DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20120144347A1
• Filed: 12/07/2011
• Published: 06/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: JO, Sun-haeng, YANG, Gyung-hye, LEE, Dong-heon, KIM, Jung-geun, KIM, Yoo-tai, YOON, Soo-Yeoun
• Granted Patent: US 9,282,167 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/863
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display

Abstract

A display device and a control method thereof are provided. The display device includes: a touch screen which displays a screen and senses a gesture of a user on the screen; a video processor which process an image for displaying the screen; a communication unit which performs communication with at least one neighboring device; and a controller which performs control to display a miniature image of a screen of contents being displayed and a first user interface (UI) item showing a connected neighboring device of the at least one neighboring device if a first gesture of a user is made while displaying the screen corresponding to predetermined contents, and to transmit information for sharing the contents to the corresponding neighboring device in accordance with a second gesture of a user with regard to the miniature image and the first UI item.

Claims

1. A display device comprising:

a touch screen which displays a screen and senses a gesture of a user on the screen;

a video processor which process an image for displaying the screen;

a communication unit which performs communication with at least one neighboring device; and

a controller which performs control to display a miniature image of a screen of contents being displayed on the display device and a first user interface (UI) item which shows a first connected neighboring device of the at least one neighboring device if a first gesture of the user is made while displaying the screen of the contents being displayed on the display device, and to transmit information for sharing the contents to the connected neighboring device in accordance with a second gesture of the user with regard to the miniature image and the first UI item.

2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the first gesture of the user comprises one of a multi-touching gesture and a tap-and-hold gesture on the screen of the contents being displayed.

3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the second gesture of the user comprises dragging the miniature image of the contents and dropping the miniature image in the first UI item corresponding to one of the at least one neighboring device.

4. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the information for sharing the contents comprises at least one of data of the contents and reference information through which the neighboring device can acquire the contents from an external source.

5. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the first UI item is arranged based on at least one of frequency of use, proximity between devices and a user'"'"'s line of sight.

6. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the controller displays a second UI item showing a second connected neighboring device sharing the contents on the screen of the display device.

7. A control method of a display device comprising a touch screen, the control method comprising:

displaying a screen corresponding to predetermined contents on the touch screen;

displaying a miniature image of a screen of contents being displayed on the display device and a first user interface (UI) item showing at least one connected neighboring device if a first gesture of a user is made on the screen of the contents; and

transmitting information for sharing the contents to the connected neighboring device in accordance with a second gesture of the user with regard to the miniature image and the first UI item.

8. The control method according to claim 7, wherein the first gesture of the user comprises one of a multi-touching gesture and a tap-and-hold gesture on the screen of the contents being displayed.

9. The control method according to claim 7, wherein the second gesture of the user comprises dragging the miniature image of the contents and dropping the miniature image in the first UI item corresponding to one of the at least one neighboring device.

10. The control method according to claim 7, wherein the information for sharing the contents comprises at least one of data of the contents and reference information through which the neighboring device can acquire the contents from an external source.

11. The control method according to claim 7, wherein the first UI item is arranged based on at least one of frequency of use, proximity between devices and a user'"'"'s line of sight.

12. The control method according to claim 7, further comprising displaying a second UI item showing a second connected neighboring device sharing the contents on the screen of the contents of the display device.

13. A display device comprising:

a touch screen which displays a first screen and which senses a gesture of a user on the screen;

a video processor which processes an image which displays the first screen;

a communication unit which performs communication with at least one first connected neighboring device which displays a second screen containing predetermined contents; and

a controller which performs control to display a first user interface (UI) item comprising a first miniature image of the first screen and a second UI item comprising a second miniature image of the second screen being displayed on the at least one first connected neighboring device if a first gesture of the user is made while displaying the first screen, and transmits information for sharing the contents with the at least one first connected neighboring device in accordance with a second gesture of the user with regard to the first UI item and the second UI item.

14. The display device according to claim 13, wherein the second gesture of the user comprises dragging and dropping the second miniature image in the first UI item, and

the controller performs control to receive information for sharing the contents from the corresponding neighboring device.

15. The display device according to claim 13, wherein the second gesture of the user comprises dragging the second miniature image corresponding to the first connected neighboring device among the neighboring devices displaying the second screen, and dropping the second miniature image in a third UI item corresponding to a second connected neighboring device, and

the controller performs control to transmit information for sharing the contents from the first connected neighboring device to the second connected neighboring device.

16. A control method of a display device comprising a touch screen, the control method comprising:

displaying a first screen on the touch screen;

displaying a first user interface (UI) item comprising a first miniature image of the first screen and a second UI item comprising a second miniature image of a second screen being displayed on a first connected neighboring device of at least one neighboring device to be displayed if a first gesture of a user is made while displaying the first screen; and

transmitting information for sharing contents with the first connected neighboring device in accordance with a second gesture of the user with regard to the first UI item and the second UI item.

17. The control method according to claim 16, wherein the second gesture of the user comprises dragging and dropping the second miniature image in the first UI item, and

the performing the control comprises receiving information for sharing the contents from the first connected neighboring device.

18. The control method according to claim 16, wherein the second gesture of a user comprises dragging the second miniature image corresponding to the first connected neighboring device among the neighboring devices displaying the second screen, and dropping the second miniature image in a third UI item corresponding to a second connected neighboring device, and

the performing the control comprises transmitting information for sharing the contents from the first connected neighboring device to the second connected neighboring device.