Display apparatus and control method thereof

US9106944B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9106944-B2
Application numberUS-201213586433-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 15, 2012
Priority dateAug 23, 2011
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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A display apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes: a signal receiver which receives an input signal corresponding to a user's input, from at least one of a plurality of input devices receiving the user's input; a display unit which displays thereon information on the plurality of input devices; and a controller which identifies whether the plurality of input devices are capable of receiving the user's input, and displays on the display unit connection information displaying at least one of the plurality of input devices which is capable of receiving the user's input. Accordingly, information on a plurality of input devices which are capable of controlling the display apparatus are displayed on the apparatus.

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What is claimed is: 1. A display apparatus controllable through at least one of a plurality of types of input devices, the display apparatus comprising: a storage which stores a plurality of graphical images corresponding to the plurality of types of user controlled input devices, respectively; a signal receiver which receives an input signal corresponding to a user's input to a user controlled input device, from at least one of the plurality of types of user controlled input de…

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What does patent US9106944B2 cover?
A display apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes: a signal receiver which receives an input signal corresponding to a user's input, from at least one of a plurality of input devices receiving the user's input; a display unit which displays thereon information on the plurality of input devices; and a controller which identifies whether the plurality o…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Bae Simon, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N21/422. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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