Back to results
US 8,412,168 B2Granted
Broadcast receiver and method of receiving broadcast thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorSung Ho Woo
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method of receiving a broadcast on a broadcast terminal. The method includes displaying the received broadcast on a display of the broadcast terminal, and providing location information about a specific place or location shown on the currently displayed broadcast to a user of the broadcast terminal.
Claims20
A method of receiving broadcast data on a broadcast terminal, the method comprising:
- receiving and storing a video broadcast including location information indicating a specific place or location associated with the broadcast program;
- receiving a request to display the stored video broadcast;
- displaying the stored video broadcast on a display unit of the broadcast terminal according to the request;
- displaying a touch icon superimposed on the displayed video broadcast, wherein the location information is requested according to the touch icon superimposed on the displayed video broadcast;
- displaying a menu option superimposed on the displayed video broadcast, wherein the location information is viewed or stored, according to the menu option superimposed on the displayed video broadcast;
- determining whether the stored location information is stored with the corresponding video broadcast;
- if the stored location information is determined to be stored with the corresponding broadcast, displaying the stored location information superimposed on the displayed video broadcast and displaying a plurality of touch icons superimposed on the displayed location information;
- and
- transmitting the stored location information via a multimedia messaging system (MMS) communication service, an e-mail communication service, or a short message service (SMS) communication service,
- wherein the stored location information includes a map image, a mailing address, or an Internet address.
7 more elements
A broadcast terminal comprising:
- a broadcast terminal configured to receive broadcast data;
- a memory configured to store a video broadcast including location information indicating a specific place or location associated with the broadcast program;
- a display unit configured to display:
- the stored video broadcast on a display unit of the broadcast terminal according to the request,
- a touch icon superimposed on the displayed video broadcast, wherein the location information is requested according to the touch icon superimposed on the displayed video broadcast,
- a menu option superimposed on the displayed video broadcast, wherein the location information is viewed or stored, according to the menu option superimposed on the displayed video broadcast, and
- the stored location info illation or a specific location corresponding to the location information, superimposed on the displayed video broadcast, and a plurality of touch icons superimposed on the displayed location information, if the stored location information is determined to be stored with the corresponding broadcast;
- and
- a control unit operatively connected to the memory, the display unit and the broadcast unit, the control unit configured to:
- receive a user request to display previously stored location information, and
- determine whether or not the stored location information is stored with a corresponding broadcast,
- wherein the broadcast terminal is further configured to transmit the stored location information via a multimedia messaging system (MMS) communication service, an e-mail communication service, or a short message service (SMS) communication service, and
- wherein the stored location information includes a map image, a mailing address, or an Internet address.
10 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.