Modular display system interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9880586-B2
Application number	US-201615019526-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 9, 2016
Priority date	Feb 9, 2016
Publication date	Jan 30, 2018
Grant date	Jan 30, 2018

Abstract

One embodiment provides a system, including: an image display device with a recessed display connector; and an apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a housing, comprising: a base and an upper element; the upper element comprising a groove running lengthwise and open at both ends; a protruding display connector disposed substantially centrally within the groove; and an interface board, within the housing and operatively coupled to the display connector; wherein the image display device is attached to the groove of the apparatus via the recessed and protruding display connector. Other aspects are described and claimed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a housing comprising a base and an upper element;
the upper element comprising a groove running lengthwise and open at both ends, wherein the groove comprises a back plate and a bottom;
a display connector disposed substantially centrally within the bottom of the groove; and
an interface board within the housing and operatively coupled to the display connector.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a power supply disposed within the housing operatively coupled to the interface board and a power connector.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display connector is a connector selected from the group consisting of: one-link, mobile high definition link, HDBaseT, DiiVA, DisplayPort, high definition multimedia interface, serial digital interface, and digital visual interface.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising: at least one data port disposed on the housing.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display connector is moveable about an axis coincident with the groove.

6. A system, comprising:
an image display device with a recessed display connector; and
an apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
a housing, comprising: a base and an upper element;
the upper element comprising a groove running lengthwise and open at both ends wherein the groove comprises a back plate and a bottom;
a protruding display connector disposed substantially centrally within the bottom of the groove; and
an interface board, within the housing and operatively coupled to the display connector;

wherein the image display device is attached to the groove of the apparatus via the recessed and protruding display connector.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the image display rests in the groove of the apparatus.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the groove accepts image display devices of varying size.

9. The system of claim 6 , further comprising a power supply disposed within the housing operatively coupled to the interface board and a power connector.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the recessed and protruding display connectors are selected from the group consisting of: one-link, mobile high definition link, HDBaseT, DiiVA, DisplayPort, high definition multimedia interface, serial digital interface, and digital visual interface.

11. The system of claim 6 , further comprising: at least one data port disposed on the housing, wherein the at least one data port is selected from the group consisting of: a display port, a serial advanced technology attachment, an external serial advanced technology attachment, a FireWire port, a serial port, a small computer system interface, and a universal serial bus.

12. The system of claim 6 , further comprising a scaler disposed within the housing operatively coupled to the interface board,
wherein the scaler is a universal scaler, the universal scaler accommodating image display devices of varying size.

13. The system of claim 6 , further comprising an intermediate element;
the intermediate element coupled to the base and the upper element;
wherein the intermediate element comprises at least one cable, the cable being selected from the group consisting of data cable and power cable.

14. A system, comprising:
a computer system, comprising:
a processor and a memory device operatively coupled to the processor;

an image display device with a female display connector; and
an apparatus, operatively coupled to the computer system, the apparatus comprising:
a housing, comprising: a base and an upper element;
the upper element comprising a groove running lengthwise and open at both ends wherein the groove comprises a back plate and a bottom;
a male display connector disposed substantially centrally within the bottom of the groove; and
an interface board, within the housing and operatively coupled to the display connector;
wherein the image display device is attached to the apparatus via the male and female display connector.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the image display rests in the groove of the apparatus.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the groove accepts image display devices of varying size.

17. The system of claim 14 , further comprising a power supply disposed within the housing operatively coupled to the interface board and a power connector.

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein the first and second display connectors are selected from the group consisting of: one-link, mobile high definition link, HDBaseT, DiiVA, DisplayPort, high definition multimedia interface, serial digital interface, and digital visual interface.

19. The system of claim 14 , further comprising: at least one data port disposed on the housing.

20. The system of claim 14 , further comprising a scaler disposed within the housing operatively coupled to the interface board,
wherein the scaler is a universal scaler, the universal scaler accommodating image display devices of varying size.

Assignees

• Lenovo Singapore Pte Ltd

Inventors

• Ent Ali Kathryn
• Truong Cuong Huy
• Godfrey Cyan
• Patterson Samuel Jackson

Classifications

• G06F1/1632 Primary

  External expansion units, e.g. docking stations · CPC title

• G06F1/1601

  Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays (constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64) · CPC title

• F16M11/041

  Allowing quick release of the apparatus · CPC title

• F16M11/08

  around a vertical axis {, e.g. panoramic heads (F16M11/12 takes precedence)} · CPC title