Remote controller, image processing apparatus, and imaging system comprising the same

• US 8,643,790 B2
• Filed: 10/03/2006
• Issued: 02/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Chun, Min-kyung
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/541,640
• Publication Number:
  US 20070075971A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,681 Days
• Field of Search: 348/734, 345/173, 345/169, 345/158, 715853-855, 715/843, 715/841
• US Class Current: 348/734
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0384 Wireless input, i.e. hardware and software details of wireless interface arrangements for pointing devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04897 Special input arrangements or commands for improving display capability
• 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 21/42208 Display device provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• 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 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/0122 the input and the output signals having different aspect ratios

Abstract

A remote controller for remotely controlling an image processing apparatus having a receiving unit, including: a sensing unit having a region for sensing a position value corresponding to user'"'"'s contact and movement; a data processing unit for detecting information on a user'"'"'s movement direction to convert it into a control signal capable of being outputted in accordance with the position value sensed; and a transmitting unit for transmitting the control signal to the image processing apparatus.

Claims

1. A display system comprises:

a remote controller with a touch pad which is capable of sensing a drag movement of a user'"'"'s touch; and

a display apparatus which is capable of displaying a graphic user interface showing a plurality of selection lists having a hierarchical structure based on the drag movement of the user'"'"'s touch,

wherein the display apparatus selectively activates a selection item among a plurality of selection items in one of the plurality of selection lists in accordance with the drag movement in an up or down direction,

displays a higher-level selection list of the plurality of selection lists in accordance with a first drag movement in one of a left direction and a right direction, and

displays a lower-level selection list of the plurality of selection lists in accordance with a second drag movement which is opposite to the first drag movement.

2. The display system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of selection items are arranged in the up or down direction.

3. The display system according to claim 2, wherein the display apparatus selectively activates a selection item among a plurality of selection items in the higher-level selection list or the lower-level selection list in accordance with the drag movement in the up or down direction, and

displays either a second higher-level selection list or a second lower-level selection list in accordance with the first or the second drag movement.

4. The display system according to claim 3, wherein the display apparatus highlights currently selected ones of the plurality of selection items of the selection lists and the higher-level selection list or the lower-level selection list in accordance with the drag movement in the up or down direction.

9. The display system according to claim 3, wherein the second higher-level selection list or the second lower-level selection list is displayed in accordance with the first or the second drag movement which is input while the selection item is activated.

10. The display system according to claim 9, wherein the drag movement in the up or down direction and the first or the second drag movement in one of the left and right directions are continuous.

5. A method for controlling a display system comprising a remote controller and a display apparatus, the method comprises:

sensing a drag movement of a user'"'"'s touch on a touch pad of the remote controller; and

displaying at the display apparatus a graphic user interface showing a plurality of selection lists having a hierarchical structure based on the drag movement of the user'"'"'s touch,

wherein the displaying comprises selectively activating a selection item among a plurality of selection items in one of the plurality of selection lists in accordance with the drag movement in an up or down direction,

displaying a higher-level selection list of the plurality of selection lists in accordance with a first drag movement in one of a left direction and a right direction, and

displaying a lower-level selection list of the plurality of selection lists in accordance with a second drag movement which is opposite to the first drag movement.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the plurality of selection items are arranged in the up or down direction.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the displaying further comprises selectively activating a selection item among a plurality of selection items in the higher-level selection list or the lower-level selection list in accordance with the drag movement in the up or down direction, and

displaying either a second higher-level selection list or a second lower-level selection list in accordance with the first or the second drag movement.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the displaying further comprises highlighting currently selected ones of the plurality of selection items of the selection lists and the higher-level selection list or the lower-level selection list in accordance with the drag movement in the up or down direction.

11. The method according to claim 7, wherein the second higher-level selection list or the second lower-level selection list is displayed in accordance with the first or the second drag movement which is input while the selection item is activated.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the drag movement in the up or down direction and the first or the second drag movement in one of the left and right directions are continuous.