BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND DISPLAYING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20110030007A1
• Filed: 03/31/2010
• Published: 02/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: CHO, Bong-hwan
• Application Number:
  US12/751,673
• Publication Number:
  US 20110030007A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4432 Powering on the client, e.g. bootstrap loading using setup parameters being stored locally or received from the server resetting in general G06F1/14; program loading or initiating in general G06F9/445; bootstrapping in general G06F9/4401; secure boots of computer platforms G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4586 Content update operation triggered locally, e.g. by comparing the version of software modules in a DVB carousel to the version stored locally deployment, distribution, installation, update of software G06F8/65; error detection or correction of the data by redundancy during software upgrading G06F11/1433; arrangements for updating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/25
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/488 Data services, e.g. news ticker systems specially adapted for using meteorological information in broadcast systems H04H60/71
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

Disclosed is a displaying method of a broadcast receiving apparatus using Internet, the method including: receiving and storing user'"'"'s interesting information through the Internet; inspecting booting screen setting for displaying the user'"'"'s interesting information if receiving a power-on command from a user; and displaying the stored user'"'"'s interesting information according to inspecting results during a booting time needed for displaying a normal screen.

Claims

1. A method of displaying information using a broadcast receiving apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving and storing user information;

inspecting a booting screen setting if the broadcast receiving apparatus receives a power-on command; and

displaying the stored user information during a booting time of the broadcast receiving apparatus before displaying a normal screen, according to a result of the inspecting the booting screen setting.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the receiving and storing the user information comprises

determining whether a current time equals an update time;

and

receiving and storing the user information if it is determined that the current time equals the update time.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising updating the user information at a time equal to at least one of a time set by a user, a time calculated according to a user viewing pattern, and a time when a request for update is received.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user information comprises information related to a user theme including at least one of weather, stocks, news, an electronic program guide, travel, sports, and real estate.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the booting screen setting comprises at least one of a setting to display the user information during the booting time, a setting to display user information specifications, a setting to display a user theme to which the user information belongs, and a setting for a method of updating the user information.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising updating the user information while the broadcast receiving apparatus is in a standby power mode.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user information is displayed with an image quality that is lower than an image quality of the normal screen.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user information comprises text information.

9. The displaying method according to claim 1, wherein the displaying the user information comprises

selecting at least one of Vsync, Hsync and data enable signals adapted to display specifications of the broadcast receiving apparatus according to the inspecting results;

and

displaying the stored user information based on the at least one selected Vsync, Hsync and data enable signals.

10. The displaying method according to claim 1, further comprising providing an Internet service provider with at least one of an update time and a user theme to which the user information belongs.

11. The displaying method according to claim 1, wherein the user information is received through the internet.

12. The method according to claim 1, further comprising analyzing a user viewing pattern and determining a user viewing start time based on the analyzing the user viewing pattern,

wherein the receiving and storing user information comprises receiving and storing user information before the user viewing start time.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the user information is received and stored a predetermined amount of time before the user viewing start time.

14. A broadcast receiving apparatus, comprising:

a display unit;

a communication unit which receives user information;

a storage unit which stores the user information and a booting screen setting for displaying the user information;

an inspecting unit which inspects the booting screen setting if the broadcast receiving apparatus receives a power-on command; and

a control unit which controls the storage unit to store the user information, and causes the stored user information to be displayed on the display unit during a booting time of the broadcast receiving apparatus before displaying a normal screen, according to a result of the inspection by the inspecting unit.

15. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the control unit determines whether a current time equals an update time, the communication unit receives the user information, and the storage unit stores the user information if it is determined that the current time equals the update time.

16. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the control unit controls the user information to be updated at a time equal to at least one of a time set by a user, a time calculated according to a user viewing pattern, and a time when a request for update is received.

17. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the user information comprises information related to a user theme including at least one of weather, stocks, news, an electronic program guide, travel, sports, and real estate.

18. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the booting screen setting comprises at least one of a setting to display the user information during the booting time, a setting to display user information specifications, a setting to display a user theme to which the user information belongs, and a setting for a method of updating the user information.

19. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the control unit updates the user information while the broadcast receiving apparatus is in a standby power mode.

20. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the control unit causes the user information to be displayed with an image quality that is lower than the image quality of the normal screen.

21. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the user information comprises text information.

22. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the control unit selects at least one of Vsync, Hsync and data enable signals adapted to display specifications of the broadcast receiving apparatus according to the inspecting results;

and displays the stored user information based on the at least one selected Vsync, Hsync and data enable signals.

23. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 14, the control unit provides an Internet service provider with at least one of an update time and a user theme to which the user information belongs.

24. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the communication unit receives the user information through the internet.

25. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the control unit analyzes a user viewing pattern and determines a user viewing start time based on the analyzed user viewing pattern,

wherein the storage unit stores the user information before the user viewing start time.

26. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 25, wherein the storage unit stores the user information a predetermined amount of time before the user viewing start time.