KR20070076035A - Apparatus and method for processing digital broadcasting, and computer-readable recording media for storing computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for processing digital broadcasting, and a computer-readable recording media for storing computer programs are provided to manage a reproduction list in a way that a user wants by realigning the reproduction list according to taste of the user, and consecutively reproduce programs that the user wants. A signal generator(10) judges whether realignment of a reproduction list of recorded digital broadcasting is required. If the realignment of a reproduction list is required, the signal generator generates a realignment request signal, and outputs the generated realignment request signal to a pattern deciding unit(12). The pattern deciding unit decides a pattern for realignment and outputs the decided pattern to a realigning unit(14). The realigning unit realigns the reproduction list correspondingly to the decided pattern. A display unit(16) displays the realigned reproduction list to a user.

Description

Apparatus and method for processing digital broadcasting, and computer-readable recording media for storing computer program}

1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a digital broadcast processing apparatus according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment of a digital broadcast processing method according to the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of an embodiment according to the present invention of the signal generator or pattern determiner shown in FIG.

4 is a flowchart for explaining another embodiment of the digital broadcast processing method according to the present invention.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to digital broadcast processing, and more particularly, to a digital broadcast processing apparatus and method for processing digital broadcast recorded on a personal video recorder (PVR).

Recently, a PVR function for storing and viewing broadcast images on a hard disk has been usefully used. In addition, as digital broadcasting is executed, digital broadcasting data is more easily managed and stored through the Electronic Program Guide (EPG), and recording is possible according to a genre, actor, and time zone in connection with a PVR.

In addition, the basic information of each program and a thumbnail image may be displayed to the user even for a list of images recorded in the PVR. Therefore, the user can selectively watch the desired image.

However, in the conventional digital broadcasting processing apparatus and method, the playlist of the recorded video is generally defined as one pattern, and the playlist of the video having the fixed pattern may be provided to the user. Accordingly, the user's desire for various sorting patterns of the playlist of the recorded video has emerged.

An object of the present invention is to provide a digital broadcast processing apparatus and method that can not only rearrange a playlist of recorded broadcasts in various ways, but can also play back at least two programs in succession.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a computer readable recording medium storing a computer program for controlling the digital broadcast processing device.

In order to achieve the above object, the digital broadcast processing apparatus according to the present invention for processing recorded digital broadcasts includes a signal generator for generating a reordering request signal for reordering a playlist of recorded digital broadcasts, and the reordering request signal. In response, it is preferably configured to rearrange the playlist.

Alternatively, in the digital broadcasting processing method according to the present invention for processing recorded digital broadcasting, determining whether the rearrangement of the playlist of the recorded broadcast is required, and when it is determined that the rearrangement of the playlist is required, the playlist It is preferable that the step consists of rearranging.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a computer-readable recording medium for storing at least one computer program for controlling a digital broadcast processing apparatus for processing a recorded digital broadcast includes a play list of the recorded broadcast. It is desirable to store a computer program for performing the step of determining whether reordering is required and if the reordering of the playlist is required.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of an embodiment of a digital broadcast processing apparatus according to the present invention and an embodiment of the digital broadcast processing method will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a digital broadcast processing apparatus according to the present invention, in which a signal generator 10, a pattern determination unit 12, a rearrangement unit 14, a display unit 16, and a continuous playback unit 18 are shown. And a PVR 20.

2 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment of a digital broadcasting processing method according to the present invention, in which a reordering pattern is determined when reordering of a playlist is required (steps 40 and 42) and a playlist is re-viewed. Sorting and displaying (44th and 46th steps).

Hereinafter, for the sake of understanding of the present invention, the digital broadcasting processing method shown in FIG. 2 is described as being performed by the digital broadcasting processing device shown in FIG. 1, but the digital broadcasting processing method according to the present invention shown in FIG. 2 is described. Is not limited to this.

The signal generator 10 shown in FIG. 1 determines whether reordering of a list (hereinafter, referred to as a play list) to reproduce the recorded digital broadcast is required, and reordering the playlist for the recorded digital broadcast is required. When the rearrangement request signal is generated, the rearrangement request signal is output to the pattern determination unit 12 (step 40). Here, the digital broadcast may be recorded in a personal video recorder (PVR).

If the rearrangement of the playlists of the recorded broadcasts is not required, the playlists generated by the general method may be displayed to the user, or the playlists previously rearranged by the digital broadcast processing method according to the present invention may be displayed. It may be displayed to the user.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention of the signal generator 10 or the pattern determiner 12 shown in FIG. 1, and is composed of a user interface 50. As shown in FIG.

In order to perform the 40th step, the signal generator 10 may be implemented as a user interface unit 50. Here, the user interface unit 50 is manipulated by a user who wants to rearrange the playlist to generate a reordering request signal, and outputs the generated reordering request signal to the pattern determination unit 12 through the output terminal OUT. For example, the user interface 50 may provide a plurality of buttons (not shown), and may generate a reordering request signal when a user presses a button for reordering a playlist.

If the rearrangement of the playlist is required through the rearrangement request signal input from the signal generator 10, the pattern determination unit 12 determines a pattern to rearrange the playlist, and rearranges the determined pattern. Output to section 14 (step 42).

In order to perform the 42nd step, the pattern determination unit 12 may be implemented with the user interface unit 50 shown in FIG. 3. Here, the user interface unit 50 is operated by the user to determine a pattern to rearrange the playlist, and output the determined pattern to the rearrangement unit 14 through the output terminal OUT.

After the forty-second step, the reordering unit 14 rearranges the playlist according to the determined pattern input from the pattern determining unit 12 (step 44). For example, the rearrangement unit 14 inputs a playlist of digital broadcasts recorded in the PVR 20, and rearranges the input playlist in correspondence with the pattern input from the pattern determination unit 12.

For example, the pattern determination unit 12 may determine a pattern to rearrange the playlist in the order of the name, genre, and time of the program to be played. As described above, when the user interface unit 50 provides a plurality of buttons (not shown), the user may manipulate the buttons to generate a rearranged pattern of the playlist.

If the user manipulates the user interface unit 50, it is assumed that the pattern is determined such that the playlist is rearranged in the order of the time the program is shown in the recorded digital broadcast. In this case, the rearranging unit 14 grasps the user's intention through the pattern input from the user interface unit 50, and then rearranges the playlist of the programs in the order of the time the programs are shown.

In addition, it is assumed that the user operates the user interface unit 50 to determine a pattern such that the playlist is rearranged for each program in the recorded digital broadcast. In this case, the rearranging unit 14 grasps the intention of the user through the pattern input from the user interface unit 50, and then rearranges the playlist of the program for each program. In other words, the same programs are grouped together. At this time, the reordering unit 14 may reorder programs having the same name in chronological order.

In addition, it is assumed that the user manipulates the user interface unit 50 to determine a pattern such that the playlist is rearranged by genre in the recorded digital broadcast. In this case, the rearranging unit 14 grasps the user's intention through the pattern input from the user interface unit 50 and then rearranges the playlists of the programs by genre. That is, programs of the same genre are bundled and rearranged. At this time, the rearranging unit 14 may rearrange and sort programs having the same name among programs of the same genre, and then rearrange the programs having the same name in chronological order.

In addition, when the user prefers a specific program or a specific genre, the user interface 50 may be manipulated by the user to determine a pattern reflecting the user's preference. In this case, the rearranging unit 14 grasps the intention of the user through the pattern input from the user interface unit 50, and then rearranges the programs or genres in order of preference according to the preference determined by the user.

According to the present invention, the digital broadcast processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 may not provide the pattern determination unit 12. At this time, the digital broadcast processing method shown in FIG. 2 does not provide a 42nd step. In this case, if it is recognized that the reordering of the playlist is required through the reordering request signal input from the signal generator 10, the reordering unit 14 rearranges the playlists (step 44).

After the 44th step, the display unit 16 displays the rearranged playlists to the user (step 46). Accordingly, the user can select and watch a desired program through the playlist displayed through the display unit 16.

4 is a flowchart for explaining another embodiment of a digital broadcasting processing method according to the present invention, which includes determining whether section playback is required (step 60) and continuously playing back at least two programs (second step). Step 62).

For the convenience of understanding the present invention, the digital broadcasting processing method according to the present invention shown in FIG. 4 is described as being performed by the signal generator 10 and the continuous playback unit 18 shown in FIG. The digital broadcast processing method according to the present invention shown in 4 is not limited thereto.

The signal generator 10 shown in FIG. 1 determines whether section playback is required, generates a section playback request signal when section playback of a broadcast is requested, and continuously generates the section playback request signal. Output to step (60). Here, the interval reproduction means that only programs desired by a user are continuously reproduced in the recorded broadcast.

To this end, the signal generator 10 may be implemented as a user interface unit 50, as shown in FIG. That is, the user interface unit 50 is operated by a user who requests section reproduction to generate an interval reproduction request signal, and outputs the generated interval reproduction request signal to the continuous reproduction unit 18.

If it is recognized that section playback is required through the section playback request signal for requesting section playback, the continuous playback section 18 continuously plays back at least two programs selected by the user (step 62). To this end, the continuous playback unit 18 reads out at least two programs corresponding to section playback from the PVR 20, and continuously plays back the read programs.

Meanwhile, the user interface 50 illustrated in FIG. 3 may be operated by a user in addition to performing the role of the signal generator 10 or the pattern determiner 12 illustrated in FIG. 1. For example, information about programs to be played back in succession can be generated. Here, the information on the section reproduction means information on the section in which there are programs to be continuously played in the playlist.

At this time, the continuous playback unit 18 reads at least two programs corresponding to the information on the section reproduction input from the user interface 50 through the input terminal IN from the PVR 20, and continuously reads the read programs. Play it.

However, if the interval reproduction is not required, the program is reproduced by the conventional method. That is, one program is selected from the playlist by the user, and the selected program is played.

According to the present invention, the above-described digital broadcast processing method shown in FIG. 4 may be performed after the 46th step shown in FIG. In this case, after viewing the rearranged playlist displayed through the display unit 16, the user may operate the user interface unit 50 to request the section to be played so that at least two desired programs can be continuously played. Can be.

The present invention can be embodied as code that can be read by a computer (including all devices having an information processing function) in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording devices include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disks, optical data storage devices, and the like.

As described above, the digital broadcast processing apparatus and method according to the present invention and the computer-readable recording medium for storing the computer program can replay the playlist of the digital broadcast recorded on the PVR or the like as the user desires. It can be arranged and displayed to the user so that the user can manage the playlist as desired, and the user can play the desired programs continuously.

Claims (15)

In the digital broadcast processing device for processing the recorded digital broadcast, A signal generator for generating a reordering request signal for reordering the playlist of the recorded digital broadcast; And And a reordering unit for reordering the playlist in response to the reordering request signal. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the digital broadcast processing device is And a personal video recorder (PVR) for recording the digital broadcast. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the digital broadcast processing device is In response to the reordering request signal, determining a pattern to reorder the playlist, and further comprising a pattern determination unit outputting the determined pattern to the reordering unit, And the reordering unit rearranges the playlist according to the determined pattern inputted from the pattern determination unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the signal generator And a user interface which is operated by a user who requests reordering of the playlist to generate the reordering request signal. The method of claim 3, wherein the pattern determination unit And a user interface configured to be manipulated by a user to determine the pattern and to output the determined pattern to the rearrangement unit. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the digital broadcast processing device is And a continuous reproducing unit configured to continuously reproduce at least two programs in response to the interval reproducing request signal for reproducing the broadcasting section, And the interval reproduction request signal is generated from the signal generator. The method of claim 6, wherein the signal generator And a user interface configured to be operated by a user requesting playback of the broadcast section to generate the section playback request signal. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the user interface unit is operated by a user to generate user information about the programs to be continuously played. And the continuous reproducing unit continuously reproduces the at least two programs corresponding to the user information. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the digital broadcast processing device is And a display unit for displaying the rearranged playlist. In the digital broadcast processing method for processing the recorded digital broadcast, Determining whether reordering of the playlist of the recorded broadcast is required; And And reordering the playlist if it is determined that the playlist is to be rearranged. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein the digital broadcast is recorded on a personal video recorder (PVR). The method of claim 10, wherein the digital broadcast processing method And if it is determined that the playlist is to be rearranged, determining a pattern for rearranging the playlist, and proceeding to sorting the playlist. The method of claim 10, wherein the digital broadcast processing method Determining whether interval reproduction is required; And And reproducing at least two programs in succession when it is determined that the interval reproduction is required. The method of claim 10, wherein the digital broadcast processing method And displaying the rearranged playlist. A computer-readable recording medium for storing at least one computer program for controlling a digital broadcast processing device for processing recorded digital broadcast, Determining whether reordering of the playlist of the recorded broadcast is required; And And if it is determined that reordering of the playlist is desired, a computer-readable recording medium storing a computer program for performing the step of rearranging the playlist.

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