Broadcasting receiving apparatus and displaying method of user interface for setting parental lock

• US 20070220542A1
• Filed: 02/12/2007
• Published: 09/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Joon-hwan
• Granted Patent: US 7,962,930 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/28
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44222 Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4542 Blocking scenes or portions of the received content, e.g. censoring scenes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4751 for defining user accounts, e.g. accounts for children
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8352 involving content or source identification data, e.g. Unique Material Identifier [UMID]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only

Abstract

A broadcasting receiving apparatus includes: a broadcasting receiver for receiving downloadable parental rating definition-related data transmitted from an outside source; a data storage for storing the parental rating definition-related data; a user interface (UI) generator for generating a UI for parental lock setup; and a controller for controlling the UI generator to indicate upper item data of the parental rating definition-related data in a first axis direction of the UI and arrange lower item data corresponding to the upper item data in a second axis direction which is different from the first axis direction.

Claims

1. A broadcasting receiving apparatus comprising:

a broadcasting receiver which receives parental rating definition-related data;

a data storage which stores the parental rating definition-related data;

a UI generator which generates a user interface (UI) for parental lock setup; and

a controller which controls the UI generator to indicate upper item data of the parental rating definition-related data in a first axis direction of the UI and arrange lower item data corresponding to the upper item data in a second axis direction which is different from the first axis direction.

2. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls the UI generator to indicate information on a rank of the upper item data for all received upper item data in a first area of the UI.

3. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, if there exist other upper item data, which are not indicated in the UI, of the stored parental rating definition-related data, the controller controls the UI generator to indicate a first extension indicator informing the existence of the other upper item data and having a positive or negative direction of the first axis.

4. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, if there exist other lower item data, which are not indicated in the UI, of the lower item data corresponding to the upper item data indicated in the UI, the controller controls the UI generator to indicate a second extension indicator informing the existence of the other upper item data and having positive or negative direction of the second axis.

5. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 3 further comprising a user input unit operable to direct or select items indicated in the UI.

6. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, if an extension of the upper item data is selected through the user input unit, the controller controls the UI generator to indicate next upper item data corresponding to the selection in the first axis direction and arrange and indicate lower item data corresponding to the indicated upper item data in the second axis direction.

7. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, if an extension of the lower item data is selected through the user input unit, the controller controls the UI generator to arrange and indicate next lower item data corresponding to the selection in the second axis direction.

8. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the controller controls the UI generator to indicate detailed information on lower item data directed by the user input unit in a second area of the UI.

9. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the first axis comprises a horizontal axis, the second axis comprises a vertical axis, and the upper item data comprise dimension values and the lower item data comprise rating values.

10. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the controller controls the UI generator to indicate items for selecting a viewing block or an allowance of the rating values indicated in the UI, and set a viewing block function in response to a rating value with the viewing block or allowance selected through the user input unit.

11. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 4 further comprising a user input unit operable to direct or select items indicated in the UI.

12. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 11, wherein, if an extension of the upper item data is selected through the user input unit, the controller controls the UI generator to indicate next upper item data corresponding to the selection in the first axis direction and arrange and indicate lower item data corresponding to the indicated upper item data in the second axis direction.

13. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, if an extension of the lower item data is selected through the user input unit, the controller controls the UI generator to arrange and indicate next lower item data corresponding to the selection in the second axis direction.

14. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the controller controls the UI generator to indicate detailed information on lower item data directed by the user input unit in a second area of the UI.

15. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the first axis comprises a horizontal axis and the second axis comprises a vertical axis, and wherein the upper item data comprise dimension values and the lower item data comprise rating values.

16. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the controller controls the UI generator to indicate items for selecting a viewing block or allowance of the rating values indicated in the UI, and set a viewing block function in response to a rating value with the viewing block or allowance selected through the user input unit.

17. A displaying method of a user interface (UI) for setting a parental lock, the method comprising:

storing downloadable parental rating definition-related data; and

displaying a UI picture with upper item data of the parental rating definition-related data indicated in a first axis direction of a UI picture and with lower item data corresponding to the upper item data arranged in a second axis direction which is different from the first axis direction.

18. The displaying method according to claim 17 further comprising indicating information on a rank of the upper item data for all received upper item data in a first area of the UI picture.

19. The displaying method according to claim 18 further comprising, if there exist other upper item data, which are not indicated in the UI, of the stored parental rating definition-related data, indicating a first extension indicator informing the existence of the other upper item data and having positive or negative direction of the first axis.

20. The displaying method according to claim 19 further comprising, if an extension instruction of the upper item data is input, indicating next upper item data corresponding to the input in the first axis direction and arranging and indicating lower item data corresponding to the indicated upper item data in the second axis direction.

21. The displaying method according to claim 18 further comprising, if there exist other lower item data, which are not indicated in the UI, of the lower item data corresponding to the upper item data indicated in the UI, indicating a second extension indicator informing the existence of the other upper item data and having positive or negative direction of the second axis.

22. The displaying method according to claim 21 further comprising, if an extension instruction of the lower item data is input, arranging and indicating next lower item data corresponding to the input in the second axis direction.

23. The displaying method according to claim 22 further comprising indicating detailed information on lower item data directed according an input.

24. The displaying method according to claim 22, wherein the upper item data comprise dimension values and the lower item data comprise rating values, and if a viewing block or allowance of the rating values indicated in the UI picture is selected, setting the selected viewing block or allowance of the rating values.

25. The displaying method according to claim 20 further comprising, if there exist other lower item data, which are not indicated in the UI, of the lower item data corresponding to the upper item data indicated in the UI, indicating a second extension indicator informing the existence of the other upper item data and having positive or negative direction of the second axis.

26. The displaying method according to claim 25 further comprising, if an extension instruction of the lower item data is input, arranging and indicating next lower item data corresponding to the input in the second axis direction.

27. The displaying method according to claim 26 further comprising indicating detailed information on lower item data directed according an input.

28. The displaying method according to claim 26, wherein the upper item data comprise dimension values and the lower item data comprise rating values, and if a viewing block or allowance of the rating values indicated in the UI picture is selected, setting the selected viewing block or allowance of the rating values.

29. A broadcasting receiving apparatus comprising:

a broadcasting receiver which receives parental rating definition-related data;

a data storage which stores upper item data of the parental rating definition-related data and lower item data corresponding to the upper item data;

a user interface (UI) generator which generates a UI for parental lock setup; and

a controller which controls the UI generator to generate the UI with upper item data, which are selected from the stored upper item data, indicated in a first area of the UI and with lower item data, corresponding to the selected upper item data, arranged in one direction.

30. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 29, wherein the controller controls the UI generator to indicate information on a rank of the indicated upper item data for all received upper item data in a second area of the UI.

31. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 30, wherein, if upper item data other than the upper item data currently indicated in the UI are stored in the data storage, the controller controls the UI generator to indicate a first extension indicator informing the existence of the other upper item data in an third area adjacent to the first area

32. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 30, wherein, if there exist other lower item data, which are not indicated in the UI, of the lower item data corresponding to the upper item data currently indicated in the UI, the controller controls the UI generator to indicate a second extension indicator informing the existence of the other upper item data.

33. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 31, wherein the lower item data are arranged in a vertical direction, and wherein the first extension indicator is indicated to have positive and negative directionality of a horizontal axis and the second extension indicator is indicated to have positive and negative directionality of a vertical axis.

34. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 33, further comprising a user input unit used to select items indicated in the UI, wherein the user input unit comprises top, bottom, left and right extension keys.

35. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 34, wherein, if at least one of the left and right extension key is selected, the controller controls the UI generator to indicate next upper item data corresponding to the selection in the first area and arrange and indicate lower item data corresponding to the indicated upper item data in the vertical direction.

36. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 34, wherein, if at least one of the top and bottom extension key is selected, the controller controls the UI generator to arrange and indicate next lower item data corresponding to the selection in the vertical direction.

37. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 33, wherein the upper item data comprise dimension values and the lower item data comprise rating values.

38. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 32, wherein the lower item data are arranged in a vertical direction, and the first extension indicator is indicated to have positive and negative directionality of a horizontal axis and the second extension indicator is indicated to have positive and negative directionality of a vertical axis.

39. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 38, further comprising a user input unit used to select items indicated in the UI, wherein the user input unit comprises top, bottom, left and right extension keys.

40. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 39, wherein, if the at least one of the left and right extension key is selected, the/ controller controls the UI generator to indicate next upper item data corresponding to the selection in the first area and arrange and indicate lower item data corresponding to the indicated upper item data in the vertical direction.

41. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 39, wherein, if at least one of the top and bottom extension key is selected, the controller controls the UI generator to arrange and indicate next lower item data corresponding to the selection in the vertical direction.

42. The broadcasting receiving apparatus according to claim 38, wherein the upper item data comprise dimension values and the lower item data comprise rating values.