US 7,321,363 B2
Image display device, image data control program and image data control method
Yuichi Yoshida, Hachioji (Japan); and Shinzo Matsui, Kitatsuru-gun (Japan)
Assigned to Olympus Corporation, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Feb. 09, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/775,866.
Claims priority of application No. 2003-048052 (JP), filed on Feb. 25, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2004/0164977 A1, Aug. 26, 2004
Int. Cl. G06F 3/038 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 345—204  [345/2.2] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image display device for displaying an image to viewers, comprising:
an application state detecting unit configured to detect an operating state of predetermined application software;
a first display unit configured to display the image; and
a control unit configured to control whether to operate the first display unit or not in accordance with the operating state detected by the application state detecting unit;
wherein the operating state which the application state detecting unit detects includes a starting state of the application software, and
when the start of the application software is detected by the application state detecting unit, the control unit sets the first display unit to a state where it is permitted to display an image associated with the application software.