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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2008
Robert P. Madonna, Osterville, MA (US);
James F. Allen, Sandwich, MA (US);
Peter Bennett, Brewster, MA (US);
David M. Benvenuti, Osterville, MA (US);
Kevin C. Kicklighter, Centerville, MA (US);
Robert P. Madonna, Osterville, MA (US);
James F. Allen, Sandwich, MA (US);
Peter Bennett, Brewster, MA (US);
David M. Benvenuti, Osterville, MA (US);
Kevin C. Kicklighter, Centerville, MA (US);
Savant Systems, LLC, Hyannis, MA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a multimedia control and distribution architecture is provided. A media server/controller generates a plurality of graphics signals, each graphics signal including a separate user interface to be displayed on a particular device, such as a touch screen unit. A universal extender (UVX) coupled to the media server/controller converts and extends the graphics signals for transmission on a plurality of universal transmission pathways. Each of the plurality of devices receives a graphic signal passed thereto, displays graphics embodied in the graphics signals, and accept user input in response to the graphics signal. For example, the one or more touch screen units may accept a user touch and pass a location of the user touch back on a universal transmission pathway to the UVX, for transmission to the media server/controller. The media server/controller generates control commands and provides the control commands.