KR100774179B1 - The display device for recognizing the user's channel pattern and the method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a user's channel pattern recognition video apparatus and a method of controlling the same, by storing a user's repetitive channel tuning process and controlling the channel to be automatically tuned without a user's additional manipulation. The present invention provides a signal relating to the start and end of a macro setting function, an input unit for inputting signals relating to a channel change, and a signal relating to the channel change input between signals for starting and ending the macro setting function. And a storage unit for storing the signal related to the channel change together with the input time, and when the signal for the macro execution function is input through the input unit, when the time stored in the storage unit is reached, the tuner is tuned to the changed channel. It provides a channel pattern recognition video device of the user characterized in that it comprises a control unit. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is very easy to configure and edit a specific viewing pattern desired by a user, and thus has an excellent effect in terms of convenience of a user of a video device.

Video equipment, macro, channel pattern

Description

The display device for recognizing the user's channel pattern and the method for controlling the same}

1 is a block diagram illustrating a channel pattern recognition video apparatus of a user according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a channel pattern recognition image device of a user according to the present invention (flow chart)

3A is a diagram illustrating a first embodiment of a channel pattern recognition apparatus of a user according to the present invention;

3B is a view showing a second embodiment of a channel pattern recognition apparatus of a user according to the present invention;

FIG. 3C is a view showing a third embodiment of a channel pattern recognition apparatus of a user according to the present invention; FIG.

3D is a view showing a fourth embodiment of a channel pattern recognition apparatus of a user according to the present invention;

FIG. 3E illustrates a fifth embodiment of a channel pattern recognition apparatus of a user according to the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 3F is a view illustrating a sixth embodiment of a channel pattern recognition apparatus of a user according to the present invention; FIG.

3G illustrates a seventh embodiment of a channel pattern recognition apparatus of a user according to the present invention;

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

101: video device 102: input unit

103: control unit 104: storage unit

105: tuner unit 106: decoder

107: image processing unit 108: display unit

109: Speech processing unit 110: Speaker

The present invention relates to an image device, and more particularly, to a channel pattern recognition image device of a user and a control method thereof.

Recently, with the rapid development of digital broadcasting and cable broadcasting, various channels are being introduced, and the number of the channels is increasing rapidly. As the number of channels increases and diversifies as described above, users tend to watch TV for each user and tend to be different, and users of video apparatuses expect simpler and more convenient channel tuning functions.

In the related art, when a user simply inputs a desired event into a specific TV function, the channel is moved once at a specific time, or the TV is turned on or off at a desired time.

That is, the above-described conventional video device has the following problems.

First, the user has his or her own unique viewing pattern, so that as soon as the user turns on the TV, the user tends to select a channel in a substantially similar pattern. However, conventionally, there is no video device having a function of automatically storing all of the channel selection procedures and automatically executing the channel selection procedures.

Second, conventionally, there is no video device that stores not only a channel number but also video information, audio information, and additional information according to a set macro function and outputs a broadcast of the corresponding channel.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is not to reserve a complex channel tuning, but simply store the channel even if the user changes the channel, so that the user does not have to repeat the channel change again. In addition, the present invention provides a channel pattern recognition video apparatus and a control method of a user to automatically perform channel tuning.

Another object of the present invention is to simply store the channel information as well as the video information, audio information, and additional information of the corresponding channel, and the user's channel pattern to automatically display the optimal broadcast screen that the user wants to watch. The present invention provides a recognition image device and a control method thereof.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an input between a signal for starting and ending a macro setting function, an input unit for inputting signals for changing a channel, and a signal for starting and ending the macro setting function. A storage unit for storing the signals related to the channel change together with the time at which the signal for the channel change is input, and when the signal for the macro execution function is input through the input unit, And a control unit configured to tune to the changed channel.

The storage unit preferably further stores image information, audio information, and additional information immediately before the channel change.

The controller may output a broadcast of a corresponding channel according to the video information, audio information, and additional information stored in the storage.

The channel pattern recognition imager of the user may further include a display unit configured to display a time at which signals related to the channel change stored in the storage unit are input and channel numbers of the input time.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a signal for starting and ending a macro setting function, inputting signals for changing a channel, and inputting a signal for starting and ending a macro setting function. Storing the received signals related to the channel change together with the time at which the signals related to the channel change are input, and when the signals related to the macro execution function are input, when the stored time is reached, tune to the changed channels. It provides a control method of a channel pattern recognition video device of a user, characterized in that comprising the step of controlling.

The storing may preferably further store image information, audio information, and additional information immediately before the channel change.

In the controlling, the broadcast of the corresponding channel may be tuned according to the stored video information, audio information, and additional information.

The storing may preferably further store a time interval in which the signal for changing the channel is input.

The control method of the channel pattern recognition image device of the user further comprises the step of displaying the time when the stored signal for changing the channel is input, the channel number of the input time, and the time interval desirable.

The control method of the user's channel pattern recognition video apparatus may edit the time, the channel number, the time interval, or delete or add some macro setting function contents with reference to the displayed screen. It is preferable that the step further comprises a step.

The controlling may be performed such that channel tuning is performed only at the stored time of a specific day or channel tuning at the stored time of a periodic date.

Therefore, according to the present invention, whenever a user of the video device turns on the video device, the user does not need to repeat his or her own specific viewing pattern by pressing a remote controller, a local key, or the like, which is very convenient for the user.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention that can specifically realize the above object will be described.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a channel pattern recognition video apparatus of a user according to the present invention. Referring to Figure 1, the signal flow between the components of the user's channel pattern recognition video device according to the present invention will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the main components of the present invention are illustrated, and the basic components and signal flows for receiving and displaying broadcast signals from the video apparatus are omitted. However, even if the illustration and detailed description of the basic components are omitted, those skilled in the art can understand the user's channel pattern recognition video device of FIG.

The imaging apparatus 101 is an apparatus in which the present invention is implemented and includes components to be described later. However, the video device 101 is not particularly limited. For example, the video device 101 may include all devices that receive and display broadcasts such as PDP televisions, LCD televisions, DMB phones, and the like.

The tuner 105 tunes to a frequency of a certain radio wave (or electric signal), and selects and extracts only the radio wave.

The decoder 106 decodes a broadcast signal that is coded and received. However, the decoder 106 may include a system decoder, a video signal decoder, and an audio signal decoder.

The storage unit 104 stores a channel number, image information of the corresponding channel, audio information, additional information, etc. among data input through the input unit 102.

The controller 103 controls the tuner 105 to tune a broadcast channel desired by the user, or to control the image processor 107 and the audio processor 109 to output video, audio data, etc. desired by the user. .

The input unit 102 inputs data corresponding to the control signal of the control unit 103. The input unit 102 is not particularly limited, and may be a local key attached to the video device 101 or a remote controller.

Signals relating to the start and end of the macro setting function and signals related to channel change are input through the input unit 102. In order to explain sequentially, a signal relating to the start of the macro setting function is input through the input unit 102, and then signals related to channel change are input thereto. After a predetermined time elapses, a signal relating to the end of the macro setting function is input through the input unit 102. However, the signal related to the channel change herein means a channel number that the user changes or inputs at any time.

At this time, the storage unit 104 stores the channel number input through the input unit 102 and the time at the input. Preferably, the time interval between the input times can also be stored at the same time. The storage unit 104 is not particularly limited, but it is preferable that the storage unit 104 has a function of checking the current time.

When the signal related to the macro execution function is input through the input unit 102, the control unit 103 is tuned to the time when the time stored in the storage unit 104 reaches the storage unit 104. The tuner 105 is controlled to be tuned to a channel stored in the tuner 105.

In addition, a change signal regarding image information, audio information, and additional information may be input through the input unit 102, and the storage unit 104 may store the image information, audio information, additional information, and the like. . However, it is not preferable to store all of the above input information every time in terms of efficiency. Therefore, it is advantageous to store image information, audio information, and additional information immediately before changing to another channel.

Here, the image information may be all options related to image output such as contrast, brightness, tint, color, or cold image version, warm image version, movie version, etc. have.

The voice information may be all options related to voice output such as a general version, a dolby version, a stereo version, a movie version, a music version, a news version, and the like.

The additional information may include channel information related to program information, actors, and plots, and caption on / off, PIP, POP mode aspect ratio, and the like.

Therefore, the controller 103 may output the corresponding channel broadcast according to the video information, the audio information, and the additional information stored in the storage 104. In more detail, the video processor 107 is controlled to output video data of the corresponding channel broadcast through the display unit 108 according to the video information, or the audio processor 109 is controlled to control the corresponding channel broadcast. Audio data may be output through the speaker 110 according to the voice information.

The controller 103 controls the image processor 107 to display a time at which signals related to the channel change stored in the storage 104 are input and channel numbers of the input time to the display unit ( 108).

However, more specifically, the present invention for viewing the screen displayed through the display unit 108 and setting and executing the macro function by the user will be described later in the description of FIG. 3.

2 is a flowchart (flow chart) illustrating a method of controlling a channel pattern recognition image device of a user according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, a control method of a channel pattern recognition image device of a user according to the present invention is as follows.

First, it is determined whether or not the macro function is set (S201).

If the determination result (S201), the macro function is set, the changed channel number and the change time after the macro function is set are stored together (S202).

However, it is preferable to further store the time interval between the time when the various signals related to the channel change is input.

In addition, image information, audio information, and additional information immediately before the change to another channel may be stored together (S203).

 At this time, it may be determined whether the macro setting function is terminated (S204).

As a result of the determination (S204), if the macro setting function is terminated, it may be determined whether or not the macro execution function is selected (S205).

As a result of the determination (S205), if the macro execution function is selected, the corresponding channel is controlled to be tuned according to the stored image information, audio information, and additional information at the stored time (S206).

In addition, the time when the stored signal for changing the channel is input, the channel number of the input time, and the time interval may be displayed on the screen of the video device.

At this time, the numerical value of the time, the channel number, and the time interval may be edited with reference to the displayed screen, or some macro setting function contents may be deleted or added to be edited.

However, the present invention in which the user sets the macro function and executes the macro function will be described later in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

3A is a diagram illustrating a first embodiment of a channel pattern recognition apparatus of a user according to the present invention. An example of a screen for setting a macro function and displaying a stored macro function will be described with reference to FIG. 3A as follows. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the display screen of FIG. 3A, but is only an embodiment.

For example, the current time is 7:30 am, and the user turns on the video device. Move to the desired channel 11 at 7:31 and enter the macro setup function.

Then, at 7:45, it moves to channel 9, at 8:00, it moves to channel 30, and at 8: 1, it moves to channel 10, and at 8:10, the macro setting function is terminated.

The macro set information may be output through a display unit and may be output as shown in FIG. 3A. The information on which the macro function is set may be plural. The input unit may specify which serial number to store the macro function setting information, or may be automatically stored as a serial number following a previously stored serial number.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3A, when two macro functions are previously stored, when a user sets a new macro function, the new macro function may be automatically stored in three macro serial numbers. have.

In addition, the focus may be moved through the direction key of the input unit in the channel number block of the displayed screen, and when the specific direction key is pressed, the stored image information, audio information, additional information, etc. of the corresponding channel may be displayed.

3B is a diagram illustrating a second embodiment of a user's channel pattern recognition video apparatus according to the present invention. An example of a display screen for modifying a time interval in a stored macro function will be described with reference to FIG. 3B. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the display screen of FIG. 3B, but is only an embodiment.

When outputting the stored macro function information through the display unit, a time interval may be displayed between the changed channels. At this time, the user may move the focus to the side by adjusting the direction key through the input unit, and thus may input a new value to adjust the time interval.

Of course, as shown in FIG. 3B, the channel switching time after the modified time interval may also be automatically changed by the modified time interval, or, as shown in FIG. 3B, only the modified time interval is adjusted and the remaining channel switching is performed. The time of day can also be adjusted.

3C is a diagram illustrating a third embodiment of a user's channel pattern recognition video device according to the present invention. An example of a display screen for modifying time information in a stored macro function will be described with reference to FIG. 3C. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the display screen of FIG. 3C, but is only an embodiment.

When outputting the stored macro function information through the display unit, the channel switching time may be displayed. In this case, the user may adjust the direction key through the input unit to move the focus to the side and change the channel switching time itself.

Of course, as shown in FIG. 3C, the channel switching time may be changed after that according to the modified channel switching time, or, unlike FIG. 3C, the remaining channel switching time may not be changed.

FIG. 3D is a diagram illustrating a fourth embodiment of a user's channel pattern recognition imaging apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. An example of a display screen for modifying stored image information and the like will be described with reference to FIG. 3D. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the display screen of FIG. 3D, but is only an embodiment.

For example, the user may select image information and select brightness from the selected image information. If the brightness is changed to 80, other macro setting information remains unchanged, and when the macro function is executed again, the brightness of the broadcast screen of channel 11 is 80.

3E is a diagram illustrating a fifth embodiment of a user's channel pattern recognition imaging apparatus according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3E, an example of a display screen on which a user inserts a new pattern recognition macro while using stored macro function information is described as follows. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the display screen of FIG. 3E, but is only an embodiment.

In the pre-stored macro function information, the user may be dissatisfied with only some channel switching. At this time, it is inefficient to delete all previously stored macro function information and input new macro function information. That is, only the new channel pattern can be added while using the conventional macro function information.

For example, if the user is satisfied to move to channel 30 at 8 of the conventional patterns, but wants to insert a new pattern again at 8: 3, the user may additionally input a new channel pattern through the input unit. .

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 3E, after inputting a signal for executing the macro editing function together with the signal for executing the macro function through the input unit, the user moves to the channel 20 at 8: 3, and then starts at 8:20. You can go to channel 19 in minutes and to channel 20 at 8:40. Then, the macro editing function can be terminated.

In addition, since the channel switching time information is automatically calculated and updated after the new macro is inserted, only the desired part can be changed while maintaining the conventional macro function information.

3F is a diagram illustrating a sixth embodiment of a user's channel pattern recognition imaging apparatus according to the present invention. An example of a display screen to which stored macro function information is automatically copied is described with reference to FIG. 3F as follows. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the display screen of FIG. 3F, but is only an embodiment.

When an item for "auto copying" the macro setting function is selected through the input unit, the controller controls the channel to be automatically switched at a time stored every day.

3G is a view illustrating a seventh embodiment of a channel pattern recognition apparatus of a user according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3G, an example of a display screen to which the stored macro function information is copied manually is described as follows. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the display screen of FIG. 3G, but is only an embodiment.

When an item of "manual copying" of the macro setting function is selected through the input unit, the channel switching time can be specified in detail.

For example, the macro function may be executed only once on a specific date, or periodically, the macro function may be executed. In this case, the period may be a day, a date, a month, a year, or the like. For example, in FIG. 3G, macro 1 is set to execute every Tuesday.

The user may also change the time at which the macro function starts. In this case, the start and end times are calculated using the time interval information of the stored macro, and the total length of the macro function information stored is added to the total length of the pre-stored macro function information from 21 o'clock. Can be calculated.

Further, when the start time of the macro function is stored as a desired date or day of the week, if the power of the video device is turned off at the stored start time, the controller controls the power supply of the video device. Thus, the macro function may be executed while the power of the video device is automatically turned on.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and as can be seen in the appended claims, modifications can be made by those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains, and such modifications are within the scope of the present invention.

The effects of the user's channel pattern recognition image apparatus and its control method according to the present invention described above are as follows.

The present invention can store a user's specific viewing pattern desired through a macro, so that every time the video apparatus is turned on, there is no need to repeat the user's specific viewing pattern by pressing a remote controller or the like. In addition, the pre-stored macro function can be easily edited, thereby providing various patterns to the user.

Claims (12)

An input unit for inputting signals for starting and ending a macro setting function and signals for changing a channel; A storage unit which stores the signals related to the channel change inputted while the signals related to the start and end of the macro setting function are input in association with the time when the signal related to the channel change is input; And And a control unit configured to tune to the changed channel when a time stored in the storage unit is input when a signal related to a macro execution function is input through the input unit. The method of claim 1, And the storage unit further stores image information, voice information, and additional information immediately before the channel change. The method of claim 2, And the control unit outputs a broadcast of a corresponding channel according to the image information, audio information, and additional information stored in the storage unit. The method of claim 1, And a display unit configured to display a time at which signals related to the channel change stored in the storage unit are input and channel numbers of the input time. (a) inputting signals relating to the start and end of the macro setting function and signals relating to a channel change; (b) storing the signals related to the channel change inputted while the signals related to the start and end of the macro setting function are input in association with the time at which the signal related to the channel change is inputted; And and (c) when a signal relating to a macro execution function is input, controlling to tune to the changed channel when the stored time is reached. The method of claim 5, In step (b), And storing image information, voice information, and additional information immediately before the channel change. The method of claim 6, In step (c), And controlling the broadcasting of the corresponding channel according to the stored image information, audio information, and additional information. The method of claim 5, In step (b), And a time interval at which the signal for changing the channel is input is further stored separately. The method of claim 8, And displaying the time when the stored signal regarding the channel change is input, the channel number of the input time, and the time interval. Way. The method of claim 9, And receiving and storing the displayed time, the channel number, numerical change information of the time interval or contents of some macro setting functions, and additional information. Control method of equipment. The method of claim 5, In step (c), And controlling channel tuning only at the stored time of a specific day or performing channel tuning at the stored time of a periodic date. The method of claim 4, wherein And the display unit receives the time, the channel number, numerical change information of the time interval, contents of some macro setting functions, and additional information and stores the received information in the storage unit.

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