APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING SERVICE INFORMATION CORRESPONDING TO SERVICE ZONE

• US 20120054269A1
• Filed: 08/27/2010
• Published: 03/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Choi, Dukho, Im, Jinsung, Koh, Yunji, Shin, Kangsoo
• Granted Patent: US 8,549,068 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2362 Generation or processing of Service Information [SI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4345 Extraction or processing of SI, e.g. extracting service information from an MPEG stream
• 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: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences

Abstract

A terminal includes: a wireless communication unit configured to receive service information; a controller configured to provide control to perform re-searching or display a menu for searching for service information after the terminal enters a service zone; and a display unit configured to visually display service information under the control of the controller.

Claims

1. A terminal device comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to receive service information;

a controller configured to provide control to re-search the received service information or display a menu for searching the received service information in a service zone; and

a display unit configured to visually display service information under the control of the controller.

2. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the service information is provided the service zone, the service information is at least one of a service, a service list, or contents with respect to a service.

3. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the service zone is an area to receive service information from a server in a network established in a certain place or area.

4. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the controller provides control tore-search the received service information when input information for re-searching is received.

5. The terminal device of claim 4, wherein the input information is generated by at least one of a re-search button, a voice, a movement of the terminal, time, schedule information, and a communication situation of the service zone.

6. The terminal device of claim 4, wherein the controller controls the display unit to display changed service information when the re-searching is completed,

wherein the changed service information is distinguished from the service information before performing the re-searching.

7. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the controller provides control to display notification information indicating that the re-searching is currently being performed.

8. The terminal device of claim 7, wherein the notification information is at least any one of a visual signal, an audible signal and a tactile signal.

9. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the controller controls the display unit to receive service information by using a location-based service when there is no service information on completing the re-searching.

10. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the controller provides control to display information for guiding to receive service information through a reader when there is no service information on completing the re-searching.

11. The terminal device of claim 10, wherein the guiding information is information including at least one of the location of the reader and information indicating a command for accessing the reader.

12. The terminal device of claim 10, wherein the reader measures a signal strength of a terminal located nearby and performs communication with the terminal.

13. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the controller provides control to display a menu for searching service information when the number of the received service information is greater than a pre-set threshold value.

14. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the menu comprises one or more of sub-menus for inputting text or setting a service category.

15. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the controller provides control to extract service information corresponding to the information input to the menu and display the extracted service information.

16. A server comprising:

a storage unit configured to store service information corresponding to a service zone;

an information extraction unit configured to extract service information corresponding to request information among the stored service information, wherein the request information is transmitted from a terminal; and

a transmission unit configured to transmit the extracted service information to the terminal, wherein the request information is information input to a menu for searching service information of the terminal.

17. The server of claim 16, wherein the service zone is an area to receive service information from a server in a network established in a certain place or area.

18. The server of claim 16, wherein the service information is provided the service zone, the service information is at least one of a service, a service list, or contents with respect to a service.

19. The server of claim 16, wherein the menu comprises one or more of sub-menus for inputting text or setting a service category.