METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT

• US 20180247607A1
• Filed: 12/10/2015
• Published: 08/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: CHO, Hyung-rae
• Granted Patent: US 10,423,223 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2310/0221 with use of split matrices G09G3/3644 and G09G3/3666 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2310/04 Partial updating of the display screen
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/028 by changing the viewing angle properties, e.g. widening the viewing angle, adapting the viewing angle to the view direction
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0666 for control of colour parameters, e.g. colour temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0686 with two or more screen areas displaying information with different brightness or colours
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/144 the light being ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/20 for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/026 Control of mixing and/or overlay of colours in general G09G5/022 and G09G5/024 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43 Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/445 for displaying additional information H04N5/50 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/74 for obtaining special effects H04N9/65 - H04N9/73 take precedence

Abstract

A method of displaying content on a device includes sensing first color information of at least one object reflected on a transparent display of the device; comparing second color information of content displayed on the transparent display with the first color information; and changing the second color information based on a difference between the first color information and the second color information.

Claims

1. A method of displaying content on a device, the method comprising:

sensing first color information of at least one object reflected on a transparent display of the device;

comparing second color information of content displayed on the transparent display with the first color information; and

changing the second color information based on a difference between the first color information and the second color information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the changing of the second color information comprises changing the second color information when the difference between the first color information and the second color information is within a pre-determined critical range.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sensing an eye direction of a user; and

determining the at least one object reflected on the transparent display, based on the sensed eye direction,

wherein the sensing of the first color information comprises sensing the first color information of the determined at least one object.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the changing of the second color information comprises:

dividing the transparent display into a plurality of areas based on a value of the difference between the first color information and the second color information displayed on the transparent display;

selecting an area, from among the divided plurality of areas, so that the difference between the first color information and the second color information is within a pre-determined critical range; and

changing color information of the selected area.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating an image corresponding to an object reflected on a first transparent display of the device; and

based on a difference between second color information of content displayed on a second transparent display of the device and first color information of the generated image, combining the content displayed on the second transparent display with the generated image.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

based on color information of an image of a first object reflected on a first transparent display and an image of a second object reflected on a second transparent display, determining at least one transparent display on which content output from the device is to be displayed.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the changing of the second color information comprises determining the second color information that is changed, based on types of obtained user inputs.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a program for executing the method of displaying content of claim 1.

8. A device for displaying content, the device comprising:

a sensor configured to sense first color information of at least one object reflected on a transparent display of the device;

a controller configured to compare second color information of content displayed on the transparent display with the first color information, and based on a difference between the first color information and the second color information, change the second color information; and

an output unit configured to output the content according to the changed second color information.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the controller is configured to change the second color information when the difference between the first color information and the second color information is within a pre-determined critical range.

10. The device of claim 8, wherein the sensor is configured to sense an eye direction of a user, and

the controller is configured to determine the at least one object reflected on the transparent display, based on the sensed eye direction, and sense the first color information of the determined at least one object.

11. The display of claim 8, wherein the controller is configured to divide the transparent display into a plurality of areas based on a value of the difference between the first color information and the second color information displayed on the transparent display, select an area from among the divided plurality of areas so that the difference between the first color information and the second color information is within a pre-determined critical range, and change color information of the selected area.

12. The display of claim 8, wherein the controller is configured to generate an image corresponding to an object reflected on a first transparent display of the device, and based on a difference between second color information of content displayed on a second transparent display of the device and first color information of the generated image, combine the content displayed on the second transparent display with the generated image.

13. The display of claim 8, wherein the controller is configured to determine at least one transparent display on which content output from the device is to be displayed, based on color information of an image of a first object reflected on a first transparent display and an image of a second object reflected on a second transparent display.

14. The display of claim 8, wherein the controller is configured to determine the second color information that is changed, based on types of obtained user inputs.