Display device, method of providing personalized object, and method of providing information

A method of a display device for providing a personalized object, the method comprising:

• displaying an indicator indicating an existence of a panel comprising a plurality of personalized objects on a screen at a pre-set point of time, each personalized object corresponding to a section of content;
• receiving an input from a first user for displaying the panel;
• calling the panel based on the input from the first user;
• and
• displaying the called panel on the screen.

A display device comprising:

• an output unit configured to reproduce content;
• a user input unit configured to receive an input from a first user for selecting a first section of the content being reproduced;
• and
• a controller configured to generate a first personalized object corresponding to the selected first section, based on information about the selected first section, link information of the content, and information about an image corresponding to the content.

A display device comprising:

• a display configured to display an indicator indicating an existence of a panel comprising a plurality of personalized objects at a pre-set point of time, each personalized object corresponding to a section of content;
• a user input unit configured to receive an input from a first user for requesting of the panel;
• and
• a controller configured to call the panel according to the input from the first user and control the display unit to display the called panel.

A method of a server for providing information, the method comprising:

• receiving a first personalized object corresponding to a first section of content from a first display device of a first user;
• receiving a second personalized object corresponding to a second section of the content from a second display device of a second user;
• determining whether the first section and the second section overlap with each other;
• and
• transmitting information about the first user to the second display device and transmitting information about the second user to the first display device based on the determination.

A method of a server for providing information, the method comprising:

• receiving a first personalized object corresponding to a first section of content from a first display device of a first user;
• receiving a second personalized object corresponding to a second section of the content from a second display device of a second user;
• analyzing a relationship between the first user and the second user;
• generating a combined object by combining the first personalized object and the second personalized object, based on the analyzing;
• and
• transmitting the combined object to at least one of the first display device and the second display device.

A method of a server for providing information, the method comprising:

• receiving a plurality of first personalized objects corresponding to a first section of content being reproduced by a plurality of display devices, and receiving a plurality of second personalized objects corresponding to a second section of the content, from each of the plurality of display devices;
• in response to a number of the first personalized objects and the number of the second personalized objects each exceeding a pre-set number, generating a highlighted object for reproducing both the first section and the second section;
• and
• providing the generated highlighted object to at least one of the plurality of display devices.