MULTI-PURPOSE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A CHANNEL SCAN INTERFACE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
First Claim
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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Abstract
A multi-functional display device having a channel scan interface and a method of controlling the same are disclosed herein. The method may include 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. A menu may be displayed for selecting among a plurality of channel scan modes for scanning channels of the multi-functional display device, including a channel scan mode for broadcast content and SNS content. For channel scan mode for SNS content, information for at least one second SNS account for a second individual associated with the at least one first SNS account may be retrieved, and a channel number assigned to the at least one second SNS account.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of scanning channels in a multi-functional display device comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20)
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13. A method of scanning channels in a multi-functional display device comprising:
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displaying a menu for selecting a mode among at least one of a broadcast channel mode or a social network service (SNS) channel mode, detecting a selection of one of the modes; scanning for available channels based on the selected mode; and displaying the available channels based on the scan, wherein when the selected mode is the broadcast channel mode, scanning a plurality of broadcast channels and displaying a list of available broadcast channel numbers and broadcast channel names associated with the broadcast channel numbers, and when the selected mode is the SNS channel mode, scanning a plurality of SNS channels and displaying a list of available SNS channel numbers and SNS identifiers associated with the SNS channel numbers, wherein the SNS identifiers are associated with one or more social network accounts for an individual. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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