IMAGE PROVIDING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME

The present invention relates to an image providing apparatus, and an operation method thereof. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the image providing apparatus comprises: a broadcasting reception unit for receiving a broadcasting signal; an interface unit for receiving broadcastin...

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Main Authors KANG, DONG JIN, LEE, JUNG GI, PARK, BYUNG JUN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Korean
Published 10.03.2016
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Summary:The present invention relates to an image providing apparatus, and an operation method thereof. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the image providing apparatus comprises: a broadcasting reception unit for receiving a broadcasting signal; an interface unit for receiving broadcasting preview information including a thumbnail image from a server; and a control unit for providing a broadcasting image based on the received broadcasting signal, providing the thumbnail image related to the received broadcasting preview information, providing a broadcasting preview image corresponding to the thumbnail image when the thumbnail image is selected, and playing and providing the broadcasting preview image when a play input for the broadcasting preview image exists. Accordingly, a user can view a broadcasting preview. 본 발명은 영상제공장치, 및 그 동작방법에 관한 것이다. 본 발명의 실시예에 따른 영상제공장치는, 방송 신호를 수신하는 방송 수신부와, 썸네일 이미지를 포함하는 방송 예고편 정보를 서버로부터 수신하는 인터페이스부와, 수신된 방송 신호에 기초한 방송 영상을 제공하며, 수신된 방송 예고편 정보와 관련한 썸네일 이미지를 제공하며, 썸네일 이미지가 선택되는 경우, 썸네일 이미지에 대응하는 방송 예고편 영상을 제공하며, 방송 예고편 영상에 대한 재생 입력이 있는 경우, 방송 예고편 영상을 재생하여 제공하는 제어부를 포함한다. 이에 의해, 방송 예고편 시청이 가능하게 된다.
Bibliography:Application Number: KR20140116310