Display apparatus and method of controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021168431-A1
Application number	US-202017104341-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 25, 2020
Priority date	Nov 28, 2019
Publication date	Jun 3, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

The disclosure is to provide a display apparatus capable of increasing user convenience by outputting a screen and a sound under predetermined conditions when outputting a split screen, and a method of controlling the display apparatus. The display apparatus of the disclosure includes a speaker; a display; and in response to input of an output command for outputting the plurality of contents to the plurality of regions of the display, a controller configured to output image signals of a plurality of contents to a plurality of regions, and to output sound signals of the plurality of contents to the speaker. Sizes of the plurality of regions and an output intensity of the sound signal corresponding to the plurality of contents are configured to be determined based on priority information predetermined based on the plurality of contents.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display apparatus comprising:
a speaker; a display; and in response to input of an output command for outputting a plurality of contents to a plurality of regions of the display, a controller configured to:
output image signals of the plurality of contents to the plurality of regions, and
output sound signals of the plurality of contents to the speaker,
wherein sizes of the plurality of regions and a respective output intensity of the sound signals according to which the plurality of contents are output in the plurality of regions are based on predetermined priority information associated with the plurality of contents.

2 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the predetermined priority information based on at least one of types of the plurality of contents and a user's preference for the types of the plurality of contents.

3 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the predetermined priority information based on at least one of genres of the plurality of contents and a user's preference for the genres of the plurality of contents.

4 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the predetermined priority information based on a pre-input user's command.

5 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to store information about a user's content usage history, and to determine the predetermined priority information based on the information about the content usage history.

6 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to receive the plurality of contents through a plurality of sources, and to determine the predetermined priority information based on the plurality of sources.

7 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, after the input of the output command, the controller is configured to change the sizes of the plurality of regions according to which the plurality of contents are output based on a control command for changing the sizes of the plurality of regions.

8 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, after the input of the output command, the controller is configured to change the respective output intensity of the sound signals according to which the plurality of contents are output based on a control command for changing the respective output intensity of a respective sound signal.

9 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to change the respective output intensity of a respective sound signal of a content among the plurality of contents based on a respective size of the plurality of regions.

10 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
one of the plurality of contents is a dynamic content including a dynamic image; another content of the plurality of content is a static content including a static image; and the controller is configured to output the dynamic content and the static content, and to output an output intensity of a sound signal corresponding to the dynamic content greater than an output intensity of a sound signal corresponding to the static content.

11 . The display apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein, in response to the static content being converted to another dynamic content, the controller is configured to output the output intensity of the sound signal corresponding to the dynamic content and an output intensity of a sound signal corresponding to the other dynamic content at a predetermined ratio.

12 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
receive an external content from an external device; determine a size of a region in which the external content is output based on a priority determined corresponding to the external device and output the external content to the display; and output a sound signal of the external content to the speaker based on a priority determined in correspondence with the external device.

13 . The display apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein:
the external device is provided as a camera; and the controller is configured to turn off the sound signal of the external content corresponding to the external device.

14 . The display apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the controller is configured to turn on the sound signal of the external content corresponding to the external device in response to the external device detecting a motion exceeding a reference value.

15 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, in response to a priority of an existing content output before the output command is input and a new content output after the output command is input are the same, the controller is configured to output a sound signal of the existing content and a sound signal of the new content to the speaker at a predetermined ratio.

16 . A method of controlling a display apparatus comprising:
in response to input of an output command for outputting a plurality of contents to a plurality of regions of a display, outputting, by a controller, image signals of the plurality of contents to the plurality of regions; and outputting, by the controller, sound signals of the plurality of contents to the speaker, wherein sizes of the plurality of regions and a respective output intensity of the sound signals according to which the plurality of contents are output in the plurality of regions are based on predetermined priority information associated with the plurality of contents.

17 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein determining of the predetermined priority information comprises:
determining the predetermined priority information based on at least one of types of the plurality of contents and a user's preference for the types of the plurality of contents.

18 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein determining of the predetermined priority information comprises:
determining the predetermined priority information based on at least one of genres of the plurality of contents and a user's preference for the genres of the plurality of contents.

19 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein determining of the predetermined priority information comprises:
determining the predetermined priority information based on a pre-input user's command.

20 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein determining of the predetermined priority information comprises:
storing information about a user's content usage history; and determining the predetermined priority information based on the information about the content usage history.

21 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein determining of the predetermined priority information comprises:
receiving the plurality of contents through a plurality of sources; and determining the predetermined priority information based on the plurality of sources.

22 . The method according to claim 16 , further comprising:
after the input of the output command, changing, by the controller, the sizes of the plurality of regions according to which the plurality of contents are output based on a control command for changing the sizes of the plurality of regions.

23 . The method according to claim 16 , further comprising:
after the input of the output command, changing, by the controller, the respective o

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Jeonghye
• Ko Changseog
• Yoo Soungmin
• Julien Jae
• Choi Yoojin

Classifications

• H04R5/02

  Spatial or constructional arrangements of loudspeakers · CPC title

• H04R5/00

  Stereophonic arrangements (stereophonic pick-ups H04R9/16, H04R11/12, H04R17/08, H04R19/10) · CPC title

• H04R2499/15

  Transducers incorporated in visual displaying devices, e.g. televisions, computer displays, laptops · CPC title

• H04N21/4852 Primary

  for modifying audio parameters, e.g. switching between mono and stereo · CPC title

• H04N5/60

  for the sound signals · CPC title