TV having language selection function and control method of the same

• US 20010037510A1
• Filed: 04/25/2001
• Published: 11/01/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Jae Kyung
• Granted Patent: US 7,571,455 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/109
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2355 involving reformatting operations of additional data, e.g. HTML pages optimising the visualization of content for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/9577; tracking of instant messages H04L51/234; media packet handling at the source H04L65/762
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/254 Management at additional data server, e.g. shopping server, rights management server arrangements for maintenance or administration in data networks H04L41/00; network services using third party service providers H04L67/53
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4381 Recovering the multiplex stream from a specific network, e.g. recovering MPEG packets from ATM cells transmission of MPEG streams over ATM H04L12/5601
• 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 21/4856 for language selection, e.g. for the menu or subtitles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4884 for displaying subtitles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/445 for displaying additional information H04N5/50 takes precedence

Abstract

The present invention relates to a TV, in particular to a TV having a language selection function and a control method of the same comprising a translation relay site server for relaying character information translation requested by outside in order to translate character information included in a broadcast signal into a language requested by a user and output it, a control unit for transmitting the pertinent character information by contacting to the translation relay site server and receiving the translated character information through the translation relay site server, and a video processing unit for displaying the received character information on a screen, accordingly the present invention improves convenience of a user by translating instantly and accurately character information into a language requested by a user and providing it.

Claims

1. A TV having a language selection function in an apparatus capable of contacting to an internet site, comprising:

a control unit for receiving character information translated into a user selection language; and

a video processing unit for displaying the received character information on a screen.

2. The TV having the language selection function according to

claim 1

, wherein the TV having the language selection function further comprises an audio processing unit for processing audio information synchronized with the translated character information.

3. The TV having the language selection function according to

claim 1

, wherein the TV having the language selection function further comprises a storing unit for storing contact information of a translation relay site.

4. The TV having the language selection function according to

claim 3

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

5. The TV having the language selection function according to

claim 4

, wherein the control unit contact to a translation relay site server by using a URL of the translation relay site, and receives the translated character information from the server.

6. The TV having the language selection function according to

claim 5

, wherein the control unit contacts to the translation relay site server through a network interface unit.

7. The TV having the language selection function according to

claim 6

, wherein the translation relay site server receives character information and language information transmitted from the control unit, translates the transmitted character information into a language corresponding to the language information, and transmits it to the control unit.

8. The TV having the language selection function according to

claim 7

, wherein the language corresponding to the language information is a language selected by a user.

9. The TV having the language selection function according to

claim 6

, wherein the translation relay site server is provided the translated character information from the translation site corresponding to the language selected by the user, and transmits it to the control unit.

10. The TV having the language selection function according to

claim 9

, wherein the translation site is inputted the character information to be translated from the translation relay site server, translates it into the language selected by the user, and provides it to the translation relay site server.

11. The TV having the language selection function according to

claim 1

, wherein the control unit embodies an OSD (On Screen Display) about the received character information, and provides it to the video processing unit in order to display the embodied OSD on a screen.

12. A TV having a language selection function, comprising:

a network interface unit for contacting to a translation site;

a storing unit for storing contact information of translation sites corresponding to various languages and an operation program related to translation;

a control unit for contacting to a translation site corresponding to a user selection language by using the contact information of the translation site corresponding to the various languages through the network interface, transmitting character information to be translated in accordance with the operation program related to translation, and receiving translated character information from the translation site; and

a video processing unit for displaying the received character information on a screen.

13. The TV having the language selection function according to

claim 12

, wherein the TV having the language selection function further comprises an audio processing unit for outputting audio information synchronized with the translated character information.

14. TV having the language selection function according to

claim 12

, wherein the control unit embodies an OSD (On Screen Display) about the received character information, and provides the embodies OSD to the video processing unit in order to display it on a screen.

15. The TV having the language selection function according to

claim 12

, the control unit contacts to a translation relay site server by using contact information of a translation relay site, and receives the translated character information from the server.

16. The TV having the language selection function according to

claim 15

, wherein the translation relay site server receives character information to be translated and language information from the control unit, translates the character information to be translated into a language corresponding to the language information, and transmits it to the control unit.

17. The TV having the language selection function according to

claim 16

, wherein the translation relay site server is provided the translated character information from the translation site, and transmits it to the control unit.

18. A control method of a TV having a language selection function, comprising:

receiving character information translated into a language selected by a user; and

displaying the received character information on a screen.

19. The control method of the TV having the language selection function according to

claim 18

, wherein the receiving process for receiving the translated character information comprises the steps of:

judging whether a language of character information included in a broadcast signal corresponds to a language selected by a user;

transmitting the character information included in the broadcast signal to a translation relay site server when the language of the character information included in the broadcast signal is different from the language selected by the user; and

transmitting the transmitted character information to the translation site in order to translate it into the language selected by the user and receiving the character information translated into the language selected by the user from the translation site.

20. The control method of the TV having the language selection function according to

claim 18

, wherein the receiving process for receiving the translated character information comprises the steps of:

contacting to a translation site corresponding to language information in contact information of translation sites stored in advance;

requesting translation by transmitting the character information to the translation site; and

receiving the translated character information from the translation site.

21. The control method of the TV having the language selection function according to

claim 20

, wherein the language information is user language information for defining kinds of language selected by a user and character language information for defining kinds of language of character information included in a broadcast signal.

22. The control method of the TV having the language selection function according to

claim 21

, wherein the translation site contact information stored in advance is updated periodically.

23. A control method of a TV having a language selection function, comprising:

judging whether a language of character information included in a broadcast signal corresponds to a user selection language;

requesting translation by contacting to an internet translation site corresponding to the user selection language among preset internet translation sites and transmitting the character information when the language of the character information included in the broadcast signal is different from the user selection language; and

displaying the translated character information on a screen and outputting the audio information by receiving the translated character information and audio information synchronized with it from the internet translation site.