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US 10,825,378 · App. 16/746,351 · Granted Nov 3, 2020

Electronic apparatus and method for controlling thereof

Inventors: Sangwon Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Youngkook Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jeongryeol Seo (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G09G3/2092G06F3/1446G06T3/4092G09G3/32G09G2300/026
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Patent No.
US 10,825,378
App. No.
16/746,351
Granted
Nov 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an electronic apparatus and a controlling method thereof the electronic apparatus includes: an interface connectable to a modular display apparatus including a plurality of display cabinets divided into a plurality of groups, the interface including a plurality of ports connectable to the plurality of groups; and a processor configured to: scale an image received from an external device based on a resolution of the modular display apparatus, re-scale the scaled image based on a resolution based on a user input, identify at least one group, among the plurality of groups, based on a position in which the re-scaled image is to be displayed, decompose the re-scaled image based on the identified at least one group, and control to transmit the decomposed re-scaled image to each of the identified at least one group through at least one port connected to the identified at least one group.

Claims (56)

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

an interface connectable to a modular display apparatus including a plurality of display cabinets divided into a plurality of groups, the interface comprising a plurality of ports connectable to the plurality of groups; and

a processor configured to:

scale an image received from an external device based on a resolution of the modular display apparatus,

re-scale the scaled image based on a resolution selected in accordance with a user input,

identify at least one group, among the plurality of groups, based on a position in which the re-scaled image is to be displayed,

decompose the re-scaled image into a plurality of images based on the identified at least one group, and

control to transmit the decomposed re-scaled image to each of the identified at least one group through at least one port, among the plurality of ports, connected to the identified at least one group.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a size of the re-scaled image is identified based on the resolution selected in accordance with the user input.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

control to transmit the scaled image to the modular display apparatus; and

based on receiving the user input while the transmitted scaled image is displayed on the modular display apparatus, re-scale the scaled image based on the resolution selected in accordance with the user input.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the resolution of the modular display apparatus is identified based on a number of pixels included in the plurality of display cabinets; and

the resolution selected in accordance with the user input is lower than the resolution of the modular display apparatus.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

identify a position in which the decomposed re-scaled image is to be displayed by the plurality of groups based on the resolution of the modular display apparatus and the resolution of the re-scaled image; and

control to transmit, to the identified at least one group, information on the identified position in which the decomposed re-scaled image is to be displayed.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 5 , wherein:

each of the plurality of display cabinets includes a plurality of display modules; and

at least one display module, among a plurality of display modules included in the identified at least one group, is configured to display the decomposed re-scaled image based on the information on the position, and remaining display modules other than the at least one display module, among the plurality of display modules included in the identified at least one group, are not driven.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to:

based on a presence of an area, among areas corresponding to the identified at least one group, in which the re-scaled image is not displayed being identified based on the information on the position, control to transmit a background image to be displayed on the area in which the re-scaled image is not displayed to the identified at least one group.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

control to transmit a background image to be displayed on at least one display module included in remaining groups, other than the identified at least one group, to the remaining groups through at least one port connected to the remaining groups.

9. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one display module included in a remaining group, other than the identified at least one group, is not driven.

10. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

each of the plurality of display cabinets includes a plurality of display modules; and

each of the plurality of display modules comprises a plurality of micro light emitting diode (LED).

11. A controlling method of an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

scaling an image received from an external device based on a resolution of a modular display apparatus including a plurality of display cabinets divided into a plurality of groups;

re-scaling the scaled image based on a resolution selected in accordance with a user input;

identifying at least one group, among the plurality of groups, based on a position in which the re-scaled image is to be displayed;

decomposing the re-scaled image into a plurality of images based on the identified at least one group; and

transmitting the decomposed re-scaled image to each of the identified at least one group through at least one port, among a plurality of ports respectively connected to the plurality of groups, connected to the identified at least one group.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein a size of the re-scaled image is identified based on the resolution selected in accordance with the user input.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the re-scaling comprises:

transmitting the scaled image to the modular display apparatus; and

based on receiving the user input while the transmitted scaled image is displayed on the modular display apparatus, re-scaling the scaled image based on the resolution selected in accordance with the user input.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein:

the resolution of the modular display apparatus is identified based on a number of pixels included in the plurality of display cabinets; and

the resolution selected in accordance with the user input is lower than the resolution of the modular display apparatus.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

identifying a position in which the decomposed re-scaled image is to be displayed by the plurality of groups based on the resolution of the modular display apparatus and the resolution of the re-scaled image; and

transmitting, to the identified at least one group, information on the identified position in which the decomposed re-scaled image is to be displayed.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein:

each of the plurality of display candidates includes a plurality of display modules; and

at least one display module, among a plurality of display modules included in the identified at least one group, is configured to display the decomposed re-scaled image based on the information on the position, and remaining display modules other than the at least one display module, among the plurality of display modules included in the identified at least one group, are not driven.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

based on a presence of an area, among areas corresponding to the identified at least one group, in which the re-scaled image is not displayed being identified based on the information on the position, transmitting a background image to be displayed on the area in which the re-scaled image is not displayed to the identified at least one group.

18. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

transmitting a background image to be displayed on at least one display module included in remaining groups, other than the identified at least one group, to the remaining groups through at least one port connected to the remaining groups.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein at least one display module included in a remaining group, other than the identified at least one group, is not driven.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein:

each of the plurality of display cabinets includes a plurality of display modules; and

each of the plurality of display modules comprises a plurality of micro light emitting diode (LED).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2020
From: KIM, SANGWON; KIM, YOUNGKOOK; SEO, JEONGRYEOL
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051640/0960 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0006868 · Jan 18, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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