Display apparatus, server and control method thereof

A control method of a display apparatus displaying an image based on a broadcasting signal of a predetermined channel, the method comprising:

• receiving a list of unified channels of a plurality of broadcasting areas from a server;
• determining whether the unified channels correspond to receivable channels in a current broadcasting area;
• and
• providing program information of a plurality of channels corresponding to the receivable channels, among the unified channels.

A server comprising:

• a communication section configured to communicate with a display apparatus;
• a storage section configured to store information about a channel of a broadcasting signal;
• and
• a controller configured to create a list of unified channels of a plurality of broadcasting areas, and transmit the created list of unified channels to the display apparatus.

A display apparatus comprising:

• a signal processor configured to process a broadcasting signal of a predetermined channel;
• a displayer configured to display an image based on the processed broadcasting signal;
• a communication section configured to communicate with a server that manages a list of unified channels of a plurality of broadcasting areas;
• and
• a controller configured to transmit information of receivable channels in a current broadcasting area to the server, receive program information of a plurality of channels corresponding to the receivable channels, among the unified channels, from the server, and provide the received program information.

A control method of a display apparatus displaying an image based on a broadcasting signal of a predetermined channel, the method comprising:

• transmitting information of receivable channels in a current broadcasting area;
• receiving program information of a plurality of channels corresponding to the receivable channels, among the unified channels of a plurality of broadcasting areas from the server;
• and
• providing the received program information.

A server comprising:

• a communication section configured to communicate with a display apparatus;
• a storage section configured to store information about a plurality of channels of broadcasting signals;
• and
• a controller configured to create a list of unified channels of a plurality of broadcasting areas, receive information about receivable channels in a current broadcasting area of the display apparatus, from the display apparatus, and transmit program information of the channels corresponding to the receivable channels, among the unified channels, to the display apparatus.

A control method of a server providing information about a plurality of channels of a plurality of broadcasting signals, the method comprising:

• creating a list of unified channels of a plurality of broadcasting areas;
• receiving information of receivable channels in a current broadcasting area of a display apparatus, from the display apparatus;
• and
• transmitting program information of the channels corresponding to the receivable channels, among the unified channels, to the display apparatus.