JPH09298677A - Video display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a video display device in which video recording or the like of a competing program on a different channel through the use of a competing program search or a VTR without disturbing TV watching even when other viewer watches a program displayed on a television receiver main body by providing a video display function of a small sized screen to a remote control means (remote commander). SOLUTION: A television(TV) receiver 2 displays a major image resulting from a TV signal received by an antenna 1 on a cathode ray tube 3 via a main image use tuner 7 and a video signal processing circuit 4 and gives the TV signal to a infrared ray transmission reception circuit 12 of a TV remote commander 9 via a tuner 8 for a competing program, a video signal processing circuit 5 and an infrared ray transmission reception circuit 6. A video display section 10 with a small screen is provided to the TV remote commander 9 so as to display a competing program on a different channel. The competing program is searched by switching the competing program tuner 8 via the infrared ray transmission reception circuits 12, 6 through the designation of a competing program with a key pad 13. Thus, another viewer search a competing program on a different channel without disturbing TV watching of a viewer watching the major image pattern.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a video display device equipped with a television receiver and remote control means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional multi-function television, the screen of the TV main body is divided at the time of a back program search.
Further, on-screen display (OSD) technology has been used for displaying the video printer control information and others.

[0003]

As described above, according to the screen division and OSD, although the degree of freedom in display is large, when there is another viewer, the screen shifts to the split mode,
Since the OSD display and the like often hinder the viewing of television, there is a drawback that it is difficult to perform it freely.

[0004]

In order to solve the above problems and to provide a video display device compatible with a new communication medium, the present invention provides a small image display function on the remote controller side. It is characterized by performing a program search, a video printer monitor, and the like.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to independently control a back program and control a print screen of a video printer without affecting another TV viewer, and display a video corresponding to various new media. The device can be easily configured.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in a video display device having a television receiver and remote control means, the remote control means is provided with a video display function so as to be selected by the television receiver. The feature is that programs other than the above can be viewed, and it is possible to search for the back program without affecting the image of the main unit, and the contents of the broadcast on other channels can be viewed while another viewer is watching the main unit. By being able to confirm, it is possible to realize an advanced TV channel search function.

The present invention provides a television provided with a plurality of tuners, a plurality of video signal processing circuits for respectively processing the video signals of the plurality of tuners, and a signal transmitting / receiving circuit for transmitting / receiving a remote control signal and video data. Remote control means provided with a receiver, a video display unit, an operation unit for operating the television receiver, and a signal transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving control signals and video data to / from the television receiver The remote control operation is sent to the TV main body to select the back program, and by selecting the tuner of the main unit, the back program search is realized without obstructing another viewer's TV viewing. it can.

According to the present invention, in a video display device equipped with a video printer, a television receiver, and a remote control means, the remote control means has a video display function and the television receiver has a print control function for video data. And a print image monitor function are provided. By using the image display built into this remote controller as a monitor of the print image of the video printer, the image quality can be adjusted so that another viewer can see it. It enables the printer output independently without stopping the program being watched by.

The present invention provides a tuner, a video signal processing circuit for processing a video signal of the tuner, a television receiver provided with a signal transmitting / receiving circuit for transmitting / receiving a remote control signal and video data, and the television. To operate a video printer with a function to select the video signal of the receiver or the video signal input from the external terminal and capture and print this video data, the video display unit, the television receiver, and the video printer. And a remote control means provided with a signal transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving control signals and video data to / from the television receiver. The video printer printing operation is performed by the viewer's TV. It can be realized without any hindrance to viewing.

According to the present invention, in a video display device equipped with a television receiver and a remote control means, a character multiplex radio broadcast receiving function and a signal transmitting / receiving function for transmitting / receiving a remote control signal and an information signal to / from the television receiver are provided. The remote control means is provided with a video display function, and the character information of the character multiplex radio broadcast received by the television receiver is transmitted to the video display function on the remote control side to enable the display of the character information. This is to allow another viewer to watch a radio that can be seen while watching TV.

The present invention is a tuner for receiving a television broadcast,
A tuner for receiving a character multiplex radio broadcast, a television receiver provided with a signal transmission / reception circuit for transmitting / receiving a remote control signal and video data, a video display section, and an operation section for operating the television receiver. And a remote control means provided with a signal transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting / receiving control signals and video data to / from the television receiver, which does not interfere with a viewer's TV viewing when receiving a visible radio. Can be realized.

According to the present invention, in a television receiver provided with a communication function for image and sound and a video display device provided with remote control means, the remote control means is provided with a video display function, a microphone function and a video camera function. It is characterized by being provided, and is a problem peculiar to a video phone.
It is possible to avoid transmitting the background of the room or the like that the other party does not want to see to the other party. In addition, it has the advantage that it is easy to create images centering on your own face.

The present invention comprises a tuner, a video signal processing circuit for processing a video signal of the tuner, a communication circuit for communicating images and sounds, and a signal transmitting / receiving circuit for transmitting / receiving a remote control signal and video data. A television receiver provided, a video display unit, an operation unit for operating the television receiver, a signal transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting / receiving control signals and video data to / from the television receiver, and a video camera unit. A microphone unit is provided, and the video data and the audio data are transmitted from the remote controller to the TV main body and are connected to the network by the communication transmission function of the still image and the audio provided in the TV main body. Send to a specific TV device.

On the contrary, the image data from a specific TV device connected to the network by this communication function is transmitted to the remote control side and displayed on the remote control side image display device by the wireless transmission function of the remote control, and the voice data is TV. By driving the speaker of the TV main body through the audio switching circuit that selectively switches the audio signal of the main body and the received audio data, the TV telephone function can be realized without disturbing the viewer's TV viewing at all.

(Embodiment 1) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 1, 1 is an ordinary TV antenna, which is connected to a tuner circuit-1 for the main screen and a tuner circuit 8 for the back screen 7 by a coaxial cable or the like. The output of the tuner circuit 7 for the main screen is input to the video signal processing circuit 4 to drive the cathode ray tube 3 and display the main screen.

On the other hand, the output of the rear screen tuner 8 is input to the video processing circuit 5 and converted into serial data, which has a transmission format suitable for serial transmission. Where 6, 1
Reference numeral 2 is an infrared wireless transmitter / receiver generally used for a TV remote controller, and can transmit the back screen image data as serial data to the remote controller side.

In this figure, a voice processing circuit for processing the voice of the main screen is omitted because it is not an essential constituent element of the present invention.

Next, the configuration of the remote controller will be described. 9
Is a general remote controller that has at least the function of controlling the TV body, and has at least 13 tuning buttons and 12 infrared transceivers. A display device denoted by 10 that fits within the range, for example, a small liquid crystal display device and its drive circuit 11 are provided.

According to such a configuration, for example, even when another viewer wants to search for a program being broadcast on another station, the operation of the remote controller alone does not interfere with the TV viewing of the viewer at all. Since a program search can be performed, it becomes possible to negotiate for the transfer of a channel or record a back program using a VTR.

It is also possible to provide a tuner on the remote controller side to perform back program search. (Embodiment 2) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. In FIG. 2, 1 is a normal TV antenna, which is connected to a tuner circuit 7 by a coaxial cable or the like. The output of the tuner circuit 7 is input to the video signal processing circuit 4 to drive the cathode ray tube 3 and display the main screen.

Reference numerals 6 and 12 are infrared ray radio transmitters / receivers generally used for TV remote controls, and can transmit serial data of the back screen to the remote controller side. Reference numeral 14 is a video printer having a video interface, for example, a sublimation type color printer. When a video signal of the TV main body or a video signal input from an external input terminal such as a video signal from a VTR is selectively switched to the video signal switching circuit 15, the image data is transmitted and received by the infrared ray transmission. It is transmitted to the remote controller side by the devices 6 and 12.

In this figure, the voice processing circuit for processing the voice of the main screen is omitted because it is not an essential component of the present invention.

Next, the configuration of the remote controller will be described. 9
Is a general remote controller that has at least the function of controlling the TV body, and has at least 13 tuning buttons and 12 infrared transceivers. A display device, such as a liquid crystal display device, and a drive circuit 11 for the display device 10 are included.

According to such a configuration, for example, even when another viewer is watching a program on the TV main body, the viewer can select the TV main body by operating only the remote controller without disturbing the viewer's TV watching at all. It is possible to adjust the image quality and print it out on the video printer while monitoring the screen or the screen being reproduced on the VTR on the screen display device on the remote controller.

The same effect can be obtained even if the video printer is external to the TV. (Embodiment 3) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 denotes an ordinary TV antenna, which is connected to the tuner circuit 7 and the visible radio tuner circuit 16 by a coaxial cable or the like. TV
The output of the tuner circuit 7 for video is input to the video signal processing circuit 4 to drive the cathode ray tube 3 and display the main screen.

On the other hand, the output of the visible radio tuner circuit 16 is input to the video processing circuit 5 and converted into serial data, which has a transmission format suitable for serial transmission. Here, reference numerals 6 and 12 are infrared ray radio transmitter / receivers generally used for a TV remote controller, and serial data of character information output from the visible radio tuner can be transmitted to the remote controller side.

In this figure, the audio processing circuit for processing the audio of the main screen is omitted because it is not an essential component of the present invention.

Next, the configuration on the remote control side will be described. 9
Is a general remote controller that has at least the function of controlling the TV main body, and at least has a tuning button 13 and an infrared transceiver 12 10 that fits in the geometric dimensions
1 is provided with a display device such as a liquid crystal display device and a drive circuit 11 thereof.

According to such a configuration, even when another viewer wants to receive a visible radio program provided by FM radio broadcasting, the viewer of the TV body is completely prevented from viewing by operating only the remote controller. Since it is possible to receive the text information of the radio that can be seen, the TV can be used in two ways at the same time.

The same effect can be obtained even if the tuner circuit and the visible radio tuner circuit are provided in both or either of the remote controllers.

(Embodiment 4) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 4, 1 is a normal TV antenna, which is connected to a tuner circuit 7 by a coaxial cable or the like. The output of the tuner circuit 7 is input to the video signal processing circuit-1 of 4 to drive the cathode ray tube 3 and
Display the V screen. Furthermore, the audio signal from the tuner is 1
It is input to the audio receiving circuit 7 and outputs a TV audio signal.

Next, as an important constituent element of the present invention, voice and image data can be transmitted / received by connecting this apparatus connected to the public network 27 and a communication apparatus having the same communication protocol through an exchange. A full-duplex voice-equipped modem 20 is provided.

The analog signal from the NCU 19 for interfacing with the public network is separated into audio data and image data, and the audio data and the image data are input to the video signal processing circuit-2 of the audio processing circuits 21 and 5, respectively. To be done.

On the other hand, a video signal processing circuit-2 shown by 5
The image data input to is converted into an image signal of, for example, about 10 frames per second, and further converted into serial data to have a transmission format suitable for serial transmission.

Reference numerals 6 and 12 denote infrared ray radio transmitter / receivers generally used for a TV remote controller, and can transmit the received image data and received voice data to the remote controller side.

The audio data is converted into an analog signal in the audio processing circuit indicated by 21 and the received audio signal is selected from the audio signal of the TV main body from the audio receiving circuit of 17 and a speaker is selected. It is input to the voice switching circuit 22 which drives 23.

Next, the configuration on the remote control side will be described. 9
Is a general remote controller that has at least the function of controlling the TV body, and has at least 13 tuning buttons and 12 infrared transceivers. In addition to these, the geometric dimensions of a normal remote controller A display device, such as a liquid crystal display device, and a drive circuit 11 for the display device 10 are included. Further, a video camera indicated by 25 and a microphone indicated by 26 are provided so that the video camera 25 outputs image data by pointing the remote controller at an appropriate distance within a reachable area by hand. Also,
When speaking into the microphone 26, voice data is output. These three signals of image data, audio data, and a selection signal from the selection button 13 are time-division multiplexed,
The infrared transmitter / receiver 12 is provided with a multiplexer 24 for inputting as serial data.

The time-division-multiplexed data transmitted from the infrared transmitter / receiver 12 and received by the infrared transmitter / receiver circuit 6 is input to a demultiplexer 18 to become individual serial data, and image data, The audio data and the selection signal are 5 video signal processing circuits, respectively.
2, input to the audio processing circuit 21 and the tuner circuit 7.
In particular, the image data and the voice data are respectively converted into a format suitable for transmission by the modem 20 with a voice function, and transmitted via the NCU 19 to the communication device connected to the public network 27.

According to such a configuration, for example, regarding the high cost that hinders the spread of the TV telephone, it is possible to add the TV telephone function at a low cost since it also serves as the remote controller. Also, with regard to the fact that image information other than the face of the speaker is transmitted to the other party, which is said to be the second impediment to the spread of TV phones, the shooting angle and framing can be easily performed with the movement of one's hand. , It becomes possible to easily have a conversation on a TV phone.

Note that the remote controller may be provided with a communication function, and the television main body may be connected only to the public network.

[0044]

As described above, according to the present invention, by providing a small-screen image display device on the remote control side, while maintaining the conventional multi-screen, OSD function, etc., the reverse program search and the built-in TV are provided. The control of the printer can be realized without hindering another viewer from viewing the main body screen, and it is easy to realize a new communication medium.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a remote control television according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a remote control television according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a remote control television according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a remote control television according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Antenna 2 TV Receiver 3 CRT 4 Video Signal Processing Circuit-1 5 Video Signal Processing Circuit-2 6 Infrared Transmit / Receive Circuit 7 Tuner Circuit-1 8 Tuner Circuit-2 9 Remote Control 10 Image Display Device 11 Image Display Device Drive Circuit 12 Infrared Transmitter / receiver circuit 13 Channel selection button 14 Video printer 15 Video signal switching circuit 16 Visible radio tuner 17 Voice receiving circuit 18 Demultiplexer 19 NCU 20 Voice function modem 21 Voice processing circuit 22 Voice switching circuit 23 Speaker 24 Multiplexer 25 Video camera 26 Microphone 27 Public network

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A video display device equipped with a television receiver and remote control means, wherein the remote control means is provided with a video display function so that programs other than those selected by the television receiver can be viewed. An image display device characterized by: 2. A television receiver provided with a plurality of tuners, a plurality of video signal processing circuits respectively processing video signals of the plurality of tuners, and a signal transmission / reception circuit for transmitting / receiving a remote control signal and video data. A remote control means provided with a video display unit, an operation unit for operating the television receiver, and a signal transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting / receiving control signals and video data to / from the television receiver. Video display device. 3. A video display device comprising a video printer, a television receiver and a remote control means, wherein the remote control means has a video display function, and a print control function for video data of the television receiver. A remote control TV with an image display function, which is equipped with a print image monitor function. 4. A television receiver provided with a tuner, a video signal processing circuit for processing a video signal of the tuner, a signal transmitting / receiving circuit for transmitting / receiving a remote control signal and video data, and the television receiver. Video signal having a function of selecting a video signal of or a video signal input from an external terminal and capturing and printing this video data, a video display unit, an operation for operating the television receiver and the video printer. And a remote control means provided with a signal transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting / receiving control signals and video data to / from the television receiver. 5. A video display device having a television receiver and remote control means, wherein the television receiver is provided with a character multiplex radio broadcast receiving function and a signal transmitting / receiving function for transmitting / receiving a remote control signal and an information signal. The remote control means is provided with a video display function, and the character information of the character multiplex radio broadcast received by the television receiver is transmitted to the video display function on the remote controller side to enable the display of the character information. Characteristic video display device. 6. A television broadcast receiving tuner, a character multiplex radio broadcast receiving tuner, a television receiver provided with a signal transmitting / receiving circuit for transmitting / receiving a remote control signal and video data, a video display unit, and An image display device comprising: an operation unit for operating a television receiver; and a remote control means provided with a signal transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting / receiving control signals and image data to / from the television receiver. 7. A television receiver having an image and audio communication function and an image display device having a remote control means, wherein the remote control means is provided with an image display function, a microphone function and a video camera function. A video display device characterized by the above. 8. A tuner, a video signal processing circuit for processing a video signal of the tuner, a communication circuit for communicating image and sound, and a signal transmitting / receiving circuit for transmitting / receiving a remote control signal and video data are provided. A television receiver, a video display unit, an operating unit for operating the television receiver, a signal transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting / receiving control signals and video data to / from the television receiver, a video camera unit, and a microphone. An image display device having a section.