DISPLAY APPARATUS, SCANNER, DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY METHOD USING THE SAME

• US 20100177019A1
• Filed: 11/12/2009
• Published: 07/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: CHO, Seong-il, KANG, Jung-ming, SEO, Young-kwang, JEONG, Ki-jun
• Application Number:
  US12/616,808
• Publication Number:
  US 20100177019A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/1.300
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00347 with another still picture apparatus, e.g. hybrid still picture apparatus circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between image input and image output device H04N1/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0044 for image preview or review, e.g. to help the user position a sheet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00453 arranged in a two dimensional array
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/107 with manual scanning
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0015 Control of image communication with the connected apparatus, e.g. signalling capability
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0063 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0081 Image reader H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0087 Image storage device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0089 Image display device

Abstract

A display apparatus, a scanner, a display system, and a display method using the same are provided. The display apparatus includes a first display, a second display, a hinge unit, and a control unit which displays a scanned image on at least one of the first display and the second display. Therefore, a user can view images scanned by the scanner with greater ease and greater convenience. In addition, the scanner can be mounted in the display apparatus with maximized efficiency of space.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a first display;

a second display;

a first hinge unit which connects the first display to the second display; and

a control unit which controls at least one of the first display and the second display to display an image scanned by a scanner, which is detachably mountable in the first hinge, on at least one of the first display and the second display.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first hinge unit comprises a first interface which receives the scanned image from the scanner.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

a storage unit which stores the scanned image,

wherein if the scanner is mounted in the first hinge unit, the control unit updates images stored in the storage unit based on the images stored in the scanner.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

a power supply unit which supplies power,

wherein if the scanner is mounted in the first hinge unit, the control unit transmits the power from the power supply to the scanner through the first interface.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first interface comprises at least one of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface and a Recommended Standard (RS)-232 interface.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first hinge unit comprises a magnetic unit which removably fixes the scanner mounted in the first hinge unit.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a second hinge unit which connects at least one of the first display and the second display to an external display.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the second hinge unit comprises a second interface which is connected to at least one of the scanner mounted in the second hinge unit and the external display.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the external display displays an image received through the second interface.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:

a power supply unit which supplies power,

wherein the scanner mounted in the second hinge unit and the external display receive the power from the power supply unit through the second interface.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the first hinge unit is disposed on one side of the first display or on one side of the second display, and the second hinge unit is disposed on a side opposite the one side of the first display or the second display.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first display and the second display rotate with respect to the scanner as an axis.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a wireless reception module which wirelessly receives the scanned image from the scanner.

14. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first display and the second display is a touch screen.

15. The display apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising:

a manipulation unit which manipulates a mode of the scanner,

wherein the mode of the scanner comprises a scan mode to perform scanning and a touch mode to touch at least one of the first display and the second display.

16. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scanner comprises:

a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface which transmits the scanned image to the display apparatus if the scanner is mounted in the first hinge unit; and

a wireless transmission module which wirelessly transmits the scanned image to the display apparatus if the scanner is not mounted in the first hinge unit.

17. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scanner is a pen-type scanner, and the display apparatus is an electronic album.

18. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scanner comprises:

a scan module which scans an image;

an interface which transmits the scanned image;

a mode manipulation unit which sets a mode of the scanner; and

a control unit which determines whether to scan the image based on the set mode, and determines whether to transmit the scanned image based on whether the scanner is mounted in a display apparatus.

19. A display system, comprising:

a display unit which comprises a plurality of displays, which are connected to each other and capable of being folded using a hinge, and which outputs an externally received image to at least one of the plurality of displays; and

a scanner which is detachably mounted in the hinge, and which transmits a scanned and stored image to the display unit if the scanner is mounted in the hinge.

20. A display method, comprising:

determining whether a scanner is mounted in a hinge which connects a plurality of displays so that the plurality of displays can be folded;

receiving an scanned image from the scanner if the scanner is mounted in the hinge; and

outputting the received image to at least one of the plurality of displays.