Lg Electronics Inc.

Yong Chan Jeong

Young Seok Ko

Jang Hyung Cho

Kwang Hun Choi

Seung Woo Seo

Ki Hoa Nam

Jae Phil Ki

Kwang Hun Lg Electronics Inc Choi

A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to receive broadcast relevant data, a controller configured to acquire identification information identifying image data matching a broadcast content from the received broadcast relevant data if a broadcast content purchase mode is entered to purchase the broadcast content, and a display configured to display the image data identified by the identification information.

Mobile terminal and method of controlling broadcast content purchase therein

A method of updating age restriction settings for content on a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising requesting authentication data, in response to determining that a first age restriction value associated with a first content on the mobile communication terminal is greater than a first threshold value; and providing the first content via the mobile communication terminal and setting the first threshold value equal to the first age restriction value, in response to determining that the authentication data is valid.

Age-based control of content provided via a mobile communication terminal

A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) terminal and to receive participation information for participating in an interactive service from the IPTV terminal, an output unit configured to output the received participation information for the interactive service, a user input unit configured to receive an input of response information corresponding to the output participation information for the interactive service, and a control unit configured to control the wireless communication unit to transmit the input response information to the IPTV terminal or to a IPTV related server performing the interactive service with the IPTV terminal, and to receive information corresponding to the interactive service.

Mobile terminal, method of participating in interactive service therein, internet protocol television terminal and communication system including the same

A mobile terminal and method of controlling a broadcast therein are disclosed, by which a currently-output broadcast content can be continued to be output despite expiration of a validity term of a broadcast viewing authority. The method includes acquiring a first broadcast viewing authority, receiving and outputting a first broadcast content if the first broadcast viewing authority is acquired, determining whether a validity term of the acquired first broadcast viewing authority expires within a broadcast time of the output first broadcast content, and if the validity term expires within the broadcast time, displaying an image for a purchase of the first broadcast content.

Mobile terminal and method of controlling broadcast therein

An apparatus and method for previewing broadcasting data on a mobile terminal are provided. When a user selected broadcast channel is an authority-restricted channel, data associated with the selected broadcast channel is output according to a presence or non-presence of a preview authority for the selected broadcast channel.

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Yong Chan Jeong