Pass-through control in interactive displays

• US 10,310,795 B1
• Filed: 01/12/2018
• Issued: 06/04/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Layer Logic, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Layer Logic, Inc.
• Inventors: Vance, Phillip Scott, Dahlinger, Andrew, Rich, Justin
• Primary Examiner(s): Pierorazio, Michael B.
• Application Number:
  US15/870,829
• Time in Patent Office: 508 Days
• Field of Search: 725 59
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2350/00 Solving problems of bandwidth in display systems
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41415 involving a public display, viewable by several users in a public space outside their home, e.g. movie theatre, information kiosk
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control

Abstract

Systems, methods and computer readable media for pass-through control in interactive displays are provided. The systems presented herein can be used for allowing the display and interaction of distributed content from various sources to one or more displays. In some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, a system for pass-through control in interactive display devices comprises, one or more display screens, one or more touch input devices, a plurality of video sources and a video processor capable of processing, synchronizing and controlling touch requests for displaying video signals originating from a multitude of video sources.

Claims

1. A system for pass-through control in interactive devices, adapted to receive a plurality of video signals from a plurality of video sources from respective computing devices, the system comprising:

one or more display screens arranged in a matrix configured to receive and output a combined video signal;

one or more tactile input devices, coupled to the one or more display screens in the matrix and configured to receive at least one tactile input; and

a video processor, configured to receive the plurality of video signals from the plurality of video sources and coupled to the one or more display screens arranged in a matrix, wherein the processor comprises a control module configured to;

determine whether a source from the plurality of sources is associated with the at least one tactile input, and upon said determination;

if the at least one tactile input is associated with a displayed video source, then transmit one or more commands associated with the tactile input to the respective computing device;

if the tactile input is not associated with a displayed video source, then identify whether or not the tactile input represents a command to the video processor, and wherein the control module activates one or more system commands upon determining that the tactile input is a video processor command;

generate the combined signal based on the plurality of video signals; and

transmit the combined signal to the one or more display screens arranged in the matrix.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a controller coupled to the video processor and configured to generate at least one report associated with the at least one input.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising determining if the at least one tactile input is associated with a displayed video source or represents a command to the video processor by determining a proximity of the at least one tactile input to a displayed video source signal.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising determining if the at least one tactile input is associated with a displayed video source or represents a command to the video processor by determining a number of fingers that are simultaneously touching per-hand.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a first storage medium coupled to the controller and configured to store the at least one report; and

a second storage medium coupled to the processor and configured to store a set of parameters associated with the plurality of source computers.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising determining if the at least one tactile input is associated with a displayed video source or represents a command to the video processor by evaluating whether the at least one tactile input moves faster than a set threshold of space and time.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the video processor is embedded to the one or more screens.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the control module is further configured to receive a first set of parameters associated with the at least one tactile input and generate a second set of parameters associated with the at least one tactile input and a size of the one or more screens.

9. A method for pass-through control in interactive devices, adapted for receiving a plurality of video signals from a plurality of video sources from respective computing devices, the method comprising:

logically arranging one or more display screens in a matrix configured to receive and output a combined video signal;

configuring one or more tactile input devices, coupled to the one or more display screens in the matrix to receive at least one tactile input; and

configuring a video processor to receive the plurality of video signals from the plurality of video sources and communicate with the one or more display screens arranged in a matrix, wherein the processor is further configured for;

determining whether a source from the plurality of sources is associated with the at least one tactile input, and upon said determination;

if the at least one tactile input is associated with a displayed video source, then transmitting one or more commands associated with the tactile input to the respective computing device;

if the tactile input is not associated with a displayed video source, then identifying whether or not the tactile input represents a command to the video processor, and activating one or more system commands upon determining that the tactile input is a video processor command;

generating the combined signal based on the plurality of video signals; and

transmitting the combined signal to the one or more display screens arranged in the matrix.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving a first set of parameters associated with the at least one tactile input; and

generating a second set of parameters associated with the at least one tactile input and a size of the one or more display screens.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising at least one input that is text, voice, algorithmic, or non-tactile.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one input is tactile, and the input device is a touch-input device.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising determining if the at least one tactile input is associated with a displayed video source by determining a proximity of the at least one tactile input to a displayed video source signal.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising determining if the at least one tactile input is associated with a displayed video source by determining a number of fingers that are simultaneously touching per-hand.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising determining if the at least one tactile input is associated with a displayed video source or represents a command to the video processor by evaluating whether the at least one tactile input moves faster than a set threshold of space and time.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method for pass-through control in interactive devices, adapted for receiving a plurality of video signals from a plurality of video sources from respective computing devices, the method comprising:

logically arranging one or more display screens in a matrix configured to receive and output a combined video signal;

configuring one or more tactile input devices, coupled to the one or more display screens in the matrix to receive at least one tactile input; and

configuring a video processor to receive the plurality of video signals from the plurality of video sources and communicate with the one or more display screens arranged in a matrix, wherein the processor is further configured for;

determining whether a source from the plurality of sources is associated with the at least one tactile input, and upon said determination;

if the at least one tactile input is associated with a displayed video source, then transmitting one or more commands associated with the tactile input to the respective computing device;

if the tactile input is not associated with a displayed video source, then identifying whether or not the tactile input represents a command to the video processor, and activating one or more system commands upon determining that the tactile input is a video processor command;

generating the combined signal based on the plurality of video signals; and

transmitting the combined signal to the one or more display screens arranged in the matrix.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, further comprising determining if the at least one tactile input is associated with a displayed video source by determining a proximity of the at least one tactile input to a displayed video source signal.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, further comprising determining if the at least one tactile input is associated with a displayed video source by determining a number of fingers that are simultaneously touching per-hand.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, further comprising determining if the at least one tactile input is associated with a displayed video source or represents a command to the video processor by evaluating whether the at least one tactile input moves faster than a set threshold of space and time.