Display device and operating method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10088901-B2
Application number	US-201414477657-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 4, 2014
Priority date	May 16, 2014
Publication date	Oct 2, 2018
Grant date	Oct 2, 2018

Abstract

Provided is an operating method of a display device. The method includes: recognizing a wearable device; and providing a user interface screen of the display device differently on the basis of a wearing state of the wearable device representing whether a user wears the recognized wearable device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An operating method of a display device, the method comprising:
pairing a wearable device with the display device;
providing a user interface screen of the display device paired with the wearable device differently based on a wearing state of the wearable device representing whether a user wears the paired wearable device;
receiving user's exercise information including a user's exercise amount from the wearable device if it is confirmed that the user wears the wearable device; and
changing a size of a screen displaying the user's exercise information based on a comparison result between the user's exercise amount and a reference exercise amount,
wherein the providing of the user interface screen of the display device differently comprises displaying the received user's exercise information, and
wherein the size of the screen displaying the user's exercise information when the user's exercise amount is greater than a reference exercise amount is smaller than the size of the screen displaying the user's exercise information when the user's exercise amount is less than the reference exercise amount.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the providing of the user interface screen of the display device differently further comprises displaying a media content being played by the display device in one screen.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising, when the user's exercise amount is greater than a reference exercise amount, increasing an audio output of the media content being played,
wherein the reference exercise amount is one of a predetermined number of user's movements per second or a predetermined user's movement amount per second.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the providing of the user interface screen of the display device differently comprises, when it is confirmed that the user does not wear the wearable device, displaying a media content being played by the display device in full screen.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pairing of the wearable device comprises pairing the display device with a plurality of wearable devices, and
wherein the providing of the user interface screen of the display device differently comprises, when it is confirmed that a plurality of users wear the plurality of wearable devices respectively, displaying a media content being played by the display device and exercise information received from each of the plurality of wearable devices in one screen.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
recognizing at least one user's hand gesture; and
on the basis of whether the wearable device is worn on a hand corresponding to the recognized hand gesture, selectively controlling a function of the display device corresponding to the hand gesture or a function of a wearable device corresponding to the hand gesture.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
recognizing at least one user's hand gesture; and
on the basis of a user's exercise state, selectively controlling a function of a display device corresponding to the recognized hand gesture or a function of a wearable device corresponding to the recognized hand gesture.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the wearing state of the wearable device is determined by receiving user's body information detected through a sensor included in the wearable device or determined by extracting an image of a wearable device worn on a user's specific body portion from a user's image obtained through a camera included in the display device.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the display device is combined with exercise equipment.

10. A display device comprising:
a display unit;
a communication unit configured to perform a communication with a wearable device; and
a control unit configured to:
control the display unit and the communication unit,
pair to a wearable device,
control the display unit to display a user interface screen of the display device paired with the wearable device differently based on a wearing state of the wearable device representing whether a user wears the paired wearable device,
receive user's exercise information including a user's exercise amount from the wearable device if it is confirmed that the user wears the wearable device,
display the received user's exercise information, and
change a size of a screen displaying the user's exercise information based on a comparison result between the user's exercise amount and a reference exercise amount,

wherein the control unit displays the size of the screen displaying the user's exercise information when the user's exercise amount is greater than reference exercise amount to be smaller than the size of the screen displaying the user's exercise information when the user's exercise amount is less than the reference exercise amount.

11. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the control unit displays a media content being played by the display device in one screen.

12. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the control unit, when it is confirmed that the user does not wear the wearable device, controls the display unit thereby displaying a media content being played by the display device in full screen.

13. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the control unit pairs with a plurality of wearable devices and, when it is confirmed that a plurality of users wear the plurality of wearable devices respectively, controls the display unit thereby displaying a media content being played by the display device and exercise information received from each of the plurality of wearable devices in one screen.

14. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the control unit, when the user's exercise amount is greater than a reference exercise amount, increases an audio output of the media content being played, and
wherein the reference exercise amount is one of a predetermined number of user's movements per second or a predetermined user's movement amount per second.

15. The device according to claim 10 , further comprising a camera recognizing at least one user's hand gesture,
wherein the control unit performs a control, on the basis of whether the wearable device is worn on a hand corresponding to the hand gesture recognized through the camera, thereby selectively controlling a function of the display device corresponding to the hand gesture or a function of a wearable device corresponding to the hand gesture.

16. The device according to claim 10 , further comprising a camera recognizing at least one user's hand gesture,
wherein the control unit performs a control, on the basis of a user's exercise state, thereby selectively controlling a function of a display device corresponding to the hand gesture recognized through the camera or a function of a wearable device corresponding to the hand gesture recognized through the camera.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kang Sangkyu
• Park Sewon
• Ahn Wooseok

Classifications

• G06F3/014 Primary

  Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves · CPC title

• G06F3/011

  Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00) · CPC title