Display apparatus and displaying method thereof

• US 10,705,688 B2
• Filed: 01/25/2019
• Issued: 07/07/2020
• 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:
  US16/258,085
• Publication Number:
  US 20190155460A1
• Time in Patent Office: 529 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 processor executes the instructions to display a first UI including 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 from the external apparatus to install the application program corresponding to the application program icon. 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 graphic effect applied to the application program icon to indicate that the application program corresponding to the application program icon is being installed, the graphic effect representing an installation progress status, and, in response to the installation of the application program being completed, stop providing the graphic effect to the application program icon.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a display;

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

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

control the display 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

based on receiving a user input for installing the application program corresponding to the application program icon in the application list, control to receive, from an external apparatus, data via a transceiver coupled to the processor, to install the application program corresponding to the application program icon,

wherein the processor is further configured to;

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

based on a completion of the installation of the application program, stop providing the predetermined graphic effect to the application program icon.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein, based on the completion of the installation of the application program, the processor is further configured to add the application program icon as an installed program icon to the application list.

3. 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 being installed, and, based on the completion of the installation of the application program, stop providing the transparency effect to the application program icon.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the predetermined graphic effect is a motion graphic effect indicating a progress of moving the application program icon along a pre-set path, the application program icon corresponding to the application program which is being installed.

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

6. A display apparatus, comprising:

a display;

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

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

control the display 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

based on receiving a user input for installing the application program corresponding to the application program icon in the application list, control to receive, from an external apparatus, data via a transceiver coupled to the processor, to install the application program corresponding to the application program icon,

wherein the processor is further configured to;

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

based on a completion of the installation of the application program, stop providing the predetermined graphic effect to the application program icon.

7. The display apparatus of claim 6, wherein, based on the completion of the installation of the application program, the processor is further configured to add the application program icon as an installed program icon to the application list.

8. The display apparatus of claim 6, 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 being installed, and, based on the completion of the installation of the application program, stop providing the transparency effect to the application program icon.

9. The display apparatus of claim 6, wherein the predetermined graphic effect is a motion graphic effect indicating a progress of moving the application program icon along a pre-set path, the application program icon corresponding to the application program which is being installed.

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

11. 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;

based on 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;

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

based on a completion of the installation of the application program, stopping providing the predetermined graphic effect to the application program icon.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

based on the completion of the installation of the application program, adding the application program icon as an installed program icon to the application list.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the displaying the application program icon with the predetermined graphic effect comprises providing a transparency effect to the application program icon.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the predetermined graphic effect is a motion graphic effect indicating a progress of moving the application program icon along a pre-set path, the application program icon corresponding to the application program which is being installed.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the predetermined graphic effect is a motion graphic effect having a motion speed which corresponds to the installation progress status of the application program.

16. 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;

based on 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;

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

based on a completion of the installation of the application program, stopping providing the predetermined graphic effect to the application program icon.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

based on the completion of the installation of the application program, adding the application program icon as an installed program icon to the application list.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the displaying the application program icon with the predetermined graphic effect comprises providing a transparency effect to the application program icon.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the predetermined graphic effect is a motion graphic effect indicating a progress of moving the application program icon along a pre-set path, the application program icon corresponding to the application program which is being installed.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the predetermined graphic effect is a motion graphic effect having a motion speed which corresponds to the installation progress status of the application program.