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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2004
Applicant:
Darwin Chang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Darwin Chang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/268 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A video display device having an automatic input switching capability includes at least one input connector coupled to the video display device for accepting an external video signal, sensing means coupled to the at least one input connector for detecting the presence of the external video signal; control means coupled to the sensing means and video circuitry of the video display device, wherein the control means controls the operation of the video display device when a new video signal is sensed by the sensing means.