Display apparatus and displaying method thereof

• US 10,228,820 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2015
• Issued: 03/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Seong, Hye-young, Shim, Bo-kyung, Park, Jong-chan, Yim, Jin-ho
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Tam T
• Application Number:
  US14/615,027
• Publication Number:
  US 20160231875A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,496 Days
• Field of Search: None
• 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 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation

Abstract

A display apparatus and a displaying method thereof are provided. A storage unit stores installed items, a UI generator generates a UI including a first area to display the installed items and a second area to display installable items, a display unit displays the generated UI, and, if one of the items displayed on the second area is selected, a controller displays a process of moving the selected item moved to the first area.

Claims

1. A display apparatus, comprising:

a display;

a transceiver configured to communicate with an external apparatus;

a memory configured to store at least one program including instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to;

display a first user interface (UI) comprising an application list including an application program icon corresponding to an application program which is installable, and

in response to a user input for installing the application program corresponding to the application program icon in the application list being received, receive data via the transceiver from the external apparatus to install the application program corresponding to the application program icon,

wherein while the application program is installed according to the user input, the processor is further configured to display, in a second UI, the application program icon with a predetermined graphic effect on the application program icon to indicate that the application program corresponding to the application program icon is being installed, the predetermined graphic effect representing an installation progress status, and, in response to the installation of the application program being completed, stop providing the predetermined graphic effect to the application program icon.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to provide a transparency effect to the application program icon while the application program corresponding to the application program icon is installed, and in response to the installation of the application program being completed, stop providing the transparency effect to the application program icon.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein, in response to the installation of the application program being completed, the processor is further configured to add the application program icon as an installed program icon to the application list.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display to display a last installed program icon on a predetermined portion of the application list.

5. The display apparatus of claim 4, wherein the predetermined portion is a headmost position.

6. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the predetermined graphic effect is a motion graphic effect of which a motion speed corresponds to the installation progress status of the application program.

7. A method of controlling a display apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying a first user interface (UI) comprising an application list including an application program icon corresponding to an application program which is installable;

in response to a user input for installing the application program corresponding to the application program icon in the application list being received, receiving data via a transceiver from an external apparatus to install the application program corresponding to the application program icon;

while the application program is installed according to the user input, displaying, in a second UI, the application program icon with a predetermined graphic effect on the application program icon to indicate that the application program corresponding to the application program icon is being installed, the predetermined graphic effect representing an installation progress status; and

in response to the installation of the application program being completed, stopping providing the predetermined graphic effect to the application program icon.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the displaying the application program icon with the predetermined graphic effect comprises providing a transparency effect to the application program icon.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

in response to the installation of the application program being completed, adding the application program icon as an installed program icon to the application list.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the displaying the application list comprises displaying a last installed program icon on a predetermined portion of the application list.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the predetermined portion is a headmost position.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the predetermined graphic effect is a motion graphic effect of which a motion speed corresponds to the installation progress status of the application program.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium configured to store one or more computer programs including instructions that, when executed by processor, cause the processor to perform a method of controlling a display apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying a first user interface (UI) comprising an application list including an application program icon corresponding to an application program which is installable;

in response to a user input for installing an application corresponding to the application program icon in the application list being received, receiving data via a transceiver from an external apparatus to install the application program corresponding to the application program icon;

while the application program is installed according to the user input, displaying, in a second UI, the application program icon with a predetermined graphic effect on the application program icon to indicate that the application program corresponding to the application program icon is being installed, the predetermined graphic effect representing an installation progress status; and

in response to the installation of the application program being completed, stopping providing the predetermined graphic effect to the application program icon.