KR101424495B1 - Method for displaying contents-related information, apparatus for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing additional content information and, more specifically, to a method for providing additional content information and an apparatus for the same, which can divide and provide relevant additional content information according to user information when an image processing device provides a user′s handheld device with various information related to content being currently outputted. To this end, an image processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a device communication unit which transmits information to or receives information from one or more pre-registered handheld devices; an image providing unit which outputs content; and a device control unit which extracts the metadata of content being currently outputted by the image providing unit, collects additional content information based on the extracted metadata, and controls the transfer of the collected additional content information to the handheld devices through the device communication unit.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a content providing method,

More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of providing content-related information, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing content-related information by dividing content-related information in accordance with user information when providing various information related to the currently outputted content to a handheld device To a content providing method, and a device therefor.

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, an IPTV (Internet Protocol Television Service) service is a service capable of outputting a digital image service, a bidirectional data service and various personalized services through a display device such as a TV through an Internet Protocol (IP) Broadcasting is a combined service.

The display device supporting the IPTV service is connected to the content providing server via the set-top box or directly through the Internet, and displays various information provided from the content providing server through the display device to provide the display to the user.

That is, the user can provide a variety of services such as broadcasting and Internet services, video on demand (VOD), electronic program guide (EPG), shopping service, personalized video recording (PVR) Service, and the service provided by IPTV is also increasing.

Due to these various advantages, the number of users using the IPTV service is continuously increasing, but there is no effective way to check additional information related to specific contents.

For example, in order to search for actor information appearing in a content such as a specific broadcast program through an IPTV service, the user accesses the Internet through a separate device capable of accessing the Internet, It is possible to acquire information on an actor based on specific information that the user has, such as content information. This is a process that requires the user to perform multiple operations, which is a cumbersome process.

On the other hand, although it is not possible to acquire information related to the content through the Internet service provided by the IPTV service even though it does not pass through a separate device, it is also possible to perform various operations such as executing the Internet service, inputting specific information that the user knows, Is required. In addition, since all of the processes described above are performed based on specific information that the user knows, the kind of information that can be obtained is limited. In addition, there is a problem that the information to be searched is only information provided to an unspecified number of people, and is not related to the user who performed the search.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2012-0100684, published on September 12, 2012 (name: method and system for executing control and additional service using mobile smart device)

As described above, the present invention solves the problem that it is difficult for the user to confirm the additional information related to the content being outputted through the IPTV service and the additional information irrelevant to the user is collected, There is provided a content additional information providing method capable of providing personalized additional information in consideration of user information upon collecting additional information related to the content after confirming contents output from the same video output apparatus, .

The present invention also provides a content additional information providing method capable of automatically collecting additional information related to a content currently watched by a user and providing the same to a handheld device of a user even if the user does not perform a specific operation, The purpose is to provide a device.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image processing apparatus comprising: a device communication unit for transmitting and receiving information to at least one registered handheld device; An image providing unit for outputting content; And a device control unit for extracting metadata of a content currently being output through the image providing unit and for collecting content additional information based on the extracted metadata and transmitting the collected content additional information to the handheld device through the device communication unit And the like.

In this case, when the content additional information request message is received from the handheld device through the device communication unit, the device control unit collects the content additional information and transmits the content additional information to the handheld device via the device communication unit, And to transmit the additional information to the handheld device via the device communication unit.

At this time, the device controller may check the user information of the handheld device, and then collect the content additional information based on the metadata and the user information.

At this time, when the content setting information for one of the contents is received from the handheld device through the device communication unit, the device control unit transmits broadcast information of the same content as the content, content similar to the content And broadcast information of the content information.

In this case, if there are a plurality of handheld devices registered in advance, the device controller collects content additional information based on the user information and the metadata after checking user information of each handheld device, The content additional information may be transmitted to the corresponding handheld device through the device communication unit.

At this time, the device controller determines whether the handheld device is in a wake-up state before transmitting the content additional information to the handheld device, and when the handheld device is not in the wakeup state, And send a wake up request message to the handheld device.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a handheld apparatus including: a communication unit for transmitting and receiving information to at least one image processing apparatus; A storage unit for storing one or more pieces of content setting information corresponding to contents; A display unit for displaying the content additional information; And a controller for controlling the display unit to display the received content additional information when the content additional information is received from the image processing apparatus through the communication unit.

In this case, if the content setting information is stored in the storage unit, the controller checks whether the viewing history information corresponding to the content setting information exists, and if the viewing history information does not exist, To transmit the content additional information request message including the content setting information, in order to receive the content additional information corresponding to the content setting information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing additional content information, comprising the steps of: extracting metadata of a content currently being output by an image processing apparatus; The image processing apparatus collecting the content additional information corresponding to the content based on the metadata; And transmitting the content additional information collected by the image processing apparatus to the handheld device.

At this time, the step of collecting the content additional information may include checking the user information of the handheld device previously registered by the image processing apparatus; And the image processing apparatus collecting the content additional information based on the user information.

The collecting of the content additional information may include checking the time information of the content currently being output by the image processing apparatus; And the image processing apparatus collecting pre-stored content additional information corresponding to the time information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing additional content information, the method comprising the steps of: determining whether a predetermined content setting information corresponding to a content exists in a handheld device; Confirming the viewing history information corresponding to the predetermined content setting information when the predetermined content setting information exists; Transmitting a content additional information request message including the content setting information to the image processing apparatus when the hand-held apparatus determines that the viewing history information does not exist; And displaying the content additional information obtained from the image processing apparatus in accordance with the content additional information request message by the handheld device.

At this time, the content additional information may include at least one of broadcast recommendation information of the same content as the content, and broadcast recommendation information of the content and the similar content.

The checking of the viewing history information may be performed by the handheld device after confirming the stored viewing history information or transmitting the viewing history information request message to the image processing apparatus, History information can be received and confirmed.

According to the method and apparatus for providing the content additional information of the present invention, the image processing apparatus provides various additional information related to the content currently watched by the user to a handheld device such as a smart phone of the user, It is possible to easily confirm various additional information related to the content currently being output.

In addition, the user can confirm only the content additional information that is specific to the user, rather than checking the content additional information targeted at the unspecified number through the handheld device of the user.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a main configuration of a system for providing content additional information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a handheld device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing content additional information in a handheld device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a registration process between a handheld device and an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing content additional information in a handheld device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing content additional information in an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing content additional information in an image processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention. This is to omit the unnecessary description so as to convey the key of the present invention more clearly without fading. While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. However, it should be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific embodiments thereof, It is to be understood that the invention is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

In addition, when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may be present in between .

Also, the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It is also to be understood that the terms such as " comprising "or" having ", as used herein, are intended to specify the presence of stated features, integers, It should be understood that the foregoing does not preclude the presence or addition of other features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, parts, or combinations thereof.

Now, a method and apparatus for providing content additional information according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Here, the same reference numerals are used for similar functions and functions throughout the drawings, and a duplicate description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a main configuration of a system for providing content additional information according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a main configuration of a system for providing content additional information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a system 100 for displaying content additional information according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a handheld device 10, an image processing apparatus 20, and a communication network 30 .

First, the handheld device 10 is a user device capable of controlling the image processing device 20, and is a device capable of driving a control application capable of controlling at least one image processing device 20 it means.

In particular, the handheld device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be configured such that when a control application that can control the image processing apparatus 20 is executed, it is pushed from the image processing apparatus 20, After receiving the content additional information request message to the device 20, the content additional information received from the video processing device 20 can be obtained.

Here, the content additional information is information related to content output from a video output apparatus (not shown) connected to the current image processing apparatus 20. For example, when a drama is broadcast in a current video output apparatus (not shown) Information about the drama story, audience ratings for the drama, reaction information of other users such as impressions, recommendation search word information related to the drama, shopping information related to the products appearing in the drama, and the like.

Also, it may be the same broadcast recommendation information as the drama or similar broadcast recommendation information. In other words, when 40 times of A dramas are being broadcast in the current video output device (not shown), the same broadcast recommendation information can be 41 times of broadcasting for the A drama. On the other hand, similar broadcast recommendation information may be similar to the character of the A-drama or other drama information of the actor while appearing on the A-drama.

When such additional content information is acquired, the handheld device 10 can display the acquired content additional information to the user.

In addition, the handheld device 10 of the present invention can support various user inputs related to content output, input of various control commands for controlling the image processing apparatus, and input of content setting information for any one content.

For example, the user can input content setting information such as reservation information for specific content using the handheld device 10 of the present invention. The user can input content setting information for a content output from a video output apparatus (not shown) Various control commands such as volume control, channel change, and the like can be input through the handheld device 10. Thereafter, the handheld device 10 transmits the input control command to the image processing apparatus 20, and the image processing apparatus 20 transmits the control command to the image output apparatus (not shown) according to the received control command Can be performed.

Although only one handheld device 10 is shown in the drawing, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a plurality of handheld devices 10 may receive content additional information from the image processing device 20. [

The image processing apparatus 20 provides a variety of contents including broadcast program information and is an apparatus capable of interworking with the handheld device 10 through the communication network 30. The image processing apparatus 20 may be any one of a content providing server A set-top box that can receive content through a broadcast transmission server (not shown) and output it through a separate video output device (not shown) such as a television. In an embodiment of the present invention, an image processing apparatus 20 for collecting or processing various contents for the sake of convenience of description, a display unit 20 connected to the image processing apparatus 20 and outputting contents provided from the image processing apparatus 20 The image processing apparatus 20 and the image output apparatus (not shown) may be implemented in an integrated form. In other words, the video output apparatus including the communication module can be used as the video processing apparatus of the present invention.

The image processing apparatus 20 may provide content additional information related to the content currently being output through the video output device (not shown) to one or more pre-registered handheld devices 10. Here, the content additional information may include any one of actor information related to the content, content information, user reaction information, news information, real-time recommendation word information, related shopping information, broadcast recommendation information of the same content as the content, .

At this time, the image processing apparatus 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention confirms the user information of the handheld device 10 when providing the content additional information to the handheld device 10, May be provided. For example, when the user of the handheld device 10 is 50 males, the content supplementary information may be collected and provided to the males in their 50s when the content supplementary information is collected.

Here, the image processing apparatus 20 of the present invention may provide the content supplementary information to the handheld device 10 in a push-type manner for a predetermined period of time, Or may be provided in response to the additional information request message.

At this time, when providing the content additional information to the handheld device 10, the image processing device 20 may first determine whether the handheld device 10 is in a wake-up state. Here, the wakeup state may be a state in which a control application for displaying additional information in the handheld device 10 is executed. To this end, the image processing apparatus 20 sends a wake-up detection signal to the previously registered handheld device 10 and receives a response message to determine whether the handheld device 10 is in a wakeup state Can be confirmed.

If the handheld device 10 is not in the wakeup state, the image processing apparatus 20 transmits a wakeup request message to the handheld device 10, and the receiving handheld device 10 receives a wakeup request message from a different user It is possible to execute a control application that can immediately display the content additional information even if there is no input.

In addition, the image processing apparatus 20 of the present invention may be configured such that when there are a plurality of handheld devices 10 that have transmitted a wake-up handheld device 10 or a content additional information request message, Only the appropriate content additional information of each handheld device 10 can be transmitted.

For example, when the father, the mother, and the daughter are watching the A drama being output through the video output apparatus (not shown), the video processing apparatus 20 first acquires the content addition information Lt; / RTI > For example, if actor information about a male actor and a female actor appearing on the drama A is collected, the image processing apparatus 20 can acquire actor information about a female actor his father likes as the father's handheld device 10 Can be provided. On the other hand, from the handheld device (10) of the mother and daughter, it is possible to provide only actor information about the male actor whom the mother and daughter likes.

Such additional content information may be provided in advance in the image processing apparatus 20, and may be requested and received from a content providing server (not shown). In addition, the image processing apparatus 20 may collect additional information related to service information from the service apparatus after connecting a communication channel with a separate service apparatus such as a web search service apparatus, and provide the additional information to the handheld apparatus 10 You may.

According to the content providing information providing method using the handheld device 10 and the image processing apparatus 20, the user performs a specific search through the handheld device 10 such as his smart phone It is possible to easily confirm various additional information related to the currently outputted content.

In addition, the user can confirm only the content additional information that is specific to the user, rather than checking the content additional information targeted at the unspecified majority through the handheld device 10 of the user.

The handheld device 10 and the image processing apparatus 20 are connected to each other through a communication network 30 in a manner that will be described later in more detail with reference to the main configuration and operation method of the handheld device 10 and the image processing apparatus 20, Various related information is transmitted and received.

At this time, the communication network 30 may be implemented by a short-distance wireless communication method. For example, it may be implemented by a short-range wireless communication method such as Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association, Ultra Wide Band (UWB), ZigBee, WiFi At this time, the handheld device 10 and the image processing device 20 can transmit and receive information to each other in a limited space as in a home.

However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the communication network 30 may be implemented by a remote wireless communication method such as Wibro, WiMAX, HSDPA, ADSL, VDSL), Hybrid Fiber Coaxial Cable (HFC), Fiber to the Curb (FTTC), and Fiber To The Home (FTTH).

In addition to the above-described communication methods, other widely known or later-developed communication methods may be included.

Hereinafter, the main configuration and operation method of the handheld device 10 and the image processing apparatus 20 will be described in detail.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a handheld device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, a handheld device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 11, an input unit 12, a control unit 13, a storage unit 14, and a display unit 15 .

First, the communication unit 11 plays a role of supporting transmission and reception of related information with one or more image processing apparatuses 20 through the communication network 30. [

For example, the communication unit 11 may transmit a content additional information request message to the pre-registered video processing apparatus 20 in response to a request from the control unit 13, or may receive content additional information corresponding to the content additional information request message . Further, the communication unit 11 may receive the content additional information to be pushed from the image processing apparatus 20. [

The communication unit 11 of the present invention may be configured to broadcast the search information as to whether the image processing apparatus 20 that can register within a certain radius exists if the pre-registered video processing apparatus 20 is not present And transmits the registration request message to the detected image processing apparatus 20 and receives the corresponding acceptance message.

In addition, the communication unit 11 of the present invention may receive a wakeup request message from the pre-registered video processing device 20. [

The input unit 12 transmits a variety of information such as numbers and character information input from a user, various functions, and a signal inputted in connection with the function control of the handheld device 10, to the control unit 13. In particular, the input unit 12 of the present invention executes a control application for controlling the image processing apparatus 20, and various control commands related to a user interface for controlling the image processing apparatus 20 output through the control application .

As described above, the input unit 12 may include a key input unit such as a keyboard or a keypad, a touch input unit such as a touch sensor or a touch pad, a voice input unit, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetism sensor, an acceleration sensor and a proximity sensor, And gesture input means including at least one or more gesture input means.

In addition, it can include all forms of input that are currently under development or can be developed in the future.

The control unit 13 performs overall control of the handheld device 10 and may be an operating system (OS) and a process device for driving each configuration, for example, a central processing unit (CPU) .

The controller 13 of the present invention is functionally connected to each component. That is, the control unit 13 is functionally connected to the communication unit 11, the input unit 12, the storage unit 14, and the display unit 15, and controls the flow of signals for power supply and function execution .

The control unit 13 may execute a control application for controlling at least one image processing apparatus 20 that has been registered in advance. At this time, the control application can be executed according to the user input inputted through the input unit 12, but the control application can be executed even if there is no user input as the wakeup request message is received from the image processing apparatus 20. [

Here, after executing the control application at the request of the user, the control unit 13 may check whether the registered video processing apparatus 20 exists. If there is no registered image processing apparatus 20 in advance, the control unit 13 controls the process of searching for the presence of the registerable image processing apparatus 20. [ At this time, the control unit 13 can search the image processing apparatus 20 by transmitting the search information in a broadcast manner to the image processing apparatus 20 within a certain radius. Thereafter, when more than one image processing apparatus 20 is searched, the controller 13 controls the image processing apparatus 20 to transmit the registration request message. Then, when the acceptance message is received from the image processing apparatus 20, the registration process can be performed by transmitting the user information previously stored in the image processing apparatus 20. Also, various user information (for example, personal information, nickname, etc.) input through the input unit 12 may be transmitted to the image processing apparatus 20.

On the other hand, when the image processing apparatus 20 is disconnected from the handheld device 10 by user setting, the control unit 13 can receive a rejection message from the image processing apparatus 20, And to control the display unit 15 to output the received rejection message.

On the other hand, if there is a pre-registered image processing apparatus 20, the control unit 13 can control the display process of various information provided by the image processing apparatus 20 through the control application.

Particularly, the control unit 13 according to the embodiment of the present invention can acquire the content additional information provided by the image processing apparatus 20 through the communication unit 11. At this time, the control unit 13 can acquire the content additional information of the image processing apparatus 20 in the following two forms.

First, the control unit 13 can receive and acquire the content supplementary information to be pushed from the image processing apparatus 20 through the communication unit 11. For example, when the image processing apparatus 20 generates content additional information on a predetermined period basis and pushes the generated content additional information to the pre-registered hand-held apparatus 10, the control unit (not shown) of the hand- 113 may receive and acquire the content supplementary information to be pushed from the image processing apparatus 20.

The control unit 13 transmits a content additional information request message to the image processing apparatus 20 through the communication unit 11 and transmits the content additional information request message to the image processing apparatus 20 in response to the content additional information request message And may receive content additional information. At this time, the content additional information request message may be generated according to a request of the user and transmitted to the image processing apparatus 20, but at the same time as the control application is executed, a content additional information request message is generated and transmitted to the image processing apparatus 20 .

When there are a plurality of pre-registered video processing apparatuses 20, the control unit 13 controls the list of the registered video processing apparatuses 20 to be outputted through the control application, To the image processing apparatus 20 selected by the user.

In addition, when the control application is executed, the control unit 13 transmits the content additional information request message to the image processing apparatus 20 on a predetermined period basis after receiving the status information to be pushed from the image processing apparatus 20 So that it is possible to check the contents addition information in real time.

In addition, the controller 13 according to the embodiment of the present invention confirms whether the content setting information set by the user is stored in the storage unit 14, and when the content setting information is stored in the storage unit 14 , It is possible to check whether the viewing history information corresponding to the content setting information exists. Thereafter, when the viewing history information corresponding to the content setting information does not exist, in order to receive the content additional information including the content recommendation information corresponding to the content setting information in the image processing apparatus 20, And a content additional information request message.

This will be described in more detail.

The user can set content viewing information such as setting a viewing reservation for a specific content or setting a specific content as a favorite through the control application. For example, it is possible to set a viewing reservation for the A drama broadcasted at 5:00 PM on Saturday, and to set a favorite program for the B drama broadcasted at 10:00 PM every Wednesday.

If there is such content setting information, the control unit 13 may notify the user at the relevant time, and may transmit the control command to the image processing apparatus 20. [ In other words, when the video output device (not shown) for outputting the content is off, the on-command of the video output device (not shown) is transmitted to the video processing device 20, The image processing apparatus 20 can control the image output apparatus (not shown) to be in an on state. The control unit 13 can transmit the channel information and the time information of the corresponding content to the image processing apparatus 20. The image processing apparatus 20 receives the channel information and the time information and outputs the content to the image output apparatus The channel switching command may be transmitted.

Upon completion of the process, the image processing apparatus 20 can transmit a message informing that the viewing of the corresponding content is completed to the control unit 13 of the handheld device 10, and upon receiving the message, And can be stored as viewing history information on the content setting information.

On the other hand, if the video processing apparatus 20 does not perform any control after the content setting information is transmitted to the video processing apparatus 20, or if the video processing apparatus 20 is canceled by the user's request, that is, The control unit 13 can request the image processing apparatus 20 to receive the content additional information corresponding to the content setting information and receive the content additional information.

At this time, the received content additional information is content recommendation information corresponding to the content setting information. For example, when the content setting information is viewing reservation for the A-drama broadcasted at 5:00 PM on Saturday, The additional content information may be VOD information for the A-drama or rebroadcast schedule information. Also, it can be information on other drama appearing in the actor appearing in the drama A, or information about the one-time program organized once in association with the drama.

As described above, when various content additional information is received from the image processing apparatus 20, the control unit 13 can control the process of outputting the received content additional information through the execution screen of the control application.

In addition, the control unit 13 may transmit various control commands to the image processing apparatus 20 according to a user input inputted through the input unit 12. [

In addition, after displaying the content additional information through the control application, when the user inputs a selection input for the content additional information, the control unit 13 transmits the content additional information to the image processing apparatus 20, To a service device (not shown). For example, when a selection input for content shopping mall information that can purchase content from the content additional information is detected by the user, the control unit 13 may transmit the content purchase request information to the corresponding content shopping mall server.

In order to control the operation as described above, the control unit 13 may include an image processing apparatus control module 13a and a content additional information control module 13b, A process of registering the image processing apparatus 20 usable in the image processing apparatus 20 or a process of transmitting information generated through the control application to the image processing apparatus 20. And to transmit various control commands inputted from the user to the image processing apparatus 20, for example. On the other hand, the content additional information control module 13b serves to display content additional information provided from the image processing apparatus 20 through a control application, and supports input of content setting information from a user, And when the corresponding viewing history information does not exist, controls the entire process of receiving the content additional information corresponding thereto.

In addition, the handheld device 10 may further include a storage unit 14 and a display unit 15.

The storage unit 14 may temporarily store various data generated during execution of the application program, including an application program required for the functional operation according to the embodiment of the present invention. Also, the storage unit 14 may store content setting information input from the user through the control application.

The storage unit 14 may include a program area and a data area. The program area stores relevant information for driving the handheld device 10, such as an operating system (OS) that boots the handheld device 10. The data area is an area where data generated according to the use of the handheld device 10 is stored. The content setting information inputted from the user is stored as described above, or the content additional information received from the image processing apparatus 20 is stored . In addition, information related to the control application 14a for controlling the image processing apparatus 20 can be stored. The storage unit 14 may be a flash memory, a hard disk, a multimedia card micro-type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), a RAM, a ROM ROM), and the like.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, a control application for controlling the image processing apparatus 20 is stored in the storage unit 14, but the present invention is not limited thereto. A control application provided by a service device (not shown) may be used.

The display unit 15 displays information on a series of operation states, operation results, and the like that occur during the functioning of the handheld device 10. In particular, the display unit 15 according to the embodiment of the present invention displays various information generated during the execution of the control application, and can display the content additional information received from the image processing apparatus 20, for example.

The display unit 15 may be implemented in the form of a touch panel (or touch screen) together with the input unit 12. When the display unit 15 is implemented together with the input unit 12, a predetermined operation of the user, a drag and drop operation And the like. The display unit 15 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor (TFT) LCD, an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a light emitting diode (LED), an active matrix organic LED (AMOLED) display) and a three-dimensional display (three-dimensional display). Some of these displays may also be configured to be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be configured as a transparent display including TOLED (Transparent OLED).

Thus, the main components of the handheld device 10 have been described with reference to FIG. However, not all of the components shown in FIG. 2 are essential components, and a plurality of components such as a sound source output unit (not shown) for converting a sound source, which is an electrical signal, The handheld device 10 may be implemented, or the handheld device 10 may be implemented by fewer components.

Such a handheld device 10 may be implemented in various forms. For example, the handheld device according to the embodiment of the present invention may be a tablet PC, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), MP3 A portable terminal such as a player, or a fixed terminal such as a desktop computer can be used. Also, a remote control apparatus having a communication function may be used.

In addition, although the handheld device 10 of the present invention has a wide variety of variations according to the convergence trend of digital devices, it can not enumerate all types, Any device capable of being used as the handheld device 10 of the invention and capable of transmitting and receiving information through one or more image processing devices 20 and various paths can be applied to the handheld device 10 of the present invention It is possible.

The main configuration and operation method of the handheld device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention have been described above.

Hereinafter, the main configuration and operation method of the image processing apparatus 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

3 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 3, an image processing apparatus 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a broadcast receiving unit 21, a device communication unit 22, a device storage unit 23, a device control unit 24, A learning unit 25 and a device input unit 26. [

First, the broadcast receiving unit 21 receives a broadcast signal transmitted from a separate broadcast transmitting apparatus through an antenna. The broadcast signal includes a satellite broadcast signal by digital transmission, Cable broadcasting signals (CATV), terrestrial waves, and the like.

In addition, the broadcast receiving unit 21 may include a tuner (not shown) for selecting a channel frequency corresponding to a tuning control signal of a device control unit 24 to be described later and receiving a broadcast signal, And a demodulator (not shown) for demodulating the broadcast signal of the received specific channel frequency.

The device communication unit 22 transmits various information related to one or more handheld devices 10 through the communication network 30 and can transmit content additional information generated by the handheld device 10, for example. In addition, when the control command is received from the handheld device 10, the control command is transmitted to the device controller 24. In addition, the device communication unit 22 may request the device control unit 24 with a separate service device under the control of the device control unit 24 to receive the content additional information for the specific content.

In addition, the device communication unit 22 can receive various contents information such as a VOD service and an Internet service from a separate content providing apparatus. The broadcast receiving unit 21 and the device communication unit 22 may be configured to be independent from each other, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The broadcast receiving unit 21 and the device communication unit 22 ) May be implemented in the form of a single module.

The device storage unit 23 stores various information related to a method of configuring a user interface for controlling the image processing apparatus 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, the device storage unit 23 stores information on the connected handheld device 10, And may store user information of the handheld device 10. For example, when the handheld device 10 is a portable terminal of a user, the device storage unit 23 stores the portable terminal unique identification information (e.g., a telephone number) User information (e.g., age, gender, hobby, nickname, etc.).

The device storage unit 23 may be a flash memory, a hard disk, a memory of a multimedia card micro type (e.g., SD or XD memory), a RAM (ROM), and the like.

The device control unit 24 performs overall function control of the image processing apparatus 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In particular, the device control unit 24 collects content additional information about the content being output through the current image providing unit 25 Or receives a content additional information request message including content setting information from the handheld device 10, it controls the process of collecting content additional information on the content setting information. A process of collecting the content additional information will be described later. First, a process of registering one or more handheld devices 10 to provide content additional information will be described.

More specifically, first, when a registration request message is received from any one of the handheld devices 10 through the device communication unit 22, the device control unit 24 transmits an acceptance message in response to the registration request message Or a rejection message to control the process of being transmitted to the handheld device 10 via the device communication unit 22. [

Here, when the device control unit 24 stores the information of the unregisterable handheld device 10, when the registration request message is received from any one of the handheld devices 10, To the handheld device 10, if there is a match. For example, when the registration request message is received from the portable terminal of the child in a state in which the father's portable terminal is registerable but the child's portable terminal is not registered, the device control unit 24 controls the child To the portable terminal of the mobile terminal. Also, when the input information on whether the acceptance message or the rejection message is generated is applied through the device input unit 26, the acceptance message or rejection message may be transmitted to the handheld device 10 based on the input information.

In addition, the device control 24 sends an acceptance message to the handheld device 10 and stores information related to the handheld device 10, such as user information, in the device storage 23. Through this process, the registration process with the handheld device 10 can be completed.

Then, the device control unit 24 may collect content additional information about the content currently being output through the image providing unit 25, and then transmit the content additional information to one or more pre-registered handheld devices 10. At this time, the device control unit 24 may collect content additional information for the content on a predetermined period basis, and then transmit the content additional information to the handheld device 10 in the form of a push.

In addition, the device controller 24 determines whether the handheld device 10 is in a wake-up state when providing content additional information in the form of a push. That is, whether or not the control application of the handheld device 10 has been executed. The device controller 24 may then send a wakeup request message to the handheld device 10 if it is determined that the handheld device 10 is not in a wake-up state. The receiving handheld device 10 can execute the control application even if no user input is applied.

In addition, the device control unit 24 may provide the content supplementary information to the handheld device 10 in a push form, but in response to the content supplementary information request message received from the pre-registered handheld device 10, . ≪ / RTI >

Here, the content additional information refers to all information related to the content, and may include information on actors, content information, user reaction information, news information, real-time recommendation word information, related shopping information, , And broadcast recommendation information of the content and the similar content. In addition, other than the above examples, various additional content information may be provided.

For example, when a broadcast signal received through the current broadcast receiving unit 21 is transmitted to a video output device (not shown) connected through the video data providing unit 25, the device control unit 24 The content is confirmed. Then, the device control unit 24 extracts the metadata based on the content. For example, when the content is the A drama, the metadata may be various information related to the content such as actor information appearing in the A drama, A drama title and the like. The metadata may be received together with the content, but if not received, the device control unit 24 may further perform a process of confirming the metadata through a separate device.

For example, in the case of a broadcast signal, the device control unit 24 may check the content transmitted from a specific channel at the current time through information such as an EPG (Electronic Program Guide), and collect metadata corresponding thereto.

Thereafter, the device control unit 24 may collect the content additional information based on the metadata. For example, when the metadata is the A-actor appearing in the A-drama, the device control unit 24 stores various information related to the A-actor, such as various news related to the A-actor, . ≪ / RTI >

For example, when the VOD contents received from the separate content providing server through the device communication unit 22 are being output through the video data providing unit 25, the device control unit 24 transmits content additional information May be collected.

When the content additional information is collected through this process, the device control unit 24 can transmit the collected content additional information to the pre-registered handheld device 10.

In addition, when there is one or more external devices connected to the image processing apparatus 20, the device control unit 24 may transmit content additional information including information on the external devices to the handheld device 10 have.

When the content additional information is previously stored in the device storage unit 23, the device control unit 24 may collect the content additional information previously stored in the device storage unit 23 and transmit the content additional information to the handheld device 10. On the other hand, when the content additional information is not stored in the device storage unit 23 in advance, the device control unit 24 may request and collect content additional information from a separate content providing server (not shown). In addition, the device control unit 24 may connect the communication channel with a separate service device such as a web search service device, and then collect the content additional information related to the content from the service device.

In particular, the device control unit 24 according to the embodiment of the present invention may collect the content additional information based on the user information after confirming the user information of the handheld device 10. When the connection between the handheld device 10 and the image processing apparatus 20 is completed, the device control unit 24 can store the user information of the handheld device 10 in the device storage unit 23 .

The device control unit 24 may collect the personalized additional information based on the user information previously stored in the device storage unit 23 and transmit the collected additional information to the handheld device 10. [ For example, when the user of the handheld device 10, which is identified based on the pre-stored user information, is a man in his 50's, the device control unit 24 controls the content- It is possible to extract the main information about the additional information that the fift fathers prefer, and then transmit the extracted information to the handheld device 10. The device control unit 24 may accumulate and manage the content additional information transmitted to the respective handheld device 10 and may also receive a selection input for specific content additional information among the content additional information transmitted from the handheld device 10 The content additional information may be stored as interest information of the user. For example, after providing the content additional information including the A-actor information and the B-actor information to the handheld device 10, if the selection input for the A-actor information is confirmed from the handheld device 10, 24 may store the A-actor as interest information corresponding to the user information of the handheld device 10.

Then, based on the interest information, the device control unit 24 may collect the content additional information. For example, if the content being output through the current video providing unit 25 is an A-drama, and the A-actor and the B-actor act on the A-drama, the device control unit 24 only collects A-actor information, The host device 10 may provide the content additional information including the A-actor information.

The device control unit 24 of the image processing apparatus 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention may collect only the content additional information related to the time information after confirming the time information of the currently output content. For example, when a specific VOD content having a running time of 120 minutes is output through the video data providing unit 25, it is a portion corresponding to 45 minutes from the start of the currently output portion, In the case of holding the bag, the device control unit 24 collects content additional information related to the scene, that is, content additional information about the actress and the bag appearing in the scene, and then transmits the content additional information to the handheld device 10 It is possible.

If there are a plurality of handheld devices 10 capable of transmitting the content additional information, the device control unit 24 may provide personalized additional information according to the user information of each handheld device 10 .

For example, when the user of the first hand-held device, the user of the second hand-held device, and the user of the third hand-held device simultaneously output the image data A (not shown) And the metadata of the A drama is assumed to be AAA male actor, BBB female actor, and S company sponsor. Then, the device control unit 24 first confirms the user information of the first handheld device, the second handheld device, and the third handheld device before providing the content additional information to each handheld device. As a result, if the user of the first hand-held device is interested in the AAA male actor appearing in the drama A and the user of the second hand-held device is interested in the BBB actress, the user of the third hand- The device control unit 24 may collect the content additional information according to the respective pieces of interest information and then transmit the content additional information to the corresponding handheld device.

In this way, the device control unit 24 according to the embodiment of the present invention automatically collects and provides the content additional information related to the content when the user is currently watching the specific content, Can be improved.

In addition, the device control unit 24 of the present invention provides personalized content additional information based on user information when providing the content additional information to the user's handheld device 10, The content additional information can be easily confirmed.

In addition, when the device control unit 24 according to the embodiment of the present invention receives a control command from the handheld device 10, the device control unit 24 can perform a control operation corresponding to the control command. For example, when the service being output through the current video data providing unit 25 is a VOD service and the control command received from the handheld device 10 is a control command for fast forwarding, the device control unit 24 The VOD contents being output can be fast-forwarded.

The video data providing unit 25 is for outputting a broadcast signal received through the broadcast receiving unit 21 and various contents received through the device communication unit 22 and is connected to at least one video output device And to output the content. At this time, when the image processing apparatus 20 and the video output apparatus (not shown) are integrated into one (e.g., Smart TV including a communication module), the image providing unit 25 controls Outputting the content through the display module, and outputting the sound source information through the sound source output module.

The device input unit 26 supports input of various users for controlling the image processing apparatus 20. For example, the device input unit 26 may receive a registration request received from any one of the handheld devices 10, When the message is being output, the acceptance message or the rejection message may be input from the user and may be transmitted to the device control unit 24.

The main components of the image processing apparatus 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention have been described above with reference to FIG. However, not all of the components shown in FIG. 3 are essential components, and when a pay broadcast is received through the broadcast receiver 21, a disk rambler (not shown) capable of descrambling the pay broadcast And the device input unit 26 may be omitted depending on the system implementation method.

Hereinafter, a method of providing content additional information according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing content additional information in a handheld device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 4, in order to provide content additional information in a handheld device according to an embodiment of the present invention, a control application included in the handheld device 10 must be executed (S101).

Thereafter, the handheld device 10 can determine whether the pre-registered image processing apparatus 20 is on through the control application (S103). At this time, if the image processing apparatus 20 is not on, the handheld device 10 may turn on the power of the set-top box. "

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S103 that the pre-registered image processing apparatus 20 is on, the handheld device 10 can acquire the content additional information provided from the image processing apparatus 20 S105). Then, the obtained content additional information can be displayed through the control application (S107).

Upon acquiring the content additional information, the handheld device 10 acquires the content additional information provided in the form of a push from the image processing apparatus 20, transmits the content additional information request message to the image processing apparatus 20, The content additional information may be received from the processing unit 20 in response to the content additional information request message.

In addition, the handheld device 10 of the present invention may support the registration process of the image processing apparatus 20 when the control application does not have the image processing apparatus 20 already registered.

This will be described with reference to FIG.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a registration process between a handheld device and an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, first, as described with reference to FIG. 4, in the state where the control application is being executed (S201), the handheld device 10 performs the image processing It is confirmed whether the device 20 exists (S203). If the image processing apparatus 20 registered in the control application does not exist, the handheld device 10 outputs a guide message indicating that the image processing apparatus 20 needs to be registered (S205) .

Thereafter, the handheld device 10 searches the registered image processing apparatus 20 and outputs the list of the searched image processing apparatus 20 to the control application (S207).

When any one of the image processing apparatuses 20 is selected (S209), the handheld device 10 transmits a registration request message to the selected image processing apparatus 20 (S211).

Thereafter, when the acceptance message is received from the image processing apparatus 20 (S213), the image processing apparatus 20 can be registered and the registration of the image processing apparatus 20 can be completed (S215).

Then, the handheld device 10 receives the content additional information provided in the form of a push from the image processing apparatus 20 or transmits the content additional information request message to the image processing apparatus 20, Additional information may be received (S217).

Then, the handheld device 10 displays the received content supplementary information and provides the content supplementary information to the user so that the user can easily confirm the supplementary information on the content he / she is currently viewing, do.

In addition, when the content setting information (reservation information, favorite information, etc.) set by the user exists, the handheld device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention collects the content additional information corresponding to the content setting information It is possible.

This will be described with reference to FIG.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing content additional information in a handheld device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 6, the handheld device 10 determines whether there is content setting information in a state in which the control application is executed (S501) (S503). If the content setting information exists, the handheld device 10 confirms the viewing history information corresponding to the content setting information (S505)

For example, the content setting information may be viewing reservation information or favorite information for a specific content according to a user's setting. If such content setting information exists, the handheld device 10 confirms the viewing history information as to whether or not the viewing has actually been performed. The viewing history information may be stored in advance in the handheld device 10 or may be requested and checked by the image processing device 20 if the viewing history information is not stored in advance.

If the viewing history information does not exist, the handheld device 10 requests the image processing apparatus 20 for content additional information corresponding to the content setting information because the viewing of the corresponding content has not been normally performed S509).

Then, the handheld device 10 receives the content additional information from the image processing apparatus 20 (S511), and displays the received content additional information (S513).

At this time, the received content additional information is content recommendation information corresponding to the information set by the user. For example, when the content setting information is viewing reservation for the A-drama broadcasted at 5 pm on Saturday, The received content additional information may be VOD information for the A-drama, or rebroadcast schedule information. Also, it can be information on other drama appearing in the actor appearing in the drama A, or information about the one-time program organized once in association with the drama.

Hereinafter, a method of providing content additional information in an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing content additional information in an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 7, when it is detected that the power of the image processing apparatus 20 of the present invention is changed to the on state (S301), it is determined whether or not the previously registered handheld device 10 exists (S303). Then, the image processing apparatus 20 confirms the content currently being output to provide the content additional information to the handheld device 10 (S305), and extracts the metadata from the content (S307).

For example, when the currently outputting content is an A drama, the metadata may be various information related to the content, such as actor information appearing in the A drama, A drama title, and the like. The metadata may be received together with the content, but if not received, the image processing apparatus 20 may further perform a process of confirming the metadata through a separate device. For example, in the case of a broadcast signal, the image processing apparatus 20 acquires metadata based on the EPG after confirming the content transmitted from a specific channel at the current time through information such as EPG (Electronic Program Guide) It is possible.

Thereafter, the image processing apparatus 20 can collect the content additional information based on the meta data. For example, when the metadata is an A-actor appearing in the A-drama, the image processing apparatus 20 transmits various information related to the A-actor, such as various news related to the A-actor, It can be collected as information.

Thereafter, the collected content additional information may be transmitted to the handheld device 10 (S311).

In addition, the image processing apparatus 20 of the present invention may provide personalized content additional information based on user information.

This will be described with reference to FIG.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing content additional information in an image processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 8, when it is detected that the power of the image processing apparatus 20 of the present invention is changed to the on state (S401), it is determined whether or not the previously registered handheld device 10 exists (S403). In step S405, the image processing apparatus 20 extracts metadata from the content after confirming the content currently being output to provide the content additional information to the handheld device 10 (S407). Then, the user information of the handheld device 10 is checked (S409). Here, the above steps are not necessarily sequentially performed, and the process of confirming the user information may be performed after step S403.

When the user information of the handheld device 10 is confirmed, the image processing apparatus 20 acquires the content additional information based on the metadata and the user information (S411).

For example, if the user of the handheld device 10 identified by the user information is a male in his 50's, the image processing apparatus 20 extracts the additional information about the content, , To the handheld device (10). In the case where the currently outputting content is the A drama, and the learning is performed on the A drama, and the A and B actors are the actors, the image processing apparatus 20 performs a process for the A-actor preferred by the user of the handheld device 10 And may transmit the content additional information to the handheld device 10.

As described above, according to the content providing information providing method according to the embodiment of the present invention, the image processing apparatus 20 can transmit various additional information related to the content currently watched by the user to a handheld device such as a smart phone of a user, It is possible to easily confirm various additional information related to the content being output at present, even if the user does not perform any search.

In addition, the user can confirm only the content additional information that is specific to the user, rather than checking the content additional information targeting an unspecified number through the handheld device 10, thereby increasing user convenience.

The content providing information providing method according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above.

The method of providing content additional information according to an embodiment of the present invention may be provided in the form of a computer readable medium suitable for storing computer program instructions and data. At this time, a computer-readable medium suitable for storing computer program instructions and data includes, for example, a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, a compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM) Optical media such as a DVD (Digital Video Disk), a magneto-optical medium such as a floppy disk, and a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM , Random Access Memory), flash memory, EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), and EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM). The processor and memory may be supplemented by, or incorporated in, special purpose logic circuits. Examples of program instructions may include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that may be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. Such a hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

While the specification contains a number of specific implementation details, it should be understood that they are not to be construed as limitations on the scope of any invention or claim, but rather on the description of features that may be specific to a particular embodiment of a particular invention Should be understood. Certain features described herein in the context of separate embodiments may be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features described in the context of a single embodiment may also be implemented in multiple embodiments, either individually or in any suitable subcombination. Further, although the features may operate in a particular combination and may be initially described as so claimed, one or more features from the claimed combination may in some cases be excluded from the combination, Or a variant of a subcombination.

Likewise, although the operations are depicted in the drawings in a particular order, it should be understood that such operations must be performed in that particular order or sequential order shown to achieve the desired result, or that all illustrated operations should be performed. In certain cases, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Also, the separation of the various system components of the above-described embodiments should not be understood as requiring such separation in all embodiments, and the described program components and systems will generally be integrated together into a single software product or packaged into multiple software products It should be understood.

It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are only illustrative of specific examples for the purpose of understanding and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of providing content-related information, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing content-related information by dividing content-related information in accordance with user information when providing various information related to the currently outputted content to a handheld device To a content providing method, and a device therefor.

According to the present invention, since the image processing apparatus provides various additional information related to the contents currently viewed by the user to a handheld device such as a smart phone of the user, even if the user does not perform any search, There is an excellent effect that various additional information related to the content being displayed can be easily confirmed. Accordingly, the present invention can contribute to the development of an image processing apparatus industry and an additional industry related to the image processing apparatus industry. In addition, since the present invention has a possibility of being commercially available or operating, There is a potential for industrial use.

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13: Control section 13a: Image processing apparatus control module
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14a: Control application 15: Output section
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Claims (14)

A device communication unit for transmitting and receiving information with at least one pre-registered handheld device;
An image providing unit for outputting content; And
Extracting metadata of a content currently being output through the image providing unit at a request of the handheld device or by a predetermined period of time, collecting content additional information based on the extracted metadata, A device control unit that controls the hand-held device to transmit the hand-held device to one or more hand-held devices that are registered in advance;
And an image processing unit for processing the image. The method according to claim 1,
The device control unit
When the content additional information request message is received from the handheld device through the device communication unit, the content additional information is collected and transmitted to the handheld device through the device communication unit, or the content additional information is collected on a predetermined period basis, And transmits the image data to the handheld device via the device communication unit. The method according to claim 1,
The device control unit
And after collecting user information of the handheld device, collecting the content additional information based on the metadata and the user information. The method according to claim 1,
The device control unit
When the content setting information for one of the contents is received from the handheld device through the device communication unit, broadcast information of the same content as the content, or broadcast information of the content similar to the content based on the content setting information And collects the content additional information including one of the content additional information. The method according to claim 1,
The device control unit
When there are a plurality of pre-registered hand-held devices, after confirming the user information of each hand-held device, the content additional information is collected based on the user information and the metadata, And transmits the image data to the corresponding handheld device through the device communication unit. The method according to claim 1,
The device control unit
Determining whether the handheld device is in a wake-up state prior to transmitting content additional information to the handheld device; and if the handheld device is not in a wake-up state, Up request message in response to the request message. A communication unit for transmitting and receiving information to at least one image processing apparatus that has been registered;
A storage unit for storing one or more pieces of content setting information corresponding to contents;
A display unit for displaying the content additional information; And
If the history information corresponding to the content setting information exists, if the history information is not stored in the storage unit, the content setting information is included in the history information if the history information does not exist And transmits the content additional information request message to any one of the pre-registered video processing apparatuses through the communication unit. When the content additional information is received from the video processing apparatus through the communication unit, the received content additional information is transmitted through the display unit A control unit for controlling the display unit to display the image;
Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 1, < / RTI > delete Extracting metadata of a content currently being output in response to a request of the at least one handheld device to which the image processing apparatus has previously registered or on a predetermined period basis;
The image processing apparatus collecting the content additional information corresponding to the content based on the metadata; And
Transmitting the collected content additional information to the corresponding handheld device or transmitting the collected content additional information to one or more pre-registered handheld devices;
Wherein the content additional information providing method comprises: 10. The method of claim 9,
The step of collecting the content additional information
Confirming user information of the handheld device previously registered by the image processing apparatus; And
The image processing apparatus collecting the content additional information based on the user information;
Wherein the content additional information providing method comprises: 10. The method of claim 9,
The step of collecting the content additional information
Confirming time information of a content currently being output by the image processing apparatus; And
The image processing apparatus collecting pre-stored content additional information corresponding to the time information;
Wherein the content additional information providing method comprises: Determining whether there is preset content setting information corresponding to any one content of the handheld device;
Confirming the viewing history information corresponding to the predetermined content setting information when the predetermined content setting information exists;
Transmitting a content additional information request message including the content setting information to the image processing apparatus when the hand-held apparatus determines that the viewing history information does not exist; And
Displaying the content additional information obtained from the image processing apparatus according to the content additional information request message;
Wherein the content additional information providing method comprises: 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the content additional information includes at least one of broadcast recommendation information of the same content as the content, and broadcast recommendation information of the content and the similar content. 13. The method of claim 12,
The step of confirming the viewing history information
Wherein the handheld device receives the viewing history information corresponding to the viewing history information request message after confirming the stored viewing history information or transmitting the viewing history information request message to the image processing device, A content additional information providing method.

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