WO2023149680A1 - Dispositif électronique et son procédé de fonctionnement - Google Patents

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WO2023149680A1
WO2023149680A1 PCT/KR2023/000709 KR2023000709W WO2023149680A1 WO 2023149680 A1 WO2023149680 A1 WO 2023149680A1 KR 2023000709 W KR2023000709 W KR 2023000709W WO 2023149680 A1 WO2023149680 A1 WO 2023149680A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to an electronic device and an operating method thereof. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to a method of transferring a user in a chat room corresponding to a broadcast program and an electronic device providing the same.
  • chat Real-time electronic exchange of messages, commonly known as "chat" is a widespread multi-user system that allows users to remotely participate in public or private discussions (chat rooms). A user may choose to join a chat room, create and/or activate a chat room.
  • a viewer of a broadcast program can share opinions with other viewers by participating in a chat room corresponding to the broadcast program while watching the corresponding broadcast program.
  • the chat room corresponding to the corresponding broadcasting program also ends. Accordingly, when a broadcasting program ends, sharing of opinions with other viewers is stopped, and there is the inconvenience of having to find and connect to another chat room.
  • Embodiments disclosed herein provide an electronic device and an operating method thereof for improving the continuity of a chatting service by controlling users in the chatting room to be moved to another chatting room before the chatting room corresponding to the broadcasting program ends. .
  • An electronic device for realizing the above object includes a display, a memory for storing one or more instructions, and a processor for executing the one or more instructions stored in the memory, wherein the processor includes the one or more instructions
  • the processor includes the one or more instructions
  • the first content is displayed, and while the first content is displayed, the first chat room corresponding to the first content is controlled to be displayed, and when the end of the first content is expected, the second content is displayed.
  • Select a corresponding second chat room and automatically control users of the first chat room to move to the second chat room according to the selection of the second chat room.
  • the processor may display the second content according to the end of the first content by executing the one or more instructions, and display the second chat room corresponding to the second content while displaying the second content. can be controlled to be displayed.
  • the second content may be provided through a first channel through which the first content is provided, or the second content may be provided through a second channel different from the first channel through which the first content is provided.
  • the processor selects a second chat room corresponding to second content subsequent to the first content as the end of the first content is expected, and Upon completion, it is possible to automatically control the users of the first chat room to move to the second chat room.
  • the processor checks the previously created second chat room while displaying the first content, and upon completion of the first content, the first chat room Users may be controlled to move to the second chat room.
  • the processor determines that the second chat room does not exist while displaying the first content, and sends the chat room server the second content corresponding to the second content. Creation of a chat room may be requested, and upon completion of the first content, users of the first chat room may be moved to the second chat room.
  • the second chat room is created by extending the end time of the first chat room, and the users of the first chat room are moved to the second chat room, the end time of the first chat room By extension, the users may be staying in the first chat room.
  • the processor by executing the one or more instructions, obtains a chat room list for chat rooms already created at the time when the first content ends, before the first content ends, and the first content
  • the chat room list is displayed according to the end of the chat room list, and according to a user input for selecting the second chat room from the chat room list, users of the first chat room can be controlled to move to the second chat room.
  • the processor obtains information about content viewing by users of the first chat room, and with reference to the information about content viewing by users of the first chat room, the chat room An order of chat rooms displayed in the room list may be determined, and the chat room list may be displayed according to the end of the first content.
  • the processor by executing the one or more instructions, obtains a chat room list for chat rooms already created at the time when the first content ends, before the first content ends, and the first content According to the end of the chat room list is displayed, the second chat room displayed in the chat room list is determined as a recommended room, and according to the end of the first content, the users of the first chat room to the second chat room You can control it to move to the chat room.
  • a method of operating an electronic device includes displaying first content, displaying a first chat room corresponding to the first content while displaying the first content. Controlling, selecting a second chat room corresponding to the second content as the end of the first content is expected, and automatically according to the selection of the second chat room, the users of the first chat room and controlling to move to the second chat room.
  • displaying the second content according to the end of the first content, and controlling to display the second chat room corresponding to the second content while displaying the second content may further include can
  • the second content may be provided through a first channel through which the first content is provided, or the second content may be provided through a second channel different from the first channel through which the first content is provided.
  • the step of selecting the second chat room is to select a second chat room corresponding to second content following the first content as the end of the first content is expected, and the first chat room
  • the step of controlling the users to move to the second chat room may be to automatically control the users of the first chat room to move to the second chat room according to the end of the first content.
  • the first content further comprising checking the previously created second chat room, and controlling the users of the first chat room to move to the second chat room, Depending on the end of the first content, it may be to control the users of the first chat room to move to the second chat room.
  • the selecting of the second chat room may include confirming that the second chat room does not exist while displaying the first content, and the chat room server corresponding to the second content.
  • 2 Requesting the creation of a chat room, and controlling the users of the first chat room to move to the second chat room includes the user of the first chat room according to the end of the first content. It may be to control so that they are moved to the second chat room.
  • the second chat room is created by extending the end time of the first chat room, and the users of the first chat room are moved to the second chat room, the end time of the first chat room By extension, the users may be staying in the first chat room.
  • the step of selecting the second chat room may include obtaining a chat room list for chat rooms already created at the time when the first content ends, before the first content ends, and the first content. Further comprising displaying the chat room list according to the end of the content, and controlling the users of the first chat room to move to the second chat room includes selecting the second chat room from the chat room list. Depending on the user input to select, it may be to control the users of the first chat room to be moved to the second chat room.
  • the step of selecting the second chat room may include acquiring a chat room list for chat rooms already created at the time when the first content ends, before the first content ends, the first content It may include displaying the chat room list according to the end of the chat room list, and determining the second chat room displayed in the chat room list as a recommended room.
  • a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing a method of operating an electronic device in a computer is disclosed.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a system for controlling movement of users in a chat room according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a method of controlling users in a chat room to be moved according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a method of providing content and a chat room through an electronic device according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a plurality of contents provided in one channel according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining respective contents provided from a plurality of channels according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a method of controlling movement of users in a chat room according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates a method of controlling users in a chat room to move according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling movement of users in a chat room according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates a method of controlling movement of users in a chat room according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates a method of controlling users in a chat room to move according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 11 illustrates a method of controlling a user to move to a chat room selected by the user by providing a chat room list to the user according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a chat room list to a user and selecting a chat room to which the user moves, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of determining the order of chat rooms displayed in a chat room list.
  • FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a user to be moved to a recommended room by recommending one chat room from a list of chat rooms provided to the user.
  • 15 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment.
  • 16 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment in detail.
  • first and second may be used to describe various elements, but elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used to distinguish one component from another.
  • Some embodiments of the present disclosure may be represented as functional block structures and various processing steps. Some or all of these functional blocks may be implemented as a varying number of hardware and/or software components that perform specific functions.
  • functional blocks of the present disclosure may be implemented by one or more microprocessors or circuit configurations for a predetermined function.
  • the functional blocks of this disclosure may be implemented in various programming or scripting languages.
  • Functional blocks may be implemented as an algorithm running on one or more processors.
  • the present disclosure may employ prior art for electronic environment setting, signal processing, and/or data processing. Terms such as “mechanism”, “element”, “means” and “composition” may be used broadly and are not limited to mechanical and physical components.
  • connecting lines or connecting members between components shown in the drawings are only examples of functional connections and/or physical or circuit connections. In an actual device, connections between components may be represented by various functional connections, physical connections, or circuit connections that can be replaced or added.
  • an application may refer to an application program executed in an electronic device.
  • An application according to an embodiment may refer to software executed in an electronic device in response to a received user input.
  • content may refer to digital information displayed on a display unit of an electronic device.
  • Content includes video content (eg, TV program video, VOD (Video On Demand), personal video (UCC: User-Created Contents), music video, YouTube video, etc.), still video content (eg, photo , pictures, etc.), etc., but are not limited thereto.
  • video content eg, TV program video, VOD (Video On Demand), personal video (UCC: User-Created Contents), music video, YouTube video, etc.
  • still video content eg, photo , pictures, etc.
  • a portion of the display unit of the electronic device where actual content is output may be referred to as a screen or a screen.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a system for controlling movement of users in a chat room according to an embodiment.
  • an electronic device 100 may receive content from a content providing server 200 .
  • the content providing server 200 may include a server capable of communicating with the electronic device 100 . Meanwhile, the content providing server 200 may include a server providing metadata, separately from a server providing content, as a matter of course.
  • the content providing server 200 may correspond to at least one of a broadcasting station server, an OTT service providing server, and a streaming server.
  • a broadcasting station server refers to a server that transmits live broadcasting content through a predetermined channel.
  • the channel may be a broadcasting channel, and the user of the electronic device 100 may watch a broadcasting program by selecting a predetermined channel.
  • an OTT service providing server is a server providing an OTT service
  • an Over The Top (OTT) service refers to a service providing various media contents such as dramas and movies through the Internet.
  • Top means a set-top box connected to a TV, but recent OTT services can be provided from electronic devices such as PCs and smartphones regardless of the presence or absence of a set-top box, as well as Internet-based services additionally provided by existing broadcasters or telecommunication companies. may include all of the video services of
  • the streaming server may provide a live streaming video content providing service to the user.
  • the user may receive a streaming movie providing service through a predetermined channel (eg, a first channel), and the user may receive a predetermined service on the electronic device 100. If you select a channel, you can watch movie content provided by the streaming movie service.
  • a predetermined channel eg, a first channel
  • the content providing server 200 may provide content to the electronic device 100 and may provide content metadata corresponding to the content.
  • the electronic device 100 may receive content from the content providing server 200 by referring to content metadata.
  • Content meta data may include information about contents provided by the contents providing server 200 .
  • Content metadata may include, for example, genre information, director information, performer information, time information, and content provider (CP) information.
  • the electronic device 100 may receive EPG (Electronic Program Guide) information including information about a broadcasting program from the content providing server 200 .
  • EPG Electronic Program Guide
  • the EPG information may include information about a channel name, program title, broadcasting time, broadcasting number, and the like.
  • the electronic device 100 may receive live broadcasting content from a broadcasting station server by referring to EPG information.
  • Content metadata may include information about the first content 10 and the second content 20 .
  • the first content 10 and the second content 20 may be movie content, broadcast content, etc. provided by the content providing server 200 .
  • the chat room server 300 may include a server capable of communicating with the electronic device 100 .
  • the chat room server 300 may provide chat room data to the electronic device 100 .
  • the chat room may correspond to content that the electronic device 100 receives from the content providing server 200 .
  • the first chat room 11 may correspond to the first content 10 .
  • the second chat room 21 may correspond to the second content 20 .
  • Chat room data may include a list of chat rooms created at a specific time.
  • the electronic device 100 may receive a chat room list by requesting a chat room list including information on one or more chat rooms created at a specific time from the chat room server 300 .
  • the information about the chat room may include an identifier of the chat room and information about content corresponding to the chat room. Accordingly, the electronic device 100 may check another chat room to which users of the chat room that have been terminated will be moved upon termination of one chat room.
  • the electronic device 100 may request the chat room server 300 to extend the chat room end time, request creation of a chat room, or move chat room users to another chat room. Accordingly, the electronic device 100 receives information about a chat room whose end time has been extended from the chat room server 300, receives information about a newly created chat room, or allows chat room users to enter another chat room. can be controlled to move to
  • the electronic device 100 may refer to content metadata provided from the content providing server 200 and control users who have entered a chat room to be moved to another chat room.
  • Content meta data may include information about content provided by the content providing server 200 .
  • the electronic device 100 may enter a user into a corresponding chat room by receiving a user input for selecting a specific chat room.
  • the user may enter the first chat room 11 or the second chat room 21 and share opinions with other users.
  • the user may enter the first chat room 11 and share opinions with other users about the first content 10 corresponding to the first chat room 11 .
  • the second chat room 21 may correspond to the second content 20 .
  • the second content 20 may be content provided from a first channel that provides the first content 10 or may be content provided from a channel different from the first channel.
  • the electronic device 100 may request information about the second chat room 21 from the chat room server 300. there is.
  • the electronic device 100 may request the chat room server 300 to create the second chat room 21. there is.
  • the user group UG participating in the first chat room 11 may move to the second chat room 21 together.
  • the user group UG may continue to share opinions within the second chat room 21 .
  • users who have entered the first chat room provided in response to the first content are automatically moved to another chat room.
  • users who have used the chatting service using the first chatting room can seamlessly use the chatting service without the hassle of requiring manual manipulations such as finding or joining the chatting room again.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a method of controlling users in a chat room to be moved according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram for temporally explaining a method of controlling movement of users in a chat room.
  • the electronic device 100 may display a plurality of contents according to time.
  • the electronic device 100 is illustrated as capable of displaying the first content 10 and the second content 20, but the number of content is only an example, and the technical spirit of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. .
  • the electronic device 100 may display the first content 10 . While displaying the first content 10, the electronic device 100 may control the first chat room 11 corresponding to the first content 10 to be displayed. Through the first chat room 11 , users may share their opinions on the first content 10 .
  • the first chat room 11 may be created before the first content 10 starts.
  • the creation time of the first chat room 11 is only an example, and the technical idea of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, in FIG. 2, it is shown that the first chat room 11 is created before the first content 10 starts, but in contrast, at the same time as the first content 10 starts or the first content 10 ) After the starting point, the first chat room 11 may be created.
  • the first content 10 may be started at the first time point.
  • the first chat room 11 may be created before the first point of view, but it is also possible to create it at the first point of view.
  • the electronic device 100 may display the second content 20 according to the end of the first content 10 . While displaying the second content 20, the electronic device 100 may control the second chat room 21 corresponding to the second content 20 to be displayed. Through the second chat room 21 , users can share their opinions on the second content 20 .
  • the first content 10 and the second content 20 may be provided through the same channel. Also, the first content 10 and the second content 20 may be provided through different channels. For example, the second content 20 may be provided in a first channel through which the first content 10 is provided, or through a second channel different from the first channel through which the first content 10 is provided.
  • the second chat room 21 may be created before the second content 20 starts.
  • the creation time of the second chat room 21 is only an example, and the technical spirit of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • FIG. 2 it is shown that the second chat room 21 is created before the second content 20 starts, but unlike the second chat room 21 at the same time as the second content 20 starts. ) can be created.
  • the second content 20 may start at a second point in time.
  • the second chat room 21 may be created before the second point in time. That is, the second chat room 21 may be created at a third point in time when the first content 10 is being displayed. However, it is of course possible that the second chat room 21 is created at the second point in time.
  • the electronic device 100 may control the users UG of the first chat room 11 to be moved to the second chat room 21 .
  • the electronic device 100 may predict that the first content 10 will end by referring to content metadata provided from the content providing server 200 . As the end of the first content 10 is expected, the electronic device 100 may select a chat room to move the users UG in the first chat room 11 to. The electronic device 100 may select, for example, the second chat room 21 corresponding to the second content 20 .
  • the electronic device 100 may automatically control the users UG of the first chat room 11 to be moved to the second chat room 21 according to the selection of the second chat room 21 .
  • the electronic device 100 may control the users UG of the first chat room 11 to be moved to the second chat room 21 at a second time point when the first content 10 ends. Accordingly, the users UG of the first chat room 11 may move together to the second chat room 21 without leaving. Users UG of the first chat room 11 may move to the second chat room 21 and share opinions. For example, users UG who have moved to the second chat room 21 may share their opinions on the second content 20 .
  • the electronic device 100 may select the second chat room 21 at a third time point before the first content 10 ends. That is, as the end of the first content 10 is expected, the electronic device 100 may select the second chat room 21 corresponding to the second content 20 following the first content 10 .
  • the electronic device 100 may automatically control the users UG of the first chat room 11 to be moved to the second chat room 21 according to the end of the first content 10 . That is, the electronic device 100 may automatically control the users UG of the first chat room 11 to be moved to the second chat room 21 at the second time point.
  • the electronic device 100 may check the previously created second chat room 21 while displaying the first content 10 .
  • the electronic device 100 can confirm that the second chat room 21 has already been created at the third point in time.
  • the electronic device 100 allows the users UG of the first chat room 11 to enter the second chat room according to the end of the first content 10 . It can be controlled to move to (21).
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a method of providing content and a chat room through an electronic device according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining that content and a chat room are displayed through the display of the electronic device 100 .
  • the electronic device 100 may provide the first content 10 through the display 110 .
  • a user may watch the first content 10 through the display 110 .
  • the first content 10 may start at a first time point and end at a second time point.
  • the electronic device 100 may provide the first content 10 through the display 110 from the first point of view to the second point of view.
  • the display 110 may display the first content 10 and the first chat room 11 .
  • the first chat room 11 corresponding to the first content 10 may be displayed together with the first content 10 .
  • the display 110 may display the first content 10 and display the first chat room 11 at the lower right corner.
  • the location and method of displaying the chat room is only an example, and the technical idea of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • the first chat room 11 may be displayed through at least a portion of the display 110 by adjusting transparency.
  • the first chat room 11 may be displayed through the display of another electronic device. there is.
  • the first chat room 11 may be a space where users UG can share opinions. For example, as shown, user 1 and user 2 may greet each other in the first chat room 11 and share opinions on the first content 10 .
  • the first content 10 may end at a second point in time.
  • the second content 20 may start at a second point in time.
  • the electronic device 100 may provide the second content 20 through the display 110 after the second point in time.
  • the display 110 may display the second content 20 and the second chat room 21 .
  • the second chat room 21 corresponding to the second content 20 may be displayed together with the second content 20 .
  • the display 110 may display the second content 20 and display the second chat room 21 at the lower right corner.
  • the location and method of displaying the chat room is only an example, and the technical idea of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • the second chat room 21 may be displayed through at least a portion of the display 110 by adjusting transparency.
  • the second content 20 is displayed through the display 110 of the electronic device 100
  • the second chat room 21 may be displayed through the display of another electronic device. there is.
  • users in the chat room are illustrated as sharing opinions using text, this is only an example and the technical idea of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • users in a chat room may share their opinions using voice chatting or video chatting.
  • the electronic device 100 may control the users UG of the first chat room 11 to be moved to the second chat room 21 .
  • the electronic device 100 may control the users UG of the first chat room 11 to be moved to the second chat room 21 when the first content 10 ends. Accordingly, the configuration of the users UG of the first chat room 11 and the configuration of the users of the second chat room 21 may be the same.
  • user 1 of the first chat room 11 may be included in the users UG of the second chat room 21 .
  • the second chat room 21 may be a space where users UG can share opinions. For example, as shown, user 1 and user 2 may greet each other in the second chat room 21 and share opinions on the second content 20 .
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a plurality of contents provided in one channel according to an embodiment. For convenience of description, overlapping points with those described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 are simplified or omitted.
  • the electronic device 100 may provide a plurality of contents through one channel.
  • the first content 10 and the second content 20 may be provided through a first channel.
  • the electronic device 100 may receive a user input for selecting a predetermined channel and provide the first content 10 and the second content 20 through the predetermined channel.
  • the second content 20 may be content subsequent to the first content 10 .
  • the second content 20 is illustrated as being provided following the first content 10, the order in which the first content 10 and the second content 20 are provided through the first channel does not follow the technical concept of the present disclosure. Not limited.
  • the second content 20 follows the first content 10, but the electronic device 100 may provide third content between the first content 10 and the second content 20. .
  • the electronic device 100 may select a second chat room 21 corresponding to the second content 20 that follows.
  • the electronic device 100 may control the users UG of the first chat room 11 to be moved to the second chat room 21 . Controlling the users UG to move to the second chat room 21 may be the same as that described in FIG. 2 .
  • the electronic device 100 may control the first chat room 11 corresponding to the first content 10 to be displayed.
  • the electronic device 100 may control the display of the second chat room 21 corresponding to the second content 20 while displaying the second content 20 .
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining respective contents provided from a plurality of channels according to an embodiment. For convenience of explanation, points overlapping those described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 are simplified or omitted.
  • the electronic device 100 may provide a plurality of contents through a plurality of channels.
  • the electronic device 100 may provide a plurality of contents through a first channel.
  • the electronic device 100 may provide at least first content 10 of a plurality of content.
  • the electronic device 100 may provide a plurality of contents through the second channel.
  • the electronic device 100 may provide at least second content 20 among a plurality of content.
  • the second channel may be different from the first channel.
  • the electronic device 100 can provide at least the first content 10 through the first channel and provide at least the second content 20 through the second channel.
  • the electronic device 100 may receive a user input for selecting a predetermined channel, provide the first content 10 through a predetermined channel, and receive a user input for selecting another predetermined channel.
  • the second content 20 may be provided through another predetermined channel.
  • the second content 20 may be content subsequent to the first content 10 . Specifically, the second content 20 may be viewable content when the first content 10 ends.
  • the electronic device 100 may select the second chat room 21 corresponding to the second content 20 provided through the second channel. there is.
  • the electronic device 100 may control the users UG of the first chat room 11 to be moved to the second chat room 21 . Controlling the users UG to move to the second chat room 21 may be the same as that described in FIG. 2 .
  • the electronic device 100 may control the first chat room 11 corresponding to the first content 10 to be displayed.
  • the electronic device 100 may control the display of the second chat room 21 corresponding to the second content 20 while displaying the second content 20 .
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a method of controlling movement of users in a chat room according to an embodiment.
  • overlapping descriptions with those described with reference to FIG. 2 are simplified or omitted.
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 show that when the second chat room 21 does not exist at the time the first content 10 ends, the first chat room after requesting creation of the second chat room 21 ( 11) are diagrams for explaining a method for moving users UG to the second chat room 21.
  • the electronic device 100 may display a plurality of contents according to time.
  • the electronic device 100 may display the first content 10 .
  • the electronic device 100 may control the first chat room 11 corresponding to the first content 10 to be displayed.
  • the electronic device 100 may display the second content 20 according to the end of the first content 10 . However, while the first content 10 is displayed, the second chat room 21 corresponding to the second content 20 may not exist. While displaying the first content 10 , the electronic device 100 may confirm that the second chat room 21 corresponding to the second content 20 does not exist.
  • the electronic device 100 may check whether the second chat room 21 exists at a third point in time.
  • the third point of view may be a point in time when the first content 10 is being reproduced.
  • the electronic device 100 may check the existence of the second chat room 21 to which the users UG of the first chat room 11 are to be moved at a third time point before the first content 10 ends. there is.
  • the electronic device 100 may check whether the second chat room 21 exists at the second time point, at the third time point.
  • the second point in time is the point in time when the first content 10 ends.
  • the second point of view may be the point at which the second content 20 starts, but this is only an example, and the technical idea of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • the first content 10 ends at the second time point, but an advertisement may be played before the second content 20 starts.
  • the electronic device 100 checks whether or not the second chat room 21 exists at the second time point, so that the users of the first chat room 11 when the first content 10 ends. It is possible to check whether there is a chat room to move the (UG) to. As shown, the electronic device 100 may confirm that the second chat room 21 does not exist at the second time point, at a third time point.
  • Chat room data may include information about chat rooms corresponding to each content.
  • the chat room data may include, for example, creation time information of a chat room corresponding to each content, information about a user who has entered, information about corresponding content, and the like.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates a method of controlling users in a chat room to move according to an embodiment.
  • the electronic device 100 when the second chat room 21 does not exist while the first content 10 is displayed, the electronic device 100 provides a chat room server 300 It is possible to request the creation of the second chat room (21).
  • the second chat room 21 may be created by the chat room server 300 before the first content 10 ends.
  • the second chat room 21 may be created at a third point in time before the first content 10 ends.
  • the second chat room 21 may be created.
  • the time when the electronic device 100 requests the chat room server 300 to create the second chat room 21 and the time when the second chat room 21 is created have been described as the same as the third point in time, but this is an example.
  • the technical spirit of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Of course, there may be a time interval between the time when the electronic device 100 requests the chat room server 300 to create the second chat room 21 and the time when the second chat room 21 is created. .
  • the electronic device 100 may control the users UG of the first chat room 11 to be moved to the second chat room 21 according to the end of the first content 10 .
  • a method of controlling the movement of users UG of the first chat room 11 to the second chat room 21 may be the same as that described in FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling movement of users in a chat room according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating step by step what has been described with reference to FIGS. 2, 6, and 7 . Therefore, what is overlapped with that described using FIGS. 2, 6, and 7 is simplified.
  • step S110 the electronic device 100 may display the first content 10.
  • the electronic device 100 may display the first content 10 .
  • the electronic device 100 may display the first chat room 11 corresponding to the first content 10 simultaneously with the first content 10 .
  • Users UG in the first chat room 11 may share opinions about the first content 10 in the first chat room 11 .
  • step S120 the electronic device 100 may check whether the second chat room 21 is created at the time when the first content 10 ends.
  • the second chat room 21 corresponding to the second content 20 may be created at the time the first content 10 ends, It may not have been created.
  • the electronic device 100 when the second chat room 21 is created at the time when the first content 10 ends, as described with reference to FIG. 2 , the electronic device 100 provides the first content ( 10) can be controlled so that the users UG of the first chat room 11 are moved to the second chat room 21 upon completion.
  • step S130 when the second chat room 21 is not created at the time the first content 10 ends, the electronic device 100 provides the chat room server 300 with 2 Creation of a chat room 21 may be requested.
  • chat room server 300 may receive chat room data including information about the created second chat room 21. .
  • step S140 the electronic device 100 may control the users UG of the first chat room 11 to be moved to the second chat room 21 according to the end of the first content 10.
  • the electronic device 100 refers to content metadata including information about the second chat room 21, and as the end of the first content 10 is expected, the second content subsequent to the first content 10
  • the second chat room 21 corresponding to (20) can be selected.
  • the electronic device 100 may automatically control the users UG of the first chat room 11 to be moved to the second chat room 21 according to the end of the first content 10 .
  • FIG. 9 illustrates a method of controlling movement of users in a chat room according to an embodiment.
  • the electronic device 100 may display a plurality of contents according to time.
  • the electronic device 100 may display the first content 10 .
  • the electronic device 100 may control the first chat room 11 corresponding to the first content 10 to be displayed.
  • the electronic device 100 may display the second content 20 according to the end of the first content 10 . However, while the first content 10 is displayed, the second chat room 21 corresponding to the second content 20 may not exist. While displaying the first content 10 , the electronic device 100 may confirm that the second chat room 21 corresponding to the second content 20 does not exist.
  • the electronic device 100 may check whether the second chat room 21 exists at a third point in time.
  • the third point of view may be a point in time when the first content 10 is being reproduced.
  • the electronic device 100 may check the existence of the second chat room 21 to which the users UG of the first chat room 11 are to be moved at a third time point before the first content 10 ends. there is.
  • the electronic device 100 may check whether the second chat room 21 exists at the second time point, at the third time point.
  • the second point in time is the point in time when the first content 10 ends.
  • the second viewpoint may be the second content 20, but this is only an example, and the technical idea of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • the first content 10 ends at the second time point, but an advertisement may be played before the second content 20 starts.
  • the electronic device 100 checks whether or not the second chat room 21 exists at the second time point, so that the users of the first chat room 11 when the first content 10 ends. It is possible to check whether there is a chat room to move the (UG) to. As shown, the electronic device 100 may confirm that the second chat room 21 does not exist at the second time point, at a third time point.
  • Chat room data may include information about chat rooms corresponding to each content.
  • the chat room data may include, for example, creation time information of a chat room corresponding to each content, information about a user who has entered, information about corresponding content, and the like.
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 show that when the second chat room 21 does not exist at the time the first content 10 ends, after requesting an extension of the end time of the first chat room 11, the first
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 show that when the second chat room 21 does not exist at the time the first content 10 ends, after requesting an extension of the end time of the first chat room 11, the first
  • FIG. 10 illustrates a method of controlling users in a chat room to move according to an embodiment.
  • the electronic device 100 when the second chat room 21 does not exist while the first content 10 is displayed, the electronic device 100 provides a chat room server 300 It is possible to request an extension of the end time of the first chat room (11).
  • the first chat room 11 for the extended operating time may be expressed as a second chat room 21. That is, the second chat room 21 may be created by extending the end time of the first chat room 11 . Accordingly, the first chat room 11 may correspond to the first content 10, and the second chat room 21 may correspond to the second content 20.
  • the end time of the first chat room 11 may be extended by the chat room server 300 before the first content 10 ends. That is, the second chat room 21 may be created by the chat room server 300 before the first content 10 ends. The second chat room 21 may be created at a third point in time before the first content 10 ends. After the electronic device 100 requests the chat room server 300 to extend the end time of the first chat room 11 , the end time of the first chat room 11 may be extended. That is, after the electronic device 100 requests the chat room server 300 to extend the end time of the first chat room 11, the second chat room 21 may be created.
  • the electronic device 100 may control the users UG of the first chat room 11 to be moved to the second chat room 21 according to the end of the first content 10 .
  • Users UG of the first chat room 11 are moved to the second chat room 21, as the end time of the first chat room 11 is extended, the users of the first chat room 11 (UG) may mean staying in the first chat room 11 . That is, by extending the end time of the first chat room 11, the electronic device 100 allows the users UG of the first chat room 11 to chat in the first chat room 11 according to the end of the first content 10. It can be controlled to stay in the room (11).
  • FIG. 11 illustrates a method of controlling a user to move to a chat room selected by the user by providing a chat room list to the user according to an embodiment.
  • the electronic device 100 may provide a plurality of contents through a plurality of channels.
  • the electronic device 100 may receive content metadata from the content providing server 200 .
  • the electronic device 100 may provide at least first content 10 of a plurality of contents through a first channel with reference to content metadata.
  • the electronic device 100 may provide at least second content 20 of a plurality of contents through the second channel by referring to the content metadata.
  • the electronic device 100 may provide at least third content 30 from among a plurality of contents through a third channel with reference to content metadata.
  • the electronic device 100 may provide at least fourth content 40 from among a plurality of contents through a fourth channel with reference to content metadata.
  • the electronic device 100 includes a first chat room 11 corresponding to the first content 10, a second chat room 21 corresponding to the second content 20, and a third corresponding to the third content 30.
  • a fourth chat room 41 corresponding to the third chat room 31 and the fourth content 40 may be provided.
  • the electronic device 100 is illustrated as providing a plurality of contents through four channels, but the number of channels is only an example, and the technical idea of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • the second to fourth chat rooms 21, 31, and 41 corresponding to the second to fourth contents 20, 30, and 40, respectively, precede the first content as described in FIG. 2 ( 10) is shown as being created while being displayed, but may be created as a chat room server 300 is requested to create a chat room, as described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 .
  • Running times of the first to fourth contents 10, 20, 30, and 40 may be different. Accordingly, in FIG. 11 , the end time of the first content 10 and the start time of the second to fourth content 20 , 30 , and 40 may not coincide. However, this is only an example, and the technical spirit of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the end time of the first content 10 and the end time of the second content 20 may coincide.
  • the electronic device 100 may obtain a chat room list for chat rooms already created at the time when the first content 10 ends before the first content 10 ends.
  • the first content 10 may start at a first time point and end at a second time point.
  • the electronic device 100 may obtain a chat room list for chat rooms already created at a third point in time when the first content 10 ends, when the first content 10 ends.
  • the chat room list may be a list of chat rooms already created at the second point in time when the first content 10 ends. As shown, when the first content 10 ends, the chat room list may include, for example, a second chat room 21 and a fourth chat room 41 . However, this is only an example, and the technical spirit of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • the electronic device 100 may display a chat room list to the user when the first content 10 ends.
  • the chat room list may include, for example, the second chat room 21 and the fourth chat room 41 .
  • the electronic device 100 may receive a user input for selecting the second chat room 21 from the chat room list.
  • the electronic device 100 controls the users UG of the first chat room 11 to move to the second chat room 21 according to a user input for selecting the second chat room 21 from the chat room list. can do. Controlling the users UG to move to the second chat room 21 may be the same as that described in FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a chat room list to a user and selecting a chat room to which the user moves, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating step by step what has been described with reference to FIG. 11 . Therefore, what is overlapped with what has been described with reference to FIG. 11 is simplified.
  • the electronic device 100 may obtain a chat room list for chat rooms already created at the time when the first content 10 ends.
  • the electronic device 100 may check the chat room created at the point in time when the first content 10 ends, before the first content 10 ends. In case the first chat room 11 corresponding to the first content 10 ends, the electronic device 100 may check the chat room at the time the first content 10 ends.
  • step S220 the electronic device 100 may display a chat room list according to the end of the first content 10.
  • the chat room list may include chat rooms checked in step S210 at the time when the first content 10 ends.
  • step S230 the electronic device 100 may control the users UG of the first chat room 11 to be moved to the second chat room 21.
  • the electronic device 100 may display a chat room list to the user.
  • the electronic device 100 may receive a user input for selecting the second chat room 21 from among a plurality of chat rooms included in the chat room list.
  • the electronic device 100 may control the users UG of the first chat room 11 to be moved to the second chat room 21 by referring to the received user input.
  • FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of determining the order of chat rooms displayed in a chat room list.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining step S220 of FIG. 12 in detail.
  • the electronic device 100 may obtain information about content viewing of users UG of the first chat room 11 .
  • the electronic device 100 may obtain information about the viewing history of the user of the first chat room 11 .
  • the electronic device 100 may obtain information about content viewing history and viewing time of the user of the first chat room 11 .
  • the electronic device 100 may obtain information about the first content 10 that the users UG of the first chat room 11 are watching.
  • the electronic device 100 may obtain information about genre information, director information, playback time, performer information, and the like of the first content 10 .
  • step S222 the electronic device 100 may determine the order of chat rooms displayed in the chat room list by referring to the acquired content viewing information.
  • the electronic device 100 may obtain, at least, the content viewing history and genre information of the user of the first chat room 11 .
  • the electronic device 100 may obtain genre information of contents in the user's content viewing history and determine the genre preference of the corresponding user.
  • the electronic device 100 may determine the genre preference in the order of the highest number of viewings among content viewed by the user. Accordingly, the electronic device 100 may determine the order of chat rooms displayed in the chat room list by referring to the genre preference.
  • the electronic device 100 may include at least the user's contents viewing history and director information of the first chat room 11 .
  • the electronic device 100 may obtain director information of contents in the user's contents viewing history, and determine the director preference of the corresponding user.
  • the electronic device 100 may determine the director preference in the order of the highest number of viewings among content watched by the user. Accordingly, the electronic device 100 may determine the order of chat rooms displayed in the chat room list by referring to the director preference.
  • the electronic device 100 may display a chat room list according to the end of the first content 10.
  • the chat room list may be a list in which the order of chat rooms is determined by step S223.
  • FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a user to be moved to a recommended room by recommending one chat room from a list of chat rooms provided to the user.
  • the electronic device 100 may obtain a chat room list for chat rooms already created at the time when the first content 10 ends.
  • the electronic device 100 may display a chat room list according to the end of the first content 10.
  • steps S210 and S220 may be the same as those described in FIG. 12 .
  • the electronic device 100 may determine the second chat room 21 displayed in the chat room list as a recommended room.
  • the electronic device 100 may select at least the second chat room 21 from among a plurality of chat rooms displayed in the chat room list. For example, as described in FIG. 13 , the electronic device 100 may check the list of chat rooms in which the order of chat rooms is determined by step S223. Accordingly, the electronic device 100 may select a chat room having the highest priority among a plurality of chat rooms in the chat room list.
  • the electronic device 100 may determine the selected second chat room 21 as a recommended room.
  • step S250 the electronic device 100 moves the users UG of the first chat room 11 to the second chat room 21 according to the end of the first content 10. can be controlled as much as possible.
  • the electronic device 100 may control the users UG of the first chat room 11 to be moved to the recommended room according to the end of the first content 10 .
  • the recommendation room may be the second chat room 21 .
  • FIG. 15 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment. For convenience of description, descriptions overlapping with those in FIGS. 1 to 14 are omitted.
  • an electronic device 100 may include a memory 1690, a processor 1680, and a communication unit 1650.
  • the components shown in FIG. 15 are not essential components of the electronic device 100 .
  • the electronic device 100 may be implemented with more components than those shown in FIG. 15 , or the electronic device 100 may be implemented with fewer components than those shown in FIG. 15 .
  • the electronic device 100 may include more components.
  • the electronic device 100 includes at least one communication unit 1650 that communicates with a plurality of different servers, a memory 1690 that stores one or more instructions, and a processor 1680 that executes one or more instructions stored in the memory. and at least one processor 1680 displays the first content 10 by executing the one or more instructions, and displays a first content corresponding to the first content 10 while displaying the first content 10.
  • the chat room 11 can be controlled to be displayed.
  • At least one processor 1680 selects the second chat room 21 corresponding to the second content 20 as the end of the first content 10 is expected, and upon selection of the second chat room 21 Accordingly, it is possible to automatically control the users UG of the first chat room 11 to be moved to the second chat room 21 .
  • At least one processor 1680 displays the second content 20 according to the end of the first content 10 by executing one or more instructions, and displays the second content 20 while displaying the second content 20 . ) can be controlled so that the second chat room 21 corresponding to is displayed.
  • the at least one processor 1680 executes one or more instructions, and as the end of the first content 10 is expected, the second chat room corresponding to the second content 20 following the first content 10 ( 21), and according to the end of the first content 10, the users UG of the first chat room 11 can be controlled to move to the second chat room 21 automatically.
  • At least one processor 1680 checks the previously created second chat room 21 while displaying the first content 10 by executing one or more instructions, and according to the end of the first content 10 , It is possible to control the users UG of the first chat room 11 to be moved to the second chat room 21 .
  • At least one processor 1680 confirms that the second chat room 21 does not exist while displaying the first content 10 by executing one or more instructions, and transmits the second chat room server 300 to the second chat room 1680. Creation of the chat room 21 may be requested, and the users UG of the first chat room 11 may be moved to the second chat room 21 according to the end of the first content 10 . .
  • At least one processor 1680 obtains a chat room list for chat rooms already created at the time when the first content 10 ends before the first content 10 ends by executing one or more instructions, and , A chat room list is displayed according to the end of the first content 10, and users (UG) of the first chat room 11 according to a user input for selecting the second chat room 21 from the chat room list. It can be controlled to be moved to the second chat room (21).
  • the at least one processor (1220) obtains information about content viewing of users UG of the first chat room 11 by executing one or more instructions, and the users UG of the first chat room 11 (UG). ), the order of chat rooms displayed in the chat room list may be determined with reference to the content viewing information, and the chat room list may be displayed according to the end of the first content 10 .
  • At least one processor 1680 obtains a chat room list for chat rooms already created at the time when the first content 10 ends before the first content 10 ends by executing one or more instructions, and , Displays a chat room list according to the end of the first content 10, determines the second chat room 21 displayed in the chat room list as a recommended room, and according to the end of the first content 10, the first Users UG of the chat room 11 may be controlled to move to the second chat room 21 .
  • the processor 1680 may control overall operations of the electronic device 100 . Specifically, the processor 1680 may receive content and content metadata corresponding to the content from the content providing servers 200 through the communication unit 1650 . Content meta data may include information about content provided by the content providing server 200 . In addition, the processor 1680 may use content metadata and user metadata pre-stored in the memory 1690 of the electronic device 100 .
  • the processor 1680 may receive chat room data corresponding to content from the chat room server 300 through the communication unit 1650 .
  • Chat room data may include information about a chat room corresponding to content provided by the content providing server 200 .
  • 16 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment in detail. For convenience of description, duplicate descriptions are omitted.
  • the electronic device 100 includes a video processing unit 1610, a display unit 1615, an audio processing unit 1620, an audio output unit 1625, a power supply unit 1630, a tuner unit 1640, It may include a communication unit 1650, a sensing unit 1660, an input/output unit 1670, a controller 1680, and a memory 1690.
  • the display unit 1615 displays a video included in a broadcast signal received through the tuner unit 1640 on the screen under the control of the controller 1680. Also, the display unit 1615 may display content (eg, live broadcasting content) input through the communication unit 1650 or the input/output unit 1670 .
  • content eg, live broadcasting content
  • the display unit 1615 may output an image stored in the memory 1690 under the control of the controller 1680 .
  • the display 1615 may be a voice user interface (UI: including, for example, a voice command guide) for performing a voice recognition task corresponding to voice recognition or a motion recognition task corresponding to motion recognition.
  • UI voice user interface
  • a UI eg, including a user motion guide for motion recognition
  • the display unit 1615 may display and output information processed by the electronic device 100 . Specifically, the display unit 1615 may display one or more contents and a chat room corresponding to the contents through a channel. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the display unit 1615 displays the first content 10 and the first chat room 11, or displays the second content 20 and the second chat room 21. can display.
  • the display unit 1615 may display and output information processed by the terminal 1600 .
  • the display unit 1615 and the touch pad form a layer structure to form a touch screen
  • the display unit 1615 may be used as an input device as well as an output device.
  • the audio output unit 1625 may output audio data received from the communication unit 1650 or stored in the memory 1690 .
  • the audio output unit 1625 outputs audio included in the broadcast signal received through the tuner unit 1640 under the control of the controller 1680.
  • the audio output unit 1625 may output audio (eg, voice, sound) input through the communication unit 1650 or the input/output unit 1670 .
  • the audio output unit 1625 may output audio stored in the memory 1690 under the control of the controller 1680 .
  • the audio output unit 1625 may include at least one of a speaker 1626, a headphone output terminal 1627, and a Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) output terminal 1628.
  • the audio output unit 1625 may include It may include a combination of a speaker 1626, a headphone output terminal 1627, and a S/PDIF output terminal 1628.
  • the power supply unit 1630 supplies power input from an external power source to the internal components 1610 to 1690 of the electronic device 100 under the control of the control unit 1680 .
  • the power supply unit 1630 supplies power output from one or more batteries (not shown) located inside the electronic device 100 to internal components 1610 to 1690 under the control of the control unit 1680.
  • the tuner unit 1640 tunes only the frequency of a channel to be received by the electronic device 100 among many radio wave components through amplification, mixing, resonance, etc. of a broadcast signal received by wire or wirelessly. (tuning) can be selected.
  • the broadcast signal includes audio, video, and additional information (eg, Electronic Program Guide (EPG)).
  • EPG Electronic Program Guide
  • the tuner unit 1640 may receive a broadcast signal in a predetermined frequency band according to an external input (eg, a received control signal, an external input such as HDMI, DVI, or DP).
  • an external input eg, a received control signal, an external input such as HDMI, DVI, or DP.
  • the external input is a control signal received from an external control device (not shown) or a remote controller (not shown), for example, a channel number input, an up-down input of a channel, and an EPG screen. In can be a channel input, etc.
  • the tuner unit 1640 may receive broadcast signals from various sources such as terrestrial broadcasting, cable broadcasting, satellite broadcasting, and Internet broadcasting.
  • the tuner unit 1640 may receive a broadcasting signal from a source such as analog broadcasting or digital broadcasting.
  • the broadcast signal received through the tuner unit 1640 is decoded (eg, audio decoding, video decoding, or additional information decoding) and separated into audio, video, and/or additional information.
  • the separated audio, video and/or additional information may be stored in the memory 1690 under the control of the controller 1680.
  • the tuner unit 1640 of the electronic device 100 may be one or plural. According to an embodiment, when a plurality of tuners 1640 are provided, a plurality of broadcast signals may be output to a plurality of windows constituting a multi-window screen provided to the display 1615 .
  • the tuner unit 1640 is implemented as an all-in-one with the electronic device 100 or a separate device having a tuner unit electrically connected to the electronic device 100 (for example, a set-top box (set-top box)). It may be implemented as a top box (not shown) and a tuner unit (not shown) connected to the input/output unit 1670.
  • the communication unit 1650 may connect the electronic device 100 with an external device (eg, an audio device) under the control of the controller 1680 .
  • the controller 1680 may transmit/receive content metadata and chat room data to/from an external device connected through the communication unit 1650, download an application from the external device, or perform web browsing.
  • the communication unit 1650 may include at least one of a short-distance communication module (not shown), a wired communication module (not shown), and a mobile communication module (not shown).
  • the communication unit 1650 includes one of a wireless LAN 1651, Bluetooth 1652, and wired Ethernet (Ethernet, 1653) is shown as an example.
  • the communication unit 1650 may include a combination of wireless LAN 1651, Bluetooth 1652, and wired Ethernet (Ethernet, 1653). Also, the communication unit 1650 may receive a control signal from a control device (not shown) under control of the controller 1680 .
  • the control signal may be implemented as a Bluetooth type, an RF signal type, or a Wi-Fi type.
  • the communication unit 1650 may further include other short-range communication (eg, near field communication (NFC), not shown) and a separate BLE module (bluetooth low energy, not shown) in addition to Bluetooth.
  • NFC near field communication
  • BLE bluetooth low energy
  • the tuner unit 1640 and the communication unit 1650 have configurations corresponding to the communication unit 1650 of FIG. 15, and the communication unit 1650 may further include the tuner unit 1640. There will be.
  • the sensor 1660 detects a user's voice, a user's image, or a user's interaction.
  • the microphone 1661 receives the user's utterance.
  • the microphone 1661 may convert the received voice into an electrical signal and output it to the controller 1680.
  • the user's voice may include, for example, a voice corresponding to a menu or function of the electronic device 100 .
  • the recognition range of the microphone 1661 is recommended to be within 4 m from the microphone 1661 to the user's location. ambient noise).
  • the microphone 1661 may be implemented integrally with or separated from the electronic device 100 .
  • the separated microphone 1661 may be electrically connected to the electronic device 100 through the communication unit 1650 or the input/output unit 1670 .
  • the microphone 1661 may be excluded depending on the performance and structure of the electronic device 100 .
  • the camera unit 1662 receives an image (eg, continuous frames) corresponding to a user's motion including a gesture within the camera recognition range.
  • the recognition range of the camera unit 1662 may be a distance within 0.1 to 5 m from the camera unit 1662 to the user.
  • the user motion may include, for example, a user's body part such as a user's face, expression, hand, fist, or finger, or motion of a user part.
  • the camera unit 1662 may convert the received image into an electrical signal and output it to the controller 1680.
  • the controller 1680 may select a menu displayed on the electronic device 100 or perform control corresponding to the motion recognition result by using the received motion recognition result. For example, it may include channel adjustment, volume adjustment, and indicator movement.
  • the camera unit 1662 may include a lens (not shown) and an image sensor (not shown).
  • the camera unit 1662 may support optical zoom or digital zoom using a plurality of lenses and image processing.
  • the recognition range of the camera unit 1662 may be set in various ways according to the angle of the camera and surrounding environmental conditions.
  • a 3D still image or a 3D motion may be received using the plurality of cameras.
  • the camera unit 1662 may be implemented integrally or separately from the electronic device 100 .
  • a separate device (not shown) including the separated camera unit 1662 may be electrically connected to the electronic device 100 through the communication unit 1650 or the input/output unit 1670 .
  • the camera unit 1662 may be excluded depending on the performance and structure of the electronic device 100 .
  • the light receiving unit 1663 receives an optical signal (including a control signal) received from an external control device (not shown) through a light window (not shown) of a bezel of the display unit 1615 .
  • the light receiving unit 1663 may receive an optical signal corresponding to a user input (eg, touch, pressure, touch gesture, voice, or motion) from a control device (not shown).
  • a control signal may be extracted from the received optical signal by the control of the controller 1680 .
  • the light receiving unit 1663 may receive a signal corresponding to a pointing position of a control device (not shown) and transmit it to the controller 1680 .
  • a user interface screen for receiving data or commands from a user is output through the display unit 1615, and the user wants to input data or commands to the electronic device 100 through a control device (not shown).
  • the light receiving unit 1663 responds to the movement of the control device (not shown) when the user moves the control device (not shown) while the user's finger is in contact with the touch pad (not shown) provided on the control device (not shown).
  • a signal may be received and transmitted to the control unit 1680.
  • the light receiving unit 1663 may receive a signal indicating that a specific button provided in the control device (not shown) is pressed and transmit the signal to the controller 1680 .
  • a signal that a button type touch pad (not shown) is pressed may be used as a signal for selecting one of items.
  • the input/output unit 1670 provides video (eg, video), audio (eg, voice, music, etc.) and additional information (eg, video) from the outside of the electronic device 100 under the control of the controller 1680. For example, EPG, etc.) and the like are received.
  • the input/output unit 1670 is one of a High-Definition Multimedia Interface port (1671), a component jack (472), a PC port (1673), and a USB port (1674).
  • the input/output unit 1670 may include a combination of an HDMI port 1671 , a component jack 1672 , a PC port 1673 , and a USB port 1674 .
  • the controller 1680 controls overall operation of the electronic device 100 and signal flow between internal components (not shown) of the electronic device 100, and performs functions of processing data.
  • the controller 1680 may execute an operation system (OS) and various applications stored in the memory 1690 when there is a user's input or when a pre-set and stored condition is satisfied.
  • OS operation system
  • the control unit 1680 stores signals or data input from the outside of the electronic device 100, or RAM (not shown) used as a storage area corresponding to various tasks performed in the electronic device 100, the electronic device 100 ) may include a ROM (not shown) and a processor (not shown) in which a control program for control is stored.
  • the processor may include a graphic processing unit (not shown) for graphic processing corresponding to video.
  • the processor may be implemented as a system on chip (SoC) in which a core (not shown) and a GPU (not shown) are integrated.
  • SoC system on chip
  • a processor may include a single core, a dual core, a triple core, a quad core, and multiple cores thereof.
  • the processor (not shown) may include a plurality of processors.
  • the processor (not shown) may be implemented as a main processor (not shown) and a sub processor (not shown) operating in a sleep mode.
  • the graphic processing unit creates a screen including various objects such as icons, images, text, etc. using a calculation unit (not shown) and a rendering unit (not shown).
  • the calculation unit calculates attribute values such as coordinate values, shape, size, color, and the like of each object to be displayed according to the layout of the screen using the user interaction detected through the sensor unit (not shown).
  • the rendering unit generates screens of various layouts including objects based on the attribute values calculated by the calculation unit.
  • the screen created by the rendering unit is displayed within the display area of the display unit 1615 .
  • each component of the electronic device 100 may be integrated, added, or omitted according to specifications of a terminal to be implemented. That is, if necessary, two or more components may be combined into one component, or one component may be subdivided into two or more components.
  • the functions performed by each component (or module) are for explaining the embodiments, and the specific operation or device does not limit the scope of the present invention.
  • Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. Also, computer readable media may include computer storage media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data.
  • the disclosed embodiments may be implemented as a S/W program including instructions stored in computer-readable storage media.
  • a computer is a device capable of calling instructions stored in a storage medium and performing operations according to the disclosed embodiments according to the called instructions, and may include electronic devices according to the disclosed embodiments.
  • a computer-readable storage medium may be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium.
  • 'non-temporary' only means that the storage medium does not contain a signal and is tangible, but does not distinguish whether data is stored semi-permanently or temporarily in the storage medium.
  • control method according to the disclosed embodiments may be provided by being included in a computer program product.
  • Computer program products may be traded between sellers and buyers as commodities.
  • a computer program product may include a S/W program and a computer-readable storage medium in which the S/W program is stored.
  • the computer program product may include a product (eg, downloadable app) in the form of a S/W program that is distributed electronically through a device manufacturer or an electronic market (eg, Google Play Store, App Store).
  • a product eg, downloadable app
  • the storage medium may be a storage medium of a manufacturer's server, an electronic market server, or a relay server temporarily storing SW programs.
  • a computer program product may include a storage medium of a server or a storage medium of a device in a system composed of a server and a device.
  • the computer program product may include a storage medium of the third device.
  • the computer program product may include a S/W program itself transmitted from the server to the device or the third device or from the third device to the device.
  • one of the server, the device and the third apparatus may execute the computer program product to perform the method according to the disclosed embodiments.
  • two or more of the server, the device, and the third device may execute the computer program product to implement the method according to the disclosed embodiments in a distributed manner.
  • a server may execute a computer program product stored in the server to control a device communicatively connected to the server to perform a method according to the disclosed embodiments.
  • the third apparatus may execute a computer program product to control a device communicatively connected to the third apparatus to perform a method according to the disclosed embodiment.
  • the third device may download the computer program product from the server and execute the downloaded computer program product.
  • the third device may perform the method according to the disclosed embodiments by executing a computer program product provided in a preloaded state.
  • unit may be a hardware component such as a processor or a circuit, and/or a software component executed by the hardware component such as a processor.

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Est divulgué un dispositif électronique comprenant : un affichage ; une mémoire dans laquelle sont stockées une ou plusieurs instructions ; et un processeur conçu pour exécuter lesdites une ou plusieurs instructions stockées dans la mémoire. Lorsqu'il exécute lesdites une ou plusieurs instructions, le processeur : affiche un premier contenu ; commande de telle sorte qu'un premier forum de discussion correspondant au premier contenu est affiché lorsque le premier contenu est affiché ; sélectionne un second forum de discussion correspondant à un second contenu lorsque le premier contenu est censé s'interrompre ; et commande de telle sorte que les utilisateurs du premier forum de discussion sont automatiquement déplacés jusqu'au second forum de discussion en réponse à la sélection du second forum de discussion.
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