US 12,189,871 B2
Display device and method thereof
Hyun-Ho Kim, Seoul (KR); and Chang-joo Jung, Hwaseong-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Nov. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/386,628.
Application 18/386,628 is a continuation of application No. 17/693,788, filed on Mar. 14, 2022, granted, now 11,841,995.
Application 17/693,788 is a continuation of application No. 17/131,028, filed on Dec. 22, 2020, granted, now 11,275,487, issued on Mar. 15, 2022.
Application 17/131,028 is a continuation of application No. 16/667,970, filed on Oct. 30, 2019, granted, now 10,895,967, issued on Jan. 19, 2021.
Application 16/667,970 is a continuation of application No. 16/419,550, filed on May 22, 2019, granted, now 10,496,257, issued on Dec. 3, 2019.
Application 16/419,550 is a continuation of application No. 16/122,671, filed on Sep. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,627,919, issued on Apr. 21, 2020.
Application 16/122,671 is a continuation of application No. 13/531,885, filed on Jun. 25, 2012, granted, now 10,114,477, issued on Oct. 30, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2011-0069831 (KR), filed on Jul. 14, 2011; and application No. 10-2012-0030115 (KR), filed on Mar. 23, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2024/0061518 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/0338 (2013.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06F 3/04895 (2022.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01)
CPC G06F 3/0338 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0234 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/04895 (2013.01); H04N 21/4221 (2013.01); H04N 21/42204 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A display apparatus comprising:
a display panel;
a switch; and
a controller configured to:
display on the display panel a plurality of icons in a first state corresponding to a plurality of functions of the display apparatus, respectively, and
while the plurality of icons are displayed in the first state on the display panel, select an icon of the plurality of icons in response to a first input of the switch,
wherein the controller is further configured to:
while the icon of the plurality of icons is selected,
execute a function corresponding to the selected icon in response to a push operation time of a second input of the switch being within a preset time, and
display the plurality of icons in the first state, in response to the push operation time of the second input of the switch exceeding the preset time.