AU4956099A - A method of and apparatus for partitioning, scaling and displaying video and/or graphics across several display devices - Google Patents

A method of and apparatus for partitioning, scaling and displaying video and/or graphics across several display devices

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AU4956099A
AU4956099A AU49560/99A AU4956099A AU4956099A AU 4956099 A AU4956099 A AU 4956099A AU 49560/99 A AU49560/99 A AU 49560/99A AU 4956099 A AU4956099 A AU 4956099A AU 4956099 A AU4956099 A AU 4956099A
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partitioning
scaling
graphics
display devices
displaying video
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AU49560/99A
Inventor
Mark K. Eyer
Harold A. Ludtke
Scott D. Smyers
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Sony Electronics Inc
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Sony Electronics Inc
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Priority claimed from US09/251,586 external-priority patent/US6593937B2/en
Application filed by Sony Electronics Inc filed Critical Sony Electronics Inc
Priority claimed from PCT/US1999/013587 external-priority patent/WO1999066716A1/en
Publication of AU4956099A publication Critical patent/AU4956099A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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AU49560/99A 1998-06-18 1999-06-18 A method of and apparatus for partitioning, scaling and displaying video and/or graphics across several display devices Abandoned AU4956099A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US8979898P 1998-06-18 1998-06-18
US60089798 1998-06-18
US09251586 1999-02-17
US09/251,586 US6593937B2 (en) 1998-06-18 1999-02-17 Method of and apparatus for handling high bandwidth on-screen-display graphics data over a distributed IEEE 1394 network utilizing an isochronous data transmission format
US12900899P 1999-04-13 1999-04-13
US60129008 1999-04-13
PCT/US1999/013587 WO1999066716A1 (en) 1998-06-18 1999-06-18 A method of and apparatus for partitioning, scaling and displaying video and/or graphics across several display devices

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