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 video source control assembly for use with at least a first display screen and a plurality of video source devices, the control assembly comprising:
a deck member forming a top surface, the top surface forming a plurality of cable passing openings; a switching device including at least a first output port linkable to the at least a first display screen and a plurality of input ports for receiving video content from linkable video source devices; a plurality of control cables, each control cable including first and second ends, each first end linkable to at least one of the source devices and the second end linked to the switching device via one of the inputs to provide video content thereto; and a separate housing mounted to an intermediate portion of each of the control cables between the first and second ends of an associated control cable so that flexible portions of the associated control cable extend from the housing to each of the first and second ends of the associated control cable, a separate selection button mounted in each of the housings that, upon selection, provides a control signal to the switching device causing the switching device to modify the content presented on the at least a first display screen; wherein, the portion of each cable between the housing and the second end passes through one of the cable passing openings and wherein the housing has dimensions such that the housing is blocked from passing through the cable passing opening; and wherein, each control cable is moveable between an extended position wherein an associated housing is pulled up and spaced from the deck member and a stowed position in which the associated housing rests on the deck member adjacent one of the cable passing openings.