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US 2003/0191850 A1Published application
Connecting multiple monitors to a computer using a single cable
OwnerBarry Thorntoninventor
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A method and apparatus for transmitting video images from a computer system to multiple monitors over a single cable. In one embodiment, a computing system includes a video processor operable to store a plurality of video images. The video processor is further configured to transmit a sequence of video frames, each video frame including a video image and a frame identifier. The video frames are transmitted across a serial cable to a plurality of frame grabbers, each of which couples the serial cable to one of a plurality of monitors. Each frame grabber is configured to examine the sequence of video frames. The frame grabber is further configured to select a video frame from the sequence based on the frame identifier, which designates the monitor upon which the video frame is to be displayed.
A multiple monitor computing system, comprising:
A method for providing images to a plurality of monitors, the method comprising:
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Controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display: using a single graphics controller
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to computer systems and specifically to operation of multiple monitors with a single computer over a single cable. The invention further relates to extension of the operational distance between the computer and the monitors.
2. Description of the Related Art
Other aspects of the invention will become apparent upon reading the following detailed description and upon reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 (Prior Art) illustrates a prior art computer system having a computer and multiple display devices connected to the computer through a hub;
FIG. 2 illustrates a multi-monitor computer system, according to one embodiment of the present invention;
While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and are herein described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the drawings and detailed description thereto are not intended to limit the invention to the particular form disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.
Incorporation by Reference
The following patents and patent applications are hereby incorporated by reference as though fully and completely set forth herein: