Patent · US Expired

Controlling the display of contents designated by multiple portable terminals on a common display device in a segmented area having a terminal-specific cursor

US7461121B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 29, 2003
Grant dateDec 2, 2008
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/72412
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An information display system in which a single display device can be shared by a plurality of information terminal users is disclosed. An interface sets each of the portable telephones held by users in correspondence with the display device for communication. The display device is adapted to be connected with a plurality of portable terminals and manage the data exchange. In displaying the screen, a cursor identifiable on the screen is assigned to each portable terminal, the screen is segmented into a plurality of areas to display a plurality of contents on a single screen, and the screen of the portable terminal is also used as a display area.

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