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US 12,561,051 · App. 17/989,889 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Display apparatus and method for controlling the same

Inventors: Sunyoung Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Hyuntae Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Dongho Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Jaewon Jung (Suwon-si, KR); Jisoo Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Sooyeoun Yoon (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G06F3/04845G06F3/0362
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Patent No.
US 12,561,051
App. No.
17/989,889
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus includes a display; a receiver configured to receive a signal from an external input device including a control knob; at least one memory storing instructions; and at least one processor electrically connected to the display and the receiver, and which executes the stored instructions. The at least one processor displays a first content image on the display, display a rotation of the control knob of the external input device and a size of the first content image on the display based on the received signal corresponding to a user input which is input through the external input device, and change a size of the first content image and display the changed size of the first content image on the display, based on at the received signal corresponding to the rotation of the control knob of the external input device.

Claims (58)

1 . A display apparatus comprising:

a display;

a receiver configured to receive a signal from an external input device including a control knob;

at least one memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor electrically connected to the display and the receiver, and which executes the stored instructions,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

display a first content image on the display,

display a first guide image indicating a rotation of the control knob of the external input device and a second guide image indicating a size of the displayed first content image on the display, the first guide image and the second guide image being mapped to the rotation of the control knob, based on the received signal corresponding to a user input which is input through the external input device, and

change the size of the displayed first content image and display the second guide image indicating the changed size of the displayed first content image on the display, based on the signal corresponding to the rotation of the control knob of the external input device.

2 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

scale down the first content image displayed on the display and display the scaled-down size of the first content image on the display, based on the received signal corresponding to a first directional rotation of the control knob of the external input device, and

scale up the first content image and display the scaled-up size of the first content image on the display, based on the received signal corresponding to a second directional rotation of the control knob of the external input device.

3 . The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

display a second content image by not overlapping with the first content image on the display, and

scale up the first content image and scale down the second content image so that the first content image does not overlap the second content image, based on the received signal corresponding to the second directional rotation of the control knob of the external input device.

4 . The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor further is configured to:

display a second content image by not overlapping with the first content image on the display, and

scale up the first content image so that the first content image overlaps with the second content image, based on the received signal corresponding to the second directional rotation of the control knob of the external input device.

5 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

move down the first content image based on the received signal corresponding to a first directional rotation of the control knob of the external input device, and

move up the first content image based on the received signal corresponding to a second directional rotation of the control knob of the external input device.

6 . The display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

display a second content image by not overlapping with the first content image on the display, and

move the first content image and scale down the second content image so that the first content image does not overlap the second content image, based on the received signal corresponding to a rotation of the control knob of the external input device.

7 . The display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

display a second content image not overlapping with the first content image on the display, and

move the first content image so that the first content image overlaps with the second content image, based on the received signal corresponding to a rotation of the control knob of the external input device.

8 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

display at least one of a plurality of directional keys included in the external input device and an aspect ratio of the first content image on the display, based on the received signal corresponding to the user input which is input through the external input device, and

change the aspect ratio of the first content image and display the changed aspect ratio of the first content image on the display, based on the received signal corresponding to at least one input of the plurality of directional keys of the external input device.

9 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

display a multi-view guide for displaying a plurality of content images on the display, based on the received signal corresponding to at least one input of a plurality of directional keys included in the external input device, and

the multi-view guide includes a plurality of source images associated with a plurality of content sources, respectively.

10 . The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

display a second content image by not overlapping with the first content image, based on the received signal corresponding to a source image selected from among the plurality of source images.

11 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

display the first content image received from a first content source on the display, and

display a second content image received from a second content source by not overlapping with the first content image on the display, based on the received signal corresponding to the received signal corresponding to a connection to the second content source.

12 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

move the first content image up, down, to a right side or to a left side, based on the received signal corresponding to at least one input of a plurality of directional keys included in the external input device.

13 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

display a parameter guide for modifying an image parameter of the first content image based on the received signal corresponding to at least one input of a plurality of directional keys included in the external input device, and

the parameter guide includes a plurality of parameter guides associated with a plurality of image parameters, respectively.

14 . The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

change a setting value of each of the plurality of parameter guides based on the received signal corresponding to a rotation of the control knob of the external input device.

15 . A method of controlling a display apparatus which receives a signal from an external input device including a control knob, the method comprising:

displaying, by at least one processor of the display apparatus, a first content image received from a first content source;

displaying a first guide image indicating a rotation of the control knob of the external input device and a second guide image indicating a size of the displayed first content image, the first guide image and the second guide image being mapped to the rotation of the control knob, based on the received signal corresponding to a user input which is input through the external input device; and

changing the size of the displayed first content image and displaying the second guide image indicating the changed size of the displayed first content image, based on the received signal corresponding to the rotation of the control knob of the external input device.

16 . A display apparatus comprising:

a display;

a receiver configured to receive a signal from an external input device including a circular touch pad;

at least one memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor electrically connected to the display and the receiver, and which executes the stored instructions,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to control the display to:

display a first content image on the display,

display a first guide image indicating a rotation of a control knob corresponding to the circular touch pad of the external input device and a second guide image indicating a size of the displayed first content image on the display, the first guide image and the second guide image being mapped to the rotation of the control knob, based on the received signal corresponding to a user input which is input through the external input device, and

change the size of the displayed first content image and display the second guide image indicating the changed size of the displayed first content image on the display, based on the received signal corresponding to a touch input of rotating along inner edges of the circular touch pad.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 24, 2025
From: KIM, SUNYOUNG; KIM, HYUNTAE; LEE, DONGHO; JUNG, JAEWON; KIM, JISOO; YOON, SOOYEOUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 073017/0109 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0189348 · Dec 28, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022016064 · Oct 20, 2022
Related Publication 20230205408A1 · Jun 29, 2023
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