Digital device and controlling method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10536754-B2
Application number	US-201715587677-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 5, 2017
Priority date	May 17, 2016
Publication date	Jan 14, 2020
Grant date	Jan 14, 2020

Abstract

A digital device and controlling method thereof are disclosed. The digital device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a display unit configured to output a content and a controller. The controller is configured to obtain content information of the content being outputted, obtain at least one associated keyword corresponding to the obtained content information, retrieve at least one piece of associated information related to the content using an associated search term containing the obtained at least one associated keyword, and to output the retrieved at least one piece of the associated information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of controlling a digital television, the method comprising:
outputting a content in a content area, wherein the content is received via a tuner of the digital television;
recognizing audio data included in the content when the content does not have content information;
requesting the content information to a server by transmitting the recognized audio data to the server;
obtaining the content information of the content which is currently being outputted, wherein obtaining the content information of the content being outputted comprises obtaining electronic program guide (EPG) information on the content being outputted, and obtaining the content information of the content from the obtained EPG information;
obtaining at least one associated keyword corresponding to the obtained content information, wherein the at least one associated keyword changes depending on an information table stored in a memory, further the information table identifies a relationship between the at least one associated keyword and a genre of the content being outputted;
retrieving a plurality of pieces of associated information related to the content using an associated search term containing the obtained at least one associated keyword and the content information;
dividing the display area into the content area and an associated information area;
outputting the retrieved plurality of pieces of associated information and a plurality of associated information objects, which can be selected for the plurality of the pieces of the associated information, respectively, in the associated information area while outputting the content in the content area; and
receiving at least a search keyword via another device from a user,
wherein the plurality of associated information objects respectively correspond to next broadcast information of the first content, a genre channel, a video for the first content, an original original sound track (OST) of the first content, cast members of the first content, and ratings of the first content, and
wherein the method further comprises displaying the next broadcast information, an image of the genre channel, a thumbnail image of the video for the first content, an image of the OST of the first content, and information on the cast members of the first content.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein retrieving the plurality of pieces of associated information related to the content comprises performing at least one of a video search, a web search, a people search, a live channel search, a broadcast information search, and a location search using the associated search term.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein outputting the retrieved plurality of pieces of associated information comprises outputting the retrieved plurality of pieces of associated information according to an order corresponding to the genre of the content being outputted.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the content information of the content being outputted comprises obtaining at least one of a title, contents, a playback time, the genre, and cast members of the content being outputted.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying associated information search icons for retrieving the associated information related to the content being outputted.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein displaying the associated information search icons comprises displaying the at least one of the associated information search icons according to an order corresponding to the genre of the content being outputted.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein retrieving the plurality of pieces of associated information related to the content comprises creating either the associated search term containing the obtained at least one associated keyword or an associated search term containing both the obtained at least one associated keyword and at least one word in accordance with the content information.

8. A digital television, comprising:
a memory configured to store an information table for identifying a relationship between at least one associated keyword and a genre of a content being outputted;
a display configured to output the content in a content area, wherein the content is received via a tuner of the digital television; and
a controller configured to:
recognize audio data included in the content when the content does not have content information,
request the content information to a server by transmitting the recognized audio data to the server,
obtain the content information of the content which is currently being outputted, wherein obtaining the content information of the content being outputted comprises obtaining electronic program guide (EPG) information on the content being outputted, and obtaining the content information of the content from the obtained EPG information,
obtain the at least one associated keyword corresponding to the obtained content information, further the at least one associated keyword changes depending on the information table stored in the memory,
retrieve a plurality of pieces of associated information related to the content using an associated search term containing the obtained at least one associated keyword and the content information,
divide the display area into the content area and an associated information area,
output the retrieved plurality of pieces of associated information and a plurality of associated information objects, which can be selected for the plurality of the pieces of the associated information, respectively, in the associated information area while outputting the content in the content area, and
receive at least a search keyword via another device from a user,
wherein the plurality of associated information objects respectively correspond to next broadcast information of the first content, a genre channel, a video for the first content, an original sound track (OST) of the first content, cast members of the first content, and ratings of the first content retrieved, and
wherein the controller is further configured to display the next broadcast information, an image of the genre channel, a thumbnail image of the video for the first content, an image of the OST of the first content, and information on the cast members of the first content.

9. The digital television of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to perform at least one of a video search, a web search, a people search, a live channel search, a broadcast information search, and a location search using the associated search term.

10. The digital television of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to output the retrieved plurality of pieces of associated information according to an order corresponding to the genre of the content being outputted.

11. The digital television of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to obtain at least one of a title, contents, a playback time, the genre, and cast members of the content being outputted.

12. The digital television of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to display associated information search icons for retrieving the associated information related to the content being outputted on the display.

13. The digital television of claim 12 , wherein the controller is further configured to display the associated information search icons according to an order corresponding to the genre of the content being outputted.

14. The digital television of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to create either the associated search term containing the obtained at least one associated keyword or an associated search te

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Sangseok
• Min Sunki
• Park Kiwon
• Park Daegun
• Lee Seungshin
• Lee Jaekyung
• Lee Hyangjin
• Chang Jeean
• CHOI Yookyoung
• Heo Seunghyun

Classifications

• G06F16/48

  Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually · CPC title

• H04N21/6125

  involving transmission via Internet (transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82) · CPC title

• H04N21/8133

  specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video programme · CPC title

• H04N21/438

  Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. retrieving encoded video stream packets from an IP network · CPC title

• H04N21/432

  Content retrieval operation from a local storage medium, e.g. hard-disk {(details of retrieval of video data and associated meta data in video databases G06F16/739)} · CPC title