Display apparatus, image processing apparatus and control method thereof

• US 20070277105A1
• Filed: 03/09/2007
• Published: 11/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Jeong-yeon, Kwon, Heui-jin
• Granted Patent: US 9,535,572 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/713
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• 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: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4858 for modifying screen layout parameters, e.g. fonts, size of the windows

Abstract

An image processing apparatus comprises a UI generating part to generate a first user interface including at least one UI menu item to select a function; a user input part to receive a user instruction to adjust a size of the UI menu item; and a controller to control the UI generating part to increase or decrease the size of the UI menu item of the first user interface depending on the user instruction, and display the UI menu item with the increased or decreased size.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:

a user interface (UI) generator which generates a first user interface comprising at least one UI menu item for selecting a function;

a user input part which receives a user instruction to adjust a size of the UI menu item; and

a controller which controls the UI generator to increase or decrease the size of the UI menu item of the first user interface based on the user instruction, and display the UI menu item with the increased or decreased size.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the UI menu item occupies at least one of a plurality of latticed sections into which the first user interface is divided.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the UI generator generates a second user interface for selecting the UI menu item to be decreased or increased in size and for determining the size of the UI menu item based on the user instruction, and

the controller controls the UI generator to decrease or increase the size of the selected UI menu item based on the determined size of the UI menu item.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the second user interface comprises a plurality of names of the UI menu items of the first user interface, and at least one of current sizes of the UI menu items and size ranges of the UI menu items capable of being decreased or increased.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the UI generator generates a third user interface for selecting the UI menu item to be decreased or increased in size and an area corresponding to the UI menu item based on the user instruction, and

the controller controls the UI generator to decrease or increase the size of the UI menu item so that the UI menu item occupies the area.

6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein

the third user interface comprises an identity-number that is allotted to at least one of the UI menu item and the area.

7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the controller controls the UI generator so that two UI menu items of a plurality of UI menu items having different sizes and being displayed exchange their different sizes.

8. The image processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein

the controller controls the UI generator so that the two UI menu items exchange their positions.

9. A display apparatus, comprising:

a user interface (UI) generator which generates a user interface comprising at least one UI menu item for selecting a function;

a display which displays the user interface;

a user input part which receives a user instruction to adjust a size of the UI menu item; and

a controller which controls the UI generator to increase or decrease the size of the UI menu item based on the user instruction, and display the UI menu item with the increased or decreased size on the display.

10. The display apparatus, according to claim 9, wherein the user input part comprises a touch screen equipped in the display.

11. A method of controlling an image processing apparatus, comprising:

generating a first user interface comprising at least one user interface (UI) menu item for selecting a function;

receiving a user instruction to adjust a size of the UI menu item; and

increasing or decreasing the size of the UI menu item based on the user instruction.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the UI menu item occupies at least one of a plurality of latticed sections into which the first user interface is divided.

13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:

generating a second user interface for selecting the UI menu item to be decreased or increased in size and for determining the size of the UI menu item based on the user instruction, and

decreasing or increasing the size of the UI menu item based on the determined size of the UI menu item.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein

the second user interface comprises a plurality of names of UI menu items of the first user interface, and at least one of current sizes of the UI menu items and size ranges of the UI menu items capable of being decreased or increased.

15. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:

generating a third user interface for selecting the UI menu item to be decreased or increased in size and an area corresponding to the UI menu item based on the user instruction, and

decreasing or increasing the size of the UI menu item so that the UI menu item occupies the area.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein

the third user interface comprises an identity-number that is allotted to at least one of the UI menu item and the area.

17. The method according to claim 11, wherein

the decreasing or increasing the size of the UI menu item comprises causing two UI menu items of a plurality of UI menu items having different sizes to exchange their different sizes.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the decreasing or increasing of the size of the UI menu item further comprises causing the two UI menu items of the plurality of UI menu items having different sizes to exchange their positions.

19. A method of controlling a display apparatus, comprising:

generating and displaying a user interface (UI) for selecting a function, wherein the user interface comprises at least one UI menu item having a predetermined size;

receiving a user instruction to adjust a size of the UI menu item; and

increasing or decreasing the size of the UI menu item based on the user instruction and displaying the UI menu item with the increased or decreased size.