| 摘要 |
<p>A multimedia management system, comprising a plurality of host computer platforms (9) and operating system software therefor, and video display screens (13-1, 13-2) and means for connecting the screens to the host computer platforms (9) to provide easy access to a plurality of media sources, including video, audio, and communication sources. In order to enable facile access to the media sources, a pointing device provides horizontal and vertical coordinates to a selected computer platform, and a controllable interface system couples the media sources to a selected host computer platform. A large screen display (14) can be coupled to the same information as displayed on one of the video display screens. The controllable interface system includes a programmable microprocessor and a bus system, a plurality of RS-232 interface cards (24, 25-1 through 25-5, 26 and 27) connected to the bus system. Video (20) and audio (19) switching matrices selectively couple the plurality of media sources to a selected host computer and two or more display screens are positioned for common viewing by a user and the pointing device (10-1) is a touch panel device. Speakers (18) and a data entry device for recording responses are also included.</p> |
