Device Relay Control System and Method

摘要

A device relay control synchronizes a primary control display device with one or more other display devices connected over a network. The system operates independently, without the need of specialized hardware, and requires only a network connection. The control facilitates synchronization, for example, between a teacher's manual and a student book in a digitized teaching environment, allowing a teacher to facilitate a page turn event on a student book without diverting attention from the teacher's manual.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for synchronizing a primary display control device generating a first display with a remote display device generating a second display, the computer-implemented method comprising the steps of:
a. receiving at a relay server device at least one control message from the primary display control device, wherein the control message indicates an event at the first display of the primary display control device, and wherein the first display comprises a first portion of a teaching material prior to the event and a second portion of a teaching material subsequent to the event; b. storing the at least one control message in a database communicatively connected to the relay server device; c. receiving a poll message from the remote display device, wherein the second display at the remote display device comprises a first portion of a student material, and further wherein the student material is related to but not identical to the teaching material; d. in response to the poll message, querying the database connected to the relay server device for any stored control messages; e. building a response message for each of the at least one stored control messages, and sending the response message to the remote display device, wherein the response message indicates an action at the remote display device corresponding to the event at the primary display control device whereby the second display changes from a first portion of the student material to a second portion of the student material.