JP2008288659A - Operation guide display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a digital broadcasting receiver for appropriately providing guide information needed by a user who uses an electronic guide without requiring any additional user operation in a digital broadcasting receiver having an electronic guide function. <P>SOLUTION: The operation guide display device has: an operation storage section for storing receiver operation of the user into a data storage section; a data extraction section for extracting operation guide information in operation guide data by operation history data stored in the data storage section; and a guide information display control section for displaying the operation guide data on a screen display section, thus identifying the operation guide data to be displayed from the past operation history data when the user refers to the guide information, and notifying the user of the guide information refined from the guide data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for displaying an electronic guide for a digital broadcast receiving apparatus or the like, and more particularly to an operation guide display apparatus having operation guide information as electronic data inside the receiving apparatus.

  In Japan, terrestrial television broadcasting is being digitized, and while digital broadcast receivers are becoming more popular, digital broadcast receivers are also being used for purposes other than watching TV broadcasts. .

  For example, various uses are envisaged, such as viewing online content using an Internet connection, device operation using a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connection, and connection cooperation with other devices utilizing wireless communication.

  While digital broadcasting receivers become multifunctional and convenient, a new problem has emerged that people who are not familiar with device operation cannot understand how to operate other than simple TV viewing operations. . Conventionally, a user has been able to check the operation method by a paper medium instruction manual describing these operation methods. However, due to the increase in functionality and complexity of operation, there has been a problem that it is difficult to understand all the operation methods.

  In the current digital broadcast receiver, in addition to the conventional manual for paper media, an electronic guide function that directly refers to the operation contents on the screen by pressing a guide button etc. directly from the digital broadcast receiver (electronic instruction manual) Etc.) are incorporated. For the electronic guide function, several search methods such as an index and a search function for each purpose have already been provided. In addition to searching from the start page of the electronic guide (the top of guide information), a method is adopted in which guide information that explains the meaning of the error message is displayed from a specific error message.

  However, even when the user actually operates the receiving device even in the above-described method, when the user wants to know the guide information during the operation or when an error message does not appear, the user interrupts the operation once. There is also a problem that you have to find what you want to know by your own operation.

When examining necessary information from electronic data, there is a method of narrowing down information to be displayed using a learning algorithm or a search algorithm from an existing electronic sentence. In addition to simply displaying the contents equivalent to the instruction manual, there is also a means for improving convenience by changing the display method according to the user's preference and editing the contents of the instruction manual. It has been proposed (Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-260249 A

  In the method disclosed in Patent Document 1, when guide information is displayed, there are the following problems. (1) There is one piece of data in which guide information is stored, and the decision to determine how to display the data is left to the editing operation. (2) In order to change the display content, it is necessary for the user to understand what information is necessary. (3) For the purpose of partial update of guide data, update such as initialization of edit contents is required.

  In order to achieve the above object, an operation guide display device according to the present invention includes a screen display unit that presents information, an operation input unit that receives an operation, an operation history storage unit that stores an operation history, and a guide for each operation. A data storage unit that stores operation guide data including information, operation guide association data that associates the operation history with the operation guide information in the operation guide data, and identification in the operation history in the operation history storage unit A data extraction unit that extracts operation guide information in the operation guide data using the operation guide association data based on an operation history after the operation, and a screen that displays the extracted operation guide information on the screen display unit A display control unit.

  In the operation guide display device according to the above configuration, the data storage unit stores operation guide association data including information on a screen display method, and the data extraction unit includes the operation guide information and information on the screen display method. The screen display control unit may display the operation guide information on the screen display unit based on information on the screen display method.

  In the operation guide display device according to the above configuration, the operation history storage unit may store the operation history in a circulating manner with a certain size.

  In the operation guide display device according to the above configuration, the operation guide data and the operation guide association data on the data storage unit and the operation history on the operation history storage unit are distributed and stored on a plurality of media. Also good.

  In the operation guide display device according to the above configuration, a data update unit that individually changes data of the operation guide data and the operation guide association data on the data storage unit and the operation history on the operation history storage unit. , May be provided.

  According to the present invention, when a user performs a certain amount of receiver operations and auxiliary information such as operation guide information and terms that narrow down the points about the operation target is necessary, Since the operation guide and the auxiliary information are displayed based on the operation history, it is possible to perform display narrowed down to the contents required by the user.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited by this Example.

(Embodiment 1)
Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the operation guide display device according to the present embodiment. The operation guide display device in the present embodiment is, for example, a receiving device in which an electronic guide display function is added to a home digital television. However, in this embodiment, only the configuration related to the display of the electronic guide will be described.

  Here, the electronic guide data indicates electronic data such as an instruction manual. For example, the data constituting the electronic guide data includes general-purpose HTML (HyperText Markup Language), image data, and PDF (Portable Document Format).

  In FIG. 1, the receiving device 1 includes an operation input unit 2, an operation storage unit 3, a screen display unit 4, a data storage unit 5, a screen control unit 9, a data synthesis unit 10, a data extraction unit 11, and a data update unit 12. It is configured. Further, the data storage unit 5 includes electronic guide data 6, operation guide association data 7, and operation history data 8.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining processing for displaying an electronic guide by the user pressing a guide key to refer to guide data in the present embodiment. In the state of step S101, the receiving apparatus is powered on and the receiving apparatus operation from the user has already been received.

  When an operation other than the guide key is performed from the power-on state in step S101 (No in S102), the operation state is stored by the operation storage unit 3 in step S103, and the operation reception state (S101) is returned again.

  When an operation of pressing the guide key is performed from the power-on state in Step 101 (Yes in S102), in Step 104, the data extraction unit 11 detects the latest user operation information from the operation history data 8 thus far. To do.

  When user operation data is detected, in step S105, a state transition table and a display control table are searched from the operation guide association data 7 based on the operation data narrowed down by the data extraction unit 11 (S105, S106).

  In step S107, the data composition unit 10 creates guide data information to be output on the screen from the guide data reference information and the guide data expression pattern derived by the processing in steps S105 and S106.

  Then, in step S108, the guide data created by the data synthesis unit 10 is converted into a data format suitable for a receiving device for screen display, and the screen display unit 4 performs screen display control by the screen control unit 9. The guide data is finally posted to the user through (step S109).

  Next, various data used in the present embodiment will be described.

  The operation storage unit 3 stores the operation performed by the user's receiver operation and stores it in the operation history data 8 of the data storage unit 5. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data format stored as the operation history data 8. The operation history data 8 of the receiving device 1 stores the state of the receiver 1 that has received the result of the user operation. When operations are performed in the order of “menu mode”, “image quality adjustment”, and “brightness adjustment”, the data “MENU”, “DISP_ADJ”, and “BRIGHTNESS” are stored in order. The save order is saved so that it always matches the operation order. Further, the data storage unit 5 stores the position of the latest operation history data 8 that is currently stored, and stores the location to be stored next as “CURRENT” data.

  Operation point data is defined for operations on the operation history data 8. Operation point data is an operation that closes the previously displayed operation screen and displays a new operation screen when the operation is performed, and the previous operation is reset. As the data, it is only necessary to be aware of the operation after the operation point data. For example, the operation of “MENU” is applicable. By defining the operation point data in this way, it is only necessary to leave the operation point data from the guide display and auxiliary information determination starting point to the final operation point data, and it is not necessary to leave all the operation history. It is possible to prevent the size from becoming unlimited and efficiently accumulate operation history data.

  The operation history data 8 is stored in a size that allows storage from the operation point data to the next operation point data at least once. After writing to the end of the storage area by multiple operations, writing continues from the beginning again. In FIG. 2, after writing up to 12, the next operation history is stored in 1.

  The operation point data is stored in the operation guide association data 7 and is used to determine the last user operation. In the data shown in FIG. 3, after “menu mode”, “image quality adjustment”, and “brightness adjustment” are operated, “menu mode” (MENU), “sound quality adjustment” (AUDIO_ADJ), “surround setting” ”(SURROUND). Hereinafter, a flow of a series of operations from the operation point to the next operation point (in the above case, “MENU”-“AUDIO_ADJ”-“SURROUND”) is referred to as a key command.

  The operation guide association data 7 defines a series of operations from the operation point of the operation history data 8 and stores information on data to be displayed and information on display means of the electronic guide data * corresponding to the key command. . FIG. 4 shows a state transition table included in the operation guide association data 7 corresponding to the operation state after the operation point “MENU” is pressed, for example. Each table is divided on the basis of the operation point data, and a definition (op) after the operation point, the number of pages (document) of the guide data corresponding to the definition, and a display means (view) are defined. For example, if “SETTING” (SETUP), “RECEIVER SETTING” (SYSTEM), “PARENTAL LOCK” (PARENT), “PASSWORD SETTING” (PASSWORD) is operated, page 130 of the electronic guide is displayed. Displayed by means “D”.

  The operation guide association data 7 also stores a display control table corresponding to display means (view) included in the state transition table. FIG. 5 shows a display control table corresponding to the state transition table, for example. From the state transition table, “DISP_ADJ” and “BRIGHTNESS” corresponding to the designated display control A1 are retrieved from the display control table, the display pattern “HIDE”, the area is “40” in length, “40” in width, The width “20” and the height “20” are determined. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the content of the guide data before composition before screen display, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the screen display after composition of the expression pattern “HIDE” (hide). For example, when combining with the expression pattern “PICKUP” (enlarged) corresponding to the expression control A2 when the operation state is changed in the order of “DISP_ADJ” and “CONTRAST”, the screen display shown in FIG. 8 is displayed.

  The user uses the operation input unit 2 and only the partial data among the electronic guide data 6, the operation guide association data 7 and the operation history data 8 on the data storage unit 5 via the data update unit 12. Can be updated. Thereby, when it is not necessary to update all the data, the size of the data to be updated can be reduced.

  In the present embodiment, the electronic guide data 6, the operation guide association data 7 and the operation history data 8 on the data storage unit 5 may be divided and stored. As a result, even when one data size is increased, data can be distributed to different storage devices, or only specific data can be compressed. Thereby, the convenience of the data structure of the receiving device can be improved.

(Embodiment 2)
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The second embodiment is an example in which the displayed operation guide is different depending on the difference in the operation history leading to the operation even when the operation when the operation guide is called is the same. The functional block diagram showing the configuration of the receiving apparatus according to this embodiment is the same as that of Embodiment 1, and the description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a screen display of guide data when the user starts the operation from “initial setting at purchase” and presses the operation guide key in the operation of “network setting”.

  The contents of the operation history data 8 at this time are shown in FIG. Operations are performed in the order of “initial start”, “region setting”, “channel setting”, “network setting”, and “FIRST_BOOT”, “REGION_SET”, “CHANNEL_SET”, “NETWORK_SET” are stored in the operation history data 8. Is done.

  Based on the operation history data, the operation guide association data 7 is searched, and the acquired operation guide association data is shown in FIG. Since the operation point data at this time is “initial start” (FIRST_BOOT) and the key command is “FIRST_BOOT” − “REGION_SET” − “CHANNEL_SET” − “NETWORK_SET”, display page 10 of the electronic guide “C3” Is displayed. At this time, the electronic guide information introduces functions using the network before the details of the network setting, and explains why the user needs to make the setting.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a screen display of guide data when the user starts the operation from the “menu” and presses the operation guide key in the “network setting” operation.

  The contents of the operation history data 8 at this time are shown in FIG. Operation is performed in the order of “menu”, “initial setting”, “network”, “network setting”, and “MENU”, “FIRST_SET”, “NETWORK”, “NETWORK_SET” are stored in the operation history data 8. .

  Based on the operation history data, the operation guide association data 7 is searched, and the acquired operation guide association data is shown in FIG. The operation point data at this time is “MENU” (MENU), the key commands are “MENU”-“FIRST_SET”-“NETWORK”-“NETWORK_SET”, and the guide page 32 of the corresponding electronic guide is displayed on the display means “C3”. "Is displayed.

  FIG. 15 shows a different guide when the user starts the operation from “error message” and presses the operation guide key in the subsequent “network setting” operation according to the type of “error message” displayed. It is a figure which shows the screen display of data.

  The contents of the operation history data 8 at this time are shown in FIG. When the screen display is performed in the order of “error message”, “error message not performing network setting”, and “network setting”, the operation history data 8 includes “ERR_MES”, “NET_NO_SET”, and “NETWORK_SET”. When the screen is displayed in the order of “error message”, “error message with network setting problem”, and “network setting”, the operation history data 8 includes “ERR_MES”, “NET_SET_ERR”, “NETWORK_SET” is stored.

  Based on the operation history data, the operation guide association data 7 is searched, and the acquired operation guide association data is shown in FIG. The operation point data at this time is an “error message” (ERR_MES). When the key command is “ERR_MES” − “NET_NO_SET” − “NETWORK_SET”, the guide page 32 of the corresponding electronic guide is displayed on the display means “B2”. When the key command is “ERR_MES” − “NET_SET_ERR” − “NETWORK_SET”, the corresponding electronic guide guide page 32 is displayed on the display means “C2”, and the same depending on the type of error message that occurred. In the electronic guide information displayed in the “network setting”, different portions can be highlighted and displayed, and the user can be notified of the optimum treatment for the error that has occurred.

  As a method for emphasizing a part of the electronic guide information, there are methods such as changing the size of the character to be emphasized, changing the font of the character, or changing the display color of the character.

  As described above, regarding the operation guides to be displayed by the same operation, the operation history up to the operation is stored, and by selecting the operation guide based on the difference, the different optimum operation guides according to the operation at that time are displayed. It becomes possible.

(Embodiment 3)
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The third embodiment is an example in which one operation guide is displayed by a plurality of different operations. The functional block diagram showing the configuration of the receiving apparatus according to this embodiment is the same as that of Embodiment 1, and the description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a screen display of guide data when the user starts the operation from the “menu” and presses the operation guide key in the “test execution” operation.

  The operation is performed in the order of “menu”, “initial setting”, “network”, “connection test”, “test execution”, and the operation history data 8 includes “MENU”, “FIRST_SET”, “NETWORK”, “CON_TEST”. ”And“ TEST ”are stored.

  Based on the operation history data, the operation guide association data 7 is searched, and the acquired operation guide association data is shown in FIG. Since the operation point data at this time is “menu” (MENU) and the key command is “FIRST_SET”-“NETWORK”-“CON_TEST”-“TEST”, 32 pages of the electronic guide are displayed on the display means “C3”. indicate.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a screen display of guide data when an error message is displayed when the user starts an operation from “menu” and activates “net application” and the operation guide key is pressed at that time. .

  The screen display is performed in the order of “Menu”, “Net Connection”, “Net Application”, “Net Application Error Message”, and the operation history data 8 includes “MENU”, “NET_CON”, “NET_APP”, “APP_ERR”. Is stored.

  Based on the operation history data, the operation guide association data 7 is searched, and the acquired operation guide association data is shown in FIG. Since the operation point data at this time is “MENU” (MENU) and the key command is “NET_CON”-“NET_APP”-“APP_ERR”, 32 pages of the electronic guide are displayed on the display means “D2”.

  As described above, for a plurality of different operations, the same operation guide can be displayed in a display format corresponding to the operation, so there is no need to hold the operation guide repeatedly for each operation, and data storage The amount of electronic guide data in the unit 5 can be reduced, and the electronic guide data creation load can be reduced.

  The digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to the present invention can post electronic guide information in accordance with the operation to the user when the receiving apparatus has realized an electronic guide function for displaying electronic data. Therefore, it is useful for home digital TV, portable TV, in-vehicle TV, and the like.

Functional block diagram showing a receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention The flowchart which shows the process of the electronic guide display in one embodiment of this invention The figure which shows the data format of the operation history data in Embodiment 1 of this invention. The figure which shows the state transition table contained in the operation guide correlation data in Embodiment 1 of this invention. The figure which shows the display control table contained in the operation guide correlation data in Embodiment 1 of this invention. The figure which shows the content of the guide data before the synthesis | combination in Embodiment 1 of this invention. The figure which shows the screen display after synthesize | combining the expression pattern "HIDE" in Embodiment 1 of this invention. The figure which shows the screen display which synthesize | combined the expression pattern "PICKUP" in Embodiment 1 of this invention. The figure which shows the flow of operation in Embodiment 2 of this invention. The figure which shows the data format of the operation history data in Embodiment 2 of this invention. The figure which shows the state transition table contained in the operation guide correlation data in Embodiment 2 of this invention. The figure which shows the flow of the other operation in Embodiment 2 of this invention. The figure which shows the data format of the other operation history data in Embodiment 2 of this invention. The figure which shows the state transition table contained in the other operation guide correlation data in Embodiment 2 of this invention. The figure which shows the flow of the other operation in Embodiment 2 of this invention. The figure which shows the data format of the other operation history data in Embodiment 2 of this invention. The figure which shows the state transition table contained in the other operation guide correlation data in Embodiment 2 of this invention. The figure which shows the flow of operation in Embodiment 3 of this invention. The figure which shows the flow of the other operation in Embodiment 3 of this invention. The figure which shows the state transition table contained in the operation guide correlation data in Embodiment 3 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Digital broadcast receiver 2 Operation input part 3 Operation storage part 4 Screen display part 5 Data storage part 6 Electronic guide data 7 Operation guide correlation data 8 Operation history data 9 Screen control part 10 Data composition part 11 Data extraction part

Claims (5)

A screen display for presenting information;
An operation input unit for receiving an operation;
An operation history storage unit for storing an operation history;
A data storage unit that stores operation guide data including guide information for each operation, and operation guide association data that associates the operation history with the operation guide information in the operation guide data;
A data extraction unit that extracts operation guide information in the operation guide data using the operation guide association data based on an operation history after a specific operation in the operation history in the operation history storage unit;
A screen display control unit for displaying the extracted operation guide information on the screen display unit;
An operation guide display device comprising: The data storage unit stores operation guide association data including information on a screen display method,
The data extraction unit extracts the operation guide information and information on the screen display method,
The operation guide display device according to claim 1, wherein the screen display control unit displays the operation guide information on the screen display unit based on information on the screen display method. The operation guide display device according to claim 1, wherein the operation history storage unit circulates and stores operation histories in a certain size. The operation according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the operation guide data and the operation guide association data on the data storage unit and the operation history on the operation history storage unit are distributed and stored in a plurality of media. Guide display device. 5. The data update unit according to claim 1, further comprising a data update unit that individually changes the operation guide data on the data storage unit, the operation guide association data, and the operation history on the operation history storage unit. The operation guide display device described in 1.

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