Remotely Located Patents (Class 345/2.1)
  • Patent number: 8760366
    Abstract: A remote computer having a processor and a display, said remote computer being connected via a network to a local computer having a processor and a display, wherein the processor of the remote computer is configured to divide at least part of the remote computer display into a grid having a plurality of tiles, determine whether each tile represents image data or text data, encode each tile representing text data using a lossless compression, encode each tile representing image data using a lossy compression, and transmit display data comprising said lossy encoded image data and said lossless encoded text data from said remote computer to said local computer, whereby a user is able to view said remote computer display on said local computer display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: RealVNC Ltd.
    Inventors: Simon Edward Morris, James Peter Walch
  • Patent number: 8754827
    Abstract: Method, terminal, network and computer program product for processing updates of an image for transmission from a first terminal to a second terminal for use in screen sharing between the first terminal and the second terminal wherein updates to the image displayed on a first display at the first terminal are also displayed on a second display at the second terminal. The image is divided into an array of contiguous sub-tiles, each sub-tile comprising more than one picture element of the image. It is determined that a plurality of sub-tiles of the image have changed at the first terminal and at least one of said changed sub-tiles and at least one contiguous sub-tile are selected to form a tile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Skype
    Inventors: Florin Braghis, Renars Ledin{hacek over (s)}, Jonas Lindblom
  • Patent number: 8749452
    Abstract: A method for displaying content displayed on one or more first devices on a second device is provided. The method includes receiving a request to display content currently displayed on a first device on a second device, the request including a gesture made on a screen of the first device, and pairing the first device to the second device. The method further includes transmitting instructions to the second device to display the content currently displayed on the first device, and transmitting the content currently displayed on the first device to the second device for display thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: ebay Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Peter Hosein, Steve Yankovich
  • Patent number: 8750911
    Abstract: A content source, a content sink, and a method for natively managing and delivering active content are provided. The content source wirelessly exchanges management information with the content sink, identifies and manages the content sink, and transmits active content to the content sink whereby the content sink displays the active content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Inventor: Jianchong Yang
  • Publication number: 20140139458
    Abstract: A transparent emissive device is provided. The device may include one or more OLEDs having an anode, a cathode, and an organic emissive layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. In some configurations, the OLEDs may be non-transparent. The device may also include one or more locally transparent regions, which, in combination with the non-transparent OLEDs, provides an overall device transparency of 5% or more. The device also may include a double-sided display capable of displaying different, identical, or related images on each side of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Mauro Premutico, Ruiqing Ma, Michael Hack
  • Patent number: 8718613
    Abstract: Enables a synergy between a consumer's Smartphone such as an IPHONE® and an inexpensive, energy-efficient electronic-reader type device, to provide the consumer the features of a more-expensive and higher-energy-use device by relegating capabilities requiring keyboard use e.g., physical or electronic, touch-screen, wireless-connection, telephony-connection e.g., 3G/4G, microphone, speaker, and more to the Smartphone while supporting where desired full-power standalone document-display features to the electronic reader. Apparatus includes an electronic-reader device with an electronic-ink screen and a small number of buttons to perform standalone features such as “display next page”; a low power transceiver, memory, processing hardware, and associated software and battery. The electronic-reader device is especially designed to prevent inappropriate distribution of copyright-protected material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel Tow, Bruce Tow, Tira Oskoui
  • Patent number: 8717348
    Abstract: System and method for synchronizing shutter glasses with a display system. An embodiment comprises displaying a first image from a first image stream on a display plane, displaying a second image from a second image stream on the display plane, and displaying a synchronization signal on the display plane, during a first, a second, and a third display period, respectively. The first image and the second image are displayed at least partially on the same area of the display plane and the first and the second display periods do not overlap. The display of the synchronization signal on the display plane enables the elimination of a dedicated synchronization signal broadcast unit, thereby reducing the cost while increasing the reliability of a display system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Gregory Raymond Basile, Frank Joseph Poradish
  • Patent number: 8698702
    Abstract: A system consisting of a plurality of terminals storing image data and an image displaying device which are connected with each other through a network capable of two-way communication has the disadvantage of decreasing in throughput on account of slow image data transfer over the network. The image displaying device performs two-way communications with each of the terminals by a communication means at the display device side. Also, the image displaying device acquires image data from a relevant terminal while instructing other terminals to suspend transmission by the image data acquisition controlling means, thereby suspending transmission of image data. The image displaying device displays images by the image displaying means based on the thus acquired image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Sato, Shinji Kubota, Tomohiro Nomizo
  • Publication number: 20140098007
    Abstract: A computing device includes a display enclosure. The display enclosure can include a smart window. In one implementation the smart window is adjusted to indicate a status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Delpier, Dustin L. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20140091984
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product provide an indication to a first user as to the content presented to another user by the head mounted display of the other user. In the context of a method, information is received relating to content presented to a second user by a head mounted display of the second user. Based upon the information, the method also includes causing, with a processor, an indication to be presented to a first user identifying the content presented to the second user by the head mounted display of the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel L. Ashbrook, David H. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20140078054
    Abstract: A device, system and method for controlling displays is provided. The device communicates with a plurality of public display systems, the plurality of public display systems being otherwise independent of each other. The device at least temporarily controls at least a portion of the plurality of public display systems to provide respective content independent of respective control instructions associated with each of the plurality of public display systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Dan Zacharias GÄRDENFORS, Marcus ERIKSSON
  • Publication number: 20140078038
    Abstract: Systems and methods herein provide for an accessorizeable display of features for a processing device, such as a smart phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, or other processing devices. The display may be configured as a case on the “backside” or cover of the processing device that interfaces through a communication port of the processing device. In one embodiment, a system includes a display data module operable on the processing device to provide a graphical user interface via a first display device to a user of the processing device, and to interface with a second display device coupled to the processing device to display an image on the second display device. The system also includes a remote data center operable to retrieve the image and to communicate with the display data module through a network to provide the image to the second display device via the display data module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: CASE LABS LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Brandt, Neil Blank, Perry Towle, Jan Delany, Chris Jacobs, Abby Jacobs, Mathew Gerson
  • Publication number: 20140062837
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a sending section and an acquiring section. The sending section sends the display data to a display apparatus arranged at each area in a store. The acquiring section acquires a crowded degree with customers in each area. The sending section changes the display data which is sent to the display apparatus arranged at the area of which at least the crowded degree is equal to or greater than a specified value within the display apparatuses respectively arranged at each area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Nobuhiro Inagawa
  • Patent number: 8654036
    Abstract: In order to easily display data on a display device, an MFP connected to a plurality of television conference terminal devices each displaying data stores device information in an HDD for a respective one of the television conference terminal devices, to store a format in which the corresponding terminal device inputs data. The MFP includes a data acquiring portion to acquire data, an output destination accepting portion to accept an output destination of data, a conversion portion, when one of the television conference terminal devices is accepted as an output destination device which is the output destination of data, to convert a format of the acquired data to the format stored corresponding to the output destination device in the device information, and a communication control portion to output the data converted by the conversion portion to the output destination device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichi Takahashi, Mitsuzo Iwaki, Daisuke Sakiyama, Takeshi Minami
  • Publication number: 20140043210
    Abstract: A user interface presented on a local display eases user discrimination between multiple remote displays connected to a remotely controlled computer, thereby easing selection of remote display(s) for remote viewing on the local display. The user interface can incorporate information indicating physical positional orientations of remote displays relative to each other, such as whether one remote display is physically located to the left of another remote display. The icons can additionally illustrate sizes of the remote displays relative to each other. Each remote display can be represented within a particular user interface icon as a rectangle whose size and position relative to the other remote display(s) reflect that remote display's actual physical size and position relative to those other remote display(s). Different icons can show different subsets of active and inactive remote monitors, and can be selected to activate different subsets of remote monitors for presentation on the local display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael V. Stein, Dale Taylor
  • Patent number: 8650599
    Abstract: An accumulation display device can interlock a display content according to specification of each of the mobile data terminals. An interlocked display system includes an accumulation display device having a metadata interpretation unit that analyzes metadata transmitted by a broadcast wave or a communication network and an accumulated image processing unit that performs accumulation processing of a program content or transmission processing of a restructured program content and managing each mobile data terminal, and the mobile data terminal. Highlights or replays of various scenes of a program currently viewed on the accumulation display device can be viewed on another device. Information on the currently viewed program and a related program as well as a previous scene can be viewed on the mobile data terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Isao Shindo, Yasuo Endo, Yutaka Tomioka
  • Patent number: 8643625
    Abstract: Technologies described herein generally relate to communications between electronic systems. Each electronic system includes a touch-panel device that may be positioned in proximity to one another such that the near field emissions of the touch-panel devices interact with one another. The touch-panel devices can be adapted to sense one another based on these near field emissions. Once detected, the touch-panel devices can be configured to establish a communication channel to communicate information between one another via modulated near field emissions. Such exchanged information may include identification information, network addresses, security keys, and so forth. The exchanged information may be used for discovery or pairing between the touch-panel devices. The technology presented herein can support an intuitive user experience and improved security over traditional wireless pairing approaches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC
    Inventor: Ezekiel Kruglick
  • Patent number: 8619098
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating context-sensitive, co-salient thumbnails are described. Co-salient thumbnails may effectively convey more useful information than conventional thumbnails while using the same or similar display space. As such, co-salient thumbnails may make it easier for a user to locate a particular image in a large collection of similar images. In some embodiments, for each of a plurality of patches in a first image, an illustrative method may identify a corresponding similar patch in a second image based on one or more similarity measures. The method may then determine a distance from each of the plurality of patches to its corresponding similar patch and select a crop in the first image relative to the second image based on the determined distance. Optionally, the method may repeat these operations in the opposite direction to select a crop in the second image relative to the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Elya Shechtman, Daniel R. Goldman, David E. Jacobs
  • Patent number: 8610739
    Abstract: A method includes querying a database to determine the color profile of the multimedia content. The method may include comparing the secondary color profile of the secondary display to the primary color profile of the primary display and then determining a secondary color profile to apply to the multimedia content on the secondary display. The method may include selecting the secondary color profile from a database and applying the secondary color profile to the multimedia content. The method includes displaying the multimedia content with the secondary color profile on secondary display to reduce a color discrepancy of the multimedia content between the primary and the secondary display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventor: Amruta S Lonkar
  • Patent number: 8605010
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus which occupies a small space and which is capable of supplying image information having high definition and high resolution. An information processing apparatus of the invention employs a head mount display (HMD) utilizing compact flat panel displays as a display device for displaying information. The use of a head mount display as the display device of the information processing apparatus prevents any reduction in a work space. It also makes it possible to change the size of a virtual display screen freely. In addition, the information processing apparatus of the invention is capable of displaying a plurality of pieces of information on the virtual display screen at a time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Jun Koyama, Yoshiharu Hirakata
  • Publication number: 20130314301
    Abstract: A multi-region interactive display is provided. In some embodiments, a multi-region interactive display includes a display including a plurality of display regions, the display configured to provide content in at least a first display region and a second display region; a processor configured to select content for display in at least one of the display regions; and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions, in which the first display region and second display region are configured so that when a first user interacts with the first display region, a second user's view of the second display region is at least partially visible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: AMI ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth A. FEEHAN, David S. SCHMIDT, Howard L. SPIELMAN
  • Patent number: 8587448
    Abstract: A sensor activated broken screen simulator is provided for simulating a screen breaking in response to a detected motion. The simulator includes a frame configured for coupling to a monitor. The monitor has a viewing portion and the frame is positioned such that the frame extends around the viewing portion of the monitor. A screen is coupled to and positioned in the frame such that the screen is positioned over the viewing portion of the monitor when the frame is coupled to the monitor. The screen is transparent when inactive but displays an image of broken glass when activated. A sensor is coupled to the frame and operationally coupled to the screen to activate the screen upon detection of a pre-determined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Inventor: Edward H. Culleny
  • Patent number: 8583178
    Abstract: The mobile terminal has a memory unit configured to store a software, a first display unit configured to display a first screen image generated by a first version of the software, and an interface unit configured to be connected to an external display device having a second display unit. A controller is configured to display the first screen image corresponding to the software of a first version on the first display unit when the software is executed, and to control a second screen image corresponding to the first image, according to the software of a second version to be displayed on the second display unit when the interface unit is connected to the external display device, the second image generated by a second version of the software. Accordingly, a user is able to experience different versions of software simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Chanphill Yun, Woongchang Kim, Sunryang Kim
  • Patent number: 8581700
    Abstract: A wearable device is worn by a person participating in an event in which a plurality of other people are participating and wearing other wearable devices. The wearable device includes a request unit for transmitting a request signal to other wearable devices that are in a predetermined range, and receiving a response to the request signal from each of the other wearable devices, and a communication unit for determining, with use of the received responses, one or more of the other wearable devices to be a communication partner, and performing data communication with the determined one or more other wearable devices. The data received in the communication is data collected by the one or more other wearable devices determined to be communication partners, and the data is used as a profile component when creating a profile of the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Kawamura, Masayuki Misaki, Ryouichi Kawanishi, Masaki Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 8576139
    Abstract: A media content distribution and display system and method that includes a central server, a number of remote display devices, and an electronic network for communicating therebetween. The central server receives and stores a plurality of media content, where each of the media content has one or more attributes associated therewith that relate to characteristics of the media content. The remote display devices receive the media content from the central server. Each remote display device includes at least one electronic display, one or more target attributes associated with the remote display device that relate to environmental variables of the remote display device, and a biasing engine for comparing the media content attributes with the target attributes, and for causing the electronic display to display only those of the media content having one or more of the attributes associated therewith that satisfy a predetermined matching criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: EK3 Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Stuart, Edward D. Elliott, Bryan Andrew Krawetz, Jayesh Kumar Patel
  • Publication number: 20130278483
    Abstract: A system includes a first digital display, a master content player configured to supply first visual content to the first digital display, a second digital display and a slave content player configured to supply second visual content to the second digital display. The master content player publishes synchronization commands to a synchronization server accessed through a wide area network and the slave content player utilizes the wide area network to access the synchronization server for the synchronization commands. The first visual content on the first digital display is coordinated in a predetermined manner with the second visual content on the second digital display on a segment-by-segment basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: VIDERO LLC
    Inventors: Johannes Büld, Benedikt Terhechte, Philipp Kirchner, Aytek Esen Celik
  • Patent number: 8558757
    Abstract: A display system including a display having a interface unit to provide bi-directional communication, a display unit to show an image, a signal processor to convert an image signal inputted through the interface unit to a signal being displayed by the display unit, and a MICOM to output a display information of a controllable functions over the display unit and the signal processor through the interface unit; and a controller connected to the interface unit and providing a graphic user interface corresponding to the display information received from the display and having a display controller to output a control instruction that the MICOM allows to control at least, one of the display unit and the signal processor according to setting through the graphic user interface, to the MICOM through the interface unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-hoon Lee, Young-chan Kim
  • Patent number: 8560753
    Abstract: A method and system for providing computer input/output (I/O) functionality within a remote computing environment. The system comprises a host audio controller and a remote audio controller for bridging audio data between a host computing system and at least one remote audio device, a host USB controller and a remote USB controller for bridging USB data between the host computing system and at least one remote USB device, and an encoder module and a remote display decoder for bridging a digital video signal from the host computing system to a remote display, wherein the host audio controller, the host USB controller, and the encoder module are communicatively coupled to the remote audio controller, the remote USB controller, and the remote display decoder, respectively, via a computer network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Teradici Corporation
    Inventors: David Victor Hobbs, Ian Cameron Main
  • Patent number: 8552984
    Abstract: In one aspect of the present invention a computer-implemented method is provided of processing input key events associated with user input received from a keyboard-type device, wherein the keyboard-type device selected from at least one of a keyboard and a keypad. In this aspect, input key events associated with a first process active within an operating system are received and monitored for a first predefined input key event associated with user selection of a first key of the keyboard-type device for at least a predetermined time period. In response to identifying the first predefined input key event, the input key events are redirected from the first process to a second process. The input key events are monitored for a second predefined input key event associated with further redirection of the input key events. In response to identifying the second predefined input key event, the input key events are redirected to the first process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: 602531 British Columbia Ltd.
    Inventor: Peter Knaven
  • Patent number: 8555406
    Abstract: A method and system for remote viewing of multimedia content using a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN) is configured to duplicate multimedia content displayed on a first MCDN terminal device and route the duplicate multimedia content to a second MCDN terminal device. The MCDN terminal devices may be coupled to a local network at an MCDN client premises. The MCDN terminal devices may also include wireless telephony devices for mobile remote viewing functionality. The method may include transcoding of the multimedia content into a format suitable for the second MCDN terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Jerald Robert Howcroft, Michael Raftelis
  • Publication number: 20130249773
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, provided is a communication device that performs communications of an image and audio. The communication device includes: a storage unit that stores therein arrangement information for specifying a display scheme for the image; an arrangement-information setting unit that sets arrangement information in the storage unit; and a display control unit that refers to the arrangement information and causes a plurality of display devices to display the image. The display control unit causes a first display device to display captured images of a local point and a remote point and causes a second display device to display an image supplied from an image supply device of the local point or the remote point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventor: Yoshinaga KATO
  • Patent number: 8537073
    Abstract: Control of multiple display screens associated with a computer, wherein the auxiliary screen display content that depends on conditions of the computer. During some times the auxiliary screen displays content associated with the presently executing program, and during other times the auxiliary screen displays history information. The rules can be automatically changed or manually changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Inventor: Scott C. Harris
  • Patent number: 8538343
    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: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: David Petersen, Padraig Stapleton
  • Publication number: 20130234913
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing an enhanced Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) display (WFD) session in a WFD network, and system thereof. Once a WFD connection is setup, a WFD source device broadcasts a WFD capability request frame to multiple WFD sink devices over the WFD connection. In response, each of the WFD sink devices sends a WFD capability response frame to the WFD source device. The WFD capability response frame contains capability information and audio and video intent value associated with the respective WFD sink devices. The WFD source device consolidates a sink property table using the capability information and the audio and video intent value associated with respective WFD sink devices. The WFD source device establishes a WFD session with the multiple WFD sink devices. The WFD source device streams multimedia content to the WFD sink devices in a multicast manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kavin Kumar THANGADORAI, Mohammed INTHIQAB, Srikrishna SADULA, Vaibhav KHANDELWAL
  • Patent number: 8532645
    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 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Mark J. Enzmann, Paul Christopher Grooms, Robert Torrence Moton, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8515408
    Abstract: A mobile communication terminal adapted for being connected to an external display device through a wired or wireless link is provided. The mobile communication terminal has an input section which receives an input for operating the mobile communication terminal, a storage section which stores a manual of the mobile communication terminal, the manual including a procedure for an operation performed through the input section, an external output controller which provides the external display device with the manual so as to display the manual on the external display device, and a navigation section which introduces a series of operations to be input through the input section in accordance with the procedure displayed on the external display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Mobile Communications Limited
    Inventor: Munenori Kawakami
  • Patent number: 8514208
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for optical wireless communication. In one embodiment, a wireless optical video system in which video content (e.g., DVI or HDMI) is transmitted wirelessly between a digital video source and a display device. This wireless optical communication is accomplished using a laser, encoded with the digital video data, directed from an optical transmitter to an optical receiver. In another embodiment, the data to be communicated includes high-definition video content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Champion, Robert A. Unger, Robert Hardacker
  • Patent number: 8477082
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for operating the display hardware of a wireless device from a media device. In one embodiment, the system may comprise a wireless device that includes a processor, a memory, display hardware, and a slave node adapted to communicate with the display hardware; and a removable media device that includes a memory, a processor, and a master node adapted to communicate with the slave node of the wireless device. In another embodiment, the method may comprise emulating a hardware interface on a removable media device; mapping display hardware of a wireless device to the interface; mapping a processor of the media device to the display hardware; wrapping and sending display hardware commands from a master node of the media device to a slave node of the wireless device; and executing the commands on the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Cassis International Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Wee Lee, Leandro Quitalig Galvez
  • Patent number: 8472885
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information presenting apparatus, an information presenting method, and the like enabling a plural users to log in and capable of improving convenience (usability) and the like for users. The information presenting apparatus capable of performing radio communication with a plural radio communication devices includes a storage which stores setting information that specifies content or format of information to be presented to users of the radio communication devices so that the setting information for the plural radio communication devices can be distinguished from each other, a registration unit which registers the radio communication device with which radio communication is established and a presentation unit which presents the information on the basis of the setting information for the registered radio communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventor: Yukihito Wada
  • Patent number: 8471781
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for configuration of multiple monitor layout displays, including detecting a presence of multiple monitors installed in a computer system; configuring layouts for the multiple monitors, including, configuring at least one of size, shape and location of corresponding displays of the multiple monitors, and configuring at least one of size, shape and location of content for display on the multiple monitors; and displaying the configured layouts on the multiple monitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Litera Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Deepak Massand
  • Patent number: 8471860
    Abstract: Graphics display adapters for driving multiple display monitors have become very popular. Graphics display adapters that drive multiple monitors can be used to provide terminal services to multiple independent terminals or be used to provide multiple displays to a single user. Generating video signals for multiple display systems puts a heavy burden on the video memory system since multiple different video signal generators may read from associated frame buffers in a shared video memory system. In one disclosed embodiment, a plurality of video memory read triggers are provided wherein at least two of which are staggered to reduce the load on the video memory system. In response to each read trigger, display data is read from a frame buffer to an associated video signal generation circuit. Each video signal generation circuit then provides a display signal to an associated display screen in a multi-screen environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: nComputing Inc.
    Inventor: Subir Ghosh
  • Patent number: 8467775
    Abstract: Video clips are stored and converted on a website into different formats which are compatible with different cellular phones. The source for the video can be sources such as DVDs, other cellular phones, or broadcast television. The system can automatically store profiles from multiple different phones and automatically carry out a conversion based on information stored in the profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Ubiquity Holdings
    Inventors: Kenneth Stephen Bailey, Christopher Carmichael
  • Patent number: 8462079
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an ornamental system, apparatus and method that is dynamically modifiable. Embodiments of the ornament system comprise a processor, at least one ornamental member and a data controller. The processor is a computer or similar device that stores data for transmission. The ornamental member is configured to receive and display data stored in a database. Embodiments of the present invention can be coupled to other ornamental systems across a wide area network, wherein users can share data files for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Inventor: Gregory A Piccionelli
  • Publication number: 20130141308
    Abstract: An electronic device supporting multi-panel interface displaying is provided. The electronic device has: a processing unit configured to provide an operating interface, wherein the operating interface has a plurality of interface components; and a multi-device group communication unit configured to perform a device coordination process between the electronic device and at least one other electronic device, wherein the at least one other electronic device has a corresponding processing unit and a corresponding multi-device group communication unit, and the processing unit adjusts at least one of the interface components displayed on the electronic device according to a number of devices in the device coordination process between the electronic device and the at least one other electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Yi-Shu HUANG, Yun-Wei LIAO, Chih-Hao HSU
  • Patent number: 8456378
    Abstract: To provide a technology of moving and displaying an object concealed on a first display unit to and on a second display unit. An electronic device including a first display unit and a second display unit displays an object as a graphical user interface on the first display unit, detects that the object gets concealed, determines whether or not the concealed object is coincident with a predetermined condition, and displays the object coincident with the predetermined condition on the second display unit. When a detection unit detects that the object does not get concealed, the display of the object is deleted from on the second display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Michito Kakie
  • Patent number: 8456379
    Abstract: A system that includes environmental controls is described that at least enhances the experience of giving or viewing a presentation. During a presentation, multiple controls are available which enable the presenter to have direct control of the presentation environment. The system, for example, makes it easier to give presentations, both public and private, using computer-aided text, images, and sounds. Using this system, it is possible, for example, for presenters to practice a presentation before actually giving it, to transmit a presentation, either pre-recorded or live, from a remote location(s), to record a presentation for later distribution, to view a pre-recorded or live presentation from a remote location(s), or to upload a video or audio message to a website. This system includes a combination of, for example, an exemplary integrated information presentation device, an Integrated Presentation Environment Assembly with Controls, an information display device system, a stylus, and a remote control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Speakeasy, LLC.
    Inventors: Gerald C. Hurley, Edward F. Lamb, Francis B. Lamb, Earle H. Andrews
  • Patent number: 8446337
    Abstract: A method for operating an object between a first terminal and a second terminal. The display space of one of the first and second terminals is extended to the other terminal. One of the first and second terminals intercepts an event associated with the object occurring in the terminal so as to obtain the position of the object, informs the other terminal of the position of the object, and redraws the object on the screen of the other terminal based on the received position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventor: Zhongqing Li
  • Publication number: 20130113684
    Abstract: An image display apparatus is connected to an external device through a network. The image display apparatus includes: a communication unit that receives, from an external device, a request to create a display job to perform displaying an image and a request for display in which a display job is specified and sends a reply for a request to create a display job to an external device; a job creation unit that creates a display job when a request to create the display job is received; and an execution control unit that instructs a specified display job to perform displaying an image when a request for display is received from an external device. The communication unit includes, in a reply for a request to create a display job, identification information of the display job. A display job is specified based on identification information in a request for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventor: Kazunori Sugimura
  • Patent number: 8436840
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods that relate to an LCD device responding to an AT command that solely activates the backlight of the LCD device. An LCD device is programmed to respond to two distinct backlight AT commands. One AT command turns the backlight on, and another AT command turns the backlight off. These backlight AT commands are programmed into LCD device testing equipment so that accurate photographs are taken of the LCD device, and results are improved. The backlight AT commands are also used as part of the programming for user-end applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: Inderpreet Singh Ahluwalia
  • Patent number: 8410994
    Abstract: A method and system for displaying graphics on a display of a second module remotely connected with a first module via a data communications medium. A first controller for the first module and a second controller for the second module are connected to first and second graphics processors, respectively, both graphics processors being operative to request data from the first module when ready to process data. The first controller interfaces between the first graphics processor and the first module. The second controller interfaces between the second graphics processor and the first module via the data communications medium and the first controller. The first controller duplicates data returned to the first graphics processor by the first module in response to data requests, and transmits the duplicated data to the second controller via the data communications medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Matrox Graphics Inc.
    Inventors: André Testa, Eric Saulnier, Stéphane Tremblay