KR20110072236A - A method for providing information for contents which was uploaded by a user - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for providing information about content is provided to enable a user to easily access to content which they uploaded. CONSTITUTION: A network interface unit(45) is connected to a server of at least one content provider and transceives content. A user interface unit(47) receives a user input which selects user content. A storage unit stores transmitted contents information. A control unit(50) records the transmitted content information to the storage unit whenever a user transmits the content.

Description

A METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION FOR CONTENTS WHICH WAS UPLOADED BY A USER}

The present invention relates to a network TV that can be provided with various contents through an internet network.

More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for storing uploaded content information each time a user uploads content on a network TV and easily accessing the content information uploaded by the user when desired.

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.

In such a network TV system, the user may not only be provided with the content from the content provider but also upload the content he has to the content provider server. For example, the user may upload a UCC video or photo image photographed by the user to the content provider server.

However, when a user uploads content to various content provider servers, the user cannot know which content is uploaded to which content provider server even when the user uploads the content.

What is needed is a way to solve this problem.

The present invention provides a method for the user to easily access the content uploaded by the user when the user uploads the content to various content provider servers.

According to one embodiment of the invention, a display device connectable to a network is provided. The display apparatus may include a network interface unit connected to a server of at least one content provider through a network to transmit or receive content; A user interface unit configured to receive a user input for selecting a user content icon representing content transmitted by the user; A storage unit which stores the transmitted content information; A controller configured to record the transmitted content information in the storage unit whenever the user transmits content, and to display the content information when the user selects the user content icon; And a display unit configured to display the user content icon and to display information of the content when the user selects the user content icon.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a method of providing content information of a display apparatus connectable to a network is provided. The method includes storing the transmitted content information each time a user transmits content; Displaying a user content icon representing content sent by the user; Receiving a selection of the user content icon; And displaying the content information sent by the user.

According to the present invention, when a user uploads content to various content provider servers, the user can easily access the content uploaded by the user.

In addition, according to the present invention, the user may be provided with the content information uploaded by the user in another device other than the device in which the content is uploaded.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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

Referring to FIG. 1, a system of a network TV according to an 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. And they are connected to each other by a network such as the Internet.

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

For example, the network operator 10 provides a basic screen frame necessary for providing contents provided by the content providers to the network TV 30, and the user selects the content, inputs various commands, or outputs the output accordingly. Provides a user interface for displaying. In addition, the network operator 10 also serves to provide data for updating the firmware or software of the network TV 30. The network operator 10 may be the same subject as the manufacturer of the network TV 30.

The content provider 20 generates various contents that can be provided on the network, configures the contents in a format that can be reproduced on the network TV 30, and provides contents according to the request of the network TV 30. The content according to the invention can be any multimedia content that can be serviced via a network.

According to an embodiment, the content provided by the content provider 20 may be provided by the content provider 20 directly to the network TV 30 through the Internet, or through the network operator 10 to the network TV 30. May be provided.

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 receives the content from the content provider 20 to play or execute the content. The network TV 30 of the present invention includes 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 device having a broadcast receiving function as an example, embodiments of the present invention can be applied to any display device capable of network connection, and all of them are included in the scope of the present invention.

In more detail, 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 was not properly viewed because there is no time to watch the current broadcast program, it is possible to access a site that provides such a broadcast service and download the file or play it immediately.

The AOD provider provides a streaming service of audio content.

Music On Demand (MOD) service provider allows me to download and listen to the music I want.

The video telephony provider provides a relay service for making a video call with a user of another network TV through the network. Weather providers provide weather information for various locations, and photo service providers 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. This service mainly contains broadcasting time or location information necessary for broadcasting and information that a user can access.

The EPG service provides the EPG information so that the user can search the broadcast program by time zone and identify the channel.

The ECG service provides the user with the information of the content that the content provider has, the location and access authority of the access server. In other words, it is an electronic program guide that provides detailed information on the content and the function to easily access the server having the content.

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 connects to the broadcasting server or the web server of the service provider. 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. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a network TV 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a broadcast receiver 41, a demultiplexer 42, a video signal processor 43, a display 44, and a network interface unit. 45, an OSD generator 46, a user interface 47, a storage interface 48, a storage 49, an external signal input 39, and a controller 50.

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.

When the content is digital broadcast, the digital broadcast signal is 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 may include 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 the broadcast signal of the tuned 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 various types of additional data defined by the demultiplexer 42 as a video signal, an audio signal, and PSIP (Program and System Information Protocol) information, and the like. Is output.

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

In this case, the video signal processor 43 includes an MPEG-2 decoder and a scaler for converting video data to match the vertical frequency, resolution, aspect ratio, etc., of the output standard of the display 44.

The display unit 44 may use various types of displays, 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, which may include an AC-3 decoder.

On the other hand, the additional data included in the additional data separated by the demultiplexer 42 is stored in the storage device 49 through the storage interface 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 receives contents 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 through a network, are received. In addition, the network interface unit 45 also receives the update information and the update file of the firmware provided by the network operator 10.

The OSD generator 46 generates 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, or the like. Another playback device may be connected to the external signal input unit 39 to output the multimedia stored in the playback device to the display unit 44.

The controller 50 performs overall operation control according to the command input from the user interface 47. The controller 50 receives and executes 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.

Additional components are required to output 3D images. 3 illustrates a configuration of a broadcast receiving apparatus capable of processing a 3D image according to an embodiment of the present invention. The operation of the remaining components except for the 3D formatter 38 is the same as that of FIG. 2.

As shown in FIG. 3, a 3D formatter 38 is disposed at an output terminal of the image signal processor 48. The 3D formatter 38 converts the image processed by the image signal processor 48 into a 3D image and transmits the 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 example of a remote controller for controlling the network TV 30 of FIG. 2 or 3. 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. The remote controller described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6 is 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.

6 is an internal block diagram of the interface unit 47 of the network TV 30 of FIG. 1 and the operation recognition remote controller 51 of FIG. 4.

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

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

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

In 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 the 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 the operation of the motion recognition remote controller 51 received through the wireless communication unit 111, and coordinates of the pointer 53 to be displayed on the display 49. The value (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.

Hereinafter, a menu screen of the network TV 30 and a method of operating the same will be described.

The menu screen of the network TV 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention provides an operation mode for providing a menu so that the network TV 30 selects and connects one of a plurality of content providers (CPs). Hereinafter, the initial screen or the main screen when entering the netcast mode. The menu screen may include a plurality of icons 212 representing a plurality of content providers, and in some embodiments, may also include a background image 201 having a specific theme. 7 shows a menu screen of the network TV 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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 illustrated 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.

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 provides movie-related content, and Pecasa 205 Denotes a content provider providing content related to a photo, and the yo-tube 206 is a content provider providing content related to a Video on Demand (VOD).

According to an embodiment, in addition to the above icons, various types and numbers of icons may be additionally displayed on the menu screen. 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.

When the user selects one of the icons 212, such as the netfly icon 204, the selected icon 204 is highlighted to distinguish it from other icons. When the selected icon 204 is highlighted and the arrow button of the motion recognition remote controller is selected or another icon is selected, the highlight can be moved to the selected icon. When 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 the initial screen of the content provider server.

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.

When the user selects one of the icons 212, the user accesses the corresponding content provider server, and the initial screen provided by the corresponding content provider is displayed.

In the network system of FIG. 1, a user may not only be provided with content from a content provider, but also upload content that he owns to a content provider server. For example, the user may upload a UCC video or photo image photographed by the user to the content provider server.

However, when a user uploads content to multiple content provider servers, it is not possible to know when and which content has been uploaded to which content provider server.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, whenever the user uploads the content to the content provider server, the control unit of the network TV 30, the content information, that is, the upload date, time, content title, content provider server information, access URL information can be stored.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an icon representing the uploaded content (hereinafter, referred to as a user content icon) may be generated and displayed on a menu screen. In this case, the user content icon may be displayed in the same form as an icon representing another content provider. The user may select the user content icon to browse information about the contents uploaded by the user.

8 illustrates a menu screen including a user content icon according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 8, the user content icon 211 is displayed on the menu screen in the same format as the icons 212 representing other content providers. In FIG. 8, 'my content' is described, but any name may be used as long as it can be distinguished by a user according to an exemplary embodiment.

When the user selects the user content icon 211 on the menu screen as shown in FIG. 8, the contents uploaded by the user may be displayed by folders 221, 222, and 223 as shown in FIG. 9. In FIG. 9, when the user selects the video folder 221, information of contents uploaded by the user may be displayed as shown in FIG. 10.

As shown in FIG. 10, the information of the contents uploaded by the user may be provided in the form of URL which can be immediately accessed. For example, if a user uploads to a content provider server called YOTUBE, the YOTUBE server assigns a URL to the uploaded content. The URL shown in FIG. 10 is a URL given from the content provider server.

When the user selects a URL while the content information is displayed as shown in FIG. 10, the user can access the URL and immediately download the content uploaded by the user.

According to an embodiment, in addition to the form illustrated in FIG. 10, the uploaded date, time, content title, and the like may be displayed as content information.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the content information uploaded by the user may be transmitted and stored to the network operator 10 of FIG. 1. In this case, the user may access the network operator 10 through another network TV or a network device to receive the uploaded content information. In addition, the content information provided by the user may be accessed through another device using the provided content information.

For example, information about contents uploaded through a network TV at home may be received through a device at another place such as a workplace or a friend's house. Therefore, in another device, a menu screen as shown in FIG. 8 may be provided, or information about content uploaded by the user may be provided in another form. As a result, the user can upload and access the content uploaded by himself / herself anywhere, anytime, anywhere.

11 illustrates a method of displaying summary information when a user selects a user content icon according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 11, when the user selects the user content icon 211, the user may display summary information on the content uploaded so far as the help bubble 231. In addition to the help balloon 231, the summary information may be displayed without browsing the user content information as shown in FIG. 9 or 10.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing content information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S11, whenever the user uploads the content, the content information is stored. As described above, the content information may include uploaded date, time, content title, content provider server information, and accessible URL information.

In step S12, as shown in FIG. 8, an icon representing a content uploaded by the user, that is, a user content icon, is displayed on the menu screen.

In step S13, when the user selects the user content icon, in step S14, information of the contents transmitted by the user is displayed.

If one of the information displayed in step S15 is selected, the content is accessed and played back in step S16.

The methods according to the embodiments of the present invention described above may be implemented as a program for execution in a general-purpose processor such as a computer, and in particular, may be implemented using a flash application or a 3D flash application. The implemented program can then be stored in a computer readable recording medium in a network TV. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission via the Internet) .

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

In addition to the above-described embodiments, a method or other embodiments of displaying content information uploaded by a user according to the present invention may be variously modified, and all of these modified embodiments are included in the scope of the present invention.

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

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a network TV according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a network TV that can implement a 3D image according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 and 5 illustrate an example of a remote controller for controlling the network TV of FIG. 2.

6 is an internal block diagram of an interface unit of the network TV of FIG. 1 and an operation recognition remote controller of FIG. 3.

7 shows a menu screen of a network TV according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 illustrates a menu screen including a user content icon according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 and 10 illustrate information display screens of content transmitted by a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11 illustrates a method of displaying summary information when a user selects a user content icon according to an embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing content information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (10)

A display device connectable to a network, comprising: A network interface unit connected to a server of at least one content provider through a network to transmit or receive content; A user interface unit configured to receive a user input for selecting a user content icon representing content transmitted by the user; A storage unit which stores the transmitted content information; A controller configured to record the transmitted content information in the storage unit whenever the user transmits content, and to display the content information when the user selects the user content icon; And And a display unit for displaying the user content icon and displaying information of the content when a user selects the user content icon. The method of claim 1, And the information of the transmitted content includes URL information of the transmitted content. The method of claim 1, And the controller is configured to play the selected content when the user selects one of the displayed content information. The method of claim 1, The display device is connected to a network operator that provides the base software for the operation of the display device, the control unit transmits the content information sent by the user to the network operator. The method of claim 1, The display unit further displays an icon representing the content provider, and the user content icon and the icon representing the content provider are displayed in the same format. A content information providing method of a display apparatus connectable to a network, the method comprising: Whenever the user transmits content, storing the transmitted content information; Displaying a user content icon representing content sent by the user; Receiving a selection of the user content icon; And And displaying the content information transmitted by the user. The method of claim 6, And the information of the transmitted content includes URL information of the transmitted content. The method of claim 6, And if the user selects one of the displayed content information, playing the selected content. The method of claim 6, The display device is connected with a network operator that provides the base software for the operation of the display device, And transmitting the content information transmitted by the user to the network operator. The method of claim 6, And displaying an icon representing the content provider, wherein the user content icon and the icon representing the content provider are displayed in the same format.

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