Multimedia device having flexible display and controlling method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9860474-B2
Application number	US-201314895438-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 10, 2013
Priority date	Jun 10, 2013
Publication date	Jan 2, 2018
Grant date	Jan 2, 2018

Abstract

Disclosed are a multimedia device including a flexible display and controlling method thereof. The present invention includes a guide bar, a flexible display configured to be rolled up on an outer circumference of the guide bar, the flexible display having a first region rolled up on the outer circumference of the guide bar and a second region not rolled up on the outer circumference of the guide bar, a receiving unit configured to receive a content and metadata corresponding to the content from a source device, and a control unit adjusting a vertical width of the second region of the flexible display in accordance with a preset condition.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A multimedia device comprising:
a guide bar;
a flexible display configured to be rolled up on an outer circumference of the guide bar, the flexible display having a first region rolled up on the outer circumference of the guide bar and a second region not rolled up on the outer circumference of the guide bar;
a receiver configured to receive a content and metadata corresponding to the content from a source device; and
a control unit adjusting a vertical width of the second region of the flexible display in accordance with a preset condition,
wherein the control unit extracts an aspect ratio information from the received metadata and determines the vertical width of the second region of the flexible display in accordance with the extracted aspect ratio information,
wherein the multimedia device is configured to:
display video data in the received content on a first partitioned region of the second region, and display caption data on a second partitioned region of the second region if the caption data is included in the received metadata, and
display, in a standby mode, information received from another indoor home device, a portable device or a mobile device on the second partitioned region of the second region, and
wherein the second partitioned region of the second region is not rolled up on the outer circumference of the guide bar in the standby mode, and the second region is minimized in the standby mode.

2. The multimedia device of claim 1 , further comprising a storage unit configured to store a function or lookup table for determining the vertical width of the second region in accordance with an aspect ratio of a screen within the second region of the flexible display,
wherein the control unit detects the function or a value in the lookup table by accessing the storage unit and then determines the vertical width of the second region of the flexible display using the detected function or value in the lookup table.

3. The multimedia device of claim 1 , further comprising a user interface configured to receive a command signal for selecting an aspect ratio of a screen within the second region of the flexible display,
wherein the control unit determines the vertical width of the second region of the flexible display in accordance with the received command signal.

4. The multimedia device of claim 1 , wherein the guide bar is installed to enable a height adjustment.

5. The multimedia device of claim 4 , further comprising a sensor configured to sense a user's eye, wherein the control unit adjusts a height of the guide bar to enable the sensor and the user's eye to be situated in parallel with each other on a same level.

6. The multimedia device of claim 1 , wherein a screen with the second region of the flexible display comprises at least one of the first partitioned region and the second partitioned region.

7. The multimedia device of claim 6 , wherein if the caption data is included in the received metadata, the control unit controls the video data in the received content and the caption data to be displayed on the first partitioned region and the second partitioned region, respectively.

8. The multimedia device of claim 6 , wherein the receiver is configured to receive at least two contents and
wherein the control unit controls video data of the at least two contents to be displayed on the first partitioned region and the second partitioned region, respectively.

9. A method of controlling a multimedia device, which includes a control unit, a guide bar and a flexible display configured to be rolled up on an outer circumference of the guide bar, the method comprising:
receiving a content and metadata corresponding to the content from a source device;
extracting, via the control unit, an aspect ratio information from the received metadata;
determining, via the control unit, a vertical width of a region in the flexible display not rolled up on the outer circumstance of the guide bar in accordance with the extracted aspect ratio information;
adjusting an extent of the flexible display rolled up on the outer circumference of the flexible display in accordance with the extracted aspect ratio information;
displaying video data in the received content on a first partitioned region of the region in the flexible display, and displaying caption data on a second partitioned region of the region in the flexible display not rolled up on the outer circumstance of the guide bar if the caption data is included in the received metadata; and
displaying, in a standby mode, information received from another indoor home device, a portable device, or a mobile device on the second partitioned region of the region in the flexible display not rolled up on the outer circumstance of the guide bar,
wherein the second partitioned region is not rolled up on the outer circumference of the guide bar in the standby mode, and the region in the flexible display not rolled up on the outer circumstance of the guide bar is minimized in the standby mode.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising saving a function or lookup table for determining the vertical width of the region in the flexible display not rolled up on the outer circumference of the guide bar in accordance with an aspect ratio of a screen in the flexible display in a storage unit.

11. The method of claim 10 , the adjusting the extent of the flexible display rolled up on the outer circumference of the flexible display, comprising:
detecting the function or a value in the lookup table by accessing the storage unit; and
determining the vertical width of the region in the flexible display not rolled up on the outer circumference of the guide bar using the detected function or value in the lookup table.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
sensing a user's eye using a sensor; and
adjusting a height of the guide bar to enable the sensor and the user's eye to be situated in parallel with each other on a same level.

13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
detecting the caption data from the received metadata; and
if the caption data is detected, controlling the video data of the received content and the caption data to be displayed on the first partitioned region of the region of the flexible display not rolled up on the outer circumference of the guide bar and the second partitioned region of the region of the flexible display not rolled up on the outer circumference of the guide bar, respectively.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein at least two caption data are detected from the received metadata.

15. A method of controlling a multimedia device, which includes a control unit, a guide bar and a flexible display configured to be rolled up on an outer circumference of the guide bar, the method comprising:
receiving a content and metadata corresponding to the content from a source device;
receiving a command signal for selecting an aspect ratio of a screen in the flexible display;
extracting, via the control unit, an aspect ratio information from the received metadata;
determining, via the control unit, a vertical width of a region in the flexible display not rolled up on the outer circumstance of the guide bar in accordance with the extracted aspect ratio information;
adjusting an extent of the flexible display rolled up on the outer circumference of the flexible display in accordance with the received command signal;
displaying video data in the received content on a first partitioned region of the region in the flexible display, and displaying caption data on a second partitioned region of the region in t

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Park Junghoon
• Choi Dongwon
• Kim Namhun
• Hwang Sunjung

Classifications

• G06F3/0304

  Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means (constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042) · CPC title

• H04N21/4858

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

• G09G2340/0442

  Handling or displaying different aspect ratios, or changing the aspect ratio · CPC title

• H04N21/4884

  for displaying subtitles · CPC title

• G06F1/1605

  Multimedia displays, e.g. with integrated or attached speakers, cameras, microphones · CPC title