KR100781286B1 - Broadcasting receiver and reserved viewing method for broadcasting program - Google Patents

Abstract

A broadcasting receiver and a reservation viewing method for a broadcasting program using the same are provided to use OSD information of a reservation viewing program at the same time in a switched broadcasting program screen, thereby conveniently switching a channel to a previous broadcasting program. A broadcasting receiver and reservation viewing method for a broadcasting program using the same comprise the following steps of: switching a channel to an associated channel when a program in which reservation viewing is selected is started(S120); switching a channel to a new reservation program when a duplication reservation program which is duplicated with current broadcasting program in a partial screen area of new reservation program at the same time is started(S140); and providing current program information of a different channel to an OSD(On Screen Display)(S150).

Description

BROADCASTING RECEIVER AND RESERVED VIEWING METHOD FOR BROADCASTING PROGRAM}

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a TV according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a view for explaining a broadcast program set to be reserved and watched in duplicate according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart showing a broadcast program reservation viewing method in order according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a screen state diagram in which OSD information of a program in progress in another channel is provided by being redundantly reserved for a program currently being viewed according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a broadcast program reservation viewing method in order according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a screen state diagram of providing a channel list OSD of a program in progress in another channel by setting a reservation redundantly with a program currently being viewed according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

7 is a diagram illustrating a screen state of providing a channel list OSD of a program in progress in another channel because a reservation is redundantly set in a currently viewed program according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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

10: control unit 20: user interface unit

30: memory 40: tuner

50: TS decoder 60: NT decoder

70: audio and video processor 72: speaker

74: display unit 80: OSD generation unit

The present invention relates to a broadcast receiver, and more particularly, when a program is reserved by a user and another broadcast program that is redundantly reserved starts and a channel is switched, program information set for reserved viewing of the same time zone is displayed on a screen of a program currently being viewed. The present invention relates to a broadcast receiver for providing a reservation view method of a broadcast program using the same.

BACKGROUND ART In general, a TV receiver is a device for selecting and displaying a broadcast signal transmitted from a broadcasting station according to a user's selection. The TV is gradually changing from an analog method to a digital method according to the development of multimedia technology.

Digital broadcasting provides a significantly larger number of channels than conventional analogues, so the number of programs provided by broadcasting stations has increased considerably.

Accordingly, digital TV broadcasting provides an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) to provide convenience to the user.

In Korean analog broadcasting, KBPS (Korea Broadcasting Program System) is used to transmit information using the VBI (Vertical Blanking Interval) section, and digital broadcasting uses PSIP (Program and System Information Protocol) information. .

As described above, the EPG information enables the user to more easily know the schedule of the broadcast program, and the user can watch the program that he / she wants to watch on time by setting the reserved view for the program to be broadcasted in the future.

However, if the scheduled viewing time of the program is different, duplicate reservations can be made at the same time regardless of whether the program is terminated. Therefore, the channel is automatically switched to the latest program that has been previously reserved. In order to continue watching the broadcast program, there is a problem of remembering the channel number or searching the channel one by one.

In addition, there is a problem in that the EPG has to be reconfirmed in order to confirm program information and channel information that are reserved and set in the same time zone.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to duplicate the same time zone in some areas of the currently provided program screen when another channel is started and the channel is switched while the redundant program is started while providing the reserved program The present invention provides a broadcast receiver that provides information on a broadcast program that is reserved and is ongoing in another channel through an OSD, and a broadcast program reservation watching method using the same.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, a broadcast receiver includes a memory unit for storing information of a program set for reserved viewing from a user through an EPG, and switching to a corresponding channel when a reserved watching set program is started to provide a reserved program. If another reserved program is started while the viewing program is in progress, a control unit switches a channel to a newly scheduled reserved program, and a program that is redundantly reserved in the same time zone as the broadcast program currently being watched under the control of the controller OSD generation unit for generating OSD information of the display and a display unit for displaying the OSD of the program in progress is duplicated in a portion of the screen of the reservation program being newly started watching.

Here, the memory unit stores a plurality of reserved viewing programs, wherein the plurality of reserved viewing programs have different start times and program progress times overlap each other in the same time zone.

Here, the OSD generation unit may provide at least one of a title, a channel number, a start time, and a broadcast time of the program being duplicated and reserved in the same time zone as the broadcast program currently being viewed.

At this time, when the controller requests the channel information of the currently watching program, the controller controls the reserved viewing setting in the same time zone as the information bar of the currently watching program to display the channel list of the program in progress in another channel. Programs not set as reserved viewing are controlled to be displayed in the channel list if they are viewed before the currently provided program.

The controller may provide program information of a corresponding channel to an information bar when a specific channel is selected by the user in the channel list, and switch to the selected corresponding channel when a key signal is input.

In order to achieve the above-described object of the present invention, a reservation viewing method of a broadcast program includes: switching to a corresponding channel at a time at which a reserved viewing set program starts when a reserved viewing program is set by a user through an EPG; If another reserved program is started during this process, the channel is switched to the newly scheduled reserved program and the other channel is repeatedly reserved in the same time zone as the broadcast program currently provided in some areas of the screen of the newly started reserved program. In the step of providing the information of the program in progress to the OSD.

Here, the step of providing information of the program to the OSD provides at least one of a title, channel number, start time, and broadcast time of the program being duplicated and reserved in the same time zone, and the OSD is provided for a predetermined time. .

At this time, it is characterized by providing a message indicating that the channel is switched to the program set to the reserved viewing together with the OSD.

In addition, when checking the channel information of the currently provided program, the channel information bar of the currently provided program is provided together with a channel list OSD of a program that is reserved and set in the same time zone and is in progress in another channel. .

In this case, a program not set to reserved viewing in the same time zone may be provided to the channel list OSD if the program has been viewed before the currently provided program.If a specific channel is selected by the user in the channel list OSD of the program, the program of the corresponding channel is selected. The information is provided to the information bar, and when a key signal is input, the information is switched to the selected channel.

Hereinafter, a broadcast receiver and a broadcast program reservation watching method using the same according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

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

As shown in FIG. 1, the broadcast receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention is a TV capable of receiving digital analog broadcast data, and controls the TV 10 in general and under the control of the controller 10. A tuner 40 for performing broadcast channel tuning, a TS decoder 50 for processing digital broadcast signals, an NT decoder 60 for processing analog broadcast signals, and processing and outputting audio and video data of a broadcast signal It is composed of an audio and video processor 70.

The above-described control unit 10 controls the TV as a whole, and in particular, in one embodiment of the present invention, when the reserved viewing program is started in the memory unit 30 by the user, the program switches to the corresponding channel to provide the reserved program, If a newly reserved program is started on another channel while the reserved viewing program is in progress, the channel is switched to the newly started reservation program.

In this case, the above-described memory unit 30 stores a plurality of reserved viewing programs that are reserved for viewing from a user through an EPG (Electronic Program Guide), where the plurality of reserved viewing programs have different start times and the same program progress time. Time zones can overlap each other.

In addition, when the channel information request signal of the program currently being viewed is input from the user through the user interface 20, the controller 10 sets the reserved viewing at the same time zone as the information bar providing information of the currently watching program. It controls the channel list OSD of the program in progress in other channels together on one screen.

In this case, even if the program is not set as the reserved viewing in the same time zone, if the program was viewed before the currently provided program, the program may be displayed in the channel list OSD.

In addition, when a specific channel is selected by the user in the aforementioned channel list OSD, the controller 10 provides program information of the corresponding channel to the information bar, and when a key signal is input, switches to the selected corresponding channel.

The user interface 106 transmits various commands or information input from a user to the controller 10 by using a keypad or a remote controller provided in the TV main body which is a broadcast receiver. That is, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the broadcast program to be reserved and selected is selected and input, and the channel information request signal of the broadcast program currently being viewed is transmitted to the controller 10 by using a key provided in the remote controller.

The tuner 40 tunes a channel according to the control of the control unit 10 among broadcast data input through airwaves or a cable, and provides a digital signal among the broadcast signals received through the tuned channel to the TS decoder 50, The analog broadcast signal is provided to the NT decoder 60.

The TS decoder 50 that processes the digital broadcast signal decodes the digital broadcast signal provided by the tuner 40 and converts the digital broadcast signal into an audio and video stream and a data stream, and controls the audio and video stream and data under the control of the controller 10. The stream is provided to an audio and video processor 70.

The NT (NTSC) decoder 60 for processing an analog broadcast signal decodes the analog broadcast signal provided from the tuner 40 into audio data and video data under the control of the controller 10, and sends the same to the audio and video processor 70. to provide.

The audio and video processor 70 processes one or more audio and video data under the control of the controller 10 to output audio data to the speaker 72 and output video data to the display 74. In addition, the audio and video processor 70 mixes the OSD data provided by the controller 10 with the video data and provides the same to the display 74.

When the channel is switched under the control of the controller 10, the OSD generator 80 is redundantly reserved in the same time zone as the broadcast program currently being viewed, so that at least any one of a title, channel number, start time, and broadcast time of a program in progress in another channel is available. One piece of data is created in the OSD and provided in some areas of the currently provided screen.

In addition, when a channel information request signal of a program currently being viewed is input from a user, an information bar for providing information of a program currently being viewed under the control of the control unit 10 is set to be reserved and watched in the same time zone. The channel list OSD is generated if the program is being watched before the currently provided program even if the channel list of the program in progress and the program not set as the reserved viewing in the same time zone are generated.

2 is a diagram for describing a broadcast program that is reserved and watched in duplicate according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the user sets three broadcasting programs, such as programs 'Jumong', '101st Proposal' and 'Mr. Good Bar', to be reserved for viewing in the EPG.

The three broadcast programs described above have different start times of '21: 43 ', '21: 45', and '21: 50 ', but the three programs are duplicated in the broadcast program time. Accordingly, the tuner 40 receives and provides 'Jumong', which is a home-started program among reservation-set programs set regardless of the user's will, and switches to a channel providing '101st proposal' after 2 minutes of watching 'Jumong'. Then, at 21:50, by switching channels to 'Mr Good Bye', users will watch 'Mr Good Good', the latest program that started.

According to the present invention, when providing a program set for the same time zone reservation reservation viewing, the present invention provides information on a program being viewed on another channel.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a TV program reservation watching method in order according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, when a reserved viewing program is set by a user through an electronic program guide (EPG), the memory unit 30 stores reserved viewing information set by the user (S100).

Subsequently, while watching a broadcast program received through the tuner 40, when a program set for reserved viewing starts in the memory unit 30 by the user (S110), the controller 10 accesses a channel with the corresponding program set for reserved viewing. Switch (S120).

Subsequently, the control unit 10 checks whether a new program, which is duplicated and reserved, is started in the same time zone as the corresponding program while providing the corresponding program set for reserved viewing by switching channels (S130). When another reserved program is started, the channel is switched to a newly started reserved program (S140).

Subsequently, the controller 10 controls the OSD generator 80 to include at least one of a title, a channel number, a start time, and a broadcast time of a program that is duplicated and reserved in the same time zone as the currently provided program in another channel. The OSD is generated and duplicated in the same time zone as the broadcast program currently provided in a part of the screen of the reserved program, which is newly started, the information OSD of the program in progress on another channel is displayed together (S150).

On the other hand, if there is no other program that is redundantly reserved while the reserved viewing program is set in step S130, or the time zone does not overlap, the channel of the corresponding program is maintained until the currently watching program is terminated (S160).

As described above, OSD information of a program that is redundantly reserved in the same time zone as the currently provided broadcast program and is being performed on another channel is displayed on a partial region of a screen of the currently provided program for a predetermined time. A message is provided informing that the switch has been made.

As described above, the OSD information providing screen of a program that is redundantly reserved in the same time zone as the currently broadcast program and is in progress on another channel will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state of a screen in which TV reservations are redundantly set and provide OSD information of a program currently in progress in another channel, and a program currently provided on the TV screen is reserved by a user. This is a set program, which will be described in parallel with FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the broadcast program currently displayed on the TV 100 due to two channel switching is a program called 'Mr Goodbye' having the latest start time. As such, the program information OSD 110 that is reserved in progress at the same time zone as the program 'Mr Good Bye' is provided in some areas of the program screen 'Mr Good Bye' currently provided.

In other words, if a program called 'Jumong' is currently underway on channel 11, a program called '101st proposal' is underway on channel 06. The user can easily check that the channel has been switched in the order of 'Jumong', '101th Proposal' through the OSD 110 information, and can easily grasp information of a program that is currently being reserved and set in another channel. .

Therefore, even if the channel is automatically switched in order of program start time regardless of the user's intention, the previously set information is acquired through the OSD 110 information provided at the bottom of the screen of the currently watching program. If necessary, you can easily switch to a previously watched channel.

On the other hand, 5 is a flow chart showing a broadcast program reservation watching method according to another embodiment of the present invention in sequence, Figure 6 is a program that is in progress in another channel is set to be redundantly reserved to the currently watching program according to another embodiment of the present invention This is a screen state that provides OSD of channel list.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the broadcast program reservation viewing method according to another embodiment of the present invention, as described with reference to FIG. 4, while a user watches 'Mr. Goodbye' having the latest start time of the reserved viewing program, If you want to check the information of the program being watched, press the channel information request key provided in the remote control (S200), the control unit 10 extracts the information of the program currently being viewed by the transmitted channel information request signal, and at the same time The reservation is duplicated with the program being viewed to check whether there is a program in progress in another channel (S210).

As a result of the check, if there is a duplicate reservation set in the same time zone as the program being watched and there is a program being performed on another channel, the control unit 10 may display a portion of the screen provided by the program being watched, that is, 'Mr. Goodbye'. Mr. Goodbye, along with a information bar that provides information such as the title, channel number, broadcast time, date, current time, subtitle information, etc. Provided by the OSD (S220).

Subsequently, when a user selects a particular channel focusing using a direction key included in the remote control in the reserved channel list OSD displayed with an information bar on a part of the currently viewed program screen (S230), the controller 10 displays the title, channel number, broadcast time, date, current time, subtitle information, and the like of the program corresponding to the focused channel on the information bar (S240).

Subsequently, after a specific channel is selected by the user and provided to the information bar, when a confirmation key signal is input (S250), the controller 10 returns to the currently focused channel selected, that is, the channel provided to the information bar. Switch (S260).

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a screen for providing a reserved channel list OSD provided according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, the current user selects channel DTV-11 in the reserved channel list OSD 230. Is in focus. Accordingly, the control unit 10 provides 'Mr Goodbye', a program that is currently being broadcast, on the main screen of the TV 200 screen, and 'Jumong', a program selected from a reserved channel list by the user, on the information bar 220. 'Detailed information.

Thereafter, when the user inputs a confirmation key while a program called 'Jumong' is selected in the reserved channel list OSD 230, the controller 10 moves to channel 11 in which the program selected for focusing is broadcast in the reserved channel list OSD 230. Switch to give 'Jumong'.

On the other hand, in step S210 of FIG. 5, if a duplicate reservation is set in the same time zone as the currently watching program and there is no program in progress on another channel, the controller 10 may provide a program currently being watched, that is, a program called 'Mr Goodbye'. Only some information bars that provide information such as the title, channel number, airing time, date, current time, and subtitle information of the program 'Mr Good Bye' are provided in some areas of the screen.

Subsequently, FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a screen state of providing a channel list OSD of a program in progress in another channel by setting a reservation redundantly with a currently watching program according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, the reserved channel list OSD provided according to another embodiment of the present invention may be selected by the current user by selecting channel DTV-11 in the reserved channel list OSD 330 as described above with reference to FIG. 6. Focused. Accordingly, the controller 10 provides 'Mr Good Bye', which is a program that is currently being broadcast, on the main screen of the TV 300, and the information bar (320) selected by the user in the reserved channel list OSD 330. It provides detailed information about the program 'Jumong'.

Here, "Jumong" is a program that runs in the same time zone as the program "Mr. Goodbye", which is duplicated by a user and broadcasted on another channel, and the start time is earlier than the "Mr. Goodbye".

In this case, the reserved channel list OSD 330 provided according to another embodiment of the present invention is set by the user in the reserved viewing section in the memory unit 30 before the user switches to the reserved viewing channel in addition to the broadcast in progress in another channel. The previous channel information 240 watched is provided to the reserved channel list OSD 330 together. Here, the channel watched by the user before the channel switch is not a reserved channel set channel, and the user can switch channels more quickly if the user wants to continue watching the channel through previous channel information.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments without departing from the spirit of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Of course, any person skilled in the art can make various modifications, and such changes are within the scope of the claims.

According to the present invention as described above, even if the channel is switched when another broadcast program that is reserved at the same time zone is started while watching the scheduled broadcast program, the OSD information of the same time zone reserved viewing program provided on the switched broadcast program screen is displayed. By using this, the channel can be easily switched to a previously watched broadcast program.

In addition, the information of the program set for the reserved viewing at the same time can be confirmed through the currently viewed program screen, thereby maximizing user convenience.

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When a reserved viewing program is set by a user through an electronic program guide (EPG), switching to a corresponding channel at a time at which the reserved viewing set program starts; Switching a channel to a newly started reservation program when another program that is repeatedly reserved during the reservation viewing program is started; And Reservation reservation method for a broadcast program comprising the step of providing the information on the program in progress on the other channel is repeatedly reserved in the same time zone as the broadcast program currently provided in a portion of the screen of the newly scheduled reservation program; . The method of claim 1, wherein providing information of the program to an OSD And at least one of a title, a channel number, a start time, and a broadcast time of a program being duplicated and reserved in the same time zone. The method of claim 2, And the OSD is provided for a predetermined time. The method of claim 3, And a message for notifying that the channel has been switched to the reserved viewing set program together with the OSD. The method of claim 1, When the channel information of the currently provided program is checked, the method further comprises the step of providing a channel list OSD of a program in progress in another channel by being reserved and set in the same time zone together with the channel information bar of the currently provided program. The reservation viewing method of the broadcast program characterized by the above-mentioned. The method of claim 5, And a program not set as reserved viewing in the same time zone is provided to the channel list OSD if the program has been viewed before the currently provided program. The method of claim 6, And providing a program information of a corresponding channel when a specific channel is selected by the user in the channel list OSD of the program, and switching to the selected corresponding channel when a key signal is input. A memory unit for storing information of a program that is reserved and viewed from a user through an EPG (Electronic Program Guide); A control unit for switching to a corresponding channel when the reserved watching program is started to provide a reserved program, and switching another channel to a newly started reserved program when another program that is reserved repeatedly while the reserved watching program is started; ; An OSD generation unit for generating OSD (On Screen Display) information of a program in progress in another channel by being redundantly reserved in the same time zone as the currently watching broadcast program under the control of the controller; And And a display unit configured to display an OSD of the program that is redundantly reserved in progress on a portion of a screen of the reserved program that is newly started and viewed. The method of claim 8, wherein the memory unit And a plurality of reserved viewing programs, wherein the plurality of reserved viewing programs have different start times and program progress times overlap each other in the same time zone. The method of claim 8, wherein the OSD generating unit And at least one of a title, a channel number, a start time, and a broadcast time of an ongoing program that is redundantly reserved in the same time zone as the currently viewed broadcast program. The method of claim 8, wherein the control unit When the channel information of the currently watching program is requested, the broadcast receiver is set to reserve viewing at the same time zone as the information bar of the currently watching program, and controls to display the channel list of the program being performed on another channel. The method of claim 11, wherein the control unit And a program not set to reserved viewing in the same time zone is displayed in the channel list if the program is viewed before the currently provided program. The method of claim 12, wherein the control unit And when a specific channel is selected by the user in the channel list, program information of a corresponding channel is provided to the information bar, and when a key signal is input, the broadcast receiver is switched to the selected corresponding channel.

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