JP3586984B2 - Broadcast receiver - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an application of a broadcast receiver (television, VTR, etc.). In particular, the present invention relates to a broadcast receiver having a device for easily selecting a channel using program information data superimposed on a broadcast signal or the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, the selection of a broadcasting receiver is performed by pressing a station (channel) selection button of the receiver or an attached remote control device, or by changing the station one by one each time the button is pressed. There are many cases. There are also broadcast receivers that display a channel on the screen and select a channel, but the display is limited to only the channel number. This technique is proposed by the present applicant as Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-328244. The “channel” used in the present invention refers not only to the identification of the frequency band assigned to the broadcasting station, but also to an identification symbol that is a combination of numbers and letters specifying a program. In the case of digital broadcasting, a plurality of programs are broadcast in the same frequency band. Therefore, the “channel” here indicates an identification symbol assigned to each of the plurality of programs on a one-to-one basis.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In multi-channel broadcasting, it is difficult to remember the correspondence between broadcast contents and channel numbers, so that it takes time to select a program to be viewed or it is necessary to refer to a program information magazine or the like.
[0004]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a broadcast receiver having a function of facilitating channel selection, which becomes difficult with multi-channel broadcasting.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The broadcast receiver of the present invention uses program information data provided by a telephone line or various electronic information recording media, including program information data transmitted by being superimposed on a broadcast signal, and performs channel control by a predetermined means. In the operation of selecting a program, a memory for registering an arbitrary channel to an arbitrary group, a button for calling them, and a function for displaying program information corresponding to the called channel are provided, so that programs on multiple channels can be displayed. It makes the selection easier.
[0006]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
In the present embodiment, the contents of the present invention will be described by taking as an example a case where program information data is superimposed on a broadcast signal and sent to a receiver.
[0007]
In any of the examples of this embodiment, there is an expression of “selection by a cursor button”. By pressing the cursor button, the background color of a specific area of the screen changes, and the position changes each time the button is pressed. The changed target area immediately after pressing the cursor button is defined here as “selection by the cursor button”.
[0008]
(1) My channel registration The registered content is stored in the memory of the receiver by performing the channel registration operation.
[0009]
FIG. 1 shows an operation button for My Channel registration and a screen display during operation.
[0010]
The operation input means 1 includes, for example, input keys as shown in the figure.
[0011]
2 is a call button for my channel, 3 is a register button for my channel, 4 is a button for changing the name of my channel group, 5 is a decision button, and 6, 7, 8, and 9 are for selecting options displayed on the screen. These buttons are used to move an object up, down, left, and right, and are referred to as cursor buttons here.
[0012]
When the My Channel Registration button 3 of the input means 1 is pressed, a My Channel Registration screen 10 is displayed. The registration group and the already registered channel numbers and symbol symbols are shown. In this state, a plurality of groups are displayed, the background color of My Channel (1) has changed, indicating that My Channel (1) has been selected. Here, when the enter button 5 is pressed, the channel number and the symbol can be registered in My Channel (1).
[0013]
Next, keys 6, 7, 8, and 9 are buttons for moving a selection object up, down, left, and right. The buttons 6, 7, 8, 9 can be used to move portions having different background colors up, down, left, and right. .
[0014]
Then, for example, when the cursor button is moved to the position of My Channel (2) and the enter button 5 is pressed, the channel number and the symbol are registered in My Channel (2).
[0015]
FIG. 2 illustrates an operation procedure of channel registration.
[0016]
Step S10) Select a broadcast channel to be registered.
[0017]
Step S11) The video of the selected channel is displayed.
[0018]
Step S12) Press the my channel registration button.
[0019]
Step S13) Read the channel number and symbol symbol data of My Channel stored in the memory.
[0020]
Step S14) Display the My Channel registration screen on the TV screen, and display the data read in Step 12. However, after the initial registration or data deletion, the registered channel is not displayed on the My Channel registration screen.
[0021]
Step S15) The group to be registered is selected by pressing the cursor button and changing the background color.
[0022]
Step S16) Press the enter button.
[0023]
Step S17) From the data superimposed on the broadcast signal of the channel displayed on the screen, the data specifying the channel number and the symbol symbol data is extracted and recorded in the memory of the selected group.
[0024]
(2) Channel Selection by My Channel The procedure for channel selection by My Channel will be described.
[0025]
FIG. 3 shows an operation button for channel selection by My Channel and a screen display during operation.
[0026]
When the My Channel button 2 of the input means 1 is pressed, a My Channel selection screen 12 is displayed. On this screen, the numbers and symbol marks of the channels registered in the My Channel (1) group are displayed, and one of them, for example, the background color of the channel 110 is changed, and the channel 110 is selected. It indicates that. In addition, the name of the program being broadcast on the selected channel, here, channel 110 is also displayed. Here, when the enter button 5 is pressed, the channel 110 is selected and the broadcast program being broadcast on the channel 110 is displayed.
[0027]
For example, when the cursor button 7 is pressed once on this screen, the background color of the channel 218 changes as in the screen 13, and the displayed program name also changes to the program being broadcast on the 218 channel.
[0028]
Next, when the cursor buttons 8 and 9 are pressed, the displayed registration group disappears and a different registration group, for example, My Channel (2) is displayed at the same position as in the screen 14. In this state, the background color of the channel 101 has changed, indicating that the channel 101 has been selected. The program name of the channel 101 is also displayed. When the enter button 5 is pressed here, the channel 101 is selected, and a broadcast program being broadcast on the channel 101 is displayed.
[0029]
The operation procedure will be described with reference to FIG.
[0030]
Step S20) Press the My Channel button or the cursor button.
[0031]
Step S21) Read the number and symbol of the registered channel of My Channel stored in the memory.
[0032]
Step S22) The program name data currently being broadcast on the registered channel is extracted from the broadcast signal.
[0033]
Step S23) Display the my channel selection screen, and display the program name of the selected channel among the data obtained in step 21 and the data obtained in step 22.
[0034]
Step S24) Move the cursor button to change the background color and select a channel.
[0035]
Step S25) Display program name data corresponding to the selected channel.
[0036]
Step S26) Press the enter button.
[0037]
Step S27) The selected channel is selected, and a broadcast program being broadcast on the selected channel is displayed.
[0038]
(3) Setting of registration group name The procedure for setting the registration group name will be described.
[0039]
FIG. 5 shows operation buttons for setting a registration group of My Channel and a screen display during operation.
[0040]
For example, when the user presses the my channel group name change button 4 of the input means 1, a my channel group name selection screen 16 to be changed is displayed.
[0041]
Next, the background color of the group name to be changed is changed using the cursor buttons 6, 7, 8, and 9, and when the enter button 5 is pressed, a group name selection screen 17 is displayed.
[0042]
In this example, the background color of the news has changed, indicating that news has been selected. When the enter button 5 is pressed here, the name of news is registered as a new group name.
[0043]
The operation procedure will be described with reference to FIG.
[0044]
Step 30) Press the "change my channel group name" button.
[0045]
Step 31) Display a my channel change group name selection screen.
[0046]
Step 32) Select a my channel group name to be changed with the cursor button.
[0047]
Step 33) Press the decision button.
[0048]
Step 34) Selectable my channel group names are displayed.
[0049]
Step 35) Select a my channel group name with the cursor button.
[0050]
Step 36) Press the decision button.
[0051]
Step 37) Change the group name and register.
[0052]
The embodiments of the invention described above are merely examples. For example, in the case of My Channel registration, not only the My Channel registration button, but also any channel can be registered by any input means. The name can be freely set by the input means, and if the channel is My Channel, the channel can be selected by any input means using the screen, and the program name display also has a cursor. It is also possible to display the program names of all the displayed channels as shown in the screen 15 of FIG.
[0053]
In this embodiment, the case where the program information data transmitted by being superimposed on the broadcast signal is used is shown. However, the present invention is also applicable to the case where the program information data is provided by a telephone line or various electronic information recording media. Is what is done.
[0054]
[0055]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, an arbitrary channel can be registered in an arbitrary group, and the information can be displayed on a screen. In addition, since it is possible to display information on a program or content being broadcast on the channel at the same time as displaying an arbitrary registered channel, a desired channel can be selected from a multi-channel broadcast without relying on a program information magazine or storage. Selecting a program becomes possible for many people.
[Brief description of the drawings]
[Figure 1] Screen display example of My Channel registration [Figure 2] Control procedure of My Channel registration [Figure 3] Screen display example of My Channel tuning [Figure 4] Control procedure of My Channel tuning [Figure 5] My Channel Example of screen display of group name change [Fig. 6] Control procedure of my channel group name change [Explanation of symbols]
1 operation input section 2 my channel button 3 my channel registration button 4 my channel group name change button 5 enter button 6 cursor up button 7 cursor down button 8 cursor left button 9 cursor right button 10 my channel registration screen 11 my channel registration confirmation screen 12 My channel selection screen 1
13 My channel selection screen 2
14 My channel selection screen 3
15 My channel selection screen 4
16 My channel group name change screen 1
17 My channel group name change screen 2

Claims (6)

In a broadcast receiver for receiving a broadcast program and program information data transmitted by being superimposed on a broadcast signal,
A memory for registering a desired channel;
Means for displaying a plurality of channels registered in the memory;
Selecting means for selecting a channel registered in the memory,
A broadcast receiver, wherein the channel selected by the selection means is linked to the program information data of the channel, and the program information data is extracted from the broadcast signal and displayed. The broadcast receiver according to claim 1, wherein the program information data is a program name of a program being broadcast. 2. The broadcast receiver according to claim 1, wherein a broadcast program of a channel selected by said selection means is displayed. The broadcast receiver according to claim 1, wherein a channel number or a symbol symbol of the channel superimposed on a broadcast signal is registered in the memory. The broadcast receiver according to claim 1, wherein a desired channel is registered in the memory by pressing a button instructing to register the channel in the memory while viewing the desired channel. In a broadcast receiver for receiving a broadcast program and program information data transmitted by being superimposed on a broadcast signal,
A memory for registering a desired channel;
Means for displaying a plurality of channels registered in the memory;
Selecting means for selecting a channel registered in the memory,
A broadcast receiver characterized by linking a channel selected by the selecting means with program information data being broadcast, extracting the program information data from an external recording medium and displaying the program information data.

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