KR20150051770A - Apparatus and method for controlling of image display device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling an image display device, which increases a matching rate between each broadcast channel of an image display device such as a television and broadcast channel information of an electronic program guide (EPG). The apparatus for controlling an image display device according to the embodiments disclosed in the specification detects broadcast channels not matched with the broadcast channel information in matching broadcast channels with broadcast channel information within EPG data; shows a list of broadcast channel information of EPG data that can be matched with the selected non-matching broadcast channels on a display when the non-matching broadcast channels detected are selected; and comprises a control unit which transmits a first broadcast channel information as the broadcast channel information matched with the non-matching broadcast channel to a server when the first broadcast channel information is selected from the shown list of the broadcast channel information.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a control device for a video display device,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control apparatus and method for a video display device.

The image display device includes both a device for receiving and displaying a broadcast, a device for recording and reproducing a moving image, and a device for recording and reproducing audio. The video display device includes, for example, a television, a computer monitor, a projector, a tablet, and the like. As the functions of such a video display device are diversified, a multimedia device (multimedia player) having a complex function of shooting a picture or a video, receiving a game, receiving a broadcast, etc. in addition to a function of broadcasting, . A plurality of icons (contents) for executing application programs are displayed on the desktop (or standby) screen of the video display device. When the icon is selected, the application program linked to the selected icon is executed. A method and apparatus for providing a digital multimedia broadcasting service according to the related art are disclosed in Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0115017.

The present invention provides a control apparatus and method for a video display device capable of increasing a matching rate between broadcast channels of an image display device (e.g., a television) and broadcast channel information of an EPG (Advanced EPG) have.

An apparatus for controlling an image display apparatus according to embodiments disclosed herein includes a tuner for searching broadcast channels; A display unit; Detecting a broadcast channel that is mismatched with the broadcast channel information when matching the broadcast channel information in the searched broadcast channels and EPG data, and if the detected mismatched broadcast channel is selected, The method comprising: displaying on the display unit a broadcast channel information list of EPG data that can be matched to a mismatched broadcast channel; if the first broadcast channel information is selected from the displayed broadcast channel information list, And transmitting the broadcast channel information to the server as broadcast channel information matched with the channel.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the control unit displays information on the detected mismatching broadcast channel on the display unit, and when the information on the mismatched broadcast channel is selected, A broadcast channel information list of possible EPG data can be displayed on the display unit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when the mismatching broadcast channel is selected, the control unit may change the broadcast channel information that can be matched with the selected mismatching broadcast channel to the mismatching broadcast channel And can be displayed on the display unit.

As an example related to the present specification, the broadcast channel information list may be a list of one or more broadcast channel information in which a broadcast channel name or program schedule information matches the selected non-matched broadcast channel.

As an example related to the present specification, the broadcast channel information list may be a list including one or more broadcast channel information including a broadcast channel name of the selected mismatching broadcast channel.

As an example related to the present specification, the controller sets the broadcast channel name as a highest priority and displays broadcast channel information including the broadcast channel name from the broadcast channel information list as a highest priority in the broadcast channel information list .

In one embodiment of the present invention, when the mismatching broadcast channel is selected, the control unit displays a broadcast channel information list of EPG data that can be matched to the selected mismatched broadcast channel on the display unit, And displays a broadcast program corresponding to the matched broadcast channel on the display unit. The broadcast program may include at least one of a current broadcast channel name, a current broadcast program name, and a current broadcast program schedule information.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the controller generates a message requesting selection of broadcast channel information matched with the selected mismatched broadcast channel from a list of broadcast channel information of the EPG data, Can be displayed.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the broadcast channel information list includes a plurality of broadcast channel information that can be matched with the selected non-matched broadcast channel, and the second broadcast channel information among the plurality of broadcast channel information is And may have a given priority.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when the second broadcast channel information having the priority is selected, the controller transmits the selected second broadcast channel information to the server as broadcast channel information matched with the mismatched broadcast channel The server may update the EPG data based on the selected second broadcast channel information and transmit the updated EPG data to the video display device.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling an image display apparatus, the method comprising: searching broadcast channels through a tuner; Detecting a broadcast channel that is mismatched with the broadcast channel information when matching the broadcast channel information in the searched broadcast channels with EPG (Electronic Program Guide) data; Displaying a broadcast channel information list of EPG data that can be matched to the selected mismatched broadcast channel on the display unit when the detected mismatched broadcast channel is selected; And transmitting the selected first broadcast channel information to the server as broadcast channel information matched with the mismatched broadcast channel if the first broadcast channel information is selected from the displayed broadcast channel information list.

The apparatus and method for controlling an image display apparatus according to embodiments of the present invention can increase the matching rate of broadcast channel information of an image display apparatus (e.g., a television) and broadcast channel information of an EPG (Advanced EPG). For example, the apparatus and method for controlling a video display device according to embodiments of the present invention may include a broadcast channel information of an EPG (Advanced EPG) that is mismatched with a specific broadcast channel of a video display device (E.g., a television) by displaying a list of broadcast channel information that can be matched to the specific broadcast channel and matching any broadcast channel information selected from the broadcast channel information list to the specific broadcast channel, And the broadcasting channel information of the EPG (Advanced EPG) can be increased.

The apparatus and method for controlling a video display device according to embodiments of the present invention can increase the matching rate of broadcast channel information of each video channel of an image display device (e.g., a television) and EPG (Advanced EPG) In addition, the user can quickly check the broadcast channel information matched with the mismatched broadcast channel. For example, an apparatus and method for controlling an image display apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention includes: broadcasting channel information of an EPG (Advanced EPG) mismatching with a specific broadcast channel of an image display apparatus (e.g., a television) When there is a predetermined broadcast channel, the broadcast channel information that is matched and prioritized to the specific broadcast channel is displayed, and thus the broadcast channel information matched with the mismatched broadcast channel based on the broadcast channel information having the priority is quickly Can be confirmed.

1 is a block diagram showing an image display apparatus and an external input apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the external input device shown in FIG. 1 in detail.
FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing the mutual operation of the video display device and the external input device according to the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an image display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating information of a mismatched broadcast channel displayed on a display unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a broadcast channel information list displayed on a display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an image display apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the technical idea of the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly explain the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and like parts are denoted by similar reference numerals throughout the specification.

In this specification, an image display apparatus includes both a device for receiving and displaying a broadcast, a device for recording and reproducing a moving image, and a device for recording and reproducing audio.

1 is a block diagram showing an image display apparatus 100 and an external input apparatus 200 according to the present invention. The image display apparatus 100 includes a tuner 110, a demodulator 120, a signal input / output unit 130, an interface unit 140, a control unit 150, a storage unit 160, a display unit 170 And an audio output unit 180. The external input device 200 may be a separate device from the image display device 100 or may be included as a component of the image display device 100.

1, a tuner 110 selects an RF broadcast signal corresponding to a channel selected by a user from among RF (Radio Frequency) broadcast signals received through an antenna, converts the RF broadcast signal into an intermediate frequency signal or a baseband image / Convert to voice signal. For example, if the RF broadcast signal is a digital broadcast signal, the tuner 110 converts the RF broadcast signal into a digital IF signal (DIF). On the other hand, if the RF broadcast signal is an analog broadcast signal, the tuner 110 converts the RF broadcast signal into an analog baseband video / audio signal (CVBS / SIF). As described above, the tuner 110 may be a hybrid tuner capable of processing a digital broadcasting signal and an analog broadcasting signal.

The digital IF signal DIF output from the tuner 110 is input to the demodulator 120 and the analog baseband video / audio signal CVBS / SIF output from the tuner 110 is input to the controller 160 .

The tuner 120 can receive an RF broadcast signal of a single carrier according to an Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) scheme or an RF broadcast signal of a plurality of carriers according to a DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) scheme.

Although one tuner 110 is shown in the drawing, the present invention is not limited thereto. The video display device 100 may include a plurality of tuners, for example, first and second tuners. In this case, the first tuner may receive the first RF broadcast signal corresponding to the broadcast channel selected by the user, and the second tuner may sequentially or periodically receive the second RF broadcast signal corresponding to the previously stored broadcast channel . The second tuner can convert the RF broadcast signal into a digital IF signal (DIF) or an analog baseband video / audio signal (CVBS / SIF) in the same manner as the first tuner.

The demodulator 120 receives the converted digital IF signal DIF from the tuner 110 and performs a demodulation operation.

If the digital IF signal DIF output from the tuner 110 is of the ATSC scheme, the demodulation unit 120 performs 8-VSB (8-Vestigal Side Band) demodulation. 8-VSB (8-Vestigal Side Band) demodulation is a residual sideband modulation of a single carrier amplitude modulation using the NTSC (National Television System Committee) frequency band. At this time, the demodulator 120 may perform channel decoding such as trellis decoding, de-interleaving, and Reed-Solomon decoding. For this, the demodulator 120 may include a trellis decoder, a de-interleaver, and a Reed Solomon decoder.

If the digital IF signal DIF output from the tuner 110 is of the DVB scheme, the demodulator 120 performs COFDMA (Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Modulation) demodulation. At this time, the demodulator 120 may perform channel decoding such as convolutional decoding, deinterleaving, and Reed-Solomon decoding. For this, the demodulator 120 may include a convolution decoder, a deinterleaver, and a Reed-Solomon decoder.

The demodulation unit 120 may perform the demodulation and channel decoding and output the stream signal TS. At this time, the stream signal may be a signal in which a video signal, a voice signal, or a data signal is multiplexed. For example, the stream signal TS may be an MPEG-2 TS (Transprt Stream) multiplexed with an MPEG-2 standard video signal, a Dolby AC-3 standard audio signal, or the like. Here, the MPEG-2 TS may include a header of 4 bytes and a payload of 184 bytes.

The signal output from the demodulator 120 is input to the controller 170, and demultiplexing and video / audio signal processing can be performed.

The signal input / output unit 130 may be an external device such as a digital versatile disk (DVD), a Blu ray, a game device, a camera, a camcorder, a computer (notebook), a set- And is wirelessly connected to perform signal input and output operations. For this, an A / V input / output unit for connection with a wired network and a wireless communication unit for connection with a wireless network may be included.

The A / V I / O section is composed of an Ethernet terminal, a USB terminal, a CVBS (Composite Video Banking Sync) terminal, a component terminal, an S- video terminal (analog), a DVI (digital visual interface) terminal, , A Mobile High-definition Link (MHL) terminal, an RGB terminal, a D-SUB terminal, an IEEE 1394 terminal, a SPDIF terminal, and a liquid HD terminal. The digital signal input through these terminals may be transmitted to the control unit 150. At this time, the analog signal inputted through the CVBS terminal and the S-video terminal may be converted into a digital signal through an analog-digital converter (not shown) and transmitted to the controller 150.

The wireless communication unit can perform a wireless Internet connection. For example, the wireless communication unit performs wireless Internet access using a WLAN (Wi-Fi), a Wibro (wireless broadband), a Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) can do. In addition, the wireless communication unit can perform short-range wireless communication with other electronic devices. For example, the wireless communication unit can perform near field wireless communication using Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee have.

The signal input / output unit 130 can access a predetermined web page and transmit / receive data to / from the server through a wired / wireless network. In addition, the signal input / output unit 130 can transmit content or data provided by a content provider or a network operator, , An advertisement, a game, a VOD, a broadcasting signal, and related information. The signal input / output unit 130 can receive update information and an update file of the firmware provided by the network operator through the wired / wireless network, and can select and receive a desired application among the applications open to the public have.

The signal input / output unit 130 may transmit a video signal, an audio signal, and a data signal provided from the external device to the control unit 150. Also, the signal input / output unit 130 may transmit a video signal, a voice signal, and a data signal of various media files stored in an external storage device such as a memory device, a hard disk, etc. to the control unit 150. Also, the signal input / output unit 130 can transmit the video signal, audio signal, and data signal processed by the controller 150 to the external device or other external device.

For example, the signal input / output unit 130 may be connected to a set top box, for example, a set top box for IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) through at least one of the various terminals described above to perform signal input and output operations. In addition, the signal input / output unit 130 can transmit a video signal, a voice signal, and a data signal processed by the settop box for IPTV to the control unit 150 so that bidirectional communication can be performed, and the signals processed by the control unit 150 It can also be passed back to the set-top box for IPTV. In this case, the IPTV may include ADSL-TV, VDSL-TV, FTTH-TV, and the like which are classified according to the transmission network, and may include TV over DSL, Video over DSL, TV over IP (TVIP) An Internet TV capable of accessing the Internet, and a full browsing TV.

The digital signal output from the signal input / output unit 130 may also include a stream signal TS. Such a stream signal TS may be a signal in which a video signal, an audio signal, and a data signal are multiplexed as described above.

The interface unit 140 may transmit a signal input by the user to the control unit 150 or may transmit the signal transmitted from the control unit 150 to the user.

The interface unit 140 may transmit a user input signal to the controller 150, such as a power key, a channel key, a volume key, a setting key, and the like. In addition, the interface unit 140 may include a sensor unit (not shown) for sensing a user's gesture, a user's position, a touch, and the like. To this end, the sensor unit may include a touch sensor, a voice sensor, a position sensor, a motion sensor, a gyro sensor, and the like. In this case, the interface unit 140 may transmit the input signal input from the sensor unit to the controller 150 or may transmit the signal from the controller 150 to the sensor unit.

The interface unit 140 receives an input signal input by the user for power control of the external input device 200, for example, power supply control from the spatial remote controller, channel selection, screen setting, or the like, To the external input device (200). At this time, the interface unit 140 and the external input device 200 may be connected by wire or wirelessly.

In addition, the interface unit 140 can receive personal information from the external input device 200 and / or receive web server information that is being accessed through such personal information. For example, when the mobile terminal accesses the external input device 200 within a predetermined distance to perform near field communication (NFC), the external input device 200 can receive the personal information stored in the mobile terminal . Here, the personal information may be information necessary for logging into a predetermined account to access the electronic device or use the service.

The control unit 150 controls the overall operation of the image display apparatus 100. The control unit 150 demultiplexes the stream signal TS received through the tuner 110, the demodulator 120, and / or the signal input / output unit 130, processes the demultiplexed signals, It is possible to generate and output signals for video or audio output. For example, the controller 150 may control the tuner 110 to tune an RF broadcast signal corresponding to a channel selected by the user or a previously stored channel.

The video signal processed by the controller 150 is transmitted to the display unit 170 and can output an image corresponding to the resolution video signal and the audio signal processed by the controller 150 is transmitted to the audio output unit 180 So that the sound can be outputted. The video signal and / or audio signal processed by the controller 150 may be input to an output device of an external device through the signal input /

For example, the controller 150 demultiplexes the stream signal TS or processes the demultiplexed signals to generate and output a signal for video or audio output. Although not shown in the figure, the controller 150 may include a demultiplexer, An OSD (On Screen Display) generating unit, a voice processing unit, a data processing unit, a channel browsing processing unit, and the like.

A demultiplexer (not shown) demultiplexes the input stream signal TS. For example, when the MPEG-2 stream signal TS is input, the demultiplexing unit demultiplexes the MPEG-2 stream signal TS into a video signal, a voice signal, and a data signal, respectively. Here, the stream signal TS may be output from the tuner 110, the demodulator 120, and / or the signal input / output 130, as described above.

The image processing unit (not shown) may perform image processing, for example, decoding, of the demultiplexed image signal. More specifically, the image processing unit decodes an MPEG-2 standard-encoded video signal using an MPEG-2 decoder, and outputs a DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcast- It is possible to decode the encoded video signal of the H.264 standard according to the handheld method. In addition, the image processing unit may perform image processing such that the brightness, tint, and color of the image signal are adjusted. In addition, the image processing unit may scaling the demultiplexed image signal so that the demultiplexed image signal can be output from the display unit 170. [ The image signal processed by the image processing unit may be transmitted to the display unit 170 or to an external output device (not shown) through an external output terminal.

The OSD generator (not shown) may generate an OSD signal according to user input or by itself. In more detail, the OSD generation unit may display various information on a screen of the display unit 170 based on at least one of an image signal and a data signal or an input signal received from the external input apparatus 200, ) Or text (Text) can be generated. The generated OSD signal may include various data such as a user interface screen of the video display device 100, various menu screens, a widget, an icon, and a pointer corresponding to a pointing signal transmitted from the external input device 200. In addition, the generated OSD signal may include a 2D object or a 3D object.

The control unit 150 may mix the OSD signal generated by the OSD generation unit and the decoded video signal processed by the image processing unit. The mixed video signal can change the frame rate of an image through a frame rate converter (FRC). In addition, the mixed video signal may be output by changing the format of a video signal through a formatter, or may separate a 2D video signal and a 3D video signal for 3D video display or may convert a 2D video signal into a 3D video signal .

The voice processing unit (not shown) can perform a voice signal, for example, decryption on the demultiplexed voice signal. More specifically, the voice processing unit can decode an encoded voice signal of the MPEG-2 standard using an MPEG-2 decoder and use the MPEG 4 decoder to perform a bit sliced arithmetic coding (MPEG4) And decodes the encoded audio signal of the AAC (Advanced Audio Codec) standard of MPEG 2 according to the satellite DMB method or DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld) method using an AAC decoder . Further, the voice processing unit can process a base, a treble, a volume control, and the like. The voice signal processed in the voice processing unit may be transmitted to the audio output unit 180, for example, a speaker, or to an external output device.

A data processing unit (not shown) may perform data processing, for example, decoding, on the demultiplexed data signal. Here, the data signal may include electronic program guide (EPG) information including broadcast information such as a start time and an end time of a broadcast program broadcasted on each channel. The EPG information may include, for example, ATSC-PSIP (ATSC-Program and System Information Protocol) information in the ATSC scheme and DVB-Service Information (DVB-SI) information in the DVB scheme. Here, the ATSC-PSIP information or the DVB-SI information may be included in the header (4 bytes) of the MPEG-2 stream signal TS.

The channel browsing processor (not shown) receives the stream signal TS output from the demodulator 120 or the stream signal TS output from the signal input / output unit 130, extracts an image therefrom, and generates a thumbnail image . The generated thumbnail image can be directly or encoded and input to the controller 150. In such a case, the controller 150 may display a thumbnail list having a plurality of thumbnail images on the display unit 170 using the input thumbnail images. At this time, the thumbnail image in the thumbnail list may be displayed in the entire area of the display unit 170 or in a part of the display unit 170 in a simple view mode. In addition, the thumbnail images in the thumbnail list can be sequentially updated.

Meanwhile, the controller 150 may perform signal processing on the analog baseband video / audio signal (CVBS / SIF). For example, the analog baseband video / audio signal CVBS / SIF input to the controller 150 may be an analog baseband video / audio signal output from the tuner 110 or the signal input / output unit 130. The control unit 150 processes the input analog baseband video / audio signal CVBS / SIF, displays the processed video signal through the display unit 170, and outputs the processed audio signal to the audio output unit 180).

The control unit 150 may control the operation of the image display apparatus 100 based on a user command or an internal program input through the signal input / output unit 130 or the interface unit 140. More specifically, the control unit 150 receives device information of a nearby external device in the vicinity of the video display device 100, remote controllable channel information of another external device, received from the signal input / output unit 130 or the interface unit 140, Based on the personal information from the external input device 200, based on the frequency information or the code information, determines whether or not each external device is connected, and controls the display 170 to display an object indicating that the external device is connected can do.

In addition, the controller 150 may display at least one object displayed on the display unit 170 as a 3D object. Here, the object may be at least one of a connected web screen (newspaper, magazine, etc.), an EPG (Electronic Program Guide), various menus, widgets, icons, still images, moving images, and text.

In addition, the control unit 150 may control the gesture of the user by combining the image photographed by the photographing unit (not shown), the sensed signal from the sensing unit (not shown), or the input signal transmitted from the external input device 200, Can be detected.

Further, the control unit 150 can recognize the position of the user based on the image photographed from the photographing unit (not shown). For example, the distance (z-axis coordinate) between the user and the image display apparatus 100 can be grasped, and the x-axis coordinate and y-axis coordinate in the display unit 170 corresponding to the user position can be grasped .

The storage unit 160 may store a program for signal processing and control of the control unit 150 and may store programs for controlling a predetermined broadcast channel through a channel memory function such as a video signal, Information and the like. The storage unit 160 may be a flash memory, a hard disk, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a random access (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM) Or at least one storage medium.

In addition, the storage unit 160 may store IR format key codes for controlling other external devices, and may store an IR format key database of a plurality of external devices.

The display unit 170 displays a video signal, a data signal, an OSD signal, or a video signal, a data signal, and a control signal received from the signal input / output unit 130 or the interface unit 140, And the like are converted into RGB signals to generate driving signals, thereby outputting images. The display unit 170 may be a plasma display panel (PDP), a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD), an organic light emitting diode Light emitting diodes (OLED), flexible displays, 3D displays (3D displays), and electronic ink displays (e-ink displays)

For example, when the display unit 170 is a 3D display, the display unit 170 may be implemented by an additional display method or a single display method for viewing 3D images. The single display method can implement a 3D image without a separate display, for example, without a glass or the like, and the display unit 170 can be realized by a method such as a lenticular method, a parallax barrier, Can be applied. In addition, the additional display method can implement a 3D image using a 3D viewing apparatus in addition to the display unit 170. For example, a head-mounted display (HND) type, a glasses type, or the like can be applied.

In addition, when the display unit 170 is implemented as a touch screen having a touch sensor, it may perform an input device function in addition to an output device.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display unit 170 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display unit 170 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area where the touch object is touched on the touch sensor but also the pressure at the time of touch. Here, the touch object may be a finger, a touch pen, a stylus pen, a pointer, or the like as an object to which a touch is applied to the touch sensor. If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and then transmits the corresponding data to the controller. Thus, the control unit 150 can know which area of the display unit 170 is touched or the like.

The audio output unit 180 receives the audio signal processed by the control unit 150, for example, a stereo signal or a 5.1 channel signal, and outputs a sound corresponding thereto. To this end, the audio output unit 180 may be implemented by various types of speakers.

The image display apparatus 100 may include a photographing unit (not shown) for photographing a user. The photographing unit may be implemented by a single camera, but the present invention is not limited thereto and may be implemented by a plurality of cameras. The image information photographed by the photographing unit can be input to the controller 150, and the controller 150 can detect the gesture of the user based on the photographed image.

In addition, the image display apparatus 100 may include an image communication unit (not shown) further comprising a microphone (not shown) in addition to a photographing unit (not shown). The control unit 150 may process the image information photographed by the photographing unit and the audio information collected by the microphone and transmit the signal to the image communication device of the other party through the signal input / output unit 130 or the interface 140.

A power supply unit (not shown) supplies power to the entire video display device 100. Particularly, it is possible to supply power to a control unit 150 that can be implemented in the form of a system on chip (SOC), a display unit 170 for displaying an image, and an audio output unit 180 for audio output .

To this end, the power supply unit (not shown) may include a converter (not shown) for converting AC power to DC power. On the other hand, for example, when the display unit 170 is implemented as a liquid crystal panel having a plurality of backlight lamps, an inverter (not shown) capable of PWM operation is further provided for driving a variable luminance or dimming You may.

The external input device 200 is connected to the interface 140 via a wired or wireless connection and transmits an input signal generated according to a user input to the interface 140. The external input device 200 may include a remote controller (e.g., a space remote controller), a mouse, a keyboard, a wheel, and the like. The remote controller can transmit an input signal to the interface unit 140 through Bluetooth, RF communication, infrared communication (IR communication), UWB (Ultra Wideband), ZigBee, or the like. When the external input device 200 is implemented with a spatial remote controller, the input signal can be generated by sensing the operation of the main body.

Meanwhile, the image display apparatus 100 may be implemented as a fixed digital broadcast receiver or a portable digital broadcast receiver.

When the video display device 100 is implemented as a fixed digital broadcast receiver, it is possible to use digital broadcasting of ATSC (8-VSB) using a single carrier, terrestrial DVB-T (COFDM) using a plurality of carriers, Digital broadcasting of an ISDB-T system (BST-OFDM system) in which different broadcasting channels can be used according to a user's authority, and the like.

When the video display apparatus 100 is implemented as a mobile digital broadcasting receiver, the terrestrial DMB type digital broadcasting, the satellite DMB type digital broadcasting, the ATSC-M / H type digital broadcasting, the Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld ) Type digital broadcasting, and a media flow (Media Foward Link Only) type digital broadcasting.

Meanwhile, the video display device 100 may be implemented as a digital broadcast receiver for cable, satellite communication, and IPTV.

Also, the video display device 100 described above can be applied to a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal may be a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, a slate PC, tablet PCs, ultrabooks, and the like.

When the image display apparatus is used as a mobile terminal, a wireless communication unit may be added in addition to the above-described configuration. The wireless communication unit enables wireless communication between the mobile terminal and the wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal and the network in which the mobile terminal is located.

To this end, the wireless communication unit may include at least one of a broadcast receiving module, a mobile communication module, a wireless Internet module, a short distance communication module, and a location information module.

The broadcast receiving module can receive broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from a broadcast management server through a broadcast channel.

Here, the broadcast channel may include a satellite channel, a terrestrial channel, and the like. Here, the broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information generated and transmitted to the terminals. In addition, the broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal .

Here, the broadcast-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider, and the broadcast-related information may be provided through a mobile communication network. In addition, the broadcast-related information may exist in various forms. For example, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

For example, the broadcast receiving module may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), a Media Forward Link Only (DVF-H), a Digital Video Broadcast- , DVB-CBMS (Convergence of Broadcasting and Mobile Service), OMA-BCAST (Open Mobile Alliance-Broadcast), CMMB (China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting), MBBMS (Mobile Broadcasting Business Management System), ISDB- Terrestrial) or the like can be used to receive a digital broadcast signal. Of course, the broadcast receiving module may be configured to be suitable for other broadcasting systems as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module may be stored in a memory.

The mobile communication module transmits and receives radio signals to and from at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The mobile communication module is configured to implement a video communication mode and a voice communication mode. The video call mode refers to a state of talking while viewing a video of the other party, and the voice call mode refers to a state in which a call is made without viewing the other party's video. The mobile communication module is configured to transmit and receive at least one of voice and image to implement a video communication mode and a voice communication mode.

The wireless Internet module is a module for wireless Internet access, and can be embedded in a mobile terminal or externally. Wireless Internet technologies include WLAN (Wireless LAN), WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) Direct, DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, Long Term Evolution (LTE), or the like may be used.

The short-range communication module is a module for short-range communication. It is possible to use short range communication technology such as Bluetoot, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), UWB (Ultra Wideband), ZigBee, Near Field Communication (NFC), Wi- Etc. may be used.

The location information module is a module for acquiring the location of the mobile terminal, and representative examples thereof include a Global Position System (GPS) module or a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) module.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the external input device 200 shown in FIG. 1 in detail. The external input device 200 includes a wireless communication unit 210, a user input unit 220, a sensing unit 230, an output unit 240, a power supply unit 250, a storage unit 260, .

Referring to FIG. 2, the wireless communication unit 210 transmits a signal to the image display apparatus 100 or receives a signal from the image display apparatus 100. For this, the wireless communication unit 210 may include an RF module 211 and an IR module 212. The RF module 211 is connected to the interface unit 140 of the video display device 100 according to the RF communication standard to transmit and receive a signal and the IR module 212 is connected to the interface of the video display device 100 according to the IR communication standard. Receiving unit 140 can transmit and receive signals. For example, the wireless communication unit 210 may transmit a signal including information such as the motion of the external input apparatus 200 to the image display apparatus 100 through the RF module 211.

On the other hand, the external input device 200 further includes an NFC module (not shown) for short-range magnetic field communication with an external device, Server information and the like and transmit the received information to the image display apparatus 100 through the RF module 211 or the IR module 212. [

In addition, the external input device 200 may be connected to the interface unit of the image display device 100 using Bluetooth, infrared (IR) communication, UWB (Ultra Wideband), ZigBee, Near Field Communication (NFC) (140). ≪ / RTI >

The external input device 200 can receive video, audio, or data signals output from the interface unit 140 of the video display device 100. The external input device 200 can display or output audio on the external input device 200 based on the received video, audio, or data signal.

The external input device 200 may also receive device information of other external devices, channel information capable of remotely controlling other external devices, frequency information, code information, and the like from neighboring external devices in the vicinity, Based on the information, a channel, frequency, or code may be assigned to the external device to perform remote control.

The user input unit 220 may include, for example, a keypad, a key button, a touch screen, a scroll key, a jog dial, etc. as input means. The user can input a control command related to the image display apparatus 100 by operating the user input unit 220. [ This control command can be input through, for example, a push operation of the hard key button of the user input unit 200 by the user. In addition, for example, when the user input unit 220 has a touch screen, the command may be entered by the user touching the soft key of the touch screen.

The user input unit 220 may include, for example, an Okay key, a menu key, a direction key, a channel adjustment key, a volume adjustment key, a back key, a home key, have. An OK key (not shown) is available when a menu or item is selected, and a menu key (not shown) is available for displaying a predetermined menu. The four directional keys (not shown) may be used to move the pointer or indicator displayed on the display unit 170 of the image display device 100 up, down, left, or right. The channel adjustment key (not shown) can be used for adjusting the channel up and down, and the volume adjustment key (not shown) can be used for adjusting the volume up and down. Also, a back key (not shown) can be used when moving to a previous screen, and a home key (not shown) can be used when moving to a home screen.

The confirmation key can be implemented by adding a scroll function. For this purpose, the confirmation key may be implemented in the form of a wheel key. That is, when the user pushes the confirmation key up / down or left / right, it can be used as a corresponding menu or item selection. In case of rotating the provided wheel up / down, The screen displayed on the display unit 170 of the display unit 100 may be scrolled or switched to the next list page. For example, when only a part of the screen to be output as a whole screen is displayed on the display unit 170, if the wheel of the confirmation key is scrolled to search the screen of the desired part, Area may be output to the display unit 170. [ As another example, when the list page is displayed on the display unit 170, the previous page or the next page of the current page displayed on the display unit 170 can be displayed by scrolling the wheel of the confirmation key.

In addition, the scroll function of the confirmation key may be realized by a separate key.

The sensing unit 230 may include a gyro sensor 231 and an acceleration sensor 232. The gyro sensor 231 can sense the spatial movement of the external input device 200 on the basis of the x-axis, the y-axis, and the z-axis. The acceleration sensor 232 can sense the moving speed of the external input device 200 or the like.

In addition, the sensing unit 230 may further include a distance measuring sensor, thereby sensing the distance to the display unit 170.

The output unit 240 outputs information corresponding to the operation of the user input unit 220 and information corresponding to the transmission signal of the image display apparatus 100. [ The user can recognize the operation state of the user input unit 220 or the control state of the image display apparatus 100 through the output unit 240. The output unit 240 outputs an LED module 241 that is turned on, a vibration module 242 that generates vibration, and a sound output unit 242 in response to an operation of the user input unit 220 or a signal transmitted and received through the wireless communication unit 210. [ And a display module 244 for outputting an image.

The power supply unit 250 supplies power to various electronic devices of the external input device 200. When the external input device 200 does not move for a predetermined period of time, the power supply unit 250 may reduce power consumption by stopping the power supply. When the predetermined key of the external input device 200 is operated, Can be resumed.

The storage unit 260 may store various programs, applications, frequency band information, and the like related to the control or operation of the external input device 200. In addition, the storage unit 260 may store IR format key codes for controlling other external devices using an IR signal, and may store an IR format key database of a plurality of external devices.

The control unit 270 controls overall matters related to the control of the external input device 200. The control unit 270 can transmit a signal corresponding to a predetermined key operation of the user input unit 220 to the image display apparatus 100 through the communication unit 210. [ The control unit 270 may transmit a signal corresponding to the movement of the external input device 200 sensed by the sensing unit 230 to the image display device 100 through the wireless communication unit 210, 100 can calculate the coordinate value of the pointer corresponding to the movement of the external input device 200. [

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing the mutual operation of the image display apparatus 100 and the external input apparatus 200 according to the present invention. Here, for the purpose of explanation, a TV receiver is shown as an example of the video display device 100, and a space remote controller is shown as an example of the external input device 200

Referring to FIG. 3, the external input apparatus 200 can transmit and receive signals to and from the image display apparatus 100 according to the RF communication standard. A control menu may be displayed on the screen of the video display device 100 in accordance with the control signal of the external input device 200. To this end, the external input device 200 may include a plurality of buttons, and may generate an external input signal according to the operation of the user's button. In addition, the external input apparatus 200 can transmit information about the motion of the external input apparatus 200 sensed through the sensing unit in the 3D space to the image display apparatus 100.

3, in response to the user moving or rotating the external input apparatus 200 up / down, left / right, front / back, or the like, the screen of the image display apparatus 100 displays, on the movement of the external input apparatus 200, The corresponding pointer 101 is displayed. In the external input device 200, the pointer 101 is moved according to the movement in the 3D space and is displayed on the screen of the image display device 100, so that it can be called a space remote controller.

Information on the motion of the external input device 200 sensed by the sensing unit of the external input device 200 is transmitted to the image display device 100. [ Then, the image display apparatus 100 can calculate the X and Y coordinates of the pointer from the information on the motion of the external input apparatus 200. [ The image display apparatus 100 can display the pointer 101 corresponding to the calculated coordinates.

If the user moves the external input device 200 away from the screen of the video display device 100 while pressing the specific button provided on the external input device 200, (Zoomed out) and enlarged (zoomed out) can be displayed on the screen. On the other hand, when the user moves the external input device 200 closer to the screen of the video display device 100, the selected area in the screen corresponding to the pointer 101 displayed on the screen is zoomed out (zoomed in) ) Can be displayed.

On the other hand, when the specific button provided on the external input device 200 is pressed, the recognition of the upward / downward and left / right movement of the external input device 200 can be excluded. That is, when the external input apparatus 200 moves away from or approaches the screen of the image display apparatus 100, only the forward / backward movement can be recognized without recognizing the upward, downward, leftward, and rightward movement.

In addition, depending on the moving speed and / or the moving direction of the external input device 200, the moving speed of the pointer 101 displayed on the screen of the image display device 100, the moving direction, have. Here, the pointer 101 may have various shapes other than the arrow shapes shown in FIG. 3, such as a point, a cursor, a prompt, and an outline.

The controller 150 displays at least one object whose function is activated by a pointing signal in one area of the display unit 170 of the image display apparatus 100. The controller 150 controls the interface unit 140, For example, a spatial remote controller, via the external input device 200, for example. If the pointer displayed on the display unit 170 moves in the first area where the object is not displayed according to the received pointing signal, the controller 150 controls the pointer to move at the first moving speed. In addition, if the pointer displayed on the display unit 170 moves in the second area in which the object is displayed according to the received pointing signal, the controller 150 controls to move to the second moving speed, which is slower than the first moving speed.

According to this, when selecting an object (e.g., a key) displayed on the image display device 100 using the pointing signal transmitted from the external input device 200, if the pointer enters the area in which the object is displayed, So that the user can easily control the object (for example, object selection).

Hereinafter, a control apparatus and method of a video display device capable of increasing the matching rate of broadcast channels of an image display device (e.g., a television) to broadcast channel information of an EPG (Advanced EPG) will be described.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an image display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, the control unit 150 determines whether a signal requesting detection (search) of a broadcast channel that can be received by an image display device (e.g., a television) is received. For example, the control unit 150 determines whether a signal requesting to detect (search) a broadcast channel that can be received from an image display device (for example, a television) is received from the external input device 200 )do.

The control unit 150 detects the receivable broadcast channels through the tuner 110 when a signal requesting to detect (search) a broadcast channel that can be received from the video display device (e.g., television) is received (S11). Here, the specific broadcast channel may not be detected (searched) when the received signal of the specific broadcast channel is below the reference value. The controller 150 detects broadcast channels having a signal strength corresponding to the reference value or more.

The control unit 150 not only detects the broadcast channels but also receives EPG (Electronic Program Guide) data from a broadcasting station or a server. The EPG data includes a broadcast channel number, a broadcast channel name, broadcast program information, and the like. The broadcast program information includes broadcast time (broadcast program schedule information) of the broadcast program, broadcast program name, summary information of the broadcast program, or detailed information.

The control unit 150 matches the detected broadcast channels with broadcast channel information in the EPG data (S12). For example, the control unit 150 compares the detected broadcast channel with broadcast channel information in the EPG data by comparing the broadcast channel name, broadcast channel identification information, and broadcast channel information of the EPG data. The method of matching the detected broadcast channel with the broadcast channel information in the EPG data by comparing the broadcast channel name, the broadcast channel identification information, and the broadcast channel information of the EPG data is a well known technique. Is omitted. On the other hand, when a broadcasting company broadcasts a broadcast channel of a broadcaster, it can not know which broadcast channel information is transmitted, so that a part of the detected broadcast channel and a part of broadcast channel information in the EPG data are mismatched It is possible. In particular, in the case of terrestrial broadcasting, it is re-transmitted by a terrestrial network company in each region. At this time, it does not know which broadcasting channel identification information or broadcasting channel name is included. It is difficult to obtain broadcast channel identification information, broadcasting channel names, etc., by contacting local terrestrial network companies.

The control unit 150 determines whether a mismatching broadcast channel is detected when the detected broadcast channels are matched with the broadcast channel information in the EPG data (S13). For example, when the controller 150 compares the detected broadcast channel with broadcast channel information in the EPG data by comparing the broadcast channel name, broadcast channel identification information, and broadcast channel information of the EPG data, And detects a broadcast channel that is mismatched with the broadcast channel information of the EPG data.

The control unit 150 displays the information on the detected mismatching broadcast channel on the display unit 170 (S14).

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating information of a mismatched broadcast channel displayed on a display unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, the controller 150 displays the detected information (5-4) of the mismatched broadcast channel on the display unit 170. FIG. The detected information of the mismatched broadcast channel may include a broadcast channel number 5-1, a broadcast channel name 5-2, broadcast program information 5-3, and the like. The broadcast program organizing information includes a broadcast program's broadcast time, a broadcast program name, summary information of the broadcast program, or detailed information.

The control unit 150 determines whether information (5-4) of the mismatched broadcast channel displayed on the display unit 170 is selected by the user (S15). For example, the control unit 150 determines whether a signal for selecting the information (5-4) of the mismatched broadcast channel displayed on the display unit 170 is received from the external input device 200, do.

When the information (5-4) of the mismatched broadcast channel displayed on the display unit 170 is selected by the user, the controller 150 displays a broadcast channel information list of EPG data that can be matched with the selected mismatched broadcast channel And displays it on the display unit 170 (S16).

The broadcast channel information list of the matched EPG data is information that does not exactly match the selected non-matched broadcast channel but includes some information (for example, a broadcast channel name (BBC1-London, BBC1-South , BBC1-North, etc.) or program schedule information) may be a list of one or more broadcast channel information matched (similar). The control unit 150 sets the broadcasting channel name to a highest priority among the partial information matched to the selected non-matched broadcasting channel (for example, a broadcasting channel name (BBC1-London, BBC1-South, BBC1-North, And broadcast channel information including the broadcast channel name (BBC1) such as BBC1-London, BBC1-South, and BBC1-North among some information matched to the selected mismatched broadcast channel (for example, BBC1) It can be displayed as the highest priority in the broadcast channel information list.

One or two or more broadcasts that match (match) some information (e.g., a broadcast channel name (BBC1-London, BBC1-South, BBC1-North, The channel information may be local broadcast channel information.

6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a broadcast channel information list displayed on a display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6, when the information (5-4) of the mismatched broadcast channel displayed on the display unit 170 is selected by the user, the controller 150 can match the selected mismatched broadcast channel And displays a broadcast channel information list of EPG data on the display unit 170. [ The broadcast channel information list of the EPG data that can be matched with the selected mismched broadcast channel may include a broadcast channel name 6-1 and broadcast program guide information 6-2.

When the information (5-4) of the mismatched broadcast channel displayed on the display unit 170 is selected by the user, the controller 150 displays a broadcast channel information list (EPG) of EPG data that can be matched with the selected mismatched broadcast channel 6-3 on the display unit 170 and displays the broadcast program 6-5 corresponding to the mismatched broadcast channel selected by the user on the display unit 170. [ Accordingly, the user can simultaneously view the broadcast channel information list 6-3 of the EPG data at the same time as the broadcast program 6-5 corresponding to the selected non-matched broadcast channel. In addition, the user may select the current broadcast program information (e.g., the current broadcast channel name (BBC), the current broadcast program name (NEWS 24), the current broadcast program name (6 - 6) that matches the current broadcast program information (6-6) from the broadcast channel information list (6 - 3) of the EPG data by confirming the current broadcast time information (16:54) Information 6-4 can be easily found.

When the information (5-4) of the mismatched broadcast channel displayed on the display unit 170 is selected by the user, the controller 150 transmits the broadcast channel information that can be matched to the selected mismatched broadcast channel to the selected mismatching It is possible to arrange the broadcast channels in the order of high similarity to the broadcast channels and display them on the display unit 170. [

The control unit 150 determines whether any one (e.g., 6-4) is selected from the broadcast channel information list 6-3 of the EPG data by the user (S17). For example, the user can select the current broadcast program information (e.g., the current broadcast channel name (BBC), the current broadcast program name (NEWS 24 (6 - 6) from the broadcast channel information list (6 - 3) of the EPG data by confirming the current broadcast program information (6 - 6) The broadcast channel information 6-4 can be easily selected.

The control unit 150 generates a message requesting selection of broadcast channel information matched with the selected mismched broadcast channel from the broadcast channel information list 6-3 of the EPG data and transmits the message to the broadcast program 6 -5). ≪ / RTI >

When one (e.g., 6-4) is selected from the broadcast channel information list 6-3 of the EPG data by the user, the controller 150 selects one of the selected broadcast channel information 6-4 ) To the server as information matched with the selected mismatching broadcast channel (S18). The control unit 150 transmits information on the selected mismatched broadcast channel (for example, a broadcast channel number) and any one of the selected broadcast channel information 6-4 to the server. The server may be a server for transmitting the EPF data and may be based on the information on the selected mismatching broadcast channel (for example, a broadcast channel number) and the selected one of the broadcast channel information 6-4 Matches the selected mismatched broadcast channel with any one of the selected broadcast channel information 6-4 to update the EPF data and transmits the updated EPG data to the controller 150. [ Accordingly, the server receives the information (e.g., a broadcast channel number) and the broadcast channel information (6-4) about the mismatching broadcast channel from any one or a part of users among a plurality of users, By transmitting the EPG data to the plurality of video display devices 100, the users other than one or a part of the plurality of users can access the broadcast channel information of the EPG data without any mismatching broadcast channel, Can be conveniently and easily viewed.

Therefore, an apparatus and method for controlling a video display device according to an embodiment of the present invention can increase the matching rate of broadcast channel information of each video channel of an image display device (e.g., television) and EPG (Advanced EPG) have. For example, an apparatus and method for controlling an image display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: broadcasting channel information of an EPG (Advanced EPG) mismatching with a specific broadcasting channel of an image display apparatus (E.g., a television) by displaying a list of broadcast channel information that can be matched to the specific broadcast channel, and matching any broadcast channel information selected from the broadcast channel information list to the specific broadcast channel, And the broadcasting channel information of the EPG (Advanced EPG) can be increased.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an image display apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

First, the control unit 150 determines whether a signal requesting detection (search) of a broadcast channel that can be received by an image display device (e.g., a television) is received. For example, the control unit 150 determines whether a signal requesting to detect (search) a broadcast channel that can be received from an image display device (for example, a television) is received from the external input device 200 )do.

The control unit 150 detects the receivable broadcast channels through the tuner 110 when a signal requesting to detect (search) a broadcast channel that can be received from the video display device (e.g., television) is received Search). Here, the specific broadcast channel may not be detected (searched) when the received signal of the specific broadcast channel is below the reference value. The controller 150 detects broadcast channels having a signal strength corresponding to the reference value or more.

The control unit 150 not only detects the broadcast channels but also receives EPG (Electronic Program Guide) data from a broadcasting station or a server. The EPG data includes a broadcast channel number, a broadcast channel name, broadcast program information, and the like. The broadcast program information includes broadcast time (broadcast program schedule information) of the broadcast program, broadcast program name, summary information of the broadcast program, or detailed information.

The control unit 150 matches the detected broadcast channels with broadcast channel information in the EPG data. For example, the control unit 150 compares the detected broadcast channel with broadcast channel information in the EPG data by comparing the broadcast channel name, broadcast channel identification information, and broadcast channel information of the EPG data.

The control unit 150 determines whether a mismatching broadcast channel is detected when the detected broadcast channels are matched with the broadcast channel information in the EPG data (S21). For example, when the controller 150 compares the detected broadcast channel with broadcast channel information in the EPG data by comparing the broadcast channel name, broadcast channel identification information, and broadcast channel information of the EPG data, And detects a broadcast channel that is mismatched with the broadcast channel information of the EPG data.

The control unit 150 displays the information on the detected mismatching broadcast channel on the display unit 170 (S22). The detected information of the mismatched broadcast channel may include a broadcast channel number 5-1, a broadcast channel name 5-2, broadcast program information 5-3, and the like. The broadcast program organizing information includes a broadcast program's broadcast time, a broadcast program name, summary information of the broadcast program, or detailed information.

The control unit 150 determines whether information (5-4) of the mismatched broadcast channel displayed on the display unit 170 is selected by the user (S23). For example, the control unit 150 determines whether a signal for selecting the information (5-4) of the mismatched broadcast channel displayed on the display unit 170 is received from the external input device 200, do.

The control unit 150 may include a plurality of broadcast channel information that can be matched with the selected mismatched broadcast channel if the information 5-4 of the mismatched broadcast channel displayed on the display unit 170 is selected by the user, And displays the broadcast channel information list on the display unit 170 (S24). The broadcast channel information list including the plurality of broadcast channel information is included in the EPG data and is received from the server. The server receives the broadcast channel information 6-4 selected by the user in the embodiment of the present invention, To be mapped to the mismatched broadcast channel, and the broadcast channel information to which the priority is assigned is included in the broadcast channel information list.

The server may arrange a plurality of broadcast channel information that can be matched to the selected mismatched broadcast channel in the order most selected by the users, and provide the broadcast channel information list to the broadcast channel information list. At this time, the controller 150 may display the broadcast channel information list including a plurality of broadcast channel information sorted in the order most selected by the users, on the display unit 170.

The control unit 150 determines whether the broadcast channel information having the priority is selected by the user from the broadcast channel information list 6-3 of the EPG data at step S25. For example, the user can select the current broadcast program information (e.g., the current broadcast channel name (BBC), the current broadcast program name (NEWS 24 ), The current broadcast time information (16:54), and the like) 6-6 from the broadcast channel information list 6-3 of the EPG data, And the broadcast channel information 6-4 matched with the information 6-6).

The control unit 150 generates a message requesting selection of broadcast channel information matched with the selected mismched broadcast channel from the broadcast channel information list 6-3 of the EPG data and transmits the message to the broadcast program 6 -5). ≪ / RTI >

The control unit 150 receives broadcast channel information having the priority order (broadcast channel information 6-4 matched with the current broadcast program information 6-6) from the broadcast channel information list 6-3 of the EPG data, ) Is selected by the user, the selected broadcast channel information 6-4 is transmitted to the server as information matched with the selected non-matched broadcast channel (S26).

The server updates the EPF data by matching the selected mismatching broadcast channel with the broadcast channel information 6-4 given priority, and transmits the updated EPG data to the controller 150 . Accordingly, the server may include information (e.g., a broadcast channel number) about the mismatched broadcast channel received from some highly trusted users (e.g., 10 to 20 users) rather than one of a plurality of users The EPG data is updated based on the broadcast channel information 6-4 and the updated EPG data is transmitted to the plurality of image display devices 100 so that the remaining users, It is possible to conveniently and easily watch broadcast channels whose broadcast channel information of the EPG data is matched without the mismatching broadcast channel.

Therefore, the apparatus and method for controlling the video display device according to the present invention can increase the matching rate of each broadcast channel of the video display device (for example, television) and the broadcast channel information of the EPG (Advanced EPG) In addition, the user can quickly check the broadcast channel information matched with the mismatched broadcast channel. For example, an apparatus and method for controlling an image display apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention includes: broadcasting channel information of an EPG (Advanced EPG) mismatching with a specific broadcast channel of an image display apparatus (e.g., a television) When there is a predetermined broadcast channel, the broadcast channel information that is matched and prioritized to the specific broadcast channel is displayed, and thus the broadcast channel information matched with the mismatched broadcast channel based on the broadcast channel information having the priority is quickly Can be confirmed.

As described above, the apparatus and method for controlling the video display device according to the embodiments of the present invention can be applied to a video display device (e.g., a television) and a broadcast EPG The matching rate can be increased. For example, an apparatus and method for controlling an image display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: broadcasting channel information of an EPG (Advanced EPG) mismatching with a specific broadcasting channel of an image display apparatus (E.g., a television) by displaying a list of broadcast channel information that can be matched to the specific broadcast channel and matching any broadcast channel information selected from the broadcast channel information list to the specific broadcast channel, And the broadcasting channel information of the EPG (Advanced EPG) can be increased.

The apparatus and method for controlling a video display device according to embodiments of the present invention can increase the matching rate of broadcast channel information of each video channel of an image display device (e.g., a television) and EPG (Advanced EPG) In addition, the user can quickly check the broadcast channel information matched with the mismatched broadcast channel. For example, an apparatus and method for controlling an image display apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention includes: broadcasting channel information of an EPG (Advanced EPG) mismatching with a specific broadcast channel of an image display apparatus (e.g., a television) When there is a predetermined broadcast channel, the broadcast channel information that is matched and prioritized to the specific broadcast channel is displayed, and thus the broadcast channel information matched with the mismatched broadcast channel based on the broadcast channel information having the priority is quickly Can be confirmed.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

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Claims (20)

A tuner for searching broadcast channels;
A display unit;
Detecting a broadcast channel that is mismatched with the broadcast channel information when matching the broadcast channel information in the searched broadcast channels and EPG data,
And displaying a broadcast channel information list of EPG data that can be matched with the selected mismatched broadcast channel on the display unit when the detected mismatched broadcast channel is selected,
And a controller for transmitting the selected first broadcast channel information to the server as broadcast channel information matched with the mismatched broadcast channel when the first broadcast channel information is selected from the displayed broadcast channel information list, Device control device. The apparatus of claim 1,
Displaying information on the detected mismatching broadcast channel on the display unit,
Wherein the display unit displays a broadcast channel information list of EPG data that can be matched to the selected mismched broadcast channel if the displayed mismatched broadcast channel information is selected. The apparatus of claim 1,
Wherein when the non-matched broadcasting channel is selected, the broadcasting channel information matching the selected non-matched broadcasting channel is sorted in the order of high similarity to the selected non-matched broadcasting channel and displayed on the display unit Control device of display device. The method as claimed in claim 1,
Wherein the list is one or more broadcast channel information in which a broadcast channel name or program schedule information is matched to the selected non-matched broadcast channel. The method as claimed in claim 1,
And the list is one or more broadcast channel information including a broadcast channel name of the selected mismatching broadcast channel. The apparatus of claim 1,
Sets the broadcasting channel name as the highest priority and displays the broadcasting channel information including the broadcasting channel name from the broadcasting channel information list as the highest priority in the broadcasting channel information list. The apparatus of claim 1,
And displaying a broadcast channel information list of EPG data that can be matched to the selected mismched broadcast channel on the display unit when the mismatching broadcast channel is selected and displaying the broadcast program corresponding to the selected mismatched broadcast channel on the display unit, Wherein the broadcast program includes at least one of a current broadcast channel name, a current broadcast program name, and a current broadcast program schedule information. The apparatus of claim 1,
The method comprising: generating a message requesting selection of broadcast channel information matched with the selected mismched broadcast channel from a broadcast channel information list of the EPG data; and displaying the message on the broadcast program Device. The method as claimed in claim 1,
Wherein the first broadcasting channel information includes a plurality of broadcasting channel information that can be matched with the selected mismatching broadcasting channel, and the second broadcasting channel information among the plurality of broadcasting channel information has a priority assigned by the server. Device. 10. The apparatus according to claim 9,
And transmits the selected second broadcast channel information to the server as broadcast channel information matched with the mismatched broadcast channel if the second broadcast channel information having the priority is selected, Updates the EPG data based on the received EPG data, and transmits the updated EPG data to the video display device. Searching broadcast channels through a tuner;
Detecting a broadcast channel that is mismatched with the broadcast channel information when matching the broadcast channel information in the searched broadcast channels with EPG (Electronic Program Guide) data;
Displaying a broadcast channel information list of EPG data that can be matched to the selected mismatched broadcast channel on the display unit when the detected mismatched broadcast channel is selected;
When the first broadcast channel information is selected from the displayed broadcast channel information list, transmitting the selected first broadcast channel information to the server as broadcast channel information matched with the mismatched broadcast channel, Method of control of equipment. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the step of displaying the broadcast channel information list comprises:
Displaying information on the detected mismatched broadcast channel on the display unit;
And displaying the broadcast channel information list of EPG data that can be matched to the selected mismched broadcast channel on the display unit when the displayed mismatched broadcast channel information is selected. 12. The method of claim 11,
And sorting the broadcast channel information, which can be matched to the selected non-matched broadcast channel, to an order of high similarity to the selected non-matched broadcast channel and displaying the sorted broadcast channel on the display unit when the mismatching broadcast channel is selected And a control unit for controlling the video display device. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the broadcast channel information list includes:
Wherein the list comprises one or more broadcast channel information in which the broadcast channel name or the broadcast program information is matched to the selected non-matched broadcast channel. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the broadcast channel information list includes:
Wherein the list is one or more broadcast channel information including a broadcast channel name of the selected mismatching broadcast channel. The method according to claim 1,
Setting a broadcast channel name to a highest priority;
Further comprising the step of displaying broadcast channel information including the broadcast channel name as a highest priority in the broadcast channel information list from the broadcast channel information list. 12. The method of claim 11,
And displaying a broadcast channel information list of EPG data that can be matched to the selected mismched broadcast channel on the display unit when the mismatching broadcast channel is selected and displaying the broadcast program corresponding to the selected mismatched broadcast channel on the display unit, In the step of displaying,
Wherein the broadcast program includes at least one of a current broadcast channel name, a current broadcast program name, and a current broadcast program schedule information. 12. The method of claim 11,
Generating a message requesting selection of broadcast channel information matched with the selected mismatched broadcast channel from a broadcast channel information list of the EPG data;
Further comprising displaying the message on the broadcast program. ≪ Desc / Clms Page number 19 > 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the broadcast channel information list includes:
Wherein the first broadcasting channel information includes a plurality of broadcasting channel information that can be matched with the selected mismatching broadcasting channel, and the second broadcasting channel information among the plurality of broadcasting channel information has a priority assigned by the server. Way. 20. The method of claim 19,
And transmitting the selected second broadcast channel information to the server as broadcast channel information matched with the mismatched broadcast channel if the second broadcast channel information having the priority is selected, Updating the EPG data based on the second broadcast channel information, and transmitting the updated EPG data to the video display device.

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