KR100747834B1 - Method and apparatus for displaying an information of an image display device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an information display apparatus and method of an image display device that enables a user to display weather index and living index according to the weather of a corresponding date by using weather information.

That is, the present invention analyzes weather information, date information and area code information from the received additional information, extracts only weather information according to the region of the region that the user views, and saves the weather index and life according to the weather information. The indexes are matched so that they can be displayed simultaneously with the video signal received at a predetermined period at a predetermined set time.

Therefore, the information display device and method of the image display device according to the present invention can extract only the weather information for the region to be viewed by the user to display only the weather index according to the weather, so that the user can easily recognize the weather in the region. In addition, since the living indexes such as cautions that the user should pay attention to depending on the weather can be displayed, it can provide convenience to the user's life, thereby providing more satisfaction in using the product.

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Description

Information display apparatus and method for an image display device {Method and apparatus for displaying (an) information of (an) image display device}

1 is a view showing an embodiment according to the information display method of the image display apparatus according to the prior art.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information display apparatus of an image display apparatus according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart showing a method of displaying information of an image display device according to the present invention;

4 is a table showing contents stored in a storage unit shown in FIG. 2;

5 is a view showing an embodiment according to an information display method of an image display device according to the present invention;

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100: VSB processing unit 200: MPEG decoder

300: control unit 400: storage unit

500: scaler 600: display unit

The present invention relates to an image display device, and more particularly, to an information display device and method for displaying a weather index and a living index according to the weather of a corresponding day by using weather information as data is broadcasted. It is about.

Recently, the rapid growth of the Internet is rapidly increasing the amount of data transmission, and the amount of data transmission via the Internet is doubling every three to four months.However, due to the limited transmission speed of the existing telephone line, There is a limit.

On the other hand, the broadcasting network has a wide frequency band, so the transmission speed of the broadcasting is faster than the Internet, and at the same time, it has the ability to transmit data to many end users, so anyone can surf in the sea of information through many channels. You can download while playing.

For example, if you have a satellite or cable TV receiver with more than 50 channels, you can transmit about 750 Mbps per second over the air, but only 20 Kbps over the Internet.

However, the existing internet data transmission service has a limitation in that there is a lack of a high-performance telephone line capable of bi-directional access, whereas the broadcasting network such as terrestrial, satellite, and cable has wide coverage. And wallpaper consumers can also easily access the information.

In the past, when the broadcast was analog and the Internet was digital, the combination between the broadcast and the Internet was impossible. However, in the present time when the broadcast is digitized, new attempts have been made to combine the broadcast and the Internet by data broadcasting.

Data transmission in the analog broadcasting era was only limited text transmission, but in the digital broadcasting era, various services such as e-mail EPG, TV banking, telephone service and internet search as well as information service such as weather and news are provided through TV receiver. Such data broadcasting is evolving while providing various new services according to the development of related applications.

In conclusion, data broadcasting in the digital age can be defined as the transmission of digital multimedia contents to various terminals from one sender to a large number of users using a broadcasting network, and is provided in the form of services linked to programs, non-interlocked services, or interactive services. Includes a variety of services.

In addition, when looking at the service type of data broadcasting, a program-linked data broadcasting, which is a service interworking with a broadcasting program, may be mentioned. This includes sports, drama, games, and commercial broadcasting.

The next type includes program independent data broadcasting, which is a service using an independent channel without interworking with a broadcasting program, and this includes EPG, weather, and news.

Another type uses upstream channels to provide services such as education, shopping, and email, and interactive services such as TV broadcasts and asynchronous services, including education, shopping, banking, stocks, and email. Corresponds to

As such data broadcasting is implemented, not only functions as TV viewing but also various functions, and one of these functions has a function of receiving local information.

For example, if the user shows the weather as shown in Figure 1, the data broadcast shows the weather forecast for a week, but not only displays the weather for the entire region at the same time, but also displays no information other than the weather. Since other information cannot be obtained at the same time, the user may feel uncomfortable.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve such a problem, it is an object to provide a variety of life index according to the weather information using the weather information.

 In addition, there is another purpose to simultaneously provide other information for the user convenience in addition to the weather information.

The information display device of the image display device according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a VSB processing unit for processing a broadcast signal received through the antenna as a VSB signal, and the data converted by the VSB processing unit into a video and weather information stream MPEG decoder to separate and transmit each, the living index information according to the weather information and the storage unit for storing the OSD content, and when the power-on command input from the user receives the additional information output through the MPEG decoder to receive the weather by region A control unit for analyzing the information and extracting living index information according to weather information for each region from the storage unit and outputting the living index information under a predetermined condition; and outputting the video stream output through the MPEG decoder according to a control signal of the control unit. Video destination to display regional weather information and living index information at the same time It comprises a scaler that there is there is its features.

Preferably, the additional information output through the MPEG decoder is configured to include weather information, weather information and local information.

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The information display method of the image display device according to the present invention for achieving the above object comprises the steps of analyzing the additional information received when the power-on command input by the user, and extracting the region code and weather information from the additional information And matching the living index information according to the extracted weather information and displaying the corresponding information according to a predetermined condition.

Preferably, the step of extracting the weather information is a step of extracting only weather information of a corresponding region from the received information.

More preferably, matching the living index and displaying the living index according to a predetermined period includes extracting a living index rule according to the extracted weather information and displaying the extracted living index at a predetermined period. There is this.

More preferably, the step of displaying the living index at a predetermined period is characterized in that the step of displaying in the form of OSD.

More preferably, the step of displaying the weather index in a predetermined period is characterized in that the display of the weather index according to the weather information by the icon and the number.

Hereinafter, an information display apparatus and method of an image display device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information display apparatus of an image display apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an information display method of the image display apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is shown in FIG. 5 is a table illustrating the storage contents of the storage unit, and FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a weather index display in an information display device of an image display device according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the information display device of the image display device according to the present invention includes a VSB processor 100 for processing a broadcast signal received through an antenna as a VSB signal, and data converted by the VSB processor 100. The MPEG decoder 200 for separating and transmitting the video and weather information streams, the storage unit 400 for storing the living index information according to the weather information, and the additional information output through the MPEG decoder 200. In response to the input and analyze the weather information for each region, the control unit 300 for controlling to extract the living index according to the weather information for each region from the storage unit 400 to be output to a predetermined condition, and the control signal of the control unit 300 According to the scaler 500 to the image processing so that the weather information and the living index information for each region is simultaneously output to the video stream output through the MPEG decoder 200, and the scale It consists of a video image processed in multiple 500, a display unit 600 for display.

The operation of the information display device of the image display device according to the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

When the user inputs a power-on command, the VSB processing unit 100 converts the broadcast signal received through the antenna into 8-bit VSB data and transmits the converted data to the MPEG decoder 200. In the case of 8-VSB, the input data rate is 19.39 Mbps, and in the case of 16-VSB, the signal of 38.78 Mbps is transmitted.

The MPEG decoder 200 converts the data transmitted from the VSB processing unit 100 into a video stream and an additional information stream, and the converted additional information stream is transmitted to the controller 300 and the converted video stream. Is transmitted to the scaler 500.

The control unit 300 analyzes the date and region of the day weather information from the received additional information stream, and in the TV for Japan is not only possible for each region during the channel search, but also stores the region code in the storage unit 400. .

That is, the controller 300 extracts only the weather in the region from the received date and the weather information from the received additional information stream, and calculates the data according to the weather according to the weather previously stored in the storage 400. Match the information.

The matched living index is transmitted to the scaler 500, and the scaler 500 includes a video stream transmitted through the MPEG decoder 200 and living index information transmitted through the controller 300. After processing so that the display can be performed at a set cycle, the display unit 600 transmits the processed data to the display unit 600.

Then, at the preset time on the display unit 600, the living index according to the weather of the region is simultaneously displayed together with the received image signal.

That is, the control method of the information display apparatus of the image display apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3. First, when a user inputs a power-on command, the received information is analyzed (S101 to S102). The received additional information includes weather information, date information, and local information.

In analyzing the information, region codes and weather information are extracted (S103 to S104).

Then, the corresponding living indexes are matched according to the extracted region-specific weather information, and the weather information and living indexes are displayed at predetermined periods (S105 to S106).

That is, as shown in FIG. 4, since the storage index 400 and the life index OSD contents are stored in the storage unit 400, the storage index 400 may simultaneously display the weather index or the living index according to the weather of the corresponding region.

In other words, if the weather data is 0x14, the corresponding living index OSD address matches 0x02, and the living index content is "a good day for a walk due to the wind." Is displayed on the OSD.

Finally, when the user inputs the power off command, the process ends (S107).

Thus, as shown in Figure 5, the weather index and living index can be displayed at the same time as the received image signal, the weather index, such as laundry, going out, exercise, driving, umbrella, sleep, etc. The icon can be displayed in the preset area with a number as an icon, and the living index can be displayed with texts to be noted by the user depending on the weather.

As described above, the information display apparatus and method of the image display apparatus according to the present invention have the following effects.

First, since only the weather information corresponding to the region watched by the user can be extracted and only the weather index according to the weather can be displayed, the user can more easily recognize the weather of the region.

Second, it is possible to provide a convenience to the user's life because it can display the living index, such as precautions for the user depending on the weather.

Third, even if the user does not perform a separate operation, by analyzing the information received automatically to display the weather index and living index can provide the user with more satisfaction by using the product.

Claims (8)

A VSB processor configured to process a broadcast signal received through an antenna as a VSB signal; An MPEG decoder which separates the data converted by the VSB processor into a video and weather information stream and transmits the divided data; A storage unit for storing weather index, living index information, and corresponding OSD information according to the weather information; When the power-on command is input by the user, the additional information output through the MPEG decoder is input, and the weather information for each region is analyzed, and weather index and living index information according to the weather information for the region is extracted from the storage unit, and the preset condition is set. A control unit controlling the output to And, And a scaler configured to process the image such that the weather index and the living index information for each region are simultaneously output to the video stream output through the MPEG decoder according to the control signal of the controller. The method of claim 1, The additional information output through the MPEG decoder includes weather information, date information, and local information. delete Analyzing additional information received when a user inputs a power-on command; Extracting region code and weather information from the additional information; And, And matching the corresponding weather index and living index according to the extracted weather information and displaying the same according to a predetermined condition. The method of claim 4, wherein Extracting the weather information And extracting only weather information of the region from the received information. The method of claim 4, wherein Matching the living index and displaying according to a predetermined period Extracting weather index and living index information according to the extracted weather information, and displaying the extracted weather index and living index at predetermined intervals. The method of claim 6, The displaying of the living index at a predetermined cycle may include And displaying the information in the OSD form. The method of claim 6, The displaying of the weather index at a predetermined cycle may include And displaying the weather index according to the corresponding weather information as an icon and a number.

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