Patent ID: 6078301
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
A computing system comprising:a computer body which includes (i) a display control circuit for generating video signals, (ii) a user interface on which a user inputs user preference instructions for adjusting at least one of size and position of displayed image to conform the displayed image for user preferences, (iii) a control signal preparation circuit for generating control signals based on the user preference signals and interleaving the video and control signals and for separating received communication signals, (iv) a common interface connected with the control signal preparation circuit through which the interleaved video and control signals are output and the communications signals are received and (v) a central processing unit for processing data from peripheral devices;a display unit including a common interface circuit for both (i) receiving the interleaved video and control signals from the computer body and the communication signals about the display unit itself for communication to the computer body;a common bi-directional interface cable for carrying the interleaved video and control signals from the computer body interface to the display unit interface circuit and for carrying the communication signals generated at the display unit from the display unit interface circuit to the computer body interface.