KR20100043639A - Method and apparatus for controlling a broadcasting receive based user identification - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and an apparatus for controlling broadcasting receiving based on user identification are provided to extract common setup information from setup information according to each user to supply a customized broadcasting receiving environment, thereby enabling the users to receive the customized broadcasting receiving environment according to a taste. CONSTITUTION: A user setup information storage unit(190) stores setup information of each user to provide a customized broadcasting receiving environment. A user identification storage unit(140) stores the input time of user identification. A controller(100) determines a current user according to a use frequency of a current time. The controller provides the customized broadcasting receiving environment according to the setup information.

Description

Device and method for controlling broadcast reception based on user identification {METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A BROADCASTING RECEIVE BASED USER IDENTIFICATION}

The present invention relates to a broadcast reception control apparatus and method, and more particularly, to provide an optimal broadcast reception environment when a user cannot be identified in providing a customized broadcast reception environment based on user identification in a broadcast reception device such as a television. The present invention relates to a broadcast reception control apparatus and method based on user identification.

As is well known, the broadcast reception device is a device that receives and reproduces a broadcast signal transmitted from a broadcasting station, and records and reproduces information on a hard disk built in a television system, a set-top box, and a television main body (PVR). Video Recorder).

In recent years, many households have a plurality of such broadcast receiving apparatuses and are arranged in each room or used for personal use. For example, a family watching television may be arranged in a living room, a couple watching television may be arranged in a large room, and an educational television watching television may be arranged in a study room.

In line with the trend that the broadcast receiving apparatus is used for personal use, a technology for providing a customized broadcast receiving environment based on user identification has been proposed.

The conventional technology for providing a customized broadcasting reception environment based on user identification is similar to a login method of a personal computer, and after identifying a user through authentication based on the user identification information, the user can recognize the user's preferred channel information or gain By providing a dedicated setting value such as) or an offset (offset) to provide a customized broadcast reception environment.

The conventional technology for providing a customized broadcasting reception environment based on user identification may be advantageous in providing an optimal customized broadcasting reception environment for each user. However, when the user cannot be identified, that is, the user may have a predetermined login procedure. If you did not step on it could not provide a customized broadcast reception environment. That is, there is a problem that the technology for providing a customized broadcast reception environment becomes useless.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the problems of the prior art, and it is possible to store the input time of identification information of users for providing a customized broadcasting reception environment based on the user identification, and then the user may not follow a predetermined login procedure. In this case, the user who frequently uses the current time is arbitrarily determined as the current user to provide a customized broadcasting reception environment based on user identification, so that users who regularly use the broadcast receiving device do not need a separate login procedure without a separate login procedure. To be provided.

Or, if the user does not go through a predetermined login process, by extracting the common setting information from the user-specific setting information already set for a customized broadcast reception environment to provide a customized broadcast reception environment, users without their own login procedure To provide a customized broadcasting reception environment as close as possible to the taste.

In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, a user identification-based broadcast reception control apparatus includes a user-specific setting information storage unit for storing user-specific setting information for providing a user-specific based broadcasting reception environment, and the customized broadcasting reception environment. A user identification information storage unit which stores an input time of user identification information for receiving the information, and a current user is arbitrarily determined according to a use frequency of a current time calculated based on the input time stored in the user identification information storage unit. And a controller for providing the customized broadcast reception environment according to user-specific setting information.

Here, the setting information for each user includes at least one of preference channel information and dedicated setting value information.

The controller determines the user with the highest usage frequency of the calculated current time as the current user.

In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, a user identification-based broadcast reception control apparatus includes a user-specific setting information storage unit for storing user-specific setting information for providing a customized broadcasting reception environment based on user identification, and the user-specific setting information. And a controller for providing the customized broadcasting reception environment according to the extracted common setting information.

Here, the setting information for each user includes at least one of preference channel information and dedicated setting value information.

The controller extracts a common channel from the preferred channel information as the common configuration information.

The control unit extracts the average value of the dedicated setting value information as the common setting information.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a method for controlling broadcast reception based on user identification may include obtaining user setting information for providing a customized broadcast receiving environment based on user identification, and identifying a user for receiving the customized broadcasting receiving environment. Acquiring an input time of information, arbitrarily determining a current user according to a frequency of use of a current time calculated based on the input time, and according to the user-specific setting information corresponding to the arbitrarily determined current user. Providing a customized broadcast reception environment.

Here, the setting information for each user includes at least one of preference channel information and dedicated setting value information.

In the step of arbitrarily determining the current user, the user with the highest frequency of use of the calculated current time is determined as the current user.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling broadcast reception based on user identification, the method comprising: acquiring configuration information for each user for providing a customized broadcasting reception environment based on user identification, and extracting common configuration information from the configuration information for each user; And providing the customized broadcast reception environment according to the extracted common setting information.

Here, the setting information for each user includes at least one of preference channel information and dedicated setting value information.

The extracting of the common configuration information may include extracting a common channel among the preference channel information as the common configuration information.

In the extracting of the common setting information, the average value of the dedicated setting value information is extracted as the common setting information.

According to the present invention, when the user inputs the identification time of the user's identification information for providing the customized broadcasting reception environment based on the user's identification in advance, and if the user does not go through a predetermined login procedure, By arbitrarily determining a current user and providing a customized broadcast receiving environment based on user identification, a user who regularly uses the broadcast receiving device may be provided with a customized broadcast receiving environment without a separate login procedure.

On the other hand, when the user does not go through a predetermined login procedure, by extracting the common setting information from the user-specific setting information already set for the customized broadcasting reception environment and providing a customized broadcasting reception environment, the users have a separate login procedure. Without this, it is possible to receive a customized broadcasting reception environment that is as close as possible to one's taste.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram of a broadcast receiving apparatus equipped with a broadcast reception control apparatus based on user identification according to the present invention.

As shown therein, the broadcast reception device equipped with the broadcast reception control apparatus according to the present invention includes a control unit 100, a digital tuning unit 110, an analog tuning unit 120, a user input unit 130, and a user identification information storage unit. 140, a signal processor 150, an audio output unit 160, an image output unit 170, an OSD processor 180, a user-specific setting information storage unit 190, and the like.

The digital tuning unit 110 receives and demodulates a digital broadcast signal in the form of a transport stream on a specific physically selected channel.

The analog tuning unit 120 demodulates a broadcast signal received in an analog form on a specific physically selected channel and outputs an analog video and audio signal.

The user input unit 130 may input or set dedicated setting information such as user identification information, favorite channel information, gain or offset, brightness, saturation, and luminance through an OSD interface screen provided through the image output unit 170. As the interface, it can be implemented by a conventional operation panel or a remote controller of the electronic device.

The signal processor 150 processes the digital broadcast signal and the analog broadcast signal received through the digital tuner 110 and the analog tuner 120, and converts the digital broadcast signal in accordance with a reproduction standard and outputs the converted signal.

The signal processor 150 may include an analog / digital converter, a demultiplexer, an image processor, a data processor, a voice processor, and the like. The demultiplexer separates the digital broadcast signal received through the digital tuning unit 110 into an image signal, a data signal, and an audio signal, and the image processor decodes the image signal separated by the demultiplexer to the image output unit 170. The voice processor decodes the voice signal separated by the demultiplexer and provides the decoded voice signal to the voice output unit 160. The data processor processes the data signal separated by the demultiplexer and provides the image signal to the image output unit 170. .

The image output unit 170 displays the image signal provided from the signal processor 150 on the screen through a display device, etc. The audio output unit 160 outputs the audio signal provided from the signal processor 150 through a speaker or the like. Output

The user identification information storage unit 140 may store user identification information input or set through an OSD interface screen provided through the image output unit 170 and use the same to provide a customized broadcasting reception environment based on user identification. Make sure

The user-specific setting information storage unit 190 may include dedicated channel setting information, gain or offset, brightness, saturation, and luminance, which are input or set through the OSD interface screen provided through the image output unit 170. User-specific setting information may be stored and used when providing a customized broadcasting reception environment based on user identification.

The OSD processor 180 processes the OSD data provided from the controller 100 and provides an OSD screen through the image output unit 170. The OSD processing unit 180 provides an OSD interface screen for inputting or setting dedicated setting value information such as user identification information, preferred channel information, gain or offset, brightness, saturation, and luminance.

The control unit 100 receives and demodulates a broadcast signal by the digital tuning unit 110 and the analog tuning unit 120, a signal processing by the signal processing unit 150, and user identification information by the user identification information storage unit 140. Storage of user-specific setting information, including preference channel information by the user-specific setting information storage unit 190 and dedicated setting value information such as gain, offset, brightness, saturation, and luminance, by the OSD processing unit 180. Control all processes such as OSD display.

In addition, the controller 100 provides a process of providing a customized broadcast reception environment based on user identification using user identification information stored in the user identification information storage 140 and user-specific setting information stored in the user-specific setting information storage 190. To control.

In particular, the controller 100 stores in advance input time of identification information of users for providing a customized broadcasting reception environment based on user identification, and when the user does not go through a predetermined login procedure, the frequency of using the current time is high. The user may be arbitrarily determined as a current user to provide a customized broadcasting reception environment based on user identification, or provide a customized broadcasting reception environment by extracting common configuration information from user-specific configuration information that is already set for the customized broadcasting reception environment.

Meanwhile, the control unit 100, the user identification information storage unit 140, the user-specific setting information storage unit 190, and the like among the broadcast reception apparatuses configured as described above may be referred to as a broadcast reception control apparatus based on user identification according to the present invention. . Of course, among the components of the broadcast reception control apparatus of the present invention, the controller 100 and the like perform some of the unique functions of the broadcast reception apparatus, but this is similar to the broadcast reception control apparatus integrated with the broadcast reception apparatus. It is caused by the integration of functional blocks. That is, when the broadcast reception control apparatus of the present invention interworks in a state that is physically separated from the broadcast reception apparatus, the components of the present invention exist in a separate and independent form.

A process of providing a customized broadcast reception environment based on user identification by the broadcast reception control apparatus configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. Here, the general operation of the broadcast reception, demodulation, storage, extraction, reproduction, etc. by the broadcast reception device will be omitted.

First, a broadcast reception control method based on user identification according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2.

If the user identification information is input through the user input unit 130 when the broadcast reception device operates in the user identification mode (S201) (S203), the controller 100 stores user identification information previously stored in the user identification information storage 140. The user ID information is compared with the currently input user identification to identify a matching user (S211).

In addition, the controller 100 obtains the time at which the current user inputs the user identification information as the user usage information, and stores it together in the user identification information storage 140 (S213).

In addition, the control unit 100 includes user-specific setting information including at least one of preference channel information stored in the user-specific setting information storage unit 190 and dedicated setting value information such as gain, offset, brightness, saturation, and luminance. Extract That is, the user-specific setting information stored corresponding to the user identified in step S211 is extracted (S231).

Thereafter, the controller 100 provides a customized broadcast reception environment to the corresponding user according to the user-specific setting information extracted by the user-specific setting information storage unit 190. In other words, when the user enters the preferred channel button of the user input unit 130, the channel is tuned to any one channel among the preferred channels, or the black level of the video signal is adjusted according to the set offset value. By sampling S, the user provides a customized broadcast reception environment preset by the user (S233). Since the process of providing such a customized broadcast reception environment can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art, more specific description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, if the user identification information is not input in step S203, that is, if the user does not go through a predetermined login procedure, the control unit 100 stores the user identification information storage unit in step S213 during the provision process of the customized broadcast reception environment up to the previous step. On the basis of the input time of the user identification information stored in the 140, the frequency of use for each user of the current time is calculated (S221).

The current user is arbitrarily determined according to the use frequency of the current time. Preferably, the user having the highest use frequency of the current time is determined as the current user (S223).

Thereafter, the user-specific setting information corresponding to the determined current user is extracted from the user-specific setting information storage unit 190 (S231), and a customized broadcast reception environment is provided to the current user according to the extracted user-specific setting information (S233).

Next, a method for controlling broadcast reception based on user identification according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3.

If the user identification information is input through the user input unit 130 when the broadcast reception device operates in the user identification mode S301 (S303), the controller 100 may include user identification information previously stored in the user identification information storage 140. The user ID information that is currently input is compared to identify a matching user (S311).

The control unit 100 includes user-specific setting information including at least one of preference channel information stored in the user-specific setting information storage unit 190 and dedicated setting value information such as gain, offset, brightness, saturation, and luminance. Extract That is, the user-specific setting information stored corresponding to the user identified in step S311 is extracted (S313).

Thereafter, the controller 100 provides a customized broadcast reception environment to the corresponding user according to the user-specific setting information extracted by the user-specific setting information storage unit 190. In other words, when the user enters the preferred channel button of the user input unit 130, the channel is tuned to any one channel among the preferred channels, or the black level of the video signal is adjusted according to the set offset value. By sampling S, the user provides a customized broadcast reception environment preset by the user (S331).

On the other hand, if the user identification information is not input in step S303, that is, when the user does not go through a predetermined login procedure, the control unit 100 sets the common setting from the user setting information stored in the user setting information storage unit 190. Information is extracted (S321). Here, the preferred channel information among the user-specific setting information may extract a common channel as common setting information, and the average value of the dedicated setting value information among the user-specific setting information may be extracted as common setting information.

Thereafter, a customized broadcast reception environment is provided to the current user according to the extracted common setting information (S331).

So far, the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in a modified form without departing from the essential features of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. The scope of the present invention is shown in the claims rather than the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope will be construed as being included in the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a broadcast receiving apparatus equipped with a broadcast reception control apparatus based on user identification according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a broadcast reception control method based on user identification according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a broadcast reception control method based on user identification according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

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

100 control unit 110 digital tuning unit

120: analog tuning unit 130: user input unit

140: user identification information storage unit 150: signal processing unit

160: audio output unit 170: video output unit

180: OSD processing unit 190: User-specific setting information storage unit

Claims (14)

A user-specific setting information storage unit for storing user-specific setting information for providing a customized broadcasting reception environment based on a user identification; A user identification information storage unit which stores an input time of user identification information for receiving the customized broadcasting reception environment; A control unit for arbitrarily determining the current user according to the use frequency of the current time calculated based on the input time stored in the user identification information storage unit to provide the customized broadcasting reception environment according to the user-specific setting information. User identification-based broadcast reception control device comprising a. The method of claim 1, The setting information for each user includes at least one of preference channel information and dedicated setting value information. Broadcast reception control device based on user identification. The method of claim 1, The controller may be configured to determine, as the current user, a user having the highest frequency of use of the calculated current time. Broadcast reception control device based on user identification. A user-specific setting information storage unit for storing user-specific setting information for providing a customized broadcasting reception environment based on a user identification; A control unit for providing the customized broadcast reception environment according to the common setting information extracted from the setting information for each user User identification-based broadcast reception control device comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein The setting information for each user includes at least one of preference channel information and dedicated setting value information. Broadcast reception control device based on user identification. The method of claim 5, The controller is configured to extract a common channel from the preferred channel information as the common configuration information. Broadcast reception control device based on user identification. The method of claim 5, The control unit extracts an average value of the dedicated setting value information as the common setting information. Broadcast reception control device based on user identification. Acquiring user-specific setting information for providing a user-specific customized broadcast reception environment; Obtaining an input time of user identification information for receiving the customized broadcasting reception environment; Arbitrarily determining a current user according to a use frequency of a current time calculated based on the input time; Providing the customized broadcast reception environment according to the user-specific setting information corresponding to the arbitrarily determined current user. User identification based broadcast reception control method comprising a. The method of claim 8, The setting information for each user includes at least one of preference channel information and dedicated setting value information. A method for controlling broadcast reception based on user identification. The method of claim 8, The step of arbitrarily determining the current user may include determining the user having the highest frequency of use of the calculated current time as the current user. A method for controlling broadcast reception based on user identification. Acquiring user-specific setting information for providing a user-specific customized broadcast reception environment; Extracting common setting information from the setting information for each user; Providing the customized broadcast reception environment according to the extracted common setting information User identification based broadcast reception control method comprising a. The method of claim 11, The setting information for each user includes at least one of preference channel information and dedicated setting value information. A method for controlling broadcast reception based on user identification. The method of claim 12, The extracting of the common setting information may include extracting a common channel among the preferred channel information as the common setting information. A method for controlling broadcast reception based on user identification. The method of claim 12, The extracting of the common setting information may include extracting an average value of the dedicated setting value information as the common setting information. A method for controlling broadcast reception based on user identification.

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