Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hee-jeong Bae

Yong-hwan Kwon

Jin-ho Yim

Kyoung-nyo Hwangbo

Seung-chul Shin

Joon-kyu Seo

Min-jeong Moon

Kil-su Eo

Bo-mi Kim

Jung-won Lee

Bo-kyung Shim

Bong-Hyun Cho

Jong-chan Park

Woo-seok Hwang

Jang-won Seo

Hyun-Cheol Park

Yoo-jin Choi

Da-hye Park

Hyeon-ji Lee

Jong-Chan Park

Myung-kwan Choi

Hye-young Seong

Jun-mo Ahn

Yoon-ji Kim

A control method and display apparatus for providing various types of content is provided. The display apparatus includes a display unit which displays an image of contents; a storage unit which stores information regarding the contents; a UI generation unit which generates UIs regarding the contents; and a controller which shuts down a first content being executed, storing information regarding the shut down first content and controls generation and display of a UI regarding the first content on the display unit, when running a second content different from the first content, while the first content is running. The control method includes running contents and displaying the contents; running a second content that is different from a first content being run, according to a user input; shutting off the first content before running the second content; storing the first content; and generating and displaying a UI regarding the first content.

Control method and display apparatus providing various types of content

A content zapping method for accessing multimedia contents rapidly and easily by accessing the multimedia contents on a browser basis, includes receiving a screen change command for at least one broadcast channel or at least one content; and changing a screen to a browser which provides the at least one broadcast channel or the at least one content corresponding to the received screen change command, in an order of a pre-stored list.

Method for zapping contents and display apparatus for implementing the same

Provided is a broadcasting receiving apparatus and a control method thereof capable of receiving recommendation information, the control method of a broadcasting receiving apparatus receiving recommendation information about a broadcasting program; comparing a time of confirming the recommendation information and a broadcasting time of a recommended program included in the recommendation information; and supplying a function of the broadcasting receiving apparatus for using the recommendation information to correspond to a comparison result. Accordingly, a broadcasting receiving apparatus and a control method thereof capable of supplying a broadcasting service having an improved user convenience is provided.

Broadcasting receiving apparatus and control method thereof

A method for displaying Electronic Program Guide (EPG) information and a receiving apparatus where the receiving apparatus displays buddy information on an EPG screen, for displaying EPG information, allowing a user to easily identify which programs his or her friends registered in a buddy list, are watching.

Method for displaying EPG information including buddy information and receiver applying the same

A control method of a display apparatus is provided. The control method includes: detecting performance information of a communication service by the display apparatus; generating a plurality of home screens comprising an integrated communication service home screen, using the detected performance information the of the communication service; and when a predetermined user manipulation is received, displaying a display screen which displays the integrated communication service home screen and some regions of a home screen other than the integrated communication service home screen altogether.

Display apparatus, control method of display apparatus, and computer readable recording medium

A multi-channel music reproducing apparatus and method using a wired and/or wireless communication system are provided. The method includes confirming neighboring devices capable of wired and/or wireless communication; allocating audio channel information to confirmed neighboring devices; encoding the channel information and reproduction synchronization information as index information; transmitting the index information together with a music data file; receiving the encoded index information and music data; decoding the allocated channel information and the synchronization information; and outputting music data corresponding to the allocated channel.

Method and apparatus for reproducing multi-channel sound using cable/wireless device

A method for displaying widget windows is provided, including generating a widget display screen including at least one widget window, determining if a display area of the at least one widget window satisfies a preset threshold condition, and adding a new widget display screen including a new widget window if the threshold condition is satisfied. Accordingly, services can be provided through widget windows without preventing the viewer from viewing the TV, thereby enhancing user convenience.

Display apparatus for displaying widget windows, display system including the display apparatus, and a display method thereof

A broadcast receiver including a storage unit for storing viewing history data of a user; a display unit for displaying broadcasting program recommendation information including at least one piece of broadcasting program path information; and a processor for collecting the viewing history data by using received Electronic Program Guide (EPG) data, storing the viewing history data in the storage unit, generating the at least one piece of broadcasting program path information based on the viewing history data, displaying the at least one piece of broadcasting program path information on the display unit, and selecting a broadcasting program based on the at least one piece of broadcasting program path information.

Broadcast receiver, broadcasting program selection method and storage medium thereof

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Hee-jeong Bae