KR20070083246A - Media signal receiving apparatus and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An image signal receiving device and a control method therefor are provided to easily select an image by position information of an image device. A receiving unit(10) receives an image signal having a plurality of images generated by a plurality of image devices and position information of a plurality of the image devices. A signal processing unit(11) processes the received image signal. A display unit(12) displays an image on the basis of the processed image signal. A user input unit(13) receives the first image among a plurality of the images generated by a plurality of the image devices from a user. A control unit(15) controls the signal processing unit(11) and the display unit(12) to display the received position information and the first image.

Description

Image signal receiver and its control method {MEDIA SIGNAL RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF}

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a video signal receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a view showing a display unit of an image signal receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of an image signal receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: receiver 11: signal processor

12: display unit 13: user input unit

14: OSD processing unit 15: control unit

20: main screen 21: user interface

22: Image corresponding to the shooting target

23a to 23h: images corresponding to video equipment

24: subscreen

The present invention relates to an image signal receiving apparatus and a control method thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to a video signal receiving apparatus for displaying an image by position information of a video device and a control method thereof.

The video signal receiving apparatus receives a video signal transmitted from a broadcasting station and displays an image of a viewable form. The video signal received by the video signal receiving apparatus may include one video, but may include a plurality of video. For example, when a plurality of images are generated from a plurality of video devices such as a plurality of cameras in an athletic event or the like.

If a user does not select an image to be viewed from among a plurality of images and only one predetermined image is received, the user has only passive viewing. In order to solve this problem, in the case of a digital video signal receiving apparatus capable of transmitting several images at the same time, the user can select an image to be watched from among the plurality of images and display the selected image.

By the way, even in such a video signal receiving apparatus, any one of a plurality of images can be selected, but information on each image may not be sufficiently provided. For example, simply assigning a serial number to a plurality of images, the user can input any one of the serial number, so that any one of the plurality of images can be selected. However, in such a case, the user may determine whether the image he or she wants to watch only by actually watching a plurality of images by repetitive operation, which is inconvenient.

In addition, since the user must actually watch a plurality of images by repetitive operation, it takes time in the process of selecting the image to be viewed by the user. Therefore, there is a problem that the user can not watch the desired image during the time of the selection process.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an image signal receiving apparatus and a control method thereof, by which an image can be easily selected based on location information of an image device.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a video signal receiving apparatus comprising: a receiving unit for receiving a video signal having a plurality of images each generated by a plurality of video devices and position information of the plurality of video devices; A signal processor which performs signal processing on the received video signal; A display unit which displays an image based on the signal processed image signal; A user input unit configured to receive a first image from a plurality of images generated by the plurality of image devices from a user; And a controller for controlling the signal processor and the display unit to display the received position information and the first image. Accordingly, the user can conveniently select an image that the user wants to watch and minimize the time required for the user's convenience.

And an OSD processing unit for processing on-screen display (OSD) data corresponding to the video signal, wherein the control unit is configured to display the OSD processing unit and the menu so that a menu for selecting the plurality of images is displayed in the form of OSD. The display unit can be controlled. Accordingly, the user can easily select the desired image while watching the image.

The controller may control the signal processor and the display unit to simultaneously display a second image among the first image and the plurality of images. Accordingly, the user can select and view a plurality of images at the same time.

On the other hand, the present invention provides a control method of a video signal receiving apparatus, comprising: a first step of receiving a video signal having a plurality of images each generated by a plurality of video devices; A second step of receiving the position information of the plurality of video devices by the receiver, and controlling the display unit to display the received position information; Determining whether at least one of the plurality of images is selected by a user; The above object can also be achieved by a control method of an image signal receiving apparatus, comprising a fourth step of displaying the image selected in the third step and location information of the plurality of video devices.

In the second step, the received location information may be displayed in the form of an OSD.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a video signal receiving apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the video signal receiving apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is implemented by a TV system or the like and receives an image signal transmitted from a broadcasting station and displays an image of a viewable form. The video signal receiving apparatus 1 receives a user's requirement and the like and outputs a corresponding control signal according to the input command.

The video signal receiver 1 includes a receiver 10, a signal processor 11, a display unit 12, a user input unit 13, an OSD processor 14, and a controller 15.

The receiver 10 receives a video signal transmitted from a video signal source such as a broadcasting station. The video signal includes a plurality of images each generated by a plurality of video devices. An imaging device is a device for generating an image signal such as a camera. The video signal of this embodiment includes location information of a plurality of video devices. The receiver 10 is implemented with a tuner.

The signal processor 11 performs signal processing for converting an image signal received by the receiver 10 into a format that the display unit 12 can process. For example, the signal processor 11 adjusts the resolution of the decoded image according to decoding for extracting image information from the image signal received by the receiver 10, characteristics of the display unit 12, and user's setting. Scaling, picture enhancement, etc. may be performed. The signal processor 11 may simultaneously process two images of the plurality of images under the control of the controller 15.

The display unit 12 displays an image based on the image signal signal-processed by the signal processing unit 11. The display unit 12 includes a cathode ray tube (CRT), a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display panel (PDP), a digital light processing (DLP), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), and a surface-conduction electron-emitter (SED). display), a field emission display (FED), or the like.

The user input unit 13 receives an input of a user. The user input unit 13 receives a desired image from among the plurality of images. The user input unit 13 may be implemented in the form of a remote controller, an operation panel, a touch screen, and the like.

The OSD processor 14 generates and processes OSD data corresponding to position information of a plurality of video devices under the control of the controller 15. The signal processor 11 processes an image such that an image based on the OSD data generated by the OSD processor 14 is displayed on the display unit 12.

The control unit 15, when instructed by the user, displays the signal processing unit 11 and the OSD processing unit so that the user interface 21 indicating the position information of the plurality of video devices received from the receiving unit 10 is displayed on the display unit 12. 14). For example, the controller 15 determines that there is an instruction from the user when there is an input of a predetermined button provided in the user input unit 13. Accordingly, the user can more easily select a desired image among the plurality of images received by the receiver 10 based on the position information displayed on the user interface 21.

In addition, the controller 15 determines whether any one of a plurality of images received by the receiver 10 is selected by the user through the user input unit 13. The controller 15 controls the signal processor 11 to display the selected image on the display unit 12 when any one of a plurality of images is selected by the user.

In addition, the controller 15 may control the signal processor 11 to simultaneously display the image selected by the user and the other image among the plurality of images on the display unit 12. For example, the controller 15 may control the user. The display unit 12 is controlled to display the image selected by the main screen 20 and display another image of the plurality of images on the sub-screen 24. The image displayed on the sub-screen 24 may be an image selected by the user or an image not selected by the user. In the present embodiment, two images simultaneously displayed on the display unit 12 are examples of the "first image" and the "second image" of the present invention, respectively.

2 illustrates a main screen 20, a subscreen 24, and a user interface 21 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the user interface 21 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an image 22 corresponding to a photographing target and a plurality of images respectively corresponding to a plurality of video devices photographing the photographing target. 23a to 23h).

The controller 15 controls the OSD processor 14 to display the image 22 corresponding to the photographing target and the plurality of images 23a to 23h respectively corresponding to the plurality of video devices on the display unit 12. The image 22 corresponding to the photographing target corresponds to the program of the received video signal. For example, when the program is about a baseball game, the image 22 corresponding to the shooting target is an image in which the shape of the baseball field is reduced, and when the program is about a concert, the image corresponding to the shooting target ( 22 is a reduced image of the stage used for the performance.

The plurality of images 23a to 23h respectively corresponding to the plurality of video devices indicate the positions of the plurality of video devices with respect to the photographing target. The controller 15 causes at least one image 23h of the plurality of images 23a to 23h to be activated. The activated image 23h corresponds to the image displayed on the display unit 12. The controller 15 activates the image 23h of the video device corresponding to the predetermined video among the plurality of videos. The controller 15 determines whether one of the plurality of images 23a to 23g is selected through the user input unit 13. If there is a user input, the controller 15 deactivates the currently activated image 23h and activates the selected images 23a to 23g. The user input unit 13 may include a button corresponding to each of the plurality of images, or may include left and right or up and down buttons for cyclically selecting one of the plurality of images.

The controller 15 determines that the video device corresponding to the selected image is selected when any one of the plurality of images is selected by the user input unit 13. For example, when the number # 3 is input from the user input unit 13, the controller 15 determines that the video device corresponding to # 3 is selected, and an image corresponding to the selected video device is displayed on the display unit 12. The signal processor 11 is controlled to be displayed.

If there is an instruction from the user to display a plurality of images simultaneously on the display unit 12, the controller 15 displays the images to be displayed on the main screen 20 and the sub-screen 24 through the user input unit 13. Each video to be selected is selected. The user input unit 13 may first select an image to be displayed on the main screen 20, but may first select an image to be displayed on the subscreen 24 through a predetermined switch. If the image to be displayed on either the main screen 20 or the sub-screen 24 is not selected through the user input unit 13, the controller 15 may display a predetermined image of the plurality of images in the main screen 20. Or the signal processing unit 11 to be displayed on the sub-screen 24.

Hereinafter, a method of controlling a video signal receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3. First, the controller 15 controls the receiver 10 to receive a video signal tuned by the user (S11). The video signal received by the receiver 10 includes a plurality of images each generated by the plurality of video devices and position information of the plurality of video devices.

The control unit 15 checks whether there is an input for displaying the user interface 21 on the display unit 12 from the user input unit 13 (S12). If it is determined that there is no corresponding input, step S11 is performed.

If it is determined in step S12 that the corresponding input exists, the control unit 15 controls the signal processing unit 11 so that the user interface 21 can be displayed on the display unit 12 (S13). The controller 15 may control the signal processor 11 and the OSD processor 14 to display the position information of the plurality of video devices received by the receiver 10 in the form of an OSD.

After the user interface 21 is displayed, the controller 15 determines whether there is an input of information about an image desired by the user from among the plurality of images from the user input unit 13 (S14). If it is determined that there is no input of information on the desired image, step S11 is performed.

Finally, if it is determined in step S14 that the user inputs information about an image desired by the user, the control unit 15 controls the signal processing unit 11 and the display unit 12 to display the selected image on the display unit 12. (S15).

As mentioned above, the present invention has been described in detail through preferred embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto and may be variously implemented within the scope of the claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, in selecting a desired image from a plurality of images, by providing the position information necessary for selecting the image, the process of simply receiving the desired image from the user and receiving the desired image Provided are an image signal receiver and a control method thereof capable of minimizing time.

Claims (5)

In the video signal receiving apparatus, A receiving unit for receiving a video signal having a plurality of images each generated by a plurality of video devices and position information of the plurality of video devices; A signal processor which performs signal processing on the received video signal; A display unit which displays an image based on the signal processed image signal; A user input unit configured to receive a first image from a plurality of images generated by the plurality of image devices from a user; And a control unit controlling the signal processor and the display unit to display the received position information and the first image. The method of claim 1, An on-screen display (OSD) processor for processing the on-screen display (OSD) data corresponding to the video signal; And the controller controls the OSD processor and the display unit such that a menu for selecting the plurality of images is displayed in the form of an OSD. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And the control unit controls the signal processor and the display unit to simultaneously display a second image among the first image and the plurality of images. In the control method of the video signal receiving apparatus, A first step of receiving video signals each having a plurality of images generated by the plurality of imaging devices; A second step of receiving the position information of the plurality of video devices by the receiver, and controlling the display unit to display the received position information; Determining whether at least one of the plurality of images is selected by a user; And a fourth step of displaying the image selected in the third step and location information of the plurality of video devices. The method of claim 4, wherein In the second step, the received location information is displayed in the form of an OSD.

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