Samsung patents TV chat where emojis match the show's scenes
Samsung describes a system that links a phone or tablet to a TV to create a shared chat room for viewers. The device analyzes facial expressions in the show to automatically suggest specific emojis that match the current scene, updating the chat interface in real time.
In the filing’s own words
According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes a communication module, a display, a memory, and at least one processor, where the at least one processor is configured to execute a plurality of instructions stored in the memory to: establish a connection between an external display device and the electronic device through the communication module; execute a message application in which the electronic device and at least one external electronic device can participate; obtain, on the basis of the connection between the external display device and the electronic device, data related to a content displayed on the external display device; and display an execution screen of the message application on the display, the execution screen changing in response to the data related to the content.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. An electronic device, comprising: communication circuitry; a display; at least one processor; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to: establish a connection between an external display device and the electronic device through the communication circuitry; execute a message application that allows participation of the electronic device and at least one external electronic device; obtain data related to content displayed on the external display device based on the connection between the external display device and the electronic device; and display, on the display, an execution screen of the message application, wherein the execution screen dynamically updates a set of selectable emojis displayed on the execution screen in synchronization with a scene of the content displayed on the external display device, wherein the set of selectable emojis is automatically generated based on a facial expression analysis of one or more characters appearing in the scene of the content, and wherein the dynamically updated set of selectable emojis replaces previously displayed emojis in the execution screen of the message application.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
- Official title
- Method for providing content allowing viewer participation and electronic device therefor
- Patent number
- US12750558B2
- Application number
- 18659510
- Filed
- May 9, 2024
- Granted
- Sep 29, 2026
- Inventors
- 3
- Claims
- 8
Classified under
H04N 21/4788 Electricity & electronicsH04N 21/4312 Electricity & electronicsMore from Samsung in AI & software
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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