BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STORING OPEN CAPTION INFORMATION

• US 20080151111A1
• Filed: 06/06/2007
• Published: 06/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: SHIN, Su-won
• Application Number:
  US11/758,764
• Publication Number:
  US 20080151111A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/468
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4884 for displaying subtitles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4886 for displaying a ticker, e.g. scrolling banner for news, stock exchange, weather data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/0885 for the transmission of subtitles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only

Abstract

A broadcast receiving apparatus and a method for storing open caption information in the broadcast receiving apparatus are provided. The broadcast receiving apparatus includes a determiner which determines whether open caption information is displayed on a screen; a detector which detects the open caption information, if it is determined that the open caption information is displayed; and a storage unit which stores the detected open caption information. Therefore, the open caption information may be stored and displayed, and thus user convenience can be enhanced.

Claims

1. A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:

a determiner which determines whether open caption information is displayed on a screen;

a detector which detects the open caption information, if the determiner determines that the open caption information is displayed; and

a storage unit which stores the detected open caption information.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the determiner divides at least one portion of a first frame displayed on the screen into a plurality of blocks, and searches for a matching block in other frames to determine that the open caption information is displayed, if a result of the search for the matching block indicates motion in a certain direction.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the detector applies a capture window to a frame displayed on the screen, and the detector comprises:

a capturing unit which captures the open caption information; and

a recognizing unit which recognizes text fields in the captured open caption information.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the storage unit stores the recognized text fields as the open caption information.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the detector applies a capture window to a frame displayed on the screen, and the detector comprises a capturing unit which captures the open caption information;

and wherein the storage unit stores the captured open caption information.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

an input unit which enables selection of an open caption information detection mode; and

a controller which controls the determiner and detector to detect and store the open caption information according to whether the open caption information is displayed, if the open caption information detection mode is selected.

7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

an input unit which receives an open caption information display command; and

a controller which controls display of the stored open caption information on the screen, in response to receiving the open caption information display command.

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7, further comprising an on-screen display (OSD) processor which generates a first list of the open caption information stored in the storage unit and displays the first list on the screen if the open caption information display command is input,

wherein the controller controls the display of the open caption information selected from the first list, on the screen.

9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the OSD processor generates a second list including at least one of a date and time of storage of the open caption information stored in the storage unit, a title of a program in which the open caption information is detected, and keywords from the open caption information, and displays the second list on the screen.

10. A method for storing open caption information in a broadcast receiving apparatus, the method comprising:

determining whether open caption information is displayed on a screen;

detecting the open caption information, if it is determined that the open caption information is displayed on the screen; and

storing the detected open caption information.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the determining comprises dividing at least one portion of a first frame displayed on the screen into a plurality of blocks, and searching for a matching block other frames to determine that the open caption information is displayed if a result of the search for the matching block indicates motion in a certain direction.

12. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the detecting comprises:

applying a capture window to a frame displayed on the screen to capture the open caption information; and

recognizing text fields in the captured open caption information.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the storing comprises storing the recognized text fields as the open caption information.

14. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the detecting comprises applying a capture window to a frame displayed on the screen to capture the open caption information;

and wherein the storing comprises storing the captured open caption information.

15. The method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising determining whether an open caption information detection mode is selected,

wherein the determining, the detecting, and the storing are performed, if the open caption information detection mode is selected.

16. The method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising:

receiving an open caption information display command; and

displaying the stored open caption information on the screen, in response to receiving the open caption information display command.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16, further comprising generating a list of the stored open caption information and displaying the list on the screen in response to receiving the open caption information display command,

wherein the displaying the stored open caption information comprises displaying an open caption information selected from the list on the screen.

18. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the list comprises at least one of a date and time of storage of the stored open caption information, a title of a program in which the open caption information is detected, and keywords from the open caption information.

19. A controller for controlling a broadcast receiving apparatus, wherein the controller is configured to control the detection of open caption information displayed on a screen, control the capture of the detected open caption information displayed on the screen, control the storage of the captured open caption information in a storage unit;

and control the display of the stored open caption information on the screen.