Display apparatus, system, and application program control method thereof

摘要

Provided are an a display apparatus, a system and a control method thereof for a display apparatus, comprising: a video signal processing unit which processes a video signal; a display unit which displays the processed video signal; a storage unit which stores ID information of the display apparatus; a communication unit which performs network communication based on an internet protocol (IP) with an external apparatus; and a control unit which downloads an application program determined to correspond to the ID information transmitted through the communicating unit from the external apparatus to execute the application program so that a predetermined function can be performed.

主权项

1. A control method of a display apparatus system, the control method comprising:
transmitting an identification (ID) information of a display apparatus to an external apparatus; generating an authority information in the external apparatus based on the ID information; transmitting the authority information to the display apparatus; downloading an application program based on the authority information; performing a predetermined function using the downloaded application program; and transmitting information corresponding to the received authority information and information on at least one of application programs installed in the display apparatus to the external apparatus when a predetermined event is generated, to determine whether an updating of the at least one of application programs is necessary based on data related to the at least one of application programs received from the external apparatus in response to transmitting the information corresponding to the authority information and the information on at least one of application programs installed in the display apparatus, wherein the predetermined event comprises a case that the display apparatus receives an electric power turning on signal or a case that the communication unit prepares for a wire or wireless network communication with the external apparatus and performs a check communication with the external apparatus, wherein the ID information comprises at least two of a model information of the display apparatus, a firmware information of the display apparatus, a region information of the display apparatus, and language set in the display apparatus, and wherein the authorization information is different for different types of models of the display apparatus.