METHOD FOR MANAGING LOGICAL ADDRESS AND DEVICE THEREOF
First Claim
1. An address management method comprising:
- determining, by a device, whether logical addresses corresponding to a type of the device are currently being used by external devices;
setting, by the device, a non-use logical address as a logical address of the device, if it is determined that one of the logical addresses is currently not in use; and
setting, by the device, a predetermined logical address as a logical address of the device, if it is determined that all the logical addresses are currently being used.
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Abstract
An address management method and a device thereof are provided. The address management method includes determining by a device whether all logical addresses corresponding to a type of the device are currently being used by external devices; setting by the device a non-use logical address as a logical address of the device, if it is determined that one of the logical addresses is currently not in use; and setting by the device a predetermined logical address as a logical address of the device, if it is determined that all the logical addresses are currently being used. Therefore, logical addresses may be allocated to a device even if all logical addresses corresponding the type of the device are currently being used.
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12 Claims
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1. An address management method comprising:
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determining, by a device, whether logical addresses corresponding to a type of the device are currently being used by external devices; setting, by the device, a non-use logical address as a logical address of the device, if it is determined that one of the logical addresses is currently not in use; and setting, by the device, a predetermined logical address as a logical address of the device, if it is determined that all the logical addresses are currently being used. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device comprising:
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an interface through which the device is connected to an external device; and a controller which determines whether all logical addresses corresponding to a type of the device are currently being used by external devices, sets a non-use logical address as a logical address of the device if it is determined that one of the logical addresses is currently not in use, and sets a predetermined logical address as a logical address of the device if it is determined that all the logical addresses are currently being used. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A display device comprising:
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an interface which receives a data packet comprising a device type field from an external device; and a controller which extracts data of the device type field and interprets the extracted data if a predetermined address is used as a logical address of the external device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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