BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING WEBSITE ACCESSING ROUTE USING THE SAME

• US 20130212456A1
• Filed: 02/06/2013
• Published: 08/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Chang-soo, HYEON, Su-gyeong
• Application Number:
  US13/760,565
• Publication Number:
  US 20130212456A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/205
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8173 End-user applications, e.g. Web browser, game

Abstract

A broadcast receiving apparatus and a method of providing a website accessing route using the broadcast receiving apparatus are provided. The broadcast receiving apparatus includes: a signal processing unit which performs signal processing with respect to received broadcast contents; a communicating unit which communicates with an external server to access websites; a display unit which displays the signal processed broadcast contents or the websites; and a controlling unit which provides links to a plurality of websites regarding a plurality of categories based on information about previous visits or current visits of a user to the websites and, if one of the plurality of categories is selected, the controlling unit provides a link to a website corresponding to the selected category.

Claims

1. A broadcast receiving apparatus which accesses a plurality of websites through a network, the broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:

a signal processing unit which performs signal processing with respect to received broadcast contents;

a communicating unit which communicates with an external server to access the websites;

a display unit which displays the signal processed broadcast contents or the websites; and

a controlling unit which provides links to a plurality of respective websites, of the websites, corresponding to a plurality of categories based on information about previous visits or current visits of a user to the websites and,

if one of the plurality of categories is selected, the controlling unit provides the respective links to the website corresponding to the selected category.

2. The broadcast receiving apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of categories comprise a bookmark, a visit record, and a currently visited website.

3. The broadcast receiving apparatus of claim 2, wherein:

if the bookmark is selected, the controlling unit provides respective links to websites registered in the bookmark and categories other than the bookmark, together;

if the visit record is selected, the controlling unit provides respective links to previously visited websites and categories other than the visit record, together; and

if the currently visited website is selected, the controlling unit provides respective links to the currently visited websites and categories other than the currently visited website, together.

4. The broadcast receiving apparatus of claim 1, wherein the links to the plurality of respective websites are provided in a thumbnail form or a list form.

5. The broadcast receiving apparatus of claim 1, wherein the links to the plurality of respective websites are provided in one of date, name, and visit frequency orders.

6. The broadcast receiving apparatus of claim 1, wherein if one of the plurality of categories is selected, the controlling unit further provides an input window through which a website address is input.

7. A method of providing a website accessing route, the method comprising:

receiving broadcast contents or websites;

displaying the received broadcast contents or websites; and

providing links to a plurality of respective websites, of websites, corresponding to a plurality of categories based on information about previous visits or current visits of a user to the websites and,

if one of the plurality of categories is selected, providing the respective links to the website corresponding to the selected category.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the plurality of categories comprise a bookmark, a visit record, and a currently visited website.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the providing of the links to the websites comprises:

if the bookmark is selected, providing respective links to websites registered in the bookmark and categories other than the bookmark, together;

if the visit record is selected, providing respective links to previously visited websites and categories other than the visit record, together; and

if the currently visited website is selected, providing respective links to the currently visited websites and categories other than the currently visited website, together.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the links to the plurality of respective websites are provided in a thumbnail form or a list form.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the links to the plurality of respective websites are provided in one of date, name, and visit frequency orders.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the providing of the links to the websites comprises:

if one of the plurality of categories is selected, further providing an input window through which a website address is input.

13. A broadcast receiving apparatus which accesses websites through a network, the broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:

a receiver which receives broadcast contents through a broadcast network and the websites from a web server through the internet;

a video processor which performs signal processing with respect to video data of the received broadcast contents;

an audio processor which performs signal processing with respect to audio data of the received broadcast contents;

a display unit which displays the signal processed audio and video data or the websites; and

a controlling unit which provides links to a plurality of websites regarding a plurality of categories based on information about previous visits or current visits of a user to the websites, and

if one of the plurality of categories is selected, the controlling unit provides a link to a website corresponding to the selected category.

14. The broadcast receiving apparatus of claim 13, wherein the plurality of categories comprise a bookmark, a visit record, and a currently visited website.

15. The broadcast receiving apparatus of claim 13, wherein:

if the bookmark is selected, the controlling unit provides links to websites registered in the bookmark and categories other than the bookmark, together;

if the visit record is selected, the controlling unit provides links to previously visited websites and categories other than the visit record, together;

if the currently visited website is selected, the controlling unit provides links to the currently visited website and categories other than the currently visited website, together.

16. The broadcast receiving apparatus of claim 13, wherein the links to the websites are provided in a thumbnail form or a list form.

17. The broadcast receiving apparatus of claim 13, wherein the links to the websites are provided in one of date, name, and visit frequency orders.

18. The broadcast receiving apparatus of claim 13, wherein if one of the plurality of categories is selected, the controlling unit further provides an input window through which a website address is input.