IP Library Granted Patent US 11,036,451
Granted Patent B2
US 11,036,451 · App. 16/583,735 · Granted Jun 15, 2021

Display apparatus and control method thereof

Inventors: Sukun Yoon (Suwon-si, KR); Jongha Woo (Suwon-si, KR); Cheulhee Hahm (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
G06F3/14H04W4/50H04W4/80H04W12/0471
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Patent No.
US 11,036,451
App. No.
16/583,735
Granted
Jun 15, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a display apparatus including a display; a memory configured to store at least one instruction; a communicator comprising communication circuitry configured to communicate with a mobile device via at least one wireless network, the at least one wireless network including, for example, and without limitation, a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) network; and a controller including at least one processor configured to execute at least one of the at least one instruction stored in the memory.

Claims (73)

1. A display apparatus comprising: a display;

a memory configured to store instructions;

a communicator comprising communication circuitry configured to communicate with a mobile device via at least one wireless network; and

a controller including at least one processor configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory,

wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, control the display apparatus to:

start execution of a predetermined application which is an application for displaying a content image on the display;

during execution of the predetermined application, identify, through the communicator, presence of a registered mobile device which was previously paired with the display apparatus to determine whether to start a process for automatically ending the execution of the predetermined application, the process configured to automatically end the execution of the predetermined application based on the presence of the registered mobile device;

in response to the presence of the registered mobile device being identified after the predetermined application is executed, maintain the execution of the predetermined application and control the process to be started to automatically end the execution of predetermined application based on the presence of the registered mobile device; and

in response to the presence of the registered mobile device not being identified after the predetermined application is executed, maintain the execution of the predetermined application and control the process to not be started until the presence of the registered mobile device is identified through the communicator.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined application displays a painting, a photograph, or a clock.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined application is an application for providing an ambient service.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, control the display apparatus to:

determine whether the registered mobile device is sensed based on a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) signal received via a BLE network.

5. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the process comprises:

a process determining whether the predetermined application is to be automatically ended based on a result of performing scanning to sense the registered mobile device.

6. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, control the display apparatus to:

determine whether the registered mobile device is sensed for a first time period from a first point in time at which an execution of the predetermined application is started, and

re-determine whether the registered mobile device is sensed after a second time period from the first point in time in response to the registered mobile device not being sensed as a result of the determination.

7. The display apparatus of claim 6 , wherein

the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, control the display apparatus to:

re-determine whether the registered mobile device is sensed at intervals of the second time period based on the registered mobile device not being sensed as a result of the re-determination, and control the process to not be started until the registered mobile device is sensed.

8. The display apparatus of claim 6 , wherein

the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, control the display apparatus to:

control the process to be started based on the registered mobile device being sensed as a result of the re-determination.

9. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, control the display apparatus to:

determine whether the registered mobile device is sensed for a first time period from a first point in time at which an execution of the predetermined application is started, and control the process to be started based on the registered mobile device being sensed as a result of the determination.

10. The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein

the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, control the display apparatus to:

re-determine whether the registered mobile device is sensed for the first time period from a second point in time in response to the registered mobile being sensed as a result of the determination, and perform an operation of ending the predetermined application based on the registered mobile not being sensed as a result of the re-determination, the second point in time being later than the first point in time.

11. The display apparatus of claim 10 , wherein

the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, control the display apparatus to:

output a first user interface screen informing an end of the predetermined application in response to the registered mobile device not being sensed as a result of the re-determination, and automatically end execution of the predetermined application.

12. The display apparatus of claim 11 wherein

the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, control the display apparatus to:

output a second user interface screen for selecting whether the predetermined application is to be executed based on the registered mobile device not being sensed as a result of the re-determination, and determine whether the predetermined application is to be ended, based on a user input received through the second user interface screen.

13. The display apparatus of claim 12 , wherein

the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, control the display apparatus to:

control the predetermined application to be maintained in response to a user input corresponding to rejection of the end of the predetermined application being received through the second user interface screen.

14. A control method of a display apparatus capable of providing an predetermined application, the control method comprising:

starting execution of the predetermined application;

during execution of the predetermined application, identifying presence of a registered mobile device which was previously paired with the display apparatus to determine whether to start a process for automatically ending the execution of the predetermined application, the process configured to automatically end the execution of the predetermined application based on the presence of the registered mobile device;

in response to the presence of the registered mobile device being identified after the predetermined application is executed, maintaining the execution of the predetermined application and controlling the process to be started to automatically end the execution of predetermined application based on the presence of the registered mobile device; and

in response to the presence of the registered mobile device not being identified after the predetermined application is executed, maintaining the execution of the predetermined application and controlling the process to not be started until the presence of the registered mobile device is identified.

15. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, are further configured to control the display apparatus to:

perform a first scan operation to identify the presence of a registered mobile device during a first time period after the execution of the predetermined application is started, and

in response to the presence of the registered mobile device not being identified via the first scanning operation, control the process to not be started during second time period following the first time period and perform a second scan operation to identify the presence of a registered mobile device during a third time period following the second time period.

16. The control method of claim 14 , wherein

the controlling of the process to not be started comprises:

controlling the predetermined application to be on until the registered mobile device is sensed after a first point in time.

17. The control method of claim 14 , further comprising:

determining whether the registered mobile device is sensed based on a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) signal received via a BLE network.

18. The control method of claim 14 , wherein the process comprises:

a process of determining whether the predetermined application is to be automatically ended based on a result of performing scanning to sense the registered mobile device.

19. The control method of claim 14 , further comprising

determining whether the registered mobile device is sensed for a first time period from a first point in time at which execution of the predetermined application is started based on a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) signal received via a BLE network, and

wherein the controlling of the process to not be started comprises:

determining again whether the registered mobile device is sensed after a second time period from the first point in time based on the registered mobile device not being sensed as a result of the determination.

20. The control method of claim 14 , further comprising:

determining whether the registered mobile device is sensed for a first time period from the first point in time based on a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) signal received via a BLE network, and

wherein the controlling of the process to not be started comprises:

re-determining whether the registered mobile device is sensed after a second time period from a first point in time at which execution of the predetermined application is started based on the registered mobile device not being sensed as a result of the determination; and

controlling the process to be started based on the registered mobile device being sensed as a result of the re-determination.

21. The control method of claim 14 , further comprising:

determining whether the registered mobile device is sensed for a first time period from the first point in time based on a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) signal received via a BLE network, and

wherein the controlling of the process to not be started comprises controlling the process to be started based on the registered mobile device being sensed.

22. The control method of claim 20 , wherein

the controlling of the process to not be started comprises:

re-determining whether the registered mobile device is sensed for the first time period from a third point in time when the process is started, the third point in time being later by a second time period than the first point of time; and

executing an operation of ending the predetermined application based on the registered mobile device not being sensed as a result of the re-determination.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2019
From: YOON, SUKUN; WOO, JONGHA; HAHM, CHEULHEE
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050501/0539 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0115347 · Sep 27, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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