Display device and controlling method of display device

Abstract

A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display, a memory in which a plurality of applications providing a content playback service are stored, and a processor that, when the playback of a plurality of contents being played through the plurality of applications is interrupted, stores information about the plurality of applications, information about the plurality of contents, and information about the point in time when playback was interrupted in the memory, and when an application providing a content resume viewing service is executed, displays a user interface (UI) screen on the display to play the plurality of contents from the point in time when playback was interrupted using the information stored in the memory.

Description

Technology Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a display device and a method for controlling a display device, and specifically, to a display device and a method for controlling a display device that allows viewing content that has been interrupted to continue playing. Background Technology

[0002] With the recent popularization of OTT services, content provided through OTT services can be viewed on various display devices via each OTT service application. Additionally, if the display device is a smart TV, one can watch not only content provided through OTT services but also broadcast content provided through broadcast channels.

[0003] Meanwhile, if a user stops watching content provided through an OTT service, in order to resume watching the content that was stopped, the user must remember the OTT service application that provided the content that was stopped and the content that was stopped.

[0004] In addition, if you stop watching broadcast content provided through a broadcast channel, there is the inconvenience of having to find a channel or OTT service that broadcasts the content you stopped watching in order to continue watching the content you stopped watching.

[0005] Accordingly, for the convenience of the user of the display device, it is necessary to display content or broadcast content that the user has stopped watching on a single screen, and to allow the user to continue watching the selected content simply by selecting the displayed content. The problem to be solved

[0006] The present disclosure is devised to solve the aforementioned problems and provides a display device and a control method thereof that can resume playback of content that has been interrupted based on information about the content and information about the playback time at which playback was interrupted. means of solving the problem

[0007] A display device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure for achieving the purpose described above comprises, in the display device, a display, a memory in which a plurality of applications providing a content playback service are stored, and a processor that, when the playback of a plurality of contents being played through the plurality of applications is interrupted, stores information regarding the plurality of applications, information regarding the plurality of contents, and information regarding the time of playback interruption in the memory, and when an application providing a content continuation service is executed, displays a UI (user interface) screen on the display to play the plurality of contents from the time of playback interruption using the information stored in the memory.

[0008] And, when a user command is input to select one of the plurality of contents through the UI screen, the processor executes the application among the plurality of applications where the selected content was played, and can play the selected content from the point in time when the playback of the selected content was stopped through the executed application using information about the selected content and information about the point in time when the playback of the selected content was stopped.

[0009] In this case, each of the above multiple applications may be an application that provides a service of streaming content stored on a server to the display device via the internet network.

[0010] Meanwhile, when a user command to stop the display of broadcast content provided through a channel is input to the processor while the broadcast content is being displayed on the display, the processor stores information about the broadcast content and information about the viewing time of the broadcast content in the memory, and when an application providing the content continuation service is executed, the processor can display the UI screen on the display to provide the broadcast content after the viewing time based on the information about the broadcast content and the information about the viewing time of the broadcast content.

[0011] In this case, when an application providing the content continuation service is executed, the processor identifies an application among the plurality of applications that provides the broadcast content based on information regarding the content provided by each of the plurality of applications and information regarding the broadcast content, displays the UI screen containing information regarding the broadcast content provided by the identified application on the display, and when a user command to select the broadcast content is input through the UI screen, executes the identified application, and can play the broadcast content from after the viewing time using information regarding the viewing time of the broadcast content through the executed application.

[0012] Additionally, when an application providing the content continuation service is executed, the processor identifies a channel among the plurality of channels that provides broadcast content after the viewing time based on broadcast schedule information of the plurality of channels, information about the broadcast content, and information about the viewing time of the broadcast content, displays the UI screen including information about the broadcast content provided by the identified channel on the display, and when a user command to select the broadcast content through the UI screen is input, the broadcast content provided through the identified channel can be displayed on the display.

[0013] Meanwhile, when an application providing the content continuation service is executed, the processor identifies a channel among the plurality of channels that provides content after the point in time when playback was interrupted, based on broadcast schedule information of the plurality of channels, information about the plurality of contents, and information about the point in time when playback was interrupted, and can display the UI screen for displaying the content provided by the identified channel on the display.

[0014] In this case, the processor displays the UI screen containing information about the identified channel on the display, and when a user command to select the content through the UI screen is input, the content provided through the identified channel can be displayed on the display.

[0015] Meanwhile, a control method for a display device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises, when playback of a plurality of contents being played through a plurality of applications is interrupted, storing information about the plurality of applications, information about the plurality of contents, and information about the time of playback interruption in the memory of the display device; and when an application providing a content continuation service is executed, displaying a user interface (UI) screen for playing the plurality of contents from the time of playback interruption using the information stored in the memory.

[0016] And, when a user command to select one of the plurality of contents is input through the UI screen, the method may include the step of executing the application among the plurality of applications where the selected content was played, and the step of playing the selected content from the point in time when playback was stopped through the executed application using information about the selected content and information about the point in time when playback of the selected content was stopped.

[0017] In this case, each of the above multiple applications may be an application that provides a service of streaming content stored on a server to the display device via the internet network.

[0018] Meanwhile, the above-mentioned saving step involves storing information about the broadcast content and information about the viewing time of the broadcast content in the memory when a user command to stop the display of the broadcast content is entered while the broadcast content provided through the channel is being displayed, and the step of displaying the UI screen may display the UI screen to provide the broadcast content after the viewing time based on information about the broadcast content and information about the viewing time of the broadcast content when an application providing the content continuation service is executed.

[0019] In this case, the step of displaying the UI screen includes, when the application providing the content continuation service is executed, identifying the application among the plurality of applications that provides the broadcast content based on information regarding the content provided in each of the plurality of applications and information regarding the broadcast content, and displaying the UI screen including information regarding the broadcast content provided in the identified application. The control method may include, when a user command to select the broadcast content is input through the UI screen, executing the identified application and playing the broadcast content from after the viewing time using information regarding the viewing time of the broadcast content through the executed application.

[0020] Additionally, the step of displaying the UI screen includes, when an application providing the content continuation service is executed, identifying a channel among the plurality of channels that provides broadcast content after the viewing time based on broadcast schedule information of the plurality of channels, information about the broadcast content, and information about the viewing time of the broadcast content, and displaying the UI screen including information about the broadcast content provided by the identified channel, and the control method may include, when a user command to select the broadcast content through the UI screen is input, displaying the broadcast content provided through the identified channel.

[0021] Meanwhile, the step of displaying the UI screen may include, when the application providing the content continuation service is executed, identifying a channel among the plurality of channels that provides content after the point in time when playback was interrupted, based on broadcast schedule information of the plurality of channels, information about the plurality of contents, and information about the point in time when playback was interrupted, and displaying the UI screen to display the content provided by the identified channel.

[0022] In this case, the step of displaying the UI screen includes displaying the UI screen containing information about the identified channel, and the control method may include the step of displaying the content provided through the identified channel when a user command to select the content through the UI screen is input. Effects of the invention

[0023] According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, information regarding content that has been interrupted and information regarding the time of playback interruption are stored, and the user can continue watching the content from the time of interruption through an application or broadcast channel that provides the content that has been interrupted based on the stored information, thereby ensuring the user's convenience in viewing content. Brief explanation of the drawing

[0024] FIG. 1 is a drawing for explaining a display device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of a display device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 3 is a drawing for explaining a method for storing a data set of interrupted content according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, FIGS. 4a to 4c are drawings for illustrating a method for displaying a UI screen for displaying content that was played in an application according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 5 is a drawing for explaining a method of playing content from the point where playback was interrupted through an application according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, FIGS. 6a to 6c are drawings illustrating a method for displaying a UI screen for displaying content provided in an identified channel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 7 can display content provided through a channel according to one embodiment of the present disclosure on a display (110). FIG. 8 is a drawing for explaining a method of displaying a UI screen according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 9 is a drawing for explaining a method for storing a data set of broadcast content that has been interrupted from playback according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, FIGS. 10a and FIGS. 10b are drawings for explaining a method of displaying a UI screen for providing broadcast content according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 11 is a drawing for explaining a method of displaying a UI screen including information about broadcast content provided on an identified channel according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 12 is a drawing for explaining a method of displaying a UI screen according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining a control method of a display device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 14 is a block diagram for explaining the detailed configuration of a display device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. Specific details for implementing the invention

[0025] The embodiments described herein are subject to various modifications and may have various forms; specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. However, this is not intended to limit the scope of specific embodiments and should be understood to include various modifications, equivalents, and / or alternatives of the embodiments of the present disclosure. In relation to the description of the drawings, similar reference numerals may be used for similar components.

[0026] In describing the present disclosure, if it is determined that a detailed description of related known functions or configurations could unnecessarily obscure the essence of the present disclosure, such detailed description is omitted.

[0027] Additionally, the following embodiments may be modified in various other forms, and the scope of the technical concept of the present disclosure is not limited to the following embodiments. Rather, these embodiments are provided to make the present disclosure more faithful and complete and to fully convey the technical concept of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art.

[0028] The terms used in this disclosure are used merely to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the scope of the rights. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0029] In the present disclosure, expressions such as “have,” “may have,” “include,” or “may include” indicate the presence of such features (e.g., numerical values, functions, actions, or components such as parts) and do not exclude the presence of additional features.

[0030] In the present disclosure, expressions such as “A or B,” “at least one of A or / and B,” or “one or more of A or / and B” may include all possible combinations of items listed together. For example, “A or B,” “at least one of A and B,” or “at least one of A or B” may refer to cases including (1) at least one A, (2) at least one B, or (3) both at least one A and at least one B.

[0031] Expressions such as "first," "second," "first," or "second" used in this disclosure may modify various components regardless of order and / or importance, and are used only to distinguish one component from another and do not limit said components.

[0032] Where it is stated that a certain component (e.g., a first component) is "(operatively or communicatively) coupled with / to" or "connected to" another component (e.g., a second component), it should be understood that the said certain component may be directly connected to the said other component or connected through another component (e.g., a third component).

[0033] On the other hand, when it is stated that a certain component (e.g., a first component) is "directly connected" or "directly coupled" to another component (e.g., a second component), it may be understood that no other component (e.g., a third component) exists between said certain component and said other component.

[0034] As used in this disclosure, the expression “configured to” may be replaced, depending on the context, with, for example, “suitable for,” “having the capacity to,” “designed to,” “adapted to,” “made to,” or “capable of.” The term “configured to” may not necessarily mean only “specifically designed to” in hardware.

[0035] Instead, in some situations, the expression “device configured to do something” may mean that the device is “capable of doing something” together with other devices or components. For example, the phrase “processor configured (or set) to perform A, B, and C” may mean a dedicated processor for performing those operations (e.g., an embedded processor), or a generic-purpose processor (e.g., a CPU or application processor) capable of performing those operations by executing one or more software programs stored in a memory device.

[0036] In the embodiments, a 'module' or 'part' performs at least one function or operation and may be implemented in hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software. Additionally, a plurality of 'modules' or a plurality of 'parts' may be integrated into at least one module and implemented by at least one processor, except for the 'module' or 'part' that needs to be implemented in specific hardware.

[0037] Meanwhile, the various elements and areas in the drawings are depicted schematically. Accordingly, the technical concept of the present invention is not limited by the relative sizes or spacing depicted in the attached drawings.

[0038] Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present disclosure are described in detail with reference to the attached drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily implement them.

[0039] FIG. 1 is a drawing for explaining a display device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0040] The display device (100) can be implemented as a TV, smartphone, tablet, etc.

[0041] In this case, the display device (100) can play content. In this case, the content may include video and audio. Accordingly, the display device (100) may include displaying video on the display device (100) and outputting audio through the display device (100).

[0042] Additionally, the content may include content provided through an OTT service (Over-the-top media service). Here, an OTT service may refer to a service that streams various content over an internet network. In this case, the content may be played through an OTT service application installed on a display device (100). To this end, for example, the display device (100) may receive content provided by each OTT service provider from a first OTT service server (200) and a second OTT service server (300).

[0043] Additionally, the content may include broadcast content provided through broadcast channels by operators of various broadcasting services, such as terrestrial broadcasting, cable broadcasting, and satellite broadcasting. To this end, the display device (100) can receive broadcast content from a broadcasting station (400), etc.

[0044] Meanwhile, the content being played through the display device (100) may be stopped from playing.

[0045] Here, the term "playback is stopped" may include cases where the content displayed on the display device (100) changes because the user changes the content currently being played to other content. Additionally, the term "playback is stopped" may include cases where the content displayed on the display device (100) is no longer displayed due to reasons such as the user ending the viewing of the content currently being played.

[0046] At this time, if the content that was interrupted is content provided through an OTT service application, the user can resume watching the interrupted content by running the OTT service application again. However, in this case, if the user does not clearly remember the OTT service application, there may be an inconvenience in having to run and check the OTT service applications installed on the display device (100) until the OTT service application is found.

[0047] Meanwhile, let us assume the case where the interrupted content is broadcast content. Given that broadcast content is provided in real-time through a broadcast channel, users may experience the inconvenience of having to find the channel and time where the interrupted content is being broadcast again to resume watching the content from the point where playback was stopped.

[0048] Accordingly, when the playback of content is interrupted, the display device (100) according to the present disclosure stores information about the content that has been interrupted and information about the time of playback interruption, and can resume playback of the content from the time of interruption using the stored information. In this way, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, user convenience can be increased in that the user can easily continue watching the interrupted content or broadcast content through an application or a broadcast channel.

[0049] FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of a display device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0050] The display (110) can display content. Additionally, the display (110) can display a UI screen for the operation of the display device (100).

[0051] To this end, the display (110) can be implemented as various types of displays such as LCD, LED, or OLED.

[0052] The memory (120) may store data for the operation of the display device (100). In particular, the memory (120) may store various information necessary to play content that has been interrupted from the point in time when playback was interrupted, and a detailed explanation thereof will be provided later.

[0053] Additionally, at least one instruction regarding the display device (100) may be stored in the memory (120). Also, an operating system (O / S) for driving the display device (100) may be stored in the memory (120). Additionally, various software programs or applications for operating the display device (100) may be stored in the memory (120) according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the memory (120) may include semiconductor memory such as volatile memory or flash memory, or magnetic storage media such as a hard disk.

[0054] The processor (130) is electrically connected to the display (110) and memory (120) so as to control the overall operation and function of the display device (100).

[0055] To this end, the processor (130) may include a central processing unit (CPU) or an application processor (AP) and may execute one or more software programs stored in memory according to one or more instructions stored in memory (120) of the display device (100).

[0056] First, the processor (130) can play content. Here, the content may be content provided through an OTT service application.

[0057] For example, the processor (130) can display a UI screen for executing an OTT service application stored in memory (120). Then, when a user command to select one of the OTT service applications is input, the processor (130) executes the selected OTT service application and displays the execution screen of the application on the display (110).

[0058] In this case, the application's execution screen may include information about multiple contents provided through the OTT service (e.g., the name of the content, thumbnail image, etc.).

[0059] Accordingly, when a user command to select one content is input on the execution screen of an application, the processor (130) can transmit a command requesting streaming of the selected content to a server providing an OTT service. To this end, the display device (100) may include a communication interface (not shown) for communication with the server. In this case, the communication interface (not shown) can communicate with the server through a network using various communication methods such as Wi-Fi, 3G, LTE, etc.

[0060] Accordingly, the processor (130) can play content received from the server. In this case, the content may include video and audio. That is, when the processor (130) receives video and audio from the server, it can display the video on the display (110) and output the audio through the speaker of the display device (100).

[0061] Meanwhile, when the playback of multiple contents being played through multiple applications is stopped, the processor (130) can store information about the multiple applications, information about the multiple contents, and information about the time of playback when playback was stopped in the memory (120).

[0062] Here, interruption of playback may include the termination of the content being played, the termination of the application playing the content, or the change of the content being played to other content. In this case, the processor (130) can identify that the playback of the content being played through the application has been interrupted when a user command for interruption of playback is entered. Here, the user command may be entered in various ways, such as remote control operation, voice recognition, a button provided on the display device (100), or a touch input on a touch screen included in the display (110).

[0063] In addition, each of the multiple applications may be an application that provides a service of streaming content stored on a server to a display device via the Internet network. That is, the application may be an application that provides an OTT service.

[0064] Also, information about the application may be information for identifying each of the multiple applications stored in memory (120). For example, information about the application may be an application ID and the name of the application.

[0065] In addition, information about the content may include a content ID, content title, and content image, etc.

[0066] Here, the content ID is information for identifying each of the multiple contents provided by the application, and can be assigned by the operator providing the OTT service.

[0067] Additionally, information regarding the content title may include the title and episode information of the content. Additionally, information regarding the content image may include a thumbnail image file of the content or URL information of a website providing the thumbnail image of the content.

[0068] In addition, information regarding the point in time when the playback of the content was stopped may include information regarding the point in time when the playback of the content was stopped. For example, if the total length of the content is 2 hours and playback is stopped at 1 hour and 20 minutes, the information regarding the point in time when playback was stopped may include information regarding the point in time when playback was stopped relative to the total length of the content, such as (1:20:20 / 2:00:00)(=(point in time when playback was stopped / total length of the content)).

[0069] To this end, when playback of multiple contents being played through multiple applications is stopped, the processor (130) can obtain information about the application, information about the content, and information about the time of playback when playback was stopped from each of the multiple applications. Then, the processor (130) can store information about the application, information about the content, and information about the time of playback when playback was stopped in memory (120).

[0070] In this way, when the playback of content being played through an OTT service application is interrupted, the processor (130) can store information about the OTT service application, information about the content that was interrupted, and information about the time of playback interruption in memory (120). In this case, the information can be stored as a data set (121) of the content that was interrupted in memory (120).

[0071] For example, as shown in FIG. 3, multiple contents can be played through multiple OTT service applications (140).

[0072] In this case, when the playback of content a, which was being played through application A (141), is stopped, the processor (130) can obtain information about application A, information about content a, and information about the playback time when the playback of content a was stopped, and store this information in the data set (121). Additionally, when the playback of content b, which was being played through application B (142), is stopped, the processor (130) can obtain information about application B, information about content b, and information about the playback time when the playback of content b was stopped, and store this information in the data set (121). Furthermore, when the playback of content c, which was being played through application C (143), is stopped, the processor (130) can obtain information about application C, information about content c, and information about the playback time when the playback of content c was stopped, and store this information in the data set (121).

[0073] Meanwhile, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, when an application providing a content continuation service is executed, the processor (130) can display a UI (user interface) screen on the display (110) for playing multiple contents from the point where playback was stopped, using information stored in the memory (120). Additionally, when a user command to select content is input through the UI screen, the processor (130) can display the selected content on the display (110) from the point where playback was stopped, according to the user command.

[0074] Here, an application providing a content continuation service (hereinafter referred to as the continuation application) may refer to an application for providing recommended content. In this case, the recommended content may include content of a genre that the user has frequently watched through the display device (100) and content that the user has set as a favorite. At this time, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the recommended content may include content whose playback has been interrupted.

[0075] To this end, the processor (130) can display a UI screen on the display (110) for executing a continuation application stored in memory (120). And, when a user command to select a continuation application is entered, the processor (130) can execute the continuation application.

[0076] In this case, when the continuing application is executed, the processor (130) can use the information stored in the memory (120) to create a UI screen through the continuing application and display the execution screen of the application containing the UI screen on the display (110).

[0077] Specifically, the processor (130) can display a UI screen on the display (110) for playing multiple contents from the point where playback was stopped, based on information about multiple applications, information about multiple contents, and information about the point where playback was stopped. Here, the UI screen may be a UI screen for displaying content that was played in an application.

[0078] For example, as shown in FIG. 4a, when the processor (130) runs the continue viewing application, it can generate a UI screen based on information about multiple applications of the data set (121), information about multiple contents, and information about the playback point where playback was stopped through the continue viewing application, and display the UI screen on the display (110).

[0079] In this case, as shown in FIG. 4b, the data set (121) may include information about the name of the application that played the interrupted content (421), the content ID (422), the time of interruption (423), the name of the content (424), and the content image (425).

[0080] Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 4c, the UI screen (430) displayed on the display (110) of the display device (100) by the processor (130) may include, for each OTT service application (431, 432, 433, 434), the name of the application, a thumbnail of the content that was stopped playing in the application, and a graphic object indicating the time at which playback was stopped (e.g., a graphic object indicating the time at which playback was stopped relative to the total playback time).

[0081] Meanwhile, when a user command to select one of multiple contents is input through the UI screen, the processor (130) can execute the application in which the selected content was played among the multiple applications. Then, the processor (130) can use information about the selected content and information about the playback time when the playback of the selected content was stopped to play the selected content through the executed application from the time when playback was stopped.

[0082] Specifically, when a user command to select content is input through a UI screen, the processor (130) can identify the selected content according to the user command and execute the application that was playing the content. Additionally, the processor (130) can provide the executed application with information regarding the content ID of the selected content and the playback time at which playback was stopped.

[0083] In this case, the application, that is, the OTT service application, can access a deep link to play the content from the point where playback was stopped by using information about the content ID and the point in time when playback was stopped.

[0084] Here, a deep link refers to an address or value that has the function of running a specific application or moving to a specific screen within a specific application.

[0085] To this end, each of the multiple applications may be pre-programmed to access a deep link to play the content from the point in time when the playback of the content was stopped, using information about a specific content ID and the point in time when the playback of the specific content was stopped.

[0086] Accordingly, the application can stream and play content from the point where playback was interrupted via a deep link.

[0087] For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the user can select a thumbnail (510) of content that was played in application A from among a plurality of thumbnails of content that has stopped playing on the UI screen displayed on the display (110) of the display device (100).

[0088] In this case, the processor (130) can run application A and play content (520) through application A from the point where playback was stopped.

[0089] In this way, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a display device (100) can display information about multiple contents that have been stopped from playback in a plurality of applications through a single application. Accordingly, the user can easily identify what content they stopped watching, how much they watched, and through which application they watched it, and can be provided with a resume viewing function.

[0090] Meanwhile, there may be cases where the interrupted content cannot be resumed through an application due to reasons such as the application that played the interrupted content being deleted or no longer providing a service to play the interrupted content.

[0091] Accordingly, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, when content that was interrupted from playback in a plurality of applications is provided through a broadcast channel, the processor (130) can receive and display the content through the broadcast channel from the time when playback was interrupted.

[0092] To this end, the memory (120) can store information about a broadcast schedule. Here, the information about the broadcast schedule may include information about the broadcast time of broadcast content provided through multiple channels. That is, the information about the broadcast schedule may be Electronic Program Guide (EPG) information and may be provided by a broadcasting station, etc. In this case, the information may be stored as a broadcast schedule data set (122) of the memory (120).

[0093] And, the processor (130) can identify a channel among the multiple channels that provides content after the point in time when playback was stopped, based on broadcast schedule information of multiple channels, information about the multiple contents, and information about the point in time when playback was stopped, and can display a UI screen on the display (110) to display the content provided on the identified channel.

[0094] For example, as shown in FIG. 6a, when the processor (130) runs the continue viewing application, it can generate a UI screen based on information about multiple contents of the data set (121), information about the playback time when playback was stopped, and broadcast schedule information of multiple channels of the data set (122) through the continue viewing application, and display the UI screen on the display (110).

[0095] Specifically, the processor (130) can identify a broadcast channel in which the difference between the current playback time of the broadcast content and the playback time of the interrupted content is less than a preset time, based on the broadcast schedule information of a plurality of channels, information about a plurality of contents, and information about the playback time of the interrupted playback, and broadcasts the same content as the interrupted content based on the time when the application providing the content continuation viewing service is executed.

[0096] And, the processor (130) can identify the identified broadcast channel as a channel that provides content after the point in time when playback was stopped.

[0097] For example, as shown in FIG. 6b, assume a case where a data set of interrupted content (121) and a broadcast schedule data set (122) are stored in memory (120). In this case, the broadcast schedule data set (122) may include information about the channel name (621), broadcast time (622), and the name of the broadcast content (623).

[0098] Here, at the time the continue viewing application is executed, the content (424-1) of the data set (121) may be identical to the broadcast content (623-1) currently being broadcast on channel 003 of the data set (122) as episode Y-1, and the content (424-2) of the data set (121) may be identical to the broadcast content (623-2) currently being broadcast on channel 004 of the data set (122) as episode Y-2.

[0099] In this case, at the time the continue viewing application is executed, the playback time when the playback of Episode Y-1 of the data set (121) was interrupted (1:05:50 / 1:30:00) and the current playback time of Episode Y-1 being broadcast on channel 003 of the data set (122) are (1:03:30 / 1:30:00), and the difference between the two times is 0:02:20. And, if the preset time is set to 0:05:30, since the difference between the two times is less than the preset time, the processor (130) can identify channel 003 of the data set (122) as the channel providing Episode Y-1 after the time when playback was interrupted.

[0100] On the other hand, the playback time at which the playback of Y-2 episode of the data set (121) was stopped (1:25:05 / 1:30:00) and the current playback time of Y-2 episode being broadcast on channel 004 of the data set (122) are (0:30:10 / 1:30:00), and the difference between the two times may be 0:54:55. And, if the preset time is set to 0:05:30, the difference between the two times is greater than the preset time, so the processor (130) does not identify channel 004 of the data set (122) as a channel providing Y-2 episode after the time at which playback was stopped.

[0101] Meanwhile, in the example described above, it was assumed that the preset time was 0:05:30, but it is not limited thereto. Additionally, the preset time may be changed according to the user's command.

[0102] And, the processor (130) can display a UI screen on the display (110) to display content provided from the identified channel.

[0103] For example, as shown in FIG. 6c, the UI screen (630) displayed on the display (110) of the display device (100) by the processor (130) may include a graphic object indicating the name of the channel, a thumbnail of the content that was stopped from playing in the application, and the time when playback was stopped, for each identified channel (631, 632, 633).

[0104] Meanwhile, when a user command to select content is input through the UI screen, the processor (130) can display the content provided through the identified channel on the display (110).

[0105] Specifically, the processor (130) can identify content selected by a user command input through a UI screen. And, the processor (130) can receive the selected content through a broadcast receiver (not shown) via a channel identified as providing the selected content.

[0106] Here, the broadcast receiver (not shown) is configured to receive content transmitted through multiple channels from a broadcasting station. To this end, the broadcast receiver (not shown) may include a tuner (not shown), a demodulator (not shown), and a decoder (not shown).

[0107] That is, the processor (130) can receive content provided through an identified channel by using a broadcast receiver (not shown). And, the processor (130) can display the content received through the broadcast receiver (not shown) on the display (110).

[0108] For example, as shown in FIG. 7, a user can select a thumbnail of content provided by channel 003 from among a plurality of thumbnails of content that has stopped playing on a UI screen displayed on the display (110) of the display device (100).

[0109] In this case, the processor (130) can display the content (720) provided from channel 003 on the display (110).

[0110] In this way, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a display device (100) can continue watching multiple contents that have been interrupted in an application in real time on a broadcast channel. Accordingly, even if a user cannot continue watching interrupted content in an application, they can continue watching it through a broadcast channel.

[0111] Meanwhile, in the example described above, the UI screen was explained as including only a UI screen for displaying content that was played in the application or a UI screen for displaying content provided by an identified channel. Furthermore, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the UI screen may include both a UI screen for displaying content that was played in the application and a UI screen for displaying content provided by an identified channel.

[0112] That is, when the processor (130) runs the replay application, it can display on the display (110) a UI screen for displaying content that was played in the application and a UI screen for displaying content provided on an identified channel based on the content data set (121) and the broadcast schedule data set (122) that were stopped from playing.

[0113] For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the UI screen may include, for each OTT service application (811, 812), a graphic object indicating the name of the application, a thumbnail of the content that was stopped playing in the application, and the time at which playback was stopped. Additionally, the UI screen may include, for each identified channel (821, 822), a graphic object indicating the name of the channel, a thumbnail of the content that was stopped playing in the application, and the time at which playback was stopped.

[0114] And, when a user command to select content is input through the UI screen, the processor (130) can play the selected content from the point where playback was stopped through the application, or display the content provided through the identified channel on the display (110).

[0115] Meanwhile, the aforementioned embodiments relate to providing a function to resume viewing content that has been interrupted in an application. However, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a function to resume viewing broadcast content that has been interrupted may also be provided, which will be described in detail below.

[0116] The processor (130) can display broadcast content on the display (110). That is, the processor (130) can display the video of the broadcast content on the display (110). In addition, the processor (130) can output the audio of the broadcast content through the speaker of the display device (100).

[0117] To this end, the display device (100) can receive broadcast content through a broadcast receiver (not shown) or be connected to a set-top box, etc., to receive terrestrial broadcast, cable broadcast, satellite broadcast, etc.

[0118] Accordingly, when broadcast content is received, the processor (130) can display the video on the display (110) and output the audio through the speaker of the display device (100).

[0119] Meanwhile, when a user command to stop the display of broadcast content is entered while broadcast content provided through the channel is displayed on the display (110), the processor (130) can store information about the broadcast content and information about the viewing time of the broadcast content in memory (120).

[0120] Here, user commands for stopping the display of broadcast content may include various commands to prevent the broadcast content being played from being displayed on the display (110), such as a command to change the channel where the broadcast content is provided and a command to turn off the power of the display device (100). Here, user commands may be input in various ways, such as remote control operation, voice recognition, and touch input on a button provided on the display device (100) or a touch screen included on the display (110).

[0121] And, when the processor (130) receives a user command to stop displaying broadcast content, it can store information about the broadcast content and information about the viewing time of the broadcast content in memory (120).

[0122] Here, information regarding broadcast content may include the title of the broadcast content and images of the broadcast content, etc.

[0123] In this case, information regarding the title of the broadcast content may include the name and episode information of the broadcast content. Additionally, information regarding the image of the broadcast content may include a thumbnail image file of the broadcast content or URL information of a website providing the thumbnail image of the broadcast content.

[0124] In addition, information regarding the viewing time of broadcast content may include information regarding the time when the display of broadcast content was stopped. For example, if the total length of the broadcast content is 1 hour and the display is stopped at 30 minutes and 20 seconds, the information regarding the viewing time of broadcast content may include information regarding the time when the display was stopped relative to the total length of the broadcast content, such as (30:20 / 1:00:00) (= (time when display was stopped / total broadcast time of broadcast content)).

[0125] Meanwhile, such information can be obtained from an ACR service server (not shown) that uses ACR (Automatic Content Recognition) technology.

[0126] Here, ACR technology refers to a technology that identifies the nature of video content by extracting video or audio data included in the content and comparing the extracted data with pre-stored data. In this case, the pre-stored data may include all or part of the image frames constituting specific content and all or part of the audio data constituting specific content.

[0127] To this end, the processor (130) can transmit video data displayed on the display (110) and audio data output through the speaker of the display device (100) to an ACR service server (not shown) via a communication interface (not shown). In this case, the processor (130) can transmit the video and audio data to the ACR service server (not shown) at preset time intervals.

[0128] To this end, the display device (100) may include a communication interface (not shown) for communication with an ACR service server (not shown). In this case, the communication interface (not shown) can communicate with the ACR service server through a network using various communication methods such as Wi-Fi, 3G, LTE, etc.

[0129] In this case, an ACR service server (not shown) can receive data from a display device (100), analyze the received data using ACR technology to identify broadcast content displayed on the display device (100), and transmit the name, episode number, image, etc. of the identified broadcast content to the display device (100).

[0130] Meanwhile, the ACR service server (not shown) can also acquire information about the viewing time of the broadcast content and transmit the acquired information about the viewing time of the broadcast content to the display device (100).

[0131] Specifically, an ACR service server (not shown) can identify broadcast content displayed on a display (110) at preset time intervals and identify the point in time when the identified broadcast content is stopped from being displayed on the display (110). Additionally, the ACR service server (not shown) can obtain information regarding the viewing time of the broadcast content based on the identified point in time when the display is stopped and the broadcast schedule information of the broadcast content.

[0132] For example, assume a case where, after the broadcast content displayed on the display (110) is identified as A at a specific point in time (e.g., 13:29), the broadcast content displayed on the display (110) is identified as B at a point in time (e.g., 13:30) after a preset time interval from the specific point in time.

[0133] In this case, the ACR service server (not shown) can identify that the display of broadcast content A on the display (110) was stopped at 13:30. Also, the ACR service server (not shown) can identify the total broadcast time of broadcast content A based on the broadcast schedule information stored in the ACR service server (not shown). In this case, for example, if the total broadcast time of broadcast content A is from 13:00 to 14:00, the ACR service server (not shown) can identify that the display of broadcast content A on the display (110) was stopped at the time when 30 minutes had elapsed since broadcast content A started broadcasting.

[0134] And, the ACR service server (not shown) can transmit information about the viewing time of the acquired broadcast content to the display device (100).

[0135] Meanwhile, in the example described above, it was explained that an ACR service server (not shown) identifies broadcast content displayed on the display (110) using ACR technology, but this is merely an example, and a processor (130) may identify broadcast content displayed on the display (110) using ACR technology and obtain information about the identified broadcast content and information about the viewing time of the broadcast content. In this case, the processor (130) may obtain the relevant information using ACR technology through an ACR service application.

[0136] And, the processor (130) can store information about the acquired broadcast content and information about the viewing time of the broadcast content in memory (120). In this case, the information can be stored as a broadcast content data set (123) in memory (120) where playback has stopped.

[0137] For example, as shown in FIG. 9, information about broadcast content d and information about the viewing time of broadcast content d can be obtained from the ACR service server (500) and stored in the data set (123). Additionally, the processor (130) can obtain information about broadcast content e and information about the viewing time of broadcast content e through the ACR service application (133) and store in the data set (123).

[0138] Meanwhile, when an application providing a content continuation service is executed, the processor (130) can display a UI screen on the display (110) to provide broadcast content from the point in time when playback was stopped, based on information about broadcast content and information about the point in time when playback of broadcast content was stopped.

[0139] Specifically, when an application providing a content continuing service is executed, the processor (130) can identify an application providing broadcast content among a plurality of applications based on information about content provided in each of the plurality of applications and information about broadcast content.

[0140] To this end, the memory (120) may store information about content provided by each of the multiple applications. Here, the information about content provided by each of the multiple applications may include information about the content title and content ID provided by each of the multiple applications. In addition, the information about content provided by each of the multiple applications may be provided from a server providing an OTT service, etc. In this case, the information may be stored as a content data set (124) provided by the application in the memory (120).

[0141] For example, as shown in FIG. 10a, the processor (130) can generate a UI screen based on information about multiple broadcast contents of the data set (123) and information about content provided in each of the multiple applications of the data set (124) through the continuing viewing application when the continuing viewing application is executed, and display the UI screen on the display (110).

[0142] Specifically, the processor (130) can identify an application in the content provision list that has the same content as the broadcast content that has stopped playing, based on information about the content provided in each of the multiple applications and information about the broadcast content. And, the processor (130) can identify the content ID of the broadcast content that has stopped playing.

[0143] For example, as shown in FIG. 10b, assume a case where a broadcast content data set (123) that has stopped playing and a content data set (124) provided by an application are stored in memory (120). In this case, the content data set (124) provided by the application may include information about the name of the application (1021), the name of the content (1022), and the content ID.

[0144] In this case, the broadcast content (1031-1) of the data set (123) may be identical to the content (1022-1) provided by application A of the data set (124) in Q-1, and the broadcast content (1031-2) of the data set (123) may be identical to the content (1022-2) provided by application C in R.

[0145] In this case, the processor (130) can identify application A as an application that provides broadcast content Q-1. And, the processor (130) can identify the ID of content Q-1 provided by application A of the data set (124) as the ID of broadcast content Q-1.

[0146] Additionally, the processor (130) can identify application C as an application that provides broadcast content R. And, the processor (130) can identify the ID of content R provided by application C of the data set (124) as the ID of broadcast content R.

[0147] And, the processor (130) can display a UI screen containing information about broadcast content provided by the identified application on the display (110).

[0148] Meanwhile, a detailed description of the UI screen containing information about broadcast content provided by the identified application is omitted because it is identical to the UI screen for displaying content that was played in the application described in FIG. 4c.

[0149] And, when a user command to select broadcast content is input through the UI screen, the processor (130) can execute the identified application. And, the processor (130) can use information about the viewing time of the broadcast content to play the broadcast content from the time after the viewing time through the executed application.

[0150] Specifically, when a user command to select broadcast content is input through a UI screen, the processor (130) can identify the selected broadcast content according to the user command and execute the application identified as providing the broadcast content. Additionally, the processor (130) can provide the ID of the selected broadcast content and information regarding the time of stopping viewing of the selected broadcast content to the executed application.

[0151] And, the executed application can stream and play broadcast content from the point where display was interrupted through a deep link. Meanwhile, since the method by which the application streams and plays broadcast content through a deep link is the same as the method by which the application streams and plays content through a deep link as described above, a specific description is omitted. Thus, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the display device (100) can continue playing broadcast content that has been interrupted through the application. Accordingly, the user can continue watching the broadcast content that has been interrupted whenever they want, without being constrained by the time the broadcast content that has been interrupted is broadcast.

[0152] Meanwhile, there may be cases where broadcast content cannot be played through the application for reasons such as the discontinued broadcast content not being in the content list provided by the application.

[0153] Accordingly, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, when broadcast content that has been interrupted from viewing is provided through a broadcast channel, the processor (130) can receive and display the broadcast content that has been interrupted from viewing through the broadcast channel.

[0154] To this end, when an application providing a content continuation service is executed, the processor (130) can identify a channel among multiple channels that provides broadcast content after a viewing time based on broadcast schedule information of multiple channels, information about broadcast content, and information about the playback time when playback of the broadcast content was stopped.

[0155] And, the processor (130) can identify a channel among a plurality of channels that provides broadcast content after the viewing time based on broadcast schedule information of a plurality of channels, information about broadcast content, and information about the viewing time of broadcast content, and can display a UI screen including information about broadcast content provided on the identified channel on the display (110).

[0156] For example, as shown in FIG. 11, when the processor (130) executes the continue viewing application, it can generate a UI screen based on the broadcast schedule information of multiple channels of the data set (122), the information about the broadcast content of the data set (123), and the information about the viewing time of the broadcast content through the continue viewing application, and display the UI screen on the display (110).

[0157] Specifically, the processor (130) can identify a broadcast channel in which the difference between the current playback time of the broadcast content and the time of discontinuation of the broadcast content is less than a preset time, based on the broadcast schedule information of a plurality of channels, information about the broadcast content, and information about the viewing time of the broadcast content, broadcasts the same broadcast content as the broadcast content that was discontinued at the time when the application providing the content continuation service is executed.

[0158] And, the processor (130) can identify the identified channel as a channel that provides broadcast content after the viewing time.

[0159] Meanwhile, since the method for identifying a channel that provides broadcast content after the viewing time is the same as the method for identifying a channel that provides content after the point in time when playback was interrupted as described in FIG. 6b, a detailed explanation will be omitted.

[0160] And, the processor (130) can display a UI screen containing information about broadcast content provided on an identified channel on the display (110).

[0161] And, when a user command to select broadcast content is input through the UI screen, the processor (130) can display the broadcast content provided through the identified channel on the display (110).

[0162] Meanwhile, the method of the processor (130) displaying a UI screen containing information about broadcast content provided on an identified channel on the display (110) and the method of displaying broadcast content provided through the identified channel on the display (110) are the same as the method of displaying a UI screen containing information about identified content and the method of displaying content provided through the identified channel on the display (110) described in FIG. 6c and FIG. 7, so a detailed description is omitted.

[0163] Accordingly, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a display device (100) can identify a channel broadcasting broadcast content that has been interrupted and can continue playing the broadcast content that has been interrupted on the identified channel. Accordingly, a user can continue watching broadcast content from the point where playback was interrupted without having to look up the broadcast schedule directly.

[0164] Meanwhile, in the example described above, the processor (130) is described as displaying a UI screen on the display (110) to play content from the point where playback was stopped based on a content data set (121) where playback was stopped, or displaying a UI screen on the display (110) to provide broadcast content after the viewing time based on a broadcast content data set (123) where playback was stopped, but this is merely an example. That is, the processor (130) may display both a UI screen to play content from the point where playback was stopped and a UI screen to provide broadcast content after the viewing time on the display (110) based on the data set (121) and the data set (123).

[0165] For example, as shown in FIG. 12, when a resume viewing application is executed, the processor (130) can generate a UI screen for playing content from the point where playback was stopped and a UI screen for providing broadcast content after the viewing time based on a combination of a content data set (121) that was stopped from playback through the resume viewing application, a broadcast schedule data set (122), a broadcast content data set (123) that was stopped from playback, and a content data set (124) provided by the application, and display the UI screen on the display (110).

[0166] Meanwhile, as the method for creating and displaying a UI screen for resuming playback from the point where content was stopped and a UI screen for providing broadcast content after the viewing time has been described above, a detailed explanation will be omitted.

[0167] Meanwhile, a display device (100) according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may display on the display (110) a UI screen for playing content from the point where playback was stopped or a UI screen for providing broadcast content after a viewing time, based on information received from a server (not shown).

[0168] Here, the server (not shown) stores information about content and broadcast content viewed on at least one display device linked to a user account, and based on the stored information, can provide information about recommended content to at least one display device linked to a user account.

[0169] To this end, a user of the display device (100) can link the display device (100) with a server (not shown). Specifically, the user can link the display device (100) with a server (not shown) by registering their account on the display device (100). In this case, the processor (130) can communicate with the server (not shown) through a communication interface.

[0170] Accordingly, the processor (130) can transmit various information regarding the display device (100) to a server (not shown) through a communication interface.

[0171] Specifically, when playback of multiple contents being played through multiple applications is interrupted, the processor (130) can transmit information about multiple applications, information about multiple contents, and information about the time of playback interruption to a server (not shown) through a communication interface (not shown).

[0172] Additionally, when a user command to stop the display of broadcast content is entered while broadcast content provided through a channel is displayed on the display (110), the processor (130) can transmit information about the broadcast content and information about the viewing time of the broadcast content to a server (not shown) through a communication interface (not shown).

[0173] And, when an application providing a content continuation service is executed on a display device (100), a server (not shown) may transmit information to the display device (100) for creating a UI screen for playing content from the point where playback was stopped or a UI screen for providing broadcast content after the viewing time, based on received information, broadcast schedule information of multiple channels, and information regarding content provided by each of multiple applications. In this case, the broadcast schedule information of multiple channels and the information regarding content provided by each of multiple applications may be information previously stored in the server (not shown) or information received from the display device (100).

[0174] And, based on the received information, the processor (130) can generate a UI screen for playing content from the point where playback was stopped and a UI screen for providing broadcast content after the viewing time, and display the UI screen on the display (110).

[0175] And, when a user command to select one of the plurality of contents or broadcast contents is input through the UI screen, the processor (130) can provide the selected content or broadcast content through an application or through a channel.

[0176] In this way, the display device (100) according to one embodiment of the present disclosure can provide a content continuation service based on information received from a user account server, so that the user of the display device (100) can continue watching content or broadcast content that was stopped from watching on another display device on the display device (100).

[0177] FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a control method for a display device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0178] First, when the playback of multiple contents being played through multiple applications is interrupted, information about the multiple applications, information about the multiple contents, and information about the time when playback was interrupted are stored in the memory of the display device (S1310).

[0179] In this case, each of the multiple applications may be an application that provides a service of streaming content stored on a server to a display device via the Internet network.

[0180] Meanwhile, step S1310 can store information about the broadcast content and information about the viewing time of the broadcast content in memory when a user command to stop the display of broadcast content is entered while the broadcast content provided through the channel is being displayed.

[0181] And, when an application that provides a content continuation service is executed, it displays a UI (user interface) screen to play multiple contents from the point where playback was stopped using information stored in memory (S1320).

[0182] Specifically, step S1320 can display a UI screen for providing broadcast content after the viewing time based on information about the broadcast content and information about the viewing time of the broadcast content when the application providing the content continuation service is executed.

[0183] In this case, step S1320 includes, when an application providing a content continuation service is executed, a step of identifying an application among multiple applications that provides broadcast content based on information about content provided in each of multiple applications and information about broadcast content, and a step of displaying a UI screen including information about broadcast content provided in the identified application. The control method may include, when a user command to select broadcast content through the UI screen is input, a step of executing the identified application and, using information about the viewing time of the broadcast content, a step of playing the broadcast content from after the viewing time through the executed application.

[0184] Additionally, step S1320 includes, when an application providing a content continuation service is executed, a step of identifying a channel among multiple channels that provides broadcast content after a viewing time based on broadcast schedule information of multiple channels, information about broadcast content, and information about the viewing time of broadcast content, and a step of displaying a UI screen including information about broadcast content provided on the identified channel, and the control method may include a step of displaying broadcast content provided through the identified channel when a user command to select broadcast content is input through the UI screen.

[0185] Meanwhile, step S1320 may include, when an application providing a content continuation service is executed, a step of identifying a channel among multiple channels that provides content after the point in time when playback was interrupted, based on broadcast schedule information of multiple channels, information about multiple contents, and information about the point in time when playback was interrupted, and a step of displaying a UI screen to display content provided on the identified channel.

[0186] In this case, step S1320 includes the step of displaying a UI screen containing information about an identified channel, and the control method may include the step of displaying content provided through the identified channel when a user command to select content is input through the UI screen.

[0187] Meanwhile, specific details regarding the method of displaying a UI screen and the method of playing content that has been interrupted or displaying broadcast content have been described above. Accordingly, according to the present disclosure, user convenience can be enhanced in that the user can easily continue watching content that has been interrupted or broadcast content through an application or a broadcast channel.

[0188] FIG. 14 is a block diagram for explaining the detailed configuration of a display device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0189] Referring to FIG. 14, the display device (100) may include a display (110), a memory (120), a communication interface (140), a broadcast receiver (150), a user input unit (160), a microphone (170), and a speaker (180). Meanwhile, the components shown in FIG. 14 are merely examples, and it is obvious that at least some components may be omitted or other components may be added depending on the embodiment.

[0190] In addition, since the display (110), memory (120), and processor (130) have been described in FIGS. 1 to 13, a detailed description of the overlapping parts will be omitted.

[0191] The communication interface (140) is a configuration that performs communication with an external device. The processor (130) can transmit various data to an external device through the communication interface (140) and receive various data from the external device.

[0192] For example, the communication interface (140) can communicate with various external devices through wireless communication methods such as BT (Bluetooth), BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), WI-FI (Wireless Fidelity), Zigbee, or IR (Infrared) communication methods. Meanwhile, the communication interface (140) may be mounted on the processor (130), or it may be included in the display device (100) as a separate configuration from the processor (130).

[0193] In this case, the processor (130) can receive information about content stored in an external device through the communication interface (140). Then, based on the received information, the processor (130) can play the content stored in the external device through the display (110) or speaker (180).

[0194] The broadcast receiver (150) is configured to receive a broadcast signal from a broadcasting station (400). For example, the processor (130) can receive the broadcast signal through the broadcast receiver (150) and play content provided through the broadcast channel through a display (110) or a speaker (180).

[0195] The user input unit (160) is a component for receiving various user commands. For example, the user input unit (160) may include a touch panel, etc., and may also receive various user commands from a remote control, etc., for controlling the display device (100), by including a remote control signal receiving unit.

[0196] In this case, the processor (130) can control other components to execute various functions according to user commands entered into the user input unit (160). For example, the processor (130) can execute an application that provides a content continuation service based on commands executed by an application that provides a content continuation service entered through the user input unit (160).

[0197] Additionally, the processor (130) can play the selected content through an application or display it on the display (110) through a channel based on a command to select content or broadcast content displayed on the UI screen input to the user input unit (160).

[0198] The microphone (170) can receive voice. Here, the voice may include user commands for controlling the operation of the display device (100). In this case, the processor (130) recognizes the voice input through the microphone (170) and can control various configurations of the display device (100) according to the recognized voice.

[0199] For example, when the processor (130) receives a user command to play interrupted content through the microphone (170), it can play the interrupted content through an application or display it on the display (110) through a channel.

[0200] The speaker (180) can output an audio signal. Specifically, the processor (130) can output the audio signal of the content through the speaker (180) if the content includes an audio signal.

[0201] Meanwhile, according to the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the various embodiments described above may be implemented as software containing instructions stored on a machine-readable storage medium (e.g., a computer). The machine may include a machine according to the disclosed embodiments, which is a device capable of calling instructions stored from the storage medium and operating according to the called instructions. When an instruction is executed by a processor, the processor may perform a function corresponding to the instruction directly or using other components under the control of the processor. The instruction may include code generated or executed by a compiler or an interpreter. The machine-readable storage medium may be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium. Here, "non-transitory storage medium" simply means that it is a tangible device and does not contain a signal (e.g., electromagnetic waves), and this term does not distinguish between cases where data is stored semi-permanently and cases where it is stored temporarily in the storage medium. For example, a "non-transitory storage medium" means that data is temporarily It may include a buffer to be stored.

[0202] According to one embodiment, the method according to the various embodiments disclosed herein may be provided by being included in a computer program product. The computer program product may be traded between a seller and a buyer as a product. The computer program product may be distributed in the form of a device-readable storage medium (e.g., compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM)), or distributed online (e.g., download or upload) through an application store (e.g., Play Store™) or directly between two user devices (e.g., smartphones). In the case of online distribution, at least a portion of the computer program product (e.g., downloadable app) may be temporarily stored or temporarily created on a device-readable storage medium, such as the memory of a manufacturer's server, an application store's server, or a relay server.

[0203] Although preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been illustrated and described above, the present disclosure is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. It is understood that various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essence of the present disclosure as claimed in the claims, and such modifications should not be understood individually from the technical spirit or perspective of the present disclosure. Explanation of the symbols

[0204] 100 : Display device 110 : Display 120 : Memory

Claims

Claim 1 A display device comprising: a display; a memory in which a plurality of applications providing a content playback service are stored; and a processor that, when the playback of a plurality of contents being played through the plurality of applications is interrupted, stores information about the plurality of applications, information about the plurality of contents, and information about the playback time at which the playback was interrupted in the memory, and when an application providing a content continuation service is executed, displays a UI (user interface) screen on the display for playing the plurality of contents from the time at which the playback was interrupted using the information stored in the memory; wherein, when the application providing the content continuation service is executed, the processor identifies a channel among the plurality of channels that provides content after the time at which the playback was interrupted based on broadcast schedule information of the plurality of channels, information about the plurality of contents, and information about the playback time at which the playback was interrupted, and displays the UI screen on the display for displaying content provided by the identified channel. Claim 2 A display device according to claim 1, wherein, when a user command to select one of the plurality of contents is input through the UI screen, the processor executes the application among the plurality of applications where the selected content was played, and uses information about the selected content and information about the playback time when the playback of the selected content was stopped to play the selected content through the executed application from the time when the playback was stopped. Claim 3 In claim 1, each of the plurality of applications is a display device that is an application providing a service of streaming content stored on a server to the display device via an internet network. Claim 4 A display device according to claim 1, wherein the processor stores information about the broadcast content and information about the viewing time of the broadcast content in the memory when a user command to stop the display of the broadcast content provided through the channel is input while the broadcast content is displayed on the display, and when an application providing the content continuation service is executed, displays the UI screen on the display to provide the broadcast content after the viewing time based on the information about the broadcast content and the information about the viewing time of the broadcast content. Claim 5 In paragraph 4, the processor identifies an application providing the broadcast content among the plurality of applications based on information regarding the content provided in each of the plurality of applications and information regarding the broadcast content when an application providing the content continue viewing service is executed, displays the UI screen including information regarding the broadcast content provided in the identified application on the display, and when a user command to select the broadcast content through the UI screen is input, executes the identified application, and plays the broadcast content from after the viewing time using information regarding the viewing time of the broadcast content through the executed application. Claim 6 In paragraph 4, the processor identifies a channel among the plurality of channels that provides broadcast content after the viewing time based on broadcast schedule information of the plurality of channels, information about the broadcast content, and information about the viewing time of the broadcast content when an application providing the content continue viewing service is executed, displays the UI screen including information about the broadcast content provided by the identified channel on the display, and when a user command to select the broadcast content through the UI screen is input, displays the broadcast content provided through the identified channel on the display. Claim 7 delete Claim 8 In claim 1, the processor displays the UI screen containing information about the identified channel on the display, and when a user command to select the content through the UI screen is input, the display device displays the content provided through the identified channel on the display. Claim 9 A method for controlling a display device comprises: a step of storing information about the plurality of applications, information about the plurality of contents, and information about the playback time at which the playback was stopped in the memory of the display device when the playback of the plurality of contents being played through the plurality of applications is stopped; and a step of displaying a UI (user interface) screen for playing the plurality of contents from the time at which the playback was stopped using the information stored in the memory when an application providing a content continuation service is executed; wherein the step of displaying the UI screen comprises: a step of identifying a channel among the plurality of channels that provides content after the time at which the playback was stopped, based on broadcast schedule information of the plurality of channels, information about the plurality of contents, and information about the playback time at which the playback was stopped, when the application providing the content continuation service is executed; and a step of displaying the UI screen for displaying the content provided by the identified channel. Claim 10 A control method for a display device according to claim 9, comprising: a step of executing an application among the plurality of applications where the selected content was played when a user command to select one of the plurality of contents is input through the UI screen; and a step of playing the selected content from the point in time when the playback of the selected content was stopped through the executed application using information about the selected content and information about the point in time when the playback of the selected content was stopped. Claim 11 In claim 9, a method for controlling a display device wherein each of the plurality of applications is an application that provides a service of streaming content stored on a server to the display device via an internet network. Claim 12 In claim 9, the storing step involves storing information about the broadcast content and information about the viewing time of the broadcast content in the memory when a user command to stop the display of the broadcast content provided through the channel is entered while the broadcast content is being displayed, and the step of displaying the UI screen involves displaying the UI screen for providing the broadcast content after the viewing time based on information about the broadcast content and information about the viewing time of the broadcast content when an application providing the content continuation service is executed. Claim 13 In claim 12, the step of displaying the UI screen comprises: a step of identifying an application among the plurality of applications that provides the broadcast content based on information regarding the content provided in each of the plurality of applications and information regarding the broadcast content when an application providing the content continue viewing service is executed; and a step of displaying the UI screen including information regarding the broadcast content provided in the identified application; and the control method comprises a step of executing the identified application when a user command to select the broadcast content is input through the UI screen, and playing the broadcast content from after the viewing time through the executed application using information regarding the viewing time of the broadcast content. Claim 14 In claim 12, the step of displaying the UI screen comprises: a step of identifying a channel among the plurality of channels that provides broadcast content after the viewing time based on broadcast schedule information of the plurality of channels, information about the broadcast content, and information about the viewing time of the broadcast content when an application providing the content continuation service is executed; and a step of displaying the UI screen including information about the broadcast content provided in the identified channel; and the control method comprises a step of displaying the broadcast content provided through the identified channel when a user command to select the broadcast content through the UI screen is input. Claim 15 delete Claim 16 In claim 9, the step of displaying the UI screen comprises displaying the UI screen including information about the identified channel, and the control method comprises the step of displaying the content provided through the identified channel when a user command to select the content through the UI screen is input.

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