KR20070030060A - Digital broadcasting terminal with providing list of channels and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

A digital broadcasting terminal having a maximum frequency channel list providing function and a maximum frequency list providing method using the same are provided to produce viewing information whenever a user connects to a specific channel without allowing the user to directly input a favorite channel, update a maximum frequency channel list stored in the terminal, and offer the updated maximum frequency channel list to the user. A digital broadcasting modem(300) receives a digital broadcasting signal. A memory(320) stores a maximum frequency channel list including viewing information about at least one or more channels. When a digital broadcasting terminal is connected to a specific channel through the digital broadcasting modem(300), a control unit(310) produces viewing information about the connection of the specific channel, reflects the produced viewing information to the maximum frequency channel list, and updates the maximum frequency channel list.

Description

Digital broadcasting terminal having the most frequent channel list providing function and the least frequent channel list providing method using the same {Digital Broadcasting Terminal With Providing List of Channels And Its Method}

1 is a flowchart of a method for providing a modest channel list according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flow diagram of an embodiment of a modest channel list update process according to the present invention;

Figure 3 is a block diagram of a digital broadcasting terminal having the most frequent channel list providing function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the most frequent channel list provided to a digital broadcasting terminal according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to a digital broadcasting terminal capable of receiving digital broadcasting, and more particularly, to provide a mode for providing a mode of channel list, which can automatically provide a list of user favorite channels by analyzing channels watched by a user. It relates to a digital broadcasting terminal and a method for providing the most frequent channel list using the same.

Recently, due to the rapid development of communication and broadcasting technologies and the convergence of the communication and broadcasting fields, a service for conveniently watching digital broadcasting on the go has been provided. In other words, the new Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) service based on digital broadcasting technology can receive CD-quality high-quality radio, TV video and text broadcasting anytime, anywhere.

DMB services currently being used in digital broadcasting are divided into terrestrial digital multimedia broadcasting (TDMB) service and satellite digital multimedia broadcasting (SDMB) service according to transmission method and network configuration.

Terrestrial DMB refers to a service that can receive various multimedia information such as digital audio, video, and data using mobile receivers or vehicle terminals as well as fixed receivers using the ground transmitting equipment. Refers to a service that can receive a variety of multimedia information using a satellite.

Application services that can be provided using digital broadcasting include TPEG service that provides traffic information in real time through digital broadcasting system, 3 points measurement using satellites, GPS service to determine the location of a vehicle or a person, and a portable or car DMB receiver. MP3 service that connects CD level audio signal delivered to MP3 player to listen to music at any time, a slideshow service that sends still images such as JPEG, R-commerce service, BWS (Broadcasting Website) service, etc. Service is available.

In order to receive the various services described above, a digital broadcasting terminal capable of receiving a digital broadcasting signal may be used to search for channels for transmitting a specific broadcasting signal and then access the specific channel.

However, in the related art, there is an inconvenience in that the user has to directly write a list of channels preferred by the user through a function such as a bookmark.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and the present invention does not directly input a channel preferred by the user, and calculates the viewing information every time a specific channel is accessed, and then updates the most frequent channel list stored in the terminal. It is an object of the present invention to provide a digital broadcasting terminal having a function of providing the most frequent channel list that can provide the same to the user, and a method of providing the most frequent channel list using the same.

As one aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the method for providing the most frequent channel list using a digital broadcasting terminal according to the present invention, (a) accessing a specific channel to receive digital broadcasting; (b) calculating viewing information about a connection of the specific channel; And (c) updating the most frequent channel list by reflecting the viewing information calculated in the step (b) in the most frequent channel list including at least one or more channels and viewing information for each.

In another aspect of the present invention, a digital broadcasting terminal having a function of providing the most frequent channel list includes: a digital broadcasting modem for receiving a digital broadcasting signal; A memory for storing a most frequent channel list including at least one channel and viewing information for each; And a control unit for updating the most frequent channel list by calculating the viewing information on the connection of the specific channel when the specific channel is connected through the digital broadcasting modem, and reflecting the calculated viewing information to the least frequent channel list. It is done by

The above objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout. In addition, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known function or configuration related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a flowchart of a method for providing a least frequent channel list according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1 described in detail the preferred embodiment of the method for providing the most frequent channel list according to the present invention.

First, a specific channel is connected to receive a digital broadcast by using the digital broadcast terminal [S100]. The specific way of accessing a particular channel can vary widely. In particular, a particular channel may be accessed using the most frequent channel list provided in accordance with the present invention. After searching for a broadcast channel that transmits a digital broadcast signal, one may access one of the found broadcast channels. That is, in the present invention, the specific channel access procedure [S100] is not limited to a specific method. In addition, in the present invention, digital broadcasting includes various digital broadcasting for transmitting digital broadcasting signals such as digital audio broadcasting (DAB) and DMB.

Thereafter, the audience information about the connection of the specific channel is calculated [S110]. The viewing information includes a time at which a connection is initiated to the specific channel (for example, 10 am on September 1, 2005), a connection time for maintaining the connection (for example, 1 hour and 30 minutes), and the specification. At least one of the number of connections to the channel. The access time and access time may be calculated using a timer provided in the terminal, or may be calculated using time information included in a digital broadcast signal received from the specific channel. Meanwhile, when the digital broadcasting terminal has a mobile communication modem for data transmission and reception through a mobile communication network, the access time and the access time may be calculated using time information received through the mobile communication network.

The viewing information calculating process [S110] is for reflecting viewing information on the accessed specific channel in the most frequent channel list to be described later, and newly sorting the channels included in the least frequent channel list according to the reflected result.

Thereafter, the least frequent channel list is updated by reflecting the viewing information calculated in the viewing information calculating process [S110] to the least frequently channel list including at least one channel and the viewing information about each of them (S120).

However, the least frequent channel list updating process [S120] may be performed only when the access time calculated in the viewing information calculating process [S110] is greater than or equal to a predetermined time. With this restriction, when a user is watching a specific channel, the user searches several channels to watch a broadcast through another channel, accesses several channels in a very short time, and receives a broadcast signal from each channel. In this case, the most frequent channel list update may be excluded. That is, when accessing a specific channel for simple channel search, the calculated viewing information may not be reflected in the least frequent channel list.

The most frequent channel list refers to a list of channels most preferred by the user of the terminal. Criteria for calculating preferences for channels can vary widely. In the present invention, as a representative criterion for calculating channel preference, the viewing information calculated in the viewing information calculating process [S110] is used. However, various criteria may be applied in addition to the access time, access time, or the number of accesses included in the viewing information. That is, the access time is a criterion for reflecting the most recently watched channel, the access time is a criterion for reflecting the channel watched by taking the most time, and the number of accesses is the channel with the highest number of accesses. It is a standard to reflect this.

Meanwhile, the least frequent channel list is a kind of database, and is composed of a matching table in which a channel list and data for calculating preference for each channel are matched. The specific structure of the matching table may vary according to various database technologies, and is not limited to a specific structure.

In addition, the most frequent channel list can be edited arbitrarily by a user. For example, some or all channels included in the most frequent channel list may be deleted by the user. If a specific channel is deleted from the most frequent channel list, the viewing information corresponding to the deleted specific channel will also be deleted. On the other hand, it is possible to delete only the viewing information stored for the specific channel while leaving the specific channel (for example, setting the number of connections and / or the connection time to 0).

Meanwhile, the most frequent channel list may be displayed on a display unit provided in the terminal by an operation through an input unit provided in the terminal. The user can conveniently access a specific channel by selecting one of the channels provided in the most frequent channel list displayed on the display.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a mode for updating the most frequent channel list according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the detailed features of the least frequent channel list update process [S120] are as follows.

It is determined whether the accessed specific channel is included in the most frequent channel list [S200], and if not included, the accessed specific channel is registered in the least frequent channel list [S210].

In addition, the number of accesses to the accessed specific channel in the most frequent channel list is increased by 1 [S220], and the number of accesses to the accessed specific channel in the most frequent channel list is calculated in the viewing information calculation process [S110]. It increases by the access time made [S230]. That is, the viewing information for the specific channel calculated in the viewing information calculating process [S110] is reflected in the least frequent channel list. Through the access count and access time increase steps [S220, S230], the access count and access time for a specific channel are cumulatively increased.

The mode list is updated by newly sorting the channels included in the mode list according to the change of the viewing information on the accessed specific channel [S240].

For example, suppose a ranking in the least frequent channel list of a particular channel is third. When watching a broadcast for a predetermined time by accessing a specific channel of the third rank, the rank in the most frequent channel list may change due to an increase in the access time and the number of accesses. I need to do it.

The channel aligning step [S240] may be performed according to a result of applying a predetermined weight to the access time, the access time, and the number of accesses included in the viewing information. That is, the same or different weights may be assigned to the access time, the access time, and the number of accesses, and the ranking between the channels may be determined by applying the assigned weights. The weight can be set by the user.

Thereafter, the updated most frequent channel list is stored in a memory provided in the terminal [S130]. The most frequent channel list stored in the memory is referred to when the user wants to access a specific channel using the least frequent channel list or when the most frequent channel list needs to be updated.

3 is a block diagram of a digital broadcasting terminal having the most frequent channel list providing function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 3, the preferred embodiment of the digital broadcasting terminal having the most frequent channel list providing function according to the present invention will be described in detail as follows.

The digital broadcasting terminal according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a digital broadcasting modem 300, a control unit 310, a memory 320, a display unit 330 and an input unit 340.

The digital broadcasting modem 300 is a device for receiving a broadcast signal transmitted from a digital broadcasting center, and the controller 310 controls the overall operation of the digital broadcasting terminal.

The memory 320 stores the most frequent channel list including at least one channel and viewing information about each.

The detailed operation of the digital broadcasting terminal having the least frequent channel list providing function according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the control unit 310 as follows.

When the controller 310 receives a broadcast signal by accessing a specific channel through the digital broadcasting modem 300, the controller 310 calculates the viewing information about the connection of the specific channel and stores the calculated viewing information in the memory ( The least frequent channel list is updated by reflecting the least frequently stored channel list stored at 320. Here, the detailed features of the most frequent channel list and the viewing information are the same as described above. That is, the calculated viewing information includes at least one or more of the connection time, the connection time, and the number of connections.

However, as described above, the controller 310 calculates an access time for maintaining the connection of the specific channel, so as to update the most frequent channel list only when the calculated access time is equal to or greater than a predetermined time. can do.

Meanwhile, the most frequent channel list may be displayed on the display unit 330 by a user's manipulation through the input unit 340.

The update operation of the least frequent channel list of the controller 310 will now be described in detail.

The controller 310 registers the specific channel in the most frequent channel list when the connected specific channel is not included in the least frequently available channel list, and sets the number of accesses to the specific channel in the least frequently available channel list by one. Increase the access time for the specific channel in the least frequent channel list by the calculated access time.

In addition, the controller 310 newly sorts and stores the channels included in the least frequent channel list in the memory 320 according to the change of the viewing information for the specific channel. The specific method and detailed features thereof regarding channel alignment are the same as those described in the preferred embodiment of the method for providing the least frequent channel list according to the present invention.

That is, the controller 310 applies a predetermined weight to at least one of the access time, the access time, and the number of accesses included in the viewing information, and newly arranges the channels according to the result. Detailed features regarding the weight are the same as described above.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the most frequent channel list provided to a digital broadcasting terminal according to the present invention. The order of each channel illustrated in FIG. 4 is determined through a viewing information calculation process, a modest channel list update process, and the like according to the present invention.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the drawings.

According to the present invention described above, the user can calculate the viewing information every time the user connects to a specific channel, without having to directly input the channel that he prefers, and then update the most frequent channel list stored in the terminal to provide it to the user. .

Therefore, the user can easily know the information about the channel he / she prefers by using the most frequently updated channel list, and can conveniently access the corresponding channel.

Claims (21)

In the most frequent channel list providing method using a digital broadcasting terminal capable of receiving digital broadcasting, (a) accessing a specific channel to receive digital broadcast; (b) calculating viewing information about a connection of the specific channel; And (c) updating the most frequent channel list by reflecting the viewing information calculated in the step (b) in the most frequent channel list including at least one channel and the viewing information for each; The most frequent channel list providing method using a digital broadcasting terminal comprising. The method of claim 1, wherein the viewing information, And the at least one of the access time, the access time for maintaining the connection, and the number of times of access to the specific channel. The method of claim 2, wherein (c) comprises: The most frequent channel list providing method using a digital broadcasting terminal, characterized in that is performed only when the access time calculated in the step (b) is more than a predetermined time. The method of claim 2, wherein (c) comprises: (c1) if the accessed specific channel is not included in the most frequent channel list, registering the specific channel in the least frequent channel list; (c2) increasing the number of accesses to the specific channel in the least frequent channel list by one; (c3) increasing the access time for the specific channel in the most frequent channel list by the access time calculated in step (b). The most frequent channel list providing method using a digital broadcasting terminal comprising. The method of claim 4, wherein (c) comprises: (c4) updating the most frequent channel list by newly sorting the channels included in the most frequent channel list according to the change of the viewing information for the specific channel. The most frequent channel list providing method using a digital broadcasting terminal further comprising. The method of claim 5, wherein step (c4), Method for providing the most frequent channel list using a digital broadcasting terminal, characterized in that the channels are arranged according to the result of applying a predetermined weight to the access time, access time and the number of times of access included in the viewing information. The method of claim 6, wherein the weight is, The most frequent channel list providing method using a digital broadcasting terminal, characterized in that differently assigned to the access time, access time and the number of times of access. The method of claim 6, wherein the weight is, The most frequent channel list providing method using a digital broadcasting terminal, characterized in that settable by the user. The method of claim 1, wherein some or all channels included in the least frequent channel list are: The most frequent channel list providing method using a digital broadcasting terminal, characterized in that can be deleted by the user. The method of claim 1, wherein the most frequent channel list, The most frequent channel list providing method using a digital broadcasting terminal, characterized in that displayed on the display unit provided in the terminal by the operation through the input unit provided in the terminal. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, (d) storing the updated most frequent channel list in a memory provided in the terminal; The most frequent channel list providing method using a digital broadcasting terminal further comprising. A digital broadcasting modem for receiving a digital broadcasting signal; A memory for storing a most frequent channel list including at least one channel and viewing information for each; And In case of accessing a specific channel through the digital broadcasting modem, a control unit for updating the most frequent channel list by calculating the viewing information about the connection of the specific channel and reflecting the calculated viewing information to the least frequent channel list. Digital broadcasting terminal having the most frequent channel list providing function comprising. The method of claim 12, wherein the viewing information, And at least one of the access time, the access time for maintaining the connection, and the number of times of access to the specific channel. The method of claim 13, wherein the control unit, The terminal for digital broadcasting having the least frequent channel list providing function is calculated by calculating the access time for maintaining the connection of the specific channel and updating the most frequent channel list only when the calculated access time is equal to or greater than a predetermined time. . The method of claim 13, wherein the control unit, When the accessed specific channel is not included in the most frequent channel list, the specific channel is registered in the most frequent channel list, the number of accesses to the specific channel among the most frequent channel list is increased by one, and the most frequent channel list. The digital broadcasting terminal having the most frequent channel list providing function, characterized in that for increasing the access time for the particular channel by the calculated access time. The method of claim 13, wherein the control unit, And a mode for providing the most frequent channel list function according to the change of the viewing information for the specific channel. The method of claim 16, wherein the control unit, The digital broadcasting terminal having the most frequent channel list providing function, characterized in that the channels are newly sorted according to a result of applying a predetermined weight to the access time, access time and the number of accesses included in the viewing information. The method of claim 17, wherein the weight is, The digital broadcasting terminal having the most frequent channel list providing function, characterized in that differently assigned to the access time, access time and the number of times of access. The method of claim 17, wherein the weight is, Digital broadcasting terminal having the most frequent channel list providing function, characterized in that settable by the user. The method of claim 12, wherein some or all of the channels included in the least frequent channel list, Digital broadcasting terminal having the most frequent channel list providing function, which can be deleted by the user. The method of claim 12, An input unit; And indicators Including more, The most frequent channel list is, The most frequent channel list providing method using a digital broadcasting terminal, characterized in that displayed on the display unit by the operation through the input unit.

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