Media management system
First Claim
1. A method of configuring a media facility having at least one media source, an output device having one or more output windows, and a media integration system having a media space icon, the method comprising:
- generating a first icon representing the at least one media source, the at least one media source having an output configured to be coupled to an input of the output device through the media integration system;
encrypting characteristics of said at least one media source in the first icon;
selecting the first icon;
applying the selected first icon to the media space icon to provide the output of the at least one media source to the input of the output device through the media integration system;
generating a window icon on the media space icon, the window icon representing one of the one or more output windows;
encrypting characteristics of the output window and/or the output device in the window icon; and
displaying the first icon and the window icon on a display device.
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Abstract
A method of configuring a media facility having at least one media source, an output device having one or more output windows, and a media integration system having a media space icon, the method comprising: generating a first icon representing the at least one media source, the at least one media source having an output configured to be coupled to an input of the output device through the media integration system, encrypting characteristics of said at least one media source in the first icon, selecting the first icon, applying the selected first icon to the media space icon to provide the output of the at least one media source to the input of the output device through the media integration system, generating a window icon on the media space icon, the window icon representing one of the one or more output windows, encrypting characteristics of the output window and/or the output device in the window icon, and displaying the first icon and the window icon on a display device.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of configuring a media facility having at least one media source, an output device having one or more output windows, and a media integration system having a media space icon, the method comprising:
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generating a first icon representing the at least one media source, the at least one media source having an output configured to be coupled to an input of the output device through the media integration system;
encrypting characteristics of said at least one media source in the first icon;
selecting the first icon;
applying the selected first icon to the media space icon to provide the output of the at least one media source to the input of the output device through the media integration system;
generating a window icon on the media space icon, the window icon representing one of the one or more output windows;
encrypting characteristics of the output window and/or the output device in the window icon; and
displaying the first icon and the window icon on a display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A media management system suitable for configuring a media facility, said system comprising:
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a media source;
an output device having one or more output windows; and
an integration system coupled to the media source and the output device, said integration system comprising a display device configured to display a first icon representing the media source and a media space icon having a window icon representing an output window, wherein the system is configured for a user to encrypt characteristics of the media source in the first icon and characteristics of the output window and/or output device in the window icon, and wherein the system is configured for the user to operate the media facility by selecting the first icon and applying it to the media space icon to provide that an output of the media source is coupled to an input of the output device through the integration system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An integration system suitable for configuring a media facility, said integration system comprising:
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a display device suitable for displaying at least one first icon representing a media source and at least one window icon representing an output window of an output device;
an input device suitable for selecting said at least one first icon and applying it to said at least one window icon, the input device being configured to encrypt characteristics of the media source in said at least one first icon and to encrypt characteristics of the output window and/or output device in said at least one window icon; and
a storage device suitable for storing a configuration for providing an output of the media source to an input of the output window through the integration system. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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