Multi-media processing system with wireless communication to a remote display and method using same
First Claim
1. A display control system for displaying an image on a first display device and a substantially similar image on a screen of a second display device, said display control system comprising:
- a first data processing device comprising;
a first display controller operating in conjunction with a central processing unit and a memory for receiving input data and, in response to said input data, generating digital display data operable to form a first image on said screen of said first display device coupled to said first data processing system and generating display update data operable to modify a portion of said first image; and
a first communication port coupled to said first display controller for transmitting said digital display data and said display update data; and
a second data processing device comprising;
a second communication port for receiving said transmitted digital display data and said transmitted display update data;
a second display controller operating in conjunction with a central processing unit and a memory coupled to said second communication port and receiving from said second communication port said transmitted digital display data and said transmitted display update data and, in response to said transmitted digital display data, forming on said screen of said second display device a second image in a window substantially similar to said first image on said screen of said first display device and, in response to said transmitted display update data, modifying a portion of said second image; and
a TV tuner for receiving a video signal and generating a background picture on said screen of said second display device, said window selectively overlaying at least a portion of said background picture.
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Abstract
A display control system (200) for transferring video and graphical data processed in a first processing device (201) having a dedicated display screen to a second processing device (202) for display on the screen (152) of a conventional television set (150). The first processing device (201) and the second processing device (202) communicate by means of a pair of optical driver/receivers (203, 207). The second processing device (202) captures selected frames from a broadcast television picture displayed on the screen (152) of the television (150) and transmits the captured frames to the first processing device (201) for storage or display on the dedicated display screen.
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29 Claims
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1. A display control system for displaying an image on a first display device and a substantially similar image on a screen of a second display device, said display control system comprising:
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a first data processing device comprising; a first display controller operating in conjunction with a central processing unit and a memory for receiving input data and, in response to said input data, generating digital display data operable to form a first image on said screen of said first display device coupled to said first data processing system and generating display update data operable to modify a portion of said first image; and a first communication port coupled to said first display controller for transmitting said digital display data and said display update data; and a second data processing device comprising; a second communication port for receiving said transmitted digital display data and said transmitted display update data; a second display controller operating in conjunction with a central processing unit and a memory coupled to said second communication port and receiving from said second communication port said transmitted digital display data and said transmitted display update data and, in response to said transmitted digital display data, forming on said screen of said second display device a second image in a window substantially similar to said first image on said screen of said first display device and, in response to said transmitted display update data, modifying a portion of said second image; and a TV tuner for receiving a video signal and generating a background picture on said screen of said second display device, said window selectively overlaying at least a portion of said background picture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a display control system comprising a first data processing device including a controller operating in conjunction with a CPU and a memory device operable to display a first image on a screen of a first display device and a second data processing device including a controller operating in conjunction with a CPU and a memory operable to display a second substantially similar image in a window overlying at least a portion of a background picture on a screen of a second display device, a method of transmitting said first image from said first processing device to said second display device, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating in said first data processing device first digital display data operable to form said first image on said screen of said first display device; transmitting said first digital display data via a first communication port in said first data processing device to a comrnunication port in said second data processing device; generating the background picture from received video data using a television tuner, generating in said second data processing device from said first digital display second data operable to form a second image in the window on said screen of said second display device, wherein said second image is substantially similar to said first image; generating in said first data processing device digital display update data operable to modify a portion of said first image; transmitting said display update data via said first communication port to said communication port; and in response to said transmitted display update data, modifying said second data, said modification of said second data operable to modify a portion of said second image corresponding to said modified portion of said first image. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A display control system for displaying an image on both first and second display devices, said display control system comprising:
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a first data processing device comprising; a first display controller operating in conjunction with a central processing unit for receiving input data and, in response to said input data, generating digital display data defining a first display image on said first display device; and a first communication port coupled to said first display controller for transmitting said display data; and a second data processing device comprising; a second communication port for receiving said digital display data transmitted by said first communication port of said first processing device; a second display controller operating in conjunction with a central processing unit coupled to said second communication port for displaying on said second display device a second display image defined by said digital display data, said second display image disposed in a window overlying at least a portion of a video background picture; and a TV tuner for generating said background picture. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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