KR20090016796A - Volume control apparatus of digital tv in home network system - Google Patents

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KR20090016796A
KR20090016796A KR1020070081045A KR20070081045A KR20090016796A KR 20090016796 A KR20090016796 A KR 20090016796A KR 1020070081045 A KR1020070081045 A KR 1020070081045A KR 20070081045 A KR20070081045 A KR 20070081045A KR 20090016796 A KR20090016796 A KR 20090016796A
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    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/436—Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or one or more peripheral devices inside the home
    • H04N21/43615—Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a digital TV volume control apparatus based on a home network system that controls a volume of a digital TV based on voice information based on a home network system. A control module for outputting status information including a home network control unit for outputting status information input from the control module, a memory unit installed in the digital TV to store volume information corresponding to the status information, and installed in the digital TV home network The volume information corresponding to the state information input from the control unit is extracted from the memory unit and outputs a control signal for controlling the volume of the digital TV according to the volume information extracted from the memory unit and is installed in the digital TV and input from the microcomputer Volume to adjust volume of digital TV according to control signal It characterized in that it comprises a hip. According to the present invention configured as described above, it is possible to automatically increase or decrease the volume of the digital TV according to the operation of the peripheral device, thereby allowing the user to conveniently watch the digital TV without having to control the volume of the digital TV.

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Volume control apparatus of digital TV in home network system

The present invention relates to a digital TV, and more particularly, to a digital TV volume control apparatus based on a home network system that controls a volume of a digital TV based on voice information on a home network system.

In general, home automation for controlling the home appliances in the home at each home or remote is almost at the commercialization stage. In the early stages of home automation, each device was controlled separately using a telephone or infrared ray, and no connection was made between the devices. Now, a communication controller is used to establish a network between home appliances using communication means. A method for integrated management is used.

In the background of the appearance of the home network, refrigerators and washing machines, which have been called white household appliances, have been gradually digitized due to the development of digital signal processing technology. Also, due to the rapid development of home appliance operating system technology and high-speed multimedia communication technology, This is because technologies are emerging in the form of new, concentrated information appliances.

Here, the home network system includes an IT network, which is a network that is established for exchanging data between a personal computer and peripheral devices or providing Internet services, and an AV network, a network between home appliances that handles audio or video information, refrigerators, washing machines, and electronics. It can be classified into a living network, which is a network built for the purpose of simple control of home appliances such as ranges, lighting devices, gas alarms, air conditioners, and telephones.

That is, the home network system allows the user to conveniently control the home appliances through the internal network by connecting each home appliance through a network connection device so that a plurality of home appliances installed in the home can communicate with the network.

The conventional home network system can control various home appliances including a digital TV through a network, but when a peripheral device that generates sound while watching a digital TV is operated, the sound generated by the operation is not properly coped with. I couldn't.

In other words, when a peripheral device is operated and a sound is generated while watching a digital TV, the user has to increase or decrease the volume of the digital TV according to the type and size of the sound.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and outputs the status information on the operation of the peripheral device that generates sound on the home network system to the digital TV and automatically adapts to the sound generated by the peripheral device operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a digital TV volume control apparatus based on a home network system that can increase or decrease the volume of a PC.

Digital TV volume control device based on the home network system of the present invention is a peripheral device for generating sound during operation, a control module for outputting the status information including the operation status and peripheral information of the peripheral device, the input from the control module A home network controller for outputting status information, a memory unit installed in the digital TV to store volume information corresponding to the status information, and a volume installed in the digital TV and corresponding to the status information input from the home network controller A microcomputer for extracting information from the memory unit and outputting a control signal for controlling the volume of the digital TV according to the volume information extracted from the memory unit, and installed in the digital TV according to a control signal input from the microcomputer; Includes a volume control for adjusting the volume of your digital TV Characterized in that.

The microcomputer may be configured to selectively increase or decrease the volume according to the type of the peripheral device.

The state information may include sound generation information indicating that an operation is being performed when the sound is generated according to the operation state of the peripheral device, and main device information on the name of the peripheral device.

According to the present invention configured as described above, the volume of the digital TV can be automatically increased or decreased according to the operation of the peripheral device based on the home network system, thereby allowing the user to conveniently watch the digital TV without controlling the volume of the digital TV. Can be.

Hereinafter, a digital TV volume control apparatus based on a home network system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a digital TV volume control apparatus based on a home network system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Digital TV volume control device based on the home network according to an embodiment of the present invention is a peripheral device that generates sound during operation, such as the doorbell 11, curtains and blinds 21, telephone 31, and the status information of these peripherals To the home network control unit 30, the home network control unit 40 and the home network control unit 40 to receive the state information input from the control module and output the digital TV 50. The digital TV 50 for increasing or decreasing the volume, and the key input unit 60 for generating a key signal for operating various devices of the home network system with the home network control unit 40 are provided.

Ordinarily, the doorbell 11 is installed at the front door to generate a sound when operating a button for calling a person in the home, the curtains and blinds 21 are installed on the living room or a balcony of the balcony to inject light into the home or By blocking, a friction sound or driving sound of a motor (not shown) is generated when the curtain and the blind are moved, and the phone 31 generates a ring tone for reception.

For reference, in the present exemplary embodiment, the doorbell 11, the curtain and the blind 21, and the phone 31 are illustrated as generating the indoor sound, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the technical scope of the present invention generates the indoor sound. For example, it may include generating a warning sound by an operation of a heat sensor for preventing a fire, a gas sensor for detecting a gas, a human body sensor for detecting an external intruder, and a glass break sensor for detecting glass damage. something to do.

The doorbell control module 10, the curtain control module 20, and the phone control module 30 operate when sound is generated according to the operation state of the doorbell 11, the curtain and the blind 21, and the telephone 31. Along with the sound generation information indicating that this is being performed, and outputs the status information including the peripheral information on the peripheral device name to the home network controller 40.

The home network controller 40 receives status information from the control module and transmits the status information to the digital TV 50.

The digital TV 50 controls the increase and decrease of the volume according to the state information input from the home network control unit 40. The digital TV 50 controls the microcomputer 51, the memory unit 52, the volume control unit 53, and the remote controller 54. Equipped.

The memory unit 52 stores state information input from the home network controller 30 and volume information corresponding to the state information.

Here, the volume information is set to increase or decrease the volume according to the peripheral device information included in the state information, that is, the peripheral device name. For example, when state information is input from the doorbell control module 10, the telephone control module 30, or a module for controlling various sensors, the volume information is set to decrease the volume, and the state is provided from the curtain control module 20. When information is entered, it is set to increase the volume.

The volume adjusting unit 53 increases or decreases the volume of the digital TV according to the control signal input from the microcomputer 51. In the conventional digital TV 50, a configuration for increasing or decreasing the volume thereof is easily made by those skilled in the art. Since it can implement, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted here.

The microcomputer 51 generally controls the volume of the digital TV 50. When the status information is input from the home network controller 40, the microcomputer 51 extracts the volume information corresponding to the status information from the memory unit 52 and then the volume. The volume of the digital TV 50 is adjusted by controlling the volume adjusting unit 53 according to the information.

In this case, the volume is reduced for the sound or warning sound generated by the peripheral device, for example, the doorbell 11, the phone 31, and the sensor, which is beneficial to the user, and the sound that is not beneficial to the user, such as the curtain and the blind 21. Control the volume to increase.

The remote controller 54 inputs a user's control command to the digital TV 50 and inputs a corresponding key signal to control the operation of the digital TV 40 including channel and volume change and menu selection. The input of the key signal from the digital TV 50 is not limited to the remote controller 54 described above, but also through a key panel (not shown) installed on the front panel of the digital TV 50.

In general, channel and volume change and menu selection using the remote controller 54 or the key panel can be easily performed by those skilled in the art of the digital TV 50, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted here.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of a digital TV volume control apparatus based on a home network system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The operation process of the digital TV volume control device based on the home network system according to an embodiment of the present invention may be performed by an external person operating a button of the doorbell 11, a user controlling a curtain and a blind 21, or a telephone 31. When the peripheral device is operated (S10), such as ringing, the control module outputs their status information, that is, sound generation information and peripheral information, to the home network controller (S20), and the home network controller 40 is a digital TV. The above state information is transmitted to 50.

When the status information is input from the home network controller 30, the microcomputer 51 extracts volume information from the memory 52 according to the status information.

Here, since the volume information is stored to increase or decrease the volume according to the type of peripheral device, the microcomputer 52 selectively increases or decreases the volume according to the type of peripheral device. That is, when sound generation information is inputted from a peripheral device that generates sound that is beneficial to the user and a peripheral device that generates sound that is not beneficial to the user, the volume is reduced, and the sound that is not beneficial to the user. Increases the volume when sound generation information is input from the peripheral device that generates the signal.

Therefore, the microcomputer 51 checks whether the peripheral device information included in the state information input from the home network controller 40 is peripheral device information of the beneficial peripheral device (S30), and if the peripheral device information of the beneficial peripheral device is selected, the volume control unit 53 is determined. By controlling, the volume of the digital TV 50 is reduced, and if the peripheral information is not the peripheral information of the beneficial peripheral device, the volume is increased (S40).

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and can be carried out in various modifications within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a digital TV volume control apparatus based on a home network system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a digital TV volume control apparatus based on a home network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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10: doorbell control module 20: curtain control module

30: telephone control module 40: home network control

50: digital TV

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A peripheral device for generating sound in operation; A control module for outputting state information including an operation state of the peripheral device and peripheral device information; A home network controller configured to output the state information input from the control module; A memory unit installed in the digital TV and storing volume information corresponding to the state information; A control signal installed in the digital TV to control the volume of the digital TV according to the volume information extracted from the memory unit by extracting the volume information corresponding to the state information input from the home network controller from the memory unit; A microcomputer to output the; And And a volume control unit installed in the digital TV and configured to adjust a volume of the digital TV according to a control signal input from the microcomputer. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the microcomputer selectively controls the volume to increase or decrease the volume according to the type of the peripheral device. The home network of claim 1, wherein the state information includes sound generation information indicating that an operation is performed when sound is generated according to an operation state of the peripheral device, and main device information on the name of the peripheral device. Digital TV volume control system based on system.
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