CN101159828B - Epg providing apparatus and method - Google Patents
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Abstract
Provided are an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) providing apparatus and method. The EPG providing apparatus includes a receiver receiving EPG channel information from a broadcast receiver, a channel table showing entire broadcast channel information, and a display device displaying a screen of a channel corresponding to a current location of the display device on the channel table based on the received EPG channel information.
Description
10-2006-0097415 number and the interests of 10-2007-0023195 korean patent application that the application's requirement was submitted in Korea S Department of Intellectual Property respectively on October 2nd, 2006 and on March 8th, 2007, described application is contained in this for reference by reference fully.
Technical field
Apparatus and method according to the invention relates to provides electronic program guides (EPG).
Background technology
Usually, radio receiver provides broadcast program through a plurality of channels.Thereby, proposed to allow the user from a plurality of channels, easily to select the service of the broadcast program of expectation, EPG is exactly a kind of like this service.That is, EPG information or EPG channel information are the guide informations of the receivable broadcast program of radio receiver, and EPG information or EPG channel information provide the facility of channel selection on behalf of the user when this modern multichannel.
The simulated television of prior art (TV) has for the button of channel selection and the button that is used for volume control as user interface.In addition, in order to determine to broadcast which program at specific one day, can be with reference to the broadcasting guide of newspaper.Although described two kinds of interfaces are quite directly perceived, there are some shortcomings in they.The shortcoming of channel selection and volume control button is that the user must control proper button in TV the place ahead, and because the user must often search for specific one day newspaper, so the broadcasting guide of newspaper is inconvenient.The development of TV acts on the user interface that TV controls so that use a teleswitch using, and the broadcasting guide of newspaper has been developed to the form of EPG channel information.Thereby nearest digital TV (DTV) uses a teleswitch as physical user interface, uses graphic user interface (GUI) as the user interface that is used for demonstration information, uses EPG information as broadcast message.
Fig. 1 illustrates the TV user interface of prior art.
In the TV110 of prior art, remote controller 120 usefulness act on the user interface of physical control, and user awareness is used for the EPG channel information on the user interface of demonstration information.The EPG channel information is a kind of application program for showing the broadcast message that sends from the broadcasting station, and it is displayed on the screen.The user uses a teleswitch and 120 searches for EPG display screen 130, and for the instruction (changing or volume control such as channel) that provides definition, the user activates the operation of expectation by the key that has of pressing remote controller 120.
If the user only uses a teleswitch 120, the user must be by directly changing the channel that channel is searched for and selected to expect with channel up/down button or preference channel button so.If the user can use the EPG channel information, the user can load EPG display screen 130 so, and can carry out the channel of searching for and selecting to expect by 120 the arrow button of using a teleswitch.
Yet, because remote controller and the EPG channel information of prior art are not directly perceived, so the beginner can experience a lot of difficulties aspect the remote controller that uses prior art and the EPG channel information, and the user needs familiar use to remote controller and EPG channel information of time.In addition, owing to separate with result screen such as the physical controller of remote controller, so the user must concentrate on remote controller and screen, thereby only have a look at and be difficult to the whole broadcasting schedules of perception.
In addition, when using channel up/down button to carry out channel search, need the time of switching channels of hundreds of millisecond (msec), thereby the relatively long time of cost.In addition, even use the EPG channel information comprise broadcast screen, because time of switching channels and can not find fast the channel of expectation search time.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of EPG equipment and method are provided, the user can easily and quickly select the channel expected thus.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of EPG that equipment is provided, this EPG provides equipment to comprise: receiver receives the EPG channel information from radio receiver; Channel table shows whole broadcast channel informations; Display unit, based on the EPG channel information that receiver receives, demonstration is corresponding to the screen of the channel of the current location of this display unit on the channel table.
Described display unit can comprise: display unit, and the EPG channel information based on receiver receives shows the screen corresponding to the channel of current location on the channel table; Transmitter will send to radio receiver about the information of the channel of the shown screen of display unit.
Transmitter can will send to radio receiver about the information of the desired channel in the channel of the shown screen of display unit according to user's selection, thereby radio receiver shows the channel of user selection.
The EPG channel information that receiver receives can comprise current screen and the EPG text message of each channel in a plurality of channels altogether.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of EPG that equipment is provided, this EPG provides equipment to comprise: receiver receives the EPG channel information from radio receiver; Channel table is divided into a plurality of parts, and shows the EPG channel information in every part.
Channel table can show respectively the current screen of corresponding channel in every part.
Channel table can show respectively numbering or the programme information of corresponding channel in every part.
Described EPG provides equipment also can comprise: transmitter will send to radio receiver about the information of the channel selected based on the channel table that shows, thereby radio receiver shows the channel of selecting.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of EPG supplying method, the method comprises: receive the EPG channel information from radio receiver; Based on the screen of EPG channel information demonstration corresponding to the channel of the current location of display unit on the channel table; The user selects the channel of expectation from the channel of the screen of demonstration; To send to radio receiver about the information of the channel selected.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of EPG supplying method, the method comprises: receive the EPG channel information from radio receiver; Channel table is divided into a plurality of parts, and shows respectively screen corresponding to the channel of every part based on the EPG channel information; The user selects the channel of expectation from the channel of the screen of demonstration; To send to radio receiver about the information of the channel selected.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of storage to be used for the computer readable recording medium storing program for performing of the computer-readable program of execution EPG supplying method, described method comprises: receive the EPG channel information from radio receiver; Based on the screen of EPG channel information demonstration corresponding to the channel of the current location of display unit on the channel table; The user selects the channel of expectation from the channel of the screen of demonstration; To send to radio receiver about the information of the channel selected.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of storage to be used for the computer readable recording medium storing program for performing of the computer-readable program of execution EPG supplying method, described method comprises: receive the EPG channel information from radio receiver; Channel table is divided into a plurality of parts, and shows respectively screen corresponding to the channel of every part based on the EPG channel information; The user selects the channel of expectation from the channel of the screen of demonstration; To send to radio receiver about the information of the channel selected.
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By the detailed description of exemplary embodiment of the present being carried out below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, above-mentioned and other characteristics of the present invention will become apparent, wherein:
Fig. 1 illustrates the TV user interface of prior art;
Fig. 2 is that EPG provides the schematic diagram of equipment according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 illustrates according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention special-purpose (EPG-exclusive) channel screen of EPG of radio receiver;
Fig. 4 A illustrates that EPG according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides equipment and from the relation between the EPG dedicated channel screen of broadcasting station broadcasting;
Fig. 4 B is the schematic diagram that the EPG of another exemplary embodiment according to the present invention provides equipment;
Fig. 5 A illustrates the situation that TV only has a tuner;
Fig. 5 B illustrates the situation that TV has two or more tuners;
Fig. 6 A illustrates the forth screen that EPG according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides the display unit of equipment;
Fig. 6 B illustrates the rear screen that EPG according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides the display unit of equipment;
Fig. 7 is the flow chart of EPG supplying method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 8 is the flow chart of the EPG supplying method of another exemplary embodiment according to the present invention;
Fig. 9 is the flow chart of the EPG supplying method of another exemplary embodiment according to the present invention.
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To describe the present invention in detail by being explained with reference to the drawings exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is that EPG provides the schematic diagram of equipment according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
With reference to Fig. 2, EPG provides equipment to comprise channel table 210 and display unit 220.
EPG provides the receiver (not shown) of equipment to receive the EPG channel information from radio receiver 230 (such as TV).The EPG channel information comprises EPG channel screen and channel text message.The user can be on the channel table 210 that is positioned at this user the place ahead mobile display device 220.In this case, channel table 210 can be table type or a piece of paper that draws the channel diagram.
Channel table 210 is divided into a plurality of parts corresponding to channel number, and channel number is recorded on each part, so that the user can see all channels on the channel table 210 at a glance.If the user is placed on display unit 220 on this part by display unit 220 being moved on the part of wanting checked channel on the channel table 210, want so the current broadcast screen of checked channel to be displayed on the display unit 220.Display unit 220 comprises: display unit, and demonstration is corresponding to the screen of the channel of the current location of display unit on the channel table 220; Transmitter will send to radio receiver 230 about the information of the channel of the shown screen of display unit.
Channel table 210 can be connected to receiver or the radio receiver 230 that EPG provides equipment according to wired or wireless mode.Channel table 210 can be constructed to send to display unit 220 from the receiver that connects or radio receiver 230 receptions corresponding to the screen message of current selected channel and with screen message.
Perhaps, channel table 210 can only have the function that the channel diagram is provided to display unit 220.For example, when only having the channel diagram to be drawn on a piece of paper, channel table 210 can only provide the channel diagram, and display unit 220 can directly be communicated by letter with radio receiver 230 or be provided the receiver of equipment to receive the screen of current channel from EPG.Perhaps, channel table 210 can provide the channel diagram, does not use display unit 220 and directly provides otherwise can be presented at all screens on the display unit 220.In this case, the broadcasted content of each channel can be by another alternative pack (such as the touch-screen of channel table 210) but not is shown in real time by mobile display device 220.Channel table 210 can show the screen of all channels simultaneously.
If the user is mobile display device 220 on channel table 210, the screen of so shown channel changes according to the movement of display unit 220.That is, do not carry out the search of channel up/down or EPG channel information by mobile display device 220 only, the user can watch the broadcasted content of each channel in real time.In addition, owing to can use simultaneously a plurality of display unit 220, so a plurality of user can watch the broadcast screen of the channel of expectation simultaneously.
If the user selects the channel of expectation when watching each channel screen, transmitter will send to corresponding to the remote signal of selected channel radio receiver 230 so.By receiving remote signal, radio receiver 230 can switch to the channel of radio receiver 230 channel of user selection.
The EPG of another exemplary embodiment provides equipment to comprise receiver and channel table 210 according to the present invention.Receiver receives the EPG channel information from radio receiver 230, and channel table 210 shows the EPG information screen based on the EPG channel information.But channel table is the indicated channel numbering not only, but and indicated channel screen or channel information.In addition, channel table 210 can represent by various mapping patterns, perhaps can use to be represented as from the information that the EPG channel information obtains table or image.Described EPG provides equipment also to comprise: transmitter, will send to radio receiver 230 about the information of the channel selected based on EPG information and the current screen that in every part of channel table, shows, and wherein, radio receiver 230 shows the channel of selecting.
Fig. 3 illustrates the according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention EPG dedicated channel screen 240 of radio receiver 230.
Recently, for some wired TV providers, the content of all channels can be used as the table type and is sent out at a channel.That is, with the minor matrix pattern all broadcasting channels are presented on the single broadcast screen.For example, if the screen of all channels is arranged in the upper size with 160 * 120 of high definition (HD) channel (1920 * 1080), the content of 108 channels can be presented on the single screen so altogether.If the screen of each channel is updated with the speed of 15 frame per seconds (fps), the content of 216 channels can be shown according to 15fps so altogether.
The EPG dedicated channel is the channel of screen picture that comprises the preview of all channels for transmission.For example, if channel 3 is used for Munhwa broadcaster (MBC), channel 4 is used for Korea S's broadcast system (KBS), channel 5 is used for Soul broadcast system (SBS), channel 6 is used for educational broadcasting system (EBS) etc., and channel 999 can be the channel of screen picture that comprises the preview of all channels (such as MBC, KBS, SBS, EBS etc.) for transmission so.
Fig. 4 A illustrates that EPG according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides equipment and from the relation between the EPG dedicated channel screen 240 of broadcasting station broadcasting.
When the tuner of radio receiver 230 or independent tuner receive the EPG dedicated channel that sends from the broadcasting station, this EPG dedicated channel is presented on the EPG dedicated channel screen 240.The user can be by mobile display device 220 on channel table 210, shows in the channel of 240 previews of EPG dedicated channel screens screen corresponding to the channel of the position of display unit 220 in display unit 220.For this reason, need to be for detection of the recognition unit of the channel at display unit 220 current places.For this detection, can adopt various recognition technologies, such as radio-frequency (RF) identification (RFID) label, bar code or special marker.
The user is displayed on the display unit 220 by the screen of the channel that mobile display device 220 is selected.In this case, but user's selecting period is hoped the channel on the screen that is presented at display unit 220 that is shown by radio receiver 230, and can send to radio receiver 230 signal of this channel.
Fig. 4 B is the schematic diagram that the EPG of another exemplary embodiment according to the present invention provides equipment.
EPG according to exemplary embodiment provides equipment to comprise receiver (not shown) and channel table 410.Receiver receives the EPG channel information from radio receiver 230, and channel table 410 shows the EPG information screen based on the EPG channel information.Shown in Fig. 4 B, EPG dedicated channel screen 240 as shown in Figure 3 can be displayed on the channel table 410.But channel table 410 indicated channel information but not EPG dedicated channel screen 240.In addition, channel table 410 can represent by various channel map patterns, perhaps can be represented as table or image type by using the information that can obtain from the EPG channel information of prior art.The receiver that receives the EPG channel information can be the device that separates with channel table 410, perhaps can be to consist of channel table 410 whole required parts.
Fig. 5 A illustrates the situation that radio receiver 230 (for example TV) only has a tuner.
When radio receiver (that is, when TV) only having a tuner, because TV must tuning EPG dedicated channel, so EPG dedicated channel screen 240 also is simultaneously displayed on the TV screen.
Fig. 5 B illustrates radio receiver 230 (for example TV) and has the situation of two or more tuners.
When radio receiver 230 (that is, when TV) having two tuners, can be watched the channel of expectation by using tuner except being used for the tuner of tuning EPG dedicated channel by TV.Yet the user can not use picture-in-picture (PIP) to watch simultaneously more than two channels.The quantity of the display unit 220 that can use simultaneously on channel table 210 does not rely on the quantity of tuner, and it can unrestrictedly be used.
Fig. 6 A illustrates the forth screen that EPG according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides the display unit 220 of equipment.
Fig. 6 B illustrates the rear screen that EPG according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides the display unit 220 of equipment.
When display unit 220 is implemented as when every side has a screen, can provide the EPG text message by the rear screen of display unit 220.The EPG text message can comprise simple descriptor, such as current channel numbering and the time period of title, title and demonstration current broadcasting program, the plot of program etc.
When using single screen to realize display unit 220, display unit 220 can have switching button, so that the user can be switched between broadcast screen and EPG text message screen and watches this two screens by being pressed switching button.
Fig. 7 is the flow chart of EPG supplying method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
With reference to Fig. 7, in operation 710, receive the EPG channel information from radio receiver 230 (such as TV).For this reason, radio receiver 230 must receive the EPG channel information in advance from the broadcasting station.The EPG channel information can comprise broadcasted content, EPG text message and EPG dedicated channel.The receiver that receives the EPG channel information can be included in compact display apparatus 220 or the channel table 210, and perhaps can be included in the EPG that separates with compact display apparatus 220 or channel table 210 provides in the equipment.
In operation 720, be displayed on the display unit 220 corresponding to the channel of the current location of display unit 220 on the channel table 210.The user can be on channel table 210 mobile display device 220.In order to make the user can see all channels on the channel table 210 at a glance, channel table 210 is divided into the part corresponding to the quantity of a plurality of channels, and every part has channel number.Channel corresponding to the current location of display unit 220 on the channel table 210 is detected, and the channel of detection is displayed on the screen of display unit 220.For the position of detection display device 220 corresponding to which channel, can use various recognition technologies, such as RFID label, bar code and special marker.If user's mobile display device 220 is shown corresponding to the screen of the channel of reposition so.Can use simultaneously a plurality of display unit 220, in this case, a plurality of users can be on single channel table 210 channel searching.
In operation 730, select the channel of expectation the channel of user on being presented at display unit 220.For example, definition " selection " button in display unit 220, wherein, the user can select the channel expected by pressing this " selection " button.
In operation 740, be sent to radio receiver 230 about the information of the channel of user selection.If the channel of user selection expectation, the remote signal of so user-selected channel is sent to radio receiver 230.When radio receiver 230 received this remote signal, the channel screen of radio receiver 230 was switched to the current screen of user-selected channel.
Fig. 8 is the flow chart of the EPG supplying method of another exemplary embodiment according to the present invention.
With reference to Fig. 8, in operation 810, receive the EPG channel information from radio receiver 230.
In operation 820, determine whether subscribed by the user from the channel that radio receiver 230 receives.Restriction is watched if radio receiver 230 uses collocation points (POD), then must allow only to be used for the EPG screen of the channel that the user subscribes.POD is the chip with subscriber information (such as reception restriction system of POD broadcasting), and wherein, if the user does not subscribe a certain channel, the POD limit module is watched this channel so.
This be for: even the broadcasting station can send according to subscriber's grade each EPG broadcasting channel, provide in the equipment also and can only will offer the user about the information of available channel by stoping about the information of unavailable channel at EPG.
If determine that in operation 820 users have subscribed the channel that receives, so in operation 830, be displayed on the display unit 220 corresponding to the channel of the position of display unit 220 on the channel table 210.For example, if display unit 220 on channel table 210 corresponding to the channel of non-reservation, do not show so this channel.
In operation 840, the user selects the channel of expectation from the channel that shows.In operation 850, be sent to radio receiver 230 about the information of the channel of user selection, thus the current screen of radio receiver 230 from the current channel screens switch to user-selected channel.
If determine the EPG channel information that receives from radio receiver 230, to exist user's channel of not making a reservation in operation 820, so in operation 860, wipe the partial data (section data) of described channel.After wiping the partial data of described channel, even the user moves to position corresponding to the channel of wiping on the channel table 210 with display unit 220, the screen of the channel of wiping can not be shown.
Fig. 9 is the flow chart of the EPG supplying method of another exemplary embodiment according to the present invention.
With reference to Fig. 9, in operation 910, receive the EPG channel information from radio receiver 230.The EPG channel information can comprise broadcasted content, EPG text message and EPG dedicated channel.The receiver that receives the EPG channel information can be included in the channel table 410.
In operation 920, channel table 410 is divided into a plurality of parts, and is shown corresponding to the current screen of the channel of every part.Channel table 410 can show EPG dedicated channel screen 240 as shown in Figure 3, perhaps only shows the screen of user selection.Channel table 410 can and can provide various EPG channel informations by coming the content of indicated channel or channel with table or picture pattern, describes such as program.
In operation 930, the user selects the channel of expectation from the channel that shows.The user can select the channel of expectation when watching the screen that is presented on the channel table 410.
In operation 940, be sent to radio receiver 230 about the information of the channel of user selection.When radio receiver 230 received this information, the channel screen of radio receiver 230 was switched to the current screen of user-selected channel.
The EPG channel information is a kind of guide information of the broadcast program that can receive in radio receiver, although having described according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, EPG provides equipment and method, but the invention is not restricted to the EPG channel information, but can be applied to be used to any equipment and method that broadcast program is provided.
The exemplary embodiments of the present invention can be written as computer program, and can in the general purpose digital computer that uses the computer readable recording medium storing program for performing executive program, be implemented.The example of computer readable recording medium storing program for performing comprises magnetic storage medium (for example, read-only memory (ROM), floppy disk, hard disk etc.) and optical record medium (for example, compact disk (CD)-ROM or digital versatile disc (DVD)).
As mentioned above, according to exemplary embodiment of the present invention, come the EPG of channel searching that equipment is provided by providing a kind of by mobile display device on channel table, the user needn't learn the How to choose channel, and can be in the screen of watching display unit in the situation of the screen of not watching TV channel searching, thereby simple and convenient.
In addition, because EPG dedicated channel screen is tuning screen of tuner, thus only need the time for the screen of the part of amplifying expectation, thus but the channel of fast search expectation.
Although specifically illustrate and described the present invention with reference to exemplary embodiment of the present invention, but it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art, in the situation that does not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention that claim limits, can carry out to it various changes of form and details.Exemplary embodiment should only be considered at describing significance, is not the purpose in order to limit.Therefore, scope of the present invention is not that the detailed description by exemplary embodiment of the present limits, but is limited by claim, and all difference in the described scope will be interpreted as comprising in the present invention.
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1. epg providing apparatus comprises:
Receiver receives the electronic program guides channel information from radio receiver;
Channel table, be connected to described receiver or radio receiver, receive the electronic program guides channel information from described receiver or radio receiver, and channel table is divided into a plurality of parts, and shows each channel information that is included in the electronic program guides channel information in each appropriate section;
Display unit, the screen of indicated channel, the channel information that shows in the part at the current place of display unit in described channel and the described a plurality of parts is corresponding;
Recognition unit detects the channel corresponding with the current location of display unit on the channel table.
2. epg providing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, display unit comprises:
Display unit shows the screen corresponding to the channel of described channel information;
Transmitter, the information of the channel of the expectation that will select from the channel of the shown screen of display unit about the user sends to radio receiver.
3. epg providing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein, the information of the desired channel that transmitter will be selected from the channel of the shown screen of display unit about the user sends to radio receiver, and radio receiver shows the screen of the desired channel of user selection.
4. epg providing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the electronic program guides channel information of reception comprises current screen and the electronic program guides text message of each channel in a plurality of channels.
5. electronic program guides supplying method comprises:
Receive the electronic program guides channel information from radio receiver;
Detect the channel corresponding with the current location of display unit on the channel table;
Based on the electronic program guides channel information that receives, by the screen of display unit demonstration corresponding to the channel of the current location of display unit on the channel table;
The information of the channel of the expectation that will select from the channel of the screen that shows about the user sends to radio receiver.
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