KR20070088019A - Apparatus for recording broadcast and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus for recording broadcasting and a method thereof are provided to record broadcasting, which a user wants, according to the control signal of the user, thereby conveniently recording a program which the user has frequently recorded and enabling the user to record desired broadcasting remotely. A method for recording broadcasting comprises the following steps of: analyzing recording information about broadcasting which a user has recorded out of received broadcasting(S20); searching information about broadcasting which the user frequently records out of the analyzed recording information in a received EPG(Electronic Program Guide)(S40); transmitting whether the broadcasting is recorded to the user when information about the broadcasting is included in the EPG(S50); and recording the broadcasting by a control signal which the user transmits(S60,S70).

Description

Broadcast recording apparatus and broadcast recording method {apparatus for recording broadcast and method

1 is a structural diagram showing an embodiment of a broadcast recording apparatus according to the present invention

2 is a view showing an example in which the recording information analysis unit of the broadcast recording apparatus according to the present invention stores a pattern in which a user records a broadcast

3 is a diagram illustrating another example in which a recording information analysis unit of a broadcast recording apparatus according to the present invention stores a pattern in which a user records a broadcast;

4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a broadcast recording method according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of a broadcast recording method according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols in the main part of the drawing>

10: analog tuner unit 15: analog decoder unit

18: encoder unit 20: digital tuner unit

25: digital decoder unit 30: display unit

35: storage device control unit 40: EPG processing unit

50: storage device 60: recording information analysis unit

70: recording control unit 80: communication processing unit

90: information transmission and reception

The present invention relates to a broadcast recording apparatus and a broadcast recording method, and more particularly, to a broadcast recording apparatus and a broadcast recording method capable of recording a broadcast remotely.

Recently, a broadcast recording apparatus capable of recording a broadcast stream transmitted in real time and reproducing it at a desired time without the limitation of time is widely used. A personal video recorder (PVR) may record a multimedia stream on a hard disk drive (HDD), a digital versatile disk (DVD), a memory card, or the like, and play the multimedia stream. Hereinafter, a personal video recorder (PVR) is a concept including a settop box, a digital television set, etc., and means a device capable of storing and reproducing a digital stream signal.

The digital broadcasting system transmits information such as a program identifier (ID), a program broadcast time, a grade, an image size, a program group, and the like through an electronic program guide (EPG) at regular intervals. The EPG may be used as information useful for program search.

When the broadcast transmission media are diversified, the programs are transmitted through the terrestrial waves, satellites, cables, and so on. It is cumbersome for a user to search a large number of programs, select a desired program, and record the selected program. On the other hand, when a user is outside without recording reservation, the recording instruction may not be directly provided.

When a user records a broadcast using a PVR, the user can search for a program directly and pre-record a desired program. Alternatively, the PVR may be set to automatically record a group of broadcast programs, such as a sports, predetermined by the user from the EPG.

However, when the user pre-records in advance, there is a problem in that the broadcast program must be searched and recorded one by one as described above. In addition, when the PVR automatically records, there is a problem in that the user cannot record a program that the user really wants due to insufficient recording space of the PVR.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a broadcast recording apparatus and a broadcast recording method capable of conveniently recording a broadcast frequently recorded by a user.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a broadcast recording apparatus and a broadcast recording method in which a user can remotely control recording.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises the steps of (a1) analyzing the recording information of the broadcast recorded by the user of the received broadcast; (b1) retrieving information of a broadcast frequently recorded by a user from the analyzed recording information in a received electronic program guide (EPG); (c1) if the broadcasting information is included in the EPG, transmitting whether the broadcasting is recorded to the user; And (d1) recording the broadcast by a control signal transmitted by a user.

In the step (b1), it is preferable to perform the broadcasting information recorded by the user for a predetermined number of times or more.

The recording information may be at least one of a recording time of the broadcast or a classification of the recording.

In the step (c1), the method of transmitting whether to record the broadcast to the user is preferably one or more of a visual notification method or an audio notification method.

In another aspect, the present invention includes the steps of (a2) receiving a search request signal for the stored broadcast information from the user; (b2) remotely transmitting broadcast information to be searched by a user from EPG information; And (c2) recording a broadcast according to the recording control signal when a user remotely transmits a recording control signal of a broadcast desired to be recorded by receiving the broadcast information.

In still another aspect, the present invention provides a broadcast recording apparatus including a storage device capable of storing a received broadcast, comprising: calculating broadcast information recorded by a user from recording information of a broadcast recorded in the storage device, and receiving the received EPG ( recording information analysis unit for determining whether the broadcast information of the broadcast recorded by the user from the electronic program guide; A communication processor which processes and outputs broadcast information output by the recording information analyzer as a signal for transmitting to a user; An information transmitter and receiver for transmitting the broadcast information output from the communication processor to a user and receiving a recording control signal from the user; And a recording control unit for recording a broadcast corresponding to the recording control signal to the storage device when the information transmitting and receiving unit receives the recording control signal.

The broadcast recording device may be a personal video recorder (PVR).

The information transmitter and receiver may include a modem capable of remotely transmitting and receiving broadcast information. The information transmitting and receiving unit may transmit the broadcast information to the user by any one of a text message or a telephone call.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention that can specifically realize the above object will be described.

1 is a structural diagram showing an embodiment of a broadcast recording apparatus according to the present invention. An embodiment of a broadcast recording apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

An embodiment of the broadcast recording apparatus according to the present invention may analyze a recording pattern of a program recorded by a user, and notify a user located at a remote place of a frequently recorded program according to the pattern. When the user remotely transmits a recording instruction for a program, the broadcast recording apparatus may record the program.

An embodiment of the broadcast recording apparatus according to the present invention may include an analog tuner unit 10. The analog tuner 10 tunes and outputs the transmitted analog broadcast signal. The analog decoder unit 15 decodes the tuned analog broadcast signal, and the encoder unit 18 encodes the decoded analog broadcast signal into a digital signal and outputs the digital signal.

The digital tuner 20 tunes and outputs the transmitted digital broadcast signal, and the digital decoder 25 decodes the tuned digital broadcast signal.

The analog decoder 15 or the digital decoder 25 may transmit the decoded broadcast signal to the display unit 30 so that the decoded broadcast signal is displayed.

The storage device controller 35 may store the digitized analog broadcast signal output from the encoder 18 and the digital broadcast signal output from the digital decoder 25 on a storage medium. A user may input information about a stored program through the storage device controller 35 to store a desired program in the storage device 50.

The EPG processor 40 may receive program information included periodically from the transmitted broadcast signal. The recording information analysis unit 60 receives the program information output from the EPG processing unit 40 and the program information stored in the storage device 50 from the storage device control unit 35 and statistical data on the program recorded by the user. Can be extracted and stored.

If the recording information analysis unit 60 determines that the program is frequently recorded by the user, the determination result is transmitted to the communication processing unit 80, and the communication processing unit 80 is ready to transmit the program information to the user. Can be performed.

The information transmitting and receiving unit 90 transmits the recording target program information determined by the recording information analyzing unit 60 to the user.

The information transmitter / receiver 90 may include a modem to transmit and receive broadcast information.

The user may receive the program information, determine whether to record the program, and transmit a control signal to the broadcast recording apparatus according to the present invention. When the information transmitting and receiving unit 90 of the embodiment of the broadcast recording apparatus according to the present invention receives the control command from the user and outputs the control command, the communication processing unit 80 processes the control signal and outputs the control signal to the recording control unit 70. do.

The recording controller 70 receives a control signal output from the communication processor 80, and outputs a control signal for program recording according to a control signal transmitted by a user. The storage device controller 35 may store the corresponding program in the storage device 50 according to a control signal of the recording controller 70.

The broadcast recording device according to the present invention may be a PVR device capable of storing broadcast stream signals.

2 illustrates an example in which a recording information analyzer of a broadcast recording apparatus stores a pattern in which a user records a broadcast. Referring to FIG. 2, an example in which the recording information analyzer calculates information of a broadcast frequently recorded by a user is as follows.

In the example of FIG. 2, the programs recorded by the user are classified into large categories, and the number of recordings is displayed as a histogram according to the small categories of each category.

In the example of FIG. 2, the major categories may be movies, dramas, sports, music, etc., and the minor categories may be melodies, actions, thrillers, families, adults, etc. in the major categories 'movies'. And the like.

In the example of FIG. 2, the user records most of the 'adult' in the major category 'movie', 'the historical drama' in the major category 'drama', and 'soccer' in the major category 'sport'.

Accordingly, the recording information analysis unit of the broadcast recording apparatus according to the present invention may calculate recording statistical data as shown in the example of FIG. 2 and may remotely notify the user of the start of a program corresponding to each category.

3 shows another example in which the recording information analyzer of the broadcast recording apparatus stores a pattern in which a user records a broadcast. 3 is similar to FIG. 2, but shows the time recorded by the user with respect to each day of the week.

According to the example of FIG. 3, the user records the most broadcasts between 20 and 22 o'clock on Monday and 20 and 22 o'clock on Tuesday, and the recording information analyzer transmits the information calculated as described above to the user to record. The control signal can be transmitted.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a broadcast recording method according to the present invention. An embodiment of the broadcast recording method according to the present invention analyzes the recording information of the broadcast recorded by the user of the received broadcast (S30).

In order to transmit the analyzed recording information to the user, it is preferable to determine whether the broadcast is recorded for a predetermined number of times or more, and analyze the recording information only for the broadcasting recorded for the predetermined number of times (S20). The user may initially set information on a broadcast to be recorded (S 10).

As a result of the analysis, for the broadcast recorded by the user for a predetermined number of times, the transmitted EPG is searched for and whether information about the broadcast is in the EPG (S 40).

The EPG information may be classified and stored according to broadcasting stations after receiving the EPG information so as to easily search for broadcast information in the EPG (S 40a).

If the received EPG includes information of a broadcast frequently recorded by the user, it may be notified to the user remotely (S 55). The method of notifying the user includes a visual notification signal and an audio notification signal. An example of such a method is a method of transmitting a text message to a user or broadcasting information to be recorded by calling a user. The user may set in advance a method of transmitting the recording information to the user (S50a). If it can be set as described above, it is possible to determine whether there is a set method and to prepare to transmit the broadcast information to the user (S 50).

When the user remotely receives the broadcast information, the user may determine whether the broadcast he or she wants to record, and transmit a control signal for whether or not to record (S60).

When receiving a control signal for recording whether or not from the user can record the broadcast associated with the information (S 70).

As described above, the user may preset information on the broadcast recording apparatus for a delivery method of a preferred broadcast information or a search period of an EPG in order to record only a broadcast that the user wants to record among the analyzed recording information. The broadcast recording apparatus may transmit broadcast information to the user in the set manner, and search for broadcast information corresponding to a condition set by the user.

5 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of a broadcast recording method according to the present invention. Another embodiment of the broadcast recording method according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

First, a user may remotely search for broadcast information recorded in a broadcast recording apparatus (S110). For example, the user may call the broadcast recording device. In operation S105, the user may set information on a broadcast to be initially recorded.

The broadcast recording apparatus may classify and transmit the information to be searched by the user from the EPG information in operation S 120. In this case, the broadcast recording apparatus may transmit information to be searched by the user from EPG information, such as an automatic answering function (ARS). The user may receive the information and transmit a control signal to record the desired broadcast (S 130).

Then, the broadcast recording apparatus may receive the signal and record the broadcast desired by the user according to the control signal of the user (S 140).

The effects of the broadcast recording apparatus and broadcast recording method according to the present invention described above are as follows.

First, according to the broadcast recording apparatus and the broadcast recording method according to the present invention, it is possible to conveniently record a program frequently recorded by the user.

Second, according to the broadcast recording apparatus and the broadcast recording method according to the present invention, a user can remotely record a desired broadcast.

Claims (9)

(a) analyzing the recording information of the broadcast recorded by the user among the received broadcasts; (b) retrieving information of a broadcast frequently recorded by a user from the analyzed recording information in the received electronic program guide (EPG); (c) if the broadcast information is included in the EPG, transmitting whether the broadcast is recorded to the user; And (d) recording the broadcast according to a control signal transmitted by a user. The method of claim 1, The step (b) is a broadcast recording method, characterized in that performed for the information of the broadcast recorded by the user a predetermined number of times or more. The method of claim 1, And the recording information is at least one of a recording time of a broadcast or a classification of the recording. The method of claim 1, The method of transmitting the recording of the broadcast to the user in step (c) is a broadcast recording method, characterized in that any one or more of a visual notification method or an audio notification method. (a) receiving a search request signal for stored broadcast information from a user; (b) remotely transmitting broadcast information to be searched by a user from EPG information; And (c) recording a broadcast according to the recording control signal when a user remotely transmits a recording control signal of a broadcast desired to be recorded by receiving the broadcast information. In the broadcast recording device comprising a storage device for storing the received broadcast, A recording information analyzing unit configured to calculate broadcast information recorded by the user from the recorded information of the broadcast recorded in the storage device, and determine whether broadcast information of the broadcast recorded by the user is included from the received electronic program guide (EPG); A communication processor for processing and outputting broadcast information output from the recording information analyzer as a signal for transmission to a user; An information transmitter and receiver for transmitting the broadcast information output from the communication processor to a user and receiving a recording control signal from the user; And And a recording control unit for recording the broadcast corresponding to the recording control signal to the storage device when the information transmitting and receiving unit receives the recording control signal. The method of claim 6, And the broadcast recording device is a personal video recorder (PVR). The method of claim 6, And the information transmitting and receiving unit comprises a modem capable of remotely transmitting and receiving broadcast information. The method of claim 6, And the information transmitting and receiving unit transmits the broadcasting information to the user by any one of a text message or a telephone call.

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