TWM595786U - Display device and motherboard - Google Patents

Abstract

A display device and a motherboard are provided. The display device is capable to connect an external device and includes a screen and a motherboard. The screen is used to display processed image data. The motherboard includes a transmission interface and a graphics processor. The transmission interface is used to receive image data from the external device. The graphics processor is used to process the image data to generate the processed image data, and output the processed image data to the screen.

Description

Display device and motherboard

The creation of the present invention relates to a display device and a motherboard, and in particular to a display device and a motherboard with a display operation function and an executable function expansion.

Generally, the graphics card is set in an external box (such as a VGA box). The external box can be connected to the host through the transmission interface. Therefore, the external box can be used as an external processing device to assist the host to perform display operations. However, the current external box can only provide the function of displaying calculations, and cannot independently display image data and perform function expansion.

The novel creation provides a display device and a motherboard with display image data and execution function expansion.

The display device created by the novel includes a screen and a motherboard. The display device can be connected to an external device. The screen is used to display processed image data. The motherboard is coupled to the screen. The motherboard includes a transmission interface and a graphics processor. The transmission interface is used to receive image data from external devices. The graphics processor is coupled to the transmission interface. The graphics processor is used to process the image data to generate processed image data, and output the processed image data to the screen.

The motherboard created by the new model is suitable for a display device that can be connected to an external device. The motherboard is coupled to the screen of the display device. The motherboard includes a transmission interface and a graphics processor. The transmission interface is used to receive image data from external devices. The graphics processor is coupled to the transmission interface. The graphics processor is used to process the image data to generate processed image data, and output the processed image data to the screen.

Based on the above, the motherboard of the novel creation is set in the display device. The motherboard can receive image data from an external device and will process the image data to produce processed image data. The motherboard can also output processed image data. In this way, the display device created by the present invention can display image data and perform function expansion.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the creation of the new model more obvious and understandable, the embodiments are specifically described below and described in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a schematic diagram of connection between a display device and an external device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the display device 100 can be detachably connected to the external device 200. The display device 100 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light-emitting diode (LED) display, a micro LED display (micro LED) display, or an organic light-emitting diode (Organic LED, OLED) ) Display devices such as displays that provide display functions, and devices or TVs that use Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps (CCFL) or Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) as backlight modules. The external device 200 may be an electronic device such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer and a desktop computer.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 at the same time. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The display device 100 includes a screen 110 and a motherboard 120. The screen 110 is used to receive the processed image data PIMD and display the processed image data PIMD. The motherboard 120 is coupled to the screen 110. In this embodiment, the main board 120 is disposed in the casing of the display device 100. For example, the motherboard 120 may be disposed adjacent to the screen 110. For another example, the motherboard 120 can be set at a location with better heat dissipation according to heat dissipation requirements. For another example, the motherboard 120 may be disposed in the chassis of the base of the display device 100, and the creation of the present invention is not limited to the location of the motherboard.

In this embodiment, the motherboard 120 conforms to the thin Mini-ITX specification. Therefore, the space in which the motherboard 120 is provided in the display device 100 can be reduced. In some embodiments, the motherboard 120 conforms to one of the Mini-ITX specification, Nano-ITX specification, and Pico-ITX specification.

In this embodiment, the motherboard 120 includes a transmission interface 122 and a graphics processor 124. The transmission interface 122 is used to receive the image data IMD from the external device 200. The graphics processor 124 is mounted on the motherboard 120. In other words, the motherboard 120 of this embodiment is equipped with the graphics processor 124. The graphics processor 124 is coupled to the transmission interface 122. The graphics processor 124 is used to process the image data IMD to generate processed image data PIMD. The graphics processor 124 also outputs the processed image data PIMD to the screen 110. In this embodiment, the graphics processor 124 may be electrically connected to the screen 110 via a Low-Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS) interface, for example. The graphics processor 124 outputs the processed image data PIMD to the screen 110 via the LVDS interface. For example, to enable the image data IMD to be displayed on the screen 110, the graphics processor 124 may process the image data IMD to generate processed image data PIMD that conforms to the playback specifications of the screen 110 (eg, 1080p, 4K). In this way, the screen 110 can independently display the processed image data PIMD.

In addition, the graphics processor 124 can also output the processed image data PIMD to the external device 200 and/or other external devices via the transmission interface 122. In other words, the graphics processor 124 can perform operation on the image data IMD to generate an operation result corresponding to the image data IMD, and output the operation result to the external device 200 and/or other external devices. In this way, the graphics processor 124 can assist the external device 200 to perform display computing functions (for example, for performing video editing, drawing, and games), thereby enhancing the performance of display computing.

In this embodiment, the transmission interface 122 includes at least one Thunderbolt interface. For example, the transmission interface 122 includes at least one Thunderbolt 3 interface. The motherboard 120 can receive the image data IMD provided from the external device 200 via the Thunderbolt 3 interface. In addition, the motherboard 120 can also output the processed image data PIMD to the external device 200 and/or other external devices (not shown) via the Thunderbolt 3 interface. In some embodiments, the transmission interface 122 of the motherboard 120 may include multiple Thunderbolt interfaces electrically connected to each other.

For further explanation, please refer to FIGS. 1 and 3, which is a schematic diagram of a motherboard according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, inside the display device 100, the transmission interface 122 of the motherboard 120 includes Thunderbolt 3 interfaces 1221, 1222, and 1223. The Thunderbolt 3 interface 1221 has ports P11~P14. Thunderbolt 3 interface 1222 has ports P21~P24. The Thunderbolt 3 interface 1223 has ports P31~P34. For ease of description, the number of Thunderbolt interfaces in this embodiment is 3 as an example, and the number of ports of each Thunderbolt interface is 4 as an example. The number of Thunderbolt interfaces and the number of Thunderbolt interfaces created by the present invention are not limited to this embodiment.

Each Thunderbolt 3 interface 1221, 1222, 1223 can run at a bandwidth of 40Gb/s. Therefore, the transmission interface 122 of this embodiment can at least support an external device with a bus of PCIe 3.0 version and PCIe 4.0 version.

In this embodiment, the port P11 is configured to be connected to the graphics processor 124. The port P12 is configured to be connected to the port P22. The port P22 is configured to be connected to the port P31. Therefore, the Thunderbolt 3 interfaces 1221, 1222, and 1223 are connected in series with each other. One of the Thunderbolt 3 interfaces 1221, 1222, and 1223 is electrically connected to the graphics processor 124. In this embodiment, the transmission interface 122 receives the image data IMD provided by at least one external device through at least one of the ports P13, P14, P23, P24, P32~P34. For example, the transmission interface 122 receives the image data IMD provided by the external device 200 via the port P13. The graphics processor 124 receives the image data IMD through the port P11, processes the image data IMD to generate processed image data PIMD, and provides the processed image data PIMD to the port P11. For another example, the transmission interface 122 receives the image data IMD provided by the external device 200 via the port P13. The graphics processor 124 receives the image data IMD through the port P11 and provides the processed image data PIMD to the port P14. The creation of the new model is not limited to the functions and connection methods of the ports P11~P14, P21~P24, P31~P34 of this embodiment.

In this embodiment, the transmission interface 122 receives the processed image data PIMD provided by the graphics processor 124 through the port P13, and provides it through at least one of the ports P13, P14, P23, P24, P32~P34 To at least one external device. In this embodiment, the ports P13, P14, P23, P24, P32~P34 can be compliant with Ethernet specifications, Universal Serial Bus (USB) specifications, DisplayPort specifications, High definition multimedia interface (High Definition Multimedia Interface, HDMI) specification, digital video interface (Digital Visual Interface) specification or serial ATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment, SATA) specification port. In this way, the display device 100 can be electrically connected to more external devices through multiple Thunderbolt interfaces.

In this embodiment, one of the at least one external device can determine the activation or deactivation of the ports P13, P14, P23, P24, P32~P34. For example, the external device 200 can enable or disable other ports P14, P23, P24, P32~P34 through the port P13.

In summary, the motherboard of the new creation is set on the display device. The main board can receive image data from an external device, and process the image data to generate processed image data, whereby the display device displays the processed image data. The motherboard can also output processed image data. In this way, the display device created by the present invention can assist the external device to perform the calculation function to enhance the performance of the calculation, and can display the image data by itself.

Although the new creation has been disclosed as above with examples, it is not intended to limit the creation of the new creation. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the subject can make some changes and without departing from the spirit and scope of the creation of the new creation. Retouching, so the scope of protection of this new creation shall be subject to the scope defined in the appended patent application.

100: display device 110: screen 120: motherboard 122: Transmission interface 1221, 1222, 1223: Thunderbolt 3 interface 124: graphics processor 200: external device IMD: image data P11~P14, P21~P24, P31~P34: port PIMD: processed image data

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of connection between a display device and an external device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a schematic diagram of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a motherboard according to an embodiment of the novel creation.

100: display device

110: screen

120: motherboard

122: Transmission interface

124: graphics processor

IMD: image data

PIMD: processed image data

Claims (12)

A display device can be connected to an external device. The display device includes: A screen to display the processed image data; and A motherboard, coupled to the screen, the motherboard includes: A transmission interface for receiving an image data from the external device; and A graphics processor, coupled to the transmission interface, processes the image data to generate the processed image data, and outputs the processed image data to the screen. The display device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the graphics processor outputs the processed image data to the screen via a low voltage differential signal interface. The display device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the graphics processor is further used to output the processed image data to the external device via the transmission interface. The display device as described in item 1 of the patent application range, wherein the transmission interface includes at least one Thunderbolt interface. The display device according to item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the transmission interface includes a plurality of Thunderbolt interfaces electrically connected to each other. The display device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the motherboard conforms to the thin Mini-ITX specification. A motherboard suitable for a display device. The display device can be connected to an external device. The motherboard is coupled to a screen of the display device. The motherboard includes: A transmission interface for receiving an image data from the external device; and A graphics processor, coupled to the transmission interface, processes the image data to generate the processed image data, and outputs the processed image data to the screen. The motherboard as claimed in item 7 of the patent application, wherein the graphics processor outputs the processed image data to the screen via a low voltage differential signal interface. The motherboard as described in item 7 of the patent application scope, wherein the graphics processor is further used to output the processed image data to the external device via the transmission interface. The motherboard as described in item 7 of the patent application range, wherein the transmission interface includes at least one Thunderbolt interface. The motherboard as described in item 7 of the patent application scope, wherein the transmission interface includes a plurality of Thunderbolt interfaces electrically connected to each other. The motherboard as described in item 7 of the patent application scope, wherein the motherboard conforms to the thin Mini-ITX specification.

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