CPC H04N 7/142 (2013.01) [A47B 13/08 (2013.01); A47B 21/00 (2013.01); A47B 21/06 (2013.01); A47B 37/00 (2013.01); A47B 83/001 (2013.01); G06F 1/1632 (2013.01); G06F 1/1647 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/147 (2013.01); G06F 3/1423 (2013.01); G06F 3/1446 (2013.01); H04N 5/268 (2013.01); H04N 5/64 (2013.01); H04N 5/66 (2013.01); H04N 7/104 (2013.01); H04N 7/147 (2013.01); H04N 7/15 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01); A47B 2021/066 (2013.01); A47B 2083/003 (2013.01); A47B 2083/006 (2013.01)] | 61 Claims |
1. A video source control assembly for use with at least a first common display screen and a plurality of video source devices, the control assembly comprising:
a switching device including at least a first output port linkable to the at least a first common display screen and at least one input port for receiving video content from linkable video source devices; and
a plurality of mechanical interface devices, each interface device including a housing and a selection button supported by the housing, each interface device also including a connector jack that is receivable within an outlet port of a video source device, each interface device further including a light device capable of indicating at least first and second states when content from a linked video source device is presented on the common display screen and when content from a linked video source is not presented on the common display screen, respectively, the switching device receiving content from at least one of the video source devices when that content is to be presented on the common display screen and controlling content on the common display screen;
wherein the selection buttons are selectable to share content on and remove content from the common display screen.
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