KR100248745B1 - Menu screen driving method of satellite broadcasting receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of driving a menu screen of a satellite broadcast receiver that allows a viewer to easily call a plurality of menu items displayed on the satellite broadcast receiver. The menu screen information extracted from a satellite broadcast signal provided through a satellite is stored in a memory. A method for displaying the stored menu screen on a monitor in response to a menu screen request signal, wherein the main menu screen having a plurality of sub-menus is displayed on the monitor when the menu screen request signal is input. In the first step, when any one of a plurality of submenus on the main menu screen is selected, a plurality of additional information to be inserted into the selected submenu is extracted from the memory to configure a submenu screen. Turn off the menu screen and simultaneously monitor the configured sub-menu screen. A second step of displaying on the monitor; a third step of turning off the sub-menu screen and displaying the main menu screen on the monitor when a deletion request signal of the sub-menu screen being displayed on the monitor is input; And repeating the first to third steps until there is a delete request signal of the main menu screen being displayed on the screen.

Description

How to operate menu screen of satellite broadcasting receiver

The present invention relates to a satellite broadcast receiver, and more particularly, to a method of driving a menu screen of a satellite broadcast receiver suitable for effectively driving a menu screen providing various information in a satellite broadcast receiver.

As is well known, satellite broadcasting is capable of receiving broadcast signals from ground stations (broadcasting earth stations) using broadcast satellites in a stationary orbit about 36,000 kilometers above the equator, and receiving them directly from the satellite receiving antennas in each home. The broadcasting system is a broadcasting system in which the selection range of information is greatly expanded compared to the conventional terrestrial or cable broadcasting system.

The satellite broadcast receiver used for such a satellite broadcast receives a bitstream provided from a satellite, processes a broadcast signal of a selected channel, and then provides it to a display device (for example, a TV).

In this case, the bit stream provided from the satellite includes various information such as broadcast signals (video data and audio data), event information table (EIT), and time data table (TDT) for each channel.

Therefore, a general satellite broadcast receiver includes various menu screens, that is, a program guide mode (hereinafter, referred to as a PGM) for displaying such various information.

3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a menu screen of a satellite broadcasting receiver according to the prior art, and includes a main menu 300 and a plurality of first sub menus 310, 320, and 330. Second submenus 311, 312, and 313.

As shown in the figure, the conventional menu structure has a tree structure, and it is possible to go through each step to call the menu. That is, in order for the user to call the second sub menu 311, first, the main menu 300 is called through the manipulation of the key input unit, and the first sub menu 310 is called again from the displayed main menu 300. The second sub menu 311 must then be called again.

Therefore, in the conventional satellite broadcasting receiver having such a menu structure, there is an inconvenience that the user has to perform a number of cumbersome manual operations for calling a specific submenu.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for driving a menu screen of a satellite broadcasting receiver which can be called by simple manual operation by directly accessing each menu screen including a submenu. have.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of storing menu screen information extracted in a satellite broadcast signal provided through a satellite in a memory, and displaying the stored menu screen on a monitor in response to a menu screen request signal. A first step of displaying a main menu screen having a plurality of submenus on the monitor when the menu screen request signal is input; when one of the plurality of submenus on the main menu screen is selected, A second step of extracting a plurality of additional information to be inserted into a sub menu from the memory to configure a sub menu screen, turning off the main menu screen, and simultaneously displaying the configured sub menu screen on the monitor; When the delete request signal of the sub-menu screen being displayed is input to the sub-menu, A third step of turning off the new screen and displaying the main menu screen on the monitor and repeating the first to third steps until there is a delete request signal of the main menu screen being displayed on the monitor; A menu screen driving method of a satellite broadcasting receiver having a fourth step is provided.

1 is a block diagram of a satellite broadcasting receiver suitable for applying a menu screen driving method of a satellite broadcasting receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a view for explaining a menu screen driving method of a satellite broadcasting receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a menu screen driving process of a satellite broadcasting receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a menu screen of a satellite broadcasting receiver according to the prior art.

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10: key input unit 20: tuner and demodulation unit

30: micom 40: MPEG decoder

50: signal processing section 60: memory section

70: OSD unit

The above and other objects and various advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the preferred embodiments of the present invention described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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

1 is a block diagram of a satellite broadcasting receiver suitable for performing a search method of a satellite broadcasting guide program according to the present invention, and includes a key input unit 10, a tuner and a demodulator 20, a microcomputer 30, and an MPEG decoder 40. ), A signal processing unit 50, a memory unit 60, and an OSD unit 70.

The key input unit 10 is composed of key metrics on a remote controller or its own panel to generate a corresponding key signal by a user's operation and provide it to the microcomputer 30, in particular, in a state in which a menu screen is displayed. It has a movement key for movement.

The microcomputer 30 is a control signal for performing a function corresponding to the key signal provided from the key input unit 10, a tuning control signal for tuning the broadcast channel, and a control signal for driving the OSD unit 70. Will occur.

Then, the tuner and demodulator 20 tunes the bitstream of the channel corresponding to the tuning control signal of the microcomputer 30 in the bitstream of the satellite broadcast received through the antenna (not shown), and then demodulates it again to decode the MPEG decoder. Provide to 40.

The MPEG decoder 40 separates and decodes a broadcast signal provided from the tuner and the demodulator 20 into an audio signal, a video signal, and various program information, and then provides the decoded signal to the signal processor 50. From the OSD unit 70, Data about various information provided is also provided to the signal processor 50 after a predetermined signal processing process.

Then, the signal processing unit 50 converts the digital video signal of the frame unit provided by decoding from the MPEG decoder 40 into an NTSC or PAL signal and displays it on a monitor (not shown), and the digital decoded from the MPEG decoder 40. The audio signal is converted into an analog signal and output to the speaker not shown.

The memory unit 60 stores various program information and menu screen information decoded and output from the above-described MPEG decoder 40 by the control of the microcomputer 30, and each of the stored information under the control of the microcomputer 30 again. Will print the information.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a method for driving a menu screen of a satellite broadcasting receiver according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Each menu item CH 201, TITLE 202, AUDIO 203, and DATA SERVICE 204 are described. , LOCK 205, MAIL 206, RATING 207, CATEGORY 208, START TIME 209, LENGTH 210.

The menu screen as described above is a menu screen called 'Channel banner' provided by a general satellite broadcasting receiver, and is a menu screen showing additional information on a broadcast program currently being viewed. It was simply a function of displaying information.

In the present invention, each menu item displayed in the 'Channel Banner' is configured to be moved and selected using a cursor.

Referring to the drawing, referring to the function of each menu breakdown, first, the CH 201 is an item for displaying information on the channel being watched, and the TITLE 202 is a guide menu for the channel being watched. menu) to guide the broadcast program for the channel.

In addition, the AUDIO 203 is a menu item for selecting a menu for the currently output sound, ie, MONO / STEREO and voice multiplexing, and the DATA SERVICE 204 can download various data or software provided from the center. The LOCK 205 is a menu item for setting and releasing the restriction according to satellite broadcasting.

In addition, MAIL 206 is a menu item for sending / receiving an e-mail, RATING 207 is a menu item for setting a parental level according to the grade of a program, and CATEGORY 208 is a menu item for viewing a type of program. Menu item to set the limit. The START TIME 209 and the LENGTH 210 are items representing a broadcast start time and a total broadcast time for a specific program.

When information about the various menu items is received from a satellite (not shown) and pre-stored in the memory unit 60, when a user calls a corresponding menu through an operation of the key input unit 10, the control of the microcomputer 30 is performed. The information on the menu called by is displayed on the screen through the OSD unit 70.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a menu screen driving process of a satellite broadcasting receiver according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and a method of driving the menu screen of the satellite broadcasting receiver according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Is as follows.

During the normal viewing mode of the satellite broadcasting receiver which tunes the broadcast signal of the channel selected by the viewer and displays it through a predetermined signal processing process (step 301), information about the broadcast channel currently being viewed through the key input unit 10 is displayed. When the 'Channel Banner' menu key signal is input (step 303), the menu information stored in the memory unit 60 is read by the control of the microcomputer 30, and the 'Channel Banner' menu screen is displayed through the OSD unit 70. It is displayed (step 305).

When the viewer moves the cursor on the displayed 'Channel Banner' menu screen to select an arbitrary menu item, that is, the viewer moves the cursor to the AUDIO 203 item as shown in FIG. When the selection key of (10) is operated, the microcomputer 30 reads menu information regarding STEREO / MONO selection, voice multiple selection, etc. corresponding to the selected AUDIO 203 menu item from the memory unit 60 to display the OSD unit ( 70, menu information for the AUDIO 203 menu item selected by the viewer is displayed on the screen (step 311).

Accordingly, the viewer performs the operations related to the STEREO / MONO selection and the voice multiple selection through the key input unit 10 with reference to the menu information on the AUDIO 203 menu item.

If the selection key signal for a specific menu item does not occur within a predetermined time set in the above-described step 307 (step 309), the 'Channel' displayed in the above-described step 305 by the control of the microcomputer 30 is performed. The Banner 'menu screen is turned off and the normal viewing mode of initial step 301 is continued (step 317).

Meanwhile, when the menu return key signal for returning to the 'Channel Banner' menu screen is input while the menu screen for the menu item selected by the viewer, that is, the AUDIO 203 item, is displayed through the above-described step 311. (Step 313), the above-described step 305 is repeatedly performed to display the 'Channel Banner' menu screen.

If the menu return key signal does not occur in step 313 described above, and the menu screen end key signal or a predetermined time elapses (step 315), the OSD unit 70 is controlled by the microcomputer 30. By driving of, the menu screen for the currently displayed AUDIO 203 item is turned off, and the normal viewing mode of the initial step 301 is performed again (step 317).

As a result, the viewer can directly drive by using each menu item displayed on the screen without having to go through several complicated steps for driving a specific sub-menu.

As described above, according to the present invention, by directly accessing each of the main menus and sub-menus displayed in the satellite broadcasting receiver, there is an effect that can easily drive each menu without the cumbersome process of several manual operations, There is an effect that can provide convenience in using the product.

Claims (6)

A method of storing menu screen information extracted from a satellite broadcast signal provided through a satellite in a memory, and displaying the stored menu screen on a monitor in response to a menu screen request signal. A first step of displaying a main menu screen having a plurality of sub-menus on the monitor when the menu screen request signal is input; When any one of a plurality of submenus on the main menu screen is selected, a plurality of additional information to be inserted into the selected submenu is extracted from the memory to configure a submenu screen, and the main menu screen is turned off. Simultaneously displaying the configured sub-menu screen on the monitor; A third step of turning off the sub-menu screen and displaying the main menu screen on the monitor when a deletion request signal of the sub-menu screen being displayed on the monitor is input; And And a fourth step of repeating the first to third steps until there is a deletion request signal of the main menu screen being displayed on the monitor. The method of claim 1, wherein the menu screen is displayed in OSD form on the monitor. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the selection of the sub menu is performed by using a cursor that moves according to a key operation. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the second step further comprises the step of automatically turning off the main menu screen being displayed when any one of the plurality of sub-menus is not selected within a predetermined time period. Method for driving the menu screen of the satellite broadcast receiver, characterized in that. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the deletion request signal of the main menu screen is a key signal generated in response to a user request. The method of driving a menu screen of a satellite broadcasting receiver according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the deletion request signal of the main menu screen is a key signal which is automatically generated when there is no other selection signal within a predetermined time. .

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