KR20090074863A - Display device and method of controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A display device performing the restriction of image data and a control method thereof for performing the view restriction of the image data by preventing the reproduction of a specific sector are provided to supply view restriction efficiently by skipping the specific sector of the image data. A media interface unit receives image data from an image reproduction device(S20). A displaying unit displays the image data(S30). A controller determines whether the regeneration protecting setup instruction is received from the outside(S40). The displaying unit displays a menu screen for setting up the reproduction prevention(S50). The controller determines whether the regeneration protecting setup instruction of the specified section was inputted. A storing unit stores the information about the specified section in which the regeneration protecting is set up.

Description

Display device and method of controlling the same

The present invention relates to a display device, and to enable more effective viewing restriction of image data.

In general, image data is recorded using a medium configured for recording image data such as moving image information such as a digital video disc (DVD) or a video tape, and various image data is provided to a user by using the same.

In addition to the video data existing on the DVD or video tape, the user is provided with additional information of the video data, and the user can play the video data more effectively by using the provided additional information.

The additional information provided includes title information, running time information, plot, character information, and viewing grade (viewing grade information).

Accordingly, the user can check the title, the running time, the plot, the character information, and the viewing grade (viewing grade) of the image existing on the medium by using the information.

Here, the rating information is information for limiting the viewing of the video content according to the viewable age according to the adult, adolescent, or child, and using the viewing rating information to limit the indiscriminate viewing of the video content of the youth or children have.

However, at present, the average rating is set for the entire video, and only the rating is provided.

Therefore, even if the standard viewing grade of the entire video that the user wants to watch is '15 -year-old spectator ', there are some parts of violence or propaganda that are over 18 years of age in detail. Or there is a problem that can not effectively enforce the children's viewing restrictions.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, it is possible to set the playback prevention section of the video data provided through the DVD or video tape, and also based on the set playback prevention section specific section of the video data The purpose of the skip is to provide a more effective parental control function.

A display apparatus according to the present invention includes a display apparatus for receiving and displaying image data provided from an external image reproducing apparatus, comprising: a media interface unit for receiving image data provided from the image reproducing apparatus; An image processor which processes the received image data to display the image data; A display unit displaying the signal processed image data; A key input unit for receiving a request command from a user; A control unit controlling a reproduction prevention setting for a specific section of the displayed image data and storage of the set reproduction prevention section information according to a command input through the key input unit; And a memory unit configured to store the information of the set anti-reproducing section according to the control signal of the controller.

In addition, the display apparatus according to the present invention comprises a display apparatus for receiving and displaying image data provided from an external image reproducing apparatus, the display apparatus comprising: a memory unit for storing information on a reproduction preventing section; A media interface unit for receiving the image data provided from the image reproducing apparatus and the additional information of the image data; And determining whether there is a preset playback prevention section in the video data based on the provided additional information and the stored information about the playback prevention section, and controlling playback of video data provided from the video playback apparatus accordingly. It is configured to include a control unit.

In addition, the control method of the display apparatus according to the present invention includes a control method of a display apparatus for receiving and displaying image data provided from an external image reproducing apparatus, the method comprising: receiving image data provided from the image reproducing apparatus; Displaying the received image data; Setting a reproduction prevention for a specific section of the displayed image data; And storing information on a specific section of the image data in which the reproduction prevention is set.

In addition, the control method of the display apparatus according to the present invention is a control method of a display apparatus for receiving and displaying image data provided from an external image reproducing apparatus, the method comprising: receiving image data and additional information provided from the image reproducing apparatus ; Determining whether or not a preset play prevention interval exists in the received image data; And controlling the reproduction of the provided image data according to the presence or absence of the reproduction prevention section.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a display apparatus and a control method thereof may be configured to prevent playback of a specific section of image data and effectively skip the set playback prevention section, thereby preventing playback of a specific section inappropriate for adolescents and children to watch. Alternatively, there is an effect that can effectively limit children's indiscriminate viewing of the video.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments presented, and other embodiments included within the scope of other inventive inventions or the scope of the present invention can be easily made by adding, changing, or deleting other elements. I can suggest.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a display device according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a flow chart for explaining step by step how to set the play prevention interval of the display device according to the invention, Figure 3 is a view of the display device according to the invention It is a flowchart for explaining the regeneration prevention method step by step.

First, the display system according to the present invention is connected to the image reproducing apparatus 10 for providing image data and the image reproducing apparatus 10, as shown in Figure 1, the image data provided from the connected image reproducing apparatus It is configured to include a display device 100 for receiving and displaying.

In addition, the video playback apparatus 10 includes a first video playback apparatus, a second video playback apparatus, and a third video playback apparatus, which may include a game machine, a set-top box, a DVD player, a PC, and the like. The display device 100 is connected with the DVI or HDMI interface to provide various data to the display device.

In addition, the image reproducing apparatus 10 may be connected to each port of the display apparatus 100, and a plurality of image reproducing apparatuses are connected to one port to perform a corresponding operation based on a switch operation control. It can also be done.

The display apparatus 100 is connected to the image reproducing apparatus 10 and serves to display image data provided from the connected image reproducing apparatus.

Hereinafter, the detailed configuration of the display device will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the display apparatus includes a media interface unit 110 for receiving image data provided from the image reproducing apparatus 10 and an image processor 120 for signal processing of the received image data. ), A display unit 130 for displaying the signal processed image data, a key input unit 140 for receiving a request command from a user, and the display according to a command input through the key input unit 140. Control unit 150 for controlling the reproduction protection setting for the particular section of the image data and the storage of the information according to the set reproduction prevention section, and the menu screen generation unit 160 for generating a menu screen for setting the reproduction prevention section And a memory unit 170 for storing the information of the set anti-reproducing section according to the control signal of the controller 150.

Referring to the operation of the display device according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

The media interface 110 is connected to the image reproducing apparatus 10 to receive image data provided from the connected image reproducing apparatus 10 and viewing rating information of the image data according to time.

Here, the media interface 110 may be HDMI, for example, the HDMI is a new digital interface based on DVI, a DVD player, HDTV, set-top in a format that integrates video and audio signals into one digital interface. Used for A / V equipment such as boxes.

These HDMIs support standard, extended or HD video as well as standard-multi-channel audio signals, and a single terminal can transmit uncompressed digital video signals up to 6 gigabytes per second to the display.

In addition, HDMI consists of three independent communication channels, such as Transition Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS), Display Data Channel (DDC), and Consumer Electronics Control (CEC), which enable A / V data, device information, and control commands. Can send and receive

In particular, the CEC is an additional protocol for performing high-level control functions in the HDMI, and can be used in a small transmission speed and a small memory environment.

The received image data is processed by the image processor 120 and displayed on the display 130.

In this case, the image processor 120 includes an MPEG-2 decoder and a scaler (not shown) for converting the video data to fit the vertical frequency, resolution, aspect ratio, etc., according to the output standard of the display 130.

In addition, the display unit 150 may be applied to various types of display modules such as digital light processing (DLP), liquid crystal display (LCD), plasma display pannel (PDP), and the like.

The key input unit 140 is a means for receiving a desired command from the user, and may be, for example, a local key included in the remote controller or the display device, and receives a command input from the user and transmits the command to the controller 150. .

The controller 150 performs overall operation control of the display apparatus.

In addition, the controller 150 determines whether a play prevention setting command of a specific section is input through the key input unit 150 while displaying the image data, and controls the play prevention section setting accordingly.

That is, the additional information provided from the video reproducing apparatus generally includes the name, the plot, the character, the track information, the running time information, and the rating information of the corresponding video data.

However, the rating information provided is reference rating information for the overall portion of the corresponding video data, and there is a part that deviates from the reference rating rating in detail of the video data.

Therefore, there is a limit to effectively perform the user's viewing restriction only with the reference viewing grade of the image data. Accordingly, a command such as Play, Pause, Stop, FF, RW, etc. is inputted while displaying the image data. Move to a specific section of the data, and set the reproduction prevention function for the moved specific section, to effectively perform the usage restriction function.

Accordingly, the controller 150 controls a menu screen for setting the play prevention function to be displayed on the basis of a command input through the key input unit 140, and controls the display to be in a specific section in which play prevention is set on the displayed menu screen. Information is stored in the memory unit 170.

The memory unit 170 stores information about a reproduction prevention section set by the user under the control of the controller 150. The memory 170 is a ROM that allows a user to modify contents in the memory. The memory 170 may be an EEPROM capable of repeatedly erasing or writing a program again using a voltage higher than normal. In addition, the memory 120 may be replaced with a ROM and a switch inside the controller 170.

In addition, the information on the reproduction prevention section includes a title (Title), the corresponding track information, and the time information of the track, the video data is set the reproduction prevention.

Accordingly, the user can set the track and time that can be watched / unviewable while viewing the video data, thereby preventing the play of an inappropriate part for viewing by children, adolescents, etc., thereby effectively providing a parental control function.

In addition, the controller 150 controls the reproduction of the image data provided from the image reproducing apparatus 10 later on the basis of the information on the reproduction prevention section stored in the memory unit 170.

That is, when the image reproducing apparatus 10 is connected and provided with image data, it is determined whether a preset reproducing prevention section exists in the provided image data and selectively reproduces the image data according to the determination result. .

In other words, the title name of the provided video data is compared with the title name according to the stored reproduction preventing section information, and if the same information as the title name of the video data exists in the reproduction preventing section information, the reproduction is performed. The reproduction of the reproduction prevention section set in the video data is prevented based on the track information and the time information included in the prevention section information.

That is, the provided video data is reproduced normally, and skip signal output or black signal display is performed on the set reproduction prevention section to prevent reproduction of the specific section on which the reproduction prevention is set.

In this case, the controller 150 may determine the playback prevention section and output a signal for selectively skipping the section, and transmit the playback prevention section information to the connected video playback apparatus, thereby presenting the current from the video playback apparatus. It is also possible to control so that only the playable section is provided selectively.

In addition, the controller 150 controls the setting state of the set reproducing prevention section to be changed according to a command input through the key input unit 140.

That is, according to a command input through the key input unit 140, a menu screen for changing the setting state of the reproducing prevention section is displayed, and is input through the key input unit 140 on the displayed menu screen. According to a setting command, the state of the reproducing prevention section is changed, so that the user can selectively change the setting state of a specific section to reproducing prevention or reproducing.

As described above, the display apparatus according to the present invention sets the playback protection for a specific section of the image data and effectively skips the set playback prevention section, thereby preventing the playback of a specific section which is inappropriate for adolescents and children to watch. This can effectively limit their indiscriminate viewing of the video.

In the method for preventing playback of the display device according to the present invention configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 2, first, the image playback device is connected (S10).

Subsequently, image data provided from the connected image reproducing apparatus is received (S20).

Then, the received image data is displayed (S30).

Subsequently, it is determined whether a play preventing setting command is received from the outside (S40).

In response to the determination result (S40), when the reproduction prevention setting command is received, a menu screen for the reproduction prevention setting is displayed (S50).

Subsequently, it is determined whether a play prevention setting command of a specific section is input on the displayed menu screen (S60).

In addition, when the determination result (S60) is input of the play prevention setting command of the specific section, and stores the information on the specific section is set the play prevention (S70). In other words, the title name of the video data for which the reproduction prevention is set and the track information and the time information for the specific section are stored (S70).

In addition, in the reproduction prevention method for the reproduction prevention section set as described above, first, the image reproducing apparatus is connected (S100).

Subsequently, image data provided from the connected image reproducing apparatus and additional information of the image data are received (S110).

In operation S120, the received additional information is compared with the pre-stored reproduction prevention interval information.

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not a preset reproduction prevention section exists in the provided image data (S130). That is, it is determined whether the same information as the title name of the video data exists in the reproduction preventing section information.

In operation S130, when the preset reproduction prevention section exists, information on the reproduction prevention section preset in the image data is extracted (S140).

Subsequently, during the reproduction of the provided image data, the preset reproduction prevention section is skipped based on the extracted information (S150).

In addition, if there is no predetermined reproduction prevention section (S130), the received image data is reproduced normally (S160).

As described above, the display apparatus and the control method thereof according to the present invention set playback protection for a specific section of image data and effectively skip the set playback prevention section, thereby preventing playback of a specific section that is inappropriate for adolescents and children to watch. This can effectively limit the indiscriminate viewing of adolescents or children.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a display device according to the present invention

2 is a flowchart illustrating a step-by-step method of setting a play prevention interval of a display device according to the present invention.

3 is a flow chart for explaining step by step how to prevent playback of the display device according to the present invention.

<< Explanation of symbols for main part of drawing >>

10: video playback device 100: display device

110: media interface unit 120: image processing unit

130: display unit 140: key input unit

150: control unit 160: menu screen generating unit

170: memory

Claims (14)

A display apparatus for receiving and displaying image data provided from an external image reproducing apparatus, A media interface unit for receiving image data provided from the image reproducing apparatus; An image processor which processes the received image data to display the image data; A display unit displaying the signal processed image data; A key input unit for receiving a request command from a user; A control unit for controlling a reproduction prevention setting for a specific section of the displayed image data and information on the set reproduction prevention section according to a command input through the key input unit; And, And a memory unit configured to store the information of the set anti-reproducing section according to the control signal of the controller. The method of claim 1, The reproduction prevention section information includes a title name of the video data, track information and time information of a specific section in which the reproduction prevention is set. The method of claim 1, And a menu screen generation unit for generating a menu screen for changing the reproduction prevention section of the image data and the state of the set playback prevention section. A display apparatus for receiving and displaying image data provided from an external image reproducing apparatus, A memory unit for storing reproduction prevention section information; A media interface unit for receiving the image data provided from the image reproducing apparatus and the additional information of the image data; And, And a controller configured to determine whether a preset play prevention section exists in the video data based on the provided additional information and the stored play prevention section information, and control playback of the video data provided from the video playback device. Display device, characterized in that configured. The method of claim 4, wherein And the information on the reproduction prevention section is track name and time information of a specific section in which the title name of the image data and the reproduction prevention are set. The method of claim 5, If the same information as the title name of the provided video data is present in the reproduction prevention interval information, the controller skips a specific section in which the reproduction prevention is set in the image reproduction apparatus based on the stored track information and time information. Display apparatus, characterized in that for outputting a signal. The method of claim 5, If the same information as the title name of the provided video data exists in the reproduction prevention section information, the controller transmits the track information and time information for which the reproduction prevention is set to the connected image reproduction apparatus, and accordingly the image reproduction apparatus And controlling only the currently playable section to be selectively provided. A control method of a display apparatus for receiving and displaying image data provided from an external image reproducing apparatus, Receiving image data provided from the image reproducing apparatus; Displaying the received image data; Setting a reproduction prevention for a specific section of the displayed image data; And, And storing the information on the specific section in which the reproduction prevention is set. The method of claim 8, Storing the information on the specific section And storing the title name of the image data being played and track information and time information of a specific section in which the reproduction prevention is set. The method of claim 8, Displaying a menu screen for changing the state of the anti-reproducing section according to a command input from the outside; And changing the reproducing prevention section to a reproducible section on the menu screen. A control method of a display apparatus for receiving and displaying image data provided from an external image reproducing apparatus, Receiving image data provided from the image reproducing apparatus and additional information of the image data; Determining whether a preset play prevention section exists in the received image data; And, And controlling the reproduction of the provided image data according to the presence or absence of the reproduction prevention section. The method of claim 11, Determining whether the reproduction prevention section is present Comparing the additional information of the image data with pre-stored reproduction prevention section information; And determining whether or not a predetermined play prevention section exists in the image data according to the comparison result. The method of claim 12, Controlling the reproduction of the image data If there is a preset playback prevention section in the video data, selectively outputting a skip signal for a specific section of the provided video data according to track information and time information of the section in which the playback prevention is set; Control method of the display device. The method of claim 12, Controlling the reproduction of the image data Transmitting track information and time information of the reproducing prevention section to the video reproducing apparatus when a preset reproducing prevention section exists in the video data; And selectively receiving and displaying only a currently playable section from the image reproducing apparatus based on the transmitted track information and time information.

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