Information output system

• US 20040155979A1
• Filed: 02/06/2004
• Published: 08/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/1993
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mondis Technology Limited
• Original Assignee: Ikuya Arai, Kouji Kitou
• Inventors: Arai, Ikuya, Kitou, Kouji
• Granted Patent: US 7,089,342 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/400.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/153 using cathode-ray tubes
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 1/167 Details of the interface to the display terminal specific for a CRT details suitable for both CRT and flat panel G09G5/006, specific for a flat panel G09G3/2096
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/04 Display device controller operating with a plurality of display units
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/04 Exchange of auxiliary data, i.e. other than image data, between monitor and graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/042 for monitor identification

Abstract

A method for a display unit displaying video signals sent by a video source, the method comprising the steps of communicating display unit information stored in a memory of the display unit to the video source, wherein the display information includes identifying information of the display unit; receiving a signal from the video source, wherein the signal is generated based on at least a portion of the display unit information; and wherein the display unit is capable of bi-directionally communicating with the video source.

Claims

1. A method for a display unit displaying video signals sent by a video source, the method comprising the steps of:

communicating display unit information stored in a memory of the display unit to the video source, wherein the display information includes identifying information of the display unit;

receiving a signal from the video source, wherein the signal is generated based on at least a portion of the display unit information; and

wherein the display unit is capable of bi-directionally communicating with the video source.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the video source is a computer.

3. A method according to claim 2, wherein the identifying information includes an identification number for identifying the display unit.

4. A method according to claim 2, wherein the identification number is compared with a stored identification stored in the video source.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is capable of bi-directionally communicating with the video source over a serial link.

6. A method for a display unit displaying video signals sent by a video source, the method comprising the steps of:

communicating display unit information stored in a memory of the display unit to the video source, wherein the display unit information includes an identifying number for uniquely identifying the display unit;

receiving a signal from the video source, wherein the signal is generated based on the display unit information; and

wherein the display unit is capable of bi-directionally communicating with the video source over a serial link.

7. A method according to claim 6, wherein the video source is a computer.

8. A method according to claim 7, wherein the identification number is capable of comparing with a stored identification stored in the video source.