(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: us 6,313,877 Bi
Anderson (45) Date of Patent: Nov. 6,2001
(54) METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR
AUTOMATICALLY MANAGING DISPLAY
FORMATS FOR A PERIPHERAL DISPLAY
COUPLED TO A DIGITAL IMAGING
DEVICE
(75) Inventor: Eric C. Anderson, San Jose, CA (US)
(73) Assignee: FlashPoint Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term ol this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 08/920,563
(22) Filed: Aug. 29, 1997
(51) Int. CI. II04N 5/222
(52) U.S. CI 348/333.05; 358/906; 345/348
(58) Field of Search 348/207, 239,
348/333.11, 333.12, 222, 232, 233, 552, 333.13, 333.05, 333.07; 358/906, 909.1;
345/348, 349
