A secure mediator for coupling between one or more hosts and one or more consoles comprising one or more peripheral devices. the secure mediator comprises host side ports, each host side port is configured to be connected to a corresponding host, and console side ports, each console side port is configured to be connected to a corresponding peripheral device. The secure mediator comprises: a triggering circuitry; a timing/control circuitry; a setup circuitry; a switching circuitry; and the rest of the mediator circuitries, wherein the triggering circuitry, timing/control circuitry, setup circuitry, and switching circuitry are non-programable circuitries. The mediator has at least two stages: a security setup stage and a normal operation stage. The triggering circuitry is configured to monitor events and to signal these events to the timing/control circuitry in order to trigger a transfer between the security setup stage and the normal operation stage. The timing/control circuitry controls the execution of the security setup stage and transfers the mediator between the security setup stage and the normal operation stage. The setup circuitry performs one or more security functions in the security setup stage to enhance the cyber security of mediator. The switching circuitry, conditioned upon control from the timing/control circuitry, switches between the coupling of: (1) at least one of the host side ports with at least two of any one of (a) the setup circuitry; (b) the rest of the mediator circuitries; (c) one of the console side ports; (d) a null port, and (2) at least one of the console side ports with at least two of any one of (a) the setup circuitry; (b) the rest of the mediator circuitries; (c) one of the host side ports; (d) a null port.

A hub system control method, for controlling a hub which has a maximum bandwidth and is connected to a plurality of monitors, comprising: acquiring resolutions and refresh rates of each one of the monitors by the hub; computing used bandwidths of each one of the monitors according to the resolutions and the refresh rates; and controlling the hub to operate corresponding to at least one relation between the used bandwidths and the maximum bandwidth.

A computing device receives a modified first image frame from a client device, wherein the client device stores the first image frame. The computing device generates a second image frame that corresponds to the modified first image frame with a watermark. The computing device transmits, to a third-party application executing at the computing device, the second image frame and generates an instruction for modifying the first image frame, the instruction based on an altered version of the second image frame that is identified by the watermark, the second image frame altered by the third-party application. The computing device transmits, to the client device, the instruction for modifying the first image frame.

Techniques are described to support shared applications, including a shared application that permits retrieval, presentation and traversal of information resources. The innovative techniques enable multiple participants at different locations to both see and interact with assets such as a web-based content. The innovative techniques centralize the functionality of an application that is to be shared. A shared application is executed, during a collaboration, at a centralized location in a manner that does not require any local resources to create an application instance.

A client device receives a first image frame from a server, stores the first image frame and generates a first modified image that corresponds to the first image frame. The client transmits, to a remote device, the generated first modified image. The remote device uses the first modified image to determine the instruction for displaying the second image frame. The client receives, from the remote device, an instruction for displaying a second image frame. In response to receiving the instruction, the client device displays, on a display communicatively coupled to the client device, the second image frame.

A multi-screen control system is provided. The multi-screen control system includes a plurality of display devices, at least one console device, a video switching device, and a centralized display device. The display device respectively shows output images provided by a plurality of video sources. The console device receives a control operation to the at least one of the output images. The video switching device is connected to the display device and the at least one console device. The video switching device transmits the output images provided by the video sources to the display device, and obtains at least one partial image from the at least one of the output images according to the control operation. The centralized display device is connected to the video switching device. The video switching device outputs the at least one partial image to the centralized display device.

A secure mediator for coupling between one or more hosts and one or more consoles comprising one or more peripheral devices. the secure mediator comprises host side ports, each host side port is configured to be connected to a corresponding host, and console side ports, each console side port is configured to be connected to a corresponding peripheral device. The secure mediator comprises: a triggering circuitry; a timing/control circuitry; a setup circuitry; a switching circuitry; and the rest of the mediator circuitries, wherein the triggering circuitry, timing/control circuitry, setup circuitry, and switching circuitry are non-programable circuitries. The mediator has at least two stages: a security setup stage and a normal operation stage. The triggering circuitry is configured to monitor events and to signal these events to the timing/control circuitry in order to trigger a transfer between the security setup stage and the normal operation stage. The timing/control circuitry controls the execution of the security setup stage and transfers the mediator between the security setup stage and the normal operation stage. The setup circuitry performs one or more security functions in the security setup stage to enhance the cyber security of mediator. The switching circuitry, conditioned upon control from the timing/control circuitry, switches between the coupling of: (1) at least one of the host side ports with at least two of any one of (a) the setup circuitry; (b) the rest of the mediator circuitries; (c) one of the console side ports; (d) a null port, and (2) at least one of the console side ports with at least two of any one of (a) the setup circuitry; (b) the rest of the mediator circuitries; (c) one of the host side ports; (d) a null port.

A display device and an operating method thereof are provided. The display device includes a display panel, a connector, a controller and a multiplexer. The display panel is configured to simultaneously display a plurality of images of a plurality of external hosts. The connector is configured to connect at least one peripheral apparatus. The controller is coupled to the display panel, the connector and the external hosts, and configured to generate a control signal. The multiplexer is coupled between the controller, the connector and the external hosts, and configured to switch an access right of the at least one peripheral apparatus to one of the external hosts according to the control signal. The controller receives switching information from the external hosts and generates the control signal according to the switching information.

A remote support device is disclosed. The device is configured to transmit digital data from another computer-enabled device from a remote location for viewing or controlling from a remote location. The device comprises an embedded cellular PC that connects to the internet via a communication device utilizing keyboard, video, and mouse. The embedded cellular PC is connected to a target device using a KVM Internet of Things technology as a pass through remote controller via video connection and USB. The device securely transmits the digital data such as digital videos or images or live or near real-time necessary videos or images to the target device from the remote location. The device provides end-to-end encryption to securely transmit the digital data. Further, the device is used in various fields to control a system remotely without requiring access to the local network or installing native software.

A system and method for is disclosed for controlling coordination between medical devices, a medical workstation and a communication device. The system comprises: message transceiving units arranged corresponding to a plurality of medical detection display apparatuses respectively for forwarding, to a coordination message processing unit, interaction information acquired from an accessed external input device by the medical detection display apparatuses arranged corresponding to the message transceiving units themselves. The coordination message processing unit receives the interaction information from a message transceiving unit connected thereto, parses the interaction information to obtain an identifier corresponding to a medical detection display apparatus designated by a user, and converts the interaction information into a display message matching the designated medical detection display apparatus according to a display requirement corresponding to the identifier. By means of the present disclosure, the problem of the inconvenience in multi-screen operation control in the existing medical workstation is solved.