Patents by Inventor Mark M. Nicolas

Mark M. Nicolas 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).

  • Mouse ranking system for multiple users
    Patent number: 6256014
    Abstract: A multi-user KVM switch system is disclosed in which the KVM switch utilizes a pre-determined routine to determine which types of mice are connected to the KVM switch user ports. When the multiple mice communicate with a common computer via the KVM switch, the present invention provides a hierarchical mouse ranking structure which the KVM switch 13 uses to determine which of the disparate mouse driver types the KVM switch will emulate to the commonly selected computer. In this manner, disparate mouse types speaking to a common KVM switch and to a commonly selected computer by a mouse emulation type which is advantageously selected from a hierarchical ranking of mouse types in flash memory of the KVM switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Avocent Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher L. Thomas, Douglas D. Reed, David H. Stafford, Mark M. Nicolas