IP Library Granted Patent US 8,502,833
Granted Patent B2
US 8,502,833 · App. 12/822,195 · Granted Aug 6, 2013

Electronic apparatus with multiple screens and image displaying method thereof

Inventors: Chuan-Ming Tsai (Taipei Hsien, TW); Tzu-Lung Chuang (Taipei Hsien, TW); Chueh-Pin Ko (Taipei Hsien, TW)
Assignee: Acer Incorporated
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Patent No.
US 8,502,833
App. No.
12/822,195
Granted
Aug 6, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus with multiple screens and an image displaying method thereof are provided. The image displaying method is adapted to an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a first display unit and a second display unit. The image displaying method includes following steps. By a processing module, a digital file is read, and a content of the digital file is displayed on the first display unit. Whether the content of the digital file includes at least one dynamic image is detected by the processing module. When the content of the digital file includes the at least one dynamic image, the at least one dynamic image is displayed on the second display unit by the processing module.

Claims (41)

1. An image displaying method, adapted to an electronic apparatus, wherein the electronic apparatus comprises a first display unit and a second display unit, the image displaying method comprising:

reading a digital file and displaying a content of the digital file on the first display unit by a processing module;

detecting whether the content of the digital file comprises at least one dynamic image by the processing module;

displaying the at least one dynamic image on the second display unit by the processing module when the content of the digital file comprises the at least one dynamic image;

covering a display position of the at least one dynamic image on the first display unit with a static image by the processing module; and

providing a storage module to store the static image.

2. The image displaying method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

respectively displaying options corresponding to each of the dynamic images by the second display unit; and

providing a pointer selecting unit to click one of the options, such that the processing module displays the dynamic image corresponding to the clicked option on the second display unit.

3. The image displaying method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first display unit is a display having a low refresh rate, the refresh rate of the first display unit is about smaller than 5 frames per second (FPS), and the second display unit is a display having a high refresh rate, the refresh rate of the second display unit is about between 5 FPS and 10 FPS.

4. The image displaying method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

providing a network connecting module to connect to a predetermined website, such that the processing module reads the digital file from the predetermined website.

5. An electronic apparatus with multiple screens, comprising:

a first display unit;

a second display unit; and

a processing module electrically connected to the first display unit and the second display unit, reading a digital file to display a content of the digital file on the first display unit, and detecting whether the content of the digital file comprises at least one dynamic image,

wherein the processing module controls the second display unit to display the at least one dynamic image when the content of the digital file comprises the at least one dynamic image, and the processing module covers a display position of the at least one dynamic image on the first display unit with a static image, and the electronic apparatus further comprises a storage module to store the static image.

6. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the processing module further controls the second display unit to respectively display options corresponding to each of the dynamic images, and the electronic apparatus further comprises a pointer selecting unit to click one of the options, such that the processing module displays the dynamic image corresponding to the clicked option on the second display unit.

7. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the first display unit is a display having a low refresh rate, the refresh rate of the first display unit is about smaller than 5 FPS, and the second display unit is a display having a high refresh rate, the refresh rate of the second display unit is about between 5 FPS and 10 FPS.

8. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising a network connecting module to connect to a predetermined website, such that the processing module reads the digital file from the predetermined website.

9. An image displaying method, adapted to an electronic apparatus, wherein the electronic apparatus comprises a first display unit and a second display unit, the image displaying method comprising:

reading a digital file and displaying a content of the digital file on the first display unit by a processing module;

determining, in response to a user's selection, at least one area on the first display unit by an area selecting module;

displaying a display content of the at least one area on the second display unit by the processing module;

covering a display position of the at least one area on the first display unit with a static image by the processing module; and

providing a storage module to store the static image.

10. The image displaying method as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising

respectively displaying options corresponding to each of the areas by the second display unit; and

providing a pointer selecting unit to click one of the options, such that the processing module displays the display content of the area corresponding to the clicked option on the second display unit.

11. The image displaying method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first display unit is a display having a low refresh rate, the refresh rate of the first display unit is about smaller than 5 FPS, and the second display unit is a display having a high refresh rate, the refresh rate of the second display unit is about between 5 FPS and 10 FPS.

12. The image displaying method as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising:

providing a network connecting module to connect to a predetermined website, such that the processing module reads the digital file from the predetermined website.

13. An electronic apparatus with multiple screens, comprising:

a first display unit;

a second display unit;

a processing module electrically connected to the first display unit and the second display unit, and reading a digital file to display a content of the digital file on the first display unit; and

an area selecting module electrically connected to the processing module and determining, in response to a user's selection, at least one area on the first display unit, such that the processing module displays a display content of the at least one area on the second display unit,

wherein the processing module covers a display position of the at least one area on the first display unit with a static image, and the electronic apparatus further comprises a storage module to store the static image.

14. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the processing module controls the second display unit to respectively display options corresponding to each of the areas, and the electronic apparatus further comprises a pointer selecting unit to click one of the options, such that the processing module displays the dynamic image corresponding to the clicked option on the second display unit.

15. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the first display unit is a display having a low refresh rate, the refresh rate of the first display unit is about smaller than 5 FPS, and the second display unit is a display having a high refresh rate, the refresh rate of the second display unit is about between 5 FPS and 10 FPS.

16. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 13 , further comprising a network connecting module to connect to a predetermined website, such that the processing module reads the digital file from the predetermined website.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2025
From: ACER INC.
To: GENERAL VIDEO, LLC
Reel/Frame 072128/0853 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2010
From: TSAI, CHUAN-MING; CHUANG, TZU-LUNG; KO, CHUEH-PIN
To: ACER INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 024598/0426 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 98146360 A · Dec 31, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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