JP2007325157A - Method of selecting channel - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a video viewing apparatus where a noticed program can be selected quickly by simple operation with a small number of buttons of a remote controller. <P>SOLUTION: The apparatus is provided with a set top box, the remote controller for controlling a TV monitor, a tuner which receives a broadcast signal, a network interface which transmits viewing information, a reception means which receives a control command from the remote controller, a decoding means which decodes the broadcast signal and stream data, a memory storage means which integrates and stores a program channel provided by the broadcast signal of the remote controller and a program channel provided by the stream data, a channel switch table change control means which can rewrite a content, a screen display control means which displays the list of the channel on the TV monitor, an external output means which transmits an output signal from the set top box to the TV monitor, and a viewing tendency measurement means which measures a viewing program and time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a channel selection method when viewing video content using a set-top box (hereinafter referred to as STB).

  In recent years, in broadcasting services, the number of broadcast channels has been increasing due to the development of digital terrestrial broadcasting, BS (Broadband Satellite) broadcasting and CS (Communication Satellite) broadcasting.

  In a hotel facility or the like, a service for distributing a facility-limited program using a vacant channel on which a broadcast signal is not placed is provided using a hearing system. To select a broadcast program that supports multiple channels, you can enter a multi-digit channel number, switch the type of broadcast wave, and then press the channel number or channel up / down button. There is a method of selecting a desired program by displaying on a TV monitor. Among them, the method of selecting with the channel up / down buttons is the simplest and most commonly used.

  In addition, as a means of providing a program at a hotel facility or the like, a request for distributing video content is sent to a Video On Demand (hereinafter referred to as VOD) server via a local network, and the program is distributed at any time according to the user's request. Service is also provided.

As a conventional technique, a method has been proposed in which a channel up / down button is held down for a long time to advance 10 channels. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1) In addition, a method of easily selecting a channel that has been viewed first by displaying a history in a window provided in the remote control has been proposed. (For example, see Patent Document 2)
JP 2002-246881 A JP 2002-333358 A

  However, in such a video viewing apparatus, since the number of provided programs increases, it becomes impossible to select a desired program quickly with a button on the remote controller. Also, changing the number of channels can occur every time, and it has become difficult to always provide an easy channel selection method with a single remote controller. As described above, when the number of channels is large, the channel change operation with the channel up / down button that changes in the order of the channel numbers takes time to reach the desired channel.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and allows a user to quickly select a program of interest by a simple operation with a small number of buttons on a remote controller without being aware of the program providing method. With the goal.

The video viewing apparatus in the present invention receives a broadcast signal transmitted according to a time schedule and stream data transmitted from a server on the network, and displays the video content on the video display means. A remote control for controlling
A tuner for receiving the broadcast signal; a network interface for receiving stream data from the server and transmitting viewing information to the server; receiving means for receiving a control command from the remote control; the broadcast signal and the stream data And a channel switching table in which the program channel provided by the broadcast signal by the channel up / down switching operation from the remote controller and the program channel provided by the stream data from the server are stored. A memory storage means, a channel switching table change control means capable of rewriting the contents of the memory storage means, and a list of channels to be switched next on the video display means when the channel up / down switching operation is performed. And a screen display control unit that.

  With this configuration, a program of interest can be quickly selected without being aware of the program providing method by channel up / down switching operation.

  In the video viewing apparatus of the present invention, the viewing tendency is notified from the viewing tendency measuring means to the server, and the audience rating information collected by the server is stored in the memory means.

  With this configuration, when a channel is selected, the degree of popularity can also be displayed.

  In the video viewing apparatus of the present invention, the remote controller is provided with a button for selecting a program genre, and the memory means is provided with a channel switching table for each genre.

  With this configuration, it is possible to quickly reach a noticed program without being aware of a program providing method by selecting a genre and performing a channel up / down switching operation.

  In the video viewing apparatus of the present invention, the tuner in the set top box is provided in the TV monitor, and the TV monitor is used when switching the program channel provided by the broadcast signal among the control commands received by the control command receiving means. And a transmission means for transmitting a channel switching control command specifying a channel number in response to a channel up or channel down control command from the remote controller.

  With this configuration, even if there is no tuner in the set top box, a program of interest can be quickly selected without being aware of the program providing method by channel up / down switching operation.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, the video viewing apparatus of the present invention receives a broadcast signal transmitted according to a time schedule and stream data transmitted from a server on a network, and receives video content on a video display means. In the video viewing apparatus for displaying the video, a remote control for controlling the video display means, a network interface for receiving stream data from the server and transmitting viewing information to the server, and a receiving means for receiving a control command from the remote control Decoding means for decoding the broadcast signal and the stream data, a program channel provided by the broadcast signal by a channel up / down switching operation from the remote control, and a program channel provided by the stream data from the server Integrated channel A memory storage means storing a replacement table, a channel switching table change control means capable of rewriting the contents of the memory storage means, and a channel to be next switched on the video display means when the channel up / down switching operation is performed. Screen display control means for displaying a list of the video display means, and when switching the program channel provided by the broadcast signal among the control commands received by the receiving means, the control commands for the video display means are converted and transmitted. , And a transmission means for transmitting a channel switching control command specifying a channel number in response to a channel up or channel down control command from the remote controller.

  As described above, the present invention has an effect that a user can quickly select a program of interest without being aware of a program providing method by a simple operation with a small number of buttons on a remote controller.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present specification and drawings, components having substantially the same functional configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.
(First embodiment)
A channel selection method of the video viewing apparatus in the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  A video viewing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Before describing the video viewing apparatus with reference to FIG. 1, a system for providing a video distribution service using STB will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a system that provides a video distribution service using the video viewing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The distribution device 10 is a means for delivering a broadcast signal to each STB. A general broadcast signal sent by terrestrial or BS / CS and a dedicated broadcast signal broadcast only in a facility such as a hotel are installed in the video viewing device. It has a function to distribute to places. In addition, the dedicated broadcast signal is distributed on a vacant channel without a general broadcast signal. Broadcast signals sent from the distribution apparatus 10 are input to the STBs 20, 21, and 22.

  The STBs 20, 21, and 22 receive broadcast signals under the control of the remote controller 100 (see FIG. 1), perform web browsing by network line communication, decode the content stream data, and monitor the TV monitors 30, 31, 32.

  A network line to which the STBs 20, 21, and 22 are connected is provided with a system server 40 that manages the usage status of services of the entire system and a VOD server 41 that distributes content data requested by users.

  The STBs 20, 21, and 22 and the TV monitors 30, 31, and 32 are installed in each place as a unit, and are freely used by each user.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the configuration of the video viewing apparatus will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing details of the STB 20 shown in FIG. The STB 20 includes an infrared light receiving unit 201 that receives an infrared command from a remote controller 100 that controls a channel that the user views and the like, a tuner 202 that receives a broadcast signal, and a network I / F unit 207 that transmits and receives data between the network. Thus, the video content is output from the external output unit 211 to the TV monitor 30.

  An example of the remote control is shown in FIG. FIG. 3 shows a power button 500 for controlling ON / OFF of the TV monitor and STB, a switch 501 for switching the operation mode of the remote control, a menu button 502 for immediately displaying the start screen, a button 503 for switching the type of broadcast signal, and directly Channel button 504 for designating a channel, arrow button 505 used for moving and determining a cursor on the web browsing screen, a button 506 for controlling channel up / down, a button 507 for controlling volume up / down, and a dedicated function There are a number of other buttons 508 to implement. These control the STB 20.

The data signal obtained by the infrared light receiving unit 201 is sent to the control unit 203 for processing. The control unit 203 is at the center of the STB 20 and controls the entire data flow. The memory 204 is a means for storing temporarily stored data required by the control unit 203 during processing, and has a function of buffering transmission / reception data to / from the network line.

  The channel switching table memory 205 is a memory that manages program channels that can be viewed by the STB 20, and is configured as shown in FIG. The data includes at least the channel order to be switched by channel up / down, the channel name or VOD program name, the viewing time or the number of VOD viewing times as the audience information summing up the popularity, and the broadcast type and channel in the case of TV broadcasting. In the case of a number or VOD program, it has a command for instructing playback of video content. All of the programs provided from the VOD server by the network line and the channels provided by various broadcast waves are mixed in an arbitrary order. Here, the channel switching table memory 205 is referred to by the control unit 203 when a channel up or channel down command is issued from the remote controller 100, and the channel number to be switched next based on the position of the currently displayed channel. The data is stored as determined.

  The channel switching table change control unit 206 is means for controlling rewriting of the channel switching table memory 205. The contents written in the channel switching table memory 205 are changed according to the control method of the entire system. For example, it is updated when data is distributed from the system server 40 and received by the STB 20 at a fixed time every day.

  The viewing tendency measuring means 208 is a means for recording the channel provided by the user or the program provided by the VOD and the elapsed viewing time thereof, and monitors the switching of the channel and the VOD program, and sends the result to the system server 40. Notice. The notification timing may be at every program change or at a time determined by the system.

  The decoder 209 is a means for decoding stream data obtained by compressing data of a video content transmitted from a broadcast signal or VOD server 41 through a network line, and corresponds to a format such as MPEG2-TS, for example.

  The screen display control unit 210 is a means for displaying a GUI (graphics user interface) on the screen of the TV monitor 30, and when the channel up / down button is pressed, Used to display popularity.

  Next, the operation of the channel selection method when viewing video content using the video viewing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

The system server 40 receives and aggregates the user viewing information measured by the viewing tendency measuring means 208 of each STB 20, 21, 22, and determines the ranking of popular channels and VOD programs within the user. The unit of counting may be performed as needed every time user viewing information is received, whether for one week or one day. S100) Next, channel switching table data is created. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, regardless of whether it is a TV broadcast or a VOD program, the channels or VOD programs are arranged in the popular order, and the popularity, channel, and playback command obtained from the total result are also obtained. Program selection parameters such as are included as data. (S101) The channel switching table data created by the system server 40 is distributed to each STB 20, 21, 22 at the scheduled time, and the channel switching table memory 205 is rewritten by the channel switching table change control unit 206. (S102) Next, channel switching will be described. When the channel up button or the channel down button 506 of the remote control 100 is pressed, the infrared light receiving unit 201 receives a signal from the remote control 100, and the infrared light receiving unit 201 notifies the control unit 203 that there is an instruction. (
S103) When the control unit 203 recognizes that it is a channel up or channel down command, the control unit 203 reads the channel switching table memory 205, and the screen display control unit 210 receives the screen from the TV monitor 30 according to the command from the control unit 203. A channel list to be switched next is displayed as shown in FIG. (S104) Here, when a VOD program is selected, the control unit 203 requests the VOD server 41 to reproduce the program according to a reproduction command written in the channel switching table 205, displays the program on the TV monitor 30, and displays the TV broadcast. When a channel is selected, the control unit 203 notifies the tuner 202 of the type of broadcast wave and the channel number and displays them on the TV monitor 30. At the same time, the current channel position in the channel switching table memory 205 is updated. (S105, S106, S107) When the channel button (504) for directly specifying a channel on the remote controller 100 is pressed, the control unit 203 displays the current channel position stored in the channel switching data table memory 205 as a display channel. Update to match. (S108, S109) Thereby, the program can be selected in the channel order arranged in accordance with the viewing tendency while referring to the data of the channel switching data table memory 205 by the control of the channel up / down button, and the user can select the program. You can quickly get to the program you are interested in without worrying about how to provide it, and even if the number of channels changes, the number of buttons on the remote control does not change.

  In the first embodiment of the present invention, three sets of TV monitors and STBs are described in the system, but three or more sets may be used.

  Further, although the channel switching list is created by calculating the popularity by counting the viewing tendency in the system, it may be added to the data of the channel switching list using the audience rating data provided from the outside.

  Also, in creating channel switching table data, a system is provided by placing channels that users want to watch actively, such as hotel information channels, in any position regardless of popularity, without sticking to popularity order. You may take into account the circumstances of your position.

In addition, when a VOD program is selected in the channel selection operation, the content may be reproduced at the discretion of the user after displaying a page introducing the program in consideration of the program to be charged. In that case, the network address of the page introducing the program is incorporated in the channel switching table.
(Second Embodiment)
A channel selection method of the video viewing apparatus in the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  A video viewing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Since the apparatus configuration is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. The video viewing apparatus according to the present embodiment is different from the video viewing apparatus according to the first embodiment in that the STB does not include a tuner that receives a broadcast signal, and only the TV monitor includes a tuner.

  Before describing the video viewing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIG. 7, a system for providing a video distribution service using STB will be described.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a system that provides a video distribution service using the video viewing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Broadcast signals sent from the distribution apparatus 10 are delivered to televisions 30, 31, 32 equipped with tuners corresponding to various broadcast waves such as terrestrial analog / digital broadcasts and BS / CS digital broadcasts.

Returning to FIG. 7, the configuration of the video viewing apparatus of the present embodiment will be described. 7 shows the STB of FIG.
It is a block diagram which shows a detail centering on 20 part. The STB 20 includes an infrared light emitting unit 213 that emits an infrared command toward the TV monitor 30 which is an external device. There is only one remote controller 100, which controls both the STB 20 and the television 30.

  The memory 204 stores a data table for converting an infrared command from the remote controller 100 into an infrared command corresponding to an external device.

  The infrared light emission control unit 212 is a means for controlling a signal input to the infrared light emission unit 213 in order to output the command received by the infrared light reception unit 201 as an infrared command to be transmitted to the TV monitor 30, and is sent from the control unit 203. Infrared transmission command data suitable for the incoming TV monitor 30 is converted into a signal to be input to the infrared light emitting unit 213.

  The STB 20 does not include a tuner that receives broadcast signals.

  The TV monitor 30 includes a tuner 300 corresponding to various broadcast waves, and is a means for projecting broadcast programs, VOD, Web browsing screens, and the like. Control is performed by receiving a video signal and an audio signal from the STB 20 at an external input terminal and receiving an infrared command signal emitted from the STB 20 by the infrared light receiving unit 301.

  Next, the operation of the channel selection method when viewing video content using the video viewing apparatus in the second embodiment of the present invention will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

The creation of the channel switching table data is the same as that of the first mode video viewing apparatus of the present invention. (S100 to S102) Next, channel switching will be described. When the channel up button or the channel down button 506 of the remote control 100 is pressed, the infrared light receiving unit 201 receives a signal from the remote control 100, and the infrared light receiving unit 201 notifies the control unit 203 that there is an instruction. (S103) Upon recognizing that the command is a channel up or channel down command, the control unit 203 sends an infrared command to the infrared light emission control unit so as to switch the TV monitor 300 to the external input mode and issues it from the infrared light emission unit 213. To switch. After that, the control unit 203 reads the channel switching table memory 205, and the screen display control unit 210 displays a channel list to be switched next as shown in FIG. 6 on the screen of the TV monitor 30 according to a command from the control unit 203. (S104)
Here, when a VOD program is selected, the VOD server 41 is requested to reproduce the program in accordance with a reproduction command written in the channel switching table 205 and displayed on the TV monitor 30. (S 105, S 106) When the TV broadcast channel is selected, the control unit 203 uses the remote control code conversion table in the memory 204 for direct channel selection command data for switching to the channel number read from the channel switching data table memory 205. read out. (S200) The command data is sent to the infrared light emission control unit 212, a direct channel selection channel command is transmitted from the infrared light emission unit 213 to the TV monitor 30, and the TV channel is switched. At the same time, the current channel position in the channel switching table memory 205 is updated. (S201, S107) When the channel button (504) for directly specifying a channel on the remote controller 100 is pressed, the control unit 203 matches the current channel position stored in the channel switching data table memory 205 with the display channel. Update. (S108, S109) Thereby, even if the STB 20 does not have a tuner, the current viewing channel is managed, and the remote control code corresponding to the TV monitor 30 is transmitted from the STB 20, whereby the data in the channel switching data table memory 205 is stored. The program can be selected in the channel order arranged according to the viewing tendency while referring to the user, and the user can quickly reach the program of interest without being aware of the program delivery method, even if the number of channels changes. Even if there is, the number of buttons on the remote control does not change.
(Third embodiment)
A channel selection method of the video viewing apparatus in the third embodiment of the present invention will be described. Since the device configuration is substantially the same as that of the video viewing device of the first embodiment, the same components are assigned the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. The video viewing apparatus in the present embodiment is different from the video viewing apparatus in the first embodiment in that the remote control 100 includes a genre selection button.

  FIG. 10 shows a remote controller of the video viewing apparatus in the third embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 10, a button 600 for switching the genre of the program is added.

  The channel switching table memory 205 is configured as shown in FIG. For each genre, the channel order switched by channel up / down, program name, viewing time or VOD viewing count as audience rating information totaling popularity, broadcast type and channel number for TV broadcast, and VOD program Has a command for instructing playback of video content. For TV broadcast program names and genres, data distributed by the electronic program guide (EPG) is used, and all of the programs provided from the VOD server and various channels provided by the various broadcast waves are freely given by the network line. They are mixed in the right order. Here, the channel switching table memory 205 is referred to by the control unit 203 when a channel up or channel down command is issued from the remote controller 100, and the channel number to be switched next based on the position of the currently displayed channel. The data is stored as determined.

  Next, the operation of the channel selection method when viewing video content using the video viewing apparatus will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

The system server 40 receives and aggregates the viewing information of the users measured by the viewing tendency measuring means 208 of each STB 20, 21, 22 for each program genre, and ranks the popular programs and VOD programs among the users. decide. The unit of counting may be performed as needed every time user viewing information is received, whether for one week or one day. TV broadcasts are also tabulated for each program. (S100) Next, channel switching table data is created. At this time, as shown in FIG. 11, regardless of whether it is a TV broadcast or a VOD program, the programs are arranged in a popular order, and the programs such as popularity, channel, and playback command obtained from the total result are also obtained. Include selection parameters as data. (S101) The channel switching table data created by the system server 40 is distributed to the STBs 20, 21, and 22 as needed according to the broadcast start time of the program, and the channel switching table memory 205 is rewritten by the channel switching table change control unit 206. (S102) Next, channel switching will be described. When the genre selection button 600 of the remote control 100 is pressed, the infrared light receiving unit 201 receives a signal from the remote control 100, and the infrared light receiving unit 201 notifies the control unit 203 that there is a command. (S300) When the control unit 203 recognizes that it is a command for selecting a genre, the control unit 203 reads the channel switching table memory 205, and the screen display control unit 210 displays the screen on the TV monitor 30 according to the command from the control unit 203. Fig. 13 shows the selected genre and the channel list to be switched next. (S301) Next, when the channel up button or the channel down button 506 of the remote controller 100 is pressed, the infrared light receiving unit 201 receives a signal from the remote controller 100, and the infrared light receiving unit 201 indicates that there is an instruction. Notify (S103) When the control unit 203 recognizes that it is a channel up or channel down command, the control unit 203 reads the channel switching table memory 205, and the screen display control unit 210 reads out the TV monitor 30 according to the command from the control unit 203. The next channel list to be switched is displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. (S104) Here, when a VOD program is selected, the control unit 203 requests the VOD server 41 to reproduce the program according to a reproduction command written in the channel switching table 205, displays the program on the TV monitor 30, and displays the TV broadcast. When a channel is selected, the control unit 203 notifies the tuner 202 of the type of broadcast wave and the channel number and displays them on the TV monitor 30. At the same time, the current channel position in the channel switching table memory 205 is updated. (S105, S106, S107) When the channel button (504) for directly specifying a channel on the remote controller 100 is pressed, the control unit 203 displays the current channel position stored in the channel switching data table memory 205 as a display channel. Update to match. (S108, S109) As a result, the program can be selected in the channel order arranged in accordance with the viewing tendency while selecting the genre and referring to the data in the channel switching data table memory 205 by the control of the channel up / down button. , Users can quickly get to the program of interest without being aware of how the program is provided.

  The format of the list displayed on the screen is not limited to that shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, and any format may be used as long as a predetermined genre, program list, and popularity are displayed.

The block diagram of the video viewing-and-listening apparatus in 1st Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram of the system containing STB in 1st Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the remote control used with the video viewing-and-listening apparatus in 1st Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the memory which manages the program channel which can be viewed using STB in 1st Embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the channel selection method in the case of viewing and listening to video content using STB in 1st Embodiment of this invention. The screen image figure displayed at the time of channel selection in the case of viewing video contents using STB in the first embodiment of the present invention The block diagram of the video viewing-and-listening apparatus in 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram of the system containing STB in 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the channel selection method in the case of viewing and listening to video content using STB in 2nd Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the remote control used with the video viewing-and-listening apparatus in 3rd Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the memory which manages the program channel which can be viewed using STB in 3rd Embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the channel selection method in the case of viewing and listening to video content using STB in 3rd Embodiment of this invention. The screen image figure displayed at the time of genre selection in the case of viewing video contents using STB in a 3rd embodiment of the present invention. The screen image figure displayed at the time of channel selection in the case of viewing video contents using STB in the third embodiment of the present invention

Explanation of symbols

10 Distribution device 20 Set-top box (STB)
21 Set Top Box (STB)
22 Set Top Box (STB)
30 TV monitor 31 TV monitor 32 TV monitor 40 System server 41 VOD server 100 Remote control 201 Infrared light receiving unit 202 Tuner 203 Control unit 204 Memory 205 Channel switching table memory 206 Channel switching table change control unit 207 Network I / F unit 208 Viewing tendency measurement Means 209 Decoder 210 Screen display control unit 211 External output unit 212 Infrared light emission control unit 213 Infrared light emission unit 300 Tuner 301 Infrared light emission unit 302 Control unit 500 Power button 501 Changeover switch 502 Menu button 503 Broadcast type changeover button 504 Channel button 505 Arrow Button 506 Channel up / down button 507 Volume button 508 Dedicated function button 600 Genre selection switching button

Claims (4)

In a video viewing apparatus for receiving a broadcast signal transmitted according to a time schedule and stream data transmitted from a server on a network and displaying video content on a video display means,
A remote control for controlling the video display means;
A tuner for receiving the broadcast signal;
A network interface for receiving stream data from the server and transmitting viewing information to the server;
Receiving means for receiving a control command from the remote control;
Decoding means for decoding the broadcast signal and the stream data;
Memory storage means for storing a channel switching table in which program channels provided by the broadcast signal by channel up / down switching operation from the remote control and program channels provided by stream data from the server are integrated;
Channel switching table change control means capable of rewriting the contents of the memory storage means;
Screen display control means for displaying a list of channels to be switched next on the video display means when performing the channel up / down switching operation;
A video viewing apparatus comprising:   Viewing trend measuring means for measuring a viewed program and a viewing time, and the memory means notifies the server of the viewing tendency from the viewing tendency measuring means, and stores the audience rating information aggregated by the server. 2. The video viewing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the channel is selected, the degree of popularity can be displayed by the screen display control means.   3. The video viewing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the remote control of the video viewing apparatus includes a button for selecting a program genre, and the memory means includes the channel switching table for each program genre. In a video viewing apparatus for receiving a broadcast signal transmitted according to a time schedule and stream data transmitted from a server on a network and displaying video content on a video display means,
A remote control for controlling the video display means;
A network interface for receiving stream data from the server and transmitting viewing information to the server;
Receiving means for receiving a control command from the remote control;
Decoding means for decoding the broadcast signal and the stream data;
Memory storage means for storing a channel switching table in which program channels provided by the broadcast signal by channel up / down switching operation from the remote control and program channels provided by stream data from the server are integrated;
Channel switching table change control means capable of rewriting the contents of the memory storage means;
Screen display control means for displaying a list of channels to be switched next on the video display means when performing the channel up / down switching operation;
With
Of the control commands received by the receiving means, when switching the program channel provided by the broadcast signal, it is converted into a control command for the video display means and transmitted, and a channel up or channel down control command from the remote control A video viewing apparatus comprising a transmission means for transmitting a channel switching control command in which a channel number is designated.

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