DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SETTING REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS USING THE DISPLAY APPARATUS

• US 20180077375A1
• Filed: 09/08/2017
• Published: 03/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Won-jae, Park, Jong-jin
• Application Number:
  US15/699,136
• Publication Number:
  US 20180077375A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/00 Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/20 Binding and programming of remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/31 Voice input
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/50 Receiving or transmitting feedback, e.g. replies, status updates, acknowledgements, from the controlled devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42206 characterized by hardware details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42221 Transmission circuitry, e.g. infrared [IR] or radio frequency [RF]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42226 Reprogrammable remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/439 Processing of audio elementary streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4396 by muting the audio signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/60 for the sound signals

Abstract

A display apparatus is disclosed, which includes a storage configured to store a plurality of code sets, a communicator configured to perform communication with a remote control apparatus having a microphone, an interface connected to an audio output apparatus and configured to transmit an audio signal to the audio output apparatus, and a processor configured to transmit one of the plurality of code sets to the remote control apparatus while the audio output apparatus is outputting the audio signal, and in response to an audio signal received at the remote control apparatus through the microphone being received from the remote control apparatus, determine whether the code set transmitted to the remote control apparatus is a code set capable of controlling the audio output apparatus by determining whether the audio output apparatus is outputting the audio signal based on the received audio signal.

Claims

1. A display apparatus, comprising:

a storage configured to store a plurality of code sets;

a communicator configured to perform communication with a remote control apparatus having a microphone;

an interface connected to an audio output apparatus and configured to transmit a first audio signal to the audio output apparatus; and

a processor configured to transmit one of the plurality of code sets to the remote control apparatus while the audio output apparatus is outputting the audio signal, and in response to a second audio signal received at the remote control apparatus through the microphone being received from the remote control apparatus, and determine whether the code set transmitted to the remote control apparatus is capable of controlling the audio output apparatus by determining whether the audio output apparatus is outputting the first audio signal based on the received audio signal.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein, when the audio output apparatus is not outputting the first audio signal, the processor is configured to determine that the code set transmitted to the remote control apparatus is for controlling the audio output apparatus.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein, when the audio output apparatus is outputting the first audio signal, the processor is configured transmit another one of the plurality of code sets to the remote control apparatus, and in response to the second audio signal received at the remote control apparatus through the microphone being received from the remote control apparatus, determine whether the another code set transmitted to the remote control apparatus is capable of controlling the audio output apparatus by determining whether the audio output apparatus is outputting the second audio signal based on the received audio signal.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to add a test tone signal to the second audio signal transmitted to the audio output apparatus.

5. The display apparatus of claim 4, wherein, after transmitting the code set to the remote control apparatus, the processor is configured to determine whether the audio output apparatus is outputting the first audio signal based on whether the test tone signal is included in the second audio signal received from the remote control apparatus.

6. A method for setting a remote control apparatus of a display apparatus, wherein the display apparatus is connected to an audio output apparatus and configured to perform communication with the remote control apparatus having a microphone, the method comprising:

transmitting a first audio signal to the audio output apparatus;

transmitting one of a plurality of code sets to the remote control apparatus while the audio output apparatus is outputting the first audio signal; and

in response to receiving a second audio signal received at the remote control apparatus through the microphone from the remote control apparatus, determining whether the code set transmitted to the remote control apparatus is capable of controlling the audio output apparatus by determining whether the audio output apparatus is outputting the first audio signal based on the received audio signal.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the determining comprises, when the audio output apparatus is not outputting the first audio signal, determining that the code set transmitted to the remote control apparatus is for controlling the audio output apparatus.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

when the audio output apparatus is outputting the first audio signal, transmitting another one of the plurality of code sets to the remote control apparatus; and

in response to receiving an audio signal received at the remote control apparatus through the microphone from the remote control apparatus, determining whether the another code set transmitted to the remote control apparatus is capable of controlling the audio output apparatus by determining whether the audio output apparatus is outputting the audio signal based on the received audio signal.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the transmitting the audio signal comprises adding a test tone signal to the second audio signal transmitted to the audio output apparatus.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising after transmitting the code set to the remote control apparatus, determining whether the audio output apparatus is outputting the first audio signal based on whether the test tone signal is included in the second audio signal received from the remote control apparatus.

11. An audio system comprising a display apparatus, an audio output apparatus and a remote control apparatus, wherein:

the audio output apparatus is configured to output a first audio signal received from the display apparatus;

the display apparatus is configured to transmit one of a plurality of code sets to the remote control apparatus while the audio output apparatus is outputting the first audio signal; and

the remote control apparatus has a microphone and is configured to transmit a control signal based on the code set received from the display apparatus to the audio output apparatus,

wherein, after the remote control apparatus transmits the control signal, in response to receiving a second audio signal received through the microphone from the remote control apparatus, the display apparatus determines whether the code set transmitted to the remote control apparatus is capable of controlling the audio output apparatus by determining whether the audio output apparatus is outputting the first audio signal based on the received audio signal.