KR101697775B1 - Method for managing contents and display apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a content management method and a display device using the same, and more particularly, to a content display management method and a content display management method capable of managing content in a display device connectable to a network, displaying at least one icon representing a content provider, ; Receiving a first icon corresponding to a first content provider among the displayed icons; And storing information of the user's content among the contents provided from the first content provider in association with the user content service.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a content management method,

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

As digital-based digital TV technology has been developed and commercialized in existing analog broadcasting, it is possible to use various types of digital media such as real-time broadcast, COD (Contents on Demand), game Content services can be provided to users.

An example of content service provision using the Internet network is IPTV (Internet Protocol TV). The IPTV refers to transmitting various information services, moving picture contents, broadcasting, and the like to a user's television using a high-speed Internet network.

In recent years, the concept of broadband TV, web TV, etc. has been suggested as a form of network TV that has advanced further in IPTV. Unlike the conventional IPTV, a broadband TV or a web TV has a plurality of content providers, and a user accesses a plurality of content providers individually to receive contents such as various VODs, games, and video phone services provided by the content provider have.

An object of the present invention is to provide a content management method and apparatus capable of effectively managing user contents.

A content management method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: displaying content on 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 first icon corresponding to a first content provider among the displayed icons; And storing information of the user's content among contents provided from the first content provider in association with the user content service.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a content management method comprising: 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 the content of the user from the content stored in the server of the first content provider using the content information stored in correspondence with the user content service.

The content management method may be embodied as a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for execution on a computer.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to easily manage and reproduce contents of a user stored in various content provider servers in a display device connectable to a network.

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

FIG. 1 illustrates a configuration of a display system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and shows a configuration of a network TV system that receives content from a content provider using a network.

1, a display system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a network operator 10, at least one content provider (CP) 20, and at least one network TV 30 , Which may be interconnected by a network, e.g., the Internet.

The network operator 10 can provide the base software necessary for the content provider 20 to operate normally in the network TV 30 or the software necessary for the network TV 30 to operate in the network TV 30 have. It is also possible to provide the content provider 20 with the hardware information of the network TV 30 necessary for the contents to be normally executed on the network TV 30.

For example, the network operator 10 provides a basic screen frame required when providing contents provided by content providers to the network TV 30, and allows the user to select contents, input various commands, To provide a user interface to do so. 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 entity as the manufacturer of the network TV 30 have.

The content provider 20 can generate various contents that can be provided on the network and configure it in a format that can be reproduced on the network TV 30 and can provide contents according to the request of the network TV 30. The content according to the present invention may be any multimedia content that can be served through a network.

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

The network TV 30 may be equipped with dedicated firmware for playing, searching, and displaying a list of contents for each content provider 20. [ The firmware may be installed in the network TV 30 during the manufacturing process of the network TV 30 or downloaded from the content provider 20 or the network operator 10 while the user is using the firmware.

The firmware of the network TV 30 may be referred to as a program for reproducing or executing the 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, if the content provider 20 is a VOD provider, the firmware may be a VOD playback program. If the content provider 20 is an AOD, a MOD provider, it may be an AOD and a MOD playback program. And may be a video telephone program when the content provider 20 is a video telephone service provider.

The network TV 30 can receive the content from the content provider 20 and reproduce or execute the content. The network TV 30 may include any display device equipped with a network module such as a broadcast receiving device such as a TV, a set-top box, etc. equipped with a network module, or a network telephone. Although the present invention is described by taking a broadcast receiving apparatus having a broadcast receiving function as an example, the embodiments of the present invention can be applied to any display device capable of network connection, and can be included in the scope of the present invention.

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

A TV station refers to a conventional terrestrial or cable broadcasting station, which can create and store a program that users can watch and convert the digital signal into a digital broadcasting signal.

A radio station provides audio content and can only provide 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, a service is provided so that a desired program, movie, or music can be stored and played back. For example, if there is a broadcast program that is not properly watched because there is no time for viewing the current broadcast program, the user can access the site providing the broadcast service and download the file or play the program immediately.

The AOD provider can provide a streaming service of audio contents.

A MOD (Music On Demand) service provider can download music I want to listen to.

The video telephone service provider can provide the relay service so that a video call can be made with a user of another network TV through the network. The weather information provider provides weather information for various regions, and the photo service provider can provide tools for editing and storing photographs.

In addition, the content provider 20 can provide various services to the network TV through the Internet, such as a PF (Packet Filter) server, an EPG service provider, an ECG (Electronic Content Guide) service provider, It can be any server operator.

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

The EPG service can provide the EPG information so that the user can view the broadcast program by time zone and analyze it on a channel-by-channel basis.

The ECG service can provide the user with contents information of the content provider, the location and access right of the connection server, and the like. For example, the ECG service provides a function of allowing easy access to servers having contents and information of contents The state may be an electronic program guide.

A portal server is a web service provided by each broadcasting station. When a request is received from a user terminal, the portal server can connect to a web server of a broadcasting service provider or a service provider. The role of the portal server is to be able to retrieve a list of programs provided by each broadcasting station or content providers providing content services.

The network TV 30 basically has a network interface that can be connected to a network, receives an IP address and receives a data packet through the network, and when the data packet is multimedia data such as video and audio, have.

The network TV 30 may operate to transmit the user's requests in both directions while processing the multimedia data. Also, it is preferable that buttons for controlling the network TV, that is, buttons for selecting various menus, are provided in a user input portion of a remote controller or an operation button for controlling the network TV 30.

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of a configuration of a display device according to the present invention, and shows a 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 broadcast or cable via the broadcast receiver 41 in addition to receiving the content through the network.

2, the network TV 30 includes a broadcast receiving unit 41, a demultiplexing unit 42, a video signal processing unit 43, a display unit 44, a network interface unit 45, A user interface unit 47, a storage interface unit 48, a storage unit 49, an external signal input unit 39, and a controller 50.

Among the above components, the broadcast receiving unit 41, the demultiplexing unit 42, and the video signal processing unit 43 receive a broadcast signal and process it in a form that can be outputted to the display unit 44 through various processes, .

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

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

The broadcast signal received through the broadcast receiver 41 is demultiplexed into various additional data defined by a video signal, an audio signal, Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP) Lt; / RTI >

The video data separated through the demultiplexing unit 42 may be processed by the video signal processing unit 43 and displayed on the display unit 44.

The video signal processor 43 may include an MPEG-2 decoder and a scaler for converting the video data to a vertical frequency, a resolution, an aspect ratio, or the like, which conforms to the output standard of the display unit 44.

The display unit 44 can display an image using various types of display panels such as DLP (Digital Light Processing), LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), PDP (Plasma Display Panel)

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

The additional data included in the additional data separated through the demultiplexer 42 may be stored in the storage device 49 through the storage interface unit 48, which will 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. The user interface unit 47 typically includes an infrared receiver for receiving an infrared signal input through a remote controller, or a local key input unit provided on one side of the panel.

The network interface unit 45 can receive content or data from the content provider 20 or the network operator 10 via the network. That is, it is possible to receive contents such as broadcasts, games, VOD, broadcasting signals, and the related information provided from a contents provider through a network. It is also possible to receive update information and an update file of the firmware provided by the network operator 10 via the network interface unit 45.

The OSD generating unit 46 may generate a menu screen for receiving a user's judgment signal in the form of an OSD (On Screen Display).

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

The external signal input unit 39 is an interface capable of receiving input from another playback apparatus such as a DVD player or a game machine. The external signal input unit 39 connects another playback apparatus to the external signal input unit 39, (44).

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

According to the embodiment, the broadcast receiving apparatus 40 according to the present invention can output a 3D image. The menu screen of the broadcast receiving apparatus 40 may be provided in 3D, and when the content provided by the content provider 20 is 3D content, the menu screen may be received and output. On the other hand, additional components may be required to output the 3D image.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a second embodiment of the configuration of a display device according to the present invention, and shows a configuration of a network TV 30 capable of processing the 3D image. The description of the configuration of the network TV 30 shown in FIG. 3, which is the same as that described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, will be omitted hereunder.

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

The configuration shown in Fig. 3 is only an embodiment, and various known techniques can be used for 3D image processing.

4 and 5 illustrate an embodiment of a remote control device for controlling the operation of the display device, and show an example of a remote control for controlling the network TV 30. As shown in Fig.

The remote controller may transmit a control signal to the controller 50 through a wireless signal receiving unit 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 operation recognizing remote controller 51 as a remote controller responsive to a user's gesture as well as a user's button input.

In this embodiment, the operation recognition remote controller 51 can transmit and receive signals according to the RF communication standard with the network TV 30. 4, a pointer 53 may be displayed on the network TV 30 at a point where the operation recognition remote controller 51 is pointing.

The user can move or rotate the motion recognizing remote controller 51 up, down, left, right, back and forth. The pointer 53 displayed on the network TV 30 corresponds to the motion of the operation recognition remote controller 51. [ Fig. 5 shows a bar displayed on the network TV 30 in response to the movement of the motion recognition remote controller 51. Fig.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the user moves the operation recognition remote controller 51 to the left, the pointer displayed on the network TV 30 also moves to the left corresponding thereto. In this embodiment, the motion recognition remote controller 51 may be provided with a sensor capable of discriminating a motion. Information about the motion of the motion recognition remote controller 51 sensed through 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 about the motion of the motion recognition remote controller 51 and calculates the coordinate value of the pointer 53 corresponding thereto.

An acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor or a geomagnetic sensor can be used as the sensor for discriminating the movement.

Figs. 4 and 5 show an example in which the pointer 53 displayed on the display 49 moves in correspondence with the up, down, left, right or rotation of the operation recognition remote controller 51. Fig. The moving speed and the moving direction of the pointer 53 may correspond to the moving speed and the moving direction of the operation recognition remote controller 51. [

In this embodiment, the pointer displayed on the network TV 30 is set to move corresponding 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 the operation of the motion recognition remote controller 51. [ That is, the size of the image displayed on the network TV 30 can be enlarged or reduced when the remote controller 51 moves back and forth.

6 is a block diagram of a configuration of an operation recognition remote controller and shows the configuration of an operation recognition remote controller 51 for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the interface 47 of the network TV 30 shown in Fig. .

Referring to FIG. 6, the network TV 30 may include a coordinate value calculating unit 115 and a wireless communication unit 111. The coordinate value calculation unit 115 may be included in the control unit 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.

The operation recognition remote controller 51 includes a wireless communication unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensor unit 140, an output unit 150, a power supply unit 160, a memory 170, .

The wireless communication unit 120 transmits and receives signals to and from the network TV 30. The operation recognition remote controller 51 may include an RF module 121 capable of transmitting and receiving signals with the interface unit 40 of the network TV 30 in accordance with the RF communication standard. The operation recognition remote controller 51 may include an IR module 123 that can transmit and receive signals to / from the interface unit 40 of the network TV 30 in accordance with the IR communication standard.

In the present embodiment, the operation recognition remote controller 51 transmits a signal containing information on the operation of the operation recognition remote controller 51 through the RF module 121 to the network TV 30. In addition, the operation recognition remote controller 51 can receive the signal transmitted by the network TV 30 through the RF module 121. [ In addition, the operation recognition remote controller 51 can transmit a command regarding power on / off, channel change, volume change, and the like to the network TV 30 through the IR module 123 as needed.

The user input unit 130 may include a keypad or a button. The user can input a command related to the network TV 30 with the operation recognition remote controller 51 by operating the user input unit 130. [ When the user input unit 130 includes a hard key button, the user can input a command related to the network TV 30 through the operation recognition remote controller 51 through the push operation of the hard key button. When the user input unit 130 has a touch screen, the user can touch a soft key of the touch screen to input a command related to the network TV 30 to the operation recognition remote controller 51. [ In addition, the user input unit 130 may include various types of input means such as a scroll key, a jog key, and the like that can be operated by the user, and the present invention 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 can detect the movement of the operation recognition remote controller 51. [ For example, the gyro sensor 141 can sense information on the operation of the operation recognition remote controller 51 with reference to the x, y, and z axes. The acceleration sensor 141 can sense information on the moving speed of the motion recognition remote controller 51 and the like. The output unit 150 may output a video or audio signal corresponding to an operation to the user input unit 130 or a signal transmitted from the network TV 30. [ The user can recognize whether the user input unit 130 is operated or whether the network TV 30 is controlled through the output unit 150.

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

The power supply unit 160 supplies power to the operation recognition remote controller 51. When the operation recognition remote controller 51 does not move for a predetermined time, the power supply unit 160 stops power supply, thereby reducing power consumption. The power supply unit 160 can resume power supply when a predetermined key provided on the operation recognition remote controller 51 is operated.

The memory 170 may store various kinds of application data or the like necessary for the control or operation of the operation recognition remote controller 51. If the operation recognition remote controller 51 wirelessly transmits and receives signals through the network TV 30 and the RF module 121, the operation recognition remote controller 51 and the network TV 30 transmit and receive signals through a predetermined frequency band .

The control unit 180 of the operation recognition remote controller 51 stores the information on the frequency band or the like capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving signals to and from the network TV 30 paired with the operation recognition remote controller 51 in the memory 170 .

The control unit 180 controls various matters related to the control of the operation recognition remote controller 51. [ The control unit 180 transmits a signal corresponding to a predetermined key operation of the user input unit 130 or a signal corresponding to the operation of the motion recognition remote controller 51 sensed by the sensor unit 140 to the network TV To the wireless communication unit 111 of the base station 30.

As described above, the network TV 30 includes a wireless communication unit 120 capable of wirelessly transmitting / receiving signals to / from the operation recognition remote controller 51, and a wireless communication unit 120 for calculating coordinates values of a pointer corresponding to the operation of the operation recognition remote controller 51 And a coordinate value calculation unit 115 that can calculate the coordinate value.

The wireless communication unit 111 can wirelessly transmit / receive signals to / from the operation recognition remote controller 51 through the RF module 112. Also, the operation recognition remote controller 51 can receive a signal transmitted in accordance with the IR communication standard through the RF module 112.

The coordinate value calculation unit 115 corrects the hand or the distortion from the signal corresponding to the operation of the motion recognition remote controller 51 received via the wireless communication unit 111 and outputs the coordinate value of the pointer 53 to be displayed on the display 49 (x, y) can be calculated.

The transmission signal of the motion recognition remote controller 51 inputted to the network TV 30 through the interface unit 40 is transmitted to the control unit 47 of the network TV 30. The control unit 47 can 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 accordingly.

The 'menu screen' of the network TV 30 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an operation mode for providing a menu for the network TV 30 to select one of a plurality of content providers (CP) Quot; netcast mode " hereinafter). ≪ / RTI >

The menu screen may include a plurality of icons 212 representing a plurality of content providers, and in some embodiments may include a background image 201 having a particular theme.

7 shows a menu screen of the network TV 30 according to the first embodiment of the menu screen configuration of the display apparatus.

Referring to FIG. 7, as the background image 201 of the menu screen, an image based on a city may be used, and icons 212 indicating content providers may be displayed on the front side thereof.

The background image of the menu screen may have a specific theme, and it may have various subjects such as a jungle, a department store, a beach, a universe, a fairy tale scene in addition to a city shown in Fig. The background image may include graphic objects capable of selectively displaying a base image different from the background image according to a theme.

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

For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the icons 212 may be displayed in the form of a structure or a billboard 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 area, the image displayed on the icons 212 or the icon 212 may be changed. When selecting the icons 212, the user can use the motion recognition remote controller 51 described above with reference to Figs.

7, icons of content providers such as natural geography 202, weather information 203, net fly 204, pecasa 205, and yotube 206 are displayed as examples of content providers.

The natural geography 202 is a content provider that provides contents related to natural science. The weather information 203 is a content provider that provides weather information. The net fly 204 is a content provider that provides movie related contents. 205 may be a content provider that provides content related to a photo and the yotube 206 may be a content provider that provides content related to VOD (Video on Demand).

On the other hand, in addition to the above-mentioned icons, various types and numbers of icons can be additionally displayed on the menu screen. Scrollbars 207a and 207b may be disposed on the left and right of the icons 212 so that additional icons may be displayed when the user selects the scrollbars 207a and 207b.

According to the embodiment, it is possible to define an image display area capable of displaying another image on a part of the background image 201, and to display other images displaying an advertisement image, a message and the like in the image display area as needed have. The advertisement image includes an advertisement, and the other image may include any information or a guidance message. An 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 can be disposed at any position of the background image 201, and can be disposed at an appropriate place in consideration of the theme of the background image 201. [ For example, as shown in FIG. 7, an image display area 209 may be disposed at an outdoor billboard location and an 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 arranged in a pond or a tree that is commonly seen in a park when the subject of the background image 201 is a park. If the subject of the background image 201 is a department store, As shown in FIG.

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

When the user selects one of the icons 212, e.g., the net fly icon 204, the selected icon 204 may be highlighted to distinguish it from the other icons. When the arrow button of the operation recognition remote controller is operated while the selected icon 204 is highlighted, or a different icon is selected, the highlight can be moved to the selected icon.

When the ENTER button of the operation recognizing remote controller or the corresponding function button is pressed in the state that the icon is selected, an initial screen of the contents provider server can be displayed by accessing the server of the contents provider corresponding to the selected icon.

On the other hand, the number, size, position and arrangement of icons displayed on one screen may vary according to the embodiment.

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

In addition, the network TV 30 may directly access the server of the content provider 20 and download it.

FIG. 8 shows an embodiment of a method of implementing a menu screen composed of the background image 201 and the icons 212 shown in FIG.

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 the background image 201 and a layer including the icons 212.

Depending on the embodiment, different effects can be given to the two layers. For example, only the icons 212 may be displayed in a translucent manner, or only the background image 201 may be displayed in a translucent manner.

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

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

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

The user content service is a service that allows only the content of the user among the contents provided from a plurality of content providers, more specifically, the content provider servers 20, to be managed and distributed.

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

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

The user can select any one of the plurality of icons 210 displayed on the screen 200 and selects one of the plurality of content provider icons 203, 204, 205, and 206, for example, Content can be provided from the provider.

For example, when the user selects the 'PECASA' icon 205, the network TV 30 can access the 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 can display the contents received from the 'PECASA' server on the screen 200.

On the other hand, when the user selects the 'MY SERVICE' icon 210, the network TV 30 may display a user content service screen allowing the user to manage and play the contents of the user.

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. FIG.

In operation 320, the network TV 30 selects an icon corresponding to a specific content provider among the plurality of icons displayed in operation 310, and accesses a server of the content provider corresponding to the selected icon.

For example, the user can select an icon related to content to be registered in the user content service 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 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 to receive the contents stored in the server, The 'PECASA' service screen can be displayed.

Referring to FIG. 11, a user can select a 'My Photo' item 220 for displaying his / her own contents, that is, photos uploaded by the user, on the screen 200, (Pictures 1 to 8) uploaded by the user can be displayed on the screen.

Meanwhile, if one of the pictures displayed on the screen 200, for example, picture 1 230 is selected, the selected picture 230 can be enlarged and displayed on the screen 200.

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

11, the user selects the 'Add My service' button 225 displayed on the screen 200 to select contents stored in the 'My Photo' item 220 in the 'PECASA' server, for example, You can register the uploaded ones in 'MY SERVICE'.

In step 330, the network TV 30 stores information on the user's contents among the contents stored in the contents provider server in association with the user contents service.

That is, when the user requests the registration of the user content service as described above, the network TV 30 can 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 can receive the contents of the user from the server using the stored content information.

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

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

11, when the user selects the 'Add My service' button 225, the URLs stored in the 'PECASA' server of each of the pictures (photos 1 to 8) uploaded by the user are registered in 'MY SERVICE' .

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 .

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the network TV 30 performs the method as described with reference to Figs. 9 to 11 for another content provider, thereby allowing the user contents provided from the another content provider to be transmitted to the user content service .

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

In this case, the network TV 30 displays contents received from the 'NETFLY' server, and the user displays his or her own contents stored in the 'NETFLY' server, that is, movies uploaded or purchased by the user, You can register for 'MY SERVICE'.

In response to the above registration request, the network TV 30 transmits information on the contents of the user stored in the 'NETFLY' server, that is, the ID and password of the user, the URL storing the contents of the user, And can be stored in association with the service.

Meanwhile, the plurality of content providers such as '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, as described above, the user contents stored in the 'PECASA' server registered in the user content service may be provided as 'My Photo' item of the user contents service, and the user contents stored in the 'NETFLY' My Movie 'of the service.

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

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

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

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

If 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 content of the user from the connected server (step 430).

For example, the user can select any of the user content service items displayed on the screen, and the network TV 30 can 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 on the screen 200 may be provided.

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

For example, the 'My Video' item 240 is an item for managing and reproducing the user's video content, or more specifically, a user-uploaded video to the server of the 'YOTUBE' content provider shown in FIG. 13 have.

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

On the other hand, the 'My Photo' item 242 may be an item for managing and reproducing the user's photo content, more specifically, a photo uploaded by the user to the server of the 'PECASA' content provider shown in FIG.

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

Then, the network TV 30 accesses the 'PECASA' server by using the read URL, receives the contents, that is, the pictures uploaded by the user from the connected 'PECASA' server, Can be displayed.

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 can display the received moving picture on the screen 200. [0033] FIG.

More specifically, the network TV 30 can download the contents of the user from the connected contents provider server through the Open API (Open API) and display the contents on the screen 200.

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

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

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

The user can log in to the user content service, i.e., 'MY SERVICE', by inputting his / her ID and password using the input window 260 and 261.

If the user is allowed to access the user content service by logging into 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 .

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

14, when the user selects the 'My Photo' item 242, the network TV 30 displays the content URL and 'PECASA' corresponding to the 'My Photo' item 242 and stored in the storage 49, The login information for the content provider can be read.

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

The content management method according to the present invention may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may be a ROM, a RAM, a CD- ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like.

The computer readable recording medium may be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. And, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the broadcast receiving method can be easily inferred by programmers of the technical field 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 detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

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

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

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

4 and 5 are views showing an embodiment of a remote control device for controlling the operation of the display device.

6 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a configuration of an operation recognition remote controller.

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

8 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the menu screen configuration of the display apparatus.

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

10 is a diagram showing 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 showing a second embodiment of a content management method according to the present invention.

13 is a diagram showing a fourth embodiment of a menu screen configuration of a display device.

14 and 15 are views showing an embodiment of a method of providing a user content service.

Claims (20)

A method of 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 first request to select an icon representing the user content service among the displayed icons; Displaying a service screen including one or more items representative of the type of content in response to a first request received; Receiving a second request to select one of the one or more items; And And displaying information on one or more contents corresponding to the selected item in response to the received second request, Wherein each of the one or more contents is content uploaded to the server of the content provider by the display device, The information about the one or more content A thumbnail image corresponding to the content and a connection address for accessing the content Content management method. The method according to claim 1, Receiving a third request to select a first icon corresponding to a first one of the displayed icons; Accessing a server of the first content provider according to a third request received; And And receiving the content of the user from the server. 3. The method of claim 2, And receiving a user's selection for registering the user's content in the user content service. 3. The method of claim 2, A server of the first content provider, and location information of the content of the user. 5. The method according to claim 4, And URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information for receiving the contents of the user. 3. The method of claim 2, And storing the login information of the user for accessing the server of the first content provider. delete 7. The method of claim 6, And accessing the server of the first content provider using the stored login information. The method according to claim 1, And receiving user login information for accessing the user content service. The method according to claim 1, Receiving a second icon corresponding to a second content provider among the displayed icons; And And storing information of the user's content among contents provided from the second content provider in association with the user content service. 11. The method of claim 10, Wherein, 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 different user content items. delete 1. A display device connectable to a network, A display unit displaying at least one icon indicating a content provider and an icon indicating a user content service; Receiving a first request to select an icon representing the user content service among the displayed icons, displaying a service screen including one or more items indicating a type of the content in response to the first request, And a control unit for controlling the display unit to receive a second request for selecting one of the one or more items and display information on one or more contents corresponding to the selected item in response to the received second request, Wherein each of the one or more contents is content uploaded to the server of the content provider by the display device, The information about the one or more content A thumbnail image corresponding to the content and a connection address for accessing the content Display device. 14. The method of claim 13, The control unit Receiving a third request to select the thumbnail image, and receiving content corresponding to the selected thumbnail image from the server of the content provider in response to the third request received Display device. 14. The method of claim 13, The control unit Receiving user login information for accessing the user content service Display device. 16. The method of claim 15, Wherein, And accessing the server of the contents provider using the pre-stored login information when access to the user contents service is permitted according to the input login information. delete delete delete A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 and 8 to 11.

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