KR101218906B1 - Display apparatus using set-top box and method for displaying selected contents using the set-top box - Google Patents

Abstract

Store one or more categories including one or more items, receive a selection signal for any one of the one or more categories or the category management unit for outputting the one or more items, the one or more categories or the one or more items, the selection Disclosed is a video apparatus using a set-top box including an item management unit for assigning a unique number to a category or item selected by a signal, and a content reproducing unit for controlling to reproduce content for a category or item corresponding to the unique number.

Description

DISPLAY APPARATUS USING SET-TOP BOX AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING SELECTED CONTENTS USING THE SET-TOP BOX}

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for selecting and playing a content using a set-top box, and more particularly, by assigning a variable number to a category and content of a menu provided by an image device using a set-top box. In addition, the present invention relates to a content selection playback method using a set-top box that sets a menu based on a number so that when a corresponding unique number is input through a remote controller, a specific category or a specific content may be directly moved to a detailed information screen.

The menu structure of an image apparatus using a general set-top box is based on a tree structure, and only a change of the main menu when an item is moved does not know in detail which sub-menus exist in the main menu.

In addition, a general video device using a set-top box has a structure in which a user navigates along a menu tree desired by a user from a menu tree preset by an operator.

Recently, video apparatuses provide a function of changing the order of menus. However, only the order of menus is changed based on a menu structure set by an operator, and the order of the menus can be changed by selecting all submenus in detail. No function is provided.

A typical apparatus using a set-top box configures a menu at the bottom of a screen that is currently being viewed, which is provided to move to another menu without interrupting the flow of the currently viewed video. It also shows you and the menu, so you can't easily concentrate on the menu.

In addition, since the existing video device provides an image and a menu at the same time, the user can return to the previous menu or move from the middle sub menu to the main menu by reading the menu while viewing the image and manipulating the menu using the arrow keys in the screen. It takes a considerable amount of time to get used to such operations.

An exemplary method of operating a menu of an imaging apparatus using a set-top box is to search for a menu using an arrow key with a remote controller and to check a submenu of a selected menu.

Recent menu selection methods can provide full screen technology, and all menus can be displayed on the full screen based on the menu tree structure provided by the operator, and each menu can be searched and selected using the arrow keys. have.

For example, in the conventional menu selection method, when the user selects a menu using the arrow keys of the remote controller and selects the main menu using the arrow keys or the confirmation key, the first category menu corresponding to the main menu is displayed. If you select a menu by using arrow keys in the 1st category menu, it is a sequential structure showing the next 2nd category menu.

In this sequential menu tree structure, in order for the viewer to finally select the item to be viewed, the menu can be confirmed only by moving or selecting along the menu structure. Can be consumed.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method in which a user assigns a unique number to a category menu composed of a plurality of items or contents, and directly selects a category, item, or content by inputting a unique number assigned by the user with a remote controller. Its purpose is to.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention allows the additional information on the selected item to be displayed or immediately reproduced, and the additional information displayed is intended to provide graphic information such as a still screen.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an image apparatus using a set-top box stores one or more categories including one or more items, and outputs the one or more categories or the one or more items, the one or more categories, or the one or more categories. An item management unit for receiving a selection signal for any one of the above items and assigning a unique number for the category or item selected by the selection signal, and content for controlling to reproduce the content for the category or item corresponding to the unique number. It includes a regeneration unit.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the one or more categories are divided into one or more steps, and the category manager may selectively output any one of the one or more steps.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the category manager may divide the one or more items by a predetermined number for each of the one or more categories, and output the divided one or more items for each of the one or more categories for each page.

According to an aspect of the present invention may further include a category editing unit for adding or deleting the at least one item to the at least one category.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the category manager may output additional information including a description of the one or more items by matching the one or more items.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for selecting and playing content using a set-top box includes storing one or more categories including one or more items, outputting the one or more categories or the one or more items, the one or more categories, or the like. Receiving a selection signal for any one of the one or more items, assigning a unique number for a category or item selected by the selection signal, and controlling to play content for a category or item corresponding to the unique number It includes a step.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a unique number assigned to a category and content is assigned to a user and a user inputs a unique number assigned through a remote controller, the corresponding category or content may be immediately selected and displayed on the screen.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when displaying a category and content on a screen, the corresponding category and content may be easily recognized by displaying graphic information such as a still screen as additional information.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an imaging apparatus using a set top box according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a content selection playback method using a set top box according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of assigning a unique number to a category or an item according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of selecting and playing back a category or item according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a primary category according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 illustrates an example of content output by selecting an item “01” of a primary category according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a secondary category according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating an example of content output by selecting an item “12” of a secondary category according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a tertiary category according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 illustrates an example of content output by selecting an item “38” of a tertiary category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to or limited by the embodiments.

On the other hand, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. The terminology used herein is a term used for appropriately expressing an embodiment of the present invention, which may vary depending on the user, the intent of the operator, or the practice of the field to which the present invention belongs. Therefore, the definitions of the terms should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an imaging apparatus using a set top box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an image apparatus 100 using a set top box according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a category manager 110, an item manager 120, and a content player 130.

The imaging apparatus 100 using the set-top box according to an embodiment of the present invention assigns a variable unique number to a category and an item, and when the corresponding number is input through a remote controller which is an external input means, A method of outputting additional information on a screen may be provided.

Therefore, the following describes a content selection playback method using a set top box according to an embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIG.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a content selection playback method using a set top box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The category manager 110 of the imaging apparatus 100 using the set-top box according to an embodiment of the present invention stores one or more categories including one or more items (210).

In addition, the category manager 110 of the imaging apparatus 100 using the set-top box according to an embodiment of the present invention outputs the one or more categories or the one or more items (220).

The item manager 120 of the imaging apparatus 100 using the set-top box according to an embodiment of the present invention receives a selection signal for one of the one or more categories or the one or more items (230).

In addition, the item manager 120 of the imaging apparatus 100 using the set-top box according to an embodiment of the present invention assigns a unique number to a category or an item selected by the selection signal (240).

The content reproducing unit 130 of the imaging apparatus 100 using the set-top box according to an embodiment of the present invention controls 250 to reproduce the content of the category or item corresponding to the unique number.

In this case, according to one side of the present invention, the one or more categories may be divided into one or more steps, and the category manager 110 may selectively output any one of the one or more steps.

For example, the category manager 110 may divide the at least one category into stages such as a primary category, a secondary category, and a tertiary category, and selectively output a category of a step desired by a user. You may.

In addition, according to an aspect of the present invention, the user may limit the unique number that the user can set and edit the category or item to a specific digit, for example, two digits. It may not be possible.

The category manager 110 may divide the one or more items by a predetermined number for each of the one or more categories, and output the divided one or more items for each of the one or more categories for each page.

The imaging apparatus 100 using the set top box according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide an editing function such as adding or deleting the at least one item to the at least one category by using the category editing unit 140.

The category manager 110 of the imaging apparatus 100 using the set-top box according to an embodiment of the present invention may output additional information including the description of the one or more items by matching the one or more items.

Hereinafter, a method of selecting and playing an image using a set top box according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 4.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of assigning a unique number to a category or an item according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the user determines whether to select an item from a current category output to the imaging apparatus 110 using the set top box (310). For example, the user may select a specific item on the S order category screen (320).

Next, according to one side of the present invention, the user may determine whether to store the selected item as a unique number (330). For example, the user may store the selected specific item as a unique number (340).

In addition, according to an aspect of the present invention, the user may determine whether to select another item in the same category (350), and store the selected specific item as another unique number (360).

For example, according to one aspect of the present invention, a user may use 10 numbers of primary categories 01 to 10, 20 numbers of secondary categories 11 to 30, and 40 numbers of tertiary categories 31 to 70 times. Can be specified and saved.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the imaging apparatus 100 using the set-top box may display the N-th category on the screen. For example, an operation method of an external input device that outputs the S-th category on the screen is “HOT”. It is possible to press the "Menu" key and the "S" key in sequence.

According to one aspect of the present invention, since there is no content stored in a unique number at first according to the above operation, desired content can be stored.

For example, according to an aspect of the present invention, the imaging apparatus 100 using the set-top box may provide a preview of 10 spaces on one screen, and a blank unique number may be added as a blank and is already stored. You can also delete or edit the assigned unique number for a given cell.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the video device 100 using the set-top box searches in a general tree structure provided by an operator, and even if a user wants to store an item or content with a unique number in a corresponding item, a specific key of an external input device. You can also assign a unique number immediately.

According to an aspect of the present invention, if the user does not select another item in the same category, the user may determine whether to move to another category (370).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of selecting and playing back a category or item according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a user can immediately play a category or item previously assigned a unique number by pressing a specific key of the external input device.

Referring to FIG. 4, the imaging apparatus 100 using the set-top box according to an embodiment of the present invention determines whether a signal for a unique number corresponding to a category is received (410), and outputs a category matching the signal. It may be done (420).

For example, according to one aspect of the present invention, a user presses a specific key for a unique number corresponding to a category, for example, a “HOT” key, a “MENU” key, and a numeric key “O” in sequence, and the numeric key “O”. You can immediately move to the category corresponding to ”.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a primary category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an aspect of the present invention, when the user sequentially inputs the “HOT” key, the “MENU” key, and the numeric key “1”, the imaging apparatus 100 using the set top box may have a primary category as shown in FIG. 5. You can output

The imaging apparatus 100 using the set-top box according to an embodiment of the present invention determines whether there is content stored in a category corresponding to a unique number (430), and if the content exists, displays the stored content on a screen (440). ).

In addition, the imaging apparatus 100 using the set-top box according to an embodiment of the present invention may determine whether a signal for a unique number corresponding to an item is received, and output an item matching the signal (470).

For example, according to one aspect of the present invention, a user presses a specific key for a unique number corresponding to an item, for example, an “HOT” key and a numeric key “OO” sequentially to correspond to the numeric key “OO”. Can be moved immediately.

The imaging apparatus 100 using the set-top box according to an embodiment of the present invention determines whether there is content stored in an item corresponding to a unique number (480), and if the content exists, displays the stored content on a screen (440). ).

FIG. 6 illustrates an example of content output by selecting an item “01” of a primary category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For example, when the user sequentially inputs the “HOT” key and the numeric key “01” according to one side of the present invention, the image device 100 using the set-top box may have a “01” item as shown in FIG. 6. The content corresponding to may be output.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the imaging apparatus 100 using the set-top box determines whether a signal to move to the next category is received (450), and if the signal is received, the next order menu screen having a structure provided by an operator It may also output (460).

According to an aspect of the present invention, the user may perform a page turning function from the primary category to the secondary category through the page up / down function.

7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a secondary category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an aspect of the present invention, when the user sequentially inputs the “HOT” key, the “MENU” key, and the numeric key “2”, the imaging apparatus 100 using the set-top box may have a secondary category as shown in FIG. 7. You can output

8 is a diagram illustrating an example of content output by selecting an item “12” of a secondary category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an aspect of the present invention, when the user sequentially inputs the “HOT” key and the numeric key “12”, the imaging apparatus 100 using the set top box may correspond to the MBC corresponding to the item “12” shown in FIG. 8. A plurality of content broadcasted by can be output.

9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a tertiary category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an aspect of the present invention, when the user sequentially inputs the “HOT” key, the “MENU” key, and the numeric key “3”, the imaging apparatus 100 using the set-top box may have a third category as shown in FIG. 9. You can output

FIG. 10 illustrates an example of content output by selecting an item “38” of a tertiary category according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an aspect of the present invention, when the user sequentially inputs the “HOT” key and the numeric key “38”, the imaging apparatus 100 using the set-top box corresponds to the “38” item shown in FIG. 10. MBC News ”can be printed.

According to an aspect of the present invention, when outputting the third category, the imaging apparatus 100 using the set-top box may add a menu such as additional information when selecting an item, and the operation of moving from the third category to the fourth category is performed. It can provide a function to provide.

Meanwhile, according to an aspect of the present invention, the imaging apparatus 100 using the set top box determines whether to execute a hot key assignment process corresponding to a unique number (490), and performs an additional hot key grant process by a user. It may be (500).

Embodiments according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include magnetic media such as a hard disk, a floppy disk, and a magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROM and DVD; magnetic recording media such as a floppy disk; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

In the present invention as described above has been described by the specific embodiments, such as specific components and limited embodiments and drawings, but this is provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For those skilled in the art, various modifications and variations are possible from these descriptions. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, belong to the scope of the present invention .

100: video device using a set-top box
110: Category Management Department
120: item management unit
130: content playback unit
140: Category Editor

Claims (11)

A category manager configured to store one or more categories including one or more items and to output the one or more categories or the one or more items;
An item manager which receives a selection signal for any one of the one or more categories or the one or more items and assigns a unique number to the category or item selected by the selection signal; And
Content playback unit for controlling to play the content for the category or item corresponding to the unique number
Including,
The one or more categories are divided into one or more stages,
And the category manager is configured to selectively output any one of the one or more steps. delete The method of claim 1,
The category management unit,
And classifying the one or more items by a predetermined number for each of the one or more categories, and outputting the classified one or more items for each of the one or more categories for each page. The method of claim 1,
A category editing unit for adding or deleting the at least one item to the at least one category
Imaging device using a set-top box further comprising. The method of claim 1,
The category management unit,
And an additional information including a description of the one or more items is matched with the one or more items and output. Storing one or more categories including one or more items; outputting the one or more categories or the one or more items;
Receiving a selection signal for any one of the one or more categories or the one or more items;
Assigning a unique number to a category or item selected by the selection signal; And
Controlling to play content for a category or item corresponding to the unique number;
The one or more categories are divided into one or more stages,
And outputting the one or more categories or the one or more items comprises selectively outputting any one of the one or more steps. delete The method according to claim 6,
The step of outputting the one or more categories or the one or more items,
Dividing the one or more items by a predetermined number for each of the one or more categories; And
Outputting the classified one or more items for each of the one or more categories for each page
Content selection playback method using a set-top box comprising a. The method according to claim 6,
Adding or deleting the one or more items to the one or more categories
Content selection playback method using a set-top box further comprising. The method according to claim 6,
The step of outputting the one or more categories or the one or more items,
And selecting and outputting additional information including a description of the one or more items by matching the one or more items with each other. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for performing the method of any one of claims 6 or 8 to 10.

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