METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTISCREEN MANAGEMENT FOR MULTIPLE SCREEN CONFIGURATION

• US 20090322714A1
• Filed: 06/18/2009
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: ADAMS, Glenn A., JUNG, Un-Gyo, BYUN, Sung-Wook, LEE, Kwang-Kee, LEE, Jong-Ho
• Granted Patent: US 8,054,319 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4433 Implementing client middleware, e.g. Multimedia Home Platform [MHP]
• 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 5/45 Picture in picture , e.g. displaying simultaneously another television channel in a region of the screen

Abstract

The present invention performs multiscreen configuration and multiscreen management by using a plurality of screens and a plurality of methods in order to represent a plurality of service contents. In accordance with a multiscreen configuration method of the present invention, by mutually assigning one or more broadcasting services, one or more logical screens, one or more display screens, and one or more output ports, ultimately outputting service contents which are executed on screens assigned by output ports, and setting, changing, and reporting configuration of a multiscreen, the configuration of the multiscreen may be set or reset so as to effectively output various service contents on the multiscreen by using a desired method.

Claims

1. A method of configuring and managing a multiscreen, the method comprising:

receiving at least one broadcasting service;

assigning the at least one broadcasting service to at least one logical screen;

assigning the at least one logical screen to at least one display screen; and

assigning the at least one display screen to at least one output port.

2. The method according claim 1, further comprising associating a service context for the at least one logical screen to a context for the at least one display screen, and changing the association between the contexts.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising determining a multiscreen configuration including the at least one logical screen, the at least one display screen, a context for the at least one broadcasting services, and information regarding the at least one output port, and changing the multiscreen configuration.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising observing preconditions and postconditions for changing the multiscreen configuration.

5. The method according to claim 3, further comprising reporting a change of the multiscreen configuration and the contexts.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one broadcasting service comprises at least one of a video component, an audio component and a data component.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one logical screen is associated with each of the received at least one broadcasting service.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one logical screen is associated with each of the at least one display screen.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the at least one logical screen is associated with each of the at least one display screen.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one display screen is associated with each of the at least one output port.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the at least one display screen is associated with each of the at least one output port.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein each of the at least one logical screen includes at least one of a background image, a video raster and a graphic raster.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein each of the at least one logical screen includes at least one of a background image, a video raster and a graphic raster.

14. The method according to claim 1, further comprising setting visibility of a first screen of the at least one logical screen to indicate whether the first screen is to be visible or non-visible on the at least one display screen.