KR101580156B1 - Mobile terminal and method for controlling a broadcasting chanel thesame - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of managing broadcast channels including an existing region and a current region by region without deleting a broadcast channel scanned in an existing region at the time of region change, and a broadcast channel management method thereof.

Description

[0001] MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BROADCASTING CHANEL THESAME [0002]

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of broadcasting reception and a broadcasting channel management method therefor.

The terminal can move And can be divided into a mobile / portable terminal and a stationary terminal depending on whether the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mount terminal according to whether the user can directly carry the mobile terminal.

Such a terminal has various functions, for example, in the form of a multimedia device having multiple functions such as photographing and photographing of a moving picture, reproduction of a music or video file, reception of a game and broadcasting, etc. .

In order to support and enhance the functionality of such terminals, it may be considered to improve the structural and / or software parts of the terminal.

At present, a mobile terminal capable of receiving digital broadcasting has a problem that a broadcasting channel of the current area is scanned every time the area is changed, and broadcasting channels scanned in the current area are stored after deleting broadcasting channels of the existing area.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal and a broadcast channel management method for managing broadcast channels including an existing region and a current region by region without deleting a broadcast channel scanned in an existing region at the time of region change, There is a purpose.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal and a broadcast channel management method thereof, in which a user can recognize a region corresponding to a broadcast channel by indicating a name of each region in the name of a broadcast channel when managing broadcast channels for each region The purpose is to provide.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including: a broadcast receiving module for receiving a broadcast signal including a broadcast channel information by scanning a current area; A memory for storing the area name of each area number; A control unit for recognizing area code information included in the broadcast signal, searching for an area name corresponding to the identified area code in the memory, and marking the searched area name in channels in the broadcasting channel information; And a display unit for displaying a list of channels in which the area name is displayed.

At this time, the controller can recognize the broadcasting station unique number information included in the broadcasting signal, and mark the identified broadcasting station unique number in the memory in the channels denoted by the area name. Wherein the broadcasting company unique number information is contained in one of a main ID of a transmitter identification information (TII), an ensemble ID, a video and data related service ID, and a radio related service ID. terminal.

Also, the controller may indicate the area name in front of the names of the channels.

Also, the controller may indicate that the area name is identified in the channels.

The area number information may be included in any one of a main ID, an ensemble ID, a video and data related service ID, and a radio related service ID of TII (Transmitter Identification Information: TII) in the broadcast signal .

Also, the controller may group the channels by the area name, store the channels in the memory, or display the channels.

In addition, the controller may sort and display the channels marked with the area name according to the broadcasting reception sensitivity ranking of the channels.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of managing a broadcast channel of a mobile terminal, the method comprising: receiving a broadcast signal including broadcast channel information; Recognizing area code information included in the received broadcast signal; Searching for a name of a region corresponding to the identified area code in a memory storing the area name by area code; Marking the searched area name in the channel names in the broadcast channel information; And displaying a list of channels marked with the area name.

Also, a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes: a broadcast receiving module that scans a current area and receives a broadcast signal including broadcast channel information; A memory for storing a list of channels in which a name of a region and a name of each region are displayed; The method comprising the steps of: receiving current area code information included in the broadcasting signal, searching for a current area name corresponding to the identified current area code in the memory, searching the current area name for the channels in the broadcasting channel information And updating the list in the list; And a display unit for displaying the updated list.

At this time, the controller can display the channels in the list by grouping them according to each area name.

In addition, the controller may not scan the current area by controlling the broadcast receiving module if there are channels having the same name as the current area in the list.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for managing a broadcast channel of a mobile terminal, comprising: receiving a broadcast signal including broadcast channel information by scanning a current region; A memory for storing a list of channels in which a name of a region and a name of each region are displayed; Recognizing current area code information included in the received broadcast signal; Searching for a current area name corresponding to the identified current area number in a memory in which a list of the area names of the respective area numbers and the names of the respective areas are stored; Displaying the searched current area name in the channels in the broadcast channel information and updating the list in the list; And displaying the updated list.

The mobile terminal and the broadcast channel managing method according to the present invention can manage broadcast channels including an existing region and a current region by region without deleting a broadcast channel scanned in an existing region at the time of region change, When the channels are managed, the name of each area is indicated in the name of the broadcast channel, so that the user can recognize the area corresponding to the broadcast channel.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

The mobile terminal described in the present specification includes all terminals capable of receiving broadcasts, and examples thereof include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP Multimedia Player), navigation, and the like.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, A controller 170, a controller 180, a power supply 190, and the like. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, and a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for enabling wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and the network in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel.

The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

The broadcast-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. The broadcast-related information may also be provided through a mobile communication network. In this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

The broadcast-related information may exist in various forms. For example, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

For example, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), a Media Forward Link Only (DVF-H) A digital broadcasting system such as DVB-CB, OMA-BCAST, or Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial (ISDB-T). Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be adapted to other broadcasting systems as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160.

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives a radio signal to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or externally attached to the mobile terminal 100. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

The position information module 115 is a module for obtaining the position of the mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Position System (GPS) module. According to the current technology, the GPS module 115 calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies trigonometry to the calculated information to obtain a three-dimensional string of latitude, longitude, The location information can be accurately calculated. At present, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting an error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is widely used. In addition, the GPS module 115 can calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time.

Referring to FIG. 1, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ Two or more cameras 121 may be provided depending on the use environment.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal through a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. Various noise reduction algorithms may be implemented in the microphone 122 to remove noise generated in receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. It is also possible to sense whether the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141. This will be described later in connection with the touch screen.

The output unit 150 is for generating an output relating to visual, auditory or tactile sense and includes a display unit 151, an acoustic output module 152, an alarm unit 153, a haptic module 154, 155, and the like.

The display unit 151 displays (outputs) information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. When the mobile terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the photographed and / or received video or UI and GUI are displayed.

The display unit 151 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display display, and a 3D display.

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be referred to as a transparent display, and a typical example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED) and the like. The rear structure of the display unit 151 may also be of a light transmission type. With this structure, the user can see an object located behind the terminal body through the area occupied by the display unit 151 of the terminal body.

There may be two or more display units 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100. For example, in the mobile terminal 100, a plurality of display portions may be spaced apart from one another or may be disposed integrally with each other, or may be disposed on different surfaces.

(Hereinafter, referred to as a 'touch screen') in which a display unit 151 and a sensor for sensing a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as 'touch sensor') form a mutual layer structure, It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display unit 151 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display unit 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller (not shown). The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. Thus, the control unit 180 can know which area of the display unit 151 is touched or the like.

The proximity sensor 141 may be disposed in an inner region of the mobile terminal or in the vicinity of the touch screen, which is enclosed by the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. The proximity sensor has a longer life span than the contact sensor and its utilization is also high.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor. And to detect the proximity of the pointer by the change of the electric field along the proximity of the pointer when the touch screen is electrostatic. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the act of recognizing that the pointer is positioned on the touch screen while the pointer is not in contact with the touch screen is referred to as "proximity touch & The act of actually touching the pointer on the screen is called "contact touch. &Quot; The position where the pointer is proximately touched on the touch screen means a position where the pointer is vertically corresponding to the touch screen when the pointer is touched.

The proximity sensor 141 detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (for example, a proximity touch distance, a proximity touch direction, a proximity touch speed, a proximity touch time, a proximity touch position, a proximity touch movement state, and the like). Information corresponding to the detected proximity touch operation and the proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

The audio output module 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 also outputs sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than the video signal or the audio signal, for example, vibration. In this case, the display unit 151 and the sound / voice output module 152 may be a kind of the alarm unit 153. The display unit 151 and the sound / . ≪ / RTI >

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154 is vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the hit module 154 can be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or sequentially output.

In addition to the vibration, the haptic module 154 may include a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or a suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a touch on the skin surface, contact with an electrode, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element can be generated.

The haptic module 154 can be implemented not only to transmit the tactile effect through the direct contact but also to allow the user to feel the tactile effect through the muscular sensation of the finger or arm. At least two haptic modules 154 may be provided according to the configuration of the mobile terminal 100.

The projector module 155 is a component for performing an image project function using the mobile terminal 100 and is similar to the image displayed on the display unit 151 in accordance with a control signal of the controller 180 Or at least partly display another image on an external screen or wall.

Specifically, the projector module 155 includes a light source (not shown) that generates light (for example, LED or laser light) for outputting an image to the outside, a light source And a lens (not shown) for enlarging and outputting the image at a predetermined focal distance to the outside. Further, the projector module 155 may include a device (not shown) capable of mechanically moving the lens or the entire module to adjust the image projection direction.

The projector module 155 can be divided into a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) module, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) module and a DLP (Digital Light Processing) module according to the type of the display means. In particular, the DLP module may be advantageous for miniaturization of the projector module 151 by enlarging and projecting an image generated by reflecting light generated from a light source on a DMD (Digital Micromirror Device) chip.

Preferably, the projector module 155 may be provided longitudinally on the side, front or back side of the mobile terminal 100. It goes without saying that the projector module 155 may be provided at any position of the mobile terminal 100 as occasion demands.

The memory 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and may store programs for inputting / outputting data (e.g., telephone directory, message, audio, still image, electronic book, It may also perform functions for temporary storage. The memory unit 160 may also store the frequency of use of each of the data (for example, each telephone number, each message, and frequency of use for each multimedia). In addition, the memory unit 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns output when the touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 according to the present invention stores broadcast signals including broadcast channel information scanned and received from the broadcast receiving module 111. As shown in Table 1 below, A table composed of area names and unique numbers according to broadcasting company names is provided. The following description of Table 1 will be described in detail later. In addition, Table 1 below shows an example of area names by area numbers, and the area numbers in Table 1 may vary from country to country.

Transmitter Identifier Information (TII) Name of area Seoul Gyeongsangnam-do Gyeongsangbuk-do Jeolla Province Chungcheong-do Gangwon-do Jeju Island Nationwide Area code 0 One 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ensemble IS (EID) Name of area Seoul Gyeongsangnam-do Gyeongsangbuk-do Jeolla Province Chungcheong-do Gangwon-do Jeju Island Nationwide Area code 4 5 6 7 8 9 A 2 Service ID (SID) Name of area Seoul Gyeongsangnam-do Gyeongsangbuk-do Jeolla Province Chungcheong-do Gangwon-do Jeju Island Nationwide Area code One 2 3 4 5 6 7 0

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, an SD or XD memory A static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM) Magnetic disk, magnetic disk, magnetic disk, or optical disk. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or transmits data to the external device. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 170.

The identification module is a chip for storing various information for authenticating the use right of the mobile terminal 100 and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM), a general user authentication module A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. Devices with identification modules (hereinafter referred to as "identification devices") can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port.

When the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100, or various command signals input by the user to the cradle may be transmitted It can be a passage to be transmitted to the terminal. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. The control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180. [

The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of a processor, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, The embodiments described may be implemented by the control unit 180 itself.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented with separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code can be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code is stored in the memory 160 and can be executed by the control unit 180. [

2A is a perspective view of an example of a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

The disclosed mobile terminal 100 includes a bar-shaped terminal body. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be applied to various structures such as a slide type, a folder type, a swing type, and a swivel type in which two or more bodies are relatively movably coupled.

The body includes a case (a casing, a housing, a cover, and the like) which forms an appearance. In this embodiment, the case may be divided into a front case 101 and a rear case 102. [ A variety of electronic components are embedded in the space formed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. At least one intermediate case may be additionally disposed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The cases may be formed by injection molding a synthetic resin or may be formed to have a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti) or the like.

The display unit 151, the sound output unit 152, the camera 121, the user input units 130/131 and 132, the microphone 122, the interface 170, and the like may be disposed in the front body 101 have.

The display unit 151 occupies most of the main surface of the front case 101. A sound output unit 151 and a camera 121 are disposed in an area adjacent to one end of both ends of the display unit 151 and a user input unit 131 and a microphone 122 are disposed in an area adjacent to the other end. The user input unit 132 and the interface 170 may be disposed on the side surfaces of the front case 101 and the rear case 102. [

The user input unit 130 is operated to receive a command for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100 and may include a plurality of operation units 131 and 132. The operation units 131 and 132 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion.

The contents inputted by the first or second operation unit 131 or 132 may be variously set. For example, the first operation unit 131 receives commands such as start, end, scroll, and the like, and the second operation unit 132 controls the size of the sound output from the sound output unit 152 or the size of the sound output from the display unit 151 The touch recognition mode can be activated or deactivated.

2B is a rear perspective view of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 2A.

Referring to FIG. 2B, a camera 121 'may be further mounted on the rear surface of the terminal body, that is, the rear case 102. The camera 121 'may have a photographing direction substantially opposite to that of the camera 121 (see FIG. 2A), and may be a camera having the same or different pixels as the camera 121.

For example, the camera 121 may have a low pixel so that the face of the user can be photographed and transmitted to the other party in case of a video call or the like, and the camera 121 ' It is preferable to have a large number of pixels. The cameras 121 and 121 'may be installed in the terminal body so as to be rotatable or pop-upable.

A flash 123 and a mirror 124 may be additionally disposed adjacent to the camera 121 '. The flash 123 illuminates the subject when the subject is photographed by the camera 121 '. The mirror 124 allows the user to illuminate the user's own face or the like when the user intends to shoot himself / herself (self-photographing) using the camera 121 '.

An acoustic output 152 'may be additionally disposed on the rear surface of the terminal body. The sound output unit 152 'may implement the stereo function together with the sound output unit 152 (see FIG. 2A), and may be used for the implementation of the speakerphone mode during a call.

In addition to the antenna for communication, a broadcast signal receiving antenna 116 may be additionally disposed on the side of the terminal body. The antenna 116, which forms part of the broadcast receiving module 111 (see FIG. 1), can be installed to be able to be drawn out from the terminal body.

A power supply unit 190 for supplying power to the mobile terminal 100 is mounted on the terminal body. The power supply unit 190 may be built in the terminal body or may be detachable from the outside of the terminal body.

The rear case 102 may further include a touch pad 135 for sensing a touch. The touch pad 135 may be of a light transmission type for the display unit 151. [ In this case, if the display unit 151 is configured to output the time information on both sides (i.e., in the directions of both the front and back sides of the mobile terminal), the time information can be recognized through the touch pad 135 do. The information output on both sides may be all controlled by the touch pad 135. [

Meanwhile, the display for exclusive use of the touch pad 135 may be separately installed, so that the touch screen may be disposed in the rear case 102 as well.

The touch pad 135 operates in correlation with the display portion 151 of the front case 101. The touch pad 135 may be disposed parallel to the rear of the display unit 151. The touch pad 135 may have a size equal to or smaller than that of the display unit 151.

Hereinafter, the process of describing the current area name in the name of the broadcast channel according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

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In the first embodiment of the present invention, in order to manage broadcast channels as a regional broadcast channel list, a current local name and a broadcast station unique number are indicated in the names of broadcast channels scanned in the first current region, And registers it in the list.

Hereinafter, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 3 to 8. Fig.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of displaying a current area name and a broadcasting station unique number in a broadcasting channel name in a mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

3, the control unit 180 of the mobile terminal 100 controls the broadcast receiving module 111 to select a current region (i.e., a current region) by selecting a broadcast playback function from the user through the user input unit 130 or the touch screen 151, (S111). ≪ / RTI >

At this time, the broadcast receiving module 111 receives a broadcast signal including information on the broadcast channels, demultiplexes and decodes the received broadcast signals, and outputs the demultiplexed and decoded signals to the controller 180 (S112).

The control unit 180 recognizes current area code information and broadcasting program unique number information included in the broadcast signal received from the broadcast receiving module 111 (S113).

At this time, the area number information and the broadcasting station unique number information are transmitted to the broadcasting terminal through the Transmitter Identifier Information, the EID (Ensemble ID), the Video / Data related SID (Service ID) and the Audio related SID (Service ID) And obtains the area code information and the broadcast program unique number information.

For example, in the main ID field in the TII, the area number information and the broadcasting station unique number information are described. The area number information is described in 'B11-B8' in the EID, and the broadcasting station unique number information is described in 'B7-4'. In addition, the area number information is described in 'B11-B8' in the video / data-related SID, and the broadcasting station unique number information is described in 'B7-4'. In addition, 'B7-5' in the audio related SID describes the area number information, and 'B4-2' describes the broadcasting station unique number information.

When the area code information and the broadcast program unique number information are obtained from the broadcast signal, the controller 180 searches the table of Table 1 provided in the memory 160 for a local name corresponding to the identified area code (S114) .

The control unit 180 displays the searched area name and the broadcasting station unique number identified in step S113 in the name of broadcasting channels of the current area scanned in step S111 (S115).

At this time, the controller 180 may identify the area name and the broadcasting station unique number so that the user can easily identify the area name and the broadcasting station unique number in the names of the broadcasting channels.

For example, the control unit 180 can easily identify the area name and the broadcasting station unique number within the name of the broadcasting channels by marking the area name and the broadcasting station unique number at the first or rear end of the broadcasting channel names can do.

In addition, the controller 180 may further emphasize the font format of the area name and the broadcasting company unique number from the font format of the broadcast channels name so that the user can easily identify the area name and the broadcasting station unique number within the name of the broadcasting channels . At this time, the font style includes display color, size, underline, background color, blinking, transparency, and the like.

The control unit 180 groups broadcasting channels in which the current area name and the broadcasting station unique number are displayed into the current area and stores the grouped information in the memory 160 as a list in step S116. On the display unit 160 (S117).

At this time, the control unit 180 may generate a tab-type list divided into regions on a screen, and may update the broadcast channels in which the current region name and the broadcasting station unique number are displayed in the tab window corresponding to the current region in the list.

In addition, the controller 180 may generate folders classified in each region, and may store broadcasting channels in which a current area name and a broadcasting station unique number are indicated in a folder corresponding to the current area.

In addition, when displaying the list of the broadcasting channels in which the area name and the broadcasting company unique number are displayed, the controller 180 may arrange and display the broadcasting channels in the list according to the frequency of use of the user, have. In addition, the control unit 180 may sort and display the broadcast channels according to their reception sensitivity rankings.

Hereinafter, the process of marking the current area name and the broadcasting station unique number in the broadcasting channel name of the controller 180 will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 4 to FIG. 8 are screen diagrams illustrating a process of marking a current area name and a broadcasting station unique number in a broadcasting channel name in the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

4 (a) is a view showing a state where the mobile terminal 100 is initially located in the "Seoul" area and scanning the broadcast channels provided in the "Seoul" area, 12 shows a list 10 of broadcast channels 11, 12 and 13 in the "Seoul" region scanned in FIG. 4 (a).

Referring to FIG. 4 (c), the control unit 180 determines whether or not "1. MY MBC" 11, "2. SBS" 12 and "3. YTN (13) is scanned, the main ID in the TII in the broadcast signal received in the "Seoul" region, the EID, and the " And a broadcasting station unique number.

At this time, FIG. 4 (c) examines the area code and the broadcasting station unique number described in the EID in the broadcasting signal received in the "Seoul" area, and the area name corresponding to the examined area code 14a and a broadcast station unique number 15a in the names of the broadcast channels 11, 12, and 13, respectively.

That is, the control unit 180 describes the area code as "4" in the EID in the broadcasting signal received in the "Seoul" area, and the broadcasting company unique number "1.MY MBC" (11) 2 "," 2. SBS "12 is described as" 3 ", and" 3. YTN "13 is described as" 0 " 2 "," 3 ", and" 0 ", which are the broadcasting station identification numbers of" Seoul "as the name 14a and the broadcast channels 11, 12, 13 as the names of the broadcast channels 11, 12, Respectively.

4C, the user can easily identify the "Seoul" area name 14a and the broadcasting station unique number 15a within the names of the broadcast channels 11, 12, (11, 12, 13).

The broadcast channels 11, 12, and 13 arranged in the list 10 may be rearranged according to the frequency of use, predetermined importance, priority, or broadcasting reception sensitivity.

Next, FIG. 5 shows a case where the area name 14b and the broadcasting station unique number 15b corresponding to the area code described in the main ID of the TII in the broadcasting signal received in the "Seoul & 6 shows a region name 14c and a broadcast station unique number 15c corresponding to the area code described in the audio related SID in the broadcast signal received in the "Seoul " area, Are indicated in front of the names of the broadcast channels (11, 12, 13).

FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating a method of grouping broadcast channels 11, 12, and 13 in which a "Seoul" area name 14a and a broadcast station unique number 15a are displayed by the process of FIG. And displays the list in the form of a tab window divided into regions on a screen at the time of displaying the list.

At this time, the control unit 180 displays broadcast channels 11, 12, and 13 in which the "Seoul" area name 14a and the broadcast station unique number 15a are displayed in the tab window 10 corresponding to the "Seoul" And displays the broadcast channels 11, 12, and 13 in the "Seoul" tab window 10.

The tab windows 20 and 30 for which the current broadcast channels are not updated in the tab window may be updated when the mobile terminal 100 moves from the current 'Seoul' region to another region later, do.

FIG. 8 shows broadcast channels 11, 12 and 13 in which the "Seoul" area name 14a and the broadcasting station unique number 15a are marked by the process of FIG. 4 in the respective folders. At this time, if the "Seoul" region is selected in FIG. 8A, the broadcast channels 11, 12, 13 stored in the "Seoul" folder are displayed.

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FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a process for separating and managing broadcast channels according to each region in a mobile terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

9, when the controller 180 of the mobile terminal 100 receives a command for scanning a broadcast channel of the current area from the user through the user input unit 130 or the touch screen 151 (S211) In step S212, it is checked whether there are broadcast channels in the current area in the list of broadcast channels of each region stored in the memory 160 according to the first embodiment.

If it is determined that the broadcast channels of the current area are present in the list stored in the memory 160, the controller 180 does not perform the scan operation of the broadcast channels of the current area, And broadcast channels are displayed (S213).

For example, when the broadcasting channel of the "Seoul" region according to the first embodiment is stored in the list, the controller 180 does not perform the scanning operation if the area to scan the current broadcasting channel is & And displays broadcasting channels in the "Seoul" area provided in the memory 160. [

At this time, the controller 180 grasps the current area using the location information module 115 before the scan operation, and determines whether the broadcast channel having the identified current area name exists in the list provided in the memory 160 The scan operation may not be performed.

In addition, the control unit 180 determines a TII, an EID, a video / data-related SID, and an area-number included in the audio-related SID of the broadcast signal received from the current region before the scan operation, If the current area name corresponding to the current area code is identified in the table of Table 1 and broadcast channels in which the identified current area name is present are present in the list in the memory 160, It may not be performed.

That is, in the present invention, unlike the conventional method, the broadcast channels of the previous area are not deleted, but are grouped according to the name of each area and stored in a list form so that the scan operation is not performed when the mobile terminal 100 is located in the same area will be.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S213 that the broadcast channels of the current area do not exist in the list stored in the memory 160, the controller 180 controls the broadcast receiving module 111 to transmit broadcast channels provided in the current area (S215), and receives a broadcast signal including broadcast channel information from the current area (S216).

The control unit 180 recognizes current area code information and broadcasting program unique number information included in the broadcast signal received from the broadcast receiving module 111 (S217).

At this time, the area number information and the broadcasting station unique number information are transmitted to the broadcasting terminal through the Transmitter Identifier Information, the EID (Ensemble ID), the Video / Data related SID (Service ID) and the Audio related SID (Service ID) And obtains the area code information and the broadcast program unique number information.

For example, in the main ID field in the TII, the area number information and the broadcasting station unique number information are described. The area number information is described in 'B11-B8' in the EID, and the broadcasting station unique number information is described in 'B7-4'. In addition, the area number information is described in 'B11-B8' in the video / data-related SID, and the broadcasting station unique number information is described in 'B7-4'. In addition, 'B7-5' in the audio related SID describes the area number information, and 'B4-2' describes the broadcasting station unique number information.

The control unit 180 searches the table of Table 1 provided in the memory 160 for the area name corresponding to the identified area number when the area number information and the broadcasting station unique number information are obtained from the broadcasting signal (S218) .

The control unit 180 displays the searched area name and the identified broadcasting station unique number in the name of broadcasting channels of the current area scanned in step S215 (S219).

The controller 180 groups broadcast channels in which the current area name and the broadcasting station unique number are displayed into the current area and updates the broadcast channels in the grouped current area in the list of broadcast channels of the region stored in the memory 160 [S220], a list of broadcasting channels in which the area name and the broadcasting company unique number are displayed is displayed on the display unit 160 (S211).

10 is a screen state diagram illustrating a process for separately managing broadcast channels in each area according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

10A shows a state in which the mobile terminal 100 scans the broadcast channels provided in the area of "Gyeongsangnam-do" in a state where the mobile terminal 100 has moved from the "Seoul & And FIG. 10 (b) is a diagram showing a list 20 of broadcast channels 21, 22, and 23 in the "Gyeongsangnam-do" region scanned in FIG. 10 (a).

Referring to FIG. 10 (c), the control unit 180 reads out "1. MY MBC" 21, "2. SBS" 22 and "3. YTN "Field 23 described in one of the main ID, EID, video / data-related SID, and audio-related SID in the TII in the broadcast signal received in the" And a broadcasting station unique number.

At this time, FIG. 10 (c) examines the area code and the broadcasting station unique number described in the EID in the broadcasting signal received in the area "Gyeongsangnam-do", and in the table of Table 1, the area name 24, and a broadcast station unique number 25 in the names of the broadcast channels 11, 12, and 13, respectively.

That is, the control unit 180 describes the area code as " 5 "in the EID in the broadcast signal received in the area " Gyeongsangnam-do" 2 "," 2. SBS "22 is described as" 3 ", and" 3. YTN "23 is described as" 0 " 2 and 3 of the broadcast channels 21, 22 and 23 of the broadcast channels 21, 22 and 23, which are the name 14a of the broadcast channels 21, 22 and 23, Respectively.

10C, the user can easily identify the area name 24 and the broadcasting station unique number 25 in the name of the broadcasting channels 21, 22, (21, 22, 23).

10 (d) shows the broadcast channels 21, 22 and 23 in which the area name 24 and the broadcasting station identification number 25 are indicated in the area of "Gyeongsangnam-do" in FIG. 10 (c) And updates the broadcast channels grouped into the above-mentioned "Gyeongsangnam-do" in the tab window corresponding to the "Gyeongsangnam-do" in the list of the tab windows stored in the memory 160. [

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof.

The present invention described above can be implemented as computer readable codes on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet) . In addition, the computer may include a control unit 180 of the terminal.

Accordingly, the above description should not be construed in a limiting sense in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by rational interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the scope of equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

The above-described mobile terminal and its control method are not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments may be modified such that all or some of the embodiments are selectively And may be configured in combination.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A is a front perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2B is a rear perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of displaying a current area name and a broadcasting station unique number in a broadcasting channel name in a mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 to FIG. 8 are screen diagrams illustrating a process of marking a current area name and a broadcasting station unique number in a broadcasting channel name in the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a process for separating and managing broadcast channels according to each region in a mobile terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a screen state diagram illustrating a process for separately managing broadcast channels in each area according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

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A broadcast receiving module that scans a current area and receives a broadcast signal including information of a broadcast channel; A display unit for displaying a list including names of broadcast channels scanned in the current area; A memory for storing the area name of each area number; And The method comprising the steps of: receiving area code information included in the broadcasting signal, searching for a region name corresponding to the identified area code in the memory, and displaying the searched area name in a name of broadcasting channels in the list, To be emphasized over the names of the broadcast channels. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the control unit recognizes the broadcast station unique number information included in the broadcast signal and displays the identified broadcast station unique number information within the names of the broadcast channels in which the area name is displayed. 3. The method of claim 2, Wherein the broadcasting station unique number information is included in any one of a main ID of a Transmitter Identification Information (TII), an ensemble ID, a video and data related service ID, and a radio related service ID. The terminal. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the control unit displays the area name in front of the names of the channels. delete The method according to claim 1, The area number information includes at least one of a main ID of a Transmitter Identification Information (TII) in the broadcast signal, an ensemble ID, a video and data related service ID, and a radio related service ID Wherein the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the control unit groups the broadcast channels according to the area name and stores the grouped information in the memory. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the control unit groups and displays the broadcast channels by the area name. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the control unit arranges and displays broadcast channels in which the area name is displayed according to a broadcast reception sensitivity ranking of the broadcast channels. Receiving a broadcast signal including information of a broadcast channel by scanning a current region; Displaying a list including names of broadcast channels scanned in the current area; Recognizing area code information included in the received broadcast signal; Searching for a name of a region corresponding to the identified area code in a memory storing the area name of each area code; And And displaying the searched region name in the names of the broadcast channels in the list so that the region name is emphasized rather than the name of the broadcast channels. delete delete delete delete

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