IP Library Granted Patent US 12,411,541
Granted Patent B2
US 12,411,541 · App. 18/436,551 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Display device and operating method thereof

Inventors: Suhwan Jin (Suwon-si, KR); Kunsok Kang (Suwon-si, KR); Daeyeon Yun (Suwon-si, KR); Seungil Yoon (Suwon-si, KR); Eungsik Yoon (Suwon-si, KR); Taedon Hwang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G06F3/011G06F3/041
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Patent No.
US 12,411,541
App. No.
18/436,551
Granted
Sep 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An operating method of the display device includes detecting, through at least one sensor, at least one sensing value corresponding to the at least one sensor, identifying a touch area on the display device that is touched by a mobile device, based on the at least one sensing value, receiving status information about an operation that is being executed by the mobile device, from the mobile device, and performing a function corresponding to the identified touch area, based on the received status information.

Claims (51)

1. A method for operating a display device, the method comprising:

detecting at least one sensing value by at least one sensor of a plurality of sensors of the display device;

identifying an exterior area touched by a mobile device among a plurality of exterior areas of the display device based on the at least one sensing value, each of the plurality of exterior areas being mapped to a corresponding function of a plurality of functions, the plurality of exterior areas comprising at least a first exterior area mapped to a first function among the plurality of functions and a second exterior area mapped to a second function among the plurality of functions; and

performing a function among the plurality of functions based on the identified exterior area,

wherein the performing of the function among the plurality of functions comprises:

based on the identified exterior area being the first exterior area, performing, by the display device, the first function of executing an application executed by the mobile device at a time the display device is touched by the mobile device, and

based on the identified exterior area being the second exterior area, performing, by the display device, the second function of displaying a screen displayed on the mobile device at the time the display device is touched by the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying a number of times the display device is touched by the mobile device, based on the at least one sensing value, and

performing a preset function corresponding to the number of times the display device is touched, among a plurality of preset functions which are determined in advance in correspondence to a number of times the display device is touched by the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the display device is touched by the mobile device based on determining that the at least one sensing value is equal to or greater than a first threshold;

based on requesting identification information of the mobile device, receiving the identification information of the mobile device from the mobile device; and

identifying whether the mobile device has been previously registered with the display device, based on the identification information.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying the exterior area comprises:

identifying at least one sensor as a sensor among the plurality of sensors that is located closest to a point on the display device that is touched by the mobile device; and

identifying the exterior area, based on a location of the at least one sensor at the display device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the corresponding function among the plurality of functions which are mapped to the plurality of exterior areas is preset based on a user input.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of exterior areas of the display device are bezel areas of the display device.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

based on the at least one sensing value being equal or greater than a threshold, transmitting a paring signal to the mobile device; and

receiving a response signal from the mobile device.

8. A display device comprising:

a display including a display area and a plurality of exterior areas, wherein each of the plurality of exterior areas is mapped to a corresponding function among a plurality of functions;

a communication circuit;

a sensing unit including a plurality of sensors;

a memory storing one or more instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to:

detect at least one sensing value by at least one sensor of a plurality of sensors of the display device,

identify an exterior area touched by a mobile device among a plurality of exterior areas of the display device based on the at least one sensing value, each of the plurality of exterior areas being mapped to a corresponding function of a plurality of functions, the plurality of exterior areas comprising at least a first exterior area mapped to a first function among the plurality of functions and a second exterior area mapped to a second function among the plurality of functions, and

perform a function among the plurality of functions based on the identified exterior area,

wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:

based on the identified exterior area being the first exterior area, perform the first function of executing an application executed by the mobile device at a time the display device is touched by the mobile device, and

based on the identified exterior area being the second exterior area, perform the second function of displaying a screen displayed on the mobile device at the time the display device is touched by the mobile device.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:

identify a number of times the display device is touched by the mobile device, based on the at least one sensing value, and

perform a preset function among a plurality of preset functions that corresponds to the number of times the display device is touched, the plurality of preset functions determined in advance in correspondence to a number of times the display device is touched by the mobile device.

10. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:

determine that the display device is touched by the mobile device based on determining that the at least one sensing value is equal to or greater than a first threshold;

based on requesting identification information of the mobile device, receive the identification information of the mobile device from the mobile device; and

identify whether the mobile device has been previously registered with the display device, based on the identification information.

11. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:

identify at least one sensor as a sensor among the plurality of sensors that is located closest to a point on the display device that is touched by the mobile device, and

identify the exterior area, based on a location of the at least one sensor.

12. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to set, in advance, the function corresponding to the exterior area, based on a user input.

13. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to set, in advance, a plurality of functions corresponding to a number of times the exterior area is touched, respectively, based on a user input, and the function is one of the plurality of functions corresponding to the number of times.

14. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of exterior areas of the display are bezel areas of the display.

15. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:

based on the at least one sensing value being equal or greater than a threshold, transmit a paring signal to the mobile device; and

receive a response signal from the mobile device.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute the method of claim 1 .

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0000453 · Jan 2, 2020 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17833125 · Jun 6, 2022
Continuation 17014553 · Sep 8, 2020
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