# US 10,481,753 B2 · Display device and method of operating the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,481,753 B2 - Document ID: US10481753B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/349,843 - Filed: 2016-11-11 - Published: 2017-10-26 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2016-04-25 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Byunghun Lee; Kunsik Lee; Taejun Kim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10481753B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/04812: Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects - G06F 3/0346: with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a three-dimensional [3D] space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors - G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus - G09G 5/003: {Details of a display terminal, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto (specific for a CRT G09G1/165; for a flat panel G09G3/2092)} - G09G 5/026: {Control of mixing and/or overlay of colours in general (G09G5/022 and G09G5/024 take precedence)} - H04N 21/42201: {biosensors, e.g. heat sensor for presence detection, EEG sensors or any limb activity sensors worn by the user (input arrangements for interaction with the human body based on nervous system activity detection G06F3/015)} - H04N 21/4318: {by altering the content in the rendering process, e.g. blanking, blurring or masking an image region (image enhancement or restoration in general G06T5/00)} - H04N 21/4438: {Window management, e.g. event handling following interaction with the user interface} - H04N 21/4826: {using recommendation lists, e.g. of programmes or channels sorted out according to their score} - H04N 21/4854: {for modifying image parameters, e.g. image brightness, contrast} - G06F 2203/04804: Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows - G09G 2340/10: Mixing of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of an operation, e.g. adding, on the corresponding input pixels - G09G 2340/125: wherein one of the images is motion video - G09G 2354/00: Aspects of interface with display user - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A display device includes a display for displaying at least one piece of content, a user input interface for receiving a signal from a remote control device, and a controller for controlling operation of the display device. The controller performs control to display a video of first content in an overall area of a first layer of a screen, to display a first on screen display (OSD) window having predetermined first transparency in a first area of a second layer of the screen upon receiving a first OSD window output request signal, and to change the first transparency to predetermined second transparency when a pointer is located in the first area of the second layer of the screen. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display device comprising: a display configured to display content; a user input interface configured to receive a signal from a remote control device; and a controller configured to: cause the display to display a video of first content on a first layer of a screen; cause the display to display a first on screen display (OSD) window in a first area of a second layer of the screen in response to a first OSD window output request received via the user input interface; set a transparency of the displayed first OSD window to a predetermined first transparency when a pointer of the remote control device is detected at a second area of the second layer of the screen; and set the transparency of the displayed first OSD window to a predetermined second transparency which is lower than the first transparency when the pointer is detected at the first area of the second layer of the screen, wherein the second area of the second layer of the screen and the first area of the second layer of the screen are different areas with respect to an overall area of the screen, and wherein when the first OSD window is displayed, the controller is further configured to cause the display to display the pointer at the first area of the second layer of the screen or at the second area of the second layer of the screen according to a set location of the pointer. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein: the first OSD window includes a plurality of items, and the controller is further configured to cause the display to highlight and display an item of the plurality of items when the pointer is positioned at the item. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein: the first OSD window includes a plurality of channel selection items, and the controller is further configured to cause the display to display a video of second content received from a channel corresponding to a selected channel selection item from the plurality of channel selection items in response to a selection of the channel selection item received via the user input interface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein: the first OSD window includes a plurality of screen setting items, and the controller is further configured to cause the display to apply a selected screen setting to the displayed first content in response to a selection of the screen setting from the plurality of screen setting items received via the user input interface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to display a second OSD window in the first area of the second layer when a predetermined time has elapsed after the first OSD window is displayed, wherein the second OSD window includes a plurality of recommended content items and is displayed in the first transparency. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The display device according to claim 5, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to display a video of second content corresponding to a selected recommended content item in response to a selection of the recommended content item from the plurality of recommended content items received via the user input interface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to terminate display of the first OSD window when at least one input is received from the remote control device while the pointer is detected at the second area of the second layer of the screen. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The display device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to: detect coordinate information of the pointer; set transparency of the first OSD window to the second transparency when the detected coordinate information corresponds to the first area of the second layer of the screen; and set transparency of the first OSD window to the first transparency when the detected coordinate information corresponds to the second area of the second layer of the screen. ### Claim 9 A method for displaying content on a display device, the method comprising: displaying a video of first content on a first layer of a screen; displaying a first on screen display (OSD) window in a first area of a second layer of the screen in response to a first OSD window output request; setting a transparency of the displayed first OSD window to a predetermined first transparency when a pointer of a remote control device is detected at a second area of the second layer of the screen; and setting the transparency of the displayed first OSD window to a predetermined second transparency which is lower than the first transparency when the pointer is detected at the first area of the second layer of the screen, wherein the second area of the second layer of the screen and the first area of the second layer of the screen are different areas with respect to an overall area of the screen, and wherein displaying the first OSD window further comprises displaying the pointer at the first area of the second layer of the screen or at the second area of the second layer of the screen according to a set location of the pointer. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein: the first OSD window includes a plurality of items, and the method further comprises highlighting and displaying an item of the plurality of items when the pointer is pointed at the item. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein: the first OSD window includes a plurality of channel selection items, and the method further comprises displaying a video of second content received from a channel corresponding to a selected channel selection item from the plurality of channel selection items in response to a selection of the channel selection item. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein: the first OSD window includes a plurality of screen setting items, and the method further comprises applying a selected screen setting to the displayed first content in response to a selection of the screen setting from the plurality of screen setting items. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, further comprising displaying a second OSD window in the first area of the second layer when a predetermined time has elapsed after the first OSD window is displayed, wherein the second OSD window includes a plurality of recommended content items and is displayed in the first transparency. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, further comprising displaying a video of second content corresponding to a selected recommended content item in response to a selection of the recommended content item from the plurality of recommended content items. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, further comprising terminating display of the first OSD window when at least one input is received from the remote control device while the pointer is located in the second area of the second layer of the screen. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, further comprising: detecting coordinate information of the pointer; setting transparency of the first OSD window to the second transparency when the detected coordinate information corresponds to the first area of the second layer of the screen; and setting transparency of the first OSD window to the first transparency when the detected coordinate information corresponds to the second area of the second layer of the screen.