Patent ID: 8704760
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: G06F,G10L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling an image display apparatus, the method comprising: obtaining voice information via a voice recorder of the image display apparatus; obtaining physical information via a body signal sensor of the image display apparatus; obtaining, via an image capturing unit of the image display apparatus, image information by capturing via a depth camera included in the image capturing unit, a particular user's face, extracting coordinates of the captured user's face, and capturing via an RGB camera included in the image capturing unit, facial expressions based on the extracted coordinates, the image information being extracted from the captured facial expressions; respectively storing, in a database of the image display apparatus, the image information, the voice information, and the physical information for a plurality of users including the particular user; storing, in the database, emotional information for the plurality of users, respectively, the emotional information including content categories preferred by each of the plurality of users; determining an emotional state of the particular user using the image information extracted from the captured facial expressions, the voice information, and the physical information of the particular user, the emotional information associated with the particular user including the determined emotional state; determining a content to be recommended for the particular user from among a plurality of different contents, based on both the determined emotional state and the preferred content categories associated with the particular user; and selectively or automatically displaying, on a display screen of the image display apparatus, the recommended content that is based on both the determined emotional state and the preferred content categories associated with the particular user.