User terminal apparatus, display apparatus, user interface providing method and controlling method thereof

• US 9,706,244 B2
• Filed: 10/06/2014
• Issued: 07/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Doh-hyeong
• Primary Examiner(s): Shiberou, Mahelet
• Application Number:
  US14/507,326
• Publication Number:
  US 20150026726A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,009 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42209 for displaying non-command information, e.g. electronic program guide [EPG], e-mail, messages or a second television channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8173 End-user applications, e.g. Web browser, game
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8543 using a description language, e.g. Multimedia and Hypermedia information coding Expert Group [MHEG], eXtensible Markup Language [XML] information retrieval of semistructured data, the underlying structure being taken into account, e.g. mark-up language structure data G06F16/80

Abstract

A user terminal apparatus is provided. The user terminal apparatus includes a communication interface unit which receives user interface (UI) information data regarding a UI screen corresponding to at least one application displayed on an external apparatus in communication with the external apparatus, a storage unit which stores a UI information conversion format, an information conversion unit which converts the received UI information data using the UI information conversion format, a display unit which displays a UI screen, and a control unit which controls the information conversion unit to convert the UI information data received by the communication interface unit using the UI information conversion format and display on the display unit the UI screen corresponding to the converted UI information data.

Claims

1. An apparatus, including at least one hardware processor, for controlling a television apparatus comprising:

a memory configured to store a remote control application for controlling the television apparatus;

a display; and

a controller, implemented in the hardware processor, and configured to display on the display an icon corresponding to the remote control application, to execute the remote control application in response to selecting the icon, to display on the display a list including at least one broadcasting signal display apparatus, including the television apparatus, which is connected to an access point in response to the execution of the remote control application, to display on the display a menu screen for controlling the television apparatus in response to selecting the television apparatus among the at least one broadcasting signal display apparatus,

wherein the menu screen comprises a user interface (UI) for controlling a channel of the television apparatus and a UI for displaying, on the display, an application list including a plurality of application icons, which are corresponding to a plurality of application programs, respectively, provided by the television apparatus, and

wherein, in response to selection of an application icon among the plurality of application icons, the controller controls to transmit a signal, corresponding to the application icon selected among the plurality of application icons, to the television apparatus so that an application corresponding to the selected application icon is executed on the selected television apparatus.

2. The apparatus for controlling a television apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the menu screen selectively comprises a screen for executing channel up/down and a screen for inputting a channel number based on a received user command.

3. The apparatus for controlling a television apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller, in response to the application being selected from the application list, displays a list of contents related to the selected application through the display, and in response to a content being selected from the content list, displays a screen for controlling the selected content to be displayed through the display.

4. The apparatus for controlling a television apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the controller, in response to the application being selected from the application list, displays a list of contents related to the selected application through the display, and in response to a content being selected from the content list, displays a screen for controlling the television apparatus to display the selected content through the display.

5. The apparatus for controlling a television apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein a communication interface of the apparatus receives UI information regarding a UI screen corresponding to the plurality of application programs provided by the television apparatus from the television apparatus, and

wherein the controller converts the received UI information using a predetermined UI information conversion format and generates the menu screen based on the converted UI information.

6. The apparatus for controlling a television apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the controller if there is a predetermined event, converts UI information corresponding to the predetermined event using a predetermined UI information conversion format and transmits the converted UI information to the television apparatus.

7. The apparatus for controlling a television apparatus as claimed in claim 5, further comprising:

a movement sensor, within at least one of said at least one processor, which senses a movement of the apparatus for controlling the television apparatus,

wherein the controller which, if there is a movement of the apparatus for controlling the television apparatus after a predetermined event occurs, controls an operation state of the television apparatus in accordance with a degree of a movement sensed by the movement sensor.

8. The apparatus for controlling a television apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the display comprises as a touch screen, and wherein the predetermined event is a touch event by a user.

9. The apparatus for controlling a television apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

an application driver, within at least one of said at least one processor, which drives and executes the plurality of application programs provided by the television apparatus.

10. The apparatus for controlling a television apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the plurality of application programs provided by the television apparatus are self-executable application programs and include multimedia content.

11. A method of controlling an apparatus for controlling a television apparatus, the method comprising:

controlling the apparatus to communicate with an access point,

storing a remote control application for controlling the television apparatus in a memory of the apparatus;

displaying on a display of the apparatus an icon corresponding to the remote control application;

executing the remote control application in response to selecting the icon;

displaying on the display a list including at least one broadcasting signal display apparatus, including the television apparatus, which is connected to the access point in response to the execution of the remote control application; and

displaying on the display a menu screen for controlling the television apparatus in response to selecting the television apparatus among the at least one broadcasting signal display apparatus,

wherein the menu screen comprises a user interface (UI) for controlling a channel of the television apparatus and a UI for displaying, on the display, an application list including a plurality of application icons, which are corresponding to a plurality of application programs, respectively, provided by the television apparatus, and

wherein the method further comprises;

in response to selection of an application icon among the plurality of application icons, transmitting a signal, corresponding to the application icon selected among the plurality of application icons, to the television apparatus so that an application corresponding to the selected application icon is executed on the television apparatus.

12. The method of controlling an apparatus for controlling a television apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the menu screen selectively comprises a screen for executing channel up/down and a screen for inputting a channel number based on a received user command.

13. The method of controlling an apparatus for controlling a television apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the displaying of the menu screen comprises, in response to the application being selected from the application list, displaying a list of contents related to the selected application through the display and, in response to a content being selected from the content list, displaying a screen for controlling the selected content to be displayed through the display.

14. The method of controlling an apparatus for controlling a television apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the displaying of the menu screen comprises, in response to the application being selected from the application list, displaying a list of contents related to the selected one application, and, in response to a content being selected from the content list, displaying a screen for controlling the television apparatus to display the selected content.

15. The method of controlling an apparatus for controlling a television apparatus as claimed in claim 11, the method further comprising:

receiving user UI information regarding a UI screen corresponding to a plurality of applications provided by the television apparatus from the television apparatus,

wherein the displaying of the menu screen comprises converting the received UI information using a predetermined UI information conversion format and generating the menu screen based on the converted UI information.

16. The method of controlling an apparatus for controlling a television apparatus as claimed in claim 15, further comprising:

if there is a predetermined event, converting UI information corresponding to the predetermined event using a predetermined UI information conversion format and transmitting the converted UI information to the television apparatus.

17. The method of controlling an apparatus for controlling a television apparatus as claimed in claim 15, further comprising:

sensing a movement of the apparatus for controlling the television apparatus; and

if there is a movement of the apparatus for controlling the television apparatus after a predetermined event occurs, controlling an operation state of the television apparatus in accordance with a degree of a movement sensed by a movement sensor.

18. The method of controlling an apparatus for controlling a television apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein the predetermined event is a touch event by a user.

19. The method of controlling an apparatus for controlling a television apparatus as claimed in claim 11, further comprising:

driving and executing the plurality of application programs provided by the television apparatus.

20. A television apparatus, including at least one hardware processor, comprising:

a memory configured to store a plurality of applications which are executable application programs; and

a controller implemented in the hardware processor, and configured, in response to a signal received from a remote control application executed in an external apparatus which establishes a communication with the television apparatus, to change a channel which is viewed in the television apparatus, and to provide information about the plurality of applications to the external apparatus if a signal received from the executed remote control application is for requesting the information about the plurality of applications so that the information about the plurality of applications is displayed on the remote control application executed in the external apparatus, and, in response to receiving a signal including identification information about an application from the executed remote control application, to execute the application among the plurality of applications.

21. The television apparatus as claimed in claim 20, wherein the controller provides information about a plurality of contents related to the selected application from among the plurality of application, and displays one of the plurality of contents.

22. A non-transitory computer readable medium where a remote control application which controls a television apparatus using an apparatus is stored,

wherein the remote control application performs a method comprising:

displaying, on a display of the apparatus in which the remote control application is executed, a list including at least one broadcasting signal display apparatus, including the television apparatus, which is connected to an access point in response to the execution of the remote control application; and

displaying on the display a menu screen for controlling the television apparatus in response to selecting the television apparatus among the at least one broadcasting signal display apparatus,

wherein the menu screen comprises a user interface (UI) for controlling a channel of the television apparatus and a UI for displaying, on the display, an application list including a plurality of application icons, which are corresponding to a plurality of application programs, respectively, provided by the television apparatus, and

wherein the method further comprises;

in response to selection of an application icon among the plurality of application icons, transmitting a signal, corresponding to the application icon selected among the plurality of application icons, to the television apparatus so that an application corresponding to the selected application icon is executed on the television apparatus.