Circuit System Parameter Matching for Display Devices

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Solution Overview

Problem

Integrated circuit (IC) design companies face significant time and resource challenges in designing chips that cater to the unique attributes and specifications of various products within the same category, such as different television series with varying screen sizes, display capabilities, and attachments like cameras and microphones, requiring re-design of chips for each product.

Innovation Solution

A method and system for generating re-matched parameters for a display device's circuit system, which connects to a panel module to read and adjust parameters such as video, camera, and microphone settings from a memory, allowing the circuit system to operate the display device effectively and efficiently, eliminating the need for re-designing chips for different products.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a circuit system is designed to accommodate unique attributes and specifications of different products, then product adaptability is improved, but device complexity and development time increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduct adaptabilityVSAvoidchip design complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal circuit system that can operate with multiple different panel modules through a standardized parameter matching mechanism. The circuit system reads panel-related parameters from any connected panel module's memory, automatically matches them with circuit system parameters, and adjusts operations accordingly. This eliminates the need to design different chips for different products, as the same circuit system can adapt to various display devices, cameras, microphones, and speakers through parameter configuration rather than hardware redesign.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Manufacturing precision

If chip parameters are customized for each product, then manufacturing precision is improved, but productivity decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveparameter matching precisionVSAvoidchip development speed
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs parameter changes as the core mechanism to achieve product-specific customization without physical chip redesign. The circuit system reads panel-related parameters (such as display resolution, refresh rate, camera specifications, microphone characteristics) from each panel module's memory and dynamically adjusts circuit system operations based on these parameters. This allows high manufacturing precision for each product while maintaining high productivity, as the same chip can be mass-produced and then configured for different applications through parameter reading and matching rather than custom manufacturing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If different chips are designed for different product series, then reliability is improved, but loss of time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduct performance reliabilityVSAvoiddevelopment time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-storing panel-related parameters in the memory of each panel module before the product is assembled. When a panel module is connected to the circuit system, these parameters are automatically read and used for matching, eliminating the need for time-consuming development and testing processes for each product series. The circuit system performs parameter reading and matching operations automatically during initialization, ensuring reliable product performance without requiring separate chip design and validation cycles for different product lines.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11972720B2Method for matching parameters applied to display device, and circuit system
Publication Date: 2024.04.30 REALTEK SEMICON CORP
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AI summary

A method for matching parameters applied to a display device and a circuit system that performs the method are provided. In the method, when a display device is activated, a circuit system connects to a panel module of the display device for retrieving parameters from a panel memory. The parameters are such as video display parameters, camera image parameters, speaker audio parameters, and microphone receiving parameters. After the parameters are applied to the circuit system, the circuit system operates the display device using the parameters. The data generated by the circuit system can be adjusted for matching new parameters. Afterwards, when the new parameters are applied to the circuit system, video and audio are outputted according to the matched parameters, and the camera and microphone in the panel module are also operated according to the matched parameters.