KR20030047527A - Digital TV who can edit images and method for performing image editing in the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A digital TV capable of editing an image and an image editing method performed in the digital TV are provided to allow a user to easily edit an image, store and transmit the edited image through the digital TV. CONSTITUTION: A digital TV includes a display(30) for displaying an image, an image edition unit(20), and a driver(40). The image edition unit displays a user interface for image edition through the display and edits an image according to a user's request inputted through the user interface. The driver generates a driving signal for driving the image edition unit when an image to be displayed and edited is inputted through the display, and provides the edited images to the display. The driver recognizes insertion of a memory stick(50) storing images to be edited to generate the driving signal, and displays the images stored in the memory stick on the display.

Description

Digital TV who can edit images and method for performing image editing in the same}

The present invention relates to a digital TV, and more particularly, to a digital TV capable of editing an image such as a moving picture or a still picture.

In general, image editing using a PC uses predetermined image editing software, and such image editing software requires a high level of skill and is difficult to be easily used by ordinary users. In addition, the PC is inconvenient to use the interface of a monitor and a mouse with a small screen compared to the current TV.

Currently, TV is a very friendly medium to users compared to PC, and there is an increasing demand for image editing through such a medium.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a digital TV capable of image editing that the user can easily store and transmit the image editing and edited image files through the digital TV.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an image editing method performed in the digital TV.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium recorded with a program code executable on a computer for an image editing method performed on the digital TV.

1A and 1B are views for explaining the concept of a digital TV capable of image editing according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a digital TV according to the present invention capable of image editing.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface displayed on the display unit 30 when an image is stored in the storage unit 35 shown in FIG. 2 or an image stored in the storage unit 35 is loaded.

4A to 4D are diagrams illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 30 when the digital TV illustrated in FIG. 2 receives an image from another server connected to a network.

5A to 5C are diagrams illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 30 of FIG. 2 when the digital TV illustrated in FIG. 2 transmits an edited image to another server connected through a network.

6A to 6H illustrate examples of an image editing process.

7A to 7C are screens displayed when the order of images is to be changed in the selected image display area 100 illustrated in FIG. 6A.

In order to achieve the above object, the digital TV according to the present invention including a display unit for displaying an image is driven in response to a drive signal to display a user interface for image editing on the display unit, and the user's edit request input through the user interface. When an edited image to be displayed and edited by an image editing control unit and an external control for editing the corresponding image is input or displayed from the outside through a display unit, a driving signal for driving the image editing unit is generated, and the inputted edited images are displayed on the display unit. It is preferable to include a drive unit provided to be displayed on.

In order to achieve the above another object, a method of editing an image according to the present invention in a digital TV including a display unit for displaying an image comprises the steps of (a) inputting an edited image to be edited from the outside, and displaying the edited image through the display unit. Preferably, the method includes the step (b) of driving the user interface for editing the edited image and the step (d) of editing the edited image according to an edit request of the user input through the user interface.

Hereinafter, a digital TV capable of image editing and an image editing method performed by the digital TV according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1A and 1B are views for explaining the concept of a digital TV capable of image editing according to the present invention.

1A and 1B, when a memory stick in which an image to be edited is stored is inserted into the digital TV 10, the digital TV 10 according to the present invention drives an image editing program included in the digital TV to operate the memory. The user can easily edit the edited image stored in the stick 18.

In addition, the digital TV according to the present invention is provided with a port that can be connected to a Universal Serial Bus (USB), 1394 or Universal Plug and Play (uPnP) cable 12. Through these cables, the digital TV 10 may be directly connected to recording media 14 and 16 such as a digital camcorder or a digital camera storing the edited images, and receive the edited image from the recording media 14 and 16. have.

As such, when the cable 12 connected to the recording media 14 and 16 is connected to the digital TV or the memory stick 18 is inserted into the digital TV 10, an editing program for image editing is driven, and FIG. 1B. The user interface is displayed as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1B, a user displayed on the screen may edit an image as desired through the user interface. At this time, the user can easily select a desired edit menu from the user interface using the remote controller.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a digital TV according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in which an image editing unit 20, a storage unit 35, a display unit 30, an image transmitting / receiving unit 45, and a driving unit 40 are provided. It is configured to include). In addition, FIG. 2 shows the remote controller 55 and the memory stick 50 together for convenience of description.

Referring to FIG. 2, when an edited image is input from the outside, the driving unit 40 generates a driving signal for driving the image editing unit 20, and images the generated driving signal D and the inputted editing image EI. Transfer to the editing unit 20.

The image editing unit 20 displays the user interface and the edited image EI for interfacing with the user on the display unit 30 in response to the driving signal D. FIG. Then, the image currently displayed on the display unit 30 is edited according to the user's edit menu input through the user interface. The user can easily manipulate the user interface displayed through the display unit 30 using the remote controller 70.

The display unit 30 displays the user interface and the edited image under the control of the image editing unit 20.

The image transmitter / receiver 45 transmits the image stored in the storage unit 35 to an external medium connected through a network or receives an image transmitted from the external medium, and stores the received image in the storage unit 45.

The storage unit 35 stores the edited image and the image received by the image transmitting / receiving unit 45 under the control of the image editing unit 20. The storage unit 35 may classify and store the edited image and the image received from the external medium into predetermined categories under the control of the image editing unit 20.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 2, the driving unit 40 checks whether the memory stick 50 is inserted and generates a driving signal D. However, the memory stick 50 may be directly connected to recording media such as a digital camcorder or a digital camera. These recording media are connected via a cable according to a communication method such as USB, 1394 or uPnP. Digital TVs have input ports that can be connected to these cables, and receive the edited images stored in the shooting media directly through the input ports.

Now, the image editing operation performed on the digital TV will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

For example, when a user takes an image using a digital camcorder or a digital camera, and stores the captured image in the memory stick 50, the user may edit the image stored in the memory stick 50 to edit the image stored in the memory stick 50. ) Into the digital TV.

The driving unit 40 recognizes whether the memory stick 50 is inserted and determines whether an edited image is input from the outside.

When the driving unit 40 recognizes the insertion of the memory stick 50, a driving signal D for driving the image editing unit 20 is generated, and the edited image EI stored in the memory stick 50 is converted into the image editing unit 20. To send).

The image editing unit 20 displays the edited images EI provided from the driving unit 40 on the display unit 30 and displays a user interface that can interface with the user.

The image editing unit 20 edits an image selected by the user through the user interface among the edited images EI according to an editing menu desired by the user. At this time, the user can control the user interface using the remote controller 55.

As such, the edited images are stored in the storage 35, and at this time, the image editing unit 20 may control image storage so that the edited images may be stored for each category set by the user.

On the other hand, if the transmission of the edited image stored in the storage unit 35 or the image currently being edited to the external medium connected to the digital TV via the user interface is requested, the image transmitter / receiver 45 is driven to The transfer is performed. In addition, when an image is transmitted from an external medium, the image transmission / reception unit 45 stores the received image in the storage unit 35. Such transmission / reception of an image will be described later with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

As described above, according to the digital TV and the image editing method according to the present invention, the user interface for image editing can be easily driven by inserting a memory stick or connecting a transmission cable to the digital TV. In addition, the user interface can be easily controlled by the user using a remote controller, so that the user can more easily edit the image on the digital TV. In addition, by using a digital TV having a relatively large screen, the image is edited, and by displaying the edited screen, the user can double the enjoyment of image viewing.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface displayed on the display unit 30 when storing an image in the storage unit 35 shown in FIG. 2 or loading an image stored in the storage unit 35. 20 shows an example of a user interface for category editing of the storage unit 35.

The user interface shown in FIG. 3 includes a category area 60, an image thumbnail view 70, and a command area 80.

The category area 60 is an area for displaying a category of an image stored in the storage 35, and a user may create and delete a new category by using the commands of the command area 80. As shown in FIG. 3, when the memory stick 60a, the movie 6b, the capture 60c, and the birthday party 60d are displayed in the category area 60, the images stored in the storage unit 35 are displayed in the movie ( 6b), and separated into the categories of capture 60c and birthday party 60d. When one of these categories is selected, images divided into the corresponding categories are displayed in the image area 70. When the memory stick 60a is selected, edited images stored in the memory stick 50 currently inserted into the digital TV are displayed in the image area 70. On the other hand, the movie 60b category may be operated by storing an image file generated through image editing or an image received from an external medium, and selecting the capture 60c category to capture captured images. In addition, a user may create a category such as the birthday party 60d by using the commands in the command area 80, and delete unnecessary categories. In this way, the user operates the memory area of the storage unit 35 by category and thus may operate more efficiently.

The image area 70 is displayed so that the images belonging to the category selected by the user can be viewed at a glance. Selecting one of them may enlarge the selected image.

In the command area 80, a menu for editing a category such as "New Category", "Rename", "Delete", "Send", "Show Selected Image", "Select All", "Deselect", "Close", etc. Are displayed.

4A to 4D are diagrams illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 30 when the digital TV illustrated in FIG. 2 receives an image from another server connected to a network.

4A to 4D, when an edited image including a transmission message is transmitted from an external server as illustrated in FIG. 4A, a screen as illustrated in FIG. 4B is generated on the display unit 30 of the user. That is, when an image is transmitted from an external server, a message written by the other party is displayed together with the message "Do you want to receive XXMB image from XX?". The user may determine whether to receive the transmitted image by checking the screen illustrated in FIG. 4B.

When receiving an image transmitted from an external server, the received image is automatically added and stored in the movie category 60b as shown in FIG. 4C, which is generated by the user at random as shown in FIG. 4D. It can be moved to 60d and stored.

5A to 5C are diagrams illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 30 of FIG. 2 when the digital TV illustrated in FIG. 2 transmits an edited image to another server connected to a network.

Referring to FIGS. 5A to 5C, if a part of image files included in the birthday party category 60d is selected and transmitted to the other party, first, some images in the birthday party category 60d are illustrated as shown in FIG. 5A. Select (70a ~ 70d). Then, the transfer command 80a is selected in the command area 80.

As such, when the transfer command 80a is selected, a window 90 for inputting a message is generated as shown in FIG. 5B, and a message is generated in the message window 90a using the input key 90b and selected. The images 70a to 70d may be transmitted to the counterpart's server.

6A to 6H illustrate examples of an image editing process.

6A shows an initial screen of image editing. As illustrated in FIG. 6A, the image editing initial screen includes a selection image display area 100, edit areas 110, 130, and 140, and a command area 120.

The selected image display area 100 is an area in which the images selected for editing are displayed, and the editing area 110 edits the image using the editing menus 110a to 110e. In addition, the edit area 130 displays an image positioned on the left side of the image currently selected for editing among the images displayed in the selected image display area 100, and the edit area 140 displays a right side of the image currently selected for editing. The located image is displayed.

The command area 120 displays commands for processing the edited image, for example, preview (120a), cancel (Cancel, 120b), and save (120c).

The edit area 110 displays various menus necessary for editing, for example, call 110a, transition 110b, effect 110c, speed 110d, and delete 110e. Here, the import 110a is a menu for loading the image to be edited into the selected image display area 100, the transition 110b is a menu for selecting the screen transition method, and the effect 110c is decorating the screen. This is a menu for selecting types of effect screens, and the speed 110d is for selecting the speed at which the edited screens are displayed when the preview 120a is selected after editing the images displayed in the selected image display area 100. It is a menu for. The delete 110e is a menu for deleting an image among the images displayed in the selected image display area 100.

6B and 6C are screens displayed when the user selects the import 110a menu in FIG. 6A, and menus stored for each category are displayed. As shown in FIG. 6B, when one image is selected in the “lake park” category, the selected image is displayed in the selected image display area 100 as shown in FIG. 6C.

FIG. 6D is a screen displayed when the user selects the effect 110c menu in FIG. 6A, so that various effect screens that can decorate the screen can be displayed and selected.

FIG. 6E is a screen displayed when the user selects the transition 110b menu in FIG. 6A, so that various transition types can be displayed and selected.

FIG. 6F is a screen displayed when the user selects the speed 110d menu in FIG. 6A. After editing the images displayed on the selected image display area 100, FIG. 6F is a menu for selecting a speed to be displayed.

6G and 6F are screens displayed when adding a screen to be displayed, and selecting the editing area 140 on the right side in FIG. 6G allows the continuous image to be added to the right side of the currently edited image. It is initialized together. Then, the desired image is called up using the edit area 110 to perform various edits. At this time, the previously edited image is displayed on the edit screen 130 on the left side as shown in FIG. 6H.

7A to 7C are screens displayed when the order of images is to be changed in the selected image display area 100 illustrated in FIG. 6A.

If the fourth image 100a of the selected image display area 100 is to be moved to the position of the sixth image 100b, the fourth image 100a is first selected. Then, as shown in FIG. 7A, the selected image 100a is displayed in the import 110a area of the editing area 110, and the image on the left side of the selected image 100a is displayed in the editing area 130. In the editing area 140, images are displayed on the right side of the selected image 100a, respectively.

Then, as shown in FIG. 7B, the position 100b to move the selected image 100a is selected.

Then, as illustrated in FIG. 7C, the fifth and sixth images are moved to the left one by one, and the selected image 100a is moved to the position where the sixth image 100b was located.

The invention can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet). Include. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

The best embodiments have been disclosed in the drawings and specification above. Although specific terms have been used herein, they are used only for the purpose of describing the present invention and are not used to limit the scope of the present invention as defined in the meaning or claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible from this. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

As described above, according to the digital TV capable of image editing according to the present invention and the image editing method performed in the digital TV, a user interface for image editing can be easily made by inserting a memory stick or connecting a transmission cable to the digital TV. Can be driven. In addition, the user interface can be easily controlled by the user using a remote controller, so that the user can more easily edit the image on the digital TV. In addition, by using a digital TV having a relatively large screen, the image is edited, and by displaying the edited screen, the user can double the enjoyment of image viewing.

Claims (12)

In the digital TV comprising a display unit for displaying an image, An image editing control unit which is driven in response to a driving signal to display a user interface for editing an image on the display unit and to edit the corresponding image according to a user's editing request input through the user interface; And Drive unit for generating the drive signal for driving the image editing unit, and by providing the input edited image to the display unit when the edited image to be displayed and edited by the external control or from the outside through the display unit is input; Digital TV capable of image editing, characterized in that it comprises a. The image editing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the driving unit recognizes the insertion of the memory stick storing the edited images, generates the driving signal, and displays the edited images stored in the memory stick on the display unit. This digital TV available. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the driving unit comprises an input port for directly receiving the edited images from a recording medium storing the edited images in a predetermined communication method, and the edited image is input through the input port. And generating the driving signal and displaying the edited images stored in the photographing media on the display unit. The digital TV of claim 5, wherein the communication method is USB (Universal Serial Bus), 1394, or uPnP (Universal Plug and Play) communication. The method of claim 1, And a storage unit which stores the edited image or the edited images by the image editing control unit. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an image transmitter / receiver configured to transmit the image edited by the image editing controller to an external display medium connected through a network or to receive an image transmitted from the external display medium. Digital TV with image editing. In the method for editing an image on a digital TV comprising a display unit for displaying an image, (a) inputting an edited image to be edited from the outside; (b) displaying the edited image on the display unit; (c) driving a user interface for editing the edited image; And (d) editing the edited image according to an edit request of a user input through the user interface. The method of claim 7, wherein the edited images are stored in a predetermined memory stick, And in step (a), the digital TV reads and inputs edited images stored in the memory stick when the memory stick is inserted. The method of claim 7, wherein the edited images are stored in predetermined recording media, The digital TV image editing method in the step (a) characterized in that for receiving the edited images stored in the recording media in a predetermined communication method. The method of claim 8, wherein the communication method is a universal serial bus (USB), 1394, or universal plug and play (UPnP) communication method. The method of claim 7, further comprising: transmitting the image edited in the step (d) to an external display medium connected through a network; And And receiving an image transmitted from the external display medium. A recording medium which records the method of claim 7 to 11 as program code executable on a computer.