Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110148926 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A method for operating an image display apparatus is provided that includes sensing a height or eye height of a user, dividing a screen of a display into an input window and an output window corresponding to the sensed height or eye height of the user, receiving an input on the input window, and displaying an image to correspond to the received input. | 06-23-2011 |
20110149173 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - An image display apparatus and method for operating the image display apparatus are disclosed. The method of one embodiment includes displaying a content item or content image representing content, and displaying content sharing information about the content. The content sharing information includes a first object representing at least one of a content provider that received the content from the image display apparatus or a content provider that transmitted the content to the image display apparatus. | 06-23-2011 |
20110154406 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display method of an image display apparatus that includes receiving a broadcast signal, displaying a first number of thumbnail images when the image display apparatus is in a first position (the thumbnail images being based on the received broadcast signal), rotating the image display apparatus from the first position to a second position, and displaying a second number of thumbnail images when the image display apparatus is rotated to the second position, and the second number is different than the first number. | 06-23-2011 |
20110227911 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A method may be provided for operating an image display device capable of three-dimensionally displaying an object. The method may include producing a main image, providing a first subtitle On Screen Display (OSD) object for displaying a first subtitle of the main image, and providing a second subtitle OSD object for displaying a second subtitle of the main image. The second subtitle OSD object may have a different depth value from the first subtitle OSD object. The method may also include displaying the first subtitle OSD object and the second subtitle OSD object. | 09-22-2011 |
20110268218 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHODS OF SENDING INFORMATION WITH THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROLLING THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING INFORMATION IN AN INFORMATION SYSTEM - An electronic device includes a display unit, a communication unit communicating with one or more external electronic devices, and a controller controlling a display unit to display information about the one or more external electronic devices in a first region, corresponding to a first side of a plurality of sides of the display unit, and displaying detailed information related to an image, displayed in a middle region of the display unit, in a second region corresponding to a second side different from the first side from among the plurality of sides. | 11-03-2011 |
20110273540 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND AN IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A method may be provided for operating an image display apparatus. Content may be displayed on a display, and a size of a first region in which the content is displayed may change. A menu may be displayed in a second region of the display at a side of the first region. An area of the first region in which the content is displayed may be greater than an area of the second region in which the menu is displayed. | 11-10-2011 |
20120013557 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY, INTERFACE METHOD USING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING THE SAME - According to an embodiment of the present invention, an interface for controlling a display of a plurality of layers on a touch screen display includes displaying, on a touch screen display of the device, a main display layer and at least one sub display layer, detecting an object-down event at a first position within the main display layer, detecting an object-dragging event at a second position within the main display layer, and moving the main display layer along a movement direction from the first position to the second position, wherein at least one of the at least one sub display layer is displayed to be pulled to the movement direction in accordance with the movement of the main display layer. | 01-19-2012 |
20120056875 | METHOD FOR OPERATING IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus and a method for operating the same may be provided. A display that is arranged substantially horizontally may be used so content may be variously and conveniently used to improve user convenience. Social network services may also be more conveniently used. | 03-08-2012 |
20120056876 | 3D VIEWING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - An image display apparatus and a method for operating the same are disclosed herein. The image display apparatus may include a display to display a 3D image having a left-eye image and a right-eye image, a sensor to detect positions of a first viewing device and a second viewing device for viewing the 3D image, and a controller configured control a perceived view of the 3D image viewed through the viewing devices. The perceived view of the 3D image may be changed based on a position of the viewing devices or the user relative to the display. | 03-08-2012 |
20120062551 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus and a method for operating an image display apparatus are provided. Optimized image quality setting values (or configuration values) may be applied so that content may be more correctly and conveniently used, thereby improving user convenience. | 03-15-2012 |
20120206464 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT ON THE SAME - A multi-functional display device and method for displaying content on the same are disclosed herein. The method may include displaying broadcast content on a first multi-functional display device, transmitting a request to display the content on a second multi-functional display device. The second multi-functional display device may accept the request and display the content on the second multi-functional display device. The first and second multi-functional display devices may display the content at the same time. The first multi-functional display device may be associated with a first social network service (SNS) account of a first individual and the second multi-functional display device may be associated with a second SNS account of a second individual. The request to concurrently view the content may be generated using account information of the SNS accounts. | 08-16-2012 |
20120210239 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A multi-functional display device and a method of controlling the same are disclosed herein. The multi-functional display device and method provides access to human channel services, such as social network services (SNS), on a designated channel on the display device. The method may include assigning channels for a multi-functional display device including assigning a first channel number to at least one broadcast channel, and assigning a second channel number to at least one social network service (SNS) account of one of a first individual and at least one second individual associated with the first individual. The method may include displaying a list of individuals with channel numbers on a display of the multi-functional display device in a social network service (SNS) channel mode, selecting one of the individuals on the list, and displaying information related to the individual or communicating with the selected individual using a SNS account. | 08-16-2012 |
20120210355 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING AN ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMING GUIDE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A multi-functional display device and a method for displaying an electronic programming guide (EPG) in the same are disclosed herein. The multi-functional display device may include a display for displaying broadcast programs or data, a network interface configured to receive event information associated with a social network service (SNS) account for an individual or entity, a storage device configured to store at least one channel number and at least one SNS account information assigned to the at least one channel number, and a controller for controlling the multi-functional display device. The controller may map the event information to one of the at least one channel numbers and may construct an EPG that includes the mapped event information and the corresponding channel number for display on the display. | 08-16-2012 |
20120210370 | MULTI-PURPOSE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A CHANNEL SCAN INTERFACE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A multi-functional display device having a channel scan interface and a method of controlling the same are disclosed herein. The method may include registering a first individual at the multi-functional display device to create an account that is associated with at least one first social network service (SNS) account for the first individual. A menu may be displayed for selecting among a plurality of channel scan modes for scanning channels of the multi-functional display device, including a channel scan mode for broadcast content and SNS content. For channel scan mode for SNS content, information for at least one second SNS account for a second individual associated with the at least one first SNS account may be retrieved, and a channel number assigned to the at least one second SNS account. | 08-16-2012 |
20120210386 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A CHANNEL MAP AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A multi-functional display device having a channel map and a method for controlling the same are disclosed herein. The multi-functional display device may include a display, an input interface, a network interface for communicating with at least one second multi-functional display device, and a controller for controlling a display of the channel map and content associated with a channel selected in the channel map. The channel map may include a first channel number associated with a broadcast channel and a channel name for the first channel, and a second channel number associated with a social network service (SNS) account for an individual or entity and an SNS channel name for the second channel. | 08-16-2012 |
20120284132 | DISPLAY DEVICE ATTACHABLE TO SHOPPING CARTS, SHOPPING CART, AND DIGITAL SIGNAGE DISPLAY - A display device attachable to a shopping cart, and including a communication module configured to receive information on a specific product from a digital device displaying at least one or more products; a code reader configured to read code information attached to a random product selected from the at least one or more products; a display module; and a controller configured to compare the code information of a product recognized by the code reader with the received information on the specific product, and to control the display module to either display a guide message that the compared code information and the received information are identical or a guide message indicating the compared code information and the received information are not identical. | 11-08-2012 |
20120310744 | METHOD FOR MANAGING AND/OR CONTROLLING STORE AND SYSTEM FOR THE SAME - A method for managing and controlling a store and a system for the same are disclosed. The system includes a digital display shelf being provided with a recognition unit configured to recognize a product displayed on the shelf and an output unit configured to output information on the recognized product, a digital signage display configured to output data respective to the recognized product, and a managing system configured to communicate with the digital display shelf and the digital signage display so as to transmit control data and to receive processing data. Herein, the data respective to the recognized product may include at least one of audio data, video data, and text data configured to advertise and promote the corresponding product. And, the managing system may include a database related to the data respective to the recognized product. | 12-06-2012 |
20120310757 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING STORES AND SYSTEM FOR THE SAME - A method and system for managing and controlling a store are disclosed. In a store controlling system comprising a digital signage display configured to communicate with a user or a user terminal and to provide a user interface, and a managing system configured to communicate with the digital signage display, so as to manage and control the store, the method for controlling a store includes the steps of authenticating the user or the user terminal, receiving information on a purchase list, outputting product information based upon the received purchase list information, receiving a selection input for purchasing at least one product, generating payment information based upon a basic unit price and a quantity of the at least one product being selected for purchase, and outputting the generated payment information, and processing payment, and controlling a release of the at least one purchased product, when the payment process is completed. | 12-06-2012 |
20130179785 | COMPUTING DEVICE FOR PERFORMING AT LEAST ONE FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A multimedia device for performing at least one function and a method for controlling the multimedia device according to embodiments are discussed. A multimedia device for performing at least one function includes an interface module configured to receive a command signal while performing a first function from among the at least one function; a capture module configured to capture a screen image displayed according to the first function; an adjustment module configured to adjust at least one of a size and location of the captured screen image; and a controller configured to perform a second function if an application having the adjusted at least one of size and location is selected, wherein the application is used to control the multimedia device. | 07-11-2013 |
20140359522 | OPERATING METHOD OF IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed is an operating method of an image display apparatus. The operating method includes displaying a first image on a display, displaying a first pointer on the display, the first pointer being linked to a first remote control device, displaying a second pointer on the display, the second pointer being linked to a second remote control device, the second pointer having a different shape than the first pointer, receiving a first user screen view command from the first remote control device, displaying a second image, the second image being a demagnified version of the first image, and displaying a first user screen on an area of the display where the second image is not displayed. | 12-04-2014 |
20140366061 | METHOD FOR OPERATING IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A method for operating an image display apparatus includes displaying a timeline indicating past, current and future time regions based on a current time, displaying first information about a past broadcast program in the past time region, displaying second information about a current broadcast program in the current time region, displaying third information about a future broadcast program in the future time region. Items included in the first information may be displayed in a list type format and items included in the second information and the third information may be displayed in a thumbnail type format. Therefore, since visually differentiated content is displayed along the timeline, it is possible to support various functions and to increase user convenience. | 12-11-2014 |
20150049090 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A display device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. Herein, the method for controlling a display device is designed to include the steps of outputting a first Graphical User Interface (GUI), receiving a curvature change signal of a display screen outputting the first GUI, changing a curvature of the display screen based upon the received signal, generating a second GUI based upon GUI change data corresponding to the changed curvature of the display screen, and outputting the generated second GUI on the display screen. | 02-19-2015 |