BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEIVER HAVING MONITORING FUNCTION OF SOLAR CELL MODULE

• US 20110191026A1
• Filed: 01/25/2011
• Published: 08/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: MOON, Heesoo
• Application Number:
  US13/013,637
• Publication Number:
  US 20110191026A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/3
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/71 using meteorological information

Abstract

A broadcast signal receiver includes a first input unit receiving information of solar cell module producing power, a storage unit storing the information of the solar cell module, a second input unit receiving a broadcast signal, and an output unit outputting the broadcast signal and the information of the solar cell module, wherein the information of the solar cell module is transmitted via a predetermined communication standard and the broadcast signal is transmitted via a digital broadcast standard.

Claims

1. A broadcast signal receiver comprising:

a first input unit configured to receive information of a solar cell module producing power;

a storage unit configured to store the information of the solar cell module;

a second input unit receiving a broadcast signal; and

an output unit configured to output the broadcast signal and the information of the solar cell module,

wherein the information of the solar cell module is transmitted via a predetermined communication standard and the broadcast signal is transmitted via a digital broadcast standard.

2. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 1, wherein the output unit is at least one of a sound output unit and an image output unit.

3. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 1, wherein the information of the solar cell module comprises at least one of information of a current amount of electric power generation, information of an amount of electric power generation by period, information of an amount of electric power generation by hour, information of a unit cost of power, information of an amount of reduced CO₂, information of a total accumulated amount of electric power generation, and information of an electric power generation efficiency.

4. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second input units receives weather information, and the output unit outputs the weather information along with the information of the solar cell module.

5. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 4, wherein the weather information comprises information of an amount of sunshine and information of temperature.

6. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 4, wherein the weather information is included in the broadcast signal or is separately received from the Internet.

7. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 1, wherein the information of the solar cell module is output by the output unit according to a user selection.

8. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 1, wherein the first input unit receives the information of the solar cell module through a fixed line or wirelessly.

9. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores the information of the solar cell module during a predetermined period.

10. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 1, wherein the output unit comprises an image output unit, and the image output unit displays a predetermined menu with respect to the information of the solar cell module.

11. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 10, wherein the image output unit outputs the information of the solar cell module according to a user'"'"'s menu selection.

12. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 1, further comprising:

a demultiplexer unit separating the broadcast signal into a voice signal, an image signal, and a data signal according to an attribute of the broadcast signal.

13. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 1, wherein the output unit comprises an image output unit, and the image output unit displays the information of the solar cell module by using at least one of an on screen display (OSD) and a widget.

14. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 1, wherein the information of the solar cell module is received from an inverter that generates information of power produced by the solar cell module.

15. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 1, wherein the information of the solar cell module is information transmitted from an Internet server.

16. A broadcast signal receiver comprising:

an input unit configured to receive a broadcast signal and information of a solar cell module that produces power according to a user'"'"'s identification information through the Internet;

a decoder configured to decode the broadcast signal and the information of the solar cell module; and

an output unit configured to output the information of the solar cell module.

17. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 16, wherein the output unit is at least one of a sound output unit and an image output unit.

18. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 16, wherein the information of the solar cell module comprise at least one of information of a current amount of electric power generation, information of an amount of electric power generation by period, information of an amount of electric power generation by hour, information of a unit cost of power, information of an amount of reduced CO₂, information of a total accumulated amount of electric power generation, and information of an electric power generation efficiency.

19. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 16, wherein the input unit receives weather information, and the output unit outputs the weather information along with the information of the solar cell module.

20. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 19, wherein the weather information comprises information of an amount of sunshine and information of temperature.

21. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 19, wherein the weather information is included in the broadcast signal or is separately received from the Internet.

22. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 16, wherein the information of the solar cell module is output by the output unit according to a user selection.

23. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 16, further comprising:

a storage unit storing the information of the solar cell module during a predetermined period.

24. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 16, wherein the output unit comprises an image output unit, and the image output unit displays a predetermined menu with respect to the information of the solar cell module.

25. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 24, wherein the image output unit outputs the information of the solar cell module according to a user'"'"'s menu selection.

26. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 16, wherein the output unit comprises an image output unit, and the image output unit displays the information of the solar cell module by using at least one of an on screen display (OSD) and a widget.

27. The broadcast signal receiver of claim 16, wherein the user'"'"'s identification information is an IP address.