KR100751129B1 - Television receiver having function of regenerating disk using watching and hearing information and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a television receiver and method for searching and playing back video content recorded on a final viewing track of a corresponding disc through viewing information of a disc reproduced by a DVD player, A storage unit for storing audience information in which information and viewer authentication information are recorded; An image processor for outputting a video image of a disc reproduced by a DVD player connected to a communication terminal on a screen; An OSD processing unit for outputting an OSD screen including viewing information of a disc reproduced by the DVD player on a screen; And the title information of the disk mounted from the DVD player is inputted, the viewing information set in association with the corresponding title information is output to the OSD screen. Then, when the disk reproducing command is inputted through the OSD screen, And a control unit for referring to the information and searching for and playing back the video content recorded on the last viewing track of the disc.

A television receiver, a DVD player, a disc, a title information, a viewing information, a track information, a video, a search, and a reproduction.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a television receiver having a disc playback function using viewing information,

1 is an internal configuration diagram of a television receiver according to the present invention;

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for searching for and playing back video data recorded on a predetermined track of a disc using a television receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a process of searching for and playing back a video object recorded on a predetermined track through a title information of a disc according to the present invention; FIG.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of searching for and playing back video content recorded on a predetermined track of a disc using a television receiver according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a process of searching for and playing back video content recorded on a predetermined track through the user authentication information of the television receiver according to the present invention; FIG.

Description of the Related Art [0002]

100: TV receiver 101: Tuner

102: demodulator 103: A / D converter

104: Signal separation unit (DEMUX) 105: Audio decoder

106: speaker 107: audio processor

108: amplifier 109: video decoder

110: screen 111: video processor

112: image processor 113: communication port

114: storage unit 115: OSD processing unit

116: control unit 120: menu screen

130: OSD screen 200: DVD player

The present invention relates to a television receiver and a method having a disk playback function using audience information, and more particularly to a television receiver and a television receiver for searching and reproducing a last viewing track of a disk through viewing information and viewer authentication information of a disk reproduced by a DVD player ≪ / RTI >

Along with the rapid development of science and technology, multimedia, which combines various forms of information such as video and audio, is rapidly becoming a digital revolution in the rapid development of information and communications, and the storage and presence of that information is becoming digitized in analogue. Due to the development of MPEG technology, which is a compression standard for moving image data for compressing digital image data, which requires a relatively large amount of data, the size of digital image data gradually becomes smaller, Digital video and audio services have been applied to all areas, and digital devices have emerged 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 based on the above-mentioned digital technology, it is possible to transmit more broadcasts with clear picture quality, I can easily appreciate it at home by sound. With the spread of digital TV, viewers can store various programs and information about the programs, and can select and watch programs according to the user's preferences.

In addition, the dissemination of digital TV provides a variety of applications such as traffic information, news information, weather information, stock information and entertainment information compared to the existing analog TV, as well as storing, For example, Patent Application No. 2003-0049753 proposes a technology for supporting the storage, editing, and playback of DV video images for digital camcorders as well as images for digital broadcasts.

(A) If recording of a specific program is selected by the user in the recording medium, whether to add the specific program to an existing program file stored on a storage medium or to generate a new program file Displaying in a menu form so that the user can select it; (b) displaying a program list screen stored in the storage medium when the user selects 'Add', and selecting a specific program file name by the user; (c) storing the video stream of the specific program in the storage medium when the file name of the previous program is selected in the step (b), generating an index file system for the video stream stored at the same time, Linking an index file system corresponding to a file with an address in a storage medium of an index file system of a specific program to be stored in the storage medium; And (d) reading the video stream of the program from the storage medium by referring to the index file system and reproducing the video stream.

However, in the conventional television receiver as described above, when a program recorded by a disc mounted on a DVD player or a digital camcorder or the like is reproduced, the television receiver records the first recorded portion, for example, And output it on the screen.

Therefore, when a disc played to a predetermined track by the DVD player is reproduced, the viewer has to repeatedly watch the video from the initial start track instead of watching the video from the track of the disc finally viewed by him / There has been a problem in that it is necessary to repeatedly perform a process of repeatedly reproducing a disc to search for a corresponding track in order to view a video object.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a television receiver and a television receiver for searching and reproducing a video content recorded on a track finally viewed by a viewer A receiver and a method are provided.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a television receiver and method for searching and reproducing a video recorded on a track finally viewed by a viewer through viewer authentication information of a disc reproduced by a DVD player or the like.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a television receiver and a method for allowing a viewer to easily search for and play back a video recorded on a predetermined track of a disc by providing viewing information of a disc reproduced by a DVD player or the like through an OSD screen do.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a television receiver for outputting a video image of a disc reproduced through a DVD player connected to a predetermined communication terminal on a screen, the television receiver comprising: And a viewer storage unit for storing audience information in which viewer authentication information is recorded; An image processor for outputting a video image of a disc reproduced by a DVD player connected to a communication terminal on a screen; An OSD processing unit for outputting an OSD screen including viewing information of a disc reproduced by the DVD player on a screen; When the title information of the disc mounted on the DVD player is input, the OSD screen is displayed in association with the title information, and when a disc play command is input through the OSD screen, And a control unit for reproducing the disc mounted on the DVD player from the last viewed track.

The present invention relates to a video playback method of a television receiver for outputting a video image of a disc reproduced through a DVD player connected to a predetermined communication terminal on a screen, the method comprising the steps of: A first step of the television receiver to set the DVD player to a disc playback mode according to a user command; A second step in which the television receiver receives the title information of the disc loaded from the DVD player after setting the DVD player to the disc playback mode; And a third step of causing the television receiver to reproduce the disc in accordance with the track information recorded in the audience information set in the title information as the title information of the disc mounted from the DVD player is input.

In the present invention, when the user authentication information is inputted through the remote controller while the DVD player is set to the playback mode, the television receiver reproduces the corresponding disc according to the track information recorded in the audience information set in the user authentication information May be further included.

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

1 is an internal configuration diagram of a television receiver for searching and reproducing a final viewing track of a disc viewed by a viewer through DVD watching information according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a television receiver according to the present invention includes a tuner 101 for tuning a plurality of broadcast channels received from a plurality of broadcasting stations through different frequency bands, An A / D converter 103 for converting an analog composite video signal demodulated by the demodulation unit 102 into a digital composite video signal, a demodulator 102 for demodulating an A / D A signal separating unit (DEMUX) 104 for separating the digital composite video signal converted by the converter 103 into an audio signal and a video signal, an audio separator 104 for decoding the audio signal separated by the signal separator 104, An audio processor 107 for converting an audio signal decoded by the audio decoder 105 into an electric signal suitable for the speaker 106, The audio processing unit 107 A video decoder 109 for decoding the video signal separated by the signal separator 104, and a video decoder 109 for displaying the video signal. A video processor 111 for converting the video signal decoded by the video decoder 109 into a signal suitable for the screen 110 and a video processor 111 for converting the video signal processed by the video processor into a predetermined position And an image processing unit 112 for outputting the image data.

The television receiver includes a communication port 113 to which an external device such as a DVD player is communicatively connected, a storage 114 to store viewing information of the disc reproduced by the DVD player 200, An OSD processing unit 115 for outputting an OSD screen 130 including viewing information of a disc reproduced by the DVD player 200 on a screen 110 and a display unit for displaying title information of a disc mounted on the DVD player 200 When the disc playback command is input through the OSD screen 130, the DVD player 200 is controlled according to the track information recorded in the viewing information, And a control unit (116) for reproducing the mounted disk from the last viewed track.

The tuner 101 receives a plurality of broadcast channels received from a plurality of broadcasting stations through different frequency bands, and the controller 116 tunes a broadcast channel to which the controller 116 instructs reception, And transmits the signal to the demodulation unit 102.

The demodulator 102 receives the composite video signal modulated and transmitted from the broadcasting station through the tuner 101, demodulates the modulated composite video signal, and outputs the demodulated composite video signal to the A / D converter 103.

The A / D converter 103 samples the analog composite video signal input from the demodulator 102 under the control of the controller 116, converts the sampled analog composite video signal into a digital composite video signal, .

The signal separation unit 104 separates the digital composite video signal input from the A / D converter 103 into an audio signal and a video signal under the control of the control unit 116 and outputs it to the audio decoder 105 and the video decoder 111 Respectively.

The audio decoder 105 decodes the audio signal input from the signal separator 104 under the control of the controller 116 and decompresses the compressed audio signal. The audio decoder 105 outputs the decoded audio signal to the audio processor 107 do.

The audio processor 107 converts the audio signal input from the audio decoder 105 into an electrical audio signal suitable for the speaker 106 and outputs the audio signal to the amplifier 108 under the control of the controller 116, Amplifies the audio signal input from the audio processing unit 107, and outputs the amplified audio signal to the outside through the speaker 106.

The video decoder 109 decodes the video signal input from the signal separator 104 under the control of the controller 116 and decompresses the compressed video signal. The video decoder 109 outputs the decoded video signal to the video processor 111 do.

The video processor 111 converts the video signal input from the video decoder 109 into a signal suitable for the screen 110 and outputs the video signal to the video processor 112 under the control of the controller 116.

At this time, the screen 110 outputs the broadcast input from the image processing unit on a regular screen, and additional information such as advertisement information provided in association with the broadcast is displayed on the sub-screen through a PIP method or a pop- You can also print.

In addition, the screen 110 outputs a video image recorded on a disk reproduced by the DVD player 200 input from the image processing unit 112 in a regular screen, and displays viewer authentication information on a video image output in a normal screen, It is also possible to output the OSD screen 130 including the viewing information such as information and track information to the sub-screen.

The image processing unit 112 may output the broadcast input from the video processing unit 111 on the screen 110 in a normal screen under the control of the control unit 116 or may output the broadcast on the screen 110 through the PIP method or the pop- It may be outputted as a sub-screen in a predetermined area.

The image processing unit 112 may output the video image of the disc reproduced by the DVD player 200 on the screen 110 in a normal screen under the control of the control unit 116, And output it to a predetermined area on the screen 110 as a sub-screen.

The communication port 113 performs a physical communication connection with an external device such as a DVD player 200 connected via a cable, and then performs data communication with the DVD player 200 connected to the communication.

The storage unit 114 is a storage medium for storing various information and may be implemented by a memory device such as a RAM or an EEPROM or a hard disk driver (HDD) (114) stores various execution programs for operating the television receiver (100).

In addition, the storage unit 114 stores viewing information on a disc executed by the DVD player 200 connected through the communication port 113, more specifically, user authentication information, track information, and title information, The track information is the last viewed track information of the disc viewed by the viewer.

The OSD processing unit 115 reads the viewing information of the disc stored in the storage unit 114 under the control of the control unit 116 and outputs the viewing information to the OSD screen 130 on the screen 110, Highlighting the audience information of the disc to be executed and outputting it to the OSD screen 130. Accordingly, the viewer can easily retrieve the audience information on the disk mounted on the DVD player 200 since the audience information is highlighted and output to the OSD screen 130. [

The control unit 116 reproduces the disc mounted on the DVD player 200 from the last viewed track through the viewing information of the disc loaded on the DVD player 200 connected to the communication port 113. The control unit 116 controls the control unit 116, The following is a description of the functions of the system.

First, the control unit 116 refers to the title information of the disc input from the DVD player 200 and reproduces the disc from the first or last viewed track, and outputs the disc on the screen 110.

To be more specific, when the DVD player 200 loaded with the disc on which the predetermined video material is recorded is connected via the communication port 113 and the user instructs to set the DVD playback mode using a remote controller or the like , The control unit 116 sets the DVD player 200 connected to the communication port 113 to the DVD playback mode and receives the title information of the disc loaded from the DVD player 200.

As described above, when the title information of the disc loaded from the DVD player 200 is transmitted, the control unit 116 controls the display unit 114 to display the viewing information stored in the storage unit 114, for example, user authentication information, track information, And searches the recorded viewing information to determine whether or not the viewing information recorded with the inputted title information is stored.

At this time, if the viewing information in which the title information input from the DVD player 200 is recorded is not stored in the storage unit 114, the control unit 116 controls the DVD player 200 so that the mounted disc is recorded from the first viewing track Regenerated.

The control unit 116 controls the image processing unit 112 to output the video image of the disc to be played back from the first viewed track by the DVD player 200 on the screen 110 in a regular screen or a PIP method or a pop- And outputs it to the screen 110 through the sub-screen.

However, if the viewing information recorded with the title information input from the DVD player 200 is stored in the storage unit 114, the control unit 116 controls the OSD processing unit 115 to display the input title information To the OSD screen 130 on the screen 110. At this time, since the audience information output to the OSD screen 130 is highlighted and output, the viewer can easily recognize the audience information of the disk mounted on the DVD player.

The control unit 116 controls the DVD player 200 to record the viewing information recorded on the viewing information on the OSD screen 130. When the viewing information is displayed on the OSD screen 130 as described above, More specifically, the disc is played back from the last track viewed last by the viewer.

The control unit 116 controls the image processing unit 112 to output the video image of the disc reproduced from the last viewed track by the DVD player 200 on the screen 110 in a normal screen or to output the video image on the screen 110 using a PIP method or a pop- And outputs it to the screen 110 through the sub-screen.

Also, the control unit 116 reproduces the disc loaded in the DVD player 200 from the first or last viewed track by referring to the user authentication information input through the remote controller, and outputs the disc on the screen.

To be more specific, when the DVD player 200 loaded with the disc on which the predetermined video material is recorded is connected via the communication port 113 and the user instructs to set the DVD playback mode using a remote controller or the like , The control unit 116 sets the DVD player 200 connected to the communication port to the DVD playback mode.

When predetermined viewer authentication information is input via the remote controller while the DVD player 200 is set to the DVD playback mode as described above, the control unit 116 acquires user authentication information, track information, and title information stored in the storage unit 114, Information and the like is retrieved and it is determined whether or not the audience information recorded with the viewer authentication information is stored.

At this time, if the viewing information recorded with the viewer authentication information input from the DVD player 200 is not stored in the storage unit, the control unit 116 displays a warning message indicating that the viewing information recorded with the viewer authentication information is not stored in the screen (110).

Thereafter, when a disc reproducing command is input through the remote controller, the controller 116 controls the DVD player 200 to reproduce the loaded disc from the first viewing track, Output to the screen, or output to the sub-screen on the screen through the PIP method or the pop-up method.

However, if the viewing information recorded with the user authentication information input through the remote controller is stored in the storage unit 114, the control unit 116 controls the OSD processing unit 115 to display the viewing information recorded with the viewer authentication information in the OSD And outputs it on the screen 110 to the screen 130. At this time, the OSD screen 130 includes the viewing information of the discs that the viewer has watched in the meantime.

The control unit 116 controls the DVD player 200 to select the viewing information of the disc loaded on the DVD player 200 through the OSD screen 130 More specifically, the disc is played back from the last track viewed last by the viewer.

The control unit 116 controls the image processing unit 112 to output the video image of the disc reproduced from the last viewed track by the DVD player 200 on the screen 110 in a normal screen or to output the video image on the screen 110 using a PIP method or a pop- To the sub-screen on the screen.

Hereinafter, a process of searching for and playing back a last viewed track of a disc mounted on a DVD player through the DVD watching information according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 (FIG. 3A to FIG. 3C), a process of reproducing a disc through the title information of a disc input from a DVD player by the television receiver according to the present invention will be described.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a television receiver according to the present invention searches for and reproduces a last viewed track of a disc viewed by a viewer through the title information of a disc. FIG. 3 (FIGS. 3A to 3C) FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a process of searching for and playing back video content recorded on a predetermined track through a title information of a disc according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 and 3, in a state in which audience information composed of viewer authentication information, track information and title information of various discs reproduced by the DVD player 200 connected via a predetermined communication port 113 is stored (S201). When a selection signal for a menu item is inputted through the remote controller (S202), the television receiver 100 displays the DVD player 200 connected to the communication port 113 as shown in FIG. 3A as a disc playback And outputs a menu screen 120 including a DVD menu for setting the mode to the screen 110 (S203).

At this time, when a selection signal for a DVD menu is input through the menu screen 120 (S204), the television receiver 100 sets the DVD player 200 connected to the communication port 113 via a cable or the like as a disc playback mode (S205).

When the title information of the currently loaded disc is input from the DVD player 200 set in the disc playback mode as described above (S206), the television receiver 100 searches the storage unit 114 in which the viewing information of the disc is stored , And determines whether the set title information is stored according to the search result (S207).

If the viewing information recorded with the entered title information is not stored as a result of the determination in step S207, the television receiver 100 displays an alert message indicating that the viewing information is not stored, as shown in FIG. 3B, Quot; Do you want to play back the track? "On the screen 110 (S208).

At this time, when a playback command of a disk loaded in the DVD player 200 is inputted through the OSD screen 130 (S209), the television receiver 100 controls the DVD player 200 connected to the communication port 113 The video content recorded on the first viewing track of the disc is played back on the screen 110 in a normal screen or is outputted as a sub screen on the screen 110 through the PIP method or pop up method S210.

 However, if the viewing information in which the entered title information is recorded as a result of the determination in step S207 is stored, the television receiver 100 determines whether the user authentication of the disk loaded in the DVD player 200 The OSD screen 120 including the read-out viewing information is highlighted and output on the screen 110 (S211).

At this time, if a disc playback command is input through the OSD screen 130 (S212), the television receiver 100 searches for the track information recorded in the read-out viewing information, more specifically, final viewing track information (S213) .

Thereafter, the television receiver controls the DVD player 200 in accordance with the searched final viewing track information to reproduce the video content recorded on the final viewing track on the screen 110 in a normal screen, or to reproduce the video on the screen 110 (PIP method or pop- 110 on the sub-screen (S214).

4 and 5 (Figs. 5A to 5D), a process of reproducing a disk mounted on a DVD player through the viewer authentication information inputted through the remote controller by the television receiver according to the present invention will be described.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a television receiver according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention searches for and reproduces a textured track of a disc viewed by a viewer through user authentication information. FIG. 5 (FIGS. 5A to 5D) Is a screen example for explaining a process in which a television receiver searches and reproduces a video content recorded on a predetermined track through user authentication information.

4 and 5, viewing information including viewer authentication information, track information, and title information of various discs reproduced by the DVD player 200 connected through a predetermined communication port 113 is stored (S401). When a selection signal for a menu key item is inputted through the remote controller (S402), the television receiver 100 sets the DVD player connected to the communication port to the disk playback mode as shown in FIG. 5A And outputs a menu screen 120 including a DVD menu on the screen 110 (S403).

At this time, when a selection signal for the DVD menu is input through the menu screen 120 (S404), the television receiver 100 sets the DVD player 200 connected to a predetermined communication port through a cable or the like to the disc playback mode (S405).

If the user inputs the user authentication information through the predetermined authentication information window as shown in FIG. 5B (S406) using the remote controller while the DVD player 200 is set in the disk playback mode as described above, the television receiver 100 In step S407, it is determined whether or not the audience information recorded with the user authentication information, which is input according to the search result, is stored in the storage unit 114 storing the viewing information of the disc.

If the viewing information recorded with the inputted user authentication information is not stored as a result of the determination in step S407, the television receiver 100 displays a warning message indicating that user authentication has not been performed as shown in FIG. 5C, Quot; Playback from? "On the screen 110 (S408).

At this time, when a playback command of a disk loaded in the DVD player 200 is input through the OSD screen 130 (S409), the television receiver 100 controls the DVD player 200 connected to the communication port The video material recorded on the viewing track is output as a normal screen on the screen 110 or outputted as a sub screen on the screen 110 through the PIP method or the popup method in operation S410.

However, if the viewing information containing the inputted user authentication information is stored as a result of the determination in step S407, the television receiver 100 displays the viewing information recorded with the input user authentication information as shown in Fig. 5D, Specifically, after reading out the audience information such as the user authentication information, the title information, and the track information from the storage unit, the OSD screen 130 including the read-out viewing information is output on the screen 110 (S411).

At this time, when a selection command for viewing information of a disc mounted on the DVD player 200 is input through the OSD screen 130 (S412), the television receiver 100 displays track information recorded in the selected audience information, (S413).

Thereafter, when a disc playback command is input through the OSD screen 130 (S314), the television receiver controls the DVD player 200 according to the searched final viewing track information to display a video image recorded on the final viewing track on the screen 110 Or outputs it as a sub-screen on the screen 110 through the PIP method or the pop-up method (S415).

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.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, according to the present invention, by searching and playing back a track of a disc finally viewed through viewing information of a disc reproduced by a DVD player or the like, it is possible to reproduce a video from a final viewing track of a disc viewed by a viewer .

In addition, the present invention provides the effect that the time required for the viewer to search the final viewing track of the disc viewed by the user can be shortened by providing the final viewing information of the disc reproduced by the DVD player or the like through the OSD screen do.

Claims (11)

In a television receiver, A storage unit for storing audience information including title information and track information of a disc reproduced by a DVD player connected to a predetermined communication port; An image processor for outputting a video image of a disc reproduced by a DVD player connected to the communication port on a screen; An OSD processing unit for outputting an OSD screen including viewing information of a disc reproduced by the DVD player on a screen; And The title information of the disc loaded from the DVD player is input, the presence or absence of the audience information set in association with the title information is determined, and the highlight information is highlighted and output to the OSD screen, And a control unit for searching and reproducing the video content recorded on the last viewing track of the disc by referring to the last viewing track information recorded on the disc And a television receiver for receiving the television signal. The method according to claim 1, Wherein if the viewing information in which the last viewing track information is recorded in association with the title information is not set in the storage unit, the control unit reproduces the disk mounted on the DVD player from the first viewing track. delete delete delete A method of reproducing a disc of a television receiver, Storing the audience information including the title information and the track information of the disc reproduced by the DVD player connected to the predetermined communication port and setting the DVD player in the disc playback mode according to a user command; Determining whether the viewing information associated with the title information of the disc input from the DVD player is set, after setting the DVD player to the disc playback mode; If the viewing information is set as a result of the determination, the television receiver highlights the viewing information of the disk mounted on the DVD player on the screen and outputs the highlighted information to the OSD screen; And When the disc playback command is input through the OSD screen output on the screen, the television receiver reads the track information recorded in the audience information and reproduces the disc from the final viewing track And reproducing the disc. delete 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of setting the DVD player to a disc playback mode comprises: Receiving, by the television receiver, a selection signal for a menu item through a remote controller in a state in which viewing information of a disc reproduced by the DVD player is stored; Outputting a menu screen including a DVD menu item for setting the DVD player to a playback mode on a screen in accordance with a selection signal for the menu item; And Setting a DVD player connected to a communication terminal of the television receiver to a disc playback mode when a selection signal for a DVD menu item is inputted through the menu screen And reproducing the disc. The method according to claim 6, Further comprising the step of causing the television receiver to reproduce a disc mounted on the DVD player from an initial viewing track if the viewing information is not set. delete delete

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