Method for providing personalized information and public information
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method for providing information to a plurality of user apparatuses of a plurality of users watching content on a display apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a set top box (STB), the content from a content providing server;
transmitting, by the set top box, the content to the display apparatus;
displaying, by the display apparatus, the content in response to receiving the content from the set top box;
receiving, by the STB, from each of the plurality of user apparatuses, apparatus information of each user apparatus;
performing, by the STB, authentication of each of the plurality of user apparatuses using the apparatus information received from each user apparatus;
in response to the authentication being performed, transmitting, by the STB, to the content providing server, a user profile corresponding to each authenticated user apparatus among the plurality of user apparatuses;
generating, by the content providing server, personalized information for a plurality of authenticated user apparatuses among the plurality of user apparatuses, based on the user profile corresponding to the each authenticated user apparatus;
generating, by the content providing server, public information corresponding to the content received from the content providing server;
transmitting, by the content providing server, the generated personalized information directly to the each authenticated user apparatus for which personalized information is generated;
transmitting, by the content providing server, the generated public information to the display apparatus, through the STB; and
displaying, by the display apparatus, the public information along with the content in response to receiving the public information from the STB while the content is displayed by the display apparatus,wherein the plurality of authenticated user apparatuses comprise a first authenticated user apparatus of a first user and a second authenticated user apparatus of a second user,wherein, if a user profile of the first authenticated user apparatus comprises nationality information and language information of the first user and a user profile of the second authenticated user apparatus comprises nationality information and language information of the second user, generating, by the content providing server, the personalized information comprises;
generating a first personalized information in a first language based on the nationality information and the language information of the first user and generating a second personalized information in a second language based on the nationality information and the language information of the second user,wherein transmitting, by the content providing server, the generated personalized information comprises;
transmitting the first personalized information to the first authenticated user apparatus and transmitting the second personalized information to the second authenticated user apparatus,wherein the first language is different from the second language, and wherein the public information and the content which are displayed by the display apparatus are watched by the first user and the second user through the display apparatus.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method for providing information in a content providing system is provided, which includes generating public information and personalized information regarding content, identifying a first display apparatus corresponding to the public information, identifying a second display apparatus corresponding to the personalized information, transmitting the public information the first display apparatus, and transmitting the personalized information to the second display apparatus.
-
Citations
5 Claims
-
1. A method for providing information to a plurality of user apparatuses of a plurality of users watching content on a display apparatus, the method comprising:
-
receiving, by a set top box (STB), the content from a content providing server; transmitting, by the set top box, the content to the display apparatus; displaying, by the display apparatus, the content in response to receiving the content from the set top box; receiving, by the STB, from each of the plurality of user apparatuses, apparatus information of each user apparatus; performing, by the STB, authentication of each of the plurality of user apparatuses using the apparatus information received from each user apparatus; in response to the authentication being performed, transmitting, by the STB, to the content providing server, a user profile corresponding to each authenticated user apparatus among the plurality of user apparatuses; generating, by the content providing server, personalized information for a plurality of authenticated user apparatuses among the plurality of user apparatuses, based on the user profile corresponding to the each authenticated user apparatus; generating, by the content providing server, public information corresponding to the content received from the content providing server; transmitting, by the content providing server, the generated personalized information directly to the each authenticated user apparatus for which personalized information is generated; transmitting, by the content providing server, the generated public information to the display apparatus, through the STB; and displaying, by the display apparatus, the public information along with the content in response to receiving the public information from the STB while the content is displayed by the display apparatus, wherein the plurality of authenticated user apparatuses comprise a first authenticated user apparatus of a first user and a second authenticated user apparatus of a second user, wherein, if a user profile of the first authenticated user apparatus comprises nationality information and language information of the first user and a user profile of the second authenticated user apparatus comprises nationality information and language information of the second user, generating, by the content providing server, the personalized information comprises; generating a first personalized information in a first language based on the nationality information and the language information of the first user and generating a second personalized information in a second language based on the nationality information and the language information of the second user, wherein transmitting, by the content providing server, the generated personalized information comprises; transmitting the first personalized information to the first authenticated user apparatus and transmitting the second personalized information to the second authenticated user apparatus, wherein the first language is different from the second language, and wherein the public information and the content which are displayed by the display apparatus are watched by the first user and the second user through the display apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2)
-
-
3. A set top box (STB), comprising:
-
a communication unit which can communicate with a content providing server and a plurality of user apparatuses; and a processor which; receives, via the communication unit, content from the content providing server; transmits, via the communication unit, the received content to a display apparatus which displays the content in response to receiving the content from the set top box; receives, from each of the plurality of user apparatuses, apparatus information of each user apparatus; performs authentication of each of the plurality of user apparatuses using the apparatus information received from each user apparatus; in response to the authentication being performed, transmits, via the communication unit, to the content providing, server, a user profile corresponding to the each authenticated user apparatus; receives, via the communication unit, from the content providing server, public information corresponding to the content; and transmits the received public information to the display apparatus so that the display apparatus displays the public information along with the content in response to receiving the public information from the STB while the content is displayed by the display apparatus, wherein the content providing server generates personalized information for a plurality of authenticated user apparatuses among the plurality of user apparatuses, based on the user profile corresponding to the each authenticated user apparatus received from the STB, generates the public information corresponding to the content, transmits the generated personalized information directly to the each authenticated user apparatus for which personalized information is generated, and transmits the generated public information to the STB, wherein the plurality of authenticated user apparatuses comprise a first authenticated user apparatus of a first user and a second authenticated user apparatus of a second user, wherein, if a user profile of the first authenticated user apparatus comprises nationality information and language information of the first user and a user profile of the second authenticated user apparatus comprises nationality information and language information of the second user, generating, by the content providing server, the personalized information comprises; generating a first personalized information in a first language based on the nationality information and the language information of the first user and generating a second personalized information in a second language based on the nationality information and the language information of the second user, wherein transmitting, by the content providing server, the generated personalized information comprises; transmitting the first personalized information to the first authenticated user apparatus and transmitting the second personalized information to the second authenticated user apparatus, and wherein the first language is different from the second language, and wherein the public information and the content which are displayed by the display apparatus are watched by the first user and the second user through the display apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (4)
-
-
5. A method for providing information concerning content on a display apparatus to a user apparatus, comprising:
-
transmitting, to a set top box (STB) which receives content from a content providing server and provides it to the display apparatus, apparatus information of the user apparatus; and if the STB successfully authenticates the user apparatus using the apparatus information, transmitting, by the STB, to the content providing server, a user profile corresponding to the authenticated user apparatus, generating, by the content providing server, personalized information for the authenticated user apparatus, based on the user profile corresponding to the authenticated user apparatus, generating, by the content providing server, public information corresponding to the content, and receiving, by the authenticated user apparatus, directly from the content providing server, the personalized information, wherein the display apparatus displays public information along with the content in response to receiving the public information from the content providing server, through the set top box, while the content is displayed by the display apparatus, wherein the authenticated user apparatus comprises a first authenticated apparatus of a first user and there is a second authenticated user apparatus of a second user, wherein, if a user profile of the first authenticated user apparatus comprises nationality information and language information of the first user and a user profile of the second authenticated user apparatus comprises nationality information and language information of the second user, the personalized information received by the first user is an a first language based on the nationality information and the language information in the user profile corresponding to the first user and the second authorized user apparatus receives personalized information in a second language based on the nationality information and the language information in the user profile corresponding to the second user, and wherein the first language is different from the second language, and wherein the public information and the content which are displayed by the display apparatus are watched by the first user and the second user through the display apparatus.
-
Specification