KVM switch and computer readable medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9378703-B2
Application number	US-32066009-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 30, 2009
Priority date	Jan 30, 2009
Publication date	Jun 28, 2016
Grant date	Jun 28, 2016

Abstract

A KVM switch that is connected between servers, and at least one set of a keyboard, a mouse and a monitor, comprising: an acquiring portion that acquires information showing a screen resolution to which the monitor is capable of adapting, from the monitor; an analysis portion that analyzes a screen resolution of a video signal output from a corresponding server, based on a horizontal synchronizing signal and a vertical synchronizing signal received from each of the servers; a determination portion that determines whether the analyzed screen resolution exceeds the screen resolution shown by the acquired information; a conversion portion that, when the analyzed screen resolution exceeds the screen resolution shown by the acquired information, converts the analyzed screen resolution into the screen resolution shown by the acquired information; and an output portion that outputs the video signal having the converted screen resolution to the monitor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A KVM switch that is connected between a plurality of servers, and at least one set of a keyboard, a mouse and a monitor, comprising:
an acquiring portion that acquires information showing a screen resolution of the monitor to which the monitor is capable of adapting, from the monitor;
an analysis portion that analyzes a screen resolution of a video signal output from any of the plurality of servers, based on a horizontal synchronizing signal and a vertical synchronizing signal received from the server;
a determination portion that determines whether an analyzed screen resolution of the video signal exceeds the screen resolution of the monitor shown by the acquired information;
a conversion portion that, when the analyzed screen resolution of the video signal exceeds the screen resolution of the monitor shown by the acquired information, converts the screen resolution of the video signal to fit to the screen resolution of the monitor shown by the acquired information;
an output portion that outputs the video signal having a converted screen resolution to the monitor; and
a display portion that displays information indicating the screen resolution of the converted video signal, while the conversion portion is converting the screen resolution of the video signal to fit to the screen resolution of the monitor shown by the acquired information.

2. The KVM switch as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an on-screen display portion that causes the monitor to display various pieces of data different from the video signal output from the corresponding server, and
a control portion that, when the conversion portion converts the analyzed screen resolution into the screen resolution shown by the acquired information, controls the on-screen display portion so that the monitor displays at least one of information to the effect that a conversion process of the screen resolution of the video signal is being executed, and a screen resolution after the conversion process.

3. The KVM switch as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a sound output portion that outputs a given sound when the conversion portion converts the analyzed screen resolution into the screen resolution shown by the acquired information.

4. The KVM switch as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising a sound output portion that outputs a given sound when the conversion portion converts the analyzed screen resolution into the screen resolution shown by the acquired information.

5. The KVM switch as claimed in claim 2 , the control portion controls the on-screen display portion so that the monitor displays specifications which the monitor needs to display the video signal output from the corresponding server.

6. A non-transitory computer readable medium causing a KVM switch to execute a process, the KVM switch being connected between a plurality of servers, and at least one set of a keyboard, a mouse and a monitor, the process comprising:
acquiring information showing a screen resolution of the monitor to which the monitor is capable of adapting, from the monitor;
analyzing a screen resolution of a video signal output from any of the plurality of servers, based on a horizontal synchronizing signal and a vertical synchronizing signal received from the server;
determining whether an analyzed screen resolution of the video signal exceeds the screen resolution of the monitor shown by the acquired information;
converting, when the analyzed screen resolution of the video signal exceeds the screen resolution shown by the acquired information, the screen resolution of the video signal to fit to the screen resolution shown by the acquired information;
outputting the video signal having a converted screen resolution to the monitor; and
displaying, while the screen resolution of the video signal is being converted to fit to the screen resolution of the monitor shown by the acquired information, information indicating the screen resolution of the converted video signal.

7. A KVM switch that is connected between a server and a console that includes a monitor, the KVM switch comprising:
an acquiring portion that acquires information showing a screen resolution of the monitor to which the monitor is capable of adapting, from the monitor;
an analysis portion that analyzes a screen resolution of a video signal output from any of a plurality of servers, based on a horizontal synchronizing signal and a vertical synchronizing signal received from the server;
a determination portion that determines whether an analyzed screen resolution of the video signal exceeds the screen resolution of the monitor shown by the acquired information;
a conversion portion that, when the analyzed screen resolution of the video signal exceeds the screen resolution of the monitor shown by the acquired information, converts the screen resolution of the video signal to fit to the screen resolution of the monitor shown by the acquired information;
an output portion that outputs the video signal having a converted screen resolution to the monitor; and
a display portion that displays information;
wherein, when the conversion portion is converting the screen resolution of the received video signal to fit to the acquired screen resolution, information indicating the screen resolution of the converted video signal is displayed on the monitor and the display portion at the same time.

Assignees

• Nakano Tomonori
• Fujitsu Component Ltd

Inventors

• Nakano Tomonori

Classifications

• G09G2340/0421

  Horizontal resolution change · CPC title

• G09G2360/02

  Graphics controller able to handle multiple formats, e.g. input or output formats · CPC title

• G09G5/391

  Resolution modifying circuits, e.g. variable screen formats · CPC title

• G09G5/006 Primary

  Details of the interface to the display terminal (specific for a display terminal using a CRT G09G1/167; using a flat panel G09G3/2096; circuits for interfacing with colour displays G09G5/04) · CPC title

• G09G2340/0414

  Vertical resolution change · CPC title