Patent ID: 9430090
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: G06F,G09G,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A switch system for controlling the output of multimedia content to a digital display device, the switch system comprising: a plurality of source input ports for receiving external media devices, the external media devices storing multimedia content; an output port configured to couple the switch system to one or more digital display devices; a first switching mechanism for selectively connecting one of the source input ports to a processor; a remote source port for receiving remotely rendered multimedia content from another switch system; the processor for accessing and rendering the multimedia content on a selected one of the external media devices; a second switching mechanism for routing either the multimedia content rendered by the processor or the remotely rendered multimedia content to the output port of the switch system; a remote output port for outputting the multimedia content rendered by the processor to the other switch system; a third switching mechanism for selectively routing the multimedia content rendered by the processor to the remote output port for output to the other switch system; a master/slave switch for controlling the second and third switching mechanisms, wherein when the master/slave switch is in a master position, the second and third switching mechanisms route the multimedia content rendered by the processor to the output port of the switch system and to the remote output port respectively, and when the master/slave switch is in a slave position, the second switching mechanism routes the remotely rendered multimedia content to the output port of the switch system; and an IR touch screen switch for receiving user input for controlling the position of the first switching mechanism.