DISPLAY APPARATUS, REMOTE CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20130271659A1
• Filed: 03/18/2013
• Published: 10/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: NA, Moon-sung, YANG, Geun-sam, LEE, Seung-bok
• Application Number:
  US13/845,930
• Publication Number:
  US 20130271659A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/563
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4112 having fewer capabilities than the client, e.g. thin client having less processing power or no tuning capabilities
• 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 21/42225 characterized by types of remote control, e.g. universal remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6547 comprising parameters, e.g. for client setup

Abstract

Disclosed are a display apparatus, a remote controller and a control method thereof. The display apparatus includes a connector which is connectable to a plurality of peripheral devices; an image processor which processes an image signal supplied by the peripheral devices; a display which displays an image thereon based on the image signal; a communicator which communicates with a remote controller controlling the plurality of peripheral devices; and a controller which selects one of the plurality of peripheral devices to display the image according to a user'"'"'s input transmitted by the remote controller and transmits to the remote controller remote control information of the selected peripheral device.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a connector which is connectable to a plurality of peripheral devices;

an image processor which processes an image signal supplied by the plurality of peripheral devices;

a display which displays an image thereon based on the image signal supplied by the plurality of peripheral devices;

a communicator which communicates with a remote controller controlling the plurality of peripheral devices; and

a controller which selects one of the plurality of peripheral devices to display the image according to a user'"'"'s input transmitted by the remote controller and transmits to the remote controller remote control information of the selected peripheral device.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the remote control information of the selected peripheral device comprises remote controller code information for remotely controlling the selected peripheral device.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the controller receives the remote controller code information from the selected peripheral device.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the controller receives the remote controller code information from a server through a network.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a storage, wherein

the controller stores in the storage remote control information of the selected peripheral device when the selected peripheral device is connected to the display apparatus.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls the display to display thereon a graphic user interface (GUI) to select one of the plurality of peripheral devices and controls the selection of one of the plurality of peripheral devices through the GUI.

17. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communicator comprises:

a first communicator which communicates with the remote controller; and

a second communicator which communicates with a server through a network,

wherein the remote control information of the selected peripheral device is retrieved from the remote controller or from the server.

7. A control method of a display apparatus which is connectable to a plurality of peripheral devices, the control method comprising:

selecting one of the plurality of peripheral devices to display an image in the display apparatus, according to a user'"'"'s input which is transmitted by a remote controller controlling the plurality of peripheral devices; and

displaying an image based on an image signal transmitted by the selected peripheral device and transmitting to the remote controller remote control information of the selected peripheral device.

8. The control method according to claim 7, wherein the remote control information of the selected peripheral device comprises remote controller code information for remotely controlling the selected peripheral device.

9. The control method according to claim 8, further comprising:

receiving the remote controller code information from the selected peripheral device.

10. The control method according to claim 8, further comprising:

receiving the remote controller code information from a server through a network.

11. The control method according to claim 7, further comprising:

storing in a storage the remote control information of the selected peripheral device if the selected peripheral device is connected to the display apparatus.

12. The control method according to claim 7, wherein the selecting of one of the plurality of peripheral devices comprises displaying a graphic user interface (GUI) which is provided to select one of the plurality of peripheral devices and selecting one of the peripheral devices through the GUI.

13. A remote controller of a display apparatus which is connectable to a plurality of peripheral devices, the remote controller comprising:

a communicator which communicates with the display apparatus and the plurality of peripheral devices; and

a controller which transmits to the display apparatus a user'"'"'s input to select one of the plurality of peripheral devices to display an image, receives remote control information of the selected peripheral device from the display apparatus, and transmits to the selected peripheral device the user'"'"'s input to remotely control the selected peripheral device based on the received remote control information of the selected peripheral device.

14. The remote controller according to claim 13, wherein the remote control information of the selected peripheral device comprises remote controller code information to remotely control the selected peripheral device.

18. The remote controller according to claim 13, wherein the communicator comprises a first communicator which communicates with the display apparatus and retrieves remote control information of the selected peripheral device and a second communicator which communicates with the selected peripheral device.

15. A control method of a remote controller of a display apparatus which is connectable to a plurality of peripheral devices, the control method comprising:

transmitting to the display apparatus a user'"'"'s input to select one of the plurality of peripheral devices to display an image;

receiving remote control information of the selected peripheral device from the display apparatus; and

transmitting to the selected peripheral device the user'"'"'s input to remotely control the selected peripheral device based on the received remote control information of the selected peripheral device.

16. The control method according to claim 15, wherein the remote control information of the selected peripheral device comprises remote controller code information to remotely control the selected peripheral device.