# US 2013/0155067 A1 · Method of providing image and display apparatus applying the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0155067 A1 - Document ID: US20130155067A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/688,371 - Filed: 2012-11-29 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-15 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Hyo-dae KIM; Myung-suk BAE - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130155067A1 ## CPC - G09G 5/391: Resolution modifying circuits, e.g. variable screen formats - H04N 21/41265: {having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device (unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204)} - 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 21/440263: {by altering the spatial resolution, e.g. for displaying on a connected PDA} - H04N 21/4621: {Controlling the complexity of the content stream or additional data, e.g. lowering the resolution or bit-rate of the video stream for a mobile client with a small screen (arrangements for using the results of monitoring on user's side in broadcast systems H04H60/65; flow control in packet networks H04L47/10)} - 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) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A method of providing an image and a display apparatus applying the same are provided. The method of providing an image of a display apparatus includes receiving signals requesting images having different resolutions from each other from a plurality of mobile apparatuses, determining a resolution reproducible by all of the plurality of mobile apparatuses among a plurality of resolutions requested from the plurality of mobile apparatuses as a first resolution and processing the image to be provided to the plurality of mobile apparatuses with the first resolution, and transmitting the image having the first resolution to the plurality of mobile apparatuses. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of providing an image displayed by a display apparatus, the method comprising: receiving signals requesting images having different resolutions from each other from a plurality of mobile apparatuses; determining a first resolution reproducible by all of the plurality of mobile apparatuses among a plurality of resolutions requested from the plurality of mobile apparatuses and processing the image to be provided to the plurality of mobile apparatuses with the first resolution; and transmitting the image having the first resolution to the plurality of mobile apparatuses. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: receiving a signal requesting the image having a second resolution from an additional mobile apparatus other than the plurality of mobile apparatuses; processing the image to be provided to the plurality of mobile apparatuses and to the additional mobile apparatus with the second resolution when the first resolution is higher than the second resolution; and transmitting the image having the second resolution to the plurality of mobile apparatuses and to the additional mobile apparatus. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising: processing the image to be provided to the plurality of mobile apparatuses and to the additional apparatus with the first resolution when the first resolution is lower than the second resolution; and transmitting the image having the first resolution to the plurality of mobile apparatuses and to the additional mobile apparatus. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: receiving a signal requesting interruption of the transmitting of the image from one of the plurality of mobile apparatuses; processing the image to be provided to remaining ones among the plurality of mobile apparatuses other than the one of the plurality of mobile apparatus with a third resolution when the lowest resolution among resolutions requested from the remaining ones among the plurality of mobile apparatuses other than the one of the plurality of mobile apparatus is changed into the third resolution; and transmitting the image having the third resolution to the remaining ones among the plurality of mobile apparatuses other than the one of the plurality of mobile apparatuses. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processing includes: designating video data constituting the image to be provided to the plurality of mobile apparatuses as a scale corresponding to the first resolution; and compressing the video data and audio data constituting the image to be provided to the plurality of mobile apparatuses and inserting information about the first resolution into additional information to generate a transport stream. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising storing information about different resolutions from each other requested from the plurality of mobile apparatuses in a resolution list. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving includes: receiving a signal requesting information about resolutions provided by the display apparatus from the plurality of mobile apparatuses; transmitting the information about the resolutions provided by the display apparatus to the plurality of mobile apparatuses; and receiving a signal requesting the image having one resolution among the resolutions from each of the plurality of mobile apparatuses. ### Claim 8 An image streaming apparatus comprising: a communication unit configured to communicate with a plurality of mobile apparatuses; an image processing unit configured to process an image to be transmitted to the plurality of mobile apparatuses; a control unit configured to, when signals requesting images having different resolutions from each other are received from the plurality of mobile apparatuses, determine a first resolution reproducible by all of the plurality of mobile apparatuses among a plurality of resolutions requested from the plurality of mobile apparatuses, process the image to be transmitted to the plurality of mobile apparatuses with the first resolution, and control the communication unit to transmit the image having the first resolution to the plurality of mobile apparatuses. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The image streaming apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the control unit compares the first resolution with a second resolution when a signal requesting the image having the second resolution is received from an additional mobile apparatus other than the plurality of mobile apparatuses, processes the image to be provided to the plurality of mobile apparatuses and the additional mobile apparatus with the second resolution when the first resolution is higher than the second resolution, and controls the communication unit to transmit the image having the second resolution to the plurality of mobile apparatuses and the additional mobile apparatus. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The image streaming apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the control unit processes the image to be provided to the plurality of mobile apparatuses and the additional mobile apparatus with the first resolution when the first resolution is lower than the second resolution, and controls the communication unit to transmit the image having the first resolution to the plurality of mobile apparatuses and the additional mobile apparatus. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The image streaming apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein, when a signal for interruption of the transmission of the image is received from one of the plurality of mobile apparatuses, and the lowest resolution among resolutions requested by remaining ones of the plurality of mobile apparatuses other than the one mobile apparatus is changed into a third resolution, the control unit processes the image to be provided to the remaining ones of the plurality of mobile apparatuses other than the one mobile apparatus, and controls the communication unit to transmit the image having the third resolution to the remaining ones of the plurality of mobile apparatuses other than the one mobile apparatus. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The image streaming apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the image processing unit includes: a scaler configured to designate video data constituting the image to be transmitted to the plurality of mobile apparatuses as a scale corresponding to the first resolution; and an encoding unit configured to compress the video data and audio data constituting the image to be transmitted to the plurality of mobile apparatuses, and insert information of the first resolution into additional information to generate a transport stream. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The image streaming apparatus as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a storage unit configured to store information of the different resolutions requested from the plurality of mobile apparatuses as a resolution list. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The image streaming apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the image streaming apparatus is disposed in a display apparatus. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The image streaming apparatus as claimed in claim 14, wherein, when a signal requesting information of resolutions provided by the display apparatus is received from the plurality of mobile apparatuses, the communication unit transmits the information of the resolutions provided by the display apparatus to the plurality of mobile apparatuses, and receives a signal requesting the image having one resolution among the resolutions provided by the display apparatus from each of the plurality of mobile apparatuses. ### Claim 16 A method of providing an image displayed by a display apparatus, the method comprising: receiving a first signal requesting an image having a first resolution from a first mobile apparatus; processing the image to be transmitted to the first mobile apparatus with the first resolution; transmitting the image processed with the first resolution to the first mobile apparatus; receiving a second signal requesting the image having a second resolution lower than the first resolution from a second mobile apparatus; processing the image to be transmitted to the first mobile apparatus and the second mobile apparatus with the second resolution; and transmitting the image processed with the second resolution to the first mobile apparatus and to the second mobile apparatus. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method as claimed in claim 16, further comprising: receiving a third signal requesting the image having the first resolution from a third mobile apparatus; and transmitting the image processed with the second resolution to the first mobile apparatus, the second mobile apparatus, and the third mobile apparatus. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method as claimed in claim 17, further comprising: interrupting the transmitting of the image processed with the second resolution to the second mobile apparatus when a signal for interrupting the transmitting of the image is provided from the second mobile apparatus; processing the image to be provided to the first mobile apparatus and the third apparatus with the first resolution; and transmitting the image processed with the first resolution to the first mobile apparatus and the second mobile apparatus. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method as claimed in claim 16, further comprising: mapping the first mobile apparatus with the first resolution and storing the mapping result; and mapping the second mobile apparatus with the second resolution and storing the mapping result. ### Claim 20 A method of providing an image of a mobile apparatus, the method comprising: receiving a signal requesting an image having a first resolution from a first display apparatus; processing the image to be transmitted to the first display apparatus with the first resolution; transmitting the image processed with the first resolution to the first display apparatus; receiving a signal requesting the image having a second resolution lower than the first resolution from a second display apparatus; processing the image to be provided to the first mobile apparatus and the second display apparatus with the second resolution; and transmitting the image processed with the second resolution to the first display apparatus and to the second display apparatus. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The method as claimed in claim 20, further comprising: receiving another signal requesting the image having the first resolution from a third display apparatus; and transmitting the image processed with the second resolution to the first display apparatus, the second display apparatus, and the third display apparatus. ### Claim 22 A method of providing an image displayed on a display apparatus, the method comprising: receiving signals requesting information of resolutions supported by the display apparatus from a plurality of mobile apparatuses; transmitting information of the resolutions supported by the display apparatus to the plurality of mobile apparatuses; receiving signals requesting transmission of the image displayed on the display apparatus from the plurality of mobile apparatuses according to a reproducible resolution of each of the plurality of mobile apparatuses and the resolutions supported by the display apparatus; determining a common reproducible resolution by all of the plurality of mobile apparatuses and processing the image to be provided to all of the plurality of mobile apparatuses according to the common reproducible resolution; and transmitting the image with the common reproducible resolution to all of the plurality of mobile apparatuses. ### Claim 23 An image streaming apparatus comprising: a communication unit configured to receive signals requesting information of resolutions supported by a display apparatus from a plurality of mobile apparatuses, transmit information of the resolutions supported by the display apparatus to the plurality of mobile apparatuses and to receive signals requesting transmission of an image displayed on the display apparatus from the plurality of mobile apparatuses according to a reproducible resolution of each of the plurality of mobile apparatuses and the resolutions supported by the display apparatus; a control unit configured to determine a common reproducible resolution by all of the plurality of mobile apparatuses; and an image processing unit configured to process the image to be provided to all of the plurality of mobile apparatuses according to the common reproducible resolution, wherein the control unit transmits the image with the common reproducible resolution to all of the plurality of mobile apparatuses.