Abstract: A user terminal apparatus is provided. The user terminal apparatus for performing a remote control function for an electronic apparatus includes a communication unit configured to communicate with an electronic apparatus for providing a text input user interface (UI), an input unit configured to receive a user command for input of a specific text on the text input UI, a fingerprint scanner provided in the input unit and configured to recognize a user fingerprint, and a controller configured to recognize a user fingerprint according to the user command and to transmit information corresponding to the recognized user fingerprint to the electronic apparatus in response to the electronic apparatus entering a preset text input mode.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The display apparatus according to the embodiment includes an input device including a button structure and a sensor assembly configured to output different sensor values according to a movement of the button structure. According to an embodiment, the display apparatus includes a controller configured to generate a control signal based on sensor value information generated by the sensor assembly, and a display configured to provide a display based on the control signal. An embodiment of the disclosure provides a single multi-channel input device in the display in which a display screen correction function and a display screen operation function may be performed together using a color sensor applied to the input device. According to the disclosure, a simplified button structure of the display apparatus may be provided.

Abstract: A display device, a door including the display device and a refrigerator including the door are provided. A display device includes: a frame configured to be rotatably mounted to a base object; a display panel mounted to the frame; a detector disposed in the frame, and configured to detect a movement of the frame and output a signal corresponding to the movement; and a controller configured to determine a movement state of the frame based on the signal, and control the display panel based on the movement state.

Abstract: A display device, a door including the display device and a refrigerator including the door are provided. A display device includes: a frame configured to be rotatably mounted to a base object; a display panel mounted to the frame; a detector disposed in the frame, and configured to detect a movement of the frame and output a signal corresponding to the movement; and a controller configured to determine a movement state of the frame based on the signal, and control the display panel based on the movement state.

Abstract: A display device including a display panel, a chassis configured to support the display panel, and an input device disposed on the chassis, wherein the input device includes a manipulator configured to be horizontally movable and vertically movable, the manipulator comprising a magnet, and a sensor configured to detect a change in a magnetic force due to a motion of the magnet as a result of a motion of the manipulator, and to receive an input command based on the detected change in the magnetic force.

Abstract: A user terminal apparatus is provided. The user terminal apparatus for performing a remote control function for an electronic apparatus includes a communication unit configured to communicate with an electronic apparatus for providing a text input user interface (UI), an input unit configured to receive a user command for input of a specific text on the text input UI, a fingerprint scanner provided in the input unit and configured to recognize a user fingerprint, and a controller configured to recognize a user fingerprint according to the user command and to transmit information corresponding to the recognized user fingerprint to the electronic apparatus in response to the electronic apparatus entering a preset text input mode.

Abstract: A control method of an inputter comprises an operation in which at least one of the inputter and an electronic apparatus connected to the inputter acquires reference data, an operation in which a manipulation detector of the inputter outputs a manipulation detection signal, an operation in which a light source of the inputter irradiates a first light, an operation in which a light detector detects a first reflected light that is incident to the light detector among the irradiated first light, and an operation in which at least one of the inputter and the electronic apparatus compares a detection result of the first reflected light and the reference data, and identifies whether the manipulation detector outputting the manipulation signal malfunctions, based on a comparison result.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided, which includes a display, a sensor including first and second light emitters which respectively emit first and second light, and a first light receiver which receives light reflected against an object positioned in front of the display, and a processor electrically connected with the display and the sensor and controlling the display based on a distance from the object calculated according to a time period that one of the first and second light is reflected against the object and returned, in which the processor drives the first light emitter and second light emitter such that the first light emitter and second light emitter emit at least a portion of the first and second light to different illumination regions.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display; a bezel extended along at least a partial edge of the display and configured to cover the edge of the display; at least one signal transceiver configured to transmit a detection signal to the bezel and receive a reflection signal of the transmitted detection signal; and a controller configured to determine a touch position of a user on the bezel based on time taken from a point of time where the at least one signal transceiver transmits the detection signal to a point of time where the at least one signal transceiver receives the reflection signal.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus, control method thereof, remote control apparatus that controls the electronic apparatus, and control method thereof. The remote control apparatus includes a communication unit which communicates with the electronic apparatus; a user input unit which receives a user button selection indicating an input button; a sensing unit which senses movement of the remote control apparatus; and a control unit which controls the communication unit to transmit information about the user button selection to perform a function corresponding to the input button if the remote control apparatus is in a button input mode, and to transmit information about the movement of the remote control apparatus to the electronic apparatus to control the electronic apparatus by the movement if the remote control apparatus is in a motion recognition mode. Accordingly, controlling a game or a multimedia content is easier, and the user is provided with a new and interesting experience.

Abstract: There is provided a display apparatus, which includes a display configured to display a UI including a plurality of items; a sensor configured to generate electromotive force to a closed loop which is included in the display and sense a user's touch based on a change in the electromotive force which is generated in the closed loop; and a processor configured to execute a function which corresponds to an item touched by a user from among the plurality of items based on a size of the change in the electromotive force generated in the closed loop.

Abstract: A display device including a display panel, a chassis configured to support the display panel, and an input device disposed on the chassis, wherein the input device includes a manipulator configured to be horizontally movable and vertically movable, the manipulator comprising a magnet, and a sensor configured to detect a change in a magnetic force due to a motion of the magnet as a result of a motion of the manipulator, and to receive an input command based on the detected change in the magnetic force.

Abstract: An input apparatus is provided. The input apparatus includes a communicator configured to receive a signal from a pointing apparatus, and a controller configured to control to display the pointer on a first position of the display when a start signal is received from the pointing apparatus, and when sensed position information of the pointing apparatus is received from the pointing apparatus, the controller controls to display the pointer on a second position of the display, which corresponds to the received position information of the pointing apparatus.

Abstract: A display device including a display panel having a variable curvature, the variable curvature being configured to switch between a curved state and a flat state, a frame configured to fix a portion of the display panel, a sensor mounted on the frame, the sensor being configured to transmit and receive acoustic waves, and a controller configured to determine whether an object is in contact with the frame based on a signal associated with the acoustic waves, wherein, while the variable curvature is switching from the curved state to the flat state, the switching is stopped in response to a determination that the object is in contact with the frame.

Abstract: An input apparatus is provided. The input apparatus includes a communicator configured to receive a signal from a pointing apparatus, and a controller configured to control to display the pointer on a first position of the display when a start signal is received from the pointing apparatus, and when sensed position information of the pointing apparatus is received from the pointing apparatus, the controller controls to display the pointer on a second position of the display, which corresponds to the received position information of the pointing apparatus.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus, control method thereof, remote control apparatus that controls the electronic apparatus, and control method thereof. The remote control apparatus includes a communication unit which communicates with the electronic apparatus; a user input unit which receives a user button selection indicating an input button; a sensing unit which senses movement of the remote control apparatus; and a control unit which controls the communication unit to transmit information about the user button selection to perform a function corresponding to the input button if the remote control apparatus is in a button input mode, and to transmit information about the movement of the remote control apparatus to the electronic apparatus to control the electronic apparatus by the movement if the remote control apparatus is in a motion recognition mode. Accordingly, controlling a game or a multimedia content is easier, and the user is provided with a new and interesting experience.

Abstract: An erasing device to erase an image displayed on a display apparatus, the erasing device including: a housing; a generator to generate an electromagnetic field so that the electromagnetic field is emitted from each of a plurality of portions of a tip of the housing; and a controller to control the generator to generate the electromagnetic field when the tip touches a surface of the display apparatus so that the display apparatus detecting the electromagnetic field erases an image within a preset image deletion region with a predetermined area based on a position on the surface touched by the tip, wherein the generator adjusts output of the electromagnetic field from each portion of the tip based on whether each portion of the tip touches the surface so that the display apparatus adjusts the area of the image deletion region based on the portion of the tip touched by the surface.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided, which includes a display, a sensor including first and second light emitters which respectively emit first and second light, and a first light receiver which receives light reflected against an object positioned in front of the display, and a processor electrically connected with the display and the sensor and controlling the display based on a distance from the object calculated according to a time period that one of the first and second light is reflected against the object and returned, in which the processor drives the first light emitter and second light emitter such that the first light emitter and second light emitter emit at least a portion of the first and second light to different illumination regions.

Abstract: A geomagnetic sensor calibration apparatus includes a geomagnetic sensor which measures at least one value of Earth's magnetic field, an initial point estimator which estimates first central points regarding the at least one value of the Earth's magnetic field by using a first linear function, a central point estimator which estimates second central points by using a second linear function and the estimated first central points, and a controller which determines whether calibrating of the geomagnetic sensor is necessary based on the estimated first central points and controls the central point estimator to estimate second central points based on whether calibration is determined to be necessary.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and a controlling method of the same are provided. The method includes displaying a first screen corresponding to a first application; displaying a second screen corresponding to a second application above the first screen such that the second screen overlaps at least a portion of the first screen; and displaying at least a portion of the second screen that overlaps the portion of the first screen, while controlling the first application.