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

• US 9,529,453 B2
• Filed: 07/23/2014
• Issued: 12/27/2016
• 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:
  US14/339,218
• Publication Number:
  US 20140337891A1
• Time in Patent Office: 888 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 method is described for controlling a television. While receiving and displaying a broadcast signal on a screen of the television, the television receives a first signal from a remote controller and displays a control icon corresponding to the remote controller on the screen. The screen is partitioned into a first and second partition, the first partition being a broadcast signal display region continuing to display the broadcast signal, and the second partition being a television control region that includes television control icons and/or subregions. A second signal is wirelessly received from the remote controller, the second signal representing a movement of the remote controller. The control icon is moved across the screen of the television in response to the movement of the remote controller. A channel list is displayed based on whether the second sign is recognized within or out of the second partition.

Claims

1. A television processing data, the television comprising:

a display configured to display a screen remote controller in a predetermined region while displaying a broadcast program in a screen of the television, wherein the screen remote controller comprises at least one control region corresponding to at least one function for controlling the television;

an infrared (IR) transceiver configured to receive a first signal from a space remote controller;

a control unit configured to perform a first specific function in response to the first signal received from the IR transceiver; and

a radio frequency (RF) transceiver configured to receive a second signal from the space remote controller,

wherein the control unit is further configured to,

change a control icon'"'"'s position within the screen based on the second signal received from the RF transceiver, and

perform a second specific function corresponding to a specific control region in response to selecting of the specific control region within the screen remote controller, wherein the at least one control region within the screen remote controller is different from at least one button within the space remote controller, further the number of all control regions within the screen remote controller is more than the number of all buttons within the space remote controller.

2. The television of claim 1, wherein the selecting of the specific control region within the screen remote controller includes receiving a specific button signal from the space remote controller while the control icon is located within the specific control region.

3. The television of claim 2, wherein the second signal comprises data for identifying both direction information and speed information of the space remote controller'"'"'s movement.

4. The television of claim 1, wherein the first signal comprises a command on at least one of a power on or off, a channel switching and a volume adjustment.

5. The television of claim 4 wherein the space remote controller comprises both an IR transceiver and a RF transceiver.

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

displaying a screen remote controller in a predetermined region while displaying a broadcast program in a screen of the television, wherein the screen remote controller comprises at least one control region corresponding to at least one function for controlling the television;

receiving a first signal from a space remote controller;

performing a first specific function in response to the first signal received from space remote controller;

receiving a second signal from the space remote controller;

changing a control icon'"'"'s position within the screen based on the second signal received from the space remote controller; and

performing a second specific function corresponding to a specific control region in response to selecting of the specific control region within the screen remote controller, wherein the at least one control region within the screen remote controller is different from at least one button within the space remote controller, further the number of all control regions within the screen remote controller is more than the number of all buttons within the space remote controller.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the selecting of the specific control region within the screen remote controller includes receiving a specific button signal from the space remote controller while the control icon is located within the specific control region.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the second signal comprises data for identifying both direction information and speed information of the space remote controller'"'"'s movement.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the first signal is received according to an infrared (IR) protocol while the second signal is received according to a radio frequency (RF) protocol.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first signal comprises a command on at least one of a power on or off, a channel switching and a volume adjustment.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the space remote controller comprises both an IR transceiver and a RF transceiver.