Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Input/output data processing – Data transfer specifying
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-19
2011-04-19
Tsai, Henry W (Department: 2184)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Input/output data processing
Data transfer specifying
C710S015000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07930447
ABSTRACT:
Methods and arrangements of monitoring applications active on a plurality of computers are discussed. Embodiments include transformations, code, state machines or other logic to connect a plurality of computing devices via a keyboard video mouse (KVM) switch and to detect applications active on the computing devices. In some embodiments, each computing device may be connected to a display separate from the KVM switch. The embodiment may include detecting applications signaling a user for attention and displaying a list of active applications of the plurality of computing devices in response to a command from the user. The displaying may include giving priority to the applications signaling a user for attention.
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Best Steven F.
Eggers, Jr. Robert J.
Girouard Janice M.
Sobocinski Brian P.
Borromeo Juanito C
International Business Machines - Corporation
Toub Libby Z.
Tsai Henry W
Walder, Jr. Stephen J.
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