IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, PORTABLE TERMINAL, AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME

• US 20130027613A1
• Filed: 04/30/2012
• Published: 01/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: KIM, Jongcheol, KIM, Kyungjin, KIM, Hyunjung, PARK, Sungjong, LEE, Eunji, CHO, Jaehoon, YEO, Junhee, SINGAPATI, Praveen Kumar, KUMAR, Saravana, MATTE, Fairoz
• Application Number:
  US13/460,468
• Publication Number:
  US 20130027613A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/563
• 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 21/4131 home appliance, e.g. lighting, air conditioning system, metering devices home automation data switching networks exchanging configuration information on appliance services H04L12/2807
• 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 21/4222 Remote control device emulator integrated into a non-television apparatus, e.g. a PDA, media center or smart toy remote control device for a television receiver integrated into a mobile phone H04M1/72415
• 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 21/4312 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 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/440263 by altering the spatial resolution, e.g. for displaying on a connected PDA
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/441 Acquiring end-user identification , e.g. using personal code sent by the remote control or by inserting a card
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4753 for user identification, e.g. by entering a PIN or password cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47815 Electronic shopping payment schemes, payment architectures or payment protocols for electronic shopping systems G06Q20/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895

Abstract

An image display apparatus, a portable terminal, and methods for operating the same are disclosed. The method for operating an image display apparatus includes displaying a screen based on a setting of a first user account corresponding to a first portable terminal on a display, receiving a login input for a second user account corresponding to a second portable terminal, logging in to the second user account, and switching the screen displayed on the display to a common screen based on the first and second user accounts.

Claims

1. A method for operating an image display apparatus including a display unit, the method comprising:

receiving, by the image display apparatus, login information of a first user account associated with a first portable terminal, while a content for viewing is currently being displayed on the display unit;

logging-in the first user account to the image display apparatus, in response to the received login information of the first user account;

generating, by the image display apparatus, a first additional content based on the first user account; and

transmitting, by the image display apparatus, the currently displayed content and the first additional content to the first portable terminal for displaying on the first portable terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying, on the display unit, the first additional content along with the currently displayed content.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein in the receiving step, the login information of the first user account is received directly from the first portable terminal, or is received from a remote controller communicating with the first portable terminal.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein in the receiving step, the login information of the first user account is received using a short range wireless communication between the image display apparatus and the first portable terminal, or between the first portable and the remote controller communicating with the image display apparatus.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

while the first user account is logged-in, receiving, by the image display apparatus, login information of a second user account associated with a second portable terminal;

logging-in the second user account to the image display apparatus in response to the received login information of the second user account; and

generating, by the image display apparatus, a common content for the logged-in first and second user accounts.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

displaying, on the display unit, the common content for the first and second user accounts, instead of the first additional content generated based on the first user account.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

transmitting, by the image display apparatus, the common content to at least one of the first and second portable terminals for displaying the common content on the at least one of the first and second portable terminals.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

generating, by the image display apparatus, a second additional content associated with the currently displayed content based on the logged-in second user account; and

transmitting, by the image display apparatus, the currently displayed content and the second additional content to the second portable terminal for displaying on the second portable terminal.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first additional content includes a Social Networking Service (SNS) corresponding to the logged-in first user account, or a content based on a use history of the logged-in first user account.

10. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

revoking an authority given to the first portable terminal to control the image display apparatus while allocating the authority to the second portable terminal, when the second user account is logged in.

11. A method for operating an image display apparatus, the image display apparatus including a display unit and configured to communicate with a portable terminal, the method comprising:

displaying, on the display unit, one or more selectable items;

receiving a user'"'"'s selection of one of the displayed one or more selectable items;

generating, by the image display apparatus, information related to the selected item and transmitting the generated information to the portable terminal communicating with the image display apparatus for displaying the generated information on the portable terminal;

receiving a feedback from the portable terminal, the feedback being associated with a task which resulted from or is related to the generated information; and

displaying, on the display unit, the received feedback.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the task includes a purchasing task, a calendar managing task, or a billing task.

13. An image display apparatus comprising:

a display unit; and

a controller configured to control the display unit and to;

receive login information of a first user account associated with a first portable terminal, while a content for viewing is currently being displayed on the display unit;

log-in the first user account to the image display apparatus, in response to the received login information of the first user account;

generate a first additional content based on the first user account; and

transmit the currently displayed content and the first additional content to the first portable terminal for displaying on the first portable terminal.

14. The image display apparatus of claim 13, the controller further configured to:

display, on the display unit, the first additional content along with the currently displayed content.

15. The image display apparatus of claim 13, wherein the controller receives the login information of the first user account from the first portable terminal directly, or from a remote controller communicating with the first portable terminal.

16. The image display apparatus of claim 15, wherein the controller receives the login information of the first user account using a short range wireless communication between the image display apparatus and the first portable terminal, or between the first portable and the remote controller communicating with the image display apparatus.

17. The image display apparatus of claim 13, the controller further configured to:

while the first user account is logged-in, receive login information of a second user account associated with a second portable terminal;

log-in the second user account to the image display apparatus in response to the received login information of the second user account; and

generate a common content for the logged-in first and second user accounts.

18. The image display apparatus of claim 17, the controller further configured to:

display, on the display unit, the common content for the first and second user accounts, instead of the first additional content generated based on the first user account.

19. The image display apparatus of claim 18, the controller further configured to:

transmit the common content to at least one of the first and second portable terminals for displaying the common content on the at least one of the first and second portable terminals.

20. The image display apparatus of claim 18, the controller further configured to:

generate a second additional content associated with the currently displayed content based on the logged-in second user account; and

transmit the currently displayed content and the second additional content to the second portable terminal for displaying on the second portable terminal.

21. The image display apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first additional content includes a Social Networking Service (SNS) corresponding to the logged-in first user account, or a content based on a use history of the logged-in first user account.

22. The image display apparatus of claim 17, the controller further configured to:

revoke an authority given to the first portable terminal to control the image display apparatus while allocating the authority to the second portable terminal, when the second user account is logged in.

23. An image display apparatus comprising:

a display unit; and

a controller configured to control the display unit and to communicate with a portable terminal, the controller further configured to;

display, on the display unit, one or more selectable items;

receive a user'"'"'s selection of one of the displayed one or more selectable items;

generate information related to the selected item and transmit the generated information to the portable terminal communicating with the image display apparatus for displaying the generated information on the portable terminal;

receive a feedback from the portable terminal, the feedback being associated with a task which resulted from or is related to the generated information; and

display, on the display unit, the received feedback.

24. The image display apparatus of claim 23, wherein the task includes a purchasing task, a calendar managing task, or a billing task.