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US 12,458,881 · App. 17/987,467 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Display device and operating method thereof

Inventors: Sungchang Jang (Suwon-si, KR); Beomeun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Yongwoo Shin (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
A63F13/50G06F3/147G06T3/40
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Patent No.
US 12,458,881
App. No.
17/987,467
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a display device including: a display, a communication interface comprising communication circuitry configured to communicate with a source device, and a processor configured to execute at least one instruction. When an aspect ratio of an image corresponding to content is changed, the display device may output an optimized full screen in response to the change of the aspect ratio.

Claims (57)

1 . A display device comprising:

a display;

a communication interface comprising communication circuitry configured to communicate with a source device; and

a processor comprising processor circuitry configured to execute at least one instruction to:

receive, from the source device, a first image corresponding to a first aspect ratio, wherein the first aspect ratio is different than a physical aspect ratio of the display;

based on a first partial area being identified in the first image, control the display to display a first full screen comprising the first image and a first enlarged image corresponding to the first partial area, wherein the first enlarged image is displayed on at least part of a remaining area other than where the first image is displayed;

based on a second image corresponding to a second aspect ratio different from the first aspect ratio being received from the source device, identify, in the second image, a second partial area corresponding to the first partial area, based on the first and second aspect ratios; and

control the display to display, instead of the previously displayed first full screen, a second full screen comprising the second image and a second enlarged image corresponding to the identified second partial area, wherein the second enlarged image is displayed on at least part of a remaining area other than where the second image is displayed.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

identify, in the second image, the second partial area comprising the same image object as an image object included in the first partial area in the first image, based on the first and second aspect ratios; and

obtain the second enlarged image corresponding to the identified second partial area.

3 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: control the communication interface to receive the second image having the second aspect ratio from the source device, based on an input received while the first image is being received from the source device.

4 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

identify, as the first partial area, an area including at least one of a moving object, a minimap, an item window, a character window, a chat window, or a current status information window, in the first image; and

obtain the first enlarged image corresponding to the first partial area.

5 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to identify the first partial area, based on an input for selecting a partial area in the first image.

6 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a user interface configured to receive an input,

wherein the processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

control the display to display a user interface screen displaying one or more guidance areas on the first image; and

identify the first partial area, based on an input for selecting at least one of the one or more guidance areas.

7 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

recognize one or more image objects corresponding to one or more of a minimap, a moving object, an item window, a character window, a chat window, and a current status information window in the first image;

display a user interface screen for selecting at least one of the recognized one or more image objects; and

identify the first partial area, based on an input for selecting at least one of the one or more image objects.

8 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: based on an aspect ratio of the display being same as the second aspect ratio, split a full screen of the display into two partial screens, and control the display to display the second image in one partial screen and display the second enlarged image in the other partial screen.

9 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: based on an aspect ratio of the display being different from the second aspect ratio, control the display to display the second enlarged image on at least a part of a remaining area other than an area where the second image is displayed on a full screen of the display.

10 . The display device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

adjust a size the second enlarged image to increase screen use efficiency of the remaining area; and

display the size-adjusted second enlarged image on the remaining area.

11 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: adjust at least one of a size or a position of the second enlarged image included in the second full screen, based on the second aspect ratio and a full screen aspect ratio of the display.

12 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first image comprises an image corresponding to game content corresponding to the first aspect ratio, and

wherein the second image comprises an image corresponding to game content corresponding to the second aspect ratio.

13 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

identify, as the first partial area, an area including a minimap in the first image corresponding to a reproduction image of game content;

generate a first enlarged image corresponding to the first partial area; and

control the display to display the first full screen comprising the first enlarged image and the first image.

14 . A method of operating a display device, the method comprising:

receiving, from a source device, a first image corresponding to a first aspect ratio, wherein the first aspect ratio is different than a physical aspect ratio of a display;

based on a first partial area being identified in the first image, displaying a first full screen comprising the first image and a first enlarged image corresponding to the first partial area, wherein the first enlarged image is displayed on at least part of a remaining area other than where the first image is displayed;

receiving, from the source device, a second image corresponding to a second aspect ratio different from the first aspect ratio;

identifying, in the second image, a second partial area corresponding to the first partial area based on the first and second aspect ratios; and

displaying, instead of the previously displayed first full screen, a second full screen comprising the second image and a second enlarged image corresponding to the identified second partial area, wherein the second enlarged image is displayed on at least part of a remaining area other than where the second image is displayed.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the identifying of the second partial area comprises:

identifying, in the second image, the second partial area comprising the same image object as an image object included in the first partial area in the first image, based on the first and second aspect ratios; and

obtaining the second enlarged image corresponding to the identified second partial area.

16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the displaying of the first full screen comprises:

identifying, as the first partial area, an area where at least one of a moving object, a minimap, an item window, a character window, a chat window, or a current status information window, in the first image; and

obtaining the first enlarged image corresponding to the first partial area.

17 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

displaying a user interface screen for displaying one or more guidance areas on the first image; and

identifying the first partial area, based on an input for selecting at least one of the one or more guidance areas.

18 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

recognizing one or more image objects corresponding to one or more of a minimap, a moving object, an item window, a character window, a chat window, and a current status information window in the first image;

displaying a user interface screen for selecting at least one of the recognized one or more image objects; and

identifying the first partial area, based on an input for selecting at least one of the one or more image objects.

19 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the displaying of the second full screen comprises: based on an aspect ratio of the display being different from the second aspect ratio, displaying the second enlarged image on at least a part of a remaining area other than an area where the second image is displayed on a full screen of a display in the display device.

20 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the displaying of the second full screen further comprises: adjusting at least one of a size or a position of the second enlarged image included in the second full screen, based on the second aspect ratio and a full screen aspect ratio of a display in the display device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2022
From: JANG, SUNGCHANG; KIM, BEOMEUN; SHIN, YONGWOO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061780/0709 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0117197 · Sep 2, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022013196 · Sep 2, 2022
Related Publication 20230100652A1 · Mar 30, 2023
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