Network system of projector

• US 7,865,932 B2
• Filed: 01/11/2005
• Issued: 01/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Kubota, Shinji
• Primary Examiner(s): Homayounmehr; Farid
• Assistant Examiner(s): Poltorak; Peter
• Application Number:
  US11/032,134
• Publication Number:
  US 20050160479A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,184 Days
• Field of Search: 726/2, 713/168, 709/204
• US Class Current: 726/2
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/74 Projection arrangements for image reproduction, e.g. using eidophor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

A network system of a projector is provided in which a network connection is established between a plurality of information terminal apparatus and the projector, and an image data file owned by an information terminal apparatus can be commonly used. A network system of a projector is arranged by an information terminal apparatus and a projector connectable to the information terminal apparatus via a network. The information terminal apparatus is arranged by a personal computer which supplies image data to the projector, and personal computers which are connected to this personal computer by a wireless manner. When the network connection is established between the personal computer and the projector, and when the network connection between the personal computer and the personal computers is established, the image data is commonly used among these personal computers.

Claims

1. A network system, comprising:

an information terminal apparatus; and

a projector that projects image data on a projector screen and is connectable to the information terminal apparatus via a network, wherein

the information terminal apparatus includes;

a host information terminal apparatus that supplies the image data to the projector by employing a LAN, and

a plurality of client information terminal apparatus other than the host information terminal apparatus that receive the image data and display the image data on a display other than the projector screen,

wherein when a network connection between the information terminal apparatus and the projector is established, the image data is commonly shared between the host information terminal apparatus and the plurality of client information terminal apparatus and the plurality of client information terminal apparatus and the host information terminal apparatus are structured such that they are selectively used for displaying and manipulating the image data, and

wherein the plurality of client information terminal apparatus is configured to access, via the network, and display image data that has not been projected by the projector, and that is stored on the host information terminal apparatus.

2. The network system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the projector includes:

a password production unit to produce a password used to establish the network connection with respect to the information terminal apparatus; and

a projection unit to project both the password and a specific code of the projector when a power supply of the projector is turned ON.

3. The network system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the projector includes a password production unit that produces a password in an irregular manner when a power supply of the projector is turned ON.

4. The network system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the information terminal apparatus includes an information display area which is required for the network connection with respect to the projector; and

the information display area includes at least;

a projector list to indicate projectors connectable to the network,

a connect operation display portion,

a shared file display portion, and

a password input display portion.

5. The network system as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the network connection between the information terminal apparatus and the projector is established, a predetermined operation is carried out with respect to the client information terminal apparatus, such that one of the plurality of the client information terminal apparatus operates as the host information terminal apparatus, and image data is supplied from the one of the plurality of client information terminal apparatus to the projector rather than the image data being supplied from the host information terminal apparatus to the projector.

6. The network system as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the network connection between the host information terminal apparatus and the projector is established, a display area of both a specific code of the projector and a password is displayed outside an area of the projected image data.

7. The network system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the network system establishes the network connection by using a cryptographic communication;

and

the projector executes the cryptographic communication with the information terminal apparatus by employing a password.

8. A network system comprising:

an information terminal apparatus; and

a projector that projects image data to a projector screen and is connectable to the information terminal apparatus via a network,

the information terminal apparatus includes;

a host information terminal apparatus that supplies the image data to the projector by employing a LAN, and

a plurality of client information terminal apparatus other than the host information terminal apparatus that receive the image data and display the image data on a display other than the projector screen, wherein;

when a network connection between the information terminal apparatus and the projector is established, the image data is commonly shared between the host information terminal apparatus and the plurality of client information terminal apparatus such that the plurality of client information terminal apparatus and the host information terminal apparatus are structured such that they are selectively used for displaying and manipulating the image data,

the network connection between the projector and the plurality of information terminal apparatus is established by inputting both a password and a specific code, which have been projected by the projector, into the plurality of information terminal apparatus, and

the plurality of client information terminal apparatus is configured to access, via the network, and display image data that has not been projected by the projector, and that is stored on the host information terminal apparatus.

9. A method for projecting image data via a network, the method comprising:

projecting the image data on a projector screen by a projector, the projector being connectable to an information terminal apparatus via the network, wherein

the information terminal apparatus includes;

a host information terminal apparatus that supplies the image data to the projector by employing a LAN, and

a plurality of client information terminal apparatus other than the host information terminal apparatus that receive the image data and display the image data on a display other than the projector screen, and

when a network connection between the information terminal apparatus and the projector is established, commonly sharing the image data between the host information terminal apparatus and the plurality of client information terminal apparatus and the plurality of client information terminal apparatus and the host information terminal apparatus are structured such that they are selectively used for displaying and manipulating the image data,

wherein the plurality of client information terminal apparatus is configured to access, via the network, and display image data that has not been projected by the projector, and that is stored on the host information terminal apparatus.