Control device and method of controlling broadcast receiver

A method of controlling a display device with a control device, the method comprising:

• receiving information of a display device;
• searching a code set corresponding to the display device based on the received information;
• registering the display device as a controllable display device based on the searched code set;
• receiving a control command for the registered display device;
• and
• transmitting a code corresponding to the control command from the code set corresponding to the registered display device to the registered display device,
• wherein the searching the code set includes:
• transmitting, for each of a plurality of control commands for the code set, a plurality of codes to the display device using wireless communication, determining, for each of the plurality of control commands for the code set, a code recognizable by the display device among the plurality of codes when the display device responds to the code, and automatically setting the recognizable code as a code set for the display device, and
• wherein the second communication interface unit is configured to request and receive information regarding current display states from the display device, to request and receive menu information from a plurality of display devices and to merge the received menu information, and the user interface unit is operable to display a user interface screen including the information corresponding to the current display states of the display device based on the received information, menu information corresponding to the operation mode of the display device, and the merged information.

A method of registering a display device in a home network, the method comprising:

• entering information corresponding to the display device;
• searching a code set according to the entered information corresponding to the display device;
• registering the display device as a controllable display device in the home network based on the searched code set;
• receiving a control command for the registered display device;
• and
• transmitting a code corresponding to the control command from the code set to the registered display device,
• wherein the searching a code set includes:
• transmitting, for each of a plurality of control commands for the code set, a plurality of codes to the display device using wireless communication, determining, for each of the plurality of control commands for the code set, a code recognizable by the display device among the plurality of codes when the display device responds to the code, and automatically setting the recognizable code as a code set for the display device, and
• wherein the second communication interface unit is configured to request and receive information regarding current display states from the display device, to request and receive menu information from a plurality of display devices and to merge the received menu information, and the user interface unit is operable to display a user interface screen including the information corresponding to the current display states of the display device based on the received information, menu information corresponding to the operation mode of the display device, and the merged information.

A control device which controls display devices, comprising at least one processor for implementing:

• a user interface unit is configured to receive information of a display device;
• a searching unit is configured to search a remote control code set for controlling the display device based on the received information;
• a managing unit is configured to register the display device as a controllable display device based on the searched remote control code set;
• a first communication interface unit is configured to, if a control signal for the registered display device is input, transmit a remote control code from the remote control code set corresponding to the control signal to the registered broadcasting receiver;
• and
• a second communication interface unit,
• wherein the first communication interface unit is configured to transmit, for each of a plurality of control commands for the remote control codes, a plurality of remote control codes to the display device,
• wherein, for each of the plurality of control commands for the remote control codes, the searching unit is operable to determine a remote control code recognizable by the display device among the plurality of remote control codes when the display device responds to the remote control code and automatically sets the recognizable remote control code as a remote control code set for the display device, and
• wherein the second communication interface unit is configured to request and receive information regarding current display states from the display device, to request and receive menu information from a plurality of display devices and to merge the received menu information, and the user interface unit is operable to display a user interface screen including the information corresponding to the current display states of the display device based on the received information, menu information corresponding to the operation mode of the display device, and the merged information.

A method of controlling a display device with a control device, the method comprising:

• receiving information of a display device;
• searching a remote control code set for controlling the display device based on the received information;
• registering the display device as a controllable display device based on the searched remote control code set;
• receiving a control command for the registered display device;
• and
• transmitting a remote control code corresponding to the control command from the remote control code set corresponding to the registered display device to the registered display device,
• wherein the searching the remote control code set includes:
• transmitting, for each of a plurality of control commands for the remote control code set, a plurality of remote control codes to the display device using wireless communication, determining, for each of the plurality of control commands for the remote control code set, a remote control code recognizable by the display device among the plurality of remote control codes when the display device responds to the remote control code, and automatically setting the recognizable remote control code as a remote control code set for the display device,
• wherein the second communication interface unit is configured to request and receive information regarding current display states from the display device, to request and receive menu information from a plurality of display devices and to merge the received menu information, and the user interface unit is operable to display a user interface screen including the information corresponding to the current display states of the display device based on the received information, menu information corresponding to the operation mode of the display device, and the merged information.