Wireless communication apparatus and control method thereof

Abstract

A wireless communication apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The wireless communication apparatus includes: a first communication unit which receives a video signal from an image device; a video processor which processes the video signal; a second communication unit establishes a wireless connection with another device; and a controller receives wireless connection information from the image device through the first communication unit, and controls the second communication unit to establish the wireless connection with the other device based on the received wireless connection information.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A wireless communication apparatus which communicates with an image device, the apparatus comprising:
 a first communication unit which has a wired connection with the image device and receives a video signal and wireless connection information from the image device;   a video processor which processes the video signal;   a second communication unit which wirelessly communicates with another device; and   a controller controls the second communication unit to communicate with the another device to establish a wireless connection among at least two of the wireless communication apparatus, the image device and the another device based on the received wireless connection information through the first communication unit,   wherein the controller determines a wireless connection mode based on the wireless connection information according to a current wireless network state, and controls the second communication unit to communicate with the another device to establish the wireless connection based on the determined wireless connection mode.   
     
     
       2. The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the another device is the image device. 
     
     
       3. The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the wireless connection comprises a connection with a wireless router. 
     
     
       4. The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the wireless connection mode comprises one of an infrastructure mode, an ad-hoc mode, a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct mode, and a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) mode. 
     
     
       5. The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the wireless connection information comprises at least one of a device identification, a security key and a security type. 
     
     
       6. The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the controller displays a graphical user interface (GUI), which includes information for establishing the wireless connection on a display unit. 
     
     
       7. The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a user input unit which receives a user's input,
 wherein the controller controls to establish the wireless connection in accordance with the received user's input.   
     
     
       8. The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the first communication unit communicates based on a high-definition multimedia interface-consumer electronics control (HDMI-CEC) standard. 
     
     
       9. The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the first communication unit communicates based on a universal serial bus (USB) standard. 
     
     
       10. The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a display unit which displays an image based on the video signal processed by the video processor. 
     
     
       11. A control method of a wireless communication apparatus that communicates with an image device and displays an image based on a video signal, the method comprising:
 receiving wireless connection information and the video signal through a first communication unit configured to have a wired connection with the image device from the image device;   communicating with another device through a second communication unit configured to have a wireless connection with the another device to establish a wireless connection among at least two of the wireless communication apparatus, the image device and the another device based on the received wireless connection information through the first communication unit;   determining a wireless connection mode based on the wireless connection information according to a current wireless network state; and   establishing the wireless connection through the second communication unit based on the determined wireless connection mode.   
     
     
       12. The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the establishing of the wireless connection comprises establishing the wireless connection with the image device. 
     
     
       13. The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the establishing of the wireless connection comprises establishing the wireless connection with a wireless router to which the image device is connected. 
     
     
       14. The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the wireless connection mode comprises one of an infrastructure mode, an ad-hoc mode, a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct mode, and a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) mode. 
     
     
       15. The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the wireless connection information comprises at least one of a device identification, a security key and a security type. 
     
     
       16. The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising displaying a graphical user interface (GUI), which includes information regarding establishing the wireless connection. 
     
     
       17. The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising receiving a user's input,
 wherein the establishing of the wireless connection comprises establishing the wireless connection in accordance with the received user's input.   
     
     
       18. The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the first communication unit communicates based on a high-definition multimedia interface-consumer electronics control (HDMI-CEC) standard. 
     
     
       19. The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the first communication unit communicates based on universal serial bus (USB) standard. 
     
     
       20. A wireless communication apparatus which communicates with at least one image device, the apparatus comprising:
 a communication unit which has a wired connection with the at least one image device and receives a video signal and wireless connection information from the at least one image device;   a video processor which processes the video signal; and   a controller determines a wireless connection mode based on the received wireless connection information, and controls a wireless connection to be established based on the determined wireless connection mode.   
     
     
       21. The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 20 , wherein, based on the wireless connection information received from a first image device from among the at least one image device, the controller controls the wireless connection to be established with a second image device from among the at least one image device. 
     
     
       22. A control method of a wireless communication apparatus, the method comprising:
 receiving wireless connection information and a video signal through a communication unit configured to have a wired connection with at least one image device and receive the video signal from the at least one image device;   determining a wireless connection mode based on the received wireless connection information; and   establishing a wireless connection via the determined wireless connection mode.   
     
     
       23. The method according to  claim 22 , wherein the establishing of the wireless connection comprises establishing the wireless connection with a second image device from among the at least one image device based on the wireless connection information received from a first image device from among the at least one image device. 
     
     
       24. The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the image device includes one of a digital versatile disc (DVD) player, a BluRay disc (BD) player, a set-top box, a personal computer, a camcorder and a portable terminal. 
     
     
       25. The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 24 , wherein the wireless connection comprises a connection with a wireless router. 
     
     
       26. A wireless communication apparatus comprising:
 a communication unit configured to communicate with a first device connected with a second device;   a controller configured to receive from the second device information for wireless communication with the second device in a predetermined wireless communication mode and to control the communication unit to establish the wireless connection with the second device based on the received information for wireless communication from the first device.   
     
     
       27. The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 26 , wherein the communication unit comprises:
 a first communication unit configured to have a wired connection and communicate with the first device; and   a second communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with the second device.   
     
     
       28. The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 26 , wherein the communication unit receives state information on the second device from the first device,
 the state information comprises information on whether to wirelessly communicate with the second device, and   the controller controls the communication unit to establish the wireless connection with the second device based on the state information.   
     
     
       29. The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 28 , wherein the predetermined wireless communication mode comprises a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct mode. 
     
     
       30. A wireless communication apparatus comprising:
 a first hardware communication circuit configured to perform a wired communication;   a second hardware communication circuit; and   a controller implemented by a processor configured to receive over the wired communication, from a first device, information for wireless communication with a second device through the first hardware communication circuit, the first device being connected with the second device, determine, based on the information for wireless communication according to a current wireless network state, a wireless communication mode, and to control the second hardware communication circuit to establish a wireless connection with the second device based on the information for wireless communication received from the first device through the first hardware communication circuit,   wherein the controller is configured to establish the wireless connection in the determined wireless communication mode.   
     
     
       31. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 30, wherein the controller is configured to identify the wireless communication mode according to a current wireless network state of the first device or a current wireless network state of the wireless communication apparatus. 
     
     
       32. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 31, wherein the wireless communication mode comprises one of an infrastructure mode, an ad-hoc mode, a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct mode, or a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) mode. 
     
     
       33. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 31, wherein the controller is configured to identify the wireless communication mode according to a current wireless network state between the wireless communication apparatus and the first device. 
     
     
       34. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 30, further comprising a display,
 wherein the controller is configured to control the display to display a graphical user interface (GUI), which includes information for establishing the wireless connection.   
     
     
       35. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 30, further comprising a user input configured to receive a user's input,
 wherein the controller is configured to establish the wireless connection in accordance with the received user's input.   
     
     
       36. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 30, wherein the first hardware communication circuit is configured to have a wired connection with the first device. 
     
     
       37. A method of a wireless communication apparatus comprising a first hardware communication circuit and a second hardware communication circuit, the method comprising:
 receiving, from a first device, information for wireless communication with a second device through the first hardware communication circuit, the first device being connected with the second device;   determining, based on the information for wireless communication according to a current wireless network state, a wireless communication mode; and   establishing, through the second hardware communication circuit, a wireless connection with the second device based on the information for wireless communication received from the first device through the first hardware communication circuit,   wherein the establishing comprises establishing the wireless connection in the determined wireless communication mode.   
     
     
       38. The method according to claim 37, wherein the establishing further comprises:
 identifying the wireless communication mode according to a current wireless network state of the first device or a current wireless network state of the wireless communication apparatus.   
     
     
       39. The method according to claim 38, wherein the wireless communication mode comprises one of an infrastructure mode, an ad-hoc mode, a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct mode, or a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) mode. 
     
     
       40. The method according to claim 38, wherein the identifying further comprises identifying the wireless communication mode according to a current wireless network state between the wireless communication apparatus and the first device. 
     
     
       41. The method according to claim 37, further comprising:
 displaying, on a display, a graphical user interface (GUI), which includes information for establishing the wireless connection.   
     
     
       42. The method according to claim 37, wherein the establishing further comprises establishing the wireless connection in accordance with a user's input received through a user input. 
     
     
       43. The method according to claim 37, wherein the first hardware communication circuit is configured to have a wired connection with the first device. 
     
     
       44. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 31, wherein the controller is configured to identify the wireless communication mode based on whether the first device is connected with a wireless router and whether the wireless communication apparatus is connected with the wireless router. 
     
     
       45. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 31, wherein the controller is configured to identify the wireless communication mode based on whether the wireless communication apparatus is connected with a wireless router. 
     
     
       46. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 33, wherein the controller is configured to identify the wireless communication mode based on whether the wireless communication apparatus is connected with a wireless router which the first device is connected with. 
     
     
       47. The method according to claim 38, wherein the identifying further comprises identifying the wireless communication mode based on whether the first device is connected with a wireless router and whether the wireless communication apparatus is connected with the wireless router. 
     
     
       48. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 38, wherein the identifying further comprises identifying the wireless communication mode based on whether the wireless communication apparatus is connected with a wireless router. 
     
     
       49. The method according to claim 40, wherein the identifying the wireless communication mode according to the current wireless network state between the wireless communication apparatus and the first device further comprises identifying the wireless communication mode based on whether the wireless communication apparatus is connected with a wireless router which the first device is connected with. 
     
     
       50. The wireless communication apparatus of claim 30, wherein the first hardware communication circuit comprises a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) interface or a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface, and
 wherein the controller is configured to receive via the HDMI interface or the USB interface, from the first device, the information for the wireless communication with the second device.