METHOD FOR DISPLAYING BROADCASTING CONTENTS IN MOBILE TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL THEREOF

• US 20110016415A1
• Filed: 07/14/2010
• Published: 01/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Cho, Beomseok, Nam, Kihoa, You, Soolim, Ko, Youngseok
• Application Number:
  US12/836,479
• Publication Number:
  US 20110016415A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/764
• 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 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• 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 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4886 for displaying a ticker, e.g. scrolling banner for news, stock exchange, weather data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8173 End-user applications, e.g. Web browser, game
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8405 represented by keywords

Abstract

A mobile terminal includes a controller initiating at least one widget present in the mobile terminal and obtaining updated information with regard to the at least one initiated widget, a user input unit receiving an input for selecting a channel which provides broadcasting content, a wireless communication unit receiving the broadcasting contents, and a display displaying the broadcasting contents. The controller determines whether any of the at least one initiated widget is associated with the selected channel and registered with the selected channel and the display displays one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the selected channel with the broadcasting content when the controller determines that the one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the selected channel are registered.

Claims

1. A method for displaying broadcasting content in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

initiating at least one widget present in the mobile terminal;

obtaining updated information with regard to the at least one initiated widget;

receiving a first input for selecting a channel which provides the broadcasting content;

determining whether any of the at least one initiated widget is associated with the selected channel and registered with the selected channel; and

displaying one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the selected channel with the broadcasting content upon determining that the one or more of the at least one widget associated with the selected channel is registered.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second input; and

displaying at least one widget that is available to be registered as a widget in response to the second input.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

prompting a user to register a widget that is associated with the selected channel upon determining that the one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the selected channel are not registered.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

displaying the one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the selected channel while the broadcasting content is being displayed;

receiving a third input for selecting at least one of the one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the selected channel; and

registering the selected at least one of the one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the selected channel with the selected channel.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the displayed one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the selected channel are stored in a memory of the mobile terminal or in an external server.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

storing information related to the registered at least one of the one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the selected channel; and

displaying the registered at least one of the one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the selected channel whenever the channel is selected.

7. A method for displaying broadcasting content in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

initiating at least one widget present in the mobile terminal;

obtaining updated information with regard to the at least one initiated widget;

receiving a first input for selecting a channel that provides the broadcasting content;

displaying the broadcasting content according to the selected channel;

determining whether any of the at least one initiated widget is associated with the displayed broadcasting content and registered with the displayed broadcasting content; and

displaying one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the displayed broadcasting content upon determining that the one or more of the at least one widget associated with the displayed broadcasting content are registered with the displayed broadcasting content,

wherein the broadcasting content and the one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the displayed broadcasting content are displayed concurrently on a display of the mobile terminal.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

prompting a user to register a widget that is associated with the displayed broadcasting content upon determining that the one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the displayed broadcasting content are not registered.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving a second input; and

displaying at least one widget that is associated with the displayed broadcasting content and available to be registered as a widget in response to the second input while the broadcasting content is being displayed.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the displayed at least one widget that is associated with the displayed broadcasting content is stored in a memory of the mobile terminal or in an external server.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving a third input for selecting one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the displayed broadcasting content; and

registering the selected one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the displayed broadcasting content with the displayed broadcasting content.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

storing information related to the registered one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the displayed broadcasting content; and

displaying the registered one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the displayed broadcasting content whenever the broadcasting content is displayed.

13. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

determining whether a search word for generating a widget associated with the displayed broadcasting content is registered;

prompting a user to register a search word for generating the widget associated with the displayed broadcasting content upon determining that no search word is registered;

displaying at least one search word that is associated with the displayed broadcasting content;

receiving a fourth input for selecting one or more of the at least one search word that are associated with the displayed broadcasting content; and

registering the selected one or more of the at least one search word that are associated with the displayed broadcasting content with the displayed broadcasting content.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

analyzing metadata of the displayed broadcasting contents; and

generating and displaying a list of search words, including the at least one search word that is associated with the displayed broadcasting content, based on the analyzed metadata.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

storing information related to the registered one or more of the at least one search word that are associated with the displayed broadcasting content; and

displaying the registered one or more of the at least one search word that are associated with the displayed broadcasting content whenever the broadcasting content is displayed.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

obtaining information related to the registered one or more of the at least one search word that are associated with the displayed broadcasting content from an external server; and

displaying the obtained information on a widget corresponding to the selected one or more of the at least one search word that are associated with the displayed broadcasting content.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the information related to the registered one or more of the at least one search word that are associated with the displayed broadcasting content is updated in real time to be displayed on the widget.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the external server is preset by the user.

19. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a controller configured to initiate at least one widget present in the mobile terminal and to obtain updated information with regard to the at least one initiated widget;

a user input unit configured to receive a first input for selecting a channel which provides broadcasting content;

a wireless communication unit configured to receive the broadcasting contents; and

a display configured to display the broadcasting contents,

wherein the controller is further configured to;

determine whether any of the at least one initiated widget is associated with the selected channel and registered with the selected channel; and

control the display to display one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the selected channel with the broadcasting content upon determining that the one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the selected channel are registered.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 19, wherein the user input unit is further configured to receive a second input and the controller is further configured to control the display to display at least one widget that is available to be registered as a widget in response to the second input.

21. The mobile terminal of claim 19, wherein the controller is further configured to prompt a user to register a widget that is associated with the selected channel upon determining that the one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the selected channel are not registered.

22. The mobile terminal of claim 21, wherein the display is further configured to display the one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the selected channel while the broadcasting content is being displayed, the user input unit is further configured to receive a third input for selecting at least one of the one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the selected channel, and the controller is further configured to register the selected at least one of the one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the selected channel with the selected channel.

23. The mobile terminal of claim 22, wherein the displayed one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the selected channel are stored in an external server.

24. The mobile terminal of claim 22, further comprising:

a memory configured to store the one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the selected channel.

25. The mobile terminal of claim 24, wherein the memory is further configured to store information related to the registered at least one of the one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the selected channel and the controller is further configured to control the display to display the registered at least one of the one or more of the at least one widget that are associated with the selected channel whenever the channel is selected.