Remotely Located Patents (Class 345/2.1)
  • Patent number: 9424801
    Abstract: Provided is a display control device causing a display unit to display plural color charts constituting a color sample used when obtaining color reproduction characteristics of the display unit, which densely include a color in which all values of two color components are set to be a minimum value or a maximum value of the values of the respective color components, in colors in which a value of one color component out of plural color components in a color space of the display unit is set to be a minimum value or a maximum value of the value of the color component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Horikawa, Noriko Sakai, Toshihiro Iwafuchi, Daigo Hama, Makoto Fujio, Chizuru Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9363214
    Abstract: A system and method for implementing a service oriented architecture that supports complex event processing and business activity monitoring. An enterprise service bus (ESB) generates a first list of one or more devices, receives a selection from a user associated with a first device of a second device in the first list, generates a second list that includes functions associated with the selection from the first user, receives a request from the first device to perform one of the functions in the second list, translates a first communication protocol of the request received from the first device into a second communication protocol used by the second device to create a translated request, translates a first message format of the request into a second message format and transmits the translated request to the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Vikas Krishna
  • Patent number: 9342318
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for configuring a communication device to be used as a digital sign. Connection to a remote portal may occur through a transceiver of the communication device. Digital content is received from the remote portal and stored in a memory of the communication device. A digital sign mode of the communication device is activated in response to receiving a first instruction from the remote portal. In the digital sign mode, a ringing function of the communication device may be disabled. A digital content present mode of the communication device is activated in response to receiving a second instruction from the remote portal. In the digital content present mode, the digital content may be presented via at least one of a screen and a speaker of the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: American Megatrends, Inc.
    Inventor: Clas Sivertsen
  • Patent number: 9338577
    Abstract: Sounds are reproduced from a plurality of sound source objects at the same timing. A sound volume and a localization of each sound when the sounds are received by a virtual microphone are calculated. Any one sound source object is determined as a weight assignment target on the basis of the sound volumes. Then, when the sounds reproduced simultaneously from the sound source objects are outputted as a single sound, weight assignment is performed such that the localization of the sound of the sound source object determined as the weight assignment target is more greatly reflected, and a localization of an outputted sound on the basis of the localization of each sound source object. On the basis of this localization, an audio signal is generated and outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masato Mizuta
  • Patent number: 9318056
    Abstract: Apparatus including: a controller; a display panel; a first frame memory configured to load a frame of data to the display panel during insertion of a blank frame at the display panel and configured to be filled by a frame of data from the controller, wherein the controller is configured to insert blank frames between frames of data displayed on the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Juha Harri-Pekka Nurmi, Kaj Saarinen, Tero Rautanen
  • Patent number: 9299194
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to communication technologies for securely sharing information in head worn computing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Osterhout Group, Inc.
    Inventors: John N. Border, Robert Michael Lohse, Ralph F. Osterhout, Edward H. Nortrup
  • Patent number: 9262389
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for serving a webpage based on a zoom level. The techniques include requesting, by a client device, contents of a webpage. The request may include indications of a zoom level and a viewable area of the webpage as shown on a display of the client device. A server system may determine that the zoom level indicated in the request is less than a threshold value and identify content items within the viewable area which meet predefined criteria for being considered expensive. Further, the server system may serve a modified webpage which includes replacement items in lieu of the expensive content items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sean T. Brownlow, Nathan G. Faiman, Michael T. Kalmbach, John E. Petri, Kevin Wendzel
  • Patent number: 9256299
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining an orientation of one or more client devices relative to a computing device. In various embodiments a method and system is provided for receiving, via a client device, data being displayed on a computing device. The data is used to determine an orientation of the client device relative to a computing device. The determined orientation of the client device is used to orient a user interface of a computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Bradley Neal Suggs
  • Patent number: 9225542
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting and/or receiving digital content through an Internet protocol (IP) network are provided. The method of receiving a digital content file from a content server by a device in a home network, includes: receiving access information of the digital content file from another device in the home network which is permitted to access the digital content file; directly requesting the content server to transmit the digital content file, based on the received information; and receiving the digital content directly from the content server. In this way, an overload that can occur in a device relaying digital content, as the device relays digital content to a plurality of devices on a home network, can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyeon-jae Lee
  • Patent number: 9221385
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides a digital sign with a video camera. The digital sign and video camera are connected via a communications medium to a central computer. The central computer provides a way of changing the images displayed on the digital sign and of disseminating the video from the video camera either through real time forwarding/viewing or recording the real time video stream and playing back the recorded video to a user. The central computer also provides a user interface where an authorized user, which would normally include an authorized governmental entity, can view the video stream and unilaterally interrupt the normally displayed image (or series of images) with an emergency notification message that would display on the digital sign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Texas Emergency Network, LLC
    Inventors: Curtis E. Ford, Drew Cartwright
  • Patent number: 9215293
    Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a system for enabling two or more users to interact within a virtual world comprising virtual world data, comprising a computer network comprising one or more computing devices, the one or more computing devices comprising memory, processing circuitry, and software stored at least in part in the memory and executable by the processing circuitry to process at least a portion of the virtual world data; wherein at least a first portion of the virtual world data originates from a first user virtual world local to a first user, and wherein the computer network is operable to transmit the first portion to a user device for presentation to a second user, such that the second user may experience the first portion from the location of the second user, such that aspects of the first user virtual world are effectively passed to the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventor: Samuel A. Miller
  • Patent number: 9058790
    Abstract: A first image processing apparatus displays markers on a monitor to thereby make a second image processing apparatus perform a display control of a second object on an imaged image of an LCD while the second image processing apparatus transmits a marker recognizing signal when the display control is performed based on the markers to thereby make the first image processing apparatus perform a display control of a first object on the monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shunsaku Kato
  • Patent number: 9041735
    Abstract: A method of managing content using an image display device includes reproducing and displaying first content in a first region of a screen of the image display device, displaying a first image representing a first mobile terminal connected to and communicating with the image display device and a second image representing second content stored in the first mobile terminal in a second region of the screen, receiving a first user command for selecting the second image, displaying a third image representing a device which will reproduce, store or receive the second content in a third region of the screen, receiving a second user command for selecting the device which will reproduce, store or receive the second content, and enabling the selected device to reproduce, store or receive the second content according to the second command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Woosik Choi, Dami Choe, Jeonghwa Yang, Hyorim Park
  • Patent number: 9030378
    Abstract: In a sharing display processing system having a plurality of display processing systems each including one or a plurality of display apparatuses, each display processing system arranges display regions corresponding to the respective display apparatuses on a first memory region shared with another display processing system, arranges contents on a second memory region managed by the self system, extracts a part of the second memory region on which the contents are arranged as an extracted region, and arranges the extracted region on the first memory region. Each display apparatus displays the extracted region arranged within the range of the display region corresponding to itself on the first memory region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takeshi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9024956
    Abstract: A digital image viewing system comprises a wireless phone unit, a battery charger for the wireless phone unit and a digital photo frame in short-range wireless communication with the wireless phone unit. The digital photo frame may include phone function unit. Usual slide show is played on display of digital photo frame and replaced by a special image when a speaker of digital photo frame plays a ringer melody. The special image relates to a person causing the ringer melody. An operation at the wireless phone unit is transmitted to the digital photo frame through the short-range wireless communication to change the special image back to the usual slide show. Upon receipt of e-mail with image data attached, cellar phone automatically but conditionally opens the e-mail and takes out the image data to transmit it to digital photo frame through the short-range wireless communication or direct contact with battery charger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: NL Giken Incorporated
    Inventor: Masahide Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9024841
    Abstract: A display control device includes a position specifying unit, an image specifying unit and a controller. The position specifying unit specifies a position of a second apparatus on a display screen of a first apparatus. The image specifying unit specifies one of an image displayed on a display screen of the second apparatus and an image that is designated from among two or more images displayed on the display screen of the second apparatus. The controller controls such that a certain image according to the image specified by the image specifying unit is displayed at a certain position on the display screen of the first apparatus according to the position of the second apparatus specified by the position specifying unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kimitake Hasuike
  • Patent number: 9013369
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a first display module is provided, the first display module associated with a client device in communication with a server enabled to generate data for display on a second display module having a screen size larger than a screen size of the first display module, the data having an active area. Data is received at the client device. The first display module is controlled to generate a representation of a first portion of the data including the active area, the representation of the first portion representative of a peephole superimposed on the second display module, the peephole less than or equal to a size of a screen of the first display module. Input indicative that the peephole is to be shifted to an edge of the active area is received. The first display module is controlled to generate a representation of a second portion of the data including the edge, such that the peephole is shifted to the edge of the active area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Neil Adams, Herbert Little
  • Patent number: 9008586
    Abstract: Example methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to collect wireless information are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves installing an operating system and a data collector to execute outside a context of the operating system on a wireless handheld device. A testing process is performed to ensure functionality of the wireless handheld device. An application is installed on the wireless handheld device to execute in the context of the operating system. The data collector is to collect usage information regarding the application and to provide the usage information to a network provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David Petersen, Padraig Stapleton
  • Patent number: 9002947
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display-side communication section adapted to receive image configuration alteration request information related to a configuration of a first image and image information of at least one second image constituting the first image from at least one terminal device; a display-side image generation section adapted to generate the first image based on the image configuration alteration request information and the image information; and a display-side display section adapted to display the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takeaki Arizumi, Mitsuhiro Yoshida, Issei Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 8996386
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling a mobile device from a head unit using voice control is disclosed. The head unit receives a graphical representation of a current user interface screen of the mobile device. The head unit than scans the graphical representation of the current user interface screen to determine the locations of potential input mechanisms. The potential input mechanisms are scanned using optical character recognition and voice commands are determined for the input mechanisms. The determined voice commands and their respective locations on the user interface screens are stored in a voice recognition database, which is queried with uttered voice commands during voice recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignees: DENSO International America, Inc., DENSO Corporation
    Inventors: Bilal Alasry, Doua Vang, Bryan Thomas
  • Patent number: 8995000
    Abstract: In an image forming apparatus of an image forming system, a judging section judges, based on identification information included in print job data, whether a display apparatus corresponding to the print job data is a specific display apparatus. Based on a judgment result of the judging section, an image formation control section controls image forming operation of an image forming section. When it is judged by the judging section as being the specific display apparatus, this image formation control section suspends the image forming operation by the image forming section once. Further, when it is judged by the judging section as not being the specific display apparatus, the image formation control section causes the image forming operation by the image forming section to be executed promptly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hirotaka Kodama
  • Publication number: 20150084838
    Abstract: A network of intelligent electronic public signs interacts with one or many devices. A central server manages the electronic public signs and determines which one of the electronic public signs should display content related to a device. The central server may thus pair devices to electronic public signs for public display of individual content requests. Should any interaction involve personal or private information, the central server may exclude the corresponding response from public display. Any personal or private interactions may, instead, be privately conducted to prevent public display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Hisao M. Chang, Dimitrios Dimitriadis, Bernard S. Renger, Eric Zavesky
  • Publication number: 20150061968
    Abstract: A user terminal apparatus, method for controlling the user terminal apparatus, and an expanded display system thereof are provided. The method includes in response to the user terminal apparatus being paired with an external display apparatus while an execution screen of an application is being displayed, obtain information on the display apparatus; and display a first screen of the application based on at least one piece of information on the application that the user terminal apparatus is executing and the obtained information on the display apparatus, and transmit data of a second screen of the application to the display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-seok PARK, Byung-chul KIM, Sang-young PARK
  • Patent number: 8972284
    Abstract: A system for controlling outdoor price signs for fuel products includes a control center. The control center determines a price for a fuel product for a number of fuel stores. The control center receives a variety of data that may have an impact on fuel prices, including competitive data from a neighborhood store. The control center has a number pricing formulas and applies a selected formula to set a fuel price at one of the fuel stores. The price is sent to a store controller. The store controller passes the fuel price information to a point of sale device that updates a pump price and an outdoor controllable sign. The sign includes feedback that it not only received the correct price but that it correctly displays the price and the price is legible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Inventors: Gene Daigle, Mike Rose, Charles Lee Lindsey, Vance Brown, Douglas Stoyer, Robert Charles Stadjuhar
  • Patent number: 8970450
    Abstract: Methods and systems for transparent user interface integration between remote (“published”) applications and their local counterparts are described, providing a seamless, unified user experience, and allowing integration of a start menu, dock, taskbar, desktop shortcuts, windows, window and application switching, system tray elements, client-to-host and host-to-client file type association, URL redirection, browser cookie redirection, token redirection, status message interception and redirection, and other elements. These methods and systems further enhance theme-integration between a client and remote desktop or virtual machine by remoting all UI elements to a recipient for generation, including text controls, buttons, progress bars, radio buttons, list boxes, or other elements; presenting them with the receiver's product and OS-specific UI; and returning status back to the sender. This may achieve a more unified and transparent UI integration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Georgy Momchilov
  • Patent number: 8971809
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dummy touch screen system. The dummy touch screen system includes a host mobile terminal and a dummy touch screen. Here, the host mobile terminal includes a first touch screen unit having a first touch panel and a first display, a first application module driven by receiving a first touch signal generated by a touch of the first touch panel, a first display module receiving a first image signal output by a drive of the first application module, a first image communication module receiving a second image signal output by the drive of the first application module, and a first human interface device (HID) module transmitting a touch signal transmitted from the outside to the first application module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Inventor: Soon Chang Lee
  • Patent number: 8938487
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product, for displaying video data from at least one source computer in a multi-monitor computer system, are provided. The apparatus includes a source computer interface for receiving at least video data from at least one source computer, and a multi-monitor interface for providing video data to multiple monitors. A processing structure coordinates routing of video data received via the multi-monitor interface to the monitors based on display requests received from the at least one source computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Andrew Leung, Mark McElhinney, Viktor Antonyuk
  • Publication number: 20150009095
    Abstract: An image display system includes a data output source, and receiving devices coupled to the data output source. The receiving devices decode a first packet header from the data output source to determine whether a first payload data associated with the first packet header is required by the receiving devices. Among the receiving devices, a first receiving device that requires the first payload data receives and displays the first payload data. Also among the receiving devices, a second receiving device that does not require the first payload data temporarily disables its data receiving function, and, before the data output source sends out a second packet header that the second receiving device requires, the second receiving device resumes its data receiving function and displays a second payload data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Kai-I DAI, Jie-Jung HUANG
  • Patent number: 8913008
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides improved generation of images using a handheld electronic device. Motion of the handheld electronic device is detected using a sensor of the handheld electronic device and data, dependent upon the sensed motion, is transmitted from the device to a remote electronic device. An image, representative of the sensed motion of the handheld electronic device and generated from the transmitted data, is rendered on a display of the remote electronic device and provides a user with visual feedback of the motion of the handheld electronic device. The image data may be generated by the handheld electronic device or by the remote electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Robert George Oliver, Christopher Harris Snow, Nazih Almalki, Jeffrey Alton Hugh Dods
  • Patent number: 8913183
    Abstract: A video projector, a cluster of video projectors and a method for wirelessly transmitting image data within the cluster of video projectors. The video projector includes a first antenna located at a first side of the projector and a second antenna located at a second side of the projector, opposite to the first side. Image data is divided into sub-parts, and distributed by assigning each image data sub-part to a video projector. A video projector receiving image data sub-parts extracts and stores the image data sub-part assigned to it, and retransmits image data sub-parts assigned to respectively a second and third video projectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Laurent Frouin, Lionel Tocze, Pierre Visa
  • Patent number: 8909299
    Abstract: An ad hoc imaging capability allows a plurality of mobile devices to render an ad hoc image at a venue, such as a sports arena. A mobile ad hoc image (“MAHI”) application can be downloaded to the spectators' mobile devices prior to the event. Seat location of a user is used by the MAHI application to select and display an image, which is a pixel of the ad hoc image. The ad hoc image can be animated or static. An authoring tool allows creation of an ad hoc image data structure whereby a previously created image or animation is mapped to the venue seating configuration. The ad hoc image data can be downloaded to, and cached by, the mobile device along with downloading the application, or the ad hoc image data can be streamed to the mobile device when the ad hoc image is to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Marc Mercuri, James Oliver Tisdale, III
  • Publication number: 20140340283
    Abstract: Method and system to provide personalized display data from a remote data site that can include personal data, public data, and targeted data in an integrated stream to a display device that is local to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: MAKAD ENERGY, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Steckley, Daniel Richard Russell
  • Patent number: 8890768
    Abstract: A multi-display device is adapted to be dockable or otherwise associatable with an additional device. In accordance with one exemplary embodiment, the multi-display device is dockable with a smartpad. The exemplary smartpad can include a screen, a touch sensitive display, a configurable area, a gesture capture region(s) and a camera. The smartpad can also include a port adapted to receive the device. The exemplary smartpad is able to cooperate with the device such that information displayable on the device is also displayable on the smartpad. Furthermore, any one or more of the functions on the device are extendable to the smartpad, with the smartpad capable of acting as an input/output interface or extension of the device. Therefore, for example, information from one or more of the displays on the multi-screen device is displayable on the smartpad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Z124
    Inventors: Sanjiv Sirpal, Martin Gimpl, John S. Visosky
  • Publication number: 20140333509
    Abstract: An interactive system involving network-connected display devices and remote devices. Content is transferred to a display device and controlled by one or more remote devices linked to the display device through a network. Communication between the display device and the one or more remote devices is established through a communication server by using coded identifiers associated with the display device. The identifiers may be embedded within quick response (QR) codes or URLs scanned by or otherwise input to the remote devices. The remote devices may interact with and control content presented by the display device through communications relayed through the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: GAME CONCOURSE INC.
    Inventors: Michael Jay Yuann, Jisheng Deng
  • Publication number: 20140333508
    Abstract: An interactive system involving network-connected display devices and remote devices. Content is transferred to a display device and controlled by one or more remote devices linked to the display device through a network. Communication between the display device and the one or more remote devices is established through a communication server by using coded identifiers associated with the display device. The identifiers may be embedded within quick response (QR) codes or URLs scanned by or otherwise input to the remote devices. The remote devices may interact with and control content presented by the display device through communications relayed through the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: GAME CONCOURSE INC.
    Inventors: Michael Jay Yuann, Jisheng Deng
  • Patent number: 8884843
    Abstract: An image display system is constituted by a server and a client apparatus. The server includes a storage unit that stores a plurality of illumination spectrum data after associating the data with values of adjustment parameters, an acquisition unit that acquires the present set value of an adjustment parameter of the client apparatus, a selection unit that selects, from among a plurality of illumination spectrum data stored in the storage unit, illumination spectrum data with a smallest difference between a value of the corresponding adjustment parameter and a value of the adjustment parameter acquired by the acquisition unit, a generation unit that generates image data representing appearance of an image pick-up object under illumination corresponding to the illumination spectrum data selected by the selection unit, and a delivery unit that delivers image data generated by the generation unit to the client apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Saga
  • Patent number: 8884841
    Abstract: A multi-display device is adapted to be dockable or otherwise associatable with an additional device. In accordance with one exemplary embodiment, the multi-display device is dockable with a smartpad. The exemplary smartpad can include a screen, a touch sensitive display, a configurable area, a gesture capture region(s) and a camera. The smartpad can also include a port adapted to receive the device. The exemplary smartpad is able to cooperate with the device such that information displayable on the device is also displayable on the smartpad. Furthermore, any one or more of the functions on the device are extendable to the smartpad, with the smartpad capable of acting as an input/output interface or extension of the device. Therefore, for example, information from one or more of the displays on the multi-screen device is displayable on the smartpad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Z124
    Inventors: Sanjiv Sirpal, Martin Gimpl, John S. Visosky
  • Patent number: 8866701
    Abstract: Methods and systems for transparent user interface integration between remote (“published”) applications and their local counterparts are described, providing a seamless, unified user experience, and allowing integration of a start menu, dock, taskbar, desktop shortcuts, windows, window and application switching, system tray elements, client-to-host and host-to-client file type association, URL redirection, browser cookie redirection, token redirection, status message interception and redirection, and other elements. These methods and systems further enhance theme-integration between a client and remote desktop or virtual machine by remoting all UI elements to a recipient for generation, including text controls, buttons, progress bars, radio buttons, list boxes, or other elements; presenting them with the receiver's product and OS-specific UI; and returning status back to the sender. This may achieve a more unified and transparent UI integration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Georgy Momchilov, Abraham Mir
  • Publication number: 20140306865
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus capable of communicating with first display devices and second display device to allow establishing M:N source devices to sink devices content composition. It include a transceiver module, a layout manager, a compositor, a mixer, and a human-machine-interactivity mapper. Transceiver module is arranged for communicating with first display devices and receiving contents from first display devices, it is also arranged for communicating with second display device and transmitting a combined image to the second display device. Layout manager is arranged for maintaining layout information of second display device so as to generate a layout policy. Compositor is arranged for composing images of contents so as to generate combined image according to layout policy. Mixer is arranged for mixing audio streams of contents so as to generate a mixed audio stream according to audio mixing policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Shanghai PowerMo Information Tech. Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Qi Pan, Wei Zhu
  • Patent number: 8856355
    Abstract: Certain embodiments herein may include systems and methods for facilitating communication between mobile devices and display devices. According to certain embodiments, various types of connections may be established for communication between mobile devices and display devices. The type of connection may be based on numerous factors, including networks accessible to the mobile devices and display devices, capabilities of the mobile devices and display devices, and requirements associated with a software application running on a display device or on a device associated with the display device. Example connection types may involve a server intermediary which may establish a communication connection and proxy or relay content between mobile devices and display devices. Other connection types may not involve a server intermediary, for example, when a mobile device interacts with a display device to control a real-time game application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Alan Queen
  • Patent number: 8854279
    Abstract: A plurality of positional information transmitters 100, each of which transmits positional information to which a plurality of unit spaces are each uniquely assigned, are disposed on a ceiling. A mobile terminal 10 receives the positional information transmitted from each of the positional information transmitters 100 and changes a terminal-side image in accordance with the received positional information. Furthermore, the mobile terminal 10 transmits to a server 300 current positional information and operation information indicating an instruction inputted by a user. The server 300 changes, in accordance with the current positional information and the operation information received by the mobile terminal 10, a floor image displayed on a plurality of floor displays 200 disposed on a floor. Thus, it becomes possible to provide a highly interesting and novel position detecting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Miyamoto, Takao Sawano, Hitoshi Yamazaki, Shinya Kawada
  • Patent number: 8836653
    Abstract: In one general aspect, a computer-readable storage medium can store instructions that when executed cause a mobile device to perform a process. The instructions can include instructions to establish a portion of a communication link with a host device, and receive, at the mobile device, an instance of at least a portion of a user interface operating at the host device and associated with an application operating at the host device. The instructions can include instructions to receive a first signal at the mobile device from a drawing device, to receive a second signal produced by a touch-sensitive display, and to send, via the portion of the communication link, a third signal representing an interaction of the drawing device with the instance of the user interface on the touch-sensitive display of the mobile device based on the first signal and the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Faller, Abraham Murray
  • Patent number: 8823696
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus which includes a first module including a signal addition unit that generates an addition signal by adding a data signal to a clock, a signal subtraction unit that generates a subtraction signal by subtracting the data signal from the clock, a first signal transmission unit that transmits the addition signal through a first transmission line, and a second signal transmission unit that transmits the subtraction signal through a second transmission line, and a second module including a data component extraction unit that extracts a component of the data signal by subtracting the subtraction signal received through the second transmission line from the addition signal received through the first transmission line, and a clock component extraction unit that extracts a component of the clock by adding the subtraction signal received through the second transmission line to the addition signal received through the first transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kunio Fukuda
  • Patent number: 8797235
    Abstract: An electronic display includes a controller transmitting display data to a plurality of modules electrically connected to each other in series. A first module receives and transmits the display data to at least one intermediate module, which passes the display data along the series in a first direction. Each of the modules controls activation of a respective plurality of lighting elements based on the received display data. A last module transmits to the controller an acknowledgement of receipt of the display data. If the controller does not receive the acknowledgement, then the controller transmits the display data directly to the last module. The last module then transmits the display data to the at least one intermediate module, which passes the display data along the series connection in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Time-O-Matic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Koebrich, Michael Cox, Scott Ohlmiller, Carl Roth
  • Patent number: 8791877
    Abstract: An image display system includes: a plurality of image supply devices each having an image display section, and an image transmission section adapted to generate a supply image and to externally transmit the supply image; and an image display device capable of dividing a common screen area into one or more screen areas, and of displaying the supply image supplied from each of the image supply devices in the one or more screen areas, wherein each of the image supply devices displays a common screen area operating image to operate a display state of the common screen area in the image display section, and supplies a display image of the image display section to the image display device as the supply image, and the image display device changes the display state of the common screen area in accordance with an operation in each of the image supply devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke Kikuchi, Yasuhiko Komatsu, Tomohiro Nomizo
  • Patent number: 8781535
    Abstract: A method and apparatus provide for removal of a display screen from a wireless device, or, in a different embodiment, provide for a display screen as a separate and additional device that functions in real time in the same way as if the screen were incorporated in the wireless device. This functionality is enabled by a short range wireless connection, such as Bluetooth, between transceivers located in the wireless device and the display screen device. The display screen device allows a user to monitor the associated wireless device without needing to operate the full device. The display screen device may also have control capability for controlling the wireless device. Thus, a user can monitor, and control, a mobile device from a smaller remote display device while being presented with the information that would be displayed on the display screen of the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Mark J. Enzmann, Paul Christopher Grooms, Robert Torrence Moton, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8775680
    Abstract: This image display includes a communication portion for transmitting/receiving image data to/from a remote image display including a first display portion for displaying image data as a first display image. The image display further includes a second display portion for displaying image data as a second display image and a control portion so formed as to be capable of synchronizing the first display image and the second display image with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidenari Shinotou
  • Patent number: 8773462
    Abstract: A drawing image sharing apparatus combines a drawing image of a remotely located site and a background image to be displayed onto a drawing object for display onto the drawing object, generates a differential image based on the difference between a captured image of the drawing object and the combined image, and transmits the differential image to the remotely located site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuji Kasuya, Tadashi Araki, Keiji Ohmura
  • Patent number: 8766877
    Abstract: A communication system in trains comprises a control data communication device 400 and an image data communication device 300 installed in each of the cars. The control data communication device 400 transmits train operation information, train location information, control instructions of train-mounted apparatuses, and the like. The image data communication device 300 transmits image information such as moving images and still images, audio information such as in-train announcement, textual information for caption display, and operation log information of apparatuses, which form the contents, to a display unit 200 installed in each of the cars and to apparatuses 500 such as a telephone. The display unit 200 switches the display on the screen in accordance with train control information transmitted from the control data communication device 400 through the image data communication device 300.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nao Saito, Setsuo Arita, Satoru Ito, Kazunori Ayabe, Yukio Sagawa
  • Patent number: RE45995
    Abstract: The mobile electronic device for reproducing digital content includes a body and a content transmission interface connector. The body is configured to store and process the digital content, where the digital content includes high-quality uncompressed video data. The content transmission interface connector includes a male connector configured to be connected directly to an external display device and configured to output the digital content to the external display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chong-Sok Kim