Apparatus and method to drive devices in order to enable rapid booting
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1. A device driving apparatus, comprising:
- a storage unit to store a plurality of device driving programs;
a plurality of devices to receive one of the plurality of device driving programs from the storage unit and to be booted using the received device driving program; and
a switching unit to sequentially transfer the plurality of device driving programs to the plurality of devices,wherein the plurality of devices provide a program request signal for the switching unit, andwherein the storage unit provides the device driving programs for the plurality of devices according to the program request signal selected at the switching unit.
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Abstract
A device driving apparatus includes a storage unit to store a plurality of device driving programs, a plurality of devices to receive the plurality of device driving programs, and a switching unit to transfer the plurality of device driving programs.
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1. A device driving apparatus, comprising:
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a storage unit to store a plurality of device driving programs; a plurality of devices to receive one of the plurality of device driving programs from the storage unit and to be booted using the received device driving program; and a switching unit to sequentially transfer the plurality of device driving programs to the plurality of devices, wherein the plurality of devices provide a program request signal for the switching unit, and wherein the storage unit provides the device driving programs for the plurality of devices according to the program request signal selected at the switching unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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9. A device driving apparatus, comprising:
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a storage unit to store a plurality of device driving programs; at least one device driven by part of the plurality of device driving programs stored in the storage unit; and a control unit to control the plurality of device driving programs stored in the storage unit to be transferred sequentially to a processor built in the control unit and at least one processor disposed in the at least one device, the control unit being driven by a portion of the plurality of device driving programs stored in the storage unit, wherein the at least one device or the control unit generates a program request signal, and wherein the storage unit provides the device driving programs for the at least one device or the control unit according to the program request signal. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A device driving method, the method comprising:
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generating, by one of a plurality of devices, a program request signal for receiving a device driving program; transferring, by a switching unit, one of a plurality of device driving programs to the one of a plurality of devices according to the program request signal; and if the transferring is completed, booting the device using the received device driving program and simultaneously transferring another device driving program to another device. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A set-top box (STB) usable with a display device, the set-top box comprising:
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a storage unit; and a plurality of devices including respective processors thereof to share the storage unit and being directly connected to the storage unit, the plurality of devices each generating a program request signal, and wherein the plurality of devices sequentially receive boot programs from the storage unit to boot the plurality of devices in response to the generated program request signals. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A driving method of a set-top box, the method comprising:
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sharing a single storage unit by devices including respective processors; generating program request signals by the devices; and sequentially receiving boot programs via a path directly connected from the single storage unit to the devices to boot the devices in response to the generated program request signals.
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16. A device driving system, comprising:
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a display device; and a set-top box (STB) to communicate with the display device, the STB comprising; a storage unit; and a plurality of devices having respective processors thereof to share the single storage unit and being directly connected to the storage unit, the plurality of devices each generating a program request signal such that the devices sequentially receive boot programs from the storage unit to boot the plurality of devices.
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23. A device driving apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of different devices; a storage unit to store a plurality of different device driving programs to boot the corresponding different devices; a switching unit to select program request signals received from the plurality of different devices and to sequentially transfer each of the plurality of different device driving programs to a corresponding one of the plurality of different devices according to the selected program request signal. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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