TOUCH SENSITIVE VIDEO SIGNAL DISPLAY FOR A PROGRAMMABLE MULTIMEDIA CONTROLLER
First Claim
1. An apparatus for controlling and selecting video input for one or more video output display devices, comprising:
- one or more video output display devices interconnected with a programmable multimedia controller;
one or more video input devices interconnected with the programmable multimedia controller; and
a touch sensitive display interconnected with the programmable multimedia controller, the display configured to receive at least one video signal from the video input devices and display one or more of the signals in one or more touch sensitive video selection buttons, at least one of the buttons responsive to a user'"'"'s touch to effectively command the programmable multimedia controller to establish a communication path for the associated video signal to a user selected video output display device.
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Abstract
The forgoing method, system, and apparatus relates to a touch sensitive display for use with a programmable multimedia controller. In the illustrative system, the user may select and designate a video input device to be implemented on a video output display device within the user'"'"'s network of devices. The media input devices and output devices are selected by the user touching a touch sensitive button located on the display screen. To initiate an action the user touches, drags and drops a media input device button onto one or more video output display device buttons. Furthermore, when the user selects a media input device to be implemented on a video output display device, the user may also select a video signal source to apply to that media input device for a transaction. A live stream of what is playing on a given channel is provided on the screen.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for controlling and selecting video input for one or more video output display devices, comprising:
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one or more video output display devices interconnected with a programmable multimedia controller; one or more video input devices interconnected with the programmable multimedia controller; and a touch sensitive display interconnected with the programmable multimedia controller, the display configured to receive at least one video signal from the video input devices and display one or more of the signals in one or more touch sensitive video selection buttons, at least one of the buttons responsive to a user'"'"'s touch to effectively command the programmable multimedia controller to establish a communication path for the associated video signal to a user selected video output display device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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2. A method for controlling and selecting video input for output on one or more video output display devices, comprising:
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connecting one or more video output display devices interconnected with a programmable multimedia controller; connecting one or more video input devices interconnected with the programmable multimedia controller; and interconnecting a touch sensitive display with the programmable multimedia controller, the display configured to receive video input from at least one video input device and display one or more of the signals generated by said video input device in one or more touch sensitive video selection buttons, at least one of the buttons responsive to a user'"'"'s touch to effectively command the programmable multimedia controller to establish a communication path for the associated video signal to a user selected video output display device. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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