Remote control apparatus, method for controlling thereof, and display system

• US 10,230,916 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2016
• Issued: 03/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Hyun, Sang-min, Kwon, Sung-hyuk, Ro, Jin-woo, Lee, Won-jun, Chun, Bum-ho, Jung, So-young, Choi, Jeong-hye
• Primary Examiner(s): Sherman, Stephen G
• Application Number:
  US15/388,782
• Publication Number:
  US 20170180673A1
• Time in Patent Office: 810 Days
• Field of Search: 345157
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4221 Dedicated function buttons, e.g. for the control of an EPG, subtitles, aspect ratio, picture-in-picture or teletext
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications

Abstract

A remote control apparatus is provided, which includes a communicator configured to perform communication with a display apparatus, a first input including a plurality of direction keys, a second input disposed on an edge of the first input and including a plurality of keys corresponding to the plurality of direction keys, and a processor configured to transmit to the display apparatus a first control command to perform a function corresponding to a first direction and a first unit in response to selection of a first direction key among the plurality of direction keys of the first input, and transmit to the display apparatus a second control command to perform a function corresponding to the first direction and a second unit greater than the first unit in response to selection of a key corresponding to the first direction key among the plurality of keys of the second input.

Claims

1. A remote control apparatus, comprising:

a communicator;

a first interface comprising a plurality of direction keys;

a second interface disposed on an edge of the first interface and comprising a plurality of keys corresponding to the plurality of direction keys; and

a processor configured to;

in response to selection of a first direction key among the plurality of direction keys of the first interface while a display apparatus is playing a content, control the communicator to transmit a first control command to skip the content in a play direction corresponding to a first direction by a first time unit, and

in response to selection of a key corresponding to the first direction key among the plurality of keys of the second interface while the display apparatus is playing the content, control the communicator to transmit a second control command to skip the content in a play direction corresponding to the first direction by a second time unit greater than the first time unit.

2. The remote control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

in response to selection of the first direction key while an item list is being displayed on the display apparatus, control the communicator to transmit a control command to search the item list in a first direction by an item unit, and

in response to selection of the key corresponding to the first direction key among the plurality of keys of the second interface while the item list is being displayed on the display apparatus, control the communicator to transmit a control command to search the item list in the first direction and by a page unit including a plurality of items.

3. The remote control apparatus of claim 1, wherein, the processor is further configured to:

in response to selection of the first direction key while a scrollable object is being displayed on the display apparatus, control the communicator to transmit a control command to scroll the object in a first direction by a first length unit, and

in response to selection of the key corresponding to the first direction key among the plurality of keys of the second interface while the scrollable object is being displayed on the display apparatus, control the communicator to transmit a control command to scroll the object in the first direction and by a second length unit greater than the first length unit.

4. The remote control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first interface is disposed inside an area where the second interface is disposed, and

the plurality of direction keys are disposed at a location corresponding to a location of the plurality of keys.

5. The remote control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second interface receives a rotation input, and a press input corresponding to the plurality of keys, and

the processor controls the communicator to transmit to the display apparatus a third control command to perform a function corresponding to a direction of rotation of the rotation input received through the second interface.

6. The remote control apparatus of claim 5, wherein, when a content is being played on the display apparatus,

the third control command is a control command to move a time of playing content forward or backward according to the direction of rotation of the received rotation input.

7. The remote control apparatus of claim 6, wherein, when a reception of the rotation input is stopped, the processor controls the communicator to transmit to the display apparatus a control command to temporarily pause playing the content.

8. The remote control apparatus of claim 5, wherein, when an item list is being displayed on the display apparatus,

the third control command is a control command to search the item list in a direction corresponding to the direction of rotation of the received rotation input.

9. The remote control apparatus of claim 5, wherein, when a scrollable object is being displayed on the display apparatus,

the third control command is a control command to scroll the object in a direction corresponding to the direction of rotation of the received rotation input.

10. The remote control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second interface is formed as a touchpad or a rotatable member.

11. A method for controlling of a remote control apparatus comprising a first interface comprising a plurality of direction keys, and a second interface disposed on an edge of the first interface and comprising a plurality of keys corresponding to the plurality of direction keys, the method comprising:

in response to selection of a first direction key among the plurality of direction keys of the first interface while a display apparatus is playing a content, transmitting a first control command to skip the content in a play direction corresponding to a first direction by a first time unit; and

in response to selection of a key corresponding to the first direction key among the plurality of keys of the second interface while the display apparatus is playing the content, transmitting a second control command to skip the content in a play direction corresponding to the first direction by a second time unit greater than the first time unit.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

in response to selection of the first direction key while an item list is being displayed on the display apparatus, transmitting a control command to search the item list in a first direction by an item unit; and

in response to selection of the key corresponding to the first direction key among the plurality of keys of the second interface while the item list is being displayed on the display apparatus, transmitting a control command to search the item list in the first direction and by a page unit including a plurality of items.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

in response to selection of the first direction key while a scrollable object is being displayed on the display apparatus, transmitting a control command to scroll the object in a first direction by a first length unit; and

in response to selection of the key corresponding to the first direction key among the plurality of keys of the second interface while the scrollable;

object is being displayed on the display apparatus, transmitting a control command to scroll the object in the first direction and by a second length unit greater than the first length unit.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving a rotation input through the second interface; and

transmitting to the display apparatus a third control command to perform a function corresponding to a direction of rotation of the received rotation input.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein, when a content is being played on the display apparatus,

the third control command is a control command to move a time of playing content forward or backward according to the direction of rotation of the received rotation input.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein, when a reception of the rotation input is stopped, further comprising transmitting to the display apparatus a control command to temporarily pause playing the content.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein, when an item list is being displayed on the display apparatus,

the third control command is a control command to search the item list in a direction corresponding to the direction of rotation of the received rotation input.

18. A display system, comprising:

a remote control apparatus comprising a first interface comprising a plurality of direction keys, and a second interface disposed on an edge of the first interface and comprising a plurality of keys corresponding to the plurality of direction keys; and

a display apparatus configured to;

in response to selection of a first direction key among the plurality of direction keys of the first interface while the display apparatus is playing a content, skip the content in a play direction corresponding to a first direction by a first time unit, and

in response to selection of a key corresponding to the first direction key among the plurality of keys of the second interface while the display apparatus is playing the content, skip the content in a play direction corresponding to the first direction by a second time unit greater than the first time unit.