Audio/video apparatus and display method for audio/video apparatus

• US 20080120647A1
• Filed: 04/25/2007
• Published: 05/22/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Shin, Suk-young
• Application Number:
  US11/790,370
• Publication Number:
  US 20080120647A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/37
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/025 'Virtual' control panels, e.g. Graphical User Interface [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• 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 21/4438 Window management, e.g. event handling following interaction with the user interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording

Abstract

An audio/video (A/V) apparatus and a display method for the A/V apparatus are provided. The A/V apparatus includes a graphical user interface (GUI) for displaying display information on a screen, and a controller for controlling the GUI to display a second graphic, which is generated by zooming a partial interval of a first graphic indicating a current playback position, as the display information. Accordingly, the zoom-in bar is provided so that a user may move the position of the content currently being played back to the desired position more accurately and quickly, and may perform fine adjustment with convenience using the zoom-in function.

Claims

1. An A/V apparatus, comprising:

a graphical user interface (GUI) for displaying display information on a screen; and

a controller for controlling the GUI to display a second graphic, which is generated by zooming a partial interval of a first graphic indicating a current playback position, as the display information.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller controls the GUI to display the first graphic together with second graphic as the display information.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller determines fine adjustment intervals based on a reference interval corresponding to a set magnification scale, and controls the GUI to show the fine adjustment intervals as display information.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the controller sets a reference interval differently according to the magnification scale and determines the fine adjustment intervals based on the set reference interval.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the controller determines whether the magnification scale is set to a fixed scale when a magnification command is input through a remote control device;

the controller sets a reference interval corresponding to the fixed scale by dividing a reference interval corresponding to a scale of 1;

1 using the fixed scale and determines fine adjustment intervals based on the set reference interval when it is determined that the magnification scale is set to the fixed scale; and

the controller determines the fine adjustment intervals using a preset reference interval corresponding to an automatic scale when it is determined that the magnification scale is set to the automatic scale.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the controller divides the set reference interval by a preset interval adjustment value to determine fine adjustment intervals when it is determined that the magnification scale is set to the fixed scale;

and the controller divides the reference interval corresponding to the automatic scale by the interval adjustment value to determine fine adjustment intervals when it is determined that the magnification scale is set to the automatic scale.

7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the reference interval contains a previous interval and a next interval within a predetermined range from the position of the content currently being played back.

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the controller controls the GUI so that the reference interval is magnified to show a plurality of fine adjustment intervals as display information.

9. A display method for an A/V apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying display information on a screen; and

displaying a second graphic, which is generated by zooming a partial interval of a first graphic indicating a current playback position, as the display information.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the displaying the second graphic comprises displaying the first graphic together with second graphic as the display information.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the displaying the second graphic comprises determining fine adjustment intervals based on a reference interval corresponding to a set magnification scale, and showing the fine adjustment intervals as display information.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the displaying the second graphic comprises setting a reference interval differently according to the magnification scale and determining the fine adjustment intervals based on the set reference interval.

13. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the displaying the second graphic comprises:

determining whether the magnification scale is set to the fixed scale when a magnification command is input through a remote control device;

setting a reference interval corresponding to the fixed scale by dividing a reference interval corresponding to a scale of 1;

1 using the fixed scale and determining fine adjustment intervals based on the set reference interval when it is determined that the magnification scale is set to the fixed scale; and

determining the fine adjustment intervals using a preset reference interval corresponding to an automatic scale when it is determined that the magnification scale is set to the automatic scale.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the determining the fine adjustment intervals comprises:

dividing the set reference interval by a preset interval adjustment value to determine fine adjustment intervals when it is determined that the magnification scale is set to the fixed scale; and

dividing the reference interval corresponding to the automatic scale by the interval adjustment value to determine fine adjustment intervals when it is determined that the magnification scale is set to the automatic scale.

15. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the reference interval contains a previous interval and a next interval within a predetermined range from the position of the content currently being played back.

16. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the displaying the second graphic comprises magnifying the reference interval to show a plurality of fine adjustment intervals as display information.

17. A display method for an A/V apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying a second graphic on a screen as display information, the second graphic being generated by zooming a partial interval of a first graphic that indicates a current playback position.

18. The method as claimed in claim 17, the method comprising:

receiving a signal with a tuner;

processing the received signal to create an image;

displaying the image and the display information on the screen.

19. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the displaying the second graphic comprises displaying the first graphic together with second graphic as the display information.

20. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the displaying the second graphic comprises determining fine adjustment intervals based on a reference interval corresponding to a set magnification scale, and showing the fine adjustment intervals as display information.

21. The method as claimed in claim 20, wherein the displaying the second graphic comprises setting a reference interval differently according to the magnification scale and determining the fine adjustment intervals based on the set reference interval.

22. The method as claimed in claim 20, wherein the displaying the second graphic comprises:

determining whether the magnification scale is set to the fixed scale when a magnification command is input through a remote control device;

setting a reference interval corresponding to the fixed scale by dividing a reference interval corresponding to a scale of 1;

1 using the fixed scale and determining fine adjustment intervals based on the set reference interval when it is determined that the magnification scale is set to the fixed scale; and

determining the fine adjustment intervals using a preset reference interval corresponding to an automatic scale when it is determined that the magnification scale is set to the automatic scale.

23. The method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the determining the fine adjustment intervals comprises:

dividing the set reference interval by a preset interval adjustment value to determine fine adjustment intervals when it is determined that the magnification scale is set to the fixed scale; and

dividing the reference interval corresponding to the automatic scale by the interval adjustment value to determine fine adjustment intervals when it is determined that the magnification scale is set to the automatic scale.

24. The method as claimed in claim 20, wherein the reference interval contains a previous interval and a next interval within a predetermined range from the position of the content currently being played back.

25. The method as claimed in claim 20, wherein the displaying the second graphic comprises magnifying the reference interval to show a plurality of fine adjustment intervals as display information.