Control device, broadcast receiver, method for controlling broadcast receiver, and method for providing service

• US 9,723,350 B2
• Filed: 11/07/2011
• Issued: 08/01/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Joo-youn, Kwon, Yong-hwan, Kim, Jung-a, Lee, Bum-jin
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Trang U
• Application Number:
  US13/290,198
• Publication Number:
  US 20120169935A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,094 Days
• Field of Search: 348734, 348563-565, 348569, 348725, 348552, 348553-555
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/32 Remote control based on movements, attitude of remote control device
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop
• 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 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72

Abstract

A control device is provided. The control device includes a communication interface unit which requests and receives menu information from a broadcast receiver, a determination unit which determines a control mode of the control device, a user interface unit which displays the received menu information in a user interface window according to the determined control mode, and a control unit which, if a command to control the broadcast receiver is input through the user interface unit, controls the communication interface unit to transmit the input control command to the broadcast receiver.

Claims

1. A control device which controls a broadcast receiver, comprising:

a communication interface unit which communicates with the broadcast receiver;

a touch display unit which receives a touch input; and

a control unit which determines if the control device is in a vertical mode or a horizontal mode, and controls the touch display unit to display a user interface (UI) for controlling the broadcast receiver in the vertical mode and to display received information from the broadcast receiver in the horizontal mode,

wherein the control unit controls the touch display unit to display the UI for controlling the broadcast receiver differentially according to an operation mode of the broadcast receiver in the vertical mode, and controls the touch display unit to display the UI corresponding to an operation mode of the broadcast receiver and the received information in the horizontal mode,

wherein the information comprises menu information to select a service of the broadcast receiver.

2. The control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit requests and receives the information from the broadcast receiver in the horizontal mode.

3. The control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit, when the grip direction of the user is a vertical direction with respect to the user, determines the control mode as the vertical mode, and when the grip direction of the user is a horizontal direction with respect to the user, determines the control mode as the horizontal mode.

4. The control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the touch display unit to display pre-stored user interface window corresponding to the operation mode of the broadcast receiver in the vertical mode, and

controls the touch display unit to display pre-stored user interface window corresponding to the operation mode of the broadcast receiver together with the received menu information in the horizontal mode.

5. The control device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the menu information includes at least one of channel information, current volume, play time, remaining play time, current time, Electronic Program Guide (EPG), and an operation mode of the broadcast receiver.

6. The control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the touch display unit to display a same content viewed on the broadcast receiver in full screen size in the horizontal mode.

7. The control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the touch display unit to display the received information overlapped with the UI displayed in the horizontal mode.

8. The control device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the control unit controls the touch display unit to display the received information overlapped with the content displayed in the horizontal mode.

9. The control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit, when the touch input for controlling the broadcast receiver is input through the touch display unit, controls the communication interface unit to transmit a control command corresponding to the touch input to the broadcast receiver.

10. A method for controlling a broadcast receiver using a control device, the method comprising:

determining if a control mode of the control device is in a vertical mode or a horizontal mode;

displaying a user interface (UI) for controlling the broadcast receiver in the vertical mode and displaying received information from the broadcast receiver in the horizontal mode,

wherein the displaying the UI comprises displaying the UI for controlling the broadcast receiver differentially according to an operation mode of the broadcast receiver in the vertical mode, and displaying the UI corresponding to an operation mode of the broadcast receiver and the received information in the horizontal mode,

wherein the information comprises menu information to select a service of the broadcast receiver.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising, requesting and receiving the information from the broadcast receiver in the horizontal mode.

12. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the determining the control mode of the control device comprises, when the grip direction of a user is a vertical direction with respect to the user, determining the control mode as the vertical mode, and when the grip direction of the user is a horizontal direction with respect to the user, determining the control mode the horizontal mode.

13. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the displaying the UI comprises displaying a pre-stored user interface window corresponding to the operation mode of the broadcast receiver in the vertical mode, and

wherein the displaying the received information comprises, displaying the pre-stored user interface window corresponding to the operation mode of the broadcast receiver together with the received menu information in the horizontal mode.

14. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the menu information includes at least one of channel information, current volume, play time, remaining play time, current time, Electronic Program Guide (EPG), and an operation mode of the broadcast receiver.

15. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the displaying the received information comprises displaying a same content viewed on the broadcast receiver in full screen size in the horizontal mode.

16. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the displaying the received information comprises displaying the received information overlapped with the UI displayed in the horizontal mode.

17. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the displaying the received information comprises displaying the received information overlapped with the content displayed in the horizontal mode.

18. The method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising:

when the touch input for controlling the broadcast receiver is input through the touch display unit, transmitting a control command corresponding to the touch input to the broadcast receiver.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium where a program which controls a broadcast receiver using a control device is stored,

wherein the program performs a process of determining if a control mode of the control device is in a vertical mode or a horizontal mode and displaying an UI for controlling the broadcast receiver in the vertical mode and displaying received information from the broadcast receiver in the horizontal mode,

wherein the displaying the UI comprises displaying the UI for controlling the broadcast receiver differentially according to an operation mode of the broadcast receiver in the vertical mode, and displaying the UI corresponding to an operation mode of the broadcast receiver and the received information in the horizontal mode,

wherein the information comprises menu information to select a service of the broadcast receiver.