Patent ID: 9438856
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for assigning video signals, comprising: receiving a plurality of video signals from a plurality of cameras located at one or more remote sites, the plurality of video signals for display on a plurality of monitors at a local site; determining an optimal monitor for displaying a first video signal associated with a first camera based on the location and alignment of the first camera in relation to one or more other cameras of the plurality of cameras; determining whether assigning the first video signal associated with the first camera to the determined optimal monitor for displaying the first video signal associated with the first camera will violate a balancing policy; and upon determining that assigning the first video signal associated with the first camera to the determined optimal monitor for displaying the first video signal associated with the first camera will not violate a balancing policy, assigning the first video signal to the optimal monitor.