Display apparatus and signal processing module for receiving broadcasting and device and method for receiving broadcasting
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsTae-yong Son, Ho-woong Kang, Hak-jae Kim, Woo-jung Kim, Jae-hyo Lim
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Abstract
A display apparatus for receiving broadcasting includes a display unit configured to display an image thereon, a cover which partially covers the display unit, at least one signal connector which is configured to connect to a portable signal processing module that is located outside the cover and processes a signal to be displayed by the display unit, and receives the signal processed by the signal processing module, and a timing controller (T-con) configured to control a display timing of the signal received by the at least one signal connector.
Claims24
A device for receiving broadcasting comprising:
- a display apparatus which comprises:
- a display unit configured to display an image,
- a cover which partially covers the display unit,
- a first signal connector configured to transmit a signal to and receive a signal from the outside of the cover, and
- a timing controller (T-con) configured to control a display timing of a signal transmitted by the first signal connector;
- and
- a signal processing module which is portable, the signal processing module comprising:
- a second signal connector configured to exchange a signal with the display apparatus,
- a signal processor configured to process a signal input from the outside, and
- a controller configured to control the signal processor,
- wherein the first and second signal connectors each comprise a single cable and are configured to connect to either the display apparatus or the signal processing module,
- wherein the cable comprises at least one second power connector which is configured to supply power to the signal processing module by the display apparatus,
- wherein the signal processed by the signal processing module is transmitted directly to the timing controller,
- wherein the second signal connector comprises an encoder which encodes a plurality of content data processed by the signal processor,
- wherein the first signal connector comprises a decoder which decodes the encoded data signal of the plurality of contents transmitted by the signal processing module.
A method for receiving and displaying broadcasting, the method comprising:
- processing a signal by a signal processing module which is portable and provided outside a cover of a display apparatus;
- transmitting the signal processed by the signal processing module to a display apparatus provided outside of a case of the signal processing module, through at least one signal connector;
- encoding the processed signal by an encoder,
- decoding the encoded signal by a decoder,
- controlling a display timing of the decoded signal, by a timing controller of the display apparatus;
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- displaying the timing-controlled signal on a display unit of the display apparatus,
- wherein the first and second signal connectors each comprise a single cable and are configured to connect to either the display apparatus or the signal processing module,
- wherein the cable comprises at least one second power connector which is configured to supply power to the signal processing module by the display apparatus,
- wherein the signal processed by the signal processing module is transmitted directly to the timing controller,
- wherein the second signal connector comprises the encoder,
- wherein the first signal connector comprises a decoder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.