Display device and operating method thereof
First Claim
1. A method for operating a display device, comprising:
- acquiring an image of a plurality of users, wherein the plurality of users comprises a first user and a second user;
recognizing a plurality of faces respectively corresponding to the plurality of users from the acquired image;
checking a viewing state of media content for each user, if the plurality of users respectively corresponding to the plurality of recognized faces are registered users;
acquiring viewing information corresponding to at least one of the plurality of registered users of which the viewing state has been changed from a viewing maintaining state in which the media content is viewed to a not-viewing state in which the media content is not viewed, wherein the viewing information comprises information on a channel corresponding to the media content, a title of the media content and a last viewing time point indicating a time point in an entire playback interval of the media content of which a user that has a viewing state that has been changed most recently viewed the media content;
receiving information related to a state of a mobile terminal corresponding to the first user, if the viewing state of the second user has been changed from the viewing maintaining state to the not-viewing state and the viewing state of the first user keeps the viewing maintaining state;
storing the acquired viewing information and the received information related to the state of the mobile terminal in an account of the first user;
displaying the received information related to the state of the mobile terminal and the media content simultaneously;
comparing the acquired first viewing information corresponding to the first user with the acquired second viewing information corresponding to the second user if a face of the first user of which the viewing state has been changed and a face of the second user which the viewing state has been changed are simultaneously re-recognized; and
displaying common information according to a result of the comparison, wherein the common information is information commonly included in the first viewing information and the second viewing information.
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Abstract
A method for operating a display device according to an embodiment includes acquiring an image of a plurality of users, recognizing a plurality of faces respectively corresponding to the plurality of users from the acquired image, checking a viewing state of media content for each user, when the plurality of users respectively corresponding to the plurality of recognized faces are registered users, acquiring viewing information corresponding to at least one of the plurality of registered users of which the viewing state has been changed from a viewing maintaining state in which the media content is viewed to a not-viewing state in which the media content is not viewed, and performing a re-viewing function on the basis of the acquired viewing information when a face of the user of which the viewing state has been changed is re-recognized.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for operating a display device, comprising:
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acquiring an image of a plurality of users, wherein the plurality of users comprises a first user and a second user; recognizing a plurality of faces respectively corresponding to the plurality of users from the acquired image; checking a viewing state of media content for each user, if the plurality of users respectively corresponding to the plurality of recognized faces are registered users; acquiring viewing information corresponding to at least one of the plurality of registered users of which the viewing state has been changed from a viewing maintaining state in which the media content is viewed to a not-viewing state in which the media content is not viewed, wherein the viewing information comprises information on a channel corresponding to the media content, a title of the media content and a last viewing time point indicating a time point in an entire playback interval of the media content of which a user that has a viewing state that has been changed most recently viewed the media content; receiving information related to a state of a mobile terminal corresponding to the first user, if the viewing state of the second user has been changed from the viewing maintaining state to the not-viewing state and the viewing state of the first user keeps the viewing maintaining state; storing the acquired viewing information and the received information related to the state of the mobile terminal in an account of the first user; displaying the received information related to the state of the mobile terminal and the media content simultaneously; comparing the acquired first viewing information corresponding to the first user with the acquired second viewing information corresponding to the second user if a face of the first user of which the viewing state has been changed and a face of the second user which the viewing state has been changed are simultaneously re-recognized; and displaying common information according to a result of the comparison, wherein the common information is information commonly included in the first viewing information and the second viewing information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A display device comprising:
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a display unit; a camera unit configured to acquire an image of a plurality of users, wherein the plurality of users comprises a first user and a second user; an external device interface unit configured to receive information related to a state of a mobile terminal corresponding to the plurality of users; and a controller configured to; recognize a plurality of faces respectively corresponding to the plurality of users from the acquired image, check a viewing state of media content for each user, if the plurality of users respectively corresponding to the plurality of recognized faces are registered users, acquire viewing information corresponding to at least one of the plurality of registered users of which the viewing state has been changed from a viewing maintaining state in which the media content is viewed to a not-viewing state in which the media content is not viewed, wherein the viewing information comprises information on a channel corresponding to the media content, a title of the media content and a last viewing time point indicating a time point in an entire playback interval of the media content of which a user that has a viewing state that has been changed most recently viewed the media content, receive information related to a state of a mobile terminal corresponding to the first user, if the viewing state of the second user has been changed from the viewing maintaining state to the not-viewing state and the viewing state of the first user keeps the viewing maintaining state, store the acquired viewing information and the received information related to the state of the mobile terminal in an account of the at least one of the plurality of registered users, display the received information related to the state of the mobile terminal and the media content simultaneously, compare the acquired first viewing information corresponding to the first user with the acquired second viewing information corresponding to the second user if a face of the first user of which the viewing state has been changed and a face of the second user which the viewing state has been changed are simultaneously re-recognized, and display common information according to a result of the comparison, wherein the common information is information commonly included in the first viewing information and the second viewing information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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