Patent ID: 8890877

Claim:
A display device comprising: a first and second connection operable to be connected to a host system; a display screen; a video interface, operable to be connected with the host system via the first connection and configured to receive video signals from the host system and provide the video signals for display on the display screen; a memory that stores program instructions for controlling operation of the display device; a serial bus controller comprising a universal serial bus (USB) device interface connected to the second connection, configured to receive USB signals from a USB host interface of the host system, wherein the USB signals comprise information for updating the program instructions in the memory; wherein the serial bus controller further comprises a USB to first protocol bridge, wherein the USB to first protocol bridge is configured to receive the USB signals from the host system and convert the USB signals to signals of the first protocol; and a display controller, configured to update the program instructions in the memory of the display in response to the signals of the first protocol and to receive the video signals from the video interface for display on the display screen.