Method of displaying recorded material and display device using the same

Abstract

A method of displaying a recorded material and display device using the same facilitates user recognition of the content of selected recorded material prior to its reproduction. The display device includes a personal video recorder for storing content of at least one recording item of a recording item list; a PVR controller ( 104 ) for extracting a plurality of thumbnails corresponding to each stored recorded item, each thumbnails being extracted in correspondence to a prescribed time interval; and a display module ( 106 ) for displaying the recording item list in response to a recording item list request and for simultaneously displaying, in response to a user selection of a specific recording item, the extracted thumbnails corresponding to the selected recording item via a corresponding plurality of preview windows. A specific preview window is designated, and the selected recording item is reproduced from a recording position corresponding to the thumbnail of the designated window.

1 . A method of displaying recorded material, the method comprising:
 displaying a recording item list having a plurality of recording items; and   displaying, in response to a user selection of a specific recording item, a plurality of sample images corresponding to the selected recording item via a corresponding plurality of preview windows.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the displayed recording item list includes at least one identifying feature of the corresponding recording item. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of sample images is displayed in association with the at least one identifying feature of the corresponding recording item. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the specific recording item is one of a latest recording item designated according to a recording item list default condition and a recording item designated by a curser navigation performed by a user. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sample images comprises at least one of a set of thumbnails, a set of moving pictures, and a set of still images. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 designating a specific preview window according to one of a preview window default condition and a curser navigation performed by a user; and   reproducing, in response to said designating, video content of the selected recording item corresponding to the sample image of the designated preview window.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the video content is reproduced from a recording position corresponding to the sample image of the designated preview window. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the reproduced video content is displayed in the corresponding preview window. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 displaying the designated preview window as a popped up preview window in response to said designating.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 storing a plurality of still images corresponding to one displayed sample image;   displaying the plurality of stored still images in response to a designation of a specific preview window; and   storing in memory at least one still image in response to a user selection of at least one of the displayed still images,   wherein the video content is reproduced from a recording position corresponding to the selected at least one still image.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 extracting each sample image in correspondence to a prescribed time interval.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 storing video content of at least one recording item of the recording item list; and   storing the extracted sample images in response to a recording key signal for performing said video content storing.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 storing content of at least one recording item of the recording item list; and   storing the extracted sample images in response to the user selection of a specific recording item.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein said extracting is performed according to a count of the preview windows. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the preview window count is set for a corresponding recording item according to one of a preview window default condition and a user selection. 
     
     
         16 . A display device comprising:
 a personal video recorder (PVR) unit for storing content of at least one is recording item of a recording item list;   a PVR controller for extracting a plurality of sample images corresponding to each stored recording item, each sample image being extracted in correspondence to a prescribed time interval; and   a display module for displaying the recording item list in response to a recording item list request and for displaying, in response to a user selection of a specific recording item, the extracted sample images corresponding to the selected recording item via a corresponding plurality of preview windows.   
     
     
         17 . The display device of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 memory for storing the extracted sample images in response to one of a recording key signal for performing the storing by said PVR unit and the user selection of a specific recording item.   
     
     
         18 . The display device of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 a user interface for designating a specific preview window according to a curser navigation performed by a user,   wherein content of the selected recording item corresponding to the sample image of the designated preview window is reproduced in response to the designating by said user interface.   
     
     
         19 . The display device of  claim 18 , wherein the content is reproduced from a recording position corresponding to the sample image of the designated preview window. 
     
     
         20 . The display device of  claim 16 , wherein the extracting by said PVR controller is performed according to a count of the preview windows and wherein the preview window count is set for a corresponding recording item according to one of a preview window default condition and a user selection.