Patent ID: 11914823
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A display device comprising:
a display panel which displays an image in a plurality of pixel areas;
a timing controller which supplies a first control signal for controlling a display position, a display shape, a display size and number of at least one touch bar; and
a data driver which supplies a data signal to display the at least one touch bar at the display position in response to the first control signal,
wherein the display panel is configured to display, in one of the plurality of pixel areas, at least one partial image, the at least one touch bar, at least one touch bar partial icon for controlling the image, and at least one touch button for controlling the at least one touch bar and the at least one touch bar partial icon,
wherein the timing controller further comprises:
a mode selector which selects the display position, the display shape, and the display size according to a mode; and
a touch bar controller which supplies a second control signal for displaying a same number of touch bars of the at least one touch bar as a number of the pixel areas, in response to the mode,

wherein when the mode is not set, the touch bar controller determines the display position, the display shape, and the display size of the touch bar according to a selection of a user,
wherein when the at least one touch button is touched, a menu window for setting a display size of the at least one touch bar and a menu window for setting the at least one touch bar partial icon to perform different functions from each other are displayed in the one of the plurality of pixel areas.