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KR20140081042A
KR20140081042A KR1020120150344A KR20120150344A KR20140081042A KR 20140081042 A KR20140081042 A KR 20140081042A KR 1020120150344 A KR1020120150344 A KR 1020120150344A KR 20120150344 A KR20120150344 A KR 20120150344A KR 20140081042 A KR20140081042 A KR 20140081042A
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Disclosed are a display apparatus capable of checking protocol information of set-top boxes (STBs) connected thereto and automatically selecting protocol information corresponding to an STB to perform communication, and a control method thereof. The display apparatus according to the present invention comprises a display unit; an image processing unit processing an image signal to display an image on the display unit; a communications unit connected to an STB to transmit and receive data; a storage unit, configured for communications with the STB and storing a plurality of protocol information corresponding to types of the STBs; and a controller, selecting any one protocol information corresponding to a connected STB among the plurality of protocol information, when the communications unit and the STB are connected, and controlling the communications unit to communicate with the connected STB according to the selected protocol information.

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[0001] DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a display device and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a display device for confirming protocol information of a set-top box connected to a display device and automatically selecting protocol information corresponding to a set- And a control method.

In hotels, hospitals and large shopping malls, various electronic products with added internet functions are used to improve the convenience of customers and the efficiency of sales management.

For example, in order to provide management and service for all rooms, each room has a set-top box that can communicate with a central server. The set-top box is connected to a display device of each guest room to control a guest room situation through a command of a central server, or to allow guest users to use a hotel service such as a cloud service or a check-out.

At this time, the set-top box is mainly provided and managed by system integration (SI) companies. SI vendors have created their own protocol schemes, so communication between their products is possible, but communication between other products is not good. In general, SI companies produce servers, set-top boxes, etc., and display devices connected thereto are manufactured by other manufacturers. Therefore, in order to communicate through the set-top box, a protocol matching the unique protocol information set in the set- Information must be set on the display device.

Therefore, when a new display device is provided in a hotel or the like, unique protocol information of the corresponding set-top box must be set in the display device. In this case, there is an inconvenience that the user must manually write protocol information of the corresponding set-top box directly on the display device. Also, when the protocol information of the set-top box is erroneously written, communication between the set- There is a problem that the protocol information of the set-top box connected to the display device must be reset. Accordingly, if the protocol information of the set-top box connected to the display device can be automatically set in the display device, the user will be provided with convenience.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems occurring in the conventional display apparatuses, and it is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a display apparatus, And automatically selecting protocol information to enable communication, and a control method therefor.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display apparatus including: a display unit for displaying an image; An image processor for processing an image signal to display an image on the display unit; A communication unit connected to the set-top box to transmit and receive data; A communication unit for communicating with the set-top box and storing a plurality of protocol information corresponding to the type of the set-top box; and a communication unit for communicating with the set- And a control unit for selecting any one of the protocol information and controlling the communication unit to communicate with the connected set-top box according to the selected protocol information.

Here, the communication unit sends a command to the connected set-top box using one of the plurality of protocol information and, if there is a response from the connected set-top box, communicates with the connected set-top box according to the used protocol information .

In addition, the communication unit may attempt to communicate using the plurality of protocol information sequentially, and select any one of protocol information corresponding to the connected set-top box.

Further, the display apparatus may further include a user input unit for inputting a user selection, and when the communication with the set-top box can not be performed using all of the plurality of protocol information, And controls the communication to be performed based on the input information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a display device capable of communicating with a set-top box capable of transmitting and receiving data, the method comprising: connecting to a set-top box; Selecting one of protocol information corresponding to the connected set-top box from a plurality of protocol information corresponding to the type of the set-top box stored in the display device for communication with the connected set-top box; And communicating with the connected set-top box based on the selected protocol information.

The selecting of the protocol information may include sending a command to the settop box using one of the plurality of protocol information, Waiting for a predetermined time response from the settop box; And selecting the used protocol information as protocol information corresponding to the settop box when there is a response from the settop box.

If there is no response from the settop box, the process may return to the step of sending the command, and the other one of the plurality of protocol information may be sequentially used until a response is received from the settop box.

When the set-top box is not communicated with the set-top box using all of the plurality of protocol information, the display device displays the user's input through the user input unit, And inputting predetermined protocol information corresponding to the set-top box.

According to the present invention, since the user does not need to directly enter the protocol information of the set-top box in the display device, it is possible to provide economical and convenient convenience for shortening the installation time of the display device.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the problem that the interlock function between the set-top box and the display device does not operate properly by wrong selection or input when the user inputs the protocol information directly.

1 is a block diagram of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a control flow diagram illustrating a method of controlling a display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a control flowchart showing another example of a method of controlling a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a display device and a control method thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a display device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the display device 1 according to the present embodiment includes a display unit 400 for displaying an image, an image processing unit 300 for processing an image signal to display an image on the display unit 400, A storage unit 600 for storing a plurality of pieces of protocol information corresponding to the type of the set-top box 100; And a control unit 500 for selecting the protocol information corresponding to the connected set top box 100 and controlling the communication unit 200 to communicate with the set top box according to the selected protocol information.

The display device 1 described in this embodiment can be applied to all types of devices capable of displaying images by processing video signal / video data such as a TV, a computer monitor, a portable multimedia player, a smart phone, Implementation examples are not limited.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the display device 1 can be implemented as a smart TV. Smart TV can receive and display broadcasting signals in real time and has a web browser function. It can display real time broadcasting signals and simultaneously search and consume various contents through the Internet, and can provide a convenient user environment to be. In addition, the smart TV includes an interactive mode, so that it can provide an interactive service to the user. Therefore, when various contents such as Smart TV are installed in the hotel through the interactive mode, the user can use the hotel service such as cloud service, web surfing, room service or check-out through smart TV .

Here, a separate input device (not shown) may be provided to provide instructions to the display device 1. The input device transmits the command / control signal / information set to correspond to the user's operation as an external device operated by the user to the display device 1. The input device may be provided as an input keypad (not shown) on the display device 1 and the display device 400 may be provided with a touch screen (not shown) or a touch sensor (not shown) have. However, the form of providing the command to the display device 1 is not limited to this, and may be implemented in various forms.

The set-top box 100 is connected to the communication unit 200 of the display apparatus 1 of the present invention to receive information from the display apparatus 1 and transmit the information to a central server (not shown) And transmits the received information to the display device 1.

The display unit 400 displays an image based on the image signal processed by the image processing unit 300. There is no limitation on the manner in which the display unit 400 displays an image, and includes all display methods such as an LCD, a PDP, and an OLED.

The image processing unit 300 processes a video signal received by the communication unit 200 so that an image can be displayed. The image processor 300 performs demodulation, analog-to-digital (A / D) conversion, decoding, de-multiplexing, and the like on the image signal to extract an image from the image signal. Can be performed. In addition, the image processing unit 300 may perform scaling so that the image is displayed at a predetermined size on the display unit 400, adjust the characteristics of the image such as brightness, color, and contrast, A variety of image enhancement processes can be performed to improve the image quality.

The communication unit 200 transmits data received from the outside to the image processing unit 300 or the control unit 500 and controls the characteristics and the standard of the received signal, various external devices (not shown) connected to the communication unit 200, (Not shown), and the like. For example, the communication unit 200 can receive signals / data according to a standard such as a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a USB (Universal Serial Bus), or the like, and transmits them to at least one connector (not shown) (Not shown).

Also, the communication unit 200 may not only receive signals from the outside, but may also transmit the information / data / signals of the display device 1 to the outside. That is, the communication unit 200 is not limited to a configuration for receiving a signal from the outside, and is implemented as an interface capable of bidirectional communication.

The communication unit 200 according to the present invention is connected to the set-top box 100 and can receive information such as a control signal or a video signal from the set-top box 100. The communication unit 200 receives, from the display device 1, The information can be transmitted to the box 100. At this time, for communication with the set-top box 100, the communication unit 200 communicates with the set-top box 100 using the same protocol information as the original protocol information set therein.

The storage unit 600 is a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory or a hard disk, and stores information and programs necessary for the operation of the display apparatus 1. The information necessary for the operation of the display device 1 includes all the information referred to in performing various functions such as the TV channel preferred by the user, the brightness of the image, and the volume. The display device 1 executes a program stored in the storage unit 600 to perform an operation. The program includes an OS, an application program, and the like.

The storage unit 600 of the present invention stores a plurality of protocol information corresponding to the set-top box 100 connected to the communication unit 200. That is, the product implementing the set-top box 100 can be provided by different SI vendors, and each vendor can use a unique protocol. In consideration of this, the display device 1 of this embodiment sets protocol information inherent to the connected set-top box 100 in order to communicate with products of different companies. Accordingly, the storage unit 600 stores protocol information of a plurality of SI vendors, and may use protocol information corresponding to the set-top box 100 connected to the communication unit 200 when necessary.

The control unit 500 controls the communication unit 200 connected to the set-top box 100. When the set-top box 100 and the communication unit 200 are connected to each other, any one of the plurality of protocol information stored in the storage unit 600, which corresponds to the set-top box 100 connected to the communication unit 200, And performs control to communicate with the connected set-top box 100 according to the selected protocol information.

In addition, the control unit 500 controls the operation of the display device 1 in response to a command received through the communication unit 200. For example, when a preset command is received through the communication unit 200, the control unit 500 can control the image processing unit 300 to perform a video processing operation in response to the command. On the other hand, when the user inputs a command through the user input unit, the control unit 500 can control the command to be transmitted to the set-top box 100 through the communication unit 200.

2 is a control flowchart showing a control method of the display device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, when the set-top box 100 is connected to the communication unit 200 of the display device 1 (S100), the control unit 500 selects one of the plurality of protocol information stored in the storage unit 600 (S110), and sends a command signal to the set-top box 100 using the selected protocol information (S120).

The control unit 500 determines whether there is a response signal corresponding to the command signal from the set-top box 100 with respect to the command signal transmitted in step S120 (S130).

If the control unit 500 receives a response signal from the set-top box 100 within a predetermined time (YES in S130), the control unit 500 sets the communication with the set-top box 100 using the selected protocol information (S140).

On the other hand, if the control unit 500 does not receive a response signal from the set-top box 100 within a predetermined time period (NO in S130), the control unit 500 returns to step S110 and selects another one of the plurality of protocol information stored in the storage unit 600 Select and proceed to step. At this time, the control unit 500 can sequentially transmit a command signal using a plurality of protocol information stored in the storage unit 600 until a response is received from the set-top box 100.

3 is a control flowchart showing a control method in a case where there is no protocol information corresponding to the set-top box 100 in the display device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, when the set-top box 100 is connected to the communication unit 200 of the display apparatus 1 (S200), the control unit 500 displays a list of the plurality of protocol information stored in the storage unit 600 (S210), and sends a command signal to the set-top box 100 using the selected protocol information (S220).

The control unit 500 determines whether there is a response signal from the set-top box 100 in response to the command signal transmitted in step S220 (S230). If the control unit 500 receives a response signal from the settop box 100 within a predetermined time (YES in S230), the control unit 500 sets the communication with the settop box 100 using the selected protocol information (S240).

On the other hand, if the response signal is not received from the set-top box 100 within a predetermined time period (NO in S230), the control unit 500 determines whether there is protocol information that is not used among the plurality of protocol information stored in the storage unit 600 (S250).

At this time, if there is protocol information that has not been used yet (NO in S250), the control unit 500 returns to step S210 and sequentially uses unused protocol information among the plurality of protocol information stored in the storage unit 600 .

The control unit 500 transmits a command signal to the set-top box 100 using all the protocol information stored in the storage unit 600. If there is no response from the set-top box 100 (YES in S250) And controls the user to input protocol information corresponding to the set-top box 100 through the input device directly (S260).

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the specific preferred embodiments described above and that various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention, Embodiments are possible. Accordingly, the true scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the invention described in the following claims.

1: Display device 100: Set-top box
200: communication unit 300: image processing unit
400: display unit 500: control unit
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In the display device,
A display unit;
An image processor for processing an image signal to display an image on the display unit;
A communication unit connected to the set-top box to transmit and receive data;
A storage unit for communicating with the set-top box, the storage unit storing a plurality of protocol information corresponding to the type of the set-top box;
When the communication unit and the set top box are connected, selects any one of protocol information corresponding to the connected set top box from among the plurality of protocol information, and controls the communication unit to communicate with the connected set top box according to the selected protocol information And a control unit. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the communication unit sends a command to the connected set-top box using one of the plurality of protocol information and, if there is a response from the connected set-top box, communicates with the connected set-top box according to the used protocol information Display device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the communication unit attempts communication by sequentially using the plurality of protocol information to select any one of protocol information corresponding to the connected set-top box. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the display device further comprises a user input part for inputting a selection of a user,
Wherein the control unit controls the communication to be performed based on information input by the user through the user input unit when communication with the settop box can not be performed using all of the plurality of protocol information. A method of controlling a display device capable of communicating with a set-top box capable of transmitting and receiving data,
Connecting a set-top box;
Selecting one of protocol information corresponding to the connected set-top box from a plurality of protocol information corresponding to the type of the set-top box stored in the display device for communication with the connected set-top box; And
And communicating with the connected set-top box based on the selected protocol information. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the step of selecting the protocol information comprises:
Sending a command to the settop box using any one of the plurality of protocol information;
Waiting for a predetermined time response from the settop box; And
And selecting the used protocol information as protocol information corresponding to the settop box when there is a response from the settop box. The method according to claim 6,
If there is no response from the set-top box,
Wherein the control unit returns to the step of sending the command and repeatedly uses another one of the plurality of protocol information until a response is received from the settop box. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the display device includes a user input portion for inputting a selection of a user,
Further comprising the step of allowing a user to input predetermined protocol information corresponding to the settop box through the user input unit when communication with the settop box can not be performed using all of the plurality of protocol information for the settop box .
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