METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICE FOR PROVIDING CONTENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE PERFORMING THE SAME

• US 20150189348A1
• Filed: 12/30/2014
• Published: 07/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: WANG, Tae-ho, PARK, Hyo-ri, LEE, Mi-young, LEE, Jae-young
• Granted Patent: US 10,219,018 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25875 involving end-user authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• 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 21/26258 for generating a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlist, or scheduling item distribution according to such list retrieval of multimedia data based on playlists G06F16/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26603 for automatically generating descriptors from content, e.g. when it is not made available by its provider, using content analysis techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2665 Gathering content from different sources, e.g. Internet and satellite
• 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 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4753 for user identification, e.g. by entering a PIN or password cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08
• 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 21/6582 Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38

Abstract

Provided are a display device for allowing a first user to use information about content played by a device of a second user, when the user selects content to be received and played via the display device, and a method of controlling the same. The method includes the first display device providing first user identification information of the first user to a server; obtaining, from the server, electronic content guide information including second user identification information of a second user that is related to the first user and playback content identification information that corresponds to the second user; displaying, on the first display device, a user interface (UI) for selecting content that corresponds to the playback content identification information, based on the electronic content guide information; and the first display device playing content that is selected by using the UI.

Claims

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

transmitting first user identification information of a first user from the first display device to a server;

obtaining, from the server, electronic content guide information, wherein the electronic content guide information comprises second user identification information of a second user that is related to the first user and playback content identification information that corresponds to the second user;

displaying, on the first display device, a user interface (UI) configured to enable a user to select content that corresponds to the playback content identification information, based on the electronic content guide information; and

playing, on the first display device, content that is selected using the UI.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second user comprises a plurality of second users and the UI comprises a plurality of profile information corresponding to the plurality of second users, and

the displaying of the UI comprises displaying the plurality of profile information in an order determined by a closeness value of a closeness between the first user and each of the plurality of second users.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the closeness value is determined based on a result of comparing at least one piece of information corresponding to the first user with the at least one piece of information corresponding to each of the plurality of second users, wherein the at least one piece of information is selected from a group consisting of a type of preferred content, personal information, and view history information.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising setting a content-sharing mode,

wherein the playing the content comprises sequentially changing the content played among content corresponding to each of the plurality profile information based on the order in which the plurality of profile information is displayed, if a preset input is received, and

the preset input is a command which, when the content-sharing mode is not set, is a command for changing a channel to select the content played by the first display device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic content guide information further comprises view history information that corresponds to the second user identification information, and

the UI displayed on the first display device comprises the view history information.

6. A method of controlling a server, the method comprising:

receiving first user identification information of a first user from a first display device;

receiving, from a second display device, second user identification information of a second user and playback content identification information that corresponds to the second user and is information of content that is being played by the second display device;

calculating a closeness value between the first user identified by the first user identification information and the second user identified by the second user identification information;

generating electronic content guide information that is arranged based on the closeness value; and

transmitting the electronic content guide information to the first display device,

wherein the electronic content guide information comprises the second user identification information and the playback content identification information that corresponds to the second user.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the closeness value is determined based on a result of comparing at least one piece of information corresponding to the first user with the at least one piece of information corresponding to the second user, wherein the at least one piece of information is selected from a group consisting of a type of preferred content, personal information, and view history information.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the electronic content guide information further comprises view history information that corresponds to the second user.

9. A first display device comprising:

a communication unit configured to transmit first user identification information of a first user to a server;

a control unit configured to obtain electronic content guide information from the server via the communication unit, wherein the electronic content guide information comprises second user identification information of a second user that is related to the first user and playback content identification information that corresponds to the second user; and

a display unit configured to display a user interface (UI) configured to enable a user to select content that corresponds to the playback content identification information, based on the electronic content guide information,

wherein the control unit is configured to control the display unit, based on an input of the UI, to play the content.

10. The first display device of claim 9, wherein the second user comprises a plurality of second users and the UI comprises a plurality of profile information corresponding to the plurality of second users, and

the control unit is configured to control the display unit to display the plurality of profile information in an order determined by a closeness value of a closeness between the first user and each of the second users.

11. The first display device of claim 10, wherein the closeness value is determined based on a result of comparing at least one piece of information corresponding to the first user with the at least one piece of information corresponding to each of the second users, wherein the at least one piece of information is selected from a group consisting of a type of preferred content, personal information, and view history information.

12. The first display device of claim 10, wherein the control unit is configured to:

set a content-sharing mode according to a user input received by the first display device,

control the display unit to output the UI based on the content-sharing mode being set, and

if a preset input is received, sequentially change the content played by the first display device among content corresponding to each of the plurality of profile information based on the order in which the plurality of profile information is displayed ,

wherein the preset input is a command which, when the content-sharing mode is not set, is a command for changing a channel to select the content played by the first display device.

13. The first display device of claim 9, wherein the UI displayed on the first display device further comprises a plurality of view history information corresponding to the plurality of second users.

14. A server comprising:

a communication unit configured to receive, from a first display device, first user identification information of a first user, and configured to receive, from a second display device, second user identification information of a second user and playback content identification information of content that is being played by the second display device; and

a control unit for calculating a closeness value between the first user and the second user, and generating electronic content guide information that is arranged based on the closeness value,

wherein the communication unit transmits the electronic content guide information to the first display device, and

the content guide information comprises the second user identification information and the playback content identification information that corresponds to the second user.

15. The server of claim 14, wherein the closeness value is determined based on a result of comparing at least one piece of information corresponding to the first user with the at least one piece of information corresponding to the second user, wherein the at least one piece of information is selected from a group consisting of a type of preferred content, personal information, and view history information.

16. The server of claim 14, wherein the electronic content guide information further comprises view history information that corresponds to the second user.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable recording storage medium having stored thereon a computer program, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method comprising :

transmitting first user identification information of a first user from a first display device to a server;

obtaining, from the server, electronic content guide information, wherein the electronic content guide information comprises second user identification information of a second user that is related to the first user and playback content identification information that corresponds to the second user,

displaying, on the first display device, a user interface (UI) configured to enable a user to select content that corresponds to the playback content identification information, based on the electronic content guide information, and

playing, on the first display device, content that is selected using the UI.

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

transmitting first user information of a first user to a server;

receiving, from the server, a plurality of second user information corresponding to a respective plurality of second users who are associated with the first user and a plurality of playback content information of content respectively played by the plurality of second users;

displaying a user interface enabling the first user to select content to be played from among the a plurality of content respectively corresponding to the plurality of playback content information;

playing content selected by the first user via the user interface.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the displaying the user interface comprises:

determining a closeness value for each of the plurality of second users with respect to the first user, and

displaying the plurality of content in an order based on the determined closeness value for each of the plurality of second users.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the determining the closeness value comprises, comparing information corresponding to each of the plurality of second users with the same information corresponding to the first user, wherein the information consists of information selected from a group consisting of:

a type of preferred content, personal information, view history information, and membership in a user group.