Patents by Inventor Gabriel Zoltan Varga

Gabriel Zoltan Varga has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for detecting a flat panel display monitor
    Patent number: 7414606
    Abstract: In a specific embodiment of the present invention, a monitor detect pin associated with a connector for a flat panel display (FPD) is monitored by a detect module. When an external flat panel device is connected, the monitor detect pin is activated. In response to the monitor detect pin being activated, a system interrupt is generated. System software can determine whether to drive FPD. When an external FPD is disconnected, the transmission minimized differential signaling drivers are disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: ATI International SRL
    Inventors: Desmond E. Wong, Gabriel Zoltan Varga