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Granted Patent B2
US 10,123,071 · App. 15/671,277 · Granted Nov 6, 2018

Electronic apparatus, controlling method thereof and display system comprising electronic apparatus and a plurality of display apparatuses

Inventor: Byeong-cheol Hyeon (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04N21/4355G06F3/1423G09G2370/022
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Patent No.
US 10,123,071
App. No.
15/671,277
Granted
Nov 6, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a communicator configured to communicate with at least one of a plurality of display apparatuses and a processor configured to generate an image signal by converting correction data regarding each pixel of the plurality of display apparatuses into a data format according to an image signal standard, and control the communicator to transmit the image signal to any one of the plurality of display apparatuses through an interface corresponding to the image signal standard.

Claims (31)

1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a communicator configured to communicate with at least one of a plurality of display apparatuses; and

a processor configured to generate an image signal by converting correction data regarding each pixel of the plurality of display apparatuses into a data format according to an image signal standard, and control the communicator to transmit the image signal to any one of the plurality of display apparatuses through an interface corresponding to the image signal standard,

wherein the processor is further configured to control the communicator to transmit control data to at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses for converting a state of the at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses from a first mode state into a second mode state, with the generated image signal based on the correction data, and

wherein the first mode state is a state in which a display apparatus performs display function, and the second mode state is a state in which the display apparatus does not perform display function.

2. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to divide correction data regarding a single pixel of one of the plurality of display apparatuses into a plurality of data units based on a pixel data size which is defined in the data format, and generate the image signal by including each of the plurality of data units as individual pixel data.

3. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to include identification information identifying a corresponding display apparatus to which the plurality of data units are transmitted, among the plurality of display apparatuses.

4. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to control the communicator to transmit the control data indicating the first mode state to at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses in response to a pre-set period of time passing after the control data indicating the second mode state is transmitted.

5. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to control the communicator to transmit the control data indicating the first mode state to at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses in response to receiving information notifying completion of correction data storage from each of the plurality of display apparatuses.

6. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the interface corresponding to the image signal standard is one among a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS), a digital video interface (DVI), a display port (DP) and an HDBaseT (HDBT).

7. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a photographing unit configured to photograph an image which is displayed on the plurality of display apparatuses,

wherein the processor is further configured to generate the correction data based on the photographed image.

8. A display system, comprising:

a plurality of display apparatuses; and

an electronic apparatus configured to generate an image signal by converting correction data regarding each pixel of the plurality of display apparatuses into a data format according to an image signal standard, and transmit the image signal to any one of the plurality of display apparatuses through an interface corresponding to the image signal standard,

wherein the electronic apparatus is further configured to transmit control data to at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses for converting a state of the at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses from a first mode state into a second mode state, with the generated image signal based on the correction data, and

wherein the first mode state is a state in which a display apparatus performs display function, and the second mode state is a state in which the display apparatus does not perform display function.

9. The display system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of display apparatuses are configured to operate in the first mode state and the second mode state.

10. The display system as claimed in claim 9 ,

wherein each of the plurality of display apparatuses is further configured to not perform a display operation with respect to the image signal received through the interface from a time when the control data indicating the second mode state is received to a time when the control data indicating the first mode state is received.

11. The display system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein at least one among the plurality of display apparatuses is further configured to receive the image signal transmitted by the electronic apparatus and transmit the image signal to another display apparatus through the interface corresponding to the image signal standard.

12. The display system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of display apparatuses is further configured to obtain correction data corresponding to each of the plurality of display apparatuses from the image signal transmitted from the electronic apparatus, and store corresponding correction data.

13. The display system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of display apparatuses is further configured to transmit information indicating completion of storing the correction data to the electronic apparatus in response to correction data from the image signal transmitted from the electronic apparatus being obtained and stored.

14. A control method of an electronic apparatus which communicates with at least one of a plurality of display apparatuses, the method comprising:

generating an image signal by converting correction data regarding each pixel of the plurality of display apparatuses into a data format according to an image signal standard;

transmitting the image signal to any one of the plurality of display apparatuses through an interface corresponding to the image signal standard; and

transmitting control data to at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses for converting a state of the at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses from a first mode state into a second mode state, with the generated image signal based on the correction data, and

wherein the first mode state is a state in which a display apparatus performs display function, and the second mode state is a state in which the display apparatus does not perform display function.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the generating the image signal comprises dividing correction data regarding a single pixel of plurality of display apparatuses into a plurality of data units based on a pixel data size which is defined in the data format, and generating the image signal by including each of the plurality of data units as individual pixel data.

16. The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the transmitting the control data comprises transmitting the control data indicating the first mode state to at least one of the plurality of display apparatuses in response to a pre-set period of time being past after the control data to convert a state of the electronic apparatus to the second mode state is transmitted.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2017
From: HYEON, BYEONG-CHEOL
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 043480/0975 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0161876 · Nov 30, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180152752A1 · May 31, 2018
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