Patent ID: 8405777

Claim:
A video switching device comprising: an emitting mechanism configured to emit a video select signal; a converter having an input and an output, wherein the emitting mechanism is coupled to the input of the converter; a switching mechanism comprising: a control terminal; a video input terminal; and a video output terminal; and a video generating mechanism configured to generate first video signals, wherein: the video input terminal is configured to receive a video output of a first computer; the output of the converter is coupled to the control terminal of the switching mechanism to control a switching of the switching mechanism; the switching mechanism is configured to switch at least a portion of the video output of the first computer with the first video signals such that output video signals of the switching mechanism are displayable on at least one video screen with the first video signals displayed at a first portion of the at least one video screen and the video output of the first computer is displayed at a second portion of the at least one video screen; and the first portion of the at least one video screen is different than the second portion of the at least one video screen.