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Granted Patent B2
US 12,481,323 · App. 17/758,394 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Display device

Inventors: Woojin Choi (Seoul, KR); Sunho Hwang (Seoul, KR); Yongwoo Yoo (Seoul, KR); Jihoon Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
G06F1/1652A63F13/25G09G3/035G09G2320/0261G09G2340/045G09G2354/00
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Patent No.
US 12,481,323
App. No.
17/758,394
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: a roller accommodated in the housing; a display configured to be withdrawn from or retracted into the housing by operating the roller; and a control unit configured to control the roller such that a screen of the display is formed to face at least one of a first direction and a second direction.

Claims (29)

1 . A display device comprising:

a sensor configured to detect a user;

a housing:

a roller accommodated in the housing;

a display configured to be withdrawn from or retracted into the housing by operation of the roller; and

a controller configured to control the roller such that a screen of the display is formed to face at least one of a first direction or a second direction,

wherein the controller is configured to:

control the roller such that a screen output direction matches a direction toward the detected user, when only one user is detected by the sensor, and

determine the screen output direction based on a face of the user located closest to the display among a plurality of users when the plurality of users are detected by the sensor,

determine a withdrawal length of the display based on eye level of the user, control the roller such that the screen output direction matches a direction toward a detected face of the detected closest user and adjust the withdrawal length of the display such that an eye level of the user matches an output position of content displayed on the display.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to configure a screen facing one of the first direction or the second direction such that content is output in a forward direction, and configure a screen facing the other of the first direction or the second direction such that content is output in a reverse direction.

3 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

further detect a distance from the user via the sensor; and

control the withdrawal length of the display according to the detected distance.

4 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the roller such that the display is withdrawn out to a preset length or more when the detected distance is less than a preset distance.

5 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein the controller is further configured to control a number of pieces of content output on the screen according to an image ratio of first content when the display is withdrawn out to the preset length or more.

6 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to:

further display second content on the screen in addition to the first content based on the first content having a fixed image ratio; and

display the first content alone on the screen based on the first content not having a fixed image ratio.

7 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

further detect a distance from the user via the sensor; and

control a size of a user interface (UI) output on the screen according to the detected distance.

8 . The display device of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the display such that a first size of the UI in a case in which the detected distance is less than a preset distance is smaller than a second size of the UI in a case in which the detected distance is greater than or equal to the preset distance.

9 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

further detect a distance from the user via the sensor; and

control the roller such that the withdrawal length of the display increases in proportion to the detected distance.

10 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the withdrawal length of the display according to content output on the screen.

11 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the withdrawal direction of the display according to content output on the screen.

12 . The display device of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the roller such that the screen is formed to face each of the first direction and the second direction based on the content output on the screen being a game.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2022
From: CHOI, WOOJIN; HWANG, SUNHO; KIM, JIHOON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 060404/0883 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230026197A1 · Jan 26, 2023
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