KR20090027796A - Display apparatus and method for controlling record - Google Patents

Abstract

An image display apparatus and a recording control method thereof are provided to generate and store a highlight image without disturbance easily and simply by generating and storing the image in a specified section using a recording order. An image display apparatus comprises the followings; a user interface(130) receiving a request order from a user; a receiving unit(100) receiving a broadcast signal which is input from outside; a storing unit(114) storing the processed broadcast signal and outputting a control signal according to highlight recording order; and a highlight generating unit(138) generating an highlight image according to the control signal.

Description

Display apparatus and method for controlling record

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image display device, and more particularly, to an image display device having a personal video recorder (PVR), which can easily generate a highlight image of a specific section. A device and a recording control method.

In general, TVs are typically included in video display devices, and in recent years, analog TVs are gradually replaced by digital TVs (DTVs) that support digital images. There is a function to record video in real time by using a personal video recorder (PVR) and play it at a desired time.This function records a conference when using a video conference using a digital TV in addition to the storage purpose of a preferred broadcasting program. It can be used for.

The service mainly made of such a PVR is the same as a conventional VCR (video tape recorder), but instead of a tape, a large capacity hard disk can be used to record a program of several tens of hours. In addition, since the program can be recorded in real time, the PVR user can use the pause and rewind to the program on the air to enjoy the program except commercial, and the PVR selects dozens of programs. You can also record for later viewing.

In addition, the PVR system consists of a tuner, a device for playback, and a HDD with random access, so that a user can receive a video recording and playback function such as a live freeze function, a time shift function, and a high-speed quick view function. Device.

Here, the user can move to the current broadcast scene while watching the scene of the previous broadcast instead of the current broadcast while using the time shift function and the disk buffer to record and play back simultaneously. It is also a function that enables play.

In other words, by recording the currently broadcast data to the storage medium means that the user can search for important parts by performing a function such as pausing, rewinding, and fast-forwarding when the user leaves his seat for a while.

During this time shift, the user may move a specific section that he / she wants and edit only the part he / she wants to generate a highlight image.

That is, when a nice goal scene occurs while watching a soccer game, the mobile device moves to a time point before the goal is blown by using the time shift function to generate only a highlight image of the section where the goal scene occurs, and then from the time point itself By recording up to this desired section, a highlight image of a specific section can be generated.

However, the method for generating a highlight image according to the related art is inconvenient in that a user needs to input a start and stop recording command after moving to a desired point in order to generate the highlight image, and time for generating the highlight image. There is a problem in that you can not watch the video currently being broadcast.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an image display device and a recording control method that can generate and store a highlight image of a specific section.

The video display device according to the present invention comprises a user interface for receiving a request command from the user; A receiver which receives and processes a broadcast signal input from the outside; A storage unit for storing the broadcast signal processed through the receiver; The broadcast signal received through the receiving unit is controlled to be temporarily stored in the storage unit, and the highlight is based on a preset time at the time when the highlight command is input according to the highlight recording command input through the user interface unit during the temporary storage. A control unit which outputs a control signal to generate an image; And a highlight generator configured to generate a highlight image of a specific section based on a preset time at the time when the highlight command is input according to a control signal of the controller and store the highlight image in the storage unit.

According to the present invention, a video display device and a recording control method generate and store a highlight image of a specific section using only one highlight recording command, so that the user can simply and easily highlight the image without interrupting viewing of the current broadcast. It is possible to generate a, and to selectively store the highlight image by displaying the generated highlight image on the sub-screen, the effect of improving the user satisfaction by collecting the generated highlight image as a recording for each condition There is.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments presented, and other embodiments included within the scope of other inventive inventions or the scope of the present invention can be easily made by adding, changing, or deleting other elements. I can suggest.

As shown in FIG. 1, the image display device according to the present invention includes a tuner 100 tuned to a broadcast signal of a channel desired by a user among broadcast signals received through an antenna, and a signal received through the tuner 100. A first signal processor 102 for receiving and processing a digital signal, a second signal processor 108 for processing an analog signal or an external input signal received through the tuner 100, the first signal processor, and a first signal processor. 2 The storage unit 114 for storing the broadcast signal processed by the signal processing unit (102) 108, and the signal processed by the first and second signal processing unit (102) 108 to encode the corresponding broadcast signal PVR (Personal Video Recorder) control and encoder 120 to be stored in the storage unit 114, the first signal processor 102, the second signal processor 108 and the PVR control and encoder 120 A third switching unit 122 for selecting an output of The video decoder 124 for decoding the video signal selected by the third switching unit 122 and the signal decoded by the video decoder 124 may be displayed in a predetermined form on each of the following display units 132. Inputting a video processing unit 126 for signal processing, a display unit 132 for outputting a video signal processed through the image processing unit 126, and a time shift and highlight recording command according to a user's request When a time shift command is input through the user interface unit 134 and the key input unit 134, the broadcast signal input through the tuner 100 is controlled to be temporarily stored in the storage unit 114. Preset time at the time when the highlight command is input according to the highlight recording command input through the user interface unit 134 during storage The controller 136 outputs a control signal to generate a highlight image based on the control signal, and generates a highlight image of a specific section based on a preset time at the time when the highlight command is input according to the control signal of the controller 136. An on-screen display (OSD: On Screen Display) and a menu screen for setting a front / rear section time based on a time point at which the highlight command is inputted; It is configured to include an OSD generating unit 140 to generate.

The first signal processor 102 receives and decodes a digital signal received through the tuner 100, and the first decoder 104 according to a control signal of the controller 136. The first switch 106 for selectively outputting the signal decoded in the PVR control and encoder unit 120 or the third switching unit 122 is configured.

The second signal processor 108 may include a second switching unit 110 for selecting an analog signal received through the tuner 100 or an external input signal input through an external device, and the second switching unit. And a second decoder 112 for decoding the signal selected at 110.

In addition, the storage unit 114 may temporarily store a broadcast signal selected by a user when a time shift command is input by a user request, and the first storage unit when a recording command is input by a user request. For long-term storage of the broadcast signal signal processed through the second signal processing unit (102) (108), the broadcast signal temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 116 and the highlight image generated by the highlight generator (138) And a recording storage unit 118 for recording.

In addition, the image processing unit 126 is a main screen processing unit 128 for processing the signal to be displayed on the main screen of the display unit 132, the broadcast signal input through the first and second signal processing unit (102, 108) And a sub-screen processing unit 130 for processing a signal so that the highlight image generated by the highlight generation unit 138 is displayed on the sub-screen of the display unit 132.

Referring to the operation of the image display device according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, when a user inputs a power-on command through the user interface unit 134, the controller 136 outputs a control signal to the tuner 100 so that a program of a channel selected by the user can be output.

Then, the tuner 100 tunes a channel desired by a user, and inputs the first signal processor 102 if the broadcast signal of the tuned channel is a digital signal, and inputs the second signal processor 108 if the analog signal is an analog signal. Signal processing is thereby performed. When the user inputs a recording command through the user interface unit 134, the controller 136 selects a signal desired by the user from among the broadcast signals signaled through the first and second signal processors 102 and 108. Outputs a control signal to the PVR control and encoder 120 to be stored in the storage unit 114.

The PVR control and encoder 120 encodes a broadcast signal desired by a user according to a control signal of the controller 136 and controls a path such that the broadcast signal is stored in the storage unit 114.

In addition, the broadcast signal processed by the first signal processor and the second signal processor 102 and 108 and the data stored in the storage unit 114 according to the control signal of the control unit 136 are stored in the third switching unit ( The broadcast signal desired by the user is selected through 122, and the broadcast signal selected through the third switch 122 is subjected to predetermined signal processing through the video decoder 124 and the image processor 126, respectively. After that, it is output through the display unit 132.

In addition, when a user inputs a time shift command through the user interface unit 134, the controller 136 outputs a control signal so that a broadcast signal desired by the user is temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 116.

The temporary storage unit 116 stores a broadcast signal of a predetermined time based on a storage limit capacity, and when the storage capacity exceeds the limit due to the storage capacity, the temporary storage unit 116 is arbitrarily deleted previously stored, and the storage The capacity limit may be set based on the data recording unit or the data recording time.

In addition, the user may set a time period before and after the highlight image desired by the user interface 134.

The before / after section time is set to a total of 1 minute for 30 seconds before / after each by default, and may be arbitrarily set or modified on a menu screen generated by the OSD generator 140. For example, 1 minute before to 15 seconds after, 15 seconds before to 30 seconds after the user can arbitrarily set the desired before / after interval time, it is possible to modify the set before / after interval time.

When the highlight recording command is input through the user interface unit 134 during time shifting, the controller 136 highlights the highlight image based on a pre / post interval time set by the user at the time when the highlight recording command is input. Outputs a control signal to generate the highlight signal, and the highlight generator 138 highlights a specific section based on the preset pre / post time at the time when the highlight recording command is input according to the control signal of the controller 136. Create an image.

That is, for example, when the preset before / after interval time is one minute before to fifteen seconds later, one minute before the highlight recording command is input based on the data temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 116. Data, 15 seconds later, and a highlight image of a total of 1 minute and 15 seconds are generated and stored in the recording storage unit 118 for a long time.

In this case, the generated highlight image may be displayed on the sub-screen of the display unit 132, and the storage of the highlight image may be determined while watching the highlight image displayed on the sub-screen.

That is, the controller 136 may output a control signal so that the highlight image generated by the highlight generator 138 is automatically stored in the recording storage unit 118 for a long time, and display the highlight image on the display. It may be displayed on the sub-screen of the unit 132 and control whether or not to store the highlight image according to a user selection.

In addition, the generated highlight image may exist as each recording on the recording list, and may be combined into one recording by combining several highlight images based on a preset condition according to the control signal of the controller 136.

The preset condition may be any one of a name, a recording date and a genre of the highlight image, and the highlight image may be combined into a single recording based on a condition set by the user.

That is, for example, when the user sets the above condition as the highlight name, each highlight image is collected into one recording based on the name of the highlight image. Park Ji-Sung No. 4 Goal Scene 'can be effectively used, and the highlight image of the Park's goal scene can be combined into a Park Ji-Sung Goal Scene.

In the method for controlling recording of an image display device according to the present invention configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 2, first, a time period before and after generating a highlight image is set (S100). That is, for example, 10 seconds before to 1 minute later, the menu screen can be arbitrarily set and the preset before / after interval time can be modified.

Subsequently, the set pre / post interval time is stored (S102).

In operation S104, it is determined whether a time shift command is input.

Subsequently, when the time shift command is inputted (S104), a time shift of the broadcast signal currently being viewed is performed (S106). That is, the broadcast signal currently being viewed is temporarily stored.

In operation S108, it is determined whether a highlight recording command is input while performing the time shift.

Subsequently, when the highlight recording command is input (S108), a highlight image of a specific section is generated based on the preset pre / post section time at the time when the highlight recording command is input (S110). At this time, if there is no pre / post section time, the highlight image is generated based on the default pre / post section time.

The generated highlight image is displayed on the sub screen of the display screen (S112).

Subsequently, it is determined whether a storage command of the displayed highlight image is input (S114).

When the storing result of the determination result S114 is input, the generated highlight image is stored for a long time, or the generated highlight image is not stored. In this case, displaying the generated highlight image through the sub-screen and determining whether to store the generated highlight image is only an embodiment, and the generated highlight image may be immediately stored for a long time.

Subsequently, when the power-off command is input, the process ends. Otherwise, the process returns to the step S106 (S118).

As described above, in the image display device and the recording control method according to the present invention, when a highlight recording command is input only once, the user generates a highlight image of a specific section based on a preset time, and the user is presently present. The highlight image can be easily and easily generated without interrupting the viewing of the broadcast, and the generated highlight image can be selectively stored by displaying the generated highlight image through automatic storage or sub-screen. By collecting the recordings, user satisfaction can be improved.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a video display device according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart for explaining step-by-step a recording control method of an image display device according to the present invention;

Claims (13)

A user interface unit for receiving a request command from a user; A receiver which receives and processes a broadcast signal input from the outside; A storage unit for storing the broadcast signal processed through the receiver; Control so that the broadcast signal processed through the receiving unit is temporarily stored in the storage unit, and a highlight image of a specific section is generated based on a preset time according to a highlight recording command input through the user interface unit during the temporary storage. A control unit for outputting a signal; And, And a highlight generator configured to generate a highlight image of a specific section based on a preset time when the highlight command is input according to a control signal of the controller. The method of claim 1, The storage unit includes a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing a broadcast signal processed through the receiving unit according to a time shift command input through the user interface unit; And a recording storage unit for storing the highlight image generated by the highlight generator for a long term. The method of claim 1, And the storage unit stores the pre / post interval time set by the user to generate a highlight image of a specific section based on a time point at which the highlight command is input. The method of claim 1, A main screen processing unit for processing a signal so that the broadcast signal received through the receiving unit is displayed on the main screen; And a sub-screen processing unit configured to process a signal to display the highlight image generated by the highlight generation unit on the sub-screen. The method of claim 4, wherein And the controller controls storing or deleting a highlight image displayed on the sub-screen of the display unit according to a command input from the user interface unit. The method of claim 2, And the controller automatically stores the highlight image in the recording storage unit as the highlight image is generated through the highlight generator. The method of claim 2, And the controller collects the highlight image pre-stored in the recording storage unit into a single recording based on a preset condition. The method of claim 7, wherein And the preset condition includes at least one of a name, a recording date, and a genre of the highlight image. Performing a time shift of a broadcast signal received from the outside; Determining whether a highlight recording command has been input from the outside during the time shift; And, And when the highlight recording command is input, generating a highlight image of a specific section on the basis of a preset time at the time when the highlight recording command is input. The method of claim 9, And setting a front / rear section time for generating the highlight image or modifying a preset front / rear section time at the point of time when the highlight command is input. . The method of claim 10, The step of generating the highlight image Generating a highlight image of a specific section based on the preset before / after section time at the time when the highlight recording command is input; And storing the generated highlight image for a long time. The method of claim 9, Displaying the generated highlight image on a sub-screen of a display screen; And determining the storage of the generated highlight image with reference to the highlight image displayed on the sub-screen. The method according to any one of claims 11 or 12, And collecting the stored highlight images into a single recording on the basis of any one of a name, a recording date, and a genre.

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