Patents by Inventor Christopher E. BANGLE

Christopher E. BANGLE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9628744
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-ho Phang, Joo-sun Moon, Yi-sak Park, Sue-young Chung, Nam-hyun Park, Mi-jin Choi, Christopher E. Bangle
  • Patent number: 9619019
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-ho Phang, Nam-hyun Park, Do-sung Jung, Joo-sun Moon, Yi-sak Park, Sue-young Chung, Christopher E. Bangle
  • Patent number: 9247303
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-ho Phang, Joo-sun Moon, Hong-pyo Kim, Yi-sak Park, Christopher E. Bangle
  • Publication number: 20140337792
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a method of providing a user interface screen on a display apparatus are provided. The display apparatus includes: a display configured to display a polyhedral graphic user interface (GUI) on a screen; a user interface unit configured to receive a user interaction with the displayed polyhedral GUI; and a controller configured to control the display to display at least one of detailed information and associated information of content information on at least one surface of the displayed polyhedral GUI according to the received user interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-ho PHANG, Joo-sun MOON, Christopher E. BANGLE
  • Publication number: 20140333671
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-ho PHANG, Joo-sun MOON, Yi-sak PARK, Sue-young CHUNG, Nam-hyun PARK, Mi-jin CHOI, Christopher E. BANGLE
  • Publication number: 20140337749
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-ho PHANG, Joo-sun MOON, Do-sung JUNG, Hong-pyo KIM, Yi-sak PARK, Christopher E. BANGLE
  • Publication number: 20140333421
    Abstract: A remote control device, a display apparatus and a method for controlling the remote control device and the display apparatus thereof are provided. A remote control device for controlling a display apparatus includes a user interface configured to receive a user interaction, a first communicator configured to communicate with the display apparatus and receive an image, a display, and a controller configured to, in response to a first interaction being input through the user interface, control the display to display at least one image of a plurality of images received from the display apparatus, and in response to an object included in the at least one displayed image being selected according to a second interaction input through the user interface and a graphic user interface (GUI) being selected through the user interface, retrieve information related to the selected object, and display the information related to the selected object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-ho PHANG, Joo-sun MOON, Do-sung JUNG, Christopher E. BANGLE
  • Publication number: 20140337892
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-ho PHANG, Joo-sun MOON, Hong-pyo KIM, Yi-sak PARK, Christopher E. BANGLE
  • Publication number: 20140333531
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-ho PHANG, Nam-hyun PARK, Do-sung JUNG, Joo-sun MOON, Yi-sak PARK, Sue-young CHUNG, Christopher E. BANGLE
  • Publication number: 20140333422
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-ho PHANG, Joo-sun MOON, Hong-pyo KIM, Yi-sak PARK, Christopher E. BANGLE
  • Publication number: 20140337773
    Abstract: A display apparatus for displaying content-related information as a polyhedral graphical user interface (GUI) is provided. The display apparatus includes a display configured to display a plurality of polyhedral GUIs on a screen, and a controller configured to control the display to display at least one of a size of the plurality of polyhedral GUIs and an arrangement of the plurality of polyhedral GUIs differently depending on a priority of the content-related information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-ho PHANG, Joo-sun MOON, Christopher E. BANGLE