Control apparatus and method for sharing information in a collaborative workspace
US9510672B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 2, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B2083/006
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of selecting video source devices to drive first and second presentation spaces provided by at least one display screen in a collaborative workspace, the method comprising the steps of providing a control assembly that includes a plurality of control interfaces, each control interface including a separate selectable control associated with each of the presentation spaces, associating at least first and second video sources with first and second of the control interfaces, respectively, for each of the control interfaces, when a selectable control is selected, providing video information from the video source device associated with the control interface used to make the selection to the presentation space associated with the selectable control such that a plurality of video images from at least first and second different video source devices can be presented simultaneously in the presentation spaces.
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