KR20110050217A - Display device and its user interface providing method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a display device and a method for providing a user interface thereof. According to the present invention, the user may be provided with a virtual space image having a feeling similar to the real space through the display device configuring the wall surface. According to the present invention, a user may be provided with content or execute a specific application through a graphic object having a feeling similar to a real object included in the virtual space image.

Description

DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a display device and a method for providing a user interface thereof.

Current display apparatuses, such as televisions, monitors, and computers, have a predetermined display module and display an image. Each device has a dedicated display module and operates to output only an image processed by the corresponding device.

That is, the display module provided in the television is used to output the broadcast signal processed in the television, and the display module provided in the computer is used to output the processed video signal in the computer.

However, a display device that has been recently researched has been developed to be used for various purposes by installing a large size display module on part or all of the wall instead of allocating the display module to each device as described above.

As such, a 'display wall' for displaying various images by installing on a wall of a home or a company is currently being actively researched.

An object of the present invention is to provide a display device constituting part or all of the wall surface as described above, that is, a display device displaying a graphic object expressed similarly to a real object on a 'display wall' and a method of providing a user interface thereof. do.

An object of the present invention is to provide a display device for outputting a virtual motion image in which the graphic object operates similar to a real object in response to a user input, and a method of providing the user interface thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a display apparatus includes: a display configured to display a plurality of graphic objects representing an object; A user input unit configured to receive an input for selecting one of the graphic objects from a user; And a controller configured to execute an application mapped to the selected graphic object in response to the user input to output a virtual image for implementing an operation of the object represented by the selected graphic object.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a user interface, including: displaying a graphic object representing an object; Receiving an input for the graphical object from a user; In response to the user input, executing an application mapped to the graphical object; And in response to the execution of the application, outputting a virtual image for implementing an operation of the thing represented by the graphic object.

According to the present invention, the user may be provided with a virtual space image having a feeling similar to the real space through the display device configuring the wall surface.

According to the present invention, a user may be provided with content or execute a specific application through a graphic object having a feeling similar to a real object included in the virtual space image.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the display apparatus 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may display an object and display an input of a plurality of graphic objects that are independent of each other. A user input unit 12 for receiving, and a control unit 13 for controlling to output the virtual motion image of the object represented by the graphic object in response to the input.

The display device 10 of the present invention may be installed on a wall so that the display unit 11 of the display device 10 may constitute a part or all of the wall.

For example, the display apparatus 10 of the present invention may be installed on one or more walls that constitute a living room or a room of the home, and the display unit 11 may be used to configure a part or all of the walls of the living room or the room. .

Accordingly, the display device 10 of the present invention may also be referred to as a "display wall" or a "video wall," but will be described as the display device 10 in the specification of the present invention.

The display unit 11 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may combine a plurality of sub display modules having a tile form to form one large display module.

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the display unit 11 outputs a single image by combining a plurality of sub display modules 111, 112,..., 125 into one large display unit 11. can do.

Accordingly, the sub display modules 111, 112,..., 125 may be combined in a tile form to form one large display unit 11.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the display unit 11 may be configured as a single display module instead of a plurality of sub display modules to output an image.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the display apparatus 10 may include a projector for projecting an image on a wall surface and output an image on the wall surface through light projection instead of using the display module.

As such, the display apparatus 10 of the present invention may provide a single or multiple images to the user by configuring part or all of the wall surface.

The display unit 11 displays at least one graphic object representing an object.

Here, the graphic object is an object for executing an application installed in the display apparatus 10 and is an image-based object composed of a predetermined image. When the user selects the graphic object, the display apparatus 10 of the present invention executes an application corresponding to the graphic object.

Accordingly, the user may be provided with an interface for easily executing a desired application by selecting the graphic object displayed on the display unit 11.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the graphic object represents an object. In other words, the graphic object is composed of a graphic image having the same or similar appearance as a real thing existing in the real world.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the object represented by the graphic object may include various home devices provided in the home, for example, a multimedia device such as a television, an audio, a speaker, a DVD player, a game machine, a computer, and the like.

According to an embodiment, the object represented by the graphic object may include a communication device such as a telephone, an interphone, etc. in addition to the multimedia device.

According to an embodiment, the object represented by the graphic object may include furniture such as a picture frame, a bookcase, and a storage cabinet in addition to the above-described electronic device.

As such, the graphic object provided by the display apparatus 10 of the present invention is composed of an image having an appearance corresponding to an actual object so that the display apparatus 10 can implement a part of the environment in which the user is located. .

3 is an exemplary view illustrating a user interface provided by a display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, the display unit 11 displays at least one graphic object 21,..., 27 representing an object.

As described above, the display unit 11 is installed on a wall of a space where a user is located, such as a home or a company, so as to form part or all of the wall.

In addition, the graphic objects 21,..., 27 displayed on the display unit 11 represent real objects so that the user may feel that the screen displayed on the display unit 11 is similar to the real environment. It is composed.

The screen shown in FIG. 2 is a screen in which a part of the living room of a general home is virtually implemented, and each graphic object 21,.

According to an embodiment, the screen displayed on the display unit 11 may be configured to represent various real spaces such as a bedroom, a kitchen, a wardrobe, etc., in addition to a living room, and the display device 10 of the present invention is installed in a company. The screen displayed on the display unit 11 may be configured to represent some space of the office.

The user input unit 12 receives an input for the graphic objects 21,..., 27 from a user.

For example, a user may execute an application mapped to the graphic objects 21,..., 27 by selecting the graphic objects 21,..., 27 through the user input unit 12.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user input unit 12 may be a touch screen mounted on the display unit 11 to recognize a gesture such as a user's touch or drag.

According to an embodiment, the user input unit 12 may be a wireless communication unit that receives a wireless signal corresponding to a user input using a remote controller.

In this case, the wireless signal received from the remote controller may be an infrared signal or an RF signal.

The control unit 13 controls to output a virtual motion image of an object represented by the graphic objects 21,..., 27 in response to the user input.

Here, the virtual motion image is an image corresponding to a state in which the objects represented by the graphic objects 21,..., 27 operate in a real space. , ..., 27) outputs a virtual motion image corresponding to the actual motion of the object so that the user can feel similar to the motion of the real object existing in the real space.

Hereinafter, a virtual motion image output by the display apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 10.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user input unit 12 may receive an input for selecting one of the plurality of graphic objects from the user.

Then, the controller 13 may control to enlarge and display the selected graphic object.

For example, when the user input unit 12 is a touch screen, the user touches the graphic object 21 corresponding to the television on the screen of FIG. 3 illustrated in the display unit 11 to touch the graphic object 21. When selected, as shown in FIG. 4, the controller 13 may control the display unit 11 to enlarge and display the selected graphic object 21.

In some embodiments, the user may select a graphic object by using a remote controller instead of the touch screen.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 13 reduces the remaining unselected graphic objects 22,... 27 among the plurality of graphic objects 21,. It may be controlled to display by moving to another point of the display unit (11).

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the remaining graphic objects 22,..., 27, which are not selected among the plurality of graphic objects 21,..., 27 are reduced to display unit 11. It may be displayed by being moved to the edge of.

4 illustrates that the graphic object 21 corresponding to the television is selected and activated among the plurality of graphic objects 21,..., 27 included in FIG. 3, and the display apparatus 10 of the present invention. May execute an application mapped to the graphic object 21 corresponding to the television, that is, a broadcast reception application, from among a plurality of applications.

That is, the user may select one of the plurality of graphic objects 21,..., 27 displayed on the display unit 11 to execute an application mapped to the graphic object.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the application mapped to each graphic object is an application associated with the operation of the actual thing represented by the graphic object.

For example, the object represented by the graphic object 21 in FIG. 3 is a television, and in this case, the application mapped to the graphic object 21 may be an application associated with the operation of the television, that is, an application for receiving a broadcast. .

In addition, when the object represented by the graphic object 25 is a phone, the application mapped to the graphic object 25 may be an application for call that is an application associated with the operation of the phone.

In addition, when the object represented by the graphic object 26 is a frame, the application mapped to the graphic object 26 may be an image output application which is an application associated with the function of the frame.

When the object represented by the graphic object 27 is a bookcase, the application mapped to the graphic object 27 may be an application for outputting e-book content, which is an application associated with the function of the bookcase.

As such, the display apparatus 10 of the present invention provides a graphic object representing a real object, and maps an application associated with a function or an operation of the real object represented by each graphic object to a corresponding graphic object, thereby allowing a user to present the present invention. Through the display device 10 of the to be able to feel the use of the real object disposed in the real space.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, when the user selects the graphic object 21 representing the television, the controller 13 executes the broadcast receiving application, which is an application associated with the television, and in this case, from the broadcasting station or the content provider. The received broadcast content may be output through the graphic object 21 of FIG. 4.

According to an embodiment, the user input unit 12 may receive an input for controlling an object represented by the graphic object from a user and control a virtual motion image of the object represented by the graphic object according to the input.

For example, the user may control the television represented by the graphic object 21 using various touch buttons included in the graphic object 21 of FIG. 4, for example, a menu button, a volume button, a channel button, and the like.

As a result, the user can feel the control of the actual television through the display device 10 of the present invention.

Similarly, the display apparatus 10 of the present invention can execute an application related to a function of a thing represented by the graphic object for another graphic object, and a user can control the application through the user input unit 12. have.

For example, when the user selects the graphic object 22 corresponding to the speaker among the graphic objects 21,..., 27 of FIG. 3, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the control unit 13 selects the selected graphic object 22. The graphic object 22 is enlarged and displayed, and the remaining graphic objects 21, 23,..., 27 are reduced and moved to other points of the display unit 11.

The selected graphic object 22 is mapped to a voice output application, which is an application related to the function of the speaker represented by the graphic object 22, and predetermined voice content may be output by selecting the graphic object 22.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the display apparatus 10 may further include a speaker unit for outputting a voice to output predetermined voice content in FIG. 5, but the display apparatus 10 of the present invention may include a speaker unit. It does not necessarily need to be included and may output a voice by providing a voice signal to an external speaker connected to the voice output terminal of the controller 13.

In addition, the user may control an application for voice output mapped to the graphic object 22 corresponding to the audio through the user input unit 12.

For example, when the user touches the equalizer button 221 of the touch buttons provided in the graphic object 22, the display unit 11 further displays the equalizer window 222 so that the user grasps the current equalizer state. It provides a user interface that allows you to change the equalizer settings as desired.

According to an embodiment, when the object represented by the graphic object is a content output device that outputs predetermined content, such as a DVD player or a game machine, the user selects the graphic object to be an application associated with the function of the content output device. You can run

For example, when the user selects the graphic object 23 corresponding to the DVD player among the plurality of graphic objects 21,..., 27 shown in FIG. 3, the controller 13 may control the selected graphic object ( An application for playing video content, which is an application associated with the function of the DVD player indicated by 23, can be executed.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 6, the selected graphic object 23 is enlarged and displayed, and the display unit 11 further displays a content list 31 that can be played back by the executed application for reproducing image content. can do.

The user may select any one of the contents included in the content list 31 and play it through the image content reproducing application.

In addition, the graphic object 23 may further display a control button for controlling the application for playing the video content and receive a control command from the user.

For example, when the rewind button is selected among the operation buttons 231 provided in the graphic object 23 illustrated in FIG. 6, the controller 13 may control to play the content being played in the reverse direction.

As such, the user may control the application mapped to the graphic object using the displayed graphic object 23.

According to an embodiment, if the object represented by the graphic object is a communication device such as a telephone or an interphone, the user may communicate with another user using the graphic object.

For example, when the graphic application 25 representing the phone is selected from the graphic objects 21,..., 27 shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 13 is configured to display the phone of the phone represented by the selected graphic application 25. You can run the application associated with the function, that is, the application for calling.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the selected graphic application 25 is enlarged and displayed, and the user selects the buttons provided in the graphic application 25 to make a call or receive an incoming call to another user. Can be.

As such, in order to make a voice or video call by executing a call application, the display apparatus 10 of the present invention includes a microphone unit for collecting a user's voice, a speaker unit for outputting a voice of the other party, and a call related to another user. The communication unit may further include a communication unit configured to transmit a signal and receive a signal related to a call from another user, but is not limited thereto. The user may make a call through an external telephone connected to the display apparatus 10.

In this way, the user can execute a call application through the graphic application 25 representing the communication device to make a call with another user and control the call application.

According to an embodiment, when the object represented by the graphic object is a picture frame or a photo album displaying an image, the user may display a predetermined image using the graphic object.

For example, when a graphic object 26 representing a frame is selected from among the plurality of graphic objects 21,..., 27 shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 13 may be configured as shown in FIG. 8. The selected graphic object 26 may be enlarged and displayed, and an application mapped to the graphic object 26 may be executed.

The executed application is an application related to a function of an object represented by the selected graphic object 26. If the object is a frame, the controller 13 may execute an image output application.

Accordingly, the user may display a predetermined image through the displayed graphic object 26, and select one of the images from the displayed image list 32 as shown in FIG. 8 to display the corresponding image. Can be output via

Thus, the user can easily change the image inserted in the frame shown in FIG.

According to an embodiment, when the object represented by the graphic object is a bookcase or a storage box for storing content, the user may select the graphic object to view contents stored in the content storage box, and select one of the graphic objects. You can output the content.

For example, if a graphic object 27 representing a bookshelf is selected among the plurality of graphic objects 21,..., 27 shown in FIG. 3, the controller 13 may be configured as shown in FIG. 9. The selected graphic object 27 is enlarged and displayed, and the application mapped to the selected graphic object 27 is executed.

The executed application is an application related to the function of the bookshelf represented by the selected graphic object 27. For example, the executed application may be an E-book content output application that browses a plurality of E-book contents and outputs the selected E-book contents. Can be.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 9, the user selects the graphic object 27 representing the bookshelf to execute the E-book content output application, and the E-book list 33 including the plurality of E-book contents is executed. You can read it. In addition, any one of the E-book contents 33 of the E-book list 33 may be selected to output the selected E-book contents as shown in FIG. 10.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user may adjust the sizes of the graphic objects 21,..., 27 shown in FIGS. 4 to 10.

That is, the user input unit 12 receives an input for adjusting the size of the displayed graphic objects 21,..., 27 from a user, and the control unit 13 responds to the size adjustment input. It controls to display the size of (21, ..., 27).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user may change the arrangement of the plurality of graphic objects 21,..., 27 shown in FIG. 3.

That is, the user input unit 12 receives an input for changing the arrangement of the graphic objects 21,..., 27 from a user, and the control unit 13 responds to the input. ..., 27).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the display unit 11 controls to display a return button object for executing a command to return to the previous screen on the screen on which the selected graphic objects 21,..., 27 are enlarged. can do.

For example, as illustrated in FIGS. 4 to 10, the display unit 11 displays a return button object 28 for executing a command to return to the previous screen on the lower right side, and the return button object is When selected, the controller 13 executes a command to return to the previous screen, that is, the screen of FIG. 3, from the screen on which the graphic objects 21,.

According to an embodiment, if any one of the reduced graphic objects 21,..., 27 shown on the right side in FIGS. 4 to 10 is selected, the control unit 13 selects the selected graphic object. ., 27 may be controlled to be enlarged and displayed.

For example, if a graphic object 27 representing a bookshelf is selected from among the reduced graphic objects 22,..., 27 on the right side of FIG. 4, the control unit 13 may display the graphic object ( 21) Instead, the graphic object 27 of the selected bookshelf is controlled to be displayed enlarged so that the screen of FIG.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the display apparatus 10 may further include a communication unit 14 for receiving predetermined content.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the communication unit 14 may be a broadcast receiving module for receiving broadcast content from a broadcasting station or a communication module for receiving content from a server or another display device.

In this case, the content output as shown in FIGS. 4, 6, and 8 to 10 may be content received from the outside by the communication unit 14.

For example, the communication unit 14 may receive predetermined video, audio, image or E-book content data from a content server, and the control unit 13 may output the received content to the display unit 11. have.

According to an embodiment, the output content may be content stored in the memory unit 15 included in the display apparatus 10.

That is, the content output as shown in FIGS. 4, 6, and 8 to 10 is content stored in the memory unit 15, and the control unit 13 reads the content from the memory unit 15. To be output to the display unit 11.

11 is an exemplary view illustrating a user interface of the display apparatus 10 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 11, the display unit 11 may display the plurality of graphic objects 21,..., 27 as 3D images.

That is, unlike the graphic objects 21, ..., 27 shown in FIG. 3 are composed of 2D images, the graphic objects 21, ..., 27 shown in FIG. 11 are composed of 3D images. In addition, the controller 13 may include a predetermined 3D graphics engine to stereoscopically display each of the graphic objects 21,..., 27.

As a result, the user may be provided with a user interface with a more realistic feeling.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the display apparatus 10 further includes a camera unit 16 for capturing an image of a user, and the control unit 13 is based on the captured image of the user. By detecting the position of the user with respect to (11), it is possible to change the 3D image of the graphic object (21, ..., 27) based on the detected position of the user.

11 and 12 are front views illustrating the positional relationship between the display unit 11 and the user, and lower views are plan views illustrating the positional relationship between the display unit 11 and the user.

For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the display apparatus 10 includes a camera unit 16 to capture an image of a user.

The image of the user captured by the camera unit 16 is transmitted to the control unit 13, and the control unit 13 detects the position of the user with respect to the display unit 11 based on the captured image of the user. do.

In FIG. 11, the user is located on the right side with respect to the display unit 11, and thus, the controller 13 can determine that the user is located on the right side of the display unit 11 based on the captured image of the user. have.

Then, since the user is located on the right side of the display 11, the controller 13 may display the 3D images of the graphic objects 21,..., 27 in a right perspective view.

That is, if the user is located on the right side of the living room in the real space, the user looks only at the right side of the furniture provided in the living room, so that the controller 13 displays the 3D images of the graphic objects 21,. Change to perspective to increase realism.

On the contrary, when the user moves to the left side of the display unit 11, the controller 13 changes and displays the 3D image of the graphic objects 21,.

For example, as shown in FIG. 12, when the user is located on the left side with respect to the display unit 11, the controller 13 is based on the image of the user captured by the camera unit 16. The position is determined and the 3D image of the graphic objects 21, ..., 27 is changed into the left perspective view.

As such, the display apparatus 10 of the present invention may detect the position of the user and change the 3D image of the graphic objects 21,..., 27 according to the detected position of the user.

13 is a flowchart illustrating a user interface providing method of the display apparatus 10 according to an exemplary embodiment.

Step S11 displays a plurality of graphic objects representing objects. That is, the display unit 11 displays a plurality of graphic objects, and the graphic objects 21,..., 27 are composed of images representing the appearance of the actual object.

Step S12 receives input for the plurality of graphic objects 21,..., 27 from a user. That is, the user input unit 12 receives an input for selecting any one of the plurality of graphic objects 21,..., 27 from the user.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the user may input an input to the graphic objects 21,..., 27 through a touch screen on which the touch screen panel is mounted on the display unit 11.

According to an embodiment, a user inputs an input for manipulating the graphic objects 21,..., 27 through a remote controller, and the display apparatus 10 includes a wireless communication unit that receives an infrared signal or an RF signal. A wireless signal can be received.

Step S13 enlarges and displays the selected graphic object. That is, the controller 13 outputs a virtual motion image of the selected graphic object.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the graphic object selected by the user may be enlarged and displayed, and the remaining non-selected graphic object may be reduced and moved to another point of the display unit 11 to be displayed.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the display unit 11 displays a return button object for executing a command to return to the previous screen on the enlarged display screen, and when the return button object is selected, the controller 13 determines that the selected graphic object A command to return to the previous screen is executed on the enlarged screen (step S14).

Step S15 executes an application mapped to the selected graphic object.

The application mapped to the graphic objects 21, ..., 27 is related to the function of the thing represented by the graphic objects 21, ..., 27. For example, if the thing represented by the graphic object is a television, The broadcast receiving application may be mapped and executed on the graphic object.

14 is a flowchart illustrating a user interface providing method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Step S21 displays a plurality of graphic objects representing the object in a 3D image. That is, the display unit 11 displays the graphic objects 21,..., 27 as 3D images.

In step S22, the camera unit captures an image of the user. That is, the display device 10 of the present invention may further include a camera unit, and the camera unit captures an image of the user and transmits the captured image to the controller 13.

Step S23 detects the user's position with respect to the display unit 11 based on the captured image.

Step S24 changes the 3D image of the displayed graphic object based on the detected user's location.

For example, when the user is located on the left side with respect to the display unit 11, the controller 13 changes the 3D image of the graphic objects 21,..., 27 into a left perspective view, and the user If it is located on the right side, the 3D image of the graphic objects 21,..., 27 may be changed to the right perspective view.

As a result, the user can be provided with a more realistic user interface.

Although the present invention has been described through the above embodiments, the above embodiments are merely intended to illustrate the spirit of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications may be made to the embodiments described above. The scope of the invention is defined only by the interpretation of the appended claims.

1 is a block diagram of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an exemplary view illustrating a display unit of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 to 10 are exemplary diagrams illustrating a user interface provided by a display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.

11 and 12 are exemplary diagrams illustrating a user interface provided by a display apparatus according to another exemplary embodiment.

13 is a flowchart illustrating a user interface providing method of a display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

14 is a flowchart illustrating a user interface providing method of a display apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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A display apparatus in which a plurality of display modules which are integrally or individually controllable are arranged adjacent to each other, A display unit configured to display a plurality of graphic objects representing an object; A user input unit configured to receive an input for selecting one of the graphic objects from a user; And A controller configured to execute an application mapped to the selected graphic object in response to the user input, and output a virtual image for implementing an operation of an object represented by the selected graphic object; Display device comprising a. The method of claim 1, And the user input unit is a touch screen in which a touch screen panel is mounted on the display unit. The method of claim 1, And the user input unit is a wireless communication unit that receives a wireless signal from a remote controller controlling the display device. The method of claim 1, And the controller controls to enlarge and display the selected graphic object when the user selects any one of the plurality of graphic objects. The method of claim 4, wherein And the control unit controls to reduce the graphic objects that are not selected among the plurality of graphic objects and move them to another point for display. The method of claim 1, The object represented by the graphic object is a television, and when the user selects the graphic object of the television, the control unit controls to display a turn-on image of the television. The method of claim 1, The object represented by the graphic object is a communication device, and when the user selects the graphic object of the communication device, the control unit controls to display a call waiting state image of the communication device. The method of claim 1, The object represented by the graphic object is a frame, and when the user selects the graphic object of the frame, the control unit controls to display a list of images to be displayed on the frame. The method of claim 1, The object represented by the graphic object is a bookcase, and when the user selects the graphic object of the bookcase, the control unit controls to display a plurality of E-BOOK images. The method of claim 9, The controller controls to display the E-BOOK content corresponding to the selected E-BOOK when the user selects any one of the plurality of E-BOOK images. The method of claim 1, Further comprising a communication unit for receiving the multimedia content, The control unit controls to output the received multimedia content through the graphic object in response to the user input. The method of claim 1, Further comprising a memory unit for storing multimedia content, The control unit controls to output the stored multimedia content through the graphic object in response to the user input. A method of providing a user interface of a display apparatus in which a plurality of display modules which are integrally or individually controllable are arranged adjacent to each other, Displaying a graphical object representing an object; Receiving an input for the graphical object from a user; In response to the user input, executing an application mapped to the graphical object; And In response to the execution of the application, outputting a virtual image for implementing an operation of the thing represented by the graphic object; Method for providing a user interface comprising a. The method of claim 13, The receiving step includes receiving an input for selecting any one of the plurality of graphic objects, And the outputting step includes enlarging and displaying the selected graphic object. The method of claim 14, wherein the output step, And reducing a graphic object that is not selected among the plurality of graphic objects, and moving the graphic object to another point of the display unit to display the graphic object.

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