DISPLAY APPARATUS, SERVER, SYSTEM AND POSTVIEWING RELATED CONTENT INFORMATION PROVIDING AND EVALUATING METHODS THEREOF

• US 20150304720A1
• Filed: 04/16/2015
• Published: 10/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: HYEON, Su-gyeong, CHO, Bong-hyun, KIM, Seok-hyun
• Application Number:
  US14/688,469
• Publication Number:
  US 20150304720A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2353 specifically adapted to content descriptors, e.g. coding, compressing or processing of metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/252 Processing of multiple end-users' preferences to derive collaborative data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; 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 21/26258 for generating a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlist, or scheduling item distribution according to such list retrieval of multimedia data based on playlists G06F16/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26283 for associating distribution time parameters to content, e.g. to generate electronic program guide data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2668 Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4722 for requesting additional data associated with the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4756 for rating content, e.g. scoring a recommended movie
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4825 using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4826 using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8133 specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video program

Abstract

Provided is a display apparatus including: a display configured to display an image of a first content; a communication device configured to communicate with a server; a storage configured to store user interface (UI) information for generating a UI; and a controller configured to determine whether there is a second content related to the first content, and in response to determining there being the second content, generate a serial content guide UI providing serial content information of the second content according to the UI information stored in the storage and controls the display to display the generated serial content guide UI after completion of displaying the first content.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a display configured to display an image of a first content;

a communication device configured to communicate with a server;

a storage configured to store user interface (UI) information for generating a UI; and

a controller configured to determine whether there is a second content related to the first content, and in response to determining there being the second content, generate a serial content guide UI providing serial content information of the second content according to the UI information stored in the storage and control the display to display the generated serial content guide UI after completion of displaying the first content.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second content comprises contents viewable successively after the first content.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage is configured to store serial content information of the second content.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the serial content information comprises at least one among information about a next broadcast of serially broadcasting contents or daily broadcasting contents, video on demand (VOD) information about different episodes of the serially broadcasting contents or the daily broadcasting content, broadcasting information about different contents of a genre, and VOD information about the different contents of the genre.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the serial content information is received from the server in response to a request from the controller.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the server comprises an information providing server connected to the communication device through a network and configured to provide predetermined information and search service.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to generate an encouraging UI for encouraging a user to view the second content according to the UI information stored in the storage in response to there being the second content, and configured to control the display to display the generated encouraging UI on the display after the completion of displaying the first content.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the encouraging UI comprises at least one of a feedback UI for giving feedback on a viewing category of the user in viewing the second content and encouraging a view of the second content, and a reward UI for informing a user of an available reward when the second content is subsequently viewed after the first content and rewarding the user when the user views the second content.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the UI information comprises at least one of a number of accumulated second content related to the first content or viewing times by which the user accumulatively views the second content, and reward information about an available reward for viewing the second content.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the reward UI is generated and displayed with regard to only the second content that are provided by a content providing server affiliated with a manufacturer of the display apparatus.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein after a predetermined number or more of contents including the first and second contents is displayed on the display, the controller generates an evaluation guide UI through which a plurality of contents of the displayed contents are evaluated together at once according to the UI information stored in the storage, and controls the display to display the generated evaluation guide UI.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the UI information comprises content information comprising at least a title of each of the displayed contents.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the evaluation guide UI comprises at least one among an evaluation UI for providing a list of viewed contents and receiving evaluations of the viewed contents, after a first number or more of the contents are displayed on the display, a category evaluation inducing UI for providing the viewed contents of a category and receiving evaluation of the viewed contents of the category in response to a second number or more of the contents of the category being evaluated, and a genre evaluation inducing UI for providing the viewed contents of a genre and receiving evaluations of the viewed contents of the genre in response to a third number or more of the contents of the genre of the category being evaluated.

18. The method according to claim 12 further comprising:

after a predetermined number or more of contents including the first and second contents is displayed, generating and displaying an evaluation guide UI through which a plurality of contents of the displayed contents are evaluated at once according to stored UI information.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the evaluation guide UI comprises at least one among an evaluation UI for providing a list of viewed contents and receiving evaluations of the viewed contents, after a first number or more of the contents are displayed on the display, a category evaluation inducing UI for providing the viewed contents of a category and receiving evaluation of the viewed contents of the category in response to a second number or more of the contents of the category being evaluated, and a genre evaluation inducing UI for providing the viewed contents of a genre and receiving evaluations of the viewed contents of the genre in response to a third number or more of the contents of the genre of the category being evaluated.

14. A method of providing and evaluating postviewing-related content information of a display apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying an image of a first content;

determining whether there is a second content related to the first content or the second content comprising images following the first content;

generating a serial content guide user interface (UI) providing serial content information in response to determining there being the second content; and

displaying the generated serial content guide UI after completion of the first content.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the determining comprises

requesting and receiving the serial content information to and from a server when the image of the first content is displayed;

and

determining whether there is the second content based on the received serial content information.

16. The method according to claim 14, further comprising:

generating an encouraging UI for encouraging a user to view the second content according to stored UI information in response to there being the second content; and

displaying the generated encouraging UI after the completion of the first content.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the encouraging UI comprises at least one of a feedback UI for giving feedback on a viewing category of the user in viewing the second content and encouraging a view of the second content, and a reward UI for informing a user of an available reward when the second content is subsequently viewed after the first content and rewarding the user when the user views the second content.

20. A display apparatus comprising:

a display configured to display an image of a first content;

a communication device configured to communicate with a server;

a storage configured to store user interface (UI) information for generating a UI; and

a controller configured to, after at least a predetermined number of contents related to the first content is displayed on the display, generate an evaluation guide UI through which at least a portion of the displayed contents is evaluated at once according to the UI information stored in the storage, and control the display to display the generated evaluation guide UI on the display.

21. A method of providing postviewing-related content information of a display apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying an image of a first content;

storing user interface (UI) information;

after at least a predetermined number of contents related to the first content are displayed, generating an evaluation guide UI through which at least a portion of the displayed contents is evaluated at once according to the stored UI information; and

displaying the generated evaluation guide UI.

22. A server comprising:

a metadata section configured to store metadata of contents;

a data storage configured to store content data of the contents;

a communication device configured to communicate with a display apparatus; and

a controller configured to analyze a request received from the display apparatus, configured to extract metadata corresponding to serial content information related to the request from the metadata section in response to receiving the request comprising a request for information about serial contents successively viewable following a first content viewed in the display apparatus, and configured to transmit the extracted metadata to the display apparatus through the communication device.

23. A method of providing postviewing-related content information in a server, the method comprising:

receiving a request for information about serial contents successively viewable following a certain content viewed from the display apparatus;

analyzing information of the certain content received from the display apparatus and extracting serial content information related to the certain content; and

transmitting the extracted serial content information to the display apparatus.

24. A server comprising:

a data storage configured to store content data of contents;

a communication device configured to communicate with a display apparatus;

a storage configured to store user interface (UI) information for generating a UI; and

a controller configured to determine whether the UI information stored in the data storage comprises serial contents continuously viewable following a content viewed in the display apparatus when the content is transmitted to the display apparatus in response to a request for the content from the display apparatus, and in response to being determined that there are the serial contents, configured to generate a serial content guide UI for providing serial content information based on the UI information and configured to transmit the generated serial content guide UI to the display apparatus when the content is completely transmitted.

25. A method of providing postviewing-related content information in a server, the method comprising:

transmitting a content to a display apparatus thereby allowing the display apparatus to reproduce the content in real time;

determining whether there are serial contents continuously viewable following the content when the content is transmitted;

generating a serial content guide UI for providing a user with serial content information in response to determining that there are the serial contents; and

transmitting the generated serial content guide UI to the display apparatus when the content is completely transmitted.

26. A server comprising:

a communication device configured to communicate with a display apparatus;

a storage configured to store user interface (UI) information for generating a UI; and

a controller configured to, after at least a predetermined number of contents is transmitted to the display apparatus through the communication device, generate an evaluation guide UI through which at least a portion of the transmitted contents is evaluated in a lump at a time based on the UI information stored in the storage, and transmit the generated serial content guide UI to the display apparatus.

27. A method of evaluating a postviewing content in a server, the method comprising:

transmitting a content to a display apparatus thereby allowing the display apparatus to reproduce the content in real time;

after at least a predetermined number of contents are transmitted, generating an evaluation guide user interface (UI) through which at least a portion of the transmitted contents is evaluated in a lump at a time;

transmitting the generated serial content guide UI to the display apparatus.

28. A display system comprising:

a display apparatus configured to display an image of a content and comprising;

a display configured to display an image of a first content;

a communication device configured to communicate with a server;

a storage configured to store user interface (UI) information for generating a UI; and

a controller configured to determine whether there is a second content related to the first content, and in response to determining there being the second content, generate a serial content guide UI providing serial content information of the second content according to the UI information stored in the storage and controls the display to display the generated serial content guide UI after completion of displaying the first content; and

a server configured to connect with the display apparatus through a network, configured to transmit information corresponding to a request to the display apparatus in response to the request from the display apparatus and comprising;

a display configured to display an image of a first content;

a communication device configured to communicate with a server;

a storage configured to store user interface (UI) information for generating a UI; and

a controller configured to, after at least a predetermined number of contents related to the first content is displayed on the display, generate an evaluation guide UI through which at least a portion of the displayed contents is evaluated at once according to the UI information stored in the storage, and control the display to display the generated evaluation guide UI on the display.

29. A method of providing postviewing-related content information in a display system, the method comprising:

displaying an image;

making a request for information about serial contents continuously viewable following a content involved in the image to a server when the image is displayed;

analyzing content information of the content involved in the image received from the display apparatus and extracting serial content information corresponding to the displayed image of the content in response to the request from the display apparatus;

transmitting the extracted serial content information to the display apparatus;

generating a serial content guide UI displaying the serial content information based on the serial content information received from the server; and

displaying the generated serial content guide UI after the content is completely displayed.

30. A method of providing postviewing-related content information in a display system, the method comprising:

by a server, transmitting a content to a display apparatus;

by the display apparatus, receiving the content and displaying the content in real time;

by the server, determining whether there are serial contents continuously viewable following the content when the content is transmitted to the display apparatus;

generating a serial content guide user interface (UI) displaying serial content information in response to determining that there are the serial contents;

transmitting the generated serial content guide UI to the display apparatus when the content is completely transmitted;

by the display apparatus, receiving the serial content guide UI and displaying the received serial content guide UI after the content is completely displayed.

31. A method of evaluating a postviewing content in a display system, the method comprising:

by a server, transmitting a content to a display apparatus;

by the display apparatus, receiving and displaying the content in real time;

by the server, after at least a predetermined number of contents is transmitted, generating an evaluation guide user interface (UI) through which at least a portion of the transmitted contents is evaluated in a lump at a time;

transmitting the generated evaluation guide UI to the display apparatus; and

by the display apparatus, receiving the evaluation guide UI and displaying the evaluation guide UI after the content is completely displayed.

32. A display apparatus comprising:

a display configured to display a first episode of a series;

a communication device configured to communicate with a server;

a storage configured to store user interface (UI) information for generating a UI; and

a controller configured to determine whether there is a second episode of the series viewable successively to the first episode, and in response to determining there being the second episode, generate a serial content guide UI providing serial content information of the second episode according to the UI information stored in the storage and controls the display to display the generated serial content guide UI after completion of displaying the first episode.