KR102327146B1 - Electronic apparatus and method for controlling a screen of display apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A display device, an electronic device, and a screen display method of the display device are provided. In more detail, when a touch is detected on a bezel of a plurality of display devices displaying a multi-vision screen including a main area and a sub area, a division guide line is displayed in response to the touch to change the main area and the sub area. A device and a method for controlling a display device screen of an electronic device are provided. In some of the disclosed embodiments, when a touch is detected on a bezel of a plurality of display devices displaying a multi-vision screen including a main region and a sub-region, the size of the main region and An electronic device for changing a position and a method for controlling a display device screen of the electronic device are provided.

Description

An electronic device and a method for controlling a display device screen of an electronic device

The following embodiments relate to an electronic device and a method for controlling a display device screen of the electronic device, and more particularly, when a touch is detected on the bezels of a plurality of display devices displaying a multi-vision screen including a main area and a sub area, the touch The present invention relates to an electronic device for changing a main region and a sub region in response to , and a method for controlling a display device screen of the electronic device.

Recently, various services and functions provided by display devices are gradually expanding. In an exhibition or performance hall, the display device may provide various information about the exhibition or performance to the attendees. Display devices are increasingly required to be connected to other display devices around them wirelessly or by wire.

Multi-vision is a complex display method in which one content is displayed using a plurality of display devices. In the case of displaying a high-resolution large image or moving picture, a multi-vision method using a plurality of display devices rather than a single display device having a screen size limitation may be used.

A method of controlling a display device screen of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention displays content and additional information in a sub-region in a main region of a multi-vision screen composed of a plurality of display devices, and displays the content detected in the bezel of one display device receiving a first touch, and changing one of an area and a location of the main region in response to the first touch, wherein the area and location of the sub-region in response to a change in the area and location of the main region is also changed.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the method further includes displaying a division guide line on the multi-vision screen in response to the first touch, and changing one of the area and location of the main area in response to the displayed division guide line. can

An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit connecting a plurality of display devices displaying a multi-vision screen including a main area and a sub area, and a control unit controlling the communication unit, wherein the control unit comprises: Receives first touch location information corresponding to a first touch detected from a bezel of one of the plurality of display devices through a communication unit, and receives division guide line information corresponding to the first touch through the communication unit It transmits to a plurality of display devices, and controls to change one of an area and a location of the main area in response to the division guide line.

Provided are an electronic device that changes a main region and a sub-region in response to a touch detected on a bezel of a plurality of display devices displaying a multi-vision screen including a main region and a sub-region, and a method for controlling a display device screen of the electronic device have.

A division guide line is displayed in response to a touch detected by a bezel of a plurality of display devices displaying a multi-vision screen including a main area and a sub area, and the main area area and the area of the sub area are displayed in response to the displayed division guide line. A changing electronic device and a method for controlling a display device screen of the electronic device may be provided.

A division guide line is displayed in response to a touch detected on a bezel of a plurality of display devices displaying a multi-vision screen including a main area and a sub area, and the position of the main area and the position of the sub area are displayed in response to the displayed division guide line. A changing electronic device and a method for controlling a display device screen of the electronic device may be provided.

The user may change the main area and the sub area by using a touch detected from a bezel of one of a plurality of display apparatuses displaying a multi-vision screen including a main area and a sub area.

Without being limited thereto, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device capable of changing the main region and the sub-region using a touch detected from the bezels of a plurality of display devices displaying a multi-vision screen including the main region and the sub-region and a method of displaying a screen of a display device of an electronic device may be provided.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an operation of a plurality of display devices according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A is a block diagram illustrating a plurality of display devices according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2B is a block diagram illustrating a plurality of display devices and an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3A to 3C are schematic views illustrating a bezel of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a screen display method of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A to 5H are diagrams illustrating examples of a screen display method of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the contents described in the accompanying drawings. In addition, a method of making and using the present invention is described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers or reference numerals presented in each drawing indicate parts or components that perform substantially the same functions.

Terms including an ordinal number such as “first” and “second” may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, a second component may also be referred to as a first component. The term “and/or” includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

In an embodiment of the present invention, an application refers to software that is executed in an OS for a computer, a web OS, an operating system (OS) for the display device 100, or a mobile OS and is usable by a user. The application may refer to software for controlling the display device by a user or a controller. For example, the application may be a word processor, a spreadsheet, a contacts application, a calendar application, a memo application, an alarm application, a social network system (SNS) application, a chatting application, It may include a Map application, a music player, or a video player. An application according to an embodiment of the present invention may refer to software executed on a display device or an electronic device (eg, a portable device, etc.) connected to the display device wirelessly or by wire. Also, an application according to an embodiment of the present invention may refer to software executed on a display device in response to a received user input.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the term “user” means a person who controls a function or operation of the display device 100 using a remote control device (not shown), and may include a user, an administrator, or an installer. have.

In an embodiment of the present invention, “selection of a key” located in the remote control device may be used as a term meaning a key press or a key touch.

In an embodiment of the present invention, content may be displayed in a playable application. For example, it may include a video file or audio file played on a video player, which is one of applications, a music file played on a music player, a photo file displayed on a photo gallery, a web page file displayed on a web browser, and the like.

The content may include video files, audio files, text files, image files, or web pages displayed or executed in the application. In an embodiment of the present invention, the term “video” may be used with the same meaning as a moving picture. Also, the content may include a video file, an audio file, a text file, an image file, or a web page that is executed in response to a received user input (eg, a touch, etc.). Content may include video, images, text or web documents. In addition, the content may include a video including an advertisement, an image including an advertisement, or a web document including an advertisement.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a widget refers to a mini-application that is one of graphic user interfaces (GUIs) that more smoothly support interaction between a user and an application or an OS. For example, a weather widget, a calculator widget, a clock widget, and so on.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the display apparatus 100 may mean including one display apparatus 101 and a plurality of display apparatuses 101 , 102 , 103 , ... . In addition, the control unit 110 of the display apparatus 100 includes the control unit 110 of one display apparatus 101, and each control unit 110 in the plurality of display apparatuses 101, 102, 103, ... could mean

The terms used in this application are used to describe the embodiments, and are not intended to limit and/or limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, "includes." Or the term "have" is intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or a combination thereof described in the specification exists, but one or more other features or number, step, operation, configuration It should be understood that it does not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of elements, parts or combinations thereof. The same reference numerals provided in the respective drawings indicate members that perform substantially the same functions.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an operation of a plurality of display devices according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a remote control device (not shown) and a plurality of display devices 101 , 102 , 103 are displayed. The plurality of display devices 101 to 103 may be interconnected by a wireless or wired cable (not shown). The plurality of display devices 101 to 103 may contact each other based on the bezel. Also, the plurality of display devices 101 to 103 may be disposed to be spaced apart from each other (eg, smaller than the screen size of the display device) based on the bezel. An embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in a plurality of display devices 101 to 103 spaced apart from each other.

A remote control device (not shown) may control the display devices 101 to 103 using infrared or short-range communication (eg, Bluetooth). A remote control device (not shown) includes a key (including a button, not shown) provided, a touchpad (not shown), a microphone (not shown) for receiving a user's voice, and a remote control A state (eg, power on/off) and/or a function (eg, multi vision output, etc.) can be controlled.

A user may output audio, video, and/or additional information corresponding to a broadcast channel selected by the display apparatus 100 using a remote control device (not shown). The user may manually divide the screen (eg, divide the screen into a main area for displaying content and a sub area for displaying a menu) by using a remote control device (not shown). In addition, the user may set the manual screen division through the environment setting 500 (refer to FIG. 5A ) of the display apparatuses 101 to 103 using a remote control device (not shown).

In FIG. 1 , only three display devices are connected to each other, but as in FIG. 5H , another embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in a form in which two display devices, four display devices, or five or more display devices are connected. have. Also, another embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in a single display device. Although it has been illustrated and described that a plurality of display devices are directly connected in FIG. 1, each device may be connected through a router, a router, a wireless Internet network, or the like.

2A is a block diagram illustrating a plurality of display devices according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2B is a block diagram illustrating a plurality of display apparatuses and an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2A , a master display apparatus 101 receiving a control signal from a remote control device (not shown) uses a communication unit 130 to display another display apparatus (slave display apparatus, 102 ). , 103) can be connected wirelessly or wired. Also, the master display apparatus 101 may be connected to other display apparatuses 102 and 103 by wire using an input/output unit 160 . The display apparatus 100 may include a master display apparatus 101 and other display apparatuses 102 and/or 103 controlled by the master display apparatus 101 . Referring to FIG. 2B , the electronic device 200 may be connected to the display device 100 . Also, the electronic device 200 may be connected to the display apparatus 101 and other display apparatuses 102 and 103 wirelessly or by wire using the communication unit 230 . Also, the electronic device 200 may be connected to the display device 101 and other display devices 102 and 103 by wire using an input/output unit (not shown).

The display apparatus 100 may include a display unit 170 , a tuner 120 , a communication unit 130 , and an input/output unit 160 . In addition, the display apparatus 100 may include a combination of the tuner 120 , the communication unit 130 , and the input/output unit 160 as well as the display unit 170 . Also, the display device 100 having the display unit 170 may be electrically connected to a separate external device (eg, a set-top box, not shown) having a tuner.

The display device 100 may include, for example, digital TV, 3D-TV, smart TV, LED TV, OLED TV, plasma TV, monitor, analog TV, curved TV having a screen having a fixed curvature, It can be implemented as a flexible TV having a screen having a fixed curvature, a bent TV having a screen having a fixed curvature, and/or a curvature variable TV in which the curvature of the current screen can be changed by a received user input, etc. , but not limited thereto will be readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art.

The display device 100 includes a tuner 120, a communication unit 130, a microphone 140, a camera unit 145, a light receiving unit 150, an input/output unit 160, It includes a display unit 170 , an audio output unit 175 , a storage unit 180 , and a power unit 190 . The display apparatus 100 may include a sensor (eg, an illuminance sensor, a temperature sensor, etc., not shown) that detects an internal or external state of the display apparatus 100 .

The control unit 110 stores signals or data input from the outside of the processor 111 , a ROM 112 in which a control program for controlling the display apparatus 100 is stored, and the display apparatus 100 . Alternatively, it may include a RAM 113 used as a storage area corresponding to various tasks performed by the display apparatus 100 .

The controller 110 controls the overall operation of the display apparatus 100 and the signal flow between the internal components 120 to 190 of the display apparatus 100 , and performs a function of processing data. The control unit 110 controls the power supplied from the power supply unit 190 to the internal components 120 to 180 . In addition, when there is a user input or a preset stored condition is satisfied, the controller 110 may execute an operating system (OS) and various applications stored in the storage unit 180 .

The processor 111 may include a graphic processing unit (not shown) for graphic processing corresponding to an image or video. The processor 111 may be implemented as a system on chip (SoC) in which a core (not shown) and a GPU (not shown) are integrated. The processor 111 may include a single core, a dual core, a triple core, a quad core, and multiple cores thereof.

The processor 111 may include a plurality of processors. For example, the processor 111 may be implemented as a main processor (not shown) and a sub processor (not shown) operating in a sleep mode. In addition, the processor 111 , the ROM 112 , and the RAM 113 may be interconnected through an internal bus.

The controller 110 displays content and additional information in the sub-region in the main region of the multi-vision screen including a plurality of display devices, detects a first touch from the bezel of one display device, and responds to the first touch to change one of the area and position of the main region, and control to change the area and position of the sub region in response to the change in the area and position of the main region.

The controller 110 displays content and additional information in the sub-region in the main region of the multi-vision screen including a plurality of display devices, detects a first touch from the bezel of one display device, and responds to the first touch to display a division guide line on the multi-vision screen, and change one of the area and location of the main area in response to the division guide line, and change the area and position of the sub area in response to a change in the area and location of the main area. The area and location can also be controlled to change.

The control unit 110 may set or end the setting of manual screen division through the environment setting of the display apparatus 100 .

The controller 110 may set or end the setting of manual screen division through the environment setting of the display apparatus 100 according to a user's input.

The controller 110 may control to detect the first touch using a bezel touch sensor located on the bezel, and the first touch may include hovering.

The controller 110 may control to display the division guide line in response to the stored first touch location information corresponding to the first touch or the first hovering location information corresponding to the first hovering.

The controller 110 may control to provide feedback using an LED bar of at least one display device among a plurality of display devices in response to the display of the division guide line.

The controller 110 may control the division guide line to blink in response to the division guide line being displayed.

The controller 110 may control to output a feedback corresponding to a change in one of an area and a position of the main region.

The controller 110 may scroll the content displayed on the main area changed in response to the detected direction of the first touch gesture.

The controller 110 may control to change the display mode of the content displayed in the changed main area in response to the first touch gesture.

The controller 110 may store the first touch location information corresponding to the first touch or store the first hovering location information corresponding to the first hovering, and may control to be transmitted to the electronic device 200 .

The controller 110 may store the division guide line information received from the electronic device 200 and control to display the division guide line corresponding to the division guide line information on the display unit 170 .

The controller 110 may store the region change information received from the electronic device 200 and control to display the main region and the sub region corresponding to the region change information on the display unit 170 .

The controller 110 may control to display the scaled content corresponding to the region change information received from the electronic device 200 and the scaled additional information on the display 170 .

The controller 110 may store the LED bar blinking information or speaker sound output information received from the electronic device 200 , and output it through the LED bar 168 or the speaker 176 .

The controller 110 may store the first touch gesture position information corresponding to the first touch gesture and may control it to be transmitted to the electronic device 200 .

The controller 110 may store the screen scroll information received from the electronic device 200 and may control the content displayed on the main area to scroll in the direction of the first touch gesture.

The controller 110 may store the product display mode information received from the electronic device 200 and control to change the display mode of the product displayed in the main area.

The controller 110 may store the detailed product information received from the electronic device 200 , display the product and detailed information on the product in the main area, and control to rotate the detailed image of the product.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the term “controller of the display apparatus 100” includes a processor 111 , a ROM 112 , and a RAM 113 .

It will be readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the configuration and operation of the control unit 110 may be variously implemented according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The tuner 120 tunes only the frequency of a channel to be received by the display apparatus 100 among many radio wave components through amplification, mixing, resonance, etc. of a broadcast signal received by wire or wirelessly ( tuning) can be selected. Broadcast signals (eg, video and/or audio corresponding to TV broadcasting signals, radio broadcasting signals, or data broadcasting signals) and broadcasting additional information (eg, EPG (Electronic Program Guide)) include

The tuner 120 receives a channel number ( For example, a broadcast signal may be received in a frequency band corresponding to cable broadcast No. 506).

The tuner 120 may receive broadcast signals from various sources, such as terrestrial broadcast, cable broadcast, satellite broadcast, and Internet broadcast. The tuner 120 may receive a broadcast signal from a source such as digital broadcast or analog broadcast. A broadcast signal received through the tuner 120 is decoded (eg, audio decoded, video decoded, or additional information decoded) to be separated into audio, video and/or additional information. The separated audio, video, and/or additional information may be stored in the storage unit 180 under the control of the controller 110 .

One or a plurality of tuners 120 of the display apparatus 100 may be implemented. The tuner 120 is implemented as an all-in-one with the display device 100 or a separate device (eg, a set-top) having a tuner (not shown) electrically connected to the display device 100 . It may be implemented as a set-top box (not shown) or a tuner (not shown) connected to the input/output unit 160 .

It will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the tuner 120 may not be included depending on the performance and structure of the display apparatus 100 .

The communication unit 130 may be connected to another display device or the server 200 under the control of the control unit. The communication unit 130 may transmit/receive content to/from another display device or server 200 (refer to FIG. 2B ), download an application, or perform web browsing under the control of the controller. The communication unit 130 may transmit the divided content screen to another display apparatus 101 or 102 or the server 200 under the control of the control unit. Also, the communication unit 130 may receive other display device information under the control of the controller.

The communication unit 130 may be configured to correspond to the performance and structure of the display device 100 , one of a wireless LAN 131 , a short-range communication unit 132 , and a wired Ethernet 133 , or a wireless LAN 131 , a short-range communication unit 132 . ), and a combination of wired Ethernet (Ethernet, 133).

The communication unit 130 may receive a remote control signal (including a control signal) of a remote control device (not shown) under the control of the control unit 110 . The remote control signal received from the remote control device (not shown) may be implemented using a Bluetooth method or an RF signal method.

The short-range communication unit 132 is not only Bluetooth, for example, Bluetooth low energy (bluetooth low energy), infrared communication (IrDA, infrared data association), Wi-Fi direct (Wi-Fi direct), UWB (Ultra Wideband) and NFC ( Near Field Communication).

The microphone 140 receives the user's utterance voice. The microphone 140 may convert the received voice into an electrical signal and output it to the controller. The user's voice may include, for example, a voice corresponding to the execution of a menu (eg, multi-vision output, etc.) or a function (eg, multi-vision output, etc.) of the display apparatus 100 . The recognition range of the microphone 140 recommends an area within 4 m from the microphone 140 to the user's location, and the recognition range of the microphone 40 is the size of the user's voice and the surrounding environment (eg, speaker sound, ambient noise). may vary in response.

The microphone 140 may be implemented integrally with the display device 100 or as a separate type. The detachable microphone (not shown) may be electrically connected to the display apparatus 100 through the communication unit 130 or wirelessly through the input/output unit 160 .

It will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the microphone 140 may not be included depending on the performance and structure of the display apparatus 100 .

The camera 145 receives a video (eg, a continuous frame) corresponding to a user motion including a gesture in a camera recognition range. The camera 145 is a front surface (eg, facing the user) of the bezel 10 of the display apparatus 100 or a side surface of the bezel 10 (eg, a bezel from which the camera protrudes from the inside of the bezel 10 ) (10) connected to the front side) may be located.

The recognition range of the camera 145 may be within 0.1 to 5 m from the camera 145 to the user. The user motion may include, for example, the user's face, facial expression, hand, fist, or a motion of a user's body part, such as a finger, or a user's body part. The camera unit 145 may convert a video received under the control of the controller into an electric signal and output the converted video to the controller.

The controller 110 may control a menu displayed on the screen of the display apparatus 100 to be selected using the received motion recognition result or to operate a function corresponding to the motion recognition result. For example, it may include channel adjustment, volume adjustment, indicator movement, or multi-vision output.

The camera 145 may include a lens (not shown) and an image sensor (not shown). The camera 145 may support optical zoom or digital zoom using a plurality of lenses and image processing. The zoom recognition range of the camera 145 may be set in various ways according to an angle of the camera and environmental conditions. When there are a plurality of cameras 145, a second camera adjacent to the first camera 145 of the bezel 10 (eg, the distance from the first camera 145 is greater than 2 cm and less than 8 cm) (shown in the figure). not used) to receive a 3D still image or 3D motion.

The camera 145 may be implemented integrally with the display device 100 or as a separate type. A separate device (not shown) including a detachable camera (not shown) may be electrically connected to the display device 100 through the communication unit 130 or wirelessly through the input/output unit 160 .

It will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the camera 145 may not be included depending on the performance and structure of the display device 100 .

The light receiver 150 receives an optical signal (including a control signal) received from an external remote control device (not shown) through a light window (not shown) located on the bezel 10 . Light windows materials include optical glass (e.g. crown glass, flint glass, barium crown glass), plastic (e.g. poly-methyl-meth-acrylate, polycarbonate, aryl-decylryl-carbonate) can do.

The light receiver 150 is an optical signal corresponding to a user input (eg, a touch through a button, a touch gesture through a touch pad, a voice through a microphone, or a motion through a sensor) from a remote control device (not shown). can receive A control signal may be extracted from the received optical signal under the control of the controller 110 .

The input/output unit 160 provides video (eg, moving picture, etc.), audio (eg, voice, music, etc.), images, text and additional information ( for example, EPG, etc.). The input/output unit 160 is one of an HDMI port (High-Definition Multimedia Interface port, 161), a component jack (component jack, 162), a PC port (PC port, 163), and a USB port (USB port, 164). may include. The input/output unit 160 may include a combination of an HDMI port 161 , a component jack 162 , a PC port 163 , and a USB port 164 .

It will be readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the configuration and operation of the input/output unit 160 may be variously implemented according to embodiments of the present invention.

The sensor 165 measures a bezel touch sensor 166 positioned on the bezel 10 of the display device 100 and/or a distance between the display device 101 and another display device 102 or 103 . It may include a distance-measuring sensor (167).

The bezel touch sensor 166 may receive a user input in contact with the side of the bezel 10 of the display apparatus 100 . In addition, the bezel touch sensor 166 may be positioned at the front of the bezel and the back of the bezel of the display apparatus 100 , and may receive a contacted user input.

The user input according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a touch through a finger including a thumb or a touch of an input unit (not shown) including a stylus. Contact according to an embodiment of the present invention includes bezel hovering as well as bezel touch. It will be readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the bezel touch sensor 141 may receive a bezel touch as well as a bezel non-contact. A detailed description of the bezel touch sensor 166 will be described later with reference to FIG. 3 .

The distance measuring sensor 167 may measure a distance between other display devices 102 or 103 positioned on the front, rear, or side of the display device 100 . Light output from a light emitting diode 167a of the distance measuring sensor 167 may be reflected from other display devices 102 and 103 and detected by a light detector (not shown) . The controller may calculate the distance between the display apparatus 101 and the other display apparatus 102 or 103 using the time output and the detected time from the distance measuring sensor 167 . A detailed description of the distance measuring sensor 167 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 3A to 3C .

The distance measuring sensor 167 may be used as a sensor for detecting whether an external object approaches. The sensor 165 may include an additional sensor that detects the state of the display apparatus 100 . For example, it may include an illuminance sensor (not shown) detecting an amount of ambient light or a temperature sensor (not shown) detecting an internal temperature or an external temperature of the display apparatus 100 . The sensor 165 may include a gyro sensor (not shown) that detects a direction by using the rotational inertia of the display apparatus 100 . The sensor 165 may include an acceleration sensor (not shown) that detects an acceleration applied to three axes (eg, an x-axis, a y-axis, and a z-axis) of the display apparatus 100 . Also, the sensor 165 may detect motion acceleration and gravitational acceleration of the display apparatus 100 , respectively.

The sensor 165 may detect the state of the display apparatus 100 and transmit an electrical signal corresponding to the detection to the controller.

The LED bar (light emitting device bar (lamp or bulb), 168) may emit light under the control of the controller. The LED bar 168 may be a set (or array) of a plurality of LEDs. In addition, the LED bar 168 may include an LED lamp (not shown) or an LED bulb (not shown). A plurality of LED bars 168 may be provided. For example, a left LED bar in the left bezel area, a right LED bar in the right bezel area, an upper LED bar in the upper bezel area, or a lower LED bar in the lower bezel area may be partitioned and disposed.

When another display device 102 or 103 approaches or a user input is received, the LED bar 168 may blink for a set time under the control of the controller. The set time may be, for example, 500 to 1,000 msec. The set time may be changed by the user or the manufacturer's setting.

In another embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the bezel touch sensor 166, the distance measuring sensor 167, and the LED bar 168 located within the bezel 10 is a separate device outside the display devices 101 to 103. (not shown) may be configured. The display apparatuses 101 to 103 may be fastened to a separate device (not shown) using a fastening member (eg, a screw, not shown). For example, a separate device (not shown) may include one of the bezel touch sensor 166, the distance measuring sensor 167, and the LED bar 168, or the bezel touch sensor 166, the distance measuring sensor 167 and the LED. It may include a combination of bars 168 .

A separate device (not shown) may include a separate controller (not shown) or may be electrically connected to the control unit of the display devices 101 to 103 to be controlled.

The display unit 170 displays the video included in the broadcast signal received from the tuner 120 on the screen under the control of the controller. The display unit 170 may display content (eg, a video image or text) input through the communication unit 130 or the input/output unit 160 under the control of the controller. The display unit 170 may output the video stored in the storage unit 180 under the control of the controller. In addition, the display unit 170 is a voice UI for performing a voice recognition task corresponding to voice recognition (eg, including a voice command guide) or a motion UI for performing a motion recognition task corresponding to motion recognition ( For example, a user motion guide for motion recognition may be displayed).

The screen resolution of the display unit 170 may include, for example, a resolution higher than that of High Definition (HD), Full HD, Ultra HD, or Ultra HD.

The diagonal length of the screen of the display device 190 may include, for example, 650 mm or less, 660 mm, 800 mm, 1010 mm, 1,520 mm, 1,890 mm, or 2,000 mm or more. The aspect ratio of the screen of the display unit 170 may include, for example, 4:3, 16:9, 16:10, 21:9, or 21:10. The display device information may include a screen resolution of the display unit 170 , a screen size of the display unit 170 , or a horizontal/vertical ratio of the display unit 170 .

The display unit 170 according to the embodiment of the present invention responds to the display of the content division screen 521a and/or the transmission of the content division screen 521b and 521c to the other display devices 102 and 103 under the control of the control unit. Visual feedback can be output. In addition, the display unit 170 according to an embodiment of the present invention displays the updated content split screen 521a under the control of the controller and/or the other display devices 102 of the updated content split screen 521e, 521f. 103), a visual feedback corresponding to transmission may be output.

The audio output unit 175 outputs audio included in the broadcast signal received from the tuner 120 under the control of the controller. The audio output unit 175 may output audio (eg, voice, sound) input through the communication unit 130 or the input/output unit 160 under the control of the controller. Also, the audio output unit 175 may output audio stored in the storage unit 180 under the control of the controller. The audio output unit 175 includes at least one of the speaker 176, the headphone output terminal 177, or the S/PDIF output terminal 178, or the speaker 176, the headphone output terminal 217 and the S/PDIF output terminal 178. ) may include a combination of

The speaker 176 of the display device 100 may include 2 channels, 2.1 channels, 4 channels, 4.1 channels, 5.1 channels, 6.1 channels, 7.1 channels, 9.1 channels, or 11.2 channels, which can be implemented as an integral or separate type, but in this case It will be readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the present invention is not limited.

The audio output unit 175 according to an embodiment of the present invention displays the content split screen 521a under the control of the controller and/or transmits the content split screen 521b, 521c to the other display devices 102 and 103. Corresponding auditory feedback may be output. In addition, the audio output unit 175 according to an embodiment of the present invention displays the updated content split screen 521a under the control of the controller and/or the other display device 102 of the updated content split screen 521e, 521f. , 103) may output an auditory feedback corresponding to the transmission.

The storage 180 may store various data, programs, or applications for driving and controlling the display apparatus 100 under the control of the controller. The storage unit 180 includes a tuner 120 , a communication unit 130 , a microphone 140 , a camera unit 145 , a light receiving unit 150 , an input/output unit 160 , a display unit 170 , and an audio output unit. The input/output signal or data corresponding to the driving of the 175 , the storage 18 and/or the power supply 190 may be stored.

The storage unit 180 includes a control program for controlling the display device 100 and the controller, an application first provided by the manufacturer or downloaded from the outside, a graphical user interface (GUI) related to the application, and an object for providing the GUI (eg, For example, image text, icon, button, etc.), user information, documents, databases, or related data may be stored. For example, user information includes a user identifier (ID), password, and user name. The user's biometric information (eg, fingerprint, iris, pulse, blood pressure, body temperature, etc.) may be included.

The storage unit 180 includes a broadcast reception module, a channel control module, a volume control module, a communication control module, a voice recognition module, a motion recognition module, a light reception module, a display control module, an audio control module, an external input control module, not shown. It may include a power control module, a power control module of a portable device connected wirelessly (eg, Bluetooth), a voice database (DB), or a motion database (DB).

Modules and databases (not shown) of the storage unit 180 include a control function of broadcast reception, a channel control function, a volume control function, a communication control function, a voice recognition function, a motion recognition function, and a light reception control function in the display device 100 . In order to perform a function, a display control function, an audio control function, an external input control function, a power control function, or a power control function of a portable device connected wirelessly (eg, Bluetooth), it may be implemented in the form of software. The control unit may perform each function by using these software stored in the storage unit.

The storage unit 180 may store display device information of the display device 101 .

The storage unit 180 may store received device information of the other display device 102 or 103 .

The storage unit 180 may store whether another display device 102 or 103 is approaching (eg, separated, approaching, contacting, etc.) measured by the distance measuring sensor 167 .

The storage unit 180 may store the distance between the display device 101 and the other display device 102 or 103 measured by the distance measuring sensor 167 .

The storage unit 180 stores first touch location information corresponding to the first touch input through the bezel touch sensor 166 , first hovering location information corresponding to the first hovering, and first touch corresponding to the first touch gesture. Gesture location information or second touch location information corresponding to the second touch may be stored.

The storage unit 180 may store segmentation guide line information.

The storage unit 180 may store LED bar blinking information or speaker sound output information.

The storage unit 180 may store area change information.

The storage unit 180 may store screen scroll information.

The storage unit 1800 may store product display mode information.

The storage unit 1800 may store detailed product information.

In the multi-vision screen 500 , the area, position, or shape of the main area 501 may be stored. Also, the storage unit 180 may store the area, position, or shape of the sub-region 502 in the multi-vision screen 500 .

The storage unit 180 may store the changed area, position, or shape of the main region 501a. Also, the storage unit 180 may store the changed area, position, or shape of the main region 502a.

The storage unit 180 may store a video or image corresponding to the visual feedback. Also, the storage 180 may store a sound corresponding to the auditory feedback.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the term “storage unit of the display device 100” refers to the storage unit 180, the ROM 112 of the control unit, the RAM 113, or a memory card (eg, a memory card mounted on the display device 100). for example, a micro SD card, USB memory, not shown). Also, the storage unit 180 may include a non-volatile memory, a volatile memory, a hard disk drive (HDD), or a solid state drive (SSD).

The power supply unit 190 supplies power input from an external power source to the components 110 to 180 inside the display apparatus 100 under the control of the controller. In addition, the power supply unit 190 may supply power output from one or more batteries (not shown) located inside the display apparatus 100 to the internal components 110 to 180 under the control of the control unit. have.

Since the components of the other display apparatuses 102 or 103 are substantially the same as the components 110 to 190 of the master display apparatus 101, overlapping descriptions are omitted.

In the components (eg, 110 to 190 ) illustrated in the display apparatus 100 of FIGS. 1 and 2A , at least one component may be added or deleted according to the performance of the display apparatus 100 . In addition, it will be easily understood by those skilled in the art that the positions (eg, 110 to 190) of the components may be changed according to the performance or structure of the display apparatus 100 .

Referring to FIG. 2B , the electronic device 200 may be connected to one or a plurality of display devices 100 . The electronic device 200 may be connected to the display apparatus 101 and other display apparatuses 102 and 103 wirelessly or by wire using the communication unit 230 . Also, the electronic device 200 may be connected to the display device 101 and other display devices 102 and 103 by wire using an input/output unit (not shown). In an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device 200 includes a computing device (not shown) and a server (not shown).

The control unit 210 stores a processor 211 , a ROM 212 in which a control program for controlling the electronic device 200 is stored, and a signal or data input from the outside of the electronic device 200 . Alternatively, it may include a RAM 213 used as a storage area corresponding to various tasks performed in the electronic device 200 .

The controller 210 controls the overall operation of the electronic device 200 and the signal flow between the internal components 230 to 280 of the electronic device 200 , and performs a function of processing data. The control unit 210 controls power supplied from the power supply unit 280 to the internal components 230 to 280 . In addition, when there is a user input or a preset stored condition is satisfied, the control unit 210 may execute an operating system (OS) and various applications stored in the storage unit 280 .

The processor 211 may include a graphic processing unit (not shown) for graphic processing corresponding to an image or video. The processor 211 may be implemented as a system on chip (SoC) in which a core (not shown) and a GPU (not shown) are integrated. The processor 211 may include a single core, a dual core, a triple core, a quad core, and multiple cores thereof.

The processor 211 may include a plurality of processors. For example, the processor 211 may be implemented as a main processor (not shown) and a sub processor (not shown) operating in a sleep mode (including a standby mode). have. In addition, the processor 211 , the ROM 212 , and the RAM 213 may be interconnected through an internal bus.

The controller 210 may set or end the setting of manual screen division through the environment setting of the application controlling the display apparatus 100 .

The controller 210 may set or end the setting of manual screen division through an environment setting of an application that controls the display apparatus 100 according to a user's input.

The controller 210 may control to detect the first touch using a bezel touch sensor located on the bezel, and the first touch may include hovering.

The controller 210 changes one of an area and a location of the main region displayed on the display apparatus 100 in response to the stored first touch location information corresponding to the first touch or the first hovering location information corresponding to the first hovering. can be controlled.

The controller 210 changes one of the area and the position of the sub-region displayed on the display apparatus 100 in response to the stored first touch location information corresponding to the first touch or the first hovering location information corresponding to the first hovering. can be controlled.

The controller 210 may control the display apparatus 100 to display the division guide line in response to the stored first touch location information corresponding to the first touch or the first hovering location information corresponding to the first hovering.

The controller 210 may control to provide feedback using an LED bar of at least one display device among a plurality of display devices in response to the display of the division guide line.

The controller 210 may control the division guide line to blink in response to the division guide line being displayed.

The controller 210 may control to output a feedback corresponding to a change in one of an area and a position of the main region.

The controller 210 may scroll the content displayed on the main area changed in response to the detected direction of the first touch gesture.

The controller 210 may control to change the display mode of the content displayed on the changed main area in response to the first touch gesture.

The controller 210 may store the first touch location information corresponding to the first touch or store the first hovering location information corresponding to the first hovering, and may control to be transmitted to the electronic device 200 .

The controller 210 may transmit segmentation guide line information to the display apparatus 100 .

The controller 210 may transmit area change information to the display apparatus 100 .

The controller 210 may transmit LED bar blinking information or speaker sound output information to the display apparatus 100 .

The controller 210 may transmit screen scroll information to the display apparatus 100 .

The controller 210 may transmit product display mode information to the display apparatus 100 .

The controller 210 may transmit detailed product information to the display apparatus 100 .

In an embodiment of the present invention, the term “controller of the electronic device 200” includes a processor 211 , a ROM 212 , and a RAM 213 .

It will be readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the configuration and operation of the control unit 210 of the electronic device 200 may be variously implemented according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The communication unit 230 may connect the electronic device 100 to the display device 100 under the control of the control unit 210 . The communication unit 230 may transmit the content division screen to the display apparatus 100 under the control of the control unit 210 . The communication unit 230 may download an application for controlling the display apparatus 100 or controlling the electronic apparatus 200 from the outside under the control of the controller 210 . The communication unit 230 may perform web browsing under the control of the control unit 210 .

The communication unit 230 may receive display device information from the display device 100 under the control of the controller 210 . The communication unit 230 may receive a detection signal of the bezel touch sensor 166 or a detection signal of the distance measuring sensor 167 from the display apparatus 100 under the control of the control unit 210 . The communication unit 230 approaches the display device 100 from the display device 100 under the control of the controller 210 (eg, detected by the distance measuring sensor 167 or the bezel touch sensor 166) and/or Alternatively, a signal corresponding to a user's touch (eg, detected by the bezel touch sensor 166) may be received.

The communication unit 230 may include one of a wireless LAN 231 , a short-range communication unit 232 , and a wired Ethernet 233 corresponding to the performance and structure of the electronic device 100 . The communication unit 120 may include a combination of a wireless LAN 231 , a short-range communication unit 232 , and a wired Ethernet (Ethernet, 233 ). The wireless LAN 231 may be connected to an AP (not shown) by using a radio at a place where the AP (not shown) is installed under the control of the controller 210 . The wireless LAN 231 supports the wireless LAN standard (IEEE802.11x) of the American Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The short-range communication unit 232 may include Bluetooth, Bluetooth low energy, infrared data association (IrDA), ultra wideband (UWB), and near field communication (NFC).

The input/output unit 240 may connect the electronic device 100 to the display device 100 under the control of the controller 210 . The input/output unit 240 accesses the display apparatus 100 from the display apparatus 100 (eg, by the distance measuring sensor 167 ) and/or a user touch (eg, by the distance measurement sensor 167 ) under the control of the controller 210 . For example, a signal corresponding to the bezel touch sensor 166 may be received.

The input/output unit 240 may transmit content corresponding to an approach of the display apparatus 100 or a user's touch to the display apparatus 100 under the control of the controller 210 , respectively. The input/output unit 240 may output content corresponding to an approach of the display apparatus 100 or a user's touch to the plurality of display apparatuses 100 under the control of the controller 210 , respectively.

The input/output unit 240 is an HDMI port (High-Definition Multimedia Interface port, not shown), a display port (Display port, not shown), a DVI port (Digital Video Interface port, not shown), D-sub port (D-subminiature port, not shown), UTP cable port (Unshielded Twisted Pair cable port, not shown), USB jack (USB jack, not shown) and audio port (Audio out port, not shown) may include The audio port (not shown) may output audio to a speaker (not shown) or headphones (not shown) under the control of the controller 210 .

At least one component (not shown) of the input/output unit 240 may be added or deleted according to the performance of the electronic device 200 . In addition, it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the positions (not shown) of the components may be changed in response to the performance or structure of the electronic device 200 .

The display unit 260 may display the first content or a content division screen corresponding to the number of the display apparatuses 100 under the control of the controller 210 . The display unit 260 may display an application (not shown) that controls the display apparatus 100 under the control of the control unit 210 . The controller 210 may set a function or operation of the display apparatus 100 by using an application (not shown) in response to a user input.

The display unit 260 may display access to the display apparatus 101 of another display apparatus 102 or 103 under the control of the controller 210 . The display unit 260 may provide a visual feedback corresponding to the access of the display apparatus 101 of another display apparatus 102 or 103 under the control of the controller 210 .

The display unit 260 may include, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) method, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) method, a plasma display panel (PDP) method, or a vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) method. In addition, the display unit 260 may be integrated with or separated from the electronic device 200 . The detachable display device (not shown) may be electrically connected to the electronic device 200 through the input/output unit 240 or the communication unit 230 .

The speaker 265 may output audio under the control of the controller 210 . The speaker 265 may output audio (eg, voice, music, sound) received through the communication unit 230 and an input/output unit (not shown) under the control of the controller 210 . The speaker 265 may provide an auditory feedback corresponding to an approach of the display apparatus 101 of another display apparatus 102 or 103 under the control of the controller 210 .

The speaker 265 may be implemented as one channel, two channels, or 2.1 channels. In addition, the speaker 265 may be implemented with 4 channels, 4.1 channels, 5.1 channels, 6.1 channels, 7.1 channels, 9.1 channels, or 11.2 channels, but it is not limited thereto for those of ordinary skill in the art. will be understood

The storage 275 may store various data, programs, or applications for driving and controlling the electronic device 200 under the control of the controller 210 . The storage unit 280 is an input/output corresponding to the driving of the communication unit 230 , the input/output unit 240 , the display unit 260 , the speaker 265 , the storage unit 275 and/or the power supply unit 280 . The output signal or data can be stored.

The storage unit 275 includes a control program for controlling the electronic device 200 and the controller, an application initially provided by a manufacturer or downloaded from the outside, a graphical user interface (GUI) related to the application, and an object for providing the GUI (eg, For example, image text, icon, button, etc.), user information, documents, databases, or related data may be stored. For example, user information includes a user identifier (ID), password, and user name. The user's biometric information (eg, fingerprint, iris, pulse, blood pressure, body temperature, etc.) may be included.

The storage unit 275 may store the received display device information of the display device 100 .

The storage unit 275 may store whether the other display device 102 or 103 measured by the distance measuring sensor 167 of the display device 101 is approached (eg, spaced apart, approaching, contacting, etc.) have.

The storage unit 275 may store an interval between the other display devices 102 or 103 measured by the distance measuring sensor 167 of the display device 101 that is received.

The storage unit 275 may store the first touch location information input through the bezel touch sensor 166 of the display device 101, the first hovering location information, and the contact location of the other display device 102 or 103. have.

The storage unit 275 stores first touch location information corresponding to the first touch input through the bezel touch sensor 166 , first hovering location information corresponding to the first hovering, and first touch corresponding to the first touch gesture. Gesture location information or second touch location information corresponding to the second touch may be stored.

The storage unit 275 may store segmentation guide line information.

The storage unit 275 may store LED bar blinking information or speaker sound output information.

The storage unit 275 may store area change information.

The storage unit 275 may store screen scroll information.

The storage unit 275 may store product display mode information.

The storage unit 275 may store detailed product information.

The storage unit 275 may store the area, location, or shape of the main area 501 on the multi-vision screen 500 . Also, the storage unit 275 may store the area, location, or shape of the sub-region 502 in the multi-vision screen 500 .

The storage unit 275 may store the changed area, location, or shape of the main area 501a. Also, the storage unit 275 may store the changed area, position, or shape of the main region 502a.

The storage unit 275 may store a video or image corresponding to the visual feedback. Also, the storage unit 275 may store a sound corresponding to the auditory feedback.

The storage unit 275 may store the content 510 and the additional information 520 .

The storage unit 275 may store content division information transmitted to another display device 102 or 103 .

The storage unit 275 may store the area, location, or shape of the main area 501 on the multi-vision screen 500 . Also, the storage unit 180 may store the area, location, or shape of the sub-region 502 on the multi-vision screen.

The storage unit 275 may store the changed area, location, or shape of the main area 501a. Also, the storage unit 275 may store the changed area, position, or shape of the main region 502a.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the term “storage unit of the electronic device 200” refers to the storage unit 180 , the ROM 112 of the control unit, the RAM 113 , or a memory card (eg, a memory card mounted in the display device 100 ). for example, a micro SD card, USB memory, not shown). Also, the storage unit 275 may include a non-volatile memory, a volatile memory, a hard disk drive (HDD), or a solid state drive (SSD).

The power supply unit 280 supplies power input from an external power source to the components 210 to 280 inside the electronic device 200 under the control of the control unit 210 . In addition, the power supply unit 280 receives power output from one or more batteries (not shown) located inside the electronic device 200 under the control of the control unit 210 to the internal components 210 to 280 . can supply to

In the components (eg, 210 to 280 ) illustrated in the electronic device 200 of FIGS. 1 and 2 , at least one component may be added or deleted according to the performance of the electronic device 200 . In addition, it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the positions (eg, 210 to 280) of the components may be changed in response to the performance or structure of the electronic device 200 .

3A to 3C are schematic views illustrating a bezel of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3A , the sensor 165 and the LED bar 168 may be positioned on the side of the bezel 10 that surrounds and supports the display unit 170 .

The bezel 10 may be made of a light metal material (eg, aluminum, etc.), high-strength/high-elasticity reinforced plastic, or high-strength/high-elasticity carbon fiber. Also, the bezel 10 may have a gradient or a curvature corresponding to the structure and/or performance of the display apparatus 100 . The inclination of the bezel 10 may be calculated using the width of the front surface of the bezel. The curvature of the bezel 10 may be calculated using the connection areas of the front and side surfaces of the bezel.

The bezel touch sensor 166 , the distance measuring sensor 167 , and/or the LED bar 168 may be positioned in a groove formed on the side surface of the bezel 10 . The side of the groove formed on the side of the bezel 10 and one of both sides of the bezel touch sensor 166, one of both sides of the distance measuring sensor 167, or one of both sides of the LED bar 168 may contact have. The grooves on the side of the bezel 10 may be formed in the bezel 10 at four places of the display apparatus 100 . The grooves on the side of the bezel 10 may be interconnected.

When the user makes contact (or non-contact including hovering) with the bezel touch sensor 166, the bezel touch sensor controller (not shown) generates an electrical signal (eg, X and Y coordinates) corresponding to the contact position (eg, X and Y coordinates). For example, a digital signal or an analog signal) may be output to the controller. The controller may calculate X and Y coordinates corresponding to the contact position by using the received electrical signal. The controller may detect a user's touch corresponding to the touch position.

The bezel touch sensor 166 may include a thin potentiometer. The bezel touch sensor 166 may detect a precise touch position using a resistance that changes linearly in response to a received user touch. In addition, the bezel touch sensor 166 may detect a precise continuous contact position using a resistance that changes linearly in response to a continuous movement of a received touch.

One or a plurality of bezel touch sensors 166 may be used to correspond to the horizontal and vertical lengths of the bezel 10 . For example, when the horizontal length of the bezel 10 is 1200 mm, the bezel touch sensor 166 may be used by electrically connecting two 500 mm bezel touch sensors and one 200 mm bezel touch sensor. When the vertical length of the bezel 10 is 600 mm, the bezel touch sensor 141 may be used by electrically connecting one 500 mm bezel touch sensor and one 100 mm bezel touch sensor.

When the user makes continuous contact (or non-contact including continuous hovering) to the bezel touch sensor 166 , the bezel touch sensor controller (not shown) performs continuous contact positions (eg, a plurality of X and Y coordinates). ) may output an electrical signal (eg, a digital signal or an analog signal) corresponding to the controller. The controller may calculate a plurality of X and Y coordinates corresponding to consecutive contact positions by using the received electrical signal. The controller may detect a continuous touch movement (eg, a touch gesture) of the user corresponding to the continuous touch position.

Two or more grooves (not shown) may be formed on at least one side of the bezel 10 in the bezel of the display apparatus 100 . The bezel touch sensor 166 may be positioned inside two or more grooves (not shown) formed on the side of the bezel 10 . The control unit includes not only one-dimensional movement (for example, vertical movement of touch or horizontal direction of touch) of the existing bezel touch sensor by a plurality of bezel touch sensors positioned in a plurality of grooves (not shown) formed on the side surface of the bezel, but also A two-dimensional movement (eg, a diagonal movement of a touch) can also be detected.

The bezel touch sensor 166 may be positioned on the insulating layer (eg, insulating tape, 166f) in the groove on the side of the bezel to correspond to the material of the bezel. In addition, a protective layer (eg, a film, a plastic layer, or a glass layer, 166g) may be positioned on the bezel touch sensor 166 . The protective layer 166g may protect the bezel touch sensor 141 from external strong impact and/or damage. Also, the color of the protective layer 166g may be the same as the color of the bezel 10 . The protective layer may also have an inclination and/or curvature corresponding to the inclination and/or curvature of the bezel 10 .

The bezel touch sensor 166 may be fixed by a groove formed on the side surface of the bezel 10 and an adhesive tape, an adhesive, or a separate fastening member (eg, a screw, not shown). A printed circuit board (not shown) electrically connected to the bezel touch sensor 166 may be positioned inside a groove formed on a side surface of the bezel 10 . The printed circuit board (not shown) may include a bezel touch sensor controller (not shown). A printed circuit board (not shown) electrically connected to the bezel touch sensor 166 may be located inside the display apparatus 100 . The bezel touch sensor 166 and/or a printed circuit board (not shown) may be electrically connected to the control unit of the display apparatus 100 .

The distance measuring sensor 167 may include an infrared light emitting element 166a and a light receiving element (not shown). The light emitting element 166a and the light receiving element (not shown) of the distance measuring sensor 167 may be vertically disposed with respect to the bottom surface of the distance measuring sensor 167 to be laminated. In addition, the light emitting element 166a and the light receiving element (not shown) of the detection sensor 167 may be horizontally disposed with respect to the bottom surface of the distance measuring sensor 167 .

A distance measuring sensor array (not shown) including a plurality of distance measuring sensors 167 may be horizontally disposed on the upper bezel and the lower bezel of the display apparatus 100 . Also, a distance measuring sensor array (not shown) including a plurality of distance measuring sensors 167 may be disposed in the vertical direction of the left bezel and the right bezel of the display apparatus 100 . A reflector 167r that reflects the light output from the light emitting device 167a may be positioned under the distance measuring sensor 167 .

The distance measuring sensor 167 may be located in a groove formed adjacent to the bezel touch sensor 166 . A gap between the groove in which the distance measuring sensor 167 is positioned and the groove in which the bezel touch sensor 166 is positioned is smaller than the bezel width. The light output from the infrared light emitting element of the distance measuring sensor 167 is reflected by the other display device 102 or 103 and detected by the light receiving element.

The distance measuring sensor 167 may detect a precise distance using a voltage that changes linearly in response to a distance between the display device 101 and another display device 102 or 103 . In addition, the distance measuring sensor 167 may detect a precise continuous contact position using a voltage that changes linearly in response to a change in distance between the display device 101 and another display device 102 or 103 .

The controller may calculate the distance between the display apparatus 101 and the other display apparatus 102 or 103 by using the detected voltage and/or the light emission/light reception time difference. The distance measuring sensor 167 may transmit an analog signal (or digital signal) to the controller.

The controller may calculate a distance from 2 mm to 6 m using the received signal. It will be readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the distance calculated in response to the performance of the distance measuring sensor may be changed (eg, decreased or increased).

The distance measuring sensor 167 may be positioned on an insulating layer (eg, an insulating tape, not shown) in a groove on the side of the bezel corresponding to the material of the bezel. A light window 167w may be positioned on the upper end of the distance measuring sensor 167 . Each light output from the light emitting elements of the plurality of distance measuring sensors 167 passes through the light window 167w, and the plurality of light receiving elements are reflected from other display devices 102 or 103 and pass through the light window 167w. can receive

The material of the light window 167w is optical glass (eg, crown glass, flint glass, barium crown glass), plastic (eg, poly-methyl-meth-acrylate, polycarbonate, aryl-decyl rate-carbonate). ) may be included. The light window 167w may protect the distance measuring sensor 167 from external strong impact and/or damage. The light window may also have a slope and/or curvature corresponding to the inclination and/or curvature of the bezel 10 . A light guide (not shown) capable of guiding the light passing through the light window 178g to the light receiving element of the distance measuring sensor may be included.

The distance measuring sensor 167 may be fixed by a groove formed on the side surface of the bezel 10 and an adhesive tape, an adhesive, or a separate fastening member (eg, a screw, not shown). A printed circuit board (not shown) electrically connected to the distance measuring sensor 167 may be located inside a groove formed on a side surface of the bezel 10 . The printed circuit board (not shown) may include a distance measuring sensor controller (not shown).

The distance measuring sensor 167 may include a distance measuring sensor controller (not shown). A printed circuit board (not shown) electrically connected to the distance measuring sensor 166 may be located inside the display apparatus 100 . The distance measuring sensor 167 and/or a printed circuit board (not shown) may be electrically connected to the control unit of the display apparatus 100 .

The LED bar 168 may be a set (or an array) composed of a plurality of LEDs 168a. A groove in which the LED bar 168 is positioned may be formed between the groove in which the distance measuring sensor 167 is positioned and the groove in which the bezel touch sensor 166 is positioned. In addition, a groove in which the LED bar 168 is positioned may be formed outside the groove in which the distance measuring sensor 167 is positioned and the groove in which the bezel touch sensor 166 is positioned.

When the approach of another display device 102 or 103 detected by the distance measuring sensor 167 or a user input is detected by the bezel touch sensor 166, the LED bar 168 is controlled by the control unit for a set time It can emit light while The set time may be, for example, 500 to 1,000 msec. The set time may be changed by the user or the manufacturer's setting.

One or a plurality of LED bars 168 may be used to correspond to the horizontal and vertical lengths of the bezel 10 . For example, when the horizontal length of the bezel 10 is 1200 mm, the LED bar 168 may be used by electrically connecting three 400 mm LED bars. When the vertical length of the bezel 10 is 600 mm, the LED bar 168 may be used by electrically connecting one 400 mm LED bar and one 200 mm LED bar.

The LED bar 168 may be positioned on an insulating layer (eg, an insulating tape, not shown) in a groove on the side of the bezel to correspond to the material of the bezel. In addition, a protective layer (eg, a film, a plastic light guide plate, or a glass light guide plate, 168g) may be positioned on the LED bar 168 . The protective layer 168g may protect the LED bar 168 from external strong impact and/or damage. Also, the color of the protective layer 10g may be transparent, white, or the same as the color of the bezel 10 . The protective layer may also have an inclination and/or curvature corresponding to the inclination and/or curvature of the bezel 10 .

The LED bar 168 may be fixed by a groove formed on the side surface of the bezel 10 and an adhesive tape, an adhesive, or a separate fastening member (eg, screws, not shown). A printed circuit board (not shown) electrically connected to the LED bar 168 may be located inside the groove formed on the side surface of the bezel 10 . A printed circuit board (not shown) electrically connected to the LED bar 168 may be located inside the display apparatus 100 . The LED bar 168 and/or a printed circuit board (not shown) may be electrically connected to the control unit of the display apparatus 100 .

Referring to FIG. 3B , only the bezel touch sensor 166 and the LED bar 168 may be positioned on the front of the bezel 10 that surrounds and supports the display unit 170 .

The width of the front surface of the bezel 10 may be different in correspondence to the arrangement positions of the bezel touch sensor 166 , the distance measuring sensor 167 , and the LED bar 168 (eg, the front side of the bezel or the side of the bezel). For example, in FIG. 3B, the front width of the bezel 10 in which the bezel touch sensor 166 and the LED bar 168 are located is the bezel touch sensor 166, the distance measuring sensor 167 and the LED bar in FIG. It may be smaller than the width of the front surface of the bezel 10 in which the 168 is located.

In FIG. 3B , the bezel touch sensor 166 and the LED bar 168 are substantially similar to the bezel touch sensor 166 and the LED bar 168 in FIG. 3A (eg, a difference in arrangement position), so the overlapping description is is omitted.

Referring to FIG. 3C , the bezel touch sensor 166 , the distance measuring sensor 167 , and the LED bar 168 may be positioned on the front surface of the bezel 10 that surrounds and supports the display unit 170 . In addition, a distance measuring sensor 167 ′ may be located on the rear side of the bezel 10 . The distance measuring sensor 167 at the front of the bezel may measure the distance between the display device 101 and the other display device 102 . Also, the distance measuring sensor 167 ′ on the rear side of the bezel may measure the distance between the display device 101 and the other display device 103 .

The protective layers 167w and 167w1 of the distance measuring sensors 167 and 167 ′ may also have an inclination and/or curvature corresponding to the inclination and/or curvature of the bezel 10 . The inclination of the protective layer 167w in the distance measuring sensor 167 positioned in front of the bezel may be different from the inclination of the protective layer 167w1 in the distance measuring sensor 167 ′ positioned in the rear of the bezel. For example, the slope of the protective layer 167w in the distance measuring sensor 167 positioned at the front of the bezel may be smaller than the inclination of the protective layer 167w1 in the distance measuring sensor 167 ′ positioned at the rear of the bezel.

Since the bezel touch sensor 166 and the LED bar 168 in FIG. 3C are substantially the same as the bezel touch sensor 166 and the LED bar 168 in FIG. 3B , the overlapping description will be omitted.

In FIGS. 3A to 3C , the bezel touch sensor 166 , the distance measuring sensor 167 , or the LED bar 168 positioned on the bezel may have at least one component added or deleted in response to the performance of the display device 100 . can In addition, it is common in the art that the position of the bezel touch sensor 166 , the distance measuring sensor 167 , or the LED bar 168 positioned on the bezel may be changed in response to the performance or structure of the display device 100 . It will be easily understood by those with the knowledge of

4 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a screen display method of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5A to 5H are diagrams illustrating examples of a screen display method of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S410 of FIG. 4 , manual screen division is set.

5A and 5B , manual screen division through environment settings (eg, 500 displayed in an application (not shown) for controlling the display device) in the display unit 260 of the electronic device 200 . (Manual Screen Division) can be set. The user may execute a shortcut icon (not shown) corresponding to an application (not shown) displayed on the display unit 260 of the electronic device 200 . Also, the user may execute dedicated software (not shown) for controlling the display device 100 displayed on the display unit 260 of the electronic device 200 .

The user may change the environment setting of the display apparatus 100 (eg, turning on/off the multi-vision output) through the environment setting of the executed application (or dedicated software).

The user may select the manual screen division 512 from the screen 510 (picture) of the environment setting 500 by using an input unit (eg, a keyboard or a mouse, not shown). In addition, the user may select the manual screen division 512 from the screen 510 (picture) of the environment setting 500 using voice or motion.

When the manual split screen 512 is selected, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may display a pop-up window for detailed setting of the manual split screen 512 . In the displayed pop-up window, the manual screen division 512 may include a manual screen divide on (Manual Screen Divide On, 512a) and a manual screen divide off (512b).

The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may receive selection of one of On/Off of the manual screen division 512 by a user input.

When the manual screen division on 512a is selected, the control unit 210 of the electronic device 200 detects the detection by the bezel touch sensor 166 located on the bezel 10 of the display devices 101 , 102 , 103 connected thereto. Screens of the display apparatuses 101 to 103 may be manually divided (eg, horizontal or vertical) in response to a user's touch (eg, 505 in FIG. 5C ). The control unit 210 of the electronic device 200 may transmit the manually divided screen to the respective display devices 101 to 103 through the communication unit 230 or the input/output unit 240 .

When a return/exit button (not shown) is selected in the environment setting 500 through the input unit by the user, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 manually sets the environment setting 500 The setting of the screen division 512 may be terminated. In the environment setting 500 corresponding to the display apparatus 100 by the user, the manual screen division 512 may be set or finished.

The control unit 210 of the electronic device 200 may control the result of the manual screen division 512 setting to be stored in the storage unit 275 .

The user can use voice, motion, keyboard (not shown), mouse (not shown) or other input unit (eg, stylus, etc., not shown) to select multi-vision output ( not shown) can be selected.

In another embodiment of the present invention, in the environment setting 500 of the display apparatus 100 , the user may set Manual Screen Divide. The user may change the environment settings of each of the display devices 101 to 103 by using a remote control device (not shown) or a panel key (not shown) located on the back of the display device 100 . . When a remote control device (not shown) or a menu key of the display device 100 is selected by the user, the controller of the display device 100 may display the environment setting 500 on the screen.

The user may select the manual screen division 512 from the screen 510 (picture) of the environment setting 500 using a remote control device (not shown) or a panel key (not shown).

When the manual screen division 512 is selected, the controller 110 of the display apparatus 100 may display a pop-up window for detailed setting of the manual screen division 512 . In the displayed pop-up window, the multi-vision output 511 may include Manual Screen Divide On (Manual Screen Divide On, 512a) and Manual Screen Divide Off (512b).

The controller 110 of the display apparatus 100 may receive a selection of on/off for the manual screen division 512 by a user input.

When the manual screen division on 512a is selected, the display apparatuses 101 to 103 manually divide the screen of the display apparatus 100 in response to a user touch detected by the bezel touch sensor 166 (eg, horizontal or vertical).

When a return/exit button (not shown) is selected from a remote control device (not shown) or a panel key (not shown) by a user, each control unit of the display device 100 110 may end the setting of the manual screen division 512 in the environment setting 500 . Manual screen division 512 in the environment setting 500 of the display apparatus 100 may be set or terminated by the user.

The controller of the display apparatus 100 may store a result of the manual screen division 512 setting in each storage unit 180 .

In step S420 of FIG. 4 , content is displayed in the main area and additional information is displayed in the sub area.

Referring to FIG. 5C , the display apparatus 100 displays content 510 and additional information 520 on a screen (eg, a multi-vision screen). The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 displays the content 510 corresponding to the main region 501 stored in the storage 275 and the additional information 520 corresponding to the sub-region 502 to the display device 100 . can be transmitted individually. The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may transmit the content 510 and the additional information 520 stored in the storage 180 to the other display devices 102 and 103 in response to the manual screen division 512 setting. have.

The content and the additional information may be in the same file type (eg, the content is an image, and the additional information is also an image) or different file types (eg, the content is a video, the additional information is text, etc.).

Content displayed on the main area displayed on the display apparatuses 101 to 103 and additional information displayed on the sub area will be described as an example. [Table 1] below may show examples of content of the main area and additional information of the sub area displayed on the display apparatuses 101 to 103 .

main area sub realm video Video details/playlists/related movies, etc. Image (Panorama) Image Gallery/View Next Photo/Image Editor, etc. document View next page/Show related documents, etc. TV broadcast EPG information including channel information, etc. music Music details/playlists/related albums, artists/scores, etc.

Here, a plurality of items indicating the type of content included in the main region and the type of additional information included in the sub region may be included, but it is not limited thereto, and it is common in the art to include items indicating various information. It will be easily understood by those who have the knowledge of

In the display apparatus 101 to 103 illustrated in FIG. 5C , the main area 501 and the sub area 502 are one embodiment, and may be arranged in various ways as shown in FIGS. 5H (a) to (e). In addition, it is known in the art that the main area 501 and the sub area 502 may be changed in response to a screen size (eg, the same screen size or different screen size) and/or arrangement of the display apparatus 100 . It will be easily understood by those having ordinary knowledge of

The entire screen 500 (eg, a multi-vision screen divided by a bezel of a contacting display device but operated as a single screen) may be configured by combining the display devices 101 to 103 . The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may control the display devices 101 to 103 that display the multi-vision screen 500 . The display device 100 configured as the multi-vision screen 500 includes the display devices 101 to 103 , and may operate as one display device 100 under the control of the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 . can

Content 510 and additional information 520 may be displayed on the display apparatuses 101 to 103 configured as the multi-vision screen 500 . In the display apparatus 100 , the multi-vision screen 500 may be divided into a main area 501 displaying content 510 and a sub area 502 displaying additional information 520 . have. When the multi-vision screen 500 is divided, the main area 501 may be a larger area among the divided screens, and the sub area 502 may be a smaller area than the main area 501 . Each position and/or area of the main area 501 and the sub area 502 may be changed in response to the division of the multi-vision screen 500 .

The content 510 may include a fashion show video, an exhibition video, or a product introduction video. The content 510 may be displayed by being scaled (eg, enlarged, reduced, etc.) to correspond to the size of the main area 501 . The content 510 may correspond to the additional information 520 displayed in the sub-region 502 . For example, when a user input (eg, a touch (not shown)) is input in the additional information 520 displayed in the sub area 502 , the content 510 of the main area 501 is changed. can It will be easily understood by those skilled in the art that various contents may be displayed on the main area 510 of the display apparatus 100 .

The additional information 520 may include a menu corresponding to the content 510 , a product category, or a product detail description. The additional information 520 may be displayed by being scaled (eg, enlarged, reduced, etc.) to correspond to the size of the sub-region 502 . The additional information 520 may correspond to the content 510 displayed in the main area 501 . For example, when a user input (for example, a touch (not shown)) is input from the content 510 displayed on the main area 501 or the bezel touch sensor 166 corresponding to the main area 501, The additional information 502 of the sub-region 520 may be changed. It will be easily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various types of additional information may be displayed on the sub-region 502 of the display apparatus 100 . In FIG. 5C showing one of the embodiments of the present invention, the content 510 is a fashion show video, and the additional information 520 is a product category.

The content 510 and the additional information 520 may be received (including streaming) from the outside of the display apparatus 100 (eg, the electronic apparatus 200 connected to the display apparatuses 101 to 103). The electronic device 200 may control the display device 100 . The electronic device 200 may change the content 510 and the additional information 520 displayed on the display device 100 according to a user input or setting. The electronic device 200 may control the sensor 165 and the LED bar 168 . The output value of the sensor 165 may be transmitted to the control unit 110 or the electronic device 200 of the display device 10 , respectively.

The content 510 and the additional information 520 are first received from the electronic device 200 to one of the display devices 101 to 103 (eg, the master display device 101 ), and the other display device 102 . , 103) may be retransmitted (including streaming).

In another embodiment of the present invention, among the plurality of display apparatuses 101 to 103 , the display apparatus 101 may transmit the content 510 and the additional information 520 to the other display apparatuses 102 and 103 . The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 transmits the content 510 and the additional information 520 stored in the storage 180 to the other display apparatuses 102 and 103, respectively, in response to the manual screen division 512 setting. can

In another embodiment of the present invention, the display apparatus 100 may display only the content 510 on a screen (eg, a multi-vision screen). The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may control to output only the content 510 on the display screen.

The user may touch (not shown) the bezel 10 of a display device (not shown) on which only the content 510 is output. The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may divide (not shown) the screen of a display device (not shown) that outputs only the content 510 in response to the detected touch (not shown). The divided screen (not shown) may include a main region (not shown) for displaying content and a sub-region (not shown) for displaying additional information.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the display of the content 510 and the additional information 520 on the display devices 101 to 103 is the same as the display of the content 510 and the additional information 520 received from the electronic device 200 . Since they are substantially similar, overlapping descriptions are omitted.

In step S430 of FIG. 4 , a first touch is detected on the bezel.

Referring to FIG. 5C , the user makes a first touch 505 on the bezel 10 of the display apparatus 101 . The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may detect the first touch 505 using the bezel touch sensor 166 and the bezel touch sensor controller (not shown). The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may receive first touch location information of the first touch location 505a corresponding to the first touch 505 from the bezel touch sensor controller. The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may store the first touch location information corresponding to the first touch location 505a in the storage 180 . The stored first touch location information may include an identifier (ID) for history management, a touch location, a touch detection time, a detection voltage (or current), and the like. The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may transmit the detected first touch 505 , the first touch location 505a , or the first touch location information to the electronic device 200 .

The first touch 505 may be generated by one of fingers including a thumb or a touchable input unit (eg, a stylus, etc., not shown).

The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may detect the first hovering (not shown) using the bezel touch sensor 166 and the bezel touch sensor controller (not shown). The control unit 110 of the display apparatus 101 receives the first hovering position information of the first hovering position (not shown) corresponding to the first hovering (not shown) from the bezel touch sensor controller (not shown). can

The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may store the first hovering position information corresponding to the first hovering position (not shown) in the storage 180 . The stored first hovering location information may include an identifier (ID) for history management, a hovering location, a hovering detection time, or a detection voltage (or current). The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may transmit the detected first hovering (not shown), first hovering position (not shown), or first hovering position information to the electronic device 200 .

The first hovering may be generated by one of fingers including a thumb or a touchable input unit (eg, a stylus, etc., not shown).

The user may also make a first touch (not shown) on the bezel 10 of the display device 102 . The controller 110 of the display device 102 may store the first touch location information or the first hovering location information in the storage 180 . The controller 110 of the display device 102 may transmit the detected first touch (not shown), the first touch location (not shown), or the first touch location information to the electronic device 200 .

The detection of the first touch (not shown) on the display device 102 is substantially similar to the detection of the first touch 505 on the display device 101 (eg, the display device is different), so the overlapping description is is omitted.

The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may transmit the first touch location information or the first hovering location information stored in the storage 180 to the electronic device 200 . The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may store the received first touch location information or first hovering location information in the storage 275 .

In another embodiment of the present invention, the first touch may be detected on the bezel 10 of the first display apparatus 101 . The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may store the first touch location information or the first hovering location information in the storage 180 . Also, when the first touch is detected by the display apparatus 102 , the controller 210 of the display apparatus 102 may transmit the first touch location information or the first hovering location information to the display apparatus 101 . The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may store the first touch location information or the first hovering location information received from the display apparatus 102 in the storage 180 .

In another embodiment of the present invention, since the detection of the first touch by the electronic device 200 is substantially similar to the detection of the first touch by the display device 100 , a redundant description will be omitted.

In step S440 of FIG. 4 , a division guide line corresponding to the detected touch position is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 5D , when the first touch 505 is detected by the display apparatus 101 , the controller 210 of the electronic apparatus 200 corresponds to the first touch 505 on the screen of the display apparatus 100 . It is possible to control to display the dividing guide line 506 that is. The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 sets the division guide line 506 in a vertical direction (eg, in the longitudinal direction of the bezel 10 ) based on the first touch position 505a of the first touch 505 . from the bezel to the screen direction). When an additional touch (not shown) is detected on the bezel 10 , the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 displays an additional division guide line (not shown) corresponding to the additional touch (not shown). can do. The segmentation guide line 506 may be parallel or orthogonal to an additional segmentation guide line (not shown).

The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may generate division guideline information corresponding to the division guideline. The division guideline information includes an identifier (ID) for history management, an identifier (ID) of a display device, a division guide line length corresponding to the display devices 101 to 103 , a division guide line width, a division guide line start position, and a division guide It may include a line end position, a division guide line display time, or a division guide line display end time. The storage 275 may store segmentation guide line information under the control of the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 . The control unit 210 of the electronic device 200 may transmit division guide line information to the display devices 101 to 103 through the communication unit 230 or the input/output unit 240 , respectively.

The controller 110 of the display apparatus 100 may receive segmentation guideline information transmitted from the electronic apparatus 200 . The controller 110 of each display apparatus 100 may display the division guide line on the screen area displayed on each display apparatus 100 among the multi-vision screens by using the received division guide line information. Each storage unit 180 may store division guide line information received under the control of the control unit 110 of the display apparatus 100 .

The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may divide the screen of the display device 100 into a main area 501 or a sub-area 502 based on the division guide line 506 . Also, the controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may divide the screen of the display apparatus 100 into a main area 501 and a sub area 502 based on the division guide line 506 .

When the contact of the first touch 505 is maintained on the bezel 10 , the user first touches the bezel in the longitudinal direction (eg, upward or downward in FIG. 5D ) based on the first touch 505 . You can drag (or swipe) 505 . When the first touch is dragged, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may move the division guide line 506 to correspond to the drag direction of the first touch. When the division guide line 506 is moved on the screen of the display apparatus 100 , the areas and/or positions of the main region 501 and the sub-region 502 may be changed.

Region information corresponding to the area and/or position of the main region 501 and the sub region 502 includes an identifier (ID) for history management, a first touch position, a first touch detection time, a first touch end time, and a second 1 hovering position, first hovering detection time, first hovering end time, first touch holding time, first hovering holding time, first touch drag start time, position before main/minor area change, before main/minor area change It may include the size, the position after the major/minor region change, the size after the main/minor region change, the starting position of the division guideline, and the end position of the division guideline.

When the contact of the first touch 505 is maintained on the bezel 10 , the user first touches the bezel in the longitudinal direction (eg, upward or downward in FIG. 5D ) based on the first touch 505 . You can drag (or swipe) 505 . When the first touch is dragged, the controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may move the division guide line 506 to correspond to the drag direction of the first touch. When the division guide line 506 is moved on the screen of the display apparatus 100 , the areas and/or positions of the main region 501 and the sub-region 502 may be changed.

When the contact of the first touch 505 on the bezel 10 is released (touch-off), the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may determine the final position of the division guide line 506 .

Area information (not shown) corresponding to the area and location of the main area 501 divided by the division guide line 506 and the area and location of the sub area 502 is provided by the control unit 110 of the display apparatus 101 . may be transmitted to the electronic device 200 under the control of The control unit 210 of the electronic device 200 may store the received area information (not shown) in the storage unit 275 .

In another embodiment of the present invention, a transparent division guide line 506 may be displayed in response to the first touch 505 . The control unit 210 of the electronic device 200 or the control unit 110 of the display device 100 displays an invisible division guideline that is difficult to identify with the user's visual acuity on the display device 100 . can Also, the division guide line 506 may not be displayed in response to the first touch 505 . The control unit 210 of the electronic device 200 or the control unit 110 of the display device 100 may not display the division guide line on the display device 100 .

In another embodiment of the present invention, a preview image (not shown) may be displayed on one side of the screen of the display apparatus 101 in response to the first touch 505 . When the first touch 505 is detected, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 or the controller 110 of the display device 100 controls the display devices 101 to 103 divided by the first touch 505 . ) A preview image (not shown) may be displayed on one side of the screen as a separate pop-up window (not shown). A preview image (not shown) may be displayed on the screen of the display device (eg, 101 ) that has detected the first touch 505 . Also, the preview image (not shown) may be displayed to overlap the screen of the display device (eg, 101 ) that has detected the first touch 505 . The preview image (not shown) may be displayed by reducing the multi-vision screen divided by the first touch 505 on the display apparatus 100 . Also, the area of the pop-up window (not shown) including the preview image (not shown) may be the same as or smaller than the screen area of one display device 101 .

In another embodiment of the present invention, referring to FIG. 5D , when the first touch 505 is detected by the display apparatus 101 , the controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 corresponds to the first touch 505 . A division guide line 506 is displayed. The control unit 110 of the display apparatus 101 sets the division guide line 506 in a vertical direction (eg, in the longitudinal direction of the bezel 10 ) based on the first touch position 505a of the first touch 505 . from the bezel to the screen). When an additional touch (not shown) is detected on the bezel 10 , the controller 110 of the display device 101 displays an additional division guide line (not shown) corresponding to the additional touch (not shown). can do. The segmentation guide line 506 may be parallel or orthogonal to an additional segmentation guide line (not shown).

The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may divide the screen of the display apparatus 100 into a main area 501 or a sub area 502 based on the division guide line 506 . Also, the controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may divide the screen of the display apparatus 100 into a main area 501 and a sub area 502 based on the division guide line 506 .

When the contact of the first touch 505 is maintained on the bezel 10 , the user first touches the bezel in the longitudinal direction (eg, upward or downward in FIG. 5D ) based on the first touch 505 . You can drag (or swipe) 505 . When the first touch is dragged, the controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may move the division guide line 506 to correspond to the drag direction of the first touch. When the division guide line 506 is moved on the screen of the display apparatus 100 , the areas and/or positions of the main region 501 and the sub-region 502 may be changed.

When the contact of the first touch 505 on the bezel 10 is released (touch-off), the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may determine the final position of the division guide line 506 .

Area information corresponding to the area and location of the main area 501 divided by the division guide line 506 and the area and location of the sub area 502 is stored under the control of the controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 . may be stored in the unit 180 .

In another embodiment of the present invention, the display of the division guide line corresponding to the first touch on the display device 100 in the electronic device 200 is substantially different from the display of the division guide line corresponding to the first touch on the display device 100 . Since they are similar to each other, overlapping descriptions are omitted.

In step S450 of FIG. 4 , the main area and the sub area are changed according to the division guide line.

Referring to FIG. 5E , the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may change the main area (eg, 501 → 501a) in response to the displayed division guide line 506 . Also, in response to the displayed division guide line 506 , the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may change the sub-region (eg, 502 → 502a).

A change (eg, 501 → 501a) of the main region 501 may mean a change in the area, location, size, or shape (eg, polygon) of the main region 501 . Also, a change of the sub-region (eg, 502→502a) may mean a change of at least one of an area, a size, and a shape of the main region. The sub-region 502 may also be changed in response to a change (eg, area, location, size, or shape) of the main region 501 . For example, when the area of the main region 501 increases, the area of the sub-region 502 may decrease. When the position of the main region 501 is changed, the position of the sub region 502 may also be changed. When the size of the main region 501 is changed, the size of the sub-region 502 may also be changed. Also, when the shape of the main region 501 is changed, the shape of the sub region 502 may be changed.

The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may generate region change information corresponding to the change of the main region and the sub region. The region change information includes an identifier (ID) for history management, an identifier (ID) of a display device, and a main region area, location, size, sub-region area, location, size, or region corresponding to the display devices 101 to 103 . It may include a change start time, etc. The storage 275 may store area change information under the control of the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 . The control unit 210 of the electronic device 200 may transmit region change information to the display devices 101 to 103 through the communication unit 230 or the input/output unit 240 , respectively.

The controller 110 of the display apparatus 100 may receive area change information transmitted from the electronic apparatus 200 . The control unit 110 of each display apparatus 100 may change an area (eg, a main area, a sub area) displayed on each display apparatus 100 of the multi-vision screen by using the received area change information. . Each storage unit 180 may store area change information received under the control of the controller 110 of the display apparatus 100 .

When the main region 501 and the sub-region 502 are changed in response to the division guide line 506 , the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 corresponds to the changed main region 501a and the sub-region 502a. Content (eg, video, 510) may be displayed by scaling. Also, when the main region 501 and the sub-region 502 are changed in response to the division guide line 506 , the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 controls the changed main region 501a and the sub-region 502a. The additional information (eg, product category, 520) may be scaled and displayed to correspond to .

The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may control the content 510 to be scaled and displayed to correspond to the changed area, location, or shape of the main region 501a. For example, a portion of the content 510 may not be displayed in consideration of the changed aspect ratio of the main area 501a. The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may display a scroll bar (not shown) so that a part of the content 510 that is not displayed can be viewed.

The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may control the additional information 520 to be scaled and displayed to correspond to the changed area, location, or shape of the sub-region 502a. For example, a portion of the additional information 520 may not be displayed in consideration of the changed aspect ratio of the sub-region 502a. The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may display a scroll bar (not shown) so that a part of the additional information 520 that is not displayed can be viewed.

When a jacket 720a1 is selected (not shown) from the additional information 720a of the sub-region 502a by the user, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 controls the main region corresponding to the user's selection. Content (eg, various jackets) may be displayed in 501a.

The selection (not shown) of the jacket 720a1 in the additional information 720a of the sub-region 502a by the user is substantially similar to the input of the first touch 505 by the user, and thus the redundant description is omitted. do.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may control the changed main area 501a using the bezel touch sensor 166 of the bezel surrounding the main area 501a. When a touch (not shown) or a touch gesture (not shown) is detected by the bezel touch sensor 166 of the bezel surrounding the main area 501a, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 controls the changed main area The content 510a displayed in the 501a may be controlled.

When a touch (eg, a double tap, not shown) is detected by the bezel touch sensor 166 of the bezel surrounding the changed main area 501a, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 controls the changed main area The content 510a displayed in 501a may be changed to another category (eg, shoes). When a touch gesture (eg, swipe, not shown) is detected by the bezel touch sensor 166 of the bezel surrounding the main area 501a, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 controls the changed main area. The content 510a displayed in 501a may be scrolled.

The double tap or drag detected by the bezel touch sensor 166 of the bezel surrounding the changed main area 501a is one embodiment, and the changed main area 501a is controlled by various detected touches or detected touch gestures. It will be readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may control the changed sub-region 502a using the bezel touch sensor 166 of the bezel surrounding the sub-region 502a. When a touch (not shown) or a touch gesture (not shown) is detected by the bezel touch sensor 166 of the bezel surrounding the subregion 502a, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 controls the changed subregion It is possible to control the additional information 520a displayed in the 502a.

When a touch (eg, a double tap, not shown) is detected by the bezel touch sensor 166 of the bezel corresponding to the jacket 520a1 among the additional information 520a displayed on the sub-region 502a, the electronic device The controller 210 of 200 may select shoes from among the additional information 520a (eg, categories) displayed on the changed sub-region 502a. When a shoe is selected from the additional information 520a by a double tap, the controller 210 of the electronic device 2000 changes content (eg, a plurality of shoes, not shown) corresponding to the selected shoe to the changed main area ( 501a) may be indicated.

The double tap detected by the bezel touch sensor 166 of the bezel surrounding the changed sub-region 502a is one embodiment, and the changed sub-region 502a can be controlled by various detected touches or detected touch gestures. This will be readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In another embodiment of the present invention, referring to FIG. 5E , the controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 changes the main area (eg, 501 → 501a) in response to the displayed division guide line 506 . can Also, the controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may change the sub-region (eg, 502 → 502a) in response to the displayed division guide line 506 .

A change (eg, 501 → 501a) of the main region 501 may mean a change in the area, location, size, or shape (eg, polygon) of the main region 501 . Also, a change of the sub-region (eg, 502→502a) may mean a change of at least one of an area, a size, and a shape of the main region. The sub-region 502 may also be changed in response to a change (eg, area, location, size, or shape) of the main region 501 . For example, when the area of the main region 501 increases, the area of the sub-region 502 may decrease. When the position of the main region 501 is changed, the position of the sub region 502 may also be changed. When the size of the main region 501 is changed, the size of the sub-region 502 may also be changed. Also, when the shape of the main region 501 is changed, the shape of the sub region 502 may be changed.

When the main region 501 and the sub-region 502 are changed in response to the division guide line 506 , the controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 corresponds to the changed main region 501a and the sub-region 502a. Content (eg, video, 510) may be displayed by scaling. Also, when the main region 501 and the sub-region 502 are changed in response to the division guide line 506 , the controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 controls the changed main region 501a and the sub-region 502a. The additional information (eg, product category, 520) may be scaled and displayed to correspond to .

The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may scale and display the content 510 to correspond to the changed area, location, or shape of the main region 501a. For example, a portion of the content 510 may not be displayed in consideration of the changed aspect ratio of the main area 501a. The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may display a scroll bar (not shown) so that a part of the content 510 that is not displayed can be viewed.

The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may scale and display the additional information 520 to correspond to the changed area, location, or shape of the sub-region 502a. For example, a portion of the additional information 520 may not be displayed in consideration of the changed aspect ratio of the sub-region 502a. The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may display a scroll bar (not shown) so that a part of the additional information 520 that is not displayed can be viewed.

When a jacket 520a1 is selected (not shown) from the additional information 520a of the sub-region 502a by the user, the controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 controls the main region corresponding to the user's selection. Content (eg, various jackets) may be displayed in 501a.

The selection (not shown) of the jacket 720a1 in the additional information 720a of the sub-region 502a by the user is substantially similar to the input of the first touch 505 by the user, and thus the redundant description is omitted. do.

In step S460 of FIG. 4 , feedback corresponding to the change of the main region and the sub-region is output.

Referring to FIG. 5E , when the main region and the sub-region are changed, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may control the display devices 101 to 103 to output at least one of visual feedback and auditory feedback. . The visual feedback may be output through the screen and/or the LED bar 168 of the display apparatus 100 . The auditory feedback may be output through the speaker 176 of the display apparatus 100 .

When the main area and the sub area are changed, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may blink the LED bar 168 corresponding to the main area 501a for a set time. When the main region and the sub-region are changed, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may blink the division guide line 506 crossing the main region 501a for a set time. When the main region and the sub-region are changed, the controller 210 of the device 200 may blink the LED bar 168 and the division guide line 506 for a set time. Also, when the main area and the sub area are changed, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may blink the LED bar 168 located in the display apparatuses 101 to 103 for a set time. The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may generate LED bar blinking information. The LED bar blinking information may include an identifier (ID) for history management, a blinking target LED bar identifier (ID), a blinking start time, a blinking sustain time, or a blinking end time. The storage unit 275 may store LED bar blinking information under the control of the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 .

When the main region and the sub-region are changed, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may output a sound for a set time through the speaker 176 corresponding to the main region 501a. When the main region and the sub-region are changed, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may output a sound for a set time through the speaker 176 corresponding to the sub-region 502a. Also, when the main region and the sub-region are changed, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may output a sound for a set time through the speaker 176 corresponding to the main region 501a and the sub-region 502a. can

The set time may be, for example, between 50 and 5,000 msec. The set time may be changed by the user or the manufacturer's setting.

The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may generate speaker sound output information. The speaker sound output information may include an identifier (ID) for history management, a sound file name, a sound end, a speaker identifier (ID), a sound output start time, a sound sustain time, or a sound output end time, and the like. The storage 275 may store speaker sound output information under the control of the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 .

The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may transmit LED bar blinking information or speaker sound output information to the display devices 101 to 103 . The controller 110 of each of the display devices 101 to 103 may receive LED bar blinking information or speaker sound output information from the electronic device 200 . The controller 110 of each of the display apparatuses 101 to 103 may drive the LED bar 168 or the speaker 176 using the received LED bar blinking information or speaker sound output information.

In another embodiment of the present invention, when the main region and the sub-region are changed, the controller 110 of the display device 101 may control to output at least one of the visual feedback and the auditory feedback from the display devices 101 to 103 . can The visual feedback may be output through the screen and/or the LED bar 168 of the display apparatuses 101 to 103 . The auditory feedback may be output through the speaker 176 of the display apparatuses 101 to 103 .

In step S470 of FIG. 4 , a first touch gesture is detected from the bezel.

Referring to FIG. 5F , the user makes a first touch gesture (for example, continuous movement of touch from 507 to 508) on the bezel 10 of the display apparatuses 101 and 102 . A continuous movement of the touch may be input by the user from the first touch location 507a where the first touch 507 is made to the last touch location 508a where the last touch 508 is made. The control unit 110 of the display device 101 receives the continuous movement of the touch from the initial touch position 507a to the final touch position 508a through the bezel touch sensor 166 and the bezel touch sensor controller (not shown). can do.

The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may receive the coordinates of the position 508a where the touch is finally released (touch-off). The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may store final touch position information corresponding to the final touch position 508a in the storage unit 180 . The stored final touch location information may include an identifier (ID) for history management, a touch location, a touch detection time, a detection voltage (or current), and the like. The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may transmit the detected first touch gesture, the first touch gesture position, or the first touch gesture position information to the electronic device 200 .

The first touch gesture includes a tap, a double tap, a drag, a swipe, a flick, or a rotation corresponding to a single touch, as well as various touch gestures. It will be readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art. In addition, it is known in the art that the first touch gesture may include various touch gestures as well as pinch, spread, rotate, or press and drag corresponding to multi-touch. It will be readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art.

The user may make a second touch (eg, 508 ) on the bezel 10 of the display apparatuses 101 and 102 . The second touch 508 may include a long press that holds the second touch 508 for a set time (eg, 200 ms, changeable) or longer.

The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may detect the second touch 508 using the bezel touch sensor 166 and the bezel touch sensor controller (not shown). The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may receive second touch location information of the second touch location 508a corresponding to the second touch 508 from the bezel touch sensor controller. The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may store second touch location information corresponding to the second touch location 508a in the storage 180 . The stored second touch location information may include an identifier (ID) for history management, a touch location, a touch detection time, a detection voltage (or current), and the like. The controller 110 of the display device 101 may transmit the detected second touch 508 , the second touch location 508a , or the second touch location information to the electronic device 200 .

The second touch 508 may be generated by one of the fingers including the thumb or by a touchable input unit (eg, a stylus, etc., not shown).

The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may detect the second hovering (not shown) using the bezel touch sensor 166 and the bezel touch sensor controller. The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may receive second hovering position information of a second hovering position (not shown) corresponding to the second hovering from the bezel touch sensor 166 and the bezel touch sensor controller.

The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may store second hovering position information corresponding to the second hovering position in the storage 180 . The stored second hovering position information may include a hovering position, a hovering detection time, or a detection voltage (or current). The second hovering may be generated by one of fingers including a thumb or a touchable input unit (eg, a stylus, etc., not shown).

The controller 110 of the display device 101 may transmit the first touch gesture location information, the second touch location information, or the second hovering location information stored in the storage 180 to the electronic device 200 . The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may store the received first touch gesture location information, first touch location information, or first hovering location information in the storage unit 275 .

In another embodiment of the present invention, the second touch may be detected on the bezel 10 of the first display apparatus 101 . The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may store the first touch location information or the first hovering location information in the storage 180 . Also, when a second touch is detected by the display apparatus 102 , the controller 210 of the display apparatus 102 may transmit the stored second touch location information or second hovering location information to the display apparatus 101 . The controller 110 of the display apparatus 101 may store the second touch location information or the second hovering location information received from the display apparatus 102 in the storage 180 .

In another embodiment of the present invention, the detection of the first touch gesture or the second touch in the electronic device 200 is substantially similar to the detection of the first touch gesture or the second touch in the display device 100 and thus overlaps. A description is omitted.

In step S480 of FIG. 4 , a product is selected from the content screen displayed in response to the detected first touch gesture.

Referring to FIG. 5F , when a first touch gesture is detected from the bezel 10 , the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 controls the content (eg, a plurality of jackets, 510a) displayed on the main area 501a. ) may be displayed to move (eg, scroll the screen) in the direction of the first touch gesture. The moving speed of the first touch gesture may be the same as or different from the screen scrolling speed of the content 510a. For example, the moving speed of the first touch gesture may be faster than the screen scrolling speed of the content 510a. The moving speed of the first touch gesture may be slower than the screen scrolling speed of the content 510a.

The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may generate screen scroll information. The screen scroll information may include an identifier (ID) for history management, a screen scroll speed, a screen scroll start time, or a screen scroll end time. The storage 275 may store screen scroll information under the control of the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 .

The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may transmit screen scroll information to each of the display devices 101 to 103 . The controller 110 of each of the display apparatuses 101 to 103 may receive screen scroll information from the electronic apparatus 200 . The controller 110 of each of the display apparatuses 101 to 103 may use the received screen scroll information to scroll the content 510a displayed in the main area in the first touch gesture direction.

When the movement of the first touch gesture is detected, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 controls the first jacket (eg, 511 ) corresponding to the position of the first touch gesture among the plurality of jackets 510a that are screen-scrolled. ) display mode can be changed. For example, in FIG. 5E , the display mode of the first jacket (not shown) may be a side mode (eg, a plurality of jackets overlapping). The display mode of the first jacket 511 in FIG. 5F corresponding to the position of the first touch gesture may be a front mode.

The area of the area of the first jacket 511 (eg, delimited by imaginary lines 511a, 511b) in the front mode is the area of the area of the first jacket in the side mode (eg, the plurality of jackets are overlapping). (not shown) may be greater. The area of the first jacket 511 in the front mode may mean an enlargement of the area of the first jacket 511 in the side mode. When the area of the first jacket 511 is enlarged in the front mode, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may display the other jacket in the side mode.

When the position (eg, 508a) of the first touch gesture detected on the bezel 10 passes through the bezel extension line 511a1 of the left virtual line 511a of the first jacket 511 in the side mode, the electronic device The control unit 210 of 200 may change the display mode of the first jacket to the front mode.

The front mode of the first jacket 511 may be maintained for a set time (eg, 5,000 msec, changeable). When the position of the first touch gesture (eg, 508a ) is located in the region of the first jacket 511 , the front mode of the first jacket 511 may be maintained. Also, when the position (eg, 508a ) of the first touch gesture is released (touch-off) in the region of the first jacket 511 , the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 controls the first jacket 511 . Maintains the front mode of the for a set time (eg, 1,000 msec, changeable), and can change to the side mode.

When the position (eg, 508a) of the first touch gesture is in place for a set time (eg, 500 msec, changeable), the control unit 210 of the electronic device 200 is One jacket 511 can be selected. At the location of the first touch gesture (eg, 508a), the touch is released, and a separate touch (eg, including a tap) is made on the bezel 10 for a set time (eg, 1,000 msec, changeable). When detected, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may select the first jacket 511 by the user.

It will be readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that each set time may be changed according to the structure and/or function of the display device 100 or the structure and/or function of the electronic device 200 . will be.

In another embodiment of the present invention, referring to FIG. 5F , when the first touch gesture is detected from the bezel 10 , the controller 110 of the display device 101 controls the content (eg, the content displayed on the main area 501a). For example, the plurality of jackets 510a may be displayed to move (eg, scroll the screen) in the direction of the first touch gesture. The moving speed of the first touch gesture may be the same as or different from the screen scrolling speed of the content 510a. For example, the moving speed of the first touch gesture may be faster than the screen scrolling speed of the content 510a. The moving speed of the first touch gesture may be slower than the screen scrolling speed of the content 510a.

When the movement of the first touch gesture is detected, the control unit 110 of the display apparatus 101 controls the first jacket (eg, 511 ) corresponding to the position of the first touch gesture among the plurality of jackets 510a that scroll the screen. ) display mode can be changed.

When the position (eg, 508a) of the first touch gesture detected on the bezel 10 passes through the bezel extension line 511a1 of the left virtual line 511a of the first jacket 511 in the side mode, the display device The control unit 110 of 101 may change the display mode of the first jacket to the front mode.

The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may generate product display mode information. The product display mode information may include an identifier (ID) for history management, a product name, a product location, a current display mode, a current display mode start time, a current display mode maintenance time or a current display mode end time, and the like. The storage unit 275 may store product display mode information under the control of the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 .

The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may transmit product display mode information to each of the display devices 101 to 103 . The controller 110 of each of the display apparatuses 101 to 103 may receive product display mode information from the electronic apparatus 200 . The controller 110 of each of the display apparatuses 101 to 103 may change the display mode of the product 512 displayed in the changed main area using the received product display mode information.

When the current position (eg, 508a) of the first touch gesture stops at the same place for a set time (eg, 500 msec, changeable), the control unit 110 of the display device 101 is The first jacket 511 may be selected by the user. At the location of the first touch gesture (eg, 508a), the touch is released, and a separate touch (eg, including a tap) is made on the bezel 10 for a set time (eg, 1,000 msec, changeable). When detected, the control unit 110 of the display apparatus 101 may select the first jacket 511 by the user.

In the present invention, stopping the first touch gesture may include stopping at the current position of the first touch gesture for a set time at the same spot, or releasing the touch at the current position of the first touch gesture.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the selection of the first jacket 511 by the control unit 110 of the display device 101 is substantially the same as the selection of the first jacket 511 by the control unit 210 of the electronic device 200 . Since they are similar, overlapping descriptions are omitted.

In step S490 of FIG. 4 , the product and detailed information are displayed in the main area in response to the product selection.

Referring to FIG. 5G , when the first jacket 511 is selected, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may additionally separate the main region 501a. For example, the control unit 210 of the electronic device 200 may include an enlarged area 501a1 displaying the enlarged first jacket 512 on the main area 501a and a detail corresponding to the enlarged first jacket 512 . It can be divided into a detailed information area 501a2 displaying a description 512a.

When the first jacket 511 is selected, the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may separate the main region 501a using the bezel. For example, the control unit 210 of the electronic device 200 may display the enlarged first jacket 512 on the display device 101 in detail corresponding to the enlarged area 501a1 and the enlarged first jacket 512 . The description 512a may be divided into a detailed information area 501a2 displayed on the display device 101 .

The user may check the desired product in detail using the enlarged first jacket 512 and detailed information 512a displayed through the display apparatuses 101 to 103 .

In addition, when a user's touch (not shown) is detected on the bezel positioned at the lower end or side of the enlarged first jacket 512 displayed on the screen of the display device 101, the control unit of the electronic device 200 ( 210 may rotate the enlarged first jacket 512 . The user can also check the other side of the product in detail through the enlarged first jacket 512 that rotates.

The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may generate detailed product information. The detailed product information may include an identifier (ID) for history management, a product name, a detailed product image, detailed product information, or rotation information for a detailed product image. The storage unit 275 may store detailed product information under the control of the controller 210 of the electronic device 200 .

The controller 210 of the electronic device 200 may transmit detailed product information to each of the display devices 101 to 103 . The controller 110 of each of the display devices 101 to 103 may receive detailed product information from the electronic device 200 . The controller 110 of each of the display apparatuses 101 to 103 may display the product and detailed information in the changed main area divided into two by using the received detailed product information. Also, the controller 110 of each of the display apparatuses 101 to 103 may display the product and detailed information in the changed main area divided into two by the bezel by using the received detailed product information. Also, the controller 110 of each of the display apparatuses 101 to 103 may rotate the detailed image of the product in the changed main area divided into two by the bezel using the received detailed product information.

In another embodiment of the present invention, when the first jacket 511 is selected, the controller 110 of the display apparatus 100 may further separate the main area 501a. For example, the control unit 110 of the display apparatus 100 may include an enlarged area 501a1 displaying the enlarged first jacket 512 on the main area 501a and a detail corresponding to the enlarged first jacket 512 . It can be divided into a detailed information area 501a2 displaying a description 512a.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the display of the product and the detailed information corresponding to the product in the control unit 110 of the display device 101 is the display of the product and the detailed information corresponding to the product in the control unit 210 of the electronic device 200 . Since it is substantially similar to the indication, the overlapping description is omitted.

In step S590 of FIG. 4 , when the product and detailed information are displayed on the main area 501a, the screen display method of the display device is terminated.

The methods according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. For example, the computer-readable medium, whether erasable or rewritable, may be a volatile or non-volatile storage device, such as a storage device, such as a ROM, or a volatile or non-volatile storage device, such as a RAM, memory chip, device or integrated circuit, for example. It may be stored in a memory, or a storage medium that is both optically or magnetically writable and machine (eg, computer) readable, such as, for example, a CD, DVD, magnetic disk or magnetic tape. It will be appreciated that a memory that may be included in a mobile terminal is an example of a machine-readable storage medium suitable for storing a program or programs including instructions for implementing embodiments of the present invention. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled in the art of computer software.

As described above, although the present invention has been described with reference to limited exemplary embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above exemplary embodiments, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can learn from these descriptions. Various modifications and variations are possible.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described exemplary embodiments, but should be defined by the following claims as well as the claims and equivalents.

100: display device 101: master display device
102, 103: another display device 110: a control unit
130: communication unit 166: bezel touch sensor
167: distance measuring sensor 168: LED bar
500: preferences 501, 501a: main area
502, 502a: sub area 510: content
520: additional information

Claims (18)

displaying content in a main area of a multi-vision screen including a plurality of display devices and additional information in a sub-area;
receiving first touch location information corresponding to a first touch detected on a bezel of one display device;
transmitting division guide line information corresponding to the first touch to the plurality of display devices;
displaying a division guide line crossing at least two display devices among the plurality of display devices on the multi-vision screen based on the first touch; and
changing one of an area and a location of the main area based on the first touch and the division guide line;
The area or location of the sub-region is also changed in response to a change in the area or location of the main area,
and the at least two display devices include a display device different from the display device in which the first touch is detected. delete According to claim 1,
In the step of detecting the first touch,
A method for controlling a screen of a display device of an electronic device, wherein the first touch is detected by using a bezel touch sensor positioned on the bezel, and the first touch includes hovering. According to claim 1,
A method of controlling a screen of a display device of an electronic device to provide feedback using an LED bar of at least one display device among the plurality of display devices in response to the display of the division guide line. According to claim 1,
A method of controlling a screen of a display device of an electronic device to blink the division guide line in response to the division guide line being displayed. According to claim 1,
The division guide line displayed on the multi-vision screen includes one or a plurality,
When a plurality of division guide lines are displayed, the division guide lines are parallel to or intersecting each other. According to claim 1,
In the step of changing one of the area and location of the main region,
A method for controlling a screen of a display device of an electronic device for outputting feedback corresponding to a change in one of an area and a position of the main region. According to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of detecting a first touch gesture in the bezel,
A method of controlling a screen of a display device of an electronic device by scrolling content displayed on the changed main area in response to the direction of the first touch gesture. 9. The method of claim 8,
A method of controlling a screen of a display device of an electronic device for changing a display mode of content displayed on the changed main area in response to the first touch gesture. 9. The method of claim 8,
The method further comprises dividing the changed main area into two in response to the stop of the first touch gesture,
A method of controlling a screen of a display device of an electronic device in which a product and detailed information of the product are respectively displayed in the two divided and changed main areas. 11. The method of claim 10,
In the step of dividing the changed main area into two,
The changed main area divided into two is divided based on bezels in contact with a plurality of display apparatuses displaying the changed main area. According to claim 1,
The method of controlling a screen of a display device of an electronic device further comprising the step of setting the main region and the sub-region to be changed in response to the division guide line through environment setting. According to claim 1,
and displaying a preview image that is displayed by reducing the multi-vision screen divided in response to the first touch. a communication unit for connecting a plurality of display devices displaying a multi-vision screen including a main area and a sub area; and,
Including; a control unit for controlling the communication unit;
The control unit is
receiving first touch location information corresponding to a first touch detected on a bezel of one of the plurality of display devices through the communication unit;
The dividing guide line information corresponding to the first touch is transmitted to the plurality of display devices through the communication unit so that at least one of the plurality of display devices displays a dividing guide line crossing the at least one display device. send,
Control to change one of the area and position of the main area in response to the division guide line,
and the at least one display device includes a display device different from the display device in which the first touch is detected. 15. The method of claim 14,
Further comprising an input/output unit for connecting a plurality of display devices for displaying a multi-vision screen composed of a main area and a sub area,
The control unit receives first touch location information corresponding to a first touch detected from a bezel of one of the plurality of display devices through the input/output unit, and receives first touch position information corresponding to the first touch through the input/output unit. The electronic device transmits corresponding division guide line information to the plurality of display devices and controls to change one of an area and a location of the main region in response to the division guide line. 15. The method of claim 14,
The control unit causes the LED bars of the plurality of display devices to blink in response to a change in the main area. 15. The method of claim 14,
The control unit is
Receives first touch gesture position information corresponding to a first touch gesture detected from a bezel of one of the plurality of display apparatuses through the communication unit, and displays the first touch gesture position information in the main area changed in response to the direction of the first touch gesture. An electronic device that causes displayed content to be scrolled. 18. The method of claim 17,
The control unit is
An electronic device configured to divide the changed main area into two in response to a stop of movement of the first touch gesture.

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