KR102459935B1 - Image device, control method tehreof, program, recording medium, remote controller, control method therof - Google Patents

Abstract

An image display device is disclosed. When there is a second command for controlling the IPTV set-top box corresponding to the first command received through the user input interface unit for receiving the first command and the user input interface unit, the video display device transmits the second command to the IPTV set-top box. It may include a control unit for transmitting. Accordingly, user convenience may be improved.

Description

Image display device, control method thereof, program and recording medium, remote control device and control method thereof

The present invention relates to an image display system, and more particularly, to a remote control apparatus for controlling an image display device, a control method, a program and a recording medium, and an image display device interlocked with an IPTV set-top box, and a control method thereof.

The image display device is, for example, a device having a function of receiving and processing a broadcast image that can be viewed by a user. The video display device displays, for example, a broadcast selected by a user from among broadcast signals transmitted from a broadcast station on a display. Currently, the trend of broadcasting worldwide is converting from analog broadcasting to digital broadcasting.

Digital broadcasting refers to broadcasting that transmits digital image and audio signals. Compared to analog broadcasting, digital broadcasting is strong against external noise, so data loss is small, it is advantageous for error correction, and provides a high resolution and clear screen. Also, unlike analog broadcasting, digital broadcasting can provide interactive services.

In order to use digital broadcasting including various contents, the performance of the video display device was improved and the functions were diversified. Through the improved performance of the video display device, not only receiving the video signal from the broadcasting station to watch the broadcast, but also using various applications. Various functions such as playing games, listening to music, and Internet shopping can be performed through the video display device.

In the prior art, a remote control for simultaneously controlling an image display device and a set-top box has been proposed. In this case, since both the video display device control module and the set-top box control module must be provided in the remote control, the device efficiency is somewhat reduced.

Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0135145

An object of the present invention for solving the problems of the prior art as described above is to provide a video display device and a control method interworking with an IPTV set-top box.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a technology for controlling an image display device and an IPTV set-top box with a single remote control device.

The technical problems to be achieved in the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs from the description below. will be able

In the video display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the video display device includes a user input interface unit for receiving a first command and a second control unit for controlling an IPTV set-top box corresponding to the first command received through the user input interface unit. If there is a command, it may include a control unit for transmitting the second command to the IPTV set-top box.

The method may further include; checking whether the IPTV set-top box is a peer device of a local network.

The receiving of the first command includes receiving a first command for turning on/off the power of the video display device, and transmitting the second command to the IPTV set-top box corresponds to the first command, A second command for turning on/off the power of the IPTV set-top box may be transmitted to the IPTV set-top box.

Receiving the first command includes receiving a first command for changing to the external input mode, and transmitting the second command to the IPTV set-top box,

A second command for turning on the power of the IPTV set-top box corresponding to the first command may be transmitted to the IPTV set-top box.

Receiving the first command includes receiving the first command to change to the TV mode, and transmitting the second command to the IPTV set-top box,

A second command for turning off the power of the IPTV set-top box corresponding to the first command may be transmitted to the IPTV set-top box.

Receiving the first command includes receiving a first command for requesting a channel change, and transmitting the second command to the IPTV set-top box,

A second command for changing an IPTV set-top box channel corresponding to the first command may be transmitted to the IPTV set-top box.

Receiving the first command may include receiving the first command from a remote control device.

Receiving the first command may include: recognizing a user's voice; and

It may include; extracting a first command from the recognized user voice.

Receiving the first command may include: recognizing a user motion; and

It may include; extracting a first command from the recognized user motion.

The method may further include: when the first command is received, displaying a notification pop-up notifying the reception of the first command.

The method may further include: receiving a feedback signal for the second command from the IPTV set-top box and displaying a notification pop-up corresponding to the signal.

On the other hand, an image display device according to an embodiment of the present invention is a user input interface for receiving a first command; a controller for transmitting the second command to the IPTV set-top box when there is a second command for controlling the IPTV set-top box corresponding to the first command received through the user input interface unit; may include.

It can be checked whether the IPTV set-top box is a peer device of a local network.

The first command may be a command to turn on/off power of the video display device, and the controller may transmit a second command for turning on/off power of the IPTV set-top box corresponding to the first command to the IPTV set-top box. .

The first command is a command to change to an external input mode, and the control unit,

A second command for turning on the power of the IPTV set-top box corresponding to the first command may be transmitted to the IPTV set-top box.

The first command is a command to change to the TV mode, and the controller may transmit a second command for turning off the power of the IPTV set-top box corresponding to the first command to the IPTV set-top box.

The first command may be a command for requesting a channel change, and the controller may transmit a second command for changing an IPTV set-top box channel corresponding to the first command to the IPTV set-top box.

The image display device may receive the first command from a remote control device.

In addition, the video display device may further include a voice recognition unit for recognizing a user's voice, and the control unit may extract the first command recognized through the voice recognition unit.

In addition, the video display device further includes a motion recognition unit for recognizing a user motion, and the control unit may extract a first command from the recognized user motion.

In addition, the present video display device further includes a display unit, the control unit,

When the first command is received, a notification pop-up indicating reception of the first command may be controlled to be displayed on the display unit.

In addition, the present video display device further includes a display unit, the control unit,

By receiving a feedback signal for the second command from the IPTV set-top box, a notification pop-up corresponding to the signal may be controlled to be displayed on the display unit.

On the other hand, the program according to the embodiment of the present invention may be a program stored in a recording medium characterized in that the control method of the image display device is realized through being executed by the processor.

In addition, there may be a recording medium in which the program is stored.

On the other hand, the control method of the remote control device includes the steps of connecting to an image display device;

displaying the video display device and an IPTV set-top box connected to the video display device; transmitting a first command for controlling the video display device and the IPTV set-top box; Receiving the result information of the execution of the first command from the image display device; and based on the received result information, updating the displayed image display device and the operation of the IPTV set-top box; may include.

On the other hand, the remote control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is a display unit for displaying an image display device and at least one device connected to the image display device; and a control unit that transmits a first command for controlling the video display device and the IPTV set-top box, wherein the control unit receives the result information on which the first command is performed from the video display device, and the received result information Based on the , the operation of the displayed video display device and the IPTV set-top box may be updated.

According to various embodiments of the present invention as described above, by providing a technology for controlling an image display device and an IPTV set-top box with a single remote control device, user convenience can be improved.

The effects obtainable in the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned may be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs from the following description. will be.

1 is a diagram schematically showing an example of an entire broadcasting system including a video display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram schematically showing another example of an entire broadcasting system including a video display device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the image display device shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 in more detail.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating in more detail another example of the video display device shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 .
5 and 6 are diagrams showing any one of the image display devices according to the embodiments of the present invention divided into a set-top box and a display device.
7 is a diagram illustrating a control method of a remote control device for controlling any one of image display devices according to embodiments of the present invention.
8 is an internal block diagram of a remote control device for controlling any one of image display devices according to embodiments of the present invention.
9 is a view showing a schematic system including an image display device for controlling the set-top box according to the embodiment.
10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method of controlling an image display device for controlling the set-top box of FIG. 9 .
11 to 13 are diagrams illustrating an operation of a remote control device having a display.

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

The suffixes “module” and “unit” for components used in the following description are simply given in consideration of the ease of writing this specification, and the “module” and “unit” may be used interchangeably.

On the other hand, the video display device described in this specification is, for example, an intelligent video display device that adds a computer support function to a broadcast reception function, and is faithful to the broadcast reception function and has an Internet function, etc., so that a handwritten input device, a touch screen Alternatively, a more user-friendly interface such as a spatial remote control may be provided. In addition, it is connected to the Internet and a computer with the support of a wired or wireless Internet function, and functions such as e-mail, web browsing, banking, or games can also be performed. A standardized general-purpose OS may be used for these various functions.

Accordingly, in the video display device described in the present invention, for example, various applications can be freely added or deleted on a general-purpose OS kernel, so that various user-friendly functions can be performed. The video display device may be, for example, a network TV, HBBTV, smart TV, etc., more specifically, and may be applied to a smart phone in some cases.

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

The terms used in the present specification have been selected as currently widely used general terms as possible while considering the functions in the present invention, but may vary depending on the intention or custom of a person skilled in the art or the emergence of new technology. Also, in certain cases, there are terms arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in the description of the relevant invention. Therefore, it is intended to clarify that the terms used in this specification should be interpreted based on the actual meaning of the terms and the contents of the entire specification, rather than the names of simple terms.

An example of a general broadcasting system

1 is a diagram schematically showing an example of an entire broadcasting system including a video display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the entire broadcasting system including a video display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a content provider (CP) 10 , a service provider (SP) 20 , It can be divided into a network provider (Network Provider; NP) (30) and HNED (40). The HNED 40 corresponds, for example, to the client 100 which is an image display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The client 100 corresponds to a video display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the video display device is, for example, a network TV, a smart TV, an IPTV, or the like.

The content provider 10 produces and provides various kinds of content. As shown in FIG. 1 , the content provider 10 includes a terrestrial broadcaster, a cable SO (System Operator) or Multiple System Operator (MSO), a satellite broadcaster, and Internet broadcast transmission. An Internet broadcaster and the like may be exemplified.

Also, the content provider 10 may provide various applications in addition to broadcast content. In this regard, it will be described in more detail later.

The service provider 20 may package and provide contents provided by the contents provider 10 as a service. For example, the service provider 20 of FIG. 1 may package the first terrestrial broadcast, the second terrestrial broadcast, cable MSO, satellite broadcast, various Internet broadcasts, applications, and the like and provide them to the user.

Meanwhile, the service provider 20 may provide a service to the client 100 using a unicast or multicast method. The unicast method is a method of transmitting data 1:1 between one sender and one receiver. For example, in the case of the unicast method, when the receiver requests data from the server, the server may transmit the data to the receiver according to the request. The multicast method is a method of transmitting data to a plurality of receivers in a specific group. For example, the server may transmit data to a plurality of pre-registered receivers at once. For such multicast registration, an Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) protocol or the like may be used.

The network provider 30 may provide a network for providing a service to the client 100 . The client 100 may be provided with a service by establishing a Home Network End User (HNED).

As a means for protecting the content transmitted from the image display device system as described above, conditional access or content protection may be used. As an example for such conditional access or content protection, methods such as CableCARD and DCAS (Downloadable Conditional Access System) may be used.

Meanwhile, the client 100 may also provide content through a network. In this case, contrary to the above, conversely, the client 100 may be a content provider, and the content provider 10 may receive content from the client 100 . When designed in this way, there is an advantage that an interactive content service or data service is possible.

2 is a diagram schematically showing another example of an entire broadcasting system including a video display device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the video display device 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention is connected to a broadcast network and an Internet network. The video display device 100 is, for example, a network TV, a smart TV, an HBBTV, or the like.

In addition, the video display device 100 includes, for example, a broadcast interface 101 , a section filter 102 , an AIT filter 103 , an application data processor 104 , a broadcast data processor 111 , and a media player 106 . ), an Internet protocol processing unit 107 , an Internet interface 108 , and a runtime module 109 .

Through the broadcast interface 101, AIT (Application Information Table) data, real-time broadcast content, application data, and a stream event are received. Meanwhile, the real-time broadcast content may be referred to as linear A/V content.

The section filter 102 performs section filtering on four types of data received through the broadcast interface 101 to transmit the AIT data to the AIT filter 103, and the linear AV content is transmitted to the broadcast data processing unit 111. , and the stream event and application data are transmitted to the application data processing unit 104 .

Meanwhile, non-linear A/V content and application data are received through the Internet interface 108 . The non-linear AV content may be, for example, a content on demand (COD) application.

The non-linear AV content is transmitted to the media player 106 , and the application data is transmitted to the runtime module 109 .

Furthermore, the runtime module 109 includes, for example, an application manager and a browser as shown in FIG. 2 . The application manager controls the life cycle of the interactive application using, for example, AIT data. And, the browser performs, for example, a function of displaying and processing the interactive application.

In addition, the game application according to an embodiment of the present invention is received through the broadcast interface 101 shown in FIG. 2 or through the Internet interface 108 .

The game application received through the broadcast interface 101 is transmitted to the runtime module 109 through the application data processing unit 104 . On the other hand, the game application received through the Internet interface 108 is transmitted to the runtime module 109 through the Internet protocol processing unit 107 .

Then, the runtime module 109 finally operates to execute the game application.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the image display device shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 in more detail. However, the drawings shown in FIG. 3 are merely exemplary, and the scope of the present invention should in principle be determined by the claims rather than FIG. 3 .

The video display device 700 includes a network interface unit (Network Interface) 701, a TCP/IP manager (TCP/IP Manager) 702, a service delivery manager (Service Delivery Manager) 703, a demultiplexer (Demux) ( 705), PSI& (PSIP and/or SI) decoder 704, Audio Decoder 706, Video Decoder 707, Display A/V and OSD Module 708 , Service Control Manager 709, Service Discovery Manager 710, Metadata Manager 712, SI&Metadata DB 711, UI Manager 714, and Services It is made including a manager 713 and the like.

The network interface unit 701 receives packets received from the network network and transmits the packets to the network network. That is, the network interface unit 701 receives a service, content, etc. from a service provider through a network.

The TCP/IP manager 702 is involved in packet transmission from a source to a destination for a packet received by the video display device 700 and a packet transmitted by the video display device 700 . The TCP/IP manager 702 classifies the received packet to correspond to an appropriate protocol, and classifies it into a service delivery manager 705 , a service discovery manager 710 , a service control manager 709 , and a metadata manager 712 . output the packet.

The service delivery manager 703 is responsible for controlling received service data. For example, when controlling real-time streaming data, RTP/RTCP may be used. When the real-time streaming data is transmitted using RTP, the service delivery manager 703 parses the received data packet according to the RTP and transmits it to the demultiplexer 705 or under the control of the service manager 713 . Accordingly, it is stored in the SI&Metadata DB 711. Then, the network reception information is fed back to the server that provides the service by using RTCP.

The demultiplexer 705 demultiplexes the received packet into audio, video, PSI (Program Specific Information) data, etc., and transmits it to the audio/video decoders 706 and 707 and the PSI& (PSIP and/or SI) decoder 704, respectively. do.

The PSIP and/or SI (PSI&) decoder 704 decodes service information such as, for example, Program Specific Information (PSI). That is, the PSIP and/or SI (PSI&) decoder 704 receives and decodes the demultiplexed PSI section, the PSIP (Program and Service Information Protocol) section, or the SI (Service Information) section from the demultiplexer 705 .

In addition, the PSIP and/or SI decoder 704 decodes the received sections to create a service information database, and the service information database is stored in the SI&Metadata DB 711 .

The audio/video decoder 706/707 decodes the video data and audio data received by the demultiplexer 705 . The audio data decoded by the audio decoder 706 and the video data decoded by the video decoder 707 are provided to the user through the display unit 708 .

The UI manager 714 and the service manager 713 manage the overall state of the video display device 700 , provide a user interface, and manage other managers.

The UI manager 714 provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for a user using an on screen display (OSD), etc., receives a key input from the user, and performs a receiver operation according to the input. For example, when a key input for channel selection is received from the user, the key input signal is transmitted to the service manager 713 .

The service manager 713 controls a manager associated with a service, such as the service delivery manager 703 , the service discovery manager 710 , the service control manager 709 , and the metadata manager 712 .

Also, the service manager 713 creates a channel map and selects a channel using the channel map according to a key input received from the user interface manager 714 . The service manager 713 receives channel service information from the PSIP and/or SI decoder 704 and sets the audio/video packet identifier (PID) of the selected channel in the demultiplexer 705 .

The service discovery manager 710 provides information necessary for selecting a service provider that provides a service. Upon receiving a channel selection signal from the service manager 713 , the service discovery manager 710 uses the information to find a service.

The service control manager 709 is responsible for service selection and control. For example, when a user selects a Live Broadcasting service such as the existing broadcasting method, IGMP or RTSP is used, and when a user selects a service such as VOD (Video On Demand), RTSP is used to select and control the service. carry out The RTSP protocol may provide a trick mode for real-time streaming. Also, the service control manager 709 may initialize and manage a session through the IMC gateway using an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) or a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). The above protocols are only an example, and other protocols may be used according to implementation examples.

The metadata manager 712 manages metadata associated with a service and stores the metadata in the SI&Metadata DB 711 .

SI&Metadata DN 711 is PSI& (PSIP and/or SI) Decoder 704 decodes service information, metadata managed by metadata manager 712, and service discovery manager 710 to select a service provider. Store the necessary information. In addition, the SI&Metadata DB 711 may store setup data and the like for the system.

The SI&Metadata DB 711 may be implemented using non-volatile memory (NVRAM) or flash memory.

On the other hand, the IG 750 is a gateway that collects functions necessary to access an IMS-based IPTV service.

Also, the UI manager 714 of the display device 700 shown in FIG. 5 is responsible for controlling a game application according to an embodiment of the present invention. In particular, the UI manager 714 has a characteristic of operating according to a user input signal.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating in more detail another example of the image display device shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 .

Referring to FIG. 4 , the video display device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a broadcast receiving unit 105 , an external device interface unit 135 , a storage unit 140 , a user input interface unit 150 , It may include a controller 170 , a display unit 180 , an audio output unit 185 , a power supply unit 190 , and a photographing unit (not shown). The broadcast receiving unit 105 may include a tuner 110 , a demodulator 120 , and a network interface unit 130 . Of course, if necessary, it is also possible to design the tuner 110 and the demodulator 120 but not the network interface unit 130, and vice versa. It is also possible to design the demodulator 120 not to include it.

The tuner 110 selects an RF broadcast signal corresponding to a channel selected by a user or all pre-stored channels from among radio frequency (RF) broadcast signals received through an antenna. In addition, the selected RF broadcast signal is converted into an intermediate frequency signal or a baseband video or audio signal.

For example, if the selected RF broadcast signal is a digital broadcast signal, it is converted into a digital IF signal (DIF), and if it is an analog broadcast signal, it is converted into an analog baseband image or audio signal (CVBS/SIF). That is, the tuner 110 may process both a digital broadcast signal and an analog broadcast signal. An analog baseband video or audio signal (CVBS/SIF) output from the tuner 110 may be directly input to the controller 170 .

Also, the tuner 110 may receive a single-carrier RF broadcast signal according to an Advanced Television System Committee (ATSC) method or a multi-carrier RF broadcast signal according to a Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) method.

Meanwhile, the tuner 110 sequentially selects the RF broadcast signals of all broadcast channels stored through the channel storage function among the RF broadcast signals received through the antenna and converts them into an intermediate frequency signal or a baseband image or audio signal. have.

The demodulator 120 receives the digital IF signal DIF converted by the tuner 110 and performs a demodulation operation.

For example, when the digital IF signal output from the tuner 110 is ATSC, the demodulator 120 performs, for example, 8-VSB (8-Vestigal Side Band) demodulation. Also, the demodulator 120 may perform channel decoding. To this end, the demodulator 120 includes a trellis decoder, a de-interleaver, a Reed Solomon decoder, and the like, for trellis decoding, deinterleaving, and reading. Soloman decryption can be performed.

For example, when the digital IF signal output from the tuner 110 is a DVB method, the demodulator 120 performs, for example, coded orthogonal frequency division modulation (COFDMA) demodulation. Also, the demodulator 120 may perform channel decoding. To this end, the demodulator 120 may include a convolution decoder, a deinterleaver, a Reed-Soloman decoder, and the like to perform convolutional decoding, deinterleaving, and Reed-Soloman decoding.

The demodulator 120 may output a stream signal TS after demodulation and channel decoding are performed. In this case, the stream signal may be a signal in which an image signal, an audio signal, or a data signal is multiplexed. For example, the stream signal may be an MPEG-2 Transport Stream (TS) in which an MPEG-2 standard video signal, a Dolby AC-3 standard audio signal, etc. are multiplexed. Specifically, the MPEG-2 TS may include a header of 4 bytes and a payload of 184 bytes.

Meanwhile, the above-described demodulator 120 may be separately provided according to the ATSC method and the DVB method. That is, it is possible to be provided with an ATSC demodulator and a DVB demodulator.

The stream signal output from the demodulator 120 may be input to the controller 170 . After performing demultiplexing, image/audio signal processing, and the like, the controller 170 outputs an image to the display unit 180 , and outputs an audio to the audio output unit 185 .

The external device interface unit 135 may connect an external device and the image display device 100 . To this end, the external device interface unit 135 may include an A/V input/output unit (not shown) or a wireless communication unit (not shown).

The external device interface unit 135 may be connected to an external device such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), a Blu-ray, a game device, a camera, a camcorder, a computer (laptop), and the like in a wired/wireless manner. The external device interface unit 135 transmits a video, audio or data signal input from the outside through a connected external device to the controller 170 of the video display device 100 . Also, the image, audio, or data signal processed by the controller 170 may be output to a connected external device. To this end, the external device interface unit 135 may include an A/V input/output unit (not shown) or a wireless communication unit (not shown).

The A/V input/output unit includes a USB terminal, a CVBS (Composite Video Banking Sync) terminal, a component terminal, an S-video terminal (analog), and a DVI so that video and audio signals of an external device can be input to the video display device 100 . It may include a (Digital Visual Interface) terminal, a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) terminal, an RGB terminal, a D-SUB terminal, and the like.

The wireless communication unit may perform short-range wireless communication with other electronic devices. The image display device 100 is, for example, Bluetooth (Bluetooth), RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), infrared communication (IrDA, infrared Data Association), UWB (Ultra Wideband), ZigBee (ZigBee), DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) ) can be network-connected with other electronic devices according to communication standards such as

Also, the external device interface unit 135 may be connected to various set-top boxes and at least one of the above-described various terminals to perform input/output operations with the set-top box.

Meanwhile, the external device interface unit 135 may receive an application or an application list in an adjacent external device and transmit it to the control unit 170 or the storage unit 140 .

The network interface unit 130 provides an interface for connecting the video display device 100 to a wired/wireless network including an Internet network. The network interface unit 130 may include, for example, an Ethernet terminal for connection with a wired network, and for connection with a wireless network, for example, a wireless LAN (WLAN) (Wi- Fi), Wireless broadband (Wibro), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) communication standards, etc. may be used.

The network interface unit 130 may transmit or receive data with another user or another electronic device through the connected network or another network linked to the connected network. In particular, some content data stored in the image display device 100 may be transmitted to another user registered in advance in the image display device 100 or to a selected user or a selected electronic device among other users.

Meanwhile, the network interface unit 130 may access a predetermined web page through the connected network or another network linked to the connected network. That is, by accessing a predetermined web page through a network, it is possible to transmit or receive data with a corresponding server. In addition, content or data provided by a content provider or network operator may be received. That is, it is possible to receive content such as a movie, advertisement, game, VOD, and broadcast signal and information related thereto provided from the content provider or the network provider through the network. In addition, it is possible to receive firmware update information and an update file provided by a network operator. It may also transmit data to the Internet or to a content provider or network operator.

Also, the network interface unit 130 may select and receive a desired application from among applications open to the public through a network.

According to an embodiment, the network interface unit 130 may transmit or receive predetermined data to or from a user terminal connected to the image display device in a network when the game application is executed on the video display device. In addition, it is possible to transmit or receive predetermined data from a server that stores game scores.

The storage unit 140 may store a program for each signal processing and control in the control unit 170 , and may store a signal-processed image, audio, or data signal.

Also, the storage unit 140 may perform a function for temporarily storing an image, audio, or data signal input from the external device interface unit 135 or the network interface unit 130 . Also, the storage unit 140 may store information about a predetermined broadcast channel through a channel storage function.

Also, the storage unit 140 may store an application or an application list input from the external device interface unit 135 or the network interface unit 130 .

Also, the storage unit 140 may store various platforms to be described later.

In addition, according to an embodiment, the storage unit 140 may store unique information and game play information of a user terminal used as a game controller when providing a game application in an image display device.

The storage unit 140 is, for example, a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, or a card type memory (eg, SD or XD). memory, etc.), RAM, and ROM (EEPROM, etc.) may include at least one type of storage medium. The image display device 100 may reproduce content files (movie files, still image files, music files, document files, application files, etc.) stored in the storage unit 140 and provide them to the user.

4 shows an embodiment in which the storage unit 140 is provided separately from the control unit 170, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. The storage unit 140 may be included in the control unit 170 .

The user input interface unit 150 transmits a signal input by the user to the control unit 170 or transmits a signal from the control unit 170 to the user.

For example, the user input interface unit 150 is a remote control device according to various communication methods such as a radio frequency (RF) communication method, an infrared (IR) communication method, a Bluetooth communication method, and a BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) communication method. Control signals such as power on/off, channel selection, and screen setting may be received and processed from the 200 , or a control signal from the controller 170 may be transmitted to the remote control device 200 .

Also, for example, the user input interface unit 150 may transmit a control signal input from a local key (not shown) such as a power key, a channel key, a volume key, and a setting value to the control unit 170 .

Also, for example, the user input interface 150 transmits a control signal input from a sensing unit (not shown) for sensing a user's gesture to the control unit 170 or senses a signal from the control unit 170 . It can be transmitted to the unit (not shown). Here, the sensing unit (not shown) may include a touch sensor, a voice sensor, a position sensor, a motion sensor, and the like.

The control unit 170 demultiplexes an input stream through the tuner 110 or the demodulator 120 or the external device interface unit 135 or processes the demultiplexed signals to output a signal for video or audio output. can be created and printed.

The image signal processed by the controller 170 may be input to the display unit 180 and displayed as an image corresponding to the image signal. Also, the image signal processed by the controller 170 may be input to an external output device through the external device interface unit 135 .

The audio signal processed by the control unit 170 may be audio output to the audio output unit 185 . Also, the audio signal processed by the controller 170 may be input to an external output device through the external device interface unit 135 .

Although not shown in FIG. 4 , the controller 170 may include a demultiplexer, an image processor, and the like. This will be described later with reference to FIG. 10 .

In addition, the controller 170 may control overall operations in the image display device 100 . For example, the controller 170 may control the tuner 110 to select a channel selected by the user or an RF broadcast corresponding to a pre-stored channel (Tuning).

In addition, the control unit 170 may control the image display device 100 according to a user command input through the user input interface unit 150 or an internal program. In particular, by accessing the network, it is possible to allow the user to download a desired application or a list of applications into the image display device 100 .

For example, the controller 170 controls the tuner 110 to input a signal of a selected channel according to a predetermined channel selection command received through the user input interface 150 . Then, the video, audio, or data signal of the selected channel is processed. The control unit 170 allows the channel information selected by the user to be output through the display unit 180 or the audio output unit 185 together with the processed image or audio signal.

As another example, the control unit 170, according to the external device image playback command received through the user input interface unit 150, from an external device input through the external device interface unit 135, for example, a camera or a camcorder. , an image signal or an audio signal may be output through the display unit 180 or the audio output unit 185 .

Meanwhile, the controller 170 may control the display 180 to display an image. For example, a broadcast image input through the tuner 110 , an external input image input through the external device interface unit 135 , an image input through the network interface unit, or an image stored in the storage unit 140 . , can be controlled to be displayed on the display unit 180 . In this case, the image displayed on the display unit 180 may be a still image or a moving image, and may be a 2D image or a 3D image.

Also, the controller 170 may control to reproduce the content. In this case, the content may be content stored in the video display device 100 , received broadcast content, or external input content input from the outside. The content may be at least one of a broadcast image, an external input image, an audio file, a still image, a connected web screen, and a document file.

Meanwhile, in relation to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller 170 may control to display the home screen on the display unit 180 according to a movement input to the home screen.

The home screen may include a plurality of card objects classified for each content source. The card object includes a card object representing a thumbnail list of broadcast channels, a card object representing a broadcast guide list, a card object representing a broadcast reservation list or a recording list, and a media list in the video display device or in a device connected to the video display device. may include at least one of card objects representing In addition, it may further include at least one of a card object representing a list of connected external devices and a card object representing a list related to a call.

Also, the home screen may further include an application menu including at least one executable application item. Accordingly, the game application according to an embodiment of the present invention may be designed in a format selectable through the application menu of the above-described home screen. Furthermore, it is a feature of the present invention to improve user convenience by designing the game application to be added or deleted from the application menu according to the user's selection.

On the other hand, when there is a card object movement input, the controller 170 may move and display the corresponding card object or control the display unit 180 to move and display a card object not displayed on the display unit 180 . .

Meanwhile, when a predetermined card object is selected from among a plurality of card objects in the home screen, the controller 170 may control to display an image corresponding to the card object on the display unit 180 .

Meanwhile, the controller 170 may control to display a received broadcast image and an object indicating information related to the broadcast image in the card object displaying the broadcast image. And, the size of the broadcast image can be controlled to be fixed by lock setting.

Meanwhile, the control unit 170 controls to display a setup object for setting at least one of image setting in the image display device, audio setting, screen setting, reservation setting, pointer setting of the remote control device, and network setting in the home screen. can do.

Meanwhile, the controller 170 may control to display an object for login, help, or exit items in one area of the home screen.

Meanwhile, the controller 170 may control to display an object indicating the number of all card objects or the number of card objects displayed on the display unit 180 among all card objects in one area of the home screen.

Meanwhile, when a card object name within a predetermined card object is selected from among the card objects displayed on the display unit 180 , the controller 170 may control to display the card object as a full screen on the display unit 180 .

On the other hand, when an incoming call is received in the connected external device or video display device, the controller 170 focuses and displays a call-related card object among a plurality of card objects, or displays a call-related card object into the display unit 180 . You can control it to move and display.

Meanwhile, when entering the application view item, the controller 170 may control to display an application or an application list downloadable from the video display device 100 or an external network.

The controller 170 may control to install and drive an application downloaded from an external network together with various user interfaces. In addition, an image related to an executed application may be controlled to be displayed on the display unit 180 by a user's selection.

According to an embodiment, when the video display device provides a game application, the controller 170 allocates a player identifier to a predetermined user terminal, executes the game application, generates game execution information, and generates the game execution information to the network interface unit 130 ) to transmit game execution information corresponding to the assigned player identifier to each of the user terminals, and control to receive the game execution information from the user terminal.

In addition, the control unit 170 searches for a user terminal connected to the video display device and the network through the network interface unit 130 , outputs the searched user terminal list through the display unit 180 , and the user input interface unit 150 ), it is possible to control to receive a selection signal of a user terminal used as a user controller from the searched user terminal list.

Also, the controller 170 may control to output a game progress screen of a game application including player information and game progress information corresponding to each user terminal through the display unit 180 .

In addition, the control unit 170 may determine a predetermined signal input from the user terminal through the network interface unit 130 as game play information, and control to be reflected in the progress of the game application.

Also, the controller 170 may control to transmit the play information of the game application to a predetermined server connected to the network through the network interface unit 130 .

According to another embodiment, when the change information of the game play information is received from a predetermined server through the network interface unit 130 , the control unit 170 controls to output a notification message to a predetermined area of the display unit 180 . can

Meanwhile, although not shown in the drawings, a channel browsing processing unit for generating a thumbnail image corresponding to a channel signal or an external input signal may be further provided.

The channel browsing processing unit receives the stream signal TS output from the demodulator 120 or the stream signal output from the external device interface unit 135, and extracts an image from the input stream signal to generate a thumbnail image. can The generated thumbnail image may be input to the controller 170 as it is or encoded. Also, the generated thumbnail image may be encoded in a stream form and input to the controller 170 . The controller 170 may display a thumbnail list including a plurality of thumbnail images on the display 180 by using the input thumbnail images. Meanwhile, the thumbnail images in the thumbnail list may be updated sequentially or simultaneously.

Accordingly, the user can easily grasp the contents of a plurality of broadcast channels.

The display unit 180 converts the image signal, the data signal, the OSD signal processed by the controller 170, or the image signal and the data signal received from the external device interface unit 135 into R, G, and B signals, respectively. generate a drive signal.

The display unit 180 may be a PDP, an LCD, an OLED, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display, or the like.

Meanwhile, the display unit 180 may be configured as a touch screen and used as an input device in addition to an output device.

The audio output unit 185 receives a signal processed by the control unit 170 , for example, a stereo signal, a 3.1 channel signal, or a 5.1 channel signal, and outputs the audio signal. The audio output unit 185 may be implemented with various types of speakers.

Meanwhile, in order to detect the user's gesture, as described above, a sensing unit (not shown) including at least one of a touch sensor, a voice sensor, a position sensor, and a motion sensor may be further provided in the image display device 100 . have. The signal sensed by the sensing unit (not shown) may be transmitted to the control unit 170 through the user input interface unit 150 .

Meanwhile, a photographing unit (not shown) for photographing the user may be further provided. Image information captured by the photographing unit (not shown) may be input to the control unit 170 .

The controller 170 may detect a user's gesture by individually or in combination with an image captured by a photographing unit (not shown) or a signal sensed from a sensing unit (not shown).

The power supply unit 190 supplies the corresponding power throughout the image display device 100 .

In particular, to supply power to the control unit 170 that can be implemented in the form of a system on chip (SOC), the display unit 180 for image display, and the audio output unit 185 for audio output. can

To this end, the power supply unit 190 may include a converter (not shown) that converts AC power into DC power. Meanwhile, for example, when the display unit 180 is implemented as a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of backlight lamps, an inverter (not shown) capable of PWM operation may be further provided for luminance variable or dimming driving. may be

The remote control device 200 transmits a user input to the user input interface unit 150 . To this end, the remote control device 200 may use Bluetooth (Bluetooth), radio frequency (RF) communication, infrared (IR) communication, Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, or the like.

Also, the remote control device 200 may receive an image, audio, or data signal output from the user input interface unit 150 , and display it on the remote control device 200 or output a voice or vibration.

The above-described video display device 100 is a fixed type, and includes digital broadcasting of ATSC system (8-VSB system), digital broadcasting of DVB-T system (COFDM system), digital broadcasting of ISDB-T system (BST-OFDM system), etc. It may be a digital broadcast receiver capable of receiving at least one of them.

Meanwhile, the block diagram of the image display device 100 shown in FIG. 2 is a block diagram for an embodiment of the present invention. Each component of the block diagram may be integrated, added, or omitted according to the specifications of the image display device 100 that are actually implemented. That is, two or more components may be combined into one component, or one component may be subdivided into two or more components as needed. In addition, the function performed in each block is for explaining the embodiment of the present invention, and the specific operation or device does not limit the scope of the present invention.

On the other hand, the video display device 100 does not include the tuner 110 and the demodulator 120 shown in FIG. 4 , unlike the one shown in FIG. 4 , but the network interface unit 130 or the external device interface unit 135 . ), it is also possible to receive video content and reproduce it.

In addition, the game application according to an embodiment of the present invention is received through the network interface unit 130 of the display device 100 shown in FIG. 4 . Furthermore, the received game application is designed to be stored in the storage unit 140 .

In addition, the network interface unit 130 performs data communication to enable communication with a separate mobile device executing the above-described game application.

Meanwhile, the image display device 100 is an example of an image signal processing apparatus that performs signal processing of an image stored in the apparatus or an input image. As another example of the image signal processing apparatus, the display unit 180 shown in FIG. 4 . ) and the set-top box in which the audio output unit 185 is excluded, the above-described DVD player, Blu-ray player, game device, computer, and the like may be further exemplified. Among them, the set-top box will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 below.

video display device set top box General configuration and behavior

5 and 6 are diagrams showing any one of the video display devices according to embodiments of the present invention divided into a set-top box and a display device.

First, referring to FIG. 5 , the set-top box 250 and the display device 300 may transmit or receive data by wire or wirelessly.

The set-top box 250 may include a network interface unit 255 , a storage unit 258 , a signal processing unit 260 , a user input interface unit 263 , and an external device interface unit 265 .

The network interface unit 255 provides an interface for connecting to a wired/wireless network including the Internet network. In addition, data may be transmitted or received with other users or other electronic devices through the connected network or other networks linked to the connected network.

The storage unit 258 may store a program for processing and controlling each signal in the signal processing unit 260 , and video, audio, or data input from the external device interface unit 265 or the network interface unit 255 . It may also perform a function for temporary storage of a signal. In addition, the storage unit 258 may store the platform shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 to be described later.

The signal processing unit 260 performs signal processing of an input signal. For example, demultiplexing or decoding of an input video signal may be performed, and demultiplexing or decoding of an input audio signal may be performed. For this, an image decoder or an audio decoder may be provided. The signal-processed image signal or audio signal may be transmitted to the display device 300 through the external device interface unit 265 .

The user input interface unit 263 transmits a signal input by the user to the signal processing unit 260 or transmits a signal from the signal processing unit 260 to the user. For example, various control signals such as power on/off, operation input, setting input, etc. input through a local key (not shown) or the remote control device 200 may be received and transmitted to the signal processing unit 260 .

The external device interface unit 265 provides an interface for data transmission or reception with an external device connected by wire or wirelessly. In particular, an interface for data transmission or reception with the display device 300 is provided. In addition, it is possible to provide an interface for data transmission or reception with an external device such as a game device, a camera, a camcorder, or a computer (laptop).

Meanwhile, the set-top box 250 may further include a media input unit (not shown) for separately playing media. As an example of such a media input unit, a Blu-ray input unit (not shown) may be exemplified. That is, the set-top box 250 may include a Blu-ray player. The input media such as Blu-ray disc may be transmitted to the display device 300 through the external device interface unit 265 for display after signal processing such as demultiplexing or decoding in the signal processing unit 260 . .

The display device 300 includes a tuner 270 , an external device interface unit 273 , a demodulator 275 , a storage unit 278 , a control unit 280 , a user input interface unit 283 , and a display unit 290 . , and an audio output unit 295 .

The tuner 270 , the demodulator 275 , the storage unit 278 , the controller 280 , the user input interface unit 283 , the display unit 290 , and the audio output unit 295 are shown in FIG. Since it corresponds to the tuner 110, the demodulator 120, the storage unit 140, the control unit 170, the user input interface unit 150, the display unit 180, and the audio output unit 185 described above, this A description is omitted.

Meanwhile, the external device interface unit 273 provides an interface for data transmission or reception with an external device connected by wire or wirelessly. In particular, an interface for data transmission or reception with the set-top box 250 is provided.

Accordingly, an image signal or an audio signal input through the set-top box 250 is output through the display unit 180 or the audio output unit 185 through the control unit 170 .

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 6 , the set-top box 250 and the display device 300 are the same as the set-top box 250 and the display device 300 shown in FIG. 5 , except that the tuner 270 and the display device 300 are the same. There is a difference that the position of the grandfather 275 is located in the set-top box 250 rather than in the display device 300 . Hereinafter, the differences will be mainly described.

The signal processing unit 260 may perform signal processing of a broadcast signal received through the tuner 270 and the demodulator 275 . Also, the user input interface unit 263 may receive an input such as channel selection and channel storage.

An example of a remote control device for controlling a video display device

7 is a diagram illustrating a control method of a remote control device for controlling any one of image display devices according to embodiments of the present invention.

As shown in (a) of FIG. 7 , it is exemplified that a pointer 205 corresponding to the remote control device 200 is displayed on the display unit 180 .

The user may move or rotate the remote control device 200 up and down, left and right (FIG. 13(b)), back and forth (FIG. 13(c)). The pointer 205 displayed on the display unit 180 of the image display device corresponds to the movement of the remote control device 200 . As shown in the drawings, the remote control device 200 moves and displays the corresponding pointer 205 according to movement in 3D space, so it may be called a space remote controller.

7B illustrates that when the user moves the remote control device 200 to the left, the pointer 205 displayed on the display unit 180 of the image display device also moves to the left correspondingly.

Information about the movement of the remote control device 200 sensed through the sensor of the remote control device 200 is transmitted to the image display device. The image display device may calculate the coordinates of the pointer 205 from information about the movement of the remote control device 200 . The video display device may display the pointer 205 to correspond to the calculated coordinates.

13C illustrates a case in which the user moves the remote control device 200 away from the display unit 180 while pressing a specific button in the remote control device 200 . Accordingly, the selected area in the display unit 180 corresponding to the pointer 205 may be zoomed in and displayed. Conversely, when the user moves the remote control device 200 closer to the display unit 180 , the selected area in the display unit 180 corresponding to the pointer 205 may be zoomed out and displayed. Meanwhile, when the remote control apparatus 200 moves away from the display unit 180 , the selection area is zoomed out, and when the remote control apparatus 200 approaches the display unit 180 , the selection area may be zoomed in.

On the other hand, while a specific button in the remote control device 200 is pressed, recognition of vertical and horizontal movements may be excluded. That is, when the remote control device 200 moves away from or close to the display unit 180 , the up, down, left, and right movements are not recognized, and only the forward and backward movements can be recognized. In a state where a specific button in the remote control device 200 is not pressed, only the pointer 205 moves according to the up, down, left, and right movement of the remote control device 200 .

Meanwhile, the moving speed or moving direction of the pointer 205 may correspond to the moving speed or moving direction of the remote control device 200 .

Meanwhile, in the present specification, a pointer refers to an object displayed on the display unit 180 in response to an operation of the remote control device 200 . Accordingly, objects of various shapes other than the arrow shape shown in the drawing are possible with the pointer 205 . For example, it may be a concept including a dot, a cursor, a prompt, a thick outline, and the like. In addition, the pointer 205 may be displayed corresponding to any one point among a horizontal axis and a vertical axis on the display unit 180, and may also be displayed corresponding to a plurality of points such as a line and a surface. do.

8 is an internal block diagram of a remote control device for controlling any one of image display devices according to embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the remote control device 200 includes a wireless communication unit 225 , a user input unit 235 , a sensor unit 240 , an output unit 250 , a power supply unit 260 , a storage unit 270 , A control unit 280 may be included.

The wireless communication unit 225 transmits/receives a signal to and from any one of the image display devices according to the embodiments of the present invention described above. Among the image display devices according to the embodiments of the present invention, one image display device 100 will be described as an example.

In this embodiment, the remote control device 200 may include an RF module 221 capable of transmitting and receiving a signal to and from the image display device 100 according to the RF communication standard. In addition, the remote control device 200 may include an IR module 223 capable of transmitting and receiving a signal to and from the image display device 100 according to the IR communication standard.

In this embodiment, the remote control device 200 transmits a signal containing information about the movement of the remote control device 200 to the image display device 100 through the RF module 221 .

In addition, the remote control device 200 may receive a signal transmitted by the image display device 100 through the RF module 221 . In addition, the remote control device 200 may transmit commands related to power on/off, channel change, volume change, etc. to the image display device 100 through the IR module 223 as necessary.

The user input unit 235 may include a keypad, a button, a touch pad, or a touch screen. The user may input a command related to the image display device 100 to the remote control device 200 by manipulating the user input unit 235 . When the user input unit 235 includes a hard key button, the user may input a command related to the image display device 100 to the remote control device 200 through a push operation of the hard key button. When the user input unit 235 includes a touch screen, the user may input a command related to the image display device 100 to the remote control device 200 by touching a soft key of the touch screen. In addition, the user input unit 235 may include various types of input means that the user can operate, such as a scroll key or a jog key, and this embodiment does not limit the scope of the present invention.

The sensor unit 240 may include a gyro sensor 241 or an acceleration sensor 243 .

The gyro sensor 241 may sense information about the movement of the remote control device 200 .

For example, the gyro sensor 241 may sense information about the operation of the remote control device 200 based on x, y, and z axes. The acceleration sensor 243 may sense information about the moving speed of the remote control device 200 . On the other hand, it may further include a distance measuring sensor, whereby the distance to the display unit 180 can be sensed.

The output unit 250 may output an image or audio signal corresponding to a manipulation of the user input unit 235 or a signal transmitted from the image display device 100 . Through the output unit 250 , the user may recognize whether the user input unit 235 is manipulated or whether the image display device 100 is controlled.

As an example, the output unit 250 includes an LED module 251 that is turned on when the user input unit 235 is manipulated or a signal is transmitted and received with the image display device 100 through the wireless communication unit 225, a vibration module that generates vibration ( 253), a sound output module 255 for outputting a sound, or a display module 257 for outputting an image may be provided.

The power supply unit 260 supplies power to the remote control device 200 . The power supply unit 260 may reduce power consumption by stopping the power supply when the remote control device 200 does not move for a predetermined time. The power supply unit 260 may resume power supply when a predetermined key provided in the remote control device 200 is operated.

The storage unit 270 may store various types of programs and application data required for control or operation of the remote control device 200 . If the remote control device 200 transmits and receives a signal wirelessly through the image display device 100 and the RF module 221 , the remote control device 200 and the image display device 100 transmit the signal through a predetermined frequency band. send and receive The control unit 280 of the remote control device 200 stores information about a frequency band in which a signal can be wirelessly transmitted and received with the video display device 100 paired with the remote control device 200 in the storage unit 270 and can refer to

The controller 280 controls all matters related to the control of the remote control device 200 . The control unit 280 transmits a signal corresponding to a predetermined key operation of the user input unit 235 or a signal corresponding to the movement of the remote control device 200 sensed by the sensor unit 240 to the image display device through the wireless communication unit 225 . (100) can be transmitted.

In addition, in relation to an embodiment of the present invention, the remote control device 200 may correspond to a user terminal required to execute a game application.

Accordingly, in relation to the progress of the game by the game application disclosed in the present invention, the control unit 280 analyzes the signal input through the user input unit 235 of the remote control device 200, and the image through the wireless communication unit 225 By transmitting it to the display device, it can be reflected in the game progress. That is, the game can be played by controlling the pointer or card displayed on the video display device.

In addition, according to an embodiment, the remote control device may determine the distance between the image display device and the remote control device through the wireless communication unit 225 or a distance measurement unit (not shown), and according to the distance determination result, , when the remote control device moves away from the video display device, the main game screen displayed on the video display device, as shown in FIG. 30, can be enlarged, and when the remote control device approaches the video display device, the game The main screen can be reduced. In addition, the enlargement and reduction operations may be reversely controlled according to a user setting.

Also, according to another embodiment, the enlargement/reduction operation may be performed only when the distance between the remote control device and the image display device changes while a predetermined button of the remote control device 200 is input.

via local network set top box Controlled video display device

9 is a view showing a schematic system including an image display device for controlling the set-top box according to the embodiment.

According to FIG. 9 , the system may include an image display device 100 , a network sharer 17 , a set-top box 250 , and a remote control device 200 .

The remote control device 200 may transmit a control command to the image display device 100 through IR (Infrared Ray), Bluetooth, or BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) communication, but is not limited thereto.

The image display device 100 may receive a control command from the remote control device 200 and perform an operation corresponding to the control command, but is not limited thereto.

The video display device 100 may be connected to the set-top box 250 through the network router 17 . For example, the video display device 100 may be connected to the set-top box 250 through wired communication such as TCP/IP, but may also be connected to the set-top box 250 through wireless communication.

The image display device 100 may transmit a command for controlling the set-top box 250 to the set-top box 250 .

The image display device 100 receives a control command from the remote control device 200 , and when the received control command includes a command for controlling the set-top box 250 , the image display device 100 receives the control command from the set-top box 250 . ) to transmit the corresponding control command.

When the video display device 100 controls the set-top box 250, SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), UPnP (Universal Plug and Play), Anymote, etc. may be used, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

By simultaneously controlling the image display device 100 and the set-top box 250 using one remote control device 200, user convenience can be improved.

In addition, even if the user does not know exactly how to control the set-top box 250 , the user can control the set-top box 250 by controlling only the image display device 100 .

Hereinafter, a detailed operation of the system shown in FIG. 9 will be described.

10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method of controlling an image display device for controlling the set-top box of FIG. 9 . Reference will be made to reference numerals shown in FIGS. 4 and 9 .

First, the control unit 170 of the image display device 100 receives a first command by controlling the user input interface unit 150 (S910).

In this specification, it has been described that the image display device 100 receives a control command from the remote control device 200 , but this is only an example, and the image display device 100 is provided in the image display device 100 . A control command may be received through a button input, a user touch input, a user voice input, a user motion input, and the like.

For convenience of description, the first command will be referred to as a command received from the remote control device 200 .

After step S910, if there is a second command for controlling the IPTV set-top box 250 corresponding to the first command, the controller 170 transmits the second command to the set-top box of the IPTV 250 (S920). . It will be described in detail below.

The control unit 170 may receive the first command and search the storage unit 140 to see if there is a second command for controlling the IPTV set-top box 250 in response to the first command. The storage unit 140 may include a first command list and a second command list corresponding thereto.

When there is a second command corresponding to the first command, the controller 170 may transmit the second command to the IPTV set-top box 250 .

When there is a second command, the controller 170 may search whether the IPTV set-top box is a peer device of the local network.

The first command and the second command corresponding to the first command are exemplified in the table below.

[Table 1]

The controller 170 may set various commands as the first command and the second command in addition to the first command and the second command in the above table. For example, the controller 170 may correspond to a numeric command to a specific command, and to a specific first command to a specific second command.

Meanwhile, the controller 170 may extract the first command through the user's voice. Specifically, the voice recognition unit may recognize the user's voice, and the controller 170 may extract a first command from the recognized voice.

The controller 170 may extract the first command through a user motion. Specifically, the motion recognition unit may recognize the user's voice, and the controller 170 may extract the first command from the recognized motion. For this, a camera, a motion sensor, or the like may be used.

When the first command is received, the controller 170 may display the first command on the display 180 . The controller 170 may display the second command corresponding to the first command together on the display 180 . If there are a plurality of second commands corresponding to the first command, the second command may be selected by the user's selection.

After transmitting the second command to the IPTV set-top box 250 , the controller 170 may receive a feedback signal from the IPTV set-top box 250 . When there is a feedback signal from the IPTV set-top box 250 , the controller 170 may display the corresponding feedback signal on the video display device 100 . Also, when there is no feedback signal from the IPTV set-top box 250 , the controller 170 may determine that the IPTV set-top box 250 is turned off. In this case, a timer may be used.

Here, the video display device 100 and the IPTV set-top box 250 may be configured in a server/client method. For example, the video display device 100 may request a resource from the IPTV set-top box 250 (eg, transmit a second command) and receive a resource (eg, receive a feedback signal).

Meanwhile, the operation of the remote control device 200 for controlling the image display device 100 will be described below.

11 to 13 are diagrams illustrating an operation of a remote control device having a display.

In FIG. 11 , the remote control apparatus 200 may include a display 1050 . It is assumed that the remote control device 200 is connected to the video display device 100 through Bluetooth. Also, the image display device 100 is displayed as an image display device 1010 on the display 1050 of the remote control device 200 .

When the remote control device 200 performs pairing with the image display device 100 , the image display device 1010 may be displayed on the display 1050 , but is not limited thereto.

The remote control apparatus 200 may command the image display apparatus 100 to search for a device connected to the image display apparatus 100 . The corresponding command may be performed by a user touch input. For example, when the "function 1" button is selected by the user, the remote control apparatus 200 transmits a command to search for a connected device to the image display apparatus 100 . Then, as shown in FIG. 12 , the video display device 1010 , the router 1014 , and the IPTV set-top box 1012 may be displayed.

When a user's "power on" command is input as shown in FIG. 13 , the remote control device 200 may turn on the power of the image display device 100 and display Power On on the image display device 1010 . In addition, when the power of the IPTV set-top box 250 is turned on, the IPTV set-top box item 1012 displayed on the display 1050 may also be displayed as Power On.

Also, the remote control device 200 may display a communication connection state (arrow) by a signal received from the image display device 100 .

On the other hand, the image display device and the method of operation thereof according to the present invention are not limited to the configuration and method of the described embodiments as described above, but the embodiments are all of the embodiments so that various modifications can be made. Alternatively, some may be selectively combined and configured.

On the other hand, the operating method of the video display device of the present invention can be implemented as a processor-readable code on a processor-readable recording medium provided in the video display device. The processor-readable recording medium includes all types of recording devices in which data readable by the processor is stored. Examples of the processor-readable recording medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, etc., and also includes those implemented in the form of carrier waves such as transmission over the Internet . In addition, the processor-readable recording medium is distributed in a computer system connected to a network, so that the processor-readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

In addition, although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and the technical field to which the present invention belongs without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims In addition, various modifications may be made by those of ordinary skill in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or perspective of the present invention.

100: video display device
105: broadcast receiver
110: tuner
120: demodulator
130: network interface unit
135: external device interface unit
140: storage
150: user input interface unit
170: control unit
180: display unit
185: audio output unit
190: power supply
200: remote control device

Claims (26)

In the control method of a video display device,
receiving a first command from a remote control device; and
If there is a second command for controlling the IPTV set-top box corresponding to the first command, transmitting the second command to the IPTV set-top box;
In response to the operation condition of the video display device according to the first command, the IPTV set-top box performs an operation of turning on or off power or changing a channel according to the second command. According to claim 1,
Checking whether the IPTV set-top box is a peer device of a local network; Control method of a video display device further comprising a. According to claim 1,
Receiving the first command comprises:
Receiving a first command to turn on / off the power of the video display device,
Transmitting the second command to the IPTV set-top box comprises:
A method of controlling a video display device for transmitting a second command to turn on/off the power of the IPTV set-top box corresponding to the first command to the IPTV set-top box. According to claim 1,
Receiving the first command comprises:
Receive a first command to change to an external input mode,
Transmitting the second command to the IPTV set-top box comprises:
A method of controlling a video display device for transmitting a second command to turn on the power of the IPTV set-top box corresponding to the first command to the IPTV set-top box. According to claim 1,
Receiving the first command comprises:
receiving a first command to change to a TV mode;
Transmitting the second command to the IPTV set-top box comprises:
A method of controlling a video display device for transmitting a second command to turn off the power of the IPTV set-top box, corresponding to the first command, to the IPTV set-top box. According to claim 1,
Receiving the first command comprises:
receiving a first command to request a channel change,
Transmitting the second command to the IPTV set-top box comprises:
A method of controlling a video display device for transmitting a second command for changing an IPTV set-top box channel corresponding to the first command to the IPTV set-top box. According to claim 1,
Receiving the first command comprises:
A method of controlling an image display device for receiving the first command from a remote control device. According to claim 1,
Receiving the first command comprises:
recognizing a user's voice; and
Extracting a first command from the recognized user voice; Control method of a video display device comprising a. According to claim 1,
Receiving the first command comprises:
recognizing user motion; and
Extracting a first command from the recognized user motion; Control method of a video display device comprising a. According to claim 1,
When the first command is received, displaying a notification pop-up notifying the reception of the first command: The control method of the video display device further comprising a. According to claim 1,
Receiving a feedback signal for the second command from the IPTV set-top box, displaying a notification pop-up corresponding to the signal; Control method of a video display device further comprising a. In the video display device,
a user input interface unit for receiving a first command from the remote control device;
a control unit for transmitting the second command to the IPTV set-top box when there is a second command for controlling the IPTV set-top box corresponding to the first command received through the user input interface unit;
In response to the operation condition of the video display device according to the first command, the IPTV set-top box performs a power on or off operation or changes a channel according to the second command. 13. The method of claim 12,
A video display device for checking whether the IPTV set-top box is a peer device of a local network. 13. The method of claim 12,
The first command is a command to turn on/off the power of the video display device,
The control unit is
A video display device for transmitting a second command for turning on/off the power of the IPTV set-top box corresponding to the first command to the IPTV set-top box. 13. The method of claim 12,
The first command is a command to change to an external input mode,
The control unit is
A video display device for transmitting a second command for turning on the power of the IPTV set-top box corresponding to the first command to the IPTV set-top box. 13. The method of claim 12,
The first command is a command to change to the TV mode,
The control unit is
A video display device for transmitting a second command to turn off the power of the IPTV set-top box corresponding to the first command to the IPTV set-top box. 13. The method of claim 12,
The first command is a command to request a channel change,
The control unit is
A video display device for transmitting a second command for changing an IPTV set-top box channel corresponding to the first command to the IPTV set-top box. 13. The method of claim 12,
A video display device for receiving the first command from a remote control device. 13. The method of claim 12,
It further includes; a voice recognition unit for recognizing the user's voice,
The control unit is
A video display device for extracting the first command recognized through the voice recognition unit. 13. The method of claim 12,
It further includes; a motion recognition unit for recognizing the user's motion,
The control unit is
An image display device for extracting a first command from the recognized user motion. 13. The method of claim 12,
It further includes a display unit;
The control unit is
When the first command is received, an image display device for controlling to display a notification pop-up notifying the reception of the first command on the display unit. 13. The method of claim 12,
It further includes a display unit;
The control unit is
A video display device that receives a feedback signal for the second command from the IPTV set-top box and controls to display a notification pop-up corresponding to the signal on the display unit. A program stored in a computer-readable recording medium, characterized in that it realizes the control method of the video display device according to any one of claims 1 to 11 through being executed by a processor. A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 23 is recorded. A method for controlling a remote control device, comprising:
connecting to an image display device;
displaying the video display device and an IPTV set-top box connected to the video display device;
transmitting a first command for controlling the video display device and the IPTV set-top box;
Receiving the result information of the execution of the first command from the image display device: And
Based on the received result information, updating the operation of the displayed video display device and IPTV set-top box; Control method of a remote control device comprising a. A remote control device comprising:
a display unit configured to display an image display device and at least one device connected to the image display device; and
Includes; a control unit for transmitting a first command for controlling the video display device and IPTV set-top box;
The control unit is
A remote control device for receiving result information of the execution of the first command from the video display device, and updating the displayed video display device and operations of the IPTV set-top box based on the received result information.

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