Display apparatus and method for the display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12316898-B2
Application number	US-202318342036-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 27, 2023
Priority date	Jan 14, 2021
Publication date	May 27, 2025
Grant date	May 27, 2025

Abstract

Disclosed are a display apparatus and a method. The method includes: in response to detecting that an external device is connected via an external device interface of the display apparatus, obtaining SPD data from the external device; reading device identification information from the SPD data; in response to the device model being found in a device management list pre-stored in the display apparatus, switching a version of the transmission protocol to a version of the transmission protocol matched with the device model stored in the device management list; in response to the device mode being not found in the device management list, detecting a tag for indicating a new version function; in response to the tag for indicating the new version function being detected, switching the version of the transmission protocol to the first version; otherwise, switching the version of the transmission protocol to the second version.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus, comprising:
a display configured to display an image from broadcast system or Internet, and/or, a user interface;
an external device interface configured to connect with an external device;
a memory configured to store instructions and data associated with the display; and
at least one processor in connection with the display, the external device interface and the memory, and configured to execute the instructions to cause the display apparatus to:
in response to detecting that the external device is connected via the external device interface, obtain Source Product Description (SPD) data from the external device;
read device identification information from the SPD data, wherein the device identification information comprises a device type and a device model, the device type comprises a game device, and the device model is used for identifying a version of a transmission protocol supported by the game device;
in response to the device model being found in a device management list pre-stored in the display apparatus, switch a version of the transmission protocol in the display apparatus to a version of the transmission protocol matched with the device model stored in the device management list;
in response to the device mode being not found in the device management list, detect a tag for indicating a new version function, wherein the tag for indicating the new version function is a tag added to transmission data during configuration of the new version function in the external device, and the new version function is an additional transmission function of a first version of transmission protocol with respect to a prior second version of transmission protocol;
in response to the tag for indicating the new version function being detected, switch the version of the transmission protocol to the first version, wherein the transmission protocol comprises HDMI protocol; and
in response to the tag for indicating the new version being not detected, switch the version of the transmission protocol to the second version;
wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to cause the display apparatus to:
pull up a Hot Plug Detection (HPD) voltage to cause the external device to initiate a configuration process of the new version function in order to detect the tag for indicating the new version function;
read a flag for indicating process initiation within a preset detection period to detect whether the external device is configured with the new version function, wherein the flag for indicating process initiation is a flag field set by the external device in a register;
in response to the flag for indicating process initiation being not found within the preset detection period, mark that the tag for indicating the new version function has not been detected;
in response to the flag for indicating process initiation being found within the preset detection period, send a request for setting a pattern of each data transmission lane to the external device;
receive pattern information returned from the external device;
compare the pattern information with a setting pattern parameter of the new version function;
in response to the pattern information being consistent with the setting pattern parameter of the new version function, mark that the tag for indicating the new version function has been detected; and
in response to the pattern information being not consistent with the setting pattern parameter of the new version function, mark that the tag for indicating the new version function has not been detected.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to cause the display apparatus to:
after switching the version of the transmission protocol to the first version, receive a media resource signal sent from the external device;
detect an error report in the media resource signal;
in response to no error report being detected within the preset monitoring period, maintain the version of the transmission protocol as the first version;
in response to the error report being detected within the preset monitoring period, switch the version of the transmission protocol to the second version.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to cause the display apparatus to:
after switching the version of the transmission protocol to the first version, detect an image resolution in the media resource signal;
in response to the image resolution being equal to a preset resolution in the new version, proceed to detect the error report in the media resource signal;
in response to the image resolution being not equal to the preset resolution in the new version, switch the version of the transmission protocol to the second version.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to cause the display apparatus to perform:
while switching the version of the transmission protocol to the second version, detect a transmission bit rate sent from the external device, wherein the transmission bit rate is a transmission parameter additionally configured in the second version of transmission protocol relative to a third version of transmission protocol;
in response to the transmission bit rate being detected, switch the version of the transmission protocol to the second version;
in response to the transmission bit rate being not detected, switch the version of the transmission protocol to the third version.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to cause the display apparatus to:
while switching the version of the transmission protocol to the second version, detect a clock frequency of a media resource signal sent from the external device;
in response to the clock frequency conforming to a rate specified in the second version, switch the version of the transmission protocol to the second version;
in response to the clock frequency conforming to a rate specified in a third version of the transmission protocol, switch the version of the transmission protocol to the third version.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to cause the display apparatus to:
after switching the version of the transmission protocol, control the display to show the version of the transmission protocol supported by the external device on the user interface;
extract the device information of the external device and the transmission protocol version supported by the external device; and
store the device information and transmission protocol version in the device management list.

7. A method for a display apparatus, comprising:
in response to detecting that an external device is connected via an external device interface of the display apparatus, obtaining Source Product Description (SPD) data from the external device; wherein the display apparatus further comprises a display configured to display an image from broadcast system or Internet, and/or, a user interface;
reading device identification information from the SPD data, wherein the device identification information comprises a device type and a device model, the device type comprises a game device, and the device model is used for identifying a version of a transmission protocol supported by the game device;
in response to the device model being found in a device management list pre-stored in the display apparatus, switching a version of t

Assignees

• Hisense Visual Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lu Pingguang
• Jiang Junhou
• Wang Hao
• Zhang Ruiji
• Chen Chong
• Yu Xinlei
• He Yinghao
• Xie Tingfu
• Liu Fang

Classifications

• H04L43/0817

  by checking functioning · CPC title

• H04L61/00

  Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming · CPC title

• G06F9/4411

  Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers · CPC title

• G06F21/73

  by creating or determining hardware identification, e.g. serial numbers · CPC title

• H04L12/2823

  Reporting information sensed by appliance or service execution status of appliance services in a home automation network (device-related reporting H04L43/065; arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00) · CPC title