Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130101140 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An electronic device and a method of operating the same are provided. By providing an electronic device and a method of operating the electronic device for easily changing a sound output mode when performing communication, user convenience is provided. | 04-25-2013 |
20130169520 | BENDING THRESHOLD AND RELEASE FOR A FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A flexible display device and a method for accurately recognizing a user's flex input bending of the flexible display device is described. The present invention is able to discard unintentional flexing of the flexible display device while being able to accurately recognize a user's intended flex input command based on a number of bending degree thresholds. A first bending threshold must be overcome in order to initially recognize a user's flex input as a valid flex input command. Then the user's flex input must fall below a second bending threshold in order to cease the recognition of the user's flex input as a valid flex input. | 07-04-2013 |
20130169562 | BENDING THRESHOLD AND RELEASE FOR A FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A flexible display device and a method for accurately recognizing a user's flex input bending of the flexible display device is described. The present invention is able to discard unintentional flexing of the flexible display device while being able to accurately recognize a user's intended flex input command based on a number of bending degree thresholds. A first bending threshold must be overcome in order to initially recognize a user's flex input as a valid flex input command. Then the user's flex input must fall below a second bending threshold in order to cease the recognition of the user's flex input as a valid flex input. | 07-04-2013 |
20130201208 | ICON DISPLAY METHOD FOR A PULL-OUT DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device that incorporates a supplemental display screen that is stored within a main body of the display device must be able to transition objects displayed on a main display to a supplemental display. As the supplemental display is pulled out from storage within the main body of the display device, objects that were displayed on the main display may be transitioned onto the supplemental display. Various methods for transitioning the display of objects on the main display to the supplemental display are discussed, where methods may take into account the length of the supplemental display that is pulled out from storage and also touch input contacts that are made on either one of the displays. | 08-08-2013 |
20130203469 | SPLIT KEYBOARD MODIFICATION FOR A PULL-OUT FLEXIBLE DISPLAY - A display device may have displayed a user input interface, such as a virtual keyboard, on a main display of the display device. Then as a secondary flexible display is pulled out from within the display device, various methods for handling the display of the user input interface between the main display and the secondary flexible display are described. The display of the user input interface between the main display and the flexible display will be controlled based upon a combination of user input touch gestures on the main display and the flexible display, as well as a measured length of the pulled out portion of the flexible display. | 08-08-2013 |
20130218572 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SMART VOICE RECOGNITION - A display device with a voice recognition capability may be used to allow a user to speak voice commands for controlling certain features of the display device. As a means for increasing operational efficiency, the display device may utilize a plurality of voice recognition units where each voice recognition unit may be assigned a specific task. | 08-22-2013 |
20130222998 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is disclosed. The display device comprises a flexible display screen and a body supporting the flexible display screen. The body comprises a first body comprising a sloping surface on a cross-section, a second body, and a third body comprising a sloping surface on a cross-section. The body comprises a first bending portion provided between the first body and the second body, and the sloping surface of the first body is attached to the second body by the rotation of the first body. | 08-29-2013 |
20130231762 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An electronic device connected to at least one external electronic device, the electronic device including a communication unit configured to perform data communication with the at least one external electronic device, an interface unit configured to connect to a sound output device, and a controller configured to receive audio data when the sound output device is connected to the electronic device through the interface unit, the audio data associated with a first external electronic device outputting a second content associated with a first content being output through the electronic device from the first external electronic device, and to output the received audio data through the sound output device. | 09-05-2013 |
20130231764 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An electronic device connected to at least one external electronic device, the electronic device including a communication unit configured to perform data communication with the at least one external electronic device, an interface unit configured to connect to a sound output device, and a controller configured to receive audio data when the sound output device is connected to the electronic device through the interface unit, the audio data associated with a first external electronic device outputting a second content associated with a first content being output through the electronic device from the first external electronic device, and to output the received audio data through the sound output device. | 09-05-2013 |
20130253937 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SMART VOICE RECOGNITION - A display device with a voice recognition capability may be used to allow a user to speak voice commands for controlling certain features of the display device. As a means for increasing operational efficiency, the display device may utilize a plurality of voice recognition units where each voice recognition unit may be assigned a specific task. | 09-26-2013 |
20130293478 | TOUCH INPUT GESTURE BASED COMMAND - A touch input gesture made on a touch sensitive display is described for providing a quick and efficient method for initiating the opening of a text input box. The initiation of opening the text input box following the touch input gesture may be made during the running of a separate application. Further, certain characteristics related to the shape, size and length of the touch input gesture will be referenced to determine certain characteristics of the text input box that is initiated in response to the touch input gesture. | 11-07-2013 |
20130332836 | VIDEO EDITING METHOD AND DIGITAL DEVICE THEREFOR - A method for editing the playback speed of a partial sequence of video and a digital device therefor are disclosed. A video editing method includes providing a timeline interface corresponding to a video sequence, receiving a first user input for specifying a first location on the timeline interface and a second user input for specifying a second location on the timeline interface, setting an editing interval between the first location and the second location of the timeline interface, receiving a third user input with respect to the editing interval, adjusting at least one of the thickness and length of the editing interval in response to the third user input, and editing playback attributes of the partial sequence based on the adjusted thickness and length of the editing interval. | 12-12-2013 |
20130342508 | BENDING THRESHOLD AND RELEASE FOR A FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A flexible display device and a method for accurately recognizing a user's flex input bending of the flexible display device is described. The present invention is able to discard unintentional flexing of the flexible display device while being able to accurately recognize a user's intended flex input command based on a number of bending degree thresholds. A first bending threshold must be overcome in order to initially recognize a user's flex input as a valid flex input command. Then the user's flex input must fall below a second bending threshold in order to cease the recognition of the user's flex input as a valid flex input. | 12-26-2013 |
20140002401 | BENDING THRESHOLD AND RELEASE FOR A FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE | 01-02-2014 |
20140022345 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DIGITAL IMAGE - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for processing a digital image, where analog images are converted to digital images and stored. The method for processing a digital image includes sensing a first hand-drawn sketch and storing the sensed first hand-drawn sketch as a first digital image; visualizing the stored loaded first digital image as a first virtual hand-drawn sketch; sensing a second hand-drawn sketch being additionally drawn on the visualized first virtual hand-drawn sketch; and storing the sensed second hand-drawn sketch as a second digital image, wherein the first hand-drawn sketch and the second hand-drawn sketch corresponds to a physical sketch being expressed with a liquid or solid substance hand-drawn by a user. | 01-23-2014 |
20140055564 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DIGITAL SIGNAL - Disclosed are an apparatus and method for processing a digital signal including a 3D image. The apparatus includes a receiver for receiving a first digital signal including a main image and a second digital signal including an additional image, the main image and the additional image being 3D images, and the additional image being an expanded image of the main image seamlessly connected to an edge region of the main image, an image processor for generating the main image and the additional image to output a 3D image by decoding the first and second digital signals, and a display unit for displaying the output 3D image. The display unit includes a first display unit for displaying the main image, and a transparent second display unit connected to an edge of the first display unit, the second display unit configured to display the additional image. | 02-27-2014 |
20140062854 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DIGITAL DEVICE USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a method of receiving a gesture input of a user using a Head Mounted Display (HMD) and synthetically controlling a digital device using the received gesture input. The method includes detecting whether or not the HMD is worn by a user, detecting a positional state of an external digital device linked with the HMD, the positional state including a first state in which the external digital device is located in a preset view angle region of the HMD and a second state in which the external digital device is not located in the view angle region, detecting a gesture input of the user, determining at least one digital device to be controlled based on whether or not the HMD is worn by the user and the detected positional state, and controlling a display object of the determined digital device under application of the gesture input. | 03-06-2014 |
20140072281 | VIDEO EDITING METHOD AND DIGITAL DEVICE THEREFOR - A method for editing the playback speed of a partial sequence of video and a digital device therefor are disclosed. A video editing method includes providing a timeline interface corresponding to a video sequence, receiving a first user input for specifying a first location on the timeline interface and a second user input for specifying a second location on the timeline interface, setting an editing interval between the first location and the second location of the timeline interface, receiving a third user input with respect to the editing interval, adjusting at least one of the thickness and length of the editing interval in response to the third user input, and editing playback attributes of the partial sequence based on the adjusted thickness and length of the editing interval. | 03-13-2014 |
20140072282 | VIDEO EDITING METHOD AND DIGITAL DEVICE THEREFOR - A method for editing the playback speed of a partial sequence of video and a digital device therefor are disclosed. A video editing method includes providing a timeline interface corresponding to a video sequence, receiving a first user input for specifying a first location on the timeline interface and a second user input for specifying a second location on the timeline interface, setting an editing interval between the first location and the second location of the timeline interface, receiving a third user input with respect to the editing interval, adjusting at least one of the thickness and length of the editing interval in response to the third user input, and editing playback attributes of the partial sequence based on the adjusted thickness and length of the editing interval. | 03-13-2014 |
20140072283 | VIDEO EDITING METHOD AND DIGITAL DEVICE THEREFOR - A method for editing the playback speed of a partial sequence of video and a digital device therefor are disclosed. A video editing method includes providing a timeline interface corresponding to a video sequence, receiving a first user input for specifying a first location on the timeline interface and a second user input for specifying a second location on the timeline interface, setting an editing interval between the first location and the second location of the timeline interface, receiving a third user input with respect to the editing interval, adjusting at least one of the thickness and length of the editing interval in response to the third user input, and editing playback attributes of the partial sequence based on the adjusted thickness and length of the editing interval. | 03-13-2014 |
20140078176 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING USER INTERFACE ON HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY AND HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY THEREOF - An apparatus and method of providing a user interface (UI) on head mounted display and the head mounted display (HMD) thereof are discussed. The apparatus includes a sensor unit configured to detect whether an object exits in the proximity of the HMD and if the object is detected, sense a distance between the object and the HMD, and a processor configured to apply a physical User Interface (UI) mode if the detected object is within a predetermined distance from the HMD. The physical UI mode provides a display for a virtual object. The processor is configured to adjust a display distance of the virtual object, when the virtual object is a 3-dimensional (3D) object and the 3D object includes a touch recognition surface, in order for the touch recognition surface to coincide with a surface of the object, and display the virtual object based on the adjusted display distance. | 03-20-2014 |
20140118510 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DIGITAL SIGNAL - A digital signal processing apparatus including a receiver configured to receive a digital signal including a first image source and a second image source, an image processor configured to generate a main image from the first image source and an additional image from the second image source, wherein the additional image is an expanded image of the main image, and the expanded image is partially corresponding to the main image, a first display unit configured to display the main image, and a second display unit configured to display the additional image which is seamlessly connected to an edge region of the main image. | 05-01-2014 |
20140118631 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY AND METHOD OF OUTPUTTING AUDIO SIGNAL USING THE SAME - The invention relates to a head mounded display that outputs an audio signal of an external digital device according to whether the audio signal is directional output signal. | 05-01-2014 |
20140132506 | BENDING THRESHOLD AND RELEASE FOR A FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A flexible display device and method for detecting a bend on the device are discussed. The method includes detecting a first bend on the flexible display device and measuring a first degree of the first bend; recognizing the first bend as a first valid flex input when the measured first degree of bend surpasses a first error threshold value; and recognizing an end of the first valid flex input when the measured first degree of bend falls below a first release threshold value, wherein a maximum degree of bend measured during the first bend is recognized as a first peak value, wherein the first error threshold value is determined based on a degree before the flexible display device is bent and the first release threshold value is determined based on the first peak value, and wherein the first release threshold value is different from the first error threshold value. | 05-15-2014 |
20140140677 | VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING VIDEO - Discussed herein are a video display device and a method of displaying a video. The video display device includes a communication unit acquiring a video including rotation information, a display unit displaying the video, and a processor setting up a video playback mode, wherein the video playback mode may include a natural display mode displaying the acquired video without performing any rotation compensation based upon the rotation information, and a horizontal display mode displaying the acquired video performing the rotation compensation based upon the rotation information, and wherein, when the video playback mode corresponds to the horizontal display mode, the video display device performs the rotation compensation of a plurality of sequential frames of the video based upon the rotation information, and displays each of the sequential frames of the video cropped to a size. | 05-22-2014 |
20140145970 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAYED OBJECT AND TACTILE FEEDBACK - A display device and controlling method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes displaying object on display unit, detecting contact with region of displayed object on display unit, detecting first touch input of dragging displayed object in top-bottom or right-left direction by maintaining contact, controlling object in direction of one-way control in response to first touch input, and generating tactile feedback on first touch input, wherein direction of one-way control is set up by initial drag direction of first touch input, wherein object is controlled to correspond to direction component of one-way control included in first touch input, and wherein when first touch input includes first drag performed in direction of one-way control and second drag performed in direction opposite to one-way control direction, tactile feedback on either first drag or second drag is generated. | 05-29-2014 |
20140184526 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DUAL DISPLAY - Disclosed is a dual display apparatus to display first and second display screens. The dual display apparatus includes a display unit to display the first and second display screens, and an input unit to receive a first or second multi-touch gesture signal. The first multi-touch gesture signal includes pinch-in signals to expand content displayed in the first display screen, and the second multi-touch gesture signal includes a sliding touch to expand the first display screen or to change the first display screen to the entire display screen. The dual display apparatus further includes a screen adjustment module to expand content displayed in the first display screen in response to the first multi-touch gesture signal, and to display the expanded first display screen or the changed entire display screen in response to the second multi-touch gesture signal. The first and second multi-touch gesture signals are input in succession via a touch. | 07-03-2014 |
20140184724 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY AND METHOD OF VIDEO COMMUNICATION USING THE SAME - A head mounted display (HMD) comprises a display unit configured to output an image; a communication unit configured to transmit and receive video communication image data; a camera unit configured to take an image in a forward direction of the HMD; and a processor configured to control the display unit, the communication unit and the camera unit, wherein the processor is further configured to detect an image of a user wearing the HMD from the taken image, wherein the image of the user includes a camera area of the HMD, recognize an image of a partner from the received video communication image data, provide a video communication interface displaying the image of the partner, wherein the video communication interface displays the image of the partner corresponding to a position of the camera area of the HMD, and transmit a video communication image of the user from the taken image. | 07-03-2014 |
20140191927 | HEAD MOUNT DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDING EYE GAZE CALIBRATION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An eye gaze calibration method includes sensing an image of surroundings located in front of the HMD device using a camera unit, detecting a reference object from the sensed image of the surroundings using an image processing unit, detecting an eye gaze direction in which a user gazes at the detected reference object using an eye gaze detection unit, and performing eye gaze calibration based on the detected reference object and the detected eye gaze direction using a controller, wherein detecting the reference object includes detecting at least one object contained in the sensed image as a first object, detecting a hand of the user contained in the sensed image as a second object, detecting an event of the second object with respect to the first object, and deciding the first object, on which the event has been detected, as the reference object. | 07-10-2014 |
20140191946 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY PROVIDING EYE GAZE CALIBRATION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A control method of a head mounted display (HMD) is disclosed. The control method of the HMD includes detecting a first route of a first moving object and a second route of a second moving object in front of the HMD, detecting a third route along which user's eye gaze moves, setting the first moving object as a reference object if the detected first route is substantially identical with the detected third route, setting the second moving object as the reference object if the detected second route is substantially identical with the detected third route, and performing an eye gaze calibration based on a route of the set reference object and the detected third route. | 07-10-2014 |
20140195027 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An electronic device connected to at least one external electronic device, the electronic device including a communication unit configured to perform data communication with the at least one external electronic device, an interface unit configured to connect to a sound output device, and a controller configured to receive audio data when the sound output device is connected to the electronic device through the interface unit, the audio data associated with a first external electronic device outputting a second content associated with a first content being output through the electronic device from the first external electronic device, and to output the received audio data through the sound output device. | 07-10-2014 |
20140195911 | VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a video display device to provide multispeed video search, and a control method thereof. The device includes a video display unit to display a video, and a sensor unit to detect user input and transmit an input signal based on the detected user input to a processor that provides a video search interface. The video search interface includes an image display interface, a thumbnail search interface displaying thumbnails of a video, and a thumbnail control interface controlling the image display interface and/or the thumbnail search interface. The thumbnail control interface includes a circular controller, and controls display of an image on the image display interface based on rotation of the circular controller. Display of the image on the image display interface and/or the thumbnails on the thumbnail search interface is controlled based on a positional relationship between the thumbnail search interface and the thumbnail control interface. | 07-10-2014 |
20140247229 | DOUBLE UNLOCKING APPARATUS OF A PORTABLE DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH AN EXPANDABLE DISPLAY AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment disclosed to achieve the aforementioned object, the present specification provides a method of controlling a portable device including the steps of if the portable device is a first mode to lock the portable device, detecting an unlocking triggering signal, if the unlocking triggering signal is detected, converting the portable device to a second mode to display an unlocking interface in the expandable display, if a touch input signal for the unlocking interface is detected when the portable device is the second mode, recognizing a touch input pattern from the detected touch input, displaying the unlocking interface by reflecting to the touch input pattern and if the touch input pattern is matched with a pre-set pattern, converting the portable device to a third mode to unlock the portable device, and if the expandable display expands when the portable device is the second mode, displaying the unlocking interface by reflecting to an expansion of the expandable display and if a degree of expansion of the expandable display is greater than a threshold, converting the portable device to the third mode. | 09-04-2014 |
20140285352 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND VISUAL SENSATION DETECTING ALARM CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A portable device and a visual sensation detecting alarm control method thereof are disclosed. The portable device includes a display unit to display visual information including a visual alarm interface, a gaze detection unit to acquire a front image of the portable device, a vibration motor unit to generate a tactile feedback, a sound unit to generate an acoustic alarm, and a controller to control the display unit, the gaze detection unit, the vibration motor unit, and the sound unit. In a case in which an event necessary to provide notification is generated, the controller determines whether a user gazes at the portable device using the acquired image. | 09-25-2014 |
20140285449 | FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDING ADAPTIVE TOUCH SENSITIVE AREA AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A foldable display device and method for controlling the foldable display device are discussed. The method includes detecting a state of a foldable display unit, the foldable display unit being in a folded state when the foldable display device is folded and being in an unfolded state when the foldable display device is unfolded, the foldable display unit being divided into a first area which is a border area, a second area which is a folding area and a third area located between the first area and the second area; and deactivating a touch sensor unit of the first area and activating touch sensor units of the second area and the third area, when the foldable display unit is gripped in the unfolded state. | 09-25-2014 |
20140285450 | FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDING ADAPTIVE TOUCH SENSITIVE AREA AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A foldable display device and method for controlling the foldable display device are discussed. The method includes detecting a state of a foldable display unit, being in a folded state when the device is folded and being in an unfolded state when the device is unfolded, the foldable display unit being divided into first, second and third areas; deactivating touch sensor units of the first and second areas and activating a touch sensor unit of the third area, if the foldable display unit is in the folded state, or deactivating the touch sensor unit of the first area and activating the touch sensor units of the second and third area, if the foldable display unit is in the unfolded state; and changing a width of the second area in proportion to a gripped area by a user. | 09-25-2014 |
20140285476 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A display device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. More specifically, a three-foldable display device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, wherein the three-foldable display device has two cameras at previously set locations with different resolutions different from each other and controls a location for providing a preview interface in accordance with an activated one of the two cameras. | 09-25-2014 |
20140285618 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A display device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed in which a threshold range for generating a panorama image is indicated in accordance with a bending angle of a bending portion provided between a first area of a body provided with a first camera and a second area of a body provided with a second camera, whereby the panorama image may be generated using the first camera and the second camera. | 09-25-2014 |
20140285686 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The mobile device includes a camera unit configured to sense an image, a display unit configured to display the image, a sensor unit configured to detect an input signal and transmit the detected input signal to a processor, and the processor configured to control the display unit, the camera unit and the sensor unit. The processor is further configured to provide an image capturing interface, wherein the image capturing interface displays the image sensed by the camera unit and an image capturing trigger for storing the image, and adjust focus of the image to an area corresponding to a location of a pattern code automatically and simultaneously display a pattern code trigger in the image capturing interface, only when the pattern code is recognized from the image. | 09-25-2014 |
20140288931 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SMART VOICE RECOGNITION - A display device with a voice recognition capability may be used to allow a user to speak voice commands for controlling certain features of the display device. As a means for increasing operational efficiency, the display device may utilize a plurality of voice recognition units where each voice recognition unit may be assigned a specific task. | 09-25-2014 |
20140292641 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display device is disclosed. A display device according to an embodiment of the present specification includes a display unit configured to display visual information, a camera unit configured to capture an image in front of the display device, a sensor unit configured to sense user input applied to the display device, and a control unit configured to control the display device, wherein the control unit detects at least one user from the captured image, maintains display of the visual information and processes received user input when the detected user includes a predetermined master user, the control unit detects at least one user from the captured image, maintains display of the visual information and does not process the received user input when the detected user does not include the predetermined master user, and the control unit deactivates the display unit when no user is detected in the captured image. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292670 | MOBILE DEVICE USING E-PAPER DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile device using an e-paper display panel and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, in which the mobile device is switched to a standby mode and a lock mode. The mobile device includes an e-paper display unit configured to display contents; an input signal receiving unit configured to detect an input signal and transmit the detected input signal to a processor; and the processor configured to control the e-paper display unit and the input signal receiving unit, wherein the processor is further configured to switch the mobile device to a first standby mode if a lack of a touch input signal is detected for a predetermined time, wherein the first standby mode is a mode displaying a first image on the e-paper display unit and disabling detecting of a touch input signal for the displayed first image. | 10-02-2014 |
20140300533 | PORTABLE DEVICE PROVIDING A REFLECTION IMAGE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to one embodiment of the present specification, if a notification is generated, a method of controlling a portable device includes the steps of sensing a state of the portable device using a sensor unit, if the portable device is in a first state, displaying content of the notification in a first display area or a second display area of a display unit and if the portable device is in a second state, displaying the content of the notification in the second display area of the display unit in a manner of reversing a left and right of the content of the notification. | 10-09-2014 |
20140300557 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREFOR - The present specification relates to a display device and a method for controlling the same, and more particularly, if an area in which an image is displayed includes a curved area, to a display device rotating the image according to a touch input in the curved area and providing additional information on the image together with the image and a method for controlling the same. | 10-09-2014 |
20140313119 | PORTABLE DEVICE INCLUDING INDEX DISPLAY REGION AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A portable device including an index display region and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. A method for controlling a portable device includes displaying a first layer from among a plurality of layers on a first display region located at a front surface of the portable device; displaying an index of the plurality of layers on a second display region located at a lateral surface of the portable device; determining a user-viewed display region from among the first display region and the second display region; detecting a first control input to the first display region; and controlling the first layer displayed on the first display region in response to the first control input when a user gazes at the first display region, or controlling the index displayed on the second display region in response to the first control input when the user gazes at the second display region. | 10-23-2014 |
20140313137 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disclosed is a portable device having a flexible display unit and a control method for the same. The device provides a dimming mode for dimming the display unit when lack of user input for a preset dimming time is sensed. The dimming mode includes a first dimming mode having a first dimming time and a second dimming mode having a second dimming time. The display unit has a first state before the display unit is expanded, and a second state after the display unit is expanded. A processor of the device converts the device from the first dimming mode to the second dimming mode when the display unit is retracted from the second state to the first state, reverts the device into the first dimming mode when preset user input is sensed, and performs dimming of the display unit when lack of the preset user input is sensed. | 10-23-2014 |
20140313139 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disclosed is a portable device having a flexible display unit and a control method for the same. The device provides a dimming mode for dimming the display unit when lack of user input for a preset dimming time is sensed. The dimming mode includes a first dimming mode having a first dimming time and a second dimming mode having a second dimming time. The display unit has a first state before the display unit is expanded, and a second state after the display unit is expanded. A processor of the device converts the device from the first dimming mode to the second dimming mode when the display unit is retracted from the second state to the first state, reverts the device into the first dimming mode when preset user input is sensed, and performs dimming of the display unit when lack of the preset user input is sensed. | 10-23-2014 |
20140320722 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile device includes a camera unit configured to sense an image, a display unit configured to display the image, a sensor unit configured to detect a user input and a processor configured to control the display unit, the camera unit and the sensor unit, where the processor is further configured to display an image capturing interface including the image sensed by the camera unit and an image capturing trigger for storing the image, wherein the image capturing interface is further includes a pattern code trigger which is linked to contents when the pattern code is recognized from the sensed image, store the sensed image when the user input for the image capturing trigger is detected, and display the contents to which the pattern code is linked or store the pattern code, when the user input for the pattern code trigger is detected. | 10-30-2014 |
20140327679 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DIGITAL IMAGE - An apparatus including: an image sensor unit configured to convert a sensed hand-drawn sketch to a digital image, an image display unit configured to visualize the digital image to a virtual hand-drawn sketch, and a controller configured to sense a first hand-drawn sketch being drawn with a first sketching tool having a first sketching characteristics on a first sketching plane, store the sensed first hand-drawn sketch as a first digital image with the first sketching characteristics, visualize the stored first digital image as a first virtual hand-drawn sketch on a second sketching plane, sense a second hand-drawn sketch being drawn with a second sketching tool having a second sketching characteristics on the second sketching plane while the first virtual hand-drawn sketch is visualized on the second sketching plane, and store the sensed second hand-drawn sketch as a second digital image. The second digital image is stored with the first sketching characteristics, when the second hand-drawn sketch is a continued sketch of the first hand-drawn sketch. | 11-06-2014 |
20140341447 | PORTABLE DEVICE INCLUDING A FINGERPRINT SCANNER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREFOR - A method of controlling a portable device according to one embodiment of the present specification may be able to selectively activate the functions of a multifunctional control button. The method of controlling the portable device may include the steps of sensing a first control input for a control button configured to perform a fingerprint recognition function and a control input detection function, recognizing a fingerprint of the first control input by activating the fingerprint recognition function, if the fingerprint recognition function is activated, deactivating the control input detection function, and if the activated fingerprint recognition function is terminated, activating the control input detection function. | 11-20-2014 |
20140375702 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disclosed are a portable device and a control method thereof for convenient and accurate dimming control. The portable device includes a foldable display unit, a state sensor unit to detect folded and unfolded states of the foldable display unit, an input sensor unit to sense user input and a processor to control the respective units. The processor converts the portable device from a first dimming mode to a second dimming mode upon detection of change of the foldable display unit from the unfolded state to the folded state, perform dimming of the foldable display unit based on a dimming time different with the second dimming time when the user input is sensed in the second dimming mode within a second dimming time, and performs dimming of the foldable display unit after the second dimming time has passed when the user input is not sensed in the second dimming mode within the second dimming time. | 12-25-2014 |
20150015458 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING MULTIPLE USER INTERFACE FORMATS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREFOR - A method of controlling a head mounted display (HMD) device according to one embodiment of the present specification includes the steps of detecting whether the head mounted display device is in a wearing mode or a non-wearing mode, if the head mounted display device is in the wearing mode, displaying the digital information with a first user interface format, and if the head mounted display device is in the non-wearing mode, displaying the digital information with a second user interface format, wherein the digital information displayed with the second user interface format corresponds to the digital information displayed in a manner of expanding the digital information displayed with the first user interface format. | 01-15-2015 |
20150015459 | MOBILE DEVICE, HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREFOR - The present specification relates to a mobile device, a head mounted display (HMD) paired with the mobile device and a method of controlling therefor, and more particularly, to a method of providing a notification for an occurrence of an event from at least one of the mobile device and the HMD based on a position of the mobile device for the HMD. | 01-15-2015 |
20150015525 | FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDING ADAPTIVE TOUCH SENSITIVE AREA AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A foldable display device including a foldable display unit being in a folded state when the foldable display device is folded and being in an unfolded state when the foldable display device is unfolded, the foldable display unit being divided into a first area which is a border area, a second area which is a folding area and a third area located between the first area and the second area, touch sensor units of the first area, the second area and the third area configured to detect control input for the display unit, and a controller configured to control the display unit and the touch sensor units, wherein the controller is further configured to detect the state of the foldable display unit, and deactivate the touch sensor unit of the first area and activates the touch sensor units of the second area and the third area, when the foldable display unit is in the unfolded state. | 01-15-2015 |
20150020081 | DIGITAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A digital device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, in which different kinds of information on an event is provided to a user depending on whether an external device paired with the digital device has identified a notification related to an event occurring in the digital device within a predetermined period. | 01-15-2015 |
20150022436 | FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDING IMAGE LAYER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method of controlling a foldable display device according to one embodiment of the present specification can include the steps of displaying a first image in a first area, a second image in a second area, and a third image in a third area in a mode that a foldable display device is not folded, wherein the first area is positioned at the center of the foldable display device, the second area is positioned at the left of the first area, and the third area is positioned at the right of the first area, detecting that the second area or the third area of the foldable display device is folded, if the second area is folded, assigning the first image to a first image layer of the first area and assigning the second image of the folded second area to a second image layer of the first area. | 01-22-2015 |
20150022551 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Discussed are a display device that copies a virtual image mapped to a marker to another marker and a control method thereof. The display device includes a sensor unit configured to sense an input to the display device, a camera unit configured to capture a surrounding image of the display device, a display unit configured to display a virtual image, and a processor configured to control the sensor unit, the camera unit, and the display unit. The processor is further configured to acquire information regarding a first virtual image mapped to a first marker and display the first virtual image using the acquired information regarding the first virtual image, when the first marker is recognized from the captured surrounding image, and maintain display of the first virtual image, when a copy trigger signal for the first virtual image is received and a second marker is overlaid on the first marker. | 01-22-2015 |
20150036000 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREFOR - The present specification relates to a mobile device and a method of controlling therefor, and more particularly, if a photographer is not an owner of the mobile device, to a method of sharing a captured image with the photographer recognized by biometrics. | 02-05-2015 |
20150061999 | WEARABLE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREFOR - The present specification relates to a wearable display and a method of controlling therefor, and more particularly, to a method of updating information displayed in the wearable display by recognizing opening and closing of eyes of a user wearing the wearable display. | 03-05-2015 |
20150062161 | PORTABLE DEVICE DISPLAYING AUGMENTED REALITY IMAGE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREFOR - A method of controlling a portable device according to one embodiment of the present specification can display an augmented reality image corresponding to a marker before the marker is displayed. The method includes the steps of configuring an angle of view of a camera unit as a first angle of view and an angle of view of a display unit as a second angle of view, wherein the second angle of view is less than the first angle of view, detecting a marker at an angle less than the first angle of view and larger than the second angle of view, and displaying a first part of an augmented reality image corresponding to the marker, wherein the first part may correspond to a part of the augmented reality image positioned within the second angle of view. | 03-05-2015 |
20150062162 | PORTABLE DEVICE DISPLAYING AUGMENTED REALITY IMAGE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREFOR - A method of controlling a portable device according to one embodiment of the present specification includes detecting a marker, if the marker is detected in a first area of the portable device, displaying at least a part of the augmented reality image based on a position of the detected marker with a first augmented reality mode, wherein the augmented reality image corresponds to the marker and is assigned to a first position and if the detected marker deviates from the first area, displaying the augmented reality image assigned to the first position with a second augmented reality mode, wherein the first augmented reality mode displays the augmented reality image corresponding to the marker while the marker is positioned within the first area and wherein the second augmented reality mode displays the augmented reality image corresponding to the marker in case that the marker deviates from the first area. | 03-05-2015 |
20150062293 | DIGITAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREFOR - The present specification relates to a digital device and a method of controlling therefor, and more particularly, to a method of displaying a sensed image according to a photographing angle of a camera unit and a photographing angular speed of the camera unit. | 03-05-2015 |
20150070251 | WEARABLE COMPUTING DEVICE AND USER INTERFACE METHOD - A wearable computing device receiving at least one of visual information and audible information from an information providing device and providing the received information to a user is disclosed. The wearable computing device includes a detecting unit detecting a state of the wearable computing device and outputting detection information, a controller deciding whether the state of the wearable computing device corresponds to a first mode or a second mode based upon the detection information of the detecting unit, and controlling an output of the visual information and the audible information provided by the information providing device based upon the decided mode, a converter converting the visual information provided by the information providing device to audible information of a voice format when the state corresponds to the second mode, and an audible information output unit providing the audible information converted by the converter to the user. | 03-12-2015 |
20150083817 | DIGITAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A digital device including a scent emitting unit and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The digital device includes a display unit for displaying a first image including a first object having a first scent property and a second object having a second scent property, a sensor unit for sensing a distance from a specific body part of a user, a scent emitting unit, and a processor. The processor controls the scent emitting unit to emit any one of a first scent, a second scent or a mixture of the first scent and the second scent according to the distance from the specific body part of the user, and a mixture ratio of the first scent to the second scent in the mixture is changed according to a predetermined condition. | 03-26-2015 |
20150084850 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a head-mounted display and a method of controlling the same, more particularly, a method of performing rotation compensation on a captured image based on an angle of rotating a user wearing the head-mounted display and an angle of rotating a camera detached from the head-mounted display. | 03-26-2015 |
20150084878 | DISPLAY DEVICE GENERATING TACTILE FEEDBACK AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed is a method of controlling a display device including displaying a digital image, detecting a first control input to rotate the digital image, generating a first tactile feedback in a first part of a touch region and a second tactile feedback in a second part of the touch region when rotation of the digital image begins, changing at least one of the first and second tactile feedbacks according to a first rate if a rotation angle of the digital image is a first angle, and changing at least one of the first and second tactile feedbacks according to a second rate if the rotation angle of the digital image is a second angle. The first rate and the second rate is a rate of the second tactile feedback in relation to the first tactile feedback, and the second rate is greater than the first rate. | 03-26-2015 |