Patent ID: 6266042
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: G06F,G09G,H04N

Abstract:
A display system comprising:a display apparatus havingreceiving means for receiving second image data having a second resolution,resolution conversion means for converting the second image data having the second resolution to first image data having a first resolution,a memory capable of storing the first image data having the first resolution, anda display panel capable of displaying an image corresponding to the first image data at the first resolution, said display system further comprising:a transmission apparatus for transmitting the first image data representing the image having the first resolution and second image data representing the image having the second resolution lower than the first resolution to said display apparatus,wherein said system has a first mode in which said transmission apparatus divides the first image data into a plurality of sub-areas so that a resolution in one sub-area is lower than a predetermined resolution and transmits image data for each of the sub-areas to said display apparatus in sequence, and said display apparatus regenerates the first image data by combining the image data for each of the sub-areas transmitted from said transmission apparatus, using said memory, and displays the image having the first resolution represented by the regenerated first image data, and a second mode in which said transmission apparatus transmits the second image data, and said display apparatus converts the resolution of the second image data transmitted from said transmission apparatus into first resolution data using said resolution conversion means and displays the image having the first resolution using the display panel, based on the first resolution data.