Abstract: An image display device for displaying an image based on an image signal input from a plurality of image supply devices via a network includes a storage section storing connection information used for the image supply device being connected to the image display device via the network, an encoding section encoding the connection information to generate a connection information code which can be recognized by the image supply device, a display section displaying the connection information code and the image based on the image signal input from the image supply device, and an image control section dividing an image display area of the display section into a plurality of divisional areas, and displaying the image based on the image signal input from respective one of the image supply devices in each of the divisional areas.

Abstract: A wireless peripheral mode is provided by a host system that communicates to a WiFi infrastructure and, utilizing the same WiFi RF subsystem, also communicates to peripherals. The host system may employ additional RF channels for communicating with high bandwidth peripherals, such as display devices, where high levels of QoS may be managed locally. The host system may be a conventional desktop computer system, a notebook computer system, a multi-media access point, a cell phone, a game machine, a portable game machine, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a smart phone or any other type of device that benefits from accessing both a WiFi infrastructure and local peripherals.

Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method that includes receiving, at a user device, a resource referenced by a resource address, wherein the resource defines a resource page; determining, at the user device, that a television device can display transcoded video content; in response to determining that the television device can display transcoded video content: rendering, by the user device, the resource page according to the dimensions of the television device, transcoding, by the user device, the rendered resource page into transcoded video content for which the television has the processing capability to display, and providing, by the user device, the transcoded video content to the television device for display on the television device.

Abstract: An electronic display device is in communication with a social website in a network communication manner for receiving an image file from the social website. The image file is shown on the electronic display device, and transmitted to a handheld electronic device in a wireless transmission manner. Via an input module of the handheld electronic device, the user of the handheld electronic device may generate an evaluation message. The evaluation message may be transmitted to the electronic display device in a wireless transmission manner. A transfer program installed in the electronic display device is executed to transmit said evaluation message to the social website in the network communication manner.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for optimizing the transmission of video configuration data in a system comprising a host computer and a display monitor. The invention comprises a wireless video source adapter connected to the host computer and a wireless video sink adapter connected to the monitor. Upon system startup, the video sink adapter acquires EDID information from the monitor and transmits it to the video source adapter, which does not activate its connection and indicate its presence to the host computer until after receiving the EDID information. The video source adapter then supplies the EDID information to the host computer in response to EDID requests from the computer. In this manner, the video source adapter acts as a virtual proxy for the display monitor from the point of the view of the host computer. The host computer then uses the EDID information to configure its video signal to match the parameters of the display monitor.

Abstract: A portable device is provided that is adapted to remotely control content on a nearby display screen. The portable device includes a button which, upon selection, sends commands with respect to current content on the nearby display screen. The portable device is adapted to send a command that specifies an electronic address of new content from an electronic network for display on the nearby display screen.

Abstract: The present invention provides a surveying system, which comprises a surveying device 1 having a function for tracking a target 13 and a remote control device 16 for remotely controlling the surveying device on a target side, wherein the surveying device comprises measuring units 21, 25 and 27, image pickup units 22 and 23, a first radio unit 33, and a first control arithmetic unit 29, and the remote control device comprises a second radio unit 37, a second control arithmetic unit 35, a second display unit 18, and a second operation input unit 20, wherein the surveying device transmits an image data acquired at the image pickup unit to the remote control device via the radio unit, and the remote control device receives the image data via the second radio unit and the second display unit displays the image in inversion display based on the image data.

Abstract: Identification information of another image communication apparatus is received, as transmitter information indicating a transmitter, from the another image communication apparatus, and display is performed so as to indicate the transmitter on display means in accordance with the transmitter information having been received, and a user is allowed to select whether or not an image is to be received from the another image communication apparatus having transmitted the transmitter information. Next, its own identification information is transmitted, as destination information indicating a destination, to the another image communication apparatus which is selected as the transmitter from which an image is to be received. An image is received from the another image communication apparatus to which the destination information is transmitted, and the received image is stored in storage means.

Abstract: Discussed is an image display device which detects image characteristic information from an image of a screen provided by a mobile terminal, extracts a characteristic area based on the image characteristic information, and automatically magnifies or reduces the extracted characteristic area and display the same, to thereby allow a user to conveniently and effectively view the image provided from the mobile terminal in a vehicle. The image display device includes: a communication unit configured to receive an image from a mobile terminal; a controller configured to detect image characteristic information of the received image, extract a first area on the basis of the detected image characteristic information, determine an image processing scheme with respect to the extracted first area, and process an image corresponding to the extracted first area according to the determined image processing scheme; and a display unit configured to display the processed image.

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 cellular multiscreen system forms an image which can be a frame of a video or still image, divides that image into a number of parts, and sends each part to a different cellular telephone. The cellular telephones which receives the images collectively can display the images so that one can see the original image by looking at the multiple different cellular telephones. A game can also be played by determining which of the cellular phones receive which portion of the image.

Abstract: A portable terminal comprises a first body 104 on which the first display surface 102 is formed, a second body 108 on which the second display surface 106 is formed, and hinge units which combine the first body 104 and the second body 108 in a foldable way. The first display surface 102 and the second display surface 106 form a combined display 112 continuously at a time of opening the first body 104 and the second body 108, and it further comprises a display control unit which displays one information on the whole combined display 112. Two display screens respectively formed in the individual bodies are used effectively.

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: A radio apparatus includes a first receiving module, a connection module, a register module, a selection module and a second receiving module. The first receiving module is configured to receive a plurality of connection requests, each transmitted wirelessly from each of a plurality of external apparatuses. The connection module is configured to establish a plurality of communication connections with the external apparatuses by sending permission responses to the external apparatuses in response to the connection requests. The register module is configured to register the external apparatuses in chronological order of establishment of each of the communication connections. The selection module is configured to select an external apparatus according to the chronological order. The second receiving module is configured to receive image data that is transmitted from the selected external apparatus.

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: Multimedia from a source can be wirelessly transmitted in a 60 GHz system to a display. To support rapid reads of encryption, EDID, and other data written into a slave at the display by a master at the source in accordance with I2C protocol, a master simulator on the display side continually polls the slave for changes, and maintains a shadow memory in a slave simulator at the source side current, so that reads from the master may be immediately executed from the shadow memory in the slave simulator without transmitting the wireless link.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided in which a digital image is transmitted to a presentation projector resource over a wireless transmission medium using a reduced amount of bandwidth by transmitting a subset of the digital image data. The subset of image data may be a delta subset that represents those areas of the image that have changed since the previous transmission. The subset image data may also be a scalable vector graphics representation of the subset of the digital image. A projector discovery logic selects a suitable projector resource based on the order or signal strength of the discovery replies. A wireless image transmission session is established with the selected projector resource during which the projector is unavailable to other devices. The subset image data may be compressed and transmission coordinated with the projector resource so that the data is sent only when it is ready to be received.

Abstract: A wireless display system is disclosed comprising a host-side data communication apparatus connected to a host and configured to acquire media data containing at least display data from the hardware of the host, generate data message and transfer the data message wirelessly, and a display-device side data communication apparatus configured to receive the data message transferred wirelessly, interpret it into media data and then output to a display device. With the system of the present invention, CPU does not need to execute a screen-capturing program to acquire display information from a display memory unit and thus has a reduced work load, and transmission delay can also be reduced.

Abstract: One particular implementation of the present invention may take the form of a mobile set configured to include one or more projection devices to display a media presentation to a viewer. The mobile set may be configured to follow a fixed path or may move through autonomous navigation. In one embodiment, the mobile set may be included as part of an amusement park ride to interact with the ride patrons and provide them with a greater entertainment experience. For example, the mobile projected set may be synchronized to move with a carrier vehicle carrying the ride patrons and project a presentation or display to the ride patrons during the ride. Placing the projected scene on a mobile set allows the patrons to interact with the projected scene for a longer period of time then if the projected scene was stationary. Further, the mobile sets may be used to configure and control sightlines through the ride to provide a more dynamic environment for the amusement park ride.

Abstract: A wireless interface extension for mobile devices is provided. The wireless interface extension includes a user interface, a wireless communication link, and a processor. The processor communicates with a mobile device over the wireless communication link and enables a user to use the user interface to interact with at least one user application on the mobile device.

Abstract: Image signals input via input terminals are selected by a selector. The selected image signals are combined and displayed on the same screen of a display device. The display screen includes one main screen and a plurality of sub screens. In the case where a moving image is displayed on the main screen, images displayed on the sub screens are updated when the moving image displayed on the main screen are in a still state. The modes of the image signals are detected only when they are input for the first time, the process performed upon the image signals input after that is controlled in accordance with information stored in a memory.

Abstract: Systems and methods for creating and employing software to handle the playback of media, especially video, in browsers that, in addition to or instead of playing the media in the browser, may use the second display protocols to instruct a separate display device to play the media. The software can of any type that can transmit the content or specify a network location of the content item for subsequent playback to a content playback device. In one implementation, the software may be in the form of a browser plug-in or in the form of an application that the browser is configured to use for the playback of selected media types.

Abstract: An electronic label wirelessly connected to an information updating system having a server. The electronic label includes a wireless communication interface to receive information from the server to be displayed on a display, a means for label processing connected to the communication interface, a means for updating the display connected to the means for label processing, and at least one dot matrix display to display a dot matrix image, where the dot matrix display is connected to the means for updating the display. The communication interface receives the information to be displayed from the information updating system. The label includes a layout script such that the means for label processing generates the dot matrix image from the received information using the layout script.

Abstract: An electronic label wirelessly connected to a product information updating system. The electronic label includes a wireless communication interface to receive information from a server to be displayed on a display, a means for processing connected to the communication interface, a means for updating the display connected to the means for processing, and at least one dot matrix display to display a dot matrix image, where the dot matrix display is connected to the means for updating the display. The communication interface receives the information to be displayed from the product information updating system. At least a part of the dot matrix display displays a first barcode that can be scanned by a barcode scanner, where the first barcode identifies the electronic label or a product linked to the electronic label.

Abstract: An image apparatus for processing 3D images and a method for controlling thereof are provided. The apparatus includes: a display unit onto which data is scanned; and a display driver which makes left frame image data and right frame image data be alternately scanned onto the display unit and makes removal data for removing the left frame image data or the right frame image data be scanned onto the display unit between the left image frame data and the right image frame data. Therefore, while an image is being scanned, a residual image of the previous frame image is not displayed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a terminal and corresponding control method, one embodiment of the terminal including a display unit; a wireless communication unit configured to form a network with at least one external terminal; and a controller configured to set up at least two second display regions displayed on a first display region of the external terminal, and control the wireless communication unit to transmit information corresponding to the second display regions to the external terminal.

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.

Abstract: Provided is a wireless network system operable to exchange information, which is pertinent to a wireless connection, between an information terminal apparatus and an information display apparatus before the wireless connection is established and to present to a user a state of the wireless connection, which proceeds up until the wireless connection has been established. Before the wireless connection to the information terminal apparatus is established, the information display apparatus generates wireless network information, causes an SSID beacon to include the wireless network information, and transmits the SSID beacon. The information terminal apparatus causes an SSID beacon to include information to be displayed on a display device. The information display apparatus obtains the information from the SSID beacon and causes the display device to display the information.

Abstract: A method and system is described for displaying input from a portable computing device to a second computing device. On the second computing device, a display region is created. The region may be a stand alone application or a region inside an application. The second computing device then receives a communication that represents the portable input on the portable computing device. The portable input is then scaled to fit the display region and the portable input is displayed on the second computing device.

Abstract: In an image display control system for multiple apparatuses, a portable information portable apparatus is connected to an in-vehicle apparatus by a communication link. The system displays different images in the portable apparatus display and on the in-vehicle apparatus, respectively. A main image is displayed on the in-vehicle apparatus, and an auxiliary image is displayed in the portable apparatus. When rotation of the portable apparatus is detected, the system determines that the user wants to view the image in greater detail on the portable apparatus. Appropriate images are then displayed on the respective image display screens in various modes. When the function of the in-vehicle apparatus is activated, an image transmitted from the in-vehicle apparatus is displayed in the portable apparatus.

Abstract: There is provided with a method performed in an image transmission apparatus capable of executing first communication and second communication whose communication speed is lower than that of the first communication with a display apparatus, including: generating an image to be displayed on the display apparatus; detecting whether the first communication is executable or not; transmitting the generated image to the display apparatus via the first communication when the first communication is executable; transmitting a compressed image obtained by compressing the generated image to the display apparatus via the second communication when the first communication is not executable; and transmitting compression utilization information required to display the compressed image on the display apparatus to the display apparatus via at least one of the first communication and the second communication when the first communication is executable.

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: Disclosed herein is an energy display apparatus disposed on each energy consuming site, displaying the energy price information that is transmitted by a central server according to time zone in association with energy price fluctuating system. If a situation occurs that energy price information is not received from the central server via a first communication network, attempt is made to deliver the energy price information via a second communication network.

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: A signal receiving apparatus includes: a communication part which communicates with a plurality of display apparatuses, and a controller which determines whether at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses is connected to the signal receiving apparatus, and, if it is determined that the at least one display apparatus is connected to the signal receiving apparatus, controls connection information related to a connection state of the display apparatus to be provided to at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses.

Abstract: An information system for dynamic distribution of location-related information between users with different perspective views includes a number of user units each including a viewing arrangement defining a viewing direction and a registration subsystem for deriving a mapping between the current perspective view and a shared location reference. The user units also include a data management system and a wireless communication arrangement. At least one of the user units further includes a user input interface for designating a viewed location within the current perspective view for association with location-related information to generate a new location-related information entry for sharing with others of the plurality of user units. At least one other of the user units further includes a display device associated with the viewing arrangement for displaying location-related information correctly positioned in the context of the current perspective view.

Abstract: A mobile electronic communications device and a method for modifying a scheduling database are provided. The scheduling database is modified via the mobile electronic communications device in communication with a proximate electronic device comprising a display device, the mobile electronic communications device is engaging an oral communications session with a second communications device. Time slot data associated with an available time slot is retrieved from the scheduling database, via the mobile electronic communications device. The time slot data is transmitted to the proximate electronic device causing it to display the time slot data at the display device. Input data representative of a command to update the scheduling database is received at the mobile electronic communications device. An entry of the scheduling database is updated, via the mobile electronic device, based on the time slot data associated with the available time slot displayed at the display device.

Abstract: A method for synchronization of data over multiple panels is provided. A communications apparatus that synchronizes data across multiple displays is provided. A computer program product, comprising a computer-readable medium that synchronizes video data across multiple displays is provided. At least one processor configured to synchronize data across multiple panels is provided. The video data can be sent between the multiple panels or displays at different rates to facilitate synchronization of the data. Double buffering at each panel can allow data to be written to a first buffer and at substantially the same time data is extracted from a second buffer and written to a display.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided in which a digital image is transmitted to a presentation projector resource over a wireless transmission medium using a reduced amount of transmission bandwidth by transmitting a subset of the digital image data. The subset image data may be a delta subset that represents those areas of the image that have changed since the previous transmission. The subset image data may also be a scalable vector graphics representation of the subset of the digital image. Header data is provided to further describe the subset image data. A projector discovery logic selects a suitable projector resource based on the order or signal strength of the discovery replies. A wireless image transmission session is established with the selected projector resource during which the projector is unavailable to other devices. The subset image data may be compressed and transmission coordinated with the projector resource so that the data is sent only when it is ready to be received.

Abstract: In a portable telephone according to the present invention, a display displays a block indicative of an operator, predetermined information and a pointer; the operator can be operated in directions opposite to each other; and the controller controls the display so as to shift the pointer to a desirable position within a predetermined information on a screen of the display in accordance with an operation of the operator and also display a mark indicative of a direction to which the pointer can be shifted and in which the predetermined information exists, adjacently to the block along a shift direction through the operator.

Abstract: A wireless communications device provides users with opportunities to access interactive media guidance or other applications and to control user equipment and interactive media guidance applications. In an exemplary embodiment, if the wireless communications device goes outside of a predetermined range from the user equipment, content that was playing on user equipment may automatically be streamed to the wireless communications 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 wireless interface extension for mobile devices is provided. The wireless interface extension includes a user interface, a wireless communication link, and a processor. The processor communicates with a mobile device over the wireless communication link and enables a user to use the user interface to interact with at least one user application on the mobile device.

Abstract: A medium storing a program for display control. When the program is executed by a computer realized in a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal operates as follows. An area-information storing unit stores information on a first display area of an external display device and a second display area of a built-in display. A screen-data production unit acquires content to be displayed, and produces screen data corresponding to the first display area. An entire-image display unit divides the screen data into partial areas each corresponding to the second display area, adds to the entire screen data area-display data indicating the extent of each partial area and a corresponding identifier, and displays the screen data on the external display device. On receipt of an identifier, a partial-image display unit extracts a portion of the screen data for a partial area corresponding to the identifier, and displays the portion on the built-in display.

Abstract: Techniques for incorporating an electrically mutable display in product packaging and forming an aggregate display therefrom are disclosed herein. A system includes a plurality of display systems. Each display system includes a display device. The display systems are configured to form an aggregate display including the display device of each display system. Each display system is configured to determine the relative location of the display system among the plurality of display systems. Based on the determined location, each display system provides, via the display device of the display system, a portion of the aggregate display.

Abstract: A cellular multiscreen system forms an image which can be a frame of a video or still image, divides that image into a number of parts, and sends each part to a different cellular telephone. The cellular telephones which receives the images collectively can display the images so that one can see the original image by looking at the multiple different cellular telephones. A game can also be played by determining which of the cellular phones receive which portion of the image.

Abstract: A wireless LAN adaptor includes an auto-run program for a connection process, containing a projector identifier for specifying a connection destination. In the process while this auto-run program is executed, an electric field intensity measuring unit measures the electric field intensity of a response radio wave from the wireless projector. The control unit interrupts connection operation and makes the display unit of the PC produce a display for requesting judgment when the electric field intensity is smaller than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided in which a digital image is transmitted to a presentation projector resource over a wireless transmission medium using a reduced amount of transmission bandwidth by transmitting a subset of the digital image data. The subset image data may be a delta subset that represents those areas of the image that have changed since the previous transmission. Header data is provided to further describe the subset image data. A projector discovery logic selects a suitable projector resource based on the order or signal strength of the discovery replies. A wireless image transmission session is established with the selected projector resource during which the projector is unavailable to other devices. The subset image data may be compressed and transmission coordinated with the projector resource so that the data is sent only when it is ready to be received.

Abstract: A mobile device is provided that includes a main display screen and at least one button that includes a secondary display screen. The disclosure also provides a method for providing information on a mobile device. The method includes providing a keypad on the mobile device including a display screen on at least one of the buttons on the keypad. The method also includes displaying the information on the display screen on the button.

Abstract: A wireless communications device includes a receiver that transmits and receives speech signals to and from a remote party via a wireless communications network. The received speech signals include information representative of one or more audible sounds associated with the remote party. The audible sounds may be, for example, words uttered by the remote party, or a predetermined audio message associated with the remote party. A speech processing unit in the user's device converts the received speech signals into corresponding text based on an operating mode of the wireless communications device. The converted text is then displayed to the user on a display. Alternatively, the remote party's wireless communication device or a network entity may convert speech to text for transmission to the user based on an indicated operating mode of the wireless communications device associated with the user.