Method for processing still image and broadcast receiving apparatus thereof

• US 8,060,826 B2
• Filed: 09/18/2007
• Issued: 11/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Mi-kyoung
• Primary Examiner(s): VU, THANH T
• Application Number:
  US11/856,778
• Publication Number:
  US 20080209323A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,519 Days
• Field of Search: 715/721, 715/730, 715/720, 715/833
• US Class Current: 715/720
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/00 Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00291 with receiver circuitry television receiver circuitry per se H04N5/44
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00294 for printing images at a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0039 Connection via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0055 By radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0067 Converting to still picture data

Abstract

A method for processing a still image and a broadcast receiving apparatus thereof is provided. The method for processing a still image includes transmitting to an external apparatus a still image selected by a user using a GUI window to select a desired still image from among still images of a stored broadcast. Accordingly, the user can conveniently use the home network service.

Claims

1. A method for processing a still image, the method comprising:

receiving video broadcast data including a plurality of still images;

displaying the received video broadcast data;

storing the received video broadcast data in a storage unit;

displaying a first still image from among the plurality of still images;

receiving a user input for selecting a second still image from among the plurality of still images included in the stored video broadcast data;

displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) in response to receiving the user input for selecting the second still image, wherein the GUI is displayed on at least a portion of the displayed first still image and is operable to enable a user to select the second still image from among the plurality of still images of the stored video broadcast data;

receiving a selection of the second still image through the GUI;

displaying the selected second still image; and

transmitting the selected second still image to an external apparatus which is wirelessly connected,

wherein the stored video broadcast data includes storing a segment of predetermined duration of the received video broadcast data, and wherein a time interval between each of the plurality of still images is constant throughout the stored segment.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the storing the received video broadcast data comprises storing the received video broadcast data as a moving image in First-In-First-Out (FIFO) order.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the received video broadcast data comprises:

decoding the received video broadcast data; and

storing the decoded received video broadcast data.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of still images comprises still images which were broadcast prior to a most recently stored still image.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the plurality of still images further comprises the most recently stored still image.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of still images comprises still images which were broadcast a fixed number of times during a predetermined period of time prior to a most recently stored still image.

7. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the GUI comprises:

a first graphic representation in which broadcast times for the plurality of still images are mapped in chronological order; and

a second graphic representation which visually moves over the first graphic representation by user operation to indicate one of the broadcast times which are mapped on the first graphic representation.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wirelessly connected external apparatus comprises a wireless printing apparatus which prints the second still image which has been transmitted to the external apparatus, and

the transmitting comprises changing the resolution of the second still image selected by the user to a specific resolution and transmitting the second still image to the wireless printing apparatus.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the specific resolution is one of the original resolution of the second still image selected by the user and the maximum resolution supported by the wireless printing apparatus.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting the second still image selected by the user to the external apparatus using a Bluetooth technique.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of still images of the received video broadcast data stored in the storage unit are mapped to one of a plurality of marks provided in a progress bar displayed as part of the GUI, and the second still image is selected from among the plurality of still images by moving an indicator along the progress bar to a desired mark from among the plurality of marks.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising receiving a pause command to pause the displaying of the received video broadcast data, wherein the displaying of the first still image from among the plurality of still images is performed in response to receiving the pause command.

13. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising displaying a still image processing window on the displayed first still image, wherein the user input for selecting the second still image is received through the displayed still image processing window.

14. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of still images selected from which the second still image is selected are successive still images which are adjacent to each other in the received video broadcast data, and are decoded and stored as a moving image, and

wherein the plurality of still images from which the second still image is selected represent a most recent segment of predetermined duration of the received video broadcast data.

15. A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:

a storage unit which stores received video broadcast data including a plurality of still images;

a display operable to display the received video broadcast data including the plurality of still images;

a generator which generates a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the GUI is operable to enable a user to select a still image from among the plurality of still images of the stored video broadcast data;

a communication module which enables the broadcast receiving apparatus to wirelessly communicate with an external apparatus; and

a controller which;

controls the display to display a first still image from among the plurality of still images;

controls the generator to display the GUI on the display if a user input for selecting a second still image from among the plurality of still images is received, wherein the GUI is displayed on at least a portion of the displayed first still image;

displays the second still image selected by the user through the GUI; and

transmits the second still image selected by the user through the GUI to the external apparatus through the communication module,

wherein the stored video broadcast data includes storing a segment of predetermined duration of the received video broadcast data, and wherein a time interval between each of the plurality of still images is constant throughout the stored segment.

16. The apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein the storage unit stores the received video broadcast data as a moving image in First-In-First-Out (FIFO) order.

17. The apparatus as claimed in claim 15, further comprising a broadcast processor which decodes the received video broadcast data, wherein the received video broadcast data decoded by the broadcast processor is stored in the storage unit.

18. The apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein the plurality of still images comprises a plurality of images which were broadcast prior to a most recently stored still image.

19. The apparatus as claimed in claim 18, wherein the GUI comprises:

a first graphic representation in which broadcast times for the plurality of still images are mapped in chronological order; and

a second graphic representation which visually moves over the first graphic representation by user operation to indicate one of the broadcast times which are mapped on the first graphic representation.

20. The apparatus as claimed in claim 18, wherein the plurality of still images further comprises a most recently stored still image.

21. The apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein the plurality of still images comprises still images which were broadcast a fixed number of times during a predetermined period of time prior to a most recently stored still image.

22. The apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein the wirelessly connected external apparatus comprises a wireless printing apparatus which prints a still image which is wirelessly received, and

the controller transmits the resolution of the still image selected by the user as a specific resolution to the wireless printing apparatus through the communication module.

23. The apparatus as claimed in claim 22, wherein the specific resolution is one of the original resolution of the still image selected by the user and the maximum resolution supported by the wireless printing apparatus.

24. The apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein the communication module is connected to communicate with the external apparatus using a Bluetooth technique.

25. The apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein each of the plurality of still images of the received video broadcast data stored in the storage unit are mapped to one of a plurality of marks provided in a progress bar displayed as part of the GUI, and the second still image is selected from among the plurality of still images by moving an indicator along the progress bar to a desired mark from among the plurality of marks.

26. The apparatus as claimed in claim 15, further comprising an operator unit operable to receive a pause command, wherein the controller controls the display to display the first still image in response to receiving the pause command by the operator unit.

27. The apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein the controller further controls the display to display a still image processing window on the displayed first still image, wherein the user input for selecting the second still image is received through the displayed still image processing window.

28. The apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein the plurality of still images selected from which the second still image is selected are successive still images which are adjacent to each other in the received video broadcast data, and are decoded and stored as a moving image, and

wherein the plurality of still images from which the second still image is selected represent a most recent segment of predetermined duration of the received video broadcast data.