KR101665689B1 - Displaying synchronizied image data vertical set top box - Google Patents

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KR101665689B1
KR101665689B1 KR1020160043282A KR20160043282A KR101665689B1 KR 101665689 B1 KR101665689 B1 KR 101665689B1 KR 1020160043282 A KR1020160043282 A KR 1020160043282A KR 20160043282 A KR20160043282 A KR 20160043282A KR 101665689 B1 KR101665689 B1 KR 101665689B1
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a vertical type set-top box for synchronizing image data and mutually displaying the same. A conventional set-top box includes a simple function which transmits signals by connecting image signals and voice signals, which are received from a broadcasting station, to a television. The present invention includes a synchronizing unit in the set-top box; and mutually shares a signal generated by synchronizing the signals between the set-top box and other terminals. The present invention is provided to display the synchronized image signals through an LCD unit in the set-top box, thereby performing a role of a display device. Secondly, the present invention provides the vertical type set-top box in comparison to a conventional horizontal type set-top box. The present invention includes the LCD unit on one side of the vertical type set-top box, thereby enabling users to watch a synchronized sharing image together. The present invention is installed on a cradle, and enables the users to conveniently watch related image signals regardless of television. The present invention is provided to be used without wires in comparison to a conventional wired connected set-top box, thereby being effectively used in interior decoration by not using messy connection lines and enabling the users to watch the image.

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[0001] The present invention relates to a vertical set-top box for synchronizing image data and displaying the same,

The present invention relates to a vertical set-top box apparatus for synchronously displaying image data and displaying the synchronized image signals between the vertical set-top box apparatus and another terminal apparatus or a remote controller on an LCD unit which is a display unit of a set- The present invention relates to a vertical set-top box apparatus capable of simultaneously supplying synchronized video signals from other terminal apparatuses and remote controllers.

Typically, a set-top box receives video and audio signals from a broadcasting station, digitizes the received signals, and transmits the converted signals to a television (TV) to provide video and audio signals to a display unit of a television.

In recent years, the use of set-top boxes has increased as analog broadcasting has been terminated, and has been provided to some households through a set-top box support project according to government policy.

On the other hand, technologies for displaying images between a smartphone and a television have been developed due to the rapid growth of smartphone technology due to the development of information and communication technology, and technologies of sharing and mirroring between the television and the smartphone have been developed for convenience of users . The sharing and mirroring techniques have been limited to sharing video signals between a television and a smartphone. However, there is almost no change in the technology of the set-top box, and there is no separate research on this. The conventional set-top box is similar to the KR-2014-0078759 and the IPTV KR 2014-0046314 which provides a server and a method for providing web contents for a web content for IPTV is only related to an IPTV set-top box for providing contents between an existing set-top box and a TV, The LCD drive unit and the display unit (display unit) for displaying the synchronization signal for the synchronization signal are not considered at all.

According to the present invention, a set-top box is connected to another terminal device to generate a synchronization signal, and a technical idea of sharing the mutual image technology based on the synchronization signal and reproducing the synchronized video signal in the set- It can be said that it has a distinctiveness when it comes.

The present invention proposes a vertical set-top box in which a general set-top box is removed, and image data is synchronized through connection with other terminal units to display mutually.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a set-top box having a simple function of connecting a video signal and a voice signal received from a broadcasting station to a television, On the other hand, according to the present invention, the video signal and the audio signal are synchronized in the set-top box to synchronize the signals between the set-top box and other terminal devices to share and display the generated signals, So that it has the advantage of performing the role of another display device. Second, the present invention proposes a vertical set-top box by avoiding stereotypes in which a conventional set-top box is set up in the horizontal direction and constructs an LCD unit on one side of the vertical set-top box, . And it is mounted on a mount so that a plurality of users can conveniently watch related video signals separately from the television. In addition, unlike a conventional set-top box connected with a wired connection, the vertical set-top box of the present invention does not have a dirty connection line by using wireless, so that the image can be effectively utilized even in an interior.

In order to accomplish the object of the present invention, a vertical set-top box for synchronizing and displaying image data of the present invention includes a vertical set-top box 100 that can be mounted on a cradle; A communication unit 110 for wirelessly receiving image data in the vertical set-top box; An interface unit 150 connected to the television 200 by wire; An authentication unit 120-1 that performs authentication of another terminal or user terminal; A television 200 wirelessly connected to the set-top box; A set-top box control unit 180 for performing integrated control of the set-top box; A synchronization unit (130) for performing synchronization to display the same screen upon connection with the other terminal device; An LCD unit 160 for displaying a synchronized screen by sharing a screen on which the vertical set-top box synchronizes with another terminal; And a setting unit (120) for setting the settings of the other terminal devices.

The vertical set-top box 100 includes a communication unit 110 for receiving video and audio signals transmitted from a broadcasting station; An image amplifying unit 110-2 for amplifying the received image signal; A set-top box control unit for processing and controlling a synchronization signal for sharing the amplified signal with another device by the set-top box control unit 180; A setting unit 120 for setting a set-top box 100 that the user is currently using or another device; The setting unit 120 includes an authentication unit 120-1 for authenticating or identifying a set-top box that is currently being used, and an image signal-processed by the set-top box control unit is transmitted to the LCD driving unit 160-1 And an LCD unit for displaying a voltage-driven and driven video signal on the LCD unit 160. FIG.

The interface unit 150 further includes an HDMI unit 150-1 capable of establishing a wired connection with another video apparatus displaying a high quality image, and the video signal processed by the set-top box control unit 180 is synchronized And a display unit 300-3 of the remote controller 300 for sharing and displaying by the display unit 300-3 of the remote controller.

The set-top box 100 can be vertically mounted on a cradle. The set-top box 100 includes a vertical set-top box capable of displaying video signals through a synchronization unit 130 so that the set- And a synchronization unit 130. The synchronization unit 130 is connected through a wireless connection of mirror and mirror to perform a screen shared with other terminal devices.

The inventive effect of the present invention is as follows. First, the conventional set-top box has a simple function of connecting a video signal and a voice signal received from a broadcasting station to a television and transmitting the signals, A synchronization unit in the box is configured to synchronize the signals between the set-top box and other terminal devices to share and display the generated signals, as well as to display and synchronize the video signals through the LCD unit in the set-top box, As well as the role of Second, the present invention proposes a vertical set-top box by eliminating stereotypes in which a conventional set-top box is set up in the horizontal direction, and configures an LCD unit on one side of the vertical set-top box, . And it is mounted on a mount so that a plurality of users can conveniently watch related video signals separately from the television. In addition, unlike a conventional set-top box connected with a wired connection, the vertical type set-top box of the present invention does not have a dirty connection line by using wireless, so that it can effectively utilize the connection to the interior to display images.

Brief Description of the Drawings Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a mutual overall structure of a vertical set-top box, a television set and a remote controller for synchronously displaying video data according to the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a vertical set-top box for synchronously displaying video data according to the present invention,
FIG. 3 is a detailed configuration diagram of a vertical set-top box for synchronously displaying image data according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a configuration and an operation of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a vertical set-top box, a television, and a remote controller for synchronizing and displaying video data of the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a vertical set-top box for synchronously displaying image data according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a detailed block diagram of a vertical set-top box for synchronously displaying image data according to the present invention. A detailed explanation is as follows.

1 is a block diagram of a vertical set-top box, a television set, and a remote controller for synchronously displaying video data according to the present invention.

The conventional set-top box is installed horizontally on the inside or invisible part of the TV table, whereas the vertical set-top box 100, which can be mounted on the mount as shown in FIG. 1, is different from the conventional set-top box. The cradle may have a rail mounting portion that can constitute a rail and can fit and mount one side portion of the lower end of the vertical set-top box on the rail. In detail, the vertical set-top box includes a communication unit 110 for wirelessly receiving image data. The detailed configuration of the communication unit may include a high frequency receiving unit for receiving high frequency of video and audio signals transmitted from a broadcasting station and a second intermediate frequency amplifying unit for amplifying the high frequency signal by the second intermediate frequency amplifying unit. The image processor 400 includes an image processor 400 and a voice processor 500 for separating signals into two groups. The image processor includes an image amplifier 110-2 for amplifying a video signal, an A / D converter and converts the digitally converted signal in the LCD driver 160-1 into a signal suitable for driving the LCD unit which is a liquid crystal panel. The converted signal is supplied to the LCD unit 160 by the electrode driver in the LCD unit 160 And displays the video signal on the LCD unit 160 of the vertical set-top box. The voice processing unit 500 is a signal processing unit for processing the voice output unit 500-3. The voice processing unit 500 includes an FM detection unit 500-1, a low frequency amplification unit 500-2, and a voice output unit 500 -3). At this time, the voice signal is FM-detected by the FM detecting unit, and then the voice signal is amplified by the low-frequency amplifying unit and outputted to the voice output unit.

The interface unit 150 connected to the television 200 via a wired or wireless connection has an HDMI unit 150-1 for high definition in the case of wired connection or an interface 150 of the vertical set- . The HDMI unit may be located at the distal end of the mutual connector and may be connected to another terminal unit. The setting unit 120 has a configuration of an authentication unit 120-1 that performs authentication of another terminal or a user terminal. In this case, the authentication unit can set an identification ID that can confirm security identification. And has the authority to store downloading of contents or separate streaming by the identification ID. A television 200 connected to the set-top box wirelessly; A set-top box control unit 180 for performing integrated control of the set-top box; A synchronization unit (130) for performing synchronization to display the same screen upon connection with the other terminal device; An LCD unit 160 for displaying a synchronized screen by sharing a screen on which the vertical set-top box synchronizes with another terminal; And a setting unit (120) for setting the settings of the other terminal devices and the set-top box. The set-top box control unit 180 of the vertical set-top box executes a program for synchronization to transmit the synchronization data to the set-top box control unit, and then the set- And rendering. When the set-top box is then output to the LCD unit 160 as a display device, the LCD unit displays the synchronized image.

The vertical set-top box 100 includes a communication unit 110 for receiving video and audio signals transmitted from a broadcasting station; An image amplifying unit 110-2 for amplifying the received image signal; A set-top box control unit for processing and controlling the synchronization signal for sharing the amplified signal with other devices by the set-top box control unit 180, and a setting unit for setting the set-top box 100 currently used by the user 120 and the setting unit 120 constitute an authentication unit 120-1 for authenticating or identifying the set-top box currently used, and the image processed by the set-top box control unit is transmitted to the LCD driver 160-1 And a LCD unit for displaying a video signal driven and driven by the LCD unit 160. The vertical set-top box synchronizes and displays the video data.

The interface unit 150 further includes an HDMI unit 150-1 capable of establishing a wired connection with another video apparatus displaying a high quality image, and the video signal processed by the set-top box control unit 180 is synchronized And a display unit 300-3 of the remote controller 300 that displays the image data in a shared manner by the display unit 300-3 of the remote controller. The vertical set-top box is configured to synchronize and display the image data. The detailed configuration of the remote controller 300 includes a high frequency receiver for wirelessly receiving a high frequency television signal from the vertical set-top box 100 through an antenna ANT and converting the received television signal into an intermediate frequency image signal; An intermediate frequency amplifying unit for amplifying a signal of an intermediate frequency outputted from the high frequency receiver and separating the intermediate frequency signal into a video signal and a voice signal; An image processor for signal processing the image signal output from the intermediate frequency amplifier to display the image signal on a liquid crystal screen (LCD); And a voice processor for performing signal processing for outputting the voice signal output from the intermediate frequency amplifier to the speaker SP. This is applied to the remote controller 300 in the same manner as the vertical set top box 100 has. The above configuration can be implemented as a system-on-chip, which can be mounted on the PCB of the remote controller and controlled by the microcomputer 300-1. The remote controller includes an input unit 300-30 having a power on / off key channel up / down key, a volume up / down key, various numeric keys, a viewing mode selection key, And an infrared transmission unit 300-2 for converting a signal into an infrared signal and transmitting the signal in a wireless manner, and converts the key input signal output from the input unit 300-3 into an infrared signal, (300 - 2) for controlling the display unit (300 - 2) to display a video signal synchronized from the vertical set-top box (100) through an antenna (ANT 2) 1). In addition, a separate speaker output unit is provided on the remote controller, and an earphone jack can be separately provided to allow a user to separately listen to audio output using an earphone.

The set-top box 100 includes a vertical set-top box capable of vertically displaying image signals through a synchronization unit 130 so that the set-top box 100 can be mounted on a cradle, 160), and the synchronization unit (130) is connected through a wireless connection of mirroring and mirroring to perform screen sharing with other terminal devices. The vertical set-top box Box.

100: set-top box 110:
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140: memory unit 150: interface unit
160: LCD unit 170: Infrared communication unit
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A vertical type set-top box 100 that can be mounted on a cradle; A communication unit 110 for wirelessly receiving image data in the vertical set-top box; An interface unit 150 connected to the television 200 by wire; An authentication unit 120-1 that performs authentication of another terminal or user terminal; A television 200 wirelessly connected to the set-top box; A set-top box control unit 180 for performing integrated control of the set-top box; A synchronization unit (130) for performing synchronization to display the same screen upon connection with the other terminal device; An LCD unit 160 for displaying a synchronized screen by sharing a screen on which the vertical set-top box synchronizes with another terminal; And a setting unit (120) for setting the setting contents by the other terminal and the remote controller (300).
The method according to claim 1,
The vertical set-top box 100 includes a communication unit 110 for receiving video and audio signals transmitted from a broadcasting station; An image amplifying unit 110-2 for amplifying the received image signal; A set-top box control unit for processing and controlling a synchronization signal for sharing the amplified signal with another device by the set-top box control unit 180; A setting unit 120 for setting a set-top box 100 that the user is currently using or another device; The setting unit 120 includes an authentication unit 120-1 for authenticating or identifying a set-top box that is currently being used, and an image signal-processed by the set-top box control unit is transmitted to the LCD driving unit 160-1 And a LCD unit for displaying a voltage-driven and driven video signal on the LCD unit 160. The vertical set-top box synchronizes and displays the video data.
3. The method of claim 2,
The interface unit 150 further includes an HDMI unit 150-1 capable of establishing a wired connection with another video apparatus displaying a high quality image, and the video signal processed by the set-top box control unit 180 is synchronized Further comprising a display unit (300-3) of the remote controller (300) that displays the image data in a shared manner by the display unit (300-3) of the remote controller.
The method according to claim 1,
The set-top box 100 can be vertically mounted on a cradle. The set-top box 100 includes a vertical set-top box capable of displaying video signals through a synchronization unit 130 so that the set- And a synchronization unit 130. The synchronization unit 130 is connected through a wireless connection of a mirror and a mirror to perform a screen shared with other terminal devices. Type set-top box.
The method according to claim 1,
The remote controller 300 controls power on / off, channel selection, and volume up / down by a received infrared signal via a communication connection with an infrared communication unit of the set-top box 100 through an infrared transmitter 300-2 And a microcomputer 300-3 for controlling the high frequency transmission unit to convert a set-top box signal of an intermediate frequency outputted from the communication unit in a viewing mode into a high-frequency video signal and transmit it in a wireless manner, And a signal synchronized with the display unit (300-3) of the remote controller (300) is displayed on the display unit (300-3) of the remote controller (300).
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