Granted Patent B2

US 12,267,549 · App. 17/963,891 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Inventors: Eungsik Yoon (Suwon-si, KR); Hyunkyu Yun (Suwon-si, KR); Heeseok Jeong (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

H04N21/426H04N21/4424H04N21/443H04N21/4436

Abstract

Claims (61)

1. A display device comprising:

a memory comprising one or more executable instructions; and

at least one processor comprising processing circuitry, the at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, configured to:

monitor a use state of the display device, wherein the use state is monitored using a first individual usage indicator and a universal usage indicator based on a current viewing mode corresponding to a first viewing mode among a plurality of viewing modes of the display device, and the use state is monitored using a second individual usage indicator, different from the first individual usage indicator, and the universal usage indicator based on the current viewing mode corresponding to a second viewing mode among the plurality of viewing modes,

identify a current power saving level among a plurality of power saving levels of a phased power saving mode of the display device,

determine a next power saving level based on the use state and the current power saving level, and

apply the next power saving level to the display device,

wherein the first individual usage indicator is configured for the first viewing mode and uses a signal of a first remote controller detected by the display device and configured to control the display device, the second individual usage indicator is configured for the second viewing mode and uses a signal of a second remote controller detected by the display device and configured to control an external multimedia device configured to provide multimedia content to the display device, the first remote controller is used in the first viewing mode, and the second remote controller is used in the second viewing mode.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the use state is monitored using universal usage based on the current viewing mode not corresponding to the first viewing mode and not corresponding to the second view mode.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the universal usage indicator comprises: sound around the display device and a display status of a menu of the display device.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the universal usage indicator comprises: at least one of sound around the display device, a display status of a menu of the display device, and a channel status between the display device and a wireless router.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, is configured to monitor the use state based on a maintenance time of a state in which a same menu continues to be displayed, wherein the maintenance time is calculated by analyzing a screen of the display device.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, is configured to:

retrieve multipath channel characteristic data based on a wireless signal of a wireless router,

determine similarity values for each reference time by calculating a similarity for each time period of the multipath channel characteristic data, and

monitor the use state based on a change in the similarity values over time.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of power saving levels comprises:

a first power saving level configured to apply lower screen brightness, compared to a normal mode;

a second power saving level configured to turn off a screen between the screen and sound;

a third power saving level configured to turn off both the screen and the sound; and

a fourth power saving level configured to turn off power.

8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein, among the plurality of power saving levels, as the level increases, less power is consumed, and

the at least one processor is, individually and/or collectively, configured to:

determine the next power saving level to be one level higher the current power saving level based on use by the user not being detected for a specified time, based on the use state, and

release the phased power saving mode and enter a normal mode regardless of a level of the current power saving level based on the use by the user being detected based on the use state.

9. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, is further configured to display a notification message related to the determined next power saving level.

10. A display device comprising:

a memory comprising one or more executable instructions; and

at least one processor comprising processing circuitry, the at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, configured to:

monitor a use state of the display device, wherein the use state is monitored using a first individual usage indicator and a universal usage indicator based on a current viewing mode corresponding to a first viewing mode among a plurality of viewing modes of the display device, and the use state is monitored using a signal of a second individual usage indicator, different from the first individual usage indicator, and the universal usage indicator based on the current viewing mode corresponding to a second viewing mode among the plurality of viewing modes,

identify a current power saving level among a plurality of power saving levels of a phased power saving mode of the display device,

determine a next power saving level to be one level higher than the current power saving level based on use not being detected for a predetermined time, based on the use state, and

apply the next power saving level to the display device,

wherein the first individual usage indicator is configured for the first viewing mode and uses a signal of a first remote controller detected by the display device and configured to control the display device, the second individual usage indicator is configured for the second viewing mode and uses a signal of a second remote controller detected by the display device and configured to control an external multimedia device configured to provide multimedia content to the display device, and

wherein, among the plurality of power saving levels, as the level increases, less power is consumed, the first remote controller is used in the first viewing mode, and the second remote controller is used in the second viewing mode.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, is configured to release the power saving mode and enter a normal mode regardless of a level of the current power saving level based on the use being detected based on the use state.

12. A method of controlling a display device, the method comprising:

monitoring a use state of the display device, wherein the use state is monitored using a first individual usage indicator and a universal usage indicator based on a current viewing mode corresponding to a first viewing mode among a plurality of viewing modes of the display device, and the use state is monitored using a second individual usage indicator, different from the first individual usage indicator, and the universal usage indicator based on the current viewing mode corresponding to a second viewing mode among the plurality of viewing modes;

identifying a current power saving level among a plurality of power saving levels of a phased power saving mode of the display device;

determining a next power saving level based on the use state and the current power saving level; and

applying the next power saving level to the display device,

wherein the first individual usage indicator is configured for the first viewing mode and uses a signal of a first remote controller detected by the display device and configured to control the display device, the second individual usage indicator is configured for the second viewing mode and uses a signal of a second remote controller detected by the display device and configured to control an external multimedia device configured to provide multimedia content to the display device, the first remote controller is used in the first viewing mode, and the second remote controller is used in the second viewing mode.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the use state is monitored using universal usage based on the current viewing mode not corresponding to the first viewing mode and not corresponding to the second view mode.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the universal usage indicator comprises at least one of sound around the display device, a display status of a menu of the display device, and a channel status between the display device and a wireless router.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the monitoring of the use state comprises monitoring the use state based on a maintenance time of a state in which a same menu continues to be displayed, wherein the maintenance time is calculated by analyzing a screen of the display device.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the monitoring of the use state comprises:

retrieving multipath channel characteristic data based on a wireless signal of a wireless router;

determining similarity values for each reference time by calculating a similarity for each time period of the multipath channel characteristic data; and

monitoring the use state based on a change in the similarity values over time.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of power saving levels comprises:

a first power saving level configured to apply lower screen brightness compared to a normal mode;

a second power saving level configured to turn off a screen between the screen and sound;

a third power saving level configured to turn off both the screen and the sound; and

a fourth power saving level configured to turn off power.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein, among the plurality of power saving levels, as the level increases, less power is consumed, and

the determining of the next power saving level comprises:

determining the next power saving level to be one level higher the current power saving level based on use not being detected for a specified time, based on the use state; and

releasing the power saving mode and entering a normal mode regardless of a level of the current power saving level based on the use being detected based on the use state.

19. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

displaying a notification message related to the determined next power saving level.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the operations of claim 12 .

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