DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING IMAGE BY DISPLAY APPARATUS

• US 20150177962A1
• Filed: 12/16/2014
• Published: 06/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: SEONG, Young-ah, MIN, Chan-hong, YANG, Pil-seung, JANG, Say, KANG, Jae-eun, LIM, Yong-hyun
• Granted Patent: US 11,010,029 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0339 Touch strips, e.g. orthogonal touch strips to control cursor movement or scrolling; single touch strip to adjust parameter or to implement a row of soft keys
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0421 by interrupting or reflecting a light beam, e.g. optical touch-screen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A display apparatus and a method of displaying an image by the display apparatus are provided. The display apparatus and the method include displaying a first content image on the display apparatus, detecting a first touch from a bezel of the display apparatus, displaying a folding area on a first edge of the first content image in response to a location of the first touch, and moving the first content image to the folding area from an adjacent folding area of the first content image, which contacts the folding area, in response to holding time of the first touch.

Claims

1. A method of displaying an image by a display apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying a first content image on the display apparatus;

detecting a first touch from a bezel of the display apparatus;

displaying a folding area on a first edge of the first content image in response to a location of the first touch; and

moving the first content image to the folding area from an adjacent folding area of the first content image, which contacts the folding area, in response to holding time of the first touch.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a second content image as a portion of the first content image when the moving is completed.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the second content image comprises a second edge of the first content image, which is positioned at an opposite side to the moving.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising:

detecting a second touch from the bezel; and

changing an area of the second content image in response to a location of the second touch.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the folding area and the adjacent folding area are differentiated from each other by a folding line.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the folding area has a changeable area.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the folding area is positioned at one of four edge portions of the first content image.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the moving of the first content image to the folding area comprises:

moving the first content image by winding the first content image around the folding area or removing the first content image from the adjacent folding region of the first content image at the folding area.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

changing a third content image displayed on the folding area in response to movement of the first content image.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a moving speed of the first content image is constant or non-constant in response to holding time of the first touch.

11. The method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising:

restoring the second content image to the first content image when a touch gesture is detected from the second content image.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising:

receiving writing on a whiteboard on the second content image,

wherein the wiring on the board is displayed together with the second content image or is displayed together with the first content image when the touch gesture is detected from the second content image.

13. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

outputting at least one of visual feedback and audible feedback in response to the moving.

14. A method of displaying an image by a display apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying a first content image on the display apparatus;

detecting a first touch from a bezel of the display apparatus;

displaying a folding area on a first edge of the first content image in response to a location of the first touch;

moving the first content image to the folding area from an adjacent folding area of the first content image, which contacts the folding area, in response to continuous movement of the first touch; and

displaying a second content image when the moving is completed.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the folding area is positioned at one of four edge portions of the first content image.

16. A display apparatus comprising:

a display unit configured to display a first content image;

a bezel surrounding the display unit and comprising a bezel touch sensor; and

a control unit configured to control the display unit and the bezel touch sensor,

wherein the control unit displays a folding area at an edge of the first content image in response to a first touch detected via the bezel touch sensor, and moves the first content image to the folding area from an adjacent folding area of the first content image, which contacts the folding area, in response to holding time of the first touch.

17. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the control unit displays a second content image as a portion of the first content image when the moving is completed.

18. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the bezel touch sensor comprises one of a bar type resistive touch sensor and a bar type capacitive touch sensor.

19. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the bezel touch sensor is formed on at least one of a front surface and a side surface of the bezel.

20. A display apparatus comprising:

a display unit configured to display a first content image;

a bezel surrounding the display unit and comprising a bezel touch sensor; and

a control unit configured to control the display unit and the bezel touch sensor,

wherein the control unit displays a folding area at an edge of the first content image in response to a first touch detected via the bezel touch sensor, and moves the first content image to the folding area from an adjacent folding area of the first content image, which contacts the folding area, in response to continuous movement of the first touch.

21. A method of displaying an image by a display apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying an eleventh content image on a display apparatus;

detecting an eleventh touch from a bezel of the display apparatus;

displaying a folding area which divides the eleventh content image into a plurality of sub content images on the eleventh content image in response to a location of the eleventh touch;

detecting a twelfth touch from a bezel; and

moving one sub content image from among the plurality of sub content images to the folding area from an adjacent folding area which is in contact with the folding area, in response to holding time of the twelfth touch.

22. The method as claimed in claim 21, wherein a number of the sub content images correspond to a number of detected touches.

23. The method as claimed in claim 21, wherein each of the plurality of sub content images moves in a direction of a central line of the folding area, in response to holding time of the twelfth touch.

24. The method as claimed in claim 23, wherein an imaginary extension line which is connected from a location of the eleventh touch to the eleventh content image is overlaid on a central line of the folding area.

25. The method as claimed in claim 24, wherein the central line of the folding area and the imaginary extension line are placed apart from each other.

26. The method as claimed in claim 21, further comprising:

receiving writing on the sub content image; and

when the sub content image moves, moving and displaying the received writing.

27. The method as claimed in claim 21, further comprising:

when an eleventh touch gesture is detected from one of the sub content image and the bezel, restoring the sub content image to the eleventh content image.

28. A display apparatus comprising:

a display unit configured to display an eleventh content image;

a bezel surrounding the display unit and comprising a bezel touch sensor; and

a control unit configured to control the display unit and the bezel touch sensor,

wherein the control unit displays a folding area which divides the eleventh content image into a plurality of sub content images on the eleventh content image, in response to a location of the eleventh touch which is detected through the bezel touch sensor, and moves one sub content image from among the plurality of sub content images to the folding area from an adjacent folding area which is in contact with the folding area, in response to holding time of the twelfth touch.

29. The display apparatus of claim 28,

wherein the control unit displays a thirteenth content image that is smaller than the eleventh content image,

wherein the thirteenth content image is one of convexly displayed to correspond to the folding area that is convexly displayed and differentially displayed from the folding area that is convexly displayed.