Display system and control method thereof

• US 7,420,548 B2
• Filed: 12/31/2001
• Issued: 09/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kang, Ho-Woong
• Primary Examiner(s): DHARIA, PRABODH M
• Application Number:
  US10/032,328
• Publication Number:
  US 20030038896A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,437 Days
• Field of Search: 345/204, 345/211, 345/214, 345/629, 345/1.1, 345/205, 345/531, 345/537, 710/28, 710/14, 710/22, 235/472.01, 235/492, 370/384, 370/395.1, 370/395.2, 370/395.6, 715/716, 348/E7.061, 348/E5.006
• US Class Current: 345/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/16 Constructional details or arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0227 Cooperation and interconnection of the input arrangement with other functional units of a computer G06F3/023 - G06F3/037 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/08 Cursor circuits

Abstract

Disclosed is a display system displaying a picture on a screen by a video signal from a computer and serving as an input device of a computer coupled to the display system. The display system includes an input part through which a user inputs data, a signal processing part converting a signal inputted from the input part into a signal to be identified by the computer, a data interface between the computer and the display system, and a controlling part transmitting the signal inputted from the input part to the computer via the signal processing part and the data interface.

Claims

1. A display system receiving a video signal from a computer and displaying a picture on a screen corresponding to the video signal, comprising:

an input terminal;

a signal processor converting an input signal applied to the input terminal into an output signal to be recognized by the computer;

a data interface coupled to the signal processor and connected between the computer and the display system; and

a controller transmitting the output signal to the computer via the signal processor and the data interface and generating an activation control signal to the input terminal and an output terminal when the input signal represents an activation signal to initiate an increase in consumption of energy by an external apparatus coupled to the input and output terminal.

2. The display system of claim 1, further comprising:

a memory; and

the controller regulates the signal processor to convert the input signal into a control signal controlling the computer, stores the control signal in the memory, and transmits the control signal from the memory to the computer via the data interface.

3. The display system of claim 1, further comprising an on-screen display generator providing a variable video display for setting up a displaying condition, wherein the controller controls the on-screen display generator to generate the video display in response to the input signal.

4. The display system of claim 1, further comprising:

an input mode selector providing one of a computer input mode and a display system input mode for respectively recognizing the input signal as an output signal to be applied to the computer and as a control signal for controlling the display system; and

the controller transmits the input signal to the computer via the signal processor and the data interface in the computer input mode, and the controller controls the display system in response to the input signal in the display system input mode.

5. The display system of claim 1, further comprised of the input terminal coupled to at least one of a mouse and a keyboard.

6. A display device, comprising:

a controller;

an input terminal coupled to the controller disposed to receive an input signal;

an input and output terminal coupled to the controller disposed to receive a video signal and transmit an output signal;

an input mode selector coupled to the controller selectively providing a computer input mode and a display device input mode;

the controller transmitting the output signal in response to reception of the input signal during the computer input mode; and

the controller controlling the video signal in response to reception of the input signal during the display device input mode and generating an activation control signal to the input and output terminal when the input signal represents an activation signal to initiate an increase in consumption of energy by an external apparatus coupled to the input and output terminal.

7. The display device of claim 6, further comprise of the controller converting the input signal into the output signal in accordance with the computer input mode.

8. The display device of claim 6, further comprising:

a video display device; and

a computer coupled to the input and output terminal, wherein the computer transmits the video signal to the video display device and receives the output signal from the video display device.

9. The display device of claim 6, further comprising an input device disposed outside the display device, coupled to the input terminal, and providing the input signal to the display device.

10. The display device of claim 9, wherein the input device comprises one of a mouse and a keyboard.

11. The display device of claim 6, further comprise of the input mode selector disposed outside the display device and coupled to the input terminal.

12. The display device of claim 11, wherein the input device comprises one of a mouse and a keyboard.

13. The display device of claim 6, further comprised of the controller responding to reception of the input signal by generating a shut down signal for consumption of power by an external apparatus coupled to the input and output terminal.

14. The display device of claim 6, further comprised of the controller generating a shut down control signal to the input and output terminal when the input signal is a shut down signal for shutting down to reduce consumption of power by an external apparatus coupled to the input and output terminal.

15. The display device of claim 6, further comprised of the controller responding to reception of the input signal representing a password signal by activating an external apparatus coupled to the input and output terminal.

16. Controlling a display device, with the steps comprised of:

receiving an input signal from a mouse or a keyboard at an input terminal of the display device;

receiving a video signal and transmitting an output signal via an input and output (I/O) connector disposed within the display device;

alternatively selecting one of a first mode and a second mode;

converting the input signal into a converted signal to be identified by a computer when the first mode is selected;

transmitting the converted signal via the I/O connector to the computer for analysis;

controlling a display of the display device in response to the input signal when the second mode is selected;

making a determination of whether the input signal is a shut-down signal or an activation signal for activating an external apparatus coupled to the I/O connector; and

applying a control signal to the I/O connector to regulate energy consumption by an appliance coupled to the I/O connector in dependence upon the determination.

17. The method of claim 16, the converting step comprising a step of:

converting the input signal into an output signal functionally controlling the computer coupled to the I/O connector when the first mode is selected.

18. Controlling a display device, with the steps comprised of:

receiving an input signal from a mouse or a keyboard at an input terminal of the display device;

receiving a video signal and transmitting an output signal via an input and output (I/O) connector disposed within the display device;

alternatively selecting one of a first mode and a second mode;

converting the input signal into a converted signal to be identified by a computer when the first mode is selected;

transmitting the converted signal via the I/O connector to the computer for analysis;

controlling a display of the display device in response to the input signal when the second mode is selected;

making a determination whether the input signal is identical to a reference; and

generating to the I/O connector an activation control signal for activating an external apparatus coupled to the I/O connector in accordance with the determination.

19. Controlling a display device, with the steps comprised of:

receiving an input signal from a mouse or a keyboard at an input terminal of the display device;

receiving a video signal and transmitting an output signal via an input and output (I/O) connector disposed within the display device;

alternatively selecting one of a first mode and a second mode;

converting the input signal into a converted signal to be identified by a computer when the first mode is selected;

transmitting the converted signal via the I/O connector to the computer for analysis;

controlling a display of the display device in response to the input signal when the second mode is selected;

making a determination whether input signal is not identical to a reference; and

preventing the input signal from being transmitted to the I/O connector in accordance with the determination.