Display apparatus and control method thereof
First Claim
1. A display apparatus comprising a display panel and a display frame to support the display panel, comprising:
- an input unit, provided on the exterior surface of the display apparatus, for outputting a contact detection signal when a user contacts the input unit;
a signal processor for generating a function adjustment user interface (UI) menu to be displayed on the display panel; and
a controller for controlling the signal processor to display the function adjustment UI menu corresponding to the user'"'"'s contact through the input unit when the user'"'"'s contact is detected based on a detection result of the input unit.
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Abstract
Provided is a display apparatus including a display panel and a display frame to support the display panel. The display apparatus including an input unit, provided on the exterior surface of the display apparatus, for outputting a contact detection signal when a user contacts the input unit; a signal processor for generating a function adjustment user interface (UI) menu to be displayed on the display panel; and a controller for controlling the signal processor to display the function adjustment UI menu corresponding to the user'"'"'s contact through the input unit when the user'"'"'s contact is detected based on a detection result of the input unit. Thus, provided is a display apparatus which improves accessibility to a function adjustment UI menu, simplifies a manipulation process of the function adjustment UI menu, and enables a user to quickly and easily access a desired adjustment item when the function adjustment UI menu is displayed, and a control method thereof.
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32 Claims
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1. A display apparatus comprising a display panel and a display frame to support the display panel, comprising:
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an input unit, provided on the exterior surface of the display apparatus, for outputting a contact detection signal when a user contacts the input unit;
a signal processor for generating a function adjustment user interface (UI) menu to be displayed on the display panel; and
a controller for controlling the signal processor to display the function adjustment UI menu corresponding to the user'"'"'s contact through the input unit when the user'"'"'s contact is detected based on a detection result of the input unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A display apparatus comprising a display panel and a display frame to support the display panel, comprising:
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an input unit, provided on the exterior surface of the display apparatus, for receiving a command from a user;
a signal processor for generating a function adjustment UI menu to be displayed on the display panel; and
a controller for controlling the signal processor to display a function adjustment UI menu corresponding to the command on a display position adjacent to the input unit which received the command.
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19. A method of controlling a display apparatus comprising a display panel, a display frame to support the display panel and a signal processor for generating a function adjustment UI menu to be displayed on the display panel, the method comprising:
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providing an input unit on the exterior surface of the display apparatus, the input unit outputting a contact detection signal when a user contacts the input unit;
determining whether the user'"'"'s contact is detected based on a detection result of the input unit; and
controlling the signal processor to display a function adjustment UI menu corresponding to the user'"'"'s contact through the input unit, when the user'"'"'s contact is detected. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A display apparatus comprising a display, comprising:
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an input unit, comprising a plurality of keys disposed in an array adjacent to an edge of the display, for outputting a signal corresponding to a selection of one of the plurality of keys;
a signal processor for generating a menu to be displayed on the display panel adjacent to the input unit, wherein the menu corresponds to the key selection; and
a controller for controlling the signal processor to display the menu corresponding to the key selection when the key selection is detected based on the signal received from the input unit.
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