System and method for recording broadcasting programs

• US 8,805,166 B2
• Filed: 03/28/2008
• Issued: 08/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Son, Hyeong Ho, Kim, Eunsam
• Primary Examiner(s): Kelley, Christopher S
• Assistant Examiner(s): FINDLEY, CHRISTOPHER G
• Application Number:
  US12/058,457
• Publication Number:
  US 20080181584A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,328 Days
• US Class Current: 386/282
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42661 for reading from or writing on a magnetic storage medium, e.g. hard disk drive
• 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 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4332 by placing content in organized collections, e.g. local EPG data repository interfaces, Database management systems or updating for information retrieval G06F16/23; details of retrieval of video data and associated meta data in video database G06F16/739
• 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 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47205 for manipulating displayed content, e.g. interacting with MPEG-4 objects, editing locally
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/445 for displaying additional information H04N5/50 takes precedence

Abstract

The invention is directed to a broadcasting program recording system having a key input unit configured to receive a control signal from a user, the control signal including at least one of recording, reproducing, displaying and clipping signals, a display device configured to display a broadcasting program and a guide bar according to the control signal, respectively, a storage configured to store a broadcasting program, and a processor configured to control a broadcasting program to be recorded in the storage, control the recorded broadcasting program to be displayed on the display device, and control the guide bar to be displayed on the display device according to the control signal, respectively. The guide bar represents status information of the broadcasting program recorded in the storage or an ongoing status of a currently received broadcasting program, and the processor sets at least one clipping region on the guide bar according to the control signal and controls the at least one clipping region to be newly stored in the storage.

Claims

1. A terminal, comprising:

a display configured to reproduce a moving image from a received broadcast signal; and

a controller configured to;

control the display to display a guide bar on the moving image to be reproduced, said guide bar including beginning and end points of the moving image to be reproduced,

receive a first selection signal indicating a selection of a first cursor to define a first clipping point on the displayed guide bar,

receive a second selection signal indicating a selection of a second cursor to define a second clipping point on the displayed guide bar, said first and second clipping points defining a clipped portion of the moving image,

receive a third selection signal indicating a request for storing the clipped portion defined by the first and second clipping points,

store the clipped portion in a storage medium based on the received third selection signal,

distinctly display the clipped portion by highlighting the clipped portion with a particular color,

store only the clipped portion in the storage medium as a new file, correct existing file information when the broadcast signal of the clipped portion has been stored, and delete the moving image stored in the storage medium,

overlay the guide bar onto the displayed moving image, and

detect program guide information from the broadcast signal and display the detected program guide information on the guide bar with the clipped portion being distinctly displayed with the particular color.

2. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the first and second cursors are moved on the guide bar in accordance with the first and second selection signals, respectively.

3. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the clipped portion of the moving image is a partial portion of the moving image.

4. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to display information about the moving image within the guide bar.

5. The terminal of claim 1, wherein when the controller receives a cancellation request signal, the controller does not store the clipped portion.

6. A method of controlling a terminal, the method comprising:

storing, in a storage medium of the terminal, a moving image to be reproduced;

reproducing, via a display of the terminal, the stored moving image;

displaying, via the display, a guide bar on the moving image to be reproduced, said guide bar including beginning and end points of the moving image to be reproduced;

receiving, via a controller of the terminal, a first selection signal indicating a selection of a first cursor to define a first clipping point on the displayed guide bar;

receiving, via the controller, a second selection signal indicating a selection of a second cursor to define a second clipping point on the displayed guide bar, said first and second clipping points defining a clipped portion of the moving image;

receiving, via the controller, a third selection signal indicating a request for storing the clipped portion defined by the first and second clipping points;

storing, in the storage medium of the terminal, the clipped portion based on the received third selection signal;

distinctly displaying the clipped portion of the moving image by highlighting the clipped portion with a particular color;

storing only the clipped portion in the storage medium as a new file, correcting existing file information when the broadcast signal of the clipped portion has been stored, and deleting the moving image stored in the storage medium;

overlaying the guide bar onto the displayed moving image; and

detecting program guide information from the broadcast signal and displaying the detected program guide information on the guide bar with the clipped portion being distinctly displayed with the particular color.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the first and second cursors are moved on the guide bar in accordance with the first and second selection signals, respectively.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the clipped portion of the moving image is a partial portion of the moving image.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

displaying information about the moving image within the guide bar.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein when a cancellation request signal is received, the storing step does not store the clipped portion.