KR100937529B1 - Apparatus and method thereof for sharing storage medium between digital broadcasting receive apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording broadcast sharing apparatus between a hard disk drive; An information unit having information about the capacity of the hard disk drive, an IDE signal transfer unit transferring an IDE signal of the hard disk drive, a detector detecting whether the hard disk drive and the digital broadcast receiver are connected, and the hard disk A conversion block comprising a power supply unit for supplying power to the drive; A signal buffer unit receiving a signal from the conversion block; A hard disk drive module including a connection unit for connecting a signal through the signal buffer unit with a digital broadcasting receiver and transmitting the signal to the digital broadcasting receiver; And a digital broadcast receiver designed to be detachable from the hard disk drive module.

According to the present invention, if the user wants to expand the storage capacity in a digital broadcast receiver such as a PVR set-top box or a PVR composite HDTV, the user can easily expand, and various digital broadcast receivers having a PVR function are provided with each other. A simple way to swap is to share a live recording between devices.

Description

Apparatus and method about for storage storage medium between digital broadcasting receive apparatus

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a recording broadcast sharing device between digital broadcasting receivers according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the HDD module shown in FIG.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration according to the connection of the HDD module and the digital broadcast receiver.

4 is a software flowchart of a recording broadcast sharing apparatus between digital broadcasting receivers according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: HDD module 1: HDD

2: conversion block 3: information section

4: IDE signal transmission unit 5: Detection unit

6: power supply unit 7: signal buffer unit

8 connection

The present invention relates to a device for recording broadcast sharing between digital broadcast receivers, and more particularly, in a digital receiver receiving digital A / V, after storing the broadcast media as a storage medium such as a hard disk drive (HDD). The present invention relates to a recording broadcast sharing device and a method for sharing digital broadcast receivers.

With the recent popularization of personal video recorders (PVRs) using hard disk drives (HDDs), the HDDs are digital storage devices for storing digital and analog broadcast signals through TVs. The ability to record and play back has brought a boom in new broadcast viewing.

Unlike conventional VCRs that store video signals on magnetic tape, the PVR is a new concept of digital recorder that records and reproduces information on a hard disk.The PVR is a fixed time depending on the capacity without a VCR through a HDD built into a set-top box or TV body. It is the next generation recording device that can record a volume of broadcast programs.

The basic function of the PVR is not much different from the conventional VCR in that the program stored in the broadcasting station is stored and viewed, but the information is recorded on the hard disk and reproduced by a file reproducing method such as a computer, and the central processing unit for reproducing ( The difference is that it contains a large-capacity hard disk and a memory chip containing a CPU), an operating system and playback software. It consists of a television tuner, storage and playback software, a modem, and a hard disk drive. It combines the hard drives used in a computer to convert TV programs into digital signals for storage and playback on the hard disk.

The digital broadcast receiver including the PVR has a structure in which a digital broadcast is recorded on the HDD storage media embedded in the receiver when the digital broadcast is received and recorded, and the recorded broadcast is viewed.

However, in recent years, the capacity of storage media, or HDDs, has been increasing, but due to the nature of CE products, the expansion of the built-in storage is difficult to expand as in PCs (Personal Computers). When storing a broadcast, it is difficult to store a large amount of broadcast data by storing only a certain amount of broadcast content in a receiver.

In addition, in the reality that the digital broadcast receivers are gradually increasing, it is currently impossible to share storage between respective digital broadcast receivers (for example, between set-top boxes and HDTVs).

The present invention is designed to have a separate chassis (chassis) structure in the digital broadcast receiver, so that the user can be easily attached and detached to support the storage of the recorded broadcast is stored through a plurality of digital broadcast receivers, respectively, digital broadcast It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording broadcast sharing device between digital broadcast receivers that can easily change a storage device during reception.

In order to achieve the above object, a digital broadcasting receiver and a recording broadcast sharing apparatus according to the present invention include a hard disk drive; An information unit having information about the capacity of the hard disk drive, an IDE signal transfer unit transferring an IDE signal of the hard disk drive, a detector detecting whether the hard disk drive and the digital broadcast receiver are connected, and the hard disk A conversion block comprising a power supply unit for supplying power to the drive; A signal buffer unit receiving a signal from the conversion block; A hard disk drive module including a connection unit for connecting a signal through the signal buffer unit with a digital broadcasting receiver and transmitting the signal to the digital broadcasting receiver; And a digital broadcast receiver designed to be detachable from the hard disk drive module.

According to the present invention, if the user wants to expand the storage capacity in a digital broadcast receiver such as a PVR set-top box or a PVR composite HDTV, the user can easily expand, and various digital broadcast receivers having a PVR function are provided with each other. A simple way to swap is to share a live recording between devices.

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

1 is a view showing an embodiment of a recording broadcast sharing apparatus between digital broadcasting receivers according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a hard disk drive according to the present invention is designed by designing a mechanical structure in a digital broadcasting receiver capable of receiving digital A / V broadcasting, that is, a PVR set-top box 120 or a PVR composite HDTV 140. Hereinafter, the 'HDD' module 100 can be easily detached by the user so that the HDD module 100 can be easily replaced even during TV operation.

That is, in order to share the real-time recording broadcast between the digital broadcast receiving apparatuses 120 and 140, a separate HDD module 100 is required as shown in FIG. 1.

As described above, according to the HDD module 100 and the digital broadcast receivers 120 and 140 which can be detached from each other, the HDDs, that is, the storages of the broadcasts recorded through the plurality of digital broadcast receivers 120 and 140, are stored. When the capacity of the HDD is to be expanded, the HDD module 100 can be separated from the digital broadcast receivers 120 and 140 to be easily expanded.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the HDD module shown in FIG. 1.

2, the HDD module 100 according to the present invention includes a HDD (1); Whether the information unit 3 having information on the capacity of the HDD 1, the IDE signal transfer unit 4 for transmitting the IDE signal of the HDD 1, and the HDD 1 and the digital broadcast receiver are connected; A conversion block (2) consisting of a detection unit (5) for detecting a power supply unit (6) for supplying power to the HDD (1); A signal buffer unit 7 receiving the signal from the conversion block 2; And a connector 8 which connects the signal through the signal buffer unit 7 with the digital broadcast receiver and transmits the signal to the digital broadcast receiver.

In more detail, the IDE interface signal of the HDD 1 in the HDD module 100 is connected to the connection unit 8 via the signal buffer unit 7, and the HDD information unit 3 is Recognize the information on the capacity of the HDD 1 mounted. That is, for example, if the capacity is 40GB, the output is 0001, if it is 60GB, 0010, 80GB is 0100, etc. The unit 5 plays a role of notifying whether the HDD module 100 is connected to a digital broadcasting receiver such as a PVR set-top box.

All the necessary signals pass through the signal buffer unit 7 before being directly connected to the connection unit 8, which enables the HDD module 100 to be exchanged even during operation of the digital broadcasting receiver such as the PVR set-top box. For sake.

3 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration according to the connection of the HDD module and the digital broadcast receiver.

That is, this is a configuration diagram in which the digital broadcasting receiver and the HDD module 100 are designed to be detachable from the HDD module 100, and in this case, the HDD 1 information of the HDD module 100 is recognized. In addition, power is supplied in sequence, and the HDD module is detected to enable recording or playback while a digital broadcasting receiver such as a PVR set-top box or a PVR composite HDTV is operating.

 Referring to FIG. 3, when the HDD module 100 is mounted in the digital broadcast receiving apparatus, the HDD 1 is recognized through an IDE controller 11 and an IDE signal, and an initialization operation is performed by the embedded CPU 13. After recording, play or record.

In addition, when the HDD module 100 is detached from a predetermined digital broadcast receiver and then the HDD module of different capacity is mounted, the HDD module is connected through the connection connectors 8 and 8 'as shown in FIG. 3. In this case, the signal of the sensing unit 5 of the HDD module is connected to a control box 12 so that the digital broadcasting receiver recognizes the HDD module. Accordingly, the power supply unit 9 is enabled to supply power to the signal buffer unit 7 of the HDD module 100, the signal buffer unit 7 'in the digital broadcast receiver, and the HDD 1 that do not normally have power supply. Supply it.

As the power is supplied to the HDD module 100 as described above, the digital broadcast receiver is connected to all the signals of the HDD 1, and the signal of the HDD information unit 3 is connected to the HDD through the HDD information decoder 10. Send information about the module 100.

This sets the detection tag through the embedded CPU 13 and software (S / W) and reflects the result of the HDD information decoder 10 to the user interface (U / I) to display it on the TV screen. Done.

In addition, the order of the contact pins of the connection unit 8 of the HDD module 100 and the connection unit 8 'of the digital broadcasting receiver is in the order of detection signal, GND, power signal, and all other signals. Configure the connection.

4 is a software flowchart of a recording broadcast sharing apparatus between digital broadcasting receivers according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the product operates for the first time, it is checked whether the HDD is installed, and (18) the HDD capacity is checked while initializing. (19)

Then, all U / Is are set to match the user interface of the product (hereinafter referred to as 'U / I'). 20

For example, if the HDD capacity is 40GB, the recording time is 4 hours, so the user sets U / I so that they can recognize it.

The PVR function to save or play next is operated. (21) If the function is not performed, the PVR function is operated. (22)

The product periodically polls the HDD. (23) If the user detaches the HDD from the product, the HDD will fail detection (24) and the HDD replacement tag will be set. Will be. This tag allows the product to operate as a TV function only and continuously checks for HDD detection signals.

In addition, if the HDD detection does not fail (24), the new HDD is installed in the product, and the disk capacity is read through the HDD information decoder (25). Reflect on. After that, the software structure is changed to use not only the TV function but also the PVR function.

As described above, according to the apparatus for sharing broadcast broadcasting between digital broadcast receivers according to the present invention, a user can easily expand the storage capacity in a digital broadcast receiver such as a PVR set-top box or a PVR composite HDTV. In other words, a simple method of replacing HDD modules between various digital broadcast receiving devices having a PVR function can share a real-time recording broadcast between devices.

In addition, the HDD storage device is a general VCR tape concept, it is easy to backup and store digital broadcast data, and there is an advantage that the HDD storage device can be replaced while the TV function is in operation.

Claims (3)

In a system in which a storage medium module and a broadcast receiving device are operatively connected, The storage medium module, A hard disk drive; An information unit having information about the capacity of the hard disk drive, a connection signal signal transmitting unit for transmitting a connection signal of the hard disk drive, a detecting unit detecting whether the hard disk drive and the digital broadcasting receiver are connected, and the A changed block including a power supply unit for supplying power to the hard disk drive; A signal buffer unit receiving a signal from the conversion block; And And a connection unit which transmits a signal through the signal buffer unit by contacting the connection unit of the broadcast reception device. The connection unit of the storage medium module is designed to be detachable from the connection unit of the broadcast receiving device, and the signal output from the conversion block is input to the connection unit of the storage medium through the buffer unit, so that the storage medium is operated even while the broadcast receiving device is in operation. A storage medium sharing device in a digital broadcast receiver, characterized in that the module is interchangeable. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the connection signal is an IDE connection signal connecting a hard disk drive to a main board. In the operating method that the storage medium is mounted on the broadcast receiving device, Detecting, by the sensing unit of the storage medium, that the storage medium and the broadcast reception device are connected based on connection signal information; Recognizing the storage medium by detecting a signal of the detector by a controller of the broadcast receiving apparatus; In the step of supplying power to the storage medium and the signal buffer receiving the signal by enabling the power supply unit of the broadcast receiving device, the signal of the information unit and the sensing unit signal connected to the broadcast receiving device through the signal buffer unit By transmitting the broadcast receiving device is characterized in that the storage medium module can be exchanged during operation, Transmitting a signal of an information unit having information of the mounted storage medium to a decoder unit of the broadcast receiving apparatus; And Setting a detection tag of the storage medium by using a control unit and software of a broadcast receiving apparatus, and displaying information of the mounted storage medium through a user interface based on the storage medium result information of the information unit transmitted to the decoder unit; Storage media sharing method in a digital broadcast receiving apparatus comprising a.

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