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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 02, 1999
Applicants:
Desmond E. Wong, Scarborough, CA;
Gabriel Zoltan Varga, Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Desmond E. Wong, Scarborough, CA;
Gabriel Zoltan Varga, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
ATI International SRL, Christchurch, BB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 3/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a specific embodiment of the present invention, a monitor detect pin associated with a connector for a flat panel display (FPD) is monitored by a detect module. When an external flat panel device is connected, the monitor detect pin is activated. In response to the monitor detect pin being activated, a system interrupt is generated. System software can determine whether to drive FPD. When an external FPD is disconnected, the transmission minimized differential signaling drivers are disabled.