KR100720556B1 - Television receiver having function of establishing channel number to recording and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for setting and storing a channel number in a video image input from a broadcast receiver, a video player, or an external device such as a DVD, A memory for storing water or video objects; And a controller for setting a predetermined channel number in a broadcast or video object and storing the predetermined channel number in a memory, and reading out the broadcast and video objects set in the channel number when a selection command for a predetermined channel number is input from the outside, do.

TV receiver, broadcasting, video, channel number, automatic channel number setting, manual channel number setting.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a television receiver having a channel number setting function and a channel number setting method,

1 is a schematic diagram of a system for setting a channel number in a broadcast or video using a television receiver according to the present invention.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a television receiver and a television receiver.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a channel number in a broadcast or video object according to the present invention. FIG.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a recording mode for recording a broadcast or a video object according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a channel number in a broadcast or video to be recorded by a television receiver according to the present invention.

6 is a flowchart showing a process of outputting a broadcast or a video set in a channel number selected by the television receiver according to the present invention on a screen.

FIG. 7A is a diagram illustrating a menu screen that is output in conjunction with a menu key input by a television receiver according to the present invention through a remote controller; FIG.

FIG. 7B is a view showing a channel number setting screen for setting a channel number provided by the television receiver according to the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 7C is a diagram illustrating a channel number input window provided by the television receiver according to the present invention; FIG.

Description of the Related Art [0002]

100: broadcaster 200: network communication network

300: external device 400: television receiver

401: tuner 402: screen

403: Speaker 404: A / D converter

405: Video processing unit 406: Audio processing unit

407: Image processing unit 408:

409: Communication interface 410:

411: Control section 420: Menu screen

430: Channel number setting screen 440: Channel number input window

The present invention relates to a television receiver and a channel number setting method for setting a channel number in a recording, and more particularly, to a television receiver for setting and storing a channel number in a broadcast or a video to be recorded by a television receiver, and a channel number setting method using the same will be.

Along with the rapid development of science and technology, the multimedia and the field of combining various kinds of information such as video and audio, the information storage and existence forms are being digitized from analogue in the rapid development of information and communication. Since the size of digital image data is gradually decreased due to the development of MPEG (Moving Picture Exports Group) technology, which is a compression standard for moving image data for compressing digitized image data requiring a relatively large amount of data, Digital video and audio services have been gradually applied to almost all fields such as home appliances and communication, and digital devices have been introduced to provide such services.

Among them, TV has an important place as an easy and effective information delivery medium in everyday life. By compressing and transmitting video data and audio data by MPEG technology, it is possible to transmit a large amount of information more quickly and stably With the advent of digital TVs that can be provided, more and more broadcasts can be appreciated at home even with clearer picture quality and voice.

At this time, the digital TV as described above receives a broadcast transmitted through a broadcast channel allocated to each broadcast station and outputs the broadcast in real time. At the same time, the broadcast is recorded and stored in a predetermined storage medium, So that the user can view the broadcast.

Accordingly, a variety of technologies have been developed in which a television receiver records and stores video contents transmitted from a broadcaster and external devices such as a video player or a DVD, and outputs the broadcast or video on the screen in accordance with a user command For example, Patent Application No. 2003-0043511 proposes a device for storing a digital TV broadcast using broadcast information included in a broadcast signal.

The PSIP parsing unit parses the PSIP from the received broadcast signal. The control unit converts the broadcast information obtained from the parsed PSIP into a database, And a storage unit for storing the broadcast information and the broadcast signal in a database format.

However, in the conventional apparatus for storing TV broadcasts, in order to select broadcast information stored in a storage unit, a user has to search for a storage unit through a dedicated exclusive searcher, There was a problem that the desired broadcast information could not be quickly accessed.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a television receiver for setting and storing a channel number in a broadcast received from a broadcaster or an image transmitted from an external device and a channel number setting method using the same .

Another object of the present invention is to provide a television receiver capable of easily selecting a recorded broadcast or video by adjusting the up / down channel key of a remote controller by setting and storing a channel number in a broadcast or video, Provides a setup method.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a television receiver for recording a video content received from a broadcaster or an external device such as a video player or a DVD and outputting the video content on a screen, A memory for storing a program and a broadcast or video object to which a predetermined channel number is set; And a preset channel number is set in the broadcast or video object and stored in the memory. When a selection command for a predetermined channel number is inputted from the outside, the broadcast and video objects set in the corresponding channel number are read out and output on the screen And a control unit.

A method for setting a predetermined channel number at the time of recording a video content input from a broadcast receiver, a video player, or an external device such as a DVD, the method comprising the steps of: A first step of setting a recording mode for recording a broadcast or a video; A second step of the television receiver setting a predetermined channel number in the broadcast or video object according to a user command and storing the predetermined channel number in a memory in a state in which the recording mode is set; And a third step of causing the television receiver to read the broadcast or video object set to the selected channel number and output the broadcast or video object to the screen when the channel number set in the broadcast or video object is selected by the user do.

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

Here, FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system for setting a channel number in a broadcast or video using a television receiver according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a television receiver according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a system for setting and storing a channel number in a broadcast or video using a television receiver according to the present invention includes a broadcaster 100 for transmitting various broadcasts to the outside through a network communication network 200, An external device 300 such as a video player or a DVD for recording and reproducing various video contents and various broadcasts transmitted from the broadcasting company 100 through the network communication network 200 and an external device 300 connected to the communication port And a television receiver 400 for outputting various kinds of video images on a screen.

Here, the broadcaster 100 is a public broadcasting station, a satellite broadcasting station, or a cable broadcasting station, and rewrites various broadcast contents such as a movie, a soap opera, a music, an advertisement, etc. and transmits the same to the television receiver through the network communication network 200 Role.

More specifically, the external device 300 is connected to the TV through a communication port formed at a predetermined position of the television receiver 400, and is connected to the TV receiver 400. The external device 300 outputs the recorded video content to the television receiver 400 Video player, PVR or DVD.

The television receiver 400 tunes a broadcast channel allocated to each broadcaster 100, reads a broadcast transmitted through the tuned broadcast channel and records it in a storage unit, or outputs a broadcast program recorded in response to a user command in real time .

In addition, the television receiver 400 records video data transmitted from an external device such as a video player or a DVD connected via a communication port to record in a storage unit or output in real time according to a user command.

At this time, the television receiver 400 sets and stores a predetermined channel number upon storing the broadcasting contents transmitted from the broadcaster 100 or the video contents transmitted from the external device 300 to the storage unit, If a predetermined channel number is selected, the broadcast or video set in the corresponding channel number can be quickly output on the screen.

The internal configuration of the television receiver 400 for setting and storing a predetermined channel number in the broadcast received from the broadcast station 100 or the video transmitted from the external device 300 is as shown in FIG.

2, a television receiver 400 according to the present invention includes a tuner 401 for receiving a composite video signal transmitted through a plurality of broadcasting channels from a plurality of broadcasting stations 100 and outputting an analog video signal and a voice signal, A screen 402 for displaying a video signal, a speaker 403 for outputting a voice signal, and an A / D converter (not shown) for converting an analog video signal output from the tuner 401 into a digital video signal A video processor 405 for converting the digital video signal output from the A / D converter 404 into a signal suitable for the screen 402, and a speaker 403 for converting the audio signal output from the tuner 401, An image processing unit 407 for outputting a video signal output from the video processing unit 405 to the screen 402 and an audio processing unit 407 for outputting the audio signal output from the audio processing unit 406 Amplification A communication interface 409 for performing communication connection between the amplifying unit 408 for outputting to the speaker 403 and the external device 300 such as a video player or a DVD, A storage unit 410 for storing the received broadcast or the video data transmitted from the external device 300 and a channel number when recording video data received from the broadcast station 100 or the external device 300 And a control unit 411 for storing the broadcast program in the storage unit 410 and outputting the broadcast program or the video program corresponding to the selected channel number to the screen 402 when a predetermined channel number is selected through the remote controller.

The tuner 401 receives a composite video signal transmitted through a plurality of broadcast channels and outputs a composite video signal of a broadcast channel from which the control unit 411 instructs the output of the received broadcast channel. At this time, the tuner 4010 outputs the analog video signal included in the composite video signal to the A / D converter 404 and also outputs the audio signal to the audio processing unit 406.

The screen 402 outputs an image transmitted from the image processing unit 407. The screen 402 may be a broadcast program transmitted from the broadcast station 100 or a video player for performing data communication through the communication interface 409 or an external device such as a DVD And outputs the image information of the video image.

The A / D converter 404 samples the analog video signal output from the tuner 401 under the control of the controller 411, converts the sampled analog video signal into a digital signal, and outputs the converted digital video signal to the video processor 405.

The video processor 405 converts the digital video signal converted by the A / D converter 404 into a signal suitable for the screen 402 under the control of the controller 411 and outputs the signal to the video processor 407.

The audio processor 406 converts the audio signal output from the tuner 401 into an electrical audio signal suitable for the speaker 403 under the control of the controller 411 and outputs the electrical audio signal to the amplifier 408. At this time, the audio signal amplified to a predetermined size by the amplifying unit 408 is outputted to the outside through the speaker 403. [

The image processing unit 407 outputs a video signal output from the video processing unit 405 on the screen 402 in a predetermined manner, for example, a video signal in a main screen or a sub-screen format under the control of the controller 411.

The communication interface 409 makes a communication connection with a video player or an external device 300 such as a DVD connected through a communication port formed in the television receiver 400 and transmits a video image transmitted from the external device 300 to a control unit 411).

The storage unit 410 is a storage medium for storing various information and is implemented by a memory device such as a RAM or an EEPROM or a hard disk driver (HDD), and the television receiver 400 ) For executing the respective constituent parts.

In addition, the storage unit 410 stores various broadcasts received from the broadcast station 100, and stores the broadcasts in association with a predetermined channel number set by the control unit 411.

In addition, the storage unit 410 stores video images transmitted from an external device 300 connected through a communication port formed in a predetermined area of the television receiver 400, and associates it with a predetermined channel number set by the control unit 411 And stores the corresponding video material.

The control unit 411 sets a predetermined channel number in a broadcast received from the broadcasting company 100 or a video image transmitted from the external device 300 according to an instruction from the user and stores the predetermined channel number in the storage unit 410, 411) will be described as follows.

If the user instructs the user to set a recording mode for recording a broadcast or a video using a remote controller or the like, the controller 411 sets a recording mode for recording a broadcast or a video, And outputs a channel number setting screen to be used for setting the channel number automatically or manually on the screen.

At this time, if the user selects the automatic channel number setting item included in the channel number setting screen by using the remote controller, the controller 411 automatically sets a predetermined channel number in the broadcast or video object to be recorded, .

If the user selects a manual channel number setting item included in the channel number setting screen using the remote controller, the controller 411 outputs a predetermined channel number input window on the screen, and displays a PIP method or a POP UP method On the screen 402.

At this time, if the user inputs a predetermined channel number through the channel number input window, the control unit sets the channel number inputted through the channel number input window to the broadcast or video to be recorded and stores the set channel number in the storage unit 410.

If the user selects a predetermined channel number using the remote controller while the channel number is automatically or manually set to the broadcast or video to be recorded as described above, the controller 411 controls the broadcast / And outputs it to the screen 402.

A process of setting a predetermined channel number in a broadcast receiver or a video object transmitted from an external device having the above-described structure and function according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a channel number for a broadcast or a video object in the television receiver according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a recording mode for recording a broadcast or a video object in the television receiver according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a channel number to a broadcast or a video to be recorded in the television receiver according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a channel number And outputting the broadcast or video set in the number on the screen.

First, the television receiver sets a recording mode for recording a broadcast or a video according to a user command input through a remote controller as shown in FIG. 3 (S100).

4, in order to set a recording mode for recording a video content transmitted through a broadcast receiver, a video player, a DVD, or the like using a remote controller, When the selection is made (S101), the television receiver 400 outputs a menu screen 420 including a recording item used when setting a recording mode on the screen 402 (S102), as shown in FIG. 7A.

At this time, when the user selects a recording item using the remote controller in the state that the menu screen 420 is outputted (S103), the television receiver 400 records the broadcast received from the broadcasting company or the video material delivered from the D external device (S104).

After setting the recording mode as described above, the television receiver 400 sets a channel number in the broadcast or video according to a user instruction and records it in the storage unit 410 (S200), as shown in FIG.

5, when the user selects the channel number setting item included in the menu screen 420 (S201) using the remote controller while the recording mode is set, the television receiver 400 displays A channel number setting screen 430 used for automatically or manually setting a predetermined channel number in the broadcast or video to be recorded is output on the screen 402 (S202).

Here, the channel number setting screen 430 may include an automatic channel number setting item used when a channel number is automatically set for a broadcast or video and a manual channel number setting item used when a user sets an arbitrary channel number .

At this time, if the user selects a predetermined channel number setting item using the remote controller, the television receiver 400 determines whether the selected channel number setting item is an automatic channel number setting item or a manual channel number setting item (S203).

If it is determined in step S203 that the selected channel number setting item is an automatic channel number setting item, the television receiver 400 automatically sets the channel number assigned to the preset broadcast channel to the broadcast or video object, (S204).

However, if the selected channel number setting item is a manual channel number setting item as a result of the determination in step S203, the television receiver 400 may display a predetermined channel number for receiving an arbitrary channel number to be selected by the user And outputs the channel number input window 440 on the screen 402 (S205).

Thereafter, when the user inputs an arbitrary channel number through the channel number input window 440, the television receiver 400 transmits the channel number inputted through the channel number input window 440 to a channel number or an arbitrary channel number And stores it in the storage unit 410.

After the channel number is set and stored in the broadcast or video object as described above, the television receiver 400 displays the broadcast or video object set in the channel number selected by the user on the screen 402 (S300).

6, when the user selects a predetermined channel number using the remote controller (S301), the television receiver 400 determines whether a predetermined broadcast or video object is set in the selected channel number (S302).

If it is determined in step S302 that no broadcast or video object is set in the selected channel number, the television receiver 400 outputs a message to the screen 402 that the broadcast or video object is not set in the channel number (S303).

However, if the broadcast or video object is set to the selected channel number as a result of the determination in step S302, the television receiver 400 reads out the broadcast or video object set in the channel number and outputs it to the screen 402 (S304 ).

It is to be noted that the technical idea of the present invention has been specifically described in accordance with the above preferred embodiment, but the above-mentioned embodiments are intended to be illustrative and not restrictive. In addition, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various embodiments are possible within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, a channel number is set for a broadcast output from a broadcasting company or a video image transmitted from an external device, and the user can operate the up / down channel key of the remote controller to record Thereby providing an effect of being easily accessible.

Claims (9)

A television receiver for recording a video content received from a broadcaster or an external device such as a video player or a DVD to record on a screen, An execution program for driving the television and a memory for storing a broadcast or a video having a predetermined channel number; And A predetermined channel number corresponding to the broadcast or video object is automatically set or an input window for manual input is automatically output to the screen. When a channel number is inputted from a user, a predetermined channel number is set and stored in the memory And a control unit for reading out the broadcast and video contents stored corresponding to the channel number and outputting the selected broadcast and video on a screen when a selection command for the channel number is inputted from outside. delete delete delete A method of setting a predetermined channel number at the time of recording a video object received by a television receiver from a broadcaster or a video object input from an external device such as a video player or a DVD, A first step of setting a recording mode for recording the broadcast or video according to a user command; If the user selects a menu key for setting a channel number while the recording mode is set, the television receiver automatically sets a predetermined channel number in the broadcast or video, or a channel number provided in a PIP or POP UP manner A second step of storing the channel number input from the user in the input window in association with the broadcast or video; And A third step of, when the channel number set in the broadcast or video object is selected by the user, the television receiver reading the broadcast or video object stored corresponding to the selected channel number and outputting the broadcast or video object on the screen And setting the channel number of the television receiver. delete delete delete 6. The method according to claim 5, When the user selects a predetermined channel number using the remote controller, it is determined whether or not a predetermined broadcast or video object is set in the selected channel number, and if it is not set, it is displayed on the screen as a message To set the channel number of the television receiver.

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