DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20150172767A1
• Filed: 04/18/2014
• Published: 06/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: PARK, Sunghee, KIM, Doehee, PARK, Chala, HEO, Ubeom
• Application Number:
  US14/256,611
• Publication Number:
  US 20150172767A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/37 for identifying segments of broadcast information, e.g. scenes or extracting programme ID
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/59 of video recognising characters or patterns in general G06F18/00, G06V20/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23418 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics television picture signal circuitry for scene change detection H04N5/147; filtering for image enhancement G06T5/00; methods or arrangements for recognising scenes G06V20/00; arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4108 characterised by an identification number or address, e.g. local network address protecting specific internal or external computer components using identification number G06F21/73; network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming H04L61/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42209 for displaying non-command information, e.g. electronic program guide [EPG], e-mail, messages or a second television channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4222 Remote control device emulator integrated into a non-television apparatus, e.g. a PDA, media center or smart toy remote control device for a television receiver integrated into a mobile phone H04M1/72415
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/433 Content storage operation, e.g. storage operation in response to a pause request, caching operations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4438 Window management, e.g. event handling following interaction with the user interface
• 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 21/4668 for recommending content, e.g. movies
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• 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 21/4722 for requesting additional data associated with the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4826 : using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4858 : for modifying screen layout parameters, e.g. fonts, size of the windows
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8133 : specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video program
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8549 : Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer retrieval in video databases by using presentations in form of a video summary G06F16/739
• 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 including a receiving module configured to receive an automatic content recognition (ACR) command signal from an external input means; a communication module configured to perform data communication with an external device; a display module configured to output a content to a screen; an ACR module configured to collect ACR information of the content by performing ACR; a storage module configured to store the ACR information collected by the ACR module; and a controller configured to perform ACR for the content output on the screen if the ACR command signal is received through the receiving module, collect the ACR information of the content by using ACR, and output a GUI, which includes ACR information and ACR information control icon of the content based on an output priority of the collected ACR information according to a type of the content.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a display device, the method comprising:

receiving an automatic content recognition (ACR) command signal;

performing ACR for a content output on a screen;

collecting ACR information of the content by using ACR;

generating a Graphical User Interface (GUI) including ACR information and ACR information control icon of the content based on an output priority of the collected ACR information according to a type of the content; and

outputting the GUI to the screen.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the ACR command signal is received from an external input means connected with the display device.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the collecting ACR information of the content by using ACR includes collecting the ACR information by accessing the ACR information included in content data or collecting the ACR information by accessing an external server storing the ACR information of the content.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the ACR information of the content includes type information of the content, title information of the content, character information related to the content, product information, position information and event information.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the output priority of the ACR information is predetermined to have different output priorities depending on the type of the content.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the ACR information control icon includes a first control icon implementing a web browser, a second control icon performing call connection, and a third control icon outputting a recommended content page that includes recommended content information associated with the content.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

performing pairing with an external device; and

transmitting a signal allowing the paired external device to output ACR information of the content included in the GUI to the external device.

8. The method according to claim 1,

wherein the GUI is output to the screen in the form of a semi-transparent panel, and

wherein a transparency of the GUI is varied by a user.

9. A display device comprising:

a receiving module configured to receive an automatic content recognition (ACR) command signal from an external input means;

a communication module configured to perform data communication with an external device;

a display module configured to output a content to a screen;

an ACR module configured to collect ACR information of the content by performing ACR;

a storage module configured to store the ACR information collected by the ACR module; and

a controller configured to control an operation of the display device,

wherein the controller is further configured to perform ACR for the content output on the screen when the ACR command signal is received through the receiving module, collect the ACR information of the content by using ACR, generate a Graphical User Interface (GUI) including ACR information and ACR information control icon of the content based on an output priority of the collected ACR information according to a type of the content, and output the GUI to the screen.

10. The display device according to claim 9, wherein the ACR module collects the ACR information by accessing the ACR information included in content data or collects the ACR information by accessing an external server storing the ACR information of the content.

11. The display device according to claim 9, wherein the ACR information of the content includes type information of the content, title information of the content, character information related to the content, product information, position information and event information.

12. The display device according to claim 9, wherein the output priority of the ACR information is predetermined to have different output priorities depending on the type of the content.

13. The display device according to claim 9, wherein the ACR information control icon includes a first control icon implementing a web browser, a second control icon performing call connection, and a third control icon outputting a recommended content page that includes recommended content information associated with the content.

14. The display device according to claim 9, wherein the controller is further configured to perform pairing with an external device and transmit a signal allowing the paired external device to output ACR information of the content included in the GUI to the external device.

15. The display device according to claim 9,

wherein the GUI is output to the screen in the form of a semi-transparent panel, and

wherein a transparency of the GUI is varied by a user.