KR20080045959A - Method for reservating and recording program and the image display apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A program reservation recording method and an image display device adapting the same are provided to search the programs related to the program selected in an EPG(Electronic Program Guide) screen automatically and to perform the reservation record of the searched programs. A controller discriminates whether a program is selected through a key input member in an EPG screen(S1100). When a program is selected, the controller controls an OSD(On Screen Display) so that a related search confirmation window is displayed. The controller discriminates whether a search is requested through the key input member in the related program search window(S1200). When a search is requested in the program search window, the controller stores the information on the selected program and controls the OSD producing member so that a search menu is produced and displayed(S1300). Thereafter, a process for discriminating whether a search option is selected in the search menu is performed(S1400). When a search option is selected, the controller controls the OSD producing member so that a search list showing the search result is displayed(S1500).

Description

Program scheduled recording method and image display apparatus applying the same {Method for reservating and recording program and the image display apparatus}

1 is a block diagram of a video display device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a diagram illustrating an EPG screen according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a related program search confirmation window when a program is selected in the EPG of FIG.

4 illustrates a search menu according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a series edit search window when the series edit search is selected in the search menu of FIG. 4;

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a series search box when selecting a series search from the search menu of FIG. 4;

7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the same title search window when the same title search is selected in the search menu of FIG. 4;

8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a re-broadcast search window when the re-broadcast search is selected in the search menu of FIG. 4;

9 is a diagram illustrating a reservation recording list generated according to a program reservation recording method of an image display device according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

10 is a flowchart provided to explain a reservation recording method of a video display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

110: tuner 120: MPEG decoder

130: parser 140: OSD generation unit

150: display unit 160: key input unit

170: controller 180: memory

The present invention relates to a program reservation recording method and an image display apparatus using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a program reservation recording method for recording a program on an EPG screen and an image display apparatus using the same.

The image display device is a device for displaying a broadcast program received from the outside through an antenna, and typically includes a TV. Such an image display device not only displays a broadcast program received from the outside through an antenna, but also provides a function of reserving and recording a broadcast program.

In detail, when the reservation function is selected, the video display device switches the channel to the channel where the reserved broadcast program is received at the time when the broadcast program is received. Alternatively, when the power is turned off, the video display device automatically turns on at the time when the broadcast program is received and displays the reserved broadcast program. When the recording function is selected, the video display device records the selected broadcast program by using a recording device or a PVR device having a recording medium.

However, in the conventional video display device, when a user wants to reserve / record a broadcast program, the user has to search for a broadcast program to be reserved / recorded on the EPG screen and make a reservation / record setting.

In detail, when a user requests an EPG screen, the video display device displays broadcast program information included in the broadcast program on the EPG screen. The user searches for a broadcast program to be reserved / recorded by using a key included in a remote controller or the like on the displayed EPG screen. When the user finds and designates a broadcast program to be reserved / recorded, and selects reservation / recording, the video display device reserves / records the designated broadcast program.

Therefore, when a user wants to reserve / record a series program or a re-broadcast program related to one broadcast program, the user needs to search and designate a program to be reserved / recorded on the EPG screen one by one, thereby increasing user inconvenience. have.

In addition, in the process of searching and specifying one by one, there is a problem that the user cannot accidentally miss / reserve / record a desired broadcast program.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a program reservation recording method capable of automatically searching for programs related to a program selected on an EPG screen, and making a scheduled recording of the searched programs, and an image display apparatus using the same.

The program reservation recording method according to the present invention for achieving the above object comprises the steps of: displaying a search menu for searching for other programs related to the program selected on the broadcast guide screen and at least among the programs searched according to the search option selected in the search menu; Schedule recording of one.

Specifically, the broadcast guide screen is an EPG screen, and in the reserved recording step, when a series search for searching a series program of the selected program is selected in the search menu, the front part of the text forming the title of the selected program in the EPG is selected. Searches for programs with a title that matches a predetermined part of the program, and generates and displays a series search list including a field for setting whether or not to reserve recording of the searched programs, and if a series edit search is selected in the search menu, Display a window, search for programs with a title that matches the program title edited in the series editing window in the EPG, and generate a series editing search list including a field for setting whether or not to reserve recording of the searched programs; Display It is preferable to.

Alternatively, the broadcast guide screen is an EPG screen, and if the same title search for searching for a program having the same title as the selected program is selected in the search menu, the same as the title of the selected program in the EPG. Searching for programs with a title, and generating and displaying the same title search list including a field for setting whether or not to reserve recording of the searched programs.

Alternatively, the broadcast guide screen is an EPG screen, and if the re-broadcast search for searching for a re-broadcast program of the selected program is selected in the search menu, the same title and re-broadcast information as the title of the selected program in the EPG is selected. It is preferable to search for the programs having a and to generate and display a re-broadcast search list including a field for setting whether to reserve recording of the searched programs.

Meanwhile, the image display apparatus of the present invention controls the OSD generator to display an OSD generator for displaying an EPG screen and a search menu and a search menu for searching for another program related to a program selected on the EPG screen, and the search And a controller for pre-recording at least one of the programs searched according to the search option selected in the menu.

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

1 is a block diagram of an image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the program is selected on the EPG screen, the video display device provides a search window for scheduling and setting programs related to the selected program, thereby providing a method of easily reserving / recording a program related to the selected program.

Referring to FIG. 1, the video display device includes a tuner 110, an MPEG decoder 120, a parser 130, an OSD generator 140, a display 150, a key input 160, and a controller 170. , And memory 180 and the like.

The tuner 110 receives a broadcast program of a channel selected by the user. The MPEG decoder 120 decompresses the broadcast program received through the tuner 110. The parser 130 parses the EPG included in the broadcast program decompressed by the MPEG decoder 120.

The OSD generator 140 generates and displays an EPG screen graphically on the broadcast program decompressed by the MPEG decoder 130. In addition, the OSD generator 140 graphically generates a related program search confirmation window, a search menu, a search box according to a search option selected from the search menu, a search list according to a search option, and a reservation / recording list according to settings in the search box and a search list. To display.

The display unit 150 displays an EPG screen, a related program search confirmation window, a search menu, a search window, a search list, and a reservation / record list on the broadcast program by the OSD generator 140. The key input unit 160 is provided with a key for inputting a select / cancel command. When a signal is input by the provided key, the key input unit 160 transmits a command corresponding to the signal to the controller 170.

When a selection command is input through the key input unit 160 in the EPG screen, the controller 170 controls the OSD generator 140 to generate and display a program search confirmation window related to the selected program. When a search is selected in the related program search confirmation window, the controller 170 controls the OSD generator 140 to generate and display a search menu. The controller 170 stores the title of the broadcast program in the memory 180 as an example of information on the selected broadcast program parsed by the parser 130.

When a search option selection command is input through the key input unit 160, the controller 170 controls the OSD generation unit 140 to generate and display a search box or a search list according to the input search option selection command. When a selection command in a search window or a search list is input through the key input unit 160, the controller 170 controls the OSD generator 140 to generate and display a reservation / recording list according to the input selection command. do.

The memory 180 stores information about all EPGs, that is, all programs broadcast in general within 7 to 10 days, and a title of the selected broadcast program.

2 is a diagram illustrating an EPG screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, it is a general EPG screen displayed when an EPG is requested from a user. The time is displayed on the horizontal axis of the EPG screen, the channel number and the name of the broadcasting station are displayed on the vertical axis, and the program title broadcast in each time zone in each channel is displayed.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a program search confirmation window when a program is selected in the EPG of FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 3, when a program is selected on the EPG screen, a related program search confirmation window asking whether to search for a program related to the selected program is displayed.

When one program is selected through the key input unit 160 on the EPG screen, the controller 170 controls the OSD generator 140 to generate and display a related program search confirmation window.

4 illustrates a search menu according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, when a search for a related program is selected in the related program search confirmation window of FIG. 3, a search menu is displayed to select a search option. The search menu includes a series search, a series edit search, a same title search, And rebroadcast search.

Series Search is a menu for searching for a series of currently displayed broadcast programs when the selected broadcast program is a series having a front and back episodes.

The series edit search is a menu for searching only the series to which the selected broadcast program belongs among the season series when the selected broadcast program is a series having a series by season as well as the front and back parts.

The same title search is a menu for searching for a program having the same title as the selected broadcast program. In general, programs having the same title are broadcast in the same time zone, and therefore, it is easy to search for fixed broadcast programs broadcast in the same time zone.

The rebroadcast search is a menu for rebroadcasting the selected broadcast program.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a series edit search window when a series edit search is selected in the search menu of FIG. 4.

Referring to FIG. 5, a series edit search window is displayed when a series edit search is selected in the search menu. For example, assuming that the selected broadcast program is "CSI season 1 (once)", a series edit search window appears in which a cursor is positioned at the title of "CSI season 1 (once)".

In this case, delete the text "(once)" using the cursor located in the title of "CSI season 1 (once)" and select "OK". Times), CSI season 1 (twice), CSI season 1 (three times) ...

Or, delete the text "Season 1 (once)" using the cursor located in the "CSI Season 1 (once)" heading, and select "OK" to select all series corresponding to CSI, that is, CSI Season 1 (Once), CSI Season 2 (three times), CSI Miami Season 1 (five times) ... This is the same even when the series search is selected in the search menu. This is because the series search searches for programs that match at least 50% of the first part of the text of the program title to determine the similarity of the program titles.

At this time, the similarity criterion of the program title for the series search may be a match of 50% or more of the front part of the text forming the program title, but this is not a fixed criterion and is adjustable. That is, in order to increase the accuracy of the series search, the similarity criterion may be adjusted to 50% or more, for example, 55% or more, 60% or more. Conversely, the similarity criterion may be adjusted to 50% or less, for example, 45% or more, 40% or more to search for more series water.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a series search list when a series edit search is selected in the search menu of FIG. 4.

Referring to FIG. 6, a series search list is shown when a series corresponding to CSI season 1 is searched in a series edit search window. In the series search list, the channel number and station name where the series corresponding to CSI season 1 is broadcasted, and the title of the series corresponding to the station name CH 10 OCN, CSI season 1 CSI season 1 (once), CSI season 1 (twice), CSI season 1 (three times), CSI season 1 (four times), a broadcast date, a broadcast time, and a reservation availability setting field.

Specifically, when "CSI season 1 (once)" is selected through the key input unit 160 on the EPG screen, and a search selection command is input through the key input unit 160 in the related program search confirmation window, the controller 170 Controls the OSD generator 140 to generate and display a search menu. The controller 170 stores the title of “CSI season 1 (once)” in the memory 180.

When a series edit search is selected through the key input unit 160 in the search menu, the controller 170 controls the OSD generator 140 to generate and display a series edit search window. When CSI season 1 is selected in the series edit search window, the controller 170 searches for a broadcast program having a title similar to CSI season 1 in all EPGs stored in the memory 180. In addition, the controller 170 controls the OSD generator 140 to generate and display a series search list including information on the found broadcast program.

In this case, the user may set whether or not to reserve in a reservation setting field included in the series search list.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a title search list when the same title search is selected in the search menu of FIG. 4.

Referring to FIG. 7, when the selected broadcast program is "6 o'clock news" and the same title search is selected in the search menu, the same title search list is shown.

Specifically, when "6 o'clock news" is selected through the key input unit 160 on the EPG screen, and a search selection command is input through the key input unit 160 in the related program search confirmation window, the controller 170 displays the "6 o'clock". The title of "News" is stored in the memory 180. When the same title search is selected through the key input unit 160 in the search menu, the controller 170 searches for a broadcast program having the same title as "6 o'clock news" in all EPGs stored in the memory 180. The controller 170 controls the OSD generator 140 to generate and display the same title search list including information on the found broadcast program.

Similarly, the user can set whether or not to reserve in the reservation setting field included in the series search list.

8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a rebroadcast search list when rebroadcast search is selected from the search menu of FIG. 4.

Referring to FIG. 8, the selected broadcast program is a drama called “Golden Apple”, and shows a rebroadcast search list when rebroadcast search is selected in the search menu.

Specifically, when the "golden apple" is selected through the key input unit 160 on the EPG screen, and the search selection command is input through the key input unit 160 in the related program search confirmation window, the controller 170 is the "golden apple" The title of the is stored in the memory 180. When re-broadcast search is selected through the key input unit 160 in the search menu, the controller 170 searches for a broadcast program having the same title as “Golden Apple” in all EPGs stored in the memory 180, and among the searched programs. The rebroadcast program is searched by determining whether information indicating that the broadcast is rebroadcast is included. The controller 170 controls the OSD generator 140 to generate and display a rebroadcast search list including information on the found rebroadcast program.

Similarly, the user may set whether or not to reserve in the reserved whether setting field included in the re-broadcast search list.

In Korea, the text "(re)" is added to the title of the program to indicate that it is rebroadcast. Therefore, the controller 170 compares the text "(re)" at the beginning of the program title with the text at the back and determines that the program is rebroadcast. This is an example of the case of Korea, it can be determined that the re-broadcast by determining the presence or absence of re-broadcast information included in the broadcast program.

9 is a diagram illustrating a reservation list generated according to a program reservation recording method of an image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, it shows a final reservation list generated according to whether a reservation is made in the search list of FIGS. 6 to 8. The reservation list is arranged in order of date and time by the broadcast program set in reservation.

Specifically, "CSI season 1 (once)", "CSI season 1 (twice)", "CSI season 1 (three times)", and "CSI season 1" in the reservation availability setting field of the series search list of FIG. (4 times) "is set as a reservation, and" September 11 at 6 o'clock news "and" September 12 at 6 o'clock news "are reserved at the same title search list setting field of FIG. It is assumed that the reservation setting is not made in the reservation setting field of the re-broadcast search list.

The controller 170 controls the OSD generator 140 to generate and display a reservation list in which the reserved broadcast programs are identified and arranged in the search list of FIGS. 6 to 8.

In the above, the list of FIGS. 6 to 9 is illustrated and described as including only a reservation availability setting field. However, this is only an example. The list includes a recording availability setting field and a reservation recording availability setting field.

10 is a flowchart provided to explain a reservation recording method of an image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10, the controller 170 determines whether a program is selected through the key input unit 160 in the EPG screen (S1100).

If it is determined that the program is selected, the controller 170 controls the OSD generator 140 to display a related program search confirmation window and determines whether a search is requested through the key input unit 160 in the related program search confirmation window. (S1200).

If it is determined that the search is requested in the related program search confirmation window, the controller 170 controls the OSD generator 140 to store information about the selected program and generate and display a search menu in operation S1300.

The controller 170 determines whether a search option is selected in the search menu (S1400). The search option may be selected by up and down movement keys and confirmation keys provided in the key input unit 160.

If it is determined that the search option is selected, the controller 170 controls the OSD generator 140 to display a search list indicating a search result according to the selected search option (S1500).

The controller 170 determines whether the setting is completed in the search list (S1600). Here, the setting may be a setting such as a reservation, recording, and reservation recording, and is possible in a setting field included in a search list. In the setting field, the setting may be changed by the left and right keys provided in the key input unit 160 or the select and cancel keys.

If it is determined that the setting is completed, the controller 170 controls the OSD generator 140 to display an operation list according to the setting, and performs an operation according to the operation list (S1700). That is, the controller 170 performs a reservation operation on the broadcast program reserved in the reserved recording list, and performs a recording operation on the broadcast program set in the recording.

As described above, according to the present invention, even if a program or series having the same title is scheduled to be recorded for the program selected in the EPG screen, the scheduled recording can be easily set without searching the EPG screen. Is increased.

In addition, although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, but 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 understood from the technical spirit or the prospect of the present invention.

Claims (5)

Displaying a search menu for searching for another program related to the program selected on the broadcast guide screen; And And pre-recording at least one of the programs searched according to the search option selected in the search menu. The method of claim 1, The broadcast guide screen is an EPG screen, The reservation recording step, If a series search for searching a series program of the selected program is selected in the search menu, the programs having a title matching a part of the text of the selected program in the EPG with a predetermined portion are searched for, and the reserved programs are reserved. Create and display a series search list containing fields for setting recording or not. When a series edit search is selected in the search menu, a series edit window is displayed, the EPG searches for programs having a title that matches the program title edited in the series edit window, and sets whether or not to reserve recording of the searched programs. And creating and displaying a series edit search list including fields for displaying the program. The method of claim 1, The broadcast guide screen is an EPG screen, The reservation recording step, If the same title search is selected to search for a program having the same title as the selected program in the search menu, the EPG searches for programs having the same title as the title of the selected program, and sets whether to search for the reserved programs. And generating and displaying the same title search list including a field for performing the program reservation recording. The method of claim 1, The broadcast guide screen is an EPG screen, The reservation recording step, If a re-broadcast search for searching for a re-broadcast program of the selected program is selected in the search menu, searching for programs having the same title and re-broadcast information as the title of the selected program in the EPG, and setting whether to reserve recording of the searched programs And generating and displaying a rebroadcast search list including a field for the rebroadcast search. An OSD generator displaying an EPG screen and a search menu; And And a controller configured to control the OSD generator to display a search menu for searching for another program related to the program selected on the EPG screen, and to pre-record at least one of the programs searched according to the search option selected in the search menu. Image display apparatus characterized in that.

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