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US 11,614,861 B2Granted
Electronic picture frame and image display method thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSoo-hyun Jho
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Abstract
An electronic picture frame and an image display method thereof are provided. In the electronic picture frame, a plurality of images are arranged and displayed on one side of a screen, and among the plurality of images, an image at a particular position is enlarged and displayed. Alternatively, a screen is divided into a plurality of sub-screens, so images stored in each of a plurality of storage areas can be displayed on a respective sub-screen. Accordingly, the images stored in the plurality of storage areas can be displayed on the electronic picture frame in diverse forms.
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A display apparatus comprising:
- a display;
- and
- a signal processor configured to process a plurality of thumbnail images so that the plurality of thumbnail images are scrolled through and displayed on a scrollable area of the display, and an image corresponding one of the plurality of thumbnail images, which are scrolled through, is automatically displayed on a main area of the display,
- wherein, if the plurality of thumbnail images are scrolled in a first direction and a thumbnail image, among the plurality of thumbnail images, reaches a first preset location on the scrollable area, a larger image corresponding to the thumbnail image at the first preset location appears in the main area,
- wherein, if the plurality of thumbnail images are scrolled in a second direction and a thumbnail image, among the plurality of thumbnail images, reaches a second preset location on the scrollable area, a larger image corresponding to the thumbnail image at the second preset location appears in the main area, and the first preset location is different from the second preset location,
- wherein, if a first specific thumbnail image from among the plurality of thumbnail images is located on the first preset location via scroll in the first direction, an enlarged image corresponding to the first specific thumbnail image is displayed on an entirety of the main area,
- wherein, if a second specific thumbnail image from among the plurality of thumbnail images is located on the second preset location via scroll in the second direction, an enlarged image corresponding to the second specific thumbnail image is displayed on the entirety of the main area,
- wherein the first preset location is at a first end of the scrollable area and the second preset location is at a second end of the scrollable area, the second end of the scrollable area being located opposite to the first end of the scrollable area, and
- wherein the first preset location and the second preset location are located within the scrollable area in which the plurality of thumbnail images are displayed, and not located outside the scrollable area.
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An image display method for a display apparatus, the method comprising:
- displaying, under a control of a processor, a plurality of thumbnail images on a scrollable area of a display;
- scrolling through the plurality of thumbnail images on the display;
- and
- automatically displaying an image corresponding to one of the plurality of thumbnail images, which are scrolled through, on a main area of the display,
- wherein, if the plurality of thumbnail images are scrolled in a first direction and a thumbnail image, among the plurality of thumbnail images, reaches a first preset location on the scrollable area, a larger image corresponding to the thumbnail image at the first preset location appears in the main area,
- wherein, if the plurality of thumbnail images are scrolled in a second direction and a thumbnail image, among the plurality of thumbnail images, reaches a second preset location on the scrollable area, a larger image corresponding to the thumbnail image at the second preset location appears in the main area, and the first preset location is different from the second preset location,
- wherein, if a first specific thumbnail image from among the plurality of thumbnail images is located on the first preset location via scroll in the first direction, an enlarged image corresponding to the first specific thumbnail image is displayed on an entirety of the main area,
- wherein, if a second specific thumbnail image from among the plurality of thumbnail images is located on the second preset location, an enlarged image corresponding to the second specific thumbnail image is displayed on the entirety of the main area,
- wherein the first preset location is at a first end of the scrollable area and the second preset location is at a second end of the scrollable area, the second end of the scrollable area being located opposite to the first end of the scrollable area, and
- wherein the first preset location and the second preset location are located within the scrollable area in which the plurality of thumbnail images are displayed, and not located outside the scrollable area.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium embodied with computer-readable instructions for enabling a computer to execute an image display method for a display apparatus, the method comprising:
- displaying, under a control of a processor, a plurality of thumbnail images on a scrollable area of a display;
- scrolling through the plurality of thumbnail images on the display;
- and
- automatically displaying one of the plurality of thumbnail images, which are being scrolled through, on a main area of the display,
- wherein, if the plurality of thumbnail images are scrolled in a first direction and a thumbnail image, among the plurality of thumbnail images, reaches a first preset location on the scrollable area, a larger image corresponding to the thumbnail image at the first preset location appears in the main area, and
- wherein, if the plurality of thumbnail images are scrolled in a second direction and the thumbnail image, among the plurality of thumbnail images, reaches a second preset location on the scrollable area, a larger image corresponding to the thumbnail image at the second preset location appears in the main area, and the first preset location is different from the second preset location,
- wherein, if a first specific thumbnail image from among the plurality of thumbnail images is located on the first preset location via scroll in the first direction, an enlarged image corresponding to the first specific thumbnail image is displayed on an entirety of the main area,
- wherein, if a second specific thumbnail image from among the plurality of thumbnail images is located on the second preset location via scroll in the second direction, an enlarged image corresponding to the second specific thumbnail image is displayed on the entirety of the main area,
- wherein the first preset location is at a first end of the scrollable area and the second preset location is at a second end of the scrollable area, the second end of the scrollable area being located opposite to the first end of the scrollable area, and
- wherein the first preset location and the second preset location are located within the scrollable area in which the plurality of thumbnail images are displayed, and not located outside the scrollable area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.