JP2005039576A - Terrestrial digital tv broadcasting receiving system and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a terrestrial digital TV broadcasting receiving system that presets the terrestrial digital TV broadcasting receiving system with a reflection of intentions of an area and broadcasting business proprietor, thereby can efficiently present preset information to users. <P>SOLUTION: The terrestrial digital TV broadcasting receiving system is equipped with a means for receiving information on broadcasting area of the terrestrial digital TV broadcasting and information on remote controller keys, a means for storing, as a channel list, the terrestrial digital TV broadcasting at each area and the information on the remote controller keys, a means for storing the channel list of the area input by the users, a means for giving identification information based on the information on the broadcasting area when overlapping of the information on the remote controller keys has been detected as well as for selecting all channel of the terrestrial digital TV broadcasting to make information on channel selection, a means for making up the information on the preset based on the information on the channel selection and the channel list of the area of the users, and a means for displaying the information on the preset. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a terrestrial digital television broadcast receiving apparatus and method thereof, and more specifically, presets of the terrestrial digital television broadcast receiving apparatus are performed reflecting the intentions of the region and the broadcaster, and preset information is efficiently transmitted to the user. The present invention relates to a digital terrestrial television broadcast receiving apparatus and method capable of presenting the same.

  Currently, development of a terrestrial digital television broadcast receiver for receiving terrestrial digital television broadcasts using a terrestrial television broadcast band is in progress as a next-generation digital television broadcast receiver. In order to receive terrestrial digital television broadcasts in the terrestrial digital television broadcast receiver, presets corresponding to the terrestrial digital television broadcast area (hereinafter referred to as a region) where the terrestrial digital television broadcast receiver is installed are set. There is a need to do.

  In analog terrestrial television broadcasting, the remote control key vacant in the remote control key of the digital terrestrial television broadcast reception device corresponding to the physical channel of the broadcast frequency or the smaller one of the numbers on the remote control key is received at a predetermined quality or higher. Preset to.

  On the other hand, in digital terrestrial television broadcasting, a broadcaster determines in advance a remote control key ID which is a remote control key number for presetting a physical channel. Send to. Here, the service ID is a number assigned to a service of a broadcasting station that performs digital terrestrial television broadcasting and includes regional information. The terrestrial digital television broadcast receiving apparatus presets the broadcast frequency received at a predetermined quality or higher to the remote control key of the terrestrial digital television broadcast receiving apparatus corresponding to the remote control key ID transmitted corresponding to the broadcast frequency.

  The remote control key ID determined by the broadcaster does not overlap within the region, but depending on the region where the terrestrial digital television broadcast receiver is installed, it can receive terrestrial digital television broadcasts in other regions In this case, there is a possibility that the remote control key ID of the terrestrial digital television broadcast in the local area overlaps with the remote control key ID of the terrestrial digital television broadcast in the other area. That is, there arises a problem that there are a plurality of terrestrial digital television broadcasts associated with predetermined remote control keys of the terrestrial digital television broadcast receiver.

  In order to solve the above problem, the digital terrestrial television broadcast receiving apparatus does not identify the duplicate digital terrestrial television broadcast by the three-digit number calculated by a predetermined calculation formula, but the fourth digit number (hereinafter, A process of identifying duplicate digital terrestrial television broadcasts by a branch number).

  As a known terrestrial digital television broadcast receiving device, terrestrial digital television broadcast receiving that automatically performs presets according to the area where the terrestrial digital television broadcast receiving device is installed without performing complicated operations by the user. There is an apparatus (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  The terrestrial digital television broadcast receiving apparatus detects the installation position of the terrestrial digital television broadcast reception apparatus using GPS (Global Positioning System) or the like, and based on the installation position, the area and the area adjacent to the area are detected. decide. Then, channel selection information of the determined region and the adjacent region is acquired via satellite broadcasting, the Internet, etc., and channel selection is performed using the acquired channel selection information. FIG. 18 shows an example of the acquired channel selection information. The channel selection information includes a region 1801, a service ID 1802, and a broadcast frequency 1803.

After the above processing, the terrestrial digital television broadcast receiving apparatus presets the broadcast frequency corresponding to the service ID having a reception state equal to or higher than a predetermined quality in the remote control key of the terrestrial digital television broadcast receiving apparatus. When the broadcast frequency with the same service ID is received, the broadcast frequency with the best reception state is selected and selected, and the selected broadcast frequency is set as a preset target.
JP 2001-298664 A

  However, the above conventional technique has a problem that there is no means for visually presenting the terrestrial digital television broadcast identified by the branch number to the user.

  In the terrestrial digital television broadcast receiver of Patent Document 1, it is not assumed that a remote control key ID determined by a broadcaster of terrestrial digital television broadcast is transmitted together with a service ID or the like. There was a problem that the preset did not reflect the intention of the broadcaster. In addition, since the entire frequency band of digital terrestrial television broadcasting is not swept, the terrestrial signal can be further received by the direction of the antenna and the surrounding environment other than the terrestrial digital television broadcast stipulated for each region. There is also a problem that the digital television broadcast cannot be preset, and a user who wants to view all receivable terrestrial digital television broadcasts cannot be satisfied.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and obtains a plurality of terrestrial digital television broadcasts that are associated with remote control keys of a terrestrial digital television broadcast receiver by sweeping the entire broadcast frequency band of the terrestrial digital television broadcast. In this case, it is possible to associate with remote control keys that reflect the intentions of the region and the broadcaster, and efficiently present to the user which terrestrial digital television broadcast is associated with the remote control keys. An object of the present invention is to provide a terrestrial digital television broadcast receiving apparatus and method.

  The terrestrial digital television broadcast receiver according to claim 1 of the present invention receives, as terrestrial digital television broadcast, reception of broadcast area information of the terrestrial digital television broadcast and remote control key information associated with the terrestrial digital television broadcast. First storage means for storing channel information in which the means is associated in advance with terrestrial digital television broadcasts to be preset for each region and remote control key information associated with the terrestrial digital television broadcasts, and first storage means The second storage means for selecting and storing the channel information corresponding to the region input by the user from the channel information stored in the channel information, and the receiving means for selecting all the terrestrial digital television broadcasts, As well as creating remote control key information for digital terrestrial television broadcasting Is generated by identification information providing means for assigning identification information based on the broadcasting area information of the terrestrial digital television broadcast, and channel information and identification information providing means stored in the second storage means. Preset information creating means for creating preset information based on channel selection information, and display means for displaying the preset information created by the preset information creating means are provided.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terrestrial digital television broadcast receiver according to the first aspect, wherein the preset information creating means includes the channel selection information created by the identification information adding means. When the broadcast area information of the broadcast matches the area input by the user, preset information is created based on remote control key information of the terrestrial digital television broadcast.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a digital terrestrial television broadcast receiving apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the preset information creating means includes the channel selection information created by the identification information adding means. If the broadcast area information of the broadcast does not match the area input by the user, preset information preset for the remote key information other than the remote key information of the channel information stored in the second storage means for the terrestrial digital television broadcast is stored. It is characterized by creating.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the terrestrial digital television broadcast receiving apparatus according to the first aspect, the display means displays the preset remote control key information and the identification information on the program guide display screen, banner display screen or selection screen. It is characterized by being displayed on the station screen.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terrestrial digital television broadcast receiving method that receives, as terrestrial digital television broadcast, broadcast area information of the terrestrial digital television broadcast and remote control key information associated with the terrestrial digital television broadcast. A step of storing channel information in association with a terrestrial digital television broadcast to be preset for each region and remote control key information that associates the terrestrial digital television broadcast, and channel information for each region, Select and store channel information corresponding to the area input by the user, create channel selection information by selecting all terrestrial digital television broadcasts, and duplication of remote control key information of terrestrial digital television broadcasts Is detected, the ground digital A step of providing identification information based on broadcast region information of a television broadcast, a step of creating preset information based on channel information and channel selection information corresponding to a region input by a user, and a step of displaying preset information It is characterized by comprising.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the digital terrestrial television broadcast receiving method according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the step of displaying the preset information includes the preset remote control key information and the identification information, a program guide display screen, It is a step of displaying on a banner display screen or a channel selection screen.

  According to the present invention, even when there are a plurality of terrestrial digital television broadcasts to be associated with the remote control key of the terrestrial digital television broadcast receiving apparatus, branch number assignment reflecting the intention of the region and the broadcaster and the association with the remote control key And the result can be visually presented to the user on a display screen such as a program guide or a favorite channel selection screen.

  Further, the user can select a terrestrial digital television broadcast having the same remote control key ID by using a branch number.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a digital terrestrial television broadcast receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The terrestrial digital television broadcast receiving apparatus 100 includes a channel selection unit 102, a separation unit 103, a control unit 104, a physical channel list creation unit 105, a service list creation unit 106, a preset list creation unit 107, a D / A The antenna unit 101 includes a conversion unit 108, a video processing unit 109, an OSD control unit 110, a synthesis unit 111, a video display unit 112, a storage unit 113, a channel list storage unit 114, and a preset list storage unit 115. The digital terrestrial television broadcast is received via the screen, the received digital terrestrial television broadcast is output to the video display unit 112, and a channel preset request or a program guide display request is received from the user via the input unit 116. Channel preset processing or program table display is performed.

  The channel selection unit 102 receives a tuning start command from the control unit 104 and receives a terrestrial digital television broadcast signal via the antenna 101. Then, the received terrestrial digital television broadcast signal is subjected to high frequency processing and demodulation processing, and is output to the separation unit 103 as a transport stream.

  The separation unit 103 classifies the transport stream from the channel selection unit 102 into digital video signals and digital audio signals that are MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) data, and channel selection information and program information that are additional information. The data is output to the D / A converter 108 and the additional information is output to the controller 104.

  The control unit 104 includes a physical channel list creation unit 105, a service list creation unit 106, and a preset list creation unit 107. When a channel preset request is received from the user via the input unit 116, a default channel list is created from the channel list stored in the channel list storage unit 114, and the channel selection unit 102 is instructed based on the default channel list. Execute tuning preset command and execute channel preset processing. The channel preset process will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. When a program guide display request, a favorite channel selection screen display request or a banner display request is received from the user, program guide information is newly added from the program guide information from the storage unit 113 and the preset list from the preset list storage unit 115. The favorite channel selection screen information or banner information is created and output to the OSD control unit 110.

  The physical channel list creation unit 105 creates a physical channel list from the sweep result of the entire band of the terrestrial digital television broadcast selected by the channel selection unit 102.

  The service list creation unit 106 uses the physical channel list created by the physical channel list creation unit 105 to detect terrestrial digital television broadcasts with overlapping remote control key IDs, assign branch numbers, and create a service list. To the storage unit 113. Also, a primary service list is created from the service list and output to the storage unit 113. The service list creation process will be described in detail later with reference to FIG.

  The preset list creation unit 107 determines whether the terrestrial digital television broadcast indicated by the service ID is in its own region (hereinafter referred to as “inside”) from the default channel list and the primary service list stored in the storage unit 113, Judge whether it is outside (hereinafter referred to as “outside”). Based on the determination result, a preset list is created and output to the preset list storage unit 115. The preset list creation process will be described in detail later with reference to FIGS.

  The D / A converter 108 converts the MPEG data from the separator 103 into analog data. Then, the analog video signal is output to the video processing unit 109, and the analog audio signal is output to the audio processing unit (not shown). The analog audio signal output to the audio processing unit (not shown) is amplified and then output as audio from an audio output unit (not shown) such as a speaker.

  The video processing unit 109 adjusts the brightness, contrast, and the like of the analog video signal from the D / A conversion unit 108 and outputs the analog video data to the synthesis unit 111.

  The OSD control unit 110 displays program guide information acquired from the control unit 104 in order to display a program guide and a favorite channel selection screen on the screen of the video display unit 112 or to display a banner on the displayed video. The favorite channel selection screen information or banner information is output to the synthesis unit 110 as OSD display data.

  When the banner information is input as the OSD display data from the OSD control unit 110, the combining unit 111 combines the analog video data from the video processing unit 109 and the banner information from the OSD control unit 110 to generate a video as an analog video signal. Output to the display unit 112. When program guide information or favorite channel selection screen information is input as OSD display data from the OSD control unit 110, the program guide information or favorite channel selection screen information is output to the video display unit 112 as an analog video signal. . In this embodiment, the program guide information or the favorite channel selection screen information is displayed by switching to the analog video data from the video processing unit 109, but is combined with the analog video data from the video processing unit 109. May be configured to be displayed.

  The video display unit 112 is a display device such as a cathode ray tube display, a liquid crystal display, or a plasma display. The video display unit 112 adjusts resolution conversion or the like on the analog video signal from the synthesis unit 111 and outputs the screen.

  The storage unit 113 stores program information and a default channel list from the control unit 104, and a service list and a primary service list from the service list creation unit 106. The channel list storage unit 114 stores a channel list for each region in the country. The preset list storage unit 115 stores the preset list from the preset list creation unit 107.

  The input unit 116 is an input device such as a remote controller, and outputs a channel preset request, a program guide display request, a favorite channel selection screen display request or a banner display request from the user to the control unit 104.

  In the present embodiment, the channel selection unit 102 and the separation unit 103 correspond to the reception unit described in the claims. Similarly, the channel list storage unit 114 is the first storage unit, and the storage unit 113 is the second storage unit. The control unit 104, the physical channel list creation unit 105, and the service list creation unit 106 are identification information adding means, and the preset list creation unit 107 and the preset list storage unit 115 are preset information creation means, the control unit 104, the OSD control unit 110, and the composition. The unit 111 and the video display unit 112 correspond to display means.

  Next, channel preset processing will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When the user inputs area specifying information such as a zip code or a telephone number as a channel preset request via the input unit 116 (S102), the control unit 104 determines the installation area of the terrestrial digital television broadcast receiving apparatus 100 from the area specifying information. Is specified (S104). Then, the channel list of the installation area is selected from the channel list stored in the channel list storage unit 114, and is output to the storage unit 113 as a default channel list (S106).

  An example of the channel list and the default channel list is shown in FIGS. The channel list 600 is a list in which each region 601 in the whole country, a broadcasting station name 602 of digital terrestrial television broadcasting that can be received in the region 601 and a remote control key 603 that associates the broadcasting station 602 are associated with each other in advance.

  The default channel list 700 is associated with the terrestrial digital television broadcast station name 702 that can be received in the installation area 701 of the terrestrial digital television broadcast receiver 100 in the channel list 600 and the remote control key 703 that associates the broadcast station 702 with each other. It is a list memorized. In the present embodiment, the area where the digital terrestrial television broadcast receiving apparatus 100 is installed is “area A”, the default channel list 700 of “area A” is created from the channel list 600, and the subsequent channel preset processing is performed. .

  After selecting the default channel list 700, the physical channel list creation unit 105 scans all the physical channels on which digital terrestrial television broadcasting is performed via the channel selection unit 102 and the separation unit 103, and receives them with a predetermined quality or higher. A physical channel list in which various types of physical channel information are described is created (S108, S110, S112).

  An example of the physical channel list is shown in FIG. The physical channel list 800 is received by a receivable physical channel (hereinafter referred to as a physical CH) 801, an antenna level 802 when receiving the physical CH 801, a broadcast frequency 803 when receiving the physical CH 801, and the physical CH 801. A remote terrestrial digital television broadcast station name 804, a service ID 805 of the broadcast station 804, a network ID 806 that is a number for identifying the network on which the broadcast station 804 provides its service, and a remote control that associates the broadcast station 804 It is a list in which a key ID 807 is associated. In the present embodiment, all physical channels that can be received in “Region A” are described in the physical channel list 800.

  After the above process, the service list creation process (# 200), the in-area preset list creation process (# 300), and the out-of-area preset list creation process (# 400) are further performed, which is suitable for the installation area of the digital terrestrial television broadcast receiving apparatus 100. By creating a preset list and outputting it to the preset list storage unit 115, the channel preset process is completed.

  Next, the service list creation process (# 200) will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  An example of the service list is shown in FIG. The service list 900 includes a broadcasting station name 901 of terrestrial digital television broadcasting, a service ID 902 of the broadcasting station 901, a network ID 903 of the broadcasting station 901, a remote control key ID 904 that associates the broadcasting station 901, and direct selection of the broadcasting station 901. This is a list in which a 3-digit number 905 for performing the operation, a branch number 906 of the broadcasting station 901, and a branch number flag 907 for identifying the branch number 906 associated with the remote control key ID 904 are stored in association with each other. The broadcast station name 901, service ID 902, network ID 903, and remote control key ID 904 are based on the broadcast station name 804, service ID 805, network ID 806, and remote control key ID 807 of the physical channel list 800, respectively.

  The service list creation unit 106 calculates a three-digit number 905 by a predetermined method using the service ID 902 of the broadcasting station 901, the remote control key ID 904, and the like (S202). Then, for all broadcasting stations 901 in the service list 900, the terrestrial digital television broadcast corresponding to the service ID 902 is terrestrial within the area from the installation information of the terrestrial digital television broadcast receiving apparatus 100 and the area information included in the service ID 902. It is determined whether it is digital television broadcasting or terrestrial digital television broadcasting outside the region (NO in S204 to S216).

  If it is determined that the terrestrial digital television broadcast is in the area (YES in S206), the branch number 906 is set to “0” (S208).

  When it is determined that the terrestrial digital television broadcast is outside the area and is the first terrestrial digital television broadcast with the corresponding remote control key ID 904 (NO in S206, YES in S210), branch number 906 is set to “1”. (S212).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the terrestrial digital television broadcast is not the first terrestrial digital television broadcast with the corresponding remote control key ID 904 (NO in S206, NO in S210), the branch number 906 is incremented. To set (S214).

  When the determination of in / out of the area is completed for all broadcasting stations 901 (YES in S216), the branch number flag 907 of the terrestrial digital television broadcast whose branch number 906 is “0” is set based on the set branch number 906. ON (value is “1”) (S218). In this embodiment, terrestrial digital television broadcasts broadcasted by broadcast station “MMM” 908, broadcast station “TTT” 909, broadcast station “QQQ” 912, and broadcast station “NNN” 913 are terrestrial digital television broadcasts. The branch number is “0” and the branch number flag is “1”. In addition, the digital terrestrial television broadcasts broadcasted by the broadcast station “XXX” 910 and the broadcast station “XXX” 911 are out-of-region digital terrestrial television broadcasts, and the branch number of the broadcast station “XXX” 910 is “1”. The flag is set to “0”, the branch number of the broadcast station “XXX” 911 is set to “2”, and the branch number flag is set to “0”.

  Next, a primary service list is created based on the service list 900 completed by the above processing (S220).

  An example of the primary service list is shown in FIG. The primary service list 1000 is a list obtained by extracting information corresponding to the service ID 902 determined to be primary by a predetermined method with reference to the network ID 903, the service ID 902, and the like from the service list 900. That is, when a broadcast station 901 with an overlapping network ID 903 is detected, only the primary broadcast station 901 is extracted. In the present embodiment, in the service list 900, an overlap between the network ID “0300” of the broadcast station “XXX” 910 and the network ID “0300” of the broadcast station “XXX” 911 is detected. Since the service ID “0211” of the station “XXX” 911 is determined to be primary, information on the broadcast station “XXX” 911 is described in the primary service list 1000.

  Then, the created primary service list 1000 is output to the storage unit 113 together with the service list 900.

  Next, the intra-area preset list creation process (# 300) will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  An example of the preset list is shown in FIG. The preset list 1100 includes a terrestrial digital television broadcast station name 1101, a remote control key 1102 that associates the broadcast station 1101, a three-digit number 1103 for directly selecting the broadcast station 1101, and a branch number 1104 of the broadcast station 1101. Is a list in which A remote control key 703 of the default channel list 700 is inserted in the remote control key 1102 in advance.

  Of the broadcasting stations 1001 in the primary service list 1000 stored in the storage unit 113, broadcasting stations that perform terrestrial digital television broadcasting in the region are extracted (S302), and the extracted broadcasting station broadcasts in the default channel list 700. If it is determined that the station is the station 702 (YES in S304), the broadcast station name 1001, three-digit number 1005 and branch number 1006 of the extracted broadcast station are broadcast corresponding to the remote control key 1102 having the same number as the remote control key ID 1004. The station name 1101, the three-digit number 1103, and the branch number 1104 are inserted (S306). The above processing is performed for all terrestrial digital television broadcast stations in the primary service list 1000 and stored in the preset list storage unit 115 (S308). In the present embodiment, each information of broadcast station “MMM” 1008, broadcast station “TTT” 1009, broadcast station “QQQ” 1011 and broadcast station “NNN” 1012 of primary service list 1000 is inserted into preset list 1100, respectively. Yes.

  Next, the out-of-range preset list creation process (# 400) will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  Out of the broadcasting stations 1001 in the primary service list 1000 stored in the storage unit 113, broadcasting stations that perform terrestrial digital television broadcasting outside the area are extracted (S402), and the extracted broadcasting stations are broadcasts in the default channel list 700. If it is determined that the station is the station 702 (YES in S404), the broadcast station name 1001, the three-digit number 1005, and the branch number 1006 of the extracted broadcast station correspond to the remote control key 1102 having the same number as the remote control key ID 1004. The station name 1101, the three-digit number 1103, and the branch number 1104 are inserted (S406).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the extracted broadcast station is not the broadcast station 700 in the default channel list 700 (NO in S404), the broadcast station name 1101, three-digit number 1005 and branch number 1006 of the extracted broadcast station are assigned to the free remote control. The broadcasting station name 1101 corresponding to the key 1102 is inserted into the three-digit number 1103 and the branch number 1104 (S408).

  Then, the above process is performed for all terrestrial digital television broadcasting stations in the primary service list 1000 and stored in the preset list storage unit 115 (S410).

  FIG. 12 shows a preset list 1100 in which all terrestrial digital television broadcasting stations outside the area are preset after presetting the terrestrial digital television broadcasting in the area. In the present embodiment, since the broadcast station “XXX” 1010 in the primary service list 1000 is a digital terrestrial television broadcast station outside the region, the information of the broadcast station “XXX” 1010 is as shown in FIG. The empty remote control key 1201 newly added to the preset list 1100 is inserted. Here, the newly added remote control keys are “13” to “36”. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 12B, it may be inserted into a predetermined remote control key 1203 of the preset list 1100.

  In FIG. 12B, when the information of the broadcast station “XXX” 1202 is inserted into the predetermined remote control key 1203 and the terrestrial digital television broadcast station to be inserted into the remote control key 1203 is detected, Information on the terrestrial digital television broadcasting station to be inserted is inserted into the remote control key 1203, and information on the broadcasting station “XXX” 1202 is inserted into the newly added remote control key 1201 in FIG. Alternatively, the information of the broadcasting station 1202 may be further inserted into another empty remote control key 1203.

  Next, a method for presenting preset information of the digital terrestrial television broadcast receiving apparatus 100 stored in the preset list storage unit 115 to the user will be described.

  FIG. 13 shows a program guide display screen. When the user inputs a program guide display request via the input unit 116, the terrestrial digital television broadcast receiving apparatus 100 stores the program information stored in the storage unit 113 and the preset list 1100 stored in the preset list storage unit 115. A program guide 1300 is created based on the information and output to the video display unit 112 on the screen.

  The program table 1300 displays the broadcast contents for each channel with one axis as the broadcast time zone and the other axis as the channel. The broadcast station name 1301 is displayed in the channel column, and the broadcast station 1301 included in the program information is displayed. A logo 1305, a remote control key 1302 for selecting the broadcast station 1301 with a one-touch button of the remote controller, and a three-digit number 1303 for directly selecting the broadcast station 1301 are simultaneously displayed. Here, when a branch number is assigned to the broadcasting station 1301, a number 1304 to which the branch number is assigned is displayed. For the channel currently being viewed, the logo 1305 is switched to a display such as “viewing” (1306), and the channel 1305 is identified and displayed as another channel that is not being viewed.

  FIG. 14 shows a banner display screen. When the user inputs a banner display request via the input unit 116, the terrestrial digital television broadcast receiver 100 receives the program information stored in the storage unit 113 and information on the preset list 1100 stored in the preset list storage unit 115. A banner display screen 1400 is created based on the above, superimposed on the currently viewed program video 1401, and output to the video display unit 112.

  The banner display screen 1400 includes detailed information (1402, 1403) of the currently viewed program, the logo 1404 of the broadcasting station broadcasting the program, the remote control key 1405 of the broadcasting station, the three-digit number or branch of the broadcasting station. The number 1406 to which the number is assigned and the current time 1407 are displayed simultaneously.

  FIG. 15 shows a favorite channel selection screen. When the user inputs a favorite channel selection screen display request via the input unit 116, the terrestrial digital television broadcast receiver 100 receives the program information stored in the storage unit 113 and the preset stored in the preset list storage unit 115. A favorite channel selection screen 1500 is created based on the information in the list 1100 and output to the video display unit 112.

  The favorite channel selection screen 1500 displays not only the “1” to “12” remote control keys that can be selected with the one-touch button of the remote control but also all the remote control keys “1” to “36” that can be preset on the remote control. . Remote control keys “1” to “12” are displayed in association with “1” to “12” on the 1/3 screen 1501, and remote control keys “13” to “24” are “1” on the 2/3 screen 1502. ”To“ 12 ”, and remote control keys“ 25 ”to“ 36 ”are displayed in association with“ 1 ”to“ 12 ”on the 3/3 screen 1503. Then, preset information of the preset list 1100 (a number added with a 3-digit number or branch number, a logo) is displayed on a corresponding remote control key.

  In the present embodiment, broadcasting stations corresponding to the remote control keys “1” to “36” are displayed on the same screen, but the 1/3 screen 1501, 2/3 screen 1502, 3 / It may be divided into three screens 1503 and displayed in order. With the favorite channel selection screen 1500, the user can directly select all the broadcast stations corresponding to the remote control keys “1” to “36”.

  In the present embodiment, a favorite channel selection screen 1500 is created from the preset list 1100 in FIG. In FIG. 12A, since the broadcast station “XXX” 1202 is inserted in the remote control key 1201 of “13”, the broadcast station “XXX” 1202 is displayed on “1” of the 2/3 screen 1502 (1504). ).

  Further, the user can reset the preset list 1100 in the favorite channel selection screen 1500 by newly associating the displayed broadcast station with a desired remote control key. FIG. 16 shows a preference selection screen 1600 that has been reset. In the present embodiment, broadcast station “XXX” 1202 associated with “13” remote control key 1504 on preference selection screen 1500 in FIG. 15 is set to “3” remote control key 1601 by a predetermined operation. . By the above process, the preset list 1100 is reset as the preset list 1100 in FIG.

  In the above description, it has been described that the broadcast station that is the primary can be selected from the program guide 1300 and the favorite channel selection screen 1500. However, the user can use the branch number selection screen shown in FIG. You can also tune in.

  The branch number channel selection screen 1700 is a screen that displays all broadcast stations to which branch numbers of three-digit numbers 1701 having a plurality of branch numbers are assigned based on the service list 900 stored in the storage unit 113. The user can select the broadcasting station selected by the cursor 1702 by moving the cursor 1702. In the present embodiment, since the broadcast station “TTT” 909, the broadcast station “XXX” 910, and the broadcast station “XXX” 911 of the service list 900 are broadcast stations, branch numbers are added, so that the three-digit number “020” is displayed. A broadcast station “TTT” 909, a broadcast station “XXX” 910, and a broadcast station “XXX” 911 are displayed in a list on the branch number selection screen 1700. When there are a plurality of branch number channel selection screens 1700, the plurality of branch number channel selection screens 1700 are switched and presented by a predetermined user operation.

  In addition, the user can set a broadcast station that is not set as a primary broadcast station as a primary broadcast station by performing a predetermined operation on the branch number channel selection screen 1700. In this case, the information regarding the broadcasting station is added to the primary service list 1000, and the information regarding the broadcasting station having the same network ID as the broadcasting station and set as the primary is deleted from the primary service list 1000.

  The digital terrestrial television broadcast receiving apparatus and method thereof according to the present invention has a branch reflecting the intent of the region and the broadcaster even when there are a plurality of digital terrestrial television broadcasts corresponding to the remote control key of the digital terrestrial television broadcast receiving apparatus. Numbering and association with remote control keys, and the result can be visually presented to the user on a display screen such as a program guide or favorite channel selection screen, and the user can use the same remote control key ID. Terrestrial digital television broadcasts that have a channel can be distinguished and selected using branch numbers, and therefore can be applied to all display devices that can receive terrestrial digital television broadcasts and display program listings. .

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a digital terrestrial television broadcast receiving apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Flowchart showing channel preset processing according to the embodiment Flowchart showing service list creation processing according to the embodiment A flowchart showing an intra-area preset list creation process according to the embodiment Flowchart showing out-of-range preset list creation processing according to the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the channel list which concerns on the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the default channel list which concerns on the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the physical channel list which concerns on the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the service list which concerns on the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the primary service list which concerns on the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the preset list after the terrestrial digital television broadcast setting in the area which concerns on the embodiment (A) The figure which shows an example of the preset after the setting of the terrestrial digital television broadcast outside the area which concerns on the embodiment (b) The other example of the preset after the setting of the terrestrial digital television broadcast outside the area which concerns on the embodiment Illustration The figure which shows the program schedule display screen which concerns on the embodiment The figure which shows the banner display screen which concerns on the same embodiment The figure which shows the favorite channel selection screen which concerns on the same embodiment The figure which shows the preset list reset on the favorite channel selection screen which concerns on the same embodiment The figure which shows the branch number channel selection screen which concerns on the same embodiment The figure which shows the channel selection information memorize | stored in the conventional terrestrial digital television broadcast receiver

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Terrestrial digital television broadcast receiver 101 Antenna 102 Channel selection part 103 Separation part 104 Control part 105 Physical channel list creation part 106 Service list creation part 107 Preset list creation part 108 D / A conversion part 109 Video processing part 110 OSD control part 111 Compositing unit 112 Video display unit 113 Storage unit 114 Channel list storage unit 115 Preset list storage unit 116 Input unit

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As terrestrial digital television broadcasting, receiving means for receiving broadcasting area information of the terrestrial digital television broadcasting and remote control key information that associates the terrestrial digital television broadcasting, terrestrial digital television broadcasting to be preset for each area, and Corresponding to a region input by the user from first storage means for storing channel information associated with remote control key information associated with the terrestrial digital television broadcast, and channel information stored in the first storage means. Second storage means for selecting and storing channel information, and making the reception means tune all terrestrial digital television broadcasts to create channel selection information, and duplicating remote control key information for terrestrial digital television broadcasts Is detected, the digital terrestrial television broadcast Preset information is generated based on identification information adding means for adding identification information based on transmission area information, channel information stored in the second storage means, and channel selection information created by the identification information adding means. A digital terrestrial television broadcast receiving apparatus comprising: preset information creating means; and display means for displaying preset information created by the preset information creating means. The preset information creation means, when the broadcast area information of the terrestrial digital television broadcast included in the channel selection information created by the identification information giving means matches the area entered by the user, the remote control key of the terrestrial digital television broadcast 2. The digital terrestrial television broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein preset information is created based on the information. The preset information creation means, when the broadcast area information of the terrestrial digital television broadcast included in the channel selection information created by the identification information adding means does not match the area input by the user, 2. The digital terrestrial television broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein preset information preset in remote control key information other than the remote control key information of the channel information stored in the storage means is created. 2. The digital terrestrial television broadcast receiver according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays the preset remote control key information and identification information on a program guide display screen, a banner display screen or a channel selection screen. As the terrestrial digital television broadcast, receiving the broadcast area information of the terrestrial digital television broadcast and the remote control key information associated with the terrestrial digital television broadcast; the terrestrial digital television broadcast to be preset for each area in advance; Storing channel information associated with remote control key information associated with digital terrestrial television broadcasting; and selecting and storing channel information corresponding to a region input by a user from channel information for each region; , Select all terrestrial digital television broadcasts, create channel selection information, and if duplicated remote control key information of terrestrial digital television broadcasts is detected, based on broadcast area information of the terrestrial digital television broadcasts To add identification information Terrestrial digital television, comprising: creating preset information based on channel information corresponding to an area input by the user and the channel selection information; and displaying the preset information John broadcast reception method. 6. The digital terrestrial television set according to claim 5, wherein the step of displaying the preset information is a step of displaying preset remote control key information and identification information on a program guide display screen, a banner display screen or a channel selection screen. John broadcast reception method.

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