DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND SYSTEM

• US 20140078054A1
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Published: 03/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Dan Zacharias Gardenfors, Marcus Eriksson
• Inventors: GRDENFORS, Dan Zacharias, ERIKSSON, Marcus
• Application Number:
  US13/617,944
• Publication Number:
  US 20140078054A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/157
• 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: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0626 for control of overall brightness
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2356/00 Detection of the display position w.r.t. other display screens
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/06 Remotely controlled electronic signs other than labels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T

Abstract

A device, system and method for controlling displays is provided. The device communicates with a plurality of public display systems, the plurality of public display systems being otherwise independent of each other. The device at least temporarily controls at least a portion of the plurality of public display systems to provide respective content independent of respective control instructions associated with each of the plurality of public display systems.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a processor and a communication interface, the processor enabled to;

communicate, via the communication interface, with a plurality of public display systems, the plurality of public display systems being otherwise independent of each other;

at least temporarily control at least a portion of the plurality of public display systems to provide respective content independent of respective control instructions associated with each of the plurality of public display systems.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further enabled to control at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems according to control data provided to the at least a portion of the plurality of public display systems by the processor, an indication of the control data stored at a memory in communication with the processor.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further enabled to control at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems to provide at least temporary emphasis to one or more displays in the plurality of public display systems

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further enabled to control at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems to sequentially display the respective content.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further enabled to control at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems to sequentially temporarily increase a respective brightness of one or more displays in the plurality of public display systems, relative to other displays in the plurality of public display systems.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further enabled to control at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems to sequentially provide graphical pointers to each display in at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further enabled to:

request and receive the respective content from at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems; and

control at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems to sequentially provide the respective content across at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems, including at least one display of a public display system that is not associated with the respective content.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further enabled to:

determine proximity of one or more mobile devices to at least one display of the plurality of public display systems; and

,

control the portion of the plurality of public display systems to provide the respective content by controlling the at least one display to provide the respective content according to data associated with each of the one or more mobile devices.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further enabled to:

determine proximity of a mobile device to at least one display of the plurality of public display systems; and

,

control at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems to provide the respective content by controlling the at least one display to provide the respective content according to content being provided at the mobile device.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further enabled to:

determine proximity of a mobile device to at least one display of the plurality of public display systems;

allow content from the mobile device to be displayed at the at least one display; and

,

control at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems to provide the respective content by controlling the at least one display to provide the respective content according to the content from the mobile device.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further enabled to:

determine input received in association with an interactive display in the plurality of public display systems; and

,

control at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems to provide the respective content according to the input.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further enabled to:

determine proximity of a mobile device to at least one display of the plurality of public display systems; and

,

allow the respective content provided at the at least one display to be transmitted to the mobile device for display thereon.

13. A method comprising:

communicating, at a processor of a device, via a communication interface of the device, with a plurality of public display systems, the plurality of public display systems being otherwise independent of each other;

at least temporarily controlling, at the processor, at least a portion of the plurality of public display systems to provide respective content independent of respective control instructions associated with each of the plurality of public display systems.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising controlling at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems according to control data provided to the at least a portion of the plurality of public display systems by the processor, an indication of the control data stored at a memory in communication with the processor.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising controlling at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems to provide at least temporary emphasis to one or more displays in the plurality of public display systems

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising controlling at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems to sequentially display the respective content.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising controlling at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems to sequentially temporarily increase a respective brightness of one or more displays in the plurality of public display systems, relative to other displays in the plurality of public display systems.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising controlling at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems to sequentially provide graphical pointers to each display in at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems.

19. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

requesting and receiving the respective content from at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems; and

controlling at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems to sequentially provide the respective content across at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems, including at least one display of a public display system that is not associated with the respective content.

20. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

determining proximity of one or more mobile devices to at least one display of the plurality of public display systems; and

,

controlling the portion of the plurality of public display systems to provide the respective content by controlling the at least one display to provide the respective content according to data associated with each of the one or more mobile devices.

21. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

determining proximity of a mobile device to at least one display of the plurality of public display systems; and

,

controlling at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems to provide the respective content by controlling the at least one display to provide the respective content according to content being provided at the mobile device.

22. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

determining proximity of a mobile device to at least one display of the plurality of public display systems;

allowing content from the mobile device to be displayed at the at least one display; and

,

controlling at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems to provide the respective content by controlling the at least one display to provide the respective content according to the content from the mobile device.

23. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

determining input received in association with an interactive display in the plurality of public display systems; and

,

controlling at least the portion of the plurality of public display systems to provide the respective content according to the input.

24. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

deterring proximity of a mobile device to at least one display of the plurality of public display systems; and

,

allowing the respective content provided at the at least one display to be transmitted to the mobile device for display thereon.

25. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method comprising:

communicating, at a processor of a device, via a communication interface of the device, with a plurality of public display systems, the plurality of public display systems being otherwise independent of each other;

at least temporarily controlling, at the processor, at least a portion of the plurality of public display systems to provide respective content independent of respective control instructions associated with each of the plurality of public display systems.