KR101286420B1 - Broadcasting receiver with ip sharer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a broadcast receiver incorporating an IP router.

According to the present invention, the broadcast receiver is provided with an IP sharer therein so that at least one other communication device in the home can share one communication port (IP) that can be connected to an external communication network and control communication with an external communication network. Provides the ability to In addition, the broadcast receiver may establish a network capable of sharing data with at least one or more other communication devices through an internal IP router.

The present invention further enhances the network function of a broadcast receiver, thereby increasing the utilization of the broadcast receiver in each home.

Broadcast receiver, IP router, network

Description

Broadcast receiver with IP router {BROADCASTING RECEIVER WITH IP SHARER}

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a broadcast receiver incorporating an IP router according to the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

114: IP Router 114-2: First Communication Module

114-4: second communication module 114-6: IP sharing control unit

116: function setting menu providing unit 118: control unit

The present invention relates to a broadcast receiver incorporating an IP router.

Recently, broadcast receivers with network functions have emerged as demands for network functions have gradually increased in broadcast receivers, like other digital devices.

Here, the network function provided in the broadcast receiver provides a connection function with other communication devices through USB or IEEE 1394 in a broad sense, and with other communication devices through Ethernet / Wireless LAN, which is a pure network meaning. It includes providing functionality.

In addition, as the PVR is developed and sold due to the spread of digital broadcasting and the development of storage media, the broadcast receiver provides a function to store the received broadcast signal by allowing the user to view it again at any time by having the PVR inside. Doing.

In other words, the broadcast receiver is equipped with a PVR to store high definition (HD) -class high-definition digital broadcasts on the HDD, and the user can play them again and watch them whenever they need them. Functions are provided to the user.

In addition, by providing a PVR inside, the broadcast receiver may not only store a video or audio signal but also provide a convenient function of storing EPG information, a phone book, and other user data necessary for life in the HDD.

Accordingly, the broadcast receiver is no longer merely a device for watching a broadcast, but is a device that provides various multi functions.

Therefore, if the broadcast receiver is configured to establish a network with other communication devices in the home and share data with each other and to be remotely controlled through an external communication network, the utilization of the broadcast receiver may be further maximized.

Meanwhile, the wired / wireless IP router is a device that allows internal communication devices to share a WAN line by using a single wide area network (WAN) line, and forms a kind of subnet with the internal communication devices. It acts as a hub and router that make up the network.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a broadcast receiver with an embedded IP router to increase the utilization of the broadcast receiver.

In order to achieve the above object, the broadcast receiver with the built-in IP router according to the present invention controls to enable communication with the external communication network by sharing one IP connected to at least one communication device connected to the external communication network An IP router for forming a sub network with the communication devices; And a control unit controlling the operation of each functional block of a broadcast receiver and controlling the data transmission / reception so as to operate the IP router and to communicate with the external communication network or with at least one communication device connected to the IP router. It is done by

Here, the IP router has a first communication module for communicating with an external communication network having a single IP; A second communication module for communicating with at least one communication device; And an IP for controlling communication with the external communication network by sharing the IP of the first communication module with the communication devices connected to the second communication module and forming a sub-network with the communication devices connected to the second communication module. The sharing control unit; characterized in that.

The broadcast receiver according to the present invention further includes a function setting menu providing unit storing menu information for receiving user control data or user setting data for at least one or more functions provided by the broadcast receiver. The control unit transmits the menu information provided by the function setting menu providing unit to the communication terminal in the external communication network connected through the IP router, and corresponds to the control data of the user or the user setting data received from the communication terminal. It may be configured to control or set an operation for a function.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described the present invention in more detail. However, in the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a broadcast receiver incorporating an IP router according to the present invention.

Referring to the present invention, a broadcast receiver having an embedded IP router according to the present invention includes a tuner unit 100, a demultiplexer 102, a video / audio processor 104, a video / audio output unit 106, and a memory 108. And a PVR 110, a user interface unit 112, an IP router 114, a function setting menu providing unit 116, and a control unit 118.

First, the broadcast receiver receives a broadcast signal of a predetermined broadcast channel through the tuner unit 100, and the demultiplexer 102 receives a broadcast signal received by the tuner unit 100 and the AV stream and broadcast related data loaded on the broadcast signal. Isolate.

In addition, the video / audio processor 104 receives the AV stream separated from the broadcast signal by the demultiplexer 102 to process the AV signal and outputs it to the video / audio output unit 106 so that the video / audio of the broadcast program can be viewed. Do it.

The memory 108 stores broadcast related data separated from the broadcast signal by the demultiplexer 102. The memory 108 also stores programs that can perform at least one or more additional functions provided by the broadcast receiver.

The PVR 110 is controlled by the controller 118 according to a user's command input from the user interface 112 to provide a broadcast program recording and playback function, and records the AV stream separated from the broadcast signal by the demultiplexer 102. Play the recorded recording. In addition, the PVR 110 buffers an AV stream according to a user's command input from the user interface 112 and outputs the buffered AV stream to the video / audio processor 104 to provide a time shift function.

In addition, the PVR 110 stores other input user data in addition to the AV signal under the control of the controller 118.

The IP sharer 114 includes a first communication module 114-2, a second communication module 114-4, and an IP sharing controller 114-6.

Here, the first communication module 114-2 performs communication connection with an external communication network.

In addition, the second communication module 114-4 performs communication connection with at least one or more other communication devices that will share IP.

The IP sharing controller 114-6 may share a single communication port IP connected through the first communication module 114-2 with a plurality of other devices connected to the second communication module 114-4. Performs operations for IP sharing, such as allocation and forwarding of internal IP addresses.

The IP sharing controller 114-6 communicates with the external communication terminal connected to the first communication module 114-2 and at least one or more communication devices connected to the second communication module 114-4 so as to transmit and receive data with each other. To control.

Therefore, the IP sharing control unit 114-2 monitors and blocks the illegal access of the information communication network for controlling the Ethernet switching, the router function for accessing the communication network, and the information security for communication between the external communication network and the internal devices. A firewall function, a dynamic DNS function for managing a domain name in a communication network, and a forwarding function of a communication port are performed.

The function setting menu providing unit 116 stores menu information for receiving user's control data or user's setting data for the corresponding functions in relation to one or more functions provided by the broadcast receiver. The function setting menu providing unit 116 provides the stored menu information at the request of the control unit 118.

Here, as menu information provided by the function setting menu providing unit 116, firstly, user control data or user setting data for displaying an image and registering a preferred broadcast channel in relation to a broadcast viewing function of a broadcast receiver is displayed. And menu information that can be input.

Secondly, menu information for receiving user control data or user setting data about a schedule recording setting, a time shift function setting, a recording deletion, and a file search in relation to the function of the PVR 110 may be input. have.

Third, menu information for receiving user's control data or user's setting data regarding DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), firewall / security function setting, etc. may be included in relation to the function of the IP router 114. will be.

Although not mentioned otherwise, the function setting menu providing unit 116 may receive user control data or user setting data regarding the operation of the corresponding functions with respect to other functions provided by the broadcast receiver. It can be configured to store and provide.

The controller 118 controls the operation of each unit.

The controller 118 operates to transmit / receive data between the broadcast receiver and at least one or more other external communication devices through the IP router 114.

For example, when the controller 118 receives a transmission request for predetermined data stored in the PVR 110 from another communication device connected through the IP router 114, the controller 118 stores the corresponding data stored in the PVR 110 according to the transmission request. Is transmitted to the IP router 114, and the IP router 114 instructs the IP router 114 to transmit data to the corresponding communication device through the second communication module 114-4.

In addition, the controller 118 receives a request for transmitting predetermined data previously stored in the PVR 110 to another communication device connected to the IP router 114 through the user interface 112 or otherwise stores the storage location of the predetermined data in the IP router. In the case of being designated as another communication device connected to the 114, the data is instructed to the IP router 114 to transmit the data to the IP router 114 and to the corresponding communication device designated as the storage location.

Meanwhile, when there is a communication terminal connecting to the broadcast receiver from an external communication network through the IP sharer 114, the controller 118 enables remote control of one or more functions provided by the broadcast receiver in the communication terminal. give.

Accordingly, when a connection request to a broadcast receiver is input from a predetermined communication terminal connected to an external communication network through the IP sharer 114, the controller 118 requests input of previously stored user authentication information to the communication terminal. The message is transmitted, and it is checked whether the user authentication information transmitted from the communication terminal matches the preset user authentication information.

When the controller 118 confirms whether the authentication information matches, the controller 118 transmits the menu information provided by the function setting menu providing unit 116 to the IP sharer 114 when the authentication information is matched with each other. Information transmission is commanded so that menu information provided by the menu providing unit 116 is transmitted.

Then, the communication terminal receives the menu information provided by the broadcast receiver and displays it on the screen, and transmits data input by the user through the menu displayed on the screen to the broadcast receiver.

The control unit 118 receives the user's control data or the user's setting data transmitted from the communication terminal through the IP router 114 and performs operations related to the corresponding function according to the received user's control data or the user's setting data. By controlling or setting the corresponding function to operate, the operating functions of the broadcast receiver can be remotely controlled from the communication terminal connected from the external communication network.

In particular, in the present invention, the function setting menu providing unit 116 is configured to provide function setting menu information related to the function of the IP sharer 114, so that the control unit 118 transmits the control data of the user transmitted from the communication terminal or According to the user's configuration data, an operation related to the function of the IP router 114 may be controlled or set.

Therefore, in addition to the functions related to the basic broadcast viewing of the broadcast receiver remotely from a communication terminal connected to an external communication network, it is possible to control the operation of the sub network formed through the IP sharer 114 inside the broadcast receiver in relation to the network function of the broadcast receiver. Do it.

In addition, the controller 118 may attempt to connect to the updater server (not shown) connected to the external communication network through the IP router 114 using the preset update server IP address.

Thus, the controller 118 obtains update files for updating the internal operating functions of the broadcast receiver from the update server and performs the automatic update function.

As described above, the controller 118 of the broadcast receiver operates to enable data sharing with other external communication devices on the sub network formed through the IP router 114.

The control unit 118 transmits menu information for receiving user control data or user setting data with respect to functions provided by the broadcast receiver from a external communication network to a communication terminal connected through the IP sharer 114. Do it. Thus, the control unit 118 controls the operation of the corresponding functions or sets the operation according to the user control data or the user setting data received from the communication terminal to enable remote control of the broadcast receiver.

In addition, the controller 118 accesses the update server existing in the external communication network through the IP router 114 and receives the update file provided by the update server to update the internal function of the broadcast receiver.

As a result, the broadcast receiver according to the present invention establishes a network with other communication devices in a home and shares data with each other and controls IP sharing so that other communication devices can access an external communication network in the home. Further enhance the network function of the receiver.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. I will understand. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, but should be determined by equivalents to the appended claims, as well as the appended claims.

According to the present invention, the broadcast receiver is provided with an IP sharer therein so that at least one other communication device in the home can share one communication port (IP) that can be connected to an external communication network and communicate with the external communication network. It provides a function to control.

In addition, the broadcast receiver may establish a network capable of sharing data with at least one or more other communication devices through an internal IP router.

As a result, the present invention further enhances the network function of the broadcast receiver, thereby increasing the utilization of the broadcast receiver in each home.

Claims (3)

An IP sharer for controlling at least one connected communication device to communicate with the external communication network by sharing one IP connected to an external communication network and forming a sub-network with the communication device; And A control unit for controlling the operation of each function block of the broadcast receiver and controlling data transmission / reception so as to operate the IP router to communicate with the external communication network or with at least one communication device connected to the IP router; The IP sharer A first communication module having a single IP and communicating with an external communication network; A second communication module for communicating with at least one communication device; And IP sharing of the communication device connected to the second communication module to share the IP of the first communication module to enable communication with the external communication network and form a sub-network with communication devices connected to the second communication module Broadcast receiver with a built-in IP router including a control unit. delete The method according to claim 1, And a function setting menu providing unit storing menu information for receiving user control data or user setting data for at least one or more functions provided by the broadcast receiver. The control unit, The menu information provided by the function setting menu providing unit is transmitted to a communication terminal in the external communication network connected through the IP router, and an operation of a corresponding function is performed according to user control data or user setting data received from the communication terminal. Broadcast receiver with a built-in IP router, characterized in that for controlling or setting the operation.

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