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Video display system

  • US 9,571,866 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2015
  • Issued: 02/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A video display system comprising:

  • a computerized media processing unit configured to receive a plurality of video content from a plurality of heterogeneous content sources and configured to combine the plurality of video content from the plurality of heterogeneous content sources to generate and output a video signal receivable by at least one display device;

    wherein the video signal output by the media processing unit comprises a plurality of video containers all displayable on the at least one display device simultaneously with independently variable size and position under the control of a user, wherein each of the plurality of video containers is capable of simultaneously displaying video content independent of the size, position, and video content of the other of the plurality of video containers, and is capable of being sized without regard to an aspect ratio of the content received from the corresponding content source; and

    a computing device in communication with the media processing unit, wherein the computing device has a touch screen interface that displays a representation of the plurality of video containers as arranged on the display device and which is configured to receive touch screen command inputs from a user to control, in near real time, the size, position, and access to the content of each of the plurality of video containers on the at least one display device.

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