Patent ID: 8320132
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: G09G

Abstract:
1. A computer motherboard comprising: a display controller comprising a first and a second display data channels (DDCs), each of the first and second DDCs includes a clock pin and a data pin; a digital visual interface integrated (DVI-I) connector to be connected to a video connector of a monitor, comprising a first DDC clock pin, a first DDC data pin, and a hot plug detect pin, wherein the first DDC clock pin and first DDC data pin are respectively connected to a second DDC clock pin and a second DDC pin of the video connector; and a switching unit comprising four first terminals, two second terminals, and a control terminal, wherein two of the first terminals are respectively connected to the clock and data pins of the first DDC, the other two of the first terminals are respectively connected to the clock and data pins of the second DDC, the second terminals are respectively connected to the DDC clock pin and the DDC data pin of the DVI-I connector, the control terminal is connected to the hot plug detect pin of the DVI-I connector, to detect a voltage of the hot plug detect pin and correspondingly control the second terminals to be respectively connected to two corresponding first terminals that is respectively connected to the clock pin and data pin of the first or second DDC; wherein the switching unit comprises: an electronic switch comprising first to third terminals, wherein the first terminal functions as the control terminal, the second terminal is grounded, the third terminal is connected to a power source via a first resistor, the electronic switch is turned on when the first terminal is at high voltage level; first to fourth bilateral switches, wherein each of the first to fourth switches comprises a control pin, a first pin, and a second pin, wherein the control pin is configured to turn on or turn off the corresponding bilateral switch, the control pins of the first and third bilateral switches are both connected to the third terminal of the electronic switch, the control pins of the second and fourth bilateral switches are both connected to the first terminal of the electronic switch, the first pins of the first and third bilateral switches functioning as the two first terminals of the switching unit are respectively connected to the clock pin and data pin of the first DDC, the first pins of the second and fourth bilateral switches functioning as the other two first terminals of the switching unit are respectively connected to the clock pin and data pin of the second DDC, the second pins of the first and third bilateral switches are connected together and the second pins of the second and fourth bilateral switches are connected together to function as the second terminals of the switching unit, respectively.