KR19990085566A - Internet TV Broadcasting Programs and Devices - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for reserving a broadcast program of an Internet TV. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of setting a current time, selecting one of the airwave, satellite or cable broadcasting methods, selecting one of the broadcasters of the selected broadcasting method, and a program of the selected broadcaster. Displaying a list, selecting a desired program from the displayed program list, and creating a broadcast time, a program name, a channel, and a broadcast time of the selected program in the reserved program list.

Description

Internet TV Broadcasting Programs and Devices

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for reserving broadcast programs for Internet TV, and in particular, by reserving a program for each broadcaster in advance, the method and apparatus for reserving broadcast programs for Internet TV that can automatically watch a program of a broadcaster corresponding to the scheduled time. It is about.

Each broadcaster broadcasts on its own Internet site. The user can access the Internet network to watch the broadcast of each broadcaster. However, if you want to watch TV on the Internet, you can watch TV only through the sites of each broadcaster.

In general TV, the TV generally has a function for scheduling on / off control of the TV. For example, in a typical TV, a viewer sets a reservation function by setting a turn on time, a turn off time, a channel selection, and a sleep reservation while viewing an on-screen displayed on a monitor.

Such functions are merely a function of specifically reserving only a specific time, for example, a time to be turned on. As a function of reserving a plurality of broadcast programs, there is a reservation recording function of a VCR, but there is no function of reserving various programs for TV viewing.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a broadcast program reservation method and apparatus for an Internet TV that can automatically watch a broadcaster's program corresponding to a reserved time by reserving a program for each broadcaster in order to solve the problems of the related art. There is.

The method of the present invention to achieve the above object is

Setting the current time;

Selecting one of over-the-air, satellite or cable broadcasting schemes;

Selecting one of the broadcasters of the selected broadcast method;

Displaying a program list of a selected broadcaster;

Selecting a desired program from the displayed program list;

And writing a broadcast time, a program name, a channel, and a broadcast time of the selected program in the reserved program list.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for reserving a broadcast program of an internet television, comprising: a modem for accessing an internet network and a monitor for displaying a television broadcast signal received through the modem;

An internet interface unit for storing a broadcast program list of each broadcaster provided through the modem;

A reservation storage unit for storing the reserved broadcast program information from the broadcast program list stored in the interface unit;

A power control unit for supplying power to the Internet TV when a start time of a scheduled broadcast program is equal to a current time; And

And a broadcast channel changer for providing channel information of a broadcast program reserved at the same time as the power supply to the Internet TV.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an Internet TV reservation apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a flow chart showing a method of booking Internet TV according to the present invention.

3 is a view showing a broadcaster selection list according to the present invention.

4 is a view showing an example of a reservation list of the Internet TV created by the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: Internet TV 110: Modem

120: monitor 200: program reservation device

210: Internet interface unit 220: Reservation storage unit

230: power control unit 240: broadcasting channel change unit

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

1 is a block diagram of a reservation apparatus for an Internet TV according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the Internet TV 100 includes a modem 110 for connecting to the Internet network 10, a monitor 120, and a keyboard 130 for displaying a TV broadcast program received through the modem. .

The broadcast program reservation apparatus 200 includes an internet interface unit 210 for storing a broadcast program list of each broadcaster provided through the modem 110, and a broadcast reserved from a broadcast program list stored in the interface unit 210. A reservation storage unit 220 for storing program information, a power control unit 230 for supplying external power 250 to the Internet TV 100 when the start time of the scheduled broadcast program is equal to the current time; And a broadcast channel changer 240 for providing the Internet TV 100 with channel information of a broadcast program reserved at the same time as the power supply.

In other words, in the present invention, each site is integrated into one place, and the TV can be watched by creating a list that can change channels according to the event list and automatically change channels according to an event list. do.

The server of the present invention receives the broadcast signals of the broadcasters received through the airwaves, satellite broadcasts, cable broadcasts, etc. sent from the broadcasters, and encodes them according to a moving picture processing algorithm such as MPEG to provide the received broadcast signals to the Internet. And the encoded broadcast data is provided on the Internet to be connected to the server through the homepage. In the server of the present invention, an Internet address of each broadcaster, for example,

KBS1 --Steam Works

MBC --RealPlayr plus 5.0

SBS --Vivo Active Power plays

EBS --nsplay

Integrate.

That is, to compensate for the inconvenience of having to change the channel according to time by searching newspapers, etc. when (time), where (channel), and what (program name) is broadcasted during watching, setting the list of channel program name time from the time of turning on the TV in advance. It is to let the channel change automatically when the airing time comes.

That is, the Internet interface unit 210 of the present invention connects to the Internet network at predetermined times and downloads and stores the latest broadcast program list of registered broadcasters. In order to reserve a program, an Internet TV user connects to a server that integrates and manages an Internet TV broadcaster's site through an Internet network.

2, the program reservation viewing mode is selected on the homepage of the server. If the mode is selected, it is checked whether the TV is watched (300). If list creation is checked in step 302, the broadcaster selection list shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the screen (304).

On the displayed screen, select the desired airwave method from the desired broadcast method, airwave, satellite broadcast, and cable broadcast. There are broadcasters such as KBS1, KBS2, MBC, SBS, and EBS in the airwave method, and KBS satellite 1 and KBS satellite 2 in the satellite broadcast method, and CH1 through CH30 in the cable broadcast method.

If a corresponding broadcaster is selected in step 304, a list of broadcast programs of the selected broadcaster is displayed (306 ^to 312). The broadcast program list has information such as broadcast start time, program name, and broadcast time.

When a desired broadcast program is selected on the displayed list, as shown in Fig. 4, the broadcast start time, program name, channel, and broadcast time of the selected broadcast program are created in the reservation list.

In this way, it is possible to reserve a plurality of broadcast programs by checking whether the list is not completed in step 314 and repeating steps 304 to 314 if it is not completed in step 314. The reserved information is created and stored in the reservation list shown in FIG. 4 (316).

As described above, when the start time of the reserved broadcast program is equal to the current time in the state in which the broadcast program is reserved, the reserved storage unit controls the power control unit to provide external power to the Internet. Subsequently, by providing the channel information to the Internet TV, a broadcaster's site according to the channel information is automatically connected so that a program broadcasted at the present time is displayed on the monitor.

As described above, according to the present invention, in the Internet TV, a program list of a broadcaster is stored, and a reserved program of a selected program is stored on the stored program list. By automatically accessing the program to be displayed on the monitor, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of having to change the channel by searching the broadcaster's site.

Claims (2)

Setting a current time; Selecting one of over-the-air, satellite or cable broadcasting schemes; Selecting one of the broadcasters of the selected broadcast method; Displaying a program list of a selected broadcaster; Selecting a desired program from the displayed program list; And writing a broadcast time, a program name, a channel, and a broadcast time of the selected program in a list of reserved programs. In the Internet TV having a modem for connecting to the Internet network, and a monitor for displaying a TV broadcast signal received through the modem, An internet interface unit for storing a broadcast program list of each broadcaster provided through the modem; A reservation storage unit for storing the reserved broadcast program information from the broadcast program list stored in the interface unit; A power control unit for supplying power to the Internet TV when a start time of a scheduled broadcast program is equal to a current time; And a broadcast channel changer for providing channel information of a broadcast program reserved at the same time as the power supply to the internet TV.