Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100293504 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus having an internal display and a connection module for an external display, includes a storage module configured to store items of virtual desktop information to be displayed on an actual display screen of one of the internal display and the external display and items of information of a display which displays the items of virtual desktop information in association with each other, and a control module configured to read out, from the storage module, an item of virtual desktop information in association with the external display and to supply the item of virtual desktop information in association with the external display to external display upon detecting that the external display is connected to the connection module when one of the items of virtual desktop information is displayed on the actual display screen of the internal display. | 11-18-2010 |
20100328331 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus comprises video memories each corresponding to each of the display devices, a determination module configured to determine whether an access that satisfies conditions preset with respect to display of the display devices exists in at least one of the video memories, and a changing module configured to change, when the determination module determines that the access that satisfies conditions preset with respect to display of the display devices does not exist in at least one of the video memories, an operation state of a display device corresponding to the at least one of the video memories determined that an access does not exist, from a first operation state to a second operation state having a power consumption lower than a power consumption of the first operation state. | 12-30-2010 |
20110157014 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND POINTING CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus comprises a touch screen display, a display controller, a copy screen image display module and a pointing module. The display controller is configured to control the touch screen display and an external display. The copy screen image display module is configured to display on a screen of the touch screen display a copy screen image which is obtained by copying a screen image which is displayed on a screen of the external display. The pointing module is configured to designate a position on the screen image of the external display, the position corresponding to a touch position on the copy screen image, based on a relative position of the touch position in relation to the copy screen image. | 06-30-2011 |
20120001930 | GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a graphics processing unit detects characteristics of video data by analyzing frames of the video data by using at least one first processing core of a plurality of processing cores, and applies a process, which is associated with the detected characteristics of the video data, to audio data on a memory, by using at least one second processing core of the plurality of processing cores. The graphics processing unit includes an audio signal output interface and outputs an audio signal corresponding to the audio data, to which the process has been applied, to a sound device. | 01-05-2012 |
20120162530 | Electronic Apparatus and Display Control Method - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a storage module, a screen display module, a display mode switching module, and a display mode setting information adding module. The storage module stores pieces of display mode setting information indicating display modes. The screen display module displays a screen including items indicating the display modes and a first item for adding a new display mode. The display mode switching module switches a display mode based on first display mode setting information among the pieces of the display mode setting information when a second item of the items has been selected, the first display mode setting information corresponding to the second item. The display mode setting information adding module adds display mode setting information indicating a new display mode when the first item has been selected. The screen display module displays the screen further including an item indicating the new display mode. | 06-28-2012 |
20120182302 | GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a graphics processing unit comprises a host interface, a plurality of processing cores, an arithmetic control unit, a video signal output interface, and an audio signal output interface. The host interface is configured to receive video data and audio data from a host. The arithmetic control unit is configured to process the video and audio data using at least a first processing core and a second processing core respectively. The video signal output interface is configured to output a video signal corresponding to the processed video data. The audio signal output interface is configured to output an audio signal corresponding to the processed audio data. | 07-19-2012 |
20130249922 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus having an internal display and a connection module for an external display, includes a storage module configured to store items of virtual desktop information to be displayed on an actual display screen of one of the internal display and the external display and items of information of a display which displays the items of virtual desktop information in association with each other, and a control module configured to read out, from the storage module, an item of virtual desktop information in association with the external display and to supply the item of virtual desktop information in association with the external display to external display upon detecting that the external display is connected to the connection module when one of the items of virtual desktop information is displayed on the actual display screen of the internal display. | 09-26-2013 |
20140176393 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, USER ASSISTANCE METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a recommendation module and a controller. The recommendation module recommends a display mode using at least one of a display and an external display, based on a first information associated with the apparatus, a second information associated with the external display and a rule managed for deriving a display mode. The controller sets the apparatus in the recommended display mode, when an image is displayed in the recommended display mode. The controller sets the apparatus in a display mode other than the recommended display mode and corrects the managed rule, when an image is displayed in a display mode other than the recommended display mode. | 06-26-2014 |