KR101655803B1 - Image Display Device and Operating Method for the Same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an image display apparatus and an operation method thereof that can be controlled through a remote control apparatus. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the user can control the video display device using at least two types of remote control devices. The video display device can identify the type of the remote control device used by the user and display a pointer corresponding thereto. Through the object, the user can input a command to the image display apparatus or confirm information related to the image display apparatus.

Image display device, space remote control, object, OSD

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to an image display device and an operation method thereof,

The present invention relates to an image display apparatus and an operation method thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to an image display apparatus capable of discriminating the type of a remote control apparatus used in an image display apparatus which can be controlled through at least two kinds of remote control apparatuses and displaying a screen corresponding thereto, ≪ / RTI >

A video display device is a device having a function of displaying an image that a user can view. The user can view the broadcast through the video display device. A video display device displays a broadcast selected by a user among broadcast signals transmitted from a broadcast station on a display. Currently, broadcasting is changing from analog broadcasting to digital broadcasting around the world.

Digital broadcasting refers to broadcasting in which digital video and audio signals are transmitted. Compared to analog broadcasting, digital broadcasting is strong against noise and has low data loss, is advantageous for error correction, has high resolution, and provides a clear screen. Also, unlike analog broadcasting, digital broadcasting is capable of bidirectional service.

Along with the trend that analog broadcasting is converted into digital broadcasting, there is an increasing tendency to broadcast in response to various demands of users. As the number of channels increases, the time required until the user selects a desired channel from among various channels increases. In addition, the number and types of video signals that can be displayed through the video display device increases, and as the types of services that can be provided through the video display device are varied, the types of commands that can be input to the video display device are also increasing .

Accordingly, a remote control device has appeared which detects how the user moves the remote control device and displays a pointer on the video display device corresponding thereto. This type of remote control device is also called a spatial remote control. When the image display device is controlled through the spatial remote controller, a pointer corresponding to the motion of the spatial remote controller should be displayed on the display of the image display device.

An object of the present invention is to provide an image display apparatus and an operation method thereof that can be controlled using a spatial remote controller or a general remote controller. It is still another object of the present invention to provide an image display apparatus and a method of operating the same that can display a different screen according to the type of remote control apparatus in use, thereby providing convenience for the user.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating an image display device including: generating an event to display an object on a display; Determining a type of the remote control device in use; And displaying the pointer and the object corresponding to the movement of the space remote controller on the display when the remote controller in use is determined as a space remote controller.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image display apparatus including: a display; And a controller for determining the type of the remote control device in use when an event to display an object is displayed on the display, and when the remote control device being used is determined as a space remote controller, a pointer corresponding to the motion of the space remote controller, And a control unit for displaying on the display.

According to the present invention, the screen displayed on the video display device can be varied depending on the type of the remote control device in use. The video display device stores information on the type of the remote control device that inputs commands to the video display device. The video display device displays an object corresponding to an event that occurs when an external device is connected to the video display device or when an event such as reaching the scheduled operation execution time occurs, on the display. The video display device can identify the type of the remote control device being used and display the pointer together with the object when displaying the object on the display.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is an internal block diagram of an image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, an image display apparatus 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an image / sound processing unit 101, an interface unit 150, a storage unit 160, a display 170, A control unit 175, and a control unit 180.

The video / audio processing unit 101 processes the inputted video signal or audio signal so that video or audio can be outputted to the display 170 and the audio output unit 175 of the video display device 100. [ To this end, the video / audio processing unit 101 may include a signal input unit 110, a demodulation unit 120, and a signal processing unit 140. The signal input unit 110 may include a tuner unit 111, an A / V input unit 112, a USB input unit 113, and a radio signal input unit 114.

The tuner unit 111 selects an RF broadcast signal corresponding to a channel selected by a user from among RF (Radio Frequency) broadcast signals received through an antenna, and outputs the selected RF broadcast signal as an intermediate frequency signal, Conversion. For example, if the selected RF broadcast signal is a digital broadcast signal, it is converted into a digital IF signal (DIF), and if the selected RF broadcast signal is an analog broadcast signal, it is converted into an analog baseband image or voice signal (CVBS SIF). That is, the tuner unit 111 can process a digital broadcast signal or an analog broadcast signal. The analog baseband video or audio signal (CVBS SIF) output from the tuner unit 111 can be directly input to the signal processing unit 140.

In addition, the tuner unit 111 can receive an RF broadcast signal of a single carrier according to an Advanced Television System Committee (ATSC) scheme or an RF broadcast signal of a plurality of carriers according to a DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) scheme.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the video display apparatus 100 may include at least two tuner units. In a case where at least two tuner units are provided, the second tuner unit selects an RF broadcast signal corresponding to a channel selected by the user among the RF broadcast signals received through the antenna, similar to the first tuner unit, Frequency signal or a baseband image or voice signal.

In addition, the second tuner unit may sequentially select RF broadcast signals of all broadcast channels stored through the channel memory function among the received RF broadcast signals, and convert the RF broadcast signals into an intermediate frequency signal, a baseband image, or a voice signal. And the second tuner unit may periodically perform the conversion operation of all the broadcast channels. Accordingly, the image display apparatus 100 can display the image of the broadcast signal converted through the first tuner unit, and can provide images of the plurality of channels converted through the second tuner unit in a thumbnail form. In this case, the first tuner unit converts a main RF broadcast signal selected by the user into an intermediate frequency signal, a baseband image or a voice signal, and the second tuner sequentially / periodically selects all RF broadcast signals except for the main RF broadcast signal It can be converted into an intermediate frequency signal or a baseband image or a voice signal.

The demodulation unit 120 receives the digital IF signal DIF converted by the tuner unit 111 and performs a demodulation operation. For example, when the digital IF signal output from the tuner unit 111 is the ATSC scheme, the demodulation unit 120 performs 8-VSB (8-Vestigal Side Band) demodulation. As another example, when the digital IF signal output from the tuner unit 111 is a DVB system, the demodulator 120 performs CODDMA (Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Modulation) demodulation.

Also, the demodulation unit 120 may perform channel decoding. To this end, the demodulator 120 includes a trellis decoder, a de-interleaver, and a Reed Solomon decoder so as to perform trellis decoding, deinterleaving, Solomon decoding can be performed.

The demodulation unit 120 may perform demodulation and channel decoding, and then output a stream signal TS. At this time, the stream signal may be a signal in which a video signal, a voice signal, or a data signal is multiplexed. For example, the stream signal may be an MPEG-2 TS (Transprt Stream) in which an MPEG-2 standard video signal, Dolby AC-3 standard audio signal, etc. are multiplexed. Specifically, the MPEG-2 TS may include a header of 4 bytes and a payload of 184 bytes.

The stream signal output from the demodulation unit 120 may be input to the signal processing unit 140. The signal processing unit 140 performs demultiplexing, signal processing, and the like, and then outputs an image to the display 170 and outputs a voice to the voice output unit 175.

In the case of a video display apparatus having at least two tuner units, a demodulating unit corresponding to the number of demultiplexer units may be provided. The demodulator may be provided separately according to the ATSC scheme and the DVB scheme.

In addition, the signal input unit 110 can connect an external device and the image display device 100. [ The external device refers to various types of video or audio output devices such as a video cassette player, a DVD player, a radio, an audio player, an MP3 player, a camera, a camcorder, a computer, The signal input unit 110 inputs a video, audio, or data signal of an external device to a signal processing unit 140 capable of processing a video signal and a voice signal of the video display device 100.

The A / V input unit 112 of the signal input unit 110 may include a CVBS (Composite Video Banking Sync) terminal, a component terminal, and an S-Video A digital video interface (DVI) terminal, a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) terminal, an RGB terminal, a D-SUB terminal, an IEEE 1394 terminal, a SPDIF terminal, and a liquid HD terminal. The CVBS terminal, and the S-video terminal may be converted into a digital signal and input to the signal processing unit 140. [ The digital signal input through the other input terminal may be input to the signal processing unit 140 without performing the analog / digital conversion process.

The USB input unit 113 can input video and audio signals through the USB terminal.

The wireless signal input unit 114 can connect the video display device 100 to a wireless network. The image display apparatus 100 may be connected to the wireless Internet through the wireless signal input unit 114. [ For wireless Internet access, WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) In addition, the wireless signal input unit 114 can perform short-range wireless communication with other electronic devices. For example, it can be connected to other electronic devices in accordance with Bluetooth, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), IrDA (Infrared Data Association), UWB (Ultra Wideband) and ZigBee communication standards.

Also, the signal input unit 110 can connect the video display device and the set-top box. For example, when the set-top box is a set-top box for an IP (Internet Protocol) TV, the video, audio or data signals of the IP TV set-top box can be transmitted to the signal processing unit, To the IP TV set-top box.

The signal processing unit 140 demultiplexes the received stream signal, for example, the MPEG-2 TS, into a video signal, a voice signal, and a data signal, respectively. Also, the signal processing unit 140 can perform image processing of the demultiplexed video signal. For example, if the demultiplexed video signal is a coded video signal, it can be decoded. Specifically, when the demultiplexed video signal is an MPEG-2 standard-coded video signal, it can be decoded by an MPEG-2 decoder. Also, if the demultiplexed video signal is a video signal of the H.264 standard according to the DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) scheme or DVB-H, it can be decoded by the H.264 decoder.

In addition, the signal processing unit 140 may process brightness, tint, and color of a video signal. The video signal processed by the signal processing unit 140 is displayed on the display 170. Also, the signal processing unit 140 can perform the voice processing of the demultiplexed voice signal. For example, if the demultiplexed speech signal is a coded speech signal, it can be decoded. Specifically, when the demultiplexed speech signal is an MPEG-2 standard encoded speech signal, it can be decoded by an MPEG-2 decoder. In addition, if the demultiplexed speech signal is a decoded speech signal of the MPEG 4 BSAC (Bit Sliced Arithmetic Coding) standard according to the terrestrial DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) scheme, it can be decoded by the MPEG 4 decoder. Also, if the demultiplexed speech signal is an encoded audio signal of the AAC (Advanced Audio Codec) standard of MPEG 2 according to the satellite DMB scheme or DVB-H, it can be decoded by the AAC decoder.

In addition, the signal processing unit 140 can process a base, a treble, a volume control, and the like.

The voice signal processed by the signal processing unit 140 is output to the voice output unit 175 by voice. In addition, the signal processing unit 140 may perform data processing of the demultiplexed data signal. For example, if the demultiplexed data signal is a coded data signal, it can be decoded. The encoded data signal may be EPG (Electronic Program Guide) information including broadcast information such as a start time and an end time of a broadcast program broadcasted on each channel. For example, the EPG information may be ATSC-PSIP (ATSC-Program and System Information Protocol) information in the case of the ATSC scheme and DVB-Service Information (DVB-SI) information in case of the DVB scheme . The ATSC-PSIP information or DVB-SI information may be information included in the above-described stream, i.e., the header (4 bytes) of the MPEG-2 TS.

In addition, the signal processing unit 140 may perform an OSD (On Screen Display) process. Specifically, the signal processing unit 140 displays on the screen of the display 170, based on at least one of the image-processed video signal and the data-processed data signal, and a user input signal input through the remote control device 200 Various information can be displayed in graphic or text.

The storage unit 160 may store a program for each signal processing and control in the control unit 180 or may store a video signal, a voice signal, or a data signal subjected to signal processing. Also, the storage unit 160 may perform a function of temporarily storing video, audio, or data signals input to the signal input unit 110. [

The storage unit 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory) RAM, ROM (EEPROM, etc.), and the like. The video display apparatus 100 can reproduce and provide a file (moving picture file, still picture file, music file, document file, etc.) stored in the storage unit 160 to a user.

The controller 180 controls the overall operation of the image display apparatus 100. The control unit 180 can receive signals transmitted from the remote control device 200 through the interface unit 150. [ The control unit 180 determines a command input by the user to the remote control apparatus 200 through the received signal and controls the image display apparatus 100 to correspond to the command. For example, when the user inputs a predetermined channel selection command, the controller 180 controls the tuner unit 111 such that the selected channel is input through the signal input unit 110. In addition, the signal processor 140 is controlled to process the video signal and the audio signal of the selected channel. In addition, the control unit 140 controls the signal processing unit 140 so that the channel information selected by the user can be outputted through the display 170 or the audio output unit 175 together with the processed video signal and audio signal.

As another example, the user can input another kind of video or audio output command through the remote control device 200. [ That is, the user may desire to watch the camera or camcorder image signal inputted through the USB input unit 113 instead of the broadcast signal. In this case, the control unit 180 processes the video signal or audio signal input through the USB input unit 113 of the signal input unit 110 through the signal processing unit 140 and transmits the video signal or audio signal through the display 170 or the audio output unit 175 Audio processing unit 101 so as to be output.

The control unit 180 determines a user command inputted through the local key 155 formed in the image display apparatus 100 and controls the image display apparatus 100 to correspond to the command inputted through the remote control apparatus 200 . For example, the user can input an on / off command, a channel change command, a volume change command, and the like of the image display apparatus 100 through the local key 155. The local key 155 may be a button or a key formed in the image display apparatus 100. The control unit 180 can determine whether the local key 155 is operated and control the image display apparatus 100 accordingly.

2A and 2B are perspective views of a video display apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention and remote control apparatuses 201 and 202 capable of inputting a command to an image display apparatus.

The general remote controller 201 and the spatial remote controller 202 are one of the remote control devices 200 that can input commands to the image display device 100. In this embodiment, the general remote controller 201 transmits a signal in accordance with the IR communication standard with the image display apparatus 100. The spatial remote controller 201 transmits and receives signals according to the RF communication standard with the image display apparatus 100. The pointer 203 corresponding to the spatial remote controller 202 may be displayed on the video display device 100. [

The user can input a power on / off command to the video display device 100 through the general remote controller 201. [ Since the general remote controller 201 transmits an instruction to the image display apparatus 100 according to the IR communication standard, power consumption is less than that of the spatial remote controller 202. [ The general remote controller 201 can transmit a command to the image display apparatus 100 without being paired with the image display apparatus 100. [

The user can move or rotate the space remote controller 202 up, down, left, right, front and back. The pointer 203 displayed on the video display device 100 corresponds to the motion of the spatial remote controller 202. [ 2B shows a bar moving in a direction indicated by the pointer displayed on the image display device 100 in response to the movement of the spatial remote controller 202. [

In FIG. 2B, when the user moves the spatial remote controller 202 to the left, the pointer 203 displayed on the image display device 100 also moves to the left corresponding thereto. In this embodiment, the spatial remote controller 202 has a sensor capable of discriminating a motion. Information on the motion of the spatial remote controller 202 sensed through the sensor of the spatial remote controller 202 is transmitted to the image display apparatus 100. The image display apparatus 100 determines the operation of the spatial remote controller 202 from the information on the motion of the spatial remote controller 202 and calculates the coordinate value of the pointer 203 corresponding thereto.

The moving speed and the moving direction of the pointer 203 may correspond to the moving speed and moving direction of the spatial remote controller 202. [ In this embodiment, the pointer 203 displayed on the video display device 100 is set to move in response to the operation of the spatial remote controller 202. [ As another example, a predetermined command may be set to be input to the image display apparatus 100 in response to the operation of the spatial remote controller 202. That is, when the spatial remote controller 202 moves back and forth, the size of the image displayed on the image display device 200 can be enlarged or reduced. Therefore, the present embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

3 is an internal block diagram of the interface unit 150 of the spatial remote controller 202 and the image display apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The space remote controller 202 includes a wireless communication unit 220, a user input unit 230, a sensor unit 240, an output unit 250, a power supply unit 260, a storage unit 270, a control unit 280 ).

The wireless communication unit 220 transmits and receives signals to and from the video display device 100. The spatial remote controller 202 may include an RF module 221 capable of transmitting and receiving signals to and from the interface unit 150 of the image display apparatus 100 according to the RF communication standard. The spatial remote controller 201 may include an IR module (not shown) capable of transmitting a signal to the interface unit 150 of the image display apparatus 100 according to the IR communication standard.

In the present embodiment, the spatial remote controller 202 transmits a signal containing information on the motion of the spatial remote controller 202 to the image display device 100 through the RF module 221. The spatial remote controller 202 can receive a signal transmitted from the image display apparatus 100 through the RF module 221. [ The spatial remote controller 202 can transmit commands to the image display apparatus 100 via the IR module (not shown), such as power on / off, channel change, volume change, and the like, as needed.

The user input unit 230 may include a keypad or a button. The user can input a command related to the image display apparatus 100 to the spatial remote controller 202 by operating the user input unit 230. [ When the user input unit 230 includes a hard key button, the user can input a command related to the image display apparatus 100 to the space remote controller 202 through the push operation of the hard key button. When the user input unit 230 has a touch screen, the user can touch a soft key of the touch screen to input a command related to the image display apparatus 100 to the space remote controller 202. In addition, the user input unit 230 may include various types of input means such as a scroll key, a jog key, and the like that can be operated by the user, and the present invention does not limit the scope of the present invention.

The sensor unit 240 may include a gyro sensor 241 or an acceleration sensor 243. The gyro sensor 241 can sense information on the operation of the spatial remote controller 201. [ For example, the gyro sensor 241 can sense information about the operation of the spatial remote controller 202 based on the x, y, and z axes. The acceleration sensor 243 can sense information on the moving speed of the spatial remote controller 202 and the like.

The output unit 250 may output an image or voice signal corresponding to the operation of the user input unit 230 or corresponding to the signal transmitted from the image display apparatus 100. The user can recognize whether the user input unit 230 is operated or whether the image display apparatus 100 is controlled through the output unit 250.

For example, the output unit 250 may include an LED module 251 that is turned on when the user input unit 230 is operated or a signal is transmitted to or received from the image display device 100 through the wireless communication unit 220, a vibration module A voice output module 255 for outputting voice, or a display module 257 for outputting an image.

The power supply unit 260 supplies power to the space remote controller 202. The power supply unit 260 can reduce power waste by interrupting the power supply when the spatial remote controller 202 has not moved for a predetermined time. The power supply unit 260 may resume power supply when a predetermined key provided in the spatial remote controller 202 is operated.

The storage unit 270 may store various types of programs, application data, and the like necessary for controlling or operating the spatial remote controller 202. When the spatial remote controller 202 wirelessly transmits and receives a signal through the image display device 100 and the RF module 221, the spatial remote controller 202 and the image display device 100 transmit and receive signals through a predetermined frequency band. The control unit 280 of the spatial remote controller 202 stores information on a frequency band or the like capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving a signal with the image display apparatus 100 paired with the spatial remote controller 202 in the storage unit 270, .

The control unit 280 controls various matters related to the control of the spatial remote controller 202. The control unit 280 transmits a signal corresponding to a predetermined key operation of the user input unit 230 or a signal corresponding to an operation of the spatial remote controller 202 sensed by the sensor unit 240 through the wireless communication unit 220 100 to the interface unit 150 of FIG.

The interface unit 150 of the image display apparatus 100 includes a wireless communication unit 151 capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving a signal to and from the spatial remote controller 202 and a wireless communication unit 151 for calculating coordinates of a pointer corresponding to the operation of the spatial remote controller 202 And a coordinate value calculator 154 that can calculate the coordinate value.

The interface unit 150 can wirelessly transmit and receive signals to and from the spatial remote controller 202 through the RF module 152. Also, the space remote controller 202 (or the general remote controller 201) can receive a signal transmitted through the IR module 153 according to the IR communication standard.

The coordinate value calculator 154 corrects the camera shake or error from the signal corresponding to the operation of the spatial remote controller 202 received via the wireless communication unit 151 and outputs the coordinate value of the pointer 203 to be displayed on the display 170 x, y) can be calculated.

The transmission signal of the spatial remote controller 202 received by the image display apparatus 100 through the interface unit 150 is transmitted to the control unit 180 of the image display apparatus 100. The control unit 180 can determine the information about the operation of the spatial remote controller 202 and the key operation from the signal transmitted from the spatial remote controller 202 and control the image display apparatus 100 accordingly.

As another example, the spatial remote controller 202 can calculate the pointer coordinate value corresponding to the operation of the spatial remote controller and output it to the interface unit 150 of the image display apparatus 100. [ In this case, the interface unit 150 of the image display apparatus 100 can transmit information on the received pointer coordinate values to the control unit 180 without any additional camera shake or error correction process.

A block diagram of the spatial remote controller 202 among the image display apparatus 100 and the remote controller 200 shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 is a block diagram for an embodiment of the present invention. Each component of the block diagram may be integrated, added, or omitted according to specifications of the video display device 100 and the spatial remote controller 202 actually implemented. That is, two or more constituent elements may be combined into one constituent element, or one constituent element may be constituted by two or more constituent elements, if necessary. In addition, the functions performed in each block are intended to illustrate the embodiments of the present invention, and the specific operations and apparatuses do not limit the scope of the present invention.

4 to 12 are views showing screens displayed on a display of an image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The present embodiment relates to a method of controlling the image display apparatus 100 by using the spatial remote controller 201. It is also possible to use various types of user inputs that can display a pointer on the image display apparatus 100, Devices may also be included in the scope of the present invention.

4 is a flow chart referred to in explanation of the operation method of the video display device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. When the image display apparatus 100 receives the command via the remote control apparatus, the image display apparatus 100 determines the type of the remote control apparatus that transmitted the command. In this embodiment, the remote controller is a general remote controller or a space remote controller. The image display apparatus 100 can identify the type of the remote control apparatus through the communication standard of the received signal. When the IR communication standard signal is received, the image display apparatus 100 can determine that the normal remote control transmission signal has been received. When the RF communication standard signal is received, the image display apparatus 100 can determine that the spatial remote control transmission signal has been received. When the image display apparatus 100 changes the communication standard of the received signal, the image display apparatus 100 changes information about the type of the remote control apparatus stored in the storage unit 160. Hereinafter, it will be described in detail.

When the user operates the remote control device 200, the remote control device 200 transmits a signal corresponding to the user operation to the image display device 100. [ The user can operate a predetermined button or key of the remote control device 200. [ When the spatial remote controller 202 is used, the user can operate the spatial remote controller 202 by moving it. The signal transmitted from the remote control device 200 is a signal related to the control of the video display device 100 such as power on / off, volume up / down, channel up / down. The image display apparatus 100 receives a signal transmitted from the remote control apparatus 200 through the interface unit 150 (S10).

The image display apparatus 100 can determine whether the remote control device 200 that transmitted the signal through the determination of the communication standard of the received signal is the spatial remote controller 202 (S15). When the remote control device 200 that has transmitted the signal is determined as the spatial remote controller 202, the image display device 100 stores the type of the final input device as a spatial remote controller (S20). When the remote control device 200 that transmitted the signal is discriminated as the general remote controller 201, the video display device 100 stores the type of the final input device as a general remote controller (S25).

Information on the final input device may be stored in the storage unit 160 of the image display device 100. [

5 is a flowchart referred to in explanation of an operation method of a video display device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. An event that causes the display device 100 to display an object on the display 170 may occur (S30). An event that needs to display an object may include at least one of the following events: An event that directly connects an external media device to the video display device (100). An event that wirelessly connects an external media device to the video display device 100 via the Bluetooth communication standard. An event that connects USB to the video display device (100). Video display device (100) software update event. An event corresponding to the reservation information stored in the video display device (100). An event informing the information on the signal state input to the video display device 100. [ The image display apparatus 100 may display an object corresponding to an event occurring on the display 170. [

The object includes various kinds of widgets displayed on the display 170 so as to be able to input commands to the image display apparatus 100 or display information related to the image display apparatus 100. [ The widget can be displayed as an OSD (On Screen Display).

The object includes an image or text representing information about the image displayed on the image display apparatus 100 or the image display apparatus 100, such as the sound output (volume) level of the image display apparatus 100, the channel information, do. The object may be displayed in the image display device 100 or may be implemented in a form (ex) movie according to the kind of information to be displayed), and the object of the present embodiment does not limit the scope of the present invention.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the object may be an OSD informing that an event occurs or a selected OSD capable of inputting a command related to an event that has occurred. The OSD may include at least one of the following OSDs. OSD informing that the video display device 100 is connected to an external media device. An OSD capable of selecting or executing a predetermined media device among external media devices connected to the video display device (100). Image display device (100) OSD notifying of software update necessity or update status. An image display device (100) OSD capable of inputting a software update command. An event corresponding to the reservation operation stored in the image display apparatus 100, an automatic power off time arrival event of the image display apparatus 100, a sleep reservation time arrival event of the image display apparatus 100, a predetermined channel or program reservation recording event, A predetermined channel or program reservation viewing event) has occurred. An OSD capable of inputting an event related command corresponding to the reservation operation stored in the video display device (100). The OSD informs the information on the state of the signal received by the video display device (100).

When an event by the internal service of the image display apparatus 100 occurs not in accordance with an event corresponding to the command of the remote controller 200 as in the event described above (S35), the image display apparatus 100 displays, (S40). The image display apparatus 100 can confirm the type of the final input apparatus by referring to the information stored in the storage unit 160. [

If the final input device is a spatial remote controller, the image display device 100 displays on the display 170 a pointer that can correspond to the object corresponding to the event and the motion of the spatial remote controller (S45). If the event generated in step S30 is an event corresponding to the command transmitted from the remote control device, the video display device 100 confirms whether the signal is transmitted from the spatial remote controller through the communication standard of the signal transmitted from the remote control device (S50). If it is a signal transmitted from the spatial remote controller, the image display apparatus 100 displays a pointer on the display 170 corresponding to the object corresponding to the command transmitted from the remote controller and the motion of the spatial remote controller (S45).

If the final input device is a general remote controller other than the space remote controller, the image display device 100 displays the object corresponding to the event on the display 170 (S55). If the event generated in step S30 is an event corresponding to the command transmitted from the general remote controller, the image display apparatus 100 displays the object corresponding to the command transmitted by the general remote controller on the display 170 (S55).

6 is a diagram illustrating a screen displayed on the display 170 of the image display apparatus 100 in accordance with a method of operating the image display apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The video display device 100 of the present embodiment sets a reserved viewing function that tune-in to a predetermined channel when a predetermined time is reached, or tune-in to a channel through which a predetermined program is broadcast when a predetermined program is broadcasted.

As shown in FIG. 6A, if a reservation time elapses while a predetermined video is being output to the video display device 100 or a reserved program starts to be broadcasted, the reservation viewing notification OSD 301 is displayed as shown in FIG. 6B do. In addition, an OSD 302 for inputting a command related to the execution of the reservation operation is displayed so that the user can select whether or not to execute the reservation operation.

The control unit 180 of the video display device 100 displays the information of the final input device stored in the storage unit 160 as an event requiring the OSDs 301 and 302 to be displayed . In this embodiment, the control unit 180 determines that the type of the remote control device, which has last entered the command from the image display apparatus 100, from the information stored in the storage unit 160, is a general remote controller. The control unit 180 displays 301 OSD and 302 OSD, which are objects corresponding to the event occurring on the display 170. [

7 is a diagram illustrating a screen displayed on the display 170 of the image display apparatus 100 in accordance with an operation method of the image display apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the controller 180 determines that the type of the remote control device, which has finally received the command from the image display apparatus 100, from the information stored in the storage unit 160, is the spatial remote controller.

7A, when an event (arrival of a reserved time or start of a reserved program) occurs in which a predetermined screen is displayed on the display 170, the control unit 180 controls the display unit 170 to display, See information.

In this embodiment, the type of the remote control device that has finally received the command from the video display device 100 is a spatial remote control. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7B, the control unit 180 displays the pointer 303 corresponding to the motion of the spatial remote controller on the display 170. FIG. That is, when the user uses the space remote controller, when an event occurs, the 303 pointer is displayed on the display 170 together with the 301 and 302 OSDs. Accordingly, a user using the spatial remote controller can omit the process of inputting a command to display the pointer on the image display device 100 by separately operating a button or the like of the spatial remote controller.

8 is a diagram illustrating a screen displayed on the display 170 of the image display apparatus 100 in accordance with an operation method of the image display apparatus according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8A, an event that an object should be displayed while a predetermined screen is displayed on the display 170 of the image display apparatus 100 may occur. The control unit 180 of the video display device 100 determines the type of the last used remote control device by referring to the information stored in the storage unit 160 when an event occurs.

In this embodiment, the remote control device last used by the user of the image display apparatus 100 before the occurrence of the event is a general remote controller. When an event occurs, the control unit 180 displays 301 OSD and 302 OSD on the display 170 of the image display apparatus 100 as shown in FIG. 8B.

The user can change the type of the remote control device that can input the command to the video display device 100 and use it. In this embodiment, the user uses the general remote controller before the event occurs, and then uses the spatial remote controller after the event occurs. The user can operate the OK button of the spatial remote controller with the Yes icon of the OSD 302 shown in FIG. 8B highlighted. In this case, the image display apparatus 100 tune-in to a channel that is reserved for viewing in response to a user command.

As shown in FIG. 8C, the controller 180 of the video display device 100 may display on the display 170 the OSD 305 indicating that the channel is being switched to the user during the channel switching time. In addition, the controller 180 recognizes that the Yes icon in Fig. 8B has been operated in response to the command received through the spatial remote controller. That is, the control unit 180 recognizes that the type of the remote control device stored in the storage unit 160 and the type of the remote control device currently used by the user are changed.

Accordingly, the controller 180 displays the pointer 306 corresponding to the space remote controller used by the user on the display 170 together with the OSD 305. The user can use the space remote controller instead of the normal remote controller after the event occurs. In this case, the image display device automatically displays the pointer 306 on the display 170 even when the user does not input the pointer display command corresponding to the space remote controller.

In addition, the image display apparatus and its operation or control method according to the present invention are not limited to the configuration and method of the embodiments described above, but the embodiments may be modified in various ways, All or a part of the above-described elements may be selectively combined.

Meanwhile, the present invention can be embodied as a code readable by a processor in a processor-readable recording medium provided in an image display apparatus. The processor-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by the processor is stored. Examples of the recording medium readable by the processor include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and also a carrier wave such as transmission over the Internet. In addition, the processor readable recording medium may be distributed over networked computer systems so that code readable by the processor in a distributed manner can be stored and executed.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of an image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B are a front perspective view of an image display apparatus and a remote control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a block diagram of a spatial remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 4 and 5 are flow charts referred to in explanation of the method of operating the image display apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention,

6 to 8 are schematic views of a screen displayed on a video display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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100: video display device 150:

180: control unit 200: remote control device

201: general remote controller 202: space remote controller

220: wireless communication unit 280:

Claims (14)

The remote control device determines whether the signal received by the video display device is an IR communication standard signal or an RF communication standard signal and transmits the signal to determine whether the remote control device is a spatial remote controller or a general remote controller, Storing information in a storage unit; Confirming the type of the remote control device which has received the command to the image display device before the event occurs by referring to the information stored in the storage when an event to display an object occurs on the display; And When the remote control device having received the command finally confirms the remote control device with the spatial remote control, the remote control device displaying the pointer and the object corresponding to the motion of the space remote control on the display, Displaying the object on the display; And displaying the image on the display screen. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the event is not an event based on a command input to the video display device through the remote control device. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the object is an OSD capable of inputting a command to the image display apparatus. delete delete delete The method according to claim 1, After displaying the object, Further comprising the step of displaying a pointer corresponding to the motion of the space remote controller on the display when an instruction is input through the spatial remote controller to the image display device. display; And The remote control device determines whether the signal received by the video display device is an IR communication standard signal or an RF communication standard signal and transmits the signal to determine whether the remote control device is a spatial remote controller or a general remote controller, When an event to display an object is displayed on the display, the type of the remote control device which has received the command to the image display device before the event occurs is checked with reference to the stored information, Finally, when the remote control device having received the command is confirmed by the space remote controller, the pointer corresponding to the motion of the space remote controller and the object are displayed on the display. If the remote control device having received the command is confirmed by the general remote controller A control unit for displaying the object on the display A video display device comprising: 9. The method of claim 8, Wherein the event is not an event based on a command input to the video display device through the remote control device. 9. The method of claim 8, Wherein the object is an OSD capable of inputting a command to the image display apparatus. delete delete delete 9. The method of claim 8, Wherein, And displays a pointer corresponding to the motion of the space remote controller on the display when an instruction is input through the spatial remote controller to the image display device after displaying the object.

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