INTERFACE SWITCHING APPARATUS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. An interface switching apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of input ports, each for connecting with a respective electronic device;
a detecting unit for detecting any new input of any of the input ports;
a switching unit for switching the interface switching apparatus so that the interface switching apparatus halts receiving current input from one of the input ports and receives new input from another input port detected to have the new input; and
an output port for transmitting the new input to an output device.
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Abstract
An interface switching apparatus (40) switches to receive input from a plurality of electronic devices. In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a receiving unit (44) equipped with a plurality of input ports (441), each for connecting with an electronic device; a detecting unit (45) for detecting new input from any of the input ports; a switching unit (47) for switching the interface switching apparatus so that the interface switching apparatus halts receiving current input from one of the input ports and receives new input from another input port detected to have the new input; a signal converting unit (48) for converting the new input into an information signal having a format that can be received by a display device (30), and an output port (491) for transmitting the information signal to the display device. Related methods are also provided.
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20 Claims
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1. An interface switching apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of input ports, each for connecting with a respective electronic device;
a detecting unit for detecting any new input of any of the input ports;
a switching unit for switching the interface switching apparatus so that the interface switching apparatus halts receiving current input from one of the input ports and receives new input from another input port detected to have the new input; and
an output port for transmitting the new input to an output device. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An interface switching apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of input ports, each for connecting with a respective electronic device;
a detecting unit for detecting any new input of any of the input ports;
a controlling unit for determining a preferred new-input input port according to two or more new inputs received from two or more of the input ports respectively;
a switching unit under control of the controlling unit, for switching the interface switching apparatus so that the interface switching apparatus receives new input from the preferred new-input port; and
an output port for transmitting the new input from the preferred new-input port to an output device. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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7. An interface switching apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of input ports, each for connecting with a respective electronic device;
a detecting unit for detecting any new input of any of the input ports;
a controlling unit for determining a preferred one of the input ports according to one or more new inputs received from one or more of the input ports respectively and according to a current input if any being received from one of the input ports;
a switching unit under control of the controlling unit, for switching the interface switching apparatus so that the interface switching apparatus receives new input from the preferred input port, or maintaining a current input of the interface switching apparatus if the interface switching apparatus is already receiving current input from the preferred input port; and
an output port for transmitting the input from the preferred input port to an output device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. An interface switching method, the method comprising:
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detecting any new input of any of a plurality of input ports;
halting receiving current input from one of the input ports, and switching to receive new input from another input port having the new input; and
transmitting the new input to an output device. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. An interface switching method, the method comprising:
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detecting any new input of any of a plurality of input ports;
determining a preferred new-input input port according to two or more new inputs received from two or more of the input ports respectively;
switching to receive new input from the preferred new-input input port; and
transmitting the new input from the preferred new-input input port to an output device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An interface switching method, the method comprising:
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detecting any new input of any of a plurality of input ports;
determining a preferred input port according to one or more new inputs received from one or more of the input ports respectively and according to a current input if any being received from one of the input ports;
switching to receive new input from the preferred input port;
or if a current input is being received from one of the input ports and said one of the input ports is the preferred input port, maintaining the current input; and
transmitting the new input or the current input if any received from the preferred input port to an output device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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