User terminal apparatus, display apparatus, user interface providing method and controlling method thereof

• US 10,277,940 B2
• Filed: 06/09/2017
• Issued: 04/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Doh-hyeong
• Primary Examiner(s): Shiberou, Mahelet
• Application Number:
  US15/618,930
• Publication Number:
  US 20170280185A1
• Time in Patent Office: 690 Days
• 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 21/42209 for displaying non-command information, e.g. electronic program guide [EPG], e-mail, messages or a second television channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8173 End-user applications, e.g. Web browser, game
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8543 using a description language, e.g. Multimedia and Hypermedia information coding Expert Group [MHEG], eXtensible Markup Language [XML] information retrieval of semistructured data, the underlying structure being taken into account, e.g. mark-up language structure data G06F16/80

Abstract

A user terminal apparatus is provided. The user terminal apparatus includes a communication interface unit which receives user interface (UI) information data regarding a UI screen corresponding to at least one application displayed on an external apparatus in communication with the external apparatus, a storage unit which stores a UI information conversion format, an information conversion unit which converts the received UI information data using the UI information conversion format, a display unit which displays a UI screen, and a control unit which controls the information conversion unit to convert the UI information data received by the communication interface unit using the UI information conversion format and display on the display unit the UI screen corresponding to the converted UI information data.

Claims

1. A television apparatus comprising:

a display;

a communication interface; and

a processor configured to;

transmit information about a plurality of applications executable in the television apparatus to an external apparatus via the communication interface such that icons representing the plurality of applications are displayed on the external apparatus through a remote application for controlling the television apparatus executed on the external apparatus based on the information about the plurality of applications,

in response to receiving a control command corresponding to an icon selected from among the icons displayed on the external apparatus from the external apparatus, execute an application of the plurality of applications that corresponds to the selected icon according to the control command,

control the display to display a screen including UI items provided by the executed application,

obtain UI information related to the UI items included in the screen, and

control the communication interface to transmit the obtained UI information to the external apparatus.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to control the application to generate the UI information.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the UI information is used for obtaining a screen provided on the external apparatus by the remote application for controlling the external apparatus to control the television apparatus.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the processor is further configured to provide, in response to another UI information received from the external apparatus, the other UI information with the remote application.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to control, in response to another UI information received from the external apparatus, a function block related to the other UI information based on the other UI information.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

transmit UI information regarding the plurality of applications provided by the television apparatus to the external apparatus; and

execute, in response to a control signal selecting the application among the plurality of applications, the selected application.

7. A method of controlling a television apparatus, the method comprising:

transmitting information about a plurality of applications executable in the television apparatus to an external apparatus via a communication interface such that icons representing the plurality of applications are displayed on the external apparatus through a remote application for controlling the television apparatus executed on the external apparatus based on the information about the plurality of applications,

in response to receiving a control command corresponding to an icon selected from among the icons displayed on the external apparatus from the external apparatus, executing an application of the plurality of applications that corresponds to the selected icon according to the control command,

controlling a display of the television apparatus to display a screen including UI items provided by the executed application,

obtaining UI information related to the UI items included in the screen; and

transmitting the obtained UI information to the external apparatus.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the obtaining the UI information comprises obtaining the UI information generated by the application.

9. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the UI information is used for obtaining a screen provided on the external apparatus by the remote application for controlling the external apparatus to control the television apparatus.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising;

providing, in response to another UI information received from the external apparatus, the other UI information with the remote application.

11. The method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising controlling, in response to another UI information received from the external apparatus, a function block related to the other UI information based on the other UI information.

12. The method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising;

transmitting UI information regarding the plurality of applications provided by the television apparatus to the external apparatus, and

executing, in response to a control signal selecting the application among the plurality of applications, the selected application.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program code executable by at least one processor of a television apparatus for performing a method comprising:

transmitting information about a plurality of applications executable in the television apparatus to an external apparatus via a communication interface such that icons representing the plurality of applications are displayed on the external apparatus through a remote application for controlling the television apparatus executed on the external apparatus based on the information about the plurality of applications,

in response to receiving a control command corresponding to an icon selected from among the icons displayed on the external apparatus from the external apparatus, executing an application of the plurality of applications that corresponds to the selected icon according to the control command,

controlling a display of the television apparatus to display a screen including UI items provided by the executed application,

obtaining UI information related to the UI items included in the screen; and

providing the obtained UI information to the external apparatus.