Method of setting menu of TV receiver

• US 20030192056A1
• Filed: 04/04/2003
• Published: 10/09/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Yun, Jeong Pil
• Application Number:
  US10/406,227
• Publication Number:
  US 20030192056A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/109
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25808 Management of client data terminal profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/303
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4227 Providing Remote input by a user located remotely from the client device, e.g. at work
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42684 Client identification by a unique number or address, e.g. serial number, MAC address, socket ID network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming H04L61/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• 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 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4786 e-mailing message switching systems, e.g. electronic mail systems H04L51/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6547 comprising parameters, e.g. for client setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of setting a menu of a TV receiver through a remote control. The present invention carries out a remote control of menu selections such as a PPV reservation, a remind list and the like, which can be selected within a specific satellite receiver using a specific number of the TV receiver or another specific number of a smart card on Internet, thereby enabling to search the detailed APG (advanced program guide) more conveniently as well as the user'"'"'s information immediately.

Claims

1. A method of setting a menu of a TV receiver, the TV receiver transmitting/receiving information to/from a TV broadcasting system, the method comprising the steps of:

having a user account granted from the TV broadcasting system through a wired/wireless communication medium, wherein the user account corresponds to an information of the TV receiver;

connecting with the TV broadcasting system through the wired/wireless communication medium; and

setting the menu of the TV receiver by requesting a menu setting of the corresponding TV receiver to the TV broadcasting system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the wired/wireless communication medium is a computer or mobile phone.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the information of the TV receiver includes at least one of a specific number of the TV receiver and a specific number of a smart card built in the TV receiver.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user account of the TV broadcasting system is stored in a database of an Internet repeater or a TV broadcasting station.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the wired/wireless communication medium logs in a homepage of a corresponding broadcasting station to connect with the TV broadcasting system.

6. The method of claim 1, the step of setting the menu of the TV receiver comprising the steps of:

receiving a request for the menu setting of the TV receiver from the wired/wireless communication medium;

searching the information of the corresponding TV receiver;

transmitting data for the requested menu setting to the corresponding TV receiver; and

setting the menu of the TV receiver according to the transmitted data.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the information of the TV receiver includes at least one of a specific number of the TV receiver and a specific number of a smart card built in the TV receiver.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the information of the TV receiver is searched from a database of an Internet repeater or a TV broadcasting station.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the data for the requested menu setting are transmitted together with a broadcasting signal of the TV broadcasting system.

10. A method of setting a menu of a TV receiver, the TV receiver transmitting/receiving information to/from a TV broadcasting system, the method comprising the steps of:

having a user account granted from the TV broadcasting system through a wired/wireless communication medium wherein the user account corresponds to an information of the TV receiver;

connecting with the TV broadcasting system through the wired/wireless communication medium by logging in a homepage of a corresponding broadcasting station;

transmitting a request for a menu setting of the TV receiver to the TV broadcasting system through the wired/wireless communication medium;

searching an information of the corresponding TV receiver and transmitting data for the requested menu setting to the corresponding TV receiver; and

setting the menu of the TV receiver according to the transmitted data.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the wired/wireless communication medium is a computer or mobile phone.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the information of the TV receiver includes at least one of a specific number of the TV receiver and a specific number of a smart card built in the TV receiver.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the user account of the TV broadcasting system is stored in a database of an Internet repeater or a TV broadcasting station.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the information of the TV receiver is searched from a database of an Internet repeater or a TV broadcasting station.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the data for the requested menu setting are transmitted together with a broadcasting signal of the TV broadcasting system.