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(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. N0.2 US 2010/0180298 A1
(43) Pub. Date:
KIM et al.
(30)
(54) TERMINAL DEVICE, BROADCASTING
RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROL
METHOD THEREOF
(75) Inventors:
Foreign Application Priority Data
Jan. 14, 2009
(51)
Correspondence Address:
SUGHRUE MION, PLLC
2100 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W., SUITE
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800
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WASHINGTON, DC 20037 (US)
(KR) ...................... .. 10-2009-0003125
Publication Classi?cation
Jae-kWon KIM, SuWon-si (KR);
Jong-Wook PARK, Seoul (KR)
Jul. 15, 2010
Int. Cl.
H04N 5/445
G06F 3/041
(2006.01)
(2006.01)
us. c1. ......................................... .. 725/39; 345/173
ABSTRACT
A terminal device coupled to a broadcasting receiving appa
ratus is provided. The terminal device includes a communi
(73) Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.,
SuWon-si (KR)
(21) App1.No.:
12/686,670
an EPG screen including broadcasting channel information
based on the EPG information, and a control unit Which
(22) Filed:
Jan. 13, 2010
controls the broadcasting receiving apparatus to perform an
operation corresponding to a selection.
cation unit Which receives electronic program guide (EPG)
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TERMINAL DEVICE, BROADCASTING
information, and a control unit that controls the broadcasting
RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROL
METHOD THEREOF
receiving apparatus to perform an operation corresponding to
a user’s selection if the user’s selection is made via the EPG
screen.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED
APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from Korean Patent
Application No. 10-2009-0003125, ?led in the Korean Intel
lectual Property O?ice on J an. 14, 2009, the disclosure of
Which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] Apparatuses and methods consistent With the
present invention relate to a terminal device, a broadcasting
receiving apparatus, and a control method thereof, and more
[0012] The display unit may comprise a touch screen, and
the control unit may generate a control command correspond
ing to a manipulation of the touch screen and transmit the
control command to the broadcasting receiving apparatus via
the communication unit.
[0013] The communication unit may include a ?rst com
munication module that receives the EPG information and a
second communication module that transmits the control
command to the broadcasting receiving apparatus.
[0014] The display unit may display information regarding
a broadcasting channel and a menu.
particularly, to a terminal device for displaying an Electronic
[0015] The control command may include at least one of a
command to select a broadcasting program, a command to
record a broadcasting program, and a command to previeW a
Program Guide (EPG) screen and a broadcasting receiving
broadcasting program.
apparatus and a control method thereof.
[0016] The command to select the broadcasting program
may be performed by manipulation of touch and ?ick or
[0004]
2. Description of the Related Art
[0005] EPG information provides information regarding
various programs broadcast via terrestrial broadcasting or
cable broadcasting to help a vieWer choose a program the
vieWer Wants to Watch. The EPG information includes a list of
channels provided, the title of programs, and the broadcasting
times. Using the EPG information, a vieWer may choose a
program to Watch, and also reserve recording of a program.
[0006] In order to vieW the EPG information, a user should
display an EPG screen on a digital television (TV), and this
may interfere With the currently broadcast program. In addi
tion, the content of the digital broadcasting information
included in EPG information is poor and limited.
[0007] In order to address the above issues, a vieWer may
visit an Internet site Which provides information by repro
cessing an EPG, but this may cause inconvenience to the
vieWer.
[0008] In addition, it is dif?cult for a user to check more
than tWo days of the EPG information in a conventional
matrix form Which includes the state of reserved vieWing or
recording at a glance, and the information is checked using
four directional keys of a remote control cursor. In addition, in
order to perform reserved/immediate recording, the user is
required to manipulate a sequence of keys on the remote
controller using a menu related to recording, and this causes
inconvenience to the user.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0009]
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention
overcome the above disadvantages and other disadvantages
not described above. Also, the present invention is not
required to overcome the disadvantages described above, and
an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may not
overcome any of the problems described above.
[0010] Aspects of the present invention relate to a terminal
device Which displays an EPG screen via a terminal device
connected a broadcasting receiving apparatus, and the broad
casting receiving apparatus, a control method thereof.
[0011] According to an exemplary embodiment of the
present invention, there is provided a terminal device coupled
to a broadcasting receiving apparatus, the terminal device
button icon click on a broadcasting program icon associated
With the broadcasting program.
[0017] If a command to previeW a broadcasting program is
received via the touch screen, the control unit may transmit
the command to the broadcasting receiving apparatus, and
control the communication unit so as to receive contents
corresponding to the command to previeW the broadcasting
program.
[0018]
The control unit may display detailed information of
a broadcasting program if a command for a detailed vieWing
of the broadcasting program is received via the touch screen.
[0019] The display unit may display a user menu area for
managing a plurality of broadcasting programs selected on
the EPG screen, and the plurality of broadcasting programs
may be selected by touch and drag.
[0020]
The display unit may display a user channel area for
composing a single channel With a plurality of broadcasting
programs selected on the EPG screen, and the plurality of
broadcasting programs may be selected by touch and drag.
[0021]
The control unit may receive contents from an appa
ratus supporting the Digital Living NetWork Alliance
(DLNA) standard and display the contents.
[0022]
The control unit may convert the EPG screen into a
background mode if a predetermined condition is satis?ed,
and the background mode may include at least one of an
electronic album mode, a reserved program informing mode,
a screen protection mode, and a Widget mode.
[0023]
According to another exemplary embodiment of the
present invention, there is provided broadcasting receiving
apparatus including a communication unit that receives a
control command from a terminal device displaying an EPG
screen by receiving EPG information from the Internet and a
control unit that performs an operation corresponding to the
control command by selecting a broadcasting channel
according to the control command.
[0024] The control command may be generated by at least
one of touch and hold, touch and drag, and touch and ?ick on
a touch screen of the terminal device.
[0025] According to another exemplary embodiment of the
present invention, there is provided a method for controlling
including a communication unit that receives EPG informa
a terminal device coupled to a broadcasting receiving appa
tion from the Internet, a display unit that displays broadcast
ratus, the method including receiving EPG information from
ing channel information on an EPG screen based on the EPG
the Internet, displaying an EPG screen including broadcast
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ing channel information based on the EPG information, and
[0040]
controlling the broadcasting receiving apparatus to perform
casting receiving apparatus illustrated in FIGS. 1A, 1B and
an operation corresponding to a selection if the selection is
1C;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a structure of a broad
made via the EPG screen.
[0041]
[0026]
the terminal device and the broadcasting receiving apparatus
The controlling may generate a control command
corresponding to manipulation of a touch screen on Which the
EPG screen is displayed and transmit the control command to
the broadcasting receiving apparatus.
[0027] The terminal device may include a ?rst communi
cation module to receive the EPG information and a second
communication module to transmit the control command to
the broadcasting receiving apparatus.
[0028]
The displaying the EPG screen may display infor
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a detailed structure of
in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3;
[0042] FIGS. 5A and 5B are schematic vieWs of an EPG
screen displayed on a terminal device according to exemplary
embodiments of the present invention;
[0043]
FIG. 6 is a schematic vieW of a detailed vieW screen
of a broadcasting program according to an exemplary
embodiment of the present invention;
[0044] FIGS. 7A, 7B and 7C are schematic vieWs provided
mation regarding a broadcasting channel and a menu.
[0029] The control command may include at least one of a
command to select a broadcasting program, a command to
record a broadcasting program, and a command to previeW a
plary embodiments of the present invention;
broadcasting program.
present invention;
[0030] The command to select the broadcasting program
may be performed by manipulation of touch and ?ick or
button icon click on a broadcasting program icon associated
With the broadcasting program.
[0031] The method for controlling a terminal device may
further include transmitting a command to previeW a broad
casting program to the broadcasting receiving apparatus and
receiving contents corresponding to the command to previeW
the broadcasting program, if the command to previeW the
broadcasting program is received via the touch screen.
[0032]
The method for controlling a terminal device may
further include displaying detailed information of a broad
casting program if a command to vieW the broadcasting pro
gram in detail is received via the touch screen.
[0033] The method for controlling a terminal device may
further include displaying a user menu area to alloW a user to
manage a plurality of broadcasting programs selected by the
user on the EPG screen and selection of the plurality of
broadcasting programs may be performed by touch and drag.
[0034]
The method for controlling a terminal device may
further include displaying a user channel area for composing
to explain the function of a user manual according to exem
[0045] FIG. 8 is a schematic vieW provided to explain a user
channel menu according to an exemplary embodiment of the
[0046] FIGS. 9A and 9B are schematic vieWs provided to
explain a background mode of a terminal device according to
exemplary embodiments of the present invention;
[0047]
FIG. 10 is a How chart of a method for controlling a
terminal device according to an exemplary embodiment of
the present invention;
[0048]
FIG. 11 is a How chart of a method for controlling a
terminal device according to another exemplary embodiment
of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY
EMBODIMENTS
[0049] Reference Will noW be made in detail to exemplary
embodiments of the present invention, examples of Which are
illustrated in the accompanying draWings, Wherein like ref
erence numerals refer to like elements throughout. Exem
plary embodiments are described beloW, in order to explain
the present invention by referring to the ?gures.
[0050]
FIGS. 1A, 1B and 1C are schematic vieWs of an
selected by a user on the EPG screen, and selection of the
image system according to exemplary embodiments of the
present invention. Referring to FIG. 1A, the present image
plurality of broadcasting programs may be performed by
touch and drag.
receiving apparatus 200, and includes peripheral apparatuses.
a single channel With a plurality of broadcasting programs
[0035] The method for controlling a terminal device may
further include receiving contents from an apparatus Which
supports the DLNA standard and displaying the contents.
[0036] The method for controlling a terminal device may
further include converting the EPG screen to a background
mode if a predetermined condition is satis?ed, and the back
ground mode may include at least one of an electronic album
mode, a reserved program informing mode, a screen protec
tion mode, and a Widget mode.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0037] The above and/or other aspects of the invention Will
become apparent and more readily appreciated from the fol
loWing description of exemplary embodiments, taken in con
junction With the accompanying draWings, of Which:
[0038]
FIGS. 1A, 1B and 1C are schematic vieWs of an
image system according to exemplary embodiments of the
system includes a terminal device 100 and a broadcasting
[0051] The broadcasting receiving apparatus 200 may be a
digital TV Which receives and outputs a broadcasting signal
via a tuner, and is coupled to the terminal device 100 via a
netWork 10. The netWork 10 is implemented to be accessible
to the Internet 20. For instance, the netWork 10 may be imple
mented using Wireless telecommunication technology such
as WiFi, IEEE 802.11 WLAN, HOME RF, Bluetooth, HR
WPAN, UWB, LR WPAN, and IEEE 1394.
[0052] The terminal device 100 controls the function of the
broadcasting receiving apparatus 200 via the netWork 10, and
receives various data including EPG data from the Internet 20
via the netWork 10 and displays the data. The terminal device
100 may receive EPG data provided via the broadcasting
receiving apparatus 200.
[0053]
In addition, the terminal device 100 may receive
appropriate EPG data depending on the region that a user
lives, or depending on the type of broadcasting (e.g., terres
present invention;
trial, Wired, cable, satellite, CS, or BS).
[0054] As illustrated in FIG. 1C, the broadcasting receiving
[0039]
apparatus 200 may receive EPG data together With a broad
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a structure of the ter
minal device illustrated in FIGS. 1A, 1B and 1C;
casting signal and display them via a tuner. Alternatively, the