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Multi-purpose display device having a channel scan interface and method for controlling the same
US8978071B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8978071-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213370029-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2012 |
| Priority date | Feb 10, 2011 |
| Publication date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
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A multi-functional display device having a channel scan interface and a method of controlling the same are disclosed herein. The method may include registering a first individual at the multi-functional display device to create an account that is associated with at least one first social network service (SNS) account for the first individual. A menu may be displayed for selecting among a plurality of channel scan modes for scanning channels of the multi-functional display device, including a channel scan mode for broadcast content and SNS content. For channel scan mode for SNS content, information for at least one second SNS account for a second individual associated with the at least one first SNS account may be retrieved, and a channel number assigned to the at least one second SNS account.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of assigning human channels in a multi-functional display device comprising: receiving human address information from a user, the human address information including identification information of the user including at least one of a name, an e-mail address, or a social network service (SNS) account information of the user; displaying a menu for selecting among a plurality of channels for scanning available channels of the multi-functional display…
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8978071B2 cover?
- A multi-functional display device having a channel scan interface and a method of controlling the same are disclosed herein. The method may include registering a first individual at the multi-functional display device to create an account that is associated with at least one first social network service (SNS) account for the first individual. A menu may be displayed for selecting among a plural…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kim Uniyoung, Lee Hyungnam, Bipin T S, and 2 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N21/4788. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).