TW201228289A - Remote management system, kvm switch, and remote managing method - Google Patents

Abstract

A remote management system including an application program and a remote management apparatus is disclosed. The application program is performed on a first computer to convert the control signal received by the first computer into a network signal. The remote management apparatus is coupled to a second computer. The remote management apparatus includes a network interface, a computer interface, an interpreter, an image processing module. The network interface receives the network signal. The computer interface includes an image interface and a control interface. The interpreter interprets the network signal into a multi-touch signal and the control interface outputs the multi-touch signal to the second computer. The second computer outputs an image according to the multi-touch signal to the image interface. After the image processing module captures and processes the image, the network interface will transmit the processed image to the first computer. The application program will generate a window on the first computer according to the processed image, so that a user can operate the second computer via the first computer.

Description

201228289 VI. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to remote management, in particular, to a rem〇te management SyStem supporting multi-touch power t*, multi-computer Switcher (Keyboard_Video-Mouse switch, KVM switch) and remote management method. [Prior Art]

In recent years, with the continuous evolution of technology, KVMswiteh allows users to control multiple computers through a single set of keyboards, screens and mice, while the Internet-based switch (ip_based KVM Switch) Further, the user of the desktop type notebook computer can manage multiple remotely controlled computers through the network. In addition, because the touch screen not only saves electricity and does not occupy space, but also has the advantage of being able to directly input through the touch mode, it is widely loved by consumers, and has become the mainstream in the market. And widely used in various electronic products. Especially the new generation

The screen also supports the multi-touch function of _, which can be used to create a touch point at the time of the glory, and it is the trend of the future man-machine interface operation. There is also a trend of increasing popularity. The so-called "beta mouse gesture" function refers to triggering not to right, down, and up by different "simple instructions or Wei. For example, the user can move"... etc.: ====: ;= can 'such as closing the window, opening a new window, opening ^^, will be faster and more convenient than looking for her from the menu. Potential money 仃 various commonly used functions ’ 4 201228289

Therefore, in the environment of using the KVM switch, if you can make full use of the support: control function, control, and tilting gestures, the number will greatly improve the user's convenience of operation, especially when supporting multi-touch. When the touch screen and mouse gestures of the control function have gradually become popular, it is more capable. Fine, more points, control function, 'the current technology top wing can do _ money material touch point 鸯 through the screen display menu (〇n-screen Display, OSD) to control the switch to switch the switch _ During the operation, the controller is still unable to directly exchange the multi-electric ribs for one or more text-controlled computers located at the far end by touching the multi-touch screen. . As far as the mouse gesture function is concerned, there is currently no computer cut (four) that supports the mouse gesture function, that is, the Langer cannot control the controlled computer connected to the computer switcher through the money exchanger red mouse gesture. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, one aspect of the present invention is to provide a remote management system, a multi-computer cutter, and a management method to solve the above-mentioned problems encountered in the prior art. In a specific embodiment, the present invention The remote management system is configured to connect at least one second computer via the network to enable the user of the first computer to operate the second computer remotely. The remote management system includes at least an application and a remote management device. The management device includes at least a network interface, a computer interface, a translator, and an image processing module. The network interface receives the network signal. The computer interface includes at least an image interface and a control interface. The translator translates the network signal into a multi-touch signal via the network interface and outputs it to the second computer through the control interface. The image processing module transmits and processes the image output by the second computer according to the multi-touch control 5 tiger through the image interface, and then transmits the image to the first computer via the network interface. The application generates a window based on the captured and processed image in the first power 201228289 for the user to operate the second computer on the first computer. In practical applications, the control signal is selected from the group consisting of a mouse gesture signal, a mouse button signal, and a touch signal. The translator is selected from the group consisting of a central processor, a processor, a controller, and a look-uptable. The function corresponding to the multi-touch signal is zoomed in (zoom_in), zoomed out (scr〇ii-up), scrolled down (scr〇11_d) 〇wn) The function and the flick function are selected from the group consisting of. In another embodiment, the KVM switch of the present invention is used to connect a set of keyboards, screens, and mice to one or more controlled computers. The KVM switch includes at least a control interface, a translator, a USB interface, a USB device controller, an image interface, and an image switching module. The interface is used to receive a mouse gesture from the mouse and a gesture or a mouse button signal. The translator translates the mouse gesture signal or the slippery button signal into a multi-control signal. The brain interface is connected to the controlled computers. The Cong device controller side Kawasaki has a multi-touch device that is controlled to be a USB interface, and the multi-touch device is controlled by USB (4) by USB ^, and the controlled computers. The intercommunication interface receives the churn of the A that is controlled by the multi-touch signal. The Miscellaneous City is connected to the hard-to-control computer and transmits the image signal from the image interface to the screen according to the path selection setting. In another embodiment, the remote management method of the present invention operates in a management device, so that the electronic splicing can be used to remotely manage at least one computer to enable the electronic device to be used as a computer. The remote management method includes at least the following steps: receiving at least an input command from the electronic device; translating the input command to correspond to the power; and transmitting the multi-touch command to the computer to enable the computer to perform the function according to the touch function; For the computer to capture and process the shadows of the multi-touch command, the 201228289 image is sent to the electronic device to operate the computer for the user who creates the electronic device on the device. Compared with the prior art, the remote management system, the KVM switch and the remote management method according to the present invention are implemented as a multi-touch device with a coffee interface through the remote power amplifier. Realize the multi-touch of the straight-line touch screen to operate the remote controlled computer through the KVM switch, and the invention can be used for network KVM Switeh) or other non-network type multi-computer switching Device.

In addition, even if the user does not use a multi-touch screen, the user can still use the mouse gesture when the mouse is operated or the action of the mouse button, too much computer _|| The controlled computer at the end does not cause the remote management secret, multi-electric rib changer and remote g-method of the present invention to be implemented due to the lack of the point touch device* at the time end, so that the application can be increased. Practicality and popularity. The advantages and spirit of the present invention will be further understood from the following detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings.

[Embodiment] The present invention - a preferred embodiment - a face management secret. In this implementation = in the 'Figure 1' in the remote management system ruler, one end of the remote management device i is connected to the first computer 2 and its other end is connected to the remote end at least = Between the bribes and the computer 2, you can use the remote control device to communicate with the remote management device via the network N. The remote device 1 can communicate with the remote interface. f 彡 介 钱 电脑 电脑 电脑 电脑 2 computer 3 communication, but not limited to this. 201228289 In the present embodiment, the remote management device 1 can be any electronic device having a remote computer management function, such as a multi-computer switching device (Keyb〇ard_Vide〇M〇use

Switch, KVM Switch), network type serial interface management device or network type power management device. The first computer 2 can be any electronic device having software execution capability. The executable application includes at least any kind of web browser (4) I-, such as a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (p_al Assi_J>DA), GPS star navigation device, etc. As for the network N can be Internet ΠΓ, πΪ!ΓΑΝ) ', asynchronous transmission network _ or other types of networks, there are no specific restrictions, such as each type of computer equipment _ equipment, other than Other electronic devices, such as network hubs, are set to communicate with the remote tube field through the RS-232 interface, which is usually a custom communication device. It should be noted that the types, types and types of devices, applications or some controlled computer devices are limited to the above examples. The aforementioned network type serial interface management fruit setting allows the user to control the serial interface of the controlled control by the back end (for example, the basin device allows the power management device to allow the user to remotely control the controlled computer. ^Network type function is as shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 2, Fig. 2, showing the computer 2 of the remote management system R of this embodiment and the other end of the remote management device 1 is connected to the first device and Application t5=includes remote tube, interface 14 and image processing module Ϊ6, and 1G ' contains control interface _ and view _. _ tube mismatch if mesh surface ^ 201228289 10 to connect to translation If 12 ; n 12 _ to the computer interface 14 her interface 140; the image interface 142 of the computer interface 14 is lightly connected to the image processing module 16; the image processing module 16 is connected to the network interface 1 〇. In this embodiment, the application The AP system is executed on the first computer 2 of the user end, which enables the first computer 2 to communicate with the remote management device i through the network related protocol 'and makes the first computer 2 from the keyboard 4, the screen 5 or the mouse 6 The received control signal is converted into a 纟鹏罐. In fact, the above (4) 峨 can be a keyboard message.

Number, mouse gesture signal, mouse button signal or touch signal. The mouse gesture signal and the mouse button signal are generated by the user operating the mouse 6, and are converted into a network signal by a detailed program AP executed on the first computer 2; the touch signal is used by the user. The screen 5 having the multi-touch function is operated and converted into an ugly number by the application AP executed on the first computer 2. It can be seen from the above that even if the screen 5 that is lightly connected to the first computer 2 does not have multiple controls, the Lang can still generate a mouse gesture signal or a mouse button call by operating the mouse 6, and is applied by the application AP. After converting it to the network, the remote management device 1 is transmitted through the network N or the other. ' ^ The network signal is transmitted from the first computer 2 of the user terminal to the remote management device i, and the remote management device 1 receives the network signal through the network interface 1 . Then, the translator 12 will receive the network signal from the network interface 1 and translate the network signal into a multi-touch number, and then output the translated multi-touch signal through the control interface mg of the computer interface 14. To the corresponding second computer 3. In the actual account of the 'remote management device! The translation H 12 can be a towel processor, a processor's device~ a field programmable logic gate array (4), such as an Array; FPGA), a comparison table (lo〇k_up table) or other with signal translation function. The installation of 201228289 or software wealth or the material (four) combination, and FPGA is a kind of circuit that can be repeatedly changed configuration, put. Two or two pieces, especially suitable for product development, must constantly change the design = use two = accelerate product time to market. The logic gate characteristics of the FPGA can be based on the second >, =, and mention the basic functions of the county. For example, suppose the translator Η =, the table translates the network news into a township control, and the two are on the second. In fact, the above-mentioned multi-control 2 computer (le-d〇wn) function or flick (flick) function, but not limited to this. Move and / think of the 'when the second computer 3 receives the remote management device' because the remote tube county set 1 to the second computer 3 to emulate the static / face more than the control I set 'second The difference between the system 3 seems to be that the remote tube=installation, 1 is similar to the multi-touch device with multi-touch function, because the corresponding function will be performed according to the multi-tap toss (such as the Department :,)) and output the second computer 3 - the image to the remote device 1 will receive the image through the money interface 14 ^ image "2" and through the image processing module ΐ 6 the image = After digging for money, 'the image will be processed by its clear interface 1G to the computer: computer 2. This ageing analogy to the image conversion and processing may include 2 encoding and compression. Then 'executed on the first computer 2 The application AP will process the image after processing in the first computer 2 window for the user to operate on the second window through the window _ the second computer 3. This window can be seen as a direct operation by the user. The second computer. 201228289 The application is based on its touch screen with multi-touch ', so the first = ^; iPad specific application; if the second ^ to be bound to the number, that is, do not perform any idiom = complement (four) mouse to generate control information uSB 'because the face tube Wei set 1 mine second _ 3 emulation The multi-touch device has a multi-touch device, so that the second computer 3^:^ =^ has a multi-touch function with multiple touch functions - the === =" signal is converted into a network signal =, =: multi-touch transmitted by the device 1: number = :===: - too far a device; according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, one of the devices 7 is connected to the keyboard 4 , the screen 5 π mouse 6 and the other one is coupled to at least the pedestal of the distal end. Between the KVM switch 7 and each of the controlled PCs (adap (4), to extend the distance between the KVM switch 7 and each of the controlled PCs, the distance is currently 1 _ gram. It can also be called Computer Interface Module (CIM). Multi-computer switch m 70, Translator 72, USB interface 74, USB device yoke write ^ G 3 control interface and <r spurs 76, shadow silly Wheel + person two 78, video input interface 79 and image switching module 8 〇. It is privately placed; 丨面丹T 'keyboard 4, 罄葚ς and mouse 6 points _ connected to the control medium 7G; control Interface % _ to the translator ^; 201228289 Translator 72 is connected to the USB device controller 76; the brain device controller is connected to the USB interface 74; the USB interface 74 _ domain control pc; the image interface % is connected to the screen 5; The controlled computer PC _ to the image interface 78; the image switching module 8 is coupled to the controlled computer PC and the image interface 78. In this embodiment, the control interface 7 is used to receive the mouse issued by the mouse 6 Gesture (m_ gesture) signal or mouse button signal ^, mouse gesture signal and mouse button signal are generated by the user operating the mouse ^ The control interface 7〇 also receives the keyboard button signal issued by the keyboard 4 or the touch signal issued by the screen 5, which is limited to this example. In addition, since the manufacturer of the keyboard 4, the screen 5 and the mouse 6 is produced = J can use the multi-computer switcher 7 to improve the compatibility between the diskless 4, the screen 5 and the mouse 6 (eGmpatibility) through the _ upgrade (f) (network) > 72 Transfer the mouse gesture or the mouse button to a multi-point work number and transfer it to the USB device controller 76. Then, == anger, control the computer PC to imitate the multi-touch device of the Cong interface =; 6 relative The selection of the USB protocol is output from the USB interface 74 to the port 1 I computer PC. It should be noted that the number of PCs controlled may not be::; Select: f people, the number of 76 may not be - The above selection selects the f object of the two t-signals, and also says that the path controller %, and then selects one of the usb device control computers ρΓ 74 from the 1 passer to output the multi-touch signal to a certain one. Taiwan was switched to Na Qing deleted, because of the multi-computer point coffee (four) | control (four) 6 6 touch ^ pc shooting domain usb interface device 'on the computer pc From the perspective of 'multiple switcher 7 imitation 12 201228289 Buddha is really a multi-touch function of 1 pc will be more than _ ^ (four) 14 4 - like 'so' controlled computer computer brain pc corresponding function And output the controllable electric fine η - the green signal is at most will be through the wealth of the dance wheel riding surface 79 connector 7 group 80 according to the path selection setting will be ^; ^ like shout 'and then switch its model to The W-screen interface 78 transmits this another embodiment - a preferred embodiment is a remote management method. In this case, the trick is to use the method of arbitrage as the remote management device, and the remote management device can be connected to at least one. The electronic device is equipped with the computer La·9. /", Figure shows the remote management method of this embodiment. First, the remote management method performs step (10), receiving at least one input instruction from the electronic device. Then, please write poem S12, 々 电 电 电 电 之 之 之 至少 至少 至少 至少 至少 至少 至少 至少 至少 电 电 电 电 电After the narrowing, the terminal management method performs step S14, and transmits the multi-touch command to -, and causes the computer to execute the Wei. Finally, the remote management method; i= generating a window on the electronic device for the user of the electronic device in the application, the action performed by the user operating the computer may be a mouse =, an evening pass or a sliding button action. As for the above (4), it can be a function, a pull-out function, a scroll-up function, a scroll-down function or a light _ick function. In addition, in step S14, the multi-touch command is transmitted to the computer through the USB transmission protocol, so that the computer is coupled and controlled by the multi-touch device. Compared with the prior art, the remote management system, the KVM switch and the remote management method according to the present invention realize the use by emulating a remote controlled computer into a multi-touch device having a USB interface. Multi-touch directly on the touch screen to operate the remote controlled computer through the KVM switch, and the present invention is also applicable to a network type KVM switch or other non-network type KVM switch .

In addition, even if the user terminal is not using a multi-touch screen, the user can still operate the remote operation by multi-computer switching by the mouse gesture when the mouse is operated or by pressing the mouse button. Controlling the computer, the remote management system, the multi-power converter and the remote method of the present invention cannot be implemented due to the lack of a multi-touch device, so that the application time and popularity can be increased. . With the above detailed description, the scale can more clearly describe the feature of the present = and does not limit the straight month = ▼ in the preferred embodiment disclosed above. On the contrary, the intention is to cover various modifications and arrangements within the scope of the patent scope of the invention as claimed.

14 201228289 [Brief Description of the Drawings] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a remote management device coupled to a first computer and a second computer in a remote management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a functional block diagram of the remote management system and its remote management device. Figure 3 is a functional block diagram of a KVM switch in another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is a flow chart showing a remote management method in another embodiment of the present invention.

15 201228289 [Description of main component symbols] S10~S16: Process step N: Network 2: First computer 4: Keyboard 6: Mouse 12, 72: Translator 140, 70: Control interface 16: Image processing module 74: USB interface 80: image switching module AP: application program 79: image input interface R: remote management system 1: remote management device 3: second computer 5: screen 10: network interface 14: computer interface φ 142: image Interface 7: KVM Switch 76: USB Device Controller PC: Controlled Computer 78: Image Output Interface 16

Claims (1)

201228289 VII. Patent application scope: 1. A back-end management system, which connects a first computer to at least one second computer via a network, so that one of the users of the first computer can be operated remotely. The second computer, the remote management system includes: an application executing on the first computer, the control signal received by the first computer being converted into a network signal; and a remote management device Connecting to the second computer, the remote management device includes at least one network interface for receiving the network signal; a computer interface comprising at least one image interface and a control interface; and a translator through the network The interface translates the network signal into a multi-touch signal and outputs the control interface to the second computer; and - the image processing 敝 'the second power is turned over to the multi-control signal > After being processed and processed through the image interface, the network is transmitted to the first computer via the network interface; and the image of the image is processed and processed according to the image in the first computer.A window, so that the rotation for the second - on the computer operating the second computer. The remote management system of claim 1, wherein the control signal system is selected from the group consisting of a mouse gesture signal, a mouse button signal, and a touch signal. - a remote management system, wherein the translator is a group consisting of - a thief, a controller, a field programmable logic gate array, a tableup table, and a software program The towel is selected. 17 201228289 4. The remote management system according to claim 1, wherein the function corresponding to the multi-touch signal is controlled by a zoom-in (z〇〇m_in) function. M_〇ut) selected from the group consisting of a scroll-up function, a scroll-down function, and a flick function. a keyboard-Video-Moue Switch for coupling a set of keyboards, glory and mouse to one or more controlled computers, the KVM switch comprising at least: a control surface 'To receive a mouse gesture signal or a mouse button signal issued by the mouse; to transfer the mouse gesture signal or the mouse button signal to one more a touch screen signal; a USB interface for connecting the controlled computers; a USB device controller for emulating the controlled computers to form a USB interface multi-touch device, and the multi-touch The signal is outputted by the USB interface to the controlled computers according to a path selection setting; an image interface 'receiving one of the image signals output by the controlled computers according to the multi-touch signal; and the shirt image The switching module is connected to the controlled computers to transmit the image signal from the image interface to the camp according to the path selection setting. 6. The multi-computer switcher as claimed in claim 5; , where the multi-touch, The function should be a zoom-in function, a pull-up (z〇〇m 〇_ scrolling (SCr〇U-uP) function, a scroll-down function and one The selection of the group consisting of the flick function is performed in a remote management device, so that an electronic device can pass through the remote control. , the computer, the remote management method includes at least the following steps: the electronic device is configured to receive at least one input command from the electronic device; 'translating the $instruction into at least one function corresponding to one of the functions of the computer Touching the multi-touch command to the computer to execute the function; and causing the multi-touch finger to capture the image output by the brain according to the multi-touch command And after processing, the device is transported to the device, and the user is operated by the user. The user operates the computer according to the method described in the application of the device, and the system is operated by the controller. The action is made up of - keyboard 峨, - mouse gesture, - multiple control gestures and a button press Selected as the group of the composition. 9. If you apply for the method described in Item 7, the Wei system consists of a Wei Yicheng (_ rhyme) Wei, - Xiao Shang axis (four) 1 which) Gong Shi, ° under The method of the scrolling (SCr〇11_d〇Wn) function and a flicking function is selected. The method of claim 7, wherein the multi-touch command is transmitted through USB transmission _ transfer money system, so that Wei Lin Ding himself _ connected and controlled by a multi-touch device. 19