Display apparatus and method for updating time information thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016127676-A1
Application number	US-201514922296-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 26, 2015
Priority date	Oct 30, 2014
Publication date	May 5, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A display apparatus and a method for updating time information thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a display, a power supply configured to supply power to a controller in response to alternating current (AC) power being supplied to the display apparatus, a tuner configured to receive a broadcast signal from an external source, and a controller configured to control the power supply to supply power to the tuner, to extract time information from the broadcast signal received from the tuner, and to update time information of the display apparatus based on the extracted time information, in response to AC power supply to the display apparatus being detected.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display apparatus comprising:
a display; a power supply configured to supply power to a controller in response to alternating current (AC) power being supplied to the display apparatus; a tuner configured to receive a broadcast signal from an external source; and a controller configured to control the power supply to supply power to the tuner, to extract time information from the broadcast signal received from the tuner, and to update time information of the display apparatus based on the extracted time information, in response to AC power supply, being detected, to the display apparatus being detected.

2 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the controller comprises a sub-controller and a main controller; in response to AC power being supplied to the display apparatus, the power supply supplies power to the sub-controller; and the sub-controller is configured to control the power supply to supply power to the main controller and the tuner.

3 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the sub-controller is configured to determine whether power is supplied to the main-controller and the tuner, based on whether information stored in a volatile memory is deleted.

4 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the sub-controller is configured to control the power supply to shut off power supplied to the main controller and the tuner and to enter a standby mode after the time information of the display apparatus is updated.

5 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the sub-controller is configured to control the power supply not to supply power to the display while power is supplied to the main controller and the tuner.

6 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein:
the tuner converts the broadcast signal received from the external source into a digital-processable transport stream (TS) signal; and the main controller receives the converted TS signal from the tuner and decodes the TS signal to extract time information using a program clock reference (PCR) value.

7 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein:
the sub-controller comprises a real time clock (RTC) module; and the RTC module is activated using the extracted time information.

8 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , further comprising a storage,
wherein the sub-controller is configured to set a timed recording/alarm schedule in the activated RTC module, in response to the timed recording/alarm schedule being stored in the storage.

9 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the main controller is configured to transmit the extracted time information to the sub-controller using a universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART).

10 . A method for updating time information of a display apparatus, comprising:
supplying power to a controller and a tuner of the display apparatus in response to alternating current (AC) power being supplied to the display apparatus; converting a received broadcast signal to a transport stream (TS) signal through the tuner, and extracting time information from the TS signal; and updating time information of the display apparatus based on the extracted time information.

11 . The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein:
the controller comprises a sub-controller and a main controller; and supplying comprises, in response to AC power being supplied to the display apparatus, supplying power to the sub-controller through a power supply, and controlling the power supply to supply power to the main controller and the tuner by the sub-controller.

12 . The method as claimed in claim 11 , further comprising determining whether power is supplied to the main controller and the tuner by the sub-controller, based on whether information stored in a volatile memory is deleted.

13 . The method as claimed in claim 11 , further comprising: after time information of the display apparatus is updated, shutting off power supplied to the main controller and the tuner and entering a standby mode.

14 . The method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein supplying comprises, not supplying power to a display while power is supplied to the main controller and the tuner.

15 . The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein extracting comprises decoding the received TS signal to extract time information using a program clock reference (PCR) value.

16 . The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein updating comprises activating a real time clock (RTC) module using the extracted time information.

17 . The method as claimed in claim 16 , further comprising, in response to timed recording/alarm schedule being stored, setting the timed recording/alarm schedule in the activated RTC module.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Seo Min-Suk
• Park Jeong-Kee
• Lee Jong-Po

Classifications

• H04N7/0884

  for the transmission of additional display-information, e.g. menu for programme or channel selection · CPC title

• H04N5/907

  using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories (H04N5/91 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04N5/50

  Tuning indicators; Automatic tuning control · CPC title

• H04N7/0255

  Display systems therefor · CPC title

• H04N5/63 Primary

  Generation or supply of power specially adapted for television receivers · CPC title