ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD

• US 20120278836A1
• Filed: 01/06/2012
• Published: 11/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: TOKIKURA, MUNEHIRO, ESAKA, NAOKI, ONODERA, MIEKO, YOKOYAMA, SACHIE
• Application Number:
  US13/345,299
• Publication Number:
  US 20120278836A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/472 End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a generator configured to generate key information items associated with the information integration screen information items, a selection module configured to select one information integration screen information item from information integration screen information items based on in-device information and key information items the in-device information includes the electronic program table data acquired from the electronic device, and the key information items associated with the respective information integration screen information items, and a display data generator configured to generate display data to display, on a display screen, an information integration screen includes one or more Web page and/or the specified area of Web page, the information integration screen corresponding to the one information integration screen information selected by the selection module.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a storage module configured to store information integration screen information items, each integration screen information item comprising information of one or more Web page and/or specified area of Web page;

a reception module configured to receive broadcasting program data comprising electronic program table data;

a transmission module configured to transmit a display command to display an information integration screen when a signal for displaying the information integration screen is received from an exterior;

a generator configured to generate key information items associated with the information integration screen information items;

a selection module configured to select one information integration screen information item from the information integration screen information items based on in-device information and key information items when the transmission module transmits the display command, the in-device information comprising the electronic program table data acquired from the electronic device, and the key information items associated with the respective information integration screen information items; and

a display data generator configured to generate display data to display, on a display screen, an information integration screen comprising one or more Web page and/or the specified area of Web page, the information integration screen corresponding to the one information integration screen information selected by the selection module.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the selection module is configured to calculate degrees of association with respective information integration screen information items based on the in-device information and the key information, and to select the one information integration screen information item comprising the highest degree of association.

3. The device of claim 2, further comprising an operation module configured to calculate a reference rate of each of information integration screen information items in time zones according to a display time of an information integration screen which is displayed based on the information integration screen information items,

wherein the selection module is configured to select the one information integration screen information item comprising the highest reference rate in a time zone corresponding to a time at which the display command is transmitted when the highest degree of association is less than a threshold value.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the in-device information comprises at least one of

electronic program table data of a program corresponding to broadcasting program data received by the reception module when the display command is transmitted,

time at which the display command is transmitted,

a genre of a program corresponding to broadcasting program data which is received with high frequency by the reception module,

a word acquired from the broadcasting program data,

a keyword used at a retrieval time using electronic program table data,

a genre used at the retrieval time,

information of a program retrieved by using the electronic program table data,

a keyword used at the retrieval time using a retrieval site,

information of a program retrieved by using a retrieval site,

an object displayed on a display screen based on the broadcasting program data when the display command is transmitted,

character data extracted by speech recognition from audio data included in the broadcasting program data, and

electronic program table data attached to contents recorded by a recording function of the device.

5. The device of claim 1, further comprising a generation module for generating key information associated with each information integration screen information item,

wherein the generation module performing at least one of

a process of generating, as the key information, a site name of a first web page or a first specified area of Web page which has the largest area in one or more a Web page or a specified area of Web page displayed on a display screen based on an information integration screen information item in the information integration screen information items,

a process of generating, as the key information, a highest-frequency word included in a first web page or a first specified area,

a process of generating, as the key information, genre information included in a second web page or a second specified area of Web page on which focus is lastly placed, when one or more a Web page or a specified area of Web page are displayed on a display screen based on an information integration screen information item in the information integration screen information items,

a process of generating, as the key information, a word included in a third Web page or a third specified area of Web page on which the focus is frequently placed when one or more a Web page or a specified area of Web page are displayed on a display screen based on an information integration screen information item in the information integration screen information items,

a process of generating, as the key information, a word included in a fourth Web page or a fourth specified area of Web page on which the focus is frequently placed at the acquisition time of time information when one or more a Web page or a specified area of Web page are displayed on a display screen based on an information integration screen information item in the information integration screen information items,

a process of generating, as the key information, a rate at which the information integration screen information is displayed at the acquisition time of time information, and

a process of generating, as the key information, date and time at which the information integration screen information is generated.

6. A display method of an electronic device, comprising:

receiving broadcasting program data comprising electronic program table data;

transmitting a display command to display an information integration screen;

generating key information items associated with the information integration screen information items stored in a storage module;

selecting one information integration screen information item from the information integration screen information items based on in-device information and key information items in response to transmission of the display command, the in-device information comprising the electronic program table data acquired from the electronic device, and the key information items associated with the respective information integration screen information items; and

displaying, on a display screen, an information integration screen comprising one or more Web page and/or specified area of Web page that corresponds to the one information integration screen information item.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

calculating degrees of association with respective information integration screen information items based on the in-device information and the key information; and

to selecting the one information integration screen information item comprising the highest degree of association.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

calculating a reference rate of each of information integration screen information items in time zones according to a display time of an information integration screen which is displayed based on information integration screen information items; and

selecting the one information integration screen information item comprising the highest reference rate in a time zone corresponding to a time at which the display command is transmitted when the highest degree of association is less than a threshold value.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the in-device information includes at least one of

electronic program table data of a program corresponding to broadcasting program data received by the reception module when the display command is transmitted,

time at which the display command is transmitted,

a genre of a program corresponding to broadcasting program data which is received with high frequency by the reception module,

a word acquired from the broadcasting program data,

a keyword used at the retrieval time using electronic program table data,

a genre used at the retrieval time,

information of a program retrieved by using electronic program table data,

a keyword used at the retrieval time using a retrieval site,

information of a program retrieved by using a retrieval site,

an object displayed on a display screen based on the broadcasting program data when the display command is transmitted,

character data extracted by speech recognition from audio data included in the broadcasting program data, and

electronic program table data attached to contents recorded by a recording function of the device.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein generating the key information comprises at least one of

generating, as the key information, a site name of a first web page or a first specified area of Web page which has the largest area in one or more a Web page or a specified area of Web page displayed on a display screen based on an information integration screen information item in the information integration screen information items,

generating, as the key information, a highest-frequency word included in a first web page or a first specified area,

generating, as the key information, genre information included in a second web page or a second specified area of Web page on which focus is lastly placed, when one or more a Web page or a specified area of Web page are displayed on a display screen based on an information integration screen information item in the information integration screen information items,

generating, as the key information, a word included in a third Web page or a third specified area of Web page on which the focus is frequently placed when one or more a Web page or a specified area of Web page are displayed on a display screen based on an information integration screen information item in the information integration screen information items,

generating, as the key information, a word included in a fourth Web page or a fourth specified area of Web page on which the focus is frequently placed at the acquisition time of time information when one or more a Web page or a specified area of Web page are displayed on a display screen based on an information integration screen information item in the information integration screen information items,

generating, as the key information, a rate at which the information integration screen information is displayed at the acquisition time of time information, and

generating, as the key information, date and time at which the information integration screen information is generated.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause a computer to:

receiving broadcasting program data comprising electronic program table data;

transmitting a display command to display an information integration screen;

generating key information items associated with the information integration screen information items stored in a storage module;

selecting one information integration screen information item from the information integration screen information items based on in-device information and the key information items in response to transmission of the display command, the in-device information comprising the electronic program table data acquired from the electronic device, and the key information items associated with the respective information integration screen information items; and

displaying, on a display screen, an information integration screen comprising one or more Web page and/or specified area of Web page that corresponds to the one information integration screen information item.

12. The storage medium of claim 11 storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause a computer to:

calculate degrees of association with respective information integration screen information items based on the in-device information and the key information; and

to select the one information integration screen information item comprising the highest degree of association.

13. A storage medium of claim 12 storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the computer to:

calculate a reference rate of each of information integration screen information items in time zones according to a display time of an information integration screen which is displayed based on information integration screen information items; and

select the one information integration screen information item comprising the highest reference rate in a time zone corresponding to a time at which the display command is transmitted when the highest degree of association is less than a threshold value.

14. The storage medium of claim 11, wherein the in-device information includes at least one of

electronic program table data of a program corresponding to broadcasting program data received by the reception module when the display command is transmitted,

time at which the display command is transmitted,

a genre of a program corresponding to broadcasting program data which is received with high frequency by the reception module,

a word acquired from the broadcasting program data,

a keyword used at the retrieval time using electronic program table data,

a genre used at the retrieval time,

information of a program retrieved by using electronic program table data,

a keyword used at the retrieval time using a retrieval site,

information of a program retrieved by using a retrieval site,

an object displayed on a display screen based on the broadcasting program data when the display command is transmitted,

character data extracted by speech recognition from audio data included in the broadcasting program data, and

electronic program table data attached to contents recorded by a recording function of the device.

15. The storage medium of claim 11, wherein generating of the key information comprises at least one of

generating, as the key information, a site name of a first web page or a first specified area of Web page which has the largest area in one or more a Web page or a specified area of Web page displayed on a display screen based on an information integration screen information item in the information integration screen information items,

generating, as the key information, a highest-frequency word included in a first web page or a first specified area,

generating, as the key information, genre information included in a second web page or a second specified area of Web page on which focus is lastly placed, when one or more a Web page or a specified area of Web page are displayed on a display screen based on an information integration screen information item in the information integration screen information items,

generating, as the key information, a word included in a third Web page or a third specified area of Web page on which the focus is frequently placed when one or more a Web page or a specified area of Web page are displayed on a display screen based on an information integration screen information item in the information integration screen information items,

generating, as the key information, a word included in a fourth Web page or a fourth specified area of Web page on which the focus is frequently placed at the acquisition time of time information when one or more a Web page or a specified area of Web page are displayed on a display screen based on an information integration screen information item in the information integration screen information items,

generating, as the key information, a rate at which the information integration screen information is displayed at the acquisition time of time information, and

generating, as the key information, date and time at which the information integration screen information is generated.