KR20090040983A - Video display device and reservation setting method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an image display device, and more particularly, to an image display device and a reservation setting method for more efficiently setting a reservation time in an image display device having reservation recording and reservation viewing functions.

That is, when the reservation recording is set, the present invention displays the broadcast program of the reserved channel through the PIP screen a predetermined time before the start time of the reservation program in which the reservation recording is set, so that the user does not record unnecessary portions (advertisements, etc.). The correct recording start time can be reset.

In addition, when the reserved viewing is set, switching to the reserved channel can be performed at the correct time by preventing the current viewing program interruption caused by the channel switching before the scheduled program for which the reserved viewing is set is started. If the user is away from his / her seat even when the scheduled time of the program for which the scheduled viewing is set is reached, the user changes the reservation setting state of the reserved program set to the reserved viewing to the scheduled recording, and the user does not watch the desired broadcast due to an emergency. By recording the program, user satisfaction can be improved.

Description

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The present invention relates to an image display device, and more particularly, to an image display device and a reservation setting method for more efficiently setting a reservation time in an image display device having reservation recording and reservation viewing functions.

Recently, an image display device additionally provides an electronic program guide (EPG), which is composed of program guide information about a broadcast program, for the convenience of a user.

The EPG informs the user of program broadcast timing, channel, program title, and the like, so that the user can easily recognize a program broadcast through a large number of channels that are not persistent.

Accordingly, the user sets the reserved recording or the reserved viewing using the EPG function, and when the scheduled recording reaches the broadcast time of the set broadcast program, the user automatically records the corresponding broadcast program on a storage medium or when the reserved viewing is set. When the airing time comes, the function to switch to the corresponding channel is basically equipped.

However, in the case of the scheduled recording according to the prior art, the recording is made unconditionally at the time set on the EPG or the reservation time set manually by the user, and in the case of the scheduled watching, the channel is directly recorded at the broadcast time of the program. Channel switching takes place.

In the case of scheduled recording, recording is performed before the actual program starts, and the unnecessary portion is recorded, which wastes the storage medium. In the case of scheduled viewing, the program that the user wants to watch when the user is watching another channel Before this start, the channel is switched so that the user knows that the program has not actually started and changes back to the channel he was watching before. Therefore, there is a problem that the user may be uncomfortable because the channel may be repeatedly changed if the actual reservation program is started again.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and when the reservation recording and reservation viewing, the program of the channel set the reservation is displayed on the sub-screen a certain time before the reservation setting time, the user can accurately and efficient program reservation Its purpose is to allow it to be set.

In addition, it is another object to provide a more convenient reservation recording and reservation viewing function to the user by setting the program reservation time accurately so as not to save the recording capacity and to watch unnecessary parts.

An image display device according to the present invention includes a key input unit for receiving a request command from a user; A storage unit for storing reservation setting information such as broadcasting channel information and time information of a program for which reserved recording or reserved viewing is set; The control signal to check the reservation setting information previously stored in the storage unit, and accordingly display a menu screen for setting the broadcast program of the reserved channel and the progress of the reserved program before a predetermined time before the reserved setting time of the reserved program. A control unit for outputting; A menu screen generation unit generating a menu screen for setting whether to proceed with the reservation program according to a control signal of the controller; And a display unit configured to display a menu screen for setting a corresponding broadcast program of a reserved channel and whether or not to proceed, according to a control signal of the controller, a predetermined time before a reserved setting time of the reserved program.

The video display device and the reservation setting method according to the present invention can prevent the user from disturbing the user's viewing by changing the channel due to the reserved recording and the reserved viewing while watching the TV in advance, and recording at the correct airing time of the corresponding program. By doing this, the capacity of the storage medium can be saved, and the reservation recording and reservation viewing function caused by an incorrect time setting can reduce the error.

In addition, by changing the reservation setting state of the reservation program set to the reservation viewing to the reservation recording, if the user does not watch the desired broadcast due to the urgent work by recording the program, there is an effect of improving the user satisfaction.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments presented, and other embodiments included within the scope of other inventive inventions or the scope of the present invention can be easily made by adding, changing, or deleting other elements. I can suggest.

The video display device according to the present invention is capable of displaying a video signal separated through the receiver 10 and a receiver 10 for receiving a broadcast signal input from the outside and processing the video, audio, and additional information streams separately. An image signal processing unit 20 for signal processing to display, a display unit 30 for displaying an image signal processed through the image signal processing unit 20, and a key input unit 40 for receiving a request command from a user. And the storage unit 50 storing the broadcast signal and other information (including the reservation setting information) signal processed through the receiving unit 10, and confirming the reservation setting information previously stored in the storage unit 50, and Accordingly, a menu screen for setting the broadcast program of the reserved channel and the progress of the reserved program is displayed before a predetermined time before the reserved setting time of the reserved program. And a control unit 60 for outputting a control signal and a menu screen generation unit 70 for generating a menu screen for setting whether to proceed with the reservation program according to the control signal of the control unit 60.

The receiver 10 includes a main tuner 12 for tuning a main screen broadcast signal among broadcast signals received from the outside, and a main signal processor for signal processing a broadcast signal tuned through the main tuner 12. 14, a sub tuner 16 for tuning sub-screen broadcast signals among the broadcast signals received from the outside, and a sub signal processor 18 for signal processing broadcast signals tuned through the sub tuner 16; It is configured to include.

The operation of the image display device according to the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

First, the main tuner 12 tunes a broadcast signal according to a main picture channel according to a tuning command input from a user, and the sub tuner 16 tunes a broadcast signal according to a sub picture channel, and the main tuner ( 12) and the broadcast signal tuned through the sub tuner 16 are signal processed through the main signal processing section and the sub signal processing sections 14 and 18, respectively. Here, the main signal processor and the sub signal processor 14 and 18 may be configured as a demodulator and a demultiplexer (not shown).

In addition, the main screen image signal and the sub-screen image signal processed by the main signal processing unit and the sub-signal processing unit 14 and 18 are signal-processed to be displayed by the image signal processing unit 20, and then the display. The main screen and the sub screen of the sub 30 are respectively displayed.

In addition, the user may set a broadcast program reservation through the key input unit 40.

That is, the broadcast program reservation typically includes a manual reservation for setting a reservation by directly inputting a time zone, a channel, etc. for which reservation viewing or reservation recording is desired, and an automatic reservation for setting a reservation of a specific program on an electronic program guide (EPG). .

The reservation setting information of the reservation program set as described above is stored in the storage unit 50. That is, the reserved viewing list and the reserved recording list exist in the storage unit 50, and the reservation time information and channel level of the reserved program set by the user are included on the list.

The controller 60 periodically checks the reservation setting information previously stored in the storage unit 50 and performs a picture in picture (PIP) function a predetermined time before the preset time of the preset reservation program based on the reservation setting information. The driving is controlled to be displayed on the sub-screen of the display unit 30 of the program of the reserved channel set by the user.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the program currently being watched by the user is displayed on the main screen 100 of the display unit 30, and the preset reserved channel program is displayed on the PIP screen before a predetermined time from a reserved time. It is displayed on the (subscreen) 110.

Here, the PIP function divides the displayed screen of the display unit 30 into the main screen 100 and the PIP screen 110, respectively, and may display broadcast signals of different channels or broadcast signals of the same channel, respectively. In some cases, an image signal input through an external input (for example, a PC) may be displayed on the main screen 100 or the PIP screen 110.

In addition, the controller 60 controls a menu screen for determining whether to proceed with the reservation program from a user by referring to a program of a reservation channel displayed through the PIP screen 110.

The menu screen generating unit 70 may display a menu screen for determining whether to proceed with a reservation program displayed through the sub-screen 110 according to a control signal of the controller 60 in the form of an on-screen display (OSD). The generated menu screen is displayed on the main screen 100.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, on the main screen 100 of the display unit 30, a menu screen 200 for determining whether to proceed with a broadcast program of a reserved channel displayed through the PIP screen 110 is performed. Is displayed. At this time, when the reservation setting state of the reservation program set at the corresponding time is reserved viewing, the phrase on the menu screen may be displayed as "Do you want to start reservation recording at the current time?".

In addition, the menu screen 200 includes an execution menu 210 for performing recording according to a scheduled recording or switching to a corresponding channel according to reserved viewing at a current time, and a reserved channel displayed on the PIP screen 110. A re-display menu 220 for inputting the broadcast program of the reserved channel and the menu screen to be re-displayed after a predetermined time in order to delay the reserved time by the preset time, and canceling the reservation of the preset reserved program. It includes a cancellation menu 230 for editing, and an editing menu 240 for editing the reservation time of the reservation program.

At this time, if a command according to the execution menu 210 is input on the menu screen 200, an operation according to the reservation recording or reservation viewing is performed from the time point at which the command is input, and the command according to the redisplay menu 220 is performed. If the input is re-displayed the broadcast program and the menu screen of the reserved channel after a predetermined time after a predetermined time delay, and if the command according to the cancellation (230) is input, cancel the reservation of the reservation program When a command according to the edit menu 240 is input, a screen for resetting a reservation time of the reservation program is displayed so that the corresponding reservation recording or reservation viewing is performed at the corresponding time reset by the user.

Therefore, the user can check the broadcast program of the corresponding reserved channel displayed on the sub-screen 110 of the display unit 30 without being disturbed by the viewing of the broadcast program currently displayed through the main screen 100. You can adjust the reservation time.

In addition, in this case, when the user sets the reserved recording, in case of not currently watching TV or when the user is away, the controller 50 sets a predetermined time or reserve setting time on the displayed menu screen 200. If a corresponding command is not input from the user, a control signal is output so that a switching to a corresponding channel according to a reserved program storage or a reserved viewing is performed according to a reserved recording at a corresponding time.

Here, when the reservation setting state of the reservation program for which the operation is performed is set to reserved viewing, if there is no command input from the user on the menu screen 200 for a predetermined time as described above, the user reserves the corresponding program. In the event that the viewing schedule is set and the personal schedule does not change the reservation setting state to the reservation recording, the reservation setting state of the reservation program may be changed to the reservation recording, and the program may be recorded at the reservation time.

When the scheduled recording is set as described above, the broadcasting program of the reserved channel is displayed on the PIP screen before the start time of the scheduled program set by the scheduled recording, so that the user does not record unnecessary parts (advertisement, etc.) The start time can be reset, and if the scheduled viewing is set, switching to the reserved channel at the correct time by preventing the interruption of viewing of the current program caused by channel switching before the scheduled programming for the reserved viewing is started, Can be performed.

The reservation setting method according to the first embodiment of the present invention configured as described above first displays an image received according to a command (power on) input from a user as shown in FIG. 4 (S10).

Then, it is determined whether the current time is a predetermined time before the reservation time of the reservation program preset by the user (S20).

Subsequently, the determination result (S20), if it is not the predetermined time transition or waits by performing time control, and if the current time is a predetermined time before the reservation time, the PIP is driven to broadcast the program of the channel on which the reservation is set on the sub-screen of the display screen; A menu screen for setting whether to proceed with the reservation operation of the program is displayed (S30 to S40).

In operation S50, it is determined whether a command is input from a user on the displayed menu screen.

Subsequently, if there is a command input from the user as a result of the determination (S50), a corresponding operation according to the input command is performed (S60). That is, when a first command (execution command) is input from the user, an operation according to scheduled recording or reserved viewing is performed from the time point at which the command is input, and when a second command (redisplay command) is input, after a predetermined time By re-displaying the broadcast program and menu screen of the reserved channel, the corresponding reservation time is delayed for a predetermined time. When a third command (cancel reservation command) is input, the reservation of the reserved program is canceled, and the fourth command (edit command) is executed. If input, the screen for resetting the reservation time of the reservation program is displayed so that the corresponding reservation recording or reservation viewing is performed at the corresponding time reset by the user.

In addition, if there is no command input from the user (S50), it is determined whether a predetermined predetermined time or a reservation time has elapsed (S70).

In addition, when the predetermined predetermined time or the reservation time elapses, the determination result (S70) determines that the current user is away, and performs the switching operation to the corresponding channel according to the reservation recording or reservation viewing at the reservation time (S70). S80).

In addition, the reservation setting method according to the second embodiment of the present invention first displays an image received according to a command (power on) input from the user as shown in FIG. 5 (S100).

Then, it is determined whether the current time is a predetermined time before the reservation time of the reservation program preset by the user (S110).

Subsequently, in the determination result (S110), if the predetermined time is not transitioned or not, a time control is performed, and if the current time is a predetermined time before the reserved time, the PIP is driven to display the broadcast program of the channel on which the reservation is set on the sub-screen of the display screen; A menu screen for setting whether to proceed with the reservation operation of the program is displayed (S120 to S130).

In operation S140, it is determined whether a command is input from a user on the displayed menu screen.

Subsequently, if there is a command input from the user as a result of the determination (S140), a corresponding operation according to the input command is performed (S150). That is, when a first command (execution command) is input from the user, an operation according to scheduled recording or reserved viewing is performed from the time point at which the command is input, and when a second command (redisplay command) is input, a predetermined time period is input. Later, by re-displaying the broadcast program and menu screen of the reserved channel, the corresponding reservation time is delayed for a predetermined time. If a third command (cancel reservation command) is input, the reservation of the reserved program is canceled, and a fourth command (edit command) If is input, the screen for resetting the reservation time of the reservation program is displayed so that the corresponding reservation recording or reservation viewing is performed at the corresponding time reset by the user.

In addition, if there is no command input from the user as a result of the determination (S140), it is determined whether a predetermined predetermined time or a reservation time has elapsed (S160).

When the predetermined predetermined time or reservation time elapses, the determination result (S160) determines whether the reservation program reservation setting state is reserved recording or reserved viewing (S170).

Subsequently, when the reservation setting state is reserved recording, the determination result (S170) records the reservation program at the corresponding reservation time (S180).

In addition, if the reservation setting state is reserved viewing, the determination result (S170) changes the reservation setting state to reservation recording and records the corresponding program at the reservation time (S190).

When the scheduled recording is set as described above, the broadcasting program of the reserved channel is displayed on the PIP screen before the start time of the scheduled program set by the scheduled recording, so that the user does not record unnecessary parts (advertisement, etc.) You can reset the start time.

In addition, when the reserved viewing is set, switching to the reserved channel can be performed at the correct time by preventing the current viewing program disturbing caused by channel switching before the scheduled programming for which the reserved viewing is set is started. If the user is away from his / her seat even when the reserved time of the program for which the scheduled viewing is set is approached, the reserved setting state of the reserved program set for the reserved viewing is changed to the reserved recording, so that the user cannot watch the desired broadcast due to an emergency. If by recording the program, user satisfaction is improved.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a video display device according to the present invention.

2 is a diagram for explaining a PIP function for displaying a reservation program according to the present invention;

3 is a view for explaining a menu screen for determining whether to proceed with the reservation of the reservation program according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart for explaining a reservation setting method according to a first embodiment of the present invention step by step;

5 is a flowchart for explaining a reservation setting method step by step according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

Claims (12)

A key input unit for receiving a request command from a user; A storage unit for storing reservation setting information such as broadcasting channel information and time information of a program for which reserved recording or reserved viewing is set; Check the reservation setting information previously stored in the storage unit, and accordingly a control signal to display a menu screen for determining the broadcast program of the reserved channel and the progress of the reserved program before a predetermined time before the reserved time of the reserved program. A control unit for outputting; A menu screen generation unit generating a menu screen for determining whether to proceed with the reservation program according to a control signal of the controller; And, And a display unit configured to display a corresponding broadcast program of a reserved channel and a menu screen for determining whether or not to proceed, according to a control signal of the controller, a predetermined time before a reserved setting time of the reserved program. The method of claim 1, The program of the reserved channel is displayed on the sub-screen of the display unit. The method of claim 1, The menu screen generated by the menu screen generator is An execution menu for performing a reservation operation of the reservation program at this time; A redisplay menu for redisplaying the program and menu screen of the reserved channel after a predetermined time; A cancellation menu for canceling the reservation of the reservation program; And a reservation editing menu for resetting the reservation time of the reservation program. The method of claim 1, The control unit outputs a control signal such that a reservation operation of the reservation program is performed after a predetermined time or at a corresponding reservation time when there is no signal input through the key input unit for a predetermined time on the displayed menu screen. An image display device. The method of claim 1, If there is no signal input through the key input unit for a predetermined time on the displayed menu screen, the controller changes the reservation setting state of the reserved program set to reserved viewing at the corresponding time to reserved recording. device. Setting a reservation of a broadcast program; Storing reservation setting information for the preset reservation program; Displaying a broadcast program of the reserved channel before a predetermined time before the reserved setting time of the reserved program based on the previously stored reservation setting information; And, And displaying a menu screen for determining whether to proceed with the displayed reservation program. The method of claim 6, The step of storing the reservation setting information And a step of storing broadcast channel information and time information about a preset viewing or reservation recording program set by the user. The method of claim 6, The program of the reserved channel is displayed on the sub screen of the display screen. The method of claim 6, Displaying the menu screen An execution menu for performing a reservation operation of the reserved program at this time, a redisplay menu for redisplaying the program and menu screen of the reserved channel after a predetermined time, a cancellation menu for canceling the reservation of the reserved program, and And displaying a menu screen including an editing menu for resetting a reservation time of the reservation program. The method of claim 9, Switching to a channel of a reserved recording or reserved viewing program at the present time when an execution command is input from the outside on the displayed menu screen; Displaying a broadcast program and a menu screen of a channel for which the reserved viewing is set after a predetermined time when a re-display command is input from the outside on the displayed menu screen; Canceling a reservation setting of the preset reservation program when a reservation cancellation command is input from the outside on the displayed menu screen; And if the editing command is input on the displayed menu screen, switching to recording of a corresponding program or switching to a channel of the corresponding program at a preset time set by the user. The method of claim 7, wherein If there is no command input from the outside for a predetermined time on the displayed menu screen, switching to a reserved recording program or switching to a reserved viewing channel after a predetermined predetermined time or at a reserved time of the preset reserved program; Reservation setting method characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 7, wherein If there is no command input from the outside for a predetermined time on the displayed menu screen, the reservation setting, characterized in that further comprising the step of changing the reservation setting state of the program set to reserved viewing at the time to the reservation recording Way.

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