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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2000
Te-Hsiu Tsai, Taipei, TW;
Kent Yin, Hsinchu, TW;
Novatek Microelectronics Corp., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for rewriting functions and fonts of a monitor. When an erasable programmable read only memory for controlling the functions or fonts of a monitor is to be refreshed, using the VGA signal, the programming data or font data of a monitor controller is directly written into the erasable programmable read only memory to perform the refresh operation. Using the apparatus for rewriting the functions and fonts of a monitor, the normal vision path can be isolated to achieve the refresh of the erasable programmable read only memory. Compared to a conventional procedure to refresh erasable programmable read only memory that requires to open the enclosure of the monitor and to switch the monitor, the labor consumption is reduced and the operation is more convenient.