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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2012
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
So-la Lee, Seoul, KR;
Dong-jin Na, Goyang-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A display apparatus and method are disclosed. The display apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of terminals, a display unit which displays a selection screen for selecting an external device to be connected to the display apparatus, and a control unit which controls the display unit to display a terminal image which shows a placement of the plurality of terminals and a guiding image for guiding to a terminal which corresponds corresponding to the selected external device from among the plurality of terminals when an external device is selected through the selection screen. Accordingly, a user may easily and quickly connect a connector of the external device to the terminal of the display apparatus. The display method includes displaying a connection setting menu for selecting an external device on a screen at a user's request; generating a guiding screen which includes a terminal image showing a placement state of the plurality of terminals and a guiding image for guiding to a terminal which corresponds to the external device from among the plurality of terminals, when the connection setting menu is selected; and displaying the guiding screen.