GB2416950A - Receiver apparatus which allows transitions between different EPG modes - Google Patents

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GB2416950A
GB2416950A GB0520565A GB0520565A GB2416950A GB 2416950 A GB2416950 A GB 2416950A GB 0520565 A GB0520565 A GB 0520565A GB 0520565 A GB0520565 A GB 0520565A GB 2416950 A GB2416950 A GB 2416950A
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Chul-Jun Park
Jung-A Kim
Seong-Wook Kho
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Abstract

There are provided a method and apparatus for controlling transitions among a plurality of electronic program guide (EPG) modes. The method includes the steps of (a) determining whether a predetermined key value for a mode transition is input while any one of the EPG modes is displayed, and (b) whenever the predetermined key value for a mode transition is input in step (a), controlling transitions among the plurality of EPG modes so that the plurality of EPG modes can be sequentially changed from one mode to another in accordance with a predetermined sequential order. Since a plurality of EPG modes can be directly changed from one mode to another through simple key operations and without disabling the currently enabled EPG mode, it is possible to reduce the number of keys on a key input device. Further, usability can be improved since the EPG mode transitions can be achieved through the simple operations of fewer keys.

Description

Television Receiving Apparatus with Electronic Programme Guide Modes
Description
l'he present mvcutc>n relates to a television recevmg apparatus.
Data processing technologies In the field of television are developing rapidly and broadcasting stations are becoming able to transmit various kinds of additional nf<>rmatton together with the television signals.
Typical analogue broadcasting systems have transmitted a very Emoted amount of additional mformaton. Thus, it has not been possible to provide users with various services because the additional information IS inserted In certain lines not used for video and the rate at which data that can be transmitted in this way Is very limited.
TIowever, recently developed digital broadcasting systems can transmit massive amounts of addtt<:>nal information. Such additional nformanon includes not only general Information on TV programmer but also 1nfortmatlon regarding education, games, on-floe c<>mmerctal transactions, etc. and the coverage of the additional Information IS likely to increase.
The electronic prograrmme guide (EPG) Is a common use of the extra data transmission capacity of digital TV. The EPC1 mformaton can be edited and displayed In various modes, such as a mint EPG mode for selectively displaying EPG information for a selected channel, a full EPG mode for displaying the entirety of the EI'G Information for every channel, etc. in accordance with developers' date processing technologies.
(conventionally, the transition from one EPG mode to another has been made either by using keys of a key mt>ut device in correspc>ndence with the respective El'(' 0 modes or by selecting an 1-2PG mode through a hierarchical PEG menu system.
In the case <->f key-effected l-.PG mode transition, If there are two kPG modes, e.g. an E2P(, mode and an EPC, mode 13, the keys are operated as shown m Figure lid - 2 to change the present EPG mode A picture to a different EPCT mode B picture.
That Is, the currently displayed EPG mode A Is disabled tnttally by pressing a predetermined key, e.g. an EXIl' key on a remote controller, and then the kPG mode B Is enabled through a prcdctermtned EP('T mode setup process. Therefore, s the conventional key-effected EPG mode transition IS somehow cumbersome.
In the case of transitions performed using herarchtcal EPG menus, the present E1)C'T mode, e.g. the EPG mode A, cannot be directly changed to a different EPG mode, e.g. the EPC'T mode B. In tints case, an upper level menu must be called first and then the EPCT Node B selected from the upper level menu as shown In l;tgure 1B.
As described above, the conventional key-cffccted EPCT mode transition has problems In that users need to operate keys a number of times to change EPG modes and manufacturers need to provide a number of keys corresponding to the respcctve EPCT triodes and Node transition functions. The conventional htcrarchcal LIES tuenu based transition has another problem In terms of usability stucc the present EPG mode cannot be directly changed to a different mode and an upper level menu must necessarily and tnconvemently be called first to change modes.
According to a first aspect of the present Invention there IS provided a method of controlling transitions among a plurality of electronic program guide (EPCT) modes, comprising catting EPG toformatton In an nlttally set manner that corresponds to an EPC screen display Instruction, nscrtng key guide toformatlon In an edited El)CT nformattot1 screen and displaying the edited EPG tuformatlon screen that corresponds to an instruction to change a present EPG mode to an arbitrarily selected EPG among the l,PG mo Ics, determining whether key values corrcspondltlg to key guide tuformatton arc Input, and edttlog and dsplaytug the EI'G nformatton so that the l.PG modes are changed In a manner that corresponds to the Input key value. - 3
Accordmg to a second aspect of the present Invention, there Is provided an apparatus for contrc>llmg transitions among a plurality of electronic program guide (EPC,) modes in a television (TV), comprrsrug a broadcasting signal receiving unit sclectng and demodulating only broadcasting srgrlals that correspond to a selected s channel from received broadcasting signals m accordance with a channel control signal, an EPG storing unit storing EPG rnformatlon separated from the broadcasting signals reccved by the broadcasting signal receiving unit, a graphic processing unit proccssmg the EPG reformation read from the EPG storing unit and outputting the processed EPG information as graphics in correspondence with the plurality of EPG modes, and a controller changing a present EPG mode to another EPG mode, reading EPG Information corresponding to a changed EPG mode from the EPG storing unit, editing the read EPG information, and providing the edited El'G rnformatlon to the graphic processing unit, according to an input key mstructon to change the present EPG mode to the another EPG mode while the present 1iPG mode is displayed In a predetermined manner.
In this case, it is preferable that the screen configuration of the EPG mode comprises key guide Information for changing the present ESPG mode to another EPG mode in a different manner.
Accordmg to the present mventron, there Is provided television recelvrog apparatus, e.g. a television set or a set top box, having a plurality of electronic programme guide modes, the apparatus Including user Input means and control means responsive to signals from the user Input means to output selectively electronic 2s programme guide rnFc>rmaton signals in accordance with a plurality of programme guide modes, wherein the control means Is cr:,nfgured to be responsive t<-> a signal from the user Input means wElle electronic programme guide Information Is befog output to switch directly to another electronic programme guide mode.
Preferably, the electronic programme guide modes constitute an ordered list and the control means Is respcynsve to a mode change signal when the top or bottom member of the list Is the current mode to tcrmmate the output of programme guide information signals. - 4
I'referably, the controller comprises a microprocessor and a memory storing a control program.
Accordmg to the present Invention, there Is also provided an electromagnetic signal, e.g a digital television signal, modulated with a data signal representing a control program for a television recevmg apparatus according to the present mventon In which the controller comprises a mcroprc>cessor and a memory storing a control program, the control program being for enabling the control means of said apparatus to be responsive to a signal from the user Input sneans of said apparatus, while electronic programme guide information Is bemg output by said apparatus, to switch directly to another electronic programme guide mode.
Embodiments of the present Invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to l;gures 2 to 5C of the accompanying drawings, In which: Figures IA and IB are diagrams Illustrating conventional methods of controlling transitions between EPG modes; Figure 2 Is a block diagram of television according to the present Invention; I-;gure 3 Is a flowchart of a first method of controlling transitions between EPG modes accc>rdng to the present Invention; Figure 4 Is a flowchart of a second method of controlling transitions between EPG modes accc>rdng to the present Invention; and Figures 5A through 5C are diagrams 1llustratmg a method of ccntrollmg transitions between E:PG modes according to the present Invention.
Referring to lgure 2, a television Includes an apparatus for controlling transitions between EPG modes. The television Is connected to an antenna 101 and Includes a tuner 102, a channel decoder 103, a demultplexer 104, a key Input device 105, a controller 106, an EPG storing unit 107, a memory 108, a graphic signal processor 109, an audio signal processor 110, a speaker I 1 1, a video signal processor 112, a mixer 113 and a display device 114.
I:;rst, the basic operations of the apparatus shown m legume 2 will be described. - 5
When the television is turned on and a channel is selected using keys of the key input device 105, or restored to the currently selected channel when the television was turned off, the tuner 102 receives a channel control signal from the controller 10G and, In accordance with the channel control signal, selects such broadcasting signals that correspond to the selected channel from broadcasting signals received through the antenna 1()1. 'I'he selected broadcasting signals are <>utput to the channel decoder 103 Then, the channel decoder 103 recovers packetsed digital signal from the selected broadcasting signal and outputs the recovered digital broadcasting signals to the demultiplexer 104. The demultplexer 104 separates audio data, video data and additional Information data from the recovered digital broadcasting signals and outputs the separated audio, video and additional Information data m different bit streams.
The separated audio data Is decoded and converted to analogue signals by the audio signal processor 110, and the converted analogue audio signals are ultimately output through the speaker 111.
Meanwhile, the separated video data Is decoded and Is subject to signal processing, such as error cc>rrecton, by the video signal processor 112. The decoded video data is mixed, If required, with on-screen display graphic signals by the mixer 113, and the mixed signal Is displayed by the display devotee 114.
The additional toforrnaton data separated by the demultplexer 104 meludes electromc programme guide (EPG) Information. The l,PG mformanon Is Input to the controller 10G and Is processed by the controller 106 as follows.
First, the controller 10G updates the exstmg El'G Information stored In the E1'G storing unit 107 with new l,],G Information from the currently received additional In forma talon.
I hen, the controller 106 eontr<-,ls the ERG storing unit 107 and the graphite signal processr>r 1()) so that 1.PG data, corresp<->ndng to an I2PC, mode selected m - 6 accordance with an Input key mstructon, is read from the EI>G storing unit 107 and Is output in an edited grapUtc screen cc>rrespondtng to the selected EPG mode via the graphic signal processor 109.
In this embodiment, the EPG modes Include, for example, a Full EPG mode, a Mini EPG mode and a Qutck EPG mode. In Full EPG mode a full screen table having a column for each channels and a row fc>r each of a plurality of time slots with programme lnformahon for the particular channel/time slot cotnbinatton in the cells of the table. In Mint EPG mode, lnformatton, including transmission time, about programmes of the currently selected channel are displayed In a corner of the screen. In Qutck El'G mode, Information on programmer presently on air on different channels is displayed on the left side of the screen and tuEormatlon on programmes recc>mmended by broadcasting stations is displayed in the lower portion of the screen.
The controller 107 Implements control processes corresponding to key values Input through the key Input device 105. Particularly, in a case where an Input key value corresponds to a guide key value, the controller 107 enables a default EPG mode.
In the present case, the default E l'G mode Is set in accordance with a user's preference.
For example, if a user sets the l;ull ELPG mode as the default EPG mode, El'G data Is processed and output In correspondence with specifications of the Full El'G mode as shown In Figure 5A. In addition to the El'G data corresponding to the Full EI>G mode, so called key guide information Is output enabling the HI'G modes to be changed froth one mode to another, e. g. from the Full El3G mode to the Qutck EI'G mode or to the Mint EPG mode. In this embodiment, the controller 107 cc>ntrols transitions between the EPG modes In response to up Wand down keys so that the EPG mode Is changed whenever the up or down key value is Input.
['hat is, the Full EPG mode shown m litgure 5A can be directly changed to the Quick lil'C, mode shown m Figure 5C or to the Mtn1 EPG mode shown In Figure - 7 5B by the user prcssmg the up or down key in the Full F.PG mode shown In Figure 5A. If the down key value Is pressed twice In the Full EPG mode shown m Figure 5A, the mode Is changed to the Mini EPG mode and then the Quick EPG mode.
s Whtlc the controller 106 can be designed to allow unlimited transitions from one EPIC mode to another, regardless of whether all modes have been visited, it Is also possible to design the controller l 06 to automatically disable the EPG mode once completing the sequence of available EPG modes.
The memory 108 stores a control program for the controller 10G and data required for controlling the EPG mode transitions.
The key input device 105 includes a plurality of keys to operate the television. 1\ typical remote control can be used as the key input device 105.
A method of controlling transitions between EPG modes will now be described with reference to Figure 3 together with I''gures 2 and 5.
I'he controller 106 determines whether a guide key, on the key input device 1()5, has been pressed to enable an EPG mode (STEP 301).
If it Is determnecl m STEP 301 that the guide key was pressed, a default EPG mode Is enabled As described above, the default EPG mode can be determined m accordance with a user's prefcrencc. As the default EPG mode Is enabled, FPG nforrmaton corresponding to the default EPG mode Is read from the EPG storing unit 107. The EPG mforn1aton read from the EPG stormg unit 107 Is adequately canted to form a picture corresponding to the enabled EPG mode, and this picture Is displayed (STEP 302). 'I'hc key guide Information to enable direct changing of the current EPG mode to another mode Is output smultancously with the kPG Information, as shown In Figures 5A to 5C As described above, a user can directly change the currently enabled EPG to another mode usmg the key guide Information.
Thereafter, it Is determined whether a prcdetermned mode transition key value, nc.
a key value corrcspondmg to the up key or the clown key, Is Input while an EPG mode Is extant and the appropriate k'PG menu screen Is displayed (STEP 303) s Whenever a mode transition key value Is Input m ST-F,P 303, the enabled EPG mode Is changed to the next mode m the sequence of modes and the EPG data corrcspondmg to the new EPC, mode Is read from the EPG stormg unit 107 and Is edited and displayed on the display (STEP 304) That IS, as shown m Figures 5A to 5(:, the Full 12PG mode can be directly changed to the Quick I!PG mode or to the Mm EPG mode when the up and down key values respectively are mput In the Full EPCT mode. If the down key value Is loput twice m succession In the FullEPG mode, the mode Is changed to the Mm EPG mode and then to the Quick EPG mode.
if Flqure 4 Is a flowchart of a method for controlling transitions among a plurality of EPG modes according to another embodiment of the present Invention.
Smce S l EI'S 401 through 403 In Figure 4 are identical to the S l'EPS 301 through 303 In Figure 3, detailed descuptons on the SPEPS 401 through 403 In Figure 4 will be omitted.
If a predetermined mode transition key value IS Input mS'l'EP 403, it IS determined whether the predetermined sequence of the EPG modes Is completed (STEP 404).
That Is, it Is determined whether the sequence Full EPG mode -> Mini EPG mode - 2s > Quick EPG mode has been completed once.
If it IS determined mS'l'EP 404 that the predetermined sequence has not yet been completed, the EPG mode IS changed to the next mode In accordance with the predetermined sequence, and the E1'G data corresponding to the new EPG mode Is lo read from the EPG stonog unit 107, edited, and then output to the display (Sl'EP 4)5). - 9
Flowevcr, If it Is determined In STEP 4()4 that the predetermined sequence has completed once, the EP(, mode transition function Is disabled and the normal programme picture Is displayed (STEP 406).
As described above, according to the present tnventton, a plurality of EPG modes can be directly changed from one mode to another through simple key operations and without disabling the currently enabled I:PG mode Accordingly, It Is possible to reduce the number of keys on a key Input device. }further, usability can be Improved since the EPG Node transitions can be achieved through simple 0 operations using fewer keys.
lthc present Invention can be implemented on a recording medium with a code that Is readable by a computer. The recording medium that can be read by a computer may Include any kind of recording device In which data that Is readable by the Is computer Is stored. Examples of the recording medium Include ROM, RAM, CD- lIC)M, magnetic tape, hard discs, floppy discs, flash memory and optical data storage devices. The code may also be in the form of an electrical or electromagoctc signal, for example, for transmission over the Internet or In a digital tclevtston signal.
Moreover, the recording medium may be dtstrtbutcd among computer systems that are Interconnected through a network, and the present invention may be stored and Implemented as a code In the dtstrtbutcd system.
While the present toventton has been particularly shown and described with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, It will be understood by those of 2s ordinary skill In the art that various changes m form and details may be made. - 10

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  1. Claims: 1. A method of controlling transitions among a plurality of
    electronic program guile (EPG) modes, comprising: editing El'G mformaton in an initially set manner that corresponds to an EPG screen display instruction; inserting key guide information m an edited l4,l){T information screen and displaying the edited EPG mformatlon screen that corresponds to an instruction to change a present EPG mode to an arbitrarily selected EPG among the EPG modes; determmmg whether key values corrcspondng to key guide information are mput; and editing and displaying the EPG mformaton so that the EPG modes are changed In a manner that corresponds to the mput key value.
  2. 2. An apparatus for controlling transitions among a plurality of electronic program guide (EPG) modes in a television (TV), comprising: a broadcasting signal recevmg unit selecting and demodulating only broadcasting signals that correspond to a selected channel from received broadcasting signals m accordance with a channel control signal; an EPG storing unit stormg EPG information separated from the broadcasting signals received by the broadcasting signal receiving unit; a graphic processing unit processing the EPG information read from the El'G stormg unit and outputting the processed EPG mformat1on as graphics m correspondence with the plurality of EPG modes; and a controller changing a present EPG mode to another EPG mode, reading EPG information corresponding to a changed EPG mode from the EPG storing unit, editing the read EPG mformat1on, and providing the edited EPG Information to the graphic processing unit, according to an mput key Instruction to change the present EPG mode to the another F,PG mode while the present EPG mode Is displayed m a predetermined manner. - 11
  3. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, whcren the screen configuration of the F,PC; mode comprises key guide mformaton for changing the present EPG mode to another 11'(; mode m a dffcrcnt manner.
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  4. 4 A telcvson receiving apparatus havmg a plurality of electronic programme guide modes, the apparatus mcludmg user input means and control means responsive to signals from the user input means to output selectively electronic programme guide information signals m accordance with a plurality of programme guide modes, wherein the control means Is configured to be responsive to a signal from the user Input means while electronic programme guide mformaton Is bemg output to switch directly to another electronic programme guide mode.
  5. 5. An apparatus according to claim 4, wherem the elcctronc programme guide modes consttutc an ordered list and the control means Is responsive to a mode change signal when the top or bottom member of the list Is the current mode to terminate the output of programme guide information signals.
  6. 6. An apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, wherem the controller composes a microprocessor and a memory storing a control program.
  7. 7. An electromagnetic signal modulated with a data signal representing a control program for a television receiving apparatus according to claim 6, the control program befog for enabling the control means of said apparatus to be rcsponsve to a signal from the user Input means of said apparatus, while electronic programme guide mformatlon Is bemg output by said apparatus, to switch directly to another electronic programme guide mode.
  8. 8. A method of controlling transitions among a plurality of electronic program guide (E1'G) modes In a television (TV), comprsmg the steps of: (a) detcrmnng whether a prcdetcrmlned key value for a mode transition Is Input while any one of the EPC, modes Is enabled; and (b) whenever the predetermined key value for a mode transition Is Input In step (a), controlling transitions among the plurality of El'G modes so that the - 12 pluralrty of F.,PC, modes can be sequentially changed from one mode to another In accordance with a predetermined sequence.
  9. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the enabled 1.I'G mode is displayed together s with key guide rnformatorl through which the currently enabled EPG mode Is sequentially changed to other modes In accordance with the predetermined sequence.
  10. 10. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of automatically drsablmg the EPG mode transition when the predetermined sequence has completed once.
  11. 11. An apparatus controlling transitions among a plurality of electronic program guide (EPG) modes In a television (TV), comprising.
    a broadcasting signal receiving unit selecting and demodulating only such broadcasting signals that correspond to a selected channel from received broadcasting signals m accordance with a channel control signal; an EPG storing unit storing EPG Information Included In the broadcasting signals received through the broadcasting signal receiving unit; a graphic processing unit processing the EPG mformatlon read from the E1'G storing unit and outputting the processed EPC, Information In graphics In correspondence with the plurality of F,PG modes; and a controller Implementing a control process corresponding to an Input key mstructron, controlling transitions among the plurality of EPG modes so that the 2s plurality of EPG modes can be sequentially changed from one mode to another In accordance with a predeterrlllned sequential order while any one of the EPG modes Is displayed and whenever a predetermined key value for a mode transition Is Input, reading from the I:PG storing unit and editing EPG Information corresponding to a changed EPG mode, and providing the edited EPG Information to the graphic processing unit.
  12. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the enabled EPG mode Is displayed together with the key guide Information through which the currently enabled EPC, - 13 mode Is sequentially changed to other mocies In accordance with the predetcrmned sequence.
  13. 13. the apparatus of claim 11, wherem the controller Implements a control s process to automatically disable the EPG mode transition when the predetermined sequence has completed once.
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