KR20070108771A - Broadcasting receiving apparatus and method for providing shortcut keys for connecting internet - Google Patents

Abstract

A broadcasting receiver and a method for performing an Internet shortcut function are provided to perform the Internet shortcut function through only operation of a remote controller, by mapping a predetermined button of the remote controller to a shortcut button to a predetermined URL(Uniform Resource Locator). A memory(103) stores a mapping table where a predetermined button of a remote controller is mapped to a shortcut button to a predetermined URL. A network interface unit(113) accesses an internet server of the URL to receive and output a web document in response to a predetermined control command. When the shortcut button is operated, a controller(130) extracts the URL mapped the shortcut button, outputs the control command including the extracted URL information, and receives and outputs the web document from the network interface unit(113). A graphic process unit(109) generates and outputs an image signal corresponding to the web document outputted from the controller(130).

Description

Broadcasting receiving apparatus and method for providing shortcut keys for connecting Internet}

1 is a block diagram of a broadcast receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a view showing an example of a remote control including a shortcut button according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart provided to explain a shortcut setting process according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

4 is a flowchart provided to explain a shortcut operation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention, in performing a web browsing function that can display predetermined information by accessing the Internet, by mapping a predetermined button on the remote control to a shortcut button to a specific URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the Internet, The present invention relates to a broadcast receiving device and a method for performing an Internet shortcut, which are implemented to perform a shortcut function only by operating a remote controller without displaying and selecting a shortcut set on the screen.

Recently, digital TVs with large screens of 40 inches or more have been released. As TVs increase the number of pixels on the screen to support the HDTV (High-Definition TeleVision) standard, the resolution is approaching the level of a general personal computer. In addition, TV is a trend that includes not only the reception of terrestrial / cable broadcasting but also Web browsing function performed on a personal computer. For TVs with built-in web browsing, wireless keyboards and remote controls are the primary input devices. However, it will take some time and research results before the TV input device can completely provide the user interface for the web browsing function used in the personal computer.

An object of the present invention is to map a predetermined button on a remote control to a shortcut button to a specific Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the Internet in performing a web browsing function that can display predetermined information by accessing the Internet. In addition, the present invention provides a broadcast receiving device and a method of performing an internet shortcut to implement a shortcut function by only operating a remote controller without displaying and selecting a shortcut set on a screen.

In order to achieve the above object, an internet shortcut performing method of a broadcast receiving apparatus according to the present invention may include mapping a predetermined button of a remote controller to a shortcut button to a predetermined Internet Uniform Resource Locator (URL), when the shortcut button is operated. Extracting a URL mapped to the shortcut button, and accessing the extracted URL to receive and display a predetermined web document.

Here, the predetermined button of the remote control is preferably a dedicated button formed for use as the shortcut button.

In addition, it is preferable that the operation of the shortcut button in the extracting step is performed while connecting to the Internet and displaying a predetermined web document of another URL.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a broadcast signal receiving unit generates a corresponding video signal and generates a corresponding video signal, and the broadcast receiving device connected to the predetermined remote controller includes a memory, a network interface unit, a controller, and a graphic processor.

Here, the memory stores a mapping table in which a predetermined button of the remote controller is mapped to a shortcut button to the URL, and the network interface unit receives a predetermined web document by accessing an Internet server of the URL according to a predetermined control command. You can print

The controller extracts a URL mapped to the shortcut button from the mapping table, outputs the control command including the extracted URL information when the shortcut button is manipulated, and outputs the web from the network interface unit. Receive and print the document. Accordingly, the graphic processor generates an image signal corresponding to the web document received from the controller.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a broadcast receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a web document of a predetermined URL (Uniform Resource Locator) by connecting to the Internet according to a user's request, including a predetermined network interface that can access the Internet ( Or page). In addition, the broadcast receiving device 100 may assign a specific button of the remote control to a 'shortcut button' to an Internet web site of a specific URL desired by the user. Accordingly, when the corresponding shortcut button of the remote controller is operated, the broadcast receiving device 100 may perform a 'shortcut function' that displays a web page of the corresponding site by connecting to a preset web site.

The broadcast receiving device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a device capable of receiving at least one broadcast signal among analog broadcast, digital terrestrial broadcast, satellite broadcast, and cable broadcast, and is a set top box (STB). This may be DTV (Digital Television). However, FIG. 1 is illustrated on the basis of DTV, and the following description is based on FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 1, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 of the present invention includes a tuner / demultiplexer 101, a memory 103, a decoder 105, and an AV signal processor 107. , A graphic processor 109, a user input unit 111, a network interface unit 113, a display unit 115, a speaker 117, and a controller 130. In the description of the present invention, descriptions of the functions of the tuner / demultiplexer 101, the decoder 105, and the AV signal processing unit 107 for the reception and processing of satellite broadcasting and cable broadcasting are not important. The description will be omitted focusing on the reception and processing of digital broadcasting. In addition, even when the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 receives and displays analog broadcasts, the broadcast receiver 100 may include other components corresponding to the tuner / demultiplexer 101, the decoder 105, and the AV signal processor 107. Also omitted.

The tuner / demultiplexer 101 receives a digital broadcast signal including a transport stream (TS), and separates and outputs an AV stream and data broadcast data from the received transport stream. The digital broadcast signal received by the tuner / demultiplexer 101 corresponds to one of a plurality of broadcast channels.

The memory 103 stores the data broadcasting data separated by the tuner / demultiplexer 101 as the active or inactive memory 103, and stores various system data of the other broadcasting receiving apparatus 100. In addition, a mapping table in which predetermined shortcut buttons of a remote controller and predetermined Internet URL information are mapped for a shortcut function according to the present invention is stored.

The decoder 105 parses an original video signal and an audio signal from an AV stream output from the tuner / demultiplexer 101 under the control of the controller 130 and outputs the original video signal and audio signal to the AV signal processor 107.

The AV signal processor 107 processes the video and audio signals output from the decoder 105 and outputs them to a display device (not shown) and a speaker (not shown), respectively. In this case, the graphic video signal input from the graphic processor 109 is included in the video signal output to the display device (not shown).

The graphic processor 109 generates a graphic video signal related to a broadcast medium and channel information under the control of the controller 130, and outputs the generated graphic video signal to the AV signal processor 107 to be inserted into the video signal. The graphic video signal corresponds to an OSD (On Screen Display) signal.

When the graphic processor 109 receives the web page data of the predetermined URL through the controller controller 130, the graphic processor 109 generates the video signal to be displayed through the display 115 and outputs the image signal to the AV signal processor 107. Here, the web page data may include at least one of text, graphic, and image data.

The user input unit 111 is connected to an external remote controller 111-a to receive a predetermined control command from the remote controller 150.

The user input unit 111 receives a channel switching command and a setting / execution command of a shortcut function from the remote controller 150 and outputs the same to the controller 130. The user may set a shortcut function that maps a shortcut button of the remote controller 111-a to a URL of a predetermined Internet web site. The setting information thus set is provided to the controller 130 through the user input unit 111. The user may control the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 to directly access the Internet site of the corresponding URL by using the shortcut button of the remote controller 150.

The network interface unit 113 may be connected to the Internet as a predetermined wired or wireless network interface. The network interface unit 113 may request and receive predetermined information including web page information by accessing a web server of a predetermined URL on the Internet under the control of the controller 130, and receive the received information from the controller 130. Can be provided as

According to an embodiment, the network interface 113 may be formed as a separate external device and connected to the broadcast receiving device 100 through a predetermined interface. In other words, when the broadcast receiving device 100 is a TV (DTV), the external device including the network interface unit 113 is not only a dedicated network interface device but also a set top box (STB). can do.

The display unit 115 displays the image corresponding to the image signal received from the AV signal processor 107 so that the image can be visually recognized, and the speaker 117 recognizes the audio signal output from the AV signal processor 107 acoustically. Output as possible.

The controller 130 controls the overall operation of the digital broadcasting receiver 100 and at the same time, includes an Internet-browsing processor 131 and a shortcut-processor 133 to set the Internet access and shortcut buttons. And a shortcut operation according to the operation of the shortcut button.

When the Internet-browsing processing unit 131 receives the user's Internet access command from the user input unit 111 or the shortcut-processing unit 133, the Internet-browsing processing unit 131 starts the Internet browsing program, and the Internet server of the predetermined URL through the network interface unit 113. Or, control to access a site and receive a predetermined web document. The web document may include text data, graphic data, and image data, regardless of their form and type, such as HyperText Markup Language (HTML), Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML), and eXtensible Markup Language (XML).

The internet-browsing processor 131 outputs the received web document to the graphic processor 109 to be displayed on the display unit 115.

The shortcut-processing unit 133 sets a predetermined shortcut button and performs a shortcut operation. The setting of the shortcut button is preferably made while the web document of the predetermined URL is displayed through the display unit 115 under the control of the Internet-browsing processing unit 131.

The shortcut-processing unit 133, while the web document of the predetermined URL is being displayed through the display unit 115, the predetermined URL storage button is operated, and then if the shortcut button is operated, the shortcut-processing unit 133 corresponds to the URL of the currently displayed web document. Maps to manipulated shortcut buttons. The shortcut-processing unit 133 may complete the shortcut setting by storing the mapped stupid button and its URL in the mapping table of the memory 103. The operation of a button for setting a shortcut may be variously performed, and it is possible to map a specific URL and a specific button on the remote controller 150.

With reference to FIG. 2, an example of a setting process of a shortcut button will be described. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a remote controller including a shortcut button according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the remote controller 150 stores URLs for requesting setting of shortcuts, in addition to buttons for controlling the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 such as a basic direction button / confirmation button 151 and a numeric button 153. It includes a button 155 and a shortcut button 157 to which a predetermined URL is mapped.

According to the embodiment of FIG. 2, the remote controller 150 includes only one URL storage button 155 and four shortcut buttons 157. The shortcut button 157 is a dedicated button for a shortcut function and may be formed by different colors for each button. Since the remote controller 150 of FIG. 2 includes a separate shortcut button 157, when the user wants to connect to the Internet of a specific URL by a shortcut operation, it is possible to operate a button once.

However, without forming a shortcut button on the remote controller 150, one of the existing buttons may be mapped to the shortcut button. In this case, when inputting a shortcut command according to a shortcut function, an operation of an additional button to indicate that the corresponding button operation is an operation according to a shortcut function is required.

For example, in the remote controller 150 of FIG. 2, if the user sets the number 1 button as a shortcut, the user presses the number 1 button for a few seconds or operates another button (for example, a URL memory button). You can enter shortcut commands by manipulating the number 1 button.

After the shortcut-processing unit 133 receives the operation information of the shortcut button 157 through the user input unit 111 after setting the shortcut, the shortcut button 157 from the mapping table of the memory 103. Read URL information mapped in). The shortcut-processing unit 133 transmits an Internet access command including the read URL information to the internet-browsing processing unit 131. Here, the Internet access command includes URL information, and requests the Internet-browsing processing unit 131 to access an Internet server or a site of the URL. Therefore, according to the preset, the Internet access command may include only URL information.

The Internet-browsing processor 131, which has received an Internet access command including the predetermined URL information from the shortcut-processing unit 133, starts an Internet browsing program, connects to an Internet server or a site of the corresponding URL, and executes a predetermined web document. The display unit 115 controls the display.

In addition, according to an exemplary embodiment, the shortcut-processing unit 133 may display the list of shortcuts stored in the current mapping table when a predetermined shortcut operation button (for example, URL storage button) is operated. Can be displayed. In this case, the URL information and the contents of the shortcut button (such as the type of the button and the operation order) are displayed together so that the user can confirm the memory of the button. The function of the shortcut-processing unit 133 may be used for changing the shortcut setting.

3 is a flowchart provided to explain a shortcut setting process according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a shortcut setting process of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

The shortcut setting is made while the Internet document of the URL or the web document of the site to be set up is displayed on the display unit 115. The internet-browsing processor 131 receives the web document of the corresponding URL based on the predetermined URL information received from the user input unit 111 or the shortcut-processing unit 133 and displays it on the display unit 115. When the Internet-browsing processor 131 receives the URL information from the shortcut-processing unit 133, it may correspond to a case where the preset shortcut setting is changed (S301).

The shortcut-processing unit 133 checks whether there is a shortcut setting command from the remote controller 150. Based on the remote controller 150 of FIG. 2, the manipulation of the URL storage button 155 corresponds to the input of the shortcut setting command (S303).

The shortcut-processing unit 133 checks whether there is a command for specifying a shortcut button after the shortcut setting command is issued. In the case of the remote controller 150 of FIG. 2, if there is an operation on one of the shortcut buttons 157, the shortcut-processing unit 133 confirms that the shortcut button 157 is designated (S305).

The shortcut-processing unit 133 completes the shortcut setting by storing contents related to the shortcut setting in the mapping table of the memory 103. The mapping table stores the type and operation order of the corresponding shortcut button and the corresponding URL information (S307).

4 is a flowchart provided to explain a shortcut operation according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the shortcut operation of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. The shortcut operation which is started by the operation of the user's shortcut button 157 will be described based on the case where the broadcast receiving device 100 is already connected to the Internet of a predetermined URL and displaying a predetermined web document. This can be a more effective function.

If the shortcut-processing unit 133 confirms that the shortcut button 157 previously set by the remote controller 150 is operated (S401), the URL information mapped to the manipulated shortcut button 157 is stored in the memory 103. Extracted to the mapping table (S403).

The shortcut-processing unit 133 transfers URL information extracted from the mapping table to the internet-browsing unit 131, and the internet-browsing unit 131 transmits the network information based on the URL information received from the shortcut-processing unit 133. The interface unit 113 is controlled to receive a predetermined web document from an internet server or a site of the corresponding URL. The internet-browsing processor 131 outputs the received web document to the graphic processor 109, and the graphic processor 109 converts the web document into a predetermined video signal and outputs it to the AV signal processor 107. The AV signal processor 107 processes the video signal received from the graphic processor 109 to be displayed on the display 115 (S405).

Through the above process, an embodiment of the shortcut operation of the present invention is performed.

As described above, in addition to the case where the shortcut button 157 receives and displays the web document of the URL by one operation, when the shortcut operation button (for example, the URL storage button) is operated, the current mapping is performed. The list of shortcuts stored in the table may be displayed on the display unit 115. In this case, the URL information and the contents of the shortcut button (such as the type of button or the operation order) are displayed together so that the user can check the setting of the shortcut button.

The invention can be implemented in methods, devices and systems. In addition, when the present invention is implemented in computer software, the components of the present invention may be replaced with code segments necessary for performing necessary operations. The program or code segment may be stored in a medium that can be processed by a microprocessor and transmitted as computer data coupled with carrier waves via a transmission medium or communication network.

The media that can be processed by the microprocessor include electronic circuits, semiconductor memory devices, ROMs, flash memory, electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), floppy disks, optical disks, and hard disks. (Hard) Includes the ability to transmit and store information such as disks, fiber optics, wireless networks, and the like. Computer data also includes data that can be transmitted over electrical network channels, optical fibers, electromagnetic fields, wireless networks, and the like.

In addition, although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific embodiment, the technical field to which the invention belongs without departing from the spirit of the invention claimed in the claims. Of course, various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or the prospect of the present invention.

As described in detail above, the broadcast receiving apparatus according to the present invention may not only access an Internet server or a site of a predetermined Uniform Resource Locator (URL) but also access a shortcut to a specific Internet URL on a specific button on a remote controller. Can be set on

Accordingly, the user can directly display the web document of the preset Internet URL only by one or two operations of the remote controller even if the user does not go through the process of checking and selecting the preset shortcut contents through the display unit. Therefore, the user may skip the cumbersome process of viewing the image of the URL list displayed through the broadcast receiving apparatus and using the direction keys.

The improvement of the URL input method can play a very important role for the broadcast receiving device to include the Internet browsing function of the personal computer. The biggest obstacle to the broadcast receiver's ability to absorb personal computer functions is the user interface. In other words, it should be able to simply enter a URL or the like, the present invention can be one of the possible solutions.

Claims (6)

Mapping a predetermined button of the remote controller to a shortcut button to a predetermined Internet Uniform Resource Locator (URL); Extracting a URL mapped to the shortcut button when the shortcut button is operated; And Accessing the extracted URL to receive and display a predetermined web document; Internet shortcut performing method of the broadcast receiving device comprising a. The method of claim 1, And a predetermined button of the remote controller is a dedicated button formed for use as the shortcut button. The method of claim 1, The operation of the shortcut button in the extracting step, the Internet shortcut performing method of the broadcast receiving device, characterized in that during the Internet connection to display a predetermined web document of a different URL. In the broadcast receiving device receiving a predetermined broadcast signal to generate and output a corresponding video signal, and connected to a predetermined remote control, A memory for storing a mapping table in which a predetermined button of the remote controller is mapped to a shortcut button to the URL; A network interface unit connected to an internet server of the URL to receive and output a predetermined web document according to a predetermined control command; If there is an operation of the shortcut button, the URL mapped to the shortcut button is extracted from the mapping table, the control command including the extracted URL information is output, and the web document is output from the network interface unit. A control unit for receiving and outputting; And A graphic processor configured to generate and output an image signal corresponding to a web document output from the controller; Broadcast receiving device comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein The predetermined button of the remote control is a broadcast receiving device, characterized in that the dedicated (형성된 用) button formed for use as the shortcut button. The method of claim 4, wherein And the operation of the shortcut button is performed while the graphic processing unit is generating a video signal corresponding to a web document received from an internet server of a different URL.

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