KR20100058247A - System and method for broadcasting watching by using dual screen portable device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and a method for broadcasting watching by using a dual screen portable device are provided to search broadcasting information conveniently by outputting the broadcasting to a simplified icon after downloading broadcasting information through a dual screen portable terminal. CONSTITUTION: A dual screen portable terminal displays EPG(Electronic Program Guide) information to at least one screen among dual screens(S110), and receives a broadcasting request through the touch sensing operation of the dual screen(S120). The terminal transmits the watching information of requested broadcasting(S130), and receives the broadcasting information corresponding to the requested broadcasting(S140). Based on the received broadcasting information, the terminal outputs broadcasting content to at least one dual screen(S150).

Description

Broadcasting method and system using dual screen portable terminal {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BROADCASTING WATCHING BY USING DUAL SCREEN PORTABLE DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a broadcast viewing method and system using a dual screen mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a broadcast viewing method and system for simply displaying a broadcast information as an icon in a dual screen based mobile terminal and watching broadcast contents through a dual screen. It is about.

Recently, the demand for watching various broadcast contents using a mobile terminal is increasing rapidly. In particular, a technology for receiving broadcast information and outputting a broadcast on a screen using a portable terminal equipped with a digital multimedia broadcasting system module has been developed.

Conventionally, broadcast information is received and output through one screen of a mobile terminal, and one channel can be viewed. In addition, since the broadcast information is output through one screen, it is difficult to provide broadcast information to viewers at the same time as watching the broadcast.

Accordingly, there is an urgent need for a broadcast viewing method and system capable of receiving and outputting broadcast information using a portable terminal based on a dual touch screen and simultaneously outputting one or more channels.

The present invention provides a broadcast viewing method and system that provides a user interface for conveniently searching for broadcast information by downloading broadcast information using a mobile portable terminal having a dual touch screen and outputting the stream information as a simplified icon.

The present invention implements a broadcast viewing method and system for outputting broadcast contents using a mobile portable terminal having a dual touch screen, and simultaneously outputs one or more channels and one or more angles to the dual touch screen and outputs a high quality image. It provides a broadcast viewing method and system that can be.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a broadcast viewing method using a dual screen portable terminal may include displaying electronic program guide (EPG) information on at least one of the dual screens, and detecting a touch of the dual screen to request a broadcast. Receiving broadcast information, transmitting viewing information of the requested broadcast, receiving broadcast information corresponding to the requested broadcast, and broadcasting content on at least one of the dual screens based on the received broadcast information; Outputting

According to an aspect of the invention, the step of displaying on the screen, the step of checking whether the electronic program guide (EPG) information is stored in the portable terminal, whether the electronic program guide (EPG) information is the latest information And checking the electronic program guide (EPG) information on at least one of the dual screens by using an icon.

According to an aspect of the present invention, if the electronic program guide (EPG) information is not stored in the portable terminal, the method may further include the step of downloading the electronic program guide (EPG) information from the broadcast server through the Internet network have.

According to an aspect of the present invention, if the electronic program guide (EPG) information is not the latest information, it may further comprise the step of downloading the electronic program guide (EPG) information from the broadcast server via the Internet network.

According to an aspect of the invention, the step of transmitting the viewing information of the requested broadcast, converting the viewing information of the requested broadcast to binary data to generate a transmission signal and transmitting the transmission signal to a broadcast server It may include a step.

The broadcast viewing system using the dual screen portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, an information storage unit for storing at least one of electronic program guide (EPG) information, broadcast content information and icon information, by detecting a touch of the dual screen An input detector for receiving a broadcast request, a viewer information transmitter for transmitting the viewer information of the requested broadcast to a broadcast server, a broadcast information receiver for receiving broadcast information corresponding to the requested broadcast, and the received broadcast information based on the received broadcast information; And a screen output controller configured to control output of electronic program guide (EPG) information or broadcast content on at least one of the dual screens.

According to an aspect of the invention, the electronic program guide (EPG) may further include a screen editing control unit for controlling the generation and screen layout of the icon including the information.

In one embodiment of the present invention, by using a mobile portable terminal having a dual touch screen to download the broadcast information and output as a simplified icon, the broadcast viewing method for providing a user interface that can conveniently retrieve the broadcast information And a system is provided.

In one embodiment of the present invention, by implementing a broadcast viewing method and system for outputting broadcast content using a mobile portable terminal having a dual touch screen, simultaneously outputting one or more channels, one or more angles to the dual touch screen The present invention provides a broadcast viewing method and system capable of outputting high quality video.

Hereinafter, with reference to the contents described in the accompanying drawings will be described in detail an embodiment according to the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to or limited by the embodiments. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a broadcast viewing method using a dual screen portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, in operation S110, electronic program guide (EPG) information may be displayed on at least one of the dual screens. That is, when the user wants to watch the broadcast content, the user can select the broadcast content to watch based on the EPG information displayed on the screen. Here, step S110 will be described in more detail below with reference to FIG. 2.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a method of displaying EPG information on a screen in the broadcast viewing method of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 2, in step S210, it may be determined whether the electronic program guide (EPG) information is stored in the portable terminal. For example, in the mobile portable terminal, it is possible to check whether EPG information of the available mobile broadcast is stored in the portable terminal.

In operation S220, when the EPG information of the available mobile broadcast is stored in the mobile terminal, it may be determined whether the EPG information is the latest information. That is, since the EPG information stored in the portable terminal at the time when the user wants to watch the broadcast content may not be the latest information, it may be checked whether the EPG information has been updated to the latest version.

In step S230, when the EPG information of the mobile broadcast available above is not stored in the portable terminal or the EPG information of the available mobile broadcast is stored in the portable terminal but is not the latest information, the EPG information from the broadcast server. You can download it. In this case, the broadcast server may be, for example, an IPTV providing server.

In addition, the EPG information may be included in broadcast information received from the broadcast server. For example, the broadcast information may include the EPG information, broadcast content information including a genre, time, format, and the like of broadcast content, icon information, and the like. In this case, the EPG information, broadcast content information, icon information, and the like may be separated from the received broadcast information, and the divided pieces of information may be used.

Also, for example, the broadcast information may be received through a mobile communication network or an internet network. For example, when receiving broadcast information from an IPTV broadcast server, broadcast information may be received through an internet network.

In operation S240, the electronic program guide (EPG) information may be output to at least one of the dual screens by using an icon. In this case, the EPG information may be separated from the received broadcast information and iconized and output on the at least one screen of the dual screens. In order to iconize the EPG information, the EPG information may be iconized using at least one of icon information included in the broadcast information or default icon information pre-stored in the mobile terminal.

Referring back to FIG. 1, in step S120, a touch request may be received by detecting a touch of the dual screen. That is, when a user wants to watch broadcast content, the user may touch an icon of a specific broadcast content on the screen, and may sense a touch to receive a command for broadcast request.

In operation S130, the viewing information of the requested broadcast may be transmitted to the broadcast server. In this case, step S130 may include generating a transmission signal by converting the viewing information of the requested broadcast into binary data and transmitting the transmission signal to a broadcast server.

That is, by detecting the user's touch of the screen, the viewer can convert the viewing information of the content that the user wants to view into binary data to generate a transmission signal, and transmit the transmission signal to the broadcast server. In this case, the broadcast signal may be transmitted through a mobile communication network, an internet network, or the like.

In operation S140, broadcast information corresponding to the requested broadcast may be received.

That is, when the broadcast server receiving the transmission signal transmits the broadcast information of the corresponding content to the portable terminal, the portable terminal may receive it. In this case, as mentioned above, the broadcast information may include EPG information, broadcast content information, icon information, and the like, and may be used by parsing it.

In operation S150, broadcast content may be output on at least one of the dual screens based on the received broadcast information. For example, the broadcast content may be output to one of the dual screens, and a menu for controlling the content may be output to the other screens. The output of the broadcast content will be described in more detail below with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6.

3 is a diagram illustrating a process of outputting a playback screen and a control screen through a dual screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, when watching a broadcast, broadcast EPG information may be viewed through an icon through a touch of the first screen 310 of a dual screen. In this case, the second screen 311 may output a guide message for viewing a broadcast.

When the user touches the first screen 310 to watch a broadcast, the user may output the broadcast EPG information, which is simplified as an icon, to the first screen 320. In this case, the second screen 321 may output a direction button or the like so that the user can select a desired channel.

Here, when the user selects a specific icon, the first screen 330 may output broadcast content. In this case, the second screen 331 may output a direction button for channel movement.

In addition, when the user presses a hot key (ex. A menu button), a control menu (including volume control, recording, sleep mode, etc.) for controlling the first screen 340 is displayed on the second screen 341. You can output it.

Accordingly, by separating the playback screen and the control screen and outputting them to the respective screens, the user can easily control the viewing of the broadcast even while viewing the broadcast content.

In addition, when the user wants to watch different images on the dual screen, the user can watch the dual channel and the dual angle through the present invention.

4 is a diagram for outputting a multi-channel broadcast on a dual screen according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, two or more channels may be simultaneously viewed in real time. For example, the ski relay channel may be viewed on the first screen 410 and the football relay channel may be viewed on the second screen 420. In this case, in order to control each viewing screen, a control menu such as semi-transparent channel adjustment and volume adjustment may be displayed on the watched screen using the overlay control screen function.

5 is a diagram for outputting a multi-angle broadcast on a dual screen according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, content that can be viewed from various angles according to the content may be simultaneously viewed from various angles through the first screen 510 and the second screen 520. For example, when transmitting data of broadcasting broadcasts data photographed at two or more angles, images of various angles can be watched, and as shown in FIG. 5, images are recorded according to various angles on a screen for observing animals. The video can be output to the dual screen. In addition, in a sports event, the first screen 510 may output an image of the camera taken from behind the soccer player, and the second screen 520 may output an image of the camera taken from the goalkeeper's time.

6 is a diagram for outputting high-definition broadcasting on a dual screen according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, one broadcast image may be divided into two screens through a dual screen and output, and it may be possible to watch a high quality video. Through this, it is possible to provide a broadcast viewing method that overcomes the difficulty in viewing a high-definition video due to the constraints of the size of the mobile terminal.

As described above, multi-channel video, multi-angle video, etc. can be viewed through the dual screen, and the user of the mobile terminal by providing a broadcast viewing method for viewing a high-definition video, etc. by expanding one image to two screens Can select and watch broadcast images in various modes.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a broadcast viewing system using a dual screen portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the broadcast viewing system using the dual screen portable terminal includes an input detector 710, a viewer information transmitter 720, a broadcast signal receiver 730, an information storage unit 740, and a screen output controller 750. ) May be included.

The input detector 710 may detect a touch of a dual screen. That is, when the user touches the screen to input a command for watching a broadcast content or controlling a screen, the user may receive a user's execution command by sensing the screen touch.

The audience information transmitter 720 may transmit the audience information of the broadcast corresponding to the touch of the dual screen to the broadcast server. In this case, the audience information transmitter 720 may include a transmission signal generator 721 and a transmission signal output unit 722.

The transmission signal generator 721 may generate the transmission signal by converting the viewing information of the broadcast touched by the user through the touch screen into binary data.

The transmission signal output unit 722 may transmit the generated transmission signal to the broadcast server. That is, the broadcast server may request broadcast information of a broadcast that the user wants to watch through transmission of a transmission signal.

The broadcast information receiver 730 may receive broadcast information corresponding to the touch of the dual screen. That is, the broadcast information corresponding to the transmission signal may be received from the broadcast server. In this case, the broadcast information receiver may interpret and parse various pieces of information included in the received broadcast information. For example, the broadcast information may include electronic program guide (EPG) information, content information, icon information, and the like, and may interpret and parse the one or more pieces of information.

The information storage unit 740 may store at least one of electronic program guide (EPG) information, content information, and icon information. That is, the information storage unit 740 may store broadcast information including EPG information, broadcast content information, icon information, and the like and various information necessary for controlling the mobile terminal.

The screen output controller 750 may control the output of electronic program guide (EPG) information or broadcast content on at least one of the dual screens based on the received broadcast information. Accordingly, the EPG information may be provided on the screen to select a broadcast to be watched, and the broadcast content may be output in response to the user's selection. Here, the screen output controller 750 may include an output mode controller 751 and an output menu controller 752.

The output mode controller 751 may control the output mode to allow the user to output a screen of various modes such as a multi channel image, a multi angle image, and a high quality image.

The output menu controller 752 may control a content output menu such as volume control, recording, sleep mode switching, and color adjustment of an image during content output.

In addition, the broadcast viewing system using the dual screen portable terminal may further include a screen editing control unit (not shown) for controlling the generation and screen arrangement of the icon including the EPG information.

As described above, the broadcast information can be conveniently searched by receiving the latest broadcast information through the portable terminal based on the dual touch screen, and simply outputting the EPG information as an icon.

In addition, by outputting a multi-channel image, a multi-angle image, a high-definition image through a portable terminal based on a dual touch screen, it is possible to implement a broadcast viewing method and system that is difficult to realize with a single touch screen.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which can be variously modified and modified by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Modifications are possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will belong to the scope of the present invention.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a broadcast viewing method using a dual screen portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a method of displaying EPG information on a screen in the broadcast viewing method of FIG. 1.

3 is a diagram illustrating a process of outputting a playback screen and a control screen through a dual screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram for outputting a multi-channel broadcast on a dual screen according to one embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram for outputting a multi-angle broadcast on a dual screen according to one embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram for outputting high-definition broadcasting on a dual screen according to one embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a broadcast viewing system using a dual screen portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

710: input detection unit

720: viewing information transmitter

730: broadcast signal receiver

740: information storage unit

750: screen output control

Claims (17)

Displaying electronic program guide (EPG) information on at least one of the dual screens; Sensing a touch of the dual screen to receive a broadcast request; Transmitting viewing information of the requested broadcast; Receiving broadcast information corresponding to the requested broadcast; And Outputting broadcast content to at least one of the dual screens based on the received broadcast information; Broadcast viewing method comprising a. The method of claim 1, Displaying on the screen, Checking whether the electronic program guide (EPG) information is stored in the mobile terminal; Checking whether the electronic program guide (EPG) information is up to date; And Outputting the electronic program guide (EPG) information to at least one of the dual screens by using an icon; Broadcast viewing method comprising a. The method of claim 2, If the electronic program guide (EPG) information is not stored in the portable terminal, downloading the electronic program guide (EPG) information from a broadcast server through an internet network; Broadcast viewing method further comprising. The method of claim 2, If the electronic program guide (EPG) information is not up to date, downloading the electronic program guide (EPG) information from a broadcasting server through an internet network; Broadcast viewing method further comprising. The method of claim 2, The step of outputting the electronic program guide (EPG) information on at least one screen of the dual screen using the icon, And displaying the electronic program guide (EPG) information using at least one of icon information and default icon information included in the broadcast information. The method of claim 1, Transmitting the viewing information of the requested broadcast, Generating a transmission signal by converting the viewing information of the requested broadcast into binary data; And Transmitting the transmission signal to a broadcast server Broadcast viewing method comprising a. The method of claim 1, The outputting of the broadcast content may include: And displaying a broadcast playback screen and a broadcast control screen on each of the dual screens. The method of claim 1, The outputting of the broadcast content may include: And displaying a multi channel image on the dual screen. The method of claim 1, The outputting of the broadcast content may include: And displaying a multi angle image on the dual screen. The method of claim 1, The outputting of the broadcast content may include: Broadcast viewing method, characterized in that for outputting the separated high-definition video on the dual screen. An information storage unit for storing at least one of electronic program guide (EPG) information, broadcast content information, and icon information; An input detector configured to detect a touch of a dual screen and receive a broadcast request; A viewing information transmitter for transmitting the viewing information of the requested broadcast to a broadcasting server; A broadcast information receiver configured to receive broadcast information corresponding to the requested broadcast; And A screen output controller configured to control output of electronic program guide (EPG) information or broadcast content on at least one of the dual screens based on the received broadcast information; Broadcast viewing system comprising a. The method of claim 11, Screen editing control unit for controlling the generation and screen layout of the icon including the electronic program guide (EPG) information Broadcast viewing system further comprising. The method of claim 11, The viewing information transmission unit, A transmission signal generator for converting the viewing information of the requested broadcast into binary data to generate a transmission signal; And Transmission signal output unit for transmitting the transmission signal to the broadcast server Broadcast viewing system comprising a. The method of claim 11, The broadcast information receiver, And receiving broadcast information including at least one of electronic program guide (EPG) information, broadcast content information, and icon information, and interpreting and parsing the received broadcast information. The method of claim 11, The screen output control unit, An output mode controller for controlling the screen output mode; And Output menu control unit to control the content output menu Broadcast viewing system comprising a. The method of claim 15, The output mode control unit, And controlling the output of at least one of a multi channel mode, a multi angle mode, and a high quality mode. The method of claim 15, The output mode control unit, And controlling to output a broadcast playback screen and a broadcast control screen on each of the dual screens.

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