KR20080037417A - Broadcast receiver and method for management of recording list - Google Patents

Abstract

A broadcasting receiver and a method for managing a recording list are provided to manage the recording list by designating a specific image as a thumbnail of a recording list folder menu. A broadcasting receiver includes a tuner(10), an IR receiving unit(60), a hard disk(100), a recording list database(80), a control unit(70) and an output unit(40). The tuner receives broadcasting programs. The IR receiving unit receives a recording request signal and a recording list display signal of the broadcasting programs. The hard disk records the broadcasting programs according to the recording request signal. The recording list database classifies the recorded broadcasting programs into a recording list by genres. The control unit receives a key frame image of the classified broadcasting programs according to the recording list display signal and registers it as a thumbnail image. The output unit displays the recording list by genres including the registered thumbnail image in an OSD manner.

Description

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1 is an internal configuration diagram of a broadcast receiver having a thumbnail recording list management function according to the present invention.

2 is an exemplary view showing a thumbnail recording list management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing a thumbnail recording file according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3B is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing a thumbnail recording list folder according to another embodiment of the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10. Tuner 20. Demultiplexer

30. Decoder 40. Output

50.Memory 60.IR Receiver

70. Control part 80. Recording list DB

90. OSD section 100. HDD

The present invention relates to a broadcast receiver, and more particularly, to a method of managing a recording list in a PVR system in which a user can conveniently manage a list of recorded broadcast programs.

In general, digital TVs have recently been developed with the development of TV technology to transmit broadcast signals, and accordingly, interest in digital TVs using digital transmission methods is increasing.

Currently, digital broadcasting provides better service to users by transmitting clearer picture quality and sound quality close to CD level than conventional analog broadcasting, and according to future digital broadcasting plan, digital broadcasting receiver and digital TV set-top box (Set-Top box) Box) is actively developing.

The digital broadcast receiver has a function of storing a video in real time using a personal video recorder (PVR) while the user is watching a broadcast, and playing it at a desired time. In addition to the purpose, it can be used for recording meetings when video conferencing using a digital broadcast receiver.

Recently, a digital broadcast receiver DVR (Digital Video Recorder) product for embedding a storage medium such as a hard disk and recording / reproducing a digital broadcast with the diffusion of a digital broadcast receiver has been released. The demand for digital broadcast receivers equipped with such DVR functions is gradually increasing, and the digital broadcast receivers equipped with such DVR functions store predetermined broadcast streams received from the broadcasting network on a hard disk installed therein, and thus the user desired time. Output to and play back.

In particular, the digital broadcasting receiver is capable of scheduled recording without the addition of a separate recorder device due to the DVR function. In general, the scheduled recording of the digital broadcasting receiver equipped with the DVR function allows the user to specify each time and channel information. By the method, recording is performed in units of broadcast programs through an EPG (Electronic Program Guide).

These DVR products are expected to rapidly replace existing VCR (Video Cassette Recorder) products due to the full-fledged digital broadcasting. The digital broadcasting receiver DVR is equipped with a high performance CPU and uses a method of recording digital broadcasting programs on a storage medium such as a large capacity hard disk (HDD) in a file unit so that the stored programs can be easily searched for, and repeated playback and editing can be easily performed. There is an advantage that you can watch.

In addition, the digital broadcast receiver DVR provides an electronic program guide function called an electronic program guide (EPG) to increase user convenience. It can be thought of as a full program schedule that is broadcast on the day as seen in the newspaper. The user can pre-record a desired program in advance using the EPG data or store a category, title, and plot together with the program.

In particular, the category information is divided into major categories, mid-classes, and small classes, although there are some differences among broadcasters, and includes characteristic information about a program that is currently being watched or recorded.

The present invention provides a method of managing a recording list by designating a specific image as a thumbnail of a recording list folder menu using a DVR function of the digital broadcasting receiver as described above, and specifying a desired image by the user. The purpose is to provide.

The broadcast receiver of the present invention for achieving the above object comprises a tuner for receiving a broadcast program; An IR receiver configured to receive a recording request signal and a recording list display signal of the broadcast program; A hard disk for recording the broadcast program by the recording request signal; A recording list database for classifying and storing the recorded broadcast programs into recording lists for each genre; A controller configured to select key frame images of the classified recording programs according to the recording list display signals and register them as thumbnail images; And an output unit configured to display a recording list for each genre including the registered thumbnail image by an OSD method.

The apparatus may further include a memory configured to store an address of an image registered as a thumbnail of the recording program for each genre in a register.

The recording list database may be updated by registering a thumbnail image of the recording program for each genre.

In addition, the present invention provides a method for managing a recording list of a broadcast receiver, comprising: receiving a broadcast signal; Updating the recording list database by recording the received broadcast signal on a hard disk by a recording request signal and classifying the received broadcasting signal into a recording list for each genre; And calling the classified broadcast program from the recording list database, selecting an image of a key frame, and registering the image as a thumbnail image of the recording list of the corresponding broadcast program.

In still another aspect, the present invention provides a method of managing a recording list of a broadcast receiver, the method comprising: calling recording programs by genre from a recording list database by a recording list display request; Selecting one thumbnail image from the called genre recording program and registering it as a title thumbnail image of a recording list by genre; And displaying the registered thumbnail image as a title thumbnail image of the recording list for each genre.

The genre recording list may be classified from the EPG information of the received broadcast signal.

The recording list for each genre may be generated and classified by a user.

The selected key frame image may be at least one of a moving image and a still image.

  The recording list database may include a program name of a recorded program, a recording date, time information, and a thumbnail image of the recorded program.

The address of the title thumbnail image is stored in a memory register area.

The objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the description thereof will be omitted.

1 is an internal configuration diagram of a broadcast receiver having a thumbnail recording list management function according to the present invention.

The broadcast receiver according to the present invention includes a recording list database 80 for recording and storing various programs of digital video and audio data on the hard disk 100, and for selecting and reproducing any programs desired by the user.

The tuner 10 receives the broadcast signal by setting the frequency of the broadcast channel selected by the user. The demultiplexer 20 separates the video signal and the video signal from the received broadcast signal.

The decoder 30 applies a decoding algorithm corresponding to each signal to output the separated video and audio signals as analog signals. In particular, the recorded program according to the present invention is reproduced to decode moving images and still images for generating thumbnail images.

The output unit 40 displays a list of recording lists requested by the user, and in particular, displays recording lists classified by titles including thumbnail images according to the present invention.

The memory 50 stores thumbnail recording list editing programming according to the present invention and stores image addresses of thumbnail images of a designated recording file.

The IR receiver 60 receives a program recording request signal, a recording list display request signal, a thumbnail image selection signal, and the like from a user according to the present invention, and receives an external input signal from a remote controller or the like.

The controller 70 drives programming to extract a thumbnail image of a recorded program by a request for displaying a recording list. At this time, a specific scene or key frame image of the image to be played back is selected from the user and the thumbnail image of the corresponding recording program is registered. One of the thumbnail images of the recording list classified by genre is selected as the representative thumbnail image of the corresponding genre by user selection.

The recording list DB 80 creates a recording list list classified by genre, including a program name, a recording date, time information of a program recorded by a user, and a thumbnail image representing each program.

The OSD unit 90 processes and outputs a recording list list including thumbnail images for each genre classified from the recording list DB 80 by an on-screen display (OSD) method by a recording list display request.

The HDD 100 is a large capacity storage medium capable of storing a plurality of programs, and records and stores video and audio data received by a recording signal.

2 is an exemplary view illustrating a thumbnail recording list management method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

According to the present invention, the recording list database classifies and manages the list of recorded programs by genres such as sports, movies, and travel. The genre-specific program classification is extracted from electronic program guide (EPG) information which is additional service data of a received broadcast signal. According to an exemplary embodiment, when a sports genre of a higher class is selected, corresponding sports recording programs are displayed together with thumbnail images.

The user can collect key scoring scenes in a soccer game using key frame images of the recorded program and specify thumbnail images of the recorded program, or select a song part of a favorite singer of the show program as a thumbnail image of the recorded program. have. In addition, the recording list list classified by genre designates one of the thumbnail images of each recording program list as a thumbnail representing the title of the recording list.

3A is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing a thumbnail recorded file according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The user receives a recording list display request from the user and calls the recording list list stored in the hard disk (HDD) to open the recording file selected by the user (S301). In order to extract the thumbnail image, a recording editing program is executed and the selected recording program file is played to display the image of the current frame (S303). At this time, whether the pause button signal is input or whether the thumbnail selection signal of the recording file is input in the current frame is detected (S305, S306). When the input signal is detected, the image of the frame is registered as a thumbnail of the recording program file, and if there is no input signal, the image of the next frame is displayed (S309).

3B is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing a thumbnail recording list folder according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Runs the recording editing program and receives a menu for managing the recording list. At this time, the recording list list for each genre including the thumbnail image is called from the recording list DB (S3002). The recording list list by genre displays the recorded program files corresponding to each genre as a lower item and displays the recorded program including the thumbnail image selected by the user (S304). At this time, an input signal for registering a thumbnail image of the selected recorded program file as a recording list thumbnail image of the corresponding genre is detected (S306). The registered thumbnail image is displayed as a thumbnail image representing a recording list of the genre (S308). The address of the title thumbnail image registered in the recording list folder of the genre is stored in the register area of the memory (S310).

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and may be variously modified and changed by those skilled in the art, which are included in the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.

According to the present invention, a specific image is designated as a thumbnail of a recording list folder menu by using a DVR function of a digital broadcasting receiver, so that a preview of the recording list and a user's desired image can be directly viewed as a representative image.

Claims (13)

Receiving a broadcast signal; Updating the recording list database by recording the received broadcast signal on a hard disk by a recording request signal and classifying the received broadcasting signal into a recording list for each genre; And Calling the classified broadcast program from the recording list database, selecting an image of a key frame, and registering the image as a thumbnail image of a recording list of the corresponding broadcast program. The method of claim 1, The recording list for each genre is classified from the EPG information of the received broadcast signal. The method of claim 1, The recording list for each genre is recorded and managed by the user, the recording list management method of the broadcast receiver characterized in that the. The method of claim 1, And the selected key frame image is at least one of a moving image and a still image. The method of claim 1, The recording list database includes a program name of a recorded program, a recording date, time information, and a thumbnail image of a recording program. The method of claim 1, Selecting a recording program according to a genre from the recording list database and displaying a corresponding thumbnail image. Calling recording programs by genre from a recording list database by a recording list display request; Selecting one thumbnail image from the called genre recording program and registering it as a title thumbnail image of a recording list by genre; And And displaying the registered thumbnail image as a title thumbnail image of the recording list for each genre. The method of claim 7, wherein And the thumbnail image is at least one of a moving image and a still image. The method of claim 7, wherein The recording list database includes a program name of a recorded program, a recording date, time information, and a thumbnail image of the recording program. The method of claim 7, wherein And storing the address of the title thumbnail image in a memory register area. A tuner for receiving a broadcast program; An IR receiver configured to receive a recording request signal and a recording list display signal of the broadcast program; A hard disk for recording the broadcast program by the recording request signal; A recording list database for classifying and storing the recorded broadcast programs into recording lists for each genre; A controller configured to select key frame images of the classified recording programs according to the recording list display signals and register them as thumbnail images; And And an output unit configured to display a recording list for each genre including the registered thumbnail image by an OSD method. The method of claim 11, And a memory for storing an address of an image registered as a thumbnail of the genre-recorded program in a register. The method of claim 11, And the recording list database is updated by registering a thumbnail image of the recording program for each genre.

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