Display Controller Timing Synchronization Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing display systems face challenges in synchronizing timing control signals across multiple displays when dividing video data for simultaneous display, leading to potential misalignment and inefficiencies in video image presentation.

Innovation Solution

A display controller system that includes decoders, control circuits, and video output logic circuits to generate and synchronize timing control signals, such as vertical and horizontal synchronizing signals, between multiple displays, ensuring synchronized start times for video data display across multiple displays.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If video data is divided and displayed on multiple displays, then display coverage and information presentation are improved, but timing synchronization between displays deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay coverageVSAvoidtiming synchronization
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where each display controller detects synchronizing information from other displays and adjusts its timing control signals accordingly. The control circuit receives synchronizing information from multiple displays, compares timing parameters, and generates adjusted timing control signals to maintain synchronization across all displays, thereby resolving the timing synchronization issue in multi-display systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual or mechanical timing adjustment mechanisms with an automated electronic feedback system. The control circuit electronically detects synchronizing information, processes timing comparisons, and automatically adjusts timing control signals without mechanical intervention, enabling precise synchronization across multiple displays through electronic control rather than mechanical means.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Device complexity

If timing control signals are generated independently for each display, then device complexity is reduced, but timing alignment and synchronization deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol circuit structureVSAvoidtiming alignment
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the timing control functions across multiple independent display controllers into a coordinated system. Each control circuit generates timing control signals independently but integrates synchronizing information from other displays, effectively combining their operations to achieve synchronized timing alignment across all displays while maintaining relatively simple individual controller structures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The control circuit is designed with multi-functionality, serving both its primary function of generating timing control signals for its own display and the additional function of detecting synchronizing information from other displays and adjusting its timing signals accordingly. This universal design enables timing alignment across multiple displays without requiring separate dedicated synchronization hardware for each display.

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

Data Source

PatentUS8963798B2Display controller, method for operating the display controller, and display system having the display controller
Publication Date: 2015.02.24 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

The display controller includes a decoder, a control circuit, and a video output logic circuit. The decoder is configured to decode a first display command and output a decoding signal and first synchronizing information indicating the first display command is received. The control circuit is configured to generate a first control signal based on second synchronizing information and the decoding signal. The second synchronizing information is output from a second display controller and indicates a second display command is received. The video output logic circuit is configured to send a part of video data stored in a video source and a plurality of first timing control signals for displaying the part of the video data on a display to the display based on the first control signal.