DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE DISPLAY APPARATUS

• US 20120090004A1
• Filed: 02/17/2011
• Published: 04/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: JEONG, Young Ho
• Granted Patent: US 8,856,832 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/39
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/30 Monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/324 Display of status information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/00 Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units program control for peripheral devices G06F13/10
• 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 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895

Abstract

A multifunctional display device includes a processor to control simultaneously display of visual information and monitoring information on a same screen. The monitoring information provides an indication of status of one or more applications executed at a same time the visual information is displayed, and the visual information corresponds to one of content provider, broadcast signal, or website information.

Claims

1. A multifunctional display device, comprising:

a display;

a storage device to store data;

a tuner to receive a broadcast signal;

a network interface to receive packet data;

an input interface to receive signals from a wireless remote controller;

a processor to control display of first information that includes visual information and second information corresponding to display of monitoring information, wherein the first information and second information are displayed simultaneously, wherein the monitoring information provides an indication of status of one or more applications executed at a same time the visual information is displayed, wherein the visual information corresponds to one of a content provider, a broadcast signal, wallpaper, or website information.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the second information includes an icon, and

the monitoring information is displayed when the icon is selected.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein detailed information corresponding to the status of the one or more applications is displayed when the icon is selected.

4. The device of claim 2, wherein the icon is selected by placing a cursor on the icon, selection of the icon causing the monitoring information to be automatically displayed

5. The device of claim 2, wherein the icon is selected based on receipt of a selection signal from the remote controller.

6. The device of claim 2, wherein the monitoring information is displayed on a different screen from the icon when the icon is selected.

7. The device of claim 2, wherein a preview of the monitoring information is displayed on a same screen as the icon when the icon is selected.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the status condition corresponds to a condition of a storage device used for execution of the one or more applications.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the condition of the storage device includes a remaining storage capacity of the storage device.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein a color of the second information provides an indication of the remaining storage capacity of the storage device.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the status condition corresponds to a number of times the one or more applications have been executed.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the monitoring information provides an indication of a number of the one or more applications being executed and an amount of remaining storage capacity.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the visual information includes a home screen which includes a broadcast area, an application area, and a contents area.

14. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor causes warning information to be displayed when a condition of the status requires automatic termination of execution of the one or more applications.

15. A computer-readable multifunctional apparatus for monitoring status of a number of applications, comprising:

a display;

a storage device to store data;

a tuner to receive a broadcast signal;

a network interface to receive packet data;

an input interface to receive signals from a wireless remote controller;

a processor to control display of a first information area generated by an on-screen display (OSD) generator and a second information area that includes at least one item, wherein the first information and second information areas are simultaneously displayed on a same screen and wherein;

when a item is selected, detailed information is displayed, the detailed information including a condition of a storage device used for execution of one or more applications currently being executed, and wherein the second information area is overlaid on the first information area.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the detailed information further comprises information indicative of a running time for execution of the one or more applications.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the processor controls display of a monitoring indicator which is at least partially transparent.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the condition of the storage device includes a storage capacity of the storage device used for execution of the one or more applications.

19. An internet television able to download at least one of application, the internet television comprising:

a broadcast interface configured to receive broadcast data comprised of audio data and video data;

a demultiplexer configured to demultiplex the audio data and the video data;

an audio decoder configured to decode the demultiplexed audio data;

a video decoder configured to decode the demultiplexed video data;

an internet interface configured to receive the at least one of application;

a running module configured to run the received at least one of application and collect state information on each of running applications;

an OSD generator configured to generate a window listing the running applications, wherein the window comprises first data representing the state information on each of running applications and second data guiding to stop the each of running applications; and

a display module configured to display a current screen overlaid with the generated window if a monitoring indicator is selected, wherein the each of running applications listed in the window corresponds to a unit of selectable portions.

20. The Internet television of claim 19, wherein the state information comprises both time information and memory capacity information on each of running applications.