KR20150117212A - Display apparatus and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display unit for displaying a screen and a virtual channel list including at least one channel to which web based service information is mapped, And a processor for providing the content on the screen.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a display apparatus and a control method thereof,

The present invention relates to a display apparatus and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a display apparatus and a control method thereof for providing web-based service contents.

Various types of electronic products are being developed and distributed by the development of electronic technology. In particular, various display devices such as TVs, mobile phones, PCs, notebook PCs, and PDAs are used in most households.

As the use of display devices has increased, the user needs for more diverse functions have also increased. As a result, the effort of each manufacturer to meet user needs has increased, and products with new functions that have not been available in the past are emerging.

Accordingly, the functions performed in the display device have also been diversified. In particular, display devices such as TVs have been providing various web-based contents while supporting Internet communication functions. Accordingly, there is a need for a method for efficiently providing such web-based contents.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned needs, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a display device and a control method thereof for providing a web-based content to a user in a familiar channel form.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display apparatus including a display unit for displaying a screen, a virtual channel list including at least one channel to which web-based service information is mapped, And a processor for providing on the screen web content that can be provided through the web based service among the virtual channel list according to a predetermined event.

The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a storage unit for storing the virtual channel list including at least one channel to which the web-based service information is mapped, wherein, when a channel jumping command is input, When the channel to which the web-based service information is mapped is selected, at least one web content provided through the web-based service corresponding to the selected channel may be provided.

In addition, when the channel to which the web-based service information is mapped is selected, the processor automatically displays the web content on the screen based on the URL information of the web content provided through the web-based service corresponding to the selected channel Can be reproduced.

The processor displays the virtual channel list, and when one channel is selected on the virtual channel list according to the channel browsing command, the processor displays at least one web content provided through the web-based service mapped to the selected channel information To display the list of web contents.

In addition, the processor may sequentially list at least one web content provided through the web-based service mapped to the selected channel, based on the updated time of the corresponding web content.

In addition, when one web content is selected from the web content list, the processor can reproduce the web content based on URL information mapped to the selected web content.

In addition, the processor may move the channel on the virtual channel list in a predetermined direction according to a channel browsing command, and control the channel information of the selected channel to be arranged in a predetermined area.

In addition, the at least one web content included in the web content list may be provided in a form including at least one of a web content title, a playback time, a web content source, and summary information on a web content thumbnail.

The information processing apparatus may further include a communication unit configured to communicate with a server that manages web contents that can be provided through the web based service and the web based service in a channel form, Based on the channel information on which the web-based service information is mapped and the web content information that can be provided through the web-based service, according to predetermined criteria.

In addition, the processor may add channel information in which web-based service information is mapped, selected in accordance with a user command in the UI screen, to the virtual channel list.

The predetermined criteria for grouping the web content information may include at least one of a channel genre, a number of channel subscribers, a channel popularity ranking, and a user account information to which the web-based service information is mapped.

In addition, the at least one channel to which the web-based service information is mapped may include a channel for providing a social platform service.

Meanwhile, a server according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit for performing communication with a display device, a web-based service, a storage unit for storing information on web contents that can be provided through the corresponding web-based service, , Grouping and managing channel information for web contents that can be provided through the web-based service and the corresponding web-based service, and managing at least one channel information of the grouped channel information according to a predetermined event, To the device.

In addition, the processor may transmit the grouped channel information to the display device according to a predetermined event.

In addition, when the subscription request for the channel providing the web-based service is received from the display device, the processor may transmit detailed information about the channel to the display device.

In addition, the predetermined criteria for grouping the web content information may include at least one of a channel genre, a number of channel subscribers, and a channel popularity ranking.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a display device, the method comprising: configuring a virtual channel list including at least one channel to which web-based service information is mapped; And providing web content that can be provided through the web based service on the screen.

Also, a method of controlling a server for storing web-based services and information on web contents that can be provided through the corresponding web-based services according to an embodiment of the present invention in a predetermined channel format includes: The method comprising the steps of: grouping and managing channel information on web contents that can be provided through a predetermined group according to a predetermined criterion; and transmitting at least one channel information of the grouped channel information to the display device according to a preset event .

Meanwhile, a system including a display device and a server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may group and manage channel information on web contents that can be provided through the web based service and the corresponding web based service, A server for transmitting at least one channel information of the grouped channel information to the display device in accordance with a set event; and a server for receiving at least one channel in which web-based service information is mapped based on the at least one channel information received from the server And a display device for constructing a virtual channel list including channels and providing web contents available on the web based service among the virtual channel lists according to a preset event on the screen.

According to various embodiments of the present invention as described above, since web-based contents are provided to users in a familiar channel form, user's convenience is improved.

1 is a view for explaining a display system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2B is a block diagram showing a configuration of a display device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a server according to various embodiments of the present invention.
FIG. 4A illustrates a virtual channel structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
4B is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a virtual channel list according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating a UI screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
6A to 6C are views showing the structure of a UI screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a UI screen according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
8A and 8B are diagrams for explaining a jumping operation according to a channel jumping command according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9A and 9B are views showing a configuration of a UI screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.
10A and 10B are views showing the structure of a UI screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 11A, 11B, and 11C are views showing display states of web contents and web service based channels according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a view for explaining a channel showing web contents of all channels according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a diagram for explaining a channel browsing operation on a UI screen including a virtual channel list according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14A and 14B are views showing a UI screen including a virtual channel list according to another embodiment of the present invention.
15 is a view showing a UI screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.
16 is a view showing a UI screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.
17A to 22F are views showing a UI screen for providing GUIs that can be changed in various forms according to another embodiment of the present invention.
23 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
24 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. The following terms are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, and these may be changed according to the intention of the user, the operator, or the like. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

1 is a view for explaining a display system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a display system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a display device 100 and a server 200.

The display device 100 may be implemented as a digital TV, but it is not limited thereto and may be implemented as various types of devices having a display function such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a PMP, a PDA, and a navigation device.

The display device 100 communicates with the server 200 through the network 10 to receive information on web contents that can be provided by the web based service and the web based service and provides the web contents in a virtual channel form . ≪ / RTI >

Specifically, the display device 100 may implement a web-based service provided from the server 200 as one virtual channel, and provide the corresponding channel in a form of a channel in which a user can directly interface with the existing broadcast channel. In this case, the virtual channel providing the web-based service can be implemented in the form of reproducing the web contents provided through the corresponding web-based service.

For example, a web-based social meida service (or a social platform service) is provided in a channel form, and a social media content that can be provided through a social media service is provided . ≪ / RTI > However, the present invention is not limited to this. The web-based service may be a web-based service provided by a service provider providing a virtual channel service according to the present invention, a web-based service provided by a service provider providing premium- . ≪ / RTI > Also, in some cases, a plurality of web contents provided through different platforms may be provided in one channel.

Meanwhile, the virtual channel service according to an embodiment of the present invention can be provided in the form of an application, which is software that is directly used by a user on an OS, and the application is provided in the form of an icon interface on the screen of the display device 100 . However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when subscribing to the virtual channel service, it may be provided in a form of a menu through the corresponding service.

The server 200 manages various information for providing a virtual channel service in the display device 100. In particular, the server 200 can manage various web-based services provided through the virtual channel service and information on web contents provided through the web-based service.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the configurations of the display device 100 and the server 200. [

2A is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to FIG. 2A, the display device 100 includes, but is not limited to, a display unit 110 and a processor 120, and other components may be added or excluded as needed, It may be implemented as a single chip.

The display unit 110 displays a screen. Here, the screen may include various contents such as an image, a moving picture, a text, a music, etc., an application execution screen including various contents, a GUI (Graphic User Interface) screen, and the like.

In particular, the display unit 110 displays a virtual channel list including web-based service information-mapped channel information, a web content list screen, a web content playback screen, a channel information screen, , A web content information screen, a web-based service screen, a web-based service account information screen, and a UI screen that provides web content information by grouping.

Meanwhile, the display unit 110 may be implemented as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display Panel), an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes), or the like, but is not limited thereto.

The processor 120 functions to control the overall operation of the display device 100. [

In particular, the processor 120 configures a virtual channel list including at least one channel to which the web-based service information is mapped, and displays web contents that can be provided through the web- to provide. Here, the predetermined event may be an event in which a channel jumping command, a channel browsing command, a channel list display command, and the like are input. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be various events such as an event that the display device 100 is turned on, a case where a user command is not input for a predetermined time, and the like.

≪ Providing a screen according to a channel jumping command >

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a channel jumping command is input, the processor 120 may sequentially perform channel jumping on a channel included in a pre-stored virtual channel list. That is, the processor 120 does not perform channel jumping only on existing frequency-based broadcast channels selected through an existing tuner according to a channel jumping command, And perform channel jumping in one virtual channel list including the virtual channel list. Here, the Open API refers to an API that allows an Internet user to unilaterally receive a Web search result and a user interface (UI), and to directly develop an application program and a service. However, it is also possible that, in some cases, not only the IP address but also the user account ID and related information are called.

However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the virtual channel list may be composed of only a web-based service-based channel to which a web-based service is mapped. In other words, it can be managed separately from the list including the existing broadcast channels. In this case, a channel corresponding to each channel list can be received through a separate viewing mode, for example, a broadcast channel viewing mode and a web- .

In response to the channel jumping command, the processor 120 may automatically reproduce at least one web content provided through the corresponding web based service, when a channel providing the web based service is selected. In this case, the processor 120 may control the corresponding web content to be automatically reproduced on the screen based on the URL information of the web content provided in the selected web-based channel. That is, when the web-based channel is selected, the processor 120 can continuously reproduce the corresponding web content by continuously executing a command to select and play the web content mapped to the corresponding channel. In this case, the web content that is automatically reproduced according to the channel-jumping command may be set according to various criteria such as the representative content of the virtual channel of the web-based service, the latest updated content, the most recommended content, And may be mapped content. However, when selecting a channel, the processor 120 may receive not only content reproduction but also information such as TXT, metadata, and the like.

On the other hand, the web-based channel may include at least one of a social media channel, a Paid media channel, and a self-produced channel.

The social media channel is a channel that provides content groups operated by service platform vendors that provide web contents, and can provide a web content group provided by the Open API. In this case, the grouped contents can be managed by each assigned company by an administrator uploading or sharing.

The Paid Media channel refers to a channel for service providers who provide premium content based on paid service, by assigning a content group to the service provider. For example, the Monthly paid service and the VOD service may be equivalent.

The self-produced channel may be a channel produced and provided by a provider operating a virtual channel service according to the present invention. For example, a channel for collecting popular contents among web contents provided through different platforms can be produced and provided.

In addition, the processor 120 may provide a UI screen including a pre-stored virtual channel list, not a UI screen including an existing EPG list, according to a user command for channel browsing. Accordingly, the user can browse the web-based channel and the web-based contents provided by the corresponding channel through the virtual channel list.

Here, the UI screen including the virtual channel list may be provided in a form including a virtual channel list and a list of web contents provided in the selected channel. Specifically, the UI screen can be implemented so as to check the thumbnails and information of the selected channel or the clips of the other channel while reproducing the web content of the selected channel, and to select and play the desired clip immediately. In addition, the UI screen may be provided in the form of an L-bar, and a detailed description thereof will be given later with reference to the drawings.

Meanwhile, the virtual channel list according to an embodiment of the present invention can be created and edited by a user.

That is, the user may select a desired web-based channel and add the selected web-based channel to the virtual channel list or delete the desired web-based channel from the virtual channel list. Accordingly, the virtual channel list can be provided through authentication for the user account. That is, when the authentication of the user account is performed, the processor 120 may provide a virtual channel list corresponding to the user account. Also, in a situation where the service is started for the first time and the virtual channel list is empty, the web channel list can be recommended as a check list format to induce the user to configure the channel list.

In addition, the processor 120 may communicate with the server 200 to update the information mapped to the previously stored virtual channel list. Specifically, the processor 120 may request the server 200 to synchronize the information mapped to the virtual channel list previously stored therein.

Specifically, at least one of channel number, channel title, channel summary information, web-based service information source, and web-based service information subscriber number may be mapped to the virtual channel list, particularly, the web-based service channel. Also, content information of at least one of a content title, a reproduction time, a content source, and summary information of the web content provided in the corresponding channel may be mapped. Such various information can be updated through a request to the server 200 that manages the information.

However, this is merely an embodiment, and in some cases, it is also possible for the server 200 to perform synchronization automatically at a preset period or a predetermined event occurrence.

Meanwhile, in the above-described embodiment, the virtual channel list includes both the broadcast channel and the web-based service channel providing the web-based service. However, when the virtual channel list includes only the web- Of course, can be applied as it is.

≪ Providing a UI screen including web contents grouped according to preset criteria >

In particular, the processor 120, based on the information received from the server 200 according to a predetermined event, sets channel information to which the web-based service information is mapped and web content information that can be provided through the web- It is possible to display a UI screen provided by grouping. Here, the preset event may be a case where a user command for displaying the corresponding UI is input, and the predetermined criteria may include at least one of a channel genre, a number of channel subscribers, a channel popularity ranking, and user account information . In particular, the processor 120 may be configured to provide at least one of a first channel category that provides a channel based on popularity order, a second channel category that provides a channel based on a user account, and a third channel category that provides a channel for each genre A category menu, and a UI screen in which channel information corresponding to each category menu is grouped. In addition, channels can be listed and provided in popularity categories (e.g., number of subscriptions, number of links, etc.) in each category. For example, in a first channel category providing a channel based on the popular order, the channels can be sorted and provided according to the popularity ranking calculated based on the number of weekly or monthly subscriptions and the number of links without discriminating the genre.

In the second channel category providing the channel based on the user account, the channel registered in the account and the web content provided in the corresponding channel can be sorted and provided when the user logs in to the user account. In this case, the channels may be provided in the order of popularity or in the order set directly by the user. When non-log-in is performed, the channels and the web contents provided by the corresponding channels can be arranged and provided based on the number of users subscribed to the service and the like.

In addition, the third channel category that provides channels for each genre provides sub-menus corresponding to various genres such as "Comic, Sport, Shopping, Fashion, Music, IT, Game, Movie, Health, Education, Based channel belonging to the genre can be grouped and provided.

In addition, when a specific channel is selected on the UI screen, the processor 120 can provide detailed information on the selected channel. For example, it is possible to provide information such as TXT, metadata, and preview image or thumbnail in units of a clip.

In addition, the processor 120 may add the selected channel information to the virtual channel list including at least one channel to which the broadcast content is mapped and at least one channel to which the web-based service information is mapped. Here, the at least one channel to which the web-based service information is mapped may be an IP address-based channel that provides a web-based service.

<Screen Provided by Channel Browsing Command>

The processor 120 displays a UI screen including a virtual channel list including a channel to which the web-based service information is mapped, displays a web content list screen provided on a selected channel according to a channel browsing instruction by the user on the corresponding UI screen can do. However, in some cases, it is possible to provide a list of TV channels previously provided by a broadcast transmission company, but this is not related to the technical idea of the present invention, and therefore a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, the processor 120 displays a list of web contents provided in the channel according to a channel browsing instruction of the user. At this time, the web contents may be provided in the order of latest update, or may be provided in descending order of preference through recording of the user's preferences.

Here, the web content list may include web content provided through a web-based service mapped to a channel selected according to a channel browsing command. For example, it may include web content provided by the web-based service manager, and web content provided by an administrator (e.g., a web-based service subscriber) of a particular account of the web-based service. In this case, the web content may be a video provided through the web-based service, or some other type of web content (e.g., still image, text, etc.). Here, the at least one web content included in the web content list may be provided in a form including at least one of a web content title, a playback time, a web content source, and summary information on a web content thumbnail.

Meanwhile, the UI screen including the virtual channel list and the web content list according to the embodiment of the present invention may be provided in the form of L bar. For example, the virtual channel list may be provided in the up and down direction in the left region of the screen, and the web contents list may be provided in the left and right direction in the lower region of the screen. In this case, the processor 120 may move the channel on the virtual channel list in a predetermined direction according to the channel browsing instruction of the user, and control the channel information of the selected channel to be arranged in a predetermined area. For example, the channel on the virtual channel list can be moved downward so that the selected channel is positioned at the lower left corner of the screen.

In addition, the processor 120 may display at least one of transparency and size of channel information other than the selected channel information and the corresponding web content list on the virtual channel list in a different form. Here, the channel included in the virtual channel list may include channel information of at least one of a channel number, a channel title, channel summary information, a Web-based service source, and a number of Web-based service subscribers.

In addition, when one web content is selected from the web content list, the processor 120 may display detailed information of the selected web content.

In addition, the processor 120 may display the web content list corresponding to the selected channel according to the channel browsing command, and then display the web content when specific web content is selected on the web content list. For example, if the selected web content is a moving image, the moving image can be reproduced and provided. In this case, it is possible to access the moving image based on the URL address linked to the web content, and automatically reproduce and provide the connected moving image. However, in some cases, the web content may be downloaded and stored in the display device 100. In this case, the processor 120 may directly reproduce and provide the corresponding video.

<Providing GUI that can be changed in various forms>

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the processor 120 may display a GUI that may be changed in various forms.

For example, when the predetermined first user command is input after the image content is displayed, the processor 120 may display a GUI for guiding the mode of the display device 100 to be the first mode. Thereafter, when a predetermined second user command is input, at least one of the position and the shape of the GUI is changed to guide the user to the second mode, and the content list together with the image content can be displayed together. In addition, when at least one content of the content list is selected, the processor 120 changes at least one of the position and the shape of the corresponding GUI when the predetermined second user command is input again, so that the mode of the display device 100 is changed The third mode, and display a library list including contents related to the selected contents.

As another example, after the GUI for displaying the mode of the display device 100 is displayed in the first mode, when the predetermined third user command is input, the processor 120 changes at least one of the position and the form of the GUI The mode of the display apparatus 100 is the third mode, and a library list including contents related to the selected contents can be displayed.

In this case, the processor 120 may overlap and display the content list or the library list in the image content, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In addition, when a specific user command is input, the processor 120 may change at least one of the shape and color of the GUI using at least one of the specific user information and the predetermined information set by the specific user. For example, when a specific user command for identifying a user named 'A' is input, the processor 120 uses the information that the user A frequently watches a movie to designate a GUI as a 'camera shape' Or change the GUI into a blue star shape using the blue and star shape information previously set by the user A.

In addition, when a specific user command is input, the processor 120 may display a content list including content related to a specific user. For example, the processor 120 may display a content list including content related to the drama preferred by the user A when a specific user command for identifying a user named 'A' is input.

In addition, when the specific content is selected on the content list, the processor 120 determines a function (for example, a broadcast recording function) preferred by the user among the functions related to the content, and transmits a guide message For example, "Do you want to record this program today?") Can be displayed in the surrounding area of the GUI.

In addition, when an icon (for example, a camera icon) indicating a specific type of content is displayed in the GUI and a user command for moving a highlight is entered on the content list, (E.g., a cursor, a highlight, a focus, etc.) (hereinafter referred to as a cursor) can be moved to a content corresponding to a specific type (e.g., content associated with a movie corresponding to a camera icon) .

In addition, when a user command for moving a highlight to another content is input while the cursor is positioned on a specific content in the content list, the processor 120 moves the cursor, and at the same time, The GUI can be moved to the periphery of the content and displayed.

As described above, the user can more intuitively control the screen to be viewed and the plurality of contents provided on the screen using the GUI that can be changed in various forms.

2B, the display device 100 'includes a display unit 110, a processor 120, a storage unit 130, a user interface unit 140, a communication unit 150, an audio processing unit 160, a video processing unit 170, a speaker 181, a camera 182, and a microphone 183. Details of the components shown in FIG. 2B that overlap with those shown in FIG. 2A will not be described in detail.

The storage unit 130 may include an O / S (Operating System) software module for driving the display device 100, various applications, various contents inputted or set during application execution, broadcast channels and web channel information, Various data are stored.

The storage unit 130 stores various modules for driving the display device 100. For example, the storage unit 130 may store software including a base module, a sensing module, a communication module, a presentation module, a web browser module, and a service module. At this time, the base module is a base module that processes signals transmitted from the respective hardware included in the electronic device 100 and transfers the signals to the upper layer module. The sensing module is a module for collecting information from various sensors and analyzing and managing the collected information, and may include a face recognition module, a voice recognition module, a motion recognition module, and an NFC recognition module. The presentation module is a module for constructing a display screen, and may include a multimedia module for reproducing and outputting multimedia contents, a UI, and a UI rendering module for performing graphics processing. The communication module is a module for performing communication with the outside. A web browser module refers to a module that accesses a web server by performing web browsing. A service module is a module including various applications for providing various services.

In particular, the storage unit 130 stores a virtual channel list including at least one channel to which a broadcast channel and web-based service information are mapped, various information for configuring a screen for providing a virtual channel list (E.g., web-based services mapped to each virtual channel list, details of web content of web-based services, and URL information, etc.). Here, the at least one channel to which the web-based service information is mapped may be an IP address-based channel that provides a web-based service. That is, the storage unit 130 may store a single virtual channel list including an IP address-based web-based channel provided through an Open API, as well as a conventional frequency-based broadcast channel selected through a tuner.

In addition, the storage unit 130 may store various information related to a specific user (for example, preferred content information of a specific user), classification reference information for classifying content in the library list, Related information (e.g., information regarding the shape and color of the GUI set by a specific user).

The user interface unit 140 receives various user commands.

In particular, the user interface unit 140 may receive a user command for displaying a UI screen including a channel jumping command, a channel browsing command, channel information, and various user manipulation commands on the corresponding UI screen.

In addition, the user interface unit 140 may receive user commands for changing modes of the display device 100 ', and various user commands related to GUI changes.

The user interface unit 140 may be implemented in various forms according to an embodiment of the display apparatus 100. [ For example, when the display device 100 is implemented as a digital TV, the user interface unit 140 may be implemented as a remote control receiving unit that receives a remote control signal from the remote control device 200. However, A camera for receiving motion, a microphone for receiving user's voice, and a key provided on the panel.

The communication unit 150 can perform communication with an external device according to various types of communication methods. The communication unit 150 includes various communication chips such as a Wi-Fi chip 151, a Bluetooth chip 152, a wireless communication chip 153, and an NFC chip (not shown). The Wi-Fi chip 151 and the Bluetooth chip 152 communicate with each other using WiFi or Bluetooth. The wireless communication chip 153 refers to a chip that performs communication according to various communication standards such as IEEE, ZigBee, 3G (3rd Generation), 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project), LTE (Long Term Evolution)

In particular, the communication unit 150 can perform communication with the server 200. [ Here, the server 200 manages information on web contents that can be provided through the web-based service and the web-based service, and provides the information to the display device 100 according to a predetermined event. For example, the server 200 may manage a channel based on at least one of a genre for a web-based service channel, a number of channel subscribers, a channel popularity ranking, and a user account.

The communication unit 150 can communicate with the server 200 (FIG. 1 and 200) to receive various information and transmit information to the server 200 as described above. For example, when the virtual channel list according to the present invention is managed by the server 200, information on the virtual channel list can be transmitted to the server 200. [ In this case, the processor 120 provides information on at least one channel to which the web-based service information received from the server 200 is mapped according to a preset event, and when a specific channel is selected according to a user command, To the virtual channel list stored in the storage unit 130.

The audio processing unit 160 is a component that performs processing on audio data. In the audio processing unit 160, various processes such as decoding and amplification of audio data, noise filtering, and the like may be performed.

The video processing unit 170 is a component that performs processing on video data. The video processing unit 170 may perform various image processing such as decoding, scaling, noise filtering, frame rate conversion, resolution conversion, and the like on the video data.

The speaker 181 is a component for outputting various kinds of audio data processed by the audio processing unit 160, as well as various kinds of notification sounds and voice messages. The camera 182 is a structure for capturing a still image or a moving image under the control of the user. The camera 182 may be implemented as a plurality of cameras such as a front camera and a rear camera. The microphone 183 is a configuration for receiving a user voice or other sound and converting it into audio data. The processor 120 may use the user's voice input through the microphone 183 during a call or convert the user's voice into audio data and store the user data in the storage unit 130. [ When the camera 182 and the microphone 183 are provided, the processor 120 performs various control operations such as a channel jumping operation according to the user's voice inputted through the microphone 184 or the user's motion recognized by the camera 183 . In addition, various external input ports for connecting with various external terminals such as a headset, a mouse, a LAN, and the like may be further included.

The processor 120 controls the overall operation of the display device 100 'using various programs stored in the storage unit 130. [

For example, the processor 120 may execute an application stored in the storage unit 130 to configure and display an execution screen thereof, or may play back various contents stored in the storage unit 130. In addition, the processor 120 may communicate with external devices through the communication unit 130.

Specifically, the processor 120 includes a RAM 141, a ROM 142, a main CPU 143, a graphics processing unit 144, first through n interfaces 145-1 through 145-n, .

The RAM 141, the ROM 142, the main CPU 143, the graphics processing unit 144, the first to n interfaces 145-1 to 145-n, etc. may be connected to each other via the bus 136. [

The first to n interfaces 145-1 to 145-n are connected to the various components described above. One of the interfaces may be a network interface connected to an external device via a network.

The main CPU 143 accesses the storage unit 130 and performs booting using the O / S stored in the storage unit 130. [ Then, various operations are performed using various programs, contents, data, and the like stored in the storage unit 130.

The ROM 142 stores a command set for booting the system and the like. When the turn-on command is input and power is supplied, the main CPU 143 copies the O / S stored in the storage unit 130 to the RAM 141 according to the instruction stored in the ROM 142, executes O / S Boot the system. When the booting is completed, the main CPU 143 copies various application programs stored in the storage unit 130 to the RAM 141, executes the application program copied to the RAM 141, and performs various operations.

The graphic processing unit 144 generates a screen including various objects such as an icon, an image, and a text using an operation unit (not shown) and a rendering unit (not shown). The operation unit (not shown) calculates an attribute value such as a coordinate value, a shape, a size, and a color to be displayed by each object according to the layout of the screen based on the received control command. The rendering unit (not shown) creates screens of various layouts including the objects based on the attribute values calculated by the operation unit (not shown). The screen generated in the rendering unit (not shown) is displayed in the display area of the display unit 110.

On the other hand, FIG. 2B shows an example of a detailed configuration included in the display device 100 '. According to the embodiment, some of the components shown in FIG. 2B may be omitted or changed, More may be added.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a server according to various embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the server 200 includes a communication unit 210, a storage unit 220, and a processor 230.

The server 200 functions to store and manage various web-based contents according to predetermined criteria.

The storage unit 210 may store information on web contents that can be provided through the web based service and the corresponding web based service in a channel form. That is, the storage unit 210 may store channel information for providing a web-based service and information about web contents provided in the corresponding channel. For example, channel information corresponding to a social media platform and information about web contents provided through the platform can be stored.

The communication unit 220 performs communication with the display devices 100 and 100 '.

Specifically, the communication unit 220 may include web-based channel information for providing a web-based service stored in the storage unit 210 to the display devices 100 and 100 'under the control of a processor 230 to be described later, And can provide information about web contents.

The processor 230 groups and manages web-based channel information and information on web contents provided in the corresponding channel according to a predetermined criterion. In addition, the processor 230 may transmit channel information grouped according to a predetermined event to the display apparatus 100. [ For example, the processor 230 can group and manage not only content that is streamed through the web, but also content that is provided by itself.

In particular, the processor 230 may group and manage channels based on at least one of a channel genre, a channel subscriber number, a channel popularity ranking, and a user account information for a web-based channel.

Specifically, the processor 230 may classify web based channels by genre and group them, group them based on the number of subscribers of each channel, or group them on the basis of user accounts.

For example, the processor 230 may determine the genre of the web-based channel based on the information mapped to the web-based channel or the metadata corresponding to the web-content provided by the web-based channel, Can be classified by genre. Alternatively, in the case where the user is promised to provide genre information between web-based channel producers in order to provide the service according to the present invention, the web-based channels can be classified according to the genre based on the provided genre information.

In addition, the processor 230 may determine the popularity ranking of each channel based on the number of channel subscribers, the user's preferred interaction, SNS share information, and the like. Here, the user's preferred interaction may mean an interaction in which a user directly displays a preference for the channel or web content. The SNS shared information includes various types of information such as an action of capturing a content scene and uploading it to an SNS server, a comment on an uploaded content scene, a display of a preference by voting, and a real- .

The processor 230 manages a recommended channel based on various information such as the category (or genre), the age (or age), and the sex of the channel that the user has already subscribed to, Information can be provided.

In particular, the processor 230 may be configured to provide at least one of a first channel category that provides a channel based on popular order, a second channel category that provides a channel based on a user account, and a third channel category that provides a channel for each genre Category menus, and channel information corresponding to each category menu can be grouped and managed. In addition, the channels belonging to each category can be sorted and managed in a popular order (e.g., number of subscriptions and number of links).

For example, the processor 230 arranges and manages channels according to the popularity ranking calculated on the basis of the number of weekly or monthly subscriptions, the number of links, and the like in the case of the first channel category providing channels on the basis of popular order .

In the case of the second channel category providing the channel based on the user account, the processor 230 can sort and manage the channels registered in the user account and the web contents provided in the corresponding channel.

In the case of the third channel category providing the channel for each genre, the processor 230 divides the channel into various genres such as Comic, Sport, Shopping, Fashion, Music, IT, Game, Movie, Health, Education, Based on the information mapped to the web-based channel or the metadata included in the web content provided by the web-based channel, as described above, the processor 230 can group The genre of the channel can be distinguished.

In addition, the processor 230 can manage the recommended channel based on various information such as the category (or genre), the age (or age), and the sex of the channel to which the user has already subscribed.

Although not shown in the drawing, the display apparatus 100 'receives image contents from various external sources (for example, an external apparatus such as an external broadcasting station, a DVD, a set-top box, or an external server) (In the form of downloading or streaming)

FIG. 4A illustrates a virtual channel structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the virtual channel structure according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a conventional TV channel list 410 and a web-based channel list 420. Here, the TV channel list 410 includes channels provided by a broadcasting channel provider (PP) including a terrestrial wave, a data broadcasting channel provider (DP), and a content provider (CP) May include a channel provided based on the web-based content.

As shown in the figure, the TV channel list 410 and the web-based channel list 420 can be allocated to different channel numbers without overlapping, and have equivalent channel relationships.

The channels included in the web-based channel list may be included in the virtual channel list depending on whether the user is subscribed or not. That is, the user can select and subscribe to the web-based service-based channel, and the subscribed web-based service-based channel can be allocated to the user's virtual channel list and provided in a relationship equivalent to the broadcast channel.

4B is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a virtual channel list according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4B, the virtual channel list according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be a channel list 400 that has been regenerated based on the TV channel list 410 and the web-based channel list 420.

For example, as shown in the figure, the virtual channel list 400 includes existing broadcast channels 411, 412, and 440 provided by a broadcast channel provider (PP), a data broadcast channel provider (DP), and a content provider (CP) 413, and 414, and web-based service-based channels 421, 422, and 423 provided based on the web-based content.

Accordingly, when a channel jumping command is input, existing broadcast channels 411, 412, 413, and 414 and web based service based channels 421, 422, and 423 can be provided in the same channel form without being distinguished.

5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating a UI screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5A illustrates a UI screen including web-based service-based channel information provided for generating a virtual channel list according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the UI screen can sort and provide channels based on categories, channel popularity rankings, number of subscribers, recommended channels, and the like. Here, if there is a login for the user account, a UI screen corresponding to the account may be provided.

Specifically, an upper menu such as CATEGORY 511, FRIEND 512, PLATFORM 513, SEARCH 514, LOGIN 515, and SETTING 516 is provided and a submenu belonging to each upper menu is provided . For example, in case of CATEGORY (511) menu, BEST Channel 520 for providing popular channel information, Channel for You 530 for providing channel information registered in the user account, menus 540 ). &Lt; / RTI &gt; The movement between the respective items on the corresponding UI screen can be implemented using a direction key of a remote control device (not shown) that manipulates the movement of the selection GUI 10.

Meanwhile, if a UI screen as shown in FIG. 5A is provided according to a preset event, the user can subscribe to a desired channel and add the channel to his or her virtual channel list.

For example, if a BEST Channel 520 menu providing a popular channel is selected as shown in FIG. 5B, a popular channel list may be provided. Here, the popular channel can be judged on the basis of various information that can calculate the popularity ranking such as the number of subscriptions to the channel, the number of links, and the like.

When one channel 521 is selected on the provided popular channel list by the selection GUI, for example, highlight (or cursor) 10, the web contents list 521-1 to 521-3 provided on the corresponding channel, May be provided in the form of a thumbnail. Also, when the corresponding channel 521 is selected, various information 560 such as the number of web contents provided in the corresponding channel 521, the number of subscriptions to the channel, the number of links, and the like may be provided together. In addition, the user can move the highlight 10 to select web content on the web content lists 521-1 to 521-3 and reproduce them in a preview form.

Here, the user may add the web based channel 521 to his / her channel list via the channel addition menu 550 (e.g., a "+" icon). In this case, the user can set a desired channel number in the added web-based channel.

For example, the user may log in to his account via the login menu 515 to subscribe to a desired channel and add it to his / her virtual channel list.

6A to 6C are views showing the structure of a UI screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.

6A, when the FRIEND menu 512 is selected, web channel information providing the SNS service, specifically, platform information of the SNS provider, may be provided.

For example, as shown in the figure, a "Face book friend" menu 512-1 is provided as a sub menu of the FRIEND menu 512, and when the corresponding menu 512-1 is selected, A list of friends' accounts 610 may be provided.

In this case, the user can add a desired friend's account as a web channel in the account list 610 of friends. That is, the selected friend's account can be added to the pre-stored virtual channel list as one web channel.

Although not shown in the figure, when the PLATFORM menu 513 is selected, the platform information of the web channel providing the SNS service, that is, the platform information of the SNS provider as well as the platform information of the novel media content provider may be displayed together.

When the SEARCH menu 514 is selected as shown in FIG. 6B, a search function of Web contents for each platform can be provided.

For example, as shown in the figure, when the keyword "POPUL" is input, the web content corresponding to the search term can be searched and provided.

In this case, when the user selects a specific web content, the user can switch to the category based UI screen as shown in FIG. 5B and decide whether to subscribe the selected web content.

When the SETTING menu 516 is selected as shown in FIG. 6C, the channel information subscribed to the user is arranged and displayed, and the user can cancel the channel subscription through the delete function for the channel information, You can set up various other services such as arranging in desired order.

In addition, although not shown in the drawing, when the LOGIN menu 515 is selected and logged in to the user account, various information registered in the user account, for example, channel information subscribed to by each user, A retrieval function for information such as web contents can be executed.

According to the above-described various embodiments, grouping contents can be arranged and edited in order of a channel desired by the user, so that it is possible to solve the inconvenience that the user desires to switch the contents to search for each platform.

FIGS. 7A and 7B are views showing the structure of a UI screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The UI screen shown in FIG. 7A shows a state in which a virtual channel list is displayed according to a user command for calling a virtual channel list.

As shown, a channel list 710 is provided in the vertical direction on the left side of the UI screen, and a web content list 720 that can be provided in the channel selected by the highlight 10 can be provided in the horizontal direction from the lower side of the UI screen have. That is, the virtual channel list can be provided in the form of L bar.

On the other hand, in the channel list 710 provided in the vertical direction on the left side of the UI screen, the highlight 10 is positioned at a fixed position, that is, in the lower left corner area of the screen, and the channel list 710 is moved upward or downward As shown in FIG. That is, according to the downward direction user command, the sixth channel 712 is moved to the lower left corner area of the screen where the highlight 10 is located, and the remaining channels are sequentially moved downward and displayed.

In the state where the fifth channel 711 is selected and the web content list 720 provided in the corresponding channel 711 is horizontally provided on the lower side of the UI screen, To select desired web contents.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7B, the highlight 10 may be moved to the right to select the web contents 721. When the corresponding web contents 721 are selected, the corresponding web contents 721 are automatically reproduced . However, in some cases, the web content 721 is not automatically reproduced and the highlight 10 is positioned on the web content 721, so that the web content 721 is reproduced when the user has a reproduction instruction.

8A and 8B are diagrams for explaining a jumping operation according to a channel jumping command according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8A shows a screen provision state according to channel jumping before the specific web-based service channel 521 is added to the virtual channel list in FIG. 5B, FIG. 8B shows a state in which the specific web- And a screen providing state according to the channel jumping command.

As shown in FIG. 5A, before the specific web-based service channel 521 is added to the virtual channel list, the screens 810, 820, and 830 corresponding to the channels selected according to the channel jumping command may be sequentially provided have.

On the other hand, when the specific web-based service channel 521 is added to CH 6 of the virtual channel list in FIG. 5B, when CH 6 is jumped according to the channel jumping command as shown in FIG. 8B, 521 may be provided. That is, the web content 521-1 provided in the corresponding web based service channel can be automatically reproduced.

That is, the user can perform channel list editing, such as adding a new channel to the virtual channel list or deleting the existing channel from the virtual channel list. In accordance with the editing state of the virtual channel list, Can be changed and provided.

9A and 9B are views showing a configuration of a UI screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The UI screen shown in FIG. 9A shows a state in which a virtual channel list is displayed according to a user command for calling a virtual channel list.

As shown in the drawing, a channel list 910 is provided in the vertical direction on the left side of the UI screen, and a web content list 920 available in the channel selected by the highlight 10 can be provided horizontally on the lower side of the UI screen have. That is, the virtual channel list can be provided in L-bar form.

On the other hand, in the channel list 910 provided in the vertical direction on the left side of the UI screen, the highlight 10 is located at a fixed position, that is, in the lower left corner area of the screen, and the channel list 910 is moved upward or downward As shown in FIG. That is, according to the downward direction user command, the sixth channel 912 is moved to the lower left corner area of the screen where the highlight 10 is located, and the remaining channels are sequentially moved downward and displayed.

As shown in the drawing, the fifth channel 911 is selected and the position of the highlight 10 is displayed on the right side in a state where the web content list 920 provided in the corresponding channel 911 is horizontally provided on the lower side of the UI screen. To select desired web contents.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9B, the highlight 10 may be moved to the right to select the web content 921. When the corresponding web content 921 is selected, the corresponding web content 921 is automatically reproduced . However, in some cases, the web content 921 may not be automatically played back, but may be reproduced if the user has a playback command while the highlight 10 is located in the web content 921.

10A and 10B are views showing the structure of a UI screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.

10A, the UI screen 1000 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a virtual channel list 1010, a web content list 1020, and a highlight highlight 10 for selecting web content . At this time, the virtual channel list 1010 is displayed on the vertical axis on the left side of the screen, and the web content list 1020 is displayed on the lower side of the screen in the horizontal axis, and other configurations are possible. The virtual channel list 1010 and the web content list 1020 may be in the form of a rectangle, but this is also an example only, and may be implemented in a trapezoidal or cubic form.

The virtual channel list 1010 is divided into a non-selected channel 1030 and a selected channel 1040. The virtual channel list 1010 includes a remote control device (not shown), a button (not shown) provided in the display device 100 .

The user can map the desired web-based service or any one of the accounts to a desired channel, and the channel number need not be continuous. For example, the first channel 1031 and the third channel 1033 may be mapped to a web-based service desired by the user, but the second channel 1032 may not map any web-based service. Only the mapped channel number may be displayed in the channel list 1010, and all the unmapped channel numbers may be displayed in the channel list 1010. [

The selected channel 1040 is a channel set by the user's channel browsing command on the virtual channel list. When the channel list 1010 shows a channel to which the web-based service is not mapped, only the channel number is displayed when the channel is selected, and the web content list 1020 may not be displayed. If a web-based service is mapped to a channel, the selected channel 1040 may display web-based services and accounts as well as channel numbers.

If a channel is selected, if no web-based service is mapped to the channel, nothing may be displayed in the web content list 1020. If the channel is mapped to a web-based service, the web content provided by the web-based service may be displayed in the web content list 1020.

Meanwhile, the web-based service may be at least one of the social network service and the web content providing service as described above, but this is merely an example.

The web content list 1020 may be provided in the order of latest update, or in descending order of user preference. In this case, the first web content 1021, the second web content 1022, and the third web content 1023 may be arranged in order from the left in the update order, but they may be implemented in other ways. In addition, the content of each web content may be displayed in at least one of a thumbnail image, a playback time, and a web based service for the first web content 1021, the second web content 1022, and the third web content 1023.

In FIG. 10A, the UI screen including the channel list 1010 and the web content list 1020 is displayed in a semi-transparent form, but this is only an embodiment and can be implemented in various forms. For example, it may be displayed on the entire screen, or it may be controlled by a size other than a translucent shape.

Even if a virtual channel list is displayed for channel browsing, existing web contents can be continuously played back. That is, the virtual channel list can be implemented to minimize the interference of the user's viewing experience. In order to minimize the interference of the user's viewing experience, the virtual channel list may be displayed in a semi-transparent or small size. Or the unselected channel 1030 is translucent, but the selected channel 1040 may be displayed clearly, and only the selected channel 1040 may be enlarged and the unselected channel 1030 may be displayed smaller. Web content can be similarly displayed.

Although the highlight 10 for selecting web content is displayed in a white frame on the outline of the web content, it can be realized in other ways, for example, by decreasing the transparency of the thumbnail image of the web content, Method. If the user is web content displayed in the latest update order, the user can move the highlight 10 to select the past web content. The user may also move the highlight 10 (which is considered a better representation) to the channel region to select the channel.

On the other hand, when the virtual channel list is displayed, the highlight 10 for web content selection may be implemented not to be displayed. At this time, the highlight 10 is stored at the position before the end of the virtual channel list, and is not displayed, and can be displayed again by the user's operation.

Even if the highlight 10 moves, the web content is not displayed unless the user selects the web content in which the highlight 10 is located. However, when the highlight 10 moves through the channel list 1010, the web content corresponding to the selected channel 240 is displayed in the web content list 1020.

Referring to FIG. 10B, when the highlight 10 is moved to select the web content, the web content information is received based on the URL information of the corresponding web content. The reception time of web contents may be very short or long, which may vary depending on the quality of web contents. In this case, the detailed information of the web contents may be provided through the still image for a predetermined time or longer. However, the user can change the setting by not displaying the details of the web contents.

If the detailed information of the web content is not displayed, the web content that was previously displayed during the web content receiving time may be continuously displayed, or the web content may be stopped at the selected moment, May be displayed.

The area 1050 for displaying the web content details is displayed on the upper right side of the screen, but this is only an example, and the virtual channel list display mode may be canceled and displayed as a full screen, have.

The area 1050 for displaying web content details may be implemented to include at least one of a title, a playback time, a web content source, and summary information. The web contents detailed information may be received from the server at the same time that the web contents are selected, or may be stored together with previously stored thumbnails before the web contents are selected.

The web content details may be provided by the provider of the web-based service, or may be provided by the manager of a particular account of the web-based service. However, if there is no such provision, the web content title or tag information stored in the web content itself may be displayed.

FIGS. 11A, 11B, and 11C are views showing display states of web contents and web-based service channels according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11A, the first web content 1021 includes at least one of a web content source 1110, a web content title 1120, a play time 1130, and summary information on a thumbnail and a web content thumbnail . However, the user can change the setting by not displaying the details of the web contents.

The web content source 1110 represents a web based service and may be marked as a trademark if there is a specific trademark of the web based service. In the absence of a specific trademark, the name of the entire web-based service may be displayed small, or the name of the web-based service may be displayed only partially.

The web content title 1120 indicates the title of the web content, and may not be displayed if the title of the web content does not exist, or the tag information or a part of the summary information of the web content may be displayed.

The playback time 1130 may represent the total time of the web content, and the playback time 1130 may be displayed in hours, minutes, and seconds, but this is merely an example.

The detailed information of the web content list 1020 is displayed at the lower part of the web content thumbnail. However, this is only an example, and the upper, left, and right sides can be displayed, and the form thereof may be translucent, . &Lt; / RTI &gt; The user can change the setting of not displaying the details of the web content list 1020. [

If the web content list 1020 is displayed in order of update, the latest web content can be notified to the user through the "New" indication 1140, and the "New" It may not be displayed. The "New" marking is only an example, and may be displayed in other words or pictures.

The web content source 1110, the web content title 1120, the playback time 1130, and the summary information may be displayed on the web content thumbnail with a transparency lower than the thumbnail of the web content list 1020 in order to increase the visibility of the user Can be displayed.

11B, the third channel 1033 of the unselected channels 1030 includes the channel number 1033-1, the name 1033-2 of the web-based service mapped to the channel, And summary information 1033-3.

The channel number 1033-1 may be displayed even if there is no web based service mapped to the channel. The name 1033-2 of the web based service and the channel summary information 1033-3 may not be displayed if there is no web based service mapped to the channel and the third channel 1023 which is not highlighted 10 It can be displayed semi-transparently. The same can be applied to the first channel 1021 and the second channel 1022.

The unselected channel 1030 may be displayed entirely transparent or small, but the channel number 1033-1 may be displayed with a reduced transparency or displayed relatively large compared to other details in order to increase the visibility of the user.

And may not be displayed in the case of a channel that is not mapped to the web-based service among the unselected channels 1030. [ However, this is only an example, and even if it is displayed, since there is no mapped web-based service, only the channel number 1033-1 can be displayed, and the web content list 1020 is not displayed.

11C, the selected channel 1040 includes a channel number 1040-1, a name 1040-2 of the web-based service mapped to the channel, an account 1040-3, profile information 1040-4 ) And the number of subscriptions 1040-5.

The channel number 1040-1 of the selected channel 1040 may be displayed similar to the channel number 1033-1 of the unselected channel 1030. However, if there is a large amount of information to be displayed on the selected channel 1040, The size may be smaller. And may be displayed more clearly than the channel number 1033-1 of the unselected channel 1030. [ The channel number 1040-1 of the selected channel 1040 may be displayed even if there is no web based service mapped to the channel.

The name 1040-2, account 1040-3, and profile information 1040-3 of the web based service may not be displayed if there is no web based service mapped to the channel, The profile information 1040-4 may not be displayed if a specific account 1040-2 is not set even though there is a web based service mapped to the channel. The profile information 1040-4 may not be displayed if the administrator of the specific account 1040-2 does not input the profile information 1040-4 even if the specific account 1040-2 is set. However, this is only an example and there may be cases where the account 1040-2 can not be set in the web-based service. The profile information 1040-4 may be displayed as a photograph, a phrase, or the like for displaying the specific account 1040-2.

The number of subscriptions 1040-5 may indicate the number of people based on selecting and displaying the web content of the web based service or account 1040-2 or may be based on the web based service or account 1040-2 itself It may represent a mapped number, but this is only an example.

The selected channel 1040 may be displayed more clearly or larger than the channel 1030 that is not selected as a whole to increase the visibility of the user. This will be described later.

12 is a view for explaining a channel showing web contents of all channels according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A channel 1210 showing web content of all channels may be named News Feed, which is merely an example. Hereinafter, the information is expressed as a News Feed channel 1210 for convenience of explanation.

The news feed channel 1210 may display the web contents provided by all the web based services mapped to the channel in the web contents list 1220. For example, the first web content 1221 is the web content of the channel 05, the second web content 1222 is the web content of the channel 09, the third web content 1223 is the web content of the channel 02 have.

The provided web contents may be displayed in order of update or in order of preference. In this case, the first web content 1221, the second web content 1222, and the third web content 1223 may be arranged in order from the left. If the news feed channel 1210 displays web content in order of update In this case, the display apparatus 100 arranges the web content of each channel to which the web-based service is mapped in order of update in a state of receiving information on the latest web content, and displays the web content. However, this is only an embodiment.

The channel number of the news feed channel 1210 may be initially set in the display device 100. However, the user can change the channel number of the news feed channel 1210 to the preferred channel number.

The web content of the news feed channel 1210 may be provided according to a predetermined method for all the web contents of the channels to which the web-based service is mapped. However, the web contents of the news feed channel 1210 may be provided according to a pre- You can also change the setting to.

13 is a diagram for explaining a channel browsing operation on a UI screen including a virtual channel list according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 13, a channel on the channel list 1010 may be moved in a predetermined direction according to a channel browsing instruction of a user, and the selected channel may be arranged in a predetermined area. That is, according to the channel down button input operation, the channel list 1010 moves upward, and the channel list 1010 moves downward according to the channel up button input operation, thereby changing the channel.

In the initial screen 1310, only the channels 06, 07, 08, and 09 are displayed in the channel list 1010. However, this is only an example and it is possible to show more channels or fewer channels according to the setting . Also, the number of digits may be represented by three digits instead of two digits, which is merely one embodiment.

In the channel down screen 1320, only the channels 05, 06, 07, and 08 are displayed in the channel list 1010, and there is only a channel position shift, which may be a result of a user inputting a channel down button. The selected channel 1040 is changed from channel 06 to channel 05, and at this time, the web content list 1020 is directly below the screen, and only the channel list can be changed. However, the web content list 1020 is changed to the web content list 1020 for the channel 05. Similarly, the channel up screen 1330 may also have a position shift of the channel list.

However, the highlight 10 itself may be configured to move. When the highlight 10 itself moves, the web content list 1020 located at the lower part of the screen may move upward as the channel moves. At this time, the channel list 1010 is fixed on the screen. However, this is only an embodiment.

14A and 14B are views showing a UI screen including a virtual channel list according to another embodiment of the present invention.

14A, the transparency of the channel 1030 and the selected channel 1040 that are not selected in the channel list 1010 can be set differently. For example, the unselected channel 1030 may be set to be more transparent than the selected channel 1040 to minimize viewing disturbance for the user.

11B, the size of the channel 1030 and the selected channel 1040 that are not selected in the channel list 1010 can be set differently. For example, the unselected channel 1030 may be set smaller than the selected channel 1040 to minimize viewing disturbance for the user.

Also, the channel can be configured to be moved by the user's up / down button operation without displaying the unselected channel 230. In this case, the non-selected channel 1030 is not displayed, thereby minimizing interference to the user's viewing. Such a configuration may be applied to the web content list 1020, but this is only an example.

15 is a view showing a UI screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the upper part of FIG. 15, the screen 1510 on which the web-based service is displayed displays the web-based service on the lower left side of the screen. When the user enters the UI screen including the virtual channel list, Or may be displayed differently, as the selected channel 1040 of FIG.

The screen 1520 in which the web-based service is not displayed as shown in the lower part of FIG. 15 is a screen on which the displayed web-based service is disappeared and can be implemented so as to disappear after 3 seconds, for example, But are merely examples. The web-based service may be implemented to disappear suddenly or gradually disappear while increasing transparency, but this is also only an example. Even if the web based service is displayed or disappears, the previously displayed web contents are displayed continuously.

16 is a view showing a UI screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the upper part of FIG. 16, the screen 1610 before the highlight 10 of the channel or the web content is changed is displayed before the user's operation after the UI screen including the virtual channel list is displayed. Thereafter, when the highlight 10 of the channel or the web content is changed by the user's operation, a screen 1620 after the highlight 10 of the channel or the web content as shown in the lower side of FIG. 16 is changed, The web content being displayed can still be displayed if the user has not selected the web content.

In this case, the displayed web content is terminated when the user selects another web content or stops supplying power. However, when the user ends the UI screen including the virtual channel list, it can be continuously displayed.

17A to 22F are views showing a UI screen for providing GUIs that can be changed in various forms according to another embodiment of the present invention.

17A, when a predetermined first user command is input after the image content is displayed, the GUI 1710 in the form of a semicircle to guide the display device 100 to the first mode ) Can be displayed in one area of the display screen. Here, the predetermined first user command includes, for example, a command that a remote control device implemented as a pointing device is moved by a predetermined distance, a command that a preset button is input in a remote control device implemented by a remote control, A command for inputting a touch drag operation by a predetermined distance in the provided remote control device, but the present invention is not limited thereto. On the other hand, information of the currently displayed image contents (for example, 'KBS, channel 7, 1 night and 2 days') can be displayed on one side of the semicircle-shaped GUI 310 that indicates the first mode.

Then, when a predetermined second user command is input, the user moves to the left side of the semicircle-shaped GUI 1710 and at the same time, transforms into a semicircular form in a semicircle shape to guide the mode of the display device 100 to be the second mode, Lists 1730 through 1770 can be displayed. Here, the predetermined second user command may be inputted in a form different from the first user command, for example, a command that the pointing device is moved by a different distance from the first user command, A command to be input twice consecutively, a command to input a touch drag operation having a length different from that of the first user command in the touch pad, but the present invention is not limited thereto. On the other hand, the content list may include a terrestrial channel, a cable channel, a predetermined user preference channel, an OTT (over the top) channel, a social channel, a video on demand (VOD) service channel, have.

The instruction to switch the mode of the display device 100 from the first mode to the second mode in some cases is to move the semicircular GUI 310 shown in Fig. 17A in a predetermined direction, for example, the left direction Command (for example, input using a direction key (up, down, left, right) provided in the remote control device). In this case, when a command to move the semicircle-shaped GUI 310 in the opposite direction, that is, in the right direction, is inputted, the mode of the display apparatus 100 can be switched from the second mode to the first mode.

On the other hand, if the predetermined second user command is input again after the SNL Korea 1750 of the specific content 'TV N' is selected from the content lists 1730 to 1770 of FIG. 17B, the content lists 1730 to 1770 are included The user can move the position of the circular GUI 1710 to the left end of the screen to guide the mode of the display device 200 to the third mode. In this case, as shown in FIG. 17C, the library list 1780 to 1795 including the cable channel 49 to the cable channel 46 (1780 to 1795), which are related contents of the SNL Korea 1750 of the selected content 'TV N' .

According to another example, as shown in FIG. 18A, when a user command for moving the highlight 10 on the content list is input with the GUI 1810 including the icon of 'heart shape' indicating the drama genre being provided , The highlight 10 can be moved to the 'MBC drama 1820' corresponding to the drama genre in the content lists 1820 to 1860, as shown in FIG. 18B. As shown in FIG. 18C, not only the highlight 10 but also the corresponding GUI 1810 can be moved.

18C, the highlight 10 is moved to the 'MBC drama net 1870' corresponding to the drama genre according to a user command for moving the highlight 10 to another content, The corresponding GUI 1810 can be moved around the MBC dramanet 1870 and displayed.

The position of the icon 1810 corresponding to the content of the drama genre in the contents list 1820 to 1860 may be moved to the position of the icon 1820 corresponding to the contents of the drama genre as shown in Fig. (1810) to the displayed position.

According to another example, as shown in FIG. 19A, when a first user command corresponding to a specific user, that is, 'A user' is inputted, information related to the previously stored A user (for example, Can be used to classify the contents. Thereafter, when a second user command of 'A user' is inputted, at least one of the position and the shape of the GUI 1710 is changed to notify that the mode of the display device 100 is the second mode, It is possible to display the drama contents list preferred by the A user together with the image contents. In this case, the GUI may be transformed (for example, a 'heart icon' corresponding to the drama contents) using the drama information preferred by the user A, or displayed as shown in FIG. 19B, It is also possible to change the form of the GUI 1710 to a GUI 1910 using a piece of information and display it.

As shown in FIG. 20A, in the second mode of the display device 200 displaying the content list together with the image content, a specific content, that is, 'TV N SNL Korea' content 2010 is selected , A guide UI (see FIG. 20B) including a message &quot; Do you want to record this program today? &Quot; is displayed on one side of the 'TV N SNL Korea' 1220 may be displayed.

According to another example, when a predetermined third user command is input in a state that the GUI 1710 for guiding the first mode is displayed as shown in FIG. 21A, 100 may be changed to at least one of the location and the type of the GUI 1710 to guide the user that the mode is the third mode. Also, a library list 1730 including channel 49 to channel 46 classified by a predetermined classification criterion, for example, 'user's favorite cable broadcasting channel', as shown in FIG.

Alternatively, the user may be directly switched from the first mode to the third mode according to a command to move the semicircular GUI 1710 in a predetermined direction, for example, the left direction by a predetermined distance or more, The first mode may be switched from the third mode to the first mode. For example, when there is a touch drag input of a predetermined distance in a predetermined direction on the touch pad, when the predetermined direction key is depressed by a predetermined time or more, the pointing device is moved by a predetermined distance in a predetermined direction The corresponding command can be input.

22A, in a second mode in which a content list is displayed together with image contents, a user command for moving the position of the GUI 1710 upward (up) or downward (down) The highlight 10 and the GUI 1710 may be moved in the corresponding direction or the content list itself may be moved in the corresponding direction.

22B, in a state in which the GUI 1710 is displayed to inform that the mode of the display device 100 is the first mode, the GUI 1710 may be moved in a specific direction, for example, The mode of the display device 100 is switched from the first mode to the second mode, and at the same time, the GUI of the display device 100 is switched to the GUI mode by using the specific user information and information pre- 1710 may be changed in at least one of the form and the color.

22C, when the user command for moving the semicircle GUI 1710 in a predetermined direction, for example, the left direction is inputted, the mode of the display device 100 is changed from the first mode to the second mode Mode.

22D, when a user command for moving the semicircle GUI 1710 in a predetermined direction, for example, a leftward direction by a predetermined distance is inputted, the mode of the display device 200 is changed to the first mode Mode to the third mode.

22E, when a user command for drawing a circle (1) in the left direction with respect to the circular GUI 1710 is input, the content list is moved in a predetermined direction (e.g., the direction 2) . In this case, the GUI 1710 and the highlight 10 can also be moved in the corresponding directions.

22F, when a user command in the direction 1 or 3 is input to the semicircular GUI 1710 while the display device 100 is in the first mode, When the mode is changed to the second mode, the cursor may be moved in the corresponding direction on the content list or the content list may be moved in the corresponding direction. Also, when the user command is input in the ② or ④ direction (for example, a motion larger than ① or ③) with respect to the semicircular GUI 1710 while the display device 100 is in the first mode, At the same time that the mode of the apparatus 100 is changed to the third mode, the cursor can be moved in the corresponding direction on the library contents list or the library contents list can be moved in the corresponding direction.

However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the screen switching corresponding to the direction of the user command and the movement to the content area desired by the user can be changed in various directions by user setting.

23 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to the control method of the display device shown in FIG. 23, a virtual channel list including at least one channel to which the Web-based service information is mapped is configured (S2310).

Then, when a predetermined event occurs (S2320: Y), web contents that can be provided through a specific web-based service among the virtual channel list including at least one broadcast channel and at least one channel to which the web- (S2330).

In step S2330, when a channel jumping command is input, channel jumping is sequentially performed based on the virtual channel list. When a channel to which the web-based service information is mapped is selected, the channel jumping command is provided through the web- At least one web content.

In step S2330, when the channel to which the web-based service information is mapped is selected, the web content can be automatically reproduced on the screen based on the URL information of the web content provided through the web-based service corresponding to the selected channel.

In step S2330, the virtual channel list is displayed. When one channel is selected on the virtual channel list according to the channel browsing command, the channel list includes at least one web content provided through the web-based service mapped to the selected channel information A list of Web contents can be displayed. In this case, at least one web content provided through the web-based service mapped to the selected channel may be listed in the order of update. Here, the at least one web content included in the web content list may be provided in a form including at least one of a web content title, a playback time, a web content source, and summary information on a web content thumbnail.

Also, in step S2330, when one web content is selected from the web content list, the web content can be reproduced based on the URL information mapped to the selected web content.

In addition, the control method may further include the step of, based on the information received from the server managing the web contents that can be provided through the web-based service and the web-based service in accordance with the preset event, And displaying a UI screen that provides web content information that can be provided through the web-based service according to a predetermined criterion and provides the web content information. In this case, the control method may add channel information to which the web-based service information is mapped, selected in accordance with the user command on the UI screen, to the virtual channel list. Here, the UI screen may provide the channel information in which the web-based service information is mapped according to at least one of a channel genre, a number of channel subscribers, a channel popularity ranking, and user account information.

Meanwhile, at least one channel to which the web-based service information is mapped may be an IP address-based channel that provides a service through the web, and may include at least one of a social media channel, a Paid media channel, have.

24 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to the server control method shown in FIG. 24, information about web contents that can be provided through the web based service and the corresponding web based service is stored and managed in a predetermined channel form (S2410).

Then, when a preset event is generated (S2420: Y), at least one channel information of the grouped channel information is transmitted to the display device (S2430).

In step S2410, the web service may group and manage channel information mapped according to at least one of channel genre, channel subscribers number, channel popularity ranking, and user account information. Here, the at least one channel mapped to the web based service may be an IP address based channel providing a web based service.

In step S2430, when a subscription request for a channel providing a web-based service is received from the display device, detailed information on the channel can be transmitted to the display device. Specifically, when a subscription request for a channel providing a web-based service is received from a display device that performs channel jumping based on a virtual channel list including at least one broadcast channel and at least one channel to which a web-based service is mapped , And transmits the information about the channel to the display device so that the channel on which the subscription request is received is added to the virtual channel list.

As described above, according to various embodiments of the present invention, since the web-based contents are provided to the user in a familiar channel form, the convenience of the user is improved. In addition, contents distributed in various video platforms (or accounts) can be easily dis- cussed and continuously subscribed through a single platform.

The display device and the control method of the server according to the above-described various embodiments may be implemented by a program and provided to a display device and a server.

For example, a program for configuring a virtual channel list including at least one channel to which web-based service information is mapped and providing web contents that can be provided through a specific web-based service in the virtual channel list according to a predetermined event This stored non-transitory computer readable medium may be provided.

A non-transitory readable medium is a medium that stores data for a short period of time, such as a register, cache, memory, etc., but semi-permanently stores data and is readable by the apparatus. In particular, the various applications or programs described above may be stored on non-volatile readable media such as CD, DVD, hard disk, Blu-ray disk, USB, memory card, ROM,

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

100: display device 110: display part
120: processor 200: server
210: storage unit 220: communication unit
230: Processor

Claims (20)

A display unit for displaying a screen; And
A processor configured to construct a virtual channel list including at least one channel to which web-based service information is mapped and to provide web contents on the screen that can be provided through the web-based service of the virtual channel list according to a predetermined event; / RTI &gt; The method according to claim 1,
And a storage unit for storing the virtual channel list including at least one channel to which the Web-based service information is mapped,
The processor comprising:
When a channel jumping command is inputted, channel jumping is sequentially performed on a channel included in the virtual channel list, and when a channel to which the web-based service information is mapped is selected, And provides at least one web content. 3. The method of claim 2,
The processor comprising:
When the channel to which the web-based service information is mapped is selected, the web content is automatically reproduced on the screen based on the URL information of the web content provided through the web-based service corresponding to the selected channel Display device. The method according to claim 1,
The processor comprising:
The method comprising: displaying the virtual channel list and displaying a web content list including at least one web content provided through a web-based service mapped to the selected channel information when one channel is selected on the virtual channel list according to a channel browsing command; Is displayed on the display unit. 5. The method of claim 4,
The processor comprising:
Wherein at least one web content provided through the web-based service mapped to the selected channel is sequentially listed and provided based on a time point at which the corresponding web content is updated. 5. The method of claim 4,
The processor comprising:
Wherein when one web content is selected from the web content list, the web content is reproduced based on URL information mapped to the selected web content. 5. The method of claim 4,
The processor comprising:
And controls to move the channel on the virtual channel list according to the channel browsing command in a preset direction so as to be arranged in a predetermined area of the channel information of the selected channel. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the at least one web content included in the web content list comprises:
Wherein the content is provided in a form including at least one of a web content title, a playback time, a web content source, and summary information on a web content thumbnail. The method according to claim 1,
And a communication unit for communicating with a server that manages web contents provided through the web based service and the web based service in a channel form,
The processor comprising:
Based on the information received from the server according to a preset event, channel information on which the web-based service information is mapped and web content information that can be provided through the web-based service, And the display device. 10. The method of claim 9,
The processor comprising:
And adds channel information to which the web-based service information is mapped, which is selected in accordance with a user command on the UI screen, to the virtual channel list. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the predetermined criteria for grouping the web content information includes at least one of a channel genre, a channel subscriber number, a channel popularity ranking, and a user account information, to which the web-based service information is mapped, Device. The method according to claim 1,
At least one channel to which the web-based service information is mapped,
And a channel for providing a social platform service. A communication unit for performing communication with the display device;
A storage unit for storing information on web contents that can be provided through the web based service and the web based service in a predetermined channel form; And
Grouping and managing channel information for web contents that can be provided through the web-based service and the web-based service according to a preset criterion, and managing at least one channel information of the grouped channel information according to a predetermined event, To the server. 14. The method of claim 13,
The processor comprising:
And transmits the grouped channel information to the display device according to a preset event. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein when the subscription request for the channel providing the web-based service is received from the display device, detailed information about the channel is transmitted to the display device. 14. The method of claim 13,
The predetermined criteria for grouping the web content information may include:
A channel genre, a number of channel subscribers, and a channel popularity ranking. A method of controlling a display device,
Configuring a virtual channel list including at least one channel to which web based service information is mapped; And
And providing web contents that can be provided through the web based service among the virtual channel list according to a predetermined event on the screen. 18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein the providing on the screen comprises:
When a channel jumping command is inputted, channel jumping is sequentially performed on a channel included in the virtual channel list, and when a channel to which the web-based service information is mapped is selected, And providing at least one web content. A control method of a server for storing information on web contents that can be provided through a web based service and a corresponding web based service in a predetermined channel form,
Grouping and managing channel information on web contents that can be provided through the web-based service and the corresponding web-based service according to a predetermined criterion; And
And transmitting at least one channel information of the grouped channel information to the display device according to a preset event. A system comprising a display device and a server,
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for managing channel information of web contents that can be provided through a web based service and a corresponding web based service by grouping and managing channel information according to a preset reference, A transmitting server; And
Based on the at least one channel information received from the server, configures a virtual channel list including at least one channel to which the web-based service information is mapped, And a display device for providing web contents that can be provided through the screen.

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