KR20080023412A - The broadcasting receiver for having a reservation function by blue tooth, and the method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A broadcasting receiver having a reservation function using local communication(Bluetooth, or WLAN), and a control method thereof are provided to disturb the screen of the broadcasting receiver in a process of setting timer recording or timer watching, thereby improving user's convenience. A method for controlling system having a reservation function using local communication comprises the following steps of: allowing a broadcasting receiver to transmit EPG(Electronic Program Guide) information to a portable terminal by using the local communication(S407); allowing the portable terminal to display the received EPG information on a screen; allowing the portable terminal to transmit setting information for executing the timer recording of a specific broadcasting program to the broadcasting receiver when an external command signal is applied(S410); and allowing the broadcasting receiver to record the specific broadcasting program when it is a predetermined time according to the received setting information.

Description

The broadcasting receiver for having a reservation function using near field communication and its control method {The broadcasting receiver for having a reservation function by blue tooth, and the method for controlling the same}

1 is a view showing an example of the configuration of a broadcast receiver having a reservation function using short-range communication according to the present invention (block diagram)

2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a broadcast receiver and a portable terminal having a reservation function using short-range communication according to the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating another embodiment of a broadcast receiver and a portable terminal having a reservation function using short-range communication according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart (flow chart) illustrating a control method of a broadcast receiver having a reservation function using short-range communication according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating another control method of the broadcast receiver with a reservation function using short-range communication according to the present invention (flow chart).

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

100,200,300: Broadcast receiver 150,250,350: Portable terminal

101: Tuner unit 102: Demodulator

103: system decoder 104: storage interface

105: video and audio decoder 106: video signal processing unit

107: broadcast information extraction unit 108: short-range communication module

109: reservation information processing unit 110: control unit

111: analog TV tuner unit 112: analog signal decoder

113: MPEG2 encoder 114: Stream storage unit

115: display unit 116: audio signal processing unit

117: Speaker 118: External device input

The present invention relates to a broadcast receiver, and more particularly, to a broadcast receiver having a reservation function using near field communication and a control method thereof.

In the analog broadcasting environment, as the digital broadcasting environment is shifted, broadcast receivers having various functions are increasing.

For example, a broadcast receiver having a reserved viewing function has also appeared. The reserved viewing function includes a predetermined channel number and a reserved time set in advance by the user. It means a function of outputting the broadcast of the reserved specific channel without taking special measures.

Meanwhile, broadcast receivers having a large capacity hard disk drive (HDD) have also appeared, and these broadcast receivers are basically equipped with a reservation recording function.

The reserved recording function means that when a specific channel number and a reserved time are set in advance by the user, the broadcast of the reserved specific channel is stored in the HDD or the like even when the reserved time arrives without the user taking special measures. It means to make a function.

The broadcast receiver having the reservation recording function is sometimes referred to as a digital video recorder (DVR), a personal video recorder (PVR), or the like.

However, conventional broadcast receivers having reservation recording or reservation viewing function have the following problems.

First, in order to set up reserved recording or reserved viewing, the whole screen or a part of the screen of the broadcast receiver is hidden by the menu OSD (On Screen Display), and thus there is a problem that the user cannot watch the broadcasting continuously. .

Second, conventionally, when the reserved viewing function is executed, the channel is suddenly switched or the broadcast receiver is turned on, so that the user who sets the reserved viewing is embarrassed.

In particular, if the reservation viewing function is set a long time ago, this problem may become more serious.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to use near field communication to enhance user convenience by not disturbing the screen of the broadcast receiver at all in the process of setting reservation recording or reservation viewing. A broadcast receiver having a reservation function and a control method thereof are provided.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a broadcast receiver having a reservation function using short-range communication using a short-range communication that provides notification information in advance and does not change the screen of the broadcast receiver before executing the reservation viewing function, and a control method thereof. will be.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for transmitting an electronic program guide (EPG) information to a portable terminal using near field communication at a broadcast receiver, and displaying the received EPG information at the portable terminal. And transmitting, to the broadcast receiver, setting information for performing reservation recording for a specific broadcast program when the external command signal is applied, and transmitting, at the portable receiver, to the broadcast receiver. According to the received setting information, when a certain point of time arrives, it provides a control method of a system having a reservation function using a short-range communication, characterized in that it comprises the step of recording the specific broadcast program.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for transmitting EPG information to a portable terminal using near field communication, and setting information for performing reservation recording for a specific broadcast program from the portable terminal receiving the EPG information. And receiving, and if the predetermined time point arrives according to the received setting information, recording the specific broadcast program. Provides a control method.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a short-range communication transmitter for transmitting EPG information to a portable terminal using near field communication, and performing reservation recording for a specific broadcast program from the portable terminal receiving the EPG information. And a short-range communication receiver for receiving setting information, and a control unit for recording the specific broadcast program when a predetermined time point is reached according to the received setting information. Provided is a broadcast receiver.

The short range communication may include Blue Tooth or Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication.

The portable terminal may include at least one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a protable multimedia player (PMP), and a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) device.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a step of receiving a command signal for setting a reservation viewing for a particular broadcast program, and, if a predetermined time before the scheduled reservation viewing time, the reservation viewing by using short-range communication And transmitting setting information for setting to a portable terminal, and displaying the received setting information on a screen or outputting a speaker to a portable terminal. A control method of a system having a reservation function is provided.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises the steps of receiving a command signal for setting a reserved viewing for a particular broadcast program, determining whether it has arrived a predetermined time before the scheduled reservation viewing time; And when it arrives at the time before the predetermined time, transmitting the setting information for setting the reserved viewing to the portable terminal by using short-range communication. Provided is a control method of a broadcast receiver having a reservation function.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an input unit for receiving a command signal for setting a reserved viewing for a particular broadcast program, a determination unit for determining whether or not the arrival time before a predetermined time from the scheduled reservation viewing time; And a short range communication unit configured to transmit setting information for setting the reserved viewing to the portable terminal by using short range communication when it arrives before the predetermined time. A broadcast receiver having a reservation function using communication is provided.

The short range communication may include Blue Tooth or Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication.

The portable terminal may include at least one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a protable multimedia player (PMP), and a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) device.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to watch the screen of the broadcast receiver as it is, while setting the reservation recording or reservation viewing function, thereby 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.

1 is a diagram (block diagram) showing an example of the configuration of a broadcast receiver having a reservation function using short-range communication according to the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1, the configuration of a broadcast receiver having a reservation function using the short-range communication according to the present invention will be described.

The broadcast receiver 100 according to the present invention includes a tuner unit 101, a demodulator 102, a system decoder 103, a storage interface 104, a video and audio decoder 105, a video signal processor 106, Broadcast information extraction unit 107, near field communication module 108, reservation information processing unit 109, control unit 110, analog TV tuner unit 111, analog signal decoder 112, MPEG2 encoder 113, stream storage The unit 114, the display unit 115, the audio signal processor 116, the speaker 117, and the external device input unit 118 are included.

The broadcast receiver 100 may be a TV, a DTV, or the like, and preferably includes at least one of a reserved viewing function or a reserved storage function.

In particular, the broadcast receiver 100 according to the present invention has one feature in that the local area communication module 108 is added.

The tuner 101 serves to receive a digital broadcast signal transmitted from a broadcasting station. For example, it may serve as a tuner to select radio waves of a particular frequency.

The demodulator 102 has a function of detecting an original signal from a modulated wave, except that the modulated wave is included in an electromagnetic wave, ie, a carrier wave, which easily propagates a space or a transmission line when transmitting a signal to a remote location. In order to achieve this, it may mean an electromagnetic wave obtained by converting an amplitude frequency or a position of the carrier wave.

The system decoder 103 decodes system information (SI) information or the like from the digital broadcast signal demodulated by the demodulator 102 or outputs A / V data from the demodulated digital broadcast signal. Transmit to decoder 105.

The video and audio decoder 105 decodes A / V data transmitted from the system decoder 103 into an analog signal.

The video signal processing unit 106 performs scaling such that video data is output through the display unit 115 among A / V data decoded into an analog signal through the video and audio decoder 105. Do it.

On the other hand, the audio data of the A / V data is processed by the voice signal processing unit 116 to be output through the speaker 117.

The controller 110 may include the tuner unit 101, the demodulator 102, the system decoder 103, the storage interface 104, the video and audio decoder 105, and the video signal processor 106. ), The reservation information processing unit 109, and the short-range communication module 108 and the like overall control.

The controller 110 may be implemented by, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), a microcomputer, or the like.

Meanwhile, the analog broadcast signal is received through the analog TV tuner 111 and processed through the analog signal decoder 112, the MPEG2 encoder 113, and the like.

The A / V signal applied from an external device such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) player or a personal computer (PC) is input through the external device input unit 118 or the like.

In particular, in connection with the present invention, the system decoder 103, the broadcast information extraction unit 107, the reservation information processing unit 109, the storage interface 104, the stream storage unit 114, and portable The operation of the terminal 150 will be described below.

It is preferable that the portable terminal 150 also includes a short range communication module so that the broadcast receiver 100 according to the present invention can perform short range communication.

The portable terminal 150 may be a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) device, or the like.

The short range communication may be performed through, for example, a Blue Tooth communication base or a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication base.

The broadcast signal received from a broadcast station or the like includes broadcast information indicating a schedule of a broadcast and is transmitted. For example, the broadcast information may be referred to as electronic program guide (EPG) information.

In particular, the broadcast information extraction unit 107 of the broadcast receiver 100 according to the present invention reads EPG information from the system decoder 103.

At this time, under the control of the controller 110, the short-range communication module 108 is connected to the portable terminal 150 by wireless communication.

When there are a plurality of portable terminals 150, polling is performed periodically, and when there is a connection request from any portable terminal, a unique client ID is assigned to the corresponding portable terminal. The broadcast receiver 100 may operate as a master.

The short range communication module 108 connected to the portable terminal 150 and wireless communication transmits EPG information to the portable terminal 150.

The portable terminals 150 and 250 receiving the EPG information are broadcasted as shown in FIG. 2 (a diagram showing one embodiment of a broadcast receiver having a reservation function using short-range communication and a portable terminal according to the present invention). It is possible to output the guide OSD screen.

The broadcast guide OSD (On Screen Display) screen refers to a screen for displaying the titles of broadcast programs by time and channel.

A user may set a reservation recording or a reservation viewing for a broadcast program that he / she desires by referring to only the broadcast guide OSD screen output through the portable terminals 150 and 250.

Thus, according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 2, the screen of the broadcast receiver (100,200) can maintain the existing screen as it is, the user is a perfect viewing of the broadcast screen, reservation recording or reservation viewing There is an effect that can proceed simultaneously.

When reservation recording or reservation viewing is set using the portable terminal 150, the reservation setting information is received at the short-range communication module 108.

The short range communication module 108 transmits the reservation setting information to the reservation information processing unit 109.

When the reservation setting information is setting information regarding reservation recording, when the reservation time arrives, the reservation information processing unit 109 controls the storage interface 104 to transmit a broadcast program of a reserved channel to the stream storage unit ( 114).

However, the stream storage unit 114 may be, for example, an HDD.

Meanwhile, when the reservation setting information is setting information regarding reservation viewing, when the reservation time arrives, the controller 110 controls the tuner unit 101 and the image signal processing unit 106 and the like to reserve the reserved channel. The broadcast program is output through the display 115.

In addition, the present invention has another feature of transmitting guide phrases and the like to the portable terminals 150 and 350 in a state where reservation viewing is already set.

For example, consider a case in which a user of the broadcast receiver 100,300 has set reserved viewing for a specific broadcast program that is broadcasted in the future.

The reservation viewing may be set through the broadcast receivers 100 and 300 or through the portable terminals 150 and 350 according to the present invention.

The controller 110 pre-stores the setting information related to the set reservation viewing, and when the predetermined time arrives from the reservation time, the controller 110 controls the short-range communication module 108 to read the setting information. Transmit to the portable terminal (150, 350) side.

The specific time ago may be, for example, 1 minute ago, 5 minutes ago, 10 minutes ago, and the like, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the numerical values, and the present invention allows the user to determine the numerical value of the time. It is also possible to design it.

The portable terminals 150 and 350 receiving the setting information are illustrated in FIG. 3 (the diagram illustrating another exemplary embodiment of a broadcast receiver and a portable terminal having a reservation function using short-range communication according to the present invention). In this case, it may be displayed that the time at which the reserved viewing function is executed is imminent.

Therefore, the user may not be embarrassed to switch channels suddenly, and in some cases, may not want to watch the reserved watched channel, and by canceling the reserved watch in advance, the current channel viewing may not be disturbed. There is an advantage.

4 is a flowchart (flow chart) illustrating a control method of a broadcast receiver with a reservation function using short-range communication according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 4, a control method of a broadcast receiver having a reservation function using short-range communication according to the present invention will be described.

However, in the control method to be described later, the description of the above-described FIGS. 1 to 3 will be described sequentially in the order of time, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

However, those skilled in the art can easily understand the embodiment through the above description of FIGS. 1 to 3.

The broadcast receiver according to the present invention receives broadcast information (S401).

The broadcast information may be EPG information, for example.

A data base is constructed using the EPG information (S402).

The operation state of the broadcast receiver is checked (S403). For example, the power state or the state of the short-range communication module may be checked.

It is determined whether a portable terminal capable of using a local area network exists near the broadcast receiver (S404).

As a result of the determination (S404), if there is no portable terminal, reserved recording is set on the broadcast receiver (S405).

In FIG. 4 and the above description, reservation recording is taken as an example, but a person skilled in the art can apply the present invention to reservation viewing.

On the other hand, if the determination result (S404), the portable terminal, the local area network between the broadcast receiver and the portable terminal is connected (S406).

The broadcast receiver transmits the EPG information and the like to the portable terminal (S407).

The reservation recording is set on the portable terminal (S408). However, the portable terminal preferably displays a program that implements an OSD screen for displaying the EPG information and setting reservation recording.

The portable terminal determines whether setting of the reserved recording is completed (S409).

As a result of the determination (S409), when the setting of the reserved recording is completed, the set reserved recording information is transmitted to the broadcast receiver (S410).

The communication of the local area network is released (S411). Of course, in some cases, a method of pausing the local area network is also possible.

The reservation recording information constitutes a database (S412).

The reserved recording information is stored in the HDD or the like (S413).

Although not shown in Fig. 4, when the reservation time arrives, the broadcast program recorded by reservation is stored in the HDD or the like.

5 is a flowchart (flow chart) illustrating another control method of the broadcast receiver having a reservation function using short-range communication according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, another control method of a broadcast receiver having a reservation function using short-range communication according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

However, in the control method to be described later, the description of the above-described FIGS. 1 to 3 will be described sequentially in the order of time, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

A reserved viewing for a specific broadcast program is set (S501).

It is determined whether or not it is a predetermined time before the set viewing time (S502).

As a result of the determination (S502), if it is a predetermined time ago, setting information for setting the reserved viewing is transmitted to the portable terminal (S503).

The portable terminal may output information indicating that the time for which the reserved broadcast program is to be output is imminent using the transmitted setting information by using at least one of a screen or a speaker of the portable terminal (S504).

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.

And, the above-mentioned numerical value is a preferred embodiment or merely an example, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the numerical values, and as can be seen in the appended claims, Modifications are possible by those skilled in the art and such modifications are within the scope of the present invention.

Referring to the effects of the broadcast receiver with a reservation function using the short-range communication according to the present invention described above and a control method thereof are as follows.

First, according to the present invention, in the process of setting the reservation recording or reservation viewing, the screen of the broadcast receiver is not disturbed at all, thereby improving the user's convenience.

Secondly, according to the present invention, before executing the reservation viewing function, notification information is provided in advance, and in consideration of user convenience, the screen of the broadcast receiver can be maintained as it is.

Claims (10)

At the broadcast receiver, transmitting electronic program guide (EPG) information to the portable terminal using near field communication; Displaying, on the portable terminal, the received EPG information on a screen; Transmitting, at the portable terminal side, setting information for performing reservation recording of a specific broadcast program to the broadcast receiver side when an external command signal is applied; And On the broadcast receiver side, if a predetermined time point arrives according to the received setting information, the control of a system having a reservation function using short-range communication, comprising recording the specific broadcast program. Way. Transmitting the EPG information to the portable terminal using near field communication; Receiving, from the portable terminal receiving the EPG information, setting information for performing reservation recording for a specific broadcast program; And According to the received setting information, when a predetermined time point, the control method of the broadcast receiver having a reservation function using a short-range communication, characterized in that comprises the step of recording the specific broadcast program. A short range communication transmitter which transmits EPG information to the portable terminal using short range communication; A short range communication receiver configured to receive setting information for performing reservation recording of a specific broadcast program from the portable terminal receiving the EPG information; And And a controller for recording the specific broadcast program when a predetermined time point arrives according to the received setting information. The method of claim 3, wherein The short-range communication, A broadcast receiver having a reservation function using near field communication, comprising: Bluetooth or Blue Local Area Network (WLAN) communication. The method of claim 3, wherein The portable terminal, A broadcast receiver with a reservation function using near field communication, comprising at least one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a protable multimedia player (PMP), and a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) device. Receiving a command signal for setting reserved viewing for a specific broadcast program; Transmitting, to a portable terminal, setting information for setting the reserved viewing by using short-range communication, when a predetermined time is before the scheduled reserved viewing time; And The portable terminal side, the control method of the system having a reservation function using a short-range communication, characterized in that it comprises the step of displaying the received setting information on the screen or output to a speaker. Receiving a command signal for setting reserved viewing for a specific broadcast program; Determining whether a time arrives a predetermined time from a scheduled reservation viewing time; And when it arrives at the time before the predetermined time, transmitting the setting information for setting the reserved viewing to the portable terminal by using short-range communication. A control method of a broadcast receiver having a reservation function used. An input unit receiving a command signal for setting reserved viewing for a specific broadcast program; A determination unit that determines whether the arrival time is a predetermined time from the scheduled reservation viewing time; And the short range communication unit configured to transmit the setting information for setting the reserved viewing to the portable terminal by using the short range communication when the time arrives before the predetermined time. Broadcast receiver having a reservation function using the. The method of claim 8, The short-range communication, A broadcast receiver having a reservation function using near field communication, comprising: Bluetooth or Blue Local Area Network (WLAN) communication. The method of claim 8, The portable terminal, A broadcast receiver with a reservation function using near field communication, comprising at least one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a protable multimedia player (PMP), and a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) device.

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