Method and apparatus for monitoring video signals in a computer
AssigneeBuy-Phone, Inc.
InventorsDavid Irwin Lappen, William Ascher Lappen
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Abstract
An apparatus inserted between a local computer and a local video monitor to split the video signal for transmission over transmission media to a remote splitter which feeds a remote video monitor, as well as to the local video monitor. Input may be accepted into the remote splitter from various input devices and transmitted back to the local video monitor or local computer over the transmission media and through the local splitter.
Claims62
An apparatus for sharing the image on a computer video monitor comprising:
- a local computer system including a local video monitor, the local computer system having a video output port for providing a video signal;
- a local splitter, coupled to the video port of the local computer system, for splitting the video signal received from the local computer system, the local splitter having a plurality of output ports for outputting the split video signals, at least one of the output ports coupled to the local video monitor;
- a remote splitter, coupled to at least one of the output ports of the local splitter, for receiving a split video signal from the local splitter, the received split signal being provided to an output of the remote splitter;
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- a remote video monitor, coupled to the output of the remote splitter, for receiving the split signal from the remote splitter and displaying the video signal.
A method for sharing the image on a computer video monitor comprising the steps of:
- providing a video signal from a local computer system;
- splitting the video signal from the local computer system using a local splitter having a plurality of output ports for outputting the split video signals;
- receiving a split video signal from the local splitter at a remote splitter;
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- displaying the video signal from the remote splitter.
An apparatus for sharing the image on a computer video monitor comprising:
- a local computer system including a video monitor, the local computer system having a video output port for providing a video signal;
- a local splitter, coupled to the video port of the local computer system, for splitting the video signal received from the local computer system, the local splitter having a plurality of output ports for outputting the split video signals, at least one of the output ports coupled to the local video monitor;
- a remote receiver, coupled to at least one of the output ports of the local splitter, for receiving a split video signal from the local splitter, the received split signal being provided to an output of the remote receiver;
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- a remote video monitor, coupled to the output of the remote receiver, for receiving the split signal from the remote receiver and displaying the video signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.