Multi display apparatus and method of controlling display operation

• US 9,417,784 B2
• Filed: 10/10/2013
• Issued: 08/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kwak, Ji-yeon, Kim, Hyun-jin, Lee, Jae-yeol
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Kevin
• Application Number:
  US14/050,832
• Publication Number:
  US 20140101577A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,041 Days
• Field of Search: 715761-763, 715/778, 715851-853, 715761- 76
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1618 the display being foldable up to the back of the other housing with a single degree of freedom, e.g. by 360° rotation over the axis defined by the rear edge of the base enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1431 using a single graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/045 Zooming at least part of an image, i.e. enlarging it or shrinking it
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/145 related to small screens

Abstract

A multi display apparatus and an associated multi display controlling method include a first body having a first display, a second body comprising a second display, a hinge which connects and rotatably supports the first body and the second body, a storage unit configured to store one or more contents, and a controller configured to display a first screen on the first display and displays a second screen corresponding to implemented contents on the second display when one of the contents is implemented, in which the controller modifies the displayed contents on the second screen according to a user manipulation, when the user manipulation is performed on the first screen.

Claims

1. A multi display apparatus, comprising:

a first body comprising a first display;

a second body comprising a second display;

a hinge configured to connect the first body and the second body;

a storage unit configured to store one or more contents; and

a controller configured to display a first screen on the first display and display a second screen corresponding to implemented contents on the second display when one of the stored one or more contents is implemented, and to modify the displayed contents on the second screen according to a user manipulation when the user manipulation is performed on the first screen,

wherein a result of the manipulation on the first screen is fit to a layout of the second screen.

4. The multi display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller displays on the second screen one or more objects corresponding to objects displayed on the first screen, the one or more objects being displayed on the second screen within a specific area marked by a user manipulation on the second screen.

5. The multi display apparatus of claim 1, wherein, when contents that are used by a plurality of users are implemented, the controller displays on the first display a first screen which is created with contents corresponding to a first user among the plurality of users, and displays on the second display a second screen which is created with contents corresponding to a second user among the plurality of users.

6. The multi display apparatus of claim 5, wherein the contents that are used by the plurality of users comprise one or more of medical contents, educational contents, class material contents, and meeting contents.

2. A multi display apparatus, comprising:

a first body comprising a first display;

a second body comprising a second display;

a hinge configured to connect the first body and the second body;

a storage unit configured to store one or more contents; and

a controller configured to display a first screen on the first display and display a second screen corresponding to implemented contents on the second display when one of the stored one or more contents is implemented, and to modify the displayed contents on the second screen according to a user manipulation when the user manipulation is performed on the first screen, wherein;

when a plurality of the stored contents is implemented, the controller consecutively overlaps and displays a plurality of first screens respectively corresponding to the plurality of implemented contents on the first display, and consecutively overlaps and displays a plurality of second screens respectively corresponding to the plurality of first screens on the second display; and

when one first screen is selected from among the plurality of first screens, the controller displays the selected first screen on the first display on an uppermost position among the plurality of first screens, and displays a second screen corresponding to the selected first screen on the second display on an uppermost position among the plurality of second screens.

3. A multi display apparatus, comprising:

a first body comprising a first display;

a second body comprising a second display;

a hinge configured to connect the first body and the second body;

a storage unit configured to store one or more contents; and

a controller configured to display a first screen on the first display and display a second screen corresponding to implemented contents on the second display when one of the stored one or more contents is implemented, and to modify the displayed contents on the second screen according to a user manipulation when the user manipulation is performed on the first screen, wherein;

when a plurality of the stored contents is implemented, the controller consecutively overlaps and displays a plurality of first screens respectively corresponding to the plurality of implemented contents on the first display, and consecutively overlaps and displays a plurality of second screens respectively corresponding to the plurality of first screens on the second display; and

when objects displayed on one first screen among the plurality of first screens are selected, the selected objects are displayed on a second screen corresponding to the first screen.

7. A multi display apparatus, comprising:

a first body comprising a first display;

a second body comprising a second display;

a hinge configured to connect the first body and the second body;

a storage unit configured to store one or more contents; and

a controller configured to display a first screen on the first display and display a second screen corresponding to implemented contents on the second display when one of the stored one or more contents is implemented, and to determine and display objects on the second screen based on preset layout information regarding the second screen when the objects are selected within the first screen and moved to the second screen, the preset layout information comprising one or more display positions on the second screen corresponding to each of one or more types of the objects

wherein a result of a selection on the first screen is fit to a layout of the second screen using the preset layout information.

8. The multi display apparatus of claim 7, wherein the preset layout information further comprises information about one or more of position, shape, color, special effect, and size of marking areas matched with the one or more types of the objects.

9. The multi display apparatus of claim 8, wherein, when a plurality of objects are selected within the first screen and simultaneously moved to the second screen, the controller displays each of the plurality of objects on the second screen according to the layout information corresponding to each of the plurality of objects.

10. A display controlling method of a multi display apparatus which comprises a first body comprising a first display, a second body comprising a second display, a hinge configured to connect the first body and the second body, a storage unit configured to store one or more contents, and a controller, the display controlling method comprising:

displaying on the first display a first screen when one of the stored contents is implemented;

displaying on the second display a second screen corresponding to the implemented contents; and

modifying the displayed contents on the second screen according to a user manipulation when the user manipulation is performed on the first screen,

wherein a content result of the manipulation on the first screen is fit to a layout of the second screen.

12. A display controlling method of a multi display apparatus which comprises a first body comprising a first display, a second body comprising a second display, a hinge configured to connect the first body and the second body, a storage unit configured to store one or more contents, and a controller, the display controlling method comprising:

displaying on the first display a first screen when one of the stored contents is implemented;

displaying on the second display a second screen corresponding to the implemented contents; and

modifying the displayed contents on the second screen according to a user manipulation when the user manipulation is performed on the first screen claim 10, wherein;

when a plurality of the stored contents is implemented, the displaying on the first display comprises consecutively overlapping and displaying a plurality of first screens respectively corresponding to the plurality of implemented contents on the first display;

the displaying on the second display consecutively overlaps and displays a plurality of second screens respectively corresponding to the plurality of first screens on the second display; and

when one or more objects are selected within one first screen among the plurality of first screens, the selected one or more objects are displayed on a second screen corresponding to the one first screen.

13. The display controlling method of claim 10, wherein the user manipulation performed on the first screen selects one or more objects displayed on the first screen, and moves the selected one or more objects to the second display.

14. The display controlling method of claim 10, wherein:

when contents that are used by a plurality of users are implemented, the displaying on the first display comprises displaying a first screen which is created with contents corresponding to a first user among the plurality of users; and

the displaying on the second display comprises displaying a second screen which is created with contents corresponding to a second user among the plurality of users.

15. The display controlling method of claim 14, wherein the contents that are used by the plurality of users comprise one or more of medical contents, educational contents, class material contents, and meeting contents.

11. A display controlling method of a multi display apparatus which comprises a first body comprising a first display, a second body comprising a second display, a hinge configured to connect the first body and the second body, a storage unit configured to store one or more contents, and a controller, the display controlling method comprising:

displaying on the first display a first screen when one of the stored contents is implemented;

displaying on the second display a second screen corresponding to the implemented contents; and

modifying the displayed contents on the second screen according to a user manipulation when the user manipulation is performed on the first screen, wherein;

when a plurality of the stored contents is implemented, the displaying on the first display comprises consecutively overlapping and displaying a plurality of first screens corresponding to the plurality of implemented contents respectively;

the displaying on the second display comprises consecutively overlapping and displaying a plurality of second screens corresponding to the plurality of first screens respectively; and

when one first screen is selected from among the plurality of first screens, the selected first screen is displayed on the first display on an uppermost position among the plurality of first screens, and a second screen corresponding to the selected first screen is displayed on the second display on an uppermost position among the plurality of the second screens.

16. A display controlling method of a multi display apparatus which comprises a first body comprising a first display, a second body comprising a second display, a hinge configured to connect the first body and the second body, a storage unit configured to store one or more contents, and a controller, the display controlling method comprising:

displaying on the first display a first screen when one of the contents is implemented;

displaying on the second display a second screen corresponding to the implemented contents;

selecting one or more objects included in the first screen;

moving the selected one or more objects to the second screen; and

determining and displaying the moved one or more objects on the second screen based on preset layout information, the preset layout information comprising one or more display positions on the second screen corresponding to each of one or more types of the objects.

17. The display controlling method of claim 16, wherein the layout information further comprises information regarding one or more of position, shape, color, special effect, and size of marking areas matched with the one or more types of the objects.

18. A multi display apparatus, comprising:

a first body comprising a first display;

a second body comprising a second display;

a hinge configured to connect the first body and the second body; and

a controller configured to display on the first display a first screen which comprises a plurality of editing screens having different layouts from each other, and display on the second display a second screen comprising a plurality of contents insertable into a selected editing screen, when one editing screen is selected from among the plurality of displayed editing screens.

19. The multi display apparatus of claim 18, wherein, while the selected editing screen is displayed on the first display and the second screen is displayed on the second screen, when one or more contents is selected within the second screen, the controller moves and displays the selected one or more contents to the editing screen displayed on the first display.

20. The multi display apparatus of claim 18, wherein the plurality of editing screens comprises editing screens comprising layouts according to which one or more displaying features of contents displayed thereon are determined according to each of one or more types of the contents, the one or more displaying features including at least one of display position, shape, color, special effect, and size.

21. The multi display apparatus of claim 19, wherein, when a user manipulation to move the contents selected on the second screen to the editing screen displayed on the first display is input, the controller displays the selected contents according to the one or more displaying features corresponding to the types of the selected contents, among the layouts included in the editing screen.

22. A display controlling method of a multi display apparatus which comprises a first body comprising a first display, a second body comprising a second display, and a hinge configured to connect the first body and the second body, the display controlling method comprising:

displaying on the first display a first screen which comprises a plurality of editing screens having different layouts from each other;

displaying a selected editing screen on the first display when one editing screen is selected from among the plurality of editing screens;

displaying on the second display a second screen which comprises a plurality of contents insertable into the selected editing screen; and

moving selected contents to the selected editing screen and displaying the selected contents on the selected editing screen when one or more contents is selected on the second screen.

23. The display controlling method of claim 22, wherein the plurality of editing screens comprises editing screens comprising layouts according to which one or more displaying features of contents displayed thereon are determined according to each of one or more types of the contents, the one or more displaying features including at least one of display position, shape, color, special effect and size.

24. The display controlling method of claim 22, wherein the contents selected on the second screen are displayed on a position corresponding to the type of the selected contents within the layouts included in the selected editing screen.