Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hyo-dae Kim

Jong-wook Park

Jae-kwon Kim

Sung-hee Kim

Yong-jun Kim

Young-mi Kang

Yu-seong Jeon

Eu-gene Choi

Myung-suk Bae

A broadcast receiving apparatus includes a receiving unit which receives a broadcast signal, a graphic user interface (GUI) generating unit which generates a GUI, a signal processing unit which generates a video frame to which the GUI is added, a display unit which displays the video frame to which the GUI is added, a communication unit which establishes a communication connection with a user terminal device that executes a smart view function, and a control unit which controls the broadcast receiving apparatus to perform a corresponding operation according to a touch coordinate value transmitted from the user terminal device. Thus, the broadcast receiving apparatus can be controlled in various forms through the user terminal device.

Broadcast receiving apparatus, method of controlling the same, user terminal device, and method of providing screen thereof

A method of providing an image and a display apparatus applying the same are provided. The method of providing an image of a display apparatus includes receiving signals requesting images having different resolutions from each other from a plurality of mobile apparatuses, determining a resolution reproducible by all of the plurality of mobile apparatuses among a plurality of resolutions requested from the plurality of mobile apparatuses as a first resolution and processing the image to be provided to the plurality of mobile apparatuses with the first resolution, and transmitting the image having the first resolution to the plurality of mobile apparatuses.

Method of providing image and display apparatus applying the same

A method and apparatus for effectively performing optimal connection configuration by recognizing the connection status between a video device and external peripheral devices. The method for identifying predetermined peripheral devices connected to a video device over serial communication control lines, includes, transmitting a command to establish connection of a current peripheral device having no given device ID to its upper peripheral device among the predetermined peripheral devices, and transmitting a command to disconnect a connection to its lower peripheral device; requesting unique device identification information to the predetermined peripheral devices; receiving a response to the request from the current peripheral device; and giving a device ID to the current peripheral device.

Method and system for controlling peripheral devices connected to a video device

Provided are a method and apparatus for generating an external input table in a device reproducing an AV signal. The method of generating an external input table includes receiving a reproduction request for reproducing an AV signal from another device and determining whether an external input is assigned to the another device by referring to the external input table, and selectively assigning one of external inputs of the device reproducing the AV signal to the another device according to the determination result. Accordingly, since an external input of an AV device can be dynamically set from an external device while minimizing a user's manipulation, user convenience in terms of setting the external input can be improved.

Method and apparatus for generating external input table

A method and device for controlling slave devices with a master device. The device performs specific functions to control operations of slave devices with a master device, and includes a user input receiving unit that receives an input from a user, a memory unit that stores command sets, each command set corresponding to a series of operation controls of the master device or one of the slave devices, and a control unit that generates operation control signals of the master device or one of the slave devices when an operation control command set is selected, the operation control signals corresponding to the selected operation control command set.

Method and device for controlling slave devices with master device

Provided are a communication system using ZigBee to coordinate communication terminals, to transmit and receive data via a coordinator, and to perform a binding operation of setting channels and personal area network (PAN) identifications (IDs) of the communication terminals using only a remote controller when forming a ZigBee communication network between a home appliance and a remote controller, and a method of controlling the same. The communication system which forms a communication network between communication terminals, includes: a ZigBee coordinator disposed at one of the communication terminals, coordinating the communication terminals, and transmitting and receiving data; and a ZigBee device disposed at another one of the plurality of communication terminals and forming a ZigBee communication network through communication with the ZigBee coordinator, wherein an inputting unit for setting channels and PAN IDs of the ZigBee coordinator is provided at the communication terminal in which the ZigBee device is disposed.

Communication system using zigbee and method of controlling the same

A device for controlling in an integrated manner multiple slave devices includes a key input unit that receives a key input by a user, a state determination unit that checks state information of the slave devices, and a control unit that interprets the input key based on the state information of the slave devices and controls a concerned slave device of the slave devices. A method for controlling multiple slave devices includes receiving a key input by the user, checking state information of the slave devices existing on the network, and controlling the concerned slave device by interpreting the input key based on the state information of the slave devices.

Apparatus and method for controlling numerous slave devices in an integrated manner

Apparatus and method which integrates and automates AV system to control peripheral devices with one remote control including wireless bridge connected to peripheral devices through a network and a host device which receives a remote control input of a user, transmits a control signal to wireless bridge wirelessly, receives a video and an audio from the wireless bridge wirelessly, and displays received video and audio to user. A video device includes a wireless bridge transmitting a control signal for controlling a peripheral device to the peripheral device through a communication cable, receiving a response signal for the control signal from the peripheral device and receiving an AV signal from the peripheral device through an AV cable according to the control signal, and a host device for wirelessly receiving the inputted AV signal from the wireless bridge and displaying a video or an audio restored from the AV signal to user.

Method and apparatus for wirelessly controlling devices peripheral to AV device

A method for controlling a plurality of devices including a master device having AV terminals and slave devices connected to the master device through a communication control line, with the use of a single remote control. The method includes detecting the slave devices, and allocating a device ID to each of the slave devices, identifying to which slave device each AV terminal is connected, by controlling the detected slave devices to be powered on or off through the communication control line with the use of the device ID, receiving a predetermined key code from a user's remote control, and determining which device among the master device and the slave devices to control and determining an operation of the device, by referring to an item of mapping table corresponding to the key code, and controlling operation of the device through the communication control line with the use of the device ID.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Hyo-dae Kim