TV and control method of the same

• US 20010037504A1
• Filed: 04/25/2001
• Published: 11/01/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Jae Kyung, Ko, Myoung Hwa
• Application Number:
  US09/840,881
• Publication Number:
  US 20010037504A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4221 Dedicated function buttons, e.g. for the control of an EPG, subtitles, aspect ratio, picture-in-picture or teletext
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6175 involving transmission via Internet broadcast-related systems characterised by the transmission system being the Internet H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/654 Transmission by server directed to the client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6581 Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/60 for the sound signals

Abstract

The present invention relates to a TV and a control method of the same which is capable of displaying function information and feature information of a TV in accordance with a request of a user, in particular to a digital TV in accordance with the present invention comprises a product-related site server for providing product-related information, a storing unit for storing the proper information of a product and contact information of a certain site, and a controlling unit for controlling in order to display the product-related information on a screen by using the contact information and proper information, accordingly a user can receive product information easily and can understand easily functions of the product.

Claims

1. In an apparatus reproducing video and audio signals by receiving a broadcast signal, a TV, comprising:

a storing unit for storing proper information of a product, and contact information of a certain site; and

a controlling unit for displaying function information and feature information of the product on a screen by using the contact information and proper information.

2. The TV according to

claim 1

, wherein the certain site is a product-related site.

3. The TV according to

claim 1

, wherein the function information and feature information of the product is provided from a product-related site server.

4. The TV according to

claim 1

, wherein the controlling unit transmits the proper information of the product to the product-related site server.

5. The TV according to

claim 1

, wherein the proper information of the product is contacted to the product-related site server through a network interface.

6. The TV according to

claim 1

, wherein the proper information is a model name or a model number of the product.

7. The TV according to

claim 1

, wherein the contact information is a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the certain site.

8. The TV according to

claim 1

, wherein the function information is information corresponding to video or audio-related functions.

9. The TV according to

claim 1

, wherein the feature information is information corresponding to a special function.

10. A control method of a TV, comprising:

transmitting proper information of a product to a certain site;

receiving menu information corresponding to the product;

receiving information selected by a user in the menu information; and

displaying the selected information on a screen.

11. The control method of the TV according to

claim 10

, wherein the proper information is a model name or a model number of the product.

12. The control method of the TV according to

claim 10

, wherein the proper information is transmitted by using contact information of the certain site.

13. The control method of the TV according to

claim 12

, wherein the contact information is a URL (Uniform Resource Locator).

14. The control method of the TV according to

claim 10

, wherein the certain site is a product-related site.

15. The control method of the TV according to

claim 10

, wherein the menu information is information corresponding to video or audio-related functions, and information corresponding to a special function.

16. The control method of the TV according to

claim 10

, wherein the transmitting process transmits the proper information to the certain site by using the contact information of the product-related site stored in advance when a function selection key signal is inputted by a user.

17. The control method of the TV according to

claim 16

, wherein the control method further comprises receiving and processing a broadcast signal when the function selection key signal is not inputted.

18. The control method of the TV according to

claim 10

, wherein the control method further comprises displaying general homepage information on a screen after receiving it when the proper information is not transmitted to the certain site.