IP Library Granted Patent US 12667790
Granted Patent B2
US 12667790 · App. 18/468,164 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Display apparatus, electronic device, and operating methods thereof

Inventors: Yongwoo Shin (Suwon-si, KR); Beomeun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Sungchang Jang (Suwon-si, KR); Junhae Choi (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
A63F13/86A63F13/497G06F3/1454
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12667790
App. No.
18/468,164
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a display apparatus and an operating method thereof, and an electronic device and an operating method thereof. A display apparatus includes a display, a communication unit comprising communication circuitry, a memory in which one or more instructions are stored, and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory to: identify whether content displayed on the display is sharable content, control the communication unit to broadcast a signal including state information indicating that the content is sharable content according to the identifying, control the communication unit to receive a content sharing request for sharing the content from an electronic device based on the broadcast signal, and control the communication unit to transmit at least part of the content output to the display to the electronic device, in response to the content sharing request.

Claims (71)

1 . A display apparatus comprising:

a display;

a communication unit comprising communication circuitry;

a memory in which one or more instructions are stored; and

a processor comprising processing circuitry and configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory to:

identify whether content displayed on the display is sharable content,

based on the content having been identified as sharable content, control the communication unit to broadcast a signal comprising state information indicating that the content is sharable content,

based on the communication unit having broadcast the signal comprising state information indicating that the content is sharable content, control the communication unit to receive a content sharing request for sharing the sharable content from an electronic device, and

based on the communication unit having received the content sharing request for sharing the sharable content form the electronic device, control the communication unit to transmit at least part of the sharable content output to the display to the electronic device.

2 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to identify that the content is sharable content by detecting that the content is game content.

3 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:

receive a identification request signal for identifying the display apparatus from the electronic device in response to the broadcast signal,

provide identification response information indicating a response together with the content, in response to the identification request signal, and

receive the content sharing request for sharing the content from the electronic device in response to the identification response information.

4 . The display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to invisibly provide the identification response information by embedding the identification response information in the content, or provide the identification response information to be visibly displayed in the content.

5 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the content sharing request comprises a first type sharing request and a second type sharing request,

wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:

based on receiving the first type sharing request, control the content other than additional content in data output to the display to be transmitted to the electronic device, and

based on receiving the second type sharing request, control both the content and the additional content output to the display to be transmitted to the electronic device.

6 . An electronic device comprising:

a display;

a communication unit comprising communication circuitry;

a memory in which one or more instructions are stored; and

a processor comprising processing circuitry and configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory to:

obtain an image of content being displayed on a screen of a display apparatus, through a camera of the electronic device,

control the communication unit to receive a broadcast signal comprising state information indicating that the content displayed on the display apparatus is sharable content,

based on the communication unit having received the broadcast signal comprising the state information indicating that the content displayed on the display apparatus is sharable content, identify whether the display apparatus displaying the image corresponds the display apparatus transmitting the broadcast signal,

based on the display apparatus of the obtained image having been identified as the display apparatus transmitting the broadcast signal, control the communication unit to transmit a content sharing request for sharing the sharable content to the display apparatus, and

based on the communication unit having transmitted the content sharing request for sharing the content to the display apparatus, control the communication unit to receive, from the display apparatus, at least a portion of the sharable content output to a display of the display apparatus.

7 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:

detect an object representing the display apparatus from the obtained image, based on the broadcast signal,

control the communication unit to transmit, to the display apparatus, a identification request signal for identifying the display apparatus, and

identify the display apparatus by detecting identification response information from the object representing the display apparatus, in response to the identification request signal.

8 . The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to detect the identification response information being invisibly embedded in the content or detect the identification response information being visibly displayed on the content.

9 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to control the communication unit to transmit a first type of sharing request for requesting transmission of the content other than additional content in data output to the display to the electronic device, or a second type sharing request for requesting to transmit both the content and the additional content output to the display to the electronic device.

10 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to control the communication unit to automatically transmit the content sharing request to the display apparatus according to the identification of the display apparatus.

11 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:

provide a user interface for selecting photographing of the content according to the identification of the display apparatus, and

transmit the content sharing request for sharing the content to the display apparatus, based on a user input selecting photographing of the content being received in via the user interface.

12 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:

control the display to display, the content received from the display apparatus according to the content sharing request, and

record or capture the content displayed on the display according to a user input.

13 . A method of operating a display apparatus, the method comprising

identifying whether content displayed on a display is sharable content,

based on the content having been identified as sharable content, broadcasting a signal comprising state information indicating that the content is sharable content,

based on having broadcast the signal comprising state information indicating that the content is sharable content, receiving a content sharing request for sharing the sharable content from an electronic device, and

based on having received the content sharing request for sharing the sharable content form the electronic device, transmitting at least part of the content output to the display to the electronic device.

14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising

receiving a identification request signal for identifying the display apparatus from the electronic device in response to the broadcast signal,

providing identification response information indicating a response together with the content, in response to the identification request signal, and

receiving the content sharing request for sharing the content from the electronic device in response to the identification response information.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising invisibly providing the identification response information by embedding the identification response information in the content, or providing the identification response information to be visibly displayed on the content.

16 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the content sharing request comprises a first type sharing request and a second type sharing request,

wherein the method further comprises, based on the first type sharing request being received, controlling content other than additional content in data output to the display to be transmitted to the electronic device, and

based on the second type sharing request being received, controlling both the content and the additional content output to the display to be transmitted to the electronic device.

17 . A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising

obtaining an image of content being displayed on a screen of a display apparatus, through a camera in the electronic device,

receiving a broadcast signal comprising state information indicating that the content displayed on the display apparatus is sharable content,

based on having received the broadcast signal comprising the state information indicating that the content displayed on the display apparatus is sharable content, identifying whether the display apparatus displaying the image corresponds to the display apparatus transmitting the broadcast signal,

based on the display apparatus of the obtained image having been identified as the display apparatus transmitting the broadcast signal, transmitting a content sharing request for sharing the sharable content to the display apparatus, and

based on the content sharing request for sharing the content to the display apparatus having been transmitted, receiving, from the display apparatus, at least part of the sharable content output to a display of the display apparatus.

18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising

detecting an object representing the display apparatus from the obtained image, based on the broadcast signal,

transmitting, to the display apparatus, a identification request signal for identifying the display apparatus, and

identifying the display apparatus by detecting identification response information from the object representing the display apparatus in response to the identification request signal.

19 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising transmitting a first type sharing request for requesting to transmit content other than additional content in data output to the display to the electronic device, or a second type sharing request for requesting to transmit both the content and the additional content output to the display to the electronic device.

20 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon at least one program executable by a processor of a display apparatus to perform an operating method of the display apparatus, wherein the operating method of the display apparatus comprises

identifying whether content displayed on a display is sharable content,

based on the content having been identified as sharable content, broadcasting a signal comprising state information indicating that the content is sharable content,

based on having broadcast the signal comprising state information indicating that the content is sharable content, receiving a content sharing request for sharing the sharable content from an electronic device-based on the broadcast signal, and

based on having received the content sharing request for sharing the sharable content form the electronic device, transmitting at least part of the content output to the display to the electronic device.