US 10,856,033 B2Granted

User terminal apparatus, display apparatus, user interface providing method and controlling method thereof

AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

InventorDoh-hyeong Lee

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Abstract

A user terminal apparatus is provided. The user terminal apparatus includes a communication interface unit which receives user interface (UI) information data regarding a UI screen corresponding to at least one application displayed on an external apparatus in communication with the external apparatus, a storage unit which stores a UI information conversion format, an information conversion unit which converts the received UI information data using the UI information conversion format, a display unit which displays a UI screen, and a control unit which controls the information conversion unit to convert the UI information data received by the communication interface unit using the UI information conversion format and display on the display unit the UI screen corresponding to the converted UI information data.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A user terminal apparatus comprising:

a display;
a communication interface;
and
a processor configured to:
control the display to display at least one icon representing at least one external television apparatus found through the communication interface,
in response to a user input for selecting an icon among the at least one icon, control the display to display a first menu screen for controlling a channel of an external television apparatus represented by the selected icon,
in response to a user input, being received while the first menu screen is displayed, for displaying a second menu screen for displaying an application item list, control the display to display the application item list comprising a plurality of application items based on information regarding a plurality of applications executable in the external television apparatus received from the external television apparatus via the communication interface, and
in response to selecting an application item among the plurality of application items, transmit a control signal for executing an application, corresponding to the selected application item, among the plurality of applications to the external television apparatus via the communication interface, and control the display to display a third menu screen for controlling the application executed in the external television apparatus,
wherein the plurality of application items correspond to the plurality of applications, respectively.

6 more elements

A method of controlling a user terminal apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying at least one icon representing at least one external television apparatus found through a communication interface;
in response to a user input for selecting an icon among the at least one icon, displaying a first menu screen for controlling a channel of an external television apparatus represented by the selected icon;
receiving information regarding a plurality of applications executable in the external television apparatus represented by the selected icon;
in response to a user input, being received while the first menu screen is displayed, for displaying a second menu screen for displaying an application item list, displaying the application item list comprising a plurality of application items based on the received information regarding the plurality of applications executable in the external television apparatus from the external television apparatus;
transmitting, in response to selection of an application item among the plurality of application items, a control signal for executing an application, corresponding to the selected application item, among the plurality of application of the external television apparatus, to the external television apparatus;
and
displaying a third menu screen for controlling the application executed in the external television apparatus,
wherein the plurality of application items correspond to the plurality of applications, respectively.

5 more elements

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program code executable by at least one processor of a user terminal apparatus for performing a method comprising:

displaying at least one icon representing at least one external television apparatus found through a communication interface;
in response to a user input for selecting an icon among the at least one icon, displaying a first menu screen for controlling a channel of an external television apparatus represented by the selected icon;
receiving information regarding a plurality of applications executable in the external television apparatus represented by the selected icon;
in response to a user input, being received while the first menu screen is displayed, for displaying a second menu screen for displaying an application item list, displaying the application item list comprising a plurality of application items based on the received information regarding the plurality of applications executable in the external television apparatus from the external television apparatus;
transmitting, in response to selection of an application item among the plurality of application items, a control signal for executing an application, corresponding to the selected application item, among the plurality of application of the external television apparatus, to the external television apparatus;
and
displaying a third menu screen for controlling the application executed in the external television apparatus,
wherein the plurality of application items correspond to the plurality of applications, respectively.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/275,638Filed 14 Feb 2019 · continuation
Priority: KR 10-2011-00186632 Mar 2011
Published: US 2019/0182530 A113 Jun 2019
Granted: 1 Dec 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

H04N 21/42209
Display device provided on the remote control: for displaying non-command information, e.g. electronic programme guide [EPG], e-mail, messages or…
H04N 21/41265
The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones: having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote…
H04N 21/42222
Characterized by hardware details: additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting…
H04N 21/42224
Characterized by hardware details: touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control

Family

Application13/244,494Parent of this continuation · filed 25 Sep 2011
Application14/507,326Parent of this continuation · filed 6 Oct 2014
Application15/618,930Parent of this continuation · filed 9 Jun 2017
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