Data processing apparatus, image displaying apparatus, and information processing system including those

• US 6,844,870 B2
• Filed: 12/26/2000
• Issued: 01/18/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Ito, Naoyuki, Mukai, Masaki, Kamo, Osamu
• Primary Examiner(s): Liang, Regina
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, KIMNHUNG T
• Application Number:
  US09/747,681
• Publication Number:
  US 20020041262A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,484 Days
• Field of Search: 345/158, 345/156, 345/157, 345/169, 345/536, 345/618, 345/520
• US Class Current: 345/158
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1613 for portable computers cooling arrangements therefor G06F1/203; constructional details or arrangements for pocket calculators, electronic agendas or books G06F15/0216; constructional details of portable telephone sets: with several bodies H04M1/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• 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 3/1415 with means for detecting differences between the image stored in the host and the images displayed on the displays

Abstract

A CPU of an image display apparatus transmits user manipulation to an input unit to a wireless unit of a data processing apparatus through a wireless unit, and a CPU of the data processing apparatus processes corresponding to the user manipulation. The CPU of the data processing apparatus generates image data, and transmits to the wireless unit of the image display apparatus through its own wireless unit, and the CPU of the image display apparatus displays this image data in its display unit. Accordingly, the information processing system divided into the data processing apparatus and image display apparatus, and capable of carrying easily the image display apparatus can be presented.

Claims

1. An image display apparatus for wireless-communicating with a data processing apparatus generating image data and wireless-transmitting the image data, and for displaying the image data received from said data processing apparatus, comprising:

a wireless unit;

a display unit;

an input unit; and

a wireless quality measuring unit for measuring a wireless quality,

wherein a user'"'"'s input manipulation result in said input unit is transmitted to said data processing apparatus by said wireless unit, and

wherein image data of an image to be displayed by said display unit as a result of information processing in said data processing apparatus based on the input manipulation result is received in said wireless unit, and displayed in said display unit, and

wherein a display screen of said display unit is turned off when said wireless quality measuring unit judges that the wireless quality is inferior to a specified quality.

2. The image display apparatus of claim 1 further comprising an image temporary storage unit for temporarily storing the image data displayed in said display unit, wherein:

when a display screen of said display unit is turned off, image data shown in said display unit is stored in said image temporary storage unit,

the stored image data is displayed first when said display screen is turned on by a user'"'"'s input manipulation,

and then the stored image data is updated to a latest image data transmitted from said data processing apparatus.

3. An information processing system comprising:

an image display apparatus including a first wireless unit, a display unit, and an input unit, and

a data processing apparatus including a CPU, a memory, and a second wireless unit,

wherein a user'"'"'s input manipulation result, in said input unit of said image display apparatus, is transmitted to said data processing apparatus by said first wireless unit,

said data processing apparatus transmits image data of an image to be displayed by said display unit of said image display apparatus as a result of information processing based on a received content at said second wireless unit to said image display apparatus through said second wireless unit, and

said image display apparatus displays the image data received at said first wireless unit in said display unit,

wherein said image display apparatus further comprises a wireless quality measuring unit for measuring the wireless quality, and

a display screen of said display unit is turned off when said wireless quality measuring unit judges that a wireless quality is inferior to a specified quality.

4. The information processing system of claim 3, wherein:

when said display screen of said display unit is turned off, the image data shown in said display unit is stored,

the stored image data is displayed first when said display screen is turned on by a user'"'"'s input manipulation, and

then the stored image data is updated to a latest image data transmitted from said data processing apparatus.

5. The information processing system of claim 3, wherein the image data transmitted from said second wireless unit to said first wireless unit is a differential portion only.

6. The information processing system of claim 4, wherein the image data transmitted from said second wireless unit to said first wireless unit is a differential portion only.

7. An image display apparatus for wireless-communicating with a data processing apparatus generating image data and wireless-transmitting the image data, and for displaying the image data received from said data processing apparatus, comprising:

wireless communication means for receiving image data;

display means for displaying the image data received by said wireless communication means;

storage means for storing the image data;

input means for receiving a user'"'"'s instruction;

image storage control means for storing, in said storage means, the image data displayed in said display means according to an image storing instruction received in said input means,

image display control means for displaying, in said display means, the image or the image data stored in said storage means according to an image display instruction received in said input means,

wherein the image data received by said wireless communication means is image data of an image to be displayed by said display means

said storage means stores a series of user manipulation of each image data in correspondence to each image data in addition to the image data,

said input means further receives the user manipulation of the image data stored in said storage means and displayed in said display means and stores the series temporarily,

said image storage control means stores, in said storage means, the series of the user manipulation stored in said input means in correspondence to the image data in addition to the image data, and

said wireless communication means transmits the user manipulation to said data processing apparatus aside from receiving the image data.

8. An image display apparatus for wireless-communicating with a data processing apparatus generating an image data and wireless-transmitting the data, and for displaying the image data received from said data processing apparatus, comprising:

wireless communication means;

display means for displaying the image data received in said wireless communication means;

storage means for storing the image data;

image update detecting means for detecting an updating of the image data displayed in said display means;

updated image storage control means additionally storing, in said storage means, the image data displayed by said display means in said storage means in response to detecting the updating of the image data by said image update detecting means;

input means for receiving a user'"'"'s instruction; and

image display control means for displaying, in said display means, the image data stored in said storage means according to an image display instruction received in said input means,

wherein said image update detecting means detects the updating of the image data when an amount of the image data updated within a specified time is larger than a predetermined amount,

said storage means stores a series of user manipulation of each image data in correspondence to the each image data in addition to the image data;

said input means further receives the user manipulation of the image data stored in said storage means and displayed in said display means and stores the series temporarily,

said image storage control means stores, in said storage means, the series of the user manipulation stored in said input means in correspondence to the image data in addition to the image data, and

said wireless communication means transmits the user manipulation to said data processing apparatus aside from receiving the image data.

9. An image display apparatus for wireless-communicating with a data processing apparatus generating image data and wireless-transmitting the image data, and for displaying the image data received from said data processing apparatus, comprising:

wireless communication means for receiving image data;

display means for displaying the image data received by said wireless communication means;

storage means for storing the image data;

input means for receiving a user'"'"'s instruction;

image storage control means for storing, in said storage means, the image data displayed in said display means according to an image storing instruction received in said input means;

image display control means for displaying, in said display means, the image or the image data stored in said storage means according to an image display instruction received in said input means, wherein the image data received by said wireless communication means is image data of an image to be displayed by said display means;

image updating means for updating the image data stored in said storage means and displayed in said display means according to an image updating instruction received in said input means;

said storage means stores a series of user manipulation of each image data in correspondence to the each image data in addition to the image data,

said input means further receives the user manipulation of the image data stored in said storage means and displayed in said display means and stores the series temporarily,

said image storage control means stores, in said storage means, the series of the user manipulation stored in said input means in correspondence to the image data in addition to the image data, and

said wireless communication means transmits the user manipulation to the data processing apparatus, aside from receiving the image data.

10. An image display apparatus for wireless-communicating with a data processing apparatus generating an image data and wireless-transmitting the data, and for displaying the image data received from said data processing apparatus, comprising:

wireless communication means;

display means for displaying the image data received in said wireless communication means;

storage means for storing the image data;

image update detecting means for detecting an updating of the image data displayed in said display means;

updated image storage control means for additionally storing, in said storage means, the image data displayed by said display means in said storage means in response to detecting the updating of the image data by said image update detecting means;

input means for receiving a user'"'"'s instruction; and

image display control means for displaying, in said display means, the image data stored in said storage means according to an image display instruction received in said input means,

wherein said image update detecting means detects the updating of the image data when an amount of the image data updated within a specified time is larger than a predetermined amount,

further comprising image updating means for updating the image data stored in said storage means and displayed in said display means according to an image updating instruction received in said input means;

said storage means stores a series of user manipulation of each image data in correspondence to the each image data in addition to the image data,

said input means further receives the user manipulation of the image data stored in said storage means and displayed in said display means and stores the series temporarily,

said image storage control means stores, in said storage means, the series of the user manipulation stored in said input means in correspondence to the image data in addition to the image data, and

said wireless communication means transmits the user manipulation to said data processing apparatus aside from receiving the image data.

11. An image display apparatus for wireless-communicating with a data processing apparatus generating image data and wireless-transmitting the image data, and for displaying the image data received from said data processing apparatus, comprising:

wireless communication means;

display means for displaying the image data received in said wireless communication means;

storage means for storing the image data;

input means for receiving a user'"'"'s instruction;

image storage control means for storing, in said storage means, the image data displayed in said display means according to an image storing instruction received in said input means; and

image display control means for displaying, in said display means, the image data stored in said storage means according to an image display instruction received in said input means,

wherein said storage means stores a series of user manipulation of each image data in correspondence to each image data in addition to the image data,

said input means further receives the user manipulation of the image data stored in said storage means and displayed in said display means and stores the series temporarily,

said image storage control means stores, in said storage means, the series of the user manipulation stored in said input means in correspondence to the image data in addition to the image data, and

said wireless communication means transmits the user manipulation to said data processing apparatus aside from receiving the image data.

12. The image display apparatus of claim 11, further comprising image updating means for updating the image data stored in said storage means and displayed in said display means according to an image updating instruction received in said input means.

13. An image display apparatus for wireless-communicating with a data processing apparatus generating an image data and wireless-transmitting the data, and for displaying the image data received from said data processing apparatus, comprising:

wireless communication means;

display means for displaying the image data received in said wireless communication means;

storage means for storing the image data;

image update detecting means for detecting an updating of the image data displayed in said display means;

updated image storage control means for additionally storing, in said storage means, the image data displayed in said display means in said storage means in response to detecting the updating of the image data by said image update detecting means;

input means for receiving a user'"'"'s instructions; and

image display control means for displaying, in said display means, the image data stored in said storage means according to an image display instruction received in said input means,

wherein said storage means stores a series of user manipulation of each image data in correspondence to each image data in addition to the image data,

said input means further receives the user manipulation of the image data stored in said storage means and displayed in said display means and stores the series temporarily,

said image storage control means stores, in said storage means, the series of the user manipulation stored in said input means in correspondence to the image data in addition to the image data, and

said wireless communication means transmits the user manipulation to said data processing apparatus aside from receiving the image data.

14. The image display apparatus of claim 13, wherein said image update detecting means detects the updating of the image data when an amount of the image data updated within a specified time is larger than a predetermined amount.

15. The image display apparatus of claim 14, further comprising image updating means for updating the image data stored in said storage means and displayed by said display means according to an image updating instruction received in said input means.

16. An information processing system comprising:

an image display apparatus including first wireless unit, a display unit, and an input unit, and

a data processing apparatus including a CPU, a memory, and a second wireless unit,

wherein a user'"'"'s input manipulation result, in said input unit of said image display apparatus, is transmitted to said data processing apparatus by said first wireless unit,

said data processing apparatus transmits image data of a result of information processing based on a received content at said second wireless unit to said image display apparatus through said second wireless unit, and

said image display apparatus displays the image data received at said first wireless unit at said display unit,

wherein the image data transmitted from said second wireless unit to said first wireless unit is a differential portion only,

said image display apparatus further comprises a wireless quality measuring unit for measuring the wireless quality, and

a display screen of said display unit is turned off when said wireless quality measuring unit judges that a wireless quality is inferior to a specified quality.

17. An information processing system comprising:

an image display apparatus including first wireless unit, a display unit, and an input unit, and

a data processing apparatus including a CPU, a memory, and a second wireless unit,

wherein a user'"'"'s input manipulation result in said input unit of said image display apparatus for operating said data processing apparatus is transmitted to said data processing apparatus by said first wireless unit,

said data processing apparatus transmits image data of a result of information processing based on a received content at said second wireless unit to said image display apparatus through said second wireless unit,

said image display apparatus displays the image data received at said first wireless unit in said display unit,

said image display apparatus further comprises a wireless quality measuring unit for measuring the wireless quality, and

a display screen of said display unit is turned off when said wireless quality measuring unit judges that a wireless quality is inferior to a specified quality.

18. An image display apparatus for wireless-communicating with a data processing apparatus generating image data and wireless-transmitting the image data, and for displaying the image data received from said data processing apparatus comprising:

wireless communication means;

display means for displaying the image data received in said wireless communication means;

storage means for storing the image data;

input means for receiving a user'"'"'s instruction;

image storage control means for storing, in said storage means, the image data displayed in said display means according to an image storing instruction received in said input means; and

image display control means for displaying, in said display means, the image data stored in said storage means according to an image display instruction received in said input means,

wherein said storage means stores a series of user manipulation of each image data in correspondence to each image data in addition to the image data,

wherein said input means further receives the user manipulation of the image data stored in said storage means and displayed in said display means and stores the series temporarily,

wherein said image storage control means stores, in said storage means, the series of the user manipulation stored in said input means in correspondence to the image data in addition to the image data, and

wherein said wireless communication means transmits the user manipulation to said data processing apparatus aside from receiving the image data.

19. The image display apparatus of claim 18, further comprising image updating means for updating the image data stored in said storage means and displayed in said display means according to an image updating instruction received in said input means.

20. An image display apparatus for wireless-communicating with a data processing apparatus generating an image data and wireless-transmitting the data, and for displaying the image data received from said data processing apparatus, comprising:

wireless communication means;

display means for displaying the image data received in said wireless communication means;

storage means for storing the image data;

image update detecting means for detecting an updating of the image data displayed in said display means;

updated image storage control means for additionally storing, in said storage means, the image data displayed by said display means in said storage means in response to detecting the updating of the image data by said image update detecting means;

input means for receiving a user'"'"'s instruction; and

image display control means for displaying, in said display means, the image data stored in said storage means according to an image display instruction received in said input means,

wherein said storage means stores a series of user manipulations of each image data in correspondence to the each image data in addition to the image data,

wherein said input means further receives the user manipulation of the image data stored in said storage means and displayed in said display means and stores the series temporarily,

wherein said image storage control means stores, in said storage means, the series of the user manipulations stored in said input means in correspondence to the image data in addition to the image data, and

wherein said wireless communication means transmits the user manipulation to said data processing apparatus aside from receiving the image data.

21. The image display apparatus of claim 20, wherein said image update detecting means detects the updating of the image data when an amount of the image data updated within a specified time is larger than a predetermined amount.

22. The image display apparatus of claim 21, further comprising image updating means for updating the image data stored in said storage means and displayed in said display means according to an image updating instruction received in said input means.

23. The image display apparatus of claim 20, further comprising image updating means for updating the image data stored in said storage means and displayed in said display means according to an image updating instruction received in said input means.