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US 8,805,161 B2Granted
Image display device and reservation recording method
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorHae-Won Jang
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Abstract
Provided are an image display device and a reservation recording method. According to the method, a user can conveniently set series reservation recording on a recording list on the basis of history data of a record material.
Claims12
An image display device comprising:
- a user interface unit configured to receive user commands;
- an input signal processing unit configured to process broadcasting programs and electronic program guide (EPG) data received from an external source;
- a display screen configured to display the broadcasting programs and the EPG data according to the user commands;
- a storage unit configured to record therein a first broadcasting program from the broadcasting programs according to a first recording reservation request, when a broadcasting time of the first broadcasting program to which the first recording reservation request has been made arrives,
- the storage unit further configured to store therein program data of the recorded first broadcasting program, and a list of recording materials identifying at least the recorded first broadcasting program;
- and
- a control unit operatively coupled to the display screen and the storage unit, and further configured to:
- display, on the display screen, the list of recording materials stored in the storage unit,
- process a user's selection of the recorded first broadcasting program from the displayed list of recording materials, as a second recording reservation request associated with the recorded first broadcasting program,
- judge whether or not the existing EPG data or new EPG data contains future program data that is the same as or similar to the program data of the recorded first broadcasting program, in response to the second recording reservation request, and
- set a reservation recording of at least one second broadcasting program having the future program data based on the judging result,
- wherein the at least one second broadcasting program is at least one program related to the recorded first broadcasting program, and
- wherein the control unit further displays, on the display screen, a list for the at least one second broadcasting program, when the second recording reservation request for the at least one second broadcasting program is set and the at least one second broadcasting program is stored in the storage unit.
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A reservation recording method using an image display device, the image display device including an input signal processing unit, a storage unit, a display screen, and a control unit, the method comprising:
- processing, by the input signal processing unit, broadcasting programs and electronic program guide (EPG) data received from an external source;
- displaying, on the display screen, the broadcasting programs and the EPG data according to user commands;
- recording, in the storage unit, a first broadcasting program from the broadcasting programs according to a first recording reservation request, when a broadcasting time of the first broadcasting program to which the first recording reservation request has been made arrives;
- storing, in the storage unit, program data of the recorded first broadcasting program, and a list of recording materials identifying at least the recorded first broadcasting program;
- displaying, on the display screen, the list of recording materials stored in the storage unit;
- processing, by the control unit, a user's selection of the recorded first broadcasting program from the displayed list of recording materials, as a second recording reservation request associated with the recorded first broadcasting program;
- judging whether or not the existing EPG data or new EPG data contains future program data that is the same as or similar to the program data of the recorded first broadcasting program, in response to the second recording reservation request;
- setting a reservation recording of at least one second broadcasting program having the future program data based on the judging result,
- wherein the at least one second broadcasting program is at least one program related to the recorded first broadcasting program;
- and
- displaying, on the display screen, a list for the at least one second broadcasting program, when the second recording reservation request for the at least one second broadcasting program is set and the at least one second broadcasting program is stored in the storage unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.