Patent ID: 8938768
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A multi-functional display device comprising: an interface configured to receive inputs at a multi-functional display device; a display for displaying content; a network interface; and a controller configured to control a display of a broadcast program and a channel map that includes at least one channel number, detect a first input to select the broadcast program, detect a second input to select one of the at least one channel number, and generate a request for at least one remote multi-functional display device to display the channel map and the selected broadcast program in response to the detected second input, wherein the request includes at least one of user information, information about a physical channel for transmission of the broadcast program, a service name of the broadcast program, a service identifier (ID) of the broadcast program, a channel number associated with the broadcast program, a title of the broadcast program, a transport stream ID of the broadcast program, a network ID of the broadcast program, information related to a service provider providing the broadcast program, information related to a transmission medium for transmitting the broadcast program or information related to a broadcast region of the service provider, and the channel map, wherein the channel map includes human address information for a user using one of the plurality of multi-functional display devices, the human address information including identification information of the user including at least one of a name, an e-mail address, or a social network service (SNS) account information of the user, wherein the channel map includes channel numbers which are assigned to human addresses according to the received human address information and at least one of a content, an SNS account, or an application associated with the channel numbers, and wherein the display displays the channel map to include a first region that includes at least one thumbnail for channel numbers for broadcast programs, each thumbnail for broadcast programs having a channel number for the associated broadcast program along with the name of the broadcast program displayed adjacent to the thumbnail for broadcast programs, a second region that includes at least one thumbnail for channel numbers for human addresses, each thumbnail for human addresses having a channel number for the associated human address along with a name of an individual assigned to the associated human address and a first indicia that indicates that the individual is online and a second indicia that indicates that the individual is offline displayed adjacent to the thumbnail for human addresses, and a third region that includes at least one thumbnail for channel numbers for applications, each thumbnail for applications having a channel number for the associated application along with a name of the application displayed adjacent to the thumbnail for applications.