TW201730842A - Electronic device and operation method for electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device comprising: a display device; a graphics card; a switch; a first connector, comprising a first socket and a second socket, for generating a connected signal when the electronic device and another electronic device are connected by a specific connected device; a controller, for receiving the connected signal to generate a switching signal; and a central processing unit, when receiving the switching signal, performing the following steps of disabling the display device from displaying a graphics card display signal of the graphics card; and transmitting data to be displayed from the central processing unit to the another electronic device by the switch and the first connector so that the display device displays another display signal generated based on the data by another graphics card of the another electronic device, wherein data of the another display signal is from the central processing unit.

Description

Electronic device and method of operating electronic device

The invention relates to a display technology of a notebook computer, in particular to a technology for connecting a notebook computer to a host computer to improve the display performance of the notebook computer.

The display performance of a notebook or AIO computer is enhanced by connecting an external display card. However, for notebook computers or AIO computers, the use of an external graphics card to enhance display performance is structurally limited.

In the present invention, the display card of the desktop computer can be used as a notebook computer in addition to the display card, which can break through the structural limitations of the notebook computer. Therefore, the user does not need to purchase an external display card. At the same time, the present invention also enhances the willingness of users to purchase the same brand.

Therefore, the present invention provides an electronic device (for example, an AIO computer or a notebook computer) when an electronic device and another electronic device (for example, a host computer of a desktop computer) are connected through a specific connection device (for example, an acer special cable). When connected, the electronic device can cause one of the display devices to display another display signal generated by another display card from one of the other electronic devices, wherein the data of the other display signal is processed from one of the electronic devices. unit. In addition to this In addition, since the other electronic device has an independent power source, the electronic device can utilize another display card of the other electronic device as an external display card of the electronic device regardless of whether the other electronic device is turned on.

In this way, the user can improve the display performance of the other electronic device by increasing the performance of the display card of the host computer of the desktop computer to connect the electronic device with another electronic device.

The present invention provides an electronic device comprising: a display device; a graphic display card; a switch; a first connector comprising a first socket and a second socket for the electronic device and another electronic device When the device is connected through a specific connection device, a connection signal is generated; a controller receives the connection signal to generate a switching signal; and a central processing unit, when receiving the switching signal, performs: prohibiting the display device from being displayed And a graphic display signal from one of the graphic display cards; and transmitting, by the switch and the first connector, one of the data to be displayed to the another electronic device, so that the display device displays another one of the other electronic devices The display card generates another display signal according to the above information, wherein the data of the other display signal is from the central processing unit.

The present invention provides an electronic device comprising: an internal display card; a switch; a second connector comprising a third socket and a fourth socket for transmitting the specific electronic device and a further electronic device When the connecting device is connected, a connection signal is generated; a controller receives the connection signal to generate a first switching signal and a second switching signal; and an external display card is configured to receive the other one through the switch Another central processing unit of one of the electronic devices, when one of the materials is to be displayed, will be externally generated based on the above information. The display signal is transmitted to the other electronic device through the second connector and the first connector of the other electronic device, wherein the data of the external display signal is from the other central processing unit.

The present invention provides a method for operating an electronic device, comprising: generating a connection signal when the electronic device and a further electronic device are connected through a specific connection device; receiving the connection signal to generate a switching signal; and receiving When the signal is switched, the display device is prohibited from displaying a graphic display signal from a graphic display card; and transmitting a data to be displayed to the other electronic device through a switch and a first connector, so that the display is performed. The device displays another display signal generated by another display card from one of the other electronic devices according to the data, wherein the data of the other display signal is from the central processing unit.

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100, 200‧‧‧ electronic devices

102, 202‧‧‧ connectors

104, 106, 204, 206‧‧ ‧ socket

108, 208‧‧ ‧ controller

110, 210‧‧‧ central processing unit

112‧‧‧Graphic display card

114, 214‧‧‧Switch

116‧‧‧display card

118, 218‧‧‧ display device

212‧‧‧Internal display card

216‧‧‧External display card

220‧‧‧Independent power supply

300‧‧‧Specific connection device

CS‧‧‧Connected signal

SS‧‧‧Switch signal

DS‧‧‧Information Signal

S1‧‧‧ first switching signal

S2‧‧‧Second switching signal

S3‧‧‧ internal display signal

S4‧‧‧External display signal

S10, S20, S30‧‧‧ steps

1 is a block diagram of an electronic device and a specific connecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electronic device, a display device, and a specific connecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an electronic device in an embodiment of the present invention.

The manufacture and use of various embodiments of the present invention are discussed in detail below. method. However, it is to be noted that many of the possible inventive concepts provided by the present invention can be implemented in various specific ranges. These specific examples are merely illustrative of the methods of making and using the invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electronic device 100 and a specific connection device 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the electronic device 100 includes a connector 102 , a controller 108 , a central processing unit 110 , a switch 114 , and a display device 118 . The electronic device 100 can be a notebook computer, a tablet computer, an AIO computer, and a smart phone. The connector 102 has a socket 104 and a socket 106 for connecting to a specific connection device 300, and the detailed operation of the connector 102 to connect with the specific connection device 300 will be described later. The connector 102 is configured to provide different status signals to other devices in the electronic device 100 when the connector 102 is subjected to a change in state. In one embodiment of the present invention, the connector 102 has a detecting circuit component (not shown) for detecting that the electronic device 100 and another electronic device (the electronic device 200 of FIG. 2) are connected through a specific connection. When the device 300 is connected, a connection signal CS is generated, wherein the connection signal CS is generated by the detection circuit of the connector 102 converting a voltage level from a low potential to a high potential. The controller 108 is configured to control other devices of the electronic device 100 (eg, the central processing unit 110) by transmitting signals. In an embodiment of the invention, the controller 108 is configured to receive the connection signal CS to generate a switching signal SS and transmit the switching signal SS to the central processing unit 110.

The central processing unit 110 is used to control the operation of the electronic device 100. The central processing unit 110 provides the processing power required to perform the functions of the operating system (OS), the program, the user graphical interface, the software, the modules, the applications, and the electronic device 100. Central processing unit 110 can include a single process The central processing unit 110 can include a plurality of processors. For example, central processing unit 110 can include a combination of general purpose microprocessors, general purpose microprocessors, and special purpose processors, and/or associated chipsets. Examples of combinations of general purpose microprocessors and special purpose processors are instruction-set processors, graphics processors, video processors, audio processors, and special purpose microprocessors. The central processing unit 110 includes a graphical display card 112. The graphic display card 112 is configured to convert the information to be displayed by the central processing unit 110 to provide a progressive or interlaced signal to the display device 118. In an embodiment of the present invention, when the central processing unit 110 receives the switching signal SS, one of the data to be displayed (ie, the data signal DS) is transmitted through the switch 114 and the connector 102 to another electronic device (FIG. 2). The electronic device 200) causes the display device 118 to display another display signal generated by one of the other electronic devices (the external display card 216 of FIG. 2) according to the above data (the external display of FIG. 2) Signal S4), wherein the data of the other display signal is from the central processing unit 110. At the same time, central processing unit 110 disables display device 118 from displaying a graphical display signal from one of graphics display cards 112. That is, when the electronic device 100 is connected to another electronic device (the electronic device 200 of FIG. 2) through the special connection device 300, the data to be displayed by the central processing unit 110 is not generated by the graphic display card 112, and thus is displayed. A graphical display signal from one of the graphics cards 112 cannot be displayed on device 118. In another embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device 100 further includes a display card 116. When the electronic device 100 is connected to another electronic device (the electronic device 200 of FIG. 2) through the special connection device 300, the central processing unit The information to be displayed is not generated by the display card 116 or the graphic display card 112.

The switch 114 is configured to receive one of the data to be displayed from the central processing unit 110 and transmit the data to be displayed to another electronic device (the electronic device 200 of FIG. 2) through the connector 102 and the specific connection device 300. The display card 116 is a discrete graphics card and functions similarly to the graphics display card 112 for converting information to be displayed by the central processing unit 110 to provide progressive or interlaced signals to the display device 118. Display device 118 can be a screen for displaying a visual output. In an embodiment of the present invention, when the electronic device 100 and another electronic device are not connected through the specific connecting device 300, the display device 118 displays the signal generated by the graphic display card 112 according to the central processing unit 110. In another embodiment of the present invention, when the electronic device 100 and another electronic device are not connected through the specific connection device 300, the display device 118 displays the signal generated by the display card 116 according to the central processing unit 110. In an embodiment of the present invention, when the electronic device 100 and another electronic device are connected through the specific connection device 300, the display device 118 displays an image from another display card (the external display card 216 of FIG. 2) according to the above. The data is generated by another display signal (the external display signal S4 of FIG. 2), wherein the data of the other display signal is from the central processing unit 110.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electronic device 200, a display device 218, and a specific connection device 300 in the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic device 200 includes a connector 202, a controller 208, a central processing unit 210, a switch 214, an external display card 216, and an independent power source 220. The electronic device 200 can be a host. The connector 202 has a socket 204 and a socket 206 for connecting to a specific connection device 300, and the detailed operation of the connector 202 to be connected to the specific connection device 300 will be described later. The function of the connector 202 is similar to that of the connector 102 and will not be described here. In an embodiment of the invention, the connector 202 is used to generate a connection signal CS when the electronic device 200 and another electronic device (the electronic device 100 of FIG. 1) are connected through the specific connection device 300, wherein the connection signal CS is connected to the voltage level of the connector 202. The conversion is generated. The function of controller 208 is similar to controller 108 and will not be described here. In an embodiment of the invention, the controller 208 is configured to receive the connection signal CS to generate a first switching signal S1 and a second switching signal S2.

The central processing unit 210 controls the operation of the electronic device 200, the basic function of which is similar to that of the central processing unit 110, and therefore will not be described herein. The central processing unit 210 includes an internal display card 212. The internal display card 212 is configured to convert the display information to be displayed by the central processing unit 210 to provide a progressive or interlaced signal to the display device 218 located outside the electronic device 200. In an embodiment of the present invention, when the central processing unit 210 receives the second switching signal S2, the display device 218 other than the electronic device 200 displays a visual output according to an internal display signal S3 generated from the internal display card 212. . That is to say, when the electronic device 200 is connected to another electronic device (the electronic device 100 of FIG. 1) through the special connection device 300, the data to be displayed by the central processing unit 210 is generated by the internal display card 212.

The external display card 216 is configured to transmit an external display signal S4 according to a data through the connector 202 when the electronic device 200 is connected to another electronic device (the electronic device 100 of FIG. 1) through the special connection device 300. Another connector of another electronic device (connector 102 of FIG. 1) is transmitted to another electronic device, wherein the data required to generate the external display signal S4 is from a central processing unit (the central processing of FIG. 1) Unit 110). That is, the external display card 216 passes through the special connection device 300 and another electronic device in the electronic device 200 (Fig. 1 When the electronic device 100 is connected, the external display card 216 is equivalent to one of the other electronic devices, and the external display card is used to convert the information to be displayed by the central processing unit of the other electronic device to the display device (1st) The display device 118) provides progressive or interlaced signals.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the electronic device 200 and another electronic device (the electronic device 100 of FIG. 1) are not connected through the specific connecting device 300, the display device 218 displays the external display card 216 according to the central processing unit. The signal generated by 210.

The independent power source 220 is used to provide a power source to the external display card 216 and provide another power source to the electronic device 200. That is, when the electronic device 200 is turned off, the independent power source 220 continues to provide power to the external display card 216, so that the electronic device 200 and another electronic device (the electronic device of FIG. 1) 100) The connection is made through the specific connection device 300, and the display device of the other electronic device (the display device 118 in FIG. 1) can display an external display signal S4 generated by the external display card 216 from the electronic device 200, wherein the external display The data of signal S4 is from a further central processing unit (central processing unit 110 of Fig. 1).

The specific connecting device 300 has a first bus bar cable and a second bus bar cable. The first end of the first bus bar cable is used to connect the socket 104, and the first end of the second bus bar cable is used. To connect the socket 106, wherein the first busbar cable is different from the second busbar cable. In an embodiment of the invention, the first bus bar cable may be an HDMI bus bar cable, and the second bus bar cable may be a PCIE bus bar cable. In another embodiment of the present invention, the first bus bar cable may be a USB bus bar cable, and the second bus bar cable may be a PCIE bus bar. Cables, but the invention is not limited thereto. In addition, the second end of one of the first bus bars is used to connect the socket 204, and the second end of one of the second bus bars is used to connect the socket 206. The present invention can utilize one of the first bus bar cable and the second bus bar cable to transmit data to be transmitted by the central processing unit 110, and one of the first bus bar cable and the second bus bar cable transmits the external The signal S4 is displayed. In an embodiment of the present invention, the first bus line is used to transmit the data to be transmitted by the central processing unit 110 of the electronic device 100 to the electronic device 200, and the second bus line is used to transmit the electronic device 200. The external display card 216 returns to the electronic device 100 according to the external display signal S4 generated by the data, but the invention is not limited thereto.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an electronic device 100 in an embodiment of the present invention. First, in step S10, the central processing unit 110 determines whether the electronic device 100 receives a switching signal SS. If the central processing unit 110 determines that the electronic device 100 has not received the switching signal SS, it proceeds to step S20. In step S20, the central processing unit 110 causes the display device 118 to display a graphic display signal from one of the graphic display cards 112 or a display signal from a display card 116. If the central processing unit 110 determines that the electronic device 100 receives the switching signal SS, it proceeds to step S30. In step S30, the central processing unit 110 prohibits the display device 118 from displaying the graphic display signal from the graphic display card 112 or the display signal from the display 116, and transmitting one of the data to be displayed to the other through the switch 114 and a connector 102. An electronic device (the electronic device 200 of FIG. 2) causes the display device 118 to display another display signal (one of the external display cards 216 of FIG. 2) generated by one of the other electronic devices according to the data ( The external display signal S4) of Figure 2, wherein the other display signal is from the central processing unit 110.

The invention is for connecting an electronic device to another electronic device The method further enables the electronic device to use the display card of the other electronic device, thereby improving the display performance of the electronic device itself.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the scope of the invention and the description of the invention are All remain within the scope of the invention patent. In addition, any of the objects or advantages or features of the present invention are not required to be achieved by any embodiment or application of the invention. In addition, the abstract sections and headings are only used to assist in the search of patent documents and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

S10, S20, S30‧‧‧ steps

Claims (10)

An electronic device comprising: a display device; a graphic display card; a switch; a first connector comprising a first socket and a second socket for transmitting the electronic device and a further electronic device When the specific connecting device is connected, a connection signal is generated; a controller receives the connection signal to generate a switching signal; and a central processing unit, when receiving the switching signal, performs: prohibiting the display device from displaying the graphic Displaying a graphic display signal of the display card; and transmitting, by the switch and the first connector, one of the data to be displayed to the another electronic device, so that the display device) displays another display card from one of the other electronic devices According to the above information, one of the other display signals is generated, wherein the data of the other display signal is from the central processing unit. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the specific device has a first bus bar cable and a second bus bar cable, and the first end of the first bus bar cable is used to connect the above The first socket, the first end of the second bus bar is connected to the second socket, wherein the first bus bar is different from the second bus bar. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the second end of the first bus bar is connected to one of the other electronic devices The second end of one of the second bus bars is connected to the fourth socket of one of the other electronic devices. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein one of the first busbar cable or the second busbar cable is an HDMI busbar cable, the first busbar cable or the above The other of the second bus bars is a PCIE bus bar. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein when the electronic device and the other electronic device are connected through the specific connecting device, the connection signal is generated by voltage level conversion of the first connector. . The electronic device of claim 1, wherein one of the other display cards is powered by an independent power source for transmitting the other electronic device through the first connection when the another electronic device is powered off. And the second connector of one of the other electronic devices transmits the other display signal to the display device. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a display card, wherein when the central processing unit receives the switching signal, the display device is prohibited from displaying a display signal generated by the display card, wherein the The information of the display signal is from the above central processing unit. An electronic device comprising: an internal display card; a switch; a second connector comprising a third socket and a fourth socket for transmitting the electronic device and a further electronic device through a specific connecting device connection And generating a connection signal; a controller receiving the connection signal to generate a first switching signal and a second switching signal; and an external display card for receiving the another electronic device through the switch When another central processing unit is to display one of the data, an external display signal generated according to the above information is transmitted to the other electronic device through the second connector and the first connector of the other electronic device. The electronic device of claim 8, further comprising an independent power source for providing a power source to the external display card and another power source to the electronic device, wherein the independent power source continuously provides when the electronic device is powered off The above power source is to the above external display card. An operation method of an electronic device includes: generating a connection signal when the electronic device and another electronic device are connected through a specific connection device; receiving the connection signal to generate a switching signal; and receiving the switching signal And performing: prohibiting a display device from displaying a graphic display signal from a graphic display card; and transmitting one of the data to be displayed to the another electronic device through a switch and a first connector, so that the display device is displayed from the display device The other display device of the other electronic device generates another display signal according to the data, wherein the data of the other display signal is from the central processing unit.