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US 9,691,358 · App. 14/478,341 · Granted Jun 27, 2017

Electronic apparatus and method for outputting content

Inventors: Jong Won Park (Suwon-si, KR); Andrew Chang (San Jose, CA); Chang Won Ryu (Suwon-si, KR); Sung Su Park (Seoul, KR); Soo Hyun Jho (Yongin-si, KR); Yoon Lee (Seoul, KR); Sun Young Kim (Seoul, KR); Yong Joo Park (Seoul, KR); Young Hoon Eom (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 9,691,358
App. No.
14/478,341
Granted
Jun 27, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus and a method of outputting content of the electronic apparatus outputs a synchronized content to a display apparatus and a projection-type display apparatus and a method of outputting a content of the electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes an input/output unit connected with a display apparatus and a projection-type display apparatus, and a control unit configured to control the input/output unit, wherein the control unit outputs a synchronized content to the display apparatus and the projection-type display apparatus through the input/output unit.

Claims (74)

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

an input/output unit in communication with a display apparatus and a projection-type display apparatus; and

a control unit configured to control the input/output unit,

wherein the control unit outputs a synchronized content to the display apparatus and the projection-type display apparatus through the input/output unit, so that the display apparatus outputs the synchronized content corresponding to a portion which overlaps with a region of content projected from the projection-type display apparatus.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the synchronized content includes a first synchronized content and a second synchronized content, and a screen size of the first synchronized content output from the display apparatus is smaller than a screen size of the second synchronized content output from the projection-type display apparatus.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a communication unit in communication with a portable apparatus,

wherein the control unit receives control signals configured to control the electronic apparatus from the portable apparatus via the communication unit.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit outputs a high resolution content from the synchronized content to the display apparatus, and outputs a low resolution content to the projection-type display apparatus by a comparison with the high resolution content output to the display apparatus.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the synchronized content includes an idle video, a hooking video, a product video, a hooking user interface, a product user interface, or visual feedback.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit outputs a first synchronized content to the display apparatus and the projection-type display apparatus during an idle state of the electronic apparatus, and the synchronized content includes the first synchronized content.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the input/output unit is in communication with a proximity sensor, the control unit outputs a second synchronized content corresponding to an approach of a user detected by the proximity sensor to the display apparatus and the projection-type display apparatus during the idle state, and the synchronized content includes the second synchronized content.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the input/output unit is in communication with a touch panel, the control unit outputs a third synchronized content corresponding to touch detected by the touch panel to the display apparatus and the projection-type display apparatus, and the synchronized content includes the third synchronized content.

9. A method of outputting a content of an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

outputting a first synchronized content to a connected display apparatus and a connected projection-type display apparatus;

detecting an approach of a user; and

outputting a second synchronized content to the display apparatus and the projection-type display apparatus in response to the detected approach, so that the display apparatus outputs the synchronized content corresponding to a portion which overlaps with a region of content projected from the projection-type display apparatus.

10. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

detecting a touch of the user; and

outputting a third synchronized content to the connected display apparatus and the connected projection-type display apparatus in response to the detected touch.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the outputting of the second synchronized content includes outputting one of visual feedback and audio feedback to the display apparatus and the projection-type display apparatus in response to the detected approach.

12. A system for displaying content, comprising:

an electronic apparatus comprising:

an input/output unit, and

a control unit to control the input/output unit;

a display apparatus in communication with the electronic apparatus; and

a projection-type display apparatus in communication with the electronic apparatus,

wherein the control unit outputs a synchronized content to the display apparatus and the projection-type display apparatus through the input/output unit, so that the display apparatus outputs the synchronized content corresponding to a portion which overlaps with a region of content projected from the projection-type display apparatus.

13. The system as in claim 12 , further comprising:

a single display apparatus in communication with the electronic apparatus and comprising a screen of a first diagonal length; and

a plurality of display apparatuses each comprising a screen of a second diagonal length smaller than the first diagonal length, wherein

the control unit outputs a first content among synchronized contents to the display apparatus comprising the screen of the first diagonal length through the input/output unit, and outputs a second content among the synchronized contents to the plurality of display apparatuses each comprising the screen of the second diagonal length.

14. The system as in claim 13 , wherein the single display apparatus further comprising a touch panel to detect touch.

15. An electronic apparatus comprising:

an input/output unit in communication with a single display apparatus comprising a screen of a first diagonal length and a plurality of display apparatuses each comprising a screen of a second diagonal length smaller than the first diagonal length; and

a control unit configured to control the input/output unit,

wherein the control unit outputs a first content among synchronized contents to the display apparatus comprising the screen of the first diagonal length through the input/output unit, and outputs a second content among the synchronized contents to the plurality of display apparatuses each comprising the screen of the second diagonal length, and

wherein the control unit determines the second content based on the first content so that the second content includes an environment supporting the first content.

16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the control unit divides the second content to correspond to the number of the plurality of display apparatuses each comprising the screen of the second diagonal length, and outputs the divided content to the plurality of display apparatuses each comprising the screen of the second diagonal length.

17. The electronic apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein a screen size of the first content output from the display apparatus comprising the screen of the first diagonal length is smaller than a screen size of the second content output to the plurality of display apparatuses each comprising the screen of the second diagonal length.

18. The electronic apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the plurality of display apparatuses each comprising the screen of the second diagonal length are positioned in a two-dimensional array of 2XM (M being a positive integer greater than “0”) respectively in a left direction and a right direction with respect to the display apparatus comprising the screen of the first diagonal length.

19. An electronic apparatus comprising:

an input/output unit that is in communication with a single display apparatus coupled to a touch panel to detect touch and to another display apparatus comprising the same diagonal length as that of the single display apparatus; and

a control unit that controls the input/output unit,

wherein the control unit outputs a synchronized content to the single display apparatus coupled to the touch panel and to the other display apparatus through the input/output unit, and

wherein the control unit determines the synchronized content output to the other display apparatus based on the synchronized content output to the single display apparatus so that the synchronized content output to the other display apparatus includes an environment supporting the synchronized content output to the single display apparatus.

20. The electronic apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein the synchronized content includes a first synchronized content and a second synchronized content, and when the number of the other display apparatuses is one, a screen size of the first content output from the single display apparatus coupled to the touch panel is larger than or equal to a screen size of the second content output from the other display apparatus and when the number of the other display apparatuses is more than one, the screen size of the first content output from the single display apparatus coupled to the touch panel is smaller than the screen size of the second content output from the other display apparatus.

21. The electronic apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein the control unit divides the synchronized content output to the remaining display apparatuses positioned in a first-dimensional array of 1XN (N being a natural number).

22. A method of outputting a content of an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

outputting a first synchronized content to a connected single display apparatus comprising a screen of a first diagonal length and to a plurality of display apparatuses each comprising a screen of a second diagonal length smaller than the first diagonal length;

detecting an approach of a user using a proximity sensor; and

outputting a second synchronized content to the single display apparatus comprising the screen of the first diagonal length and to the plurality of display apparatuses each comprising the screen of the second diagonal length in response to the detected approach,

wherein the first synchronized content and second synchronized content output to the plurality of display apparatuses are determined based on the first synchronized content and second synchronized content output to the single display apparatus so that the first synchronized content and second synchronized content output to the plurality of display apparatuses includes an environment supporting the first synchronized content and second synchronized content output to the single display apparatus.

23. A method of outputting a content of an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

outputting a first synchronized content to a connected single display apparatus coupled to a touch panel configured to detect touch and a plurality of display apparatuses each comprising the same diagonal length as that of the single display apparatus;

detecting an approach of a user using a proximity sensor; and

outputting a second synchronized content to the plurality of display apparatuses in response to the detected approach,

wherein the first synchronized content output to the plurality of display apparatuses is determined based on the first synchronized content output to the single display apparatus so that the first synchronized content output to the plurality of display apparatuses includes an environment supporting the first synchronized content output to the single display apparatus.

24. A system for displaying content, comprising:

an electronic apparatus comprising:

an input/output unit, and

a control unit configured to control the input/output unit;

a single display apparatus in communication with the electronic apparatus and comprising a screen of a first diagonal length; and

a plurality of display apparatuses each comprising a screen of a second diagonal length smaller than the first diagonal length,

wherein the control unit outputs a first content among synchronized contents to the display apparatus comprising the screen of the first diagonal length through the input/output unit, and outputs a second content among the synchronized contents to the plurality of display apparatuses each comprising the screen of the second diagonal length, and

wherein the control unit determines the second content based on the first content so that the second content includes an environment supporting the first content.

25. A system for displaying content, comprising:

an electronic apparatus comprising:

an input/output unit, and

a control unit that controls the input/output unit;

a single display apparatus in communication with the electronic apparatus and coupled to a touch panel to detect touch; and

another display apparatus in communication with the electronic apparatus and comprising the same diagonal length as that of the single display apparatus, wherein the control unit outputs a synchronized content to the single display apparatus coupled to the touch panel and to the other display apparatus through the input/output unit,

wherein the synchronized content output to the another display apparatus is determined based on the synchronized content output to the single display apparatus so that the synchronized content output to the another display apparatus includes an environment supporting the synchronized content output to the single display apparatus.

26. The system as in claim 25 , wherein the single display apparatus further comprising a touch panel to detect touch.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2014
From: PARK, JONG WON; CHANG, ANDREW; RYU, CHANG WON; PARK, SUNG SU; JHO, SOO HYUN; LEE, YOON; KIM, SUN YOUNG; PARK, YONG JOO; EOM, YOUNG HOON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0011675 · Jan 29, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61874098 · Sep 5, 2013
Related Publication 20150062048A1 · Mar 5, 2015