KR20060090122A - Transmission system official announcement message used digital television and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for transmitting a guide message using a digital television, and a method thereof. When a guide message provided in a corresponding area is transmitted through a cable broadcasting network, the guide message transmitted from the digital television is received. When the user watches the television after storing the information, the user may receive a prompt message regardless of the presence or absence of the user and notify the user when the user watches the television.

Cable Broadcasting, OOB, Open Cable, Information Message, Broadcast, Notice, Notice, Digital Television

Description

Information message transmission system using digital television and method thereof {TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MESSAGE USED DIGITAL TELEVISION AND METHOD THEREOF}             

1 is a block diagram showing a guide message transmission system using a digital television according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting a guide message using a digital television according to the present invention.

   -Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings-

10: guide message receiver 12: broadcast signal receiver

14: mux part 16: transmission unit

22: inband tuner 24: outband tuner

26: audio / video processor 28: display

30: message processing unit 32: storage unit

34: key input unit 100: head and device

200: digital television

The present invention relates to a system for transmitting a guide message using a digital television and a method thereof, and more particularly, when a guide message provided in a corresponding area is transmitted through a cable broadcasting network. Information message transmission system and method using digital television to receive and store a guide message and display it to the user when the user watches television, so that the user can be notified when the user watches television after receiving the guide message regardless of the presence or absence of the user. It is about.

The digitalization of information spread from the computer industry to the information and communication industry has recently been extended to television broadcast signals. Digitization of television broadcast signals will realize a two-way multimedia era in which a new paradigm that is fused with technology in the computer and communication fields is realized.

In addition, what distinguishes digital television from analog television is not only a dramatic change in picture quality and sound quality. Digital televisions are data compatible with serial interfaces implemented through IEEE 1394 interface technology, such as digital versatile disc (DVD) players, digital camcorders, and digital VCRs that process digital signals as well as PCs.

Therefore, digitalization of broadcast signal will accelerate the convergence of communication, computer, and broadcasting due to the spread of media using the compressor method, and will be internationalized and multi-channel as a single media with complex functions. Above all, introducing a digital system to a broadcast signal can provide various data services that could not be realized in analog.

In addition, the digitization of the broadcast signal may be performed by multiplexing and transmitting information in the vertical retrace period of the TV video signal or by using a separate channel, such as character information, image information, product information, and broadcast program information for a television or computer owner (aka electronic). Data broadcasting, which is a new media service providing multimedia information such as an electronic program guide (EPG), may be implemented.

In addition, the cable broadcasting network is a broadcasting network that distributes high-quality television signals received using high-sensitivity antennas to televisions of households through a broadband transmission line such as coaxial cable, and is widely used as a countermeasure for blind spots in mountainous regions where reception of television radio waves is difficult. This began.

In the early years, however, the TV signal was retransmitted to the urban and mountain wall areas, and it was a secondary role of existing broadcasting. However, it has recently developed its own broadcasting and two-way communication functions to provide various information and local broadcasting programs. By connecting home computers to data banks, the company is adding new features to meet various social needs, including remote meter reading, security, fire, home shopping, and home banking.

On the other hand, most people are provided with the above digital services and broadcasting services, but public social announcements are provided through public service announcements and news, but they can only be delivered when users watch television. In order to broadcast announcements in the region or administrative self-government, etc., the announcements are delivered to each family by mail or visited by each household using the local unit, and the announcements are posted. It is delivered through several announcements through the installed speakers.

However, even if the announcement through a variety of methods as described above there is a problem that the delivery effect is lowered because the user can be in contact with the announcement as above.

Therefore, in order to solve such a problem, in recent years, a communication medium such as a telephone or an e-mail is directly transmitted to a user. However, in the case of such a communication medium, a process of obtaining additional information such as a phone number or an e-mail address of the other party is required. There is a necessary problem.

The present invention was created to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to transmit a guide message provided in a corresponding area through a cable broadcasting network through a cable broadcasting network serving a certain area. System for transmitting a guide message using a digital television and a method of receiving and storing a message and displaying the same to a user when the user watches a television, thereby notifying the user when the user watches the television after receiving the guide message with or without the user. In providing.

Guide message transmission system using a digital television according to the present invention for realizing the above object is a guide message receiver for receiving a guide message to be transmitted, a broadcast signal receiver for receiving a broadcast signal, the guide received from the guide message receiver A mux unit multiplexed to transmit the broadcast signal received by the message and the broadcast signal receiver to one transmission line, a transmitter for transmitting the multiplexed broadcast signal in the mux unit, and an in-band of the broadcast signal transmitted from the transmitter Processing an in-band tuner for receiving data of a region, an out-band tuner for receiving data of an out-band region of a broadcast signal transmitted from a transmitter, and an announcement message received through an in-band tuner and an out-band tuner. A message processing unit for storing a guide message processed by the message processing unit And a key input unit for controlling the guide message processed by the storage unit through the message processor, and processing audio and video to display the broadcast signal received by the in-band tuner and the guide message processed by the message processor on a display. Characterized in that it consists of an audio / video processing unit for.

In the present invention, the transmitter, the in-band tuner and the out-band tuner are connected to each other by a cable broadcasting network.

In addition, the outband tuner in the present invention is characterized in that the open cable to always maintain the enable state regardless of the TV on or off.

In addition, according to the present invention, a method of transmitting a guide message using a digital television includes a first step of determining whether reception of a guide message transmitted by multiplexing a guide message and a broadcast signal and storing the guide message received when a message is received. The second step, the third step of determining the on-off state of the television while repeating the operations of the first and second steps, and the newly received when the on-state is in the third step of determining the on-off state of the television. A fourth step of determining whether there is a message, a fifth step of displaying a reception status of the message on the display screen when there is a newly received message after determining whether there is a newly received message, and a message according to the reception status displayed on the display screen. And a sixth step of processing and returning to the first step.

In the present invention, the fourth to sixth step is characterized in that viewing of the television is made.

According to the present invention, the received information message is stored in the storage unit regardless of whether the TV is on or off, and when the user turns on the television, the user judges whether a new message is received, displays the reception status, and confirms the received message. To help.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, this embodiment is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but is presented by way of example only.

1 is a block diagram showing a guide message transmission system using a digital television according to the present invention.

As shown here, the guide message receiving unit 10 for receiving a guide message for guiding each administrative unit and regional unit, the broadcast signal receiving unit 12 for receiving a broadcast signal, and the guide message receiving unit 10 The mux unit 14 multiplexes to transmit the received guidance message and the broadcast signal received by the broadcast signal receiver 12 to one transmission line, and the broadcast signal multiplexed by the mux unit 14 is transmitted through a cable broadcasting network. The head-end device 100 of the cable broadcasting system comprising a transmitter 16 for transmitting, and the digital television 200 for reception transmitted from the head-end device 100 of the cable broadcasting system, the transmission unit 16 transmits. An in-band tuner 22 for receiving data in the in-band region of the broadcast signal, and an out-band for receiving data in the out-band region of the broadcast signal transmitted from the transmission unit 16. A message processor 30 for processing the guide message received through the tuner 24, the in-band tuner 22 and the outband tuner 24, and for storing the guide message processed by the message processor 30. The storage unit 32, a key input unit 34 for controlling the guide message processed in the storage unit 32 through the message processing unit 30, and the broadcast signal and message processing unit received from the in-band tuner 22 ( An audio / video processor 26 for processing audio and video for displaying the guide message processed in 30 is displayed on the display 28.

At this time, the out-of-band tuner 24 is a tuner for tuning an area outside a band area for transmitting a broadcast signal for transmitting two-way communication such as communication or the Internet through a cable broadcasting network for transmitting a broadcast signal. to be.

Therefore, the out-band area is an open cable that is always enabled regardless of whether the television 200 is on or off when connected to the cable network, so that data can be transmitted and received even when the television 200 is turned off.

Accordingly, the head and device 100 of the cable broadcasting system receives the announcement message and the broadcast signal to be announced to the subscribers in the region, such as the local government, through the announcement message receiver 10 and the broadcast signal receiver 12, and then the mux unit ( After multiplexing in 14) and transmits to the cable subscriber through the transmission unit 16 connected to the cable network. Then, through the in-band tuner 22 and the out-band tuner 24 of the cable subscriber's digital television 200, the broadcast signal and the broadcast signal and the multiplexed guide message are processed and stored in the storage unit 32. Storing and displaying the reception status of the guide message when the user turns on the television 200 so that the user can select, display, or delete a message through the key input unit 34 so that a specific unit of the cable broadcasting subscription area can be used. Be sure to announce the announcement to all subscribers.

The guide message transmission method using the digital television made as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 2.

First, the headend device 100 of the cable broadcasting system receives a notification message to notify the local subscribers, such as the local government. At this time, the reception of the guide message as well as the input of the guide message is included.

When the received guide message and the broadcast signal are multiplexed and transmitted, the guide message is separated from the in-band tuner 22 and the out-band tuner 24 of the digital television 200 to determine whether reception of the guide message occurs.

In this case, the in-band tuner 22 operates when the television 200 is turned on, but the out-band tuner 24 can always check whether or not the reception message is received through an open cable regardless of whether the television 200 is turned on or off.

Therefore, when reception of the guide message occurs, the received guide message is stored in the storage unit 32.

Thereafter, when the user turns on the television 200, the user determines whether there is a newly received guide message by checking the guide message stored in the storage unit 32, and displays the reception state of the guide message on the display 28 screen.

After confirming the reception state of the guide message displayed as described above, the user selects the guide message received through the key input unit 34 to display, delete, or store an operation.

In this way, the viewing state of the television 200 may be maintained even while checking the reception state of the guide message.

Further, even when the television 200 is turned on and watched, it is determined whether or not the reception of a guide message is received and stored in the storage unit 32, and then the reception status of the guide message is displayed on the display 28 to notify the user. To help.

As described above, according to the present invention, when a user transmits a guide message provided from a corresponding area through a cable broadcasting network, the user receives a message sent from a digital television, stores the received message and stores the message. There is an advantage that the user can accurately notify the user by notifying the user when the user watches television after receiving the guide message with or without the user.

Claims (5)

A guide message receiver for receiving a guide message to be transmitted, A broadcast signal receiver for receiving a broadcast signal; A mux unit multiplexed to transmit the guide message received by the guide message receiver and the broadcast signal received by the broadcast signal receiver to one transmission line; A transmission unit for transmitting the multiplexed broadcast signal in the mux unit; An in-band tuner for receiving data in an in-band region of the broadcast signal transmitted from the transmitter; An outband tuner for receiving data in an outband region of the broadcast signal transmitted from the transmitter; A message processor for processing guide messages received through the in-band tuner and the out-band tuner; A storage unit for storing the guide message processed by the message processor; A key input unit for controlling the guide message processed by the storage unit through the message processing unit; An audio / video processor for processing audio and video to display a broadcast signal received by the in-band tuner and a guide message processed by the message processor on a display. Guide message transmission system using a digital television, characterized in that consisting of. The system of claim 1, wherein the transmitter, the in-band tuner, and the out-band tuner are connected to each other by a cable broadcasting network. The guide message transmission system using a digital television according to claim 1, wherein the outband tuner is an open cable which is always enabled regardless of whether the television is on or off. A first step of determining whether reception of the guide message transmitted by multiplexing the guide message and the broadcast signal; A second step of storing a guide message received when the message is received; A third step of determining an on-off state of the television while repeating the operations of the first step and the second step; A fourth step of determining whether there is a newly received message in the third step of determining the on / off state of the television; Determining whether there is a newly received message, and if there is a newly received message, displaying a reception state of the message on a display screen; A sixth step of processing the message according to the reception state displayed on the display screen and returning to the first step Guide message transmission method using a digital television, characterized in that consisting of. The method of claim 4, wherein the viewing of the television is performed in the fourth to sixth steps.

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