the second server 140 in the master computing system 100 and displays the monitor 210 on the slave computing system 200 to display the dual monitors 110 and 210. You can also set

As such, the application of the master KVM switch 120 and the slave KVM switch 220 according to the operation of the input device 150 according to the system user, such as displaying the application in each computing system (100, 200) to the monitor of each corresponding system. Various switching changes allow for different displays on each monitor.

In addition, the server mentioned above may include a personal computer used by a system user, a multimedia server providing sound and video, a mail server providing mutual mailing services, a web server provided on the Internet, and other databases. Include.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the dual computing system of FIG. 1 in more detail. As shown in FIG. 2, the dual computing system will be described in detail with reference to a computing system including an analog input CRT monitor 110 and a computing system including a digital input LCD monitor 210 as an example. . By connecting the input device 150 including the keyboard 151 and the mouse 152 to the computing system having the CRT monitor 110, it is set as the master computing system 100.

The master computing system 100 includes an input device 150 including a keyboard 151 and a mouse 152 for setting a server port and a monitor port by a system user, and a first server 130 having various applications. And switching switching between the first server 130 or the second server 140 according to a server selection command of the second server 140 and the input device 150, or by interworking with the slave computing system 200. The master KVM switch 120 and the graphics from the master KVM switch 120 for connecting to the server and transmits a predetermined application execution command, and outputs a graphic screen generated by the graphics card of the server according to the execution of the application. And a CRT monitor 110 for receiving a screen and displaying the VGA code.

The master KVM switch 120 executes control execution commands set by the system user through the first console terminal 121 for connecting to the keyboard 151 and the second console terminal 123 for connecting to the mouse 152. Receive it. In general, the first console terminal 121 and the second console terminal 123 is of a USB type or a PS 2 type.

In addition, if the control execution command is for a server in the master computing system 100, the master KVM switch 120 may include a first graphics card VGA terminal 125 and a first graphics card for connecting with the first server 130 in the system. And a second graphics card VGA terminal 126 for connecting to the second server 140, and the number of graphics card VGA terminals may be increased according to the number of servers provided. According to the switching switching of the master KVM switch 120, the connected first server 130 or the second server 140 starts a corresponding application by an execution command of the input device 150, and executes an embedded graphics card. By outputting the graphic screen for the application to the graphics card VGA terminal (125, 126) of the master KVM switch 120. Accordingly, the master KVM switch 120 transmits the graphic screen to the CRT monitor 110 through the monitor VGA terminal 122 so that the graphic screen according to the control of the system user is displayed on the CRT monitor 110. .

Furthermore, if the server selected by the system user using the input device 150 is in the slave computing system 200, the master KVM switch 120 may execute the control execution command transmitted from the input device 150 to the slave computing. It further includes an interlocking switching terminal 124 for transmitting to the system 200.

The slave computing system 200, which is controlled by the system by receiving a control execution command of the master computing system 100 through the interlocked switching terminal 124, is connected to the interlocked switching terminal 124 to communicate with the interlocked switching terminal 222. Slave KVM switch 220, including; and the first server 230 and the second server 240 connected according to the switching switching of the slave KVM switch 220, the first server 230 in accordance with the control execution command Or an LCD monitor 210 for displaying a graphic screen for a predetermined application executed in the second server 240 by a digital method using a DVI code.

The slave KVM switch 220 receives an execution command based on the input device 150 of the master computing system 100 through a communication connection between the interlocked switching terminals 124 and 222 to connect with the first server 230. Graphics card DVI terminal 223, and graphics card DVI terminal 224 for connection with the second server 240. In addition, according to the execution command, the first server 230 or the second server 240 starts the corresponding application, and outputs a graphic screen for the application by using a built-in graphics card to output the slave KVM switch 220. ) To the graphics card DVI terminals 223 and 224. Accordingly, the slave KVM switch 220 transmits the authorized graphic screen to the LCD monitor 210 through the monitor DVI terminal 221.

In addition, the master KVM switch 120 is switched by the port information generated by the input device 150, and if the port information is confirmed as information on the other computing system through the interlocking switching terminal 124 The port information is transmitted to the slave KVM switch 220.

The slave KVM switch 220 finds and sets a corresponding port according to the port information, and applies a control execution command provided from the input device 150 through the set port. In addition, the key scan information generated by the system user manually operating the port setting button provided in the external housing of the slave KVM switch 220 to the master computing system 100 or another slave computing system 200. It is also possible to set any port by sending. Of course, the port setting by manual operation rather than the port setting by the input device 150 is not only possible in the slave KVM switch 220 but also in the master KVM switch 120.

3 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating that the computing system of FIG. 1 is provided with a plurality of N pieces. As shown in FIG. 3, an input device 150 is connected to one of the plurality of computing systems to be set as the master computing system 100, and the other computing system executes control of the master computing system 100. It becomes a number of slaves to interwork according to the command.

Accordingly, each KVM switch included in the individual computing system is connected to each other through a communication line, and switching is switched in conjunction with a control execution command transmitted and received on the communication line. In addition, the control execution command is input to an input device 150 connected to the master computing system 100, and the input device 150 selects a port using a predetermined hot-key for each server in an individual computing system. In this case, the server includes a keyboard 151 for setting a corresponding server, a mouse 152 for setting a control using a cursor on a master screen, and the like. In addition, when a system user selects one of the servers provided in the master computing system 100 by using the input device 150, the master KVM switch 120 receives port information from the input device 150. Switch to the port and connect to the server. The server connected in this manner starts a predetermined application by the input device 150, and outputs a graphic signal corresponding to the application by the graphics card in the server. The graphic signal is input to and displayed on the monitor 110 via the master KVM switch 120.

Furthermore, when a system user selects one of the servers provided in the first slave computing system 200 by using the input device 150, the master KVM switch 120 performs port information set by the input device 150. The port information is applied to the corresponding slave computing system 200 via a communication line connected through an interlocking switching terminal. In addition, the first slave KVM switch 220, which receives the port information through the interlocking switching terminal, switches to the corresponding port and connects to the corresponding server. The server connected in this way starts a predetermined application based on a control execution command by the input device 150 in the master computing system 100, and generates and outputs a graphic signal for the application by a graphics card in the server. do. The graphic signal is applied to the monitor 210 through the first slave KVM switch 220 and displayed.

Through the above process, the system user may implement the dual monitors 110 and 210 to execute a plurality of computing tasks. Similarly, the Nth slave computing system 300, 200 including multiple servers 330, 340, monitor 310, and the Nth slave KVM switch 320 may also be executed by the input device 150. Bars, system users can monitor multiple computing tasks with one input device 150 using three or more monitors.

In addition, the server in the master computing system 100 or the server in each slave computing system 200 applies a graphic signal correspondingly output from the graphics card to the monitor 110 by analog graphics (VGA) while starting a predetermined application. It is preferable to support all of them by applying them to the monitor 210 by digital (DVI). Accordingly, the first server 130 of the master computing system 100 is executed to display the graphic signal on the monitor 110 in the system, and the second server 140 of the master computing system 100 is executed. It is also a very preferred configuration to display the graphic signal to the monitor 210 of the first slave computing system 200 or the N-th slave computing system 300, 200.

Although described above with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be variously modified and changed within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below. I can understand that you can.

Therefore, in the present invention, by connecting communication lines for interlocking each KVM switch in an individual computing system with each other and controlling and executing a plurality of computing systems with one input device, it is possible to start an application of each server and display it on multiple monitors. According to the present invention, a system user can monitor a plurality of computing tasks at a time, and all KVM switches are linked to each server by a control execution command by the input device, so that the system user can execute a predetermined server. There is an advantage that can solve the inconvenience of having to set the KVM switch individually.

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In a separate computing system having a KVM switch for controlling multiple servers, The KVM switch of the slave computing system is interworked with each other by setting a communication line between KVM switches provided for each of the computing systems, connecting input devices, and port information applied by the computing system set as a master through the communication line. Initiate at least one or more applications from among a plurality of servers provided in each computing system by a control execution command of the input device, and from among the monitors provided in each of the computing systems, a graphic signal generated corresponding to the at least one or more applications. Computing system for use with multiple monitors, characterized in that it delivers to a randomly selected monitor. delete The card of claim 1, wherein the graphics card is An output port for signal processing the graphic signal with a VGA code; And an output port configured to output the graphic signal by processing the graphic signal with a DVI code. The method of claim 1, wherein the monitor And a CRT monitor for converting the graphic signal into a VGA signal and displaying the graphic signal on a screen. The method of claim 1, wherein the monitor Using a plurality of monitors, characterized in that the LCD monitor for displaying the graphic signal of the DVI code that converts the digital data generated by the RGB code into a serial signal in the graphics card included in any one of the plurality of servers on the screen Computing System for Windows. The method of claim 1, wherein the input device, A keyboard for inputting a control command of a system user including selecting at least one or more servers through a hot key set for each server in each computing system; And And a mouse for inputting the control command to execute, including selecting at least one or more servers of each computing system using a cursor displayed on a monitor in the master computing system. Computing system. The KVM switch of claim 1, wherein the KVM switch of the slave computing system is Computing system for using a plurality of monitors, characterized in that the key scan information generated by the manual operation of the port setting button provided on the outer housing to the master computing system or another slave computing system to set an arbitrary port . The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of servers A computing system for use with multiple monitors, comprising a personal computer used by a system user, a multimedia server providing sound and video, a mail server providing mutual mailing services, and a web server provided on the Internet. . The computing system of claim 1, wherein the computing system for use of the multiple monitors comprises: And said master computing system and at least one slave computing system.

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