DISPLAY APPARATUS, CLIENT TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20110119713A1
• Filed: 11/04/2010
• Published: 05/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Yu, Seung-dong, Park, Se-jun, CHANG, Woo-yong, Moon, Min-jeong
• Application Number:
  US12/939,653
• Publication Number:
  US 20110119713A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• 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 21/4143 embedded in a Personal Computer [PC]
• 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 21/42684 Client identification by a unique number or address, e.g. serial number, MAC address, socket ID network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming H04L61/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• 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 21/43632 involving a wired protocol, e.g. IEEE 1394 high-speed IEEE 1394 serial bus H04L12/40052
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44222 Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• 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 21/4667 Processing of monitored end-user data, e.g. trend analysis based on the log file of viewer selections
• 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 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72

Abstract

Disclosed is a display apparatus which includes a communication unit which communicates with a plurality of client terminals; a receiver which receives a broadcasting signal; a signal processor which processes the broadcasting signal received by the receiver; a display unit which displays thereon an image corresponding to the broadcasting signal processed by the signal processor; a storage unit which stores therein a viewing history relating to the plurality of client terminals; and a controller which controls the communication unit to transmit to the client terminal Remote User Interface (RUI) information corresponding to the connected client terminal based on a viewing history relating to the connected client terminal.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a communication unit which communicates with a plurality of client terminals;

a receiver which receives a broadcasting signal;

a signal processor which processes the broadcasting signal received by the receiver;

a display unit which displays thereon an image corresponding to the broadcasting signal processed by the signal processor;

a storage unit which stores therein a viewing history relating to the plurality of client terminals; and

a controller which controls the communication unit to transmit to the client terminal Remote User Interface (RUI) information corresponding to the connected client terminal based on a viewing history relating to the connected client terminal if at least one of the plurality of client terminals is connected through the communication unit, and controls the receiver, signal processor and display unit to receive, process and display the broadcasting signal corresponding to a user'"'"'s input received from the client terminal.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the RUI information comprises at least one of a User Interface (UI) type and content displayed on the UI.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the UI type comprises at least one of an image, a text and an audio.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the content which is displayed on the UI comprises at least one of a preferred channel, a preferred program and a preferred genre.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a channel or a program that is viewed for a predetermined time and/or by a number of predetermined times is registered as the preferred channel or the preferred program.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a genre of at least one of the programs which belongs to a predetermined genre is registered as the preferred genre if at least one of the programs is viewed for a predetermined time and/or by a number of predetermined times.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the controller generates information relating to at least one of the preferred channel, the preferred program and the preferred genre by referring to the stored viewing history.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to communicate with the plurality of client terminals through at least one of UPnP, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®

and wired communication.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to transmit to the client terminal the stored viewing history relating to the connected client terminal.

10. A control method of a display apparatus, the control method comprising:

storing a viewing history relating to a plurality of client terminals;

connecting to at least one of the plurality of client terminals;

generating Remote User Interface (RUI) information corresponding to the client terminals based on the viewing history relating to the connected client terminal;

transmitting to the client terminal the generated RUI information; and

receiving, processing and displaying a broadcasting signal corresponding to a user'"'"'s input received from the client terminal.

11. The control method according to claim 10, wherein the RUI information comprises at least one of a User Interface (UI) type and content displayed on the UI.

12. The control method according to claim 11, wherein the UI type comprises at least one of an image, a text and an audio.

13. The control method according to claim 11, wherein the content which is displayed on the UI comprises at least one of a preferred channel, a preferred program and a preferred genre.

14. The control method according to claim 13, wherein a channel or a program that is viewed for a predetermined time and/or by a number of predetermined times is registered as the preferred channel or the preferred program.

15. The control method according to claim 13, wherein a genre of at least one of the programs which belongs to a predetermined genre is registered as a preferred genre if at least one of the programs is viewed for a predetermined time and/or by a number of predetermined times.

16. The control method according to claim 13, wherein the information relating to at least one of the preferred channel, the preferred program and the preferred genre is generated by referring to the stored viewing history.

17. The control method according to claim 10, wherein the connecting to the client terminal comprises communicating and connecting with the plurality of client terminals through at least one of UPnP, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®

and wired communication.

18. The control method according to claim 10, further comprising transmitting to the client terminal the stored viewing history relating to the connected client terminal.

19. A client terminal comprising:

a communication unit which communicates with a display apparatus;

a signal processor which processes Remote User Interface (RUI) information received from the communication unit;

a display unit which displays thereon the RUI based on the RUI information processed by the signal processor;

a user input unit which receives a user'"'"'s input; and

a controller which controls the communication unit to receive RUI information corresponding to the client terminal upon being connected to the display apparatus by the communication unit, and controls the signal processor and the display unit to process and display the RUI based on the RUI information, and controls the communication unit to transmit to the display apparatus a user'"'"'s input performed by referring to the RUI.

20. The client terminal according to claim 19, wherein the RUI information comprises at least one of a User Interface (UI) type and content displayed on the UI.

21. The client terminal according to claim 20, wherein the UI type comprises at least one of an image, a text and an audio.

22. The client terminal according to claim 20, wherein the content which is displayed on the UI comprises at least one of a preferred channel, a preferred program and a preferred genre.

23. The client terminal according to claim 22, wherein the preferred channel or the preferred program comprises a channel or a program that is viewed for a predetermined time and/or by a number of predetermined times.

24. The client terminal according to claim 22, wherein the preferred genre comprises a genre of at least one of the programs which is viewed for a predetermined time and/or by a number of predetermined times.

25. The client terminal according to claim 22, wherein the content which is displayed on the UI further comprises information relating to at least one of the preferred channel, the preferred program and the preferred genre.

26. The client terminal according to claim 19, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to communicate with the display apparatus through at least one of UPnP, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®

and wired communication.

27. The client terminal according to claim 19, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to receive a viewing history relating to the client terminal, from the connected display apparatus.

28. The client terminal according to claim 27, further comprising a storage unit, wherein

the controller controls the storage unit to store therein the received viewing history relating to the client terminal.

29. The client terminal according to claim 28, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to transmit the stored viewing history to a second display apparatus if connected to the second display apparatus through the communication unit, and controls the communication unit to receive second RUI information corresponding to the transmitted viewing history from the second display apparatus.

30. A control method of a client terminal, the control method comprising:

connecting to a display apparatus;

receiving Remote User Interface (RUI) information corresponding to the client terminal;

displaying a RUI based on the received RUI information;

receiving a user'"'"'s input performed by referring to the RUI; and

transmitting the user'"'"'s input to the display apparatus.

31. The control method according to claim 30, wherein the RUI information comprises at least one of a User Interface (UI) type and content displayed on the UI.

32. The control method according to claim 31, wherein the UI type comprises at least one of an image, a text and an audio.

33. The control method according to claim 31, wherein the content which is displayed on the UI comprises at least one of a preferred channel, a preferred program and a preferred genre.

34. The control method according to claim 33, wherein the preferred channel or the preferred program comprises a channel or a program that is viewed for a predetermined time and/or by a number of predetermined times.

35. The control method according to claim 33, wherein the preferred genre comprises a genre of at least one of the programs which is viewed for a predetermined time and/or by a number of predetermined times.

36. The control method according to claim 33, wherein the content which is displayed on the UI further comprises information relating to at least one of the preferred channel, the preferred program and the preferred genre.

37. The control method according to claim 30, wherein the connecting to the display apparatus comprises connecting and communicating with the display apparatus through at least one of UPnP, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®

and wired communication.

38. The control method according to claim 30, further comprising receiving a viewing history relating to the client terminal from the connected display apparatus.

39. The control method according to claim 38, further comprising storing the viewing history relating to the received client terminal.

40. The control method according to claim 39, further comprising:

transmitting the stored viewing history to a second display apparatus if connected to the second display apparatus; and

receiving second RUI information corresponding to the transmitted viewing history from the display apparatus.