JP2001111908A - Television receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a television receiver provided with a function of displaying a schedule list on the basis of schedule information inputted by a user. SOLUTION: The television receiver is provided with an input means by which the user inputs the schedule information, a storage means that stores the inputted schedule information, an input means by which the user inputs an output command of the schedule list, and a schedule display means that displays the schedule list on the basis of the schedule information stored in the storage means when the output command of the schedule list is inputted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a television receiver.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Transmission signals for digital satellite broadcasting and the like include:
Program guide information capable of creating a program guide together with video information and audio information is superimposed. The television receiver is
An electronic program guide (EPG: Electronic Program Guide) function for displaying a program table based on the program table information is provided.

[0003] Program information is stored in SI (Service Information).
) The stream is transmitted in the form of a digital packet as a stream, and is composed of information to be used for displaying a program table, introducing contents, or selecting a channel.

FIG. 8 shows a schematic configuration of a conventional television receiver.

[0005] The digital television signal received by the antenna 201 is subjected to frequency conversion by a tuner 202, and signal demodulation processing and error correction processing are performed by a demodulation section 203. As a result, a transport stream is generated.

The generated transport stream is T
The S separation / decoding unit 204 separates and decodes the video stream, the audio stream, and the SI stream. The video stream separated and decoded by the TS separation and decoding unit 204 is sent to the video signal processing unit 205.

The SI stream separated and decoded by the TS separation and decoding unit 204 is further subjected to separation analysis, program information is stored in a program information memory 207, and a screen such as a program table is displayed on an OSD (On Screen Display) processing display unit 208. , And are synthesized with video information in the video signal processing unit 205. The video signal obtained by the video signal processing unit 205 is sent to the CRT 206.

The control unit 209 controls each unit constituting the television receiver and separates and analyzes the SI information.

When the EPG function is used, the user does not need to separately prepare a program table for newspapers and magazines when checking program contents, selecting programs or making reservations, and based on the transmitted program information. With the displayed program table, program selection and program reservation can be easily performed.

[0010]

When a user makes a program reservation, especially a program viewing reservation, the user checks the broadcast time zone of the program he / she wants to view and his / her own schedule to determine whether or not the program can be viewed before viewing. Make reservation settings. When the broadcast time zone of the program to be viewed and the personal schedule overlap, it is conceivable to change the reservation format from viewing reservation to recording reservation.

In a conventional receiver, when a program viewing reservation is made, other media such as information recorded in a notebook or information stored by a schedule management application in a personal computer are separately prepared in order to confirm a personal schedule. Needed.

If it is possible to easily confirm whether or not the program to be reserved for viewing overlaps with the personal schedule, it becomes easy for the user to set the program reservation, and it is possible to prevent the user from missing the program to be viewed. it can.

An object of the present invention is to provide a television receiver having a function of displaying a schedule table based on schedule information input by a user.

An object of the present invention is to provide a television receiver capable of displaying a program guide so that a user can recognize a time zone in which a personal schedule is set.

An object of the present invention is to provide a television receiver capable of displaying a schedule table in which a user can recognize a time zone in which a program reservation is set.

The present invention provides a television receiver capable of recognizing a user when a broadcast time zone of a program reserved for viewing and a scheduled time zone overlap with each other. The purpose is to:

[0017]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A television receiver according to the present invention has input means for allowing a user to input schedule information, storage means for storing the input schedule information, and input of a schedule table output command to the user. And a schedule display means for displaying a schedule table based on the schedule information stored in the storage means when an output command of the schedule table is input.

When displaying the program table, the program table is displayed on the basis of the schedule information stored in the storage means so that a time slot having a schedule and a time slot not having a schedule can be identified. It is preferable to provide a display means.

As the schedule display means, for example, it is preferable to use a means for displaying a schedule table so that a broadcast time zone in which program reservation is set and a broadcast time zone in which program reservation is not set can be identified. .

When a viewing reservation setting operation is performed,
Means for determining whether or not the broadcast time zone of the program reserved for viewing and the scheduled time slot overlap based on the schedule information stored in the storage means, and the broadcast time of the program reserved for viewing If the band and the scheduled time period overlap, it is preferable to provide a means for displaying that fact.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

[1] Description of First Embodiment

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a television receiver.

The digital television signal received by the antenna 101 is subjected to frequency conversion by the tuner 102, and signal demodulation processing and error correction processing are performed by the demodulation section 103. Thereby, a transport stream is generated. The generated transport stream is separated and decoded by the TS separation and decoding unit 104 into a video stream, an audio stream, and an SI stream.
The video stream separated and decoded by the TS separation and decoding unit 104 is sent to the video signal processing unit 105.

The SI stream separated and decoded by the TS separation and decoding unit 104 is further subjected to separation analysis, and program information is stored in a program information memory 107.

The control section 111 controls each section constituting the television receiver. The control unit 111 receives a remote control signal from the remote control
Is entered via

In this embodiment, the remote control transmitter 12
With 0, program reservation can be set, and information on a personal schedule can be input.

When the user makes a program reservation setting using the remote control transmitter 120, information on the reserved program (reserved program information) is stored in the reserved program memory 110. When the user inputs schedule information using remote control transmitter 120, the input schedule information is stored in schedule memory 109.

The OSD processing display unit 108 has a function of generating display data of a program guide based on the program information stored in the program information memory 107, and a schedule memory 112.
Has a function of generating display data of a schedule table based on schedule information stored in the program, a function of setting a program reservation, and a function of generating display data of a screen showing a reserved program.

Various kinds of display data generated by the OSD processing display unit 108 are sent to the video signal processing unit 105 and combined with video information to be displayed on the CRT 106 on screen.

When the user inputs a program table output command using remote control transmitter 120, OSD processing display section 108
Generates program table display data based on the program information stored in the program information memory 107 based on a command from the control unit 111, and sends the display data to the video signal processing unit 105. The video signal processing unit 205 combines the video information of the selected program with the display data of the program guide, and
6 is output. Thus, the program guide is displayed on the CRT 106 on the screen.

When the user inputs a schedule table output command using remote control transmitter 120, OSD processing display section 108 displays a schedule table stored in schedule memory 109 based on a command from control section 111. Then, display data of the schedule table is generated and sent to the video signal processing unit 105. Video signal processing unit 20
Reference numeral 5 combines the video information of the selected program with the display data of the schedule table and outputs it to the CRT 106.
Thus, the schedule table is displayed on the CRT 106 on the screen.

Therefore, in this embodiment, since the program table and the schedule table can be switched and displayed, the program table and the schedule table can be alternately displayed when making a program reservation. The time zone of the program to be reserved can be easily compared with the personal schedule.

[2] Description of Second Embodiment

In the second embodiment, the configuration of the television receiver is the same as that of FIG.

FIG. 2 shows a procedure for displaying a program table.

When a command to output a program table is input from the user by operating a key of the remote control transmitter 120 or the like (step 401), the control unit 111 causes the OSD processing display unit 108
, An instruction to create display data of the program guide is output (step 402).

The OSD processing display unit 108 includes a control unit 111
Upon receiving the command from the program information, the display data generating unit 207 generates display data of a program guide based on the program information stored in the program information memory 107 and sends it to the video signal processing unit 105 (step 403). Thus, the program guide is displayed on the CRT 106 on the screen.

The control unit 111 includes the schedule memory 11
Then, it is determined whether schedule information is stored in step 2 (step 404). If the schedule information has not been stored in the schedule memory 112, the process proceeds to program selection or reservation operation (step 407).

When schedule information is stored in the schedule memory 112, the control unit 111
A command to create display data of the program guide in consideration of the schedule is output to the D processing display unit 108 (step 40).
5).

The OSD processing display unit 108 includes a control unit 111
Receives this command from the schedule memory 10
Based on the schedule information stored in No. 9, display data of the program guide in consideration of the schedule is created and sent to the video signal processing unit 105 (step 406). For example, the OSD processing display unit 108 determines that the background color or the background pattern of the time slot where the schedule is included in the program table is the background color or the background color of the other background (the background for the time slot where no schedule is included). Different from the background pattern,
Create display data of the program guide taking into account the schedule.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, the scheduled time zone (for example, 13:00 to 13:00 on March 9)
6:30), a program table in which the background color or the background pattern is different from the background color or the background pattern of the other background (the background for the unscheduled time zone) is a CR.
It is displayed at T106. Therefore, it is possible to confirm the time zone in which the schedule is set on the program guide.

Then, the process shifts to a program selection or reservation operation (step 407).

[3] Description of Third Embodiment

Also in the third embodiment, the configuration of the television receiver is the same as that of FIG.

FIG. 4 shows a procedure for displaying a schedule table.

When a schedule table output command is input from the user by operating the remote controller transmitter 120 or the like (step 501), the control unit 111 outputs a schedule table display data creation command to the OSD processing display unit 108. (Step 502).

The OSD processing display unit 108 includes a control unit 111
Receives this command from the schedule memory 10
9, display data of a schedule table is generated based on the schedule information stored in the
05 (step 503). Thereby, CRT1
At 06, the schedule table is displayed on-screen.

The control unit 111 determines whether or not the reserved program information is stored in the reserved program memory 110 (step 504). If the reserved program information has not been stored in the reserved program memory 110, the flow proceeds to program selection or reservation operation (step 507).

When the reserved program information is stored in the reserved program memory 110, the control section 111 outputs to the OSD processing display section 108 a command to create display data of a schedule table in consideration of program reservation (step). 505).

The OSD processing display unit 108 includes a control unit 111
When this command is received, display data of a schedule table in consideration of the program reservation is created based on the reserved program information stored in the reserved program memory 110, and sent to the video signal processing unit 105 (step 506). ). For example, in the schedule table, the OSD processing display unit 108 sets the background color or the background pattern of the time zone where the program reservation is set to another background (the background for the time zone where the program reservation is not set). The display data of the schedule table, which is different from the background color or the background pattern of FIG.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, in the time period in which the program reservation is set (for example, from 15:00 to 16:00 on Wednesday, March 9), the background color or the background pattern is changed. A schedule table different from the background color or the background pattern of the other background (the background for the time zone for which no program reservation is set) is displayed on the CRT 106. Therefore, it is possible to confirm the time zone in which the program reservation is set on the schedule table.

Then, the flow shifts to program selection or reservation operation (step 507).

[4] Description of Fourth Embodiment

Also in the fourth embodiment, the configuration of the television receiver is the same as that of FIG.

FIG. 6 shows a program reservation setting processing procedure.

When a user inputs a program reservation command by operating a key of remote control transmitter 120 (step 6).
01), the control unit 111 outputs an instruction to create display data of the program guide to the OSD processing display unit 108 (step 60).
2).

The OSD processing display unit 108 includes a control unit 111
Upon receiving this command from the program information, the display data generating section 143 generates display data of a program guide based on the program information stored in the program information memory 107 and sends it to the video signal processing section 105 (step 603). Thus, the program guide is displayed on the CRT 106 on the screen.

The user selects a program to be reserved and a reservation format (program viewing reservation or program recording reservation) by operating the keys of the remote control transmitter 120 (step 604). As a result, a program reservation screen showing the selected program and the reservation format is displayed.

When the recording reservation is selected as the reservation format (NO in step 605), the control unit 111 sets the selected reservation program as the recording reservation program (step 610), and ends the program reservation screen or sets a new program. A reserved program is selected.

When program viewing reservation is selected as the reservation format (YES in step 605), control section 111
Reads the schedule information from the schedule memory 109 and determines whether or not the broadcast time zone of the selected reserved program and the personal schedule do not overlap (step 60).
6).

If the broadcast time zone of the selected reserved program and the personal schedule do not overlap, the selected reserved program is set as a viewing reserved program (step 609), and the program reservation screen ends or a new program is set. A reserved program is selected.

When the broadcast time zone of the selected reserved program and the personal schedule overlap, a message to that effect (hereinafter referred to as a warning message) is displayed on the program reservation screen as shown in FIG. (Step 608).

In the example of FIG. 7, the broadcast time zone of the reserved program of item 4 on the program reservation screen is scheduled, and it is notified that the schedule is scheduled, and at the same time, the setting change to the recording reservation is made. Opportunities.

The user presses the YES button when changing the reservation format to the recording reservation, and presses the NO button when not changing the reservation format.

If the YES button is pressed (YES in step 608), the selected reserved program is set as a recording reserved program (step 610), and the program reservation screen ends or a new reserved program is selected. Will be.

If the NO button is pressed (NO in step 608), the selected reserved program is set as the program reserved for viewing (step 609), and the program reservation screen ends or a new reserved program is selected. Will be.

Note that a reservation cancel button may be provided on the program reservation screen to which the warning message is added, and the reservation for the selected reserved program may be canceled when the reservation cancel button is pressed.

According to the above embodiment, since the schedule table can be displayed, the user can easily obtain the schedule information. Also, by linking the program information, the program reservation information, and the personal schedule information, both information can be obtained simultaneously on a common display screen. Therefore, it is not necessary to prepare another information medium even at the time of program reservation, and the operability of program reservation is improved and the efficiency of information confirmation can be improved.

Further, at the time of program viewing reservation, if the broadcast time zone of the reserved program and the scheduled time zone overlap, a warning message is displayed to prevent the program from being overlooked. Since the opportunity to change the reservation setting to the recording reservation is given, the reservation setting according to the user's schedule can be performed.

[0071]

According to the present invention, a television receiver having a function of displaying a schedule table based on schedule information input by a user is realized.

According to the present invention, it is possible to display a program guide that allows a user to recognize a time zone in which a personal schedule is set.

According to the present invention, it is possible to display a schedule table in which a user can recognize a time zone in which a program reservation is set.

According to the present invention, when the broadcast time zone of a program reserved for viewing and the scheduled time zone overlap, the user can be made aware of this.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a television receiver.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure for displaying a program guide;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a program table in which a background color or a background pattern differs from other backgrounds in a scheduled time zone.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure for displaying a schedule table.

FIG. 5 shows a time slot in which a program reservation is set.
It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a schedule table in which a background color or a background pattern is different from other backgrounds.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a program reservation setting processing procedure.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a state where a warning message is displayed on a program reservation screen.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a conventional television receiver.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 101 antenna 102 tuner 103 demodulation unit 104 TS separation / decoding unit 105 video signal processing unit 106 CRT 107 program information memory 108 OSD processing display unit 109 schedule memory 110 reserved program memory 111 control unit 120 remote control transmitter

Claims (4)

[Claims] An input means for allowing a user to input schedule information, a storage means for storing the input schedule information, an input means for causing a user to input a schedule table output command, and a schedule table output command And a schedule display means for displaying a schedule table based on the schedule information stored in the storage means when input. 2. When displaying a program table, a program schedule is displayed based on schedule information stored in a storage means so that a time zone in which a schedule is set and a time zone in which a schedule is not set can be identified. 2. The television receiver according to claim 1, further comprising means for displaying a table. 3. A schedule display means for displaying a schedule table so that a broadcast time zone in which program reservation is set and a broadcast time zone in which program reservation is not set can be identified. The television receiver as described. 4. When a viewing reservation setting operation is performed, a broadcast time slot of a viewing reservation program and a scheduled time slot overlap based on the schedule information stored in the storage means. Means for judging whether or not the broadcast time zone of the program reserved for viewing is overlapped with the scheduled time zone, and means for displaying that fact. 3. The television receiver according to item 1.