Display device and operation method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025021290-A1
Application number	US-202118711474-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 19, 2021
Priority date	Nov 19, 2021
Publication date	Jan 16, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a wireless communication unit for performing wireless communication with a mobile terminal; a display unit for displaying a mirroring image based on an image displayed by the mobile terminal; and a control unit for receiving a user input signal while displaying the mirroring image, and transmitting a user input back channel (UIBC) trigger to the mobile terminal through the wireless communication unit when the received user input signal is determined as the UIBC trigger for execution of a UIBC function.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display device comprising:
a wireless communication interface configured to perform wireless communication with a mobile terminal; a display configured to display a mirroring image based on an image being displayed by the mobile terminal; and a controller configured to receive a user input signal while displaying the mirroring image, and transmit a user input back channel (UIBC) trigger to the mobile terminal through the wireless communication interface when the received user input signal is determined as the UIBC trigger for execution of a UIBC function.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the UIBC trigger is configured to cause the mobile terminal to output an accessibility settings pop-up window.

3 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to recognize the user input signal as the UIBC trigger when the user input signal is either a movement signal of the remote control device which is received from a remote control device or a selection signal for a button provided on the remote control device.

4 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
display a User Interface (UI) for execution of the UIBC function on the display unit; and recognize the user input signal as the UIBC trigger when the user input signal is a signal for enabling activation of the UIBC function through the UI.

5 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a microphone configured to receive a voice command uttered by a user, wherein the controller is configured to recognize the user input signal as the UIBC trigger when a preset keyword is included in the voice command.

6 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to:
receive, from the mobile terminal, a notification that the UIBC function is allowed to be accessed; and receive a UIBC event for controlling the mobile terminal from a remote control device, and transmit the received UIBC event to the mobile terminal.

7 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein the UIBC event includes a type of the UIBC and coordinate values of a point at which the UIBC is received.

8 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to display a notification that the UIBC function is not allowed to be accessed on the display when the notification that the UIBC function is not allowed to be accessed is received from the mobile terminal.

9 . A method for operating a display device, the method comprising:
displaying a mirroring image based on an image being displayed by the mobile terminal; receiving a user input signal while displaying the mirroring image; determining whether the received user input signal is a User Input Back Channel (UIBC) trigger for execution of a UIBC function; and transmitting the UIBC trigger to the mobile terminal when the received user input signal is determined as the UIBC trigger for execution of the UIBC function.

10 . The display device of claim 9 , the UIBC trigger is configured to cause the mobile terminal to output an accessibility settings pop-up window.

11 . The display device of claim 9 , wherein the determining includes recognizing the user input signal as the UIBC trigger when the user input signal is either a movement signal of the remote control device which is received from a remote control device or a selection signal for a button provided on the remote control device.

12 . The display device of claim 9 , further comprising:
displaying a User Interface (UI) for execution of the UIBC function; and wherein the determining includes recognizing the user input signal as the UIBC trigger when the user input signal is a signal for enabling activation of the UIBC function through the UI.

13 . The display device of claim 9 , further comprising:
receiving a voice command uttered by a user, wherein the determining includes recognizing the user input signal as the UIBC trigger when a preset keyword is included in the voice command.

14 . The display device of claim 10 , further comprising:
receiving, from the mobile terminal, a notification that the UIBC function is allowed to be accessed; receiving a UIBC event for controlling the mobile terminal from a remote control device; and transmit a received UIBC event to the mobile terminal.

15 . The display device of claim 14 , wherein the UIBC event includes a type of the UIBC and coordinate values of a point at which the UIBC is received.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Jeong Hyojeong
• Park Taejin
• Lee Eunjung
• Bae Kyungnam
• Mun Byungil
• Shin Byounghyun
• Kwon Jeonghwan

Classifications

• G06F3/167

  Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback · CPC title

• G06F3/0484

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• H04N21/4122

  additional display device, e.g. video projector (digital output for controlling a plurality of local displays G06F3/1423) · CPC title

• H04N21/43615

  Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals (home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805) · CPC title

• H04N21/41265

  having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device (unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204) · CPC title