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US 2007/0169160 A1Published application
Image display device and reservation recording method thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorAhn Eun
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Abstract
A reservation recording method is provided. According to the method, a broadcasting program is received, and a recording command for the broadcasting program is inputted. Next, an EPG is explored in response to the recording command and whether rebroadcasting is scheduled in the EPG is checked. After that, when the rebroadcasting is scheduled in the EPG, reservation recording is set.
Claims19
An image display device comprising:
- a tuner for receiving a broadcasting signal;
- a demultiplexer separating the broadcasting signal into an audio signal, a video signal, and additional information;
- a video processor processing the video signal separated by the demultiplexer;
- an audio processor processing the audio signal separated by the demultiplexer;
- a display unit displaying an image using the video signal outputted from the video processor;
- a memory unit storing the broadcasting signal and an EPG (electronic program guide);
- an EPG engine exploring the EPG and performing a reservation recording;
- a key input unit inputting a user's command;
- and
- a controller checking whether rebroadcasting is scheduled in the EPG and setting reservation recording by controlling the EPG engine in response to a recording command, which is received from the key input unit, for a broadcasting program being received.
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A reservation recording method comprising:
- receiving a broadcasting program;
- inputting a recording command for the broadcasting program;
- exploring an EPG in response to the recording command to check whether rebroadcasting is scheduled in the EPG;
- and
- when the rebroadcasting is scheduled in the EPG, setting reservation recording.
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A reservation recording method comprising:
- receiving a broadcasting program;
- inputting a recording command for the broadcasting program;
- exploring an EPG in response to the recording command to check whether rebroadcasting is scheduled in the EPG;
- and
- when the rebroadcasting is scheduled in the EPG, setting reservation recording, and when the rebroadcasting is not scheduled in the EPG, downloading the broadcasting program from a server through the Internet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.