Patent ID: 8988342
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A remote controlling apparatus for providing remote control signals for an external display apparatus having a plurality of operation modes comprising a pointing mode and a gesture mode, comprising: a signal output unit for outputting the remote control signals to the external display apparatus which provides a user interface screen; a detection unit for detecting motion of the remote controlling apparatus; an input unit comprising a first button unit and a second button unit, the first button unit being used for receiving a user command for selecting one of the pointing mode and the gesture mode in the operation mode of the external display apparatus, the second button unit being used for receiving a user command for selecting an object displayed in the user interface screen, and a combination of the first button unit and the second button unit being used for receiving a user command for enabling a predetermined type of manipulation and displaying a graphical user interface; and a control unit for controlling the signal output unit to output information regarding the detected motion and information regarding the user command for selecting one of the pointing mode and the gesture mode, when the user command via the first button unit is input, wherein the pointing mode is a mode for controlling a movement of the pointing object displayed on the user interface screen according to the motion of the remote controlling apparatus detected by the detection unit, and the gesture mode is a mode for controlling a display state of the user interface screen according to a predefined gesture of the remote controlling apparatus, wherein the control unit controls the signal output unit to output continuously the information regarding the user command for selecting one of the pointing mode and the gesture mode according to whether or not there is press manipulation of the first button unit, wherein the control unit controls the signal output unit to control the user interface screen to display one of a plurality of different guide graphical user interfaces, that surround the pointing object, for a flicking manipulation, a zoom in/out manipulation, and a panning manipulation when in the gesture mode, wherein the plurality of different guide graphical user interfaces indicates a direction to perform the predefined gesture of the remote controlling apparatus, and wherein the pointing object changes to one of a plurality of different shapes when the predetermined type of manipulation is the flicking manipulation, the zoom in/out manipulation, and the panning manipulation.