Abstract: A large display is provided for the representation of medical images. The large display comprises at least a first and a second zone which can be controlled and operated independently of each other. Furthermore, an image configuration is provided which describes the representation on the large display during normal operation. Also provided is an emergency image configuration which describes the representation in the second zone of the large display in the event of failure or fault of the representation in the first zone. In the event of a fault, provision is made for switching over to an emergency operating mode in which the representation in the second zone is determined by the emergency configuration. The present embodiments have the advantage of providing protection against a failure of the large display, failure of which would disrupt medical operation.

Abstract: Systems and methods are operable to share a viewing experience of a free viewpoint format media content event. An exemplary embodiment receives the free viewpoint format media content event, receives unique geometric orientation information from each one of a plurality of head mounted displays (HMDs), determines a unique viewpoint location for each one of the plurality of HMDs based upon the geometric orientation information received from each one of the plurality of HMDs, determines a unique viewpoint area for each one of the plurality of HMDs based upon the determined unique viewpoint location, and communicates each one of the unique viewpoint areas to the associated one of the plurality of HMDs.

Abstract: A dynamically reconfigurable touch screen system includes a first display having a first touch screen, a second display having a second touch screen, the second display being operatively connected to the first display, at least one sensor operatively associated with one of the first and second displays. The at least one sensor detects a physical orientation of the one of the first and second touch screens. The dynamically reconfigurable touch screen system further includes a controller linked to the at least one sensor. The controller sets a display of the other of the first and second touch screens based on the physical orientation of the one of the first and second touch screens.

Abstract: In a screen displayed on site in a data format of image data, if a portion of the screen is changed, from among the image data of the entire screen, only an image data subjected to the change is converted to a vector graphics and is transmitted to a remote site via a network. At the remote site, the transmitted vector graphics is reconverted to the image data and is displayed. Further, information necessary for searching an image data is transmitted in association with a vector graphics. This allows a search to be made only from a data which actually requires to be displayed at the remote site.

Abstract: Automatic annotation of recorded lectures includes the annotation of recorded presentations as presented on a computer screen during a presentation. Such annotation is accomplished with metadata that indicates the original slide and the time in the presentation that the slide was presented. Registration of the presentation tags the presentation with this metadata, which uniquely identifies the presentation and each slide. The metadata enables future searching of the recorded presentation for the annotation, such that segments of recorded presentations in which the slide was presented can be recalled. The searching function can also be used in an integrated system with other applications to enable recall of segments of relevant recorded presentations.

Abstract: To render graphics on multiple display devices, multiple computing platforms are networked and each computing platform separately executes an application rendering the graphics for a subset of the multiple display devices. A server including a first display device and a first computing platform generates a world space and renders from the generated world space a first viewing frustum for display on the first display device and a client coupled to the server receives a transmission of the world space position and renders a second viewing frustum for display on a second display device.

Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile communication terminal, and which includes projecting display information via a projector module onto an external surface; detecting, via a sensor included in the terminal, a motion of the mobile communication terminal; calculating, via a controller, an amount of the detected motion of the mobile communication terminal; and moving, via the controller controlling the projector module, the display information projected onto the external surface based on the calculated amount of the detected motion.

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.

Abstract: Systems and methods are operable to concurrently present images on a small display of a mobile media device and a large display of a media presentation system. An exemplary method receives emulated information from a mobile media device, wherein the emulated information corresponds to at least one image that is being currently presented on a display of the mobile media device; generates at least one image based upon the received emulated information, wherein the at least one image is configured for presentation on a display of a media system; and communicates the at least one image to a display of the media system. The image presented on the display of the media system is substantially the same image presented on the display of the mobile media device. The image presented on the display of the media system is substantially larger than the image presented on the display of the mobile media device.

Abstract: A serial display interface such as the VESA-Display Port interface is expanded to support daisy chained coupling of one display monitor to the next. Each daisy chain wise connectable display monitor has a local daisy chain transceiver device associated with it where the local transceiver device selectively picks off passing through video data streams in response to embedded MDID identification signals and forwards the selectively picked off data to the local monitor. The local transceiver device also relays the passing through video data streams on to more downstream devices of the daisy chain. In one embodiment, the daisy chain wise connectable display monitors are hot-pluggable and unpluggable.

Abstract: A display apparatus of the present invention has been made so that: in cases where a video signal cannot be normally received, the display apparatus allows a display representing whether a video signal is not normally received due to presence of other wireless communication apparatus. The displaying is carried out when the video signal is not normally carried out.

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.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a control transfer apparatus, a system, and a method thereof. In particular, a software or hardware implemented control transfer means is introduced to implementing the remote control. By which, the control transfer means can fully display the instant screenshot of a terminal device onto a control-end system. Therefore, a user may intuitively operate the system through touch-control, or any other input method. According to one of the embodiments, the control transfer apparatus includes a control unit for controlling the display and AV signals among the terminals and the control-end system, and further managing the tasks of communication protocol, interface, and codec.

Abstract: A screen sharing system includes information processing apparatuses that display the same content on their respective screens as a shared screen. Each of the information processing apparatuses includes an operation right switching unit configured to acquire an operation right, a transmission data generating unit configured to generate transmission data including operational information of an input operation, and a drawing unit configured to draw a display object on the screen. At a transmitting information processing apparatus with the operation right, the drawing unit draws the display object according to the operational information, and the transmission data generating unit generates the transmission data including the operational information and sends the transmission data to a receiving information processing apparatus without the operation right.

Abstract: An endoscope apparatus comprises: a scope comprising a solid imaging device; a processor unit which forms an observation image from signals emitted from the solid imaging device, the processor being connected to the scope; and a plurality of monitors each of which is connected to the processor unit, wherein a whole image of the observation image is displayed on at least one of said plurality of monitors, and a partial image of the observation image is enlarged and displayed on the other one(s) of said plurality of monitors.

Abstract: An area identifying unit separates input image data into each image area. An editing unit performs an editing process on the input image data in units of separated image area. An operation displaying unit displays the input image data with an input display module and an editing display module. The operation displaying unit is capable of accepting editing inputs and an input of various settings through a touch input on the display. The editing unit performs the editing process on the image data based on the editing input. The operation displaying unit further displays an editing result performed by the editing unit.

Abstract: Provided is a terminal apparatus that is able to, when outputting an image and letting it display on an external display apparatus, keep on displaying the same image on the external display apparatus, even when operations are executed that will display an image you do not want to show to the current viewers of the external display apparatus, due to receiving phone calls or e-mails. The terminal apparatus (indicated by an example: mobile terminal apparatus (1)) is enabled to output screens to the external display apparatus (indicated by an example: TV 4). The mobile terminal apparatus (1) is provided with a displaying portion (14), and a different-output control portion (indicated by an example: output-destination determining/control portion (21)).

Abstract: A mobile terminal including a first display unit configured to display a first screen image; an interface unit configured to be connected to an external display device having a second display unit; and a controller configured to interface with the external display device to display a monitor window including a second screen image corresponding to the first screen image on the external display device, and to control the monitor window to be enlarged on the second display unit when the first screen image is zoomed in on the first display unit.

Abstract: A media content distribution and display system and method that includes a central server, a plurality 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 plurality of remote display devices receive via the electronic network the media content from the central server.

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.

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.

Abstract: An electronic system comprises a mobile apparatus and a reading apparatus. The reading apparatus has a display screen and a plurality of operation units. When the reading apparatus is linked with the mobile apparatus through a data-transmission interface, the reading apparatus displays an image of an electronic file on the display screen thereof which is stored in the mobile apparatus. When one of the operation units is enabled, the reading apparatus generates a corresponding operation signal to the mobile apparatus, thus the mobile apparatus performs a corresponding operation process according to the operation signal.

Abstract: A method for transmitting an image from a first control unit to a second control unit is provided wherein a maintenance technician can view the same image on a head-mounted display from the first output unit as an expert in the back office. The image is played back on the first output unit with the same resolution as on the head-mounted display.

Abstract: A remote displaying method for monitor apparatus, comprises: converting step, for converting a plurality of graphic elements which constitute a displayed graphic on the monitor apparatus into a plurality of corresponding display instructions; transmitting step, for transmitting the display instructions to a remote display apparatus; receiving step, for receiving the display instructions on the remote display apparatus; and displaying step, for displaying on the remote display apparatus in accordance with the display instructions.

Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus, system and method for allowing multiple television (TV) sets to communicate with each other in synchronizing their audiovisual signal output (when set to the same TV channel) to allow simultaneous viewing of common programming content.

Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a mobile communication terminal comprises a first display and a second display and a user interface for allowing a user to select one or more images to be displayed on either of the first and second displays, wherein images displayed on both the first and the second display are viewable from a first viewing angle.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a mobile communication device that allows the user to easily perform simultaneous voice communication and image communication that allows the user to transmit high quality image information to another user and receive high quality image information from another user. The mobile communication device provides multiple cameras and/or display screens that allow a user to easily photograph a subject and view captured images that are received either from a camera located in the device or from another user.

Abstract: A stage lighting system with a digital and analog part. The digital part is used to form the image, which can be, for example, a full brightness image. The analog part is used to dim the image, and to carry out failsafe operation. If an error occurs in the digital part, then the analog part prevents the image from being shown.

Abstract: In a video matrix display interface, an interface includes one or more subsystems to receive information from a plurality of display devices, compile the information from the plurality of display devices, report the compiled information to a graphics processing device, generate a video image using the compiled information, the image to be viewable across the plurality of display devices, splice the video image into portions and transmit the video image portions to the plurality of display devices, thereby creating a continuous image across the plurality of display devices.

Abstract: A multimedia capture and presentation system includes a plurality of imaging systems and one or more detection systems. The plurality of imaging systems capture image areas of a scene from at least partially different locations. The one or more detection systems determine a relative position of each of the plurality of imaging systems with respect to the different locations of the scene from where the image areas are captured. The relative position of each of the plurality of imaging systems and the captured image areas are used to generate a multimedia presentation of the scene. The control system adjusts the output of the captured image areas from the plurality of projection systems to conform to a display environment. The one or more detection systems determine another relative position of each of the plurality of imaging systems with respect to the display environment on which the image areas are displayed.

Abstract: A screen synchronous control apparatus includes a reference timing transmitting unit 3 for transmitting a reference timing signal about display of a plurality of display screens 11, 12, and 13 at predetermined intervals, a display control unit 1 for transmitting a drawing instruction for displaying display data on the plurality of display screens 11, 12, and 13, and a plurality of display processing units 101, 201, and 301 each for receiving the drawing instruction transmitted from the display control unit 1, for executing the drawing instruction according to the reference timing signal transmitted from the reference timing transmitting unit 3, and for displaying the display data on the corresponding one of the display screens 11, 12, or 13.

Abstract: A system and method automatically scale the resolution of video output of a selected workstation blade so that an administrator can view the video output by the selected workstation blade in the same format as it is displayed at the user terminal associated with the selected workstation blade. The video is automatically switched from a multi-screen display to a single-screen display for both the user and the administrator so that the administrator may see the video output regardless of differences between the displays the user and the administrator each have.

Abstract: A drawing image sharing apparatus captures an image being displayed onto a first drawing object as a captured image, before displaying a drawing image of a second drawing object onto the first drawing object. The drawing image sharing apparatus generates a differential image that reflects the difference between the captured image and a previous projection image, and transmits the differential image for projection onto the second drawing object.

Abstract: A method is provided to retrieve a display resolution used by a computing device in an online conference. With the display resolution, a boundary associated with the display resolution is displayed. The boundary is configured to define a display area shown on the computing device.

Abstract: A method for displaying multimedia content includes playing multimedia content on a first device; detecting that a second device is outside of a particular distance from the first device; in response to detecting that the second device is outside of the particular distance from the first device, playing the multimedia content on the second device. A method for displaying multimedia content includes playing multimedia content on a first device; detecting that the first device is inside of a particular distance from the second device; in response to detecting that the first device is inside of the particular distance from the second device, playing the multimedia content on the second device.

Abstract: A unique system and method that facilitates extending input/output capabilities for resource deficient mobile devices and interactions between multiple heterogeneous devices is provided. The system and method involve an interactive surface to which the desired mobile devices can be connected. The interactive surface can provide an enhanced display space and customization controls for mobile devices that lack adequate displays and input capabilities. In addition, the interactive surface can be employed to permit communication and interaction between multiple mobile devices that otherwise are unable to interact with each other. When connected to the interactive surface, the mobile devices can share information, view information from their respective devices, and store information to the interactive surface. Furthermore, the interactive surface can resume activity states of mobile devices that were previously communicating upon re-connection to the surface.

Abstract: A digital camera has output ports that are connectable by cables to an HDTV television. The camera generates a slide show viewable on the television screen. The slide show involves a sequence of images stored on the camera and audio stored on the camera. The slide show is supplied to the television in the form of an HDTV resolution video stream and an accompanying audio stream. A user selects one of a plurality of scenarios for the slide show. The particular scenario determines how identified images will be presented. Using camera buttons, the user can stop and start the slide show and can move a pointer on the television screen. A standard EVJ file that defines the slide show in accordance with a scenario is generated by the camera. The file can be played on any rendering device that supports the EVJ functionality so as to recreate the slide show.

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.

Abstract: A plurality of applications are integrated in a system by merging three-dimensional (3-D) display data contributions from the respective applications into a single display scene using a visual integration hub. The respective contributions of display data may be separately manipulated to establish registration or relative positioning and then locked together such that the composite image may be graphically manipulated as a single object. Two-dimensional (2-D) data such as text or spreadsheets are imbedded in the image and manipulated in the same manner as 3-D objects. The hub allows transfer of graphic data between applications and conversion of the graphic data to the format of each respective application.

Abstract: A system with a main monitor for a host computer and a second, mini monitor for displaying a portion of the display normally intended for the main monitor. In one embodiment, the mini monitor is connected to the computer over a shared, peripheral bus, such as the universal serial bus (USB). The smaller size of the mini monitor and either compression or slower refresh rates allow it to be connected to the USB just like other peripheral devices.

Abstract: One or more remote content-displaying devices are represented on a display of a content-pushing device. A user of the content-pushing device is thus enabled to select which remote content-displaying device(s) is to receive and display the content.

Abstract: A multi-display system is provided. The system includes a plurality of display devices that each display a partial image being at least a part of an original image of a screen. Each of the plurality of display devices include a plurality of signal input channels that are each provided with an input terminal for receiving image information about the original image or the partial image, and are each set in accordance with a signal format of the provided image information; an input channel selection section that selects any of the signal input channels in accordance with a predetermined control command, and makes an input of the image information via the selected signal input channel; and a display control section that applies, in accordance with the predetermined control command, predetermined image processing to the received image information, and makes a display section display thereon the partial image.

Abstract: Changed Host Display Information (HDI) may be captured, selectively encoded, and optionally transmitted between participants over a session. Hints indicative of which portions of the HDI may have changed are collected and used to select areas of HDI for processing. Changed HDI is encoded using an encoding process selected from a number of encoding processes by determining which process is likely to efficiently encode that portion of the HDI. Where the HDI is divided into tiles for processing the encoding method selection may take place on a tile-by-tile basis, for example by counting the number of colors in the tile to be encoded. Changed HDI may be transmitted to viewers using paint commands containing pixel information and copy commands indicating that a portion of the HDI has been moved.

Abstract: An image display system is provided that has a plurality of compact, easy to carry, and easy to use display devices. The image display system having the feature of transmitting image data and also supplying power successively for every prescribed number of display apparatuses from a host machine to a plurality of display devices provided with a reflection type display device having a memory effect.

Abstract: A method and device that support automatic scaling of display output of a shared application are described. Display output of a shared application from a device with large display (33) is received at a device with small display (31) and scaled down to fit the boundaries of device with small display (31). This scaled down display output is then shown as overall content (44) in background layer (40) on device with small display (31). Information about work area view (46) is also received at the device with small display (31) and is mapped to contents of the background layer (40). Then mapped contents are automatically scaled up to user defined levels and displayed in foreground layer (41). The contents of foreground layer (41) may be fixed or may be synchronized with changes in work area view (46) at device with large display (33).

Abstract: A display control device includes an information discriminating unit that, upon receiving from one of a plurality of input operation devices identification information of the input operation device, identification information of an application, and input instruction information for the application, outputs the received input instruction information to the corresponding application, and a display processing unit that reflects a screen transition caused by application processing based on the input instruction information on a screen of a shared display device, and the display processing unit sends information regarding screen layout of the shared display device to each of the input operation devices at predetermined timing.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a multi-screen video reproducing system capable of performing synchronized video reproduction for a long time by using a simple system without recognizing an absolute time. The multi-screen video reproducing system comprises a LAN functioning as a network; a plurality of rendering units RU1 to RU4 connected to the LAN to output video data to a corresponding display device of a plurality of display devices D1 to D4; and a video distribution server VS which is connected to the LAN and which distributes the video data to the plurality of rendering units RU1 to RU4 and distributes timing information to the plurality of rendering units RU1 to RU4 through a simultaneous broadcast communication.

Abstract: An image output apparatus has a communication unit which can communicate with a plurality of external devices, displays an image received from an external device through the communication unit, and acquires, from an external device serving as a provision source of the image being displayed, indication information related to sending of the image to an external device. The image output apparatus controls sending of the image being displayed to an external device other than the external device serving as the provision source on the basis of the acquired indication information.

Abstract: An integrated information presentation system that includes environmental controls is described that at least enhances the experience of giving or viewing a presentation. During the giving of a presentation, multiple controls are available in the system 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, yet it is far from just a tool to be used during these events themselves. 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.

Abstract: A mobile communication terminal which senses a counterpart mobile communication terminal located within a predetermined range by using local area communication and displays a character corresponding to the sensed counterpart mobile communication terminal on its screen. After character cooperation, the mobile communication terminal transmits reproduced music or a user's spoken comment to counterpart mobile communication terminals by using the local area communication. Also, the mobile communication terminal outputs a sound signal transmitted from a counterpart mobile communication terminal by using the local area communication. Therefore, mobile communication terminals can share music with each other, so that the users can enjoy various types of communication by forming a virtual community space.