Broadcasting receiving apparatus and control method thereof

A broadcasting receiving apparatus includes: a receiver which receives a broadcasting signal of one of a plurality of broadcasting channels, the broadcasting channels belonging to at least one of a plurality of channel categories; and a controller which deletes a broadcasting channel having the channel category selected by a user from a memory channel group including memory broadcasting channels among the plurality of the broadcasting channels, and controls the receiver to receive a broadcasting signal of one of the broadcasting channels selected by a user from the memory channel group excluding the broadcasting channel.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2007-0096681, filed on Sep. 21, 2007, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

Apparatuses and methods consistent with the present invention relate to a broadcasting receiving apparatus and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a broadcasting receiving apparatus which edits a broadcasting channel by a user, and a control method thereof.

2. Description of the Related Art

A broadcasting receiving apparatus such as a TV and a set-top box may edit a broadcasting channel. The broadcasting receiving apparatus may delete a part of a plurality of broadcasting channels or add a new broadcasting channel thereto by a user. More specifically, the broadcasting receiving apparatus stores a memory channel group including memory broadcasting channels among the plurality of broadcasting channels. If a user selects a particular broadcasting channel through a user interface (UI) to delete the channel, the broadcasting receiving apparatus deletes the concerned broadcasting channel from the memory channel group.

As shown inFIG. 1A, a conventional broadcasting receiving apparatus may provide a UT20as an OSD (on screen display) to delete the currently-viewing broadcasting channel on a screen10displaying the broadcasting channel. As shown inFIG. 1B, the conventional broadcasting receiving apparatus may provide an overall broadcasting channel list40to process the broadcasting channel selected by a user.

If a user wants to delete a plurality of broadcasting channels from the conventional broadcasting receiving apparatus, he/she may individually select each broadcasting channel to delete it or select each broadcasting channel from the broadcasting channel list to delete it.

If the memory channel group is formed according to a channel category, a user should add each broadcasting channel to form the memory channel group.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, it is an aspect of the present invention to provide a broadcasting receiving apparatus which edits a broadcasting channel more conveniently, and a control method thereof.

Also, it is another aspect of the present invention to provide a broadcasting receiving apparatus which forms a memory channel group according to a channel category by using EPG (electronic program guide) information included in a broadcasting signal, and a control method thereof.

The foregoing and/or other aspects of the present invention are also achieved by providing a broadcasting receiving apparatus, comprising: a receiver which receives a broadcasting signal of one of a plurality of broadcasting channels, the broadcasting channels belonging to at least one of a plurality of channel categories; and a controller which deletes a broadcasting channel having the channel category selected by a user from a memory channel group including memory broadcasting channels among the plurality of the broadcasting channels, and controls the receiver to receive a broadcasting signal of one of the broadcasting channels selected by a user from the memory channel group excluding the broadcasting channel.

The broadcasting receiving apparatus may further comprise a user interface (UI) generator which generates a UI to select one of the plurality of channel categories by a user.

The controller may add a part of the plurality of broadcasting channels to the memory channel group according to the plurality of channel categories, based on additional information included in the broadcasting signal.

The broadcasting receiving apparatus may further comprise a user input unit which receives a user's command, wherein the controller selects one of the plurality of channel categories according to the user's command.

The controller may add a part of the plurality of broadcasting channels to the memory channel group according to the user's command.

The controller may delete a part of the plurality of broadcasting channels from the memory channel group according to the user's command.

The broadcasting receiving apparatus may further comprise a storage unit which stores the memory channel group therein.

The broadcasting receiving apparatus may further comprise an image processor which processes the broadcasting signal.

The broadcasting receiving apparatus may further comprise a display unit which displays an image processed by the image processor.

The channel categories may be provided according to a genre.

The foregoing and/or other aspects of the present invention are also achieved by providing a control method of a broadcasting receiving apparatus which receives a broadcasting signal of one of a plurality of broadcasting channels, the broadcasting channels belonging to at least one of a plurality of channel categories, the control method comprising: deleting a broadcasting channel having the channel category selected by a user from a memory channel group including memory broadcasting channels among the plurality of broadcasting channels; and receiving a broadcasting signal of the broadcasting channel selected by a user from the memory channel group excluding the broadcasting channel.

The control method may further comprise generating a user interface (UI) to select one of the plurality of channel categories by a user.

The control method may further comprise adding a part of the plurality of broadcasting channels to the memory channel group according to the plurality of channel categories, based on additional information included in the broadcasting signal.

The control method may further may comprise selecting one of the plurality of channel categories according to the user's command.

The control method may further comprise adding a part of the plurality of broadcasting channels to the memory channel group according to the user's command.

The control method may further comprise deleting a part of the plurality of broadcasting channels from the memory channel group according to the user's command.

The control method may further comprise storing the memory channel group.

The control method may further comprise processing the broadcasting signal.

The control method may further comprise displaying the processed image.

The channel categories may be provided according to a genre.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENT

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to accompanying drawings, wherein like numerals refer to like elements and repetitive descriptions will be avoided as necessary.

FIG. 2is a block diagram of a broadcasting receiving apparatus100according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The broadcasting receiving apparatus100according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention allows a user to edit a broadcasting channel. For example, the broadcasting receiving apparatus100may include a TV or a set-top box and delete a broadcasting channel from a plurality of broadcasting channels or add a new broadcasting channel thereto.

As shown therein, the broadcasting receiving apparatus100may include a receiver110, an image processor120, a display unit130, a UI (user interface) generator140, a user input unit150, a storage unit160and a controller170.

The receiver110receives a broadcasting signal of one of the plurality of broadcasting channels. The plurality of broadcasting channels has at least one of a plurality of channel categories. The channel categories may be set based on a genre, broadcasting station or age. For example, the plurality of broadcasting channels may be classified as movie channels, sports channels, entertainment channels and home shopping channels according to the channel category of a genre.

The receiver110may receive a broadcasting signal transmitted by a broadcasting station through an antenna or a cable. The broadcasting signal may include service information (SI) and program specific information (PSI) as additional information about the content of each broadcasting channel. The broadcasting receiving apparatus100may display electronic program guide (EPG) with SI and PSI. The EPG includes genres, broadcasting stations, synopses, schedules, etc. of broadcasting programs. The receiver110may include a tuner to tune one of the plurality of broadcasting channels.

The image processor120processes a received broadcasting signal of the broadcasting channel. The image processor120processes an image signal included in the broadcasting signal, and provides an image of the broadcasting channel.

The display unit130displays the image processed by the image processor120. The display unit130may include a cathode ray tube (CRT), a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display panel (PDP), etc.

The UI generator140generates a UI to allow a user to select one of the plurality of channel categories. As shown inFIG. 3, a UI200according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention displays a genre list210including genres like home shopping, movie, entertainment, drama and religion. Each genre includes a plurality of broadcasting channel list220. A command window230is displayed to receive a user's command. If a user selects the genre of home shopping, the broadcasting channel list220including home shopping channels is displayed. If a user selects an item “delete all” from the command window230, all of the home shopping channels are deleted.

The user input unit150receives a user's command. For example, the user input unit150may include a remote controller or an input key of a TV.

The storage unit160stores a memory channel group therein. The memory channel group includes memory broadcasting channels, i.e., broadcasting channels that are associated with the memory channel group. In an exemplary embodiment, the association of the broadcasting channels to the memory channel group may be predetermined. The memory broadcasting channels may be automatically included in the memory channel group according to channel category based on the additional information, or user selection. Preferably, the storage unit160includes a non-volatile memory.

The controller170deletes the broadcasting channel having the channel category selected by a user from the memory channel group including the memory broadcasting channels, among the plurality of broadcasting channels, and controls the receiver110to receive a broadcasting signal of a broadcasting channel selected by a user from the memory channel group excluding the deleted broadcasting channel. The memory channel group is a database of viewable broadcasting channels of the plurality of broadcasting channels. That is, the controller170controls the receiver110to receive a broadcasting signal of the broadcasting channel included in the memory channel group and not to receive a broadcasting signal of the broadcasting channel deleted from the memory channel group.

For example, a user may not want to view home shopping channels among broadcasting channels Nos. 1 to 100. Then, a user may delete the home shopping channels from the memory channel group not to receive the broadcasting signal of the deleted broadcasting channels.

The controller170may add a part of the plurality of broadcasting channels to the memory channel group according to the plurality of channel categories, based on the additional information included in the broadcasting signal. The additional information may include SI and PSI of the broadcasting signal. Then, the broadcasting receiving apparatus100may automatically form the memory channel group according to the channel categories, with the additional information of the broadcasting signal.

The controller170may select one of the plurality of channel categories, add a part of the plurality of broadcasting channels to the memory channel group and delete a part of the plurality of broadcasting channels from the memory channel group according to a user's command.

As shown inFIG. 3, a user may select one of home shopping, movie, entertainment, drama and religion through the UI200as the concerned channel category. A user may add a desired broadcasting channel to the respective channel categories or delete the broadcasting channel therefrom. The UI200may provide menus to delete all channels from the concerned channel category, to delete a certain channel or restore the deleted channels through the command window230.

FIG. 4is a block diagram of a broadcasting receiving apparatus100A according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown therein, the broadcasting receiving apparatus100A may include a receiver110and a controller170. Repetitive or similar configurations will not be described here.

Hereinafter, a control method of the broadcasting receiving apparatus100according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference toFIG. 5.

First, the broadcasting receiving apparatus100receives a broadcasting signal (S10). For example, the receiver110may receive a broadcasting signal transmitted by a broadcasting station through an antenna or a cable.

The broadcasting receiving apparatus100adds the broadcasting channel to the memory channel group according to the genre, based on the additional information of the broadcasting signal (S20). For example, the broadcasting signal may include SI and PSI as the additional information and form the EPG with the SI and PSI. The EPG includes the genre, broadcasting station, synopsis and schedule of the broadcasting program.

The broadcasting receiving apparatus100receives a user's input to select one of the plurality of genres through the UI (S30). The broadcasting receiving apparatus100deletes all broadcasting channels of the selected genre from the memory channel group (S40).

As shown inFIG. 3, the UI200according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention displays the genre list210including genres like the home shopping, movie, entertainment, drama and religion. Each genre includes the plurality of broadcasting channel list220. The command window230is displayed to receive a user's command. If a user selects the genre of home shopping, the broadcasting channel list220including home shopping channels is displayed. If a user selects the item “delete all” from the command window230, all home shopping channels are deleted.

The broadcasting receiving apparatus100receives the broadcasting signal of the broadcasting channel selected by a user among the broadcasting channels of the memory channel group (S50). The memory channel group is the database of the viewable broadcasting channels among the plurality of broadcasting channels. That is, the controller170controls the receiver110to receive the broadcasting signal of the broadcasting channel included in the memory channel group and not to receive the broadcasting signal of the broadcasting channel deleted from the memory channel group.

As described above, the present invention provides a broadcasting receiving apparatus which edits a broadcasting channel more conveniently, and a control method thereof.

Also, the present invention provides a broadcasting receiving apparatus which automatically forms a memory channel group according to a channel category by using additional information included in a broadcasting signal, and a control method thereof.