# US 11,439,230 B2 · Display apparatus and method of controlling the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,439,230 B2 - Document ID: US11439230B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/585,410 - Filed: 2019-09-27 - Published: 2020-11-26 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2019-05-24 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Eunjoo Cho - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11439230B2 ## CPC - A47B 81/065: {rotationally} - F16M 11/105: {the horizontal axis being the roll axis, e.g. for creating a landscape-portrait rotation} - F16M 11/18: with mechanism for moving the apparatus relatively to the stand - G05D 3/12: using feedback - G06F 1/1601: {Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays (constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64)} - G09F 9/33: being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes - G09F 9/35: being liquid crystals (G09F9/302 takes precedence; liquid crystal materials C09K19/00; {liquid crystal panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell per se G02F1/13}) - G09F 19/02: incorporating moving display members - H04N 5/445: for displaying additional information (H04N5/50 takes precedence) - H04N 5/64: Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers (furniture aspects {of television cabinets} A47B81/06) - H04N 5/655: Construction or mounting of chassis, e.g. for varying the elevation of the tube - H04N 21/478: Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application - A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B) - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract Disclosed is a pivotable display apparatus and method thereof. The display apparatus includes a support body; a display body pivotable on the support body and displaying an image; a pivoting driver; and a processor configured to: control the pivoting driver to pivot the display body; identify whether the display body is obstructed from pivoting; and control the display body to display thereon a user interface (UI), which provides a guide in association with the pivoting of the displaying body, based on whether the display body is obstructed inform the pivoting. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display apparatus comprising: a support body; a display body pivotable on the support body, the display body being configured to display an image; a pivoting driver; and a processor configured to: control the pivoting driver to pivot the display body, identify whether the display body is obstructed from pivoting, and control the display body to display a user interface (UI), which provides a guide in association with the pivoting of the display body, based on whether the display body is obstructed from the pivoting, wherein when a collision is detected during the pivoting the display body, in a first operating mode, guide a user by the UI to manually pivot the display body by informing the user of a force applying point to pivot the display body, and in a second operating mode, automatically control the pivoting driver of the display apparatus to pivot the display body. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to control the pivoting driver to stop pivoting the display body when the obstruction is identified. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the UI comprises a message that the display body is obstructed from the pivoting. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the processor is configured to identify a usable display area based on a pivot angle of the display body, and to display the message on the identified usable display area. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the processor is configured to control the message to be displayed horizontally or vertically based on a pivot angle of the display body. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the UI informs a user of a force applying point to pivot the display body. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a sensor configured to detect a position at which the display body is obstructed from pivoting. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to operate in one of the first operating which is a manual mode in which a user is guided by the UI to manually pivot the display body, and the second operating which is an automatic mode in which the pivoting driver controls the display body to pivot, wherein the manual mode or the automatic mode is identified based on data detected by the sensor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the guide of the UI shows a position at which the display body is obstructed from the pivoting. ### Claim 10 (depends on 5) The display apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the guide of the UI shows a pivoting direction for pivoting the display body. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The display apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to identify the pivoting direction based on a pivot angle of the display body. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the UI shows a direction in which a user pivots the display body. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to control the pivoting driver to slow down a pivoting speed of the display body based on the obstruction identified in the pivoting of the display body. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a sensor configured to detect presence of an obstacle on a pivoting path of the display body, wherein the processor is configured to control the pivoting driver to control the display body not to be obstructed by the obstacle based on detection of the sensor. ### Claim 15 A method of controlling a display apparatus, comprising: pivoting a display body on a support body, the display body being configured to display an image; identifying whether the display body is obstructed from pivoting; and controlling the display body to display a user interface (UI), which provides a guide in association with the pivoting of the display body, based on whether the display body is obstructed from the pivoting, wherein when a collision is detected during the pivoting of the display body, in a first operating mode, guiding a user by the UI to manually pivot the display body by informing the user of a force applying point to pivot the display body, and in a second operating mode, automatically controlling a pivoting driver of the display apparatus to pivot the display body. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method according to claim 15, further comprising controlling the pivoting driver to stop pivoting the display body when a collision is detected. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method according to claim 15, wherein the UI comprises a message that the display body is obstructed from the pivoting. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method according to claim 17, further comprising identifying a usable display area based on a pivot angle of the display body, and displaying the message on the identified usable display area. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method according to claim 18, wherein the message is displayed horizontally or vertically based on a pivot angle of the display body.