公开(公告)号：US20250088701A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-13

申请号：US18726638

申请日：2022-01-04

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jinhee LEE ,  Gowoon CHOI

IPC: H04N21/431 ,  G06V40/16 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/442

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for controlling a TV having a variable size of an exposed screen comprises the steps of: identifying at least one user; changing the size of the exposed screen according to information of the identified user by referring to a memory; and controlling a video displayed on the exposed screen by referring to the memory.

公开(公告)号：US20240419381A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-19

申请号：US18704392

申请日：2021-11-02

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jinhee LEE ,  Gowoon CHOI

IPC: G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/16

Abstract: Provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure is a display device comprising: a display including a display area in which a content is output; a sound output unit which outputs a sound; a motor which controls a cover to expose a part of the display area to the outside; and a control unit which controls the display, the sound output unit, and the motor, wherein, while the motor controls the cover to expose a part of the display area to the outside, the control unit controls the level of a sound output by the sound output unit, on the basis of a position of the cover relative to the display.

公开(公告)号：US20240406341A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-05

申请号：US18699867

申请日：2021-10-28

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jinhee LEE ,  Gowoon CHOI

IPC: H04N5/64 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/45

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a control method of a TV in which an exposed size of a screen is varied by a motor comprises the steps of: controlling the motor so that only part of the screen is exposed; displaying arbitrary content in a state in which only the part of the screen is exposed; when a specific condition for an external device is satisfied by referring to first data stored in a memory, starting shooting by means of a camera installed in the TV; identifying a specific user by referring to second data stored in the memory and a result of the shooting; and depending on the specific identified user, controlling to change the displayed content in the state in which the part of the screen is exposed or to control the motor so that all of the screen is exposed.

公开(公告)号：US20190355328A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-21

申请号：US16118036

申请日：2018-08-30

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jihe SUK ,  Heesoo PARK ,  Wonbin JANG ,  Gowoon CHOI ,  Hanseok HWANGBO

IPC: G09G5/38

Abstract: A flexible TV is disclosed. The flexible TV includes a housing, a user interface configured to receive at least one command, a flexible display positioned in the housing, and a controller configured to control a door and a motor. In particular, the controller determines a range of the flexible display exposed to an outside of the housing by controlling at least one of the door or the motor according to a type of the command.

公开(公告)号：US20180041799A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-08

申请号：US15788510

申请日：2017-10-19

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jinyoung CHOI ,  Gowoon CHOI

IPC: H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N7/08 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N5/445

CPC classification number: H04N21/43615 ,  H04N5/44591 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N7/0806 ,  H04N21/42222 ,  H04N21/4622

Abstract: An image display device including a display; a first external interface configured to receive a first image signal input from a first external device connected to the image display device; a second external interface configured to receive a second image signal input from a second external device connected to the image display device; and a controller coupled with the display, the first external interface and the second external interface, the controller configured to display a plurality of external device icons, on a first area of the display, wherein the plurality of external device icons include a first external device icon corresponding to the first external device and a second external device icon corresponding the second external device, and display, on a second area of the display, a first image based on the first image signal in response to the first external device icon being selected if the first external device is connected to the image display device. The controller is further configured to display a symbol representing that the first external device or the second external device is connected to the display device.

公开(公告)号：US20250037637A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-30

申请号：US18710163

申请日：2021-11-16

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jinhee LEE ,  Gowoon CHOI

IPC: G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/00 ,  G09G3/3208

Abstract: Provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure is a display device comprising: a communication unit which communicates with an external entity; a display including a display area in which a content is output; a motor which controls the display to expose a part of the display area to the outside; and a control unit which controls the communication unit, the display, and the motor, wherein: when an event is sensed in a state where the display is in a first mode, the control unit changes the display from the first mode to a second mode; when the event is sensed in a state where the display is in the second mode, the control unit changes the display from the second mode to a third mode; the first mode is a mode in which the display area is not exposed to the outside; the second mode is a mode in which the display area is partially exposed to the outside; and the third mode is a mode in which the display area is fully exposed to the outside.

公开(公告)号：US20250004498A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-02

申请号：US18708378

申请日：2021-11-10

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jinhee LEE ,  Gowoon CHOI

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/485

Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a display device comprising: a communication unit for communicating with the outside; a display including a display area for outputting contents; a motor for controlling the display so that a partial area of the display area is exposed to the outside; and a controller for controlling the communication unit, the display, and the motor, wherein the controller performs control to output a first content on a first partial view in a state in which the display is the first partial view, changes the display to a second partial view when an event occurrence is received, and performs control to output a second content on the second partial view, wherein the second partial view has a display area which is exposed to the outside and is larger than that of the first partial view.

公开(公告)号：US20230308713A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US18204157

申请日：2023-05-31

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jinyoung CHOI ,  Gowoon CHOI

IPC: H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/462

CPC classification number: H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/42222 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N7/0806

Abstract: An image display device including a tuner configured to receive a RF broadcast signal; a display; a first input configured to receive a first image signal input from a first external device connected to the image display device; a second input configured to receive a second image signal input from a second external device connected to the image display device; and a controller coupled with the display, the first input and the second input, wherein the controller is configured to display, on the display, a plurality of icons including a first icon and a second icon, wherein the first icon comprises a first default image identifying the first input and the second icon comprises a second default image identifying the second input, change the first default image to a first video image currently being played on the first external device and corresponding to the first image signal received from the first external device in response to the first icon being selected if the first external device is connected to the image display device, and change the first video image back to the first default image in response to the second icon being selected, wherein the first video image is displayed at a position corresponding to an area where the first icon is displayed, and wherein the controller is further configured to change the second default image to a second video image currently being played on the second external device and corresponding to the second image signal received from the second external device in response to the second icon being selected if the second external device is connected to the image display device.

公开(公告)号：US20220286747A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-08

申请号：US17752174

申请日：2022-05-24

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Gowoon CHOI ,  Jihe SUK ,  Changkyoon KIM ,  Ryoung KIM

IPC: H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/81

Abstract: A television having an Internet browsing function including: a network interface configured to access a webpage on the Internet, a display, a memory, a user interface configured to receive command signals from a remote controller; and a controller. The controller is configured to access a webpages through a web-browser, and store corresponding URLs and accessed screens of the webpages. While displaying a broadcast program in the first area, the controller displays a thumbnail list in a second area, the thumbnail list including thumbnails generated from the accessed screens, wherein the second area is overlaps at least a portion of the first area. The controller displays, in response to a command signal for selecting a thumbnail, the corresponding webpage on an entire screen of the display through the web-browser, based on the corresponding URL stored in the memory.

公开(公告)号：US20250047941A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18716878

申请日：2021-12-06

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jinhee LEE ,  Gowoon CHOI

IPC: H04N21/462 ,  H04N5/64 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/858

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for controlling a TV having a screen, the exposure size of which is changed by a motor, comprises the steps of: outputting an audio content in a state where only a part of the screen is exposed or the screen is not exposed; detecting metadata related to the audio content; when at least one video content corresponding to the detected metadata can be provided at a current time, controlling the motor to fully expose the screen and outputting a first video content; and when at least one video content corresponding to the detected metadata can be provided after a current time, continuing to output the audio content and establishing a reservation for a second video content.