KR20060116096A - The method for displaying information of channels in tv set - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for displaying channel information in an image device is provided to allow a user to more easily confirm and edit the channel information. When a channel editing menu is selected by a user(S10), a control unit displays the entire channel list on a screen(S30). The control unit displays sub-channel lists of at least one stage or more which belong to the entire channel list together with the entire channel list on the screen according to the selection of the user(S40,S50,S60,S70). The control unit displays a channel list which belongs to the sub-channel list of the last stage among the sub-channel lists together with the sub-channel lists on the screen(S80,S90).

Description

The method for displaying information of channels in TV set}

1 is a diagram illustrating a channel information display screen of a video device according to the prior art;

2 is a diagram illustrating a channel information display screen of a video device according to the prior art;

3 is a flowchart (flow chart) showing an embodiment of a method for displaying channel information of an imaging apparatus according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of a method for displaying channel information of an imaging apparatus according to the present invention (flow chart).

5 is a diagram illustrating a channel information display screen of a video device according to the present invention;

6 is a view showing another channel information display screen of the video device according to the present invention;

7 is a view showing another channel information display screen of the video device according to the present invention;

8 is a view showing a channel information display screen and a program screen of the current channel broadcast at the same time according to the present invention

9 illustrates only a channel information display screen according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to a method for displaying channel information, and more particularly, to a method for displaying channel information of a video device capable of editing various channel information more effectively.

Recently, with the development of multimedia technology, broadcasting technology is rapidly changing from analog to digital. In addition, the number of channels being broadcasted in a general household is increasing rapidly, and sometimes a new channel is created or the conventional channel disappears. On the contrary, the diversification and rapid change of these channels are more convenient for users. The channel editing interface is required.

Hereinafter, a channel information display method of a video device according to the prior art will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2 are views illustrating a channel information display screen of a video device according to the prior art.

As shown in FIG. 1, when a channel editing menu is selected, a general video apparatus displays submenus such as a favorite channel, a drama, and a sport. When the user selects a specific submenu from the submenus, only the channel list included in the selected submenu is displayed (see FIG. 2).

For example, when the user selects "drama" as a submenu, as shown in FIG. 2, channels 9, 15, 23, and the like are displayed in a flat channel list related to "drama".

However, the aforementioned channel information display method of the conventional video device has the following problems.

First, in the conventional case, when the user selects the specific submenu, to display only the channel list belonging to the specific submenu without displaying another submenu, the user searches for the channel list belonging to the other submenu. The channel edit menu must be selected again from the beginning, and displaying only the channel list as described above has a problem that the user cannot see the information of the channel that he / she wants at a glance.

Second, in the conventional case, whenever a user needs to edit or update a channel list and a channel list one by one, there is a very uncomfortable problem for the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method for displaying channel information of a video device which allows a user to more easily check and edit channel information.

Another object of the present invention is to automatically search for genre information on various channels, such that the user can use the channel editing screen edited according to the results of the search without the user directly editing the channel list and channel list, etc. A method of displaying channel information of a device is provided.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for displaying a list of all channels on a screen when selecting a channel editing menu by a user, and at least one or more sub-channel lists belonging to the channel list according to the user's selection. Displaying a list of channels belonging to a sub-channel list of a last step on the screen together with the sub-channel lists, among the sub-channel lists, and It provides a channel information display method of the video device, characterized in that comprises a.

Preferably, the user may further include editing the entire channel list, the sub-channel list, the channel list by using the displayed screen.

More preferably, the editing step may use the pre-stored channel list, the sub channel list as it is, or newly generate the channel list or the sub channel list desired by the user.

In addition, the method of displaying channel information of the video apparatus may include automatically searching for a genre to which the broadcast channels belong by using channel information of the received broadcast channels, and listing the broadcast channels corresponding to the searched genre. Alternatively, the method may further include editing the sub channel list.

The steps of automatically searching for and editing the broadcast channels are preferably updated periodically by a user's setting.

The display steps may be displayed in any one of a folder format, a tree format, and a bar format.

The display steps may be displayed simultaneously with the program of the channel broadcast that the user is currently watching or output only the display steps on the screen without displaying the program of the channel broadcast that the user is currently watching.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the user can more easily search and edit the desired channel, and the user can automatically edit the channel without directly editing the channel list or the sub-channel list corresponding to each channel. It may be possible to have a more excellent effect on improving the convenience of the user.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention that can specifically realize the above object will be described.

3 is a flowchart (flow chart) illustrating an embodiment of a method for displaying channel information of a video device according to the present invention. An embodiment of a method of displaying channel information of an imaging apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

The controller of the video apparatus determines whether the user selects a channel editing menu (S10).

As a result of the determination (S10), if the user does not select a channel editing menu, the user displays the broadcast screen of the channel originally watched (S20).

However, if the user selects the channel edit menu as a result of the determination (S10), the channel edit menu screen is displayed (S30).

In the channel edit menu screen, the user may select a manual menu or an automatic menu (S40). However, if necessary, the channel edit menu screen may be configured by only one of a manual menu and an automatic menu, but both menus are preferably present for the convenience of the user.

As a result of the selection (S40), when the user selects the automatic menu (A) will be described later in the description of FIG.

On the other hand, when the user selects the manual menu as a result of the selection (S40), a list of previously stored channels is displayed (S50). Here, the channel list may be a name of a list already stored in the video device such as a favorite channel or a lock channel, or the user may input and store a separate channel list name as necessary.

When the user selects a specific channel list from the displayed channel list, the sub channel lists included in the specific channel list are displayed (S60).

Here, the subchannel list refers to a channel list of a lower concept belonging to the channel list. For example, when the channel list is "news", the sub-channel list may be "general news", "economic news", "overseas news", etc., but this is merely an example for describing the present invention in detail. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited by the above examples. There is no limit to the level of the subchannel list.

For example, there may be a channel list, a first subchannel list subordinate to the channel list, and a second subchannel list subordinate to the first subchannel list. In this way, the user can set up to the N-th subchannel list, and there is no particular limitation.

If the user selects a specific subchannel list from among the displayed subchannel lists, the channel list included in the specific subchannel list is displayed (S70).

However, the display methods S50, S60, and S70, which may be referred to as the main technical features of the present invention, will be described later with reference to FIGS. 5, 6, and 7.

In operation S80, the user may edit, delete, add, or change a specific channel list, a specific subchannel list, and a channel list to be edited in the display screen.

The result of the editing is displayed on the screen of the video device (S90).

4 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of a method for displaying channel information of a video device according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, another embodiment of a method of displaying channel information of an image apparatus will be described.

Steps S10, S20, S30, and S40 are the same as those of FIG. 3, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted and can be understood with reference to the description of FIG.

As a result of the selection (S40), when the user selects the automatic menu (A), the user sets a period in which a number of channels can be edited or updated in the channel list or sub-channel list corresponding to the channels (S100). .

When the update period is set (S100), each time the user-set period is set, the channel list or sub-channel corresponding to all the received broadcast channels by using the PSIP information of all broadcast channels received by the video device Edit the list (S110).

In this case, the PSIP (Program and System Information Protocol) information means the minimum additional information transmitted through the digital broadcast, and can know the information on the current time, and may include information about viewing restrictions, such as the impossibility of viewing 15 years old. EPG information may also be used. Accordingly, the PSIP information includes genre information about a received broadcast channel, so that the video apparatus can determine which channel list a particular channel can be included without directly editing the channel list.

The result of the editing is displayed through the screen of the video device (S120).

5 to 7 are diagrams illustrating channel information display screens of an imaging apparatus according to the present invention. Hereinafter, various channel editing screens according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7. However, the scope of rights is not limited to the embodiment of FIGS. 5 to 7, but is merely an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 5, the channel editing screen is shown in a bar format. The user can see at a glance which channel list he wants, which first subchannel list, and which second subchannel list are included, and also move or search to another subchannel list or channel list. This is easy.

For example, on a remote control, the numbers 0 through 9 are typically arranged, where the number 2 is designed for the function of moving the cursor up, the number 8 is designed for the function of moving the cursor down, and the number 4 Can be designed to handle the function of moving the cursor to the left, and the number 6 can be designed to cover the function of moving the cursor to the right. Of course, there is no particular limitation on the numbers described to be in charge of the above functions, and the up, down, left, and right buttons may be designed on the remote controller separately.

The cursor is not particularly limited, and the shape of the cursor to be moved by the user may be displayed by a thick border line, may be displayed in another color, or may be displayed in a shiny shape.

Therefore, after checking the channel list of the desired subchannel list, the user can check the desired channel list only by moving the cursor, without having to go back to the channel edit menu to check the channel list of the other subchannel list. It is easy to move to another channel that the user wants to change.

In FIG. 6, the channel edit screen is shown in a tree format, similar to FIG. 5, except that the channel list is arranged vertically on the screen.

In FIG. 7, the channel editing screen is shown in a folder format. It is displayed similarly to FIG. However, the folder format is clearly distinguished from the folder structure of the computer.

The folder structure of the computer outputs only the folders of the hierarchy currently selected by the user, without simultaneously displaying both the upper folder and the lower folder in the process of selecting the lower folder from the upper folder.

However, the folder format of FIG. 7 means that the user sequentially selects the channel list, the first sub channel list, the second sub channel list, and the channel list sequentially on one screen. The information on the desired channel can be checked at a glance, the channel list of another channel list or sub-channel list, or moving to another channel is very convenient.

8 is a diagram illustrating a channel information display screen and a screen of a current channel broadcast program at the same time. Referring to FIG. 8, a method of simultaneously displaying a screen of a channel broadcast program currently viewed by a user and the channel information display screen will be described below.

By outputting the channel information display screen to a part of the screen of the video device, the user can simultaneously edit the channel while watching the program of the currently broadcasting channel. However, the present invention is not limited to the upper right side of the screen of the video device as shown in FIG. 8, and FIG. 8 is only an example.

If the screen of the video device is configured as shown in FIG. 8, the user can perform multi-tasking to simultaneously view a broadcast program and edit a channel.

9 is a diagram illustrating only the channel information display screen. Referring to FIG. 9, a method of displaying only the channel information display screen on a screen of the video apparatus will be described below.

Due to the limitation of the screen size of the video apparatus or the user's request, the user may want to display only the channel information display screen on the screen of the video apparatus as shown in FIG. In this case, the user can advantageously search and edit the channel information display screen in more detail.

Preferably, it is advantageous to allow the user to determine whether to configure the channel edit screen as shown in FIG. 8 or the channel edit screen as shown in FIG.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and as can be seen in the appended claims, modifications can be made by those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains, and such modifications are within the scope of the present invention.

Referring to the effects of the channel information display method of the video device according to the present invention described above are as follows.

First, the present invention has the effect of improving the convenience of the user by providing a channel information display screen that allows the user to more easily recognize the channel information and easy to edit.

Secondly, the present invention can automatically search genre information about various channels and the like so that the user can use the edited channel information display screen according to the search result without the user editing the channel list and the channel list. There is an effect that can vary the channel editing path of the user.

Claims (9)

Upon selecting a channel editing menu by the user, displaying the entire channel lists on the screen; According to the user's selection, displaying at least one or more sub-channel lists belonging to the channel list together with the full channel lists on the screen; And And displaying, on the screen, a channel list belonging to a sub-channel list of a last step among the sub-channel lists, on the screen. The method of claim 1, And the user editing the entire channel list, the sub channel list, and the channel list by using the displayed screen. The method of claim 2, The editing step,       Method for displaying channel information of a video device, characterized in that using the pre-stored channel list, sub-channel list. The method of claim 2, The editing step, And displaying a channel list or a sub-channel list desired by the user. The method of claim 1, Automatically searching for a genre to which the broadcast channels belong, using channel information of the received broadcast channels; And And editing the broadcast channels into a channel list or a sub-channel list corresponding to the searched genre. The method of claim 5, The steps of automatically searching for and editing the broadcast channels include: The channel information display method of the video device, characterized in that periodically updated by the user's settings. The method of claim 1, The display steps, A method of displaying channel information of a video apparatus, characterized by displaying in any one of a folder format, a tree format, and a bar format. The method of claim 1, The display steps, And displaying the channel information simultaneously with the program of the channel broadcast being watched by the user. The method of claim 1, The display steps, And displaying only the display steps on the screen without displaying the program of the channel broadcast which the user is currently watching.

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