JP2008167033A - Broadcast receiver, and broadcast display method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a broadcast receiver capable of improving user's convenience by displaying the information of another program on a different channel immediately before start of broadcast on a screen without requiring an input operation by the user, and to provide a broadcast display method. <P>SOLUTION: This broadcast receiver 100-1 is provided with: a receiving section 120 for receiving broadcast signals having a plurality of channels; an operation section 160 corresponding to a channel switching means for switching a plurality of channels to be received in the receiving section 120 to select a predetermined channel; a program table analyzing section 170 and a storage section 150 corresponding to an information acquiring means for acquiring program-related information including channels, program broadcast time, program titles and description of program contents; and a control section 210 for judging that the start time of a program to be subsequently broadcasted on a channel other than the channel currently received by the receiving section 120 is approaching on the basis of the program-related information and the present time, and controlling so that the information of the program to be subsequently broadcasted is outputted on a display section. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a broadcast receiving apparatus and a broadcast display method for displaying information on a program to be broadcast next on a channel other than the channel being received on the screen of the broadcast receiving apparatus.

  In recent years, with the spread of broadcast receivers compatible with digital terrestrial broadcasting (hereinafter referred to as terrestrial digital) and high-definition broadcasts, the number of broadcast receivers equipped with an electronic program guide (EPG) reception function is also increasing. . In a broadcast receiving apparatus having such an electronic program guide (EPG) reception function, a part of the program guide is cut out and displayed on the screen in response to a user input (for example, a selection input from a remote control transmitter). Thus, it is possible to display information such as the program name and program broadcast time of the currently viewed program (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

JP-A-6-153109 JP-A-11-266408

  For example, when viewing a program guide while viewing terrestrial digital broadcasting, it is necessary to switch the screen from the television (TV) screen shown in FIG. 7 (a) to the program guide screen shown in FIG. 7 (b). Cannot watch continuously. As shown in FIG. 8, the program name acquired from the program guide can be displayed on the TV screen in a superimposed manner. In this case, only the program name of the program currently being broadcast (currently viewed) on the channel is displayed. Since it is displayed, it is impossible to know what program is to be broadcast next. Further, when it is desired to display information on a program to be broadcast next, an input operation by the user is required. According to the broadcast receiving apparatuses described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, in order to confirm the next program during the commercial (CM) two minutes before the start of the next program as shown in FIG. The next program is displayed by switching to a program guide screen (EPG screen) as shown in FIG. 9A or by reducing the screen for displaying the program to create a space for displaying the program guide. It is possible for the user to check, but in that case, the display of the program being watched is interrupted or the TV screen is occupied by the program guide, and it becomes impossible to continue watching the program in a comfortable environment. .

The present invention improves the convenience for the user by adding a function of displaying information on the next program broadcast on a channel other than the channel being received without requiring an input operation by the user. It is a first object to provide a broadcast receiving apparatus.
The present invention provides a broadcast display method that improves user convenience by displaying on a screen information on a program to be broadcast next on a channel other than the channel being received without requiring an input operation by the user. The second object is to provide the above.

  In order to achieve the first object, a broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1 includes: a receiving unit that receives a broadcast signal having a plurality of channels; and a predetermined channel by switching the plurality of channels received by the receiving unit. Based on the program related information and the current time, the receiving means is receiving the channel switching means for selecting the information, the information acquiring means for acquiring the program related information including the channel, the program broadcast time, the program name, and the program content description. Control means for determining that the start time of the next broadcasted program is approaching on a channel other than the current channel and outputting information on the next broadcasted program to the display unit. It is characterized by comprising.

  The information of the next broadcasted program preferably includes at least the program name in order to provide a broadcast receiving apparatus with improved user convenience.

  Further comprising information selection means for selecting any one of the information of the next broadcasted program based on a user input to the display unit, the channel switching means, the channel received by the receiving means, Switching to the channel corresponding to the information of the next broadcasted program selected by the information selection means is preferable in providing a broadcast receiving apparatus with improved user convenience.

  In order to achieve the second object, a broadcast display method according to claim 4 receives a broadcast signal having a plurality of channels by a receiving means, and switches the plurality of channels received by the receiving means to a predetermined channel. To obtain program-related information including a channel, program broadcast time, program name, and program description, and then, based on the program-related information and the current time, in a channel other than the channel being received by the receiving means. It is determined that the start time of the broadcast program is approaching, and control is performed so that information on the next broadcast program is output to the display unit.

  It is preferable that the information on the next broadcasted program includes at least the program name in order to provide a broadcast display method with improved user convenience.

  Based on user input to the display unit, one of the information of the next broadcasted program is selected, and the channel received by the receiving means corresponds to the information of the selected next broadcasted program It is preferable to switch to a channel for providing a broadcast display method with improved user convenience.

  According to the present invention, since information on a program to be broadcast next on a channel other than the channel being received is displayed on the screen, it is possible to provide a broadcast receiving apparatus and a broadcast display method with improved user convenience. .

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first configuration of the broadcast receiving apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a second configuration of the broadcast receiving apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. is there.

  A broadcast receiving apparatus 100-1 shown in FIG. 1 has a configuration in which a receiving unit and a display unit are separated (separated type), and corresponds to a terrestrial digital tuner device or a recording device equipped with a terrestrial digital receiving function. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100-1 receives an antenna 110, a receiving unit 120 that receives a broadcast signal having a plurality of channels via the antenna 110, a video analysis unit 130 that performs video analysis based on the received broadcast signal, and Audio analysis unit 140 that performs audio analysis based on broadcast signals, storage unit 150 that stores received broadcast signals, data, and the like, and input information that accompanies various operations when a user (viewer) views a terrestrial digital broadcast or the like An operation unit 160 that processes the program, a program table analysis unit 170 that performs program table analysis based on the received broadcast signal, a time management unit 180 that performs time management such as reserved recording, and a video that outputs a video signal of a program to be viewed An output unit 190, an audio output unit 200 that outputs audio signals of a program to be viewed, a receiving unit 120, a video analysis unit 130, an audio analysis unit 140, a storage unit 150, an operation 160, the program guide analyzing unit 170, time management unit 180, and and a control unit 210 for controlling the operation of the video output unit 190 and the audio output unit 200. Note that a plurality of receiving units 120 may be mounted.

A broadcast receiving apparatus 100-2 shown in FIG. 2 has a configuration (integrated type) in which a receiving unit and a display unit are integrated, and various mobile terminals having a receiving function of one-segment broadcasting (hereinafter referred to as one-segment broadcasting). (One-seg compatible mobile phone, one-seg compatible PDA, etc.). The broadcast receiving apparatus 100-2 receives an antenna 110, a receiving unit 120 that receives a broadcast signal having a plurality of channels via the antenna 110, a video analysis unit 130 that performs video analysis based on the received broadcast signal, and Audio analysis unit 140 that performs audio analysis based on broadcast signals, storage unit 150 that stores received broadcast signals, data, and the like, and input information that accompanies various operations when a user (viewer) views a terrestrial digital broadcast or the like An operation unit 160 for processing, a program table analysis unit 170 for analyzing a program table based on the received broadcast signal, a time management unit 180 for managing time such as reserved recording, and a display unit for displaying video of a program to be viewed 195, a speaker 205 for converting a sound signal of a program to be viewed into sound, a receiving unit 120, a video analysis unit 130, a sound analysis unit 140, a storage unit 150, and an operation unit 1 0, the program table analysis unit 170, and and a control unit 210 for controlling the operation of the time management unit 180, a display unit 195 and the speaker 205. Note that a plurality of receiving units 120 may be mounted.
Hereinafter, the broadcast receiving device 100 will be described as including the broadcast receiving device 100-1 and the broadcast receiving device 100-2.

Next, information display control in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 of the present embodiment will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
First, in step S11 of FIG. 3, a program guide list having program-related information including a channel, program broadcast time, program name, and program content description is acquired regularly or at the time of channel switching. As a method of acquiring the program guide list, a method of acquiring a program guide list from an electronic program guide (EPG) included in a received broadcast signal or a method of acquiring a program guide list via the Internet is used. In the next step S12, the current time is acquired. As a method of acquiring the current time, for example, a method of acquiring the current time from an electronic program guide (EPG) included in the received broadcast signal is used. In the next step S13, based on the program table list acquired in step S11, it is determined whether there is a program of another channel that starts broadcasting within the threshold time from the current time. If YES in step S13 (there is a program to start broadcasting), in the next step S14, information on programs of other channels that start broadcasting within the threshold time is acquired from the program table list, and broadcasting starts within the threshold time in step S15. Control to display information of programs of other channels. If NO in step S13 (no program to start broadcasting), the process returns to step S11. The threshold time is set to 3 minutes or 5 minutes, which is a time corresponding to a commercial (CM) broadcast time, for example. As a method for displaying the program information, as described later, “display method for displaying program information superimposed on the TV screen” or “displaying program information at a predetermined position (for example, the upper end) of the TV screen”. It is assumed that the “display method for scroll display” is used.

  In the next step S16, it is determined whether or not a certain time (constant time ≦ threshold time) has elapsed since the start of the control to display the information of the program of the other channel that starts broadcasting within the threshold time. Until the elapses, the process proceeds to step S17, and the control is terminated when a predetermined time elapses. In step S17, it is determined whether or not “information on programs of other channels that start broadcasting within a threshold time” displayed on the TV screen by the control in step S15 is selected by the user, and NO (not selected). If so, control returns to step S15 to continue displaying information on programs of other channels that start broadcasting within the threshold time. If YES (selected), the process proceeds to step S18, for example, whether the “OK” button has been pressed. Judge whether or not. If NO in step S18 (no press), the process returns to step S15 and control is continued to display information on programs of other channels that start broadcasting within the threshold time. If YES (pressed), the process proceeds to step S19. Switching to the channel selected in S17 is performed. Note that the user selects the desired channel information on the other channel by pressing the “up / down” key on the main body of the broadcast receiving apparatus or the remote control or the “numeric key corresponding to the desired other channel in the numeric keypad”. And

  Next, an operation example of information display control in the broadcast receiving apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Operation Example 1: Displaying information about programs of other channels]
By executing step S11-step S12-step S13 YES-step S14-step S15 in FIG. 3, a program that starts broadcasting on another channel within the threshold time from the current time during viewing of a program on a certain channel (in other words, If there is a back program immediately before the start of broadcasting), information on the program to start broadcasting on the other channel is displayed.
For example, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), a program of channel 3 (CH3) is displayed on the currently viewed TV screen, the current time is 9:59, and the threshold time is set to 3 minutes. When there are a plurality of programs that start broadcasting on other channels within the threshold time from the current time while viewing the CH3 program (in the example shown in the figure, “News 10” starting broadcasting at 10:00 on CH1, and CH2 "There is" report "that starts broadcasting from 10:00 and" animation "that starts broadcasting from 10:00 on CH4), as shown in the figure," display of information on programs that start broadcasting on other channels within the threshold time " Is made. As shown in FIG. 4B, the program information is actually displayed so as to overlap with a size that does not make it difficult to see the program display on the TV screen, as in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100-1. In the case of a separate type broadcast receiving apparatus, if the external display unit to be connected is large, the display as shown in FIG. 4B is possible, but an integrated type broadcast receiving apparatus (for example, one segment) such as the broadcast receiving apparatus 100-2 is possible. 4 (b), considering that it is difficult to display as shown in FIG. 4 (b) because the display area is narrow in the case of a compatible mobile phone), as shown in FIG. Then, the program information may be scroll-displayed on the upper end portion. The above scroll display uses “scroll display that continuously moves program information to the left at a constant speed”, but “the program information for one channel is moved to the left and constant at the display position shown in the figure. After the display is stopped for a time, a scroll display in which the program information for the next one channel is moved leftward and stopped at a display position shown in the drawing for a certain period of time may be used. It should be noted that which of the display methods of FIGS. 4B and 4C is used is determined based on “occupancy of the display area of the program information with respect to the display area of the TV screen in the broadcast receiving apparatus”. .

  According to the operation example 1 of the information display control in the broadcast receiving apparatus of the present embodiment, the next operation is performed on a channel other than the channel being received without requiring the user to perform an input operation such as an operation for displaying the program guide. To provide a broadcast receiving apparatus and a broadcast display method that improve user convenience because information on a broadcast program is automatically displayed on the screen until the start of the next broadcast program. Can do.

[Operation Example 2; Switching 1 to a desired other channel while displaying program information of another channel]
3 by executing step S11 to step S15-NO in step S16-YES in step S17-YES in step S18-YES in step S18, the program “starts broadcasting on another channel within the threshold time” according to the operation example 1 described above. When "Information" is displayed, if the user selects the information of the program to be broadcast next on the desired other channel with the "Up / Down key" etc. and presses the "Enter" button, the user switches to the desired other channel. I do.
For example, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the program of channel 3 (CH3) is currently displayed on the TV screen, and “other channel after threshold time” is displayed above the program of CH3 as in FIG. 4 (a). Is displayed on the other channel desired by the user (in the example shown, the program of CH2 in the example shown in the figure). When the selection is made by pressing the "numeric key corresponding to the desired other channel", the information of the selected CH2 program is in a selected state (color changed state) as shown by hatching in FIG. Become. In this selected state, when the user presses the “OK” button, switching from the current channel (CH3 in the illustrated example) to the desired other channel CH2 is performed. As illustrated in FIG. 5B, when there is only one “program to be broadcast on another channel after a threshold time”, it is not necessary to select a desired other channel. By simply pressing the “button”, the current channel (CH3 in the illustrated example) is switched to the desired other channel, CH4.

  According to the operation example 2 of the information display control in the broadcast receiving apparatus of the present embodiment, the user selects the desired other channel and presses the “decision button” while displaying the information of the program to be broadcast next on the other channel. Since switching to the desired other channel is performed simply by performing the above, it is possible to provide a broadcast receiving apparatus and a broadcast display method with improved user convenience.

[Operation Example 3; Switching 2 to a desired other channel while displaying program information of another channel 2]
3 by executing step S11 to step S15-NO in step S16-YES in step S17-YES in step S18-YES in step S18, the program “starts broadcasting on another channel within the threshold time” according to the operation example 1 described above. When the “information” is displayed in the scroll display shown in FIG. 4C, when the user scrolls and displays the information of the program to be broadcast next on the desired other channel, the “decision button” When is pressed, switching to a desired other channel is performed.
For example, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the program of channel 3 (CH3) is currently displayed on the TV screen, and “other channels after the threshold time” are displayed above the program of CH3 as in FIG. 4 (c). If the user presses the “decision button” when the “information on the program to be broadcasted on” is being scrolled, the current channel shown in FIG. 6A (CH3 in the illustrated example) To CH2 which is the desired other channel shown in FIG. 6B. At that time, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the channel (CH2) and the program name (report), which are the information of the CH2 program, are displayed on the upper part of the CH2 program for a certain period of time (for example, until the start of broadcasting). Is displayed.

  According to the operation example 3 of the information display control in the broadcast receiving apparatus of the present embodiment, the user only needs to press the “decision button” while scrolling the information of the program to be broadcast next on another channel. Since switching to another channel is performed, it is possible to provide a broadcast receiving apparatus and a broadcast display method that improve user convenience.

  In the above description, an example is shown in which the channel, program broadcast time, and program name are displayed as information of the program to be broadcast next on another channel. Only the name may be displayed, or the channel, the program broadcast time, the program name, and the program content description may be displayed as information of a program to be broadcast next on another channel.

It is a block diagram which shows the 1st structure of the broadcast receiving apparatus of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the 2nd structure of the broadcast receiver of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the information display control in the broadcast receiver of 1st Embodiment. (A)-(c) is a figure for demonstrating the operation example 1 of the information display control in the broadcast receiver of 1st Embodiment. (A), (b) is a figure for demonstrating the operation example 2 of the information display control in the broadcast receiver of 1st Embodiment. (A), (b) is a figure for demonstrating the operation example 3 of the information display control in the broadcast receiver of 1st Embodiment. (A), (b) is a figure for demonstrating the display switching operation | movement for the display of the program schedule in the conventional broadcast receiving apparatus. It is a figure for demonstrating the display state of the program name in the conventional broadcast receiving apparatus. (A), (b) is a figure for demonstrating the display switching operation | movement for the display of the program schedule in the conventional broadcast receiving apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

100, 100-1, 100-2 Broadcast receiver 110 Antenna 120 Receiving unit 130 Video analysis unit 140 Audio analysis unit 150 Storage unit 160 Operation unit 170 Program guide analysis unit 180 Time management unit 190 Video output unit 195 Display unit
200 Audio output unit 205 Speaker 210 Control unit

Claims (6)

Receiving means for receiving a broadcast signal having a plurality of channels;
Channel switching means for selecting a predetermined channel by switching a plurality of channels received by the receiving means;
Information acquisition means for acquiring program related information including a channel, program broadcast time, program name, and program description;
Based on the program related information and the current time, it is determined that the start time of the next broadcasted program is approaching on a channel other than the channel being received by the receiving means, and information on the next broadcasted program Control means for controlling to output to the display unit,
A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:   The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information of the next broadcasted program includes at least a program name. Further comprising information selection means for selecting any one of the information of the next broadcasted program based on a user input to the display unit;
3. The channel switching unit switches a channel received by the receiving unit to a channel corresponding to information of the next broadcast program selected by the information selecting unit. Broadcast receiver. Receiving a broadcast signal having a plurality of channels by a receiving means;
A plurality of channels received by the receiving means are switched to select a predetermined channel,
Get program related information including channel, program airtime, program name and program description,
Based on the program related information and the current time, it is determined that the start time of the next broadcasted program is approaching on a channel other than the channel being received by the receiving means, and information on the next broadcasted program To output to the display unit,
A broadcast display method characterized by the above.   The broadcast display method according to claim 4, wherein the information of the next broadcasted program includes at least a program name. Based on user input to the display unit, select any one of the information of the next broadcast program,
6. The broadcast display method according to claim 4, wherein a channel received by the receiving means is switched to a channel corresponding to information on the selected next broadcast program.

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