Granted Patent B2

US 12,481,469 · App. 18/513,087 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Inventors: Jung Hur (Suwon-si, KR); Youngkook Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Sanghoon Oh (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

G06F3/1438G06F3/04817G06F3/04842G06F3/04847

Abstract

Claims (55)

1 . A display system comprising:

a plurality of source apparatuses; and

a plurality of modular display apparatuses connected to the plurality of source apparatuses,

wherein each of the plurality of source apparatuses comprises:

a plurality of cabinets;

an output interface;

a communication interface connected to the plurality of modular display apparatuses; and

at least one processor configured to:

receive, through the communication interface, a notification request signal from the plurality of modular display apparatuses, and

based on the notification request signal, output notification information through the output interface,

wherein the notification request signal corresponds to a control signal transmitted by a control apparatus to the plurality of modular display apparatuses,

wherein the control signal is based on a user command to identify a source apparatus connected to at least one of the plurality of modular display apparatuses,

wherein the output interface comprises a light emitting diode (LED) element,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to output the notification information by making the LED element emit light, and

wherein the notification information identifies one source apparatus among the plurality of source apparatuses, which is connected to at least one modular display apparatus among the plurality of modular display apparatuses.

2 . The display system of claim 1 , wherein the control apparatus is a remote controller configured to control the plurality of modular display apparatuses, and

wherein the control signal is an infrared (IR) signal generated by the remote controller.

3 . The display system of claim 1 , wherein the output interface comprises a speaker, and

wherein the at least one processor is configured to output the notification information by outputting sound through the speaker.

4 . The display system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cabinets are configured to display a plurality of images provided by the plurality of source apparatuses,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

transmit, through the communication interface, an image to the plurality of modular display apparatuses, and

output, through the output interface, information about a location of an area where the image is displayed.

5 . The display system of claim 4 , wherein the output interface comprises a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) elements arranged according to an arrangement format of the plurality of cabinets, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to output the information about the location of the area by making an LED element, corresponding to one cabinet of the plurality of cabinets, among the plurality of LED elements, emit light.

6 . The display system of claim 4 , wherein the output interface comprises a display panel, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

control the display panel to display a plurality of graphic objects arranged according to an arrangement format of the plurality of cabinets,

display a graphic object corresponding to one cabinet of the plurality of cabinets, among the plurality of graphic objects, in a first color, and display remaining graphic objects, among the plurality of graphic objects, in a second color, and

output the information about the location of the area.

7 . A method of controlling a plurality of source apparatuses in a display system, the method comprising:

receiving a notification request signal, through a communication interface, from one of a plurality of modular display apparatuses; and

based on the received notification request signal, outputting notification information through an output interface,

wherein the notification request signal corresponds to a control signal transmitted by a control apparatus to the plurality of modular display apparatuses,

wherein the control signal is based on a user command to identify one of the plurality of source apparatuses, which is connected to at least one of the plurality of modular display apparatuses,

wherein the output interface comprises a light emitting diode (LED) element,

wherein the outputting comprises outputting the notification information by making the LED element emit light, and

wherein the notification information identifies one source apparatus among the plurality of source apparatuses, which is connected to at least one modular display apparatus among the plurality of modular display apparatuses.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the control apparatus is a remote controller configured to control the plurality of modular display apparatuses, and

wherein the control signal is an infrared (IR) signal generated by the remote controller.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the output interface comprises a speaker, and

wherein the outputting comprises outputting the notification information by outputting sound through the speaker.

10 . A method of controlling a plurality of source apparatuses connected to a plurality of modular display apparatuses in a display system, the method comprising:

transmitting, from one of the plurality of source apparatuses, an image to the plurality of modular display apparatuses; and

outputting, through an output interface of the one of the plurality of source apparatuses, information about a location of an area where the transmitted image is displayed,

wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, by the one of the plurality of source apparatuses, a notification request signal from the plurality of modular display apparatuses,

based on the notification request signal, outputting notification information through the output interface,

wherein the notification request signal corresponds to a control signal transmitted to the plurality of modular display apparatuses,

wherein the control signal is based on a user command to identify the one of the plurality of source apparatuses, which is connected to at least one of the plurality of modular display apparatuses,

wherein the output interface comprises a light emitting diode (LED) element,

wherein the outputting the notification information comprises outputting the notification information by making the LED element emit light, and

wherein the notification information identifies one source apparatus among the plurality of source apparatuses, which is connected to at least one modular display apparatus among the plurality of modular display apparatuses.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the output interface comprises a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) elements arranged according to an arrangement format of a plurality of cabinets, and

wherein the outputting comprises outputting the information about the location of the area by making an LED element corresponding to one cabinet of the plurality of cabinets, among the plurality of LED elements, emit light.

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