KR20070099818A - Method and apparatus for contolling replay of (an) image display device - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for controlling reproduction of an image display device are provided to enable a user to set conditions for simultaneously reproducing and recording, thereby automatically deleting recording programs after reproducing the programs. An apparatus for controlling reproduction of an image display device comprises the followings: a key input unit for inputting a user request command; a memory for storing a reproduction condition related to associated recording programs and recording conditions; a control unit for reproducing and deleting recording programs stored according to reproduction conditions stored in the memory; and a display unit for displaying images and menu images for selecting reproduction condition selection and a recording condition desired by a user through the key input unit according to a control signal of the control unit.

Description

Reproduction control apparatus and method for an image display device {Method and apparatus for contolling replay of (an) image display device}

1 is a view showing a screen for recording setting of a video display device according to the prior art.

2 is a block diagram showing an apparatus for controlling playback of a video display device according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of recording and reproducing conditions of an image display apparatus according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart showing a first embodiment of a method for controlling playback of a video display device according to the present invention;

5 is a view showing an OSD for setting the recording conditions and playback conditions of the image display device according to the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a second embodiment of a playback control method of an image display device according to the present invention;

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

100: user command processing unit

102: control unit 104: memory unit

106: user interface unit 108: tuner

110: first signal processor 112: TS decoder

114: first switching unit 116: second signal processing unit

118: second switching unit 120: NT decoder

122: storage unit 124: PVR control and encoder

126: storage medium 128: audio / video signal processor

130: third switching unit 132: audio and video decoder

134: audio and video processing unit

136a: speaker 136b: display unit

 The present invention relates to an image display device. In particular, in a video display device having a storage function, when a user makes a reservation recording or an immediate recording, the stored image control of the image display device enables the user to set a life time for the recording. An apparatus and method are provided.

The automatic recording service using personalized program information is mainly based on PVR (Personal Versatile Recorder) represented by Personal TV [Replay TV] and [TiVo]. Service by [Replay TV] It is one of the so called personal televisions, and it is possible to record TV programs in real time to a storage medium such as a HDD (Hard Disc Device) in real time, and to pause or rewind while watching a program. You can also select a program by program performer, theme, etc., and collect only your favorite programs to create your own channel on the HDD.

In addition, although a service mainly composed of a PVR is the same as a conventional VCR (video tape recorder), a program of several tens of hours can be recorded using a large capacity hard disk instead of a tape. In addition, since the program can be recorded in real time, the PVR user can use the pause and rewind to the program on the air to enjoy the program except commercial, and the PVR selects dozens of programs. You can also record for later viewing.

In addition, the PVR system consists of a tuner, a device for playback, and a HDD with random access, so that a user can receive a video recording and playback function such as a live freeze function, a time shift function, and a high-speed quick view function. Device.

Here, the time shift function and the disc buffer are used to simultaneously record and play the video, while the user can move to the current broadcast scene while watching the scene of the previous broadcast, which is not currently being broadcasted. Function.

In addition, when a user wants to set a recording time, as shown in FIG. 1, a predetermined OSD 10 is displayed, a user selects a desired program (recording), and a reservation is made by setting a corresponding recording time 11. Recording or immediate recording can be made. Therefore, if the confirmation 12 is selected after the recording time 11 is set, the corresponding recording time is set. If the cancel 13 is selected, the set recording is not set.

However, the video display device according to the related art has a problem such that the recordings recorded once are permanent until the user manually deletes them, thus storing unnecessary recordings for a long time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to enable a user to set whether the number of times of reproduction and deletion of recordings is deleted when scheduled recording or immediate recording is performed.

In addition, there is another purpose to efficiently manage the capacity of the storage medium by selectively controlling the storage of the program.

The apparatus for controlling playback of an image display apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a key input unit for inputting a user request command and a user to record a program through the key input unit in an image display apparatus having a storage medium. If desired, a memory for storing a recording condition and a playback condition for the corresponding recorded program, and a program to be stored in the storage medium according to a user's request, and at the same time, the storage medium according to the playback condition stored in the memory. A control unit for controlling playback and deletion of the recordings stored in the display unit; and a display unit for displaying a menu screen and an image for setting a recording condition and playback condition desired by the user through the key input unit according to the control signal of the control unit. It is configured to include its features.

Preferably, the recording condition is a condition for setting a program name, a recording start time, a recording end time, and the like.

More preferably, the reproduction condition is a condition for setting the number of times of reproduction of the program to be recorded, the retention period, and whether or not to delete the program.

More preferably, the recording condition and the reproduction condition are set through a predetermined OSD screen displayed on the display unit.

More preferably, the control unit controls to be automatically deleted from the storage medium after playing the program stored in the storage medium according to the reproduction condition stored in the memory and the reproduction according to the setting condition is completed.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling playback of an image display device, the method comprising: determining whether a user wants to record, and recording by the user. If desired, it comprises the steps of setting the recording conditions to be recorded and the playback conditions of the corresponding recording, and performing the recording and playback according to the set conditions.

Preferably, the setting of the recording condition comprises a step of selecting a program that a user wants to record, and setting a recording start time and a recording end time of the selected program.

More preferably, the setting of the playback condition includes determining whether a user wants to set a life time, and if the user wants to set the life time, setting a number of times of reproduction of a corresponding recording, a retention period, and the like. If you do not want to set the time includes the step of setting the life time to the default value is characterized.

More preferably, the step of setting the number of reproductions, the retention period, and the like of the recordings is characterized by the setting of the number of reproductions of the recordings stored in the storage medium or the setting of the retention periods to be played back.

More preferably, the step of recording according to the set condition is that the user records the corresponding program during the corresponding time according to the set recording condition.

More preferably, the step of performing the playback according to the set condition includes the step of playing the recording when the user selects the recording playback, and determining whether the playback time is set to one time when the playback of the recording is completed. If the number of playbacks is set to one, deleting the recording after playing; determining whether playback is performed for a set number of times if the life time, that is, if the number of playings is not set, is set; If the playback is made a set number of times, the recording is deleted, and if the playback is not made for a set number of times, the method includes the step of continuing to store the recording of the feature.

More preferably, the performing of the playback according to the set condition comprises: playing back the recording when the user selects recording playback; determining whether the retention period has expired when the playback of the recording is completed; Deleting the recording when the period expires, and if the retention period has not expired, the step of continuing to store the recording.

Hereinafter, an apparatus and method for controlling playback of a video display device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a playback control apparatus for an image display apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a method for setting the recording condition and the reproduction condition of the image display apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a playback control method of an image display device according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an OSD for setting a recording condition and a reproduction condition of an image display device according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the apparatus for controlling playback of a video display device according to the present invention includes a user command processor 100 for inputting a command of channel selection, recording, and playback desired by a user and outputting a corresponding control signal. And a tuner 108 that tunes a broadcast signal of a channel desired by a user among broadcast signals received through an antenna, and digital signals of signals received through the tuner 108 under the control of the user command processor 100. A first signal processor 110 for receiving and processing an input, a second signal processor 120 for processing an analog signal or an external input signal received through the tuner 108, and the first and second signal processors 120 Storage unit 122 for storing the image processed by the user command processor 100, the signal processed by the first and second signal processing unit 110, 120 and the storage unit ( Through 122) Receiving the stored signal is configured to include an audio / video signal processing unit 128 for processing to be output to the audio and video form.

The user command processor 100 stores a user interface unit 106 for inputting a request command desired by a user, and a corresponding program desired by the user according to a command input through the user interface unit 106 on the storage medium. The control unit 102 controlling the display unit to control reproduction and deletion of the stored recordings according to the reproduction conditions stored in the memory 109 and the user according to a control signal of the control unit 102. And a memory unit 109 for storing one recording and playback condition.

The first signal processor 110 receives a TS decoder 112 that receives and decodes a digital signal received through the tuner 108, and the TS decoder 112 according to a control signal of the controller 102. And a first switching unit 114 for selectively outputting the signal decoded by the storage unit 122 or the audio / video signal processing unit 128.

In addition, the second signal processor 120 may include a second switching unit 118 for selecting an analog signal received through the tuner 108 or an external input signal input through an external device, and the second switching unit ( An NT decoder 120 for decoding the switched signal at 118.

Subsequently, the storage unit 122 receives a PVR control and encoder 124 for receiving and encoding the output of the first switching unit 114 or the NT decoder 116, and is encoded by the PVR control and encoder 124. And a storage medium 126 for storing signals.

The audio / video signal processor 128 includes a third switch 130 for selecting outputs of the first switch 114, the NT decoder 116, and the PVR control and encoder 124, and the third switch 130. 3 the audio and video decoder 132 for decoding the audio and video signal selected by the switching unit 130, the audio and video processing to decode the signal decoded by the audio and video decoder 132 and A video processor 134, a speaker 136a for outputting the audio signal processed by the audio and video processor 134, and a display unit for outputting the video signal processed by the audio and video processor 134 ( 136b), and an OSD generator 138 for generating a menu screen for selecting a recording condition, a playback condition, etc. desired by the user with the OSD.

Referring to the operation of the playback control device of the video display device configured as described above is as follows.

First, when a user inputs a power-on command through the user interface unit 106, the controller 102 outputs a control signal to the tuner 108 so that a program of a channel selected by the user can be output.

Then, the tuner 108 tunes a channel desired by the user, receives a broadcast signal of the tuned channel, inputs it to the first signal processor 110 if it is a digital signal, and inputs it to the second signal processor 120 if it is an analog signal. The signal processing is performed, and the received broadcast signal is stored in the storage unit 122 through a predetermined signal processing process, or the signal is processed through the audio and video signal processing unit 128, respectively, the speaker 136a. And output through the display unit 136b.

That is, if the user desires to record a desired program among the programs received by the user in the storage unit 122, a screen for setting recording, i.e., an OSD as shown in FIG. 5A, is displayed. The user can set the recording conditions. Therefore, as the recording condition set by the user, the recording time 116a according to the "program name", "recording start time" and "recording end time" can be set.

In addition, the recording conditions can be set at the same time as the playback conditions. As shown in FIG. 5A, the number of playbacks 116b can be selected as the life time, thereby allowing the storage medium ( 126, the number of playback of the recordings can be limited. Therefore, if the playback is made as many times as the number of times to be automatically deleted.

On the other hand, the life time (Life Time) may be set to the retention period 116b, as shown in Figure 5 (b), after setting a certain period of time, if the period is expired recordings stored in the storage medium 126 Delete it. In addition, these regeneration conditions can be corrected as long as the number of regenerations or the retention period have not expired.

As described above, the set conditions are stored in the memory (). When the user performs the playback, the corresponding playback can be performed according to the condition stored in the memory ().

Referring to FIG. 3, the method for setting the recording condition and the reproduction condition in the reproduction control method of the image display device according to the present invention configured as described above, first, it is determined whether the user inputs a power-on command (S101).

Subsequently, the determination result (S101), when the user inputs a power-on command to display the received image (S102).

In operation S103, it is determined whether the user desires to record.

As a result of the determination (S103), if the user wishes to record, the user selects a program to record and then sets recording conditions (S104).

In addition, it is determined whether to set a life time for reproduction (S105).

Subsequently, if the user wants to set a life time, the determination result (S105) sets the life time according to the user's request (S106). At this time, as the condition that can be set, it is possible to set the number of times of play and storage period.

In operation S107, it is determined whether the recording start time is set by the user.

Subsequently, in the determination result (S107), if the recording start time, the corresponding recording starts, and it is determined whether the recording end time (S108-S109).

As a result of the determination (S109), if the recording end time, the recording is normally terminated (S110).

When the user inputs the power off command, the process ends. Otherwise, the process returns to the step S102 (S111).

On the other hand, the determination result (S105), if the user only sets the recording, if you do not want to set the life time is set to the default value (Default) to save the recording continuously unless the user manually deletes (S112) .

First Embodiment

In the case of reproducing the recorded recording as described above, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4. First, it is determined whether the user selects the recording and playback (S201).

Subsequently, if the user selects playback of the recording, the determination result (S201) plays the recording (S202).

Then, it is determined whether or not reproduction of the selected recording is completed (S203).

As a result of the determination (S203), when the reproduction of the recording is completed, it is determined whether the life time is set only once (S204).

Subsequently, if the life time is set only once, the determination result (S204) deletes the corresponding recording (S205).

If the user inputs the power-off command, the process ends. Otherwise, the process returns to the initial stage (S206).

On the other hand, the determination result (S204), if the life time is set more than one time, it is determined whether or not the reproduction is performed by the set number of times (S207).

As a result of the determination (S207), if the playback is performed for the set number of times, the recording is deleted as in step S205. If the playback is not performed for the set number of times, the recording is continuously stored (S208).

In addition, if it is determined in operation S201 that the user does not select recording and playback, the reception image is displayed in operation S209.

Second embodiment

Referring to FIG. 6, the second embodiment of the method for controlling playback of a video display device according to the present invention first determines whether the user has selected recording playback (S301).

Subsequently, if the user selects recording and playback, the result of the determination (S301) plays the corresponding recording (S302).

Then, it is determined whether or not reproduction of the recording is completed (S303).

As a result of the determination (S303), if the reproduction is completed, it is determined whether the preservation period set by the user has expired (S304).

Subsequently, if the preservation period set by the user has expired (S304), the corresponding recording is deleted (S305).

When the user inputs the power off command, the process ends. Otherwise, the process returns to the initial step (S301) (S306).

On the other hand, the determination result (S301), if the user does not select the recording and playback displays the received image (S308).

As described above, the apparatus and method for controlling playback of a video display device according to the present invention allows the user to simultaneously set the playback conditions of the recordings in setting up the recording. The playback and recording are automatically deleted according to the set playback conditions.

As described above, the apparatus and method for controlling playback of a video display device according to the present invention have the following effects.

First, the user can set the playback conditions for playback at the same time as the recording setting, and then automatically delete the recorded music after the playback for the program that does not need to be stored for a long time.

Second, by selectively controlling the storage of the recordings it is possible to utilize the storage medium more efficiently.

Third, the user can provide a more convenient to the user can be deleted without a separate manual operation by only one set.

Claims (13)

In an image display device having a storage medium, A key input unit for inputting a user request command; A memory for storing a recording condition and a playback condition for the corresponding recorded program when the user wants to set a program recording through the key input unit; A control unit controlling the program to be stored in the storage medium according to a user's request, and controlling the program to be played back and deleted after playing back the stored recording according to a playback condition stored in the memory; And, And a display unit for displaying a menu screen and an image for setting a recording condition and a reproduction condition desired by a user through the key input unit according to a control signal of the control unit. The method of claim 1, And the recording condition is a condition of setting a program name, a recording start time, a recording end time, and the like. The method of claim 1, The playback condition is a playback control device for a video display device, characterized in that the conditions for setting the number of times of playback, retention period and whether to delete the program to be recorded. The method of claim 1, And an OSD generating unit for setting the recording condition and the reproduction condition through a predetermined OSD screen displayed on the display unit. The method of claim 1, The control unit And reproducing the program stored in the storage medium according to the reproducing condition stored in the memory, and controlling the automatic deletion from the storage medium when the reproducing according to the setting condition is completed. In the playback control method of a video display device having a storage medium, Determining whether the user wishes to record; Setting recording conditions to be recorded and playback conditions of the corresponding recordings if the user wishes to record; And, And recording and reproducing according to the set condition. The method of claim 6, The setting of the recording condition is Selecting a program to be recorded by a user, and setting a recording start time and a recording end time of the selected program. The method of claim 6, The setting of the reproduction condition Determining whether a user wants to set a life time; setting a playback frequency, a retention period, etc. of a corresponding recording if the user wants to set the life time; and defaulting a life time if the life time is not set. The playback control method of a video display device comprising the step of setting to. The method of claim 8, Setting the number of times of reproduction of the recording, the retention period, etc. And setting a number of times of recording of the recordings stored in the storage medium or setting a period to be played back. The method of claim 6, Performing recording according to the set condition is And recording the corresponding program during the corresponding time period according to the recording condition set by the user. The method of claim 6, Performing playback according to the set condition is If the user selects recording playback, playing back the recording; if the playback of the recording is completed, determining whether the life time is set once; Deleting the recording, determining whether or not the playback has been performed by the set number of times if the life time, that is, the playback number is not set once, and deleting the recording if the playback has been performed by the set number of times, and setting If the playback has not been performed a number of times, the method of controlling the playback of the video display device comprising the step of continuing to store the recording. The method of claim 6, Performing playback according to the set condition is Playing the recording when the user selects the recording playback; determining whether the storage period has expired when the recording of the recording is completed; deleting the recording when the storage period has expired; If the period of time has not expired, the method of controlling the playback of a video display device comprising the step of continuing to store the recording. The method of claim 6, And the reproduction condition can be modified when the set condition has not expired.

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