DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR SETTING REMOTE CONTROLLER DEVICE AND DISPLAYING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20120319942A1
• Filed: 06/18/2012
• Published: 12/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Min-sup, YUN, Hyun-kyu, KIM, Kwan-young
• Application Number:
  US13/525,747
• Publication Number:
  US 20120319942A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42225 characterized by types of remote control, e.g. universal remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42226 Reprogrammable remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/436 Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or one or more peripheral devices inside the home

Abstract

A display apparatus, a displaying method thereof, and a remote controller device are provided, the display method including: a displaying method of a display apparatus which is connected to at least one external device and which communicates with a remote controller, the displaying method including: acquiring selection conditions for the at least one external device connected to the display apparatus; and if an external device from among the at least one external device is selected according to the selection conditions, displaying a first user interface (UI) comprising a setting code for setting the selected external device as a control object of the remote controller device, wherein the setting code comprises code values corresponding to interface types of the display apparatus and the selected external device.

Claims

1. A displaying method of a display apparatus which is connected to at least one external device and which communicates with a remote controller, the displaying method comprising:

acquiring selection conditions for the at least one external device connected to the display apparatus; and

if an external device from among the at least one external device is selected according to the selection conditions, displaying a first user interface (UI) comprising a setting code for setting the selected external device as a control object of the remote controller device,

wherein the setting code comprises code values corresponding to interface types of the display apparatus and the selected external device.

2. The displaying method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the setting code further comprises a unique key code value of the selected external device.

3. The displaying method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the setting code further comprises a code value corresponding to a type of the selected external device.

4. The displaying method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a code value from among the plurality of code values is for selecting an interface type to which the selected external device is connected, and for displaying an image signal output from the selected external device on the display apparatus.

5. The displaying method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the displaying method further comprises:

if a first code value having preset digits is received from the remote controller device, receiving a confirm key signal;

if the confirm key signal is received, determining whether a second code value is received from the remote controller device corresponding to the setting code; and

if the second code value corresponds to the setting code, selecting a connection port connected to the selected external device, and if the second code value does not correspond to the setting code, outputting a message which requests a re-entry of the setting code.

6. The displaying method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first UI displays an input code display area, which displays code values received from the remote controller device, and displays information regarding setting information and the setting code.

7. The displaying method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the acquiring of the selection conditions comprises:

displaying information regarding at least one group, into which a plurality of devices are classified by type, on a second UI;

if one of the at least one group is selected, classifying devices of the selected one of the plurality of groups by brand and model and displaying the classified devices on the second UI; and

if one of the classified devices is selected, displaying interface information, for selecting an interface type to which the selected device is connected, on the second UI.

8. The displaying method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the displaying of the first UI comprises:

detecting a unique key code value corresponding to the selected external device from stored unique key code values;

determining a first code value corresponding to a type of the selected external device;

checking a connection port, to which the selected external device is connected, to determine a second code value corresponding to an interface type;

combining the detected unique key code value with the determined first and second code values to generate the setting code; and

displaying a second UI including the setting code.

9. A display apparatus which is connected to at least one external device among a plurality of external devices comprising:

a display unit;

a storage unit which stores setting codes respectively matching with the plurality of external devices;

a connector which is connected to the least one external device from among the plurality of external devices;

a signal receiver which receives a user command from the remote controller device; and

a controller which, if selection conditions for one of the at least one external device connected to the display apparatus are acquired, controls the display unit to display a user interface (UI) comprising a setting code for setting a selected external device, which is selected from among the at least one external device according to the selection conditions, as a control object of the remote controller device,

wherein the setting code corresponds to an interface type.

10. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the setting code comprises a unique key code value of the selected external device.

11. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the setting code comprises a code value corresponding to a type of the selected external device.

12. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the interface type includes a code value which corresponds to a type of interface to which the selected external device is connected.

13. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein if a confirm key signal is received from the remote controller device via the signal receiver, the controller determines whether a code value received from the remote controller device corresponds to the setting code,

wherein if the code value corresponds to the setting code, the controller selects a connection port connected to the selected external device, and

wherein if the code value does not correspond to the setting code, the controller outputs a message requesting a re-entry of the setting code.

14. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the UI displays an input code display area, which displays code values received from the remote controller device, information regarding the setting information and the setting code.

15. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the controller controls the display unit to display on the UI information regarding a plurality of groups into which the plurality of external devices are classified by type,

wherein if one of the plurality of groups is selected, the controller classifies devices of the selected group by brand and model, and controls the display unit to display the classified devices on the UI, and

wherein if one of the classified devices is selected, the controller controls the display unit to display on the UI interface information for selecting the interface type.

16. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the controller detects a unique key code value corresponding to the selected external device from stored unique key code values and generates the setting code by combining a first code value, which corresponds to a connection port to which the selected external device is connected, and a second code value, which corresponds to a type of the selected external device.

17. A remote controller device which communicates with a display apparatus and an external device connected to the display apparatus, the remote controller device comprising:

an input unit which receives a setting code for the external device;

a controller which receives a first code value corresponding to the setting code to set the external device as a control object; and

a transmitter which transmits the setting code to the display apparatus,

wherein the setting code comprises a second code value corresponding to an interface type.

18. The remote controller device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the setting code further comprises a unique key code value of the external device.

19. The remote controller device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the setting code further comprises a third code value corresponding to a type of the external device.

20. The remote controller device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the interface type corresponds to a type of interface to which the selected external device is connected.

21. The remote controller device as claimed in claim 17, wherein if a predetermined code value is input, the controller controls the transmitter to transmit a confirm key signal to the display apparatus.

22. The remote controller device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the controller controls the transmitter to transmit selection information for the external device to the display apparatus.

23. The remote controller device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the controller controls the transmitter to transmit selection information for the interface type to the display apparatus.

24. A displaying method of a display apparatus which is connected to a connected external device and which communicates with a remote controller, the displaying method comprising:

displaying a first user interface (UI) comprising a list including information corresponding to the connected external device;

displaying a second UI for searching stored information corresponding to at least one of a brand and a model of each of a plurality of external devices including at least one of a brand and a model of the connected external device;

displaying a third UI including interface information corresponding to the connected external device based on an input received via the second UI; and

displaying a fourth UI including a unique key code corresponding to at least one of the brand, the model and the interface information of the connected external device;

receiving a setting code;

determining whether the received setting code corresponds to the displayed unique key code; and

if the received setting code corresponds to the displayed unique key code, displaying an indicator which indicates that the received setting code corresponds to the displayed unique key code.

25. The displaying method as claimed in claim 24, wherein the input received via the second UI corresponds to a selection for the at least one of the brand and the model of the selected external device.

26. The displaying method as claimed in claim 24, wherein the connected device is connected wirelessly to the display apparatus.

27. The displaying method as claimed in claim 24, wherein if the received setting code corresponds to the displayed unique key code, the method further comprises displaying a message indicating the inputting of the setting code is complete.