KR100258034B1 - Broadcasting program information display method by internet search information for internet television - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for displaying broadcasting program information through an internet information of an internet television is provided to perform an On-screen display in a reproducing of TV broadcasting by recognizing and storing all sorts of broadcasting program information included in the corresponded program information relation site in searching a program information relation site of the Internet information. CONSTITUTION: A tuner(2) receives channel selection data for selecting a predetermined broadcasting channel and selects a corresponded broadcasting channel. An image IF unit(4) performs an intermediate frequency amplifying process of the selected broadcasting channel. A mode switching unit(6) performs a switching for selectively passing an image information signal of a television broadcasting signal or an internet information signal by performing a mode switching to a broadcasting mode or an internet mode by a mode switching control by a control unit(28). An image signal processing unit(8) separates the complex image signal into a brightness signal and a color signal, and outputs the signal as RGB signal. An image output unit(10) is amplified by the processed RGB signal and displays an image on CRT screen. A modem(12) performs a modulation/demodulation of data. A program memory(14) stores a web browser program for receiving and reproducing web information from an internet network in accordance with an internet mode. A data processor(16) performs a data process of web information received through the modem(12). An interface unit(18) performs an interface operation for converting image information data through the data processor(16) into a broadcasting image format as NTSC method. In addition, a data memory(20), a character code memory(22), a character recognition processing unit(24), a function setting unit(26), a control unit(28), a character memory(30) and an OSD signal processing unit(32) are provided.

Description

How to Display Program Information through Internet Information of Internet Television

The present invention relates to a method for displaying broadcast program information through Internet information of an Internet television, and more particularly, to receive various broadcast program information through a site connection related to television broadcasting in a television capable of searching for Internet information on an Internet network. The present invention relates to a method for displaying broadcast program information through Internet information of an Internet television that can be received and stored and then displayed as broadcast guide information in a state of reproducing a later broadcast program.

Background Art [0002] In conventionally used televisions, a unidirectional signal is transmitted from a plurality of television stations and tuned to a desired broadcast channel among a plurality of television broadcast channels rejected by the reception antenna, and reproduced through intermediate frequency amplification processing and video / audio signal processing. In the case of the conventional television broadcasting in which the unidirectional broadcast reception and playback system is adopted, the reception / reproducing method unilaterally receives and plays the time-based programs unilaterally organized by the TV station. It is generalized as a passive regeneration method.

In addition, in recent years, a modem is embedded in a personal computer (PC) to connect to an Internet service provider (ISP), which is a service network that connects to the Internet network in a wired connection through a public telephone line (PSTN) network and a telephone line. Internet information search function is adopted to receive desired internet information. In the current search function of Internet information, HTML which links text, still picture, moving picture, and voice at once can be transmitted. Web information consisting of documents can be received and played back by running a dedicated web browser, and in the case of still images, moving images, and audio included in such web information, plug-in is provided to a dedicated web browser. It is possible to play the video through the video / still image player and voice player connected in the same way.

On the other hand, in such an Internet television, due to the reproduction characteristics of a television broadcasting program among a plurality of access sites existing on the Internet network, various kinds of information on the broadcasting program, that is, a summary of the broadcasting sequence of each broadcasting channel or the programming contents of the broadcasting program, etc. Various types of information are recognized by accessing a site related to the same information, and thus, it is possible to make use of it for the prediction of the viewing of a broadcast program or the recording of the videotape in a broadcast playback mode in which a television broadcast can be played back.

However, in such an Internet television, even if it is possible to receive and refer to various kinds of information about a television program under the search of the Internet information, a web browser that can view the collected HTML document is operated to display and verify the contents directly. Since it is possible under the Internet mode, there is a disadvantage in that the mode switching must be performed even if one wants to confirm information on a predetermined broadcast program in the broadcast playback mode in which the playback output of the television broadcast is possible.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when retrieving a program information related site of a television broadcast from the Internet information, the broadcasting reproducing function stores and stores various program information included in the relevant program information related site. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for displaying broadcast program information through Internet information of an Internet television, which enables OSD (On-Screen Display) display in a state of playing a television broadcast.

According to the method for displaying broadcast program information through the Internet information of the Internet television according to the present invention to achieve the above object, the TV broadcast signal selected from the tuner in accordance with the broadcast playback mode is processed and reproduced by video / audio signal, In the Internet information retrieval processing method of an Internet television for retrieving site information on an Internet network through a modem according to the Internet mode, when the Internet information is retrieved according to the execution of the Internet mode, A first step of receiving and storing a corresponding document file; and a second step of performing character recognition on a document file from a site related to the stored program information, and generating and storing a character code corresponding to the result of the character recognition process. And the broadcast program in the mode switching state to the broadcast reproduction mode. When the screen display function of the RAM information is set, a third step of generating character data corresponding to a character code including various broadcasting information from the stored program information related site and displaying the OSD on an image screen is performed. It provides a program information display method through the information.

According to the present invention configured as described above, in the case of accessing a site related to program information of a television broadcast when Internet information is searched on the Internet television, character recognition is performed by storing various information related to the program. When the user wants to check various information of the broadcast program in the broadcast play mode afterwards, the received information from the relevant site can be displayed on the screen in the form of OSD information.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an Internet television to which a method for displaying broadcast program information through Internet information according to the present invention is applied;

2 is a diagram illustrating an example in which broadcast program information received from a broadcast program information related site on Internet information is displayed on a screen in a broadcast play mode according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating operation in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

2: tuner, 4: video IF section,

6: mode switching unit, 8: image processing unit,

10: video output unit, 12: modem,

14: program memory, 16: data processor,

18: interface unit, 20: data memory,

22: character code memory, 24: character recognition processing unit,

26: function setting section, 28: control section,

30: character memory, 32: OSD signal processing unit.

Hereinafter, the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an Internet television to which the method for displaying broadcast program information through Internet information according to the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 denotes a predetermined broadcast channel from the control unit 28 to be described later. Represents a tuner that receives channel tuning data for tuning and tunes a corresponding broadcast channel, and mixes with a local oscillation frequency signal generated from the channel tuning data and outputs it in the form of an intermediate frequency signal. An image IF unit for performing intermediate frequency amplification processing on a broadcast signal of a predetermined broadcast channel is shown.

Further, reference numeral 6 denotes a mode switching control by the control unit 28 to be described later, to switch the mode to the broadcasting mode or the Internet mode so as to selectively switch the television broadcasting signal or the video information signal according to the Internet information. The mode switching unit is shown.

In addition, reference numeral 8 performs a multi-stage signal amplification processing at the amplification level capable of image processing the composite video signal of the television broadcast or the video information signal according to the Internet information through the mode switching unit 6, the signal amplification process A video signal processing unit which separates a composite video signal into a luminance signal and a color signal, synthesizes the RGB signal through luminance adjustment and color demodulation, and outputs the RGB signal. 10 denotes an image signal processor which is amplified and driven by the RGB signal. An image output unit for reproducing the image of the image.

In addition, reference numeral 12 is connected to the PSTN network via a telephone line, receives web information from the Internet network by communication connection with the Internet network by the control unit 28 described later, and transmits connection request information of the site. The modem which modulates / demodulates data as much as possible is shown.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a program memory in which a web browser program for receiving and reproducing web information from the Internet network in accordance with the Internet mode is stored, and 16 indicates that the modem is operated by operating the web browser program from the program memory 14; A data processor for performing data processing of web information received through (12) and for transmitting connection request information for a connection of a predetermined site, and 18 denotes an Internet through the data processor 16. An interface unit for performing an interface operation for converting video information data of information into a broadcast video format such as the NTSC system, for example.

Here, when the site information related to the broadcast program information is received among the plurality of site information received from the modem 12, the data processor 16 outputs the related document data of the broadcast program information to be separately stored and processed.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a data memory for storing document file data at a site related to broadcast program information from the data processor 16, and 22 denotes character recognition for document file data from the data memory 20. A character code memory for storing the character code data calculated as a result, and 24 denotes character recognition of the document file data related to the broadcast program information from the data memory 20, and the character code data calculated as a result is converted into the character code data. In addition to storing in the code memory 22, a character recognition processing unit for transmitting the character code data when a screen display request of the broadcast program information is requested is shown.

In addition, reference numeral 26 is composed of a matrix button unit provided in a predetermined portion of a remote controller for remote control or the main body of the main body, and a key for selective mode switching between a broadcast play mode capable of reproducing television broadcast and an internet mode capable of retrieving Internet information. As a function setting unit for performing an operation, the function setting unit 26 performs a key operation for requesting screen display of a document file according to the program information received from a site related to the character recognition program information received under the Internet mode. .

Further, reference numeral 28 controls that information data from a site related to broadcast program information received through the modem 12 is processed by the data processor 6 and stored appropriately in accordance with the Internet mode. When the screen display of the program information by the function setting unit 26 is requested, the document file data received from the program information related site according to the character code from the character recognition processing unit 24 is in the form of OSD display information. A control unit for controlling the screen to be displayed.

Reference numeral 30 denotes a character memory in which character data for displaying broadcast program information extracted from the Internet information is stored, and 32 denotes a broadcast controlled by the control unit 28 and extracted from a site related to broadcast program information on the Internet network. An OSD signal processing section which performs signal processing for displaying program information in the form of OSD display information.

Next, the operation of the present invention made as described above will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3.

First, if the Internet mode is set by the function setting unit 26 in step 40, the control unit 28 is the Internet information received through the modem 12 is processed by the data processor 16 to execute the web browser After the image is processed by the image processing unit 8 through the interface unit 18 and the mode switching unit 6, the image output unit 10 is reproduced on the CRT screen.

In that state, the process proceeds to step 41 and the control unit 28 determines whether the data processor 16 searches for a site related to television broadcasting via the modem 12.

As a result of the determination in step 41, if it is determined that the site information received through the modem 12 is site information related to television broadcasting, then control proceeds to step 42 to summarize, for example, the broadcast order and contents of each broadcast at the site. It is determined whether there is a site link having the same program information as one information.

As a result of the determination in step 42, if it is determined that there is no link information directly related to the program information, the flow advances to step 43 to determine whether the operation for terminating the internet connection is performed by the function setting unit 26. do.

If it is determined that the key operation for terminating the Internet connection is performed by the function setting unit 26, the control proceeds to step 44, and the mode switching to the broadcast play mode is automatically executed. Done.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 42 that there is a link directly related to the program information among the site information related to television broadcasting, then control proceeds to step 45, whereby the data processor 16 accesses the program information in the link site. The document file data is stored in the data memory 20, and the character recognition processing unit 24 performs character recognition on the document file data related to the broadcast program information from the data memory 20, and then step 46 In the character code memory 22 stores the character code calculated according to the character recognition.

Subsequently, in step 47, the control unit 28 determines whether or not a key operation is requested by the function setting unit 26 to request screen display of the broadcast program information.

As a result of the determination in step 47, if it is determined by the function setting unit 26 that a key operation for requesting the display of the broadcast program information is being performed, then the control proceeds to step 48 and the control unit 28 By reading the character data from the character memory 30 based on the character code data from the character recognition processing unit 24 and processing the OSD signal through the OSD signal processing unit 32, the CRT as shown in FIG. Display on the screen as OSD display information.

Then, in step 49, the control unit 28 extracts from the site of the Internet information, and when the state displayed as the OSD display information is erased with the passage of a predetermined time, the television broadcast of the predetermined broadcast channel according to the broadcast reproduction mode. The program will play.

According to the present invention made as described above, by extracting the broadcast program information from the site related to the broadcast program of the television broadcast on the Internet television to display on the screen as OSD display information even in the broadcast playback mode, It also has the advantage that it is possible to easily obtain a variety of broadcast program information.

Claims (1)

Internet information of the Internet television which retrieves the site information on the Internet network through the modem 12 in accordance with the Internet mode, and reproduces by processing the video / audio signal selected from the tuner 2 according to the broadcast reproduction mode. In the search processing method, A first step of accessing a site related to various program information of a television broadcast and receiving and storing a corresponding document file when searching for Internet information according to the execution of the Internet mode; A second step of performing a character recognition process on a document file from a site related to the stored program information to generate and store a character code corresponding to the result of the character recognition process; When the screen display function of the program information is set in the mode switching mode to the broadcast play mode, OSD data is displayed on the video screen by generating character data corresponding to a character code including various broadcast information from the stored program information related site. The broadcast program information display method through the Internet information of the Internet television, characterized in that the third step consisting of.

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