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MULTI-PURPOSE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A CHANNEL SCAN INTERFACE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

  • US 20120210370A1
  • Filed: 02/09/2012
  • Published: 08/16/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of scanning channels in a multi-functional display device comprising:

  • registering a first individual at the multi-functional display device to create an account that is associated with at least one first social network service (SNS) account for the first individual;

    displaying a menu for selecting among a plurality of channel scan modes for scanning channels of the multi-functional display device, the plurality of channel scan modes including a first channel scan mode for scanning channels for accessing broadcast content and a second channel scan mode for scanning channels for accessing SNS content;

    when the first channel scan mode is selected, scanning the channels for available channels for broadcast content; and

    when the second channel scan mode is selected, retrieving information for at least one second SNS account for a second individual associated with the at least one first SNS account, and assigning a channel number to the at least one second SNS account.

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