Supervisory control system for networked multimedia workstations that provides simultaneous observation of multiple remote workstations
First Claim
1. In a networked computer system having at least one control workstation and a multiplicity of other workstations, each having an associated display device for displaying information being processed at the respective workstations, a method for displaying information from the display devices of a plurality of said other workstations on the display device of said control workstation, comprising the steps of:
- generating a command to said plurality of other workstations to provide to the control workstation display information;
processing the information being displayed on the display devices at each of said plurality of other workstations to produce data relating to a reduced-size reproduction of the information being displayed;
transmitting said reduced-size reproduction data to said control workstation;
storing the reduced-size reproduction data received from each of said plurality of other workstations at said control workstation; and
simultaneously displaying a reduced-size reproduction of the information displayed at each of said other workstations at respective locations on the display device for said control workstation.
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Abstract
A supervisory control system for a networked multimedia computing system includes an observation feature which enables a teacher, or other supervisory person, to observe a reduced view of multiple workstations at one time. The teacher is provided with a good representation of the entirety of each of the multiple screens, which enables the teacher to comprehend the type of subject matter currently being viewed by the student. If a particular student'"'"'s screen is of interest, the teacher can readily select that student'"'"'s screen and obtain a full-sized view thereof. In this mode, the teacher also has the option to control the student'"'"'s workstation. If the number of students selected for observation is greater than the number of screens that can be presented at one time, the observation function cycles through groups of compressed screens, to permit the teacher to view all students of interest.
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30 Claims
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1. In a networked computer system having at least one control workstation and a multiplicity of other workstations, each having an associated display device for displaying information being processed at the respective workstations, a method for displaying information from the display devices of a plurality of said other workstations on the display device of said control workstation, comprising the steps of:
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generating a command to said plurality of other workstations to provide to the control workstation display information; processing the information being displayed on the display devices at each of said plurality of other workstations to produce data relating to a reduced-size reproduction of the information being displayed; transmitting said reduced-size reproduction data to said control workstation; storing the reduced-size reproduction data received from each of said plurality of other workstations at said control workstation; and simultaneously displaying a reduced-size reproduction of the information displayed at each of said other workstations at respective locations on the display device for said control workstation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A control system for reproducing output displays in an interactive networked computer learning environment, comprising:
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at least one control workstation having a display device; a plurality of other workstations each having an associated display device; a networking system for sharing data between said control workstation and said other workstations; a means for generating a command to said plurality of other workstations to provide data to the control workstation relating to a reduced-size reproduction of the display on their display devices; a means for transmitting said reduced-size reproduction data from said other workstations to said control workstation; a means for storing said reduced-size reproduction data at said control workstation; and a means for displaying multiple reduced-size reproductions of the information displayed at the display devices of said other workstations at respective locations on the display device for said control workstation. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A master workstation for use in an interactive networked computer learning environment, comprising:
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a display device; a means for generating a command to be sent to other workstations with display devices to process information on their display, said processed information relating to a reduced-size reproduction of the information displayed on the display device of said other workstation; a means for generating a command to said other workstations to send processed information relating to a reduced-size reproduction to the master workstation; a means for storing said processed information relating to a reduced-size reproduction at the master workstation; and a means for displaying on the master workstation display device the reduced-size reproduction of the information displayed at said other workstation. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. An interactive networked computer system for a learning environment, comprising:
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at least one master workstation each including a CPU, a memory storage device, a display device, a user input device, and operational instructions stored within the memory storage device; a plurality of other workstations each including a CPU, a memory storage device, a display device, a user input device, and operational instructions stored within the memory storage device; a networking system for allowing information to be shared between said master workstation and said other workstations; a means for generating a command to said plurality of other workstations to provide display information to said master workstation; a display processor for processing information being displayed on the display devices at each of said plurality of other workstations to produce data relating to a reduced-size reproduction of the information being displayed; a means for transmitting said reduced-size reproduction data to said master workstation; a means for storing the reduced-size reproduction data received from each of said plurality of other workstations at the memory storage device of the master workstation; and a means for simultaneously displaying at the master workstation plural reduced-size reproductions of the information displayed at each of said other workstations. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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