Transparent display apparatus, group play system using transparent display apparatus and performance methods thereof

• US 10,613,585 B2
• Filed: 05/20/2015
• Issued: 04/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Sang-young
• Primary Examiner(s): Theriault, Steven B
• Application Number:
  US14/717,228
• Publication Number:
  US 20150373480A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,784 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04804 Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/023 Display panel composed of stacked panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2356/00 Detection of the display position w.r.t. other display screens
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/003 to produce spatial visual effects
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]

Abstract

A transparent display apparatus includes a first transparent display, an interface which communicates with a second display apparatus, and a controller which connects communication with the second display apparatus when the first transparent display and the second display apparatus at least partly overlap with each other, and performs the interoperation with the second display apparatus. Accordingly, a user may use various group play functions by using the transparent display apparatus and the second display apparatus, in-turn enhancing device applicability and user convenience.

Claims

1. A transparent display apparatus, comprising:

a first transparent display, the transparent display apparatus being a first transparent display apparatus;

a network interface configured to perform communication with a second transparent display apparatus comprising a second transparent display;

a camera;

a sensor; and

a processor configured to;

based on at least partial overlap between the first transparent display and the second transparent display being detected by the sensor, control the first transparent display to display a message inquiring about possibility of interoperation with the second transparent display apparatus,

based on a command to interoperate being input, control the network interface to communicate with the second transparent display apparatus, and

obtain a control authority of the second transparent display apparatus by interoperating with the second transparent display apparatus

wherein the processor is further configured to;

based on an input of a command to capture an image, control the camera to obtain a first image of an object, transmit the command to capture the image to the second transparent display apparatus through the network interface, receive a second image of the object through the network interface, and create content by combining the first image and the second image, the second image of the object being obtained by the second transparent display apparatus.

2. The transparent display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to, based on the sensor detecting the at least partial overlap between the first transparent display and the second transparent display, interoperate with the second transparent display apparatus so as to provide an interoperation screen on an overlapping area of the first transparent display and the second transparent display.

3. The transparent display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to display a graphic guide to encourage gradually adjusting a size of the overlapping area between the first transparent display and the second transparent display on at least one of the first transparent display and the second transparent display.

4. The transparent display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to, when 3D content is played back while the first transparent display and the second transparent display overlap each other, display a 3D content screen combining a left-eye image and a right-eye image of the 3D content on one of the first transparent display and the second transparent display, and display a barrier screen corresponding to the 3D content screen on the other of the first transparent display and the second transparent display.

5. The transparent display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to, when content including a front image and a background image is played back while the first transparent display and the second transparent display overlap each other, display the front image on a transparent display arranged closer to a user, from among the first transparent display and the second transparent display, and display the background image on a remaining transparent display among the first transparent display and the second transparent display.

6. The transparent display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a storage configured to store the first image; and

an input interface configured to receive the command to capture the image.

7. The transparent display apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to create a combined image by performing at least one of size change and color compensation on one of the first image and the second image so as to correspond to the other of the first image and the second image.

8. The transparent display apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to create the 3D content using one of the first image and the second image as a left-eye image, and using another one of the first image and the second image as a right-eye image.

9. A transparent display apparatus, comprising:

a transparent display having a flexible property;

a sensor; and

a processor configured to, based on the sensor detecting that a first area of the transparent display being bent at more than a threshold angle and overlapped with a second area of the transparent display, control the transparent display to display an interoperation screen on one of the first area and the second area, by respectively controlling display operation of the first area and the second area,

wherein the processor is further configured to, based on the transparent display being bent a plurality of times, thus creating an overlapping area including three or more transparent layers, distinguish a three-dimensional image into three or more two-dimensional slice images and respectively display the three or more slices on the three or more transparent layers of the overlapping area, wherein number of the slice images corresponds to number of the layers of the overlapping area.

10. The transparent display apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to display different screens on the transparent display, by separately controlling the overlapping area and a third area, which is separate from the overlapping area.

11. The transparent display apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to display a 2D image on the third area and a 3D image on the overlapping area.

12. The transparent display apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to display a graphic guide to encourage gradually adjusting a size of the overlapping area regarding the transparent display on the transparent display.

13. The transparent display apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to, when 3D content is played back while the first area and the second area are overlapping each other, display a 3D content screen combining a left-eye image and a right-eye image of the 3D content on one of the first area and the second area, and display a barrier screen corresponding to the 3D content screen on the other of the first area and the second area.

14. The transparent display apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to, based on content including a front image and a background image being played back while the first area and the second area are overlapping each other, display the front image on an area arranged closer to a user from among the first area and the second area, and display the background image on a remaining area of the first area and the second area.

15. The transparent display apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to, based on the first area and the second area being sensed to be overlapping each other, display a message inquiring about a possibility of an interoperation of the first area and the second area on the transparent display, and perform the interoperation the first area and the second area based on an input of a command to interoperate.