KR101418120B1 - An image display device providing favorite recorded list and method of controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a personal video recorder (PVR), and more particularly, to a personal video recorder capable of generating and managing a preferred recording list based on a user's preferred recording.

That is, the present invention generates a preferred recording list based on a preferred recording program among the recorded programs so as to efficiently manage tens or hundreds of recorded programs, and provides the preferred recording list to the user. Based on the provided preferred recording list, Can be easily searched and reproduced.

In addition, when the recording of the program in which the scheduled recording is set is completed when the reserved recording is set, the user can easily recognize and reproduce the newly recorded program by adding it on the preferred recording list of the program.

Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of the user searching for the recorded recordings every time a user plays a recorded program, and to easily search for and play back a specific recorded program desired by the user without entering the recorded list on the basis of the preferred recorded list There is an effect that a newly recorded program can be easily recognized and viewed.

Preferred recording list, preferred recording program

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to an image display apparatus and a preferred recording list providing method,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a personal video recorder (PVR), and more particularly, to a personal video recorder capable of generating and managing a preferred recording list based on a user's preferred recording.

Recently, video display devices have become increasingly complicated and various products are being released in accordance with the trend of popularization and high quality. Recently, a personal video recorder (PVR) has come to the foreground.

The PVR is a personal digital video recording apparatus for recording and reproducing information on a hard disk, and is a new concept digital recording apparatus that records and reproduces information on a hard disk, unlike a VCR that stores a video signal on a magnetic tape. It is a recording device that can record a certain amount of broadcast program according to the capacity without a VCR through a hard disk drive built in a set-top box or a television main body.

In addition, PVR provides basic recording, time shift, mid-playback during live viewing, and various additional functions to meet other users' needs. In addition, the advantage of storing HD (High Definition) high-definition digital broadcasting at any time on the hard disk and the various additional service functions are attracted to users, the demand therefor is rapidly increasing, and a lot of new technologies related thereto .

In the case of the video display device provided with the PVR function, the user must enter the recording list in order to reproduce the recorded recording, and selects and reproduces the desired recording program on the recording list.

In addition, if a plurality of recordings are marked in the recording list, the plurality of recorded recordings are sequentially reproduced according to predetermined conditions.

At this time, in order to reproduce the previously reproduced recordings among the plurality of recorded programs, it is necessary to re-select the corresponding recordings to be played back by re-entering the play-stop or record list and re-enter the play- , A plurality of recorded programs marked by the user disappear.

Therefore, the user has to enter the recording list again, and it is inconvenient to re-mark and record the plurality of recordings to be played back.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to efficiently manage dozens or hundreds of recorded programs.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a preferred recording list based on a preferred recording program among the recorded programs and provide the user with a preferred recording list.

It is another object of the present invention to enable a user to easily retrieve and play back a specific recording program desired by a user among dozens or hundreds of recorded programs.

Another object of the present invention is to allow a user to easily recognize and reproduce a newly recorded program by adding it to the preferred recording list of the program when the recording of the program in which the reserved recording is set is completed when the reserved recording is set.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image display apparatus for providing a preferred recording list, comprising: a key input unit for receiving a request command from a user; A storage unit for storing at least one recording program; A display unit for displaying a recording list of a recorded program pre-stored in the storage unit; And a controller for registering a recording program selected through the key input unit on the recording list in the preferred recording list and controlling reproduction of the registered preferred recording program based on the preferred recording list.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a preferred recording list providing method comprising: displaying a recording list; Selecting at least one recording program on the displayed recording list; Registering the selected at least one recorded program in a preferred recording list; And reproducing the registered preferred recording program based on the preferred recording list.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a preferred recording list providing method comprising: setting a reserved recording of a specific program; Determining whether to register a favorite recording list of the program for which the reserved recording is set; Selecting a specific folder in which the program is to be stored on the preferred recording list when the preferential recording list registering command of the program is input; And storing the recorded program in a specific folder on the selected preferred recording list when the recording of the reserved program is completed.

The video display device and the preferred recording list providing method for providing the preferred recording list according to the present invention generate and store the preferred recording list based on the user's selected preferred recording program, It is possible to easily retrieve and play back a specific recording program desired by the user without entering the list of recording list based on the preferred recording list, When the recording is finished, the recorded program is registered in the preferred recording list, so that the user can easily recognize the newly recorded program and watch the program.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be understood, however, that there is no intention to limit the scope of the present invention to the embodiment shown, and that other embodiments falling within the scope of the present invention may be easily devised by adding, Can be proposed.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image display device providing a preferred recording list according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a preferred recording list registration method according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a view illustrating a subordinate preferred recording list screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a preferred preferred recording list screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the preferred recording program reproducing method according to the present invention step by step, FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of registering a reserved recording program according to the present invention in the preferred recording list step by step Fig.

As shown in FIG. 1, an image display apparatus providing a preferred recording list according to the present invention includes a tuner 10 for tuning a broadcast signal of a desired channel among broadcast signals received from the outside, A demodulation unit 20 for demodulating a broadcast signal selected through the demodulation unit 20 to correct an error and converting the demodulated broadcast signal into a transport stream (TS) format; A demultiplexer 30 for demultiplexing the transport stream TS to demultiplex the transport stream TS into video, audio, and an additional information stream; and a demultiplexer 30 for demultiplexing the transport stream TS, A display unit 50 for displaying a video signal signal processed through the image processing unit 40, a key input unit 60 for receiving a request command from a user, A storage unit 70 for storing a broadcast signal selected through the key input unit 60 among the broadcast signals received through the tuner 10 and a storage unit 70 for storing a broadcast signal selected through the key input unit 60, A controller 80 for controlling the display unit 50 to display a list of recorded programs previously stored in the favorite list 70 and registering the selected recording program in the favorite recording list through the key input unit 60 on the recording list, ).

The operation of the video display device providing the preferred recording list according to the present invention will be described below.

Generally, a digital broadcast signal is transmitted in the form of a packetized transport stream by time division multiplexing a video signal, an audio signal, and additional data.

The tuner 10 tunes to a broadcast signal having a frequency band of a channel selected by the user from among externally transmitted broadcast signals according to a control signal of the controller 80 and outputs the tuned broadcast signal to the demodulator 20 VSB (Vestigial Sideband) demodulation process, error correction process, and the like, and output in the form of a transport stream.

The signal in the form of a transport stream (TS) output through the demodulator 20 is demultiplexed by the demultiplexer 30 into a video signal, an audio signal, and various parts defined by PSIP (Program and System Information Protocol) Data and output in the form of a bit stream.

The video data separated through the demultiplexing unit 30 is processed by the video processing unit 40 and displayed on the display unit 50. At this time, the image processing unit 40 includes an MPEG-2 decoder and a scaler for converting the video data to a vertical frequency, a resolution, an aspect ratio, etc. according to an output standard of the display unit 50.

The display unit 50 may be applied to various types of display modules such as DLP (Digital Light Processing), LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and PDP (Plasma Display Pannel).

The key input unit 60 is a device for receiving a user request command, and typically includes a remote controller. The key input unit 60 receives control commands such as channel selection, channel switching, volume up / down, (80).

The storage unit 70 stores the broadcasting signal selected through the key input unit 60. At this time, the storage unit 70 stores the selected broadcast program and a list of the broadcast programs.

The control unit 80 controls the registration and display of the preferred recording list and the reproduction of the preferred recording programs existing on the preferred recording list.

Hereinafter, the operation of the controller 80 will be described in more detail.

The control unit 80 extracts a recording list stored in the storage unit 70 according to a command input through the key input unit 60 and transmits the extracted recording list to the image processing unit 40, (50).

At this time, the user can select his / her preferred recording program on the recording list displayed through the display unit 50 and register the selected recording program in the preferred recording list.

That is, when a specific program (Recording A, Recording B, Recording C) is selected (110) on the recording list 100 displayed through the display unit 50 through the key input unit 60 as shown in FIG. 2 , The controller 80 registers the selected recording program selected by the user 110 in the preferred recording list.

Here, the preferred recording list is a list of user's favorite recording programs among the pre-recorded recording programs, and registers the recorded programs that the user frequently watches and the recorded programs that the user has not watched on the preferred recording list, It is a function that provides easy search and playback of a specific recorded program.

Also, it is possible to classify the preferred recording programs by category, name, user, etc. of the recording program on the preferred recording list. This is because the preferred recording programs are classified and stored for each folder, Can be more easily retrieved and reproduced.

Accordingly, in order to register a specific recording program 110 selected on the recording list 100 in the preferred recording list, the control unit 80 sets a specific folder in which the recording program is to be stored, And stores the selected specific recording program.

Here, although the recording program is stored in the specific folder, the recording program data itself may be transferred to the specific folder in the specific folder, or only the list according to the name of the recording program may be stored.

Thus, the user can classify his / her favorite recording programs among the recording programs into respective folders and register them on the preferred recording list.

The preferred recording list is stored in the storage unit 70 according to a control signal of the controller 80, and is displayed on the display unit 50 when a user requests the recording.

That is, when a specific command for displaying the preferred recording list key or the preferred recording list is input through the key input unit 60, the controller 80 extracts the favorite recording list stored in the storage unit 70, And transmits the favorite recording list to the image processing unit 40, so that the favorite recording list is displayed through the display unit 50.

3, the initial preferred recording list 200 displayed through the display unit 50 is displayed on the main recording list 200 according to the folder 210 (Children, Movie, Sports, News) Menu is displayed. Then, when the user selects a specific folder among the main menus according to the folder 210, the preferred recording program existing in the specific folder selected by the user is displayed.

4, when a user selects a specific folder on the preferred recording list 200, the user selects a preferred recording program (Recording 1, Recording 2, Recording 3, Recording 4, Recording 5, ...).

Accordingly, the user can select a specific folder desired by himself / herself on the preferred recording list, and play the preferred recording program included in the selected specific folder.

That is, when the user inputs the play menu in the state that the sub-menu 300 is displayed, the controller 80 sequentially plays all the favorite programs included in the specific folder selected by the user.

In this case, the criteria to be sequentially reproduced may be a recording date, a program name, a program size, and the like of a favorite program included in the specific folder. If the user sets a recording date among the plurality of conditions as a reproduction condition, The control unit 80 sequentially reproduces the favorite recording programs in the order of the earliest recording date among the favorite recording programs included in the specific folder.

When a command for playing back a previously recorded favorite recording program or a next favorite recording program or a specific favorite recording program is inputted through the key input unit 60 during the reproduction of the specific preferred program, Controls the preferred recording program according to the command input through the key input unit 60 to be reproduced.

Therefore, when the user wishes to reproduce the previously recorded favorite recording program or the next favorite recording program to be reproduced at the present time during the preferred recording program reproduction, the user inputs a specific selection key through the key input unit 60, The preferred recording program can be reproduced without the hassle of entering the recording list or the preferred recording list.

Also, since the user rarely watches a recorded program he / she once viewed, the controller 80 preferably deletes the preferred recorded program, which has been played back from among the preferred recorded programs, on the preferred recorded list .

It is more preferable that the criterion for deleting the preferred recording program is also performed according to the condition set by the user. The preferred recording program whose reproduction has been completed based on the deletion or maintenance condition set by the user is deleted on the preferred recording list .

Although a method has been described heretofore in which a user registers a recording program already stored in the preferred recording list and can easily reproduce the preferred recording program using the registered preferred recording list, from now on, in addition to the already recorded recorded program, A method of easily registering and managing the program on the preferred recording list will be described.

When the reserved recording command is inputted through the key input unit 60, the controller 80 registers the program to be recorded by the user on the reserved recording list, and when the scheduled recording program is broadcasted, And outputs a control signal so that the program is stored in the storage unit (70).

At this time, the controller 80 causes the display unit 50 to display a menu screen for asking whether to register the program for which the reserved recording is set on the preferred recording list in the reserved recording setting, And controls the reserved recording program to be registered in the preferred recording list according to a command input through the key input unit 60. [

That is, when a command for registering the reserved program in the preferred recording list is input through the key input unit 60 on the menu screen, the reserved recording program is registered in the preferred recording list, Allows you to select a specific folder on the recording list.

When the recording of the reserved program is completed after the broadcast time of the reserved recording program is completed, the user stores the reserved recording program in the specified folder set at the scheduled recording setting and registers the reserved recording program in the preferred recording list.

Accordingly, the user can easily grasp the newly recorded recording program, and can easily search and reproduce the recorded program.

As described above, the video display device providing the preferred recording list according to the present invention generates and stores the preferred recording list based on the user-selected preferred recording program, thereby eliminating the inconvenience that the user has to search for the recorded recordings every time the recorded program is played It is possible to easily search for and reproduce a specific recording program desired by the user without entering the recording list, based on the preferred recording list, and when recording of the reserved program is completed according to registration of the favorite recording list of the reserved program , The user can easily recognize and record a newly recorded program by registering the recorded program in the preferred recording list.

As shown in FIG. 5, a method of registering a recorded program in the preferred recording list in the preferred recording method of the video display device providing the preferred recording list according to the present invention is as follows. First, And displays a recording list of the recorded programs pre-stored in the storage unit 70.

Then, a specific recording program desired to be registered in the preferred recording list is selected on the recording list (S20).

Then, it is determined whether the specific recording program selected by the user exists on the preferred recording list (S30).

If the selected recording program does not exist on the preferred recording list, a folder on the preferred recording list to be stored with the selected recording program is selected (S40).

Then, the selected recording program is stored in the folder selected by the user and registered in the preferred recording list (S50).

If the selected recording program is already on the preferred recording list (S30), the selected recording program is deleted from the preferred recording list (S60).

Also, as shown in FIG. 6, the method of playing back the preferred recording program according to the present invention registered as described above displays an image currently received (S100).

Then, it is determined whether a command to enter the preferred recording list is inputted from the outside (S110).

If it is determined in operation S120 that the preferred recording list entry command is input, the preferred recording list stored in the storage unit 70 is extracted and displayed in operation S120. The initial preferred recording list displayed at this time is a folder-preferred recording list on the preferred recording list as shown in FIG.

Then, a specific folder is selected on the displayed preferred recording list (S130).

Then, in step S140, all the favorite recording programs existing on the selected folder are sequentially displayed according to predetermined conditions. That is, the preferred recording program is sequentially displayed based on at least one of a recording date, a program name, and a program size of a preferred recording program existing in the specific folder.

Then, it is determined whether a specific key (previous, next, or specific preferred program reproduction command) is inputted from the outside (S150).

If it is determined in operation S150 that a specific key is input, the previous favorite recording program, the next preferred recording program, or the specific preferred recording program is played based on the input specific key at step S160.

If it is determined in operation S150 that no specific key has been input, it is determined whether playback of the currently playing favorite program is completed (S170).

When the reproduction is completed (S170), the preferred recording program that has been played back is deleted on the preferred recording list (S180). At this time, as described above, the deletion of the preferred recording program can be selectively applied according to deletion or maintenance conditions set by the user.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, a method of registering a reserved recording program according to the present invention in a preferred recording list is to set a reserved recording of a specific program (S200).

Then, it is determined whether the user wishes to register the reserved recording program in the preferred recording list (S210).

If it is determined in step S210 that the reserved recording program is to be registered in the preferred recording list, a specific folder to be stored in the preferred recording list is selected in step S220.

Then, it is determined whether the current time is the airing time of the reservation program (S230).

If the current time is the broadcast time of the reserved program, the recording of the reserved program is started (S240).

Then, it is determined whether or not the recording of the reserved program is ended (S250).

When the recording of the reserved program is completed (S250), the recorded program is stored in a specific folder on the preferred recording list set by the user and registered in the preferred recording list (S260).

As described above, the video display device and the preferred recording list providing method for providing the preferred recording list according to the present invention generate and store the preferred recording list based on the user-selected preferred recording program, thereby allowing the user to search for the recorded recordings It is possible to easily retrieve and play back a specific recording program desired by the user without entering the list of recording list based on the preferred recording list, When the recording of the program is finished, the user can easily recognize the newly recorded program by viewing the recorded program in the preferred recording list.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an image display device that provides a preferred recording list according to the present invention.

2 is a view for explaining a preferred recording list registration method according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 illustrates an initial preferred recording list screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

4 is a view illustrating a sub-preferred recording list screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a preferred recording list registration method according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating steps of a preferred recording program playback method according to the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of registering a reserved recording program according to the present invention in a preferred recording list step by step. FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

10: tuner 20: demodulator

30: demultiplexing unit 40: image processing unit

50: display unit 60: storage unit

70: key input unit 80:

Claims (14)

A key input unit for receiving a request command from a user; A storage unit for storing at least one recording program; A display unit for displaying a recording list of a recorded program pre-stored in the storage unit; And And a controller for registering the recording program selected through the key input unit on the recording list in the preferred recording list and controlling the reproduction of the registered preferred recording program based on the preferred recording list, To the display device. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the preferred recording program selected on the recording list is classified and stored in at least one or more folders existing in the preferred recording list. 3. The method of claim 2, Wherein the control unit outputs a control signal for sequentially reproducing at least one preferred recording program existing in a specific folder on the preferred recording list according to a command input through the key input unit, Display device. The method of claim 3, Wherein the control unit controls the preferential recording program to be sequentially displayed according to at least one of a recording date, a program name, and a program size of a preferred recording program existing in a specific folder. device. The method of claim 3, Wherein the controller outputs a control signal to reproduce a previous favorite recording program, a next preferred recording program, or a specific preferred recording program according to a command input through the key input unit during the reproduction of the preferred recording program Video display device. 3. The method of claim 2, Wherein the control unit stores the recorded program in a corresponding folder of the preferred recording list according to a condition preset by the user at the end of the recording of the program in which the scheduled recording is set. Displaying a recording list; Selecting at least one recording program on the displayed recording list; Registering the selected at least one recorded program in a preferred recording list; And And reproducing the registered preferred recording program based on the preferred recording list. 8. The method of claim 7, And setting a specific folder on the preferred recording list in which the selected at least one recording program is to be stored. 9. The method of claim 8, The step of registering in the preferred recording list And storing the selected at least one recorded program in a specific folder on the set preferred recording list. 10. The method of claim 9, The step of reproducing the preferred recording program And sequentially reproducing at least one preferred recording program existing in a specific folder selected by the user on the preferred recording list. 11. The method of claim 10, The step of sequentially reproducing the preferred recording program Wherein the step of reproducing is based on at least one of a recording date, a program name, a program size and a category of a preferred recording program existing in the specific folder. 11. The method of claim 10, And playing back the previous favorite recording program, the next preferred recording program, or the specific preferred recording program according to an instruction input from the outside during the preferred program reproduction. 8. The method of claim 7, Further comprising the step of deleting, on the preferred recording list, a specific preferred program whose playback has been completed. Setting a reserved recording of a specific program; Determining whether to register a favorite recording list of the program for which the reserved recording is set; Selecting a specific folder in which the program is to be stored on the preferred recording list when the preferential recording list registering command of the program is input; And And storing the recorded program in a specific folder on the selected preferred recording list when recording of the reserved program is completed.

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