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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2021
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Jinhee Lee, Seoul, KR;
Gowoon Choi, Seoul, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for controlling a TV having a screen, the exposure size of which is changed by a motor, comprises the steps of: outputting an audio content in a state where only a part of the screen is exposed or the screen is not exposed; detecting metadata related to the audio content; when at least one video content corresponding to the detected metadata can be provided at a current time, controlling the motor to fully expose the screen and outputting a first video content; and when at least one video content corresponding to the detected metadata can be provided after a current time, continuing to output the audio content and establishing a reservation for a second video content.