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Method for providing remote control service and image display apparatus thereof

  • US 8,990,871 B2
  • Filed: 10/28/2011
  • Issued: 03/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A television for providing a remote control service, comprising:

  • a tuner to tune a broadcast signal including audio, video, and PSI data;

    a network interface unit to connect the television through an internet;

    a user input interface unit to receive control signals from a remote control device;

    a display unit to display the video; and

    a control unit to cooperate with the tuner, the network interface unit, the user input interface unit and the display unit,wherein the control unit is configured to;

    receive a first command to enter a remote control service by the remote control device,obtain a certification number through the network interface unit,display, on the display unit, a certification number window including a certification number that is for identifying the television to be controlled by a service agent terminal, wherein the certification number is provided to the service agent terminal in order for receiving the remote control service from the service agent terminal by using a communication device such as wire or wireless telephone,allow that the television is selected as a target apparatus for providing the remote control service to the service agent terminal by using the certification number, wherein the remote control service is a service for solving a problem such as failure in the television,display the video of a normal operation state that is the broadcast signal received from the tuner,receive a second command for performing a function related with at least one of channel, voice, and image of the broadcast signal from the service agent terminal,perform the function according to the second command, andtransmit, to the service agent terminal, a current screen state image that displays a result of performance of the function.

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