DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING IMAGE USING THE SAME

• US 20140218312A1
• Filed: 07/03/2013
• Published: 08/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Lee, Yong-Hui
• Application Number:
  US13/935,453
• Publication Number:
  US 20140218312A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1636 Sensing arrangement for detection of a tap gesture on the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning

Abstract

A display apparatus includes a display configured to display an end portion of an image according to a tapping signal and a tap sensor configured to sense tapping at a peripheral portion around the display part and to output the tapping signal to the display part. Thus, a user may easily change the view to display the uppermost portion, the lowest portion, the leftmost portion and the rightmost portion of the image without scrolling when viewing another portion of the image.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a display configured to display an end portion of an image according to a tapping signal; and

a tap sensor configured to sense tapping at a peripheral portion of the display and to output the tapping signal to the display when the tapping is sensed.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the tap sensor comprises an upper side tapping sensor configured to sense the tapping at an upper side peripheral portion of the display and to output an upper side signal when the tapping is sensed at the upper side peripheral portion.

3. The display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the display is configured to display an upper side end portion of the image in response to the upper side signal.

4. The display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the upper side tapping sensor comprises a vibration sensor for sensing the tapping.

5. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the tap sensor comprises a lower side tapping sensor configured to sense the tapping at a lower side peripheral portion of the display and to output a lower side signal when the tapping is sensed at the lower side peripheral portion.

6. The display apparatus of claim 5, wherein the display is configured to display a lower side end portion of the image in response to the lower side signal.

7. The display apparatus of claim 5, wherein the lower side tapping sensor comprises a vibration sensor for sensing the tapping.

8. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the tap sensor comprises a left side tapping sensor configured to sense the tapping at a left side peripheral portion of the display and to output a left side signal when the tapping is sensed at the left side peripheral portion.

9. The display apparatus of claim 8, wherein the display is configured to display a left side end portion of the image in response to the left side signal.

10. The display apparatus of claim 8, wherein the left side tapping sensor comprises a vibration sensor for sensing the tapping.

11. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the tap sensor comprises a right side tapping sensor configured to sense the tapping at a right side peripheral portion of the display and to output a right side signal when the tapping is sensed at the right side peripheral portion.

12. The display apparatus of claim 11, wherein the display is configured to display a right side end portion of the image in response to the right side signal.

13. The display apparatus of claim 11, wherein the right side tapping sensor comprises a vibration sensor for sensing the tapping.

14. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the tap sensor is configured to output the tapping signal when the tap sensor senses the tapping comprising two taps.

15. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the tap sensor comprises a vibration sensor for sensing the tapping.

16. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display apparatus is a liquid crystal display apparatus comprising a liquid crystal.

17. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display apparatus is an organic light emitting diode display apparatus comprising an organic light emitting diode.

18. A method of displaying an image, the method comprising:

sensing tapping;

outputting a tapping signal when the tapping is sensed; and

displaying an end portion of the image on a display according to the tapping signal.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the tapping is sensed at a peripheral portion around the display.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein outputting the tapping signal comprises outputting an upper side signal when the tapping is sensed at an upper side peripheral portion of the display.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein displaying the end portion of the image comprises displaying an upper side end portion of the image in response to the upper side signal.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein outputting the tapping signal comprises outputting a lower side signal when the tapping is sensed at a lower side peripheral portion of the display.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein displaying the end portion of the image comprises displaying a lower side end portion of the image in response to the lower side signal.

24. The method of claim 18, wherein outputting the tapping signal comprises outputting a left side signal when the tapping is sensed at a left side peripheral portion of the display.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein displaying the end portion of the image comprises displaying a left side end portion of the image in response to the left side signal.

26. The method of claim 18, wherein outputting the tapping signal comprises outputting a right side signal when the tapping is sensed at a right side peripheral portion of the display.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein displaying the end portion of the image comprises displaying a right side end portion of the image in response to the right side signal.

28. The method of claim 18, wherein outputting the tapping signal comprises outputting the tapping signal when the tapping comprises two taps.