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US-12627864-B2 - Display device

US12627864B2US 12627864 B2US12627864 B2US 12627864B2US-12627864-B2

Abstract

This display device according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a display on which a plurality of images are displayed in a plurality of regions; and a controller which receives a selection command for selecting one image from among the plurality of images, obtains a manipulation user interface (UI) for manipulating an image selected according to the received selection command, changes an attribute of the obtained manipulation UI, and displays the manipulation UI with the changed attributes on the display.

Inventors

  • Seungkeun OH

Assignees

  • LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Dates

Publication Date
20260512
Application Date
20220407

Claims (13)

  1. 1 . A display device comprising: a display configured to display a plurality of images in each of a plurality of regions; a controller configured to: receive a selection command for selecting one of the plurality of images, acquire a manipulation user interface (UI) for manipulating the selected image according to the received selection command, change attributes of the acquired manipulation UI, and display the manipulation UI with the changed attributes on the display; a network interface for receiving content images from a content provider; an external device interface for receiving external device images from an external device; and a wireless communication interface for receiving mirrored images from a mobile terminal through a screen mirroring function, wherein the controller receives the entire data including the image data of the selected image and UI data corresponding to the manipulation UI from an image source, and separates the UI data from the received entire data to acquire the manipulation UI, and wherein the image source is one of the broadcasting station, the content provider, the external device, or the mobile terminal.
  2. 2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the attribute includes at least one of a size of the manipulation UI, a display position, or an arrangement of a plurality of manipulation buttons included in the manipulation UI.
  3. 3 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein the controller enlarges the manipulation UI and displays the manipulation UI on an entire region of the display.
  4. 4 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein the controller displays the manipulation UI adjacent to the region of the selected image.
  5. 5 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein the controller displays some of the manipulation buttons of the plurality of manipulation buttons included in the manipulation UI on one side of the region where the selected image is displayed, and displays the remaining manipulation buttons on one side of the region where the selected image is displayed.
  6. 6 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller receives a command for changing the display position of the manipulation UI from a remote control device and moves the manipulation UI according to the received command.
  7. 7 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising: a memory configured to store a plurality of manipulation UIs corresponding to each of a plurality of image sources, wherein each image source is one of the broadcasting station, the content provider, the external device, or the mobile terminal, and wherein the controller determines the type of the image source and acquires a manipulation UI corresponding to the determined type from the memory.
  8. 8 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller transmits manipulation UI data for manipulating the mirrored image to the mobile terminal when the selected image is the mirrored image.
  9. 9 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller displays a manipulation UI setting menu for setting a display mode of the manipulation UI, and wherein the display mode of the manipulation UI includes a default setting mode for displaying the manipulation UI on the entire screen of the display, and a selected region setting mode for displaying the manipulation UI within a region of the selected image.
  10. 10 . A method for operating a display device, the method comprising: displaying a plurality of images in each of a plurality of regions; receiving a selection command for selecting one of the plurality of images; acquiring a manipulation user interface (UI) for manipulating the image selected according to the received selection command; changing an attribute of the acquired manipulation UI; displaying the manipulation UI whose attribute has been changed; receiving, via a network interface, content images from a content provider; receiving, via an external device interface, external device images from an external device; and receiving, via a wireless communication interface, mirrored images from a mobile terminal through a screen mirroring function; and receiving the entire data including the image data of the selected image and UI data corresponding to the manipulation UI from an image source, and separating the UI data from the received entire data to acquire the manipulation UI, wherein the image source is one of the broadcasting station, the content provider, the external device, or the mobile terminal.
  11. 11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the attribute includes at least one of a size of the manipulation UI, a display position, or an arrangement of a plurality of manipulation buttons included in the manipulation UI.
  12. 12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the displaying the manipulation UI includes enlarging the manipulation UI and displaying the manipulation UI over the entire region of the display.
  13. 13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the displaying the manipulation UI includes displaying the manipulation UI adjacent to the region of the selected image.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is the National Phase of PCT International Application No. PCT/KR2022/005004, filed on Apr. 7, 2022, which is hereby expressly incorporated by reference into the present application. TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to a display device. BACKGROUND ART Digital TV services using wired or wireless communication networks are becoming widespread. Digital TV services may provide a variety of services that may not be provided by existing analog broadcasting services. For example, Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), a type of digital TV service, and smart TV service provide interactivity that allows users to actively select the type of program to watch, the viewing time, or the like. Based on this interactivity, IPTV and smart TV services may also provide various additional services, such as Internet search, home shopping, and online games. The manipulation commands for manipulating the playback of the image are displayed within the region where the image is displayed. In display devices that support the multi-view function, the number of images increases and the size of one image may decrease. Accordingly, the region that displays the image manipulation commands decreases, causing inconvenience in manipulation. DISCLOSURE Technical Problem An object of the present disclosure is to provide a display device capable of conveniently manipulating a selected image during operation of a multi-view function in a display device capable of outputting a plurality of images. An object of the present disclosure is to provide a display device capable of changing the attributes of a user interface for manipulating a selected image during operation of a multi-view function in a display device capable of outputting a plurality of images. Technical Solution A display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a display for displaying a plurality of images in each of a plurality of regions; and a controller for receiving a selection command for selecting one of the plurality of images, acquiring a manipulation user interface (UI) for manipulating the selected image according to the received selection command, changing attributes of the acquired manipulation UI, and displaying the manipulation UI with the changed attributes on the display. Advantageous Effect According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, when an image to be manipulated is selected from among a plurality of images, the inconvenience of image manipulation may be resolved by outputting UIs that appear in the entire display region rather than the region of the selected image. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the convenience of a user's manipulation of an image may be greatly improved by changing the attributes of a user interface for manipulating an image selected during operation of a multi-view function in a display device capable of outputting a plurality of images. DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a remote control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 is a view illustrating an actual configuration of a remote control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 4 is a view illustrating an example of utilizing a remote control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 5 is a view explaining a method for operating a display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 6 is a view explaining an example of displaying a plurality of images according to the prior art. FIGS. 7 to 10 are views illustrating examples in which attributes of a manipulation UI are changed according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 11 is a view illustrating an example in which the position of a manipulation UI may be changed according to user input according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 12 is a view explaining a method for setting a manipulation UI according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 13 is a view illustrating an example of transmitting data for a manipulation UI according to an image type and an application based on the image to a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. BEST MODE Hereinafter, embodiments relating to the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The suffixes “interface”, “module” and “unit” for components used in the description below are assigned or mixed in consideration of easiness in writing the specification and do not have distinctive meanings or roles by themselves. A display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, for example, as an artificial display device that adds a computer supporting function to a broadcast receiving function,