Method and apparatus for automatically presenting information on a display
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorsKuni Masuda, Joe Miseli
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are presented for presenting information on a display. In one aspect, information may be presented on a display after power up, and prior to the display being placed in a sleep mode. Additionally, the disclosure provides for detecting whether video has been applied to the display, and displaying a corresponding error message in no applied video has been detected. The disclosure further provides for determining whether a video error exists with the applied video, and displaying a corresponding error message if a video error is detected.
Claims27
A method of presenting information on a display comprising:
- displaying information on a display for a first predetermined amount of time after said display powers up;
- determining whether said display is being placed in a sleep mode;
- and
- presenting said information for a second predetermined amount of time prior to said display entering said sleep mode if said display is being placed in said sleep mode.
A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method of presenting information on a display, said method comprising:
- displaying information on a display for a first predetermined amount of time after said display powers up;
- determining whether said display is being placed in a sleep mode;
- and
- presenting said information for a second predetermined amount of time prior to said display entering said sleep mode if said display is being placed in said sleep mode.
An apparatus for presenting information on a display comprising:
- means for displaying information on a display for a first predetermined amount of time after said display powers up;
- means for determining whether said display is being placed in a sleep mode;
- and
- means for presenting said information for a second predetermined amount of time prior to said display entering said sleep mode if said display is being placed in said sleep mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.