Display apparatus and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10021336-B2
Application number	US-201615191693-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 24, 2016
Priority date	Jul 7, 2015
Publication date	Jul 10, 2018
Grant date	Jul 10, 2018

Abstract

A display apparatus includes a signal receiver configured to receive a broadcast signal, a signal processor configured to process the received broadcast signal, a display configured to display an image based on the processed broadcast signal, a user input receiver configured to receive a user input, a storage, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the storage to store information about an external device being mapped to a channel among a plurality of channels in accordance with the user input, display the information about the external device corresponding to the mapped channel, and control the external device via the mapped channel. Thus, a user may easily register the external device with a channel simply by placing an input device, such as a remote controller or the like, in proximity to the external device while viewing a broadcast.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus comprising:
a signal receiver configured to receive a broadcast signal;
a signal processor configured to process the received broadcast signal;
a display configured to display images based on the processed broadcast signal;
a user input receiver configured to receive a user input;
a storage; and
a controller configured to:
control the storage to store first information about a first external device that is mapped to a first channel, in accordance with the user input, among a plurality of channels to which the broadcast signal is allocated, and store second second external device that is mapped to a second channel among the plurality of channels to which the broadcast signal is allocated,
in response to the first channel being selected, control the display to display a first image based on a broadcast signal of the first channel and to simultaneously display the first information about the first external device mapped to the first channel, wherein the first external device is controlled using the first channel to which it is specifically mapped, and
in response to the displayed first information about the first external device selected, control the display to display a user interface (UI) for controlling the first external device on the first image.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to display a user interface (UI) comprising at least one item for controlling the first external device corresponding to the first channel.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the first external device based on the user input received via the displayed UI.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a remote controller configured to receive the user input,
wherein the user input receiver receives the user input through the remote controller.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the remote controller is further configured to receive the first information about the first external device from the first external device, and
wherein the controller is further configured to control the storage to store the first information about the first external device received by the remote controller.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the remote controller is further configured to receive the first information about the first external device from the first external device through at least one communication method among near field communication (NFC), Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the controller is further configured to send to the remote controller a control signal for controlling the first external device corresponding to the first channel based on the user input, and
wherein the remote controller is further configured to output the control signal to the particular the first external device.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the controller is further configured to send to the first external device a control signal for controlling the first external device corresponding to the first channel based on the user input.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the remote controller to generate a control signal for controlling the first external device corresponding to the first channel based on the user input, and
wherein the remote controller is further configured to output the generated control signal to the first external device.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an electronic device configured to receive the user input,
wherein the user input receiver receives the user input through the electronic device.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the electronic device is further configured to receive the first information about the first external device from the first external device through at least one wireless communication method among near field communication (NFC), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and transmission control protocol (TCP)/Internet protocol (IP), and
wherein the controller is further configured to control the storage to store the first information about the first external device received by the electronic device.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to control the display to display additional information for controlling the first external device based on the user input using the displayed UI.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to display a user interface (UI) for user settings to map the first external device to one of an unallocated channel to which the broadcast signal is not allocated and an allocated channel to which the broadcast signal is not allocated, among a plurality, and map the first external device to the one of the unallocated channel and the allocated channel in accordance with an additional user input via the displayed UI.

14. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to map the first external device to the first channel based on characteristics of the first channel and the first external device.

15. The display apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the characteristics of the first channel comprise at least one among a characteristic of content provided via the channel, user preference information associated with the first channel, and a user's viewing history information associated with the first channel.

16. The display apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the characteristics of the first external device comprise at least one among a type of the first external device, usage pattern associated with the first external device, and a user's history of using the first external device.

17. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first information about the first external device comprises information about a user of the first external device.

18. The display apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the controller is further configured to display a user interface (UI) for communication with the user of the first external device corresponding to the first channel based on the first information about the user of the first external device corresponding to the first channel.

19. A method of controlling a display apparatus, the method comprising:
receiving a broadcast signal;
storing first information about a first external device that is mapped to a first channel, in accordance with the user input, among a plurality of channels to which the broadcast signal is allocated, and storing second information about a second external device that is mapped to a second channel among the plurality of channels to which the broadcast signal is allocated;
in response to the first channel being selected, displaying a first image based on a broadcast signal of the first channel and simultaneously displaying the first information about the first external device mapped to the first channel, wherein the first external device is controlled using the first channel to which it is specifically mapped, and
in response to the displayed first information about the first external device selected, displaying a user interface (UI) for controlling the first external device on the first image.

20. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Heo Do-Won
• Cho Eun-Young

Classifications

• H04N21/4316

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