Control apparatus and method
Provided are a control apparatus and method. The control apparatus includes: a measurement module which measures a motion of the control apparatus due to an external force; and a signal generation module which generates a signal corresponding to the measured motion, wherein the signal is transmitted to a display device to adjust a state of the display device according to the signal.
1. A control apparatus comprising:
a measurement module which measures a motion of the control apparatus due to an external force;
a signal generation module which generates a signal corresponding to the measured motion, wherein the signal is transmitted to a display device to adjust a state of the display device according to the signal; and
a key setting module which selects one of predetermined modes and sets the state of the adjusted display device,
wherein the predetermined modes comprise at least one of a screen brightness control mode, a sound volume control mode, a screen position control mode, a content control mode, a content selection mode, a menu selection mode, a screen enlargement movement mode, and a screen stabilization mode.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the motion includes rotation centering on at least one of an X-axis, a Y-axis, and a Z-axis that are perpendicular to one another.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the measurement module comprises at least one of an inertial sensor, a magnetic sensor, a vision sensor, an infrared sensor, a pressure sensor, and a sonar sensor.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the state of the display device comprises at least one of the screen brightness, sound volume and screen position of the display device, content adjustment, content selection, selection of menus indicated in the display device, screen enlargement movement, and screen stabilization.
5. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein, when the control apparatus rotates in the direction of at least one of the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis, the display device trapezoids the screen thereof.
6. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein, when the control apparatus rotates in the direction of at least one of the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis, the display device top-corner or bottom-corner the screen thereof.
7. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein, when the control apparatus rotates in the direction of at least one of the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis, the display device rotates the screen thereof.
8. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein, when the control apparatus rotates in the direction of at least one of the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis, the display device adjusts the sound volume thereof.
9. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein, when the control apparatus rotates in the direction of at least one of the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis, the display device adjusts the screen brightness thereof.
10. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein, when the control apparatus rotates in the direction of at least one of the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis, the display device executes a rewind function or a fast forward function.
11. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein, when the control apparatus rotates in the direction of at least one of the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis, the display device moves to contents preceding or following contents that are currently being reproduced.
12. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein, when the control apparatus rotates in the direction of at least one of the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis, the display device converts the selection of the menu indicated in the display device.
13. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein, when the control apparatus rotates in the direction of at least one of the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis, the display device moves to a screen connected to the screen displayed in the display device.
14. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein, when the control apparatus rotates in the direction of at least one of the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis, the display device stabilizes the screen displayed in the display device.
15. A control method comprising:
measuring a motion of a control apparatus due to an external force;
generating a signal corresponding to the measured motion;
transmitting the signal to a display device to adjust a state of the display device; and
selecting one of predetermined modes and setting the state of the adjusted display device,
wherein the predetermined modes comprise at least one of a screen brightness control mode, a sound volume control mode, a screen position control mode, a content control mode, a content selection mode, a menu selection mode, a screen enlargement movement mode, a screen stabilization mode.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the motion includes rotation in a direction of at least one of an X-axis, a Y-axis, and a Z-axis that are perpendicular to one another.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the state of the display device comprises at least one of the screen brightness, sound volume and screen position of the display device, content adjustment, content selection, selection of a menu displayed in the display device, screen enlargement movement, and screen stabilization.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein, when the control apparatus rotates in the direction of at least one of the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis, the adjusting of the state of the display device comprises trapezoiding the screen of the display device.
19. The method of claim 16 , wherein, when the control apparatus rotates in the direction of at least one of the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis, the adjusting of the state of the display device comprises top-corner or bottom-corner the screen of the display device.
20. The method of claim 16 , wherein, when the control apparatus rotates in the direction of at least one of the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis, the adjusting of the state of the display device comprises rotating the screen of the display device.
21. The method of claim 16 , wherein, when the control apparatus rotates in the direction of at least one of the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis, the adjusting of the state of the display device comprises adjusting the sound volume of the display device.
22. The method of claim 16 , wherein, when the control apparatus rotates in the direction of at least one of the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis, the adjusting of the state of the display device comprises adjusting the screen brightness of the display device.
23. The method of claim 16 , wherein, when the control apparatus rotates in the direction of at least one of the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis, the adjusting of the state of the display device comprises executing a rewind function or a fast forward function.
24. The method of claim 16 , wherein, when the control apparatus rotates in the direction of at least one of the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis, the adjusting of the state of the display device comprises moving to contents preceding or following contents that are currently being reproduced.
25. The method of claim 16 , wherein, when the control apparatus rotates in the direction of at least one of the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis, the adjusting of the state of the display device comprises converting selection of the menu displayed in the display device.
26. The method of claim 16 , wherein, when the control apparatus rotates in the direction of at least one of the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis, the adjusting of the state of the display device comprises moving to a screen connected to the screen displayed in the display device.
27. The method of claim 16 , wherein, when the control apparatus rotates in the direction of at least one of the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis, the adjusting of the state of the display device comprises stabilizing the screen displayed in the display device.
28. The method of claim 15 , wherein, in the measuring of the motion of the control apparatus, the control apparatus comprises at least one of an inertial sensor, a magnetic sensor, a vision sensor, an infrared sensor, a pressure sensor, and a sonar sensor to measure the motion thereof.