KR101880458B1 - A digital device and a method of processing contents thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

In this specification, a digital device and a method of processing contents in a digital device according to the present invention are disclosed. Here, an example of the content processing method in the digital device according to the present invention includes: configuring icons for contents; Selecting a first one of the configured icons; Combining the selected first icon with a second icon; And reproducing the content of the first icon together when the content of the second icon is reproduced, wherein the digital device links the content of the first icon to the content of the second icon.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a digital device and a method of processing contents in a digital device,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a digital device and a method for processing a content in a digital device, and more particularly, to a digital device for processing and managing one or more contents.

The analog era is ending all over the world, and a whole digital age is beginning. Along with this, various digital devices are widely spread to homes and individuals. In recent years, digital convergence such as various merging or convergence among digital devices has been attempted in accordance with the characteristics of digitalization.

Such a change in the environment causes a new paradigm to be provided to users who have simply consumed content that has conventionally been provided, thereby realizing the role of the producer. In addition, the user is interested in more various management and processing of contents such as producing new contents or transforming and processing existing contents.

However, the provision of various functions and interfaces with respect to the processing of contents in the digital device is inconvenient to users because it can not follow the environment change described above. This can also affect the trust of the digital device and may lower the user's desire to purchase the product.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus for processing one or more contents more easily and efficiently.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an interface environment such as various UIs for the above-described content processing in a digital device.

In order to solve the above-described problems of the present invention, a digital device and a content processing method in a digital device are disclosed.

An example of a content processing method in a digital device according to the present invention includes: configuring icons for content; Selecting a first one of the configured icons; Combining the selected first icon with a second icon; And reproducing the content of the first icon together when the content of the second icon is reproduced, wherein the digital device links the content of the first icon to the content of the second icon.

Here, the icon may have a different shape depending on the attributes of each content.

And the combining may be accomplished by dragging the first icon and dropping it onto the second icon.

The combining may be performed when the first icon is moved to the second icon by changing the attribute of the first icon to be movable when the first icon is touched for a predetermined time.

The combining may be performed by selecting at least one icon icon list or icon that can be combined by referring to the characteristic of the first icon when the first icon is touched for a predetermined time, and outputting the icon.

In addition, the first icon may be concurrent with other icons of the icons other than the second icon.

And the combining step may include providing a UI for determining an in-content combining position of the second icon in accordance with a predetermined criterion in order to determine a combining position of the first icon, And the UI may provide a thumbnail image according to the playback time.

In addition, the combining step may provide a sub UI for determining whether or not to be combined when the combining position is selected in the UI.

The UI is configured in a table format or a bar format, and in the case where the UI is configured in a bar format, the content can be reproduced according to a user's request.

In addition, the first icon and the second icon are icons that indicate at least one of the first icon and the combination position thereof in the second icon, or a completely separate icon indicating that the icon is a combined icon separate from the second icon It can be configured as one.

An example of a digital device according to the present invention is a digital device comprising icons for content, selecting a first icon among the configured icons, and controlling the selected first icon to be associated with a second icon, A control unit for linking the content of the first icon to the content of the second icon; A decoder for decoding the content of the first icon linked in accordance with the combining control when decoding the content of the second icon; And an output unit for outputting the content of the decoded first icon and the content of the second icon together according to a content reproduction request of the second icon.

Here, the control unit may control the icons to have different shapes according to the content attributes of the icons.

The control unit may control to combine the first icon by dragging and dropping the first icon on the second icon.

The controller may change the attribute of the first icon to be movable when the first icon is touched for a predetermined time, and control the first icon to be coupled when the first icon is moved to the second icon.

When the first icon is touched for a predetermined time, the control unit outputs at least one icon list or icon that can be combined with reference to the characteristic of the first icon, and controls to be combined by selecting any one of the output icons .

In addition, the control unit may control the first icon to be able to be combined with other icons among the icons in addition to the second icon.

The control unit controls the UI to determine the combined position of the second icon in accordance with a predetermined criterion so as to determine a combined position of the first icon, And the UI may provide a thumbnail image according to the playback time.

In addition, when the binding position is selected in the UI, the control unit may control to provide a sub UI related to the determination of whether to join.

The control unit controls the UI to be configured in a table format or a bar format, and when the UI is configured in a bar format, the content can be reproduced according to a user's request.

The control unit may be configured to display at least one of the first icon and its associated position within the second icon, or to be configured as a completely separate icon indicating that the icon is a separate combined icon from the second icon have.

According to the present invention,

First, a digital device has an effect of providing an icon-like interface for accessibility of contents.

Secondly, the digital device has various effects on the contents according to the user's demand, such as the editing of the contents or the coupling between the contents and the contents.

Third, digital devices have an effect of providing an interface that can easily and conveniently manage and process contents.

1 is a schematic view of an example of a broadcasting system including a digital device according to the present invention,
2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a digital device according to the present invention,
3 is a view showing another example of a digital device according to the present invention,
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of internal components of the control unit shown in FIG. 3;
5 is a view showing remote control devices of a digital device according to the present invention,
6 to 8 illustrate examples of screen configurations of a digital receiver according to the present invention,
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of an icon combining method according to the present invention.
10 is a view showing another example of the icon combining method according to the present invention,
11 is a view showing another example of the icon combining method according to the present invention,
12 is a diagram illustrating an example of an additional control method when an icon is combined according to the present invention.
13 is a view showing another example of the additional control method when combining icons according to the present invention;
Figure 14 illustrates an example of an icon shape combined in accordance with the present invention;
15 is a view illustrating an example of a UI for detailed control when an icon is combined according to the present invention.
16 is a view showing another example of a UI for detailed control when an icon is combined according to the present invention;
17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a control method when a combined icon is separated according to the present invention.
18 is a view showing another example of a control method for separating combined icons according to the present invention, and
19 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a content processing method according to the present invention.

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

The suffix "module" and " part "for components used in the following description are given merely for ease of description, and the" module "and" part "

Meanwhile, the digital device according to the present invention described in the present specification is an intelligent receiver capable of performing at least one function of, for example, a broadcast receiving function, a computer supporting function, an internet function, etc., It can be equipped with a more convenient interface such as a space remote control.

Such a digital device can access a wired or wireless network and perform functions such as e-mail, web browsing, banking, or games. In this way, a digital device can use a standardized general purpose operating system (OS) to perform various functions.

In addition, the digital device may perform various user-friendly functions by freely adding or deleting various applications on a general-purpose OS kernel.

Hereinafter, a digital device according to the present invention will be described with reference to a digital broadcast receiver that basically performs a broadcast function, for example, to facilitate understanding of the present invention and for convenience of the applicant, It is not. In other words, the digital device according to the present invention includes, for example, a network TV, an HBBTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV), a Smart TV (Smart TV) A smart phone may also be included.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and the attached drawings. However, as described above, the present invention is not limited or limited by the following embodiments.

In addition, while the term used in the present specification selects the general term that is widely used in the present invention while considering the function of the present invention, it may vary depending on the intention or custom of a person skilled in the art or the emergence of a new technique. In addition, in certain cases, there may be a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, in which case the meaning thereof will be described in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, it is intended that the terminology used herein should be interpreted based on the meaning of the term rather than on the name of the term, and on the entire contents of the specification.

1 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a digital system including a digital device according to the present invention.

1, an example of a digital system according to the present invention includes a contents provider (CP) 10, a service provider (SP) 20, a network provider (NP) 30 and a Home Network End User (HNED) 40 (Customer). Here, the HNED 40 may be, for example, a network TV, a smart TV, an IPTV (Internet Protocol TeleVision) or the like as the client 100, that is, the digital device according to the present invention.

The content provider 10 produces and provides various contents. As shown in FIG. 1, the content provider 10 may include a terrestrial broadcaster, a cable SO (System Operator) or a MSO (Multiple System Operator), a satellite broadcaster, An Internet broadcaster, a private CPs, etc. The content provider 10 may provide various applications in addition to the broadcast content. In this regard, in the future, I will explain in more detail.

The service provider 20 can provide the contents provided by the contents provider 10 in a service package. For example, the service provider 20 of FIG. 1 may package and provide one or more terrestrial broadcasts, cable broadcasts, satellite broadcasts, various Internet broadcasts, applications, etc. to a user.

Meanwhile, the service provider 20 can provide a service to the client 100 side in a uni-cast or multi-cast manner. In the above, the unicast method is a method of transmitting data between one sender and one receiver at a ratio of 1: 1. For example, in the case of a unicast method, when a receiver requests data from a server, the server transmits the data to the receiver according to a request. On the other hand, the multi-cast method is a method of transmitting data to a plurality of recipients of a specific group. For example, a server transmits data to a plurality of pre-registered receivers at a time. In the digital system, an Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) protocol can be used for the multi-cast registration as described above.

Also, the content provider 10 and the service provider 10 may be the same entity. For example, the content provider 10 can also perform the functions of the service provider 20 by producing content and providing it as a service package. Of course the opposite is also possible.

The network provider 30 may provide a network for exchanging data between the server and the client 100. [

The client 100 can construct a home network and transmit / receive data.

On the server side in the broadcasting system, conditional access or content protection may be used to protect the transmitted contents. In this case, on the client 100 side, means such as a cable card (CableCARD), a DCAS (Downloadable CAS) or the like can be used for the processing in response to the server-side restrictive reception or content protection.

In addition, the client 100 can use the two-way service through the network. In this case, the client 100 may perform the function of the content provider, and the existing service provider 20 may receive the same and transmit the same to another client.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a digital receiver according to the present invention. Here, FIG. 2 may correspond to the client 100 of FIG. 1, for example.

The digital receiver 200 includes a network interface 201, a TCP / IP manager 202, a service delivery manager 203, an SI decoder 204, A demultiplexer (Demux) 205, an audio decoder 206, a video decoder 207, a display A / V and OSD module 208, a service control manager A Service Discovery Manager 210, an SI & Metadata DB 211, a Metadata Manager 212, a Service Manager 213, a UI A manager 214 and the like.

The network interface unit 201 receives or transmits Internet Protocol (IP) packets through a network. In other words, the network interface unit 201 receives services, contents, and the like from the service provider 20 through the network.

The TCP / IP manager 202 is responsible for transmitting IP packets received by the digital receiver 200 and IP packets transmitted by the digital receiver 200, that is, between the source and destinati I am involved. Then, the TCP / IP manager 202 classifies the received packets so as to correspond to an appropriate protocol and transmits the packet to the service delivery manager 205, the service control manager 209, the service discovery manager 210, the meta data manager 212 Lt; / RTI >

The service delivery manager 203 is responsible for controlling the received service data. For example, the service delivery manager 203 may use RTP / RTCP (Real-time Transport Protocol / RTP Control Protocol) when controlling real-time streaming data. When the real-time streaming data is transmitted using the RTP, the service delivery manager 203 parses the received data packet according to RTP and transmits it to the demultiplexer 205 or to the service manager 213 And stores it in the SI & meta data database 211. Then, the service delivery manager 203 feedbacks the network reception information to the server providing the service using the RTCP.

The demultiplexer 205 demultiplexes the received packets into audio, video, SI (System Information or Signaling information) data, and transmits them to the audio / video decoder 206/207 and the SI decoder 204, respectively.

The SI decoder 204 decodes service information such as Program Specific Information (PSI), Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP), and Digital Video Broadcasting Service Information (DVB-SI).

The SI decoder 204 also stores the decoded service information in the SI & meta data database 211, for example. The service information thus stored can be read out and used by, for example, a user's request. SI information related to an EPG service (EPG service) or a channel browser service according to a user's request can also be read out from the SI & meta data database 211 in connection with the present invention. However, a more detailed description thereof will be described later.

The audio / video decoder 206/207 decodes the demultiplexed audio data and video data in the demultiplexer 205. The decoded audio data and video data are provided to the user through the output unit 208. [

The application manager may be configured to include, for example, a service manager 213 and a UI manager 214. [ The application manager manages the overall state of the digital receiver 200, provides a user interface, and can manage other managers.

The UI manager 214 provides a GUI (Graphic User Interface) for a user by using an on-screen display (OSD) or the like, receives a key input from a user, and performs a receiver operation according to the input. For example, when the UI manager 214 receives a key input for channel selection from the user, the UI manager 214 transmits the key input signal to the service manager 213.

The service manager 213 controls each manager associated with the service such as the service delivery manager 203, the service discovery manager 210, the service control manager 209, and the metadata manager 212.

In addition, the service manager 213 creates a channel map and selects a channel using the created channel map according to a key input received from the user interface manager 214. The service manager 213 receives channel service information from the SI decoder 204 and sets an audio / video PID (Packet Identifier) of the selected channel in the demultiplexer 205. The PID thus set is used in the demultiplexing process described above. Accordingly, the demultiplexer 205 may filter the audio data, the video data, and the SI data using the PID.

The service discovery manager 210 provides information necessary for selecting a service provider (SP) that provides the service. Upon receiving a signal regarding channel selection from the service manager 213, the service discovery manager 210 searches for the service using the information.

The service control manager 209 is responsible for selection and control of services. For example, when a user selects a service such as VOD (Video On Demand), IGMP or RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) is used when the user selects a live broadcasting service, As shown in FIG. In the above, the RTSP protocol may provide a trick mode for real-time streaming. In addition, the service control manager 209 can initialize and manage a session through the IMS gateway 250 using an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) or / and a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). However, the protocols described in this specification are exemplified by the Applicant in order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, and other protocols may be used according to implementation.

The metadata manager 212 manages the metadata associated with the service and stores the metadata in the SI & meta data database 211.

The SI & meta data database 211 selects the service information decoded by the SI decoder 204, the meta data managed by the meta data manager 212, and the service provider SP provided by the service discovery manager 210 Store the necessary information. In addition, the SI & meta data database 211 may store set-up data and the like for the system.

The SI & meta data database 211 may be implemented using a non-volatile RAM (NVRAM) or a flash memory.

Meanwhile, the IMS gateway 250 is a gateway that collects functions necessary for accessing the IMS-based IPTV service.

3 is a diagram showing another example of a digital receiver according to the present invention.

3, an example of the digital receiver 300 according to the present invention includes a broadcast receiving unit 305, an external device interface unit 335, a storage unit 340, a user interface unit 350, a controller 370 An output unit 380, an audio output unit 385, a power supply unit 390, and a photographing unit (not shown).

Here, the broadcast receiver 305 may include at least one tuner 310, a demodulator 320, and a network interface 330. In some cases, the broadcast receiver 305 may include a tuner 310 and a demodulator 320, but may not include the network interface 330, or vice versa.

The broadcast receiving unit 305 includes a multiplexer and multiplexes the signal demodulated by the demodulation unit 320 and the signal received through the network interface unit 330 through the tuner 310 It is possible. In addition, the broadcast receiver 325 may include a demultiplexer to demultiplex the multiplexed signal or demultiplex the demodulated signal or the signal passed through the network interface 330, can do.

The tuner 310 tunes a channel selected by a user or all pre-stored channels among RF (Radio Frequency) broadcast signals received through an antenna, and receives RF broadcast signals. Also, the tuner 310 converts the received RF broadcast signal into an intermediate frequency (IF) signal or a baseband signal.

For example, if the received RF broadcast signal is a digital broadcast signal, the signal is converted into a digital IF signal (DIF). If the received RF broadcast signal is an analog broadcast signal, the signal is converted into an analog baseband image or a voice signal (CVBS / SIF). In other words, the tuner 310 can process both a digital broadcast signal and an analog broadcast signal. The analog baseband video or audio signal (CVBS / SIF) output from the tuner 310 can be directly input to the controller 370. [

Also, the tuner 310 can receive RF broadcast signals of a single carrier according to an ATSC (Advanced Television System Committee) scheme or RF broadcast signals of a plurality of carriers according to a DVB scheme.

Meanwhile, the tuner 310 sequentially tunes and receives RF broadcast signals of all broadcast channels stored through the channel memory function among the RF broadcast signals received through the antenna, and converts the RF broadcast signals into an intermediate frequency signal or a baseband signal .

The demodulator 320 receives and demodulates the digital IF signal DIF converted by the tuner 310. [

For example, when the digital IF signal output from the tuner 310 is the ATSC scheme, the demodulator 320 performs 8-VSB (8-Vestigal Side Band) demodulation, for example. In addition, the demodulation unit 320 may perform channel decoding. For this, the demodulator 320 includes a trellis decoder, a de-interleaver, and a Reed-Solomon decoder. The demodulator 320 performs trellis decoding, deinterleaving, Remote decoding can be performed.

For example, when the digital IF signal output from the tuner 310 is a DVB system, the demodulator 320 performs CODDMA (Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Modulation) demodulation, for example. In addition, the demodulation unit 320 may perform channel decoding. For this, the demodulation unit 320 may include a convolution decoder, a deinterleaver, and a reed-solomon decoder to perform convolutional decoding, deinterleaving, and reed solomon decoding.

The demodulation unit 320 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 (Transport Stream) multiplexed with an MPEG-2 standard video signal, a Dolby AC-3 standard audio signal, or the like. Specifically, the MPEG-2 TS may include a header of 4 bytes and a payload of 184 bytes.

Meanwhile, the demodulation unit 320 may be separately provided according to the ATSC scheme and the DVB scheme. That is, the digital receiver may include an ATSC demodulator and a DVB demodulator separately.

The stream signal output from the demodulation unit 320 may be input to the control unit 370. The control unit 370 controls demultiplexing, video / audio signal processing, and the like, and controls the output of audio through the output unit 380 and the output of audio through the audio output unit 385.

The external device interface unit 335 provides an environment in which various external devices are interfaced to the digital receiver 300. [ To this end, the external device interface unit 335 may include an A / V input / output unit (not shown) or a wireless communication unit (not shown).

The external device interface unit 335 can be connected to an external device such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a Blu-ray, a game device, a camera, a camcorder, a computer (notebook) The external device interface unit 335 transmits external video, audio, or data signals to the controller 370 of the digital receiver through a connected external device. The control unit 370 may control the processed video, audio, or data signal to be output to a connected external device. To this end, the external device interface unit 335 may further include an A / V input / output unit (not shown) or a wireless communication unit (not shown).

The A / V input / output unit includes a USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminal, a CVBS (Composite Video Banking Sync) terminal, a component terminal, and an S-Video (Digital Visual Interface) terminal, an HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) terminal, an RGB terminal, a D-SUB terminal, and the like.

The wireless communication unit can perform short-range wireless communication with other electronic devices. The digital receiver 300 may be implemented using, for example, Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) And the like.

Also, the external device interface unit 335 may be connected to the various set-top boxes via at least one of the various terminals described above to perform input / output operations with the set-top box.

The external device interface unit 335 may receive an application or an application list in an adjacent external device and may transmit the application or the application list to the control unit 370 or the storage unit 340.

The network interface unit 330 provides an interface for connecting the digital receiver 300 to a wired / wireless network including an internet network. The network interface unit 330 may include an Ethernet terminal or the like for connection to a wired network and may be a WLAN (Wireless LAN) (Wi- Fi, Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), and HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) communication standards.

The network interface unit 330 can transmit or receive data to other users or other electronic devices via the connected network or another network linked to the connected network. Particularly, it is possible to transmit a part of content data stored in the digital receiver 300 to a selected user or a selected one of other users or other electronic equipment registered in advance in the digital receiver 300. [

Meanwhile, the network interface unit 330 can access a predetermined web page through the connected network or another network linked to the connected network. That is, it is possible to access a predetermined web page through a network and transmit or receive data with the server.

In addition, it may receive content or data provided by a content provider (CP) or a network operator. That is, it can receive contents such as a movie, an advertisement, a game, a VOD, a broadcast signal, and related information provided from a content provider (CP) or a network provider through a network. In addition, it can receive update information and an update file of firmware provided by the network operator. It may also transmit data to the Internet or a content provider or network operator.

In addition, the network interface unit 330 can select and receive a desired application among applications open to the public via a network.

The storage unit 340 may store a program for each signal processing and control in the control unit 370 or may store a signal-processed video, audio, or data signal.

The storage unit 340 may also function to temporarily store video, audio, or data signals input from the external device interface unit 335 or the network interface unit 330. The storage unit 340 may store information on a predetermined broadcast channel through a channel memory function.

The storage unit 340 may store a list of applications or applications input from the external device interface unit 335 or the network interface unit 330. [

In addition, the storage unit 340 may store various platforms described later.

The storage unit 340 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, etc.), RAM (RAM), and ROM (EEPROM, etc.). The digital receiver 300 may reproduce and provide a content file (a moving image file, a still image file, a music file, a document file, an application file, etc.) stored in the storage unit 340 to a user.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment in which the storage unit 340 is provided separately from the control unit 370, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the storage unit 340 may be included in the controller 370.

The user interface unit 350 transfers a signal input by the user to the control unit 370 or a signal from the control unit 370 to the user.

For example, the user interface unit 350 receives control signals such as power on / off, channel selection, and screen setting from the remote control device 400 according to various communication methods such as an RF communication method and an infrared (IR) Or may transmit the control signal of the control unit 370 to the remote control apparatus 400. [

In addition, the user interface unit 350 can transmit a control signal input from a local key (not shown) such as a power key, a channel key, a volume key, and a set value to the controller 370.

The user interface unit 350 transmits a control signal input from a sensing unit (not shown) that senses a user's gesture to the control unit 370 or a signal from the control unit 370 to a sensing unit Quot;). ≪ / RTI > Here, the sensing unit (not shown) may include a touch sensor, an audio sensor, a position sensor, an operation sensor, a gyro sensor, and the like.

The control unit 370 demultiplexes the streams input through the tuner 310, the demodulation unit 320, or the external device interface unit 335 or processes the demultiplexed signals to generate and output signals for video or audio output. Can be output.

The video signal processed by the controller 370 may be input to the output unit 380 and displayed as an image corresponding to the video signal. The video signal processed by the controller 370 may be input to the external output device through the external device interface unit 335. [

The audio signal processed by the controller 370 may be output to the audio output unit 385 through audio. The voice signal processed by the control unit 370 may be input to the external output device through the external device interface unit 335.

Although not shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 370 may include a demultiplexing unit, an image processing unit, and the like.

The control unit 370 can control the overall operation of the digital receiver 300. [ For example, the controller 370 may control the tuner 310 to control tuning of a RF broadcast corresponding to a channel selected by the user or a previously stored channel.

The control unit 370 may control the digital receiver 300 according to a user command or an internal program input through the user interface unit 350. [ In particular, it is possible to connect to the network so that the user can download a desired application or application list into the digital receiver 300.

For example, the control unit 370 controls the tuner 310 so that a signal of a selected channel is input according to a predetermined channel selection command received through the user interface unit 350. [ And processes video, audio or data signals of the selected channel. The control unit 370 can output the video or audio signal processed by the user through the output unit 380 or the audio output unit 385.

The control unit 370 may control the operation of the external device through the external device interface unit 335 in accordance with the external device video playback command received through the user interface unit 350. For example, , So that a video signal or a voice signal can be output through the output unit 380 or the audio output unit 385.

On the other hand, the control unit 370 can control the output unit 380 to display an image. For example, the broadcast image input through the tuner 310, the external input image input through the external device interface unit 335, the image input through the network interface unit 330, and the image stored through the storage unit 340 So that the image can be displayed on the output unit 380. At this time, the image displayed on the output unit 380 may be a still image or a moving image, and may be a 2D image or a 3D image.

Also, the control unit 370 can control to reproduce the content. The content at this time may be content stored in the digital receiver 300 or received broadcast content and external input content input from the outside. Here, the content may be at least one of a broadcast image, an external input image, an audio file, a still image, a connected web screen, and a document file.

On the other hand, when entering the application view item, the control unit 370 can control to display a list of applications or applications that can be downloaded from the digital receiver 300 or from an external network.

The control unit 370, in addition to various user interfaces, can control to install and drive an application downloaded from the external network. Further, it is possible to control the display unit 380 to display an image related to the application executed by the user's selection.

Although not shown in the drawing, a channel browsing processing unit for generating a thumbnail image corresponding to a channel signal or an external input signal may be further provided.

The channel browsing processing unit may extract a video signal from a stream signal input from a stream signal TS output from the demodulation unit 320 or a stream signal output from the external device interface unit 335 to generate a thumbnail video have. The generated thumbnail image may be directly or encoded and input to the controller 370. The generated thumbnail image may be encoded in a stream format and input to the controller 370. The control unit 370 can display a thumbnail list having a plurality of thumbnail images on the output unit 380 using the input thumbnail images. On the other hand, the thumbnail images in this thumbnail list can be updated in sequence or simultaneously. Accordingly, the user can easily grasp the contents of a plurality of broadcast channels.

The output unit 380 converts the video signal, the data signal, the OSD signal processed by the control unit 370 or the video signal and the data signal received from the external device interface unit 335 into R, G, and B signals, respectively Thereby generating a driving signal.

The output unit 380 may be a PDP, an LCD, an OLED, a flexible display, a 3D display, or the like.

On the other hand, the output unit 380 may be configured as a touch screen and used as an input device in addition to the output device.

The audio output unit 385 receives a signal processed by the control unit 370, for example, a stereo signal, a 3.1 channel signal, or a 5.1 channel signal, and outputs it as a voice. The audio output unit 385 may be implemented by various types of speakers.

In order to detect the gesture of the user, a sensing unit (not shown) having at least one of a touch sensor, a voice sensor, a position sensor, a motion sensor, and a gyro sensor is further included in the digital receiver 300 . A signal sensed by a sensing unit (not shown) may be transmitted to the controller 370 through the user interface unit 350.

On the other hand, a photographing unit (not shown) for photographing a user may be further provided. The image information photographed by the photographing unit (not shown) may be input to the control unit 370.

The control unit 370 may sense a gesture of the user by combining the images captured from the photographing unit (not shown) or the sensed signals from the sensing unit (not shown).

The power supply unit 390 supplies the corresponding power to the digital receiver 300.

Particularly, it is possible to supply power to a control unit 370 that can be implemented in the form of a system on chip (SOC), an output unit 380 for displaying an image, and an audio output unit 385 for audio output .

To this end, the power supply unit 390 may include a converter (not shown) for converting the AC power to DC power. On the other hand, for example, when the output unit 380 is implemented as a liquid crystal panel having a plurality of backlight lamps, an inverter (not shown) capable of PWM operation is further provided for luminance variable or dimming driving It is possible.

The remote control device 400 transmits the user input to the user interface unit 350. [ To this end, the remote control device 400 can use Bluetooth, RF (radio frequency) communication, infrared (IR) communication, UWB (Ultra Wideband), ZigBee, or the like.

Also, the remote controller 400 can receive the video, audio, or data signal output from the user interface unit 350 and display it on the remote controller 400 or output sound or vibration.

The digital receiver 300 may be a digital broadcast receiver capable of processing digital broadcast signals of a fixed or mobile ATSC scheme or DVB scheme.

On the other hand, the digital receiver shown in Figs. 2 and 3 is an example according to the present invention, and each component can be integrated, added, or omitted according to specifications of a digital receiver actually implemented. That is, if necessary, two or more components may be combined into one component, or one component may be divided into two or more components. 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.

In addition, the digital receiver according to the present invention may further include a configuration that is omitted from the configuration shown in FIG. 2 and 3, the digital receiver does not have a tuner and a demodulator, and can receive and reproduce contents through a network interface unit or an external device interface unit.

Meanwhile, the digital receiver is an example of an image signal processing apparatus that performs signal processing of an image stored in a device or an input image. Another example of the image signal processing apparatus includes an output unit 380 shown in FIG. 3, A set-top box, a DVD player, a Blu-ray player, a game machine, a computer, and the like may be further exemplified.

4 is a block diagram showing an example of internal components of the control unit shown in FIG. 3 and 4, the following will be described.

An example of the controller 370 according to the present invention includes a demultiplexer 410, an image processor 420, an OSD generator 440, a mixer 450, a frame rate converter (FRC) 455 and a formatter 460. The control unit 370 may further include a voice processing unit (not shown) and a data processing unit (not shown).

The demultiplexer 410 demultiplexes the input stream. For example, the demultiplexing unit 410 may demultiplex the received MPEG-2 TS video, audio and data signals. The stream signal input to the demultiplexer 410 may be a stream signal output from the tuner 310 or the demodulator 320 or the external device interface 335.

The image processing unit 420 performs image processing of the demultiplexed image signal. To this end, the image processing unit 420 may include a video decoder 425 and a scaler 435.

The video decoder 425 decodes the demultiplexed video signal, and the scaler 435 scales the resolution of the decoded video signal to be output from the output unit 380.

The video decoder 425 may support various standards. For example, the video decoder 425 performs the function of an MPEG-2 decoder when the video signal is encoded in the MPEG-2 standard, and the video decoder 425 encodes the video signal in the DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) It can perform the functions of a DMB decoder or an H.264 decoder.

On the other hand, the video signal decoded by the image processing unit 420 is input to the mixer 450.

The OSD generating unit 4440 generates OSD data according to user input or by itself. For example, the OSD generation unit 440 generates data for displaying various data in graphic or text form on the screen of the output unit 380 based on the control signal of the user interface unit 350 . The generated OSD data includes various data such as a user interface screen of the digital receiver 300, various menu screens, a widget, an icon, and audience rating information.

The OSD generation unit 440 may generate data for displaying broadcast information based on a caption of a broadcast image or an EPG.

The mixer 450 mixes the OSD data generated by the OSD generator 640 and the image signal processed by the image processor 320, and provides the mixer 450 to the formatter 460. Since the decoded video signal and the OSD data are mixed, the OSD is overlaid on the broadcast image or the external input image.

A frame rate conversion unit (FRC) 455 converts the frame rate of an input image. For example, the frame rate conversion unit 455 may convert the frame rate of the input 60 Hz image to have a frame rate of, for example, 120 Hz or 240 Hz according to the output frequency of the output unit 380.

As described above, there are various methods for converting the frame rate. For example, when the frame rate is changed from 60 Hz to 120 Hz, the frame rate conversion unit 455 may insert the same first frame between the first frame and the second frame, Three frames can be inserted. As another example, when the frame rate is converted from 60 Hz to 240 Hz, the frame rate conversion unit 455 may insert and convert three or more identical or predicted frames between existing frames. On the other hand, when the frame conversion is not performed, the frame rate conversion unit 455 may be bypassed.

The formatter 460 changes the output of the input frame rate conversion unit 655 to match the output format of the output unit 380. [ For example, the formatter 460 may output R, G, and B data signals, and the R, G, and B data signals may be output as low voltage differential signaling (LVDS) . When the output of the frame rate conversion unit 455 is a 3D video signal, the formatter 460 forms and outputs the 3D format of the output unit 380 according to the output format of the output unit 380, May also support 3D services.

On the other hand, the voice processing unit (not shown) in the control unit 370 can perform the voice processing of the demultiplexed voice signal. Such a voice processing unit (not shown) may support processing various audio formats. For example, even when a voice signal is coded in a format such as MPEG-2, MPEG-4, AAC, HE-AAC, AC-3, or BSAC, a corresponding decoder can be provided.

In addition, the voice processing unit (not shown) in the control unit 370 can process the base, the treble, the volume control, and the like.

A data processing unit (not shown) in the control unit 370 can perform data processing of the demultiplexed data signal. For example, the data processing unit can decode the demultiplexed data signal even when it is coded. Here, the encoded data signal may be EPG information including broadcast information such as a start time and an end time of a broadcast program broadcasted on each channel.

Meanwhile, the control unit 370 shown in FIG. 4 may include other configurations or omit some of the illustrated configurations according to the needs of those skilled in the art, as an example of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating remote control devices of a digital device according to the present invention.

According to the embodiment, various user interface devices (UID) capable of wired / wireless communication with the digital device 500 may be used as a remote control device in order to perform various operations for implementing the present invention .

The communication means of the remote control device may be, for example, Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, Digital Living Network Alliance ) May be used.

The user interface device (UID) may include a magic remote controller 520, a remote controller 530 having a keyboard and a touch pad, and the like in addition to a conventional remote controller 510.

The magic remote controller 520 can recognize a hand tremor or rotation by mounting a gyro sensor inside the remote controller. That is, the magic remote controller 520 moves the pointer according to the user's up, down, left, and right movements so that a desired operation, for example, a channel or a menu can be easily controlled.

The remote controller 530 including the keyboard and the touch pad facilitates input of text through the keyboard and facilitates movement of the pointer and control of enlargement and reduction of the picture and moving picture through the touch pad.

In order to provide information on the EPG or the channel browser according to the present invention, the user can easily perform various operations such as selection of a specific menu item through the various user interface devices described above.

Hereinafter, a content processing method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, the content is defined as meaning including various forms such as audio, video, and image file. In addition, the above process is defined as a collective meaning of, for example, merging or linking one content with another content.

Especially, in recent years, many digital receivers as well as portable devices such as smart phones and tablet PCs are using the touch screen method.

Often, users simply watch broadcasting on a digital device, but in many cases, they perform other tasks in parallel. For example, when there is only an image such as a photograph, the user views the images as a slide show while executing music and listening to music.

In general, in order to perform a different function (music reproduction) while a specific function (e.g., a slide show) is being performed, each of the functions must be individually selected and executed.

As described above, in order to execute one function and simultaneously execute other functions, it is necessary to individually select and execute each function, and it is difficult to perform connection reproduction or link.

Also, it is difficult for the user to intuitively find the contents because the contents of the contents are mostly composed of txt basis.

In the present invention, one or more sub-contents are combined with the main content, and the combined content is displayed to indicate that the combined contents are combined.

In addition, the present invention provides a variety of methods for combining positions, combining methods, and the like in main content, not merely merging sub-contents with main content.

Also, in the present invention, various UIs are constructed and provided for the convenience of the user in the above-described combining process.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to a processing procedure in a touch method for the sake of an understanding of the present invention. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto and the present invention may be applied to various methods such as a remote controller and a space remote controller It will be obvious that the present invention may be applied or applied in a similar way.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the present invention will be described in the following order. First, the combination of contents and contents (icons, texts, indicators, use of 2D / 3D representations), second, combined position control of sub contents in combination (when there are one and plural (when there are plural in the same position, Selectable), ball rate, playback speed, and the range of combination of sub, and finally the combined content is described again.

6 to 8 illustrate examples of screen configurations of a digital receiver according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a screen for providing a content list requested by a user in a digital device, and FIG. 7 shows an example of a screen in which a digital device displays each content or file on a screen in the form of an icon or a folder And FIG. 8 shows another example in which a list related to contents or files is constituted and provided in the digital device.

6 through 8 can be viewed in the context of the present invention as a UI provided by a user to check what contents are basically in the digital device in relation to content processing. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described by way of example, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other words, it will be obvious that users may be able to recognize and access the content for other purposes.

Referring to FIG. 6, a digital device provides a list 600 of contents that can be accessed by a corresponding device at the request of a user. The list 600 may include contents stored in the digital device, as well as contents of connected external devices or contents downloadable through a connected network.

The list 600 thus provided may be provided by, for example, a video list 610, an audio list 620, an image list 630, and the like.

In the video list 610, a video indicator 612 indicating that the video contents are displayed and at least one or more video items, i.e., video 1 to video 3 614, 616, and 618, may be displayed. At this time, the video indicator 612 may provide, for example, a thumbnail image of the item selected by the user.

Each of the video content items 614, 616, and 618 includes information related to the video content of the item, for example, a title in text format, a location where the content can be stored or downloaded, a representative thumbnail image of the video content, a playback time, At least one of the evaluation information, the video coding format, the reproducibility information, the size information of the video content, the character information of the actor or the director, the recording and the reservation recording information, or the sub-item when the specific video content item is selected can do.

The audio list 620 may include an audio indicator 622 indicating audio content and at least one audio item, i.e., audio 1 through audio 3 624 626 628. At this time, the audio indicator 622 may be provided with, for example, a music video associated with the audio item selected by the user, a thumbnail image of the album, and the like. Each audio content item 624, 626, and 628 includes information related to the audio content of the item, for example, a title in a text format, a position at which the content can be stored or downloaded, a representative thumbnail image of the corresponding audio content, Information about the audio or video contents related to the audio, or the like, or a specific audio item may be provided, for example, by providing at least one of evaluation information, audio coding format, reproducibility, size information of the audio content, And can be provided as sub-items when selected.

In the image list 630, an image indicator 632 indicating that the image content is image content and at least one image item, that is, image 1 to image 3 (634, 636, 638) may be displayed. In this case, each item is provided with only a title in the form of a text in relation to the image, and when a specific image item is selected, the image data related thereto may be provided through the image indicator 632. [ In addition, each item includes information about the image of the item, for example, the name of the image creator or editor, date and time information of the image created or edited, the size of the image, the format of the image, , Editing information, and the like, or may be provided as a sub-item when a specific image item is selected.

Next, referring to FIG. 7, the digital device may be configured in the form of an icon or a folder for contents accessible from the corresponding device, and may be provided on a screen like a PC.

In this case, the content may be provided to be accessible by being mapped with various types of icons according to a certain standard. 7, in the form of icons, a star shape (icon 1, 710), a circle shape (icon 2, 720), a cylindrical shape (icon 3, 730), a polygonal shape, 750) and the like. However, the present invention is not limited to the icon shapes illustrated in FIG. 7, and various icons that can be formed are all used.

In addition, for the convenience and accessibility of the user's recognition and retrieval convenience, such an icon may be defined by using a certain criterion, for example, the format of the icon based on the format of the content. For example, the audio contents are unified into a star-shaped icon, and the video contents are unified into icons of circular shapes (icons 2 and 720) and cylindrical shapes (icons 3 and 730), and the text contents are unified into a scroll- . In this case, the user can easily recognize and access the format of the content by using only the icon form.

If there are a plurality of contents having the same format, for example, the icons may be provided in a folder format such as icon 6 (760). Alternatively, icons of the same shape may be formed, The same size may be provided with different colors.

The above-described contents may be combined and provided.

In addition, even if the formats of the respective contents are different from each other, one folder type (icons 6 and 760) may be configured according to the user's selection. In case of providing the 3D service in the corresponding digital device, (Icons 4 and 740) different from each other.

In addition, the digital device may provide a content list as shown in FIG. The content list shown in Fig. 8 may be, for example, the folder icon 760 of Fig. 7 described above being selected.

Referring to FIG. 8, a list corresponding to the content of music is provided. The thumbnail image of the selected item on the left, a title of the text format, a bar number indicating the format, Each content item is provided. Each of the content items provides information on a title, a format, and a playback time in a text format.

In addition, the list 800 may provide a search, a menu, a device change, a library mode, and a close item so as to perform a corresponding function according to a user's selection. In addition, the list 800 may further provide information on the storage location of each content item, storage capacity in the storage space, available storage capacity, and the like.

The above description relates to, for example, a configuration of a screen provided before a content is processed in accordance with the present invention, that is, a content is combined with a content, for example.

Hereinafter, content processing such as management of content or combination of contents and contents according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

Hereinafter, it is assumed that the icon is generated in the digital device for at least one content.

First, the combining method will be described as follows.

Basically, the combining method includes a method of directly combining one content with another content by means of an input means, and a method of combining the contents according to a user's selection by providing a UI capable of being combined with the contents to be combined Can be.

Particularly in the former case, the coupling method may be different depending on the characteristics of the digital device. For example, if the digital device is a touch screen type, the icon corresponding to the specific content is touched and dragged and dropped to an icon corresponding to the desired content.

The coupling means may differ depending on the characteristics of the digital device. For example, when a digital device employs a touch screen, a user touches and drags a specific icon (first icon) to drop it on a desired icon (second icon) ), The two icons can be combined.

Here, the first icon may be directly dragged by touching, for example. However, if the digital device determines that the corresponding icon is moved during the touch and drag operation and is dropped at an area or position overlapping another icon It is possible to place the dropped icon in a neighboring area or location without combining. In addition, in the case of combining content and contents as in the present invention, the digital device can be combined with another icon only when the icon is touched for a predetermined time or more in order to prevent the user from combining due to mistakes or malfunctions . In this case, the digital device may indicate that the icon touched for a predetermined time is in an active state for combination with a highlight, a color change, a size change, and the like, or a combination thereof.

In addition, when the first icon is dragged and dropped onto the second icon together with or separately from the above-mentioned contents, the digital device can directly combine the two icons, but by providing a separate UI at the time of the drop, You can also ask whether it is appropriate and perform the function according to your choice. The UI may include adaptive items according to the characteristics of the two icons that are combined, substituted, and background music.

Alternatively, when a digital device communicates with a touch pad or a space remote control as an input means, the digital device provides a cursor and may combine the two icons in the same manner as in the above-described touch screen.

However, when the digital device communicates with a general remote controller as an input means, the digital device may configure the UI for each step necessary for combining the icons to the user and perform the corresponding function according to the user's selection.

Hereinafter, the above-mentioned coupling means and coupling method will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

9 is a diagram illustrating an example of an icon combining method according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, the digital device illustrates a case in which an icon 1 (910) selected by the user is touched and dragged and dropped on the icon 2 (920). In this case, the digital device can be viewed as a case of communicating with an input means such as a touch screen, a touch pad, a space remote control, or the like, as described above.

FIG. 10 is a view showing another example of the icon combining method according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10, a digital device provides a UI 1020 including a list of icons that can be combined with the icon 1 1010 when one icon, that is, icon 1 1010 is selected.

Digital devices can generally be configured as icons for all content that can be combined. However, not all icons can be combined with each other. For example, a particular icon may be unnatural in combination with a particular icon due to the nature of the content for that icon.

Accordingly, in this case, the digital device determines the characteristics of the selected icon first when one icon is selected by the user. The digital device can provide a UI in a text format as shown in FIG. 10 including a combinable icon among all the icons according to the characteristics of the corresponding icon.

Here, when the user selects a specific icon, the digital device may provide the UI as shown in FIG. 15 as a sub or provide detail information for determining whether the selected icon is combined with the sub UI.

In addition, although the digital device is not shown in the UI as shown in FIG. 10, other icons necessary for identification and characterization of corresponding icons such as title, person information, producer information, representative thumbnail image, reproduction time, May be provided together.

11 is a diagram showing another example of the icon combining method according to the present invention.

Although FIG. 10 provides a list of icons in a text format, a list of icons that can be combined as shown in FIG. 11 may be provided in an icon form.

In the case of providing text as shown in FIG. 10, it may be difficult to determine the characteristics of each content, and if the shape or shape of each icon is configured based on the characteristics of the corresponding content as described above, Providing a combinable list in the form of an icon as shown in FIG. 11 makes it easier to judge and select a list of icons.

A folder icon may also be included in the UI of FIG. In this case, when the user selects a folder icon, the digital device can provide a list of all icons in the folder as a sub UI, or provide only a list of icons that can be combined in the folder, and does not provide the remaining icons, It is also possible to provide an indicator.

In addition, if a specific icon is also selected in the UI of FIG. 11, the digital device may perform a corresponding function by providing a UI as shown in FIG. 15 and waiting for the user's selection, as shown in FIG.

10 and 11, when the specific icon is selected, the digital device determines the characteristics of the icon to be combined with the selected icon, and based on the determination result, for example, the UI 1230 or 1230 shown in FIG. 13 to provide additional UI for the convenience of the user.

As described above, when one icon (icon 1) is combined with another icon (icon 2), the combined icon (icon 1 + icon 2) has a different form from the existing icon 1 or / ≪ / RTI > This is to identify to the user that the icon is a combined icon and control the combined icons to be separated from each other.

In addition, in addition to the case of selecting the corresponding icon at the time of combining in FIG. 11, a drag and drop method and the like can also be used.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of an additional control method when an icon is combined according to the present invention, and FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating another example of an additional control method when an icon is combined according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12, the digital device provides the UI 1230 for additional control when the icon 1 1210 is touched and dragged and dropped on the icon 2 1120, as shown in FIG. 9 described above.

For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that icon 1 1210 is audio content and icon 2 (1220) is video content.

In this case, when two icons, i.e., icon 1 1210 and icon 2 1220 are selected, the digital device can first determine the characteristics of each icon. That is, the digital device may simply combine the icons, or may simply combine the icon 2 1220 with the position (or area) of the icon 1 1210.

However, if it is determined that additional control is required due to the characteristics of the selected icons, the digital device may provide a UI as shown in FIG.

In this case, the UI 1230 provides a representative thumbnail image of the corresponding time zone for each time zone, for example, and when the user selects a specific time zone using the indicator 1240, the corresponding icon (icon 1) is coupled to the selected location .

The thumbnail image is provided for convenience of selection, for example, on a user's combined position or area. The thumbnail image may be provided with detailed information separately or separately from the thumbnail image It is possible. In addition, when provided on a predetermined time basis, the user may further provide a separate UI for highlighting, size change, and detailed selection for items selected for more accurate control in the item where the indicator is located.

For example, when the content corresponding to the icon to be combined is audio, if the audio information exists in the selected time zone, the detail information provides information about the audio information, May be provided in a UI that can be differently configured to be combined with the existing audio, substituted, background music, or the like.

Referring to FIG. 13, similar to FIG. 12 described above, it is provided in a bar format instead of a table format as shown in FIG.

That is, the digital device provides a separate UI in the form of a bar, as shown, for more detailed and precise joint control when the user requests the combination of icon 1 1312 with icon 2 1314.

The bar-shaped separate UI provides, for example, a play item 1320, a start time 1322, and an end time 1326 of the content corresponding to the icon 2 1314, .

Here, if the digital device moves the square bar using the indicator 1330 to stop the user at a specific position, the digital device can provide the time information item 1324 of the position and the thumbnail image 1332 of the corresponding position.

As described above, if the user stops or positions the bar at a specific position, the digital device can provide the UI 1340 to select whether or not to combine the bar, and the user can select whether to combine the time information and the thumbnail image .

Also, according to the present invention, the digital device can perform operations such as playback, rewinding, fast forwarding, etc. at the position of the bar by the user, and the user can judge and combine more detailed and precise joining position .

Figure 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of an icon shape combined according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 14, the icon 1 is coupled to the icon 2.

In this case, the digital device can maintain the form of the existing icon 2, clearly display the icon 2 as the main 1420, and the icon 1 as the sub 1430 to clearly identify the main / part. In this case, the icon 1 may also maintain the existing icon form.

Also, the digital device can display the combined position, time, or area 1440 of the icon 1 in the icon 2 even when the additional control or the simple combination as shown in Fig.

The above description describes the case where the original shape of the icon 2 is maintained in the digital device. However, although the digital device is not shown in FIG. 13, the combined icons may be configured as separate icons. At this time, in the separate icon form, the corresponding icon can identify that at least two icons are combined. In other words, the digital device can allow the user to identify that the icon is composed of a combination of at least two icons only in the form of the icon. In this case, if there are a plurality of combined icons, the digital device can distinguish each combined icon by configuring the color, identification number, size, and the like of each combination icon to be different from each other. For example, digital devices can be configured to have unassociated independent icons in 2D form, and combined icons in 3D form.

In Figures 9 to 11, the digital device may provide the UI as shown in Figures 15 to 16, with or without the UI as shown in Figures 12 to 13, if the user has selected at least two icons to combine.

FIG. 15 is a view showing an example of a UI for detailed control when an icon is combined according to the present invention, and FIG. 16 is a view showing another example of a UI for detailed control when an icon is combined according to the present invention.

For example, when the user instructs to combine two icons by using Figs. 9 to 11 or when a specific item is selected in the UI provided as shown in Figs. 12 to 13, the digital device may exist in the corresponding position or area The data of the icon to be combined with the data may collide with each other.

Referring to FIG. 15, as described above, when data collision occurs when two icons are combined, there is a problem of how to process data of icons to be combined. In this case, the digital device can provide the UI as shown in FIG. 15 to replace the data of the existing icon or to continuously reproduce the data.

In the case of FIG. 16, a mode can be selected not only in the case of data collision, but also in a UI provided at the time of coupling. Here, the mode may be, for example, to replace data or be used or combined as background music. Herein, the term " combination " includes a case of simple insertion, in which a content following one content is reproduced, or a combination of insertion or modification of content linked to a selected location or area.

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a control method for separating combined icons according to the present invention, and FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating another example of a control method for separating combined icons according to the present invention.

The digital device can provide a UI as shown in FIG. 17, for example, when the user selects a combined icon or touches a predetermined time.

In other words, when the user selects a combined icon, the digital device may ask whether to separate the previously combined icons.

If the user selects the separation, the shape of the icon configured as a new type may be removed according to the combination, and the configuration may be configured to return to the form of the previous icon.

As described above, when the user moves the icon to the left or right or up and down using two fingers instead of selecting a combined icon or touching the predetermined time, the digital device determines the operation of the user as the separation of the combined contents, Restores icons.

In other words, the digital device restores to its original form and removes the combined icon.

19 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a content processing method according to the present invention.

The user requests the combination of at least two icons in any one of Figs. 9 to 11 (S1910). For example, in the case of FIG. 9, the icon A is dragged and dropped on the icon B, and in the case of FIGS. 10 to 11, the corresponding content list or icon is selected.

The digital device determines whether the request of the user is a content association request (S1920).

If it is determined in step S1920 that the request is for a combination of contents, the digital device determines whether the two icons can be combined (S1930).

If it is determined that the two icons can be combined as a result of the determination in S1930, the digital device provides an associated UI to be combined at desired timing in the content corresponding to the icon B of the content corresponding to the icon A in operation S1940. The UI may be, for example, one of Figs. 12-13.

In step S1950, if the user selects a desired timing through the UI as shown in FIGS. 12 to 13 in step S1940, the digital device combines the two contents at the corresponding timing, and provides the combined icon corresponding to the combined contents in step S1950.

In the present specification, if one program (for example, news (politics, economy, society, sports) is selected on the EPG and detailed information is provided and each file list constituting the program is provided in the detailed information, It is possible to combine the content of the present invention with the file selected by another program, that is, to implement the above-described contents of the present invention on an EPG, not a combination of icons in a digital device.

In addition, according to the present invention, the digital device is capable of performing advertisement-free recording by default or at the time of immediate recording or scheduled recording, rather than real-time broadcasting through control over EPG. In addition, the digital device can record the live stream as it is and remove the advertisement removal function by default or at the time of playback of the recording. In addition, the digital device may provide alternate audio, video, image (stock graph, etc.) in the case of advertisement removal at the time of reproduction of a recording according to default or selection.

In addition, when the icon configured according to the present invention is selected or a predetermined time is touched, the information related to the icon related to the icon is collected through the network, and a URL (Uniform Resource Location) information.

As described above, according to the present invention, at least two icons each representing an icon for contents can be combined and separated from each other, and other control operations can be performed.

In the present specification, mainly, a combination between two contents has been mainly described in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention. However, three or more contents may be combined and separated from each other.

This is because the icon is basically an identifier or a link to content stored or available in the digital device, not the respective content itself. Accordingly, the icon combination operation according to the present invention can combine icons of a corresponding icon in the digital device with each other, while each icon is combined or separated as described above on the display screen. So that the contents are combined through the corresponding link at the time point.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the digital device can combine with another icon again in the case of the content used for the combination and the icon thereon, and can appropriately process even if at least two or more icons are combined.

In addition, as described above, when the user makes a reservation of a playback reservation, a recording / recording for a specific program on the EPG, the digital device drags the program and drops it on the screen, .

According to the present invention, a digital device can provide an interface such as an icon for accessibility of contents, and can perform various processes on contents according to a user's request such as editing of contents or coupling between contents and contents, It is possible to provide an interface capable of managing and processing contents easily, conveniently and efficiently.

The digital receiver and its operation method according to the present invention are not limited to the configuration and method of the embodiments described above but the embodiments can be applied to all or a part of each embodiment Or may be selectively combined.

Meanwhile, the operation of the digital device of the present invention can be implemented as a code that can be read by a processor in a recording medium that can be read by a processor included in the digital device. 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, and the like, and may be in the form of a carrier wave . In addition, the recording medium readable by the processor may be distributed to a computer system connected via a network, and a code readable by the processor in a distributed manner may 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 and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

201: network interface unit 202: TCP / IP manager
203: service delivery manager 204: SI decoder
205: Demultiplexer 206: Audio decoder
207: Video decoder 208: Output section
209: Service Control Manager 210: Service Discovery Manager
211: SI & Metadata Database 212: Metadata Manager
213: service manager 214: UI manager

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A user interface unit for receiving a user input signal;
And controls to combine the selected first icon with the second icon in accordance with the selection of the user interface unit with respect to the first icon among the configured icons, A control unit for linking contents of the first icon;
A decoder for decoding the content of the first icon linked in accordance with the combining control when decoding the content of the second icon; And
And an output unit for outputting the content of the decoded first icon and the content of the second icon together according to a content reproduction request of the second icon,
Wherein,
A first icon and a second icon through the user interface unit and receives a separate input signal for the first icon and the second icon to control the first and second icons to separate the combined first icon and the second icon, Separating the content of the first icon,
Providing a UI for in-content combined position determination of the second icon to determine a combined position of the first icon if the first icon is coupled to the second icon,
Wherein the UI outputs a plurality of representative thumbnail images for each reproduction time period of the content corresponding to the second icon, and when one of the plurality of thumbnail images is selected by the user interface unit, the selected thumbnail image And the content of the first icon is positioned and output at the position of the corresponding content of the second icon. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And controls the icons to be configured differently according to a content attribute of the icon. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein,
And dragging the first icon and dropping it onto the second icon. The method of claim 3,
Wherein,
Changes the attribute of the first icon to be movable when the first icon is touched for a predetermined time, and controls the first icon to be coupled when the first icon is moved to the second icon. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein,
Wherein when the first icon is touched for a predetermined time, at least one icon list or icon which can be combined with reference to the characteristic of the first icon is output, and the control is performed by selecting any one of the output icons. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein,
And the first icon is able to be combined with another one of the icons in addition to the second icon. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And when the binding position is selected in the UI, controls to provide a sub UI related to the determination as to whether or not to be combined. The method according to claim 1 or 8,
Wherein,
Controls the UI to be configured in a table format or a bar format, and when the UI is configured in the bar format, reproduces the content according to a user's request. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein the control unit is configured to display at least one of the first icon and its associated position in the second icon, or a completely separate icon indicating that the second icon is a combined icon separate from the second icon. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete

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