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Patent USRE42787 - Electronic device and control method thereof - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA wireless communicating electronic device including a wireless network part supporting the wireless communication; an on/off selector selecting an on/off state to activate/deactivate the wireless network part; an on/off display displaying the selected state of the wireless network part; and a controller...http://www.google.com/patents/USRE42787?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent USRE42787 - Electronic device and control method thereofAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUSRE42787 E1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/901,125Publication dateOct 4, 2011Filing dateOct 8, 2010Priority dateMay 27, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1703039A, CN102427489A, US7453836, US20050266890Publication number12901125, 901125, US RE42787 E1, US RE42787E1, US-E1-RE42787, USRE42787 E1, USRE42787E1InventorsChee-hwan YangOriginal AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (16), Non-Patent Citations (9), Classifications (16), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetElectronic device and control method thereofUS RE42787 E1Abstract A wireless communicating electronic device including a wireless network part supporting the wireless communication; an on/off selector selecting an on/off state to activate/deactivate the wireless network part; an on/off display displaying the selected state of the wireless network part; and a controller activating/deactivating the wireless network part corresponding to a selecting result of the on/off selector, and displaying the selected state of the wireless network part on the on/off display.
supporting wireless communication using a wireless network part;
turning off the wireless network part as the output signal is selectively input to the module controller or the network driver.
12. A wireless communicating electronic device comprising:
a wireless network part supporting wireless communication; an on/off selector selecting an on/off state of the wireless network part and outputting a first on/off signal corresponding to the selected state; a first on/off display displaying the selected state of the wireless network part, wherein the wireless network part is activated/deactivated corresponding to the on/off signal output from the on/off selector, and the selected state of the wireless network part is displayed on the on/off display, a module controller capable of directly inputting the first on/off signal output from the on/off selector and controlling the on/off state of the wireless network part based on the first on/off signal; and a network driver which senses the first on/off signal and displays the on/off state of the wireless network part on the basis of the sensed first on/off signal. 13. The device according to claim 12, wherein the network driver includes a user interface to receive a user input corresponding to a second on/off signal to select the on/off state of the wireless network part.
14. The device according to claim 13, wherein when a controller detects a signal satisfying a condition when the wireless network part is in the off state, the controller displays that the wireless network part is currently in the off state on the first on/off display.
15. The device according to claim 14, wherein the condition is a request for the wireless communication through the wireless network part.
16. The device according to claim 12, wherein the first on/off display comprises: an image display device displaying an image.
17. The device according to claim 16, further comprising a second on/off display having a Light Emitting Diode to selectively emit light corresponding to the on/off state of the wireless network part.
18. The device according to claim 12, wherein the module controller comprises an on/off pin in which the on/off signal is directly input.
19. The device according to claim 12, wherein the on/off selector comprises:
a user input part generating a key signal corresponding to a user's operation; and a microcomputer generating an on/off signal corresponding to the key signal and inputting the on/off signal to the module controller. 20. The device according to claim 18, wherein the microcomputer inputs the on/off signal selectively to the module controller or the network driver.
supporting wireless communication using a wireless network part; inputting directly an on/off signal for selecting an on/off state of the wireless network part and controlling the on/off state of the wireless network part on the basis of the signal, using a module controller; sensing the on/off signal and displaying the on/off state of the wireless network part on the basis of the sensed signal using a network driver; inputting the on/off signal to the module controller or the network driver to turn off the wireless network part: inputting a request for the wireless communication through the wireless network part when the wireless network part is turned off; and displaying an off state of the wireless network part when the request for the wireless communication is received while the wireless network part is turned off. 22. The method according to claim 21, further comprising:
selecting the off state of the wireless network part, using an on/off selector, the inputting the on/off signal comprising: outputting the signal corresponding to the selected state from the on/off selector when the off state of the wireless network part is selected; and turning off the wireless network part as the output signal is selectively input to the module controller or the network driver. Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONCROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 2004-37627, filed on May 27, 2004, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.This application is a broadening reissue application of U.S. Pat. No. 7,453,836 which claims U.S. application Ser. No. 11/133,337, filed with the U.S. Patent Trademark Office on May 20, 2005 and earlier priority benefit to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2004-0037627 filed with the Korean Intellectual Property Office on May 27, 2004, the disclosure of which are herein by reference.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The foregoing and/or other aspects of the invention are also achieved by providing a wireless communicating electronic device including a wireless network part supporting wireless communication; an on/off selector selecting an on/off state of the wireless network part to activate/deactivate the wireless network part; an on/off display displaying the selected state of the wireless network part; and a controller activating/deactivating the wireless network part corresponding to a selecting result of the on/off selector, and displaying the selected state of the wireless network part on the on/off display.
FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of a controller 20 according to the aspect of the invention. As shown therein, the controller 20 includes a module controller 22 as a hardware component and a network driver 24 as a software component. Herein, the module controller 22 includes a card or a kind of module (hereinafter, refer to �wireless network module�) integrally combined to the wireless network part 10. The network driver 24 is stored to an electronic device, in this case, a hard disk drive 55 of a computer 1.
The controller 20 turns on/off the wireless network part 10 according to the on/off signal from the on/off selector 30. Herein, the on/off signal transmitted from the on/off selector 30 may be directly inputted via a pin 22a (hereinafter, referred to as an �on/off pin�) of the module controller 22. Meanwhile, the network driver may detect the on/off signal, and controls the module controller 22 to turn on/off the wireless network part 10. Further, the controller 20 may include both the on/off selector 30 and the module controller 22 to turn on/off the wireless network part 10.
According to an aspect of the invention, the on/off display 40 may include an image display (refer to the numeral reference 30a in FIG. 3) displaying an image thereon. For example, when the electronic device is the computer 1, the image display may include an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or a CRT display (Cathode Ray Tube). The controller 20 can visually present the on/off state of the wireless network part 10 using a text or other symbols on the image display.
Moreover, the on/off display 40 may include a signal, such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode) flashing light depending on the on/off state of the wireless network part 10. For example, the controller 20 emits a red LED 30b when the wireless network part 10 is in the off state, and emits a green LED when the wireless network part 10 is in the on state to visually represent the on/off state of the wireless network part 10 to the user.
According to an aspect of the invention, a computer 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 50; an image display 30a; a graphics controller connected with the image display 30a and generating an image signal to the image display 30a; a MCH (Memory Control Hub) 51; and an ICH (Input/Output Control Hub) 52.
A memory 53 includes a RAM (Random Access Memory) 53a as a non-volatile memory; a ROM BIOS (Basic Input Output System) 53b storing a BIOS and a startup routine; and a CMOS RAM 53c.
The MCH 51 controls the RAM 53a and data traveling between the CPU 50, the RAM 53a, and the graphics controller 54. For example, the graphics controller 54 may be a chipset, such as a GMCH (Graphics Memory Control Hub).
The ICH 52 manages the data traveling between other hardware components such as the ROM BIOS 53b, the CMOS RAM 53c, the hard disk drive 55 and a microcomputer 44, excluding the RAM 53a and the graphics controller 54 which are connected with the MCH 51, as shown in FIG. 3.
In addition, an on/off selector 40 of the computer 1 includes the microcomputer 44 and a user input part 42 connected to the microcomputer 44 and generating a key signal corresponding to a user's operation. Herein, the microcomputer 44 is connected with an on/off pin 22a of the module controller 22. Thus, the microcomputer 44 inputs an on/off signal to the on/off pin 22a of the module controller 22 to turn on/off the wireless network part 10 corresponding with the key signal generated from the user input part 42. Accordingly, the module controller 22 turns on/off the wireless network part 10.
Further, the microcomputer 44 may supply the network driver 24 with the on/off signal corresponding with the key signal from the user input part 42. Herein, the network driver 24, as described herebefore, controls the module controller 22 to turn on/off the wireless network part 1p corresponding to the on/off signal from the microcomputer 44. Herein, the network driver 24 may provide a user interface (UI) on the image display 30a so that the user can input the key signal there through. Further, the user interface may be provided by an application program that is operated from an operating system of the computer 1.
Meanwhile, according to an aspect of the invention, the on/off display 40 of the computer 1 may include an image display 30a. Herein, the controller 20 displays a state window (SW) visually representing the on/off state of the wireless network part 10 using a text on the image display 30a.
In addition, the on/off display 40 of the computer 1 may include a LED 30b connected with the microcomputer 44. Herein, the microcomputer 44 controls the LED 30b to flash light corresponding to a given control signal from the controller 22.
At first, when the computer 1 is turned on at operation S10, the wireless network part 10 is set to an on state. Herein, the user can select on/off state of the wireless network part through the on/off selector at operation S11. If the controller 20 detects the off state of the wireless network part at operation S12, the controller 20 deactivates the wireless network part 10 at operation S12a. Accordingly, no signal is transmitted to and/or received from the wireless network part 10.
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