JP2002259276A - Information receiver, method and system for receiving information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information receiver, an information receiving method and an information reception system for recording URL(uniform resource locator) information to be attached to digital broadcasting without damaging digital broadcasting reception and transmitting the URL information to a connecting part connectable to the Internet. SOLUTION: A settop box 6 is provided with a detecting means for detecting that a URL is received in receiving the digital broadcasting, a nonvolatile memory 6-1 storing URLs, and transmission lines L1 to L4 for transmitting the URLs stored in the memory 6-1 to an information terminal 4 connectable to a server, and can be connected to the serer by a URL in an information terminal 4 at the point time when URLs are not broadcasted so that the information of an information provider can be browsed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is applied to, for example, an information terminal which receives broadcast information from a digital broadcast and exchanges information via a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, digital broadcast AV (Audi
o Video) When the terminal device receives the data,
URL (Uniform Res) indicating the address of a homepage on the Internet, etc., according to the V data
(Source Locator) data was sometimes sent together. In this case, the subtitle of the URL corresponding to the image of the AV data is superimposed and displayed.

At this time, for example, by accessing an address indicated by a URL from a terminal device via the Internet, for example, in a Web browsing using a browser using the Internet, in response to a request from a user terminal device, Interactive transmission and reception for transmitting information requested from a server on the information provider side have been mainly performed. This allows
Various kinds of information were obtained through the Internet.

[0004] In this case, the terminal device is provided to an information terminal such as a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a "personal computer") in such a manner that a digital broadcast receiving function and a browser function capable of accessing the Internet and referring to information are both provided. Was provided.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-203219 discloses a technique of extracting content and feature information multiplexed on a TV (television) broadcast, displaying the content on a screen, and instructing a clip when the content is displayed. Then, the related feature information is transferred to and stored in the user selection information storage server, so that the user can access the user selection information storage server from any site. For example, the user can retrieve the user selection information using a mobile computer. A possible personal computer is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 10-257401 discloses an Internet television apparatus having an Internet connection function, wherein an image memory for capturing at least a part of a video signal of one screen as digital image data, Based on the captured digital image data,
Character recognition means for recognizing each character of a character group appearing in the image, reserved word detection means for detecting a predetermined reserved word included in the character group recognized by the character recognition means,
URL information extracting means for extracting a series of character strings including the reserved word detected by the reserved word detecting means as URL information, and URL for accessing the URL using the URL information extracted by the URL extracting means An Internet television device having access means is disclosed.

[0007]

However, the above-mentioned conventional terminal device is provided with both a digital broadcast receiving function and a browser function, and is integrally formed.
When URL data is added to AV data during digital broadcast reception, the user must immediately switch the screen from the digital broadcast reception screen to the Internet connection screen for connecting to the address indicated by the URL. , After switching, U
There was an inconvenience that the user could not see the RL even when he wanted to see it again.

Further, in the conventional terminal device, since the digital broadcast continues even while the screen is switched to the Internet connection screen, there is a disadvantage that the original digital broadcast may be missed.

A set-top box (STB: Set Top) for viewing digital broadcasts in a living room or the like.
Box) and digital television receiver (DTV:
Displaying an image centered on text data, such as a web page on an Internet connection screen, using a Digital Television set is as inconvenient as difficult for multiple people to read a book at the same time.

Further, in order to provide a browser function in a set-top box, a large memory capacity and a high-speed CPU are required.
However, there is an inconvenience that it becomes expensive due to the necessity of many components.

In the personal computer described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-203219, URL information is stored in a dedicated server connected to the Internet, so that it can be exchanged with another Internet connection device. There is a disadvantage that URL information cannot be transmitted via a recording medium.

In the Internet television device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-257401, a received image is processed to extract character information. However, URL information in a data broadcast received in parallel with an image in a digital broadcast is transmitted. There was a disadvantage that it could not be used as it was.

In view of the above, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and records URL information added to a digital broadcast and transmits the URL information to a connection unit connectable to the Internet without impairing reception of the digital broadcast. An object of the present invention is to provide an information receiving apparatus, an information receiving method, and an information receiving system.

[0014]

An information receiving apparatus according to the present invention receives broadcast information from a digital broadcast and receives related information related to the broadcast information provided from a server on an information provider side via a network. Detecting means for detecting that information of an information provider has been received at the time of receiving a digital broadcast, recording means for storing information of the information provider, and storing in the recording means. Transmission means for transmitting the information of the provided information provider to a connection unit capable of connecting to the server.

[0015] Further, the information receiving method of the present invention can receive broadcast information from a digital broadcast and also can receive related information related to broadcast information provided from a server on the information provider side via a network. In a method of receiving information on a user side, a detecting step of detecting that information of an information provider has been received upon receiving a digital broadcast,
The method includes a recording step of storing information of an information provider, and a transmission step of transmitting the information of the information provider stored in the recording step to a connection unit that enables connection with a server.

Further, the information receiving system of the present invention can receive broadcast information from a digital broadcast, and can receive related information related to broadcast information provided from a server on the information provider side via a network. In the information receiving system on the user side having a connecting unit, the receiving unit detects, when receiving the digital broadcast, the reception of the information of the information provider, and a record for storing the information of the information provider. Means, and transmission means for transmitting the information of the information provider stored in the recording means to a connection unit capable of connecting to the server.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the following operations are performed. When detecting that the information of the information provider has been received at the time of receiving the digital broadcast, save the information of the information provider,
By transmitting the stored information provider information to the connection unit that allows connection with the server, the information reception device can use the information provider information at the connection unit when the information provider information is not being broadcast in the information receiving device. The connection with the server becomes possible, and the information of the information provider can be browsed.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An information receiving apparatus applied to a URL storage system according to the present embodiment stores URL information to be added to digital broadcast received by a set-top box or a digital television receiver in a storage medium. ,
The stored URL information is transmitted to a personal computer, and the URL is browsed on the personal computer.

FIG. 1 is an overall view showing the configuration of a URL storage system to which an information receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1, the URL storage system is an information terminal having a non-volatile memory (URL storage unit) 4-1 that can be connected to the Internet 1 via a public line (PSTN) 3 and an Internet provider 2 by a URL connection unit 4-2. 4.

The URL storage system uses a removable nonvolatile memory (URL storage unit) 6-1 to perform the second transmission via the first transmission line L1 or the interface cable 7 connected to the information terminal 4. The digital broadcast Db (AV) received by the information terminal 4 via the line L2
It has a set-top box 6 capable of transmitting URL data D2 of data D1 + URL data D2).

The URL storage system operates the set-top box 6 by wireless or the like, and operates the third transmission lines L3 and L4 by wireless or the like.
The information terminal 4 includes a remote commander (hereinafter referred to as “remote controller”) 5 having a nonvolatile memory (URL storage unit) 5-2 capable of transmitting the URL data D2.

The remote controller 5 has a URL save button 5-1 for instructing a save operation of the URL data D2.

Here, the URL data D2 is BML (Broadcast Markup Lang), which is text data for broadcast received from the digital broadcast Db.
uage) information or subtitle / text super information.
It is combined with the V data D1. In the URL data D2, data contained in a packet different from the packet of the AV data D1 is provided as metadata separately from the AV data D1.

Here, the set-top box as the information receiving apparatus according to the present embodiment includes, in particular, a detecting means for detecting reception of URL information which is information of an information provider when receiving a digital broadcast; A non-volatile memory (URL storage unit) 6-1 serving as a recording unit for storing URL information which is information of a provider, and the information provider information stored in the recording unit can be connected to an information provider server. The first transmission line L1, the second transmission line L2, or the third transmission lines L3 and L4, which are transmission means for transmitting to the URL connection unit 4-2.

Set-top box 6 and remote controller 5
May have any configuration of the first transmission line L1, the second transmission line L2, or the third transmission lines L3 and L4.

The URL storage system having the above-described configuration according to the embodiment of the present invention operates as follows. First, the first
From the set-top box 6 by the transmission line L1
The operation of transferring the RL data to the information terminal 4 will be described. When the user receives the digital broadcast Db by the set-top box 6, the URL is added to the AV data D1.
When the data D2 is added, the user
Of the set-top box 6 by pressing the URL save button 5-1 of the set-top box 6
URL data D2 is stored. The URL data D2 is sent in BML format or subtitles / superimposed text, and is interpreted by the set-top box 6 and displayed on the monitor.

The user inputs the URL of the set-top box 6
The non-volatile memory (URL storage unit) 6-1 in which the data D2 is recorded is taken out from the set-top box 6, moved by the first transmission line L1 indicated by the dotted line, and stored in the information terminal 4 in the non-volatile memory (URL storage unit). ) Attach as 4-1.

The user uses the browser function installed in the nonvolatile memory (URL storage unit) 4-1 in the information terminal 4 to input the URL data D from the URL connection unit 4-2.
Access the server page of the information provider indicated by 2.

When the user dials up from the information terminal 4 to the Internet provider 2, the content is downloaded from the Internet 1 to the information terminal 4 via the Internet provider 2. The user browses the server page of the information provider indicated by the URL data D2 using the information terminal 4.

In this embodiment, in particular, the set-top box 6 detects that the information of the information provider has been received when receiving the digital broadcast, and stores the information of the information provider in the non-volatile memory (URL). (Storage unit) 6-1
Non-volatile memory (URL) in which URL data D2 is recorded
The storage unit 6-1 is taken out of the set-top box 6, moved by the first transmission line L1 indicated by the dotted line, and mounted in the information terminal 4 as the nonvolatile memory (URL storage unit) 4-1 to be stored. URL connection unit 4-2 capable of connecting the URL data D2 obtained to the server of the information provider
It operates to transmit to.

In this case, the non-volatile memory (URL storage unit) 6-1 can be replaced with a portable non-volatile recording medium such as a plate-shaped flash memory or a floppy (registered trademark) disk.

Next, the operation of transferring URL data from the set-top box 6 to the information terminal 4 via the second transmission line L2 will be described. When the user is receiving the digital broadcast Db by the set-top box 6,
When the URL data D2 is added to the AV data D1, the user presses the URL save button 5-1 of the remote controller 5 to store the URL data D2 in the non-volatile memory (URL storage unit) 6-1 of the set-top box 6. Will be saved. The URL data D2 is sent in the BML format or in caption / text, and is interpreted by the set-top box 6 and displayed on the monitor.

The user transmits the URL data D2 recorded in the non-volatile memory (URL storage unit) 6-1 of the set-top box 6 from the set-top box 6 via the interface cable 7 to the second transmission line L2 indicated by a dotted line.
To the URL connection unit 4-2 in the information terminal 4.

The user uses the browser function installed in the nonvolatile memory (URL storage unit) 4-1 in the information terminal 4 to send the URL data D from the URL connection unit 4-2.
Access the server page of the information provider indicated by 2.

When the user dials up from the information terminal 4 to the Internet provider 2, the content is downloaded from the Internet 1 to the information terminal 4 via the Internet provider 2. The user browses the server page of the information provider indicated by the URL data D2 using the information terminal 4.

In this embodiment, in particular, the set-top box 6 detects that the information of the information provider has been received when receiving the digital broadcast, and stores the information of the information provider in the nonvolatile memory (URL). Storage unit) 6-1
Non-volatile memory (URL) in which URL data D2 is recorded
The stored URL data D2 is transmitted to the information terminal by transmitting information of the information provider from the storage unit 6-1 to the URL connection unit 4-2 via the first transmission line L1 indicated by a dotted line via the interface cable 7. 4 to a URL connection unit 4-2 that can be connected to the information provider's server.

In this case, the interface cable 7
Can be replaced by, for example, a digital serial interface conforming to the IEEE 1394 standard.

Next, the operation of transferring URL data from the set-top box 6 to the information terminal 4 via the third transmission lines L3 and L4 will be described. When the user receives the digital broadcast Db by the set-top box 6 and the URL data D2 is added to the AV data D1, the user presses the URL save button 5-1 of the remote controller 5 to set the set-top box. 6, the URL data D2 is transmitted to the remote controller 5 via the third transmission line L3 indicated by a dotted line. As a result, the URL is stored in the nonvolatile memory (URL storage unit) 5-2 in the remote controller 5.
Data D2 is stored. The URL data D2 is sent in the BML format, interpreted by the set-top box 6 or the remote controller 5, and displayed on the monitor.

The user operates the nonvolatile memory (U
The RL storage unit 5-2 stores the URL data D2 recorded in the non-volatile memory (URL) in the information terminal 4 from the remote controller 5 through a third transmission line L4 indicated by a dotted line by radio or the like.
(Storage unit) 4-1.

The user uses the browser function installed in the non-volatile memory (URL storage unit) 4-1 in the information terminal 4 to input the URL data D from the URL connection unit 4-2.
Access the server page of the information provider indicated by 2.

When the user dials up from the information terminal 4 to the Internet provider 2, the content is downloaded from the Internet 1 to the information terminal 4 via the Internet provider 2. The user browses the server page of the information provider indicated by the URL data D2 using the information terminal 4.

In this embodiment, in particular, the set-top box 6 detects the reception of the URL data D2, which is the information of the information provider, at the time of receiving the digital broadcast, and displays the third data indicated by the dotted line. UR via transmission line L3
The L data D2 is transmitted to the remote controller 5, is stored in a nonvolatile memory (URL storage unit) 5-2 in the remote controller 5, and
The RL data D2 is transmitted from the remote controller 5 to the non-volatile memory (URL storage unit) 4-1 in the information terminal 4 via the third transmission line L4 indicated by a dotted line by radio or the like, thereby storing the stored URL. It operates to transmit the data D2 to the URL connection unit 4-2 that can be connected to the server of the information provider in the information terminal 4.

In this case, the non-volatile memory (URL storage section) 5-2 in the remote controller 5 is detachable and portable, and the user can use the URL data D2 of the remote controller 5.
Is stored in the information terminal 4 by taking out the non-volatile memory (URL storage unit) 5-2 in which the information is recorded from the remote controller 5 and moving the same through the third transmission line L4 indicated by the dotted line.
RL storage unit 4-1 may be mounted, or may be fixed to the remote controller 5 and cannot be carried, and a non-volatile memory (URL storage unit) 5 in which URL data D2 is recorded via an interface cable. The URL data D2 may be transmitted from -2 to the non-volatile memory (URL storage unit) 4-1 in the information terminal 4 via the third transmission line L4 indicated by a dotted line.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a digital television broadcast receiver to which the set-top box is applied. The digital television broadcast receiver 11
An antenna 12 for receiving digital television broadcasting, and an LNB (Low Noise B) for amplifying a signal attenuated by a propagation loss received by the antenna 12 to an appropriate level.
A lock down converter (low noise amplifier) 13 and an IF (Int) amplified by the LNB 13
ermediate Frequency: intermediate frequency)
A set-top box 6 for demodulating and decoding signals to output a video signal S5 and an audio signal S6; a monitor 22 and a speaker 23 for reproducing the video signal S5 and the audio signal S6 output from the set-top box 6
And is configured.

The remote commander 5 has a URL save button 5 for instructing a save operation of the URL data D2.
-1, a non-volatile memory (URL storage unit) 5-2 for recording the URL data D2, and the third transmission shown in FIG. An arithmetic unit 5-3 for processing the URL data D2 so that it can be transmitted to the information terminal 4 via the lines L3 and L4.

The set-top box 6 demodulates the IF signal to output the transport stream S 1, and converts the URL data signal S 3 supplied by the URL data detection command S 2 supplied to the demodulation section 15 to a URL.
An arithmetic unit 17 for generating URL data by the data generation unit 20 and a U for recording the URL data in the order of the recording date and time.
Non-volatile memory 18 for storing RL time table 21
And a DEM that separates the transport stream S1 into a URL data signal S3 and an elementary stream S4.
UX (De-Multiplexing equipment)
ent: demultiplexing device) (separator unit) 16 and a decoder unit 19 that decodes the elementary stream S4 and outputs a video signal S5 and an audio signal S6.

In the digital television broadcast receiver 11 described above, the digital television broadcast is received by the antenna 2 for digital television broadcast reception. LN
B3 amplifies the signal attenuated by the propagation loss to an appropriate level. The set-top box 6 demodulates and decodes the IF signal amplified by the LNB 3, and outputs a video signal S5 and an audio signal S6. The monitor 22 and the speaker 23 display and reproduce the video signal S5 and the audio signal S6 output from the set-top box 6, respectively, as a video display and an audio.

Here, when the user instructs the save operation of the URL data D2 by the URL save button 5-1 of the remote commander 5, the URL data is transmitted from the set-top box 6 to the information terminal 4 by the first transmission line L1. In the transfer operation, when receiving the digital broadcast, the set-top box 6 detects that the information of the information provider has been received, and stores the information of the information provider in the nonvolatile memory 18.
And the nonvolatile memory 18 in which the URL data D2 is recorded is taken out of the set-top box 6 and moved by the first transmission line L1 shown by a dotted line in FIG. A URL connection unit 4-2 capable of connecting the stored URL data D2 to the server of the information provider by being mounted as the storage unit 4-1.
It operates to transmit to.

In the operation of transferring the URL data from the set-top box 6 to the information terminal 4 via the second transmission line L2, the set-top box 6 receives the information of the information provider when receiving the digital broadcast. This is detected, the information of the information provider is stored in the non-volatile memory 18, and the non-volatile memory 18 in which the URL data D2 is recorded is transferred from the computing unit 17 of FIG. 2 to the interface cable 7 shown in FIG. The stored URL data D2 can be connected to the information provider's server in the information terminal 4 by transmitting the information provider's information to the URL connection unit 4-2 via the first transmission line L1 indicated by the dotted line. UR
It operates to transmit to the L connection unit 4-2.

In the operation of transferring the URL data from the set-top box 6 to the information terminal 4 via the third transmission lines L3 and L4, the set-top box 6 uses the information of the information provider when receiving the digital broadcast. It is detected that a certain URL data D2 has been received, and the URL data D2 is transmitted to the remote controller 5 via the third transmission line L3 indicated by the dotted line in FIG. 1 and stored in the nonvolatile memory 5-2 in the remote controller 5. The URL data D2 is transmitted from the remote controller 5 to the non-volatile memory (URL storage unit) 4-1 in the information terminal 4 via the third transmission line L4 indicated by a dotted line by radio or the like, and stored. URL
It operates to transmit the data D2 to the URL connection unit 4-2 that can be connected to the server of the information provider in the information terminal 4.

Here, the set-top box 6 is operated by radio or the like by the arithmetic unit 5-3, and the third transmission lines L3 and L3 shown in FIG.
4 so that the URL data D2 can be transmitted to the information terminal 4 via the terminal 4.

In the set-top box 6, the demodulation unit 15 demodulates the IF signal to convert the transport stream S
Outputs 1. The arithmetic unit 17 supplies the URL data detection command S2 to the demodulation unit 15, and the URL detected by the demodulation unit 15 and separated by the DEMUX (separator unit) 16
The URL is generated from the data signal S3 by the URL data generation unit 20.
Generate L data.

In the operation of transferring the URL data from the set-top box 6 to the information terminal 4 by the first transmission line L1 and the second transmission line L2, the nonvolatile memory 18 records the URL data in the order of the recording date and time. U
The RL time table 21 is stored. UR from set-top box 6 by third transmission lines L3 and L4
In the operation of transferring the L data to the information terminal 4, the nonvolatile memory 5-2 in the remote controller 5 stores the URL time table 21 in which the URL data is recorded in the order of the recording date and time.

The DEMUX (separator unit) 16 separates the transport stream S1 into a URL data signal S3 and an elementary stream S4. The decoder section 19 decodes the elementary stream S4 and decodes the video signal S4.
5 and an audio signal S6.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of the demodulation unit. In FIG. 3, a demodulation unit 15 includes a tuner 31 for selecting a reception frequency of an IF signal, an AV data demodulation unit 32 for demodulating an IF signal of the selected reception frequency, and a URL data demodulation unit 33 for demodulating a URL data signal. And the demodulated signal is decoded by a Viterbi decoder, and the deinterleaver (De-
A decoding unit (Viterbi, deinterleave, RS) 34 for performing RS (Reed-Solomon) decoding for error correction decoding via an interleaver, and a descrambler for descrambling only the contract channel packet among the decoded packets 35.

In the demodulation unit 15 described above, the tuner 3
1 selects the reception frequency of the IF signal, and the AV data demodulation unit 32 demodulates the IF signal of the selected reception frequency. U
The RL data demodulation unit 33 receives the URL of the selected reception frequency.
Demodulate the data signal. A decoding unit (Viterbi, deinterleave, RS) 34 decodes the demodulated signal with a Viterbi decoder, and further performs RS (Reed-Solomon) decoding through a deinterleaver for error correction decoding. The descrambler 35 descrambles only the packet of the contract channel among the decoded packets.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a URL time table. 4, in the URL time table 21, a serial number 41, a recording date and time 42, a URL 43, and a memo 44 are recorded in the order of the recording time. Therefore, the latest URL 45 is recorded in the lower stage again. In the operation of transferring the URL data from the set-top box 6 to the information terminal 4 by the first transmission line L1 and the second transmission line L2, the nonvolatile memory 18 stores the URL data in the order of the recording date and time as shown in FIG. Is stored in the URL time table 21 recorded in step (1). In the operation of transferring the URL data from the set-top box 6 to the information terminal 4 via the third transmission lines L3 and L4, the remote controller 5
The non-volatile memory 5-2 stores a URL time table 21 in which URL data is recorded in the order of recording date and time as shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information terminal. In FIG. 5, an information terminal 4 converts a video input supplied from the outside or received from a set-top box 6 via a satellite into an NTSC or PAL image, and outputs the image to a monitor as a codec 50.
And a VRAM 51 that stores NTSC or PAL video data, and a graphic engine 52 that draws a graphic image in the VRAM 51.

The information terminal 4 is provided with an audio codec 5 for converting an audio input supplied from the outside or received from the set-top box 6 via the digital broadcast Db into a predetermined format and outputting the audio to a monitor.
3 and PS from provider 2 via Internet 1
A modem 5 that converts communication data supplied by a TN (public line) 3 into reception data and converts transmission data.
And an interface circuit 55 for performing IR (infrared), serial, parallel and other interfaces
And

The information terminal 4 includes a graphic engine 52, an audio codec 53, and a modem 54.
A local bus 56 for passing data to and from an interface circuit 55, a flash memory 57 for storing a predetermined program, and a CPU 6 for controlling the operation of the information terminal 4.
0, a memory 61 in which control data for the operation of the CPU 60 is stored, a host bus 59 for passing data of the CPU 60 and the memory 61, and a bus bridge 58 for exchanging data between the local bus 56 and the host bus 59. Is configured. Note that a hard disk device (HDD) may be used instead of the flash memory 57.

Here, in the information terminal 4 of the present embodiment,
In particular, the PS from the provider 2 via the Internet 1
A modem 54 as a URL connection unit 4-2 for converting communication data supplied by a TN (public line) 3 into reception data and converting transmission data, and a non-volatile memory 4 for storing predetermined programs and URL data 1 (U
And a flash memory 57 as an RL storage unit).

The information terminal 4 thus configured operates as follows. When the power is turned on, the host bus 59
The CPU 60 exchanges data using the local bus 56 to activate a program stored in the flash memory 57. The modem 54 converts data supplied from the provider 2 via the Internet 1 so that the data can be internally processed. The data converted by the modem 54 is downloaded to the memory 61 or the flash memory 57. Download downloaded data to CPU6
0 is analyzed and supplied to the graphic engine 52.
The graphic engine 52 draws a graphic image in the VRAM 51, and the NTSC / PAL codec 53 converts the graphic image into an NTSC or PAL image and supplies the image to the set-top box 6.

The set-top box 6 is connected via the transmission lines L1 to L4 such as the interface 55.
Is also processed in the same manner and downloaded to the memory 61 or the flash memory 57,
The CPU 60 analyzes the downloaded data, and the modem 54 connects to the URL address of the Internet 1 via the provider 2. The CPU 60 analyzes the data connected to the URL address and supplies the analyzed data to the graphic engine 52.
Draws a graphic image in the RAM 51 and stores it in N
If the TSC / PAL codec 53 is NTSC or P
The image is converted into an AL image and supplied to the set-top box 6. Thereby, the image information from the server of the URL address is displayed. The information terminal 4 described above
May be constituted by a personal computer.

[0064]

The information receiving apparatus of the present invention can receive broadcast information from a digital broadcast and receive related information related to the broadcast information provided from a server on the information provider side via a network. In the information receiving device on the user side, when receiving the digital broadcast,
Detecting means for detecting that the information provider information has been received; recording means for storing the information provider information; and connecting the information provider information stored in the recording means to the server. And transmitting means for transmitting the information to the connection unit which enables the information provider to store the information of the information provider when it detects that the information of the information provider has been received when receiving the digital broadcast. Is transmitted to the connection unit that enables connection with the server, so that the information reception device can connect to the server by the information provider information at the time when the information provider information is not being broadcast in the information receiving device. Thus, there is an effect that the information of the information provider can be browsed.

Further, in the information receiving apparatus of the present invention, in the above, the transmission means takes out a recording medium detachable from the apparatus main body and the connection section from the apparatus and mounts the recording medium on the apparatus main body or the connection section. By transmitting the information of the information provider, the user removes the recording medium on which the information of the information provider of the apparatus is recorded from the apparatus main body and mounts the recording medium on the connection section. This makes it possible to connect to the server using the information.

In the information receiving apparatus according to the present invention, the transmitting means transmits the information of the information provider from the apparatus main body to the connection unit via an interface, so that the user can record the information on the recording means of the apparatus main body. By transmitting the information of the information provider recorded in the server to the connection unit via the interface, the connection unit can be connected to the server based on the information of the information provider.

Further, in the information receiving apparatus of the present invention, in the above, the transmission means is provided via a recording medium provided in a remote operation means capable of various operations with respect to the apparatus main body via a wireless communication. By transmitting the information of the information provider to the connection unit, the user transmits the information of the information provider recorded on the recording medium of the remote control unit to the recording unit of the connection unit by wireless or the like, There is an effect that the connection with the server can be enabled by the information of the information provider in the connection unit.

Further, the information receiving method of the present invention can receive broadcast information from a digital broadcast and receive related information related to the broadcast information provided from a server on the information provider side via a network. In the information receiving method on the user side, when receiving the digital broadcast, a detection step of detecting that the information of the information provider has been received, a recording step of storing the information of the information provider, and the recording step Transmitting the stored information of the information provider to a connection unit that enables connection with the server, when it is detected that the information of the information provider has been received at the time of receiving the digital broadcast. By storing the information of the information provider and transmitting the stored information of the information provider to a connection unit that enables connection with the server, Information of the information provider at the time of signal becomes possible to connect to the server by the information of the information provider in the connecting portion even when they are not broadcast, there is an effect that it is possible to view the information of the information provider.

Further, in the information receiving method of the present invention, in the above, the transmitting step transmits the information of the latest recording date and time among the information of the information provider to the connection unit. The connection with the server is enabled by the information of the provider, and the information of the information provider can be browsed.

Further, the information receiving system of the present invention comprises: a receiving section for receiving broadcast information from a digital broadcast; and a receiving section for receiving related information related to the broadcast information provided from a server on the information provider side via a network. In a user-side information receiving system having a connection unit that enables
The receiving unit, upon receiving the digital broadcast, detecting means for detecting that the information of the information provider has been received,
Recording means for storing the information provider's information, and transmission means for transmitting the information provider's information stored in the recording means to a connection unit enabling connection to the server; When receiving the information of the information provider at the time of receiving the digital broadcast in the section, saves the information of the information provider, and saves the stored information of the information provider to a connection unit that enables connection with the server. By transmitting
At the point in time when the information of the information provider is not being broadcast in the receiving unit, the connection unit can connect to the server based on the information of the information provider, so that the information of the information provider can be browsed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view showing a configuration of a URL storage system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a digital television broadcast receiver.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a demodulation unit.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a URL time table.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an information terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Internet 2 Provider 3 Public line 4 Information terminal 4-1 Non-volatile memory (U
RL storage unit), 5 ... remote commander, 5-1 ... U
RL save button, 5-2: nonvolatile memory (URL storage unit), 6: set-top box, 6-1: nonvolatile memory (URL storage unit), L1 to L4 ... URL transmission line,

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Claims (7)

[Claims] An information receiving apparatus for receiving a broadcast information from a digital broadcast and receiving related information related to the broadcast information provided from a server of an information provider via a network. Detecting means for receiving the information of the information provider when receiving the digital broadcast; recording means for storing the information of the information provider; and information of the information provider stored in the recording means. A transmission unit for transmitting information to a connection unit that enables connection with the server, the information receiving device comprising: 2. The information receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said transmission means takes out a recording medium detachable from said apparatus main body and said connection part from said apparatus and mounts it on said apparatus main body or said connection part. An information receiving apparatus for transmitting the information of the information provider. 3. An information receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said transmitting means transmits information of said information provider from said apparatus main body to said connection unit via an interface. 4. The information receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said transmitting means is connected to a remote control means capable of performing various operations with respect to the apparatus main body via wireless communication via a recording medium provided on said remote operating means. An information receiving apparatus for transmitting information of the information provider to the connection unit. 5. A method for receiving broadcast information from a digital broadcast and receiving information related to the broadcast information provided from a server on an information provider side via a network, the method for receiving information on a user side. A detecting step of detecting that the information provider's information has been received when the digital broadcast is received; a recording step of storing the information provider's information; and a recording step of storing the information provider's information. A transmission step of transmitting information to a connection unit that enables connection to the server. 6. The information receiving method according to claim 5, wherein the transmitting step includes transmitting the information of the information provider having the latest recording date and time to the connection unit. 7. A receiving unit for receiving broadcast information from a digital broadcast, and a connecting unit for receiving relevant information related to the broadcast information provided from a server on the information provider side via a network. In the information receiving system on the user side, the receiving unit, upon receiving the digital broadcast, detecting means for receiving the information of the information provider, recording means for storing the information of the information provider, A transmission unit for transmitting the information of the information provider stored in the recording unit to a connection unit that enables connection with the server.