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US 12,041,437 · App. 17/677,279 · Granted Jul 16, 2024

Display device and control method thereof

Inventors: Yongjin So (Suwon-si, KR); Seokho Ban (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04S7/30H04N5/642H04R1/028H04R5/02H04R5/04H04S3/008H04R2499/15H04S2400/01
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Patent No.
US 12,041,437
App. No.
17/677,279
Granted
Jul 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device comprises: a motor; a display; a plurality of speakers provided in a plurality of regions of the display; and at least one processor. The at least one processor being configured to output a plurality of audio signals corresponding to a plurality of audio channels to the plurality of speakers, control the motor to rotate the display, based on an input of a user command for rotating the display, and control the plurality of speakers to output the plurality of audio signals in response to a change in positions of the plurality of speakers based on a rotation of the display.

Claims (59)

1. A display device comprising:

a motor;

a display;

a plurality of speakers comprising a first speaker and a second speaker; and

at least one processor configured to:

control the first speaker to output a first audio signal,

based on a user command for rotating the display being received, control the motor to rotate the display,

control the first speaker to output the first audio signal with a first volume and the second speaker to output the first audio signal with a second volume while the display is being rotated, and

after the display is rotated, control the second speaker to output the first audio signal,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to, while the display is being rotated:

identify an angle at which the display is rotated, wherein the angle changes while the display is being rotated,

based on the identified angle, rotate an image displayed on the display in a first direction while the display is being rotated,

identify a ratio between the first volume of the first audio signal outputted through the first speaker and the second volume of the first audio signal outputted through the second speaker based on the identified angle, wherein the ratio changes according to the angle, and

based on the identified ratio, control the first speaker to decrease the first volume of the first audio signal outputted through the first speaker and the second speaker to increase the second volume of the first audio signal outputted through the second speaker, and

wherein the first direction is opposite to a second direction in which the display is rotated.

2. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of speakers further comprises a third speaker and a fourth speaker, and

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

control the third speaker to output a second audio signal,

while the display is being rotated, identify a ratio between a third volume of the second audio signal outputted through the third speaker and a fourth volume of the second audio signal outputted through the fourth speaker based on the identified angle and control the third speaker to output the second audio signal with the third volume and the fourth speaker to output the second audio signal with the fourth volume based on the identified ratio between the third volume and the fourth volume, and

after the display is rotated, control the fourth speaker to output the second audio signal, and

wherein, while the display is being rotated, the third volume of the second audio signal outputted through the third speaker decreases based on the identified ratio between the third volume and the fourth volume, and the fourth volume of the second audio signal outputted through the fourth speaker increases based on the identified ratio between the third volume and the fourth volume.

3. The display device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first audio signal is L(left) audio signal or R(right) audio signal, and if the first audio signal is the L audio signal, the second audio signal is the R audio signal and if the first audio signal is the R audio signal, the second audio signal is the L audio signal.

4. The display device as claimed in claim 2 wherein, the display is configured to rotate 90 degrees in a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction,

wherein a position of the second speaker in the display after the display is rotated corresponds to a position of the first speaker in the display before the display is rotated, and

wherein a position of the fourth speaker in the display after the display is rotated corresponds to a position of the third speaker in the display before the display is rotated.

5. The display device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein if the first speaker is a speaker which is positioned in a left side of the display, the third speaker is a speaker which is positioned in a right side of the display and the display rotates 90 degrees in the clockwise direction, the second speaker is a speaker which is positioned in a bottom side of the display and the fourth speaker is a speaker which is positioned in a upper side of the display,

if the first speaker is the speaker which is positioned in the left side of the display, the third speaker is the speaker which is positioned in the right side of the display and the display rotates 90 degrees in the counterclockwise direction, the second speaker is the speaker which is positioned in the upper side of the display and the fourth speaker is a speaker which is positioned in the bottom side of the display,

if the first speaker is the speaker which is positioned in the right side of the display, the third speaker is the speaker which is positioned in the left side of the display and the display rotates 90 degrees in the clockwise direction, the second speaker is the speaker which is positioned in the upper side of the display, and the fourth speaker is the speaker which is positioned in the bottom side of the display, and

if the first speaker is the speaker which is positioned in the right side of the display, the third speaker is the speaker which is positioned in the left side of the display and the display rotates 90 degrees in the counterclockwise direction, the second speaker is the speaker which is positioned in the bottom side of the display and the fourth speaker is the speaker which is positioned in the upper side of the display.

6. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein if the identified angle is less than 45 degrees, the first volume of the first audio signal outputted through the first speaker is greater than the second volume of the first audio signal outputted through the second speaker, and if the identified angle is greater than 45 degrees, the first volume of the first audio signal outputted through the first speaker is less than the second volume of the first audio signal outputted through the second speaker.

7. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein if the identified angle is 30 degrees, the first volume of the first audio signal outputted through the first speaker is ⅔ of a volume of the first audio signal outputted through the first speaker before the display is rotated and the second volume of the first audio signal outputted through the second speaker is ⅓ of the volume of the first audio signal outputted through the first speaker before the display is rotated.

8. The display device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein if the identified angle is less than 45 degrees, the third volume of the second audio signal outputted through the third speaker is greater than the fourth volume of the second audio signal outputted through the fourth speaker, and if the identified angle is greater than 45 degrees, the third volume of the second audio signal outputted through the second speaker is less than the fourth volume of the second audio signal outputted through the fourth speaker.

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

outputting, through a first speaker of the display device, a first audio signal;

based on a user command for rotating a display of the display device being received, rotating the display of the display device;

outputting, through the first speaker and a second speaker of the display device, the first audio signal with a first volume and the first audio signal with a second volume respectively while the display is being rotated; and

after the display is rotated, outputting, through the second speaker, the first audio signal,

wherein the outputting, through the first speaker and the second speaker, the first audio signal with the first volume and the first audio signal with the second volume respectively comprises:

identifying an angle at which the display is rotated, wherein the angle changes while the display is being rotated;

based on the identified angle, rotating an image displayed on the display in a first direction while the display is being rotated;

identifying a ratio between the first volume of the first audio signal outputted through the first speaker and the second volume of the first audio signal outputted through the second speaker based on the identified angle, wherein the ratio changes according to the angle; and

decreasing the first volume of the first audio signal outputted through the first speaker and increasing the second volume of the first audio signal outputted through the second speaker, and

wherein the first direction is opposite to a second direction in which the display is rotated.

10. The control method as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising:

outputting, through a third speaker of the display device, a second audio signal;

while the display is being rotated, identifying a ratio between a third volume of the second audio signal outputted through the third speaker of the display device and a fourth volume of the second audio signal outputted through a fourth speaker of the display device based on the identified angle and outputting, through the third speaker and the fourth speaker, the second audio signal with the third volume and the second audio signal with the fourth volume respectively based on the identified ratio between the third volume and the fourth volume; and

after the display is rotated, outputting, through the fourth speaker, the second audio signal,

wherein, while the display is being rotated, the third volume of the second audio signal outputted through the third speaker decreases based on the identified ratio between the third volume and the fourth volume, and the fourth volume of the second audio signal outputted through the fourth speaker increases based on the identified ratio between the third volume and the fourth volume.

11. The control method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the first audio signal is L(left) audio signal or R(right) audio signal, and if the first audio signal is the L audio signal, the second audio signal is the R audio signal and if the first audio signal is the R audio signal, the second audio signal is the L audio signal.

12. The control method as claimed in claim 10 wherein, the display is configured to rotate 90 degrees in a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction,

wherein a position of the second speaker in the display after the display is rotated corresponds to a position of the first speaker in the display before the display is rotated, and

wherein a position of the fourth speaker in the display after the display is rotated corresponds to a position of the third speaker in the display before the display is rotated.

13. The control method as claimed in claim 12 , wherein if the first speaker is a speaker which is positioned in a left side of the display, the third speaker is a speaker which is positioned in a right side of the display and the display rotates 90 degrees in the clockwise direction, the second speaker is a speaker which is positioned in a bottom side of the display and the fourth speaker is a speaker which is positioned in a upper side of the display,

if the first speaker is the speaker which is positioned in the left side of the display, the third speaker is the speaker which is positioned in the right side of the display and the display rotates 90 degrees in the counterclockwise direction, the second speaker is the speaker which is positioned in the upper side of the display and the fourth speaker is a speaker which is positioned in the bottom side of the display,

if the first speaker is the speaker which is positioned in the right side of the display, the third speaker is the speaker which is positioned in the left side of the display and the display rotates 90 degrees in the clockwise direction, the second speaker is the speaker which is positioned in the upper side of the display, and the fourth speaker is the speaker which is positioned in the bottom side of the display, and

if the first speaker is the speaker which is positioned in the right side of the display, the third speaker is the speaker which is positioned in the left side of the display and the display rotates 90 degrees in the counterclockwise direction, the second speaker is the speaker which is positioned in the bottom side of the display and the fourth speaker is the speaker which is positioned in the upper side of the display.

14. The control method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein if the identified angle is less than 45 degrees, the first volume of the first audio signal outputted through the first speaker is greater than the second volume of the first audio signal outputted through the second speaker, and if the identified angle is greater than 45 degrees, the first volume of the first audio signal outputted through the first speaker is less than the second volume of the first audio signal outputted through the second speaker.

15. The control method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein if the identified angle is 30 degrees, the first volume of the first audio signal outputted through the first speaker is ⅔ of a volume of the first audio signal outputted through the first speaker before the display is rotated and the second volume of the first audio signal outputted through the second speaker is ⅓ of the volume of the first audio signal outputted through the first speaker before the display is rotated.

16. The control method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein if the identified angle is less than 45 degrees, the third volume of the second audio signal outputted through the third speaker is greater than the fourth volume of the second audio signal outputted through the fourth speaker, and if the identified angle is greater than 45 degrees, the third volume of the second audio signal outputted through the second speaker is less than the fourth volume of the second audio signal outputted through the fourth speaker.

Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2020-0044146 · Apr 10, 2020 · national
KR 10-2020-0052786 · Apr 29, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16875176 · May 15, 2020
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