Patents by Inventor Jamie F. Collins

Jamie F. Collins has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Network based KVM switching system
    Patent number: 7555567
    Abstract: A keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) switching protocol is disclosed in which KVM information is applied to a network of workstations. At least one data converter communicates on the workstation network and retrieves KVM information from the workstation network that is addressed to a server assigned to the converter. The converter places the KVM information in a format suitable to the assigned server and applies the converted KVM information to the appropriate standard device ports of the server. The system provides motherboard access to the servers that is characteristics of KVM switches but provides essentially unlimited scalability not known in traditional KVM switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Avocent Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher L. Thomas, Robin L. Anderson, Robert L. Gilgen, Mark DesMarais, William J. Pinkston, Jamie F. Collins, Stephan Schulz
  • Network based KVM switching system
    Patent number: 6681250
    Abstract: A keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) switching protocol is disclosed in which KVM information is applied to a network of workstations. At least one data converter communicates on the workstation network and retrieves KVM information from the workstation network that is addressed to a server assigned to the converter. The converter places the KVM information in a format suitable to the assigned server and applies the converted KVM information to the appropriate standard device ports of the server. The system provides motherboard access to the servers that is characteristics of KVM switches but provides essentially unlimited scalability not known in traditional KVM switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Avocent Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher L. Thomas, Robin L. Anderson, Robert L. Gilgen, Mark DesMarais, William J. Pinkston, Jamie F. Collins, Stephan Schulz