Video Division Detection
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorMichael Love
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Abstract
Various embodiments provide means by which a video signal, associated with a multi-region visual display intended for presentation on a single display screen, can be processed in a manner that enables separate regions to be ascertained, and then split off onto different display screens. Detection algorithms can process the video signal in a manner that detects the divisions between the different regions that are intended for display on a single display screen. Once the divisions are detected, the video signal is processed to split the separate regions onto different display screens.
Claims17
A method comprising:
- receiving a video signal that is intended for presentation on a single display screen;
- ascertaining whether the video signal is associated with a multi-region visual display by evaluating the video signal for one or more screen divisions;
- and
- in an event that the video signal is associated with a multi-region visual display, processing the video signal in a manner that permits individual regions of the multi-region display to be presented on different display screens.
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An apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving a video signal that is intended for presentation on a single display screen;
- means for ascertaining whether the video signal is associated with a multi-region visual display by evaluating the video signal for one or more screen divisions;
- and
- means for processing the video signal in a manner that permits individual regions of the multi-region display to be presented on different display screens in an event that the video signal is associated with a multi-region visual display.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a video signal produced by a multi-player game console that is intended for presentation on a single display screen;
- ascertaining whether the video signal is associated with a multi-region visual display;
- and
- in an event that the video signal is associated with a multi-region visual display, processing the video signal in a manner that permits individual regions of the multi-region display to be presented on different display screens.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.