KR20170006870A - Image device, control method tehreof, program, recording medium, remote controller, control method therof - Google Patents

Abstract

A video display device is disclosed. The video display apparatus includes a user input interface unit for receiving the first command and a second command for controlling the IPTV set-top box corresponding to the first command received through the user input interface unit, And a control unit for transmitting the control signal. Accordingly, user convenience can be improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a video display device, a control method therefor, a program and a recording medium, a remote control device, and a control method thereof. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002]

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

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

Digital broadcasting refers to broadcasting in which digital video and audio signals are transmitted. Compared to analog broadcasting, digital broadcasting is strong against external noise and has a small data loss, is advantageous for error correction, has a high resolution, and provides a clear screen. Also, unlike analog broadcasting, digital broadcasting is capable of bidirectional service.

In order to utilize digital broadcasting including various contents, improvement of performance and diversification of function of image display device have been made. Through the performance of the improved image display device, not only viewing of broadcasting signals by receiving a video signal from a broadcasting station, Game play, music appreciation, Internet shopping, and so on.

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

Published Patent Application No. 10-2010-0135145

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an image display apparatus and a control method interlocked with an IPTV set-top box.

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

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the invention, unless further departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be possible.

The video display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a user input interface unit for receiving a first command and a second input unit for controlling an IPTV set-top box corresponding to the first command received through the user input interface unit, And a controller for transmitting the second command to the IPTV set-top box when the command is received.

And confirming whether the IPTV set-top box is a peer device of the local network.

The step of receiving the first command may include receiving a first command to turn on / off the video display device, and transmitting the second command to the IPTV set-top box, The IPTV set-top box can transmit a second command to turn on / off the IPTV set-top box power to the IPTV set-top box.

The step of receiving the first command may include receiving a first command to change to the external input mode and transmitting the second command to the IPTV set-

The IPTV set-top box may transmit a second command corresponding to the first command to turn on the power of the IPTV set-top box.

The step of receiving the first command may include receiving a first command to change to the TV mode and transmitting the second command to the IPTV set-

And transmits a second command corresponding to the first command to turn off the power of the IPTV set-top box to the IPTV set-top box.

The step of receiving the first command may include receiving a first command requesting a channel change and transmitting the second command to the IPTV set-

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

The step of receiving the first command may receive the first command from the remote control device.

The receiving of the first instruction may comprise: recognizing a user voice; And

And extracting a first command from the recognized user voice.

The receiving the first instruction may comprise: recognizing a user motion; And

And extracting a first instruction from the recognized user motion.

And displaying a notification pop-up informing reception of the first command when the first command is received.

Receiving a feedback signal for the second command from the IPTV set-top box, and displaying a notification pop-up corresponding to the signal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image display apparatus including: a user input interface unit receiving a first command; 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; . ≪ / RTI >

It is possible to confirm that the IPTV set-top box is a peer device of the local network.

The first command is an instruction to turn on / off the video display device, and the controller can transmit a second command to turn on / off the IPTV set-top box power corresponding to the first command to the IPTV set-top box .

Wherein the first instruction is an instruction to change to an external input mode,

And transmits a second command to the IPTV set-top box to turn on the power of the IPTV set-top box corresponding to the first command.

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

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

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

The image display apparatus may further include a voice recognition unit that recognizes a user voice, and the control unit may extract a first command recognized through the voice recognition unit.

The image display apparatus may further include a motion recognition unit that recognizes a user motion, and the control unit may extract a first instruction from the recognized user motion.

The image display apparatus may further include a display unit,

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

The image display apparatus may further include a display unit,

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.

Meanwhile, a program according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a program stored in a recording medium, which realizes a control method of an image display device through execution by a processor.

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

Meanwhile, a method of controlling a remote control device includes connecting an image display device;

Displaying an IPTV set-top box connected to the video display device and 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 first instruction from the video display device; and updating the operation of the displayed video display device and the IPTV set-top box based on the received result information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control apparatus comprising: a display unit for displaying at least one device connected to an image display device and an image display device; And a controller for transmitting a first command for controlling the video display device and the IPTV set-top box, wherein the controller receives the result information in which the first command is performed from the video display device, The operation of the displayed video display device and the IPTV set-top box can be updated.

According to various embodiments of the present invention as described above, the technology for controlling the video display device and the IPTV set-top box with one remote control device is provided, thereby improving user convenience.

The effects obtained by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description will be.

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

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

The suffix "module" and " part "for components used in the following description are given merely for ease of description, and the" module "and" part "

Meanwhile, the video display device described in the present invention is an intelligent video display device that adds a computer support function to a broadcast receiving function, for example, and is equipped with an Internet function while being faithful to a broadcast receiving function, Or an interface that is more convenient to use than a space remote controller or the like. Also, it can be connected to the Internet and a computer by the support of a wired or wireless Internet function, and can perform functions such as e-mail, web browsing, banking or game. A standardized general-purpose OS can be used for these various functions.

Therefore, the video display device described in the present invention can freely add or delete various applications, for example, on a general-purpose OS kernel, so that various user-friendly functions can be performed. More specifically, the video display device may be, for example, a network TV, an HBBTV, a smart TV, or the like, and may be applied to a smartphone according to circumstances.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG.

As used herein, terms used in the present invention are selected from general terms that are widely used in the present invention while taking into account the functions of the present invention, but these may vary depending on the intention or custom of a person skilled in the art or the emergence of new technologies. Also, in certain cases, there may be a term chosen arbitrarily by the applicant, in which case the meaning thereof will be described in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, it is intended that the terminology used herein should be interpreted based on the meaning of the term rather than on the name of the term, and on the entire contents of the specification.

An Example of a General Broadcasting System

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

1, an overall broadcasting system including an image display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a content provider (CP) 10, a service provider (SP) 20, A network provider (NP) 30 and an HNED 40. [ The HNED 40 corresponds to, for example, a client 100 which is an image display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The client 100 corresponds to an image display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the image display device is, for example, a network TV, a smart TV, an IPTV, or the like.

The content provider 10 produces and provides various contents. 1, a terrestrial broadcaster, a cable SO (System Operator), a MSO (Multiple System Operator), a satellite broadcaster, Internet broadcaster and the like can be exemplified.

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

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

Meanwhile, the service provider 20 can 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 a unicast method, when a receiver requests data from a server, the server can transmit data to the receiver upon request. The multicast method is a method of transmitting data to a plurality of receivers of a specific group. For example, the server can transmit data to a plurality of pre-registered receivers at once. An Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) protocol may be used for multicast registration.

The network provider 30 may provide a network for providing services to the client 100. The client 100 may be provided with a service by building a home network end user (HNED).

Conditional access or content protection may be used as means for protecting contents transmitted from the video display device system. As an example of such restriction reception or content protection, a scheme such as a cable card (CableCARD) and a DCAS (Downloadable Conditional Access System) may be used.

On the other hand, the client 100 can also provide the content through the network. In this case, conversely, conversely, conversely, the client 100 may be a content provider, and the content provider 10 may receive content from the client 100. [ In this case, there is an advantage that an interactive content service or a data service is possible.

2 is a diagram schematically illustrating another example of an entire broadcasting system including an image 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.

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

Application information table (AIT) data, real-time broadcast content, application data, and stream events are received through the broadcast interface 101. Meanwhile, the real-time broadcast content may be referred to as Linear A / V content.

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

Non-Linear A / V content and application data are received through the Internet interface 108. The non-linear AVE content may be, for example, a COD (Content On Demand) application.

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

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

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

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

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

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing 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 examples, and the scope of rights of the present invention should in principle be determined by the claims rather than the FIG.

The video display device 700 includes a network interface 701, a TCP / IP manager 702, a service delivery manager 703, a demultiplexer 705, a PSI & PSIP and / or SI decoder 704, an audio decoder 706, a video decoder 707, a display A / V and OSD module 708, A service control manager 709, a service discovery manager 710, a metadata manager 712, an SI & metadata database 711, a UI manager 714, A manager 713, and the like.

The network interface unit 701 receives packets received from the network and transmits the packets to the network. That is, the network interface unit 701 receives services, contents, and the like from the service provider through the network.

The TCP / IP manager 702 is involved in delivering packets to and from the packets received by the video display device 700 and the video display device 700, that is, from the source to the destination. The TCP / IP manager 702 classifies the received packets so as to correspond to the appropriate protocols and classifies them into the service delivery manager 705, the service discovery manager 710, the service control manager 709, and the metadata manager 712 Lt; / RTI >

The service delivery manager 703 is responsible for controlling the received service data. For example, RTP / RTCP can be used to control real-time streaming data. When the real-time streaming data is transmitted using the RTP, the service delivery manager 703 parses the received data packet according to the RTP and transmits it to the demultiplexer 705 or to the control of the service manager 713 And stores it in the SI & Metadata DB 711. And feedbacks the network reception information to the server providing the service using the RTCP.

The demultiplexer 705 demultiplexes the received packets into audio, video, program specific information (PSI) data, and transmits them to the audio / video decoders 706 and 707 and the PSI & PSIP and / do.

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

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

The audio / video decoder 706/707 decodes the video data and audio data received from 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 GUI (Graphic User Interface) for a user using an OSD (On Screen Display) or the like, and receives a key input from a user to perform a receiver operation according to the input. For example, upon receipt of a key input from the user regarding channel selection, the key input signal is transmitted to the service manager 713.

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

The service manager 713 also creates a channel map and selects a channel using the channel map according to the key input received from the user interface manager 714. The service manager 713 receives the service information of the channel from the PSI & PSIP and / or SI Decoder 704 and sets an audio / video PID (Packet Identifier) of the selected channel in the demultiplexer 705.

The service discovery manager 710 provides information necessary for selecting a service provider that provides the service. Upon receiving a signal regarding channel selection from the service manager 713, the service discovery manager 710 searches for the service using the information.

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

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

The SI & Metadata DN 711 selects the service information decoded by the PSI & PSIP and / or SI Decoder 704, the metadata managed by the metadata manager 712, and the service provider provided by the service discovery manager 710 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 a Nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM) or a flash memory.

Meanwhile, the IG 750 is a gateway that collects functions necessary for accessing an IMS-based IPTV service.

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

FIG. 4 is a view showing another example of the video display device shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 in more detail.

4, an image display apparatus 100 according to an exemplary 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, A control unit 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, the tuner 110 and the demodulator 120 may be provided, but the network interface 130 may not be included. Alternatively, the tuner 110 and the demodulator 120 may be included, It is also possible to design the demodulation unit 120 not to include it.

The tuner 110 selects an RF broadcast signal corresponding to a channel selected by the user or all previously stored channels among RF (Radio Frequency) broadcast signals received through the antenna. Also, the selected RF broadcast signal is converted into an intermediate frequency signal, a baseband image, or a voice signal.

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

Also, the tuner 110 can receive RF carrier signals of a single carrier according to an Advanced Television System Committee (ATSC) scheme or RF carriers of a plurality of carriers according to a DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) scheme.

Meanwhile, the tuner 110 sequentially selects RF broadcast signals of all the broadcast channels stored through the channel memory function among the RF broadcast signals received through the antenna, and converts the RF broadcast signals into an intermediate frequency signal, a baseband image, or a voice 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 the ATSC scheme, the demodulator 120 performs 8-VSB (8-Vestigal Side Band) demodulation, for example. Also, the demodulation unit 120 may perform channel decoding. To this end, the demodulator 120 includes a trellis decoder, a de-interleaver, and a reed solomon decoder to perform trellis decoding, deinterleaving, Solomon decoding can be performed.

For example, when the digital IF signal output from the tuner 110 is a DVB scheme, the demodulator 120 performs CODDMA (Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Modulation) demodulation, for example. Also, the demodulation unit 120 may perform channel decoding. For this, the demodulator 120 may include a convolution decoder, a deinterleaver, and a reed-solomon decoder to perform convolutional decoding, deinterleaving, and reed solomon decoding.

The demodulation unit 120 may perform demodulation and channel decoding, and then output a stream signal TS. At this time, the stream signal may be a signal in which a video signal, a voice signal, or a data signal is multiplexed. For example, the stream signal may be an MPEG-2 TS (Transport Stream) multiplexed with an MPEG-2 standard video signal, a Dolby AC-3 standard audio signal, or the like. Specifically, the MPEG-2 TS may include a header of 4 bytes and a payload of 184 bytes.

Meanwhile, the demodulating unit 120 may be separately provided according to the ATSC scheme and the DVB scheme. That is, it can be provided as an ATSC demodulation unit and a DVB demodulation unit.

The stream signal output from the demodulation unit 120 may be input to the controller 170. The control unit 170 performs demultiplexing, video / audio signal processing, and the like, and then outputs the video to the display unit 180 and audio to the audio output unit 185.

The external device interface unit 135 can connect the external device and the video 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 can 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 (notebook) The external device interface unit 135 transmits external video, audio, or data signals to the controller 170 of the video display device 100 through a connected external device. Also, the control unit 170 can output the processed video, audio, or data signal to the 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), a DVI (Digital Visual Interface) terminal, an HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) terminal, an RGB terminal, a D-SUB terminal, and the like.

The wireless communication unit can perform short-range wireless communication with other electronic devices. The image display device 100 may be a digital camera such as Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, Digital Living Network Alliance ) According to the communication standard.

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

Meanwhile, the external device interface unit 135 may receive the application or application list in the adjacent external device, and may transmit the received application or application list 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 the Internet network. The network interface unit 130 may include an Ethernet terminal or the like for connection to a wired network and may be a WLAN (Wireless LAN) (Wi- Fi wireless broadband (Wibro), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax), and HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) communication standards.

The network interface unit 130 can transmit or receive data with other users or other electronic devices via a network connected thereto or another network linked to the connected network. Particularly, it is possible to transmit a part of content data stored in the video display device 100 to another user registered in the video display device 100 or a selected user or selected one of the other electronic devices.

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

In addition, the network interface unit 130 can select and receive a desired application among applications open to the public via a network.

According to the embodiment, when the game application is executed in the video display device, the network interface 130 may transmit or receive predetermined data with the user terminal connected to the video display device. In addition, a predetermined data can be transmitted or received from a server storing game scores

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

The storage unit 140 may also function to temporarily store video, audio, or data signals input from the external device interface unit 135 or the network interface unit 130. In addition, the storage unit 140 may store information on a predetermined broadcast channel through the channel memory function.

The storage unit 140 may store a list of applications or applications input from the external device interface unit 135 or the network interface unit 130. [

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

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

The storage unit 140 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD Memory, etc.), RAM, ROM (EEPROM, etc.), and the like. The video display device 100 may reproduce and provide a content file (a moving image file, a still image file, a music file, a document file, an application file, etc.) stored in the storage unit 140 to a user.

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

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

For example, the user input interface unit 150 may be connected to a remote control device (not shown) 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 The remote controller 200 can receive and process control signals such as power on / off, channel selection, and screen setting from the controller 200, or transmit the control signals from the controller 170 to the remote controller 200. [

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

For example, the user input interface unit 150 may transmit a control signal input from a sensing unit (not shown) that senses a user's gesture to the control unit 170, or may sense a signal from the control unit 170 (Not shown). Here, the sensing unit (not shown) may include a touch sensor, an audio sensor, a position sensor, an operation sensor, and the like.

The control unit 170 demultiplexes the input stream or processes the demultiplexed signals through the tuner 110 or the demodulation unit 120 or the external device interface unit 135 to generate a signal for video or audio output Can be generated and output.

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

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

Although not shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 170 may include a demultiplexing unit, an image processing unit, and the like. This will be described later with reference to FIG.

In addition, the control unit 170 can control the overall operation in the video display device 100. [ For example, the control unit 170 may control the tuner 110 to control the tuner 110 to select an RF broadcast corresponding to a channel selected by the user or a previously stored channel.

In addition, the controller 170 may control the image display device 100 according to a user command or an internal program input through the user input interface unit 150. In particular, the user can access the network and download a list of applications or applications desired by the user to the video 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 unit 150. Then, video, audio, or data signals of the selected channel are processed. The control unit 170 allows the display unit 180 or the audio output unit 185 to output the video or audio signal processed by the user through the channel information or the like selected by the user.

For example, the control unit 170 may control the operation of the external device through the external device interface unit 135, for example, a camera or a camcorder, according to an external device video playback command received through the user input interface unit 150 So that the video signal or the audio signal of the audio signal output through the display unit 180 or the audio output unit 185 can be outputted.

Meanwhile, the control unit 170 may control the display unit 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 , And display on the display unit 180 can be controlled. At this time, 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 control unit 170 can control to reproduce the content. The content at this time 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 connection with the embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 170 can control the display unit 180 to display a home screen according to movement input to the home screen.

The home screen may include a plurality of card objects classified by content sources. 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, a media object in the video display device or a device connected to the video display device And a card object representing the card object. In addition, it may further include at least one of a card object indicating a list of connected external devices and a card object indicating a list related to a call.

Further, the home screen may further comprise an application menu having at least one executable application item. Therefore, the game application according to the embodiment of the present invention may be designed in a format that can be selected through the application menu of the above-described home screen. Furthermore, it is a feature of the present invention that the convenience of the user is improved by designing the game application to be added or deleted in the application menu according to the user's selection.

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

On the other hand, when a predetermined card object among a plurality of card objects in the home screen is selected, the control unit 170 can control the display unit 180 to display an image corresponding to the card object.

On the other hand, the control unit 170 can control to display a received broadcast image and an object representing the broadcast-related information in the card object for displaying the broadcast image. The broadcast image can be controlled so that its size is fixed by the lock setting.

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

On the other hand, the control unit 170 may control to display objects for login, help, or exit items in one area of the home screen.

On the other hand, the control unit 170 can control to display the total number of card objects in one area of the home screen or an object representing the number of card objects displayed on the display unit 180 among all the card objects.

On the other hand, when the card object name in the predetermined card object among the card objects displayed on the display unit 180 is selected, the control unit 170 can control the display unit 180 to display the corresponding card object as a full screen.

When the incoming call is received in the connected external device or video display device, the control unit 170 may focus the call related card object among the plurality of card objects and display the call related card object in the display unit 180 It is possible to control to move and display it.

On the other hand, when entering the application viewing item, the control unit 170 can control to display a list of applications or applications that can be downloaded from the video display device 100 or from an external network.

The control unit 170 can control to install and drive an application downloaded from an external network, in addition to various user interfaces. Further, it is possible to control so that an image related to the executed application is displayed on the display unit 180 by the user's selection.

According to the embodiment, when providing a game application in the video display device, the controller 170 allocates a player identifier to a predetermined user terminal, executes the game application to generate game execution information, ) To the respective user terminals, and to control the user terminal to receive the game execution information.

The control unit 170 searches for a user terminal connected to the video display device and the network through the network interface unit 130 and outputs the retrieved user terminal list through the display unit 180. The user input interface unit 150 ) Of the list of the searched user terminals to receive the selection signal of the user terminal used as the user controller.

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

In addition, the controller 170 may determine that the predetermined signal input through the network interface unit 130 from the user terminal is game play information, and reflect the predetermined signal to the progress of the game application.

In addition, the controller 170 may control the play information of the game application to be transmitted to a predetermined server connected to the network through the network interface unit 130. [

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

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

The channel browsing processing unit receives the stream signal TS output from the demodulation unit 120 or the stream signal output from the external device interface unit 135 and extracts an image from an input stream signal to generate a thumbnail image . The generated thumbnail image may be directly or encoded and input to the controller 170. In addition, the generated thumbnail image may be encoded in a stream format and input to the controller 170. The control unit 170 may display a thumbnail list having a plurality of thumbnail images on the display unit 180 using the input thumbnail images. On the other hand, the thumbnail images in this thumbnail list can be updated in sequence or simultaneously.

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

The display unit 180 converts an image signal, a data signal, an OSD signal processed by the control unit 170 or a video signal and a data signal received from the external device interface unit 135 into R, G, and B signals, respectively Thereby generating a driving signal.

The display unit 180 may be a PDP, an LCD, an OLED, a flexible display, a 3D 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 the 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 it as a voice. The voice output unit 185 may be implemented by various types of speakers.

In order to detect the user's gesture, a sensing unit (not shown) having at least one of a touch sensor, a voice sensor, a position sensor, and an operation sensor may be further included in the image display device 100 have. A signal sensed by a sensing unit (not shown) may be transmitted to the controller 170 through the user input interface unit 150.

On the other hand, a photographing unit (not shown) for photographing a user may be further provided. The image information photographed by the photographing unit (not shown) may be input to the control unit 170.

The control unit 170 may sense the gesture of the user by combining the images photographed by the photographing unit (not shown) or the signals sensed by the sensing unit (not shown).

The power supply unit 190 supplies power to the entire video display device 100.

Particularly, it is possible to supply power to a control unit 170 that can be implemented in the form of a system on chip (SOC), a display unit 180 for displaying an image, and an audio output unit 185 for audio output .

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

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

Also, the remote control apparatus 200 can receive the video, audio or data signal output from the user input interface unit 150 and display it on the remote control apparatus 200 or output sound or vibration.

The video display device 100 described above can be applied to digital broadcasting of the ATSC system (8-VSB system), digital broadcasting of the DVB-T system (COFDM system), digital broadcasting of the ISDB-T system (BST-OFDM system) And a digital broadcasting receiver capable of receiving at least one of the digital broadcasting signals.

Meanwhile, a 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 can be integrated, added, or omitted according to the specifications of the video display device 100 actually implemented. That is, two or more constituent elements may be combined into one constituent element, or one constituent element may be constituted by two or more constituent elements, if necessary. In addition, the functions performed in each block are intended to illustrate the embodiments of the present invention, and the specific operations and apparatuses do not limit the scope of the present invention.

4, the image display apparatus 100 may include a tuner 110 and a demodulator 120, and may include a network interface unit 130 or an external device interface unit 135 , It is possible to receive and reproduce the image contents.

In addition, a 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. 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 that executes the above-described game application.

Meanwhile, the image display device 100 is an example of a video signal processing device that performs signal processing of an image stored in the device or an input image. Another example of the image signal processing device includes a display 180 A set-top box excluding the audio output unit 185, a DVD player, a Blu-ray player, a game device, a computer, and the like may be further exemplified. The set-top box will be described with reference to Figs. 5 and 6 below.

With video display devices Set-top box  General Configuration and Operation

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

5, the set-top box 250 and the display device 300 can transmit or receive data by wire or wireless.

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 connection to a wired / wireless network including the Internet network. It can also transmit or receive data to other users or other electronic devices via the connected network or other network linked to the connected network.

The storage unit 258 may store a program for each signal processing and control in the signal processing unit 260 or may store a video, It may 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, which will be described later.

The signal processing unit 260 performs signal processing of an input signal. For example, it is possible to demultiplex or decode an input video signal, and perform demultiplexing or decoding of an input audio signal. To this end, a video decoder or a voice decoder may be provided. The processed video signal or audio signal can be transmitted to the display device 300 through the external device interface unit 265. [

The user input interface unit 263 transfers a signal input by the user to the signal processing unit 260 or a signal from the signal processing unit 260 to the user. For example, various control signals, such as power on / off, operation input, and setting input, 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 transmitting or receiving data with an external device connected by wire or wirelessly. In particular, it provides an interface for transmitting or receiving data with the display device 300. It is also possible to provide an interface for data transmission or reception with an external device such as a game device, a camera, a camcorder, a computer (notebook computer) or the like.

The set-top box 250 may further include a media input unit (not shown) for playing a separate media. An example of such a media input unit is a Blu-ray input unit (not shown) or the like. That is, the set-top box 250 can include a Blu-ray player. The input media such as a Blu-ray disc can be transmitted to the display device 300 via the external device interface 265 for display after signal processing such as demultiplexing or decoding in the signal processor 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, a display unit 290, And an audio output unit 295, as shown in FIG.

The tuner 270, the demodulation unit 275, the storage unit 278, the control unit 280, the user input interface unit 283, the display unit 290, and the audio output unit 295, The user interface unit 150, the display unit 180, and the audio output unit 185 of the tuner 110, the demodulator 120, the storage unit 140, the controller 170, .

On the other hand, 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, it provides an interface for transmitting or receiving data with the set-top box 250.

Accordingly, a video signal or a voice signal input through the set-top box 250 is output through the display unit 180 or the audio output unit 185 via the control unit 170.

5, 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 set- There is a difference in that the position of the projection 275 is located within the set-top box 250 rather than the display device 300. [ Hereinafter, the difference will be mainly described.

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

An example of a remote control device for controlling an image display device

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

7A, a pointer 205 corresponding to the remote control device 200 is displayed on the display unit 180. In the example shown in FIG.

The user can move or rotate the remote control device 200 up and down, left and right (Fig. 13 (b)), and back and forth (Fig. 13 (c)). The pointer 205 displayed on the display unit 180 of the video display device corresponds to the motion of the remote control device 200. [ In this remote control device 200, as shown in the figure, since the pointer 205 is moved according to the movement in the 3D space, it can 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 video display device moves to the left correspondingly.

Information on the motion of the remote control device 200 sensed through the sensor of the remote control device 200 is transmitted to the image display device. The video display device can calculate the coordinates of the pointer 205 from the information about the motion of the remote control device 200. [ The video display device can display the pointer 205 so as to correspond to the calculated coordinates.

13C illustrates a case where the user moves the remote control device 200 away from the display unit 180 while the specific button in the remote control device 200 is pressed. Thereby, the selected area in the display unit 180 corresponding to the pointer 205 can be zoomed in and displayed. Conversely, when the user moves the remote control apparatus 200 close to the display unit 180, the selection area within the display unit 180 corresponding to the pointer 205 may be zoomed out and displayed. On the other hand, when the remote control device 200 moves away from the display unit 180, the selected area is zoomed out, and when the remote control device 200 approaches the display unit 180, the selected area may be zoomed in.

On the other hand, when the specific button in the remote control device 200 is pressed, it is possible to exclude recognizing the up, down, left, and right movement. That is, when the remote control device 200 moves away from or approaches the display unit 180, it is not recognized that the up, down, left, and right movements are recognized, and only the forward and backward movements are recognized. Only the pointer 205 is moved in accordance with the upward, downward, leftward, and rightward movement of the remote control device 200 in a state where the specific button in the remote control device 200 is not pressed.

On the other hand, the moving speed and moving direction of the pointer 205 may correspond to the moving speed and moving direction of the remote control device 200.

The pointer in the present specification means an object displayed on the display unit 180 in correspondence with the operation of the remote control device 200. [ Therefore, various shapes of objects other than the arrow shapes shown in the figure are possible with the pointer 205. [ For example, it can be a concept that includes points, cursors, prompts, thick outlines, and so on. The pointer 205 may be displayed corresponding to a point on a horizontal axis or a vertical axis on the display unit 180 or may be displayed corresponding to a plurality of points such as a line or a surface Do.

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

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, And may include a control unit 280.

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

In this embodiment, the remote control device 200 may include an RF module 221 that can transmit and receive signals to and from the image display device 100 according to the RF communication standard. Also, the remote control device 200 may include an IR module 223 capable of transmitting and receiving signals with the image display device 100 according to the IR communication standard.

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

Also, the remote control device 200 can receive the signal transmitted by the video display device 100 through the RF module 221. [ Also, the remote control device 200 can transmit a command regarding power on / off, channel change, volume change, and the like 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 can input a command related to the image display device 100 to the remote control device 200 by operating the user input part 235. [ When the user input unit 235 has a hard key button, the user can input a command related to the image display device 100 to the remote control device 200 through the push operation of the hard key button. When the user input unit 235 has a touch screen, the user can touch a soft key of the touch screen to input a command related to the image display device 100 to the remote control device 200. [ In addition, the user input unit 235 may include various types of input means such as a scroll key, a jog key, and the like that can be operated by the user, and the present invention 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 can sense information on the motion of the remote control device 200. [

For example, the gyro sensor 241 can sense information on the operation of the remote control device 200 based on the x, y, and z axes. The acceleration sensor 243 can sense information on the moving speed of the remote control device 200 and the like. Meanwhile, a distance measuring sensor may be additionally provided, so that the distance to the display unit 180 can be sensed.

The output unit 250 may output an image or voice signal corresponding to the operation of the user input unit 235 or corresponding to the signal transmitted from the image display device 100. [ The user can recognize whether the user input unit 235 is operated or whether the video display device 100 is controlled through the output unit 250.

For example, the output unit 250 may include an LED module 251 that is turned on when a user input unit 235 is operated or a signal is transmitted and received between the image display device 100 and the image display device 100 through the wireless communication unit 225, 253 for outputting sound, an acoustic output module 255 for outputting sound, or a display module 257 for outputting an image.

The power supply unit 260 supplies power to the remote control device 200. The power supply unit 260 can reduce the power consumption by stopping the power supply when the remote controller 200 is not moving 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, application data, and the like necessary for the control or operation of the remote control apparatus 200. [ If the remote control device 200 wirelessly transmits and receives signals through the image display device 100 and the RF module 221, the remote control device 200 and the image display device 100 transmit signals through a predetermined frequency band Send and receive. The control unit 280 of the remote control device 200 stores information on a frequency band or the like capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving a signal with the image display device 100 paired with the remote control device 200 in the storage unit 270 Can be referenced.

The control unit 280 controls various 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 motion of the remote control device 200 sensed by the sensor unit 240, (100).

Further, in connection with the embodiment of the present invention, the remote control device 200 may correspond to a user terminal necessary for executing a game application.

The control unit 280 analyzes the signal input through the user input unit 235 of the remote control apparatus 200 and transmits the image through the wireless communication unit 225. [ By transmitting to the display device, it can be reflected in the progress of the game. That is, it is possible to control the pointer or the card displayed on the video display device so that the game progresses.

According to the embodiment, the remote control device can determine the distance between the video display device and the remote control device through the wireless communication section 225 or the distance measuring section (not shown), and according to the distance determination result , The game main screen as shown in FIG. 30, which is displayed on the video display device, can be enlarged when the remote control device moves away from the video display device. When the remote control device approaches the video display device, The main screen can be reduced. In addition, the enlargement / reduction operations can be controlled inversely according to user settings.

In addition, according to another embodiment, the zooming operation can be performed only when the distance between the remote control device and the image display device changes with a predetermined button of the remote control device 200 being input.

Through a local network Set-top box  Video display devices to control

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

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

The remote control apparatus 200 can transmit a control command to the image display apparatus 100 through an infrared ray (IR), Bluetooth, or Bluetooth low energy (BLE) communication, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The image display device 100 may receive a control command from the remote controller 200 and perform an operation corresponding to the control command, but the present invention 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 video display device 100 may transmit a command to the set-top box 250 to control the set-top box 250.

When the video display device 100 receives a control command from the remote control device 200 and the received control command includes a command to control the set top box 250, the video display device 100 transmits the control command to the set top box 250 ) To transmit the corresponding control command.

The video display device 100 may use Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), or Anymote to control the set top box 250, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The image display device 100 and the set-top box 250 are simultaneously controlled using one remote control device 200, thereby improving user convenience.

Also, the user can control the set-top box 250 by controlling only the video display device 100, even if the user does not know the control method of the set-top box 250 accurately.

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

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

First, the control unit 170 of the video display device 100 controls the user input interface unit 150 to receive the first command (S910).

Although the video display device 100 receives a control command from the remote control device 200 in this specification, the video display device 100 may be a device that receives the control command from the remote control device 200, A control command can be received through a button input, a user touch input, a user voice input, a user motion input, and the like.

For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the first command is an instruction received from the remote control device 200. [

If there is a second command to control the IPTV set-top box 250 corresponding to the first command, the controller 170 transmits the second command to the IPTV 250 set-top box (S920) . This will be described in detail below.

The control unit 170 may receive the first command and search the storage unit 140 for a second command corresponding to the first command to control the IPTV set-top box 250. The storage unit 140 may include a first instruction list and a second instruction list corresponding to the first instruction list.

The control unit 170 may transmit the second command to the IPTV set-top box 250 if the second command corresponding to the first command exists.

If there is a second command, the controller 170 can detect 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 illustrated in the following table.

[Table 1]

The control unit 170 may set various commands in addition to the first command and the second command in the above-described table as the first command and the second command. For example, the control unit 170 may correspond to a specific instruction with a numeric instruction, and may map a specific first instruction to a specific second instruction.

Meanwhile, the control unit 170 may extract the first instruction through the user's voice. Specifically, the speech recognition unit recognizes the user speech, and the control unit 170 can extract the first instruction from the recognized speech.

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

The controller 170 may display the first command on the display 180 when the first command is received. The control unit 170 may display the second instruction corresponding to the first instruction together on the display 180. [ If there are a plurality of second instructions corresponding to the first instruction, the second instruction can be selected by the user's selection.

The control unit 170 may receive a feedback signal from the IPTV set-top box 250 after transmitting a second command to the IPTV set-top box 250. The control unit 170 may display the feedback signal on the video display device 100 when the IPTV set-top box 250 receives the feedback signal. In addition, if 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. At this time, a timer can be used.

Here, the video display device 100 and the IPTV set-top box 250 may be configured in a server / client manner. For example, the video display device 100 may request a resource (e.g., send a second command) to the IPTV set-top box 250 and receive a resource (e.g., receive a feedback signal).

Hereinafter, the operation of the remote control device 200 for controlling the video display device 100 will be described.

11 to 13 are views showing the operation of a remote control apparatus having a display.

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

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

The remote control device 200 can instruct the image display device 100 to search for a device connected to the image display device 100. [ The corresponding command can be performed by the user touch input. For example, when the "function 1" button is selected by the user, the remote control device 200 transmits an instruction to the video display device 100 to search for the connected device. 12, the video display device 1010, the router 1014, and the IPTV set-top box 1012 can be displayed.

The remote control device 200 can turn on the power of the video display device 100 and display Power On in the video display device 1010 when the user's "power on" command is input as shown in FIG. Also, when the IPTV set-top box 250 is powered 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 can display a communication connection state (arrow) by a signal received from the video display device 100. [

It should be noted that the configuration and method of the embodiments described above can be applied to a video display device and an operation method thereof according to the present invention, Or some of them may be selectively combined.

Meanwhile, the operation method of the video display device of the present invention can be implemented as a code that can be read by a processor on a recording medium readable by a processor included in the video display device. The processor-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by the processor is stored. Examples of the recording medium that can be read by the processor include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave such as transmission over the Internet . In addition, the processor-readable recording medium may be distributed over network-connected computer systems so that code readable by the processor in a distributed fashion can be stored and executed.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

100: Video display device
105: Broadcast receiver
110: tuner
120: demodulator
130: Network interface unit
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185: Audio output section
190: Power supply
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Claims (26)

A method of controlling a video display device,
Receiving a first command; And
And 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. The method according to claim 1,
Checking whether the IPTV set-top box is a peer device of a local network. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the receiving the first instruction comprises:
A first command for turning on / off the image display device power,
The step of transmitting the second command to the IPTV set-
And transmitting a second command corresponding to the first command to turn on / off the power of the IPTV set-top box to the IPTV set-top box. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the receiving the first instruction comprises:
Receiving a first command to change to the external input mode,
The step of transmitting the second command to the IPTV set-
And transmitting a second command corresponding to the first command to turn on the IPTV set-top box power to the IPTV set-top box. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the receiving the first instruction comprises:
Receiving a first command to change to the TV mode,
The step of transmitting the second command to the IPTV set-
And transmitting a second command corresponding to the first command to turn off the power of the IPTV set-top box to the IPTV set-top box. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the receiving the first instruction comprises:
Receiving a first command requesting a channel change,
The step of transmitting the second command to the IPTV set-
And transmitting a second command for changing an IPTV set-top box channel corresponding to the first command to the IPTV set-top box. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the receiving the first instruction comprises:
And receiving the first command from the remote control device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the receiving the first instruction comprises:
Recognizing a user voice; And
And extracting a first command from the recognized user voice. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the receiving the first instruction comprises:
Recognizing a user motion; And
And extracting a first instruction from the recognized user motion. The method according to claim 1,
And displaying a notification pop-up informing reception of the first command when the first command is received. The method according to claim 1,
Receiving a feedback signal for the second command from the IPTV set-top box and displaying a notification pop-up corresponding to the signal. A video display device comprising:
A user input interface for receiving a first command;
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; And a display device. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the IPTV set-top box is a peer device of a local network. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the first command is an instruction to turn on / off the power of the video display device,
Wherein,
And transmits a second command to turn on / off the IPTV set-top box power corresponding to the first command to the IPTV set-top box. 13. The method of claim 12,
The first instruction is an instruction to change to an external input mode,
Wherein,
And transmits a second command to the IPTV set-top box to turn on the power of the IPTV set-top box corresponding to the first command. 13. The method of claim 12,
The first instruction is an instruction to change to the TV mode,
Wherein,
And transmits a second command to the IPTV set-top box to turn off the power of the IPTV set-top box corresponding to the first command. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the first command is a command for requesting a channel change,
Wherein,
And 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,
And receives the first command from the remote control device. 13. The method of claim 12,
And a voice recognition unit for recognizing the user voice,
Wherein,
And extracts a first command recognized through the voice recognition unit. 13. The method of claim 12,
And a motion recognition unit for recognizing a user motion,
Wherein,
And extracts a first instruction from the recognized user motion. 13. The method of claim 12,
And a display unit,
Wherein,
And to display on the display unit a notification pop-up informing reception of the first command when the first command is received. 13. The method of claim 12,
And a display unit,
Wherein,
Receives a feedback signal for the second command from the IPTV set-top box, and controls the display unit to display a notification pop-up corresponding to the signal. 11. A program stored in a recording medium, characterized by realizing 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 of claim 23 is recorded. A control method of a remote control apparatus,
Connecting to a video display device;
Displaying an IPTV set-top box connected to the video display device and the video display device;
Transmitting a first command for controlling the video display device and the IPTV set-top box;
Receiving result information in which the first instruction is performed from the image display device; and
And updating the operation of the displayed video display device and the IPTV set-top box based on the received result information. In the remote control device,
A display unit for displaying at least one device connected to the video display device and the video display device; And
And a controller for transmitting a first command for controlling the video display device and the IPTV set-top box,
Wherein,
And receives result information of the first instruction from the image display device and updates the operation of the displayed image display device and the IPTV set-top box based on the received result information.

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