Electronic device and method of controlling the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJaehong KIM, Haesoo LEE, Woohyun PAIK
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Abstract
An electronic device and a method of controlling the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a broadcast receiving unit that receives a broadcast content, a communication unit that receives power information associated with a mart grid, the power information including at least one of per-time slot electricity rate information and power demand information, and a controller that selectively performs one of an operation of outputting the broadcast content received through the broadcast receiving unit and an operation of storing the received broadcast content in an internal memory or an external memory considering the received power information.
Claims21
An electronic device comprising:
- a broadcast receiving unit configured to receive a broadcast content;
- a communication unit configured to receive power information associated with a smart grid, the power information including at least one of per-time slot electricity rate information and power demand information;
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- a controller configured to selectively perform one of an operation of outputting the broadcast content received through the broadcast receiving unit and an operation of storing the received broadcast content in an internal memory or an external memory considering the received power information.
An electronic device comprising:
- a broadcast receiving unit configured to receive a broadcast content;
- a communication unit configured to receive power information associated with a smart grid, the power information including at least one of per-time slot electricity rate information and power demand information;
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- a controller configured to provide a graphic user interface for selecting one of a function of outputting the broadcast content received through the broadcast receiving unit and a function of storing the received broadcast content in a memory when an electricity rate for a current time slot is higher than a reference value considering the received power information.
An electronic device comprising:
- a broadcast receiving unit configured to receive a broadcast content;
- a communication unit configured to receive power information associated with a smart grid, the power information including at least one of per-time slot electricity rate information and power demand information;
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- a controller configured to receive a reservation for broadcast viewing and, when a reserved time arrives, to selectively performs one of an operation of receiving and playing in real time a broadcast content corresponding to the reservation and an operation of storing the broadcast content corresponding to the reservation in an internal memory or an external memory, according to an electricity rate corresponding to the reserved time considering the received power information.
An electronic device comprising:
- a broadcast receiving unit configured to receive a broadcast content;
- a communication unit configured to receive power information associated with a smart grid, the power information including at least one of per-time slot electricity rate information and power demand information;
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- a controller configured to provide a user interface for changing power sources when a high rate time slot arrives based on the received power information while outputting the broadcast content.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.