Display apparatus and controlling method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10108388-B2
Application number	US-201615260566-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 9, 2016
Priority date	Oct 12, 2015
Publication date	Oct 23, 2018
Grant date	Oct 23, 2018

Abstract

A display apparatus and a controlling method thereof are provided. The method includes sensing a first touch, in response to the first touch being sensed, transmitting a first signal corresponding to the first touch to at least one peripheral display apparatus, receiving a second signal corresponding to a second touch from a peripheral display apparatus where the second touch corresponding to the first touch is sensed from among the at least one peripheral display apparatus, and performing communication connection with the peripheral display apparatus where the second touch is sensed, using the first signal and the second signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of controlling a display apparatus, comprising:
displaying an image content on a first display of the display apparatus;
sensing a first touch gesture while the image content is displayed on the first display, the first touch gesture comprising a swipe from an inside area of the first display to an edge of the first display;
in response to the first touch gesture being sensed, transmitting a first signal corresponding to the first touch gesture to at least one peripheral display apparatus;
receiving a second signal corresponding to a second touch gesture from one of the at least one peripheral display apparatus having a second display, the second touch gesture comprising a swipe from an edge of the second display to an inside area of the second display;
performing communication connection with the one of the at least one peripheral display apparatus where the second touch gesture is sensed, using the first signal and the second signal; and
transmitting information regarding the image content to the one of the peripheral display apparatus.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the performing communication connection comprises, performing communication connection with the peripheral display apparatus where the second touch gesture is sensed in response to the second signal being received within a predetermined time after the first signal is transmitted.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to there being another peripheral display apparatus which is communication-connected with the peripheral display apparatus where the second touch is sensed, performing communication connection with the another peripheral display apparatus.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a third signal corresponding to a third touch gesture from another peripheral display apparatus where the third touch gesture corresponding to the first touch gesture and the second touch gesture is sensed from among the at least one peripheral display apparatus; and
performing a communication connection with the another peripheral display apparatus where the third touch gesture is sensed using the first signal, the second signal and the third signal.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising: displaying an image by the display apparatus, wherein the performing communication connection further comprises: displaying part of the image after communication connection is performed between the display apparatus and the peripheral display apparatus, and transmitting information regarding a remaining area of the image to the peripheral display apparatus.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first touch gesture includes a swipe at a center of the display apparatus in a direction of first edge, and the second touch gesture includes a swipe at a second edge which is at a closest distance from the first edge from among edges of the peripheral display apparatus in a center direction of the peripheral display apparatus.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first touch gesture and the second touch gesture is a same type of touch gesture.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first touch gesture is a touch in a first pattern, and the second touch gesture is a touch in a second pattern, said second pattern being substantially symmetrical to the first pattern.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first touch gesture includes touching a first area of the display apparatus, and the second touch gesture includes touching a second area of the peripheral display apparatus.

10. A display apparatus, comprising:
a sensor configured to sense a touch;
communication circuitry configured to transmit/receive a signal to/from a peripheral display; and
a processor configured to:
transmit a first signal corresponding to a first touch gesture to at least one peripheral apparatus in response to the first touch gesture being sensed by the sensor while image content is displayed on a first display, the first touch gesture comprising a swipe from an inside area of the first display to an edge of the first display, and
perform a communication connection with the peripheral display apparatus where a second touch gesture is sensed, the second touch gesture comprising a swipe from an edge of the peripheral display to an inside area of the peripheral display, in response to a second signal corresponding to the second touch gesture via the communication circuitry.

11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to control the communication circuitry to perform the communication connection with the peripheral display apparatus where the second touch gesture is sensed in response to the second signal being received within a predetermined time after the first signal is transmitted.

12. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to control the communication circuitry to perform a communication connection with another peripheral display apparatus in response to there being another peripheral display apparatus being communication-connected with the peripheral display apparatus where the second touch gesture is sensed.

13. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to perform a communication connection with another peripheral display apparatus where a third touch gesture is sensed using the first signal, the second signal and a third signal, in response to the third signal corresponding to the third touch gesture, via the communication circuitry from another peripheral display apparatus where the third touch gesture corresponding to the first touch gesture and the second touch gesture is sensed from among the at least one peripheral display apparatus.

14. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising: the first display, wherein the processor is configured to control the first display to display part of the image after communication connection is performed between the display apparatus and the peripheral display apparatus, and to control the communication circuitry to transmit information regarding a remaining area of the image to the peripheral display apparatus.

15. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the first touch gesture includes a swipe at a center of the display apparatus in a direction of first edge, and the second touch gesture includes a swipe at a second edge which is at a closest distance from the first edge from among edges of the peripheral display apparatus in a center direction of the peripheral display apparatus.

16. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the first touch gesture and the second touch gesture is a same type of touch.

17. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the first touch gesture includes a touch in a first pattern, and the second touch gesture includes a touch in a second pattern which is substantially symmetrical to the first pattern.

18. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , where in the first touch gesture includes touching a first area of the display apparatus, and the second touch gesture includes touching a second area of the peripheral display apparatus.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Jae-Hyuk
• Park Ji-Yeon

Classifications

• G06F3/1431 Primary

  using a single graphics controller · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G09G2356/00

  Detection of the display position w.r.t. other display screens · CPC title

• G06F3/1446

  display composed of modules, e.g. video walls · CPC title

• G06F3/0416

  Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers · CPC title