KR20000010398A - Channel set up method of a television - Google Patents

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KR20000010398A
KR20000010398A KR1019980031296A KR19980031296A KR20000010398A KR 20000010398 A KR20000010398 A KR 20000010398A KR 1019980031296 A KR1019980031296 A KR 1019980031296A KR 19980031296 A KR19980031296 A KR 19980031296A KR 20000010398 A KR20000010398 A KR 20000010398A
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PURPOSE: A channel set up mode of a TV is provided to offer viewers easy channel selection by automatic set up of channels which have big chances to be seen frequently according to the input of G-code. CONSTITUTION: The channel set up mode of a TV comprises steps of inputting the G-code of the program which is to be recorded at the VCR(S2); recognizing the channel of the program by decoding the G-code(S3) if the G-code set up is finished by pre-engaging the G-code of the wanted program by operating the remote control(11) or key pad; determining whether the channel has base station or not and setting up the recognized channel as a channel with base station(S5). Therefore not only the channel directly pre-engaged by the viewer but also remembers the channel corresponding to the G-code and as a result it is easy for viewers to select the channel.

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텔레비젼의 채널설정방법TV channel setting method

본 발명은 텔레비젼의 채널선택방법에 관한 것으로, 특히 녹화하기를 원하는 프로그램의 G-코드를 입력하여 해당 채널을 기억시킴으로써 사용자가 간편하게 원하는 채널을 자동으로 간편하게 설정할 수 있는 텔레비젼의 채널설정방법에 관한 것이다.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a channel selection method of a television, and more particularly, to a channel setting method of a television, in which a user can easily and automatically set a desired channel simply by inputting a G-code of a program to be recorded and storing the corresponding channel. .

근래, 각 지역마다 지역방송국이 건립되고 케이블TV방송이 시작됨에 따라 시청자가 시청할 수 있는 방송의 채널이 매우 빠른 속도로 증가하고 있다. 특히, 미국이나 유럽과 같이 지역방송이 발달되고 케이블TV의 수가 많은 곳에서는 채널의 수가 대단히 많기 때문에 시청자가 원하는 방송을 선택하는 일도 매우 어려운 일이었다. 따라서, 시청자가 원하는 채널을 선택하기 위해서는 그 채널의 번호를 기억하여 시청자가 직접 리모콘이나 텔레비젼에 구비된 키패드를 조작하여 채널번호를 입력함으로써 방송프로그램을 시청할 수 있었다.Recently, as local broadcasting stations are established in each region and cable TV broadcasting is started, the channels of broadcasting that viewers can watch are increasing at a very high speed. In particular, in the areas where the local broadcasting is developed and the number of cable TVs is large, such as the United States or Europe, it is very difficult for the viewer to select a desired broadcast. Therefore, in order to select a channel desired by the viewer, the channel number can be memorized and the viewer can directly watch the broadcast program by inputting the channel number by operating the keypad provided in the remote controller or the television.

그러나, 상기와 같이 시청자가 수백개의 채널을 일일이 기억하여 원하는 수신채널을 선택하는 것은 불가능하게 되며, 이를 극복하기 위해 채널의 자동탐색기능이 제안되었다. 이러한 자동탐색기능은 시청자가 리모콘이나 키패드의 채널 업다운(up-down) 버튼을 조작하면 방영되고 있는 모든 프로그램이 선택되기 때문에, 원하는 채널을 선택하기 위해서는 방송프로그램이 수신되는 모든 채널을 확인해야만 하는 번거로움이 있었다.However, as described above, it is impossible for a viewer to memorize hundreds of channels and select a desired reception channel. To overcome this problem, an automatic search function of a channel has been proposed. This automatic search function selects all the programs being broadcast when the viewer operates the channel up-down button on the remote control or keypad. Therefore, in order to select a desired channel, it is necessary to check all the channels where the broadcast program is received. There was a feeling.

상기한 문제를 해결하기 위해 제안된 것이, 시청자가 원하는 채널만을 선택적으로 설정하는 채널기억기능이다. 즉, 수많은 채널중에서 사용자가 자주 시청하는 채널만을 기억장치에 기억시키고 다른 채널은 기억장치로부터 소거시킴으로써 업다운 버튼을 조작하면, 상기 기억된 채널만이 텔레비젼에 방영되어 시청자가 원하는 채널을 용이하게 선택할 수 있게 된다.Proposed to solve the above problem is a channel memory function for selectively setting only the channel desired by the viewer. That is, if the user operates the up-down button by storing only the channel frequently watched by the user among the numerous channels and erases the other channel from the storage device, only the stored channel is broadcasted on the television, thereby allowing the viewer to easily select the desired channel. Will be.

그러나, 상기한 채널기억기능에 있어서도 시청자가 시청하고자하는 프로그램이 방영되는 채널을 선택할 때에는 상기 채널의 번호를 찾아 다시 기억시켜야만 하기 때문에, 사용이 매우 번거롭게 되는 문제가 있었다.However, even in the channel memory function described above, when the viewer selects a channel on which a program to be watched is to be found, the number of the channel must be found and stored again.

본 발명은 상기한 문제를 해결하기 위해 이루어진 것으로, VCR에 G-코드를 입력하고 해독하여 G-코드의 채널정보를 기억시킴으로써 시청자가 용이하게 채널을 설정할 수 있는 텔레비젼의 채널설정방법을 제공하는 것을 목적으로 한다.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides a channel setting method of a television that allows a viewer to easily set a channel by inputting and decoding a G-code into a VCR and storing channel information of the G-code. The purpose.

상기한 목적을 달성하기 위해, 본 발명에 따른 채널설정방법은 VCR에 녹화하기를 원하는 프로그램의 G-코드를 입력하는 단계와, 입력된 G-코드를 해독하여 해당 프로그램의 채널을 인지하는 단계와, 인지된 채널이 유국상태인지를 판단하는 단계와, 인지된 채널이 유국상태가 아니면 해당채널을 유국으로 설정하는 단계로 구성된다.In order to achieve the above object, the channel setting method according to the present invention comprises the steps of inputting the G-code of the program that you want to record on the VCR, and decoding the input G-code to recognize the channel of the program; The method may include determining whether the recognized channel is in a state state, and setting the corresponding channel as a state when the recognized channel is not in the state state.

VCR에는 시청자에 의해 미리 자주 시청하는 채널이 설정되어 있기 때문에, 채널의 유국상태 판단시 채널이 이미 유국상태이면 동작을 종료한다.Since the VCR has a channel that is frequently watched by the viewer in advance, the operation is terminated when the channel is already in the state of determining the state of the channel.

도 1은 일반적인 TV와 VCR의 연결상태를 나타내는 도면.1 is a view showing a connection state of a typical TV and VCR.

도 2는 본 발명에 따른 VCR의 블록도.2 is a block diagram of a VCR in accordance with the present invention.

도 3은 본 발명에 따른 채널설정방법을 나타내는 플로우챠트.3 is a flowchart showing a channel setting method according to the present invention;

*도면의 주요부분에 대한 부호의 설명** Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

1 : TV 3 : VCR1: TV 3: VCR

10 : 마이콤 11 : 리모콘10: micom 11: remote control

14 : 튜너부14: Tuner part

이하, 첨부한 도면을 참조하여 본 발명에 따른 텔레비젼의 채널설정방법에 대해 상세히 설명한다.Hereinafter, a channel setting method of a television according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

일반적으로 TV(1)와 VCR(Video Cassette Recorder;3)은 도 1에 도시된 바와 같이 케이블선(5)에 의해 연결되어 한셋트를 구성한다. 안테나(7)에 의해 수신된 방송신호는 VCR(3)의 입력단(IN)을 통해 VCR(3)에 입력되고 출력단(OUT)으로 출력된 후 TV(1)의 입력단(IN)으로 입력되어 화면상에 프로그램이 방영된다. 즉, 방송국에서 송출되는 방송신호가 VCR(3)을 거쳐 TV(1)에 수신되어 방송이 방영된다. 상기한 바와 같은 셋트에서 채널의 선택은 TV(1)의 채널을 조작하는 것도 가능하지만 VCR(3)의 채널을 조작함으로써 원하는 채널을 선택하는 것도 가능하다. 즉, 방송신호의 튜닝이 TV(1) 뿐만 아니라 VCR(3)에서도 가능하게 된다.In general, the TV 1 and the VCR (Video Cassette Recorder) 3 are connected by a cable line 5 to form one set as shown in FIG. 1. The broadcast signal received by the antenna 7 is input to the VCR 3 through the input terminal IN of the VCR 3 and output to the output terminal OUT, and then to the input terminal IN of the TV 1 to display the screen. The program is aired on the screen. That is, the broadcast signal transmitted from the broadcasting station is received by the TV 1 via the VCR 3 and broadcasted. In the set as described above, the channel can be selected by operating the channel of the TV 1, but it is also possible to select the desired channel by operating the channel of the VCR 3. That is, the broadcasting signal can be tuned not only in the TV 1 but also in the VCR 3.

상기한 기능을 이용하여 방송프로그램을 간편하게 녹화하는 방법이 G-코드를 이용한 예약녹화기능이다. 상기한 예약녹화기능을 설명하면 다음과 같다. 신문이나 잡지의 방송프로그램난에는 각 프로그램마다 G-코드가 표시되어 있다. 상기 G-코드는 숫자로 표시되는데, 이 숫자는 프로그램이 방영되는 채널정보, 프로그램의 시작 및 종료시간정보를 나타낸다. 시청자가 원하는 프로그램을 녹화하기 위해, 키패드나 리모콘을 이용하여 해당 G-코드를 입력하면, G-코드의 정보가 해독되어 해당 채널, 프로그램의 방영시작 및 종료시간이 설정된다. 이후, 방영시간이 되면 VCR(3)이 온(on)되고 해당 프로그램으로 채널이 튜닝되어 원하는 프로그램이 녹화된다.A method of simply recording a broadcast program using the above function is a reservation recording function using a G-code. The reservation recording function described above is as follows. In the program section of a newspaper or magazine, a G-code is indicated for each program. The G-code is represented by a number, which represents the channel information on which the program is aired and the start and end time information of the program. When a viewer inputs a corresponding G-code using a keypad or a remote control to record a desired program, the information of the G-code is decoded to set a broadcast start and end time of the corresponding channel and program. Thereafter, when the broadcast time comes, the VCR 3 is turned on and the channel is tuned to the corresponding program to record the desired program.

G-코드를 입력하여 예약녹화를 한다는 것은, 해당 채널이 시청자가 자주 시청하는 채널을 의미하거나 적어도 가끔은 시청을 하는 채널을 의미한다. 따라서, 이러한 채널을 시청자가 간편하게 선택하여 시청하게 하기 위해서는 이를 기억시킬 필요가 있다.The reservation recording by inputting the G-code means that the channel is a channel that the viewer frequently watches, or at least sometimes a channel that the viewer watches. Therefore, it is necessary to memorize these channels so that the viewer can easily select and watch these channels.

본 발명은 상기한 G-코드를 이용한 간편예약녹화기능시 G-코드의 채널정보를 기억시킴으로써 채널을 유국으로 설정하는 것으로, 도 2에 채널의 설정을 위한 VCR(3)의 블록도가 도시되어 있다. 도면에 나타낸 바와 같이, VCR(3)은 VCR의 전체 기능을 제어하고 리모콘(10)으로부터 G-코드가 입력됨에 따라 G-코드를 해독함과 동시에 해당 채널을 유국으로 기억하는 마이콤(10)과, 상기 마이콤(10)에 의해 해독된 프로그램시작 및 종료정보에 따라 역시 온오프되는 전원(12)과, 상기 마이콤(10)에 의해 해독된 채널정보에 따라 안테나(7)를 통해 입력되는 방송신호를 해당 채널로 튜닝하는 튜닝부(14)와, 방송프로그램의 녹화를 위해 튜닝된 신호를 검파하는 검파부(15)로 구성된다.The present invention is to set the channel as a state by storing the channel information of the G-code in the simple reservation recording function using the G-code, and a block diagram of the VCR 3 for setting the channel is shown in FIG. have. As shown in the figure, the VCR 3 controls the entire function of the VCR and decodes the G-code as the G-code is input from the remote controller 10 and simultaneously stores the corresponding channel as a state. The broadcast signal input through the antenna 7 according to the power source 12 which is also turned on and off according to the program start and end information decoded by the microcomputer 10 and the channel information decoded by the microcomputer 10. The tuner 14 is tuned to a corresponding channel, and the detector 15 detects a tuned signal for recording a broadcast program.

마이콤(10)에서는 일반적인 신호, 예를 들면, 온오프신호, VCR의 녹화신호, 재생신호 및 채널선택신호 등과 같은 여러 가지 신호가 입력되며, 각 신호의 입력에 따라 VCR(3)을 전체적으로 제어한다. 특히, 채널선택신호가 입력되는 경우 TV와 마찬가지로 해당하는 채널이 선택되어 리모콘(11)이나 키패드의 업-다운키를 작동함에 따라 선택된 채널이 화면상에 방영된다.In the microcomputer 10, various signals such as a general signal, for example, an on-off signal, a recording signal of a VCR, a playback signal, and a channel selection signal are input, and control the VCR 3 as a whole according to the input of each signal. . In particular, when a channel selection signal is input, a corresponding channel is selected like a TV and the selected channel is broadcasted on the screen as the up-down key of the remote controller 11 or the keypad is operated.

이하, 도 3은 참조하여 본 발명에 따른 텔레비젼의 채널설정방법을 상세히 설명한다. 도면에는 표시하지 않았지만, 우선, VCR(3)의 마이콤(10)에는 시청자의 선택에 의해 특정한 채널이 설정되어 있다. 이후, 시청자가 리모콘(11)이나 키패드를 작동하여 녹화를 원하는 프로그램의 G-코드를 예약하여 G-코드의 설정이 완료되면(S1,S2), VCR(3)의 마이콤(10)이 예약된 G-코드를 해독하여 해당 프로그램의 채널정보, 프로그램 시작시간정보 및 프로그램 종료시간정보 등을 인지한다(S3).3, the channel setting method of the television according to the present invention will be described in detail. Although not shown in the figure, first, a specific channel is set in the microcomputer 10 of the VCR 3 by the selection of the viewer. After that, when the viewer operates the remote controller 11 or the keypad to reserve the G-code of the program to be recorded, and the setting of the G-code is completed (S1, S2), the microcomputer 10 of the VCR 3 is reserved. The G-code is decoded to recognize channel information, program start time information, and program end time information of the corresponding program (S3).

이어서, 채널의 유국상태, 즉 해당 채널이 이미 설정되어 있는지를 판단하여(S4), 설정되어 있으면 채널설정동작을 종료하고 설정되어 있지 않은 경우에는 해당 채널을 기억하여 유국으로 설정한다(S5). 따라서, 마이콤(10)에는 시청자가 직접 선택하여 기억시킨 채널뿐만 아니라 입력된 G-코드에 해당하는 채널도 기억되어 있기 때문에, 리모콘(11)이나 키패드의 업-다운 버튼을 조작함에 따라 예약녹화가 설정된 채널이 화면에 방영되어 채널선택이 용이해진다.Subsequently, it is determined whether the channel is in a state, that is, whether or not the channel is already set (S4). If so, the channel setting operation is terminated. If not, the channel is stored and set as a station (S5). Therefore, the microcomputer 10 stores not only the channel directly selected and memorized by the viewer, but also the channel corresponding to the input G-code. Therefore, the reserved recording is performed by operating the up-down button of the remote controller 11 or the keypad. The set channel is broadcasted on the screen to facilitate channel selection.

미리 설정된 채널이나 G-코드의 입력에 의해 설정된 채널은 시청자가 직접 기억소거기능을 작동하여 소거시킬 수 있다.The channel set by the preset channel or the input of the G-code can be erased by the viewer by operating the memory function directly.

본 발명은 상기한 바와 같이, 미리 설정된 채널 이외에 시청자가 녹화하고자 하는 프로그램, 즉 시청 가능성이 큰 프로그램을 G-코드의 입력에 의해 자동으로 설정함으로써 사용자의 채널선택이 용이하게 된다.As described above, the user's channel selection is facilitated by automatically setting a program that the viewer wants to record, that is, a program having a high possibility of viewing, by input of a G-code, as well as a preset channel.

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VCR과 케이블선에 의해 연결된 텔레비젼에 있어서,In a television connected by a VCR and a cable line, VCR에 녹화하기를 원하는 프로그램의 G-코드를 입력하는 단계;Inputting a G-code of a program to be recorded on the VCR; 입력된 G-코드를 해독하여 상기 프로그램의 채널을 인지하는 단계;Recognizing a channel of the program by decoding an input G-code; 인지된 채널이 유국상태인지를 판단하는 단계; 및Determining whether the recognized channel is stateful; And 인지된 채널을 유국으로 설정하는 단계로 이루어진 텔레비젼의 채널설정방법.A channel setting method of a television, comprising the step of setting a recognized channel as a state.
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