KR960011305B1 - Reserve method of television program - Google Patents

Abstract

The method for minimizing steps for a reservation of television watching, comprises the steps of: checking a reserve key pressed; if pressed, setting the current time and channel respectively as a beginning time and a channel for the reservation; changing the current channel for a channel change key pressed; checking a time increment/decrement key pressed; if pressed, changing the beginning time to a incremented/decremented value; checking the beginning time before the current time to set the current time as the beginning time; checking the reserve key pressed again; if pressed, storing the setup channel and beginning time. The method updates informations for the reservation without complex input processes.

Description

How to watch TV reservation

1 is a schematic block diagram of a television that can perform reservation viewing according to the present invention.

2 is a diagram showing a pattern displayed on a television when making a reservation of a broadcast program to be watched according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart of a reservation viewing method for a television according to the present invention.

4 is an operation flowchart of a television operated by the reserved viewing method according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10 system control 12 microprocessor

14 memory 16 remote control

18: receiver 20: key matrix

22: OSD generator 24: timer

26: power supply unit 28: image processing unit

30: tuner

The present invention relates to a reservation viewing method of a television, and more particularly, to a reservation viewing method of a television with a minimum reservation viewing step. In general, a TV has a built-in timer for notifying the current time. To reserve and watch a desired broadcast program by such a timer, various reservation information such as the following must be input using a remote controller.

First, the reservation viewing procedure ends by designating a month and a year to be watched, selecting a viewing start time and a channel of a desired broadcast program, and then pressing a key indicating the setting of reservation information.

However, there is a problem that it is difficult to reserve and watch a desired broadcast program because a troublesome operation must be repeated without mistake if the desired broadcast program cannot be properly watched if an input is wrong.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and provides a reservation and viewing method for a television, which makes it possible to easily set a broadcast program to be reserved and viewed for purposes other than the present invention.

The reservation viewing method of a television according to the present invention is a method of storing information for reserved viewing of a television having a simple reservation key, a channel change key, a time increasing key, and a time decreasing key, and determining whether the simple reservation key has been pressed. A step; If the simple reservation key is pressed, setting the current time as the reserved viewing start time and the current receiving channel as the reserved viewing channel; Resetting a predetermined channel as a reception channel according to the pressed state of the channel change key when the channel reserved key is pressed; Determining whether the time increasing key or the key has been pressed; If the time increase key is pressed, delaying the set reservation viewing start time according to the pressed state and resetting to the reservation viewing start time; Determining whether the time reduction key has been pressed; If the time reduction key is pressed, resetting the set reservation viewing start time to advance to the reservation viewing start time according to the pressed state; Determining whether the reserved viewing start time is before the current time and resetting a current time to the reservation viewing start time when the reservation viewing start time is before the current time; Determining whether the simple reservation key has been pressed again; And if the simple reservation key is pressed again, storing the set reservation channel and reservation viewing start time.

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

1 shows a schematic block diagram of a television for performing a reservation viewing method according to the present invention, wherein the system control unit 10, the receiving unit 18, the key matrix 20, and an on-screen display (OSD) are shown. ) Generator 22, a timer 24, a power supply 26, an image processor 28, and a tuner 30.

The system controller 10 includes a microprocessor 12 and a memory 14 for controlling the driving of the television based on a key signal input through the remote controller 16 and the key matrix 20. The memory 14 stores key signal information input from the remote controller 16 and the key matrix 20 for reserved viewing as can be seen from the description below.

Here, the key signal input from the remote controller 16 is applied to the system controller 10 through the receiver 18, and the key signal applied from the key matrix 20 is directly applied to the system controller 10.

The OSD generator 22 is connected to the system controller 10, and the OSD generator 22 is connected to the image processor 28. That is, the OSD generator 22 outputs an OSD signal indicating a driving state of the television (for example, a state of a channel, a volume level, or a luminance being received) under the control of the system controller 10. Displayed on a cathode ray tube or the like, which is mixed with the video signal, to allow the user to easily know the driving state of the television.

In this case, an image signal received by the tuner 3 is applied to the image processor 2, and the tuner 3 receives a broadcast signal of a channel under the control of the system controller 10, that is, an image signal. Applied to the generator 22;

In addition, a timer 24 is connected to the system control unit 10, so that the system control unit 10 can detect time information from the timer 24.

The power supply unit 26 connected to the system control unit 10 is configured for power failure compensation.

In order to carry out the present invention in a television having the above-described configuration, the remote controller 16 further includes a simple reservation key, a channel selection key, a viewing start time increasing (+) key and a decreasing (-) key in addition to a plurality of numeric keys and operation keys. Will be provided.

That is, the system control unit 10 initializes the initial reservation information including the viewing channel, the viewing start time, and the date when the simple reservation key of the remote controller 16 is pressed as can be seen from the description below.

According to the present invention, when the simple reservation key is pressed, the system controller 10 sets the currently received broadcast program as the viewing channel, and sets the current time set in the timer 24 as the viewing start time.

The above embodiment is shown in P1 of FIG. That is, it can be seen that the date when the simple reservation key is pressed is today, the time is PM 3 o'clock, and the channel being received by the tuner 30 is No. 07.

However, since the reserved viewing is usually for the present time, in the present invention, when the viewing start time increase (+) key of the remote controller is pressed, the system controller 10 increases the preset viewing start time to delay the viewing start time. When the viewing start time decrease (-) key is pressed, the preset viewing time is used to decrease, or to advance, the preset viewing start time.

In practice, the viewing start time decreasing (-) key is used to correct the recording start time delayed by the operation of the viewing start time increasing (+) key.

Next, the reservation viewing method according to the present invention in the television as shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

Referring to FIG. 3, the quick reservation viewing method according to the present invention starts immediately by pressing the quick reservation key without setting the time of the timer 24 because the timer 24 always maintains time information necessary for reservation viewing. .

That is, the date and start time at this time shown in FIG. 2 (P1) are the date and time when the current user presses the simple reservation key as described above.

If the simple reservation key is pressed in step S1, the system control unit 10 proceeds to step S2, and the tuner 30 initializes the channel currently being received and the current time to the reserved viewing channel and viewing start time.

Then, the system control unit 10 proceeds to step S3 to determine whether the user has changed the reception channel. If the reception channel is changed, the system control unit 10 proceeds to step S5 after changing the reserved viewing channel.

In step S5, the system control unit 10 determines whether the start time increasing key of the remote controller 16 is pressed, and when the start time increasing (+) key is pressed, the viewing start time reserved for a predetermined predetermined time T1 each time is pressed. Increment the step (S8). Herein, step S6 means that the user presses the time increasing key to adjust, or delay, the viewing start time together with step S5, and it is not the step determined by the system control unit 10. Those skilled in the art will readily know.

If the viewing start time is adjusted in step S8, the system control unit 10 returns to step S5. Step S5 The system control unit 10 proceeds to step S7 if the time increment (+) key is not pressed.

In step S7, the system controller 10 determines whether the time reduction key has been pressed, and if so, proceeds to step S9, but otherwise proceeds to step S13 through C.

In step S9 and S10, the system control unit 10 advances the viewing start time by a predetermined time interval T2 whenever the viewing start time decreasing (-) key is pressed in the same manner as in step S8. Then, the process proceeds to step S11 through B. FIG.

Here, step S9 means that the user presses the time reduction key to adjust the viewing start time as in step S6, and the step S9 means that the step is not determined by the system control unit 10. Anyone with knowledge of this will easily know.

However, if the viewing start time advanced in step S10 is earlier than the current time indicated by the timer 24, the reserved viewing cannot be made. Thus, the viewing start time must be at or after the minimum current time.

Therefore, the system control unit 10 checks whether the viewing start time advanced in step S11 is past the present time. It is determined that the advanced viewing start time is a near future from the current time and returns to step S5 through D, but if the viewing start time is past the present time, the process proceeds to step S12 to set the current time as the viewing start time. Then return to step S5 through D.

On the other hand, when it is not necessary to reduce the time start time at step S7, the process proceeds to step S13 via C.

In step 13, the system control unit 10 checks whether the simple reservation key is pressed again. As a result, if the simple reservation key is pressed, the flow advances to step S14, and if it is not pressed, the flow returns to step S3 through E.

In step S14, the system control unit 10 stores the viewing start time and viewing channel set by the steps in the memory 14 in response to the viewing end signal generated by the operation of the simple reservation key.

In essence, reservation viewing in accordance with the present invention is simply accomplished in three steps by simply pressing a simple reservation key, an increase in start time (+) key, and then a simple reservation key.

P2 of FIG. 2 displays a screen on which a simple reservation is completed.

4 is a flowchart of a reservation viewing operation that enables TV viewing at a reserved time when the simple reservation is completed with the remote controller 16, and it can be easily understood that the same as in the related art.

First, in step S20, the system controller 10 determines whether the current time is the viewing start time, and if the current time is the viewing start time, the process proceeds to step S22. In step S22, it is determined whether the power is on or off, and if the power is on, the process proceeds to step S26. If the power is off, the process proceeds to step S24 and the power is turned on. Proceed to S26). The situation is terminated by changing the receiving channel of the tuner 30 to the channel reserved for viewing in step S26.

As described above, the reserved viewing of the television according to the present invention provides a simpler and easier reservation viewing operation by updating the reservation information that is automatically set without the input of cumbersome reservation information.

Claims (1)

CLAIMS 1. A method of storing information for reserved viewing of a television having a simple reservation key, a channel change key, a time increase, a key, and a time decrease key, the method comprising: step (S1) of judging whether a simple reservation key has been pressed; If the simple reservation key is pressed, setting the current time as the reserved viewing start time and setting the current reception channel as the reserved viewing channel (S2); Resetting the predetermined reserved viewing channel to a receiving channel when the channel change key is pressed, according to the pressed state of the channel change key; Determining whether the time increasing key is pressed (S5); If the time increasing key is pressed, delaying the set reservation viewing start time according to the pressed state and resetting to the reservation viewing start time (S6, S7); Determining (S7) whether the time reduction key has been pressed; If the time reduction key is pressed, resetting the set reservation viewing start time to advance to the reservation viewing start time according to the pressed state (S9, S10); Determining whether the reserved viewing start time is set to a previous time and resetting a current time to the reservation viewing start time if the reservation viewing start time is earlier than a current time; Determining whether the simple reservation key has been pressed again (S13); And a step (S14) of storing said set reservation channel and reservation viewing start time when said simple reservation key is teased again.