Image display apparatus and image display method

• US 7,006,083 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2003
• Issued: 02/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Nishimura, Naoki
• Primary Examiner(s): WU, XIAO MIN
• Application Number:
  US10/602,161
• Publication Number:
  US 20040001058A1
• Time in Patent Office: 980 Days
• Field of Search: 345/84, 345/85, 345/87, 345/108, 345/109, 345/111, 345/211, 345/214, 345/1.2, 345/2.3
• US Class Current: 345/211
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/0809 Several active elements per pixel in active matrix panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/20 for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/2085 Special arrangements for addressing the individual elements of the matrix, other than by driving respective rows and columns in combination

Abstract

The invention realizes an image display by wireless communication. There is provided an image display apparatus constituted by an image display unit including an arrangement of plural wireless image forming elements, and a wireless transmission unit. The wireless transmission unit is provided with a wireless transmission circuit, while the wireless image forming element is provided with an image forming element, a wireless element.

Claims

1. A method for displaying an image in an image display apparatus which comprises:

an image display unit comprising a plurality of wireless image forming elements, each having an image forming element and a wireless element for executing a reception of an instruction for image formation by a wireless communication and/or a reception of a drive energy for the image forming element by a wireless communication; and

a wireless transmission unit for executing a transmission of the instruction for image formation and/or a transmission of the drive energy by a wireless communication, the method comprising the steps of;

shortening a distance between the wireless element and the wireless transmission unit; and

executing the reception in the state with the distance being shortened, wherein the step of shortening the distance is performed by deforming at least one portion of the image display apparatus.

2. The method for displaying the image according to claim 1, wherein the step of shortening the distance is performed by deforming the image display unit.

3. A method for displaying an image in an image display apparatus which comprises:

an image display unit comprising a plurality of wireless image forming elements, each having an image forming element and a wireless element for executing a reception of an instruction for image formation by a wireless communication; and

a wireless transmission unit for executing a transmission of the instruction for image formation by a wireless communication, the method comprising the steps of;

shortening a distance between the wireless element and the wireless transmission unit; and

executing the reception in the state with the distance being shortened,

wherein the step of shortening a distance is performed by deforming at least one portion of the image display apparatus.

4. The method for displaying the image according to claim 3, wherein the step of shortening the distance is performed by deforming the image display unit.

5. A method for displaying an image in an image display apparatus which comprises:

an image display unit comprising a plurality of wireless image forming elements, each having an image forming element and a wireless element for executing a reception of a drive energy for the image forming element by a wireless communication; and

a wireless transmission unit for executing a transmission of the drive energy by a wireless communication, the method comprising the steps of;

shortening a distance between the wireless element and the wireless transmission unit; and

executing the reception in the state with the distance being shortened,

wherein the step of shortening the distance is performed by deforming at least one portion of the image display apparatus.

6. The method for displaying the image according to claim 5, wherein the step of shortening the distance is performed by deforming the image display unit.