Information processing apparatus and method in which data rasterized on a plurality of memories is transmitted to corresponding external apparatuses
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1. An information processing apparatus which is connected to a plurality of external apparatuses through a communication network, comprising:
- an application controller which activates a plurality of applications;
a plurality of memories which are provided in correspondence with the plurality of external apparatuses and on which data generated by the plurality of applications are rasterized;
a transmitting unit which transmits the data rasterized on said plurality of memories to the corresponding external apparatuses;
a temporary memory to temporarily save data rasterized on one of said plurality of memories;
a selector which, when a new application different from the applications whose data are already rasterized on said plurality of memories is activated by said application controller, selects an external apparatus as a transmission destination of data generated by the new application from the plurality of external apparatuses;
a first transferring unit which transfers, to said temporary memory, one of data rasterized on a first memory as one of said plurality of memories, which corresponds to the external apparatus selected by said selector, and data rasterized on a second memory as one of said plurality of memories, which is different from the first memory;
a second transferring unit which transfers, to the second memory, the data rasterized on the first memory when the data rasterized on the second memory is transferred to said temporary memory; and
a third transferring unit which transfers the data generated by the new application to the first memory.
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Abstract
Use and selection of, e.g., a wireless video transmission apparatus cumbersome for a user are eliminated. When a new application is activated, a wireless video transmission apparatus 2 is selected as the transmission destination of image data. Image data rasterized on a VM1 is transferred to a temporary memory. Image data rasterized on a VM2 is transferred to the VM1. Image data of the new application is transferred to the VM2. The image data rasterized on the VM1 and VM2 are transmitted to the wireless video transmission apparatuses 1 and 2, respectively.
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1. An information processing apparatus which is connected to a plurality of external apparatuses through a communication network, comprising:
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an application controller which activates a plurality of applications; a plurality of memories which are provided in correspondence with the plurality of external apparatuses and on which data generated by the plurality of applications are rasterized; a transmitting unit which transmits the data rasterized on said plurality of memories to the corresponding external apparatuses; a temporary memory to temporarily save data rasterized on one of said plurality of memories; a selector which, when a new application different from the applications whose data are already rasterized on said plurality of memories is activated by said application controller, selects an external apparatus as a transmission destination of data generated by the new application from the plurality of external apparatuses; a first transferring unit which transfers, to said temporary memory, one of data rasterized on a first memory as one of said plurality of memories, which corresponds to the external apparatus selected by said selector, and data rasterized on a second memory as one of said plurality of memories, which is different from the first memory; a second transferring unit which transfers, to the second memory, the data rasterized on the first memory when the data rasterized on the second memory is transferred to said temporary memory; and a third transferring unit which transfers the data generated by the new application to the first memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An information processing method by an information processing apparatus including a plurality of memories which are provided in correspondence with a plurality of external apparatuses and on which data of a plurality of applications are rasterized, and a temporary memory to temporarily save image data rasterized on one of said plurality of memories, and connected to the plurality of external apparatuses through a communication network, comprising:
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a selection step of, when a new application different from the applications whose data are already rasterized on the plurality of memories is activated by an application controller, selecting an external apparatus as a transmission destination of data generated by the new application from the plurality of external apparatuses; a first transferring step of transferring, to the temporary memory, one of data rasterized on a first memory as one of the plurality of memories, which corresponds to the external apparatus selected in the selection step, and data rasterized on a second memory as one of the plurality of memories, which is different from the first memory; a second transferring step of transferring, to the second memory, the data rasterized on the first memory when the data rasterized on the second memory is transferred to the temporary memory; and a third transferring step of transferring the data generated by the new application to the first memory.
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