Patent ID: 8384660

Claim:
A display system comprising: at least one image supply device configured to transmit image information via a network, each image supply device including: an imaging unit configured to take an image of an area including an individual display area in a divided display image and to generate imaging information, and an information generating unit configured to generate connection request information representing a connection request based on connection information contained in the imaging information, and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the connection request information and the image information; and a display device including: an image generating unit configured to generate a divided display image that is divided into plural individual display areas, each of the plural individual display areas being configured to display either an individual connection image or a received image that is based on the image information transmitted from the at least one image supply device via the network; a display unit configured to display the divided display image; a receiving unit configured to receive the image information and connection request information from the at least one image supply device; and a determining unit configured to determine whether connection is permitted or not based on the connection request information, wherein: each individual connection image includes: coded connection information for the at least one image supply device to connect to the display device, and coded area information identifying the corresponding individual display area of the divided display image, prior to the receiving unit receiving the image information and the connection request information from the at least one image supply device, the connection request information includes connection information and area information based on the coded connection information and the coded area information included in a first individual connection image located in a first individual display area of the plural individual display areas, the area information included in the connection request information identifying the first individual display area, and after connection to the at least one image supply device as a transmission source of the connection request information is permitted by the determining unit, the image generating unit generates the divided display image containing the received image based on the image information from the at least one image supply device, the received image being displayed in the first individual display area identified by the area information received from the at least one image supply device.