Remote controller, display apparatus and controlling method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10721433-B2
Application number	US-201715796973-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 30, 2017
Priority date	Nov 24, 2016
Publication date	Jul 21, 2020
Grant date	Jul 21, 2020

Abstract

A remote controller is provided. The remote controller includes a transmitter; a microphone configured to receive an audio signal output from an audio output apparatus; a communicator comprising communication circuitry configured to perform communication with a display apparatus connected to the audio output apparatus and to transmit the audio signal received through the microphone to the display apparatus; and a processor configured to control the transmitter to transmit to the audio output apparatus a signal for controlling a power of the audio output apparatus based on information indicating whether there is a test tone in an audio signal received by the microphone and received from the display apparatus.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A remote controller, comprising:
a transmitter;
a microphone;
a communicator comprising communication circuitry; and
a processor configured to:
based on the microphone receiving an audio output from an audio output apparatus, control the communicator to transmit an audio signal corresponding to the received audio to a display apparatus, wherein the display apparatus transmits a test tone to the audio output apparatus based on receiving an audio output switching command, power-on command or power-off command, wherein the test tone has an intensity corresponding to an intensity of an audio signal outputted by another audio output apparatus for at least one frequency based on an audio signal transmitted from the display apparatus to the other audio output apparatus, and
based on information indicating that the test tone is included in the received audio signal being received from the display apparatus, control the transmitter to transmit a signal for turning on or off a power of the audio output apparatus to the audio output apparatus.

2. The remote controller as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control the communicator to transmit a mute signal to the audio output apparatus if it is identified that the test tone exists in the audio signal received by the microphone based on the information received from the display apparatus.

3. The remote controller as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to control the communicator to transmit the audio signal received by the microphone to the display apparatus after transmitting the mute signal, and to transmit the signal for turning on or off the power of the audio output apparatus to the audio output apparatus if the information indicating that the test tone does not exist in the audio signal received by the microphone is received from the display apparatus.

4. The remote controller as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control the communicator to transmit a signal for turning on or off the power of the audio output apparatus to the audio output apparatus if it is identified that the test tone exists in the audio signal received by the microphone based on the information received from the display apparatus.

5. The remote controller as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the display apparatus transmits a test tone to the audio output apparatus based on receiving a power-on command, and
wherein the processor is configured to control the communicator to transmit a signal for turning on the power of the audio output apparatus to the audio output apparatus if it is identified that the test tone does not exist in the audio signal received by the microphone based on the information received from the display apparatus.

6. A display apparatus, comprising:
an interface comprising interface circuitry configured to be connected to an audio output apparatus and to transmit a test tone to the audio output apparatus based on the display apparatus receiving an audio output switching command, power-on command, or power-off command;
a communicator comprising communication circuitry configured to perform communication with a remote controller including a microphone and to receive an audio signal received by the remote controller through the microphone from the remote controller; and
a processor configured to identify whether a test tone exists in the audio signal received from the remote controller after the test tone is transmitted to the audio output apparatus and to control the communicator to transmit information indicating whether the test tone exists in the audio signal to the remote controller, wherein the test tone has an intensity corresponding to an intensity of an audio signal outputted by another audio output apparatus for at least one frequency based on an audio signal transmitted from the display apparatus to the other audio output apparatus,
wherein the remote controller is configured to turn on or off a power of the audio output apparatus based on the information indicating that the test tone exists in the audio signal being received to the remote controller.

7. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to stop transmitting the audio signal to the audio output apparatus and to transmit the test tone to the audio output apparatus, based on an audio output switching command for outputting the audio signal from other devices being received while the audio signal is transmitted to the audio output apparatus.

8. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to identify whether the test tone exists in the audio signal received from the remote controller and to control the communicator to transmit information indicating whether the test tone exists in the audio signal to the remote controller, after transmitting the test tone to the audio output apparatus.

9. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to turn on or off a power of the display apparatus and to transmit the test tone to the audio output apparatus, based on a power-on or power-off command for turning off a power of the display apparatus being received while the audio signal is transmitted to the audio output apparatus.

10. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to turn on the power of the display apparatus and to transmit the test tone to the audio output apparatus, based on a power-on command for turning on the power of the display apparatus being received.

11. A method of controlling a remote controller, comprising:
receiving an audio signal output from an audio output apparatus through a microphone of the remote controller;
transmitting the audio signal received through the microphone to a display apparatus, wherein the display apparatus transmits a test tone to the audio output apparatus based on receiving an audio output switching command, power-on command, or power-off command, wherein the test tone has an intensity corresponding to an intensity of an audio signal outputted by another audio output apparatus for at least one frequency based on an audio signal transmitted from the display apparatus to the other audio output apparatus; and
transmitting a signal for turning on or off a power of the audio output apparatus to the audio output apparatus, based on information indicating that a test tone is included in the received audio signal, being received from the display apparatus.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11 , further comprising:
transmitting a mute signal to the audio output apparatus if it is identified that the test tone exists in the audio signal received by the microphone based on the information received from the display apparatus.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising:
transmitting the audio signal received by the microphone to the display apparatus, after the transmitting of the mute signal,
wherein in the transmitting, based on the information indicating that the test tone does not exist in the audio signal received by the microphone being received from the display apparatus, transmitting a signal for turning on or off the power of the audio output apparatus to the audio output apparatus.

14. The method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein in the transmitting, if it is identified that the test tone exists in the audio signal received by the microphone based on the information received from the display apparatus, transmitting a signal for turning on or off the power of the audio output apparatus to the audio output apparatus.

15. The meth

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Won-Jae
• Park Jong-Jin
• Kim Min-Sup
• Yun Hyun-Kyu

Classifications

• H04R1/08

  Mouthpieces; {Microphones;} Attachments therefor · CPC title

• G08C17/00 Primary

  Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link · CPC title

• H04N21/42221

  Transmission circuitry, e.g. infrared [IR] or radio frequency [RF] · CPC title

• H04N21/42222 Primary

  Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device · CPC title

• H04N21/47

  End-user applications · CPC title