Lg Electronics Inc.

Seokjin Shim

Kaeun Lee

Kiyun Kim

Taejin Park

Woojin Jeong

Chuhyun Seo

A mobile terminal can include a display; a wireless transceiver configured to perform wireless communication with a server or an external terminal; and a controller configured to in response to receiving a broadcast chatting related message from the external terminal or the server, display the broadcast chatting related message, and in response to receiving a selection of the broadcast chatting related message in a state where a broadcast chatting application is not installed in the mobile terminal, display a preview image.

Mobile terminal

An image display apparatus can include a display configured to display an image; an image receiver configured to receive a broadcast signal; a signal processing device configured to output an image signal to the display based on the broadcast signal; and an interface configured to exchange data with a mobile terminal or a server. Also, the signal processing device is further configured to receive a broadcast image corresponding to a selected thumbnail from the image receiver, receive chatting conversation content corresponding to the broadcast image from the server through the interface, and overlay the chatting conversation content on the broadcast image, and in response to receiving input conversation content based on a signal from a remote controller or the mobile terminal, display the input conversation content.

Image display apparatus

An image display apparatus can include a display; an image receiver to receive a broadcast signal; a signal processing device to output an image signal based on the broadcast signal; and an interface to exchange data with a mobile terminal or a server Also, the signal processing device is configured to display a plurality of broadcast channel thumbnails, and in response to receiving a selection of one of the plurality of broadcast channel thumbnails, obtain a broadcast image corresponding to the selected broadcast channel thumbnail from the image receiver, receive chatting conversation content corresponding to the broadcast image from the server, and overlay the chatting conversation content on the broadcast image. Also, the signal processing device is configured to in response to receiving input conversation content based on a signal from a remote controller, display the input conversation content together with the broadcast image and the chatting conversation content.

A digital receiver and a method of providing rating information in the digital receiver are disclosed, in which rating information on channels available in the digital receiver is provided to a user to provide the user convenience in selecting a channel. The method of providing rating information in a digital receiver comprises the steps of transmitting a first signal to a server in a rating notification mode, the first signal including setting information; receiving a second signal from the server, the second signal including setting details on rating information collection; transmitting a third signal to the server if the digital receiver is set as a rating information collecting target based on the second signal, the third signal including channel watching information of the digital receiver; and receiving a fourth signal from the server, the fourth signal including rating information.

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Pyeongtaek-si, South Korea

Seokjin Shim