KR100705334B1 - Voice message control apparatus and the output method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for controlling auditory messages and an output method thereof, in which a sound is assigned to a function key that is likely to be confused by a user in a video output apparatus and the sound is output in a mode in which the key is used, So that the key corresponding to the sound can be easily used.

Sound, audible message, application function, end button

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a voice message control apparatus and an output method thereof,

1 is a block diagram of an auditory message control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

And,

2 is a flowchart for explaining a method of using an auditory message using the above configuration.

Description of the Related Art [0002]

110: tuner unit 135: image processing unit

140: Display section 145: Channel information storage section

150: GUI processing unit 160: Input unit

165:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an auditory message control apparatus and an output method thereof, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for effectively transmitting information using an auditory message in an information delivery medium such as a TV.

When a user uses a TV system, the TV system sometimes displays a message box or help using a GUI or an OSD, or displays information using simple text or icons to give information to the user. However, providing such visual information to the user and fully recognizing / acquiring it is very difficult.

For example, when the EPG, WiseLink, and D-Net functions are used as the application functions of the TV, the TV screen that is being watched normally disappears and the application function screen fills the entire screen. At this time, many novice users have difficulty in using the navigation system, and often turn off the TV in order to exit the application mode. This provides help (how to end application functions) at the bottom of the application function, but it is difficult for the actual user to understand enough if only the visual message is provided.

According to Lon Barfield (The User Interface: Concepts & Design, 12504), it has been reported that the transmission of messages using visual and auditory perception is more effective and accurate for users as an effective method of transmitting information.

That is, if only one of the visual message or the auditory message is used, the user's perception is less than 50%.

As a method using the above-described auditory message, there have been proposed a method of outputting various setting states by voice on an on-screen display screen, selectively outputting voice data according to an operation state, and a method of providing audio information audibly by outputting a voice along with a display screen.

However, providing auditory messages (voice services) in existing TV systems was contraindicated. Restrictions include the fact that the voice of a message comes out while the program is outputting a sound, or that an improper mechanical sound is provided due to hardware constraints, which interferes with the direction of effective information transmission.

Accordingly, there is a need to provide a method that can effectively provide the user with information by simultaneously providing not only a visual message but also an auditory message, without interrupting the transmission of information to the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an auditory message control device and a method of using the auditory message control device for providing a sound related to a predetermined button so as to utilize the button effectively.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of outputting an audible message in an image display apparatus, the method comprising: switching a screen display mode; displaying an OSD image for describing one or more keys to be used in the switched mode; And outputting any sound assigned to the predetermined key.

Wherein the screen display mode switching step is switched to an application function display mode including a program guide display function or a message box display mode, wherein the sound comprises a sound corresponding to a key capable of ending the switched mode .

In addition, it is preferable that the sound to be output is different in sound depending on the application function display mode or the message box display mode.

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

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a device for controlling audible messages in a digital broadcasting receiver according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 1, a digital broadcasting receiver 100 includes an antenna 105, a tuner 110, a demodulator 115, a demultiplexer 120, a sound processor 125, a speaker 130, A display unit 140, a channel information storage unit 145, a GUI processing unit 150, a main storage unit 155, an input unit 160, and a control unit 165.

When a physical channel scan command for system initialization is inputted, the tuner unit 110 sequentially tunes the channels from the lowest channel to the highest channel by an automatic channel search function, which is a function of automatically setting channels, to set channels. Also, the tuner unit 110 selects a digital signal for a channel selected by the user among a plurality of digital signals received through the antenna 105. [ The digital signal includes various information on a digital broadcast signal and a digital broadcast signal.

The demodulator 115 demodulates the modulated signals input from the tuner 110 into baseband signals.

The demultiplexer 120 demultiplexes a signal input from the demodulator 115 into a video signal, an audio signal, and an information signal for a broadcast signal. Since the video signal, the audio signal, and the information signal for the broadcast signal are multiplexed in the form of a transmission packet, the demodulator 115 demultiplexes the video signal, the audio signal, and the information signal for the broadcast signal .

The video signal output from the demultiplexing unit 120 is input to the video processing unit 135. The audio signal is input to the audio processing unit 125. The video signal output from the demultiplexing unit 120 is input to the audio processing unit 125, Information, transmission Tx ID information, etc.) signal is stored in the channel information storage unit 145. [

The audio processing unit 125 decodes the audio signal input from the demultiplexing unit 120, generates analog audio data, and outputs the audio data to the outside through the speaker 130. In addition, the control unit 165 controls the speaker 130 to output sound corresponding to a predetermined button.

The image processing unit 135 decodes the video signal received from the demultiplexing unit 120 and then encodes the decoded video signal in the RGB method to generate image data that can be displayed on the display unit 140, Is displayed.

The image processing unit 135 may be configured to superimpose a signal received from the GUI processing unit 150 on the display unit 140 in response to the control of the control unit 165 to be described later, Only the signal received by the processing unit 150 can be displayed. Normally, it is preferable to display the message box as a superimpose screen, and only display the GUI screen in the EPG, WiseLink, and D-Net modes.

The channel information storage unit 145 stores channel information of a broadcast signal. The broadcast channel information includes physical channel information, virtual channel information (KBS1, KBS2, EBS, MBC, etc.), and Tx ID (Transceiver ID) information. The Tx ID information is a code allocated for distinguishing transmission / reception regions of broadcast signals. The broadcast signal includes the transmission Tx ID and is transmitted.

The GUI processing unit 150 generates an RGB signal for generating a GUI screen according to the digital data provided by the control unit 165, and outputs the RGB signal to the image processing unit 135. Although the GUI is described in the present embodiment, related functions may be performed using an OSD as in a normal method.

In the main storage unit 155, a control program for controlling and managing the overall channel selection of the digital broadcast receiving apparatus 100 is stored. In addition, predetermined sounds corresponding to the end button or the OK button according to the present invention are stored.

The input unit 160 is provided with a plurality of function keys (Wiselink display, EPG display, and message display function keys, hereinafter referred to as application function buttons), numeric keys, and direction keys that can select various functions supported by the digital broadcast receiver have.

The control unit 165 systematically controls the digital broadcasting receiving apparatus 100 and displays the corresponding application function on the display unit 140 when the application function button is input through the input unit 160. [ That is, when an application function button such as EPG, WiseLink, and D-Net mode is input, the GUI processing unit 150 is driven to display a screen of the corresponding function on the display unit 140, A message is displayed on the screen, and at the same time, the predetermined sound sound assigned to the button that can terminate the function according to the present invention is transmitted to the sound processor 125 and outputted through the speaker 130. That is, the user can learn the button that can terminate the corresponding function according to the sound sound, so that the user can effectively terminate the corresponding mode.

Preferably, in the application function mode including the EPG, WiseLink, and D-Net modes in which the GUI screen fills the entire screen of the display unit 140, the sound corresponding to the end button is superimposed on the screen being watched and displayed In a display mode such as a message box, the sound corresponding to the OK button is output differently. That is, by providing a sound corresponding to a button capable of releasing the mode, the user can easily return to the TV viewing mode by operating the corresponding button corresponding to the sound.

Hereinafter, a method of using an auditory message according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described using the above configuration.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining a method of using an auditory message. In this embodiment, a method of terminating a corresponding mode using a broadcast guide function and a hearing message when a message is displayed will be described.

First, the control unit 165 determines whether a corresponding button (explained in the present embodiment as a GUIDE button) is used to use an EPG (Electronic Program Guide), which is one of application functions of the TV, through the input unit 160 S210).

As a result of the determination, if the GUIDE button is input, the control unit 165 turns off the TV screen that is being viewed and switches the mode to display the corresponding EPG screen. At this time, the EPG screen transmitted to the image processing unit 135 through the GUI processing unit 150 is displayed on the display unit 140 (S212).

The control unit 165 controls the EPG screen to be displayed, and at the same time, terminates the EPG screen through the sound processing unit 125 and corresponds to an end button (usually indicated by an EXIT button) And outputs the sound through the speaker 130 (S214).

In detail, in a typical EPG screen, not only a program guide screen but also a description of a key usable in the corresponding mode is displayed at the lower end thereof for convenience of user operation. At this time, when the user desires to return to the TV viewing mode by providing a sound corresponding to the end button, the user can easily end the corresponding mode by inputting the end button corresponding to the sound.

Thereafter, the control unit 165 performs the corresponding mode until the end button is input. If it is determined that the end button is input (S216), the control unit 165 turns off the EPG screen and controls the GUI processing unit 150 to display the TV watching screen S218).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S210 that the message display button is not inputted (S220), the control unit 165 performs mode switching so that the corresponding message is displayed on the screen being displayed in the GUI processing unit 150 in a superimposed manner (S222) .

In this case, the control unit 165 controls to display the message display screen, and at the same time, the specific sound corresponding to the confirmation button (normally indicated by the ENTER button) that can end the message display through the sound processing unit 125 And outputs it through the speaker 130 (S214). The sound corresponding to the end button in step S214 and the sound corresponding to the confirmation button are configured differently so that the user can distinguish the corresponding button from the sound. Also, in a specific case, the message display function may be provided automatically, and in this case, the control unit 165 repeats steps S222 to S224.

Thereafter, the control unit 165 performs the corresponding mode until the OK button is input. If it is determined that the OK button is pressed (S226), the GUI unit 150 controls the GUI processing unit 150 to turn off only the message display (S228).

In other words, for application functions such as EGP, WiseLink, and D-Net, those whose functions are to be terminated by pressing the Exit Button are provided with an arbitrary sound corresponding to the termination, and an Enter button ) To provide a different sound so that the user can use the button corresponding to the audible message to easily exit the mode in any mode.

As described above, in the embodiment of the present invention, the example of the end button or the OK button that can end each mode and return to the TV viewing mode has been described. However, if a predetermined sound is assigned to a specific function, It is possible to easily use the specific function while memorizing the sound. For example, when a user selects an undesired function on a screen provided with various functions, a sound related to a button that can return to a previous screen can be provided and used.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

As described above, according to the auditory message control apparatus and method of the present invention, when an application function is displayed on a screen or a message box is displayed on a screen, not only a visual message but also an auditory message corresponding to each situation are provided, It helps to improve.

  In addition, even if the message box is continuously displayed on the screen because the TV system does not have the source or the code is connected incorrectly and the screen does not appear at all, it is possible to provide the arbitrary sound to the user and to provide the feedback of the information to the user more effectively.

Claims (4)

A method of auditory message output of a video display device, Switching a screen display mode; Displaying an OSD image for one or more key descriptions to be used in the diverted mode; And And outputting any sound assigned to the predetermined key, The screen display mode switching step Wherein the display mode is switched to an application function display mode including a program guide display function or a message box display mode. delete The method according to claim 1, The sound And a sound corresponding to a key for terminating the switched mode. The method of claim 3, The output sound And outputting different sounds according to the application function display mode or the message box display mode.

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