Cable clamp-on device including a user interface
First Claim
1. A cable clamp (100), comprising:
- (a) a first half cylindrical member (110);
(b) a second half cylindrical member (115),(i) each of the first and second half cylindrical members having first and second mating surfaces (120, 125), and interior and exterior surfaces (130, 135),(ii) the first and second half cylindrical members being connectable at the first mating surfaces thereof such that the first and second half cylindrical members form a passageway (140) for receiving a cable (145) therethrough;
(c) at least one actuator (150) disposed on one of the exterior surfaces;
(d) at least one indicator (155) disposed on one of the exterior surfaces; and
(e) a transceiver (160) configured to transmit data regarding the at least one actuator and to receive data regarding the at least one indicator via a wireless link.
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Abstract
In an illustrative embodiment, a cable clamp (100) comprises a first half member (110) and a second half member (115). Each of the half members comprises first and second mating surfaces (120, 125), and interior and exterior surfaces (130, 135). The half members are connected at the first mating surfaces thereof such that the half members form a passageway (140) for receiving a cable (145) therethrough. The clamp further comprises at least one actuator (150) disposed on one of the exterior surfaces, at least one indicator (155) disposed on one of the exterior surfaces, and a transceiver (160) configured to transmit data regarding the at least one actuator and to receive data regarding the indicator via a wireless link.
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50 Claims
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1. A cable clamp (100), comprising:
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(a) a first half cylindrical member (110); (b) a second half cylindrical member (115), (i) each of the first and second half cylindrical members having first and second mating surfaces (120, 125), and interior and exterior surfaces (130, 135), (ii) the first and second half cylindrical members being connectable at the first mating surfaces thereof such that the first and second half cylindrical members form a passageway (140) for receiving a cable (145) therethrough; (c) at least one actuator (150) disposed on one of the exterior surfaces; (d) at least one indicator (155) disposed on one of the exterior surfaces; and (e) a transceiver (160) configured to transmit data regarding the at least one actuator and to receive data regarding the at least one indicator via a wireless link. - 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 cable clamp (100), comprising:
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(a) a first half member (110); (b) a second half member (115), (i) each of the first and second half members having first and second mating surfaces (120, 125), and interior and exterior surfaces (130, 135), (ii) the first and second half members being connectable at the first mating surfaces thereof such that the first and second half members form a passageway (140) for receiving a cable (145) therethrough; (b) at least one actuator (150) disposed on one of the exterior surfaces; (c) first, second, and third indicators (155, 230, 235) disposed on one of the exterior surfaces; and (d) a transceiver (160) configured to transmit data regarding the at least one actuator and to receive data regarding the at least one indicator via a wireless link; (e) wherein the transceiver is configured to (i) receive a first status message (205) from a gateway (165) that indicates that a video signal (215) is available in the cable, and (ii) transmit a command message (220) to the gateway to accept the video signal; and (f) wherein each of the first and second indicators is configured to display (i) an “
on”
state, and(ii) an “
off”
state,(iii) the first indicator is in the “
on”
state to indicate reception of the first message by the transceiver,(iv) the first indicator is in the “
off”
state to indicate non-reception of the first message by the transceiver, and(v) the second and third indicators are configured to display at least five states differentiated by color, (A) the first colored state being in the “
off”
state when the cable clamp is powered off,(B) the second colored state being activated when the cable clamp is in the powered “
on”
state,(C) the third colored state being activated when the video signal is active in the cable and selected by the gateway, (D) the fourth colored state being activated in response to the at least one actuator being activated to accept the video signal, and (E) the fifth colored state being activated in response to a computer (380) configured to transmit informational data (225) in the cable. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A system (200) for connecting a computer to an integrated AV presentation system, comprising:
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(a) a cable clamp (100) configured for bidirectional communications with at least one conference room device (102), the cable clamp comprising (i) a passageway (140) for receiving a cable (145) therethrough; (ii) at least one actuator (150), (iii) at least one indicator (155), (iv) a transceiver (160) configured to transmit data regarding the at least one actuator and to receive data regarding the at least one indicator via a wireless link, and (b) a receptacle (255) located within a cable storage compartment (260), (i) the receptacle being connectable and disconnectable from the cable clamp; and (c) a cable retractor (265) configured to retract and store a length of the cable. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for communicating information to an integrated AV presentation system, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing (step 1105) a cable clamp for bidirectional communications with at least one conference room device, the cable clamp comprising (i) top and bottom portions and first and second half members, (A) each of the first and second half members having first and second mating surfaces, and (B) each of the first and second half members having interior and exterior surfaces, (C) wherein the first and second half members being connectable at the first mating surfaces thereof such that the first and second half members form a passageway for receiving a cable therethrough; (b) inserting (step 1110) the cable through the passageway in the clamp; (c) mating (step 1115) the first and second half members; (d) connecting (step 1120) a free end of the cable into a port of a computer; (e) receiving (step 1125) a first status message from a gateway via a wireless link to a transceiver that indicates that a video signal is available in the cable; and (f) transmitting (step 1126) a command message by the transceiver via the wireless link to the gateway to accept the video signal. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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Specification