PORTABLE IMAGE SHARING SYSTEM

• US 20100023661A1
• Filed: 07/22/2008
• Published: 01/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Topseed Technology Corp.
• Original Assignee: Topseed Technology Corp.
• Inventors: HSU, Che-Hao, CHEN, Shoei-Lai
• Application Number:
  US12/177,351
• Publication Number:
  US 20100023661A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/106
• 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: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information

Abstract

A system allowing a portable display apparatus to share an image from a host computer is disclosed. The image sharing system is composed of a portable display apparatus, a transmitter and a computer. An image of the computer is acquired by software to send to the transmitter connected to the computer. The transmitter wirelessly sends the image to the portable display apparatus for displaying. A user who holds the portable display apparatus can see the image of the computer without seeing the computer.

Claims

1. An image sharing system comprising:

a computer having software capable of acquiring an instant image thereof,

a transmitter comprising a transmitting unit, a first processor and a connecting port, wherein the connecting port electrically connects to the computer, the first processor electrically connects with the transmitting unit and the connecting port, an acquired image data is sent to the first processor through the connecting port, and the first processor sends the processed image data to the transmitting unit for wireless transmission; and

a portable display apparatus comprising a second processor, a display and a receiver, wherein the second processor electrically connects with the receiver and the display, the receiver is capable of receiving the image data transmitted by the transmitting unit, the receiver sends the received image data to the second processor, and then the second processor sends the processed image data to the display for displaying.

2. The image sharing system of claim 1, wherein the connecting port is a universal serial bus (USB) plug for inserting into a USB socket of the computer.

3. The image sharing system of claim 1, wherein the transmitter transmits radio frequency signals to the portable display apparatus.