KR102228789B1 - Receiving apparatus for internet protocol television(iptv) service and operating method of thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A receiving device for an IPTV service is disclosed. In one embodiment, a user interface is displayed on a display device, and when one of the menus of the displayed user interface is selected, the travel map image-the travel map image is divided into a plurality of first zones-is displayed. Displayed on the device, and when any one of the plurality of first areas is selected, a graphic object corresponding to the selected first area-a graphic object corresponding to the selected first area is divided into a plurality of second areas Is exposed to the display device, and when any one of the plurality of second zones is selected, a travel area list corresponding to the selected second area is displayed on the display device, and in the displayed travel area list At least one of a search button and a translation button for searching information of any one travel area is displayed on the display device.

Description

Receiving device for IPTV service and its operation method {RECEIVING APPARATUS FOR INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION(IPTV) SERVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF THEREOF}

The following embodiments relate to a receiving device for an IPTV service.

Recently, various travel programs are broadcast. However, it is difficult for users to find a program dealing with the desired subject. In particular, in the case of a senior user, it is difficult to manipulate the IPTV, and it is more difficult for the user to find a desired program.

As a related prior art, there is Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0107876 (title of the invention: IPTV tourism, travel, applicant: Seongwoo Jang). This patent publication discloses a method of easily booking a trip on an IPTV.

The receiving device according to one side displays the user interface on the display device, and when one of the menus of the displayed user interface is selected, a travel map image-the travel map image is divided into a plurality of first zones- Is displayed on the display device, and when any one of the plurality of first areas is selected, a graphic object corresponding to the selected first area-a graphic object corresponding to the selected first area is a plurality of second areas Divided into-is exposed to the display device, and when any one of the plurality of second areas is selected, a list of travel areas corresponding to the selected second area is displayed on the display device, and the displayed travel And a controller for displaying on the display device at least one of a search button and a translation button for searching information on any one travel area in the area list.

When the search button is selected, the controller may expose a preset guide phrase for the travel area on the display device.

When the translation button is selected, the controller may expose a menu corresponding to each of preset expressions for the travel area and a menu for executing a translator on the display device.

When the menu for executing the translator is selected, the controller displays an input window on the display device, displays a sentence based on the user's input on the input window, and the translation language is set to the language of the travel area. The translation of the sentence is requested to a translator, and the translation result of the sentence may be received from the translator and displayed in the input window.

When a menu corresponding to one of the preset expressions is selected, the controller exposes sentences belonging to the selected menu to the display device, and when any one of the sentences is selected, the controller displays the selected sentence. The result of translating into the language of the travel region may be exposed on the display device.

The controller may activate the microphone when the menu for executing the translator or the search button is selected.

The controller may display a representative image of each of the contents related to the travel area on the display device for each content type.

The controller may display a representative image of one or more content belonging to each content type in an area corresponding to each content type.

Each of the contents may include meta information to be classified into each content type of a travel area.

If the number of contents organized into a specific travel area among travel areas in the displayed travel area list is less than a predetermined number, the specific travel area may be deleted from the travel area list.

When the number of contents organized into a specific travel area not in the displayed travel area list exceeds a predetermined number, the specific travel area may be added to the travel area list.

When the user's spoken voice corresponds to a specific region name, the controller may display screen information corresponding to a higher classification of the classification to which the specific region name belongs, on the display device.

An operating method of a receiving device according to one side includes the steps of displaying a user interface on a display device; Displaying a travel map image on the display device when one of the menus of the displayed user interface is selected-the travel map image is divided into a plurality of first zones; When any one of the plurality of first areas is selected, exposing a graphic object corresponding to the selected first area to the display device-The graphic object corresponding to the selected first area is a plurality of second areas Divided into -; When any one of the plurality of second zones is selected, displaying a list of travel zones corresponding to the selected second zone on the display device; And displaying on the display device at least one of a search button and a translation button for searching information of any one travel area in the displayed travel area list.

The operating method of the receiving device may further include exposing a preset guide phrase for the travel area to the display device when the search button is selected.

The operating method of the receiving device may further include exposing a menu corresponding to each of the expressions preset for the travel area and a menu for executing the translator on the display device when the translation button is selected. .

The operating method of the receiving device includes displaying an input window on the display device when a menu for executing the translator is selected; Displaying a sentence based on the user's input in the input window; Requesting a translation of the sentence to a translator whose translation language is set as the language of the travel area; And receiving the translation result of the sentence from the translator and displaying it in the input window.

The operating method of the receiving device includes: when a menu corresponding to one of the preset expressions is selected, exposing sentences belonging to the selected menu to the display device; And when one of the sentences is selected, exposing a result of translating the selected sentence into a language of the travel area on the display device.

The operating method of the receiving device may further include activating a microphone when a menu for executing the translator or the search button is selected.

The operating method of the receiving device may further include displaying a representative image of each of the contents related to the travel area on the display device for each content type.

Displaying a representative image of each of the contents on the display device may include displaying a representative image of one or more contents belonging to each content type in an area corresponding to each content type.

Each of the contents may include meta information to be classified into each content type of a travel area.

If the number of contents organized into a specific travel area among travel areas in the displayed travel area list is less than a predetermined number, the specific travel area may be deleted from the travel area list.

When the number of contents organized into a specific travel area not in the displayed travel area list exceeds a predetermined number, the specific travel area may be added to the travel area list.

When the user's spoken voice corresponds to a specific region name, screen information corresponding to a higher classification of the classification to which the specific region name belongs may be displayed on the display device.

The receiving device may correspond to a set-top device.

The embodiments may help a user (eg, 55 years of age or older) feel the feeling of traveling domestically and abroad through a TV, and may provide information that aids in actual travel to the user for each travel region. have. In addition, the embodiments may reorganize the scattered travel content for each travel region, thereby making it easier for a user to find travel content related to the travel region. In addition, embodiments may simplify the translation and search user interface so that the user can easily use the translation and search function.

1 is a diagram illustrating an IPTV system according to an embodiment.
2 to 22 are diagrams for describing a screen of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment.
23 to 24 are diagrams for explaining the operation of a server according to an embodiment.
25 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a reception device according to an exemplary embodiment.
26 is a block diagram illustrating a reception device according to an embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, since various changes may be made to the embodiments, the scope of the patent application is not limited or limited by these embodiments. It is to be understood that all changes, equivalents, or substitutes to the embodiments are included in the scope of the rights.

The terms used in the examples are used for illustrative purposes only and should not be construed as limiting. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In the present specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features. It is to be understood that the presence or addition of elements or numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof does not preclude in advance.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the embodiment belongs. Terms as defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related technology, and should not be interpreted as an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application. Does not.

In addition, in the description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components regardless of the reference numerals, and redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted. In describing the embodiments, when it is determined that a detailed description of related known technologies may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the embodiments, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a diagram illustrating an IPTV system according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, an IPTV system 100 according to an embodiment includes a reception device 110 and a display device 120.

Each of the receiving device 110 and the display device 120 may correspond to a separate physical device. The receiving device 110 may correspond to, for example, a set-top box. The set-top box may be expressed differently as a set-top terminal or a set-top device. This is not limited thereto, and depending on implementation, the receiving device 110 may correspond to a cloud server. The display device 120 may correspond to, for example, a TV, but is not limited thereto. Depending on the embodiment, the reception device 110 and the display device 120 may be logically divided in one device.

According to an embodiment, the receiving device 110 displays a user interface on the display device 120. Here, the user interface is a user interface for a senior service, and includes various menus (eg, a health menu, a travel menu, etc.).

In addition, when one of the menus of the user interface displayed on the display device 120 is selected, the reception device 110 displays a travel map image on the display device 120. Here, the travel map image is divided into a plurality of first zones. For example, the travel map image is divided into Korea, Europe, Asia, South Pacific, Americas/Latin Americas, Africa, and Antarctica/Arctic.

In addition, when any one of the plurality of first areas divided on the travel map image is selected, the receiving device 110 exposes a graphic object corresponding to the selected first area to the display device 120. Here, the graphic object corresponding to the selected first area is divided into a plurality of second areas. For example, when Europe is selected, the European continent-shaped graphic object is divided into several zones. This will be described later.

In addition, when any one of the plurality of second areas divided on the graphic object corresponding to the selected first area is selected, the receiving device 110 displays a list of travel areas corresponding to the selected second area. And at least one of a search button and a translation button for searching for information on a specific travel area is displayed on the display device 120.

According to an embodiment, the IPTV system 100 includes the above-described first and second areas (large classification), a travel area list corresponding to each of the second areas (intermediate classification), and types of contents related to each travel area. Representative images for each (subclass) may be sequentially displayed on the display device 120 according to a user's selection. Accordingly, the IPTV system 100 can help a user (for example, as a senior viewer, a user who is 55 years of age or older) to feel the feeling of traveling domestically and abroad through the TV, and assist in actual travel. Giving information can be provided to users by travel area. In addition, the IPTV system 100 may reorganize the scattered travel contents for each travel region, so that the user can easily find travel contents related to the travel region. In addition, the IPTV system 100 may simplify a translation and search user interface (UI) so that a user can easily use a translation and search function.

2 to 22 are diagrams for describing a screen of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2, the reception device 110 outputs screen information of an IPTV service to the display device 120. The screen shown in FIG. 2 corresponds to screen information output to the display device 120.

The screen information includes a plurality of service menus 210 to 270. For example, as shown in the example shown in FIG. 2, the screen information includes a "movie menu 210" for a movie, a "TV replay menu 220" for a broadcast program, and a "animation menu 230" for animation. , “Document/performance menu 240” for documentary and/or performance, “TV app menu 250” for TV application, “kids country menu 260” for kids, and for users It may include a "senior service menu 270".

The user may select the senior service menu 270 shown in FIG. 2 through a remote controller. The receiving device 110 may detect this selection and output the entry screen information to the display device 120. An example of entry screen information output to the display device 120 is illustrated in FIG. 3.

Referring to FIG. 3, the text “Have a nice day today~” may be output on the display device 120. According to an embodiment, the receiving device 110 may output text suitable for a time zone to the display device 120. Table 1 below shows an example of a time zone and text.

slot Text (greeting) 06-10 o'clock Good day, good morning. 10-12 o'clock Have a nice day today. 12~13 o'clock Have a delicious lunch and cheer up. 13~17 o'clock Spend a relaxing afternoon with a cup of tea. 17~20:00 Have a nice evening. 20~24 o'clock Finish your day calmly. 24-06 o'clock Try it with Senior TV, the dawn of sleeplessness.

In the case of a specific day (eg, Christmas, holiday, birthday, etc.), the receiving device 110 may output a specific phrase to the display device 120 with priority over the text in Table 1 above. For example, when entering the "Senior Service Menu 270" at 9 am on Chuseok, the receiving device 110 may preferentially output the text of "Send a nice day" over "Have a nice day today".

The entry screen illustrated in FIG. 3 may be displayed on the display device 120 for a specific period of time (eg, for 5 seconds). When a specific time has elapsed, the reception device 110 may display one of a plurality of background images of the senior service and a user interface for the senior service on the display device 120. Each of the plurality of background images may correspond to an image that gives a user a sense of mental stability. For example, each of the plurality of background images may include an image photographing nature and a sound of the nature.

Referring to FIG. 4, a background image photographing the sea and a user interface 410 for a senior service are displayed on the display device 120. In other words, a background image photographing the sea is played on the display device 120 and a plurality of menus 411 to 416 are displayed on the playback screen. At this time, natural sounds such as the sound of waves are also output. These sounds can help activate alpha waves in the user's brain. Accordingly, if the user is enjoying the background image and sound, he or she can feel calm in mind and body. According to an embodiment, the background image shown in FIG. 4 may be played for a predetermined time (eg, 30 minutes). When the length of the background image is less than 30 minutes, the reception device 110 may repeatedly reproduce the background image and display the background image on the display device 120. For example, if the length of the background image is 5 minutes, the background image may be repeatedly played 6 times before 30 minutes of a predetermined time elapses.

According to an embodiment, when a predetermined time has elapsed, the receiving device 110 may select one of a plurality of background images except for a background image played on the display device 120, and select the selected background image in advance. It may be reproduced for a predetermined time and displayed on the display device 120. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the receiving device 110 selects another background image and displays it on the display device 120 when the playback time (or repeated playback time) of the background image photographing the sea elapses 30 minutes. I can. In this case, the receiving device 110 may output an animation effect to the display device 120 so that the user does not feel disconnected when switching from the corresponding background image to another background image.

According to an embodiment, when the receiving device 110 receives an input signal indicating entry to another menu among the plurality of menus 411 to 416 while the background image is being played, the playback time of the background image Can be recorded. When the receiving device 110 receives an input signal indicating the entry to the healing menu 411 after a specific time has elapsed from the remote controller, it determines whether the sum of the recorded playback time and the specific time exceeds a predetermined time. I can. In this case, when the sum of the recorded playback time and the specific time does not exceed a predetermined time, the receiving device 110 may replay the background image and display it on the display device 120, and the recorded playback time and the specified time When the sum of the times exceeds a predetermined time, another background image may be reproduced and displayed on the display device 120.

In the example shown in FIG. 4, it is assumed that the reception device 110 receives an input signal indicating the entry to the health menu 412 from the remote controller when the background image is played for 10 minutes. In this case, the receiving device 110 may record 10 minutes of playback time of the background image. It is assumed that after 15 minutes, the receiving device 110 receives an input signal indicating the entry to the healing menu 411 from the remote controller. Since the receiving device 110 replays the background image and displays it on the display device 120, since 25 minutes, which is the sum of the 10 minutes and 15 minutes of the playing time of the background image, does not exceed 30 minutes, which is a predetermined time. have. If the receiving device 110 receives an input signal indicating the entry to the healing menu 411 after 25 minutes from the remote controller, 35 minutes corresponding to the sum of 10 minutes and 25 minutes of the playback time of the background image is a predetermined time. Since it exceeds 30 minutes, another background image may be displayed on the display device 120.

The receiving device 110 may display text on the information delivery area 420. The text may include, for example, at least one of a quote and a deadly idiom.

The reception device 110 may display life information on the life information area 430. The life information may include, for example, at least one of time information, date information, weather information, and weather-related phrases.

The reception device 110 may display text on the description area 440 that describes a method of disappearing one or more pieces of information displayed on the display device 120. As shown in the example shown in FIG. 4, the text “information disappears when the green key on the remote control is pressed” may be displayed in the description area 440. When the user presses the green key of the remote controller, the reception device 110 may cause the text displayed on the information delivery area 420 and the information displayed on the life information area 430 to disappear from the display device 120. In this case, the receiving device 110 may display text describing a method of displaying information again in the description area 440. As an example, the text "If you press the green key on the remote control, it will return to its original state" may be displayed in the description area 440.

As described above, the reception device 110 may display a user interface 410 for a senior service on the display device 120. The user interface 410 may include a healing menu 411, a health menu 412, a travel menu 413, and the like, as in the example illustrated in FIG. 4.

The screen shown in FIG. 4 corresponds to the healing menu 411. The user may select the travel menu 413 through the remote controller. The receiving device 110 may detect this selection and display the travel map image on the display device 120. This will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

Referring to FIG. 5, a travel map image is displayed on the display device 120. The travel map image may be divided into a plurality of first zones. As shown in the example shown in FIG. 5, the travel map image may be divided into Korea, Europe, Asia, the South Pacific (or Oceania), the Americas/Central and South America, Africa, and the Antarctic/North Pole, but is not limited thereto.

Korea may be highlighted as a default on the travel map image. In other words, the default focus may be located in Korea.

The user can select one of the first zones through the remote controller. For example, when the user selects Korea, a graphic object corresponding to Korea may be exposed as in the example shown in the upper part of FIG. 6, and when the user selects Europe, as in the example shown in the lower part of FIG. 6, Graphic objects corresponding to Europe may be exposed. Each graphic object may be divided into a plurality of second zones. For example, as shown in the example shown in the upper part of FIG. 6, graphic objects corresponding to the Republic of Korea are "Seoul", "Jeju", "Gyeongsangnam-do", "Gangwon-do", "Gyeongsangbuk-do", "Jeollanam-do", "Jeollabuk-do", " It may be divided into "Chungcheongbuk-do", "Chungcheongnam-do", "Gyeonggi-do", and "Jeju-do", but is not limited thereto. As shown in the example shown in the lower part of FIG. 6, the graphic object corresponding to Europe may be divided into a plurality of second areas with at least one country as one second area. Graphic objects corresponding to Europe are, for example, "Italy/Malta", "France/Germany/Belgium/Netherlands/Monaco", "Spain/Portugal", "Czech/Austria/Hungary/Slovakia", "Croatia/Balkan. It may be divided into ", "Switzerland", "Russia", "Greece", "UK/Ireland", and "Finland/Norway/Sweden/Iceland/Baltic", but is not limited thereto.

A case in which the user selects Korea will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9, and a case in which Europe is selected will be described through FIGS. 10 to 12.

Referring to FIG. 7, a screen of the display device 120 is shown when Korea is selected from a travel map image.

In the example shown in FIG. 7, the area of “Gyeongsangnam-do” may be emphasized as a default on the graphic object of Korea. This is just an example.

Users can move to another area on a Korean graphic object through a remote controller.

The user can select one of the divided second zones on the Korean graphic object through the remote controller. In this case, the reception device 110 may display a travel area list corresponding to the selected second area on the display device 120. For example, let's say that the user selects an area of "Gyeongsangnam-do". Referring to FIG. 8, the reception device 110 may display a travel area list corresponding to the selected “South Gyeongsang” area on the area 810. This list of tourist destinations may fall under the middle category of the major category "Korea-Gyeongsangnam-do". The travel area list of FIG. 8 may include, for example, a Busan menu, a Tongyeong menu, a Namhae menu, and other menus, but is not limited thereto. According to an embodiment, an area may be deleted or a new area may be added from the travel area list, which will be described later with reference to FIG. 24.

The reception device 110 may display one or more buttons for searching for travel information on "Busan" in the travel area list on the area 820. The button 820-1 in the area 820 is a button for voice recognition-based search, which will be described later.

The reception device 110 may display a representative image of each of the contents related to "Busan" in the travel area list on the areas 830 to 870 of the display device 120. In this case, a representative image (eg, a poster, a thumbnail, or a description phrase) of each of the contents related to "Busan" may be displayed for each content type. Here, the content type may include a gallery, travel content, entertainment content, local history/cultural content, local movie/drama/documentary, and content uploaded to a video sharing site (eg, YouTube video). As illustrated in FIG. 8, representative images of each of Busan photographed images (eg, 360-degree images, drone images, and/or high-definition images) may be displayed in the gallery area 830, and If there is content on the subject of Busan travel in the program, a representative image of the travel program may be displayed in the travel type area 840, and if there is content about Busan in the entertainment program, the representative image of the entertainment program is It may be displayed in the entertainment type area 850. In addition, if there is content dealing with Busan in a historical or cultural program, a representative image of the corresponding historical or cultural program may be displayed in the local history/culture type area 860, and there is a movie and/or drama in which the background is Busan. In the case and documentary, if there is content with a background in Busan, a representative image of a corresponding movie and/or a corresponding drama and a representative image of the corresponding documentary may be displayed in a region-related movie/drama/documentary type area 870. Although not shown in FIG. 8, a representative image of one or more contents related to Busan among contents uploaded to a video sharing site may be displayed under the region-related movie/drama/documentary type area 870.

The above-described areas 820 to 870 may correspond to a sub-classification of the middle classification “Busan”. Accordingly, each of the regions 820 to 870 may be differently expressed as a sub-class container, and a button for providing information on “Busan” may be displayed on the sub-class container corresponding to the region 820, and the region A representative image of one or more contents belonging to each content type among various contents related to "Busan" may be displayed in the sub-classification container corresponding to each of the elements 830 to 870.

In an embodiment, when there is a content update, the receiving device 110 may display a badge indicating that there is an update in the representative image. For example, when a new content related to "Busan" is disclosed in the entertainment 1, the entertainment 2, and the history program 1 of FIG. 8, the reception device 110 may display a representative image of each of the entertainment 1, the entertainment 2, and the history program 1 You can display a "New" badge. The badge may disappear after 3 days from the start date of the content.

Suppose that the user selects a representative image of entertainment 1 in the entertainment type area 850 through a remote controller. In this case, the reception device 110 may display information on the content related to "Busan" among various contents of the entertainment 1 on the display device 120. This will be described with reference to FIG. 9.

FIG. 9 shows an example of a detailed screen when the user selects entertainment 1 of FIG. 8. In the detail screen, a phrase indicating that contents dealing with "Busan" among various contents of entertainment 1 are collected in the area 910 is displayed.

In addition, on the detail screen, episode information and a capture screen of each of the contents related to "Busan" among various contents of the entertainment 1 are displayed. In this case, a sub-title that enables users to know the content of the corresponding content may be displayed under each capture screen or under the selected capture screen. As in the example illustrated in FIG. 9, a subtitle of "Busan's specialties" may be displayed in the area under the 302 capture screen.

When the corresponding program is a program organized with contents of multiple episodes, when the program is selected by being provided as a general VOD selection sub-menu instead of a sub-menu provided by the senior service of the present invention (for example, the TV replay menu 220 ) Sub-menu) The detailed screen of the program provided is that a plurality of contents of all episodes organized in the program are displayed in the order of the latest episode, and an interface is provided so that the user can receive input selection for playback of the corresponding content. It is common.

However, as a sub-menu provided by the senior service of the present invention, a detailed screen provided when a program organized with contents of multiple times is provided as a sub-menu with the theme of a specific “travel” is provided as shown in FIG. As shown in 9, only the content corresponding to the episode with the theme of the selected specific region travel is displayed among the contents of the plurality of episodes organized in the program. If there are multiple episodes with the topic of a specific region travel, a specific criterion (for example, the latest order) is displayed. ) Are arranged and displayed, and an interface is provided to the user to receive a playback selection input of the corresponding content. In other words, among all the contents of the episode, only the contents of the episode dealing with a topic corresponding to a specific local tour are collected and a user selection interface of the detailed screen of the program is provided. In the case of a program organized with contents dealing with various regional trips as the theme of the round, the display of the round content on the detailed screen of the program is displayed differently when provided as a general VOD selection sub-menu and when provided in the senior service of the present invention. It is possible to increase the accessibility of content to the user on a specific local travel topic.

Returning to FIG. 8, the user may select another travel area from the list of travel areas displayed on the area 810 using the remote controller. In the example shown in FIG. 8, when the user selects "Tongyeong" in the travel area list, the receiving device 110 may display various buttons for providing travel information related to "Tongyeong", and "Tongyeong" A representative image of each of the related contents may be displayed on the display device according to the content type. In the case where the user selects "Tongyeong", the details described through FIGS. 8 and 9 may be applied, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

A case where the user selects "Europe" in the travel map image described with reference to FIG. 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 12.

Referring to FIG. 10, a screen of the display device 120 is shown when “Europe” is selected from the travel map image.

In the example shown in Fig. 10, on the graphic object of "Europe" the area of "France/Germany/Belgium/Monaco" may be highlighted by default. This is just an example.

The user can move to other zones on a "Europe" graphic object via a remote controller.

The user can select one of the divided second zones on the graphic object of "Europe" via the remote controller. In this case, the reception device 110 may display a travel area list corresponding to the selected second area on the display device 120. As an example, let's say the user selects an area of "France/Germany/Belgium/Monaco". Referring to FIG. 11, a travel area list corresponding to the selected “France/Germany/Belgium/Monaco” area may be displayed in the first area 1110. This list of travel destinations may fall into the middle category of the major category "Europe". The travel area list of FIG. 11 may include, for example, France, Germany, Belgium, Monaco, and the Netherlands, but is not limited thereto. According to an embodiment, a country may be deleted or a new country may be added from the travel area list, which will be described later with reference to FIG. 24.

A button 1120-1 and a translation button 1120-2 for searching for travel information about "France" in the travel area list may be displayed in the area 1120. This will be described later.

A representative image of each of the contents related to "France" in the travel area list may be displayed on the areas 1130 to 1160 of the display device 120. In this case, a representative image (eg, a poster, a thumbnail, or a description phrase) of each of the contents related to "France" may be displayed for each content type. Here, the content type may include a gallery, travel content, entertainment content, local history/cultural content, local movie/drama/documentary, and content uploaded to a video sharing site (eg, YouTube video). As illustrated in FIG. 8, a representative image of each of French photographed images (eg, a 360-degree image, a drone image, and/or a high-definition image) may be displayed in the gallery area 1130, and When there is content on the subject of a trip to France in the program, a representative image of the trip program may be displayed in the trip type area 1140. When there is content about France in the entertainment program, a representative image of the corresponding entertainment program may be displayed in the entertainment type area 1150. Representative images of movies, dramas, and/or documentaries related to France may be displayed in the region-related movie/drama/documentary type area 1160. Although not shown in FIG. 11, a representative image of one or more contents related to France among contents uploaded to the video sharing site may be displayed under the region-related movie/drama/documentary type area 1160.

The above-described regions 1120 to 1160 may correspond to a sub-class of "France" in the middle class. Accordingly, each of the regions 1120 to 1160 may be differently expressed as a sub-class container, and a button for searching for information on “France” and a translation button may be displayed on the sub-class container corresponding to the region 1120. In addition, a representative image of one or more contents belonging to each content type among various contents related to "France" may be displayed in the sub-classification container corresponding to each of the regions 1130 to 1160.

In an embodiment, a representative image for each major city of a specific program may be displayed in each of the areas 1130 to 1160. For example, in the area 1140 of FIG. 8, there are two representative images of travel program 1. One (1140-1) is based on Paris, France, and the other (1140-2) is based on Nice, France. In addition, in the area 1150 of FIG. 8, there are two representative images of entertainment 1. One (1150-1) was based on Paris, France, and the other (1150-2) was based on Nice, France. As such, a representative image for each major city may be displayed in each of the areas 1130 to 1160.

In an embodiment, when there is a content update, the receiving device 110 may display a badge indicating that there is an update in the representative image. As an example, when new content relating to "Paris, France" is disclosed in travel programs 1 and 2 of FIG. 11, the receiving device 110 displays the representative image 1140-1 of the travel program 1 and the representative image of the travel program 2. You can display a "New" badge. The badge may disappear after 3 days from the start date of the content.

Suppose a user selects the representative image (1140-1) of travel program 1 through a remote controller. In this case, the receiving device 110 may display information on the content related to "Paris, France" among various contents of the travel program 1 on the display device 120. This will be described with reference to FIG. 12.

12 shows an example of a detailed screen when the user selects the representative image 1140-1 of the travel program 1 of FIG. 11. In the detail screen, a phrase indicating that the contents dealing with "France Paris" among the various contents of the travel program 1 are collected in the area 1210 is displayed.

Also, on the detail screen, round information and a capture screen of each of the contents related to "Paris, France" among the various contents of the travel program 1 are displayed. In this case, a sub-title that enables users to know the content of the corresponding content may be displayed under each capture screen or under the selected capture screen. As in the example shown in FIG. 12, a subtitle of "Museums in Paris" may be displayed in an area under the 302 capture screen.

Returning to FIG. 11, the user can select another travel area within the travel area list shown in FIG. 11 using the remote controller. In the example shown in FIG. 11, when the user selects "Germany" in the travel area list, the receiving device 110 may display a button for searching for travel information about "Germany" and a translation button, " A representative image of each of the contents related to "Germany" may be displayed on the display device according to the content type. In the case where the user selects “Germany”, the details described through FIGS. 11 and 12 may be applied, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

According to an embodiment, as described with reference to FIG. 8, a button 820-1 for searching for travel information about Busan may be displayed on the display device 120, and as described with reference to FIG. A button 1121-1 for searching for related travel information may be displayed. This will be described with reference to FIG. 13.

A part of the screen described with reference to FIG. 8 is shown in the upper part of FIG. 13, and a part of the screen described through FIG. 11 is shown in the lower part of FIG. 13.

The user may select the button 820-1 or the button 1121-1 through the remote controller. When the user selects the button 1121-1, as in the example illustrated in FIG. 14, the receiving device 110 may expose the guide phrase 1410 to the display device 120. For example, guide phrases including "Tell me what foods I must eat in France" and "Recommended travel destinations in France" may be exposed.

In addition, when the user selects the button 1121-1, the receiving device 110 may activate a microphone built in the receiving device 110. When the user utters "Tell me what foods must eat in France", the receiving device 110 may receive the user's voice through the activated microphone, and search for food sold in France based on the voice. I can. The reception device 110 may expose the search result to the display device 120.

Since the contents described with reference to FIG. 14 may be applied even when the user selects the button 820-1, detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

According to an embodiment, as described with reference to FIG. 11, the translation button 1120-2 may be displayed on the display device 120. A part of the screen described with reference to FIG. 11 is shown in FIG. 15. In the example shown in FIG. 15, the user may select the translation button 1120-2 through the remote controller. In this case, the reception device 110 includes menus 1610-1 to 1610-10 corresponding to each of preset expressions for "France" and a menu 1620 for executing a translator, as shown in FIG. 16. May be exposed to the display device 120.

In the example shown in FIG. 16, when the user selects the menu 1620 for executing the translator, the receiving device 110 displays the input window 1710 on the display device 120 as in the example shown in FIG. 17. can do. At this time, the receiving device 110 may activate a microphone built into it. In addition, the reception device 110 may set the language or the official language of the travel area selected by the user as the translation language of the translator. That is, even if the user does not select a translation language, the translation language may be automatically set as the official language of the corresponding travel area. The receiving device 110 may display a sentence input by the user (eg, a result of receiving the user's voice and converting it into text) on the input window 1710. For example, as in the example shown in FIG. 18, when the user utters "Please give me coffee and crew", the reception device 110 converts the user's voice into text, and as a result, "Please give me coffee and crew". Can be displayed in the input window 1710. In addition, the receiving device 110 may request a translator for a translation of the text "Please, coffee and croissant," and may receive a result of translating the text into French from the translator and display it in the input window 1710. . In this case, a voice corresponding to the result of the translation into French may be output.

There may be more than one official language of the travel area. In this case, the translation language may be set to one of two or more official languages in consideration of the user's previous content viewing history. For example, French and English may be used in Canada. When a user selects a translation button after viewing content for Quebec, a French-speaking city, the translation language may be set to French. When the user selects the translation button after viewing content for Toronto, which mainly uses English, the translation language may be set to English. If there is no viewing history, a language with a large user population may be set as a translation language.

In the example shown in FIG. 18, a button 1810 for selecting a different language is exposed around the input window 1710. When the user selects the button 1810, a sentence input by the user or a result of translating a sentence input later by the user into a language other than French may be displayed on the input window 1810. Accordingly, an entry path for a user to translate into another language may be simplified.

In the example shown in FIG. 19, the user may select a menu 1610-1. In this case, the reception device 110 may expose sentences belonging to the menu 1610-1 to the display device 120. As an example, the receiving device 110, as in the example shown in Figure 20, "Please give me a pillow and blanket", "Where do you find your baggage?" When arriving in France, such sentences may be exposed on the display device 120. When any one of the corresponding sentences is selected, the reception device 110 may expose a result of translating the selected sentence into the language of the selected travel area on the display device 120. As an example, as in the example shown in FIG. 21, when the user selects the first sentence "Please give me a pillow and blanket", the receiving device 110 translates the sentence "Please give me pillows and blankets" into French. 2110). In this case, a voice corresponding to the translation result may be output.

According to an embodiment, as described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 11, a representative image of one or more contents related to a selected travel area among contents uploaded to a video sharing site may be displayed on the display device 120. According to an embodiment, as in the example shown in FIG. 22, the receiving device 110 may display on the display device 120 a thumbnail of one or more contents organized on a specific topic among contents uploaded to the video sharing site. have.

23 to 24 are diagrams for explaining the operation of a server according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 23, the IPTV system 100 according to an embodiment may include a server 2310. When the user selects specific content (for example, 302 episodes of entertainment 1 described with reference to FIG. 9), the server 2310 may transmit the selected content to the receiving device 110, and the receiving device 110 may transmit the selected content. May be displayed on the display device 120.

In one embodiment, the server 910 may input meta information to each of a plurality of contents (eg, one or more broadcast contents, one or more contents uploaded to a video site, etc.), and meta information of each content Through this, it is possible to determine which major category, which middle category, and which sub-category each content belongs to in Table 2 below or Table 3 below. The meta information may include, for example, at least one of a country, a region, a representative tourist destination of a country or region, and a title of the corresponding content. Accordingly, the server 2310 may organize or classify each of the plurality of contents by subject.

Main Category Middle category Subclass Republic of Korea City or province Republic of Korea Seoul Seoul By middle category,
- gallery
-Travel content
-Entertainment contents
-Local history/cultural content
-Regional movies/dramas/documents
-YouTube video Jeju Island Jeju Gyeongsangnam-do Busan, Tongyeong, Namhae, etc. Gangwon-do Pyeongchang, Goseong/Sokcho/Yangyang, Gangneung/Donghae/Samcheok, Chuncheon, etc. Gyeongsangbuk-do Daegu, Gyeongju, Pohang, Andong, Ulleungdo, etc. Jeollanam-do Haenam/Wando, Suncheon/Yeosu, Mokpo, Gwangju, etc. Jeollabuk do Jeonju, Gunsan, etc. Chung-cheong bukdo Chungbuk Chungcheongnam-do Chungnam Gyeonggi-do game

Main Category Middle category Subclass continent country Asia Japan Japan By middle category,
- gallery
-Travel content
-Entertainment contents
-Local history/cultural content
-Regional movies/dramas/documents
-YouTube video China/Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau China, Hong Kong/Macau, Taiwan Southeast Asia Laos, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, etc. Central Asia India, Turkey, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal Other Europe Italy/Malta Italy (+ Vatican, San Marino), Malta France/Germany/Belgium/Monaco/Netherlands France/Monaco, Germany, Belgium/Netherlands Spain/Portugal Spain, Portugal 4 Eastern European countries Austria, Czech Republic/Hungary/Slovakia Croatia/Balkan Croatia, Slovenia/Balkan Swiss Swiss Russia Russia Greece Greece UK/Ireland UK, Ireland Northern Europe/Baltic countries Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the Baltic States Other Americas/Latin America United States of America Western/Rocky Mountains, Eastern/Great Lakes, Southern/Florida, Hawaii, Alaska Canada Canada South America Mexico, Cuba, Brazil, Peru/Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Argentina Other Oceania (or South Pacific)/polar Guam Guam Australia Australia sebum sebum New Zealand New Zealand Polar regions Antarctica, Arctic Oceania guitar South Pacific Other Africa Namibia Namibia Republic of South Africa Republic of South Africa Kenya Kenya Egypt Egypt Ethiopia Ethiopia Morocco Morocco African guitar

As an example, in the example shown in FIG. 24, when the 302th content of the entertainment 1 is based on Busan, the 302th content of the entertainment 1 is "Korea, Busan, the title (or title) of the entertainment 1 Meta information including "can be entered. The server 2310 may classify or organize the 302 content of the entertainment 1 in the entertainment type (or entertainment program container) of “Busan” among the middle classifications of the major category “Korea-Gyeongsangnam-do”. Accordingly, the reception device 120 may display the same organization information as the example described with reference to FIG. 9 on the display device 120.

In addition, in the example shown in FIG. 24, when the 302 content of travel program 1 is set in Paris, France, the 302 content of travel program 1 is "France, Paris, title of travel program 1" in the example shown in FIG. Meta information including a can be input. The server 2310 may classify or organize the 302 content of the travel program 1 into a travel content type of "France/Monaco" among the middle classifications of "Europe-France/Germany/Belgium/Monaco/Netherlands". In this case, the 302 content of the travel program 1 may be classified as a Paris-specific content within the travel content type. Accordingly, the reception device 120 may display the same organization information as the example described with reference to FIG. 12 on the display device 120.

In addition, in the example shown in FIG. 24, when the 307th content of the travel program 1 is set in Nice, France, the 307th content of the travel program 1 is "France, Nice, the title of the travel program 1". Meta information including a can be input. The server 2310 may classify or organize the 307 contents of the travel program 1 into travel content types of "France/Monaco" among the middle classifications of "Europe-France/Germany/Belgium/Monaco/Netherlands". In this case, the 307th content of the travel program 1 may be classified as a nice content within the travel content type.

Although not shown in FIG. 24, the server 2310 may acquire one or more of the contents uploaded to the video site or receive from the server of the video site, and input meta information corresponding to the subject of each content to each content. In addition, each content can be automatically organized or classified by topic through meta information of each content. For example, the server 2310 may input meta information including "France, wine" to one or more YouTube contents related to French wine. The server 2310 may classify or organize the corresponding YouTube content as a wine topic through the input meta information. In this case, the YouTube content may belong to a type indicating that the content is provided from the video site, and thus a representative image of the corresponding content may be displayed under the type 1160 described with reference to FIG. 11. When the user selects a representative image of the corresponding YouTube content, the reception device 110 may display programming information as in the example described with reference to FIG. 22 on the display device 120.

The above-described large classification may correspond to the plurality of first and second regions described above, the above-described intermediate classification may correspond to the above-described travel area list, and the above-described sub-classification may correspond to a content type.

According to an embodiment, the server 2310 may delete a category according to the number of contents. For example, if the number of contents organized in a specific travel area among travel areas in the travel area list displayed on the display device 120 is less than a predetermined number (eg, 5), the specific travel area is selected from the travel area list. It can be deleted. For example, the number of contents belonging to the middle category of "Netherlands" may be less than 5 because the number of contents is old or there is a problem of appropriateness. In this case, the server 2310 may delete "Netherlands" from the middle classification. Accordingly, when Europe is selected by the user, the Netherlands is deleted from the travel area list displayed on the display device 120 and is no longer displayed. In addition, the server 2310 may organize contents organized in the Netherlands in Europe and others.

According to an embodiment, the server 2310 may create a category according to the number of contents. For example, when the number of contents organized into a specific travel area exceeds a predetermined number (for example, 5), the specific travel area may be added to the travel area list. For example, if there are currently two contents related to "Uzbekistan", contents related to "Uzbekistan" are organized in Asia and others. This means that there is no "Uzbekistan" in the travel area list displayed on the display device 120. When the number of contents related to "Uzbekistan" increases to six, the server 2310 may add "Uzbekistan" to the middle category. Accordingly, "Uzbekistan" is displayed in the travel area list displayed on the display device 120 when Asia is selected by the user. In addition, the server 2310 may classify contents related to "Uzbekistan" by content types corresponding to sub-classification of "Uzbekistan".

25 is a block diagram illustrating a receiving device according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 25, the receiving device 110 includes a communication interface 2510 and a controller 2520.

The communication interface 2510 communicates with the server 2310.

The controller 2520 performs the operation of the reception device 110 described above.

The controller 2520 displays a user interface on the display device 120. Here, the user interface may correspond to a user interface for a senior service.

When any one of the menus of the displayed user interface is selected, the controller 2520 displays the travel map image on the display device 120. Here, the travel map image is divided into a plurality of first zones.

When any one of the plurality of first areas is selected, the controller 2520 exposes a graphic object corresponding to the selected first area to the display device 120. Here, the graphic object corresponding to the selected first area is divided into a plurality of second areas.

When any one of the plurality of second areas is selected, the controller 2520 displays a list of travel areas corresponding to the selected second area on the display device 120.

When any one travel area in the displayed travel area list is selected, the controller 2520 displays at least one of a search button and a translation button for searching information on the selected travel area on the display device 120. Also, the controller 2520 may display a representative image of each of the contents related to the selected travel area on the display device 120 for each content type. In this case, the controller 2520 may display a representative image of one or more content belonging to each content type in an area corresponding to each content type. Since this has been described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 11, detailed descriptions are omitted.

In an embodiment, when the search button is selected, the controller 2520 may expose a preset guide phrase for the selected travel area to the display device 120. Since this has been described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14, detailed descriptions will be omitted.

In an embodiment, when the translation button is selected, the controller 2520 may expose a menu corresponding to each of preset expressions for the selected travel area and a menu for executing the translator on the display device 120. . Here, when a menu for executing the translator is selected, the controller 2520 can display an input window on the display device, display a sentence input by a user on the input window, and select the displayed sentence The result of the translation into the local language can be displayed in the input window. Since this has been described with reference to FIGS. 15 to 18, detailed descriptions will be omitted. When a menu corresponding to one of the preset expressions is selected, the controller 2520 may expose sentences belonging to the selected menu to the display device 120, and when any one of the corresponding sentences is selected, the selected The result of translating the sentence into the language of the selected travel area may be exposed on the display device 120. Since this has been described with reference to FIGS. 19 to 21, detailed descriptions will be omitted.

In an embodiment, the receiving device 110 may perform a voice search function. For example, when the user's spoken voice corresponds to a specific region name, the reception device 110 may display screen information corresponding to a higher classification of the classification to which the specific region name belongs on the display device 120. For example, the reception device 110 may recognize that the user uttered "Busan" by analyzing the user's uttered voice. In this case, the receiving device 110 displays screen information corresponding to a higher classification of the classification to which "Busan" belongs (for example, the screen information shown in FIG. 7 or a graphic object corresponding to Gyeongsangnam-do) to the display device 120. Can be displayed. As another example, when the receiving device 110 analyzes the user's uttered voice and recognizes that the user uttered "Paris", screen information corresponding to the upper category of the category to which the "Paris" belongs (for example Screen information of 10 or a graphic object corresponding to France) may be displayed on the display device 120.

As in the above-described example, voice input may be performed through the receiving device 110. Depending on the implementation, voice input may be made through a separate terminal. For example, voice input may be made through a microphone in an artificial intelligence (AI) speaker or a microphone in a remote control. The terminal receiving the voice input may transmit a voice signal corresponding to the voice input to the server through the reception device 110 or may directly transmit the voice signal to the server.

In an embodiment, the receiving device 110 may correspond to a cloud server or may be implemented as a cloud server.

Since items described through FIGS. 1 to 24 may be applied to items described through FIG. 25, detailed descriptions will be omitted.

26 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a reception device according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 26, the reception device 110 displays a user interface on the display device 120 (2610 ). Here, the user interface may correspond to a user interface for a senior service.

When any one of the menus of the displayed user interface is selected, the reception device 110 displays a travel map image on the display device 120 (2620). Here, the travel map image is divided into a plurality of first zones.

When any one of the plurality of first areas is selected, the reception device 110 exposes a graphic object corresponding to the selected first area to the display device 120 (2630 ). Here, the graphic object corresponding to the selected first area is divided into a plurality of second areas.

When any one of the plurality of second areas is selected, the reception device 110 displays a list of travel areas corresponding to the selected second area on the display device 120 (2640).

When any one travel area in the displayed travel area list is selected, the reception device 110 displays at least one of a search button and a translation button for searching information on the selected travel area on the display device 120 (2650). .

Items described through FIGS. 1 to 25 may be applied to items described through FIG. 26, and thus detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

The apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and/or a combination of a hardware component and a software component. For example, the devices and components described in the embodiments are, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA). , A programmable logic unit (PLU), a microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions, such as one or more general purpose computers or special purpose computers. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications executed on the operating system. Further, the processing device may access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to the execution of software. For the convenience of understanding, although it is sometimes described that one processing device is used, one of ordinary skill in the art, the processing device is a plurality of processing elements and/or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that it may include. For example, the processing device may include a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. In addition, other processing configurations are possible, such as a parallel processor.

The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of these, configuring the processing unit to operate as desired or processed independently or collectively. You can command the device. Software and/or data may be interpreted by a processing device or, to provide instructions or data to a processing device, of any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium or device. , Or may be permanently or temporarily embodyed in a transmitted signal wave. The software may be distributed over networked computer systems and stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored on one or more computer-readable recording media.

The method according to the embodiment may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the embodiment, or may be known and usable to those skilled in computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magnetic media such as floptical disks. -A hardware device specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as magneto-optical media, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine language codes such as those produced by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operation of the embodiment, and vice versa.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described by the limited embodiments and drawings, various modifications and variations are possible from the above description to those of ordinary skill in the art. For example, the described techniques are performed in a different order from the described method, and/or components such as systems, structures, devices, circuits, etc. described are combined or combined in a form different from the described method, or other components Alternatively, even if substituted or substituted by an equivalent, an appropriate result can be achieved.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims also fall within the scope of the following claims.

Claims (25)

When a user interface is displayed on a display device, and when any one of the menus of the displayed user interface is selected, a travel map image-the travel map image is divided into a plurality of first zones-is displayed on the display device. , When any one of the plurality of first zones is selected, the graphic object corresponding to the selected first zone-the graphic object corresponding to the selected first zone is divided into a plurality of second zones. A controller that exposes to a display device and, when any one of the plurality of second zones is selected, displays a list of travel areas corresponding to the selected second zone on the display device
Including,
When any one travel area is selected from the displayed travel area list, the controller classifies the contents of the selected travel area by type and displays it on the display device, and when a content including multiple times among the contents is selected Displaying, on the display device, a user interface in which rounds related to the selected travel area are organized among the multiple rounds,
Receiving device.
The method of claim 1,
The controller displays a search button for searching for information on the travel area on the display device, and when the search button is selected, exposes a preset guide phrase for the travel area on the display device,
Receiving device.
The method of claim 1,
The controller displays a translation button on the display device, and when the translation button is selected, exposing a menu corresponding to each of preset expressions for the travel area and a menu for executing a translator on the display device,
Receiving device.
The method of claim 3,
The controller,
When a menu for executing the translator is selected, an input window is displayed on the display device, a sentence based on the user's input is displayed on the input window, and the translation language is set to the language of the travel area. Requesting a translation of a sentence, receiving the translation result of the sentence from the translator and displaying it in the input window,
Receiving device.
The method of claim 3,
The controller,
When a menu corresponding to one of the preset expressions is selected, sentences belonging to the selected menu are exposed to the display device, and when one of the sentences is selected, the selected sentence is displayed in the travel area. Exposing the result of translating into the language on the display device,
Receiving device.
The method of claim 3,
The controller activates a microphone when a menu for executing the translator is selected,
Receiving device.
delete delete The method of claim 1,
Each of the contents includes meta information to be classified into each type,
Receiving device.
The method of claim 1,
If the number of contents organized into a specific travel area among travel areas in the displayed travel area list is less than a predetermined number, the specific travel area is deleted from the travel area list,
Receiving device.
The method of claim 1,
When the number of contents organized into a specific travel area not in the displayed travel area list exceeds a predetermined number, the specific travel area is added to the travel area list,
Receiving device.
The method of claim 1,
When the user's spoken voice corresponds to a specific area name, the controller displays on the display device screen information corresponding to a higher classification of the category to which the specific area name belongs,
Receiving device.
Displaying a user interface on a display device;
Displaying a travel map image on the display device when one of the menus of the displayed user interface is selected-the travel map image is divided into a plurality of first zones;
When any one of the plurality of first areas is selected, exposing a graphic object corresponding to the selected first area to the display device-The graphic object corresponding to the selected first area is a plurality of second areas Divided into -; And
When any one of the plurality of second zones is selected, displaying a list of travel zones corresponding to the selected second zone on the display device;
Including,
When any one travel area is selected from the displayed travel area list, contents for the selected travel area are classified by type and displayed on the display device, and when a content including multiple times among the contents is selected A user interface in which rounds related to the selected travel area are organized is displayed on the display device
How to operate the receiving device.
The method of claim 13,
Displaying a search button for searching for information on the travel area on the display device; And
When the search button is selected, exposing a preset guide phrase for the travel area to the display device
Further comprising,
How to operate the receiving device.
The method of claim 13,
Displaying a translation button on the display device; And
When the translation button is selected, exposing a menu corresponding to each of the expressions set in advance for the travel area and a menu for executing a translator on the display device
Further comprising,
How to operate the receiving device.
The method of claim 15,
When a menu for executing the translator is selected, displaying an input window on the display device;
Displaying a sentence based on the user's input in the input window;
Requesting a translation of the sentence to a translator whose translation language is set as the language of the travel area; And
Receiving the translation result of the sentence from the translator and displaying it in the input window
Further comprising,
How to operate the receiving device.
The method of claim 15,
When a menu corresponding to one of the preset expressions is selected, exposing sentences belonging to the selected menu to the display device; And
When one of the sentences is selected, exposing the result of translating the selected sentence to the language of the travel area on the display device
Further comprising,
How to operate the receiving device.
The method of claim 15,
When a menu for executing the translator is selected, activating a microphone
Further comprising,
How to operate the receiving device.
delete delete The method of claim 13,
Each of the contents includes meta information to be classified into each type,
How to operate the receiving device.
The method of claim 13,
If the number of contents organized into a specific travel area among travel areas in the displayed travel area list is less than a predetermined number, the specific travel area is deleted from the travel area list,
How to operate the receiving device.
The method of claim 13,
When the number of contents organized into a specific travel area not in the displayed travel area list exceeds a predetermined number, the specific travel area is added to the travel area list,
How to operate the receiving device.
The method of claim 13,
When the user's spoken voice corresponds to a specific region name, screen information corresponding to a higher classification of the classification to which the specific region name belongs is displayed on the display device,
How to operate the receiving device.
The method of claim 13,
The receiving device corresponds to a set-top device,
How to operate the receiving device.

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