TV and operating method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9756398-B2
Application number	US-201414492880-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 22, 2014
Priority date	Oct 23, 2013
Publication date	Sep 5, 2017
Grant date	Sep 5, 2017

Abstract

Provided is an operating method of a TV. The method includes: receiving a multi screen enter command according to a user input; transmitting a multi screen request signal to a server in response to the multi screen enter command; receiving a multi screen response signal corresponding to the multi screen request signal transmitted through a first channel from the server; entering a multi screen mode according to multi screen information included in the multi screen response signal; and storing the multi screen information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An operating method of a TV, the method comprising:
receiving, by the TV, a multi screen enter command according to a user input;
transmitting, by the TV, a multi screen request signal to a cloud server in response to the multi screen enter command;
receiving, by the TV, a multi screen response signal including multi screen information transmitted from the cloud server via one channel;
entering, by the TV, a multi screen mode according to the multi screen information included in the multi screen response signal; storing, by the TV, the multi screen information; and
displaying, by the TV, a multi screen including a plurality of multi screen configuration areas,
wherein the cloud server divides one screen into the plurality of multi screen configuration areas and scales sizes of the multi screen configuration areas in order to display a plurality of programs on the one screen, and
wherein the receiving of the multi screen enter command comprises:
performing a channel change according to the user input;
determining whether the channel change is repeated between a plurality of channels;
determining whether a time that at least one channel among the plurality of channels is maintained exceeds a predetermined time when the channel change is repeated between the plurality of channels; and
recognizing a case that the at least one channel among the plurality of channels is maintained exceeds the predetermined time as the multi screen enter command.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the multi screen information comprises at least one of:
information on a number of multi screen configuration areas configuring the one screen,
size information on each of the plurality of multi screen configuration areas, and
program information outputted from each of the plurality of multi screen configuration areas.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the receiving of the multi screen enter command further comprises:
determining whether a number of channel changes exceeds a predetermined number when the channel change is repeated between the plurality of channels; and
recognizing a case that the number of channel changes exceeds the predetermined number as the multi screen enter command.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the multi screen request signal comprises at least one of:
TV information,
information on the plurality of channels,
information on the plurality of programs provided through the plurality of channels,
information on the number of multi screen configuration areas configuring the one screen, and
size information on each of the plurality of multi screen configuration areas.

5. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the program information outputted from each of the plurality of multi screen configuration areas comprises at least one of:
image information,
sound information, and
subtitle information on each of the plurality of programs provided through the plurality of programs.

6. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the program information outputted from each of the plurality of multi screen configuration areas corresponds to information on the plurality of programs that the cloud server receives through a plurality of static channels, and
wherein the first channel corresponds to a dynamic channel that the TV generates to receive the multi screen response signal from the cloud server.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the multi screen request signal comprises information on a plurality of channel numbers.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the multi screen enter command corresponds to a user input for selecting the plurality of channels.

9. A TV allocating a dynamic channel to receive multi screen information transmitted from a cloud server, the TV comprising:
a display unit displaying a multi screen;
a user interface unit receiving a user input for channel selection;
a tuner receiving a broadcast signal corresponding to a broadcast channel selected according to a user input;
a demodulation unit demodulating a broadcast signal received through the tuner and decoding the broadcast channel to output a stream signal;
a network interface unit receiving the multi screen information from the cloud server;
a storage unit storing the multi screen information; and
a control unit transmitting a multi screen request signal to the cloud server through the network interface unit when a multi screen enter command according to a user input for selecting a plurality of channels through the user interface unit is received, entering the multi screen mode according to the multi screen information included in a multi screen response signal when the multi screen response signal transmitted through a first channel is received from the cloud server, storing the multi screen information included in the multi screen response signal in the storage unit, and displaying, via the display unit, the multi screen including a plurality of multi screen configuration areas,
wherein the cloud server divides one screen into the plurality of multi screen configuration areas and scales sizes of the multi screen configuration areas in order to display a plurality of programs on the one screen, and
wherein when the multi screen enter command is received, the control unit is configured to:
perform a channel change according to the user input;
determine whether the channel change is repeated between the plurality of channels;
determine whether a time that at least one channel among the plurality of channels is maintained exceeds a predetermined time when the channel change is repeated between the plurality of channels; and
recognize a case that the at least one channel among the plurality of channels is maintained exceeds the predetermined time as the multi screen enter command.

10. The TV according to claim 9 , wherein the multi screen information comprises at least one of:
information on a number of multi screen configuration areas configuring the one screen,
size information on each of the plurality of multi screen configuration areas, and
program information outputted from each of the plurality of multi screen configuration areas.

11. The TV according to claim 10 , wherein the multi screen request signal comprises at least one of:
TV information,
information on the plurality of channels,
information on the plurality of programs provided through the plurality of channels,
information on the number of multi screen configuration areas configuring the one screen, and
size information on each of the plurality of multi screen configuration areas.

12. The TV according to claim 10 , wherein the program information outputted from each of the plurality of multi screen configuration areas comprises at least one of:
image information,
sound information, and
subtitle information on each of the plurality of programs provided through the plurality of programs.

13. The TV according to claim 10 , wherein the program information outputted from each of the plurality of multi screen configuration areas corresponds to information on the plurality of programs that the cloud server receives through a plurality of static channels, and
wherein the first channel corresponds to a dynamic channel that the TV generates to receive the multi screen response signal from the cloud server.

14. The TV according to claim 9 , wherein when the multi screen enter command is received, the control unit is further configured to:
determine whether a number of channel changes exceeds a predetermined number when the channel change is repeated between the plurality of chan

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Jaekyung

Classifications

• H04N21/4314

  for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid · CPC title

• H04N21/4312

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

• H04N21/6581

  Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application · CPC title

• H04N21/4858 Primary

  for modifying screen layout parameters, e.g. fonts, size of the windows · CPC title

• H04N21/4383 Primary

  Accessing a communication channel · CPC title