阅读说明：本技术 光信号传输设备、电子设备、源装置及其操作方法 (Optical signal transmission apparatus, electronic apparatus, source device, and operation method thereof ) 是由 金善佑 高昡姃 金珍燮 朴东珍 房佑燮 裵彰勳 孙成基 李乘福 李珍 崔正和 于 2019-01-03 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种光信号传输设备、电子设备和源装置及其操作方法,其中,所述光信号传输设备包括：信号传输单元,包括在第一设备与第二设备之间传输信号的一条或更多条信号线和在第一设备与第二设备之间传输电力的一条或更多条电力线；以及连接到第一设备的第一连接器和连接到第二设备的第二连接器,其中,所述信号传输单元被配置为：响应于第一设备的通电输入将光信号传输到第二设备,并且响应于检测到所述传输的光信号分别经由所述一条或更多条电力线和所述一条或更多条信号线将从第二设备接收的电力和数据传输到第一设备。(An optical signal transmission apparatus, an electronic apparatus, and a source device and operating methods thereof, wherein the optical signal transmission apparatus includes: a signal transmission unit including one or more signal lines transmitting signals between the first device and the second device and one or more power lines transmitting power between the first device and the second device; and a first connector connected to the first device and a second connector connected to the second device, wherein the signal transmission unit is configured to: transmitting an optical signal to the second device in response to a power-on input of the first device, and transmitting power and data received from the second device to the first device via the one or more power lines and the one or more signal lines, respectively, in response to detecting the transmitted optical signal.)

1. An optical signal transmission apparatus comprising:

a signal transmission unit comprising one or more optical signal lines and one or more power lines, wherein at least one of the one or more optical signal lines is configured to transmit an optical signal from a first device to a second device in response to a power-on input of the first device, and wherein at least one of the one or more optical signal lines is configured to transmit data from the second device to the first device in response to detecting the transmitted optical signal, wherein at least one of the one or more power lines is configured to supply power from the second device to the first device in response to detecting the transmitted optical signal;

a first connector disposed on a first end of the signal transmission unit and connectable to a first device; and

a second connector disposed on a second end of the signal transmission unit and capable of being connected to a second device.

2. The optical signal transmission device of claim 1, wherein the one or more power lines include at least one standby power line and at least one main power line, and

wherein the signal transmission unit is further configured to supply main power by using the at least one main power line in response to detecting the transmitted optical signal.

3. The optical signal transmission device of claim 1, wherein the signal transmission unit is further configured to:

blocking transmission of said transmitted optical signal to the second device in response to a power-down input of the first device, an

In response to detecting the blocking of the transmission of the transmitted optical signal, power is blocked from the second device to the first device.

4. The optical signal transmission apparatus of claim 1, wherein

The one or more power lines include at least one standby power line and at least one main power line, and

the signal transmission unit is further configured to supply standby power received from the second device to the first device via the at least one standby power line in response to recognizing that the first connector is connected to the first device and the second connector is connected to the second device, and to supply main power received from the second device to the first device via the at least one main power line in response to a power-on input of the first device.

5. The optical signal transmission device of claim 1, wherein each of the first and second connectors comprises one or more Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), and the one or more signal lines and the one or more power lines are arranged separately from each other on each of the one or more PCBs.

6. The optical signal transmission apparatus of claim 5, wherein

The one or more optical signal lines include a detection signal line for identifying a detection signal, and

the length of a pin corresponding to the detection signal line on at least one of the first connector and the second connector is shorter than the length of a pin corresponding to the other signal line on at least one of the first connector and the second connector.

7. The optical signal transmission device of claim 1, wherein the first device is a receiving device configured to receive video/audio signals and the second device is a transmitting device configured to transmit the video/audio signals.

8. An electronic device, comprising:

an interface connectable to an optical signal transmission apparatus, wherein the optical signal transmission apparatus is configured to transmit data and power from a source device to the electronic device;

a power controller configured to control power received from the optical signal transmission apparatus; and

a processor configured to:

controlling the interface to generate an optical signal in the optical signal transmission device in response to a power-on input of the electronic device;

receiving power and data from the source device via the optical signal transmission apparatus in response to detecting the generated optical signal; and is

The received data is processed.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to toggle one pin from a plurality of pins disposed on the interface to generate an optical signal within the optical signal transmission device, and to receive primary power from the source apparatus via a primary power line of the optical signal transmission device in response to detecting the generated optical signal.

10. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to control the interface to block generation of the optical signal in the optical signal transmission device in response to a power-down input to the electronic device, and to enter a standby mode in accordance with an interruption of power supply from the source apparatus in response to the blocking of the generation of the optical signal.

11. A source device, comprising:

an interface connectable to an optical signal transmission apparatus, wherein the optical signal transmission apparatus is configured to transmit data and power from the source device to an electronic device;

a power controller configured to control power supplied to the optical signal transmission apparatus; and

a processor configured to:

detect an optical signal generated by and received from the optical signal transmission device in response to a power-on input to the electronic device and transmit power and data to the electronic device via the optical signal transmission device in response to detecting the optical signal.

12. The source apparatus of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to control the power controller to transmit standby power in response to connection of the optical signal transmission device, and to control the power controller to transmit main power in response to detection of the optical signal.

13. A method of operating an optical signal transmission apparatus, wherein the optical signal transmission apparatus comprises: a signal transmission unit including one or more optical signal lines configured to transmit optical signals between a first device and a second device and one or more power lines configured to transmit power between the first device and the second device; and a first connector and a second connector, wherein the first connector is arranged on a first end of the signal transmission unit and connectable to a first device, and the second connector is arranged on a second end of the signal transmission unit and connectable to a second device, the method comprising:

transmitting an optical signal from the first device to the second device in response to a power-on input of the first device; and is

Transmitting power and data received from the second device to the first device via the one or more power lines and the one or more signal lines, respectively, in response to detecting the transmitted optical signal.

14. A method of operating an electronic device, the electronic device comprising: an interface connectable to an optical signal transmission apparatus, wherein the optical signal transmission apparatus is configured to transmit data and power from a source device to the electronic device; a power controller configured to control power received from the optical signal transmission apparatus; and a processor, the method comprising:

performing, by the processor, operations, wherein the operations comprise:

controlling the interface to generate an optical signal in the optical signal transmission device in response to a power-on input of the electronic device;

receiving power and data from the source device via the optical signal transmission apparatus in response to detecting the generated optical signal; and is

The received data is processed.

15. A method of operating a source device, the source device comprising: an interface connectable to an optical signal transmission apparatus, wherein the optical signal transmission apparatus is configured to transmit data and power from the source device to an electronic device; a power controller configured to control power supplied to the optical signal transmission apparatus; and a processor, the method comprising:

performing, by the processor, operations, wherein the operations comprise:

detecting an optical signal, wherein the optical signal is generated by and received from the optical signal transmission device in response to a power-on input to the electronic device; and is

In response to detecting the optical signal, transmitting power and data to the electronic device via the optical signal transmission device.

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to an optical signal transmission apparatus, an electronic apparatus, a source device, and an operating method thereof, and more particularly, to an optical signal transmission apparatus capable of transmitting power along with an optical signal, an electronic apparatus and a source device performing an operation according to power transmission by the optical signal transmission apparatus, and an operating method thereof.

Background

When the existing optical cable includes only an optical fiber performing signal transmission or an existing optical cable including both an optical fiber and a copper wire is used, separate power cables, each of which is exposed to the outside, are required to supply power to the respective independent power units of the source device and the display apparatus.

Disclosure of Invention

Technical problem

Therefore, in the related art, devices connected to each other via optical cables each require a power cable, and thus it is difficult to install the devices in an environment lacking a power terminal, or an interior decoration effect is reduced.

Solution scheme

Provided are an optical cable including a copper wire for power transmission and an optical fiber for high-speed signal transmission, and a method capable of safely using the optical cable by disposing the copper wire for power transmission within the optical cable.

Advantageous effects

According to the embodiment, the power cable is connected to only one of the source device and the display apparatus connected via the optical fiber cable, so that a user can conveniently arrange the display apparatus to enhance an interior decoration effect.

Drawings

The above and other aspects, features and advantages of particular embodiments of the present disclosure will become more apparent from the following description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is a reference diagram of a data transmission system according to various exemplary embodiments.

Fig. 2 is a diagram for describing data transmission between a source apparatus and a display device according to an embodiment;

fig. 3 is a block diagram of a system including an optical signal transmission apparatus and an external apparatus connected to the optical signal transmission apparatus according to an embodiment;

fig. 4 shows a cross section of an optical fiber cable as an example of an optical signal transmission apparatus according to an embodiment;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining a detailed structure of an optical signal transmission apparatus according to the embodiment;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining a detailed structure of each optical signal line included in the optical signal transmission apparatus according to the embodiment;

fig. 7 is a diagram for describing an operation according to an embodiment by using a detailed configuration of a display apparatus, an optical signal transmission apparatus, and a source device;

fig. 8 is a flowchart of an example of the operation of a fiber optic cable switching from standby mode to normal mode according to an embodiment;

FIG. 9 illustrates signal conditions during operation of the fiber optic cable of FIG. 8;

fig. 10 is a flowchart of an example of the operation of a fiber optic cable switching from a standby mode to a normal mode according to an embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a flow diagram of the operation of a fiber optic cable entering a standby mode from a normal mode of operation according to an embodiment;

FIG. 12 illustrates various pin structures of a plug disposed on both ends of a fiber optic cable according to an embodiment;

fig. 13 is a schematic view for illustrating a coupling structure between a plug and a socket according to an embodiment; and

fig. 14 is a view showing a structure in which a high-voltage power line is arranged on a connector according to the embodiment.

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