Display apparatus and display method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10045066-B2
Application number	US-201514933473-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 5, 2015
Priority date	Nov 10, 2014
Publication date	Aug 7, 2018
Grant date	Aug 7, 2018

Abstract

A display apparatus, including a display configured to display a multi-window screen image comprising a plurality of windows; and a controller configured to control the display to change an appearance of at least one window of the plurality of windows based on a setting provided by a user, and to display the at least one window using the changed appearance.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus comprising:
a display; and
a controller configured to:
provide a multi-window screen image comprising a plurality of windows;
display a plurality of contents through the plurality of windows, the plurality of contents comprising a first content displayed through a first window of the plurality of windows; and
in response to the first window stopping the first content and beginning to display a second content corresponding to a user viewing reservation, while the plurality of contents are being displayed through the plurality of windows, control the display to change a location of the first window, and to change a size of the first window, based on user setting information, to provide the changed first window along with the plurality of windows, and to display the second content through the changed first window.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to provide a visual effect to the first window.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine an identity of the user and change the first window based on a user setting corresponding to the determined identity.

4. A display method comprising:
displaying a multi-window screen image including a plurality of windows;
displaying a plurality of contents through the plurality of windows, the plurality of contents including a first content displayed through a first window of the plurality of windows; and
in response to the first window stopping the first content and beginning to display a second content corresponding to a user viewing reservation, while the plurality of contents are being displayed through the plurality of windows, changing a location of the first window, and changing a size of the first window, based on user setting information, and providing the changed first window along with the plurality of windows, and displaying the second content through the changed first window.

5. The display method of claim 4 , further comprising providing a visual effect to the first window.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Seung-Hwan
• Ryu Yang-Sun
• Lee Joo-Heon

Classifications

• H04N21/4312

  involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations · CPC title

• H04N21/4316 Primary

  for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window · CPC title

• H04N5/45 Primary

  Picture in picture {, e.g. displaying simultaneously another television channel in a region of the screen} · CPC title

• H04N21/42224

  Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control · CPC title

• H04N21/4858

  for modifying screen layout parameters, e.g. fonts, size of the windows · CPC title