KR100705332B1 - Method of voting television program and television thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a broadcast program recommendation method capable of providing reliable preference information for a broadcast program and a television performing the same. In the broadcast program recommendation method, first, the TV generates recommendation program information recommending the broadcast program displayed on the current screen, and transmits it to the TV broadcast service center in real time. The TV broadcast service center transmits program preference information indicating the current preferences for each broadcast program to the television, which the television displays on the screen. Accordingly, since the viewer can be provided with reliable preference information about the broadcast program in real time, it is easy to select a broadcast channel.

Viewership, ratings, shows, TV

Description

Broadcasting program recommendation method and a television receiver performing the same {Method of voting television program and television

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a television according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating the input terminal illustrated in FIG. 1.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of recommending a broadcast program in the television illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a program preference information service process illustrated in FIG. 3.

5A and 5B are screen configuration diagrams illustrating examples of displaying program preference information in the image display unit illustrated in FIG. 1.

6 is a flowchart illustrating another example of the program preference information service process illustrated in FIG. 3.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: TV 105: input terminal

115: interface unit 120: control unit

125: memory 130: image processing unit

135: OSD processing unit 140: image display unit

145: voice processing unit 150: voice output unit

200: antenna 300: communication network

400: TV broadcasting service center

The present invention relates to a broadcast program recommendation method and a television performing the same, and more particularly, a broadcast program recommendation method for recommending a broadcast program using a TV receiver, and calculating a preference for each broadcast program based on the same, and performing the same. It's about TV.

In general, a television receives an external input signal such as a radio frequency (RF) or a cable television (CATV) transmitted from a broadcasting station to display an image. That is, when a user selects a broadcast channel by operating a remote controller or a key panel, the television tunes a broadcast signal corresponding to the selected channel to reproduce video and audio corresponding to the broadcast signal.

Recently, with the spread of cable broadcasting and digital broadcasting, the number of broadcasting channels has been increasing rapidly. As a result, the number of broadcasting programs has also increased rapidly. As a result, there are many difficulties for viewers to select a broadcast program.

Of course, a broadcasting station or an institution providing various broadcasting services provides viewer rating information indicating a rating rating of broadcasting programs to help viewers select a broadcasting program. However, since the viewer rating for the broadcast program is counted after the broadcast program is finished, viewers cannot receive the viewer rating information in real time.

Also, since the viewer rating information is simply counted with the number of television receivers watching the broadcast program, the viewer rating information may not exactly match the viewer's preference for each broadcast program.

An object of the present invention is to provide a broadcast program recommendation method that can provide reliable preference information for a broadcast program in real time.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a television capable of performing the above-described broadcast program recommendation method.

In the broadcast program recommendation method using a television according to one feature for realizing the object of the present invention described above, first, a recommendation command is received from an input terminal by a user's operation, and the broadcast is displayed on the current screen in response to the recommendation command. Generate and transmit recommended program information recommending a program.

Preferably, in the broadcast program recommendation method, when a preference information display command is received from an input terminal, the preference information request command is transmitted to the TV broadcast service center, and the program preference information corresponding to the preference information request command is transmitted from the TV broadcast service center. And receiving and displaying.

Also, preferably, the program recommendation method includes receiving and storing program preference information from a TV broadcasting center, receiving and updating new program preference information every predetermined unit time, and displaying a preference information display command from an input terminal. If received, extracting and displaying the stored program preference information.

In addition, the program preference information is updated every predetermined time, and includes a recommendation number for each broadcasting program calculated using recommended program information transmitted for a predetermined time from a plurality of television sets.

A television according to one feature for realizing the above object of the present invention comprises a video display unit, an input terminal, a control unit, and an interface unit.

The image display unit displays an image corresponding to the broadcast signal. The input terminal generates and outputs a recommendation command for recommending a broadcast program corresponding to the image by a user's operation. The controller generates recommended program information in response to the recommendation command received from the input terminal. The interface unit is connected to a communication network to transmit recommended program information.

According to the broadcast program recommendation method and the television that performs the same, the user can recommend the broadcast program in real time and receive the broadcasting program preferences from the TV broadcast service center in real time, thereby allowing the viewer to select a broadcast channel more conveniently. Can be.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail the present invention.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a television according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the input terminal illustrated in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 1, the television 100 according to the present invention includes an input terminal 105, a tuner 110, an interface unit 115, a controller 120, a memory 125, an image processor 130, and an OSD ( On Screen Display processing unit 135, an image display unit 140, a voice processing unit 145 and a voice output unit 150.

As shown in FIG. 2, the input terminal 105 includes buttons for allowing a user to select a broadcast channel or adjust a volume. When a specific button is selected by a user's manipulation, the input terminal 105 outputs a command corresponding to the button and transmits the command to the controller 120.

The input terminal 105 further includes a recommendation button 105a for recommending the broadcast program currently being viewed. When the recommendation button 105a is selected by the user's operation, the input terminal 105 transmits a recommendation command for recommending the broadcast program currently being viewed to the controller 120.

In this embodiment, the input terminal 105 is provided with a separate recommendation button 105a, but may not be provided with a recommendation button 105a. When the input terminal 105 does not have the recommendation button 105a, any of the number buttons and special character buttons representing special characters such as "*" and "#" is set as a button representing a recommendation command. Alternatively, an arbitrary number button and a special character button may be combined to set a button indicating a recommendation command.

In addition, the input terminal 105 further includes a list button 105b for requesting to display the program preference information on the image display unit 140. The program preference information indicates current preferences for broadcasting programs that are being broadcast. When the list button 105b is selected by the user's operation, the input terminal 105 sends a preference information display command requesting to display the program preference information to the controller 120.

In this embodiment, the input terminal 105 has a separate list button 105b to generate a preference information display command, but may replace the existing button with the list button 105b to generate a preference information display command. have.

The tuner 110 tunes a broadcast channel selected by a user among various broadcast signals received through the antenna 200.

The interface unit 115 is connected to the communication network 300 to provide an interface for transmitting and receiving data through the communication network 300.

The control unit 120 controls the tuner 110, the interface unit 115, the memory 125, the image processing unit 130, the OSD processing unit 135, and the audio processing unit 145 according to a command received from the input terminal 105. To control. The controller 120 controls to store the data received through the interface unit 115 in the memory 125, extracts the data stored in the memory 125, and stores the image processor 130, the OSD processor 135, or the audio processor. Transmit to 145.

In addition, the controller 120 generates recommendation program information recommending the broadcast program currently being viewed, controls the interface unit 115, and transmits the recommended program information to the TV broadcast service center 400 connected to the communication network 300. send. Here, the recommended program information includes a title of a broadcast program currently being viewed, a broadcast channel for broadcasting the broadcast program, and the like.

The memory 125 stores data received from the interface unit 115, data generated by the controller 120, and the like.

The image processor 130 decodes the image signal from the broadcast signal received through the tuner 110 and restores the image signal into a reproducible image signal, and the OSD processor 135 generates and outputs various OSD characters by the controller 120. .

The image display unit 140 receives an image signal output from the image processor 130 to display an image, and receives various OSD characters output from the OSD processor 135 to display OSD characters.

The voice processor 145 decodes the audio signal from the broadcast signal received through the tuner 110 and restores the reproduced audio signal. The voice output unit 150 receives the audio signal output from the voice processor 145. Voice output.

Meanwhile, the television 100 may transmit / receive data with the TV broadcast service center 400 through the communication network 300. Here, the TV broadcast service center 400 may be operated separately from the broadcasting station, may be operated in conjunction with the broadcasting station, or may be operated in the form of a sub institution of the broadcasting station.

Although not shown, the TV broadcast service center 400 may receive and transmit data from a plurality of televisions connected to the communication network 300.

The TV broadcast service center 400 collects recommended program information received from the plurality of televisions 100 through the communication network 300, and then calculates the number of recommendations for each broadcast program to generate program preference information. In this case, the higher the number of recommendations, the higher the preference.

In detail, the TV broadcast service center 400 generates program preference information by collecting recommended program information received during a preset unit time, and updates program preference information every preset unit time. For example, if the program preference information is updated every 20 minutes and the generation time of the currently generated program preference information is 2:20, the time when the currently generated program preference information is updated is 2:40, and the TV broadcasting service center ( 400) generates new program preference information by collecting recommended program information received for 20 minutes from 2:20 to 2:40.

As such, the television 100 generates recommended program information in real time, and the TV broadcast service center 400 generates program preference information in real time by collecting recommended program information. Since the television 100 receives program preference information from the TV broadcasting service center 400 in real time and displays it on the screen, the viewer may receive reliable preference information for each broadcast program.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of recommending a broadcast program in the television illustrated in FIG. 1.

1 and 3, first, the tuner 110 selects a broadcast channel selected by the input terminal 105 according to a user's operation, and the image display unit 140 selects a broadcast program provided from the selected broadcast channel. (Step S510). At this time, the voice output unit 150 outputs a voice corresponding to the broadcast program (step S510).

The control unit 120 determines whether a recommendation command is received from the input terminal 105 by a user's operation (step S520).

If it is determined in step S520 that a recommendation command has not been received, a broadcast program is displayed (step S510).

If it is determined in step S520 that the recommendation command has been received, the controller 120 displays a message window on the image display unit 140 inquiring whether to recommend the broadcast program currently being viewed (step S530). Here, the message window may be displayed in a pop-up window format on the image of the broadcast program currently displayed on the image display unit 140 or may be displayed on the front of the image display unit 140.

It is determined whether the command input from the input terminal 105 by the user's operation is a command to approve the recommendation (step S540).

If it is determined in step S520 that the command received from the input terminal 105 does not approve the recommendation, the control unit 120 skips to step S510.

If it is determined in step S520 that the command received from the input terminal 105 approves the recommendation, the controller 120 generates recommended program information recommending the broadcast program currently displayed on the video display unit 140 (step S550).

In this embodiment, the control unit 120 controls the video display unit 140 to display a message window for confirming whether the broadcast program is recommended, but the message window for confirming whether the broadcast program is recommended is a user's operation or a television ( It may be omitted depending on the setting environment of 100). If the message window is omitted, step S530 and step S540 are omitted.

The control unit 120 transmits the recommended program information to the TV broadcast service center 400 through the interface unit 115 (step S560).

The video display unit 140 ends the message window displayed in step S530 and displays a broadcast program (step S570).

The controller 120 provides a program preference information service for displaying current preference information on broadcast programs according to a user's request (step S580).

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a program preference information service process illustrated in FIG. 3.

1 and 4, first, the controller 120 determines whether a preference information display command is received from the input terminal 105 (step S581). Here, when the list button 105a (see FIG. 2) of the input terminal 105 is selected by the user's operation, the input terminal 105 generates a preference information display command and sends it to the control unit 120.

In step S581, when it is determined that the preference information display command has not been received, the controller 120 maintains a current state.

In step S581, when it is determined that the preference information display command is received, the controller 120 generates a preference information request command for requesting program preference information, and the controller 120 issues the preference information request command to the interface unit 115. The transmission is transmitted to the TV broadcast service center 400 through the step S583.

Subsequently, the controller 120 receives program preference information from the TV broadcast service center 400 through the interface unit 115 via the communication network 300 (step S585).

The controller 120 transmits the received program preference information to the image processor 130, the image processor 130 decodes the program preference information and transmits the decoded program preference information to the image display unit 140, and the image display unit 140 transmits the program preference information. (Step S587).

5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating an example of displaying program preference information on the image display unit illustrated in FIG. 1.

Since the program preference information indicates a real-time popularity ranking for broadcast programs that are currently being broadcasted, the image display unit 140 may display program preference information in various forms according to a user's request or an environment setting of the TV 100. .

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 5A, the image display unit 140 may display sub-screens D1, D2, D2, D4, and D5 which respectively display images of broadcast programs having a high preference from 1st to 5th. Program preference information may be displayed in a display form. Here, the range of the preference rank displayed on the image display unit 140 may be arbitrarily designated.

When a specific sub screen is selected from the sub screens D1, D2, D3, D4, and D5 displayed on the image display unit 140 by a user's operation, the image display unit 140 displays an image of the selected broadcast program on the full screen. You may.

In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 5B, the video display unit 140 may display broadcast programs having a high preference from 1st to 5th positions in a graph form. That is, after converting the preferences of the broadcasting programs from 1st to 5th in percentage, it is displayed in the form of a circular graph.

Although not shown in the drawing, the video display unit 140 may be displayed in a list form in which titles of the broadcast programs are arranged in order from high to low.

6 is a flowchart illustrating another example of the program preference information service process illustrated in FIG. 3.

1 and 6, first, the controller 120 stores program preference information received from the TV broadcast service center 400 via the communication network 300 in the memory 125 (step S591).

The controller 120 receives new program preference information from the TV broadcast service center 400 at predetermined unit times, and stores the same in the memory 125 to update program preference information (step S593).

The controller 120 determines whether a preference information display command has been received from the input terminal 105 (step S595), and if it is determined that the preference information display command has not been received, maintains the current state.

If it is determined in step S581 that the command for displaying preference information has been received, the controller 120 extracts program preference information from the memory 125 and provides it to the image processor 130 (step S597).

The image processor 130 decodes the program preference information and transmits the decoded program preference information to the image display unit 140, and the image display unit 140 displays the program preference information (step S599). Here, the image display unit 140 may display the program preference information in the form of a graph or a sub screen as illustrated in FIGS. 5A and 5B.

According to the present invention described above, the television generates in real time recommended program information recommending the broadcast program displayed on the screen and transmits it to the TV broadcast service center. Accordingly, the TV broadcast service center may generate program preference information by using recommended program information, and may generate program preference information that is actively reflected by the viewers' intention. Thus, viewers can be provided with reliable preference information for each broadcast program, and can also be provided with current preference information for broadcast programs in real time.

In addition, the program preference information may serve as a criterion for the viewer to select a broadcast channel and may be actively used for the viewer to select a broadcast program since the program preference information is provided to the television in real time from the TV broadcast service center.

 Although described above with reference to the embodiments, those skilled in the art can be variously modified and changed within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below. I can understand.

Claims (5)

In the broadcast program recommendation method using a television, (a) receiving a recommendation command from an input terminal by a user's operation; (b) generating recommended program information for recommending a broadcast program currently displayed on the screen as the recommendation command is received; (c) transmitting the recommended program information; (d) if a preference information display command is received from the input terminal, transmitting a preference information request command; And (e) receiving and displaying the program preference information from a TV broadcast service center. delete The method of claim 1, (d) receiving and storing the program preference information from a TV broadcasting service center; (e) receiving and updating new program preference information every predetermined unit time; And (f) if the preference information display command is received from the input terminal, extracting and displaying the stored program preference information. The program preference information of claim 3, wherein the program preference information is generated every predetermined time, and includes a recommendation number for each broadcasting program calculated using recommendation program information transmitted from a plurality of televisions for the predetermined time. Featured broadcast program recommendation method. In TV which recommends broadcast program, An image display unit displaying an image corresponding to a broadcast signal; An input terminal for generating and outputting a recommendation command for recommending a broadcast program corresponding to the video by a user's manipulation; A controller configured to generate recommended program information in response to the recommendation command received from an input terminal; And an interface unit connected to a communication network to transmit the recommended program information. The control unit, If a preference information display command is received from the input terminal, controlling the interface to transmit a preference information request command to a TV broadcast service center, and controlling the interface to receive the program preference information from the TV broadcast service center. Featured TV.

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