Output system and method for restoring location arrangement of output devices

Abstract

A docking device for restoring location arrangement of output devices is provided according to an aspect of the present invention. The docking device includes a transmission module configured to obtain output information from an information generation module and transmit it to an output device and an identifier storage module configured to store an identifier corresponding to the output device. An output system and method for restoring a location arrangement of output devices are also provided.

1 . An output system for restoring location arrangement of output devices, comprising:
 a first output device corresponding to a first identifier;   a second output device corresponding to a second identifier;   an information generation module configured to generate first output information and second output information which are not identical to each other;   a storage module configured to store an interrelationship between the first identifier and the second identifier, the interrelationship representing a location relationship between the first output device and the second output device; and   a processing module configured to transmit the first output information to the first output device and transmit the second output information to the second output device based on the interrelationship.   
     
     
         2 . The output system for restoring a location arrangement of output devices according to  claim 1 , wherein the first output device is a first display device, the second output device is a second display device, and the information generation module is a host. 
     
     
         3 . The output system for restoring a location arrangement of output devices according to  claim 2 , wherein the interrelationship is stored in the host in a form of a location mapping table. 
     
     
         4 . The output system for restoring a location arrangement of output devices according to  claim 3 , further comprising a mapping table creation module configured to create, when the host does not include the location mapping table, an empty location mapping table. 
     
     
         5 . The output system for restoring a location arrangement of output devices according to  claim 1 , wherein the first identifier and the second identifier are both written according to MAC address. 
     
     
         6 . The output system for restoring a location arrangement of output devices according to  claim 2 , wherein, when using the system, the first identifier and the second identifier are written by the host according to a time stamp and a MAC address of the network card of the host. 
     
     
         7 . The output system for restoring a location arrangement of output devices according to  claim 2 , wherein, when using the system, if the host does not have a network card, the first identifier and the second identifier are written according to a UUID generation method of OSF. 
     
     
         8 . The output system for restoring a location arrangement of output devices according to  claim 1 , wherein the first identifier and the second identifier are included in a first docking and a second docking, respectively. 
     
     
         9 . The output system for restoring a location arrangement of output devices according to  claim 1 , wherein the first identifier and the second identifier are included in a first identifier storage module and a second identifier storage module within a same docking, respectively. 
     
     
         10 . An output method for restoring a location arrangement of output devices, comprising:
 obtaining first output information and second output information which are not identical to each other;   obtaining, if available, an interrelationship between a first identifier corresponding to a first output device and a second identifier corresponding to a second output device, the interrelationship representing a location relationship between the first output device and the second output device; and   transmitting the first output information to the first output device and transmitting the second output information to the second output device based on the interrelationship.   
     
     
         11 . The output method for restoring a location arrangement of output devices according to  claim 10 , wherein the interrelationship is stored in the host in a form of a location mapping table. 
     
     
         12 . The output method for restoring a location arrangement of output devices according to  claim 11 , further comprising: creating, when the host does not include the location mapping table, an empty location mapping table 
     
     
         13 . The output method for restoring a location arrangement of output devices according to  claim 11 , wherein, when the first identifier or the second identifier is not included in the location mapping table, the host arranges the first output device and the second output device according to a default policy. 
     
     
         14 . A docking device for restoring a location arrangement of output devices, comprising:
 a transmission module configured to obtain output information from an information generation module and transmit it to the output devices; and   an identifier storage module configured to store an identifier corresponding to the output device.   
     
     
         15 . The docking device for restoring a location arrangement of output devices according to  claim 14 , wherein the information generation module is a host, the output device is a display device, and the docking is connected between the host and the display device. 
     
     
         16 . The docking device for restoring a location arrangement of output devices according to  claim 14 , wherein the docking comprises a plurality of identifier storage modules.