KR20100025695A - Method and apparatus for managing recorded matrial in image display device - Google Patents

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KR20100025695A
KR20100025695A KR1020080084345A KR20080084345A KR20100025695A KR 20100025695 A KR20100025695 A KR 20100025695A KR 1020080084345 A KR1020080084345 A KR 1020080084345A KR 20080084345 A KR20080084345 A KR 20080084345A KR 20100025695 A KR20100025695 A KR 20100025695A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a video display device, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for managing recordings stored in a video display device, comprising: determining whether a reservation recording time point set by a user has been reached; Comparing the capacity of the reserved recording with the capacity of the memory unit of the video display device when the reserved recording time is reached; Deleting the recordings when the number of readings or the storage time of the pre-stored recordings exceeds a threshold when the recording capacity exceeds the capacity of the memory unit; After the recording is deleted, the capacity of the memory unit may be checked to perform reservation recording or to display a list of recordings.

Therefore, the video display device according to the present invention allows the user to easily recognize the recordings by displaying the items in the list differently according to the recording state of the stored recordings or the recording state of whether or not to view the recorded recordings. Have In addition, the present invention has an effect that can easily secure the recording storage space without the user's separate operation by deleting the pre-stored recording according to the capacity of the storage space when recording the program.

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Method and apparatus for managing recorded material in image display device

The present invention relates to a video display device, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for managing recordings stored in a video display device.

Recently, with the spread of digital TV, various channels with high quality and high sound quality are being broadcast on many channels. Accordingly, a user can watch a program that he / she wants to watch more diversely and easily than before, and can repeatedly watch a program at a desired time point by recording or recording a plurality of programs without a separate external connection device.

However, when recording is performed by the user or at a set time point, as the recordings stored in the memory increases, the user can apply the viewing history of the recordings or whether the user-defined function is applied to each recording, the new and the recording time. It is difficult to check various recording information such as information about an old program.

For example, if there is a preset time point for the user to request a recording or to perform a scheduled recording, the video display device will record at that time, but if the user cannot immediately watch the recording, the cumulative number of recordings will increase. As a result, a user often does not easily search for or distinguish between recordings.

Therefore, in order to confirm the information of all the recordings, the user has to check through complicated steps such as entering a predetermined menu or check separate EPG information.

An object of the present invention is to enable a user to easily identify recordings in a video display device for solving the problems of the prior art as described above.

In addition, the present invention is to allow the user to easily secure the storage space when recording the recording.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes the steps of determining whether the reservation recording time set by the user has been reached; Comparing the capacity of the drug recording and the capacity of the memory unit of the video display device when the reserved recording time is reached; Deleting the recordings when the number of readings or the storage time of the pre-stored recordings exceeds a threshold when the recording capacity exceeds the capacity of the memory unit; After the recording is deleted, the capacity of the memory unit may be checked to perform a scheduled recording or display a list of recordings.

The video display device according to the present invention has an effect of allowing the user to easily recognize the recordings by causing the items of the list to be displayed differently according to the recording state of the stored recordings or the recording state of whether or not to view the recorded recordings. have.

In addition, the present invention has an effect that can easily secure the recording storage space without the user's separate operation by deleting the pre-stored recordings according to the capacity of the storage space when recording the program.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

 The video display device to which the present invention is applied includes a tuner unit 110 for receiving a digital or analog broadcast signal from the outside, a demux 120 for separating the received broadcast signal into audio, video, and data signals, and a separation from the demux. And a video processor 130 and a display unit 132 for processing the video signal to display an image or an OSD. The audio signal processor 134 and the audio output unit 136 for processing and outputting the audio signal. It includes.

In addition, the image display device has an external interface unit 150 for receiving video or audio data input from an external device, a user interface unit 160 for receiving a user's command, and a function for storing various data and broadcast data. Memory unit 170 to perform and the controller 180 for controlling each of the functional unit.

The memory unit 170 according to an embodiment of the present invention stores a variety of recordings downloaded from an external storage medium connected to the tuner unit 110 or the external interface unit 160. In particular, the memory unit 160 according to an embodiment of the present invention may store viewing history information about whether a user views, a number of times, a time point, or the like for the pre-stored recordings.

In addition, when recording the program set by the user, the memory unit 170 may delete the pre-stored recordings by the storage capacity of the recordings under the control of the controller 180.

The display unit 132 performs a function of displaying the recordings for different recordings stored in the memory unit 170 according to information such as the viewing history state or recording state of the recordings of the viewers.

The user interface unit 160 receives a signal for storing various broadcast programs received through the tuner unit 110 in the memory unit 170, and receives a request for reproducing a recording of a pre-stored recording in the memory unit 170. Perform the function of receiving input.

The controller 180 controls to store the broadcast data and the like from the tuner unit 110 or the external interface unit 160 in the memory unit 170, and reads pre-stored recordings or broadcast data by the user request and displays the display unit 134. And outputs through the audio output unit 136.

In particular, when a request signal for displaying a recording list stored in the memory unit 170 is input, the controller 180 checks the user's recording viewing history information and recording information, and checks the recording list according to the information. Control to display the information display of the recordings differently.

In addition, when the program recording is set by the user, the controller 180 may check the available capacity of the memory unit 170 and check the information on the recording time state of the pre-stored recordings, and control to delete the corresponding recording.

Through the configuration of the image display device as described above will be described in detail with respect to the recording management method according to an embodiment of the present invention through FIGS.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of displaying a recording list according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an exemplary view of a screen when displaying a recording list according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The controller 180 operates in the standby mode waiting for input of a specific operation signal from the user (step 205). In the embodiment of the present invention, the operation in the standby mode has been described as an example, but the image output mode is not the standby mode operation. It may be operated in a specific mode of the video display device.

When the controller 180 receives the recording list display request signal according to the recording reproduction request during the standby mode (step 210), the controller 180 checks the state of the recording stored in the memory unit 170 (step 215). The state of the recording may be a state of viewing the recording of the user, a recording time of the recording of the recording, a setting of preventing (locking) the recording by the user selection, or the like.

The controller 180 displays different items of the list of recordings, such as titles or contents of the recordings, respectively, according to the identified recording state. 3 is an exemplary view of displaying different items of the recording list differently.

As shown in the screen example, the recordings stored in the memory unit 170 may be classified into "Watch" and "Not-Watch" according to the viewing history state of the user, and may be displayed including the number of viewing of the user. In addition, it is possible to display whether the lock is set by the user setting or the status of the recently recorded recording according to the recorded history. The information on the state of the recordings may be expressed in text or may be displayed differently on the recordings in different patterns, colors, etc., for the program title.

As described above, the controller 180 determines whether any one of the displayed recording lists is selected according to each recording state (step 225), and displays an OSD for notifying information or status of the corresponding recording (230). Step) Play the recording. (Step 235)

4 is a flowchart illustrating a program recording process according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The controller 180 determines whether there is a preset recording mode previously set by the user during the image output mode or the standby mode operation (step 405) and analyzes the information of the corresponding recorded program (step 415).

The controller 180 checks the capacity of the reserved recording and the remaining capacity in the memory unit 170 based on the analyzed information, and determines whether there is a space greater than or equal to the capacity of the recording when the scheduled recording is performed (step 420). If the recording capacity is greater than or equal to the capacity of the memory unit 170, the recording unit searches for the recording to be deleted among the recordings previously stored in the memory unit 170 (step 425).

The controller 180 determines that the search result is long and stored when the number of readings of the recording and the stored date are greater than or equal to the reference value, and the user has viewed the recording several times, and determines whether the reserved recording can be stored when the recording is deleted. Therefore, the controller 180 displays the recording list as shown in the screen example of FIG. 3 so as to delete the corresponding recording (step 440) or to directly select the recording to be deleted from the user (step 445).

Accordingly, the user selects a specific recording among the recordings that are displayed differently according to the stored recording state (step 450), deletes the recording from the memory unit 170 (step 455), and performs recording (step 455). 460 steps)

1 is a block diagram of a video display device to which the present invention is applied.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of displaying a recording list according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a screen when displaying a recording list according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a program recording process according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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Determining whether a preset recording time point has been reached from the user; Comparing the capacity of the reserved recording with the capacity of the memory unit of the video display device when the reserved recording time is reached; Deleting the recordings when the number of readings or the storage time of the pre-stored recordings exceeds a threshold when the recording capacity exceeds the capacity of the memory unit; The method of managing a recording list in a video display device, characterized in that after the deletion of the recording, confirming the capacity of the memory unit to perform a scheduled recording or displaying a recording list and deleting the recording selected by the user. The method of claim 1, wherein the recording is locked from the user by excluding a recording whose lock is locked when the number of readings or storing points is greater than or equal to a threshold. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein when the list of recordings is displayed, whether the recordings are displayed or not is displayed. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the display is performed by using different colors, patterns, and symbols. The method of claim 1, wherein the capacity of the storage unit is displayed when the recording is deleted from the user. In the video display device, A memory unit which stores recordings and stores information on whether to view the recordings, the number of readings, or lock setting information; A display unit configured to display the stored recordings differently according to whether to view the readings, the number of readings, and the lock setting state; And a control unit for counting the number of readings or the number of recordings, and checking the capacity of the memory unit when storing the recordings, and controlling to display the recordings differently according to the state of the recordings. 7. The method of claim 6, further comprising an external interface for downloading an external recording. The method of claim 6, wherein the control unit deletes the recording from the user's request or the recording time having the highest priority when the stored recording is deleted. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein the controller stops deleting the recording when the storage capacity of the new recording is secured when the recording is deleted.
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