System and method for multimedia display
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1. A system of multimedia display on a monitor screen, comprising:
- at least one graphics source;
a display file defining a page having a plurality of buttons, each button having a set of properties including a specification of a graphics source;
a graphics controller operable to generate a pixel map; and
a graphics arbitrator coupled to the graphics controller and operable to select pixels between the pixel map and pixels from the at least one graphics source to be displayed for the page according to the display file.
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Abstract
A system of multimedia display on a monitor screen includes at least one graphics source, a display file defining a page having a plurality of buttons, where each button has a set of properties including a specification of a graphics source. The system further includes a graphics controller operable to generate a pixel map, and a graphics arbitrator coupled to the graphics controller operable to select pixels between the pixel map and pixels from the at least one graphics source to be displayed for the page according to the display file.
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25 Claims
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1. A system of multimedia display on a monitor screen, comprising:
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at least one graphics source;
a display file defining a page having a plurality of buttons, each button having a set of properties including a specification of a graphics source;
a graphics controller operable to generate a pixel map; and
a graphics arbitrator coupled to the graphics controller and operable to select pixels between the pixel map and pixels from the at least one graphics source to be displayed for the page according to the display file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A control area network having a multimedia display, comprising:
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a master controller coupled to the control area network;
at least one control device coupled to the master controller via the control area network, the at least one control device comprising;
at least two graphics sources;
a display file defining a page having a plurality of buttons, each button having a set of properties including a specification of a graphics source;
a graphics controller operable to generate a pixel map; and
a graphics arbitrator coupled to the graphics controller and operable to select pixels between the pixel map and pixels from the at least two graphics sources to be displayed on a monitor screen for the page according to the display file. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of multimedia display on a monitor screen, comprising:
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composing a display file describing multiple buttons, each button having a set of properties including a specification of a graphics source;
receiving a pixel from each graphics source;
generating a corresponding pixel in response to the display file;
examining the generated pixel; and
selecting and displaying from the generated pixel and the corresponding pixels from the graphics sources in response to examining the generated pixel. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of multimedia display on a touch monitor screen in a control area network, comprising:
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composing a display file describing multiple buttons, each button having a set of properties including a specification of a graphics source coupled to the control area network;
receiving a pixel from each graphics source;
generating a corresponding pixel in response to the display file;
examining the generated pixel; and
selecting and displaying from the generated pixel and the corresponding pixels from the graphics sources in response to examining the generated pixel. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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