Image display device and method for controlling the same

• US 10,678,396 B2
• Filed: 05/11/2016
• Issued: 06/09/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Heo, Seunghyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Spratt, Beau D
• Application Number:
  US15/152,128
• Publication Number:
  US 20160334963A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,490 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an image display device for displaying a pointer and a control method thereof. An image display device according to the present disclosure may include a display unit configured to display image information, and a controller configured to display a pointer at a position set on the basis of a region displayed with a first layer based on the first layer displayed as an upper layer in a state that the image information is displayed thereon.

Claims

1. An image display device, comprising:

a display unit configured to display image information; and

a controller configured to;

display a first layer comprising a plurality of icons as an upper layer when the image information is displayed on the display unit in response to a request of a user,

display a pointer at a position corresponding to an icon among the plurality of icons based on history information,

wherein the pointer is displayed at the icon among the plurality of icons when the pointer has been set at the position corresponding to the icon above a preset number of times by a user input on the first layer displayed as the upper layer,

display a plurality of channel lists and the pointer when the user applies a flicking gesture using a remote controller,

wherein at least one of a shape, size and color of the pointer is displayed differently according to a speed or level of the flicking gesture, and

wherein the controller displays the pointer in a region displayed with a preset object in response to the image information being displayed on the display unit based on the first layer displayed as the upper layer.

2. The image display device of claim 1, wherein the controller displays the pointer at a preset point of the region displayed with the first layer based on the first layer displayed as the upper layer.

3. The image display device of claim 2, wherein the controller displays the pointer at a center point of the region displayed with the first layer.

4. The image display device of claim 1, wherein the controller displays the pointer on the first layer based on at least one information of a shape, a size and a displayed position of the first layer.

5. The image display device of claim 4, wherein the controller displays the pointer on the first layer based on at least one coordinate contained in the first layer.

6. The image display device of claim 1, wherein the controller displays the pointer in a region displayed with a preset layer among a plurality of layers based on the plurality of layers concurrently or sequentially displayed in a state that the image information is displayed on the display unit.

7. The image display device of claim 6, wherein the controller displays the pointer in a region displayed with a topmost layer among the plurality of layers.

8. The image display device of claim 1, wherein the controller displays the pointer in a region displayed with a preset content among a plurality of contents based on the plurality of contents displayed on the display unit.

9. The image display device of claim 8, wherein the controller displays the pointer in a region allowed for a user input.

10. The image display device of claim 9, wherein the controller displays the pointer on a pause or stop icon for a video content when the video content is being played back, and displays the pointer on a playback icon for the video content when the video content is in a pause or stop state.

11. The image display device of claim 1, wherein the controller displays the pointer on a layer on which an object for controlling the image information being displayed is displayed based on the image information being displayed on an external terminal that is displayed on the display unit.

12. The image display device of claim 1, wherein the controller displays the pointer on a lastly displayed layer of a plurality of layers based on the plurality of layers being sequentially displayed.

13. A control method of an image display device, the method comprising:

displaying image information on a display unit;

displaying a first layer comprising a plurality of icons as an upper layer when the image information is displayed on the display unit in response to a request of a user;

displaying a pointer at a position corresponding to an icon among the plurality of icons based on history information, wherein the pointer is displayed at the icon among the plurality of icons when the pointer has been set at the position corresponding to the icon above a preset number of times by a user input on the first layer displayed as the upper layer;

displaying a plurality of channel lists and the pointer when the user applies a flicking gesture using a remote controller,

wherein at least one of a shape, size and color of the pointer is displayed differently according to a speed or level of the flicking gesture, and

displaying the pointer in a region displayed with a preset object in response to the image information being displayed on the display unit based on the first layer displayed as the upper layer.