Apparatus for receiving digital multimedia broadcasting and method for outputting audio using the same

• US 20070028271A1
• Filed: 07/11/2006
• Published: 02/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kwon, Se-an, Ju, In-don
• Application Number:
  US11/483,652
• Publication Number:
  US 20070028271A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/18 Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/80 characterised by transmission among terminal devices

Abstract

An apparatus that receives digital multimedia broadcasting and an audio output method using the same are disclosed. The apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives a digital multimedia broadcasting signal; a processing unit that demodulates the received digital multimedia broadcasting signal; an interface unit that transfers the demodulated digital multimedia broadcasting signal to a main device, and receives an audio signal from the main device; and an audio output unit that outputs the received audio signal.

Claims

1. An apparatus for receiving digital multimedia broadcasting, comprising:

a receiving unit which receives a digital multimedia broadcasting signal;

a processing unit which demodulates the received digital multimedia broadcasting signal;

an interface unit which transfers the demodulated digital multimedia broadcasting signal to a main device and receives an audio signal from the main device; and

an audio output unit which outputs the received audio signal.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the audio output unit comprises one or more speakers.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the audio signal received from the main device is a Sony/Philips Digital Interface signal, and the audio output unit further comprises a Sony/Philips Digital Interface decoding unit to decode the Sony/Philips Digital Interface signal.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the audio signal received by the interface unit from the main device is a signal which the main device has extracted from the digital multimedia broadcasting signal.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an extended power supply unit which supplies electrical power to the main device.

5. A method of outputting audio by an apparatus for receiving digital multimedia broadcasting, comprising:

demodulating a received digital multimedia broadcasting signal;

transferring the demodulated digital multimedia broadcasting signal to a main device;

receiving an audio signal from the main device; and

outputting the received audio signal.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the audio signal received by the interface unit from the main device is generated by extracting it from the digital multimedia broadcasting signal.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the received audio signal is a Sony/Philips Digital Interface signal, and is output after decoding the Sony/Philips Digital Interface signal.

8. An apparatus for receiving digital multimedia broadcasting, comprising:

a receiving unit which receives a digital multimedia broadcasting signal;

a processing unit which demodulates the received digital multimedia broadcasting signal;

an interface unit which transfers the demodulated digital multimedia broadcasting signal to a main device; and

an extended power supply unit which supplies electrical power to the main device.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the interface unit comprises a sensor unit that detects connection to the main device and reports the connection to the main device.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the extended power supply unit operates as a power source for supplying electrical power to the main device when a connection to the main device is established.

15. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising:

an interface unit which receives an audio signal from the main device an audio output unit which outputs the received audio signal, via one or more speakers.

11. A system for receiving digital broadcasting, comprising:

a receiving apparatus which receives a digital media broadcast signal; and

a main device which transfers an operation command input by a user to the digital multimedia broadcast receiving apparatus, and receives and outputs the broadcasting signal received by the digital multimedia broadcast receiving apparatus, wherein the digital multimedia broadcast receiving apparatus includes;

a receiving unit that receives the digital media broadcast signal;

a processing unit which converts the digital media broadcast signal received by the receiving unit to a digital signal;

an interface unit which connects the receiving apparatus to a main device and transfers the digital signal from the processing unit to the main device; and

an extended power supply unit which supplies electric power to a main device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the main device comprises:

a decoding unit which decodes the digital signal transferred from the digital multimedia broadcast receiving apparatus;

a display unit which displays the broadcast video signal decoded by the decoding unit;

an embedded power supply unit which supplies electric power to the main device;

an interface unit which is connected to the digital multimedia broadcast receiving apparatus; and

a control unit which controls the decoding unit, the display unit, and the embedded power supply unit, and controls the extended power supply unit through the interface unit.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the control unit causes the embedded power supply unit to supply electrical power to the main device if the digital multimedia broadcast receiving apparatus and the main device are not connected, and causes the extended power supply unit to supply electric power to the main device if the digital multimedia broadcast receiving apparatus and the main device are connected.

16. A mobile device comprising:

a controller arranged to control operation of the mobile device; and

a broadcast receiver detachably connected to the controller, via an interface unit, and arranged to generate and output a processed signal to the controller, via the interface unit, the broadcast receiver comprising a power source for supplying electric power to the mobile device.

17. The mobile device of 16, further comprising:

a de-multiplexer arranged to separate the processed signal into video, audio, and information signals; and

the broadcast receiver further comprising one or more speakers, and being configured to output the audio signal, via the one or more speakers.