Digital device and controlling method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9832513-B2
Application number	US-201615040312-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 10, 2016
Priority date	Aug 31, 2015
Publication date	Nov 28, 2017
Grant date	Nov 28, 2017

Abstract

Disclosed are a digital device and controlling method thereof. The present invention includes a display unit, a communication unit connecting a communication with a 1 st external device, the communication unit receiving a play information of at least one content played in the 1 st external device from the 1 st external device, a memory storing the play information of the at least one content received from the 1 st external device and a controller configured to control the communication unit to connect a communication with a 2 nd external device, control the display unit to display at least one indicator corresponding to each of the at least one content on a screen based on the play information of the at least one content, and control the communication unit to transmit a control signal for playing a specific content corresponding to the 1 st indicator and a play information of the specific content to the 2 nd external device in response to a 1 st command for selecting a 1 st indicator from the at least one indicator.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A digital device, comprising:
a display unit;
a communication unit connecting a communication with a 1 st external device, the communication unit receiving, from the 1 st external device, a play information of at least one content played in the 1 st external device;
a memory storing the play information of the at least one content received from the 1 st external device; and
a controller configured to:
control the communication unit to connect a communication with a 2 nd external device,
control the display unit to display at least one indicator corresponding to each of the at least one content on a screen based on the play information of the at least one content,
control the communication unit to transmit, to the 2 nd external device, a control signal for playing a specific content corresponding to a 1 st indicator and a play information of the specific content in response to a 1 st command for selecting the 1 st indicator from the at least one indicator,

control the communication unit to receive, from the 1 st external device, a setting data of the 1 st external device, and
control the display unit to display, on the screen, a 2 nd indicator corresponding to a function of changing a setting of the 2 nd external device based on the received setting data,
wherein the 2 nd indicator is configured to include information on the 2 nd external device, the 2 nd external device being communication-connectible with the digital device.

2. The digital device of claim 1 , wherein the controller arranges the at least one indicator corresponding to the each of the at least one content on the screen in order of time having the each of the at least one content played therein using the play information of the at least one content.

3. The digital device of claim 1 , wherein in response to a 2 nd command for displaying a content played on a specific date, the controller controls the display unit to display the at least one content played on the specific date on the screen using the play information of the at least one content.

4. The digital device of claim 1 , wherein in response to a 4 th command for selecting the 2 nd indicator, the controller controls the communication unit to transmit, to the 2 nd external device, a control signal for changing the setting of the 2 nd external device based on the setting data received from the 1 st external device.

5. A method of controlling a digital device, comprising:
connecting a communication with a 1 st external device;
receiving, from the 1 st external device, a play information of at least one content played in the 1 st external device;
saving the play information of the at least one content received from the 1 st external device;
connecting a communication with a 2 nd external device;
displaying, on a screen, at least one indicator corresponding to each of the at least one content based on the play information of the at least one content;
transmitting, to the 2 nd external device, a control signal for playing a specific content corresponding to a 1 st indicator and a play information of the specific content in response to a 1 st command for selecting the 1 st indicator from the at least one indicator;
receiving, from the 1 st external device, a setting data of the 1 st external device; and
displaying, on the screen, a 2 nd indicator corresponding to a function of changing a setting of the 2 nd external device based on the received setting data,
wherein the 2 nd indicator is configured to include information on the 2 nd external device, the 2 nd external device being communication-connectible with the digital device.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein displaying, on the screen, the at least one indicator corresponding to the each of the at least one content based on the play information of the at least one content, comprises arranging the at least one indicator corresponding to the each of the at least one content on the screen in order of time having the each of the at least one content played therein using the play information of the at least one content.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein displaying, on the screen, the at least one indicator corresponding to the each of the at least one content on the screen based on the play information of the at least one content, comprises in response to a 2 nd command for displaying a content played on a specific date, displaying the at least one content played on the specific date on the screen using the play information of the at least one content.

8. The method of claim 5 , further comprising in response to a 4 th command for selecting the 2 nd indicator, transmitting, to the 2 nd external device, a control signal for changing the setting of the 2 nd external device based on the setting data received from the 1 st external device.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Park Chala

Classifications

• H04N21/4222 Primary

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• H04N21/485

  End-user interface for client configuration · CPC title

• H04N21/4302

  Content synchronisation processes, e.g. decoder synchronisation · CPC title

• H04N21/43615 Primary

  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

• H04N21/4312

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