KR101903638B1 - Electronic device and method for providing service information - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of providing an electronic device and service information is disclosed. The network interface unit receives event information including information on at least one event. The storage unit stores at least one channel number and at least one SNS account assigned to at least one channel number. The control unit maps one or more of the at least one event including the received event information to the channel number using the SNS account stored in the storage unit and the SNS account included in the received event information, And forms a guide screen for displaying at least a part of information on the event.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method for providing service information,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus and a service information providing method, and more particularly, to an electronic apparatus and a service information providing method capable of providing a broadcast service and a social network service.

The broadcast receiver is, for example, a device having a function of receiving and processing a broadcast image that a user can watch. A broadcast receiver displays, for example, a broadcast selected by a user among broadcast signals transmitted from a broadcast station on a display. Currently, broadcasting is changing from analog broadcasting to digital broadcasting around the world.

Digital broadcasting refers to broadcasting in which digital video and audio signals are transmitted. Compared to analog broadcasting, digital broadcasting is strong against external noise and has a small data loss, is advantageous for error correction, has a high resolution, and provides a clear screen. Also, unlike analog broadcasting, digital broadcasting is capable of bidirectional service.

A broadcast receiver can provide a social network service in addition to a function of providing digital broadcasting. Social Networking Service (SNS: Social Networking Service) is a service that enables you to connect with an unspecified person online, and includes information sharing with one person such as Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, Cyworld, . Currently, many people routinely use SNS to communicate with others, share information, or search for information. Users can build a new network through SNS or strengthen their relationship with existing networks.

An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device, a method of providing a human channel service, a method of configuring a human channel map, and a method of relaying a human channel, which enable a user to use a social network service more conveniently and easily.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an electronic device, a method of providing a human channel service, a method of constructing a human channel map, and a method of relaying a human channel to enable a user to use a social network service anytime and anywhere.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device capable of providing a social network service between an electronic device and an electronic device even when the electronic device has a dynamic IP (Internet Protocol) address, a method of providing a human channel service, And a method for relaying a human channel.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an electronic device capable of providing a social network service between an electronic device and an electronic device even when the electronic device has a private IP address, a method of providing a human channel service, And to provide a channel relay method.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an electronic device and a channel invitation method that can invite a user who is connected to a social network to watch a broadcast currently being viewed.

Another aspect of the present invention is to provide an electronic device capable of chatting with a user who sees the same content, viewing the broadcast, and a method for remotely viewing the content simultaneously.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method of providing an electronic device and a channel map service, which provides various kinds of channel maps and allows a user to easily select various kinds of channel maps.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an electronic device and a channel map service providing method for providing various kinds of channels and allowing a user to easily select various kinds of channels.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method and system for providing a menu for performing channel scanning for various types of services and a menu for performing channel scanning for various types of services, And a method for providing an interface for scanning electronic devices and channels.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an electronic device and a service information providing method for providing information on acquaintances on a social network.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a human channel service, the method comprising: detecting a user action for designating a channel number; The method comprising: detecting an associated human address; obtaining an address of an electronic device to be connected based on the detected human address; receiving content from the electronic device using the obtained address; And a step of controlling. Here, the human address may include at least one of an e-mail address, an account name, a name, and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) -uniform resource locators (URL). The address of the electronic device may include at least one of a MAC address, an IP address, a port number, a DNS (Domain Name System) name, and a URL (Uniform Resource Locator).

The obtaining of the address of the electronic device may include detecting an address of the electronic device based on the human address in the storage.

The step of acquiring the address of the electronic device may include transmitting the connection request signal including the human address to the server, and receiving the address of the electronic device from the server.

The human channel map may include information associating a channel number, a human address, and a channel number with a human address.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of configuring a human channel map, the method including displaying a first GUI for receiving a human address, detecting a first user action for designating a human address, Responsive to detection of a first user action, displaying a second GUI for receiving a channel number assignment, sensing a second user action specifying a channel number, and responsive to the second user action detection, Address, the channel number, and the information associating the human address and the channel number in a human channel map. Wherein the displayed first GUI may list at least one selectable human address. Also, the displayed second GUI may list a plurality of selectable channel numbers.

The method may further include receiving the at least one human address from a server.

The method for configuring a human channel map may include displaying a web page of a social networking server (SNS) server, the displayed web page including at least one human address, selecting one of the listed human addresses Detecting a third user action, and in response to detecting the third user action, displaying the first GUI.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of relaying a human channel, comprising: receiving a first registration request signal including an address of a first electronic device and a first human address from a first electronic device; Storing the address of the first electronic device and the first human address in response to receiving the first registration request signal, including the address of the second electronic device and a second human address from the second electronic device Storing a second address of the second electronic device and the second human address in response to receiving the second registration request signal, receiving the second registration request signal from the first electronic device, Receiving a connection request signal including an address of the first electronic device and a response signal including an address of the second electronic device in response to receiving the connection request signal , And to the second electronic device may include the step of transmitting a response signal containing the address of the first electronic device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device for detecting a user action that designates a channel number, and responsive to detection of the user action, A control unit that detects an address, controls acquisition of an address of an electronic device to be connected based on the detected human address, and a network interface unit that receives content from the electronic device using the obtained address.

The electronic device may further include a display for displaying the received content.

The control unit controls the connection request signal including the human address to be transmitted to the server and controls reception of the address of the electronic device from the server.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device comprising: an interface for receiving a user action; a first user action for designating a human address; and, in response to the detection of the first user action, A second GUI for designating a channel number to be displayed; detecting a second user action for designating a channel number; and responsive to the second user action detection, And a controller for controlling the information associating the human address and the channel number to be stored in the human channel map, and a storage unit for storing the human channel map.

The interface unit may include at least one of a photographing apparatus, a touch screen, a touch pad, or a remote control receiving unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of configuring a human channel map, the method comprising: displaying a GUI for setting a channel, wherein the displayed GUI includes a human channel region including at least one human address, And detecting a first user action that selects one of the at least one human address, detecting a second user action to drag the selected human address, Detecting a third user action for selecting one of the at least one channel number, and in response to detecting the third user action, detecting the selected human address, the selected channel number, and the human address and the channel number In the human channel map. The displayed GUI may further include an app channel region including at least one app channel and a broadcast channel region including at least one broadcast channel.

The method of claim 1, further comprising: in response to detecting the third user action, determining whether there is a human address associated with the selected channel number; and if the associated human address is present, The method may further comprise deleting the information associating the associated human address, the selected channel number, and the associated human address and the selected channel number.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a channel invitation method including: sensing a first user action for selecting a displayed broadcast program; displaying at least one channel number Detecting a second user action for selecting one, and transmitting a channel viewing request signal requesting viewing of the selected broadcast program to the electronic device or server associated with the selected channel number in response to the detection of the second user action Wherein the transmitted channel viewing request signal includes at least one of user detailed information, detailed information about a physical channel for transmitting the broadcast program, a service name of the broadcast program, a service ID of the broadcast program, Number, an event name of the broadcast program, A network ID of the broadcast program, information on a service provider providing the broadcast program, information on a transmission medium for transmitting the broadcast program, and information on a country or region where the service provider is located Or the like. Here, the displayed human channel map may further include at least one of a channel name, an event name, and a remaining broadcast time of the broadcast program displayed by the electronic device associated with the channel number.

The channel invitation method may further include receiving a channel guide signal including at least one of a channel name of the broadcast program, an event name, and a remaining broadcast time of the broadcast program in an electronic device or a server according to a connection method associated with a channel number included in the human channel map, To the mobile station.

The channel invitation method further includes receiving a channel viewing request signal from the electronic device and checking whether or not the broadcasting service can be provided from the service provider indicated by the information included in the received channel watching request signal .

The channel invitation method includes broadcasting a broadcast program indicated by information included in a channel watch request signal based on information included in the received channel watch request signal when a broadcast service can not be provided from the service provider (EPG) data stored in the EPG data.

The channel invitation method includes receiving a channel viewing request signal from a server, receiving a broadcasting program of a channel indicated by information included in the received channel viewing request signal, and displaying the received broadcasting program As shown in FIG. Herein, the information included in the channel viewing request signal may be changed according to at least one of a service provider, a transmission medium, and a region for providing the broadcasting service, the information included in the channel viewing request signal received from the electronic device It can be one piece of information.

Wherein the step of transmitting to the electronic device comprises the steps of: detecting a human address associated with the channel number in a stored human channel map; obtaining an address of the electronic device based on the detected human address; And transmitting the channel viewing request signal using the obtained address. The human address may include at least one of an e-mail address, an account name, a name, and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) -uniform resource locators (URL). Also, the address of the electronic device may include at least one of a Mac address, an IP address, a port number, a DNS name, and a URL (Uniform Resource Locator).

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device comprising: an interface for receiving a user action, a broadcast program, and a display of a human channel map including at least one channel number, Detecting a first user action to select, detecting a second user action to select one of the at least one channel number, and requesting a viewing of the selected broadcast program in response to the detection of the second user action A control unit for controlling transmission of a signal to an electronic device or a server associated with the selected channel number, and a network interface for outputting the channel viewing request signal, wherein the transmitted channel viewing request signal includes user detailed information, Detailed information about a physical channel for transmitting the broadcast, The service name of the program, the service ID of the broadcast program, the channel number of the broadcast program, the event name of the broadcast program, the transport stream ID of the broadcast program, the network ID of the broadcast program, Information on a sender, information on a sender, information on a sender, information on a sender, information on a sender, information on a sender, information on a sender, information on a sender, information on a sender, information on a sender, information on a sender, Here, the human channel map may further include at least one of a channel name, an event name, and a remaining broadcast time of the broadcast program displayed by the electronic device associated with the channel number.

The controller transmits a channel guide signal including at least one of a channel name, an event name, and a remaining broadcast time of the broadcast program to an electronic device or a server according to a connection method associated with the channel number included in the human channel map Can be controlled.

The network interface unit receives a channel watching request signal from the electronic device and the control unit can check whether or not the broadcasting service can be provided from the service provider indicated by the information included in the received channel watching request signal .

The control unit may be configured to transmit the channel viewing request signal to a channel that broadcasts a broadcast program indicated by the information included in the channel watching request signal based on the information included in the received channel watching request signal, Can be retrieved from stored EPG (Electronic Program Guide) data.

The network interface unit may receive a channel watching request signal from the server and the control unit may control reception of a broadcasting program of a channel indicated by the information included in the received channel watching request signal. Here, the information included in the channel viewing request signal may be changed in accordance with at least one of a service provider, a transmission medium, and a region for providing a broadcasting service, It can be one piece of information.

The control unit detects a human address associated with the channel number in the stored human channel map, obtains an address of the electronic device based on the detected human address, Transmission, etc. The human address may include at least one of an e-mail address, an account name, a name, and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) -uniform resource locators (URL). The address of the electronic device may include at least one of a Mac address, an IP address, a port number, a DNS name, and a URL (Uniform Resource Locator).

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for remotely viewing content simultaneously, the method comprising: displaying content; sensing a user action requesting a simultaneous viewing mode; In response, identifying an owner of viewing the displayed content of the owner of the human channel included in the human channel map, and displaying the identified owner's silhouette. Here, the displayed silhouette may be changed and displayed according to the feeling of the owner. Also, the displayed silhouette may be changed and displayed according to the motion of the owner. Further, the silhouette can be displayed as a three-dimensional image. The owner's chat text may then be displayed at a location associated with the silhouette.

The method for remotely viewing contents simultaneously may further include reflecting the screen effect requested by the owner on the displayed contents.

Wherein the step of verifying the owner comprises the steps of transmitting a video frame request signal requesting a video frame at a specific time point, acquiring an image frame at the specific time point among the video frames of the displayed content, Receiving the image frame transmission signal including the frame, and comparing the obtained image frame with the image frame included in the received image frame transmission signal, and confirming the owner.

Wherein the step of verifying the owner comprises the steps of transmitting an owner list request signal including information on the content to a server, receiving an owner list from the server, and transmitting the owner included in the owner list to the displayed content As an owner of watching the video. Here, the information on the content may include information on the user, detailed information on a physical channel for transmitting the content, service name of the content, service ID of the content, channel number of the content, At least one of a transport stream ID of the content, a network ID of the content, information on a service provider providing the content, information on a transmission medium for transmitting the content, and information on a country or region where the service provider is located . ≪ / RTI >

The human channel map may include information associating a channel number, a human address, and a channel number with a human address, and the human address may be an identification number assigned to the owner.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device comprising: an interface for receiving a user action requesting a simultaneous viewing mode; And a control unit for, in response to the user action detection, identifying an owner of the displayed content from the owner of the human channel included in the human channel map and controlling the displayed silhouette of the owner to be displayed.

The control unit may control the displayed silhouette to be changed and displayed according to the feeling of the owner.

The control unit may control the displayed silhouette to be changed and displayed according to the motion of the owner.

The control unit may control the chat text of the owner to be displayed at a point associated with the silhouette.

The control unit may control the display effect requested by the owner to be reflected in the displayed contents.

The control unit may control the silhouette to be displayed as a three-dimensional image.

Wherein the control unit controls to transmit a video frame request signal for requesting a video frame at a specific time point, acquires the video frame at the specific time point among the video frames of the displayed content, When the image frame transmission signal is received, the image frame included in the received image frame transmission signal is compared with the obtained image frame to confirm the owner.

Wherein the control unit controls the server to transmit an owner list request signal including information on the content to the server, and when the owner list is received from the server, the owner included in the owner list is viewed It can be confirmed as the owner.

The information on the content includes at least one of detailed information of the user, details of a physical channel for transmitting the content, a service name of the content, a service ID of the content, a channel number of the content, At least one of a transport stream ID, a network ID of the content, information on a service provider providing the content, information on a transmission medium for transmitting the content, and information on a country or region where the service provider is located .

The human channel map may include information associating a channel number, a human address, and a channel number with a human address, and the human address may be an identification number assigned to the owner.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a channel map service, the method including displaying a first channel map on a screen on which content is displayed, detecting a first user action requesting channel map switching, And switching the displayed first channel map to a second channel map in response to user action detection. Wherein one of the first channel map and the second channel map may be a human channel map including at least one human channel. Also, the first user action may be an action that the user presses one of the direction keys of the remote control.

The switching to the human channel map may include displaying one of the human channels included in the human channel map.

The method for providing a channel map service may include detecting a third user action for requesting a channel change in a state that the human channel map is displayed, detecting, in response to the detection of the third user action, To another human channel, and displaying the contents of the switched human channel.

Wherein the displaying step comprises the steps of: detecting a human address associated with the channel number of the human channel; obtaining an address of an electronic device to be connected based on the detected human address; Receiving the content, and displaying the received content.

The method of providing a channel map service may include detecting a second user action requesting a channel map switch and switching the displayed second channel map to a third channel map in response to the detection of the second user action As shown in FIG.

The method of providing a channel map service may include detecting a third user action requesting a full channel map and displaying a full channel map including the at least one human channel in response to the detection of the third user action As shown in FIG.

The displayed full channel map may further include at least one broadcast channel and at least one app channel.

The displayed full channel map may display the at least one human channel in one sheet, and the sheet may be selected by a sheet tab.

The full channel map may further display at least one broadcast channel and at least one app channel on one sheet, respectively.

The method of providing a channel map service comprises: detecting a third user action requesting a recently viewed channel map; and in response to detecting the third user action, detecting a broadcast channel, a human channel, and an application And displaying the recently viewed channel map including the channel.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a channel map service, the method comprising: detecting a first user action for requesting a channel map; And displaying the channel map including the channel. Wherein the channel map may include a connection status indication indicating an online status of the owner of the at least one human channel. The channel map may further include at least one broadcast channel and at least one app channel.

Wherein the connection status indication includes a first connection status indication indicating whether the owner is online via the electronic device and a second connection status indication indicating whether the owner is logged in to the server, And a second connection status indication to indicate the second connection status. Here, the information on the first online state may be received from the electronic device or the server.

The channel map service providing method may further include transmitting information indicating that the owner of the human channel is online through the electronic device to at least one of the electronic devices associated with each of the at least one human channel or the server .

Wherein the step of transmitting to the electronic device comprises the steps of: detecting a human address associated with a channel number in a stored human channel map; obtaining an address of the electronic device based on the detected human address; And transmitting the information indicating the online state. Here, the human address may include at least one of an e-mail address, an account name, a name, and a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) -URL (Uniform Resource Locators). Also, the address of the electronic device may include at least one of a Mac address, an IP address, a port number, a DNS name, and a URL (Uniform Resource Locator).

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device including an interface for sensing a user action, a display unit for controlling display of a first channel map on a screen on which content is displayed, And a controller for detecting a first user action and switching the displayed first channel map to a second channel map in response to the detection of the first user action, wherein the first channel map and the second channel map One may be a human channel map including at least one human channel.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing an interface for channel scanning, the method including displaying a plurality of menu items for selecting a service type, selecting one of the displayed plurality of menu items, The method comprising the steps of: detecting a user action in response to detecting a user action; scanning information for configuring a channel of a service type indicated by the selected menu item; and displaying the scan result, One of the types may be a human channel. The service type may further include at least one of a broadcast channel and an app channel.

The scanning may include transmitting a signal requesting the acquaintance information to the server, and receiving acquaintance information from the server. Here, the acquaintance information may include one or more SNS accounts.

The displaying of the scan results may include displaying at least one of the one or more SNS accounts.

The method for providing an interface for the channel scan may further include assigning a first channel number to an SNS account of one of the one or more SNS accounts.

 The method for providing an interface for channel scanning may further include allocating the first channel number to at least one SNS account among other SNS accounts associated with the SNS account to which the first channel number is allocated.

The first channel number may be the same as the channel number assigned to another SNS account of an acquaintance associated with the one SNS account. Also, the first channel number may be a channel number assigned to a broadcast channel or an app channel.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device for controlling a display of a plurality of menu items for selecting a service type and a user action for selecting one of the displayed plurality of menu items And a display for displaying the scan result in response to the detection of the user action, the control unit controlling the scan of information for configuring a channel of a service type indicated by the selected menu item, One can be a human channel.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing service information, the method comprising: receiving event information including information on at least one event; receiving at least one channel number and at least one channel number Maps one or more of the at least one event and one of the at least one channel number using a channel map including at least one SNS account assigned to the at least one event and an SNS account included in the received event information And displaying at least one of the at least one channel number and at least one of the at least one channel number and information about the event mapped to the at least one channel number. Here, the event may have been uploaded to the SNS site to which the SNS account belongs, and the event may include at least one of a schedule, an event, an anniversary, and contents. The event information includes an SNS account associated with the event, and may further include at least one of information on the SNS site where the event was uploaded, information on the type of the event, title of the event, date of the event, have. The channel map may be a human channel map, and at least some of the displayed information may be the title of the event. In addition, at least one of the icon indicating the SNS site to which the mapped event is uploaded and the icon of the mapped event may be further displayed.

A broadcast channel may be further allocated to one or more of the at least one channel number. A plurality of SNS accounts may be assigned to one or more of the at least one channel number.

One or more of the at least one event may be mapped to a channel number to which the SNS account associated with the at least one event is assigned.

The displayed one or more than one channel number and at least some of the displayed information may be displayed in a calendar format. Wherein the calendar format is a format in which the displayed one or more channel numbers are listed vertically, the dates are listed horizontally, and at least a part of the displayed information is displayed in a corresponding area by vertical channel number, Lt; / RTI > Also, at least a part of information on a plurality of events in the area may be displayed separately from each other. An indication for the reminder may also be displayed in the area.

Wherein the service information providing method comprises the steps of: detecting a first user action for selecting the region or the region in which the date is displayed; sensing a second user action for dragging the selected region; Detecting a third user action, and displaying at least a portion of information on an event of the date and an elapsed date in response to the detection of the third user action.

Wherein the service information providing method comprises the steps of: detecting a user action of selecting an area located in a row where an area where a user's channel number is displayed among the areas in which the one or more channel numbers are displayed; In response, the method may further comprise displaying a graphical user interface for generating an event.

Wherein the service information providing method comprises the steps of: detecting a user action of selecting an area in which at least a part of the information on the mapped event is displayed; and displaying detailed information of the event in response to the user action detection .

Wherein the service information providing method comprises the steps of: detecting a user action for selecting the area in which the one or more channel numbers are displayed; and displaying contents of the human channel indicated by the channel number in response to the user action detection Step < / RTI >

Wherein the service information providing method comprises the steps of: detecting a user action to select an area in which at least a portion of the information about the mapped event is displayed; and in response to detecting the user action, displaying a list of at least one content The method comprising:

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device including a network interface for receiving event information including information on at least one event, at least one channel number, Using the stored SNS account and an SNS account included in the received event information, to send one or more of the at least one event to the at least one channel A controller configured to map at least one of the at least one channel number and one or more channel numbers and at least a part of information about the event mapped to the one or more channel numbers, can do.

According to the present invention, a function of connecting a specific individual using a channel number is provided, so that a user can connect with a specific person in a manner of selecting a channel number, and can easily use the social network service conveniently. Also, the present invention retrieves the address of the electronic device using a human address independent of the IP address, so that even when the electronic device providing the social network service has a dynamic IP address or a private IP address, Service, and can also provide and receive social network services by connecting to the network anytime and anywhere. Since the present invention provides a connection through a human channel to an acquaintance connected to a social network, a user can easily view a channel such as an acquaintance connected to the social network through a human channel. The present invention confirms an acquaintance for viewing the same content as a user using the human channel map, and provides a chat screen with an identified acquaintance, so that a user can watch a broadcast while chatting with an acquaintance who sees the same content.

In addition, the present invention provides a user interface for providing various kinds of channel maps and helping switch between channel maps, so that a user can easily select various kinds of channel maps. Also, since the present invention provides various types of channels and allows selection of channels through a channel map listing various kinds of channels, the user can easily select various kinds of channels.

In addition, since the present invention provides a menu for scanning an app service and an SNS service in a similar manner to a broadcast channel scan menu, a user can easily operate a scan menu and can easily perform an app channel and a human channel through a scan result Can be set.

Also, since the present invention provides event information for an acquaintance in the form of an existing EPG, a user can easily acquire and manage information about an acquaintance, easily generate an event of the acquaintance, It can be easily shared.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of a broadcasting system according to the present invention;
2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of a server according to the present invention;
3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of an electronic device according to the present invention;
4 is a view showing an embodiment of a screen displaying a web page of a social networking server (SNS)
5 is a diagram illustrating a screen on which an embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for receiving a human address is displayed,
6 is a diagram illustrating a screen on which an embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for specifying a channel number is displayed,
7 is a view showing an example of a screen displaying a result of assigning a human address to a channel number,
8 is a view showing an embodiment of a screen on which a menu is displayed;
9 is a view showing a screen on which another embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for receiving a human address is displayed,
10 is a diagram showing a screen on which another embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for receiving a human address is displayed,
11 is a diagram showing a screen on which another embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for receiving a human address is displayed,
Figure 12 shows a preferred embodiment of a human channel map,
FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of constructing a human channel map according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a method of constructing a human channel map according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 15 illustrates an embodiment of a screen displaying contents of a human channel map and a selected human channel, FIG.
16 is a view showing another embodiment of a screen displaying contents of a human channel map and a selected human channel,
17 is a view showing another embodiment of a screen displaying contents of a human channel map and a selected human channel,
18 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a human channel service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
19 is a flowchart illustrating a method of receiving a content of a human channel according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating a method of receiving a content of a human channel according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating a method of receiving a content of a human channel according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
22 is a diagram showing a connection establishing method between an electronic device and an electronic device,
23 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a configuration of another preferred embodiment of the broadcasting system according to the present invention,
Figure 24 illustrates one embodiment of a Network Address Translation (NAT) table;
25 shows an embodiment of an address matching table recorded in a server, and Fig.
26 is a diagram illustrating a process of performing a preferred embodiment of a connection establishing method between an electronic device and an electronic device,
27 is a diagram showing a screen on which an embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for setting a human channel is displayed,
FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating a screen in which a human address is dragged in a state in which the GUI of FIG. 27 is displayed;
29 is a diagram showing a screen on which another embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for setting a human channel is displayed,
FIG. 30 is a view showing a screen in which a human address is dragged in a state where the GUI of FIG. 29 is displayed;
31 is a diagram showing a screen on which an embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for setting a channel is displayed,
FIG. 32 is a view showing a screen in which a human address is dragged in a state where the GUI of FIG. 31 is displayed;
FIG. 33 shows a screen in which a broadcast channel, a human address, and an app channel are dropped in a channel setting area in a state where the GUI of FIG. 31 is displayed;
34A and 34B are flowcharts illustrating a method of constructing a channel map according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
35 is a view showing an embodiment of a screen displayed on a human channel map on a broadcasting screen,
FIG. 36 shows an embodiment of a screen for inviting a channel,
FIG. 37 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of another preferred embodiment of a broadcasting system according to the present invention;
38 shows a structure of a preferred embodiment of a channel invitation packet,
39 is a view illustrating an example of a screen displayed when a channel invitation is received;
40 illustrates one embodiment of a guide message for a channel invitation;
41 is a diagram showing another embodiment of a guide message for a channel invitation;
42 is a diagram showing another embodiment of a guide message for a channel invitation;
Figure 43 illustrates one embodiment of a screen displayed when accepting for a channel invitation;
Figure 44 illustrates one embodiment of a channel matching table;
45 is a flowchart illustrating a channel invitation method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 46 is a flowchart illustrating a channel invitation method according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 47 is a flowchart illustrating a method of processing a channel invitation according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
48 is a view showing an embodiment of a screen on which content is displayed;
49 is a view showing an embodiment of a screen in which contents are displayed in the simultaneous viewing mode;
50 is a view showing another embodiment of a screen in which contents are displayed in the simultaneous viewing mode;
51 is a view showing another embodiment of a screen in which content is displayed in the simultaneous viewing mode,
FIG. 52 is a diagram illustrating a diagram for explaining an embodiment of the same content viewing and confirming method,
53 is a diagram for explaining a method of detecting the emotion of a user,
54 is a view showing a shape of a silhouette mapped to a user's emotion,
55 illustrates an embodiment in which a silhouette changed according to a user's emotions is displayed on the screen,
56 is a diagram for explaining a process of registering a face image,
57 is a diagram for explaining a process of training a face image,
58 is a view for explaining a method of detecting a movement of a user,
59 is a diagram for explaining a method in which a screen effect is reflected on contents,
FIG. 60 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a preferred embodiment of a method for remotely viewing content simultaneously; FIG.
FIG. 61 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of another preferred embodiment of a method for remotely viewing content simultaneously; FIG.
62 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of another preferred embodiment of a method for simultaneously viewing content remotely;
63 is a diagram illustrating a process of performing another preferred embodiment of a method for remotely viewing content simultaneously;
FIG. 64 is a diagram illustrating a process of performing a preferred embodiment of the same content viewing and confirming method, FIG.
FIG. 65 is a view showing a process of performing another preferred embodiment of the same content viewing / confirming method,
FIG. 66 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a viewing list according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
67 illustrates a process of performing a preferred embodiment of a silhouette display method,
Figure 68 illustrates the process of performing another preferred embodiment of the silhouette display method;
69 is a diagram illustrating a process of performing a preferred embodiment of a method of displaying a silhouette as a stereoscopic image,
70 is a diagram illustrating a process of performing a preferred embodiment of a screen effect sharing method,
71 is a view showing a screen on which an embodiment of a channel map is displayed on a broadcasting screen,
72 is a view showing a screen on which another embodiment of a channel map is displayed on a broadcasting screen;
73 is a view showing a screen on which another embodiment of a channel map is displayed on a broadcasting screen,
74 shows a screen on which an embodiment of the full channel map is displayed,
75 is a view showing a screen on which another embodiment of the full channel map is displayed,
76 is a view showing a screen on which another embodiment of the full channel map is displayed,
FIG. 77 is a view showing a screen in which a human channel sheet is displayed in the full channel map of FIG. 76;
78 is a view showing a screen on which an app channel sheet is displayed in the full channel map of FIG. 76;
79 shows a screen on which an embodiment of a recent viewing channel map is displayed,
80 is a view showing a screen on which another embodiment of the full channel map is displayed;
81 is a diagram for explaining the connection state of the owner of the human channel,
82 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a channel map service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 83 is a diagram illustrating a process of performing a user registration method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
84 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for receiving user registration information,
85 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for selecting an SNS site,
86 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for receiving authentication information for an SNS site,
87 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for confirmation of channel scan execution;
88 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an interface for a channel scan according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
89 shows an embodiment of a graphical user interface (GUI) for selecting a scanning method;
90 shows an embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for selecting a service type,
91 is a view illustrating an example of a screen for displaying a progress status of a human channel scan,
92 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a screen displaying the result of a human channel scan,
93 is a view showing another embodiment of a screen displaying a result of a human channel scan,
94 is a flowchart illustrating a method of performing a human channel scanning method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 95 is a flowchart illustrating a method of constructing a channel map according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
Figure 96 illustrates an embodiment of a graphical user interface (GUI) that displays other human addresses of an acquaintance having a human address associated with a channel number;
97 is a diagram showing another preferred embodiment of a human channel map,
FIG. 98 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a human channel service according to another embodiment of the present invention.
99 shows an embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for receiving a human address,
100 is a view showing another embodiment of a screen displaying contents of a human channel map and a selected human channel,
101 is a view illustrating an embodiment of a screen displaying an electronic program guide (EPG) for a human channel according to the present invention,
102 is a view showing an example of a screen in which detailed information of an event is displayed on an electronic program guide according to the present invention,
103 is a view showing an embodiment of a screen in which a channel number is selected on an electronic program guide according to the present invention,
104 is a view showing an embodiment of a screen displaying contents of a human channel,
105 to 107 illustrate an embodiment in which an electronic program guide according to the present invention is dragged,
108 is a view showing an embodiment of a screen in which a list of contents is displayed on an electronic program guide according to the present invention;
FIG. 109 is a view showing an embodiment of a screen displaying a preview of a selected content in the list of contents of FIG. 108;
110 is a view showing an embodiment of a screen displaying a graphical user interface for generating an event;
FIG. 111 is a view illustrating an example of a screen in which an event is input to the graphical user interface of FIG. 110;
FIG. 112 is a view showing a screen on which an electronic program guide according to the present invention, which reflects an event input in FIG. 111, is displayed;
113 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing service information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
114 is a flowchart illustrating a method of configuring service information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
115 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying a service information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 116 is a flowchart illustrating an event generation method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

The suffix "module" and " part "for components used in the following description are given merely for ease of description, and the" module "and" part "

Meanwhile, the electronic device described in this specification is an intelligent electronic device that adds, for example, a computer support function to a broadcast receiving function, and is equipped with an Internet function while being faithful to a broadcast receiving function. A pad or a space remote controller. With the support of wired or wireless internet function, it can be connected to internet and computer and can perform functions such as e-mail, web browsing, banking or game. A standardized general-purpose OS can be used for these various functions.

Therefore, the electronic device described in the present invention can be freely added or deleted from various applications, for example, on a general-purpose OS kernel, so that various user-friendly functions can be performed. More specifically, the electronic device may be, for example, a network TV, an HBBTV, a smart TV, and an open hybrid TV (OHTV), and may be applied to a smart phone, a PC, and a home appliance in some cases.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG.

As used herein, terms used in the present invention are selected from general terms that are widely used in the present invention while taking into account the functions of the present invention, but these may vary depending on the intention or custom of a person skilled in the art or the emergence of new technologies. In addition, in certain cases, there may be a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, in which case the meaning thereof will be described in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, it is intended that the terminology used herein should be interpreted based on the meaning of the term rather than on the name of the term, and on the entire contents of the specification.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of a broadcasting system according to the present invention.

1, a broadcasting system 1 according to the present invention includes a first server 10, a second server 20, a first digital TV 100, a second digital TV 110, a personal computer system 120, a notebook computer 130, and a mobile terminal 140. The first server 10, the second server 20, the first digital TV 100, the second digital TV 110, the personal computer system 120, the notebook 130, (2).

The network 2 may be composed of a backbone network and an access network. The backbone network may be composed of one or a plurality of integrated networks of X.25 network, Frame Relay network, ATM network, MPLS (Multi Protocol Label Switching) network and GMPLS (Generalized Multi Protocol Label Switching) network. The subscriber network may be a fiber to the home (FTTH), an asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL), a cable network, a wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n), WIBro HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access). In some embodiments, the network 2 may be an Internet network and may be a mobile communication network.

The first server 10 may provide a service for connection between the first digital TV 100, the second digital TV 110, the personal computer system 120, the notebook 130 and the mobile terminal 140 . The first server 10 may provide a UDP (User Datagram Protocol) hole punching service. The first server 10 may have a static IP address and the first digital TV 100, the second digital TV 110, the personal computer system 120, the notebook 130 and the mobile terminal 140 And can access the first server 10 using the fixed IP address.

The second server 20 may provide the human channel service to the first broadcast receiver 100, the second broadcast receiver 110, the personal computer 120, the notebook computer 130 and the mobile communication terminal 140. Here, the human channel refers to a communication channel for transmitting contents provided by an individual, and may denote an identification mark for identifying the communication channel from a user's point of view. The channel may be a channel indicated by a channel number mapped to a human address Means a communication path that can be accessed using the human address. Also, the human address means an identification string for identifying a person, and may include at least one of an e-mail address, an account name, a name, and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) -URL (Uniform Resource Locators). A human address is an address given to a person and is a concept different from the address of an electronic device, which is an address set in the electronic device. The human channel service is a service that provides at least one human channel. The second server 20 may be an existing Social Networking Service (SNS) server.

The first digital TV 100 and the second digital TV 110 are network TV, smart TV, HBBTV, 3DTV, and OHTV.

The personal computer system 120 may be a personal computer system, such as a desktop, laptop, tablet or handheld computer.

The mobile terminal 140 may be a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player) and a navigation device.

The first digital TV 100, the second digital TV 110, the personal computer system 120, the notebook 130 and the mobile terminal 140 may provide the human channel service and the second server 20 or The first digital TV 100, the second digital TV 110, the personal computer system 120, the notebook 130, and the mobile terminal 140. [

The first digital TV 100, the second digital TV 110, the personal computer system 120, the notebook 130 and the mobile terminal 140 may have a static IP address and may have a dynamic IP address, Address.

The first digital TV 100, the second digital TV 110, the personal computer system 120, the notebook 130 and the mobile terminal 140 may be configured such that the device providing the human channel has a dynamic IP address or a private IP address , It can receive the dynamic IP address or the private IP address from the first server 10.

Or the fixed IP address, the first digital TV 100, the second digital TV 110, the personal computer system 120, the notebook 130, and the mobile terminal 140 receive the fixed IP address from the user Input can be received.

2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of a server according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the server 200 may perform the functions of the first server 10 and the second server 20, and the first server 10 and the second server 20 20) can be performed. The server 200 may include a communication unit 210, a control unit 220, and a storage unit 230.

The communication unit 210 receives packets transmitted through the network 2 and transmits the packets through the network 2 to the first digital TV 100, the second digital TV 110, the personal computer system 120, And can transmit packets to the notebook 130 and the mobile terminal 140. The packet may be transmitted in Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), and Transport Control Protocol (TCP). Here, the packet may include a registration request signal, a response signal, a connection request signal, a connection setting signal, a video streaming, a web page, and a file.

The control unit 220 may be configured to transmit and receive data to and / or from a plurality of media devices such as a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), a File Transfer Protocol (FTP), a Real- The packet transmission of the communication unit 210 can be controlled based on at least one protocol.

In response to receiving the registration request signal, the control unit 220 may control the address of the electronic device that has transmitted the registration request signal and the human address included in the registration request signal to be stored in the storage unit 230. Here, the address and the human address of the electronic device may be stored in association with each other. The control unit 220 can extract the address of the electronic device from the registration request signal and extract it from the packet including the registration request signal. The address of the electronic device may include at least one of a Media Access Control (MAC) address, an Internet protocol address (IP) address, a port number, a Domain Name System (DNS) name, and a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). The IP address may include a static IP address, a dynamic IP address, and a private IP address.

In response to receiving the connection request signal, the control unit 220 detects the address of the electronic device associated with the human address included in the connection request signal in the storage unit 230. The control unit 220 controls the address of the detected electronic device to be transmitted to the electronic device that transmitted the connection request signal. Also, the control unit 220 may control the address of the electronic device that transmitted the connection request signal to be transmitted to the address of the detected electronic device.

The storage unit 230 may store an address and a human address of the electronic device. Here, the address of the electronic device and the human address can be stored in association with each other.

3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of an electronic device according to the present invention.

3, the electronic device 300 includes at least one function of at least one of the first broadcast receiver 100, the second broadcast receiver 110, the personal computer 120, the notebook computer 130 or the mobile communication terminal 140 Can be performed.

The electronic device 300 includes a tuner unit 305, a demodulation unit 310, a demultiplexing unit 315, a network interface unit 320, an external signal input unit 325, a video decoder 330, an audio decoder 335, A control unit 340, a storage unit 345, a scaler 350, a mixer 360, a formatter 370, a communication unit 380, and a voice sensing unit 390. The electronic device 300 may further include a photographing apparatus 301, a display 302, glasses 303, and a remote controller 304. [

The tuner unit 305 selects an RF broadcast signal corresponding to a channel selected by the user among RF (Radio Frequency) broadcast signals received through the antenna, and outputs the selected RF broadcast signal as an intermediate frequency signal, a baseband image, Conversion.

The demodulation unit 310 receives the digital IF signal DIF converted by the tuner unit 305 and performs a demodulation operation.

Also, the demodulator 310 may perform channel decoding. For this, the demodulator 310 includes a Trellis decoder, a de-interleaver, and a Reed Solomon decoder to perform trellis decoding, deinterleaving, Solomon decoding can be performed.

The demodulator 310 may demodulate and decode the channel, and then output a stream signal TS. At this time, the stream signal may be a signal in which a video signal, a voice signal, or a data signal is multiplexed.

The demultiplexer 315 can receive a stream signal from the demodulator 310, the network interface 320, and the external signal input unit 325. The demultiplexer 315 demultiplexes the received stream signal into a video signal, a voice signal, and a data signal, and outputs the demultiplexed video signal to the video decoder 330, the audio decoder 335, and the controller 340, respectively.

The video decoder 330 receives the video signal from the demultiplexer 315, restores the received video signal, and outputs the restored video signal to the scaler 350. Herein, the image signal may include a stereoscopic image signal.

The audio decoder 335 receives the voice signal from the demultiplexer 315, restores the received voice signal, and outputs the restored voice to the display 302 or the scaler 350.

The network interface unit 320 receives packets received from the network 2 and transmits the packets to the network 2. [ The network interface unit 320 may transmit a registration request signal and a connection request signal to the server 10 and may receive a response signal to the server 10 from the server 10 in response to the registration request signal and the connection request signal. The registration request signal may include a human address, an address of the electronic device 300, an ID, and a password. The connection request signal may include a human address.

The network interface unit 320 is connected to the second server 20, the first digital TV 100, the second digital TV 110, the personal computer system 120, the notebook 130, The content can be received from the content server 140. The content may include an application, a video stream, a video file, a music file, and a picture file. Also, the content may be provided through a specific human channel.

The network interface unit 320 may receive an IP packet for transmitting broadcast data from the service providing server through the network 2. [ Here, the broadcast data may be real-time broadcast service data and Internet service data.

When the IP packet includes a stream signal, the network interface unit 320 may extract the stream signal from the IP packet and output the extracted stream signal to the demultiplexer 315. Here, the stream signal may be received from the second server 20, the first digital TV 100, the second digital TV 110, the personal computer system 120, the notebook 130 and the mobile terminal 140 . The stream signal may also be provided via a specific human channel.

The network interface unit 320 may output the signal and the received content to the control unit 340.

The external signal input unit 325 may provide an interface and a user interface for connecting the external device and the electronic device 300. [ Here, the external device refers to various types of video or audio output devices such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), a Blu-ray, a game device, a camcorder, and a computer (notebook). The electronic device 300 can control the display of the video signal and the voice signal received from the external signal input unit 325, and can store or use the data signal.

Further, the external device may be the photographing apparatus 301. The photographing apparatus 301 may include a plurality of cameras. The photographing apparatus 301 can photograph a person. The photographing apparatus 301 recognizes the hand region of a person, focuses on the hand region, and can photograph the subject by zooming in. The hand shape captured here can be recognized as a space gesture. That is, the control unit 340 can execute the instructions to recognize the captured hand shape as a space gesture and perform operations associated with the recognized space gesture. Where a spatial gesture may be defined as a gesture recognized from an image frame or image received from the imaging device 301 that is mapped to one or more specific computing operations.

In some embodiments, the electronic device 300 may include a photographing device 301.

The external signal input unit 325 may be a touch pad and a touch screen. The touch screen may be integral with the display 302 or it may be a separate component. When the touch screen is integrated with the display 302, it can be called a touch screen display. As the touch screen is disposed in front of the display 302, the user can directly operate the GUI (Graphical User Interface) displayed on the screen. For example, a user may simply place his finger on an object to be controlled.

In the touchpad, the touchpad is generally away from the display 302 and lies in a different plane. For example, the display 302 is generally located in a vertical plane, and the touchpad is generally located in a horizontal plane. This makes his use less intuitive and therefore more difficult when compared to the touch screen.

Further, the touch pad and the touch screen may be multi-point input devices.

The control unit 340 can recognize the touch gesture applied to the external signal input unit 325 and control the electronic device 300 based on the touch gesture. Here, the touch gesture may be defined as a stylized interaction with the external signal input 325, which is mapped to one or more specific computing operations. The touch gesture can be done through various hands, and more specifically through finger movements. Alternatively or additionally, the touch gesture can be done with a stylus. Here, the object causing the touch gesture such as a finger or a stylus is referred to as an object.

The external signal input unit 325 receives the touch gesture, and the control unit 340 executes the commands for performing the operations associated with the touch gesture. In addition, the storage 345 may include a gesture operating program that may be part of an operating system or a separate application. The gesture actuation program generally includes a series of commands that recognize the occurrence of a gesture (touch gesture or space gesture) and inform one or more software agents of what action (s) should be taken in response to the gesture and / or gesture .

 When the user performs one or more gestures, the external signal input unit 325 transmits the gesture information to the control unit 340. [ The control unit 340 analyzes the touch gesture using the instruction from the storage unit 345 and more specifically a gesture operation program and displays the touch gesture on the display 302, the demultiplexing unit 315, the network interface unit 320, And controls different components of the electronic device 300 such as a signal input 325, a storage 345, a scaler 350, a mixer 360, a formatter 370, and a voice sensing unit 390. The gesture is used to perform operations in the application stored in the storage unit 345, modify the GUI object displayed on the display 302, modify the data stored in the storage unit 345, The interface 320, the scaler 350, the mixer 360, and the formatter 370. [0050] By way of example, these commands may be associated with zooming, panning, scrolling, turning pages, rotating, resizing, changing video channels, receiving content, accessing the Internet, and so on.

As a further example, the command may also be used to specify a channel number, specify a human address, select a displayed object, drag a displayed object, drop a displayed object, , Displaying a channel map, switching the displayed channel map, transmitting a channel viewing request signal, activating a specific program, requesting a specific GUI, opening a file or document, menu Allowing the authorized individuals access to restricted areas of the computer system, user profiles associated with the user preferences array of the desktop, , And / or the like. Wherein the displayed object may include an image, a channel listed in the channel map, a selection on the GUI, a menu item, and displayed content.

 A wide variety of different touch gestures can be used. By way of example, a touch gesture can be a single point or multipoint gesture, a static or dynamic gesture, a continuous or segmented gesture, and / or the like. A single point gesture is a gesture performed with a single touch point, for example, this gesture is performed with a single touch, such as from a single finger, palm or stylus. A multi-point gesture is a gesture that can be performed at multiple points, for example, from multiple fingers, fingers and palms, fingers and styluses, multiple styluses, and / or any combination thereof And is performed with a plurality of touches as well. A static gesture is a gesture that does not include motion, and a dynamic gesture is a gesture that includes motion. A continuous gesture is a gesture performed with a single stroke, and a separated gesture is a gesture performed with a separate step or sequence of strokes.

Contacting an object with a touch screen typically has a number of different patterns. For example, the single point gesture on the touch screen includes a down event and an up event at the same or near the same position as the subsequent down event. The dynamic gesture on the touch screen includes a down event followed by at least one dragging event, followed by an event.

In some embodiments, parameters are used to describe a process in which a finger approaches a touch screen display, contacts a touch screen display, and moves away from the touch screen display. This parameter includes at least one of a distance between the finger and the touch screen display, a pressure at which the finger presses the touch screen display, a contact area between the finger and the touch screen, a voltage between the finger and the touch screen, a capacitance between the finger and the touch screen display, Lt; / RTI >

In some embodiments, depending on the magnitude of the parameter (e.g., capacitance) between the finger and the touch screen display, when the parameter exceeds a predetermined threshold, a down event occurs and the parameter exceeds a predetermined threshold A dragging event occurs when the corresponding cursor position of the finger moves from position A to position B and an up event occurs when this parameter falls below the threshold level.

The control unit 340 executes an instruction and performs an operation associated with the electronic device 300. [ For example, using the instructions retrieved from the storage 345, the controller 340 may control input and output between components of the electronic device 300, and the reception and processing of data. The control unit 340 may be implemented on a single chip, multiple chips, or multiple electrical components. Various architectures may be used for the control portion 340, including, for example, a dedicated or embedded processor, a single purpose processor, a controller, an ASIC, In addition, the control unit 340 may include at least one process.

The control unit 340 detects a user action and can control the electronic device 300 based on the detected user action. The user action may include selecting a physical button on the display device or remote control, conducting a predetermined touch gesture on the touch screen display surface or selecting a soft button, performing a predetermined space gesture recognized from the image photographed by the imaging device, May include the implementation of a predetermined utterance recognized by speech recognition of the speech received by the speech processor 390. The control unit 340 may interpret the user action as at least one executable instruction. In response to the interpreted at least one instruction, the control unit 340 may control the components of the electronic device 300. That is, the control unit 340 may use the at least one instruction to control input and output between the components of the electronic device 300, and the reception and processing of data.

The control unit 340 detects a user action requesting a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for receiving a human address and controls a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for receiving a human address designation to be displayed in response to the user action detection . In addition, the control unit 340 may detect a user action designating a human address, and may control a GUI to be displayed in response to the user action detection to receive a channel number. In addition, the control unit 340 may detect a user action for designating a channel number, and may store, in response to the user action detection, a designated channel number, a designated human address, and information associating them with the human channel map.

The control unit 340 detects a user action designating a channel number, detects a human address associated with the designated channel number in the human channel map in response to the detection of the user action, It is possible to control the acquisition of the address of the device. In some embodiments, the control unit 340 may detect the address of the electronic device based on the human address in the storage unit 345. In some embodiments, the control unit 340 controls the connection request signal including the detected human address to be transmitted to the server 10, and obtains the address of the electronic device to be connected from the server 10.

The control unit 340 may control the registration request signal to be transmitted to the server 10 at the time of booting or upon detection of a user action requesting server registration. Here, the registration request signal may include an address of the electronic device, a human address, an ID, and a password.

The control unit 340 may control the connection setting signal to be transmitted to another electronic device. The connection establishment signal may include a human address. In response to receiving the connection setting signal, the control unit 340 may initiate a connection with the electronic apparatus that transmitted the connection setting signal, and may transmit a response signal to the electronic apparatus. In the initialization process, the control unit 340 may open a specific port according to the information included in the connection setup signal, and may transmit a response signal including the port number of the port.

When receiving a response signal to the connection setting signal from the electronic device that transmitted the connection setting signal, the control unit 340 can check whether the response signal includes a specific port number. If the response signal includes a specific port number, the control unit 340 can transmit and receive data to / from the electronic device through the port indicated by the specific port number. For example, a particular port number may be a port that provides a human channel, in which case the electronic device 300 may receive the human channel through the port.

The control unit 340 may route the packet using at least one of the IP address and the port number included in the packet received by the network interface unit 320. [ That is, the control unit 340 can control the packet having the specific port to be output to the demultiplexing unit 315, and to control the packet to be stored in the storage unit 345.

The control unit 340 may extract the data included in the packet and route the extracted data using at least one of the IP address and the port number included in the packet. That is, the control unit 340 can control the data included in the packet having the specific port to be output to the demultiplexing unit 315, and can be controlled to be stored in the storage unit 345. In addition, the control unit 340 can directly process the data included in the packet and control the result of the processing to be displayed on the screen.

The control unit 340 executes the computer code together with the operating system and generates and uses data. The operating system is generally known and will not be described in more detail. By way of example, the operating system may be a Windows-based OS, Unix, Linux, Palm OS, DOS, Android and Macintosh. The operating system, other computer code, and data may reside within the storage 345 operating in conjunction with the control 340.

The storage 345 generally provides a location for storing program codes and data used by the electronic device 300. By way of example, the storage unit 345 may be implemented as a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a hard disk drive, or the like. The program code and data may reside on a removable storage medium and may be loaded or installed on the electronic device 300 when needed. Here, the removable storage medium includes a CD-ROM, a PC-CARD, a memory card, a floppy disk, a magnetic tape, and a network component.

The storage unit 345 may store the human channel map. The storage unit 345 may also cache the address and port number of the electronic device associated with the electronic device 300. Where the address and port number of the electronic device may be stored in association with the human address. In the case of redisplaying the human channel associated with a particular human address, the electronic device 340 detects the address and port number of the electronic device associated with the particular human address, among the address and port number of the cached electronic device, And can receive a human channel.

The scaler 350 scales the signal processed by the video decoder 330 and the audio decoder 335 into a signal of a proper size for output through the display 302 or the speaker (not shown).

In addition, the scaler 350 adjusts and outputs at least two combinations of a graphical user interface (GUI), an image, an aspect ratio of a stereoscopic image, and the like according to a type of content to be displayed or a user setting. The aspect ratio may be a value such as 21: 9, 16: 9, 4: 3, or 3: 2, and the scaler 350 may adjust the screen length ratio in the horizontal direction and the screen length ratio in the vertical direction to be a specific ratio It is possible.

The mixer 360 mixes and outputs the outputs of the scaler 350 and the controller 340.

The formatter 370 converts the video and audio signals output from the mixer 360 into an output format of the display 302. [ In this case, when the 2D image is displayed, the formatter 370 passes the input signal without performing the conversion function. When the stereoscopic image is displayed, the formatter 370 can operate as a 3D formatter that processes the stereoscopic image according to the format of the stereoscopic image and the output frequency of the display 302 according to the control of the control unit 340 in the 3D format.

The formatter 370 outputs the converted image signal to the display 302 to generate a stereoscopic image, generates a synchronous signal related to the stereoscopic image signal to be output to the communication unit 380 have. Here, the synchronizing signal is a signal for synchronizing the display time of the left eye view image or the right eye view image according to the stereoscopic image signal with the opening / closing time of the left eye lens or the right eye lens of the shutter glasses 303.

The communication unit 380 is a communication module that provides bidirectional non-directional (or non-directional) communication means, and performs wireless communication with other communication apparatuses in a communication method according to a predetermined communication standard. The communication standard may be Zigbee, Bluetooth, Ultra Wideband (UWB), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), and Wireless LAN, and the communication device may include an electronic device 300, 303 and a remote control 304. [

The communication unit 380 may include an infrared ray receiving unit capable of receiving infrared rays from the remote controller 304. [

The voice sensing unit 390 can receive the voice and output the received voice to the control unit 340. The control unit 340 can recognize the voice output by the voice sensing unit 390 and can control the electronic device 300 based on the recognized voice.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displaying a web page of a social networking server (SNS).

Referring to FIG. 4, the display 302 may display a web page 400 of the server 200. The network interface unit 320 receives the web page 400 from the server 200 and the control unit 340 generates image image data of the web page so that the received web page 400 is displayed. Can adjust the resolution of the generated image image data. The display 302 may display the image image data 400 whose scaler 350 has adjusted the resolution.

The web page 400 may list at least one human address 411, 412, 413. Here, the human address 411 is Sa11y Brown, the human address 412 is Andy Fox, and the human address 413 is Charlie Brown. Also, the listed human addresses 411, 412, and 413 can be selected by the indicator 401.

In some embodiments, a user may press a specific button (e.g., an " OK " button) on the remote control when the indicator 401 is located at one of the human addresses 411, 412, And can perform a user action for specifying a human address.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen on which an embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for receiving a human address is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 5, when the electronic device 300 detects a user action that specifies a human address, it may display the GUI 510 in response to the user action detection.

The GUI 510 may include a menu item 511 for registering with the channel, a menu item 513 for changing the channel, and a menu item 515 for editing the channel. The menu items 511, 513, and 515 are selectable by the indicator 520.

When the electronic device 300 detects a user action for selecting the menu item 511, the electronic device 300 may display a GUI for receiving a channel number in response to the user action detection.

Further, when the electronic device 300 detects a user action for selecting the menu item 513, the electronic device 300 may display a GUI for receiving the channel number change in response to the user action detection.

Also, when the electronic device 300 detects a user action for selecting the menu item 515, the electronic device 300 may display a GUI for editing the channel number in response to the user action detection.

6 is a diagram showing a screen on which an embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for specifying a channel number is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 6, when the electronic device 300 detects a user action specifying a human address, it may display the GUI 610 in response to the user action detection. Also, when the electronic device 300 detects a user action to select the menu item 511, it may display the GUI 610 in response to the user action detection.

The GUI 610 lists the channel numbers 41 to 61. The channel numbers 41 to 61 are selectable by the supporter 620. The GUI 610 may display the channel number assigned the human address and the empty channel number to be distinguished. The channel numbers 41, 43 to 45, 48 to 55, 58, 59 and 61 are channel numbers to which human addresses are assigned and the channel numbers 42, 46, 47, 56, 57 and 60 are empty channel numbers. The control unit 340 can check whether or not a human-address is assigned to the channel number and channel number using the human-channel map stored in the storage unit 345, and generate the GUI 610 based on the confirmation result .

The channel number listed by the GUI 610 may be a channel number to which a human address is allocated or a channel number to which a channel is not allocated.

In some embodiments, the channel number to which the channel is not allocated may be a channel number that is not allocated to any one of the airwave broadcast channel, the cable channel, the IPTV channel, and the satellite channel. Accordingly, the electronic device 300 can concurrently perform browsing of a human channel with one of a sky wave broadcast channel, a cable channel, an IPTV channel, and a satellite channel.

In some embodiments, the channel number to which the channel is not assigned may be a channel number that is assigned to another kind of channel, such as a broadcast channel or an app channel, but is not assigned to a human channel.

7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displaying a result of assigning a human address to a channel number.

7, when the user performs a user action instructing selection in a state where the indicator 620 is located in one of the channel numbers 41 to 61 of the GUI 610, the electronic device 300 sets the channel number And may display a message 710 in response to detection of the user action. Message 710 may indicate that the assigned channel number has been assigned to the specified human address. For example, message 710 indicates that channel number 60 is assigned to Sally Brown.

In response to the detection of the user action, the electronic device 300 may also store in the human channel map information associating the channel number 60 with Sally Brown, channel number 60, and Sally Brown.

8 is a view showing an embodiment of a screen on which a menu is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 8, the electronic device 300 may display a menu 800 that includes a menu item 810 for requesting display of a GUI specifying a human address.

When the user performs a user action to select a menu item 810, the electronic device 300 may detect a user action to select the menu item 810 and display the message 820 in response to the user action detection have.

9 is a diagram showing a screen on which another embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for receiving a human address is displayed.

9, when a user performs a user action to select a button 821, the electronic device 300 detects a user action to select the button 821, and in response to the user action detection, Lt; / RTI > In another embodiment, when a user performs a user action to select a menu item 810, the electronic device 300 detects a user action for selecting the menu item 810, and in response to detecting the user action, Can be displayed.

The user can input the IP address in the GUI 910. [ When the user completes the user action of entering the IP address, the electronic device 300 may detect the user action and display the GUI 610 in response to the user action detection.

The electronic device 300 detects a user action for designating the channel number when the user performs a user action instructing selection in a state where the indicator 620 is located in one of the channel numbers 41 to 61 of the GUI 610 And in response to detecting the user action, display a message. The message may indicate that the assigned channel number is assigned to the entered IP address.

In response to the detection of the user action, the electronic device 300 may store the input IP address, the channel number 60, and the information associating the input IP address and the channel number 60 in the human channel map.

In some embodiments, the user may further enter the human address Sally Brown via the GUI 910. When the user completes the user action of entering the human address Sally Brown and the IP address, the electronic device 300 can detect the user action and display the GUI 610 in response to the user action detection. Also, upon sensing a user action specifying a channel number 60 of the channel number displayed on the GUI 610, the electronic device 300 may display the message 710 in response to the detection of the user action. The electronic device 300 also associates the human address Sally Brown, the IP address, the channel number 60, the human address Sally Brown and the IP address in association with the detection of the user action, and the channel number 60 with the human address Sally Brown To the human channel map.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen on which another embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for receiving a human address is displayed.

10, when a user performs a user action to select a menu item 810, the electronic device 300 detects a user action for selecting the menu item 810, and, in response to detecting the user action 810, 1010 < / RTI >

The user may enter the human address in the GUI 1010. [ Here, the human address may include at least one of an e-mail address, an account name, a name, and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) -URL (Uniform Resource Locators). When the user completes the user action of entering a human address, the electronic device 300 may detect the user action and display the GUI 610 in response to the user action detection.

The electronic device 300 detects a user action for designating the channel number when the user performs a user action instructing selection in a state where the indicator 620 is located in one of the channel numbers 41 to 61 of the GUI 610 And in response to detecting the user action, display a message. The message may indicate that the assigned channel number is assigned to the entered human address. Here, the message may be the message 710 shown in FIG.

In response to the detection of the user action, the electronic device 300 may also store the entered human address, the channel number 60, and the information associating the entered human address with the channel number 60 in the human channel map.

11 is a diagram showing a screen on which another embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for receiving a human address is displayed.

11, when a user performs a user action to select a menu item 810, the electronic device 300 detects a user action for selecting the menu item 810, and, in response to the user action detection, 1110 < / RTI >

The user can enter the human address in the GUI 1110. [ Here, the human address may include at least one of an account name, an e-mail address, and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) -URL (Uniform Resource Locators). When the user completes the user action of entering a human address, the electronic device 300 may detect the user action and display the GUI 610 in response to the user action detection.

In some embodiments, the user may perform user actions to select one human address from the human addresses listed in the GUI 1110. [ When the user completes the user action of entering a human address, the electronic device 300 may detect the user action and display the GUI 610 in response to the user action detection.

The electronic device 300 detects a user action for designating the channel number when the user performs a user action instructing selection in a state where the indicator 620 is located in one of the channel numbers 41 to 61 of the GUI 610 And in response to detecting the user action, display a message. The message may indicate that the assigned channel number is assigned to the entered human address. Here, the message may be the message 710 shown in FIG.

In response to the detection of the user action, the electronic device 300 may also store the entered human address, the channel number 60, and the information associating the entered human address with the channel number 60 in the human channel map.

12 is a diagram showing a preferred embodiment of a human channel map.

Referring to FIG. 12, the human channel map 1210 may include a channel number, a human address, and a pointer. The human channel map can arrange the channel number, the human address assigned the channel number, and the pointer associated with the human address in a single line. That is, the information indicating the row may be the information associating the channel protection with the human address. For example, since the channel number 71 and the human address Zoe are located in the second row, the electronic device 300 can confirm that the channel number 71 is assigned to the human address Zoe.

The access information maps 1230, 1240, 1250, 1260, and 1270 store information necessary for accessing a human channel. The access information maps 1230, 1240, 1250, 1260, and 1270 may have different types of information stored according to the access method. The first connection information map 1230 may store type information indicating an access method, an IP address, a port number, and authentication information. The second connection information map 1240 may store type information indicating a connection method, a SIP-URL, and authentication information. The third connection information map 1250 can store type information indicating an access method, an IP address, a port number, an account, and authentication information. The fourth connection information map 1260 can store type information indicating an access method, an IP address, a port number, e-mail, and authentication information. The fifth connection information map 1270 may store shortcuts and authentication information indicating connection modes. Here, the information stored in the access information maps 1230, 1240, 1250, 1260, and 1270 can be input from the user and can be received from the server 10 and the server 20. Also, the information may be stored in the access information map before and after the information associating the channel number and the human address is stored in the human channel map 1210.

The connection method includes a first connection method using an IP address and a port, a second connection method using a SIP-URL, a third connection method connecting to a server and receiving a service associated with a specific account, A fourth connection method for receiving an associated service, and a fifth connection method for connecting using a shortcut. Here, the first connection method, the second connection method, the third connection method, the fourth connection method and the fifth connection method may be designated as types 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively.

The pointer may indicate the location where the information associated with the human address is stored. Pointer 1221 indicates the location where the information associated with Me is stored. In other words, the pointer 1221 indicates the first row of the first connection information map 1230. The IP address associated with Me is 127.0.0.1 and the port number associated with Me is 88. The channel of Me can be connected by the connection type indicated by type 1. The pointer 1222 also indicates where the information associated with Zoe is stored. In other words, the pointer 1222 indicates the second row of the first connection information map 1230. The IP address associated with Zoe is 210.1.7.29 and the port number associated with Zoe is 545. Zoe's channel can be connected via a connection type as indicated by Type 1. The pointer 1223 also indicates the location where the information associated with Susan is stored. In other words, the pointer 1223 indicates the third row of the first connection information map 1230. The IP address associated with Susan is 198.10.8.102 and the port number associated with Susan is 546. Susan's channel can be connected in a connection manner as indicated by Type 1.

Pointer 1225 indicates the location where the information associated with Chuck is stored. That is, the pointer 1225 indicates the first row of the second connection information map 1240. The SIP-URL associated with Chuck is chuck@TV.com. The channel of Chuck can be connected by the connection type indicated by Type 2. The pointer 1226 also indicates where the information associated with Dad is stored. That is, the pointer 1226 indicates the second row of the second connection information map 1240. The SIP-URL associated with Dad is Dad@TV.com. The channels of Dad can be connected in a connection mode indicated by Type 2.

Pointer 1224 indicates the location where the information associated with Sophie is stored. The pointer 1224 points to the first row of the third contact information map 1250. The IP address associated with Sophie is 202.131.29.70, the port number associated with Sophie is 80, and the account is Sophie. Sophie's channel can be connected in a type 3 connection. The pointer 1227 indicates the location where the information associated with George is stored. In other words, the pointer 1227 indicates the second row of the third connection information map 1250. The IP address associated with George is 209.62.105.103 and the port number associated with George is 80. The channel of George can be connected by the type 3 connection.

The pointer 1228 indicates the location where the information associated with the Carrie is stored. In other words, the pointer 1228 indicates the first row of the fourth connection information map 1260. The IP address associated with Carrie is 69.171.224.12, the port number associated with Carrie is 80, and the email address associated with Carrie is Carrie@SNS.com.

The pointer 1229 indicates the location where the information associated with Paul is stored. In other words, the pointer 1229 indicates the first row of the fifth connection information map 1270. The shortcut associated with Paul is ftp://Paul.sns.com:21.

The authentication information of the access information maps 1230, 1240, 1250, 1260, and 1270 may be an ID and a password, or may be a stored string. The authentication information can also be encrypted and stored.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of constructing a human channel map according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 13, the display 302 displays a first GUI for receiving a human address (S100). Where the displayed first GUI may list at least one selectable human address. Also, the listed human addresses may be received from one of the first server 10 and the second server 20. The network interface unit 320 receives the human address from one of the first server 10 and the second server 20 and the control unit 340 controls the first GUI for providing the human address to be displayed have. Also, the first GUI may be one of the web page of FIG. 4, the GUI 910 of FIG. 9, the GUI 1010 of FIG. 10, and the GUI 1110 of FIG.

The control unit 340 detects a first user action for designating a human address (S110).

In response to the detection of the first user action, the display 302 displays a second GUI for receiving the channel number (S120). The second GUI displayed here may list a plurality of selectable channel numbers. The second GUI may be the GUI 610 of FIG.

The control unit 340 detects a second user action for specifying a channel number (S130).

In response to the detection of the second user action, the control unit 340 stores information associating the human address, the channel number, and the channel number with the human address in the human channel map (S140). Here, the human channel map may be the human channel map 1210 of FIG. 12, and the human channel map 1210, the first connection information map 1230, the second connection information map 1240, A map 1250, a fourth connection information map 1260, and a fifth connection information map 1270.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a method of constructing a human channel map according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 14, the display 302 displays a first GUI for receiving a channel number (S200). The first GUI displayed here may list a plurality of selectable channel numbers. The first GUI may be the GUI 610 of FIG.

The control unit 340 detects a first user action for specifying a channel number (S210).

In response to the first user action detection, the display 302 displays a second GUI for receiving a human address designation (S220). Wherein the displayed second GUI may list at least one selectable human address. Also, the listed human addresses may be received from one of the first server 10 and the second server 20. The network interface unit 320 receives the human address from one of the first server 10 and the second server 20 and the control unit 340 controls the second GUI to display the received human address can do. The second GUI may also be one of the web page of Figure 4, the GUI 910 of Figure 9, the GUI 1010 of Figure 10, and the GUI 1110 of Figure 11.

The controller 340 detects a second user action that specifies a human address (S230).

In response to the detection of the second user action, the controller 340 stores the information associating the human address, the channel number, and the human address with the channel number in the human channel map (S240). Here, the human channel map may be the human channel map 1210 of FIG. 12, and the human channel map 1210, the first connection information map 1230, the second connection information map 1240, A map 1250, a fourth connection information map 1260, and a fifth connection information map 1270.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a screen displaying contents of a human channel map and a selected human channel.

Referring to FIG. 15, the controller 340 may control the screen 1500 to be displayed. The screen 1500 may include a channel map area 1510, a channel display area 1520, a content list area 1530, and a human display area 1540.

The channel map area 1510 provides a channel number mapped with a human address and a human address. For example, the channel map area 1510 provides a channel number 00 (1512) mapped to the human address Me (1511), Me (1511). The control unit 340 may generate the image displayed in the channel map area 1510 using the information of the human channel map. The human address and channel number of the channel map area 1510 can be selected by the indicator 1501. The current indicator 1501 is located at the human address Sophie 1513 and channel number 72 (1514). The indicator 1501 may also be located at the designated human address and channel number.

The channel display area 1520 can display the human channel of the designated channel number. In FIG. 15, since the indicator 1501 is located at the channel number 72, the designated channel number is 72, and accordingly, the channel display area 1520 displays the human channel of the channel number 72. Here, the human channel of the channel number 72 is a human channel of the human address mapped with the channel number 72. That is, the channel display area 1520 displays Sophie's channel.

The content list area 1530 provides a content list provided by the human channel of the designated channel number. The content list area 1530 can provide a thumbnail of the content. In response to the detection of the user action, the controller 340 may control the selected content to be displayed in the channel display area 1520, if a user action to select specific content among the contents provided in the content list area 1530 is detected . Also, the content list area 1530 can display the content displayed in the channel display area 1520 to be distinguished from other contents. The content displayed in the channel display area 1520 can be highlighted and displayed as a display method for distinguishing the channel.

The human display area 1540 displays a human having a human address associated with the selected channel number. Here, the human display area 1540 can display a picture of the owner of the human channel indicated by the indicator 1501. [

16 is a view showing another embodiment of a screen displaying contents of a human channel map and a selected human channel.

Referring to FIG. 16, the controller 340 may detect a user action for requesting a channel change to a channel having a channel number of 73. Here, the user action requesting the channel switching may be a space gesture requesting the channel increase, for example, and may be a push of a button on the remote control for requesting the channel increase.

In response to the detection of the user action, the control unit 340 may control the display 1600 to be displayed. In the channel map area 1610, the indicator 1601 is located at the channel number 73 designated by the user action. And the channel display area 1620 displays the human channel of channel number 73, i.e., the human channel of Chuck. The content list area 1630 displays a content list provided by the human channel of the channel number 73.

17 is a view showing another embodiment of a screen displaying contents of a human channel map and a selected human channel.

Referring to FIG. 17, the controller 340 may detect a user action for requesting a channel change to a channel having a channel number 75. In response to the user action detection, the control unit 340 controls the screen 1700 to be displayed. The indicator 1701 in the channel map area 1710 is located at the channel number 75 specified by the user action. And the channel display area 1720 displays the human channel of channel number 75, that is, the human channel of Susan. The content list area 1730 displays a content list provided by the channel having the channel number 75.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a human channel service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 18, the controller 340 detects a user action for specifying a channel number (S300). Here, step S300 may be performed while the display 302 displays at least one channel of a human channel, a broadcast channel, and an app channel. For example, while the display 302 displays the screen 1500 of FIG. 15, the screen 1600 of FIG. 16, and the screen 1700 of FIG. 17, the control unit 340 detects a user action can do. The broadcast channel may include at least one of an airwave channel, a cable channel, a satellite channel, or an IPTV channel.

In response to the user action detection, the controller 340 receives the contents of the human channel indicated by the designated channel number (S310). Here, the content may be the initial content that introduces the first content or channel of the content provided by the human channel.

The control unit 340 controls the received content to be displayed (S320). Here, the display 302 can display the screen 1500 of FIG. 15, the screen 1600 of FIG. 16, and the screen 1700 of FIG.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating a method of receiving a content of a human channel according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 19, the controller 340 detects a human address associated with a channel number designated in the human channel map (S400). Here, the human channel map may be the human channel map 1210 of FIG. 12, and the human channel map 1210, the first connection information map 1230, the second connection information map 1240, A map 1250, a fourth connection information map 1260, and a fifth connection information map 1270.

The control unit 340 detects the address of the electronic device to be connected based on the detected human address (S410). The electronic device to be connected may be one of the first digital TV 100, the second digital TV 110, the personal computer system 120, the notebook 130 and the mobile terminal 140. The address of the electronic device to be connected can also be stored in the connection information map 1230 shown in Fig. The address of the electronic device to be connected may be an IP address and a port number.

The network interface 320 receives the content from the electronic device using the address of the detected electronic device (S420). Here, the electronic device 300 can establish a communication connection with the electronic device using the address of the electronic device detected in step S410, and receive the human channel from the electronic device. The content may be transmitted based on one of SMTP, HTTP, FTP, RTSP, and MMS.

The method of receiving the contents of the human channel shown in FIG. 19 may be an example of the first connection method described above in FIG.

20 is a flowchart illustrating a method of receiving a content of a human channel according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 20, the controller 340 detects a human address associated with a channel number designated in the human channel map (S500). Here, the human channel map may be the human channel map 1210 of FIG. 12, and the human channel map 1210, the first connection information map 1230, the second connection information map 1240, A map 1250, a fourth connection information map 1260, and a fifth connection information map 1270.

The control unit 340 detects an address of a server to be connected based on the detected human address (S510). Here, the server may be the server 10 or the server 20. The address of the server may also be stored in an access information map 1250, an access information map 1260, and an access information map 1270. The address of the server may include an IP address, a port number, an account name, an IP address, a port number, an e-mail address, and may include a shortcut.

The network interface unit 320 receives the content from the server using the address of the detected server (S520). Here, the electronic device 300 can access the server using the address of the server detected in step S510, and receive the human channel from the server. The content may be transmitted based on one of SMTP, HTTP, FTP, RTSP, and MMS.

The method of receiving the contents of the human channel shown in FIG. 19 may be one example of the third, fourth, and fifth connection methods described above with reference to FIG. 12, depending on the address of the server detected in step S510 .

FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating a method of receiving a content of a human channel according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 21, the controller 340 detects a human address associated with a channel number designated in the human channel map (S600). Here, the human channel map may be the human channel map 1210 of FIG. 12, and the human channel map 1210, the first connection information map 1230, the second connection information map 1240, A map 1250, a fourth connection information map 1260, and a fifth connection information map 1270. Also, the detected human address may be a SIP-URL.

The network interface unit 320 transmits a connection request signal including the detected human address to the server (S610). The connection request signal may include a SIP-URL. The server may also be the server 10.

The network interface unit 320 receives a signal including the address of the electronic device from the server (S620). The signal may be a response signal to the connection request signal. Also, the address of the electronic device may include an IP address and a port number. The electronic device may be one of a first digital TV 100, a second digital TV 110, a personal computer system 120, a notebook 130, and a mobile terminal 140.

The control unit 340 controls the content to be received using the address of the received electronic device (S630). Here, the electronic device 300 can establish a communication connection with the electronic device using the address of the electronic device received in step S620, and receive the human channel from the electronic device. Also, the content may be transmitted based on one of SIP, SMTP, HTTP, FTP, RTSP, and MMS.

22 is a diagram showing a connection establishing method between an electronic device and an electronic device.

22, the electronic device 2210 may establish a first connection 2211 with the server 2230. Upon establishing the first connection 2211, the server 2230 obtains and stores the IP address and port number of the electronic device 2210. The first connection 2211 may be set at boot time of the electronic device 2210 and may be set if the user requests a connection with the server 2230. The electronic device 2210 may be one of a first digital TV 100, a second digital TV 110, a personal computer system 120, a notebook 130 and a mobile terminal 140, May be the server 10.

The electronic device 2220 may establish a second connection 2231 with the server 2230. Upon establishing the second connection 2231, the server 2230 obtains and stores the IP address and port number of the electronic device 2220. The second connection 2231 may be set at boot time of the electronic device 2220 and may be set when the user requests a connection with the server 2230.

The server 2230 may also set up the second connection 2231 after setting up the first connection 2211 to the electronic device 2210. When the server 2230 requests the second connection 2231, the IP address and port number of the previously stored electronic device 2220 can be used. The electronic device 2220 may be one of a first digital TV 100, a second digital TV 110, a personal computer system 120, a notebook 130 and a mobile terminal 140.

The electronic device 2210 may establish a third connection 2221 with the electronic device 2220. The electronic device 2210 receives the IP address and port number of the electronic device 2220 obtained from the second connection 2231 from the server 2230 and transmits the signal using the received IP address and port number . The signal transmitted here may be a connection establishment signal or a human channel request signal.

The electronic device 2220 may receive the IP address and port number of the electronic device 2210 obtained from the first connection 2211 from the server 2230 and may use the received IP address and port number Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 2210 < / RTI > In some embodiments, the electronic device 2220 can extract the IP address and port number of the electronic device 2210 from the connection setup signal sent by the electronic device 2210, And may send a response signal to the device 2210.

FIG. 23 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of another preferred embodiment of the broadcasting system according to the present invention, FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a Network Address Translation (NAT) table, FIG. Lt; / RTI > illustrates one embodiment of a recorded address matching table.

23-25, a broadcast system 2300 includes a first electronic device 2310, a second electronic device 2320, a network device 2330, a network device 2340, and a server 2350 .

The first electronic device 2310 and the second electronic device 2320 each have a private IP address (Private IP address). That is, the electronic device 2310 has a private IP address private_ip1, and the electronic device 2320 has a private IP address private_ip2. Where the electronic device 2310 and the electronic device 2320 are either one of the first digital TV 100, the second digital TV 110, the personal computer system 120, the notebook 130 and the mobile terminal 140 .

The network device 2330 converts the private IP address private_ip1 of the first electronic device 2310 to public_ip1, which is a public IP address (public IP address), as set in the NAT table. That is, the network device 2330 converts the source IP address of the packet transmitted from the first electronic device 2310 to the server 2350 from private_ip1 to public_ip1. Here, the network device 2330 may be one of a router, a router, and a gateway.

The network device 2340 converts the private IP address private_ip2 of the second electronic device 2320 into public_ip2, which is a public IP address (public IP address), as set in the NAT table. That is, the network device 2340 converts the source IP address of the packet transmitted by the second electronic device 2320 to the server 2350 from private_ip2 to public_ip2. Here, the network device 2340 may be one of a router, a router, and a gateway.

The server 2350 may be the server 10 shown in FIG. The server 2350 may maintain an address matching table 2500. The address matching table 2500 may be stored permanently or temporarily in the storage unit. The address matching table 2500 may store information associating a human address, an IP address, and a human address with an IP address. The information associating the IP address and the human address may be information representing a row of the table.

In address matching table 2500, human address 1 is associated with public_ip1, and human address 2 is associated with public_ip2. Here, the human address 1 is user1@TV.com, which is a human address transmitted by the first electronic device 2310, and the human address 2 is user2@TV.com, which is a human address transmitted by the second electronic device 2320.

When the server 2350 receives a connection request signal including the human address 2 (user2@TV.com) from the first electronic device 2310, the server 2350 matches the human address 2 in the address matching table 2500 And transmits a response signal including the detected public_ip2 to the first electronic device 2310. [ The server 2350 also detects an IP address public_ip 1 of the first electronic device 2310 in the address match table 2500 and transmits the detected public_ip 1 to the second electronic device 2320. As a result, the first electronic device 2310 can exchange data with the second electronic device 2320 having the private IP address using the received public_ip2.

26 is a diagram illustrating a process of performing a preferred embodiment of a connection establishing method between an electronic device and an electronic device.

Referring to FIG. 26, the first electronic device 2610 transmits a registration request signal to the server 2630 (S700). Here, the server 2630 may receive the registration request signal. The first electronic device 2610 may be one of a first digital TV 100, a second digital TV 110, a personal computer system 120, a notebook 130 and a mobile terminal 140. In addition, the registration request signal may include a user address " user1@TV.com ", and may include information for logging into the server 2630. [ The login information may be authentication information stored in the human channel map.

In response to receiving the registration request signal, the server 2630 transmits a response signal to the first electronic device 2610 in response to the registration request signal (S705). Here, the server 2630 may store the addresses of user1@TV.com and the first electronic device 2610 included in the registration request signal in the address matching table. Also, the server 2630 may perform the login process using the information included in the registration request signal. The address matching table may be the address matching table 2500 shown in FIG. The server 2630 may also be the server 10 shown in FIG.

The second electronic device 2620 transmits a registration request signal to the server 2630 (S710). Here, the server 2630 may receive the registration request signal. The second electronic device 2620 may be one of the first digital TV 100, the second digital TV 110, the personal computer system 120, the notebook 130 and the mobile terminal 140. Also, the registration request signal may include a user address " user2@TV.com ", and may include information for logging into the server 2630. [

In response to receiving the registration request signal, the server 2630 transmits a response signal to the second electronic device 2620 in response to the registration request signal (S715). Here, the server 2630 may store the addresses of the user2@TV.com and the second electronic device 2620 included in the registration request signal in the address matching table. Also, the server 2630 may perform the login process using the information included in the registration request signal.

The first electronic device 2610 transmits a connection request signal including user2@TV.com to the server 2630 (S720). Here, the server 2630 receives the connection request signal.

In response to receiving the connection request signal, the server 2630 transmits a connection response signal including public_ip2 to the first electronic device 2610 (S725). Where public_ip2 is the public IP address of the second electronic device 2620. The first electronic device 2610 receives the connection response signal and obtains the address of the second electronic device 2620 through the connection response signal.

The server 2630 transmits a connection response signal including public_ip1 to the second electronic device 2620 (S730). public_ip1 is the public IP address of the first electronic device 2620. The second electronic device 2620 receives the connection response signal and obtains the address of the first electronic device 2610 via the connection response signal.

The first electronic device 2610 transmits the connection setting signal to the second electronic device 2620 using public_ip2 (S735). Where the second electronic device 2620 receives the connection establishment signal.

In response to receiving the connection setup signal, the second electronic device 2620 transmits a connection response signal for the connection setup signal to the first electronic device 2610 using public_ip1 (S740). Where the first electronic device 2610 receives the connection response signal. The communication connection between the first electronic device 2610 and the second electronic device 2620 is initialized through steps S735 and S740. The connection response signal may also include a particular port number, and the second electronic device 2620 may open the port of the particular port number.

In response to receiving the connection response signal, the first electronic device 2610 transmits a human channel request signal to the second electronic device 2620 (S745). Where the second electronic device 2620 receives the human channel request signal. Also, the human channel request signal may be transmitted to the port indicated by the port number included in the connection response signal.

In response to receiving the human channel request signal, the second electronic device 2620 transmits a response signal for the human channel request signal to the first electronic device 2610 (S750). Here, a signal including a content of a human channel or a content list of a human channel may be transmitted as the response signal. The first electronic device 2610 receives the response signal. Also, the first electronic device 2610 can display the transmitted content when the content is transmitted with the response signal. If the content list is transmitted with the response signal, the first electronic device 2610 displays the transmitted content list on the screen Can be displayed.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing a screen on which an embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for setting a human channel is displayed.

Referring to Fig. 27, the display 302 may display the GUI 2700. Fig. The controller 340 may control the GUI 2700 to be displayed in response to the user action detection when a user action for setting a human channel is detected while the web page 400 is displayed. In some embodiments, the control unit 340 may control the GUI 2700 to be displayed when the web page 400 is received.

GUI 2700 includes a channel number field 2710 that includes at least one channel number and a human channel field 2720 that includes at least one human address. The web page 400 shown in FIG. 4 may be displayed in the human channel area 2720 and the GUI 610 shown in FIG. 6 may be displayed in the channel number area 2710.

The user may drag the human addresses 411, 412 and 413 on the GUI 2700 to the channel number field 2710 and drop the dragged human address to the spot where the channel numbers listed in the channel number field 2710 are located . Then, the controller 340 may store information related to the channel number, the dropped human address, the channel number, and the human address at the point where the human address is dropped in the human channel map. Here, the human channel map may be the human channel map 1210 of FIG. 12, and the human channel map 1210, the first connection information map 1230, the second connection information map 1240, A map 1250, a fourth connection information map 1260, and a fifth connection information map 1270.

FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating a screen in which a human address is dragged in a state where the GUI of FIG. 27 is displayed. FIG.

28, an image 2810 indicates a state in which the human address 411 is being dragged. If image 2810 is dropped in channel number 60, information associating human address 411, channel number 60, and human address 411 and channel number 60 may be stored in the human channel map have.

29 is a diagram showing a screen on which another embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for setting a human channel is displayed.

Referring to Fig. 29, the display 302 may display the GUI 2900. Fig. When the control unit 340 detects a user action for setting a human channel, the control unit 340 can control the GUI 2900 to be displayed in response to the user action detection. Here, the user action may be, for example, a user action for the user to select the menu item 810 shown in FIG. 8, or a user action for selecting a separate channel setting menu item.

GUI 2900 includes a channel number field 2910 containing at least one channel number and a human channel field 2920 containing at least one human address. 11 may be displayed in the human channel region 2920 and the GUI 610 shown in FIG. 6 may be displayed in the channel number region 2910. [

The user drags the human address (user99@TV.com, user91@TV.com, user23@TV.com, etc.) to the channel number area 2910 on the GUI 2900 and displays the dragged human address in the channel number area 2910 ) To the point where the channel number listed in the channel number is located. Then, the controller 340 may store information related to the channel number, the dropped human address, the channel number, and the human address at the point where the human address is dropped in the human channel map. Here, the human channel map may be the human channel map 1210 of FIG. 12, and the human channel map 1210, the first connection information map 1230, the second connection information map 1240, A map 1250, a fourth connection information map 1260, and a fifth connection information map 1270.

FIG. 30 is a diagram showing a screen in which a human address is dragged in a state in which the GUI of FIG. 29 is displayed. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 30, an image 3010 indicates a state in which a human address (user91@TV.com) is being dragged. When the image 3010 is dropped in the channel number 60, information associating the human address (user91@TV.com), the channel number 60, and the human address (user91@TV.com) and the channel number 60 May be stored in the human channel map.

31 is a diagram showing a screen on which an embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for setting a channel is displayed.

Referring to Fig. 31, the display 302 may display the GUI 3100. Fig. When the control unit 340 monitors the user action for setting the channel, the control unit 340 may control the GUI 2900 to be displayed in response to the user action detection. The user action may be, for example, a user action for the user to select the menu item 810 shown in FIG. 8, and may be a user action 513 selecting the menu item 513 or the menu item 515 shown in FIG. 5 And may be a user action that selects a separate channel setting menu item.

The GUI 3100 includes a broadcast channel region 3110 including at least one broadcast channel, a human channel region 3120 including at least one human address, and an app channel region 3130 including at least one app channel. . Here, the broadcast channel means a channel that provides real-time broadcasts received through satellite, terrestrial, cable, and IP networks. The app channel may refer to a content provider or a service provider that is connectable through an IP network and may be a channel that provides data transmission and reception with the content provider or the service provider. It may mean a channel capable of receiving Internet service. The Internet service includes communication services such as information services such as CoD (content on demand) service, YouTube service, weather, news, local information and search, entertainment services such as games and karaoke, TV mail, TV SMS, Application providing service, and the like.

The broadcast channel area 3110 lists broadcast channels such as NBC, FOX, CNN, SBS, KBS, and OCN. The human channel region 3120 lists human addresses such as Marek Foss, Ellisabeth Daveine, and Anne. The app channel area 3130 lists app channels such as Farmville, Chess, Angry bird, and Unblock Me.

The GUI 3100 includes a channel number field 3140, a Next button 3150, and a Cancel button 3160. The channel number field 3140 is a button for indicating a specific channel number and for changing the channel number indicated by the channel number field 3140 of the Next button 3150 to another channel number. The Cancel button 3160 is a button for canceling the user action performed by the user on the GUI 3100.

The user may drag a human address (Marek Foss, Ellisabeth Daveine, Anne, etc.) to the channel number area 3140 on the GUI 3100 and drop the dragged human address to the spot where the channel number area 3140 is located. Then, the controller 340 may store the channel number indicated by the channel number field 3140, the dropped human address, the channel number, and the information associating the human address in the human channel map. Here, the human channel map may be the human channel map 1210 of FIG. 12, and the human channel map 1210, the first connection information map 1230, the second connection information map 1240, A map 1250, a fourth connection information map 1260, and a fifth connection information map 1270.

The user also drags the broadcast channel (NBC, FOX, CNN, SBS, KBS, and OCN) to the channel number area 3140 on the GUI 3100 and places the dragged broadcast channel at the location where the channel number area 3140 is located You can drop it. Then, the controller 340 may store the channel number, the dropped broadcast channel, the channel number, and information associating the broadcast channel in the channel number area 3140 in the broadcast channel map. Here, the broadcast channel map is a channel map storing the broadcast channel and the channel number in association with each other.

Also, the user drags the app channel (Farmville, Chess, Angry bird, Unblock Me, etc.) on the GUI 3100 to the channel number area 3140 and drops the dragged app channel to the spot where the channel number area 3140 is located . Then, the control unit 340 may store the channel number indicated by the channel number field 3140, the dropped app channel, the channel number, and the information associating the app channel in the app channel map. Here, the app channel map is a channel map storing the app channel and the channel number in association with each other.

FIG. 32 is a diagram showing a screen in which a human address is dragged in a state where the GUI of FIG. 31 is displayed. FIG.

Referring to Fig. 32, a screen 3200 displays an image 3125 on a GUI 3100. Fig. The image 3125 shows a state in which a human address (Marek Foss) is being dragged. When the image 3125 is dropped in the channel number area 3140, a human address (Marek Foss), a channel number 100 indicated by the channel number area 3140, a human address (Marek Foss), a human address (Marek Foss) And the channel number 100 may be stored in the human channel map.

FIG. 33 is a diagram illustrating a screen in which a broadcast channel, a human address, and an app channel are dropped in a channel setting area in a state that the GUI of FIG. 31 is displayed.

33, the screen 3300 displays the dropped image 3115, the image 3125, and the image 3135 in the channel number area 3140. Here, the image 3115 and the image 3135 indicate a state in which the broadcast channel NBC and the app channel Chess are respectively dropped. In this case, the broadcast channel, the human address, and the app channel have the same channel number. That is, the broadcast channel, the human address, and the app channel may have the same channel number.

34A and 34B are flowcharts illustrating a method of constructing a channel map according to another embodiment of the present invention.

34A and 34B, the display 302 displays a GUI for setting a channel (S800). The GUI displayed here may be one of the GUI 2700 shown in Fig. 27, the GUI 2900 shown in Fig. 29, or the GUI 3100 shown in Fig.

The control unit 340 detects a first user action for selecting a human address (S801). Where the first user action may be a user action that causes a down event to be generated in an area where the human address is located.

The control unit 340 detects a second user action for requesting dragging (S802). Wherein the second user action may be a user action that occurs consecutively after the first user action. The second user action may also be a user action that continuously generates a dragging event. The control unit 340 controls the selected human address to be dragged according to the second user action.

The control unit 340 detects a third user action for selecting a channel number (S803). Here, the third user action may be a user action for generating a drop event in an area where the channel number is located. In response to the third user action detection, the control unit 340 controls to drop the dragged human address to the point where the channel number selected by the third user action is located.

In response to the third user action detection, the controller 340 determines whether the human address associated with the selected channel number is present in the human channel map (S804). Here, the human channel map may be the human channel map 1210 of FIG. 12, and the human channel map 1210, the first connection information map 1230, the second connection information map 1240, A map 1250, a fourth connection information map 1260, and a fifth connection information map 1270.

If there is the associated human address, the controller 340 deletes information associating the associated human address, the selected channel number, and the associated human address and the selected channel number in the human channel map (S805).

The control unit 340 stores the selected human address, the selected channel number, and information associating the human address and the channel number in the human channel map (S806).

The control unit 340 detects a fourth user action for selecting a broadcast channel (S807). Here, the fourth user action may be a user action that causes a down event to be generated in an area where the broadcast channel is located.

The control unit 340 detects a fifth user action to be dragged (S808). Wherein the fifth user action may be an action that occurs consecutively after the fourth user action. The fifth user action may also be a user action that continuously generates a dragging event. The control unit 340 controls the broadcasting channel selected by the fourth user action to be dragged according to the fifth user action.

The control unit 340 detects a sixth user action for selecting a channel number (S809). Here, the sixth user action may be a user action for generating a drop event in an area where the channel number is located. The control unit 340 controls the dragged broadcast channel to drop to the point where the channel number selected by the sixth user action is located in response to the detection of the sixth user action.

In response to the detection of the sixth user action, the controller 340 determines whether the broadcast channel associated with the selected channel number is included in the broadcast channel map (S810).

If there is the associated broadcast channel, the control unit 340 deletes the associated broadcast channel, the selected channel number, and information associating the associated broadcast channel and the selected channel number in the broadcast channel map (S811).

The control unit 340 stores the selected broadcast channel, the selected channel number, and information associating the broadcast channel and the channel number in a broadcast channel map (S812).

The control unit 340 detects a seventh user action for selecting an app channel (S813). Here, the seventh user action may be a user action that causes a down event to occur in an area where the app channel is located.

The control unit 340 detects an eighth user action to be dragged (S814). Here, the eighth user action may be an action that occurs consecutively after the seventh user action. The eighth user action may also be a user action that continuously generates a dragging event. The control unit 340 controls the app channel selected by the seventh user action to be dragged according to the eighth user action.

The control unit 340 detects a ninth user action for selecting a channel number (S815). The ninth user action may be a user action for generating a drop event in an area where the channel number is located. The control unit 340 controls the dragged app channel to drop to the point where the channel number selected by the ninth user action is located in response to the detection of the ninth user action.

In response to the detection of the ninth user action, the control unit 340 determines whether the app channel associated with the selected channel number is in the app channel map (S816).

If there is the associated app channel, the controller 340 deletes information associating the associated app channel, the selected channel number, and the associated app channel and the selected channel number in the app channel map (S817).

The control unit 340 stores the selected app channel, the selected channel number, and information associating the app channel with the channel number in the app channel map (S818).

35 is a view showing an embodiment of a screen in which a human channel map is displayed on a broadcast screen.

Referring to FIG. 35, the display 302 may display a screen 3500. A screen 3500 displays a broadcast program 3510 of a broadcast channel and a human channel map. When the control unit 340 detects a user action requesting display of the human channel map while the broadcast program 3510 is being displayed on the screen 3500, the controller 340 causes the human channel map 3520 to be displayed in response to the user action detection Can be controlled.

The human channel map 3520 displays the human address 3531 stored in the human channel map 1210 of FIG. 12 and the channel number 3533 associated with the human address. The human channel map 3520 also displays the broadcast channel 3535, the broadcast program 3537 and the display time information 3539 of the broadcast program viewed by the person indicated by the human address 3531. Here, the channel guide signal including at least one of the broadcast channel 3535, the broadcast program 3537, and the display time information 3539 may be received by the method of step S310 of FIG. That is, the channel guide signal instead of the content in step S310.

In some embodiments, the channel guide signal may be received from the server 10 shown in FIG.

The control unit 340 may transmit a channel guidance signal including at least one of a broadcast program 3510 to be displayed, a broadcast channel that broadcasts the broadcast program 3510, and display time information of the broadcast program 3510 to an electronic device or a server have. Herein, the channel guide signal may be transmitted in a case where the broadcast program whose display period is also changed is changed. Also, the controller 340 may transmit the channel guide signal to the electronic device or the server according to a connection method associated with the channel number included in the human channel map. The server receiving the channel guide signal may be the server 10 shown in FIG. The human channel map may be the human channel map 1210 of FIG. 12 and the human channel map 1210, the first contact information map 1230, the second contact information map 1240, A second connection information map 1250, a fourth connection information map 1260, and a fifth connection information map 1270.

36 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a screen for inviting a channel.

Referring to FIG. 36, the display 302 may display the GUI 3600. When the control unit 340 detects a user action requesting display of the human channel map while the broadcast program 3610 is being displayed on the screen 3600, the controller 340 displays the human channel map 3620 in response to the user action detection Can be controlled.

The human channel map 3620 displays the human address Me stored in the human channel map 1210 of FIG. 12 and the channel number 00 associated with the human address.

The user may also start dragging in the displayed area 3610 of the broadcast program and dragging it to the human channel 3620 and drop the dragged broadcast program 3630 to the spot where the human channel 3622 is located. Here, the control unit 340 may control the display unit 3630 to display an image 3630 indicating a broadcast program dragged according to a user action to be dragged. The control unit 340 also controls the channel viewing request signal requesting viewing of the broadcast program 3630 to be transmitted to the electronic device associated with the human channel 3622. [ Here, the channel viewing request signal may be transmitted to the electronic device or the server according to the access method associated with the channel number included in the human channel map. The human channel map may be the human channel map 1210 of FIG. 12 and the human channel map 1210, the first contact information map 1230, the second contact information map 1240, A second connection information map 1250, a fourth connection information map 1260, and a fifth connection information map 1270.

In some embodiments, the control unit 340 may control that a signal requesting viewing of the broadcast program 3630 is transmitted to the server. The server may be the server 10 shown in FIG.

In some embodiments, the control unit 340 may control to display a message (User B) indicating a human address associated with the human channel when the image 3630 is located on the human channel.

In some embodiments, the controller 340 senses a user action to select a broadcast program 3630, and upon detecting a user action to select a channel number, responds to user action detection to select the channel number, A channel viewing request signal requesting viewing of the selected channel number is transmitted to an electronic device associated with the human channel indicated by the selected channel number. Here, the user action for selecting the broadcast program 3630 may include, for example, a touch of an area in which the broadcast program 3630 is displayed, a predetermined button in the state where the indicator is located in the area where the broadcast program 3630 is displayed Button and the pressing of a predetermined button (for example, a selection button) in a state in which the area where the broadcast program 3630 is displayed is focused. In addition, the user action for selecting the channel number includes, for example, the pressing of the numeric key of the remote controller, the touching of the human channel listed in the human channel map 3622, (For example, a selection button) in a state in which the human channel listed in the human channel map 3622 is in a focused state.

FIG. 37 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of another preferred embodiment of the broadcasting system according to the present invention.

37, a broadcasting system 3700 according to the present invention includes a first server 10, a second server 20, a first digital TV 100, a second digital TV 110, a personal computer system 120, a notebook computer 130, a mobile terminal 140, a third digital TV 150, and a fourth digital TV 160. The first server 10, the second server 20, the first digital TV 100, the second digital TV 110, the personal computer system 120, the notebook 130, and the mobile terminal 140, The first server 10, the second server 20, the first digital TV 100, the second digital TV 110, the personal computer system 120, the notebook 130, and the mobile terminal 140 And the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Further, the third digital TV 150 and the fourth digital TV 160 correspond to the first digital TV 100, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

 The first digital TV 100, the second digital TV 110, the personal computer system 120, the notebook computer 130, the mobile terminal 140, the third digital TV 150 and the fourth digital TV 160 It is possible to receive broadcast channels through different transmission media. The first digital TV 100 receives the broadcast channel through the satellite 3 and the second digital TV 110 receives the broadcast channel through the terrestrial wave 4 and the personal computer system 120, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > IP < / RTI > Also, the mobile terminal 140 receives a broadcast channel through a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) 6, and the third digital TV 150 and the fourth digital TV 160 receive a broadcast channel through a cable 7 .

 The first digital TV 100, the second digital TV 110, the personal computer system 120, the notebook computer 130, the mobile terminal 140, the third digital TV 150, and the fourth digital TV 160 May each receive a broadcast channel from a different service provider.

The first digital TV 100, the second digital TV 110, the personal computer system 120, the notebook computer 130, the mobile terminal 140, the third digital TV 150, and the fourth digital TV 160 May receive a broadcast channel from the same service provider and the types and ranges of broadcast channels received from the service provider may be the same or different.

The first digital TV 100, the second digital TV 110, the personal computer system 120, the notebook computer 130, the mobile terminal 140, the third digital TV 150 and the fourth digital TV 160 The first digital TV 100, the second digital TV 110, the personal computer system 120, the notebook 130, the mobile terminal 140, and the like, even when receiving different types of broadcast services from different transmission media or service providers. The third digital TV 150 and the fourth digital TV 160 transmit the broadcast program requesting the viewing of the received channel watching request signal to the broadcasting station 100 using the information included in the received channel watching request signal and the EPG data It is possible to search for a channel that broadcasts the program, and receive the broadcast program through the searched channel.

38 is a diagram showing a structure of a preferred embodiment of a channel invitation packet.

Referring to FIG. 39, the transmitted channel view request signal may have a format 3800. Packet 3800 may include a Details_of_user field, a Physical_channel_details field, a Service_Name field, a Service_ID field, a Channel_number field, an Event_Name field, an Event_ID field, a Transport_Stream_ID field, a Network_ID field, a ServiceProvider field, an Originating_medium field and an Originating_Country field.

The Details_of_user field contains user details. That is, the Details_of_user field includes detailed information about a user who sends a channel watching request signal.

The Physical_channel_details field contains detailed information about a physical channel through which the broadcast program requested to be viewed is transmitted.

The Service_Name field includes the service name of the broadcast program for which channel viewing is requested.

The Service_ID field contains the service ID of the broadcast program for which the channel viewing is requested.

The Channel_number field contains the channel number of the broadcast program requested to be viewed.

The Event_Name field includes an event name of a broadcast program for which channel viewing is requested.

The Event_ID field contains the event ID of the broadcast program for which channel viewing is requested.

The Transport_Stream_ID field contains the transport stream ID of the broadcast program for which channel viewing is requested.

The Network_ID field contains the network ID of the broadcast program for which channel viewing is requested.

The ServiceProvider field contains information about a service provider providing a broadcast program for which channel viewing is requested.

The Originating_medium field includes information about a transmission medium for transmitting a broadcast program for which channel viewing is requested.

The Originating_Country field contains information about the country or region of the broadcast program for which channel viewing is requested.

39 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed when a channel invitation is received.

Referring to FIG. 39, the display 302 may display a screen 3900. The screen 3900 displays a broadcast program 3910 and a menu map 3920 and displays a guide message 3930 for a broadcast channel indicated by a broadcast viewing request signal and information about a user who transmitted a broadcast viewing request request The message 3940 is displayed. Where the guidance message 3930 may be displayed in the form of indicating that it is a message associated with the TV menu item 3922.

The control unit 340 controls the display of the guidance message 3930 and the message 3940 when the broadcast viewing request signal is received.

40 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a guide message for channel invitation.

Referring to FIG. 40, the display 302 may display a guidance message 4010. When the broadcast viewing request signal is received, the control unit 340 generates the guidance message 4010 and controls the generated guidance message 4010 to be displayed. In some embodiments, the control unit 340 can control that the guidance message 4010 is displayed in response to the user action detection when a user action to select the guidance message 3930 shown in Fig. 39 is detected .

The guide message 4010 informs the user A who has transmitted the broadcast viewing request signal and asks whether to watch the broadcast program requested to watch the broadcast (the dance show of ESPN). The guidance message 4010 also includes an Yes button 4012 for accepting viewing and a No button 4014 for rejecting viewing.

In the case where a user action to accept the channel invitation is sensed, the control unit 340 controls the broadcast program requested to be viewed in response to the user action detection to be displayed. Where the user action may be a user action pressing button 4012.

When the control unit 340 detects a user action to reject the channel invitation, the control unit 340 controls the broadcast program 3910 to be continuously displayed on the screen 4000. The user action may be a user action pressing button 4014.

41 is a diagram showing another embodiment of a guide message for channel invitation.

41, display 302 may display message 4110. [ The control unit 340 can control the display of the message 4110 when a broadcast viewing request signal is received. In some embodiments, the control unit 340 can control that the guidance message 4110 is displayed in response to the user action detection when a user action to select the guidance message 3930 shown in Fig. 39 is detected .

The guide message 4110 informs the user (User A) who transmitted the broadcasting viewing request signal and asks whether the same channel as the broadcasting program requested to be broadcasted is displayed in the search but a similar channel is to be viewed. The guidance message 4110 also includes an Yes button 4112 to accept viewing and a No button 4114 to reject viewing.

If the control unit 340 detects a user action for accepting the channel invitation, the control unit 340 controls to display a similar broadcast program in response to the user action detection. Where the user action may be a user action pressing button 4112.

If a user action to reject the channel invitation is detected, the control unit 340 controls the broadcast program 3910 to be continuously displayed on the screen 4100. Where the user action may be a user action pressing button 4114.

42 is a diagram showing another embodiment of a guide message for channel invitation.

Referring to Fig. 42, the display 302 may display a guidance message 4210. Fig. The control unit 340 may control the display unit 4210 to display the guidance message 4210 when the broadcast viewing request signal is received. In some embodiments, the control unit 340 can control that the guidance message 4210 is displayed in response to the user action detection when a user action to select the guidance message 3930 shown in Fig. 39 is detected .

The guide message 4210 informs the user (User A) who transmitted the broadcast viewing request signal and the channel that is the same as or similar to the broadcast program requested to watch the broadcast, to fail to search. Also, the guidance message 4210 includes an OK button 4212 for confirmation.

The control unit 340 removes the guidance message 4210 from the screen 4200 in response to the detection of the user action and notifies the user that the broadcast program 3910 has been received And then displayed on the screen 4200. Here, the user action may be a user action pressing the button 4212.

FIG. 43 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a screen displayed when the user accepts a channel invitation.

43, if Patrick accepts Susan's viewing request, Susan's electronic device may display screen 4310 and Patrick's electronic device may display screen 4320. [ Here Patrick can accept the request for viewing the Susan 4020 by pressing the button 4012 of the guidance message 4010 shown in Fig. 40 or pressing the button 4112 of the guidance message 4110 shown in Fig.

If Patrick has made an acceptance of the viewing request, Patrick's electronic device stops displaying the currently displayed broadcast program 3910 and displays the broadcast program 3610 indicated by the broadcast viewing request signal. Accordingly, the electronic devices of Susan and Patrick display the same broadcast program 3610.

The screen 4310 displays Patrick's photo 4315, chat text input window 4318 and chat window 4319 that watch the same broadcast. Susan can chat with Patrick using the chat text input window 4318 and the chat window 4319.

The screen 4320 also displays a picture 4325 of Susan who watches the same broadcast, a chat phrase entry window 4328 and a chat window 4329. [ Patrick can chat with Susan using the chat text input window 4328 and the chat window 4329.

44 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a channel matching table.

Referring to FIG. 44, the server 10 may store a channel matching table 4400. FIG. The server 10 may use the channel matching table 4400 to match channels between electronic devices. The server 10 uses the channel matching table 4400 to match a channel indicated by the broadcast viewing request signal to a channel that can be received by the electronic device to receive the broadcast viewing request signal.

The first electronic device is provided with a broadcast channel from a service provider 1 and the second electronic device is provided with a broadcast channel from a service provider 2. In this case, when the first electronic device transmits a channel viewing request signal to the user of the second electronic device, the server 10 receives the channel viewing request signal, and when the channel viewing request signal indicates The channel matching table 4400 detects the channel 901 of the service provider 2 that matches the channel 101. [ The server 10 then modifies the channel viewing request signal to point to the channel 901 and transmits the modified channel viewing request signal to the second electronic device.

If the channel view request signal has the format 3800 shown in FIG. 38, the server 10 can confirm the service provider of the first electronic device based on the information contained in the ServiceProvider field. The server 10 stores information stored in the Physical_channel_detail field and the Channel_number field as detailed information 11100MHZ and channel number 901 of the physical channel of the channel 901 matching the channel 101 indicated by the channel watch request signal, And can transmit the changed channel viewing request signal to the second electronic device.

The channel matching table 4400 associates and stores the same channel for each service provider. The channel matching table 4400 can be used for channel 101 and channel 202 in the case where channel 101 and channel 202 of service provider 1 are respectively associated with channel 901 and channel 345 of service provider 2, And information that associates channel 101 and channel 910 and stores information that correlates channel 202, channel 345, and channel 202 and channel 345. In one embodiment,

The channel matching table 4400 may store the channel frequency of each channel. For example, the channel matching table 4400 stores the channel frequency 10800 MHz of the channel 101, and stores the channel frequency 11100 MHz of the channel 901.

FIG. 45 is a flowchart illustrating a channel invitation method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 45, steps S900 to S940 correspond to steps S700 to S740, and descriptions of steps S900 to S940 refer to steps S700 to S740, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In response to receiving the connection response signal transmitted in step S940, the first electronic device 4510 transmits a broadcast viewing request signal to the second electronic device 4520 (S945). Where the second electronic device 4520 receives the broadcast viewing request signal. Also, the broadcast viewing request signal may be transmitted to the port indicated by the port number included in the connection response signal. Here, the broadcast application request signal may have the format 3800 shown in FIG.

In response to receiving the broadcast viewing request signal, the second electronic device 4520 transmits a response signal for the broadcast viewing request signal to the first electronic device 4510 (S950). Here, the first nullent device 4510 receives the response signal. Also, the response signal may be one of a viewing admission signal, an unviewable signal, or a viewing rejection signal.

There are cases where the electronic device 4510 and the electronic device 4520 receive the broadcast service from the same service provider. Also, in the case of receiving a broadcast service from the same service provider, the type of broadcast service and the broadcast channel of the electronic device 4510 and the electronic device 4520 may be different. The electronic device 4520 can confirm whether the same service provider as the electronic device 4510 is received using the information on the service provider included in the broadcast viewing request signal and the EPG data, It is possible to confirm whether or not the viewing requested channel can be received by using at least one of the detailed information of the channel, service name, service ID, channel number, event name, transport stream ID, network ID and EPG data.

If the electronic device 4520 receives a broadcast service from the same service provider as the electronic device 4510 but is found unable to receive the requested channel from the service provider, A similar channel is searched using at least one of the detailed information about the physical channel, the service name, the service ID, the channel number, the event name, the transport stream ID, the network ID, and the EPG data included in the viewing request signal, Channel can be displayed.

When the electronic device 4520 receives a broadcast service from the electronic device 4510 and other service providers, the electronic device 4520 may provide detailed information about the physical channel included in the channel watch request signal, the service name, , A channel number, an event name, a transport stream ID, a network ID, country information, and local information, and a channel provided by another service provider based on the EPG data, . And the electronic device 4520 can display the searched channel. Where the electronic device 4520 may display one of the guidance message 4010, the guidance message 4110 and the guidance message 4210 according to the search result.

In addition, the electronic device 4510 and the electronic device 4520 may receive broadcast services from different transmission media. The electronic device 4520 can confirm the above case using the information about the transmission medium included in the broadcast viewing request signal. If it is determined that the electronic device 4510 and the electronic device 4520 are receiving broadcast services from different transmission media, then the electronic device 4520 may include detailed information about the physical channels included in the channel view request signal, , At least one of a service ID, a channel number, an event name, a transport stream ID, a network ID, country information, and local information, and a channel provided by another transmission medium based on the EPG data, Is detected. And the electronic device 4520 can display the searched channel. Where the electronic device 4520 may display one of the guidance message 4010, the guidance message 4110 and the guidance message 4210 according to the search result.

The first electronic device 4510 can display a screen displaying a chat window and a chat phrase input window, and the second electronic device 4520 can display a chat window and a chat phrase A screen for displaying an input window can be displayed. Here, the screen displayed by the first desktop device 4510 may be the screen 4310, and the screen displayed by the second desktop device 4520 may be the screen 4320.

The first electronic device 4510 can transmit the broadcast program that is the channel invitation target to the second electronic device 4520. [

46 is a flowchart illustrating a channel invitation method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 46, the display 302 displays a human channel map (S1000). Here, the human channel map may be the human channel map 3520 shown in FIG. 35 and the human channel map 3620 shown in FIG.

The external signal input unit 325 receives a signal requesting channel switching (S1010). Here, the controller 340 detects the reception of the channel change request signal. The signal for requesting the channel switching may be a video signal of an image which can be generated when the user presses a specific key on the remote controller,

The control unit 340 displays the content of the requested channel on the screen in response to the detection of the channel change request signal (S1020). Here, the channel may be a broadcast channel, a human channel, and an app channel. The screen may be the screen 1600 shown in Fig. 16 and the screen 3500 shown in Fig.

The control unit 340 detects a user action requesting a channel invitation (S1030). Here, the user action may be, for example, an action of dragging a screen on which content is displayed and dropping the screen on a human channel listed in a human channel map. In other words, the control unit 340 can detect a user action requesting a channel invitation when the image 3630 shown in FIG. 36 is dragged to the human channel 43 and dropped on the human channel 43. [ The user action may also be a combination of a user action for selecting a displayed broadcast program and a user action for selecting a human channel (or channel number) as another example.

In response to the user action detection, the control unit 340 transmits a channel watching request signal (S1040). Here, the channel viewing request signal may have the format 3800 shown in FIG.

In some embodiments, the control unit 340 may control the channel view request signal to be transmitted to the electronic device providing the human channel indicated by the channel number designated by the user action in step S1030. Where the address of the electronic device can be obtained in the manner described above in Figures 19-21.

In some embodiments, the control unit 340 may control the channel view request signal to be transmitted to the server. Here, the server may be the server 10 shown in Fig.

The control unit 340 receives a response signal to the transmitted channel watching request signal (S1050). The response signal may be one of a viewing admission signal, an unviewable signal, or a viewing rejection signal.

When the viewing approval signal is transmitted to the response signal, the control unit 340 may display a screen for displaying a chat window and a chat text input window. Here, the screen may be a screen 4310 shown in FIG.

If an unedited signal is transmitted as the response signal, the control unit 340 transmits a watch request signal to the electronic device providing the human channel indicated by the channel number designated by the user action in step S1030, Lt; / RTI >

FIG. 47 is a flowchart illustrating a method of processing a channel invitation according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 47, the display 302 displays a broadcast program (S1100).

The network interface unit 320 receives the channel viewing request signal (S1110). Here, the controller 340 generates a channel invitation announcement message using the information included in the received channel view request signal. The generated guidance message may be the message 3930 and the message 3940 shown in FIG. 39, the guidance message 4010 shown in FIG. 40, and the guidance message 4110 shown in FIG. 41 And may be the guidance message 4210 shown in FIG.

The control unit 340 can confirm whether or not the channel requested to be viewed can be received by using the information included in the channel watching request signal. The control unit 340 can check whether the channel requested to be viewed by the service provider can be received from the service provider using the information about the service provider included in the channel watching request signal and the stored EPG data. When the control unit 340 can receive the channel requested to be viewed by the service provider, the control unit 340 generates a guidance message 4010.

Even when the electronic device 300 receives the broadcast service from the service provider indicated by the channel view request signal, if the channel requested by the service provider can not be received according to the contract with the service provider . In this case, the control unit 340 may receive at least one of the detailed information about the physical channel included in the channel watching request signal, the service name, the service ID, the channel number, the event name, the transport stream ID, Similar channels can be searched using EPG data. If the similar channel search is successful, the control unit 340 generates the guidance message 4110, and if not, the control unit 340 can generate the guidance message 4210.

If the controller 340 can not receive the channel requested to be viewed by the service provider, the controller 340 determines whether the channel requested by the service provider can be received from another service provider. Here, the control unit 340 receives at least one of the detailed information about the physical channel, the service name, the service ID, the channel number, the event name, the transport stream ID, the network ID, the country information, Based on the data, whether there is the same channel as the channel requested by the other service provider among the channels requested to be viewed. If the search is successful, the control unit 340 can generate the guidance message 4010. [ If the same channel search fails but a similar channel is searched, the control unit 340 can generate the guidance message 4110. [ If all of the same or similar channel search fails, the control unit 340 can generate the guidance message 4210. [ Here, another service provider may be a service provider in which the electronic device 300 is provided with a broadcast service.

Also, the controller 340 can use the information on the transmission medium included in the channel viewing request signal to confirm whether or not the channel requested to be viewed can be received. When receiving a broadcast service from a transmission medium different from the transmission medium indicated by the channel viewing request signal, the control unit 340 transmits detailed information on a physical channel, a service name, a service ID, a channel number, It searches the channel provided by another transmission medium based on the EPG data and at least one of the event name, the transport stream ID, the network ID, the country information, and the local information and the same channel as the requested channel. If the search is successful, the control unit 340 can generate the guidance message 4010. [ If the same channel search fails but a similar channel is searched, the control unit 340 can generate the guidance message 4110. [ If all of the same or similar channel search fails, the control unit 340 can generate the guidance message 4210. [

The display 302 displays the guidance message generated in step S1110 on the screen (S1120). Here, the screen may be a screen 3900, a screen 4000, a screen 4100, and a screen 4200 shown in FIGS. The display 302 may display the screen 3900 and then display one of the screen 4000, the screen 4100, and the screen 4200 according to the control of the controller 340. The control unit 340 controls to display one of the screen 4000, the screen 4100, and the screen 4200 when a user action to select the message 3930 is detected in a state that the screen 3900 is displayed .

The control unit 340 determines whether a user action to accept the channel invitation is detected (S1130). Here, the control unit 340 may sense a user action to reject the channel invitation, and the control unit 340 may sense a user action that confirms that the invited channel can not be viewed. The user actions may also be performed in the manner described above in Figures 40-42.

The control unit 340 controls the content of the channel indicated by the channel watching signal to be displayed in response to the user action accepting for the channel invitation (S1140). When the guidance message 4110 is displayed in step S1120, the control unit 340 controls the content of a channel similar to the channel indicated by the channel watching signal to be displayed.

The control unit 340 controls the response signal to the channel watching request signal to be transmitted to the electronic device that transmitted the channel watching request signal (S1150). Here, the response signal may include a viewing admission signal, an unviewable signal, or a viewing rejection signal. When the control unit 340 detects a user action to accept for the channel invitation, it transmits a view acceptance signal, and when it detects a user action to reject the channel invitation, it transmits a view rejection signal, When it detects a user action confirming that there is no video signal, transmits an unviewable signal.

When the unedited signal is transmitted, the network interface unit 320 can receive the channel-requested broadcast program directly from the electronic device that transmitted the channel request signal. The control unit 340 may control the received broadcast program to be displayed.

FIG. 48 is a view showing an embodiment of a screen on which content is displayed, FIG. 49 is a view showing an embodiment of a screen in which contents are displayed in the simultaneous viewing mode, FIG. Fig. 8 is a view showing another embodiment of a screen.

Referring to FIGS. 48-50, the display 302 may display a screen 4800. FIG. Screen 4800 displays the content.

If the control unit 340 detects a user action for requesting content display, the control unit 340 may control the display unit 4800 to be displayed in response to the user action detection. Also, if a user action requesting the simultaneous viewing mode is sensed while the screen 4800 is being displayed, the control unit 340 may control the screen 4900 or the screen 5000 to be displayed. Here, the control unit 340 can switch from the screen 4900 to the screen 5000 according to the user action requesting the mode change, and can switch from the screen 5000 to the screen 4900.

The screen 4900 includes a content display area 4910 and a chat area 4920. The content display area 4910 displays the content displayed on the screen 4800 and the chat area 4920 includes a chat window 4930 and a chat phrase input window 4940. [ The chat window 4930 displays the chatting party 4931 and the chatting phrase 4931 entered by the chatting party. The user can input a chat phrase into the chat phrase input window 4940. [

The screen 5000 may include a content display area 5010, a chatting phrase input window 5020, silhouette selection marks 5021 to 5028 and silhouettes 5031, 5033, 5035 and 5037. The silhouettes 5031, 5033, 5035, and 5037 each indicate a chat partner. The silhouette 5031 represents the chatting party "Arry", the silhouette 5033 represents the chatting party "David", the silhouette 5035 represents the current user who is the chatting party, the silhouette 5037 represents the chatting party " Susan '. The chat phrase may be displayed at a point associated with the user who entered the chat phrase. For example, the chat phrase 5043 is displayed at a point associated with the 'David' 5033 that entered the chat phrase 5043.

In response to detecting the user action of selecting one of the silhouette selection marks 5021 to 5028, in response to the user action detection, the control unit 340 displays the silhouette 5035 of the user as a silhouette image associated with the selected silhouette selection indication Respectively. In addition, the control unit 340 may transmit a signal requesting switching to the silhouette image to the server 10, 20 or another electronic device.

The chatting party may be determined as the owner of the human channel watching the same content. That is, the owner of the human channel that watches the same content as the content displayed on the screen 4800 can automatically be determined as the chat partner. In some embodiments, the control unit 340 can identify the owner based on the information included in the channel guidance signal described above in Fig. In some embodiments, the control unit 340 can receive from the server 10 an owner list that includes the owner of the human channel watching the same content, and can verify the owner through the received owner list.

51 is a diagram showing another embodiment of a screen in which contents are displayed in the simultaneous viewing mode.

51, the silhouettes 5110, 5120, 5130, 5140, 5150 can be displayed as a three-dimensional image having a specific depth value 5160. That is, the silhouettes 5031, 5033, 5035, and 5037 in FIG. 50 can be displayed as the three-dimensional images 5110, 5120, 5130, and 5140, respectively.

52 is a diagram showing a diagram for explaining an embodiment of the same content viewing confirmation method.

Referring to FIG. 52, the control unit of the electronic device 5210 may control the image frame request signal 5211 to be transmitted to the electronic device 5250. Electronic device 5250 may be an electronic device associated with a human channel included in a human channel map stored in electronic device 5210. [ Also, the video frame request signal 5211 may be transmitted to the electronic device or the server according to the access method associated with the channel number included in the human channel map.

The video frame request signal 5211 may be a signal requesting a video frame to be displayed for a specific period M from a specific time T. [ The electronic device 5250 receives the video frame request signal 5211 and acquires an image frame 5253 displayed for a specific period M from a specific time point T according to the received video frame request signal 5211 . The control unit of the electronic device 5210 controls to acquire an image frame 5213 to be displayed for a specific period M from a specific time point T. [

The electronic device 5250 transmits the image frame transmission signal 5255 to the electronic device 5210. The image frame transmission signal 5255 includes an image frame 5253.

The electronic device 5210 receives the transmitted video frame transmission signal 5255 and determines whether the video frame 5253 and the video frame 5213 contained in the received video frame transmission signal 5255 are the same 5215). If the same image frame is identified, the electronic device 5210 verifies that the owner of the human channel associated with the electronic device 5210 is viewing the same content. If the same image frame is not confirmed, the electronic device 5210 can confirm that the owner is not viewing the same content. The comparison algorithm 5215 can check whether the image frames are identical in order from the specific time point T. [ At this time, if the resolution is different, the resolution of the image frame 5213 and the image frame 5253 may be the same to check whether they are the same or not.

According to the same content viewing confirmation method of FIG. 52, even when the service provider and the transmission medium are different, the electronic device can confirm whether the content displayed by the electronic device is the same as the content displayed by another electronic device.

FIG. 53 is a diagram for explaining a method of sensing a user's emotions.

53, while the viewer 5301 watches the contents 5300, the photographing apparatus 301 can pick up the viewer 5301. [0216]

The control unit 340 detects the face area in the image frame in which the viewer 5301 outputted by the photographing apparatus 301 picks up the image. Then, the controller 340 confirms the emotion of the viewer 5301 based on the detected face area. The control unit 340 may generate emotion data indicating the confirmed emotion and may control the generated emotion data to be transmitted to the electronic device of the chatting party.

The photographing apparatus 301 may image the viewer 5301 at a preset period and the control unit 340 checks the emotion of the viewer 5301 at the predetermined period and generates emotion data when the emotion is changed To be transmitted to the electronic device of the chatting party.

54 is a diagram showing a silhouette mapped to a user's emotion.

54, the storage unit 345 may store the shape of a silhouette associated with a particular emotion. For example, the store 345 may store the shape of the silhouette 5410 associated with the Sad emotion and may store the shape of the silhouette 5420 associated with the emotion being angry, Happy or smile) associated with the emotion.

55 is a view showing an embodiment in which a silhouette changed according to a user's emotion is displayed on the screen.

55, the control unit 340 can acquire the shape of the silhouette associated with the confirmed emotion from the storage unit 345 and control the display of the silhouette of the owner of the electronic device 300 in the shape of the acquired silhouette have. The control unit 340 also acquires the shape of the silhouette associated with the emotion indicated by the emotion data received from the electronic device of the chatting party from the storage unit 345 and controls the display unit 340 to display the silhouette of the chatting party in the shape of the acquired silhouette .

For example, when the feelings of the owner of the electronic device 300 are confirmed by the anger feeling, the control unit 340 controls the silhouette 5520 to be displayed. In addition, when the control unit 340 receives the emotion data indicating the sad emotion from the electronic device of the first chatting party, the control unit 340 controls the silhouette of the first chatting party to be displayed as the silhouette 5510. When the control unit 340 receives the emotion data indicating the happy emotion from the electronic device of the second chatting party, the controller 340 controls the silhouette of the second chatting party to be displayed as the silhouette 5530.

FIG. 56 is a view for explaining a process of registering a face image, and FIG. 57 is a diagram for explaining a process of training a face image.

Referring to FIGS. 56 and 57, the electronic device 300 can register the face image 5620 of the user for each emotion from the user 5610. FIG. For example, the electronic device 300 can receive a facial image 5710 of an anxious emotion, a facial image of sad emotions 5720, and a facial image of a happy emotion 5730 from the user 5610, 345 may store the registered emotion-based face image 5710, face image 5720, and face image 5730.

The control unit 340 compares the face image 5740 detected in the image frame of the viewer captured during the content correction and the face images of the emotion stored in the storage unit 345, You can see a similar face image. Then, the control unit 340 can confirm the emotion of the confirmed facial image by the emotion of the viewer. In addition, the control unit 340 may store the face image 5740 in the storage unit 345 as a face image having the confirmed emotion. For example, when it is determined that the face image 5740 is the most similar to the face image 5710, the control unit 340 causes the face image 5740 to be stored in the storage unit 345 as a face image of an anger feeling 5710). With this face image addition operation, the electronic device 300 can more accurately confirm the emotion of the viewer.

FIG. 58 is a view for explaining a method of detecting a movement of a user.

58, while the viewer 5801 watches the contents 5800, the photographing apparatus 301 can pick up the viewer 5801. [0213]

The control unit 340 detects the user's gesture (Motion) 5810 in the video frame in which the viewer 5801 output by the photographing apparatus 301 is photographed. The control unit 340 generates motion data indicating the confirmed gesture 5810 and controls the generated motion data to be transmitted to the electronic device of the chatting party.

The photographing apparatus 301 may image the viewer 5801 at a predetermined period and the controller 340 checks the gesture of the viewer 5801 at the predetermined period and generates motion data when the gesture is changed To be transmitted to the electronic device of the chatting party.

It is possible to control the display of the silhouette of the owner of the electronic device 300 as the identified gesture 5810. In addition, the control unit 340 can control the display of the silhouette of the chatting party in the form of a silhouette indicating the gesture indicated by the motion data received from the electronic device of the chatting party.

FIG. 59 is a diagram for explaining a method in which a screen effect is reflected on contents.

Referring to FIG. 59, a screen effect window 5910 may be displayed on the screen 5900. The screen effect window 5910 may include at least one screen effect selection area 5911, 5912, and 5913. The user can perform a user action for selecting one of the screen effect selection areas 5911, 5912, and 5913, and the control unit 340 can sense the user action as a user action for requesting a screen effect. The control unit 340 detects a user action requesting a screen effect, generates screen effect data indicating a screen effect in response to the user action detection, and controls the generated effect data to be transmitted to the electronic device of the chatting party . For example, when the user performs a user action 5920 for selecting a screen effect selection area 5911, the control unit 340 generates screen effect data indicating a screen effect of the screen effect selection area 5911, It is possible to control one screen effect data to be transmitted to the electronic device of the chatting party.

When the user performs a user action 5920 for selecting the screen effect selection area 5911, the control unit 340 controls the display 5930 that the screen effect selection area 5911 is selected to be displayed, And controls the screen effect 5940 of the area 5911 to be reflected in the displayed content 5900. Here, the position of the screen effect 5940 can be selected by the user clicking on the corresponding area.

When receiving the screen effect data from the electronic device of the chatting party, the control unit 340 can control the effect that the effect indicated by the received screen effect data is reflected in the displayed content 5900. [

The control unit 340 may control the video decoder 330 to change the pixel data of the image frame according to the screen effect. In addition, the controller 340 generates an OSD (On Screen Display) according to the screen effect, and controls the display to be displayed on the area where the content is displayed.

FIG. 60 is a diagram illustrating a process of performing a preferred embodiment of a method for simultaneously viewing contents remotely.

Referring to FIG. 60, a user action requesting content display is sensed (S1200).

In response to the detection of the user action, the control unit 340 determines whether it is the simultaneous viewing mode (S1210). Here, the simultaneous view mode can be set to an initial value and can be set by the user.

In the case of the simultaneous viewing mode, the control unit 340 confirms the owner of the human channel watching the requested content (S1220). Here, step S1220 may include a process of performing the same content viewing confirmation method described later with reference to FIG. 64 or FIG.

The control unit 340 controls the content to be displayed in the simultaneous viewing mode (S1230). Here, the display 302 may display one of the screen 4900, the screen 5000, and the screen 5100. Also, the screen 4900, the screen 5000, and the screen 5100 may indicate the owner identified in step S1220 as a chatting party. The owner identified in step S1220 becomes the chat partner.

If the mode is not the simultaneous viewing mode, the control unit 340 controls the requested content to be displayed (S1240). Where the display 302 may display a screen 4800. FIG.

The method for remotely viewing the content simultaneously in FIG. 60 may further include a process of performing the method shown in FIGS. 67 through 70. FIG.

61 is a diagram illustrating a process of performing another preferred embodiment of a method for remotely viewing content simultaneously.

Referring to FIG. 61, the display 302 displays contents (S1300). Where the display 302 may display a screen 4800. FIG.

The control unit 340 detects a user action requesting the simultaneous viewing mode (S1310).

In response to the detection of the user action, the controller 340 identifies the owner of the human channel watching the displayed content (S1320). Here, step S1320 may include a process of performing the same content viewing confirmation method described later with reference to FIG. 64 or FIG.

The control unit 340 controls the content to be displayed in the simultaneous viewing mode (S1330). Here, the display 302 may display one of the screen 4900, the screen 5000, and the screen 5100. Also, the screen 4900, the screen 5000, and the screen 5100 may represent the owner identified in step S1320 as a chatting party. The owner identified in step S1320 becomes the chat partner.

The method for remotely viewing the content simultaneously in FIG. 61 may further include a process of performing the method shown in FIGS. 67 through 70. FIG.

62 is a diagram illustrating a process of performing another preferred embodiment of a method for simultaneously viewing content remotely.

62, the display 302 displays the content (S1400). Where the display 302 may display a screen 4800. FIG.

The control unit 340 identifies the owner of the human channel for viewing the displayed content (S1410). Here, step S1410 may include a process of performing the same content viewing confirmation method described later with reference to FIG. 64 or FIG.

The control unit 340 detects a user action requesting the simultaneous viewing mode (S1420).

In response to the user action detection, the controller 340 controls the content to be displayed in the simultaneous viewing mode (S1430). Here, the display 302 may display one of the screen 4900, the screen 5000, and the screen 5100. Also, the screen 4900, the screen 5000, and the screen 5100 may represent the owner identified in step S1410 as a chatting party. The owner identified in step S1410 becomes the chat partner.

The method for remotely viewing the content simultaneously in FIG. 62 may further include a process of performing the method shown in FIGS. 67 through 70. FIG.

63 is a diagram illustrating a process of performing another preferred embodiment of a method for simultaneously viewing content remotely.

63, the display 302 displays the content (S1500). Here, the display 302 may display a screen 1600, a screen 3500, and a screen 4800.

The control unit 340 detects a user action requesting a channel invitation (S1510). Here, the user action may be, for example, an action of dragging a screen on which content is displayed and dropping the screen to a human channel listed in the human channel map. In other words, the control unit 340 can detect a user action requesting a channel invitation when the image 3630 shown in FIG. 36 is dragged to the human channel 43 and dropped on the human channel 43. [ The user action may also be a combination of a user action for selecting a displayed broadcast program and a user action for selecting a human channel (or channel number) as another example.

In response to the user action detection, the controller 340 controls the channel view request signal to be transmitted (S1520). Here, the channel viewing request signal may have the format 3800 shown in FIG.

In some embodiments, the control unit 340 may control the channel view request signal to be transmitted to the electronic device providing the human channel indicated by the channel number designated by the user action in step S1510. Where the address of the electronic device can be obtained in the manner described above in Figures 19-21.

In some embodiments, the control unit 340 may control the channel view request signal to be transmitted to the server. Here, the server may be the server 10 shown in Fig.

The network interface 320 receives a response signal to the channel watching request signal (S1530). The response signal may be one of a viewing admission signal, an unviewable signal, or a viewing rejection signal.

When the viewing approval signal is transmitted to the response signal, the controller 340 controls the content to be displayed in the simultaneous viewing mode (S1540). Here, the display 302 may display one of the screen 4900, the screen 5000, and the screen 5100. The screen 4900, screen 5000 and screen 5100 may also represent the owner of the human channel associated with the electronic device that transmitted the viewing acceptance signal as the chatting party. The owner becomes the chat partner.

The method for remotely viewing the content simultaneously in FIG. 63 may further include a process of performing the method shown in FIGS. 67 through 70. FIG.

FIG. 64 is a diagram illustrating a process of performing a preferred embodiment of the same content viewing and confirming method.

Referring to FIG. 64, the controller 340 obtains the address of the electronic device based on the human channel map (S1600). Here, the human channel map may be the human channel map 1210 of FIG. 12, and the human channel map 1210, the first connection information map 1230, the second connection information map 1240, A map 1250, a fourth connection information map 1260, and a fifth connection information map 1270. The address of the electronic device can also be obtained by the method described above with reference to Figs. And the electronic device may be limited to electronic devices on-line.

The control unit 340 controls to transmit the audience information request signal using the obtained address of the electronic device (S1610). Here, the audience information request signal may be the video frame request signal described above with reference to FIG.

The network interface 320 receives the audience information signal (S1620). In some embodiments, the audience information signal may have the format 3800 shown in FIG. In some embodiments, the audience information signal may be the video frame transmission signal described above in Fig.

The control unit 340 identifies the owner of the human channel for viewing the displayed content based on the received audience information signal (S1630). In some embodiments, the control unit 340 can compare the information described above in Figure 38 to identify the owner. In some embodiments, the control unit 340 can identify the owner based on the comparison algorithm 5215 described above in Fig.

FIG. 65 is a diagram illustrating a process of performing another preferred embodiment of the same content viewing and confirming method.

Referring to FIG. 65, the controller 340 transmits an owner list request signal to the server (S1700). The transmitted owner list request signal may be a signal for requesting a list of owners to view the displayed content. And the server may be the server 10.

The network interface unit 320 receives the owner list from the server (S1710). The owner list includes an owner viewing the displayed content. In some embodiments, the owner list may further include at least one of the owner's emotion data and motion data.

The control unit 340 confirms the owner included in the received owner list as the owner of the displayed content (S1720).

66 is a diagram illustrating a process of performing a preferred embodiment of the method for providing a list of viewing lists.

Referring to FIG. 66, the server 10 receives a channel watching signal including content viewing information from an electronic device (S1800). The received content viewing information may include the above-described information in Fig. In some embodiments, the content viewing information may further include at least one of emotion data and motion data of an owner of a human channel associated with the electronic device.

The server 10 constructs a viewing map using the received content viewing information (S1810). The configured viewing map may include at least one of identification information, emotion data, motion data, and group information for content to be viewed for each owner of the human channel. Here, the group information indicates a grouping group of owners who watch the same content.

The server 10 receives an owner list request signal from the electronic device (S1820). Here, the owner list request signal corresponds to the owner list request signal described above in Fig.

The server 10 constructs an owner list using the constructed view map (S1830). Here, the owner list corresponds to the owner list described above in Fig. The server 10 may include the same owner as the group information in the owner list.

The server 10 transmits the configured owner list to the electronic device that transmitted the owner list request signal (S 1840).

FIG. 67 is a diagram illustrating a process of performing a preferred embodiment of the silhouette display method. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 67, the controller 340 detects the owner's face area from the image captured by the owner (S1900). The owner is the owner of the human channel and may be the viewer who is currently viewing the content. For example, the owner may be the viewer 5301 of FIG. The photographing apparatus 301 can pick up the owner at a predetermined period and the control section 340 can detect the owner's face from the image picked up at the predetermined period.

The control unit 340 confirms the emotion of the owner based on the detected face area (S1910). Here, the control unit 340 can confirm the feelings of the owner in the manner described above with reference to FIGS. 56 and 57. Also, the control unit 340 can generate emotion data indicating the confirmed emotion. In some embodiments, the control unit 340 may generate emotion data when the emotion is changed.

The control unit 340 controls the emotion data indicating the confirmed emotion to be transmitted (S1920). In some embodiments, the control unit 340 may control the emotion data to be transmitted when the emotion is changed.

The control unit 340 controls the shape of the silhouette to be changed according to the determined emotion (S1930). Here, the control unit 340 can change the shape of the silhouette by the method described above with reference to FIG.

The network interface 320 receives the emotion data (S1940). In some embodiments, the emotion data may be transmitted from an electronic device used by the chatting party. In some embodiments, the emotion data may be transmitted from the server 10.

The control unit 340 controls the shape of the silhouette of the owner who transmitted the emotion data to be changed according to the received emotion data (S1950). Here, the control unit 340 can change the shape of the silhouette by the method described above with reference to FIG.

FIG. 68 is a diagram illustrating a process of performing another preferred embodiment of the silhouette display method. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 68, the controller 340 senses the owner's gesture (S2000). The owner is the owner of the human channel and may be the viewer who is currently viewing the content. For example, the owner may be the viewer 5801 of FIG. 58, and the controller 340 may sense the owner's gesture in the manner described above in FIG.

In some embodiments, the photographing apparatus 301 can capture an image of the owner, and the control unit 340 can detect the owner's gesture from the image frame included in the image captured by the owner.

The control unit 340 generates motion data indicating the sensed gesture (S2010). In some embodiments, the control unit 340 can generate motion data when the gesture is changed.

The control unit 340 controls the generated motion data to be transmitted (S2020). In some embodiments, the control unit 340 can control the motion data to be transmitted when the gesture is changed.

The control unit 340 controls the shape of the silhouette to be changed according to the sensed gesture (S2030). Here, the control unit 340 can change the shape of the silhouette in the manner described above with reference to FIG.

The network interface 320 receives the motion data (S2040). In some embodiments, the motion data may be transmitted from an electronic device used by the chatting party. In some embodiments, the motion data may be transmitted from the server 10.

The control unit 340 controls the shape of the silhouette of the owner who transmitted the motion data to be changed according to the received motion data (S2050). Here, the control unit 340 can change the shape of the silhouette in the manner described above with reference to FIG.

FIG. 69 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying a silhouette as a stereoscopic image according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 69, the control unit 340 selects a silhouette image (S2100). Here, the silhouette image can be selected in the manner described above in Fig. 67 or 68. That is, the silhouette image may be selected according to the sensed emotion or emotion indicated by the received emotion data, and the silhouette image may be selected according to the sensed gesture or the gesture indicated by the sensed gesture data.

The control unit 340 generates a left eye view image and a right eye view image using the selected silhouette image (S2110). For example, the generated left eye view image and the generated right eye view image may be for displaying the silhouette 5110 of FIG.

The control unit 340 controls the generated left eye view image and the right eye view image to be mixed with the image frame of the displayed content (S2120). Here, the mixer 360 may mix the left-eye view image and the right-eye view image with image frames of contents, respectively. At this time, the mixer 360 may generate a left eye view image frame by mixing the left eye view image and the image frame, and may generate a right eye view image frame by mixing the right eye view image and the image frame. For example, the image frame may be an image frame displayed on the screen of FIG.

The formatter 370 may sample the left eye view image frame and the right eye view image frame output by the mixer 360 in a three-dimensional output format that the display 302 can output as a three-dimensional image.

The display 302 displays the mixed image frame (S2130). Here, the mixed image frame may be an image frame in which the left eye view image frame and the right eye view image frame generated by the mixer 360 in step S2120 are sampled in a three-dimensional output format. For example, in step S2130, the display 302 may display a screen 5100. FIG.

70 is a diagram illustrating a process of performing a preferred embodiment of a screen effect sharing method.

Referring to FIG. 70, the controller 340 detects a user action requesting a screen effect (S2200). Here, the user action may be a user action for selecting one of the screen effect selection areas 5911, 5912, and 5913 shown in FIG.

In response to the user action detection, the controller 340 generates screen effect data indicating the requested screen effect (S2210).

The control unit 340 transmits the generated screen effect data to the electronic device of the chatting party or the server 10 (S2220).

The control unit 340 controls the requested screen effect to be reflected in the displayed content (S2230). Here, the display 302 can display the screen 5900 of Figure 59 (d).

The network interface unit 320 receives the screen effect data from the electronic device of the chatting party or the server 10 (S2240).

 The control unit 340 controls the screen effect indicated by the received screen effect data to be reflected in the displayed content (S2250). Here, the display 302 can display the screen 5900 of Figure 59 (d).

71 is a diagram illustrating a screen on which an embodiment of a channel map is displayed on a broadcast screen.

Referring to FIG. 71, the display 302 may display a screen 7100. FIG. When the control unit 340 detects a user action requesting a channel map while the broadcast program 7110 is displayed on the screen 7100, the control unit 340 displays a broadcast channel map 7120 on the screen 7100 in response to the user action detection. . In some embodiments, the user action requesting the channel map may be an action by the user pressing a hotkey for the channel map or a menu item for the channel map.

When the controller 340 detects a user action requesting channel map switching in a state where the human channel map 7220 shown in FIG. 72 or the app channel map 7320 shown in FIG. 73 is displayed, 7120 are displayed.

The broadcast channel map 7120 lists broadcast channels (e.g., CNN), contents (CNN New etc.) that are currently broadcasted through broadcast channels, and channel numbers 39 associated with broadcast channels. Also, a line including a broadcast channel (NBC), a broadcast program (Home), and a channel number 37 of the broadcast program 7110 to be displayed is indicated by an indicator. When the user performs a user action to select one of the broadcast channels listed in the broadcast channel map 7120, the control unit 340 controls the broadcast program of the selected broadcast channel to be displayed.

72 is a view showing a screen on which another embodiment of the channel map is displayed on the broadcast screen.

Referring to FIG. 72, the display 302 may display a screen 7200. FIG. When the control unit 340 detects a user action requesting channel map switching in the state that the broadcast channel map 7120 shown in FIG. 71 or the app channel map 7320 shown in FIG. 73 is displayed, the controller 340 displays a human channel map 7220 ) Is displayed. In some embodiments, the user action may be one in which the user presses one of the left and right arrow keys on the remote control.

When the human channel map 7220 is displayed, the control unit 340 can control the content of one of the human channels listed in the human channel map 7220 to be displayed. The content may be received according to step S310 of FIG. Here, the human channel map 7220 may be the human channel map 1510 shown in FIG.

73 is a view showing a screen in which another embodiment of the channel map is displayed on the broadcast screen.

Referring to FIG. 73, the display 302 may display a screen 7300. When the control unit 340 detects a user action requesting channel map switching in the state that the broadcast channel map 7120 shown in FIG. 71 or the app channel map 7220 shown in FIG. 72 is displayed, the controller 340 displays an app channel map 7320 ) Is displayed. In some embodiments, the user action may be one in which the user presses one of the left and right arrow keys on the remote control.

The app channel map 7320 lists app channels (e.g., Neflix), app content, and channel numbers associated with app channels (e.g., 55). The control unit 340 also displays a line indicating the app channel (Google), the app content (Google Earth), and the channel number (56) of the app content 7310 displayed on the screen 7300, The map 7320 can be controlled to be displayed. Also, when the application channel map 7320 is displayed, the control unit 340 can control that one of the application channels listed in the application channel map 7320 is displayed. Also, when the user performs a user action to select one of the app channels listed in the app channel map 7320, the control unit 340 controls the display of the app content of the selected app channel.

74 is a diagram showing a screen on which an embodiment of the full channel map is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 74, the display 302 may display a screen 7400. When the controller 340 detects a user action for requesting a full channel map, the controller 340 may control the full channel map to be displayed on the screen 7400 in response to the user action detection. In some embodiments, the user action may be a user action pressing a hot key for full channel map or a menu item for full channel map.

The full channel map 7400 lists at least one broadcast channel in one row 7410, lists at least one human channel in the other row 7420, and transmits at least one app channel to another And is listed in a row 7430. A row 7410, a row 7420, and a row 7430 each indicate an indication in the first cell that each row indicates which channel, broadcast channel, human channel, or app channel.

In some embodiments, the full channel map may list at least one broadcast channel in one column, at least one human channel in another column, and at least one app channel in another column.

The movement between the channels in the same row of the full channel map 7400 is dependent on the input of the left or right arrow key and the movement between the other arrows can follow the input of the up arrow key or down arrow key. When the user performs an action of designating one of the channels listed in the full channel map 7400, the control unit 340 can control the content of the designated channel to be displayed. Here, the contents of the human channel can be received according to step S310 shown in FIG.

75 is a diagram showing a screen on which another embodiment of the full channel map is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 75, the display 302 may display a screen 7500. When the control unit 340 detects a user action requesting the full channel map, the control unit 340 may control the display of the full channel map on the screen 7500 in response to the user action detection. In some embodiments, the user action may be a user action pressing a hot key for full channel map or a menu item for full channel map.

The full channel map 7500 lists the broadcast channel 7510, the human channels 7520 and 7530, and the app channel 7540 together. Also, the full channel map 7500 may list broadcast channels, human channels, and app channels in the order of channel numbers. For example, in the full channel map 7500, a broadcast channel (Star Plus) having the channel number 20 is located at the top, a radio channel (MTV Radio) having the channel number 21 is located below the broadcast channel (Star Plus) The 22nd human channel (Brandon) is located below the radio channel (MTV Radio). Also, the app channel with channel number 26 (Picasa) is at the bottom.

The user may enter a particular number and have the channel number associated with that number listed in the full channel map 7500. The area 7505 of the full channel map 7500 displays the number entered by the user. In the figure, since the area 7505 indicates "2- ", a channel having a channel number belonging to the range of 20 to 29, which is the channel number associated with" 2- ", is displayed in the full channel map 7500.

When the user specifies a channel of one of the channels listed in the full channel map 7500, the control unit 340 can control the content of the designated channel to be displayed. Here, the contents of the human channel can be received according to step S310 shown in FIG.

76 is a diagram showing a screen in which another embodiment of the full channel map is displayed.

Referring to Figure 76, the display 302 may display a full channel map 7600. When the controller 340 detects a user action requesting a full channel map, the controller 340 may control the full channel map 7600 to be displayed on the screen in response to the user action detection. In some embodiments, the user action may be a user action pressing a full channel map hotkey or a full channel map menu item.

The full channel map 7600 includes a broadcast channel sheet, a human channel sheet, and an app channel sheet. The broadcast channel sheet, the human channel sheet, and the app channel sheet can be selected through the sheet tab 7601, the sheet tab 7602, and the sheet tab 7603, respectively. That is, when the user performs an action of pressing one of the sheet taps 7601, 7602, and 7603, the control unit 340 controls the sheet associated with the pressed sheet tab to be displayed.

When the full channel map 7600 is displayed on the screen, the control unit 340 can control one of the broadcast channel sheet, the human channel sheet, and the app channel sheet to be displayed. In FIG. 76, a broadcast channel sheet 7610 is displayed. The broadcast channel sheet 7610 may include an indication 7612 that the broadcast channel is a TV channel and an indication 7614 that it is a radio channel. Also, the broadcast channel sheet 7610 displays channel numbers T01 associated with broadcast channels and broadcast channels in units of one cell. When the user presses one of the cells on the broadcast channel sheet 7610, the control unit 340 can control the display of the broadcast program broadcasted on the broadcast channel of the pressed cell.

FIG. 77 is a view showing a screen in which a human channel sheet is displayed in the full channel map of FIG. 76; FIG.

77, when a user performs a user action to select a sheet tab 7602, the control unit 340 detects the user action and, in response to the detection of the user action, (7710) is displayed.

The human channel sheet 7710 displays a channel number 22 associated with a human channel (Brandon) and a human channel (Brandon) in units of one cell. When the user presses one of the cells on the human channel sheet 7710, the control unit 340 can control the content of the human channel of the pressed cell to be displayed. Here, the content may be received according to step S310 shown in FIG.

78 is a view showing a screen in which an app channel sheet is displayed in the full channel map of FIG. 76;

78, when the user performs a user action for selecting the sheet tab 7603, the control unit 340 detects the user action and, in response to the detection of the user action, (7810) is displayed.

The app channel sheet 7810 displays the channel number 01 associated with the app channel NFS9 and the app channel NFS9 in one cell unit. When the user presses one of the cells on the app channel sheet 7810, the control unit 340 can control the content of the app channel of the pressed cell to be displayed.

79 is a view showing a screen on which an embodiment of the recent viewing channel map is displayed.

79, the display 302 may display a recent viewing channel map 7910. [ When the control unit 340 detects a user action requesting a recent viewing channel map, the control unit 340 may control the latest viewing channel map 7910 to be displayed on the screen in response to the user action detection. In some embodiments, the user action may be a user action pressing a hotkey for a recent viewing channel map or a menu item for a recent viewing channel map.

The recent viewing channel map 7910 lists broadcast channels, human channels, and app channels displayed within a predetermined period of time. Here, the predetermined period may be 1 day, 7 days, 10 days, 15 days, 30 days, etc., and may be set to an initial value and set by a user.

A recent viewing channel map 7910 displays the channels in one row. The first cell of a row indicates whether the channel is a broadcast channel, a human channel, or an app channel. For example, 'TV' in the first cell indicates a broadcast channel, 'Radio' indicates a radio channel, 'SNS' indicates a human channel, and 'APP' indicates an app channel.

Also, the recent viewing channel map 7910 can list the channels in the reverse order of the displayed time. For example, in a recent view channel map 7910, a broadcast channel (Set Max) whose display time is earlier than a broadcast channel (Star Plus) is located behind the broadcast channel (Star Plus).

When the user presses one of the rows listed in the latest viewing channel map 7910, the control unit 340 can control the content of the channel indicated by the pressed row to be displayed. Here, the contents of the human channel can be received according to step S310 shown in FIG.

80 is a diagram showing a screen on which another embodiment of the full channel map is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 80, the display 302 may display a full channel map 8000. FIG. When the controller 340 detects a user action requesting a full channel map, the controller 340 may control the full channel map 8000 to be displayed on the screen in response to the user action detection. Wherein the user action may be a user action pressing a full channel map hotkey or a full channel map menu item.

The full channel map 8000 has the same form as the full channel map 7400 and further includes connection status indications 8050 and 8055 indicating the online status of the owner of the human channel. The first connection status indication 8050 indicates a first online status indicating whether the owner of the human channel is online via the electronic device and the second connection status indication 8055 indicates whether the owner is logged in to the server And displays the second online state indicating the second online state. The server may be the server 10 or the server 20 shown in Figure 1 and the electronic device may be the first digital TV 100, the second digital TV 110, the personal computer system 120 ), A notebook computer (130), and a mobile terminal (140). Here, the state where the owner is online via the electronic device means that the other electronic device can be connected to the electronic device through the human channel. And communication is possible.

Information about the owner's online status can be received from the electronic device and received from the server. Here, the electronic device may periodically receive information on the first online status or information on the second online status from the server.

The electronic device may send information about the first online state to an electronic device or server associated with the human channel stored in the human channel map. In some embodiments, the electronic device may send information about the first online state to all of the electronic devices associated with the human channel. In some embodiments, the electronic device may send information about the first online state to an electronic device that is in an online state among the electronic devices associated with the human channel.

81 is a diagram for explaining the online state of the owner of the human channel.

The online state of the owner of the human channel may be one of the states shown in Figures 81 (a) to 81 (b). In addition, the human channel map 8000 can display a connection status indication having the status of one of Figs. 81 (a) to 81 (b) in the listed human channels.

81 (a) shows a first online state indicating that the owner of the human channel is not online via the electronic device, and the connection status indication 8115 indicates that the owner has logged in to the server The second online state is displayed.

81 (b) shows the first online state indicating that the owner of the human channel is in the login state through the electronic device, and the connection status indication 8125 indicates that the owner is not logged in to the server The second online state is displayed.

81C shows a first online state indicating that the owner of the human channel is not online via the electronic device and a connection status indication 8135 indicates that the owner is logged in to the server The second online state is displayed.

The connection status indication 8141 in FIG. 81 (d) shows the first online status indicating that the owner of the human channel is online via the electronic device, and the connection status indication 8145 indicates that the owner is logged in to the server The second online state is displayed.

82 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a channel map service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 82, the display 302 displays a broadcast channel map including at least one broadcast channel on a screen on which content is displayed (S2300). Here, the broadcast channel map may be the broadcast channel map 7120 shown in FIG.

The control unit 340 detects a first user action for requesting channel map switching (S2305). In some embodiments, the first user action may be one in which the user presses one of the up, down, right or left arrow keys on the remote control.

In response to the first user action detection, the controller 340 converts the displayed broadcast channel map into a human channel map including at least one human channel (S2310). Here, the controller 340 may control the content of one of the human channels included in the human channel map to be displayed on the screen. The one may be the first channel number, the intermediate channel number, or the last channel number, or may be a recently displayed human channel than the other human channel. The human channel map may also be the human channel map 7220 shown in FIG.

The control unit 340 detects a second user action for requesting channel switching (S2315). In some embodiments, the second user action may be one in which the user presses one of the up, down, right or left arrow keys on the remote control. In some embodiments, if the first user action requesting channel map switching is an action in which the user depresses one of the left and right arrow keys of the remote control, the second user action requesting channel switching is an upward direction key It can be an action to press one of the direction keys.

In response to the detection of the second user action, the controller 340 switches the selected human channel from the human channel map to another human channel (S2320).

The control unit 340 displays the contents of the switched human channel (S2325). Here, the content may be received according to step S310 of FIG.

The control unit 340 detects a third user action for requesting channel map switching (S2330).

In response to the third user action detection, the controller 340 converts the human channel map into an app channel map including at least one app channel (S2335). Here, the app channel map may be the app channel map 7320 shown in Fig.

The controller 340 detects a fourth user action for requesting a full channel map (S2340). In some embodiments, the fourth user action may be a user action pressing a hot key for a full channel map or a user action pressing a menu item for a full channel map.

In operation S2345, the controller 340 controls to display a full channel map including the at least one broadcast channel, the at least one human channel, and the at least one app channel in response to the detection of the fourth user action. Here, the full channel map includes the full channel map 7400 shown in FIG. 74, the full channel map 7500 shown in FIG. 75, the full channel map 7600 shown in FIG. 76, and the full channel map 8000).

The control unit 340 detects a fifth user action for requesting a recent viewing channel map (S2350). In some embodiments, the fifth user action may be a user action pressing a hotkey for a recently viewed channel map or a user action pressing a menu item for a recently viewed channel map.

In response to the fifth user action detection, the controller 340 controls to display a recent view channel map including the broadcast channel, the human channel, and the app channel displayed within the predetermined period (S2355). Here, the recent viewing channel map may be the latest viewing channel map 7910 shown in FIG. The predetermined period may be 1 day, 7 days, 10 days, 15 days and 30 days, and may be set to an initial value and set by a user.

83 is a diagram illustrating a process of performing a user registration method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 83, the control unit 340 controls to display a GUI for receiving user registration information (S2400). The GUI may be displayed upon user request at the first run of the electronic device 300 (at boot time). The user registration information may include at least one of a device serial number, a name, a user ID, a password, access information, gender information, date of birth, country information, and local information. The connection information may include at least one of an e-mail address, a SIP address, an IP address, a port number, a Mac address, an SNS account, and a URL.

84 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for receiving user registration information.

84, the display 302 may display the GUI 8400 in step S2400. The GUI 8400 is for receiving user registration information. The GUI 8400 includes an input box for receiving a user ID, a password and a first name and a last name, a check box for selecting gender information, and a date of birth, And a list box for selecting a list box. The button (Next) is for displaying the next screen, and the button (Exit) is for terminating the progress of the user registration method. The control unit 340 can control the display of the next step in response to the detection of the user action of pressing the button Next and the progress of the user registration method is terminated in response to the detection of the user action of pressing the button Exit .

The control unit 340 controls the GUI for selecting the SNS site to be displayed (S2410). In the case of detecting the user action of pressing the button Next, the control unit 340 may control the GUI to be displayed in response to the user action detection. The list of the SNS sites can be stored in advance, and the control unit 340 can display the previously stored list on the GUI.

85 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for selecting an SNS site.

85, the display 302 may display the GUI 8500 in step S2410. The GUI 8500 includes check boxes 8521 to 8520 for selecting each of the SNS sites 8511 to 8519 and SNS sites 8511 to 8519 and a check for selecting all of the SNS sites 8511 to 8519 And a box 8530. Fig. Here, the list of the SNS sites 8511 to 8519 may be stored in the storage unit 345 in advance. Further, the list of the SNS sites 8511 to 8519 can be updated.

The control unit 340 controls to display a GUI for receiving authentication information for the SNS site (S2420). In the case of detecting the user action of pressing the button Next, the control unit 340 may control the GUI to be displayed in response to the user action detection. The authentication information may include a user ID and a password. Also, the user ID may be an e-mail address registered in the SNS site.

The GUI may be displayed as many as the number of SNS sites selected in step S2410. That is, a GUI for receiving authentication information of each selected SNS site can be displayed.

86 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for receiving authentication information for an SNS site.

86, the display 302 may display the GUI 8600 in step S2420. The GUI 8600 includes an input box for inputting a user ID (Email ID) and a password for the SNS site indicated by the icon 8610 and the icon 8610. [

The control unit 340 controls to display a GUI for confirming channel scan execution (S2430). In the case of detecting the user action of pressing the button Next, the control unit 340 may control the GUI to be displayed in response to the user action detection.

87 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for confirmation of channel scan execution.

87, the display 302 may display the GUI 8700 in step S2430. The GUI 8700 may include a prompt 8710 for asking whether to perform a channel scan, a button for selecting a channel scan to be performed (Yes), and a button for selecting a channel scan not performed. The control unit 340 may control the interface providing method for the channel scan of FIG. 88 to proceed in response to the user action detection for selecting the button (Yes).

The user registration information and the authentication information for the SNS site inputted during the process of the user registration method of FIG. 83 may be transmitted to the server 10 at the input step and may be transmitted to the server 10 after step S2430.

88 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an interface for channel scanning according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 88, the control unit 340 controls to display a GUI for selecting a scan method (S2500). The GUI can be displayed automatically or after a user request, after a server registration method has been executed, can be displayed at a user request at any time, and can be displayed at the time of updating. The scanning method may include at least one of an auto scan and a manual scan. The GUI may also include a scan method option for selecting at least one scan method.

89 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for selecting a scanning method.

89, the display 302 may display the GUI 8900 in step S2500. The GUI 8900 includes a scan method option 8910 for selecting an automatic scan and a scan method option 8920 for selecting a manual scan.

The control unit 340 determines whether the scan method option is selected (S2510).

If the scan method option for instructing automatic scanning is selected, the control unit 340 controls the GUI for selecting a service type to be displayed (S2520). The GUI may include a service type option for selecting at least one service type. Here, the service type indicates one of a broadcast channel, an app channel, and a human channel.

90 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for selecting a service type.

90, the display 302 may display the GUI 9000 in step S2520. The GUI 9000 includes a service type option 9010 for selecting a channel scan of a broadcast channel, a service type option 9020 for selecting a channel scan of an app channel, and a service type option for selecting a channel scan of a human channel 9030).

The control unit 340 determines whether a service type option provided by the GUI for selecting a service type is selected (S2530).

If the specific service type option is selected, the control unit 340 controls the channel scan for the channel associated with the selected service type option to proceed (S2540). For example, when the service type option 9010 is selected, the control unit 340 controls the channel scan for the broadcast channel to proceed. If the service type option 9030 is selected, It is possible to control the channel scan to proceed.

91 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for displaying a progress state of a human channel scan.

91, the display 302 may display the screen 9100 in step S2540. The screen 9100 displays a status bar 9110 indicating the progress status of the human channel scan. Also, the screen 9100 displays a list 9120 of SNS sites to be subjected to the human channel scan. The SNS site included in the SNS site list 9120 may be an SNS site selected during the user registration method of FIG. Also, the screen 9100 can display an area 9130 displaying the scan result up to now. A button (Skip) on the screen 9100 is for selecting to stop the channel scan and display the scan results up to the present time, and a button (Exit) for selecting the end of the channel scan. The control unit 340 may stop the channel scan in response to the detection of the user action for selecting the button (Skip) and proceed to step S2550. In addition, the control unit 340 controls the channel scan to be terminated in response to detection of a user action for selecting a button (Exit).

The control unit 340 controls the channel scan result to be displayed (S2550). The control unit 340 may control the channel scan result to be displayed when the channel scan is completed.

Also, when a user action to select a button (Skip) on the screen 9100 is detected, the control unit 340 may control the channel scan result to be displayed in response to the user action detection. Here, the displayed channel scan result is a channel scan result until the channel scan is stopped.

FIG. 92 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a screen displaying a result of a human channel scan. FIG.

92, the display 302 may display the screen 9200 in step S2550. Screen 9200 displays the human channel scan results.

The screen 920 includes an SNS account selection area 9210, an update statistical information area 9220, a channel input box 9230, an SNS site selection area 9250, an icon 9201 for displaying the selected SNS site, ), A button (Back), and a button (Home). The SNS account selection area 9210 includes a picture 9211 of the currently selected SNS account, a button 9213 for selecting a previous SNS account, a button 9215 for selecting the next SNS account, and an SNS account And an indication 9217 indicating the order number of the currently selected SNS account.

The update statistical information area 9220 displays update statistical information of the selected SNS account 9211. [ Wherein the update statistical information may include at least one of an updated number of videos, a number of pictures, and a number of messages.

The channel input box 9230 displays the channel number assigned to the selected SNS account 9211. If no channel number is assigned to the selected SNS account 9211, the channel input box 9230 may be displayed blank. The user can input a channel number to be allocated to the selected SNS account 9211 in the channel input box 9230. [

The SNS site selection area 9250 displays an icon of the SNS site. When the user selects an icon displayed in the SNS site selection area 9250, the control unit 340 controls the SNS account selected in the SNS account selection area 9210 to select the SNS account scanned at the SNS site indicated by the selected icon.

The icon 9201 displays the currently selected SNS site. The user can select the scanned SNS account in the SNS site indicated by the icon 9201 in the SNS account selection area 9210. [

The button Add is for requesting the configuration of the channel map, the button Back is for requesting display of the previous screen, and the button Home is for requesting display of the homepage of the selected SNS account 9211. [

93 is a view showing another embodiment of a screen displaying the result of the human channel scan.

93, the display 302 may display the screen 9300 in step S2550. Screen 9300 is a screen for displaying the result of the human channel scan. The screen 9300 may include an acquaintance list area 9310, a mutual acquaintance list area 9320, a scan result statistical information area 9330, and an SNS site selection area 9350.

The SNS site selection area 9350 corresponds to the SNS site selection area 9250 in FIG. 92, and the description of FIG. 92 is used for the specific description below. The acquaintance list area 9310 displays a list of acquaintances registered in the SNS site selected in the SNS site selection area 9350. [ The user can select a specific acquaintance in the acquaintance list area 9310. [ The acquaintance list area 9310 can display the SNS account of the acquaintance.

The mutual acquaintance list area 9320 displays a list of mutual acquaintances selected in the acquaintance list area 9310. [ The mutual acquaintance list area 9320 can display the mutual acquaintance's SNS account. The connection status indication 9311 and the connection status indication 9315 indicate the connection status of the respective acquaintances and the connection status indication 9311 indicates that the connection status indicators 8111, 8121, 8131, and 8141 of FIG. And the connection status indicator 9315 may indicate one of the online statuses indicated by the connection status indications 8115, 8125, 8135, and 8145 in FIG. 81.

The information area 9330 displays the human channel availability 9331 of the destination selected in the acquaintance list area 9310, the human channel number 9333 assigned to the selected destination, and the number of mutual acquaintances 9335 of the selected acquaintances do.

The user can select a specific SNS account among the SNS accounts displayed in the acquaintance list area 9310 and the mutual-name list area 9320, and assign a channel number to the selected specific SNS account.

The control unit 340 forms a channel map (S2560). The control unit 340 may proceed to step S2560 if it detects a user action requesting channel assignment for a specific SNS account on the screen displaying the channel scan result. Here, the user action may be a user action for selecting the button (Add) in FIG.

92, the control unit 340 assigns the channel number input to the channel input box 9230 to the selected SNS account 9211 in response to the user action detection do. The control unit 340 also transmits information associating the selected SNS account 9211, the channel number entered in the channel input box 9230, and the channel number entered in the channel input box 9230 with the selected SNS account 9211, Can be stored in the channel map. Here, the human channel map may be the human channel map shown in FIG. 12 and the dormant channel map shown in FIG. 97.

Step S2560 may include a process of performing the method of configuring the human channel map of FIG. 13 or a method of configuring the method of FIG. 34 of FIG. The screen 9200 in FIG. 92 and the screen 9300 in FIG. 93 may be the first GUI for receiving a human address in step S100 and include an SNS account selection area 9210, a contact list area 9320, The SNS account displayed in the area 9330 may be a selectable human address listed in the first GUI.

FIG. 94 is a flowchart illustrating a method of performing a human channel scanning method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 94, the electronic device 9410 transmits an acquaintment information request signal for requesting the acquaintance information to the relay server 9420 (S2600). The transmitted acknowledgment information request signal may be transmitted in step S2540 of FIG. Step S2540 may include performing the human channel scanning method of FIG. Also, the acquaintance information request signal may include a user ID. Here, the user ID may be an account of the relay server 9420 and may be information registered in the server 10 during the execution of the user registration method of FIG. In some embodiments, the acquaintance information request signal may further include one or more SNS accounts, and may include a password for the included SNS account and an SNS site name to which the SNS account belongs.

The relay server 9420 transmits an acquaintment information request signal for requesting the acquaintance information to the first SNS server 9430 (S2610). The server 9420 may be the server 10 and the transmitted acknowledgment information request signal may include an account of the first SNS server 9430 and may further include the password of the account. The account and password of the first SNS server 9430 may be stored in the relay server 9420 and may be transmitted to the server 10 during the execution of the user registration method of Figure 83, May be included in the acquaintance information request signal transmitted from the user.

The relay server 9420 can associate and store one or a plurality of SNS accounts and user IDs. When receiving the acquaintance information request signal from the electronic device 9410, the relay server 9420 searches the SNS account associated with the user ID and transmits an acquaintance information request signal to the SNS server to which the retrieved SNS account belongs.

The relay server 9420 transmits an acquaintment information request signal for requesting the acquaintance information to the second SNS server 9440 (S2620). The transmitted acknowledgment information request signal may include an account of the second SNS server (9440), and may further include a password of the account.

The first SNS server 9430 transmits an acquaintment information signal including the acquaintance information to the relay server 9420 (S2630). The acquaintance information may include an SNS account for acquaintances of the SNS account included in the acquaintance information request signal transmitted in step S2610. The acquaintance information may further include at least one of the name of the acquaintance, the SNS site IP address, the port number, the SNS site name, and the update information of the SNS account. The first SNS server 9430 may be the server 20 and may be one of the SNS servers selected during the process of the user registration method of FIG. Also, the first SNS server 9430 may have the SNS site name included in the acquaintance information request signal transmitted in step S2600.

The second SNS server 9440 transmits an acquaintance information signal including the acquaintance information to the relay server 9420 (S2640). The acquaintance information may include an SNS account for acquaintances of the SNS account included in the acquaintance information request signal transmitted in step S2620. The acquaintance information may further include at least one of the name of the acquaintance, the SNS site IP address, the port number, the SNS site name, and the update information of the SNS account. The first SNS server 9440 may be the server 20 and may be one of the SNS servers selected during the process of the user registration method of FIG. Also, the first SNS server 9430 may have the SNS site name included in the acquaintance information request signal transmitted in step S2600.

The relay server 9420 consolidates the received acquaintance information (S2650). Here, the relay server 9420 may integrate the acquaintance information transmitted from the first SNS server 9430 and the acquaintance information transmitted from the first SNS server 9440. The relay server 9420 may also integrate the stored information with the acquaintance information transmitted from the first SNS server 9430 or the acquaintance information transmitted from the first SNS server 9440. [ The stored information may be user registration information transmitted by the electronic device 300 and authentication information for the SNS site during the user registration method of FIG. The relay server 9420 can integrate the stored information and the received acquaintance information based on the name or the SNS account.

The relay server 9420 transmits an acquaintment information signal including the acquaintance information to the electronic device 9410 (S2660). The acquaintance information may be the information transmitted in step S2650, or the information selected in the transmitted information. In some embodiments, the acquaintance information may include at least one of a name of an acquaintance, an SNS site name, an SNS account, and a user ID. In some embodiments, the acquaintance information may include a name of the acquaintance, access information, and a user ID. In some embodiments, the acquaintance information may include a name of the acquaintance, access information, an SNS site name, an SNS account, and a user ID.

The electronic device 9410 stores the received acquaintance information (S2670). The electronic device 9410 can temporarily store the received acquaintance information and store it permanently. The stored information may be displayed as a channel scan result in step S2550 of FIG.

The electronic device 9410 can configure the Humman channel map using the received acquaintance information. The information included in the connection information maps 1230, 1240, 1250, 1260, and 1270 in FIG. 12 or 97 can be obtained from the received acquaintance information.

In some embodiments, the relay server 9420 can perform steps S2650 and S2660 each time the acquaintance information is received. In other words, the relay server 9420 can perform steps S2640 and S2660 using the acquaintance information received in step S2630, and perform steps S2640 and S2660 using the acquaintance information received in step S2640.

95 is a flowchart illustrating a method of constructing a channel map according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 95, the display 302 displays a GUI for receiving a human address (S2700). The GUI 1010 of FIG. 10, the GUI 1110 of FIG. 11, the GUI 2700 of FIG. 27, the GUI 2900 of FIG. 29, It may be one of the GUI 3100 of FIG. 31, the screen 9200 of FIG. 92, and the screen 9300 of FIG.

The control unit 340 detects a first user action that specifies a human address (S2710).

In response to the detection of the first user action, the control unit 340 determines whether there is a channel number allocated to the acquaintance associated with the designated human address (S2720).

If the channel number exists, the controller 340 displays the channel number (S2730). For example, the channel number may be displayed in the input box 9230 of FIG. 92, the input box 9333 of FIG. 93, and displayed on a separately displayed message. The channel number among the channel numbers listed in the channel number area 2710 of the GUI 2700 of Fig. 27 and the channel number area 2910 of the GUI 2900 of Fig. 29 can be highlighted and displayed, The channel number may be displayed in a channel number field 3140 of the channel number field 3100.

The control unit 340 detects a second user action for specifying the channel number (S2740). In an embodiment of screen 9200 of Figure 92, the second user action may be a user action pressing the button Add, and in the embodiment of Figure 93, screen 9300, It may be a user action of pressing a button (e.g., an OK button on the remote control) for completing input of the channel number in the box 9333. [ In the embodiment of the GUI 2700 of Fig. 27, the GUI 2900 of Fig. 29, and the GUI 3100 of Fig. 31, the second user action is the same as the second user action of step S802 of Fig. It may be a user action involving an action. The channel number may be the same as the channel number retrieved in step S2720.

In response to the detection of the second user action, the controller 340 stores information associating the human address, the channel number, and the channel number with the human address in the human channel map (S2750). If the channel number is the same as the channel number retrieved in step S2720, a plurality of human addresses of the same person are assigned to one channel number.

The control unit 340 determines whether another human address of an acquaintance associated with the designated human address exists (S2760).

If another human address exists, the control unit 340 controls the other human address to be displayed (S2770).

96 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) that displays other human addresses of an acquaintance having a human address associated with a channel number.

96, the display 302 may display the message 9600 in step S2770. Message 9600 lists the SNS account that is the other human address. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the human address specified in step S2710 is a human address of Lisa. The message 9600 lists the SNS accounts 9601, 9603, 9605, and 9607, which are other human addresses of the Lisa, and may include buttons 9610 and buttons 9620. Also, the check boxes 9631, 9633, 9635, and 9637 may not be displayed in step S2770.

The control unit 340 displays a GUI for receiving a human address (S2780). When detecting the action of pressing the button 9610 in Fig. 96, the GUI can be displayed. Where the display 302 is capable of displaying a message 9600 that includes an SNS account 9601, 9603, 9605, 9607, checkboxes 9631, 9633, 9635, 9637, button 9610 and button 9620 have.

In some embodiments, steps S2770 and S2780 may be performed as one step of providing the different human address and displaying a GUI for receiving a human address from among the different human addresses. The GUI may be a message 9600 that includes an SNS account 9601, 9603, 9605, 9607, checkboxes 9631, 9633, 9635, 9637, button 9610 and button 9620.

The control unit 340 detects a third user action designating a human address (S2790). Where the third user action may be a user action that pushes the button 9610 of the message 9600 displayed in step S2780.

In response to the detection of the third user action, the control unit 340 stores the information associating the human address, the channel number, and the channel number with the human address in the human channel map (S2795). Here, the human address is a human address checked in the check boxes 9631, 9633, 9635, and 9637, and the channel number is the channel number stored in step S2750.

97 is a diagram showing another preferred embodiment of the human channel map.

The human channel map 1210 of FIG. 97 further includes a channel number 80 associated with a plurality of human addresses. The channel number 80 is associated with an acquaintance (Lisa), and the acquaintance (Lisa) has a plurality of human addresses (Lisa@TV.com, Lisa@SNS.com, and Lisa@facebook.com). Namely, Lisa@TV.com, Lisa@SNS.com, and Lisa@facebook.com, respectively.

When the pointer indicates a specific table, the control unit 340 can confirm that the corresponding channel number is associated with a plurality of human addresses. For example, since the pointer 9701 of the channel number 80 indicates the table 9700, the control unit 340 confirms that the channel number 80 is associated with a plurality of human addresses.

Table 9700 includes human addresses Lisa@TV.com, Lisa@SNS.com and Lisa@facebook.com associated with channel number 80, and Lisa@TV.com, Lisa@SNS.com and Lisa@facebook.com, Each pointer is included. The pointer may indicate the location where information associated with the human address is stored.

The pointer 9711 indicates the location where the information associated with Lisa@TV.com is stored. In other words, the pointer 9711 indicates the third row of the third connection information map 1250. The IP address associated with Lisa@TV.com is 207.63.107.105, the port number associated with Lisa@TV.com is 80, and the account is Lisa. The channel of Lisa@TV.com can be connected by the connection type indicated by type 3.

Pointer 9712 indicates the location where information associated with Lisa@facebook.com is stored. That is, the pointer 9712 indicates the fourth row of the third connection information map 1250. The IP address associated with Lisa@facebook.com is 204.62.101.95, the port number associated with Lisa@facebook.com is 80, and the account is Lisa. The channel of Lisa@facebook.com can be connected by a type 3 connection.

The pointer 9713 indicates the location where the information associated with Lisa@SNS.com is stored. In other words, the pointer 9713 indicates the fifth row of the third connection information map 1250. The IP address associated with Lisa@SNS.com is 205.52.108.96, the port number associated with Lisa@SNS.com is 80, and the account is Lisa. The channel of Lisa@SNS.com can be connected by the connection type indicated by type 3.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment in which the pointers 9711, 9712, and 9713 indicate the rows of the third connection information map 1250, and the pointers 9711, 9712, You can tell.

FIG. 98 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a human channel service according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 98, the control unit 340 detects a user action requesting switching to the human channel mode (S2800). In some embodiments, the user action may be a user action that the user presses one of the up, down, right, or left arrow keys of the remote control and the user who presses the mode change key (e.g., a color button) Action.

In response to the user action detection, the control unit 340 controls the display of the human channel map (S2810). Here, the display 302 may display the human channel map 7220 shown in FIG. 72 with the human channel map.

The control unit 340 detects a user action for designating the channel number (S2820).

In response to the user action detection, the controller 340 determines whether there are a plurality of human addresses associated with the channel number (S2830). Here, the control unit 340 can confirm whether there are a plurality of human addresses associated with the channel number by using the human chromatic map. For example, when the channel number 77 is specified in step S2820, it can be confirmed that the channel number 77 is associated with one human address through the human channel map of FIG. If the channel number 80 is specified in step S2820, the channel number 80 is associated with a plurality of human addresses (Lisa@TV.com, Lisa@SNS.com, and Lisa@facebook.com) through the human channel map in FIG. 97 .

If there are a plurality of human addresses, the control unit 340 controls the GUI to be displayed to receive the human address (S2840).

99 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for receiving a human address.

Referring to FIG. 99, the display 302 may display the GUI 9900 in the GUI for designating the human address when a user action indicating the channel number 80 is detected in step S2820. GUI 9900 lists the human addresses associated with channel number 80, Lisa@TV.com, Lisa@SNS.com, and Lisa@facebook.com.

The control unit 340 detects a user action designating a human address (S2850). For example, the user action may be a user action that presses a particular key (e.g., a confirmation key) on the remote control, with the indicator 9901 of Figure 99 being located at a particular human address. The user action specifies the human address where the indicator 9901 is located.

The control unit 340 connects to the human address (S2860). If a plurality of human addresses are not associated with the channel number specified in step S2820, the controller 340 connects to the human address associated with the channel number specified in step S2820. If there are a plurality of human addresses associated with the channel number specified in step S2820, the controller 340 connects to the human address specified in step S2850.

As a result of the connection, the control unit 340 displays at least one of a web page associated with the SNS account of the SNS server, a screen currently shot on the electronic device, a broadcast channel viewed by the user of the electronic device, can do. Here, the web page associated with the SNS account of the SNS server may be the home page.

The step S2860 may include at least one step included in the process of receiving the contents of the human channel of FIGS. 19 through 21, and may be included in the process of establishing a connection between the electronic device and the electronic device of FIG. At least one step that has been performed.

100 is a view showing another embodiment of a screen displaying contents of a human channel map and a selected human channel.

Referring to FIG. 100, the controller 340 may control the screen 1000 to be displayed as a result of connection in step S2860. A screen 10000 is a screen on which a web page received from the SNS server is displayed.

The screen 10000 includes a list area 10010, a user information area 10020, a statistical information area 10030, a contact list area 10040, a video link 10051, a picture link 10053, and a message link 10054 . The list area 10010 displays the user's question and the answers of the acquaintances to the question, the user information area 10020 displays brief introduction information for the user, and the statistical information area 10030 displays the statistical information . Also, the acquaintance list area 10040 displays a follow and a follower, a video link 10051 is a link that links an uploaded video file to a web page viewable, and a photo link 10053 And a message link 10054 is a link for linking to a web page where a message exchanged between a user and an acquaintance can be viewed.

101 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displaying an electronic program guide (EPG) for a human channel according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 101, the control unit 340 may control the electronic program guide 10100 for the human channel to be displayed. The electronic program guide 10100 may be displayed when a user action is requested to request an EPG while the human channel is being displayed. If a user action to request an EPG is detected while a broadcast channel is being displayed, the control unit 340 may control the EPG for the broadcast channel to be displayed.

 Remote control 304 may include a button for requesting electronic program guide 10100 for the human channel. If the user action to press the button is sensed, the control unit 340 may control the electronic program guide 10100 to be displayed in response to the user action detection.

The electronic program guide 10100 includes a human indication cell 10111 in the first row and one column and a human channel indication cell 10112 in the first row and second column and includes the date cells 10113 to 10118 in the remaining columns of the first row . The human indication cell 10111 indicates information indicating that the human cells are arranged in the first column, the human channel indication cell 10112 indicates information indicating that the channel cells are listed in the second column, and the date cells 10113 - 10118) displays the date.

In some embodiments, if there is no event associated with a particular date, the date cell representing that particular date may not be displayed. In addition, a date cell may be displayed in the order of a date cell 10113 representing a current date to a date cell 10114 representing a later date.

The electronic program guide 10100 includes the human cells 10121, 10131 and 10141 in the remaining rows of the first column, the channel cells 10122, 10132 and 10142 in the remaining rows of the second column, (10123, 10134). The human cells 10121, 10131, and 10141 each display information associated with the owner of the human channel. Here, the human cell can display a picture of the owner of the human channel. The channel cells 10122, 10132, and 10142 each indicate the number of the human channel. The channel cells 10122, 10132, and 10142 may further display the human address of the owner of the human channel. In some embodiments, human cells 10121, 10131, and 10141 may not be displayed.

The event cell is associated with a specific human cell, a specific channel cell, and a specific date cell depending on the location. That is, an event cell is associated with a human cell and a channel cell in the same row, and is associated with a date cell in the same column. An event cell is also associated with an event associated with a date displayed by a date cell of the same row among events associated with a human channel having a channel number indicated by the channel cell of the same row.

The event cell may display at least a portion of event information that is information about an event associated with the event cell. Here, the event information includes an SNS account associated with the event, and may include information on the SNS site where the event was uploaded, information on the type of event, title of the event, date of the event, and detailed information of the event. The event may include at least one of a schedule, an event, an anniversary, and contents.

The event cell may display at least one of event titles 10151, 10152, and 10153, event icons 10161 and 10162, and event source displays 10171, 10172, and 10173. The event cell can also display a reminder display 10191, which is an indication for the reminder. Here, the reminder display 10191 can be displayed when a reminder for the event is set, and when the reminder is set, an alarm for the event can be displayed as a message and transmitted to the mobile device. The reminder settings can be set according to the user's request.

When the event cell is associated with a plurality of events, event information for a plurality of events can be displayed, respectively. For example, event cell 10134 displays a plurality of events 10172, 10173.

FIG. 102 is a view showing an example of a screen in which detailed information of an event is displayed on an electronic program guide according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 102, the control unit 340 may sense a user action of selecting a date cell of the electronic program guide 10200. In response to the user action detection, control can be made to display the details 10210 of the event associated with the date cell. For example, if a user action to select a date cell 10243 is sensed, in response to the user action detection, the control unit 340 may generate detailed information 10210 for the event "Match" associated with the date cell 10243 ) Is displayed.

103 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a screen in which a channel number is selected on an electronic program guide according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 103, the control unit 340 may detect a user action of selecting a human cell of the electronic program guide 10300. In response to the user action detection, the control unit 340 may control the content of the human channel indicated by the human cell to be displayed. For example, when detecting a user action for selecting the human cell 10341, in response to the detection of the user action, the control unit 340 determines whether the content of the Sweety human channel, which is the person indicated by the human cell 10341, Respectively.

104 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a screen displaying contents of a human channel.

104, when a user action for selecting a human cell 10341 is sensed, in response to the detection of the user action, the control unit 340 controls the content of the Sweety human channel, which is the person indicated by the human cell 10341 The content 10400 can be displayed. Screen 10400 may also display a picture 10410 of owner Sweet, a Sweety 10420, which is the human address of owner Sweet, and a channel number 10430 of Sweet's human channel.

If the content 10400 is a video file, the control unit 340 may further display a time guide graph 10450 indicating the time displayed during the entire playback time of the video file. In the time guide graph 10450, area 10451 indicates the displayed amount, area 10452 indicates the amount to be displayed, and delimiter 10455 indicates the position of the image currently displayed.

105 to 107 are views showing an embodiment in which an electronic program guide according to the present invention is dragged.

105 to 107, when a point 10501 is positioned in the third column of the electronic program guide 10500 and a down event is detected and at least one subsequent drag event is detected, a down event and dragging In response to the detection of the event, the control unit 340 moves the pointer 10501 to the position 10601, and displays a part of the date cell 10610 indicating the elapsed date between the moved price of the pointer and the event of the elapsed date And at least a portion 10620 of the event cell associated with the event cell. Where the down event may be a user action that selects the channel cell 10513 and may be a user action that selects one of the event cells 10523, 10533, 10543.

If an up event is detected after the detection of the at least one dragging event, the control unit 340 displays the electronic program guide 10700 including the added column 10710. The added column 10710 includes a date cell 10713 indicating an elapsed date and event cells 10723, 10733 and 10743 associated with an event of an elapsed date. The event cell 10723 displays the contents uploaded on the corresponding date (10751, 10752).

108 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a screen on which a list of contents is displayed on an electronic program guide according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 108, the control unit 340 may detect a user action of selecting an event cell 10823 of the electronic program guide 10800. FIG. In response to the user action detection, the control unit 340 may control to display a content list 10850 associated with the event cell 10823. [ Where content list 10850 may be a list of events associated with event cell 10823 and may be a list of content uploaded to the server on a date associated with event cell 10823. [ The server may be a server 10 and a server 20, and the content may be uploaded to a server to which an account associated with the human channel of channel number 101 belongs. And the account may be an SNS account.

FIG. 109 is a view showing an embodiment of a screen displaying a preview of a selected content in the list of contents of FIG. 108. FIG.

109, the control unit 340 may sense a user action of selecting a specific item in the items 10911, 10913, and 10915 included in the content list 10910 displayed in the electronic program guide 10900. [ In response to the user action detection, the control unit 340 may control the preview 10950 of the content indicated by the selected specific item to be displayed. Here, the preview may be produced separately from the content, may be a partial section of the content, or may be an entire section of the content.

For example, when detecting a user action for selecting item 10914, the control unit 340 causes the preview of the content indicated by item 10914 to be displayed in area 10950, in response to the detection of the user action . Also, when a user action to select the preview area 10950 is detected, the control unit 340 can control the content indicated by the item 10914 to be displayed in full screen. In this case, the content may overlap on the electronic program guide 10900, or the electronic program guide 10900 may temporarily disappear from the screen while the content is being displayed.

FIG. 110 is a view showing an embodiment of a screen displaying a graphical user interface for generating an event.

Referring to FIG. 110, the control unit 340 may detect a user action of selecting a cell included in a row associated with a user's human channel on the electronic program guide 11000. FIG. In response to the user action detection, the controller 340 may control the display of the graphical user interface 11010 for generating an event. For example, the event cell 11024 is located in the same row as the channel cell 11022 indicating channel number 0, the human channel having channel number 0 means the human channel of the owner of the electronic device 300, Since cell 11022 further indicates a human address Mike, the owner of electronic device 300 is Mike. If the control unit 340 detects a user action for selecting the event cell 11024, the control unit 340 controls the graphic user interface 11010 to be displayed in response to the user action detection.

The graphic user interface 11010 includes a first area 11011 for inputting a title (or a subject) of an event, a second area 11013 for inputting a date of the event, and a third area 11013 for inputting detailed information of the event. (11015).

FIG. 111 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen to which an event is input in the graphical user interface of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 111, "Match" is entered as the tightness of the event in the first area 11111 of the graphical user interface 1110 and "12 Mar '11" is entered as the date of the event in the second area 11113 In the third area 11115, detailed information of the event is "I am going to watch the India -Aus Match from 3:00 PM. You guys have invited to my place. I have ...."

FIG. 112 is a diagram showing a screen in which an electronic program guide according to the present invention, which reflects an event input in FIG. 111, is displayed.

112, when the entry of the event shown in FIG. 111 is completed, the control unit 340 inputs the event cell 11224 associated with the date "12 Mar '11" of the electronic program guide 11200 in FIG. So that at least a part of the event information is displayed. Where event cell 11224 is located in a row that points to Mike's human channel, which is the owner of electronic device 300. [

111 is completed, the control unit 340 can control the event information input in FIG. 111 to be transmitted to the server 10, the server 20, and other electronic devices. Here, the control unit 340 may detect an SNS account associated with Mike in the human channel map, and control the uploading of the event information to the detected SNS account. In addition, the control unit 340 may acquire the address of the electronic device transmitted for each of the human channels included in the human channel map in the human channel map, and control the event information to be transmitted to the obtained address.

The electronic program guide 11201 is displayed on Sally's electronic device. The event information input in FIG. 111 is displayed in the event cell 11234 associated with the row indicating the Mike's human channel and the date "12 Mar '11 ". Sally's electronic device is receiving the event information directly from Mike's electronic device and can receive it via the server 10 or the server 20.

113 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a service information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 113, the controller 340 controls the content of the human channel to be displayed (S2900). Here, the display 302 can display the screen 1500 of FIG. 15, the screen 1600 of FIG. 16, the screen 1700 of FIG. 17, the screen 10000 of FIG. 100, and the screen 10400 of FIG. 104 .

The control unit 340 detects a user action for requesting service information (S2910).

In response to the user action detection, the control unit 340 configures the service information (S2920). The service information configured here may be event information, event information, and information related to the human channel. The configured service information may be stored in the storage unit 345.

In some embodiments, step S2920 may include performing the method of configuring the service information of FIG.

The control unit 340 controls the configured service information to be displayed (S2930). Here, the display 302 can display the electronic program guide 10100 in Fig. The configured service information may be displayed in the form of an electronic program guide 10100.

In some embodiments, step S2930 may include performing the method of displaying the service information of FIG.

The control unit 340 generates an event and controls the generated event to be transmitted (S2940).

In some embodiments, step S2940 may include performing the event generation method of FIG.

In some embodiments, step S2920 may be performed before step S2910, and the service information configured in step S2920 may be stored in storage section 345, and step S2930 may be performed after step S2910. In this case, the service information stored in step S2930 may be displayed.

Also, step S2920 may be performed initially, and may be performed when an event is additionally generated or received, and may be executed at regular intervals. The service information stored in the storage unit 345 at the time of executing the step S2920 can be updated.

114 is a diagram illustrating a process of configuring a service information configuration method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 114, the controller 340 controls to transmit an event information request signal for requesting event information (S3000). Here, the control unit 340 can request event information for each human channel, request event information for each SNS account, and request event information about a human channel included in the human channel map with one signal. In addition, the control unit 340 may transmit an event information request signal to at least one of the server 10, the server 20, and the electronic device.

In response to the event information request signal, the network interface unit 320 receives the event signal including the event information (S3010). The event signal may be received from the server 10, the server 20, and the electronic device. Here, the event information may include information on at least one event. For example, the event information may include an event 10123, an event 10152, and an event 10153 of Miranda 10132, which are events of Mike 10122 in FIG.

The event information also includes an SNS account associated with the event, and may include at least one of information on the SNS site where the event was uploaded, information on the type of event, title of the event, date of the event, and detailed information of the event . The event may have been uploaded to the site to which the SNS account belongs.

The control unit 340 maps the event and the channel number (S3020). The control unit 340 may use the channel map including at least one channel number and at least one SNS account allocated to the at least one channel number and the SNS account included in the received event information to transmit the at least one event Or one or more of the channel numbers and the at least one channel number. The channel map including at least one channel number and at least one SNS account assigned to the at least one channel number may be a human channel map and the human channel map may be a human channel map as shown in FIG. And may be a dormant channel map as shown.

The control unit 340 maps the event to a channel number when the SNS account of the event is the same as the SNS account assigned to the channel number. For example, event 10123 and event 10152, which are events of Mike 10122 in FIG. 101, may be mapped to channel number 101, and event 10153 of Miranda 10132 may be mapped to channel number 110 .

The controller 340 forms a guide screen for displaying events mapped to channel numbers and channel numbers (S3030). Here, the controller 340 can sort the channel number and the mapped event according to the date of the event, and sort the event by the mapped channel number. In addition, the controller 340 can select and process event information to be displayed in the event cell. The event information to be displayed in the event cell may be the title of the event, and may include at least one of an icon indicating the SNS site where the event was uploaded and an icon of the event.

115 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying a service information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

115, the control unit 340 controls the electronic program guide to be displayed (S3100). Here, the display 302 can display the electronic program guide 10100 in Fig.

The control unit 340 detects a user action for selecting an event cell (S3105).

In response to the user action detection, the controller 340 displays detailed information of the event associated with the selected event cell (S3110). Here, the display 302 can display the detailed information 10210 of FIG.

The control unit 340 detects a user action for selecting a human cell or a channel cell (S3115).

In response to the user action detection, the controller 340 controls the content of the selected human cell or the human channel indicated by the channel number associated with the selected channel cell to be displayed (S3120). Here, the display 302 can display the contents 10400 of FIG.

The control unit 340 detects a user action of selecting a date cell or an event cell (S3125). The user action of selecting a date cell or event cell may be a down event.

The control unit 340 detects a user action for dragging the selected cell in step S3125 (S3130). Here, the display 302 can display the electronic program guide 10600 in Fig.

The control unit 340 detects a user action of dropping the dragged date cell (S3135). The user action to drop the dragged date cell may be an up event.

In response to the user action detection, the control unit 340 displays the date cell and the event cell associated with the elapsed date on the electronic program guide (S3140). Where the display 302 can display the electronic program guide 10700 of Fig.

The control unit 340 detects a user action for selecting an event cell associated with the elapsed date (S3145).

In response to detecting the user action. The control unit 340 displays a list of contents associated with the selected event cell (S3150). Where the display 302 may display the content list 10850 of FIG.

The control unit 340 detects a user action for selecting one of the items included in the list of contents (S3155).

The control unit 340 controls the content associated with the selected item to be displayed (S3160). Here, the control unit 340 may display a preview of the content. The content can also be displayed in full screen and displayed in a predetermined area on the electronic program guide. For example, the content may be displayed in the area 10950 of FIG.

FIG. 116 is a flowchart illustrating an event generation method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 116, the controller 340 detects a user action of selecting an event cell associated with a channel number indicating a user's human channel (S3200). For example, the event cell associated with the channel number indicating the user's human channel may be the event cell 11024 of FIG.

In response to the user action detection, the controller 340 controls the graphic user interface for generating an event to be displayed (S3210). Where the display 302 may display the graphical user interface 11010 of FIG.

The control unit 340 maps the event indicated by the event information input through the graphical user interface to a channel number indicating a user's human channel (S3220).

The control unit 340 transmits the input event information and the SNS account allocated to the user's human channel to the server (S3230). Here, the server may be a server to which the SNS account belongs, and may be the server 10. In case of being transmitted to the server 10, the server 10 transmits the received event information and the SNS account allocated to the user's human channel to the SNS site to which the SNS account belongs.

The control unit 340 displays at least a part of the input event information in the event cell associated with the mapped channel number and the date included in the input event information (S3230). Where the display 302 may display the electronic program guide 11200 of FIG.

The electronic device and its operation method according to the present invention are not limited to the configuration and method of the embodiments described above but can be applied to all or some of the embodiments so that various modifications can be made. Or may be selectively combined.

Meanwhile, the method of operating the electronic device of the present invention can be implemented as a code that can be read by a processor on a recording medium readable by the processor included in the electronic device. The processor-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by the processor is stored. Examples of the recording medium that can be read by the processor include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave such as transmission over the Internet . In addition, the processor-readable recording medium may be distributed over network-connected computer systems so that code readable by the processor in a distributed fashion can be stored and executed.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

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Requesting an external server for event information including information about at least one event;
Receiving the event information in response to the request;
Using at least one channel number and at least one channel map including at least one SNS account assigned to the at least one channel number and an SNS account included in the received event information, Mapping one of the at least one channel number and the at least one channel number; And
Displaying at least one of the at least one channel number and at least one or more channel numbers and at least a portion of information about an event mapped to the one or more channel numbers,
The event information includes an SNS account associated with an event, and further includes at least one of information on an SNS site where an event is uploaded, information on an event type, a title of an event, a date of an event,
Wherein mapping one or more of the at least one event to one of the at least one channel number comprises:
Further comprising the step of determining whether the SNS account included in the event information is identical to the SNS account assigned to the channel number. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the displayed one or more channel numbers and at least some of the displayed information are displayed in a calendar format. 11. The method of claim 10,
The calendar format includes:
Wherein the displayed one or more than one channel numbers are vertically arranged, the dates are horizontally arranged, and at least a part of the displayed information is displayed in a corresponding area for each horizontal channel number by horizontal channel number. How to provide service information. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete

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