TWM648922U - Kvm device - Google Patents

Abstract

A KVM device is provided. The KVM device includes: a controller; a connector circuit including a plurality of connectors and a data transmission circuit. The connector circuit is connected to a first display device, a first computer and a second computer. The data transmission circuit is connected to the connector circuit. The data transmission circuit is electrically connected to the controller and the data transmission circuit of the connector circuit. The first computer and the second computer are preformed for data transmission by a data transmission control signal, the controller, the connector circuit and the data transmission circuit.

Description

Multi-computer switching device

The invention relates to a multi-computer switching device, in particular to a multi-computer switching device with a data transmission function.

Currently, data transfer between different electronic devices often requires other storage devices, such as flash memory, external hard drives, or network hard drives. However, most of the various electronic devices that use multi-computer switching devices are not suitable for storing and transferring data in other storage devices.

In this case, providing a multi-computer switching device with data transmission function is an important issue in the industry.

The technical problem to be solved by this invention is to provide a multi-computer switching device in view of the shortcomings of the existing technology, including: a controller; a connector circuit including a plurality of connectors, and the connector circuit is connected to a first display device, A first computer host and a second computer host; and a data transmission circuit connected to the connector circuit, the data transmission circuit is electrically connected to the controller and the connector circuit data transmission circuit; wherein, the data transmission circuit The first computer host and the second computer host perform data transmission through a data transmission control signal, the controller, the connector circuit and the data transmission circuit.

One of the beneficial effects of this invention is that the multi-computer switching device provided by this invention can provide multiple computer hosts for data transmission between each other without the need for additional storage devices, such as flash memory, external hard disks or It's a network hard drive. Not only can it significantly reduce hardware costs, but it can also effectively improve the security of data transmission.

In order to further understand the characteristics and technical content of this creation, please refer to the following detailed description and diagrams about this creation. However, the diagrams provided are only for reference and illustration and are not used to limit this creation.

The following is a specific embodiment to illustrate the implementation of the "multi-computer switching device" disclosed in this invention. Those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of this invention from the content disclosed in this specification. This invention can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and various details in this description can also be modified and changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the concept of this invention. In addition, the accompanying drawings of this creation are only simple illustrations and are not depictions based on actual size, as stated in advance. The following embodiments will further describe the relevant technical content of the present invention in detail, but the disclosed content is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. In addition, the term "or" used in this article shall include any one or combination of more of the associated listed items depending on the actual situation.

[First Embodiment]

Please refer to Figures 1 and 2. Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a multi-computer switching device equipped with a computer host and a display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is another schematic diagram of a multi-computer switching device combined with a computer host and a display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment provides a multi-computer switching device 1. The KVM switching device 1 includes a controller 10 , a storage circuit 13 , a data transmission circuit 12 , a connector circuit 11 , a screen display circuit 14 and an image information processing circuit 15 .

The controller 10 is connected to the storage circuit 13, the data transmission circuit 12, the connector circuit 11, the screen display circuit 14 and the image information processing circuit 15.

Connector circuit 11 includes a plurality of connectors 111 . The plurality of connectors 111 of the connector circuit 11 are respectively connected to a first display device DP1, a first computer host CP1 and a second computer host CP2.

The data transmission circuit 12 is connected to the connector circuit 11 . The data transmission circuit 12 is electrically connected to the controller 10 .

The first computer host CP1 and the second computer host CP2 perform data transmission through a data transmission control signal, the controller 10 , the connector circuit 11 and the data transmission circuit 12 .

In this embodiment, a first operation interface display information of the first computer host CP1 and a second operation interface display information of the second computer host CP2 are simultaneously and respectively displayed in the first display area DA1 of the first display device DP1 And on the second display area DA2. The first display area DA1 and the second display area DA2 are arranged adjacently. That is, the first computer host CP1 and the second computer host can share the display area of the first display device DP1 through the image information processing circuit 15 of the KVM switching device 1 and simultaneously display respective operation interface display information.

In addition, the first computer host CP1 and the second computer host CP2 can transmit data through the data transmission control signal, the controller 10 , the connector circuit 11 and the data transmission circuit 12 .

As shown in FIG. 1 , the display area of the first display device DP1 can be divided into a first display area DA1 and a second display area DA2, which are divided into two display areas on the left and right sides. In other embodiments, the first display area DA1 and the second display area DA2 may divide the first display device DP1 into two display areas from the upper and lower sides.

Moreover, the first display area DA1 and the second display area DA2 may be of the same size (Fig. 1) or different sizes (Fig. 2). That is, the sizes of the first display area DA1 and the second display area DA2 can be adjusted. For example, as shown in FIG. 2 , when the user uses the first operating interface of the first computer host CP1 to display information processing information, the size of the first display area DA1 can be adjusted to be larger than the size of the second display area DA2 .

In other embodiments, when the user uses the second operating interface of the second computer host CP2 to display information processing information, the size of the second display area DA2 can be adjusted to be larger than the size of the first display area DA1.

In addition, in other embodiments, the first display area DA1 can display the second operation interface display information of the second computer host CP2. The second display area DA2 can display the first operation interface display information of the first computer host CP1, which is not limited in this invention.

In this embodiment, the user can use the first operating interface to display information to select the data Data1 in the first computer host CP1, and then input the data transmission control signal. The selected predetermined data in the first computer host CP1 can be transmitted to the first computer host CP1. Two computer hosts CP2.

In this embodiment, the KVM switching device 1 is connected to peripheral devices, such as a mouse 2 and a keyboard 3 . The user can use the mouse 2 or the keyboard 3 to provide a key signal or a key signal of multiple keys or a combination thereof as a data transmission control signal, a switching control signal or a control signal.

In addition, the clicking function of the mouse 2 plus the drag process can also be used as a data transmission control signal.

In this embodiment, the data transmission process is as shown in Figure 1. The data Data1 of the first computer host CP1 will be transmitted to the storage circuit 13 of the KVM switching device 1 through the connector circuit 11 and the data transmission circuit 12. The controller 10 of the KVM switching device 1 will transmit the data Data1 of the first computer host CP1 stored in the storage circuit 13 to the second computer host CP2 through the data transmission circuit 12 and the connector circuit 11 according to the data transmission control signal. .

In addition, the transmission process of the data Data1 will be correspondingly displayed on the first display area DA1 and the second display area DA2 of the first display device DP1.

In this embodiment, the peripheral device may include a mouse, a keyboard or a wireless signal receiver.

In addition, when the peripheral device connected to the connector circuit 11 of the KVM switching device 1 is a wireless signal receiver, the peripheral device (wireless signal receiver) can receive a peripheral control provided by an electronic device (not shown) signal. In this way, the user can control the first computer host CP1 through other electronic devices and the KVM switching device 1 .

The electronic device (not shown) may be a wireless mouse, a wireless keyboard, a smart phone or a tablet computer.

In this embodiment, the connectors 111 of the connector circuit 11 may be an HDMI connector, a USB connector or a Lightning connector.

The on screen display circuit (OSD) 14 of the KVM switching device 1 is electrically connected to the controller 10 . When the screen display circuit 14 sends a communication signal to the controller 10, the controller 10 detects the coordinate area of a pointer displayed on the first display device DP1 and sends a confirmation signal to the screen display circuit 14. The screen display circuit 14 adjusts the screen display of the area where the coordinates of the pointer are located based on the obtained confirmation signal.

[Second Embodiment]

Please refer to FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B. FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of a multi-computer switching device equipped with multiple computer hosts and display devices according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 3B is another schematic diagram of a multi-computer switching device equipped with multiple computer hosts and display devices according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, one of the plurality of connectors 111 of the connector circuit 11 of the KVM switching device 1 is also connected to a third computer host CP3.

In FIG. 3A , the controller 10 of the KVM switching device 1 displays the first operation interface display information of the first computer host CP1 and the second operation interface display information of the second computer host CP2 in the first display area DA1 and the second display area respectively. The second display area is DA2.

As shown in FIG. 3A , data Data3 can be transmitted from the first computer host CP1 to the second computer host CP2 through the connector circuit 11 and the data transmission circuit 12 . In this embodiment, the data transmission circuit 12 can select multiple connectors 111 of the connector circuit 11 through the control signal provided by the controller 10, so that the data Data3 can be correctly transmitted to the appropriate computer host.

In FIG. 3B , the controller 10 of the KVM switching device 1 displays a third operating interface display information of the third computer host CP3 on the second display area DA2 of the first display device DP1 according to a switching control signal.

Afterwards, the controller 10 can cause the first computer host CP1 and the third computer host CP3 to perform data transmission according to the data transmission control signal.

As shown in FIG. 3B , the data Data3 of the first computer host CP1 can be transmitted to the third computer host CP3 through the connector circuit 11 and the data transmission circuit 12 .

In other embodiments, similarly, the controller 10 of the KVM switching device 1 can display the second operating interface display information of the second computer host CP2 in the first display area DA1 of the first display device DP1 according to a switching control signal. superior. Then, the controller 10 causes the second computer host CP2 and the third computer host CP3 to perform data transmission according to the data transmission control signal.

[Third Embodiment]

Please refer to FIG. 4. The KVM switching device 1 in FIG. 4 is connected to the first computer host CP1, the second computer host CP2, the third computer host CP3 and the first display device DP1.

In this embodiment, the first display device DP1 includes a first display area DA1, a second display area DA2, and a third display area DA3.

The first display area DA1, the second display area DA2 and the third display area DA3 respectively display the first operation interface display information and the second operation interface display of the first computer host CP1, the second computer host CP2 and the third computer host CP3. information and the third operating interface displays information. The user can switch between displaying information on the first operating interface, displaying information on the second operating interface and displaying information on the third operating interface, and select which computer host to select data from and then transfer it to another computer host, for example : Transmit data from the second computer host CP2 to the third computer host CP3. Similarly, data transmission between the first computer host CP1, the second computer host CP2 and the third computer host CP3 is the same as the first and second embodiments, and data transmission is performed through the multi-computer switching device 1 .

In this embodiment, the data Data4 of the first computer host CP1 can be simultaneously transmitted to the second computer host CP2 and the third computer host CP3 through the connector circuit 11 and the data transmission circuit 12 . Similarly, the transmission process can also be displayed on the first operation interface display information, the second operation interface display information and the third operation interface display information.

[Beneficial effects of the embodiment]

One of the beneficial effects of this invention is that the multi-computer switching device provided by this invention can provide multiple computer hosts for data transmission between each other without the need for additional storage devices, such as flash memory, external hard disks or It's a network hard drive. Not only can it significantly reduce hardware costs, but it can also effectively improve the security of data transmission.

The contents disclosed above are only preferred and feasible embodiments of this invention, and do not limit the scope of the patent application for this invention. Therefore, all equivalent technical changes made by using the description and drawings of this invention are included in the application for this invention. within the scope of the patent.

1:Multiple computer switching device 2:Mouse 3: Keyboard 10:Controller 11: Connector circuit 12: Data transmission circuit 13:Storage circuit 14:Screen display circuit 15:Image information processing circuit CP1: the first computer host CP2: Second computer host DA1: first display area DA2: Second display area Data1, Data3, Data4: data DP1: first display device DA3: The third display area CP3: Third computer host 111:Connector

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a multi-computer switching device combined with a computer host and a display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is another schematic diagram of a multi-computer switching device combined with a computer host and a display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of a multi-computer switching device equipped with multiple computer hosts and display devices according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

3B is another schematic diagram of a multi-computer switching device equipped with multiple computer hosts and display devices according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a multi-computer switching device equipped with multiple computer hosts and display devices according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

1:Multiple computer switching device

2:Mouse

3: Keyboard

10:Controller

11: Connector circuit

12: Data transmission circuit

13:Storage circuit

14:Screen display circuit

15:Image information processing circuit

CP1: the first computer host

CP2: Second computer host

DA1: first display area

DA2: Second display area

Data1:data

DP1: first display device

111: Connector

Claims (9)

A multi-computer switching device includes: a controller; a connector circuit including a plurality of connectors, the connector circuit is connected to a first display device, a first computer host and a second computer host; and a data A transmission circuit is connected to the connector circuit, and the data transmission circuit is electrically connected to the controller and the connector circuit; wherein the first computer host and the second computer host pass a data transmission control signal , the controller, the connector circuit and the data transmission circuit perform data transmission. The multi-computer switching device according to claim 1, wherein a first operating interface display information of the first computer host and a second operating interface display information of the second computer host are displayed on the first On a first display area and a second display area of the display device, the first display area and the second display area are arranged adjacently, and the first computer host and the second computer host pass through The data transmission control signal, the controller, the connector circuit and the data transmission circuit perform data transmission. The KVM switching device according to claim 2, wherein one of the plurality of connectors of the connector circuit is also connected to a third computer host, and the controller of the KVM switching device operates according to a switching A control signal displays a third operating interface display information of the third computer host on the second display area of the first display device, and the controller transmits a control signal according to the data, so that the The first computer host and the third computer host perform data transmission. The KVM switching device according to claim 3, wherein the connector circuit is also connected to at least one peripheral device, and the peripheral device provides the control signal to the control device, and the control signal and the switching control The signal and the data transmission control signal are key signals of one or more keys of the peripheral device. combination. The KVM switching device of claim 4, wherein the peripheral device includes a mouse, a keyboard or a wireless signal receiver. The KVM switching device of claim 5, wherein the wireless signal receiver receives a peripheral control signal provided by an electronic device. The KVM switching device of claim 6, wherein the electronic device is a wireless mouse, a wireless keyboard, a smart phone or a tablet computer. The KVM switching device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of connectors of the connector circuit are an HDMI connector, a USB connector or a Lightning connector. The multi-computer switching device according to claim 1 further includes an on screen display circuit (OSD), the on screen display circuit is electrically connected to the controller, and the on screen display circuit sends a communication signal to the controller. The controller detects the area where the coordinates of an indicator displayed on the first display device are located, and sends a confirmation signal to the screen display circuit, and the screen display circuit obtains the confirmation signal according to the Adjusts the screen display of the area where the coordinates of the indicator are located.

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