Display device for visualizing contents as the display is rotated and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019050964-A1
Application number	US-201816100932-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 10, 2018
Priority date	Aug 11, 2017
Publication date	Feb 14, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A display device and a controlling method thereof are provided. The display device includes: displaying a plurality of objects on a rotatable display of the display device; based on an event occurring, rotating the rotatable display in a first direction; and based on the rotatable display being rotated in the first direction, rotating and displaying constituent elements included in the plurality of objects in a second direction, which is opposite to the first direction, while maintaining an arrangement of the plurality of objects.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method of controlling a display device including a rotatable display, the method comprising:
displaying a plurality of objects on the rotatable display; based on an event occurring, rotating the rotatable display in a first direction; and based on the rotatable display being rotated in the first direction, rotating and displaying constituent elements included in the plurality of objects in a second direction, which is opposite to the first direction, while maintaining an arrangement of the plurality of objects.

2 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the displaying comprises, based on the rotatable display being rotated in the first direction, rotating and displaying at least a part of the constituent elements respectively included in the plurality of objects in the second direction at a same speed as a rotation speed of the rotatable display.

3 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the displaying comprises, based on the rotatable display being rotated in the first direction, fading out the constituent elements respectively included in the plurality of objects, and fading in a new constituent element to at least one object of the plurality of objects.

4 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the displaying comprises, based on the event occurring while at least one object of the plurality of objects is highlighted, rotating the rotatable display in the first direction by a predetermined angle while maintaining the at least one object of the plurality of objects to be highlighted.

5 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the displaying comprises:
based on an object of the plurality of objects being selected, displaying a first screen with respect to a selected object; based on the event occurring while the first screen is displayed, rotating the rotatable display in the first direction by a predetermined angle; and based on the rotatable display being rotated in the first direction, fading out the first screen and fading in a second screen with respect to the selected object.

6 . The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the displaying comprises fading out display of the first screen while rotating in the second direction, and fading in display of the second screen while rotating in the second direction.

7 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
based on an object of the plurality of objects being selected, displaying a first screen with respect to the selected object; based on the event occurring while the first screen is displayed, rotating the rotatable display in the first direction by a predetermined angle; and based on the rotatable display being rotated in the first direction, rotating the first screen in the second direction, removing a part of the first screen, and adding a new area to the first screen.

8 . The method as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising, based on the selected object being a music related content, outputting a music source related to the music related content,
wherein one of the first screen and the second screen includes at least one of an album cover, an artist picture and lyrics associated with the music related content, and wherein another one of the first screen and the second screen includes an image content associated with the music related content.

9 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising, based on a user input not being sensed during a predetermined period of time while the plurality of objects are rotated and displayed in the first direction, rotating the rotatable display in the second direction, and changing a mode of the display device to a sleep mode.

10 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rotating comprises rotating the rotatable display 90 degrees.

11 . A display device comprising:
a rotatable display; a rotation controller; and a processor configured to: control the rotatable display to display a plurality of objects, based on an event occurring, control the rotation controller to rotate the rotatable display in a first direction, and based on the rotatable display being rotated in the first direction, control the rotatable display to rotate and display constituent elements included in the plurality of objects in a second direction, which is opposite to the first direction, while maintaining an arrangement of the plurality of objects.

12 . The display device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to, based on the rotatable display being rotated in the first direction, control the rotatable display to rotate and display at least a part of the constituent elements respectively included in the plurality of objects in the second direction at a speed same as a rotation speed of the rotatable display.

13 . The display device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to, based on the display being rotated in the first direction, control the rotatable display to fade out display of a part of the constituent elements respectively included in the plurality of objects, and fade in display of a new constituent element to at least one object of the plurality of objects.

14 . The display device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to, based on the event occurring while at least one object of the plurality of objects is highlighted, control the rotation controller to rotate the rotatable display in the first direction by a predetermined angle while maintaining the at least one object of the plurality of objects to be highlighted.

15 . The display device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
based on an object of the plurality of objects being selected, control the rotatable display to display a first screen with respect to the selected object, based on the event occurring while the first screen is displayed, control the rotation controller to rotate the display in the first direction by a predetermined angle, and based on the rotatable display being rotated in the first direction, control the rotatable display to fade out display of the first screen and fade in display of a second screen with respect to the selected object.

16 . A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having embodied thereon a program, which when executed by a processor of a display device including a rotatable display, causes the display device to execute a method including:
displaying a plurality of objects on the rotatable display; based on an event occurring, rotating the rotatable display in a first direction; and based on the rotatable display being rotated in the first direction, rotating and displaying constituent elements included in the plurality of objects in a second direction, which is opposite to the first direction, while maintaining an arrangement of the plurality of objects.

17 . The non-transitory computer readable recording medium in claim 16 , wherein the displaying comprises, based on the rotatable display being rotated in the first direction, rotating and displaying at least a part of the constituent elements respectively included in the plurality of objects in the second direction at a same speed as a rotation speed of the rotatable display.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable recording medium in claim 16 , wherein the displaying comprises, based on the rotatable display being rotated in the first direction, fading out the constituent elements respectively included in the plurality of objects, and fading in a new constituent element to at le

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jang Sung-Hyun
• Park Min-Sun
• Lim Ji-Hye
• Han Ji-Youn
• WHANG Soo-hyun

Classifications

• G06F2200/1614

  Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode · CPC title

• H04N21/4858

  for modifying screen layout parameters, e.g. fonts, size of the windows · CPC title

• H04N21/4318

  by altering the content in the rendering process, e.g. blanking, blurring or masking an image region (image enhancement or restoration in general G06T5/00) · CPC title

• H04N21/426

  Internal components of the client {; Characteristics thereof} (H04N5/44 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