Power supplying system and power module

• US 10,460,645 B2
• Filed: 03/06/2017
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Joo, Sung-yong, Kang, Jeong-il
• Primary Examiner(s): Rehman, Mohammed H
• Application Number:
  US15/450,109
• Publication Number:
  US 20170287382A1
• Time in Patent Office: 967 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/021 Power management, e.g. power saving
• 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: H01R 2107/00 Four or more poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/60 Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/04 by static converters
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/04 by static converters

Abstract

A power supplying system and a power module are provided. The power supplying system includes a power supplying apparatus configured to supply power to a display apparatus, and process an image signal received from outside and transmit the processed image signal to the display apparatus, and a power module configured to supply power to an external apparatus, wherein the power module is configured to be docked with the power supplying apparatus.

Claims

1. A signal processing system comprising:

a sub apparatus; and

a main apparatus configured to supply power to a display apparatus and the sub apparatus,

wherein the sub apparatus is configured to supply power to an external apparatus based on information being received from the external apparatus, supply power transformed into a voltage corresponding to the information to the external apparatus,

wherein the sub apparatus is configured to transmit an image signal, received from the external apparatus, to the main apparatus, and

wherein the main apparatus is configured to decode the image signal and transmit the decoded image signal to the display apparatus.

2. The signal processing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sub apparatus comprises:

a power input configured to receive power from the main apparatus; and

a second connector configured to supply the power to the external apparatus.

3. The signal processing system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the sub apparatus further comprises a first connector configured to transmit the image signal to the main apparatus, and

the sub apparatus is configured to receive the image signal from the external apparatus through the second connector and transmit the received image signal to the main apparatus through the first connector.

4. The signal processing system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first connector and the second connector are universal serial bus (USB) Type-C connectors.

5. The signal processing system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the power input and the first connector are disposed on a protrusion region positioned on one side of the sub apparatus, and

the main apparatus includes a groove region formed in one side thereof and a connector disposed at a position corresponding to those of the power input and the first connector on the groove region, the connector being fitted into and coupled to the power input and the first connector such that the main apparatus is docked with the sub apparatus.

6. The signal processing system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the sub apparatus further comprises an alternating current (AC)-direct current (DC) converter configured to convert AC power into DC power, and

the sub apparatus is configured to receive the AC power from the main apparatus through the power input and supply the converted DC power to the external apparatus through the second connector.

7. The signal processing system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the sub apparatus further comprises a DC-DC converter configured to transform DC power, and

the sub apparatus is configured to receive the DC power from the main apparatus through the power input and supply the transformed DC power to the external apparatus through the second connector.