Image display device and method of operating the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10067633-B2
Application number	US-201615270284-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2016
Priority date	Sep 22, 2015
Publication date	Sep 4, 2018
Grant date	Sep 4, 2018

Abstract

An image display device includes a display configured to display a plurality of items and a cursor indicating a location of an input; input receiving circuitry configured to receive an input for moving the cursor; and a controller configured to control the cursor to move in accordance with the received input, to control items adjacent to the cursor to be set as candidate items if the cursor stops moving, and to control guidelines to be displayed on the candidate items, wherein in response to an input of a direction key while the focus is displayed on the first candidate item, and wherein the controller is further configured to control the focus to move to a second candidate item among the candidate items corresponding to the input of the direction key if the input of the direction key corresponds to a short press and to control the cursor to move in a direction corresponding to the input of the direction key if the input of the direction key corresponds to a long press.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image display device comprising:
a display configured to display a plurality of items and a cursor indicating a pointing position determined by a received input;
input receiving circuitry configured to receive an input for moving the cursor; and
a controller configured to control the cursor to move relative to the displayed plurality of items in accordance with the received input, to determine items adjacent to the cursor as candidate items if the cursor stops moving, and to control to display a focus on a first candidate item among the candidate items and guidelines on the candidate items,
wherein in response to an input of a direction key while the focus is displayed on the first candidate item,
the controller is further configured to control the focus to move to a second candidate item among the candidate items corresponding to the input of the direction key if the input of the direction key corresponds to a short press and to control the cursor to move in a direction corresponding to the input of the direction key if the input of the direction key corresponds to a long press.

2. The image display device of claim 1 , wherein the input for moving the cursor is the long press of the direction key, and
wherein the controller is configured to control a moving speed of the cursor to be increased based on receiving the long press of the direction key.

3. The image display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to set the candidate items based on a path in which the cursor moves.

4. The image display device of claim 3 , wherein the controller is configured to control items adjacent to the cursor in a same direction as a direction in which the cursor moves, and in a different direction from a direction in which the cursor moves to be set as the candidate items.

5. The image display device of claim 1 , wherein the display is configured to display the cursor on a candidate item on which the focus is located.

6. The image display device of claim 1 , wherein, the controller is configured to control the focus to be located on a candidate item on which the cursor is located and to control the cursor to stop being displayed if the guidelines are displayed on the candidate items.

7. The image display device of claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to highlight the candidate item on which the focus is located.

8. The image display device of claim 1 , wherein in response to the long press of the direction key, the controller is configured to control the cursor to move in a direction corresponding to the pressed direction key, and in response to a key release following the long press of the direction key, the controller is configured to stop the displaying the cursor and to display the focus and the guidelines.

9. The image display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to stop the guidelines from being displayed when the input of the direction key is not sensed for a predetermined time period while the guidelines are displayed on the candidate items.

10. The image display device of claim 9 , wherein the input receiving circuitry is configured to receive the input for moving the cursor if the guidelines stop being displayed, and
wherein the controller is configure to move the cursor in accordance with the received input.

11. A method of operating an image display device, the method comprising:
displaying a plurality of items and a cursor indicating a pointing position determined by a user input on a display;
receiving the user input for moving the cursor;
moving the cursor relative to the displayed plurality of items in accordance with the user input, determining items adjacent to the cursor as candidate items if the cursor stops moving, and displaying a focus on a first candidate item among the candidate items and guidelines on the candidate items; and
in response to an input of a direction key while the focus is displayed on the first candidate item,
moving the focus to a second candidate item among the candidate items in a direction corresponding to the input of the direction key if the input of the direction key is corresponding to a short press and moving the cursor in a direction corresponding to the input of the direction key if the input of the direction key is corresponding to a long press.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the input for moving the cursor is the long press of the direction key, and if the long press of the direction key is received, a moving speed of the cursor is set to be increased.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the candidate items are set based on a path in which the cursor moves.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the candidate items comprise items adjacent to the cursor in a same direction as a direction in which the cursor moves and in a different direction from a direction in which the cursor moves.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising: displaying the cursor on a candidate item on which the focus is located.

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising: locating the focus on a candidate item on which the cursor is located and not displaying the cursor if the guidelines are displayed on the candidate items.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising: highlighting the candidate item on which the focus is located.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein moving the cursor in the direction comprises, in response to the long press of the direction key, moving the cursor in a direction corresponding to the pressed direction key, and
further comprising: in response to a key release following the long press of the direction key, stopping display of the cursor and displaying the focus and the guidelines.

19. The method of claim 11 , further comprising: stopping display of the guidelines when the input of the direction key is not sensed for a predetermined time period while the guidelines are displayed on the candidate items.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising: receiving the input for moving the cursor if the guidelines stop being displayed, and moving the cursor in accordance with the received input.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Hyeong-O
• Seo Bo-Sung

Classifications

• G06F3/04892

  Arrangements for controlling cursor position based on codes indicative of cursor displacements from one discrete location to another, e.g. using cursor control keys associated to different directions or using the tab key (arrangements for controlling cursor position based on coordinate signals G06F3/038) · CPC title

• G06F3/038

  Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry · CPC title

• H04N21/4312

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

• G06F3/033

  Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user {, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks}; Accessories therefor (digitisers characterised by the transducing means G06F3/041) · CPC title

• G06F3/0346

  with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a three-dimensional [3D] space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors · CPC title