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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Sang-Il Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Kun-sok Kang, Yongin-si, KR;
Hak-sup Song, Suwon-si, KR;
Joo-whan Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Seong-seol Hong, Yongin-si, KR;
Soo-yong Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Mi-jin Choi, Seoul, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A function upgrade device, a display apparatus, and a method for controlling a display apparatus are provided. The function upgrade device may include a function unit configured to perform a function in conjunction with the display apparatus, a storage configured to store user information and an application related to the function unit, an interface configured to connect the function upgrade device to the display apparatus and enable the function upgrade device to communicate with the display apparatus, and a controller configured to, when the display apparatus is connected to the function upgrade device through the interface, control the function unit to operate in conjunction with the display apparatus based on the user information and the application stored in the storage.