Broadcast receiver and method of receiving broadcast thereof

• US 8,412,168 B2
• Filed: 09/13/2007
• Issued: 04/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Woo, Sung Ho
• Primary Examiner(s): Hu, Jinsong
• Assistant Examiner(s): Georgewill, Opiribo
• Application Number:
  US11/854,951
• Publication Number:
  US 20080242358A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,028 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.3, 455/3.02, 455/3.01, 455/457, 701/211, 701/200, 701/201, 701/527, 701/533, 701/538
• US Class Current: 455/414.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/70 using geographical information, e.g. maps, charts or atlases
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4524 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; systems specially adapted for using geographical information in broadcast systems H04H60/70; protocols in which the network application is adapted for the location of the user terminal in communication control or processing H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4722 for requesting additional data associated with the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8133 specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video program

Abstract

A method of receiving a broadcast on a broadcast terminal. The method includes displaying the received broadcast on a display of the broadcast terminal, and providing location information about a specific place or location shown on the currently displayed broadcast to a user of the broadcast terminal.

Claims

1. A method of receiving broadcast data on a broadcast terminal, the method comprising:

receiving and storing a video broadcast including location information indicating a specific place or location associated with the broadcast program;

receiving a request to display the stored video broadcast;

displaying the stored video broadcast on a display unit of the broadcast terminal according to the request;

displaying a touch icon superimposed on the displayed video broadcast, wherein the location information is requested according to the touch icon superimposed on the displayed video broadcast;

displaying a menu option superimposed on the displayed video broadcast, wherein the location information is viewed or stored, according to the menu option superimposed on the displayed video broadcast;

determining whether the stored location information is stored with the corresponding video broadcast;

if the stored location information is determined to be stored with the corresponding broadcast, displaying the stored location information superimposed on the displayed video broadcast and displaying a plurality of touch icons superimposed on the displayed location information; and

transmitting the stored location information via a multimedia messaging system (MMS) communication service, an e-mail communication service, or a short message service (SMS) communication service,

wherein the stored location information includes a map image, a mailing address, or an Internet address.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying step includes extracting the location information from a signal corresponding to the broadcast.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the broadcast includes video and audio data, and wherein the location information is received via a separate data broadcast.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the location information comprises at least one of a latitude/longitude coordinate of the specific place or location, a mailing address of the specific place or location, a map image of the specific place or location and an Internet address associated with the specific place or location.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a location information mark on the display unit of the broadcast terminal indicating that the corresponding broadcast includes the location information.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

outputting the location information in response to a user selection of the displayed location information mark.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting the stored location information to another broadcast terminal.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the transmitting step transmits the location information using a mobile communication network or using a short-range communication network.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

registering the stored location information as a destination location; and

providing directions from a current location of the broadcast terminal to the destination location.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

registering the stored location information as a destination information;

transmitting the destination information to another terminal including a navigation function; and

providing directions on the other terminal from a current location of the other terminal to the destination location.

11. A broadcast terminal comprising:

a broadcast terminal configured to receive broadcast data;

a memory configured to store a video broadcast including location information indicating a specific place or location associated with the broadcast program;

a display unit configured to display;

the stored video broadcast on a display unit of the broadcast terminal according to the request,

a touch icon superimposed on the displayed video broadcast, wherein the location information is requested according to the touch icon superimposed on the displayed video broadcast,

a menu option superimposed on the displayed video broadcast, wherein the location information is viewed or stored, according to the menu option superimposed on the displayed video broadcast, and

the stored location info illation or a specific location corresponding to the location information, superimposed on the displayed video broadcast, and a plurality of touch icons superimposed on the displayed location information, if the stored location information is determined to be stored with the corresponding broadcast; and

a control unit operatively connected to the memory, the display unit and the broadcast unit, the control unit configured to;

receive a user request to display previously stored location information, and

determine whether or not the stored location information is stored with a corresponding broadcast,

wherein the broadcast terminal is further configured to transmit the stored location information via a multimedia messaging system (MMS) communication service, an e-mail communication service, or a short message service (SMS) communication service, and

wherein the stored location information includes a map image, a mailing address, or an Internet address.

12. The broadcast terminal of claim 11, wherein the control unit extracts the location information from a signal corresponding to the broadcast.

13. The broadcast terminal of claim 11, wherein the broadcast includes video and audio data, and wherein the location information is received via a separate data broadcast.

14. The broadcast terminal of claim 11, wherein the location information comprises at least one of a latitude/longitude coordinate of the specific place or location, a mailing address of the specific place or location, a map image of the specific place or location and an Internet address associated with the specific place or location.

15. The broadcast terminal of claim 11, wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display a location information mark indicating that the corresponding broadcast includes the location information.

16. The broadcast terminal of claim 15, wherein the control unit outputs the location information in response to a user selection of the displayed location information mark.

17. The broadcast terminal of claim 11, further comprising:

a transmitting unit configured to transmit the stored location information to another terminal.

18. The broadcast terminal of claim 17, wherein the transmitting unit transmits the location information using a mobile communication network or using a short-range communication network.

19. The broadcast terminal of claim 11, wherein the control unit registers the stored location information as a destination location, and provides directions from a current location of the broadcast terminal to the destination location.

20. The broadcast terminal of claim 11,

wherein the control unit registers the stored location information as a destination information, and

wherein the transmitting unit transmits the destination information to another terminal including a navigation function such that a control unit included in the another terminal can provide directions on the another terminal from a current location of the another terminal to the destination location.