INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, MOBILE TERMINAL AND DISPLAY DEVICE FOR THE SAME

• US 20140058897A1
• Filed: 08/26/2013
• Published: 02/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: YANG, Do-jun, PARK, Sun-eung, SEO, Jin-goo, JANG, Soo-in
• Granted Patent: US 10,055,775 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.61
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/306 using TV related infrastructures external card used for payment with client device H04N21/4185
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/308 using the Internet of Things
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/387 Payment using discounts or coupons relating to marketing G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation

Abstract

A method of acquiring and processing information on a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes: receiving, at the mobile terminal, information about at least one item displayed on an external display device from the external display device; and performing, at the mobile terminal, a function for the at least one item based on the received information.

Claims

1. A method of acquiring and processing information on a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

receiving, at the mobile terminal, information about at least one item displayed on an external display device from the external display device; and

performing, at the mobile terminal, a function for the at least one item based on the received information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving is performed by using wireless communication.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the wireless communication comprises near field communication (NFC).

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying, at the mobile terminal, at least one menu item corresponding to the at least one item displayed on the external display device based on the received information.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

selecting, at the mobile terminal, the displayed menu item,

wherein the function is performed based on the selecting the menu item.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing the function comprises transmitting a request for additional information based on the received information and information about a selection of a user.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising receiving additional information corresponding to the request for additional information.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the information comprises:

receiving the information encoded in an NFC data exchange format (NDEF); and

decoding the information encoded in the NDEF.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the information encoded in the NDEF comprises a first field comprising information about the external display device and a second field comprising the information about the at least one item displayed on the external display device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the information further comprises receiving at least one of location information and ID information of the external display device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the external display device comprises at least one of a smart television (TV), a kiosk, a vending machine, and an advertisement device.

12. An information providing method for providing information from a display device to a mobile terminal, the information providing method comprising:

displaying a screen comprising at least one item;

receiving first information about the at least one item from a server; and

transmitting second information corresponding the first information to the mobile terminal through wireless communication.

13. The information providing method of claim 12, wherein the wireless communication comprises near field communication (NFC).

14. The information providing method of claim 12, wherein the transmitting comprises:

encoding the first information to generate the second information encoded in an NFC data exchange format (NDEF); and

transmitting the second information encoded in the NDEF to the mobile terminal.

15. The information providing method of claim 14, wherein the transmitting the second information encoded in the NDEF comprises storing the second information encoded in the NDEF in an NFC tag.

16. The information providing method of claim 15, further comprising deleting the second information transmitted to the mobile terminal from the NFC tag.

17. The information providing method of claim 16, wherein the second information comprises a first field comprising information about the display device and a second field comprising information about the at least one item displayed on the display device.

18. The information providing method of claim 12, wherein the at least one item is an on-air item displayed on the display device as part of a broadcast.

19. The information providing method of claim 12, wherein the display device comprises at least one of a smart television (TV), a kiosk, a vending machine, and an advertisement device.

20. A mobile terminal comprising:

a communication unit which is configured to receive information about at least one item displayed on an external display device from the external display device; and

a controller which is configured to perform a function corresponding to the at least one item based on the received information.

21. The mobile terminal of claim 20, wherein the communication unit is configured to receive the information using near field communication (NFC).

22. The mobile terminal of claim 20, further comprising:

a display which is configured to display a menu item corresponding to the received information; and

a user input which is configured to receive a user selection of the displayed menu item,

wherein the controller is further configured to performing the function based on the user selection.

23. The mobile terminal of claim 20, wherein the received information is encoded in NFC data exchange format (NDEF), and

wherein the controller decodes the received information encoded in the NDEF.

24. The mobile terminal of claim 23, wherein the information encoded in the NDEF comprises a first field comprising information about the external display device and a second field comprising the information about the at least one item displayed on the external display device.

25. A display device comprising:

a display;

a communication unit which is configured to transmit and receive information; and

a controller which is configured to control the display to display at least one item, control the communication unit receive first information about the at least one item from a server, process the first information to generate second information, and control the communication unit to transmit the second information to a mobile terminal through wireless communication.

26. The display device of claim 25, wherein the second information is encoded in an NFC data exchange format (NDEF).

27. The display device of claim 26, wherein the second information comprises a first field comprising information about the display device and a second field comprising the information about the at least one item displayed on the display device.

28. The display device of claim 27, wherein the controller stores the second information encoded in the NDEF in an NFC tag.

29. The display device of claim 25, wherein the at least one item is an on-air item displayed as part of a broadcast.

30. The display device of claim 25, wherein the display device comprises at least one of a smart television (TV), a kiosk, a vending machine, and an advertisement device.