KR20060128255A - Portable download equipment and method for installing software using it - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable download device and a method for installing software by using the same are provided to automatically install new software by detachably mounting the portable download device at a television receiver transferred through a product line, thereby reducing a tact time of the television receiver and installing new software at the television receiver without a complex installation process. A communication port(201) is detachably mounted at a communication terminal of a television receiver(100). A communication interface(202) executes data communication with the television receiver according as the communication port is connected to the communication terminal. A flash memory(203) stores model information, a communication protocol and software of the television receiver. A microprocessor(205) stores new software provided from the outside on the flash memory, receives the model information from the television receiver according as the communication port is connected to the communication terminal, selects the communication protocol set in the model information by searching the flash memory, and transmits the new software to the corresponding television receiver through the selected communication protocol. A power supply unit(206) receives driving power provided from the television receiver to the flash memory and the microprocessor.

Description

Portable download device and method for installing software using it

1 is a schematic diagram of a system for installing new software on a television receiver transported through a conventional production line.

2 is a schematic diagram of a system for installing new software on a television receiver transported through a production line in accordance with the present invention.

3 is an internal configuration diagram of a television receiver to which the portable download apparatus according to the present invention is detachable.

4 is an internal configuration diagram of a portable download apparatus detachable from a television receiver according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a portable download device according to the present invention installs new software on a television receiver.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: television receiver 101: tuner

102: screen 103: speaker

104: A / D converter 105: video processing unit

106: audio processor 107: image processor

108: amplification unit 109: communication terminal

110: communication interface 111: storage unit

112: control unit 200: portable download device

201: communication port 202: communication interface

203: flash memory 204: display unit

205: microprocessor 206: power supply

300: external device (PC)

The present invention relates to a portable download apparatus detachable from a television receiver and a software installation method using the same, and more particularly, to a portable download apparatus and method for installing software in a state of being detached from a fixed television receiver transported through a production line or fixed. It is about.

Along with the rapid development of science and technology, the multimedia field that combines various types of information such as video and audio, in the rapid development of information and communication, which is also called the digital revolution, the form of storage and existence of information is becoming digital from analog. Due to the development of MPEG technology, which is a compression standard for moving picture data for compressing digital video data that requires relatively large amounts of data, the size of digital video data is gradually getting smaller. Digital video and audio services have been provided in all fields, and digital devices for providing such services have emerged.

Among them, TV occupies an important place as an easy and effective information transmission medium in daily life, and thanks to the above digital technology, video data and audio data are compressed and transmitted by MPEG technology, which makes a large amount of information faster and more stable. With the advent of digital TVs that can be provided by the TV, you can easily watch more broadcasts at home with clearer picture quality and more vivid sound.

In addition, the spread of digital TV provides a variety of applications, such as traffic information, news information, weather information, securities information and entertainment information, which are dozens of times higher than that of conventional analog TVs. A variety of applications have been made available. In order to run these various applications, software for executing the corresponding applications must be installed and upgraded.

A method of installing and upgrading software on a television receiver as described above will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the receiver is moved in a predetermined direction through a production line or serially connected to a television receiver 10 installed in a home or a public place. An external device 20 such as a personal computer is connected via the cable 30.

At this time, the external device 20 connected to the television receiver 10 via the serial cable 30 stores model information, a communication protocol, new software, and the like of the television receiver in a memory.

Thereafter, the external device 20 such as a personal computer transmits and installs model information, a communication protocol, and new software stored in the memory to the television receiver 20 through the serial cable 30 according to a user command.

However, in the conventional method of installing the new software in the television receiver 10, the television receiver 10 transferred through the production line and the external device 20 for storing the new software via the serial cable 30 and Due to the connection, the production line is stopped while installing the software, and thus there is a problem that the time from the initial stage to the completion stage for the production of the product is increased.

In addition, in order to install new software on the television receiver 10 to which a predetermined communication protocol is applied, software for downloader for performing data communication with the communication protocol applied to the television receiver 10 on the external device 20 of the PC card. Must be installed.

Therefore, in order to install the upgraded software on the television receiver 10, the AS technicians working in the field had to be trained to operate the software for the downloader, and thus the workforce, time, and equipment were wasted. there was.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a portable digital device and a method for automatically installing new software that is detachably attached to a television receiver transported through a production line.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable download device and method that can reduce the production time (Tact Time) for the product by automatically installing the software detachable to the television receiver transported through the production line.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a portable download apparatus and method by which AS technicians working in the field can install new software on a television receiver without installing a complicated installation process by automatically installing and installing new software on a television receiver.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a portable download device in which model information and communication protocols for each type of television receiver are stored, so that a new software can be installed on various types of television receivers without using a separate downloader software. To provide.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a portable download device which is connected to a television receiver transported through a production line or fixed at a predetermined place and installs new software, the communication being detachable from the communication terminal of the television receiver. port; A communication interface for performing data communication with the television receiver as the communication port is connected to the communication terminal; A flash memory for storing model information, communication protocols and software of a television receiver; Stores new software provided from the outside into the flash memory, receives model information from the television receiver as the communication port is connected to the communication terminal, searches the flash memory, selects the communication protocol set in the transferred model information, and then selects the selected communication. A microprocessor for transmitting new software to the television receiver through a protocol; And a power supply unit receiving driving power provided from the television receiver and providing the driving power to the flash memory and the microprocessor.

The present invention relates to a method for installing software using a portable download device having a communication port detachable from a communication terminal of a television receiver, wherein after downloading the upgraded software from an external device such as a PC, the portable download device is installed. A first step of storing the corresponding software in the flash memory; A second step of, when the communication port is connected to the communication terminal in the state of storing the software in the flash memory, the portable download apparatus recognizing model information of the television receiver connected to the communication; And a third step of recognizing the model information of the television receiver, and then automatically downloading the new software to the television receiver by selecting the communication protocol set in the recognized model information by the portable download device.

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

2 is a schematic diagram of a system for providing software using a portable download apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is an internal configuration diagram of a television receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a portable download according to the present invention. Internal configuration diagram of the device.

2, the software providing system using a portable download device according to the present invention, the television receiver 100, which is transferred through a production line or fixed in a predetermined place, and software from an external device 300 such as a PC. After downloading and storing the, it is composed of a portable download device 300 that installs the software downloaded and detached to the communication receiver of the television receiver 100 transferred through the production line to the television receiver.

The television receiver 100 receives a composite video signal transmitted from a broadcasting station and outputs the composite video signal on a screen. As shown in FIG. 2, the television receiver 100 is transferred in a predetermined direction through a production line to a predetermined region of the television receiver 100. The communication port 201 of the portable download device 200 is mounted on the upgraded communication terminal 109.

Here, the television receiver 100 is powered and maintains a stabilized state suitable for receiving software from the portable download device 200.

When the communication port 201 of the portable download device 200 is connected to the communication terminal 109 while maintaining the stabilized state for receiving the software as described above, the television receiver 100 is connected to the storage 111. After reading the stored model information, the read model information is transferred to the portable download device 200 through serial / parallel communication or USB communication via the communication port 201 connected to the communication terminal 109.

In addition, the television receiver 100 is portable as the new software is transmitted through the predetermined communication method as described above with the communication port 201 of the portable download device 200 connected to the communication terminal 109. The new software transmitted from the download apparatus 200 is stored in the storage 111.

The durable configuration of the television receiver operating as described above with reference to FIG. 3 will now be described in more detail.

As shown in FIG. 3, the television receiver according to the present invention includes a tuner 101 for receiving a composite video signal transmitted from a broadcasting station and outputting an analog video signal and a sound signal, and a screen for displaying the video signal ( 102, a speaker 103 for outputting a sound signal, an A / D converter 104 for converting an analog video signal output from the tuner 101 into a digital video signal, and an A / D converter 104 The video processor 105 makes the digital image signal output from the video signal suitable for the screen 102, and the audio processor 106 makes the sound signal output from the tuner 101 into a signal suitable for the speaker 103. And an image processor 107 for outputting the video signal output from the video processor 105 to the screen 102, and amplifying a sound signal output from the audio processor 106 to output to the speaker 103. And a amplifier 108.

In addition, the television receiver 100 of the present invention includes a communication interface 110 which performs data communication with a communication terminal 109 to which a communication port of a portable download device is connected and a portable download device 200 connected to a communication terminal. The storage unit 111 stores various drive programs and model information and new software installed by the portable download device 200, and the portable download device 200 is connected to the communication terminal 109. A control unit 112 for loading the model information stored in the 111 and transmitting the model information to the portable download apparatus 200 and storing new software provided from the portable download apparatus 200 in the storage 111 in association with the corresponding model information. Include.

Here, the tuner 101 performs tuning for a specific broadcast channel under the control of the control unit 112 among broadcast channels set for each broadcast station, and the analog video signal and sound signal included in the broadcast transmitted through the tuned broadcast channel. Are separated and output to the A / D converter 104 and the audio processor 106, respectively.

The screen 102 plays a role of outputting a broadcast output processed in a predetermined form by the image processor 107 to a main screen or to a sub screen through a PIP method or a pop-up method.

The A / D converter 104 samples an analog video signal output from the tuner 101 under the control of the controller 112, converts the analog video signal into a digital signal, and outputs the converted digital video signal to the video processor 105.

The video processor 105 converts the digital video signal converted by the A / D converter 104 into a signal suitable for the screen 102 under the control of the controller 112 and outputs the signal to the video processor 407.

The audio processor 106 converts the voice signal output from the tuner 101 into an electric voice signal suitable for the speaker 103 under the control of the controller 112 and outputs the voice signal to the amplifier 108. At this time, the audio signal amplified to a predetermined size by the amplifier 108 is output to the outside through the speaker 103.

The image processing unit 107 outputs the image signal processed by the video processing unit 105 on the screen 102 under the control of the controller 112 on a screen 102 or through the PIP method or the pop-up method. The sub screen is displayed on the screen.

The communication terminal 109 is formed in a predetermined area of the television receiver 100 to perform a physical communication connection with the communication port 201 of the portable download device 200.

As the communication interface 110 is connected to the communication terminal 109, the communication port 201 of the portable download device 200, the portable download device through a predetermined communication method, for example, serial / parallel communication or USB communication method. Data communication is performed with the communication interface 202 of (200).

The storage unit 111 is a storage medium for storing various kinds of information, and may be implemented as a memory device such as RAM or EEPROM or a hard disk driver (HDD). In 111, various drive programs for driving each part constituting the television receiver 100 are stored.

In addition, the storage unit 111 stores unique model information allocated to the television receiver 100, and the corresponding model information is serially / parallel communication type or USB through the communication interface 110 under the control of the control unit 112. The communication method is provided to the portable download device 200.

In addition, the storage unit 111 receives and stores new software provided from the portable download apparatus 200 connected to the communication terminal 109 through the communication method as described above from the control unit 112.

As the control unit 112 is connected to the communication port 201 of the portable download device 200 to the upgrade communication terminal 109 formed in a predetermined area of the television receiver 100, the control unit 112 may store a unique value stored in the storage unit 111. The model information is loaded and provided to the portable download apparatus 200 through a predetermined communication method.

At this time, the portable download device 200 compares the provided unique model information with the model information stored in the flash memory 203 to recognize the corresponding television receiver 100, and establishes communication set in the unique model information of the recognized television receiver 100. The new software is transmitted to the television receiver 100 through the protocol.

As the new software is transmitted from the portable download device 200 through a predetermined communication protocol as described above, the control unit 112 stores the new software transmitted from the portable download device 200 in the storage unit 111 or Or upgrade.

The portable download apparatus 200 may be transferred to a production line or may be fixed to a communication terminal 109 of a television receiver 100 fixedly installed in a home, a public place, or the like, and may download software downloaded from an external device 300 to the television receiver 100. As shown in FIG. 4, the communication port 201, the communication interface 202, the flash memory 203, the display unit 204, the microprocessor 205 and the power supply unit 206 are provided. It is composed.

The communication port 201 is attached to and detached from the communication terminal 109 of the television receiver 100 to perform a physical communication connection. At this time, since the portable download device 200 is attached to or detached from the television receiver 100 through the communication port 201, the portable receiver 100 may perform communication connection even when the television receiver 100 is transported through the production line or fixed at a predetermined place. It can be.

As the communication port 201 of the portable download device 200 is connected to the communication terminal 109 of the television receiver 100, the communication interface 202 is connected to the television receiver through a serial / parallel communication method or a USB communication method. It is connected to the communication interface 110 of 100 to perform data communication.

In addition, the communication interface 202 performs data communication with a communication interface configured in an external device 300 such as a personal computer (PC) that provides predetermined new software, and then provides a new data provided from the external device 300. The software is received and delivered to the microprocessor 204.

The flash memory 203 stores unique model information of the various television receivers 100 transmitted from the microprocessor 205 and a communication protocol set in the unique model information.

In addition, the flash memory 203 receives and stores new software provided from the external device 300 from the microprocessor 205.

The display unit 204 is composed of a light emitting element such as an LED, and status information of new software transmitted to the television receiver 100 connected through communication under the control of the microprocessor 205, for example, transmission preparation, transmission, It outputs status information such as transmission completion and various error information.

The microprocessor 205 downloads unique model information, communication protocols, and new software of various television receivers from the external device 300 performing data communication through the communication interface 202 and stores them in the flash memory 203.

At this time, when the microprocessor 205 stores the unique model information of the television receiver 100 in the flash memory 203, the microprocessor 205 stores the unique model information in the flash memory 203 in association with the communication protocol set in the corresponding unique model.

After storing the unique model information, communication protocol, and new software of the various television receivers in the flash memory as described above, the microprocessor 205 transfers the communication port 201 of the portable download device 200 through the production line. Alternatively, when connected to the communication terminal 109 of the television receiver 100 fixedly installed, new software stored in the flash memory 203 is automatically installed in the television receiver 100 connected to the communication.

In more detail, when the communication port 201 of the portable download device 200 is connected to the communication terminal 109 of the television receiver 100, the microprocessor 205 receives the television receiver through the communication interface 202. Receive 100 unique model information.

As the unique model information is input from the television receiver 100 as described above, the microprocessor 205 compares the inputted unique model information with the model information stored in the flash memory 203, and then according to the comparison result. Recognize the unique model information of the television receiver 100.

Thereafter, the microprocessor 205 searches for the communication protocol set in the flash memory 203 in association with the recognized unique model information, and automatically installs new software on the television receiver 100 through the searched communication protocol.

As the communication port of the portable download device 200 is connected to the communication terminal 109 above the number of televisions, the power supply unit 206 supplies the drive power supplied from the television receiver to the microprocessor 205 and the flash memory 203. It supplies a predetermined driving power to components such as

Hereinafter, the process of installing the new software in the television receiver by the portable download apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of installing new software in a television receiver to which a portable download apparatus according to the present invention is connected through communication.

Referring to FIG. 5, after downloading unique model information, communication protocols and new software of various television receivers 100 through a predetermined communication method from an external device 300 such as a PC (S501), the portable download device 200 ) Stores the downloaded model information, the communication protocol, and the new software in the flash memory 203 (S502).

Thereafter, as the communication port 201 is connected to the communication terminal 109 of the television receiver 100 transported through the production line or fixedly installed at a predetermined place (S503), the portable download device 200 communicates with the communication interface 202. In step S504, a communication mode is set to perform data communication with the television receiver 100 through.

When the unique model information is input from the television receiver 100 through the serial / parallel communication method or the USB communication method in the state in which the communication mode is set as described above (S505), the portable download device 200 receives the input model information. After comparing the unique model information of the various television receivers 100 stored in the flash memory 203 (S506), it is determined whether or not the model information matching the input model information is stored in the flash memory 203 ( S507).

When the matching model information is not stored in the flash memory 203 as a result of the determination in step S507, the portable download device 200 does not store the corresponding model information in the flash memory 203 through a predetermined communication method. A warning message is output on the display unit 204 (S508).

However, when the matching model information is stored in the flash memory 203 as a result of the determination in step S507, the portable download device 200 searches for the flash memory 203 to establish a communication protocol set in association with the corresponding model information. Select and execute (S509).

Thereafter, the portable download device 200 loads the new software stored in the flash memory 203 through the selected communication protocol, and automatically installs the loaded new software in the television receiver 100 connected to the communication (S510).

Although the technical spirit of the present invention has been described in detail according to the above-described preferred embodiment, it should be noted that the above-described embodiment is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. In addition, those skilled in the art will understand that various embodiments are possible within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention provides a portable download device that is detachably mounted on a television receiver transported through a production line and automatically installs new software, thereby reducing the time for producing a television receiver. To provide.

In addition, the present invention provides a portable download device that is detachably attached to a television receiver and automatically installs new software, thereby providing an effect that AS technicians working in the field can install new software on a television receiver without a complicated installation process.

In addition, the present invention provides a portable download apparatus in which model information and communication protocols for each type of television receiver are stored, thereby providing an effect of installing new software on various types of television receivers without using a separate downloader software.

Claims (8)

A portable download device, which is connected to a television receiver transported through a production line or fixed at a predetermined place, installs new software. A communication port detachable from the communication terminal of the television receiver; A communication interface for performing data communication with the television receiver as the communication port is connected to a communication terminal; A flash memory for storing model information, communication protocols and software of said television receiver; Store new software provided from the outside in the flash memory, receive model information from a television receiver as the communication port is connected to a communication terminal, search the flash memory and select a communication protocol set in the delivered model information. A microprocessor for transmitting new software to the television receiver through the selected communication protocol; And A power supply unit for receiving the driving power provided from the television receiver to provide to the flash memory and the microprocessor Portable download device, characterized in that configured to include. The method of claim 1, Display unit for displaying the status information, such as the transmission ready, during transmission, the completion of the transmission of the new software transmitted to the television receiver Portable download device, characterized in that further comprises. The method of claim 1, And the microprocessor automatically transmits the new software to the television receiver through any one of serial / parallel communication and USB communication as the communication port is connected to the communication terminal. A method of downloading software using a portable download device having a communication port detachable from a communication terminal of a television receiver, A first step of downloading the upgraded software from an external device such as a PC and storing the corresponding software in a flash memory by the portable download device; A second step of, when the communication port is connected to a communication terminal in a state where software is stored in the flash memory, the portable download device recognizing model information of the television receiver connected to the communication; And A third step of recognizing model information of the television receiver and automatically downloading new software to the television receiver by selecting a communication protocol set in the recognized model information by the portable download device; Software installation method, characterized in that configured to include. The method of claim 4, wherein the second step, In step 2-1, when the portable download device is connected, the television receiver reads model information stored in a storage unit and transmits the model information to the portable download device; In step 2-2, when the unique model information is input, the portable download device compares the input model information with the model information stored in the flash memory; If the same model information as the input model information is not stored as a result of the comparison in step 2-2, the portable downloading apparatus outputs a warning message indicating that the corresponding model information is not stored in the flash memory; And If the same model information as the model information inputted as a result of the comparison in the second step 2-2 is stored, the portable download device recognizes the model information of the corresponding television receiver with reference to the comparison result; Software installation method, characterized in that configured to include. The method of claim 4, wherein the third step, A third step of recognizing model information of a television receiver connected to a communication, and then selecting, by the portable download device, a flash memory to select a communication protocol set in the recognized model information; And Step 3-2, after selecting the communication protocol set in the recognized model information, the portable download device transmits the new software to the television receiver through the selected communication protocol. Software installation method comprising a. The method of claim 6, Step 3-3, when the new software is transmitted to the television receiver, the portable download device displays status information on the new software being transmitted, such as being ready for transmission, during transmission, and completion of transmission. Software installation method, characterized in that further comprises a. The method according to claim 6 or 7, When transmitting the new software to the television receiver, the portable download device automatically transmits the new software through any one of serial / parallel communication and USB communication.

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