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US 11,587,524 B2Granted
Display apparatus
AssigneeMaxell, Ltd.
InventorsToshiyuki Kurita, Hitoaki Owashi
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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.
Claims20
A television display apparatus, comprising:
- USB interface circuitry configured to receive first compressed image information from an external apparatus via a USB cable;
- wireless LAN interface circuitry configured to wirelessly receive second compressed image information from an external apparatus via a network;
- HDMI interface circuitry configured to receive uncompressed image information from an external apparatus via an HDMI cable;
- a decoder configured to decode the first compressed image information received by the USB interface circuitry or the second compressed image information received by the wireless LAN interface circuitry;
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- a display screen configured to display first images based on the decoded first compressed image information obtained by the decoder, second images based on the decoded second compressed image information obtained by the decoder, or third images based on the uncompressed image information received by the HDMI interface circuitry;
- wherein the display screen is further configured to display a received television broadcast program,
- wherein either one of displaying the first images, the second images and the third images on the display screen can be selectable in accordance with an operation on an input device of the television display apparatus,
- wherein if displaying the first images on the display screen is selected, based on an operation on the input device of the television display apparatus for displaying a slide show,
- the USB interface circuitry transmits first information to an external apparatus for causing the external apparatus to output the first compressed image information, and receives the first compressed image information output from the external apparatus,
- the decoder decodes the first compressed image information received by the USB interface circuitry, and
- the display screen displays a slide show at predetermined time intervals with the first images based on the decoded first compressed image information obtained by the decoder,
- wherein if displaying the second images on the display screen is selected, based on an operation on the input device of the television display apparatus for displaying a slide show,
- the wireless LAN interface circuitry wirelessly transmits second information to an external apparatus for causing the external apparatus to output the second compressed image information, and wirelessly receives the second compressed image information output from the external apparatus,
- the decoder decodes the second compressed image information received by the wireless LAN interface circuitry, and
- the display screen displays a slide show at predetermined time intervals with the second images based on the decoded second compressed image information obtained by the decoder, and
- wherein if displaying the third images on the display screen is selected, based on an operation on the input device of the television display apparatus for displaying a slide show,
- the HDMI interface circuitry transmits third information to an external apparatus for causing the external apparatus to decode third compressed image information and to output uncompressed image information based on the decoded third compressed image information, and receives the uncompressed image information output from the external apparatus, and
- the display screen displays a slide show at predetermined time intervals with the third images based on the uncompressed image information received by the HDMI interface circuitry.
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A television display apparatus, comprising:
- USB interface circuitry configured to receive first compressed image information from an external apparatus via a USB cable;
- wireless LAN interface circuitry configured to wirelessly receive second compressed image information from an external apparatus in a DLNA network;
- HDMI interface circuitry configured to receive uncompressed image information from an external apparatus via an HDMI cable;
- a decoder configured to decode the first compressed image information received by the USB interface circuitry or the second compressed image information received by the wireless LAN interface circuitry;
- a display screen configured to display at least one of a received television broadcast program, first images based on the decoded first compressed image information obtained by the decoder, second images based on the decoded second compressed image information obtained by the decoder and third images based on the uncompressed image information received by the HDMI interface circuitry, in accordance with a user operation on an input device of the television display apparatus;
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- an image processor,
- wherein when in a state that the USB interface circuitry is connected to an external apparatus, based on an operation on the input device for displaying a slide show,
- the USB interface circuitry transmits first information to an external apparatus for causing the external apparatus to output the first compressed image information, and receives the first compressed image information output from the external apparatus,
- the decoder decodes the first compressed image information received by the USB interface circuitry, and
- the display screen displays a slide show at predetermined time intervals with the first images based on the decoded first compressed image information obtained by the decoder,
- wherein when in a state that the wireless LAN interface circuitry is wirelessly connected to an external apparatus, based on an operation on the input device for displaying a slide show,
- the wireless LAN interface circuitry wirelessly transmits second information to an external apparatus for causing the external apparatus to output the second compressed image information, and wirelessly receives the second compressed image information output from the external apparatus,
- the decoder decodes the second compressed image information received by the wireless LAN interface circuitry, and
- the display screen displays a slide show at predetermined time intervals with the second images based on the decoded second compressed image information obtained by the decoder, and
- wherein when in a state that the HDMI interface circuitry is connected to an external apparatus, based on an operation on the input device for displaying a slide show,
- the HDMI interface circuitry transmits third information to an external apparatus for causing the external apparatus to decode third compressed image information and to output uncompressed image information based on the decoded third compressed image information, and receives the uncompressed image information output from the external apparatus, and
- the display screen displays a slide show at predetermined time intervals with the third images based on the uncompressed image information received by the HDMI interface circuitry,
- wherein the image processor is further configured to generate thumbnail images corresponding to the first images or the second images, and
- the display screen is further configured to display the thumbnail images generated by the image processor.
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A method for displaying slide show on a television display apparatus using still pictures from an external apparatus, comprising steps of:
- receiving a television broadcast program;
- displaying the received television broadcast program;
- communicating, by USB interface circuitry, with an external apparatus via a USB cable;
- transmitting first information to the external apparatus in response to a user operation regarding to slide show on a remote controller of the television display apparatus;
- receiving first still pictures output from the external apparatus in response to the first information, the first still pictures are compressed;
- decoding the received first still pictures;
- displaying a slide show at predetermined time intervals with the decoded first still pictures;
- establishing, by wireless LAN interface circuitry, a connection with an external apparatus in a DLNA network;
- wirelessly transmitting second information with an IP address of the external apparatus in the DLNA network to the external apparatus in response to a user operation regarding to slide show on the remote controller of the television display apparatus;
- wirelessly receiving second still pictures output from the external apparatus in response to the second information, the second still pictures are compressed;
- decoding the received second still pictures;
- displaying a slide show at predetermined time intervals with the decoded second still pictures;
- communicating, by HDMI interface circuitry, with an external apparatus via an HDMI cable;
- transmitting third information to the external apparatus in response to a user operation regarding to slide show on the remote controller of the television display apparatus;
- receiving third still pictures output from the external apparatus in response to the third information, the third still pictures are uncompressed;
- displaying a slide show at predetermined time intervals with the received third still pictures;
- generating, by an image processor, thumbnail images corresponding to the first still pictures or the second still pictures;
- and displaying the thumbnail images.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.