KR20070090451A - Method of displaying information of interest on internet by image display device - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for displaying interested Internet information in image display device is provided to display reception of the interested information and display the interested information while a user watches broadcasting if the information set as the interested information by the user is updated in a web server. An image display device stores an interested information address, which is an Internet address of at least one web server, received from the user through a user interface. The image display device receives the interested information, which is a file including the information provided from the connected web server, by connecting to the web server while an image corresponding to a received broadcasting signal is displayed. The image display device checks whether the received interested information is identical with the previous interested information(S303). If the received interested information is not identical, the image display device displays the reception information for informing the user of reception of the new interested information(S305).

Description

Method of displaying information of interest on Internet by image display device}

1 is a block diagram of an image display apparatus having an Internet interest information display function according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart provided to explain a method for registering Internet interest information of an image display device according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

3 is a flowchart provided to explain a method of displaying Internet interest information of an image display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to the present invention, when the information set by the user is updated to the latest information among the information provided by a predetermined web server connected to the Internet, the corresponding interest information is received and the received interest information is displayed even while watching a predetermined broadcast. The present invention relates to a method for displaying Internet interest information of a video display device.

Recently, digital TVs include the ability to access the Internet. Digital TV users can access the Internet, including a separate network interface.

In order to obtain desired information, the digital TV user visits a web site providing the information and collects the information. Therefore, when receiving a digital broadcast, the user is unable to search for the corresponding information, and even when connected to the Internet, it is cumbersome to visit the site every time in order to check for special information that is updated periodically or aperiodically.

An object of the present invention, if the information set by the user of the information provided by a predetermined web server connected to the Internet is updated with the latest information, whether or not the corresponding interest information is received even while watching a predetermined broadcast and the received interest information The present invention provides a method for displaying Internet interest information of an image display apparatus.

In order to achieve the above object, the Internet interest information display method of the image display apparatus according to the present invention comprises the steps of: storing an interest information address which is an Internet address of at least one web server among web servers connected to the Internet. , While receiving a predetermined broadcast signal and displaying a corresponding image, accesses a web server of the interest information address and receives interest information which is a file including predetermined information provided by the connected web server. And comparing the received interest information with previously stored interest information received from the connected web server and comparing the received interest information with each other. Displaying arrival information of the.

The storing of the interest information address may include receiving information about an input means of the interest information address and receiving and storing the interest information address through a user interface corresponding to the input means. do.

The input means may be an external memory card, and the user interface may be a universal serial bus (USB) interface or an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1394 interface.

The receiving of the information on the input means may include receiving a registration request of the interest information address from a user and displaying predetermined interest information address registration guide information according to the input registration request. And receiving an input for selecting one of the predetermined input means for presenting the information.

Preferably, the interest information has a data format of XML (eXtensible Markup Language) format.

The display method of the present invention may include storing the received interest information in place of the interest information previously received and stored from the connected web server, if the comparison result does not match, and displaying the displayed arrival information. The method may further include displaying the received interest information based on the display request of the received interest information.

The method may further include accessing a web server providing the received interest information and displaying a predetermined web page according to the display request of the received interest information received from the user based on the displayed arrival information. have.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a block diagram of an image display apparatus having an internet interest information display function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The video display device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention has an Internet connection function and is capable of receiving a predetermined broadcast signal (DTV) or terrestrial / A satellite DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) receiver corresponds. Hereinafter, for convenience of description, the description will be made based on the DTV.

While displaying the video corresponding to the received broadcast signal, the image display apparatus 100 may check whether the Internet interest information preset by the user is updated, and when the image is displayed, the image display apparatus 100 may receive the information and display the information to the user who is watching the broadcast. . Accordingly, even if the user who is watching the broadcast does not directly access the Internet site, predetermined information of interest can be viewed.

Here, the 'interest information' refers to data that a user specifically wants to be provided among data provided by a specific web server on the Internet. These data can usually contain the same kind of information. For example, information about news, weather, stocks, music files, video files, titles thereof, summaries / full texts, or related Uniform Resource Locator (URL) information may correspond to the information of interest.

The data provided by the web server is preferably a file having a data format of XML (eXtensible Markup Language) format, and preferably does not have a special page format for constructing a document page. The received data may be displayed in a predetermined format.

Interest information provided by a predetermined web server (not shown) may be in a summary form or a specialized form. In the case of the summary form, the web server is accessed to check the full text.

Referring to FIG. 1, the image display apparatus 100 according to the present invention includes a tuner / demultiplexer 101, a memory 103, a decoder 105, an AV signal processor 107, and a display unit ( 109, a speaker 111, a graphic processor 113, an input unit 115, a network interface unit 117, and a controller 119. As described above, the case where the image display device 100 is a DTV will be described below.

The tuner / demultiplexer 101 receives a digital broadcast signal including a Moving Picture Experts Groups (MPEG) transport stream (TS) and separates and outputs an AV stream and a data signal from the received MPEG transport stream. . The data is various additional information for digital broadcasting.

The memory 103 is an inactive memory 103 that stores various types of information including data separated by the tuner / demultiplexer 101.

In addition, the memory 103 stores at least one interest information address and interest information received from the interest information address. Here, the 'interest information address' corresponds to a domain address on the Internet that provides a user's desired interest information. The memory 103 also stores a list of such interest address.

The interest information stored in the memory 103 is mapped to the corresponding interest information address and updated by the controller 130.

The decoder 105 parses an original video signal and an audio signal from an AV stream output from the tuner / demultiplexer 101 under the control of the controller 119 and outputs the pared video signal to the AV signal processor 107.

The AV signal processor 107 processes the video and audio signals output from the decoder 105 and outputs them to the display unit 109 and the speaker 111, respectively. In this case, the video signal corresponding to the OSD (On Screen Display) data or the web page input from the graphic processor 113 is included in the video signal output to the display unit 109.

The display unit 109 displays the image corresponding to the image signal received from the AV signal processor 107 so as to be visually recognized, and the speaker 111 recognizes the audio signal output from the AV signal processor 107 audibly. Output as possible.

The graphic processor 113 generates an OSD signal regarding the broadcast medium and channel information under the control of the controller 119, and outputs the generated OSD signal to the AV signal processor 107 to be inserted into the video signal.

In addition, the graphic processor 113 receives the web page information output from the controller 130, generates a corresponding video signal, and outputs the corresponding video signal to the AV signal processor 107. The latest version of the interest is controlled by the controller 119. ' Arrival information' indicating that the information has arrived and the corresponding interest information may be converted into an OSD or other graphic video signal and output to the AV signal processor 107.

The input unit 115 receives a user's selection regarding various setting items of the image display apparatus 100 including channel change information, data broadcasting application selection information, and various settings regarding the display unit 109, and receives the user's selection on the control unit 119. Output

In addition, the input unit 115 receives the Internet access command and outputs it to the controller 130, and also receives a predetermined interest information address list from the user and outputs it to the controller 130.

The input unit 115 includes a wired / wireless interface that may be connected to an external remote controller, a mouse, a keyboard, and the like, and according to an embodiment, a keyboard or the like may be included and mounted in the input unit 115. .

In addition, the input unit 115 includes at least one memory card interface 115a capable of connecting an external memory card such as a flash memory card, a secure digital (SD) card, or the like. The memory card interface 115a corresponds to a universal serial bus (USB) or an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1394 interface. The input unit 115 reads the interest information address recorded in the memory card connected through the memory card interface 115a and transmits it to the controller 130.

When the user inputs the interest information address, the user may register the interest information address by connecting the flash memory card or the SD card that records the desired interest address to the image display apparatus 100 through the input unit 115.

The network interface unit 117 may be connected to the Internet network as a predetermined wired or wireless network interface. The network interface unit 117 may request and receive predetermined information including web page information by accessing another web server on the Internet under the control of the controller 130, and provide the received information to the controller 130. can do.

According to an embodiment, the network interface unit 117 may be formed as a separate external device and connected to the image display device 100 through a predetermined interface. In this case, the external device including the network interface unit 117 may correspond to not only a dedicated network interface device but also a set top box (STB).

The controller 119 may control the overall operation of the image display apparatus 100 and at the same time register the interest information address according to the present invention from the user so that the interest information may be displayed while watching the broadcast. Hereinafter, the operation of the controller 130 will be described based on the interest information display function of the present invention, and the description of the digital broadcast reception will be omitted.

The controller 130 includes an interest information processor 131 and a network processor 133.

The interest information processing unit 131 may receive a predetermined interest information address from the user through the input unit 115 and register the interest information address by storing the interest information address list in the memory 103. To this end, the interest information processing unit 131 may receive a command for requesting the registration of the interest information address from the user through the input unit 115, and display the predetermined registration guide information in response to the interest information address registration request. ) May be generated and output to the graphic processor 113.

This registration guide information informs that the interest information address can be registered using such as an external memory card, and allows the user to select a means for inputting the interest information address. Such an input means may provide various user interfaces. In the embodiment of FIG. 1, at least one memory card interface 115a to which an external memory card is connected may correspond. The guide information may include information relating to selecting one of the one memory card interface 115a.

The user registers the interest information address by using a remote controller (not shown) or the like, by connecting a predetermined external memory card in which the interest information address is recorded to the input unit 115 according to the registration guide information displayed on the display unit 109. can do.

The interest information processing unit 131 stores the interest information stored in the memory 103 while the tuner / demultiplexer 101 receives a predetermined digital broadcast signal and the display unit 109 displays an image corresponding to the received broadcast signal. The address list may be transmitted to the network processing unit 133 to access a web server (not shown) that provides corresponding information of interest.

The interest information processor 131 compares the interest information transmitted from the network processor 133 with the interest information previously stored in the memory 103 in response to the interest information address list and checks whether the interest information is the latest interest information. In the case of the latest interest information, the interest information processing unit 131 outputs the arrival information indicating that the latest interest information has arrived to the graphic processing unit 113 to be displayed through the display unit 109. The arrival information may include a name (or corresponding identification mark) of the interest information updated to the latest version among the plurality of registered interest information.

After the arrival information is displayed, the interest information processing unit 131 receives a command for requesting display of the interest information corresponding to the displayed arrival information from the user, and converts the interest information into a predetermined document page format to the graphic processing unit 113. It may be transmitted to generate and display a single video signal. In this case, when the received interest information is an XML format, since the corresponding XML data only records information about content, the interest information processing unit 131 may have a predetermined format that defines how the information is displayed to the user.

Also, after the arrival information is displayed, the interest information processing unit 131 receives a command from the user through the input unit 115 to connect to the corresponding web site of the interest information address corresponding to the displayed arrival information. The processor 133 transmits the data to the processor 133 to access the web site.

In addition, when the interest information processing unit 131 receives an Internet access command from the user through the input unit 115, the interest information processing unit 131 delivers the address information of the web site corresponding to the Internet access command to the network processing unit 133 to the corresponding web site. Can be connected. Accordingly, the network processor 133 may transmit the predetermined web page information received from the web site to the graphic processor 113.

When the network processing unit 133 receives a predetermined interest information address from the interest information processing unit 131, the network processing unit 133 connects to a web server (not shown) on the Internet having the corresponding interest information address through the network interface unit 117 to display the predetermined interest information. Information can be received. The network processor 133 transmits the received interest information to the interest information processor 131.

The internet access command input through the input unit 115 is received by the network processing unit 133. When the network processing unit 133 receives the Internet access command, the network processing unit 133 may access a web server (not shown) according to the Internet access command through the network interface unit 117, and receives a predetermined value from the web server (not shown). The web page information is output to the graphic processor 113 to be displayed on the display unit 109.

2 is a flowchart provided to explain a method for registering Internet interest information address of an image display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a method for registering Internet interest information address of the image display apparatus 100 according to an exemplary embodiment will be described.

When the interest information processing unit 131 receives the interest information address registration request from the user through the input unit 115 (S201), the interest information address registration guide information is output to the graphic processing unit 113 and displayed on the display unit 109. (S203).

The user selects a means for inputting an interest information address according to the interest information address registration guide information displayed through the display unit 109. For example, when the user selects one of the at least one external memory card interface 115a as an input means, the input unit 115 transmits the selection information to the interest information processing unit 131 (S205).

Subsequently, when the memory card in which the interest address is recorded is connected to the external memory card interface 115a (S207), the interest information processor 131 reads the interest information address from the memory card and stores the interest information address in the memory 103. The information address is registered (S209).

By the above method, an internet interest address can be registered.

3 is a flowchart provided to explain a method of displaying Internet interest information of an image display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a method of displaying Internet interest information of the image display apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

The interest information processor 131 transmits the interest information address list to the network processor 133 so that the network processor 133 receives predetermined interest information from at least one web server corresponding to the interest information address list. Receiving such interest information can generally proceed when the user is receiving a digital broadcast, and can not be done while displaying Internet information according to the user's Internet access command. The network processor 133 transmits the received interest information to the interest information processor 131 (S301).

The interest information processor 131 determines whether the interest information is the latest version by comparing the interest information received from the network processor 133 with the interest information previously mapped to the interest information address and stored in the memory 103 (S303). ).

As a result of the determination in step S303, when the newly received interest information is the latest of the corresponding interest information address, the interest information processor 131 transmits the predetermined arrival information to the graphic processor 113 and the A / V signal processor 107. The display unit 109 is displayed on the display unit 109, and the interest information stored in the memory 103 is updated (S305).

As a result of the determination in step S303, if the newly received interest information is not the latest of the interest address, the process returns to step S301 and receives new interest information from the web server on the interest information address at a predetermined time period.

After the arrival information is displayed in step S305, the interest information processor 131 determines whether there is a request for displaying the interest information of the user through the input unit 115 (S307), and if there is a request for displaying the interest information, the latest interest information is displayed on the display unit 109. (S309).

According to an exemplary embodiment, when the corresponding interest information is in a summarized format, the image display apparatus 100 may access the web server of the corresponding interest information address and receive and display web page information including the full text of the interested information.

Through the above method, the image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may display Internet interest information.

The invention can be implemented in methods, devices and systems. In addition, when the present invention is implemented in computer software, the components of the present invention may be replaced with code segments necessary for performing necessary operations. The program or code segment may be stored in a medium that can be processed by a microprocessor and transmitted as computer data coupled with carrier waves via a transmission medium or communication network.

The media that can be processed by the microprocessor include electronic circuits, semiconductor memory devices, ROMs, flash memory, electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), floppy disks, optical disks, and hard disks. (Hard) Includes the ability to transmit and store information such as disks, fiber optics, wireless networks, and the like. Computer data also includes data that can be transmitted over electrical network channels, optical fibers, electromagnetic fields, wireless networks, and the like.

In addition, although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific embodiment, the technical field to which the invention belongs without departing from the spirit of the invention claimed in the claims. Of course, various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or the prospect of the present invention.

As described in detail above, the image display apparatus which can access the Internet according to the present invention may receive a TV broadcast signal in an analog or digital format and display a predetermined image.

Furthermore, when the image display apparatus is updated with the latest information of the information provided by the user from a web server connected to the Internet, the image display apparatus may display the interest information even when watching a predetermined broadcast instead of the Internet. Whether or not the received information and the received interest information can be displayed. Accordingly, the user can confirm that the desired interest information is updated to the latest version while watching the TV broadcast, and the corresponding interest information can be easily viewed.

Claims (7)

Storing an interest address which is an internet address of at least one web server among web servers connected to the internet; While receiving a predetermined broadcast signal and displaying a corresponding image, accessing a web server of the interest information address and receiving interest information which is a file including predetermined information provided by the connected web server step; Comparing the received interest information with the interest information previously received and stored from the connected web server; And And displaying predetermined arrival information indicating receipt of new interest information when the comparison result does not match. The method of claim 1, The storing of the interest address may include: Receiving information on an input means of the interest address; And And receiving and storing the interest information address through a user interface corresponding to the input means. The method of claim 2, The input means is an external memory card, The user interface is a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface or IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 1394 interface, characterized in that the Internet interest information display method of the image display device. The method of claim 2, Receiving the information on the input means, Receiving a request for registration of the interest address from a user; And Displaying predetermined interest information address registration guide information according to the input registration request; And And receiving an input for selecting one of the predetermined input means for which the guide information is presented. The method of claim 1, And the interest information has a data format of XML (eXtensible Markup Language) format. The method of claim 1, And displaying the received interest information according to the display request of the received interest information received from the user based on the displayed arrival information. The method of claim 1, And displaying a predetermined web page by accessing a web server providing the received interest information according to the display request of the received interest information received from the user based on the displayed arrival information. Internet interest information display method of a video display device.

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