Display device and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12148352-B2
Application number	US-202117600156-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 8, 2021
Priority date	May 31, 2021
Publication date	Nov 19, 2024
Grant date	Nov 19, 2024

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a display device and a control method thereof. The display device includes a system on board and a timing controller. The timing controller is configured to: disconnect a communication connection with the system on board when communication with the system on board is not required, and periodically output a check signal; and stop outputting the check signal when communication with the system on board is required, and establish a communication connection with the system on board after a delay of a preset duration.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device, comprising a system on board and a timing controller, wherein
the timing controller is configured to: disconnect a communication connection with the system on board when communication with the system on board is not required, and periodically output a check signal; and stop outputting the check signal when communication with the system on board is required, and establish the communication connection with the system on board after a delay of a preset duration,
the display device further comprises a switch device connected between the system on board and the timing controller by a serial bus, and
the timing controller is further configured to: send a control signal to the switch device, and control a switch status of the switch device, to disconnect or establish the communication connection with the system on board.

2. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the timing controller is further configured to: control the switch device to be turned off when the control signal is at a low level, to disconnect the communication connection with the system on board; and control the switch device to be turned on when the control signal is at a high level, to establish the communication connection with the system on board.

3. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the timing controller comprises a control terminal and a data transmission terminal; and
the timing controller is further configured to: send the control signal to the switch device through the control terminal, and disconnect or establish the communication connection with the system on board through the data transmission terminal.

4. The display device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the switch device comprises a transistor; and
a gate of the transistor is connected to the control terminal of the timing controller, a drain of the transistor is connected to the system on board by the serial bus, and a source of the transistor is connected to the data transmission terminal of the timing controller by the serial bus.

5. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the timing controller comprises a detection terminal; and
the timing controller is further configured to: determine that the communication with the system on board is not required when a low level signal is inputted at the detection terminal; and determine that the communication with the system on board is required when a high level signal is inputted at the detection terminal.

6. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display device further comprises a power management circuit connected to the timing controller by the serial bus; and
the power management circuit is configured to: read check data according to the check signal, and feed back the check data to the timing controller.

7. The display device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the preset duration is greater than a duration between a moment at which the timing controller outputs the check signal to a moment at which the check data is received.

8. The display device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the duration is 300 μs, and the preset duration is 500 μs.

9. A control method of a display device, wherein the display device comprises a system on board and a timing controller, and the method comprises:
disconnecting, by the timing controller, a communication connection with the system on board when communication with the system on board is not required, and periodically outputting a check signal; and
stopping, by the timing controller, outputting the check signal when the communication with the system on board is required, and establishing the communication connection with the system on board after a delay of a preset duration,
the display device further comprises a switch device connected between the system on board and the timing controller by a serial bus, and
the method further comprises:
sending, by the timing controller, a control signal to the switch device, and controlling a switch status of the switch device, to disconnect or establish the communication connection with the system on board.

10. The control method of a display device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the controlling of the switch status of the switch device, to disconnect or establish the communication connection with the system on board comprises:
controlling the switch device to be turned off when the control signal is at a low level, to disconnect the communication connection with the system on board; and
controlling the switch device to be turned on when the control signal is at a high level, to establish the communication connection with the system on board.

11. The control method of a display device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the timing controller comprises a detection terminal; and
the method further comprises:
determining, by the timing controller, that the communication with the system on board is not required when a low level signal is inputted at the detection terminal; and
determining, by the timing controller, that communication with the system on board is required when a high level signal is inputted at the detection terminal.

12. The control method of a display device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the display device further comprises a power management circuit connected to the timing controller by the serial bus; and
the method further comprises:
reading, by the power management circuit, check data according to the check signal, and feeding back the check data to the timing controller.

13. The control method of a display device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the preset duration is greater than a duration between a moment at which the timing controller outputs the check signal to a moment at which the check data is received.

14. The control method of a display device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the duration is 300 μs, and the preset duration is 500 μs.

Assignees

• Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Chengjie
• Liu Wang
• Chen jinao

Classifications

• G09G2330/021

  Power management, e.g. power saving · CPC title

• G09G2310/08

  Details of timing specific for flat panels, other than clock recovery · CPC title

• G09G3/2096 Primary

  Details of the interface to the display terminal specific for a flat panel (suitable for both CRT and flat panel G09G5/006; specific for a CRT G09G1/167) · CPC title

• G09G3/20 Primary

  for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix {no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters} · CPC title