Patent ID: 8421744
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: G09G

Abstract:
1. An information display system comprising: an information display unit which includes a memorable display; a processing unit, which instructs rewriting of display contents to the information display unit, which is separately provided from the information display unit, and which is capable of supplying power to the information display unit by electromagnetic connection to the information display unit; and a power supply unit which supplies is adapted to supply the power to the information display unit and inputs instruction information from the processing unit, wherein the information display unit includes a storage section for nonvolatilly holding intermediate format data and static data that is data representing a state of processing including a page number currently in process obtainable during generation of display data from document data, the intermediate format data being generated by performing a layout process on the document data to be broken down into draw elements, wherein the processing unit comprises an analysis and shaping section and a drawing processing section, wherein the analysis and shaping section performs the layout process on the document data for screen display and stores the processed document data in the storage section of the information display unit, as the intermediate format data, and the drawing processing section rasterizes the draw elements included in the intermediate format data stored in the storage section of the information display unit to display draw data on the information display unit, wherein the document data, the intermediate data, and the static data are not stored in the processing unit, wherein the document data, the intermediate data, and the static data are stored in the information display unit, and wherein when the processing unit is re-connected to the information display unit after the processing unit is separated from the information display unit and the supply of the power from the processing unit is stopped, the processing unit checks the static data stored in the storage section and continues a display process of the document data from a time when the supply of the power is stopped.