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WO2017153303A1
WO2017153303A1 PCT/EP2017/055117 EP2017055117W WO2017153303A1 WO 2017153303 A1 WO2017153303 A1 WO 2017153303A1 EP 2017055117 W EP2017055117 W EP 2017055117W WO 2017153303 A1 WO2017153303 A1 WO 2017153303A1
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Emre Can KUCUKOGLU
Sedat MARANGOZ
Yasin YILDIZ
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Arcelik Anonim Sirketi
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Abstract

The present invention relates to an image display device (1) comprising a display screen (2), at least one tuner (3) that enables the frequencies transmitted by the channel to be converted into perceivable image data, and an image processing and control unit (4) that enables the image data to be processed and identified.

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AN IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE
The present invention relates to an image display device.
Channel frequencies are converted into perceivable images and audio by the television. Today, the televisions are used by almost everyone. The commercials constitute an important part of television broadcasts. In the state of the art, embodiments that enable the detection of commercials and inform users at the end of the commercials are known. However, since these embodiments cannot automatically detect the exact moments when the commercials or the program begin, timing problems may occur.
In the state of the art European Patent Document No. EP0366001, a television comprising a timer that is activated by the user during the commercials is disclosed.
The aim of the present invention is the realization of an image display device that comprises a timer and that can receive from the broadcast the information related to the commercials.
The image display device realized in order to attain the aim of the present invention, explicated in the first claim and the respective claims thereof, comprises a display screen and at least one tuner that enables the frequencies transmitted by the channel to be converted into perceivable images to be displayed on the display screen. The image displayed on the display screen by means of the tuner passes through the image processing and control unit. The image processing and control unit enables the beginning times transmitted by the channel related to the commercials and to the program to be identified by means of the image processing method and enables the timing information to be transmitted to the timer. Thus, the images displayed on the display screen can be identified by the image display device.
The image display device of the present invention comprises a counter that is displayed in a section of the display screen and that starts counting when the beginning times of the commercials and the program are transmitted as a countdown, and a control unit that that continuously controls the counter and that executes the tasks predetermined by the user according to the information received from the counter. The counter starts counting by taking reference the time indicator displayed on the display screen. The control unit is activated when the countdown process of the counter ends.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the image display device comprises the control unit that enables the tasks of switching the television to standby or activating the energy saving mode to be executed as predetermined by the user when the counter completes the countdown process transmitted for the beginning of the commercials.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the image display device comprises the control unit that enables the task of changing the channel to be executed as predetermined by the user when the time transmitted by the channel for the beginning of the commercials expires.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the image display device enables the tasks of automatically returning to the channel or sending a notification to the user to be executed as predetermined by the user when the time transmitted by the channel for the beginning of the program expires.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the image processing and control unit enables the detection of the times when the commercials or the program begin by identifying the words that are transmitted by the channel and displayed in a section (E) of the display screen. Thus, the control unit determines which tasks will be executed.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit enables the section (E) of the display screen, whereon the image processing and control unit provides information, to be selected by the user.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the image display device comprises a pair of tuners that enable different frequencies to be used simultaneously and the control unit that enables the countdown for the initial channel to be continued when the channel is changed by the user before the timing information transmitted by the channel is displayed on the display screen.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the image display device comprises the control unit that provides the recording of the broadcast. The control unit enables the broadcast recording process to be paused during the commercials and to be continued when the program begins.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the image display device is a television.
The image display device realized in order to attain the aim of the present invention is illustrated in the attached figures, where:
Figure 1 - is the perspective view of the image display device.
Figure 2 – is the schematic view of the image display device.
The elements illustrated in the figures are numbered as follows:
  1. Image display device
  2. Display screen
  3. Tuner
  4. Image processing and control unit
  5. Counter
  6. Control unit
E: Section on the display screen
The image display device (1) comprises a display screen (2), at least one tuner (3) that enables the signals transmitted by the channel to be converted into perceivable image data, and an image processing and control unit (4) that enables the image data to be processed and identified. The broadcast is received by the tuner (3) and transmitted to the image processing and control unit (4). The image on the display screen (2) is received and processed by the image processing and control unit (4).
The image display device (1) of the present invention comprises the image processing and control unit (4) that detects the beginning times of the commercials and the program received from the broadcast and displayed in a section (E) of the display screen (2), a counter (5) that starts operating upon the transmission of the said timing information, and a control unit (6) that enables the tasks predetermined by the user to be executed according to the timing information received from the counter (5). The image processing and control unit (4) may receive two different timing information, namely, beginning time of the commercials and beginning time of the program. The timing information is identified and transmitted to the counter (5) by the image processing and control unit (4) The counter (5) starts the countdown. When the counter (5) completes the countdown, the control unit (6) provides the execution of the tasks of changing the channel, sending a notification, switching the television to standby or activating the energy saving mode as predetermined by the user.
In an embodiment of the present invention, when the counter (5) completes the countdown to the beginning of the commercials, the control unit (6) provides the execution of the task of switching the television to standby as predetermined by the user. The timing information is sent by the channel just before the beginning of the commercials. The timing information detected by the image processing and control unit (4) is transmitted to the counter (5) and the counter (5) starts counting down. When the counter (5) completes the countdown, the control unit (6) automatically activates the standby mode during the commercials. Thus, the device is enabled to consume minimal amount of energy during the commercials.
In an embodiment of the present invention, when the counter (5) completes the countdown to the beginning of the commercials, the control unit (6) enables the energy saving mode to be activated as predetermined by the user. Consequently, energy saving is provided during the commercials.
In an embodiment of the present invention, when the counter (5) completes the countdown to the beginning of the commercials, the control unit (6) enables the task of changing the channel to be executed as predetermined by the user. The beginning time of the commercials identified by the image processing and control unit (4) is transmitted to the counter (5). When the countdown is completed by the counter (5), the control unit (6) detects that the commercials start and changes the channel.
In an embodiment of the present invention, when the counter (5) completes the countdown to the beginning of the program, the control unit (6) enables the task of sending a notification to the user to be executed as predetermined by the user. Before the beginning of the program viewed, the remaining time information transmitted by the channel appears on the display screen (2). The timing information detected by the image processing and control unit (4) is transmitted to the counter (5) and the counting down is started. When the countdown to the beginning of the program is completed, a notification is sent to the user by means of the control unit (6). Thus, the user is enabled to be informed of the end of the commercials on the program he/she was viewing while he/she views other channels during the commercials.
In an embodiment of the present invention, when the counter (5) completes the countdown to the beginning of the program, the control unit (6) enables the task of automatically changing back to the initial channel to be executed as predetermined by the user. Thus, the user is enabled to automatically return to the channel he/she was viewing previously, from the channel he/she views during the commercials.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the image display device (1) comprises the image processing and control unit (4) that enables the detection of the times when the commercials and the program begin by identifying the words transmitted by the channel and displayed in a section (E) of the display screen (2). Before the beginning of the commercials, the information related to the commercials is displayed next to the counter (5) transmitted by the channel to the display screen (2). The words are identified by the image processing and control unit (4) and thus, the tasks to be executed upon the completion of the countdown are determined.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the image display device (1) comprises the control unit (6) that enables the section (E) of the display screen (2), whereon the image processing and control unit (4) provides information, to be selected by the user. The section (E) on the display screen (2) whereon the image processing and control unit (4) provides information is selected by the user. Thus, the image processing and control unit (4) is enabled to monitor the said section (E) continuously.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the image display device (1) comprises a pair of tuners (3) that enable different frequencies to be used simultaneously and the control unit (6) that enables the countdown process performed by the counter (5) for the previous channel to be continued when the channel is changed before the beginning times of the commercials and the program transmitted by the channel are displayed on the display screen (2). The image display device (1) can monitor two channels simultaneously by means of the pair of tuners (3). Thus, the countdown process started by the counter (5) for one channel is enabled to continue when the user changes the channel. Consequently, the user can change the channel without the need to wait for the counter (5) to be displayed on the display screen (2). The user is informed when the commercials on the program that was being viewed end.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the image display device (1) comprises the control unit (6) that runs the recording algorithm enabling the channel broadcast to be recorded and that pauses the recording at the beginning of the commercials and continues the recording at the beginning of the program during the recording of the broadcast. The recording of the broadcast may be realized by means of the image display device (1) or an external device connected to the control unit (6). During the recording of the broadcast, the countdown to the beginning of the recording is started by the counter (5) and the recording is enabled to be paused when the commercials begin and continued when the commercials end by the control unit (6). Thus, the commercials do not occupy additional space in the television memory. Furthermore, the user is enabled to view the program without the commercials.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the image display device (1) is a television.
By means of the image display device (1) of the present invention, the user is provided with different options during the commercials. The energy consumption is enabled to be reduced by switching the image display device (1) to the standby mode or the energy saving mode during the commercials. By enabling the image display device (1) to receive the beginning times of the commercials and the program dynamically from the multimedia content, timing errors are reduced to minimum.

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  1. An image display device (1) comprising a display screen (2), at least one tuner (3) that enables the signals transmitted by the channel to be converted into perceivable image data, and an image processing and control unit (4) that enables the image data to be processed and identified, characterized by a counter (5) that starts counting upon the detection of the beginning times of the commercials and the program that are displayed in a section (E) of the display screen (2) and a control unit (6) that enables the tasks predetermined by the user to be executed according to the timing information received from the counter (5).
  2. An image display device (1) as in Claim 1, characterized by the control unit (6) that enables the task of switching the television to standby to be executed as predetermined by the user when the counter (5) completes the countdown to the beginning of the commercials.
  3. An image display device (1) as in Claim 1 or Claim 2, characterized by the control unit (6) that enables the task of activating the energy saving mode to be executed as predetermined by the user when the counter (5) completes the countdown to the beginning of the commercials.
  4. An image display device (1) as in any one of the above claims, characterized by the control unit (6) that enables the task of changing the channel to be executed as predetermined by the user when the counter (5) completes the countdown to the beginning of the commercials.
  5. An image display device (1) as in any one of the above claims, characterized by the control unit (6) that enables the task of sending a notification to the user to be executed as predetermined by the user when the counter (5) completes the countdown to the beginning of the program.
  6. An image display device (1) as in any one of the above claims, characterized by the control unit (6) that enables the task of automatically changing back to the original channel to be executed as predetermined by the user when the counter (5) completes the countdown to the beginning of the program.
  7. An image display device (1) as in any one of the above claims, characterized by the image processing and control unit (4) that enables the detection of the times when the commercials and the program begin by identifying the words transmitted by the channel and displayed in a section (E) of the display screen (2).
  8. An image display device (1) as in any one of the above claims, characterized by the control unit (6) that enables the section (E) of the display screen (2), whereon the image processing and control unit (4) provides information, to be selected by the user.
  9. An image display device (1) as in any one of the above claims, characterized by a pair of tuners (3) that enable different frequencies to be used simultaneously and the control unit (6) that enables the countdown process performed by the counter (5) for the previous channel to be continued when the channel is changed before the beginning times of the commercials and the program transmitted by the channel are displayed on the display screen (2).
  10. An image display device (1) as in any one of the above claims, characterized by the control unit (6) that enables the channel broadcast to be recorded and pauses the recording at the beginning of the commercials and continues the recording at the beginning of the program during the recording of the broadcast.
  11. An image display device (1) as in any one of the above claims, that is a television.
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