METHOD FOR OPERATING IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20150296273A1
• Filed: 08/11/2014
• Published: 10/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: KIM, Hyungjin, LEE, Kunsik, PARK, Misuk, BAEK, Jongmin, RYU, Seungwon
• Granted Patent: US 9,807,471 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42201 biosensors, e.g. heat sensor for presence detection, EEG sensors or any limb activity sensors worn by the user input arrangements for interaction with the human body based on nervous system activity detection G06F3/015
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42202 environmental sensors, e.g. for detecting temperature, luminosity, pressure, earthquakes
• 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 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4781 Games
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8173 End-user applications, e.g. Web browser, game

Abstract

In an operation method of an image display device receiving a broadcast signal, interworking with an interworking device, and including a display unit, an event related to the broadcast signal or an event occurring from the interworking device is obtained. Related applications are recommended on the basis of at least one of the obtained events through the display unit.

Claims

1. A method for operating a device comprising a display and configured to receive a broadcast signal, the method comprising:

obtaining a first event related to the received broadcast signal or a second event occurring at an external device; and

displaying at least one recommended application on the display based on at least the first event or the second event,

wherein the device is configured to communicate with the external device to receive information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

the second event comprises a signal sensed by the external device; and

the at least one recommended application comprises an application associated with the external device and recommended based on the sensed signal.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein:

the external device comprises an exercise equipment that includes at least a stick, a mat, a bicycle or a shoe;

the sensed signal comprises at least a first signal generated by pressure applied to the exercise equipment and a second signal generated by movement of the exercise equipment; and

the at least one application is associated with the exercise equipment and recommended based on the first and second signals.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising obtaining advertisement information from the received broadcast signal, the advertisement information including an ending time of an advertisement,

wherein the at least one application is recommended based on the ending time of the advertisement.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising obtaining broadcast program information from the received broadcast signal,

wherein the at least one application is associated with a broadcast program and recommended based on the obtained broadcast program information.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising obtaining preferred program information or reserved program information from the received broadcast signal, wherein:

the preferred program information or the reserved program information comprises information related to a starting time of a program or information related to a type of the program; and

the at least one application is associated with the program and recommended based on at least the information related to the starting time of the program or the information related to the type of the program.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein displaying the at least one recommended application comprises displaying at least an animation or an avatar representing the at least one recommended application.

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

executing an application corresponding to the animation or the avatar in response to selection of the animation or the avatar.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein displaying the at least one recommended application comprises displaying a list including a plurality of applications.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the list comprises at least an application icon or a name, each of the at least the application icon or the name corresponding to one of the plurality of applications.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein:

each of the plurality of applications is displayed as an icon or name in the list; and

an icon or name corresponding to the at least one recommended application is displayed more distinctively than other icons in the list.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein displaying the icon or name corresponding to the at least one recommended application more distinctively comprises displaying the icon or name at a top portion or a leftmost side of the list.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein displaying the icon or name corresponding to the at least one recommended application more distinctively comprises highlighting the icon or name in the list.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein displaying the icon or name corresponding to the at least one recommended application more distinctively comprises displaying the icon or name larger than other icons or names in the list.

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

executing the at least one recommended application; and

displaying a thumbnail image corresponding to an execution screen of the executed at least one recommended application.

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

executing the at least one recommended application; and

displaying an execution screen of the executed at least one recommended application on a full screen of the display.

17. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

obtaining the first event or the second event comprises obtaining user information; and

displaying the at least one recommended application comprises recommending the at least one application based on the obtained user information.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein:

the user information comprises a user'"'"'s health information; and

the user'"'"'s health information comprises at least first information related to the user'"'"'s body or second information related to the user'"'"'s exercise.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the external device comprises a body information sensing device or an exercise information sensing device.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the first information is obtained from the body information sensing device and the second information is obtained from the exercise information sensing device.