REMOTE CONTROLLER AND DISPLAYING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20100315563A1
• Filed: 05/11/2010
• Published: 12/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: PARK, Jong-wook
• Application Number:
  US12/777,714
• Publication Number:
  US 20100315563A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/734
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2814 Exchanging control software or macros for controlling appliance services in a home automation network arrangements for maintenance or administration involving configuration of the network and network elements H04L41/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4108 characterised by an identification number or address, e.g. local network address protecting specific internal or external computer components using identification number G06F21/73; network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming H04L61/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4122 additional display device, e.g. video projector digital output for controlling a plurality of local displays G06F3/1423
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• 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 21/42209 for displaying non-command information, e.g. electronic program guide [EPG], e-mail, messages or a second television channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/488 Data services, e.g. news ticker systems specially adapted for using meteorological information in broadcast systems H04H60/71

Abstract

A displaying method for a remote controller for remotely controlling a broadcast display apparatus includes displaying information of at least one external device connected to the broadcast display apparatus, transmitting a control command to control a selected external device which is selected from the at least one external device to the selected external device through the broadcast display apparatus, receiving a result of executing the control command of the external device in response to the control command, and displaying the result of executing the control command and a control menu for controlling operation of the selected external device.

Claims

1. A displaying method of a remote controller which remotely controls a broadcast display apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying information of at least one external device connected to the broadcast display apparatus;

transmitting a control command to control a selected external device which is selected from the at least one external device to the selected external device;

receiving a result of executing the control command of the selected external device in response to the transmitting the control command; and

displaying the result of executing the control command and a control menu for controlling operation of the selected external device.

2. The displaying method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control menu includes at least one control item for controlling operation of the selected external device, wherein the method further comprises:

selecting a control item from the control menu prior to the transmitting the control command; and

transmitting the control command corresponding to the selected control item to the selected external device through the broadcast display apparatus.

3. The displaying method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control command is transmitted to the selected external device through the broadcast display apparatus.

4. The displaying method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving comprises receiving the result of executing the control command, which is a response to the control command, from the external apparatus through the broadcast display apparatus.

5. The displaying method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the result of executing the control command includes receiving a broadcast signal,

wherein the displaying comprises displaying a broadcast signal corresponding to the transmitted control command.

6. The displaying method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

decoding a broadcast signal corresponding to the result of executing the control command; and

reproducing the decoded broadcast signal.

7. The displaying method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control menu includes a first menu which displays a control item for controlling an external device other than the selected external device, and a second menu which displays a control item for controlling the broadcast display apparatus.

8. The displaying method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the displaying operation comprises, if the second menu is selected while the result of executing the control command is being displayed, continuing to display the result of executing the control command and displaying the second menu.

9. The displaying method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the external device includes at least one of a set-top box, a Blu-ray disc player, a DVD player, and a home theater.

10. The displaying method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information of the external device includes at least one of a product name, a serial number, and a type of the external device,

wherein the displaying comprises displaying the information of the external device as at least one of an image, icon, and an animation.

11. A remote controller for remotely controlling a broadcast display apparatus, the remote controller comprising:

a display which displays information of at least one external device connected to the broadcast display apparatus;

an interface which transmits a control command to control a selected external device which is selected from the at least one external device to the selected external device through the broadcast display apparatus, and receives a result of executing the control command of the selected external device in response to the control command; and

a controller which controls the display to display the result of executing the control command and a control menu for controlling operation of the selected external device.

12. The remote controller as claimed in claim 11, wherein the control menu includes at least one control item for controlling the operation of the selected external device,

wherein the controller controls the interface to transmit the control command corresponding to a selected control item selected from the control menu to the selected external device through the broadcast display apparatus.

13. The remote controller as claimed in claim 11, wherein the interface receives the result of executing the control command, which is a response to the control command, from the selected external device through the broadcast display apparatus.

14. The remote controller as claimed in claim 11, wherein the result of executing the control command includes receiving a broadcast signal,

wherein the display displays the broadcast signal which corresponds to the control command transmitted through the interface.

15. The remote controller as claimed in claim 11, further comprising a signal processor which decodes a broadcast signal corresponding to the result of executing the control command,

wherein the controller controls the display to reproduce the decoded broadcast signal.

16. The remote controller as claimed in claim 11, wherein the control menu includes a first menu which displays a control item for controlling an external device other than the selected external device, and a second menu which displays a control item for controlling the broadcast display apparatus.

17. The remote controller as claimed in claim 16, wherein, if the second menu is selected while the result of executing the control command is being displayed, the controller controls the display to continue to display the result of executing the control command and display the second menu.

18. The remote controller as claimed in claim 11, wherein the external device includes at least one of a set-top box, a Blu-ray disc player, a DVD player, and a home theater.

19. The remote controller as claimed in claim 11, wherein the information of the external device includes at least one of a product name, a serial number, and a type of the external device,

wherein the display displays the information of the external device as at least one of an image, an icon, and an animation.

20. A displaying method for a remote controller which remotely controls a broadcast display apparatus, the displaying method comprising:

displaying information of at least one external device connected to the broadcast display apparatus;

receiving a selection of a selected external device to be controlled based on the displayed information of the selected external device;

displaying a control menu including a control item for controlling the selected external device;

transmitting a control command corresponding to a control item which is selected from the displayed control menu to the selected external device through the broadcast display apparatus;

receiving a result of executing the control command of the selected external device in response to the control command; and

displaying the result of executing the control command and the control menu.

21. A method comprising:

displaying information of external devices connected to a broadcast display apparatus on a display of a remote device;

providing a selection of a selected external device based on the displayed information;

displaying a control menu, which includes control items for controlling the selected external device, on the display of the remote device;

providing a selection of a selected control item;

generating, by the remote device, a control command corresponding to the selected control item;

transmitting, by the remote device, the generated control command to the selected external device, via the broadcast display apparatus;

executing, by the selected external device, the control command and transmitting a result of the executing to the remote device, via the broadcast display apparatus; and

displaying the transmitted result on the display of the remote device.

22. The method as claimed on claim 21, wherein the broadcast display apparatus comprises a television (TV), the method further comprising:

displaying a first broadcast signal on a display of the TV prior to the providing the selection of the selected control item, wherein the displaying the result of executing comprises displaying a second broadcast signal different from the first broadcast signal on the display of the remote device while the first broadcast signal is being displayed without interruption on the display of the TV.