Monitor configuration for media device

• US 8,607,144 B2
• Filed: 02/16/2007
• Issued: 12/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Brodersen, Rainer, Robbin, Jeffrey, Madden, Thomas Michael, Arnold, Kevin, Hendry, Ian
• Primary Examiner(s): Richer, Aaron M
• Application Number:
  US11/676,150
• Publication Number:
  US 20080165202A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,489 Days
• Field of Search: 715/718
• US Class Current: 715/718
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4122 additional display device, e.g. video projector digital output for controlling a plurality of local displays G06F3/1423
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44222 Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4854 for modifying image parameters, e.g. image brightness, contrast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4858 for modifying screen layout parameters, e.g. fonts, size of the windows
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/46 for receiving on more than one standard at will deflecting circuits of multi-standard receivers H04N3/27

Abstract

A display mode can be selected by identifying a plurality of display modes supported by a media client, wherein the plurality of display modes comprise safe display modes; generating a user interface including a test image and a plurality of commands in accordance with a selected display mode of the plurality of display modes, wherein the user interface is output to a display device; receiving user input selecting one of the plurality of commands; and configuring an operating display mode of the media client in accordance with the received user input. Configuring an operating display mode further can comprise determining that the received user input confirms the selected display mode and configuring the media client to set the selected display mode as the operating display mode. Further, generating a user interface can comprise presenting a display timer indicating a time remaining until a display mode change.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

determining, at a computing device, whether a display device is initialized, wherein the display device has an associated display configuration;

responsive to determining that the display device is initialized, determining whether the display device was previously configured, wherein when the display device has not been previously configured, analyzing the associated display configuration to determine whether the associated display configuration corresponds to a safe mode;

executing a display configuration process when the associated display configuration does not correspond to a safe mode, the display configuration process comprising;

displaying a graphical interface during the display configuration process, wherein the graphical interface includes a list of one of more optional modes, wherein each optional mode is selectable, wherein each optional mode has an associated test image and an associated display timer, and wherein each associated display timer includes a predetermined amount of time;

sequentially cycling through the list of one or more optional modes during the display configuration process until an optional mode is identified as compatible with the display device, wherein sequentially cycling includes counting down the predetermined amount of time for each optional mode, and generating an output signal including the associated test image for each optional mode; and

terminating the display configuration process when an optional mode is identified as compatible with the display device;

wherein when the associated display configuration corresponds to a safe mode, determining whether the safe mode is a supported mode;

when the safe mode is a supported mode, configuring the output signal, and

when the safe mode is not a supported mode, analyzing one or more unsafe modes to determine whether the one or more unsafe modes are supported modes and configuring the output signal when an unsafe mode is a supported mode.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein when an unsafe mode is not a supported mode, one or other modes are analyzed to determine which of the one or more other modes is closest to a predetermined default mode, and wherein an output signal is configured using the mode closest to the predetermined default mode.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the display device is configured to transmit identification information, wherein transmitted identification information is hashed, wherein the hashed identification information is used to generate an identifier, and wherein the identifier is associated with the display device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the identifier associated with the display device is used to generate the list of one of more optional modes.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein when the display device has been previously configured one or more settings of the display device are restored, and wherein the output signal is configured according to the one or more settings.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein sequentially cycling through the list of one or more optional modes includes sequentially cycling until each of the optional modes in the list has been considered, and wherein the display configuration process is terminated when each of the optional modes in the list has been considered.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphical interface includes a default selection.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein sequentially cycling includes an audio output.

9. A system, comprising:

one or more processors;

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to perform operations, including;

determining whether a display device is initialized, wherein the display device has an associated display configuration;

responsive to determining that the display device is initialized, determining whether the display device was previously configured, wherein when the display device has not been previously configured, analyzing the associated display configuration to determine whether the associated display configuration corresponds to a safe mode;

executing a display configuration process when the associated display configuration does not correspond to a safe mode, the display configuration process comprising;

displaying a graphical interface during the display configuration process, wherein the graphical interface includes a list of one of more optional modes, wherein each optional mode is selectable, wherein each optional mode has an associated test image and an associated display timer, and wherein each associated display timer includes a predetermined amount of time;

sequentially cycling through the list of one or more optional modes during the display configuration process until an optional mode is identified as compatible with the display device, wherein sequentially cycling includes counting down the predetermined amount of time for each optional mode, and generating an output signal including the associated test image for each optional mode; and

terminating the display configuration process when an optional mode is identified as compatible with the display device;

wherein when the associated display configuration corresponds to a safe mode, determining whether the safe mode is a supported mode;

when the safe mode is a supported mode, configuring an output signal, and

when the safe mode is not a supported mode, analyzing one or more unsafe modes to determine whether the one or more unsafe modes are supported modes and configuring the output signal when an unsafe mode is a supported mode.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein when an unsafe mode is not a supported mode, one or other modes are analyzed to determine which of the one or more other modes is closest to a predetermined default mode, and wherein an output signal is configured using the mode closest to the predetermined default mode.

11. The system of claim 9, further comprising instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to perform operations, including:

determining whether the display device is configured to transmit identification information, wherein transmitted identification information is hashed, wherein the hashed identification information is used to generate an identifier, and wherein the identifier is associated with the display device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the identifier associated with the display device is used to generate the list of one of more optional modes.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein when the display device has been previously configured one or more settings of the display device are restored, and wherein the output signal is configured according to the one or more settings.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein sequentially cycling through the list of one or more optional modes includes sequentially cycling until each of the optional modes in the list has been considered, and wherein the display configuration process is terminated when each of the optional modes in the list has been considered.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the graphical interface includes a default selection.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein sequentially cycling includes an audio output.

17. A computer-program product, tangibly embodied in a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, including instructions configured to cause a data processing apparatus to:

determine whether a display device is initialized, wherein the display device has an associated display configuration;

responsive to determining that the display device is initialized, determine whether the display device was previously configured, wherein when the display device has not been previously configured, analyzing the associated display configuration to determine whether the associated display configuration corresponds to a safe mode;

execute a display configuration process when the associated display configuration does not correspond to a safe mode, the display configuration process comprising;

display a graphical interface during the display configuration process, wherein the graphical interface includes a list of one of more optional modes, wherein each optional mode is selectable, wherein each optional mode has an associated test image and an associated display timer, and wherein each associated display timer includes a predetermined amount of time;

sequentially cycle through the list of one or more optional modes during the display configuration process until an optional mode is identified as compatible with the display device, wherein sequentially cycling includes counting down the predetermined amount of time for each optional mode, and generating an output signal including the associated test image for each optional mode; and

terminate the display configuration process when an optional mode is identified as compatible with the display device;

wherein when the associated display configuration corresponds to a safe mode, determining whether the safe mode is a supported mode;

when the safe mode is a supported mode, configuring an output signal, and

when the safe mode is not a supported mode, analyzing one or more unsafe modes to determine whether the one or more unsafe modes are supported modes and configuring the output signal when an unsafe mode is a supported mode.

18. The computer-program product of claim 17, wherein when an unsafe mode is not a supported mode, one or other modes are analyzed to determine which of the one or more other modes is closest to a predetermined default mode, and wherein an output signal is configured using the mode closest to the predetermined default mode.

19. The computer-program product of claim 17, further comprising instructions configured to cause a data processing apparatus to:

determine whether the display device is configured to transmit identification information, wherein transmitted identification information is hashed, wherein the hashed identification information is used to generate an identifier, and wherein the identifier is associated with the display device.

20. The computer-program product of claim 19, wherein the identifier associated with the display device is used to generate the list of one of more optional modes.

21. The computer-program product of claim 17, wherein when the display device has been previously configured one or more settings of the display device are restored and wherein the output signal is configured according to the one or more settings.

22. The computer-program product of claim 17, wherein sequentially cycling through the list of one or more optional modes includes sequentially cycling until each of the optional modes in the list has been considered, and wherein the display configuration process is terminated when each of the optional modes in the list has been considered.

23. The computer-program product of claim 17, wherein the graphical interface includes a default selection.

24. The computer-program product of claim 17, wherein sequentially cycling includes an audio output.