SIGNAL RECEIVING APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20080055190A1
• Filed: 07/02/2007
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Chang-jin
• Granted Patent: US 8,044,878 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/2.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4122 additional display device, e.g. video projector digital output for controlling a plurality of local displays G06F3/1423
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43072 of multiple content streams on the same device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration

Abstract

A signal receiving apparatus includes: a communication part which communicates with a plurality of display apparatuses, and a controller which determines whether at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses is connected to the signal receiving apparatus, and, if it is determined that the at least one display apparatus is connected to the signal receiving apparatus, controls connection information related to a connection state of the display apparatus to be provided to at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses.

Claims

1. A signal receiving apparatus comprising:

a communication part which communicates with a plurality of display apparatuses; and

a controller which determines whether at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses is connected to the signal receiving apparatus,

wherein if it is determined that at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses is connected to the signal receiving apparatus, then the controller controls connection information related to a connection state of the connected display apparatus to be provided to at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses.

2. The signal receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein if the plurality of display apparatuses is connected to the signal receiving apparatus, then the controller provides the connection information to the plurality of connected display apparatuses and controls the plurality of display apparatuses to display a connection state of the plurality of display apparatuses.

3. The signal receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein if the plurality of display apparatuses is connected to the signal receiving apparatus, then the controller provides the connection information to one of the plurality of connected display apparatuses.

4. The signal receiving apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the one of the plurality of connected display apparatuses to which the connection information is provided is specified by a user.

5. The signal receiving apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display part, wherein the controller controls the connection information to be displayed on the display part.

6. The signal receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication part complies with IEEE 802. 11A communication standards.

7. A display apparatus that receives an image signal from a signal receiving apparatus and displays an image based on the received image signal, the display apparatus comprising:

a communication part which communicates with the signal receiving apparatus;

a display part; and

a controller which receives connection information from the signal receiving apparatus,

wherein the controller controls a state of connection between the display apparatus and the signal receiving apparatus to be displayed on the display part, using the received connection information.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a user interface (UI) generating part,

wherein the display part comprises a display, and

wherein the controller controls the UI generating part to display the connection information on the display.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the display part comprises at least one light-emitting diode (LED), and

wherein the controller controls the connection information to be displayed using the LED.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the communication part complies with IEEE 802. 11A communication standards.

11. A control method of a signal receiving apparatus comprising a communication part which communicates with a plurality of display apparatuses, the method comprising:

determining whether at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses is connected to the signal receiving apparatus through the communicating part; and

if it is determined that at least one display apparatus is connected to the signal receiving apparatus, then providing connection information related to a connection state of the at least one display apparatus to at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses through the communicating part.

12. The control method according to claim 11, wherein a plurality of display apparatuses is connected to the signal receiving apparatus, and

wherein connection information is provided to the plurality of connected display apparatuses so that the plurality of connected display apparatuses display the connection state of the plurality of display apparatuses.

13. The control method according to claim 11, wherein the providing the connection information comprises:

selecting a display apparatus to be provided with the connection information; and

providing the connection information to the selected display apparatus.

14. The control method according to claim 11, wherein the providing the connection information comprises displaying the connection information on a display part.

15. The control method according to claim 11, wherein the communication part complies with IEEE 802. 11A communication standards.

16. A control method of a display apparatus that receives an image signal from a signal receiving apparatus and displays an image based on the received image signal, the method comprising:

receiving connection information from the signal receiving apparatus; and

displaying a state of connection between the display apparatus and the signal receiving apparatus, using the received connection information.

17. The control method according to claim 16, wherein the displaying the state of connection comprises displaying the connection information as a predetermined message.

18. The control method according to claim 16, wherein the displaying the state of connection comprises displaying the connection information using an LED.

19. The control method according to claim 16, wherein communication between the display apparatus and the signal receiving apparatus complies with IEEE 802. 11A communication standards.