Display apparatus and control method thereof

• US 8,237,654 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2008
• Issued: 08/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kang, Jeong-woo
• Primary Examiner(s): Mengistu, Amare
• Assistant Examiner(s): Guertin, Aaron M
• Application Number:
  US12/187,165
• Publication Number:
  US 20090153476A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,462 Days
• Field of Search: 345/156, 345/157, 345/168, 345/170, 345/173
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/023 Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0426 tracking fingers with respect to a virtual keyboard projected or printed on the surface virtual keyboards on touch screens G06F3/04886

Abstract

A method of controlling a display apparatus includes: displaying a pointer corresponding motion of a user, in which the user'"'"'s motion is analyzed on the basis of images generated by sensing the user; and generating an input signal preset corresponding to the analyzed motion of the user. With this configuration, a user can input a command without using an additional physical device or being subject to spatial limitations.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a display apparatus, comprising:

displaying a pointer corresponding to motion of a user, in which the user'"'"'s motion is analyzed on the basis of images generated by sensing the user wherein if a quantity of light is alternately increased and decreased in the sensed image, the motion of the user is analyzed as a back and a palm of a hand of the user are alternately switched; and

generating an input signal preset corresponding to the analyzed motion of the user.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the displaying the pointer comprises displaying a virtual input unit and a virtual hand put on the virtual input unit.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the displaying the pointer comprises generating a plurality of images by taking pictures of the user.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising recognizing who the user is on the basis of the generated images, and storing information about the motion of the user in a database.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the displaying the pointer and the generating the input signal comprise analyzing the motion of a part of a body of the user on the basis of the information stored in the database.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising analyzing the motion of a part of a body of the user according to preset motion sensitivity.

7. A method of controlling a display apparatus, comprising:

displaying a pointer corresponding to motion of a user, in which the user'"'"'s motion is analyzed on the basis of images generated by sensing the user; and

generating an input signal preset corresponding to the analyzed motion of the user wherein the displaying the pointer comprises displaying a virtual input unit and a virtual hand put on the virtual input unit, and

wherein the displaying the pointer comprises displaying a start pointer when it is determined that a back and a palm of a hand of the user are alternately shown when analyzing the motion of the user.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the displaying the pointer comprises displaying the virtual hand to move corresponding to the motion of the user'"'"'s hand when analyzing the motion of the user.

9. A display apparatus comprising:

an image sensing unit which senses a user to generate images;

an image processor which processes a pointer to be displayed;

a display unit which displays the processed image;

a controller which controls the image processor to display the pointer corresponding to motion of a user, in which the user'"'"'s motion is analyzed on the basis of the generated images wherein if a quantity of light is alternately increased and decreased in the sensed image, the motion of the user is analyzed as a back and a palm of a hand of the user are alternately switched, and generates an input signal preset corresponding to the analyzed motion of a part of a body of the user.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the controller controls the image processor to display a virtual input unit and a virtual hand put on the virtual input unit.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the image sensing unit generates a plurality of images by taking pictures of the part of the body of the user.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a storage unit which stores the input signal corresponding to the motion of the part of the body of the user.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the controller recognizes who the user is on the basis of the generated images, stores information about the motion of the user in a database, and analyzes the motion of the part of the body of the user on the basis of the information stored in the database.

14. The display apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the controller analyzes the motion of the part of the body of the user according to preset motion sensitivity, and generates the input signal preset corresponding to the analyzed motion of the user.

15. A display apparatus comprising:

an image sensing unit which senses a user to generate images;

an image processor which processes a pointer to be displayed;

a display unit which displays the processed image;

a controller which controls the image processor to display the pointer corresponding to motion of a user, in which the user'"'"'s motion is analyzed on the basis of the generated images, and generates an input signal preset corresponding to the analyzed motion of a part of a body of the user,

wherein the controller controls the image processor to display a virtual input unit and a virtual hand put on the virtual input unit, and

wherein the controller controls the image processor to display a start pointer when it is determined that a back and a palm of a hand of the user are alternately shown.

16. The display apparatus according to claim 15,

wherein the controller controls the image processor to display the virtual hand to move corresponding to the motion of the user'"'"'s hand.