KR100836820B1 - Method for managing title of digital video broadcasting recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for managing titles in a DVR is provided to divide, record titles by group, makes the DB of the titles, record the titles in a desired group, move, modify, or delete the titles between groups, thereby managing the titles more effectively. A method for managing titles in a DVR(Digital Video Recorder) comprises the following steps of: setting the group assignment of titles by the command of a user; dividing and recording the titles by group according to the set group assignment information; searching for the recorded title information of a broadcast program through a GUI(Graphic User Interface) provided for the user to select a desired group(S202,S204); displaying the title list of a group selected by the user(S214); setting the group movement of a specific title in the title list(S216); and moving the specific title to the set group to reconfigure the title list of the set group(S220,S222).

Description

Method for managing title of digital video broadcasting recorder

1 is a control block diagram of a digital broadcast recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a recording method for classifying title groups in a digital broadcasting recording apparatus according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of constructing a list for searching for a title group in a digital broadcasting recording apparatus according to the present invention;

4 is a block diagram of a title list screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a configuration diagram of a title list screen according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a configuration diagram of a title list screen according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a configuration diagram of a pop menu screen of a title list according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

8 is a configuration diagram of a pop menu screen of a title list according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

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

10: Tuner 20: A / V MUX

30: MPEG Codec 40: DVD Drive

50: HDD 60: input unit

70: Micom 80: Title Group Management Department

82: title group generation unit 84: title group search unit

90 display unit

The present invention relates to a title management method of a digital broadcasting recording apparatus for classifying and searching recorded titles by group in the digital broadcasting recording apparatus.

With the development of semiconductor and digital recording medium technology, the video recording apparatus of digital broadcasting, which was previously used only in broadcasting stations, is now widely used by general users. Existing digital broadcast recording devices have been mainly designed for the professional group, so that the design is prioritized over the interface, but the current trend is moving toward increasing user convenience.

Recently, digital broadcast recording apparatuses using large-capacity built-in data recording media such as hard disc drives (HDDs), which are continuously expanding in scope, for example, DVD recorders including HDDs, and personal video recorders (PVR, Personal). Video Recorder) has been developed and commercialized.

Such a digital broadcast recording device receives video and / or audio signals from a TV tuner or an external input line and records and records them on the HDD. During recording, the user records the recording information through a setting screen (recording screen). For example, the broadcast channel, broadcast date, and recording time (start time and end time) of the program to be recorded are basically input, and the recording medium and image quality for recording the program are additionally input, and the title to be set after recording is additionally input. After the recording, the input title was recorded in the recorded program.

However, such a conventional digital broadcasting recording apparatus records titles in a recorded program based on information input at the time of recording, and this recording title is a simple list composed of information such as title, channel, recording time, and date of recorded programs. . Therefore, in order to find a program that the user wants to play, there is an inconvenience of having to search titles of many recorded programs one by one. In addition, even if the number of titles is to be corrected or deleted, there is no big problem when the number of titles is small, but when the number of titles is large, it is inconvenient to spend a lot of time just to find a title.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the conventional problems as described above, and an object of the present invention is to classify and record titles recorded on a HDD in groups, and to make a database search for a title of a digital broadcast recording apparatus. To provide a management method.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a title management method of a digital broadcast recording apparatus capable of managing a recorded title more effectively by recording a title in a desired group or moving, modifying, or deleting a title between groups.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for managing a recording title in a digital broadcasting recording apparatus, comprising: setting a group designation of a title by a user's command; And classifying and recording the recorded titles into groups according to the set group designation information.

The recording and dividing the recorded titles into groups may include classifying the recorded titles into groups by recording the group information designated when storing the title information of the broadcast to be recorded when recording the digital video broadcast.

In addition, the present invention provides a GUI that allows a user to select a desired group to retrieve the recording title information of the recorded broadcast program; Displaying a title list of a group selected by the user; Setting a group movement of a specific title in the title list; And reconstructing a title list of the corresponding group by moving a specific title to the set group.

The present invention may further include setting a name change of the group selected by the user, and the reconfiguring of the title list may include reconfiguring the title list with the changed name group.

The present invention may further include setting deletion of a group selected by a user or moving to another group, wherein reconfiguring the title list may include reconfiguring a title list by moving a title to another set group. It features.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a control block diagram of a digital broadcast recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition to an optical disc such as a DVD, a high-capacity recording medium such as an HDD may be built in to record, record, read, or play back video data and audio data. Will be.

In FIG. 1, the digital broadcast recording apparatus of the present invention includes a tuner 10 for receiving a broadcast program of a channel set by a user, an A / V MUX 20, an MPEG codec 30, a DVD drive 40, and an HDD. 50, an input unit 60, a microcomputer 70, a title group management unit 80, and a display unit 90.

The tuner 10 receives a digital video broadcasting signal (DVB) from the outside (for example, a broadcaster) and outputs the received DVB signal as video and audio signals. Receives the DVB signal of the broadcast program transmitted from a TV broadcaster from the antenna (ANT), tunes to the channel selected by the user, and demodulates the video and audio signals of the broadcast program received through the tuned channel to the frequency of the desired channel. Processing to output video and audio signals.

The A / V MUX 20 switches and outputs a video signal input through the tuner 10 or an external input and a video signal displayed through the tuner 10 or an external output.

The MPEG codec 30 compresses and encodes an input video signal and an audio signal in an MPEG-2 manner to generate an A / V data bit stream, or conversely, decompresses the compressed A / V data bit stream and converts it into a video signal.

The DVD drive 40 includes a tuner 10 equipped with a DVD capable of recording and playing DVD-R (DVD-Recordable), DVD-RW (DVD-Rewritable), DVD-RAM (DVD-Random Access Memory), or the like. By storing, deleting, editing, and playing a broadcast program input from the outside, the format of a DVD includes various kinds (eg, Video-mode, VR-mode).

The HDD 50 is a large-capacity data recording medium for storing, deleting, editing, and playing a broadcast program input from the tuner 10 or the outside, and provides a function for controlling the HDD 50.

The input unit 60 is for inputting a user command related to the operations of the DVD drive 40 and the HDD 50 by using a specific button on the remote control or a graphical user interface (GUI), and broadcasting a program to be recorded during recording. Enter the channel, broadcast date, and recording time (start time and end time) by default.

In addition, the input unit 60 inputs a key signal related to group generation to generate or designate a group for storing a title recorded on the HDD 50, and moves the title to a desired group, or moves, modifies, or deletes the group. Input the key signal related to the group change to enable.

The microcomputer 70 controls overall operations of the digital broadcasting recording apparatus according to a user command input through the input unit 60. After the recording is ended, the micom 70 stores the recording information set by the user in an internal or separate memory. The recorded information is transmitted to the title group manager 80 for classification and retrieval by group of recorded titles.

The title group manager 80 classifies the recorded titles into groups according to a user command input by the input unit 60 and records the recorded titles on the HDD 50. The title group manager 80 searches a recorded title of the HDD 50 by database. The module comprises a title group generation unit 82 and a title group search unit 84.

The title group generating unit 82 generates, updates, and deletes the recorded title information file for each group on the HDD 50, and adds or creates a group to store the title recorded on the HDD 50 in a group desired by the user. In order to move a title to a desired group or to change, delete, or delete a group, the recording titles are classified into groups and recorded on the HDD 50 during the DVB broadcast recording.

The title group search unit 84 accesses each program information stored at the time of recording in order to search for a recording title of a broadcast program selected by the user by group, and to check which group the title being searched belongs to The focus is moved to form a title list for each group, and the title input and output operations are supported through a remote controller or a GUI of the input unit 60.

The display unit 90 is for displaying titles recorded on the HDD 50 by the microcomputer 70 and displays a GUI on a setting screen so that a user can select a desired genre when a key is input for searching and classifying titles. do.

Hereinafter, the operation process and operation effect of the title management method of the digital broadcast recording apparatus configured as described above will be described.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a recording method for classifying title groups in a digital broadcasting recording apparatus according to the present invention.

First, when recording starts, the tuner 10 is controlled to receive the DVB signal of the channel selected by the user, and the DVB signal of the broadcast program received through the tuner 10 is transmitted to the HDD 50 via the MPEG codec 30. Stored.

When the broadcast program is recorded on the HDD 50 and recording is started, the microcomputer 70 determines whether a recording command is input to the HDD 50 (S100), and if a recording command is input to the HDD 50, the user desires the user. A GUI menu for designating a group is provided through the display unit 90 (S102).

In the GUI menu, it is determined whether a group generation command for creating a group is input (S104). In the case of group creation, a new group is created and the group is added with a desired name (S106). (S108).

In this way, broadcast programs are classified into a new group or a group designated as an existing group, and the recording titles are recorded in the HDD 50 in groups (S110).

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for constructing a list for searching for a title group in the digital broadcasting recording apparatus according to the present invention.

In FIG. 2, when recording titles categorizing broadcast programs into groups are recorded on the HDD 50, the microcomputer 70 determines whether a search command for recording titles has been input (S200) and selects a desired group from the user. The GUI menu is provided through the display unit 90 (S202).

In order to find the recorded title of the group selected by the user, the focus is shifted to a specific group stored at the time of recording (S204), and it is determined whether a command for changing the name of the group in which focus is input is input (S206). If the group is changed to a desired name (S208) and fed back to S202, the user continues to provide a GUI menu to select a desired group.

As a result of the determination of S206, if it is not the change of the group name, it is determined whether a command for deleting the corresponding group in focus is input (S210), and in case of deleting the group, whether to delete the group or move to another group is selected. S212) It is fed back to the S202 and continues to provide a GUI menu to the user to select the desired group.

As a result of the determination in S210, when not deleting the group, the title list stored in the group is displayed on the display unit 90 as shown in FIGS. 4 to 8 (S214).

4 shows a title list of Group1 (G1) when focus is given to Group1 (G1), FIG. 5 shows a title list of Group2 (G2) when focus is on Group2 (G2), and FIG. Shows the list of titles of Group3 (G3) when the focus is on Group3 (G3).

FIG. 7 shows a pop menu that appears when the user moves to a desired title of a specific group (for example, G4) and enters. FIG. 8 shows an enter menu for a specific group (for example, G4) that is focused. In this case, the pop-up menu will be displayed to select various functions.

In this case, the method of moving the focus to a specific group is to move the focus to a desired group by using the left and right keys of the remote control, and when the focus is moved to a desired group, enter a specific key to display a list of titles of the group. do.

As described above, when the focus is moved to a specific group and the title list stored in the group is displayed, the focus is moved again to the desired title (S216).

As a result of the determination, when the group is moved, the desired group is selected to move the title (S220). When the title is moved to the selected group, the title list of the corresponding group is reconstructed and recorded on the HDD 50 (S222).

As described above, according to the title management method of the digital broadcast recording apparatus according to the present invention, the titles recorded on the HDD are classified and recorded by group, the database is made to be searchable, and the titles are assigned to the desired group. The recording title can be moved, modified, or deleted between groups of titles, so that the recorded title can be managed more effectively.

Claims (5)

In the method of managing a recording title in a digital broadcast recording device, Setting a group designation of a title by a user's command; Classifying and recording the recorded titles into groups according to the set group designation information; Retrieving recorded title information of a recorded broadcast program by providing a GUI to allow a user to select a desired group; Displaying a title list of a group selected by the user; Setting a group movement of a specific title in the title list; And And reconstructing a title list of a corresponding group by moving a specific title to the set group. The recording and classifying the recorded titles into groups may include: A method of managing a title of a digital broadcasting recording apparatus, characterized by classifying recorded titles by group by recording specified group information together when storing title information of a broadcast to be recorded during digital video broadcasting recording. delete delete The method of claim 1, Setting a name change of a group selected by the user; Reconstructing the title list, A title management method of a digital broadcast recording apparatus, characterized by reconstructing a title list into a group of a changed name. The method of claim 1, Setting a deletion of a group selected by the user or moving to another group; Reconstructing the title list, And reconstructing a title list by moving a title to another set group.

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