Patent ID: 11908382
Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 6:
7. A method of a status change with respect to a multi-display apparatus having a primary display and a secondary display, comprising:
maintaining a power supplied to the secondary display during the status change; and
switching the primary display and the secondary display from a first state to a second state;
wherein:
in the first state, the primary display is off and the secondary display is on;
in the second state, both the primary display and the secondary display are on;
the switching of the primary display and the secondary display from the first state to the second state comprises:
preparing a backup pipe as a backup of a second virtual pipe with a resolution of the secondary display and a new content;
changing from the second virtual pipe being connected to a second display serial interface (DSI) corresponding to the secondary display to the backup pipe being connected to the second DSI;
connecting a first virtual pipe to a first DSI corresponding to the primary display;
connecting the backup pipe to the second DSI; and
powering on the first virtual pipe and the first DSI to turn on the primary display,

wherein each of the first virtual pipe and the second virtual pipe comprises respective hardware components configured to provide display processing, overlaying, and picture quality enhancement functionalities.