Display System Communication Device Signal Conversion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display systems struggle to efficiently manage and transmit display region information when multiple display devices are used, particularly when a repeater is involved, as they do not effectively handle communication standards and display region resolutions.
Innovation Solution
A display system comprising multiple display devices, a computer, and a communication device that transmits output image information indicating the display region resolution to a video supply device, receives a video signal conforming to a different communication standard, converts it, and supplies the converted signal to the computer for displaying the image across the display devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a repeater is used to connect a host PC to multiple display devices, then the system can support multiple displays, but the transmission of display region information becomes problematic
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an EDID emulator as an intermediary component within the repeater that generates and transmits display region information to the host PC. This mediator bridges the information gap created by the repeater, allowing the host to receive accurate display region data from multiple displays through the repeater connection.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional display connection methods are used with a repeater, then multiple displays can be connected, but additional hardware such as an EDID emulator is required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the EDID emulator functionality directly into the repeater device, combining two previously separate components (repeater and EDID emulator) into a single integrated unit. This reduces system complexity by eliminating the need for separate hardware while maintaining multi-display support capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The repeater is designed to perform multiple functions: signal repetition for multiple display connections and EDID emulator functionality for display region information transmission. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for dedicated separate hardware components.
3Loss of information
If display region information is not transmitted through the repeater, then the system configuration is simpler, but the host PC cannot obtain resolution information from multiple displays
Solution Approach 1:
The EDID emulator acts as an intermediary that generates display region information based on the connected display devices and transmits this information to the host PC through the repeater connection, enabling the host to obtain resolution information without requiring direct connections to each display.
Data Source
AI summary
A display system includes a plurality of display devices configured to display a display image, a computer configured to supply, to the plurality of display devices, information indicating the display image generated based on a first video signal conforming to a first communication standard, and a communication device configured to execute transmitting, to a video supply device on an outside, image information indicating resolution of a display region where the plurality of display devices display the display image, receiving, from the video supply device, a second video signal conforming to a second communication standard different from the first communication standard, and converting the second video signal into the first video signal and transmitting the first video signal to the computer.