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System for reprogramming monitor function

US6295053A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 7, 1999
Grant dateSep 25, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 7, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2370/047
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A monitor control system capable of reprogramming the function of a monitor. The monitor control system utilizes VGA signal lines for video signal transmission during normal mode of operation and the same VGA signal lines for transmitting erase/record commands and data when the erasable programmable ROM inside the monitor demands reprogramming. Using an isolator circuit in the monitor control system for isolating an erase/record pathway of an erasable programmable ROM from a normal video pathway, data within the erasable programmable ROM can be modified without opening up the monitor casing. Hence, the modification of monitor function is much more convenient.

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