Patents by Inventor Jeffery C. Stevens

Jeffery C. Stevens 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).

  • Method of connecting to a KVM transmitter using internal cables
    Publication number: 20030126337
    Abstract: A computer interface extension configuration that includes a host, an extension transmitter, an extension receiver, and user interface devices such as a keyboard, mouse, and video devices. The host has a motherboard with a first connector that allows motherboard signals to be shared internal to the host. The motherboard also has a second connector separate from the first connector that supports communications with the host. An extension transmitter card is inserted within the host and is connected to the motherboard of the host via at least the first connector. The extension transmitter card has an extension controller or transmitter core that adapts to the functionality distribution of the extension transmitter. An extension receiver is included in the computer interface extension configuration as an interface to a plurality of user interface devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Applicant: Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P.
    Inventors: Patrick L. Ferguson, Jeffery C. Stevens