Granted Patent E1

US 50,395 · App. 17/750,154 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Inventors: Sangwon Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Youngkook Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jeongryeol Seo (Suwon-si, KR); Hyewon Lee (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

G06F3/1446G09G3/32G09G2300/026G09G2360/04

Abstract

Claims (105)

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

an interface connected to a modular display apparatus, the modular display apparatus comprising a plurality of display modules; and

a processor one or more processors connected to the interface, the processor configured to:

wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

divide identify the plurality of display modules into as a plurality of groups into which the plurality of display modules are divided in a vertical direction, each of the plurality of groups comprising at least two display modules from among the plurality of display modules and the at least two display modules being connected to one another in a daisy-chain manner in the vertical direction;,

divide an image signal corresponding to a first channel bandwidth into a plurality of image signals respectively corresponding to a second channel bandwidth and the plurality of groups based on a number of the plurality of groups and each location of the plurality of groups, wherein the second channel bandwidth corresponds to a channel bandwidth of the interface that is smaller than the first channel bandwidth;, and

transmit through the interface, the plurality of image signals to the plurality of groups, wherein each of the display modules located at a bottom among the at least two display modules included in the plurality of groups is connected to the interface, and wherein each of the divided plurality of image signals is transmitted from the each of the display modules located at the bottom among the at least two display modules to other display modules located in an upper part in the vertical direction.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the interface comprises a plurality of ports connected to the modular display apparatus, and

wherein the processor is further configured to:

divide wherein the plurality of display modules are divided into the plurality of groups based on a number of the plurality of ports connected to the modular display apparatus;, and

wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit the plurality of image signals to the plurality of groups through the plurality of ports.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 2 ,

wherein the plurality of ports is are connected to the display modules located on an outer rim among the plurality of display modules belonging to the plurality of groups, and

wherein the processor is one or more processors are further configured to:

transmit the plurality of image signals to the display modules located on the outer rim through the plurality of ports.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the processor is one or more processors are further configured to:

based on a new group being connected to at least one of the plurality of ports, divide the image signal based on the new group that is connected.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is one or more processors are further configured to:

encode the plurality of image signals corresponding to the plurality of groups in units of rows; and

transmit the encoded image signals sequentially to the plurality of groups.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is one or more processors are further configured to:

perform vertical synchronization on the plurality of image signals; and

transmit the vertically synchronized image signals to the plurality of groups.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the processor is one or more processors are further configured to:

generate metadata comprising information about an image quality of the plurality of image signals corresponding to the plurality of groups; and

transmit the metadata to the plurality of groups with the plurality of image signals, and wherein the image quality of the plurality of image signals is same as an image quality of the image signal before division.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a number of the plurality of image signals equals a number of the plurality of groups.

9. A method for controlling an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

dividing a plurality of display modules included in a modular display apparatus into a plurality of groups in a vertical direction, each of the plurality of groups comprising at least two display modules from among the plurality of display modules and the at least two display modules being connected to one another in a daisy-chain manner in the vertical direction;

dividing an image signal corresponding to a first channel bandwidth into a plurality of image signals respectively corresponding to a second channel bandwidth and the plurality of groups based on a number of the plurality of groups and each location of the plurality of groups, wherein the second channel bandwidth corresponds to a channel bandwidth of an interface of the electronic apparatus that is smaller than the first channel bandwidth; and

transmitting through the interface, the plurality of image signals to the plurality of groups, wherein each of the display modules located at a bottom among the at least two display modules included in the plurality of groups is connected to the interface, and

wherein each of the divided plurality of image signals is transmitted from the each of the display modules located at the bottom among the at least two display modules to other display modules located in an upper part in the vertical direction.

10. The method for controlling the electronic apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the transmitting further comprises:

dividing the plurality of display modules into the plurality of groups based on a number of a plurality of ports connected to the modular display apparatus; and

transmitting the plurality of image signals to the plurality of groups through the plurality of ports.

11. The method for controlling the electronic apparatus of claim 10 ,

wherein the plurality of ports is connected to the display modules located on an outer rim among the plurality of display modules belonging to the plurality of groups, and

wherein the transmitting further comprises:

transmitting the plurality of image signals to the display modules located on the outer rim through the plurality of ports.

12. The method for controlling the electronic apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the dividing further comprises:

based on a new group being connected to at least one of the plurality of ports, dividing the image signal based on the new group that is connected.

13. The method for controlling the electronic apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the transmitting further comprises:

encoding the plurality of image signals corresponding to the plurality of groups in units of rows; and

transmitting the encoded image signals sequentially to the plurality of groups.

14. The method for controlling the electronic apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the transmitting further comprises:

performing vertical synchronization on the plurality of image signals; and

transmitting the vertically synchronized image signals to the plurality of groups.

15. The method for controlling the electronic apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the transmitting further comprises:

generating metadata comprising information about an image quality of the plurality of image signals corresponding to the plurality of groups; and

transmitting the metadata to the plurality of groups with the plurality of image signals, and

wherein the image quality of the plurality of image signals is same as an image quality of the image signal before division.

16. The method for controlling the electronic apparatus of claim 9 , wherein a number of the plurality of image signals equals a number of the plurality of groups.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon one or more instructions which, when executed by a processor of an electronic apparatus, causes the electronic apparatus to perform operations, the operations comprising:

dividing a plurality of display modules included in a modular display apparatus into a plurality of groups in a vertical direction, each of the plurality of groups comprising at least two display modules from among the plurality of display modules and the at least two display modules being connected to one another in a daisy-chain manner in the vertical direction;

dividing an image signal corresponding to a first channel bandwidth into a plurality of image signals respectively corresponding to a second channel bandwidth and the plurality of groups based on a number of the plurality of groups and each location of the plurality of groups, wherein the second channel bandwidth corresponds to a channel bandwidth of an interface of the electronic apparatus that is smaller than the first channel bandwidth; and

transmitting through the interface, the plurality of image signals to the plurality of groups, wherein each of the display modules located at a bottom among the at least two display modules included in the plurality of groups is connected to the interface, and wherein each of the divided plurality of image signals is transmitted from the each of the display modules located at the bottom among the at least two display modules to other display modules located in an upper part in the vertical direction.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein a number of the plurality of image signals equals a number of the plurality of groups.

19. An electronic apparatus comprising:

an interface connected to a modular display apparatus comprising a plurality of display modules, wherein the plurality of display modules are divided into a plurality of groups in a vertical direction, and

one or more processors configured to:

divide an image signal corresponding to a first channel bandwidth into a plurality of image signals respectively corresponding to the plurality of groups based on a number of the plurality of groups and locations of the plurality of groups, each of the plurality of image signals corresponding to a second channel bandwidth that is smaller than the first channel bandwidth, and

transmit, through the interface, the plurality of image signals to display modules located at a bottom of the plurality of groups, each of the plurality of groups comprising at least two display modules,

wherein the display modules located at the bottom of the plurality of groups, to which the plurality of image signals are transmitted, are configured to communicate with other display modules located in an upper part above the display modules located at the bottom of the plurality of groups, in the vertical direction, and

wherein the at least two display modules are connected in a daisy-chain manner in the vertical direction.

20. The electronic apparatus of claim 19 ,

wherein the interface comprises a plurality of ports connected to the modular display apparatus,

wherein the plurality of display modules are divided into the plurality of groups based on a number of the plurality of ports connected to the modular display apparatus, and

wherein the one or more processors is further configured to transmit, through the plurality of ports, the plurality of image signals to the plurality of groups.

21. The electronic apparatus of claim 20 ,

wherein each of the plurality of ports is connected to a display module located on an outer rim among the at least two display modules of the each of the plurality of groups, and

wherein the one or more processors is further configured to:

transmit, through the plurality of ports, the plurality of image signals to display modules located on the outer rim among the plurality of display modules.

22. The electronic apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the one or more processors is further configured to:

based on a new group including a least two display modules being connected to a port of the plurality of ports, divide the image signal based on the new group that is connected.

23. The electronic apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the one or more processors is further configured to:

perform vertical synchronization on the plurality of image signals; and

transmit the vertically synchronized image signals to the plurality of groups.

24. The electronic apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the one or more processors is further configured to:

generate metadata comprising information about image quality of the plurality of image signals corresponding to the plurality of groups; and

transmit the metadata to the plurality of groups with the plurality of image signals, wherein the image quality of the plurality of image signals is a same as an image quality of the image signal before division.

25. The electronic apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the interface is connected to the modular display apparatus via a plurality of cables.

26. A method for controlling an electronic apparatus including an interface connected to a modular display apparatus including a plurality of display modules, wherein the plurality of display modules are divided into a plurality of groups in a vertical direction,

wherein the method comprises:

dividing an image signal corresponding to a first channel bandwidth into a plurality of image signals respectively corresponding to the plurality of groups based on a number of the plurality of groups and locations of the plurality of groups, each of the plurality of image signals corresponding to a second channel bandwidth that is smaller than the first channel bandwidth, and

transmitting through the interface, the plurality of image signals to display modules located at a bottom of the plurality of groups, each of the plurality of groups including at least two display modules,

wherein the display modules located at the bottom of the plurality of groups, to which the plurality of image signals are transmitted, are configured to communicate with other display modules located in an upper part above the display modules located at the bottom of the plurality of groups, in the vertical direction, and

wherein the at least two display modules are connected in a daisy-chain manner in the vertical direction.

27. The method of claim 26 ,

wherein the interface includes a plurality of ports connected to the modular display apparatus,

wherein the plurality of display modules are divided into the plurality of groups based on a number of the plurality of ports connected to the modular display apparatus, and

wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting, through the plurality of ports, the plurality of image signals to the plurality of groups.

28. The method of claim 27 ,

wherein each of the plurality of ports is connected to a display module located on an outer rim among the at least two display modules of the each of the plurality of groups, and

wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting through the plurality of ports, the plurality of image signals to display modules located on the outer rim among the plurality of display modules.

29. The method of claim 26 , wherein the transmitting further comprises:

encoding the plurality of image signals corresponding to the plurality of groups in units of rows; and

transmitting the encoded image signals sequentially to the plurality of groups.

30. The method of claim 26 , wherein the transmitting further comprises:

performing vertical synchronization on the plurality of image signals; and

transmitting the vertically synchronized image signals to the plurality of groups.

31. The method of claim 30 , wherein the transmitting further comprises:

generating metadata including information about image quality of the plurality of image signals corresponding to the plurality of groups; and

transmitting the metadata to the plurality of groups with the plurality of image signals, and

wherein the image quality of the plurality of image signals is a same as an image quality of the image signal before division.

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