System of co-located computers with content and/or communications distribution
First Claim
1. A system comprising a plurality of computing systems, the system comprising:
- a plurality of computing systems, wherein the plurality of computing systems are located at a common location;
a plurality of human interfaces, wherein each of the human interfaces is located remotely from the common location, wherein each of the human interfaces includes a display device for displaying images;
a plurality of communication mediums coupling each of the plurality of computing systems to at least one of the plurality of human interfaces; and
a video manager coupled to each of the plurality of computing systems;
wherein a first computing system is operable to generate first analog video signals for transmission across a first communication medium to a display device in a first human interface, wherein the first analog video signals correspond to a first image, wherein the first analog video signals are provided in a scan line format;
wherein the video manager is operable to receive a second image from a source;
wherein the video manager is operable to insert second analog video signals corresponding to the second image with the first analog video signals to form third analog video signals; and
wherein the display device of the first human interface is operable to display a third image based on the third analog video signals.
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Abstract
System and method for operating a system including one or more co-located computers, e.g., rack-mounted blades, coupled to one or more remote human interfaces (RHIs), and where content or communication is received from sources, e.g., external content sources, internal or external communications sources, etc., and distributed to the RHIs. A first computing system generates first video signals corresponding to a first image for transmission to a display device in a first RHI. The video manager receives a second image from a source, and inserts second video signals corresponding to the second image with the first video signals to form third video signals. The display device of the first RHI displays a third image based on the third video signals, e.g., a picture-in-picture presentation of the second and first images. The first, second, and third video signals may include video streams and/or audio signals, and may be analog, digital, or both.
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57 Claims
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1. A system comprising a plurality of computing systems, the system comprising:
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a plurality of computing systems, wherein the plurality of computing systems are located at a common location;
a plurality of human interfaces, wherein each of the human interfaces is located remotely from the common location, wherein each of the human interfaces includes a display device for displaying images;
a plurality of communication mediums coupling each of the plurality of computing systems to at least one of the plurality of human interfaces; and
a video manager coupled to each of the plurality of computing systems;
wherein a first computing system is operable to generate first analog video signals for transmission across a first communication medium to a display device in a first human interface, wherein the first analog video signals correspond to a first image, wherein the first analog video signals are provided in a scan line format;
wherein the video manager is operable to receive a second image from a source;
wherein the video manager is operable to insert second analog video signals corresponding to the second image with the first analog video signals to form third analog video signals; and
wherein the display device of the first human interface is operable to display a third image based on the third analog video signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A system comprising a plurality of computing systems, the system comprising:
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a plurality of computing systems, wherein the plurality of computing systems are located at a common location;
a plurality of human interfaces, wherein each of the human interfaces is located remotely from the common location, wherein each of the human interfaces includes a display device for displaying images;
a plurality of communication mediums coupling each of the plurality of computing systems to at least one of the plurality of human interfaces; and
a video manager coupled to each of the plurality of computing systems;
wherein a first computing system is operable to generate first analog video signals for transmission across a first communication medium to a display device in a first human interface, wherein the first analog video signals correspond to a first image, wherein the first analog video signals are provided in a scan line format;
wherein the video manager is operable to receive a second image from a content source and a third image from a communications source;
wherein the video manager is operable to insert second analog video signals corresponding to the second image and third analog video signals corresponding to the third image with the first analog video signals to form fourth analog video signals; and
wherein the display device of the first human interface is operable to display a fourth image based on the fourth analog video signals.
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46. A method for operating a plurality of co-located computing systems, the method comprising:
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a first computing system of the plurality of co-located computing systems generating first analog video signals for transmission to a display device in a first human interface, wherein the first analog video signals correspond to a first image, and wherein the first analog video signals are provided in a scan line format;
receiving a second image from a source;
inserting second analog video signals corresponding to the second image with the first analog video signals to form third analog video signals; and
the display device of the first human interface displaying a third image based on the third analog video signals.
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47. A method for operating a plurality of co-located computing systems, the method comprising:
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receiving first analog video signals from a first computing system of the plurality of co-located computing systems for transmission to a display device in a first human interface, wherein the first analog video signals correspond to a first image;
receiving a second image from a source;
inserting second analog video signals corresponding to the second image with the first analog video signals to form third analog video signals; and
transmitting the third analog video signals to the display device of the first human interface for display of a third image based on the third analog video signals, wherein the third image includes at least a portion of the first image and at least a portion of the second image.
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48. A system for operating a plurality of co-located computing systems, the system comprising:
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means for a first computing system of the plurality of co-located computing systems generating first analog video signals for transmission to a first human interface, wherein the first analog video signals correspond to a first image, and wherein the first analog video signals are provided in a scan line format;
means for receiving a second image from a source;
means for inserting second analog video signals corresponding to the second image with the first analog video signals to form third analog video signals; and
means for the first human interface displaying a third image based on the third analog video signals.
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49. A system for operating a plurality of co-located computing systems, the system comprising:
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means for receiving first analog video signals from a first computing system of the plurality of co-located computing systems for transmission to a display device in a first human interface, wherein the first analog video signals correspond to a first image;
means for receiving a second image from a source;
means for inserting second analog video signals corresponding to the second image with the first analog video signals to form third analog video signals; and
means for transmitting the third analog video signals to the display device of the first human interface for display of a third image based on the third analog video signals, wherein the third image includes at least a portion of the first image and at least a portion of the second image.
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50. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of computing systems, wherein the plurality of computing systems are located at a common location, wherein the plurality of computing systems are comprised in a common support structure, and wherein each of the plurality of computing systems comprises a computer blade;
a plurality of human interfaces, wherein each of the human interfaces is located remotely from the common location, wherein each of the human interfaces includes a display device for displaying images;
a plurality of communication mediums coupling each of the plurality of computing systems to at least one of the plurality of human interfaces; and
a video manager coupled to each of the plurality of computing systems;
wherein a first computing system is operable to generate first analog video signals for transmission across a first communication medium to a display device in a first human interface, wherein the first analog video signals correspond to a first image, wherein the first analog video signals are provided in a scan line format;
wherein the video manager is operable to;
receive a second image from a source; and
insert second analog video signals corresponding to the second image with the first analog video signals to form third analog video signals; and
wherein the display device of the first human interface is operable to display a third image based on the third analog video signals.
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51. A system comprising a plurality of computing systems, the system comprising:
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a plurality of computing systems, wherein the plurality of computing systems are located at a common location;
a plurality of human interfaces, wherein each of the human interfaces is located remotely from the common location, wherein each of the human interfaces includes a display device for displaying images;
a plurality of communication mediums coupling each of the plurality of computing systems to at least one of the plurality of human interfaces; and
wherein a first computing system is operable to generate first video data for display on a display device in a first human interface, wherein the first video data corresponds to a first image, wherein the first video data is arranged in a scan line format;
wherein second video data corresponding to a second image is operable to be inserted into the first video data;
wherein at least a subset of the first video data and the second video data are operable to be transmitted to the display device of the first human interface for display. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54)
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55. A method for operating a plurality of co-located computing systems, the method comprising:
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a first computing system of the plurality of co-located computing systems generating first video data for display on a display device in a first human interface, wherein the first video data corresponds to a first image, and wherein the first video data is arranged in a scan line format;
receiving second video data corresponding to a second image;
inserting the second video data corresponding to the second image with the first video data to form third video data; and
transferring the third video data across a communication medium to the first human interface, wherein the first human interface is remotely located from the first computing system;
the display device of the first human interface displaying a third image based on the third video data. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57)
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