Digital broadcasting system and method of controlling the same

• US 20050102706A1
• Filed: 12/31/2001
• Published: 05/12/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Park, Sang-Hyun, Jeong, Hye-Cheun
• Application Number:
  US10/474,165
• Publication Number:
  US 20050102706A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/135
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2747 Remote storage of video programs received via the downstream path, e.g. from the server
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4332 by placing content in organized collections, e.g. local EPG data repository interfaces, Database management systems or updating for information retrieval G06F16/23; details of retrieval of video data and associated meta data in video database G06F16/739
• 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 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8586 by using a URL processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94; information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; URL in broadcast information H04H20/93; Web-based protocols H04L67/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17327 with deferred transmission or handling of upstream communications

Abstract

The present invention relates to a digital broadcasting system, particularly to a digital broadcasting system and a method of controlling the same, through which a television viewer can transmit and manage additional information he or she wants to save. The present invention can improve applicability of additional information by transmitting additional information requested of a viewer via e-mail at any time. At the same time, the present invention solves a problem of storage capacity of a television and is very cost-effective.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting additional information by using a picture display unit that receives and outputs a data information from a broadcasting station in response to a request of a television viewer, the method comprising the steps of:

separating an additional information from the data information;

outputting the additional information on a screen in response to a request of a viewer for confirming additional information;

recognizing the request of the viewer for transmitting the additional information; and

transmitting the request to the broadcasting station.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data information includes at least one of a video information, an audio information, an additional information and a destination address.

3. The method of claim 1, which further comprises the sub-steps of:

outputting the video information and the audio information separated from the data information, respectively;

deciding existence of the additional information based on the video information outputted; and

displaying an additional information existence identifier on the screen in case the additional information exists.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the sub-steps of:

activating a television browser in response to the request of confirming additional information before outputting the additional information;

assigning a picture region and an additional information region to the television browser; and

outputting the video and additional information corresponding to the video region and the additional information region, respectively.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the request for transmitting the additional information is transmitted through network by using the designation address.

6. A method for transmitting additional information by a broadcasting station connected to a picture display unit and network, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a request for transmitting additional information from the picture display unit, in which the request includes a destination address, an additional information identifier and an e-mail address;

inquiring additional information of a database by using the additional information identifier; and

transmitting the inquired additional information to the e-mail address included in the request.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the additional information is saved to be in correspondence with the additional information identifier.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the request for transmitting additional information is received by a broadcasting station corresponding to the destination address.

9. A method for transmitting additional information by a picture display unit that receives data information from a broadcasting station at a request of a television viewer, the method comprising the steps of:

separating additional information from the data information and saving the additional information;

outputting the additional information on a screen in response to a request of a viewer;

recognizing a request for transmitting additional information of the viewer; and

transmitting additional information feted based on the request for transmitting additional information.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the request includes an additional information identifier and an e-mail address.

11. The method of claim 9, comprising sub-steps of:

confirming an additional information identifier requested by the viewer;

fetching the additional information corresponding to the identifier from a memory; and

transmitting the fetched additional information to the e-mail address included in the request.

12. A picture display unit for receiving and outputting data information from a broadcasting station at a request of a television viewer, the unit comprising:

a data processing means for classifying a data information inputted through a receiving means, and in case that a television browser is activated, for mapping a video information and an additional information to be displayed through a corresponding region on the television browser;

a controlling means for saving additional information separated from the data processing means, and in case that a request for transmitting the additional information is made, for transmitting the request to a contents server; and

a saving means for saving the additional information separated from the data information into a corresponding destination address.

13. The picture display unit of claim 12, further comprising an inputting means for inputting a request of the viewer.

14. A broadcasting station system for transmitting additional information corresponding to a request of a picture display unit for transmitting additional information, the system comprising:

an outputting means for outputting data information;

a contents server for inquiring an additional information based on an additional information identifier and for transmitting the inquired additional information to an e-mail address upon receiving a request for transmitting the additional information from the picture display unit; and

a database for saving an audio information, a video information, an additional information and a destination address, particularly making the additional information saved be in correspondence with an identifier assigned.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the contents server fetches the audio information, the video information, the additional information and the destination address, converts the audio and video information to digital signals and compresses the converted information together with the additional information and the destination address.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the request for transmitting additional information includes at least one of a destination address, an additional information identifier and an e-mail address.

17. A picture display unit for receiving and outputting a data information from a broadcasting station at a request of a television viewer, the unit comprising:

a data processing means for classifying the data information inputted through a receiving means, and in case that a television browser is activated, for mapping a video information and an additional information to be displayed through a corresponding region on the television browser;

a controlling means for saving the additional information separated from the data processing means, and in case that a request for transmitting the additional information is made, for transmitting the additional information to an e-mail address included in the request; and

a saving means for saving the additional information into a corresponding identifier.

18. The picture display unit of claim 17, wherein the controlling means discriminates the additional information being outputted through a television browser currently upon receiving the request for transmitting additional information, and outputs the additional information corresponding to the identifier by using an additional information identifier.

19. The picture display unit of claim 17, wherein the controlling section remembers an additional information identifier corresponding to additional information in advance.