DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20130016075A1
• Filed: 06/25/2012
• Published: 01/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Hyun-ho, JUNG, Chang-joo
• Granted Patent: US 10,114,477 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/184
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0234 using switches operable in different directions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0338 with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks
• 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 3/04895 Guidance during keyboard input operation, e.g. prompting
• 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

Abstract

A display device is provided, which includes a jog switch which performs a moving operation in a plurality of directions and a push operation, a display unit which displays a first user interface (UI) for adjusting a channel or a volume of the display device or a second UI for adjusting other functions of the display device in accordance with a first operation of the jog switch, and a control unit which adjusts a selected function of the display device in accordance with a second operation of the jog switch in which is performed in a state where the first UI or the second UI is displayed. The jog switch is formed to project for a predetermine height from a surface of the display device, and thus a user can find the jog switch easily and promptly even is the jog switch is obstructed from view.

Claims

1. A display device comprising:

a jog switch which performs a moving operation in a plurality of directions and a push operation;

a display unit which displays one of a first user interface (UI) for adjusting a channel or a volume of the display device and a second UI for adjusting other functions of the display device in accordance with a first operation of the jog switch; and

a control unit which adjusts a selected function of the display device in accordance with second operation of the jog switch which is performed in a state where the first UI or second UI is displayed.

2. The display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the jog switch is formed to project from one side surface or one side of a rear surface of the display device.

3. The display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first UI is a circular UI that includes an upper area arranged in an upper direction, a lower area arranged in a lower direction, a left area arranged in a left direction, a right area arranged in a right direction, and a center area;

wherein the upper area includes a channel-up menu, the lower area includes a channel-down menu, the right area includes a volume-up menu, and the left area includes a volume-down menu, and the center area includes an enter menu.

Wherein the center area includes an enter menu performing a changeover operation to the second UI.

4. The display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first UI is a bar graph type UI, in which an upper horizontal bar graph and a lower horizontal bar graph are formed in parallel, wherein the upper horizontal bar graph indicates a channel adjustment, and the lower horizontal bar graph indicates a volume adjustment.

5. The display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second UI is a circular UI that includes an upper area arranged in an upper direction, a lower area arranged in a lower direction, a left area arranged in a left direction, a right area arranged in a right direction, and a center area or a block type UI that includes the upper area, the lower area, the left area, the right area, and the center area each separately arranged from each other;

wherein the upper area includes a sub menu related to a smart hub, the lower area includes a power off menu, the right area includes a source menu related to an external input, and the left area includes an adjustment menu for a screen adjustment; and

the center area includes an enter menu.

6. The display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second UI is a circular UI that includes an upper area arranged in an upper direction, a lower area arranged in a lower direction, and a center area disposed between the upper area and the lower area;

wherein the upper area includes a first menu related to a first function adjustment of the display device, the lower area includes a second menu different from the first menu related to a second function adjustment of the display device, and the center area includes an enter menu.

7. The display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display unit displays an enter menu function guide UI in accordance with a length of a push operation time of the jog switch while the first UI or the second UI is displayed.

8. The display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit comprises:

a UI execution unit which executes the first UI or the second UI in accordance with the moving operation or the push operation of the jog switch such that the first UI or the second UI is displayed; and

a UI processing unit which adjusts the channel or the volume related to the first UI or adjusts one of the other functions related to the second UI in accordance with the moving operation or the push operation of the jog switch in a state where the first UI or the second UI is displayed.

9. The display device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the UI processing unit comprises:

a first UI adjustment unit which adjusts the channel or the volume in accordance with the moving operation of the jog switch in a state where the first UI is displayed; and

a first UI menu emphasis unit which generates a highlight mark displayed on a menu area related to the channel or the volume that is adjusted by the first UI adjustment unit.

10. The display device as claimed in claim 9, wherein, if the push operation of the jog switch is performed for a preset time in the state where the first UI is displayed, the first UI adjustment unit finishes the execution of the first UI such that the first UI is no longer displayed.

11. The display device as claimed in claim 9, wherein, if the moving operation or the push operation of the jog switch is not performed for a preset time in the state where the first or second UI is displayed, the first UI adjustment unit finishes the execution of the first UI or the second UI such that the first UI or the second UI being displayed in no longer displayed.

12. The display device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the UI processing unit comprises:

a second UI menu emphasis unit which generates a highlight mark displayed on a menu area that corresponds to a moving operation direction of the jog switch among a plurality of menus related to the second UI in the state where the second UI is displayed; and

a second UI adjustment unit which adjusts a function related to the highlighted menu area in accordance with the push operation and the moving operation of the jog switch in a state where the highlight mark is displayed in the menu area.

13. The display device as claimed in claim 12, wherein, if the push operation of the jog switch is performed for less than a preset time in the state where the second UI is executed, the highlight-processed menu is selected and

if the push operation of the jog switch is performed for a preset time, the second UI adjustment unit performs a changeover operation to transition from a current menu stage of the second UI to a previous menu stage of the second UI.

14. The display device as claimed in claim 12, wherein, if the moving operation or the push operation of the jog switch is not performed for the preset time in the state where the first or second UI is displayed, the second UI adjustment unit finishes the execution of the first UI or the second UI such that the first UI or the second UI being displayed in no longer displayed.

20. The display device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the second UI menu emphasis unit moves a highlight-processed menu area from among a plurality of menu areas related to the second UI to a menu area corresponding to a moving operation direction of the jog switch.

21. The display device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the jog switch performs a push operation related to a power on/off of the display device,

when the UI executing unit, if power of the display device is turned on, according to a push operation of the jog switch, displays the first UI through the display unit.

15. A method of adjusting functions of a display device having a jog switch provided on a side surface or a rear surface thereof, comprising:

displaying a first user interface (UI) for adjusting a channel or a volume of the display device if a moving operation of the jog switch is performed as a first operation;

displaying a second UI for adjusting other functions of the display device if a push operation of the jog switch is performed as the first operation; and

adjusting a selected function of the display device in accordance with a second operation of the jog switch performed in a state where the first UI or the second UI is displayed.

16. The method of adjusting functions of a display device as claimed in claim 15, further comprising, if the jog switch is pushed for a time that is longer than a preset threshold time in the state where the first UI or second UI is displayed, displaying a previous state of the displayed first UI or the displayed second UI or finishing the displaying of the first UI or the second UI.

22. The method of adjusting functions of a display device as claimed in claim 15, wherein, if the jog switch is pushed for less than a preset threshold time, selecting functions corresponding to a following operation of the jog switch.

17. A display device comprising:

a jog switch which performs a moving operation in a plurality of directions and a push operation;

a display unit which displays one of a first user interface (UI) for adjusting one of a first set of functions of the display device and a second UI for adjusting one of a second set of functions of the display device that are different from the first set of functions based on a first operation of the jog switch; and

a control unit which adjusts a selected function from among the first set of functions and the second set of functions in accordance with the first operation and a second operation of the jog switch which is performed subsequent to the first operation in a state where the first UI or the second UI is displayed.

18. The display device as claimed in claim 17, wherein if the first operation is the moving operation, the display unit displays the first UI, and if the first operation is the push operation, the display unit displays the second UI.

19. The display device as claimed in claim 18, wherein if the first UI is displayed, the second operation selects from among the first set of functions, and if the second UI is displayed, the second operation selects from among the second set of functions.