Display apparatus for providing content in connection with user terminal and method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021397401-A1
Application number	US-202017031789-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 24, 2020
Priority date	Jun 22, 2020
Publication date	Dec 23, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

An embodiment according to the present disclosure provides a display apparatus including a display, an audio output interface, a memory, a communication interface configured to connect to a terminal of a user, and a processor configured to output, via at least one of the display or the audio output interface, content stored in the memory or received through the communication interface, determine a position of the terminal to which the communication interface is connected, determine whether the position of the terminal is outside of a viewing area, and based on determining that the position of the terminal is outside of the viewing area, output the content to the terminal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display apparatus comprising:
a display; an audio output interface; a memory; a communication interface configured to connect to a terminal of a user; and a processor configured to: output, via at least one of the display or the audio output interface, content stored in the memory or received through the communication interface; determine a position of the terminal to which the communication interface is connected; determine whether the position of the terminal is outside of a viewing area; and based on determining that the position of the terminal is outside of the viewing area, output the content to the terminal.

2 . The display apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to: based on determining that the position of the terminal is outside of the viewing area, transmit a signal through the communication interface, the signal querying whether to continuously play the content at the terminal; and based on receiving a response from the terminal consenting to continuous play of the content, output the content to the terminal.

3 . The display apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to: output the content to the terminal by transmitting data corresponding to the content to the terminal through the communication interface.

4 . The display apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to: output the content to the terminal by transmitting connection information corresponding to the content to the terminal through the communication interface.

5 . The display apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to: based on the communication interface being connected to another terminal, continue outputting the content via the at least one of the display or the audio output interface, concurrent with outputting the content to the terminal.

6 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a camera, wherein the processor is further configured to: determine, based on an image acquired from the camera, whether there is another user other than the user who corresponds to the terminal; and based on determining that there is another user, continue outputting the content via the at least one of the display or the audio output interface, concurrent with outputting the content to the terminal.

7 . The display apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to: determine whether the position of the terminal is inside of the viewing area; and based on determining that the position of the terminal is inside of the viewing area, output the content being output to the terminal through at least one of the display or the audio output interface.

8 . The display apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to: determine the position of the terminal based on at least one of received signal strength indication (RSSI) or round trip time (RTT) of a communication signal received from the terminal.

9 . The display apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to: based on the communication interface being connected to a plurality of devices, determine the position of the terminal using the plurality of devices.

10 . The display apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to: determine whether the position of the terminal is outside of the viewing area in consideration of at least one of a distance between the terminal and the display apparatus, a positional relationship between the terminal and another device, a user setting viewing area, or map data.

11 . The display apparatus of claim 10 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to: based on determining that the position of the terminal is outside of the user setting viewing area, determine that the position of the terminal is outside of the viewing area, and wherein the user setting viewing area is a viewing area corresponding to the display apparatus that is set by the user or another user.

12 . The display apparatus of claim 11 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to: set the user setting viewing area based on viewing area deviation feedback for the terminal and a position of the terminal, and wherein the viewing area deviation feedback is feedback indicating whether the position of the terminal is outside of the viewing area or not.

13 . The display apparatus of claim 10 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to: divide a space included in the map data into one or more zones; and based on the terminal being positioned in a zone different from a zone in which the display apparatus is positioned, determine that the position of the terminal is outside of the viewing area, and wherein the map data is map data for a space in which the display apparatus is installed.

14 . A method for operating a display apparatus comprising a display, an audio output interface, a memory and a communication interface, the method comprising:
connecting to a terminal of a user through the communication interface; outputting, via at least one of the display or the audio output interface, content stored in the memory or received through the communication interface; determining a position of the terminal to which the display apparatus is connected through the communication interface; determining whether the position of the terminal is outside of a viewing area; and based on determining that the position of the terminal is outside of the viewing area, outputting the content to the terminal.

15 . A non-transitory recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program for controlling a processor to perform a method for operating a display apparatus comprising a display, an audio output interface, a memory and a communication interface, the method comprising:
connecting to a terminal of a user through the communication interface; outputting, via at least one of the display or the audio output interface, content stored in the memory or received through the communication interface; determining a position of the terminal to which the display apparatus is connected through the communication interface; determining whether the position of the terminal is outside of a viewing area; and based on determining that the position of the terminal is outside of the viewing area, outputting the content to the terminal.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Soojung
• Shin Chiho

Classifications

• H04N21/41407

  embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop (constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57) · CPC title

• H04N21/43637

  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 title

• H04N21/44218 Primary

  Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV programme (methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45) · CPC title

• H04N21/43615

  Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals (home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805) · CPC title

• H04N21/4524

  involving the geographical location of the client (retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; systems specially adapted for using geographical information in broadcast systems H04H60/70; protocols in which the network application is adapted for the location of the user terminal in communication control or processing H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00) · CPC title