KR20110104314A - Electronic apparatus and method for recording content - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic device capable of recording content, and more particularly, to an electronic device capable of individually recording a plurality of detailed contents included in the content, and a recording method thereof.
The electronic device capable of recording content includes: a receiver configured to receive a broadcast signal including a content including a plurality of detailed recordable details and an EPG displaying content information including the detailed content information; A signal processor extracting content information and detailed content information from the EPG and extracting the detailed content from the content; A user input receiver configured to receive a user selection using the extracted detailed content information; And a controller configured to control the signal processor to extract detailed contents corresponding to the input user selection from the contents, and to record the extracted detailed contents. As a result, the copyright asset value of the broadcast content can be increased.

Description

ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECORDING CONTENT}

The present invention relates to an electronic device capable of recording content and a method thereof. In detail, the present invention relates to an electronic device capable of individually recording a plurality of detailed contents included in the contents and a recording method thereof.

 More specifically, the present invention relates to the field of real-time TV media broadcasting contents and conditional related information systems, and enables reservation of contents by allowing users to record contents and providing individual prices on a single multimedia content to make reservations using EPG (Electronic Programming Guide). And increase the revenue generation of service providers / station / media owners.

US Patent Publication No. 2004-0221308 discloses an integrated media view environment including a user interface (UI). This publication discloses a method for providing a program guide having an integrated media view environment using an on-screen display (OSD). A single integrated OSD can be used to acquire, display and / or record media content that is currently available on air, downloaded, or available via “demand on” data streaming, or from locally stored / deletable media. Can be.

U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003-0115604 also discloses a method of reserving the recording and viewing of a broadcast program on a display screen. Here, the broadcast program timetable is extracted, and the broadcast program timetable and the viewing reservation timetable are simultaneously displayed. After waiting for a selection input for selection of a broadcast program on a display screen and an assignment input for assigning the selected program to a viewing schedule, a recording instruction for generating a recording of the selected broadcast program is generated, and the selected program is viewed. A playback reservation instruction is generated for instructing playback of the selected program at a time corresponding to the time point allocated to the reservation timetable.

However, the use of more broadcast multimedia content is required, and there is a need to provide a sufficient way to augment the functions provided for recording multimedia content via EPG.

It is an object of the present invention to use more broadcast multimedia content to provide a sufficient way to increase the use of the functions provided for on the fly and schedule recording of multimedia using EPG. It is to provide an electronic device that allows.

The purpose is to use electronic program guide (EPG) information and related conditional information on real-time TV media broadcast content, extract selected specific content from TV broadcast content, and store or record the selected broadcast content. By providing.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in an electronic device capable of recording content, a broadcast signal including a content including a plurality of individually recordable detail content and an EPG including the detail content information and content information is received. A receiving unit; A signal processor for extracting the EPG from the broadcast signal, extracting the content and a plurality of detailed content information from the EPG, and extracting the detailed content from the content; A user input receiver configured to receive a user selection using the extracted detailed content information; The electronic device may include a controller configured to control the signal processor to extract the detailed content corresponding to the input user selection from the content, and to record the extracted detailed content.

The electronic device may further include a UI generator configured to generate a UI, and further include a display configured to display the generated UI, wherein the controller is configured to receive a plurality of key inputs from the user input receiver. The UI generating unit may be controlled to generate a UI displaying detailed content information of the display unit to be displayed on the display unit.

The plurality of detailed content information may include at least one of the kind, name, size, and price information of all the detailed contents which can be recorded by the user individually among the contents.

The plurality of detailed contents may include at least one of audio contents, moving image contents, and still image contents of the contents.

The audio content may include background music content, embedded music content, sound effect content, voice content based on a specific role, and voice content based on a specific performer.

The video content may include video content excluding audio content from the content, audio content from the content, video content corresponding to a portion in time, video content based on a specific role in the content, and based on a specific performer in the content. It may include image content.

The image content may include screenshot image content, a specific role or a snapshot of a specific performer at a specific time point in the content.

Here, when the user's selection is input to the user input receiving unit, the controller may check whether there is a right for the selected content, and if there is a right, record the selected content.

Herein, the controller may perform on-the-fly recording on the selected content.

Herein, the controller may first check whether or not the user authority exists for the selected content.

Herein, the controller may perform reservation recording on the selected content.

Herein, the controller may first check the EPG and the presence or absence of a user right to obtain the reservation information.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides an effective recording method of TV broadcast content capable of recording the content of the user.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in a recording method of an electronic device capable of recording contents, a content including a plurality of individually recordable details and an EPG including the plurality of detailed content information and content information are included. Receiving a broadcast signal comprising; Extracting EPG from the broadcast signal and extracting the detailed content information and content information from the EPG; Receiving a user selection using the extracted plurality of detailed content information; And extracting and recording the detailed content corresponding to the user selection.

The recording method may include generating a UI indicating the extracted content information and a plurality of detailed content information when a specific key input is received by a user input receiving unit; The method may further include displaying the generated UI on a display unit.

The plurality of detailed content information may include at least one of the kind, name, size, and price information of all the detailed contents which can be recorded by the user individually among the contents.

The plurality of detailed contents may include at least one of audio contents, moving image contents, and still image contents of the contents.

The audio content may include background music content, embedded music content, sound effect content, voice content based on a specific role, and voice content based on a specific performer.

The video content may include video content excluding audio content from the content, audio content from the content, video content corresponding to a portion in time, video content based on a specific role in the content, and based on a specific performer in the content. It may include image content.

The image content may include screenshot image content, a specific role or a snapshot of a specific performer at a specific time point in the content.

Here, the recording method, if the user's selection is input through the user input receiving unit, checking the presence or absence of the authority for the selected content; If it is determined that the authority exists, the method may further include recording the selected content.

Here, the recording step is a step of performing on-the-fly recording on the selected content.

Here, the on-the-fly recording step may include first checking whether or not a user authority is present with respect to the selected content.

Here, the recording step is a step of performing reservation recording on the selected content.

Here, the reservation recording step may further include the step of first confirming the EPG confirmation and the presence or absence of a user right to obtain the reservation information.

1 is a control block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 shows an EPG with the option of separate recording,
3 shows the individual prices of the content available using the EPG sub-options / menu,
4 is a flowchart for an on-the-fly recording process,
5 is a flowchart for recording or schedule recording using an EPG,
6 is a flowchart showing a process in which FIGS. 4 and 5 are merged.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In order to clearly describe the present invention, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a control flow of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The electronic device 100 includes a receiver 110, a signal processor 120, a user input receiver 130, and a controller 140.

The electronic device 100 includes all electronic devices capable of receiving content from the outside. Preferably, the electronic device 100 is a broadcast receiving device capable of receiving a broadcast signal transmitted from a broadcast transmitting device. For example, the TV, DTV, IPTV, PVR, STB, etc. can be mentioned.

The receiving unit 110 may receive a broadcast signal including a content including a plurality of individually recordable detail content and an EPG displaying content information including the detail content information.

Here, the content may include a broadcast program of a channel corresponding to the broadcast signal received by the receiver.

The detailed content is included in the content, and may be separated and extracted from the content, and may be separately recorded, and may include audio content, moving image content, and still image content of the content. .

Here, the audio content refers to content obtained by extracting only an audio portion from the content, and the audio may include background music content, embedded music content, sound effect content, actor's voice content, etc. of the content. . Here, the voice content of the actors may include voice content of all actors who appear in the content, voice content based on a specific role, or voice content based on a specific performer.

Here, the moving image content may include all of the content, image content excluding audio content from the content, audio content from the content, and image content corresponding to a portion in time, based on a specific role in the content. The video content may include video content based on a specific performer.

Here, the still image content may include image content such as a screenshot image content, a specific role or a snapshot of a specific performer at a specific time point in the content.

Here, the EPG may display information about the content and the plurality of detailed content.

Here, the EPG refers to a broadcast program electronic guide in the form of grid lists of TV / broadcast programs according to date, time and channel. The EPG may be indicated by the subscriber's terminal at the subscriber's location.

The service provider of the broadcast program can send a complete list of programs to the EPG so that the user can plan the recording of the program in advance. Accordingly, the service provider may increase revenue generation by separating broadcast content such as audio only, video only, light music without voice, or a snapshot of a specific actor or artist, or by changing the content according to the content. At the same time, the user can exclude unnecessary program content by selecting separate content, such as only audio / video content, only cast-based audio content, snapshots of specific actors, and light music without voice.

The EPG may provide TV viewers with pictograms, logos, and the like that show TV programs currently being displayed on the TV. Thus, the EPG allows the viewer to know what is being broadcast on the various channels while watching any one of the plurality of channels. In addition, the viewer can select a program for viewing or recording from the EPG. A broadcast content provider such as a broadcast station may transmit all the information through the EPG for a user who wants to know detailed information of the broadcast content. Detailed information on whether everything can be recorded, price information for specific content, and whether all data can be used separately is available only to users based on specific roles, audio only, video only, screenshots only, light music only, voice However, it is possible to provide the full detailed information of the content such as recording only the other information. By using the entire information, users can enjoy great pleasure at a low cost and companies can generate greater profits. By providing all the information on the EPG, the user can make a reservation for recording and know what all items are available in the content.

Here, the information about the content is general information about the content, and may include a content title, a content broadcast channel, a content airing time, a content synopsis, content copyright information, and the like.

Here, the information on the plurality of detailed contents may include a list of all separated contents that can be recorded by the user individually among the contents, price information on the detailed contents, and the like.

When the broadcast signal including the EPG is received through the receiver 110, the signal processor 120 separates the data signal, the video signal, and the audio signal including the EPG from the broadcast signal. The EPG is separated from the separated data signal, and information of the contents included in the EPG and a plurality of detailed contents of the contents are separated.

By a broadcasting station for providing the content, specific flags or other types for the information about the content may be embedded in a single image for information separation. Accordingly, the signal processor may recognize the specific flag or other types of information separation to separate the content information.

In addition, the signal processor may separate the content information by an algorithm for obtaining information that may be referred to as on the fly recording. Thus, the user can manage the multimedia based on the content type.

The separated image signal is processed to be displayed through a display unit through an image signal processor (not shown) included in the signal processor. Accordingly, the image signal processor may adjust a vertical frequency, a resolution, an aspect ratio, and the like to output a scaled image signal according to the resolution of the display unit, and digitally output the analog image signal received from the receiver unit. It may further include an A / D converter (not shown) for converting to a video signal, a decoder (not shown) for decoding a digital video signal, and / or a format converter (not shown) for performing a predetermined format conversion. have.

The separated voice signal is processed to be output from the speaker by a voice signal processor (not shown) included in the signal processor. Accordingly, the display device of the present invention may further include a speaker (not shown) capable of outputting the signal processed voice signal.

The signal processor may extract the detailed content corresponding to the selection by the user, which is received through the user input receiver to be described later, using the separated plurality of detailed content information.

The user input receiver 130 may receive an input of a user selection by using the extracted detailed content information. Therefore, the user input receiving unit may receive a signal of a remote controller capable of inputting a user's selection, a button unit provided in the form of a button on the display device, and a touch panel for a touch screen of the display device. Can be prepared.

The controller 140 may control the signal processor to extract detailed content corresponding to the user's selection received through the user input receiver 130 from the content, and record the extracted detailed content.

Here, the word record may be used interchangeably with the words ripping, recording, or storing.

Here, when the user's selection is input to the user input receiving unit, the controller may check whether there is a right for the selected content, and if there is a right as a result of the checking, the controller may perform recording on the selected content.

The user's authority may include payment of an amount corresponding to a value corresponding to the content selected by the user in any form, and the payment of the amount may be in any form such as cash, card, mileage, cyber money, etc. .

Here, the controller may record the selected detailed content on-the-fly. Therefore, the selected detailed content may be directly recorded on the external storage medium.

When performing the on-the-fly recording, the controller may first check whether the user has permission for the specific content / detailed content, and then perform the on-the-fly recording only when it is determined that the user has authority.

The controller may also make reservation recording on the selected detailed content by the user's selection. Therefore, when the user selects the detailed content to be recorded by using the extracted detailed content information and inputs a schedule for recording reservation, the control unit records the detailed content selected according to the input schedule. Can be done.

Therefore, in order to confirm the reservation information on the content / detailed content specified by the user, the controller first checks the EPG information extracted by the signal processor, and further, the user of the specified content / detailed content. You can check whether you have permission first. Therefore, the reservation record can be performed only when the user has the authority.

The display device of the present invention may further include a storage unit 170.

Therefore, the controller may store the detailed content selected by the user in the storage unit 170. The storage unit may include a flash memory type or a hard drive type.

The storage unit may include a form of an external storage medium such as an external hard disk, a USB, a CD-ROM, a DVD, a BD, or the like.

In addition, the display apparatus of the present invention may further include a UI generator 150 and the display unit 160.

The UI generator 150 may generate EPG information extracted by the signal processor 120 as a UI. The content information and the detailed content information extracted by the signal processor may be generated by the UI.

Therefore, when a specific key input is received by the user input receiving unit 110, the control unit 140 generates the UI displaying the plurality of detailed content information and controls the UI generating unit to be displayed on the display unit 160. can do.

The display unit 160 may display a UI generated by the UI generator 150.

In addition, the display 160 may display an image corresponding to the image signal processed by the signal processor 120. The display unit may include various types of display panels such as a liquid crystal panel including a liquid crystal layer or an organic light emitting panel including a light emitting layer formed of an organic material, a plasma display panel, and the like.

Therefore, the display device of the present invention can extract real-time broadcast content. In addition, copyright information of the real-time broadcast content may be recorded on an external peripheral device, and other information including content / detailed content that a user wants to record may be directly recorded on an external storage medium, for example, a disc. .

According to the display device of the present invention, the copyright system of digital media can be strengthened in terms of copyright, redistribution, reuse, and the like. It also provides a way to apply individual price information on digital media and to record digital broadcast content at a lower cost.

For example, the user is watching a particular video and wishes to record only the audio of the entire content, only the video of the entire content, or the music and voice are separated from the content. The service provider may then provide different prices for such digital content. In addition, for the recording of the separated content, the service provider may apply different types of payment mechanisms for different parts of the program based on the cast of broadcast video.

FIG. 2 shows an EPG screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. In detail, FIG. 2 shows an EPG including options for recording detailed content. The EPG allows the viewer to know which content includes detailed recordable content. Thus, through the EPG the user will have the option to record detailed content. As shown in Fig. 2, if there is a specific mark (e.g., ⓒ) in the EPG, this indicates that there is an individual recordable detail content for the content. In addition, each time the user enters a predetermined specific key (e.g., ⓒ or other key), a window listing the detailed content provided by the service provider / broadcaster is displayed on the screen. The user can also reserve content for recording specific content.

3 shows the types and detailed price information of detailed contents that can be recorded individually in one content. As described with reference to FIG. 2, when an input of a predetermined specific key is received from a user, the controller controls the signal processor to extract detailed content information of the corresponding content, and controls the UI generator to extract the extracted details. The content information may be generated as a UI to be displayed on the display unit.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 3, the types, names, and price information of the plurality of detailed contents that can be recorded individually in the corresponding contents are displayed on the display unit as a UI, and the user wishes to record the details with reference to the UI. You can select content.

In addition, a user may reserve a recording of content by using the UI.

On the other hand, the information of the detailed content that can be provided in one content is specific to the program. The information helps the service provider / broadcaster to benefit more from the same content through the separation of the content. At broadcast time, the broadcaster will send a specific flag that separates the content and provide the user with the convenience of content recording.

In addition, the user can watch and simultaneously record the multimedia content.

4 shows an example of performing on-the-fly recording according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When a broadcast signal including a content including a plurality of individually recordable detail contents and an EPG including the detail content and content information is received (S10), the controller of the present invention controls a signal processor to control a signal processor from the broadcast signal. Separates the data signal, the video signal and the audio signal, extracts the EPG from the data signal, extracts the content information and the plurality of detailed content information, and processes the video signal to be displayed on the display through the video signal processor. The voice signal is processed to be output through a speaker through the voice signal processor. When a specific key input of the user is received through the user input receiver, the controller checks the information on the detailed content that can be recorded separately from the corresponding content from the separated EPG information (S11) and confirms that there is the detailed content. If so, the UI generating unit is controlled to generate a UI displaying detailed content information extracted through the signal processing unit and display the UI on the display unit.

When the category / detailed content is specified by the user through the generated UI, the controller activates the recorder (S11).

The controller checks whether the user has a recording authority with respect to the selected content / category (S12). If it is determined that there is no authority, the controller does not record the selected content. The recording is performed (S13).

5 shows an example of performing a reservation record according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When a broadcast signal including a content including a plurality of detail contents that can be recorded separately and an EPG including the detail content and content information is received (S10), the controller of the present invention provides a user with respect to the received broadcast signal. In order to confirm whether a reservation for recording has been made in advance, the EPG information extracted through the signal processor is checked (S21). If it is confirmed through the EPG that the user has a reservation for recording the content / detailed content included in the broadcast signal, the controller checks whether the user has a recording authority with respect to the recording (S22). As a result of the check, if it is determined that there is no authority, the recording of the selected content is not performed, and if it is determined that the authority exists, the recording of the selected content is performed (S23).

6 shows an example of simultaneously performing both the reservation recording and the on-the-fly recording according to another embodiment of the present invention. That is, the left side of the flowchart of FIG. 6 shows an example of reservation recording and the right side shows an example of on-the-fly recording.

The control unit of the display apparatus of the present invention can confirm the presence or absence of a reservation record with respect to the specific broadcast signal (S30). As a result of the confirmation, if it is confirmed that there is a reservation record, it is checked whether a specific broadcast corresponding to the reservation record starts or continues (S31), and if the broadcast is started / continued, the content / The detailed content may be recorded (S32).

In addition, if it is determined that there is no reservation record for the specific broadcast signal, the controller can confirm whether or not the user has a recording authority (S33). As a result of the check, if the user has a recording authority, the user receives an input for recording a specific category from the user (S34). The controller checks whether the buffer has data for the input category by using a control flag provided by the broadcast transmission side (S35). If it is confirmed that the buffer has a series of information for performing the recording (S36), the content is recorded (S37).

As seen above, the present invention provides a better method of using TV broadcast content and related digital rights information. By separating content, it increases the asset value of a single piece of content that is on the air, provides a variety of content uses, and creates greater benefits for service providers. The present invention enables the use of digital content in an effective manner to generate benefits for the producer / broadcaster / service provider of the content.

Although some embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the embodiment without departing from the spirit or spirit of the invention. . It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the claims appended hereto and their equivalents.

100: display device 110: receiving unit
120: signal processing unit 130: user input receiving unit
140: control unit 150: UI generation unit
160: display unit 170: storage unit

Claims (24)

In the electronic device capable of recording content,
A receiving unit for receiving a broadcast signal including a content including a plurality of individually recordable detail contents and an EPG including the detail content information and the content information;
A signal processor for extracting the EPG from the broadcast signal, extracting the content and a plurality of detailed content information from the EPG, and extracting the detailed content from the content;
A user input receiver configured to receive a user selection using the extracted detailed content information;
And a controller configured to control the signal processor to extract detailed contents corresponding to the input user selection from the contents, and to record the extracted detailed contents. The method of claim 1,
Further comprising a UI generator for generating a UI,
Further comprising a display unit for displaying the generated UI,
The controller controls the UI generator to generate a UI displaying the plurality of detailed content information when a specific key input is received by the user input receiver. The method of claim 1,
The plurality of detailed content information includes at least one of the type, name, size, and price information of all the detailed contents that can be recorded by the user individually among the contents. The method of claim 1,
The plurality of detailed contents may include at least one of audio contents, moving image contents, and still image contents of the contents. The method of claim 4, wherein
The audio content may include background music content, embedded music content, sound effect content, voice content based on a specific role, and voice content based on a specific performer. The method of claim 4, wherein
The video content may include video content excluding audio content from the content, audio content from the content, video content corresponding to a portion in time, video content based on a specific role in the content, and based on a specific performer in the content. An electronic device including image content. The method of claim 4, wherein
And the image content includes a screenshot image content, a specific role, or a snapshot of a specific performer at a specific time point in the content. The method of claim 1,
The control unit, when a user's selection is input to the user input receiving unit, checks whether there is an authority for the selected content, and if there is an authority, records the selected content. The method of claim 1,
The controller is configured to perform on-the-fly recording on the selected content. 10. The method of claim 9,
The controller checks whether there is a user right for the selected content. The method of claim 1,
The controller is configured to perform reservation recording on the selected content. The method of claim 11,
The control unit, to obtain the reservation information to confirm the EPG, and whether or not the user authority first. In the recording method of the electronic device capable of recording the content,
Receiving a broadcast signal including a content including a plurality of detailed recordable individual contents and an EPG including the plurality of detailed content information and the content information;
Extracting EPG from the broadcast signal and extracting the detailed content information and content information from the EPG;
Receiving a user selection using the extracted plurality of detailed content information;
Extracting and recording detailed content corresponding to the user selection. The method of claim 13,
Generating a UI indicating the extracted content information and a plurality of detailed content information when a specific key input is received by a user input receiving unit;
And displaying the generated UI on a display unit. The method of claim 13,
And the plurality of detailed content informations include at least one of a kind, a name, a size, and price information of all the detailed contents which can be recorded by a user individually among the contents. The method of claim 13,
And the at least one detailed content comprises at least one of audio content, moving image content, and still image content of the content. The method of claim 16,
And the audio content includes background music content, embedded music content, sound effect content, voice content based on a specific role, and voice content based on a specific performer. The method of claim 16,
The video content may include video content excluding audio content from the content, audio content from the content, video content corresponding to a portion in time, video content based on a specific role in the content, and based on a specific performer in the content. A recording method of an electronic device including image content. The method of claim 16,
And the image content comprises a screenshot image content, a specific role or a snapshot of a specific performer at a specific time point in the content. The method of claim 13,
Checking the presence or absence of a right for the selected content when a user's selection is input through the user input receiving unit;
If it is determined that the authority exists, recording the selected content. The method of claim 13,
And the recording step is performing on-the-fly recording on the selected content. The method of claim 21,
The on-the-fly recording step includes the step of first confirming the presence or absence of a user right with respect to the selected content. The method of claim 13,
And the recording step is a step of performing reservation recording on the selected content. The method of claim 23, wherein
The reservation recording step further comprises the step of first confirming the EPG confirmation and the presence or absence of a user right to obtain the reservation information.

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