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AssigneeCompaq Computer Corporation
InventorsGokalp Bayramoglu, Henry M. D'Souza, Valiuddin Ali
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A computer system includes a monitor having a universal serial bus (USB) interface for connecting with a base system. Multiple button and LED controls are conveniently placed on a front bezel of the monitor. As the buttons are actuated, commands are passed to the base system via the USB. An on-screen display button causes an application to be launched on the base system for modifying screen attributes stored in a monitor controller in the monitor. A USB controller in the monitor updates the monitor controller via the USB. A multifunction audio dial is toggled by a bezel button between volume, bass and treble functions. The USB controller is also operable to provide a sustain a blinking LED even while the base system is in a sleep mode. LEDs on the front bezel indicate monitor and base system power status.
A method of implementing bezel buttons to control a peripheral in a computer system incorporating a monitor, a processor, and a multimedia application, the monitor incorporating a monitor controller, bezel push buttons, and a display, the method comprising:
A system connectable to a monitor with bezel push buttons, the system for communicating with a multimedia application upon a bezel push button event, the system comprising:
A computer system for communicating with a multimedia application upon a bezel push button event, the computer system comprising:
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