Distributing video data in a system comprising co-located computers and remote human interfaces
First Claim
1. A system comprising a plurality of computing systems system, 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, and wherein a first computing system is operable to generate a first image to be displayed on a first display device in a respective first human interface;
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 the video manager is operable to selectively insert a second image into the first image generated by the first computing system for display on the first display device.
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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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32 Claims
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1. A system comprising a plurality of computing systems system, 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, and wherein a first computing system is operable to generate a first image to be displayed on a first display device in a respective first human interface;
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 the video manager is operable to selectively insert a second image into the first image generated by the first computing system for display on the first display device. - 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)
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27. A video manager, comprising:
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a video switch comprising;
a memory medium; and
a processor coupled to the memory medium; and
a content processor coupled to the video switch through one or more video buses;
wherein the video switch is operable to couple to a plurality of co-located computing systems, and to further couple to a plurality of human interfaces, wherein each of the human interfaces is located remotely from the co-located computing systems, wherein each of the human interfaces includes a display device for displaying images;
wherein the video switch is further operable to;
receive a first image generated by a first computing system to be displayed on a first display device in a respective first human interface, wherein the first image comprises first analog video signals in a scan line format;
receive a second image from the content processor, wherein the second image comprises second analog video signals in the scan line format; and
selectively insert the second image into the first image generated by the first computing system for display on the first display device by inserting the second analog video signals into the first analog video signals. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A video manager, comprising:
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a video switch comprising;
a memory medium; and
a processor coupled to the memory medium; and
a communications processor coupled to the video switch through one or more video buses;
wherein the video switch is operable to couple to a plurality of co-located computing systems, and to further couple to a plurality of human interfaces, wherein each of the human interfaces is located remotely from the co-located computing systems, wherein each of the human interfaces includes a display device for displaying images, and wherein each of the human interfaces includes a camera for acquiring an image;
wherein the communications processor is operable to receive a first image from a camera comprised in a respective first human interface;
wherein the video switch is further operable to;
receive a second image generated by a first computing system to be displayed on a first display device in a respective second human interface;
receive the first image from the communications processor; and
selectively insert the first image into the second image generated by the first computing system for display on the first display device. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A videoconferencing 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 and a camera for acquiring an image, and wherein each computing system is operable to generate a respective first image to be displayed on a display device in a respective human interface;
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, for each human interface, the video manager is operable to;
receive the respective first image from a respective one of the plurality of computer systems;
receive one or more respective second images from a respective one or more cameras of a respective one or more human interfaces of the plurality of human interfaces;
selectively insert the respective second images into the first image, thereby generating a third image comprising at least a portion of the respective first image and at least a portion of each of the respective second images; and
transmit the third image to the human interface for display on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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