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US 11,146,754 B2Granted
System and circuit for display power state control
AssigneeEnseo, LLC
InventorWilliam C. Fang
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Abstract
A system and circuit for television power state control are disclosed. In one embodiment, a power management circuit communicatively controls television or set-top box components including a signal processing circuitry, a screen, and a visual indicator. The power management circuit selectively alternates the television between three states: powered ON/operating state (first state); power standby state (second state); and no/low power state (third state). Utilized with a television in a commercial or residential application, the system and circuit are employed to provide accelerated turn-on time to receive an image for user interaction, while providing sufficient control to maintain energy power savings.
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A system for display state power control, the system comprising:
- a programming interface configured to communicate with a power management circuit, the power management circuit communicatively controlling a signal processing circuitry, a display, and a visual indicator, the signal processing circuitry configured to process a signal received at a signal input and output a processed visual signal to the display, the visual indicator being proximate the display and coupled to the signal processing circuitry, the visual indicator displaying one of display ON and display OFF;
- a first state including the signal processing circuitry ON and the display ON, the first state including the visual indicator displaying display ON;
- a second state including the signal processing circuitry ON, the second state including blanking the processed signal such that a blank video image is displayed on the display, the second state including the visual indicator displaying display OFF;
- a third state including the signal processing circuitry low power, the third state including the visual indicator displaying display OFF, the second state and the third state having identical visual indicators;
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- the power management circuit including non-transitory memory accessible to a processor, the non-transitory memory including first processor-executable instructions that, when executed, by the processor cause the system to:
- alternate the display between the second state and the third state based on premises occupancy status,
- alternate the display between the first state and the third state based on power ON/OFF, and
- alternate the display between the first state and the second state based on the room occupancy and power ON to the display.
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A system for display state power control, the system comprising:
- a programming interface configured to communicate with a power management circuit, the power management circuit communicatively controlling a signal processing circuitry, a display, a speaker, and a visual indicator, the signal processing circuitry configured to process a signal received at a signal input and output a processed visual signal to the display, the visual indicator being proximate the display and coupled to the signal processing circuitry, the visual indicator displaying one of display ON and display OFF;
- a first state including the signal processing circuitry ON and the display ON, and the speaker ON, the first state including the visual indicator displaying display ON;
- a second state including the signal processing circuitry ON, the second state including blanking the processed signal such that a blank video image is displayed on the display, and the speaker OFF, the second state including the visual indicator displaying display OFF;
- a third state including the signal processing circuitry low power, and the speaker OFF, the third state including the visual indicator displaying display OFF, the second state and the third state having identical visual indicators;
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- the power management circuit including non-transitory memory accessible to a processor, the non-transitory memory including first processor-executable instructions that, when executed, by the processor cause the system to:
- alternate the display between the second state and the third state based on premises occupancy status,
- alternate the display between the first state and the third state based on power ON/OFF, and
- alternate the display between the first state and the second state based on the room occupancy and power ON to the display.
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A system for display state power control, the system comprising:
- a programming interface configured to communicate with a power management circuit, the power management circuit communicatively controlling a signal processing circuitry, a display, a speaker, and a visual indicator, the signal processing circuitry configured to process a signal received at a signal input and output a processed visual signal to the display, the visual indicator being proximate the display and coupled to the signal processing circuitry, the visual indicator displaying one of display ON and display OFF;
- a first state including the signal processing circuitry ON and the display ON, and the speaker ON, the first state including the visual indicator displaying display ON;
- a second state including the signal processing circuitry ON, the second state including blanking the processed signal such that a blank video image is displayed on the display, and the speaker OFF, the second state including the visual indicator displaying display OFF;
- a third state including the signal processing circuitry low power, and the speaker OFF, the third state including the visual indicator displaying display OFF, the second state and the third state having identical visual indicators;
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- the power management circuit including non-transitory memory accessible to a processor, the non-transitory memory including first processor-executable instructions that, when executed, by the processor cause the system to:
- alternate the display between the second state and the third state based on premises occupancy status,
- alternate the display between the first state and the third state based on power ON/OFF, and
- alternate the display between the first state and the second state based on the guest room occupancy and power ON to the display.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.