Method and apparatus for controlling display monitors provided on an electronic apparatus
View Patent ↗Disclosed herein is an electronic apparatus that can use not only an LCD monitor provided as a standard component, but also a DVI monitor. The apparatus incorporates a BIOS. The BIOS acquires display parameters from the DVI monitor if the DVI monitor is connected to the apparatus and causes the DVI monitor to function as display device of the apparatus.
1. An electronic apparatus connectable to display units, the electronic apparatus comprising:
a menu display to allow a user to select one of the display units or to select an automatic selection;
a detector to detect whether the selected display unit is connected to the electronic apparatus when one of the display units is selected in the menu, and to detect whether at least one predetermined display unit selected from the display units is connected to the electronic apparatus when the automatic selection is selected in the menu; and
a controller to set up the selected display unit when the detector detects that the selected display unit is connected to the electronic apparatus and to set up one of the at least one predetermined display unit when the detector detects that one of the at least one predetermined display unit is connected to the electronic apparatus.
2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display units comprise an internal display, a DVI monitor and an RGB monitor.
3. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
a graphics controller to output an analog video signal and a digital video signal;
a first interface connected to the graphics controller, connectable to a first display unit, and to output the digital video signal to the first display unit;
a second interface connected to the graphics controller, connectable to a second display unit, and to output the analog video signal to the second display unit;
a menu display to allow a user to select one of the first display unit and the second display unit or to select an automatic selection;
a detector to detect whether the selected display unit is connected to the electronic apparatus when one of the first display unit and the second display unit is selected in the menu, and to detect whether at least one predetermined display unit selected from the first display unit and the second display unit is connected to the electronic apparatus when the automatic selection is selected in the menu; and
a controller to set up the selected display unit when the detector detects that the selected display unit is connected to the electronic apparatus and to set up one of the at least one predetermined display unit when the detector detects that one of the at least one predetermined display unit is connected to the electronic apparatus.
4. The electronic apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the first display unit comprises a DVI monitor and the second display unit comprises an analog RGB monitor.
5. The electronic apparatus of claim 4 , wherein
when the automatic selection is selected in the menu, the detector first detects whether the DVI monitor is connected to the electronic apparatus, and then detects whether the analog RGB monitor is connected to the electronic apparatus if the DVI monitor is not connected to the electronic apparatus.
6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program which is executable by a computer, the computer being connectable to display units, the computer program comprising instructions capable of causing the computer to execute functions of:
displaying a menu allowing a user to select one of the display units or to select an automatic selection;
detecting whether the selected display unit is connected to the electronic apparatus when one of the display units is selected in the menu, and to detect whether at least one predetermined display unit selected from the display units is connected to the electronic apparatus when the automatic selection is selected in the menu; and
setting up the selected display unit when the detector detects that the selected display unit is connected to the electronic apparatus and to set up one of the at least one predetermined display unit when the detector detects that one of the at least one predetermined display unit is connected to the electronic apparatus.
7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein, when the automatic selection is selected in the menu, the detecting comprises detecting whether a DVI monitor is connected to the electronic apparatus, and then detecting whether an analog RGB monitor is connected to the electronic apparatus if the DVI monitor is not connected to the electronic apparatus.
8. A method for an electronic apparatus connectable to display units, the method comprising:
displaying a menu allowing a user to select one of the display units or to select an automatic selection;
detecting whether the selected display unit is connected to the electronic apparatus when one of the display units is selected in the menu, and to detect whether at least one predetermined display unit selected from the display units is connected to the electronic apparatus when the automatic selection is selected in the menu; and
setting up the selected display unit when the detector detects that the selected display unit is connected to the electronic apparatus and to set up one of the at least one predetermined display unit when the detector detects that one of the at least one predetermined display unit is connected to the electronic apparatus.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein
when the automatic selection is selected in the menu, the detecting comprises detecting whether a DVI monitor is connected to the electronic apparatus, and then detecting whether an analog RGB monitor is connected to the electronic apparatus if the DVI monitor is not connected to the electronic apparatus.
10. The electronic apparatus of claim 2 , wherein
when the automatic selection is selected in the menu, the detector first detects whether the DVI monitor is connected to the electronic apparatus, and then detects whether the analog RGB monitor is connected to the electronic apparatus if the DVI monitor is not connected to the electronic apparatus, and
the controller sets up the internal display if neither of the DVI monitor and the analog RGB monitor is connected to the electronic apparatus.