Method and system for controlling peripheral devices connected to a video device

• US 8,214,863 B2
• Filed: 08/09/2004
• Issued: 07/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Yong-jun, Kim, Jae-kwon, Kim, Hyo-dae, Jeon, Yu-seong, Park, Jong-wook, Choi, Eu-gene, Kim, Sung-hee, Kang, Young-mi
• Primary Examiner(s): Hirl, Joseph P
• Assistant Examiner(s): RABOVIANSKI, JIVKA A
• Application Number:
  US10/913,468
• Publication Number:
  US 20050034160A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,885 Days
• Field of Search: 725/74, 725/80, 725/147, 725/149, 725/145, 725/222, 370/222
• US Class Current: 725/74
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2805 Home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• 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 21/43632 involving a wired protocol, e.g. IEEE 1394 high-speed IEEE 1394 serial bus H04L12/40052

Abstract

A method and apparatus for effectively performing optimal connection configuration by recognizing the connection status between a video device and external peripheral devices. The method for identifying predetermined peripheral devices connected to a video device over serial communication control lines, includes, transmitting a command to establish connection of a current peripheral device having no given device ID to its upper peripheral device among the predetermined peripheral devices, and transmitting a command to disconnect a connection to its lower peripheral device; requesting unique device identification information to the predetermined peripheral devices; receiving a response to the request from the current peripheral device; and giving a device ID to the current peripheral device.

Claims

1. A method for identifying predetermined peripheral devices connected to a video device over serial communication control lines, wherein the video device and the predetermined peripheral devices are connected to one another in a daisy-chain scheme, comprising:

(a) transmitting a command to disconnect a connection between the predetermined peripheral devices and their lower peripheral device to the predetermined peripheral devices;

(b) requesting unique device identification information from the predetermined peripheral devices;

(c) receiving a response to the request from a current peripheral device having no given device ID;

(d) producing and giving a device ID to the current peripheral device;

(e) transmitting a command to establish a connection between the current peripheral device having the given device ID and its lower peripheral device; and

(f) repeating steps (b) through (e) until a device ID is allocated to all the predetermined peripheral devices.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein establishing the connection between the current peripheral device and its lower peripheral device is performed by enabling a buffer of the current peripheral device, and disconnecting the connection between the predetermined peripheral devices and their lower peripheral device is performed by disabling buffers of the predetermined peripheral devices.

3. A method for allowing a predetermined peripheral device connected to a video device over a serial communication control line to be identified by the video device, wherein the predetermined peripheral device is connected to the video device in a daisy-chain scheme, comprising:

(a) disconnecting a connection of the predetermined peripheral device to a lower peripheral device;

(b) receiving, by the predetermined peripheral device, a command to request unique device identification information from the video device over the communication control line;

(c) transmitting, by the predetermined device, a response to the request command to the video device if a device ID is not allocated to the predetermined peripheral device;

(d) receiving, by the predetermined device, an allocated device ID from the video device; and

(e) establishing a connection of the predetermined peripheral device to the lower peripheral device.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein establishing the connection to the lower peripheral device is performed by enabling a buffer of the predetermined peripheral device, and disconnecting the connection to the lower peripheral device is performed by disabling the buffer of the predetermined peripheral device.

5. A video device for identifying peripheral devices connected to a video device over a communication control line, wherein the video device and the peripheral devices are connected to one another in a daisy-chain scheme, comprising:

a packet transceiver unit for transmitting a signal to request unique device identification information from a first peripheral device of the peripheral devices, receiving a response signal to the signal, and transmitting connection establishing and disconnecting signals to and from the first peripheral device;

a packet generating unit for producing the request signal in a form having a predetermined protocol; and

an ID generating unit producing and giving a unique device ID to the first peripheral device;

wherein the produced unique device ID is transmitted to the first peripheral device.

6. The device as claimed in claim 5, wherein if the communication control line is configured in a serial communication scheme, the packet generating unit produces a packet containing a command to disconnect terminals connected between the peripheral devices and a packet containing a command to connect the connected terminals.

7. A peripheral device for allowing the peripheral device connected to a video device over a communication control line to be identified by the video device, wherein the peripheral device is connected to the video device in a daisy-chain scheme, comprising:

a packet transceiver unit for receiving from the video device a packet to request unique device identification information from the peripheral device, and transmitting a response packet to the requesting packet if a device ID is not allocated to the peripheral device;

a packet generating unit for producing the response packet in a form having a predetermined protocol; and

a memory unit for storing a device ID that is allocated by the video device in response to transmitting the response packet.

8. The peripheral device as claimed in claim 7, wherein if the communication control line is configured in a serial communication scheme, the peripheral device further comprises:

a buffer for determining whether the video device or an upper peripheral device of the peripheral device is connected to a lower peripheral device of the peripheral device; and

a buffer control unit for disconnecting or connecting the buffer according to the command received from the video device.