Apparatus for providing location information of hand-held device and method thereof
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1. A method for a broadcast receiver providing location information of a user terminal connected to the broadcast receiver through a communication network, the method comprising:
- requesting location information of the user terminal from the user terminal;
receiving the location information from the user terminal in response to the request;
retrieving geographical information stored in the broadcast receiver, the retrieving including;
determining whether or not the location information includes the geographical information, andretrieving geographical information stored in the broadcast receiver when the location information is determined to not include geographical information;
marking a location of the user terminal on the geographical information using the location information; and
outputting the marked location of the user terminal to a display screen.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing location information of a user terminal is provided, which makes it possible to mark the location of a user terminal using geographical information stored in a broadcast receiver.
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1. A method for a broadcast receiver providing location information of a user terminal connected to the broadcast receiver through a communication network, the method comprising:
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requesting location information of the user terminal from the user terminal; receiving the location information from the user terminal in response to the request; retrieving geographical information stored in the broadcast receiver, the retrieving including; determining whether or not the location information includes the geographical information, and retrieving geographical information stored in the broadcast receiver when the location information is determined to not include geographical information; marking a location of the user terminal on the geographical information using the location information; and outputting the marked location of the user terminal to a display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A broadcast receiver for performing a method for providing location information of a user terminal, the broadcast receiver comprising:
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a user interface for receiving a request from a user; a communication unit for requesting location information to a user terminal through a communication network and receiving the location information from the user terminal in response to the request; a signal converter for converting, when the location information includes video or audio information not complying with a specification of the broadcast receiver the video or audio information into a format complying with the specification of the broadcast receiver; a storage unit for storing geographical information; a location information processor for marking a location of the user terminal on the geographical information using the location information received from the user terminal; an output unit for outputting the marked location of the user terminal; and a controller for performing a control operation to mark and output the location of the user terminal on the geographical information according to a request from the user through the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method to be performed by a broadcast receiver for obtaining location information of a terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying a menu OSD for guiding a location tracking service; receiving identification information of the terminal via the displayed menu OSD; receiving location information of the terminal corresponding to the received identification information; retrieving geographical information stored in the broadcast receiver; modifying the geographical information stored in the broadcast receiver in response to a user of the broadcast receiver adding place information to the geographical information; storing the modified geographical information; marking a location of the terminal on the geographical information stored in the broadcast receiver by using the location information; and outputting, to a display screen of the broadcast receiver, the marked location of the terminal and the geographical information that includes the place information added by the user of the broadcast receiver to the geographical information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A broadcast receiver adapted for performing a method for providing location information of a terminal, the broadcast receiver comprising:
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an OSD processor adapted for displaying a menu OSD for guiding a location tracking service; a user interface adapted for receiving identification information of the terminal via the displayed menu OSD; a communication unit adapted for receiving location information of the terminal corresponding to the received identification information; a storage unit adapted for storing geographical information, wherein the broadcast receiver is configured to modify the geographical information stored in the broadcast receiver in response to a user of the broadcast receiver adding place information to the geographical information; wherein the storage unit is further adapted for storing the modified geographical information that includes the place information added by the user of the broadcast receiver; a location information processor adapted for marking a location of the terminal on the geographical information stored in the storage unit by using the location information; and a controller adapted for performing a control operation to mark and output the location of the terminal on the geographical information that includes the place information added by the user of the broadcast receiver that is stored in the storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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