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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Files Patent Application for Image Display Apparatus and Server

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The patent application by Hyung-tak CHOI, Myung-jin EOM, O-hoon KWON, and Jong-sung DONG, filed on September 24, 2014, describes an image display apparatus, a server, and methods for operating the image display apparatus and the server. The apparatus is designed to synchronize the display of image contents among multiple image display apparatuses interconnected with an image contents-based social network service (SNS) or to display image contents and SNS data by synchronizing the image contents and SNS data.

Key Takeaways:

  • The patent application describes an image display apparatus with a controller configured to control an operation of a social network service (SNS) according to received image contents.
  • The apparatus also includes a network interface unit configured to receive a reference time set according to information corresponding to an image contents reproduction time of a plurality of image display apparatuses interworking with the SNS.
  • According to one or more exemplary embodiments, the image display apparatus includes a display unit configured to display the received image contents.
  • The server method includes receiving information corresponding to an image contents reproduction time of one of a plurality of image display apparatuses interworking with a social network service (SNS) according to image contents and SNS data related to the image contents.
  • The server method also includes determining a creation time of the SNS data based on the image contents reproduction time and transmitting the SNS data to at least one of the plurality of image display apparatuses to be displayed by being synchronized with the image contents.
  • The SNS data may include at least one from among image data, voice data, and text data received from a plurality of image display apparatuses interworking with the SNS, corresponding to the image contents.

Statistics:

  • The patent application was filed on September 24, 2014.
  • The patent was posted online on April 2, 2015.
  • The patent application describes a system for synchronizing contents in a contents-based SNS system.
  • The system includes an image display apparatus with a controller configured to control an operation of a social network service (SNS) according to received image contents.
  • The system also includes a server that receives information corresponding to an image contents reproduction time of one of a plurality of image display apparatuses interworking with a social network service (SNS) according to image contents and SNS data related to the image contents.

Sources:

  • Choi, H., Eom, M., Kwon, O., & Dong, J. (Patent Application). (2014, September 24). Image Display Apparatus, Server, Method for Operating the Image Display Apparatus, and Method for Operating the Server. Filed September 24, 2014 and posted April 2, 2015. Patent URL: http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html&r=711&p=15&f=G&l=50&d=PG01&S1=20150326.PD.&OS=PD/20150326&RS=PD/20150326

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