JP2013141230A - Upgrade device, display device, control method thereof, and display system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an upgrade device, a display device, a control method thereof, and a display system.SOLUTION: An upgrade device of a display device comprises: an interface section connected to the display device displaying a video and communicated with the display device; a video processing section for processing video signals corresponding to the video displayed on the display device; and a control section for controlling the video processing section to display the video on the display device by processing the video signals when the upgrade device is connected to the display device via the interface section, and controlling the upgrade device to be operated according to information received from the display device. Thereby, the upgrade device is actuated based on the information of the display device, and compatibility with a pre-sold display device can be secured so as to improve safety of an operation.

Description

  The present invention relates to an upgrade apparatus, a display apparatus, a control method thereof, and a display system, and more particularly, to an upgrade apparatus, a display apparatus, a control method thereof, and a display system in which the upgrade apparatus connects to and communicates with the display apparatus.

  A display device such as a TV processes video signals / video data transmitted from or stored in various external video sources and displays them on a display panel as video. Specific examples of display devices provided to general users include TVs and monitors. In particular, the TV provides a broadcast signal received from the outside as a video of a user-desired broadcast channel through various video processing processes such as decoding and scaling.

  In order to perform such a video processing process, the display device incorporates a video processing board having a circuit configuration having various chipsets, memories, and the like.

  Due to various factors in recent years such as technological development, increasing user demands, convenience improvements, etc., the capabilities required for display devices are deepening and expanding.

  In order to improve the function of the display device, that is, upgrade, hardware aspects and software aspects can be considered.

According to the conventional technology as described above, the upgrade of the display device from the viewpoint of hardware has to physically replace all or at least a part of the video processing board incorporated in the display device, Neither side nor use is easy. From a software perspective, driving more advanced software requires hardware designed to accommodate it, and as a result, the average user purchases an upgraded display device anew You will be burdened.

  An upgrade apparatus for a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an interface unit that communicates with the display device connected to the display device that displays video, and a video signal corresponding to the video displayed on the display device. And when the upgrade device is connected to the display device through the interface unit, the video processing unit is controlled to process the video signal and display the video on the display device. And a control unit that controls the upgrade device to operate based on information received from the display device.

  The interface unit includes a second interface unit that is connected to the first interface unit of the display device and communicates with the first interface unit, and the information includes standard information of the first interface unit. And when the upgrade device is connected to the display device via the second interface unit, the control unit communicates with the display device according to a standard corresponding to the first interface unit. The second interface unit can be controlled.

  The control unit may control at least one of a configuration, a voltage level, and a transmission rate of a signal transmitted / received via the second interface unit so as to correspond to the first interface unit.

  The second interface unit may include a fixed interface that receives standard information of the first interface unit, and a fluid interface that communicates with the display device according to a standard corresponding to the first interface. .

  The control unit may include a sub-control unit that controls the second interface unit such that communication with the display device is performed according to a standard corresponding to the first interface unit.

  The sub-control unit may be an integrated circuit including at least one of an FPGA and a microcomputer.

  The information includes power information of the display device, and the control unit controls the interface unit to receive the power information from the display device, and drives the upgrade device based on the received power information. The speed can be determined and can be operated at the determined drive speed.

  The control unit includes a CPU, a GPU, a DSP, and a memory, and drives the upgrade apparatus according to a setting value of an adjustment item including at least one of the CPU frequency, the GPU frequency, the DSP frequency, and the memory bus speed. The speed can be determined.

  The control unit may determine the driving speed of the upgrade device by adjusting the setting value of the adjustment item according to an operation mode of the display device.

  The operation mode of the display device may include at least one of a TV mode, a game mode, an Internet mode, a sports mode, and a music mode.

  The controller may reset the setting value of the adjustment item when the operation mode of the display device is changed.

  The control unit compares the determined driving speed of the upgrade device with the driving speed of the display device. As a result of the comparison, when the driving speed of the upgrade device is equal to or lower than the driving speed of the display device, the display The control unit of the apparatus may perform the operation.

  A storage unit storing drive speed information of the upgrade device corresponding to the power information of the display device; and the control unit displays the drive speed stored so as to correspond to the received power information. The driving speed can be determined.

  The power information includes power information that the display device can supply to the upgrade device, and the control unit controls the interface unit so that power corresponding to the power information is supplied from the display device. Can do.

  Meanwhile, a display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an interface unit that communicates with an upgrade device that processes a video signal received from at least one video supply source, a video processing unit that processes the received video signal, When the upgrade unit is connected via the interface unit with the display unit that displays the processed video signal as a video, the display unit transmits information about the display unit and the video signal received from the video supply source to the upgrade unit. And a control unit that controls the interface unit to receive the processed video signal from the upgrade device and controls the display unit to display the processed video signal as a video.

  The control unit may transmit the standard information of the interface unit to the upgrade device, and control the interface unit so that communication with the upgrade device is performed according to a standard corresponding to the interface unit.

  The interface unit may transmit at least one of a configuration, a voltage level, and a transmission speed of a signal transmitted / received via the interface unit to the upgrade apparatus.

  The control unit may transmit power information of the display device to the upgrade device.

  The interface unit may further receive drive speed information of the upgrade device determined based on the transmitted power information of the display device from the upgrade device.

  The drive speed of the upgrade device may be determined by a setting value of an adjustment item including at least one of a CPU frequency, a GPU frequency, a DSP frequency, and a memory bus speed of the control unit of the upgrade device.

  The driving speed of the upgrade device is determined by adjusting the setting value of the adjustment item according to the operation mode of the display device. The operation mode of the display device is a TV mode, a game mode, an Internet mode, a sports mode, and music. At least one of the modes can be included.

  When the operation mode of the display device is changed, the control unit controls the interface unit to receive the driving speed information of the upgrade device determined by resetting the setting value of the adjustment item. Can do.

  The control unit compares the determined driving speed of the upgrade device with the driving speed of the display device. As a result of the comparison, when the driving speed of the upgrade device is equal to or lower than the driving speed of the display device, the display The control unit of the apparatus may perform the operation.

  The power information includes power information that the display device can supply to the upgrade device, and the control unit can control the interface unit to supply power corresponding to the power information to the upgrade device. .

  Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling an upgrade apparatus for a display apparatus, wherein the upgrade apparatus for processing a video signal corresponding to an image displayed on the display apparatus is connected to the display apparatus; A device receiving information of the display device; and an operation of the upgrade device based on the received information, and receiving and processing the video signal from the display device via the interface. .

  The information of the display device includes standard information of the first interface unit of the display device, and the control method of the upgrade device is based on the standard corresponding to the first interface unit based on the received standard information. Further comprising: setting communication of a second interface of the upgrade device so that communication with the display device is performed; and receiving the video signal from the display device via the second interface. be able to.

  In the communication setting step, at least one of a configuration, a voltage level, and a transmission speed of a signal transmitted / received to / from the display device may be set to correspond to the first interface unit.

  The second interface unit includes a fixed interface that receives the standard information of the first interface unit, and a fluid interface that communicates with the display device according to a standard corresponding to the first interface, and the communication In the setting step, communication setting of the fluid interface can be performed.

  The upgrade apparatus further includes a sub-control unit that controls the second interface unit so that communication with the display device is performed according to a standard corresponding to the first interface unit, and the sub-control unit includes an FPGA And an integrated circuit including at least one of the microcomputers.

  The step of receiving the information on the display device includes the step of the upgrade device receiving power information on the display device, and the control method of the upgrade device is based on the received power information on the display device. And a step of operating the upgrade device at the determined driving speed.

  The step of determining the driving speed of the upgrade apparatus may include a step of adjusting a setting value of an adjustment item including at least one of a CPU frequency, a GPU frequency, a DSP frequency, and a memory bus speed of the control unit.

  The step of adjusting the setting value includes a step of adjusting a setting value of the adjustment item according to an operation mode of the display device, and the operation mode of the display device includes a TV mode, a game mode, an Internet mode, a sports mode, and music. At least one of the modes can be included.

  The step of adjusting the setting value may include a step of resetting the setting value of the adjustment item when an operation mode of the display device is changed.

  The upgrade device control method includes a step of comparing the determined drive speed of the upgrade device and the drive speed of the display device, and as a result of the comparison, the drive speed of the upgrade device is less than or equal to the drive speed of the display device. The display unit may further include a step of performing an operation of the control unit of the display apparatus.

  The control method of the upgrade device further includes storing drive speed information of the upgrade device corresponding to power information of the display device, and determining the drive speed of the upgrade device includes the received power information The driving speed stored corresponding to the above can be determined as the driving speed of the upgrade device.

  The power information includes power information that the display apparatus can supply to the upgrade apparatus, and the control method of the upgrade apparatus further includes a step in which the upgrade apparatus is supplied with power corresponding to the power information from the display apparatus. Can be included.

  Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a display apparatus, comprising: an upgrade apparatus for processing a video signal received from at least one video supply source connected to the display apparatus; Transmitting to the device; transmitting the video signal to the upgrade device; receiving a video signal processed by the upgrade device; and displaying the received video signal as a video. .

  The step of transmitting the information to the upgrade device includes the step of transmitting standard information of the first interface unit of the display device to the upgrade device, and the control method of the display device includes the first interface unit. The method may further include communicating with the upgrade device according to a corresponding standard.

  The step of communicating with the upgrade device is a step of performing communication so that at least one of a configuration, a voltage level, and a transmission speed of a signal transmitted / received via the first interface unit corresponds to the first interface unit. Can be included.

  The step of transmitting the information to the upgrade device includes the step of transmitting power information of the display device to the upgrade device, and the control method of the display device includes transmitting the power information of the display device transmitted from the upgrade device. Receiving the driving speed information of the upgrade apparatus determined based on

  The drive speed of the upgrade device may be determined by a setting value of an adjustment item including at least one of a CPU frequency, a GPU frequency, a DSP frequency, and a memory bus speed of the control unit of the upgrade device.

  The driving speed of the upgrade device is determined by adjusting the setting value of the adjustment item according to the operation mode of the display device. The operation mode of the display device is a TV mode, a game mode, an Internet mode, a sports mode, and music. At least one of the modes can be included.

  The control method of the display device further includes a step of receiving drive speed information of the upgrade device determined by resetting a setting value of the adjustment item when an operation mode of the display device is changed. Can do.

  The control method of the display device includes a step of comparing the determined drive speed of the upgrade device with the drive speed of the display device, and as a result of the comparison, the drive speed of the upgrade device is less than or equal to the drive speed of the display device. If it exists, the control part of the display apparatus may further include a step of performing an operation.

  The power information may include power information that the display device can supply to the upgrade device, and the control method of the display device may further include a step of supplying power corresponding to the power information to the upgrade device. .

  Meanwhile, in the display system including the display device and the upgrade device according to the embodiment of the present invention, the display device communicates with the upgrade device that processes the video signal received from at least one video supply source. A first video processing unit that processes the received video signal, a display unit that displays the processed video signal, and the upgrade device connected via the interface unit, information on the display device is obtained. A first control unit that controls the first interface unit to transmit to the upgrade device and controls the display unit to display a video signal processed by the upgrade device as a video; The upgrade apparatus includes the first interface. A second interface unit that communicates with the display device by connecting to a case unit; a second video processing unit that processes a video signal corresponding to a video displayed on the display unit; and processes the video signal When the upgrade device is connected to the display device via the second interface unit, the upgrade device is operated based on information received from the display device. And a second control unit for controlling the above.

  The information includes standard information of the first interface unit, and the second control unit allows the second control unit to communicate with the display device according to a standard corresponding to the first interface unit. The interface unit can be controlled.

  The information includes power information of the display device, and the second control unit determines a driving speed of the upgrade device based on the received power information of the display device and operates at the determined driving speed. can do.

As described above, since the upgrade device operates based on the information of the display device, compatibility with the display device already sold can be ensured, and the safety of the operation can be improved.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the display system which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the display apparatus and upgrade apparatus which concern on 1st Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the display apparatus and upgrade apparatus which concern on 2nd Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the display apparatus and upgrade apparatus which concern on the 3rd Example of this invention. 5 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a method of upgrading a video processing process of a display device using an upgrade device in the display system of FIGS. 5 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a method for upgrading a video processing process of a display device using an upgrade device in the display system of FIGS. 1 to 4; FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a display device control method according to the first or second embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the control method of the upgrade apparatus which concerns on the 1st or 2nd Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the control method of the display apparatus which concerns on 3rd Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the control method of the display apparatus which concerns on 3rd Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the control method of the upgrade apparatus which concerns on 3rd Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the control method of the upgrade apparatus which concerns on 3rd Example of this invention.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a display system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the display system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a display device 100 and an upgrade device 200. The display device 100 and the upgrade device 200 are connected to be able to communicate with each other.

  The interconnected display device 100 and the upgrade device 200 transmit and receive video signals such as broadcast signals and control signals including various data and power sources.

  The display apparatus 100 processes a video signal provided from an external video supply source (not shown) according to an already set video processing process and displays the processed video signal as a video.

  In the system 1 of the present embodiment, the display device 100 will be described as a TV that displays broadcast video based on broadcast signals / broadcast information / broadcast data received from broadcast station transmission equipment. However, the idea of the present invention is not limited to the specific example of the display apparatus 100, and various examples capable of displaying video can be applied to the display apparatus 100 in addition to the TV.

  Further, the type of video that can be displayed by the display apparatus 100 is not limited to broadcast video. For example, the display apparatus 100 may be a moving video based on signals / data received from various types of video supply sources (not shown). Still images, applications, application, OSD (on-screen display), and various operation control GUI (graphic user interface) can be displayed.

  The upgrade device 200 is communicably connected to the display device 100. The upgrade device 200 upgrades the existing hardware / software configuration of the connected display device 100 so that the video signal is processed by the hardware / software configuration of the upgraded display device 100, Enables display of higher quality video.

  For example, the upgrade device 200 may be a device for upgrading the hardware of the TV, such as a video processing circuit, and is detachable from the display device 100.

  On the other hand, unlike the case of the present embodiment, the upgrade device 200 may be connected to the display device 100 wirelessly. In this case, the upgrade device 200 is supplied with operating power from a separate external power source or battery. Good. However, in the present embodiment, a case where the upgrade apparatus 200 is connected to the display apparatus 100 by wire will be described.

  The display apparatus 100 is unique and can process a video signal received from the outside according to an already set video processing process and display it as a video.

  According to the present embodiment, the upgrade apparatus 200 is connected to the display apparatus 100, and the hardware / software configuration of the display system 1 that performs the above-described video processing process is upgraded. The upgrade apparatus 200 receives and processes the video signal from the display apparatus 100, and transmits the processed video signal to the display apparatus 100. The display device 100 displays a video corresponding to the video signal received from the upgrade device 200. As a result, it is possible to provide the user with an image with improved image quality.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, when the upgrade apparatus 200 is connected to the display apparatus 100, the upgrade apparatus 200 operates based on information received from the display apparatus 100.

  Here, the information received from the display device 100 includes the standard information of the first interface unit (110 in FIGS. 2 to 4) of the display device 100 and the power information of the display device 100 (that is, the display device 100 is the upgrade device 200). Power information that can be supplied to the display device 100) and operation mode information of the display apparatus 100.

  The upgrade device 200 corresponds to the first interface unit 100 via the second interface unit (210 in FIGS. 2 to 4) based on the standard information of the first interface unit 110 received from the display device 100. Communication with the display device 100 is performed according to the standard. A specific operation related to this will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS.

  Further, the upgrade device 200 determines the drive speed of the upgrade device 200 based on the power information received from the display device 100, and operates at the determined drive speed. A specific operation related to this will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the display device 100 and the upgrade device 200 constituting the display system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the display apparatus 100 includes a first interface unit 110 to which at least one video source 300 is connected, and a video signal received from the video source 300 via the first interface unit 110. A first video processing unit 120 to be processed, a display unit 130 for displaying the video signal processed by the first video processing unit 120 as video, and a user input for outputting a command that has already been set in response to a user input A first storage unit 150 that stores data / information that is not limited, and a first control unit 160 that controls operations of various components of the display device 100.

  The first interface unit 110 transmits a video signal received from at least one video supply source 300 to the first video processing unit 120, and a standard of the received video signal and an implementation method of the video supply source 300 and the display device 100. There are various methods corresponding to this. For example, the first interface unit 110 can receive signals / data conforming to standards such as high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), universal serial bus (USB), and components (components), and supports the respective standards. A plurality of connection terminals (not shown). By connecting various external devices including the video supply source 300 to such connection terminals (not shown), communication via the first interface unit 110 becomes possible.

  That is, an external device connected to the first interface unit 110 is not limited to the video supply source 300, and a device that can transmit and receive signals / data to and from the display device 100 via the first interface unit 110 is the first. The upgrade apparatus 200 can be connected to the first interface unit 110 according to the present embodiment.

  The first video processing unit 120 performs various video processing processes that have already been set on the video signal received from the first interface unit 110. The first video processing unit 120 outputs the video signal subjected to such a process to the display unit 130 and causes the display unit 130 to display a video corresponding to the video signal.

  The type of video processing process performed by the first video processing unit 120 is not limited. For example, de-multiplexing that distributes a predetermined signal to each characteristic-specific signal, and a video signal that corresponds to the video format of the video signal. Coding (decoding), deinterlacing (de-interlacing) to convert video signal of interlace method by progressive method, scaling (scaling) to adjust video signal to already set resolution, video image quality improvement Including noise reduction, detail enhancement, frame refresh rate conversion, etc. Door can be.

  The first video processing unit 120 includes various chipsets (not shown), memories (not shown), electronic components (not shown), wirings (not shown), etc. for performing such processes. Assume that the circuit configuration is a video processing board (not shown) mounted on a printed circuit board (not shown).

  The display unit 130 displays a video based on the video signal output from the first video processing unit 120. The implementation method of the display unit 130 is not limited, and may include liquid crystal, plasma, light-emitting diode, organic light-emitting diode, surface conduction electron gun. Various display methods such as a connection electron-emitter, a carbon nanotube (carbon nano-tube), and a nanocrystal (nano-crystal) may be used.

  The display unit 130 may include different components depending on how it is implemented. For example, when the display unit 130 is of a liquid crystal type, the display unit 130 includes a liquid crystal display panel (not shown), a backlight unit (not shown) for supplying light thereto, and a panel (not shown). And a panel drive substrate (not shown) for driving.

  The user input unit 140 transmits various control commands that have been set or information that is not limited to the first control unit 160 according to user operations and inputs. The user input unit 140 may be a menu key and an input panel provided on the outside of the display device 100, a remote controller remote from the display device 100, or the like. .

  Meanwhile, the user input unit 140 may be integrated with the display unit 130. That is, when the display unit 130 is a touch-screen, the user can use the input menu (not shown) displayed on the display unit 130 to send an already set command to the first control unit 160. It can also be communicated.

  The first storage unit 150 stores data that is not limited in accordance with the control of the first control unit 160. The first storage unit 150 is implemented by a non-volatile storage medium such as a flash memory or a hard-disk drive. The first storage unit 150 is accessed by the first control unit 160, and data reading / writing / modifying / deleting / updating and the like are performed by the first control unit 160.

  The data stored in the first storage unit 150 includes, for example, an operation system for driving the display device 100 and various applications, video data, additional data, and the like that can be executed on this operation system.

  The first controller 160 performs control operations for various configurations of the display apparatus 100. For example, the first control unit 160 proceeds with the video processing process processed by the first video processing unit 120, the signal / information / data transmission / reception operation via the first interface unit 110, and the user input unit 140. The overall operation of the display apparatus 100 is controlled by performing a control operation corresponding to the command.

  The display device 100 having such a configuration needs to be upgraded as the usage time elapses due to various factors including the development of technology. For example, when a video signal of a new format that has not been proposed in the production stage of the display apparatus 100 is received, the display apparatus 100 itself is supported by a trend that requires high-quality video or higher than the level that is supported by the display apparatus 100 itself. When a video signal having a resolution of 1 is received, there are various cases including a case where the system load of the display apparatus 100 is further reduced.

  Such an upgrade of the display apparatus 100 has respective aspects of hardware and software. According to the present embodiment, the upgrade apparatus 200 provided to upgrade the display apparatus 100 is connected to the first interface unit 110 to at least one of the existing hardware configuration and software configuration of the display apparatus 100. Upgrade.

  The upgrade device 200 has a hardware / software configuration corresponding to at least a part of the hardware / software resources of the display device 100. These configurations of the upgrade apparatus 200 are provided so as to perform functions that are higher than some of the above-described resources of the display apparatus 100. When the upgrade apparatus 200 is connected to the display apparatus 100, the upgrade apparatus 200 replaces at least a part of the existing resources of the display apparatus 100, thereby improving the quality of the video finally displayed on the display apparatus 100.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the upgrade apparatus 200 will be described.

  The upgrade device 200 can process a second interface unit 210 connected to the first interface unit 110 of the display device 100 and a process corresponding to at least a part of the video processing process of the first video processing unit 120. A second video processing unit 220, a second storage unit 250 that stores data / information that is not limited, and a second control unit 260 that controls the overall operation of the upgrade apparatus 200 are provided.

  The second interface unit 210 is connected to the first interface unit 110 to enable communication between the upgrade device 200 and the display device 100. The second interface unit 210 can be connected to at least one connection terminal (not shown) of a plurality of connection terminals (not shown) of the first interface unit 110.

  For example, the second interface unit 210 includes an HDMI terminal (see FIG. 5) such that a video signal is transmitted and received between the display device 100 and the upgrade device 200 among a plurality of connection terminals (not shown) of the first interface unit 110. (Not shown) and connected to a USB terminal (not shown) so that data and power can be transmitted and received. However, this is only an example, and the connection method between the first interface unit 110 and the second interface unit 210 can take various forms other than the above-described embodiments.

  The second interface unit 210 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a fixed interface 211 and a flow interface 212.

  The fixed interface 211 is a general-purpose interface such as UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter), I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit), USB, component, and the like. Can be received. The fixed interface 211 can also have HDMI for transmitting and receiving video signals.

  The flow interface 212 performs data communication with the display device 100 in accordance with the standard corresponding to the first interface unit 110 based on the received standard information in accordance with the control of the second control unit 260. Here, the data signal transmitted / received via the fluid interface 212 corresponds to the standard of the first interface in at least one of the signal configuration, voltage level, and transmission speed.

  The flow interface 212 is an interface whose communication interface is expanded using the physical configuration of the fixed interface 211. For example, when a part of the input / output pins of the second interface 210 is used as the fixed interface 211, the second control unit 260, the configuration of signals transmitted and received via the remaining pins, voltage level, transmission speed, etc. Can be used as the flow interface 212.

  In the first embodiment of the present invention, the signal transmitted / received via the flow interface 212 has been described as a data signal. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various information, control signals, video signals, and power supplies in addition to the data signal. May also be transmitted and received via the flow interface 212.

  As described above, the signals transmitted and received through the second interface unit 210 can be fluidly controlled, and compatibility with the display apparatus 100 can be ensured even when a new interface is applied to the upgrade apparatus 200.

  The second video processing unit 220 can perform a second process corresponding to at least a part of the first process performed by the first video processing unit 120 in the display device 100. The first process and the second process are convenient names for mutual distinction, and may be one unit process or a plurality of unit processes. The second process is functionally improved compared to the first process, but this is achieved by hardware improvements such as chipset and software improvements such as algorithms / executable code / programs. can do.

  When the display apparatus 100 and the upgrade apparatus 200 are connected, the second video processing unit 220 replaces the first process with the second process according to the control of the first control unit 160 or the second control unit 260. Do the process. In this way, in the video processing process, the second process that is functionally improved over the first process is performed in place of the first process. As a result, the overall video processing process is improved. It is done. Detailed examples regarding this will be described later.

  The second storage unit 250 stores data that is not limited. The second storage unit 250 is implemented by a non-volatile storage medium such as a flash memory or a hard-disk drive. The second storage unit 250 is accessed by the first control unit 160 or the second control unit 260, and data is read / written / modified / deleted / updated by these. On the other hand, the first storage unit 150 may also be accessed by the second control unit 260 in addition to the first control unit 160 depending on the implementation method.

  The second control unit 260 performs control operations for various configurations of the upgrade apparatus 200 for performing an overall video processing process. For example, the second control unit 260 upgrades by performing a video processing process processed by the second video processing unit 220 and a signal / information / data transmission / reception operation via the second interface unit 210. The overall operation of the apparatus 200 is controlled.

  The second control unit 260 and the first control unit 160 can be implemented by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and the second control unit 260 can perform an improved function than the first control unit 160. Then, the second control unit 260 can disable the first control unit 160 and control the overall operation of the display system 1 instead of the first control unit 160. Alternatively, the second control unit 260 can control the overall operation of the display system 1 together with the first control unit 160.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the display device 100 and the upgrade device 200 constituting the display system 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  The display system 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 3 is the sub system that controls the second interface unit 210 to the upgrade apparatus 200 in the display system 1 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. It is characterized in that a control unit 270 is further provided. Therefore, constituent elements other than the sub-control unit 270 are denoted by the same drawing symbols and the same member names as those in the first embodiment, and detailed descriptions of these parts are omitted to avoid redundant description. And

  As shown in FIG. 3, the second interface unit 210 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a fixed interface 211 and a flow interface 212, as in the first embodiment.

  The fixed interface 211 is a general-purpose interface such as UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter), I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit), USB, component, and the like. Can be received. The fixed interface 211 can also have HDMI for transmitting and receiving video signals.

  The flow interface 212 performs data communication with the display device 100 in accordance with the standard corresponding to the first interface unit 110 based on the received standard information in accordance with the control of the sub-control unit 270. Here, the data signal transmitted / received via the fluid interface 212 corresponds to the standard of the first interface in at least one of the signal configuration, voltage level, and transmission speed.

  The sub-control unit 270 is implemented by an integrated circuit (IC: Integrated Circuit) such as a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or a microcomputer (MicroComputer).

  The flow interface 212 is an interface whose communication interface is expanded using the physical configuration of the fixed interface 211. For example, when a part of the input / output pins of the second interface 210 is used as the fixed interface 211, the second control unit 260, the configuration of signals transmitted and received via the remaining pins, voltage level, transmission speed, etc. Can be used as the flow interface 212.

  In the second embodiment of the present invention, the signal transmitted / received via the flow interface 212 has been described as a data signal. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various information, control signals, video signals, power May also be transmitted and received via the flow interface 212.

  The second embodiment of the present invention further includes a separate sub-control unit 270 that fluidly controls the signals transmitted and received through the second interface unit 210 as described above, thereby being a main control unit. Therefore, the compatibility with the display apparatus 100 can be ensured even if a new interface is applied to the upgrade apparatus 200.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the display device 100 and the upgrade device 200 constituting the display system 1 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The display system 1 according to the third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 4 includes the second controller 260 and the first controller 160 in the display system 1 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. , CPU (Central Processing Unit) 161, 261, GPU (Graphic Processing Unit) 162, 262 to assist CPU, DSP (Digital Signal Processor) 163, 263, and memory 164, 264 such as DDR memory (RAM) It is characterized by being. Therefore, components other than the CPU 161, 261, GPU 162, 262, DSP 163, 263, and memory 164, 264 are assigned the same drawing symbols and the same member names as those in the first embodiment, The detailed description will be omitted to avoid redundant description.

  Hereinafter, a specific example in which the display apparatus 100 is upgraded by the upgrade apparatus 200 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of upgrading the video processing process of the display apparatus 100 by the upgrade apparatus 200 in the display system 1 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the display apparatus 100 receives a predetermined signal from the video supply source 300, for example, a broadcast signal (411), the display apparatus 100 converts the signal into a video processing process (412, 413) of an already set sequence. , 414). The illustrated video processing processes (412, 413, 414) are only a part of examples for the purpose of more concisely expressing the embodiment of the present invention. It does not show all of.

  The display apparatus 100 performs demultiplexing to classify the received broadcast signal into a video signal, an audio signal, and additional data (412). The display apparatus 100 processes each demultiplexed signal. For example, the video signal is decoded into an already set video format (413). The display apparatus 100 scales the decoded video signal to a predetermined resolution so as to display the decoded video signal as a video on the display unit 130 (414), and displays the scaled video signal as a video (415).

  In this series of sequences, the upgrade apparatus 200 can perform a process 423 corresponding to the decoding process 413 of the display apparatus 100. The decoding process 423 that can be performed by the upgrade apparatus 200 is the same as the decoding process 413 that can be performed by the display apparatus 100, but is functionally improved. Therefore, the latter (413). Instead of performing the former (423), the video processing process can be improved.

  For example, the former (423) can process a video signal having a resolution higher than the level that cannot be processed by the latter 413, can process a video signal in a format that cannot be processed by the latter (413), or cannot be applied by the latter (413). It can be processed so that the effect is applied to the video signal.

  Therefore, the sequence of the video processing process according to the present embodiment is performed in the decoding stage 413 of the display apparatus 100 after the demultiplexing stage 412 according to the control of the first control unit 160 or the second control unit 260. Instead, the decoding stage 423 of the upgrade apparatus 200 is performed. After the decoding stage 423 of the upgrade device 200, a scaling stage 414 is performed.

  A video signal and a control signal are transmitted and received between the display apparatus 100 and the upgrade apparatus 200 according to such a sequence, and this is performed under the control of the first control unit 160 or the second control unit 260.

  On the other hand, unlike the case of FIG. 5 in which some of the video processing processes are replaced, the second video processing unit 220 of the upgrade device 200 replaces the first video processing unit 120 of the display device 100. This is also possible and will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a transmission process of a video signal received by the first interface unit 110 in the display system 1 according to the present embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 6, if the upgrade apparatus 200 is not connected to the display apparatus 100, the video signal is received by the first interface unit 110 (431) and then transmitted to the first video processing unit 120 ( 432). The first video processing unit 120 processes the video signal and outputs it to the display unit 130 (433), and the display unit 130 displays the video signal processed by the first video processing unit 120 as a video.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, when the upgrade apparatus 200 is connected to the display apparatus 100, after the video signal is received by the first interface unit 110 (431), not the first video processing unit 120. It is transmitted to the second video processing unit 220 (434). The second video processing unit 220 performs a video processing process on the video signal instead of the first video processing unit 120, and the video signal processed by the second video processing unit 220 is transmitted to the display apparatus 100 again. (435).

  The video signal is bypassed so as not to be transmitted to the first video processing unit 120 and transmitted to the display unit 130 (436), whereby the display unit 130 is processed by the second video processing unit 220. The recorded video signal is displayed as video.

  On the other hand, when the display apparatus 100 and the upgrade apparatus 200 are connected, the second control unit 260 disables the first control unit 160 and controls the first video processing unit 120 and the second video processing unit 220. Can do. Alternatively, if the management system stored in the second storage unit 250 is a version-up than the management system stored in the first storage unit 150, the management of the first storage unit 150 is performed. The system may be updated to the operation system of the second storage unit 250, and the updated operation system may be driven. The operation system of the second storage unit 250 is driven instead of the operation system of the first storage unit 150. May be.

  With such a configuration, the upgrade apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment can upgrade the display apparatus 100.

  On the other hand, as in the embodiment described above, when the display apparatus 100 and the upgrade apparatus 200 are connected, the first controller 160 of the display apparatus 100 transmits information on the display apparatus 100 to the upgrade apparatus 200.

  Specifically, the first controller 160 of the display device 100 according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention transmits the standard information of the first interface unit 110 to the upgrade device 200.

  The upgrade device 200 receives the standard information of the first interface unit 110 according to the rule of the fixed interface 211 of the second interface unit 210, and the second control unit 260 or the sub control unit 270 corresponds to the received standard information. The flow interface 212 of the second interface unit 210 is set and controlled so that communication with the display device 100 is performed according to the standard.

  Specifically, the second control unit 260 or the sub-control unit 270 corresponds to at least one of the configuration, voltage level, and transmission rate of signals transmitted / received via the flow interface 212 to the first interface unit 110. Can be controlled.

  Here, the second storage unit 250 stores a table storing various interface standard information and values such as signal configurations, voltage levels, and transmission rates corresponding to the respective standards. The control unit 260 or the sub-control unit 270 can read the respective values corresponding to the first interface unit 110 from the table and control the flow interface 212.

  In the first and second embodiments of the present invention, the standard of the first interface unit 110 may include at least one of UART, I2C, USB, and HDMI.

  Therefore, even when a new interface is applied to the upgrade apparatus 200, the interface of the display apparatus 100 can be supported, and interface compatibility between the display apparatus 100 and the upgrade apparatus 200 is ensured.

  On the other hand, when the display device 100 and the upgrade device 200 are connected, the first control unit 160 of the display device 100 according to the third embodiment of the present invention displays the power information of the display device 100 as the first interface. To the upgrade device 200 via the unit 110.

  The power information is information regarding the amount of power that the display apparatus 100 can supply to the upgrade apparatus 200, and the upgrade apparatus 200 is supplied with power corresponding to the power information from the display apparatus 100 via the second interface unit 210. .

  The second interface unit 210 of the upgrade apparatus 200 can receive power information and power by connecting to the USB terminal of the first interface unit 110 provided in the display apparatus 100.

  The second control unit 260 of the upgrade device 200 determines the drive speed of the upgrade device 200 based on the power information of the display device 100.

  The second controller 260 adjusts a setting value of an adjustment item including at least one of a CPU frequency (CPU Frequency), a GPU frequency (GPU Frequency), a DSP frequency (DSP Frequency), and a memory bus speed (Memory Bus Speed). Thus, the driving speed of the upgrade device 200 can be determined.

  Here, the second control unit 260 can adjust the setting value of the adjustment item according to the operation mode of the display apparatus 100. The operation mode of the display device 100 includes a TV mode, a game mode, an Internet mode, a sports mode, a music mode, and the like.

  For this purpose, the first control unit 160 of the display apparatus 100 controls the first interface unit 110 to further transmit information related to the operation mode of the display apparatus 100 to the upgrade apparatus 200.

  The second control unit 260 controls the second interface unit 210 to receive information about the operation mode from the display apparatus 100, and dynamically sets each setting value of the adjustment item so as to correspond to the received operation mode. To adjust the driving speed of the upgrade apparatus 200. For example, in the game mode, the GPU frequency setting value may be set higher than in the TV mode or the Internet mode.

  The second storage unit 250 stores drive speed information corresponding to the power information of the display device 100. When the second control unit 260 receives the power information of the display device 100, the second control unit 260 reads the driving speed information of the upgrade device 200 corresponding to the received power information from the second storage unit 250, and sets the driving speed of the upgrade device 200. Can be determined.

  Here, the second storage unit 250 stores a table in which the setting values of the respective adjustment items are stored corresponding to the operation mode of the display apparatus 100. The second control unit 260 receives the received power The setting value of the adjustment item corresponding to the information and the operation mode information can be read from the table, and the drive speed of the upgrade apparatus 200 can be determined. The second controller 260 operates at the driving speed determined by such a method.

  Note that the operation mode of the display apparatus 100 may be changed by a user input or the like. When the operation mode of the display apparatus 100 is changed, the first control unit 160 notifies the upgrade apparatus 200 via the first interface unit 110, and the second control unit 260 changes the changed operation mode. The setting value of the adjustment item can be reset to correspond to the mode.

  The power that can be supplied to the upgrade apparatus 200 differs depending on the product specifications of the display apparatus 100, and the upgrade apparatus 200 may not be supplied with the necessary power. In this case, the upgrade apparatus 200 may not operate normally due to power shortage, or the display apparatus 100 may excessively supply power and malfunction due to power instability.

  Therefore, the upgrade apparatus 200 according to the third embodiment of the present invention is configured to operate at an optimum driving speed corresponding to the power information of the display apparatus 100. Therefore, both the display apparatus 100 and the upgrade apparatus 200 are stable. Can operate.

  Meanwhile, the second control unit 260 can compare the driving speed of the upgrade device 200 determined based on the power information with the driving speed of the display device 100. As a result of the comparison, if the driving speed of the upgrade apparatus 200 is equal to or lower than the driving speed of the display apparatus 100, the second control unit 260 is disabled, and the first control unit 160 replaces the second control unit 260 with the display. The overall operation of the system 1 may be controlled.

  In this case, the first control unit 160 controls the first video processing unit 120 to process the video signal without transmitting the video signal to the upgrade apparatus 200, and is processed from the first video processing unit 120. The display unit 130 can be controlled to receive the received video signal and display the corresponding video. Here, according to circumstances, the first control unit 160 may control the second video processing unit 220 to process the video signal.

  In addition, when the drive speed of the upgrade apparatus 200 is equal to or lower than the drive speed of the display apparatus 100, the first controller 160 replaces a part of the functions of the second controller 260, and the first controller 160 and the first controller 160 The two control units 260 may operate to control the operation of the display system 1. As described above, when the display device 100 substitutes all or part of the functions of the upgrade device 200, the operation safety of the display system 1 can be ensured and the efficiency can be further increased.

  Hereinafter, a control method of the display system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of the display apparatus 100 according to the first or second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the upgrade apparatus 200 is connected to the first interface unit 110 of the display apparatus 100 for hardware / software upgrade (S102).

  When the upgrade device 200 is connected, the first control unit 160 controls the first interface unit 110 to transmit the standard information of the first interface unit 110 as information of the display device 100 to the upgrade device 200 (S104). ).

  Then, the first control unit 160 performs communication setting of the first interface unit 110 so that communication is performed according to the standard transmitted in step S104 (S106). On the other hand, the first control unit 160 controls the first interface unit 110 to transmit the video signal received from the video supply source to the upgrade apparatus 200 (S108).

  Then, the first control unit 160 controls the first interface unit 110 to receive the video signal processed by the upgrade apparatus 200 (S110). The first controller 160 controls the display unit 130 to display a video corresponding to the video signal received in step S110 (S112).

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a control method of the upgrade apparatus 200 according to the first or second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, the upgrade apparatus 200 is connected to the first interface unit 110 of the display apparatus 100 for hardware / software upgrade (S202).

  When the upgrade device 200 is connected to the display device 100, the second control unit 260 receives the standard information of the first interface unit 110 as information of the display device 100 via the fixed interface 211 of the second interface unit 210. (S204).

  The second control unit 260 or the sub-control unit 270 sets the communication interface 212 of the second interface unit 210 to the standard corresponding to the first interface unit 110 based on the standard information received in step S204. Then, the flow interface 212 is controlled so that communication is performed according to the communication setting (S206). Here, the second control unit 260 or the sub-control unit 270 corresponds to the first interface unit 110 with at least one of the configuration, voltage level, and transmission rate of the signal transmitted / received via the flow interface unit 212. To control. The signal transmitted / received via the flow interface unit 212 may be a data signal, and is not limited thereto.

  Meanwhile, the upgrade apparatus 200 receives a video signal from the display apparatus 100 via the second interface unit 210 (S208). Here, the video signal can be received via the fixed interface 211 or the flow interface 212.

  Next, the second controller 260 controls the second video processor 220 to process the video signal received in step S208 (S210). Then, the second control unit 260 or the sub-control unit 270 controls the second interface unit 210 to transmit the processed video signal to the display apparatus 100 (S212).

  As described above, according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention, the upgrade device operates based on the information of the display device, so that compatibility with the already sold display device can be ensured and the operation of the upgrade device can be ensured. Safety can be improved.

  Specifically, even if a new interface is applied to the upgrade apparatus 200, backward compatibility with the interface of the display apparatus 100 already sold is ensured, and the function of the upgrade apparatus 200 can be expanded.

  Further, by providing the upgrade device 200 with a separate sub-control unit that controls the interface unit 210, compatibility with the interface of the display device 100 can be efficiently performed while reducing the burden on the main control unit.

  9 and 10 are flowcharts illustrating a control method of the display apparatus 100 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the upgrade apparatus 200 is connected to the first interface unit 110 of the display apparatus 100 for hardware / software upgrade (S302).

  When the upgrade apparatus 200 is connected to the display apparatus 100, the first control unit 160 supplies power information (power information that the display apparatus 100 can supply to the upgrade apparatus 200) as information about the display apparatus 100 to the upgrade apparatus 200. Transmission is performed via the interface unit 110 (S304).

  The first controller 160 receives the driving speed information of the upgrade apparatus 200 determined corresponding to the power information transmitted in step S304 (S306).

  When the first control unit 160 detects the connection of the upgrade device in step S302, the first control unit 160 controls the first interface unit 110 to transmit the video signal received from the video supply source to the upgrade device 200 (S308).

  Then, the first control unit 160 controls the first interface unit 110 to receive the video signal processed by the upgrade apparatus 200 (S310). The first controller 160 controls the display unit 130 to display a video corresponding to the video signal received in step S310 (S312).

  The embodiment shown in FIG. 10 is different from the embodiment shown in FIG. 9 in that the drive speed received from the upgrade apparatus 200 is compared with the drive speed of the display apparatus 100. As shown in FIG. 10, the upgrade device 200 is connected to the first interface unit 110 of the display device 100 for hardware / software upgrade (S402).

  When the upgrade apparatus 200 is connected to the display apparatus 100, the first control unit 160 transmits the power information of the display apparatus 100 to the upgrade apparatus 200 via the first interface unit 110 (S404).

  The first controller 160 receives the driving speed information of the upgrade apparatus 200 determined corresponding to the power information transmitted in step S404 (S406). The first controller 160 compares the driving speed information received in step S406 with the driving speed of the display apparatus 100 (S408). As a result of the comparison in step S408, when the driving speed of the upgrade apparatus 200 is faster than the driving speed of the display apparatus 100, the first controller 160 transmits the video signal received from the video supply source to the upgrade apparatus 200. The first interface unit 110 is controlled (S410). Subsequently, the first control unit 160 controls the first interface unit 110 to receive the video signal processed by the upgrade apparatus 200 (S412).

  If the drive speed of the upgrade apparatus 200 is equal to or lower than the drive speed of the display apparatus 100 as a result of the comparison in step S408, it means that the performance of the second control unit 260 is equal to or inferior to that of the first control unit 160. Therefore, the second control unit 260 is disabled, and the first control unit 160 operates (S414). Here, the first control unit 160 can control the first video processing unit 120 or the second video processing unit 220 to perform video processing. When the second video processing unit 220 performs video processing, in step S414, video signals and control signals are transmitted and received through the first and second interface units 110 and 120 under the control of the first control unit 160. Including the process.

  Then, the first controller 160 controls the display unit 130 to display the video corresponding to the video signal processed in step S412 or S414 (S416).

  11 and 12 are flowcharts illustrating a control method of the upgrade apparatus 200 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the upgrade apparatus 200 connects to the first interface unit 110 of the display apparatus 100 for hardware / software upgrade (S502).

  When the upgrade device 200 is connected to the display device 100, the second control unit 260 uses the second interface unit 210 as power information (power information that can be provided to the upgrade device 200 by the display device 100). ) Is received (S504).

  The second controller 260 determines the driving speed of the upgrade device 200 in accordance with the power information received in step S504 (S506). Here, the drive speed of the upgrade apparatus 200 can be determined by adjusting the set values of adjustment items such as the CPU frequency, GPU frequency, DSP frequency, and memory bus speed. In addition, the setting value of the adjustment item can be determined according to the operation mode of the display apparatus 100.

  The second controller 260 operates at the driving speed determined in step S506 and receives a video signal from the display apparatus 100 (S508). Subsequently, the second controller 260 operates at the driving speed determined in step S506 and controls the second video processor 220 to process the received video signal (S510).

  Then, the second control unit 260 controls the second interface unit 210 to transmit the processed video signal to the display device 100 (S512).

  The embodiment shown in FIG. 12 differs from the embodiment of FIG. 11 in that the determined drive speed of the upgrade device 200 is compared with the drive speed of the display device 100. As shown in FIG. 12, the upgrade apparatus 200 is connected to the first interface unit 110 of the display apparatus 100 for hardware / software upgrade (S602).

  When connected to the display device 100, the second control unit 260 receives power information (power information that the display device 100 can provide to the upgrade device 200) as information of the display device 100 via the second interface unit 210. (S604).

  The second control unit 260 determines the driving speed of the upgrade device 200 according to the power information received in step S604 (S606). Here, the drive speed of the upgrade apparatus 200 can be determined by adjusting the set values of adjustment items such as the CPU frequency, GPU frequency, DSP frequency, and memory bus speed. In addition, the setting value of the adjustment item can be determined according to the operation mode of the display apparatus 100.

  The second controller 260 compares the driving speed determined in step S606 with the driving speed of the display apparatus 100 (S608). As a result of the comparison in step S608, when the driving speed of the upgrade apparatus 200 is faster than the driving speed of the display apparatus 100, the second control unit 260 operates at the driving speed determined in step S606 and starts from the display apparatus 100. A video signal is received (S610).

  Subsequently, the second controller 260 operates at the driving speed determined in step S606, and controls the second video processor 220 to process the received video signal (S612).

  Then, the second control unit 260 controls the second interface unit 210 to transmit the processed video signal to the display device 100 (S614).

  If the drive speed of the upgrade apparatus 200 is equal to or lower than the drive speed of the display apparatus 100 as a result of the comparison in step S608, it means that the performance of the second control unit 260 is equal to or inferior to that of the first control unit 160. Therefore, the second control unit 260 is disabled, and a command for causing the first control unit 160 to perform an operation is transmitted to the display apparatus 100 (S616). Here, the second video processing unit 220 can also perform video processing under the control of the first control unit 160. When the second video processing unit 220 performs video processing, a video signal and a control signal are transmitted / received through the first and second interface units 110 and 120 in step S616 under the control of the first control unit 160. Including the process.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the upgrade device operates based on the information of the display device, so that compatibility with the already sold display device can be ensured and the safety of the operation can be ensured. Can be improved.

  Specifically, by driving the upgrade apparatus 100 at a speed optimized for the power information that can be provided by the display apparatus 100, it is possible to prevent malfunction of the display apparatus 100 and the upgrade apparatus 200 and improve operational safety. . Further, by adjusting the setting value of each adjustment item according to the mode of the display device 100 and controlling the driving speed, the user's satisfaction can be improved and the driving speed can be controlled more efficiently.

  Further, when the upgrade device 200 has a performance equal to or lower than that of the display device 100 according to the determined driving speed, the efficiency of the entire system can be further increased by operating the control unit of the display device 100.

  The present invention has been described in detail above with reference to preferred embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be implemented in various ways within the scope of the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display system 100 Display apparatus 110 1st interface part 120 1st video processing part 130 Display part 140 User input part 150 1st memory | storage part 160 1st control part 200 Upgrade apparatus 210 2nd interface part 220 2 Video processing unit 250 second storage unit 260 second control unit 270 sub-control unit

Claims (15)

An upgrade device for a display device,
An interface unit connected to the display device for displaying video and communicating with the display device;
A video processing unit for processing a video signal corresponding to a video displayed on the display device;
When the upgrade device is connected to the display device via the interface unit, the video processing unit is controlled so that the video signal is processed and the video is displayed on the display device, and the information received from the display device A control unit for controlling the upgrade device to operate based on:
An upgrade apparatus comprising: The interface unit includes a second interface unit that is connected to the first interface unit of the display device and communicates with the first interface unit.
The information includes standard information of the first interface unit,
When the upgrade device is connected to the display device via the second interface unit, the control unit communicates with the display device according to a standard corresponding to the first interface unit. The upgrade device according to claim 1, wherein the upgrade unit controls the interface unit. The second interface unit includes:
A fixed interface for receiving standard information of the first interface unit;
A fluid interface for communicating with the display device according to a standard corresponding to the first interface unit;
The upgrade apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:   The control unit includes a sub-control unit that controls the second interface unit so that communication with the display device is performed according to a standard corresponding to the first interface unit. Or the upgrade apparatus of 3. The information includes power information of the display device,
The control unit controls the interface unit to receive the power information from the display device, determines a driving speed of the upgrade device based on the received power information, and operates at the determined driving speed. The upgrade device according to claim 1, wherein:   The control unit compares the determined driving speed of the upgrade device with the driving speed of the display device, and as a result of the comparison, when the driving speed of the upgrade device is equal to or lower than the driving speed of the display device, the display The upgrade apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the control unit of the apparatus performs an operation. An interface unit that communicates with an upgrade device that processes video signals received from at least one video source;
A video processing unit for processing the received video signal;
A display unit for displaying the processed video signal as video;
When the upgrade device is connected via the interface unit, the display device information and the video signal received from the video supply source are transmitted to the upgrade device, and the processed video signal is received from the upgrade device. A control unit for controlling the display unit so as to control the interface unit and display the processed video signal as a video;
A display device comprising:   The control unit transmits standard information of the interface unit to the upgrade device, and controls the interface unit so that communication with the upgrade device is performed according to a standard corresponding to the interface unit. The display device according to claim 7.   The control unit transmits power information of the display device to the upgrade device, and further receives drive speed information of the upgrade device determined based on the transmitted power information of the display device from the upgrade device. 8. The display device according to claim 7, wherein the interface unit is controlled. A method for controlling an upgrade device for a display device, comprising:
The upgrade device for processing a video signal corresponding to a video displayed on the display device is connected to the display device;
The upgrade device receives information of the display device;
The upgrade device operates based on the received information, receives and processes the video signal from the display device via the interface;
A method for controlling an upgrade apparatus, comprising: The display device information includes standard information of the first interface unit of the display device,
Performing communication settings for the second interface of the upgrade device so that communication with the display device is performed based on the standard corresponding to the first interface unit based on the received standard information;
Receiving the video signal from the display device via the second interface;
The control method of the upgrade apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising: Receiving the information of the display device includes the upgrade device receiving power information of the display device;
Determining a driving speed of the upgrade device based on the received power information of the display device;
The upgrade device operates at the determined drive speed;
The control method of the upgrade apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising: A display device control method comprising:
An upgrade device for processing a video signal received from at least one video source is connected to the display device;
Transmitting information of the display device to the upgrade device;
Transmitting the video signal to the upgrade device;
Receiving a video signal processed by the upgrade device;
Displaying the received video signal as video;
A control method for a display device, comprising: Transmitting the information to the upgrade device includes transmitting standard information of a first interface unit of the display device to the upgrade device;
The method of claim 13, further comprising communicating with the upgrade device according to a standard corresponding to the first interface unit. Transmitting the information to the upgrade device includes transmitting power information of the display device to the upgrade device;
14. The method of claim 13, further comprising receiving from the upgrade device drive speed information of the upgrade device determined based on the transmitted power information of the display device. .

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