Display control apparatus and display control system for switching control of two position indication marks
First Claim
1. A display control apparatus having user information input means and connected via communications means to at least one image source apparatus for outputting image information, the display control apparatus comprising:
- image receiving means for receiving image information output from the at least one image source apparatus, the image information including a second position indication mark;
a display device for displaying the received image information;
display control means for displaying a first position indication mark on said display device;
first receiving means for receiving data for instructing movement of the first position indication mark or the second position indication mark output from said user information input means;
selection means for selecting one image source apparatus corresponding to the image information in which the first position indication mark is positioned;
transmitting means for transmitting the data for instructing movement of the second position mark to the one image source apparatus via said communication means;
second receiving means for receiving data for instructing movement of the first position mark via said communication means output from the one image source apparatus; and
mark control means for moving the first position indication mark in accordance with the data for instructing movement of the first position indication mark received by said first receiving means or said second receiving means.
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Abstract
A display system receives image data from a plurality of image sources and displays the received image data on a display unit. The display system includes an input unit for inputting a control signal supplied from an input/output unit, a controller for controlling an image to be displayed on the display unit in accordance with the control signal input from the input unit, and an image selection unit for selecting a desired image from images displayed on the display unit. A switching unit switches an image to be controlled by the controller in accordance with the image selected by the image selection unit.
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25 Claims
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1. A display control apparatus having user information input means and connected via communications means to at least one image source apparatus for outputting image information, the display control apparatus comprising:
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image receiving means for receiving image information output from the at least one image source apparatus, the image information including a second position indication mark;
a display device for displaying the received image information;
display control means for displaying a first position indication mark on said display device;
first receiving means for receiving data for instructing movement of the first position indication mark or the second position indication mark output from said user information input means;
selection means for selecting one image source apparatus corresponding to the image information in which the first position indication mark is positioned;
transmitting means for transmitting the data for instructing movement of the second position mark to the one image source apparatus via said communication means;
second receiving means for receiving data for instructing movement of the first position mark via said communication means output from the one image source apparatus; and
mark control means for moving the first position indication mark in accordance with the data for instructing movement of the first position indication mark received by said first receiving means or said second receiving means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A display control apparatus having user information input means and connected via communications means to at least one image source apparatus for outputting image information, the display control apparatus comprising:
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image receiving means for receiving image information output from the at least one image source apparatus, the image information includes a second position indication mark;
a display device for displaying the received image information;
display control means for displaying a first position indication mark on said display device;
first receiving means for receiving data for instructing movement of said first position mark or said second position mark output from said user information input means;
mark control means for moving the first position indication mark in accordance with the data for instructing movement of said first position indication mark received by said first receiving means;
selection means for selecting one image source apparatus corresponding to the image information in which the first position indication mark is positioned;
transmitting means for transmitting the data for instructing movement of the second position mark via said communication means to the one image source apparatus;
second receiving means for receiving data for instructing update/non-update of the image information displayed on said display device output from the one image source apparatus; and
control means for controlling to update the image information displayed on said display device corresponding to the one image source apparatus which output the data for instructing update/non-update of the image information. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A display control apparatus having user information input means and connected via communications means to first and second image source apparatus for outputting image information, the display control apparatus comprising:
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image receiving means for receiving image information output from said first image source apparatus, the image information includes a second position indication mark;
memory means for storing the received image information;
a display device for displaying the received image information stored in said memory means;
display control means for displaying a first position indication mark on said display device;
first receiving means for receiving data for instructing movement of the first position indication mark or the second position indication mark output from said user information input means;
mark control means for moving the first position indication mark in accordance with the data for instructing movement of the first position indication mark received by said first receiving means;
first transmitting means for transmitting the data for instructing movement of the second indication mark via said communication means to said first image source apparatus; and
second transmitting means for transmitting the image information stored in said memory means to said second image source apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A display control apparatus having user information input means and connected via communication means to first and second image source apparatus for outputting image information, the display control apparatus comprising:
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image receiving means for receiving image information output from said first image source apparatus;
first memory means for storing the received image information;
a second memory for temporarily storing the image information;
a display device for displaying the received image information stored in said first memory means;
display control means for displaying a first position indication mark on said display device;
first transmitting means for transmitting the data for instructing movement of said second indication mark via said communication means to said first image source apparatus;
second transmitting means for transmitting the image information stored in said first memory means to said second memory means; and
third transmitting means for transmitting the image information stored in said second memory means to said second image source apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A display control apparatus having user information input means and connected via communication means to at least one image source apparatus for outputting image information, the display control apparatus comprising:
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image input means for receiving image information output from said at least one image source apparatus, the image information includes a second position indication mark;
a display device for displaying the received image information;
display control means for displaying a first position indication mark on said display device;
first receiving means for receiving data for instructing movement of the first position indication mark or the second position indication mark output from said user information input means;
selection means for selecting one image source apparatus corresponding to the image information in which the first position indication mark is positioned;
transmitting means for transmitting the data for instructing movement of the second position mark to the one image source apparatus via the communication means; and
mark control means for moving the first position indication mark in accordance with the data for instructing movement of the first position indication mark received by said first receiving means. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A display control method for an apparatus having user information input means and connected via communications means to at least one image source apparatus for outputting image information, the display control method comprising the steps of:
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receiving image information output from the at least one image source apparatus, the image information including a second position indication mark;
displaying the received image information on a display device;
displaying a first position indication mark on the display device;
receiving data for instructing movement of the first position indication mark or the second position indication mark;
selecting one image source apparatus corresponding to the image information in which the first position indication mark is positioned;
transmitting the data for instructing movement of the second position mark to the one image source apparatus via the communication means;
receiving data for instructing movement of the first position mark via the communication means output from the one image source apparatus; and
moving the first position indication mark in accordance with the data for instructing movement of the first position mark. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A display control method for an apparatus having user information input means and connected via communication means to at least one image source apparatus for outputting image information, the display control method comprising the steps of:
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receiving image information output from the at least one image source apparatus, the image information includes a second position indication mark;
displaying the received image information on a display device;
displaying a first position indication mark on the display device;
receiving data for instructing movement of the first position indication mark or the second position indication mark;
selecting one image source apparatus corresponding to the image information in which the first position indication mark is positioned;
transmitting the data for instructing movement of the second position mark to the one image source apparatus; and
moving the first position indication mark in accordance with the data for instructing movement of the first position mark. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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