KR100765568B1 - Television receiver and method for searching and regenerating recorded broadcasting using script - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a television receiver and a method for searching and reproducing a recorded image through a script written in synchronization with a recording time of a recording broadcast transmitted from a broadcasting station, wherein the recording broadcast from the broadcasting station and the broadcast contents of the recording broadcast are recorded. A storage unit for storing a script; An image processor for reproducing the recorded broadcast on a screen on a screen and outputting a script stored in association with the recorded broadcast as a sub-screen on the screen while the recorded broadcast is reproduced; And controlling the image processing unit to reproduce the recorded broadcast on the screen on the screen, and output the corresponding script as a sub-screen on the screen according to a request signal of the script associated with the recorded broadcast, and then display the recorded content in the script. And a controller for searching for a recording time linked to the selected broadcast content as a selection signal is input, searching for a recorded video recorded in synchronization with the found recording time, and playing the same on the screen.

Television set, broadcast, recording time, recorded video, sync, script, search, playback.

Description

Television receiver and method for searching and playing recorded broadcasts using scripts {Television receiver and method for searching and regenerating recorded broadcasting using script}

1 is an internal configuration diagram of a television receiver for searching and reproducing a recorded image through a script of a recorded broadcast according to the present invention.

2 is an overall flowchart illustrating a process in which a television receiver according to the present invention searches for and plays back recorded video through a script of recorded broadcasting.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of outputting a recorded broadcast to a normal screen in a state in which a television receiver according to the present invention has a play mode set.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of outputting a script of a recorded broadcast reproduced on a main screen to a sub screen according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a television receiver according to the present invention searches for and reproduces a recorded video according to a recording time linked to broadcast contents recorded in a script of a recorded broadcast.

6A is a diagram illustrating a menu screen including a "playback mode" menu item used when playing back a recorded broadcast according to the present invention.

6B is a diagram illustrating a screen including a predetermined list of recorded broadcasts according to the present invention.

Figure 6c is a view of the television receiver according to the present invention linked to the recorded broadcast list and outputs the recorded broadcast on the screen to the right screen.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a script of a television receiver according to the present invention outputting a script written in synchronization with recording broadcasting as a sub-screen on a screen; FIG.

FIG. 8 is a diagram in which a television receiver according to the present invention outputs a recorded video recorded on the screen in synchronization with a recording time linked to broadcast contents of a script. FIG.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: television set 101: tuner

102: screen 103: speaker

104: A / D converter 105: video processing unit

106: audio processor 107: image processor

108: amplifier 109: storage unit

110: control unit 200: script

The present invention relates to a television receiver and method for reproducing a recorded broadcast, and more particularly, to a television receiver and a method for reproducing and reproducing a recorded broadcast through a scraper created in synchronization with the recording time of the recorded broadcast transmitted from a broadcasting station.

Along with the rapid development of science and technology, the multimedia field that combines various types of information such as video and audio, in the rapid development of information and communication, which is also called the digital revolution, the form of storage and existence of information is becoming digital from analog. Due to the development of MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) technology, which is a compression standard for moving image data to compress digital image data that requires a relatively large amount of data, the size of digital image data is gradually getting smaller. Increasingly, digital video and audio services have been applied to almost all fields such as communication and telecommunications, and digital devices for providing such services have emerged.

Among them, TV occupies an important place as an easy and effective information transmission medium in daily life, and thanks to the above digital technology, video data and audio data are compressed and transmitted by MPEG technology, which makes a large amount of information faster and more stable. With the advent of digital TVs that can be provided by the TV, you can easily watch more broadcasts at home with clearer picture quality and more vivid sound.

With the spread of digital TV, technologies have been developed to allow viewers to store various programs and information about the programs, and to select and watch programs according to the user's preferences using the information. For example, Patent Application No. 2003-0043511 The call proposes an apparatus for storing digital TV broadcasts using broadcast information included in broadcast signals.

Referring to the technology proposed by the patent application in brief, a receiver for receiving a broadcast signal, a PSIP parser for parsing a PSIP from the received broadcast signal, and a controller for databaseing the broadcast information obtained from the parsed PSIP And a storage unit for storing the database information and the broadcast signal databased by the control unit.

In the conventional apparatus for storing TV broadcasts as described above, a separate dedicated searcher is required to search for broadcast information that the viewer wants to watch from the broadcast information stored in the storage.

In this case, in order to reproduce the broadcast information of a specific part of the broadcast information searched through the dedicated searcher, there is a problem that it takes a long time and a long time to search and reproduce the corresponding broadcast content.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a television receiver and method for searching and playing back recorded video through a script written in synchronization with the recording time of the recorded broadcast.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a television receiver and a method for enabling a viewer to easily find a specific recorded video to be watched in the recorded broadcast by searching and playing the recorded video through a script written in synchronization with the recording time of the recorded broadcast. do.

The present invention for achieving the above object, the present invention relates to a television receiver for searching and reproducing the recorded broadcast through the script recorded the broadcast content for the broadcast broadcast from the broadcast station, and A storage unit which stores a script in which broadcast contents of the recorded broadcast are recorded; An image processing unit for reproducing the recorded broadcast on the screen on a screen and outputting a script stored in association with the recorded broadcast as a sub-screen on the screen while the recorded broadcast is reproduced; And controlling the image processing unit to reproduce the recorded broadcast on the screen on the screen, and output the corresponding script as a sub-screen on the screen according to a request signal of the script associated with the recorded broadcast, and then output the recorded content to the broadcast content recorded in the script. And a control unit which searches for a recording time linked to the selected broadcast content as a selection signal is input, and searches for and reproduces the recorded video recorded on the screen in synchronization with the found recording time.

The present invention relates to a method in which a television receiver searches for and reproduces a recorded broadcast by using a script in which broadcast contents of a recorded broadcast transmitted from a broadcasting station are recorded, the television receiver having a playback mode for reproducing the recorded broadcast set. A first step of reproducing the recorded broadcast selected by the user in a normal picture; A second step of outputting a script in which the broadcast content of the recorded broadcast being played on the sub-screen is displayed on the sub-screen, when a request signal for the recorded broadcast being played on the main screen is input; And a third step of, when the selection signal for the broadcast content recorded in the script is input, the television receiver searches for and reproduces the recorded video in synchronization with the recording time linked to the selected broadcast content.

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

1 is a block diagram of a television receiver for searching and reproducing a recorded broadcast through a script written in synchronization with the recording time of the recorded broadcast according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the television receiver 100 of the present invention includes a tuner 101 for receiving a composite video signal transmitted from a broadcasting station and outputting an analog video signal and a sound signal, and a screen for displaying the video signal. 102, a speaker 103 for outputting a sound signal, an A / D converter 104 for converting an analog video signal output from the tuner 101 into a digital video signal, and an A / D converter 104 The video processor 105 makes the digital image signal output from the video signal suitable for the screen 102, and the audio processor 106 makes the sound signal output from the tuner 101 into a signal suitable for the speaker 103. And an image processor 107 for outputting the video signal output from the video processor 105 to the screen 102, and an amplifier for amplifying and outputting the sound signal output from the audio processor 106 to the speaker 103. 108).

In addition, the television receiver 100 of the present invention controls the storage unit 109 and the image processing unit 107 for storing the recorded broadcast and the script 200 in which the broadcast contents for the recorded broadcast are recorded to screen the recorded broadcast. Reproducing in the normal picture on the 102, outputting the script 200 synchronized with the recording broadcast to the sub picture, and recording linked to the broadcast content according to the selection signal for the broadcast content recorded in the script 200. And a controller 110 for searching the time and outputting the recorded video recorded on the screen 102 in synchronization with the searched recording time.

The tuner 101 performs tuning for a specific broadcast channel under the control of the controller 110 among broadcast channels set for each broadcast station, and separates the analog video signal and the sound signal included in the recorded broadcast transmitted through the tuned broadcast channel. To the A / D converter 104 and the audio processor 106, respectively.

The screen 102 serves to output the recorded broadcast output by the image processing unit 107 in a predetermined form in the form of a normal picture or a sub picture.

That is, when the image processing unit 107 processes and outputs the recorded broadcast transmitted through the broadcast channel tuned by the tuner 101 to the right screen, the screen 102 displays the recorded broadcast processed by the image processing unit 107. Output in full screen format. In this case, when the image processing unit 107 performs sub-screen processing on the recorded broadcast, the screen 102 displays a picture in picture (PIP) form or pop-up on the sub-screen on the recorded broadcast processed by the image processing unit 107. Up) can also be output.

In addition, the screen 102 plays a role of outputting the script 200 in which the broadcast content for the recorded broadcast processed by the image processor 107 in a predetermined form in the form of a normal screen or a sub-screen.

That is, the image processing unit 107 is transmitted through the EPG transmission method through the broadcast channel tuned by the tuner 102 or downloaded from an external server (not shown) through the Internet network and stored in the storage unit 109 ( When the screen 200 is processed and outputted as a full screen, the screen 102 outputs the script 200 output by the image processor 107 in a full screen format. In this case, when the image processing unit 107 processes the script 200 as a sub-screen and outputs the screen, the screen 102 may output the script 200 output by the image processing unit 107 in the sub-screen form. .

The A / D converter 104 samples an analog video signal output from the tuner 101 under the control of the controller 110, converts the analog video signal into a digital signal, and outputs the converted digital video signal to the video processor 105.

The video processor 105 converts the digital video signal converted by the A / D converter 104 into a signal suitable for the screen 102 under the control of the controller 110 and outputs the signal to the video processor 407.

The audio processor 106 converts the voice signal output from the tuner 101 into an electric voice signal suitable for the speaker 103 under the control of the controller 110 and outputs the voice signal to the amplifier 108. At this time, the audio signal amplified to a predetermined size by the amplifier 108 is output to the outside through the speaker 103.

The image processing unit 107 outputs the recorded broadcast output from the video processing unit 105 in the form of a regular picture on the screen 102 under the control of the controller 110 or processes the recorded broadcast as a PIP screen or a pop-up screen. Output in subscreen format.

As described above, the control command for outputting the script 200 in which the broadcast contents for the recorded broadcast is recorded from the control unit 110 in the state of outputting the recorded broadcast on the screen 102 in the form of a normal screen or a sub-screen is input. When the image processing unit 107 receives the script 200 set for the corresponding broadcast from the storage unit 109, the image processing unit 107 outputs the screen in the form of a normal screen or a sub-screen.

The storage unit 109 is a storage medium for storing various types of information, and may be implemented as a memory device such as RAM or EEPROM or a hard disk driver (HDD). In 109, various drive programs for driving each part constituting the television receiver 100 are stored.

In addition, the storage unit 109 stores the recorded broadcast transmitted through the broadcast channel tuned by the tuner 101 under the control of the control unit 110, but the broadcast content for the recorded broadcast is recorded in text form Store in association with (200).

In addition, the storage unit 109 is a text-type script that is transmitted in the form of EPG at the same time as the recorded broadcast through the tuned broadcast channel under the control of the controller 110 or downloaded independently from the recorded broadcast from an external server through the Internet. The 200 is stored in association with the recording broadcast.

The controller 110 searches for broadcast contents recorded in the script 200 written in synchronization with recording broadcasts, and more specifically, searches for recorded video set to a word linked to a predetermined recording time and plays them on the screen. As a detailed look at this as follows.

When a selection signal for a predetermined recording broadcast stored in the storage unit 109 is input through the remote controller, the controller 110 sets a "playback mode" for playing the recording broadcast, and then controls the image processing unit 107 to select the selected broadcast. The recorded broadcast is played back on the screen 102 in the normal picture.

At this time, if a selection signal for the script 200 of the recorded broadcast is input to search for the recorded video recorded in a predetermined region of the recorded broadcast from the remote controller, the controller 110 controls the image processor 107 to store the image. The script 200 in which the broadcast contents of the corresponding recorded broadcast stored in 109 is recorded is output on the screen 102 as a sub-screen.

Here, the script 200 in which the broadcast contents of the recorded broadcast is recorded is output as a sub-screen on the screen 102 through the PIP method or the pop-up method.

As described above, the selected signal for the broadcast content recorded in the corresponding script 200 in a state in which the script 200 written in synchronization with the corresponding recorded broadcast is output to the main screen and the sub-screen on the screen 102, respectively. If is input, the controller 110 determines whether the selected broadcast content is a word to which a predetermined recording time is linked or a survey to which the recording time is not linked.

In this case, when the selected broadcast content is a word linked to a predetermined recording time, the controller 110 searches for a recorded image stored in the storage unit 109 in association with the word by referring to the recording time linked to the selected word.

Thereafter, the controller 110 controls the image processor 107 to reproduce the searched recorded image on the screen 102 as a sub picture or a normal picture.

However, when the selected broadcast content is a survey in which a predetermined recording time is not linked, the controller 110 searches for a word connected to the selected survey or located adjacent to the survey.

Subsequently, the controller 110 searches for the recorded image stored in the storage unit 109 in association with the searched word by referring to the recorded time linked to the searched word, and then displays the searched recorded image on the screen 102. Or play the sub picture.

Hereinafter, a process of searching for and playing back a desired recorded image using a script in which a broadcast content of a recorded broadcast is recorded in a television receiver according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of searching for and playing back a recorded video through a script written in synchronization with a recorded broadcast by the television receiver according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of outputting a recorded broadcast to a main screen in a state, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of outputting a script of a recorded broadcast reproduced on a main screen to a sub-screen according to the present invention. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of the television receiver according to the present invention searching for and playing back the recorded video linked to the broadcast content recorded in the script.

First, the television receiver 100 outputs the recorded broadcast selected by the user as shown in FIG. 2 on the screen 102 as a normal screen (S100).

More specifically, referring to FIG. 3, as the menu key signal is input through the remote controller (S101), the television receiver 100 sets the playback mode for playing the recorded broadcast as shown in FIG. 6A. A menu screen including the "playback mode" menu to be used is output on the screen 102 (S102).

At this time, if a selection key for the "playback mode" menu is selected by the user (S103), the television receiver 100 sets the playback mode for playing back the recorded broadcast (S104), as shown in Fig. 6B. The predetermined recording broadcast list stored in the storage unit 109 is output on the screen 102 (S105).

Thereafter, when a selection signal for a predetermined recording broadcast, for example, a recording broadcast of "KBS news square" is input from the recording broadcast list output on the screen 102 (S106), the television receiver 100 is shown in FIG. 6C. As illustrated, the image processing unit 107 is controlled to reproduce the selected recorded broadcast on the screen 102 in a normal image (S107).

As described above, after outputting a predetermined recorded broadcast on the screen, the television receiver 100 screens the script 200 created in synchronization with the recorded broadcast output on the normal screen as shown in FIG. 2. The sub-picture is displayed on the display 102 (S200).

More specifically, referring to FIG. 4, in a state in which the recorded broadcast selected by the user is reproduced on the screen, the television receiver receives a request for the script 200 in which the broadcast contents of the recorded broadcast are recorded through the remote controller. Receive a signal (S201).

As described above, as the request signal for the script 200 of the recorded broadcast being played on the screen is input, the television receiver 100 has a script 200 written in synchronization with the recorded broadcast being broadcast to the storage unit 109. It is determined whether it is set in association with the corresponding recorded broadcast (S202).

Here, the script 200 is composed of a text file of the broadcast content in synchronization with the recording time recorded in the recorded broadcast, the broadcast content is linked to a predetermined recording video recorded in conjunction with the recording time It consists of a number of words and surveys.

Here, although the recorded video recorded in conjunction with the recording time is linked to the independent word among the broadcast contents recorded in the script 200, it is understood that the recorded video is not linked to the survey connected to the word or the survey connecting the words to each other. It is desirable to be.

If the script 200 is not set in connection with the recording broadcast being played as a result of the determination in step S202, the television receiver 100 receives the script 200 which is simultaneously provided with the recording broadcasting through the EPG transmission method from the broadcasting station. Alternatively, after the script 200 is independently downloaded from an external server through the Internet network (S203), the script 200 is stored in the storage unit 109 in association with recording broadcast (S204).

Subsequently, the television receiver 100 outputs the script 700 on which the broadcast contents of the corresponding recorded broadcast is recorded on the screen 102 as a sub-screen through the image processing unit 107 as shown in FIG. 7 (S204). . At this time, the script 200 for the recorded broadcast being reproduced is output as a sub-screen on the screen 102 through the PIP method or the pop-up method (S205).

As described above, after the script for the recorded broadcast being reproduced is outputted as a sub-screen on the screen, the television receiver 100 selects a signal for a predetermined broadcast content recorded in the script 200 as shown in FIG. 2. In accordance with the recording time linked to the broadcast content to search for and play the recorded video (S300).

More specifically, referring to FIG. 5, in the state in which the script 200 of the recorded broadcast being reproduced is output as a sub-screen on the screen, predetermined broadcast contents, for example, "LG electronic" as shown in FIG. 7. When the selection signal for the word is input (S301), the television receiver 100 determines whether the selected broadcast content is a word linked to a predetermined recording time or a general survey not linked to the recording time (S302). .

As a result of the determination in step S302, when the selected broadcast content is a general survey in which a predetermined recording time is not linked, the television receiver 100 searches for a word associated with the selected survey (S303), and the recording synchronized to the searched word. The time is read (S304). At this time, it should be noted that the television receiver 100 may read the recording time after searching for the words recorded before the selected irradiation.

 After reading the recording time linked to the searched word as described above, the television receiver searches for the recorded image linked to the searched word with reference to the read recording time as shown in FIG. 8 (S305), and then the searched recording. The image is read out from the storage and reproduced on the screen (S306).

However, when it is determined in step S302 that the selected broadcast content is a word whose predetermined recording time is synchronized, the television receiver 100 reads the recording time synchronized with the selected word (S307).

Thereafter, the television receiver 100 searches for the recorded video linked to the selected word with reference to the read recording time (S308), and then reads the searched recorded video from the storage unit 109 to play it on the screen 102. (S309).

Although the technical spirit of the present invention has been described in detail according to the above preferred embodiment, it should be noted that the above embodiment is for the purpose of illustration and not for the purpose of limitation. In addition, those skilled in the art will understand that various embodiments are possible within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention enables the viewer to easily find the desired recorded video by searching and playing a specific recorded video through a script in which the recorded broadcast content of the recorded broadcast transmitted from the broadcasting station is recorded. This not only promotes the convenience of the viewer but also provides the effect of increasing the consumer's satisfaction with the product.

Claims (13)

A television receiver for searching and reproducing a recorded image through a script in which broadcast contents of a recorded broadcast transmitted from a broadcasting station are recorded. A storage unit for storing the recorded broadcasting transmitted from the broadcasting station and a script recording the broadcasting contents for the recording broadcasting; The recorded broadcast is reproduced on the screen as a main screen or a sub-screen, and the script stored in association with the recorded broadcast while the recorded broadcast is reproduced is displayed on the screen according to the playback screen state of the recorded broadcast. Image processing unit for outputting; And Controlling the image processor and playing the recorded broadcast on the screen on the screen outputs a script associated with the recorded broadcast on the sub-screen of the screen, or when playing the recorded broadcast on the sub-screen the script of the screen It controls to output to the normal screen, and searches for the recording time linked to the selected broadcast content as the selection signal for the broadcast content recorded in the script is input, and searches for the recorded video in synchronization with the searched recording time. To play on the screen Television receiver comprising a. delete The method of claim 1, And the control unit reproduces a recorded image linked to a word recorded adjacent to the survey on the screen when the selected broadcast content is a survey having no recording time linked thereto. The method of claim 1, The script recording the broadcast contents of the recorded broadcast is provided at the same time as the recorded broadcast via the EPG method or independent of the recorded broadcast over the Internet. delete delete As a method for a television receiver to search for and play back recorded broadcasts using a script that records the broadcast contents of the recorded broadcasts transmitted from the broadcasting station, A first step of playing, by the television receiver, the recorded broadcast selected by the user on a main screen or a sub-screen in a state in which a reproducing mode for reproducing the recorded broadcast is set; When the request signal for the script of the recorded broadcast being played on the main screen or the sub-screen is input, the script recording the broadcast content of the recorded broadcast being played by the television receiver is reproduced when the screen of the recorded broadcast is played back to the main screen. A second step of outputting to the screen and outputting to the normal screen when the recorded broadcast screen is reproduced as the sub-screen; And A third step of searching for and playing back the recorded video in synchronization with the recording time linked to the selected broadcast content when the selection signal for the broadcast content recorded in the script is input; Recording playback method of a television receiver comprising a. delete The method of claim 7, wherein Determining whether a script for a recorded broadcast in which the television receiver is played is set as the request signal for the script is input; If the script is not set as a result of the determination, the television receiver transmitting and downloading the script from the outside and storing the script; If the script is stored as a result of the determination, outputting the stored script as a sub-screen on the screen. Recorded broadcast reproduction method of the television receiver comprising a. The method of claim 1, The script is provided at the same time as the recording broadcast through the EPG method or independent of the recording broadcast over the Internet, characterized in that the recorded broadcast playback method of the television receiver. delete delete The method of claim 7, wherein When the selection signal for the broadcast content recorded in the script is input, determining whether the broadcast receiver selects whether the selected broadcast content is a linked word of a predetermined recording time or a survey in which the recording time is not linked; If the determination result is a survey in which the predetermined recording time is not linked, the television receiver reads the recording time linked to a word adjacent to the selected survey or, if the predetermined recording time is linked to the selected word, to the selected word. Reading the linked recording time; Reading out the recording time linked to the word, and outputting an image linked to the word coupled to the survey on the screen with reference to the recorded recording time of the television receiver; Recorded broadcast reproduction method of the television receiver comprising a.

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