Hitachi, Ltd.

Kyushu Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.

Masahide Aoki

Takeshi Hoshino

Takashi Fujii

Takeshi Minemoto

Atsushi Ishibashi

Toshiyuki Moriya

Atsuo Osawa

Toru Kiyota

Tadahiro Yamaguchi

Yoshimasa Yokoyama

Hiroyuki Kogane

Nobufumi Nakagaki

Kunio Umehara

Takeichi Obata

Yukiko Iwama

Shigeki Gushiken

Yasuhiro Kasahara

Tadashi Sube

Takasi Hirose

A display device and operation method thereof for displaying images processed on an image processing apparatus on a horizontally installed, upward facing display screen with the operation method for said display device comprising; a step for specifying the number of screens for display on the display screen, a step for displaying image information on a screen with a predetermined image direction in said display device based on the specified number of screens, a step to change the established display direction, a step to display said screen based on instructions for changing the display direction; and further comprising a step to specify the number of screens for display on said display screen and the direction of said display screen, a step to display an image on the display screen based on the specified number of screens and specified direction of the display screen thus allowing an ideal screen to be provided on a single display device for a plurality of users by changing the direction of the screen along with the number of screens for display. A user's own screen currently in use, can further be changed to face other users thus permitting joint use of information shown on the display screen of the display device.

Display operation method to change the number of images to be displayed and to independently change image direction and rotation of each image

The present invention makes a variety of improvements on the conventional television receiver to enhance the home communication capability thereof, thereby making the television receiver available as an information terminal apparatus for household use. The novel television receiver that receives a television signal to display a television image on screen comprising: a memory; a microphone through which voice information is entered externally; writing section for writing at least one piece of the voice information entered through the microphone and additional information associated with the at least one piece of voice information into the memory; and a display device for reproducing the at least one piece of voice information stored in the memory and outputting the reproduced voice information through a speaker and displaying the additional information associated with the at least one piece of voice information onto the screen. The memory stores as a message the voice information entered through the microphone. The stored message is reproduced according to an externally given instruction and the reproduction is outputted to a speaker to transmit the message to other persons with ease.

Television receiver having multiple communication capabilities

In a television receiver and a display method thereof, the television receiver includes a video signal processing circuit for receiving a video signal, converting the signal into a video display signal, and outputting the signal therefrom; a video signal storage circuit for receiving the video display signal from the processing circuit, recording the signal for a predetermined period of time, writing the video display signal in an overwriting manner after lapse of the predetermined period of time, and repeating the recording operation at an interval of the predetermined period of time; a switch circuit for receiving the video display signals from the video signal processing and storage circuits, combining the signals with each other in a switching fashion, and outputting a resultant signal therefrom; a control circuit for controlling the video signal storage circuit and switch circuit in response to an indication signal supplied from an external device, combining with each other the video display signals from either one or both of the video signal storage circuit and switch circuit, and outputting an obtained signal therefrom, and a display circuit for displaying thereon the video display signal outputted from the switch circuit.

Television receiver including playback mode for storing screen image

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Masahide Aoki