INPUT APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A DISPLAY THROUGH USER MANIPULATION

• US 20130176505A1
• Filed: 01/07/2013
• Published: 07/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Dong-heon, KWON, Yong-hwan
• Application Number:
  US13/735,571
• Publication Number:
  US 20130176505A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/734
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/10 Use of a protocol of communication by packets in interfaces along the display data pipeline
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/12 Use of DVI or HDMI protocol in interfaces along the display data pipeline
• 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 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• 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 21/47 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 5/44 Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards H04N5/14 takes precedence

Abstract

An input apparatus of a display apparatus is provided. The input apparatus includes a touch sensor which senses a touch by a user; a motion sensor which senses a motion of the input apparatus; a communication unit which communicates with the display apparatus; and a controller which transmits a first control signal which corresponds to a motion sensed by the motion sensor, through the communication unit, to scroll an image displayed in the display apparatus in response to the motion sensor sensing the motion, and transmits a second control signal which corresponds to a touch sensed by the touch sensor, through the communication unit, to move an object within the scrolled image in response to the touch sensor sensing the touch.

Claims

1. An input apparatus of a display apparatus, the input apparatus comprising:

a touch sensor which senses a touch;

a motion sensor which senses a motion of the input apparatus;

a communicator which communicates with the display apparatus; and

a controller which transmits through the communication unit, a first control signal which corresponds to a motion sensed by the motion sensor, to scroll an image displayed in the display apparatus in response to the motion sensor sensing the motion, and transmits through the communicator, a second control signal which corresponds to a touch sensed by the touch sensor, to move an object within the scrolled image in response to the touch sensor sensing the touch.

2. The input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image comprises a plurality of selectable items, and the object comprises one of a highlight indicator which relates to one of the plurality of selectable items and a cursor which indicates one of the plurality of items.

3. The input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the motion sensor senses a motion of the input apparatus on a preset three coordinate system.

4. The input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller generates the first control signal when the touch sensor is touched.

5. The input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller generates the second control signal which corresponds to a drag on the touch sensor.

6. The input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller transmits to the display apparatus sensing information through the communicator in order to rotate a channel number list for selecting a channel in response to at least one of the touch sensed by the touch sensor and the motion sensed by the motion sensor occurring in response to an image of the channel number list being displayed in a circular shape in the display apparatus, and the rotation of the channel number list performed by the sensed motion information rotates the channel number list more than the rotation performed by the sensed touch information.

7. The input apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the sensed information comprises a rotation angle of the input apparatus.

8. The input apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the sensed information further comprises a rotation direction of the input apparatus or a drag direction by touch of the user.

9. The input apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the controller generates and transmits a command through the communicator to suspend a rotation of the channel number list in response to the motion sensor sensing that the rotation angle of the input apparatus returns to an initial value.

10. A display apparatus comprising:

an image processor which processes a predetermined image in order to display the image on a display;

a communicator which communicates with an input apparatus which comprises a touch sensor to sense a touch and a motion sensor to sense a motion; and

a controller which scrolls the image which corresponds to motion information of the input apparatus by the motion sensor transmitted to the communicator, and moves an object within the scrolled image which corresponds to touch information by the touch sensor transmitted to the communicator.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the image comprises a plurality of selectable items, and the object comprises one of a highlight indicator with respect to one of the plurality of items and a cursor which indicates one of the plurality of items.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the motion information comprises motion information of the input apparatus in a preset three coordinate system.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the touch information of the touch sensor corresponds to a drag determined by the touch sensor.

14. The display apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the controller rotates a channel number list for selecting a channel, which corresponds to transmitted information related to at least one of a sensing of the touch by the touch sensor and a sensing of the motion by the motion sensor in response to such information being transmitted by the input apparatus while an image of the channel number list is displayed in a circular shape on the display unit, and the rotation produced by the sensed motion information rotates the channel number list more than a rotation by the sensed touch information.

15. The display apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the transmitted information comprises a rotation angle of the input apparatus.

16. The display apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the transmitted information further comprises a rotation direction of the input apparatus or a drag direction determined by the touch sensor.

17. The display apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the controller suspends the rotation of the channel number list in response to the motion sensor sensing that the rotation angle of the input apparatus has returned to an initial value.

18. A method of controlling an input apparatus of a display apparatus comprising:

sensing a motion of the input apparatus;

transmitting a first control signal which corresponds to the motion of the input apparatus to the display apparatus in order to scroll an image displayed in the display apparatus; and

transmitting to the display apparatus a second control signal which corresponds to a touch of a touch sensor of the input apparatus to move an object within the scrolled image in response to the touch sensor of the input apparatus being touched.

19. The method of controlling an input apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the image comprises a plurality of selectable items, and the object comprises one of a highlight indicator with respect to one of the plurality of items and a cursor which indicates one of the plurality of items.

20. The method of controlling an input apparatus according to claim 18, further comprising sensing at least one of a touch of the touch sensor and a motion of the input apparatus in response to an image of a channel number list for selecting a channel being displayed in the display apparatus as a circular shape;

transmitting to the display apparatus information relating to a touch of the touch sensor or a motion of the input apparatus to rotate the channel number list by the information of at least one of the touch and the motion;

wherein

the rotation by the sensed motion information rotates the channel number list more than the rotation obtained from the sensed touch information.

21. A method of controlling a display apparatus comprising:

displaying a predetermined image;

scrolling the image which corresponds to motion information of the input apparatus transmitted by an input apparatus which comprises a touch sensor in order to sense a touch and a motion sensor to sense a motion; and

moving an object within the scrolled image which corresponds to the touch information of the touch sensor transmitted by the input apparatus.

22. The method of controlling a display apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the image comprises a plurality of selectable items, and the object comprises one of a highlight indicator with respect to one of the plurality of items and a cursor which indicates one of the plurality of items.

23. The method of controlling a display apparatus according to claim 21, further comprising displaying an image of a channel number list for selecting a channel;

rotating the channel number list which corresponds to information relating to at least one of a touch sensed by the touch sensor and a motion sensed by the motion sensor which is transmitted by the input apparatus, wherein

the rotation by the sensed motion information rotates the channel number list more than the rotation obtained from the sensed touch information.