Image apparatus and method for receiving video signal in multiple video modes
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoung-bin Choi, Seung-jun Lee
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Abstract
An image apparatus and a method for receiving a video signal are provided. The image apparatus includes dedicated input terminals for receiving only particular video signals, and a common input terminal for receiving diverse video signals, and determines the format of video signals input through a corresponding input terminal and then displays the determined format on a screen. Accordingly, the number of input terminals can be reduced and the user can identify the format of the video signal input through the common input terminal.
Claims22
An image apparatus which receives a video signal from an external device, the image apparatus comprising:
- a signal input unit which comprises a plurality of first input terminals, and a common input terminal;
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- a control unit which controls the image apparatus so that the image apparatus operates in a first video mode if a first video signal is input through the common input terminal and one of the plurality of first input terminals, and controls the image apparatus so that the image apparatus operates in a second video mode if a second video signal is input through the common input terminal, and not through the plurality of the first input terminals.
A method for receiving a video signal, the method comprising:
- controlling an image apparatus to operate in a first video mode if a first video signal is input through a common input terminal and one of a plurality of first input terminals;
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- controlling the image apparatus to operate in a second video mode if a second video signal is input through the common input terminal, and not through the plurality of first input terminals.
An image apparatus comprising:
- an external signal input unit which comprises input terminals for receiving a video signal of a first format, and an input terminal for receiving a video signal of a third format, wherein one of the input terminals for receiving the video signal of the first format is a common input terminal for receiving a video signal of a second format;
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- a control unit which selects according to priority, one of the video signals of the first format, the second format, and the third format, and controls the image apparatus so that the image apparatus operates in a video mode corresponding to the selected video signal;
- wherein the video signals of the first format, the second format and the third format are video signals of different formats, respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.