Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coating composition to prevent contamination of a heater caused by water or steam. Since the coating composition may prevent formation and adhesion of scales on the surface of the heater. The coating composition may be cured at a low temperature and degradation does not occur on the surface of the heater after extended use thereof. As a result, formation of scales may be prevented. The heater of a washing machine includes a heating wire disposed at the center, a magnesium oxide (MgO) layer disposed outside the heating wire to surround the heating wire to transmit heat from the heating wire to the outside, and a stainless alloy layer disposed outside the magnesium oxide layer to surround the magnesium oxide layer. The surface of the stainless alloy layer is coated with a coating composition including a silicon resin containing organopolysiloxane and silicon containing polysilsesquioxane.

Abstract: A display apparatus including: a communication unit which communicates with a peripheral device; an image processing unit which processes an image signal received from the peripheral device; a touch panel display unit which displays an image based on the image signal and comprises a touch sensing unit which detects touch input of a user; and a controller which controls a first mode and a second mode to operate according to a setting of the user, the first mode controlling the image processing unit so that the image based on the image signal received from the peripheral device is displayed on the touch panel display unit and the second mode controlling the image processing unit and the touch panel display unit so that a graphic user interface (GUI) is displayed on the touch panel display unit and the touch input for controlling the peripheral device is received using the GUI.

Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus and a control method thereof, the display apparatus including: a display unit; an image receiver which receives an image signal; an image processor which processes the image signal received by the image receiver and displays an image corresponding to the processed image signal on the display unit; and a controller which maps a plurality of objects in the image displayed on the display unit corresponding to four directions including up, down, right, and left, and controls the image processor so that a second object corresponding to a same row as a first object is selected when a first transfer command instructing a transfer in a right or left direction is received through up, down, right, and left keys with the first object being selected among the plurality of objects.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display unit; a storage unit storing a first manual comprising data structured in at least one category; and an image processor integrating data of the first manual and data of at least one second manual based on the at least one category to generate and store a third manual, and displaying the third manual on the display unit upon request.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a display method capable of controlling cursor movement are disclosed. The display apparatus includes an input unit which receives an input cursor movement command, a display unit which displays at least one object and a cursor on a screen and moves the cursor according to the cursor movement command, and a control unit which controls the display unit to automatically move the cursor to a target point that corresponds to a direction of movement of the cursor within the object in response to the cursor moving into a range that is set on the basis of the object. Accordingly, a user can select and execute a specified object through an easy and convenient operation.

Abstract: A method of providing a list of links on a display apparatus and a display apparatus are provided. The method includes recognizing a voice spoken by a user, searching, among links included in a web page being currently displayed on the display apparatus, for a link including an index which coincides with the voice spoken by the user and generating a list of one or more links, each including the index which coincides with the voice spoken by the user.

Abstract: A channel zapping method is provided. The channel zapping method includes setting a channel group selected from among a plurality of channel groups classified by genre as a target for group zapping, and if a channel zapping command is input, performing channel zapping to a next channel in the channel group to which a current channel belongs, and if a group zapping command is input, performing channel zapping to a channel in another channel group included in the target for group zapping, and the another channel group is a channel group in a highest class or in a sub class which belongs to the highest class in the each genre.

Abstract: Provided are a display apparatus and a control method thereof. The display apparatus includes: a display unit; a video processor which processes an image to be displayed on the display unit; a storage unit which stores status information related to at least one of a structure and a function of the display apparatus; and a controller which, when an event for performing a process including a plurality of sequential steps occurs, controls the video processor so that a plurality of user interface (UI) images for setting up the plurality of sequential steps are displayed in correspondence with the steps on the display unit, wherein the controller controls a UI image corresponding to a first step among the plurality of sequential steps to include at least one of setup guide information for the first step and guide information for a second step following the first step according to current status information.

Abstract: Provided are a display apparatus and a control method thereof. The display apparatus includes: a display unit; a video processor which processes an image for display on the display unit; a storage unit which stores status information related to at least one of a structure and a function of the display apparatus, and a plurality of manual information corresponding to a plurality of processes implementable in the display apparatus; and a controller which, when a process, among the plurality of processes, is performed, controls the video processor to display manual information corresponding to the process on the basis of a current status information of the display apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus displaying a web page and a displaying method of the same, the display apparatus including: an input unit which receives web page information; an image processor which processes a web page to display the web page; a display unit which displays thereon the processed web page; a command receiver which receives a user's command; and a controller which controls the image processor to divide the web page into at least one block, assign at least one indexing number to the block, and display the block corresponding to the indexing number according to the user's command. Accordingly, it is convenient for a user to search a web page, and/or blocks and elements thereof.

Abstract: A method for providing a playlist, a remote controller applying the same, and a multimedia system are provided. The method for providing a playlist includes displaying a plurality of content lists of a plurality of kinds of contents in which contents of a same kind are arranged together, the plurality of content lists being displayed on a first area of a screen, if at least two different kinds of contents are selected from the plurality of content lists in a selecting, collecting the selected contents of the at least two different kinds of contents, and generating and displaying a playlist including play information regarding the collected contents of the at least two different kinds of contents.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a method for displaying a menu are provided. The display apparatus displays a content image on a first area of the entire screen area at a specific screen ratio and displays a menu comprising a plurality of pages on a second area corresponding to an area excluding the first area where the content image is displayed. Accordingly, the display apparatus may display a menu without blocking the content image or deteriorating quality of the content image.

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.

Abstract: A system, method and medium organizing a template, which enables a user to easily create moving images, are provided. The system includes a template controller to generate a time tab indicating when to display the moving image and to identify one or more scenes of the moving image by parsing a script in response to a user command, a scene controller to identify one or more objects included in each of the scenes and an execution module to define dynamic effects for each of the objects and to load the identified objects and the identified execution module, an object controller to create a control code for each of the identified objects based on the loaded objects and the loaded execution module, the control code controlling the identified objects according to the time tab, and a template storage unit to store the template that includes the script, the execution module, the objects, and the control code.

Abstract: A method of providing a search service and a display device applying the same are provided. According to the method of providing a search service, a web page that is searched by a specified keyword is accessed, at least one keyword is extracted from text included in the web page being accessed, and the at least one extracted keyword is displayed.

Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus and a control method thereof, the display apparatus including: a display unit; an image receiver which receives an image signal; an image processor which processes the image signal received by the image receiver and displays an image corresponding to the processed image signal on the display unit; and a controller which maps a plurality of objects in the image displayed on the display unit corresponding to four directions including up, down, right, and left, and controls the image processor so that a second object corresponding to a same row as a first object is selected when a first transfer command instructing a transfer in a right or left direction is received through up, down, right, and left keys with the first object being selected among the plurality of objects.

Abstract: A method for providing a search service and a display apparatus applying the same are provided. According to the search service providing method, a search window for doing an Internet search is displayed on a partial area of the screen that displays an image. The search window can be converted into an image display window in response to receiving a specific manipulation input by a user, thereby allowing the user to use the search service while converting between the use of the search window and video watching.

Abstract: A method of providing a search service and a display device applying the same are provided. The method of providing a search service selects a partial region of a screen if a user's specified operation is input, extracts a plurality of keywords using the selected region, displays a list of the plurality of keywords, and searches for information based on one of the plurality of keywords. Accordingly, the display device can receive the keyword through the selection of the region. Accordingly, a user can input a desired search keyword through an input of only an operation for selecting the region.

Abstract: A method of providing a search service and a display device applying the method are provided. The method of providing a search service includes selecting a specific region of a screen, extracting a keyword using the selected specific region, and searching for information using the extracted keyword.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing content. In the method for processing content, a query for retrieving content to be stored is generated by combining a main category, a user's keyword, and a sub-category of the main category. The content is retrieved using the generated query. The content is classified and stored in a scrap book of the sub-category.