Display apparatus and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12255490-B2
Application number	US-202318130609-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 4, 2023
Priority date	Mar 23, 2022
Publication date	Mar 18, 2025
Grant date	Mar 18, 2025

Abstract

A display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus includes: a backlight; a main circuit; a power supply configured to output a first power to drive the backlight and a second power to drive the main circuit; a first battery configured to be charged by the first power and supply power to the backlight; a second battery which is connected to the first battery in series, and configured to be charged by the first power and supply power to the backlight and the main circuit; and a control circuit configured to control the first battery and the second battery to be charged with the first power for a first time period, and drive the backlight with first battery power of the first battery and second battery power of the second battery for a second time period.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus, comprising:
a backlight;
a main circuit;
a power supply configured to output a first power to drive the backlight and a second power to drive the main circuit;
a first battery configured to be charged by the first power and supply power to the backlight;
a second battery which is connected to the first battery in series, and configured to be charged by the first power and supply power to the backlight and the main circuit; and
a control circuit configured to control the first battery and the second battery to be charged with the first power for a first time period, and drive the backlight with first battery power of the first battery and second battery power of the second battery for a second time period.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the main circuit is configured to reduce, based on the display apparatus being turned-on while the control circuit is charging the first battery and the second battery, a brightness of the backlight to a threshold ratio.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to drive, based on the display apparatus being turned-off, the main circuit with the second battery power.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is configured to drive, based on an alternating current power not being supplied to the power supply, the backlight with the first battery power and the second battery power, and drive the main circuit with the second battery power.

5. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the power supply comprises:
a first terminal configured to output the first power; and
a second terminal configured to output the second power,
wherein the control circuit comprises:
a first transistor comprising a source connected to the first terminal, and a drain connected to a first end of the first battery;
a first diode comprising an is connected to a second end of the first battery, and a cathode connected to the second terminal;
an inductor comprising a first end connected to the first terminal;
a second transistor comprising a drain connected to a second end of the inductor, and a source connected to a ground node; and
a second diode comprising an anode connected to the second end of the inductor, and a cathode connected to the first end of the first battery, and

wherein the second battery comprises a first end connected to the second end of the first battery, and a second end connected to the ground node.

6. The display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to turn-off the first transistor during the first time period, and control the first battery and the second battery to be charged with the first power based on a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal received through a gate of the second transistor.

7. The display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to turn-on the first transistor during the second time period and drive the backlight with power of the first battery power and the second battery power, and
wherein a sum of a first voltage of the first battery and a second voltage of the second battery is greater than a voltage of the first power.

8. The display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the main circuit is configured to turn-off the power supply based on a turn-off signal for the display apparatus being received,
wherein the control circuit is further configured to drive the main circuit with power of the second battery power, and
wherein a second voltage of the second battery is smaller than a voltage of the second power.

9. The display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the control circuit further comprises:
a resistor comprising a first end connected to the first end of the first battery; and
a third transistor comprising a drain connected to a second end of the resistor, and a source connected to the second end of the first battery.

10. The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to turn-on the third transistor at a threshold time point within the first time period to reduce a difference in a voltage of a cell comprised in the first battery and a voltage of a cell comprised in the second battery.

11. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an integrated circuit (IC) chip configured to:
generate a second control signal based on a first control signal received from the main circuit; and
transmit the second control signal to the control circuit,
wherein the control circuit is further configured to control charging and discharging of the first battery and the second battery based on the second control signal.

12. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a voltage of the first battery is greater than a voltage of the second battery.

13. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a display configured to display a user interface (UI) prompting a user to designate the first time period and the second time period.

14. A control method of a display apparatus, the control method comprising:
outputting, by a power supply, a first power to drive a backlight and a second power to drive a main circuit;
charging a first battery and a second battery with the first power for a first time period;
driving the backlight with first battery power of the first battery and second battery power of the second battery for a second time period; and
supplying the second battery power to the main circuit for a third time period,
wherein the second battery is connected to the first battery in series.

15. The control method of claim 14 , wherein the charging comprises lowering, based on the display apparatus being turned-on while the first battery and the second battery are being charged, a brightness of the backlight to a threshold ratio.

16. A display apparatus comprising:
a power supply configured to output a first power to a first terminal and a second power to a second terminal;
a first battery configured to provide first battery power;
a second battery connected to the first battery in series and configured to provide second battery power; and
a control circuit configured to:
control the first battery and the second battery to be charged with the first power for a first time period; and
drive a backlight with the first battery power and the second battery power for a second time period.

17. The display apparatus of claim 16 , further comprising a main circuit,
wherein the control circuit is further configured to drive the main circuit with the second battery power while the display apparatus is operating in a standby mode.

18. The display apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the control circuit comprises a first transistor connected in series with the first battery between the first terminal and the first battery and the second battery, and
wherein the control circuit is further configured to turn the first transistor on during the second time period.

19. The display apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to turn the first transistor off during the second time period.

20. The display apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the control circuit further comprises an inductor connected in parallel with the first transistor between the first terminal and the first battery.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Moonyoung
• Kang Jeongil
• Kim Keonwoo

Classifications

• H02J9/065 Primary

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