US 2015/0040177 A1 · SMART DISPLAY AND ASSOCIATED CONTROL METHOD

Abstract

A smart display and its associated control method are provided. The smart display includes a communication interface, selectively electrically connected to an external host; an internal host, for adjusting an operation mode according to connection status between the communication interface and the external host; a video module, electrically connected to the communication interface and the internal host, for displaying video data from one of the external host and the internal host according to the connection status between the communication interface and the external host; a peripheral; and a switch, electrically connected to the internal host, the communication interface and the peripheral, for controlling the peripheral to execute control data transmitted by one of the external host and the internal host.

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Dependent claims

A smart display used in conjunction with an external host, the smart display comprising:

a communication interface, selectively electrically connected to the external host;
an internal host, for adjusting an operation mode according to connection status between the communication interface and the external host;
a video module, electrically connected to the communication interface and the internal host, for displaying video data transmitted by one of the external host and the internal host according to the connection status between the communication interface and the external host;
at least one peripheral;
and
a switch, electrically connected to the internal host, the communication interface and the at least one peripheral, for controlling the at least one peripheral to execute control data transmitted by one of the external host and the internal host.

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A control method, applied between an external host and a smart display comprising a communication interface, an internal host, a video module, at least one peripheral and a switch, the control method comprising the steps of:

the internal host adjusting an operation mode according to connection status between the communication interface and the external host, wherein the communication interface is selectively electrically connected to the external host;
the video module displaying video data transmitted by one of the external host and the internal host according to connection status between the communication interface and the external host;
and
the switch controlling the at least one peripheral to execute control data transmitted by one of the external host and the internal host.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Smart display and associated control method

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