KR100852990B1 - Method and apparatus for setting up recording reservation using graphical user interface - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of setting a reservation recording and an apparatus thereof are disclosed. In the reservation recording setting method, the reservation recording setting device receives a reservation recording request signal output from an input device, and the reservation recording setting device receives at least one of a calendar image and a time display image in response to the received reservation recording request signal. Generating and outputting to the display apparatus, the reservation recording setting device receiving a date selection signal from the input device, and the reservation recording setting device for the reservation recording time of the selected date based on the received date selection signal. Receiving information from the input device, and changing the at least one of the calendar image and the time display image based on the information on the reserved recording time received by the reserved recording setting device.

Description

Method and apparatus for setting up recording reservation using graphical user interface

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to better understand the drawings cited in the detailed description of the invention, a brief description of each drawing is provided.

1 is a block diagram and a data flow diagram of a reservation recording setting device using a GUI according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 shows a reservation mode setting window of a reservation recording setting device using a GUI according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 illustrates a reservation recording setting graphic user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram for explaining a method of setting a reservation recording start time of a reservation recording setting method using a GUI according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram for explaining a method of setting a reservation recording section in a method of setting a reservation recording using a GUI according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating a method of setting a reservation recording start time of a reservation recording setting method using a GUI according to another embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a view for explaining a method of setting a reservation recording section of a reservation recording setting method using a GUI according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a method of setting a reservation recording, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for more accurately and conveniently setting a reservation recording by allowing a user to set a reservation recording on the basis of a graphic user interface using a graphical user interface. It is about.

Conventionally, it was a unidirectional broadcasting system in which viewers only receive and watch broadcasts as in terrestrial broadcasting. However, with the development of wireless communication and broadcasting technology, digital broadcasting has been recently performed in terrestrial, cable, and satellite broadcasting. A two-way broadcast system is being introduced to send and receive a predetermined request to a broadcast subject through a settop box.

In addition, as digital broadcasting is performed, the number of channels that can be viewed is much higher than that of the existing analog, and there are also channels for professionally broadcasting information desired by viewers.

Accordingly, a function of reservation recording for viewers to selectively receive and view desired information from many channels without time constraints is also essential. However, in the related art, a time is inputted numerically through an input device (for example, a remote control or a button provided on a TV) in order to set a reservation recording. In some cases, it may occur frequently, so that the viewer may miss the broadcast that he / she wants to watch even through reservation.

Therefore, it is easy to check the information entered by the user while setting the reservation recording start and reservation recording section using the graphic user interface, and a method of setting a reservation recording and a device that can input accurate information through the graphic user interface are urgently required. do.

Therefore, the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to easily check the information entered by the user while setting the reservation recording start and reservation recording section using the graphical user interface, and the reservation recording that can input accurate information through the graphical user interface It is to provide a method and an apparatus thereof.

In the reservation recording setting method using the GUI for achieving the technical problem, the reservation recording setting device receives a reservation recording request signal output from an input device, the reservation recording setting device calendar in response to the received reservation recording request signal Generating and outputting at least one of an image or a time display image to a display device, receiving the date selection signal from the input device by the reservation recording setting device, and based on the date selection signal received by the reservation recording setting device; Receiving information on the reservation recording time of the selected date from the input device, and the at least one of the calendar image or the time display image based on the information on the reservation recording time received by the reservation recording setting device. A step of changing may be provided.

The time display image may be an image displaying a current time.

The information on the reservation recording time may include at least one of information on a reservation recording start time, a reservation recording end time, or a reservation recording period.

The changing of at least one of the calendar image and the time display image may include the time recording image displaying the current time based on the information on the reservation recording start time received from the input device by the reservation recording setting device. And converting the reserved recording start time into an image.

The converting of the reserved recording start time into an image may include receiving a time adjustment signal received from the input device and adjusting the time by a predetermined unit time in the time display image in response to the received time adjustment signal. It may be provided to change to the image.

The changing of the at least one of the calendar image and the time display image may include displaying the current time based on the reservation recording end time or the information on the reservation recording period received by the reservation recording setting device. The method may further include converting the image into a time-displayed image in which the reserved recording section is selected.

The step of converting the reserved recording section into the selected time display image may include receiving a time control signal received from the input device and selecting a predetermined unit time in the time display image in response to the received time control signal. And changing the section to the adjusted image.

An apparatus for setting a reservation recording using a GUI for achieving the above technical problem includes an OSD generator which generates at least one of a calendar image and a time display image to be displayed on a display device, and a data input unit for receiving a reservation recording request signal output from an input device. And generating the OSD so that the OSD generator generates at least one of a calendar image and a time display image in response to the received reservation recording request signal output from the data input unit, and outputs at least one of a calendar image and a time display image to the display device. And a processor for outputting a first control signal for controlling the unit to the OSD generating unit, wherein the processor receives a date selection signal from the input device and performs a reservation recording time on a date selected based on the received date selection signal. Information from the input device Sour, and the second control signal that controls the OSD generating part on the basis of the information on the received reserved recording time so as to change at least one of the calendar image, or the time display image is output to the OSD generation.

The reservation recording setting apparatus using the GUI further includes a timer for outputting a current time to the processor, the processor receiving information on the current time from the timer, and generating the OSD on the received information on the current time. And the OSD generator may control the time display image to display the current time based on the received information about the current time.

The processor may be configured to convert the time display image of the OSD generating unit to display the current time based on the information on the reservation recording start time received from the input device through the data input unit, to display the reservation recording start time. The OSD generation unit may be controlled to convert.

The processor receives a time adjustment signal from the input device through the data input unit to convert the scheduled recording start time into an image, and in response to the received time adjustment signal, the OSD generator outputs the time display image. The controller may control to change the image to a time-controlled image for a preset unit time.

The processor schedules an image in which the OSD generating unit displays the reservation recording start time based on the reservation recording end time or the information on the reservation recording period received from the input device through the data input unit. You can control the conversion to visual images.

The processor receives a time adjustment signal received through the data input unit from the input device to convert the reservation recording section into the selected time display image, and the OSD generator generates the time schedule in response to the received time adjustment signal. The time image may be controlled to be changed into an image in which a selection section is adjusted by a preset unit time.

The reservation recording setting apparatus using the GUI may be provided in the set-top box for digital broadcasting.

In order to fully understand the present invention, the operational advantages of the present invention, and the objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention and the contents described in the accompanying drawings.

In addition, in the present specification, when one component 'transmits' data to another component, the component may directly transmit the data to the other component, or through at least one other component. Means that the data may be transmitted to the other component.

On the contrary, when one component 'directly transmits' data to another component, it means that the data is transmitted from the component to the other component without passing through the other component.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.

1 is a block diagram and a data flow diagram of a reservation recording setting device using a GUI according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the reservation recording setting apparatus 100 using the GUI according to the present invention includes a data input unit 110, a processor 120, and an on-screen display (OSD) generator 130. The reservation recording setting device 100 using the GUI may further include a timer 140.

The data input unit 110 receives a reservation recording request signal output from the input apparatus 200 (S101). The input device 200 is a device capable of outputting an input signal desired by a user to the reservation recording setting device 100 using the GUI, and a remote controller and an input button unit provided in the reservation recording setting device 100 using the GUI. Or any interface device (not shown) capable of communicating with the reservation recording setting device 100 using the GUI.

The OSD generator 130 generates at least one of a calendar image and a time display image to be displayed on the display device 300. The OSD generating unit 130 generates not only the calendar image or the time display image, but also various graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for the user to control the reservation recording setting device 100 using the GUI. Output to 300.

The display device 300 includes not only a digital TV or a monitor but also all display devices capable of displaying a GUI generated by the OSD generator 130.

The processor 120 receives a reservation recording request signal output from the data input unit 110 (S103), and the OSD generating unit 130 sends the calendar image or the timetable in response to the received reservation recording request signal. Generates at least one of the time images (S107) and outputs the first control signal for controlling the OSD generator 130 to the OSD generator 130 (S109) to output it to the display apparatus 300 (S109). ).

The calendar image may be represented in the form as shown in FIG. 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention, but is not limited thereto and includes all GUI types capable of expressing the year, month, and year.

In addition, the time display image may be represented in the form of a clock as shown in FIG. 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention, but may also be represented in the form of a bar as shown in FIG. 6 and may represent time. Includes all GUI types.

The processor 120 receives a date selection signal from the input device 200 through the data input unit 110 and inputs information on a reservation recording time of a selected date based on the received date selection signal. (S201, S203), and the OSD generator 130 to change (S207) at least one of the calendar image or the time display image based on the received information about the reservation recording time (S207). The second control signal to be controlled is output to the OSD generator 130 (S205).

The OSD generator 130 may output the changed calendar image or the information about the time display image to the display apparatus 300 (S209).

2 shows a reservation mode setting window of a reservation recording setting device using a GUI according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the processor 120 receives a request for displaying a reservation mode setting window 400 as shown in FIG. 2 through the input device 200, and displays the reservation mode setting window 400 as the display. The OSD generator 130 may be controlled to display on the device 300.

The reservation mode setting window 400 may display information on which reservation recording has been previously set as shown in FIG. 2, and the user may additionally set a reservation recording event through the reservation mode setting window 400 or set reservation. You can also delete or modify the recording.

A user may select a reservation recording additional interface 410 through the input device 200 to set up a new reservation recording event, and the user selects the reservation recording additional interface 410 (for example, via a recocon or the like). By inputting the 'confirmation' button, the reservation recording request signal may be transmitted to the reservation recording setting apparatus 100 using the GUI.

In addition, the calendar confirmation interface 420 may be selected in order to confirm the previously set reservation recording with a calendar image or a time display image.

The reservation recording setting apparatus 100 using the GUI responds to the received reservation recording request signal or the calendar confirmation request signal received through the calendar confirmation interface 420 and displays the GUI of FIG. 3 in the display apparatus 300. Can be displayed on

In addition, the user may set a reservation mode through a mode setting interface (not shown) when setting a new reservation recording event or modifying a preset reservation recording event.

As shown in FIG. 2, recording may be performed only once when the recording time is set according to the scheduled recording setting mode (when Mode 'ONE'), or scheduled recording may be performed every day in the same time zone (Mode 'ED' Occation). Such a repeat reservation recording mode may be implemented to repeatedly record every weekend, or may be implemented to record every day, and various modifications are possible.

In addition, when the simultaneous schedule recording mode is set, two or more channels may be simultaneously recorded in the same reserved recording time zone.

In the case of setting the above-described repeat reservation recording or simultaneous reservation recording, the repeat reservation recording in the GUI shown in FIG. 3 in response to the reservation recording request signal or the calendar confirmation request signal received through the calendar confirmation interface 420. Alternatively, the reserved recording mode can be distinguished by displaying a predetermined mark indicating simultaneous scheduled recording. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the reserved recording setting mode may be displayed by a predetermined method capable of distinguishing each reserved recording mode.

For example, when the recurring scheduled recording mode is set, it may indicate that all scheduled recordings are set in the calendar date portion corresponding to each scheduled recording, or that the reserved recording is set in only one date portion, Mark may be further displayed. Alternatively, in the case of the repetitive reservation recording, color, transparency, line thickness, etc. may be displayed differently on the date portion of the corresponding calendar so as to be distinguished from other reservation recording modes.

Also, in the case of the simultaneous reservation recording mode, a predetermined mark may be further displayed as described above, and information about a channel for which reservation recording is set may also be displayed on the clock portion 520 or 530 of FIG. 3. Or, if it is set to simultaneous schedule recording, color, transparency, line thickness, etc. are displayed differently on the date part of the corresponding calendar to distinguish it from other schedule recording modes, and when the corresponding date part is selected, the scheduled recording is It is also possible to display information on the set channel.

As described above, a method of displaying a corresponding reserved recording mode according to each reserved recording mode in the GUI as shown in FIG. 3 may be various, and various modifications are possible without being limited to the above-described example.

3 illustrates a reservation recording setting graphic user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the reservation recording setting GUI 500 may include the calendar image 510 and / or the time display image 520 or 530.

1 to 3, the reservation recording setting apparatus 100 using the GUI may display the reservation recording setting GUI 500 on the display apparatus 300 in response to the reservation recording request signal.

The calendar image 510 and the time display images 520 and 530 may display information on the existing reservation recording. That is, in the area 511 corresponding to 8.21, which is the reservation recording date of the first reservation recording of FIG. 2, a predetermined display may be distinguished from an area in which reservation recording is not set.

In addition, the time display images 520 and 530 may display an image 530 corresponding to the reservation recording time of the first reservation recording.

If there is no scheduled recording, no information is displayed on the calendar image 510, and the time display image may be represented as an image representing the current time.

The reservation recording setting apparatus 100 using the GUI to display the image representing the current time may further include a timer 140 outputting the current time to the processor 120.

The processor 120 receives the information on the current time from the timer 140, outputs the received information on the current time to the OSD generator 130, and the OSD generator 130 The time display image may be controlled to display the current time based on the received information about the current time.

The image indicating the current time may be displayed as one of the images shown in FIG. 4 or 6.

The user may output a date selection signal for selecting a reservation recording date through the calendar image 510 to the reservation recording setting apparatus 100 using the GUI, and also through the time display images 520 and 530. Information on the reservation recording time of the date may be output to the reservation recording setting apparatus 100 using the GUI. That is, the user may select the reservation recording date through the calendar image 510 and then set the reservation recording time through the time display images 520 and 530.

The information on the reservation recording time may include at least one of information on a reservation recording start time, a reservation recording end time, or a reservation recording period. In addition, the reservation recording start time, the reservation recording end time, or the information on the reservation recording period may be input sequentially or simultaneously.

When the user selects a reservation recording date through the calendar image 510, the reservation recording setting apparatus 100 using the GUI may change the time display image 520 or 530 to receive information about the reservation recording time. An image representing the current time can be displayed in the area. For example, if the current time is 1:00 pm, the image 520-1 of FIG. 4 may be displayed in the area of the time display image 530.

In addition, the processor 120 may display the current time by the OSD generator 130 based on the information on the reserved recording start time received from the input apparatus 200 through the data input unit 110. The OSD generation unit 130 is controlled to convert the time display image into an image indicating the reservation recording start time.

That is, the image 520-1 of FIG. 4 is converted into an image indicating a reservation recording start time desired by the user.

4 is a diagram for explaining a method of setting a reservation recording start time of a reservation recording setting method using a GUI according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 4, the processor 120 receives a time adjustment signal from the input device 200 through the data input unit 110 to convert the reservation recording start time into an image. In response to the received time adjustment signal, the OSD generator 130 may control to change the time display image into an image whose time is adjusted by a predetermined unit time.

For example, when the current time is 1:00 pm, the user may first check the time display image 520-1 displaying the current time on the display device.

The user may select a predetermined device (eg, a volume (+) button and a volume (-) button or a channel (+) of the remote control device provided in the input device 200 to set the scheduled recording start time). ) And the time control signal can be output to the reserved recording setting device 100 using the GUI.

For example, when the preset unit time is 15 minutes, when the user presses the volume (+) button of the remote controller, the time display image 520-1 may be changed to the time display image 520-2 so that 15 minutes is increased. In addition, when the volume (-) button is pressed, the time display image 520-1 may be changed to a time display image of 15 minutes ago.

If the user sets the scheduled recording to start at 1:30, the user presses the volume (+) button twice to form the time display image 520-3 of FIG.

The unit time may be set variously as well as 15 minutes according to the embodiment, and the predetermined device for outputting the time control signal may vary depending on the type of the input device 200.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the processor 120 generates the OSD based on the reservation recording end time or the information on the reservation recording period received from the input apparatus 200 through the data input unit 110. The controller 130 may control to convert the image indicating the reservation recording start time into a time display image in which the reservation recording interval is selected.

5 is a diagram for explaining a method of setting a reservation recording section in a method of setting a reservation recording using a GUI according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 5, the processor 120 receives a time control signal received from the input apparatus 200 through the data input unit 110 to convert the reserved recording section into the selected time display image. In response to the received time adjustment signal, the OSD generating unit 130 may control to change the time display image into an image of which the selection section is adjusted by a preset unit time.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4, if the user sets the scheduled recording start time to be 1:30, the time display image 520-3 in which the scheduled recording start time is set is displayed. The processor 120 controls the OSD generator 130 to convert the images 520-4 to 520-6.

Since the time adjustment signal and the preset unit time are similar to those described with reference to FIG. 4, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

For example, if the user wants to set a scheduled recording from 1:30 to 2:15, pressing the volume (+) button three times causes the images 520-3 and 520-5 of FIG. 4 to be sequentially displayed. , And 520-6.

According to an embodiment, the reservation recording end time or the information on the reservation recording period may be input through a numeric button unit (eg, a numeric button of a remote controller) provided in the input apparatus 200. That is, as described above, the reservation recording section may be gradually increased or decreased by using the volume control button or the channel control button, or the reservation recording end time may be directly input by using the number buttons.

6 and 7 are diagrams for explaining a method of setting a reservation recording start time and a method of setting a reservation recording section in a method of setting a reservation recording using a GUI according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4 and 6, the time display image may be a clock-shaped image (ie, as shown in FIG. 4) or a bar-shaped image (as shown in FIG. 6).

In addition, the clock-shaped image or the bar-shaped image may be represented as one image instead of the two images 520 and 530 as shown in FIG.

Since the process of changing the image shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is similar to that described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The reservation recording setting method according to an embodiment of the present invention can be implemented as computer readable codes on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, hard disk, floppy disk, optical data storage device, and the like. It also includes the implementation in the form of (eg, transmission over the Internet). The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion. And functional programs, codes and code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily inferred by programmers in the art to which the present invention belongs.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

As described above, the method and apparatus for setting a reservation recording according to the present invention can easily check information input by the user while setting a reservation recording start and a reservation recording section using a graphic user interface, and provide accurate information through the graphic user interface. There is an effect that can be entered.

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Receiving, by the reservation recording setting device, a reservation recording request signal output from the input device; Generating, by the reservation recording setting device, a time display image in response to the received reservation recording request signal and outputting the image to a display device; Receiving, by the reservation recording setting device, information on a reservation recording time from the input device based on the output time display image; And And changing the time display image based on the information on the reserved recording time received by the reserved recording setting device. The method of claim 1, wherein the time display image, Schedule recording setting method using GUI, which is an image displaying the current time. The method of claim 2, wherein the information on the reservation recording time, A method of setting a reservation recording using a GUI including at least one of information on a reservation recording start time, a reservation recording end time, or a reservation recording period. The method of claim 3, wherein the changing of the time display comprises: And converting, by the reservation recording setting device, the time display image displaying the current time to an image displaying the reservation recording start time based on the information on the reservation recording start time received from the input device. How to set up reservation recording using GUI. The method of claim 4, wherein the converting of the reserved recording start time into an image, Receiving a time adjustment signal received from the input device; And And changing the time-controlled image from the time display image to a time-controlled image in response to the received time adjustment signal. The method of claim 5, wherein the changing of the time display image comprises: Converting, by the reservation recording setting device, an image displaying the current time based on the reservation recording end time or the information on the reservation recording period received from the input device into a time display image in which a reservation recording section is selected; Reservation recording method using a GUI provided. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of converting the reservation recording section into the selected time display image, Receiving a time adjustment signal received from the input device; And And changing the selected section from the time display image to the image in which the selection section is adjusted by a predetermined unit time in response to the received time adjustment signal. An OSD generator for generating a time display image to be displayed on the display device; A data input unit for receiving a reservation recording request signal output from the input device; And Receiving the reservation recording request signal output from the data input unit and generating the time display image in response to the received reservation recording request signal to generate the first control signal for controlling the OSD generating unit to output to the display device OSD generation It has a processor that outputs negative, The processor is configured to receive information on a reservation recording time from the input device based on the time display image, and to control the OSD generator to change the time display based on the received information on the reservation recording time. Reserved recording setting device using a GUI for outputting a control signal to the OSD generator. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the reservation recording setting apparatus using the GUI comprises: And a timer for outputting a current time to the processor, The processor receives the information on the current time from the timer, and outputs the received information on the current time to the OSD generator,  And the OSD generator is configured to control the time display image to display the current time based on the received information on the current time. The processor of claim 9, wherein the processor comprises: Generating the OSD so that the OSD generating unit converts the time display image displaying the current time into an image displaying the reservation recording start time based on the information on the reservation recording time received from the input device through the data input unit. Reserved recording setting device using a GUI to control the wealth. The method of claim 10, wherein the processor, Receives a time adjustment signal from the input device through the data input unit to convert the scheduled recording start time into an image, and in response to the received time adjustment signal, the OSD generating unit converts the time display image into a preset unit. Reserved recording setting device using GUI that controls to change the time-controlled image by time. The method of claim 10, wherein the processor, A GUI for controlling the OSD generation unit to convert the image displaying the reservation recording start time into a time display image in which a reservation recording section is selected based on the information on the reservation recording time received from the input device through the data input unit; Reserved recording setting device using. The method of claim 12, wherein the processor, Receives a time adjustment signal received from the input device through the data input unit to convert the reserved recording section into the selected time display image, and in response to the received time adjustment signal, the OSD generator outputs the time display image. Reserved recording setting device using GUI to control to change the selected section by the preset unit time. A recording medium having recorded a computer program for performing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7. A set-top box for digital broadcasting, comprising a reservation recording setting device using a GUI according to any one of claims 8 to 13.

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