1. A multi-display device comprising:
a plurality of display panels wherein each display panel is arranged in a housing;
a single chassis arranged within one of the housings;
a first digital demodulator arranged on the chassis and configured to demodulate a first video signal from a first external input port receiving a first external signal and to output the first video signal to a single video processor;
a second digital demodulator arranged on the chassis and configured to demodulate a second video signal from a second external input port receiving a second external signal to output the second video signal to the single video processor; and
the single video processor arranged within the chassis and configured to receive a plurality of video signals from a plurality input ports comprising the first input port and the second input port and output the first video signal from the first input port to a first display panel of the plurality of display panels and the second video signal from the second input port to a second display panel of the plurality of display panels;
wherein the first digital demodulator and the second digital demodulator are configured to demodulate different modulation schemes.
2. The multi-display device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of inputs arranged on at least one housing wherein the single video processor is configured to allow selective output of the plurality of inputs to each of the plurality of display panels.
3. The multi-display device of claim 1, further comprising:
a first plurality of inputs arranged on at least one housing and configured to output to a first display panel; and
a second plurality of inputs arranged on the at least one housing and configured to output to a second display panel.
4. The multi-display device of claim 1, further comprising a mechanical backing structure having a first display mounted thereon, wherein the mechanical backing structure includes a pivotally connected portion with a second display mounted thereon and wherein, the pivotally connected portion is configured to allow the first and second display panels to be oriented in a side-by-side configuration and to allow the first and second display panels to be oriented in a one in front of the other configuration.
5. The multi-display device of claim 1, further comprising a mechanical backing structure having a first display mounted thereon, wherein the mechanical backing structure includes a pivotally connected portion with a second display mounted thereon and wherein, the pivotally connected portion is configured to allow the first and second display panels to be oriented in a one above the other configuration and to allow the first and second display panels to be oriented in a one in front of the other configuration.
6. The multi-display device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of display panels includes a first liquid crystal display panel and a second liquid crystal display panel.
7. The multi-display device of claim 1 wherein the plurality of input ports are video input ports configured to receive video signal from a video source external to the housing.
8. A multi-display device comprising:
a first display panel arranged in a first housing;
a second display panel arranged in a second housing; and
a single chassis arranged within the first housing;
a first digital demodulator arranged on the chassis and configured to demodulate a first video signal from a first external input port receiving a first external signal and to output the first video signal to a single system on a chip;
a second digital demodulator arranged on the chassis and configured to demodulate a second video signal from a second external input port receiving a second external signal and to output the second video signal to the single system on a chip; and
the single system on a chip arranged on the chassis configured to receive a plurality of video signals from a plurality input ports and output the first video signal corresponding to the first input port to the first display panel and the second video signal corresponding to the second input port to the second display panel;
wherein the first digital demodulator and the second digital demodulator are configured to demodulate different modulation schemes.
9. The multi-display device of claim 8, further comprising a plurality of inputs arranged on the first housing wherein the single system on a chip is configured to allow selective output of the plurality of inputs to the first display panel and the second display panel.
10. The multi-display device of claim 1, further comprising:
a first plurality of inputs arranged on the first housing and configured to output to the first display panel through the system on a chip; and
a second plurality of inputs arranged on the first housing and configured to output to a second display panel through the system on a chip.
11. The multi-display device of claim 8, further comprising a mechanical backing structure having a first display mounted thereon, wherein the mechanical backing structure includes a pivotally connected portion with a second display mounted thereon and wherein, the pivotally connected portion is configured to allow the first and second display panels to be oriented in a side-by-side configuration and to allow the first and second display panels to be oriented in a one in front of the other configuration.
12. The multi-display device of claim 8, further comprising a mechanical backing structure having a first display mounted thereon, wherein the mechanical backing structure includes a pivotally connected portion with a second display mounted thereon and wherein, the pivotally connected portion is configured to allow the first and second display panels to be oriented in a one above the other configuration and to allow the first and second display panels to be oriented in a one in front of the other configuration.
13. The multi-display device of claim 8, wherein the first display panel is a first liquid crystal display panel and the second display panel is a second liquid crystal display panel.
14. A method of supporting multiple displays comprising the steps of:
receiving two or more multiplexed input video signals each from a separate external source by a single chassis contained within a first display housing;
demultiplexing at least one video signal of the two or more multiplexed input video signals into a plurality of video signals comprising a first video signal and a second video signal;
demodulating the first video signal with a first demodulator and output the first video signal to a single video processor;
demodulating the second video signal with a second demodulator and output the second video signal to the single video processor;
outputting, from the single video processor, a first video signal to a first display panel from the single chassis; and
outputting, from the single video processor, a second video signal to a second display panel from the single chassis;
wherein the first digital demodulator and the second digital demodulator are configured to demodulate different modulation schemes.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the chassis processes the first video signal and the second video signal with a single video processor.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An information processing apparatus for generating drawing data by using a print job, comprising:
a plurality of drawing data generation units configured to generate the drawing data by using the print job;
a determination unit configured to analyze the print job and determine any one of the drawing data generation units that is to generate the drawing data by using the print job; and
a screen display unit configured to display a display screen of settings of the print job on a display part by selecting the display screen based on a result determined by the determination unit.
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the screen display unit is configured to display the display screen on the display part by selecting the display screen, which is based on a result determined by the determination unit, from among a plurality of display screens, which are provided in advance, corresponding to the drawing data generation units.
3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the print job includes print data and setting information,
wherein the setting information includes settable setting values which are determined in accordance with the any one of the drawing data generation units, determined by the determination unit, and setting items of the print job, and
wherein the screen display unit is configured to display the settable setting values.
4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3,
wherein the print job includes print data and setting information,
wherein the setting information includes settable setting values which are determined in accordance with the any one of the drawing data generation units determined by the determination unit and setting items of the print job,
wherein the screen display unit is configured to accept a change to setting values that are included within ranges of the settable setting values determined in accordance with the any one of the drawing data generation units determined by the determination unit, and
wherein the any one of the drawing data generation units is configured to generate the drawing data by using the print job that includes the setting information including the changed setting values that are included within the ranges of the settable setting values.
5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3,
wherein the screen display unit is configured to display only the settable setting values, in a selectable manner, in the setting information corresponding to the any one of the drawing data generation units determined by the determination unit, and
wherein the any one of the drawing data generation units is configured to generate the drawing data by using the print job in which the settable setting values are selected.
6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3,
wherein the screen display unit is configured to display the settable setting values included in the setting information based on a unit of the any one of the drawing data generation units determined by the determination unit.
7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3,
wherein the screen display unit is configured to determine collective modes of collective printing by which the any one of the drawing data generation units determined by the determination unit can generate the drawing data and display only the setting values corresponding to the collective modes of the collective printing in a case where the setting information includes a setting of the collective printing.
8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7,
wherein the screen display unit is configured to accept only a change into the settable setting values in the collective mode of the collective printing by which the any one of the drawing data generation units, determined by the determination unit, can generate the drawing data, and
wherein the any one of the drawing data generation units is configured to generate the drawing data in the collective mode of collective printing corresponding to the accepted change into the settable setting values.
9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6,
wherein the screen display unit is configured to, in a case where the setting information includes setting of margins for printing positions relative to a printing sheet, display the settable setting values of the margins for the printing positions based on a unit of the any one of the drawing data generation units determined by the determination unit.
10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9,
wherein the screen display unit is configured to, in a case where displayed setting values of the margins are changed, compare the changed setting values with corresponding predetermined upper limit values and lower limit values, change the changed setting values to the corresponding predetermined upper limit values when the changed setting values are greater than the corresponding predetermined upper limit values, change the changed setting values to the corresponding predetermined lower limit values when the changed setting values are less than the corresponding predetermined lower limit values, and display the changed setting values.
11. An information processing apparatus for generating drawing data by using a print job, comprising:
a plurality of drawing data generation units configured to generate the drawing data by using the print job;
a determination unit configured to analyze the print job and determine any one of the drawing data generation units that is to generate the drawing data by using the print job; and
a screen transmission unit configured to select a display screen of settings of the print job, the display screen being to be transmitted to an external device and being selected based on a result determined by the determination unit.
12. An information processing system for generating drawing data by using a print job, comprising:
a print job storage unit configured to store the print job;
a plurality of drawing data generation units configured to generate the drawing data by using the print job;
a determination unit configured to analyze the print job and determine any one of the drawing data generation units that is to generate the drawing data by using the print job; and
a screen display unit configured to display a display screen of settings of the print job on a display part by selecting the display screen based on a result determined by the determination unit.
13. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program causing at least one of a plurality of drawing data generation units included in an information processing apparatus to execute an information processing method of generating drawing data by using a print job including print data and setting information, the method comprising:
a determination step of analyzing the print job and determining the at least one of the drawing data generation units that is to generate the drawing data by using the print job;
a screen displaying step of displaying a display screen of settings of the print job on a display part by selecting the display screen based on a result determined in the determination step; and
a drawing data generation step of generating the drawing data by using the print job that is displayed in the screen displaying step by the at least one of the drawing data generation units determined in the determination step.