Patent ID: 8199153

Claim:
An image display system, comprising an information processing apparatus and an image display apparatus, the information processing apparatus including: an image processing unit that creates processed image information by acquiring image information and executing predetermined image processing for the acquired image information, a processed image information acquisition command unit that generates an acquisition command which is transmitted to the image display apparatus, and an information transmitting unit that transmits the processed image information and the acquisition command to the image display apparatus, wherein the image display apparatus is connected to the information processing apparatus such that information is transmittable to and receivable from the information processing apparatus via the information transmitting unit; and the image display apparatus including: an image receiving unit that receives the processed image information transmitted from the information processing apparatus via the information transmitting unit, a non-volatile image information storing unit that is configured to store the processed image information, a storing operation executing unit that detects the presence or absence of a storage requiring signal that is transmitted with the processed image information and executes a storing operation for storing the processed image information in the image information storing unit if the storage requiring signal is detected, but does not execute the storing operation for storing the processed image information in the image information storing unit if the storage requiring signal is not detected, a processed image information acquiring unit that acquires at least either the processed image information received by the information receiving unit or the processed image information stored in the image information storing unit in response to the acquisition command, and an image display control unit that commands a display unit to display an image corresponding to the processed image information acquired by the processed image information acquiring unit.