Creating presentations by capturing content of a simulated second monitor
First Claim
1. A system for creating a simulated second display and capturing and storing images from the simulated display comprising:
- a computing device comprising a processor, a storage system, and graphics control circuitry capable of connection to at least two computer display monitors;
a first primary computer display monitor, capable of being connected to said graphics control circuitry, associated with and in electronic communication with said computing device for display of information contained in said graphics control circuitry;
a simulated second computer display monitor in simulated connection with said graphics control circuitry when such second computer display monitor is not actually connected to said computing device; and
an image capture device in electronic communication with said computing device which monitors a stream of images directed from the computing device to said simulated second display monitor and stores one or more individual images upon the satisfaction of predetermined capture conditions which comprise a change to the monitored images which exceeds a predetermined amount, said capture conditions further comprise, after said initial change, the monitored images remaining predominantly unchanged for a period of time before each storage.
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Abstract
A method whereby a second display device is simulated using software so that images may be directed by a personal computer or other electronic device to appear on the simulated display. The software may then be configured to display images directed to such a simulated display in a portion of the primary display, allowing the user of the method to monitor the simulated display and capture images from the simulated display using an automated capture algorithm to capture and store the image for future use. The presenter or user of the method may make adjustments to the capture parameters, via a control interface, which is viewed on the primary display device.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for creating a simulated second display and capturing and storing images from the simulated display comprising:
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a computing device comprising a processor, a storage system, and graphics control circuitry capable of connection to at least two computer display monitors; a first primary computer display monitor, capable of being connected to said graphics control circuitry, associated with and in electronic communication with said computing device for display of information contained in said graphics control circuitry; a simulated second computer display monitor in simulated connection with said graphics control circuitry when such second computer display monitor is not actually connected to said computing device; and an image capture device in electronic communication with said computing device which monitors a stream of images directed from the computing device to said simulated second display monitor and stores one or more individual images upon the satisfaction of predetermined capture conditions which comprise a change to the monitored images which exceeds a predetermined amount, said capture conditions further comprise, after said initial change, the monitored images remaining predominantly unchanged for a period of time before each storage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of simulating a computer display monitor, comprising the steps of:
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connecting electronically a graphics control circuitry to at least one simulated computer display monitor which is not connected to the system; communicating information comprising a signal or command to said graphics processing circuitry which causes said graphics processing circuitry to send data of images to said simulated computer display monitor, as viewed from a primary display monitor that is connected to said graphics control circuitry; monitoring a stream of images present in the portion of said graphics control circuitry associated with said simulated computer display monitor; and capturing and storing an image from such stream of images when a predetermined amount of change is detected in the image being monitored and said image remains predominantly unchanged for a period of time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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