Display apparatus and information update method thereof

• US 8,635,538 B2
• Filed: 11/05/2007
• Issued: 01/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Chae, Myeoung-soo
• Primary Examiner(s): Pesin, Boris
• Assistant Examiner(s): HEFFINGTON, JOHN M
• Application Number:
  US11/934,851
• Publication Number:
  US 20080109765A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,269 Days
• Field of Search: 715/718, 715/866, 715/719, 715/735, 715/736, 715/740, 715/741, 715/748, 715/749, 715/772
• US Class Current: 715/749
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/04 Exchange of auxiliary data, i.e. other than image data, between monitor and graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/042 for monitor identification
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/003 Details of a display terminal, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto specific for a CRT G09G1/165; for a flat panel G09G3/2092

Abstract

A display apparatus includes: a displaying unit; a signal processing unit which performs signal processing for displaying images on the displaying unit; a first controlling unit which controls the signal processing unit to perform signal processing; a first storing unit which saves a first control program for operating the first controlling unit; a connecting unit to which an outer storing apparatus is connected; and a second controlling unit which compares reference information related to the first control program saved in the first storing unit with reference information related to a first control program saved in the outer storing apparatus, and updates the first control program saved in the first storing unit to the first control program which is saved in the outer storing apparatus and received through the connecting unit if the first control program saved in the first storing unit needs to be updated.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a displaying unit;

a signal processing unit which performs signal processing for displaying images on the displaying unit;

a first controlling unit which controls the signal processing unit to perform signal processing;

a first storing unit which saves a first control program for operating the first controlling unit;

a connecting unit to which an outer storing apparatus is connected;

a second controlling unit which compares reference information related to the first control program saved in the first storing unit with reference information related to a first control program saved in the outer storing apparatus, and updates the first control program saved in the first storing unit to the first control program which is saved in the outer storing apparatus and received through the connecting unit if the first control program saved in the first storing unit needs to be updated; and

a second storing unit,

wherein the second controlling unit compares reference information related to a second control program saved in the second storing unit with reference information related to a second control program saved in the outer storing apparatus, and updates the second control program saved in the second storing unit to the second control program which is saved in the outer storing apparatus and received through the connecting unit if the second control program saved in the second storing unit needs to be updated, and

wherein the first storing unit and the second storing unit save micro controller unit (MCU) code data.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second controlling unit receives the reference information related to the first control program saved in the first storing unit from the first controlling unit by Inter Integrated Circuit (IIC) communication.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a user inputting unit,

wherein if the second controlling unit receives an input for updating the first control program saved in the first storing unit through the user inputting unit, the second controlling unit updates the first control program saved in the first storing unit to the first control program saved in the outer storing apparatus.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a user interface (UI) generating unit which generates an update UI,

wherein the second controlling unit receives an update command for the first control program saved in the first storing unit through the update UI.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the UI generating unit further generates a status UI which indicates update status of the first control program, and the second controlling unit controls to receive the update command for the first control program from the user inputting unit through the status UI.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a protocol for the connecting unit to receive the first control program saved in the outer storing apparatus and the second control program saved in the outer storing apparatus comprises a universal serial bus (USB) protocol.

7. A display apparatus comprising:

a displaying unit;

a signal processing unit which performs signal processing for displaying images on the displaying unit;

a first controlling unit which controls the signal processing unit to perform signal processing;

a first storing unit which saves a first control program for operating the first controlling unit;

a connecting unit to which an outer storing apparatus is connected; and

a second controlling unit which receives a selection command for the first control program saved in the first storing unit, and updates the selected first control program into a first control program which is saved in the outer storing apparatus and received through the connecting unit; and

a second storing unit,

wherein the second controlling unit compares reference information related to a second control program saved in the second storing unit with reference information related to a second control program saved in the outer storing apparatus, and updates the second control program saved in the second storing unit into the second control program which is saved in the outer storing apparatus and received through the connecting unit if the second control program saved in the second storing unit needs to be updated, and

wherein the first storing unit and the second storing unit save micro controller unit (MCU) code data.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the second controlling unit receives reference information related to the selected first control program from the first controlling unit by Inter Integrated Circuit (IIC) communication.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a user inputting unit,

wherein the second controlling unit receives the selection command through the user inputting unit.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a user interface (UI) generating unit generating a selection UI through which the selected first control program is selected.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the UI generating unit further generates a status UI which indicates update status of the first control program saved in the first storing unit.

12. The display apparatus according claim 7, wherein a protocol for the connecting unit to receive the first control program saved in the outer storing apparatus and the second control program saved in the outer storing apparatus comprises a universal serial bus (USB) protocol.

13. An information update method of a display apparatus comprising a displaying unit, a signal processing unit which performs signal processing for displaying images on the displaying unit, and a first controlling unit which controls the signal processing unit, the method comprising:

connecting to an outer storing apparatus;

receiving reference information of a first control program saved in the outer storing apparatus;

comparing reference information related to a first control program saved in a first storing unit with the reference information of the first control program saved in the outer storing apparatus;

determining whether the first control program saved in the first storing unit needs to be updated as a result of the comparing;

receiving the first control program saved in the outer storing apparatus if the first control program saved in the first storing unit needs to be updated; and

updating the first control program saved in the first storing unit into the received first control program;

comparing reference information related to a second control program saved in a second storing unit with reference information related to a second control program saved in the outer storing apparatus, and

updating the second control program saved in the second storing unit to the second control program which is saved in the outer storing apparatus and received through the connecting unit if the second control program saved in the second storing unit needs to be updated, and

wherein the first storing unit and the second storing unit save micro controller unit (MCU) code data.

14. The information update method of a display apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the comparing the reference information further comprises receiving the reference information related to the first control program saved in the first storing unit from the first controlling unit by Inter Integrated Circuit (IIC) communication.

15. The information update method of a display apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the updating the first control program saved in the first storing unit comprises updating the first control program saved in the first storing unit into the first control program saved in the outer storing apparatus if there is an input for updating the first control program saved in the first storing unit from a user.

16. The information update method of a display apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the determining whether the first control program saved in the first storing unit needs to be updated comprises indicating update status of the first control program saved in the first storing unit.

17. The information update method of a display apparatus according to claim 16, wherein a protocol for receiving the first control program saved in the outer storing apparatus comprises a universal serial bus (USB) protocol.

18. An information update method of a display apparatus comprising a displaying unit, a signal processing unit which performs signal processing for displaying images on the displaying unit, and a first storing unit which saves a first control program for operating a first controlling unit which controls the signal processing unit, the method comprising:

connecting to an outer storing apparatus;

receiving a selection command for selecting the first control program saved in the first storing unit from a user; and

updating the selected first control program into a first control program saved in the outer storing apparatus,

comparing reference information related to a second control program saved in a second storing unit with reference information related to a second control program saved in the outer storing apparatus, and

updating the second control program saved in the second storing unit to the second control program which is saved in the outer storing apparatus if the second control program saved in the second storing unit needs to be updated, and

wherein the first storing unit and the second storing unit save micro controller unit (MCU) code data.

19. The information update method of a display apparatus according to claim 18, further comprising receiving reference information related to the selected first control program from the first controlling unit by Inter Integrated Circuit (IIC) communication.