Method of controlling display device, and display device using the method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12107693-B2
Application number	US-202117557240-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 21, 2021
Priority date	Sep 4, 2018
Publication date	Oct 1, 2024
Grant date	Oct 1, 2024

Abstract

Provided is a display device including a display, a speaker, a communicator comprising communication circuitry configured to perform wireless communication, a memory configured to store one or more instructions, and a controller including at least one processor configured to execute at least one of the one or more instructions. Based on a wireless connection request for audio transmission being received from an external device while the display device is in a power-off state, the communicator is further configured to transmit, to the external device, a response indicating acceptance of the wireless connection request, and to operate to wake up the controller to a state requiring wireless connection.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device, comprising:
a display;
a speaker;
a communicator, comprising communication circuitry, configured to perform wireless communication;
a memory configured to store one or more instructions; and
a controller, comprising at least one processor configured to execute at least one of the one or more instructions,
wherein the communicator is further configured to:
in response to a wireless connection request being received from an external device while the controller is in a first power state in which the display is in a screen-off state, transmit, to the external device, a response indicating acceptance of the wireless connection request to establish a first wireless connection with the external device in the first power state; and
transmit, to the controller, information associated with the external device, and
control to switch a power state from the first power state to a second power state, wherein, the first wireless connection with the external device is disconnected in response to switching the power state of the controller from the first power state to the second power state, and
the controller is further configured to control the communicator to establish a second wireless connection with the external device using at least information associated with the external device.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
control the communicator to transmit information, informing that the first wireless connection is disconnected and the second wireless connection is established, to the external device.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the communicator is further configured to:
transmit, to the controller, the information associated with the external device such that after the controller is switched to the second power state, the controller is configured to cause the communicator to establish the second wireless connection with the external device using the information associated with the external device.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein,
the communicator is further configured to cause the display device to perform a background power-on operation, and to transmit, to the controller, the information indicating a reason corresponding to the background power-on operation in response to the wireless connection request being received.

5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein,
the wireless communication is Bluetooth communication, and
the wireless connection request is Bluetooth connection request.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein,
the communicator is further configured to cause the display device to perform a background power-on operation in response to the Bluetooth connection request being received, and
wherein,
in response to the background power-on operation being performed, the controller is configured to perform a Bluetooth connection for sound mirroring, based on a reason corresponding to the background power-on operation.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the wireless communication is Bluetooth communication,
the wireless connection request is Bluetooth connection request,
the communicator comprises a Bluetooth communicator comprising Bluetooth communication circuitry, and
wherein the Bluetooth communicator comprises:
a Bluetooth module comprising Bluetooth communication circuitry configured to transmit and/or receive a Bluetooth signal, and to store first information corresponding to Bluetooth connection information of devices having been Bluetooth-connected to the display device; and
a Bluetooth processor configured to operate in response to the display device being powered on, and to store the first information.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein
the Bluetooth module is further configured to:
perform an operation related to Bluetooth connection in a low power mode corresponding to the first power state, and
wherein the Bluetooth processor is further configured to:
perform an operation related to Bluetooth connection in a host controller interface mode corresponding to the second power state.

9. A method of controlling a display device, the display device comprising a display, a speaker, a communicator comprising communication circuitry configured to perform wireless communication, a memory configured to store one or more instructions, and a controller comprising at least one processor configured to execute at least one of the one or more instructions, the method comprising:
receiving, by the communicator from an external device, a wireless connection request for transmission of audio from the external device for output by the display device, while the display device is in a first power state in which the display is in a screen-off state;
in response to a wireless connection request being received from the external device, transmitting, by the communicator, to the external device, a response indicating acceptance of the wireless connection request to establish a first wireless connection with the external device in the first power state; and
transmitting, by the communicator, to the controller, information associated with the external device;
controlling the controller to switch a power state from the first power state to a second power state, wherein, by the communicator, the first wireless connection with the external device is disconnected in response to switching the power state of the controller from the first power state to the second power state; and
controlling the communicator to establish a second wireless connection with the external device using the information associated with the external device.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
controlling the communicator to transmit information, informing that the first wireless connection is disconnected and the second wireless connection is established, to the external device.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
transmitting, by the communicator, to the controller, the information associated with the external device such that after the controller is switched to the second power state, and
controlling the communicator to establish the second wireless connection with the external device using the information associated with the external device.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
causing, by the communicator, the display device to perform a background power-on operation, and transmitting, by the communicator, to the controller, the information indicating a reason corresponding to the background power-on operation in response to the wireless connection request being received.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein:
the wireless communication is Bluetooth communication, and
the wireless connection request is Bluetooth connection request.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
causing, by the communicator, the display device to perform a background power-on operation in response to the Bluetooth connection request being received, and
in response to the background power-on operation being performed, performing, by the controller, a Bluetooth connection for sound mirroring, based on a reason corresponding to the background power-on operation.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein:
the wireless communication is Bluetooth communication,
the wireless connection request is Bluetooth connection request,
the communicator comprises a Bluetooth module comprising Bluetooth communication circuitry, and the method further comprises: transmitting and/or receiving, by the Bluetooth module, a Bluetooth signal, and storing, by the Bluetooth module,

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yoon Sukun
• Kim Sangmin
• Ko Youngseok
• Moon Younghoon
• Seol Jin
• Hahm Cheulhee

Classifications

• H04W76/14

  Direct-mode setup · CPC title

• H04W52/0229

  where the received signal is a wanted signal · CPC title

• G06F3/14

  Digital output to display device {; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units} · CPC title

• G06F1/3228

  Monitoring task completion, e.g. by use of idle timers, stop commands or wait commands · CPC title

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title