JP2007180807A - Television receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify an initial setting work for making a television receiver function as a PPV (pay per view) enabled one. <P>SOLUTION: When power supply of a television receiver is turned on; a microcomputer in the television receiver reads the value of a mode information memorized at a memory, and executes various processing according to the read value. Since the value of the mode information memorized as a default is the one for a room (ROOM) mode in a PPV-TV mode, the television receiver is established to the room mode in the PPV-TV mode, and processing corresponding to the mode is executed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a television receiver, and more particularly to a television receiver having a special function that is used for business purposes by configuring a network with a server in a hotel or hospital.

Conventionally, even a television receiver having a special function for a hotel, for example, is set to function as a normal television receiver at the time of shipment, and various parameters are set after installation in a hotel guest room. It is necessary to work for a hotel function, for example, a PPV (Pay Per View) function.
In hotel TV, special functions such as maximum volume restriction, power on channel and volume specification, front control panel operation prohibition, on-screen display and off-timer function deletion are operated simultaneously on the remote control and front control panel. Can be set freely in the field, so that any hotel specification can be handled with a single model, and the standardization and development efficiency of hotel televisions can be improved (for example, patent documents) 1).
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However, since a conventional television receiver is set to function as a normal television receiver at the time of shipment, an operator of a manufacturer or the like installs the television receiver in a guest room of a hotel, and then the PPV ( Various settings such as switching to a pay per view mode, specifying a channel selection frequency, and associating a channel number with a broadcasting station had to be made.
Further, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to set a special function of a hotel television for each hotel, and there is a problem that work is complicated.
The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is to provide a television receiver capable of solving the above-described problems.

The television receiver according to claim 1 is a storage unit that stores a value indicating the PPV-TV mode as a default value as mode information, and a value of mode information stored by the storage unit, after the power is turned on. And processing means for executing processing in the PPV-TV mode.
The PPV-TV mode has a master mode for performing various settings and a room mode in which a user views a program. A value indicating the PPV-TV mode and a value indicating the room mode are set as default values. It can be stored as information by the storage means.
Further, a channel selection unit that searches for a frequency of a designated channel number based on the frequency band of each channel and selects a channel, and a channel frequency that stores the frequency searched by the channel selection unit and the channel number in association with each other. A storage means can be further provided.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a television receiver control method that stores a value indicating a PPV-TV mode as a default value as mode information, and a power source based on the mode information value stored in the storage step. And a processing step of executing processing in the PPV-TV mode after the input.
The PPV-TV mode has a master mode for performing various settings and a room mode in which a user views a program. A value indicating the PPV-TV mode and a value indicating the room mode are set as default values. It can be stored in the storage step as information.
In addition, a channel selection step for searching for a frequency of a specified channel number based on the frequency band of each channel and selecting the channel, and a channel frequency for storing the frequency and channel number searched in the channel selection step in association with each other are stored. A storage step.
The television receiver control program according to claim 7 is a control program for controlling the television receiver, and stores a value indicating the PPV-TV mode as a default value as mode information, and a storage step. The television receiver is caused to execute processing steps for executing processing in the PPV-TV mode after the power is turned on based on the value of the mode information stored in.
The PPV-TV mode has a master mode for performing various settings and a room mode in which a user views a program. A value indicating the PPV-TV mode and a value indicating the room mode are set as default values. It can be stored in the storage step as information.
In addition, a channel selection step for searching for a frequency of a specified channel number based on the frequency band of each channel and selecting the channel, and a channel frequency for storing the frequency and channel number searched in the channel selection step in association with each other are stored. A storage step.

  According to the television receiver of the present invention, since the PPV-TV mode is automatically set after the power is turned on, the setting work after the installation can be made unnecessary, and the time and cost required for the setting work are reduced. can do.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an embodiment of a PPV (Pay Per View) system in a hotel to which the present invention is applied. As shown in the figure, in the present embodiment, a television receiver (Hotel TV) 100, a PPV terminal BOX 200 to which the television receiver 100 is connected, and a hotel to which the PPV terminal BOX 200 is connected. A server (Hotel Server) 300, a PPV remote controller 400 that controls the PPV terminal BOX 200 via the television receiver 100, a setting remote controller 500 as an operator remote controller, and a television (TV) remote controller 600 are configured. The television remote controller 600 is used when the television receiver 100 functions as a normal television and when used in combination with the setting remote controller 500 when performing various TV settings in the master mode. This is used when various settings of the television receiver 100 are performed.

  When the television receiver 100 is set to a PPV-TV mode to be described later, a video / audio signal (AV (Audio Visual) signal) of each channel is input from the PPV terminal BOX 200, and a microcomputer (microcomputer) 120 to be described later. Under the control, a predetermined channel is selected from the input channels, the video signal of the video / audio signal of the selected channel is supplied to the video processing circuit 150, and the audio signal is supplied to the audio circuit 140, which will be described later. When the normal TV mode is set, a predetermined channel is selected under the control of the microcomputer 120 from the received signal supplied via the antenna or wire, and the video signal is selected from the video and audio signals of the selected channel. A tuner or AV signal processing circuit that supplies the video signal to the video processing circuit 150 and the audio signal to the audio circuit 140 110, a memory 130 for storing various data such as a mode information value and a remote control signal acceptance refusal table to be described later, and various TV buttons (not shown) provided on the front surface of the television receiver 100 are operated. A remote control signal transmitted by infrared from the TV button circuit 160 for supplying an operation signal corresponding to the selected button to the microcomputer 120, the microcomputer 120 for controlling each part according to a predetermined control program, and the PPV remote control 400, and the received remote control An IR (Infrared) circuit 180 that supplies control data corresponding to the signal to the microcomputer 120, a power supply circuit 170 that supplies power to each unit, and the like are included. The outputs of the audio circuit 140 and the video processing circuit 150 are supplied to a speaker and a display unit (not shown), so that audio and video can be viewed.

  The PPV terminal BOX 200 is connected to the hotel server 300, requests the hotel server 300 to supply the video / audio signal of the channel instructed by the PPV remote controller 400, and transmits the video / audio signal of the channel supplied from the hotel server 300 to the television. The tuner or AV signal processing circuit 110 of the receiver 100 is supplied. Various control signals are supplied to the microcomputer 120 of the television receiver 100.

  The hotel server 300 supplies video / audio signals of various channels to the PPV terminal BOX 200 in response to a request from the PPV terminal BOX 200.

  FIG. 2 shows modes and transitions of the television receiver 100. That is, the television receiver 100 has a normal TV mode (Normal TV mode) that functions as a normal television and a PPV-TV mode that functions as a PPV-TV. Furthermore, the PPV-TV mode has a room mode (ROOM mode) and a master mode (MASTER mode). By operating a master button (not shown) of the setting remote controller 500, the normal TV mode can be changed to the PPV-TV mode. Further, it is possible to change from the PPV-TV mode to the normal TV mode by menu selection in the PPV-TV mode.

  In the room mode, the PPV remote controller 400 and the setting remote controller 500 can be used. On the other hand, in the master mode, the setting remote controller 500 and the TV remote controller 600 can be used. By operating a master button (not shown) of the setting remote controller 500, the room mode can be changed to the master mode. Further, the master mode can be changed to the room mode by operating a room button (not shown) of the setting remote controller 500 or by turning off the power of the television receiver 100.

  FIG. 3 shows a processing procedure of the microcomputer 120 immediately after the television receiver 100 is turned on. First, in step S1, the microcomputer 120 determines whether or not the current mode of the television receiver 100 is the PPV-TV mode.

  That is, a value indicating the current mode of the television receiver 100 is stored in the memory 130 as mode information, and the microcomputer 120 reads the mode information value stored in the memory 130 to set the current setting. Determine the type of mode being used. As the mode information, values indicating the PPV-TV mode and the room mode are set as default values.

  Next, in step S2, the microcomputer 120 sets the mode of the television receiver 100 to the room mode of the PPV-TV mode. The microcomputer 120 executes processing corresponding to the value of mode information stored in the memory 130. Therefore, at the first power-on of the television receiver 100 or the first power-on after the setting reset, the microcomputer 120 performs various processes corresponding to the room mode based on the mode information stored in the memory 130. Will be executed.

  On the other hand, if the microcomputer 120 determines that the current mode of the television receiver 100 is not the PPV-TV mode, the process proceeds to step S3.

  In step S3, the microcomputer 120 sets the mode of the television receiver 100 to the normal TV mode that functions as a normal television.

  Since the microcomputer 120 executes processing of the mode corresponding to the value according to the value of the mode information stored in the memory 130, when the value indicating the normal TV mode is set as the mode information of the memory 130, the microcomputer 120 Performs various processes corresponding to the normal TV mode.

  When the process in step S2 or the process in step S3 ends, this process ends.

  The microcomputer of the television receiver 100 accepts or rejects acceptance of remote control signals from the PPV remote controller 400, the setting remote controller 500, and the TV remote controller 600 depending on the set mode.

  FIG. 4 is a remote control signal acceptance refusal table indicating whether a remote control signal from each remote controller is accepted or rejected according to the mode of the television receiver 100. This table is stored in the memory 130. In this table, the symbol “x” indicates that a remote control signal or an operation signal is accepted, and the symbol “−” indicates that it is rejected.

  In the following description, the online (ONLINE) mode is a mode when the television receiver 100 is connected to the PPV terminal BOX 200 and the PPV terminal BOX 200 is operating normally, and the stand-alone mode is the TV This is the mode when the John receiver 100 is not connected to the PPV terminal BOX 200 or is connected but the PPV terminal BOX 200 is not operating normally.

  When the mode of the television receiver 100 is the master mode of the online mode of the PPV-TV mode, the microcomputer 120 transmits control data corresponding to the TV function transmitted from the TV remote controller 600 and the remote control signal corresponding to other functions. , Through the IR circuit 180. In addition, an operation signal supplied from the TV button circuit 160 to the microcomputer 120 when the TV button of the main body of the television receiver 100 is operated is also received. Further, the microcomputer 120 accepts a remote control signal transmitted from the PPV remote controller 400 and a remote control signal transmitted from the setting remote controller 500. A remote control signal transmitted from the PPV remote controller 400 is supplied to the PPV terminal BOX 200.

  When the mode of the television receiver 100 is the room mode of the online mode of the PPV-TV mode and is set (On) to accept the button operation of the remote controller (R / C), the microcomputer 120 uses the TV remote controller. Control data corresponding to a remote control signal corresponding to the television function transmitted from 600 is received via the IR circuit 180. Further, the microcomputer 120 accepts a remote control signal transmitted from the PPV remote controller 400 and a remote control signal transmitted from the setting remote controller 500. A remote control signal transmitted from the PPV remote controller 400 is supplied to the PPV terminal BOX 200.

  When the mode of the television receiver 100 is a room mode that is an online mode of the PPV-TV mode and is set to not accept button operation of the remote controller (R / C) (Off), the microcomputer 120 Control data corresponding to a remote control signal corresponding to the television function transmitted from the remote controller 600 is not accepted. On the other hand, the microcomputer 120 accepts a remote control signal transmitted from the PPV remote controller 400 and a remote control signal transmitted from the setting remote controller 500. A remote control signal transmitted from the PPV remote controller 400 is supplied to the PPV terminal BOX 200.

  When the mode of the television receiver 100 is the room mode of the online mode of the PPV-TV mode and is set to accept the operation of the TV button (On), the microcomputer 120 corresponds to the operation of the TV button. An operation signal is received via the TV button circuit 160. Further, the microcomputer 120 accepts a remote control signal transmitted from the PPV remote controller 400 and a remote control signal transmitted from the setting remote controller 500. A remote control signal transmitted from the PPV remote controller 400 is supplied to the PPV terminal BOX 200.

  When the mode of the television receiver 100 is the room mode of the online mode of the PPV-TV mode and is set to not accept the operation of the TV button (Off), the microcomputer 120 supports the operation of the TV button. Operation signals to be received are not accepted. On the other hand, the microcomputer 120 accepts a remote control signal transmitted from the PPV remote controller 400 and a remote control signal transmitted from the setting remote controller 500. A remote control signal transmitted from the PPV remote controller 400 is supplied to the PPV terminal BOX 200.

  When the mode of the television receiver 100 is the master mode of the stand-alone mode of the PPV-TV mode, the microcomputer 120 transmits the control data corresponding to the TV function transmitted from the TV remote controller 600 and the remote control signal corresponding to other functions. , Through the IR circuit 180. In addition, an operation signal supplied from the TV button circuit 160 to the microcomputer 120 when the TV button of the main body of the television receiver 100 is operated is also received. Further, the microcomputer 120 also receives a remote control signal transmitted from the setting remote controller 500.

  When the mode of the television receiver 100 is the room mode of the stand-alone mode of the PPV-TV mode and is set (On) to accept the button operation of the remote controller (R / C), the microcomputer 120 uses the TV remote controller. Control data corresponding to a remote control signal corresponding to the television function transmitted from 600 is received via the IR circuit 180. Further, the microcomputer 120 also receives a remote control signal transmitted from the setting remote controller 500.

  When the mode of the television receiver 100 is the room mode of the stand-alone mode of the PPV-TV mode and the setting (Off) for not accepting the button operation of the remote controller (R / C) is performed, the microcomputer 120 Control data corresponding to the remote control signal corresponding to the TV function and other functions transmitted from the remote control 600 is not accepted. On the other hand, the microcomputer 120 receives a remote control signal transmitted from the setting remote controller 500.

  When the mode of the television receiver 100 is the room mode of the stand-alone mode of the PPV-TV mode and is set to accept the operation of the TV button (On), the microcomputer 120 corresponds to the operation of the TV button. An operation signal is received through the TV button circuit 160. Further, the microcomputer 120 also receives a remote control signal transmitted from the setting remote controller 500.

  When the mode of the television receiver 100 is the room mode of the stand-alone mode of the PPV-TV mode and is set to not accept the operation of the TV button (Off), the microcomputer 120 supports the operation of the TV button. Operation signals to be received are not accepted. On the other hand, the microcomputer 120 receives a remote control signal transmitted from the setting remote controller 500.

  When the mode of the television receiver 100 is the normal TV mode, the microcomputer 120 receives the control data corresponding to the remote control signal corresponding to the TV function and other functions transmitted from the TV remote controller 600 via the IR circuit 180. . In addition, an operation signal supplied from the TV button circuit 160 to the microcomputer 120 when the TV button of the main body of the television receiver 100 is operated is also received. Furthermore, the microcomputer 120 also receives a remote control signal indicating that the master button or the room button transmitted from the setting remote controller 500 has been operated.

  When the television receiver 100 is installed in a guest room of a hotel, connected to the PPV terminal BOX 200 and turned on, as described above with reference to FIG. 3, the mode of the television receiver 100 is the PPV-TV mode. Set to room mode.

  The microcomputer 120 acquires the channel number from the hotel server 300 via the PPV-TV terminal BOX 200, scans only the frequency band corresponding to the channel number, searches for the frequency of the channel, and finds the channel number and the searched frequency. The data is stored in the memory 130 in association with each other. Alternatively, the frequency band of the channel set as the default value may be stored in the memory 130.

  The same process is executed each time the user operates the PPV remote controller 400 to designate a new channel, and the channel number and frequency are stored in the memory 130.

  The PPV terminal BOX 200 has label information indicating the correspondence between the channel number designated by the user using the PPV remote controller 400 and the broadcast station name. Furthermore, a correspondence table between channel numbers designated using the PPV remote controller 400 and actual channel numbers is provided. Therefore, the PPV terminal BOX 200 converts the channel number designated by the user using the PPV remote controller 400 into an actual channel number based on the correspondence table, and receives the program provided by the actual channel number from the hotel server 300. To the television receiver 100 and instruct the television receiver 100 to select the channel.

  For example, when the channel “8” designated by the PPV remote controller 400 corresponds to the channel “12”, the PPV terminal BOX 200 requests the hotel server 300 to provide the program of the channel “12”. The hotel server 300 supplies the program of the channel “12” to the PPV terminal BOX 200 in response to a request from the PPV terminal BOX 200. The PPV terminal BOX 200 supplies the video / audio signal of the channel “12” supplied from the hotel server 300 to the television receiver 100 and instructs the television receiver 100 to select the channel.

  In the PPV-TV mode, the remote control signal transmitted from the PPV remote controller 400 is supplied as it is to the PPV terminal BOX 200 under the control of the microcomputer 120, and the PPV terminal BOX 200 performs processing corresponding to the remote control signal supplied via the microcomputer 120. Execute.

  It should be noted that the configuration and operation of the above-described embodiment are examples, and it goes without saying that they can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  As an application example of the present invention, for example, the present invention can be applied not only for a hotel but also when a PPV compatible television receiver is used in various industries.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of one Embodiment of the PPV (Pay Per View) system in the hotel to which this invention is applied. The mode and transition of a television receiver are shown. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the microcomputer immediately after turning on a power supply to a television receiver. It is a figure which shows the example of a remote control signal reception refusal table.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Television receiver 110 Tuner orAV signal processing circuit 120 Microcomputer 130 Memory 140 Audio circuit 150 Video processing circuit 160 TV button circuit 170 Power supply circuit 200 PPV terminal BOX
300 Hotel server 400 PPV remote control 500 Setting remote control 600 TV remote control

Claims (9)

Storage means for storing, as mode information, a value indicating the PPV-TV mode as a default value;
A television receiver comprising: processing means for executing processing in the PPV-TV mode after power-on based on the value of the mode information stored in the storage means. The PPV-TV mode has a master mode for performing various settings, and a room mode in which a user views a program. A value indicating the PPV-TV mode and a value indicating the room mode are the default values. The television receiver according to claim 1, wherein the television receiver is stored as mode information by the storage unit. Based on the frequency band of each channel, search for the frequency of the specified channel number, channel selection means for selecting,
The television receiver according to claim 1, further comprising channel frequency storage means for storing the frequency searched by the channel selection means and the channel number in association with each other. A storage step of storing, as mode information, a value indicating the PPV-TV mode as a default value;
And a processing step of executing processing in the PPV-TV mode after power-on based on the value of the mode information stored in the storing step. The PPV-TV mode has a master mode for performing various settings, and a room mode in which a user views a program. A value indicating the PPV-TV mode and a value indicating the room mode are the default values. 5. The television receiver control method according to claim 4, wherein the storage step stores the mode information as the mode information. A channel selection step of searching for and selecting a frequency of a specified channel number based on the frequency band of each channel;
6. The television receiver control method according to claim 4, further comprising a channel frequency storage step of storing the frequency searched in the channel selection step in association with the channel number. A control program for controlling a television receiver,
A storage step of storing, as mode information, a value indicating the PPV-TV mode as a default value;
The television receiver is caused to execute a processing step of executing processing in the PPV-TV mode after power-on based on the value of the mode information stored in the storing step. Machine control program. The PPV-TV mode has a master mode for performing various settings, and a room mode in which a user views a program. A value indicating the PPV-TV mode and a value indicating the room mode are the default values. The television receiver control program according to claim 7, wherein the storage step stores the mode information as the mode information. A channel selection step of searching for and selecting a frequency of a specified channel number based on the frequency band of each channel;
The television receiver control program according to claim 7 or 8, further comprising a channel frequency storage step of storing the frequency searched in the channel selection step and the channel number in association with each other.

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