Personal control apparatus and method for sharing information in a collaborative workspace

摘要

A video source control assembly for use with at least a first display screen and a plurality of video source devices, the control assembly including a deck member forming a top surface and at least one cable passing opening, a switching device, a plurality of control cables, each control cable including first and second ends, each first end linkable to at least one source device and the second end linked to the switching device to provide video content thereto and a separate housing mounted to an intermediate portion of each of the control cables so that flexible portions of the associated control cable extend from the housing to each of the first and second ends, a separate selection button mounted in each of the housings that provides a control signal to the switching device causing the switching device to modify the content presented on the display screen, wherein, the portion of each cable between the housing and the second end passes through the cable passing opening and the housing has dimensions such that the housing is blocked from passing through the cable passing opening.

主权项

1. A conferencing assembly for use in a conferencing space having an ambient floor surface, the conferencing assembly having a configuration for sharing digital content among conferees, the configuration comprising:
a table assembly including: (i) a substantially flat horizontal table top member having a table top surface and a table undersurface, the table top member further including a circumferential edge, the circumferential edge having at least one substantially straight rear edge section; and (ii) a leg structure supporting the table top member above the ambient floor surface; at least a first electronic flat panel display screen with a lower edge positioned adjacent the substantially straight rear edge section, the screen extending vertically upward from the lower edge providing a viewing surface viewable from locations about the circumferential edge of the table top member; a switching device including a plurality of inputs and at least a first output, the first output linked to the at least a first display screen for presenting content thereon; a plurality of control cables, each control cable including proximal and distal ends and intermediate sections between the proximal and distal ends, each distal end connected to one of the inputs of the switching device for providing content thereto, each control cable further including a connector at the proximal end for mechanically connecting the control cable to a video source device; and a control interface operably linked to the switching device, the control interface including a plurality of control buttons, the control buttons including at least a separate first control button associated with each of the control cables, each control button selectable to switch between first and second different states and to provide control signals indicating the first and second states to the switching device; wherein, the switching device controls content presented on the at least a first display screen based on control signals received from the control buttons.