Display system and method for portable device

• US 9,977,641 B2
• Filed: 05/02/2006
• Issued: 05/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Hanson, William Robert, Gettemy, Shawn R., Fraser, Sherridythe A., Wong, Yoon Kean, Oliver, Mark W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Boddie, William
• Application Number:
  US11/416,407
• Publication Number:
  US 20070052617A1
• Time in Patent Office: 4,403 Days
• Field of Search: 345156, 345 11, 345 12, 345 13
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1641 the display being formed by a plurality of foldable display components G06F1/1647 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1654 the display being detachable, e.g. for remote use
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1612 Flat panel monitor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04809 Textured surface identifying touch areas, e.g. overlay structure for a virtual keyboard
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display

Abstract

A display system is disclosed. The display system includes a processor. The display system also includes a first display device having a first display surface and receiving display data from the processor. The display system also includes a second displayed device having a display area smaller then the first display device and moveable over the surface of the first display device. The display system also includes a sensor in communication with the processor and communicating location data to the processor. The location data is representative of the relative location of the first display to the second display. Further still, the display system includes a program running on the processor and providing display data to the first and second display devices. The display data is provided to the second display device based on the location data.

Claims

1. An electronic display device configured for communication with a portable electronic device having a display window, comprising:

a processor in communication with a primary display; and

a wireless transceiver configured to communicate data wirelessly with the portable electronic device,

wherein the processor is configured to cause the primary display to display an image relating to a complementary image displayed on the portable electronic device, wherein the complementary image corresponds to a portion of the image, and wherein the complementary image comprises at least one of additional content corresponding to information embedded in the image but not displayed in the image or display of a hidden object contained in the corresponding portion of the image; and

wherein the processor is configured to cause the primary display to display a version of the complementary image displayed on the display window of the portable electronic device.

2. The electronic display device of claim 1, wherein the additional content comprises information in a foreign language.

3. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the primary display has a display area larger than the display window.

4. The electronic display device of claim 1, wherein the complementary image comprises the additional content corresponding to information embedded in the image but not displayed in the image, such that the portable electronic device extracts the information embedded in the image.

5. The electronic display device of claim 1, wherein the complementary image comprises the display of the hidden object contained in the corresponding portion of the image, and wherein the hidden object is hidden, and thus not displayed, on an area of the primary display such that moving the portable electronic device over the hidden object causes the hidden object to be displayed on the display window.

6. A portable electronic device configured for communication with an electronic display device having a primary display, comprising:

a processor, located within the portable electronic device in communication with a display window;

a set of buttons coupled to the processor configured to provide user inputs to the processor; and

a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor configured to communicate data wirelessly with the electronic display device,

wherein the processor is configured to cause display of a complementary image on the display window corresponding to a portion of an image displayed on the primary display of the electronic display device, wherein the complementary image comprises at least one of additional content corresponding to information embedded in the image but not displayed in the image or display of a hidden object contained in the corresponding portion of the image.

7. The portable electronic device of claim 6, wherein the additional content of the complementary image comprises information in a foreign language.

8. The portable electronic device of claim 6, wherein the complementary image comprises input options for the image.

9. The portable electronic device of claim 6, wherein the additional content of the complementary image comprises textual information relating to the image.

10. The portable electronic device of claim 6, wherein the additional content of the complementary image comprises address information.

11. The portable electronic device of claim 6, wherein the primary display has a display area larger than the display window.

12. A portable electronic device configured for communication with an electronic display device having a primary display, comprising:

a processor, located within the portable electronic device, in communication with a display window; and

a wireless transceiver configured to communicate data wirelessly between the processor and the electronic display device,

wherein the processor is configured to cause the display window to display a complementary image corresponding to a portion of an image displayed on the primary display of the electronic display device, wherein the complementary image comprises at least one of additional content corresponding to information embedded in the image but not displayed in the image or display of a hidden object contained in the corresponding portion of the image.

13. The portable electronic device of claim 12, wherein the additional content of the complementary image comprises information in a foreign language.

14. The portable electronic device of claim 12, wherein the complementary image comprises input options for the image.

15. The portable electronic device of claim 12, wherein the additional content of the complementary image comprises textual information relating to the image.

16. The portable electronic device of claim 12, wherein the additional content of the complementary image comprises address information.

17. The handheld electronic device of claim 12, wherein the primary display has a display area larger than the display window.

18. A processor-implemented method comprising:

displaying an image on a primary display of an electronic display device;

selecting data corresponding to a portion of the image; and

sending the selected data to a portable electronic device to be displayed together with at least one of additional content corresponding to information embedded in the image but not displayed in the image or display of a hidden object contained in the corresponding portion of the image as a complementary image on a display window of the portable electronic device.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

sending data of an updated image corresponding to the complementary image to be displayed on the display window; and

displaying an updated image of the image after the updated data for the complementary image has been displayed on the primary display.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the additional content of the complementary image sent to the portable electronic device comprises information in a foreign language.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the additional content of the complementary image sent to the portable electronic device comprises textual information relating to the image not displayed in the image.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein the primary display is a large area display and the display window has a display area smaller than the primary display.

23. A processor-implemented method comprising:

receiving data corresponding to a portion of an image displayed on a primary display of an electronic display device;

obtaining at least one of additional content corresponding to information embedded in the image but not displayed in the image or a hidden object contained in the corresponding portion of the image; and

displaying the received data corresponding to the portion of the image together with the obtained additional content or the hidden object as a complementary image on a display window of a portable electronic device.

24. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

receiving data of an updated image corresponding to the complementary image to be displayed on the display window; and

displaying the received data of the updated image of the complementary image on the display window before displaying an updated image of the image on the primary display.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the received additional content of the complementary image comprises information in a foreign language.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein the received additional content of the complementary image comprises textual information relating to the image not displayed in the image.

27. The method of claim 23, wherein the primary display is a large area display and the display window has a display area smaller than the primary display.