KR20060105164A - Method of guiding broadcasting formation information and television receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a broadcast programming information guide method and a television broadcast receiver that can display an image of a broadcast program at the time of guiding broadcast programming information, which can help an intuitive understanding of a broadcast programming state.

The broadcast organization information guide method of the present invention comprises the steps of: capturing a screen that is currently received and outputted to generate image information; Adding the image information to broadcast schedule information corresponding to a current time and a current channel; And displaying the broadcast programming information.

In addition, the television broadcast receiver for guiding the broadcast programming information of the present invention, a tuner for tuning and outputting a predetermined channel of the television broadcast signal; A broadcast signal processing and output unit for processing and outputting a broadcast signal output from the tuner; A user interface unit providing an interface with a user; A memory unit which stores broadcasting schedule information for each broadcasting time and broadcasting channel; When a capture command for a screen currently received and output is received through the user interface unit, a screen that is currently waterproofed is captured to generate image information, and the image information is broadcast schedule information corresponding to a current time and a current tuning channel. In addition to, the control unit for displaying the broadcast program information; characterized in that it comprises a.

TV, broadcasting program information, image information

Description

Broadcast organization information guidance method and television broadcasting receiver {METHOD OF GUIDING BROADCASTING FORMATION INFORMATION AND TELEVISION RECEIVER}

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a television broadcast receiver according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart of a method for registering broadcast listing information according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view showing a screen capture example according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart of a method for guiding broadcast listing information according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of guiding broadcast programming information about a program according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 and 7 illustrate a broadcast scheduling table according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: control unit

102: memory

104: user interface unit

106: memory unit

108: tuner

110: broadcast signal processing unit

112: video signal processing unit

114: audio decoder

116: audio signal output unit

118: video signal output unit

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television broadcast receiver, and more particularly, to a broadcast programming information guide method and a television broadcast receiver capable of guiding organization information of a television broadcast.

Recently, a broadcasting station encodes and transmits caption data consisting of information on each broadcast program in a television broadcast signal to a specific frequency band of the broadcast signal, and then broadcasts it through a caption decoder that decodes the signal in a television broadcast receiver. The technology of providing information about the start and end time of the program and the general information about the program content by detecting the information about the commercially available has been commercialized, so that the user of the television broadcast receiver can easily know the broadcasting programming status.

High-definition next-generation digital broadcasting, such as HDTV (High Definition Television), can flexibly allocate the bit rate required for broadcast services, making it possible to transmit multiple programs in a limited transmission bandwidth of one RF (Radio Frequency) channel. It became. In other words, at the time of programming, it is possible to organize SDTV (Standard Definition Television) programs into multiple channels and to organize HDTV programs into one channel in certain time zones.

As described above, in a digital broadcast, a plurality of or single programs are organized through one physical channel, so that a user cannot easily grasp a broadcasting programming state. Accordingly, the digital broadcasting provides an electronic program guide for convenient channel management so that the user can easily know the broadcasting programming status.

Although various methods for guiding the broadcast programming status to the user as described above have been proposed and commercialized, the broadcast programming guide is guided mainly on texts, and thus could not help an intuitive understanding of the actual broadcast program.

In addition, the above-described broadcast programming guide is useless for users who use other languages or who have not learned the writing.

Accordingly, in the related art, it is not only possible to help an intuitive understanding of a broadcast program, but also to develop a technology that can provide a program guide that can be easily understood by users who use other languages or who have not learned writing. It was requested.

Disclosure of Invention The present invention is to overcome the above-mentioned problems. The present invention provides a broadcast programming information guide method and a television which can help an intuitive understanding of a broadcast programming state by displaying an image of a broadcast program when the broadcast programming information is guided. It is an object to provide a broadcast receiver.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a broadcast programming information guide method and a television broadcast receiver that can help an intuitive understanding of a broadcast program by displaying an image of the broadcast program when the broadcast program is guided.

Broadcast programming information guide method of the present invention for achieving the above object and solve the problems of the prior art, comprising the steps of: capturing a screen that is currently awarded and outputted to generate image information; Adding the image information to broadcast schedule information corresponding to a current time and a current channel; And displaying the broadcast programming information.

In addition, the television broadcast receiver for guiding the broadcast programming information of the present invention, a tuner for tuning and outputting a predetermined channel of the television broadcast signal; A broadcast signal processing and output unit for processing and outputting a broadcast signal output from the tuner; A user interface unit providing an interface with a user; A memory unit which stores broadcasting schedule information for each broadcasting time and broadcasting channel; When a capture command for a screen currently received and output is received through the user interface unit, a screen that is currently waterproofed is captured to generate image information, and the image information is broadcast schedule information corresponding to a current time and a current tuning channel. In addition to, the control unit for displaying the broadcast program information; characterized in that it comprises a.

The configuration of a television broadcast receiver according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Here, in the above-described preferred embodiment of the present invention, a digital television broadcast receiver is taken as an example, but an analog television broadcast receiver for receiving and processing caption data may be employed.

The control unit 100 of the television broadcast receiver not only controls the television broadcast receiver as a whole, but also performs broadcast programming information guide according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The memory unit 106 stores a variety of information including a processing program of the control unit 100, and in particular, stores broadcasting program information according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The broadcast schedule information includes broadcast time and image information on a broadcast time and a broadcast program for each broadcast channel. The microcomputer 102 provides various commands from the user interface unit 104 to the controller 100.

The tuner 108 tunes a channel according to the control of the control unit 100 among the broadcast signals provided from the outside, and provides the broadcast signal received through the tuned channel to the broadcast signal processor 110. The broadcast signal processor 110 processes the broadcast signal output from the tuner 108, converts the broadcast signal into a transport stream, and provides the converted broadcast stream to the video signal processor 112. The video signal processor 112 restores the transport stream into a video stream, an audio stream, and an information stream, and restores the video stream to video data and provides the video stream to the video signal output unit 118. The video signal processor 112 provides the audio stream to the audio decoder 114, and provides the information stream to the controller 100. In this case, the information stream includes electronic program guide information including broadcast information of broadcast programming information.

The audio decoder 114 decodes the audio stream into audio data and provides the audio signal to the audio signal output unit 116. The audio signal output unit 116 outputs the audio data through a display module. The video signal output unit 118 outputs the video data through a speaker.

Referring to the flowchart of Fig. 2, a method for registering broadcast programming information according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention applicable to the television broadcast receiver will be described.

While receiving the television broadcast, the controller 100 checks whether the user commands to freeze the screen through the user interface 104 (step 200). More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, while receiving a television broadcast, a user may input a screen stop key provided in the user interface 104 and instruct a screen stop.

When the user instructs to stop the screen, the controller 100 captures a screen that is currently awarded to generate image information, and reads broadcast schedule information corresponding to the current time and tuning channel from the memory unit 106. When the broadcast programming information is read, the controller 100 checks whether image information is registered and included in the broadcast programming information (step 204). Here, the broadcast program information is composed of text and broadcast information extracted from the electronic program guide, which is already commercially available technology, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The image information of the broadcast schedule information is added and stored according to the registration request according to the present invention.

If the image information is registered in the broadcasting schedule information, the controller 100 displays a guide phrase for guiding whether or not to update the image information through the display module through the OSD. Here, the user may select whether or not to update the image information of the corresponding broadcast program information with reference to the above-mentioned guide phrase.

After the display of the guide phrase, the controller 100 checks whether the user commands update of the image information of the corresponding broadcast program information (step 206). When the user instructs to update the image information of the corresponding broadcast schedule information, the controller 100 updates the image information to the corresponding broadcast schedule information (step 208).

Unlike the above, if the image information is not registered in the broadcast schedule information, the control unit 100 stores the image information in the broadcast schedule information (step 208).

A process of guiding broadcast program information or a broadcast schedule according to the registered broadcast schedule information as described above will now be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 4.

While receiving the television broadcast, the controller 100 checks whether the user requests the guidance of the broadcast program information through the user interface 104 (step 400).

When the user requests the guidance of the broadcast program information, the controller 100 reads the broadcast schedule information corresponding to the current time and the current tuning channel from the memory unit 106 (step 402). When the broadcast programming information is read out, the controller 100 checks whether image information is included in the corresponding broadcast programming information (step 404). If image information is included in the broadcast schedule information, the controller 100 displays the broadcast information and the image information included in the broadcast schedule information on a predetermined portion of the screen in step S408. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 5, broadcast information and image information of a corresponding broadcast program are displayed on a predetermined portion of a screen on which a video signal according to a television broadcast is output.

Unlike the above description, if the image information is not included in the broadcast schedule information, the controller 100 displays only the broadcast information included in the broadcast schedule information on a predetermined portion of the screen in step S408.

While receiving the television broadcast, the controller 100 checks whether the user requests the guidance of the broadcast schedule through the user interface 104 (step 410).

When the user requests the guide of the broadcast schedule, the controller 100 reads out all the broadcast schedule information from the memory unit 106 to display the broadcast schedule in step S412.

A display example of the broadcast schedule will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 illustrates a broadcast schedule table in which image information is not registered. The broadcast schedule table shows broadcast information about broadcast programs classified into time and broadcast channel. FIG. 7 shows a broadcasting schedule in which image information is registered, and the broadcasting schedule displays image information on broadcast programs classified by time and broadcasting channel.

As described above, the present invention may display an image of a broadcast program when guiding broadcast programming information, and display an image of the broadcast program when guiding the broadcast program.

As described above, the present invention displays an image of a broadcast program at the time of guiding broadcast programming information, and thus has an effect of helping an intuitive understanding of the broadcast programming status.

In addition, the present invention has an effect that can help the intuitive understanding of the broadcast program by displaying an image of the broadcast program when the guide for the broadcast program.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which can be variously modified and modified by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Modifications are possible.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will belong to the scope of the present invention.

Claims (6)

In the broadcast program information guide method, Generating image information by capturing a screen that is currently received and outputted; Adding the image information to broadcast schedule information corresponding to a current time and a current tuning channel; Displaying the broadcasting program information; Broadcast organization information guide method comprising a. The method of claim 1, The broadcast programming information is displayed when a guide for a broadcast program currently received and output is requested. The method of claim 1, And the broadcast schedule information is displayed when the guide of the broadcast schedule is requested. In the television broadcast receiver for guiding broadcast programming information, A tuner for tuning and outputting a predetermined channel of the television broadcast signal; A broadcast signal processing and output unit for processing and outputting a broadcast signal output from the tuner; A user interface unit providing an interface with a user; A memory unit which stores broadcasting schedule information for each broadcasting time and broadcasting channel; When a capture command for a screen that is currently received and output through the user interface unit is received, the screen that is currently received is generated to generate image information, and the image information is transmitted to broadcast schedule information corresponding to a current time and a current tuning channel. A controller configured to display the broadcast program information; Television broadcast receiver comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein And the control unit displays broadcast schedule information corresponding to a current time and a current tuning channel when a request for a broadcast program currently received and output is requested. The method of claim 4, wherein And the control unit, when the guide of the broadcast schedule is requested, configures and displays the broadcast schedule information in a table.

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