IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME

• US 20170272828A1
• Filed: 03/06/2017
• Published: 09/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2016
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Soo-hyang, KIM, Mun-seok
• Application Number:
  US15/450,701
• Publication Number:
  US 20170272828A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2362 Generation or processing of Service Information [SI]
• 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 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• 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

Abstract

An image display apparatus and a method of operating the same are provided. The image display apparatus includes a display; a broadcast signal receiver configured to receive a broadcast signal; a processor; and a memory that stores instructions for providing a service based on the broadcast signal received via the broadcast signal receiver, reading service linkage information related to the service from the broadcast signal, determining whether to provide a target service connected to the service based on the service linkage information and information regarding a specification of the image display apparatus, and displaying an object related to execution of the target service on the display based on availability of the target service.

Claims

1. An image display apparatus comprising:

a display;

a receiver configured to receive a broadcast signal;

a processor; and

a memory configured to store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

provide a service based on the received broadcast signal;

process service linkage information related to the service based on the received broadcast signal;

determine whether to provide a target service connected to the service based on specification information of the image display apparatus and the service linkage information; and

display an object related to an execution of the target service on the display based on an availability of the target service.

2. The image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the service linkage information comprises at least one from among broadcast service identifier (BSID) information regarding the target service, identification information regarding the target service, information regarding a route for providing the target service, and information regarding a capability of a receiver for providing the target service.

3. The image display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the instructions cause the processor to determine whether a channel corresponding to the target service exists in a channel database of the image display apparatus based on the BSID information regarding the target service and the identification information regarding the target service and, in response to determining that a channel corresponding to the target service exists in the channel database, display an object related to the execution of the target service on the display.

4. The image display apparatus of claim 3, wherein the instructions cause the processor to, in response to determining that a channel corresponding to the target service does not exist in the channel database, search for a channel corresponding to the target service.

5. The image display apparatus of claim 4, wherein the instructions cause the processor to, in response to determining that a channel corresponding to the target service is not found, not display an object related to the execution of the target service.

6. The image display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the instructions cause the processor to determine whether the target service is to be provided via a broadcast network or an Internet network based on the information regarding the route for providing the target service and, in response to determining that the target service is to be provided via the Internet network and the image display apparatus is connected to the Internet network, display an object related to the execution of the target service.

7. The image display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the instructions cause the processor to determine whether the target service is to be provided via a broadcast network or an Internet network based on the information regarding the route for providing the target service and, in response to determining that the target service is to be provided via the Internet network and the image display apparatus is not connected to the Internet network, display a guide message instructing to connect the image display apparatus to the Internet network.

8. The image display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the instructions cause the processor to, in response to determining that the specification of the image display apparatus satisfies the capability of the receiver for reproducing content of the target service, display an object related to the execution of the target service.

9. The image display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the instructions cause the processor to, in response to determining that the specification of the image display apparatus does not satisfy the capability of the receiver for reproducing content of the target service, not display an object related to the execution of the target service.

10. The image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein an object indicating the target service comprises a connection icon indicating a switch to the target service, and

wherein the instructions cause the processor to, in response to determining that an input for selecting the connection icon is received, switch a current service to the target service.

11. The image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions cause the processor to receive a service layer signaling (SLS) regarding a current service and obtain the service linkage information from the SLS.

12. The image display apparatus of claim 11, wherein the instructions cause the processor to obtain the service linkage information from a user service bundle description (USBD) fragment included in the SLS.

13. A method of operating an image display apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving a broadcast signal;

processing service linkage information related to a service provided based on the received broadcast signal;

determining whether to provide a target service connected to the service based on specification information of the image display apparatus and the service linkage information; and

displaying an object related to an execution of the target service based on an availability of the target service.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the service linkage information comprises at least one from among broadcast service identifier (BSID) information regarding the target service, identification information regarding the target service, information regarding a route for providing the target service, and information regarding a capability of a receiver for providing the target service.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the determining whether to provide the target service comprises determining whether a channel corresponding to the target service exists in a channel database of the image display apparatus based on the BSID information regarding the target service and the identification information regarding the target service, and

wherein the displaying the object related to the execution of the target service comprises, in response to determining that a channel corresponding to the target service exists in the channel database, displaying an object related to the execution of the target service.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising searching for a channel corresponding to the target service in response to determining that a channel corresponding to the target service does not exist in the channel database,

wherein the displaying of the object related to the execution of the target service comprises, in response to determining that a channel corresponding to the target service is found, displaying an object related to the execution of the target service.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the determining whether to provide the target service comprises determining whether the target service is to be provided via a broadcast network or an Internet network based on the information regarding the route for providing the target service, and

wherein the displaying the object related to the execution of the target service comprises, in response to determining that the target service is to be provided via the Internet network and the image display apparatus is connected to the Internet network, displaying an object related to the execution of the target service.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the determining whether to provide the target service comprises determining whether the target service is to be provided via a broadcast network or an Internet network based on the information regarding the route for providing the target service, and

wherein the displaying the object related to the execution of the target service comprises, in response to determining that the target service is to be provided via the Internet network and the image display apparatus is not connected to the Internet network, displaying a guide message instructing to connect the image display apparatus to the Internet network.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein the determining whether to provide the target service comprises determining whether the specification of the image display apparatus satisfies the capability of the receiver for reproducing content of the target service, and

wherein the displaying of the object related to execution of the target service comprises displaying an object related to execution of the target service in response to determining that the specification of the image display apparatus satisfies the capability of the receiver for reproducing content of the target service.

20. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program that is executed by a computer for performing the method of claim 13.