Display apparatus and method for controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016349945-A1
Application number	US-201615085439-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 30, 2016
Priority date	May 27, 2015
Publication date	Dec 1, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided are a display apparatus controlled through an input unit including a four-direction key and a method for controlling the same. The display apparatus includes an input unit including a four-direction key and configured to receive a user command, a display unit configured to display a four-direction user interface (UI) including UI elements corresponding to the four-direction key, and a controller configured to, in response to one of the four-direction key being selected, control the display unit to display a low UI element included in a UI element corresponding to the selected key. Accordingly, a user intuitively accesses content that the user wants to enter without learning of a new interface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for controlling a display apparatus controlled through an input unit comprising a four-direction key, the method comprising:
displaying a four-direction user interface (UI) comprising UI elements corresponding to the four-direction key; and in response to one of four-direction keys being selected, displaying a UI sub-element included in a UI element corresponding to a selected key.

2 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the UI sub element comprises displaying a plurality of UI sub-elements aligned with the UI sub element corresponding to the selected key.

3 . The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein:
the plurality of UI sub-elements corresponds to a plurality of applications, respectively; and the displaying of the plurality of UI sub-elements comprises displaying the plurality of UI sub-elements in an aligned order using one of a frequency of execution of the plurality of applications and a recently executed history.

4 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the displaying of the four-direction UI comprises displaying a pointer together with the four-direction UI in response to a user command for displaying the four-direction UI being input; and the UI sub-element is capable of being selected by the pointer.

5 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, the displaying of the four-direction UI comprises, in response to a user command for generation of the four-direction UI during display of specific content, displaying a four-direction UI corresponding to the specific content.

6 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the UI sub-element comprises adjusting a number and size of a plurality of displayed UI sub-elements according to the size of a display of the display apparatus and displaying the plurality of displayed UI sub-elements.

7 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the four-direction UI comprises, in response to a user command for display of the four-direction UI being input during display of a pointer, displaying the four-direction UI around a position of the pointer.

8 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a category of the UE sub-element is capable of being determined by a user.

9 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the UI sub-element comprises moving a position of the four-direction UI on a display based on the position of the four-direction UI and a number of the UI sub-elements.

10 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the four-direction UI comprises, in response to a user input for selection of the UI sub-element being input, differently displaying a selected UI element from a non-selected UI element.

11 . A display apparatus, comprising:
an input unit comprising a four-direction key and configured to receive a user command; a display unit configured to display a four-direction user interface (UI) comprising UI elements corresponding to the four-direction key; and a controller configured to, in response to one of four-direction keys being selected, control the display unit to display a UI sub-element included in a UI element corresponding to a selected key.

12 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the controller controls the display unit to display a plurality of IUI sub-elements aligned with the UI sub-element corresponding to the selected key.

13 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 12 , wherein:
the plurality of UI sub-elements corresponds to a plurality of applications, respectively; and the controller controls the display unit to display the plurality of UI sub-elements aligned in an order using one of a frequency of execution of the plurality of applications and a recently executed history.

14 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 11 , wherein:
the controller controls the display unit to display a pointer together with the four-direction UI in response to a user command for displaying the four-direction UI being input; and the UI sub-element is capable of being selected by the pointer.

15 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 11 , wherein:
the controller controls the display unit to display the four-direction UI corresponding to specific content in response to a user command for generation of the four-direction UI during display of the specific content.

16 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the controller controls the display unit to adjust a number and size of a plurality of displayed UI sub-elements according to the size of a display of the display apparatus and to display the plurality of displayed UI sub-elements.

17 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 11 , wherein, in response to a user command for display of the four-direction UI being input during display of a pointer, the controller controls the display unit to display the four-direction UI around a position of the pointer.

18 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 11 , wherein a category of the UE sub-element is capable of being determined by a user.

19 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the controller controls the display to move a position of the four-direction UI based on the position of the four-direction UI and a number of the UI sub-elements and to display the four-direction UI.

20 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 11 , wherein, in response to a user input for selection of a UI element being input, the controller controls the display unit to differently display a selected UI element from a non-selected UI element.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
• Ewha Univ - Ind Collaboration Found

Inventors

• Kim Min-Jin
• Yoo Ha-Yeon
• Lee Sang-Hee
• Moon Joo-Sun
• Park Seung-Ho
• Lee Yoo-Jin
• MIN Bo A
• Choi Byung-Mi

Classifications

• H04N21/42218

  for mapping a matrix of displayed objects on the screen to the numerical key-matrix of the remote control · CPC title

• G06F3/0489

  using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof · CPC title

• G06F3/0482 Primary

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04N21/4312

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