KR950035073A - 텔레비젼 수신기용 채널 선국방법 및 장치 - Google Patents

텔레비젼 수신기용 채널 선국방법 및 장치 Download PDF

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KR950035073A
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Abstract

본 발명의 목적은 프로그램의 쟝르, 특별한 프로그램에 대하여 사용자가 지정한 채널/방송채널로 자동적으로 선국할 수 있고, 지정프로그램/쟝르가 복수개 존재하면 원하는 프로그램/쟝르가 과거에 수신되었던 빈도에 기초하여 채널을 자동적으로 선국할 수 있는 선국장치 및 선국방법을 제공하는 것이다.
본 발명에 따르면, 일정쟝르의 방송프로그램을 수신하기 위해 필요한 채널을 선국하고, 텔레비젼 방송신호를 수신하는 텔레비젼수신기에 있어서, 필요한 프로그램의 제1쟝르코드를 입력하고, 텔레비젼수신기에 있어서, 필요한 프로그램의 제1쟝르코드를 입력하고, 텔레비젼 방송신호에 포함한 제2쟝르코드를 추출하고, 모든 수신 가능 채널에 대하여 제1쟝르코드와 제2쟝르코드와 비교하고, 만일 제1쟝르코드에 일치하는 프로그램이 다수채널에서 방송된다면 수신최고빈도의 과거의 기록을 갖는 채널로 선국하는 단계로 수행되는 텔레비젼 수신기 선국방법등을 설명하고 있다.

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텔레비젼 수신기용 채널 선국방법 및 장치
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제1도는 본 발명에 따른 선국장치를 가지는 텔레비젼 수신기를 나타내는 블럭도이다, 제2도는 리모콘의 정면도이다, 제3도는 채널이 지정된 쟝르로 선국되었을때 표시된 화면을 나타낸다.

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  1. 텔레비젼 방송신호에 포함된 제2쟝르코드를 추출하고 원하는 프로그램의 제1쟝르코드를 입력하고, 모든 수신가능 채널에 대해 상기 제1쟝르코드와 상기 제2쟝르코드를 비교하고, 상기 제1쟝르코드에 대응하는 프로그램이 다수채널로 방송되면 과거 수신내력에서 최고 수신빈도를 가지는 채널로 선국하는 단계들을 포함하여 구성된 것을 특징으로 하는 텔레비젼 방송신호를 수신하고 원하는 채널로 선국하기 위한 텔레비젼 수신기용 채널 선국방법.
  2. 제1항에 있어서, 상기 제1쟝르코드가 리모콘에 의해 입력되는 것을 특징으로 하는 텔레비젼 수신기용 채널선국방법.
  3. 제2항에 있어서, 상기 제1쟝르코드에 대응하거나 방송중인 프로그램이 상기 비교에 의해 발견되지 않는다면 상기 제1쟝르코드는 방송할 계획인 프로그램을 비교하고, 방송할 계획인 프로그램이 발견되면 방송계획 정보가 표시되도록 구성된 것을 특징으로 하는 텔레비젼 수신기용 채널선국 방법.
  4. 제3항에 있어서, 상기 제1쟝르코드에 대응하거나 방송중인 프로그램을 상기 비교에 의해 발견할 수 없다면 상기 제1쟝르코드는 방송할 계획인 프로그램과 비교하고, 방송할 계획인 프로그램이 발견된다면 상기 방송 계획 프로그램이 타미어 예약되도록 구성되어 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 텔레비젼 수신기용 채널선국방법.
  5. 프로그램 쟝르가 등록된 다수개의 버튼을 가지는 리모콘과, 상기 리모콘에서 제어신호를 수신하는 광수신기, 상기 제어신호에 대응하는 상기 제1쟝르코드를 기억하는 등록 메모리와, 텔레비젼 방송신호에 포함된 적어도 제2쟝르코드를 추출하는 추출수단과, 상기 제2쟝르코드와 상기 제1쟝르코드를 비교하기 위한 비교수단과, 그리고, 상기 비교수단내에서 정합이 발견될 때 채널을 선국하는 제어 장치를 포함하여 구성된 것을 특징으로 하는 텔레비젼 방송신호를 수신함으로써 원하는 채널로 선국하기 위한 텔레비젼 수신기용 채널선국장치.
  6. 제5항에 있어서, 상기 비교수단에 의한 비교의 결과 다수의 정합채널이 발견되면 상기 빈도메모리에 기억된 데이터를 최고 수신빈도를 갖는 채널로 선국하도록 읽어들이는, 수신정보내력을 저장하기 위한 빈도메모리를 또한 포함하여 구성된 것을 특징으로 하는 텔레비젼 수신기용 채널선국장치.
  7. 제6항에 있어서, 상기 비교수단에 의한 비교의 결과로서 정합채널이 방송중에 있지 않고 방송계획된 프로그램에서 정합된 것이 발견되지 않는 것이 확인된다며, 적어도 상기 방송계획된 프로그램의 개시시간이 외부적으로 접속된 표시장치에 표시되도록 구성된 것을 특징으로 하는 텔레비젼 수신기용 채널선국장치.
  8. 제7항에 있어서, 상기 비교수단에 의한 비교의 결과로서 정합채널이 방송중에 있지 않고 방송계획된 프로그램에서 정합된 것이 발견되지 않는 것이 확인 된다면, 상기 방송계획된 프로그램이 타이머 예약되도록 구성된 것을 특징으로 하는 텔레비젼 수신기용 채널선국장치.
  9. 제8항에 있어서, 시청자가 상기 등록메모리에 저장된 제어신호와 시청자가 원하는 프로그램쟝르와의 사이에서의 관계를 등록하도록 상기 등록메모리에 정보를 다시 써넣기 위한 재서입장치를 포함하여 구성된 것을 특징으로 하는 텔레비젼 수신기용 채널선국장치.
  10. 제9항에 있어서, 상기 제어신호와 상기 등록메모리내로 상기 프로그램명 사이의 관계를 저정하기 위해 프로그램명을 입력하기 위한 입력장치를 포함하여 구성된 것을 특징으로 하는 텔레비젼 수신기용 채널선국장치.
  11. 다수의 가용 채널중의 하나를 거쳐 방송되는 텔레비젼 방송신호를 거친 프로그램 방송을 수신하는 튜너와, 시청자 입력신호를 제어기에 제공하고, 일정한 쟝르의 프로그램방송자료를 선택하기 위한 다수의 쟝르입력키를 포함하는 시청자 입력장치와, 상기 각각의 쟝르입력키와 유일하게 결합한 쟝르식별 데이터를 저장하는 제1저장메모리와, 수신내력 데이터를 저장하기 위한 제2저장메모리와, 방송채널을 식별하는 데이터를 저장하는 제3저장메모리와, 상기 수신내력 데이터는 과거의 일정시간내에 특정 방송채널상에 특별한 쟝르의 프로그램방송을 수신한 횟수를 식별하는 데이터를 포함하고, 상기 텔레비젼 방송신호로부터 프로그램 식별데이터를 추출하는 추출회로와, 상기 쟝르식별 데이터와 상기 프로그램 추출데이터가 정합하는 경우에 상기 추출된 프로그램 식별데이터를 상기 제1저장메모리에 저장된 상기 쟝르식별 데이터와 비교하고 상기 텔레비젼 방송신호가 전달되는 방송채널을 식별하는 데이터가 상기 제3메모리에 저장되도록 하는 비교기와, 상기 제3메모리내에 저장된 상기 데이터에 의해 식별되는 방송채널상의 텔레비젼 방송신호를 수신하도록 상기 튜너를 제어하는 제어기를 포함하여 구성된 것을 특징으로 하는 텔레비젼 수신기용 채널선국장치.
  12. 제11항에 있어서, 상기 프로그램 식별데이터가 EDS데이터를 포함하여 구성된 것을 특징으로 하는 텔레비젼 수신기용 채널선국장치.
  13. 제11항에 있어서, 상기 추출회로가 슬라이서회로를 포함하여 구성된 것을 특징으로 하는 텔레비젼 수신기용 채널선국장치.
  14. 제11항에 있어서, 상기 시청자 입력장치가 리모콘을 포함하고, 또한 상기 리모콘이 적외선 시청자 입력신호를 송신하는 장치를 포함하여 구성된 것을 특징으로 하는 텔레비젼 수신기용 채널선국장치.
  15. 다수의 가용방송채널중의 하나를 거쳐 방송되는 텔레비젼 방송신호를 거쳐 방송되는 프로그램을 수신하는 튜너와, 일정한 쟝르의 프로그램의 프로그램방송을 선택하는 다수의 입력쟝르키를 포함하고, 시청자 입력신호를 제공하는 상기 시청자 입력장치와, 상기 각각의 쟝르입력키와 독특하게 결합된 쟝르식별 데이터를 저장하는 제1저장 메모리와, 과거의 예정시간내의 특정방송채널상에 수신된 지정된 쟝르의 프로그램방송을 수신회수를 식별하는 데이터를 포함하는 수신내력 데이터를 저장하는 제2저장메모리와, 상기 텔레비젼 방송신호로부터 프로그램 식별데이터로부터 프로그램을 추출하는 추출회로와, 상기 제1저장메모리내에 저장된 상기 쟝르식별 데이터와 상기 추출된 프로그램 식별데이터를 비교하는 비교기와, 상기 추출된 프로그램 식별데이터와 상기 쟝르식별 데이터를 상기 비교기가 맞추는 것을 결정하고, 상기 텔레비젼 방송신호가 방송되는 방송채널로 상기 튜너를 제어하는 제어기를 포함하여 구성된 것을 특징으로 하는 텔레비젼 수신기용 채널선국장치.
  16. 쟝르데이터를 제1저장메모리에 저장하고, 제2저장메모리내에 수신내력 데이터를 저장하고, 텔레비젼 방송신호에서 프로그램 식별데이터를 추출하고, 상기 추출된 프로그램 식별데이터와 상기 쟝르데이터가 특정방송채널을 식별하는 데이터를 저장하고 있는 상기 제1저장 메모리내에 저장된 상기 쟝르데이터를 상기 추출된 식별데이터와 비교하고, 과거 일정시간내에서 가장 반복적으로 수신되었으므로서 상기 제2저장메모리내에 저장된 상기 수신내력 데이터에 의해 식별된 방송채널에 일치하고 상기 제3저장메모리내에 저장된 데이터에 의해 식별된 방송채널을 수신하도록 상기 텔레비젼수신기를 선국하는 단계를 포함하고, 일정 쟝르의 방송프로그램이 방송되는 텔레비젼신호를 수신하도록 방송채널에 텔레비젼 수신기를 선국하도록 구성된 것을 특징으로 하는 텔레비젼 수신기용 채널선국방법.
  17. 제1저장메모리에 쟝르데이터를 저장하고, 제2저장메모리에 수신내력 데이터를 저장하고, 텔레비젼 방송신호로부터 프로그램 식별데이터를 추출하고, 상기 제1저장메모리내에 저장된 상기 쟝르데이터와 상기 추출된 프로그램 식별데이터를 비교하고, 상기 제1저장메모리내에 저장된 상기 쟝르와 상기 추출된 프로그램 식별데이터가 맞추어지는 곳에서, 상기 프로그램 식별데이터에 의해 식별된 방송채널을 수신하도록 상기 수신기를 선국하는 단계를 포함하고 일정쟝르의 방송프로그램이 방송되는 텔레비젼신호를 수신하도록 방송채널에 텔레비젼 수신기를 선국하는 텔레비젼 수신기용 채널선국방법.
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