KR20150092485A - Display apparatus and the method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display unit displaying a plurality of thumbnails for a plurality of contents respectively and a content selection screen having a selection object for selecting one among the thumbnails; and a control unit automatically displaying a refresh menu at one side of the thumbnails if the selection object has been positioned at one among the thumbnails for a predetermined time and performing a refresh operation for changing the thumbnails into a thumbnail for other content if the refresh menu is selected.

Description

[0001] DISPLAY APPARATUS AND THE METHOD THEREOF [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a display device and a control method thereof for automatically displaying a refresh menu to change a thumbnail.

As recent technology develops, a display device such as a TV adopting various functions is being released. In other words, a TV having superior performance and a variety of functions than the conventional analog TV is being released and is being developed in combination with wired / wireless communication. Accordingly, not only the contents can be watched through the TV, but also a variety of contents or applications, high picture quality, etc. can be experienced through combination with a peripheral device or the Internet. Digital TV (DTV), IPTV (Internet Protocol TV), or smart TV are examples of these various functions.

Thus, according to the trend that various functions are added to a display device such as a TV, it is necessary to include as many complex and various functions as possible in a limited display screen. In other words, since a TV is developed to perform complicated and various functions as compared with a conventional TV which can perform only basic and basic functions, the user can feel the difficulty and complexity in content selection and the like.

For example, all the contents are displayed according to a certain sorting criterion. Even if the sorting criterion is satisfied, it is necessary to divide the contents into a plurality of pages for display. Accordingly, in order to move from the currently displayed page to the next page, a selection object such as a cursor has to be positioned and selected in a refresh GUI or a refresh GUI which is fixed at a specific position.

However, according to this conventional method, since the selection object such as a cursor must be moved from the current position to the refresh GUI or the refresh GUI in page switching or category switching, there is a problem that it takes time, There was an inconvenience.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device and a control method thereof for automatically displaying a refresh menu on one side of a thumbnail when a selection object is positioned in one of a plurality of thumbnails .

In order to achieve the above object, a display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a content selection screen including a plurality of thumbnails for each of a plurality of contents and a selection object for selecting one of a plurality of thumbnails, When the display unit and the selected object to be displayed are positioned in one of the plurality of thumbnails for a predetermined time, the refresh menu is automatically displayed on one side of the thumbnail, and when the refresh menu is selected, the plurality of thumbnails are changed to thumbnails for the other contents And a control unit for performing a refresh operation.

In addition, the display unit displays a plurality of thumbnails arranged in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction, and when the selected object moves on the thumbnail disposed at the first or second end of the plurality of thumbnails, The refresh menu can be automatically displayed on one side of the display device.

Further, the content selection screen is composed of a plurality of pages, and when the refresh command is input, the control unit can perform the refresh operation by changing the content selection screen on a page basis.

When the refresh menu displayed on one side of the first thumbnail disposed at the first end of the plurality of thumbnails is selected, the control unit changes the previous page of the current page, and the second thumbnail The user can change to the next page of the current page.

In addition, the plurality of contents are divided into a plurality of categories based on the content type, each of the plurality of categories includes at least one page, and the control unit displays the refresh menu Is selected again, the first page of the next category can be displayed on the display unit.

Meanwhile, a method of controlling a display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes displaying a content selection screen including a plurality of thumbnails for each of a plurality of contents and a selection object for selecting one of a plurality of thumbnails Automatically displaying a refresh menu on one side of the thumbnail when the selected object is positioned for a predetermined time in one of the plurality of thumbnails, and when the refresh menu is selected, changing a plurality of thumbnails to thumbnails for other contents And performing a refresh operation.

When the selected object is moved on the thumbnail disposed at the first or second end of the plurality of thumbnails, the selected object is displayed on one side of the moved thumbnail The method may further include automatically displaying the refresh menu.

The content selection screen may include a plurality of pages, and when the refresh command is input, the content selection screen may be changed for each page to perform a refresh operation.

The step of performing a refresh operation may include changing a refresh menu displayed on one side of a first thumbnail disposed at a first end of the plurality of thumbnails to a previous page of the current page and arranging the refresh menu at a second end of the plurality of thumbnails If the refresh menu displayed on one side of the second thumbnail is selected, the next page of the current page can be changed.

In addition, the plurality of contents are divided into a plurality of categories based on the kind of contents, each of the plurality of categories includes at least one page, and performing the refresh operation includes displaying the last page of the pages included in the current category When the refresh menu is again selected, the first page of the next category can be displayed.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, a refresh menu is displayed on one side of a thumbnail where the selected object is located, so that a user who wants to switch pages or switch categories can quickly place the selected object on the refresh menu. Therefore, the user can quickly and conveniently perform page conversion or category conversion.

1 is an example of a block diagram of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a display screen according to an embodiment of the present invention,
3 to 5 show an example of a display screen according to various embodiments of the present invention,
6 illustrates an example of a refresh menu in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention,
7 to 8 show an example of a display screen according to another embodiment of the present invention,
9 shows another example of a refresh menu according to an embodiment of the present invention,
10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a block diagram for explaining a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is an example of a block diagram relating to a display device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The display unit 120 displays various images, and the control unit 130 performs overall control of the display device 100. In particular, the display unit 120 displays a content selection screen, and the content selection screen may include a plurality of thumbnails and a selection object 126. In this case, the plurality of thumbnails means a thumbnail for each of a plurality of contents, and the selection object 126 can mean an object for selecting one of a plurality of thumbnails.

Specifically, the control unit 130 can display a plurality of category GUIs representing a plurality of categories on one side of the display unit 120. [ The user operates the remote controller (not shown) to select one of the displayed plurality of category GUIs. In this case, the operation of selecting one of the plurality of category GUIs can be performed by touching and dragging the touch pad disposed on the remote controller (not shown). That is, when receiving a touch signal corresponding to the selection of the category GUI from the remote controller (not shown), the control unit 130 controls to display the selected category GUI among the plurality of category GUIs. Accordingly, at least one thumbnail screen corresponding to the content included in the selected category GUI is displayed.

If one category GUI is selected, at least one content file is displayed. One content file may refer to a file for one content. In this case, the controller 130 may display a thumbnail for each of the content files, and the thumbnail may be a thumbnail indicating an attribute of the content for the corresponding content file. For example, the thumbnail corresponding to the movie content file may be a thumbnail that allows the user to intuitively know the movie, such as a representative image of the movie, a poster, and the like. Thus, when the movie category GUI is selected, a thumbnail corresponding to each of the plurality of movie files included in the movie category can be displayed.

In addition, the control unit 130 may control the selection object 126 to be located in one of the at least one thumbnail according to a user command. The selection object 126 may indicate to the user that one of the at least one content is selected. In this case, the selection object 126 may be displayed in various ways such that the selected thumbnail is displayed larger than other selected thumbnails, or the screen frame is thicker.

Thereafter, when one thumbnail is selected, the control unit 130 can automatically execute the content corresponding to the selected thumbnail. That is, when receiving the selection signal from the remote controller (not shown) in a state where the selected object 126 is located in the first thumbnail 123-1, the controller 130 displays the content corresponding to the first thumbnail 123-1 Can be executed automatically. In this case, the content corresponding to the selected first thumbnail 123-1 may be displayed on the full screen of the display unit 120. [

Meanwhile, when the selection object 126 is positioned in one of the plurality of thumbnails for a predetermined time, the control unit 130 can automatically display a refresh menu on one side of the thumbnail where the selection object 126 is located . The refresh menu 125 may be a GUI for moving to the previous page or next page for the currently displayed page and may be a GUI for moving to the previous or next category for the currently displayed category. Accordingly, when the refresh menu 125 is selected, the control unit 130 performs a refresh operation of changing a plurality of thumbnails to thumbnails for other contents. That is, if the refresh menu 125 for performing the page change is selected, the control unit 130 displays the changed page on the display unit 120. If the refresh menu 125 for performing the category change is selected, Displays the changed category on the display unit 120. [

Meanwhile, the display unit 120 may display a plurality of thumbnails in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction. In this case, the selected object 126 is first positioned on the thumbnail located at the upper left portion of the display screen, and can be sequentially moved from the thumbnail located at the upper left portion to the thumbnail located at the lower right portion.

If the selected object 126 is located in the thumbnail located at the upper left corner, the control unit 130 can automatically display the refresh menu 125 on one side of the thumbnail where the selected object 126 is located. In this case, the refresh menu 125 may refer to a menu for moving to a previous page of a currently displayed page, or a menu for moving to a previous category with respect to a currently displayed category. Likewise, if the selected object 126 is located in the thumbnail located at the lower right, the control unit 130 can automatically display the refresh menu 125 on one side of the thumbnail where the selected object 126 is located. In this case, the refresh menu 125 may refer to a menu for moving to the next page of the currently displayed page, or a menu for moving to the next category of the currently displayed category.

If the selection object 126 is located in the thumbnail disposed between the left upper end and the right lower end, the control unit 130 may display the refresh menu 125 only after a predetermined time elapses, Is located in the thumbnail disposed at the left upper end or the right lower end, the refresh menu 125 can be automatically displayed. In this case, the refresh menu 125 may include a concrete guide to the refresh operation or text for explanation.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to specific examples.

2 is an example of a display screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the display unit 120 displays a content selection screen, and a content selection screen displays a plurality of thumbnails corresponding to the plurality of contents.

Such contents can be divided into a plurality of categories based on the kind of contents. Accordingly, at least one category GUI for visually displaying the category for the content corresponding to the displayed thumbnail may be displayed on one side of the display unit 120. [ Referring to FIG. 2, since a plurality of thumbnails included in the movie category are displayed, it is determined that the first category GUI (122-1) corresponding to the movie category among the plurality of category GUIs (122-1 to 122-3) . Therefore, the user can intuitively know the relative position of the category to be moved with respect to the currently displayed category. Further, although only three category GUIs are shown in Fig. 2, category GUIs can be displayed so as to correspond to the number of classified categories.

In addition, a category display area 121 is formed on the content display screen. In the category display area 121, the category of the content for the currently displayed thumbnail is displayed as text. In FIG. 2, since the content corresponding to the displayed thumbnail is related to a movie, a text called a movie is displayed in the category display area 121. FIG.

On the other hand, each of the plurality of categories may include at least one page, and the content selection screen may comprise at least one page. As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of thumbnails for a movie category can be composed of five pages, and a maximum of eight thumbnails can be displayed on one page. However, the number of thumbnails displayed on one page is not limited thereto. In addition, a page display area 124 indicating a currently displayed page may be formed on one side of the content selection screen. The page display area 124 may indicate the total number of pages for the current category and the page currently being displayed.

On the other hand, if one of the plurality of categories is selected, a thumbnail of at least one content corresponding to the selected category is displayed. In this case, if one selected category is composed of a plurality of pages, one page of the plurality of pages is displayed. Further, a plurality of thumbnails can be displayed on one page. In this case, the order in which the plurality of thumbnails are displayed may be displayed in the order of the earlier updated time or the order of the higher priority.

When the first page for the first category is displayed, the selection object 126 may be located on the thumbnail disposed at the upper left of the plurality of thumbnails included in the first page. In this case, each of the plurality of thumbnails included in the first page may include a content title for identifying the corresponding content. Thereafter, when a user command for moving the selected object 126 is received, the selected object 126 is sequentially moved to the adjacent thumbnail.

On the other hand, the selection object 126 may represent the border of the selected thumbnail as a bold line, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the border of the thumbnail where the selected object 126 is located can be changed to a color different from the border color of the remaining thumbnails, and the thumbnail where the selected object 126 is located is displayed larger than the remaining thumbnails, Can be displayed.

Accordingly, when a signal for selecting and executing one of the plurality of displayed thumbnails is received, the controller 130 can execute the content corresponding to the selected thumbnail on the entire display screen.

Hereinafter, the case where various operations are performed on the display device 100 for displaying the display screen shown in FIG. 2 will be described.

In the display screen as shown in FIG. 2, when a user command to move the selection object 126 to the right is received, a display screen as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed. Referring to FIG. 3, the selected object 126 is moved from the first thumbnail 123-1 to the second thumbnail 123-2.

In this case, if the time at which the selected object 126 is located in the second thumbnail 123-2 is longer than the predetermined time, the refresh menu 125 is displayed on one side of the second thumbnail 123-2. Likewise, if the time at which the selected object 126 is located in the third to seventh thumbnails is longer than the preset time, the refresh menu 125 is displayed on one side of the thumbnail where the selected object 126 is located.

On the other hand, moving the selection object 126 from the second thumbnail 123-2 to the refresh menu 125 may mean that the refresh menu 125 is selected and executed. Accordingly, when the selected object 126 is moved to the refresh menu 125, the control unit 130 can perform a control operation corresponding to the refresh menu 125. [

Meanwhile, the refresh menu 125 shown in FIG. 3 may be a menu for moving to the next page of the currently displayed page. 3, when receiving the user command for selecting the refresh menu 125, the control unit 130 can display the next page. That is, the display unit 120 displays a display screen as shown in FIG. Fig. 5 shows a state in which the second page for the first category is being displayed. The selection object 126 is located in the ninth thumbnail 123-9, which is the first thumbnail of the second page. Also, the page display area 124 indicates the second page which is the current page.

In the display screen as shown in FIG. 2, when a user command to move the selection object 126 to the thumbnail located at the lower right is received, a display screen as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. Referring to FIG. 4, the selected object 126 has moved to the eighth thumbnail 123-8.

In this case, when the selected object 126 is located in the eighth thumbnail 123-8, the refresh menu 125 is displayed on one side of the eighth thumbnail 123-8. Since the eighth thumbnail 123-8 is the latest in the order of the thumbnails included in the first page, the selection menu 126 is automatically positioned on the eighth thumbnail 123-8, Can be displayed.

Meanwhile, when the selected object 126 moves from the eighth thumbnail 123-8 to the refresh menu 125, the control unit 130 can perform a control operation corresponding to the refresh menu 125. [ In this case, the refresh menu 125 may be a menu for moving to the next page for the currently displayed page. 4, when receiving the user command for selecting the refresh menu 125, the control unit 130 can display the next page. That is, the display unit 120 displays a display screen as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, when the current page moves from the first page to the second page as shown in FIG. 5, the selected object 126 is located in the ninth thumbnail 123-9, which is the first thumbnail of the second page. In this case, if the time at which the selected object 126 is located in the ninth thumbnail 123-9 is longer than the preset time, the refresh menu 125 may be displayed on one side of the ninth thumbnail 123-9.

In addition, when the selection object 126 is positioned on the first thumbnail of each page, the control unit 130 can automatically display the refresh menu 125 on one side of the first thumbnail. In this case, the refresh menu 125 may be a menu for moving to the previous page of the current page. That is, in the display screen as shown in Fig. 5, since the selection object 126 is located in the first thumbnail of the second page, the refresh menu 125 is automatically displayed on the first thumbnail of the second page. Accordingly, when the selection object 126 moves from the ninth thumbnail 123-9 to the refresh menu 125, the control unit 130 displays the first page of the first category. That is, the display unit 120 displays the display screen as shown in FIG.

3 to 5, only the refresh menu 125 for moving to the previous page or the next page has been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. 6, various refresh menus 125 will be described.

6 is an example of a refresh menu according to various embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6A, the refresh menu 125-1 may display a message to move to the next page. That is, since the refresh menu 125-1 displayed on the thumbnail where the object is located presents a description and a guide for the specific refresh function to the user, the user can intuitively recognize the function of the refresh menu 125-1 do. Accordingly, when the refresh menu 125-1 is selected, the controller 130 displays the next page of the currently displayed page.

Referring to FIG. 6B, the refresh menu 125-2 may display a message to move to the previous page. Accordingly, when the refresh menu 125-2 is selected, the control unit 130 displays the previous page of the currently displayed page.

Referring to FIG. 6C, the refresh menu 125-3 presents a guide to move to a specific page. In other words, the refresh menu 125-3 can present the remaining page images of the entire page of the category for the currently displayed content, except for the currently displayed page. If the currently displayed page is the first page of the first category, the refresh menu 125-3 includes each of the entire pages 125-13 to 125-43 of the first category except for the first page. Accordingly, when a user command for selecting one of the plurality of page screens 125-13 to 125-43 included in the refresh menu 125-3 is input, the controller 130 moves to the selected page screen.

In addition, a refresh menu indicating various functions can be displayed. For example, the refresh menu may be a menu indicating a function of moving to a content page containing content corresponding to a genre or a genre similar to the currently executed content. In addition, the refresh menu may be a menu showing a variety of functions, such as moving a series content about the currently executed content or a content page including the same supervisor, content in which the same performer appears, and the like. Such a refresh menu is displayed as shown in Figs. 6 (a) to 6 (c), thereby presenting a guide to the user.

7 to 8 show an example of a display screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Upon receiving a user command to move to the last page of the current category on the display screen as shown in FIG. 2, a display screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. Referring to FIG. 7, the selected object 126 is moved to the fifth page, which is the last page of the first category, and the selected object 126 is positioned in the 40 th thumbnail 123-40, which is a thumbnail corresponding to the last content in the first category to be.

7, when the selected object 126 is located in the 40th thumbnail 123-40, a refresh menu is displayed on one side of the 40th thumbnail 123-40. Since the fifth page is the last page for the first category and the 40th thumbnail 123-40 is the latest among the thumbnails included in the fifth page, the selection object 126 is the 40th thumbnail 123-40, The refresh menu can be automatically displayed.

In this case, if the refresh menu is again selected in a state where the last page of the pages included in the current category is displayed, the control unit 130 may display the first page of the next category on the display unit 120.

Accordingly, when the selected object 126 moves from the 40 th thumbnail 123-40 to the refresh menu, the control unit 130 can perform a control operation corresponding to the refresh menu. In this case, the refresh menu may be a menu for moving to the second category, which is the next category for the currently displayed first category. 7, when receiving the user command for selecting the refresh menu, the controller 130 can display the second category, which is the next category. That is, the display unit 120 displays a display screen as shown in FIG. In this case, the second category may mean a broadcast category, and at least one page included in the second category may display a plurality of channel thumbnails corresponding to each of the plurality of broadcast channels.

On the other hand, when the current category is moved from the first category to the second category as shown in FIG. 7, the selection object 126 includes a first channel thumbnail 123-CH1, which is the first thumbnail included in the first page of the second category, . If the time at which the selection object 126 is located in the first channel thumbnail 123-CH1 is longer than the predetermined time, a refresh menu may be displayed on one side of the first channel thumbnail 123-CH1. In this case, the refresh menu displayed on one side of the first channel thumbnail 123-CH1 may be a menu for moving to the next page.

In addition, if the selection object 126 is positioned on the first channel thumbnail of each page, the control unit 130 may automatically display the refresh menu on one side of the first thumbnail. In this case, the refresh menu may be a menu for moving to the previous page of the current page.

In the description of FIG. 7, only the refresh menu for moving to the next category has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In Fig. 9, various refresh menus will be described.

9 is another example of a refresh menu according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 9 (a), the refresh menu 125-4 may display a message to move to the next category. That is, since the refresh menu 125-4 displayed on the thumbnail where the object is located presents a description and a guide of the specific refresh function to the user, the user can intuitively recognize the function of the refresh menu 125-4 do. Accordingly, when such a refresh menu 125-4 is selected, the control unit 130 displays the first page of the next category for the currently displayed category.

Referring to FIG. 9B, the refresh menu 125-5 presents a guide to move to a specific category. That is, the refresh menu 125-5 may present the remaining category screens except for the currently displayed category among the entire pages of the category for the currently displayed content. If the currently displayed page is included in the first category, the refresh menu 125-5 includes each of the remaining category screens except for the first category. Accordingly, when a user command for selecting one of the plurality of category screens included in the refresh menu 125-5 is inputted, the controller 130 moves to the first page of the selected category.

Meanwhile, the refresh menu may include an SNS (Social Network Service) category screen. When the SNS category screen 125-25 is selected, the control unit 130 can display thumbnails for a plurality of SNS screens and a plurality of SNS screens, respectively.

In this case, the controller 130 may display a plurality of SNS screens according to various methods such as displaying the SNS screens in the registered time order, displaying the SNS screens in the order of the search times, and the like.

On the other hand, if the time at which the selection object 126 is located in the SNS thumbnail is longer than the preset time, a refresh menu may be displayed on one side of the SNS thumbnail. In this case, the refresh menu may be a menu showing various functions such as moving the user's followers to the frequently searched SNS screen. Such a refresh menu is displayed as shown in FIG. 9A or FIG. 9B so that a guide can be presented to the user.

10 is an example of a flowchart related to a control method of the display device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the description of the parts overlapping with the above description will be omitted.

The control unit 130 can display a plurality of category GUIs representing a plurality of categories on one side of the display unit 120. [ The user operates the remote controller (not shown) to select one of the displayed plurality of category GUIs. Upon receiving the touch signal corresponding to the selection of the category GUI from the remote controller (not shown), the controller 130 controls to display the selected category GUI among the plurality of category GUIs.

Thereafter, a content selection screen including a plurality of thumbnails for each of the plurality of contents and a selection object 126 for selecting one of the plurality of thumbnails is displayed (S1010). That is, when one category GUI is selected, at least one content file is displayed. In this case, the control unit 130 may display a thumbnail for each content file.

The control unit 130 may control the selection object 126 to be located in one of the at least one thumbnail according to a user command. The selection object 126 may indicate to the user that one of the at least one content is selected.

Thereafter, when the selected object 126 is positioned for one of the plurality of thumbnails for a predetermined time, the refresh menu is automatically displayed on one side of the thumbnail (S1020). The refresh menu may be a GUI for moving to the previous page or the next page for the currently displayed page, and may be a GUI for moving to the previous category or the next category for the currently displayed category.

Thereafter, when the refresh menu is selected, a refresh operation of changing a plurality of thumbnails to thumbnails for other contents is performed (S1030). That is, when the refresh menu for performing the page change is selected, the control unit 130 displays the changed page on the display unit 120. When the refresh menu for performing the category change is selected, the control unit 130 displays the changed category (120).

11 is an example of a block diagram for explaining a display device 100A according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11, a display device 100A according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a user interface unit 110, a display unit 120, a storage unit 150, a controller 130, a speaker unit 140, A broadcast signal processing unit 160, a video processor 170-1, and an audio processor 170-2. Hereinafter, the description of the parts overlapping with the above description will be omitted.

The user interface unit 110 receives a user command. In particular, the user interface unit 110 receives a remote control signal transmitted from an external remote control (not shown) and transmits the remote control signal to the control unit 130. In this case, the remote control signal includes all the signals received from the remote controller (not shown). Accordingly, the remote controller (not shown) outputs the remote controller signal to the user interface unit 110 of the display device 100A, and the user interface unit 110 transmits the received remote controller signal to the controller 130. [

The display unit 120 displays various images. The display unit 120 may be implemented as various types of displays such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, and a plasma display panel (PDP). The display unit 120 may include a driving circuit, a backlight unit, and the like, which may be implemented in the form of an a-si TFT, a low temperature poly silicon (LTPS) TFT, an OTFT (organic TFT)

The broadcast signal processing unit 160 is a component for receiving a broadcast signal, processing the received broadcast signal, and converting the received broadcast signal into video data, audio data, and other data. When a broadcast signal is received, the broadcast signal processing unit 160 performs signal processing such as demodulation, equalization, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, and decoding on the signal to generate a video frame and an audio signal. The generated video frame is provided to the display unit 120, and the generated audio signal is provided to the speaker unit 140. [

The video processor 170-1 is a component for processing the video data included in the broadcast signal received through the broadcast signal processor 160. [ That is, the video processor 170-1 can perform various image processing such as decoding, scaling, noise filtering, frame rate conversion, resolution conversion, and the like on the image data. In this case, the display unit 120 may display the image frame generated by the video processor 170-1.

The audio processor 170-2 is a component for processing the audio data included in the broadcast signal received through the broadcast signal processor 160. [ In the audio processor 170-2, various processes such as decoding or amplification of audio data, noise filtering, and the like can be performed.

The speaker unit 140 is a component that converts the audio data processed by the audio processor 170-2 into a user voice or other sound and outputs the user voice or other sound.

The storage unit 150 is a component for storing various programs and data necessary for the operation of the display device 100A.

The control unit 130 generally controls the operation of the display device 100A using various programs and data stored in the storage unit 150. [ The control unit 130 includes a RAM 131, a ROM 132, a CPU 133, a GPU 134, The RAM 131, the ROM 132, the CPU 133, the GPU 134, and the like may be connected to each other via the bus 135.

The CPU 133 accesses the storage unit 150 and performs booting using the O / S stored in the storage unit 150. [ Then, various operations are performed using various programs, contents, data, and the like stored in the storage unit 150. In addition, the CPU 133 determines the operation mode of the display device 100A and extracts a function menu corresponding to the received touch signal.

The ROM 132 stores a command set for booting the system and the like. When the turn-on command is input and power is supplied, the CPU 133 copies O / S stored in the storage unit 150 to the RAM 131 according to the instruction stored in the ROM 132, To boot the system. When the booting is completed, the CPU 133 copies various programs stored in the storage unit 150 to the RAM 131, executes the program copied to the RAM 131, and performs various operations.

When the booting of the display device 100A is completed, the GPU 134 displays an image. Specifically, the GPU 134 can generate a screen including various objects such as an icon, an image, and a text using an operation unit (not shown) and a rendering unit (not shown). The operation unit (not shown) calculates an attribute value such as a coordinate value, a shape, a size, and a color to be displayed by each object according to the layout of the screen. The rendering unit (not shown) creates screens of various layouts including the objects based on the attribute values calculated by the operation unit (not shown). The screen generated by the rendering unit (not shown) is provided to the display unit 120 and displayed in the display area.

A method of controlling a display device according to various embodiments described above may be stored in a non-transitory readable medium. Such non-transiently readable media can be used in various devices.

For example, the method may further include displaying a content selection screen including a plurality of thumbnails for each of the plurality of contents and a selection object for selecting one of the plurality of thumbnails, displaying the selected object on one of the plurality of thumbnails Automatically displaying a refresh menu on one side of the thumbnail when the refresh menu is selected, and performing a refresh operation to change a plurality of thumbnails to thumbnails for other contents when the refresh menu is selected, The program code for performing the control method of the apparatus may be stored in a non-volatile readable medium.

A non-transitory readable medium is a medium that stores data for a short period of time, such as a register, cache, memory, etc., but semi-permanently stores data and is readable by the apparatus. Specifically, it may be a CD, a DVD, a hard disk, a Blu-ray disk, a USB, a memory card, a ROM, or the like.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

100, 100A: Display device
110: user interface unit 120: display unit
130: control unit 140: speaker unit
150: Storage unit 160: Broadcast signal processor
170-1: video processor 170-2: audio processor

Claims (10)

In the display device,
A display unit for displaying a content selection screen including a plurality of thumbnails for each of a plurality of contents and a selection object for selecting one of the plurality of thumbnails; And
Wherein the refresh menu is automatically displayed on one side of the thumbnail when the selected object is positioned in one of the plurality of thumbnails for a predetermined time, and when the refresh menu is selected, the thumbnails are changed to thumbnails for other contents And a control unit for performing a refresh operation on the display unit. The method according to claim 1,
The display unit includes:
Arranging and displaying the plurality of thumbnails in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction,
Wherein,
And automatically displays the refresh menu on one side of a thumbnail to which the selected object has moved when the selected object moves on a thumbnail disposed at a first end or a second end of the plurality of thumbnails, . 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the content selection screen comprises a plurality of pages,
Wherein,
Wherein when the refresh command is input, the refresh operation is performed by changing the content selection screen in units of pages. The method of claim 3,
Wherein,
When the refresh menu displayed on one side of the first thumbnail disposed at the first end of the plurality of thumbnails is selected,
When the refresh menu displayed on one side of the second thumbnail disposed at the second end of the plurality of thumbnails is selected, changes to the next page of the current page. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the plurality of contents are divided into a plurality of categories based on a content type,
Wherein each of the plurality of categories includes at least one page,
Wherein,
And displays the first page of the next category on the display unit when the refresh menu is selected again when the last page of the pages included in the current category is being displayed. A method of controlling a display device,
Displaying a content selection screen including a plurality of thumbnails for each of a plurality of contents and a selection object for selecting one of the plurality of thumbnails;
Automatically displaying a refresh menu on one side of the thumbnail when the selected object is positioned in one of the plurality of thumbnails for a predetermined time; And
When the refresh menu is selected, performing a refresh operation of changing the plurality of thumbnails to thumbnails for other contents. The method according to claim 6,
Arranging and displaying the plurality of thumbnails in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction; And
And automatically displaying the refresh menu on one side of the thumbnail on which the selected object is moved when the selected object moves onto a thumbnail disposed at a first or second end of the plurality of thumbnails . 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the content selection screen comprises a plurality of pages,
And changing the content selection screen in units of pages when the refresh command is input to perform the refresh operation. 9. The method of claim 8,
The step of performing the refresh operation includes:
When the refresh menu displayed on one side of the first thumbnail disposed at the first end of the plurality of thumbnails is selected,
And when the refresh menu displayed on one side of the second thumbnail disposed at the second end of the plurality of thumbnails is selected, changing to the next page of the current page. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the plurality of contents are divided into a plurality of categories based on a content type,
Wherein each of the plurality of categories includes at least one page,
The step of performing the refresh operation includes:
Wherein when the refresh menu is selected again while the last page of the pages included in the current category is being displayed, the first page of the next category is displayed.

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