IP Library Granted Patent US 8,619,068
Granted Patent B2
US 8,619,068 · App. 13/329,018 · Granted Dec 31, 2013

Electronic apparatus, display panel control device and display panel control method

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Patent No.
US 8,619,068
App. No.
13/329,018
Granted
Dec 31, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a control module executes, after the electronic apparatus is powered on, a process of powering on a display panel, a process of receiving a hot-plug detection signal from the display panel, a link training process, and a process of transmitting a video signal to the display panel in the video signal transmission mode determined by the link training process. The control module stops the transmission of the video signal to the display panel in a state in which the display panel is kept in a power-on state, when a display OFF request event occurs, and transmits the video signal to the display panel in the determined video signal transmission mode, when a display ON request event occurs in a state in which the display panel is in the power-on state and the transmission of the video signal to the display panel is stopped.

Claims (17)

1. An electronic apparatus including a display panel, comprising:

a power supply control module configured to power on or power off the display panel; and

a control module configured to execute, after the electronic apparatus is powered on, a process of powering on the display panel by using the power supply control module, a process of receiving a hot-plug detection signal from the display panel, a link training process for determining a video signal transmission mode, and a process of transmitting a video signal to the display panel in the video signal transmission mode determined by the link training process,

wherein the control module is configured to stop the transmission of the video signal to the display panel in a state in which the display panel is kept in a power-on state, when a display OFF request event occurs after the transmission of the video signal to the display panel, and to transmit the video signal to the display panel in the determined video signal transmission mode, when a display ON request event occurs in a state in which the display panel is in the power-on state and the transmission of the video signal to the display panel is stopped.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the control module is configured to stop the transmission of the video signal to the display panel and to power off the display panel by using the power supply control module, when an event of requesting power-off of the electronic apparatus occurs in a state in which the display panel is in the power-on state and the video signal is being transmitted to the display panel.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display panel is configured to display a black screen while the transmission of the video signal to the display panel is stopped.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display panel is configured to support an Embedded Display Port Standard.

5. A display panel control device which controls a display panel provided in an electronic apparatus, comprising:

a power supply control module configured to power on or power off the display panel; and

a control module configured to execute, after the electronic apparatus is powered on, a process of powering on the display panel by using the power supply control module, a process of receiving a hot-plug detection signal from the display panel, a link training process for determining a video signal transmission mode, and a process of transmitting a video signal to the display panel in the video signal transmission mode determined by the link training process,

wherein the control module is configured to stop the transmission of the video signal to the display panel in a state in which the display panel is kept in a power-on state, when a display OFF request event occurs after the transmission of the video signal to the display panel, and to transmit the video signal to the display panel in the determined video signal transmission mode, when a display ON request event occurs in a state in which the display panel is in the power-on state and the transmission of the video signal to the display panel is stopped.

6. The display panel control device of claim 5 , wherein the control module is configured to stop the transmission of the video signal to the display panel and to power off the display panel by using the power supply control module, when an event of requesting power-off of the electronic apparatus occurs in a state in which the display panel is in the power-on state and the video signal is being transmitted to the display panel.

7. A display panel control method of controlling a display panel provided in an electronic apparatus, comprising:

executing, after the electronic apparatus is powered on, a process of powering on the display panel by using the power supply control module, a process of receiving a hot-plug detection signal from the display panel, a link training process for determining a video signal transmission mode, and a process of transmitting a video signal to the display panel in the video signal transmission mode determined by the link training process;

stopping the transmission of the video signal to the display panel in a state in which the display panel is kept in a power-on state, when a display OFF request event occurs after the transmission of the video signal to the display panel; and

transmitting the video signal to the display panel in the determined video signal transmission mode, when a display ON request event occurs in a state in which the display panel is in the power-on state and the transmission of the video signal to the display panel is stopped.

8. The display panel control method of claim 7 , wherein the transmission of the video signal to the display panel is stopped when an event of requesting power-off of the electronic apparatus occurs in a state in which the display panel is in the power-on state and the video signal is being transmitted to the display panel.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2018
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA CLIENT SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048991/0183 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2012
From: CHIBA, HIROAKI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 027570/0801 →