Method and system for an "Always-on" internet device

A method and system for providing an "Always-On" Internet device is disclosed. The Always-On Internet device can be turned on constant due to its use of low power components, while a conventional PC cannot afford to. The Internet device acts as a "hub" for all the network and per...

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Main Authors Chan, Kevin, Lee, Jeng-Feng, Lin, Lon-Phon
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 11.03.2004
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Summary:A method and system for providing an "Always-On" Internet device is disclosed. The Always-On Internet device can be turned on constant due to its use of low power components, while a conventional PC cannot afford to. The Internet device acts as a "hub" for all the network and peripheral connections of the PC. The Internet device can be connected to the Internet and then connected to the conventional PC. The PC's keyboard, video monitor, and mouse connections are re-directed to the Internet device, which then connects to the PC at the PC's keyboard, video and mouse connectors. The Internet device has a switching gear unit that KVM functionality and Internet Connection Sharing, the control of which is transferred between the PC and the Internet device, depending on whether the PC is on or off.