Patent Application
20140085187
This application claims priority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2012-0106410, filed on Sep. 25, 2012 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference, in its entirety.
1. Field
Apparatuses and methods consistent with the exemplary embodiments relate to a display apparatus and a control method thereof. More particularly, the exemplary embodiments relate to a display apparatus and a control method thereof which provides a content including a series of scenes.
2. Description of the Related Art
A display apparatus such as a TV, a smart pad or a personal computer (PC), etc., may play and provide a content including an image. Such content may vary, e.g., including a content such as a fairy tale which consists of a series of scenes.
In response to content such as a fairy tale being played, when a user intends to move from a scene to a next scene, he/she presses a button on a remote controller or manipulates a panel of a display apparatus or touches a screen in a known manner.
Beyond such a simple type of interface, an interface is needed which is more intuitive and catches a user's attention and enables a user to focus on the content.
Accordingly, one or more exemplary embodiments provide a display apparatus and a control method thereof which is more intuitive, catches a user's attention and enables a user to focus on content while playing a content including a series of scenes.
The foregoing and/or other aspects may be achieved by providing a display apparatus including: an image processor which processes an image of a content including a plurality of scenes in order to display an image; a display which displays an image of the content; a voice input which is inputs a user's voice; and a controller which displays a first scene of the plurality of scenes of the content, and displays a second scene falling under a next scene of the first scene out of the plurality of scenes of the content in response to a determination that the user's voice, which has been input while the first scene is displayed, corresponds to the first scene.
The display apparatus may further include a storage which stores therein information regarding lines which corresponds to each of the plurality of scenes, wherein the controller determines that the user's voice corresponds to the first scene in response to a degree of consistency between the user's voice and the lines of the second scene being at or above a predetermined value.
In response to the degree of consistency between the user's voice and the lines of the second scene being less than the predetermined value, the controller may guide a user to the lines of the second scene.
The display apparatus may further include a user input, wherein the controller determines a basis for the degree of consistency between the user's voice and the lines of the second scene, according to the user's input.
The controller may guide a user so that the user knows when it is the user's turn to speak the lines of the second scene, while the first scene is displayed.
The display apparatus may further include a camera which photographs a user's image, wherein the controller reflects the photographed user's image on at least one of the plurality of scenes, of the content.
The foregoing and/or other aspects may also be achieved by providing a method of controlling a display apparatus including: displaying a first scene of a plurality of scenes of a content; inputting a user's voice while the first scene is being displayed; determining whether the input user's voice corresponds to the first scene; and displaying a second scene falling under a next scene of the first scene of the plurality of scenes of the content in response to the input user's voice corresponding to the first scene.
The determining whether the input user's voice corresponds to the first scene may include referring to information regarding lines which correspond to the plurality of scenes stored in the display apparatus in order to determine whether the degree of consistency between the user's voice and the lines of the second scene is at or above a predetermined value.
The control method may further include guiding a user through the lines of the second scene in response to the degree of consistency between the user's voice and the lines of the second scene being less than the predetermined value.
The control method may further include determining a basis for the degree of consistency between the user's voice and the lines of the second scene, according to the user's input.
The control method may further include guiding a user to inform the user when it is a user's turn to speak lines of the second scene, while the first scene is displayed.
The control method may further include photographing a user's image; and displaying at least one of scenes reflecting the photographed user's image out of the plurality of scenes of the content.
An exemplary embodiment may further provide a display apparatus including: an image processor which processes an image including a plurality of scenes; a voice input which inputs a user's voice; and a controller which transmits to a display a first scene of the plurality of scenes, and displays a second scene falling under a next scene of the first scene in response to a determination that the user's voice, which has been input while the first scene is displayed, corresponds to the first scene. A storage may be provided which stores information which corresponds to each of the plurality of scenes, wherein the controller determines that the user's voice corresponds to the first scene in response to a degree of consistency between the user's voice and in response to the lines of the second scene being at or above a predetermined value. In addition, while the first scene is displayed, the controller may let the user know when is the user's turn to speak the lines of the second scene.
The above and/or other aspects will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the exemplary embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
Below, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to accompanying drawings so as to be easily understood by a person having ordinary knowledge in the art. The exemplary embodiments may be embodied in various forms without being limited to the exemplary embodiments set forth herein. Descriptions of well-known parts are omitted for clarity, and like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.
Hereinafter, an exemplary embodiment will be described in detail.
The receiver 11 receives an image signal which includes a content. The receiver 11 may receive a broadcasting signal as an image signal from a transmission apparatus (not shown) of a broadcasting signal such as a TV broadcasting signal, an image signal from an image device such as a DVD player or a BD player, an image signal from a PC, an image signal from a mobile device such as a smart phone or a smart pad, an image signal from a network such as the Internet, or may receive an image content as an image signal stored in a storage medium such as a universal serial bus (USB) storage medium. According to another exemplary embodiment, the content may be stored in the storage 16 to be provided rather than being received by the receiver 11.
The content according to an exemplary embodiment is a content consisting of a series of scenes. For example, the content may include a fairy tale which is provided in the form of an image. The content is played by scene, and upon a user's command each scene is played, and the scene changes to a next scene according to the user's command.
The image processor 12 processes an image signal received by the receiver 11 in order to display an image. The display 13 may display an image thereon based on the image signal processed by the image processor 12. The display type of the display 13 includes, but not limited to, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display panel (PDP), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), etc. In this case, the display 13 may include an LCD, a PDP or an OLED panel.
The user input 14 receives a user's input. The user input 14 may include a remote control signal receiver which receives a remote control signal including a user's input from a remote controller and a manipulation button or a touch panel to directly receive a user's input.
The storage 16 includes a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory, a hard disc drive, etc. The storage 16 stores therein programs and data necessary for operations of the display apparatus 1. Such programs include an operating system (OS), an application program, etc. The storage 16 may further store therein information regarding lines which correspond to each scene of the content. The lines according to an exemplary embodiment may be, for example, lines which are spoken by a character in a fairy tale.
The controller 15 controls playing of the content. That is, in response a user's voice being input while a scene (hereinafter, to be referred to as “first scene”) of the content being played, the controller 15 determines whether the input user's voice corresponds to the current first scene, and if so, displays a next scene (hereinafter, to be referred to as a “second scene”). A detailed operation of the controller 15 will be described later.
The voice input 17 receives a user's voice. For example, the voice input 17 may be implemented as a microphone. The camera 18 photographs a user's image.
The controller 15 may include a non-volatile memory (not shown) storing therein a control program which performs the control operation, a volatile memory (not shown) loading at least a part of the stored control program and a microprocessor (not shown) which executes the loaded control program. The storage 16 may include a non-volatile memory which stores the control program.
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According to an additional exemplary embodiment, when the first scene is being displayed, the controller 15 identifies whether it is a user's turn to speak lines, and if so (yes in the example in
At operation S42, the controller 15 determines a degree of consistency between the content of the recognized user's voice and the lines of the second scene. The controller 15 may identify the consistency between the lines and pattern, order of lines and subject of lines to determine the degree of consistency between the content of the user's voice and the lines of the second scene. At operation S43, the controller 15 identifies whether the degree of consistency between the content of the user's voice and the lines of the second scene is a predetermined value or more. In response to a determination at operation S43 that the degree of consistency is a predetermined value or more, the controller 15 displays the second scene at operation S44.
According to an additional exemplary embodiment, the controller 15 may determine a basis for the degree of consistency between the content of the user's voice and the lines of the second scene. For example, the degree of consistency of lines may include various modes such as novice (low consistency), intermediate (middle consistency) and advanced (high consistency). Each mode may be selected by a user's input. The mode of the degree of consistency of lines may be selected through a user interface (not shown).
In response to a determination at operation S43 that the degree of consistency is not at or above predetermined value, the controller 15 may identify whether the number of inconsistency is a predetermined value or more, and in response to the number of inconsistency being less than the predetermined value, the controller 15 may give a user one more chance to speak lines, and may perform the operation S41 again. In this case, the controller 15 may display a guiding message to enable a user to speak lines again.
In response to a determination at operation S45 that the number of inconsistency is a predetermined value (e.g. three times) or more, the controller 15 may provide the lines so that a user may easily speak the lines. For example, the controller 15 may display on the display 13 the lines of the second scene or speak out the lines of the second scene so that a user may repeat after the controller 15. The display apparatus 1 may further include a voice output (not shown) including a speaker to output the voice reading the lines.
According to another exemplary embodiment, in response to the lines not consistent (or not consistent for predetermined times or more), the controller 15 may skip to the next second scene.
As described above, a display apparatus and a control method thereof enables a user to proceed with scenes of a content through a user's voice without any additional manipulation device, and enables a user to more intuitively and conveniently enjoy the content.
Also, the display apparatus and the control method thereof enables a user to speak lines by himself/herself and focus on the content, as well as be more interested in the content.
Further, the display apparatus and the control method thereof may help children to improve their story-telling and speaking capabilities.
Although a few exemplary embodiments have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these exemplary embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the range of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 10-2012-0106410 | Sep 2012 | KR | national |
