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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2006
Applicant:
Her-ming Jong, Hsinchu, TW;
Inventor:
Her-Ming Jong, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
MStar Semiconductor, Inc., ChuPei, Hsin-Chu Hsien, TW;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/268 (2006.01); H04N 5/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of intelligently selecting a signal source and associated apparatus is provided. The method comprises the following steps. A display is activated. The display detects activities of a plurality of connection ports to determine at least one active video source. The display displays an image according to the at least one active video source and/or a priority. The connection ports can be an HDMI port, a DVI port, an A/V port or a Y/Pb/Pr port.