Patent ID: 9489985
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: G06F,G11B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A digital content operating apparatus, comprising: a network connection unit which is configured to receive digital content including a linear content and an interactive content from a network; a communication interface which is configured to send the digital content to an external device which has a display for displaying the digital content; a display which is configured to display a user operation interface which is configured to receive a user operation to control the digital content displayed on the external device as either a linear content operation panel or an interactive content operation panel; and a controller which is configured to control the display corresponding to information on the digital content which is displayed on the external device, in accordance with a monitoring result indicating whether the digital content received from the network is the linear content or the interactive content, and determine whether the interactive content is within an appreciation term or out of the appreciation term in case that the digital content is interactive; wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to automatically display the linear content operation panel to accept the user operation when the digital content received from the network is the linear content, and the linear content operation panel only has operation keys usable to operate the linear content, wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to automatically display the interactive content operation panel to accept the user operation only when the digital content received from the network is the interactive content and the interactive content is within the appreciation term, and the interactive content operation panel only has operation keys usable to operate the interactive content, and wherein either the linear content operation panel or the interactive content operation panel is displayed alternatively to accept the user operation on the display.