KR20060062075A - Apparatus and method for setting a broadcasting program reservation automatically - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic reservation recording apparatus and method, and for example, in various types of video devices such as a DVD-Recorder, a user requests a re-broadcast recording setting while a user is currently watching a broadcast program. In the case of searching, the program name (ID) or ID (ID) is searched and checked, and the program information to be rebroadcasted later is searched and referred to through EPG (Electronic Program Guide) information. By automatically setting the rebroadcast recording information, or when the user requests the series broadcast recording setting, the user can search and search through the EPG information to automatically set the recording information of the broadcasting program. Doesn't have to search for and confirm rebroadcasts or series broadcasts In addition, it is a very useful invention that can efficiently reduce the time required for re-broadcast or series broadcast reservation recording.

Rebroadcast Schedule Recording, Series Broadcast Schedule Recording, Epiji Information, Broadcast Program Name, Broadcast Program ID

Description

Apparatus and method for setting a broadcasting program reservation automatically}             

1 is a block diagram illustrating a DVD recorder to which an automatic reservation recording apparatus and method according to the present invention are applied.

2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment of the automatic reservation recording setting method according to the present invention;

Figure 3 shows an embodiment of the page information to which the present invention is applied,

4 illustrates a first embodiment of an OSD image displayed on the screen according to the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a second embodiment of an automatic reservation recording setting method according to the present invention;

6 illustrates a second embodiment of an OSD image displayed on the screen according to the present invention.

※ Explanation of code for main part of drawing

10: optical disc 11: optical pickup

12: VDR system 13: micom

14: OSD generator 15: timer

16: memory 17: tuner

18: EPG detector

The present invention relates to an automatic reservation recording setting apparatus and method. For example, when a user requests a re-broadcast recording recording setting or a series broadcasting reservation recording setting while watching a broadcast program, The present invention relates to an automatic reservation recording setting apparatus and method for automatically setting reserved recording information for a broadcast program to be rebroadcasted later or a series broadcast program to be broadcasted later by referring to EPG: Electronic Program Guide (EPG) information.

In general, a disc recorder capable of recording and playing back high-quality video data and high-quality audio data for a long time, for example, a DVD recorder, has been developed and commercialized. In the DVD recorder, an external input is performed. The audio and video signals to be encoded are encoded into audio and video data conforming to a DVD format, for example, AC3 audio data and MPEG 2 video data.

The encoded audio and video data is recorded in a program or title unit in the data area of the optical disc, and navigation for reproduction control of the program or title is performed. Information is generated and recorded and managed in a lead-in area of the optical disc.

The DVD recorder reads and reproduces a program or title recorded in the data area by referring to the navigation information when a reproduction operation is requested by a user. A DVD recorder equipped with a tuner) has been developed and released, and the user can tune in to a desired broadcast program or record and store it on an optical disc.

On the other hand, in the DVD recorder provided with the tuner, the broadcast time, the broadcast channel, and the broadcast program name selected by the user are set in the device as reserved recording information or provided through digital broadcast (EPG). By using the information, the user can more easily set the reservation recording information for the broadcast program desired by the user.

In the DVD recorder, when the set broadcast time is reached, the system power is automatically turned on and the tuner is operated to control the broadcast channel automatically. After tuning to, a series of scheduled recording operations for recording a broadcast program received through the broadcast channel onto an optical disc are performed.

However, in the above general DVD recorder, since the user must select or input the reservation recording information directly or use the EPG information, for example, the re-broadcasting reservation recording for the broadcasting program currently being watched is performed. In order to set the information, the user must search for and check broadcast program information to be rebroadcasted directly in the epji information, and then set the reservation recording information for the broadcast program. There is a problem that takes a long time.

In addition, in order to set the series broadcast reservation recording information for the broadcast program currently being viewed, the user searches for and confirms the series broadcast program information to be broadcasted later in the pidgi information, and then sets the reservation recording information for the broadcast program. Since it should be, there is a problem in that it takes a long time to set a series broadcast reservation recording as well as inconvenience in use.

Accordingly, the present invention was created to solve the above problems, and for example, in various types of video devices such as a DVD-recorder, while a user is currently watching a broadcast program, a re-broadcast recording setting is set. When requesting to set a schedule for recording a series broadcast, the program name (ID) or ID (ID) is searched and checked, and information about a broadcast program to be rebroadcasted later and information about a series broadcast program to be broadcasted thereafter, It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic reservation recording setting device and method for automatically setting re-broadcast reservation recording information or series broadcast reservation recording information for a corresponding broadcast program by searching and searching through EPG) information.

In order to achieve the above object, the automatic reservation recording setting method according to the present invention comprises: a step of checking program information of a specific program when a reservation recording setting of a specific program being viewed is requested; And two steps of automatically setting a reservation recording based on the confirmed program information.

In addition, the automatic reservation recording setting method according to the present invention, if the reservation recording setting is requested during viewing of a particular program, step 1 of checking the program information; And setting a reservation recording of the series of the specific program based on the identified program information.

 In addition, the automatic reservation recording setting apparatus according to the present invention comprises: receiving means for tuning and receiving a broadcast signal; Detecting means for detecting program information from the broadcast signal; And a control means for controlling to automatically set a reservation recording based on the program information of the specific program when a request for reservation recording setting is requested during viewing of a specific program received from the receiving means.

In addition, the automatic reservation recording setting apparatus according to the present invention comprises: receiving means for tuning and receiving a broadcast signal; Detecting means for detecting program information from the broadcast signal; And a control means for controlling reservation recording of the series of the specific program based on the program information of the specific program when a reservation recording setting is requested during viewing of the specific program received from the receiving means. It is done.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of an automatic reservation recording setting apparatus and method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, the automatic reservation recording apparatus and method according to the present invention can be applied to various types of video devices such as a DVD recorder. For example, a DVD recorder to which the present invention is applied, as shown in FIG. The optical disc 10, the optical pickup 11, the VDR (Video Disc Record) system 12, the microcomputer 13, the OSD generating unit 14, the timer 15, the memory 16, The tuner 17, the EPG detector 18, and the like are included.

On the other hand, in the microcomputer 13, the tuner 17 is operated and tuned to any one broadcast channel according to a user's request, and the broadcast program received through the broadcast channel includes the VDR system ( 12) recorded or stored on the optical disc 10, or output through an external connection device such as a television (TV).

The EPG detector 18 detects EPG information received through the tuner 17 and transmits the EPG information to the microcomputer 13. The microcomputer 13 stores the EPG information in a memory ( 16), for example, in the first embodiment of the present invention, when the user requests a re-broadcast reservation recording setting for a broadcast program currently being watched, the microcomputer 13 broadcasts that is currently being watched. The program name (ID) or ID (ID) is searched and confirmed in the EPG information.

Then, by referring to the new easy-to-use information already detected by the EPG detection unit 18 or later detected, search for and determine whether the broadcast program matching the broadcast program name or ID is re-broadcasted, and then be rebroadcasted. Information about a broadcast program, for example, a broadcast time, a broadcast channel, and a broadcast program name, is automatically set as rebroadcast scheduled recording information.

On the other hand, in the second embodiment of the present invention, when a user requests a series broadcast reservation recording setting for a broadcast program currently being watched, the microcomputer 13 displays the name or ID of the broadcast program currently being watched. ) Is searched and confirmed in the EPG information, and with reference to the EPI information, a series broadcast program matching the broadcast program name or ID is searched and discriminated, and then the series to be broadcasted. Information about a broadcast program, for example, a broadcast time, a broadcast channel, and a broadcast program name, is automatically set as series broadcast reservation recording information, which will be described in detail as follows.

Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment of the automatic reservation recording setting method according to the present invention. For example, the microcomputer 12 sets the broadcast program viewing mode in response to a user's request. In operation S10, the tuner 17 is operated to tune to any one broadcast channel, and then the broadcast program received through the broadcast channel is displayed through an external connection device such as a television. Be sure to

Meanwhile, the EPG detection unit 18 detects broadcast program information received through the tuner 17, for example, EPG information provided through digital broadcasting, and transmits it to the microcomputer 13. The microcomputer 13 stores and manages the easy-to-use information in the nonvolatile memory 16 such as a flash memory (S11).

In addition, when the user requests a re-broadcast recording setting for the broadcast program currently being viewed by the microcomputer 13 (S12), the broadcast program identification information currently being watched, for example, a broadcast program name (for example, Super). After checking the girl or ID in the EPG information (S13), the program identification information is temporarily stored as a re-broadcast recording program (S14).

In addition, the microcomputer 13 searches for new broadcast information that is already detected by the EPG detection unit 18 or later detected and rebroadcasts a broadcast program that matches the broadcast program name or ID again. In operation S15, for example, the broadcast program name being watched on December 08, 2004 13:15 is 'Super Girl', and as shown in FIG. Of the information (for example, Attribute_Flag = '01'), a program matching the 'Super Girl' is provided through broadcast channel 11 from 19:30 to 20:25 on December 15, 2004. The microcomputer 13 automatically sets the broadcast time, the broadcast channel, and the broadcast program name as rebroadcast reservation recording information.

 In the meantime, the microcomputer 13 operates the OSD generator 14 to display a message indicating that the re-broadcast recording is automatically set as an OSD video (OSD image). S17) For example, in the OS video, as shown in FIG. 4, the broadcast time (2004/12/15/19: 30 to 20:25), the broadcast channel (CH 11), and the broadcast program name ( Super Girl) is displayed, and a menu item for confirming or canceling the re-broadcast recording schedule setting may be additionally displayed.

In addition, when the system power is turned off (S18), for example, the microcomputer 13 enters a reserved recording standby mode that monitors the current time counted by the timer 15. When the broadcast time comes, the system is automatically turned on, and the tuner 17 is operated to tune to the broadcast channel automatically, and then the broadcast program received through the broadcast channel is received. A series of scheduled recording operations for recording to the optical disc are performed (S19).

For reference, the present invention can be applied not only to a DVD recorder but also to various other video apparatuses, and the OSD image may include and display more various menu items, or the OSD image display operation may be omitted.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the automatic reservation recording setting method according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As described above, the microcomputer 12 selects a broadcast program viewing mode in response to a user's request. In the case of setting (S30), the tuner 17 is operated to tune to any one broadcast channel, and then a broadcast program received through the broadcast channel is transmitted through an external connection device such as a television (TV). Let the output display.

The EPG detector 18 detects broadcast program information received through the tuner 17, for example, EPG information provided through digital broadcasting, and transmits the EPG information to the microcomputer 13. In operation S31, the microcomputer 13 stores and stores the information in the nonvolatile memory 16 such as a flash memory.

In addition, in the microcomputer 13, when a user requests a series broadcast reservation recording setting for a broadcast program currently being viewed (S32), broadcast program identification information currently being viewed, for example, a broadcast program name (eg: After Spiderman 1) or ID (ID) is searched and confirmed in the EPG information (S33), the program identification information is temporarily stored as a series broadcast reservation recording program (S34).

In addition, in the microcomputer 13, among the broadcast programs similar to the broadcast program name (for example, Spiderman 1) or ID with reference to new EPI information already detected by the EPG detection unit 18 or later detected, In operation S35, a series broadcast program (for example, Attribute_Flag = '10' in FIG. 3) is searched and determined, for example, 'Spiderman 2 similar to the current broadcast program name among series broadcast program informations to be broadcasted thereafter. 'Is provided through the broadcast channel 11 from 18:30 to 19:25 December 18, 2004, the microcomputer 13, the broadcast time, broadcast channel, and broadcast program name, etc., The series broadcast reservation recording information is automatically set (S36).

 In the meantime, the microcomputer 13 operates the OSD generator 14 to display a message indicating that the series broadcast reservation recording is automatically made as an OSD image. (S37) For example, in the OS video, as shown in FIG. 6, the broadcast time (2004/12/18/18: 30 to 19:25), the broadcast channel (CH 11), and the broadcast program name. In addition to displaying (Spiderman 2), a menu item for confirming or canceling the series broadcast reservation recording setting may be additionally displayed.

In the microcomputer 13, for example, when the system power is turned off (S38), the microcomputer 13 enters a reserved recording standby mode that monitors the current time counted by the timer 15. When the broadcast time comes, the system is automatically turned on, and the tuner 17 is operated to tune to the broadcast channel automatically, and then the broadcast program received through the broadcast channel is received. A series of scheduled recording operations for recording to the optical disc are performed (S39).

Or more, preferred embodiments of the present invention described above, for the purpose of illustration, those skilled in the art, within the technical spirit and the technical scope of the present invention disclosed in the appended claims below, to further improve various other embodiments Changes, substitutions or additions will be possible.

The automatic reservation recording setting apparatus and method according to the present invention constructed and configured as described above, for example, in various types of video devices such as a DVD recorder, requesting a re-broadcast recording setting while the user is currently watching a broadcast program. In the case of retrieving the broadcast program name or ID and re-broadcasting broadcast program information to be rebroadcasted through EPG information, rebroadcast recording information of the broadcast program is referred to. , Or when the user requests a series broadcast reservation recording setting, refer to a search through the page information, and automatically set the reservation recording information for the series broadcast program so that the user can later broadcast the rebroadcast program. You don't have to search for and check for a series program yourself. Very useful inventions that are able to effectively shorten the time it takes to transmit or broadcast the series schedule recording settings.

Claims (10)

If the reservation recording setting of the specific program being viewed is requested, step 1 of checking program information of the specific program; And And a step of automatically setting a reservation recording on the basis of the confirmed program information. The method of claim 1, In the first step, the ID or broadcast program name of the specific program is confirmed within the program information. The method of claim 1, The set reservation recording information, at least one of a broadcast channel, a broadcast time, a broadcast program ID or a broadcast program name identified from the program information includes at least one. If a reservation recording setting is requested while watching a specific program, step 1 of checking program information; And And setting a reservation to record a series of the specific program on the basis of the confirmed program information. The method of claim 4, wherein And in the step 2, whether or not the specific program is a series is confirmed in the program information. Receiving means for tuning and receiving a broadcast signal; Detecting means for detecting program information from the broadcast signal; And And when a reservation recording setting is requested during viewing of a specific program received from the receiving means, the control means for automatically setting the reservation recording based on the program information of the specific program. Recording setting device. The method of claim 6, And an ID or a broadcast program name of the specific program is confirmed within the program information. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the set reservation recording information includes at least one of a broadcast channel, a broadcast time, a broadcast program ID, and a broadcast program name retrieved from the program information. Receiving means for tuning and receiving a broadcast signal; Detecting means for detecting program information from the broadcast signal; And And a control means for controlling reservation recording of a series of the specific program based on the program information of the specific program when a reservation recording setting is requested during viewing of the specific program received from the receiving means. Automatic scheduled recording setting device. The method of claim 9, And a series of the specific program is checked in the program information.

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