KR20130024131A - Video display device, method of transmitting program information and receiving program information thereon - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An image display device, a program information transmitting method, and a program information receiving method are provided to share reservation watching information among users of various devices, thereby increasing opportunities of user selection. CONSTITUTION: A user interface unit(150) receives user selection for one or more reservation watching programs. A control unit(170) determines a sharing object program through properties of one or more programs. The control unit provides user interface for inputting a transmission condition of reservation watching information. A communication unit(105) transmits the reservation watching information to a sharing object device. [Reference numerals] (110) Tuner unit; (120) Demodulating unit; (130) Network interface unit; (135) External device interface unit; (140) Storage unit; (150) User interface unit; (160) OSD processing unit; (170) Control unit; (175) 3D conversion unit; (180) Display unit; (185) Audio output unit; (300) Remote control device

Description

VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF TRANSMITTING PROGRAM INFORMATION AND RECEIVING PROGRAM INFORMATION THEREON}

The present invention relates to a video display device, a method of transmitting program information and a method of receiving program information using the same, and more particularly, to a video display device and the like that can easily share information of a reserved and viewed program among registered video display devices.

The image display device is, for example, a device having a function of receiving and processing a broadcast image that a user can watch. The image display device displays, for example, a broadcast selected by a user on a display among broadcast signals transmitted from a broadcasting station. Currently, broadcasting is shifting from analog broadcasting to digital broadcasting worldwide.

Digital broadcasting refers to broadcasting for transmitting digital video and audio signals. Digital broadcasting is more resistant to external noise than analog broadcasting, so it has less data loss, is advantageous for error correction, has a higher resolution, and provides a clearer picture. In addition, unlike analog broadcasting, digital broadcasting is capable of bidirectional services.

On the other hand, as the number of content services and content providers that provide digital TV or digital broadcasting increases, finding programs suitable for the viewer's taste becomes complicated and difficult. For example, when a viewer who enjoys a 'drama' selects from several hundred channels and selects and watches only dramas, or performs reservation recording or recording, complicated operations such as searching for channels and entering a menu for reserved viewing are required.

The present invention provides a video display device and the like for sharing reservation viewing information between the video display device registered and shared by the characteristics of the program, such as the genre of the program in order to solve the above problems.

According to the present invention, the reserved viewing program information is transmitted from a single video display device to a device to be shared, and the reserved viewing information is displayed or stored according to the turn-on state of the device.

An image display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a storage unit for storing electronic program guide (Electronic Program Guide) information and information of the image display device to be shared; A user interface configured to receive a user selection for reserved viewing of at least one of the programs displayed as the electronic program guide; A control unit for determining whether the program is to be shared using characteristics of the at least one selected program and providing a user interface for receiving a condition for transmitting the information on the reserved viewing; And a communication unit which transmits the information on the reserved viewing to the video display device to be shared based on the input transmission condition.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an image display device includes a storage unit for storing electronic program guide information or image display device information to be shared; A communication unit configured to receive information on reserved viewing of a program from at least one of the video display devices to be shared; And a controller configured to display or store the reserved viewing information of the program according to a turn-on state of the video display device upon receiving the information about the reserved viewing of the program.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of transmitting program information for sharing viewing or recording of a program among a plurality of video display devices includes: reserving at least one program on a video display device on which video display device information to be shared is registered; Receiving a viewing; Determining whether a program is shared by using characteristics of the at least one selected program, and providing a user interface for receiving a condition for transmitting information about the reserved viewing; And transmitting the information about the reserved viewing to the video display device to be shared based on the transmission condition input through the user interface.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of receiving a program using an image display device includes storing electronic program guide information or image display device information to be shared; Receiving information about a reserved viewing of a program from at least one of the video display devices to be shared; And displaying the reserved viewing information of the program according to the turn-on state of the image display device upon receiving the information on the reserved viewing of the program.

According to the present invention, reservation viewing information can be easily shared among users of devices having various tastes, thereby increasing user selection opportunities or user convenience.

1 is a system configuration diagram for a program transmission method and a program reception method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a configuration of a video display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3A to 3F are examples of display screens for registering a sharing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4A to 4C are examples of display screens for transmitting reservation viewing information to a sharing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A through 5B are examples of display screens for receiving reservation viewing information in a sharing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart for transmitting program information to a sharing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart for receiving program information in a sharing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an image display device and its operations according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The video display device according to the embodiment of the present invention is an intelligent video display device that adds a computer support function to a broadcast reception function, for example, and is equipped with an internet function while being faithful to a broadcast reception function, It is more convenient to use interface such as touch screen or space remote control. In addition, by being connected to the Internet and a computer with the support of a wired or wireless Internet function, it is possible to perform functions such as e-mail, web browsing, banking or gaming. A standardized general-purpose OS can be used for these various functions.

Therefore, the video display device described in the present invention can freely add or delete various applications, for example, on a general-purpose OS kernel, so that various user-friendly functions can be performed. More specifically, the video display device may be, for example, a network TV, an HBBTV, a smart TV, or the like, and may be applied to a smartphone according to circumstances.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG.

As used herein, terms used in the present invention are selected from general terms that are widely used in the present invention while taking into account the functions of the present invention, but these may vary depending on the intention or custom of a person skilled in the art or the emergence of new technologies. In addition, in certain cases, there is a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in the corresponding description of the invention. Therefore, it is intended that the terminology used herein should be interpreted based on the meaning of the term rather than on the name of the term, and on the entire contents of the specification.

1 is a system configuration diagram for a program transmission method and a program reception method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a system for a program transmission method and a program reception method according to an embodiment may include at least one image display device 100, 200, 300, and a server 10.

The server 10 may produce or distribute a program or an application for a program transmission method or a program reception method operated according to an embodiment of the present invention. The server 10 may operate a network for distributing an application. According to an embodiment, the server 10 may include a terrestrial broadcaster, a cable broadcaster (System Operator) or an MSO (Multiple System Operator), a satellite broadcaster, and an Internet broadcaster. It may be composed of a content provider, a service provider, a network provider that produces and provides content such as an Internet broadcaster, but is configured as a separate relay server that connects these and video display devices. May be

The server 10 may include information about a plurality of video display devices on which a program or an application for a program transmission method or a program reception method operates according to an embodiment of the present invention, for example, ID, identification information (Electronic Serial Number), and IP. You can store and manage access information such as

In addition, the server 10 may temporarily store reserved viewing information transmitted from one video display device and transmit the reserved viewing information to the video display device to which the reserved viewing information should be received. That is, the server 10 may manage reservation viewing information between video display devices and relay data transmission and reception. For example, when the reserved viewing information is transmitted from the video display device 100 to which the reserved viewing of the program is input to the other video display device 200, the video display device 200 to be transmitted is turned off. In this case, the reserved viewing information may be temporarily stored, and when the turn-on of the video display device 200 is detected, the stored reserved viewing information may be transmitted to the video display device 200.

The reserved viewing information according to an embodiment of the present invention is reserved viewing when a user selects reserved viewing for at least one program from a plurality of program lists displayed in the electronic program guide, and the corresponding program is a genre registered by the user. It may be information transmitted to the device to share. The reserved viewing information is data related to the reserved watched program, and may include, for example, related data for describing the program, such as identification information, program title, producer information, version information, etc. of the corresponding program.

The video display device 100 is an arbitrary device on which an application for executing a program transmission method or a program reception method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be installed. The video display device 100 may include a network TV, a computer, a laptop computer, a smartphone, a mobile phone, It may be composed of any device capable of network connection, such as a set-top box.

Also, the video display device 100 may select a program genre to be shared with other video display devices when an application executing a program transmission method or a program reception method according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed. The program genre is an exemplary configuration of characteristics of a program that a user wants to share with other video display devices according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this specification, the reserved viewing is shared based on the program genre, but any characteristic of a program that the user wants to share, such as a series title other than that, a list of programs cast by a specific performer, and a list of programs produced by a specific producer This can be

In order to share the reserved viewing information, the video display device 100 may have identification information such as an ID, and as shown in FIG. 1, a preferred genre may be specified and registered. In FIG. 1, the image display device 100 and the image display device 200 are registered according to a common program characteristic of 'drama'. For example, when a program of a drama genre is reserved and viewed on the video display device 100, the user may select another video display device 200 and transmit corresponding reservation viewing information.

The description of the image display device 100 described above may be applied to other image display devices 200 and 300.

2 is a block diagram of a configuration of a video display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition to the function of receiving content through the network, the video display device 100 may be added with a function of receiving a broadcast signal in the form of an RF signal through a tuner 110 through a wireless or cable.

Referring to FIG. 2, the video display device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a storage unit 140 that stores electronic program guide information and information of a video display device to be shared, and the electronic program. A user interface unit 150 for receiving a user selection for at least one reservation viewing among programs displayed as a guide; A controller 170 that determines whether a program is shared by using characteristics of the at least one selected program and provides a user interface for receiving a condition for transmitting information about the reserved viewing; And a communication unit 105 that transmits the information on the reserved viewing based on the input transmission condition to a device to be shared.

The communication unit 105 may receive content from an iptv provider, a content provider, or any service provider that provides a VOD service. The received content may include content such as a movie, an advertisement, a game, a VOD, a broadcast signal, and related information.

The communication unit 105 may include a tuner 105 for receiving a transport stream such as a broadcast signal transmitted from an external source such as an IPTV provider, a content service provider, a cable network, and a VSB (Vestigial Sideband) demodulation process. And a demodulator 120 for outputting a transport stream through an error correction process, and a network interface 130 for receiving contents through a network.

The broadcast signal received through the tuner 105 is separated into a variety of additional data defined as a video signal, an audio signal, and program and system information protocol (PSIP) information by a demultiplexer (not shown), and output in the form of a bit stream. do. The demultiplexer may be implemented by being included in the controller 170.

The communication unit 105 according to an embodiment of the present invention transmits reserved viewing information transmitted to another video display device to a server through a network or displays another video to be transmitted when a program is reserved and watched on a video display device. Can be sent to the device. The reservation viewing information may be transmitted using, for example, PSIP / SI.

The video data separated by the demultiplexer is processed by the image signal processor 175 and displayed on the display 180. In this case, the image signal processor 175 may include an MPEG-2 decoder and a scaler that converts the video data to match the vertical frequency, resolution, aspect ratio, and the like of the output standard of the display unit 180.

Here, the display unit 180 may use various types of displays such as digital light processing (DLP), liquid crystal display (LCD), plasma display panel (PDP), and the like.

The audio signal is processed by the voice signal processor (not shown) and output to the audio output unit 185. The voice signal processor may include an AC-3 decoder.

Meanwhile, the additional data included in the additional data separated through the demultiplexer may be stored in the storage 140 to be described later.

The storage 140 may be implemented by an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM).

Storage unit 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the application installation file for the program transmission method and reception method, when the user registers the program characteristics, such as the genre of the program, registered program characteristic information, user information, the user Other registered video display device information can be stored.

Data in a form that can be output on the image signal processor 175 on the storage 140 may be reproducible data described herein.

The user interface unit 150 is a means for receiving a request command from a user, and generally includes an infrared receiver for receiving an infrared signal input through a remote controller or a local key input unit provided at one side of the panel. The user interface 150 may receive an infrared signal or a wireless communication signal from a remote control device 200 such as a remote controller.

The user interface 150 according to the present invention may receive data for the characteristics of a program and data for registering the image display device to be shared.

The network interface unit 130 receives content or data from a content provider or a network operator through a network. That is, content such as broadcasts, games, VODs, broadcast signals, and the like, which are provided from a content provider through a network, are received. In addition, the network interface unit 130 receives the update information and the update file of the firmware provided by the network operator.

The OSD processor 160 may generate a menu screen for receiving a user's determination signal in the form of an OSD. Also, the OSD processor 160 may display information related to the content received through the network interface 130 through the display 130.

The external device interface unit 135 is an interface capable of receiving input from another playback device such as a DVD player, a game machine, or the like. Another playback device may be connected to the external device interface unit 135 to output the multimedia stored in the playback device to the display unit 180.

The controller 170 performs overall operation control according to a command input from the user interface 150. The controller 170 may receive and execute an update file of software, that is, firmware, of the content provider.

The controller 170 according to an embodiment of the present invention determines that the selected program is to be shared when the user selects and watches a specific program, when the program structure such as the genre of the program is a predetermined characteristic for sharing the program. can do. Accordingly, a user interface may be provided to receive the selection of the video display device to be shared. This will be described later. The user may input a transmission condition for the reserved viewing information using the user interface. The transmission condition for the reserved viewing information may include image display device information to be transmitted (shared) and detailed setting information of the transmission data.

The image display device information to be transmitted (shared) may include identification information (ESN, etc.) and user ID information of the image display device.

The detailed setting information of the transmission data may include identification information of the reserved watched program, reserved viewing time information, and other detailed information of the reserved watched program.

The controller 170 which has received the transmission condition for the reserved viewing information through the user interface 150 may control to transmit the corresponding information to the video display device to be shared through the communication unit 105.

According to an embodiment, the image display device 100 according to the present invention may output a 3D image. The menu screen of the video display device 100 may be provided in 3D, and may be received and output even when the content provided by the content provider is 3D content. To this end, the image signal processing apparatus 175 may further include a 3D formatter (not shown) for outputting a 3D image.

Hereinafter, an example for transmitting or receiving program information according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to a screen displayed on a video display device. In the description, the genre of the program is described as an example of the program characteristics of the present invention.

3A to 3F are examples of a display screen for registering a shared video display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3A, when an application is installed, a user may first register a genre of a program to be shared. In FIG. 3A, 'drama' is selected as a preferred genre.

In FIG. 3B, another video display device registered by selecting 'drama' as a preferred genre is registered as a video display device to be shared. Referring to FIG. 3B, a user may search for an image display device to share using the user search window 50. Meanwhile, if there are shared video display devices preset by the user, a new video display device may be added and registered. In the case of addition, a preset list 51 of the shared video display device may be displayed. The video display devices displayed on the list 51 of the shared video display device may be displayed as IDs, but are not limited thereto and may be displayed as other characteristics of the video display device.

In FIG. 3C, a user searches for an image display device including "sun screen" using the search box 50, and two are displayed as search results 54. The user is selecting the video display device whose ID is "Lee Sun-young".

In FIG. 3D, detailed settings for registering "Lee Sun-Young" as a shared user may be further input. For example, when the user wants to transmit all reservation viewing information to the user "Lee Sun-young" every time he / she makes a reservation viewing, "YES" may be selected as "send all reservation viewing". In addition, if the user wants to disclose his or her information to the user "Lee Sun-young" during the transmission of the reservation viewing, "YES" may be selected as "my information disclosure setting". When the transmission detailed setting is input and the user selects the registration 57, the video display device having the ID of “Lee Sun Young” may be registered as a group of the preferred genre “drama”.

3E and 3F illustrate an example in which a screen indicating that a user is registered as a shared user may be displayed on an image display device having an ID of “Lee Sun Young” registered as a shared user.

Referring to FIG. 3E, the "shared user registration menu 58" may be displayed while the content is displayed on the "Lee Sun-Young" video display device. The user can check the information of Kim Ki-hoon who registered himself by selecting 'OK'.

Referring to FIG. 3F, user information 59 about 'Kim Ki Hoon' is displayed. The user may check the user information 59 to select whether or not he / she shares reservation viewing information with a user named 'Kim Ki Hoon'.

4A to 4C are examples of display screens for transmitting reservation viewing information to a sharing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 4A, the electronic program guide is displayed and the user can select " Friends " among the programs and select " view reservation " 61 to reserve and watch the corresponding program. In FIG. 4B, when the user selects the viewing reservation 61, an input window 62 for transmitting reservation viewing information of the corresponding program may be displayed. The input window 62 for transmitting the reservation viewing information may be displayed together on the electronic program guide as in FIG. 4B, but may be displayed independently. Meanwhile, as described above, the input window 62 is not displayed every time the user selects the viewing reservation 61 and the input window 62 is determined by the control unit whether the program is a preset program to be shared. ) Can be displayed.

In FIG. 4C, a user may input a transmission condition for transmitting reservation viewing information. 4C is an example of a user interface for receiving a transmission condition for transmitting information on a reserved viewing. The transmission condition may include, for example, information of an image display device to transmit information about reserved viewing, and the data to be transmitted.

In detail, the user may select a user to transmit the reserved viewing information from the user list 70 capable of sharing the reserved viewing information. In addition, the user can transmit the reserved viewing information to all the users included in the user list 70 that can share the reserved viewing information by selecting " send all 72 ".

Meanwhile, when searching for and transmitting a new user not included in the user list 70, the "user search" 74 may be used.

In addition, if a user wants to send reserved viewing information to a user in another group, for example, a group who registered 'Sports' as a favorite genre, rather than a shared user who has registered 'drama' as a favorite genre, Selection 73 "may be used.

In addition, the user can use the list 80 of detailed information of the data to be transmitted for setting detailed information on the transmission data, the title information of the selected program such as "Friends", identification information of the program such as "es87st1", It is possible to set whether to send all the detailed information of the program such as "season # 2 15th", the manufacturer information of the program such as "ABC", or only "title".

When the user selects the transmission 71 or the entire transmission 72, the reserved viewing information of the corresponding program is transmitted to the video display device to be shared.

On the other hand, the information about the reservation viewing may also be transmitted to the server. When transmitted to the server, the server may determine whether the video display device to be shared is turned off, and in this case, temporarily store information on the reserved viewing in the server.

5A through 5B are examples of display screens for receiving reservation viewing information in a sharing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5A, reservation viewing information 90 transmitted from the user Kim Ki-hoon is displayed. 5A illustrates a case where the reserved viewing time of the program is earlier than the current time.

Meanwhile, the reception and display time of the reservation viewing information may vary according to the turn-on state of the video display device receiving the reservation viewing information.

According to an embodiment, the server relaying the reserved viewing information may determine whether the reception video display device is turned on, store it when the reception video display device is turned off, and transmit it when the reception video display device is turned on. have.

According to another exemplary embodiment, the reserved video display device itself may receive and store the reserved viewing information once, and determine whether to display the device when the device is turned on and display the reserved viewing information.

For example, in FIG. 5A, when a video display device is turned on when receiving information about reserved viewing of a program, and the program start time included in the reserved viewing information of the program is later than the current time, whether or not the reserved viewing of the program is performed. The menu 90 for selecting is displayed. The user may select the reserved viewing to automatically perform the reserved viewing.

As another example, in FIG. 5B, when the video display device is turned on when receiving information about reserved viewing of a program, and the current time is between the start time of the program and the end time of the program, whether to watch the program or not is selected. The menu 91 for receiving is displayed. If the user selects "Watch", the user can move to the channel where the program is transmitted.

On the other hand, although not shown, when the video display device is turned off when the information on the reserved viewing of the program is received, and the time when the reception video display device is turned on after the program end time, the reserved viewing information is displayed. There is no need to display it, so no action is taken.

6 is a flowchart for transmitting program information to a sharing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of transmitting reserved viewing information of a corresponding program on a video display device that reserved and watched a program.

In step S11, the electronic program guide is displayed.

In step S12, a reserved viewing for a specific program is received.

In step S13, the video display device determines whether the program is to be shared by using characteristics of a specific program, for example, a genre.

In step S14, if it is determined that the program to be shared, a user interface for receiving the transmission condition of the information on the reserved viewing is provided and the transmission condition is received.

In step S15, reservation viewing information is transmitted according to the input transmission condition.

7 is a flowchart for receiving program information in a sharing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of an operation of a video display device that receives reservation viewing information from a video display device that has reserved a program. Video display device information to be shared may be pre-stored on the received video display device.

In step S21, reserved viewing information of a program is received from at least one of the video display devices to be shared.

In step S22, the power state of the reception image display device is checked. When the video display device is turned on, the reservation viewing information may be displayed as in step S25 and a user selection may be input (step S26). Meanwhile, a menu for reserved viewing may be displayed or a menu for viewing may be displayed based on a current time and a start time of a reserved watched program.

In step S23, the reserved viewing information is stored when the reception video display device is turned off.

In step S24, it is determined whether the received video display device is turned on and the reserved and watched program time has elapsed.

In step S25, if the reception image display device is turned on and the reserved viewing program time has not elapsed, the reserved viewing information is displayed.

In the above, an example of operating in the video display device receiving the reserved viewing has been described. As described above, the reserved viewing information may be stored and displayed according to the turn-on state of the reception image display device.

In the above, the image display device, the program information transmission method, and the program information reception method according to an embodiment of the present invention have been described.

The image display device and the image signal processing method according to the present invention are not limited to the configuration and method of the embodiments described as described above, but the embodiments are all or all of the embodiments so that various modifications can be made. Some may be optionally combined.

On the other hand, the image signal processing method of the image display device of the present invention can be implemented as a processor-readable code on a processor-readable recording medium provided in the image display device. The processor-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by the processor is stored. Examples of the processor-readable recording medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, and the like, and may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave such as transmission over the Internet. . The processor-readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the processor-readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

100: video display device
105: communication unit
110: tuner
120: demodulator
130: network interface unit
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Claims (24)

In the video display device for sharing the reserved viewing or recording of the program between a plurality of video display devices,
A storage unit which stores electronic program guide information and information of an image display device to be shared;
A user interface configured to receive a user selection for reserved viewing of at least one of programs displayed as the electronic program guide;
A control unit for determining whether the program is to be shared using characteristics of the at least one selected program and providing a user interface for receiving a condition for transmitting the information on the reserved viewing; And
And a communicator configured to transmit information about the reserved viewing to a video display device to be shared based on the input transmission condition. The method of claim 1,
The characteristics of the program include the genre of the program,
The transmission condition may include at least one of information of the video display device to transmit the information about the reserved viewing, the data to be transmitted,
If the genre of the program is a preset genre for sharing the program, the controller determines that the selected program is to be shared, and controls to display a user interface for receiving a transmission condition for transmitting information about the reserved viewing. Video display equipment. The method of claim 2,
The video display device information is information on a video display device registered as the preset genre for sharing a program, and includes at least one of video display device identification information and video display device ID. The method of claim 2,
The data to be transmitted includes at least one of title information of the selected program, identification information of the program, detailed information of the program, and manufacturer information of the program. The method of claim 2,
And at least one of the electronic program guide and a user interface for receiving the transmission condition. The method of claim 5,
The user interface for receiving the transmission condition comprises a list of video display devices to share the reserved viewing information for the program, a list of detailed information of the data to be transmitted. The method of claim 1,
The communication unit further comprises transmitting information about the reserved viewing to a server. The method of claim 7, wherein
And the server stores information about the reserved viewing in a server when the video display device to be shared is turned off. In the video display device for sharing the reserved viewing or recording of the program,
A storage unit which stores electronic program guide information or image display device information to be shared;
A communication unit configured to receive information on reserved viewing of a program from at least one of the video display devices to be shared;
A control unit which controls to display or store the reserved viewing information of the program according to a turn-on state of the image display device upon receiving the information on the reserved viewing of the program; Image display device comprising a. 10. The method of claim 9,
The controller may be configured to determine whether to reserve the program when the video display device is turned on when the information on the reserved viewing of the program is turned on, when the program start time included in the reserved viewing information of the program is after the current time. An image display device for displaying a menu for selection. 10. The method of claim 9,
The control unit may be configured to select whether to watch a program when the video display device is turned on when the information on the reserved viewing of the program is turned on and the current time is between the start time of the program and the end time of the program. Video display device to display. The method according to claim 9,
And the controller is configured to store the received reserved viewing information in the video display device or transmit it to a server when the video display device is turned off when the information on the reserved viewing of the program is received. In the program information transmission method for sharing the reserved viewing or recording of the program between a plurality of video display device,
Receiving reservation viewing for at least one program on a video display device on which video display device information to be shared is registered;
Determining whether a program is shared by using characteristics of the at least one selected program, and providing a user interface for receiving a condition for transmitting information about the reserved viewing;
And transmitting the information about the reserved viewing to the video display device to be shared based on the transmission condition input through the user interface. The method of claim 13,
Registering image display device information to be shared; And
And storing the registered video display device information. The method of claim 13,
The characteristics of the program include the genre of the program,
The transmission condition may include at least one of information of the video display device to transmit the information about the reserved viewing, the data to be transmitted,
The determination of the program to be shared includes determining that the selected program is a program to be shared when the genre of the program is a preset genre for sharing the program.
The user interface is a user interface for receiving a transmission condition for transmitting the information about the reserved viewing, and includes a list of video display devices to share the reserved viewing information for the program and a list of detailed information of the data to be transmitted. Program information transmission method. 16. The method of claim 15,
The image display device information is information about an image display device registered as the preset genre for sharing a program, and includes at least one of image display device identification information and image display device ID. 16. The method of claim 15,
The data to be transmitted includes at least one of title information of the selected program, identification information of a program, detailed information of a program, and manufacturer information of a program. 16. The method of claim 15,
Displaying the electronic program guide, and
And displaying at least one of a user interface for receiving the transmission condition. The method of claim 1,
And transmitting information about the reserved viewing to a server. 20. The method of claim 19,
And when the video display device to be shared is turned off, the server stores information on the reserved viewing in a server. In the program information receiving method for sharing the reserved viewing or recording of the program between a plurality of video display device,
Storing video display device information to be shared;
Receiving information about a reserved viewing of a program from at least one of the video display devices to be shared; And
And displaying the reserved viewing information of the program according to a turn-on state of the image display device upon receiving the information on the reserved viewing of the program. The method of claim 21,
The displaying may include: when the video display device is turned on when the information on the reserved viewing of the program is received, when the program start time included in the reserved viewing information of the program is after the current time, the reserved viewing of the program. And displaying a menu for receiving a selection. The method of claim 21,
The displaying may include selecting whether to watch a program when the video display device is turned on when the information on the reserved viewing of the program is turned on, when a current time is between a start time of the program and an end time of the program. Program information receiving method comprising the step of displaying a menu for. The method of claim 21,
And transmitting the received reserved viewing information to a server when the image display device is turned off when the information on the reserved viewing of the program is received.

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