KR20040018012A - Registering method and changing method multiple-user information, AV recording/reproducing apparatus for performing the methods, and storage medium for storing the multiple-user information - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for registering a plurality of user information and a method for changing the plurality of user information, an AV(Audio Visual) recording/playing apparatus executing the same, and a recording medium storing the plurality of user information are provided to easily set up and change a plurality of user information, thereby providing user environments suiting tastes of several users. CONSTITUTION: A user information change mode is set up. It is confirmed whether a password is set up. If so, the password is inputted. It is confirmed whether a former user sets up a flag representing former channel recording. If so, a viewed channel of the former user is recorded on a hard drive disk(22) under the control of a controller(21) for a set recording period. The current user information are changed. A channel which the current user watches is recorded. It is confirmed whether the current user is changed into the former user before the set period is completed. The channel which the former user watched is continuously recorded. If not, the recording is terminated, and the channel recorded during the set recording period is deleted.

Description

Registering method and changing method of a plurality of user information, the AV recording / reproducing apparatus for performing the same, and a storage medium for storing the plurality of user information {Registering method and changing method multiple-user information, AV recording / reproducing apparatus for performing the methods, and storage medium for storing the multiple-user information}

The present invention relates to the storage of user information in an A / V recording / reproducing apparatus including a storage medium, and more particularly, a method of registering a plurality of user information, a method of changing registered user information, and an AV recording / A storage medium for storing a reproducing apparatus and a plurality of user information.

Due to the diversification of broadcasting services and channels, users can select a channel among many broadcasting channels according to their tastes. In addition, AV recording / playback devices that record and play back recording media such as DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) can support various kinds of services, thereby changing the audio information and / or video information set according to individual preferences. AV recorded on the recording medium can be enjoyed. However, due to the different tastes of individual broadcasting channels and environment settings, one AV recording / playing device cannot satisfy each user's tastes. The user had to accept the inconvenience of changing the setting of the user information according to taste.

For example, in the case of a channel setting in the AV recording / reproducing apparatus, if some channels are selected and set among a plurality of channels, unwanted channels can be skipped by the channel up & down function. In this case, since the selected channel is one's personal preference, as other users set up the channel, the channel up & down function selects all channels according to the individual's taste difference.

In addition, the setting of audio or video information is also used when the AV recording / playback device is used by multiple users, without choosing individual preferences (volume elevation, speaker settings, screen brightness, color adjustment, etc.) and selecting the most intact standard setting. Easy to be In other words, it is simple to adjust the volume, but for user information that requires complicated settings, once set, it is hard to change, and it is inconvenient to enter the setting menu and change the settings every time. there was. In addition, the storage of the set user information is stored in a memory embedded in the AV recording / reproducing apparatus. However, the conventional memory has a small capacity and thus cannot accommodate all the settings according to each user.

In order to solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for registering a plurality of user information.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for changing registered user information.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an AV recording / reproducing apparatus for registering or changing a plurality of user information, including a storage medium storing a plurality of user information.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a high capacity storage medium for storing a plurality of user information.

1 is a schematic diagram showing an AV recording / reproducing apparatus for registering and changing a plurality of user information and a storage medium storing a plurality of user information according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart according to an embodiment of a method of registering a plurality of user information according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart according to an embodiment of a method of changing a plurality of user information according to the present invention;

4 is a diagram illustrating an information structure of a storage medium storing a plurality of user information according to the present invention.

According to the present invention, the above object is a method for registering user information in an AV recording / reproducing apparatus including a storage medium, comprising the steps of: (a) setting a user information registration mode; And (b) if the user information registration mode is set, storing user information on the storage medium, the user information including record information relating to a recording of a viewing channel of a previous user upon switching a user.

The method may further include (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) when the user is switched, and storing user information on the storage medium for a plurality of users. The storage medium may be one of a hard disk drive, a flash memory, and an optical disk.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of changing user information in an AV recording / reproducing apparatus including a storage medium storing a plurality of user information, the method comprising: (a) setting a user information changing mode; (b) if the user information change mode is set, checking whether display information indicating whether a previous user's viewing channel has been recorded is set; And (c) if the display information is set, changing the current user information while recording the viewing channel of the previous user for a preset recording time; otherwise, changing the current user information to store the changed user information in the storage medium. It is achieved by a change method comprising a.

In addition, the change method comprises the steps of (d) confirming whether the switch to the previous user before the end of the set recording time; And (e) continuing to record the viewing channel of the previous user if it has been switched to the previous user, otherwise terminating the recording and deleting the recorded channel for the set recording time.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the above object is a mode setting means for setting a user information registration mode or change mode; A storage medium for storing a plurality of user information including recording information about a recording of a viewing channel of a previous user when a user is switched when the registration mode is set, and storing information of a changed current user when the change mode is set ; And when the user registers the information registration mode or the change mode, controls the user to register or change the plurality of user information in the storage medium according to the taste of each user, and adjusts the system to suit the user environment according to the registered user information when switching users. It is achieved by an AV recording / reproducing apparatus including a controller for controlling.

According to another field of the present invention, the above object is stored with a plurality of user information identifiable by respective user identification information; Manager information for managing the plurality of user information is stored; And the plurality of user information and the manager information include at least recording information relating to the recording of the viewing channel of the previous user at the time of user switching.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic diagram showing an AV playback / recording apparatus in which the present invention is performed and a storage medium storing setting information of a plurality of users.

In Fig. 1, the storage medium attached to the AV reproducing / recording apparatus 20 may be a hard disk drive 22 which most preferably stores setting information of a plurality of users under the control of the controller 21. May be a flash memory 23 or an optical disk 24. The remote controller 11 has a plurality of operation keys for operating the operations of the display apparatus 10, such as a television or monitor, and the AV recording / reproducing apparatus 20, in particular, a mode key for setting or changing a plurality of user information. have. When the user's information registration mode or change mode is set, the controller 21 controls to register or change a plurality of user information in a storage medium according to the taste of each user, and is suitable for the user environment according to the registered user information when switching users. Although not shown in the drawings, each block of the system is controlled.

Here, the plurality of user setting information may be stored in the storage medium.

a. User serial number: The user serial number is needed to find the user when switching users.

b. Favorite Channel Setting: The channel setting moves only to the channel set when the channel up & down buttons are operated.

c. Last Used Channel: When a user saves the last used channel and switches back to the previous user after switching, the user returns to the last used channel.

d. Set whether or not to record when switching the user: Set whether to record the channel watched by the previous user from the time when the user changes when switching the user and the maximum recording time when recording. For example, if User A switches to User B with User Recorded as "Yes" and Record Time as "10 Minutes," User A records the channel that User A was watching, and then User A returns within 10 minutes. When you return to, since User A is saving the channel you were watching, you can continue to watch the channel that User A was watching from the time you switched (from User A to User B). If no switch is made, the recorded 10-minute channel is deleted.

e. Audio setting information: includes overall volume size, balance for each speaker, audio type (mono, stereo, etc.), codec type (ac3, mp3, etc.), equalizer adjustments, and the like.

f. Video information: Includes screen brightness, aspect ratio, tilt, position, color, color depth, and more.

g. Password setting and password: Password setting is required to change user. If password is set, user can enter the password only after entering password.

Here, the setting of b, e, and f terms can be changed to the setting of the current user with a simple operation even in the setting mode of another user.

The table of user information is shown in Table 1 below.

Main field Sub field Comment User ID User_ID User's serial number Channel Info. Personal_Channel Save your channel as a table Last_Channel Save your last channel Recording Info. Rec_Flag Whether to record previous channel when switching to another user Rec_Period Record time Rec_Start_Time Record start time Audio, Video setup Info. Audio setup Audio information settings (total volume size, balance according to each speaker, audio type (mono, stereo, etc.), codec (ac3, mp3, etc.), equalizer, etc.) Video Setup Video information settings (screen brightness, aspect ratio, tilt, position, color, color depth, etc.) Security Info. Password_Flag Password set Password password

2 is a flowchart according to an embodiment of a method of registering a plurality of user information according to the present invention.

In Fig. 2, in setting the user information registration mode (step 101), the user information registration mode is displayed on the remote controller 11, the key operation unit on the AV recording / reproducing apparatus 20 or the display apparatus 10. There may be various modifications such as setting on a menu screen using OSD (On Screen Display) information.

When the user information registration mode is set, a serial number of the user is generated. The serial number may write a randomly generated number on the AV recording / reproducing apparatus 20, and the user may directly write a number or a special number on the remote controller 11. It can also be entered using the key (step 102). If a password is set (step 103), a password is set when a password is set. As the password, the serial number input by the user in step 102 may be used as a password or a password may be separately set (step 104). ). If a password is set, the favorite channel information can be set (step 105). The favorite channel setting can be deleted if the initial default value is all channels, or vice versa. You can also add the channel you want by searching. Once configured, channels can be added or deleted later.

Once the favorite channel setting has been made, set the audio and video information as shown in Table 1 (step 106), and the audio and video information setting includes the initial default value or the favorite channel information set by the device for other users. You can also import the configuration information from When the audio information and the video information are set in step 106, recording information is set (step 107), a recording flag (Rec_Flag) indicating whether to record the previous channel when switching to another user, and a recording time (Rec_Period) indicating how long to record. ), And ends after saving the recording start time (Rec_Start_Time).

In this case, the order of steps 105 to 107 may be changed, and only a step of setting desired information may be performed. In addition, when the HDD 22 is used as a storage medium to store user information when registering user information, it is a folder or file of a user.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of changing a plurality of set user information according to the present invention, which will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

3, the user information change mode is set (step 201). Similar to the user information registration mode, the user information change mode can be set on a menu screen using OSD information displayed on the remote controller 11, the key operation unit on the AV recording / playback apparatus 20, or the display apparatus 10, and the like. There may be several variations.

If the user information change mode is set, it is checked whether a password is set (step 202), and if a password is set, a password is input (step 203). Here, there may be a further step of determining whether the password matches after performing step 203, and may be another modified example such as performing step 204 without performing steps 202 and 203.

If the password is input in step 203 or the password is not set in step 202, check whether a flag (Rec_Flag) indicating whether to record the previous channel is set when switching to another user by the previous user (step 204). The recording of the viewing channel of the previous user received through the antenna for the set recording time Rec_Period starts on the HDD 22 under the control of the controller 21 (step 205), and proceeds to step 206.

If the recording flag (Rec_Flag) is not set in step 204 or recording of the viewing channel of the previous user is started in step 205, the user information that the current user wants to change is changed (step 206), and shown in Table 1 in step 206. Among the channel information, the remaining user information except for the last used channel information can be changed. When the HDD 22 is used as a device to store user information while changing the user information, the controller 21 not only stores the changed current user information on the HDD 22 but also monitors a channel watched by the current user received through the antenna. Record under the control of (step 207).

On the other hand, in step 205, it is checked whether the user is switched back to the previous user before the set recording time has passed (step 208), and if the user is switched to the previous user, the channel that the previous user was watching is continuously recorded (step 209), otherwise If the set recording time has passed without the user switching, the recording is terminated, and the channel recorded during the set recording time is deleted (step 210).

4 is a view showing a user information structure stored in a storage medium according to the present invention, in which registered user information or changed user information is stored in the HDD 22, the memory 23, or the disk 24. As shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 4, when a current user registers user information, a user identifier (ID) corresponding to a serial number is given, and a plurality of user information (User 1, User 2 assigned to each user ID is assigned to the user information). , ...) is set, and the deletion of data files of a plurality of user information (User1, User 2, ...) recorded with an administrator in case the capacity of the storage medium is exceeded Make it possible.

The administrator information and each user information (User 1, User 2, ...) include user ID, channel information including the user channel table and last channel, AV information, security information including password flag and password, recording flag and Recording information including the recording time, and the like.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be carried out in various modifications without departing from the technical gist of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention can easily set and change a plurality of user information, thereby improving user convenience, and providing a user environment suitable for each taste of several users using one AV recording / reproducing apparatus, Even if the user is switched back to the previous user after switching, there is an effect that the channel that the previous user was watching can be continuously watched from the time of the user switching.

Claims (35)

A method of registering user information in an AV recording / playback apparatus comprising a storage medium: (a) setting a user information registration mode; And (b) if the user information registration mode is set, storing user information on the storage medium, the user information including recording information about a recording of a viewing channel of a previous user upon switching a user. The method of claim 1, wherein (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) when the user is switched, and storing user information on the storage medium for a plurality of users. According to claim 1, wherein the step (a), And when the user information registration mode is set, generating identification information according to each user (a1). The method of claim 1, wherein the storage medium is a hard disk drive. The method of claim 1, wherein the storage medium is a flash memory. The method of claim 1, wherein the storage medium is an optical disc. The registration method according to claim 1, wherein the recording information includes display information and recording time indicating whether a viewing channel of a previous user has been recorded when the user is switched. 8. The registration method according to claim 7, wherein the recording information further includes a recording start time. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of user informations further include channel information including a channel enjoyed by each user and a last channel watched by each user. The registration method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of user informations further include audio information such as total volume size, balance according to each speaker, an audio type, a codec type, an equalizer, and the like. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of user informations further include video information such as screen brightness, aspect ratio, tilt, position, color, and color density. The registration method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of user information further includes security information including a display code and a password code indicating whether a password exists. A method of changing user information in an AV recording / reproducing apparatus including a storage medium in which a plurality of user information is stored: (a) setting a user information change mode; (b) if the user information change mode is set, checking whether display information indicating whether a previous user's viewing channel has been recorded is set; And (c) if the display information is set, changing the current user information while recording the viewing channel of the previous user for a preset recording time; otherwise, changing the current user information to store the changed user information in the storage medium. Including change method. The method of claim 13, wherein the method is (d) checking whether the user is switched to the previous user before the set recording time ends; And (e) continuing to record the viewing channel of the previous user if it has been switched to the previous user, otherwise terminating the recording and deleting the recorded channel for the set recording time. The method of claim 13, wherein the method is (f) if the user information change mode is set in step (a), confirming whether a password of the current user is set; And (g) inputting a password if the password is set. The method of claim 13, wherein said storage medium is a hard disk drive (HDD). The method of claim 16, wherein the method is and (h) recording the viewing channel of the current user on the HDD after performing step (c). The method of claim 13, wherein said storage medium is a flash memory. The method of claim 13, wherein said storage medium is an optical disc. The method of claim 13, wherein the changed user information includes recording information including display information indicating whether a current user channel is recorded or a recording time, etc., when the user is switched. The method of claim 13, wherein the changed user information includes channel information, overall volume size, balance according to each speaker, audio type, codec type, equalizer, audio information, screen brightness, aspect ratio, tilt, And at least one of video information such as location, color, color depth, display information indicating the existence of a password, and security information including a password code. Mode setting means for setting a user information registration mode or a change mode; A storage medium for storing a plurality of user information including recording information about a recording of a viewing channel of a previous user when a user is switched when the registration mode is set, and storing information of a changed current user when the change mode is set ; And When the user registers the information registration mode or the change mode, the plurality of user information is registered or changed in the storage medium according to the taste of each user, and when the user is switched, the system is controlled according to the user environment according to the registered user information. An AV recording / playback device comprising a controller. The AV recording / reproducing apparatus of claim 22, wherein the recording information includes display information indicating whether or not the previous user's viewing channel has been recorded when the user is switched, a recording time, and the like. The AV recording / playback apparatus as claimed in claim 23, wherein the storage medium is a hard disk drive (HDD). 25. The method of claim 24, wherein, when the user is switched, the controller checks whether display information indicating whether or not to record the channel being watched by the previous user is set. And record the channel being watched on the HDD. 26. The method of claim 25, wherein the controller checks whether the user is switched back to the previous user before the predetermined recording time ends and continues recording the channel watched by the previous user if the user is switched to the previous user; AV recording / reproducing apparatus, characterized by controlling to delete the channel recorded on the HDD during a recording time. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the plurality of user information includes a channel enjoyed by each user, channel information including the last channel watched by the user, total volume size, balance according to each speaker, audio type, codec type, equalizer, and the like. Audio recording, video brightness such as screen brightness, aspect ratio, tilt, position, color, color depth, display information indicating the presence of a password, and at least one of security information including a password code / Playback device. The AV recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said storage medium is a flash memory. 23. The AV recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said storage medium is an optical disc. A plurality of user information identifiable by each user identification information is stored; Manager information for managing the plurality of user information is stored; And And the at least one user information and the management information include record information relating to recording of a viewing channel of a previous user at least when the user switches. 32. The storage medium of claim 30, wherein the recording information includes display information, a recording time, and the like, indicating whether a previous user's viewing channel has been recorded when the user is switched. 31. The method of claim 30, wherein the plurality of user information includes a channel enjoyed by each user, channel information including the last channel watched by the user, total volume size, balance according to each speaker, audio type, codec type, equalizer, and the like. A storage medium comprising at least one of audio information, screen brightness, aspect ratio, tilt, position, color, color depth, video information such as display information, and display information indicating whether a password exists, and security information including a password code. . 31. The storage medium of claim 30, wherein the storage medium is a hard disk drive. 31. The storage medium of claim 30, wherein the storage medium is a flash memory. 31. The storage medium of claim 30, wherein the storage medium is an optical disc.