Method and apparatus for controlling power supplied to display apparatus based on input power voltage

• US 10,156,891 B2
• Filed: 06/08/2016
• Issued: 12/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Sang Hoon, Kang, Jeong Il
• Primary Examiner(s): Mistry, Ram A
• Application Number:
  US15/176,261
• Publication Number:
  US 20170038823A1
• Time in Patent Office: 923 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3218 of display devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3265 Power saving in display device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3296 by lowering the supply or operating voltage
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/022 in absence of operation, e.g. no data being entered during a predetermined time
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/027 Arrangements or methods related to powering off a display
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/028 Generation of voltages supplied to electrode drivers in a matrix display other than LCD
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/16 Calculation or use of calculated indices related to luminance levels in display data
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/20 for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/2092 Details of a display terminals using a flat panel, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto suitable for both CRT and flat panel G09G5/003; specific for a CRT G09G1/165
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/005 using a power saving mode for copiers G03G15/5004
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/10 Arrangements incorporating converting means for enabling loads to be operated at will from different kinds of power supplies, e.g. from ac or dc
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/50 in wire-line communication networks, e.g. low power modes or reduced link rate

Abstract

A display apparatus, a power supply and a power control method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes: a display configured to display an image; a power supply comprising: a voltage supplier configured to receive input voltage and supply operation voltage for the display; and a voltage selector configured to selectively supply the operation voltage according to a level of the input voltage; and a processor configured to output a configuration signal to activate or deactivate the voltage selector.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a display configured to display an image;

a power supply configured to receive input voltage and supply operation voltage for the display; and

a processor configured to output a configuration signal to set a permitted range of the input voltage based on a user'"'"'s selection,

wherein the power supply comprises;

a voltage selector configured to selectively prevent generation of the operation voltage from the power supply according to a level of the input voltage when activated, and

an activator configured to;

deactivate the voltage selector in response to the configuration signal having a first level such that the power supply supplies the operation voltage regardless of the level of the input voltage, and

activate the voltage selector in response to the configuration signal having a second level such that the power supply supplies the operation voltage if the level of the input voltage is within the permitted range and the power supply does not supply the operation voltage if the level of the input voltage is beyond the permitted range.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the voltage selector comprises:

a comparator configured to receive the input voltage and a reference voltage and to output a comparison result; and

a transistor configured to be turned on or off according to the comparison result output from the comparator to selectively prevent generation of the operation voltage.

3. The display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the comparator is further configured to output a signal to turn off the transistor to shut off supply of the operation voltage when the level of the input voltage is higher than a level of the reference voltage.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to output a wakeup signal in response to receiving a user input while the display apparatus is in a standby mode, and

wherein the power supply further comprises a voltage connector configured to receive the wakeup signal output from the processor.

5. The display apparatus of claim 4, wherein the voltage connector comprises a first photo coupler configured to apply the wakeup signal to a light emitter and connect the power supply to a light receiver.

6. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the activator comprises a second photo coupler configured to apply the configuration signal to a light emitter and connect the voltage selector to a light receiver.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display is further configured to display a user interface comprising a plurality of selectable items corresponding to options of the permitted range of the input voltage, and

wherein the processor is further configured to output the configuration signal so that the voltage selector is activated or deactivated according to an item selected from the plurality of selectable items.

8. The display apparatus of claim 7, wherein the items comprise a single voltage item and a dual voltages item, and

wherein the voltage selector is activated when a configuration signal corresponding to the single voltage item is output from the processor, and the voltage selector is deactivated when a configuration signal corresponding to the dual voltages item is output from the processor.

9. A power supply comprising:

a voltage supplier configured to receive input voltage and supply the input voltage as operation voltage for a display apparatus;

a voltage selector configured to selectively prevent generation of the operation voltage from the voltage supplier according to a level of the input voltage when activated; and

an activator configured to activate or deactivate the voltage selector based on a configuration signal received from an external source,

wherein the activator is further configured to;

deactivate the voltage selector in response to the configuration signal having a first level such that the voltage supplier supplies the operation voltage regardless of the level of the input voltage, and

activate the voltage selector in response to the configuration signal having a second level such that the voltage supplier supplies the operation voltage if the level of the input voltage is lower than or equal to a level of a reference voltage and the voltage supplier does not supply the operation voltage if the level of the input voltage is higher than the level of a reference voltage.

10. The power supply of claim 9, wherein the voltage selector comprises:

a comparator configured to receive the input voltage and the reference voltage and to output a comparison result; and

a transistor configured to be turned on or off according to the comparison result output from the comparator so that the generation of the operation voltage is selectively prevented.

11. The power supply of claim 10, wherein the comparator is further configured to output a signal to turn off the transistor to shut off supply of the operation voltage when the level of the input voltage is higher than the level of the reference voltage.

12. The power supply of claim 9, wherein a wakeup signal is received in response to receiving a user input while the display apparatus is in a standby mode, and

wherein the power supply further comprises a voltage connector configured to receive the wakeup signal.

13. The power supply of claim 12, wherein the voltage connector comprises a first photo coupler configured to apply the wakeup signal to a light emitter and connect the voltage supplier to a light receiver.

14. The power supply of claim 9, wherein the activator comprises a second photo coupler configured to apply the configuration signal to a light emitter and connect the voltage selector to a light receiver.

15. A power control method of a display apparatus, the method comprising:

detecting a wakeup signal in a standby mode of the display apparatus;

determining whether to activate a voltage selector configured to selectively prevent generation of operation voltage from a power supply for the display apparatus to display a image when activated, based on a configuration signal which is generated based on a user input; and

selectively switching from the standby mode to a normal mode based on a level of an input voltage to the display apparatus in response to the voltage selector being activated,

wherein the determining whether to activate the voltage selector comprises;

deactivating the voltage selector in response the configuration signal having a first level such that the power supply supplies the operation voltage regardless of the level of the input voltage, and

activating the voltage selector in response to the configuration signal having a second level such that the power supply supplies the operation voltage if the level of the input voltage is lower than or equal to a predetermined reference voltage and the power supply does not supply the operation voltage if the level of the input voltage is higher than the predetermined reference voltage.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising generating the wakeup signal in response to a user input received in the standby mode of the display apparatus.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

displaying a user interface comprising a plurality of selectable items; and

selecting an item from among the plurality of selectable items based on the user input,

wherein the configuration signal is generated based on the selected item.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the items comprise a single voltage item and a dual voltages item, and

wherein the voltage selector is activated when the single voltage item is selected, and the voltage selector is deactivated when the dual voltages item is selected.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising selectively switching the display apparatus from the standby mode to the normal mode based on a comparison between the input voltage and the predetermined reference voltage.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the selectively switching comprises maintaining the standby mode when the input voltage is higher than the predetermined reference voltage.