Display apparatus, control method thereof, and display system with automatic image orientation adjustment
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1. A display apparatus comprising:
- a communication port communicating with an external source;
a generator to generate a first signal;
a display panel to receive the first signal from the generator, and to display the received first signal and a second signal as an image thereon, the first signal to adjust at least one of information relating to the second signal and information relating to the display apparatus, and the second signal being an image signal received from the external source through the communication port;
a pivot sensor to sense a pivoting angle of the display panel and to output data corresponding to the pivoting angle when the display panel is pivoted and when the pivoting angle is in a first predetermined range, and to not output the output data corresponding to the pivoting angle when the pivoting angle is in a second predetermined range; and
a controller to set a display displaying direction of the image of the first signal according to the data relating to the pivoting angle from the pivot sensor and to automatically transmit the data relating to the pivoting angle to the external source through the communication port when the display panel is rotated, and to control the display panel according to the first signal having the set displaying direction and the second signal pivoted by the external source based on the pivoting angle;
a memory to store the data relating to the pivoting angle of the display panel,wherein the controller replaces the data relating to the pivoting angle stored in the memory with the data relating to the pivoting angle sensed by the pivot sensor when the data relating to the pivoting angle sensed by the pivot sensor is not equal to the data relating to the pivoting angle stored in the memory,wherein the external source is located outside of the display apparatus and the generator, display panel, pivot sensor, and controller are enclosed within the display apparatus.
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Abstract
A display apparatus including a communication port to communicate with an external source, an on screen display (OSD) generator to generate an OSD menu, and a display panel to display the OSD menu thereon, the display apparatus further including a pivot sensor to sense a pivoting angle of the display panel, and output data corresponding to the pivoting angle when the display panel is pivoted, and a controller to set an OSD displaying direction of the OSD generator according to the data about the pivoting angle from the pivot sensor, and transmit the data relating to the pivoting angle to the external source through the communication port.
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1. A display apparatus comprising:
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a communication port communicating with an external source; a generator to generate a first signal; a display panel to receive the first signal from the generator, and to display the received first signal and a second signal as an image thereon, the first signal to adjust at least one of information relating to the second signal and information relating to the display apparatus, and the second signal being an image signal received from the external source through the communication port; a pivot sensor to sense a pivoting angle of the display panel and to output data corresponding to the pivoting angle when the display panel is pivoted and when the pivoting angle is in a first predetermined range, and to not output the output data corresponding to the pivoting angle when the pivoting angle is in a second predetermined range; and a controller to set a display displaying direction of the image of the first signal according to the data relating to the pivoting angle from the pivot sensor and to automatically transmit the data relating to the pivoting angle to the external source through the communication port when the display panel is rotated, and to control the display panel according to the first signal having the set displaying direction and the second signal pivoted by the external source based on the pivoting angle; a memory to store the data relating to the pivoting angle of the display panel, wherein the controller replaces the data relating to the pivoting angle stored in the memory with the data relating to the pivoting angle sensed by the pivot sensor when the data relating to the pivoting angle sensed by the pivot sensor is not equal to the data relating to the pivoting angle stored in the memory, wherein the external source is located outside of the display apparatus and the generator, display panel, pivot sensor, and controller are enclosed within the display apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A display system comprising:
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an external source to process a first signal; a display apparatus having a pivoting function, comprising; a communication port communicating with the external source, a generator to generate a second signal which is to adjust at least one of information relating to the first signal and information relating to the display apparatus, a display panel to receive the second signal from the generator and to display the received first signal and the second signal as an image thereon, a memory to store data relating to a pivoting angle of the display panel, a pivot sensor to sense the pivoting angle of the display panel and to output data corresponding to the pivoting angle when the display panel is pivoted by a user and when the pivoting angle is in a first predetermined range, and to not output the output data corresponding to the pivoting angle when the pivoting angle is in a second predetermined range, and a controller to compare the data relating to the pivoting angle sensed by the pivot sensor with the data relating to the pivoting angle stored in the memory, to set displaying direction of the image of the second signal according to the data relating to the pivoting angle from the pivot sensor when the data relating to the pivoting angle sensed by the pivot sensor is not equal to the data relating to the pivoting angle stored in the memory, to automatically transmit the data relating to the pivoting angle to the external source through the communication port when the display panel is rotated, and to control the display panel to display the video signal having the set displaying direction and the first signal pivoted by the external source based on the pivoting angle, wherein the external source is located outside of the display apparatus while the generator, display panel, pivot sensor, memory, and controller are enclosed within the display apparatus, and wherein the controller replaces the data relating to the pivoting angle stored in the memory with the data relating to the pivoting angle sensed by the pivot sensor when the data relating to the pivoting angle sensed by the pivot sensor is not equal to the data relating to the pivoting angle stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of controlling a display apparatus comprising a communication port communicating with an external source, a generator to generate a first signal , and a display panel to receive the first signal from the generator and to display an image, the method comprising:
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storing data relating to a pivoting angle of the display panel; sensing the pivoting angle of the display panel and outputting sensed data relating to the sensed pivoting angle when the sensed pivoting angle is in a first predetermined range, and not outputting the sensed data when the sensed pivoting angle is in a second predetermined range; comparing the sensed data relating to the pivoting angle with the stored data relating to the pivoting angle; and setting a displaying direction of the image of the first signal of the generator according to the sensed data relating to the pivoting angle when the output sensed data relating to the pivoting angle is not equal to the stored data relating to the pivoting angle, and automatically transmitting the output sensed data relating to the pivoting angle to the external source through the communication port when the display panel is rotated, displaying the first signal corresponding to the image having the set the display displaying direction and a second signal output from the external source according to the pivoting angle data, the first signal to adjust at least one of information relating to the second signal and information relating to the display apparatus, and the second signal being an image signal pivoted by the external source based on the pivoting angle, wherein the stored data relating to the pivoting angle is replaced with the sensed data relating to the pivoting angle when the sensed data relating to the pivoting angle is not equal to the stored data relating to the pivoting angle, and wherein the external source is located outside of the display apparatus while the generator and display panel are enclosed within the display apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A display apparatus comprising:
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a communication port operable to receive a first signal from an external source; a generator operable to generate a second signal to be displayed as an image to adjust settings of the display apparatus; a display panel which is rotatable about an axis, operable to receive the second signal, to display the image of the second signal, and operable to display an image based on the first signal received from the external source; a pivot sensor operable to sense a pivoting angle of the display panel and operable to output data corresponding to the pivoting angle when the pivoting angle is in a first predetermined range, and to not output the output data when the pivoting angle is a second predetermined range; a controller operable to control the generator to rotate the image of the second signal displayed on the display panel based on the data corresponding to the pivoting angle when the pivoting angle is greater than a predetermined reference angle, to transmit to the external source the data corresponding to the pivoting angle, and operable to control the display panel to display the image based on the first signal received from the external source and pivoted by the external source based on the external source and the image of the second signal that is rotated; a memory to store the data relating to the pivoting angle of the display panel, wherein the controller replaces the data relating to the pivoting angle stored in the memory with the data relating to the pivoting angle sensed by the pivot sensor when the data relating to the pivoting angle sensed by the pivot sensor is not equal to the data relating to the pivoting angle stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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