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US 12,504,939 · App. 18/219,466 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Display device and control method for same

Inventors: Byungjeong Jeon (Suwon-si, KR); Hayeon Yoo (Suwon-si, KR); Ahyeon Shim (Suwon-si, KR); Woonghee Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Younga Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jibum Moon (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,504,939
App. No.
18/219,466
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device and a control method thereof are provided. The display device a display and at least one processor which controls the display to display first content; based on a multi-view execution command being input, determines at least one piece of content for providing a multi-view screen, the at least one piece of content being determined based on a context in which a multi-view execution command is input; displays, on the display, a list including the at least one piece of content; and displays the multi-view screen including first content and second content, wherein the second content is selected from among the at least one piece of content included in the list according to a user command. The first content may be provided by a first external device connected through of a first interface, and the second content may be provided by a second external device connected through of a second interface that is different from the first interface.

Claims (80)

1 . A display device comprising:

a display; and

at least one processor configured to:

control the display to display a first content on the display,

based on a multi-view execution command being input, determine at least one content for providing a multi-view screen based on a context in which the multi-view execution command was input,

control the display to display a list including the at least one content on the display, and

control the display to display the multi-view screen including the first content, and a second content, selected according to a user command, among the at least one content included in the list on the display,

wherein the first content is provided by a first external device connected through a first interface, and

wherein the second content is provided by a second external device connected through a second interface that is different from the first interface,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

based on the multi-view execution command being input, determine a type of the first content that is being displayed through the display;

control the display to, based on the type of the first content being a content of a first type, display the list including the second content of the first type on the display; and

based on the second content of the first type included in the list being selected according to the user command, execute an application for providing the second content, receive a signal corresponding to the second content from the second external device based on the execution of the application, and control the display to display the multi-view screen including the second content based on the received signal.

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

determine the at least one content for providing the multi-view screen based on the type of the first content.

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

control the display to, based on the first content being a content of an exercise type, display the list including the second content of the exercise type on the display, and

based on the second content of the exercise type included in the list being selected according to the user command, execute an application for providing the second content, receive a signal corresponding to the second content from the second external device based on the execution of the application, and control the display to display the multi-view screen including the second content based on the received signal.

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

based on the first content being a content of an information provision type, control the display to display the list including the second content of the information provision type on the display, and

based on the second content included in the list being selected according to the user command, execute an application for providing the second content, receive a signal corresponding to the second content from the second external device based on the execution of the application, and control the display to display the multi-view screen including the second content providing different information from the first content on the display based on the received signal.

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

based on the first content being a content of a type of providing an image without a sound, control the display to display the list including the second content providing a sound on the display, and

based on the second content included in the list being selected according to the user command, execute an application for providing the second content, receive a signal corresponding to the second content from the second external device based on the execution of the application, and control the display to display the multi-view screen including the second content providing a sound on the display based on the received signal.

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

based on a user command for selecting a mirroring content among the at least one content included in the list, receive image data for mirroring from the second external device through the second interface, and control the display to display the multi-view screen including a content that is being displayed on the second external device on the display based on the image data.

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

based on the multi-view execution command being input, determine the second content provided at a time when the multi-view execution command was input based on content use history information, and control the display to display the list including the second content on the display.

8 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second content includes an image provided through a camera connected to the second interface.

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

based on a user command for selecting a content among a plurality of contents included in the multi-view screen, control the display to display the plurality of contents in a first area, control the display to display a screen for control of the content selected according to the user command in a second area, and perform control of the selected content based on a user command input into the second area.

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

based on the context in which the multi-view execution command was input, determine a plurality of contents for providing the multi-view screen, control the display to display the list including a user interface (UI) corresponding to a combination of the plurality of contents, and control the display to display the multi-view screen including the plurality of contents on the display based on a user command selecting the UI.

11 . A control method of a display device, the control method comprising:

displaying a first content on a display of the display device;

based on a multi-view execution command being input, determining at least one content for providing a multi-view screen based on a context in which the multi-view execution command was input;

displaying, on the display, a list including the at least one content; and

displaying, on the display, a the multi-view screen including the first content, and a second content, selected according to a user command, among the at least one content included in the list,

wherein the first content is provided by a first external device connected through a first interface, and

wherein the second content is provided by a second external device connected through a second interface that is different from the first interface,

wherein the control method further comprises:

based on the multi-view execution command being input, determining a type of the first content that is being displayed through the display;

control the display to, based on the type of the first content being a content of a first type, displaying the list including the second content of the first type on the display; and

based on the second content of the first type included in the list being selected according to the user command, executing an application for providing the second content, receiving a signal corresponding to the second content from the second external device based on the execution of the application, and controlling the display to display the multi-view screen including the second content based on the received signal.

12 . The control method of a display device of claim 11 , wherein the determining the at least one content comprises:

determining the at least one content for providing the multi-view screen based on the type of the first content.

13 . The control method of a display device of claim 12 , wherein the displaying the list comprises:

based on the first content being a content of an exercise type, displaying the list including the second content of the exercise type, and

wherein the displaying the multi-view screen comprises:

based on the second content of the exercise type included in the list being selected according to the user command, executing an application for providing the second content, receiving a signal corresponding to the second content from the second external device based on the execution of the application, and displaying the multi-view screen including the second content based on the received signal.

14 . The control method of a display device of claim 12 , wherein the controlling to display the list comprises:

based on the first content being a content of an information provision type, controlling to display the list including the second content of the information provision type, and

wherein the controlling to display the multi-view screen comprises:

based on the second content included in the list being selected according to the user command, executing an application for providing the second content, receiving a signal corresponding to the second content from the second external device based on execution of the application, and controlling to display the multi-view screen including the second content providing different information from the first content based on the received signal.

15 . The control method of a display device of claim 12 , wherein the controlling to display the list comprises:

controlling to display, based on the first content being a content of a type of providing an image without a sound, the list including the second content providing a sound, and

wherein the controlling to display the multi-view screen comprises:

based on the second content included in the list being selected according to the user command, executing an application for providing the second content, receiving a signal corresponding to the second content from the second external device based on execution of the application, and controlling to display the multi-view screen including the second content providing a sound based on the received signal.

16 . The control method of a display device of claim 11 ,

wherein the displaying the multi-view screen comprises:

based on a user command for selecting a mirroring content among the at least one content included in the list, receiving image data for mirroring from the second external device through the second interface, and displaying the multi-view screen including a content that is being displayed on the second external device on the display based on the image data.

17 . The control method of a display device of claim 11 ,

wherein the controlling to display the list comprises:

based on the multi-view execution command being input, determining the second content provided at a time when the multi-view execution command was input based on content use history information, and displaying the list including the second content on the display.

18 . The control method of a display device of claim 11 ,

wherein the second content includes an image provided through a camera connected to the second interface.

19 . The control method of a display device of claim 11 ,

wherein the displaying the multi-view screen comprises:

based on a user command for selecting a content among a plurality of contents included in the multi-view screen, displaying the plurality of contents in a first area, displaying a screen for control of the content selected according to the user command in a second area, and performing control of the selected content based on a user command input into the second area.

20 . A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing computer instructions that cause a display device to perform an operation when executed by a processor of an electronic apparatus, wherein the operation comprises:

displaying a first content on a display of the display device;

based on a multi-view execution command being input, determining at least one content for providing a multi-view screen based on a context in which the multi-view execution command was input;

displaying, on the display, a list including the at least one content; and

displaying, on the display, a the multi-view screen including the first content, and a second content, selected according to a user command, among the at least one content included in the list,

wherein the first content is provided by a first external device connected through a first interface,

wherein the second content is provided by a second external device connected through a second interface that is different from the first interface, and

wherein the operation further comprises:

based on the multi-view execution command being input, determining a type of the first content that is being displayed through the display;

control the display to, based on the type of the first content being a content of a first type, displaying the list including the second content of the first type on the display; and

based on the second content of the first type included in the list being selected according to the user command, executing an application for providing the second content, receiving a signal corresponding to the second content from the second external device based on the execution of the application, and controlling the display to display the multi-view screen including the second content based on the received signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2023
From: JEON, BYUNGJEONG; YOO, HAYEON; SHIM, AHYEON; LEE, WOONGHEE; KIM, YOUNGA; MOON, JIBUM
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064235/0368 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0002843 · Jan 8, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2021004512 · Apr 9, 2021
Related Publication 20230350627A1 · Nov 2, 2023
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