KR20160045549A - Method and device for controlling implementation of application and recording medium thereof - Google Patents

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KR20160045549A
KR20160045549A KR1020150095854A KR20150095854A KR20160045549A KR 20160045549 A KR20160045549 A KR 20160045549A KR 1020150095854 A KR1020150095854 A KR 1020150095854A KR 20150095854 A KR20150095854 A KR 20150095854A KR 20160045549 A KR20160045549 A KR 20160045549A
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Abstract

Disclosed is a method for controlling an operation of an application in a device which comprises the following steps of: obtaining identification information with regard to one or more applications which render media data in a device; displaying the obtained identification information on a screen of the device; and executing any one application by receiving an execution command with regard to the one application of one or more applications from a user. Therefore, the method prevents collisions between applications.

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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF APPLICATIONS, DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM,

The present invention relates to a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for implementing a device, a method for controlling the operation of the application, and a method for controlling the operation of the application are recorded.

Recently, digital broadcast receivers are becoming more sophisticated with new features being added to provide an interactive viewing experience. Digital broadcasting standards are being developed such that, for example, when a user changes a video stream that is reproduced in one of a plurality of video streams, the application provided by the broadcaster is automatically executed at the receiver. However, digital broadcast receivers generally can only run one application at a time. Thus, if two applications are executed automatically at the same time, a conflict may occur. As a solution to the conflict between applications, a method of assigning priorities to applications, such as, for example, giving priority to applications related to the current broadcast channel, is being developed.

In a device running at least one application, a method of controlling the operation of an application to prevent conflicts between applications is disclosed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of controlling an operation of an application in a display device includes: obtaining identification information regarding at least one application that renders media data in a display device; Displaying identification information acquired on a screen of a display device; And executing any one of the applications upon receiving an execution request for the application from any one of the at least one application from the user.

A method of controlling an operation of an application in a display device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: obtaining an input from a user requesting additional information about a selected one of the at least one application; And displaying additional information about the selected application.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling an operation of an application in a display device, the method comprising: displaying an application corresponding to identification information selected by a user among identification information on a plurality of applications displayed on a screen .

In a method of controlling an operation of an application in a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of acquiring the identification information includes extracting the identification information from at least one data stream including the media data.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling an operation of an application in a display device, the method comprising: obtaining a PMT (Program Map Table) or an AIP (Application Information Table) included in at least one data stream, And extracting the identification information from the identification information.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling operation of an application in a display device, the at least one data stream including data streams conforming to different broadcast standards.

A method of controlling an operation of an application in a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes monitoring whether information about at least one application is acquired.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling the operation of an application in a display device, the method comprising: sensing a user's gesture; And executing the application if the detected user's gesture corresponds to a preset gesture to determine whether to approve execution of the application.

In a method of controlling an operation of an application in a display device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the acquiring step includes: when receiving a request from a user to change a channel on which media data is received, Obtain information.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a display apparatus for controlling operation of an application, comprising: an identification information obtaining unit for obtaining identification information on at least one application that renders media data in a display apparatus; A display unit for displaying identification information acquired on a screen of the display device; And a control unit for executing any one of the applications in response to receiving an execution request for one of the at least one application from the user.

A display device for controlling the operation of an application in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the display device further comprising an input for receiving an input requesting additional information about the selected one of the at least one application, Display additional information.

In the display device for controlling the operation of the application according to the embodiment of the present invention, the control unit executes the application corresponding to the identification information selected from the user among the identification information on the plurality of applications displayed on the screen.

In the display device for controlling the operation of the application according to an embodiment of the present invention, the identification information obtaining section extracts the identification information from at least one data stream including the media data.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a display device for controlling an operation of an application, the identification information obtaining unit extracting identification information from a PMT (Program Map Table) or an AIP (Application Information Table) included in at least one data stream do.

In a display device for controlling the operation of an application in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, at least one data stream includes data streams that conform to different broadcast standards.

In the display device for controlling the operation of the application according to an embodiment of the present invention, the identification information obtaining unit monitors whether or not information about at least one application is acquired.

In the display device for controlling the operation of the application according to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit executes the application when the detected user's gesture corresponds to a preset gesture to determine whether to approve execution of the application .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a display apparatus for controlling the operation of an application, the identification information obtaining unit comprising: identification information for at least one application when receiving a request from a user to change a channel on which media data is received; .

1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a device for controlling the operation of an application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flow diagram illustrating a method by which a device controls the operation of an application, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram for explaining a method of determining whether an application is executed according to a user's input according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram for explaining a method of determining whether a device according to an embodiment of the present invention senses a user's gesture and executes an application.
5 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for controlling the operation of a plurality of applications when the device obtains identification information for a plurality of applications, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flow chart for explaining in greater detail a method for controlling the operation of a plurality of applications, in the case where the device has obtained identification information about a plurality of applications, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram for explaining a method of controlling operations of a plurality of applications when a device acquires identification information about a plurality of applications, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 8 is a flow chart illustrating a method by which a device provides additional information about an application in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram for explaining how a device provides additional information of an application, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 10 is a flow chart illustrating a method by which a device, when an application is running on a device, controls an operation of monitoring identification information for another application, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of a device that controls the operation of an application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a block diagram illustrating a device that controls the operation of an application in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another part in between . Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a device 100 that controls the operation of an application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the device 100 may receive a data stream comprising media data from the server 10. Here, the data stream may follow any one of a plurality of digital video broadcast standards. The device 100 may also receive a plurality of data streams, each compliant with a different broadcast standard.

The device 100 may detect and render media data from the received data stream. The media data may include hypermedia data as well as multimedia data.

The device 100 according to one embodiment may be a smart phone, a tablet, a wearable device, a smart TV, a PC, and the like, but this is merely an example, and the device 100 is not limited thereto. According to another example, at least one of the display devices capable of performing a display function may be included in the device 100.

On the other hand, the device 100 may store at least one application capable of rendering media data. Here, the application can be determined according to the standardized manner of the media data that can be rendered in the application.

The device 100 may detect identification information regarding the application from the data stream containing the media data. For example, the device 100 may detect identification information on an application from a PMT (Program Management Table) or an Application Information Table (AIT) included in the data stream. Here, the identification information may include an identifier indicating an application.

For example, identification information indicating a MHEG (Multimedia and Hypermedia Information Coding Experts Group) application may be detected from a PMT (Program Management Table) included in the data stream. The MHEG application can render media data according to a preset format, a synchronization method, a multiplexing method, and the like in the MHEG.

According to another example, identification information indicating a Multimedia Home Platform (MHP) application may be detected from an Application Information Table (AIP) included in the data stream. The MHP application can render media data according to a predetermined format, a synchronization method, and a multiplexing method in the MHP.

According to another example, identification information representing a hybrid broadcast broadband TV (HbbTV) application may be detected from an AIP contained in the data stream. HbbTV applications can render media data in HbbTV according to a preset format, a synchronization method, and a multiplexing method.

On the other hand, the device 100 may receive an execution command requesting execution of an application related to media data through a module or an interface running in the device 100 from an external server.

For example, the CI Plus application may receive an execution command via the CI Plus CAM (the Common Interface Plus official web site Conditional Access Module) running on the device 100. CI Plus (the Common Interface Plus official website) application can render media data according to a preset method in CI Plus.

The device 100 may output a message (for example, 20) for confirming whether the application is executed to the user 5 before executing the application. Here, the message (e.g., 20) may be output in the form of at least one of image, text, and speech. For example, the device 100 may display an image 20 containing the name of the MHEG application on one side of the screen to confirm whether the application is running.

The time at which a message (for example, 20) for confirming the execution of the application is displayed on the screen of the device 100 may be determined according to the setting of the user 5. [ For example, the device 100 may display a message (for example, 20) for confirming whether or not the application is executed on one side of the screen for 5 seconds and then remove the message. When the user 5 requests the device 100, the device 100 may display a message (for example, 20) on the screen to confirm whether or not the application is executed.

The user 5 can confirm the message output to the device 100 and determine whether to execute the application. For example, the device 100 may execute an application when receiving an execution request from the user 5 to approve execution of the application. The user 5 can transmit an execution request of the application to the device 100 using various input devices such as a remote controller and a smart phone. According to another example, if the device 100 has a sensor that can recognize a touch input or a hovering input of the user 5, the user 5 may use the touch input or hover input to control the device 100 ) Of the application. According to another example, the user 5 may send a request to run the application to the device 100 using a gesture or voice.

2 is a flow chart illustrating a method by which a device 100 controls the operation of an application, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S210, the device 100 obtains identification information regarding at least one application that renders the media data. Hereinafter, when the device 100 acquires the identification information on at least one application for rendering the media data, it is assumed that a trigger event has occurred.

The device 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention may monitor whether a trigger event has occurred. For example, if the user 5 changes the channel on which the data stream is transmitted to the device 100, a trigger event may occur as a new data stream is received in accordance with the channel change.

According to another example, the device 100 may receive an execution command to execute an application from an external server or other device, via an interface or module provided in the device 100. [ Here, the execution command may include identification information on the application. The device 100 may also be included in a trigger event to receive an execution command for an application via an interface or module provided in the device 100. [

In step S220, the device 100 displays the acquired identification information on the screen of the device 100. [ The identification information regarding the application may be displayed in the form of an image or text. For example, the device 100 may display identification information using a color and an identifiable color of the image currently displayed on one side of the screen.

However, this is an embodiment only, and the device 100 may output identification information in the form of voice data.

In step S230, the device 100 executes any one of the applications as it receives an execution request for one of the at least one application. When the device 100 acquires the identification information of the application, the device 100 may receive an input from the user 5 to determine whether to execute the application. For example, the device 100 may receive an execution request from the user 5 to authorize execution of the application. As device 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention receives an execution request for an application, it can control the middleware associated with the application to execute the application.

On the other hand, when the device 100 receives the execution request of the user 5 authorizing the execution of the application, the device 100 can stop monitoring the trigger event until execution of the application is completed. When the device 100 continuously acquires the identification information of the application from the data stream, the device 100 requests the user 5 to re-execute the already-approved application, It can be inconvenient to use. .

The device 100 may resume the operation of monitoring whether identification information regarding the application has been obtained when the execution of the authorized application is complete.

3 is a diagram for explaining a method by which the device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention determines whether to execute an application according to a user's input.

Referring to FIG. 3, as the user changes the channel, the device 100 may obtain the identification information of the application capable of rendering the media data from the data stream provided in the changed channel. For example, the device 100 may obtain identification information regarding the MHP application from the AIP included in the data stream.

The device 100 may display a message (for example, 310) on the screen to confirm whether or not the MHP application is executed. For example, the device 100 may display an image 310 at the top of the screen confirming whether the MHEG application is running. The image 310 displayed on the screen may include the name or icon of the MHEG application.

A user may request the device 100 to execute an MHP application using an input device (e.g., 320) capable of communicating with the device 100. [ For example, when the user presses the OK button on the remote control 320, an execution request of the MHP application application may be sent to the device 100. [ However, this is an embodiment only, and a smart phone, a tablet, etc. capable of communicating with a TV in addition to a remote control can be used as an input device. According to another example, the user may request the device 100 to execute the MHEG application using a gesture or voice. This will be described later in more detail with reference to FIG.

The device 100 may execute an MHP application upon receiving an execution request from a user. For example, the device 100 can execute the MHP application by controlling the middleware controlling the MHP application among a plurality of middleware stored in advance.

4 is a diagram for explaining a method for the device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention to determine whether to execute an application by sensing a user's gesture.

Referring to FIG. 4, as a user changes a channel, the device 100 may obtain identification information of an application capable of rendering media data from a data stream provided in a changed channel. For example, the device 100 may obtain identification information regarding the MHP application from the AIP included in the data stream.

The device 100 may display a message (for example, 410) on the screen for confirming whether or not the MHP application is executed. For example, the device 100 may display an image 410 at the top of the screen confirming whether the MHEG application is running. The displayed image 410 may include a name or icon representing the MHEG application.

The user can request the device 100 to execute the MHP application by taking a preset gesture 420 in the device 100. [ For example, if the user takes a gesture 420 that creates an OK shape by hand, within a distance range that the device 100 can detect, a request to execute the MHP application may be sent to the device 100. [ However, this is only an embodiment, and the shape of the gesture may be determined according to the setting of the device by the user.

5 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for controlling the operation of a plurality of applications when device 100 has obtained identification information for a plurality of applications, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S510, the device 100 may obtain identification information regarding a plurality of executable applications.

The device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may monitor whether a trigger event has occurred.

The device 100 may obtain identification information about a plurality of applications included in the at least one data stream received from the server or another device when identification information on a plurality of applications is included.

According to another example, the device 100 may receive an execution command requesting execution of an application related to media data from an external server or other device via a module or interface running in the device 100. [ The received execution command may include identification information on a plurality of applications.

Meanwhile, step S510 may correspond to step S210 described above with reference to FIG.

In step S520, the device 100 can display identification information on a plurality of applications on the screen. Identification information about a plurality of applications can be displayed on the screen of the device 100 in the form of an image or text that can be distinguished from each other. The device 100 may determine at least one of the color and size of the identification information to be displayed in consideration of the color or size of the media data to be rendered.

In step S530, the device 100 may select at least one application based on the user's selection input.

For example, the user may adjust the arrow buttons of the input device to select at least one of the images for the plurality of applications displayed on the screen. According to another example, a user may select at least one of identification information about a plurality of applications using a gesture or voice.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the device 100 may display additional information about each application at the request of the user before the user selects any one application. The additional information may include an identifier of the application, information about at least one of a name of the application, a source server that provides the application, and a channel on which the application is executed. However, this is only an embodiment of the present invention, and the additional information of the present invention is not limited thereto. This will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

On the other hand, the selection input received by the device 100 may include an execution request for the selected application. However, this is only an embodiment, and the device 100 may receive an execution request for the execution of the application separately from the selection input. When a separate execution request is received, the device 100 may display a message on the screen confirming whether the selected application is executed or not.

In step S540, the device 100 may execute the selected application.

The device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention can execute an application by controlling middleware associated with a selected application when at least one of the plurality of applications is selected.

On the other hand, when the device 100 receives the execution request of the user who approves the execution of the application, the device 100 can stop monitoring the trigger event until execution of the application is completed. When the device 100 continuously acquires the identification information of the application from the data stream, the device 100 may request the user to re-execute the already-approved application, thereby causing the user to inconvenience using the media data . .

 Figure 6 is a flow chart for describing in greater detail a method for controlling the operation of a plurality of applications when device 100 has obtained identification information for a plurality of applications, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S610, the device 100 may monitor whether or not to acquire the identification information regarding at least one application.

The device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may obtain identification information regarding at least one application when the channel is changed. According to another embodiment, the device 100 may receive an execution command including identification information of an application related to media data from an external server or another device via a module or interface running in the device 100. [

On the other hand, step S610 may correspond to step S210 described above with reference to FIG.

In step S620, the device 100 can confirm whether or not the identification information regarding the application has been acquired. If the identification information regarding the application is not acquired, the device 100 may perform the monitoring described above in step S610.

In step S630, the device 100 can check whether identification information regarding a plurality of applications has been obtained. For example, the device 100 can determine whether the acquired at least one data stream includes identification information for a plurality of applications.

In step S640, when the device 100 acquires the identification information on one application, the device 100 can execute the application corresponding to the received identification information upon receiving the execution request from the user. When only the identification information on one application is acquired, the device 100 can display on the screen a message for approving the execution of the application corresponding to the identification information acquired from the user. When the device 100 receives an execution request from a user in response to a message, the device 100 can execute an application corresponding to the acquired identification information.

On the other hand, the device 100 may not execute an application corresponding to the identification information acquired when the device 100 fails to receive an execution request from the user or receives a request from the user denying execution of the application.

In step S650, the device 100 may request the user to select one of the identification information for the plurality of applications. For example, the device 100 may display identification information for a plurality of applications on the screen, in order to request the user to select one of the plurality of applications.

In step S660, the device 100 may receive a user's selection input to select identification information for at least one application.

Step S660 may correspond to step S530 described above with reference to FIG.

In step S670, the device 100 can determine whether there is an application corresponding to at least one selected identification information. The device 100 can confirm whether or not identification information corresponding to identification information on an application selected from identification information of a plurality of applications stored in the storage device of the device 100 exists.

 In step S680, the device 100 may execute the application corresponding to the selected identification information. The device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention can execute an application by controlling middleware associated with the application corresponding to the selected identification information.

In step S690, the device 100 may terminate the operation related to the application if the selected identification information does not exist.

7 is a diagram for explaining a method for controlling the operation of a plurality of applications when the device 100 acquires the identification information about a plurality of applications, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The device 100 may detect at least one identification information from the received data stream as the channel is changed by the user. For example, the device 100 may detect identification information indicating at least one application from the PMT or AIT contained in the data stream.

Meanwhile, according to another embodiment, the device 100 may receive identification information regarding an application related to media data separately from a data stream containing media data. For example, the device 100 may receive an execution command that includes identification information of the CI Plus application, via the CI Plus CAM running on the device 100.

Referring to FIG. 7, the device 100 may display images 710 and 720 relating to the MHEG application and the CI Plus application, respectively, so that they can be distinguished from each other. The displayed images 710 and 720 may each include a name that may represent the MHEG application and the CI Plus application.

A user may select either an MHEG application application or a CI Plus application using an input device (e.g., 730) that is capable of communicating with the device 100. For example, the user can select either the MHEG application or the CI Plus application by pressing the arrow button provided on the remote control. However, this is an embodiment only, and a smart phone, a tablet, etc. capable of communicating with a TV in addition to a remote control can be used as an input device. According to another example, a user may select any one of a plurality of applications using a gesture or voice.

Figure 8 is a flow chart illustrating a method by which device 100 provides additional information about an application in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

In step S810, the device 100 may monitor whether or not identification information regarding at least one application is acquired.

The device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may obtain identification information regarding at least one application when the channel is changed. According to another embodiment, the device 100 may receive an execution command including identification information of an application related to media data from an external server or another device via a module or interface running in the device 100. [

In step S820, the device 100 can confirm whether or not identification information regarding the application has been acquired. If the identification information regarding the application is not acquired, the device 100 can perform the monitoring described above in step S810.

In step S830, when the device 100 receives an input from the user for requesting additional information of the application corresponding to the acquired identification information, the device 100 can display additional information about the application.

The device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention can display the obtained identification information on the screen of the device 100. [ The user can confirm the identification information displayed on the screen of the device 100 and request additional information on the application corresponding to the identification information. Additional information may include channel information, information about the source server that has sent the device 100 identification information about the application, information about the version of the application, and the like.

The device 100 may display additional information about the application corresponding to the identification information on the screen as it receives an input requesting additional information from the user.

In step S840, the device 100 may receive from the user an execution request for approving execution of the application corresponding to the acquired identification information. The user can refer to the additional information about the application displayed on the screen to determine whether or not to approve execution of the application. When the user approves the execution of the application, the user can send an execution request for the application to the device 100 using an input device or using a preset gesture or voice.

In step S850, the device 100 may determine whether the selected identification information exists.

 In step S860, the device 100 may execute the application corresponding to the selected identification information. The device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention can execute an application by controlling middleware associated with the application corresponding to the selected identification information.

In step S870, if the application corresponding to the selected identification information does not exist, the device 100 can terminate the operation related to the application.

9 is a diagram for explaining how a device 100 provides additional information of an application, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9A, as the user changes the channel, the device 100 can obtain the identification information of the application from the data stream provided in the changed channel. For example, the device 100 may obtain identification information regarding the MHEG application.

The device 100 may display a message (e.g., 910) on the screen to confirm whether or not the MHEG application is executed. For example, the device 100 may display an image 910 at the top of the screen confirming the execution of the MHEG application. The image 310 displayed on the screen may include a name indicating the MHEG application.

9B, a user may request additional information of the MHEG application to the device 100 using an input device (e.g., 920) capable of communicating with the device 100. [ When the device 100 receives an input from a user requesting additional information about the application corresponding to the acquired identification information, the device 100 can display additional information about the application.

Additional information may include channel information providing media data that can be rendered using the MHEG application, information about the server providing the media data, and information about the version of the application.

The user can determine whether to execute the application by referring to the additional information displayed on the screen.

On the other hand, when the device 100 receives an execution request from the user, it can execute the MHEG application. For example, the device 100 may execute a MHEG application by controlling middleware controlling a MHEG application among a plurality of middleware stored in advance.

10 is a flow diagram illustrating a method by which device 100 controls the operation of monitoring identification information for other applications when an application is running on device 100, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S1010, the device 100 can determine whether or not the application requested to be executed exists.

In step < RTI ID = 0.0 > S1020, < / RTI > device 100 may obtain identification information regarding at least one application. If the device 100 determines that no application is running, it may perform monitoring to see if it has obtained the identification information of the application.

The device 100 can display the acquired identification information on the screen of the device 100 in step S1030.

On the other hand, step S1030 may correspond to step S220 described above with reference to FIG.

In step S1040, the device 100 can execute the application as it receives an execution request of the application from the user.

On the other hand, step S1050 may correspond to step S240 described above with reference to FIG.

In step S1050, the device 100 may not perform an operation to monitor whether or not the information about the application has been acquired, if the approved application exists.

When the device 100 continuously acquires the identification information of the application from the data stream, the device 100 may request the user to re-execute the already-approved application, thereby causing the user to inconvenience using the media data . In addition, the device 100 may suspend the monitoring operation to prevent conflicts between an authorized application and another application.

11 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a device 100 for controlling the operation of an application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11, the device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an identification information obtaining unit 110, a display unit 120, and a control unit 130. [ However, not all illustrated components are required. The device 100 may be implemented by more components than the components shown, and the device 100 may be implemented by fewer components.

The identification information obtaining unit 110 obtains identification information on at least one application that renders the media data.

The identification information obtaining unit 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention may monitor whether a trigger event for obtaining identification information on an application is generated. For example, when a user changes a channel for transmitting a data stream to the device 100, a trigger event may occur as a new data stream is received, in accordance with the channel change.

According to another example, the identification information obtaining unit 110 may receive an execution command to execute an application from an external server or another device via an interface or a module provided in the device 100. [ The identification information obtaining unit 110 can detect the identification information of the application from the received execution command.

The display unit 120 displays the obtained identification information. The identification information regarding the application may be displayed in the form of an image or text. For example, the display unit 120 may display the identification information using a color that is distinguishable from the color of the image currently displayed on one side of the screen.

However, this is an embodiment only, and the identification information may be output in the form of voice data through a speaker (not shown).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the device 100 may further include an input unit (not shown). An input (not shown) may receive input requesting additional information about the selected one of the at least one application. Further, when an input requesting additional information to the input unit is acquired from the user, the display unit 120 can display additional information on the screen on the screen.

The control unit 130 may control the display unit 120 to display the identification information obtained by the identification information obtaining unit 110 on the screen. When a trigger event for obtaining identification information on a plurality of applications is generated, the control unit 130 controls the display unit 12 to display identification information on each of the plurality of applications .

The control unit 130 executes the application upon receiving the application execution request from the user. The control unit 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention can execute the application by controlling the middleware related to the application upon receiving the application execution request.

On the other hand, when the control unit 130 receives the execution request of the user who approves the execution of the application, the control unit 130 can stop monitoring whether or not the identification information about the application is obtained until the execution of the approved application is completed . When the execution of the approved application is completed, the control unit 130 can resume the operation of monitoring whether or not the identification information regarding the application has been acquired.

12 is a block diagram illustrating a device 1200 for controlling the operation of an application in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

12, the device 1200 according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 1211, a CI (Common Interface) 1212, a gateway 1213, a display control unit 1214, a user interface 1215 ), A CAM 1220, and a display 1230. However, not all illustrated components are required. The device 1200 may be implemented by more components than the components shown, and the device 1200 may be implemented by fewer components.

The communication unit 1211 can receive a data stream including media data from an external server or another device. The received data stream may include a PMT or an AIT.

The CI 1212 can receive an application execution command transmitted from the outside via the CAM 1220. [ The application execution command may include application identification information. If the device 1200 uses another module that performs the same operation in place of the CAM 1220, the CI 1212 may be changed to an interface corresponding to another module.

The gateway 1213 can monitor whether a trigger event has occurred or not. The gateway 1213 can obtain identification information regarding at least one application from an execution command of an application received from the CI 1212 or the data stream received from the communication unit 1211. [ The gate wedge 1240 may be in the form of software instructions stored in a computer readable storage medium. Gateway 1213 may not perform an operation to monitor whether information about an application has been obtained if an authorized application is present.

The gateway 1213 controls the middleware controlling the application corresponding to the execution request among the plurality of middleware stored in advance based on the execution request received from the user through the user interface 1215 to execute the application have.

When the gateway 1213 continuously acquires the identification information of the application from the data stream, the gateway 1213 re-requests the user to execute the already-approved application, thereby causing the user to inconvenience using the media data . The gateway 1213 may suspend the monitoring operation to prevent conflicts between the authorized application and other applications.

The gateway 1213 may correspond to the identification information obtaining unit 110 and the control unit 130 described above with reference to FIG.

The display control unit 1214 may control the display 1230 to display the identification information acquired on the display 1230. [ In addition, the display control unit 1214 may control the display 1230 such that identification information of a plurality of applications is displayed on the display 1230 when the identification information of the plurality of applications is acquired.

The display control unit 1214 can control the display 1220 so that additional information of the application is displayed on the display 1220 according to a user's request.

The display, the display control unit 1214 and the display unit 1220 may correspond to the operation of the display unit 120 described above with reference to FIG.

The user interface 1215 can receive an execution request of an application transmitted from the user when the user approves whether to execute the application. Also, the user interface 1215 may receive an input of a user selecting any one of the identification information of a plurality of applications. The user interface 1214 may also receive user input requesting additional information of the application.

An apparatus according to the present invention may include a processor, a memory for storing and executing program data, a permanent storage such as a disk drive, a communication port for communicating with an external device, a user interface such as a touch panel, a key, Devices, and the like. Methods implemented with software modules or algorithms may be stored on a computer readable recording medium as computer readable codes or program instructions executable on the processor. Here, the computer-readable recording medium may be a magnetic storage medium such as a read-only memory (ROM), a random-access memory (RAM), a floppy disk, a hard disk, ), And a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc). The computer-readable recording medium may be distributed over networked computer systems so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. The medium is readable by a computer, stored in a memory, and executable on a processor.

All documents, including publications, patent applications, patents, etc., cited in the present invention may be incorporated into the present invention in the same manner as each cited document is shown individually and specifically in conjunction with one another, .

In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, reference will be made to the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, and specific terminology is used to describe the embodiments of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to the specific terminology, Lt; / RTI > may include all elements commonly conceivable by those skilled in the art.

The present invention may be represented by functional block configurations and various processing steps. These functional blocks may be implemented in a wide variety of hardware and / or software configurations that perform particular functions. For example, the present invention may include integrated circuit configurations, such as memory, processing, logic, look-up tables, etc., that may perform various functions by control of one or more microprocessors or other control devices Can be adopted. Similar to the components of the present invention that may be implemented with software programming or software components, the present invention may be implemented as a combination of C, C ++, and C ++, including various algorithms implemented with data structures, processes, routines, , Java (Java), assembler, and the like. Functional aspects may be implemented with algorithms running on one or more processors. Further, the present invention can employ conventional techniques for electronic environment setting, signal processing, and / or data processing. Terms such as mechanisms, elements, means, and configurations are widely used and are not limited to mechanical and physical configurations. The term may include the meaning of a series of routines of software in conjunction with a processor or the like.

The specific acts described in the present invention are, by way of example, not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. For brevity of description, descriptions of conventional electronic configurations, control systems, software, and other functional aspects of such systems may be omitted. Also, the connections or connecting members of the lines between the components shown in the figures are illustrative of functional connections and / or physical or circuit connections, which may be replaced or additionally provided by a variety of functional connections, physical Connection, or circuit connections. Also, unless stated otherwise, such as essential, important, and so on, it may not be a necessary component for the application of the present invention.

The use of the above and similar terms in the specification of the present invention (especially in the claims) may refer to both singular and plural. In addition, in the present invention, when a range is described, it includes the invention to which the individual values belonging to the above range are applied (unless there is contradiction thereto), and each individual value constituting the above range is described in the detailed description of the invention The same. Finally, the steps may be performed in any suitable order, unless explicitly stated or contrary to the description of the steps constituting the method according to the invention. The present invention is not necessarily limited to the order of description of the above steps. The use of all examples or exemplary language (e.g., etc.) in this invention is for the purpose of describing the present invention only in detail and is not to be limited by the scope of the claims, It is not. It will also be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various modifications, combinations, and alterations may be made depending on design criteria and factors within the scope of the appended claims or equivalents thereof.

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Obtaining identification information regarding at least one application that renders media data on a display device;
Displaying the obtained identification information on a screen of the display device; And
A method of controlling an operation of an application in a display device, the method comprising the steps of: receiving an execution request for one of the at least one application from a user and executing the one of the applications. The method according to claim 1,
Obtaining an input from the user requesting additional information about the selected one of the at least one application; And
And displaying additional information about the selected application. ≪ Desc / Clms Page number 22 > 2. The method of claim 1,
And controlling the operation of the application on the display device that executes the application corresponding to the identification information selected from the user among the identification information on the plurality of applications displayed on the screen. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the identification information comprises:
And extracting the identification information from at least one data stream including the media data. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein obtaining the identification information comprises:
And extracting the identification information from a PMT (Program Map Table) or an AIP (Application Information Table) included in the at least one data stream. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the at least one data stream comprises:
A method of controlling operation of an application in a display device comprising data streams conforming to different broadcast standards. The method according to claim 1,
And monitoring whether the information about the at least one application is obtained. A method of controlling an operation of an application in a display device. 2. The method of claim 1,
Detecting a gesture of the user; And
And executing the application if the detected user's gesture corresponds to a preset gesture to determine whether to approve execution of the application. 2. The method of claim 1,
And when receiving from the user a request to change the channel on which the media data is received, obtaining identification information regarding the at least one application. An identification information obtaining unit for obtaining identification information on at least one application that renders media data on a display device;
A display unit for displaying the obtained identification information on a screen of the display device; And
And controls the operation of an application including a control unit that executes any one of the at least one application by receiving an execution request from the user for one of the at least one application. 11. The method of claim 10,
Further comprising an input for receiving input requesting additional information about the selected one of the at least one application,
The display unit includes:
And controls the operation of the application to display additional information about the selected application. 11. The apparatus according to claim 10,
And controls an operation of an application that executes an application corresponding to the identification information selected by the user from the identification information on the plurality of applications displayed on the screen. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10,
And controls the operation of the application to extract the identification information from at least one data stream including the media data. The information processing apparatus according to claim 13,
And controls the operation of an application that extracts the identification information from a PMT (Program Map Table) or an AIP (Application Information Table) included in the at least one data stream. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the at least one data stream comprises:
A display device for controlling the operation of an application including data streams conforming to different broadcast standards. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10,
And controls the operation of an application that monitors whether information about the at least one application is acquired. 11. The apparatus according to claim 10,
And controls the operation of the application executing the application if the detected user's gesture corresponds to a preset gesture to determine whether to approve execution of the application. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10,
And controls the operation of the application to obtain identification information on the at least one application when receiving from the user a request to change the channel on which the media data is received. 10. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for implementing the method of any one of claims 1 to 9 is recorded.
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