IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,346,629
Granted Patent B2
US 12,346,629 · App. 18/625,967 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Server and control method therefor

Inventors: Doyoung Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Sanghyup Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Sangwon Hwang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,346,629
App. No.
18/625,967
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A server includes: a communication interface; and at least one processor configured to: receive, from a plurality of display devices, image quality setting values of each display device, sensing values of a surrounding environment obtained from each display device, and information on an image quality mode of each display device, identify, based on the received image quality setting values and the sensing values, an optimal image quality setting value for each sensing value, identify, based on the received information on the image quality mode, a display device in which the image quality mode is set in a pre-set mode from among the plurality of display devices, and transmit, to the identified display device and based on the optimal image quality setting value for each sensing value, an optimal image quality setting value corresponding to sensing values of the surrounding environment sensed by the identified display device.

Claims (64)

1. A server comprising:

a communication interface; and

at least one processor configured to:

receive, from a plurality of display devices through the communication interface, image quality setting values of each display device of the plurality of display devices, sensing values of a surrounding environment obtained from each display device of the plurality of display devices, and information on an image quality mode of each display device of the plurality of display devices,

identify, based on the received image quality setting values and the sensing values, an optimal image quality setting value for each sensing value,

identify, based on the received information on the image quality mode, a display device in which the image quality mode is set in a pre-set mode from among the plurality of display devices, and

based on the optimal image quality setting value for each sensing value, identify a first optimal image quality setting value corresponding to the sensing values of the surrounding environment sensed by the identified display device and transmit the first optimal image quality setting value to the identified display device through the communication interface.

2. The server of claim 1 , wherein the image quality setting values of each display device comprise at least one of a brightness value, a contrast value, a sharpness value, and RGB color values of a corresponding display device of the plurality of display devices.

3. The server of claim 2 , wherein each of the plurality of display devices comprises an illuminance sensor and a color sensor, and

wherein the sensing values of the surrounding environment obtained from each display device comprise an illuminance value obtained through the illuminance sensor and a color temperature value obtained through the color sensor of each display device.

4. The server of claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

identify a second optimal image quality setting value based on the illuminance value of each display device received through the communication interface, and

identify a third optimal image quality setting value based on the color temperature value of each display device received through the communication interface,

wherein the second optimal image quality setting value comprises the brightness value, the contrast value, and the sharpness value, and

wherein the third optimal image quality setting value comprises the RGB color values.

5. The server of claim 1 , wherein the pre-set mode is a third mode from among a first mode for setting a first image quality setting value of a display device by a user setting regardless of the sensing values of the surrounding environment received from the display device, a second mode for setting a second image quality setting value of the display device based on a pre-set image quality setting value pre-set in the display device according to the sensing values of the surrounding environment received from the display device, and the third mode for setting a third image quality setting value of the display device based on the first optimal image quality setting value received from the server according to the sensing values of the surrounding environment received from the display device.

6. The server of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

identify, based on the received image quality setting values and the sensing values, a plurality of image quality setting values corresponding to each sensing value, and

identify a median value from among the identified plurality of image quality setting values as the optimal image quality setting value corresponding to each sensing value.

7. The server of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

identify, based on the received image quality setting values and the sensing values, a plurality of image quality setting values corresponding to each sensing value, divide the identified plurality of image quality setting values into a plurality of sections,

identify a section in which image quality setting values belong the most from among the plurality of sections, and

identify a median value of the identified section as the optimal image quality setting value corresponding to each sensing value.

8. The server of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

divide the image quality setting values of each device and the sensing values of the surrounding environment obtained from each display device into a plurality of groups based on model names of the plurality of display devices, and

identify, based on the image quality setting values and the sensing values in the respective groups, the optimal image quality setting value for each sensing value.

9. A control method of a server, the control method comprising:

receiving, from a plurality of display devices, image quality setting values of each display device of the plurality of display devices, sensing values of a surrounding environment obtained from each display device of the plurality of display devices, and information on an image quality mode of each display device of the plurality of display devices;

identifying, based on the received image quality setting values and the sensing values, an optimal image quality setting value for each sensing value;

identifying, based on the received information on the image quality mode, a display device in which the image quality mode is set in a pre-set mode from among the plurality of display devices; and

based on the optimal image quality setting value for each sensing value, identify a first optimal image quality setting value corresponding to the sensing values of the surrounding environment sensed by the identified display device and transmitting the first optimal image quality setting value to the identified display device.

10. The control method of claim 9 , wherein the image quality setting value of each display device comprises at least one of a brightness value, a contrast value, a sharpness value, and RGB color values of each display device.

11. The control method of claim 10 , wherein each of the plurality of display devices comprises an illuminance sensor and a color sensor, and

wherein the sensing values of the surrounding environment obtained from each display device comprise an illuminance value obtained through the illuminance sensor and a color temperature value obtained through the color sensor of each display device.

12. The control method of claim 11 , wherein the identifying the optimal image quality setting value for each sensing value comprises:

identifying a second optimal image quality setting value based on the illuminance value of each display device received through a communication interface; and

identifying a third optimal image quality setting value based on the color temperature value of each display device received through the communication interface,

wherein the second optimal image quality setting value comprises the brightness value, the contrast value, and the sharpness value, and

wherein the third optimal image quality setting value comprises the RGB color values.

13. The control method of claim 9 , wherein the pre-set mode is a third mode from among a first mode for setting a first image quality setting value of a display device by a user setting regardless of the sensing values of the surrounding environment obtained from the display device, a second mode for setting a second image quality setting value of the display device based on a pre-set image quality setting value pre-set in the display device according to the sensing values of the surrounding environment obtained from the display device, and the third mode for setting a third image quality setting value of the display device based on the first optimal image quality setting value received from the server according to the sensing values of the surrounding environment obtained by the display device.

14. The control method of claim 9 , wherein the identifying the optimal image quality setting value for each sensing value comprises:

identifying, based on the received image quality setting values and the sensing values, a plurality of image quality setting values corresponding to each sensing value; and

identifying a median value from among the identified plurality of image quality setting values as the optimal image quality setting value corresponding to each sensing value.

15. The control method of claim 9 , wherein the identifying the optimal image quality setting value for each sensing value comprises:

identifying, based on the received image quality setting values and the sensing values, a plurality of image quality setting values corresponding to each sensing value;

dividing the identified plurality of image quality setting values into a plurality of sections;

identifying a section in which image quality setting values belong the most from among the plurality of sections; and

identifying a median value of the identified section as the optimal image quality setting value corresponding to each sensing value.

16. The control method of claim 9 , further comprising:

dividing the image quality setting values of each device and the sensing values of the surrounding environment obtained from each display device into a plurality of groups based on model names of the plurality of display devices; and

identifying based on the image quality setting values and the sensing values in the respective groups, the optimal image quality setting value for each sensing value.

17. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing computer instructions that cause a server to perform an operation when executed by a processor of the server, wherein the operation comprises;

receiving, from a plurality of display devices, image quality setting values of each display device of the plurality of display devices, sensing values of a surrounding environment obtained from each display device of the plurality of display devices, and information on an image quality mode of each display device of the plurality of display devices;

identifying, based on the received image quality setting values and the sensing values, an optimal image quality setting value for each sensing value;

identifying, based on the received information on the image quality mode, a display device in which the image quality mode is set in a pre-set mode from among the plurality of display devices; and

based on the optimal image quality setting value for each sensing value, identify a first optimal image quality setting value corresponding to the sensing values of the surrounding environment sensed by the identified display device and transmitting the first optimal image quality setting value to the identified display device.

18. The non-transitory computer rea able recording medium of claim 17 , wherein the image quality setting value of each display device comprises at least one of a brightness value, a contrast value, a sharpness value, and RGB color values of each display device.

19. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 18 , wherein each of the plurality of display devices comprises an illuminance sensor and a color sensor, and

wherein the sensing values of the surrounding environment obtained from each display device comprise an illuminance value obtained through the illuminance sensor and a color temperature value obtained through the color sensor of each display device.

20. The non-transitory computer recording medium of claim 19 , wherein the identifying the optimal image quality setting value for each sensing value comprises:

identifying a second optimal image quality setting value based on the illuminance value of each display device received through a communication interface; and

identifying a third optimal image quality setting value based on the color temperature value of each display device received through the communication interface,

wherein the second optimal image quality setting value comprises the brightness value, the contrast value, and the sharpness value, and

wherein the third optimal image quality setting value comprises the RGB color values.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2024
From: KIM, DOYOUNG; LEE, SANGHYUP; HWANG, SANGWON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067006/0710 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0144961 · Oct 27, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022014387 · Sep 27, 2022
Related Publication 20240281193A1 · Aug 22, 2024
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