Hereinafter, embodiments related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.
An application may refer to an application running on the terminal's operating system, and in particular, only an application running on the operating system that the user directly uses. More specifically, the application may be an application for a smart device installed in a smart device such as a smart phone, a smart TV, etc. to facilitate user's convenience or have an entertaining function.
The display device according to the embodiment of the present invention is an intelligent display device that adds a computer support function to a broadcast reception function, for example, and is equipped with a function of inputting a handwriting, a touch screen Or an interface that is more convenient to use than a space remote controller or the like. Also, it can be connected to the Internet and a computer by the support of a wired or wireless Internet function, and can perform functions such as e-mail, web browsing, banking or game. A standardized general-purpose OS can be used for these various functions.
Therefore, the display device described in the present invention can freely add or delete various applications, for example, on a general-purpose OS kernel, so that various user-friendly functions can be performed. More specifically, the display device may be, for example, a network TV, an HBBTV, a smart TV, an LED TV, an OLED TV, or the like, and may be applied to a smartphone as the case may be.
1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
1, a display device 100 includes a broadcast receiver 130, an external device interface 135, a storage 140, a user input interface 150, a controller 170, a display 180, An audio output unit 185, and a power supply unit 190.
The broadcast receiving unit 130 may include a tuner 131, a demodulation unit 132, and a network interface unit 133.
The tuner 131 can tune to a specific broadcast channel according to the channel tuning command. The tuner 131 may receive a broadcast signal for the selected broadcast channel.
The demodulator 132 can separate the received broadcast signal into a video signal, an audio signal, and a data signal related to a broadcast program, and can restore the separated video signal, audio signal, and data signal into a form capable of outputting.
The external device interface unit 135 may receive an application or application list in an adjacent external device and may transmit the received application or application list to the control unit 170 or the storage unit 140.
The network interface unit 133 may provide an interface for connecting the display device 100 to a wired / wireless network including the Internet network. The network interface unit 133 can transmit or receive data to another user or another electronic device via the network connected thereto or another network linked to the connected network.
In addition, some content data stored in the display device 100 can be transmitted to another user registered in the display device 100 or a selected one of the other electronic devices or selected electronic devices.
The network interface unit 133 can access a predetermined web page through the connected network or another network linked to the connected network. That is, it is possible to access a predetermined web page through a network and transmit or receive data with the server.
The network interface unit 133 may receive content or data provided by the content provider or the network operator. That is, the network interface unit 133 can receive contents such as a movie, an advertisement, a game, a VOD, a broadcast signal, and related information provided from a content provider or a network provider through a network.
In addition, the network interface unit 133 can receive update information and an update file of the firmware provided by the network operator, and can transmit data to the Internet or a content provider or a network operator.
The network interface unit 133 can select and receive a desired application among applications open to the public via the network.
The storage unit 140 stores programs for signal processing and control in the controller 170, and can store image-processed video, audio, or data signals.
The storage unit 140 may perform a function for temporarily storing video, audio, or data signals input from the external device interface unit 135 or the network interface unit 133, It may also store information about the image.
The storage unit 140 may store a list of applications or applications input from the external device interface unit 135 or the network interface unit 133. [
The display apparatus 100 may reproduce and provide a content file (a moving picture file, a still picture file, a music file, a document file, an application file, etc.) stored in the storage unit 140 to a user.
The user input interface unit 150 may transmit a signal input by the user to the control unit 170 or may transmit a signal from the control unit 170 to the user. For example, the user input interface unit 150 may be implemented by various communication methods such as Bluetooth, Ultra Wideband (WB), ZigBee, RF (Radio Frequency) communication, and infrared (IR) It is possible to receive and process control signals such as power on / off, channel selection, screen setting, and the like from the remote control device 200, or transmit control signals from the control unit 170 to the remote control device 200. [
The user input interface unit 150 may transmit a control signal input from a local key (not shown) such as a power key, a channel key, a volume key, and a set value to the controller 170.
The video signal processed by the controller 170 may be input to the display unit 180 and displayed as an image corresponding to the video signal. The video signal processed by the controller 170 may be input to the external output device through the external device interface 135. [
The audio signal processed by the control unit 170 may be output to the audio output unit 185 through audio. The voice signal processed by the control unit 170 may be input to the external output device through the external device interface unit 135.
In addition, the control unit 170 can control the overall operation in the display device 100. [
The control unit 170 may control the display device 100 according to a user command or an internal program input through the user input interface unit 150. The control unit 170 accesses the network and displays a list of applications or applications desired by the user, So that it can be downloaded into the portable terminal 100.
The control unit 170 may output the video or audio signal processed through the channel information selected by the user through the display unit 180 or the audio output unit 185.
The control unit 170 controls the operation of the external device through the external device interface unit 135 according to an external device video playback command received through the user input interface unit 150. For example, So that a video signal or a voice signal can be output through the display unit 180 or the audio output unit 185.
The control unit 170 may control the display unit 180 to display an image and may output the broadcast image input through the tuner 131 or the external input through the external device interface unit 135, The image input through the network interface unit or the image stored in the storage unit 140 may be displayed on the display unit 180. [ In this case, the image displayed on the display unit 180 may be a still image or a moving image, and may be a 2D image or a 3D image.
In addition, the controller 170 may control the content stored in the display device 100, the received broadcast content, or external input content input from the outside to be reproduced, and the content may be a broadcast image, an external input image, , A still image, a connected web screen, and a document file.
The display unit 180 converts the video signal, the data signal, the OSD signal, the video signal, the data signal, and the like received from the external device interface unit 135 into R, G, and B signals, respectively, Signal can be generated.
On the other hand, the display device 100 shown in FIG. 1 is only an embodiment of the present invention. Some of the components shown may be integrated, added, or omitted depending on the specifications of the display device 100 actually implemented.
That is, two or more constituent elements may be combined into one constituent element, or one constituent element may be constituted by two or more constituent elements, if necessary. In addition, the functions performed in each block are intended to illustrate the embodiments of the present invention, and the specific operations and apparatuses do not limit the scope of the present invention.
1, the display apparatus 100 may include a tuner 131 and a demodulator 132 and may include a network interface unit 133 or an external device interface unit (not shown) 135 to reproduce the image.
For example, the display apparatus 100 may be divided into an image processing apparatus such as a set-top box for receiving broadcast signals or contents according to various network services, and a content reproducing apparatus for reproducing contents inputted from the image processing apparatus Can be implemented.
In this case, the operation method of the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention to be described below may be applied not only to the display device 100 as described with reference to FIG. 1, but also to the image processing device such as the separated set- 180, and an audio output unit 185. The content playback apparatus may be implemented by any one of the above-described content playback apparatuses.
Next, a remote control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 2 to 3. Fig.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a remote control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 shows an example of an actual configuration of a remote control apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2, the remote control apparatus 200 includes a fingerprint recognition unit 210, a wireless communication unit 220, a user input unit 230, a sensor unit 240, an output unit 250, a power supply unit 260 A storage unit 270, a control unit 280, and a voice acquiring unit 290. [0034]
Referring to FIG. 2, the wireless communication unit 225 transmits / receives a signal to / from any one of the display devices according to the embodiments of the present invention described above.
The remote control device 200 includes an RF module 221 capable of transmitting and receiving signals to and from the display device 100 according to the RF communication standard and is capable of transmitting and receiving signals with the display device 100 according to the IR communication standard And an IR module 223. In addition, the remote control device 200 may include a Bluetooth module 225 capable of transmitting and receiving signals with the display device 100 according to the Bluetooth communication standard. The remote control apparatus 200 is provided with an NFC module 227 capable of transmitting and receiving signals to and from the display apparatus 100 in accordance with a NFC (Near Field Communication) communication standard. In accordance with a WLAN (Wireless LAN) communication standard, And a WLAN module 229 that can send and receive signals to and from the device 100.
The remote control device 200 transmits a signal containing information on the motion and the like of the remote control device 200 to the display device 100 through the wireless communication unit 220.
On the other hand, the remote control device 200 can receive a signal transmitted from the display device 100 through the RF module 221 and can transmit power to the display device 100 via the IR module 223, Off, channel change, volume change, and the like.
The user input unit 230 may include a keypad, a button, a touch pad, or a touch screen. The user can input a command related to the display device 100 to the remote control device 200 by operating the user input unit 230. [ When the user input unit 230 has a hard key button, the user can input a command related to the display device 100 to the remote control device 200 through the push operation of the hard key button. This will be described with reference to FIG.
Referring to FIG. 3, the remote control apparatus 200 may include a plurality of buttons. The plurality of buttons include a fingerprint recognition button 212, a power button 231, a home button 232, a live button 233, an external input button 234, a volume control button 235, a voice recognition button 236, A channel change button 237, an OK button 238, and a back button 239. [
The fingerprint recognition button 212 may be a button for recognizing the fingerprint of the user. In one embodiment, the fingerprint recognition button 212 is capable of a push operation and may receive a push operation and a fingerprint recognition operation. The power button 231 may be a button for turning on / off the power of the display device 100. The home button 232 may be a button for moving to the home screen of the display device 100. The live button 233 may be a button for displaying a real time broadcast program. The external input button 234 may be a button for receiving an external input connected to the display device 100. The volume control button 235 may be a button for controlling the volume of the volume output by the display device 100. The voice recognition button 236 may be a button for receiving the user's voice and recognizing the received voice. The channel change button 237 may be a button for receiving a broadcast signal of a specific broadcast channel. The confirmation button 238 may be a button for selecting a specific function, and the back button 239 may be a button for returning to a previous screen.
Fig. 2 will be described again.
When the user input unit 230 has a touch screen, the user can touch a soft key of the touch screen to input a command related to the display device 100 to the remote control device 200. [ In addition, the user input unit 230 may include various types of input means such as a scroll key, a jog key, and the like that can be operated by the user, and the present invention does not limit the scope of the present invention.
The sensor unit 240 may include a gyro sensor 241 or an acceleration sensor 243 and the gyro sensor 241 may sense information on the motion of the remote control device 200. [
For example, the gyro sensor 241 may sense information about the operation of the remote control device 200 on the basis of the x, y, and z axes, and the acceleration sensor 243 may sense the movement speed of the remote control device 200 And the like can be sensed. The remote control device 200 may further include a distance measuring sensor to sense the distance from the display unit 180 of the display device 100. [
The output unit 250 may output an image or voice signal corresponding to the operation of the user input unit 235 or corresponding to the signal transmitted from the display device 100. [ The user can recognize whether the user input unit 235 is operated or whether the display apparatus 100 is controlled through the output unit 250.
For example, the output unit 250 may include an LED module 251 that is turned on when the user input unit 235 is operated or a signal is transmitted to and received from the display device 100 through the wireless communication unit 225, a vibration module 253 for outputting sound, an acoustic output module 255 for outputting sound, or a display module 257 for outputting an image.
In addition, the power supply unit 260 supplies power to the remote control device 200, and if the remote control device 200 is not moved for a predetermined time, the power supply is interrupted to reduce power consumption. The power supply unit 260 may resume power supply when a predetermined key provided in the remote control device 200 is operated.
The storage unit 270 may store various types of programs, application data, and the like necessary for the control or operation of the remote control apparatus 200. [ If the remote control device 200 wirelessly transmits and receives signals through the display device 100 and the RF module 221, the remote control device 200 and the display device 100 transmit and receive signals through a predetermined frequency band .
The control unit 280 of the remote control device 200 stores information on a frequency band and the like capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving a signal with the display device 100 paired with the remote control device 200 in the storage unit 270, can do.
The control unit 280 controls various matters related to the control of the remote control device 200. [ The control unit 280 transmits a signal corresponding to a predetermined key operation of the user input unit 235 or a signal corresponding to the motion of the remote control device 200 sensed by the sensor unit 240 through the wireless communication unit 225 100).
Also, the voice acquisition unit 290 of the remote control device 200 can acquire voice.
The voice acquisition unit 290 may include at least one microphone 291 and may acquire voice through the microphone 291.
Next, Fig. 4 will be described.
4 shows an example of utilizing a remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4A illustrates that the pointer 205 corresponding to the remote control device 200 is displayed on the display unit 180. In FIG.
The user can move or rotate the remote control device 200 up, down, left or right. The pointer 205 displayed on the display unit 180 of the display device 100 corresponds to the movement of the remote control device 200. [ In this remote control device 200, as shown in the figure, since the pointer 205 is moved according to the movement in the 3D space, it can be called a space remote controller.
4B illustrates that when the user moves the remote controller 200 to the left, the pointer 205 displayed on the display unit 180 of the display apparatus 100 moves to the left correspondingly.
Information on the motion of the remote control device 200 sensed through the sensor of the remote control device 200 is transmitted to the display device 100. The display device 100 can calculate the coordinates of the pointer 205 from the information about the motion of the remote control device 200. [ The display device 100 can display the pointer 205 so as to correspond to the calculated coordinates.
4C illustrates a case where the user moves the remote control device 200 away from the display unit 180 while the specific button in the remote control device 200 is depressed. Thereby, the selected area in the display unit 180 corresponding to the pointer 205 can be zoomed in and displayed.
Conversely, when the user moves the remote control apparatus 200 close to the display unit 180, the selection area within the display unit 180 corresponding to the pointer 205 may be zoomed out and displayed.
On the other hand, when the remote control device 200 moves away from the display unit 180, the selected area is zoomed out, and when the remote control device 200 approaches the display unit 180, the selected area may be zoomed in.
Further, the recognition of the upward, downward, and leftward / rightward movement can be excluded when a specific button in the remote control device 200 is pressed. That is, when the remote control device 200 moves away from or approaches the display unit 180, it is not recognized that the up, down, left, and right movements are recognized, and only the forward and backward movements are recognized. Only the pointer 205 is moved in accordance with the upward, downward, leftward, and rightward movement of the remote control device 200 in a state where the specific button in the remote control device 200 is not pressed.
On the other hand, the moving speed and moving direction of the pointer 205 may correspond to the moving speed and moving direction of the remote control device 200.
The pointer in the present specification means an object displayed on the display unit 180 in correspondence with the operation of the remote control device 200. [ Therefore, various shapes of objects other than the arrow shapes shown in the figure are possible with the pointer 205. [ For example, it can be a concept that includes points, cursors, prompts, thick outlines, and so on. The pointer 205 may be displayed corresponding to a point on a horizontal axis or a vertical axis on the display unit 180 or may be displayed corresponding to a plurality of points such as a line or a surface Do.
5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a display device 100, a mobile terminal 20, and a server 500.
The display device 100 may be connected to the mobile terminal 20 by wire or wirelessly to exchange information. The display apparatus 100 can receive the user pattern information from the mobile terminal 20 and can provide the recommended content based on the received user pattern information. The user pattern information will be described later.
The mobile terminal 20 can transmit the user pattern information to the connected display device 100. [ The mobile terminal 20 can transmit the search word, input word, and application information input on the screen of the mobile terminal 20 to the display device 100.
The server 500 may receive the user pattern information from the display device 100 and provide the content to the display device 100 in accordance with the received user pattern information. The server 500 may receive the user pattern information from the mobile terminal 20 and may provide the content to the display device 100 in accordance with the received user pattern information. In one embodiment, the server 500 may be a content provider server that provides media content. In another embodiment, the server 500 may be an AppStore that provides applications that can be installed on the display device 100.
Next, referring to Fig. 6, a method of operating the system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
6 is a ladder diagram for explaining a method of operating a system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
First, the controller 170 of the display device 100 confirms whether the mobile terminal 100 is located within a predetermined distance (S101). When the mobile terminal 100 is located within a predetermined distance from the display device 100 The control unit 170 of the display device 100 transmits and receives connection information for connection with each other through the communication unit 173 and connects to the mobile terminal 20 at step S103.
In one embodiment, the display device 100 and the mobile terminal 20 may be connected to each other using a short-range wireless communication standard. The short-range wireless communication standard may be Bluetooth Low Energy, Wi-Fi, or Wi-Fi Direct. The mobile terminal 20 and the display device 100 can be automatically connected when the user having the mobile terminal 20 is located within a predetermined distance from the display device 100. [
The connection information between the display device 100 and the mobile terminal 20 may include identification information for identifying each device.
The control unit 170 of the display device 100 displays a user icon for providing the acquired recommended content through the display unit 180 in association with the connection with the mobile terminal 20 (S105).
The user icon may be an icon for providing the recommended content through the user pattern information received from the mobile terminal 20 connected to the display device 100. [ The control unit 170 may control the display unit 180 to display a user icon while being connected to the mobile terminal 20. [ The step S105 will be described with reference to Figs. 7 to 10. Fig.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displaying a plurality of icons during playback of media content according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 8 and 9 illustrate a screen FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of a screen displaying icons of the display screen. FIG.
Referring to FIG. 7, the controller 170 may output a plurality of icons according to a request to output a plurality of icons during playback of the media content. The request for outputting the plurality of icons may be an output command received from the remote control device 200 in accordance with an input for selecting the home button 232 of the remote control device 200. [ Hereinafter, it is assumed that the media content is a broadcast program.
The screen 300 of the display device 100 may include a content playback area 310 in which a broadcast program is reproduced and a service display area 320 in which a plurality of icons are displayed. The content playback area 310 may be the entire area of the screen 300 and the service display area 320 may be a partial area of the screen 300. The service display area 320 may be displayed in a superimposed manner in the content reproduction area 310.
The service display area 320 is provided with a recent playback icon 321 including information on the most recently played media content, a content provider icon 322 indicating a content provider providing the media content via the network, And a favorite icon 324 for providing a list of favorites.
The latest play icon 321 may include information on the media content most recently played back on the display device 100. [ For example, when the media content is a broadcast program, at least one of the thumbnail image of the broadcast program, the name of the broadcast program, the channel number of the broadcast program, and the name of the broadcast company providing the broadcast program is displayed on the recent play icon 321 .
On the content provider icon 322, the name of the content provider, an image identifying the content provider, and the like may be displayed. Content provider icon 322 may be an icon corresponding to an application providing a connection to a content provider providing media content.
On the external input icon 323, a name of the most recently connected external input (for example, HDMI 1) and a thumbnail image of the media content reproduced through the most recently connected external input may be displayed.
An identifier indicating the favorite can be displayed on the favorite icon 324. The favorite icon 324 may or may not be included in the service display area 320 according to the setting. When the favorite icon 324 is not included in the service display area 320, the control unit 170 receives the input of the specific key button provided in the remote control device 200 and displays the favorite icon 324 in the service display area 320. [ Area 320 as shown in FIG.
In one embodiment, the plurality of icons arranged in the service display area 320 may be icons set by the manufacturer of the display device 100.
In another embodiment, the plurality of icons displayed in the service display area 320 may be arranged differently according to the setting input of the user. The user can change the arrangement of a plurality of icons included in the service display area 320. [
Next, Figs. 8 to 9 will be described.
8, when the mobile terminal 20 is located within a predetermined distance from the display device 100, the controller 170 displays the user icon 325 on the service display area 320 180). The control unit 170 may control the display unit 180 to display the user icon 325 differently from other icons. For example, the user icon 325 may have a different size from the recent playback icon 321, the content provider icon 322, the external input icon 323, and the favorite icon 324 included in the service display area 320, Different colors, different shapes can be displayed. Accordingly, the user can easily recognize that the user icon 325 among the plurality of icons included in the service display area 320 is generated.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user icon 325 may be maintained on display once the mobile terminal 20 connected to the display device 100 is registered.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, if the user icon 325 is disconnected from the display device 100, it may not be displayed.
On the user icon 325, user identification information for identifying a user such as a user name of the connected mobile terminal 20, an image of the user, and the like, which can identify the mobile terminal 20 such as the name and model name of the mobile terminal 20 One or more of the identification information of the mobile terminal 20 may be displayed.
Next, Fig. 10 will be described.
10 is a view for explaining an embodiment in which a plurality of user icons corresponding to a plurality of mobile terminals are displayed when a plurality of mobile terminals are connected to a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10, when a plurality of mobile terminals 200 and 210 are connected to the display device 100, the controller 170 displays a first user icon 325 corresponding to the first mobile terminal 20, The display unit 180 may be controlled to display the second user icon 326 corresponding to the second mobile terminal 21 in the service display area 320. [ Each user icon is an icon for providing the recommended content based on the user pattern information received from each mobile terminal. In FIG. 10, the number of mobile terminals is two. However, the number of mobile terminals may be displayed as many as the number of mobile terminals connected to the display apparatus 100, for example.
6 will be described again.
The control unit 170 of the display device 100 receives the user pattern information from the connected mobile terminal 20 through the communication unit 173 (S107).
The user pattern information may be information used to identify a user's personal preference of the mobile terminal 20 and recommend contents, and may be information that allows the user to know what services the user uses through the mobile terminal 20. [ In one embodiment, the controller 170 may be connected to the mobile terminal 20 and receive user pattern information through the communication unit 173. In yet another embodiment, the controller 170 may receive user pattern information through the communication unit 173 upon receiving a command to select a user icon.
In one embodiment, the user pattern information may include a search term entered by the user on the mobile terminal 20. The mobile terminal 20 can receive a search word through a user input. The mobile terminal 20 may transmit one or more search terms that satisfy a predetermined condition among the input search terms to the display device 100. [ For example, the mobile terminal 20 can receive a search word through a search window on a web site execution screen. If a specific search word is input for a predetermined period of time or more, the search word is displayed on the display device 100 Lt; / RTI > Here, the predetermined period is 24 hours, and the predetermined number of times may be twice, but this is only an exemplary value. As another example, the mobile terminal 20 may transmit all of the search terms to the display device 100 without satisfying a specific condition for the input search terms. In this case, the control unit 170 of the display device 100 may provide the recommended content corresponding to each of the search terms. In addition, the controller 170 may provide only the recommended content corresponding to a search term that satisfies a certain condition among the search terms received from the display device 100. [
In another embodiment, the user pattern information may include information of an application installed in the mobile terminal 20. [ The information of the application may include information such as the name of the application, the version of the application, and the like.
The mobile terminal 20 may be provided with one or more applications. The mobile terminal 20 can transmit information of an application that satisfies a certain condition among the executed applications to the display device 100. [ For example, the mobile terminal 20 may transmit information of an application executed for a preset number of times to the display device 100 for a preset period of time. The predetermined period is 24 hours, and the predetermined number of times may be 5, but this is merely an example. As another example, the mobile terminal 20 can transmit information about the applications executed in the mobile terminal 20 executed without satisfaction of a certain condition to the display device 100. [
In another embodiment, the user pattern information may be information on applications displayed on the basic screen of the mobile terminal 20. [ The basic screen of the mobile terminal 20 may be a home screen of the mobile terminal 20. The home screen of the mobile terminal 20 may be a screen which is entered through a home button provided in the mobile terminal 20. [ Applications (or icons) that are mainly used by the user can be displayed on the home screen of the mobile terminal 20. The mobile terminal 20 can transmit information on each of the applications displayed on the home screen to the connected display device 100. [
In yet another embodiment, the user pattern information may be information about the media content viewed by the mobile terminal 20. The information about the media content may include at least one of a name of the media content, a series number of times when the media content is a series, and a connection path of the media content.
The mobile terminal 20 may be provided with a separate pattern extraction application for extracting user pattern information. The mobile terminal 20 can execute the pattern extracting application in the background and extract the user pattern information through the executed panel extracting application.
The control unit 170 of the display device 100 acquires the recommended content based on the received user pattern information (S109).
In one embodiment, the control unit 170 can acquire the recommended content by itself based on the user pattern information received from the mobile terminal 20. [ For example, when the user pattern information includes a search word input on the mobile terminal 20, the control unit 170 may obtain at least one of a broadcast program and a broadcast channel related to the search word. The control unit 170 may obtain at least one of a broadcast program and a broadcast channel related to the search term using electronic program guide (EPG) information stored in the storage unit 140. [ For example, when the received search term is 'ribbing', the control unit 170 searches a broadcast program or a broadcast channel that broadcasts the process of cooking the ribs from the electronic program guide, acquires the searched broadcast program or broadcast channel as recommended content can do. As another example, when the received search word is an ugg boots, the controller 170 searches a broadcast program or a broadcast channel for home shopping for selling the ugg boots from the electronic program guide, and searches the searched broadcast program or broadcast channel for recommendation contents Can be obtained. As another example, when the received search word is in the UK, the control unit 170 searches the electronic program guide for a broadcast program or a broadcast channel related to the UK, such as UK news, and obtains the searched broadcast program or broadcast channel as recommended content.
The control unit 170 may transmit the user pattern information received from the mobile terminal 20 to the server 500 and receive the recommended content from the server 500. [ For example, when the user pattern information includes a search word input on the mobile terminal 20, the control unit 170 may transmit the search word to the content provider server. The content provider server may retrieve the media content associated with the search query received from the display device 100 and may transmit the retrieved media content to the display device 100. The media content associated with the search term may be content that includes the name of the media content (e.g., the title of the movie).
The control unit 170 of the display device 100 receives a request for selecting a displayed user icon (S111), and provides the recommended content according to the received request (S113).
The control unit 170 can receive a request to select the user icon from the remote control device 200 and control the display unit 180 to display the recommended content in response to the received request.
On the other hand, a user's password can be set to the user icon. That is, when another user desires to access the user icon, a password input window for inputting a password may be displayed, and recommended content may be provided if the password set by the user matches.
Steps S107 to S113 will be described in detail in the following figures.
11 and 12 are views for explaining a process of providing recommended contents based on a search word input on a web site screen of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 11, the mobile terminal 20 displays a web site screen 230. The website screen 230 includes a search window 231 in which a search word can be entered. The mobile terminal 20 may store a search term entered in the search window 231. [ When the mobile terminal 20 is connected to the display device 100, the mobile terminal 20 can transmit the stored search term to the display device 100. [ When one sentence is inputted into the search window 231 of the web site screen 230, the mobile terminal 20 can extract only the proper nouns from the sentence and transmit the extracted proper nouns to the display device 100. In the embodiment of FIG. 11, it is assumed that the search term is < basketball >. 11, it is assumed that the web page is the web site screen 230. However, any search screen that can input a search word may be used.
The control unit 170 of the display device 100 may acquire a broadcast channel related to the search term " basketball " received from the mobile terminal 20 from the electronic program guide information. Also, the control unit 170 may transmit a search term < basketball > to the content provider server and receive media content related to the basketball from the content provider server.
12 (a), when the user icon 325 is selected through the pointer 205, the control unit 170 determines whether the user icon 325 is associated with the search word received from the mobile terminal 20 The display unit 180 may be controlled to display the media content in the recommended content display area 330 of the screen 300. [ The recommended content display area 330 may include a plurality of recommended media contents. For example, one or more of the first recommendation item 331 and the second recommendation item 333 may be displayed in the recommended content display area 330. [ Each of the first recommendation item 331 and the second recommendation item 333 may be displayed in the form of a widget. The first recommendation item 331 may include information on a broadcast channel related to a search term. The information on the broadcast channel may include at least one of a broadcast channel number, a name of a broadcast program provided in a broadcast channel, and a thumbnail image of a broadcast program. The second recommendation item 333 may include information on the media content related to the search term. The information on the media content may include at least one of a name of the media content, a name of the content provider providing the media content, a thumbnail image of the media content, and a connection path (URL) of the media content. For example, if the search term is < basketball >, the first recommendation item 331 may include information on a broadcast channel broadcasting a basketball, and the second recommendation item 333 may include information on a media content Lt; / RTI > The second recommendation item 333 may be an item provided from the content provider through a video on demand (VOD) service.
When an instruction to select the first recommendation item 331 is received, the control unit 170 can switch the channel to the broadcast channel corresponding to the first recommendation item 331 selected according to the received instruction, The display unit 180 may be controlled to reproduce the broadcast program provided in the content playback area 310. [ The control unit 170 acquires the media content corresponding to the second recommendation item 333 from the content provider in accordance with the received instruction and outputs the content to the content playback area 310. [ It is possible to control the display unit 180 to reproduce it.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 170 may automatically record a broadcast program of a broadcast channel provided by the first recommendation item 331. [
Next, Fig. 13 and Fig. 14 will be described.
13 and 14 are diagrams for explaining a process of providing a recommended content based on words input on an execution screen of an application of a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 13, the mobile terminal 20 displays an execution screen 250 of a message application. The execution screen 250 of the message application may include a dialog window 251 showing the contents of conversation with the other party and a text input window 253 capable of inputting text. The mobile terminal 20 may store words that have appeared a predetermined number of times or more in a predetermined period among the words displayed in the conversation window 251 and may transmit the words to the display device 100. [ For example, when the title of the movie " Superman " appears in the conversation window 251 more than five times in 24 hours, the mobile terminal 20 can transmit the input word " Superman "
The control unit 170 of the display device 100 may acquire a broadcast channel associated with the input word " Superman " received from the mobile terminal 20 from the electronic program guide information. In addition, the control unit 170 may transmit an input word " Superman " to the content provider server and receive media content related to a movie called Superman from the content provider server.
14 (a), when the user icon 325 is selected through the pointer 205, the control unit 170 determines whether or not the input icon The display unit 180 may be controlled to display the related media content in the recommended content display area 330 of the screen 300. [ The recommended content display area 330 may include a plurality of recommended media contents. For example, one or more of the third recommendation item 335 and the second recommendation item 337 may be displayed in the recommended content display area 330. [ Each of the third recommendation item 333 and the fourth recommendation item 337 may be displayed in the form of a widget. Each of the third recommendation item 333 and the fourth recommendation item 337 may include information on the media content corresponding to the input word. The information on the media content may include at least one of a name of the media content, a name of the content provider providing the media content, a thumbnail image of the media content, and a connection path (URL) of the media content. For example, when the input word is " Superman ", the name of the content provider (Meplix, Budu) providing the <Superman> movie and the title of the movie ) May be displayed. The third recommendation item 335 and the fourth recommendation item 337 may be items provided from the content provider through a video on demand (VOD) service.
Next, Fig. 15 and Fig. 16 will be described.
15 and 16 are views for explaining a process of providing recommended contents based on information of an application displayed on a home screen of a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 15, the mobile terminal 20 displays a home screen 27. In the home screen 27, application icons corresponding to respective applications mainly used by the user are displayed. The mobile terminal 20 can transmit information on each of the applications provided on the home screen 27 to the display device 100. [
The control unit 170 of the display device 100 may recommend related applications based on information about the applications received from the mobile terminal 20. [
16 (a), when the user icon 325 is selected through the pointer 205, the controller 170 determines whether or not the application received from the mobile terminal 20, as shown in FIG. 16 (b) The display unit 180 may be controlled to display related applications on the recommended content display area 330 of the screen 300 based on the information. For example, when the bus application 27_1 informing the routes and schedules of the bus is located on the home screen 27 of the mobile terminal 20, the recommended content display area 330 displays subway lines, schedules, The application 341 can be provided as a recommended application. When the music application 27_3 is located on the home screen 270 of the mobile terminal 20, another kind of music application 343 providing a sound source service is provided as a recommended application in the recommended content display area 330 . In the case where the video player application 27_5 is located on the home screen 27 of the mobile terminal 20, another kind of video player application 345 providing a video playback service is recommended in the recommended content display area 330 Application.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, the recommendation applications 341, 343 and 345 provided in the recommended content display area 330 can be arranged based on the number of times of execution of the application installed in the mobile terminal 20. [ For example, if the number of times of execution of the application installed in the mobile terminal 20 is the largest in the bus application 27_1, then the number of execution of the music application 27_3 is large, and the number of executions of the video player application 27_5 is the largest The control unit 170 can arrange the subway application 341 that is the recommended application corresponding to the most frequently executed bus application 27_1 at the leftmost side of the recommended content display area 330 and the music application 27_3, Another type of video application 345 as a recommended application corresponding to the video player application can be placed on the right side of the music application 343 as a recommended application corresponding to the video application 343 on the right side.
The control unit 170 of the display device 100 displays information on applications located on the home screen 27 of the mobile terminal 20 and applications stored on the display device 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention. And may provide an application not installed in the display device 100 among the applications located on the home screen 27 to the recommended content display area 330. [
Next, Figs. 17 and 18 will be described.
17 and 18 are views for explaining a process of providing recommended contents based on frequently used applications among applications installed in a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
The mobile terminal 20 may transmit information about an application that has been executed more than a predetermined number of times to the display device 100 for a preset period of time among applications installed in the mobile terminal 20. [ The predetermined period is 3 days, and the predetermined number of times may be 10, but this is only an example. 17, when the music application 27_3 provided on the home screen 27 is executed for a predetermined number of times or more for a preset period of time, the mobile terminal 20 transmits, to the music application 27_3, Information can be transmitted to the display device 100. [
The control unit 170 of the display device 100 can acquire information on applications related to the music application 27_3 based on the information on the music application 27_3 received from the mobile terminal 20. [ The control unit 170 may transmit information about the received music application 27_3 to the server. The server may send information to the display device 100 about associated music applications that provide sound service.
18 (a), when the user icon 325 is selected through the pointer 205, the control unit 170 determines whether or not the music application received from the mobile terminal 20 The user can control the display unit 180 to display other music applications providing the sound source service in the recommended content display area 330 of the screen 300 as shown in FIG. That is, the controller 170 may control the display unit 180 to display the music applications 343, 346, and 348 in the recommended content display area 330. The control unit 170 displays the music application 27_3 in the recommended content display area 330 when the music application 27_3 installed in the mobile terminal 20 is not installed in the display device 100 The display unit 180 can be controlled. When one of the music applications displayed in the recommended content display area 330 is selected, the display device 100 can access the content provider server providing the selected music application and download the corresponding music application.
The user can easily install and use the application frequently used in his / her own smartphone and the related applications through the display device 100. [
Next, Fig. 19 will be described.
19 is a view for explaining an embodiment for providing recommended contents according to a collection period of user pattern information according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 19, a first recommendation item 331, a second recommendation item 333, a third recommendation item 335, and a subway application 341 are displayed in the recommended content display area 330. In one embodiment, the third recommendation item 335 may be a recommendation item generated on the basis of the user pattern information extracted by the mobile terminal 20 for 24 hours, and the remaining recommendation items may be provided to the mobile terminal 20 for 7 days And may be an item generated based on the extracted user pattern information. The control unit 170 may control the display unit 180 to separately display the items according to the recommendation item on the same day and the user pattern information collected during the 7-week period. According to another embodiment of the present invention, 100 may recognize the user of the connected mobile terminal 200 and may provide the recommended content through the view pattern of the recognized user. One mobile terminal 20 can be associated with one user using the corresponding mobile terminal 20. The display device 100 can recognize a user who uses the mobile terminal 20 through the connected mobile terminal 20 and can grasp the viewing pattern of the recognized user. The display apparatus 100 can provide the recommended content through the user icon based on the viewed pattern of the user. For example, when a user recognized through the mobile terminal 20 watches a program of a specific genre over a predetermined number of times for a preset period of time, the display apparatus 100 can acquire other programs of the genre, The obtained programs can be recommended through the user icon. Here, the genre may indicate the kinds of programs such as movies, sports, news, and the like.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, the display device 100 can recognize the user of the connected mobile terminal 20 and provide the recommendation content based on the personalized accumulated data of the recognized user. The personalized cumulative data of the user may include the number of executions of each application installed in the display device 100 for a preset period of time, a plurality of search terms input in the search window on the display device 100 during a predetermined period, And the number of viewing times of the display device.
For example, when the cumulative execution count of the applications installed on the display device 100 is equal to or greater than the reference count for a predetermined period of time, the display device 100 can provide the same kind of applications through the user icon as the corresponding application. As another example, when the cumulative number of times of inputting a specific search term among a plurality of search terms input to the search window of the display device 100 is equal to or greater than the reference number, the display device 100 displays the recommended content related to the search term as a user Icon. As another example, when the cumulative number of times of viewing a specific channel over a predetermined period is equal to or greater than the reference number, the display device 100 can provide genre programs having the same genre as the program provided on the channel through the user icon.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, the display apparatus 100 may receive information on previously registered applications, information on recommended content, and information on favorite content by the user based on the user pattern information from the connected mobile terminal 20 Information on the registered content can be provided through the user icon. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 20 to 23. FIG.
20 to 23 illustrate information on contents that can be provided through a user icon according to an embodiment of the present invention.
First, Fig. 20 will be described.
Referring to FIG. 20A, the display device 100 displays a user icon 325 corresponding to a user of the connected mobile terminal 20 in the service display area 330. When the request for selecting the user icon 325 is received through the pointer 205, the control unit 170 of the display device 100 displays a plurality of applications registered by the user as shown in (b) A recommendation icon 507 for providing recommendation contents based on the user pattern information, and a favorite icon (for example, an icon) 507 for providing content registered as a favorite by the user The display unit 180 may be controlled so as to display the display unit 509. For example, an application previously registered by the user may be an application preset to be displayed through the user icon 325 when the mobile terminal 20 is connected to the display device 100. The user can register an application mainly used in the mobile terminal 20 and easily execute the registered application through the display device 100. [
According to another embodiment of the present invention, the recommended content through the recommendation icon 507 can be registered as a favorite through user input. The content registered as a favorite may be provided through the favorite icon 509. [
Next, Figs. 21 to 23 will be described.
21 (a), when a request to select a recommendation icon 507 is received via the pointer 205, the control unit 170 displays a recommendation history tab 511 (refer to FIG. 21 ) And a recommendation tab 513 of the present day on the recommendation icon 507. [ The recommendation history tab 511 may be a tab for providing information on previously recommended contents via the user icon 325. [ The present recommendation tab 513 may be a tab for providing information on the content recommended on the same day through the user icon 325. [
22 (a), when a request to select the recommendation history tab 511 is received, the control unit 170 determines whether or not the recommendation history tab 511 has been selected in the service display area 330 as shown in FIG. 22 (b) And control the display unit 180 to display information about the content. Information on previously recommended contents may include information on recommended contents until yesterday. The information on the previously recommended contents may include the recommendation items described in FIG. 12 (b).
23 (a), when the request for selecting the present recommendation tab 513 is received, the controller 170 displays the service recommendation tab 513 in the service display area 330 as shown in FIG. 23 (b) It is possible to control the display unit 180 to display information on the content recommended today. The information on the currently recommended content includes a first recommendation item 541 including information related to the media content reproduced on the mobile terminal 20, a second recommendation item 541 including information related to the specific location searched on the mobile terminal 20, Item 543, and a third recommendation item 545 that includes information related to an application executed on the mobile terminal 20. [ When the media content reproduced in the mobile terminal 20 is a series, the first recommendation item 541 may be information on the content corresponding to the next order of the media content reproduced in the mobile terminal 20. If the search term entered on the mobile terminal 20 indicates a specific location, the second recommendation item 543 may include information on one or more of famous places, restaurants, and recommended places in the location. If the audio reproduction application is executed in the mobile terminal 20 for a predetermined number of times or more, the third recommendation item 545 may include information on other kinds of audio reproduction applications.
Next, Fig. 24 and Fig. 25 will be described.
Referring to FIG. 24 (a), the mobile terminal 20 can play back one series of <batman> for a predetermined time or longer. When the mobile terminal 20 is connected to the display device 100, the display device 100 can receive information about < batman > reproduced from the mobile terminal 20 from the mobile terminal 20. In one embodiment, the display apparatus 100 may recommend a channel scheduled to be broadcasted twice, which is the next time of < batman > based on the information received from the mobile terminal 20. [ For example, the display device 100 can display <batman> two times broadcasting schedule information 610 in the service display area 330 as shown in FIG. 24 (b). The display apparatus 100 can acquire the airing schedule information for the <batman> 2 times from the electronic program guide information using the information about <batman> received from the mobile terminal 20, and obtains the obtained airing schedule information And can be provided to the service display area 330. The broadcasting schedule information 610 shown in FIG. 24 (b) may be information that can be displayed after the user icon 325 is selected. The airing schedule information 610 may include a reservation viewing button 611 for reserving and viewing <batman> 2 times and a reservation recording button 613 for reservation recording. The user can easily watch <batman> 2 times through the airing schedule information 610 without a separate search process.
Referring to FIG. 25 (a), the mobile terminal 20 can reproduce one series of < batman > When the mobile terminal 20 is connected to the display device 100, the display device 100 can receive information about < batman > reproduced from the mobile terminal 20 from the mobile terminal 20. In one embodiment, the display apparatus 100 may recommend a broadcast channel and a VOD service capable of viewing the second turn of <batman> based on the information received from the mobile terminal 20. For example, as shown in FIG. 25 (b), the display device 100 displays information on the <batman> received from the mobile terminal 20, It is possible to display the recommended items 561, 563, and 565 in the service display area 330. The first recommendation item 561 may include information on a broadcast channel scheduled to be watched for <batman> 2 times. The second recommendation item (563) and the third recommendation item (565) may include information about a content provider capable of watching < batman > The broadcast schedule information recommendation items 561, 563, and 565 shown in FIG. 25 (b) may be information that can be displayed after the user icon 325 is selected. The user can easily watch <batman> 2 times through the recommendation items 561, 563, and 565 without a separate search process.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described method can be implemented as a code readable by a processor on a medium on which a program is recorded. Examples of the medium that can be read by the processor include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, etc., and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet) .
The above-described display device is not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments may be configured such that all or some of the embodiments are selectively combined so that various modifications can be made. It is possible.
