Granted Patent B2

US 12,456,165 · App. 18/073,701 · Granted Oct 28, 2025

Inventors: Eunjin Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Kyerim Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Seokho Ban (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

G06T3/60G06F3/04845G06F3/14

Abstract

Claims (73)

1 . A display device comprising:

a display;

a communication interface;

a motor configured to rotate the display; and

a processor configured to:

control the display to display an image content on the display disposed in a first orientation,

display a first user interface (UI) for rotating the image content and the display,

based on a signal for rotating the display being received from an external device through the communication interface while fixing a direction of the image content according to a user command, control the motor to rotate the display to a second orientation and maintain the direction of the image content displayed on the display disposed in the first orientation, and

based on the signal for rotating the display being received from the external device through the communication interface while not fixing the direction of the image content according to the user command, control the motor to rotate the display to the second orientation and rotate the image content in a direction opposite to a rotation direction of the display,

wherein the user command comprises receiving a user input for an amount of time as a long press input, and

wherein the processor is further configured to:

control the motor to sequentially rotate the display in a clockwise direction or in a counterclockwise direction by a predetermined amount of degrees based on an input time of the long press input elapses a predetermined time.

2 . The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

based on the received signal being for rotating the image content, rotate the image content displayed on the display in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction and maintain the display in the first orientation, and

based on the received signal being for rotating the display, rotate the display in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction for the display to be disposed in the second orientation and maintain the direction of the image content displayed on the display disposed in the first orientation.

3 . The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first UI includes a first object for rotating the image content by 90 degrees in the clockwise direction, a second object for rotating the image content by 90 degrees in the counterclockwise direction, a third object for rotating the display by 90 degrees in the clockwise direction, and a fourth object for rotating the display by 90 degrees in the counterclockwise direction.

4 . The display device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured to:

based on the received signal being for selecting an object among the first object, the second object, the third object and the fourth object, rotate the image content or rotate the display by 90 degrees in a direction corresponding to the selected object.

5 . The display device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the first object, the second object, the third object, and the fourth object are displayed on the display to correspond to an arrangement of a plurality of direction keys of the external device, and

wherein the processor is further configured to:

based on the received signal indicating a direction key among the plurality of direction keys is selected, identify an object corresponding to a selected direction key among the first object, the second object, the third object, and the fourth object, and

rotate the image content or the display by 90 degrees in a direction corresponding to the identified object.

6 . The display device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the processor is configured to:

display a cursor on an object among the first object, the second object, the third object, and the fourth object,

based on the received signal indicating that a direction key among a plurality of direction keys is selected, move the cursor displayed on the object to another object positioned in a direction corresponding to the selected direction key, and

based on the received signal being for selecting the object on which the cursor is displayed, rotate the image content or the display by 90 degrees in a direction corresponding to the object on which the cursor is displayed.

7 . The display device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first object includes a preview image in which the image content is rotated by 90 degrees in the clockwise direction and is displayed on the display disposed in the first orientation,

the second object includes a preview image in which the image content is rotated by 90 degrees in the counterclockwise direction and is displayed on the display disposed in the first orientation,

the third object includes a preview image in which the image content is displayed on the display rotated by 90 degrees in the clockwise direction and disposed in the second orientation, and

the fourth object includes a preview image in which the image content is displayed on the display rotated by 90 degrees in the counterclockwise direction and disposed in the second orientation.

8 . The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first orientation is a portrait orientation or a landscape orientation, and

the second orientation is the landscape orientation in a case that the first orientation is the portrait orientation, and the second orientation is the portrait orientation in a case that the first orientation is the landscape orientation.

9 . The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

based on the input time of the long press input being greater than the predetermined time, control the motor to sequentially rotate the display in the clockwise direction or in the counterclockwise direction, and

based on the input time of the long press input being same or greater than the predetermined time while not fixing the direction of the image content according to the user command, rotate the image content in a direction opposite to a rotation direction of the display.

10 . The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

the external device being connected with the display device, display a second UI for fixing the direction of the image content, and

based on a user command, corresponding to the second UI for fixing the direction of the image content, being received, performing a function to fix the direction of the image content.

11 . A method for controlling a display device, the method comprising:

displaying an image content on a display disposed in a first orientation;

displaying a first user interface (UI) for rotating the image content and the display on the display;

based on a signal for rotating the display being received from an external device through a communication interface while fixing a direction of the image content according to a user command, rotating the display to a second orientation and maintaining a direction of the image content displayed on the display disposed in the first orientation; and

based on the signal for rotating the display being received from the external device through the communication interface while not fixing the direction of the image content according to the user command, rotating the display to the second orientation and rotating the image content in a direction opposite to a rotation direction of the display,

wherein the user command comprises receiving a user input for an amount of time as a long press input, and

wherein the method further comprises:

control the motor to sequentially rotate the display in a clockwise direction or in a counterclockwise direction by a predetermined amount of degrees based on an input time of the long press input elapses a predetermined time.

12 . The method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the rotating of the image content or the display comprises:

based on the received signal being for rotating the image content, rotating the image content displayed on the display in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction and maintaining the first orientation; and

based on the received signal being for rotating the display, rotating the display in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction for the display to be disposed in the second orientation and maintaining the direction of the image content displayed on the display disposed in the first orientation.

13 . The method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the first UI includes a first object for rotating the image content by 90 degrees in the clockwise direction, a second object for rotating the image content by 90 degrees in the counterclockwise direction, a third object for rotating the display by 90 degrees in the clockwise direction, and a fourth object for rotating the display by 90 degrees in the counterclockwise direction.

14 . The method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein in the rotating of the image content or the display, based on the received signal being for selecting an object among the first object, the second object, the third object and the fourth object, the image content or the display is rotated by 90 degrees in a direction corresponding to a selected object.

15 . The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the first object, the second object, the third object, and the fourth object are displayed on the display to correspond to an arrangement of a plurality of direction keys of the external device, and

in the rotating of the image content or the display,

based on the received signal indicating a direction key among the plurality of direction keys is selected, an object corresponding to a selected direction key among the first object, the second object, the third object, and the fourth object is identified, and the image content or the display is rotated by 90 degrees in a direction corresponding to the identified object.

16 . The method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the first object includes a preview image in which the image content is rotated by 90 degrees in the clockwise direction and is displayed on the display disposed in the first orientation,

the second object includes a preview image in which the image content is rotated by 90 degrees in the counterclockwise direction and is displayed on the display disposed in the first orientation,

the third object includes a preview image in which the image content is displayed on the display rotated by 90 degrees in the clockwise direction and disposed in the second orientation, and

the fourth object includes a preview image in which the image content is displayed on the display rotated by 90 degrees in the counterclockwise direction and disposed in the second orientation.

17 . The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the rotating of the image content or the display includes:

displaying a cursor on an object among the first object, the second object, the third object, and the fourth object,

based on the received signal indicating that a direction key among a plurality of direction keys is selected, moving the cursor displayed on the object to another object positioned in a direction corresponding to the selected direction key, and

based on the received signal being for selecting the object on which the cursor is displayed, rotating the image content or the display by 90 degrees in a direction corresponding to the object on which the cursor is displayed.

18 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor of a server, cause the processor to execute the instructions to implement:

displaying an image content on a display disposed in a first orientation;

displaying a user interface (UI) for rotating the image content and the display on the display;

based on a signal for rotating the display being received from an external device through a communication interface while fixing a direction of the image content according to a user command, rotating the display to a second orientation and maintaining a direction of the image content displayed on the display disposed in the first orientation; and

based on the signal for rotating the display being received from the external device through the communication interface while not fixing the direction of the image content according to the user command, rotating the display to the second orientation and rotating the image content in a direction opposite to a rotation direction of the display,

wherein the user command comprises receiving a user input for an amount of time as a long press input, and

wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute the instructions to implement:

controlling the motor to sequentially rotate the display in the clockwise direction or in the counterclockwise direction by a predetermined amount of degrees based on an input time of the long press input elapses a predetermined time.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , further causing the processor to execute the instructions to implement:

based on the received signal being for rotating the image content, rotating the image content displayed on the display in a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction and maintaining the first orientation; and

based on the received signal being for rotating the display, rotating the display in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction for the display to be disposed in the second orientation and maintaining the direction of the image content displayed on the display disposed in the first orientation.

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