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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Tae-ho Wang, Seoul, KR;
Hyo-ri Park, Seoul, KR;
Mi-young Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jae-young Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Provided are a display device for allowing a first user to use information about content played by a device of a second user, when the user selects content to be received and played via the display device, and a method of controlling the same. The method includes the first display device providing first user identification information of the first user to a server; obtaining, from the server, electronic content guide information including second user identification information of a second user that is related to the first user and playback content identification information that corresponds to the second user; displaying, on the first display device, a user interface (UI) for selecting content that corresponds to the playback content identification information, based on the electronic content guide information; and the first display device playing content that is selected by using the UI.