JP2002247572A - Satellite broadcasting system and satellite broadcasting receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To merge plural pieces of broadcasting service and to merge the broadcasting service with existing media. SOLUTION: The satellite broadcasting system is provided with a satellite broadcasting transmitting/receiving part 42 for receiving plural pieces of broadcasting service mutually related between optional channels out of plural channels of broadcasting signals sent from a broadcasting satellite, information synthesis parts 43 to 47 for synthesizing the information of plural pieces of mutually related broadcasting service received by the receiving part 42 and a display device 48 and an acoustic reproducing device 49 for presenting the images and sounds of the broadcasting service presented by the information synthesis part 43 to 47 to realize information provision merging plural pieces of broadcasting service. When information related to communication/broadcasting information other than the satellite broadcasting out of the broadcasting service of the satellite broadcasting is provided, the other communication/broadcasting information can be acquired and presented on the basis of the related information, so that information provision merged with other media can be realized.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a satellite broadcasting system for providing a broadcasting service of video, audio, data, and the like using a broadcasting or communication satellite arranged in a geosynchronous orbit. And a satellite broadcast receiving apparatus that realizes integration with other communication / broadcast media.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a satellite broadcasting system for mobile objects using a broadcasting satellite or a communication satellite in a geosynchronous orbit has been proposed. This type of system uses MP
By adopting EG4 (Moving Picture Coding Experts Group 4) and using the S band for the downlink from the satellite to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal such as an in-vehicle terminal and a portable information terminal can transmit video and audio. , Which is capable of receiving multimedia information composed of characters, etc., and is receiving much attention.

Incidentally, this type of system assumes the use of MPEG4 as described above. MPEG4
Is based on simple encoding of an image as one scene, whereas conventional moving image encoding schemes use a plurality of AVOs (Audio / Visual Objects: components represented by people and backgrounds). A scene is represented by synthesizing hierarchical video / audio signals. Each hierarchical component may be a natural image / sound or a composite image / sound. Also, it may represent the entire scene or a part of the scene. Furthermore, there is a great degree of freedom in the degree of overlap of the components and the temporal / spatial relationship.

That is, in a system using MPEG4, on the transmitting side, a plurality of objects constituting one scene and scene description data for synthesizing these objects are encoded into an elementary stream by an optimal algorithm. And then multiplex and transmit. The receiving side decodes the received objects and the scene description data, respectively, combines the objects according to the contents of the scene description data, and outputs the synthesized objects to a presentation device such as a display or a speaker.

[0005]

By the way, in the above-mentioned new satellite broadcasting system, a plurality of broadcasting stations independently specify a broadcasting service area, so that nationwide broadcasting and regional broadcasting can be performed. It is proposed that it be arbitrarily selectable. In this case, it is meaningful for the user if the terminal device mounted on the mobile body can simultaneously receive the necessary broadcast service along with the movement. Also,
If integration with existing media, for example, terrestrial broadcasting (television broadcasting, radio broadcasting), and communication means through a public communication network can be achieved, a new living environment will be provided to users.
It can contribute to the development of the information society.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a broadcasting service from a new point of view by integrating a plurality of broadcasting services and further integrating with existing media to provide information services. It is an object of the present invention to provide a satellite broadcast system and a satellite broadcast receiver that can contribute to the development of society.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention utilizes a broadcasting satellite arranged in a geosynchronous orbit and uses at least one of video, audio, and data in each of a plurality of channels. In a satellite broadcasting system for providing a broadcasting service including information, a broadcasting service related to an arbitrary channel among a plurality of broadcasting signals transmitted from the broadcasting satellite is provided, and a broadcasting service related to a receiving side is provided. By combining and receiving a plurality of channels provided by, a combination of a plurality of broadcast services is realized.

At this time, the related broadcasting service further provides information related to other communication / broadcast information other than the satellite broadcasting, thereby realizing integration with other media.

Further, in the satellite broadcast receiving apparatus used in the above satellite broadcast system, a plurality of broadcast services related to each other among arbitrary channels among a plurality of broadcast signals transmitted from the broadcast satellite are received. A satellite broadcast receiving unit, information synthesizing means for synthesizing information of a plurality of mutually related broadcast services received by the satellite broadcast receiving unit and presenting the information as one broadcast service, and a broadcast service presented by the means. By providing a display device and a sound reproduction device for presenting video and audio, information provision that integrates a plurality of broadcast services is realized.

At this time, when information related to other communication / broadcast information other than satellite broadcast is provided in the satellite broadcast service, other communication / broadcast information is obtained based on the related information. By making it possible to present, information provision that is integrated with other media is realized.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a satellite broadcasting system according to the present invention. This satellite broadcasting system includes a plurality of transmitting stations 10, a satellite control station 20, and a geostationary satellite 30.

Each transmitting station 10 receives program information created and edited by a plurality of program providers, multiplexes the program information, converts the program information into a broadcast signal, and converts the program information into a broadcast signal of, for example, a Ku band (12.5 to 18 GHz). The signal is transmitted to the geostationary satellite 30 via the uplink transmission path. As the channel multiplexing method, for example, a CDM (Code Division Multiplex) method is used. At this time, each channel is assigned to each service area, and the transmitting station 10 can specify an arbitrary service area by selecting and transmitting a channel.

The geostationary satellite 30 has a Ku-band antenna 31 having a diameter of, for example, 2.5 m and an S-band (for example, 2.6 GHz) antenna 3 having a diameter of, for example, 15 m.
2 is provided. Then, the broadcast signals transmitted from the plurality of transmission stations 10 are transmitted to the Ku band antenna 31.
, And is converted into an S-band signal by a transponder. Then, the converted broadcast signal is transmitted from the S-band antenna 32 via the S-band downlink transmission path,
Transmission is made to a service area designated in advance for each broadcasting station. The monitoring control of the operation state of the geostationary satellite 30 is performed by the satellite control station 20.

The diameter of the upstream transmission antenna 31 mounted on the geostationary satellite 30 may be smaller than 2.5 m class, and the diameter of the S-band antenna 32 may be smaller than 1 m.
It is not limited to the 5m class but may be the 8m class.

In the service area, for example, not only a broadcast receiving device (not shown) fixedly installed in an office or a home, but also a vehicle-mounted or portable movable receiving terminal device 4
Even at 0, it is possible to receive a broadcast signal transmitted from the geostationary satellite 30 in the S band. A plurality of channels (for example, 30 channels) having a transmission capacity of 256 Kbps are multiplexed on the downlink transmission path of the S band.
MPEG4 is used as a transmission information encoding method.

Here, the vehicle equipped with the receiving terminal 40 is provided with GPS signals from GPS satellites (GS1, GS2).
A GPS receiver that receives a signal to acquire its current position, a terrestrial TV from a terrestrial television broadcasting station 100
Terrestrial TV receiver for receiving broadcasts, IT for receiving ITS information from ITS (Advanced Traffic Control Information Communication) system
S receiver, response server 310 via mobile public network 300
And a mobile communication device that connects to and communicates with the mobile communication device.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the above-mentioned in-vehicle receiving terminal device 40. In FIG. 2, a satellite broadcast wave from a geostationary satellite 30 is received by a satellite broadcast receiving unit 42 via an antenna 41. The receiving unit 42 can select and receive at least two channels of broadcast services. One is sent to the first selected channel data processing unit 43, and the other is sent to the second selected channel data processing unit 44. Each data processing unit 4
Numerals 3 and 44 demodulate the information of the selected broadcast service. The information obtained here is sent to the synthesizing unit 47 via the area selecting unit 45 and the in-area service information selecting unit 46, respectively, which will be described later. , Into one service information. Of the service information obtained here, the video information is displayed on the display unit 48, and the audio information is displayed on the sound reproduction unit 49.
The sound is reproduced.

A touch panel sensor (not shown) is provided on the display screen of the display section 48. Further, touch panel selection control for discriminating user-specified information from the sensor output and instructing the synthesizing section 47 to present information is provided. A unit 50 is provided. When the user's designation information is a connection with the response server 310, the touch panel selection control unit 50 notifies the mobile communication control device 51 of the user designation information. At this time, the mobile communication control device 51 transmits the communication destination (the response server 310) from the in-area service information selection unit 46.
, And controls the mobile communication device 58 to connect to the response server 310 to download or upload necessary data.

On the other hand, the area selector 45 includes an antenna 5
2, the current position information by GPS obtained by the GPS receiver 53 is input. In addition, the in-area service information selecting section 46 has an ITS receiver 5 via an antenna 54.
5 and the terrestrial TV broadcast program information obtained by the terrestrial TV receiver 57 via the antenna 56 are input. The ITS information and the terrestrial TV program information may be input to the combining unit 47 in some cases.

In the following, a description will be given of the integration of a plurality of broadcast services in the on-vehicle receiving terminal device 40 having the above configuration.

Now, it is assumed that a broadcast service of map information is provided on one channel and a local broadcast service of a facility or a region is provided on another channel.

Here, in the map information broadcasting service, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3A, the map in the service area is divided into meshes (a circular zone may be used), area numbers (1 to N) are assigned to the divided areas, and as shown in FIG. In the form of a bitmap. At this time, the range (area) of each divided area is specified by upper left coordinates and lower right coordinates represented by north latitude and east longitude. FIG. 4 shows the types of information and the contents of the information in each divided area number (area No.) of the map information. When the broadcast service of the map information is selected, the map information is demodulated by the first channel data processing unit 43 and sent to the area selection unit 45.

FIG. 5 shows the processing contents of the area selecting section 43. First, from the map information, the area No. Upper left of 1-N,
The north latitude and east longitude information of the lower right coordinates are acquired, and the area of each area is specified (S1). Subsequently, GPS position data (current position) is acquired from the GPS receiver 53 at regular intervals (S
2).

Next, the area No. Specify 1 (S
3), area No. It is determined whether or not 1 includes the current position (S4). If not included, the next area No. To determine whether or not the current position is included, and thereafter repeat until an area including the current position is found (S5 to S5).
8). If an area including the current position is found, it is monitored whether the current position has deviated from the area (S9). If the area has deviated, a new area including the current position is searched (S10), and the process of step S4 is performed. Move to

While the current position is included in the area, bitmaps (maps) of the area and the eight surrounding areas are acquired and updated (S11), and the bitmaps of the nine areas are developed on the internal image memory. (S12) Output bitmap data of the display area centering on the current position (S1)
3). Here, not only the area containing the current location,
To get and update the bitmap of the area around it,
This is because, as shown in FIG. 6, the current position deviates from the display area between the times t1 and t2 and can immediately move to the next display area as shown in FIG.
In addition, in order to simplify the description, the area No. i is displayed as it is.

On the other hand, as the local broadcasting service,
When the location information of the movie theater, the convenience store, the gas station, the financial institution, the administrative institution, and the additional information are hierarchically provided, the information of the local broadcast service is demodulated by the second channel data processing unit 44, It is sent to the in-area service information selection unit 46.

Here, as the local broadcasting service,
As shown in FIG. 7, a number (N
o. ), Service type as service type,
The position, title, response server address, and additional data are prepared as needed. For example, the service No. 1 is
Service type is cinema, location is north latitude XX degrees, east longitude XX
Degree, the title is Cinema 1, the server address is XX-XXX
Xx-xxxx, the additional data is a still image and a sound, and the service No. 2, the service type is a convenience store, the location is latitude XX degrees north, XX degrees east longitude, the title is A store 1, the server address is XX-XXXXX-XXXXX,
The additional data has a content such as character data. Here, it is assumed that the number of service information is M.

FIG. 8 shows the processing contents of the in-area service information selecting section 46. First, from the area selection unit 45, the area No. including the current position. The area information of i is acquired (S
21), service information No. 1 (S22),
The position is the area No. It is determined whether it is within the area of i (S2
3). If it is not within the area, the next service information is sequentially designated, and the area No. for all the service information is designated. Search for service information in the area of i (S24 to S2)
7). If it is within the area, the service information No. A display character is selected from the first service type (S28), a display position is designated, and the display character is output (S29).
Subsequently, it is determined whether there is a request for additional data (S30). If there is a request, the additional data is output (S31). If there is no request, it is determined whether there is an area change (S30).
32).

Here, if there is no area change,
Returning to step S24, the next process is designated and the above process is repeated. If there is an area change, the process returns to step S21 to execute the processing from the beginning.

The in-area map data selected by the area selecting section 47 and the in-area service information (display character and additional data) selected by the in-area service information selecting section 46 are both sent to the synthesizing section 47 as described above. Sent. FIG. 9 shows the processing contents of the synthesizing unit 47.

In FIG. 9, first, the area No. from the map data from the area selecting section 47. i is drawn (S4
1) The display character is superimposed on the designated position on the map drawn based on the service information from the in-area service information selection unit 46 (S42). Here, when a request for reproducing additional data is made by the user, it is determined whether or not there is additional data (S43). If there is additional data, the additional data is reproduced and output (S44).

FIG. 10A shows a display example of the service information created by the synthesizing section 47. In this example, a character indicating a store or a public facility and its title are superimposed and displayed on the road map as a facility, and when the user selects one of them using the touch panel, the character given as additional data is displayed in a balloon format. It shows the situation.

There are various ways of presenting the additional data. For example, if the character data is read aloud by voice, the driver does not need to look at the screen, which is preferable for safety. In addition, instead of the balloon format, it may be displayed on the entire screen or may be displayed in a telop format. If the additional data is video, a small screen display, a divided display, a screen switching display, and the like can be considered.

Here, it is desirable that the additional data conforms to the MPEG4 format. Thus, the composition with other objects can be set freely.

Further, when the access address to the response server 310 is described in the additional data and the access guidance is included as the provided service information, this is presented to the user by video or audio. In this case, when the selection operation is received by the touch panel, the response server 3 is automatically transmitted to the mobile communication device 58 through the mobile communication control device 51.
Connect to 10 and download required (eg regional information)
Or, perform uploading (for example, answering a questionnaire or quiz, requesting the like). In this way, integration with mobile communication can be realized.

Next, integration with other broadcast media will be described.

First, consider the integration with the ITS system. That is, in FIG. 2, when there is ITS information from the ITS receiver 55, the in-area service information selecting unit 4
6 or the combining unit 47 identifies the traffic volume or the like from the ITS information, and superimposes display parts indicating, for example, the range of traffic congestion, road construction locations, accident locations, etc. on the drawn map, and displays the display unit 4.
It is conceivable that the information may be displayed on the display 8 or the voice may be used to present the distance to the road construction location or the accident location, or to provide guidance on the detour route. As an example, FIG.
FIG. 5 shows a state in which display parts indicating a congestion range created from ITS information are superimposed on a map created from data from the ITS information.

Next, fusion with terrestrial TV broadcasting is considered.
As information that can be used as the current broadcast, character data or character data by text multiplex broadcasting can be considered.
In this case, the terrestrial TV receiver 57 receives the multiplex teletext, and converts the text data into the in-area service information selecting section 46.
Alternatively, the image is developed in a predetermined area on the screen by the synthesizing unit 47 and displayed on the display unit 48 in a telop format. As an example, FIG.
0 (c) shows a state in which character data obtained by the TV receiver 55 is displayed in a telop format on a map created by data from the area selector 45.

Further, when local information such as a weather forecast is received by text multiplex broadcasting, it is more effective to decode this information and display the characters on a map. Furthermore, digital broadcasting is being developed as next-generation TV broadcasting. At this time, if a program compliant with MPEG4 is provided, the contents of the program can be freely and easily imported.

In the above embodiment, the fusion with the TV broadcast has been described. However, the fusion with the radio broadcast can of course be performed in the same manner. In addition, if high-definition television broadcasting in other satellite broadcasting is broadcast at a reduced rate, high-definition television broadcasting is received and displayed during stop or low-speed traveling, and during high-speed traveling, the satellite broadcasting system transmits the high-definition television broadcasting. Broadcasting can be received and displayed. If a mobile communication device is used, it is also possible to watch TV programs distributed on the Internet or the like.

In the above embodiment, the case where the touch panel is used for the user's selection operation has been described.
A voice recognition device, a remote controller, or the like can be used for the selection instruction input. In particular, if a voice recognition device is used, an instruction can be given without changing the viewpoint during driving, which is preferable for safety.

In the above embodiment, all the map information is provided in the broadcast. However, update information for the map information possessed by the existing car navigation system may be provided.

It is also conceivable to provide still images and character information in cooperation with radio broadcasting, and to provide program information in cooperation with television broadcasting.

[0045]

As described above, according to the present invention, a broadcasting service from a new viewpoint is provided by integrating a plurality of broadcasting services and further integrating with existing media to provide an information society. It is possible to provide a satellite broadcasting system and a satellite broadcasting receiving device which can contribute to the development of the satellite broadcasting system.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an overall configuration of a satellite broadcasting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the satellite broadcast receiving apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention when the mobile body is mounted.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary view for explaining a method of providing map information according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating each divided area number (area N) of the map information;
o. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the types of information and the contents of the information in ()).

FIG. 5 is an exemplary flowchart showing processing contents of an area selecting unit according to the embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an information acquisition range of the map information.

FIG. 7 is an exemplary view showing service types and contents at respective service information numbers of the local information service of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an exemplary flowchart showing the processing contents of an intra-area service information selecting unit according to the embodiment;

FIG. 9 is an exemplary flowchart illustrating the processing content of a combining unit according to the embodiment;

FIG. 10 shows a fusion of related broadcasting services of the embodiment;
The figure which shows the example of a display in fusion with ITS information and fusion with terrestrial TV broadcasting.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 transmitting station 20 satellite control station 30 geostationary satellite 40 receiving terminal device GS1, GS2 GPS satellite 100 terrestrial television broadcasting station 300 mobile public network 310 response server 41 satellite receiving antenna 42 satellite Broadcast receiver 43 ... First selected channel data processor 44 ... Second selected channel data processor 45 ... Area selector 46 ... Intra-area service information selector 47 ... Synthesis unit 48 ... Display unit 49 ... Sound west part 50 ... Touch panel Selection control unit 51 mobile communication control device 52 GPS receiving antenna 53 GPS receiver 54 ITS receiving antenna 55 ITS receiver 56 terrestrial TV receiving antenna 57 terrestrial TV receiver 58 58 mobile communication device

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Tohru Terauchi 70, Yanagicho, Kochi-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Inside the Toshiba Yanagicho Plant (72) Inventor Shigeru Tashiro 1-1-1, Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo Toshiba Corporation In the head office (72) Koji Nakajima, Inventor K1-1, Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo F-term in the head office of Toshiba Corporation 5C063 AA02 AB03 AB11 AC01 AC05 CA11 CA12 CA20 CA34 5C064 DA01 DA06 DA08 DA10

Claims (20)

[Claims] 1. A satellite broadcasting system for providing a broadcasting service including at least one of video, audio, and data on a plurality of channels using a broadcasting satellite arranged in a geosynchronous orbit. By providing broadcast services related to each other among arbitrary channels among broadcast signals of multiple channels transmitted from the receiving side, and receiving and combining a plurality of channels where the broadcast services related to each other are provided on the receiving side. ,
A satellite broadcasting system characterized by providing one broadcasting service. 2. The satellite broadcasting system according to claim 1, wherein said related broadcasting service provides information related to communication / broadcast information other than satellite broadcasting. 3. The broadcasting service related to the arbitrary channel is a broadcasting service for providing map information and a broadcasting service for providing facility or area information including location data on the map. The satellite broadcasting system according to claim 1, wherein 4. The broadcasting service for providing the map information,
4. The satellite broadcasting system according to claim 3, wherein a map of the entire broadcasting area is subdivided and provided with position data added thereto. 5. The satellite broadcasting system according to claim 4, wherein the subdivision of the map of the entire broadcasting area is processed in a mesh form. 6. The satellite broadcasting system according to claim 3, wherein said broadcasting service for providing facility or area information provides hierarchical information of position information and additional information. 7. The communication / broadcast information other than the satellite broadcast is at least one of navigation satellite information, traffic control information, terrestrial broadcast, mobile communication information, and other satellite broadcast. The satellite broadcasting system according to claim 2. 8. A server for providing information related to the satellite broadcasting through a public communication network and providing an access guide to the server in the broadcasting service when there is a server for obtaining information from a user. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein
The satellite broadcasting system as described. 9. A satellite broadcasting system for providing a broadcasting service including at least one of video, audio, and data on each of a plurality of channels using a broadcasting satellite arranged in a geosynchronous orbit, A satellite broadcast receiving unit for receiving a plurality of broadcast services related to each other among arbitrary channels among broadcast signals of a plurality of channels transmitted from a broadcast satellite; and a plurality of related broadcasts received by the satellite broadcast receiver. A satellite comprising: information synthesizing means for synthesizing service information and presenting it as one broadcast service; and a display device and a sound reproducing device for presenting video and audio of the broadcast service presented by the means. Broadcast receiver. 10. The broadcast service related to the arbitrary channel is a broadcast service for providing map information and a broadcast service for providing facility or area information including location data on the map. When the broadcasting service that provides is to provide a map of the entire broadcasting area by subdividing the map and adding position data to each of the maps, and further comprising a current position information obtaining unit that obtains its own current position, Means are provided by the facility or regional information broadcasting service; area determining means for determining a divided area of a map obtained by receiving the map information broadcasting service from current position information obtained by the current position information obtaining means; Information selecting means for selecting, from information, facility or area information that falls within the area determined by the area determining means; An image synthesizing means for developing a map determined by the area determining means, and synthesizing the facility or area information selected by the information selecting means on the map in a predetermined format. 10. The satellite broadcast receiving apparatus according to 9. 11. When the additional data is provided in a hierarchical manner in the facility or area information broadcasting service, the information synthesizing means includes an additional data presenting means for presenting the additional data in response to a user's selecting operation. The satellite broadcast receiving device according to claim 10, wherein: 12. The satellite broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 11, wherein when the additional data is a video, the additional data presenting means displays the video on a part or the entire screen of the display device. apparatus. 13. An input device for inputting a user's selection instruction, wherein the additional data presenting means displays a facility or area displayed on the display screen by a user's input instruction operation on the input device. 12. The method according to claim 11, wherein when the part is designated, the corresponding additional data is presented.
The satellite broadcast receiving device as described in the above. 14. The display device comprises a touch panel device on a display screen, and the additional data presenting means displays a facility or area displayed on the display screen by a user's touch operation on the touch panel device. 12. The satellite broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 11, wherein when the user designates, the corresponding additional data is presented. 15. A voice recognition device for recognizing an operation command from a user's voice input, wherein the additional data presentation means is displayed on the display screen by a user's voice input to the voice recognition device. 12. When a display portion of a region is designated, the corresponding additional data is presented.
The satellite broadcast receiving device as described in the above. 16. When traffic control information receiving means is provided, said image synthesizing means synthesizes the contents of the traffic control information obtained by said traffic control information receiving means on the map in a predetermined format. The satellite broadcast receiving device according to claim 10, wherein: 17. When a terrestrial broadcast receiving means is provided, the image synthesizing means fetches information of a terrestrial broadcast program specified by a user obtained by the terrestrial broadcast receiving means and performs image synthesis in a predetermined format. The satellite broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 10, wherein: 18. A server for providing information related to the satellite broadcasting through a public communication network and acquiring information from a user, wherein an access guide to the server is provided in the broadcasting service, When a communication unit with a communication network is provided, the information synthesizing unit includes a server access guide presenting unit that presents the server access guide to a user through the display device or the sound reproducing device. Server connection instruction detecting means for detecting a user's server connection instruction;
10. The communication control unit according to claim 9, further comprising a communication control unit that automatically connects the communication unit to the server when the server connection instruction is detected by the unit, and executes communication based on the contents of the server access guide. Satellite broadcast receiver. 19. The satellite broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 18, further comprising an input device for inputting a user selection instruction to said server connection instruction detecting means. 20. The input device, wherein the input device is one of a remote controller of the receiving device, a touch panel device mounted on a display screen of the display device, and a voice recognition device for recognizing a user's voice input. The satellite broadcast receiving device according to claim 18.