System for displaying an integrated portal screen
First Claim
1. A control device for a video display, comprising:
- an output port configured to couple to a video display;
input ports configured to couple to a plurality of sources for display content; and
an image generator coupled to the input ports and the output port and configured to generate a portal image to be displayed on the video display as a portal screen, the portal screen comprising a plurality of integrated display options personalized to a viewer'"'"'s preferences, each display option corresponding to one of the sources or content from one of the sources, the display options including viewports that display content from selected sources for display content, the display options further including links to other sources.
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Abstract
A control device for a system for displaying video data includes an output port configured to couple to the video display and input ports configured to couple to a plurality of sources for display content. An image generator is coupled to the input ports and the output port and generates a portal image to be displayed on the video display as a personalized portal screen. The personalized portal screen has a plurality of integrated display options personalized to a viewer'"'"'s preferences. Each display option corresponds to one of the sources for display content or content within one of the sources. The display options include viewports that display content from selected sources and further including links to other sources.
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14 Claims
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1. A control device for a video display, comprising:
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an output port configured to couple to a video display;
input ports configured to couple to a plurality of sources for display content; and
an image generator coupled to the input ports and the output port and configured to generate a portal image to be displayed on the video display as a portal screen, the portal screen comprising a plurality of integrated display options personalized to a viewer'"'"'s preferences, each display option corresponding to one of the sources or content from one of the sources, the display options including viewports that display content from selected sources for display content, the display options further including links to other sources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of controlling a video display, comprising:
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determining available sources for display content;
determining a plurality of display options based upon viewer preferences; and
generating a portal image to be displayed on the video display as a personalized portal screen, the personalized portal screen comprising the display options, each display option corresponding to one of the available sources or content from one of the available sources, the display options including viewports that display content from selected sources for display content, the display options further including links to other sources.
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