IP Library Granted Patent US 9,912,972
Granted Patent B2
US 9,912,972 · App. 14/149,324 · Granted Mar 6, 2018

Server and client processing multiple sets of channel information and controlling method of the same

Inventor: Seungwoo Kang (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04N21/2368H04N21/4316H04N21/4348H04N21/482H04N21/84
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,912,972
App. No.
14/149,324
Granted
Mar 6, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A technical method related to a server and a client processing multiple sets of channel information is disclosed. Herein, An apparatus of processing multiple channel information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a decoder decoding encoded data received from a server, a demultiplexer demultiplexing video data, audio data and metadata for each channel from the decoded data, a controller extracting video data, audio data and metadata for a channel group for on-screen display (OSD) data, the channel group including one or more channels, an OSD generator generating OSD data based on the extracted video data, audio data and metadata for the channel group, and a display module displaying the generated OSD data on a predetermined section along with a broadcast screen of a currently selected channel.

Claims (13)

1. A smart television for processing data, the smart television comprising:

a tuner configured to receive broadcast data including audio and video data;

a network interface configured to receive the video data and metadata of each recommended application that can be applied to the smart television;

a display module configured to display a current broadcast screen based on the video data included in the received broadcast data; and

a controller configured to set up in advance a video user interface in which video data of a specific recommended application corresponding to each of the metadata can be inserted, and blend the video data and the metadata for each respective application of the recommended applications,

wherein the controller further controls the display module to display the video user interface while displaying the current broadcast screen in response to a first remote controller signal requesting each recommended application from a remote controller,

wherein the video user interface includes multiple sub-sections, further the blended video data is displayed with the metadata on at least one sub-section among the multiple sub-sections,

wherein the controller further controls the display module to display a first option for editing the video user interface in response to a second remote controller signal from the remote controller, further the first option and the broadcast screen are displayed in an overlaying format, and the first option is used to determine a number of channels within the video user interface, and

wherein the controller further controls the display module to display a second option if the number of channels within the video user interface is determined, further the second option is displayed together with the current broadcast screen, and the second option specifies a specific channel group including a channel number that is included in the video user interface.

2. The smart television of claim 1 , further comprising:

a memory configured to store profile information,

wherein the controller is further configured to align the position of each of the video data that is displayed within the video user interface based on a profile information stored in the memory.

3. The smart television of claim 2 , wherein the profile information further includes access times, viewing time or priority level on each of a specific channel in the specific channel group, further the metadata corresponds to a name of the recommended application or a type of the recommended application.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2014
From: KANG, SEUNGWOO
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2013-0002458 · Jan 9, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140196095A1 · Jul 10, 2014