KR20080069396A - Personal video recorder and recording method - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for recording personal digital video are provided to allow a user to input the name of his preferred performer to record all the broadcast programs in which the performer appears and view them regardless of time. An input unit(10) receives a word for setting reserved recording from a user. An EPG(Electronic Program Guide) receiving unit(40) receives EPG information from the exterior. A microcomputer(30) receives the word and the EPG information and searches whether or not there is a broadcast program including the word in the information data of the EPG. When a broadcast program including the word is searched, the microcomputer adds it on a reserved recording list, and outputs a command for reserved recording of the broadcast program. A recording unit(60) records one or more broadcast programs according to the command outputted from the microcomputer. A memory unit(70) stores the word and the information data of the EPG. A display unit(20) displays the word and the reserved recording list.

Description

Personal digital recorder and recording method {Personal Video Recorder and Recording method}

1 is an exemplary diagram of a recording setting screen according to the prior art,

2 is a block diagram of a personal digital video recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,

3 is an exemplary diagram of a recording setting list according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is an exemplary diagram of an EPG according to an embodiment of the present invention,

5 is a flowchart of a recording method in a personal digital video recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

1: PVR 2: external device

10: input unit 20: display unit

30: microcomputer 40: EPG receiving unit

50: digital tuner 60: recording unit

70: memory unit 80: external device

The present invention relates to a personal digital video recording apparatus and a recording method. More specifically, when a user inputs a word associated with a program to be scheduled recording without having to set a recording program every time, the input word is received. Personal digital video that searches for the presence in the EPG information data, adds the searched broadcast program to the reserved recording list when a broadcast program including the entered word is found, and automatically records the broadcast program when the broadcast time of the scheduled recording program is reached. It relates to a recording device and a recording method.

In general, a disc recorder and a hard disk drive (HDD) recorder capable of recording and playing back high-definition video data and high-quality audio data for a long time include audio and video signals that are input from an external device. It encodes video data, for example AC3 audio data and MPEG 2 video data.

Then, the encoded audio and video data is recorded in one program or title unit in the data area of the optical disc and the hard disc drive, and navigation for controlling playback of the program or title is performed. (Navigation) information is generated to record and manage the lead-in area of the optical disc.

In addition, in a DVD recorder and a hard disk drive recorder, when a reproduction operation is requested by a user, a program or title recorded in a data area is read and reproduced by searching navigation information, and recently, digital broadcast reception is possible. A DVD recorder equipped with a tuner has been developed and released, and the user can tune in to a desired broadcast program or record it on an optical disc.

On the other hand, in the above-described recorder equipped with a tuner, reservation recording of a broadcast date and time, a broadcast channel, a broadcast program name, etc., which the user selects and designates as shown in FIG. 1, using EPG information provided through digital broadcasting Information can be set in the device.

In the above recorder, when the scheduled recording time is set when the system power is turned off, the system power is automatically turned on, and the tuner is controlled to automatically tune the broadcast channel. After that, a series of scheduled recording operations for recording a broadcast program received through the tuned broadcast channel on the optical disc is performed.

However, in the general DVD and hard disk drive recorders as described above, since the user must select and input the reservation recording information directly or use the EPG information, the re-broadcast recording information of the broadcasting program currently being watched In order to set the user, since the user must directly search for and check broadcast program information to be rebroadcasted within the pidgi information and then set reservation recording information for the broadcast program, there is inconvenience in use.

In addition, in order to set the series broadcast reservation recording information for the broadcast program currently being viewed, the user must directly search for and confirm the series broadcast program information to be broadcasted later in the pidgi information, and then set the reservation recording information for the broadcast program. In addition to the inconvenience in use, there is a problem that a long time is required to set the reservation schedule recording.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to set the reservation recording by setting the reservation recording by inputting a word associated with a broadcast program that the user wants to record, Provided are a personal digital video recording device and a recording method capable of shortening a scheduled recording setting time.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a personal digital video recording apparatus and a recording method capable of increasing the accuracy of a recorded broadcast program by further inputting at least one or more words associated with a broadcast program for which scheduled recording is desired.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a personal digital video recording apparatus and a recording method capable of easily setting and recording all broadcast programs in which a person having a corresponding name appears by inputting a person's name as a reserved recording setting word.

Technical means according to the present invention for achieving the above object is an EPG receiver for receiving EPG information from the outside of the input unit for inputting the word for the reservation recording setting from the user receives the word and EPG information, A microcomputer and a command outputted from the microcomputer to search for a broadcast program including the word among information data, and to add to the reserved recording list if a broadcast program including the word is found and to output a reserved recording command of the broadcast program. And a recording unit for recording at least one broadcast program.

In order to achieve the above object, the technical method according to the present invention stores a word input when a word is input through an input unit from a user, receives EPG information data, and searches for a broadcast program including the word, If there is a broadcast program including the word in the EPG information data, adding the broadcast program to a reserved recording list, and when the broadcast time of the broadcast program is reached, recording the broadcast program received through a digital tuner in a recording unit. Do this.

According to the present invention, when storing at least one or more words associated with a program to be scheduled recording, the program is automatically recorded when the program including the word is included, thereby providing ease and convenience of the scheduled recording process, and rebroadcasting and recording of the series. There is a free advantage.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a configuration diagram of a personal digital video recorder (PVR-Personal Video Recorder) 1 for recording and playing back a broadcast program. The input unit 10, the display unit 20, the microcomputer 30, and the EPG receiver 40 are shown in FIG. , A digital tuner 50, a recording unit 60, a memory unit 70, and an external device 2.

The input unit 10 receives a command from a user, and when a user wants to record a specific broadcast program, a setting key for setting a reservation recording, a word key for consonants and vowels, and an instruction for completing reservation recording. Completion key and the like, and transmits the key signal input from the user to the microcomputer.

In addition, the input unit 10 has an additional key for selecting at least one or more words in order to increase the recording accuracy of the broadcast program to be recorded by the user, and a cancel key for instructing to cancel the scheduled recording in case of later canceling the scheduled recording setting. It is preferable that it is further included.

At this time, if you select one word and press the Done key, the program containing one word will be recorded. If you select one word and press the other key to select another word, the program will be broadcast. If you delete a specific word and enter the delete key, the reserved recording list containing the word is deleted.

In addition, the input unit may be separately installed in the PVR by a cable.

The display unit 20 displays the word input through the input unit and the reserved reservation recording list for a predetermined time, so that the user can again check the input word and the reservation recording list.

In addition, the display unit 20 may display a plurality of words already stored in the memory unit.

When a plurality of words is displayed through the display unit, the user may select at least one or more words among the displayed words and set a reservation recording.

In this case, the display unit 20 displays the program name and performer name randomly, displays in alphabetical order, displays in order of popularity, displays a group such as the program name and performer name first, and then selects one group through the input unit. The lower words included in the group can be displayed secondarily.

The microcomputer 30 receives a key signal of the input unit 10 instructed by the user.

That is, when the reservation setting signal is input through the input unit 10 and the at least one word is input, the microcomputer 30 transmits the input word to the memory unit to store the input word, and the key signal of the completion key is input through the input unit 10. When input, stores the input word, receives the EPG information data from the EPG receiving unit, controls the memory unit 70 to store the received EPG, searches whether the word stored in the received EPG information data includes, EPG information If the stored word is included in the data, the broadcast program including the word is added to the reserved recording list, and the display unit is controlled to display the added reserved recording list.

In addition, the microcomputer 30 controls the recording unit to record the broadcast transmitted from the digital tuner to the recording unit by controlling the digital tuner when the broadcast time of the program added to the reserved recording list.

In addition, if the key signal input through the input unit 10 is a reserved recording setting signal, the microcomputer 30 controls to extract a plurality of words stored in advance in the memory unit 70 to display on the display unit 20, When a key signal for selecting at least one word is input through the input unit 10, a word corresponding to the input key signal is stored, and when a key signal of a completion key is input through the input unit 10, the input word is reserved for recording. The display unit may be stored as a set word, search for a broadcast program including the stored word from the EPG information data, add the searched program to the reserved recording list, and display the added reserved recording list.

In addition, the microcomputer 30 deletes the reserved recording list including the input word when the key signal of the delete key indicating the word deletion is input from the input unit 10.

The EPG receiver 40 is connected to a broadcast server that transmits a broadcast signal through communication such as a modem and the Internet, and periodically receives an EPG (Electronic Program Guide), and transmits the transmitted EPG to the microcomputer 30.

The digital tuner 50 tunes one broadcast channel among a plurality of broadcast channels received from the plurality of broadcast stations according to the control signal of the microcomputer 30, and then converts the broadcast signal of the television program input from the tuned broadcast channel into a digital signal. Transfer to the microcomputer 30 to switch.

The recording unit 60 records the digital broadcast signal transmitted from the digital tuner 50 according to the instruction of the microcomputer 30, and then transmits the broadcast signal to the external device 2 when the broadcast program is reproduced, that is, the program transmitted from the broadcast station. Record the data on the hard disk and play it back using a file playback method such as a computer.

Here, the recording unit 60 may use a hard disk drive and an optical disk, and may record a predetermined amount of broadcast programs according to the capacity of the hard disk drive.

The memory unit 70 stores an operating system and playback software for operating the microcomputer 30, and stores a word of a program name or performer name displayed on the display unit 20, and communicates with the EPG receiver 40. The EPG information data that is input to the data is periodically updated and stored.

In this case, when the new EPG data is inputted, the stored EPG information data is preferably deleted from the existing EPG information data, and the plurality of pre-stored words can be added and deleted by updating through communication.

The external device 2 is a computer or digital television which reproduces a broadcast signal, and reproduces the broadcast signal transmitted from the recording unit.

5 is an operation flowchart of a recording method of a personal video recorder, which will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 3, and 4.

First, after the user instructs to select the reserved recording setting through the input unit 10, and inputs a word using a word key composed of consonants and vowels (S1), the input word is transmitted to the microcomputer 30, and the user When the completion key is input, it is stored in the memory unit (S2).

In addition to the method of directly inputting a word, when the reserved recording setting signal is input through the input unit, the word list may be displayed through the display unit 20 according to the instruction of the microcomputer 30, and the word list may be specified by the input unit. Depending on the key input, it can also be displayed through an external device.

At this time, the word selected by the user among the displayed words is set to be shaded or expressed in bold font than the unselected word, so that the user can easily identify it visually.

That is, the user views the displayed word list, inputs a word associated with a broadcast program to be reserved and recorded through the input unit 10, and stores the input word.

Here, when a word is input, it is preferable to use a distinctive word that is distinguished from other broadcast programs, and by using an additional key of the input unit 10, the user can input at least one or more words, thereby recording a program desired by the user. Can increase the accuracy of the recording.

Next, the microcomputer 30 receives the EPG input to the EPG receiver 40 through communication, updates the EPG information data previously stored in the memory unit (S3), and then searches whether there is a broadcast program including the stored word (S4). do.

Next, when a broadcast program including the stored word is found, the searched broadcast program is added to the reserved recording list (S5) and stored in the memory unit 70.

At this time, the microcomputer 30 detects whether a signal of a word delete key is input from the user, and deletes a broadcast program including the word from the reserved recording list (S7) when the word delete key signal is input from the user (S6). .

Next, the set reservation recording list is displayed (S8) so that the user can check the reservation recording list.

When the broadcast time of the broadcast program on the next reserved recording list is reached, the digital tuner 50 is controlled to receive the broadcast signal received from the digital tuner and record the corresponding program in the recording unit (S9).

In more detail, when the stored word is the same as that of FIG. 3, the reserved recording 1, 'adding the found broadcast program to the reserved recording list by searching for a broadcast program including both words' Lee Hwi-jae' and 'Hyeok-jae Lee' Scheduled recording 2 that searches for a broadcast program that includes the word "Jumong" and adds the searched broadcast program to the reserved recording list 2, adds the searched broadcast program to the reserved recording list by searching for a broadcast program that includes the word "music camp" Reserved recording 3, reserved recording 4 that adds the searched broadcast program to the reserved recording list by searching for a broadcast program that includes the word 'Lee Young Ae', and the like. Record to the department.

That is, FIG. 4 is EPG information data of terrestrial broadcasting, which is received and stored in the memory unit 70, and stores a reserved recording list including the input word.

In other words, the scheduled recording list is set to be reserved for the KBS2, from 1:40 pm to 2:50 pm, and at 1:40 pm, the broadcast signal of KBS2 is tuned to record the sponge program until 2:50 pm. Record on.

In addition, MBC, Jumong reservation recording, which broadcasts twice from 2:10 pm to 4:30 pm, is set, and when it is 2:10 pm, it will tune MBC's broadcast signal and record Jumong program until 4:30 pm Record.

In this case, a plurality of broadcast signals may be recorded at the same time due to the characteristics of the personal video recorder (PVR: 1).

In this way, the user can enter the name of his favorite performers and the like to record all the broadcast programs that the performers appear, there is an advantage that you can watch the broadcast program regardless of time.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various changes can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the following claims.

As described in detail above, the present invention, when storing at least one or more words associated with the program that you want to schedule recording, is automatically recorded when the program containing the word, thereby providing ease and convenience of the scheduled recording procedure In addition, rebroadcasting and recording of the series have the advantage of free.

In addition, the user dwells in order to watch the broadcasts broadcasted by his favorite person, by entering the name of his favorite performers, such as to record all the broadcast shows that the performer appears, broadcast regardless of time There is an advantage to watching the program.

Claims (6)

Input section to input word for user to set scheduled recording EPG receiving unit for receiving EPG information from the outside Receiving the word and the EPG information, searching whether there is a broadcast program including the word in the EPG information data, and if a broadcast program including the word is found, adds to the reserved recording list, and reserves the broadcast program. A microcomputer that outputs commands and Personal recording device comprising a recording unit for recording at least one broadcast program in accordance with the command output from the microcomputer. The method of claim 1, A memory unit for storing the information data of the word and the EPG; And a display unit for displaying the word and the reserved recording list. The method of claim 1, And a digital tuner for tuning at least one broadcast channel according to a command output from the microcomputer. When a word is input through the input unit from the user, the entered word is stored. Receiving EPG information data to search for a broadcast program containing the word, If there is a broadcast program including the word in the EPG information data, the broadcast program is added to the reserved recording list, And recording the broadcast program received through the digital tuner in a recording unit when the broadcast time of the broadcast program is reached. The method of claim 4, wherein the scheduled recording of the broadcast program containing the word, And when the word delete signal is input through the input unit, deletes the word from the reserved recording list. The method of claim 4, wherein the adding to the reserved recording list comprises: And the scheduled recording list is displayed.

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