KR20100073344A - Apparatus for displaying electronic program guide and method thereof - Google Patents
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Abstract
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic program guide (hereinafter referred to as EPG). In particular, the present invention relates to each broadcast channel in addition to text information through EPG information received by an image receiving and output device (eg, a television) in digital broadcasting. An electronic program guide display device and method suitable for further displaying screen information.
In general, in analog television broadcasting, video signals are transmitted through radio waves or cables by AM or FM modulation. However, with the recent development of digital technologies such as digital image compression and digital modulation and demodulation, MPEG (Moving Picture) is also used in conventional terrestrial, satellite, and cable broadcasting. Digitization based on the Experts Group is being performed.
As such, digital broadcasting can provide higher quality services than analog services according to the development of digital video / audio compression technology and digital transmission technology, and can improve interoperability with digital communication media and digital storage media. There is an advantage in that a plurality of broadcast programs can be transmitted in one bandwidth.
Accordingly, in the digital broadcasting system, EPG information is transmitted to easily select a program that a user wants to watch among many programs, and the image receiving and output device receives the EPG information and displays the EPG screen to facilitate the program desired by the viewer. Make a choice.
EPG information is composed of program information table (terrestrial wave is Program and Service Information Protocol (PSIP), cable / satellite broadcasting is SI (Service Information)), and EPG information is displayed from the user of image receiving and output device. In the case, the program information table is received and the EPG information is displayed on the screen. The EPG information transmitted in the program information table format includes schedule information such as a program name, a broadcast channel, a program genre, a broadcast start time, a broadcast end time, a program content description, and the like. The information stored in this program information table is useful for constructing the EPG navigation graphical interface.
On the other hand, the program information table for such EPG information is standardized on the data itself, but is not specifically defined on how to display the information. Therefore, even if the same EPG information is received, the EPG screen is displayed in a different format for each manufacturer of the image receiving and output device or for each type of image receiving and output device. However, most of the EPG screens displayed always show the entire broadcast channel list and the time after the current time.
In the conventional EPG display method operating as described above, since program text information for all broadcast channels is always provided, the user has no choice but to select a broadcast channel only through the provided text information.
In addition, even when the EPG information is received while receiving the video screen of the currently selected broadcast channel, only the video screen of the currently selected broadcast channel can be viewed, but the broadcast channel must be selected using only text information for the other broadcast channel list. There was this.
Accordingly, the present invention provides an electronic program guide display apparatus and method that can periodically provide broadcast screen information on a broadcast channel when providing EPG information.
The present invention also provides an electronic program guide display apparatus and method that can periodically provide broadcast screen information on an up-down channel of a current broadcast channel when providing EPG information.
In addition, the present invention provides an electronic program guide display device that can be inserted into the EPG information received from the external broadcast transmission system to the image receiving and output device by inserting the captured broadcast image from each broadcast channel at predetermined time intervals and provided on the screen; Provide a method.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a device includes a tuner unit equipped with at least two tuners for tuning a broadcast signal, a video and audio processor for decoding after converting a broadcast signal transmitted from the tuner unit into a transport stream; A control unit for capturing a video signal decoded for each broadcasting channel at predetermined time intervals, an EPG extraction and analysis unit for extracting and analyzing electronic program guide (EPG) information from a transport stream delivered from the video and audio processing unit; And an EPG display unit for inserting the broadcast capture image transmitted from the controller into corresponding broadcast channel information of the EPG information.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of tuning a broadcast signal through a tuner unit equipped with at least two tuners, converting a broadcast signal transmitted from the tuner into a transport stream, and then performing decoding, respectively, Capturing a broadcast image from a video signal decoded for each broadcast channel at a predetermined time zone, storing the captured broadcast image, extracting and analyzing electronic program guide (EPG) information from the transport stream; And inserting the captured broadcast image into corresponding broadcast channel information of EPG information.
In the present invention, the effects obtained by the representative ones of the disclosed inventions will be briefly described as follows.
In the present invention, when the EPG information is provided, the broadcast screen information for the up-down channel of the current broadcast channel may be periodically provided, thereby increasing user convenience.
Hereinafter, the operating principle of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. The following terms are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, and may be changed according to the intentions or customs of the user, the operator, and the like. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.
The present invention inserts a broadcast image captured at a predetermined time interval from each broadcast channel into EPG information received from an external broadcast transmission system to an image receiving and output device and provides the same on the screen. It is to periodically capture the broadcast screen information for the user to provide.
1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a video display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 1, the image display apparatus includes a
In detail, the
The
In addition, by performing sequential tuning for a predetermined time for downlink neighboring channels or a sequential tuning for a preset time for uplink neighboring channels to a viewer selection broadcast channel, It is possible to receive image data for a limited time.
The video and
The video and audio data output through the video and
At this time, the
That is, the EPG extraction and
Thereafter, the analyzed EPG data is transferred to the
At this time, when a control command for requesting the display of the EPG information is input from the control
Accordingly, the
That is, captured broadcast images of all receivable broadcast channels including uplink neighboring channel and downlink neighboring channel information of the channel currently being viewed may be inserted.
Accordingly, the EPG information including the broadcast image captured through the
2 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of providing EPG information in which a broadcast image for each broadcast channel is inserted according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 2, first, a
In
3 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing a broadcast image on an EPG screen according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 3, a viewer is currently watching broadcast No. 7 (300). In this case, when the viewer requests display of EPG information from the video display device, broadcast No. 9, which is the upper broadcast channel of Broadcast No. 7, is displayed. In this case, the
In addition, in this case, when the broadcast image captured recently for the 9th broadcast is immediately updated, the user may check the broadcast image captured at a predetermined time interval in real time.
4 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing a broadcast image on an EPG screen according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 4, when the EPG information is displayed on the image display apparatus, when the
That is, through the
Accordingly, the
5 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing a broadcast image on an EPG screen according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 5, in the
The program 1-2
Accordingly, when a contract key, for example, a selection key of an operation panel or a remote controller is operated on the program 1-3
Of course, this is the case when there is a captured
As described above, the present invention inserts a broadcast image captured by a predetermined time interval from each broadcast channel into EPG information received from an external broadcast transmission system and received by an image receiving and output device, and provides the image on a screen. The user periodically captures and broadcasts broadcast images for the channel's up-down channels.
While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but is capable of various modifications within the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by those equivalent to the scope of the claims.
1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a video display device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of providing EPG information in which a broadcast image for each broadcast channel is inserted according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing a broadcast image on an EPG screen according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing a broadcast image on an EPG screen according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing a broadcast image on an EPG screen according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
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100: tuner unit 102: video and audio processing unit
104: control unit 106: memory
108: control signal input unit 110: EPG extraction and analysis unit
112: EPG display unit 114: broadcast image insertion unit
116: switching unit 118: display unit
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