Mirror type display device and method for controlling same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10775840-B2
Application number	US-201616075045-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 23, 2016
Priority date	Feb 3, 2016
Publication date	Sep 15, 2020
Grant date	Sep 15, 2020

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mirror type display device and a control method thereof, and a mirror type display device of the present invention includes a mirror type display; a camera provided on a front surface of the display; an interface for recognizing a user's dress(wear) located in front of the display and a mobile terminal carried by the user through the camera and recommending an operation mode of the recognized mobile terminal based on the recognized dress(wear), and a controller. Thus, the user projecting the image on the mirror-type display device can be photographed to recognize the dress, and the mobile terminal recognized by the user can be recognized to recommend the mode of the mobile terminal suitable for the current dress mode.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mirror type display device comprising:
a display unit including:
a mirror on a front surface of the mirror type display device; and
a display on a rear surface of the mirror;

a camera provided on the front surface of the mirror type display device; and
a controller configured to:
when a user is located in front of the mirror type display device, recognize the user's clothing and a mobile terminal carried by the user through the camera, and
display, on the display, an interface for recommending an operation mode of the recognized mobile terminal based on the recognized clothing.

2. The mirror type display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to recognize the user's clothing and the mobile terminal after the user is located in front of the mirror type display device for a preset time or more.

3. The mirror type display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to recognize the user's clothing and the mobile terminal after a predetermined input is received.

4. The mirror type display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the user's wearing mode based on at least one of the user's clothes, caps, accessories, shoes, belongings or the mobile terminal obtained through the camera, and recommend the operation mode of the mobile terminal based on the determination result.

5. The mirror type display device of claim 1 , further comprising a wireless communication unit,
wherein the controller is further configured to recognize the mobile terminal based on a signal of the mobile terminal received through the wireless communication unit.

6. The mirror type display device of claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to transmit a control signal for setting the operation mode of the mobile terminal through the wireless communication unit according to an input signal received through the interface displayed on the display.

7. The mirror type display device of claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to obtain an operation mode setting information of the mobile terminal and data stored in the mobile terminal through the wireless communication unit, and display, on the display, the obtained data.

8. The mirror type display device of claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to:
determine whether or not the operation mode of the mobile terminal has been previously set on the basis of the operation mode setting information of the mobile terminal obtained through the wireless communication unit,
obtain the data stored in the mobile terminal if the operation mode of the mobile terminal has been set, and
display, on the display, the obtained data.

9. The mirror type display device of claim 8 , wherein the controller is configured to display, on the display, an interface for receiving an input from the user for storing and deleting data stored in the mobile terminal, or changing the operation mode of the mobile terminal.

10. The mirror type display device of claim 1 , wherein, when a plurality of mobile terminals is recognized, the controller is configured to determine a priority of the operation mode to be recommended based on a battery capacity of each mobile terminal, and recommend the operation mode of each mobile terminal according to the priority.

11. The mirror type display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to display, on the display, an interface for recommending the user to set the operation mode of the recognized mobile terminal to at least one of a business mode, a casual mode, a study mode, an exercise mode, a sports mode, and a uniform mode based on the recognized user's clothing.

12. The mirror type display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
recognize clothing of a plurality of users located in front of the mirror type display device and recognize mobile terminals carried by the plurality of users via the camera, and
recommend the operation mode of the recognized mobile terminals based on the clothing of the plurality of users.

13. The mirror type display device of claim 12 , wherein when a wearing mode of the plurality of users are the same, the controller is configured to synchronize the recognized mobile terminal and collectively manage the data acquired from each the mobile terminal.

14. The mirror type display device of claim 12 , wherein when a predetermined input is received, the controller is configured to synchronize the recognized mobile terminal and collectively manage the data acquired from each the mobile terminal.

15. A mirror type display device comprising:
a display unit including:
a mirror on a front surface of the mirror type display device; and
a display on a rear surface of the mirror;

a camera provided on a front surface of the mirror type display device and configured to capture an image of a user located in front of the mirror type display device:
a wireless communication unit; and
a controller configured to:
determine a wearing mode of the user based on the image,
recognize a mobile terminal carried by the user based on the image and based on a wireless signal received by the wireless communication unit,
display, on the display, an interface for recommending an operation mode of the mobile terminal according to the determined wearing mode, and
transmit a control signal for setting the operation mode of the mobile terminal through the wireless communication unit based on an input signal received through the interface.

16. The mirror type display device of claim 15 , wherein the controller is configured to:
obtain an operation mode of the mobile terminal and data stored in the mobile terminal via the wireless communication unit,
display, on the display, the obtained data;
display, on the display, an interface for receiving the user's input for storing and deleting the data stored in the mobile terminal, or changing the operation mode of the mobile terminal.

17. The mirror type display device of claim 15 , wherein the controller is configured to:
determine whether or not the operation mode of the mobile terminal has been previously set on the basis of the wireless signal,
obtain data stored in the mobile terminal when the operation mode of the mobile terminal has been set, and
display, on the display, the obtained data.

18. A method for controlling the mirror type display device, the mirror type display device including a display unit and a camera, the display unit including a mirror on a front surface of the mirror type display device and a display on a rear surface of the mirror,
the method comprising:
capturing, by the camera, an image of a user located in front of the mirror type display device;
recognizing clothing of the user and a mobile terminal carried by the user from the image;
determining an operation mode to be recommended for the recognized mobile terminal based on the recognized clothing; and
displaying, on the display, an interface for recommending the operation mode of the mobile terminal.

19. The method of claim 18 , the method further comprising:
receiving an input signal received through the interface; and
transmitting a control signal for setting the operation mode of the mobile terminal through a wireless communication unit based on the received input signal.

20. The method of claim 18 , the method further comprising:
determining whether or not the operation mode of the mobile terminal has been previously set based on a wireless signal received by the mirror type display d

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Doyoung
• Yim Jungbin
• Kim Darae

Classifications

• G06F3/04845 Primary

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title

• G06V40/103

  Static body considered as a whole, e.g. static pedestrian or occupant recognition · CPC title

• G06V20/20

  in augmented reality scenes · CPC title

• G03B15/00

  Special procedures for taking photographs; Apparatus therefor · CPC title

• G03B29/00

  Combinations of cameras, projectors or photographic printing apparatus with non-photographic non-optical apparatus, e.g. clocks or weapons; Cameras having the shape of other objects (combinations with flash apparatus G03B15/03) · CPC title