Digital broadcast receiver controlled by screen remote controller and space remote controller and controlling method thereof

• US 9,124,918 B2
• Filed: 10/27/2014
• Issued: 09/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Jung, Dae Young
• Primary Examiner(s): SALCE, JASON P
• Application Number:
  US14/524,725
• Publication Number:
  US 20150046948A1
• Time in Patent Office: 309 Days
• Field of Search: 725 39- 40, 725 43- 47, 725 51- 52, 725/59, 725/61, 715700-702, 715705-711, 715/713, 715716-726, 715/810, 715/814, 345156-160
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• 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 21/42208 Display device provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42209 for displaying non-command information, e.g. electronic program guide [EPG], e-mail, messages or a second television channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4221 Dedicated function buttons, e.g. for the control of an EPG, subtitles, aspect ratio, picture-in-picture or teletext
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42221 Transmission circuitry, e.g. infrared [IR] or radio frequency [RF]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• 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 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4852 for modifying audio parameters, e.g. switching between mono and stereo

Abstract

A data processing method and a television controlled by a remote controller are described. The television includes a tuner to receive a broadcast program, an infrared (IR) module to receive an IR signal from a physical remote controller, a controller to change a power-off state into a power-on state based on the received IR signal, a radio frequency (RF) module configured to receive an RF signal from the physical remote controller, and a display module to display a screen remote controller in a predetermined region while displaying the received broadcast program in a screen of the television. The screen remote controller'"'"'s size is changeable depending on a user'"'"'s selection. The screen remote controller comprises a first control region comprised of sub-regions used to change at least one channel of the television and a second control region comprised of at least one sub-region used to link to the Internet.

Claims

1. A television controlled by a remote controller, the television comprising:

a tuner configured to receive broadcast signal comprising a broadcast program;

an infrared (IR) module configured to receive IR signal from a physical remote controller;

a controller configured to change a power-off state of the television into a power-on state of the television based on the received IR signal;

a radio frequency (RF) module configured to receive RF signal from the physical remote controller; and

a display module configured to display a screen remote controller in a predetermined region while displaying the received broadcast program in a screen of the television, further the screen remote controller comprises at least two control regions, the first control region being comprised of sub-regions which are used to change at least one channel of the television and the second control region being comprised of at least one sub-region which is used to perform another function different from changing the at least one channel of the television,

wherein the controller is further configured to,

move a pointer'"'"'s position within the screen based on the physical remote controller'"'"'s movement information,

change a current channel into another channel if the pointer is located at a specific sub-region within the first control region of the screen remote controller and a specific button signal is received from the physical remote controller, and

perform another function if the pointer is located at a specific sub-region within the second control region of the screen remote controller and the specific button signal is received from the physical remote controller.

2. The television of claim 1, wherein the physical remote controller'"'"'s movement information is received through the RF signal, further identifies both direction information and speed information of the physical remote controller'"'"'s movement.

3. The television of claim 1, wherein at least one sub-region within the screen remote controller is different from at least one button within the physical remote controller, further the number of all sub-regions is more than the number of all buttons.

4. The television of claim 1, further comprising:

a memory configured to store data on a frequency band for pairing the television with the physical remote controller.

5. The television of claim 1, wherein the first control region includes sub-regions for changing channel numbers and the second control region includes sub-regions for describing additional information on the broadcast program.

6. The television of claim 5, wherein each of the sub-regions within the first control region corresponds to numbers, at least one of special character and a function item for returning to a previous channel.

7. The television of claim 5, wherein each of the sub-regions within the second control region corresponds to broadcast guide and link information.

8. The television of claim 1, wherein the screen remote controller corresponds to image data pre-stored in the memory.

9. The television of claim 1, wherein a location of the pointer within the screen remote controller is further configured to be controlled by the physical remote controller'"'"'s touch sensor as well as the physical remote controller'"'"'s motion sensor.

10. The television of claim 9, wherein the location of the pointer is changed depending on the movement information from the physical remote controller'"'"'s touch sensor as well as the physical remote controller'"'"'s motion sensor.

11. The television of claim 10, wherein the specific sub-region corresponds to said another channel'"'"'s number.

12. The television of claim 11, wherein the screen remote controller'"'"'s size enlarged or reduced if the physical remote controller is moved back and forth.

25. The television of claim 1, wherein the another function corresponds to a function used to link to an internet.

13. A method for processing data in a television, the method comprising:

receiving infrared (IR) signal from a physical remote controller;

changing a power-off state of the television into a power-on state of the television based on the received IR signal;

receiving radio frequency (RF) signal from the physical remote controller;

displaying a screen remote controller in a predetermined region while displaying broadcast program in a screen of the television, wherein the screen remote controller comprises at least two control regions, further the first control region is comprised of sub-regions which are used to change at least one channel of the television and the second control region is comprised of at least one sub-region which is used to perform another function different from changing the at least one channel of the television;

moving a pointer'"'"'s position within the screen based on the physical remote controller'"'"'s movement information;

changing a current channel into another channel if the pointer is located at a specific sub-region within the first control region of the screen remote controller and a specific button signal is received from the physical remote controller; and

performing another function if the pointer is located at a specific sub-region within the second control region of the screen remote controller and the specific button signal is received from the physical controller.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the physical remote controller'"'"'s movement information is received through the RF signal, further identifies both direction information and speed information of the physical remote controller'"'"'s movement.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein at least one sub-region within the screen remote controller is different from at least one button within the physical remote controller, further the number of all sub-regions is more than the number of all buttons.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

storing data on a frequency band into a memory for pairing the television with the physical remote controller.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the first control region includes sub-regions for changing channel numbers and the second control region includes sub-regions for describing additional information on the broadcast program.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein each of the sub-regions within the first control region corresponds to numbers, at least one of special character and a function item for returning to a previous channel.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein each of the sub-regions within the second control region corresponds to broadcast guide and link information.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein the screen remote controller corresponds to image data pre-stored in the memory.

21. The method of claim 13, wherein a location of the pointer within the screen remote controller is further configured to be controlled by the physical remote controller'"'"'s touch sensor as well as the physical remote controller'"'"'s motion sensor.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the location of the pointer is changed depending on the movement information from the physical remote controller'"'"'s touch sensor as well as the physical remote controller'"'"'s motion sensor.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the specific sub-region corresponds to said another channel'"'"'s number.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the screen remote controller'"'"'s size enlarged or reduced if the physical remote controller is moved back and forth.

26. A television controlled by a remote controller, the television comprising:

an infrared (IR) module configured to receive IR signal from a physical remote controller;

a controller configured to change a power-off state of the television into a power-on state of the television based on the received IR signal;

a radio frequency (RF) module configured to receive RF signal from the physical remote controller; and

a display module configured to display a screen remote controller in a predetermined region while displaying a broadcast program in a screen of the television, further the screen remote controller comprises at least two control regions, the first control region being comprised of sub-regions which are used to change at least one channel of the television and the second control region being comprised of at least one sub-region which is used to perform another function different from changing the at least one channel of the television,

wherein the controller is further configured to,

move a pointer'"'"'s position within the screen based on the physical remote controller'"'"'s touch sensor,

change a current channel into another channel in response to selecting a specific sub-region within the first control region of the screen remote controller, and

perform the another function in response to selecting a specific sub-region within the second control region of the screen remote controller.

27. The television of claim 26, wherein at least one sub-region within the screen remote controller is different from at least one button within the physical remote controller, further the number of all sub-regions is more than the number of all buttons.

28. The television of claim 26, further comprising:

a memory configured to store data on a frequency band for pairing the television with the physical remote controller.

29. The television of claim 26, wherein each of the sub-regions within the first control region corresponds to numbers, at least one of special character and a function item for returning to a previous channel.

30. The television of claim 29, wherein each of the sub-regions within the second control region corresponds to broadcast guide and link information.