Patent ID: 9030611
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling a remote controller, the method comprising: receiving, at the remote controller, information for generating a menu screen from a display apparatus; generating the menu screen including a plurality of menu items based on the received information; displaying the generated menu screen on a touch display unit of the remote controller; in response to a user input for selecting a first menu item among the plurality of menu items in the menu screen, generating a first control signal including identification information corresponding to the selected menu item for the display apparatus to display a screen corresponding to the identification information immediately; in response to a user input for selecting a second menu item among the plurality of menu items in the menu screen, generating a second control signal to control the display apparatus without changing a screen currently displayed in the display apparatus; and transmitting to the display apparatus either the first control signal or the second control signal, wherein each of the plurality of menu items corresponds to each of a plurality of screens displayable in the display apparatus.