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Display apparatus, remote controller and method for controlling applied thereto

US9525904B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 21, 2011
Grant dateDec 20, 2016
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4312
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A display apparatus, a remote controller and a method for controlling applied thereto are provided. The display apparatus receives direction information regarding an orientation of the remote controller from the remote controller, and selects an area to be controlled by the remote controller from among a first area and a second area of a screen according to the direction information received from the remote controller. As a result, user is enabled to control different areas on the screen by appropriately moving the remote controller between different orientations.

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