Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hye-young Seong

Jin-ho Yim

Jong-Chan Park

Bo-kyung Shim

Hyun-kyu Yun

Hee-jeong Bae

Jae-Yoon Jung

A processor executes the instructions to display a first UI including an application list including an application program icon corresponding to an application program which is installable, and in response to a user input for installing the application program corresponding to the application program icon in the application list being received, receive data from the external apparatus to install the application program corresponding to the application program icon. While the application program is installed according to the user input, the processor is further configured to display, in a second UI, the application program icon with a graphic effect applied to the application program icon to indicate that the application program corresponding to the application program icon is being installed, the graphic effect representing an installation progress status, and, in response to the installation of the application program being completed, stop providing the graphic effect to the application program icon.

Display apparatus and displaying method thereof

A display apparatus and a displaying method thereof are provided. A storage unit stores installed items, a UI generator generates a UI including a first area to display the installed items and a second area to display installable items, a display unit displays the generated UI, and, if one of the items displayed on the second area is selected, a controller displays a process of moving the selected item moved to the first area.

Disclosed are a display apparatus which moves a widget on a screen of a TV and a method of displaying a user interface thereof. The method of displaying a user interface including: displaying a grid with irregular intervals on a display unit; and displaying an icon on the display unit to correspond to the displayed grid. With this, a widget is capable of moving corresponding to a grid displayed on a screen of a TV.

Display apparatus and method of displaying user interface thereof

Provided is a display apparatus including a display panel and a display frame to support the display panel. The display apparatus including an input unit, provided on the exterior surface of the display apparatus, for outputting a contact detection signal when a user contacts the input unit; a signal processor for generating a function adjustment user interface (UI) menu to be displayed on the display panel; and a controller for controlling the signal processor to display the function adjustment UI menu corresponding to the user's contact through the input unit when the user's contact is detected based on a detection result of the input unit. Thus, provided is a display apparatus which improves accessibility to a function adjustment UI menu, simplifies a manipulation process of the function adjustment UI menu, and enables a user to quickly and easily access a desired adjustment item when the function adjustment UI menu is displayed, and a control method thereof.

Display apparatus and control method thereof

A method for providing a GUI for selecting a broadcast program, and an AV apparatus are provided. According to the method for providing a GUI, a user selection regarding the broadcast programs that cannot be simultaneously selected is set according to a user operation that is input in an area containing graphics representing broadcast programs that cannot be simultaneously selected by a user. Therefore, if a user makes errors in selecting broadcast programs, for example, if a user selects two or more broadcast programs that cannot be simultaneously selected, the errors may be corrected more easily, instantly and intuitively.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Hye-young Seong