Method for recording service data depending on service type in digital TV complex machine
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsDong Lee, Min Yang
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Abstract
Provided are a method for recording service data and a digital TV complex machine using the same. The method includes: determining whether to include OSD data as an additional data for guiding broadcasting contents to a user or providing a convenient manipulation of the digital TV complex machine to the user while recording service data; when the OSD data is not included, determining a service type of the digital TV service; extracting and outputting data designated by the determined service type; and recording the outputted data.
Claims20
A method for recording service data depending on service types of a digital TV complex machine, the digital TV complex machine including a digital TV module and a DVD recording/playing module, the method comprising:
- determining whether or not OSD data is included in the service data during recording the service data, wherein the OSD data is an additional data for guiding broadcasting contents to a user or providing a convenient manipulation of the digital TV complex machine to the user;
- determining a service type of the digital TV service, when the OSD data is not included;
- extracting and outputting data designated based on the determined service type;
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- recording the outputted data.
A digital TV complex machine comprising:
- a digital TV module for outputting OSD data which is additional data, as well as broadcasting signals including audio/video signals, so as to guide broadcasting contents to a user or provide convenient manipulation of the digital TV complex machine to the user;
- a DVD recording/playing module for recording/playing the broadcasting signals and the OSD data outputted from the digital TV module;
- a data output control module for selectively extracting the output signals of the digital TV module;
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- a central control unit, connected to the digital TV module, the DVD recording/playing module and the data output control module, for controlling operations thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.