Method for providing area of image displayed on display apparatus in gui form using electronic apparatus, and electronic apparatus applying the same

Abstract

An electronic apparatus to provide an area of an image displayed on a display apparatus in a GUI form. The electronic apparatus transfers a user command related to an external apparatus to the external apparatus, and displays an area of an image displayed on the external apparatus on a display. Therefore, it is possible to display an area of an image displayed on a display apparatus in the GUI form using another display apparatus so that the user may select a desired GUI item more conveniently and more intuitively.

1 . An electronic apparatus, comprising:
 a display;   a communication unit communicably connected to an external apparatus; and   a control unit to transfer a user command related to the external apparatus to the external apparatus via the communication unit, and to control an area of an image displayed on the external apparatus to be displayed on the display.   
   
   
       2 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the area of the image displayed on the display appears to a user to be greater in size than the corresponding area of the image displayed on the external apparatus. 
   
   
       3 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the area of the image comprises graphical user interface (GUI) items selectable by the user; and   the control unit transfers information regarding a GUI item selected by the user to the external apparatus via the communication unit so as to transmit the user command related to the external apparatus to the external apparatus.   
   
   
       4 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein:
 the display is a touch screen; and   the control unit transfers information regarding a GUI item touched by the user among GUI items in an area of an image displayed on the touch screen to the external apparatus via the communication unit.   
   
   
       5 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a sensing unit to detect movement of the electronic apparatus;   wherein the area of the image displayed on the display changes according to the movement of the electronic apparatus detected by the sensing unit.   
   
   
       6 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the control unit transmits information regarding the movement of the electronic apparatus detected by the sensing unit to the external apparatus via the communication unit, and controls the area of the image received via the communication unit from the external apparatus to be displayed on the display. 
   
   
       7 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the direction of the movement of the electronic apparatus detected by the sensing unit corresponds to the direction in which the area of the image changes. 
   
   
       8 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein, when the user inputs the user command related to the external apparatus using the electronic apparatus, the distance between the electronic apparatus and the user is less than the distance between the external apparatus and the user. 
   
   
       9 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a capturing unit to capture an area of an image displayed on the external apparatus;   wherein the control unit transmits the area of the image captured by the capturing unit to the external apparatus via the communication unit, and receives information regarding GUI items in the area of the image from the external apparatus via the communication unit.   
   
   
       10 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the external apparatus is a broadcast receiving apparatus; and   the electronic apparatus is a remote controller of the broadcast receiving apparatus.   
   
   
       11 . A method of providing a graphical user interface (GUI), the method comprising:
 displaying an area of an image displayed on an external apparatus communicably connected to an electronic apparatus in a GUI form on the electronic apparatus; and   transferring a user command input using the area of the image displayed on the electronic apparatus to the external apparatus.   
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the area of the image displayed on the electronic apparatus appears to a user to be greater in size than the corresponding area of the image displayed on the external apparatus. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the area of the image comprises GUI items selectable by the user; and   the transferring of the user command comprises transferring information regarding a GUI item selected by the user to the external apparatus so as to transmit the user command to the external apparatus.   
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the transferring of the user command comprises transferring information regarding a GUI item touched by the user among GUI items in an area of an image displayed on a touch screen of the electronic apparatus to the external apparatus. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 detecting movement of the electronic apparatus;   wherein the area of the image displayed on the electronic apparatus changes according to the detected movement of the electronic apparatus.   
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the direction of the detected movement of the electronic apparatus corresponds to the direction in which the area of the image changes. 
   
   
       17 . A display apparatus, comprising:
 a display;   a communication unit communicably connected to an electronic apparatus; and   a control unit to execute a user command received from the electronic apparatus via the communication unit, and to transfer information regarding graphical user interface (GUI) items in an area of an image displayed on the display to the electronic apparatus via the communication unit.   
   
   
       18 . The display apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein:
 the area of the image displayed on the display is displayed on the electronic apparatus; and   the area of the image displayed on the electronic apparatus appears to a user to be greater in size than the corresponding area of the image displayed on the display.   
   
   
       19 . The display apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the control unit transfers data regarding the area of the image displayed on the display to the electronic apparatus via the communication unit. 
   
   
       20 . The display apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein the control unit transfers data regarding various areas of the image displayed on the display to the electronic apparatus via the communication unit, based on information regarding movement of the electronic apparatus received via the communication unit. 
   
   
       21 . An electronic apparatus to transfer user commands related to peripheral apparatuses to the corresponding peripheral apparatuses, the apparatus comprising:
 a display;   a communication unit communicably connected to the peripheral apparatuses; and   a control unit to determine which peripheral apparatus is facing the electronic apparatus and to display a graphical user interface (GUI) representing the peripheral apparatus found as a result of the determination.   
   
   
       22 . A system comprising:
 an external apparatus having a display;   a remote controller to control the external apparatus, the remote control having a display to display an area of an image displayed on the external apparatus;   wherein the area of the image displayed on the display of the remote control is scaled so as to appear larger than the corresponding area of the image displayed on the display of the external apparatus.   
   
   
       23 . A remote controller to control an external apparatus having a display, the remote control comprising:
 a screen; and   a control unit to control the external apparatus based on input from the user, and to display an area of an image displayed on the external apparatus;   wherein the control unit scales the image displayed on the screen so as to fit on the screen and to appear larger than the area of the image displayed on the external apparatus, and transmits input from the user to the external apparatus corresponding to GUI items displayed within the area.   
   
   
       24 . The remote controller of  claim 23 , wherein, when the user moves the remote control, the control unit transmits information about the movement of the remote control to the external apparatus, receives information about a changed area corresponding to the movement from the external apparatus, and updates the screen with the changed area. 
   
   
       25 . The remote controller of  claim 24 , further comprising:
 a sensing unit to sense the movement of the remote control.   
   
   
       26 . The remote controller of  claim 25 , wherein the sensing unit senses movement of the remote control in a plane substantially parallel to a plane of the display of the external apparatus. 
   
   
       27 . The remote controller of  claim 25 , wherein the sensing unit senses movement of the remote control in a plane substantially perpendicular to a place of the display of the external apparatus. 
   
   
       28 . The remote controller of  claim 23 , further comprising:
 a capturing unit to capture an image displayed on the external apparatus; and   wherein the controller determines the area to be displayed on the screen based on the captured image.   
   
   
       29 . The remote controller of  claim 23 , wherein:
 the screen is a touchscreen; and   if the area includes a GUI item, the controller controls the screen to display the GUI item as a selectable object.   
   
   
       30 . The remote controller of  claim 23 , wherein the controller transmits commands to the external apparatus based on the input of the user and the area displayed on the screen. 
   
   
       31 . The remote controller of  claim 23 , wherein the remote controller receives an image corresponding to the area from the external apparatus. 
   
   
       32 . The remote controller of  claim 23 , wherein the controller determines the area to be displayed on the screen.