KR20110059281A - Method for managing contents and display apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A content management method and display device using the same are provided to enable a display device which can connected to a network to conveniently manage and reproduce content of a user stored in various content provider servers. CONSTITUTION: At least one icon expressing content provider and icon expressing a user content server are displayed(300). Among the displayed icons, a first icon corresponding to the first content provider is selected(310). Among content provided from the first content provider, information about the content of a user is matched with the user content service(330).

Description

Method for managing contents and display device using same

The present invention relates to a method of managing various contents and a display apparatus using the same.

As digital-based digital TV technology has been developed and commercialized in existing analog broadcasting, various types of products such as real-time broadcasting, contents on demand (GOD), games, and news can be obtained by using the internet network connected to each home in addition to the existing radio media. It is now possible to provide content services to users.

An example of providing a content service using the Internet network may be an Internet Protocol TV (IPTV). The IPTV refers to transmitting a variety of information services, moving picture content and broadcasting to a user's television using a high-speed Internet network.

Recently, the concept of broadband TV, web TV, etc. has been proposed as a form of network TV which has been further developed in such IPTV. Unlike a conventional IPTV, a broadband TV or a web TV has a plurality of content providers, and a user can individually access a plurality of content providers to receive various VODs, games, and video call services provided by the content providers. have.

An object of the present invention is to provide a content management method for effectively managing user contents and a display device using the same.

Content management method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of managing the content in a display device accessible to the network, displaying at least one icon representing a content provider and an icon representing a user content service; Receiving a selection of a first icon corresponding to a first content provider among the displayed icons; And storing information about the content of the user among contents provided from the first content provider in correspondence with the user content service.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a content management method includes displaying at least one icon representing a content provider and an icon representing a user content service; Receiving an icon representing the user content service among the displayed icons; And receiving content of the user among contents stored in a server of a first content provider using content information stored in correspondence with the user content service.

Meanwhile, the content management method may be implemented as a computer-readable recording medium that records a program to be executed in a computer.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a display apparatus connectable to a network may easily manage and reproduce contents of a user stored in various content provider servers.

Hereinafter, a content management method and a display apparatus using the same according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 illustrates a configuration of a display system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and illustrates a configuration of a network TV system for receiving content from a content provider using a network.

Referring to FIG. 1, a display system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a network operator 10, at least one contents provider (CP) 20, and at least one network TV 30. They can be connected to each other by a network, for example the Internet.

The network operator 10 may provide the network TV 30 with the software necessary for the contents provided by the content provider 20 to operate normally on the network TV 30 or the software necessary for the network TV 30 to operate. have. In addition, the content provider 20 may also provide hardware information of the network TV 30 necessary for the content to be normally executed in the network TV 30.

For example, the network operator 10 provides a basic screen frame for providing contents provided by the content providers to the network TV 30, and the user selects the content, inputs various commands, or displays the output accordingly. It can provide a user interface for doing so. In addition, the network operator 10 may also serve to provide data for updating the firmware or software of the network TV 30, and the network operator 10 may be the same subject as the manufacturer of the network TV 30. have.

The content provider 20 may generate various contents that can be provided on the network, configure the content in a format that can be played on the network TV 30, and provide contents according to a request of the network TV 30. The content according to the invention can be any multimedia content that can be serviced via a network.

For example, content provided by the content provider 20 may be provided to the network TV 30 by the content provider 20 directly through the Internet, or to the network TV 30 via the network operator 10. It may be.

The network TV 30 may be equipped with dedicated firmware for reproducing, searching, displaying a list, and the like of each content provider 20. The firmware may be installed in the network TV 30 during the manufacturing process of the network TV 30, or may be downloaded and installed by the user from the content provider 20 or the network operator 10 during use.

The firmware of the network TV 30 may be referred to as a program for playing or executing content provided by the content provider 20. The firmware may vary depending on the type of content provided by the content provider 20. For example, when the content provider 20 is a VOD company, the firmware may be a VOD playback program. When the content provider 20 is an AOD or MOD service provider, the content provider 20 may be an AOD or MOD playback program. If the content provider 20 is a video telephone operator, it may be a video telephone program.

The network TV 30 may receive content from the content provider 20 and play or execute the content. The network TV 30 may include any display device equipped with a network module, such as a TV, a broadcast receiving device such as a set-top box, a network phone, or the like. Although the present specification describes a broadcast receiving apparatus having a broadcast receiving function as an example, embodiments of the present invention may be applied to any display apparatus capable of network connection, and all of them may be included in the scope of the present invention.

More specifically, the content provider 20 may be a provider of making or distributing various contents to be provided to the network TV 30. The content provider 20 may include a TV station, a radio station, a VOD operator, an AOD operator, a game operator, a video phone service provider, a weather information provider, a photo related service provider, and the like.

The TV station refers to a conventional terrestrial or cable broadcasting station. The broadcasting station may create and store a program that users can watch and convert it digitally.

The radio station provides audio content and may provide only audio content with or without video content.

VOD operators and AOD operators have different characteristics from TV stations and radio stations. In other words, in the case of VOD or AOD, it saves the broadcasting program, movie, and music that I want and then plays it for viewing. For example, if there is a broadcast program that is not properly viewed because there is no time for viewing the current broadcast program, the site that provides the broadcast service can be accessed by downloading the file or immediately playing the file.

The AOD provider may provide a streaming service of audio content.

Music On Demand (MOD) service providers can download and listen to the music I want.

The video telephony provider may provide a relay service for making a video call with a user of another network TV through the network. Weather providers can provide weather information for different regions, and photo service providers can provide tools for editing and storing photos.

In addition, the content provider 20 may provide various services to the network TV through the Internet, such as a packet filter (PF) server, an EPG service provider, an electronic content guide (ECG) service provider, and a portal server operator. It can be any server operator.

The PF server is serviced by a company that manages all broadcasting information and location information provided by the content provider. The service may mainly include broadcasting time of the corresponding broadcasting station or location information necessary for broadcasting, and information that a user can access.

The EPG service may provide EPG information so that a user can search a broadcast program for each time zone and grasp each channel.

The ECG service can provide the user with the information of the contents provided by the content provider, the location and access authority of the access server, for example, the function for easily accessing the servers with the contents and the information of the contents. The note can be an electronic program guide.

The portal server is a web service provided by each broadcasting station. When the portal server receives a request from the user terminal, the portal server may connect to a web server of a company that serves a broadcasting station or content. The role of the portal server is to search for a list of programs provided by each broadcasting station or a content provider providing a content service.

The network TV 30 basically has a network interface capable of accessing the network, receives an IP address, receives and processes a data packet through the network, and stores or plays the data packet when the data packet is multimedia data such as video or audio. have.

The network TV 30 may operate to transmit the user's requirements in both directions while processing the multimedia data. In addition, the user input unit such as a remote controller or an operation button for controlling the network TV 30 is preferably provided with buttons for controlling the network TV, that is, buttons for selecting various menus.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the above-described network TV 30 will be described in detail.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the configuration of the display apparatus according to the present invention, and shows the configuration of the network TV 30 shown in FIG.

The network TV 30 may have a function of receiving a broadcast signal in the form of an RF signal through a radio or a cable through the broadcast receiver 41 in addition to a function of receiving content through a network.

As shown in FIG. 2, the network TV 30 includes a broadcast receiver 41, a demultiplexer 42, a video signal processor 43, a display 44, a network interface 45, and an OSD generator. 46, a user interface 47, a storage interface 48, a storage 49, an external signal input 39, and a controller 50 may be included.

Among the above components, the broadcast receiver 41, the demultiplexer 42, and the image signal processor 43 receive a broadcast signal and process the broadcast signal in a form that can be output to the display 44 through various processes. Can be configured.

In the case of digital broadcasting, the digital broadcasting signal may be transmitted in the form of a packetized transport stream by time division multiplexing the video signal, the audio signal and the additional data.

The broadcast receiver 41 includes an antenna for receiving a broadcast signal transmitted from the outside, and a tuner for tuning a broadcast signal having a frequency band corresponding thereto according to a tuning control signal of the controller 50 to be described later, It may include a demodulator (demodulator) for outputting a broadcast signal of a specific channel in the form of a transport stream through a VSB (Vestigial Sideband) demodulation process and error correction process.

In addition, the broadcast signal received through the broadcast receiver 41 is divided into a variety of additional data defined by the demultiplexer 42 as a video signal, an audio signal, and PSIP (Program and System Information Protocol) information. Can be output as

The video data separated by the demultiplexer 42 may be processed by the image signal processor 43 and displayed on the display 44.

The image signal processor 43 may include an MPEG-2 decoder and a scaler that converts the video data to match the vertical frequency, resolution, aspect ratio, and the like of the output standard of the display 44.

The display unit 44 may display an image using various types of display panels such as digital light processing (DLP), liquid crystal display (LCD), plasma display panel (PDP), and the like.

The audio signal is processed by a voice signal processor (not shown) and output to the speaker. The voice signal processor may include an AC-3 decoder.

Meanwhile, the additional data included in the additional data separated by the demultiplexer 42 may be stored in the storage device 49 through the storage interface unit 48 to be described later.

The storage device 49 may be implemented by an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) or the like.

The user interface unit 47 is a means for receiving a request command from a user, and generally includes an infrared receiver for receiving an infrared signal input through a remote controller or a local key input unit provided at one side of the panel.

The network interface unit 45 may receive content or data from the content provider 20 or the network operator 10 through a network. That is, content such as broadcasts, games, VODs, broadcast signals, and the like, which are provided from a content provider, may be received through a network. In addition, the network interface unit 45 may also receive the update information and the update file of the firmware provided by the network operator 10.

The OSD generator 46 may generate a menu screen for receiving a user's determination signal in the form of an OSD.

That is, the OSD generator 46 may display information related to the content received through the network interface 45 through the display.

The external signal input unit 39 is an interface capable of receiving input from another playback device such as a DVD player, a game machine, and the like. The external signal input unit 39 connects another playback device to the external signal input unit 39 to display the multimedia stored in the playback device. It can be output as (44).

The controller 50 may perform overall operation control according to a command input from the user interface 47. The controller 50 may receive and execute an update file of software, that is, firmware, of the content provider 20 received from the network operator 10.

According to an embodiment, the broadcast reception device 40 according to the present invention may output a 3D image. The menu screen of the broadcast reception device 40 may be provided in 3D, and the content provided by the content provider 20 may also receive and output 3D content. Meanwhile, additional components may be needed to output the 3D image.

3 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the configuration of the display apparatus according to the present invention, and shows a configuration of the network TV 30 capable of processing the 3D image. On the other hand, the description of the same as that described with reference to Figures 1 and 2 of the configuration of the network TV 30 shown in Figure 3 will be omitted below.

As shown in FIG. 3, the 3D formatter 38 may be disposed at an output terminal of the image signal processor 48. The 3D formatter 38 may convert the image processed by the image signal processor 48 into a 3D image and transmit the converted image to the display unit 44. According to an embodiment, the OSD generator 46 may include a separate 3D formatter for converting the OSD output to 3D.

The configuration shown in FIG. 3 is only one embodiment, and various known techniques may be used for 3D image processing.

4 and 5 illustrate an embodiment of a remote control apparatus for controlling the operation of the display apparatus, and show an example of a remote controller for controlling the network TV 30.

The remote controller may transmit a control signal to the controller 50 through a wireless signal receiver such as an RF signal or an infrared signal which may be included in the user interface 47 of the network TV 30. For example, the remote controller described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6 may be a remote controller 51 which recognizes the following operations as a remote controller responding to a user's gesture as well as a user's button input.

In the present embodiment, the operation recognition remote control 51 may transmit and receive a signal with the network TV 30 according to the RF communication standard. As shown in FIG. 4, a pointer 53 may be displayed on the network TV 30 at a point where the motion recognition remote controller 51 points.

The user may move or rotate the motion recognition remote controller 51 up, down, left, and right. The pointer 53 displayed on the network TV 30 corresponds to the movement of the motion recognition remote controller 51. FIG. 5 illustrates a bar in which the pointer displayed on the network TV 30 moves in response to the movement of the motion recognition remote controller 51.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the user moves the motion recognition remote controller 51 to the left side, the pointer displayed on the network TV 30 also moves to the left side correspondingly. In the present embodiment, the motion recognition remote controller 51 may include a sensor capable of determining a movement. Information about the movement of the motion recognition remote controller 51 sensed by the sensor of the motion recognition remote controller 51 is transmitted to the network TV 30. The network TV 30 determines the operation of the motion recognition remote controller 51 from the information regarding the movement of the motion recognition remote controller 51 and calculates the coordinate value of the pointer 53 corresponding thereto.

Accelerometers, gyro sensors, or geomagnetic sensors may be used as sensors that can determine movement.

4 and 5 illustrate an example in which the pointer 53 displayed on the display 49 moves in response to the up, down, left, or right rotation of the motion recognition remote controller 51. The moving speed or the moving direction of the pointer 53 may correspond to the moving speed or the moving direction of the motion recognition remote controller 51.

In this embodiment, the pointer displayed on the network TV 30 is set to move in response to the operation of the motion recognition remote controller 51. As another example, a predetermined command may be input to the network TV 30 in response to an operation of the operation recognition remote controller 51. That is, when moving forward and backward of the motion recognition remote controller 51, the size of the image displayed on the network TV 30 may be enlarged or reduced.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of a motion recognition remote controller, and illustrates a configuration of an operation recognition remote controller 51 that transmits and receives a signal to and from the interface unit 47 of the network TV 30 of FIG. 1. .

Referring to FIG. 6, the network TV 30 may include a coordinate value calculator 115 and a wireless communication unit 111. The coordinate value calculator 115 may be included in the controller 50 described above. The wireless communication unit 111 may be included in the user interface unit 47 described above. The wireless communication unit 111 may include an RF module 112 or an IR module 113.

On the other hand, the operation recognition remote control 51, the wireless communication unit 120, the user input unit 130, the sensor unit 140, the output unit 150, the power supply unit 160, memory 170, the controller 180 It may include.

The wireless communication unit 120 transmits and receives a signal with the network TV 30. In the present embodiment, the motion recognition remote controller 51 may include an RF module 121 capable of transmitting and receiving a signal with the interface unit 40 of the network TV 30 according to the RF communication standard. In addition, the operation recognition remote controller 51 may include an IR module 123 capable of transmitting and receiving a signal with the interface unit 40 of the network TV 30 according to the IR communication standard.

In this embodiment, the motion recognition remote control 51 transmits a signal containing information on the operation of the motion recognition remote control 51 to the network TV 30 via the RF module 121. In addition, the operation recognition remote control 51 may receive a signal transmitted from the network TV 30 through the RF module 121. In addition, the operation recognition remote controller 51 may transmit a command regarding power on / off, channel change, volume change, etc. to the network TV 30 through the IR module 123 as necessary.

The user input unit 130 may be configured as a keypad or a button. The user may input a command related to the network TV 30 by the operation recognition remote controller 51 by manipulating the user input unit 130. When the user input unit 130 includes a hard key button, the user may input a command related to the network TV 30 to the motion recognition remote controller 51 through a push operation of the hard key button. When the user input unit 130 includes a touch screen, the user may input a command related to the network TV 30 with the motion recognition remote controller 51 by touching a soft key of the touch screen. In addition, the user input unit 130 may include various kinds of input means that the user can operate, such as a scroll key or a jog key, and this embodiment does not limit the scope of the present invention.

The sensor unit 140 may include a gyro sensor 141 or an acceleration sensor 143 as a motion sensor. The gyro sensor 141 may detect the movement of the motion recognition remote controller 51. For example, the gyro sensor 141 may sense information about an operation of the motion recognition remote controller 51 based on the x, y, and z axes. The acceleration sensor 141 may sense information regarding a moving speed of the motion recognition remote controller 51. The output unit 150 may output a video or audio signal corresponding to an operation or a signal transmitted from the network TV 30 to the user input unit 130. The user may recognize whether the user input unit 130 is manipulated or whether the network TV 30 is controlled through the output unit 150.

For example, the output unit 150 is an LED module 151 that is turned on when the user input unit 130 is manipulated or a signal is transmitted and received with the network TV 30 through the wireless communication unit 120, the vibration module 153 generating vibration. ), A voice output module 155 for outputting audio, or a display module 357 for outputting an image.

The power supply unit 160 supplies power to the operation recognition remote controller 51. The power supply unit 160 may reduce power waste by stopping power supply when the motion recognition remote controller 51 does not move for a predetermined time. The power supply unit 160 may resume power supply when a predetermined key provided in the operation recognition remote controller 51 is operated.

The memory 170 may store various types of application data required for controlling or operating the operation recognition remote controller 51. If the motion recognition remote control 51 transmits and receives a signal wirelessly through the network TV 30 and the RF module 121, the motion recognition remote control 51 and the network TV 30 transmits and receives a signal through a predetermined frequency band. .

The controller 180 of the motion recognition remote controller 51 stores information on a frequency band or the like that can wirelessly transmit and receive a signal to and from the network TV 30 paired with the motion recognition remote controller 51 in the memory 170. And reference.

The controller 180 controls various items related to the control of the motion recognition remote controller 51. The controller 180 transmits a signal corresponding to a predetermined key manipulation of the user input unit 130 or a signal corresponding to an operation of the motion recognition remote controller 51 sensed by the sensor unit 140 through the wireless communication unit 120. 30 may be transmitted to the wireless communication unit 111.

As described above, the network TV 30 calculates coordinate values of a wireless communication unit 120 capable of transmitting and receiving a signal wirelessly with the operation recognition remote controller 51 and a pointer corresponding to the operation of the operation recognition remote controller 51. The coordinate value calculator 115 may be provided.

The wireless communication unit 111 may transmit and receive a signal wirelessly with the operation recognition remote controller 51 through the RF module 112. In addition, the operation recognition remote controller 51 may receive a signal transmitted according to the IR communication standard through the RF module 112.

The coordinate value calculator 115 corrects a hand shake or an error from a signal corresponding to an operation of the motion recognition remote controller 51 received through the wireless communication unit 111 and displays a coordinate value of the pointer 53 to be displayed on the display 49. (x, y) can be calculated.

In addition, the operation recognition remote control 51 transmission signal input to the network TV 30 through the interface unit 40 is transmitted to the control unit 47 of the network TV 30. The controller 47 may determine the information on the operation of the operation recognition remote controller 51 and the key operation from the signal transmitted from the operation recognition remote controller 51, and control the network TV 30 correspondingly.

The menu screen of the network TV 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention provides an operation mode for providing a menu so that the network TV 30 selects and connects one of a plurality of content providers (CPs). Hereinafter, the initial screen or the main screen when entering the netcast mode.

The menu screen may include a plurality of icons 212 representing a plurality of content providers. In some embodiments, the menu screen may also include a background image 201 having a specific theme.

FIG. 7 illustrates a first embodiment of the menu screen configuration of the display apparatus, and shows a menu screen of the network TV 30. As shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 7, a city-themed image may be used as the background image 201 of the menu screen, and icons 212 representing content providers may be displayed on the front surface of the menu screen.

The background image of the menu screen may have a specific theme. In addition to the city illustrated in FIG. 7, the background image of the menu screen may have various themes such as a jungle, a department store, a beach, a universe, and a fairy tale scene. The background image may include graphic objects capable of selectively inserting and displaying an image different from the base image according to the subject.

The icons 212 are buttons for accessing a plurality of content provider servers, and a user may access a server of a selected content provider by selecting one of the icons 212 to receive a desired service. Preferably, icon 212 may also be associated with background image 201. That is, the icon 212 may be composed of graphic objects that match the theme of the background image 212.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the icons 212 may be displayed in the form of a billboard or a structure erected on a city street. The image displayed on the icon 212 may be provided by each content provider.

If the background image 201 is changed according to the user information, for example, the region, the icons 212 or the image displayed on the icon 212 may also be changed. When selecting the icons 212, the user may use the motion recognition remote controller 51 described above with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

In FIG. 7, as an example of content providers, icons of content providers, such as natural geographic 202, weather information 203, netfly 204, pecasa 205, and youtube 206, are displayed.

Natural geographic 202 is a content provider that provides content related to natural sciences, weather information 203 is a content provider that provides weather information, Netfly 204 is a content provider, which provides film-related content, Pecasa ( 205 may be a content provider for providing content related to a photo, and the youtube 206 may be a content provider for providing content related to a Video on Demand (VOD).

Meanwhile, in addition to the above icons, the menu screen may additionally display various types and numbers of icons. Scroll bars 207a and 207b are disposed on the left and right sides of the icons 212 so that additional icons may be displayed when the user selects the scroll bars 207a and 207b.

According to an exemplary embodiment, an image display area capable of displaying another image on a part of the background image 201 may be defined, and other images displaying an advertisement image or a message may be displayed on the image display area as necessary. have. The advertisement image may include an advertisement, and the other image may include any information or guidance message. The advertisement image or other image may be provided by the network operator 10 or the content provider 20.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the image display area may be disposed at any position of the background image 201, and may be disposed at an appropriate position in consideration of the subject matter of the background image 201. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the image display area 209 may be disposed at the outdoor billboard and the advertisement image 210 may be displayed.

The image display area may be configured in various forms according to the subject of the background image 201. The image display area may be disposed in a pond or a tree commonly seen in a park when the subject of the background image 201 is a park, and a show window commonly seen in a department store when the subject of the background image 201 is a department store. Can be placed in.

As described above, by displaying an image in the image display area 209 and displaying the image in harmony with the background image 201, a user can display a message or an advertisement without being bored.

When the user selects one of the icons 212, such as the netfly icon 204, the selected icon 204 may be highlighted to distinguish it from other icons. When the selected icon 204 is highlighted, the arrow button of the gesture recognition remote controller is operated or when another icon is selected, the highlight can be moved to the selected icon.

When the icon of the icon is selected and the ENTER button of the motion recognition remote controller or a button corresponding to the icon is pressed, the server accesses the server of the content provider corresponding to the selected icon and displays an initial screen of the content provider server.

Meanwhile, the number, size, position, and arrangement method of icons displayed on one screen may vary according to embodiments.

The icons 212 may include a name or an image for identifying each content provider, and may be embedded and sold in the network TV 30 sold by the manufacturer of the network TV 30. In addition, according to an embodiment, while the user purchases and uses the network TV 30, the network operator 10 of FIG. 1 receives an image to be used as an icon from the content provider 20 and transmits the image to the network TV 30. You can do it or update it.

In addition, the network TV 30 may be directly connected to the server of the content provider 20 to download.

FIG. 8 illustrates an embodiment of a method of implementing a menu screen including a background image 201 and icons 212 illustrated in FIG. 7.

Referring to FIG. 8, the menu screen may include a background image 201 and a plurality of icons 212 disposed thereon. The menu screen may be implemented by overlapping a layer including a background image 201 and a layer including icons 212.

In some embodiments, the two layers may have different effects. For example, only the icons 212 may be displayed semi-transparently, or only the background image 201 may be semi-transparently displayed.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a first embodiment of a content management method according to the present invention. The illustrated content management method will be described with reference to the display system shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 9, the network TV 30 displays an icon representing a content provider and an icon representing a user content service on a screen (step 300).

That is, the network TV 30 may display a plurality of user selectable icons on a menu screen, and the plurality of icons may include content provider icons and user content service icons corresponding to the plurality of content providers, respectively. can do.

The user content service is a service for managing and controlling only contents of the user among contents provided from a plurality of content providers, more specifically, content provider servers 20.

For example, the content of the user may mean content related to the user among contents provided by the content providers, and more specifically, may be content uploaded or purchased by the user.

Referring to FIG. 10, the network TV 30 may display a plurality of content provider icons 203, 204, 205, and 206 and a 'MY SERVICE' icon 210 indicating a user content service on the screen 200. Can be.

The user may select any one of the plurality of icons 210 displayed on the screen 200. For example, the user may select one of the plurality of content provider icons 203, 204, 205, and 206 to display the corresponding content. Content may be provided from a provider.

For example, when the user selects the 'PECASA' icon 205, the network TV 30 may access a content provider server corresponding to 'PECASA' and receive contents from the connected server.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 11, the network TV 30 may display contents received from the 'PECASA' server on the screen 200.

Meanwhile, when the user selects the 'MY SERVICE' icon 210, the network TV 30 may display a user content service screen for managing and playing the user's contents.

A content management method performed when the user selects the user content service will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 12 to 15.

The network TV 30 selects an icon corresponding to a specific content provider from among the plurality of displayed icons (step 310), and accesses a server of the content provider corresponding to the selected icon (step 320).

For example, the user may select an icon related to content to be registered in the user content service, from among a plurality of content provider icons displayed on the menu screen.

Referring to FIG. 10, a user may select a 'PECASA' icon 205 that provides photo-related content from among a plurality of content provider icons 203, 204, 205, and 206 displayed on the screen 200.

In this case, the network TV 30 may access the 'PECASA' server corresponding to the selected icon 205 and receive the contents stored in the server, as shown in FIG. 11 using the received contents. You can display the 'PECASA' service screen.

Referring to FIG. 11, a user may select 'My Photo' item 220 to display his contents, that is, photos uploaded by him, on the screen 200, and accordingly, the screen 200 Photos uploaded by the user (photo 1 to photo 8) may be displayed on the screen.

If one of the photos displayed on the screen 200 is selected, for example, photo 1 230, the selected photo 1 230 may be enlarged and displayed on the screen 200.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a user may register his or her contents stored in a content provider server in a user content service, for example, 'MY SERVICE'.

Referring to FIG. 11, the user selects the 'Add my service' button 225 displayed on the screen 200 to display contents stored as the 'My Photo' item 220 in the 'PECASA' server, for example, the user. You can register yourself in 'MY SERVICE'.

The network TV 30 stores information about the contents of the user among the contents stored in the content provider server in correspondence with the user content service (step 330).

That is, when the user requests the user content service registration as described above, the network TV 30 may receive and store information on the contents of the user stored in the server from the server. Accordingly, when the user subsequently selects the user content service, the network TV 30 may receive the user's contents from the server by using the stored content information.

Meanwhile, the network TV 30 may store the user content information in the storage device 49 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 in correspondence with the user content service.

For example, the stored content information may include location information about the content provider server and the content of the user, and more specifically, Uniform Resource Locator (URL) information for receiving the content of the user. It may include.

Referring to FIG. 11, when the user selects the 'Add my service' button 225, the URLs stored in the 'PECASA' server of each of the pictures uploaded by the user (photo 1 to photo 8) are registered in the 'MY SERVICE'. Can be.

In addition, the network TV 30 stores the login information of the user for accessing the server of the content provider, for example, a user ID and a password, together with the URL where the content is stored, in the storage device 49. Can be.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the network TV 30 performs a method as described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11 with respect to another content provider, thereby providing user content services provided from the other content providers. You can register at

For example, referring to FIG. 10, a user may select a 'NETFLY' icon 204 that provides movie-related content from among a plurality of content provider icons 203, 204, 205, and 206 displayed on the screen 200. Can be.

In this case, the network TV 30 displays among contents received from the 'NETFLY' server, and the user displays his or her contents stored in the 'NETFLY' server, that is, a movie uploaded or purchased by the user content service, eg For example, you can register for 'MY SERVICE'.

In response to the registration request, the network TV 30 displays the information on the contents of the user stored in the 'NETFLY' server, that is, the ID and password of the user, the URL where the user's contents are stored, and the like. Can be stored in association with the service.

Meanwhile, the plurality of content providers, for example, 'PECASA' and 'NETFLY' may correspond to different content items in the user content service.

That is, in the user content service, the user content provided from the content provider 1 and the user content provided from the content provider 2 may constitute different user content items.

More specifically, the user contents stored in the 'PECASA' server registered in the user content service as described above may be provided as a 'My Photo' item of the user content service, and the user contents stored in the 'NETFLY' server are the user contents. It can be provided as 'My Movie' item of the service.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a second embodiment of a content management method according to the present invention. A description of the same method as that described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11 will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 12, the network TV 30 displays an icon representing a content provider and an icon representing a user content service on a screen (step 400), and receives the user content service icon from a user (step 410).

Referring to FIG. 13, a user may select an icon representing the user content service, that is, a 'MY SERVICE' icon 210 from among a plurality of icons 210 displayed on the screen 200.

In this case, the network TV 30 may display a user content service screen as shown in FIG. 14.

When the user content service is selected as described above, the network TV 30 accesses the content provider server using the stored user content information (step 420), and receives the user's content from the connected server (step 430).

For example, the user may select one of the user content service items displayed on the screen, and the network TV 30 may access the server of the content provider corresponding to the selected item.

Referring to FIG. 14, when the user selects the 'MY SERVICE' icon 210, a user content service including a plurality of items 240 to 242 may be provided on the screen 200.

As described above, the user content service items 240 to 242 displayed on the screen 200 may correspond to the plurality of content providers, respectively.

For example, the item 'My Video' 240 may be an item for managing and playing a video uploaded by a user to a server of a user's video content, more specifically, a server of a 'YOTUBE' content provider illustrated in FIG. 13. have.

The 'My Movie' item 241 may be an item for managing and playing a movie uploaded by a user to a server of a user's movie content, more specifically, a server of a 'NETFLY' content provider illustrated in FIG. 13.

Meanwhile, the 'My Photo' item 242 may be an item for managing and playing the photo content of the user, more specifically, the picture uploaded by the user to the server of the 'PECASA' content provider illustrated in FIG. 13.

When the user selects the 'My Photo' item 242, the network TV 30 stores the user content information stored in correspondence with the user content service, and more specifically, the 'PECASA' stored in correspondence with the 'My Photo' item 242. The URL of user contents in the server can be read.

Thereafter, the network TV 30 accesses the 'PECASA' server using the read URL, receives the contents uploaded by the user from the connected 'PECASA' server, that is, the pictures, on the screen 200. Can be marked on.

In addition, when the user selects the 'My Video' item 240, the network TV 30 accesses the 'YOTUBE' server using the URL stored in correspondence with the 'My Video' item 240 and uploaded by the user. A video may be received and the received video may be displayed on the screen 200.

More specifically, the network TV 30 may download content of the user from the connected content provider server through an open API (Open API) and display it on the screen 200.

The public API is a standardized interface between an application service layer and a transport network layer of a communication network. The open API for converged communication service is an interface that abstracts the functions of various communication networks such as wired telephone network, mobile telephone network, data communication network, and broadcasting network, so that new application services can be easily developed independently of the structure and technology of the communication network.

The content management method according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a user logging in to the user content service as described above, for example, 'MY SERVICE'.

That is, when the user selects the 'Log in' item 250 displayed on the screen 200, as shown in FIG. 15, the input windows 260 for the user to input an ID and password for the 'MY SERVICE' login , 261 may be displayed on the screen 200.

The user may log in to the user content service, that is, 'MY SERVICE' by inputting his ID and password using the input windows 260 and 261.

If the user is allowed to access the user content service by logging in to the 'MY SERVICE' as described above, a separate login operation for each of the plurality of items included in the user content service is omitted and the user is automatically logged in. Can be.

That is, when access to the user content service is allowed using the method described with reference to FIG. 15, the network TV 30 may access the content provider server using login information for each content provider stored in advance. have.

Referring to FIG. 14, when the user selects the 'My Photo' item 242, the network TV 30 corresponds to the 'My Photo' item 242 and the content URL and 'PECASA' stored in the storage device 49. The login information for the content provider may be read.

Thereafter, the network TV 30 accesses the 'PECASA' server using the stored login information, for example, the user's ID and password for accessing the 'PECASA' server, and receives the pictures uploaded by the user. Can be.

In addition, the above-described content management method according to the present invention can be stored in a computer-readable recording medium produced as a program to be executed in a computer, examples of the computer-readable recording medium are ROM, RAM, CD- ROMs, magnetic tapes, floppy disks, optical data storage, and the like, and also include those implemented in the form of carrier waves (eg, transmission over the Internet).

The computer readable recording medium can be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion. In addition, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the broadcast reception method may be easily inferred by programmers in the art to which the present invention belongs.

In addition, although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, but the technical field to which the invention belongs without departing from the spirit of the invention claimed in the claims. Of course, various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or the prospect of the present invention.

1 illustrates a network configuration of a display system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a first embodiment of a configuration of a display apparatus according to the present invention.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a second embodiment of a configuration of a display apparatus according to the present invention.

4 and 5 are diagrams illustrating an embodiment of a remote control apparatus for controlling an operation of a display apparatus.

6 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a configuration of a motion recognition remote controller.

7 is a diagram illustrating a first embodiment of a menu screen configuration of a display device.

8 is a diagram illustrating a second embodiment of a menu screen configuration of a display device.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a first embodiment of a content management method according to the present invention.

10 is a diagram illustrating a third embodiment of a menu screen configuration of a display device.

11 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a method of displaying contents received from a content provider server.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a second embodiment of a content management method according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a fourth exemplary embodiment of a menu screen configuration of a display device.

14 and 15 are diagrams illustrating an embodiment of a method for providing a user content service.

Claims (20)

In the method for managing content in a display device connectable to a network, Displaying at least one icon representing a content provider and an icon representing a user content service; Receiving a selection of a first icon corresponding to a first content provider among the displayed icons; And And storing information about the content of the user among contents provided from the first content provider in correspondence with the user content service. The method of claim 1, Accessing a server of the first content provider; And And receiving the content of the user from the server. The method of claim 2, And receiving a user's selection for registering the user's content with the user content service. The method of claim 2, wherein the content information is And location information of the server of the first content provider and the content of the user. The method of claim 4, wherein the content information is Content management method comprising the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) information for receiving the content of the user. The method of claim 2, And storing the login information of the user for accessing the server of the first content provider. The method of claim 1, Receiving an icon representing the user content service among the displayed icons; And Using the stored content information, accessing a server of the first content provider and receiving content of the user. The method of claim 6 and 7, wherein the connecting step And accessing the server of the first content provider using the stored login information. The method of claim 7, wherein And receiving user login information for accessing the user content service. The method of claim 1, Selecting a second icon corresponding to a second content provider among the displayed icons; And And storing information about the content of the user among the contents provided from the second content provider in correspondence with the user content service. The method of claim 10, In the user content service, the user content provided from the first content provider and the user content provided from the second content provider constitute a different user content item. The method of claim 11, Receiving an icon representing the user content service among the displayed icons; Displaying a first user content item corresponding to the first content provider and a second user content item corresponding to the second content provider; Receiving one of the first and second user content items; And And accessing a server of a content provider corresponding to the selected item and receiving content of the user. In the method for managing content in a display device connectable to a network, Displaying at least one icon representing a content provider and an icon representing a user content service; Receiving an icon representing the user content service among the displayed icons; And And receiving content of the user from among contents stored in a server of a first content provider by using content information stored in correspondence with the user content service. The method of claim 13, wherein the content information is And URL information corresponding to content of a user stored in a server of the first content provider. The method of claim 13, And receiving user login information for accessing the user content service. The method of claim 15, And accessing the user content service according to the input login information, accessing the server of the first content provider using previously stored login information. The method of claim 13, Displaying a plurality of user content items registered in the user content service; And Receiving a selection of any one of the displayed user content items; And the plurality of user content items respectively correspond to a plurality of content providers. The method of claim 17, When a first item corresponding to a first content provider among the plurality of user content items is selected, The receiving step And accessing a server of the first content provider using content information stored corresponding to the first item of the user content service. A display device for performing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 18. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 18.

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