USER TERMINAL APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, USER INTERFACE PROVIDING METHOD AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20170280185A1
• Filed: 06/09/2017
• Published: 09/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Doh-hyeong
• Granted Patent: US 10,277,940 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 21/42209 for displaying non-command information, e.g. electronic program guide [EPG], e-mail, messages or a second television channel
• 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 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8173 End-user applications, e.g. Web browser, game
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8543 using a description language, e.g. Multimedia and Hypermedia information coding Expert Group [MHEG], eXtensible Markup Language [XML] information retrieval of semistructured data, the underlying structure being taken into account, e.g. mark-up language structure data G06F16/80

Abstract

A user terminal apparatus is provided. The user terminal apparatus includes a communication interface unit which receives user interface (UI) information data regarding a UI screen corresponding to at least one application displayed on an external apparatus in communication with the external apparatus, a storage unit which stores a UI information conversion format, an information conversion unit which converts the received UI information data using the UI information conversion format, a display unit which displays a UI screen, and a control unit which controls the information conversion unit to convert the UI information data received by the communication interface unit using the UI information conversion format and display on the display unit the UI screen corresponding to the converted UI information data.

Claims

1. A display apparatus controlled by an external apparatus, the display apparatus comprising:

a display;

a communication interface; and

a processor configured to;

display on the display a user interface (UI) screen related to at least one application among a plurality of applications which is executed on the display apparatus;

obtain UI information data related to the UI screen; and

control the communication interface to transmit the obtained UI information data to the external apparatus.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to control the application to generate the UI information data.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the UI information data is used for obtaining a UI screen provided on the external apparatus by a remote application which is executed in the external apparatus to control the display apparatus.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the processor is further configured to provide, in response to another UI information data received from the external apparatus, the other UI information data with the remote application.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to control, in response to another UI information data received from the external apparatus, a function block related to the other UI information data based on the other UI information data.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

transmit UI information regarding the plurality of applications provided by the display apparatus to the external apparatus; and

execute, in response to a control signal selecting an application among the plurality of applications, the selected application.

7. A method of controlling a display apparatus controlled by an external apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying on a display a user interface (UI) screen related to at least one application among a plurality of applications which is executed on the display apparatus;

obtaining UI information data related to the UI screen; and

transmitting the obtained UI information data to the external apparatus.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the obtaining the UI information comprises obtaining the UI information data generated by the application.

9. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the UI information data is used for obtaining a UI screen provided on the external apparatus by a remote application which is executed in the external apparatus to control the display apparatus.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising;

providing, in response to another UI information data received from the external apparatus, the other UI information data with the remote application.

11. The method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising controlling, in response to another UI information data received from the external apparatus, a function block related to the other UI information data based on the other UI information data.

12. The method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising;

transmitting UI information regarding the plurality of applications provided by the display apparatus to the external apparatus, and

executing, in response to a control signal selecting an application among the plurality of applications, the selected application.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium where an application which is controlled by an external apparatus is stored,

wherein the application performs a method comprising:

providing a user interface (UI) screen related to at least one application among a plurality of applications which is executed on the display apparatus;

obtaining UI information data related to the UI screen; and

providing the obtained UI information data to the external apparatus.