Display apparatus, remote controller, display control method, and control method

• US 8,730,405 B2
• Filed: 10/24/2008
• Issued: 05/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Nishioka, Yoshio
• Primary Examiner(s): Harold, Jefferey
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rahman, Mustafizur
• Application Number:
  US12/258,171
• Publication Number:
  US 20090122079A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,034 Days
• Field of Search: 348/734, 348/14.05, 348/114, 348/211.99, 348/563, 348/564, 348/565, 348/569, 348/581, 348/584, 348/588, 348/591, 348/656, 348/706, 348/723, 348/725, 348/736, 348/738, 341/34, 341/176, 340/12.22, 340/4.11, 340/815.6, 345/169, 715/830, 715/740
• US Class Current: 348/734
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0464 Positioning
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/125 wherein one of the images is motion video
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/12 Use of DVI or HDMI protocol in interfaces along the display data pipeline
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/006 Details of the interface to the display terminal specific for a display terminal using a CRT G09G1/167; using a flat panel G09G3/2096; circuits for interfacing with colour displays G09G5/04
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports
• 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 21/42212 Specific keyboard arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4318 by altering the content in the rendering process, e.g. blanking, blurring or masking an image region image enhancement or restoration in general G06T5/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/440263 by altering the spatial resolution, e.g. for displaying on a connected PDA
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4854 for modifying image parameters, e.g. image brightness, contrast

Abstract

In order to display selected content as desired by a viewer by performing an easy operation without interrupting current viewing, a display apparatus includes a reception unit for receiving from a remote controller for transmitting an operation instruction to the display apparatus operation information including the amount of operation of a selection member which is detected at the time of selecting content and identification information identifying selected content, a determination unit for determining an output attribute of the selected content identified using the identification information based on the amount of operation, an output image generation unit for generating an output image of the selected content based on the output attribute determined by the determination unit, and a display control unit for displaying the output image generated by the output image generation unit.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a reception unit configured to receive, from a remote controller located remote from the display apparatus and having a selection member, a remote controller instruction that includes content identification information, obtained from one selection operation of the selection member, and operation amount information of the selection member, wherein the operation amount information is based on amount of operation applied to the selection member during the one selection operation of the selection member that results in obtaining the content identification information;

a determination unit configured to determine a transparency amount to be applied to content, wherein, in response to receiving the operation amount information, the determination unit uses the operation amount information, obtained as part of the one selection operation that results in obtaining the content identification information, to determine the transparency amount to be applied to the content that corresponds to the content identification information;

an output image generation unit configured to generate a first output image and, by applying the transparency amount to content that corresponds to the content identification information, generate a second output image; and

a display control unit configured to display output from the output image generation unit on a display screen.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation amount information corresponds to an amount of pressure applied to the selection member, a number of pressing stages of the selection member, or a pressing duration of the selection member.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when the first output image is being displayed on the display screen, the display control unit performs display control processing to superimpose the second output image on the first output image which is content being viewed.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in response to transparency determinations performed by the determination unit, the display control unit causes transparency of the output on the display screen to vary as the amount of operation applied to the selection member varies during the one selection operation that results in obtaining the content identification information.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 11, wherein, when the operation amount information is less a predetermined threshold value and greater than a minimum value, the display control unit simultaneously displays the first output image and the second output image.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 12, wherein, when the operation amount information is equal to the minimum value, the display control unit displays the first output image instead of simultaneously displaying the first output image and the second output image.

14. The display apparatus according to claim 11, wherein, when the operation amount information is greater than a predetermined threshold value, the determination unit determines that the received content identification information is selected content identification information and the display control unit displays the second output image instead of displaying the first output image or simultaneously displaying the first output image and the second output image.

15. The display apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the operation amount information is configured to range from 0 to 1.0 and the predetermined threshold value is less than 1.0.

16. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a memory storing relationship information that provides a relationship between operation amount information and transparency amount, wherein, in response to receiving the operation amount information, the determination unit uses the relationship information and the operation amount information, obtained as part of the one selection operation that results in obtaining the content identification information, to determine the transparency amount to be applied to the content that corresponds to the content identification information.

17. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit controls the transparency amount such that the display control unit superimposes the second output image on the first output image to provide viewing of the second output image without interrupting viewing of the first output image.

18. The display apparatus according to claim 17, wherein, to display the second output image, the determination unit changes the transparency amount of the second output image in accordance with a pressing amount of pressure applied to the selection member, wherein the pressing amount of pressure is included as the operation amount information in the remote controller instruction received by the reception unit.

19. The display apparatus according to claim 17, wherein, in superimposing the second output image on the first output image, display size and display position of the first output image and the second output image are the same to work towards maintaining realism in displaying the first output image and the second output image.

20. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the received content identification information is information that specifies a content selection key, and wherein at least one of the first output image and the second output image is video data.

2. A display control method of a display apparatus, the display control method comprising:

receiving, from a remote controller located remote from the display apparatus and having a selection member, a remote controller instruction that includes content identification information, obtained from one selection operation of the selection member, and operation amount information of the selection member, wherein the operation amount information is based on amount of operation applied to the selection member during the one selection operation of the selection member that results in obtaining the content identification information;

determining a transparency amount to be applied to content, wherein, in response to receiving the operation amount information, determining includes using the operation amount information, obtained as part of the one selection operation that results in obtaining the content identification information, to determine the transparency amount to be applied to the content that corresponds to the content identification information;

generating a first output image and, by applying the transparency amount to content that corresponds to the content identification information, generating a second output image; and

displaying the generated output on a display screen.

3. A display apparatus comprising:

a reception unit configured to receive, from a remote controller located remote from the display apparatus and having a selection member, a remote controller instruction that includes content identification information, obtained from one selection operation of the selection member, and operation amount information of the selection member, wherein the operation amount information is based on amount of operation applied to the selection member during the one selection operation of the selection member that results in obtaining the content identification information;

a determination unit configured to determine a display size amount to be applied to content, wherein, in response to receiving the operation amount information, the determination unit uses the operation amount information, obtained as part of the one selection operation that results in obtaining the content identification information, to determine the display size amount to be applied to the content that corresponds to the content identification information;

an output image generation unit configured to generate a first output image and, by applying the display size amount to content that corresponds to the content identification information, generate a second output image; and

a display control unit configured to display output from the output image generation unit on a display screen.

4. A display apparatus comprising:

a reception unit configured to receive, from a remote controller located remote from the display apparatus and having a selection member, a remote controller instruction that includes content identification information, obtained from one selection operation of the selection member, and operation amount information of the selection member, wherein the operation amount information is based on amount of operation applied to the selection member during the one selection operation of the selection member that results in obtaining the content identification information;

a determination unit configured to determine a display position amount to be applied to content, wherein, in response to receiving the operation amount information, the determination unit uses the operation amount information, obtained as part of the one selection operation that results in obtaining the content identification information, to determine the display position amount to be applied to the content that corresponds to the content identification information;

an output image generation unit configured to generate a first output image and, by applying the display position amount to content that corresponds to the content identification information, generate a second output image; and

a display control unit configured to display output from the output image generation unit on a display screen.

5. A display apparatus comprising:

a reception unit configured to receive, from a remote controller located remote from the display apparatus and having a selection member, a remote controller instruction that includes content identification information, obtained from one selection operation of the selection member, and operation amount information of the selection member, wherein the operation amount information is based on amount of operation applied to the selection member during the one selection operation of the selection member that results in obtaining the content identification information;

a determination unit configured to determine a output attribute amount to be applied to content, wherein, in response to receiving the operation amount information, the determination unit uses the operation amount information, obtained as part of the one selection operation that results in obtaining the content identification information, to determine the output attribute amount to be applied to the content that corresponds to the content identification information;

an output image generation unit configured to generate a first output image and, by applying the output attribute amount to content that corresponds to the content identification information, generate a second output image;

an output sound generation unit configured to generate output sound related to the selected content based on the output attribute determined by the determination unit;

a display control unit configured to display output from the output image generation unit on a display screen; and

a sound output unit configured to output the output sound generated by the output sound generation unit.

6. A display control method of a display apparatus, the display control method comprising:

receiving, from a remote controller located remote from the display apparatus and having a selection member, a remote controller instruction that includes content identification information, obtained from one selection operation of the selection member, and operation amount information of the selection member, wherein the operation amount information is based on amount of operation applied to the selection member during the one selection operation of the selection member that results in obtaining the content identification information;

determining a display size amount to be applied to content, wherein, in response to receiving the operation amount information, wherein determining includes using the operation amount information, obtained as part of the one selection operation that results in obtaining the content identification information, to determine the display size amount to be applied to the content that corresponds to the content identification information;

generating a first output image and, by applying the display size amount to content that corresponds to the content identification information, generating a second output image; and

displaying the generated output on a display screen.

7. A display control method of a display apparatus, the display control method comprising:

receiving, from a remote controller located remote from the display apparatus and having a selection member, a remote controller instruction that includes content identification information, obtained from one selection operation of the selection member, and operation amount information of the selection member, wherein the operation amount information is based on amount of operation applied to the selection member during the one selection operation of the selection member that results in obtaining the content identification information;

determining a display position amount to be applied to content, wherein, in response to receiving the operation amount information, wherein determining includes using the operation amount information, obtained as part of the one selection operation that results in obtaining the content identification information, to determine the display position amount to be applied to the content that corresponds to the content identification information;

generating a first output image and, by applying the display position amount to content that corresponds to the content identification information, generate a second output image; and

displaying the generated output on a display screen.

8. A display control method of a display apparatus, the display control method comprising:

receiving, from a remote controller located remote from the display apparatus and having a selection member, a remote controller instruction that includes content identification information, obtained from one selection operation of the selection member, and operation amount information of the selection member, wherein the operation amount information is based on amount of operation applied to the selection member during the one selection operation of the selection member that results in obtaining the content identification information;

determining a output attribute amount to be applied to content, wherein, in response to receiving the operation amount information, wherein determining includes using the operation amount information, obtained as part of the one selection operation that results in obtaining the content identification information, to determine the output attribute amount to be applied to the content that corresponds to the content identification information;

generating a first output image and, by applying the output attribute amount to content that corresponds to the content identification information, generating a second output image;

generating output sound related to the selected content based on the determined output attribute;

displaying the generated output on a display screen; and

outputting the generated output sound.