An image control device and an image control method are provided. The image control device includes a control command output port, an image input port, a processor and an image output unit. The control command output port transmits a scene switching command to an image source device; the image input port receives an image stream from the image source device; the processor is coupled to the image input port and the control command output port to retrieve a first image and a second image from the image stream, wherein the second image corresponds to the scene switching command; the image output unit is coupled to the processor and outputs the first image and the second image, wherein the first image is displayed in a first display area and the second image is displayed in a second display area.

A display system modifies display cycles of one or more displays to perform a system operation while avoiding visual perturbations at the one or more displays. The display system modifies, synchronizes, or both, blanking periods of the one or more displays such that blanking periods equal or exceed a blackout duration and overlap for at least the blackout duration. Then the system performs the system operation during an overlapping portion of the one or more blanking periods, where the system operation reduces availability of display data at the one or more displays.

A display system modifies display cycles of one or more displays to perform a system operation while avoiding visual perturbations at the one or more displays. The display system modifies, synchronizes, or both, blanking periods of the one or more displays such that blanking periods equal or exceed a blackout duration and overlap for at least the blackout duration. Then the system performs the system operation during an overlapping portion of the one or more blanking periods, where the system operation reduces availability of display data at the one or more displays.

A method may include receiving, via a processor, a frame of image data, such that the frame of image data may include an active portion and an idle portion. The active portion may include data for presenting one or more images via a first display of a first electronic device. The method may also include receiving a signal from a second electronic device during the idle portion of the frame of image data, such that the second electronic device is separate from the first display. The method may then involve initiating processing of the frame of image data in response to the signal being received from the second electronic device.

A method may include receiving, via a processor, a frame of image data, such that the frame of image data may include an active portion and an idle portion. The active portion may include data for presenting one or more images via a first display of a first electronic device. The method may also include receiving a signal from a second electronic device during the idle portion of the frame of image data, such that the second electronic device is separate from the first display. The method may then involve initiating processing of the frame of image data in response to the signal being received from the second electronic device.

A display system that smoothly switches input from one input device to input from another input device when a plurality of display devices include respective input devices. The display system includes a first display device and a second display device. The first display device includes a first display unit, a first controller, and a first input device. The second display device includes a second display unit, a second controller, and a second input device. The first display unit displays a first image outputted from at least one first computer. The second display unit displays a second image outputted from at least one second computer. The first controller receives input of first information outputted from the first input device for operating the first and second computers. The second controller receives input of second information outputted from the second input device for operating the second computer.

A wireless communications pairing method includes providing a receiver and a first transmitter linked to the receiver, establishing a first link between the first transmitter and a second transmitter, transmitting pairing information from the first transmitter to the second transmitter through the first link, establishing a second link between the second transmitter and the receiver according to the pairing information after the second transmitter receives the pairing information, transmitting an image signal from an image signal source coupled to the second transmitter to the second transmitter after the second transmitter is triggered, processing the image signal by the second transmitter for transmitting the image signal from the second transmitter to the receiver, and controlling a display device for displaying an image by the receiver according to the image signal.

A data authorization controlling and matching system includes a receiver, a plurality of display devices, and at least one transmitter. The receiver is used for receiving an image signal. The plurality of display devices are coupled to the receiver for displaying the image signal. The at least one transmitter is coupled to the receiver for outputting the image signal. After a member list saved in the receiver is configured, a data link between the receiver and the at least one transmitter is established. Hardware information of the at least one transmitter is saved in the receiver. The receiver automatically identifies the at least one transmitter according to the hardware information of the at least one transmitter. After the at least one transmitter is identified, the receiver sets authorization information of the at least one transmitter.

A data authorization controlling and matching system includes a receiver, a plurality of display devices, and at least one transmitter. The receiver is used for receiving an image signal. The plurality of display devices are coupled to the receiver for displaying the image signal. The at least one transmitter is coupled to the receiver for outputting the image signal. After a member list saved in the receiver is configured, a data link between the receiver and the at least one transmitter is established. Hardware information of the at least one transmitter is saved in the receiver. The receiver automatically identifies the at least one transmitter according to the hardware information of the at least one transmitter. After the at least one transmitter is identified, the receiver sets authorization information of the at least one transmitter.

A multi-screen display control device is shown, which is linked to a host through a universal serial bus (USB) port to receive image data from the host, and uses a plurality of high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) ports to output a plurality of HDMI sub-images to a plurality of screens. The multi-screen display control device has a USB hub that couples the USB port to a plurality of graphics processing units (GPUs), so that the GPUs generate the HDMI sub-images based on the image data transferred from the host via USB communication technology.