Method and apparatus for displaying first content alone or first and second content simultaneously based on movement

• US RE47,966 E1
• Filed: 03/17/2016
• Issued: 04/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jang, In-ra
• Primary Examiner(s): Ke, Peng
• Application Number:
  US15/072,734
• Time in Patent Office: 1,503 Days
• Field of Search: 34833302, 34833305
• CPC Class Codes: N/A

Abstract

A digital image processing apparatus, and a controlling method thereof are provided. The digital image processing apparatus displaying first content and second content generated with respect to the first content includes: a sensing unit that senses a movement of the digital image processing apparatus; a movement detecting unit that determines a movement of the digital image processing apparatus based on a sensed signal from the sensing unit; and a display control unit that controls display of the first and second contents, wherein the display control unit controls a single reproduction of the first content or a simultaneous reproduction of the first and second contents based on the determination of the movement detecting unit. A user may easily and intuitively manage various contents by using the digital image processing apparatus.

Claims

1. A digital image processing apparatus that displays a first content, which is a moving image, and a second content, which is a still image captured while the moving image is being captured, generated with respect to the first content, the digital image processing apparatus comprising:

a sensing unit that senses a movement of the digital image processing apparatus;

a movement detecting unit that determines a movement of the digital image processing apparatus based on a sensed signal from the sensing unit; and

a display control unit that controls display of the first and second contents,

wherein the display control unit controls a single reproduction of the first content or a simultaneous reproduction of the first and second content based on the determination of the movement detecting unit.

2. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the movement detecting unit determines a change of a distance between the digital image processing apparatus and a user.

3. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 2, wherein if the distance between the digital image processing apparatus and the user decreases when the first content is reproduced alone, the display control unit performs the simultaneous reproduction of the first and second contents.

4. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 2, wherein if the distance between the digital image processing apparatus and the user increases while the first and second contents are being simultaneously reproduced, the display control units performs the single reproduction of the first content.

5. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a manipulation unit that generates a manipulation signal according to a manipulation by a user.

6. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 5, wherein while the first and second contents are being simultaneously reproduced, a single reproduction of the second content is performed based on the manipulation signal.

7. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays a plurality of second contents while the first and second contents are being simultaneously reproduced.

8. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display control unit reproduces the first content from a point of time when the second content selected by a user is captured.

9. A method of controlling a digital image processing apparatus that displays a first content, which is a moving image, and a second content, which is a still image captured while the moving image is being captured, generated with respect to the first content, the method comprising:

sensing a movement of the digital image processing apparatus;

determining the movement of the digital image processing apparatus based on a result of the sensing; and

selecting a reproduction mode between a single reproduction of the first content or a simultaneous reproduction of the first and second content based on the result of the sensing.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the determining of the movement is performed by sensing a change of a distance between the digital image processing apparatus and a user.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the selecting of the reproduction mode comprises converting the reproduction mode to the simultaneous reproduction of the first and second contents if the distance between the digital image processing apparatus and the user decreases while the first content is being reproduced alone.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the selecting of the reproduction mode comprises converting the reproduction mode to the single reproduction of the first content if the distance between the digital image processing apparatus and the user increases while the first and second contents are being simultaneously reproduced.

13. The method of claim 9

further comprising:

reproducing the first content from a point of time when the second content selected by a user is captured while the first and second contents are being simultaneously reproduced.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein a plurality of second contents are displayed while the first and second contents are being simultaneously reproduced.

15. A digital image processing apparatus that displays a first content, which is a moving image, and a second content, which is a map indicating a location where the moving image is captured while the moving image is being captured, generated with respect to the first content, the digital image processing apparatus comprising:

a sensing unit that senses a movement of the digital image processing apparatus;

a movement detecting unit that determines a movement of the digital image processing apparatus based on a sensed signal from the sensing unit; and

a display control unit that controls display of the first and second contents,

wherein the display control unit controls a single reproduction of the first content or a simultaneous reproduction of the first and second content based on the determination of the movement detecting unit.

16. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 15, wherein the display control unit performs a single reproduction of the second content based on a manipulation signal from the user.

17. A method of controlling a digital image processing apparatus that displays a first content, which is a moving image, and a second content, which is a map indicating a location where the moving image is captured while the moving image is being captured, generated with respect to the first content, the method comprising:

sensing a movement of the digital image processing apparatus;

determining the movement of the digital image processing apparatus based on a result of the sensing; and

selecting a reproduction mode between a single reproduction of the first content or a simultaneous reproduction of the first and second content based on the result of the sensing.

18. The method of claim 17

further comprising:

converting the reproduction mode to a single reproduction of the second content based on the manipulation signal from a user when the first and second contents are being simultaneously reproduced.

19. A digital image processing apparatus that displays first content and icons for manipulation, the digital image processing apparatus comprising:

a sensing unit that senses a movement of the digital image processing apparatus;

a movement detecting unit that determines a movement of the digital images processing apparatus based on a sensed signal from the sensing unit; and

a display control unit that controls display of the first content and the icon,

wherein the display control unit controls a single reproduction of the first content or a simultaneous reproduction of the first content and the icon based on the determination of the movement detecting unit,

wherein the movement detecting unit determines whether the digital image processing apparatus rotates or is turned over.

20. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 19, wherein the display control unit performs a single reproduction of a second content generated with respect to the icon based on a manipulation signal from the user.

21. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a sensor configured to sense a movement of the electronic apparatus;

a display; and

a processor configured to;

determine whether the electronic apparatus rotates based on a movement sensed by the sensor,

control the display to change from display of a first content without display of a second content to display of both the first content and the second content together based on determining that the electronic apparatus rotates in a first direction, wherein the first content is related to a first application executed in the electronic device and the second content is related to a second application executed in the electronic device which is different from the first application, and

control the display to change from the display of both the first content and the second content together back to the display of the first content without display of the second content based on determining that the electronic apparatus rotates in a second direction while both the first content and the second content are displayed together on the display.

22. The electronic apparatus of claim 21, wherein the second content is a user interface item.

23. The electronic apparatus of claim 21, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display to display an icon while both the first content and the second content are displayed together on the display.

24. The electronic apparatus of claim 23, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display to display the second content related to the icon based on a manipulation signal from the user.

25. The electronic apparatus of claim 23, wherein the first content includes at least one of a moving image, a still image, or a map.

26. The electronic apparatus of claim 23, wherein the sensor comprises at least one of an acceleration sensor or a gyro sensor.

27. The electronic apparatus of claim 23, further comprising a touch screen, wherein a signal for the manipulation via the icon is generated by detecting touch to a touch screen region where the icon is displayed.

28. The electronic apparatus of claim 23, further comprising another sensor configured to sense a movement of the electronic apparatus,

wherein the processor is further configured to update the second content based on the second movement of the electronic apparatus sensed by the other sensor.

29. The electronic apparatus of claim 28, wherein the other sensor is further configured to sense change in position information of the electronic apparatus, and the processor is further configured to update the second content based on the change in position information of the electronic apparatus sensed by the other sensor.

30. The electronic apparatus of claim 23, further comprising a storage configured to store the first content and the second content.

31. The electronic apparatus of claim 23, wherein the first content is a still image, and the second content is a moving image.

32. The electronic apparatus of claim 23, wherein the first content is displayed continuously.

33. The electronic apparatus of claim 23, wherein the processor is further configured to, based on a selection of the second content, control the display to display an operation screen corresponding to the second content in a full size of the display.

34. The electronic apparatus of claim 23, wherein the processor is further configured to, based on a selection of the second content, control the display to end the display of the first content and to display a screen related to the second content.

35. The electronic apparatus of claim 23, wherein the first content is a content read from a storage of the electronic apparatus, and the second content is updated over time.

36. The electronic apparatus of claim 23, wherein the display is a touchscreen, and the signal for selecting the icon is generated via the touchscreen.

37. The electronic apparatus of claim 21, wherein the second direction is a reverse direction with respect to the first direction.

38. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a first sensor configured to sense a first movement of the electronic apparatus;

a second sensor configured to sense a second movement of the electronic apparatus;

a display; and

a processor configured to;

determine whether the electronic apparatus rotates based on the first movement of the electronic apparatus sensed by the first sensor,

control the display to change from display of a first content without display of a second content to display of both the first content and the second content together based on determining that the electronic apparatus rotates in a first direction, wherein the first content is related to a first application executed in the electronic device and the second content is related to a second application executed in the electronic device different than the first application,

control the display to change from the display of both the first content and the second content together back to the display of the first content without display of the second content based on determining that the electronic apparatus rotates in a second direction while both the first content and the second content are displayed together on the display, and

update the second content based on the second movement of the electronic apparatus sensed by the second sensor.

39. The electronic apparatus of claim 38, wherein the second content is a user interface item.

40. The electronic apparatus of claim 38, wherein the second sensor is further configured to sense change in position information of the electronic apparatus, and the processor is further configured to update the second content based on the change in position information of the electronic apparatus sensed by the second sensor.

41. The electronic apparatus of claim 38, wherein the first content includes at least one of a moving image, a still image, or a map.

42. The electronic apparatus of claim 38, wherein the first sensor and the second sensor comprise at least one of an acceleration sensor or a gyro sensor.

43. The electronic apparatus of claim 38, further comprising a touch screen, wherein a signal for the manipulation is generated by detecting touch to a touch screen region.

44. The electronic apparatus of claim 38, further comprising a storage configured to store the first content and the second content.

45. The electronic apparatus of claim 38, wherein the first content is a still image, and the second content is a moving image.

46. The electronic apparatus of claim 38, wherein the first content is displayed continuously.

47. The electronic apparatus of claim 38, wherein the processor is further configured to, based on a selection of the second content, control the display to display an operation screen corresponding to the second content in a full size of the display.

48. The electronic apparatus of claim 38, wherein the processor is further configured to, based on a selection of the second content, control the display to end the display of the first content and to display a screen related to the second content.

49. The electronic apparatus of claim 38, wherein the first content is a content read from a storage of the electronic apparatus, and the second content is updated over time.

50. The electronic apparatus of claim 38, wherein the display is a touchscreen, and the signal for selecting the second content is generated via the touchscreen.

51. The electronic apparatus of claim 38, wherein the second direction is reverse direction with respect to the first direction.