User interface apparatus, digital apparatus connected to the same, data transmitting system including the user interface, and user interface method
View Patent ↗Provided is a user interface apparatus including a plurality of regions and method for operating the same. The user interface apparatus may be configured to respond to a digital apparatus being disposed in a region, by sending information associated with the region. The information indicative of a command for the digital apparatus to execute to interact with a host apparatus. The digital apparatus may include an information recognizing unit configured to recognize the command indicated by the information provided by the information providing units; and a control unit configured to transmit data or receive data based on the command. Thus, a user can input a user control signal to a digital apparatus in a user friendly manner.
1. A user interface apparatus comprising:
a plurality of regions; and
a controller to identify in which of the plurality of regions a digital apparatus is placed, and to select information to send to the digital apparatus based on identified region, the information indicative of a command for the digital apparatus to execute to interact with a host apparatus, the selected information being different for each of the plurality of regions.
2. The user interface apparatus of claim 1 , an information providing unit to send the selected information to the digital apparatus.
3. The user interface apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of regions comprise a first region and a second region, wherein first information is selected for the first region, and second information is selected for the second region,
the first region comprising a first information providing unit to send the first information to the digital apparatus, the first information indicative of a first command for the digital apparatus to execute; and
the second region comprising a second information providing unit to send the second information to the digital apparatus, the second information indicative of a second command for the digital apparatus to execute.
4. The user interface apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of regions further comprises a first region and a second region, wherein first information is selected for the first region, and second information is selected for the second region,
the first region comprises a first information providing unit to provide the first information for controlling the digital apparatus to perform a first operation, and
the second region comprises a second information providing unit to provide the second information for controlling the digital apparatus to perform a second operation.
5. The user interface apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a storage unit configured to store a program for sending to the host apparatus that, when executed, causes the host apparatus to at least recognize information from the user interface apparatus.
6. The user interface apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising a data transmitting unit configured to transmit the program to the host apparatus.
7. The user interface apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a data transmitting unit configured to transmit data between the digital apparatus and the host apparatus.