TELEVISION RECEIVER APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD

• US 20120320281A1
• Filed: 01/20/2012
• Published: 12/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Kinoshita, Teruo, Murakami, Fumihiko
• Application Number:
  US13/355,226
• Publication Number:
  US 20120320281A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/730
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4436 Power management, e.g. shutting down unused components of the receiver power management in computer systems G06F1/3203; hibernate or awake process in computer systems G06F9/4418
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/63 Generation or supply of power specially adapted for television receivers

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a television receiver apparatus capable of operating with a battery, includes a receiver, a switching module, and a power supply controller. The receiver is configured to receive a mode switching signal. The switching module is configured to switch from a commercial power supply operation mode to a battery operation mode according to the mode switching signal received by the receiver. The power supply controller is configured to reduce power consumption in a battery operation mode than in a commercial power supply operation mode.

Claims

1. A television receiver apparatus capable of operating with a battery, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a mode switching signal;

a switching module configured to switch from a commercial power supply operation mode to a battery operation mode according to the mode switching signal received by the receiver; and

a power supply controller configured to reduce power consumption in a battery operation mode than in a commercial power supply operation mode.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a display with a backlight,

wherein the power supply controller is configured to reduce illumination of the backlight of the display in the battery operation mode.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the power supply controller is configured to turn off every alternate line or every multiple lines in the backlight of the display in the battery operation mode.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the power supply controller is configured to partially turn off the backlight of the display in the battery operation mode.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a module configured to reduce the size of a video signal displayed on the display according to the partially-turned-off region of the backlight.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an image quality enhancement processor,

wherein the power supply controller is configured to turn off the image quality enhancement processor in the battery operation mode.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a terminal of a predetermined standard to which an external device is connected via an interface cable of the predetermined standard; and

an inquiry module configured to determine whether the interface cable is connected to the terminal or not,

wherein the power supply controller is configured to turn off the inquiry module in the battery operation mode.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a headphone terminal and a speaker,

wherein the power supply controller is configured to output an audio signal to the headphone terminal in the battery operation mode.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mode switching signal is transmitted from a remote controller.

10. A control method for television receiver apparatus capable of operating with a battery, comprising:

receiving a mode switching signal;

switching from a commercial power supply operation mode to a battery operation mode according to the received mode switching signal; and

reducing power consumption in a battery operation mode than in a commercial power supply operation mode.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising reducing illumination of a backlight in the battery operation mode.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the reducing comprises turning off every alternate line or every multiple lines in a backlight in the battery operation mode.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the reducing comprises partially turning off a backlight in the battery operation mode.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the reducing comprises reducing the size of a video signal displayed on a display according to the partially-turned-off region of the backlight.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the reducing comprises turning off an image quality enhancement processor in the battery operation mode.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the reducing comprises turning off an inquiry module in the battery operation mode.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the reducing comprises outputting an audio signal to a headphone terminal in the battery operation mode.