| US 7,474,276 B2 | ||
| Display system and microdisplay apparatus | ||
| Taro Endo, Kawasaki (Japan); Nobuo Miyairi, Kanagawa (Japan); Takanori Ishizawa, Tachikawa (Japan); Ryotaro Hanayama, Sagamihara (Japan); and Seiji Nakashima, Hachioji (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 24, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/911,673. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2000-227506 (JP), filed on Jul. 27, 2000; application No. 2000-227507 (JP), filed on Jul. 27, 2000; and application No. 2000-340804 (JP), filed on Nov. 08, 2000. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2002/0113907 A1, Aug. 22, 2002 | ||
| Int. Cl. G09G 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 345—7 [345/8; 345/9] | 16 Claims |
| 1. A display system comprising:
a host apparatus having an image output interface;
a display apparatus which is operated by supply of at least one of a video signal and power from said host apparatus; and
a communication interface for communicating data between said host apparatus and said display apparatus;
wherein said display apparatus comprises:
a storing section for storing power consumption data;
a storing section for storing on-screen display information; and
a display-side communication-section for transmitting said stored power consumption data and said on-screen display information;
wherein said host apparatus comprises:
a host-side communication section for receiving said power consumption data transmitted from said display apparatus and said
on-screen display information;
a power control section for entirely performing power control of said display system based on said power consumption data
received from said host-side communication section; and
an information superimposing section for superimposing said received on-screen display information on the video signal; and
wherein the host-side communication section transmits the video signal having the on-screen display information superimposed
thereon, the display-side communication section receives the transmitted signal, and the display apparatus displays an image
of the on-screen display information.
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