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A method and apparatus for selecting information from a video source to be displayed on at least a first common display screen in a collaborative workspace having a switching device, the method comprising the steps of providing a selectable control interface that includes at least one indicator that

A method and apparatus for selecting information from a video source to be displayed on at least a first common display screen in a collaborative workspace having a switching device, the method comprising the steps of providing a selectable control interface that includes at least one indicator that can indicate at least first and second different states, associating a video source with the switching device so that video information from the video source is presented to the switching device, when the video source is associated with the switching device, causing the at least one indicator to indicate a first state and when the selectable control interface is selected, causing the at least one indicator to indicate the second state and providing the video information from the video source to the common display screen via the switching device.

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1. A method of selecting information from a video source to be displayed on at least a first common display screen in a collaborative workspace having a switching device, the method comprising the steps of: providing a selectable first control interface that includes at least one indicator that can

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A method of selecting information from a video source to be displayed on at least a first common display screen in a collaborative workspace having a switching device, the method comprising the steps of: providing a selectable first control interface that includes at least one indicator that can indicate at least first and second different states;uniquely associating a single video source with the selectable first control interface;when the single video source is associated with the selectable first control interface and prior to selection of the selectable first control interface, causing the at least one indicator to indicate a first state;when the selectable first control interface is selected, causing the at least one indicator to indicate the second state and providing the video information from the video source to the common display screen;providing a second selectable control interface that includes at least one indicator that can indicate at least first and second different states;uniquely associating a second video source with the second selectable control interface;when the second video source is associated with the second selectable control interface and prior to selection of the second selectable control interface, causing the at least one indicator on the second control interface to indicate the first state; andwhen the second selectable control interface is selected, causing the at least one indicator on the second selectable control interface to indicate the second state and providing the video information from the second video source to the common display screen via the switching device irrespective of which source was providing video information to the common display screen prior to selection of the second selectable control interface device. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of providing a selectable first control interface includes providing a mechanical interface that includes at least one selectable button. 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the mechanical interface includes a first cable linkable to the video source and a second cable which links to the switching device and wherein the step of associating a video source with the control interface includes linking the first cable to the video source. 4. The method of claim 3 wherein the indicator on the first control interface includes at least a first illumination device wherein the steps of causing the at least one indicator to indicate the first and second states includes causing the illumination device to light up first and second different colors, respectively. 5. The method of claim 4 wherein the first control interface forms a substantially flat upper surface and wherein the at least a first illumination device transmits light around a periphery of the flat upper surface. 6. The method of claim 1 further including the step of, while the video information from the video source is provided to the shared display screen via the switching device, when the selectable first control interface is selected a second time, causing the at least one indicator to indicate the first state and blocking the video information from the video source to the shared display screen via the switching device. 7. The method of claim 1 for use with a system that includes a plurality of common display screens wherein the selectable first control interface includes a separate selectable control for each of the plurality of display screens and wherein the at least one indicator includes a separate illumination device for each of the separate selectable controls, the step of causing the at least one indicator on the first control interface to indicate the first state including causing each illumination device associated with a common display screen to generate light of a first color indicating the first state and wherein, when any one of the control interfaces on the first control interface is selected, the method further includes the steps of: causing the illumination device associated with the selected control to indicate the second state; andproviding the video information from the single video source to the common display screen associated with the selected control. 8. The method of claim 1 wherein each video source is a computer including a display screen and wherein each control interface appears on an associated computer display screen for selection. 9. THE method of claim 8 wherein communication between each computer and the switching device is wireless. 10. The method of claim 1 wherein the control interface includes a cable and a housing where the cable extends from the housing and is linkable to the first video source and the second control interface includes a second cable and a second housing where the second cable extends from the second housing and is linkable to the second video source. 11. The method of claim 1 wherein the first control interface is physically associated with the first video source and the second control interface is physically associated with the second video source. 12. The method of claim 1 for use with a system that includes a plurality of common display screens wherein the first selectable control interface includes a separate selectable control for each of the plurality of display screens and wherein the at least one indicator associated with the first selectable control interface includes a separate illumination device for each of the separate selectable controls, the step of causing the at least one indicator associated with the first control device to indicate the first state including causing each illumination device associated with the first control interface and associated with a common display screen to generate light of a first color indicating the first state and wherein, when any one of the control interfaces associated with the first control interface is selected, the method further includes the steps of: causing the illumination device associated with the selected control to indicate the second state; andproviding the video information from the single video source to the common display screen associated with the selected control;wherein the second selectable control interface includes a separate selectable control for each of the plurality of display screens and wherein the at least one indicator associated with the second selectable control interface includes a separate illumination device for each of the separate selectable controls, the step of causing the at least one indicator associated with the second control device to indicate the first state including causing each illumination device associated with the second control interface and associated with a common display screen to generate light of a first color indicating the first state and wherein, when any one of the control interfaces associated with the second control interface is selected, the method further includes the steps of:causing the illumination device associated with the selected control to indicate the second state; andproviding the video information from the single video source to the common display screen associated with the selected control. 13. A method of selecting information from a video source to be displayed on a subset of M common display screens in a collaborative workspace having a switching device, the method comprising the steps of: providing a control interface that includes N selectable controls wherein N and M are positive integers, N is at least as great as M and wherein each selectable control is associated with a separate indicator and each indicator may assume at least first and second visually distinguishable states;uniquely associating a single video source with the control interface; andwhen the video source is associated with the control interface, for each of the M common display screens, causing a separate one of the indicators to assume the second visual state while the other N-M indicators remain in the first visual state;wherein each of the indicators associated with the selectable controls may assume a third visually distinguishable state, the method further including the steps of, when any of the selectable controls is selected, causing the indicator associated with the selected control to indicate the third state and providing the video information from the video source to the common display screen via the switching device. 14. The method of claim 13 wherein each selectable control includes a separate illumination device which may be illuminated to indicate at least one of the first and second states. 15. The method of claim 14 wherein each selectable control indicates the second state by exciting an associated illumination device and indicates the first state by cutting off power to the illumination device. 16. The method of claim 13 wherein the control interface is provided via a representation on a computer display screen. 17. The method of claim 13 wherein the step of providing the control interface includes providing a mechanical interface that includes a cable and wherein the step of associating a video source with the switching device includes linking the video source to the mechanical interface via a cable. 18. A method of selecting information from video sources to be displayed on at least a first common display screen in a collaborative workspace, the method comprising the steps of: providing a first selectable control interface that includes at least a first indicator that can indicate at least first and second different states;providing a second selectable control interface that includes at least a second indicator that can indicate at least first and second different states where the second selectable control interface is completely independent of the first selectable control interface;uniquely associating a first video source with the first selectable control interface;uniquely associating a second video source with the second selectable control interface;when the first video source is associated with the first selectable control interface and prior to selection of the first selectable control interface, causing the first indicator to indicate a first state;when the first selectable control interface is selected, causing the first indicator to indicate the second state and providing the video information from the first video source to the common display screen;when the second video source is associated with the second selectable control interface and prior to selection of the second selectable control interface, causing the second indicator to indicate the first state; andwhen the second selectable control interface is selected, causing the second indicator to indicate the second state and providing the video information from the second video source to the common display screen via the switching device. 19. The method of claim 18 wherein the first selectable control interface includes a first housing and the second selectable control interface includes a second housing that is independent of the first housing. 20. The method of claim 19 further including a switcher between the first and second selectable control interfaces and the at least one common display screen and wherein the first selectable control interface is linked between the switcher and the first video source when associated with the first video source and the second selectable control interface is linked between the switcher and the second video source when associated with the second video source. 21. The method of claim 20 wherein the first selectable control interface includes a first cable to connect the first selectable control interface to the switcher and a second cable to connect the first selectable control interface to the first video source to associate the first video source with the first selectable control interface and wherein the second selectable control interface includes a third cable to connect the second selectable control interface to the switcher and a fourth cable to connect the second selectable control interface to the second video source to associate the second video source with the second selectable control interface. 22. An apparatus for selecting information from video sources to be displayed on a plurality of common display screens in a collaborative workspace, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of selectable control interfaces, each selectable control interface including a separate control for each of the plurality of common display screens, each control including at least one indicator that can indicate at least first and second different states, each selectable control interface independent and separate from the other selectable control interfaces in the plurality of selectable control interfaces, each selectable control interface associated with a different video source such that only one selectable control interface can be used to select an associated video source; wherein, for each selectable control interface:(i) prior to selecting the control causing the indicator associated with the control to indicate the first state; and(ii) when the control on the selectable control interface is selected, causing the indicator associated with the control to indicate the second state and providing video content from the video source associated with the selectable control interface to the display screen associated with the selected control.