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US 20100180298A1 (19) United States (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 (52) 800 (57) 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) information from the Internet, a display unit Which displays S1010 RECEIVE EPG INFORMATION FROM INTERNET I S1020 DISPLAY EPG SCREEN INCLUDING BROADCASTING CHANNEL INFORMATION BASED ON EPG INFORMATION V IF A USER’S SELECTION IS COMPLETED ON EPG SCREEN, BROADCASTING RECEIVING APPARATUS PERFORMS OPERATION CORRESPONDING TO THE USER’S SELECTION S1030 Patent Application Publication Jul. 15, 2010 Sheet 1 0f 17 US 2010/0180298 A1 DMeovbicles 20 INTER 1AFIG. 200 / Broadcsting C(aAblre,) l7 STB(HD) HDVDR, Patent Application Publication Jul. 15, 2010 Sheet 2 0f 17 US 2010/0180298 A1 FIG. 1B 200 /100 Patent Application Publication Jul. 15, 2010 Sheet 3 0f 17 .1C 200 E@ US 2010/0180298 A1 Patent Application Publication Jul. 15, 2010 Sheet 4 0f 17 US 2010/0180298 A1 FIG. 2 110 COMMUNICATION UNIT I II 120 DISPLAY UNIT : : 130 CONTROL UNIT I Patent Application Publication Jul. 15, 2010 Sheet 5 0f 17 US 2010/0180298 A1 FIG. 3 210 COMMUNICATION UNIT < T 220 CONTROL UNIT II 230 DISPLAY UNIT Patent Application Publication Jul. 15, 2010 Sheet 6 0f 17 j 8NQ:2%awNi>= Q82:9xQ2i \ 2:\ 8N w.0; L \ \ 1 tz E$2m0w5GAv“3/om8;?zg ZES25M/Ql8“%BSZ4i1EIl5F25SE38v0/52:1&%875 $:5%E2652 28%$55:2 3 I US 2010/0180298 A1 Patent Application Publication Jul. 15, 2010 Sheet 7 0f 17 US 2010/0180298 A1 FIG. 5A 123 @ 12\4 12\1 Thursday, 24 | TV |VOD| gem ITODAY What's 0" 1/ mllix'lrgglxgtching: || ALL CHANNELS | TALL PROGRAMS ACTION COMEDY 'DO'CUMENTARY DRAMAEWI T566551iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii E5656 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 3665}; E Virgin 1 Thumb Wresflling feder Blue Peter E BBC Two Top Gear Marathon E BBC Three London Tonight E |TV1 Kingkong Newsrouhd Holly Oaks Racing E Channel Four Home and Away Stick It To The Man London Toni E Five The Dog Whisperer Soup 2 Nutz Hidden Egypt m \ 122 \ mw | A Patent Application Publication Jul. 15, 2010 Sheet 8 0f 17 US 2010/0180298 A1 FIG. 5B 121 1/23 \ I @ What's On 1 Thursday, 24 April 2008 You're Watching: 8:05pm |TV|VOD| ELM ITODAY DoctorWho ||ALL CHANNELS | ALL PROGRAMS ACTION COMEDY DOCUMENTARY DRAMA ICUSTOMIZE EE@ one {Iflmageil gm Em Top Gear: three [ TWO Series 10, Episode 8 2:30~3:00pm E D22 \ \ mw 12'5 Patent Application Publication Jul. 15, 2010 Sheet 9 0f 17 US 2010/0180298 A1 FIG. 6 1/29 @E] Thursday, 24 April 2008 You're Watching: 8:05pm em 000 "LOST - In Translation 8:00 ~ 9:00pm Top Gear 127 128 WATCH RECORD .. 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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 US 2010/0180298 A1 Jul. 15,2010 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