Display device and operating method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11320963-B2
Application number	US-202016953951-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2020
Priority date	Nov 20, 2019
Publication date	May 3, 2022
Grant date	May 3, 2022

Abstract

A display device includes a display, a communicator comprising communication circuitry configured to search for one or more peripheral devices, a memory storing one or more instructions, and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to: control the display to display one or more found peripheral devices, and based on receiving a network setting request regarding a first peripheral device of the one or more found peripheral devices, generate a Quick Response (QR) code including connection information about the first peripheral device, control the display to display the QR code, and based on the network setting of the first peripheral device being completed through the QR code, control the first peripheral device through a set network.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device comprising:
a display;
a communicator comprising communication circuitry;
a memory storing one or more instructions; and
a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory,
wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:
control the communicator to perform a scanning operation to find one or more peripheral devices,
control the display to display a first graphic image representing a first peripheral device found via the scanning operation,
generate an information image based on an address information for wireless connection of the first peripheral device and a device name of the first peripheral device,
control the display to display the information image based on a user input selecting the first graphic image so that an external device recognizes the information image and performs a network setting of the first peripheral device;
based on the network setting of the first peripheral device being completed, control the display to display one or more menu items for controlling the first peripheral device; and
based on a user input selecting a menu item of the menu items, control the first peripheral device so that the first peripheral device performs a function corresponding to the selected menu item, through a set network, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to: determine and display positions of the first graphic image based on Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) value of signal received from the found first peripheral device.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to: control the display to display a connection state between the first peripheral device and the display device.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to: receive, from the first peripheral device, guide information to authenticate a connection to the first peripheral device, and provide a guide to authenticate the connection to the first peripheral device based on the guide information.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to: identify infrared (IR) control code information corresponding to the first peripheral device, and generate an IR control signal corresponding to connection authentication to the first peripheral device based on the identified IR control code information and control the communicator to transmit the generated IR control signal to the first peripheral device.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to: control the display to display a registration completion message based on the network setting of the first peripheral device being completed and the first peripheral device being registered on a cloud server.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to: control the communicator to transmit a connection request to the first peripheral device based on the address information for wireless connection of the first peripheral device and the device name of the first peripheral device, generate an IR control signal for connection authentication to the first peripheral device based on the IR control code information corresponding to the first peripheral device, transmit the IR control signal to the first peripheral device, and based on the connection to the first peripheral device being authenticated, control the communicator to transmit network and account information to the first peripheral device.

7. A method of operating a display device comprising:
perform a scanning operation to find one or more peripheral devices;
displaying a first graphic image representing a first peripheral device found via the scanning operation;
generating an information image based on an address information for wireless connection of the first peripheral device and a device name of the first peripheral device;
displaying the information image based on a user input selecting the first graphic image so that an external device recognizes the information image and performs a network setting of the first peripheral device;
based on the network setting of the first peripheral device being completed, displaying one or more menu items for controlling the first peripheral device; and
based on a user input selecting a menu item of the menu items, controlling the first peripheral device so that the first peripheral devices performs a function corresponding to the selected menu items, through a set network,
wherein the displaying of the first graphic image comprises determining and displaying positions of the first graphic image based on Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) value of signal received from the found first peripheral device.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the displaying of the first graphic image comprises displaying a connection state between the first peripheral device and the display device.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
receiving, from the first peripheral device, guide information to authenticate a connection to the first peripheral device; and
providing a guide to authenticate a connection to the first peripheral device based on the guide information.

10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
identifying infrared (IR) control code information corresponding to the first peripheral device; and
generating an IR control signal corresponding to connection authentication to the first peripheral device based on the identified IR control code information and transmitting the generated IR control signal to the first peripheral device.

11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising displaying a registration completion message based on the network setting of the first peripheral device being completed and the first peripheral device being registered on a cloud server.

12. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
transmitting a connection request to the first peripheral device based on the address information for wireless connection of the first peripheral device and the device name of the first peripheral device;
generating an IR control signal for connection authentication to the first peripheral device based on the IR control code information corresponding to the first peripheral device, and transmitting the generated IR control signal to the first peripheral device; and
based on the connection to the first peripheral device being authenticated, transmitting network and account information to the first peripheral device.

13. One or more non-transitory computer-readable recording media having stored therein a program to perform the method of claim 7 .

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yoon Sukun
• Kim Jinho
• Hahm Cheulhee

Classifications

• H04L2101/681

  using addresses for wireless personal area networks or wireless sensor networks, e.g. Zigbee addresses · CPC title

• H04L67/75

  Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display · CPC title

• H04L67/52 Primary

  specially adapted for the location of the user terminal · CPC title

• H04L61/5038

  for local use, e.g. in LAN or USB networks, or in a controller area network [CAN] · CPC title

• G08C23/04 Primary

  using light waves, e.g. infrared · CPC title