Abstract: In a user interface method, system and device in a multitasking environment, it is possible for a user to view all of a plurality of simultaneously executed applications by assigning different display areas to the plurality of applications. In the method, system and device, priorities of applications already being executed and of additional applications for which execution is requested are determined, and a display area size is determined and assigned to each application according to its priority. The system comprises a set-top box for performing the latter functions and a user terminal for transmitting a user request, while the device comprises a control unit for performing the latter functions.

Abstract: In a user interface method, system and device in a multitasking environment, it is possible for a user to view all of a plurality of simultaneously executed applications by assigning different display areas to the plurality of applications. In the method, system and device, priorities of applications already being executed and of additional applications for which execution is requested are determined, and a display area size is determined and assigned to each application according to its priority. The system comprises a set-top box for performing the latter functions and a user terminal for transmitting a user request, while the device comprises a control unit for performing the latter functions.

Abstract: In a user interface method, system and device in a multitasking environment, it is possible for a user to view all of a plurality of simultaneously executed applications by assigning different display areas to the plurality of applications. In the method, system and device, priorities of applications already being executed and of additional applications for which execution is requested are determined, and a display area size is determined and assigned to each application according to its priority. The system comprises a set-top box for performing the latter functions and a user terminal for transmitting a user request, while the device comprises a control unit for performing the latter functions.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a method for controlling a display apparatus are provided. A display apparatus includes a display configured to display an image, a rotator configured to rotate the display, and a controller configured to control the rotator to rotate the display when a predetermined event occurs, and control the display to generate a plurality of screens on the rotated display, display a first image on one of the plurality of screens, and display at least one different image on another screen among the plurality of screens.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a display configured to display a plurality of images received from a plurality of sources on each of a first screen, a second screen, and a third screen of a display screen, a user interface configured to detect a user interaction, and a controller configured to control the display to move locations of the first to third screens in accordance with a detected rotation interaction in response to the rotation interaction being detected through the user interface.

Abstract: In a user interface method, system and device in a multitasking environment, it is possible for a user to view all of a plurality of simultaneously executed applications by assigning different display areas to the plurality of applications. In the method, system and device, priorities of applications already being executed and of additional applications for which execution is requested are determined, and a display area size is determined and assigned to each application according to its priority. The system comprises a set-top box for performing the latter functions and a user terminal for transmitting a user request, while the device comprises a control unit for performing the latter functions.

Abstract: In a user interface method, system and device in a multitasking environment, it is possible for a user to view all of a plurality of simultaneously executed applications by assigning different display areas to the plurality of applications. In the method, system and device, priorities of applications already being executed and of additional applications for which execution is requested are determined, and a display area size is determined and assigned to each application according to its priority. The system comprises a set-top box for performing the latter functions and a user terminal for transmitting a user request, while the device comprises a control unit for performing the latter functions.

Abstract: A display apparatus comprising a display configured to display a plurality of spaces in a form of a polyhedron is provided. The plurality of spaces each correspond to a different category. The apparatus displays a rotatable Graphical User Interface (GUI), a user interface is configured to receive a user interaction for the GUI, and a controller is configured to, when one of the plurality of spaces in a form of a polyhedron is selected as the GUI is rotated according to the user interaction, control to display a selected space as a main space, and display at least one content-related information included in a category corresponding to the selected space.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a method for controlling a display apparatus are provided. A display apparatus includes a display configured to display an image, a rotator configured to rotate the display, and a controller configured to control the rotator to rotate the display when a predetermined event occurs, and control the display to generate a plurality of screens on the rotated display, display a first image on one of the plurality of screens, and display at least one different image on another screen among the plurality of screens.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a display configured to display a plurality of images received from a plurality of sources on each of a first screen, a second screen, and a third screen of a display screen, a user interface configured to detect a user interaction, and a controller configured to control the display to move locations of the first to third screens in accordance with a detected rotation interaction in response to the rotation interaction being detected through the user interface.

Abstract: A display apparatus comprising a display configured to display a plurality of spaces in a form of a polyhedron is provided. The plurality of spaces each correspond to a different category. The apparatus displays a rotatable Graphical User Interface (GUI), a user interface is configured to receive a user interaction for the GUI, and a controller is configured to, when one of the plurality of spaces in a form of a polyhedron is selected as the GUI is rotated according to the user interaction, control to display a selected space as a main space, and display at least one content-related information included in a category corresponding to the selected space.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a UI providing method are disclosed. The display apparatus includes a display configured to display a plurality of screens on a first area of a display screen and a plurality of objects categorized into a plurality of groups on a second area of the display screen, a user interface configured to detect a user interaction, and a controller configured to control the display to reproduce a content which corresponds to the selected object according to the predetermined user interaction on one of the plurality of screens in response to a predetermined user interaction being detected through a user interface while one object is selected among the plurality of objects.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display configured to display a GUI screen including a plurality of regions, a user interface configured to receive a user interaction with respect to the GUI screen, and a controller configured to control the display to display a region corresponding to the user interaction among the plurality of regions as a main region by rotating the GUI screen, and configured to perform a control operation mapped to the main region, wherein the main region is a region that occupies the GUI screen at a predetermined ratio or more.

Abstract: A control device for remotely controlling an electronic apparatus includes a communication part configured to communicate with the electronic apparatus; a position sensor configured to sense a position of the control device; and a controller configured to determine a first input interface on a first plate surface or a second input interface on a second plate surface that is directed toward a first direction and determine a first end part or a second end part that is directed toward a second direction according to position sensing by the position sensor, provide the first or the second input interface that is determined to be directed toward the first direction in a display direction determined based on the first or the second end part that is directed toward the second direction, and disable the first or the second input interface which is determined to be not directed toward the first direction.