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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8134564 | Portable computer and control method therefor A portable computer including a display unit, and a video processor generating and supplying a first video signal to the display unit, includes a video adaptor outputting the first video signal to the outside, and receiving a second video signal from an external inp... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8134565 | System, module and method of enabling a video interface within a limited resource enabled information handling system A system, module, and method of enabling a video interface within a limited resource enabled information handling system are disclosed. In a particular form, a processing module can include a processor configured to initiate an outputting of a video signal to a host... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8125490 | Systems and methods for reducing display under-run and conserving power A display system is disclosed. The display system has a processor, a memory, a display device, a display controller configured to control the display device, and a bus connecting the processor, the memory, and the display controller. The display system also has a pe... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8120612 | Intelligent video graphics switcher Methods and apparatus are provided for efficiently and intelligently communicating characteristic information in video graphics switcher environments. An intelligent video graphics switcher obtains display device characteristic information associated with multiple d... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8049761 | Bus protocol for transferring pixel data between chips One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a protocol for packing and transferring pixel data between integrated circuits. The data transfer protocol may be used between a graphics processing unit and a video output encoder unit. The data transfers may inclu... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8031199 | System and method for interfacing graphical information with an information handling system wireless transceiver Wireless communication of display information between an information handling system and display is supported by a direct connection between a graphics system of the information handling system and a transceiver of the information handling system. For example, the g... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8031200 | Video matrix display interface In a video matrix display interface, an interface includes one or more subsystems to receive information from a plurality of display devices, compile the information from the plurality of display devices, report the compiled information to a graphics processing devi... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8009173 | Rack interface pod with intelligent platform control Rack Interface Pods can be augmented with non-KVM (keyboard, video and mouse) functionality that can enable greater analysis of the state of the computer to which the RIP is attached. A RIP can be augmented to include a non-KVM input connection (e.g., an Intelligent... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7894188 | Equipment chassis shield An apparatus of an embodiment may include a network equipment chassis shield comprising a rectangular planar surface for mounting in front of a face of an equipment chassis, at least one supporting bracket for mounting the rectangular planar surface, and two or more... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7893941 | Intelligent video graphics switcher Methods and apparatus are provided for efficiently and intelligently communicating characteristic information in video graphics switcher environments. An intelligent video graphics switcher obtains display device characteristic information associated with multiple d... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7880742 | Information processing device, data transmission method, and electronic apparatus An information processing device in which a data bus for establishing interconnection between a plurality of control operating units formed in a main processor is connected at one end to a graphic processor and at the other end to a main memory. Image frame data gen... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7864183 | Dynamic switching of memory termination characteristics in a graphics system A graphics system includes a graphics memory. The graphics system includes a high performance mode and at least one power savings mode. A termination impedance and switching threshold of the graphics memory are selected based on an operating mode of the graphics sys... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7847801 | Method for reporting redundant controllers as independent storage entities A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code are provided for managing dual active controllers in a high availability storage configuration. Redundant dual active controllers in high availability storage configurations are made to appea... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7843458 | Graphics processor with integrated wireless circuit Circuits, methods, and apparatus that are capable of processing graphics information and wirelessly transmitting processed graphics information to a monitor. In order to achieve a high bandwidth, one embodiment of the present invention provides a graphics processor ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7808505 | Scalable high performance 3D graphics A high-speed ring topology. In one embodiment, two base chip types are required: a “drawing” chip, LoopDraw, and an “interface” chip, LoopInterface. Each of these chips have a set of pins that supports an identical high speed point to point unidirectional in... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7782328 | Method and apparatus of video graphics and audio processing A method and apparatus for combining video graphics processing and audio processing onto the same single chip and/or printed circuit board includes a graphics processing circuit, an audio processing circuit, a local bus, and a bus arbitrator. The local bus couples b... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7755632 | GPU internal wait/fence synchronization method and apparatus A GPU pipeline is synchronized by sending a fence command from a first module to an addressed synchronization register pair. Fence command associated data may be stored in a fence register of the addressed register pair. A second module sends a wait command with ass... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7742052 | Video card with interchangeable connector module A video card for processing a video signal comprises an interchangeable connector module and a video processing module. The interchangeable connector module has a specific configuration. The video processing module has a connector for coupling the interchangeable co... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7697005 | Electronic document delivery A system, method, and computer readable medium for converting paper documents (134) to electronic documents (138) and sending the electronic documents (138) to at least one destination (144). ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7646388 | Systems and methods for reducing redundant checks on graphics memory A method and system for controlling the algorithmic elements in 3D graphics systems via an improved 3D graphics API is provided. In one aspect, in a 3D graphics system having privatized formats with privatized drivers used to increase the efficiency of display, exis... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7629979 | System and method for communicating information from a single-threaded application over multiple I/O busses A system and method communicate information from a single-threaded application over multiple I/O busses to a computing subsystem for processing. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided that partitions state-sequenced information for communication to ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7557809 | Memory access methods in a unified memory system The basic section of the multimedia data-processing system includes a CPU 1100, an image display unit 2100, a unified memory 1200, a system bus 1920, and devices 1300, 1400, and 1500 connected to the system bus. In this conf... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7463266 | Low overhead serial interface An interface for an integrated circuit chip is provided. The interface includes a first port configured to receive a command signal indicating whether command information or data is being transferred to the integrated circuit chip. The interface further includes a s... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7443521 | Modifying of stylized operation of peripherals When controlling display of a UI for setting working conditions of a peripheral, a plurality of sets of stylized working data specifying working conditions for carrying out stylized operations in the peripheral are stored in a predetermined storage medium; this styl... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7429991 | Video card A video card is controlled by a control unit to output video data to a display or through a network. The video card includes a network interface, an interface controller and a bus interface. The network interface is connected to the network to transfer the video dat... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7429990 | Network management card for use in a system for screen image capturing A network management card is provided to capture a screen image of a host system for transmission over a computer network for remote viewing and remote system management. The network management card is provided with a processor which processes a program to implement... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7426593 | Information processing system, reproducing terminal device and reproducing method, information processing device and method, and program for synchronous display of content In a transmitting terminal, a first displaying section displays, synchronously with a receiving terminal, a portion of content that has been transmitted to the receiving terminal. A second displaying section displays a portion of the content that has yet to be trans... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7426594 | Apparatus, system, and method for arbitrating between memory requests Apparatus, system, and method for arbitrating between memory requests are described. In one embodiment, a processing apparatus includes a memory request generator configured to generate memory requests specifying data for respective presentation elements. The memory... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7420565 | Point-to-point bus bridging without a bridge controller A computer system includes an integrated graphics subsystem and a graphics connector for attaching either an auxiliary graphics subsystem or a loopback card. A first bus connection communicates data from the computer system to the integrated graphics subsystem. With... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7405723 | Apparatus for testing display device and method for testing the same An apparatus for testing a display device includes a display device to display test patterns, a graphic process unit to supply analog mode signals and digital mode signals to the display device, and a control unit to allow test patterns of an analog testing mode and... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7406607 | Controller for a host device and a monitoring device connected on the basis of DVI standard There is provided a controller that prevents any external power source from supplying its power if a host device and a monitoring device are not connected exactly through optical extension cables based on DVI standard, and that prevents a sequence for digital transm... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7400326 | System and method for delivering multiple data streams via multiple buses Systems and methods for delivering two data streams via two buses allow one of the buses to be used for delivering selected elements of the data stream that is primarily being delivered by the other bus. At an input rerouting circuit, the selected elements are rerou... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7382375 | Video card with interchangeable connector module A video card for processing a video signal comprises an interchangeable connector module and a video processing module. The interchangeable connector module has a specific configuration. The video processing module has a connector for coupling the interchangeable co... | 06/03/2008 |
| RE40325 | Device and method for repeatedly updating the function of a monitor A device and a method for updating the function of a monitor according to the invention. By using the USB signal lines directly for data transmission and recording the data of a monitor controller to the erasable programmable read only memory, data update can be ach... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373414 | Multi-media system and method for simultaneously delivering multi-media data to multiple destinations A multimedia system and method that provides easy universal text searching for non-technical users, is disclosed. A configuration of the multimedia system and method of the present invention also facilitates content delivery through multiple, independent, simultaneo... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369131 | Multi-display system and method thereof A multi-display system and a method thereof which solves an overloading problem on a memory bus. The multi-display system includes displays which independently display separate images, a main memory which stores input image signals, image signal process units which ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7370131 | High-speed data readable information processing device A CAN module receives a message from a CAN bus to store the same in a message box unit of a message box. A reception request signal is output from the message box unit to a DMAC/IF. The DMAC/IF outputs a 7-bit encoded address together with a transfer request signal.... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366987 | Interrupt processing in display control The present invention provides a display control system suitable to flexible and smooth presentation. The invention can include a projector that stores page data included in projector display data in a stack area by a stack system in which the page data correspondin... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353372 | Detection of support components for add-in card Embodiments of the present invention provide detection, enumeration, and software configuration of optional choice of add-in cards types through a multiplexed bus interface. The PROM allows identification of the add-in device and software configuration to adapt to s... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7345689 | Interfacing a digital display card through PCI express connector An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to interface a display card through an interface connector. A video output device on the display card generates digital video output signals from a graphics chipset on a motherboard. The card is plugged into an i... | 03/18/2008 |
