TERMINAL DEVICE, BROADCASTING RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20100180298A1
• Filed: 01/13/2010
• Published: 07/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Jae-kwon, PARK, Jong-wook
• Application Number:
  US12/686,670
• Publication Number:
  US 20100180298A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/39
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• 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 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42209 for displaying non-command information, e.g. electronic program guide [EPG], e-mail, messages or a second television channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• 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 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• 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 21/47 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 21/4755 for defining user preferences, e.g. favourite actors or genre retrieval personalisation and generation of user profiles for the retrieval of video data G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895

Abstract

A terminal device coupled to a broadcasting receiving apparatus is provided. The terminal device includes a communication unit which receives electronic program guide (EPG) information from the Internet, a display unit which displays an EPG screen including broadcasting channel information based on the EPG information, and a control unit which controls the broadcasting receiving apparatus to perform an operation corresponding to a selection.

Claims

1. A terminal device coupled to a broadcasting receiving apparatus, the terminal device comprising:

a communication unit that receives electronic program guide (EPG) information from the Internet;

a display unit that displays broadcasting channel information on an EPG screen based on the EPG information; and

a control unit that controls the broadcasting receiving apparatus to perform an operation corresponding to a selection if the selection is made via the EPG screen.

2. The terminal device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display unit comprises a touch screen, and the control unit generates a control command corresponding to manipulation of the touch screen and transmits the control command to the broadcasting receiving apparatus via the communication unit.

3. The terminal device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the communication unit comprises:

a first communication module that receives the EPG information; and

a second communication module that transmits the control command to the broadcasting receiving apparatus.

4. The terminal device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the display unit displays information regarding a broadcasting channel and a menu.

5. The terminal device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the control command includes at least one of a command to select a broadcasting program, a command to record a broadcasting program, and a command to preview a broadcasting program.

6. The terminal device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the command to select the broadcasting program is performed by manipulation of touch and flick or button icon click on a broadcasting program icon associated with the broadcasting program.

7. The terminal device as claimed in claim 2, wherein, if a command to preview a broadcasting program is received via the touch screen, the control unit transmits the command to the broadcasting receiving apparatus, and controls the communication unit so as to receive contents corresponding to the command to preview the broadcasting program.

8. The terminal device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the control unit displays detailed information of a broadcasting program if a command for a detailed viewing of the broadcasting program is received via the touch screen.

9. The terminal device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the display unit displays a user menu area for managing a plurality of broadcasting programs selected on the EPG screen, and the plurality of broadcasting programs are selected by touch and drag.

10. The terminal device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the display unit displays a user channel area for composing a single channel with a plurality of broadcasting programs selected on the EPG screen, and the plurality of broadcasting programs are selected by touch and drag.

11. The terminal device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit receives contents from an apparatus supporting the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) standard and displays the contents.

12. The terminal device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit converts the EPG screen into a background mode if a predetermined condition is satisfied, and the background mode includes at least one of an electronic album mode, a reserved program informing mode, a screen protection mode, and a widget mode.

13. A broadcasting receiving apparatus comprising:

a communication unit that receives a control command from a terminal device displaying an electronic program guide (EPG) screen by receiving EPG information from the Internet; and

a control unit that performs an operation corresponding to the control command by selecting a broadcasting channel according to the control command.

14. The broadcasting receiving apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the control command is generated by at least one of touch and hold, touch and drag, and touch and flick on a touch screen of the terminal device.

15. A method for controlling a terminal device coupled to a broadcasting receiving apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving an electronic program guide (EPG) information from the Internet;

displaying an EPG screen including broadcasting channel information based on the EPG information; and

controlling the broadcasting receiving apparatus to perform an operation corresponding to a selection if the selection is made via the EPG screen.

16. The method for controlling a terminal device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the controlling generates a control command corresponding to manipulation of a touch screen on which the EPG screen is displayed and transmits the control command to the broadcasting receiving apparatus.

17. The method for controlling a terminal device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the terminal device receives the EPG information, and transmits the control command to the broadcasting receiving apparatus.

18. The method for controlling a terminal device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the displaying the EPG screen displays information regarding a broadcasting channel and a menu.

19. The method for controlling a terminal device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the control command includes at least one of a command to select a broadcasting program, a command to record a broadcasting program, and a command to preview a broadcasting program.

20. The method for controlling a terminal device as claimed in claim 19, wherein the command to select the broadcasting program is performed by manipulation of touch and flick or button icon click on a broadcasting program icon associated with the broadcasting program.

21. The method for controlling a terminal device as claimed in claim 15, further comprising transmitting a command to preview a broadcasting program to the broadcasting receiving apparatus and receiving contents corresponding to the command to preview the broadcasting program, if the command to preview the broadcasting program is received via the touch screen.

22. The method for controlling a terminal device as claimed in claim 15, further comprising displaying detailed information of a broadcasting program if a command to view the broadcasting program in detail is received via the touch screen.

23. The method for controlling a terminal device as claimed in claim 15, further comprising:

displaying a user menu area to allow a user to manage a plurality of broadcasting programs selected by the user on the EPG screen;

wherein selection of the plurality of broadcasting programs is performed by touch and drag.

24. The method for controlling a terminal device as claimed in claim 15, further comprising:

displaying a user channel area for composing a single channel with a plurality of broadcasting programs selected by a user on the EPG screen;

wherein selection of the plurality of broadcasting programs is performed by touch and drag.

25. The method for controlling a terminal device as claimed in claim 15, further comprising:

receiving contents from an apparatus which supports the digital living network alliance (DLNA) standard and displaying the contents.

26. The method for controlling a terminal device as claimed in claim 15, further comprising:

converting the EPG screen to a background mode if a predetermined condition is satisfied,

wherein the background mode includes at least one of an electronic album mode, a reserved program informing mode, a screen protection mode, and a widget mode.