Multiple display configuration

• US 20030214458A1
• Filed: 05/19/2003
• Published: 11/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ATI Technologies ULC (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ATI Technologies ULC (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.)
• Inventors: Giemborek, Vladimir, Hussain, Syed
• Application Number:
  US10/440,674
• Publication Number:
  US 20030214458A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/1.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display

Abstract

A system and corresponding method for configuring multiple display systems substantially without user intervention is disclosed. According to the present invention, the method includes the step of determining whether a configuration change has occurred, which corresponds to, for example, a changing of displays coupled to a system or the addition or subtraction of a display, accessing a user display profile, and modifying the user display profile in response to the configuration change based on user preference without user intervention.

Claims

2-1. The method of claim 1, wherein the display profile is generated without user intervention.

5. A method for configuring displays, comprising the steps of:

accessing a user display profile;

determining whether a configuration change has occurred; and

modifying the user display profile in response to the configuration change based on user preference without user intervention.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of modifying the user display profile further includes the steps of:

receiving display characteristics of a new display in response to the configuration change and adding the display characteristics to the user display profile.

7. The method of claim 5, further including providing information to displays based on the modified user display profile.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the user display profile is generated at start up.

9. A multiple display system, comprising:

a processor;

at least one display coupled to the processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory includes operational instructions that when executed cause the processor to;

(a) access a user display profile;

(b) determine whether a configuration change has occurred; and

(c) modify the user display profile in response to the configuration change without user intervention.

10. The system of claim 9, further including video controller coupled to the at least one display, operative to control the presentation of data on the display.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the memory further includes operating instructions that when executed cause the processor to receive the display characteristics of the at least one display.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the memory further includes operating instructions that when executed cause the processor to receive the display parameters of a new display when a configuration change has occurred.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the memory further includes operating instructions that when executed cause the processor to update the user display profile with the display parameters of the new display.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the memory further includes operating instructions that when executed cause the processor to determine whether the user display profile exceeds a predetermined value and replacing the oldest entry in the user display profile with the display parameters of the new display.