Display apparatus, server, and operating method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016286263-A1
Application number	US-201615068008-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 11, 2016
Priority date	Mar 26, 2015
Publication date	Sep 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A display apparatus includes a controller configured to control reproduction of content, a communication circuitry configured to request a server for broadcast channel information related to content being reproduced, and a display configured to display broadcast content related to the content being reproduced, based on the broadcast channel information received from the server.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display apparatus, comprising:
a controller configured to control reproduction of content; a communication circuitry configured to request a server for broadcast channel information of a broadcast channel related to the content being reproduced; and a display configured to display broadcast content related to the content being reproduced, based on the broadcast channel information received from the server.

2 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the communication circuitry transmits data related to the content being reproduced to the server as part of the request to the server for the broadcast channel information.

3 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
the communication circuitry is further configured to receive broadcast channel information of a plurality of broadcast channels, and the controller is further configured to assign a priority to each of the plurality of broadcast channels and to determine an order in which a plurality of pieces of broadcast content that are provided through the plurality of broadcast channels are to be listed on a screen of the display apparatus, based on the priority.

4 . The display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine a size by which each of the plurality of pieces of broadcast content that are provided through the plurality of broadcast channels is to be displayed on the screen of the display apparatus, based on the priority.

5 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a storage configured to store meta information of the broadcast channel in a multi-dimensional arrangement form, based on the broadcast channel information received from the server.

6 . The display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the meta information of the broadcast channel includes at least one of identification information of the broadcast channel, identification information of broadcast content that are provided through the respective broadcast channel, and supplementary information of each broadcast content.

7 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the communication circuitry is further configured to transmit identification information of an external device which approaches the display apparatus to the server and to receive the broadcast channel information for providing broadcast content related to the external device from the server.

8 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the communication circuitry transmits, to the server, image data obtained by capturing the content being reproduced or audio data obtained by recording the content for a certain time.

9 . The display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the server acquires supplementary information of the content being reproduced by the display apparatus, based on the image data or the audio data received from the display apparatus, and searches for broadcast channels through which broadcast content related to the content being reproduced is provided, based on the supplementary information of the content and meta information of the broadcast channels.

10 . A display method of a display apparatus, the method comprising:
reproducing content; requesting a server for broadcast channel information of a broadcast channel related to the content being reproduced; and displaying broadcast content related to the content being reproduced, based on the broadcast channel information received from the server.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the requesting for the broadcast channel information comprises transmitting data related to the content being reproduced to the server.

12 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising receiving broadcast channel information of a plurality of broadcast channels from the server,
wherein the displaying of the broadcast content comprises: assigning a priority to each of the plurality of broadcast channels; and determining an order in which a plurality of pieces of broadcast content that are provided through the plurality of broadcast channels are to be listed on a screen of the display apparatus, based on the priority.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the displaying of the broadcast content further comprises determining a size by which each of the plurality of pieces of broadcast content that are provided through the plurality of broadcast channels is to be displayed on the screen of the display apparatus, based on the priority.

14 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising storing meta information of the broadcast channel in a multi-dimensional arrangement form, based on the broadcast channel information received from the server.

15 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
transmitting identification information of an external device which approaches the display apparatus; and receiving, from the server, the broadcast channel information through which broadcast content related to the external device is provided.

16 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the requesting for the broadcast channel information comprises transmitting, to the server, image data obtained by capturing the content being reproduced by the display apparatus or audio data obtained by recording the content for a certain time.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the displaying the broadcast content comprises:
receiving, from the server, the broadcast channel information which is related to supplementary information of the content being reproduced and meta data of a plurality of broadcast channels, wherein the supplementary information of the content is acquired by the server, based on the image data or the audio data received from the display apparatus.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the meta information of the plurality of broadcast channels includes at least one of identification information of the plurality of broadcast channels, identification information of broadcast content provided through respective broadcast channels among the plurality of broadcast channels, and supplementary information of each broadcast content provided through the respective broadcast channels among the plurality of broadcast channels.

19 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having recorded thereon a computer-readable program for performing the method of claim 10 .

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jung Do-Sung
• Jung Han-Chul
• Yoon Dae-Won
• Kim Min-Seup
• Kim Soo-Hwan
• Lee Min-Sun
• Lee Jong-Kee
• Lee Hwa-Soo

Classifications

• H04N21/435

  Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream · CPC title

• H04N21/4384 Primary

  involving operations to reduce the access time, e.g. fast-tuning for reducing channel switching latency · CPC title

• H04N21/4334

  Recording operations (recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27) · CPC title

• H04N21/482

  End-user interface for programme selection · CPC title

• H04N21/4312 Primary

  involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations · CPC title