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`USOO9674578B2
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`(12) United States Patent
`Kim et al.
`
`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
`
`US 9,674,578 B2
`*Jun. 6, 2017
`
`(54) ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR
`INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICE
`PROVIDER
`(71) Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul
`(KR)
`(72) Inventors: Leena Kim, Pyeongtaek-si (KR);
`Youngjae Seo, Pyeongtaek-si (KR):
`Hyunhee Yoon, Pyeongtaek-si (KR);
`Jungwoo Lee, Pyeongtaek-si (KR)
`
`(*) Notice:
`
`(73) Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul
`(KR)
`-
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
`This patent is Subject to a terminal dis-
`claimer.
`
`(21) Appl. No.: 14/532,691
`
`(22) Filed:
`(65)
`
`Nov. 4, 2014
`Prior Publication Data
`US 2015/OO58897 A1
`Feb. 26, 2015
`Related U.S. Application Data
`(63) Continuation of application No. 13/871,762, filed on
`Apr. 26, 2013, now Pat. No. 8,904,429.
`Foreign Application Priority Data
`(30)
`May 17, 2012 (KR) ........................ 10-2012-OO52590
`(51) Int. Cl.
`H04N 5/445
`H04N 2L/472
`
`(2011.01)
`(2011.01)
`(Continued)
`
`(52) U.S. Cl.
`CPC ......... H04N 2 1/472 (2013.01); H04N 2 1/254
`(2013.01); H04N 2 1/25841 (2013.01);
`(Continued)
`
`(58) Field of Classification Search
`CPC ......... H04N 21/.4524; H04N 21/25841; H04N
`21/.482
`
`(56)
`
`(Continued)
`References Cited
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`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
`6,177,931 B1
`1/2001 Alexand
`G06O 30,0269
`J.
`CXCC .........
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`(Continued)
`Primary Examiner — James R Sheleheda
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Birch, Stewart, Kolasch
`& Birch, LLP
`
`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`A method of providing information about a service provider
`by using an electronic device displaying contents is
`described. Information corresponding to first service pro
`viders which are able to provide a service to a specific
`electronic device regardless of a location of the specific
`electronic device is displayed. The information correspond
`ing to the first service providers is displayed enabled.
`Information corresponding to second service providers
`which are able to provide a service to a specific electronic
`device in a certain region is displayed. The information
`corresponding to the second service providers is displayed
`disabled. Regional information of the electronic device is set
`based on regional information received through a user
`interface unit or location information obtained by a location
`information module. The set regional information is trans
`mitted to a server. Information about service providers
`related to the transmitted regional information and unrelated
`to the set regional information is received.
`
`18 Claims, 32 Drawing Sheets
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`7, 2010 Revel et al.
`2010, 0175091 A1
`2010/03 11399 A1* 12/2010 Cusick ............... HO4N 5/44543
`455,414.2
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`7, 2011 Cusick et al.
`2011/0171941 A1
`2011/0179453 A1* 7, 2011 Poniatowski ......... G06F 3/0482
`7.25/58
`2011/0219395 A1* 9, 2011 MOShiri ............... G11B 27,034
`725/30
`2013/0152130 A1* 6/2013 Stallings .............. HO4N 5,4403
`725/41
`2014/0047488 A1* 2/2014 Kunisetty ........ HoN2 is
`2014/O128040 A1* 5, 2014 Gugliel
`HO4W 4/16
`uglielmO ..............
`455,414.1
`2015,0181261 A1* 6/2015 Kiok ................ HO4N 21,23109
`725/41
`1/2016 Poniatowski ......... G06F 3/0482
`7.25/58
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`2016/0029095 A1
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`CN
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`5, 2006
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`4/2008
`10/2009
`5, 2011
`9, 2001
`9/2001 .............. HO4W 4.02
`1/2002 ............. HO4L 29,06
`6, 1998
`1, 2002
`6/2004 ............. HO4N 7,163
`
`(51) Int. Cl.
`H04N 2L/482
`H04N 2L/258
`H04N 2L/45
`H04N 2L/43
`H04N 2L/254
`H04N 2L/2665
`H04N 2L/462
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`(2011.01)
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`• us
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`is: C. H04N 2 1/2665 (2013.01); H04N 21/4314
`(2013.01); H04N 2 1/4524 (2013.01); H04N
`2 I/4622 (2013.01); H04N 2 1/472 II (2013.01);
`H04N 21/.482 (2013.01)
`(58) Field of Classification Search
`USPC ......................................... 725/35, 44, 46, 48
`See application file for complete search history.
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`(56)
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`8,904,429 B2 * 12/2014 Kim ..................... HO4N 21,472
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`8/2001 Kinnunen et al.
`2001 OO18349 A1
`6, 2002 Chen et al.
`2002fOO72379 A1
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`1/2008 Cavicchia
`2008/0022298 A1
`2008/0320562 A1* 12/2008 Creamer ................ G06Q 30/02
`T26.3
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`FIG. 2
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`200
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`Unit
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`Controller
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`Sheet 4 of 32
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`FIG. 4
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`400
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`Service Provider Name
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`FIG. 5
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`ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR
`INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICE
`PROVIDER
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`CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED
`APPLICATIONS
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`This application is a continuation of co-pending U.S.
`patent application Ser. No. 13/871,762 filed on Apr. 26,
`2013, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. S 119(a) to
`Patent Application No. 10-2012-0052590 filed in Korea on
`May 17, 2012, all of which are hereby expressly incorpo
`rated by reference into the present application.
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`BACKGROUND
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`Field of the Invention
`The present invention relates to a method of providing
`information about a service provider and electronic device,
`and more particularly, a method of receiving information
`about a service provider providing services and providing
`information about a service provider and electronic device
`providing the received information to a user.
`Background Art
`A broadcast receiver is, for example, a device equipped
`with a function that receives and processes broadcast images
`that the user can view. The broadcast receiver, for example,
`displays one of the outputting broadcasts from a broadcast
`station, which is selected by the user. It is a worldwide trend
`that worldwide current broadcasts are being converted from
`analog broadcast to digital broadcast.
`In addition, the broadcast receiver not only processes and
`displays broadcast signals received by satellite or cable but
`also is connected to external devices such as a video cassette
`recorder (VCR), digital versatile disk (DVD) player, per
`sonal computer (PC), and set top box (STB) and processes
`and displays audio or video provided from the external
`devices. Also, a recent display device is connected to a
`service provider through network and processes and receives
`various data or contents provided by the service provider.
`Accordingly, the broadcast receiver receives information
`about a service provider that can be connected through
`network and the information provided to the user is as
`important as electronic program guide (EPG) information
`about live programs provided to the user.
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`A technical goal of the present invention is to provide a
`method of providing information about service providers
`and electronic devices that can provide information about
`the service providers based on region in which the electronic
`device is installed or regional information set by the user.
`Another technical goal of the present invention is to
`provide a method of providing information about electronic
`providers and service providers that can provide information
`about service providers such that the user can easily select
`a service provider that the user wants.
`Another technical goal of the present invention is to
`provide a method of providing information about electronic
`devices and service providers such that the user can easily
`confirm and conveniently approach services provided by
`service providers that the user has subscribed to.
`The method of providing information about service pro
`viders according to the present invention for achieving the
`technical goals includes setting regional information of the
`electronic device based on regional information received
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`through a user interface unit or location information
`obtained by a location information module, transmitting the
`set regional information to a server, receiving information
`about a service provider related to the transmitted regional
`information from the server, and displaying the received
`information about the service provider.
`The displaying the received information about the service
`provider comprises enabling a first graphic object indicating
`the service provider related to the regional information of
`the electronic device, and disabling a second graphic object
`indicating a service provider unrelated to the regional infor
`mation of the electronic device.
`The method of providing information about the service
`providers further includes sensing a user action selecting the
`enabled first graphic object, and providing, in response to
`the user action, a display page for Subscribing to services
`provided by the service provider related to the selected first
`graphic object.
`The method of providing information about the service
`providers further includes sensing a user action selecting the
`enabled first graphic object, and displaying, in response to
`the user action, a Pay TV Exclusive Card Object displaying
`services provided by the service provider related to the
`selected first graphic object.
`Displaying, in response to the user action, the Pay TV
`Exclusive Card Object comprises displaying a button for
`changing the Pay TV Exclusive Card Object.
`The method of providing information about the service
`providers further includes sensing a first user action select
`ing the button, displaying a list listing Subscribed service
`providers in response to the first user action, sensing a
`second user action selecting one of the listed service pro
`viders, and displaying, in response to the second user action,
`a Pay TV Exclusive Card Object displaying a service
`provided by the selected service provider.
`The received information about the service provider can
`be displayed on a Pay TV Card Object. Displaying the
`received information about the service provider comprises
`moving the Pay TV Card Object to a first display page of a
`homepage.
`Setting regional information includes displaying a Pay TV
`Card Object including one or more graphic objects indicat
`ing a service provider, sensing a user action selecting one of
`the graphic objects, displaying the user interface unit in
`response to the user action, and receiving information
`through the displayed user interface unit.
`The displayed Pay TV Card Object includes a graphic
`object indicating a service provider providing all regions
`service and the graphic object is enabled.
`The displayed Pay TV Card Object includes information
`or a graphic indicator indicating a service provider providing
`pre-subscribed services.
`The received information about the service provider
`includes at least one of an identifier identifying service
`providers, names of service providers, addresses for con
`necting to service providers, type information of service
`providers, information about a region which service provid
`ers provide services to, and charging information of service
`providers.
`The service provider related to the transmitted regional
`information includes a service provider providing services to
`an electric device installed in a region which the transmitted
`regional information indicates.
`The service provider related to the transmitted regional
`information is a service provider providing a pay service.
`For achieving the technical goals, an electronic device for
`displaying contents includes a controller setting regional
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`information of the electronic device based on regional
`information received through a user interface unit or loca
`tion information obtained by a location information module,
`a network interface transmitting the set regional information
`to a server, and receiving information about a service
`provider related to the transmitted regional information from
`the server, and a display displaying the received information
`about the service provider.
`The method of providing information about an electronic
`device and service provider according to the present inven
`tion can provide information about service providers based
`on region in which the electronic device is installed or
`regional information set by the user because information
`about service providers related to the set regional informa
`tion is received and provided; enables the user to easily
`select a service provider that the user wants because an icon
`enabling to select a service provider from which a service
`can be obtained is displayed; enables the user to easily
`confirm and conveniently approach services provided by
`pre-subscribed service providers through exclusive space
`because the exclusive space about the pre-subscribed service
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`screen displaying a list for selecting a service provider,
`FIG. 19 is a drawing illustrating another embodiment of
`a screen displaying a Pay TV Exclusive Card Object;
`FIG. 20 is a drawing illustrating another embodiment of
`a screen displaying a display page including card objects;
`FIG. 21 is a drawing illustrating another embodiment of
`a screen displaying a display page including card objects;
`FIG. 22 is a drawing illustrating another embodiment of
`a screen displaying a graphic user interface for receiving
`regional information input;
`FIG. 23 is a drawing illustrating an embodiment of the
`executing process of Setup Wizard;
`FIG. 24 is a drawing illustrating an embodiment of a
`screen displaying a display page informing of pre-settings
`completion;
`FIG. 25 is a drawing illustrating another embodiment of
`a screen displaying a graphic user interface for receiving
`regional information input;
`FIG. 26 is a drawing illustrating an embodiment of
`information change displayed in the graphic user interface
`during the regional information setting process;
`FIG. 27 is a drawing illustrating another embodiment of
`information change displayed in the graphic user interface
`during the regional information setting process;
`FIG. 28 is a drawing illustrating another embodiment of
`a screen displaying a graphic user interface for receiving
`regional information input;
`FIG. 29 is a drawing illustrating another embodiment of
`a screen displaying a graphic user interface for receiving
`regional information input;
`FIG. 30 is a drawing illustrating an embodiment of a Pay
`TV Display page:
`FIG. 31 is a flowchart illustrating an appropriate embodi
`ment of the executing process for a method providing
`information about service providers according to the present
`invention; and
`FIG. 32 is a flowchart illustrating an appropriate embodi
`ment of the executing process about a method for setting
`regional information according to the present invention.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE
`INVENTION
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`The present invention will be described in detail in
`reference with the drawings hereinafter.
`Suffixes “module' and “unit of components used in the
`following description are given merely for the convenience
`of explanation. The “module' and “unit may be used
`interchangeably.
`Meanwhile, an electronic device described in this speci
`fication is an intelligent electronic device having a computer
`Supporting function as well as a broadcast receiving func
`tion. As an Internet function is added to the electronic device
`in addition to a broadcast receiving function, the electronic
`device may include an interface which can be more conve
`niently used than a writing type input device, a touchscreen,
`a touchpad, or a space remote controller. And, the electronic
`device may be connected to Internet or a computer under the
`support of a wired or wireless Internet function so that
`emailing, web browsing, banking, and gaming functions can
`be performed. For such various functions, a standardized
`general-purpose operating system (OS) may be used.
`Accordingly, in the electronic device according to the
`present invention, as various applications may be freely
`added or removed, for example, in a general-purpose OS
`kernel, it is possible to perform various user-friendly func
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`FIG. 1 is a block diagram briefly illustrating an embodi
`ment of a broadcast system according to the present inven
`tion;
`FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an appropriate
`embodiment of a server according to the present invention;
`FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an appropriate
`embodiment of an electronic device according to the present
`invention;
`FIG. 4 is a drawing illustrating an embodiment of a list
`including information about service providers related to
`regional information;
`FIG. 5 is a drawing illustrating another embodiment of a
`list including information about service providers related to
`regional information;
`FIG. 6 is a drawing illustrating an embodiment of a screen
`displaying a display page including card objects;
`FIG. 7 is a drawing illustrating an embodiment of a Pay
`TV Card Object:
`FIG. 8 is a drawing illustrating another embodiment of a
`Pay TV Card Object:
`FIG. 9 is a drawing illustrating another embodiment of a
`Pay TV card Object:
`FIG. 10 is a drawing illustrating another embodiment of
`a Pay TV card Object;
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`screen displaying a graphic user interface for inputting
`regional information;
`FIG. 12 is a drawing illustrating an embodiment of a
`screen displaying a message informing of the Pay TV Card
`Object's moving;
`FIG. 13 is a drawing illustrating another embodiment of
`a screen displaying a display page including card objects;
`FIG. 14 is a drawing illustrating an embodiment of a
`screen displaying a Pay TV Exclusive Card Object;
`FIG. 15 is a drawing illustrating an embodiment of a
`screen displaying a display page for Subscribing to a service
`provided by a service provider;
`FIG. 16 is a drawing illustrating an embodiment of a Pay
`TV Exclusive Card Object:
`FIG. 17 is a drawing illustrating another embodiment of
`a screen displaying a Pay TV Exclusive Card;
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`may include a network TV, hybrid broadcast broadband
`television (HBBTV), smart TV, and open hybrid TV
`(OHTV). According to the circumstances, the present inven
`tion may be applied to a Smart phone, a personal computer
`(PC), and an electric home appliances.
`Furthermore, although embodiments of the present inven
`tion will be described in detail with reference to the accom
`panying drawings and content of the drawings, the present
`invention is not limited or restricted only by such embodi
`mentS.
`Although most terms of elements in this specification
`have been selected from general ones widely used in the art
`taking into consideration functions thereof in this specifica
`tion, the terms may be changed depending on the intention
`or convention of those skilled in the art or the introduction
`of new technology. Also, some terms have been arbitrarily
`selected by the applicant and their meanings are explained in
`the following description as needed. Thus, the terms used in
`this specification should be construed based on the overall
`content of this specification together with the actual mean
`ings of the terms rather than their simple names or meanings.
`FIG. 1 is a block diagram briefly illustrating an appro
`priate embodiment of a broadcast system according to the
`present invention.
`Referring to FIG. 1, the broadcast system (1) according to
`the present invention may include a first server (10), second
`server (20, 20-1, 20-2, 20-3), first digital TV (100), second
`digital TV (110), personal computer system (120), labtop
`(130) laptop (130), and mobile communications device
`(140). Also, the first server (10), second sever (20, 20-1,
`20-2, 20-3), first digital TV (100), second digital TV (110),
`personal computer system (120), labtop (130), and mobile
`communications device (140)