Portable wireless display device capable of setting operation modes and operation method therefor

• US 20050017946A1
• Filed: 07/15/2004
• Published: 01/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Park, Jin-youl
• Application Number:
  US10/891,523
• Publication Number:
  US 20050017946A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/003 Details of a display terminal, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto specific for a CRT G09G1/165; for a flat panel G09G3/2092

Abstract

A portable wireless display device, comprising an input unit, a control unit and a storage unit. The input unit is adapted to input a setting command to set an operation mode of the portable wireless display device to be in a docking state with a docking station. The control unit is adapted to set the operation mode corresponding to the setting command. The storage unit is adapted to store the set operation mode.

Claims

1. A portable wireless display device, comprising:

an input unit that is adapted to input a setting command to set an operation mode of the portable wireless display device to be in a docking state with a docking station;

a control unit adapted to set the operation mode corresponding to the setting command; and

a storage unit for storing the set operation mode.

2. The portable wireless display device of claim 1, wherein the operation mode includes:

a monitor mode adapted to perform wired communications with a host, and

a wireless monitor mode adapted to perform wireless communications with the host.

3. The portable wireless display device of claim 1, further comprising:

a display unit adapted to display an operation mode setting window to set the operation mode, wherein the control unit uses a program stored in the storage unit to display the operation mode setting window.

4. The portable wireless display device of claim 3, wherein the operation mode setting window is an On-Screen Display (OSD).

5. The portable wireless display device of claim 1, wherein the input unit is at least one of an operation panel having plural keys, a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel.

6. An information processing system comprising:

a host computer;

a docking station;

a portable wireless display device,

the portable wireless display device further including;

an input unit that is adapted to input a setting command to set an operation mode of the portable wireless display device to be in a docking state with the docking station;

a control unit adapted to set the operation mode corresponding to the setting command; and

a storage unit for storing the set operation mode.

7. The information processing system of claim 6, wherein the operation mode includes:

a monitor mode adapted to perform wired communications with a host, and

a wireless monitor mode adapted to perform wireless communications with the host.

8. The information processing system of claim 6, further comprising:

a display unit adapted to display an operation mode setting window to set the operation mode, wherein the control unit uses a program stored in the storage unit to display the operation mode setting window.

9. The information processing system of claim 8, wherein the operation mode setting window is an On-Screen Display (OSD).

10. The information processing system of claim 6, wherein the input unit is at least one of an operation panel having plural keys, a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel.

11. An operation mode setting method for a portable wireless display device comprising:

inputting a setting command for setting an operation mode of the portable wireless display device in a state that the portable wireless display device docks with the docking station;

setting the operation mode corresponding to the setting command; and

storing the set operation mode.

12. The operation mode setting method of claim 11, wherein the operation mode includes a monitor mode for performing wired communications with a host, and a wireless monitor mode for performing wireless communications with the host.

13. The operation mode setting method of claim 11, further comprising:

externally displaying an operation mode setting window to set the operation mode, wherein the input step inputs the setting command based on the operation mode setting window.

14. The operation mode setting method of claim 13, wherein the operation mode setting window is an On-Screen Display (OSD).

15. The operation mode setting method of claim 11, wherein the input step inputs the setting command using at least one of an operation panel having plural keys, a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel.

16. An operation method for a portable wireless display device comprising:

setting an operation mode of the portable wireless display device in a state that the portable wireless display device docks with a docking station;

storing the set operation mode; and

controlling the operations of the portable wireless display device in correspondence with the set operation mode.

17. The operation method of claim 16, wherein the operation mode in the setting step includes a monitor mode for performing wired communications with a host, and a wireless monitor mode for performing wireless communications with the host.

18. The operation method of claim 16, wherein, if the monitor mode is set in the setting step, the control step controls the portable wireless display device to perform wired communications with the host.

19. The operation method of claim 16, wherein, if the wireless monitor mode is set in the setting step, the control step controls the portable wireless display device to perform wireless communications with the host.

20. The operation method of claim 16, wherein the operation mode in the setting step further includes a display mode for displaying a mode switchover display window.

21. The operation method of claim 20, further comprising:

checking whether the portable wireless display device docks with the docking station if the display mode is set in the setting step; and

displaying the mode switchover display window if the portable wireless display device docks with the docking station.

22. The operation method as claimed in claim 20, wherein the mode switchover display window is an On-Screen Display (OSD).