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Samsung patents TV that adjusts settings based on cable type

Samsung describes a display device that checks the voltage on a specific pin when a cable is plugged in to determine which communication standard the cable supports. The system then updates its internal settings and sends a signal to the connected device to ensure the image displays correctly.

Why it mattersThis aims to make connecting external devices to a TV or monitor more seamless by automatically configuring the display without manual setup.

In the filing’s own words

A display apparatus may include: a communication interface; a display; one or more processors connected with the communication interface and the display and configured to control the display apparatus; and a memory configured to store instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the display apparatus to: based on a cable being connected to the communication interface, identify a communication standard supported by the cable based on a voltage applied to a first pin in the communication interface; set identification information for the display based on the communication standard supported by the cable; and displaying an image on the display based on the identification information.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A display apparatus, comprising: a communication interface; a display; one or more processors connected with the communication interface and the display and configured to control the display apparatus; and a memory configured to store instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the display apparatus to: based on a cable being connected to the communication interface, identify whether the cable is a cable of a first communication standard based on a voltage applied to a first pin in the communication interface, set identification information for the display based on a communication standard supported by the cable and control the communication interface to transmit a hot plug detect (HPD) signal to an electronic apparatus, and display an image on the display based on the identification information.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR UPDATING INFORMATION OF DISPLAY BASED ON TYPE OF CABLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
Publication number
US20260260632A1
Application number
19652742
Filed
Apr 20, 2026
Published
Sep 3, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
20

Classified under

G09G 5/006 Physics & computingG09G 2370/042 Physics & computingG09G 2370/14 Physics & computing
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