KR101665131B1 - A method for providing information for contents which was uploaded by a user - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of storing uploaded content information every time a user uploads content on a network TV and easily accessing the content information uploaded by the user when the user desires.

Network TV, Broadband TV, Video, Icon, Content, Upload

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a content providing method,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a network TV capable of being connected to an Internet network and receiving various contents.

More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for storing uploaded content information every time a user uploads content on a network TV and easily accessing the content information uploaded by the user when the user desires.

As digital-based digital TV technology has been developed and commercialized in existing analog broadcasting, it is possible to use various types of digital media such as real-time broadcast, COD (Contents on Demand), game Content services can be provided to users.

An example of content service provision using the Internet network is IPTV (Internet Protocol TV). The IPTV refers to transmitting various information services, moving picture contents, broadcasting, and the like to a user's television using a high-speed Internet network.

In recent years, the concept of broadband TV, web TV, etc. has been suggested as a form of network TV that has advanced further in IPTV. Unlike the conventional IPTV, a broadband TV or a web TV has a plurality of content providers, and a user accesses a plurality of content providers individually to receive contents such as various VODs, games, and video phone services provided by the content provider have.

In such a network TV system, a user can not only receive contents from a contents provider, but also upload his or her own contents to a contents provider server. For example, it is possible to upload a UCC video or a photo image taken by the user to the content provider server.

However, when a user uploads content to a plurality of content provider servers, it is impossible to know when and which content provider server has uploaded contents, regardless of the content that the user has uploaded.

There is a need for a method that can solve these problems.

The present invention provides a method by which a user can easily access contents uploaded by a user when content is uploaded to a plurality of content provider servers.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a display device connectable to a network is provided. The display device includes: a network interface unit connected to a server of at least one content provider through a network to transmit or receive content; A user interface unit for receiving a user input for selecting a user content icon representing a content transmitted by a user; A storage unit for storing the transmitted content information; A control unit for recording the transmitted content information in the storage unit whenever the user transmits the content and controlling the display of the content information when the user selects the user content icon; And a display unit displaying the user content icon and displaying information of the content when the user selects the user content icon.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a content information providing method of a display device connectable to a network is provided. The method includes: storing the transmitted content information each time a user transmits the content; Displaying a user content icon representing content transmitted by a user; Receiving a selection of the user content icon; And displaying the content information transmitted by the user.

According to the present invention, when a user uploads content to a plurality of content provider servers, the user can easily access content uploaded by the user.

In addition, according to the present invention, a user can receive content information uploaded by another device, not the device that uploaded the content.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a network configuration diagram of a network TV system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a network TV system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a network operator 10, at least one content provider (CP) 20, and at least one network TV 30 And they are interconnected by a network, for example the Internet.

The network operator 10 provides the base software necessary for the contents provider 20 to operate normally in the network TV 30 or the software necessary for the network TV 30 to operate. It also provides the content provider 20 with the hardware information of the network TV 30 necessary for the contents to be normally executed on the network TV 30.

For example, the network operator 10 provides a basic screen frame required when providing contents provided by content providers to the network TV 30, and allows a user to select contents, input various commands, And provides a user interface for displaying. In addition, the network operator 10 also serves to provide data for updating the firmware or software of the network TV 30. The network operator 10 may be the same entity as the manufacturer of the network TV 30.

The content provider 20 generates various contents that can be provided on the network and configures the contents in a format that can be reproduced on the network TV 30 and provides contents according to the request of the network TV 30. The content according to the present invention may be any multimedia content that can be served through a network.

The content provider 20 may provide the content directly to the network TV 30 through the Internet or may be provided to the network TV 30 through the network operator 10 May be provided.

The network TV 30 may be equipped with dedicated firmware for playing, searching, and displaying a list of contents for each content provider 20. [ The firmware may be installed in the network TV 30 during the manufacturing process of the network TV 30 or downloaded from the content provider 20 or the network operator 10 while the user is using the firmware.

The firmware of the network TV 30 may be referred to as a program for reproducing or executing the content provided by the content provider 20. [ The firmware may vary depending on the type of content provided by the content provider 20. For example, if the content provider 20 is a VOD provider, the firmware may be a VOD playback program. If the content provider 20 is an AOD, a MOD provider, it may be an AOD and a MOD playback program. And may be a video telephone program when the content provider 20 is a video telephone service provider.

The network TV 30 receives the content from the content provider 20 and reproduces or executes the content. The network TV 30 of the present invention includes an arbitrary display device equipped with a network module such as a broadcast receiving device such as a TV, a set-top box, etc. equipped with a network module, and a network telephone. Although the present specification describes broadcast receiving apparatuses having a broadcast receiving function as an example, embodiments of the present invention can be applied to any display apparatus capable of network connection, and are all included in the scope of the present invention.

More specifically, the content provider 20 may be a company that creates or distributes various contents to be provided to the network TV 30. The content provider 20 may include a TV station, a radio station, a VOD provider, an AOD provider, a game provider, a video phone service provider, a weather information provider, a photo related service provider, and the like.

A TV station refers to a conventional terrestrial or cable broadcasting station, which can create and store a program that users can watch and convert the digital signal into a digital broadcasting signal.

A radio station provides audio content and can only provide audio content with or without video content.

VOD operators and AOD operators have different characteristics from TV stations and radio stations. In other words, in the case of VOD or AOD, a service is provided so that a desired program, movie, or music can be stored and played back. For example, if there is a broadcast program that is not properly watched because there is no time for viewing the current broadcast program, the user can access the site providing the broadcast service and download the file or play the program immediately.

The AOD provider provides a streaming service of audio contents.

The MOD (Music On Demand) service provider allows me to download and listen to the music I want.

The video phone service provider provides a relay service to allow a video call with a user of another network TV through the network. Weather providers provide weather information for multiple locations, while photo-related service providers provide tools for editing and storing photos.

In addition, the content provider 20 can provide various services to the network TV through the Internet, such as a PF (Packet Filter) server, an EPG service provider, an ECG (Electronic Content Guide) service provider, It can be any server operator.

The PF server is provided by a company that manages all broadcasting information and location information provided by the content provider instead. This service mainly contains the broadcasting time of the broadcasting station, location information necessary for broadcasting, and information that the user can access.

The EPG service provides the EPG information so that the user can view the broadcast program by time zone and analyze it by channel.

The ECG service provides the user with contents information of the contents provider, location and access authority of the connection server, and the like. That is, it is an electronic program guide that gives detailed information about contents and the function to easily connect servers having contents.

A portal server is a web service provided by each broadcasting station. When a request is received from a user terminal, the portal server connects to a web server of a broadcasting company or a service provider. The role of the portal server is to be able to retrieve a list of programs provided by each broadcasting station or content providers providing content services.

The network TV 30 basically has a network interface that can be connected to a network, receives an IP address and receives a data packet through the network, and when the data packet is multimedia data such as video and audio, have.

The network TV 30 may operate to transmit the user's requests in both directions while processing the multimedia data. Also, it is preferable that buttons for controlling the network TV, that is, buttons for selecting various menus, are provided in a user input portion of a remote controller or an operation button for controlling the network TV 30.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the above-described network TV 30 will be described in detail. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a network TV 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The network TV 30 may have a function of receiving a broadcast signal in the form of an RF signal through a broadcast or cable via the broadcast receiver 41 in addition to receiving the content through the network.

2, the network TV 30 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a broadcast receiving unit 41, a demultiplexing unit 42, a video signal processing unit 43, a display unit 44, An OSD generating unit 46, a user interface unit 47, a storage interface unit 48, a storage unit 49, an external signal input unit 39, and a control unit 50.

Among the above components, the broadcast receiving unit 41, the demultiplexing unit 42, and the video signal processing unit 43 receive a broadcast signal and process it in a form that can be outputted to the display unit 44 through various processes, .

In the case where the content is digital broadcasting, the digital broadcasting signal is transmitted in the form of a packetized transport stream by time division multiplexing the video signal, the audio signal and the additional data.

The broadcast receiving unit 41 may include an antenna for receiving a broadcast signal transmitted from the outside and tuners for tuning a broadcast signal having a frequency band corresponding to the tuning control signal of the controller 50, And a demodulator (demodulator) for outputting a broadcast signal of the tuned specific channel through a VSB (Vestigial Sideband) demodulation process, an error correction process, and the like in a transport stream format.

The broadcast signal received through the broadcast receiver 41 is demultiplexed by the demultiplexer 42 into various additional data defined by a video signal, an audio signal, and Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP) .

The video data separated through the demultiplexing unit 42 is processed by the video signal processing unit 43 and displayed on the display unit 44.

At this time, the video signal processor 43 includes an MPEG-2 decoder and a scaler that converts the video data to a vertical frequency, a resolution, an aspect ratio, and the like that match the output specifications of the display unit 44.

Here, various types of displays such as DLP (Digital Light Processing), LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and PDP (Plasma Display Panel) may be used as the display unit 44.

The audio signal is processed by a voice signal processor (not shown) and output to a speaker. The voice signal processor may include an AC-3 decoder.

The additional data included in the additional data separated through the demultiplexer 42 is stored in the storage device 49 via the storage interface unit 48 to be described later.

The storage device 49 may be implemented by an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) or the like.

The user interface unit 47 is a means for receiving a request command from a user. The user interface unit 47 typically includes an infrared receiver for receiving an infrared signal input through a remote controller, or a local key input unit provided on one side of the panel.

The network interface unit 45 receives content or data from the content provider 20 or the network operator 10 via the network. That is, it receives contents such as broadcasts, games, VOD, broadcast signals, and the like provided from a content provider through a network and information related thereto. It also receives update information and an update file of the firmware provided by the network operator 10 via the network interface unit 45.

The OSD generating unit 46 generates a menu screen for receiving a user's judgment signal in the form of an OSD (On Screen Display).

That is, the OSD generating unit 46 may display information related to the content received through the network interface unit 45 through the display unit.

The external signal input unit 39 is an interface capable of receiving input from another reproducing apparatus, for example, a DVD player, a game machine or the like. It is possible to connect another playback apparatus to the external signal input unit 39 and output the multimedia stored in the playback apparatus to the display unit 44. [

The control unit 50 performs an overall operation control according to a command input from the user interface unit 47. The control unit 50 receives and executes the software of the content provider 20, that is, the firmware update file, received from the network operator 10.

According to the embodiment, the broadcast receiving apparatus 40 according to the present invention can output a 3D image. The menu screen of the broadcast receiving apparatus 40 may be provided in 3D, and when the content provided by the content provider 20 is 3D content, the menu screen may be received and output.

Additional components are required to output 3D images. FIG. 3 shows a configuration of a broadcast receiving apparatus capable of processing a 3D image according to an embodiment of the present invention. The operation of the remaining components except the 3D formatter 38 is the same as in Fig.

As shown in FIG. 3, a 3D formatter 38 is disposed at an output terminal of the video signal processing unit 48. The 3D formatter 38 converts the image processed by the image signal processing unit 48 into a 3D image and transmits the 3D image to the display unit 44. The OSD generating unit 46 may include a separate 3D formatter for converting the OSD output to 3D.

The configuration shown in Fig. 3 is only an embodiment, and various known techniques can be used for 3D image processing.

Figs. 4 and 5 show an example of a remote controller for controlling the network TV 30 shown in Fig. 2 or Fig. The remote controller can transmit a control signal to the controller 50 through a wireless signal receiver such as an RF signal or an infrared signal, which may be included in the user interface 47 of the network TV 30. [ The remote controller described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6 will be referred to as a remote operation recognizing remote controller 51 as a remote controller responsive to a user's gesture as well as a user's button input.

In this embodiment, the operation recognition remote controller 51 can transmit and receive signals according to the RF communication standard with the network TV 30. 4, a pointer 53 may be displayed on the network TV 30 at a point where the operation recognition remote controller 51 is pointing.

The user can move or rotate the motion recognizing remote controller 51 up, down, left, right, back and forth. The pointer 53 displayed on the network TV 30 corresponds to the motion of the operation recognition remote controller 51. [ Fig. 5 shows a bar displayed on the network TV 30 in response to the movement of the motion recognition remote controller 51. Fig.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the user moves the operation recognition remote controller 51 to the left, the pointer displayed on the network TV 30 also moves to the left corresponding thereto. In this embodiment, the motion recognition remote controller 51 may be provided with a sensor capable of discriminating a motion. Information about the motion of the motion recognition remote controller 51 sensed through the sensor of the motion recognition remote controller 51 is transmitted to the network TV 30. The network TV 30 determines the operation of the motion recognition remote controller 51 from the information about the motion of the motion recognition remote controller 51 and calculates the coordinate value of the pointer 53 corresponding thereto.

An acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor or a geomagnetic sensor can be used as the sensor for discriminating the movement.

Figs. 4 and 5 show an example in which the pointer 53 displayed on the display 49 moves in correspondence with the up, down, left, right or rotation of the operation recognition remote controller 51. Fig. The moving speed and the moving direction of the pointer 53 may correspond to the moving speed and the moving direction of the operation recognition remote controller 51. [

In this embodiment, the pointer displayed on the network TV 30 is set to move corresponding to the operation of the motion recognition remote controller 51. [ As another example, a predetermined command may be input to the network TV 30 in response to the operation of the motion recognition remote controller 51. [ That is, the size of the image displayed on the network TV 30 can be enlarged or reduced when the remote controller 51 moves back and forth.

FIG. 6 is an internal block diagram of the interface 47 of the network TV 30 and the operation recognition remote controller 51 of FIG. 4 in FIG.

Referring to the drawings, the above-described network TV 30 may include a coordinate value calculation unit 115 and a wireless communication unit 111. [ The coordinate value calculation unit 115 may be included in the control unit 50 described above. The wireless communication unit 111 may be included in the user interface unit 47 described above. The wireless communication unit 111 may include an RF module 112 or an IR module 113.

The operation recognition remote controller 51 includes a wireless communication unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensor unit 140, an output unit 150, a power supply unit 160, a memory 170, .

The wireless communication unit 120 transmits and receives signals to and from the network TV 30. The operation recognition remote controller 51 may include an RF module 121 capable of transmitting and receiving signals with the interface unit 40 of the network TV 30 in accordance with the RF communication standard. The operation recognition remote controller 51 may include an IR module 123 that can transmit and receive signals to / from the interface unit 40 of the network TV 30 in accordance with the IR communication standard.

In this embodiment, the operation recognition remote controller 51 transmits a signal containing information on the operation of the operation recognition remote controller 51 through the RF module 121 to the network TV 30. In addition, the operation recognition remote controller 51 can receive the signal transmitted by the network TV 30 through the RF module 121. [ In addition, the operation recognition remote controller 51 can transmit a command regarding power on / off, channel change, volume change, and the like to the network TV 30 through the IR module 123 as needed.

The user input unit 130 may include a keypad or a button. The user can input a command related to the network TV 30 with the operation recognition remote controller 51 by operating the user input unit 130. [ When the user input unit 130 includes a hard key button, the user can input a command related to the network TV 30 to the operation recognition remote controller 51 through the push operation of the hot key button. When the user input unit 130 has a touch screen, the user can touch a soft key of the touch screen to input a command related to the network TV 30 to the operation recognition remote controller 51. [ In addition, the user input unit 130 may include various types of input means such as a scroll key, a jog key, and the like that can be operated by the user, and the present invention does not limit the scope of the present invention.

The sensor unit 140 may include a gyro sensor 141 or an acceleration sensor 143 as a motion sensor. The gyro sensor 141 can detect the movement of the operation recognition remote controller 51. [ For example, the gyro sensor 141 can sense information on the operation of the operation recognition remote controller 51 with reference to the x, y, and z axes. The acceleration sensor 141 can sense information on the moving speed of the motion recognition remote controller 51 and the like. The output unit 150 may output a video or audio signal corresponding to an operation to the user input unit 130 or a signal transmitted from the network TV 30. [ The user can recognize whether the user input unit 130 is operated or whether the network TV 30 is controlled through the output unit 150.

For example, the output unit 150 includes an LED module 151 that is turned on when the user input unit 130 is operated or a signal is transmitted and received with the network TV 30 through the wireless communication unit 120, a vibration module 153 An audio output module 155 for outputting sound, or a display module 357 for outputting an image.

The power supply unit 160 supplies power to the operation recognition remote controller 51. When the operation recognition remote controller 51 does not move for a predetermined time, the power supply unit 160 stops power supply, thereby reducing power consumption. The power supply unit 160 can resume power supply when a predetermined key provided on the operation recognition remote controller 51 is operated.

The memory 170 may store various kinds of application data or the like necessary for the control or operation of the operation recognition remote controller 51. If the operation recognition remote controller 51 wirelessly transmits and receives signals through the network TV 30 and the RF module 121, the operation recognition remote controller 51 and the network TV 30 transmit and receive signals through a predetermined frequency band . The control unit 180 of the operation recognition remote controller 51 stores the information on the frequency band or the like capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving signals to and from the network TV 30 paired with the operation recognition remote controller 51 in the memory 170 .

The control unit 180 controls various matters related to the control of the operation recognition remote controller 51. [ The control unit 180 transmits a signal corresponding to a predetermined key operation of the user input unit 130 or a signal corresponding to an operation of the motion recognition remote controller 51 sensed by the sensor unit 140 to the network TV 30 to the wireless communication unit 111.

As described above, the network TV 30 includes a wireless communication unit 120 capable of wirelessly transmitting / receiving signals to / from the operation recognition remote controller 51, and a wireless communication unit 120 for calculating coordinates values of a pointer corresponding to the operation of the operation recognition remote controller 51 And a coordinate value calculation unit 115 that can calculate the coordinate value.

The wireless communication unit 111 can wirelessly transmit / receive signals to / from the operation recognition remote controller 51 through the RF module 112. Also, the operation recognition remote controller 51 can receive a signal transmitted in accordance with the IR communication standard through the RF module 112.

The coordinate value calculation unit 115 corrects the camera shake or error from the signal corresponding to the operation of the motion recognition remote control 51 received via the wireless communication unit 111 and outputs the coordinate of the pointer 53 to be displayed on the display 49 The value (x, y) can be calculated.

The transmission signal of the motion recognition remote controller 51 inputted to the network TV 30 through the interface unit 40 is transmitted to the control unit 47 of the network TV 30. The control unit 47 can determine the information on the operation of the operation recognition remote controller 51 and the key operation from the signal transmitted from the operation recognition remote controller 51 and control the network TV 30 accordingly.

Hereinafter, a menu screen of the network TV 30 according to the embodiment of the present invention and its operation and operation method will be described.

The 'menu screen' of the network TV 30 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an operation mode for providing a menu for the network TV 30 to select one of a plurality of content providers (CP) Quot; netcast mode " hereinafter). ≪ / RTI > The menu screen may include a plurality of icons 212 representing a plurality of content providers, and in some embodiments may also include a background image 201 having a particular theme. 7 shows a menu screen of the network TV 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The icons 212 are buttons for connecting to a plurality of content provider servers. The user can access the server of the selected content provider by selecting one of the icons 212 to receive a desired service. Preferably, the icon 212 may also be associated with the background image 201. That is, the icon 212 may be composed of graphic objects matching the subject of the background image 212. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the icons 212 may be displayed in the form of a structure or billboard erected at a city street. The image displayed on the icon 212 may be provided by each content provider.

When selecting the icons 212, the user can use the motion recognition remote controller 51 described above with reference to Figs.

7, icons of content providers such as natural geography 202, weather information 203, net fly 204, pecasa 205, and yotube 206 are displayed as examples of content providers.

The natural geography 202 is a content provider that provides contents related to natural science. The weather information 203 is a content provider that provides weather information. The net fly 204 provides movie related contents, Is a content provider that provides content related to a photo, and the yot tube 206 is a content provider that provides content related to VOD (Video on Demand).

According to the embodiment, in addition to the above-described icons, various types and numbers of icons may be additionally displayed on the menu screen. Scrollbars 207a and 207b may be disposed on the left and right of the icons 212 so that additional icons may be displayed when the user selects the scrollbars 207a and 207b.

When the user selects one of the icons 212, e.g., the net fly icon 204, the selected icon 204 is highlighted to distinguish it from the other icons. When the arrow button of the operation recognition remote controller is operated while the selected icon 204 is highlighted, or a different icon is selected, the highlight can be moved to the selected icon. When the ENTER button of the operation recognition remote controller or the button corresponding to the ENTER button of the operation recognition remote controller is selected with the icon selected, the server of the contents provider corresponding to the selected icon is accessed, and the initial screen of the contents provider server is displayed.

The number, size, position and arrangement of the icons displayed on one screen may vary depending on the embodiment.

The icons 212 may include a name or an image for identifying each content provider, and may be built and sold in the network TV 30 sold by the manufacturer of the network TV 30. In addition, according to the embodiment, when the user purchases and uses the network TV 30, the network operator 10 of FIG. 1 receives the image to be used as the icon from the content provider 20 and transmits the image to the network TV 30 Or update it. In addition, the network TV 30 may directly access the server of the content provider 20 and download it.

When the user selects one of the icons 212, the user accesses the content provider server and displays an initial screen provided by the corresponding content provider.

In the network system of FIG. 1, a user can not only receive content from a content provider, but also upload content owned by the user to the content provider server. For example, it is possible to upload a UCC video or a photo image taken by the user to the content provider server.

However, when a user uploads content to a plurality of content provider servers, it is impossible to know when and which content provider server has uploaded which content.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, each time the user uploads content to the content provider server, the control unit of the network TV 30 transmits its content information, i.e., the upload date, time, content title, And URL information that can be stored.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an icon representing an uploaded content (hereinafter referred to as a user content icon) may be generated and displayed on a menu screen. At this time, the user content icon can be displayed in the same form as the icon representing another content provider. The user can browse the information about the contents uploaded by the user by selecting the user content icon.

FIG. 8 illustrates a menu screen including a user content icon according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, a user content icon 211 is displayed in the same format as the icons 212 indicating other content providers on the menu screen. In FIG. 8, 'My Content' is shown, but any name may be used if the user can distinguish it according to the embodiment.

In the menu screen shown in FIG. 8, when the user selects the user content icon 211, the contents uploaded by the user as shown in FIG. 9 can be displayed by folders 221, 222, and 223. In FIG. 9, when the user selects the movie folder 221, information of contents uploaded by the user can be displayed as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 10, the information of contents uploaded by the user can be provided in the form of a URL that can be immediately accessed. For example, if a user uploads to a content provider server called YOTUBE, the YOTUBE server will assign a URL to the uploaded content. The URL shown in FIG. 10 is a URL given from the content provider server.

When the user selects a URL in the state in which the content information is displayed as shown in FIG. 10, the user can access the URL and immediately download and reproduce the content he has uploaded.

According to the embodiment, in addition to the form shown in FIG. 10, the upload date, time, content title, and the like can be displayed together as the content information.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the content information uploaded by the user may be transmitted to the network operator 10 of FIG. 1 and stored. In this case, the user can access the network operator 10 with another network TV or network device, and receive the uploaded content information. In addition, the user can access the content uploaded by himself / herself through another device using the provided content information.

For example, information about contents uploaded via a home network TV can be received at another place, such as a place at work or at a friend's house. Therefore, the other apparatus may receive the menu screen as shown in FIG. 8, or may receive the information about the content that the user himself or herself has uploaded in another form. As a result, the user can access and access the content once uploaded, regardless of the terminal.

11 illustrates a method of displaying summary information when a user selects a user content icon according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 11, when the user selects the user content icon 211 on the menu screen, the user can display summary information about the content uploaded up to now by the help balloon 231 or the like. In addition to the help balloon 231, the user information can be displayed in various ways without browsing as shown in FIG. 9 or FIG.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing content information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S11, every time the user uploads the content, the content information is stored. The content information may include the upload date, time, content title, content provider server information, and URL information that can be accessed, as described above.

In step S12, as shown in FIG. 8, an icon representing the content uploaded by the user, that is, a user content icon, is displayed on the menu screen.

In step S13, when the user selects the user content icon, information on the contents transmitted by the user is displayed in step S14.

If one of the information displayed in step S15 is selected, the content is accessed and reproduced in step S16.

The methods according to the embodiments of the present invention described above can be implemented as a program for execution in a general purpose processor such as a computer, and in particular, can be implemented using a flash application or a 3D flash application. The implemented program may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium in the network TV. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission via the Internet) .

The computer readable recording medium may be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. And, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the broadcast receiving method can be easily inferred by programmers of the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

In addition to the above-described embodiments, a method or other embodiments for displaying content information uploaded by a user according to the present invention can be variously modified, and all these modified embodiments are included in the scope of the present invention.

1 is a network configuration diagram of a network TV system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a network TV according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a network TV capable of implementing a 3D image according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 and 5 show an example of a remote controller for controlling the network TV of FIG.

FIG. 6 is an internal block diagram of the interface part of the network TV of FIG. 1 and the operation recognition remote controller of FIG. 3;

7 shows a menu screen of a network TV according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 illustrates a menu screen including a user content icon according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

9 and 10 show an information display screen of content transmitted by a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11 illustrates a method of displaying summary information when a user selects a user content icon according to an embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing content information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A display device connectable to a network, A display unit displaying an icon representing a content provider and a user content icon; A network interface unit connected to a server of at least one content provider through a network to transmit or receive contents; A storage device for storing information on the content; And And a control unit for controlling the storage device to store information on the uploaded content in the storage device whenever the display device uploads the content to the server of the content provider, The control unit Displaying a summary information on contents uploaded to the server of the content provider by the display device on one side of the user content icon according to a request to select the user content icon, The summary information The content type and the number of contents corresponding to the corresponding content type Display device. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the information about the uploaded content includes URL information of the content. The method according to claim 1, The control unit And displays information about the uploaded content according to a second request for selecting the user content icon. delete delete A content information providing method of a display device connectable to a network, Storing information about the uploaded content each time the display device uploads the content to a server of the content provider; Displaying an icon representing the content provider and a user content icon; Receiving a first request to select the user content icon; And Displaying summary information on contents uploaded to the server of the content provider by the display device on one side of the user content icon according to the first request received, The summary information The content type and the number of contents corresponding to the corresponding content type A method of providing content information. The method according to claim 6, And the information of the uploaded content includes URL information of the content. The method according to claim 6, And displaying information about the uploaded content according to a second request to select the user content icon. delete delete

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