Broadcast receiving apparatus and method for focus management by application
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorKwang-hyun Koh
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Abstract
A method for focus management by applications and a broadcast receiving apparatus incorporating the same are provided. One of a plurality of applications executable on the broadcast receiving apparatus determines one of the plurality of applications to take a focus, and notifies it to a middleware, which handles focus shift between the applications. As a result, a plurality of broadcast-related services are provided on a screen and one of the windows is activated.
Claims22
A method for focus management the method comprising:
- determining, by one of a plurality of applications executable on a broadcast receiving apparatus, one of the plurality of applications to take a focus;
- and
- notifying, by the one application determining the application to take the focus, a middleware handling a focus shift between the applications, of information about the determined application.
A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:
- a storage unit which stores a plurality of applications and a middleware which handles a focus shift between the applications;
- and
- a control unit which executes at least one of the plurality of applications stored in the storage unit, and the middleware, wherein
- one of the plurality of applications determines one of the plurality of applications to take a focus, and notifies the middleware of information about the determined application.
A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:
- a storage unit which stores a plurality of applications and a middleware which handles focus shift between the applications;
- and
- a control unit which executes one of the plurality of applications such that the one application determines one of the plurality of applications to take a focus, and that information about the determined application is notified to the middleware.
A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:
- a storage unit which stores an application which determines one of a plurality of applications executable on the broadcast receiving apparatus to take a focus, and notifies a middleware, which handles focus shift between the applications, of information about the determined application;
- and
- a control unit which executes the applications stored in the storage unit.
A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:
- a storage unit which stores a plurality of applications executable on the broadcast receiving apparatus, and a middleware which handles focus shift between the applications;
- and
- a control unit which executes one of the plurality of applications stored in the storage unit, such that the one application determines one of the plurality of applications to take a focus and notifies the middleware of information about the determined application.
A method for focus management, the method comprising:
- receiving information about one of a plurality of applications executable on a broadcast receiving apparatus to take a focus, from one of the plurality of applications;
- and
- shifting the focus to the application identified by the received information regarding the application.
A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:
- a storage unit which stores a middleware which receives information about one of a plurality of applications executable on the broadcast receiving apparatus to take a focus, and shifts the focus to the application identified by the received information regarding the application;
- and
- a control unit which executes the middleware stored in the storage unit.
A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:
- a storage unit which stores a middleware;
- and
- a control unit which executes the middleware stored in the storage unit such that information regarding one of a plurality of applications executable on the broadcast receiving apparatus to take a focus is received from one of the plurality of applications, and the focus is shifted to the application identified by the received information regarding the application.
A computer-readable recording medium on which an application to perform a method for focus management is stored, the method for focus management comprising:
- determining one of a plurality of applications executable on a broadcast receiving apparatus to take a focus;
- and
- notifying a middleware handling a focus shift between the applications, of information about the determined application.
A computer-readable recording medium on which a middleware which performs a method for focus management is stored, the method for focus management comprising:
- receiving information about one of a plurality of applications executable on a broadcast receiving apparatus to take a focus, from one of the plurality of applications;
- and
- shifting the focus to the application identified by the received information about the application.
A method for focus management comprising:
- determining one of a plurality of applications executable on a broadcast receiving apparatus to take a focus, according to a selection by a user;
- and
- shifting a focus to the application selected by the user.
A method for focus management comprising:
- one of a plurality of applications executable on a broadcast receiving apparatus, determining one of the plurality of applications to take a focus, based on information received from an external source;
- and
- the one application determining one of the plurality of applications to take the focus, notifying a middleware, which handles focus shift between the applications, of the information regarding the determined application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.