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Granted Patent B2
US 10,044,977 · App. 15/394,026 · Granted Aug 7, 2018

Display apparatus and control methods thereof

Inventors: Seong-wook Jeong (Seoul, KR); Sung-hye Lee (Seoul, KR); Sung-hyun Jang (Seoul, KR); Kwan-min Lee (Seoul, KR); Sang-hee Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04N7/147G06F3/017G06F3/167H04N5/44504H04N5/44591
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Patent No.
US 10,044,977
App. No.
15/394,026
Granted
Aug 7, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus includes a communication interface configured to communicate with another display apparatus, a display configured to display contents being shared with the other display apparatus and a video call user interface (UI) for a video call with a user of the other display apparatus, and a processor, in response to at least one of a gesture and a voice of the user included in video call data received from the other display apparatus satisfying a predetermined condition, configured to control the display to change a size of the video call UI displayed on the display.

Claims (32)

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a communication interface configured to communicate with another display apparatus;

a display configured to display contents that are shared with the other display apparatus, together with a video call user interface (UI) for a video call with a user of the other display apparatus; and

a processor configured to:

in response to a volume level of a voice of the user included in video call data received from the other display apparatus being greater than a first predetermined amount, control the display to enlarge a size of the video call UI displayed on the display to a first predetermined size, and

in response to the volume level of the voice of the user included in the video call data received from the other display apparatus being greater than a second predetermined amount larger than the first predetermined amount, control the display to enlarge the size of the video call UI displayed on the display to a second predetermined size larger than the first predetermined size.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, in response to the at least one from among a gesture and the voice of the user included in the video call data received from the other display apparatus being recognized for longer than a predetermined time, gradually enlarge the size of the video call UI displayed on the display.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to compare the volume level of the voice with a volume level of the contents being displayed, and in response to the volume level of the voice of the user being greater than the volume level of the contents, enlarge the video call UI displayed on the display to the first predetermined size.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, in response to the voice of the user not being recognized for a predetermined time while the video call UI is enlarged to the first predetermined size, return the video call UI displayed on the display to a size prior to being enlarged.

5. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, in response to the at least one from among a gesture and the voice of the user being recognized from the video call data received from the other display apparatus, control the display to provide a predetermined visual feedback at an edge of the video call UI, and in response to the at least one from among the recognized gesture and the recognized voice of the user satisfying a predetermined condition, change the size of the video call UI displayed on the display.

6. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, in response to a gesture and the voice of the user of the other display apparatus not being recognized from the video call data received from the other display apparatus, replace the video call data displayed in the video call UI with a predetermined image displayed on the display.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, in response to the at least one from among a gesture and the voice of the user included in the video call data received from the other display apparatus not being recognized for longer than a predetermined time, gradually reduce the size of the video call UI displayed on the display.

8. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive privacy level information of the user of the other display apparatus from the other display apparatus, and change the size of the video call UI displayed on the display based on the received privacy level information.

9. The display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

in response to at least one from among a gesture and the voice of the user satisfying a predetermined condition, determine a privacy level of the user of the other display apparatus from the privacy level information; and

if the privacy level of the user is less than a predetermined level, change the size of the video call UI displayed on the display, and if the privacy level is greater than or equal to the predetermined level, maintain the size of the video call UI displayed on the display.

10. A control method of a display apparatus, the control method comprising:

displaying contents that are shared with another display apparatus, together with a video call user interface (UI) for a video call with a user of the other display apparatus;

in response to a volume level of a voice of the user included in video call data received from the other display apparatus being greater than a first predetermined amount, enlarging the video call UI displayed on a display to a first predetermined size; and

in response to the volume level of the voice of the user included in the video call data received from the other display apparatus being greater than a second predetermined amount larger than the first predetermined amount, enlarging a size of the video call UI displayed on the display to a second predetermined size larger than the first predetermined size.

11. The control method of claim 10 , wherein the changing the size of the video call UI displayed on the display comprises, in response to the at least one from among a gesture and the voice of the user included in the video call data received from the other display apparatus being recognized for longer than a predetermined time, gradually enlarging the size of the video call UI displayed on the display.

12. The control method of claim 10 , wherein the changing the size of the video call UI displayed on the display comprises comparing the volume level of the voice with a volume level of the contents being displayed, and in response to the volume level of the voice of the user being greater than the volume level of the contents, enlarging the size of the video call UI displayed on the display to the first predetermined size.

13. The control method of claim 10 , wherein the changing the size of the video call UI displayed on the display comprises, in response to the voice of the user not being recognized for a predetermined time while the video call UI is enlarged to the first predetermined size, returning the video call UI displayed on the display to a size prior to being enlarged.

14. An apparatus comprising:

a communication interface configured to communicate with another apparatus;

a processor configured to:

control a display to display contents that are shared with the other apparatus, together with a video call user interface (UI) for a video call with a user of the other apparatus;

in response to a volume level of a voice of the user of the other apparatus being greater than a first predetermined amount, control the display to enlarge a size of the displayed video call UI to a first predetermined size; and

in response to the volume level of the voice of the user of the other apparatus being greater than a second predetermined amount larger than the first predetermined amount, control the display to enlarge the size of the video call UI displayed on the display to a second predetermined size larger than the first predetermined size.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to, in response to the at least one from among a gesture and the voice of the user of the other apparatus being recognized for longer than a predetermined time, gradually enlarge the size of the displayed video call UI.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to, in response to the at least one from among a gesture and the voice of the user being recognized from video call data received from the other apparatus, control the display to provide a predetermined visual feedback at an edge of the displayed video call UI, and in response to the at least one from among the recognized gesture and the recognized voice of the user satisfying a predetermined condition, change the size of displayed the video call UI.

17. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive privacy level information of the user of the other apparatus, and change the size of the displayed video call UI based on the received privacy level information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2016
From: JEONG, SEONG-WOOK; LEE, SUNG-HYE; JANG, SUNG-HYUN; LEE, KWAN-MIN; LEE, SANG-HEE
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0001629 · Jan 6, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170195628A1 · Jul 6, 2017
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