US 12,283,258 B2
Two-way communication to allow consistent per-frame configuration update
Yung-Chin Chen, Saratoga, CA (US); Hopil Bae, Palo Alto, CA (US); Mahdi Farrokh Baroughi, Santa Clara, CA (US); Sheng Zhang, San Jose, CA (US); Yanghyo Kim, Cupertino, CA (US); and Young Don Bae, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/119,772.
Prior Publication US 2024/0304163 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. G09G 5/12 (2006.01); G09G 5/18 (2006.01)
CPC G09G 5/12 (2013.01) [G09G 5/18 (2013.01); G09G 2320/041 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0673 (2013.01); G09G 2340/0435 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
an electronic display configured to display a frame of image data during an active frame duration; and
processing circuitry configured to:
generate a leader synchronize signal used to synchronize a timing controller to the processing circuitry, wherein the timing controller is configured to control the electronic display; and
send a configuration associated with the frame to the timing controller at a certain time, during a blanking period preceding the active frame duration, before a display time when the frame begins to be displayed on the electronic display during the active frame duration, wherein the frame is configured to be displayed on the electronic display based on the configuration, wherein the configuration comprises intra frame pause information.