Method for scheduled-recording of program and image display apparatus using the same

1. A method for a scheduled-recording of a program, the method comprising:

displaying a search menu for searching other programs related to a program being displayed, the search menu simultaneously displaying a plurality of search options, including a series search, a series edit search and an identical title search;

displaying a list of programs searched according to search options selected from the search menu and setting a scheduled-recording of at least one of the programs searched;

scheduling the recording of at least one of the programs set to be scheduled-recorded; and

displaying a final scheduled-recording list including the at least one program set to be scheduled-recorded,

wherein the scheduling the recording further comprises

displaying the scheduled-recording list containing programs set to be scheduled-recorded when at least one program among the searched programs is set to be scheduled-recorded in the list of programs searched,

wherein the displaying the list of programs searched comprises searching for programs having the same title as the program being displayed and rebroadcast information from a received electronic program guide (EPG), and

wherein the rebroadcast information is text included in the program title to indicate that the program is a rebroadcast.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the search menu is displayed when one of a search command, a scheduling command, a recording command, and a scheduled-recording command is input.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein other programs related to the program being displayed is one program from among a program in a series including the program being displayed, the program with the same title as the program being displayed, and the rebroadcast of the program being displayed.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the list of programs searched comprises a field for setting at least one program among the searched programs to be scheduled, recorded, and scheduled-recorded.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the displaying the list of programs searched comprises

searching for programs with a title having a predetermined portion corresponding to a portion of characters forming a title of the program being displayed from the received EPG; and

generating a series search list including information on the searched programs to be displayed when the series search is selected from the search menu.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein a portion of characters forming the title of the program being displayed is the initial portion of the title.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the displaying the list of programs searched further comprises

displaying a series edit window when the series edit search is selected from the search menu; and

searching programs with the same title as the program edited on the series edit window from the received EPG, and generating a series edit search list including information on the searched program to be displayed.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the displaying the list of programs searched comprises searching for programs with the same title as the program being displayed from the received EPG, and generating an identical title search list including information on the searched program to be displayed when the identical title search is selected from the search menu.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the displaying the list of programs searched comprises generating a rebroadcast search list including information on the searched program to be displayed when a rebroadcast search is selected from the search menu.

10. An image display apparatus, comprising:

an on-screen display (OSD) generator for displaying a search menu; and

a controller for controlling the OSD generator to display the search menu for searching for other programs related to a program being displayed and for scheduling a recording of at least one program from among programs searched according to search options selected from the search menu, the search menu simultaneously displaying a plurality of

wherein the controller controls the OSD generator to display a search list containing the programs searched according to the search options selected from the search menu and to display a scheduled-recording list containing programs set to be scheduled-recorded when at least one program among the searched programs is set to be scheduled-recorded in the search list,

wherein the controller controls the OSD generator to display a final scheduled-recording list including the at least one program set to be scheduled-recorded,

wherein when a rebroadcast search is selected from the search menu the controller searches for programs having the same title as the program being displayed and rebroadcast information from a received electronic program guide (EPG), and

wherein the rebroadcast information is text included in the program title to indicate that the program is a rebroadcast, the rebroadcast search searching for rebroadcast text in the program title to determine whether the searched program is a rebroadcast program.

11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the controller controls the OSD generator to display the search menu when one of a search command, a scheduling command, a recording command, and a scheduled-recording command is input.

12. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein other programs related to the program being displayed is one program from among a program in a series including the program being displayed, the program with the same title as the program being displayed, and the rebroadcast of the program being displayed.

13. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the search list comprises a field for setting at least one program among the searched programs to be scheduled, recorded, and scheduled-recorded.

14. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the controller searches for programs with a title having a predetermined portion corresponding to a portion of characters forming a title of the program being displayed from the received EPG, and controls the OSD generator to generate a series search list including information on the searched programs to be displayed when the series search is selected from the search menu.

15. The apparatus as claimed in claim 14 , wherein a portion of characters forming the title of the program being displayed is the initial portion of the title.

16. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the controller controls the OSD generator to display a series edit window when the series edit search is selected from the search menu and searches for programs with the same title as the program edited on the series edit window from the received EPG, and controls the OSD generator to generate a series edit search list including information on the searched program to be displayed.

17. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the controller searches for programs with the same title as the program being displayed from the received EPG, and controls the OSD generator to generate an identical title search list including information on the searched program to be displayed when the identical title search is selected from the search menu.

18. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein when the rebroadcast search is selected from the search menu further comprises controlling the OSD generator to generate a rebroadcast search list including information on the searched program to be displayed.

19. A method for a scheduled-recording of a program, the method comprising:

inputting a command to a controller;

displaying a search menu for searching other programs related to a program being displayed, the search menu simultaneously

displaying a plurality of search options, including a series search, a series edit search and an identical title search;

displaying a list of programs searched according to search options selected from the search menu and setting a scheduled-recording of at least one of the programs searched;

scheduling the recording of at least one of the programs set to be scheduled-recorded; and

displaying a final scheduled-recording list including the at least one program set to be scheduled-recorded,

wherein the scheduling the recording further comprises

displaying the scheduled-recording list containing programs set to be scheduled-recorded when at least one program among the searched programs is set to be scheduled-recorded in the list of programs searched,

wherein the displaying the list of programs searched comprises searching for programs having the same title as the program being displayed and rebroadcast information from a received electronic program guide (EPG), and

wherein the rebroadcast information is text included in the program title to indicate that the program is a rebroadcast.

20. The method as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the inputting the command comprises inputting a search command, a scheduling command, a recording command, or a scheduled-recording command.

21. The method as claimed in claim 19 , further comprising the search menu for searching other programs related to a program being displayed in response to the command being input from the controller.

22. The method as claimed in claim 21 , wherein other programs related to the program being displayed is one program from among a program in a series including the program being displayed, the program with the same title as the program being displayed, and the rebroadcast of the program being displayed.

23. The method as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the list of programs searched comprises a field for setting at least one program among the searched programs to be scheduled, recorded, and scheduled-recorded.

24. The method as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the displaying the list of programs searched comprises

searching for programs with a title having a predetermined portion corresponding to a portion of characters forming a title of the program being displayed from the EPG; and

generating a series search list including information on the searched programs to be displayed when the series search is selected from the search menu.

25. The method as claimed in claim 24 , wherein a portion of characters forming the title of the program being displayed is the initial portion of the title.

26. The method as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the displaying the list of programs searched further comprises

displaying a series edit window when the series edit search is selected from the search menu; and

searching programs with the same title as the program edited on the series edit window from the received EPG, and generating a series edit search list including information on the searched program to be displayed.

27. The method as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the displaying the list of programs searched comprises searching for programs with the same title as the program being displayed from the received EPG, and generating an identical title search list including information on the searched program to be displayed when the identical title search is selected from the search menu.

28. The method as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the displaying the list of programs searched comprises generating a rebroadcast search list including information on the searched program to be displayed when a rebroadcast search is selected from the search menu.