User terminal apparatus, display apparatus, user interface providing method and controlling method thereof

• US 9,445,145 B2
• Filed: 10/15/2015
• Issued: 09/13/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Doh-hyeong
• Primary Examiner(s): Pitaro, Ryan
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shiberou, Mahelet
• Application Number:
  US14/884,213
• Publication Number:
  US 20160037205A1
• Time in Patent Office: 334 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 21/42209 for displaying non-command information, e.g. electronic program guide [EPG], e-mail, messages or a second television channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 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 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8173 End-user applications, e.g. Web browser, game
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8543 using a description language, e.g. Multimedia and Hypermedia information coding Expert Group [MHEG], eXtensible Markup Language [XML] information retrieval of semistructured data, the underlying structure being taken into account, e.g. mark-up language structure data G06F16/80

Abstract

A user terminal apparatus is provided. The user terminal apparatus includes a communication interface unit which receives user interface (UI) information data regarding a UI screen corresponding to at least one application displayed on an external apparatus in communication with the external apparatus, a storage unit which stores a UI information conversion format, an information conversion unit which converts the received UI information data using the UI information conversion format, a display unit which displays a UI screen, and a control unit which controls the information conversion unit to convert the UI information data received by the communication interface unit using the UI information conversion format and display on the display unit the UI screen corresponding to the converted UI information data.

Claims

1. A television comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a broadcasting signal;

a communication interface configured to communicate with an external device;

a display configured to display a video corresponding to the broadcasting signal; and

a controller configured to perform bidirectional communication with the external device with regard to a plurality of applications executable in the television, and execute at least one of the applications according to the bidirectional communication,

wherein the bidirectional communication comprises transmitting information about the plurality of applications from the television to the external device if a remote application for controlling the television is executed in the external device such that the information about the plurality of applications is displayed through the executed remote application on the external device, and receiving, from the external device, command information about execution of the at least one application.

2. The television of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to receive information about selection of an application among the plurality of applications from the external device, and execute the selected application through the display.

3. The television of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to transmit the information about the plurality of applications in response to determining that the television is connected to the external device and a request for the information about the plurality of application is generated from the external device.

4. The television of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to receive information about selection of an application among the plurality of applications from the external device, and transmit information about controlling the selected application to the external device, and

wherein the controller is further configured to, in response to receiving control information about the selected application from the external device, execute the selected application through the display.

5. The television of claim 1, wherein the information about the plurality of applications transmitted from the television to the external device is a user interface information about the plurality of applications which corresponds to display of a list of the plurality of applications on the display.

6. The television of claim 1, wherein the plurality of applications comprise an on-demand media streaming service application.

7. The television of claim 1, wherein the plurality of applications comprise a video sharing website application.

8. The television of claim 1, wherein the plurality of applications comprise an application which provides an access to a media content provider.

9. The television of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to change a channel of the television according to a user input received through the executed remote application.

10. A method of controlling a broadcasting signal receiving apparatus, the method comprising:

controlling, by using a controller included in the broadcasting signal receiving apparatus, bidirectional communication of the television with an external device with regard to a plurality of applications executable in the television; and

executing, by using the controller, at least one of the applications according to the bidirectional communication,

wherein the bidirectional communication comprises;

transmitting information about the plurality of applications from the television to the external device if a remote application for controlling the television is executed in the external device such that the information about the plurality of applications is displayed through the executed remote application on the external device; and

receiving, from the external device, command information about the executing the at least one application.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the command information comprises information about selection of an application among the plurality of applications from the external device which is required to execute the selected application through the display.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the transmitting information about the plurality of applications from the television to the external device is performed in response to determining that the television is connected to the external device and a request for the information about the plurality of application is generated from the external device.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the command information about the executing the at least one application comprises information about selection of an application among the plurality of applications from the external device, and the information about the plurality of applications transmitted from the television to the external device comprises information about controlling the selected application, and

wherein the command information about the executing the at least one application further comprises control information about the selected application which is required to execute the selected application through the display.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the information about the plurality of applications transmitted from the television to the external device is a user interface information about the plurality of applications which corresponds to display of a list of the plurality of applications on the display.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the plurality of applications comprise an on-demand media streaming service application.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the plurality of applications comprise a video sharing website application.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the plurality of applications comprise an application which provides an access to a media content provider.

18. The method of claim 10, further comprising changing a channel of the television according to a user input received through the executed remote application.