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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2008
Applicant:
Young-kyan Yun, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventor:
Young-kyan Yun, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/006 (2013.01); G09G 2330/022 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A display apparatus for displaying the state of an external device and a method thereof are provided. According to the present invention, messages indicating the connection state, the power state and the sleep mode of the external device are displayed on a screen of the display apparatus to which a USB is applied. Therefore, the state of an external device which inputs a video signal to the display apparatus, may be shown on the screen, and thus a user can easily know the state of the external device.