JPH1155581A - Television receiver containing program updation function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a viewer re-record a control program of a television receiver according to a displayed instruction by providing a communication device which is connected to an internet and sends and receives information. SOLUTION: When an operator's will to change a television control program is transmitted from an input device 8 to a television controller 9, a communication device 4 is notified to acquire a new television control program from a program server 12. The device 4 acquires information through an internet and sequentially stores it in a temporary storage device 5. An analyzing device 6 successively reads information acquired by the device 4 from the device 5, analyzes whether information is a television control program or others and notifies it to a selecting device 7. The device 7 follows the result of the device 6, notifies a television control program to a rewriting device 11 and information except it to a television controller 9. The device 11 writes the television control program on a storage device 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television having a function of updating a television control program for controlling the television.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional television, when a television control program is changed, it is necessary to replace the storage device storing the television control program, or to replace all other devices for controlling the television including the storage device. there were.

[0003]

As described above, when updating the television control program, it is necessary to exchange various devices other than the television control program. In order to update the television control program, various devices for controlling the television are required. It required a high level of equipment knowledge and technical skills.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a television receiver with a built-in control program updating function according to the present invention comprises an Internet (hereinafter referred to as "internet").
A communication device for transmitting and receiving information by connecting to the Internet, a temporary storage device for storing the information transmitted through the Internet, and control program information indicating whether the information stored in the temporary storage device is video information. An analysis device that determines whether or not, a selection device that selects information stored in the temporary storage device by the analysis device, an input device that receives an external operation command, and a tuner for receiving broadcast A display device for displaying video information selected by the selection device, a storage device for storing a control program, and a rewriting device for writing the control program selected by the selection device to the storage device; When the viewer (operator) instructs the television receiver using the input device according to the instructions displayed on the
By re-recording the control program of the television receiver, it is possible to exchange information without replacing various devices.
New control programs can be received and updated via et.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first invention of the present invention comprises a storage device for storing a control program, a communication device for connecting to the Internet, and a rewriting device for rewriting information stored in the storage device. A television receiver with a built-in control program update function, which updates a control program stored in the storage device via the Internet, and via the Internet,
Various programs for controlling the television receiver stored in the storage device can be updated.

[0006] Further, it is possible to update a television control program without having a high level of knowledge and technology regarding a television receiver.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication device for connecting to the Internet for transmitting and receiving information, a temporary storage device for storing the information transmitted through the Internet, and a temporary storage device for storing the information. An analyzing device for determining whether the information is video information or control program information, a selecting device for selecting information stored in the temporary storage device by the analyzing device, and an input device for inputting an operation command from outside A tuner for receiving a broadcast, a display device for displaying video information selected by the selection device, a storage device for storing a control program, and a storage device for storing a control program selected by the selection device. The present invention relates to a television receiver with a built-in control program update function and a rewriting device for writing to a television. Without a high degree of knowledge and techniques that are implemented to update the television control program.

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

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a tuner for receiving a television wave, and 2 a display control device for converting a television signal selected by the tuner into a video signal and for displaying other additional information. A display device for visualizing display information controlled by the display control device;
Is a communication device for connecting to the Internet and exchanging data with a server connected to the Internet, 5 is a temporary storage device for temporarily storing information obtained by the communication device, and 6 is the temporary storage device. An analyzing device for analyzing the contents of data stored in the device, 7
Is a selection device for dividing information stored in the temporary storage device into a television control program and the other based on the result analyzed by the analysis device, and 8 is an input for inputting an operator's intention to the television. The device 9, for example, informs the tuner of the operator's desire to change the television channel obtained by the input device, changes the operation of the tuner, and receives a signal from the sorting device to control the television. A television control device 10 that controls the entire operation of the television, such as transmitting information other than a program to the display control device, is constituted by an electrically rewritable read-only memory, and stores a program describing the operation of the television control device. The storage device 11 receives a signal from the television control device, and receives a signal from the television control device to store the television control program stored in the storage device. Rewriting device to rewrite, 12
Is a program server connected to the Internet and transmitting a television control program in response to a request from the communication device.

When the operator's intention to change the television control program is transmitted from the input device 8 to the television control device 9, the new television control program is transmitted to the program server 1.
2 is transmitted to the communication device 4 so as to obtain the information. The communication device 4 acquires information through the Internet and sequentially stores the information in the temporary storage device 5. The analysis device 6 sequentially reads out the information acquired by the communication device 4 from the temporary storage device,
It analyzes whether the information is a television control program or not, and transmits it to the sorting device 7. The sorting device 7 converts the television control program into the rewriting device 1 according to the result of the analysis device 6.
1 to the television control device 9. The rewriting device 11 writes a television control program in the storage device 10.

[0011] With the above configuration, the program for controlling the television receiver can be rewritten without having advanced knowledge and technology related to the television receiver, and the control program can be updated to have various functions. This can be realized without causing complicated work of the viewer (operator).

[0012]

As described above, according to the television receiver with a built-in control program updating function of the present invention, the inter
a communication device for connecting to the Internet and transmitting and receiving information;
a temporary storage device for storing information sent through the Internet, an analysis device for analyzing information stored in the temporary storage device, and determining whether the information is video information or television control program information; A sorting device that sorts information stored in the temporary storage device by the analysis device, an input device that informs the television of an operator's intention to operate the television, a tuner for receiving television waves, and a tuner sent from the tuner. The video signal of the incoming television, the display device that displays the video information selected by the analysis device and the selection device, the storage device that stores a program that controls the television, and the selection device that is selected by the analysis device and the selection device. Instructions provided on the display device by including a rewriting device for writing the stored television control program information to the storage device. Only convey the will of the operator input device follow the television, without replacing the various devices other than the television control program receives a new television control program via the internet, can be updated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a TV with a built-in TV control program update function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tuner 2 Display control device 3 Display device 4 Communication device 5 Temporary storage device 6 Analysis device 7 Sorting device 8 Input device 9 TV control device 10 Storage device 11 Rewriting device 12 Program server

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Tomoe Kawane 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Inside Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A storage device for storing a control program,
A control program comprising: a communication device for connecting to the Internet; and a rewriting device for rewriting information stored in the storage device, and updating a control program stored in the storage device via the Internet. Television receiver with built-in update function. 2. A communication device for transmitting and receiving information by connecting to the Internet, a temporary storage device for storing information transmitted through the Internet, and whether the information stored in the temporary storage device is video information. An analyzing device that determines whether the information is control program information, a sorting device that sorts information stored in the temporary storage device by the analyzing device, and an input device that receives an external operation command,
A tuner for receiving a broadcast, a display device for displaying video information selected by the selection device, a storage device for storing a control program, and a control program selected by the selection device written to the storage device A television receiver having a control program update function and a rewriting device.