KVM Switch Local Port Browser Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current KVM switches provide different display interfaces for local and remote users, leading to inconsistent user experiences and increased training and support efforts due to proprietary OSD technology, which is limited in functionality and requires separate localization and maintenance efforts for web-based and local views.
Innovation Solution
Implementing an embedded web browser on the KVM switch to provide a web-based interface for local users, similar to the remote user experience, using HTML and a control processor that supports KVM over IP access, allowing for unified control and management across both access modes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If proprietary OSD technology is used for local user interface, then local users can access basic control functions, but the interface functionality is limited and requires separate localization and maintenance efforts for web-based and local views
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a web browser interface on the local port that provides unified access to KVM switch functions. Instead of maintaining separate proprietary OSD and web interfaces, the system uses a single web-based interface that can be accessed both locally and remotely, eliminating the need for separate localization and maintenance efforts for different view types.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the local and remote user interfaces into a single web-based interface. The local port now runs a web server that delivers the same web interface to local users as remote users access over the network, combining what were previously separate interface systems into one unified solution.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate display interfaces are provided for local and remote users, then each user type can access appropriate control functions, but user experience consistency deteriorates and training and support efforts must be doubled
Solution Approach 1:
The web interface provides universal access to KVM switch control functions for both local and remote users. The same interface paradigm, control sets, and visual presentation are delivered to all users regardless of whether they connect locally or remotely, ensuring consistent user experience while maintaining full adaptability for different access scenarios.
3Loss of information
If proprietary OSD technology with clunky fonts and limited graphical pixel based capabilities is used, then basic information can be displayed to local users, but presentation capabilities are dramatically limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the proprietary OSD system with a web browser interface that leverages standard HTML rendering. This substitution eliminates the limitations of clunky fonts and restricted graphical capabilities by using modern web technologies that provide superior visual presentation while maintaining information display functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to KVM switches that contain both remote and local ports and provide a user of the local port with a similar WEB based interface experience as that experienced by the remote user.