Method and system for providing personalized service in iptv

Abstract

A method for providing a personalized service in an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) includes pairing a mobile terminal with the IPTV. The method also includes receiving personalized data from the paired mobile terminal, and searching the Internet for contents satisfying the received personalized data and providing the searched contents.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for providing a personalized service in an electronic device, the method comprising:
 pairing using a short-range wireless communication with other device;   setting an interface environment corresponding to the other device;   receiving a personalized data from the other device;   searching contents satisfying the personalized data through an Internet; and   providing the searched contents on the set interface environment.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the pairing with the other device comprises:
 searching for connectable devices; and   displaying the searched devices, receiving a selection of other device among the searched devices and pairing with the selected device, or pairing with a predetermined device among the searched devices.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the providing of the searched contents comprises at least one of:
 providing arranged in an order according to the personalized data a content list of the searched contents through a screen, or   automatically playing a content that best satisfying the personalized data among the searched contents.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining whether the other device is a partner device for the personalized service; and   requesting the personalized data to the other device, when the other device is a partner device for the personalized service.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the personalized data include content search conditions corresponding to at least one of frequency of uses, interesting fields, content types, and search keywords. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the providing of the searched contents comprises displaying the content list of the searched contents and waiting for a user to select contents from the displayed content list. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the providing of the searched contents comprises playing a content that best satisfies the personalized data among the searched contents. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the other device is paired by one of Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), WiFi, Bluetooth and Near Field Communication (NFC). 
     
     
         9 . An electronic device, the electronic device comprising:
 a communication unit configured to pair using a short-range wireless communication with other device; and   a processor configured to:
 set an interface environment corresponding to the other device; 
 receive a personalized data from the other device; 
 search contents satisfying the received personalized data through an Internet; and 
 provide the searched contents on the set interface environment. 
   
     
     
         10 . The electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the communication unit is configured to pair using Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) with the other device. 
     
     
         11 . The electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the communication unit is configured to pair using one of WiFi, Bluetooth and Near Field Communication (NFC) with the other device. 
     
     
         12 . The electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the providing the searched contents comprises at least one of:
 providing arranged in an order according to the personalized data a content list of the searched contents through a screen, or   providing by automatically playing a content satisfying the personalized data among the searched contents.   
     
     
         13 . The electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to:
 determine whether the other device is a partner device for the personalized service, and   request the personalized data to the other device, when the other device is a partner device for the personalized service.   
     
     
         14 . The electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the personalized data includes content search conditions corresponding to at least one of frequency of uses, interesting fields, content types, and search keywords. 
     
     
         15 . The electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the providing the searched contents comprises at least one of:
 providing arranged in an order according to the personalized data a content list of the searched contents through a screen, or   automatically playing a content that best satisfying the personalized data among the searched contents.   
     
     
         16 . The electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to:
 display the content list of searched contents and wait for a user to select contents from the content list; and   play the selected content.   
     
     
         17 . The electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to play a content that best satisfies the personalized data among the searched contents. 
     
     
         18 . The electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to:
 search for connectable devices using; and   display the searched devices, receive a selection of other device among the searched devices, and pair with the selected device or pair with a predetermined device among the searched devices.   
     
     
         19 . An electronic device, the electronic device comprising:
 a communication unit configured to pair using a short-range wireless communication with other device;   a processor configured to:
 generate a personalized data in response to requesting of the other device; and 
 transmit the personalized data to the other device, 
   wherein the personalized data is generated based on a context information collected during a collection period.   
     
     
         20 . The electronic device of  claim 19 , wherein the context information include information about at least one of application use history, keywords, broadcast viewing history, and content use history.