# US 11,308,914 B2 · Display apparatus

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- Number: US 11,308,914 B2
- Document ID: US11308914B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/169,915
- Filed: 2021-02-08
- Published: 2021-06-03
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2008-10-16
- Assignees: Maxell, Ltd.
- Applicants: Maxell, Ltd.
- Inventors: Toshiyuki Kurita; Hitoaki Owashi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11308914B2

## CPC

- G09G 5/006: {Details of the interface to the display terminal (specific for a display terminal using a CRT G09G1/167; using a flat panel G09G3/2096; circuits for interfacing with colour displays G09G5/04)}
- 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
- G06T 1/0007: {Image acquisition}
- G09G 5/005: {Adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal}
- H04N 1/00129: {with a display device, e.g. CRT or LCD monitor (with a television apparatus H04N1/00283; arrangements for control of display devices G09G)}
- H04N 1/00137: {Transmission}
- H04N 1/00164: {at a remote location}
- H04N 1/00172: {directly from a still digital camera or from a storage medium mounted in a still digital camera (H04N1/0018 takes precedence)}
- H04N 1/00177: {from a user terminal, e.g. personal computer}
- H04N 1/00198: {Creation of a soft photo presentation, e.g. digital slide-show}
- H04N 1/00347: {with another still picture apparatus, e.g. hybrid still picture apparatus (circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between image input and image output device H04N1/32)}
- H04N 1/00442: {Simultaneous viewing of a plurality of images, e.g. using a mosaic display arrangement of thumbnails}
- H04N 1/00453: {arranged in a two dimensional array}
- H04N 1/00458: {Sequential viewing of a plurality of images, e.g. browsing or scrolling}
- H04N 1/00461: {marking or otherwise tagging one or more displayed image, e.g. for selective reproduction}
- H04N 21/4122: {additional display device, e.g. video projector (digital output for controlling a plurality of local displays G06F3/1423)}
- H04N 21/4223: Cameras (H04N23/00 takes precedence)
- H04N 21/43632: {involving a wired protocol, e.g. IEEE 1394 (high-speed IEEE 1394 serial bus H04L12/40052)}
- H04N 21/43635: {HDMI}
- H04N 21/43637: {involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth®, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] (arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114)}
- H04N 21/43853: {involving multiplex stream decryption (arrangements using cryptography for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/23)}
- H04N 21/440263: {by altering the spatial resolution, e.g. for displaying on a connected PDA}
- H04N 21/4438: {Window management, e.g. event handling following interaction with the user interface}
- H04N 21/4627: Rights management {associated to the content (security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08)}
- H04N 21/6112: {involving terrestrial transmission, e.g. DVB-T}
- H04N 21/6131: {involving transmission via a mobile phone network (wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006)}
- G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
- G09G 2340/02: Handling of images in compressed format, e.g. JPEG, MPEG
- G09G 2354/00: Aspects of interface with display user
- G09G 2360/02: Graphics controller able to handle multiple formats, e.g. input or output formats
- G09G 2370/12: Use of DVI or HDMI protocol in interfaces along the display data pipeline
- H04N 1/00307: {with a mobile telephone apparatus (constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00)}
- H04N 2201/0049: By wire, cable or the like
- H04N 2201/0055: By radio
- H04N 2201/0084: Digital still camera
- H04N 2201/0086: Image transceiver (H04N2201/0093 and H04N2201/0094 take precedence)
- H04N 2201/0087: Image storage device
- H04N 2201/0089: Image display device
- G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

A display apparatus transmits a picture acquisition request for getting picture information to an external image apparatus connected through a predetermined interface to the display apparatus from the external image apparatus at predetermined intervals and gets a plurality of pieces of picture information from the external image apparatus to be displayed. The plurality of pictures may be switched at predetermined intervals, for example, to be displayed, so that the plurality of pictures may be displayed in a so-called slide show manner. A plurality of pictures for thumbnail may be produced from the plurality of pieces of picture information and be arranged together to be displayed in one picture screen of a display device.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A television display apparatus, comprising:
High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) interface circuitry configured to receive uncompressed first image information from an external image apparatus over a HDMI cable;
wireless LAN interface circuitry configured to wirelessly receive compressed second image information from the external image apparatus over a network;
a decoder configured to decode the compressed second image information received by the wireless LAN interface circuitry; and
a display screen configured to display at least one of first images based on the uncompressed first image information and second images based on the decoded second information obtained by the decoder,
wherein the display screen is further configured to display a received television broadcast program,
wherein if displaying the first images on the display screen, based on an operation on an input device of the television display apparatus for conducting a slide show,
the HDMI interface circuitry transmits, over the HDMI cable, a first signal to the external image apparatus for causing the external image apparatus to output uncompressed first image information corresponding to first still pictures, and receives, over the HDMI cable, the uncompressed first image information corresponding to the first still pictures output from the external image apparatus,
the display screen displays a slide show at predetermined time intervals with the first still pictures, as the first images, based on the uncompressed first image information received by the HDMI interface circuitry, and
wherein if displaying the second images on the display screen, based on an operation on the input device of the television display apparatus for conducting a slide show,
the wireless LAN interface circuitry wirelessly transmits, over the network, a second signal to the external image apparatus for causing the external image apparatus to output compressed second image information corresponding to second still pictures, and wirelessly receives, over the network, the compressed second image information corresponding to the second still pictures output from the external image apparatus,
the decoder decodes the compressed second image information corresponding to the second still pictures received by the wireless LAN interface circuitry, and
the display screen displays a slide show at predetermined time intervals with the second still pictures, as the second images, based on the decoded second image information obtained by the decoder.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The television display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined time intervals for the slide show for the first still pictures or the predetermined time intervals for the slide show for the second still pictures can be changed by an operation on the input device of the television display apparatus.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The television display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input device of the television display apparatus is a remote controller of the television display apparatus.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The television display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second image information received by the wireless LAN interface circuitry from the external image apparatus is compressed in JPEG format.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The television display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a decryptor,
wherein the first image information from the external image apparatus or the second image information from the external image apparatus is encrypted, and
the decryptor decrypts the encrypted first image information from the external image apparatus or the encrypted second image information from the external image apparatus.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The television display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a resizing processor configured to change a number of horizontal pixels and/or a number of vertical pixels of the first still pictures or the second still pictures to be displayed.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The television display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
an effect addition processor configured to add a predetermined effect to the first still pictures or the second still pictures to be displayed.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The television display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the wireless LAN interface circuitry wirelessly transmits, over the network, the second signal with address information of the external image apparatus on the network to the external image apparatus.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The television display apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the address information of the external image apparatus on the network is an IP address of the external image apparatus.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The television display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a sound outputting apparatus configured to output sound during the display on the display screen of the slide show.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The television display apparatus according to claim 10, wherein outputting the sound includes performing a lip synch operation.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The television display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a demodulator,
wherein the wireless LAN interface circuitry receives a radio signal including the compressed second image information which is modulated by a predetermined modulation method, and
the demodulator demodulates the radio signal received by the wireless LAN interface circuitry based on the predetermined modulation method.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The television display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first still pictures or the second still pictures from the external image apparatus are copy protected or copy guarded.

### Claim 14

A television display apparatus, comprising:
High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) interface circuitry configured to receive uncompressed first image information from a portable video processing apparatus over a HDMI cable;
wireless LAN interface circuitry configured to wirelessly receive compressed second image information from the portable video processing apparatus over a network;
a decoder configured to decode the compressed second image information received by the wireless LAN interface circuitry;
a resizing processor; and
a display screen configured to display a received television broadcast program,
wherein at least in the state that the HDMI interface circuitry connects with the portable video processing apparatus over the HDMI cable, based on an operation on an input device of the television display apparatus for conducting a slide show,
the HDMI interface circuitry transmits, over the HDMI cable, a first signal to the portable video processing apparatus for causing the portable video processing apparatus to output uncompressed first image information corresponding to first still pictures, and receives, over the HDMI cable, the uncompressed first image information corresponding to the first still pictures output from the portable video processing apparatus,
the resizing processor resizes the first still pictures by changing a number of horizontal pixels and/or a number of vertical pixels of the first still pictures based on the uncompressed first image information received by the HDMI interface circuitry, and
the display screen displays a slide show at predetermined time intervals with the resized first still pictures, and
wherein at least in the state that the wireless LAN interface circuitry connects with the portable video processing apparatus over the network, based on an operation on the input device of the television display apparatus for conducting a slide show,
the wireless LAN interface circuitry wirelessly transmits, over the network, a second signal to the portable video processing apparatus for causing the portable video processing apparatus to output compressed second image information corresponding to second still pictures, and wirelessly receives, over the network, the compressed second image information corresponding to the second still pictures output from the portable video processing apparatus,
the decoder decodes the compressed second image information corresponding to the second still pictures received by the wireless LAN interface circuitry,
the resizing processor resizes the second still pictures by changing a number of horizontal pixels and/or a number of vertical pixels of the second still pictures obtained by the decoder, and
the display screen displays a slide show at predetermined time intervals with the resized second still pictures.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The television display apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the portable video processing apparatus is a cellular phone.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The television display apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the portable video processing apparatus is a game machine.

### Claim 17 (depends on 14)

The television display apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the portable video processing apparatus is an external image apparatus.

### Claim 18 (depends on 14)

The television display apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the wireless LAN interface circuitry is capable of connecting to the Internet and receiving Internet content.

### Claim 19

A method for displaying a slide show on a television display apparatus using still pictures from an external image apparatus, comprising the steps of:
receiving a television broadcast program;
displaying the received television broadcast program;
establishing, by High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) interface circuitry, a connection with the external image apparatus over a HDMI cable;
transmitting, over the HDMI cable, a first signal to the external image apparatus in response to a first user's operation regarding a slide show on a remote controller of the television display apparatus;
receiving, over the HDMI cable, first still pictures output from the external image apparatus in response to the first signal, the first still pictures being uncompressed;
resizing the received first pictures by changing a number of horizontal pixels and/or a number of vertical pixels of the decoded first still pictures;
displaying a slide show at predetermined time intervals with the resized first still pictures;
establishing, by wireless LAN interface circuitry, a connection with the external image apparatus over a network;
wirelessly transmitting, over the network, a second signal with an IP address of the external image apparatus to the external image apparatus in response to a second user's operation regarding a slide show on the remote controller of the television display apparatus;
wirelessly receiving, over the network, second still pictures output from the external image apparatus in response to the second signal, the second still pictures are compressed;
decoding the received second still pictures;
resizing the decoded second still pictures by changing a number of horizontal pixels and/or a number of vertical pixels of the decoded second still pictures; and
displaying a slide show at predetermined time intervals with the resized second still pictures.