Method and apparatus for automatically presenting information on a display

• US 20030169249A1
• Filed: 03/11/2002
• Published: 09/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sun Microsystems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sun Microsystems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Miseli, Joe, Masuda, Kuni
• Application Number:
  US10/096,348
• Publication Number:
  US 20030169249A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/211
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/046 Dealing with screen burn-in prevention or compensation of the effects thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/02 Details of power systems and of start or stop of display operation
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/026 Arrangements or methods related to booting a display
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/006 Electronic inspection or testing of displays and display drivers, e.g. of LED or LCD displays testing individual LED's G01R31/2635; testing lamps G01R31/44; testing of optical features of LCD displays G02F1/1309
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/006 Details of the interface to the display terminal specific for a display terminal using a CRT G09G1/167; using a flat panel G09G3/2096; circuits for interfacing with colour displays G09G5/04

Abstract

Methods and apparatus are presented for presenting information on a display. In one aspect, information may be presented on a display after power up, and prior to the display being placed in a sleep mode. Additionally, the disclosure provides for detecting whether video has been applied to the display, and displaying a corresponding error message in no applied video has been detected. The disclosure further provides for determining whether a video error exists with the applied video, and displaying a corresponding error message if a video error is detected.

Claims

1. A method of presenting information on a display comprising:

displaying information on a display for a first predetermined amount of time after said display powers up;

determining whether said display is being placed in a sleep mode; and

presenting said information for a second predetermined amount of time prior to said display entering said sleep mode if said display is being placed in said sleep mode.

2. The method of claim 1, further including the act of detecting whether video has been applied to said display, and displaying a corresponding error message in no applied video has been detected.

3. The method of claim 2, further including the act of determining whether a video error exists with said applied video, and displaying a corresponding error message if a video error is detected.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the content of said corresponding message corresponds to a particular detected condition.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the content of said corresponding message corresponds to a particular detected condition.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein said corresponding error message further includes said information.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said information comprises a logo.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein said particular detected condition consists on no video cables being attached to said display.

9. The method of claim 5, wherein said particular detected condition is chosen from the group consisting of an inappropriate formats, an inappropriate resolutions, errors with syncing, and out of range video.

10. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method of presenting information on a display, said method comprising:

displaying information on a display for a first predetermined amount of time after said display powers up;

determining whether said display is being placed in a sleep mode; and

presenting said information for a second predetermined amount of time prior to said display entering said sleep mode if said display is being placed in said sleep mode.

11. The device of claim 10, further including the act of detecting whether video has been applied to said display, and displaying a corresponding error message in no applied video has been detected.

12. The device of claim 11, further including the act of determining whether a video error exists with said applied video, and displaying a corresponding error message if a video error is detected.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein the content of said corresponding message corresponds to a particular detected condition.

14. The device of claim 12, wherein the content of said corresponding message corresponds to a particular detected condition.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein said corresponding error message further includes said information.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein said information comprises a logo.

17. The device of claim 13, wherein said particular detected condition consists on no video cables being attached to said display.

18. The device of claim 14, wherein said particular detected condition is chosen from the group consisting of an inappropriate formats, an inappropriate resolutions, errors with syncing, and out of range video.

19. An apparatus for presenting information on a display comprising:

means for displaying information on a display for a first predetermined amount of time after said display powers up;

means for determining whether said display is being placed in a sleep mode; and

means for presenting said information for a second predetermined amount of time prior to said display entering said sleep mode if said display is being placed in said sleep mode.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, further including the act of detecting whether video has been applied to said display, and displaying a corresponding error message in no applied video has been detected.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, further including the act of determining whether a video error exists with said applied video, and displaying a corresponding error message if a video error is detected.

22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the content of said corresponding message corresponds to a particular detected condition.

23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the content of said corresponding message corresponds to a particular detected condition.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein said corresponding error message further includes said information.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein said information comprises a logo.

26. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein said particular detected condition consists on no video cables being attached to said display.

27. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein said particular detected condition is chosen from the group consisting of an inappropriate formats, an inappropriate resolutions, errors with syncing, and out of range video.