Mouse ranking system for multiple users

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6256014
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09564794

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A multi-user KVM switch system is disclosed in which the KVM switch utilizes a pre-determined routine to determine which types of mice are connected to the KVM switch user ports. When the multiple mice communicate with a common computer via the KVM switch, the present invention provides a hierarchical mouse ranking structure which the KVM switch 13 uses to determine which of the disparate mouse driver types the KVM switch will emulate to the commonly selected computer. In this manner, disparate mouse types speaking to a common KVM switch and to a commonly selected computer by a mouse emulation type which is advantageously selected from a hierarchical ranking of mouse types in flash memory of the KVM switch.

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VERTIV IT SYSTEMS INC4991 CORPORATE DRIVE HUNTSVILLE AL 45805

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nicolas, Mark M Huntsville, AL 1 38
Reed, Douglas D Meridianville, AL 6 318
Stafford, David H Huntsville, AL 7 289
Thomas, Christopher L Madison, AL 22 526

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