Apparatus and method for displaying digital broadcasting program information

• US 20060095936A1
• Filed: 04/20/2005
• Published: 05/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Tae-Hyung
• Granted Patent: US 8,930,994 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/39
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/64 Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers furniture aspects of television cabinets A47B81/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only

Abstract

Disclosed are an apparatus capable of receiving digital broadcasting and displaying program information regarding the digital broadcasting and a method thereof. The apparatus for displaying digital broadcasting program information in a terminal capable of receiving digital broadcasting, includes a digital broadcasting receiving unit for receiving a digital broadcasting program, a memory for storing received broadcasting channel guide information, a control unit for creating program information based on the broadcasting channel guide information stored in the memory and driving the digital broadcasting receiving unit if a broadcasting channel is selected by a user, and a display unit for displaying the program information created by the control unit on a background image in an idle mode.

Claims

1. An apparatus for displaying digital broadcasting program information in a terminal capable of receiving digital broadcasting, the apparatus comprising:

a digital broadcasting receiving unit for receiving a digital broadcasting program;

a memory for storing received broadcasting program guide information;

a control unit for creating program information based on the broadcasting program guide information and driving the digital broadcasting receiving unit if a broadcasting program is selected by a user; and

a display unit for displaying the program information on a background image.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the program information is displayed on a test slide area of the background image in an idle mode.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the program information is displayed on a text slide area of the background image.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit includes a phone module and a multimedia module, and the phone module controls the program information received from the multimedia module to be displayed on a text slide area of an image of the display unit.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit controls an MP3 player function.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit controls a digital video-disc player function.

7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit controls a telematics function.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display unit includes a first display unit for displaying information regarding a portable telephone function of the terminal and a second display unit for displaying the digital broadcasting program.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the control unit detects a folder state and controls the program information to be displayed on the second display unit when the folder is opened.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the control unit controls the program information to be displayed on an image of the first display unit when the folder is closed.

11. A method for displaying digital broadcasting program information in a mobile communication terminal including a display unit and a digital broadcasting receiving unit, the method comprising the steps of:

storing received broadcasting program guide information in a memory;

creating program information based on the stored electronic channel guide information;

displaying the created program information on a background image of the display unit; and

driving the digital broadcasting receiving unit if channel number selection by a user is detected after the program information is displayed and receiving a digital broadcasting program corresponding to the selected channel number.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein, the step of displaying the created program information, the program information is displayed on the background image in an idle mode.

13. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein, in the step of displaying the created program information, the program information is displayed on a text slide area of the background image.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the program information is created based on a predetermined criterion.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the predetermined criterion is set by the user.

16. A method for displaying digital broadcasting program information in a terminal capable of receiving digital broadcasting, the terminal including a first module for controlling a first function, a first display unit for performing display according to the first function, a second module for controlling a multimedia function, and a second display unit for performing display according to the multimedia function, the method comprising the steps of:

determining by the second module if a broadcasting slide function is set;

if the broadcasting slide function is set, creating program information based on electronic program guide information by the second module;

detecting a folder state by the second module;

if it is detected that the folder is opened, displaying by the second module the created program information on a text slide area of a background image of the second display unit;

if it is not detected that the folder is opened, transmitting by the second module the created program information to the first module; and

receiving the program information and displaying the program information on a text slide area of a background image in the first display unit by the first module.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the second module determines if a broadcasting slide function is set in an idle mode.

18. The method as claimed in claim 16, further comprising the steps of:

if the first module detects that a channel number is input by a user after the program information is displayed on the text slide area of the background image in the first display unit, displaying a folder open request message on the text slide area of the background image in the first display unit; and

if the first module detects that the folder is opened after the folder open request message is displayed, requesting digital broadcasting corresponding to the input channel number to the second module.

19. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the first module includes a phone module for controlling a portable telephone function.

20. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the first module includes a phone module for controlling a portable telephone function.

21. The method as claimed in claim 16, further comprising a step of stopping display of the second display unit for the program information and displaying the digital broadcasting corresponding to the input channel number on the second display unit if the second module detects that the user inputs the channel number after the program information is displayed on the text slide area of the background image in the second display unit.

22. A method for displaying digital broadcasting program information in a mobile communication terminal including a display unit and a digital broadcasting receiving unit, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving digital broadcasting program guide information and storing the digital broadcasting program guide information in a memory;

detecting electronic program guide information stored in the memory and creating program information satisfying a predetermined criterion; and

displaying the created program information on a background image of the display unit.

23. The method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the step of displaying the created program information, the program information is displayed on the background image in an idle mode.

24. The method as claimed in claim 22, further comprising the steps of:

driving the digital broadcasting receiving unit if it is detected that a user selects a program number after the program information is displayed; and

receiving digital broadcasting program corresponding to the selected channel number and providing the digital broadcasting program to the display unit by the digital broadcasting receiving unit.

25. The method as claimed in claim 22, further comprising displaying the program information on the text slide area of the background image.

26. The method as claimed in claim 25, wherein the step of displaying the program information comprises a step of determining if a broadcasting slide function is set when the mobile communication terminal is in an idle mode.

27. The method as claimed in claim 22 wherein the predetermined criterion is set by a user.

28. The method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the predetermined criterion is set based on time and channels.

29. A terminal comprising:

a digital broadcasting module for controlling an operation of receiving digital broadcasting;

a first module for controlling a first function;

a first display unit for displaying program information regarding the digital broadcasting on a text slide area of a background image or performing display according to the first function;

a second module for controlling a second function; and

a second display unit for performing display according to the second function, displaying the digital broadcasting program, or displaying the digital broadcasting program information on a text slide area of a background image.

30. The terminal as claimed in claim 29, wherein the first function includes a portable telephone function, and the second function includes a personal portable terminal function.

31. The terminal as claimed in claim 29, wherein the digital broadcasting includes digital multimedia broadcasting.