Sink apparatus, source apparatus, function block control system, sink apparatus control method, source apparatus control method and function block control method
First Claim
1. A sink apparatus including a plurality of function blocks, the sink apparatus comprising:
- a transceiver configured to receive content from a source apparatus; and
a controller configuredto transmit specification information regarding the plurality of function blocks included in the sink apparatus to the source apparatus via the transceiver;
to receive control information for turning off at least one function block from among the plurality of function blocks from the source apparatus via the transceiver, the control information being information generated by the source apparatus based on the transmitted specification information and a characteristic of the content to be reproduced in the sink apparatus; and
to turn off selectively at least one function block from among the plurality of function blocks of the sink apparatus based on the received control information while the content is reproduced in the sink apparatus.
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Abstract
A sink apparatus, a source apparatus, a function block control system incorporating the sink and source, and related methods are provided. The source apparatus may be configured to analyze specification information related to and from the sink apparatus, generate a function block control signal for the sink apparatus based on the analyzed specification information and output properties of content to be transmitted, and transmit the generated function block control signal and the content to the sink apparatus. The sink apparatus may be configured to receive the function block control signal and content from the source apparatus, selectively turn on or off at least one function block from a plurality of function blocks according to the received function block control signal, and output the received content using at least one of the plurality of function blocks that remain on.
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23 Claims
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1. A sink apparatus including a plurality of function blocks, the sink apparatus comprising:
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a transceiver configured to receive content from a source apparatus; and a controller configured to transmit specification information regarding the plurality of function blocks included in the sink apparatus to the source apparatus via the transceiver; to receive control information for turning off at least one function block from among the plurality of function blocks from the source apparatus via the transceiver, the control information being information generated by the source apparatus based on the transmitted specification information and a characteristic of the content to be reproduced in the sink apparatus; and to turn off selectively at least one function block from among the plurality of function blocks of the sink apparatus based on the received control information while the content is reproduced in the sink apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 22, 23)
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5. A source apparatus comprising:
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a transceiver configured to receive specification information regarding a plurality of function blocks included in a sink apparatus from the sink apparatus and transmit content to the sink apparatus; and a controller configured to generate control information for turning off at least one function block from among the plurality of function blocks included in the sink apparatus based on the received specification information and a characteristic of the content to be reproduced in the sink apparatus so that the sink apparatus selectively turns off the at least one of the plurality of function blocks based on the control information while the content is reproduced in the sink apparatus, and control the transceiver to transmit the generated control information to the sink apparatus in response to receiving the specification information. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A function block control system comprising:
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a source apparatus configured to generate control information based on specification information regarding a plurality of function blocks included in a sink apparatus and a characteristic of the content to be reproduced in the sink apparatus, the specification information being received from the sink apparatus, the control information for turning off at least one function block from among the plurality of function blocks; to output properties of content to be transmitted; and to transmit the generated control information and the content to the sink apparatus; and the sink apparatus configured to receive the content from the source apparatus, transmit the specification information to the source apparatus via a transceiver, receive the control information from the source apparatus via the transceiver in response to transmitting the specification information, and selectively turn off at least one function block from among the plurality of function blocks of the sink apparatus based on the received control information while the content is reproduced in the sink apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method for controlling a sink apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving content from a source apparatus; transmitting specification information regarding a plurality of function blocks included in the sink apparatus to the source apparatus via a transceiver; receiving control information for turning off at least one function block from among the plurality of function blocks from the source apparatus via the transceiver, the control information being information generated by the source apparatus based on the transmitted specification information and a characteristic of the content to be reproduced in the sink apparatus; and selectively turning off at least one function block from among the plurality of function blocks of the sink apparatus based on the received control information while the content is reproduced in the sink apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for controlling a source apparatus, the method comprising:
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analyzing specification information regarding a plurality of function blocks included in a sink apparatus, the specification information being received from the sink apparatus; generating control information for turning off at least one function block from among the plurality of function blocks while content is reproduced in the sink apparatus, based on the analyzed specification information and a characteristic of the content; and transmitting the content and the generated control information to the sink apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for controlling a function block, the method comprising:
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analyzing, by a source apparatus, specification information regarding a plurality of function blocks included in a sink apparatus, the specification information being from the sink apparatus; generating, by the source apparatus, control information for turning off at least one function block from among the plurality of function blocks based on the analyzed specification information and a characteristic of content to be reproduced in the sink apparatus; transmitting, by the source apparatus, the generated control information and the content to the sink apparatus; and selectively turning off, by the sink apparatus, at least one function block according to the received control information while the content is reproduced in the sink apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A sink apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of function blocks configured to output content; a transceiver configured to receive control information for turning off at least one function block from among the plurality of function blocks, the control information being information generated based on specification information regarding the plurality of function blocks of the sink apparatus and a characteristic of content to be reproduced in the sink apparatus and containing at least one off command for at least one of the plurality of function blocks; and a controller configured to selectively turn off the at least one of the plurality of function blocks based on the received control information while the content is reproduced in the sink apparatus.
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