TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates in general to information handling systems, and more particularly to methods and systems for synchronizing display settings among two or more display devices.

BACKGROUND

As the value and use of information continues to increase, individuals and businesses seek additional ways to process and store information. One option available to users is information handling systems. An information handling system generally processes, compiles, stores, and/or communicates information or data for business, personal, or other purposes thereby allowing users to take advantage of the value of the information. Because technology and information handling needs and requirements vary between different users or applications, information handling systems may also vary regarding what information is handled, how the information is handled, how much information is processed, stored, or communicated, and how quickly and efficiently the information may be processed, stored, or communicated. The variations in information handling systems allow for information handling systems to be general or configured for a specific user or specific use such as financial transaction processing, airline reservations, enterprise data storage, or global communications. In addition, information handling systems may include a variety of hardware and software components that may be configured to process, store, and communicate information and may include one or more computer systems, data storage systems, and networking systems.

In some environments, multiple display devices may be communicatively coupled to a single information handling system. In such an environment, in traditional implementations, user settings (e.g., brightness, contrast, tint, etc.) on each of the multiple display devices may be maintained separately from each other. Accordingly, using traditional approaches, when a user changes display settings on one display device coupled to an information handling system, the user must manually adjust other displays coupled to the information handling system in order to ensure consistent settings are maintained on the various displays.

SUMMARY

In accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure, the disadvantages and problems associated with maintaining consistent display settings among multiple display devices may be reduced or eliminated.

In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a display device may include a communications interface and a controller configured to monitor for user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the display device and communicate a message via the communications interface to an information handling system in order to cause the information handling system to communicate a second message to a second display device to change display settings of the second display device responsive to the user-initiated changes to the display settings associated with the display device. The controller may also be configured to monitor for an indication from the information handling system via the communications interface indicative of user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the second display device and responsive to receipt of the indication from the information handling system indicative of user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the second display device, cause a change to display settings associated with the display device.

In accordance with these and other embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include a communications interface and a controller configured to monitor for an indication from a first display device via the communications interface indicative of user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the first display device and responsive to receipt of the indication from the first display device indicative of user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the first display device, communicate a message to a second display device via the communications interface to cause the second display device to change display settings of the second display device responsive to the user-initiated changes to the display settings associated with the display device.

In accordance with these and other embodiments of the present disclosure, a method may include monitoring for an indication from a first display device via a communications interface indicative of user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the first display device and responsive to receipt of the indication from the first display device indicative of user-initiated changes to display settings associated with the first display device, communicating a message to a second display device via the communications interface to cause the second display device to change display settings of the second display device responsive to the user-initiated changes to the display settings associated with the display device.

Technical advantages of the present disclosure may be readily apparent to one skilled in the art from the figures, description and claims included herein. The objects and advantages of the embodiments will be realized and achieved at least by the elements, features, and combinations particularly pointed out in the claims.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are examples and explanatory and are not restrictive of the claims set forth in this disclosure.

