Patent ID: 7797369
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling a transmission of image data from an image source to an image display device using the image source for display on a viewing surface, the method comprising: transmitting the image data from the image source to the image display device using the image source; receiving the image data in a buffer using the image display device, the buffer being a data input buffer; reading at least some of the image data out of the buffer for processing using the image display device; monitoring an amount of unprocessed image data in the buffer using the image display device; transmitting a value representing an amount of unprocessed image data in the buffer from the image display device to the image source using the image display device; and adjusting the transmission of the image data to the image display device by the image source if the value representing the amount of unprocessed image data meets a preselected condition using the image source.