Display system having processor for accessing data from stacked display devices and display method thereof

A display method in a display system,

• wherein a thin display device includes a first communication unit disposed on a surface of the display device, an image memory, and a display unit which displays images stored in the image memory;
• and a data processor including an operation unit, a second communication unit which can be connected to the first communication unit of the display device, and a memory, the data processor being independent from the display device, and in response to a user's action to fold the data processor, the first communication unit and the second communication unit being connected to each other so that a connection therebetween is established,
• wherein the first communication unit comprises a plurality of connection units which can be connected to the second communication unit of the data processor,
• wherein the display device comprises a unit which notifies the data processor of a connection unit to be used for communication with the data processor among the plurality of connection units;
• wherein the display device comprises a second unit which stores information for specifying a connection unit used for recording data in the image memory and which notifies the data processor of the information, and
• wherein the data processor processes image data to be transmitted to the display device according to the notification from the display device,
• the display method comprising:
• a sandwiching step in which a user sandwiches a plurality of the display devices by folding the data processor, the plurality of display devices being stacked via the first communication unit and the second communication unit;
• and
• a transfer step of transferring data which has been processed, between the image memory of the display device and the processing memory of the data processor in response to a user s action to sandwich the plurality of display devices by folding the data processor.

A display system comprising:

• a thin display means for displaying information, said display means including a first communication unit disposed on a surface of the display device, an image memory, and a display unit which displays images stored in the image memory;
• and
• a data processing means including an operation unit, a second communication unit which can be connected to the first communication unit of the display means, and a processing memory, the data processing means being independent from the display means, and in response to a user's action to fold the data processing means, the first communication unit and the second communication unit being connected to each other so that a connection therebetween is established,
• wherein, in a state where the data processing means accesses a display via the first communication unit and the second communication unit in response to the user's action to sandwich the display means by folding said data processing means, the data processing means performs transfers of the processed data between the image memory of the display means and the processing memory of the data processing means in response to the user's action to sandwich the display means by folding the data processing means,
• wherein the first communication unit comprises a plurality of connection units which can be connected to the second communication unit of the data processing means,
• wherein the display means comprises a unit which notifies the data processing means of a connection unit to be used for communication with the data processing means among the plurality of connection units;
• and wherein the display means comprises a second unit which stores information for specifying a connection unit used for recording data in the image memory and which notifies the data processing means of the information, and
• wherein the data processing means processes image data to be transmitted to the display means according to the notification from the display means.