Display apparatus and control method thereof
First Claim
1. A display apparatus comprising a display panel and a display frame to support the display panel, comprising:
- an input unit comprising a plurality of contact regions on the display frame, wherein a user'"'"'s contact is detectable in each contact region;
a signal processor for generating a function adjustment user interface (UI) menu to be displayed at one position among a plurality of display positions on the display panel, wherein the plurality of display positions correspond to the plurality of contact regions, respectively; and
a controller for controlling the signal processor to generate the function adjustment UI menu to be displayed at one display position among the plurality of display positions corresponding to a contact region where the user'"'"'s contact is detected;
wherein the controller controls the function adjustment UI menu to rearrange the function adjustment UI menu according to an accumulated number of contacts detected in the plurality of contact regions.
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Abstract
Provided is a display apparatus including a display panel and a display frame to support the display panel. The display apparatus including an input unit, provided on the exterior surface of the display apparatus, for outputting a contact detection signal when a user contacts the input unit; a signal processor for generating a function adjustment user interface (UI) menu to be displayed on the display panel; and a controller for controlling the signal processor to display the function adjustment UI menu corresponding to the user'"'"'s contact through the input unit when the user'"'"'s contact is detected based on a detection result of the input unit. Thus, provided is a display apparatus which improves accessibility to a function adjustment UI menu, simplifies a manipulation process of the function adjustment UI menu, and enables a user to quickly and easily access a desired adjustment item when the function adjustment UI menu is displayed, and a control method thereof.
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30 Claims
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1. A display apparatus comprising a display panel and a display frame to support the display panel, comprising:
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an input unit comprising a plurality of contact regions on the display frame, wherein a user'"'"'s contact is detectable in each contact region; a signal processor for generating a function adjustment user interface (UI) menu to be displayed at one position among a plurality of display positions on the display panel, wherein the plurality of display positions correspond to the plurality of contact regions, respectively; and a controller for controlling the signal processor to generate the function adjustment UI menu to be displayed at one display position among the plurality of display positions corresponding to a contact region where the user'"'"'s contact is detected; wherein the controller controls the function adjustment UI menu to rearrange the function adjustment UI menu according to an accumulated number of contacts detected in the plurality of contact regions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A display apparatus comprising a display panel and a display frame to support the display panel, comprising:
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an input unit comprising a plurality of contact regions on the display frame, wherein a user'"'"'s contact is detected in each contact region; a signal processor for generating a function adjustment UI menu to be displayed on the display panel at one position among a plurality of display positions on the display panel, wherein the plurality of display positions correspond to the plurality of contact regions, respectively; and a controller for controlling the signal processor to generate the function adjustment UI menu to be displayed at one display position among the plurality of display positions corresponding to a contact region where the user'"'"'s contact is detected; wherein the controller controls the function adjustment UI menu to rearrange the function adjustment UI menu according to an accumulated number of contacts detected in the plurality of contact regions.
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18. A method of controlling a display apparatus comprising a display panel, a display frame to support the display panel and a signal processor for generating a function adjustment UI menu to be displayed on the display panel, the method comprising:
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providing an input unit comprising a plurality of contact regions on the display frame, wherein a user'"'"'s contact is detected in each contact region; generating a function adjustment user interface (UI) menu to be displayed at one position among a plurality of display positions on the display panel, wherein the plurality of display positions correspond to the plurality of contact regions, respectively; and controlling the signal processor to generate the function adjustment UI menu to be displayed at one display position among the plurality of display positions corresponding to a contact region where the user'"'"'s contact is detected; wherein the controller controls the function adjustment UI menu to rearrange the function adjustment UI menu according to an accumulated number of contacts detected in the plurality of contact regions. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A display apparatus comprising a display and a display frame to support the display, comprising:
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an input unit, provided on at least a part of the display frame and comprising a plurality of keys disposed in an array adjacent to an edge of the display, each key of the plurality of keys capable of detecting whether the key is contacted by a user based on a change in at least one physical property of the key resulting from the user'"'"'s contact of the key, for outputting a signal corresponding to a contact of one of the plurality of keys; a signal processor for generating a function adjustment user interface (UI) menu to be displayed at one position among a plurality of display positions on the display panel, wherein the plurality of display positions correspond to the plurality of contact regions, respectively; and a controller for controlling the signal processor to display the menu corresponding to the key selection at one display position among the plurality of display positions determined based on the key contact when the key contact is detected based on the signal received from the input unit; wherein the controller controls the function adjustment UI menu to rearrange the function adjustment UI menu according to an accumulated number of contacts detected in the plurality of contact regions.
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