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US 11,687,310 B2Granted
Modular display apparatus and method for controlling thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSangwon Kim, Youngkook Kim, Jeongryeol Seo
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Abstract
A modular display apparatus may include a docking station having a plurality of spaces; a plurality of back plates provided in the plurality of spaces; a plurality of power boards provided on the plurality of back plates, each power board of the plurality of power boards including an interface including a plurality of pins; a plurality of display apparatuses connected to the interfaces of the plurality of power boards and mounted in the plurality of spaces; and a processor.
Claims20
A modular display apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of back plates;
- a plurality of power boards, each of the plurality of power boards comprising an interface comprising a plurality of pins;
- a plurality of display apparatuses connected to the interfaces;
- and
- a processor,
- wherein each of the plurality of power boards further comprises a plurality of conductive members provided in a plurality of first areas,
- wherein different signals are applied to at least one first pin of the plurality of pins according to whether electrical contact exists between the plurality of conductive members of the plurality of power boards and a plurality of second areas of the plurality of back plates,
- wherein the processor is configured to:
- identify positions of the plurality of display apparatuses based on the different signals applied to the at least one first pin, and
- control the plurality of display apparatuses based on the identified positions of the respective display apparatuses, and
- wherein the plurality of conductive members is different from the plurality of pins.
8 more elements
A method of controlling a modular display apparatus, the method comprising:
- identifying a signal applied to at least one first pin of a plurality of pins included in respective interfaces of a plurality of power boards of the modular display apparatus;
- identifying positions of a plurality of display apparatuses of the modular display apparatus based on the signal applied to the at least one first pin;
- and
- based on the identified positions of the respective display apparatuses, controlling the plurality of display apparatuses connected to the respective interfaces of the plurality of power boards,
- wherein the modular display apparatus comprises:
- a plurality of back plates;
- and
- the plurality of display apparatuses connected to the respective interfaces,
- wherein each of the plurality of power boards comprises a plurality of conductive members in a plurality of first areas,
- wherein different signals are applied to the at least one first pin of the plurality of pins according to whether electrical contact exists between the plurality of conductive members and a plurality of second areas of the plurality of back plates, and
- wherein the plurality of conductive members is different from the plurality of pins.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.