IPTV receiver and method for performing a personal video recorder function in the IPTV receiver
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1. A method of processing an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service in an IPTV receiver, the method comprising:
- accessing a server;
transmitting at least one of a receiver profile and an user profile to the accessed server;
receiving an available widget application list from the accessed server based upon the transmitted at least one of the receiver profile and the user profile;
displaying the received available widget application list; and
selecting a widget application from the displayed available widget application list;
downloading the selected widget application from the server;
receiving an IPTV service which carries a content;
executing the downloaded widget application according to the first request at a browser;
and processing the IPTV service through the executed widget application,wherein the IPTV service and the widget application is received based on at least one of a receiver profile and a user profile,wherein the step of processing the IPTV service includes at least one of outputting and recording a content included in the IPTV service, and perform the IPTV service based on both a first Application Programming Interface (API) which is predefined commonly for all widget application and a second API which is unique for the downloaded widget application, and wherein the second API calls at least one function of a trick play, a scheduled recording, editing a recorded content and extracting an image.
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An IPTV receiver and a method for performing a Personal Video Recorder (PVR) function in the IPTV receiver are disclosed. Herein, the method can include downloading a widget application from a server, receiving a first request for executing the downloaded widget application from a user, executing the downloaded widget application according to the first request at a browser, receiving a second request for performing a specific PVR function through the executed widget application from the user and performing the specific PVR function according to the second request.
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1. A method of processing an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service in an IPTV receiver, the method comprising:
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accessing a server; transmitting at least one of a receiver profile and an user profile to the accessed server; receiving an available widget application list from the accessed server based upon the transmitted at least one of the receiver profile and the user profile; displaying the received available widget application list; and selecting a widget application from the displayed available widget application list; downloading the selected widget application from the server; receiving an IPTV service which carries a content; executing the downloaded widget application according to the first request at a browser; and processing the IPTV service through the executed widget application, wherein the IPTV service and the widget application is received based on at least one of a receiver profile and a user profile, wherein the step of processing the IPTV service includes at least one of outputting and recording a content included in the IPTV service, and perform the IPTV service based on both a first Application Programming Interface (API) which is predefined commonly for all widget application and a second API which is unique for the downloaded widget application, and wherein the second API calls at least one function of a trick play, a scheduled recording, editing a recorded content and extracting an image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) receiver for providing an IPTV service, the IPTV receiver comprising:
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a storage unit for storing at least one of Application Programming Interface (API) for the IPTV service; a first receiving unit for receiving an IPTV service which carries a content and a list of widget application available and downloading a widget application selected from the list from a server based on at least one of a receiver profile and an user profile; a second receiving unit for receiving a first request selecting the widget application from the list, a second request executing the downloaded widget application from a user, and a third request performing the IPTV service through the executed widget application from the user; a controller for controlling the list of widget application to be displayed on a screen, the downloaded widget application to execute at a browser according to the received second request and the IPTV service to be performed according to the third request; and the browser for rendering a page in correspond to the downloaded widget application, wherein the controller further controls to be at least one of outputting and recording a content included in the IPTV service, and perform the IPTV service based on both a first API which is predefined commonly for all widget application and a second API which is unique for the downloaded widget application, and wherein the second API calls at least one of function of a trick play, a scheduled recording, editing a recorded content and extracting an image. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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