Patent ID: 8606949
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for sending a video stream from at least one source node to at least one display node through a network, the method comprising: in a stream manager that is separate from the source node and the display node, determining, for each display node involved, a respective segment of a video signal to be displayed by the involved display node; in the stream manager, sending destination control information through the network to the display node to cause the display node to receive and accept the video stream from the source node through the network and to position the respective segment of the video signal at a specified location on a display device; and in the stream manager, sending source control information through the network to the source node to cause the source node to send the video stream to the display node through the network; wherein, in response to the destination control information, the display node receives and accepts the video stream from the source node through the network; and further wherein, in response to the source control information, the source node sends the video stream to the display node through the network.