Video display apparatus and operating method thereof

• US 9,888,268 B2
• Filed: 12/04/2014
• Issued: 02/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: An, Seungjoo, Oh, Sejin, Moon, Kyoungsoo, Kim, Jinpil, Lee, Jinwon, Kang, Donghyun, Bae, Jang Hun
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Hai V
• Application Number:
  US14/561,021
• Publication Number:
  US 20150163528A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,160 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/222 Secondary servers, e.g. proxy server, cable television Head-end provisioning of proxy services in data packet switching networks H04L67/56
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23418 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics television picture signal circuitry for scene change detection H04N5/147; filtering for image enhancement G06T5/00; methods or arrangements for recognising scenes G06V20/00; arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23424 involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for inserting or substituting an advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/234327 by decomposing into layers, e.g. base layer and one or more enhancement layers
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/236 Assembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. transport stream, by combining a video stream with other content or additional data, e.g. inserting a URL [Uniform Resource Locator] into a video stream, multiplexing software data into a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Insertion of stuffing bits into the multiplex stream, e.g. to obtain a constant bit-rate; Assembling of a packetised elementary stream multiplexing of data packets for data networks, e.g. RTP/UDP H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23892 involving embedding information at multiplex stream level, e.g. embedding a watermark at packet level
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2393 involving handling client requests scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/254 Management at additional data server, e.g. shopping server, rights management server arrangements for maintenance or administration in data networks H04L41/00; network services using third party service providers H04L67/53
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/437 Interfacing the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. for transmitting client requests to a VOD server flow control in data networks H04L47/10; streaming protocols, e.g. RTP or RTCP, H04L65/65; scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests in data packet switching networks H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4385 Multiplex stream processing, e.g. multiplex stream decrypting
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/631 Multimode Transmission, e.g. transmitting basic layers and enhancement layers of the content over different transmission paths or transmitting with different error corrections, different keys or with different transmission protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8358 involving watermark protecting executable software by watermarking G06F21/16; image watermarking in general G06T1/0021; watermarks inserted in still images for transmission purposes H04N1/32144; inserting watermarks during video coding H04N19/467
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8586 by using a URL processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94; information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; URL in broadcast information H04H20/93; Web-based protocols H04L67/02

Abstract

Provided is a operating method of a video display device including a display unit. A receiving unit receiving a broadcasting signal through a tuner; obtaining an uncompressed audio or video (AV) content through a receiving unit, wherein the uncompressed AV content includes a promotion content; extracting a characteristic information, including at least one of a watermark and a fingerprint, from a part of the uncompressed AV content; transmitting a first query to a first server, wherein the first query corresponds to the characteristic information; receiving a first response from the first server, based on the transmitted first query; transmitting a second query to a second server based on the first response; receiving a second response from the second server, based on the transmitted second query; and executing a promotion application based on the second response. Furthermore, the promotion application controls a process for promoting a content.

Claims

1. An operating method of a video display device including a tuner, a receiver and an enhanced service manager, the method comprising:

receiving a broadcasting signal through the tuner;

obtaining a promotion content included in an uncompressed audio or video (AV) content through the receiver;

extracting, via the enhanced service manager, a characteristic information, including at least one of a watermark and a fingerprint, from the promotion content;

transmitting, via the enhanced service manager, a first query to a first server, wherein the first query includes the characteristic information;

receiving, via the enhanced service manager, a first response including at least one of a URL of a promotion application and a start time of a main content promoted by the promotion content from the first server, based on the transmitted first query,

wherein the promotion application is used for setting a content reminder for the main content;

transmitting, via the enhanced service manager, a second query to a second server based on the URL of the promotion application included in the first response;

receiving, via the enhanced service manager, the promotion application from the second server, based on the transmitted second query;

outputting, via the enhanced service manager, a first user interface for setting the content reminder via the promotion application, wherein the first user interface includes at least one of a name of the main content, a broadcasting date of the main content, or a menu for selecting an option to approve the content reminder setting;

receiving, via the enhanced service manager, a content reminder message based on the content reminder, wherein the content reminder message includes a URL of a content reminder application;

receiving, via the enhanced service manager, the content reminder application, based on the URL of the content reminder application; and

outputting, via the enhanced service manager, information on the main content based on the content reminder message via the content reminder application,

wherein the outputting the information on the main content comprises;

outputting information on a specific channel among a plurality of channels concurrently broadcasting the main content and excluding channels provided by an unsubscribed multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD), and

outputting a user interface for receiving a user input for changing to the outputted specific channel,

wherein the specific channel is included in a service package which is provided by a subscribed MVPD.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

reserving an alarm of a content related the promotion content, and

outputting a first message based on the reserved content alarm.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first message comprises at least one of a menu for selecting an option to approve the reserved content alarm, a name of the content, a broadcast date and time of the content, duration of the content, a genre of the content, and a subject of the content.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the outputting the first message comprises,

outputting the first message before a time from the start time of the content related the promotion content.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

outputting a second message which represents whether outputs the first message again after a time.

6. A video display device comprising:

a tuner receiving a broadcasting signal;

a receiver receiving a promotion content included in an uncompressed AV content; and

an enhanced service manager

extracting a characteristic information, including at least one of a watermark and a fingerprint, from the promotion content,

transmitting a first query to a first server, wherein the first query includes the characteristic information,

receiving a first response including at least one of a URL of a promotion application and a start time of a main content promoted by the promotion content from the first server, based on the transmitted first query,

transmitting a second query to a second server based on the URL of the promotion application included in the first response,

receiving the promotion application from the second server, based on the transmitted second query, wherein the promotion application is used for setting a content reminder for the main content,

outputting a first user interface for setting the content reminder via the promotion application, wherein the first user interface includes at least one of a name of the main content, a broadcasting date of the main content, or a menu for selecting an option to approve the content reminder setting,

receiving a content reminder message based on the content reminder, wherein the content reminder message includes a URL of a content reminder application,

receiving the content reminder application, based on the URL of the content reminder application, and

outputting information on the main content based on the content reminder message via the content reminder application,

wherein the enhanced service manager outputs information on a specific channel among a plurality for channels concurrently broadcasting the main content and excludes channels provided by an unsubscribed multichannel video programming distribution (MVPD), and outputs a user interface for receiving a user input for changing to the outputted specific channel, and

wherein the specific channel is included in a service package which is provided by a subscribed MVPD.

7. The video display device according to claim 6, wherein the enhanced service manager reserves an alarm of a content related the promotion content, and outputs a first message based on the reserved content alarm.

8. The video display device according to claim 7, wherein the first message comprises at least one of a menu for selecting an option to approve the reserved content alarm, a name of the content, a broadcast date and time of the content, duration of the content, a genre of the content, and a subject of the content.

9. The video display device according to claim 7, wherein the enhanced service manager outputs a second message which represents whether outputs the first message again after a time.

10. The video display device according to claim 6, wherein the enhanced service manager executes a promotion application, when the uncompressed AV content is terminated.