Method of recommending broadcasting contents and recommending apparatus therefor in multimedia contents reproducing device

摘要

Provided are a method and apparatus for recommending broadcasting contents by using a multimedia contents reproducing device, the method including the operations of generating a user list about one or more second users related to a first user; displaying the user list on a screen of the multimedia contents reproducing device; selecting at least a third user from among the one or more second users in the user list; and transmitting a recommendation message to the third user, wherein the recommendation message is related to recommending a first broadcasting content currently being watched by the first user, or a second broadcasting content selected from an Electronic Program Guide (EPG).

主权项

1. A method of recommending broadcasting contents by using a multimedia contents reproducing device, the method comprising:
generating a user list about one or more second users related to a first user; displaying, by inputting a predetermined input, a first user list about one or more second users currently watching a first broadcasting content currently being watched by the first user on a screen of the multimedia contents reproducing device; displaying, by inputting the predetermined input a second time, a second user list about one or more second users who are not watching the first broadcasting content on a screen of the multimedia contents reproducing device; selecting at least a third user from among the second users in at least one of the first user list and the second user list; and transmitting a recommendation message to the third user, wherein the recommendation message is related to recommending the first broadcasting content, or a second broadcasting content selected from an Electronic Program Guide (EPG).