Apparatus and method for inspection of electronic devices

• US 20080021668A1
• Filed: 05/03/2007
• Published: 01/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Son, Tae-yong
• Application Number:
  US11/797,433
• Publication Number:
  US 20080021668A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/117
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 17/04 for receivers

Abstract

Disclosed is an apparatus and method for inspection of an electronic device, which can increase the efficiency of inspection by performing a self inspection. According to an aspect of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device is provided with circuit units, comprising an interface unit for interfacing with an external storing apparatus; a user setting unit for performing a self inspection; and a controller for controlling each circuit unit to receive a preset control signal, and for controlling the interface unit to store a responding signal corresponding to the control signal outputted from the respective circuit unit in the external storing apparatus if a first function to perform the self inspection is selected through the user setting unit.

Claims

1. An electronic device provided with circuit units, comprising:

an interface unit for interfacing with an external storing apparatus;

a user setting unit for performing a self inspection; and

a controller for controlling each circuit unit to receive a preset control signal, and for controlling the interface unit to store a responding signal corresponding to the control signal outputted from the respective circuit unit in the external storing apparatus if a first function to perform the self inspection is selected through the user setting unit.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a memory for storing the control signal, wherein the controller controls the respective circuit units to receive the preset control signal stored in the memory.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls a circuit unit preset as the object of the self inspection among the circuit units for receiving the preset control signal if the first function to perform the self inspection is selected through the user setting unit.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the user setting unit comprises a user input unit for receiving a user input, and a UI generating unit for generating a self inspection function menu including a first menu item to perform the self inspection among circuit units.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the UI generating unit generates the self inspection function menu further including a second menu item for selecting the circuit unit as the object of the self inspection.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the controller controls the circuit unit preset as the object of self inspection among the circuit units for receiving the preset control signal if the first menu item to perform the self inspection and the object of the self inspection are selected in the self inspection function menu by the user input through the user input unit.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the external storing apparatus comprises a USB (Universal Serial Bus) storing apparatus.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the interface unit comprises a USB connecting unit to be connected to the external storing apparatus, and a USB controller for communicating with the external storing apparatus that is connected to the USB connecting unit.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the respective circuit units comprise a tuner unit for selecting a broadcast signal, a signal processing unit for processing the selected broadcast signal, the interface unit, and a power controller for outputting a driving power to the tuner unit, the processing unit, and the interface unit.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the respective circuit units further comprise a display unit for displaying a video corresponding to the broadcast signal processed in the signal processing unit.

11. An inspection method of an electronic device including circuit units and an interface unit for interfacing with an external storing apparatus, comprising:

determining whether a first function to perform the self inspection is selected through the user setting unit that selects the first function to perform the self inspection;

supplying the respective circuit unit with a preset control signal if the first function to perform the self inspection is selected; and

controlling the interface unit to store a responding signal corresponding to the control signal outputted from the respective circuit units in the external storing apparatus.

12. The inspection method according to claim 11, wherein the supplying the respective circuit units with a preset control signal comprises controlling a circuit unit preset as the object of the self inspection among the circuit units for receiving the preset control signal if the first function to perform the self inspection is selected.

13. The inspection method according to claim 11, wherein the user setting unit comprises a user input unit for receiving the user input, and a UI generating unit for generating a self inspection function menu including a first menu item for performing the self inspection.

14. The inspection method according to claim 12, wherein the supplying the respective circuit unit with the preset control signal comprises supplying the circuit unit preset as the object of self inspection among the circuit units with the preset control signal if the first menu item for performing the self inspection and the object of the self inspection in the self inspection function menu are selected through the user input unit.

15. The inspection method according to claim 11, wherein the interface unit comprises a USB connecting unit to be connected to the external storing apparatus, and a USB controller for communicating with the external storing apparatus that is connected to the USB connecting unit.

16. The inspection method according to claim 15, wherein the respective circuit units comprise a tuner unit for selecting a broadcast signal, a signal processing unit for processing the selected broadcast signal, the interface unit, and a power controller for outputting a driving power to the tuner unit, the processing unit, and the interface unit.

17. The inspection method according to claim 16, wherein the respective circuit units further comprise a display unit for displaying a video corresponding to the broadcast signal processed in the signal processing unit.

18. A computer-readable recording medium for inspection of electronic devices, comprising:

a first set of instructions for determining whether a first function to perform the self inspection is selected through the user setting unit that selects the first function to perform the self inspection;

a second set of instructions for supplying the respective circuit unit with a preset control signal if the first function to perform the self inspection is selected; and

a third set of instructions for controlling the interface unit to store a responding signal corresponding to the control signal outputted from the respective circuit units in the external storing apparatus.