Information providing apparatus and method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9325782-B2
Application number	US-201314144176-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 30, 2013
Priority date	Apr 10, 2013
Publication date	Apr 26, 2016
Grant date	Apr 26, 2016

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an information providing apparatus and a method thereof capable of easily and effectively sharing (providing) information (for example, content, data, etc.) between a plurality of terminals, and an information providing apparatus according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may include a controller configured to execute an application program based on application program information contained in meta data, and process data contained in the meta data through the application program.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information providing apparatus, comprising:
a communication unit configured to transmit information and to receive first meta data from a mobile communication terminal;
a controller configured to execute an application program corresponding to application program information contained in the first meta data and process data contained in the first meta data via the executed application program, the application program executed based on the application program information; and
an output unit configured to output the processed data, wherein the controller is further configured to generate second meta data for controlling a home network device; and
control the communication unit to transmit the second meta data to the mobile communication terminal when a current location of the apparatus is near a specific destination.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first meta data comprises:
location information related to the data;
application program information configured for processing the data; and
format information indicating a format of the data.

3. An information providing apparatus, comprising:
a communication unit configured to transmit information and to receive first meta data from a mobile communication terminal;
a controller configured to execute an application program corresponding to application program information contained in the first meta data and process data contained in the first meta data via the executed application program, the application program executed based on the application program information;
an output unit configured to output the processed data; and
a display unit configured to display information,
wherein the controller is further configured to:
control the display unit to display a website;
generate second meta data including text data from the website, information of an application program for reading the text data and format information indicating the text data upon receiving a user input that requests transmission of the website to the mobile communication terminal; and
control the communication unit to transmit the second meta data to the mobile communication terminal.

4. An information providing apparatus, comprising:
a communication unit configured to transmit information and to receive first meta data from a mobile communication terminal;
a controller configured to execute an application program corresponding to application program information contained in the first meta data and process data contained in the first meta data via the executed application program, the application program executed based on the application program information; and
an output unit configured to output the processed data,
wherein the controller is further configured to:
generate second meta data including information associated with audio-based content, storage information of the audio-based content and format information of the audio-based content; and
transmit the second meta data to the mobile communication terminal upon receiving a user input requesting transmission of the audio-based content to the mobile communication terminal while outputting the audio-based content.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a display unit configured to display information and wherein the controller is further configured to:
automatically retrieve information associated with audio-based content contained in the first meta data; and
control the display unit to display the retrieved information.

6. An information providing apparatus, comprising:
a communication unit configured to transmit information and to receive first meta data from a mobile communication terminal;
a controller configured to execute an application program corresponding to application program information contained in the first meta data and process data contained in the first meta data via the executed application program, the application program executed based on the application program information; and
an output unit configured to output the processed data,
wherein the controller is further configured to:
generate second meta data related to a video call when a video call mode is requested during a call and a vehicle in which the apparatus is located is driven; and
control the communication unit to transmit the second meta data to the mobile communication terminal in order to perform the video call in the mobile communication terminal.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the second meta data comprises:
information associated with an application program for performing the video call; and
information for requesting execution of the application program for performing the video call.

8. An information providing apparatus, comprising:
a communication unit configured to transmit information and to receive first meta data from a mobile communication terminal;
a controller configured to execute an application program corresponding to application program information contained in the first meta data and process data contained in the first meta data via the executed application program, the application program executed based on the application program information; and
an output unit configured to output the processed data,
wherein the controller is further configured to:
generate second meta data for a video call when a user input for performing the video call via the mobile communication terminal is received with a request for a video call mode during a call; and
control the communication unit to transmit the second meta data to the mobile communication terminal in order to perform the video call in the mobile communication terminal.

9. An information providing apparatus, comprising:
a communication unit configured to transmit information and to receive first meta data from a mobile communication terminal;
a controller configured to execute an application program corresponding to application program information contained in the first meta data and process data contained in the first meta data via the executed application program, the application program executed based on the application program information;
an output unit configured to output the processed data, and
a display unit configured to display images and wherein the controller is further configured to:
generate second meta data including location information and information for requesting to set the location information as a destination when an image including the location information is selected from the display unit and a user input for requesting transmission of the location information to the mobile communication terminal as destination information is received; and
control the communication unit to transmit the second meta data to the mobile communication terminal.

10. An information providing apparatus, comprising:
a communication unit configured to transmit information and to receive first meta data from a mobile communication terminal;
a controller configured to execute an application program corresponding to application program information contained in the first meta data and process data contained in the first meta data via the executed application program, the application program executed based on the application program information; and
an output unit configured to output the processed data,
wherein the controller is further configured to:
generate second meta data for requesting a point of interest (POI) around a specific destination in response to a user input;
control the communication unit to transmit the second meta data to the mobile communication terminal;
receive third meta data from the mobile communication terminal for requesting to set a location of the POI as a new dest

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Choi Sungha
• Ryoo Kgiwung
• Lee Kwanghee

Classifications

• H04L67/10 Primary

  in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) · CPC title

• H04W4/046

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W4/18 Primary

  Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals · CPC title

• H04N7/141

  between two video terminals, e.g. videophone (telephonic communication systems combined with television receiver for reception of entertainment or information matter H04M11/085) · CPC title

• H04W4/48

  for in-vehicle communication · CPC title