KR20050005653A - (An) image display device for having (a) function receiving (a) wind information and method of controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A video display device having a wind information reception function and a method of controlling the same are provided to offer a realistic video scene by operating a fan in response to wind information. CONSTITUTION: A TP(Transport stream) demultiplexer(20) separates a broadcast signal received via a tuner(10) into a video signal, sound signal and additional information. A microcomputer(200) controls creation of wind in response to a user's request and the additional information separated in the TP demultiplexer. A wind creation control part(102) extracts wind information by using the additional information inputted from the TP demultiplexer under the control of the microcomputer. The wind creation control part controls a fan(103) according to the extracted wind information.

Description

Image display device having wind information receiving function and control method thereof {(An) image display device for having (a) function receiving (a) wind information and method of controlling the same}

The present invention relates to an image display device, and more particularly, to an image display device having a wind information receiving function and a control method thereof.

Recently, TV technology has been developed to improve the way of transmitting broadcast signals, and accordingly, interest in digital TV using digital transmission method is increasing.In Korea, Mugunghwa satellite was launched in August, 1995, Digital test broadcasting began in March. Unlike conventional satellite broadcasting, Mugunghwa satellite broadcasting is SDTV-class digital broadcasting, which is almost no different from the terrestrial digital broadcasting.

In general, a signal multiplexed with video, audio, and additional information to be transmitted in digital satellite broadcasting is called a transport stream (TS), which is QPSK modulated and transmitted to each receiver through satellite. do.

Specific information multiplexed by TS is divided into elementary stream and resource & subscriber management system (RSMS) stream. The elementary stream includes video information, audio information, and data added from digital broadcast. The primary purpose for the broadcast is to send an elementary stream and the RSMS stream is side information.

At this time, the RSMS stream is divided into service information (SI) and RSMS message, and the RSMS message is transmitted only when the limited reception function is used, and the SI is program designation information for enabling the receiver to demultiplex the TS. PSI is divided into Program Specific Information (PSI) and Program Guide Message (PMM), which is program guide information. Among them, PSI, which is an important point of the present invention, is a Program Association Table (PAT), a Program Map Table (PMT), and a CAT (Conditional Access Table). Subdivided into

Hereinafter, a configuration of an image display device according to the prior art will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a video display device according to the prior art.

As shown in FIG. 1, a video display device according to the related art includes a tuner 10 for tuning a channel received through an antenna and an image, audio, and additional information in a broadcast signal tuned through the tuner 10. The TP demux 20 for separating the input signal, the image signal processor 50 for receiving the separated image signal through the TP demux 20 and processing them into a displayable signal, and the image signal processor 50 A display unit 60 for displaying the processed video signal, an audio signal processor 30 for receiving a separated audio signal through the TP demux 20 and processing the same as an outputable signal, and the audio signal processor Speaker 40 for outputting the signal processed through the 30, and the microcomputer 100 for outputting the tuner 10 and other control signals according to the user's request.

Referring to the operation of the image display device according to the prior art configured as described above are as follows.

First, in order to reproduce the broadcast signal received from the outside through the tuner 10, the video signal, the audio signal and the additional information are separated and detected through the TP demux 20, and the separated video signal and the audio signal are detected. Is converted into an analog signal through the video signal / audio signal processing unit 50 and 30, respectively, and implemented through the display unit 60 and the speaker 40.

As described above, the digital TV according to the related art can receive not only video and audio signals but also various information, and the information includes visual, auditory (video and audio) of the human senses (visual, auditory, taste, tactile, and olfactory). Since only the information is provided, there is a limit to the user's feeling of presence during broadcasting.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the object of the present invention is to allow viewers to more realistically touch the video.

In addition, the present invention is applied to not only the fan control mounted on the video display device, but also to the home network system to control the operation of the cooling mechanism, so that the user can feel more realistic and real.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a general video display device;

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a video display device having a wind information receiving function according to the present invention;

3 is a block diagram showing a home network system

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an image display device having a wind information receiving function according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a control method of an image display device having a wind information receiving function according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: Tuner 20: TP Demux

30: voice signal processor 40: speaker

50: image signal processing unit 60: display unit

101: wind information decoder 102: wind generation control

103: fan 200: micom

As described above, in a video display device having a tuner and a fan according to the present invention, a TP demux for separating a video signal, an audio signal, and additional information from a broadcast signal received through the tuner, and the TP demux. The microcomputer controls the generation of wind according to the user's request and the additional information separated from the mux, and extracts the wind information by receiving the additional information separated from the TP demux under the control of the microcomputer, thereby driving the fan. It is characterized by including a wind generation control unit for controlling the.

Preferably, the wind generation control unit comprises: a wind information decoder for extracting and decoding a wind signal from the additional information separated from the TP demux, and the fan to generate a corresponding wind according to the wind information decoded by the wind information decoder. It is composed of the wind generation control unit for outputting a control signal.

More preferably, the wind information is composed of wind speed and wind direction information.

In order to achieve the above object, a video display device having a wind information reception function according to the present invention enables a home network by connecting a plurality of home appliances such as an air conditioner, a microwave oven, a washing machine, a refrigerator, and the like, and an image display having a tuner. In the device, a TP demux for separating the video signal, the audio signal and the additional information from the broadcast signal received through the tuner, and the control signal according to whether the wind information is present in the additional information separated through the TP demux It is characterized by including a microcomputer to output and control the driving of the air conditioner installed in the space.

In the control method of an image display device having a wind information receiving function according to the present invention for achieving the above object, in the control method of an image display device having a tuner and a fan, wind information is present in the broadcast signal input through the tuner. And extracting on / off information, and controlling driving of the fan according to whether the extraction result wind information is on information or off information.

Preferably, the step of controlling the driving of the fan comprises the step of analyzing wind information when the wind information is on information, and controlling the driving of the fan according to the analysis result.

More preferably, the controlling of the driving of the fan according to the determination result may include determining whether there has been wind information before the wind information is off information, and if the wind information previously exists, Determining that there is and disappeared, it is characterized in that the step of stopping the drive of the fan.

In order to achieve the above object, a control method of an image display device having a wind information reception function according to the present invention is a control method of an image display device connected to a home network system to which a plurality of external devices are connected. If present, comprising the step of controlling the driving of the air conditioner of the plurality of external devices according to the input wind information is characterized by.

Preferably, the step of controlling the driving of the air conditioner is a step of controlling the driving of the air conditioner according to whether the corresponding video display device and the air conditioner exist in the same space.

Hereinafter, an image display device having a wind information reception function and a control method thereof according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a block diagram showing an image display device having a wind information receiving function according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a view showing an embodiment of an image display device having a wind information receiving function according to the present invention, Figure 4 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an image display device having a wind information receiving function according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method of controlling an image display device having a wind information receiving function according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the image display device having the wind information reception function according to the present invention includes a tuner 10 for producing a channel received through an antenna and a broadcast signal tuned through the tuner 10. TP demux 20 for separating video, audio, and additional information, a video signal processor 50 for receiving a separated video signal through the TP demux 20 and processing the image signal into a displayable signal; The display unit 60 for displaying the image signal processed by the signal processing unit 50 and the audio signal processing unit 30 for receiving the separated audio signal through the TP demux 20 and processing it as an outputable signal. And a wind information decoder for outputting the processed signal through the voice signal processor 30 and the additional information separated through the TP demux 20 and outputting it as a control signal that can be processed ( 101) and the above The wind generation control unit 102 controlling the fan 103 to be driven according to the wind information decoded by the RAM information decoder 101, and a microcomputer that outputs the tuner 10 and other control signals according to a user's request. It consists of 200.

Referring to the operation of the image display device having a wind information receiving function according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

In the video display device having a wind generating function according to the present invention, when a broadcast signal is input through the tuner 10, the TP demux 20 separates the video signal, the audio signal and the wind information from the input broadcast signal. do.

The wind information decoder 101 receives and decodes the wind information from the information separated by the TP demux 20 and decodes the wind information, thereby analyzing the wind information such as wind speed and wind direction.

Then, the driving of the fan 103 is controlled according to the analysis result analyzed by the wind information decoder 101.

That is, if the wind information does not exist, the video and audio signals are output through the screen and the speaker as they are. If the wind information exists, the fan is driven according to whether the wind signal is on or off.

Accordingly, when the wind information on signal is present, the fan 103 is driven to match the wind speed and wind direction information. When the wind information off signal is present, the fan 103 is driven according to whether there is wind information previously. To stop.

In addition, in a home recently built a home network system, as shown in FIG. 3, when other household appliances such as a refrigerator, an air conditioner, a DVD, a video, a video display device (TV), etc. are connected to a server, the home display system is inputted to the video display device. According to the wind information, the driving of the air conditioner installed in the same space as the image display device may be controlled.

That is, when a video signal including wind information is output while watching the video display device, the air conditioner installed in the corresponding space is operated to make the user feel more real.

Referring to FIG. 4 for a control method of an image display device having a wind generating function according to the present invention configured as described above, first, when a user inputs a power-on command, it is determined whether wind information is present in an input broadcast signal (S101). S103).

Subsequently, if the wind information exists (S101), the wind on / off information is extracted (S104).

It is determined whether the extracted information is wind-in information (S105).

As a result of the determination (S105), if the wind is on, wind information is extracted (S106). At this time, the wind information is composed of wind speed and wind direction information.

Then, the fan is driven according to the extracted wind speed and wind direction information (S107).

On the other hand, the determination result (S103) (S105), if there is no wind information in the received broadcast signal, or if the wind information, if the wind 'off' information, it is determined whether the wind 'on' information previously existed (S109). ).

Then, the determination result (S109), if the wind 'on' information previously existed, the fan is turned off (S110).

Finally, when the user inputs a power off command, all routines are terminated (S108).

Example

Also, in general, the home networking method through the RS-232C standard of a PLC (Power Line Carrier) modem is being used in digital TV. This has the advantage of additional cost saving and simple construction procedure required for the line construction by using the power line already exists in the home.

In general, many microcomputers applied to home network systems have built-in serial communication functions to enable communication with other microcomputers or devices. Such microcomputers have various sizes of resources that can be used for communication, such as memory, depending on the characteristics of the product.

In multimedia products, including PCs and their peripherals, such as network or digital TVs, high-performance hardware specifications are employed to operate basic functions, while appliances, such as refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, and microwave ovens, and lamps and gas alarms. In the stand, boiler, etc., a relatively low function microcomputer of 8 bits or less is generally employed to perform a product-specific function.

At this time, if the microcomputers of each products have the serial communication function, the communication bus can be directly connected to configure the network.If the microcomputers of each product does not have the serial communication function, a separate communication module is installed in each product. Network configuration is possible.

The controller can be designated to control the network of the home network configured as described above. Since most households have a personal computer, an application program for controlling the network is installed in the personal computer without a separate controller. Can be operated as a network controller.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 3, the video display device applied to the home network system is connected to home appliances such as a video display device, a refrigerator, a washing machine, an air conditioner, a microwave oven, a DVD, a video, and the like.

As described above, referring to FIG. 5, when the user inputs a power-on command, the control method of the image display device applied to the home network system determines whether wind information is present in the received broadcast signal (S201 to S203).

Subsequently, if the wind information exists, the determination result (S203), the wind information is extracted (S204). The extracted wind information is wind on / off information.

According to the analysis result, it is determined whether the extracted information is wind information (S205).

Next, if the determination result (S205), the wind-on information, the wind speed / wind direction information is extracted (S206).

In operation S207, it is determined whether the corresponding video display device is connected to the home network system.

Subsequently, the determination result (S207), if connected to the home network system controls the operation of the air conditioner installed in the space (S208). That is, the driving of the air conditioner installed in the same place as the video display device is controlled. That is, the driving of the air conditioner is controlled according to the analyzed wind information (wind speed and wind direction information).

On the other hand, if the broadcast result does not exist in the received broadcast signal (S203), it is determined whether the previously winded information exists (S210).

Subsequently, in the determination result (S210), if there is wind information previously, it is determined that there is no wind, and the air conditioner connected to the home network system is stopped (S211).

Finally, when the user inputs the power off command, all routines are terminated (S209).

As described above, the video display device having the wind generating function and the control method according to the present invention check whether the wind information is present in the broadcast signal received by the video display device, and if the broadcast signal does not exist like the existing broadcast signal. The video and audio signals are output through the screen and the speaker as they are. If the wind information exists, the wind information is checked to determine whether the wind information is analyzed.

If the home network system is not constructed according to the analyzed wind information (wind speed and wind direction), an internally mounted fan is driven to generate wind, and if the home network system is constructed, the air conditioner of the corresponding space is driven.

Therefore, by attaching a fan that can generate wind to the video display device to control the fan to match the wind speed and wind direction to generate the wind, or driving the air conditioner without attaching the fan using a recently popular home network system You can watch more realistically by controlling.

In addition, the wind speed and direction information can be sent not only to the digital TV but also to the CCD data or teletext information of the analog TV.

As described above, an image display device having a wind generating function and a control method thereof according to the present invention have the following effects.

First, as well as video and audio, by driving the fan in accordance with the wind information can experience a more realistic broadcast.

In addition, even if the fan is not attached to the video display device, if the home network system is established, the operation of the corresponding home appliance can be controlled according to the wind information, so that the user can feel a sense of realism, thereby improving the user's satisfaction. have.

Claims (9)

In the video display device having a tuner and a fan, A TP demux for separating a video signal, an audio signal, and additional information from a broadcast signal received through the tuner; A microcomputer for controlling wind generation according to additional information separated from the TP demux and a user's request; And, According to the control of the microcomputer receives the additional information separated from the TP demux to extract the wind information, and accordingly has a wind information receiving function characterized in that it comprises a wind generation control unit for controlling the driving of the fan Video display device. The method of claim 1, The wind generation control unit A wind information decoder for extracting and decoding wind signals from the side information separated by the TP demux; And a wind generation control unit for outputting a control signal to the fan so that a corresponding wind is generated according to the wind information decoded by the wind information decoder. The method of claim 1, The wind information is an image display device having a wind information receiving function, characterized in that consisting of wind speed and wind direction information. A plurality of home appliances such as air conditioners, microwaves, washing machines and refrigerators are connected to each other to enable a home network, and in a video display device having a tuner, A TP demux for separating a video signal, an audio signal, and additional information from a broadcast signal received through the tuner; And a microcomputer for controlling the driving of the air conditioner installed in the corresponding space by outputting a control signal depending on whether wind information exists in the additional information separated through the TP demux. Video display device. In the control method of a video display device having a wind information receiving function, Extracting on / off information when there is wind information in the broadcast signal input through the tuner; And, And controlling the driving of the fan according to whether the wind information is on information or off information as a result of the extraction. The method of claim 5, wherein Controlling the driving of the fan Analyzing the wind information if the wind information is on information; And controlling the driving of the fan according to the analysis result. The method of claim 5, wherein Controlling the driving of the fan according to the determination result If the wind information is off information, determining whether there was previously wind information; And determining whether there is wind or not, if wind-information previously exists, and stopping driving of the fan, wherein the wind-information device has a wind information receiving function. In a control method of a video display device connected to a home network system to which a plurality of external devices are connected, If the wind information is present in the input broadcast signal, the control method of the image display device having a wind information receiving function comprising the step of controlling the operation of the air conditioner of the plurality of external devices according to the input wind information . The method of claim 8, Controlling the driving of the air conditioner And controlling driving of the air conditioner according to whether the corresponding video display device and the air conditioner exist in the same space.