IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, IMAGE SUPPLY DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM PRODUCT

• US 20100017744A1
• Filed: 06/18/2009
• Published: 01/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Kikuchi, Yosuke, Kitazawa, Yuichi
• Application Number:
  US12/486,887
• Publication Number:
  US 20100017744A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/781
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0407 Resolution change, inclusive of the use of different resolutions for different screen areas
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0464 Positioning
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0492 Change of orientation of the displayed image, e.g. upside-down, mirrored
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/12 Picture reproducers H04N9/11 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3147 Multi-projection systems displays in general H04N9/12; video walls G06F3/1446, G09G2300/026

Abstract

In at least one embodiment of the disclosure, an image display control method includes forming N display areas (where N is an integer equal to or greater than 2) corresponding to N image display devices in a display section of an image supply device. The N display areas in the display section have a visually recognizable one-to-one correspondence with N display images displayed by the image display devices. At least one image displayed in the respective display areas is supplied to the corresponding image display devices.

Claims

1. An image display control method configured to supply at least one image to N (N is an integer equal to or greater than 2) image display devices, the method comprising:

(a) forming N display areas corresponding to the N image display devices in a display section of an image supply device, the N display areas in the display section having a visually recognizable one-to-one correspondence with N display images displayed by the image display devices; and

(b) supplying the at least one image displayed in the respective display areas to the corresponding image display devices.

2. The image display control method according to claim 1, wherein the display areas have positions of arrangement and the method further comprises permitting movement of the positions of arrangement by a user.

3. The image display control method according to claim 1, wherein step (a) further comprises forming a miniature desktop area from a desktop screen and displaying the miniature desktop area in the display section.

4. The image display control method according to claim 3, wherein step (a) further comprises

forming one or more windows in the miniature desktop area, and

when a correspondence between one of the windows and one of the display areas is designated on the display section, displaying an image displayed in the one of the windows in the one of the display areas.

5. The image display control method according to claim 1, wherein step (a) further comprises, in response to a selection of one of the display areas, displaying a functional icon on the selected one of the display areas.

6. The image display control method according to claim 1, wherein step (a) further comprises

displaying a cursor for selecting the display area, and

in response to movement of the cursor onto one of the display areas, displaying a functional icon on the one of the display areas.

7. The image display control method according to claim 5, wherein a function associated with the functional icon includes at least one of

a mirroring function to display an image which is identical to the image displayed in the one of the display areas, in another of the display areas,

a multi-screen function to split the image displayed in the one of the display areas to form split screens and to display the split screens in the one of the display areas and in another of the display areas, respectively, and

an edit function to edit the image displayed on the one of the display areas.

8. The image display control method according to claim 7, wherein

upon execution of the edit function, an edit screen is displayed for editing the image displayed on the one of the display areas.

9. An image supply device configured to supply at least one image to N (N is an integer equal to or greater than 2) image display devices, comprising:

a display section;

an image display control section configured to form N display areas in the display section, and arrange the N display areas in the display section so that a one-to-one correspondence between N display images displayed by the image display devices and the N display areas is visually recognizable; and

an image supply section configured to supply the at least one image displayed in the display areas with the corresponding image display devices.

10. An image display control program product comprising instructions executable by a computer to control supply of at least one image to N (N is an integer equal to or greater than 2) image display devices, the instructions executable to perform functions comprising:

(a) forming N display areas corresponding to the N image display devices in a display section of an image supply device, the N display areas in the display section having a visually recognizable one-to-one correspondence with N display images displayed by the image display devices; and

(b) supplying the at least one image displayed in the respective display areas to the corresponding image display devices.