KR100564787B1 - Memory device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a data storage device, and in particular, receives and stores video and / or audio data from an electronic device and reproduces the stored data through a television, or receives and stores video and / or audio data reproduced through a television. Data storage device.

The data storage device according to the present invention includes a television connection means connected to the television, data conversion means for receiving and converting video and / or audio data displayed on the television, and a memory in which the video and / or audio data is stored. And USB means connected to the electronic device to enable input and output of data, and to convert and store video and / or audio data transmitted through the television connection means, and to be transmitted to the electronic device through the USB means. It characterized in that the control unit is included.

Data storage, television

Description

Data storage {MEMORY DEVICE}

1 is a view for explaining the structure of a data storage device according to the present invention;

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10; Electronic equipment 20; Data storage

21; USB connector 22; USB control unit

23; Encoding / decoding section 24; Control

25; Memory section 26; TV jack

27; Power supply unit 28; Key input

30; television

The present invention relates to a data storage device, and in particular, receives and stores video and / or audio data from an electronic device and reproduces the stored data through a television, or receives and stores video and / or audio data reproduced through a television. Data storage device.

Recently, with the development of digital technology, various portable digital electronic devices have been introduced. For example, a camcorder, a notebook, an MP3 player, a digital camera, etc. are the classic examples.

These electronic devices can generate or store image data or audio data, and can store the stored data on a PC through a cable or display the data on the PC.

However, in order to transfer data stored in a portable digital electronic device to a PC, it is inconvenient to have both a portable digital electronic device and a cable and a PC at the same time. In other words, if you want to receive data from a portable digital electronic device owned by someone else, there is an inconvenience of borrowing the portable digital electronic device and storing the data in a personal computer and returning the data or transmitting the data through the Internet.

In order to solve the above inconveniences, a USB storage device has been introduced. Such portable storage devices can store data from a PC and can be moved to another PC. In addition, there is an advantage that it is possible to store data from such a mobile phone terminal or PDA, and to move and store the data in a PC.

However, there are many people who are not able to operate electronic devices such as PCs and PDAs well yet, and it is true that especially those over 40 years old are not accustomed to storing or displaying data using PCs.

Accordingly, there is a need for a storage device capable of displaying data on a TV familiar to a general user and easily storing video and / or audio data displayed on the TV.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problem, and a data storage device capable of receiving and storing data stored in a portable digital electronic device and reproducing it through a television, and storing image and / or audio data reproduced through a television. Its purpose is to provide.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a data storage device includes a USB means connected to an electronic device to enable input and output of data, a memory unit for storing data input and output through the USB means, and data stored in the memory unit to be reproduced by a television. Data converting means for converting the data, television connecting means connected to the television, and a control unit for controlling data to be stored in the memory unit through the USB means and converting the stored data to be reproduced on a television. It is characterized by.

The data converting means may include decompression means for decompressing the stored data, and signal converting means for converting the signal into a signal suitable for a television.

The data storage device according to the present invention includes a television connection means connected to the television, data conversion means for receiving and converting video and / or audio data displayed on the television, and a memory in which the video and / or audio data is stored. And USB means connected to the electronic device to enable input and output of data, and to convert and store video and / or audio data transmitted through the television connection means, and to be transmitted to the electronic device through the USB means. It characterized in that the control unit is included.

The data converting means may include signal converting means for converting the television signal to be stored, and compression means for compressing the converted signal.

In addition, the data storage device is characterized in that it further comprises a power supply for supplying power.

The USB means may include a USB connector connected to the electronic device, and a USB controller for selectively transmitting data by operating as a host controller and a slave controller according to the USB level of the connected electronic device.

In addition, the television is characterized in that the analog television.

In addition, the data storage device is characterized in that it further comprises a key input unit for control.

Hereinafter, a data storage device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view for explaining an embodiment of a data storage device of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the data storage device 20 according to the present invention receives and stores video and / or audio data from the electronic device 10 and displays the stored data through the television 30.

In addition, the data storage device 20 according to the present invention receives and stores video and / or audio data reproduced through the television 30.

The electronic device 10 is a portable digital electronic device that is generally used. For example, the electronic device 10 may generate or store video and / or audio data such as a camcorder, a notebook computer, an MP3 player, a PDA, a digital camera, or the like. Say.

The television 30 may be applied to not only a digital type but also a conventional analog type television, and this may be a great advantage and a feature of the present invention.

The electronic device 10 is usually provided with a USB port for transmitting and receiving data with the outside, and a control means for transmitting and receiving data through the external electronic device and the USB port.

The data storage device 20 of the present invention includes a USB connector 21 connected to the electronic device 10, and includes a USB controller 22, a controller 24, a memory 25, and an encoding / decoding unit ( 23, TV terminal 26, power supply unit 27, and key input unit 28 are formed.

The USB connector 21 is provided to conform to the USB standard, so that the connected device can be automatically recognized without additional settings. This USB consists of four wires, two of which are used to supply power and the other two are used to transfer data.

Therefore, power can be supplied to the data storage device 20 connected through the USB connector 21 and data can be transmitted at a transmission rate of up to 12 Mbps.

The USB controller 22 detects a signal transmitted from the connected electronic device 10, and when a signal of the USB host controller is detected in the connected electronic device 10, the USB controller 22 is driven as a slave controller to receive an ID from the connected device and receive the electronic signal. USB data communication with the device 10 is performed.

On the other hand, when the USB controller 22 detects a signal transmitted from the connected electronic device 10 and detects a signal of the USB slave controller in the connected electronic device 10, the USB controller 22 is driven by the USB host controller and connected to the electronic device 10. ID) and USB data communication with the electronic device 10 can be performed.

In other words, by selectively operating as a host controller and a slave controller according to the USB level to enable data communication with any electronic device.

The memory unit 25 stores data transmitted from the electronic device 10 or the television 30, and may be a flash memory that is generally used. In addition, software associated with driving the data storage device 20 of the present invention may be stored, and the number or type of the memory units 25 is not particularly limited.

Meanwhile, the encoding / decoding unit 23 suitably encodes video and / or audio data stored in the memory unit 25 into a signal that can be displayed on a television or decodes a signal displayed on a television.

That is, the compressed and stored data can be decompressed by JPEG, MPEG encoder, etc. and encoded by a TV encoder into a signal suitable for a television, or the signal of a television can be transmitted to a TV decoder so that the signal displayed on the television can be transmitted to another electronic device 10. Convert and compress with JPEG, MPEG decoder, etc.

The encoding / decoding unit 23 is essentially required when connected to an analog television and is not necessarily required when connected to a digital television.

In particular, the data storage device 20 according to the present invention is provided with an encoding / decoding unit 23 to transmit data to all conventional analog televisions, which proves the usefulness of the present invention.

The TV terminal 26 is a connection means for connecting the data storage device 20 and the television 30 of the present invention, and the video and / or audio data stored in the memory unit 25 of the data storage device 20 can be obtained. And transmit the video and / or audio data displayed on the television 30 to the data storage device 20. The TV terminal 26 is connected to the composite terminal or the AV terminal of the television 30 to transmit a signal.

The power supply unit 27 serves to supply power to the data storage device 20 of the present invention, and an external power source may be used according to the type, connection method, or the like of the electronic device 10 or the television 30. In this case, the power supply 27 is not necessarily required.

The key input unit 28 may be used to store the image and / or audio data displayed on the television 30 in the data storage device 20, and may store data using the OSD menu of the television 30. In this case, the key input unit 28 is not necessarily required.

When the data storage device 20 is connected to the electronic device 10, the controller 24 controls the communication with the electronic device 10 to be performed, and controls the memory unit by the control signal of the electronic device 10. 25) allow data to be stored or deleted. At this time, the data storage device 20 and the electronic device 10 is a data transmission.

In addition, when the data storage device 20 is connected to the television 30, the control unit 24 may adapt the data stored in the memory unit 25 to the television signal so that data may be transmitted to the television 30. Encode and send it through the TV terminal 26. Therefore, when the data storage device 20 is connected to the television 30, the video and / or audio data stored in the memory unit 25 can be automatically reproduced.

In addition, the control unit 24 decodes the video and / or audio data displayed on the television 30 so that it can be compressed and stored in the memory unit 25 so as to decode the signal of the television (eg, EBS educational broadcasting). To be stored in the memory unit 25.

Referring to the operation of the data storage device 20 according to the present invention having the above configuration is as follows.

First, when the data storage device 20 of the present invention is connected to an electronic device 10 capable of generating or storing video and / or audio data such as a camcorder, a notebook computer, an MP3 player, a PDA, a digital camera, or the like, the electronic According to the USB level of the device 10, the data storage device 20 operates as a host device or a slave device by the USB controller 22.

Image and / or audio data generated or stored in the electronic device 10 according to a key input of the electronic device 10 is transmitted to the data storage device 20 through the USB port 21.

The controller 24 may store the transmitted data in the memory unit 25, and under the control of the electronic device 10, the data stored in the memory unit 25 may be transmitted to the electronic device 10. do.

Then, when the data storage device 20 of the present invention is connected to the television 30, the control unit 24 recognizes the signal of the television 30 and stores the video and / or audio data stored in the memory unit 25 as a television signal. Encoded so that it can be transmitted to the television 30. In this case, the power supply unit 27 supplies power to the data storage device 20 so that the power supply unit 27 can operate with its own power when connected to the television 30.

In addition, the image and / or audio data transmitted to the television 30 may be automatically displayed on the screen of the television, and may be displayed by setting a reproduction method of the data input through the OSD menu.

On the other hand, the video and audio data reproduced through the television 30 is properly decoded to be stored in the data storage device 20, compressed and stored in the memory unit 25, and such operation is performed on the OSD menu of the television 30. B may be controlled through the key input unit 28 of the data storage device 20.

Data stored in the memory unit 25 may be transmitted to any electronic device 10 connected through the USB connector 21, for example, a PC, under the control of the controller 24.

Such a data storage device according to the present invention has various usefulness.

For example, if karaoke is downloaded from a PC and connected to a television, karaoke can be executed immediately, and image data such as photographs can be displayed in a slide show format on a television.

In addition, it is also possible to simply store the image and / or audio data displayed on the television to edit with a PC, or to play by listening to the MP3 player or the like.

The present invention stores data from electronic devices such as camcorders, laptops, MP3 players, PDAs, digital cameras, and the like, and can be played back on televisions. It provides a data storage device that can be reproduced or edited by an electronic device such as.

In particular, the present invention can be applied to not only a digital television that is easily interlocked with a digital electronic device, but also to a conventional analog television to provide a function that can be conveniently used by all users.

In addition, there is an advantage that anyone can easily use the data to be reproduced on a television familiar to those who are not familiar with the operation of the electronic device.

Claims (8)

delete delete Television connection means connected to the television; Data conversion means for receiving and converting video and / or audio data displayed on the television; A memory unit for storing the video and / or audio data; USB means connected to an electronic device to enable input and output of data, And a control unit for converting and storing the image and / or audio data transmitted through the television connection unit and transmitting the converted image and / or audio data to the electronic device through the USB unit. The method of claim 3 The data converting means includes a signal converting means for converting the television signal so that it can be stored, and a compressing means for compressing the converted signal. The method of claim 3, wherein The data storage device further comprises a power supply for supplying power. The method of claim 3, wherein The USB means includes a USB connector connected to the electronic device, and a USB control unit for selectively transmitting data by operating as a host controller and a slave controller according to the USB level of the connected electronic device. The method of claim 3, wherein And said television is an analog television. The method of claim 3, wherein The data storage device further comprises a key input unit for control.

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