Digital broadcasting receiver for magic remote control and method of controlling the receiver

An apparatus for implementing a remote controller user interface (UI), the apparatus comprising:

• a digital broadcast receiver configured to receive a control signal from the remote controller;
• an external device connected to the digital broadcast receiver;
• and
• the remote controller configured to receive an infrared (IR) code corresponding to the external device from the digital broadcast receiver when the digital broadcast receiver receives the control signal, and send the received IR code to the external device through IR output,
• wherein the control signal includes a first signal representing a state in which a button of the remote controller is pressed, a second signal representing a drag state of the remote controller with the button of the remote controller pressed, and a third signal representing a state in which the button of the remote controller is released;
• wherein the digital broadcast receiver comprises:
• a receiving unit configured to receive the control signal;
• a display unit configured to display an on-screen display (OSD) according to broadcast images and/or the received control signal;
• a processor configured to calculate a position of the remote controller so as to sense the control signal, to indicate the position and motion of the remote controller as a pointer on a screen, to display the pointer while moving the pointer in a direction in which the remote controller is moved when the receiving unit receives the second signal, and to determine whether to perform screen change according to the control signal;
• and
• a platform configured to capture the broadcast images when the screen change is performed, generate phased images for the screen change using the captured images and control the phased images to be displayed on the screen,
• wherein, when the screen change corresponds to screen change according to channel change, the platform captures a first image with respect to a still image of broadcast images of a current channel and captures a second image with respect to a black mute screen when the receiving unit receives the first signal, the platform sequentially displays the first image, a third image obtained by blending the first and second images and the second image when the receiving unit receives the second signal, and the platform displays the first image or the second image when the receiving unit receives the third signal, and
• wherein the platform controls areas of the first image and the second image included in the blended third image on the basis of a degree by which the remote controller is dragged according to the second signal, and the processor controls the digital broadcast receiver to tune to the current channel when the area of the first image included in the third image is larger than the area of the second image at a time when the third signal is received and controls the digital broadcast receiver to tune to the neighboring channel when the area of the second image included in the third image is larger than the area of the first image.

A method for controlling a digital broadcast receiver for a remote controller, the method comprising:

• transmitting a control signal from the remote controller to the digital broadcast receiver, wherein the control signal includes a first signal representing a state in which a button of the remote controller is pressed, a second signal representing a drag state of the remote controller with the button of the remote controller pressed, and a third signal representing a state in which the button of the remote controller is released;
• calculating a position of the remote controller so as to sense the control signal;
• indicating the position and motion of the remote controller as a pointer on a screen and displaying the pointer while moving the pointer in a direction in which the remote controller is moved when the second signal is received;
• determining whether screen change is performed according to the control signal;
• capturing broadcast images when the screen change is performed;
• generating phased images for the screen change using the captured images;
• controlling the phased images to be displayed on the screen,
• wherein, when the screen change corresponds to screen change according to channel change, the capturing the broadcast images includes:
• capturing a first image with respect to a still image of broadcast images of a current channel and a second image with respect to a still image of broadcast images of a neighboring channel when the digital broadcast receiver receives the first signal,
• wherein the controlling the phased images includes:
• sequentially displaying the first image, a third image obtained by blending the first and second images and the second image when the digital broadcast receiver receives the second signal, and
• displaying the first image or the second image when the digital broadcast receiver receives the third signal;
• controlling areas of the first image and the second image included in the blended third image on the basis of a degree by which the remote controller is dragged according to the second signal;
• and
• controlling the digital broadcast receiver to tune to the current channel when the area of the first image included in the third image is larger than the area of the second image at a time when the third signal is received or controlling the digital broadcast receiver to tune to the neighboring channel when the area of the second image included in the third image is larger than the area of the first image.

A method for implementing a remote controller UI, the method comprising:

• transmitting a control signal from the remote controller to a digital broadcast receiver, wherein the control signal includes a first signal representing a state in which a button of the remote controller is pressed, a second signal representing a drag state of the remote controller with the button of the remote controller pressed, and a third signal representing a state in which the button of the remote controller is released;
• transmitting, from the digital broadcast receiver to the remote controller, an IR code corresponding to an external device connected to the digital broadcast receiver;
• transmitting the IR code from the remote controller to the external device through IR output;
• calculating a position of the remote controller so as to sense the control signal;
• indicating the position and motion of the remote controller as a pointer on a screen and displaying display the pointer while moving the pointer in a direction in which the remote controller is moved when the second signal is received;
• determining whether screen change is performed according to the control signal;
• capturing broadcast images when the screen change is performed;
• generating phased images for the screen change using the captured images;
• controlling the phased images to be displayed on the screen,
• wherein, when the screen change corresponds to screen change according to channel change, the capturing the broadcast images includes:
• capturing a first image with respect to a still image of broadcast images of a current channel and a second image with respect to a still image of broadcast images of a neighboring channel when the digital broadcast receiver receives the first signal,
• wherein the controlling the phased images includes:
• sequentially displaying the first image, a third image obtained by blending the first and second images and the second image when the digital broadcast receiver receives the second signal, and
• displaying the first image or the second image when the digital broadcast receiver receives the third signal;
• controlling areas of the first image and the second image included in the blended third image on the basis of a degree by which the remote controller is dragged according to the second signal;
• and
• controlling the digital broadcast receiver to tune to the current channel when the area of the first image included in the third image is larger than the area of the second image at a time when the third signal is received or controlling the digital broadcast receiver to tune to the neighboring channel when the area of the second image included in the third image is larger than the area of the first image.