KR100607972B1 - Method and apparatus for processing user input event in broadcasting receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling a broadcast receiver, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for processing a user event input according to a TV mode and an application mode set by a user in an interactive television.

A method for processing a user input event in a broadcast receiver according to the present invention is a method of controlling a broadcast receiver, the method comprising: (a) setting a TV mode or an application mode of a broadcast receiver, (b) a user input event generated through key input means; And determining (c) whether the input is input to the broadcast receiver and controlling the corresponding mode by applying the user input event to the TV mode or the application mode set in the step (a).

Description

Method and apparatus for processing user input event in broadcasting receiver

1 is a block diagram of a broadcast receiver to which a user input event processing apparatus according to the present invention is applied.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for processing a user input event in a broadcast receiver according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling a broadcast receiver, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for processing a user event input according to a TV mode and an application mode set by a user in an interactive television.

In accordance with the development of data processing technology, televisions transmit various additional service information together with general information about broadcast programs in addition to video signals and audio signals, and the TV receiver receives such additional service information and responds to requests from viewers. As a result, additional service information can be utilized.

Such data broadcasting has a limitation in the amount of additional service information that can be transmitted by adding additional service information to a horizontal synchronous signal section of a certain section that does not affect the displayed screen in the analog broadcasting system, and thus cannot provide various information services. . However, due to the development of digital broadcasting system, it is possible to provide a large amount of supplementary service information that can be conveniently used by viewers, so that the kind of supplementary service information becomes very diverse as well as general program information such as education, games, and online commerce information There is a trend.

In addition, digital television broadcasting enables the use of applications such as hypertext, images, animations, audio / video clips, and Java applets, enabling interactive interactive services that make full use of value-added services.

Accordingly, when a user input event is generated by using a key input means such as a remote controller (also called a remote controller) at the time when an application is being executed in the digital television receiver, the input event is applied to the executing application and processed. There has been a problem that the confusion of whether or not to apply or process to apply to perform a TV-specific function. That is, there is a problem in that an input event may not be executed according to a user's intention.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to add a TV / application mode setting key to the key input means in the television receiver, and to execute a user input event according to the TV / application mode set by the user in order to solve the above problems The present invention provides a method and apparatus for processing user input event in a controlling broadcast receiver.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for processing a user input event in a broadcast receiver, the method comprising: (a) setting a TV mode or an application mode of a broadcast receiver, (b) key input means Determining whether the user input event generated through the input is input to the broadcast receiver; and (c) controlling the corresponding mode by applying the user input event to the TV mode or the application mode set in the step (a). It is characterized by.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for processing user input events in a broadcast receiver includes a key button for setting a TV mode or an application mode in a broadcast receiver to control a user event for controlling the broadcast receiver. A key input means including a plurality of key buttons to be generated; and analyzing key button information received from the key input means to set a broadcast receiver to operate in a TV mode or an application mode, and set the key in the set TV mode or application mode. Control unit for controlling the corresponding mode by applying the user event input from the input means and data to be processed according to the control of the control unit by applying the received broadcast data and additional service information to the user event according to the set TV mode or application mode And a processing circuit.

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

As shown in FIG. 1, the broadcast receiver to which the user input event processing method according to the present invention is applied includes an antenna 101, a tuner 102, a channel decoder 103, a demultiplexer 104, and a key. Input means 105, control unit 106, service information storage unit 107, audio data processing unit 108, speaker 109, video data processing unit 110, service information processing unit 111, synthesis unit 112 And a display unit 113.

First, the basic operation of the broadcast receiver will be described.

After the TV is turned on by using the key buttons of the key input means 105, and the channel to be watched is selected, the tuner 102 generates an antenna (by the channel control signal generated by the controller 106). Only the broadcast signal of the channel set by the user is selected and output from the broadcast signals received through 101). Then, the channel decoder 103 recovers the digital signal detected from the broadcast signal of the channel selected by the packet unit, and outputs the digital signal to the demultiplexer 104. The demultiplexer 104 separates the audio data, the video data, and the additional service information data from the recovered packet unit data into separate bit strings and outputs the data.

Then, the separated audio data is decoded by the audio data processing unit 108, and then converted into an analog signal and finally output through the speaker 109.

The separated video data is subjected to signal processing such as decoding and error correction by the video data processing unit 110. Then, the decoded video data is synthesized and edited by the synthesizing unit 112 and the graphic data by the additional service application processed by the service information processing unit 111 and finally output through the display unit 113.

The additional service information separated by the demultiplexer 104 is stored in the service information storage means 107 under the control of the controller 106. The additional service information includes data service information about the program, weather information, stock information, and the like independent of the program.

Next, an operation of setting a TV mode and an application mode according to the present invention and an operation of processing an input user event by applying the set TV / application mode will be described.

The key input means 105 is provided with a plurality of key buttons for generating a user event for controlling the digital television. In particular, in the present invention, a key button for setting a TV mode or an application mode is additionally installed.

The controller 106 analyzes the key button information received from the key input means 105, and sets the digital television to the TV mode or the application mode when the received key button information corresponds to the TV mode or application mode setting key value. Run the process. As an example, the TV / application mode may be designed to be set as a TV mode as a default value, and the setting mode may be switched whenever a TV / application mode setting key value installed in the key input unit 105 is input.

When the user event key value is input from the key input means 105, the controller 106 determines whether the currently set mode is a TV mode or an application mode, and sets the TV mode according to the determination result. If present, the input user event key value is applied to control the TV-specific function. Otherwise, it is applied to control the application function.

If there is no application being executed in the application mode, the controller 106 is designed to output a warning message or automatically switch the setting mode to the TV mode.

Next, a method of processing a user input event in a broadcast receiver according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2.

First, the controller 106 is set to the TV mode or the application mode according to the input of the TV / application mode setting key value from the key input means 105 (S210). It is effective to design the TV / application mode to be set to the TV mode by default.

Next, the controller 106 determines whether a user input event generated through the key input means 105 is input (S220).

When the user event is input as a result of the determination in step 220 (S220), it is determined whether the currently set mode is a TV mode or an application mode (S230).

As a result of the determination in step 230 (S230), if the currently set mode is a TV mode, a user input event is applied to control a TV-specific function (S240). If the mode is set to an application mode, the user input is controlled to an application function. Apply the event (S250).

By this operation, the user can directly set the TV mode or the application mode, and the user input event can be processed according to the set TV / application mode.

The invention can be practiced as a method, apparatus, system, or the like. When implemented in software, the constituent means of the present invention are code segments that necessarily perform the necessary work. The program or code segments may be stored on a processor readable medium or transmitted by a computer data signal coupled with a carrier on a transmission medium or network. Processor readable media includes any medium that can store or transmit information. Examples of processor readable media include electronic circuits, semiconductor memory devices, ROMs, flash memories, E ² PROMs, floppy disks, optical disks, hard disks, optical fiber media, radio frequency (RF) networks, and the like. Computer data signals include any signal that can propagate over transmission media such as electronic network channels, optical fibers, air, electromagnetic fields, RF networks, and the like.

Specific embodiments shown and described in the accompanying drawings are only to be understood as an example of the present invention, not to limit the scope of the invention, but also within the scope of the technical spirit described in the present invention in the technical field to which the present invention belongs As various other changes may occur, it is obvious that the invention is not limited to the specific constructions and arrangements shown or described.

As described above, according to the present invention, by adding a function of arbitrarily setting the TV mode and the application mode in the broadcast receiver to control the user event to be executed in the mode set at the time of user event generation, confusion of the user at the time of key input. A convenient effect occurs that can be prevented.

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delete delete In the broadcast receiver control method, (a) setting a TV mode or an application mode of the broadcast receiver; determining whether a user input event generated through the key input means is input to the broadcast receiver; (c) controlling the mode by applying the user input event to the TV mode or the application mode set in step (a); And and (d) outputting a warning message if there is no application being executed at the time when the user event is input while the application mode is set. In the broadcast receiver control method, (a) setting a TV mode or an application mode of the broadcast receiver; determining whether a user input event generated through the key input means is input to the broadcast receiver; (c) controlling the mode by applying the user input event to the TV mode or the application mode set in step (a); And and (d) automatically switching the mode to the TV mode if there is no application being executed at the time when the user event is input in the application mode. Treatment method. delete In a broadcast receiver, Key input means including a plurality of key buttons for generating a user event for controlling a broadcast receiver, including a key button for setting a TV mode or an application mode; Analyzing the key button information received from the key input means to set the broadcast receiver to operate in a TV mode or an application mode, and apply the user event input from the key input means to the set TV mode or application mode to set the corresponding mode. A control unit which controls to output a warning message when there is no application being executed while being set to an application mode at the time when the user event is input; And And a data processing circuit for applying the received broadcast data and additional service information to a user event according to the set TV mode or application mode and processing the same according to the control of the controller. . In a broadcast receiver, Key input means including a plurality of key buttons for generating a user event for controlling a broadcast receiver, including a key button for setting a TV mode or an application mode; Analyzing the key button information received from the key input means to set the broadcast receiver to operate in a TV mode or an application mode, and apply the user event input from the key input means to the set TV mode or application mode to set the corresponding mode. A control unit which controls to automatically switch the mode to the TV mode when there is no application being executed while being set to an application mode at the time when the user event is input; And And a data processing circuit for applying the received broadcast data and additional service information to a user event according to the set TV mode or application mode and processing the same according to the control of the controller. .

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