KR20110059423A - Method for purchasing contents and display apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A content purchasing method and display device using the same are provided to improve convenience of management and purchase about various content by managing a plurality of content provided from a content provider to an interest content list in a display device. CONSTITUTION: A plurality of content which can be purchased from content providers is marked(300). At least one content is selected among a plurality of marked content is selected(310). The information about a selected content is saved in a concern content list(320).

Description

Method for purchasing contents and display apparatus using same

The present invention relates to a method for purchasing content and a display device 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 purchase method and a display device using the same, which enables effective management and purchase of contents provided from various content providers.

Content purchase method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of purchasing the content on a display device accessible to the network, and displaying a plurality of content available for purchase from the content provider; Receiving at least one of the plurality of displayed contents; And storing information about the selected content in an interest content list, wherein the interest content list includes two or more contents provided from different content providers.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a content management method, including: displaying a plurality of icons including icons representing a plurality of content providers and an icon representing a list of contents of interest; Receiving an icon representing a list of contents of interest among the plurality of icons; Displaying a content list of interest including first content that can be purchased from a first content provider and second content that can be purchased from a second content provider among the plurality of content providers; Receiving at least one of the first and second contents; And receiving the selected content by accessing a server of a content provider corresponding to the selected content.

On the other hand, the content purchase method may be implemented as a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for execution on a computer.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by managing a plurality of contents provided from content providers in a single content list of interest in a display device accessible to a network, convenience of management and purchase of various contents may be improved. .

Hereinafter, a content purchasing 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 that the contents provided by the content provider 20 need to operate normally on the network TV 30 or the software necessary for the network TV 30 to operate. Can be. 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 provider, 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 operation 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 the present 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 through 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 operation 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 through a network TV ( 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 is an operation mode in which the network TV 30 provides a menu for selecting and accessing one of a plurality of content providers (CPs). This is the initial screen or main screen when entering (hereinafter referred to as netcast mode).

The menu screen may include a plurality of icons 212 representing a plurality of content providers, and in some embodiments, 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 to display other images displaying advertisement images, messages, and the like, as necessary in the image display area. 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 purchase method according to the present invention. The illustrated content purchase method will be described with reference to the display system shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 9, the network TV 30 displays a plurality of contents that can be purchased from the content provider 20 (step 300).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the network TV 30 may display a plurality of user selectable icons on a menu screen, wherein the plurality of icons may include content provider icons corresponding to a plurality of content providers, respectively; It may include an icon representing a list of contents of interest.

Referring to FIG. 10, the network TV 30 may display a plurality of content provider icons 203, 204, 205, and 206 and a 'WISH LIST' icon 210 representing a list of content of interest 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 connects to a content provider server corresponding to 'PECASA' and receives information on contents that can be purchased from the connected server. can do.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 11, contents that can be purchased from a 'PECASA' content provider may be displayed on the screen 200.

Meanwhile, when the user selects the 'WISH LIST' icon 210, the network TV 30 may display a list of contents of interest on the screen that allows the user to manage and purchase contents stored as the contents of interest.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the interest content list may include two or more contents provided from different content providers.

That is, the user may store a plurality of contents that are available for purchase from two or more content providers among the plurality of accessible content providers in the interest content list, and thus, the plurality of contents may be stored as one interest content list regardless of the content providers. Can be managed and purchased.

A content management method performed when the user selects the user content service will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 13 to 17.

The network TV 30 selects any one of the plurality of displayed contents (step 310), and stores information on the selected content in the list of contents of interest (step 320).

For example, the user may select a content provider icon related to a content to purchase from among a plurality of content provider icons displayed on a 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 information on the contents that are available for purchase, as shown in FIG. 11 using the received content information. As shown, the 'PECASA' service screen may be displayed.

Referring to FIG. 11, a user may select a plurality of contents displayed on the screen 200, that is, at least one of photographs, and store the selected contents in a list of contents of interest.

For example, after the user selects 'photo 1', the user may store the 'photo 1' in the list of contents of interest by pressing the save interest content button 220, and thus the information on the 'photo 1' may be displayed. It may be stored in the content list.

More specifically, the name, content provider, summary and location information of the selected content may be stored in the content list of interest as the content information. The location information may be a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for receiving the selected content.

On the other hand, the user selects the 'photo 1' and then immediately press the purchase button 225, the 'photo 1' can be purchased directly without storing the 'content 1' in the list of interest content, accordingly 'photo 1' is the 'PECASA' server Can be received and purchased from the network TV 30 from.

In addition, the user may select a 'NETFLY' icon 204 that provides movie-related content among the 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 'NETFLY' server corresponding to the selected icon 205 and receive information on the contents that are available for purchase, as shown in FIG. 12 using the received content information. You can display the 'NETFLY' service screen as shown.

Referring to FIG. 12, a user may select at least one of a plurality of contents displayed on the screen 200, that is, movies, and store the selected contents in a list of contents of interest.

For example, after the user selects 'movie 3', the user may press the save interested content button 220 to store the 'movie 3' in the list of interest contents, and thus the information about the 'movie 3' may be displayed. It may be stored in the content list.

As the interest content storage as described above with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12 is performed, a plurality of contents each purchaseable from different content providers may be stored in one interest content list.

For example, 'picture 1' that can be purchased from a 'PECASA' content provider and 'movie 3' that can be purchased from a 'NETFLY' content provider may be stored in the content list of interest.

Meanwhile, the network TV 30 may store the above-listed contents list, that is, information about contents stored as the contents of interest by the user, in the storage device 49 illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a second embodiment of a content purchasing method according to the present invention, and descriptions of the same as those described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12 will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 13, the network TV 30 displays an icon representing a plurality of content providers and an icon representing a list of contents of interest on a screen (operation 400).

Referring to FIG. 13, the network TV 30 displays a plurality of icons including an icon representing a content provider and an icon representing a content list of interest on a screen (step 400), and the user may select the icon from among the plurality of icons. In step 410, an icon of interest content list is selected.

Referring to FIG. 14, a user may select an icon representing the interest content list, that is, a 'WISH LIST' icon 210, from among a plurality of icons 210 displayed on the screen 200.

In this case, the network TV 30 may display a screen including a list of contents of interest as illustrated in FIG. 15.

When the 'WISH LIST' icon 210 is selected as described above, the network TV 30 uses the content information stored in the content list of interest to interest the user by using the method described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12. One or more contents stored as contents may be displayed.

As shown in FIG. 15, the list of contents of interest displayed on the screen 200 may include a plurality of contents, and at least two contents of the plurality of contents are provided from different content providers. Can be.

That is, the list of contents of interest according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to any one of the plurality of content providers, and may enable integrated management and purchase of various contents provided from the plurality of content providers.

Referring to FIG. 15, when the user selects the 'WISH LIST' icon 210, a plurality of contents of interest 250 and 255 may be displayed on the screen 200.

That is, as described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12, when the user stores 'Photo 1' provided from the 'PECASA' content provider and 'Movie 3' provided from the 'NETFLY' content provider as content of interest, FIG. 15. As shown in FIG. 2, the list of contents of interest displayed on the screen 200 includes information about 'photo 1' and 'movie 3' provided from the different content providers, namely, 'PECASA' and 'NETFLY', respectively. Can be.

Meanwhile, the information on each of the contents displayed in the content list of interest may include information about a name, a content provider, and a price of the corresponding content.

The user may select at least one of the contents 250 and 255 included in the content list of interest and then select the purchase 265 to purchase the corresponding content.

For example, the user may select 'movie 3' provided from the 'NETFLY' content provider and confirm the purchase of the 'movie 3' by pressing the purchase button 265. In this case, the network TV 30 accesses the 'NETFLY' server by using the location information stored in correspondence with the selected content 'movie 3', for example, the URL where the 'movie 3' is stored, and the connected 'NETFLY' The 'movie 3' content that the user wants to purchase from the server may be received.

Meanwhile, the user may select 'view summary' 262 to check specific contents such as a plot of content included in the content list of interest before purchase.

For example, summary information about each of the contents 250 and 255 included in the contents of interest list may be stored in the contents list of interest, and when the user selects the 'view summary' button 262 after selecting specific contents. The summary information about the corresponding content may be displayed on the screen 200 by using the stored summary information.

In addition, when the user selects 'delete content of interest' 262 after selecting specific content, the corresponding content may be deleted from the content list of interest.

Since the method for displaying a content list of interest shown in FIG. 15 is only an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited thereto and the content display list may be displayed by various methods other than the method shown in FIG. 15.

Referring to FIG. 16, the list of contents of interest displayed on the screen 200 may include a plurality of contents provided from two or more contents providers.

That is, the list of contents of interest includes 'photo 1' provided from 'PECASA', 'movie 1' and 'photo 3' provided from 'NETFLY', 'video 1' and 'music 3' provided from 'YOTUBE'. It may include.

On the other hand, as described above, the name, content provider, price, etc. of each of the contents may be displayed on the content list of interest.

Referring to FIG. 17, the interest content list may include content items 270, 271, 272, and 273 corresponding to a plurality of content genres, respectively. It may include at least one of music.

Meanwhile, the content items 270, 271, 272, and 273 may each include contents belonging to a corresponding genre, and the contents belonging to any one item may be contents provided from different content providers.

For example, when the user selects the video 272 among the content items 270, 271, 272, and 273 displayed in the content list of interest, the video content stored by the user as the content of interest may be displayed on the screen 200. have.

In addition, the contents included in the video 272 item, that is, the video 1 to the video 3 may be content provided from different content providers.

That is, the video 272 item in the interest content list may include 'video 1' provided from 'NETFLY' and 'video 2' and 'video 3' provided from 'YOTUBE'.

The user may select any one of the displayed videos 1 to 3, for example, video 2, and then select a purchase 265. Accordingly, the network TV 30 connects to the 'NETFLY' server to purchase the purchased video. 2 can be received.

In addition, the above-described content purchase method according to the present invention may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium that is produced as a program for execution on a computer, and examples of the computer-readable recording medium include ROM, RAM, CD. ROMs, magnetic tapes, floppy disks, optical data storage devices, and the like, as well as 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.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope 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 (11)

In the method for purchasing content on a display device connectable to a network, Displaying a plurality of contents available for purchase from a content provider; Receiving at least one of the plurality of displayed contents; And Storing information about the selected content in a content list of interest; And the content list of interest comprises two or more contents provided from different content providers. The method of claim 1, Displaying icons each representing a plurality of content providers; Receiving any one of the displayed icons; Accessing a server of a content provider corresponding to the selected icon; And And receiving information about a plurality of contents that can be purchased from the server. The method of claim 1, Displaying an icon representing the list of contents of interest; Receiving the displayed icon; And And displaying the content list of interest using the stored content information. The method of claim 1, Receiving a first content from among a plurality of contents included in the content list of interest; Accessing a server of a content provider that provides the first content; and And receiving the selected content from the connected server. The method of claim 1, wherein the content information is A method of purchasing content including information about at least one of a content provider, name, summary, price, and location. The method of claim 1, wherein the location information of the content is Content purchase method of the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for receiving the selected content. In the method of purchasing content on a network-accessible display device, Displaying a plurality of icons including icons representing a plurality of content providers and icons representing a list of content of interest; Receiving an icon representing a list of contents of interest among the plurality of icons; Displaying a content list of interest including first content that can be purchased from a first content provider and second content that can be purchased from a second content provider among the plurality of content providers; Receiving at least one of the first and second contents; And And accessing a server of a content provider corresponding to the selected content and receiving the selected content. The method of claim 7, wherein And the content list of interest includes content items corresponding to a plurality of content genres, respectively. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of content genres A method of purchasing content including at least one of a video, a movie, a photo, and music. Display device for carrying out the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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