DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AN OPERATIONAL STATE OF A USER INPUT
A display apparatus and a control method thereof for displaying an operational state of a user input are provided. The display apparatus includes: an image processor configured to process an image signal; a display configured to display an image thereon based on the processed image signal; a user input configured to receive a user's input; and a controller configured in response to the user's input being received, control the display to display thereon a cursor moved in correspondence with a location of the user's input as an icon showing an operational state of the user's input. Thus, a user may intuitively recognize the operational state of the user's input and may obtain prompt feedback on the input result without suspending his/her interaction.
1 . A display apparatus comprising:
an image processor configured to process an image signal;
a display configured to display an image thereon based on the processed image signal;
a user input configured to receive a user's input; and
a controller configured to control, in response to the user's input is received, the display to display thereon a cursor moved in correspondence with a location of the user's input, as an icon showing an operational state of the user's input.
2 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the operational state of the user's input comprises an input mode of the user input.
3 . The display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the input mode comprises at least one of a plurality of input modes according to a remote controller input, a mouse input, a keyboard input, a gesture input, a touch input and a voice input.
4 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the operational state of the user's input comprises at least one of an operational state according to an input command and a command input at a location of the user's input.
5 . The display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the operational state according to the input command comprises at least one of roll-over, pushing, waiting and loading, and the inputtable command comprises at least one of back, scroll, refresh and slider.
6 . The display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the operational state of the user's input further comprises information relating to an object that exists at the location of the user's input, and the information relating to the object comprises at least one of content, web browser, smart guide, application, communication and help.
7 . The display apparatus according to one of claim 1 , wherein the displayed icon visualizes a function which corresponds to the operational state.
8 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the display to emphasize and display thereon one of a plurality of objects in which the cursor is located.
9 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the display to provide an animation effect to the icon.
10 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the display to display thereon an icon which corresponds to the operational state in addition to a basic cursor pointing the location of the user's input.
11 . A method of controlling a display apparatus, the method comprising: receiving a user's input; and
displaying a cursor moved which corresponds to a location of the user's input, as an icon showing an operational state of the user's input.
12 . The control method according to claim 11 , wherein the operational state of the user's input comprises an input mode of the user input.
13 . The control method according to claim 12 , wherein the input mode comprises at least one of a plurality of input modes according to a remote controller input, a mouse input, a keyboard input, a gesture input, a touch input and a voice input.
14 . The control method according to claim 11 , wherein the operational state of the user's input comprises at least one of an operational state according to an input command and a command input at the user's input location.
15 . The control method according to claim 14 , wherein the operational state according to the input command comprises at least one of roll-over, pushing, waiting and loading, and the inputtable command comprises at least one of back, scroll, refresh and slider.
16 . The control method according to claim 11 , wherein the operational state of the user's input further comprises information relating to an object that exists at the location of the user's input, and the information relating to the object comprises at least one of content, web browser, smart guide, application, communication and help.
17 . The control method according to claim 11 , wherein the displayed icon visualizes a function which corresponds to the operational state.
18 . The control method according to claim 11 , further comprising emphasizing and displaying an object in which the cursor is located, from a plurality of objects.
19 . The control method according to claim 11 , further comprising providing an animation effect to the icon.
20 . The control method according to claim 11 , wherein the displaying the icon comprises displaying an icon which corresponds to the operational state in addition to a basic cursor pointing the location of the user's input.
21 . A display apparatus comprising:
an image processor configured to process an image signal; and
a controller configured to control, in response to a user's input being received, a display in order to display thereon a cursor as an icon showing an operational state of the user's input, which is moved in correspondence with a location of the user's input.
22 . The display apparatus according to claim 21 , further comprising a display configured to display an image thereon based on the processed image signal.
23 . The display apparatus according to claim 21 , further comprising a user input configured to receive a user's input.
24 . The display apparatus according to claim 23 , wherein an operational state of the user's input comprises an input mode of the user input.
25 . The display apparatus according to claim 24 , wherein the input mode comprises at least one of a plurality of input modes according to a remote controller input, a mouse input, a keyboard input, a gesture input, a touch input and a voice input.
26 . A display system comprising:
a remote control unit having a motion sensor configured to sense a movement of the remote control unit and to transmit motion information based on the sensed movement; and
a television apparatus having a display configured to display an image thereon of a broadcasting channel based on processing of a broadcasting signal transmitted from a broadcasting channel source, and a controller configured to operate in a pointing mode by controlling the display to display thereon a pointing cursor moved in correspondence with the motion information received from the remote control unit, the controller further configured to change the displayed cursor to an icon showing an operational state.
27 . The display system according to claim 26 , wherein the controller is configured to change an image of the cursor into the icon with an animation effect.
28 . The display system according to claim 26 , wherein, if the cursor is at a location where a scroll command can be input, the controller is configured to control the display to change the cursor into an icon corresponding to a scroll function.
29 . The display system according to claim 28 , wherein the scroll function icon is displayed with an animation effect.
30 . The display system according to claim 26 , wherein the remote control unit comprises a button to receive a user input and to transmit a remote control signal based thereon, and if a press input of the button is received via the remote control unit, the controller is configured to control the display to graphically change the displayed cursor to provide a visual feedback that the press input via the remote control unit is received.
31 . The display system according to claim 30 , wherein the visual feedback of the press input is provided by changing only an interior image portion of the displayed cursor.
32 . The display system according to claim 28 , wherein the remote control unit comprises a button to receive a user input and to transmit a remote control signal based thereon, and if a press input of the button is received via the remote control unit, the controller is configured to control the display to graphically change the displayed icon to provide a visual feedback that the press input via the remote control unit is received.
33 . The display system according to claim 26 , wherein the operation state of the displayed icon corresponds to one of a plurality of input modes.
34 . The display system according to claim 26 , wherein the plurality of input modes comprises a gesture input mode and a voice input mode.
35 . The display system according to claim 26 , wherein the motion sensor comprises a gyro sensor and an angular velocity sensor.