Bi-directional remote controller and data broadcasting guidance system and method using the same

• US 7,595,846 B2
• Filed: 09/23/2003
• Issued: 09/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Moon, Han
• Primary Examiner(s): Ometz; David L
• Assistant Examiner(s): DESIR, JEAN WICEL
• Application Number:
  US10/667,610
• Publication Number:
  US 20040107444A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,198 Days
• Field of Search: 348/734, 348/14.05, 348/465, 348/473, 348/474, 348/563, 340/426.13, 340/426.15, 340/815.6, 725/51, 725/52, 725/60, 725/61, 725/109, 725/110, 725/136
• US Class Current: 348/734
• 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 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/161 Constructional details of the subscriber equipment H04N7/164 takes precedence

Abstract

Disclosed is a data broadcasting guidance system and method which guides a user and enhances the availability of the data broadcasting. The data broadcasting guidance system includes means for extracting guidance information while a data broadcasting is displayed; means for requesting a guidance on the data broadcasting; and means for notifying the extracted guidance information in response to the request from the requesting means. Accordingly, the guidance information to navigate the data broadcasting is supplied and the remote controller is controlled more exactly and faster so that the user'"'"'s attention is drawn to the data broadcasting and the broadcast gets popular.

Claims

1. A data broadcasting guidance system comprising:

means for extracting guidance information from a data broadcasting;

means for requesting a guidance on the data broadcasting; and

means for notifying the extracted guidance information in response to the request from the requesting means,

wherein the guidance information is used for a user to operate at least one function being included in the data broadcasting, and

wherein the requesting means and the notifying means are provided at a remote controller, and the extracting means is provided at a data broadcasting display device remotely controllable by the remote controller.

2. The data broadcasting guidance system according to claim 1, further comprising means for displaying the extracted guidance information in response to the request from the requesting means.

3. The data broadcasting guidance system according to claim 1, further comprising means for receiving the extracted guidance information in response to the request from the requesting means.

4. The data broadcasting guidance system according to claim 1, further comprising means for inputting a response instruction on the guidance information provided through the notifying means.

5. The data broadcasting guidance system according to claim 4, wherein the inputting means is a button key provided on a portion notified by the notifying means.

6. The data broadcasting guidance system according to claim 4, wherein the inputting means is a plurality of button keys provided on a portion notified by the notifying means.

7. The data broadcasting guidance system according to claim 1, wherein the requesting means is a guidance setting button key.

8. The data broadcasting guidance system according to claim 1, wherein the guidance information indicates the location of a button key to be pushed or allowed to be pushed.

9. The data broadcasting guidance system according to claim 1, wherein the notifying means is a display device.

10. The data broadcasting guidance system according to claim 1, wherein the notifying means is provided at a predetermined portion of the inputting means.

11. A method for guiding a data broadcasting, the method comprising:

(a) extracting guidance information from the data broadcasting;

(b) requesting a guidance on the data broadcasting; and

(c) notifying the extracted guidance information in response to the request,

wherein the guidance information is used for a user to operate at least one function being included in the data broadcasting, and

wherein in the step (a), the guidance information is extracted by a data broadcasting display device while the data broadcasting is displayed on the data broadcasting display device; and

in the step (c), the extracted guidance information is notified on a remote controller used to remotely control the data broadcasting display device.

12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising the step of (d) displaying the guidance information.

13. The method according to claim 11, further comprising the step of (e) receiving the guidance information.

14. The method according to claim 11, further comprising the steps of:

(f) inputting a response instruction on the guidance information; and

(g) performing a navigation according to the inputted response instruction.

15. The method according to claim 11, wherein the request is performed by pushing a guidance setting button key.

16. The method according to claim 11, wherein the guidance information indicates the location of a button key to be pushed or allowed to be pushed.

17. A bi-directional remote controller comprising:

means for requesting a guidance on a data broadcasting;

a remote controller for receiving guidance information provided from an outside in response to the request;

means for notifying the received guidance information at the remote controller; and

means for inputting a response instructions on the guidance information,

wherein the guidance information is extracted from the data broadcasting, wherein the guidance information is used for user to operate at least one function being included in the data broadcasting and at least one button key of the inputted means only emit light on the remote controller according to the guidance information.