1. A display apparatus comprising:
a display unit which displays an image signal;
a storage unit which stores plural resolution information of the display unit;
a communication unit which transmits at least one of the plural resolution information stored in the storage unit through a network communication; and
a controller which controls the display unit to display a received image signal changed according to the at least one of the resolution information transmitted by the communication unit.
2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a user interface (UI) generator, wherein
the controller controls the UI generator to generate a first UI displaying resolution information set in the display unit and available resolution information and display the first UI on the display unit.
3. The display apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a user input unit to select one of the available resolution information from the displayed first UI, wherein
the controller controls the display unit to display the received image signal changed according to the selected one of the available resolution information.
4. The display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the controller stores in the storage unit the resolution information set before the selecting one of the available resolution by the user input unit, controls the UI generator to generate a second UI to determine whether to return to the stored resolution before the selecting one of the available resolution, and displays the second UI on the display unit.
5. A resolution control method of a display apparatus, the method comprising:
displaying an image signal received by a communication unit, on a display unit;
transmitting at least one of plural resolution information stored in the storage unit of the display apparatus by the communication unit through a network communication; and
displaying on the display unit a received image signal changed according to the transmitted at least one of plural resolution information.
6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising generating a first user interface (UI) displaying resolution information set in the display unit and available resolution information to display the first UI on the display unit.
7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising receiving a changed image signal corresponding to selected resolution and displaying the changed image signal on the display unit if one of the available resolution information is selected from the displayed first UI by a user input unit.
8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising storing in the storage unit resolution information set before a selection by the user input unit of the selected resolution; and
generating a UI to determine whether to return to the stored resolution before the selection, to be displayed on the display unit.
9. A display apparatus system comprising:
a display apparatus comprising:
a display unit which displays an image signal;
a storage unit which stores plural resolution information of the display unit;
a communication unit which transmits at least one of the plural resolution information stored in the storage unit through a network communication; and
a controller which controls the display unit to display a received image signal changed according to the at least one of the plural resolution information transmitted by the communication unit; and
an external apparatus which transmits the changed image signal to the display apparatus according to the at least one of the plural resolution information received from the communication unit of the display apparatus.
10. The display apparatus system according to claim 9, wherein the display apparatus further comprises a user interface (UI) generator, and the controller controls the UI generator to generate a first UI displaying resolution information set in the display unit and available resolution information and display the first UI on the display unit.
11. The display apparatus system according to claim 10, wherein the display apparatus further comprises a user input unit to select one of the available resolution information from the displayed first UI, and the controller controls the display unit to display a received image signal changed according to the selected one of the available resolution information.
12. The display apparatus system according to claim 11, wherein the controller stores in the storage unit the resolution information set before the selecting of one of the available resolution by the user input unit, controls the UI generator to generate a second UI to determine whether to return to the stored resolution before the selecting, and displays the second UI on the display unit.
13. The display apparatus system according to claim 9, wherein the display apparatus system comprises a plurality of display apparatuses.
14. The display apparatus system according to claim 9, wherein the external apparatus comprises a personal computer (PC), a Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) device, a Blu-ray Disc (BD) device or a web server which transmits an image signal to the display apparatus.
15. A resolution control method of a display apparatus system, the method comprising:
receiving an image signal from an external apparatus by a display apparatus;
displaying the received image signal on a display unit of the display apparatus;
transmitting at least one of plural resolution information stored in a storage unit of the display apparatus to the external apparatus through a communication unit; and
displaying on the display unit a changed image signal received by the display apparatus corresponding to the transmitted at least one of the plural resolution information.
16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising generating a user interface (UI) displaying resolution information set in the display unit and available resolution information to be displayed on the display unit.
17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising displaying on the display unit a received image signal changed corresponding to selected resolution information if one of the available resolution information is selected from the displayed UI by a user input unit.
18. The method according to claim 17, further comprising storing in the storage unit resolution information set before the selecting of the resolution information by the user input unit; and
generating a UI to determine whether to return to the stored resolution before the selecting, to be displayed on the display unit.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An interposer, comprising:
a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface;
first spring connectors, disposed on the top surface, configured to couple to a battery-management circuit board in a power supply; and
second spring connectors, disposed on the bottom surface and electrically coupled to the first spring connectors, and configured to couple to a motherboard, wherein a first subset of the first spring connectors and the second spring connectors has a first vertical height when activated, and a second subset of the first spring connectors and the second spring connectors has a second vertical height when activated;
wherein the first subset is associated with power signals and the second subset is associated with monitoring signals for the power supply; and
wherein the first vertical height is larger than the second vertical height so that the first subset is activated before the second subset is activated so that an electrical path between the battery-management circuit board and the motherboard for the power signals is established before an electrical path between the battery-management circuit board and the motherboard for the monitoring signals is established.
2. The interposer of claim 1, wherein the substrate includes vias that electrically couple the first spring connectors and the second spring connectors.
3. The interposer of claim 1, wherein the power supply comprises a battery.
4. The interposer of claim 1, wherein the first subset is divided into power spring connectors and ground spring connectors.
5. The interposer of claim 1, wherein the second subset is disposed proximate to peripheries of the top surface and the bottom surface.
6. The interposer of claim 1, wherein the spring connectors in the second subset of the first spring connectors are electrically coupled to each other so that, when the spring connectors in the second subset of the first spring connectors are activated, an electrical path is completed indicating that the interposer and the battery-management circuit board are fully mated and planar.
7. The interposer of claim 1, wherein the spring connectors in the second subset of the second spring connectors are electrically coupled to each other so that, when the spring connectors in the second subset of the second spring connectors are activated, an electrical path is completed indicating that the interposer and the motherboard are fully mated and planar.
8. The interposer of claim 1, wherein the top surface and the bottom surface include mechanical features configured to align the interposer and the battery-management circuit board, and to align the interposer and the motherboard.
9. A portable electronic device, comprising:
a power supply, wherein the power supply includes a battery-management circuit having a bottom surface that includes electrical connectors;
a motherboard, positioned beneath the battery-management circuit board, having a top surface that includes electrical connectors; and
an interposer, wherein the interposer includes:
a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface;
first spring connectors, disposed on the top surface of the interposer, configured to couple to the electrical connectors on the battery-management circuit board; and
second spring connectors, disposed on the bottom surface of the interposer and electrically coupled to the first spring connectors, and configured to couple to the electrical connectors on the motherboard, wherein a first subset of the first spring connectors and the second spring connectors has a first vertical height when activated, and a second subset of the first spring connectors and the second spring connectors has a second vertical height when activated;
wherein the first subset is associated with power signals and the second subset is associated with monitoring signals for the power supply; and
wherein the first vertical height is larger than the second vertical height so that the first subset is activated before the second subset is activated so that an electrical path between the battery-management circuit board and the motherboard for the power signals is established before an electrical path between the battery-management circuit board and the motherboard for the monitoring signals is established.
10. The portable electronic device of claim 9, wherein the substrate includes vias that electrically couple the first spring connectors and the second spring connectors.
11. The portable electronic device of claim 9, wherein the power supply comprises a battery.
12. The portable electronic device of claim 9, wherein the power supply further includes battery cells, in separate housings, electrically coupled to the battery-management circuit board; and
wherein the battery-management circuit board includes an integrated circuit with control logic configured to monitor the battery cells and to regulate charging and discharging of the battery cells.
13. The portable electronic device of claim 9, wherein the first subset is divided into power spring connectors and ground spring connectors.
14. The portable electronic device of claim 9, wherein the second subset is disposed proximate to peripheries of the top surface and the bottom surface of the interposer.
15. The portable electronic device of claim 9, wherein the spring connectors in the second subset of the first spring connectors are electrically coupled to each other so that, when the spring connectors in the second subset of the first spring connectors are activated, an electrical path is completed indicating that the interposer and the battery-management circuit board are fully mated and planar.
16. The portable electronic device of claim 9, wherein the spring connectors in the second subset of the second spring connectors are electrically coupled to each other so that, when the spring connectors in the second subset of the second spring connectors are activated, an electrical path is completed indicating that the interposer and the motherboard are fully mated and planar.
17. The portable electronic device of claim 9, wherein the top surface and the bottom surface of the interposer include mechanical features configured to align the interposer and the battery-management circuit board, and to align the interposer and the motherboard.
18. The portable electronic device of claim 9, further comprising stiffener mechanisms disposed on a top surface of the battery-management circuit board and a bottom surface of the motherboard;
wherein the stiffener mechanisms distribute a compressive mechanical coupling force over the top surface of the battery-management circuit board and the bottom surface of the motherboard.
19. A method for operating a power supply in a portable electronic device, wherein the method comprises:
providing power signals from a battery-management circuit board in the power supply to a motherboard via first spring connectors on an interposer between the battery-management circuit board and the motherboard; and
providing monitoring signals from the battery-management circuit board to the motherboard via second spring connectors on the interposer, wherein the first spring connectors have a first vertical height when activated and the second spring connectors have a second vertical height when activated; and
wherein the first vertical height is larger than the second vertical height.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the second spring connectors are disposed proximate to peripheries of surfaces of the interposer.