Personal control apparatus and method for sharing information in a collaborative workspace
First Claim
1. A method for use with a first computing device, a first control interface, a switching device and a common display screen, the first computing device including a device display screen and an input port, the first control interface including a control button, a processor, a plug and an illumination device, the method comprising the steps of:
- with first content presented on the display screen of the first computing device and not presented on the common display screen;
detecting connection of the plug to the input port;
illuminating the illumination device via a first color light to indicate a first state;
detecting selection of the control button;
upon detection of selection of the control button;
(i) illuminating the illumination device via a second color light to indicate a second state; and
(iii) causing wireless transmission of the first content to the switching device to be presented on the common display.
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Abstract
A system comprising a switching device linked to a common display screen and including a wireless receiver configured to receive content, the switching device configured to use the received content to drive the common display screen and a plurality of interface devices, each interface device including an interface housing, an interface device processor, a control button mounted within the housing and a plug linked to the housing via a cable, the plug receivable within a connection port of a computing device, a first interface device including a first device processor, a first plug and a first control button, the first processor configured to perform the steps of, with the first plug received in the connection port of the first computing device and first content presented on the first display screen while other content is presented on the common display screen, detecting selection of the first control button and, upon detecting selection of the first control button, causing a wireless transmission to the switching device, upon receiving the wireless transmission, the switching device presenting the content from the first computing device display screen on the common display screen.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for use with a first computing device, a first control interface, a switching device and a common display screen, the first computing device including a device display screen and an input port, the first control interface including a control button, a processor, a plug and an illumination device, the method comprising the steps of:
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with first content presented on the display screen of the first computing device and not presented on the common display screen; detecting connection of the plug to the input port; illuminating the illumination device via a first color light to indicate a first state; detecting selection of the control button; upon detection of selection of the control button; (i) illuminating the illumination device via a second color light to indicate a second state; and (iii) causing wireless transmission of the first content to the switching device to be presented on the common display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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8. A method for use with a common display screen, a plurality of computing devices and a separate control interface for each computing device, each computing device including a display screen, each control interface including at least one control button, the method comprising the steps of:
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presenting first and second content from first and second computing devices on first and second different portions of the common display screen, respectively, the first and second content duplicating content presented on the display screens of the first and second computing devices, respectively; detecting selection of a control button on one of the separate control interfaces associated with one of the computing devices and removing the first content from the common display screen while persistently presenting the second content on the common display screen in response to selection of the control button on the selected separate control interface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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