KR20040036367A - Digital multimedia apparatus - Google Patents

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KR20040036367A
KR20040036367A KR1020020065347A KR20020065347A KR20040036367A KR 20040036367 A KR20040036367 A KR 20040036367A KR 1020020065347 A KR1020020065347 A KR 1020020065347A KR 20020065347 A KR20020065347 A KR 20020065347A KR 20040036367 A KR20040036367 A KR 20040036367A
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PURPOSE: A digital multimedia device is provided to build a wireless communication module in a digital multimedia apparatus such as a digital TV or a set top box, thereby receiving various multimedia services by a wireless communication terminal. CONSTITUTION: A wireless communication transmitting/receiving portion(2) supplies a communication channel, and wirelessly transceives a digital signal. A digital broadcasting processor(1) receives a digital broadcasting program, separates the digital signal into image data and sound data, and reproduces an image and a sound. A digital camera(5) captures the image for video communication, and processes the captured image. A smart card processor(4) supplies an authentication function for a CAS(Conditional Access System) service. A system controller(3) overall controls each unit(1,2,4,5).

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디지탈 멀티미디어 장치{DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA APPARATUS}DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA APPARATUS}

본 발명은 디지탈 멀티미디어 장치에 관한 것으로, 특히 무선 통신 모듈을 내장하여 유/무선 서비스를 모두 제공할 수 있도록 한 디지탈 멀티미디어 장치에 관한 것이다.The present invention relates to a digital multimedia apparatus, and more particularly, to a digital multimedia apparatus that can provide both wired and wireless services by embedding a wireless communication module.

최근, 디지탈 방송의 시범서비스가 개시되면서, 디지탈 티브이나 셋톱박스와 같은 디지탈 방송수신기능을 가진 가정용 디지탈 멀티미디어 장치의 보급이 크게늘고있다.Recently, as the pilot service of digital broadcasting is started, the popularity of digital multimedia devices for homes with digital broadcasting reception functions such as digital and set-top boxes is increasing.

또한 최근에는 기존의 아날로그 방송처럼 방송국에서 시청자로의 단방향 방송이 아니라 시청자와 프로그램 제공자 사이에 통신채널을 이용하여 실시간 양방향 서비스를 제공하기 위한 개발이 진행되고 있다.In recent years, development has been progressed to provide a real-time interactive service using a communication channel between a viewer and a program provider instead of a unidirectional broadcast from a broadcasting station to a viewer as in the conventional analog broadcasting.

종래에는, 전화선을 이용한 모뎀이나 인터넷망을 이용한 이더넷과 같은 유선통신모듈을 멀티미디어 장치에 내장하여, 인터넷 검색이나 CAS(Conditional Access System) 방송서비스, 데이터 방송서비스등을 제공한다.Conventionally, a wired communication module such as a modem using a telephone line or Ethernet using an internet network is embedded in a multimedia device to provide an Internet search, a CAS (Conditional Access System) broadcast service, a data broadcast service, and the like.

그러나, 상기 유선 통신모듈을 내장하여 활용하는 기술의 경우, 예를들어, 도1과 같이 디지탈 멀티미디어 장치에 모뎀을 사용하는 경우에는 최대 대역폭이 56kbps로 한정되어 있어 다양한 서비스를 제공할 수 없는 문제점이 있다.However, in the case of using the built-in wired communication module, for example, when using a modem in a digital multimedia device as shown in FIG. 1, the maximum bandwidth is limited to 56 kbps, so that various services cannot be provided. have.

그리고,도2와 같이 디지탈 멀티미디어 장치에 랜을 이용하는 기술의 경우에는, 일반가정에서 손쉽게 인터넷 망에 연결하기 어려운 단점이 있어, 다양한 상용서비스가 활성화되지 못하는 문제점이 있다.And, in the case of a technology using a LAN in a digital multimedia device as shown in Figure 2, there is a disadvantage that it is difficult to easily connect to the Internet network in a general home, there is a problem that various commercial services are not activated.

본 발명은 상기와 같은 문제점을 해결하기 위하여 안출된 것으로, 무선통신모듈을 디지탈 티브이나 셋톱박스와 같은 디지탈 멀티미디어 기기에 내장하여 다양한 멀티 미디어 서비스를 무선통신 단말기에 의해 제공받을 수 있도록 한 디지탈 멀티미디어 장치를 제공함에 그 목적이 있다.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and is a digital multimedia apparatus in which a wireless communication module is embedded in a digital multimedia apparatus such as a digital or set-top box so that various multimedia services can be provided by a wireless communication terminal. The purpose is to provide.

또한, 디지탈 멀티미디어 기기에 내장될 무선통신 모듈을 통해 향후 서비스될 양방향 디지탈 방송 서비스의 통신채널로 이용될 수 있도록 한 디지탈 멀티미디어장치를 제공함에 그 목적이 있다.Another object of the present invention is to provide a digital multimedia apparatus that can be used as a communication channel of a bidirectional digital broadcasting service to be serviced through a wireless communication module to be embedded in a digital multimedia apparatus.

또한, 홈쇼핑 게임등과 같이 현재 아날로그 방송과 전화로 이루어진 기존의 방송시스템을 디지탈 멀티미디어 기기로 통합하여 보다 간편한 조작을 통해 편리하게 이용할 수 있도록 한 디지탈 멀티미디어장치를 제공함에 그 목적이 있다.In addition, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a digital multimedia device that can be conveniently used by integrating an existing broadcasting system consisting of analog broadcasting and telephone, such as home shopping games, into digital multimedia devices.

또한, 화상전화와 같이 유/무선 전화를 통해 제공되고 있는 화상전화서비스를 가정에서도 고화질의 디지탈 멀티미디어 기기를 통하여 제공받을 수 있도록 한 디지탈 멀티미디어장치를 제공함에 그 목적이 있다.In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a digital multimedia device that can be provided through a high-definition digital multimedia device at home, such as a video telephone service provided via a wired / wireless telephone.

도1은 종래 모뎀을 이용한 디지탈 멀티미디어장치의 구성을 보인 블록도.1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a digital multimedia apparatus using a conventional modem.

도2는 종래 랜을 이용한 디지탈 멀티미디어장치의 구성을 보인 블록도.Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a digital multimedia apparatus using a conventional LAN.

도3은 본 발명 디지탈 멀티미디어장치에 대한 구성을 보인 블록도.Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention digital multimedia device.

도4는 도3에 있어서, 무선통신 채널 연결을 보인 블록도.4 is a block diagram showing a wireless communication channel connection in FIG.

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1:디지탈방송처리부2:무선통신 송/수신부1: Digital Broadcast Processing Unit 2: Wireless Communication Transmitter / Receiver

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상기와 같은 목적을 달성하기 위한 본 발명은, 디지탈 멀티미디어 장치에 있어서, 무선통신사업자의 규격에 맞는 통신채널을 제공하여, 무선으로 디지탈신호를 송수신하는 무선통신 송/수신부와; 디지탈방송을 수신하여, 그 디지탈신호를 영상/음향 데이터로 분리하여 영상 및 음향을 재생처리하는 디지탈 방송처리부와; 상기 무선통신 송/수신부 및 디지탈 방송처리부를 총괄제어하는 시스템 컨틀롤러부를 포함하여 구성한 것을 특징으로 한다.In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a digital multimedia apparatus, comprising: a wireless communication transmitter / receiver for transmitting and receiving a digital signal wirelessly by providing a communication channel conforming to a standard of a wireless carrier; A digital broadcasting processing unit for receiving digital broadcasting, separating the digital signal into video / sound data, and reproducing the video and sound; And a system controller unit for overall control of the wireless communication transmitter / receiver and the digital broadcast processor.

이하, 본 발명에 의한 디지탈 멀티미디어 장치에 대한 작용 및 효과를 첨부한 도면을 참조하여 상세히 설명한다.Hereinafter, operations and effects of the digital multimedia apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

도3은 본 발명 디지탈 멀티미디어 장치에 대한 실시예의 구성을 보인 블록도로서, 이에 도시한 바와같이 무선통신사업자의 규격에 맞는 통신채널을 제공하여, 무선으로 디지탈신호를 송수신하는 무선통신 송/수신부(2)와; 디지탈방송을 수신하여, 그 디지탈신호를 영상/음향 데이터로 분리하여 영상 및 음향을 재생처리하는디지탈 방송처리부(1)와; 화상 통신을 위하여 영상을 캡쳐하여 처리하는 디지탈 카메라부(5)와; CAS(Conditional Access System)서비스를 위한 인증 기능을 제공하는 스마트카드처리부(4)와; 상기 각부를 총괄제어하는 시스템 컨트롤러부(3)로 구성하며, 이와같은 본 발명의 동작을 설명한다.3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a digital multimedia apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, a wireless communication transmitter / receiver for wirelessly transmitting and receiving digital signals by providing a communication channel conforming to a wireless carrier standard 2) and; A digital broadcasting processing unit (1) for receiving digital broadcasting, separating the digital signal into video / audio data, and reproducing the video and sound; A digital camera unit 5 for capturing and processing an image for video communication; A smart card processing unit 4 providing an authentication function for a conditional access system (CAS) service; The system controller unit 3 collectively controls the respective units, and the operation of the present invention will be described.

먼저, 무선통신 송/수신부(2)는,무선 통신사업자의 규격에 맞는 통신채널을 제공하여, 무선으로 디지탈 신호를 송수신하는데, 시스템 컨트롤러부(3)의 제어에 의해, CDMA/IMT2000과 같은 무선통신 서비스 사업자의 규격에 맞는 통신채널을 제공하여 디지탈 멀티미디어 기기가 앞서 기술한 다양한 서비스를 제공한다.First, the wireless communication transmitter / receiver 2 provides a communication channel conforming to a wireless communication provider's standard, and transmits and receives a digital signal wirelessly. By providing a communication channel conforming to the standard of the communication service provider, the digital multimedia device provides various services described above.

즉, 도4와 같이, 디지탈 멀티미디어기기(10),(20)의 무선통신 송/수신부(2)는, 프로그램 서비스 제공자(50)에 의해 제공되는 다양한 서비스를 무선통신기지국 (40)을 통해 전송받아 해당 서비스를 수행하도록 하거나, 또는 무선통신 단말기 사용자(30)로부터 소정 데이터를 무선통신 기지국(40)을 통해 전송받아 소정 작업을 수행한다.That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the wireless communication transmitter / receiver 2 of the digital multimedia apparatus 10, 20 transmits various services provided by the program service provider 50 through the wireless communication base station 40. Receive or perform a corresponding service, or receive predetermined data from the wireless communication terminal user 30 through the wireless communication base station 40 to perform a predetermined task.

예를 들어, CDMA/IMT2000과 같은 화상통신을 위한 데이터를 무선통신 단말기사용자(30)가 전송하거나, 또는 프로그램/서비스 제공자(50)가 다양한 상용 서비스를 전송하면, 그 CDMA/IMT2000과 같은 화상통신을 위한 데이터 또는 다양한 상용 서비스를 무선통신 기지국(40)을 통해 디지탈 멀티미디어 기기(10),(20)의 무선통신 송/수신부(11)에서 수신하여 디지탈 신호처리함으로써 다양한 서비스를 제공받는다.For example, when the wireless terminal user 30 transmits data for video communication such as CDMA / IMT2000, or the program / service provider 50 transmits various commercial services, the video communication such as CDMA / IMT2000 is performed. For receiving data or various commercial services from the wireless communication transmitter / receiver 11 of the digital multimedia device 10 or 20 through the wireless communication base station 40, various services are provided by digital signal processing.

그리고, 디지탈 방송처리부(1)는, 디지탈방송을 수신하여, 그 디지탈신호를영상/음향 데이터로 분리하여 영상 및 음향을 재생 처리하고, 또한 그 영상 및 음향 데이터를 상기 시스템콘트롤러부(3)로 전송하여 디지탈 방송을 재생하기 위한 정보로 이용하거나 디지탈 데이터 방송과 같은 부가서비스를 제공한다.The digital broadcasting processing unit 1 receives the digital broadcasting, separates the digital signal into video / audio data, reproduces the video and sound, and sends the video and sound data to the system controller unit 3. It is used as information for reproducing digital broadcasting by transmitting or providing additional services such as digital data broadcasting.

그리고, 부가적으로, 디지탈 카메라부(5)가 상기 시스템 컨트롤러부(3)에 연결되어, 그 디지탈 카메라부(5)에 의해 화상통신을 위한 영상을 캡쳐하여 디지탈 영상처리한다.In addition, the digital camera unit 5 is connected to the system controller unit 3, and the digital camera unit 5 captures an image for image communication and performs digital image processing.

또한, 부가적으로, 스마트 카드처리부(4)가 상기 시스템컨트롤러부(3)에 연결되면, 그 스마트카드처리부(4)에 의해 CAS(Conditional Access System)서비스를 위한 인증기능을 부여함으로써, 디지탈 멀티미디어 기기(10),(20)로 CAS(Condit ional Access System) 서비스를 수행한다.In addition, when the smart card processing unit 4 is connected to the system controller unit 3, the smart card processing unit 4 grants an authentication function for a CAS (Conditional Access System) service. A device 10 or 20 performs a conditional access system (CAS) service.

상기 본 발명의 상세한 설명에서 행해진 구체적인 실시 양태 또는 실시예는 어디까지나 본 발명의 기술 내용을 명확하게 하기 위한 것으로 이러한 구체적 실시예에 한정해서 협의로 해석해서는 안되며, 본 발명의 정신과 다음에 기재된 특허 청구의 범위내에서 여러가지 변경 실시가 가능한 것이다.The specific embodiments or examples made in the detailed description of the present invention are intended to clarify the technical contents of the present invention to the extent that they should not be construed as limited to these specific embodiments and should not be construed in consultation. Various changes can be made within the scope of.

이상에서 상세히 설명한 바와같이 본 발명은, 무선통신모듈을 디지탈 티브이나 셋톱박스와 같은 디지탈 멀티미디어 기기에 내장하여 다양한 멀티 미디어 서비스를 무선통신 단말기에 의해 제공받을 수 있는 효과가 있다.As described in detail above, the present invention has an effect of receiving various multimedia services by a wireless communication terminal by embedding the wireless communication module in a digital multimedia device such as a digital or set-top box.

또한, 디지탈 멀티미디어 기기에 내장될 무선통신 모듈을 통해 향후 서비스될 양방향 디지탈 방송 서비스의 통신채널로 이용할 수 있는 효과가 있다.In addition, there is an effect that can be used as a communication channel of a two-way digital broadcast service to be serviced through a wireless communication module to be embedded in a digital multimedia device.

또한, 홈쇼핑 게임등과 같이 현재 아날로그 방송과 전화로 이루어진 기존의 방송시스템을 디지탈 멀티미디어 기기로 통합하여 보다 간편한 조작을 통해 편리하게 이용할 수 있는 효과가 있다.In addition, by integrating the existing broadcasting system consisting of analog broadcasting and telephone, such as home shopping games into digital multimedia devices, there is an effect that can be conveniently used through a simple operation.

또한, 화상전화와 같이 유/무선 전화를 통해 제공되고 있는 화상전화서비스를 가정에서도 고화질의 디지탈 멀티미디어 기기를 통하여 제공받을 수 있는 효과가 있다.In addition, there is an effect that can be provided through a high-definition digital multimedia device at home, such as a video telephone service provided through a wired / wireless telephone, such as a video telephone.

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디지탈 멀티미디어 장치에 있어서,In the digital multimedia device, 무선통신사업자의 규격에 맞는 통신채널을 제공하여, 무선으로 디지탈신호를 송수신하는 무선통신 송/수신부와;A wireless communication transmitting / receiving unit which provides a communication channel conforming to a standard of a wireless communication provider and transmits and receives a digital signal wirelessly; 디지탈 방송을 수신하여, 그 디지탈신호를 영상/음향 데이터로 분리하여 영상 및 음향을 재생처리하는 디지탈 방송처리부와;A digital broadcast processor for receiving a digital broadcast, separating the digital signal into video / audio data, and reproducing the video and sound; 상기 무선통신 송/수신부 및 디지탈 방송처리부를 총괄제어하는 시스템 컨틀롤러부를 포함하여 구성한 것을 특징으로 하는 디지탈 멀티미디어 장치.And a system controller configured to collectively control the wireless communication transmitter / receiver and the digital broadcast processor. 제1 항에 있어서, 상기 시스템 컨트롤러부의 제어에 의해, 화상 통신을 위하여 영상을 캡쳐하여 처리하는 디지탈 카메라부를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 디지탈 멀티미디어 장치.The digital multimedia apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a digital camera unit for capturing and processing an image for image communication under the control of the system controller unit. 제1 항에 있어서, 상기 시스템 컨트롤러부의 제어에 의해, CAS(Conditional Access System)서비스를 위한 인증 기능을 제공하는 스마트카드를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 디지탈 멀티미디어 장치.The digital multimedia apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a smart card that provides an authentication function for a Conditional Access System (CAS) service under the control of the system controller.
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