Patent application number | Description | Published |
20150039308 | APPARATUS, SERVER, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONVERSATION TOPIC - A conversation topic providing method includes: converting voice data, of a conversation of a user who is on a phone, into text; selecting a keyword, indicating an intention of the user, from the text; obtaining information of interest with respect to the keyword; and determining topics relating to the keyword based on user information. | 02-05-2015 |
20150046968 | FUNCTION UPGRADE DEVICE, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY APPARATUS THEREOF - A function upgrade device, a display apparatus, and a method for controlling a display apparatus are provided. The function upgrade device may include a function unit configured to perform a function in conjunction with the display apparatus, a storage configured to store user information and an application related to the function unit, an interface configured to connect the function upgrade device to the display apparatus and enable the function upgrade device to communicate with the display apparatus, and a controller configured to, when the display apparatus is connected to the function upgrade device through the interface, control the function unit to operate in conjunction with the display apparatus based on the user information and the application stored in the storage. | 02-12-2015 |
20150091795 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - There is provided a display device which includes a display panel, a backlight that has a plurality of light sources and applies light to the display panel, a human body detector configured to detect a human body located around the display panel, a human body information acquisition unit configured to acquire information on the human body, and a control that controls an operation of a user recognition unit when the human body is detected in a standby mode, performs user recognition based on the acquired human body information, controls an operation of the display panel such that notification information of the user is displayed in a portion of the display panel, and turns some light sources out of the plurality of light sources on. According to the invention, for the user who views the display device, the local dimming is performed on the backlight which provides content information desired by the user utilizing only a portion of the display device. Therefore, it is possible to increase dynamic contrast and reduce power consumption more than in global dimming. Accordingly, the user may enter a personalized mode of a TV, and content information is provided to the user in the standby mode. | 04-02-2015 |
20150160748 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A display apparatus and method are provided. The display apparatus includes a display including a plurality of independent display elements (IDEs) configured for shape deformation, and a controller configured to determine whether the display is deformed by transmitting a plurality of signals to the plurality of IDEs and receiving signals output from the plurality of IDEs in response to the transmitted signals. | 06-11-2015 |
20150228245 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus is provided, including a storage configured to store a plurality of display state information which corresponds to a mind and body condition of a user, an inputter configured to receive information regarding the mind and body condition of the user, and a controller configured to detect at least one display state information of the display state information which corresponds to the received information regarding the mind and body condition of the user based on the display state information stored in the storage, and control a display state of a display based on the detected at least one display state information. | 08-13-2015 |
20150238098 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SENSING BODY INFORMATION - An apparatus and method for sensing body information is provided. The apparatus includes: a light-emitting device configured to emit a light signal toward an object that is to be sensed; a light-receiving device configured to detect a reflected light signal reflected from the object; an image sensor configured to detect the reflected light signal reflected from the object; and a controller configured to selectively drive at least one of the light-receiving device and the image sensor according to a distance between the object and the light-emitting device and to sense volume information or blood flow information of the object by using the reflected light signal. | 08-27-2015 |
20150242178 | DISPLAY DEVICE, MOBILE DEVICE, SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND IMAGE QUALITY MATCHING METHOD THEREOF - A display device, a mobile device, a system including the same, and an image quality matching method thereof are provided. According to the method, the mobile device acquires a first acquired image that is an image of a first displayed image being displayed on the first display device and a second acquired image that is an image of a second displayed image being displayed on the second display device, compares the first acquired image and the second acquired image with each other, determines an image quality correction value for the first display device so that an image quality of the first displayed image is made substantially equal to an image quality of the second displayed image, and transmits the determined image quality correction value to the first display device or the second display device. | 08-27-2015 |
20150244990 | VIEW SENSOR, HOME CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING VIEW SENSOR, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING HOME CONTROL SYSTEM - A view sensor, a home control system including the view sensor, and a method of controlling the home control system are provided. The view sensor includes: a lens unit configured to receive light in order to capture an image or project light in order to display the image; an image acquirer configured to acquire the image by using the light received from the lens unit; a projector configured to provide light to the lens unit in order to display the image; a beam splitter configured to provide the image acquirer with the light received from the lens unit or transmit the light generated by the projector to the lens unit; and a controller configured to, in response to the image being captured, control the beam splitter to provide the image acquirer with the light received from the lens and, in response to the image being displayed, control the beam splitter to provide the lens unit with the light generated by the projector. | 08-27-2015 |