U.S. patent application number 14/670549 was filed with the patent office on 2015-07-23 for method for controlling bidirectional remote controller and bidirectional remote controller implementing the method.
This patent application is currently assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.. The applicant listed for this patent is SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Simon BAE.
Application Number | 20150208114 14/670549 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 44508756 |
Filed Date | 2015-07-23 |
United States Patent
Application |
20150208114 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
BAE; Simon |
July 23, 2015 |
METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BIDIRECTIONAL REMOTE CONTROLLER AND
BIDIRECTIONAL REMOTE CONTROLLER IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD
Abstract
A method for controlling a bidirectional remote controller is
provided. The method includes receiving, at the bidirectional
remote controller, menu information from a display apparatus;
generating, at the bidirectional remote controller, a menu screen
based on the received menu information for controlling the display
apparatus; and displaying the generated menu screen on a display of
the bidirectional remote controller.
Inventors: |
BAE; Simon; (Yongin-si,
KR) |
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Applicant: |
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
Suwon-si |
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KR |
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Assignee: |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,
LTD.
Suwon-si
KR
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Family ID: |
44508756 |
Appl. No.: |
14/670549 |
Filed: |
March 27, 2015 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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13967863 |
Aug 15, 2013 |
9030611 |
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14670549 |
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13177091 |
Jul 6, 2011 |
8537286 |
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13967863 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
725/37 |
Current CPC
Class: |
H04N 21/42208 20130101;
H04N 21/42204 20130101; H04N 21/41265 20200801; H04N 21/42209
20130101; H04N 21/42224 20130101 |
International
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H04N 21/422 20060101
H04N021/422 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Oct 19, 2010 |
KR |
2010-0101962 |
Claims
1. A remote controller comprising: a communication unit configured
to receive information for generating a menu screen from a display
apparatus for controlling the display apparatus; a display unit;
and a control unit configured: to generate the menu screen
including a plurality of menu items based on the received
information, each of the plurality of menu items respectively
corresponding to each of a plurality of screens which are
displayable on the display apparatus, and to control the display
unit to display the menu screen including a plurality of menu
items, in response to a user input for selecting a menu item among
the plurality of menu items in the menu screen, to transmit a
control signal including identification information corresponding
to the selected menu item to the display apparatus so that the
display apparatus activates a screen among the plurality of screens
corresponding to the identification information immediately.
2. The remote controller as claimed in claim 1, in response to a
user input for a character input following the user input for
selecting the menu item, the control unit transmits information
corresponding to the character input to the display apparatus on
which the screen corresponding to the identification information is
activated.
3. The remote controller as claimed in claim 1, wherein user input
on the menu screen does not affect a display status of the display
apparatus until the control signal is transmitted.
4. The remote controller as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display
apparatus displays the screen immediately, in response to receiving
the control signal.
5. The remote controller as claimed in claim 1, wherein the menu
screen comprises at least one of an on-screen display (OSD) menu
screen and an e-manual screen of the display apparatus.
6. The remote controller as claimed in claim 5, wherein the OSD
menu screen is a screen for setting a screen or sound of the
display apparatus.
7. The remote controller as claimed in claim 1, wherein the menu
information is encoded in an Extensible Markup Language (XML) data
format.
8. The remote controller as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control
signal is for storing data input by the remote controller in the
display apparatus.
9. A display apparatus comprising: a display; a storage configured
to store a plurality of screens, each having a corresponding
identification information; a communicator configured to
communicate with an external device; a controller configured: to
control the communicator to transmit information on the plurality
of the screens having the corresponding identification information
to the external device for the external device to display a menu
screen including the plurality of menu items based on the
information, each of the plurality of menu items corresponding to
each of the plurality of screens, respectively, to receive a
control signal including identification information corresponding
to a menu item selected from among the plurality of menu items
included in the menu screen displayed on the external device, to
activate a screen corresponding to the identification information
immediately.
10. The display apparatus as claimed in 9, in response to a
character input following the control signal, the control unit
processes the character input while the screen is activated.
11. The display apparatus as claimed in 9, wherein the controller
controls the display to display the screen immediately, in response
to receiving the identification information.
12. The display apparatus as claimed in 9, wherein user input on
the external device does not affect the display of the display
apparatus until the control signal is received.
13. The display apparatus as claimed in 9, wherein the controller
controls the display apparatus based on a user input received
through menu screen displayed on a touch display of the external
device, and performs a function corresponding to the received
control signal, the menu screen being generated based on the
information on the plurality of the menu items.
Description
PRIORITY
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser.
No. 13/967,863 filed on Aug. 15, 2013, which is a continuation of
U.S. application Ser. No. 13/177,091, filed on Jul. 6, 2011 (now
U.S. Pat. No. 8,537,286 issued on Sep. 17, 2013), which claims
priority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2010-0101962, filed
on Oct. 19, 2010 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the
disclosures of which are incorporated herein in their entirety by
reference.
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. Field
[0003] Methods and apparatuses consistent with exemplary
embodiments relate generally to a method for controlling a
bidirectional remote controller and a bidirectional remote
controller implementing the method, and more particularly, to a
method for controlling a bidirectional remote controller and a
bidirectional remote controller implementing the method, which can
control a display device.
[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0005] Generally, a remote controller is a device that remotely
controls electronic appliances, such as a television receiver, a
DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a VCR (Video Cassette Recorder), a
cable broadcasting device, a set top box, an audio device, and the
like through wireless transmission of a control frequency. For
this, the remote controller transmits a control signal to a
remotely controlled electronic appliance, for example, using an
infrared signal.
[0006] For example, as illustrated in FIG. 1, a display device 110
unidirectionally receives only a simple signal, such as a channel
change signal, a volume control signal, and the like, by a remote
controller 120.
[0007] However, in controlling a display device 110 such as a
television receiver, a menu screen is displayed using an on-screen
display (OSD). However, as the functions and complexity of
processing and displaying images on the screen are increased, it is
inconvenient to input navigation, selection, and characters of OSD
on the screen using a remote controller.
[0008] For example, since a user is required to search for and set
a desired function, such as when reviewing an instruction manual in
a display device, the user looks at instruction manual on the
screen, exits the OSD containing the instruction manual, and
returns to another OSD of the screen to perform the desired
operation. Also, there is an increasing need for a special pointing
device or character input function in order to perform Internet
browsing.
SUMMARY
[0009] Aspects of exemplary embodiments address at least the above
problems and/or disadvantages and to provide at least the
advantages described below. Accordingly, an aspect of an exemplary
embodiment provides a method for controlling a bidirectional remote
controller and a bidirectional remote controller implementing the
method, which can directly transmit settings desired by a user to a
display device.
[0010] According to an aspect of an exemplary embodiment, there is
provided a method for controlling a bidirectional remote
controller, the method including the bidirectional remote
controller receiving and displaying a menu screen from a display
device; selecting a menu from the displayed menu screen; and
transmitting at least one of a control command for displaying an
active window that corresponds to the selected menu and a control
command for executing a function that corresponds to the selected
menu on the display device to the display device.
[0011] The bidirectional remote controller may be a remote
controller that includes a touch screen remote controller or a
display unit.
[0012] The menu screen may include at least one of an OSD menu
screen and an e-manual screen of the display device.
[0013] The OSD menu screen may be a screen for setting a screen or
sound of the display device.
[0014] The menu screen may be received in an Extensible Markup
Language (XML) data format from the display device.
[0015] The displaying of the active window may include installing a
program for configuring the menu screen received in the XML data
format in the remote controller.
[0016] The method for controlling a bidirectional remote controller
may further include receiving a user input from a user; and
transmitting data that corresponds to the user input to the display
device.
[0017] The control command for displaying the active window that
corresponds to the selected menu screen on the display device may
be a control command for immediately displaying the active window
on the display device in the case where any one menu is selected by
a user from the displayed menu screen in the remote controller.
[0018] Each active window that corresponds to the selected menu may
have its inherent identifier (ID), and the control command for
displaying the active window that corresponds to the selected menu
screen may include the inherent ID.
[0019] The transmitting the at least one of the control commands to
the display device may include transmitting the control commands
that correspond to the plurality of menus individually or
collectively when the plurality of menus are selected.
[0020] The control command may include a control command for
storing the data input by the remote controller in the display
device.
[0021] According to an aspect of another exemplary embodiment,
there is provided a bidirectional remote controller including a
reception unit receiving a menu screen for controlling a display
device from the display device; a display unit displaying the menu
screen received by the reception unit; a function execution unit
generating at least one of a control command for displaying an
active window that corresponds to the selected menu and a control
command for executing a function that corresponds to the selected
menu on the display device when at least one menu is selected from
the menu screen; and a transmission unit transmitting the generated
control command to the display device.
[0022] The menu screen may include at least one of an OSD menu
screen and an e-manual screen of the display device.
[0023] The OSD menu screen may be a screen for setting a screen or
sound of the display device.
[0024] The reception unit may receive the menu screen in an XML
data format from the display device.
[0025] The display unit may install the menu screen received in the
XML data format in the bidirectional remote controller.
[0026] The bidirectional remote controller according to an
exemplary embodiment may further include a user command input unit
receiving a user input from a user, and the transmission unit may
transmit data that corresponds to the user input to the display
device.
[0027] The transmission unit may transmit a control command for
immediately displaying the active window to the display device in
the case where any one menu is selected by a user from the
displayed menu screen in the remote controller.
[0028] Each active window that corresponds to the selected menu may
have its inherent ID, and the control command for displaying the
active window that corresponds to the selected menu screen may
include the inherent ID.
[0029] The transmission unit may transmit the control commands that
correspond to the plurality of menus individually or collectively
when the plurality of menus are selected.
[0030] The control command may include a control command for
storing the data input by the remote controller in the display
device.
[0031] According to other exemplary embodiments, a user can
directly transmit settings desired by the user to the display
device as the user confirms the setting and operation screen of the
display device.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0032] The above and/or other aspects, of the exemplary embodiments
will be more apparent from the following detailed description when
taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
[0033] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a
remote controller controls a display device;
[0034] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a
bidirectional remote controller according to an exemplary
embodiment controls a display device;
[0035] FIG. 3 is a brief block diagram of a bidirectional remote
controller according to an exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIG.
2; and
[0036] FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling
a bidirectional remote controller according to an exemplary
embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS
[0037] Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments are described in detail
with reference to the accompanying drawings. For reference, in
explaining the exemplary embodiments, detailed descriptions of
constructions or processes known in the art may be omitted to avoid
obscuring the subject matter of the exemplary embodiments.
[0038] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a
bidirectional remote controller according to an exemplary
embodiment controls a display device.
[0039] As illustrated in FIG. 2, a bidirectional remote controller
220 according to an exemplary embodiment performs bidirectional
communication with a display device 210.
[0040] Also, the display device 210 may transmit an OSD menu screen
for control of the display device to the bidirectional remote
controller 220, and the bidirectional remote controller 220 may
transmit a control command for displaying an active window that
corresponds to a menu screen selected by a user or a control
command for executing a function that corresponds to the menu
screen selected by the user to the display device 210.
[0041] Accordingly, an OSD menu screen for controlling screen
brightness, contrast, and the like is displayed on the
bidirectional remote controller.
[0042] FIG. 3 is a brief block diagram of a bidirectional remote
controller according to an exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIG.
2. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the bidirectional remote controller
220 includes a reception unit 221, a display unit 223, a function
execution unit 225, a transmission unit 227, and a user command
input unit 229.
[0043] The reception unit 221 receives the menu screen for
controlling the display device 210 from the display device 210.
[0044] In an exemplary embodiment, the reception unit 221 may
receive the menu screen in an XML data format from the display
device 210.
[0045] Here, the XML data format represents a method for describing
schema using an XML (Extensible Markup Language) grammar, and is an
XML application for defining metadata schema.
[0046] In an exemplary embodiment, the menu screen may include at
least one of an OSD menu screen and an e-manual screen of the
display device.
[0047] Here, the OSD menu screen may be a screen for setting a
screen or sound of the display device.
[0048] In other words, through the menu screen, the OSD, manual,
and the like of the display device 210 that is a main video
appliance can be received.
[0049] For example, the OSD may be an OSD menu screen for setting a
screen or sound of the display device or an e-manual that is a user
guide for the display device.
[0050] Accordingly, the bidirectional remote controller according
to an exemplary embodiment can directly receive the OSD screen for
controlling the display device, and can set the screen or sound
desired by the user.
[0051] The display unit 223 of the bidirectional remote controller
220 outputs the menu screen received by the reception unit 221 from
the display device 210.
[0052] Here, the bidirectional remote controller 220 may be a
remote controller that includes a touch screen or a display
unit.
[0053] In other words, since the bidirectional remote controller
220 according to an exemplary embodiment receives the OSD screen or
the like from the display device 210 and displays the OSD screen on
the bidirectional remote controller 220, the bidirectional remote
controller 220 should include a display unit such as a touch
screen.
[0054] Also, in an exemplary embodiment, the display unit 223 of
the bidirectional remote controller 220 may install a program in
the bidirectional remote controller 220 for configuring the menu
screen received by the reception unit 221 in the XML data
format.
[0055] Accordingly, it is necessary to install the OSD screen
received from the display device 210 in the bidirectional remote
controller 220 in order to control the display device.
[0056] If at least one menu is selected from the menu screen, the
function execution unit 225 generates at least one of the control
command for displaying an active window that corresponds to the
selected menu and the control command for executing a function that
corresponds to the selected menu on the display device.
[0057] In other words, if the user selects any one of the OSD menu
screen or e-manual screen received from the display device 210, the
function execution unit 225 generates the control command that
executes the function that corresponds to the selected item.
[0058] The transmission unit 227 transmits the control command
generated by the function execution unit 225 to the display device
210.
[0059] In an exemplary embodiment, the transmission unit 227 can
transmit the control command for immediately displaying the active
window to the display device 210 in the case where any one of the
menu screens displayed on the bidirectional remote controller 220
is selected by the user.
[0060] In other words, if the user selects any one of diverse menu
items on the remote controller, the transmission unit of the
bidirectional remote controller according to an exemplary
embodiment transmits the control command for immediately displaying
the active window that corresponds to the selected menu item on the
display device 210 to the display device 210. Accordingly, the user
can perform all settings for the screen or sound on the
bidirectional remote controller 220 without the necessity of
operating the OSD menu screen on the display device 210.
[0061] Here, the active window that corresponds to the selected
menu screen may have its inherent ID, and the control command for
displaying the active window that corresponds to the selected menu
screen may include the inherent ID.
[0062] In other words, in order to immediately display the active
window that corresponds to the menu screen selected on the
bidirectional remote controller 220 on the display device 210, the
inherent ID such as an index ID is given to each active window that
corresponds to the menu screen selected on the bidirectional remote
controller 220, and if the inherent ID that displays the active
window is included in the control command, the display device 210
immediately displays the active window that corresponds to the
inherent ID transmitted from the bidirectional remote controller
220.
[0063] In an exemplary embodiment, if a plurality of menus are
selected, the transmission unit 227 may transmit the control
commands that correspond to the plurality of menus individually or
collectively.
[0064] In other words, the transmission unit 227 may individually
transmit the control command according to the menu selected by the
user in the function execution unit whenever the control command is
generated, or may collectively transmit the control command to the
display device after all settings are completed.
[0065] Here, the control command may include a control command for
storing the data input by the bidirectional remote controller 220
in the display device 210.
[0066] In other words, the control command may include not only the
control command according to the menu screen for controlling the
display device 210 through the remote controller but also the
control command for storing the user input data, such as characters
input through the remote controller or setting data changed by the
bidirectional remote controller 220, in the display device 210.
[0067] The user command input unit 229 receives the user input from
the user.
[0068] That is, the function execution unit 225 receives the user
input for executing a function that corresponds to the menu
selected by the user.
[0069] In an exemplary embodiment, the transmission unit 227 may
transmit the data that corresponds to the user input received by
the user command input unit 229 to the display device 210.
[0070] For example, the character input data input through the user
command input unit can be transmitted to the display device
210.
[0071] Also, in an exemplary embodiment, the bidirectional remote
controller 220 can perform not only the function of a remote
controller for one display device but also the function of an
integrated remote controller for a plurality of display
devices.
[0072] Accordingly, the bidirectional remote controller 220
according to diverse exemplary embodiments can immediately transmit
the settings desired by the user to the display device 210 for
storage as the user watches the setting and operation explanation
of the display device on the remote controller in the case of using
contents such as an e-manual or the like. Also, it is possible to
freely operate the OSD menu screen on the screen without
discriminating the OSD menu screens displayed on the display
device. Also, in the case of setting navigation of the OSD menu
screen using the bidirectional remote controller 220, the user's
input of touch, instruction, character input, and the like, can be
freely performed.
[0073] Hereinafter, a method for controlling a bidirectional remote
controller 220 according to an exemplary embodiment will be
described. In the following description, explanation that overlaps
the above-described explanation of the bidirectional remote
controller according to an embodiment of the invention will be
omitted.
[0074] FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling
a bidirectional remote controller according to an embodiment of the
invention.
[0075] First, the bidirectional remote controller 220 receives a
menu screen from the display device 210 and displays the menu
screen (S410).
[0076] Here, the bidirectional remote controller 220 may be a
remote controller that includes a touch screen remote controller or
a display unit. In other words, since the bidirectional remote
controller 220 according to an exemplary embodiment receives the
OSD screen or the like from the display device 210 and displays the
OSD screen on the bidirectional remote controller 220, it should
include a display unit such as a touch screen.
[0077] In an exemplary embodiment, the menu screen may include at
least one of an OSD menu screen and an e-manual screen of the
display device 210.
[0078] Here, the OSD menu screen may be a screen for setting a
screen or sound of the display device.
[0079] In other words, through the menu screen, the OSD, manual,
and the like, of the display device 210 that is a main video
appliance can be received from the display device 210.
[0080] For example, the OSD may be an OSD menu screen for setting a
screen or sound of the display device 210 or an e-manual that is a
user guide for the display device 210.
[0081] Accordingly, the bidirectional remote controller 220
according to an exemplary embodiment can directly receive the OSD
screen for controlling the display device 210, and can set the
screen or sound desired by the user.
[0082] In an exemplary embodiment, the menu screen may be received
in an XML data format from the display device 210.
[0083] Here, receiving the menu screen from the display device 210
and displaying the menu screen on the bidirectional remote
controller 220 may include installing a program for configuring the
menu screen received in the XML data format in the bidirectional
remote controller 220.
[0084] This is because an installation program for displaying the
OSD screen received from the display device is required in order to
receive the OSD screen for controlling the display device 210 in
the bidirectional remote controller 220 and to control the display
device 210 accordingly.
[0085] Next, a menu is selected from the menu screen displayed in
operation S410 (S430).
[0086] According to the method for controlling a bidirectional
remote controller 220 according to an exemplary embodiment, a user
selects any one of the OSD menu screen and e-manual received from
the display device 210.
[0087] Last, at least one of a control command for displaying an
active window that corresponds to the menu screen selected in
operation S430 and a control command for executing a function that
corresponds to the selected menu on the display device 210 is
transmitted to the display device 210 (S450).
[0088] Here, the method for controlling a bidirectional remote
controller 220 according to an exemplary embodiment may further
include receiving a user input from the user and transmitting data
that corresponds to the user input to the display device 210.
[0089] In an exemplary embodiment, the control command for
displaying the active window that corresponds to the selected menu
screen on the display device 210 may be a control command for
immediately displaying the active window in the case where any one
menu is selected by the user from the menu screens displayed on the
bidirectional remote controller 220.
[0090] In other words, if the user selects any one of diverse menu
items on the bidirectional remote controller 220, the control
command for immediately displaying the active window that
corresponds to the selected menu item on the display device 210 is
transmitted to the display device 210. Accordingly, the user can
perform all settings for the screen or sound on the bidirectional
remote controller 220 without the necessity of operating the OSD
menu screen on the display device 210.
[0091] Here, the active window that corresponds to the selected
menu screen may have its inherent ID, and the control command for
displaying the active window that corresponds to the selected menu
screen may include the inherent ID.
[0092] Therefore, in order to immediately display the active window
that corresponds to the menu screen selected on the bidirectional
remote controller 220 on the display device 210, the inherent ID
such as an index ID is given to each active window that corresponds
to the menu screen selected on the bidirectional remote controller
220, and if the inherent ID that displays the active window is
included in the control command, the display device 210 immediately
displays the active window that corresponds to the inherent ID
transmitted from the bidirectional remote controller. 220
[0093] In an exemplary embodiment, if a plurality of menus are
selected, operation S450 may transmit the control commands
individually or collectively.
[0094] In other words, the control command according to the menu
selected by the user may be individually transmitted whenever the
control command is generated, or may be collectively transmitted to
the display device 210 after all settings are completed.
[0095] Here, the control command may include a control command for
storing the data input by the remote controller in the display
device.
[0096] In other words, the control command may include not only the
control command according to the menu screen for controlling the
display device 210 through the bidirectional remote controller 220
but also the control command for storing the user input data, such
as characters input through the remote controller or setting data
changed by the bidirectional remote controller 220, in the display
device 210.
[0097] Accordingly, the method for controlling a bidirectional
remote controller 220 according to diverse exemplary embodiments
can immediately transmit the settings desired by the user to the
display device 210 for storage as the user watches the setting and
operation explanation of the display device 210 on the remote
controller in the case of using contents such as an e-manual or the
like. Also, it is possible to freely operate the OSD menu screen on
the screen without discriminating the OSD menu screens displayed on
the display device 210. Also, in the case of setting navigation of
the OSD menu screen using the bidirectional remote controller 220,
the user's input of touch, instruction, character input, and the
like, can be freely performed.
[0098] While the inventive concept has been shown and described
with reference to certain exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be
understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form
and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit
and scope of the inventive concept, as defined by the appended
claims.
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