METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CONTENTS INFORMATION

• US 20110119712A1
• Filed: 05/24/2010
• Published: 05/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: CHOI, Go Woon, Ahn, Eun Seon, Kim, Jae Uk
• Granted Patent: US 9,591,249 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/46
• 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 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• 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 21/4532 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 21/47 End-user applications
• 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 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• 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

A method for displaying contents information is provided. In the method, information on each of a plurality of contents may be displayed, and an image for a favorite group registered with the contents may be displayed in correspondence with the displayed contents information. The favorite group image may be displayed as one of a plurality of images. Further, one of the images may indicate that the contents are registered in two or more favorite groups.

Claims

1. A method for displaying contents information, the method comprising:

displaying information on each of a plurality of contents; and

displaying an image associated with one of a plurality of favorite groups with the displayed information of the contents for contents registered to the one of the plurality of favorite groups.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the image comprises one of a symbol or an icon.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the image is displayed in different shapes according to the favorite group registered with the contents.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the image is displayed in different colors according to the favorite group registered with the contents.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the color of the image is set to correspond to a color of a button for selection of the favorite group.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the displaying an image comprises:

if the contents are registered in one favorite group, displaying a first image corresponding to the favorite group; and

if the contents are registered in two or more favorite groups, displaying a second image different from the first image.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising displaying information on each of the two or more favorite groups registered with the contents if a user selects the second image.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein the second image includes a plurality of regions corresponding, respectively, to the two or more favorite groups registered with the contents.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the regions included in the second image are displayed in different colors, and the colors of the regions correspond to the favorite groups, respectively.

10. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

selecting one of the regions; and

displaying information on the favorite group corresponding to the selected region.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the information on the favorite group is information on one or more contents registered in the favorite group.

12. The method according to claim 6, wherein the second image displays information on the favorite group corresponding to a current state of the contents among the registered favorite groups.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the second image displays the favorite group corresponding to a current state of the contents by using at least one of a character, a numeral, or a color.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of contents includes a broadcast channel video.

15. The method according to claim 1, wherein the favorite groups include at least one of drama, sports, news, movie, video, picture, weather, economy, game, real-time broadcast, and video call.

16. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for executing the method of claim 1 in a computer.

17. A method for displaying contents information, the method comprising:

displaying information corresponding, respectively, to a plurality of broadcast channels; and

displaying an image associated with one of a plurality of favorite groups with the displayed information of the plurality of broadcast channels for broadcast channel registered to the one of the plurality of favorite groups.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the information comprises a thumbnail image corresponding to the broadcast channel.

19. The method according to claim 17, wherein the image comprises one of a symbol or an icon.

20. The method according to claim 17, wherein the image is displayed in different shapes according to the favorite group registered with the contents.

21. The method according to claim 17, wherein the image is displayed in different colors according to the favorite group registered with the contents.

22. The method according to claim 17, wherein the displaying an image comprises:

if the broadcast channel is registered in one favorite group, displaying a first image corresponding to the favorite group; and

if the broadcast channel is registered in two or more favorite groups, displaying a second image different from the first image.

23. The method according to claim 22, further comprising displaying information on each of the two or more favorite groups registered with the contents if a user selects the second image.

24. The method according to claim 22, wherein the second image includes a plurality of regions corresponding, respectively, to the favorite groups registered with the broadcast channel.

25. The method according to claim 24, wherein the regions included in the second image are displayed in different colors, and the colors of the regions correspond to the favorite groups, respectively.

26. The method according to claim 22, wherein the second image displays information on the favorite group corresponding to a current broadcast program of the broadcast channel among the registered favorite groups.

27. The method according to claim 26, wherein the second image displays the favorite group corresponding to a current state of the contents by using at least one of a character, a numeral, or a color.

28. The method according to claim 17, wherein the favorite groups include at least one of drama, sports, news, movie, video, picture, weather, economy, game, real-time broadcast, and video call.

29. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for executing the method of claim 17 in a computer.