Method and apparatus for system network installation using hybrid wired wireless connections

摘要

The present invention concerns the field of multi-projector display systems that includes a plurality of projector nodes 105-1 to 105-6 among which at least one source device 101 provides a video stream and a plurality of display devices collectively display video in a combined display area. The nodes including the source device and the display devices are interconnected through wireless communication links. A set-up method determines a distribution scheme comprising chosen paths between nodes for transmission of sub-parts of the video stream, fulfilling the application needs under the constraint of paths capacity. When a solution cannot be found, the communication system is modified by replacing at least one wireless link between two nodes by a wired link. A distribution scheme for the modified communication system is then determined.