DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSOR TO CONTROL THE DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20140111689A1
• Filed: 09/18/2013
• Published: 04/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Yong Hoon, KIM, In Ji, Seol, Gyoung Chan, Ahn, Jae Hong, Ryu, Young Jun
• Application Number:
  US14/030,159
• Publication Number:
  US 20140111689A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/563
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/233 Processing of audio elementary streams monitoring, identification or recognition of audio in broadcast systems H04H60/58
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42221 Transmission circuitry, e.g. infrared [IR] or radio frequency [RF]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4394 involving operations for analysing the audio stream, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in audio streams arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of audio in broadcast systems H04H60/58
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/440236 by media transcoding, e.g. video is transformed into a slideshow of still pictures, audio is converted into text
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4415 using biometric characteristics of the user, e.g. by voice recognition or fingerprint scanning cryptography using biological data H04L9/3231; authentication in networks using biometric H04L63/0861
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44222 Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4436 Power management, e.g. shutting down unused components of the receiver power management in computer systems G06F1/3203; hibernate or awake process in computer systems G06F9/4418
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• 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 21/4663 involving probabilistic networks, e.g. Bayesian networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/488 Data services, e.g. news ticker systems specially adapted for using meteorological information in broadcast systems H04H60/71
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6547 comprising parameters, e.g. for client setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6582 : Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 : Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/44504 : Circuit details of the additional information generator, e.g. details of the character or graphics signal generator, overlay mixing circuits

Abstract

A display device includes an input unit to receive a user message, a video output unit to display a plurality of agents, and an agent controller to analyze the user message and generate at least one agent message for at least one of the plurality of agents based on an analysis result of the user message. Different agent messages are generated for the plurality of agents. The display device may display the agent messages on the video output unit. If the display device includes an audio output unit, the agent messages may be output by voice.

Claims

1. A display device comprising:

an input unit to receive a user message;

a video output unit to display a plurality of agents; and

an agent controller to analyze the user message and generate at least one agent message for at least one of the plurality of agents based on an analysis result of the user message,

wherein different agent messages are generated for each the plurality of agents.

2. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising an audio output unit to output at least one of voice and sound,

wherein the agent controller controls display of the generated at least one agent message on the video output unit or controls output of the generated at least one agent message by voice through the audio output unit.

3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the agent controller determines, based on the analysis result of the user message, whether the user message comprises a device control command to control the display device.

4. The display device according to claim 3, wherein the at least one agent message comprises at least one query asking whether to perform an operation of the display device.

5. The display device according to claim 4, wherein if it is determined, based on the analysis result of the user message, that the user message comprises an answer to the query asking whether to perform an operation of the display device, the display device is controlled to perform the operation.

6. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the video output unit displays the plurality of agents after the input unit receives the user message.

7. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising a user identifier to identify a user by analyzing the user message.

8. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the agent controller selects a plurality of agents according to the analysis result of the user message and prioritizes the selected agents.

9. The display device according to claim 8, wherein the agent controller controls display of the generated at least one agent message according to priority levels of the selected agents or sequential output of the generated at least one agent message by voice according to the priority levels of the selected agents.

10. The display device according to claim 1, wherein after the at least one of the plurality of agents is selected based on the analysis result of the user message, the agent controller generates the at least one agent message for the selected at least one agent.

11. The display device according to claim 10, further comprising an agent analyzer to analyze information about selection of the plurality of agents based on a selection result of the selected at least one agent.

12. The display device according to claim 11, wherein the agent controller selects the at least one of the plurality of agents based on the analysis result of the agent analyzer and the analysis result of the user message and generates the at least one agent message for the selected at least one agent.

13. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the agent controller controls generation of agent messages for the plurality of agents and display of the agent messages on the video output unit or output of the agent messages by voice before the input unit receives the user message.

14. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising a power controller to control switching of the display device from standby mode to active mode by sensing the input of the user message.

15. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the agent controller generates agent messages for the plurality of agents based on information about an ambient environment and agent feature information about the plurality of agents, and

wherein the agent feature information comprises information about speech styles of the plurality of agents.

16. The display device according to claim 1, wherein after the at least one agent message is output through the video output unit or by voice, the input unit receives a user message and the agent controller determines an agent corresponding to an agent message to which the user message is a response message from among the plurality of agents, based on the agent message and an analysis result of the response message.

17. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the agent controller displays only the at least one agent corresponding to the generated at least one agent message on the video output unit.

18. An information processor adapted to perform:

receiving a user message from a display device that displays a plurality of agents to a user;

analyzing a context of the received user message and selecting at least one of the plurality of agents, based on a context analysis result of the user message;

generating at least one agent message for the selected at least one agent; and

transmitting information about the selected at least one agent and the at least one agent message to the display device,

wherein the at least one agent message is generated differently according to agent feature information about a speech style of the selected at least one agent.

19. A display device comprising:

an input unit to receive a user message;

a video output unit to display a plurality of agents; and

an agent controller to analyze a context of the received user message, select at least one of the plurality of agents based on a context analysis result of the user message, and generate at least one agent message for the selected at least one agent according to agent feature information about the selected at least one agent,

wherein the agent feature information about the selected at least one agent comprises information about a speech style of the selected at least one agent.

20. A display device comprising:

a video output unit to display a plurality of agents; and

an agent controller to generate different agent messages for each of the plurality of agents according to agent feature information about the plurality of agents, the agent feature information comprising information about speech styles of the plurality of agents.

21. The display device according to claim 20, further comprising an input unit to receive an agent selection command that selects at least one of the plurality of agents.

22. The display device according to claim 20, wherein the agent controller generates at least one agent message for the selected at least one agent according to speech feature information about the selected at least one agent.

23. The display device according to claim 20, wherein at least one of the agent messages comprises at least one query about control of an operation of the display device and upon selection of an agent corresponding to the at least one agent message comprising at least one query, the operation of the display device is performed.

24. The display device according to claim 21, wherein the input unit receives the user message by voice or manipulation of a button, and the agent controller selects at least one of the plurality of agents based on the user message and generates at least one agent message for the selected at least one agent based on speech feature information about the selected at least one agent.

25. A method of controlling a display device, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of agents;

receiving a user message;

analyzing the received user message;

generating at least one agent message for at least one of the plurality of agents based on an analysis result of the user message; and

controlling display of the generated at least one agent message on a video output unit or output of the generated at least one agent message by voice.

26. The method according to claim 25, further comprising determining, based on the analysis result of the user message, whether the user message comprises a device control command to control the display device and, if the user message comprises a device control command, controlling the display device according to the device control command.

27. The method according to claim 25, wherein the generated at least one agent message comprises at least one query about control of an operation of the display device.

43. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program to implement the method of claim 25.

28. A method of controlling a display device, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of agents;

receiving a user message;

analyzing the received user message;

determining an agent with which the user message is a dialogue message from among the plurality of agents based on an analysis result of the user message and selecting at least one of the plurality of agents based on a determination result; and

generating at least one agent message for the selected at least one agent based on agent feature information about the selected at least one agent.

29. The method according to claim 28, further comprising displaying the at least one agent message on a video output unit or outputting the at least one agent message by voice.

30. The method according to claim 28, further comprising:

prioritizing the selected at least one agent according to the analysis result of the user message; and

controlling sequential display of the generated at least one agent message on a video output unit according to a priority level of the selected at least one agent, controlling display of the generated at least one agent message at a position corresponding to the priority level of the selected at least one agent on the video output unit, or controlling sequential output of the generated at least one agent message by voice according to the priority level of the selected at least one agent.

31. The method according to claim 28, further comprising:

generating selection result information about a result of selecting the at least one agent; and

analyzing the selection result information and generating agent analysis results for the plurality of agents by selecting at least one of the plurality of agents or prioritizing the plurality of agents.

32. A method of controlling a display device, the method comprising:

displaying at least one agent message or outputting the at least one agent message by voice, while displaying a plurality of agents, the at least one agent message comprising a query about control of an operation of the display device;

receiving a user message by at least one of voice, manipulation of a button, and a screen touch;

analyzing the received user message; and

performing the operation, if it is determined from an analysis result of the user message that the user message is an operation control command regarding the operation of the display device.

33. The method according to claim 32, further comprising:

determining an agent with which the user message is a dialogue message from among the plurality of agents based on the analysis result of the user message and selecting at least one of the plurality of agents based on a determination result; and

generating the at least one agent message based on agent feature information about the selected at least one agent.

34. A method of controlling a display device, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of agents;

receiving a user message by at least one of voice, manipulation of a button, and a screen touch;

analyzing the received user message;

determining whether the user message comprises a device control command to control the display device based on an analysis result of the user message; and

controlling, if the user message comprises a device control command, the display device according to the device control command and if the user message does not comprise a device control command, determining an agent with which the user message is a dialogue message from among the plurality of agents based on the analysis result of the user message, selecting at least one of the plurality of agents based on a determination result, and generating at least one agent message based on agent feature information about the selected at least one agent.

35. A method of controlling a display device, the method comprising:

receiving a user message by at least one of voice, manipulation of a button, and by a screen touch;

displaying a plurality of agents in response to the reception of the user message;

analyzing the received user message;

determining an agent with which the user message is a dialogue message from among the plurality of agents based on an analysis result of the user message and selecting at least one of the plurality of agents based on a determination result; and

generating at least one agent message based on agent feature information about the selected at least one agent.

36. A method of controlling a display device, the method comprising:

receiving a user message for a plurality of agents displayed to a user by at least one of voice, manipulation of a button, and a screen touch;

analyzing the received user message;

determining an agent with which the user message is a dialogue message from among the plurality of agents based on an analysis result of the user message and an agent analysis result of the plurality of agents and selecting at least one of the plurality of agents based on a determination result; and

generating at least one agent message based on agent feature information about the selected at least one agent,

wherein the agent analysis result of the plurality of agents is acquired by analyzing at least one of a user response to the agents and user selection of the agents.

37. A method of controlling a display device, the method comprising:

generating a plurality of different agent messages for a plurality of agents according to agent feature information about the plurality of agents, the agent feature information comprising information about speech styles of the plurality of agents; and

displaying the generated plurality of agent messages on the display device simultaneously with at least one of displaying the plurality of agents and outputting the generated plurality of agent messages by voice.

38. The method according to claim 37, further comprising receiving an agent selection command to select at least one of the plurality of agents by at least one of voice, manipulation of a button, and a screen touch.

39. The method according to claim 37, further comprising generating an agent message for the selected at least one agent according to speech feature information about the selected at least one agent.

40. The method according to claim 37, further comprising, if an agent message corresponding to the agent selected by the agent selection command comprises a query about performing an operation of the display device, performing the operation of the display device.

41. The method according to claim 37, further comprising:

receiving a user message by at least one of voice and manipulation of a button; and

selecting at least one of the plurality of agents based on the user message and generating at least one agent message for the selected at least one agent according to speech feature information about the selected at least one agent.

42. The method according to claim 41, wherein the selection of at least one of the plurality of agents based on the user message comprises:

analyzing the received user message; and

determining an agent with which the user message is a dialogue message from among the plurality of agents based on an analysis result of the user message and selecting the at least one of the plurality of agents based on a determination result.