Operating method of image display apparatus

• US 9,811,240 B2
• Filed: 05/29/2014
• Issued: 11/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Uniyoung, Son, Junghoon, Youn, Choonkeun, Rhee, Ryunghwa, Kim, Taejun, Lee, Kunsik, Lee, Byunghun
• Primary Examiner(s): Angkool, David Phantana
• Application Number:
  US14/290,377
• Publication Number:
  US 20140359522A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,258 Days
• Field of Search: 715781
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• 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 21/4221 Dedicated function buttons, e.g. for the control of an EPG, subtitles, aspect ratio, picture-in-picture or teletext
• 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 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4728 for selecting a Region Of Interest [ROI], e.g. for requesting a higher resolution version of a selected region
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4781 Games
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895

Abstract

Disclosed is an operating method of an image display apparatus. The operating method includes displaying a first image on a display, displaying a first pointer on the display, the first pointer being linked to a first remote control device, displaying a second pointer on the display, the second pointer being linked to a second remote control device, the second pointer having a different shape than the first pointer, receiving a first user screen view command from the first remote control device, displaying a second image, the second image being a demagnified version of the first image, and displaying a first user screen on an area of the display where the second image is not displayed.

Claims

1. An operating method of an image display apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying a first image on a display;

displaying a first pointer on the display, the first pointer being linked to a first remote control device;

displaying a second pointer on the display, the second pointer being linked to a second remote control device, the second pointer having a different shape than the first pointer;

receiving a first user screen view command from the first remote control device;

displaying a second image, the second image being a demagnified version of the first image;

displaying a first user screen on an area of the display where the second image is not displayed;

receiving, via a user input interface unit, an input to any one item included in the first user screen from the first remote control device or the second remote control device; and

executing an operation corresponding to the received input,

wherein the executing includes executing different operations upon reception of the input from the first remote control device or from the second remote control device,

wherein the executing includes executing an operation corresponding to the item of the received input upon receiving the input from the first remote control device, and

wherein the executing includes displaying a second user screen on a partial area of the display upon receiving the input from the second remote control device.

2. The operating method according to claim 1, further comprising moving the second pointer to the second user screen and displaying the second pointer in an automated manner.

3. The operating method according to claim 1, wherein the second user screen includes items based on the item of the received input.

4. The operating method according to claim 1, further comprising determining whether or not use of the item of the received input is possible based on user information or device information received from the second remote control device,

wherein, upon determining that use of the item of the received input is possible, the second user screen is an execution screen of the item of the received input.

5. The operating method according to claim 4, wherein, upon determining that use of the item of the received input is impossible, the second user screen is one of a purchase, installation or certification screen related to the item of the received input.

6. The operating method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying a third image on the display, the third image being a demagnified version of the second image.

7. The operating method according to claim 6, further comprising:

displaying a third pointer on the display, the third pointer being linked to a third remote control device, the third pointer having a different shape than at least one of the first pointer and the second pointer;

displaying a fourth image, the fourth image being a demagnified version of the third image; and

displaying a third user screen on an area of the display where the first and second user screens and the fourth image are not displayed.

8. The operating method according to claim 1, wherein the first user screen includes recommended content items based on user information or device information received from the first remote control device.

9. The operating method according to claim 1, wherein the first user screen includes recommended content items based on the kind of the first image.

10. The operating method according to claim 1, further comprising setting the image display apparatus to limit some of control authority of the first remote control device with respect to the image display apparatus according to display of the second pointer.

11. The operating method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a volume change or channel switching command from the first remote control device;

receiving a change or switching consent command from the second remote control device; and

implementing volume change or channel switching according to the consent command.

12. The operating method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a channel switching command from the first remote control device; and

dividing a screen to display an image that has been displayed and an image of a channel corresponding to the channel switching command upon receiving a channel switching refusal command from the second remote control device or upon receiving no channel switching command for a predetermined time.

13. The operating method according to claim 1, wherein the first user screen is scrollable based on an input to a wheel or touch pad included in the remote control device.

14. The operating method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an input of selecting at least one object among objects included in the first and second user screens and the first image;

determining which area among plural areas, set to the selected object, is the first pointer or the second pointer located upon reception of the selection input; and

executing the object in a different mode based on the determined area.