Display system and FM signal transferring method thereof

• US 20060293007A1
• Filed: 03/08/2006
• Published: 12/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Hong Ki
• Granted Patent: US 7,796,947 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/145
• CPC Class Codes: H03J 1/0008 using a central processing unit, e.g. a microprocessor digital tuning in general H03J5/0245

Abstract

Provided is a display system for transmitting FM signals to an external audio system having an FM reception function. The display system includes: a tuner for receiving an RF signal and dividing the RF signal into a video signal and an audio signal; an audio processor for receiving the audio signal from the tuner; an FM detector for searching usable channels or unused channels among FM frequency bands of a reception area and transmitting information on the unused channels; a microprocessor for setting at least one of the unused channels as an available channel, the unused channels being provided from the FM detector; a memory for storing the available channel under control of the microprocessor; and an FM transmitter for receiving the audio signal from the audio processor and transmitting the audio signal over at least one channel selected among the channels stored in the memory under control of the microprocessor.

Claims

1. A display system for transmitting FM signals to an external audio system having an FM reception function, the display system comprising:

a tuner for receiving an RF signal and dividing the RF signal into a video signal and an audio signal;

an audio processor for receiving the audio signal from the tuner;

an FM detector for searching usable channels or unused channels among FM frequency bands of a reception area and transmitting information on the unused channels;

a microprocessor for setting at least one of the unused channels as an available channel, the unused channels being provided from the FM detector;

a memory for storing the available channel under control of the microprocessor; and

an FM transmitter for receiving the audio signal from the audio processor and transmitting the audio signal over at least one channel selected among the channels stored in the memory under control of the microprocessor.

2. A display system for transmitting FM signals to an external audio system having an FM reception function, the display system comprising:

an audio input unit for receiving audio signal from an external device;

an audio processor for receiving the audio signal from the audio input unit;

an FM detector for searching usable channels or unused channels among FM frequency bands of a reception area and transmitting information on the unused channels;

a microprocessor for setting at least one of the unused channels as an available channel, the unused channels being provided from the FM detector;

a memory for storing the available channel under control of the microprocessor; and

an FM transmitter for receiving the audio signal from the audio processor and transmitting the audio signal over at least one channel selected among the channels stored in the memory under control of the microprocessor.

5. The display system according to claim 2 or 4, wherein the external device is a device that is capable of outputting the audio signal, including a DVD player, a VCR, a set-top box, a PC, a game system, and a camcorder.

3. A display system for transmitting FM signals to an external audio system having an FM reception function, the display system comprising:

a tuner for receiving an RF signal and dividing the RF signal into a video signal and an audio signal;

an audio processor for receiving the audio signal from the tuner;

a memory for storing at least one channel among FM frequency bands of a reception area;

a user interface for selecting one channel among at least one or more channels previously stored in the memory by a user;

a microprocessor for reading the channel selected from the memory according to the channel selected from the user interface, and setting the read channel as an available channel; and

an FM transmitter for receiving the audio signal from the audio processor and transmitting the audio signal over the available channel selected among the at least one or more channels stored in the memory under control of the microprocessor.

4. A display system for transmitting FM signals to an external audio system having an FM reception function, the display system comprising:

an audio input unit for receiving audio signal from an external device;

an audio processor for receiving the audio signal from the audio input unit;

a memory for storing at least one channel among FM frequency bands of a reception area;

a user interface for selecting one channel among at least one or more channels previously stored in the memory by a user;

a microprocessor for reading the channel selected from the memory according to the channel selected from the user interface, and setting the read channel as an available channel; and

an FM transmitter for receiving the audio signal from the audio processor and transmitting the audio signal over the available channel selected among the at least one or more channels stored in the memory under control of the microprocessor.

6. A display system comprising:

a remote controller including a key input unit for allowing a user to select an available channel, a control signal transmitter for transmitting a control signal according to a user'"'"'s key input, and an FM receiver for selecting an FM signal of the selected available channel;

a tuner for receiving an RF signal and dividing the RF signal into a video signal and an audio signal;

an audio processor for receiving the audio signal from the tuner;

a memory for storing at least one channel among FM frequency bands of a reception area;

a control signal receiver for receiving the control signal from the control signal transmitter of the remote controller;

a microprocessor for reading the channel selected from the memory according to the control signal received from the control signal receiver, and setting the read channel as an available channel; and

an FM transmitter for receiving the audio signal from the audio processor and transmitting the audio signal to the FM receiver over the available channel selected among the at least one or more channels stored in the memory under control of the microprocessor.

7. The display system according to claim 6, further comprising:

an OSD processor for creating a menu for allowing the user to watch and select the at least one channel previously stored in the memory under control of the microprocessor; and

a display unit for displaying the menu.

8. The display system according to claim 6, wherein the control signal transmitter and the control signal receiver are an IR module.

9. The display system according to claim 6, wherein the control signal transmitter and the control signal receiver are a Bluetooth module.

10. The display system according to claim 6, wherein the control signal transmitter and the control signal receiver are an IEEE802.11b module.

11. The display system according to claim 6, wherein the remote controller further includes a speaker out port.

12. An FM signal transferring method for use in a display system for transmitting FM signals to an external audio system having an FM reception function, the FM signal transferring method comprising the steps of:

a) selecting usable channels or unused channels in FM frequency bands of a reception area;

b) transmitting information of the selected unused channels to a microprocessor;

c) storing at least one or more unused channels in a memory by using the transmitted information of the unused channels;

d) selecting one available channel among the at least one or more unused channels stored in the memory;

e) transmitting information of the selected available channel to an FM transmitter;

f) selecting a transfer channel of the FM transmitter by using the transmitted information of the available channel; and

g) transmitting an audio signal of the display system to the external audio system over the selected transfer channel.

13. The FM signal transferring method as recited in claim 12, wherein the step a) includes the steps of:

removing the usable channels among the FM frequency bands of the reception area;

searching available unused channels in the band where the usable channels are removed, depending on interference degree of an output audio of the display system; and

setting at least one or more channels among the searched unused channels according to priority.

14. The FM signal transferring method as recited in claim 12, wherein the step a) includes the steps of:

removing the usable channels among the FM frequency bands of the reception area;

searching available unused channels in the band where the usable channels are removed, depending on interference degree of an input audio of the remote controller; and

setting at least one or more channels among the searched unused channels according to priority.

15. An FM signal transferring method for use in a display system for transmitting FM signals to a remote controller having an FM signal reception function, the FM signal transferring method comprising the steps of:

selecting at least one or more channels in FM frequency bands of a reception area;

storing at least one or more channels of the selected channels as available channels in a memory;

reading information on one of the available channels stored in the memory according to a control signal outputted from the remote controller;

transmitting the read information on the available channel to an FM transmitter;

setting a transfer channel of the FM transmitter according to the control signal; and

transmitting an audio signal of the display system to the remote controller having the FM signal reception function over the selected transfer channel.