Method and apparatus of handling signal transmission applicable to display system
AssigneeNovatek Microelectronics Corp.
InventorsShun-Hsun Yang, Tse-Hung Wu
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Abstract
A method of handling signal transmission applicable to a display system includes a plurality of steps. The steps include transmitting a reset signal embedded in a first data signal to each of at least one source driver via a first data channel, generating a first control signal for setting the at least one source driver, and transmitting the first control signal embedded in a second data signal to each of the at least one source driver via a second data channel when the reset signal is transmitted via the first data channel.
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A method of handling signal transmission applicable to a display system, the method comprising:
- transmitting a reset signal embedded in a first data signal to each of at least one source driver via a first data channel;
- generating a first control signal for setting the at least one source driver;
- transmitting the first control signal embedded in a second data signal to each of the at least one source driver via a second data channel when the reset signal for setting each of the at least one source driver is transmitted via the first data channel;
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- transmitting display data to each of the at least one source driver via one or more data channels after the reset signal and the first control signal are transmitted.
A timing controller applicable to a display system, comprising:
- a first transmission circuit, configured to transmit a reset signal embedded in a first data signal to each of at least one source driver via a first data channel;
- a control signal generator, configured to generate a first control signal for setting the at least one source driver;
- a second transmission circuit, coupled to the control signal generator, and configured to transmit the first control signal embedded in a second data signal to each of the at least one source driver via a second data channel when the first transmission circuit transmits the reset signal for setting each of the at least one source driver via the first data channel;
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- a display data generator, for generating display data to be displayed in the display system;
- wherein the first transmission circuit and the second transmission circuit are further configured to transmit the display data to each of the at least one source driver via one or more data channels after the first transmission circuit transmits the reset signal and the second transmission circuit transmits the first control signal.
A source driver applicable to a display system, comprising:
- a first receiving circuit, configured to receive a reset signal embedded in a first data signal from a timing controller via a first data channel;
- a second receiving circuit, configured to receive a first control signal embedded in a second data signal for setting the source driver from the timing controller via a second data channel when the first receiving circuit receives the reset signal for setting the source driver via the first data channel;
- a control signal receiver, coupled to the second receiving circuit, and configured to receive the first control signal from the second receiving circuit;
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- a display data processor, for processing display data to be displayed in the display system;
- wherein the first receiving circuit and the second receiving circuit are further configured to receive the display data from the timing controller via one or more data channels after the first receiving circuit receives the reset signal and the second receiving circuit receives the first control signal.
A method of handling signal transmission applicable to a display system, the method comprising:
- transmitting a reset signal embedded in a first data signal to each of at least one source driver via a first data channel;
- generating a first control signal for setting the at least one source driver;
- transmitting the first control signal embedded in a second data signal to each of the at least one source driver via a second data channel when the reset signal for setting each of the at least one source driver is transmitted via the first data channel;
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- transmitting a second control signal to each of the at least one source driver via a third data channel when the reset signal is transmitted via the first data channel.
A timing controller applicable to a display system, comprising:
- a first transmission circuit, configured to transmit a reset signal embedded in a first data signal to each of at least one source driver via a first data channel;
- a control signal generator, configured to generate a first control signal for setting the at least one source driver;
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- a second transmission circuit, coupled to the control signal generator, configured to transmit the first control signal embedded in a second data signal to each of the at least one source driver via a second data channel when the first transmission circuit transmits the reset signal for setting each of the at least one source driver via the first data channel, and configured to transmit a second control signal to each of the at least one source driver via a third data channel when the reset signal is transmitted via the first data channel.
A source driver applicable to a display system, comprising:
- a first receiving circuit, configured to receive a reset signal embedded in a first data signal from a timing controller via a first data channel;
- a second receiving circuit, configured to receive a first control signal embedded in a second data signal for setting the source driver from the timing controller via a second data channel when the first receiving circuit receives the reset signal for setting the source driver via the first data channel, and configured to receive a second control signal from the timing controller via a third data channel when the reset signal is received via the first data channel;
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- a control signal receiver, coupled to the second receiving circuit, and configured to receive the first control signal from the second receiving circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.