Independently operated, external display apparatus and control method thereof

• US 9,612,719 B2
• Filed: 12/27/2013
• Issued: 04/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Jong-in, Kim, Jae-won, Shin, Dong-yun
• Primary Examiner(s): VU, TOAN H
• Application Number:
  US14/142,331
• Publication Number:
  US 20140189589A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,194 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1462 with means for detecting differences between the image stored in the host and the images displayed on the remote displays
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/10 Mixing of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of an operation, e.g. adding, on the corresponding input pixels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/04 Display device controller operating with a plurality of display units
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/022 Centralised management of display operation, e.g. in a server instead of locally
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/06 Consumer Electronics Control, i.e. control of another device by a display or vice versa
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/40 characterised by the way in which both a pattern determined by character code and another pattern are displayed simultaneously, or either pattern is displayed selectively, e.g. with character code memory and APA, i.e. all-points-addressable, memory

Abstract

A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display section, a communicating section configured to communicate with an external display apparatus, a storage section configured to store a plurality of objects, and a controller configured to display a user interface for selection and combination of the plurality of objects stored in the storage section according to a command of a user to generate a scene of content, and to transmit information relating to the scene to the external display apparatus through the communicating section so that the same image as the scene is displayed in the external display apparatus in real time while the scene is being generated through the user interface.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a display section;

a transceiver configured to communicate with a first external display apparatus and a second external display apparatus;

memory configured to store a plurality of objects; and

at least one processor configured to;

display a user interface for selection and combination of the plurality of objects stored in the memory according to a command of a user to generate a scene of a storytelling content, and

transmit identification information and position information of the selected objects and combined objects of the plurality of objects stored in the memory relating to the scene to the first external display apparatus through the transceiver so that a same image as the scene is generated and displayed by the first external display apparatus in real time while the scene is being generated through the user interface,

wherein the plurality of objects comprise sound information, text, images, and drawings,

wherein the scene includes at least one of the plurality of objects,

wherein the storytelling content comprises a plurality of the scenes to be played sequentially,

wherein the user interface includes an option for adding at least one of the plurality of objects to the scene and an option for combining the plurality of the scenes in a temporal order to generate the storytelling content,

wherein the user interface comprises;

a first menu in which the plurality of objects stored in the memory are displayed to be selectable,

a second menu which provides an option for addition of an object which is not stored in the memory, and

a scene formation area in which the scene formed by the object selected or newly added through the first menu or the second menu is displayed,

wherein the image displayed in the first external display apparatus is the same as the scene in the scene formation area, and

wherein the object which is selectable through the first menu comprises;

a background object which is a background image of the scene, and

an inserted image object which is an image overlaid on the background object.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the first external display apparatus is further configured to store the same data as the plurality of objects stored in the memory.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein if the object included in the scene is not stored in the memory, the at least one processor is further configured to transmit the object to the first external display apparatus so that the first external display apparatus adds the object to the image.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein a size of the image displayed in the first external display apparatus is larger than a size of the scene displayed in the display section.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 4,

wherein the display apparatus comprises a mobile device.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the option provided by the second menu comprises at least one of an option for adding sound information, a text, or an image input or newly added by the user to the scene, an option for combining the plurality of scenes in a temporal order to generate the content, and an option for providing an image to be added to the scene for drawing of the user.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

store the generated content in the memory, and

transmit the content to the first external display apparatus to be stored in the first external display apparatus.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to transmit the generated content to the second external display device to be stored in the second external display device.

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

communicating with a first external display apparatus and a second external display apparatus;

displaying, on the display apparatus, a user interface provided to generate a scene of storytelling content;

selecting and combining a plurality of objects which are stored in the display apparatus in advance through the user interface according to a command of a user to generate the scene; and

transmitting identification information and position information of the selected objects and combined objects of the plurality of objects stored in the display apparatus relating to the scene to the first external display apparatus so that a same image as the scene is generated and displayed by the first external display apparatus in real time while the scene is being generated at the display apparatus,

wherein the plurality of objects comprise sound information, text, images, or drawings,

wherein the scene includes at least one of the plurality of objects,

wherein the storytelling content comprises a plurality of the scenes to be played sequentially,

wherein the user interface includes an option for adding at least one of the plurality of objects to the scene and an option for combining the plurality of scenes in a temporal order to generate the storytelling content,

wherein the user interface comprises;

a first menu in which the plurality of objects stored in the memory are displayed to be selectable,

a second menu which provides an option for addition of an object which is not stored in the memory, and

a scene formation area in which the scene formed by the object selected or newly added through the first menu or the second menu is displayed,

wherein the image displayed in the first external display apparatus is the same as the scene in the scene formation area, and

wherein the object which is selectable through the first menu comprises;

a background object which is a background image of the scene, and

an inserted image object which is an image overlaid on the background object.

10. The method according to claim 9,

wherein the first external display apparatus stores a same data as the plurality of objects stored in the memory.

11. The method according to claim 9,

wherein the transmission of the information relating to the scene to the first external display apparatus comprises, if the object included in the scene is not stored in the memory, transmitting the object to the first external display apparatus so that the first external display apparatus adds the object to the image.

12. The method according to claim 9,

wherein a size of the image displayed in the first external display apparatus is larger than a size of the scene displayed in the display section.

13. The method according to claim 12,

wherein the display apparatus comprises a mobile device.

14. The method according to claim 9,

wherein the option provided by the second menu comprises at least one of an option for adding sound information, a text or an image input or newly added by the user to the scene, an option for combining the plurality of scenes in a temporal order to generate the content, and an option for providing an image to be added to the scene for drawing of the user.

15. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:

storing the generated content in the memory, or transmitting the content to the first external display apparatus to be stored in the first external display apparatus.

16. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:

transmitting the generated content to the second external display device to be stored in the second external display device.

17. A system comprising:

at least two display apparatuses; and

an external display apparatus configured to communicate with the at least two display apparatuses,

wherein each of the at least two display apparatuses comprises;

a display section;

memory configured to store a plurality of objects; and

at least one processor configured to;

display a user interface for selection and combination of the plurality of objects stored in the memory according to a command of a user to generate a scene of storytelling content, and

transmit identification information and position information of the selected objects and combined objects of the plurality of objects stored in the memory relating to the scene to the external display apparatus so that a same image as the scene is generated and displayed in the external display apparatus in real time while the scene is being generated through the user interface,

wherein the plurality of objects comprise sound information, text, images, or drawings,

wherein the scene includes at least one of the plurality of objects,

wherein the storytelling content comprises a plurality of the scenes to be played sequentially,

wherein the user interface includes an option for adding at least one of the plurality of objects to the scene and an option for combining the plurality of scenes in a temporal order to generate the storytelling content,

wherein the user interface comprises;

a first menu in which the plurality of objects stored in the memory are displayed to be selectable,

a second menu which provides an option for addition of an object which is not stored in the memory, and

a scene formation area in which the scene formed by the object selected or newly added through the first menu or the second menu is displayed,

wherein the image displayed in the first external display apparatus is the same as the scene in the scene formation area, and

wherein the object which is selectable through the first menu comprises;

a background object which is a background image of the scene, and an inserted image object which is an image overlaid on the background object.

18. The system according to claim 17,

wherein each of the at least two display apparatuses is configured to transmit information relating to the scene to each other in real time to generate the scene in cooperation, and

wherein the external display apparatus displays a same image as the scene generated by the at least two display apparatuses in real time.

19. The system according to claim 17,

wherein each of the at least two display apparatuses is configured to generate each of the plurality of scenes which forms the content, and

wherein the external display apparatus is further configured to:

display the same image as the scene generated by any one of the at least two display apparatuses, and

display together the same images as the plurality of scenes respectively generated by the at least two display apparatuses.