KR19990016727A - How to Automatically Display Incoming Messages on a Videophone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a received message of a video phone that can output information about the received message on a screen when the user powers on the television for information on a message received and recorded in the absence of an answering machine video phone. An automatic display method, comprising: a first step of determining whether a television having an answering machine video phone function is in the missed mode; a second step of determining whether a received message exists in the first step; If there is a message received from the third process of recording the predetermined specific data according to the presence of the message in the memory, the fourth process of determining whether the power-on request of the television, and the power-on request in the fourth process If it is present, the OSD unit is operated to display data corresponding to the presence or absence of a received message recorded in the memory unit. And a fifth step of outputting, if a user goes out on the back there is an effect such that in use of the improved usability by ensuring that when the power-on of the television message information is automatically printed on the receiving screen.

Description

How to Automatically Display Incoming Messages on a Videophone

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television having a video phone function, and more particularly, to information on a received message recorded on the screen when the user powers on the television. The present invention relates to a method for automatically displaying a received message of a video phone that can be output.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a television having a general video phone function.

In Fig. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an antenna, and 2 denotes a tuner for selecting a broadcast signal of a channel selected by a preset voltage input from a wireless broadcast signal received through the antenna 1.

5 denotes a P / S separator for separating the image intermediate frequency signal PIF and the voice intermediate frequency signal SIF from the intermediate frequency signal output from the tuner 2, and 6 denotes the P / S separator 5 An audio detector detects an audio signal from an audio intermediate frequency signal (SIF) output from the PDP, and a signal detector 7 detects an image signal from the video intermediate frequency signal (PIF) output from the P / S separation unit (5). Represents wealth.

In addition, reference numeral 8 denotes a remote controller device capable of selecting a channel desired by the viewer or each mode of the television, that is, a television / video phone mode, and 9 denotes an infrared signal from the remote controller device 8. A receiver which converts into an electric code signal is shown, and 10 denotes a memory in which data corresponding to the operation mode of the television and predetermined data indicating the absence of the user are stored.

In addition, reference numeral 12 denotes a screen display for overlapping and outputting a character or picture according to the input operation control signal on a screen on which a broadcast signal is output separately from the broadcast signal. OSD), and reference numeral 14 serves to generate a PWM signal that is a channel tuning signal corresponding to an input operation control signal.

On the other hand, reference numeral 19 denotes a video phone, and the video phone 19 includes a missed signal input unit for allowing a user to select that he is absent and a reproduction signal input unit for requesting reproduction of a recorded message. 20 selectively outputs audio and video signals from the voice detector 6 and the image detector 7 and audio and video signals from the video phone 19 according to the input switching signal. The switching part is shown.

Although reference numeral 21 is not shown for the voice signal output from the switching unit 20, the base, treble, and volume according to the control signal from the microprocessor 11 is used. And a voice processing unit for executing voice processing such as the above, and 22 denotes a voice amplifying unit for amplifying the voice signal processed by the voice processing unit 21 and outputting it to the speaker or earphone.

Further, reference numeral 23 denotes R, Red, and G corresponding to the image signal by processing color, tint, brightness, etc. of the image signal output from the switching unit 20. (Green), B (Blue) indicates an image processing unit for outputting the signal, the RGB signal output from the image processing unit 23 is RGB which is the output signal of the above-described OSD generating unit 12 in the mixer indicated by the reference numeral 24 And the OSD blanking signal (Y ') are mixed and output to the CRT driver 26.

Reference numeral 30 denotes a microprocessor for outputting an operation control signal to various devices constituting the television based on the signal input from the remote controller 8 or the videophone 19, and reference numeral 40 denotes a videophone 19 Recording means for recording the video signal and the audio signal output from the videophone 19 when the missed signal is output from the missed signal input unit provided in the "

When the automatic answering function of the video phone 19 is absent of the television, the user inputs a message that he or she is absent through a microphone or a camera (not shown) provided in the video phone 19. Is written in the memory unit 10.

When the user goes out, when the user presses the missed signal input unit, the microprocessor 30 switches the television having the video phone function to the user missed mode, and the microprocessor 30 calls from the video phone 19. When the call ring signal input is received for a predetermined number of times or more, the user determines whether there is a ring signal input, and outputs the user's missed message recorded in the memory unit 10 to the other party, and determines whether a call path is formed. If so, the video signal and audio signal inputted from the calling party are recorded in the recording means 40.

When the user returns from the outside and selects the reproduction signal input unit, the microprocessor 30 outputs the video information and the audio information recorded in the recording means 40 through the screen and the speaker of the television.

Prior art of the method for processing the missed reception message as described above is described in Korean Patent Publication No. 97-9351.

However, the above-described method for processing an missed reception message of a conventional video phone is recorded only when the user selects to play the recorded message because the recorded message is restored only when the user returns from the outside and selects to play the recorded message. There was a problem that the message could not be confirmed, and even if there is no recorded message, the user has to select playback to determine the existence of the recorded message.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to allow a user to power on a television and output it on the screen at the same time as information on the presence or absence of a recorded message received in the absence by the answering machine videophone. The present invention provides a method for automatically displaying a received message of a video phone.

1 is a block diagram showing a television having a general video phone function;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically displaying a received message in a television having a videophone function according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

10: memory unit 12: OSD generation unit

19: video phone 20: switching unit

30 microprocessor 40 recording means

A feature of the present invention for achieving the above object includes a video phone having an automatic answering function, an OSD unit for outputting a specific message on the screen by an input operation control signal, and a memory unit for recording various data. A television having a video phone function, comprising: a first process of determining whether a television having a video phone function is in the missed mode; a second process of determining whether a received message exists in the absence process in the first process; If there is a message received in the second process, a third process of recording predetermined specific data in the memory unit according to the existence of the message; a fourth process of determining whether there is a power-on request of the television; If there is a power on request in the process, the OSD unit is operated to display the data recorded in the memory unit on the screen. To include a fifth process.

Hereinafter, described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of automatically displaying message information received in a television having a video phone function according to the present invention.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a general description of various components of a television having a video phone function is the same as that of FIG.

The microprocessor determines whether there is a missed signal input through the missed signal input unit included in the video phone (S101), and if there is no missed signal input in the determining step (S101), the microprocessor operates the television and the video phone normally (S200).

If there is a missed signal input from the missed signal input unit in the determination step (S101), the microprocessor switches the television having the video phone function to the missed mode to determine whether there is a call ring signal input from the video phone (S102).

If there is no call ring signal input in the determination step (S102), the call ring signal input determination step (S102) is repeatedly executed. If there is a call ring signal input in the determination step (S102), the call ring signal is preset. It is determined whether the number of times has passed (S103).

If the call ring signal is terminated without passing the predetermined number of times in the determination step (S103), the microprocessor returns to step S102, and the call ring signal passes the predetermined number of times in the determination step (S103). If so, the missed message recorded in the memory unit is output (S104).

After outputting the missed message, the microprocessor records the video information and the audio information input to the videophone from the outside to predetermined recording means until the connection is disconnected by a call (S105) and the information corresponding to the message recording (for example, For example, the number of information of the received message) is recorded in a predetermined place in the recording means or the memory, and then it is determined whether there is a power-on signal input (S106).

If there is no power-on signal input in the determining step S106, the microprocessor repeatedly executes the steps S102 to S106. If there is a power-on signal input in the determining step S106, the microprocessor corresponds to the received message recorded in the recording means or the memory. Information is output on the screen of the television through the OSD generator (S107).

Therefore, when the user returns from the outside and turns on the television, information corresponding to the presence or absence of the message received in the absence of the user is output on the screen, so that the user can automatically know whether to record the missed message.

According to the present invention operating as described above, since information corresponding to the presence of a message received in the absence of the user is automatically displayed on the screen when the television is turned on, the user can automatically know whether to record the missed reception message is unnecessary There is an effect that time waste and key manipulation are eliminated.

Claims (1)

In a television having a video phone function comprising a video phone having an automatic answering function, an OSD unit for outputting a specific message on a screen by an input operation control signal, and a memory unit for recording various data, A first step of determining whether the television having the video phone function is in the missed mode; A second step of determining whether there is a received message in the absence mode in the first step; A third step of writing, if there is a message received in the second step, predetermined data set in the memory unit according to whether a message exists; A fourth step of determining whether there is a power-on request of the television; And a fifth step of operating the OSD unit to output the data recorded in the memory unit to the screen when the power-on request is made in the fourth process.