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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8179337 | Mobile projected sets One particular implementation of the present invention may take the form of a mobile set configured to include one or more projection devices to display a media presentation to a viewer. The mobile set may be configured to follow a fixed path or may move through aut... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8174462 | System and method for updating electronic label displays An electronic label wirelessly connected to an information updating system having a server. The electronic label includes a wireless communication interface to receive information from the server to be displayed on a display, a means for label processing connected t... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174463 | System and method for updating electronic label displays An electronic label wirelessly connected to a product information updating system. The electronic label includes a wireless communication interface to receive information from a server to be displayed on a display, a means for processing connected to the communicati... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8044878 | Signal receiving apparatus, display apparatus and control method thereof A signal receiving apparatus includes: a communication part which communicates with a plurality of display apparatuses, and a controller which determines whether at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses is connected to the signal receiving apparatus, and... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7978150 | Portable telephone In a portable telephone according to the present invention, a display displays a block indicative of an operator, predetermined information and a pointer; the operator can be operated in directions opposite to each other; and the controller controls the display so a... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7737915 | Techniques for displaying information through a computer display A computer display includes a screen, a workstation port configured to receive a workstation signal from a workstation controller, and a wireless port configured to receive an external signal from an external device. The external device is different than the worksta... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7737914 | Information system An interactive information delivery terminal includes an information display unit, retrieval client for generating control commands for transmission to an information store over a first communications link, for the retrieval of information therefrom, and a user inte... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7733294 | Method and system for wireless transmission Multimedia from a source can be wirelessly transmitted in an infrared system to a display. To support rapid reads of data written into a slave at the display by a master at the source in accordance with I2C protocol, a master simulator on the display side... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7733295 | Bi-directional communication system, display apparatus, base apparatus and bi-directional communication method A bi-directional communication system comprising a base apparatus and a display apparatus. The display apparatus is a portable liquid crystal display for viewing video programs and browsing the internet. The base apparatus contains a television tuner for receiving b... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7724207 | Wireless security badge An embodiment of the disclosed subject matter allows wireless electronic badges to temporarily establish a wireless network, such as a piconet network, with a network security station. The wireless electronic badges automatically exchange user code with the network ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7719482 | Method and system for processing wireless digital multimedia Multimedia from a source can be wirelessly transmitted in a 60 GHz system to a display. To support rapid reads of encryption, EDID, and other data written into a slave at the display by a master at the source in accordance with I2C protocol, a master simu... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7663569 | Image display apparatus, image display system, and image display method An image display apparatus includes a memory for holding in advance, of the one or more information terminal apparatuses connected via a network, information of information terminal apparatuses whose connection to the network is desired, a controller for reading out... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7576707 | Image display apparatus and image display method The invention realizes an image display by wireless communication. There is provided an image display apparatus constituted by an image display unit including an arrangement of plural wireless image forming elements, and a wireless transmission unit. The wireless tr... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7551149 | System and method for updating electronic label displays An electronic label, which is wirelessly connected to a product information updating system, said label comprising at least one display (3; 11,13,15) adapted to display product information. According to the invention the display (3; 11,13,15) has a tra... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7522125 | Wireless device method and apparatus with drawing command throttling control A wireless drawing command transmitting unit includes a wireless transmitter operative to transmit drawing commands associated with a master image renderer. A wireless drawing command receiving unit includes a wireless receiver operative to receive the transmitted d... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7495633 | Image display apparatus, image display system, image data writing method, thin display file, and data communication method for thin display file A holding stand is constituted by a carrying case for holding sheets of electronic paper and a base for uprightly supporting the carrying case that is substantially vertical. From the holding stand, two page fields, each expressing the number of pages of sheets of e... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7463216 | Captured image outputting system, display control apparatus, liquid crystal projector and digital camera that transmit images via wireless network In a captured image outputting system, an image shot by an image capturing device is, upon shooting the image thereby, instantaneously transmitted to a display control device of a display system via wireless communication. The display system instantaneously projects... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7432876 | Display system and method for image copy to a remote display A display system and method are disclosed. One embodiment of a display system comprises a position arm coupled to a first monitor and a second monitor that are each communicatively coupled to a computer. The system also comprises a position sensor operatively associ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7411577 | Mobile display device, mobile display system and image signal reproducing method thereof A mobile display device capable of communicating with a host computer depending upon whether it is coupled with a docking station. The mobile display device includes a wired module for receiving the wired input signal applied from the docking station and converting ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7372470 | System and method for transmitting and displaying messages in a mobile terminal A method and system for transmitting and displaying messages in a mobile terminal using short messaging service (SMS) is disclosed. An SMS message having a primary format information is encoded with a secondary format information, wherein the primary and secondary f... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371177 | Multiply interconnectable environmentally interactive character simulation module method and system A simulated character module and method of operation are presented. The simulated character module includes a processor, a display operably coupled to the processor and a communication device operably coupled to the processor. The processor is configured to control ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369099 | Multi-display control system and image display apparatus A multi-display control system enables an operation screen to come up on an operator's front screen when an application performing a display operation changes, without the need for the operator to move the display image. When the conditions for image detectio... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365750 | User identity authentication system and user identity authentication method and mobile telephonic device It is an object to provide an user identity authentication system and an user identity authentication method with the Internet and a mobile information communication device. The mobile information communication device includes a liquid crystal device with a built-in... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350923 | Image-rendering device In a computing device configured to be connected to a wireless network, a method of projecting an image via a projection device over the wireless network, is provided, wherein the projection device is connected to the wireless network via an image-rendering device c... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352361 | Display device for a portable terminal capable of displaying an adaptive image A display device for a portable terminal displays an adaptive image in accordance with a position of a user. The display device includes a display unit, a slope detection unit for detecting a slope of the display unit that is rotating in one direction among front, r... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353258 | Interactive messaging system The interactive messaging system of the present invention provides for an interactive communication process between users, both senders and recipients. The sender composes a message by filling in a template stored in data services. Once completed, the sender pushes ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342555 | Detecting low fidelity sync data The present invention provides for a distributed computing system that is capable of determining when data needs to be synced between two computer devices because data has changed on at least a remote device. More particularly, the present invention provides for a s... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340503 | Interactive messaging system The interactive messaging system of the present invention provides for an interactive communication process between users, both senders and recipients. The sender composes a message by filling in a template stored in data services. Once completed, the sender pushes ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7330922 | Method and apparatus for frame buffer management Methods and apparatuses for dynamic virtual frame buffer management. At least one embodiment of the present invention dynamically enables or disables the use of a virtual frame buffer, which is not under control of graphics hardware of a data processing system, with... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7321342 | Image display system An image display system includes at least one display panel, a memory circuit, and a position sensing subsystem. The memory circuit stores image information, associated with positions within a space in which the at least one display panel is provided, at least tempo... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321367 | Arrangement and method for spatial visualization An apparatus for image data computation and for synchronous data output. An arrangement for producing and reproducing two partial light images which together can be perceived as a light image having a three-dimensional effect. A method of synchronous reproduction of... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321920 | Interactive messaging system The interactive messaging system of the present invention provides for an interactive communication process between users, both senders and recipients. The sender composes a message by filling in a template stored in data services. Once completed, the sender pushes ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319973 | Method of estimating expected revenues from business directory books A new system of analyzing advertising revenue derivation is provided that is particularly useful for predicting an amount of revenue that can be expected from advertisements placed in a business directory book having a certain geographic coverage. The system compris... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7304618 | Remote display for portable meter A remote display is provided for use with a portable meter, such as a portable meter used for obtaining electrical measurements. The remote display can optionally be mounted to an extremity of a user for displaying information obtained by the portable meter within a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302468 | Local area preference determination system and method A preference determination system allows a music provider, like a band or disc jockey, to determine the musical preferences of the members at a gathering. As many members of a gathering use electronic devices, like cellular telephones, that include music and video p... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7292588 | Wireless network computing A method, apparatus and article of manufacture are provided for obtaining and displaying Internet content using a remote secondary display and a primary handheld computing device. The primary device includes a cellular or satellite modem to connect to the Internet a... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289084 | Computer display apparatus A computer display apparatus includes first and second display units operatively coupled to a display controller. The display controller receives imaging instructions for images and display mode instructions for displaying the images, and causes the display units to... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7248232 | Information processing device There is provided an information processing apparatus which occupies a small space and which is capable of supplying image information having high definition and high resolution. An information processing apparatus of the invention employs a head mount display (HMD)... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248899 | Portable terminal apparatus having an improved display drive controller A problem of this invention is to satisfy both of securement of visibility of a display unit and suppression of noises at the time of a telephone call etc. using a receiver and a microphone. In a portable terminal apparatus which relates to the invention, a control ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7242371 | Wireless electronic display The present invention is a portable electronic video display. The display is configured to be worn on the arm or wrist of a user, or stored in a pocket or backpack. The display is raised to eye level and the user looks through an eyepiece to view the video display. ... | 07/10/2007 |
