Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090040380 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND OUTPUT SWITCHING CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a display, a connector which outputs a video signal, a display driver which controls output of a video signal to the display and connector, a monitoring unit which monitors whether a partner switches an input from a video signal output from the connector to another video signal, the partner being connected to the connector, and an output switching unit which instructs the display driver to switch the output destination of the video signal from the connector to the display when the monitoring unit detects that the input of the partner is switched to the other video signal. | 02-12-2009 |
20090040381 | Information Processing Apparatus and Output Control Method - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a display, a speaker, a connector to output a video signal and audio signal, a display driving module to control outputting of the video signal with respect to the display and connector, a sound driving module to control outputting of the audio signal with respect to the speaker and connector, and an output control module to Instruct the sound driving module to output the audio signal from the connector when an event of instructing the display driving module to output a video signal to the connector occurs. | 02-12-2009 |
20090044221 | Information Processing Apparatus and Program Startup Control Method - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a CPU, a connector which outputs a video signal and inputs/outputs various commands for operation control, a command transmitting unit which transmits the various commands via the connector, a menu screen display unit which arranges an operation menu on a display screen and transmits a video signal for the display screen via the connector, when a command which requests display of the operation menu dealing with various programs which cause the CPU to perform information processes accompanied by playback of motion picture data as options is received by the command transmitting unit, and a program startup unit which starts up a program corresponding to a selected one of the options when a command which instructs selection of one of the options on the operation menu is received by the command transmitting unit. | 02-12-2009 |
20090300499 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a display controller configured to generate a video signal of images including a moving picture, command transmitting and receiving module configured to transmit and receive the commands, detecting module configured to detect an event to change a display state of the moving picture from one of the full screen display and the window display to another, and outputting module configured to output a command to change a first display mode to a second display mode when the detecting module detects an event to change the window display to the full screen display, and outputting a command to change the second display mode to the first display mode when the detecting module detects an event to change the full screen display to the window display, the outputting module outputting the command through the connector via the command transmitting and receiving module. | 12-03-2009 |
20110072501 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus comprises a communication module and a connection control module. The communication module is configured to execute close proximity wireless transfer. The connection control module is configured to start an operation of establishing a connection between the communication module and an external device which is in close proximity to the communication module if an identifier of the external device wirelessly transmitted from the external device is included in a connection permission list. The connection control module is configured to display a password entry screen if the identifier is not included in the connection permission list, and to add, if a password entered on the password entry screen matches with a registered password, the identifier to the connection permission list and start the operation of establishing the connection between the communication module and the external device. | 03-24-2011 |
20110117837 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a connection control module is configured to transmit a connection request signal during a period in which a communication module is in an unconnected state, and to establish a connection between the communication module and an external device which are in a close proximity state. A halt module is configured to halt a communication control module from executing a negotiation with the external device, when the connection between the communication module and the external device is released by the connection release request signal from the external device and thereafter the connection between the communication module and the external device is re-established by the connection control module. | 05-19-2011 |
20110320612 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, WIRELESS DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus comprises a communication device, a first controller, a second controller, and a player. The communication device has a close proximity wireless communication function. The first controller establishes connection between a wireless device and the communication device in a proximity state. The second controller connects the electronic apparatus to a server through the close proximity wireless communication function and a wireless communication function of the wireless device. The player plays a content received from the server through the close proximity wireless communication function and the wireless communication function of the wireless device, to halt playing the content when the proximity state is released during the playing, and resume playing the content when the proximity state is restored. | 12-29-2011 |
20120229685 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD - An electronic apparatus includes an image data receiving module, a color data acquiring module, and a video display module. The image data receiving module is configured to receive image data that is produced by a camera through shooting. The color data acquiring module is configured to acquire color data of a color that is close to a complementary color of a color of the received image data. The video display module is configured to display a first image based on the received image data and to display a second image adjacent to the first image based on the acquired color data. | 09-13-2012 |
20130217337 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a connection control module is configured to transmit a connection request signal during a period in which a communication module is in an unconnected state, and to establish a connection between the communication module and an external device which are in a close proximity state. A halt module is configured to halt a communication control module from executing a negotiation with the external device, when the connection between the communication module and the external device is released by the connection release request signal from the external device and thereafter the connection between the communication module and the external device is re-established by the connection control module. | 08-22-2013 |
20130258194 | Information Processing Apparatus and Output Control Method - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a display, a speaker, a connector to output a video signal and audio signal, a display driving module to control outputting of the video signal with respect to the display and connector, a sound driving module to control outputting of the audio signal with respect to the speaker and connector, and an output control module to instruct the sound driving module to output the audio signal from the connector when an event of instructing the display driving module to output a video signal to the connector occurs. | 10-03-2013 |
20130283355 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus comprises a communication module and a connection control module. The communication module is configured to execute close proximity wireless transfer. The connection control module is configured to start an operation of establishing a connection between the communication module and an external device which is in close proximity to the communication module if an identifier of the external device wirelessly transmitted from the external device is included in a connection permission list. The connection control module is configured to display a password entry screen if the identifier is not included in the connection permission list, and to add, if a password entered on the password entry screen matches with a registered password, the identifier to the connection permission list and start the operation of establishing the connection between the communication module and the external device. | 10-24-2013 |
20140253810 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND OUTPUT SWITCHING CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a display, a connector which outputs a video signal, a display driver which controls output of a video signal to the display and connector, a monitoring unit which monitors whether a partner switches an input from a video signal output from the connector to another video signal, the partner being connected to the connector, and an output switching unit which instructs the display driver to switch the output destination of the video signal from the connector to the display when the monitoring unit detects that the input of the partner is switched to the other video signal. | 09-11-2014 |
20140298424 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus comprises a communication module and a connection control module. The communication module is configured to execute close proximity wireless transfer. The connection control module is configured to start an operation of establishing a connection between the communication module and an external device which is in close proximity to the communication module if an identifier of the external device wirelessly transmitted from the external device is included in a connection permission list. The connection control module is configured to display a password entry screen if the identifier is not included in the connection permission list, and to add, if a password entered on the password entry screen matches with a registered password, the identifier to the connection permission list and start the operation of establishing the connection between the communication module and the external device. | 10-02-2014 |