Display apparatus and method for controlling same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12039946-B2
Application number	US-202318105520-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 3, 2023
Priority date	Sep 22, 2020
Publication date	Jul 16, 2024
Grant date	Jul 16, 2024

Abstract

An example display apparatus includes a mirror display having adjustable reflectivity; a memory in which is stored, for each of one or more applications, information pertaining to the reflectivity corresponding to the application; and a processor that, when a user command for displaying the application is input, displays the application on the mirror display and adjusts, based on the reflectivity corresponding to the application among the one or more applications, the reflectivity of the region of the mirror display in which the application is displayed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus comprising:
a mirror display having adjustable reflectivity;
memory; and
at least one processor configured to:
receive a user command for an application to be displayed,
determine a region on the mirror display for displaying the to-be-displayed application based on a location and a size of the to-be-displayed application,
display the application in the determined region, and
adjust reflectivity of the determined region on the mirror display, where the application is displayed, based on reflectivity corresponding to the application and a size of the determined region.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory stores information on reflectivity corresponding to a first application and reflectivity corresponding to a second application, and
at least one processor is configured to:
display the first and second applications on the mirror display, respectively,
adjust reflectivity of a region on the mirror display, where the first application is displayed, based on the reflectivity corresponding to the first application, and
adjust reflectivity of a region on the mirror display, where the second application is displayed, based on the reflectivity corresponding to the second application, and
the reflectivity corresponding to the first application is different from the reflectivity corresponding to the second application.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one processor is configured to:
adjust the reflectivity of the determined region where the application is displayed based on the reflectivity corresponding to the application when the application is displayed in an edge region of the mirror display, and
adjust the reflectivity of the determined region where the application is displayed based on a predetermined reflectivity when the application is displayed in a central region of the mirror display, and the reflectivity corresponding to the application is smaller than the predetermined reflectivity.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one processor is configured to:
adjust the reflectivity of the determined region where the application is displayed based on the reflectivity corresponding to the application when the application is displayed on the mirror display while having a size smaller than a predetermined size, and
adjust the reflectivity of the determined region where the application is displayed based on a predetermined reflectivity when the application is displayed on the mirror display while having a size of the predetermined size or larger, and the reflectivity corresponding to the application is smaller than the predetermined reflectivity.

5. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one processor is configured to display the application in another region according to a user command when receiving the user command for moving the application to another region of the mirror display, and adjust the reflectivity of the region where the application is displayed based on the reflectivity corresponding to the application and a location of the other region on the mirror display, to which the application is moved.

6. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one processor is configured to change the display size of the application when receiving a user command for changing a size of the region where the application is displayed, and adjust the reflectivity of the region where the application is displayed based on the reflectivity corresponding to the application and the changed size of the application.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the mirror display has reflectivity adjusted for a plurality of reflective regions, and
at least one processor is configured to determine the region where the application is displayed from among a plurality of reflective regions.

8. The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein at least one processor is configured to determine, as a matched region, the determined region when the determined region matches with at least one region among the plurality of regions, and
change at least one of the location or size of the display region of the application for the display region of the application to match with at least one region among the plurality of regions when the determined region of the application does not match with at least one region among the plurality of regions, and display the application in the changed display region.

9. A method for controlling a display apparatus that includes a mirror display having adjustable reflectivity, the method comprising:
receiving a user command for an application to be displayed;
determining a region on the mirror display for displaying the to-be-displayed application based on a location and a size of the to-be-displayed application;
displaying the application in the determined region; and
adjusting reflectivity of the determined region on the mirror display, where the application is displayed, based on reflectivity corresponding to the application and a size of the determined region.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the display apparatus stores information on reflectivity corresponding to a first application and reflectivity corresponding to a second application,
in the displaying, the first and second applications are displayed on the mirror display, respectively, and
in the adjusting,
a region on the mirror display, where the first application is displayed, has adjusted reflectivity based on the reflectivity corresponding to the first application, and
a region on the mirror display, where the second application is displayed, has adjusted reflectivity based on the reflectivity corresponding to the second application, and

the reflectivity corresponding to the first application is different from the reflectivity corresponding to the second application.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein, in the adjusting, the determined region where the application is displayed has adjusted reflectivity based on the reflectivity corresponding to the application when the application is displayed in an edge region of the mirror display, and
the determined region where the application is displayed has adjusted reflectivity based on a predetermined reflectivity when the application is displayed in a central region of the mirror display, and the reflectivity corresponding to the application is smaller than the predetermined reflectivity.

12. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions which, when executed by at least processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving a user command for an application to be displayed;
determining a region on a mirror display for displaying the to-be-displayed application based on a location and a size of the to-be-displayed application;
displaying the application in the determined region; and
adjusting reflectivity of the determined region on the mirror display, where the application is displayed, based on reflectivity corresponding to the application and a size of the determined region.

13. An electronic device comprising the one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 12 .

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cho Seungki
• Hyun Daeeun

Classifications

• G09G2354/00

  Aspects of interface with display user · CPC title

• G09G2340/0464

  Positioning · CPC title

• G09G2340/045

  Zooming at least part of an image, i.e. enlarging it or shrinking it · CPC title

• G09G2320/0686

  with two or more screen areas displaying information with different brightness or colours · CPC title

• A47G1/02

  Mirrors used as equipment (hand, pocket, or shaving mirrors A45D42/00; {optical viewing means for vehicles B60R1/00}) · CPC title