(19) United States
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`(54) IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD
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`(76) Inventors:
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`(21) Appl. No.:
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`13/044,340
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`(22) Filed:
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`Mar. 9, 2011
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`(60) Provisional application No. 61/379,369, filed on Sep.
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`Foreign Application Priority Data
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`Sep. 2, 2010 (KR) ........................ 10-2010-0O86151
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`Publication Classification
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`(51) Int. Cl.
`(2011.01)
`H04N 5/445
`(52) U.S. Cl. ............................................. 725/38; 725/37
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`ABSTRACT
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`IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD
`FOR OPERATING THE SAME
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`CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED
`APPLICATION(S)
`0001. This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent
`Application No. 10-2010-0086151, filed in Korea on Sep. 2,
`2010 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, and U.S.
`Provisional Patent Application No. 61/379,369 filed in USA
`on Sep. 1, 2010 in the USPTO, the disclosure of which is
`hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
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`BACKGROUND
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`0002 1. Field
`0003. A display apparatus and a method for operating the
`same are disclosed herein.
`0004 2. Background
`0005 Display apparatuses and methods for operating the
`same are known. However, they suffer from various disad
`Vantages.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
`0006. The embodiments will be described in detail with
`reference to the following drawings in which like reference
`numerals refer to like elements, wherein:
`0007 FIG. 1 is a diagram of a configuration of a broad
`casting system that includes an image display apparatus
`according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
`0008 FIG. 2 shows a broadcasting system including an
`image display apparatus according to another embodiment of
`the present disclosure;
`0009 FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a signal flow
`between a Service Provider (SP) and an image display appa
`ratus of FIG. 1 or 2, according to an embodiment of the
`present disclosure;
`0010 FIG. 4 illustrates data accessed during the operation
`of FIG.3:
`0011
`FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an image display appa
`ratus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
`0012 FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an image display appa
`ratus according to another embodiment of the present disclo
`Sure;
`0013 FIGS. 7 and 8 are block diagrams showing a set-top
`box and a display device of an image display apparatus
`according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
`0014 FIG.9 shows a plurality of external devices in com
`munication with an image display apparatus according to an
`embodiment of the present disclosure;
`0015 FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a controller of an
`image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the
`present disclosure;
`0016 FIG. 11 illustrates a platform architecture for an
`image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the
`present disclosure;
`0017 FIG. 12 illustrates a platform architecture for an
`image display apparatus according to another embodiment of
`the present disclosure;
`0018 FIG. 13 illustrates a remote controller controlling a
`pointer displayed on an image display apparatus according to
`an embodiment of the present disclosure;
`0019 FIG. 14 is a block diagram of a remote controller
`according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
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`(0020 FIGS. 15-18 illustrate various types of a user inter
`face (UI) in an image display apparatus according to embodi
`ments of the present disclosure;
`0021
`FIG. 19 shows an exemplary home screen displayed
`on animage display apparatus according to an embodiment of
`the present disclosure;
`0022 FIG. 20 is a flowchart of a method for operating an
`image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the
`present disclosure;
`0023 FIGS. 21, 22 and 23 show home screens to illustrate
`the method of FIG. 20;
`0024 FIG. 24 is a flowchart of a method for operating an
`image display apparatus according to another embodiment of
`the present disclosure;
`(0025 FIGS. 25 to 32 show views of the image display
`apparatus to illustrate the method of FIG. 24;
`0026 FIG.33 is a flowchart of a method for operating an
`image display apparatus according to another embodiment of
`the present disclosure;
`(0027 FIGS. 34, 35 and 36 show views of the image dis
`play apparatus to illustrate the method of FIG.33;
`0028 FIG.37 is a flowchart illustrating a method for oper
`ating an image display apparatus according to a further
`embodiment of the present disclosure;
`0029 FIGS. 38 to 41 show views of search screens to
`illustrate the method of FIG. 37; and
`0030 FIGS. 42, 43 and 44 show views of the image dis
`play apparatus according to another embodiment of the
`present disclosure.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION
`FIG. 1 is a diagram of a configuration of a broad
`0031
`casting system that includes an image display apparatus
`according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Refer
`ring to FIG.1, the broadcasting system may include a Content
`Provider (CP) 10, a Service Provider (SP) 20, a Network
`Provider (NP)30, and a HomeNetwork End Device (HNED)
`40. The HNED 40 corresponds to, for example, a client 100
`which is an image display apparatus according to an embodi
`ment. The image display apparatus may be a network TV, a
`smartTV, an Internet Protocol TV (IPTV), etc.
`0032. The CP 10 may create and provide content. The CP
`10 may be, for example, a terrestrial broadcaster, a cable
`System Operator (SO) or Multiple System Operator (MSO),
`a satellite broadcaster, an Internet broadcaster, as illustrated
`in FIG. 1, or another appropriate content provider. Besides
`broadcast content, the CP 10 may also provide various appli
`cations.
`0033. The SP 20 may provide content received from the
`CP 10 in a service package. For instance, the SP 20 may
`package a first terrestrial broadcasting, second terrestrial
`broadcasting, cable broadcasting, satellite broadcasting,
`Internet broadcasting, and/or applications and may provide
`the package to users. The SP 20 may unicast or multicast a
`service to the client 100. Unicast is a form of transmission in
`which information is sent from only one transmitter to only
`one receiver. In other words, unicast transmission is point-to
`point, involving two nodes only. In an example of unicast
`transmission, upon receipt of a request for data from a
`receiver, a server may transmit the data to a single receiver.
`0034) Multicast is a type of transmission or communica
`tion in which a transmitter transmits data to a group of receiv
`ers. For example, a server may transmit data to a plurality of
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`pre-registered receivers at one time. For multicast registra
`tion, the Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) may
`be used.
`0035. The NP 30 may provide a network over which a
`service may be provided to the client 100. The client 100 may
`construct a home network and receive a service over the home
`network.
`0.036 Content transmitted in the above-described broad
`casting system may be protected through conditional access
`or content protection. CableCard and Downloadable Condi
`tional Access System (DCAS) are examples of conditional
`access or content protection.
`0037. The client 100 may also transmit content over a
`network. In this case, the client 100 serves as a CP and thus the
`CP10 may receive content from the client 100. Therefore, an
`interactive content service or data service can be provided.
`0038 FIG. 2 shows a broadcasting system including an
`image display apparatus according to another embodiment of
`the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 2, the image display
`apparatus 100 may be connected to a broadcast network and
`the Internet. The image display apparatus 100 may be, for
`example, a network TV, a smart TV, an HbbTV, or another
`appropriate multifunctional display device. The image dis
`play apparatus 100 may include, for example, a broadcast
`interface 101, a section filter 102, an Application Information
`Table (AIT) filter 103, an application data processor 104, a
`broadcast data processor 111, a media player 106, an IP
`processor 107, an Internet interface 108, and a runtime mod
`ule 109. The image display apparatus 100 may receive AIT
`data, real-time broadcast content, application data, and
`stream events through the broadcast interface 101. The real
`time broadcast content may be referred to as a linear Audio/
`Video (A/V) content.
`0039. The section filter 102 may perform section filtering
`on the four types of data received through the broadcast
`interface 101. The section filter 102 may output the AIT data
`to the AIT filter 103, the linear A/V content to the broadcast
`data processor 111, and the stream events and application data
`to the application data processor 104.
`0040. Meanwhile, the image display apparatus 100 may
`receive non-linear A/V content and application data through
`the Internet interface 108. The non-linear A/V content may
`be, for example, a Content On Demand (CoD) application.
`The non-linear A/V content and the application data may be
`transmitted to the media player 106 and the runtime module
`109, respectively. The runtime module 109 may include, for
`example, an application manager and a browser as illustrated
`in FIG. 2. The application manager controls the life cycle of
`an interactive application using the AIT data, for example.
`The browser displays and processes the interactive applica
`tion.
`FIG. 3 illustrates an operation for connecting to an
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`SP and receiving channel information from the SP in the
`image display apparatus of FIG. 1 or 2. Referring to FIG.3, an
`SP may perform an SP Discovery operation (S301) and the
`image display apparatus may transmit a Service Provider
`Attachment Request signal to the SP (S302). Upon comple
`tion of attachment to the SP, the image display apparatus may
`receive provisioning information from the SP (S303). Fur
`ther, the image display apparatus may receive Master System
`Information (SI) Tables, Virtual Channel Map Tables, Virtual
`Channel Description Tables, and Source Tables from the SP
`(S304 to S307). More specifically, SP Discovery is a process
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`by which SPs that provide IPTV services may search for
`Service Discovery (SD) servers having information about the
`offerings of the SPs.
`0042. In order to receive information about the SD servers,
`an SD server address list can be detected, for example, using
`three methods. Specifically, the SD server address list may be
`obtained by an address preset in the image display apparatus
`oran address manually set by a user, Dynamic Host Configu
`ration Protocol (DHCP)-based SP Discovery, and Domain
`Name System Service (DNSSRV)-based SP Discovery. The
`image display apparatus accesses a specific SD server using
`the SD server address list obtained through one of the above
`three methods and receives a SP Discovery record from the
`specific SD server. The Service Provider Discovery record
`may include information needed to perform Service Discov
`ery on an SP basis. The image display apparatus may then
`start a Service Discovery operation using the SP Discovery
`record. These operations can be performed in a push mode or
`a pull mode.
`0043. The image display apparatus may access an SP
`attachment server specified by an SP attachment locator
`included in the SP Discovery record and performs a registra
`tion procedure (or a service attachment procedure). Further,
`after accessing an authentication service server of an SP
`specified by an SP authentication locator and performing an
`authentication procedure, the image display apparatus may
`perform a service authentication procedure. After service
`attachment is successfully performed, a server may transmit
`data in the form of a provision information table to the image
`display apparatus.
`0044. During service attachment, the image display appa
`ratus may include an Identifier (ID) and location information
`thereof in data, and transmit the data to the service attachment
`server. Thus, the service attachment server may specify a
`service that the image display apparatus has subscribed to
`based on the ID and location information. In addition, the
`service attachment server may provide, in the form of a pro
`visioning information table, address information from which
`the image display apparatus can obtain Service Information
`(SI). The address information may correspond to access
`information about a Master SI Table. This method facilitates
`provisioning of a customized service to each Subscriber.
`0045. The SI may be divided into a Master SITable record
`for managing access information and version information
`about a Virtual Channel Map, a Virtual Channel Map Table for
`providing a list of services in the form of a package, a Virtual
`Channel Description Table that contains details of each chan
`nel, and a Source Table that contains access information about
`actual services.
`0046 FIG. 4 illustrates an example of data used in the
`signal flow illustrated in FIG. 3, and a relationship among
`data in the SI. Referring to FIG. 4, a Master SI Table may
`contain information about the location and version of each
`Virtual Channel MAP. Each Virtual Channel MAP is identi
`fied by its Virtual Channel MAP identifier. VirtualChannel
`MAPVersion specifies the version number of the Virtual
`Channel MAP. If any of the tables connected to the Master SI
`Table in the arrowed direction is modified, the versions of the
`modified table and overlying tables thereof (up to the Master
`SI Table) are incremented. Accordingly, a change in any of the
`SI tables can be readily identified by monitoring the Master SI
`Table.
`0047 For example, when the Source Table is changed, the
`version of the Source Table is incremented and the version of
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`the Virtual Channel Description Table that references the
`Source Table is also incremented. Hence, a change in any
`lower table may lead to a change in its higher tables and,
`eventually, a change in the Master SI Table.
`0048 One Master SI Table may exist for each SP. How
`ever, in the case where service configurations differ for
`regions or Subscribers (or Subscribergroups), an SP may have
`a plurality of Master SI Tables in order to provide a custom
`ized service on a region, Subscriber or Subscribergroup basis.
`Thus, it is possible to provide a customized service to a
`Subscriber according to a region in which the Subscriber is
`located and Subscriber information regarding the Subscriber.
`0049. A Virtual Channel Map Table may contain a list of
`one or more virtual channels. A Virtual Channel Map includes
`not details of the channels but information about the locations
`of the details of the channels. In the Virtual Channel Map
`Table, VirtualChannelDescriptionLocation specifies the loca
`tion of a Virtual Channel Description Table that provides
`virtual channel descriptions.
`0050. The Virtual Channel Description Table contains the
`details of the virtual channels. The Virtual Channel Descrip
`tion Table can be accessed using VirtualChannelDescription
`Location of the Virtual Channel Map Table.
`0051 A Source Table provides information necessary to
`access actual services (e.g. IP addresses, ports, AV Codecs,
`transmission protocols, etc.) on a service basis.
`0052. The above-described Master SI Table, the Virtual
`Channel Map Table, the Virtual Channel Description Table
`and the Source Table may be delivered in four logically sepa
`rate flows, in a push mode or a pull mode. For version man
`agement, the Master SI Table may be multicast, and thus, a
`version change may be monitored by receiving a multicast
`stream of the Master SI Table.
`0053 FIG. 5 is a detailed block diagram of the image
`display apparatus of FIG. 1 or 2 according to an embodiment
`of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 5, an image dis
`play apparatus 700 may includes a network interface 701, a
`Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
`manager 702, a service delivery manager 703, a Demulti
`plexer (DEMUX) 705, a Program Specific Information (PSI)
`& (Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP) and/or
`SI) decoder 704, a display A/V and OnScreen Display (OSD)
`module 708, a service control manager 709, a service discov
`ery manager 710, a metadata manager 712, an SI & metadata
`DataBase (DB) 711, a User Interface (UI) manager 714, a
`service manager 713, or another appropriate component
`based on the application of the display apparatus.
`0054 The network interface 701 may transmit packets to
`and receives packets from a network. Specifically, the net
`work interface 701 may receive services and content from an
`SP over the network.
`0055. The TCP/IP manager 702 is involved in packet
`reception and transmission of the image display apparatus
`700, that is, packet delivery from a source to a destination.
`The TCP/IP manager 702 may classify received packets
`according to appropriate protocols and may output the clas
`sified packets to the service delivery manager 705, the service
`discovery manager 710, the service control manager 709,
`and/or the metadata manager 712.
`0056. The service delivery manager 703 may control
`received service data. For example, when controlling real
`time streaming data, the service delivery manager 703 may
`use the Real-time Transport Protocol/Real-time Transport
`Control Protocol (RTP/RTCP). If real-time streaming data is
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`transmitted over RTP/RTCP, the service delivery manager
`703 may parse the received real-time streaming data using
`RTP and output the parsed real-time streaming data to the
`DEMUX 705. The service deliver manager 703 may also
`store the parsed real-time streaming data in the SI & metadata
`DB 711 under the control of the service manager 713. In
`addition, the service delivery manager 703 may feedback
`network reception information to a server that provides the
`real-time streaming data service using RTCP.
`0057 The DEMUX 705 may demultiplex a received
`packet into audio data, video data, and PSI data and outputs
`the audio data, video data, and PSI data to the audio decoder
`706, the video decoder 707, and the PSI & (PSIP and/or SI)
`decoder 704, respectively.
`0.058. The PSI & (PSIP and/or SI) decoder 704 may
`decode SI such as PSI. More specifically, the PSI & (PSIP
`and/or SI) decoder 704 may decode PSI sections, PSIP sec
`tions, or SI sections received from the DEMUX 705. The PSI
`& (PSIP and/or SI) decoder 704 may construct an SIDB by
`decoding the received sections and may store the SIDB in the
`SI & metadata DB 711.
`0059. The audio decoder 706 and the video decoder 707
`may decode the audio data and the video data received from
`the DEMUX 705 and may output the decoded audio and
`video data through the