Electronic apparatus, wireless signal receiving method thereof and systems having the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10327211-B2
Application number	US-201515318499-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 24, 2015
Priority date	Jun 24, 2014
Publication date	Jun 18, 2019
Grant date	Jun 18, 2019

Abstract

Disclosed are an electronic apparatus, a wireless signal receiving method thereof and systems having the same, which can prevent a problem in that when a first wireless module receives a first wireless signal, the first wireless signal is distorted due to an interference by a second wireless module for transmitting and receiving a second wireless signal, thereby resulting in malfunctions or errors in data reception. The electronic apparatus includes a first wireless module configured to receive, or transmit and receive a first wireless signal corresponding to a user's input from, or to and from an external apparatus, a second wireless module configured to transmit and receive a second wireless signal different from the first wireless signal via a network, and a controller configured to determine whether the first wireless signal received is a normal signal, and control a power supplied to the second wireless module, based on the determination.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a first wireless receiver to receive a first wireless signal corresponding to a user's input in a first communication method from an external apparatus;
a second wireless transceiver to transmit and receive a second wireless signal in a second communication method different from the first communication method via a network, the second wireless transceiver being supplied a first voltage value; and
a controller configured to:
compare data included in the first wireless signal received by the first wireless receiver with standard data of the first communication method to identify whether a noise exists in the data included in the first wireless signal, and
in response to identifying that the noise exists in the data included in the first wireless signal, control a power supply to change a power supplied to the second wireless transceiver to a second voltage value less than the first voltage value.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first wireless receiver comprises at least one of an infrared (IR) device to generate an IR signal and a Bluetooth device to generate a Bluetooth signal, and
wherein the second wireless transceiver comprises at least one of a wireless fidelity (WiFi) device to generate a WiFi signal and a long term evolution (LTE) device to generate a LTE signal.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a signal analyzer to analyze the received first wireless signal.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the controller is configured to control the signal analyzer to analyze the received first wireless signal when the second wireless transceiver is in operation, and identify whether the noise exists in the data included in the received first wireless signal based on the analysis.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the signal analyzer is configured to analyze whether the received first wireless signal has a format coinciding with a predetermined pulse format.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the power supplied to the second wireless is the first voltage value when identifying that the noise does not exist in the data included in the received first wireless signal.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the first voltage value corresponds to a voltage value to normally or stably drive the second wireless transceiver.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the first voltage value corresponds to a voltage value defined as a standard.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the second voltage value corresponds to a minimum voltage value required to operate the second wireless transceiver.

10. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the second voltage value corresponds to a voltage value to stop an operation of the second wireless transceiver or make the second wireless transceiver wait.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a display configured to display an image.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the controller is configured to activate a control icon to operate the second wireless transceiver to display the activated control icon on the display when identifying that the noise exists in the data included in the received first wireless signal, and deactivate the control icon to display the deactivated control icon on the display when identifying that the noise does not exist in the data included in the received first wireless signal.

13. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic apparatus is a set-top box, a first mobile phone, a first tablet personal computer (PC), or a first note book computer.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the external apparatus comprises a remote controller, a second mobile phone, a second tablet PC, or a second note book computer.

15. A wireless signal receiving method of an electronic apparatus comprising:
receiving a first wireless signal corresponding to a user's input in a first communication method via a first wireless receiver from an external apparatus;
comparing data included in the first wireless signal received by the first wireless receiver with standard data of the first communication method to identify whether a noise exists in the data included in the first wireless signal; and
in response to identifying that the noise exists in the data included in the first wireless signal, control a power supply to change a power supplied to a second wireless transceiver to a second voltage value less than a first voltage value for transmitting and receiving a second wireless signal in a second communication method different from the first communication method.

16. The method according to claim 15 ,
wherein the first wireless signal comprises at least one of an infrared (IR) signal and a Bluetooth signal, and
wherein the second wireless signal comprises at least one of a wireless fidelity (WiFi) signal and a long term evolution (LTE) signal.

17. The method according to claim 15 ,
wherein the identifying comprises:
analyzing the received first wireless signal when the second wireless transceiver is in operation, and
identify whether the noise exists in the data included in the received first wireless signal based on the analysis.

18. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the analyzing comprises analyzing whether the received first wireless signal has a format coinciding with a predetermined pulse format.

19. The method according to claim 15 , wherein
the power supplied to the second wireless transceiver is the first voltage value when identifying that the noise does not exist in the data included in the received first wireless signal.

20. The method according to claim 19 , wherein the first voltage value comprises a voltage value to normally or stably drive the second wireless transceiver.

21. The method according to claim 20 , wherein the first voltage value comprises a voltage value defined as a standard.

22. The method according to claim 19 , wherein the second voltage value comprises a minimum voltage value required to operate the second wireless transceiver.

23. The method according to claim 19 , wherein the second voltage value comprises a voltage value to stop an operation of the second wireless transceiver or make the second wireless transceiver wait.

24. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the controlling comprises:
activating a control icon for operating the second wireless transceiver to display the activated control icon on the display when identifying that the noise exists in the data included in the received first wireless signal, and
deactivating the control icon to display the deactivated control icon on the display when identifying that the noise does not exist in the data included in the received first wireless signal.

25. A display system comprising:
an electronic apparatus configured to receive at least one of a broadcast signal and broadcasting information, the electronic apparatus including:
a first wireless receiver configured to receive a first wireless signal corresponding to a user's input in a first communication method from an external apparatus,
a second wireless transceiver configured to transmit and receive a second wireless signal in a second communication method different from the first communication method via a network, the second wireless transceiver being supplied a first voltage value, a

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Hyun-Hwa

Classifications

• H04B17/345

  Interference values ({signal-to-interference ratio [SIR] or carrier-to-interference ratio [CIR]} H04B17/336) · CPC title

• H04W24/08

  Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic · CPC title

• H04B17/00

  Monitoring; Testing (of line transmission systems H04B3/46; arrangements for monitoring or testing transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio waves H04B10/07) · CPC title

• H04B15/00 Primary

  Suppression or limitation of noise or interference (by means associated with receiver H04B1/10) · CPC title

• H04B1/00

  Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission · CPC title