DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20100146453A1
• Filed: 11/18/2009
• Published: 06/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KWON, Yong-hwan, LEE, Chang-soo, LEE, Dong-heon, KIM, Joon-hwan, SZILAGYI, Victor, KWON, Heui-jin, LEE, Jeong-yeon
• Application Number:
  US12/621,183
• Publication Number:
  US 20100146453A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/856
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application

Abstract

Disclosed are a display apparatus which displays contents and a method of controlling the same, the display apparatus including: a display unit; a user selection unit; a user interface generator which generates user interface information; an image processor; and a controller which controls the user interface generator to generate a guide image indicating a contents search mode on an edge of the display unit if performing a first operation to set up the contents search mode through the user selection unit, displays searched contents if performing a second operation to search contents while displaying the guide image, and controls the image processor to play selected contents if performing a third operation to select contents from searched contents.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a display unit;

a user selection unit;

a user interface generator which generates user interface information;

an image processor; and

a controller which controls the user interface generator to generate a guide image indicating a contents search mode on an edge of the display unit if performing a first operation to set up the contents search mode through the user selection unit, displays searched contents if performing a second operation to search contents while displaying the guide image, and controls the image processor to play selected contents if performing a third operation to select contents from searched contents.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the user selection unit comprises a touch panel and the first operation comprises touching the touch panel over a predetermined time.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the second operation comprises moving a touch signal which is input to the touch panel and which corresponds to movement in a predetermined direction.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the third operation comprises at least one of not touching the touch panel over a predetermine time or moving a touch signal in a different direction from the predetermined direction in the second operation.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the guide image comprises a highlight frame displayed on the display unit.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 5, wherein contents currently displayed on the display unit contract within the highlight frame.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the user selection unit comprises a mouse to move a cursor on the display unit.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a broadcasting receiver to receive a broadcasting signal, wherein the controller controls the broadcasting receiver to sequentially select a channel of a broadcasting signal received via the broadcasting receiver in accordance with the performing of the second operation.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit to store at least one kind of contents, wherein the controller controls the image processor to sequentially display contents in accordance with the performing of the second operation.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls the user interface generator to delete the guide image from the display unit if performing the third operation.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of receivers to which contents are input, wherein the controller controls the image processor to play contents which are input through a selected receiver if performing a fourth operation to select the receivers via the user selection unit while displaying the guide image.

12. A method of controlling a display apparatus comprising a display unit, the method comprising:

displaying a guide image indicating a contents search mode on an edge of the display unit if performing a first operation to set up the contents search mode;

displaying searched contents if performing a second operation to search contents while displaying the guide image; and

playing selected contents if performing a third operation to select contents from searched contents.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the display apparatus comprises a touch panel and the first operation comprises touching the touch panel over a predetermined time.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the second operation comprises moving a touch signal which is input to the touch panel and which corresponds to movement in a predetermined direction.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the third operation comprises at least one of not touching the touch panel over a predetermine time or moving a touch signal in a different direction from the predetermined direction in the second operation.

16. The method according to claim 12, wherein the guide image comprises a highlight frame displayed on an edge of the display unit, and the method further comprises contracting contents currently displayed on the display unit within the highlight frame.

17. The method according to claim 12, wherein the display apparatus further comprises a broadcasting receiver to receive a broadcasting signal, and the playing the contents comprises sequentially selecting a channel of a broadcasting signal received via the broadcasting receiver in accordance with the performing of the second operation.

18. The method according to claim 12, wherein the display apparatus further comprises a storage unit to store at least one kind of contents, and the displaying the contents comprises sequentially displaying stored contents in accordance with the performing of the second operation.

19. The method according to claim 12, further comprising deleting the guide image from the display unit if performing the third operation.

20. The method according to claim 12, wherein the display apparatus further comprises a plurality of receivers to which contents are input, and the method further comprising displaying contents which are input through a selected receiver if performing a fourth operation to select the receivers while displaying the guide image.