KR19980022640A - Method of setting reservation time of video display device and setting device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and setting device for setting a reservation time of a video display device that enables the user to visually and continuously recognize a time to be set by moving an hour hand and a minute hand according to a user's time shift command. (111); A remote control signal receiving unit 112 for receiving an infrared signal of the remote control 111; An analog / digital converter 113 for converting an analog signal received by the remote control signal receiver 112 into a digital signal; ROM as a storage device (ROM: 121); And RAM 122; A broadcast signal image encoder 140 for converting an input signal into a broadcast signal appropriately; A graphic generator 130 for converting input digital image data into a video signal and outputting the converted video signal to the broadcast signal video encoder 140; A signal scanning unit 150 for displaying the output signal of the broadcast signal image encoder 140 on an external display device; And a central processing unit (CPU: 100) for outputting an analog clock image according to a user input and controlling each of the components to display an image in which the clock hand is moved. It is configured to include, eliminating the input error according to the incorrect recognition of the user's morning and afternoon, and can be immediately recognized the set operation reservation period, as well as convenient to visually block the duplicate input in advance to re-enter It would be a very useful and convenient invention to avoid unnecessary processes.

Description

Setting method and setting device of reservation time of video display device

The present invention relates to a method for setting a reservation time and a setting device of a video display device, and more particularly, to display a specific time to be set by the user as an analog clock image and to move the hour and minute hands according to a user's time shift command. The present invention relates to a method for setting a reservation time and a setting device of a video display device, which enable a user to visually and continuously recognize a time to be set.

In a conventional method and apparatus for setting a reservation time of an image display apparatus (for example, an image recording and playback apparatus), the operation reservation time is set using an OSD (On Screen Display) data input window as shown in FIG. have. The user sets the time using a numeric key or increment key on an input device (remote control, etc.) in a data input window as shown in FIG.

When the user selects the menu screen, the controller (not shown) of the video recording and reproducing apparatus outputs the menu screen on the display device, and when the user selects the reserved recording setting menu in the displayed menu, the reservation recording input screen shown in FIG. After outputting the data, the cursor moves to the position where data will be input and waits for data input from the user. The user selects the broadcasting channel by using the number keys, the navigation keys (▲ ▼ ◀ ▶) or the setting key of the remote control, and enters the recording start time and the end time, the recording speed and the recording date to complete the reservation. In the above input process, a method of selecting a date from Monday to Friday or a specific weekly week for the user's input may be used.

However, in the case of setting the operation reservation time by using the reservation time setting method of the conventional video display device as described above, the time setting screen is not only continuous but not visually so that the interval of the operation reservation time is set. This is not visually clearly understood, and there is a problem that the user does not easily recognize this even when the operation reservation time overlaps with the preset reservation time.

In addition, in order to simplify the user input process, a reservation recording method using G-Code or a reservation recording method using teletext has been proposed and used. However, an additional device is required to use such a method. Because of this situation is not widely used.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for setting a reservation time of a video display device, which is designed to solve the above problems and is capable of setting a time in a continuous and visual image. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for setting a reservation time of a video display device in which an error of a start and end time input is efficiently selected and processed, thereby eliminating the inconvenience of re-entry. It is to provide a method of setting a reservation time of an image display device in which the time setting is automatically changed by selection when the possibility is minimized and overlaps, and another object of the present invention is to make time input more accurate and detailed. A method of setting a reservation time of a video display device is provided.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a reservation time setting device of a video display device capable of setting a time in a continuous visual image, another object of the present invention is to set a reservation time of a video display device that can be input from a remote time To provide a device.

FIG. 1 shows an input window for inputting data when an operation reservation time is input according to a conventional method.

2 is an operation time input window when inputting an operation reservation time by the method for setting a reservation time of the image display apparatus according to the present invention;

3 is a block diagram of a preferred embodiment of a reservation time setting device of a video display device according to the present invention;

4 is a control state and flow chart of a reservation time setting apparatus according to the present invention, (a) shows an initial step and a time input step for setting a reservation time, and (b) shows a setting completion step of an operation reservation time. It is shown.

Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

10: display device 100: central processing unit (CPU)

110: command data input unit 111: remote control

112: remote control signal receiving unit 113: analog / digital converter

120: memory 121: ROM

122: RAM 130: Graphics Generator

140: broadcast signal video encoder 150: signal scanning unit

The reservation time setting method of the video display device according to the present invention for achieving the above object, in the method for setting the reservation operation of the video device, the image of the analog clock indicating the time set to the initial value of the reservation time Displaying the included reservation setup initial screen; A reservation time changing / adjusting step of changing the reserved time according to an input hour / minute moving instruction and adjusting the hour and minute hands of the analog clock at the changed time; A reservation time setting step of setting the changed time as an operation reservation time; And the reservation time changing and adjusting step includes adjusting and storing a start time and an end time of an operation; In the reservation time setting method of the image display apparatus according to the present invention, the reservation time setting step includes comparing the start time and the end time of the input time when the end time is earlier than the start time. Switching or canceling; The initial screen display step of the reservation time setting method of the video display device according to the present invention comprises the steps of: displaying a predetermined reservation time in a predetermined area on the number plate of the analog clock; The reservation time setting step includes comparing the input operation reservation time with a preset reservation time and selecting a preferred section when the two hours overlap, and reserving a overlapping time zone for the non-preferred section. Deducting from time; There is another feature of what is made of.

The initial screen displaying step of the reservation time setting method of the image display apparatus according to the present invention comprises: displaying an initial screen further comprising a text window displaying a date and a time; The reservation time adjustment / change step includes: displaying a date and time in the text window according to the movement of the hour and minute hands of the analog clock; It is made of another feature.

In addition, the reservation time setting apparatus of the video display device according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the input means for the user to input a command; Storage means for storing and reading programs and data; broadcast signal converting means for converting an input signal into a broadcast signal appropriately; Graphic generating means for converting the input digital image data into a video signal and outputting the converted video signal to the broadcast signal converting means; Signal scanning means for displaying the output signal of the broadcast signal converting means on an external display device; And reading image data of an analog clock from the storage means and transmitting it to the graphic generating means, receiving a user command through the input means, storing and reading necessary data in the storage means according to the command, and converting the broadcast signal. Control means for outputting the data to the means or transmitting the image data in which the position of the clock hand is changed to the graphic generating means; The input means of the reservation time setting device of the video display device according to the present invention includes a remote control capable of transmitting a signal remotely; And remote control signal receiver; And an analog / digital converter for converting the output signal of the remote control signal receiver into digital data. It is configured to include other features.

In the method and setting device of the reservation time setting of the video display device according to the present invention made and configured as described above, when the user enters the reservation mode through the input means to input the reservation operation time of the video display device or the like. The control means reads analog clock image data from the storage means and transmits the analog clock image data to the graphic generating means to convert the image data into video signals. The video signal is again input to the broadcast signal converting means to be a broadcast signal, and the broadcast signal is output as an analog clock image to an external display device by the signal scanning means. On the other hand, the control means reads out the initial values such as channel, speed, current date and time necessary for the reservation operation from the storage means and outputs them to the broadcast signal converting means and passes them through the signal scanning means to the display device along with the analog clock image. To be displayed as a character.

When a user inputs a reservation time shift command through the input means, the control means transmits data (a part of which is edited in the initial image data) of the clock hour or minute hand to the graphic generating means. According to the process, the image of the clock hand is moved so that the display device appears. When the user determines that the desired time is reached and inputs the completion through the input means, the control means sets the currently output time as the operation reservation time. When the above operation is performed for the operation start time and the operation end time, the setting of the operation reservation time of the image display device is completed, and when the start time and the end time entered by the user are changed, The control means transmits a selection message to the broadcast signal converting means and outputs it to the display device, and when the user cancels or changes the time according to the selection message through the input means, the input time is not set as the operation reservation time. Alternatively, the start time is changed to the end time and the end time is converted to the start time.

In order to prevent the user from setting up a preset operation reservation time, the control means reads the preset operation reservation times from the storage means and displays the edited data so as to display a specific display in a certain area of the numeric plate of the analog clock image. It is transmitted to the graphic generating means to be output to the display device. If the user intentionally sets an operation reservation time to overlap with the displayed area, a selection message is output to the broadcast signal converting means and displayed on an output device, and the priority reservation time selected according to this selection message is not changed. The non-priority reservation time will be recorded again by deducting the time corresponding to the overlapping section.

When the user inputs a reservation time shift command through the input means, the control means transmits the text data corresponding to the date and time to be tracked and changed to the broadcast signal converting means and displays the text data in a predetermined area on the display device. Be sure to

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of a method for setting a reservation time of a video display device and a preferred embodiment of the setting device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a view showing an image output on a screen of an image display apparatus by a method and setting device for setting a reservation time of an image display apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a reservation time setting apparatus for an image display apparatus according to the present invention. It is a block diagram of the preferable embodiment of the.

As shown in Fig. 3, one preferred embodiment of the reservation time setting apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a remote controller 111 for a user to input a necessary command; A remote control signal receiver 112 for receiving an infrared signal output from the remote control 111; An analog / digital converter 113 for converting an analog signal output from the remote control signal receiver 112 into a digital signal; ROM (ROM: 121) in which image data such as programs and analog clocks are recorded; RAM 122 for temporarily storing and reading necessary data; A broadcast signal image encoder 140 for converting an input signal into a broadcast signal appropriately; A graphic generator 130 for converting input digital image data into a video signal and outputting the converted video signal to the broadcast signal video encoder 140; A signal scanning unit 150 for displaying the output signal of the broadcast signal image encoder 140 on an external display device; And a central processing unit (CPU: 100) for outputting an analog clock image according to a user input and controlling each of the components to display an image in which the clock hand is moved. It is configured to include.

4A and 4B are states and flowcharts illustrating a control state and flow of the CPU 100 for implementing a method for setting a reservation time of an image display device according to the present invention. Adjusting and changing the reservation time, (b) shows a step of setting the operation reservation time. Hereinafter, the operation of the preferred embodiment will be described in detail in parallel with the state and flowchart of the reservation time setting method of FIG.

When the operating power is applied to the image display device, the central processing unit 100 goes through an initial process and enters an input standby state (S10) capable of receiving an input from a user. When the user executes the conventional functions through the remote controller 111 in the input standby state (S10) (S99) when the user performs the desired operation in the same manner as the conventional and requires a reservation selection according to the present invention (S11) The control flow of FIG. 4 proceeds.

The reservation selection command of the user is input through the remote controller signal receiver 112 and input to the CPU 100 through the analog / digital converter 113. The CPU 100 interprets a user's reservation selection command and accordingly reads image data of an analog clock in the ROM 121 (S12) and reads preset reservation data from the RAM 122. (S13) In addition, necessary parameters for receiving the reservation time of the user is initialized (S14). In this section, the date and time to be output on the initial screen, channel volume (TV, etc.), recording speed (VCR, etc.) In addition to the same external variables, the process of initializing internal variables (such as starting time input) for tracking content input from the current user is included. Edit the image data of the read clock to match the initialized time (usually the current time) so that the hands of the clock are the same as the reset time, and if there is a preset reservation time on the current output date, the area The image data is edited together to be displayed as shown in A of FIG. 2 and then transmitted to the graphic generator 130, and the text values of the initialized external variables are transmitted to the broadcast signal image encoder 140. 2 is outputted to the display device 10 by the signal scanning unit 150 (S15), and then waits for time input from the user (S16).

When the time input is input through the remote control signal receiver 112 and the analog-to-digital converter 113 in the time input standby state (S16) (S30), it is determined whether the current input state is the start time or the end time input (S31). If it is during the start time input, it is determined whether the hour or minute data is input. (S32) According to the determination, the start time data or the start minute data is changed (S33, S36) and stored in the RAM 122. (S34, S37) and then edit the image data of the analog clock read from the ROM 121 to move the hour or minute hands to the changed data to transmit to the graphic generator 130 The changed hour hand or minute hand is displayed on the display device 10 (S35, S38), and the process proceeds to the time input standby state S16.

When the user determines that the start time is completed and selects the end time input (S50), the CPU 100 reads the state stored in the RAM 122 to determine whether the start time is completed. If the input is not completed, the input guide message is read from the ROM 121 and transmitted to the broadcast signal image encoder 140 so that the guide message is output to the display device 10 (S54). In step S16, if the start time input is completed, the current input state is displayed as the end time input state (S52), and the partition line as shown in B of FIG. 2 is displayed at the start time when the image data of the ROM 121 is inputted. After editing so as to transmit to the graphic generator 130 (S53), the process proceeds to the time input standby state. (S16) When the time is input in the state S16 (S30), it is determined as the end data in the determination step S31. According to the hour or minute of the input data, the same operation (S41, S45, S46, S47 or S41, S42, S43, S44) is performed as in the input process of the start time, and then the time input wait state is again entered. Proceed to (S16).

When the user inputs a date in the time input standby state (S16) (S60), the CPU 100 reads a preset reservation time from the RAM 122 (S61) and reserves the current date. If there is time, the image data is edited so that the area corresponding to the time is edited and transmitted to the graphic generator 130, and the corresponding date is output to the broadcast signal image encoder 140 to display the state displayed on the display device 10. (S62) Then, the previous time input-related variables are initialized (during start time input, etc.) so that a new input of the operation scheduled time is possible on the date (S63), and then the time input wait time is entered. Proceeding to the state S16, it is possible to input the reservation time on the changed date.

When it is determined that the input of the reservation time is completed by the above operation, the user selects the setting completion (S70). Accordingly, the CPU 100 determines whether all the time data has been input (S71). If no data is input, the guide message is read from the room 121 and transmitted to the broadcast signal image encoder 140 to output the guide message to the display device 10 (S71). Proceed to If all the time data has been input, the start and end time data temporarily stored in the RAM 122 is set as the reserved time (S73) and the following check operation is performed at the set operation scheduled time.

First, before and after the start time and the end time of the reservation operation are compared (S74), when the start time is after the operation time, a message indicating that the reservation time is reversed is output to the display device 10 (S75). Wait for processing input (S76).

When the user selects cancel in the standby state (S76) (S76-20), the time input-related variables and data on the RAM 122 are initialized to input a new operation reservation time (S79-31), and the time input standby state Proceeds to (S16) when the user selects the input switching (S76-10), the end time to the start time, the start time to the end time, respectively set to the scheduled operation time (S76-11) and the following check operation Proceed. On the other hand, if the start time is before the end time in the comparison step (S74), the next check operation is performed immediately without going through the above process (S75, S76 ...).

The CPU 100 checks whether there is a duplicate operation reservation time by comparing preset operation reservation data read from the RAM 122 with a newly set operation reservation time (S77). In this case, since the operation reservation time is successfully performed, the graphic generator 130 controls the signal output so that the yellow screen on the display device 10 is restored to the original image (normally selected broadcast channel signal) ( S72-22) Proceeds to the input standby state (S10) for processing other inputs from the user, and if there is a overlapping section, guides how to process the duplicated data (S78) and processing from the user Wait for the request. (S79) When the user selects a new priority (S79-10), the overlapped section is deducted from the previously set operation reservation data. When two sections are generated in the case of excluding the section, the wider section is selected.) The data of the start time or the end time is changed and stored in the RAM 122 again (S79-11). When the user selects the existing priority (S79-20), the data of the start time or the end time is changed to be deducted from the newly input operation reservation time and stored in the RAM 122 to be reset (S79-21). After restoring to the original (S79-22) proceeds to the input standby state (S10) for processing all input commands of the user. If the user selects cancel (S79-30), the time input data temporarily stored in the RAM 122 is deleted so that the operation reservation time temporarily set in the RAM 122 is deleted and the operation reservation time can be re-entered. And the related variable is initialized (S79-31), and then the process proceeds to the time input waiting state (S16).

On the other hand, in the time input standby state (S16), if the user selects to cancel the input during the time input or immediately (S20) without setting any data in the RAM 122, and reset the screen on the display device 10 After restoring (S21), it returns to the input standby state (S10) which processes all the inputs from the user.

As the control state and the flow proceed as described above, the user can reserve the operation time on the analog clock visually displayed on the display device 10, and can easily recognize the case of overlapping and separate the user's input error. By the step, input time data can be changed conveniently without re-input process.

In addition, the date and time changes according to the hour and minute hands of the analog clock can be displayed in a separate text window so that the user can specify the time more precisely and in detail. It is also possible to set the state displayed on the device to be AM or PM.

The reservation time setting method and setting device of the video display device according to the present invention made and configured as described above provide a visual operation reservation section to detect an input error according to an incorrect recognition of the morning and afternoon of the user. It is a convenient and useful invention that can recognize the operation reservation section to be removed and set immediately, as well as to avoid unnecessary process of re-input by visually blocking duplicate input in advance.

Claims (9)

A method of setting a reservation operation of a video device, the method comprising: displaying a reservation setting initial screen including an image of an analog clock indicating a time set as an initial value of a reservation time; A reservation time changing / adjusting step of changing the reserved time according to an input hour / minute moving instruction and adjusting the hour and minute hands of the analog clock at the changed time; A reservation time setting step of setting the changed time as an operation reservation time; The reservation time setting method of the video display device comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the changing and adjusting the reservation time comprises: adjusting the hour and minute hands of the analog clock according to a reservation time shift command; Storing the adjusted time as a start time of a reservation operation; Adjusting the hour and minute hands of the analog clock according to a reservation time shift command; And storing the adjusted time as an end time of the reservation operation. The reservation time setting method of the video display device comprising a. The method of claim 2, wherein the setting of the reservation time comprises: comparing before and after the stored start time and end time; And if the end time is before the start time, requesting the user to select one of switching between both times (starting and ending time respectively to end and start time) and canceling the stored time; And when the user selects a change of time, changing the start and end times, respectively, recording the operation schedule time, and when canceling is selected, deleting both stored times; And including the start time and the end time as an operation reservation time, when the end time is after the start time; The reservation time setting method of the video display device comprising a. The method of claim 2, wherein the setting of the reservation time comprises: comparing whether the sections of the stored start time and end time overlap with a section of the preset reservation time; Requesting a user to select which of the two sections is to be prioritized when the two sections overlap each other; Correcting a start time or an end time of the section not selected by the user as a priority section so that the overlapping section is not included; And recording the stored start time and end time or the corrected section as an operation reservation time. It includes, and if the two sections are not repeated, recording the start start and end time as the operation reservation time; The reservation time setting method of the video display device comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the initial screen display step comprises: displaying a predetermined reservation time as a predetermined area on a number plate of an analog clock; The reservation time setting method of the video display device, characterized in that further comprises. The method of claim 5, wherein the initial screen display step comprises: displaying a reservation setting initial screen further including a text window displaying a date and a time; The reservation time adjustment / change step includes changing and displaying the date and time displayed on the text window according to a reservation time movement command; The reservation time setting method of the video display device, characterized in that further comprises. The method of claim 1, wherein the initial screen display step comprises: displaying a reservation setting initial screen further including a text window displaying a date and a time; The reservation time adjustment / change step is performed, and the reservation time adjustment / change step displayed on the text window according to the reservation time shift command changes or displays the date and time displayed on the text window according to the reservation time shift command. Doing; The reservation time setting method of the video display device, characterized in that further comprises. Input means for allowing a user to input a command; Storage means for storing and reading programs and data; Broadcast signal converting means for converting an input signal into a broadcast signal appropriately; Graphic generating means for converting the input digital image data into a video signal and outputting the converted video signal to the fire prevention signal converting means; Signal scanning means for displaying the output signal of the broadcast signal converting means on an external display device; And reading image data of an analog clock from the storage means and transmitting it to the graphic generating means, receiving a user command through the input means, storing and reading necessary data in the storage means according to the command, and converting the broadcast signal. Control means for outputting the data to the means or for transmitting the image data whose position of the clock hand has been changed to the graphic generating means; Reserved time setting device of the video display device comprising a. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the input unit comprises: a remote controller configured to transmit an infrared signal according to a switch pressed by a user; A remote control signal receiver for receiving the transmitted infrared signal; And an analog / digital converter for converting the output signal of the remote control signal receiver into digital data. Reserved time setting device of the video display device, characterized in that comprising a.