Multimedia control and distribution architecture
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a media server/controller configured to generate a plurality of graphics signals, each graphics signal including a separate user interface to be displayed on a particular device of a plurality of devices, the plurality of devices including one or more touch screen units and one or more other types of devices that are not touch screen units;
a universal extender (UVX) coupled to the media server/controller, the UVX configured to receive the plurality of graphics signals, to convert and extend the graphics signals, and to pass each graphics signal to a particular device; and
each of the plurality of devices configured to receive the graphic signal passed thereto, to display graphics embodied in the graphics signals, the one or more touch screen units further configured to accept a user touch and to pass a location of the user touch back to the UVX for transmission to the media server/controller;
wherein the media server/controller is further configured to generate control commands in response to the location of the user touch and to provide the control commands.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a multimedia control and distribution architecture is provided. A media server/controller generates a plurality of graphics signals, each graphics signal including a separate user interface to be displayed on a particular device, such as a touch screen unit. A universal extender (UVX) coupled to the media server/controller converts and extends the graphics signals for transmission on a plurality of universal transmission pathways. Each of the plurality of devices receives a graphic signal passed thereto, displays graphics embodied in the graphics signals, and accept user input in response to the graphics signal. For example, the one or more touch screen units may accept a user touch and pass a location of the user touch back on a universal transmission pathway to the UVX, for transmission to the media server/controller. The media server/controller generates control commands and provides the control commands.
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24 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a media server/controller configured to generate a plurality of graphics signals, each graphics signal including a separate user interface to be displayed on a particular device of a plurality of devices, the plurality of devices including one or more touch screen units and one or more other types of devices that are not touch screen units; a universal extender (UVX) coupled to the media server/controller, the UVX configured to receive the plurality of graphics signals, to convert and extend the graphics signals, and to pass each graphics signal to a particular device; and each of the plurality of devices configured to receive the graphic signal passed thereto, to display graphics embodied in the graphics signals, the one or more touch screen units further configured to accept a user touch and to pass a location of the user touch back to the UVX for transmission to the media server/controller; wherein the media server/controller is further configured to generate control commands in response to the location of the user touch and to provide the control commands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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generating a plurality of graphics signals at a media server/controller, each graphics signal including a separate user interface to be displayed on a particular device of a plurality of devices, the plurality of devices including one or more touch screen units and one or more other types of devices that are not touch screen units; passing each graphics signal to a particular device; displaying graphics embodied in the graphics signals at each of the plurality of devices, and, for each of the devices that is a touch screen unit, accepting a user touch, and passing a location of the user touch back to the media server/controller; and generating control commands at the media server/controller in response to the location of the user touch and providing the control commands. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
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means for generating a plurality of graphics signals, each graphics signal including a separate user interface to be displayed on a particular device of a plurality of devices, the plurality of devices including one or more touch screen units and one or more other types of devices that are not touch screen units; means for passing each graphics signal to a particular device; means for displaying graphics embodied in the graphics signals at each of the plurality of devices, and, at each of the devices that is a touch screen unit, means for accepting a user touch, and means for passing a location of the user touch back to the media server/controller; and means for generating control commands in response to the location of the user touch and providing the control commands.
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