INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS

• US 20110317070A1
• Filed: 06/01/2011
• Published: 12/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Kimura, Masatoshi, Mochizuki, Tetsukazu, Utsumi, Rieko
• Granted Patent: US 8,887,226 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/552
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/021 Power management, e.g. power saving
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/06 Consumer Electronics Control, i.e. control of another device by a display or vice versa
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/12 Use of DVI or HDMI protocol in interfaces along the display data pipeline
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/20 Details of the management of multiple sources of image data
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/006 Details of the interface to the display terminal specific for a display terminal using a CRT G09G1/167; using a flat panel G09G3/2096; circuits for interfacing with colour displays G09G5/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/422 Input-only peripherals , i.e. input devices connected to specially adapted client devices, e.g. global positioning system [GPS] input devices also receiving signals from specially adapted client devices H04N21/4104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43632 involving a wired protocol, e.g. IEEE 1394 high-speed IEEE 1394 serial bus H04L12/40052

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a video signal output unit to output different video signals to a first display unit and a second display unit, a screen switching input unit to input an instruction for switching between a screen displayed on the first display unit and a screen displayed on the second display unit, a determining unit to determine whether an input source of the input path selected for the first display unit is the video signal output unit, and an input control unit turning on the first display unit when the first display unit is turned off at the time of reception of the switching instruction, the input control unit switching the input source to the video signal output unit when the determining unit determines that the input source is not the video signal output unit.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

a video signal output unit having a plurality of input paths, the video signal output unit selecting an input path of a video signal to be displayed on a screen from the plurality of input paths and outputting different video signals to a first display unit and a second display unit;

a screen switching input unit to input an instruction for switching between a screen displayed on the first display unit and a screen displayed on the second display unit;

a determining unit to determine whether an input source of the input path selected for the first display unit is the video signal output unit; and

an input control unit to turn on the first display unit when the first display unit is turned off at the time of reception of the switching instruction, the input control unit switching the input source to the video signal output unit when the determining unit determines that the input source is not the video signal output unit.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the video signal output unit switches between the video signal output to the first display unit and the video signal output to the second display unit when the determining unit determines in response to reception of the switching instruction from the screen switching input unit that the first display unit is turned on and the input source of the video signal is the video signal output unit.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the video signal output unit outputs a main operation screen of the information processing apparatus to one of the first display unit and the second display unit, the video signal output unit outputting the main operation screen to the second display unit when the input source of the video signal of the first display unit is not the video signal output unit or the first display unit is turned off when the switching instruction is not input from the screen switching input unit.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first display unit supports a function of consumer electronics control (CEC) defined in high definition multimedia interface (HDMI).

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second display unit is wirelessly connected to the video signal output unit.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the screen switching input unit is wirelessly connected to the video signal output unit, and wherein the second display unit and the screen switching input unit are mounted in a casing.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a display setting unit to set one of the first display unit and the second display unit as a first screen and setting the other one of the first display unit and the second display unit as a second screen, wherein the video signal output unit outputs the main operation screen of the information processing apparatus to the first screen and outputs a sub operation screen of the information processing apparatus to the second screen.

8. A control method executed by an information processing apparatus, the control method comprising:

outputting different video signals to a first display and a second display, one input path of a video signal to be displayed being selected for each of the first display and the second display from a plurality of input paths of the video signals;

receiving input of an instruction for switching between the video signal displayed on the first display and the video signal displayed on the second display;

turning on the first display when the first display is turned off;

acquiring information on an input source of the video signal displayed on the first display;

determining whether the input source of the video signal displayed on the first display is the information processing apparatus;

switching the input source to the information processing apparatus when it is determined that the input source is not the information processing apparatus; and

switching between the video signal output to the first display and the video signal output to the second display.

9. The control method according to claim 8, wherein

the video signal output to the first display and the video signal output to the second display are switched between when it is determined that the first display is turned on and the input source of the video signal is the information processing apparatus at the time of reception of input of the switching instruction.

10. The control method according to claim 8, wherein

a main operation screen of the information processing apparatus is output to one of the first display and the second display, the main operation screen being output to the second display when the input source of the video signal of the first display is not the information processing apparatus or the first display is turned off when the switching instruction is not input.

11. The control method according to claim 8, wherein

the first display supports a function of consumer electronics control (CEC) defined in high definition multimedia interface (HDMI).

12. The control method according to claim 8, further comprising:

setting one of the first display and the second display as a first screen and setting the other one of the first display and the second display as a second screen, wherein

the main operation screen of the information processing apparatus is output to the first screen and a sub operation screen of the information processing apparatus is output to the second screen.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a control program executed by an information processing apparatus, the control program causing the information processing apparatus to execute a method, the method comprising:

outputting different video signals to a first display and a second display, one input path of a video signal to be displayed being selected for each of the first display and the second display from a plurality of input paths of the video signals;

receiving input of an instruction for switching between the video signal displayed on the first display and the video signal displayed on the second display;

turning on the first display when the first display is turned off;

acquiring information on an input source of the video signal displayed on the first display;

determining whether the input source of the video signal displayed on the first display is the information processing apparatus;

switching the input source to the information processing apparatus when it is determined that the input source is not the information processing apparatus; and

switching between the video signal output to the first display and the video signal output to the second display.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 13, wherein

the video signal output to the first display and the video signal output to the second display are switched between when it is determined that the first display is turned on and the input source of the video signal is the information processing apparatus at the time of reception of input of the switching instruction.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 13, wherein

a main operation screen of the information processing apparatus is output to one of the first display and the second display, the main operation screen being output to the second display when the input source of the video signal of the first display is not the information processing apparatus or the first display is turned off when the switching instruction is not input.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 13, wherein

the first display supports a function of consumer electronics control (CEC) defined in high definition multimedia interface (HDMI).

17. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 13, the method further comprising:

setting one of the first display and the second display as a first screen and setting the other one of the first display and the second display as a second screen, wherein

the main operation screen of the information processing apparatus is output to the first screen and a sub operation screen of the information processing apparatus is output to the second screen.