Presentation of allocated media on a display device
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1. An allocation unit capable of allocating display area of one or more display devices to different media sources, the system comprising:
- an input capture device capable of capturing data comprising external source media formatted into a signal usable by a display device;
a processor capable of accessing managed media and programmed to allocate a first portion of the display area to said external source media and allocate a second portion of the display area to said managed media; and
an output card capable of providing an output signal usable by the display device to display said external source media in said first display area and display said managed media in said second display area.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure include systems and methods for allocating different media within an available display area on a display. For example, an exemplary embodiment includes an allocation device using configurable display rules to allocate the available display area to display content from two or more content inputs.
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1. An allocation unit capable of allocating display area of one or more display devices to different media sources, the system comprising:
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an input capture device capable of capturing data comprising external source media formatted into a signal usable by a display device;
a processor capable of accessing managed media and programmed to allocate a first portion of the display area to said external source media and allocate a second portion of the display area to said managed media; and
an output card capable of providing an output signal usable by the display device to display said external source media in said first display area and display said managed media in said second display area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of providing managed media to an allocation unit, the method comprising:
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receiving a display signal capable of causing a display device to display content;
receiving managed content;
receiving a plurality of display rules, one or more of said plurality of display rules allocating display space to said content and to said managed content; and
outputting a merged display signal capable of causing a display device to display said content and said managed content. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of allocating decoded external source media and managed media on a display area of a display device, the method comprising:
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receiving managed media and at least one media allocation rule;
copying the managed media and the media allocation rule to a system memory;
receiving decoded external source media;
storing a frame of the decoded external source media in a memory of a capture card;
copying the stored frame of decoded external source media to the system memory;
according to the media allocation rule, allocating the managed media and the frame of decoded external source media stored in the system memory into allocated media;
transmitting the allocated media to a volatile memory of a video card; and
outputting the allocated media to the display device.
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