Electronic device and method for providing user preference program notification in the electronic device

• US 10,069,769 B2
• Filed: 05/24/2016
• Issued: 09/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Dong, Je-youn, Kim, Seung-won, Shin, Seung-min, Hwang, Sung-pil
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung, Zarni
• Application Number:
  US15/163,323
• Publication Number:
  US 20160366075A1
• Time in Patent Office: 833 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44224 Monitoring of user activity on external systems, e.g. Internet browsing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4668 for recommending content, e.g. movies
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4786 e-mailing message switching systems, e.g. electronic mail systems H04L51/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895

Abstract

Provided are an electronic device and a method for providing a user preference program notification in the electronic device. The electronic device includes a communicator, and a controller configured to collect a user viewing history, determine a user preference program according to the collected user viewing history, and selectively output, to a user, a notification indicating a start of the broadcasting of the determined user preference program.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display;

a communicator; and

a controller configured to collect a user viewing history, identify a user preference program according to the collected user viewing history, and selectively output, to a user, a notification indicating a start of a broadcasting of the identified user preference program,

wherein the controller is further configured to;

identify whether the electronic device is in a normal mode or in a standby mode,

control the communicator to transmit a signal corresponding to the notification indicating the start of the broadcasting of the user preference program to an external device based on identifying that the electronic device is in the standby mode,

compare a channel of the user preference program and a channel of a broadcasting currently-displayed on the display based on identifying that the electronic device is in the normal mode, and

control the display to display the notification indicating the start of the broadcasting of the user preference program based on the comparison.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein

the controller is further configured to control the communicator to transmit the notification to the user through an e-mail or a text message when the electronic device is in the standby mode.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the notification comprises a recording schedule option of the user preference program.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to update a user preference program database corresponding to the user viewing history, in response to detection of a negative/positive reaction of the user to a user preference program notification, based on the reaction.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the user preference program corresponding to the user viewing history is set on a user-by-user basis.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to output a user interface for setting about whether to receive a user preference program notification according to the user viewing history.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the display is configured to output a user interface indicating a setup of a user preference program notification according to the user viewing history.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the controller receives the user viewing history from the external device through the communicator.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the controller is further configured to control the communicator to transmit a command for instructing to output the notification indicating the start of the broadcasting of the identified user preference program, to the external device.

10. A method for providing a user preference program notification in an electronic device, the method comprising:

collecting a user viewing history;

identifying a user preference program according to the collected user viewing history; and

selectively outputting, to a user, a notification indicating a start of a broadcasting of the user preference program identified according to the user viewing history,

wherein the selectively outputting the notification comprises;

identifying whether the electronic device is in a normal mode or in a standby mode,

transmitting a signal corresponding to the notification indicating the start of the broadcasting of the user preference program to an external device via a communicator based on identifying that the electronic device is in the standby mode,

comparing a channel of the user preference program and a channel of a broadcasting currently-displayed on a display based on identifying that the electronic device is in the normal mode, and

displaying the notification indicating the start of the broadcasting of the user preference program via the display based on the comparison.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the selectively outputting the notification comprises:

transmitting the notification to the user through an e-mail or a text message when the electronic device is in the standby mode.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the notification comprises a recording schedule option of the user preference program.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising updating a user preference program database corresponding to the user viewing history, in response to detection of a negative/positive reaction of the user to a user preference program notification, according to the reaction.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the user preference program corresponding to the user viewing history is set on a user-by-user basis.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising outputting, through the display, a user interface for setting about whether to receive a user preference program notification according to the user viewing history.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising outputting, through the display, a user interface indicating a setup of a user preference program notification according to the user viewing history.

17. The method of claim 10, further comprising receiving the user viewing history from the external device through the communicator.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising transmitting a command for instructing to output the notification indicating the start of the broadcasting of the identified user preference program, to the external device through the communicator.