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Granted Patent B2
US 11,340,854 · App. 16/825,481 · Granted May 24, 2022

Systems and methods to synchronize display settings among multiple display devices

Inventors: Srinivas Kamepalli (Austin, TX); Adolfo S. Montero (Pflugerville, TX)
Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
G06F3/1423G06F1/266G06F9/543G06F9/546G06F13/4282G06F2213/0042
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Patent No.
US 11,340,854
App. No.
16/825,481
Granted
May 24, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device may include a communications interface and a controller configured to monitor for user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the display device and communicate a message via the communications interface to an information handling system in order to cause the information handling system to communicate a second message to a second display device to change display settings of the second display device responsive to the user-initiated changes to the display settings associated with the display device. The controller may also be configured to monitor for an indication from the information handling system via the communications interface indicative of user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the second display device and responsive to receipt of the indication from the information handling system indicative of user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the second display device, cause a change to display settings associated with the display device.

Claims (28)

1. A display device comprising:

a communications interface; and

a controller configured to:

monitor for user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the display device and communicate a message via the communications interface to an information handling system in order to cause the information handling system to communicate a second message to a second display device to change display settings of the second display device responsive to the user-initiated changes to the display settings associated with the display device; and

monitor for an indication from the information handling system via the communications interface indicative of user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the second display device and responsive to receipt of the indication from the information handling system indicative of user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the second display device, cause a change to display settings associated with the display device.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the display device is coupled to the communications interface of the information handling system via a cable.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the communications interface is compatible with Universal Serial Bus Power Delivery standard.

4. A method comprising:

monitoring for user-initiated changes to display settings associated with a first display device and communicating a message via a communications interface to an information handling system in order to cause the information handling system to communicate a second message to a second display device to change display settings of the second display device responsive to the user-initiated changes to the display settings associated with the first display device; and

monitoring for an indication from the information handling system via the communications interface indicative of user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the second display device and responsive to receipt of the indication from the information handling system indicative of user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the second display device, causing a change to display settings associated with the first display device.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the display device is coupled to the communications interface of the information handling system via a cable.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the communications interface is compatible with Universal Serial Bus Power Delivery standard.

7. An information handling system comprising:

a communications interface; and

a controller configured to:

monitor for an indication from a first display device via the communications interface indicative of user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the first display device; and

responsive to receipt of the indication from the first display device indicative of user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the first display device, communicate a message to a second display device via the communications interface to cause the second display device to change display settings of the second display device responsive to the user-initiated changes to the display settings associated with the display device.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the display device is coupled to the communications interface of the information handling system via a cable.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the communications interface is compatible with Universal Serial Bus Power Delivery standard.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to, responsive to receipt of the indication from the first display device indicative of user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the first display device, communicate the message to a third display device to cause the third display device to change display settings of the third display device responsive to the user-initiated changes to the display settings associated with the display device, wherein the message is broadcast by the controller to the second display device and the third display device.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to, responsive to receipt of the indication from the first display device indicative of user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the first display device, communicate a second message to a third display device to cause the third display device to change display settings of the third display device responsive to the user-initiated changes to the display settings associated with the display device, wherein the second message is adapted by the controller to the second display device and the third message is adapted by the controller to the third display device.

12. A method comprising:

monitoring for an indication from a first display device via a communications interface indicative of user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the first display device; and

responsive to receipt of the indication from the first display device indicative of user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the first display device, communicating a message to a second display device via the communications interface to cause the second display device to change display settings of the second display device responsive to the user-initiated changes to the display settings associated with the display device.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the display device is coupled to the communications interface of the information handling system via a cable.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the communications interface is compatible with Universal Serial Bus Power Delivery standard.

15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising, responsive to receipt of the indication from the first display device indicative of user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the first display device, communicating the message to a third display device to cause the third display device to change display settings of the third display device responsive to the user-initiated changes to the display settings associated with the display device, wherein the message is broadcast to the second display device and the third display device.

16. The method of claim 12 , further comprising, responsive to receipt of the indication from the first display device indicative of user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the first display device, communicating a second message to a third display device to cause the third display device to change display settings of the third display device responsive to the user-initiated changes to the display settings associated with the display device, wherein the second message is adapted to the second display device and the third message is adapted to the third display device.

Assignments (13)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (052851/0081) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (052851/0917) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (052852/0022) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053311/0169) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053546/0001) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 28, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2020
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2020
From: KAMEPALLI, SRINIVAS; MONTERO, ADOLFO S.
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
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