Granted Patent B2

US 12,314,619 · App. 18/368,955 · Granted May 27, 2025

Inventors: Jongin Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Sehyun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Hyeeun Park (Suwon-si, KR); Yongwoo Shin (Suwon-si, KR); Kilsoo Choi (Suwon-si, KR); Junyoung Choi (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

G06F3/14G06F3/011G06F3/0482G06F3/04847

Abstract

Claims (56)

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a communication interface;

a display;

at least one processor including processing circuitry; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the display apparatus to:

receive, through the communication interface, from a server apparatus, a first execution result content obtained by executing a contents application based on a first input signal directly provided from an external device, when the first input signal does not correspond to a specified value,

control the display to display the first execution result content,

receive, through the communication interface, from the server apparatus, the first input signal directly provided to the server apparatus from the external device, when the first input signal corresponds to the specified value,

based on the first input signal corresponding to the specified value being received from the server apparatus, display, through the display, a user interface screen to control the display apparatus,

receive, through the communication interface while the display is displaying the user interface screen, a second input signal from the external device,

control the displayed user interface screen, based on the second input signal, and

perform an operation based on the control of the displayed user interface screen.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the display apparatus to:

receive, through the communication interface, the second input signal from the external device via the server apparatus, or

receive, through the communication interface, the second input signal directly from the external device.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the display apparatus to:

control the display to end displaying of the user interface screen, based on the second input signal indicating to end displaying of the user interface screen, and

control the communication interface to transmit, to the server apparatus, a signal indicating that the display apparatus is in a contents reproduction control mode, based on the display ending displaying of the user interface screen.

4. The display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the display apparatus to:

receive, through the communication interface, from the server apparatus, a second execution result content obtained by executing the contents application according to a third input signal from the external device that is received after transmitting the signal indicating that the display apparatus is in the contents reproduction control mode.

5. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the display apparatus to:

identify whether a type of the contents application is a specified type, and

control the communication interface, to the server apparatus, a list comprising at least one input signal that indicates the specified value, based on the type of the contents application being the specified type.

6. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the display apparatus to:

identify whether a type of the contents application is a specified type, and

based on the type of the contents application being the specified type, transmit, through the communication interface, to the external device, information to allow the external device to be directly connected to the server apparatus, and a command to the server apparatus.

7. A method of operating a display apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving, from a server apparatus, a first execution result content obtained by executing a contents application based on a first input signal directly provided from an external device, when the first input signal does not correspond to a specified value;

displaying the first execution result content on a display of the display apparatus;

receiving, from the server apparatus, the first input signal directly provided to the server apparatus from the external device, when the first input signal corresponds to the specified value;

based on the first input signal corresponding to the specified value being received from the server apparatus, displaying a user interface screen to control the display apparatus;

receiving while the display apparatus is displaying the user interface screen, a second input signal from the external device;

controlling the displayed user interface screen based on the second input signal; and

performing an operation based on the control of the displayed user interface screen.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the receiving the second input signal from the external device comprises:

receiving the second input signal from the external device via the server apparatus; or

receiving the second input signal directly from the external device.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

based on the second input signal indicating to end displaying of the user interface screen, controlling the display to end displaying of the user interface screen; and

transmitting, to the server apparatus, a signal indicating that the display apparatus is in a contents reproduction control mode, based on the display ending displaying of the user interface screen.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving, from the server apparatus, a second execution result content obtained by executing the contents application according to a third input signal from the external device that is received after transmitting the signal indicating that the display apparatus is in the contents reproduction control mode.

11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

identifying whether a type of the contents application is a specified type; and

transmitting, to the server apparatus, a list comprising at least one input signal that indicates the specified value, based on the type of the contents application being the specified type.

12. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

identifying whether a type of the contents application is a specified type; and

based on the type of the contents application being the specified type, transmitting, to the external device, information to allow the external device to be directly connected to the server apparatus, and a command to instruct the external device to connect to the server apparatus.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium for storing computer readable program code or instructions which are executable by at least one processor to perform a method of operating a display apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving, from a server apparatus, a first execution result content obtained by executing a contents application based on a first input signal directly provided from an external device, when the first input signal does not correspond to a specified value;

displaying the first execution result content on a display of the display apparatus;

receiving, from the server apparatus, the first input signal directly provided to the server apparatus from the external device, when the first input signal corresponds to the specified value;

based on the first input signal corresponding to the specified value being received from the server apparatus, displaying a user interface screen to control the display apparatus;

receiving while the display apparatus is displaying the user interface screen, a second input signal from the external device;

controlling the displayed user interface screen based on the second input signal; and

performing an operation based on the control of the displayed user interface screen.

Assignments (1)

Priority Claims (2)

Continuity (2)

References Cited (22)