Patent ID: 8896656

Claim:
A method of selecting information from a video source to be displayed on at least a first common display screen in a collaborative workspace having a switching device, the method comprising the steps of: providing a selectable first control interface that includes at least one indicator that can indicate at least first and second different states; uniquely associating a single video source with the selectable first control interface; when the single video source is associated with the selectable first control interface and prior to selection of the selectable first control interface, causing the at least one indicator to indicate a first state; when the selectable first control interface is selected, causing the at least one indicator to indicate the second state and providing the video information from the video source to the common display screen; providing a second selectable control interface that includes at least one indicator that can indicate at least first and second different states; uniquely associating a second video source with the second selectable control interface; when the second video source is associated with the second selectable control interface and prior to selection of the second selectable control interface, causing the at least one indicator on the second control interface to indicate the first state; and when the second selectable control interface is selected, causing the at least one indicator on the second selectable control interface to indicate the second state and providing the video information from the second video source to the common display screen via the switching device irrespective of which source was providing video information to the common display screen prior to selection of the second selectable control interface device.