Apparatus and method for controlling display of information on a television

摘要

An apparatus for a television includes an on-screen display (OSD) generator, a first interface to receive signals for controlling a television, a first storage area to store information relating to a plurality of channels, a second interface to receive data from a social network service (SNS), and a second storage area to store the SNS data. A controller of the apparatus controls the OSD generator to simultaneously output for display program information of the plurality of channels. The program information is output based on the stored SNS data, and the stored SNS data is based on a plurality of members of the social network service.

主权项

1. An apparatus for a television comprising:
an on-screen display (OSD) generator; a first interface to receive signals for controlling a television; a second interface to request social network service (SNS) data on a tuned channel of a plurality of channels to a social network service server and to receive the requested SNS data on the tuned channel from the social network service server; a storage device to store program information relating to the plurality of channels and the received SNS data, the received SNS data including first numerical data and second numerical data related to each of the plurality of channels; and a controller to control the OSD generator to generate a channel guide based on the stored program information and the SNS data, and to display the generated channel guide on a screen, the channel guide including a first menu and a second menu for rearranging program information in the channel guide according to different conditions, wherein when the first menu is selected through the first interface, the controller controls the OSD generator to rearrange the program information in the channel guide in order from a channel having a highest value of the first numerical data to a channel having a smallest value of the first numerical data, and when the second menu is selected through the first interface, the controller controls the OSD generator to rearrange the program information in the channel guide in order from a channel having a greatest value of the second numerical data to a channel having a smallest value of the second numerical data, and wherein the SNS data is based on a plurality of members of the social network service.