IP Library Granted Patent US 9,288,554
Granted Patent B2
US 9,288,554 · App. 14/346,541 · Granted Mar 15, 2016

Method for receiving broadcast service and reception device thereof

Inventors: Joonhui Lee (Seoul, KR); Gomer Thomas (Princeton Junction, NJ); Kyoungsoo Moon (Seoul, KR); Jinpil Kim (Seoul, KR); Kyungho Kim (Seoul, KR); Sanghyun Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04N21/858H04N7/08H04N7/0885H04N7/173H04N21/4307H04N21/4884H04N21/8586
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Patent No.
US 9,288,554
App. No.
14/346,541
Granted
Mar 15, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A broadcast service receiving method of a broadcast receiving device provided. The method includes: receiving a trigger including location information of a bookmark target object; extracting the location information of the bookmark target object from the trigger; receiving bookmark target object related information including bookmark signaling data by using the location information of the bookmark target object; extracting the bookmark signaling data from the bookmark target object related information; when the bookmark signaling data is extracted, displaying that a bookmark target object is able to be bookmarked; when a user input for bookmarking the bookmark target object is received, saving the location information of the bookmark target object; and displaying location information of a saved bookmark target object at a predetermined time.

Claims (42)

1. A method for a broadcast device to receive a broadcast comprising:

receiving a trigger including an identifier for a trigger declarative object (TDO); and

executing the TDO based on the trigger to save a bookmark of an adjunct service,

wherein the adjunct service is related to a television program currently displayed by the broadcast device,

wherein receiving a trigger including an identifier for a trigger declarative object (TDO) comprises,

receiving Digital TV Closed Caption (DTV-CC) and

extracting the trigger from the DTV-CC.

2. The method claim 1 , wherein the executing the TDO based on the trigger to save a bookmark of an adjunct service comprises:

saving an expiration time of the bookmark and

removing the bookmark after the expiration time.

3. The method claim 1 , wherein the executing the TDO based on the trigger to save a bookmark of an adjunct service comprises:

saving a name and a number of a television channel which offered the adjunct service.

4. The method claim 1 , wherein the executing the TDO based on the trigger to save a bookmark of an adjunct service comprises:

saving a name of the television program which offered the adjunct service.

5. The method claim 1 , wherein the executing the TDO based on the trigger to save a bookmark of an adjunct service comprises:

saving the location of a thumbnail which represents the bookmark.

6. The method claim 1 , wherein the executing the TDO based on the trigger to save a bookmark of an adjunct service comprises;

saving a time the bookmark is saved.

7. The method claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying the bookmark as icon array format.

8. The method claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a user input for executing the bookmark; and

executing the bookmark based on the user input.

9. The method claim 1 , further comprising;

receiving a user input for deleting the bookmark; and

deleting the bookmark based on the user input.

10. An apparatus for receiving a broadcast service, comprising:

a trigger receiver to receive Digital TV Closed Caption (DTV-CC), and extract a trigger, from the DTV-CC, including an identifier for identifying a triggered declarative object (TDO); and

a TDO module to execute the TDO based on the trigger to save a bookmark of an adjunct service,

wherein the adjunct service is related to a television program currently displayed by the broadcast device.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the TDO module saves an expiration time of the bookmark, and removes the bookmark after the expiration time.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the TDO module saves a name and a number of a television channel which offered the adjunct service.

13. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the TDO module saves a name of the television program which offered the adjunct service.

14. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the TDO module saves the location of a thumbnail which represents the bookmark.

15. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the TDO module saves a time the bookmark is saved.

16. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the TDO module displays the bookmark as icon array format.

17. The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising:

a user interface to receive a user input to execute the bookmark; and

a bookmark module to execute the bookmark base on the user input.

18. The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising:

a user interface to receive a user input for deleting the bookmark; and

a bookmark module to delete the bookmark based on the user input.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2014
From: LEE, JOONHUI; THOMAS, GOMER; MOON, KYUNGSOO; KIM, JINPIL; KIM, KYUNGHO; KIM, SANGHYUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 032903/0101 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61538150 · Sep 23, 2011
Related Publication 20140250479A1 · Sep 4, 2014