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US 9,432,739 B2Granted
Image display apparatus and method for operating the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJaeuk Kim, Seunghun Lee
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Abstract
A method may be provided for displaying an image display apparatus. Channels may be changed on the image display apparatus based on a user channel change command. A channel change state may be determined, and a determination may be made when a total number of channels satisfies a prescribed criterion. Information regarding recommended content may be displayed when the determined number of channel changes satisfies the prescribed criterion.
Claims20
A display method of an image display apparatus, the method comprising:
- changing channels on the image display apparatus based on a command to channel change;
- determining when a total number of changed channels satisfies a prescribed criterion;
- displaying information regarding recommended content when the determined total number of channel changes satisfies the prescribed criterion;
- playing the recommended content or changing the channel to a broadcast channel of the recommended content when an item of the information regarding the recommended content is selected or a predetermined command is received,
- displaying additional information of the recommended content in at least a part of a display when an item of the information regarding the recommended content is selected or a predetermined command is received from a remote controller;
- and
- wherein the displaying of the information includes stopping additional channel change in a state in which the information regarding the recommended content is displayed,
- wherein the additional information includes a category tab menu including a plurality of categories, a plurality of recommended content items included in a selected category and menu items,
- wherein the displayed information regarding the recommended content is displayed in a first area of a screen while displaying at least one image of a channel in a second area of the screen,
- and the method further comprising:
- receiving a command to change a channel while the information regarding the recommended content is displayed in a window in the first area;
- and
- in response to receiving the command, changing the information in the window in the first area to information regarding other recommended content while maintaining the image of the channel displayed in the second area.
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An image display apparatus comprising:
- a display;
- a user input interface to receive a command to change channel;
- and
- a controller to change channels on the display based on the channel change command, and the controller to further determine when a total number of channel changes satisfies a prescribed criteria,
- wherein the controller controls the display to display information regarding recommended content on the display when the total number of channel changes satisfies the prescribed criterion, to display additional information of the recommended content in at least a part of the display when an item of the information regarding the recommended content is selected or a predetermined command is received from a remote controller, and the controller to play the recommended content or to change the channel to a broadcast channel of the recommended content when an item of the information regarding the recommended content is selected or a predetermined command is received, and
- wherein the display of information includes stopping additional channel change in a state in which the information regarding the recommended content is displayed,
- wherein the additional information includes a category tab menu including a plurality of categories, a plurality of recommended content items included in a selected category and menu items,
- wherein the display displays information regarding the recommended content in a first area while the display displays at least an image of a channel in a second area,
- wherein the apparatus receives a command to change a channel while the information regarding the recommended content is displayed in a window in the first area, and in response to receiving the command to change the channel, the controller changes the information in the window in the first area to information regarding other recommended content while maintaining the channel displayed in the second area.
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A display method of an image display apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving an input to channel change;
- changing channels on the image display apparatus based on the received input;
- determining when a total number of received inputs is at least a prescribed number;
- when the determined number of received inputs is at least the prescribed number, displaying, in a pop-up window for a predetermined time, information regarding recommended content while simultaneously displaying an image, wherein the displaying of the information includes stopping additional channel change in a state in which the information regarding the recommended content is displayed;
- receiving a selection of at least one of the displayed recommended content;
- in response to receiving the selection, playing the recommended content;
- and
- displaying additional information of the recommended content in at least a part of a display when an item of the information regarding the recommended content is selected or a predetermined command is received from a remote controller;
- wherein the additional information includes a category tab menu including a plurality of categories, a plurality of recommended content items included in a selected category and menu items, wherein the displayed information regarding the recommended content is displayed in a first area of a screen while displaying at least one image of a channel in a second area of the screen,
- and the method further comprising:
- receiving a command to change a channel while the information regarding the recommended content is displayed in a window in the first area;
- and
- in response to receiving the command, changing the information in the window in the first area to information regarding other recommended content while maintaining the image of the channel displayed in the second area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.