WO2010113503A1 - Content playing apparatus, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

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WO2010113503A1
WO2010113503A1 PCT/JP2010/002373 JP2010002373W WO2010113503A1 WO 2010113503 A1 WO2010113503 A1 WO 2010113503A1 JP 2010002373 W JP2010002373 W JP 2010002373W WO 2010113503 A1 WO2010113503 A1 WO 2010113503A1
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  • the present invention relates to a content reproduction apparatus, a program, and a recording medium configured by a plurality of units.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a video display device that simultaneously displays a television screen and a browser screen obtained by connecting to the Internet on a display.
  • Patent Document 2 discloses a personal computer with a TV function that allows a user to watch a digital broadcast at a high resolution in a short time and to seamlessly select a user's TV / PC function.
  • Patent Document 3 a television or a recorded program can be viewed without increasing the load on the PC, and a television image by overlay display can be displayed on a small screen at an arbitrary position on the PC monitor during the PC work. Even if the work area and the overlay area of the TV overlap and the operability deteriorates, the work area can be moved to any position and changed to any size, greatly improving operability.
  • An image processing apparatus that can be used is disclosed.
  • Patent Document 1 the browser function is realized in the television device.
  • the software and hardware of the television device are poor compared to those of the computer, so that only limited services can be processed.
  • the technology of Patent Document 1 cannot cope with a large number of services that require a large processing load, such as an online game and a video reproduction service. As a result, only a few services can be provided to the user.
  • the technique of Patent Document 2 has a similar problem.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and its purpose is to increase the affinity between two different units and to allow the two units to operate in cooperation with each other by operating the first unit.
  • a content playback apparatus comprising: a first unit that processes first content including at least a first video; and a second unit that processes second content including at least a second video
  • the first unit is Control information transmitting means for transmitting control information for controlling the second unit to the second unit; Content receiving means for receiving the second content transmitted from the second unit; Content synthesizing means for generating synthesized content by synthesizing at least the first video and the second video; Content reproduction means for reproducing the composite content
  • the second unit is Control information receiving means for receiving the control information transmitted from the first unit; Content transmitting means for transmitting the second content to the first unit based on the received control information is provided.
  • the first unit and the second unit operate in cooperation with each other through the control information.
  • the first unit has, for example, a television function
  • the second unit has, for example, a computer function.
  • the content reproduction apparatus combines the first content acquired by the first unit and the second content acquired by the second unit to obtain one combined content.
  • the synthesized content obtained in this way is played back and is viewed by the user.
  • the second unit provides the second content to the first unit based on the control information sent from the first unit. Therefore, if the user operates only the first unit, the first unit and the second unit are operated in cooperation, and as a result, two different videos can be combined and displayed on the display.
  • the content reproduction apparatus has an effect of increasing the affinity between two different units and allowing them to operate in cooperation with each other by operating the first unit.
  • the content reproduction apparatus may be realized by a computer.
  • a program for realizing the content reproduction apparatus in the computer by causing the computer to operate as each of the above means and a computer-readable recording medium recording the program also fall within the scope of the present invention.
  • the content playback apparatus has the effect of increasing the affinity between two different units and allowing them to operate in cooperation with each other by operating the first unit.
  • FIG. 1 It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the television with a built-in PC concerning one Embodiment of this invention.
  • A in the figure is a diagram showing an external appearance when the television with a built-in PC according to an embodiment of the present invention is viewed from the display screen side, and (b) in the figure is a view with the television with a built-in PC viewed from above.
  • FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the detailed internal structure of the television with a built-in PC concerning one Embodiment of this invention.
  • (A) in the figure is a diagram showing the flow of signal transmission when operating a television with a built-in PC using a remote controller, and (b) in the figure is a PC using an input device (keyboard or mouse).
  • FIG. 1 It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the flow of the information processing at the time of displaying TV full screen and PC small screen in the television with built-in PC of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on a display by the sequence process shown in a figure.
  • (A) in the figure is a diagram showing an external appearance when the PC built-in TV is viewed from the display screen side after the detachable PC unit is mounted on the TV unit, and (b) in the figure is detachable. It is a figure which shows the external appearance at the time of seeing the television with a built-in PC before the possible PC unit is attached to the TV unit from the back side.
  • FIG. 1 It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the television with a built-in PC concerning other embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of an external appearance of BD built-in television b after the detachable BD unit is mounted
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an appearance when the PC built-in television 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is viewed from the display screen side.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an external appearance when the television 1 with a built-in PC is viewed from the side (the side where the PC unit 20 is installed).
  • the PC built-in television 1 (content reproduction device) is provided with a PC unit 20 (second unit) in a TV unit 10 (first unit).
  • the TV unit 10 of the present embodiment is a subunit (subsystem) having a configuration and functions as a liquid crystal television device.
  • the PC unit 20 is a subunit (subsystem) having a configuration and functions as a so-called personal computer. Both are integrated to form one PC built-in television 1. Furthermore, by operating both in cooperation with each other, the user is provided with an unprecedented content playback (viewing and browsing) experience.
  • the user operates the PC built-in television 1 using the remote controller 9. If there is only the remote controller 9, the TV unit 10 can be operated to view the broadcast program. Further, by using the same remote controller 9, it is possible to operate the PC unit 20 to execute various software applications, or to access a website on the Internet and browse a web page.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of a PC built-in television 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the TV unit 10 of the TV 1 with a built-in PC includes a video output unit 11, an audio output unit 12, a content processing unit 13, a content synthesis unit 14, a content acquisition unit 15, a content reception unit 16, and a user input unit. 17, a control information communication unit 18 and a control unit 19 are provided.
  • the PC unit 20 includes a content processing unit 21, a content acquisition unit 22, a content transmission unit 23, a storage unit 24, a control information communication unit 25, a user input unit 26, a control unit 27, and an application execution unit 28.
  • the TV 1 with a built-in PC has a video composition function.
  • the TV unit 10 acquires a broadcast program (first content) by receiving and decoding a broadcast wave (television broadcast).
  • the PC unit 20 acquires PC content (second content) such as a web page and moving image content, and provides it to the TV unit 10.
  • the TV unit 10 synthesizes at least the video in the broadcast program (first video) and the video in the PC content (second video) to generate one composite video and outputs it to the display 2.
  • the display 2 displays the synthesized video.
  • the display 2 is realized as, for example, a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, or an organic EL display.
  • the video output unit 11 outputs the video signal sent from the content synthesis unit 14 to the display 2.
  • the audio output unit 12 outputs the audio signal sent from the content synthesis unit 14 to the speaker 3.
  • the content processing unit 13 processes the content input from the content acquisition unit 15.
  • the received broadcast wave is decoded to generate a broadcast program and output to the content composition unit 14.
  • the content synthesizing unit 14 synthesizes the broadcast program input from the content processing unit 13 and the PC content received by the content receiving unit 16 from the PC unit 20 to generate one synthesized content.
  • the content acquisition unit 15 receives the broadcast wave through the antenna 4 and outputs it to the content processing unit 13. Note that the broadcast wave receiving method is not limited to that through the antenna 4.
  • the content acquisition unit 15 can also receive broadcast waves through a cable television broadcast network.
  • IP broadcast data IP broadcast wave
  • IP broadcast wave can be received through the Internet 8.
  • the content receiving unit 16 receives the PC content transmitted from the PC unit 20 and outputs it to the content composition unit 14.
  • the user input unit 17 accepts an input operation on the television with a built-in PC 1 by the user. Specifically, for example, a signal generated by the remote controller 9 in response to an input operation by the user is received and output to the control unit 19. In addition, a signal generated by a user's direct operation on the TV unit 10 main body can be received.
  • the control information communication unit 18 exchanges control information with the PC unit 20. Specifically, the control information is transmitted to the control information communication unit 25 of the PC unit 20 or the control information transmitted from the control information communication unit 25 is received.
  • the control information includes, for example, operation information for operating the PC unit 20a or the TV unit 10a.
  • information specifying that the acquired content should be provided to the other unit is included.
  • access information (link information) for acquiring content is included.
  • the control unit 19 performs overall control of each block constituting the TV unit 10.
  • the content processing unit 21 processes the PC content acquired by the content acquisition unit 22.
  • the content acquisition unit 22 acquires PC content from the outside.
  • PC content is acquired from the recording disk 7 or the Internet (communication network) 8.
  • PC content is content that can be processed and played back by a computer.
  • content such as text, video, audio, and moving image corresponds to this, and multimedia content including a combination of these also corresponds.
  • a web page is also included in the PC content.
  • the acquisition destination is, for example, a website on the Internet 8, an external device connected to the PC built-in television 1, and the recording disk 7.
  • the content transmission unit 23 transmits the content processed by the content processing unit 21 to the content reception unit 16.
  • Storage unit 24 stores various PC contents. For example, it is realized as a nonvolatile storage device such as a hard disk or a flash memory.
  • the storage unit 24 stores various software applications executed by the application execution unit 28 in addition to the PC content.
  • the control information communication unit 25 exchanges control information with the control information communication unit 18. Specifically, the control information is transmitted to the control information communication unit 18 of the TV unit 10 or the control information transmitted from the control information communication unit 18 is received.
  • the user input unit 26 accepts an input operation on the PC built-in television 1 by the user. Specifically, a signal issued by the operation device (in this embodiment, the mouse 5 and the keyboard 6) in response to an input operation by the user is received and output to the control unit 27.
  • the operation device include a pointing device such as a trackball and a trackpad, and a joystick.
  • the control unit 27 controls various operations in the PC unit 20.
  • the application execution unit 28 reads out and executes the software application stored in the storage unit 24.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a detailed internal configuration of the PC built-in television 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • Each functional block shown in FIG. 1 is realized by any one of the blocks shown in FIG. 3 or a combination thereof.
  • the RF (Radio Frequency) receiving unit 101 receives a signal sent from the outside. That is, the RF receiving unit 101 is a video signal input unit that receives a digital broadcast signal such as a video signal transmitted wirelessly as terrestrial digital broadcast. Note that the signal received by the RF unit 101 is not limited to a signal transmitted as terrestrial digital broadcast, and is, for example, a signal transmitted as general analog broadcast, satellite broadcast, cable television broadcast, or the like. It may be.
  • These signals include, for example, video signals digitized as a system such as MPG2 or MPEG4 in the case of digital broadcasting.
  • the signal input to the RF receiving unit 101 is not limited to the video signal.
  • a digital broadcast signal (broadcast) such as a digitized audio signal, data broadcast, electronic program guide information, or network information can be used. Wave).
  • the demodulator 102 demodulates the digital broadcast signal input to the RF receiver 101 and sends it to the decoder 103.
  • the decoder 103 decomposes a demodulated signal such as MPEG2TS into a video component (signal) and an audio component (signal).
  • the decoder 103 decodes the video signal among the decomposed signals and sends the audio signal to the audio processor 104. At this time, the data accompanying the audio signal is sent to the CPU 109 and processed there.
  • the audio processor 104 decodes the audio signal received from the decoder 103. Since the audio signal has many formats, the audio processor 104 normally performs the decoding process of the audio signal. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the audio signal may be decoded by the decoder 103 or the CPU 109. The processed audio signal is sent to the speaker 105.
  • Speaker 105 outputs the audio signal decoded in audio processor 104.
  • the form of the television provided with the display part 112 and the speaker 105 is shown, it is not limited to this, For example, in the case of a BD (BluRay) recorder or STB (Set Top Box), Instead of the speaker 105, an audio signal may be output to an external device.
  • BD BluRay
  • STB Set Top Box
  • Remote control communication unit 106 receives a control signal from a remote controller (not shown).
  • Examples of the remote controller 9 that transmits a control signal include an infrared remote controller that transmits a signal in one direction or a wireless remote controller that transmits a signal in both directions.
  • the control signal received by the remote control communication unit 106 is sent to the CPU 109.
  • the external input unit 107 receives a signal output from the video output unit 208 of the PC unit 20.
  • Examples of the external input unit 107 include an HDMI interface or a DVI / D terminal.
  • the signal received by the external input unit 107 includes decoded data or compressed data (for example, MPEG4).
  • the audio signal received by the external input unit 107 is output to the audio processor 104.
  • the video signal received by the external input unit 107 is output to the graphic memory 110 and developed.
  • the received video signal is sent to the graphic memory 110 once via the decoder 103. Note that there is no essential difference in the video signal output to the graphic memory 110 depending on whether or not it passes through the decoder 103.
  • the memory 108 is a memory for storing a program or data.
  • CPU 109 is a CPU that controls the entire TV unit 10.
  • the graphic memory 110 holds two or more videos and display data. Examples of the display data include data broadcasting, OSD (on-screen display) data, and data such as a setting menu.
  • the graphic memory 110 includes a plurality of planes, and each plane can be superimposed or alpha blended.
  • the graphic controller 111 combines the video and display data held in the graphic memory 110 to create one screen. That is, the graphic controller 111 performs, for example, enlargement / reduction or position setting of a plurality of planes in accordance with control from the CPU 109, and generates a final screen by combining them. This final screen is sent to the display unit 112.
  • the display unit 112 displays the video received from the graphic controller 111.
  • video may be displayed on a display device such as a liquid crystal panel, or video data may be output to an external device.
  • a LAN (Local Area Network) controller 113 is connected to an external device through a network.
  • the LAN controller 113 may be connected to other devices according to a home network standard such as DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) or may be connected to a video service via the Internet.
  • the connection with the external device may be either wired or wireless.
  • the video signal acquired from the LAN controller 113 is not particularly limited, but is preferably handled in the same manner as the video signal acquired through the RF receiving unit 101.
  • the I / F unit 114 is an interface unit that controls LAN, USB, serial, or the like.
  • the I / F unit 114 exchanges control information including a still image with the PC unit 20. Note that the transmission / reception method of control information in the I / F unit 114 is not particularly limited.
  • the power supply unit 115 is a power supply circuit in the TV unit 10.
  • the power supply unit 204 is a power supply circuit in the PC unit 20. These power supply units 115 and 204 are supplied with power from a common power supply 150. At this time, it is desirable to receive power from one AC plug.
  • the input unit 201 accepts external input.
  • the PC unit 20 may have its own input unit.
  • a Bluetooth wireless keyboard or a wireless mouse can be used as the input unit 201.
  • the IO processor 202 controls various external interfaces.
  • the LAN controller 203 is connected to the IP network. Note that the LAN controller 113 and the LAN controller 203 preferably share one IP address with each other. Further, when the TV unit 10 and the PC unit 20 are provided with individual LAN controllers 113 and 203, respectively, it is preferable to have a bridge function inside the television 1 with a built-in PC. Thereby, for example, when connecting a wired LAN, the TV unit 10 and the PC unit 20 can be simultaneously connected to the network by inserting only one LAN cable.
  • the memory 205 is a memory of the CPU 206 that performs various controls.
  • the CPU 206 comprehensively controls each block included in the PC unit 20.
  • the compressed PC content is decoded by software and converted to the original PC content.
  • the PC unit 20 does not include hardware such as the decoder 103 in the TV unit 10.
  • the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the PC unit 20 may include hardware such as the decoder 103.
  • the graphic controller 207 speeds up graphic processing at the time of video drawing.
  • the video output unit 208 outputs the video signal processed by the graphic controller 207 in a format such as HDMI.
  • the audio signal is also transmitted to the TV unit 10 in the same manner as the video signal.
  • the storage unit 209 permanently stores the PC content acquired through the Internet 8 or the recording disk 7. Examples of the storage unit 209 include a hard disk, a BD (Blu-ray Disc), a DVD (Digital Video Disc), or a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory.
  • the CPU 206 reproduces the video acquired via the network or the video stored in the storage unit 209 and transmits it to the TV unit 10.
  • the image is not limited to a moving image, but includes a screen created by an application such as music, a book, a photo, a slide show, a word processing document, or a game.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a signal transmission flow when the remote controller 9 is used to operate the PC built-in television 1.
  • B in FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a signal transmission flow when the PC built-in television 1 is operated using the input device (keyboard 6 or mouse 5).
  • the user can operate both the TV unit 10 and the PC unit 20 by using the remote controller 9.
  • a signal (operation signal) transmitted from the remote controller 9 in response to a user input is input to the control unit 19 via the user input unit 17.
  • the control unit 19 determines whether the signal is a signal for operating the TV unit 10 or a signal for operating the PC unit 20 by analyzing the operation signal. If it is determined to be the former, each block in the TV unit 10 is controlled according to the content of the operation signal. As a result of these processes, the user can operate the TV unit 10 using the remote controller 9.
  • control unit 19 determines that the operation signal is a signal for operating the PC unit 20, the control unit 19 generates control information for controlling the PC unit 20, and transmits the PC unit 20 through the control information communication unit 18. Send to.
  • the control information is input to the control unit 27 of the PC unit 20 via the control information communication unit 25.
  • the PC unit 20 controls each block in the PC unit 20 based on the input control information. As a result of these processes, the user can operate the PC unit 20 using the remote controller 9.
  • the user can operate both the PC unit 20 and the TV unit 10 by using the mouse 5 or the keyboard 6 (hereinafter, collectively referred to as an operation device).
  • a signal (operation signal) transmitted from the controller device in response to a user input is input to the control unit 27 via the user input unit 26.
  • the control unit 27 analyzes the operation signal to determine whether it is a signal for operating the PC unit 20 or a signal for operating the TV unit 10. If it is determined to be the former, each block in the PC unit 20 is controlled according to the contents of the operation signal. As a result of these processes, the user can operate the PC unit 20 using the mouse 5 or the keyboard 6.
  • control unit 25 determines that the operation signal is a signal for operating the TV unit 10
  • the control unit 25 generates control information for controlling the TV unit 10, and the TV unit 10 through the control information communication unit 25. Send to.
  • the control information is input to the control unit 19 of the TV unit 10 via the control information communication unit 18.
  • the control unit 19 controls each block in the TV unit 10 based on the input control information.
  • the user can operate the TV unit 10 using the operation device (mouse 5 or keyboard 6).
  • the television with built-in PC 1 of the present embodiment can operate two units (TV unit 10 and PC unit 20) having completely different functions by using one operating device.
  • the point that the operation of the PC unit 20 can be performed by the remote controller 9 has a great merit for the user. This is because the operation of the remote controller 9 is refined compared to the mouse 5 or the keyboard 6 and is intuitive and easy to understand. Therefore, the user who uses the television with built-in PC 1 of the present embodiment can experience various services (execution of applications, browsing of web pages) provided by the PC unit 20 more easily than using a general-purpose personal computer. it can.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the flow of video composition and display in the television 1 with a built-in PC.
  • the content acquisition unit 22 of the PC unit 20 acquires the video 50 (the second video included in the second content) and the related information 52.
  • the acquisition destination is, for example, the Internet 8 or the recording disk 7.
  • the video 50 and the related information 52 are transmitted to the TV unit 10 via the content acquisition unit 22, the content processing unit 21, and the content transmission unit 23.
  • the content is provided to the content composition unit 14 via the content reception unit 16.
  • the content acquisition unit 15 of the TV unit 10 acquires the video 54 (the first video included in the first content) and the related information 56.
  • the acquisition destination is, for example, a broadcasting station.
  • the video 54 and the related information 52 are provided to the content composition unit 14 via the content acquisition unit 15 and the content processing unit 13.
  • Control information that defines that the video 50 and related information 52 should be provided to the TV unit 10a is transmitted in advance from the TV unit 10a to the PC unit 20a.
  • the PC unit 20a provides the video unit 50 and the related information 52 to the TV unit 10a in response to the reception of the control information.
  • the content synthesizing unit 14 synthesizes the input video 50, related information 52, video 54, and related information 56 to generate one synthesized video (synthesized content).
  • the graphic memory 110 is used to write data to each of the three planes. Specifically, video 50 is written in the first plane, video 54 is written in the second plane, and related information 52 and related information 56 are written in the third plane. The three planes thus obtained are overlapped to generate one composite image shown in FIG.
  • the synthesized video is input to the display 2 via the video output unit 11. As a result of these processes, the user visually recognizes the synthesized video through the display 2. As a result, it is possible to enjoy movie content on a sub-screen while watching a broadcast program.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating examples of screens displayed on the display 2.
  • FIG. 6A only the TV full screen 60 is displayed on the entire surface of the display 2.
  • FIG. 6B a TV main screen 61, PC function menus 62 to 65, and a PC small screen 66 are displayed on the display 2.
  • the user uses the TV 1 with a built-in PC mainly for viewing TV content (broadcast program) reproduced by the TV unit 10.
  • PC content is viewed as an auxiliary.
  • the screen (b) in FIG. 6 When the screen (b) in FIG. 6 is displayed, when the user presses the “PC button” provided on the remote controller 9, the screen (b) in FIG. ) Switch to that.
  • FIG. 6C the display position of the TV screen and the display position of the PC screen are switched. Specifically, the PC main screen 69 is displayed at the display position of the TV main screen 61, while the TV sub screen 68 is displayed at the display position of the PC sub screen 66.
  • the user uses the PC built-in television 1 mainly for the operation of the PC unit 20 and the viewing of the PC content reproduced by the operation. On the other hand, broadcast programs are watched supplementarily.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a state in which the PC built-in television 1 switches the display of the PC small screen in accordance with selection of the PC function menu.
  • a TV main screen 61 a TV main screen 61, menu items 71 to 74, and a PC small screen 75 are displayed on the display 2.
  • the PC small screen 75 is displayed when the menu item 71 is selected.
  • the PC small screen 76 related to the menu item 72 is immediately displayed.
  • the television with built-in PC 1 of the present embodiment displays the PC function menu on the display 2 by processing data in HTML format representing the menu of the PC function. Therefore, a process corresponding to the link information corresponding to the selected item is executed.
  • a specific example will be described below with reference to FIG.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a state in which the PC built-in television 1 displays the PC small screen or changes the display position of the PC small screen in accordance with the selection result of the information indicating the PC function menu.
  • the PC built-in television 1 processes the menu data 80 and displays the PC function menu.
  • the menu data 80 includes four pieces of link information including link information 81 and link information 82. Each link information individually corresponds to an item name (gourmet, search, game, etc.).
  • the television 1 with a built-in PC processes the link information 81 corresponding to the item. Specifically, the website (external device on the communication network) indicated by the link information (access information) 81 is accessed, the web page (second content) returned by the server is acquired, and the PC child screen is obtained. 84. At this time, the TV main screen 83 is also displayed at the same time.
  • the television 1 with a built-in PC processes the link information 82 corresponding to the item. Specifically, the game application indicated by the link information 82 is activated, and the content (second content, second video) output by the application is displayed on the PC child screen 85. At this time, the display position and size of the PC small screen 85 are determined with reference to the display control information defined in the link information 82.
  • the display 2 also displays the TV main screen 83 at the same time. The size of the TV main screen 83 is determined based on a value obtained by calculating (eg subtracting) the size of the PC small screen 85 from the screen size of the display 2.
  • FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of information processing when displaying the full TV screen and the PC small screen on the PC built-in television 1 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display 2 by the sequence process shown in FIG.
  • the TV unit 10 has received and decoded a broadcast wave from a broadcast station and acquired a broadcast program in advance.
  • various types of broadcast-related information are received as needed in accordance with the reception of broadcast waves. Examples of broadcast-related information include data broadcasting, electronic program guides, subtitles, closed captions, information from the network, information indicating the channel currently being viewed, information indicating the user's residential area, and the like.
  • the TV unit 10 first displays the TV main screen 61 (step S1). Next, the user inputs a PC display command using the remote controller 9. Based on this input, the TV unit 10 requests menu information from the TV unit 10 (step S2).
  • the PC unit 20 transfers the received request to the service server (external device) (steps S3 and S4).
  • the service server transmits the menu information to the TV 1 with a built-in PC, which is received by the PC unit 20 (step S5).
  • the PC unit 20 transfers the received menu information to the TV unit 10 (step S6).
  • the TV unit 10 processes the received menu information and displays the menus 62 to 65 on the display 2 (step S7). Further, the PC small screen 66 is displayed (step S8).
  • the user selects one of the menu items using the remote controller 9 (step S9).
  • the TV unit 10 transmits selection information representing the selected menu item to the PC unit 20 (step S10).
  • the PC unit 20 executes a software application specified by the received selection information (step S11). At this time, the video generated by the application is transmitted to the TV unit 10.
  • the PC unit 20 also transmits various PC content information such as access history, purchase history, content viewing history, access time, and access time to the TV unit 10.
  • the TV unit 10 displays the received video on the PC small screen 75. As a result, the display of the PC small screen 75 changes (step S12).
  • the TV unit 10 may use the broadcast content related information and the received PC content information to generate display information based on these two pieces of information and display it on any of the menu items 62 to 65.
  • the menu item 65 is an example. That is, the PC built-in television 1 adaptively switches the display menu using the broadcast related information and the PC content related information. Note that such an adaptive menu generation can be executed not only by the TV unit 10 but also by the PC unit 20 or the service server. In this case, the TV unit 10 acquires the generated menu from the PC unit 20 and displays it on the display 2.
  • the PC built-in television 1 makes it easy to intuitively understand the classification and operation of categories. Thereby, even the beginner of a computer can operate the television 1 with a built-in PC easily.
  • Menu items corresponding to categories following the portal website are displayed in a list. As a result, the user can select menu items in the same manner by the same operation as that of the computer that is normally used.
  • the PC built-in television 1 displays content corresponding to the focused menu item on the PC sub-screen. Therefore, every time the user selects content, the video displayed on the PC small screen is switched. As a result, the user can select content intuitively. As an initial setting, it is preferable to prepare a website attractive to the user in advance.
  • the PC built-in television 1 has a menu item “convenient function” as a kind of category.
  • the user can register frequently used software applications in the convenient function.
  • the display order of menu items displayed on the TV screen may be changed according to the content provider.
  • a business that collects a publication fee determined according to the display order from a content provider is also possible.
  • the TV 1 with a built-in PC easily displays, for example, links to websites frequently used by the user on the display 2 as items classified by category.
  • the PC function menu can be used as an entrance when accessing a website on the Internet 8.
  • the user can directly access the Internet by selecting an item from this entrance (PC function menu) while watching a broadcast program through the TV main screen 61 without setting to switch to the PC main screen 69.
  • the present invention can increase the willingness to purchase the television 1 with a built-in PC from beginners to advanced computers.
  • menu items include search websites, web logs, SNS (Social Networking Service), general information (eg news, weather, traffic information or route guidance), living information (eg illness, regional information or childcare) , Food (eg, restaurant or recipe collection), learning (eg, dictionary or children's education), hobbies (eg, stocks, travel, shopping or fashion), or entertainment (eg, games, video websites or music download webs) Site).
  • SNS Social Networking Service
  • general information eg news, weather, traffic information or route guidance
  • living information eg illness, regional information or childcare
  • Food eg, restaurant or recipe collection
  • learning eg, dictionary or children's education
  • hobbies eg, stocks, travel, shopping or fashion
  • entertainment eg, games, video websites or music download webs
  • the user can connect to the website for each category described above by the following procedure.
  • a menu item related to a desired category is selected from the category-specific PC function menu displayed on the screen.
  • a URL list of websites belonging to the category of the selected item is displayed, a desired website is selected from the URL list.
  • the user selects a menu item of a desired category by a remote control operation. Thereafter, for example, if the PC main screen is selected to be displayed, the PC screen is enlarged on the screen and switched to the Internet viewing.
  • the user of the PC built-in television 1 can also use all the Internet services that can be used by the conventional general-purpose computer in the PC built-in television 1. This is because the PC built-in television 1 includes the PC unit 20 that functions as a complete computer and operates in cooperation with the TV unit 10. Accordingly, the TV built-in television 1 has a much wider range of use than a conventional Internet television that can use only limited Internet services.
  • the user can operate the PC unit 20 using the mouse 5 or the keyboard 6.
  • the television 1 with a built-in PC having the display 2 as a large screen the user can enjoy the PC content through the display 2 with a large screen and high image quality.
  • the conventional computer it is necessary to prepare a large screen display in addition to the PC main body for such a use.
  • the single TV 1 with a built-in PC can satisfy the demands of power users who make extensive use of computers.
  • the PC unit 20 is a computer, it is possible to flexibly add functions in cooperation with various peripheral devices, and to realize the advantages obtained by adding such functions to the user through a large screen and high-quality display. be able to.
  • the user does not have to perform a complicated operation for activating the PC unit 20. This is because in the PC built-in television 1, the power supply of the TV unit 10 and the power supply of the PC unit 20 are interlocked. That is, the PC unit is turned on at the same time as the TV unit 10a is turned on. After the start of the TV unit 10 is completed, the user can view the broadcast program immediately. On the other hand, the startup process of the PC unit 20 continues thereafter. This is because the PC unit 20 requires a longer time to complete startup than the TV unit 10. The user can enjoy the broadcast program without unnecessarily waiting until the PC unit 20 is activated. In addition, after the PC unit 20 has been activated, the PC unit 20 can be operated at any time by a simple operation using the remote controller 9.
  • the TV 1 with a built-in PC may acquire information regarding its own power consumption, convert the information into information for display, and display the information on the display 2.
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an external appearance when the PC built-in television 1a after the detachable PC unit 20a is mounted on the TV unit 10a is viewed from the display screen side.
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an external appearance when the PC built-in television 1a before the detachable PC unit 20a is mounted on the TV unit 10a is viewed from the back side.
  • the PC built-in television 1a of the present embodiment is composed of a TV unit 10a and a PC unit 20a.
  • the PC unit 20a is detachable from the PC built-in television 1a. Accordingly, the expandability and maintainability of the PC built-in television 1 can be improved.
  • both the TV unit 10a and the PC unit 20a can be used independently after the attachment is released.
  • the PC unit 20a is provided with a plurality of external terminals 150 to 152, as shown in FIG. Specifically, they are an Ethernet (registered trademark) terminal 150, a USB terminal 151, and a video / audio input / output terminal 152. Further, as shown in FIG. 11B, the PC unit 20a is also provided with external terminals 153 to 155 for exchanging signals with the TV unit 10a. Specifically, a video signal (SDVO including an HDMI signal: Serial Digital Video OutPut) terminal 153, a control signal terminal 154, and a power supply terminal 155. By having these terminals, video signals, control signals, and power supply signals can be transmitted and received between the PC unit 20a and the TV unit 10a. In addition to these, it is naturally possible to provide an audio signal terminal and transmit / receive audio signals to / from each other.
  • SDVO including an HDMI signal: Serial Digital Video OutPut
  • the PC unit 20a can operate as a single unit and is a product.
  • the circuits and wiring are all housed inside the PC unit 20a and are not exposed at all. The same applies to the TV unit 10a. Therefore, there is no need for wiring when connecting the two.
  • the user can attach the PC unit 20a to the TV unit 10a by a simple procedure. That is, it is only necessary to insert the PC unit 20a into the mounting position.
  • the PC unit 20 removed from the PC built-in television 1 can be used for various purposes by being connected to peripheral devices.
  • the removed PC unit 20 is mounted on a cradle that can be connected to a monitor.
  • the PC unit 20 can be used as a desktop computer.
  • an Ethernet (registered trademark) terminal and a serial port terminal can be used as a terminal for connecting the PC unit 20a and the cradle.
  • FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the PC built-in television 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the content acquisition unit 15 of the TV unit 10a is to be reproduced from the recording disk 7, the Internet 8, and the external device (external storage device) 160 in addition to the antenna 4.
  • Content can be acquired. That is, the content that is processed by the TV unit 10a of the present embodiment is not limited to a broadcast program, but also includes content such as text, video, audio, and moving images, and multimedia content that is a combination thereof. Other web pages are also included.
  • the PC unit 20a has expandability utilizing peripheral devices and has a wider range of utilization than conventional general-purpose computers. Even when the PC unit 20a is detached from the TV unit 10a or when the PC unit 20a breaks down, the TV program 10a alone can acquire a broadcast program and various contents from the outside.
  • the present invention is realized as the BD built-in television 1b.
  • BD is a Blu-ray (Blu-ray, registered trademark) recording / playback device.
  • the BD built-in television 1b is a device capable of reproducing a broadcast program, recording it on a recording disk 7, and reproducing Blu-ray content.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an appearance example of the BD built-in television 1b after the detachable BD unit 20b (second unit) is mounted on the TV unit 10a.
  • the BD unit 20b has a configuration and a function as a Blu-ray recording / playback apparatus, and is a unit that operates alone.
  • one BD built-in television 1b is configured by attaching the BD unit 20b to the TV unit 10a to which the PC unit 20a can be attached. That is, both the PC unit 20a and the BD unit 20b can be detachably mounted in the mounting slot of the TV unit 10a.
  • a DVD unit having a configuration and function as a DVD recorder can be mounted on the TV unit 10a.
  • the TV unit 10a operates in cooperation with the attached BD built-in television 1b. Therefore, the user can operate both the TV unit 10 a and the BD unit 20 b using the remote controller 9. That is, the viewing of the broadcast program, the recording of the broadcast program on the recording disk 7, and the reproduction of the content recorded on the recording disk 7 can be performed by one remote controller 9.
  • the BD unit 20b can be mounted in a form supported by the TV unit 10 according to the first embodiment. In this case, for example, connection between terminals according to the USB 2.0 standard is possible.
  • First content acquisition source In the content reproduction apparatus according to the present invention, further, It is preferable to further include a first content acquisition unit that acquires the first content through at least one of a broadcast wave, a communication network, an external storage device, an internal storage device, and a recording medium.
  • the content reproduction apparatus can reproduce various contents even if the second unit fails and does not operate.
  • the first unit is Broadcast wave receiving means for receiving the broadcast wave through an antenna;
  • the first content acquisition unit acquires the first content by decoding the received broadcast wave.
  • the first unit can reproduce the broadcast program.
  • the content reproduction apparatus can be realized as a kind of television apparatus.
  • the second unit is Execution means for executing the software application;
  • the content transmission unit transmits the second content acquired by the second content acquisition unit to the first unit.
  • the second unit has a function as a general-purpose computer.
  • the content reproduction apparatus can be realized as an apparatus having a computer function.
  • the content playback device can be realized as a television device built in a computer.
  • the second unit is It is preferable to further include a second content acquisition unit that acquires the second content through at least one of a communication network, an external storage device, an internal storage device, and a recording medium.
  • the content reproduction apparatus can reproduce a wide variety of content.
  • the control information includes access information to the second content in the external storage device in the communication network, 6.
  • the content reproduction means preferably outputs the synthesized first video and second video to a display.
  • the user can view two different images at the same time.
  • the second unit is Content information transmitting means for transmitting content information related to the second content to the first unit;
  • the first unit is A content information receiving means for receiving content information transmitted from the second unit;
  • the content synthesizing unit preferably synthesizes the first video, the second video, and the content information to generate the synthesized content.
  • the user in addition to two different videos, the user can also view information related to the second content at the same time. As a result, the user's understanding of the content being reproduced can be further deepened.
  • the content information is preferably information related to the second video.
  • the user in addition to two different videos, the user can also view information related to the second video at the same time. As a result, it is possible to deepen the user's understanding of the currently viewed video.
  • the second unit is removable
  • the second unit is preferably detachable from the first unit.
  • the expandability and maintainability of the content reproduction apparatus can be further improved.
  • the second unit is built-in
  • the second unit is preferably built in the housing body of the first unit.
  • the second unit can be protected from the external environment.
  • the content reproduction apparatus of the present invention may be configured by a first unit and a plurality of second units.
  • the second unit can be realized as any one of a general-purpose computer, a Blu-ray playback (recording) device, a DVD playback (recording) device, and a hard disk recorder.
  • a plurality of arbitrary second units and the first unit are combined to constitute one content reproduction apparatus.
  • a configuration in which one content playback device includes two PC units 20 and a configuration in which one content playback device includes one PC unit 20a and one BD unit 20b are both included in the present invention. Included in the category.
  • Any second unit can be detachable from the first unit, or can be built into the housing body of the first unit.
  • the PC built-in television 1 having a configuration in which the PC unit 20a is built in the casing body of the TV unit 10a can also be realized.
  • the PC unit 20a is completely hidden inside the TV unit 10a. Therefore, the PC unit 20a can be protected from the external environment. Note that the user can take out the PC unit 20a from the TV unit 10a and replace it with another PC unit 20a.
  • each block included in the PC built-in television 1 may be configured by hardware logic. Alternatively, it may be realized by software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit) as follows.
  • CPU Central Processing Unit
  • the television 1 with a built-in PC includes a CPU that executes instructions of a program that realizes each function, a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores the program, a RAM (Random Access Memory) that expands the program into an executable format, and And a storage device (recording medium) such as a memory for storing the program and various data.
  • a storage device such as a memory for storing the program and various data.
  • This recording medium only needs to record the program code (execution format program, intermediate code program, source program) of the program of the television 1 with a built-in PC, which is software for realizing the functions described above, so that it can be read by a computer.
  • This recording medium is supplied to the PC built-in television 1.
  • the PC built-in television 1 or CPU or MPU as a computer may read and execute the program code recorded on the supplied recording medium.
  • the recording medium for supplying the program code to the PC built-in television 1 is not limited to a specific structure or type. That is, the recording medium includes, for example, a tape system such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk / hard disk, and an optical disk such as a CD-ROM / MO / MD / DVD / CD-R. System, a card system such as an IC card (including a memory card) / optical card, or a semiconductor memory system such as a mask ROM / EPROM / EEPROM / flash ROM.
  • a tape system such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape
  • a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk / hard disk
  • an optical disk such as a CD-ROM / MO / MD / DVD / CD-R.
  • a card system such as an IC card (including a memory card) / optical card, or a semiconductor memory system
  • the object of the present invention can be achieved.
  • the above program code is supplied to the PC built-in television 1 via the communication network.
  • This communication network is not limited to a specific type or form as long as it can supply the program code to the PC built-in television 1.
  • the Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN, ISDN, VAN, CATV communication network, virtual private network, telephone line network, mobile communication network, satellite communication network, etc. may be used.
  • the transmission medium constituting the communication network may be any medium that can transmit the program code, and is not limited to a specific configuration or type.
  • a specific configuration or type for example, even wired such as IEEE 1394, USB (Universal Serial Bus), power line carrier, cable TV line, telephone line, ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) line, infrared such as IrDA or remote control, Bluetooth (registered trademark), 802.11
  • radio such as radio, HDR, mobile phone network, satellite line, terrestrial digital network.
  • the present invention can also be realized in the form of a computer data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program code is embodied by electronic transmission.
  • the present invention can be widely used as a television apparatus incorporating a computer.

Abstract

A content playing apparatus (1) provided with a first unit (10) which processes first content and a second unit (20) which processes second content. The first unit (10) is provided with a means (18) for transmitting, to the second unit (20), control information for controlling the second unit (20), a means (16) for receiving the second content transmitted from the second unit (20), a means (14) for generating combined content by combining at least a first video and a second video, and means (11, 12) for playing the combined content. The second unit (20) is provided with a means (25) for receiving the control information transmitted from the first unit, and a means (23) for transmitting the second content to the first unit according to the received control information. Due to this, the content playing apparatus (1) has better affinity between the two differing units (10, 20) and can run both in tandem by operation of the first unit (10).

Description

コンテンツ再生装置、プログラム、および記録媒体Content reproduction apparatus, program, and recording medium
　本発明は、複数のユニットによって構成されるコンテンツ再生装置、プログラム、および記録媒体に関する。 The present invention relates to a content reproduction apparatus, a program, and a recording medium configured by a plurality of units.
　近年、放送番組を視聴しながら、同一画面上で別の映像を見たいという要望が、視聴者の間に高まっている。これを背景に、子画面を用いて放送番組以外の他の映像を表示する技術が色々と提案されている。 In recent years, there has been an increasing demand among viewers to watch different videos on the same screen while watching broadcast programs. Against this background, various techniques for displaying video other than broadcast programs using a sub-screen have been proposed.
　特許文献１には、テレビ画面とインターネットに接続して得られたブラウザ画面を同時にディスプレイに表示する映像表示装置が開示されている。 Patent Document 1 discloses a video display device that simultaneously displays a television screen and a browser screen obtained by connecting to the Internet on a display.
　特許文献２には、デジタル放送を高解像度で短時間に視聴するとともに、ユーザのＴＶ／ＰＣ機能をシームレスに選択できるテレビ機能付きパーソナルコンピュータが開示されている。 Patent Document 2 discloses a personal computer with a TV function that allows a user to watch a digital broadcast at a high resolution in a short time and to seamlessly select a user's TV / PC function.
　特許文献３には、ＰＣの負荷を増加することなくテレビや録画番組の視聴ができ、ＰＣ作業中にＰＣモニタ上の任意の位置にオーバーレイ表示によるテレビ画像を小画面表示することができるとともに、作業域とテレビのオーバーレイ領域が重なり操作性が悪くなった場合にも、作業域を任意の位置へ移動させ、かつ任意の大きさに変更することができ、操作性を大幅に改善することができる画像処理装置が開示されている。 In Patent Document 3, a television or a recorded program can be viewed without increasing the load on the PC, and a television image by overlay display can be displayed on a small screen at an arbitrary position on the PC monitor during the PC work. Even if the work area and the overlay area of the TV overlap and the operability deteriorates, the work area can be moved to any position and changed to any size, greatly improving operability. An image processing apparatus that can be used is disclosed.
日本国公開特許公報「特開２００８－７９０７７（公開日：２００８年４月３日）」Japanese Patent Publication “JP 2008-79077 (release date: April 3, 2008)” 日本国公開特許公報「特開２００６－３１０８９６（公開日：２００６年１１月９日）」Japanese Published Patent Publication “Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-310896 (Publication Date: November 9, 2006)” 日本国公開特許公報「特開２００７－３１１９５８（公開日：２００７年１１月２９日）」Japanese Patent Publication “JP 2007-31958 (Released date: November 29, 2007)”
　しかし、上述した従来技術には次のような問題がある。 However, the above-described conventional technology has the following problems.
　特許文献１の技術では、ブラウザ機能をテレビ装置の中で実現している。この構成では、テレビ装置のソフトウェアおよびハードウェアは、コンピュータのそれらに比べて貧弱であるため、限られたサービスしか処理できない。特に、インターネットを通じて提供されるサービスは日々進化しているため、特許文献１の技術では、オンラインゲームおよび動画再生サービスなど処理に多大な負荷を要する数多くのサービスには対応できない。その結果、ユーザに対して極僅かなサービスを提供できるに留まる。特許文献２の技術にも同様の問題がある。 In the technology of Patent Document 1, the browser function is realized in the television device. In this configuration, the software and hardware of the television device are poor compared to those of the computer, so that only limited services can be processed. In particular, since services provided through the Internet are evolving day by day, the technology of Patent Document 1 cannot cope with a large number of services that require a large processing load, such as an online game and a video reproduction service. As a result, only a few services can be provided to the user. The technique of Patent Document 2 has a similar problem.
　特許文献３の技術では、テレビと外部ＰＣとを接続することによって、テレビ画面とＰＣ画面とを混在させて表示する。この技術では、別体の２つの装置を互いに接続するため、配線等が複雑になる。結果、装置の設置および持ち運びが面倒なものとなる。また、テレビ放送の処理とコンピュータの処理とが互いに無関係に動作しているため、それぞれを別々の操作装置で操作せざるを得ない。また、両者の連携を実現することは困難である。 In the technology of Patent Document 3, a television screen and a PC screen are mixedly displayed by connecting a television and an external PC. In this technique, since two separate devices are connected to each other, wiring and the like are complicated. As a result, the installation and carrying of the apparatus becomes troublesome. Further, since the television broadcast processing and the computer processing operate independently of each other, they must be operated by separate operation devices. Moreover, it is difficult to realize the cooperation between the two.
　本発明は、上記の問題点に鑑みてなされたものであり、その目的は、２つの異なるユニット間の親和性を高め、第１のユニットの操作によって両者を連携して動作させることができるコンテンツ再生装置、プログラム、および記録媒体を提供することにある。 The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and its purpose is to increase the affinity between two different units and to allow the two units to operate in cooperation with each other by operating the first unit. To provide a playback device, a program, and a recording medium.
　本発明に係るコンテンツ再生装置は、上記の課題を解決するために、
　少なくとも第１の映像を含む第１のコンテンツを処理する第１のユニットと、少なくとも第２の映像を含む第２のコンテンツを処理する第２のユニットとを備えたコンテンツ再生装置であって、
　上記第１のユニットは、
　　上記第２のユニットを制御するための制御情報を第２のユニットに送信する制御情報送信手段と、
　　上記第２のユニットから送信された上記第２のコンテンツを受信するコンテンツ受信手段と、
　　少なくとも上記第１の映像と上記第２の映像とを合成することによって、合成コンテンツを生成するコンテンツ合成手段と、
　　上記合成コンテンツを再生するコンテンツ再生手段とを備え、
　上記第２のユニットは、
　　上記第１のユニットから送信された上記制御情報を受信する制御情報受信手段と、
　　上記受信された制御情報に基づき、上記第２のコンテンツを上記第１のユニットに送信するコンテンツ送信手段とを備えていることを特徴としている。 In order to solve the above problems, the content reproduction apparatus according to the present invention provides:
A content playback apparatus comprising: a first unit that processes first content including at least a first video; and a second unit that processes second content including at least a second video,
The first unit is
Control information transmitting means for transmitting control information for controlling the second unit to the second unit;
Content receiving means for receiving the second content transmitted from the second unit;
Content synthesizing means for generating synthesized content by synthesizing at least the first video and the second video;
Content reproduction means for reproducing the composite content,
The second unit is
Control information receiving means for receiving the control information transmitted from the first unit;
Content transmitting means for transmitting the second content to the first unit based on the received control information is provided.
　上記の構成によれば、コンテンツ再生装置において、第１のユニットと第２のユニットとは制御情報を通じて互いに連携して動作する。第１のユニットはたとえばテレビジョン機能を有し、一方、第２のユニットはたとえばコンピュータ機能を有する。コンテンツ再生装置は、第１のユニットが取得した第１のコンテンツと、第２のユニットが取得した第２のコンテンツとを合成して一つの合成コンテンツを得る。こうして得た合成コンテンツを再生してユーザに視聴させる。その際、第２のユニットは第１のユニットから送られた制御情報に基づき第２のコンテンツを第１のユニットに提供する。したがって、ユーザは第１のユニットさえ操作すれば、第１のユニットと第２のユニットとを連携して動作させ、その結果、２つの異なる映像を合成させてディスプレイに表示させることができる。 According to the above configuration, in the content reproduction apparatus, the first unit and the second unit operate in cooperation with each other through the control information. The first unit has, for example, a television function, while the second unit has, for example, a computer function. The content reproduction apparatus combines the first content acquired by the first unit and the second content acquired by the second unit to obtain one combined content. The synthesized content obtained in this way is played back and is viewed by the user. At that time, the second unit provides the second content to the first unit based on the control information sent from the first unit. Therefore, if the user operates only the first unit, the first unit and the second unit are operated in cooperation, and as a result, two different videos can be combined and displayed on the display.
　以上のように、コンテンツ再生装置は、２つの異なるユニット間の親和性を高め、第１のユニットの操作によって両者を連携して動作させることができる効果を奏する。 As described above, the content reproduction apparatus has an effect of increasing the affinity between two different units and allowing them to operate in cooperation with each other by operating the first unit.
　（プログラム、記録媒体）
　なお、上記コンテンツ再生装置は、コンピュータによって実現してもよい。この場合、コンピュータを上記各手段として動作させることにより上記コンテンツ再生装置をコンピュータにおいて実現するプログラム、およびそのプログラムを記録したコンピュータ読み取り可能な記録媒体も、本発明の範疇に入る。 (Program, recording medium)
The content reproduction apparatus may be realized by a computer. In this case, a program for realizing the content reproduction apparatus in the computer by causing the computer to operate as each of the above means and a computer-readable recording medium recording the program also fall within the scope of the present invention.
　本発明の他の目的、特徴、および優れた点は、以下に示す記載によって十分分かるであろう。また、本発明の利点は、添付図面を参照した次の説明で明白になるであろう。 Other objects, features, and superior points of the present invention will be fully understood from the following description. The advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings.
　以上のように、本発明に係るコンテンツ再生装置は、２つの異なるユニット間の親和性を高め、第１のユニットの操作によって両者を連携して動作させることができるという効果を奏する。 As described above, the content playback apparatus according to the present invention has the effect of increasing the affinity between two different units and allowing them to operate in cooperation with each other by operating the first unit.
本発明の一実施形態に係るＰＣ内蔵テレビの要部構成を示すブロック図である。It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the television with a built-in PC concerning one Embodiment of this invention. 図中の（ａ）は、本発明の一実施形態に係るＰＣ内蔵テレビを表示画面側から見た場合の外観を示す図であり、図中の（ｂ）は、ＰＣ内蔵テレビを上から見た場合の外観を示す図である。(A) in the figure is a diagram showing an external appearance when the television with a built-in PC according to an embodiment of the present invention is viewed from the display screen side, and (b) in the figure is a view with the television with a built-in PC viewed from above. FIG. 本発明の一実施形態に係るＰＣ内蔵テレビの詳細な内部構成を示すブロック図である。It is a block diagram which shows the detailed internal structure of the television with a built-in PC concerning one Embodiment of this invention. 図中の（ａ）は、リモコンを使用してＰＣ内蔵テレビを操作する際の信号伝達の流れを図であり、図中の（ｂ）は、入力装置（キーボードまたはマウス）を使用してＰＣ内蔵テレビを操作する際の信号伝達の流れを図である。(A) in the figure is a diagram showing the flow of signal transmission when operating a television with a built-in PC using a remote controller, and (b) in the figure is a PC using an input device (keyboard or mouse). It is a figure of the flow of signal transmission at the time of operating an internal television. ＰＣ内蔵テレビにおける映像合成の流れの一例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows an example of the flow of an image composition in a television with a built-in PC. ディスプレイに表示される画面の各例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows each example of the screen displayed on a display. ＰＣ内蔵テレビが、ＰＣ機能メニューの選択に応じてＰＣ子画面の表示を切り換える様子の一例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows an example of a mode that the television with a built-in PC switches the display of a PC small screen according to selection of a PC function menu. ＰＣ内蔵テレビが、ＰＣ機能メニューを示す情報の選択結果に応じて、ＰＣ子画面を表示したりＰＣ子画面の表示位置を変更したりする様子の一例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows an example of a mode with which a television with a built-in PC displays a PC small screen or changes the display position of a PC small screen according to the selection result of the information which shows a PC function menu. 本発明のＰＣ内蔵テレビにおいてＴＶ全画面およびＰＣ子画面を表示する際の情報処理の流れの一例を示すシーケンス図である。It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the flow of the information processing at the time of displaying TV full screen and PC small screen in the television with built-in PC of this invention. 図に示すシーケンス処理によってディスプレイに表示される画面の一例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on a display by the sequence process shown in a figure. 図中の（ａ）は、着脱可能なＰＣユニットがＴＶユニットに装着された後のＰＣ内蔵テレビを表示画面側から見た場合の外観を示す図であり、図中の（ｂ）は、着脱可能なＰＣユニットがＴＶユニットに装着される前のＰＣ内蔵テレビを背面側から見た場合の外観を示す図である。(A) in the figure is a diagram showing an external appearance when the PC built-in TV is viewed from the display screen side after the detachable PC unit is mounted on the TV unit, and (b) in the figure is detachable. It is a figure which shows the external appearance at the time of seeing the television with a built-in PC before the possible PC unit is attached to the TV unit from the back side. 本発明の他の実施形態に係るＰＣ内蔵テレビの要部構成を示すブロック図である。It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the television with a built-in PC concerning other embodiment of this invention. 着脱可能なＢＤユニットがＴＶユニットに装着された後のＢＤ内蔵テレビｂの外観例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of an external appearance of BD built-in television b after the detachable BD unit is mounted | worn with the TV unit.
　本発明に係るＰＣ内蔵テレビ１の一実施形態について、図１～図１０を参照して以下に説明する。 An embodiment of a television 1 with a built-in PC according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
　（ＴＶユニット１０の外観）
　まず、ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１の外観について、図２を参照して以下に説明する。図２中の（ａ）は、本発明の一実施形態に係るＰＣ内蔵テレビ１を表示画面側から見た場合の外観を示す図である。図２中の（ｂ）は、ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１を横（ＰＣユニット２０の設置側）から見た場合の外観を示す図である。 (Appearance of TV unit 10)
First, the external appearance of the PC built-in television 1 will be described below with reference to FIG. (A) in FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an appearance when the PC built-in television 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is viewed from the display screen side. (B) in FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an external appearance when the television 1 with a built-in PC is viewed from the side (the side where the PC unit 20 is installed).
　図２中の（ａ）および（ｂ）に示すように、ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１（コンテンツ再生装置）は、ＴＶユニット１０（第１のユニット）にＰＣユニット２０（第２のユニット）が設けられた構成の装置である。本実施形態のＴＶユニット１０は、液晶テレビジョン装置としての構成および機能を備えたサブユニット（サブシステム）である。一方、ＰＣユニット２０はいわゆるパーソナルコンピュータとしての構成および機能を備えたサブユニット（サブシステム）である。両者が一体化されて一つのＰＣ内蔵テレビ１を構成する。さらに両者は互いに連携して動作することによって、ユーザに対し、これまでにない充実したコンテンツ再生（視聴、閲覧）体験を提供する。 As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the PC built-in television 1 (content reproduction device) is provided with a PC unit 20 (second unit) in a TV unit 10 (first unit). The device of the configuration. The TV unit 10 of the present embodiment is a subunit (subsystem) having a configuration and functions as a liquid crystal television device. On the other hand, the PC unit 20 is a subunit (subsystem) having a configuration and functions as a so-called personal computer. Both are integrated to form one PC built-in television 1. Furthermore, by operating both in cooperation with each other, the user is provided with an unprecedented content playback (viewing and browsing) experience.
　ユーザはリモコン９を使用してＰＣ内蔵テレビ１を操作する。リモコン９さえあれば、ＴＶユニット１０を操作して放送番組を視聴することができる。さらに、同じリモコン９を使用することによって、ＰＣユニット２０を操作して各種のソフトウェアアプリケーションを実行したり、インターネット上のウェブサイトにアクセスしてウェブページを閲覧したりすることができる。 The user operates the PC built-in television 1 using the remote controller 9. If there is only the remote controller 9, the TV unit 10 can be operated to view the broadcast program. Further, by using the same remote controller 9, it is possible to operate the PC unit 20 to execute various software applications, or to access a website on the Internet and browse a web page.
　（ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１の要部構成）
　ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１の内部構成および機能について、図１を参照して以下に説明する。図１は、本発明の一実施形態に係るＰＣ内蔵テレビ１の要部構成を示すブロック図である。 (Main components of TV 1 with built-in PC)
The internal configuration and functions of the PC built-in television 1 will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of a PC built-in television 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
　図１に示すように、ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１のＴＶユニット１０は、映像出力部１１、音声出力部１２、コンテンツ処理部１３、コンテンツ合成部１４、コンテンツ取得部１５、コンテンツ受信部１６、ユーザ入力部１７、制御情報通信部１８および制御部１９を備えている。一方、ＰＣユニット２０は、コンテンツ処理部２１、コンテンツ取得部２２、コンテンツ送信部２３、記憶部２４、制御情報通信部２５、ユーザ入力部２６、制御部２７およびアプリケーション実行部２８を備えている。 As shown in FIG. 1, the TV unit 10 of the TV 1 with a built-in PC includes a video output unit 11, an audio output unit 12, a content processing unit 13, a content synthesis unit 14, a content acquisition unit 15, a content reception unit 16, and a user input unit. 17, a control information communication unit 18 and a control unit 19 are provided. On the other hand, the PC unit 20 includes a content processing unit 21, a content acquisition unit 22, a content transmission unit 23, a storage unit 24, a control information communication unit 25, a user input unit 26, a control unit 27, and an application execution unit 28.
　本実施形態ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１は、映像の合成機能を有している。具体的には、ＴＶユニット１０は、放送波（テレビ放送）を受信してデコードすることによって、放送番組（第１のコンテンツ）を取得する。ＰＣユニット２０は、ウェブページ、動画コンテンツ等などのＰＣコンテンツ（第２のコンテンツ）を取得しＴＶユニット１０に提供する。ＴＶユニット１０は、少なくとも放送番組内の映像（第１の映像）およびＰＣコンテンツ内の映像（第２の映像）を合成して一つの合成映像を生成し、ディスプレイ２に出力する。これによりディスプレイ２は当該合成映像を表示する。ディスプレイ２は、たとえば液晶ディスプレイ、プラズマディスプレイ、有機ＥＬディスプレイとして実現される。 This embodiment The TV 1 with a built-in PC has a video composition function. Specifically, the TV unit 10 acquires a broadcast program (first content) by receiving and decoding a broadcast wave (television broadcast). The PC unit 20 acquires PC content (second content) such as a web page and moving image content, and provides it to the TV unit 10. The TV unit 10 synthesizes at least the video in the broadcast program (first video) and the video in the PC content (second video) to generate one composite video and outputs it to the display 2. Thereby, the display 2 displays the synthesized video. The display 2 is realized as, for example, a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, or an organic EL display.
　（ＴＶユニット１０の詳細）
　ＴＶユニット１０に備えられる各ブロックの機能について、それぞれ以下に説明する。 (Details of TV unit 10)
The function of each block provided in the TV unit 10 will be described below.
　映像出力部１１は、コンテンツ合成部１４から送られた映像信号をディスプレイ２に出力する。 The video output unit 11 outputs the video signal sent from the content synthesis unit 14 to the display 2.
　音声出力部１２は、コンテンツ合成部１４から送られた音声信号をスピーカ３に出力する。 The audio output unit 12 outputs the audio signal sent from the content synthesis unit 14 to the speaker 3.
　コンテンツ処理部１３は、コンテンツ取得部１５から入力されたコンテンツを処理する。本実施形態では、受信された放送波をデコードして放送番組を生成し、コンテンツ合成部１４に出力する。 The content processing unit 13 processes the content input from the content acquisition unit 15. In the present embodiment, the received broadcast wave is decoded to generate a broadcast program and output to the content composition unit 14.
　コンテンツ合成部１４は、コンテンツ処理部１３から入力された放送番組、およびコンテンツ受信部１６がＰＣユニット２０から受信したＰＣコンテンツを合成して、一つの合成コンテンツを生成する。 The content synthesizing unit 14 synthesizes the broadcast program input from the content processing unit 13 and the PC content received by the content receiving unit 16 from the PC unit 20 to generate one synthesized content.
　コンテンツ取得部１５は、アンテナ４を通じて放送波を受信し、コンテンツ処理部１３に出力する。なお、放送波の受信方法はアンテナ４を通じたものに限定されない。コンテンツ取得部１５は、ケーブルテレビ放送網を通じて放送波を受信することもできる。他にも、インターネット８を通じてＩＰ放送データ（ＩＰ放送波）を受信することもできる。 The content acquisition unit 15 receives the broadcast wave through the antenna 4 and outputs it to the content processing unit 13. Note that the broadcast wave receiving method is not limited to that through the antenna 4. The content acquisition unit 15 can also receive broadcast waves through a cable television broadcast network. In addition, IP broadcast data (IP broadcast wave) can be received through the Internet 8.
　コンテンツ受信部１６は、ＰＣユニット２０から送信されたＰＣコンテンツを受信し、コンテンツ合成部１４に出力する。 The content receiving unit 16 receives the PC content transmitted from the PC unit 20 and outputs it to the content composition unit 14.
　ユーザ入力部１７は、ユーザによるＰＣ内蔵テレビ１に対する入力操作を受け付ける。具体的には、たとえばユーザによる入力操作に応じてリモコン９が発した信号を受信し、制御部１９に出力する。他にも、ＴＶユニット１０本体へのユーザの直接操作によって発生せられた信号を受信することもできる。 The user input unit 17 accepts an input operation on the television with a built-in PC 1 by the user. Specifically, for example, a signal generated by the remote controller 9 in response to an input operation by the user is received and output to the control unit 19. In addition, a signal generated by a user's direct operation on the TV unit 10 main body can be received.
　制御情報通信部１８は、ＰＣユニット２０と制御情報をやり取りする。具体的には、制御情報をＰＣユニット２０の制御情報通信部２５に送信したり、あるいは、制御情報通信部２５から送信された制御情報を受信したりする。ここで制御情報には、たとえば、ＰＣユニット２０ａまたはＴＶユニット１０ａを操作するための操作情報が含まれる。他にも、取得したコンテンツを他方のユニットに提供すべき旨を規定した情報が含まれる。さらに、コンテンツを取得するためのアクセス情報（リンク情報）が含まれる。 The control information communication unit 18 exchanges control information with the PC unit 20. Specifically, the control information is transmitted to the control information communication unit 25 of the PC unit 20 or the control information transmitted from the control information communication unit 25 is received. Here, the control information includes, for example, operation information for operating the PC unit 20a or the TV unit 10a. In addition, information specifying that the acquired content should be provided to the other unit is included. Furthermore, access information (link information) for acquiring content is included.
　制御部１９は、ＴＶユニット１０を構成する各ブロックを統括制御する。 The control unit 19 performs overall control of each block constituting the TV unit 10.
　（ＰＣユニット２０の詳細）
　ＰＣユニット２０を構成する各ブロックの機能について、以下に説明する。 (Details of PC unit 20)
The function of each block constituting the PC unit 20 will be described below.
　コンテンツ処理部２１は、コンテンツ取得部２２が取得したＰＣコンテンツを処理する。 The content processing unit 21 processes the PC content acquired by the content acquisition unit 22.
　コンテンツ取得部２２は、外部からＰＣコンテンツを取得する。たとえば、記録ディスク７またはインターネット（通信ネットワーク）８からＰＣコンテンツを取得する。ＰＣコンテンツは、コンピュータによって処理され再生可能なコンテンツのことである。たとえばテキスト、映像、音声、動画等のコンテンツがこれに該当し、さらにこれらの組み合わせからなるマルチメディアコンテンツも該当する。他にも、ウェブページもＰＣコンテンツに含まれる。これらのＰＣコンテンツは各所から取得できる。取得先はたとえばインターネット８上のウェブサイト、ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１に接続された外部装置、および記録ディスク７である。 The content acquisition unit 22 acquires PC content from the outside. For example, PC content is acquired from the recording disk 7 or the Internet (communication network) 8. PC content is content that can be processed and played back by a computer. For example, content such as text, video, audio, and moving image corresponds to this, and multimedia content including a combination of these also corresponds. In addition, a web page is also included in the PC content. These PC contents can be obtained from various places. The acquisition destination is, for example, a website on the Internet 8, an external device connected to the PC built-in television 1, and the recording disk 7.
　コンテンツ送信部２３は、コンテンツ処理部２１が処理したコンテンツをコンテンツ受信部１６へ送信する。 The content transmission unit 23 transmits the content processed by the content processing unit 21 to the content reception unit 16.
　記憶部２４は、各種のＰＣコンテンツを記憶する。たとえば、ハードディスク、フラッシュメモリ等の不揮発性の記憶装置として実現される。記憶部２４には、ＰＣコンテンツに加えて、アプリケーション実行部２８によって実行される各種のソフトウェアアプリケーションが記憶されている。 Storage unit 24 stores various PC contents. For example, it is realized as a nonvolatile storage device such as a hard disk or a flash memory. The storage unit 24 stores various software applications executed by the application execution unit 28 in addition to the PC content.
　制御情報通信部２５は、制御情報通信部１８と制御情報のやり取りをする。具体的には、制御情報をＴＶユニット１０の制御情報通信部１８に送信したり、あるいは、制御情報通信部１８から送信された制御情報を受信したりする。 The control information communication unit 25 exchanges control information with the control information communication unit 18. Specifically, the control information is transmitted to the control information communication unit 18 of the TV unit 10 or the control information transmitted from the control information communication unit 18 is received.
　ユーザ入力部２６は、ユーザによるＰＣ内蔵テレビ１に対する入力操作を受け付ける。具体的には、ユーザによる入力操作に応じて操作装置（本実施形態ではマウス５およびキーボード６）が発した信号を受信し、制御部２７に出力する。当該操作装置の他の例として、トラックボールおよびトラックパッドなどのポインティングデバイス、ならびにジョイスティックも含まれる。 The user input unit 26 accepts an input operation on the PC built-in television 1 by the user. Specifically, a signal issued by the operation device (in this embodiment, the mouse 5 and the keyboard 6) in response to an input operation by the user is received and output to the control unit 27. Other examples of the operation device include a pointing device such as a trackball and a trackpad, and a joystick.
　制御部２７は、ＰＣユニット２０における各種動作を制御する。 The control unit 27 controls various operations in the PC unit 20.
　アプリケーション実行部２８は、記憶部２４に記憶されているソフトウェアアプリケーションを読み出し、実行する。 The application execution unit 28 reads out and executes the software application stored in the storage unit 24.
　（ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１の詳細な内部構成）
　次に、ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１の詳細な内部構成について、図３を参照して説明する。図３は、本発明の一実施形態に係るＰＣ内蔵テレビ１の詳細な内部構成を示すブロック図である。図１に示す各機能ブロックは、図３に示す各ブロックのいずれかまたはその組み合わせによって、実現される。 (Detailed internal configuration of TV 1 with built-in PC)
Next, a detailed internal configuration of the PC built-in television 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a detailed internal configuration of the PC built-in television 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. Each functional block shown in FIG. 1 is realized by any one of the blocks shown in FIG. 3 or a combination thereof.
　ＲＦ（Ｒａｄｉｏ　Ｆｒｅｑｕｅｎｃｙ）受信部１０１は、外部から送られてくる信号を受信する。すなわち、ＲＦ受信部１０１は、たとえば、地上波デジタル放送として無線で送られてくる映像信号等のデジタル放送信号を受け付ける映像信号入力部である。なお、ＲＦ部１０１が受信する信号は、地上波デジタル放送として送られてくる信号に限定されるものではなく、たとえば、一般のアナログ放送、衛星放送、またはケーブルテレビ放送等として送られてくる信号であってもよい。 RF (Radio Frequency) receiving unit 101 receives a signal sent from the outside. That is, the RF receiving unit 101 is a video signal input unit that receives a digital broadcast signal such as a video signal transmitted wirelessly as terrestrial digital broadcast. Note that the signal received by the RF unit 101 is not limited to a signal transmitted as terrestrial digital broadcast, and is, for example, a signal transmitted as general analog broadcast, satellite broadcast, cable television broadcast, or the like. It may be.
　これらの信号としては、たとえば、デジタル放送の場合はＭＰＧ２またはＭＰＥＧ４等のシステムとしてデジタル化された映像信号が挙げられる。また、ＲＦ受信部１０１に入力される信号は、当該映像信号に限定されるものではなく、たとえば、デジタル化されたオーディオ信号、データ放送、電子番組表情報またはネットワーク情報などのデジタル放送信号（放送波）であってもよい。 These signals include, for example, video signals digitized as a system such as MPG2 or MPEG4 in the case of digital broadcasting. The signal input to the RF receiving unit 101 is not limited to the video signal. For example, a digital broadcast signal (broadcast) such as a digitized audio signal, data broadcast, electronic program guide information, or network information can be used. Wave).
　デモジュレータ１０２は、ＲＦ受信部１０１に入力されたデジタル放送信号を復調し、デコーダ１０３に送る。 The demodulator 102 demodulates the digital broadcast signal input to the RF receiver 101 and sends it to the decoder 103.
　デコーダ１０３は、たとえばＭＰＥＧ２ＴＳなどの復調された信号を、ビデオ成分（信号）とオーディオ成分（信号）とに分解する。また、デコーダ１０３は、分解した信号のうちビデオ信号をデコードし、オーディオ信号をオーディオプロセッサ１０４に送る。このとき、オーディオ信号に付随するデータは、ＣＰＵ１０９に送られ、そこで処理される。 The decoder 103 decomposes a demodulated signal such as MPEG2TS into a video component (signal) and an audio component (signal). The decoder 103 decodes the video signal among the decomposed signals and sends the audio signal to the audio processor 104. At this time, the data accompanying the audio signal is sent to the CPU 109 and processed there.
　オーディオプロセッサ１０４は、デコーダ１０３から受け取ったオーディオ信号をデコードする。なお、オーディオ信号には多数のフォーマットがあるため、通常、オーディオ信号のデコード処理はオーディオプロセッサ１０４にて行う。しかしながら、これに限定されるものではなく、デコーダ１０３またはＣＰＵ１０９において、オーディオ信号をデコードしてもよい。処理されたオーディオ信号は、スピーカ１０５に送られる。 The audio processor 104 decodes the audio signal received from the decoder 103. Since the audio signal has many formats, the audio processor 104 normally performs the decoding process of the audio signal. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the audio signal may be decoded by the decoder 103 or the CPU 109. The processed audio signal is sent to the speaker 105.
　スピーカ１０５は、オーディオプロセッサ１０４においてデコードされたオーディオ信号を出力する。なお、本実施形態では、表示部１１２およびスピーカ１０５を備えたテレビの形態を示すが、これに限定されるものではなく、たとえば、ＢＤ（ＢｌｕＲａｙ）レコーダまたはＳＴＢ（Ｓｅｔ　Ｔｏｐ　Ｂｏｘ）などの場合、スピーカ１０５の代わりに、外部機器にオーディオ信号を出力してもよい。 Speaker 105 outputs the audio signal decoded in audio processor 104. In addition, in this embodiment, although the form of the television provided with the display part 112 and the speaker 105 is shown, it is not limited to this, For example, in the case of a BD (BluRay) recorder or STB (Set Top Box), Instead of the speaker 105, an audio signal may be output to an external device.
　リモコン通信部１０６は、図示しないリモコンからの制御信号を受信する。制御信号を送信するリモコン９としては、たとえば、１方向に信号を送信する赤外線リモコン、または双方向に信号を送信する無線リモコンが挙げられる。リモコン通信部１０６が受信した制御信号は、ＣＰＵ１０９に送られる。 Remote control communication unit 106 receives a control signal from a remote controller (not shown). Examples of the remote controller 9 that transmits a control signal include an infrared remote controller that transmits a signal in one direction or a wireless remote controller that transmits a signal in both directions. The control signal received by the remote control communication unit 106 is sent to the CPU 109.
　外部入力部１０７は、ＰＣユニット２０の映像出力部２０８から出力された信号を受信する。外部入力部１０７としては、たとえば、ＨＤＭＩインターフェースまたはＤＶＩ・Ｄ端子などが挙げられる。また、外部入力部１０７が受信する信号は、デコードされたデータまたは圧縮形式のデータ（たとえば、ＭＰＥＧ４等）を含む。 The external input unit 107 receives a signal output from the video output unit 208 of the PC unit 20. Examples of the external input unit 107 include an HDMI interface or a DVI / D terminal. The signal received by the external input unit 107 includes decoded data or compressed data (for example, MPEG4).
　外部入力部１０７が受信したオーディオ信号は、オーディオプロセッサ１０４に出力される。一方、外部入力部１０７が受信した映像信号は、グラフィックメモリ１１０に出力され、展開される。また、たとえば、外部入力部１０７が受信した映像信号が圧縮画像であって場合、受信した映像信号は、デコーダ１０３をいったん経由してグラフィックメモリ１１０に送られる。なお、デコーダ１０３を経由するか否かによって、グラフィックメモリ１１０に出力される映像信号に本質的な差異はない。 The audio signal received by the external input unit 107 is output to the audio processor 104. On the other hand, the video signal received by the external input unit 107 is output to the graphic memory 110 and developed. For example, when the video signal received by the external input unit 107 is a compressed image, the received video signal is sent to the graphic memory 110 once via the decoder 103. Note that there is no essential difference in the video signal output to the graphic memory 110 depending on whether or not it passes through the decoder 103.
　メモリ１０８は、プログラムまたはデータを格納するメモリである。 The memory 108 is a memory for storing a program or data.
　ＣＰＵ１０９は、ＴＶユニット１０全体の制御を行うＣＰＵである。 CPU 109 is a CPU that controls the entire TV unit 10.
　グラフィックメモリ１１０は、２つ以上の映像および表示データを保持する。表示データとしては、たとえば、データ放送、およびＯＳＤ（オンスクリーンディスプレイ）データ、および設定メニュー等のデータが挙げられる。グラフィックメモリ１１０は、複数のプレーンからなり、それぞれのプレーンを重ね合わせたり、アルファブレンディングを行ったりすることが可能である。 The graphic memory 110 holds two or more videos and display data. Examples of the display data include data broadcasting, OSD (on-screen display) data, and data such as a setting menu. The graphic memory 110 includes a plurality of planes, and each plane can be superimposed or alpha blended.
　グラフィックコントローラ１１１は、グラフィックメモリ１１０に保持される映像および表示データを合成し、１画面を作成する。すなわち、グラフィックコントローラ１１１は、ＣＰＵ１０９からの制御に応じて、たとえば、複数のプレーンの拡大縮小または位置設定などを行い、合成して最終画面を作り出す。この最終画面は、表示部１１２へ送られる。 The graphic controller 111 combines the video and display data held in the graphic memory 110 to create one screen. That is, the graphic controller 111 performs, for example, enlargement / reduction or position setting of a plurality of planes in accordance with control from the CPU 109, and generates a final screen by combining them. This final screen is sent to the display unit 112.
　表示部１１２は、グラフィックコントローラ１１１から受け取った映像を表示する。たとえば液晶パネルなどの表示デバイスに映像を表示してもよいし、外部機器に映像データを出力してもよい。 The display unit 112 displays the video received from the graphic controller 111. For example, video may be displayed on a display device such as a liquid crystal panel, or video data may be output to an external device.
　ＬＡＮ（Ｌｏｃａｌ　Ａｒｅａ　Ｎｅｔｗｏｒｋ）コントローラ１１３は、ネットワークを通じて外部機器と接続する。ＬＡＮコントローラ１１３は、ＤＬＮＡ（Ｄｉｇｉｔａｌ　Ｌｉｖｉｎｇ　Ｎｅｔｗｏｒｋ　Ａｌｌｉａｎｃｅ）などのホームネットワーク規格によって他の機器と接続しても、インターネットを通じて映像サービスと接続してもよい。また、外部機器との接続は、有線または無線のどちらでもよい。なお、ＬＡＮコントローラ１１３から取得された映像信号は、特に限定されないが、ＲＦ受信部１０１を通じて取得された映像信号と同様に扱うことが好ましい。 A LAN (Local Area Network) controller 113 is connected to an external device through a network. The LAN controller 113 may be connected to other devices according to a home network standard such as DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) or may be connected to a video service via the Internet. The connection with the external device may be either wired or wireless. The video signal acquired from the LAN controller 113 is not particularly limited, but is preferably handled in the same manner as the video signal acquired through the RF receiving unit 101.
　Ｉ／Ｆ部１１４は、ＬＡＮ、ＵＳＢまたはシリアル等を制御するインターフェース部である。Ｉ／Ｆ部１１４では、静止画等を含む制御情報をＰＣユニット２０とやり取りする。なお、Ｉ／Ｆ部１１４における制御情報の送受信方式は、特に限定されない。 The I / F unit 114 is an interface unit that controls LAN, USB, serial, or the like. The I / F unit 114 exchanges control information including a still image with the PC unit 20. Note that the transmission / reception method of control information in the I / F unit 114 is not particularly limited.
　電源部１１５は、ＴＶユニット１０における電源回路である。また、電源部２０４は、ＰＣユニット２０における電源回路である。これらの電源部１１５，２０４は、共通の電源１５０から電力の供給を受ける。この際、１つのＡＣプラグによって電力の供給を受けることが望ましい。 The power supply unit 115 is a power supply circuit in the TV unit 10. The power supply unit 204 is a power supply circuit in the PC unit 20. These power supply units 115 and 204 are supplied with power from a common power supply 150. At this time, it is desirable to receive power from one AC plug.
　入力部２０１は、外部からの入力を受け付ける。このように、ＰＣユニット２０は、独自の入力部が存在し得る。入力部２０１としては、たとえば、Ｂｌｕｅｔｏｏｔｈのワイヤレスキーボードまたはワイヤレスマウス等を利用できることが好ましい。 The input unit 201 accepts external input. Thus, the PC unit 20 may have its own input unit. For example, a Bluetooth wireless keyboard or a wireless mouse can be used as the input unit 201.
　ＩＯプロセッサ２０２は、各種外部インターフェースを制御する。 The IO processor 202 controls various external interfaces.
　ＬＡＮコントローラ２０３は、ＩＰネットワークと接続する。なお、ＬＡＮコントローラ１１３とＬＡＮコントローラ２０３とは、互いに１つのＩＰアドレスを共用することが好ましい。また、ＴＶユニット１０およびＰＣユニット２０において、それぞれ個別のＬＡＮコントローラ１１３，２０３を備えている場合、ＰＣ内蔵のテレビ１の内部においてブリッジ機能を有することが好ましい。これにより、たとえば、有線ＬＡＮを接続する場合に、１つのＬＡＮケーブルを挿すだけで、ＴＶユニット１０およびＰＣユニット２０を同時にネットワークに接続させることができる。 The LAN controller 203 is connected to the IP network. Note that the LAN controller 113 and the LAN controller 203 preferably share one IP address with each other. Further, when the TV unit 10 and the PC unit 20 are provided with individual LAN controllers 113 and 203, respectively, it is preferable to have a bridge function inside the television 1 with a built-in PC. Thereby, for example, when connecting a wired LAN, the TV unit 10 and the PC unit 20 can be simultaneously connected to the network by inserting only one LAN cable.
　メモリ２０５は、各種制御を行うＣＰＵ２０６のメモリである。 The memory 205 is a memory of the CPU 206 that performs various controls.
　ＣＰＵ２０６は、ＰＣユニット２０に含まれる各ブロックを統括的に制御する。たとえば、圧縮されたＰＣコンテンツをソフトウェア的にデコードして、元のサイズのＰＣコンテンツに変換する。本実施形態において、ＰＣユニット２０は、ＴＶユニット１０におけるデコーダ１０３のようなハードウェアを備えていない。しかしながら、これに限定されるものではなく、たとえば、ＰＣユニット２０がデコーダ１０３のようなハードウェアを備えていてもよい。 The CPU 206 comprehensively controls each block included in the PC unit 20. For example, the compressed PC content is decoded by software and converted to the original PC content. In the present embodiment, the PC unit 20 does not include hardware such as the decoder 103 in the TV unit 10. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the PC unit 20 may include hardware such as the decoder 103.
　グラフィックコントローラ２０７は、映像描画時のグラフィック処理を高速化する。 The graphic controller 207 speeds up graphic processing at the time of video drawing.
　映像出力部２０８は、グラフィックコントローラ２０７によって処理された映像信号を、たとえばＨＤＭＩ等の形式によって出力する。なお、オーディオ信号も映像信号と同様に、ＴＶユニット１０に送信される。 The video output unit 208 outputs the video signal processed by the graphic controller 207 in a format such as HDMI. The audio signal is also transmitted to the TV unit 10 in the same manner as the video signal.
　記憶部２０９は、インターネット８または記録ディスク７を通じて取得されたＰＣコンテンツを恒久的に記憶する。記憶部２０９としては、たとえば、ハードディスク、ＢＤ（Ｂｌｕ－ｒａｙ　Ｄｉｓｃ）、ＤＶＤ（Ｄｉｇｉｔａｌ　Ｖｉｄｅｏ　Ｄｉｓｃ）またはＵＳＢ（Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓａｌ　Ｓｅｒｉａｌ　Ｂｕｓ）メモリ等が挙げられる。ＣＰＵ２０６は、ネットワークを経由して取得した映像、または記憶部２０９に記憶されている映像を再生し、ＴＶユニット１０に送信する。 The storage unit 209 permanently stores the PC content acquired through the Internet 8 or the recording disk 7. Examples of the storage unit 209 include a hard disk, a BD (Blu-ray Disc), a DVD (Digital Video Disc), or a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory. The CPU 206 reproduces the video acquired via the network or the video stored in the storage unit 209 and transmits it to the TV unit 10.
　ここで、映像とは、動画に限定されるものではなく、音楽、書籍、写真、スライドショー、ワープロドキュメント、またはゲーム等のアプリケーションが作成する画面が挙げられる。 Here, the image is not limited to a moving image, but includes a screen created by an application such as music, a book, a photo, a slide show, a word processing document, or a game.
　（ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１の操作方法）
　図４中の（ａ）は、リモコン９を使用してＰＣ内蔵テレビ１を操作する際の信号伝達の流れを図である。図４中の（ｂ）は、入力装置（キーボード６またはマウス５）を使用してＰＣ内蔵テレビ１を操作する際の信号伝達の流れを図である。 (How to operate PC built-in TV 1)
(A) in FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a signal transmission flow when the remote controller 9 is used to operate the PC built-in television 1. (B) in FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a signal transmission flow when the PC built-in television 1 is operated using the input device (keyboard 6 or mouse 5).
　上述したように、ユーザは、リモコン９を使用してＴＶユニット１０およびＰＣユニット２０の両方を操作できる。ユーザの入力に応じてリモコン９が発信する信号（操作信号）は、ユーザ入力部１７を経由して制御部１９に入力される。制御部１９は、操作信号を解析することによって、ＴＶユニット１０を操作するための信号か、またはＰＣユニット２０を操作するための信号なのかを判定する。前者だと判定した場合には、操作信号の内容に応じて、ＴＶユニット１０内の各ブロックを制御する。これらの処理の結果、ユーザはリモコン９を使用してＴＶユニット１０を操作できる。 As described above, the user can operate both the TV unit 10 and the PC unit 20 by using the remote controller 9. A signal (operation signal) transmitted from the remote controller 9 in response to a user input is input to the control unit 19 via the user input unit 17. The control unit 19 determines whether the signal is a signal for operating the TV unit 10 or a signal for operating the PC unit 20 by analyzing the operation signal. If it is determined to be the former, each block in the TV unit 10 is controlled according to the content of the operation signal. As a result of these processes, the user can operate the TV unit 10 using the remote controller 9.
　一方、制御部１９は、操作信号がＰＣユニット２０を操作するための信号だと判定した場合には、ＰＣユニット２０を制御するための制御情報を生成し、制御情報通信部１８を通じてＰＣユニット２０に送信する。当該制御情報は制御情報通信部２５を経由してＰＣユニット２０の制御部２７に入力される。ＰＣユニット２０は、入力された制御情報に基づき、ＰＣユニット２０内の各ブロックを制御する。これらの処理の結果、ユーザは、リモコン９を使用してＰＣユニット２０を操作できる。 On the other hand, when the control unit 19 determines that the operation signal is a signal for operating the PC unit 20, the control unit 19 generates control information for controlling the PC unit 20, and transmits the PC unit 20 through the control information communication unit 18. Send to. The control information is input to the control unit 27 of the PC unit 20 via the control information communication unit 25. The PC unit 20 controls each block in the PC unit 20 based on the input control information. As a result of these processes, the user can operate the PC unit 20 using the remote controller 9.
　上述したように、ユーザは、マウス５またはキーボード６（以下、操作装置と総称）を使用して、ＰＣユニット２０およびＴＶユニット１０の両方を操作できる。ユーザの入力に応じて操作装置が発信する信号（操作信号）は、ユーザ入力部２６を経由して制御部２７に入力される。制御部２７は、操作信号を解析することによって、ＰＣユニット２０を操作するための信号か、またはＴＶユニット１０を操作するための信号なのかを判定する。前者だと判定した場合には、操作信号の内容に応じて、ＰＣユニット２０内の各ブロックを制御する。これらの処理の結果、ユーザはマウス５またはキーボード６を使用してＰＣユニット２０を操作できる。 As described above, the user can operate both the PC unit 20 and the TV unit 10 by using the mouse 5 or the keyboard 6 (hereinafter, collectively referred to as an operation device). A signal (operation signal) transmitted from the controller device in response to a user input is input to the control unit 27 via the user input unit 26. The control unit 27 analyzes the operation signal to determine whether it is a signal for operating the PC unit 20 or a signal for operating the TV unit 10. If it is determined to be the former, each block in the PC unit 20 is controlled according to the contents of the operation signal. As a result of these processes, the user can operate the PC unit 20 using the mouse 5 or the keyboard 6.
　一方、制御部２５は、操作信号がＴＶユニット１０を操作するための信号だと判定した場合には、ＴＶユニット１０を制御するための制御情報を生成し、制御情報通信部２５を通じてＴＶユニット１０に送信する。当該制御情報は制御情報通信部１８を経由してＴＶユニット１０の制御部１９に入力される。制御部１９は、入力された制御情報に基づき、ＴＶユニット１０内の各ブロックを制御する。これらの処理の結果、ユーザは、操作装置（マウス５またはキーボード６）を使用してＴＶユニット１０を操作できる。 On the other hand, when the control unit 25 determines that the operation signal is a signal for operating the TV unit 10, the control unit 25 generates control information for controlling the TV unit 10, and the TV unit 10 through the control information communication unit 25. Send to. The control information is input to the control unit 19 of the TV unit 10 via the control information communication unit 18. The control unit 19 controls each block in the TV unit 10 based on the input control information. As a result of these processes, the user can operate the TV unit 10 using the operation device (mouse 5 or keyboard 6).
　以上のように、本実施形態のＰＣ内蔵テレビ１は、１つの操作装置を使用して、まったく異なる機能を持った２つのユニット（ＴＶユニット１０、ＰＣユニット２０）を操作できる。特に、ＰＣユニット２０の操作がリモコン９によって可能になる点は、ユーザにとってのメリットが大きい。マウス５またはキーボード６に比べて、リモコン９の操作は洗練され、直感的で分かりやすいからである。したがって、本実施形態のＰＣ内蔵テレビ１を使用するユーザは、ＰＣユニット２０によって提供される各種のサービス（アプリケーションの実行、ウェブページの閲覧）を、汎用のパーソナルコンピュータを用いる場合よりも手軽に体験できる。 As described above, the television with built-in PC 1 of the present embodiment can operate two units (TV unit 10 and PC unit 20) having completely different functions by using one operating device. In particular, the point that the operation of the PC unit 20 can be performed by the remote controller 9 has a great merit for the user. This is because the operation of the remote controller 9 is refined compared to the mouse 5 or the keyboard 6 and is intuitive and easy to understand. Therefore, the user who uses the television with built-in PC 1 of the present embodiment can experience various services (execution of applications, browsing of web pages) provided by the PC unit 20 more easily than using a general-purpose personal computer. it can.
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　ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１における、複数の映像の合成および表示処理の流れについて、図５を参照して説明する。図５は、ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１における映像合成および表示の流れの一例を示す図である。 (Example of the flow of video composition)
A flow of the composition and display processing of a plurality of videos in the PC built-in television 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the flow of video composition and display in the television 1 with a built-in PC.
　この図に示すように、ＰＣユニット２０のコンテンツ取得部２２は、映像５０（第２のコンテンツに含まれる第２の映像）および関連情報５２を取得する。取得先はたとえばインターネット８または記録ディスク７である。これらの映像５０および関連情報５２は、コンテンツ取得部２２、コンテンツ処理部２１、およびコンテンツ送信部２３を経由してＴＶユニット１０に送信される。ＴＶユニット１０では、コンテンツ受信部１６を経由してコンテンツ合成部１４に提供される。 As shown in this figure, the content acquisition unit 22 of the PC unit 20 acquires the video 50 (the second video included in the second content) and the related information 52. The acquisition destination is, for example, the Internet 8 or the recording disk 7. The video 50 and the related information 52 are transmitted to the TV unit 10 via the content acquisition unit 22, the content processing unit 21, and the content transmission unit 23. In the TV unit 10, the content is provided to the content composition unit 14 via the content reception unit 16.
　一方、ＴＶユニット１０のコンテンツ取得部１５は、映像５４（第１のコンテンツに含まれる第１の映像）および関連情報５６を取得する。取得先はたとえば放送局である。これらの映像５４および関連情報５２は、コンテンツ取得部１５、コンテンツ処理部１３を経由してコンテンツ合成部１４に提供される。なお、ＰＣユニット２０ａには、ＴＶユニット１０ａから、映像５０および関連情報５２をＴＶユニット１０ａに提供すべきことを規定した制御情報が事前に送信されている。ＰＣユニット２０ａは、この制御情報の受信に応じて映像５０および関連情報５２をＴＶユニット１０ａに提供する。 On the other hand, the content acquisition unit 15 of the TV unit 10 acquires the video 54 (the first video included in the first content) and the related information 56. The acquisition destination is, for example, a broadcasting station. The video 54 and the related information 52 are provided to the content composition unit 14 via the content acquisition unit 15 and the content processing unit 13. Control information that defines that the video 50 and related information 52 should be provided to the TV unit 10a is transmitted in advance from the TV unit 10a to the PC unit 20a. The PC unit 20a provides the video unit 50 and the related information 52 to the TV unit 10a in response to the reception of the control information.
　コンテンツ合成部１４は、入力された映像５０、関連情報５２、映像５４、および関連情報５６を合成して１つの合成映像（合成コンテンツ）を生成する。本実施形態ではグラフィックメモリ１１０を利用し、３つのプレーンのそれぞれにデータを書き込む。具体的には第１のプレーンに映像５０、第２のプレーンに映像５４、そして第３のプレーンに関連情報５２および関連情報５６を書き込む。こうして得た３つのプレーンを重ね合わせ、図５に示す１つの合成映像を生成する。当該合成映像は映像出力部１１を経由してディスプレイ２に入力される。これらの処理の結果、ユーザはディスプレイ２を通じて当該合成映像を視認する。結果、放送番組を視聴しながら映画コンテンツをサブ画面で楽しむ、といったことが可能になる。 The content synthesizing unit 14 synthesizes the input video 50, related information 52, video 54, and related information 56 to generate one synthesized video (synthesized content). In this embodiment, the graphic memory 110 is used to write data to each of the three planes. Specifically, video 50 is written in the first plane, video 54 is written in the second plane, and related information 52 and related information 56 are written in the third plane. The three planes thus obtained are overlapped to generate one composite image shown in FIG. The synthesized video is input to the display 2 via the video output unit 11. As a result of these processes, the user visually recognizes the synthesized video through the display 2. As a result, it is possible to enjoy movie content on a sub-screen while watching a broadcast program.
　（ディスプレイ２に表示される画面の例）
　図６は、ディスプレイ２に表示される画面の各例を示す図である。 (Example of screen displayed on display 2)
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating examples of screens displayed on the display 2.
　図６中の（ａ）では、ＴＶ全画面６０のみがディスプレイ２の全面に表示されている。このとき、リモコン９に設けられた「ＰＣボタン」をユーザが押下することにより、図６（ａ）の画面が図６中の（ｂ）のそれに切り替わる。図６中の（ｂ）では、ＴＶ主画面６１、ＰＣ機能メニュー６２～６５、およびＰＣ子画面６６がディスプレイ２に表示されている。ユーザは、ＴＶユニット１０によって再生されるＴＶコンテンツ（放送番組）の視聴を中心にＰＣ内蔵テレビ１を使用する。一方、ＰＣコンテンツは補助的に視聴する。 6A, only the TV full screen 60 is displayed on the entire surface of the display 2. In FIG. At this time, when the user presses the “PC button” provided on the remote controller 9, the screen of FIG. 6A is switched to that of FIG. 6B. In FIG. 6B, a TV main screen 61, PC function menus 62 to 65, and a PC small screen 66 are displayed on the display 2. The user uses the TV 1 with a built-in PC mainly for viewing TV content (broadcast program) reproduced by the TV unit 10. On the other hand, PC content is viewed as an auxiliary.
　図６中の（ｂ）の画面が表示されているとき、リモコン９に設けられた「ＰＣボタン」をユーザが押下することにより、図６中の（ｂ）の画面が図６中の（ｃ）のそれに切り替わる。図６中の（ｃ）では、ＴＶ画面の表示位置とＰＣ画面の表示位置とが入れ替わる。具体的には、ＴＶ主画面６１の表示位置にＰＣ主画面６９が表示され、一方、ＰＣ子画面６６の表示位置にＴＶ子画面６８が表示される。これらの処理によって、ユーザは、ＰＣユニット２０の操作および当該操作によって再生されるＰＣコンテンツの視聴を中心にＰＣ内蔵テレビ１を使用する。一方、放送番組は補助的に視聴する。 When the screen (b) in FIG. 6 is displayed, when the user presses the “PC button” provided on the remote controller 9, the screen (b) in FIG. ) Switch to that. In FIG. 6C, the display position of the TV screen and the display position of the PC screen are switched. Specifically, the PC main screen 69 is displayed at the display position of the TV main screen 61, while the TV sub screen 68 is displayed at the display position of the PC sub screen 66. Through these processes, the user uses the PC built-in television 1 mainly for the operation of the PC unit 20 and the viewing of the PC content reproduced by the operation. On the other hand, broadcast programs are watched supplementarily.
　図６中の（ｃ）の画面が表示されている時、ユーザがＰＣ機能メニュー６２～６５におけるその他のメニューを選択すれば、図６中の（ｄ）に示すように、ＰＣ子画面６８を最大化することもできる。すなわち、ＰＣ全画面６７がディスプレイ２に表示される。なお、ユーザが「ＰＣボタン」を押下した場合も、同様に、図６中の（ｄ）の表示に切り替わる。 When the screen of (c) in FIG. 6 is displayed, if the user selects another menu in the PC function menus 62 to 65, the PC small screen 68 is displayed as shown in (d) of FIG. It can also be maximized. That is, the PC full screen 67 is displayed on the display 2. Similarly, when the user presses the “PC button”, the display is switched to (d) in FIG.
　（ＰＣ子画面の切り換えの例）
　図７は、ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１が、ＰＣ機能メニューの選択に応じてＰＣ子画面の表示を切り換える様子の一例を示す図である。 (Example of PC sub-screen switching)
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a state in which the PC built-in television 1 switches the display of the PC small screen in accordance with selection of the PC function menu.
　図７中の（ａ）では、ディスプレイ２に、ＴＶ主画面６１、メニュー項目７１～７４、およびＰＣ子画面７５を表示している。ＰＣ子画面７５は、メニュー項目７１を選択した時に表示される。ここで、ユーザがメニュー項目７２を選択した時、図７中の（ｂ）に示すように、当該メニュー項目７２に関連するＰＣ子画面７６が直ちに表示される。 7A, a TV main screen 61, menu items 71 to 74, and a PC small screen 75 are displayed on the display 2. In FIG. The PC small screen 75 is displayed when the menu item 71 is selected. Here, when the user selects the menu item 72, as shown in FIG. 7B, the PC small screen 76 related to the menu item 72 is immediately displayed.
　（ＰＣ機能メニューの選択に応じた処理の例）
　本実施形態のＰＣ内蔵テレビ１は、ＰＣ機能のメニューを表すＨＴＭＬ形式のデータを処理することによって、当該ＰＣ機能メニューをディスプレイ２に表示する。そのため、選択された項目に対応するリンク情報に応じた処理を実行する。この具体例について、図８を参照して以下に説明する。 (Example of processing according to PC function menu selection)
The television with built-in PC 1 of the present embodiment displays the PC function menu on the display 2 by processing data in HTML format representing the menu of the PC function. Therefore, a process corresponding to the link information corresponding to the selected item is executed. A specific example will be described below with reference to FIG.
　図８は、ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１が、ＰＣ機能メニューを示す情報の選択結果に応じて、ＰＣ子画面を表示したりＰＣ子画面の表示位置を変更したりする様子の一例を示す図である。 FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a state in which the PC built-in television 1 displays the PC small screen or changes the display position of the PC small screen in accordance with the selection result of the information indicating the PC function menu.
　図８中の（ａ）の例では、ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１は、メニューデータ８０を処理してＰＣ機能メニューを表示する。メニューデータ８０には、リンク情報８１およびリンク情報８２を含む４つのリンク情報が含まれている。各リンク情報は、項目名（グルメ、検索、ゲーム等）に個別に対応している。 In the example of (a) in FIG. 8, the PC built-in television 1 processes the menu data 80 and displays the PC function menu. The menu data 80 includes four pieces of link information including link information 81 and link information 82. Each link information individually corresponds to an item name (gourmet, search, game, etc.).
　ここで、ユーザが「グルメ」項目を選択したとする。このときＰＣ内蔵テレビ１は、当該項目に対応したリンク情報８１を処理する。具体的には、リンク情報（アクセス情報）８１が示すウェブサイト（通信ネットワーク上の外部装置）にアクセスし、サーバが返信してくるウェブページ（第２のコンテンツ）を取得して、ＰＣ子画面８４に表示する。なお、このときＴＶ主画面８３も同時に表示する。 Suppose here that the user selects the “Gourmet” item. At this time, the television 1 with a built-in PC processes the link information 81 corresponding to the item. Specifically, the website (external device on the communication network) indicated by the link information (access information) 81 is accessed, the web page (second content) returned by the server is acquired, and the PC child screen is obtained. 84. At this time, the TV main screen 83 is also displayed at the same time.
　一方、ユーザが「ゲーム２（サイズ指定）」項目を選択したとする。このときＰＣ内蔵テレビ１は、当該項目に対応したリンク情報８２を処理する。具体的には、リンク情報８２が示すゲームアプリケーションを起動し、このアプリが出力するコンテンツ（第２のコンテンツ、第２の映像）をＰＣ子画面８５に表示する。このとき、リンク情報８２に規定されている表示制御情報を参照して、ＰＣ子画面８５の表示位置およびサイズを決定する。なお、ディスプレイ２にはＴＶ主画面８３も同時に表示する。ＴＶ主画面８３のサイズは、ディスプレイ２の画面サイズからＰＣ子画面８５のサイズを演算（たとえば減算）して得た値に基づき決定する。 On the other hand, assume that the user selects the “game 2 (size designation)” item. At this time, the television 1 with a built-in PC processes the link information 82 corresponding to the item. Specifically, the game application indicated by the link information 82 is activated, and the content (second content, second video) output by the application is displayed on the PC child screen 85. At this time, the display position and size of the PC small screen 85 are determined with reference to the display control information defined in the link information 82. The display 2 also displays the TV main screen 83 at the same time. The size of the TV main screen 83 is determined based on a value obtained by calculating (eg subtracting) the size of the PC small screen 85 from the screen size of the display 2.
　（画面表示処理の流れの例）
　図９は、本発明のＰＣ内蔵テレビ１においてＴＶ全画面およびＰＣ子画面を表示する際の情報処理の流れの一例を示すシーケンス図である。図１０は、図９に示すシーケンス処理によってディスプレイ２に表示される画面の一例を示す図である。 (Example of flow of screen display processing)
FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of information processing when displaying the full TV screen and the PC small screen on the PC built-in television 1 of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display 2 by the sequence process shown in FIG.
　図９の処理が始まる前の前提として、ＴＶユニット１０は、事前に、放送局から放送波を受信してデコードし、放送番組を取得済みである。また、各種の放送関連情報を、放送波の受信に合わせて随時受信している。放送関連情報としては、たとえばデータ放送、電子番組表、字幕、クローズドキャプション、ネットワークからの情報、現在視聴しているチャネルを表す情報、ユーザの居住地域を表す情報などがある。 As a precondition before the process of FIG. 9 starts, the TV unit 10 has received and decoded a broadcast wave from a broadcast station and acquired a broadcast program in advance. In addition, various types of broadcast-related information are received as needed in accordance with the reception of broadcast waves. Examples of broadcast-related information include data broadcasting, electronic program guides, subtitles, closed captions, information from the network, information indicating the channel currently being viewed, information indicating the user's residential area, and the like.
　図９のシーケンスでは、まずＴＶユニット１０がＴＶ主画面６１を表示する（ステップＳ１）。次にユーザがリモコン９を用いてＰＣ表示コマンドを入力する。この入力に基づきＴＶユニット１０はメニュー情報をＴＶユニット１０にリクエストする（ステップＳ２）。ＰＣユニット２０は受信したリクエストをサービスサーバ（外部装置）に転送する（ステップＳ３，Ｓ４）。サービスサーバはメニュー情報をＰＣ内蔵テレビ１に送信し、これをＰＣユニット２０が受信する（ステップＳ５）。ＰＣユニット２０は受信したメニュー情報をＴＶユニット１０に転送する（ステップＳ６）。ＴＶユニット１０は、受信したメニュー情報に処理してメニュー６２～６５をディスプレイ２に表示する（ステップＳ７）。さらに、ＰＣ子画面６６を表示する（ステップＳ８）。 In the sequence of FIG. 9, the TV unit 10 first displays the TV main screen 61 (step S1). Next, the user inputs a PC display command using the remote controller 9. Based on this input, the TV unit 10 requests menu information from the TV unit 10 (step S2). The PC unit 20 transfers the received request to the service server (external device) (steps S3 and S4). The service server transmits the menu information to the TV 1 with a built-in PC, which is received by the PC unit 20 (step S5). The PC unit 20 transfers the received menu information to the TV unit 10 (step S6). The TV unit 10 processes the received menu information and displays the menus 62 to 65 on the display 2 (step S7). Further, the PC small screen 66 is displayed (step S8).
　ユーザは、リモコン９を用いてメニュー項目のいずれかを選択する（ステップＳ９）。ＴＶユニット１０は、選択されたメニュー項目を表す選択情報をＰＣユニット２０に送信する（ステップＳ１０）。ＰＣユニット２０は、受信した選択情報によって特定されるソフトウェアアプリケーションを実行する（ステップＳ１１）。この実行時にアプリケーションが生成した映像をＴＶユニット１０に送信する。なお、ＰＣユニット２０は、アクセス履歴、購買履歴、コンテンツ視聴履歴、アクセス時刻、アクセス時間等の各種ＰＣコンテンツ情報も、ＴＶユニット１０に送信する。ＴＶユニット１０は、受信した映像をＰＣ子画面７５に表示する。結果、ＰＣ子画面７５の表示が変化する（ステップＳ１２）。 The user selects one of the menu items using the remote controller 9 (step S9). The TV unit 10 transmits selection information representing the selected menu item to the PC unit 20 (step S10). The PC unit 20 executes a software application specified by the received selection information (step S11). At this time, the video generated by the application is transmitted to the TV unit 10. The PC unit 20 also transmits various PC content information such as access history, purchase history, content viewing history, access time, and access time to the TV unit 10. The TV unit 10 displays the received video on the PC small screen 75. As a result, the display of the PC small screen 75 changes (step S12).
　このときＴＶユニット１０は、放送コンテンツ関連情報および受信したＰＣコンテンツ情報を使用して、これら２つの情報に基づく表示情報を生成し、メニュー項目６２～６５のいずれかに表示してもよい。図１０の例ではメニュー項目６５がその例である。すなわちＰＣ内蔵テレビ１は、放送関連情報およびＰＣコンテンツ関連情報を用いて、表示メニューを適応的に切り換える。なお、このような適応的なメニューの生成は、ＴＶユニット１０に限らずＰＣユニット２０またはサービスサーバが実行することもできる。この場合、ＴＶユニット１０は生成されたメニューをＰＣユニット２０から取得しディスプレイ２に表示する。 At this time, the TV unit 10 may use the broadcast content related information and the received PC content information to generate display information based on these two pieces of information and display it on any of the menu items 62 to 65. In the example of FIG. 10, the menu item 65 is an example. That is, the PC built-in television 1 adaptively switches the display menu using the broadcast related information and the PC content related information. Note that such an adaptive menu generation can be executed not only by the TV unit 10 but also by the PC unit 20 or the service server. In this case, the TV unit 10 acquires the generated menu from the PC unit 20 and displays it on the display 2.
　以上に説明したほか、ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１には次のような様々な工夫が可能である。 In addition to the above description, the following various ideas can be made for the TV 1 with a built-in PC.
　（メニュー表示の工夫）
　ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１では、カテゴリの分類および操作を直感的に分かり易くする。これにより、コンピュータの初心者であっても、ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１を簡単に操作することができる。ポータルウェブサイトを踏襲したカテゴリに対応したメニュー項目を一覧にして表示する。これによりユーザは、普段使用しているコンピュータと同じ操作によって、同様にメニュー項目を選択できる。 (Contrived menu display)
The PC built-in television 1 makes it easy to intuitively understand the classification and operation of categories. Thereby, even the beginner of a computer can operate the television 1 with a built-in PC easily. Menu items corresponding to categories following the portal website are displayed in a list. As a result, the user can select menu items in the same manner by the same operation as that of the computer that is normally used.
　ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１は、フォーカス中のメニュー項目に応じたコンテンツをＰＣ子画面に表示する。そのためユーザがコンテンツを選択するたびに、ＰＣ子画面に表示されている映像が切り換わる。結果、ユーザは直感的にコンテンツを選択できる。なお、初期設定として、ユーザにとって魅力的なウェブサイトを予め用意しておくことが好ましい。 The PC built-in television 1 displays content corresponding to the focused menu item on the PC sub-screen. Therefore, every time the user selects content, the video displayed on the PC small screen is switched. As a result, the user can select content intuitively. As an initial setting, it is preferable to prepare a website attractive to the user in advance.
　さらにＰＣ内蔵テレビ１にはカテゴリの一種として「便利機能」というメニュー項目がある。ユーザは、使用頻度の高いソフトウェアアプリケーションを当該便利機能に登録できる。なお、ＴＶ画面に表示されるメニュー項目の表示順位は、コンテンツプロバイダーに応じて変更してもよい。さらに、表示順位に応じて決まる掲載料金を、コンテンツプロバイダーから徴収するビジネスも可能になる。 Furthermore, the PC built-in television 1 has a menu item “convenient function” as a kind of category. The user can register frequently used software applications in the convenient function. Note that the display order of menu items displayed on the TV screen may be changed according to the content provider. Furthermore, a business that collects a publication fee determined according to the display order from a content provider is also possible.
　ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１は、ディスプレイ２にたとえばユーザがよく利用するウェブサイトへのリンクをカテゴリ別に分類して項目として易く表示する。この結果、インターネット８上のウェブサイトへアクセスする際の入り口として、ＰＣ機能メニューを活用できる。ユーザは、ＰＣ主画面６９に切り換える設定等をすることなく、ＴＶ主画面６１を通じて放送番組を視聴中に、この入り口（ＰＣ機能メニュー）から項目を選択することによって、インターネットに直接アクセスできる。これらの工夫によって本発明は、コンピュータの初心者から上級者に至るまで、ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１に対する購入意欲を高めることができる。 The TV 1 with a built-in PC easily displays, for example, links to websites frequently used by the user on the display 2 as items classified by category. As a result, the PC function menu can be used as an entrance when accessing a website on the Internet 8. The user can directly access the Internet by selecting an item from this entrance (PC function menu) while watching a broadcast program through the TV main screen 61 without setting to switch to the PC main screen 69. With these ideas, the present invention can increase the willingness to purchase the television 1 with a built-in PC from beginners to advanced computers.
　メニュー項目の具体例として、検索ウェブサイト、ウェブログ、ＳＮＳ（Ｓｏｃｉａｌ　Ｎｅｔｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ　Ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ）、一般情報（たとえば、ニュース、天気、交通情報または路線案内）、暮らしの情報（たとえば、病気、地域情報または子育て）、食べ物（たとえば、飲食店またはレシピ集）、学習（たとえば、辞書または子供の教育）、趣味（たとえば、株、旅行、ショッピングまたはファッション）、または娯楽（たとえば、ゲーム、動画ウェブサイトまたは音楽ダウンロードウェブサイト）などが挙げられる。 Specific examples of menu items include search websites, web logs, SNS (Social Networking Service), general information (eg news, weather, traffic information or route guidance), living information (eg illness, regional information or childcare) , Food (eg, restaurant or recipe collection), learning (eg, dictionary or children's education), hobbies (eg, stocks, travel, shopping or fashion), or entertainment (eg, games, video websites or music download webs) Site).
　ユーザは、次の手順によって、上述したカテゴリごとのウェブサイトに接続できる。まず、画面上に表示されたカテゴリ別のＰＣ機能メニューの中から、所望のカテゴリに関するメニュー項目を選択する。次に、選択した項目のカテゴリに属するウェブサイトのＵＲＬリストが表示されるので、当該ＵＲＬリストの中から所望のウェブサイトを選択する。具体的には、画面上にＴＶ主画面、複数のメニュー項目、およびＰＣ子画面が表示されているとき、ユーザがリモコン操作によって所望のカテゴリのメニュー項目を選択する。その後、たとえばＰＣ主画面を表示するように選択すれば、画面上ではＰＣ画面が大きくなり、インターネット視聴用に切り換わる。 The user can connect to the website for each category described above by the following procedure. First, a menu item related to a desired category is selected from the category-specific PC function menu displayed on the screen. Next, since a URL list of websites belonging to the category of the selected item is displayed, a desired website is selected from the URL list. Specifically, when a TV main screen, a plurality of menu items, and a PC small screen are displayed on the screen, the user selects a menu item of a desired category by a remote control operation. Thereafter, for example, if the PC main screen is selected to be displayed, the PC screen is enlarged on the screen and switched to the Internet viewing.
　（利用サービスの多様性）
　ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１のユーザは、従来の汎用コンピュータによって利用可能なインターネットサービスを、全てＰＣ内蔵テレビ１においても利用できる。完全なコンピュータとして機能し、ＴＶユニット１０と連携して動作するＰＣユニット２０が、ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１に備えられているからである。したがってＰＣ内蔵テレビ１は、従来のように限られたインターネットサービスしか利用できないネットテレビに比べて、その活用範囲は遥かに広い。 (Diversity of services used)
The user of the PC built-in television 1 can also use all the Internet services that can be used by the conventional general-purpose computer in the PC built-in television 1. This is because the PC built-in television 1 includes the PC unit 20 that functions as a complete computer and operates in cooperation with the TV unit 10. Accordingly, the TV built-in television 1 has a much wider range of use than a conventional Internet television that can use only limited Internet services.
　（大画面化による利点）
　ディスプレイ２にＰＣ全画面を表示した場合、ユーザは、ＰＣユニット２０をマウス５またはキーボード６を使用して操作できる。ディスプレイ２を大画面としたＰＣ内蔵テレビ１では、ユーザは、ＰＣコンテンツを大画面かつ高画質のディスプレイ２を通じて楽しむことができる。従来のコンピュータではこのような用途のためにはＰＣ本体の他に別途大画面のディスプレイを用意する必要があった。しかしＰＣ内蔵テレビ１はこれ一台で、コンピュータも大いに活用するパワーユーザの要望をも満たすことができる。特にＰＣユニット２０はコンピュータであるため各種の周辺機器と連携して機能を柔軟に追加することが可能であり、こうした機能追加によって得られる利点を、大画面かつ高画質の表示を通じてユーザに実感させることができる。 (Advantages of large screen)
When the PC full screen is displayed on the display 2, the user can operate the PC unit 20 using the mouse 5 or the keyboard 6. In the television 1 with a built-in PC having the display 2 as a large screen, the user can enjoy the PC content through the display 2 with a large screen and high image quality. In the conventional computer, it is necessary to prepare a large screen display in addition to the PC main body for such a use. However, the single TV 1 with a built-in PC can satisfy the demands of power users who make extensive use of computers. In particular, since the PC unit 20 is a computer, it is possible to flexibly add functions in cooperation with various peripheral devices, and to realize the advantages obtained by adding such functions to the user through a large screen and high-quality display. be able to.
　（電源の連動）
　ユーザは、ＰＣユニット２０を起動するための煩雑な操作をしなくてもよい。ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１において、ＴＶユニット１０の電源と、ＰＣユニット２０の電源とが連動するからである。すなわち、ＴＶユニット１０ａの電源を入れると同時にＰＣの電源も入る。ＴＶユニット１０の起動完了後、ユーザは直ちに放送番組の視聴が可能になる。一方、その後もＰＣユニット２０の起動処理は続く。ＴＶユニット１０よりもＰＣユニット２０の方が、起動の完了に要する時間が長いからである。ユーザは、ＰＣユニット２０の起動完了まで無用にまたせることなく、放送番組を楽しめる。また、ＰＣユニット２０の起動完了後は、リモコン９による簡単な操作によって、いつでもＰＣユニット２０を操作できる。 (Power supply interlock)
The user does not have to perform a complicated operation for activating the PC unit 20. This is because in the PC built-in television 1, the power supply of the TV unit 10 and the power supply of the PC unit 20 are interlocked. That is, the PC unit is turned on at the same time as the TV unit 10a is turned on. After the start of the TV unit 10 is completed, the user can view the broadcast program immediately. On the other hand, the startup process of the PC unit 20 continues thereafter. This is because the PC unit 20 requires a longer time to complete startup than the TV unit 10. The user can enjoy the broadcast program without unnecessarily waiting until the PC unit 20 is activated. In addition, after the PC unit 20 has been activated, the PC unit 20 can be operated at any time by a simple operation using the remote controller 9.
　（設置の容易性）
　ＴＶユニット１０およびＰＣユニット２０が一体化されているため、ユーザはＰＣ内蔵テレビ１を簡単に設置できる。ＴＶユニット１０のディスプレイ２にＬＥＤバックライト採用してもよい。これにより、ＴＶユニット１０ａの軽量化および薄型化が可能になるため、ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１の設置方向を縦横のいずれにも自由にできる。 (Ease of installation)
Since the TV unit 10 and the PC unit 20 are integrated, the user can easily install the TV 1 with a built-in PC. An LED backlight may be employed for the display 2 of the TV unit 10. Thereby, since the TV unit 10a can be reduced in weight and thickness, the installation direction of the TV 1 with a built-in PC can be freely set in any of vertical and horizontal directions.
　（ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１の販売）
　ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１の外観は、通常のテレビジョン装置のそれに酷似している。したがって、販売店はＰＣ内蔵テレビ１をコンピュータ売り場ではなくテレビ売り場に置く。販売員は、ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１を見込み客に売り込むときに、簡単な操作でコンピュータも利用できることを訴求できる。結果、コンピュータ売り場は行かないがテレビの売り場なら行くような顧客、すなわちコンピュータは苦手だがテレビは使える一般的なユーザに対し、ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１への購入意欲を高めさせることができる。ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１はコンピュータも使えるという付加価値を有しており、その分単価を高く設定でき、利益率も高い。したがって、ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１の製造会社も、販売店もより高い利益をＰＣ内蔵テレビ１によって得られる。 (Sales of TV with built-in PC 1)
The external appearance of the PC built-in television 1 is very similar to that of a normal television device. Therefore, the store places the TV 1 with a built-in PC in the TV department instead of the computer department. The salesperson can appeal that the computer can be used with a simple operation when selling the TV 1 with a built-in PC to a prospective customer. As a result, it is possible to increase the willingness to purchase the PC built-in television 1 for customers who do not go to the computer department but go to the television department, that is, general users who are not good at computers but can use the television. The PC built-in television 1 has the added value that a computer can also be used, so that the unit price can be set higher and the profit rate is higher. Therefore, the manufacturer of the PC built-in television 1 and the dealer can obtain higher profits with the PC built-in television 1.
　（消費電力の表示）
　ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１は、自身の消費電力に関する情報を取得し、表示用の情報に変換して、ディスプレイ２に表示してもよい。 (Display of power consumption)
The TV 1 with a built-in PC may acquire information regarding its own power consumption, convert the information into information for display, and display the information on the display 2.
　〔実施形態２〕
　本発明に係る第の実施形態について、図１１および図１２を参照して以下に説明する。なお、上述した第１の実施形態と共通する各部材には同じ符号を付し、詳細な説明を省略する。 [Embodiment 2]
A second embodiment according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to each member which is common in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.
　（ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１ａの外観例）
　図１１中の（ａ）は、着脱可能なＰＣユニット２０ａがＴＶユニット１０ａに装着された後のＰＣ内蔵テレビ１ａを表示画面側から見た場合の外観を示す図である。図１１中の（ｂ）は、着脱可能なＰＣユニット２０ａがＴＶユニット１０ａに装着される前のＰＣ内蔵テレビ１ａを背面側から見た場合の外観を示す図である。 (External example of PC built-in television 1a)
(A) in FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an external appearance when the PC built-in television 1a after the detachable PC unit 20a is mounted on the TV unit 10a is viewed from the display screen side. (B) in FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an external appearance when the PC built-in television 1a before the detachable PC unit 20a is mounted on the TV unit 10a is viewed from the back side.
　この図に示すように、本実施形態のＰＣ内蔵テレビ１ａは、ＴＶユニット１０ａおよびＰＣユニット２０ａによって構成されている。この点において、第１の実施形態に係るＰＣ内蔵テレビ１と何ら変わりはない。しかし本実施形態のＰＣ内蔵テレビ１ａでは、ＰＣユニット２０ａがＰＣ内蔵テレビ１ａから着脱可能である。したがって、ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１の拡張性および保守性を高めることができる。なお、装着を解除した後、ＴＶユニット１０ａもＰＣユニット２０ａもそれぞれ単独で利用できる。 As shown in the figure, the PC built-in television 1a of the present embodiment is composed of a TV unit 10a and a PC unit 20a. In this respect, there is no difference from the PC built-in television 1 according to the first embodiment. However, in the PC built-in television 1a of the present embodiment, the PC unit 20a is detachable from the PC built-in television 1a. Accordingly, the expandability and maintainability of the PC built-in television 1 can be improved. It should be noted that both the TV unit 10a and the PC unit 20a can be used independently after the attachment is released.
　ＰＣユニット２０ａには、図１１中の（ａ）に示すように、複数の外部端子１５０～１５２が設けられている。具体的にはイーサネット（登録商標）端子１５０、ＵＳＢ端子１５１、および映像／音声入出力端子１５２である。また、図１１中の（ｂ）に示すように、ＰＣユニット２０ａには、ＴＶユニット１０ａと信号をやり取りするための外部端子１５３～１５５も設けられている。具体的には、映像信号（ＨＤＭＩ信号を含むＳＤＶＯ：Ｓｅｒｉａｌ　Ｄｉｇｉｔａｌ　Ｖｉｄｅｏ　ＯｕｔＰｕｔ）端子１５３、制御信号端子１５４、および電源端子１５５である。これらの端子があることによって、ＰＣユニット２０ａとＴＶユニット１０ａとの間で、映像信号、制御信号、および電源信号を互いに送受信できる。なお、これらに加えて音声信号端子を設け、音声信号を互いに送受信することも当然に可能である。 The PC unit 20a is provided with a plurality of external terminals 150 to 152, as shown in FIG. Specifically, they are an Ethernet (registered trademark) terminal 150, a USB terminal 151, and a video / audio input / output terminal 152. Further, as shown in FIG. 11B, the PC unit 20a is also provided with external terminals 153 to 155 for exchanging signals with the TV unit 10a. Specifically, a video signal (SDVO including an HDMI signal: Serial Digital Video OutPut) terminal 153, a control signal terminal 154, and a power supply terminal 155. By having these terminals, video signals, control signals, and power supply signals can be transmitted and received between the PC unit 20a and the TV unit 10a. In addition to these, it is naturally possible to provide an audio signal terminal and transmit / receive audio signals to / from each other.
　ＰＣユニット２０ａは単体で動作可能であり、製品として成り立つ。回路および配線はＰＣユニット２０ａの内部に全て収められ、外部には一切むき出しにされていない。ＴＶユニット１０ａも同様である。したがって両者の接続時に配線の手間が一切不要である。結果、ユーザは簡便な手順によってＰＣユニット２０ａをＴＶユニット１０ａに装着できる。すなわち、ＰＣユニット２０ａをその装着位置にただ差し込めば良いのである。 The PC unit 20a can operate as a single unit and is a product. The circuits and wiring are all housed inside the PC unit 20a and are not exposed at all. The same applies to the TV unit 10a. Therefore, there is no need for wiring when connecting the two. As a result, the user can attach the PC unit 20a to the TV unit 10a by a simple procedure. That is, it is only necessary to insert the PC unit 20a into the mounting position.
　ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１から外したＰＣユニット２０は、周辺機器に接続させることによって、様々な用途に活用できる。たとえば、モニタと接続可能なクレードルに、取り外したＰＣユニット２０を装着する。こうすれば、ＰＣユニット２０をデスクトップコンピュータとして使用できる。なお、ＰＣユニット２０ａとクレードルとを接続する端子としては、他にもイーサネット（登録商標）端子、およびシリアルポート端子を利用できる。 The PC unit 20 removed from the PC built-in television 1 can be used for various purposes by being connected to peripheral devices. For example, the removed PC unit 20 is mounted on a cradle that can be connected to a monitor. In this way, the PC unit 20 can be used as a desktop computer. In addition, as a terminal for connecting the PC unit 20a and the cradle, an Ethernet (registered trademark) terminal and a serial port terminal can be used.
　（ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１ａの要部構成）
　図１２は、本発明の一実施形態に係るＰＣ内蔵テレビ１の要部構成を示すブロック図である。この図に示すように、ＴＶユニット１０ａのコンテンツ取得部１５は、アンテナ４を通じての他、記録ディスク７からも、インターネット８を通じてからも、また外部機器（外部記憶装置）１６０からも、再生対象のコンテンツを取得できる。すなわち、本実施形態のＴＶユニット１０ａが処理するコンテンツは、放送番組に限らず、たとえばテキスト、映像、音声、動画等のコンテンツも該当し、さらにこれらの組み合わせからなるマルチメディアコンテンツも該当する。他にも、ウェブページも含まれる。 (Principal configuration of PC built-in television 1a)
FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the PC built-in television 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in this figure, the content acquisition unit 15 of the TV unit 10a is to be reproduced from the recording disk 7, the Internet 8, and the external device (external storage device) 160 in addition to the antenna 4. Content can be acquired. That is, the content that is processed by the TV unit 10a of the present embodiment is not limited to a broadcast program, but also includes content such as text, video, audio, and moving images, and multimedia content that is a combination thereof. Other web pages are also included.
　以上のように、ＰＣユニット２０ａは周辺機器を活用した拡張性を有しており、従来の汎用コンピュータに比べて活用の幅が広い。また、仮にＰＣユニット２０ａをＴＶユニット１０ａから離脱させた状態でも、あるいはＰＣユニット２０ａが故障した場合でも、ＴＶユニット１０ａ単独で、放送番組および各種のコンテンツを外部から取得できる。 As described above, the PC unit 20a has expandability utilizing peripheral devices and has a wider range of utilization than conventional general-purpose computers. Even when the PC unit 20a is detached from the TV unit 10a or when the PC unit 20a breaks down, the TV program 10a alone can acquire a broadcast program and various contents from the outside.
　〔実施形態３〕
　本発明に係る第３の実施形態について、図１３を参照して以下に説明する。なお、上述した第１および第２の実施形態と共通する各部材には同じ符号を付し、詳細な説明を省略する。 [Embodiment 3]
A third embodiment according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to each member which is common in the 1st and 2nd embodiment mentioned above, and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.
　本実施形態では、本発明はＢＤ内蔵テレビ１ｂとして実現される。ここで「ＢＤ」とはＢｌｕ－ｒａｙ（ブルーレイ、登録商標）録画再生機器のことである。ＢＤ内蔵テレビ１ｂは、放送番組の再生および記録ディスク７への録画、ならびにブルーレイコンテンツの再生が可能な装置である。 In the present embodiment, the present invention is realized as the BD built-in television 1b. Here, “BD” is a Blu-ray (Blu-ray, registered trademark) recording / playback device. The BD built-in television 1b is a device capable of reproducing a broadcast program, recording it on a recording disk 7, and reproducing Blu-ray content.
　（ＢＤ内蔵テレビの外観例）
　図１３は、着脱可能なＢＤユニット２０ｂ（第２のユニット）がＴＶユニット１０ａに装着された後のＢＤ内蔵テレビ１ｂの外観例を示す図である。ＢＤユニット２０ｂはブルーレイ録画再生装置としての構成および機能を有しており、それ単体でも動作するユニットである。本実施形態では、ＰＣユニット２０ａの装着が可能なＴＶユニット１０ａに、ＢＤユニット２０ｂを装着して１つのＢＤ内蔵テレビ１ｂを構成する。すなわち、ＴＶユニット１０ａの装着スロットにはＰＣユニット２０ａもＢＤユニット２０ｂもそれぞれが着脱式で装着可能になっている。また、これらのユニット以外にも、たとえばＤＶＤレコーダとしての構成および機能を有するＤＶＤユニットも、ＴＶユニット１０ａに装着可能である。 (External appearance of TV with built-in BD)
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an appearance example of the BD built-in television 1b after the detachable BD unit 20b (second unit) is mounted on the TV unit 10a. The BD unit 20b has a configuration and a function as a Blu-ray recording / playback apparatus, and is a unit that operates alone. In the present embodiment, one BD built-in television 1b is configured by attaching the BD unit 20b to the TV unit 10a to which the PC unit 20a can be attached. That is, both the PC unit 20a and the BD unit 20b can be detachably mounted in the mounting slot of the TV unit 10a. In addition to these units, for example, a DVD unit having a configuration and function as a DVD recorder can be mounted on the TV unit 10a.
　ＴＶユニット１０ａは、装着されたＢＤ内蔵テレビ１ｂと連携して動作する。したがって、ユーザはリモコン９を使用してＴＶユニット１０ａもＢＤユニット２０ｂも操作できる。すなわち、放送番組の視聴、放送番組の記録ディスク７への録画、記録ディスク７に録画されたコンテンツの再生は、１つのリモコン９によっていずれも可能である。 The TV unit 10a operates in cooperation with the attached BD built-in television 1b. Therefore, the user can operate both the TV unit 10 a and the BD unit 20 b using the remote controller 9. That is, the viewing of the broadcast program, the recording of the broadcast program on the recording disk 7, and the reproduction of the content recorded on the recording disk 7 can be performed by one remote controller 9.
　なお、ＢＤユニット２０ｂは、第１の実施形態に係るＴＶユニット１０に支持される形で装着されることもできる。この場合、たとえばＵＳＢ２．０の規格に従った端子間での接続が可能である。 Note that the BD unit 20b can be mounted in a form supported by the TV unit 10 according to the first embodiment. In this case, for example, connection between terminals according to the USB 2.0 standard is possible.
　（第１のコンテンツの取得源）
　本発明に係るコンテンツ再生装置では、さらに、
　放送波、通信ネットワーク、外部記憶装置、内部記憶装置、および記録メディアの少なくともいずれかを通じて、上記第１のコンテンツを取得する第１のコンテンツ取得手段をさらに備えていることが好ましい。 (First content acquisition source)
In the content reproduction apparatus according to the present invention, further,
It is preferable to further include a first content acquisition unit that acquires the first content through at least one of a broadcast wave, a communication network, an external storage device, an internal storage device, and a recording medium.
　上記の構成によれば、コンテンツ再生装置は、仮に第２のユニットが故障して動作しなくなった場合でも、様々なコンテンツを再生できる。 According to the above configuration, the content reproduction apparatus can reproduce various contents even if the second unit fails and does not operate.
　（第１のユニット＝ＴＶ）
　本発明に係るコンテンツ再生装置では、さらに、
　上記第１のユニットは、
　　アンテナを通じて上記放送波を受信する放送波受信手段をさらに備え、
　　上記第１のコンテンツ取得手段は、上記受信された放送波をデコードして上記第１のコンテンツを取得することが好ましい。 (First unit = TV)
In the content reproduction apparatus according to the present invention, further,
The first unit is
Broadcast wave receiving means for receiving the broadcast wave through an antenna;
Preferably, the first content acquisition unit acquires the first content by decoding the received broadcast wave.
　上記の構成によれば、第１のユニットが放送番組を再生できる。結果、コンテンツ再生装置をテレビジョン装置の一種として実現できる。 According to the above configuration, the first unit can reproduce the broadcast program. As a result, the content reproduction apparatus can be realized as a kind of television apparatus.
　（第２のユニット＝ＰＣ）
　本発明に係るコンテンツ再生装置では、さらに、
　上記第２のユニットは、
　　ソフトウェアアプリケーションを実行する実行手段と、
　　上記ソフトウェアアプリケーションの実行時に生成されるコンテンツを、上記第２のコンテンツとして取得する第２のコンテンツ取得手段とをさらに備え、
　上記コンテンツ送信手段は、上記第２のコンテンツ取得手段によって取得された上記第２のコンテンツを上記第１のユニットに送信することが好ましい。 (Second unit = PC)
In the content reproduction apparatus according to the present invention, further,
The second unit is
Execution means for executing the software application;
A second content acquisition means for acquiring the content generated when the software application is executed as the second content;
Preferably, the content transmission unit transmits the second content acquired by the second content acquisition unit to the first unit.
　上記の構成によれば、第２のユニットが汎用コンピュータとしての機能を有する。結果、コンテンツ再生装置を、コンピュータ機能を有する装置として実現できる。特に、第１のユニットが放送番組の再生機能を有する場合、コンテンツ再生装置は、コンピュータ内蔵のテレビジョン装置として実現できる。 According to the above configuration, the second unit has a function as a general-purpose computer. As a result, the content reproduction apparatus can be realized as an apparatus having a computer function. In particular, when the first unit has a broadcast program playback function, the content playback device can be realized as a television device built in a computer.
　（第２のコンテンツの取得源）
　本発明に係るコンテンツ再生装置では、さらに、
　上記第２のユニットは、
　　通信ネットワーク、外部記憶装置、内部記憶装置、および記録メディアの少なくともいずれかを通じて、上記第２のコンテンツを取得する第２のコンテンツ取得手段をさらに備えていることが好ましい。 (Second content acquisition source)
In the content reproduction apparatus according to the present invention, further,
The second unit is
It is preferable to further include a second content acquisition unit that acquires the second content through at least one of a communication network, an external storage device, an internal storage device, and a recording medium.
　上記の構成によれば、コンテンツ再生装置は多種多様なコンテンツを再生できる。 According to the above configuration, the content reproduction apparatus can reproduce a wide variety of content.
　（アクセス情報に基づく第２のコンテンツの取得）
　本発明に係るコンテンツ再生装置では、さらに、
　上記制御情報は、上記通信ネットワーク内の上記外部記憶装置における上記第２のコンテンツへのアクセス情報を含んでおり、
　上記第２のコンテンツ取得手段は、上記アクセス情報に基づき上記第２のコンテンツを上記外部装置から取得することを特徴とする請求項５のいずれか１項に記載のコンテンツ
　上記の構成によれば、第２のユニットにおける第２のコンテンツの取得を、第１のユニットを操作することによって実現できる。 (Acquisition of second content based on access information)
In the content reproduction apparatus according to the present invention, further,
The control information includes access information to the second content in the external storage device in the communication network,
6. The content according to claim 5, wherein the second content acquisition unit acquires the second content from the external device based on the access information. Acquisition of the second content in the second unit can be realized by operating the first unit.
　（合成映像の表示）
　本発明に係るコンテンツ再生装置では、さらに、
　上記コンテンツ再生手段は、合成された上記第１の映像および第２の映像をディスプレイに出力することが好ましい。 (Display of composite video)
In the content reproduction apparatus according to the present invention, further,
The content reproduction means preferably outputs the synthesized first video and second video to a display.
　上記の構成によれば、ユーザに、２つの異なる映像を同時に視認させることができる。 According to the above configuration, the user can view two different images at the same time.
　（コンテンツ情報の合成）
　本発明に係るコンテンツ再生装置では、さらに、
　上記第２のユニットは、
　　上記第２のコンテンツに関するコンテンツ情報を上記第１のユニットに送信するコンテンツ情報送信手段をさらに備え、
　上記第１のユニットは、
　　上記第２のユニットから送信されたコンテンツ情報を受信するコンテンツ情報受信手段をさらに備え、
　上記コンテンツ合成手段は、上記第１の映像、第２の映像、および上記コンテンツ情報を合成して上記合成コンテンツを生成することが好ましい。 (Composition of content information)
In the content reproduction apparatus according to the present invention, further,
The second unit is
Content information transmitting means for transmitting content information related to the second content to the first unit;
The first unit is
A content information receiving means for receiving content information transmitted from the second unit;
The content synthesizing unit preferably synthesizes the first video, the second video, and the content information to generate the synthesized content.
　上記の構成によれば、２つの異なる映像に加え、第２のコンテンツに関する情報も同時にユーザに視認させることができる。結果、再生中のコンテンツに対するユーザの理解をより深めることができる。 According to the above configuration, in addition to two different videos, the user can also view information related to the second content at the same time. As a result, the user's understanding of the content being reproduced can be further deepened.
　（コンテンツ情報の詳細）
　本発明に係るコンテンツ再生装置では、さらに、
　上記コンテンツ情報は、上記第２の映像に関する情報であることが好ましい。 (Details of content information)
In the content reproduction apparatus according to the present invention, further,
The content information is preferably information related to the second video.
　上記の構成によれば、２つの異なる映像に加え、第２の映像に関する情報も同時にユーザに視認させることができる。結果、視認中の映像に対するユーザの理解をより深めることができる。 According to the above configuration, in addition to two different videos, the user can also view information related to the second video at the same time. As a result, it is possible to deepen the user's understanding of the currently viewed video.
　（第２のユニットは着脱可能）
　本発明に係るコンテンツ再生装置では、さらに、
　上記第２のユニットは、上記第１のユニットから着脱可能であることが好ましい。 (The second unit is removable)
In the content reproduction apparatus according to the present invention, further,
The second unit is preferably detachable from the first unit.
　上記の構成によれば、コンテンツ再生装置の拡張性および保守性をより高めることができる。 According to the above configuration, the expandability and maintainability of the content reproduction apparatus can be further improved.
　（第２のユニットは内蔵）
　本発明に係るコンテンツ再生装置では、さらに、
　上記第２のユニットは、上記第１のユニットの筐体本体に内蔵されていることが好ましい。 (The second unit is built-in)
In the content reproduction apparatus according to the present invention, further,
The second unit is preferably built in the housing body of the first unit.
　上記の構成によれば、第２のユニットを外部環境から守ることができる。 According to the above configuration, the second unit can be protected from the external environment.
　（付記事項）
　なお、本発明は上述した各実施形態に限定されるものではない。当業者は、請求項に示した範囲内において、本発明をいろいろと変更できる。すなわち、請求項に示した範囲内において、適宜変更された技術的手段を組み合わせれば、新たな実施形態が得られる。 (Additional notes)
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Those skilled in the art can make various modifications to the present invention within the scope of the claims. That is, a new embodiment can be obtained by combining appropriately changed technical means within the scope of the claims.
　本発明のコンテンツ再生装置は、第１のユニットおよび複数の第２のユニットによって構成されていても良い。第２のユニットは、汎用コンピュータ、ブルーレイ再生（録画）機器、ＤＶＤ再生（録画）機器、およびハードディスクレコーダのいずれかとして実現され得る。これらのうち任意の複数の第２のユニットと、第１のユニットとを組み合わせて、１つのコンテンツ再生装置を構成する。結果、たとえば１つのコンテンツ再生装置が２つのＰＣユニット２０を備えている構成、ならびに、１つのコンテンツ再生装置が１つのＰＣユニット２０ａおよび１つのＢＤユニット２０ｂを備えている構成は、いずれも本発明の範疇に含まれる。如何なる第２のユニットも、第１のユニットから着脱可能とすることもできるし、または、第１のユニットの筐体本体に内蔵することもできる。 The content reproduction apparatus of the present invention may be configured by a first unit and a plurality of second units. The second unit can be realized as any one of a general-purpose computer, a Blu-ray playback (recording) device, a DVD playback (recording) device, and a hard disk recorder. Of these, a plurality of arbitrary second units and the first unit are combined to constitute one content reproduction apparatus. As a result, for example, a configuration in which one content playback device includes two PC units 20 and a configuration in which one content playback device includes one PC unit 20a and one BD unit 20b are both included in the present invention. Included in the category. Any second unit can be detachable from the first unit, or can be built into the housing body of the first unit.
　ＰＣユニット２０ａがＴＶユニット１０ａの筐体本体に内蔵された構成のＰＣ内蔵テレビ１も、実現可能である。この場合、ＰＣユニット２０ａはＴＶユニット１０ａの内部に完全に隠されている。したがって、ＰＣユニット２０ａを外部環境から守ることができる。なお、ユーザは、ＰＣユニット２０ａをＴＶユニット１０ａの内部から取り出して、別のＰＣユニット２０ａに交換することができる。 The PC built-in television 1 having a configuration in which the PC unit 20a is built in the casing body of the TV unit 10a can also be realized. In this case, the PC unit 20a is completely hidden inside the TV unit 10a. Therefore, the PC unit 20a can be protected from the external environment. Note that the user can take out the PC unit 20a from the TV unit 10a and replace it with another PC unit 20a.
　（プログラムおよび記録媒体）
　最後に、ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１に含まれている各ブロックは、ハードウェアロジックによって構成すればよい。または、次のように、ＣＰＵ（Ｃｅｎｔｒａｌ　Ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓｉｎｇ　Ｕｎｉｔ）を用いてソフトウェアによって実現してもよい。 (Program and recording medium)
Finally, each block included in the PC built-in television 1 may be configured by hardware logic. Alternatively, it may be realized by software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit) as follows.
　すなわちＰＣ内蔵テレビ１は、各機能を実現するプログラムの命令を実行するＣＰＵ、このプログラムを格納したＲＯＭ（Ｒｅａｄ　Ｏｎｌｙ　Ｍｅｍｏｒｙ）、上記プログラムを実行可能な形式に展開するＲＡＭ（Ｒａｎｄｏｍ　Ａｃｃｅｓｓ　Ｍｅｍｏｒｙ）、および、上記プログラムおよび各種データを格納するメモリ等の記憶装置（記録媒体）を備えている。この構成により、本発明の目的は、所定の記録媒体によっても、達成できる。 That is, the television 1 with a built-in PC includes a CPU that executes instructions of a program that realizes each function, a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores the program, a RAM (Random Access Memory) that expands the program into an executable format, and And a storage device (recording medium) such as a memory for storing the program and various data. With this configuration, the object of the present invention can be achieved by a predetermined recording medium.
　この記録媒体は、上述した機能を実現するソフトウェアであるＰＣ内蔵テレビ１のプログラムのプログラムコード（実行形式プログラム、中間コードプログラム、ソースプログラム）をコンピュータで読み取り可能に記録していればよい。ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１に、この記録媒体を供給する。これにより、コンピュータとしてのＰＣ内蔵テレビ１（またはＣＰＵやＭＰＵ）が、供給された記録媒体に記録されているプログラムコードを読み出し、実行すればよい。 This recording medium only needs to record the program code (execution format program, intermediate code program, source program) of the program of the television 1 with a built-in PC, which is software for realizing the functions described above, so that it can be read by a computer. This recording medium is supplied to the PC built-in television 1. Thus, the PC built-in television 1 (or CPU or MPU) as a computer may read and execute the program code recorded on the supplied recording medium.
　プログラムコードをＰＣ内蔵テレビ１に供給する記録媒体は、特定の構造または種類のものに限定されない。すなわちこの記録媒体は、たとえば、磁気テープやカセットテープ等のテープ系、フロッピー（登録商標）ディスク／ハードディスク等の磁気ディスクやＣＤ－ＲＯＭ／ＭＯ／ＭＤ／ＤＶＤ／ＣＤ－Ｒ等の光ディスクを含むディスク系、ＩＣカード（メモリカードを含む）／光カード等のカード系、あるいはマスクＲＯＭ／ＥＰＲＯＭ／ＥＥＰＲＯＭ／フラッシュＲＯＭ等の半導体メモリ系などとすることができる。 The recording medium for supplying the program code to the PC built-in television 1 is not limited to a specific structure or type. That is, the recording medium includes, for example, a tape system such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk / hard disk, and an optical disk such as a CD-ROM / MO / MD / DVD / CD-R. System, a card system such as an IC card (including a memory card) / optical card, or a semiconductor memory system such as a mask ROM / EPROM / EEPROM / flash ROM.
　また、ＰＣ内蔵テレビ１を通信ネットワークと接続可能に構成しても、本発明の目的を達成できる。この場合、上記のプログラムコードを、通信ネットワークを介してＰＣ内蔵テレビ１に供給する。この通信ネットワークはＰＣ内蔵テレビ１にプログラムコードを供給できるものであればよく、特定の種類または形態に限定されない。たとえばインターネット、イントラネット、エキストラネット、ＬＡＮ、ＩＳＤＮ、ＶＡＮ、ＣＡＴＶ通信網、仮想専用網（Ｖｉｒｔｕａｌ　Ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ　Ｎｅｔｗｏｒｋ）、電話回線網、移動体通信網、衛星通信網等であればよい。 Moreover, even if the PC built-in television 1 is configured to be connectable to a communication network, the object of the present invention can be achieved. In this case, the above program code is supplied to the PC built-in television 1 via the communication network. This communication network is not limited to a specific type or form as long as it can supply the program code to the PC built-in television 1. For example, the Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN, ISDN, VAN, CATV communication network, virtual private network, telephone line network, mobile communication network, satellite communication network, etc. may be used.
　この通信ネットワークを構成する伝送媒体も、プログラムコードを伝送可能な任意の媒体であればよく、特定の構成または種類のものに限定されない。たとえばＩＥＥＥ１３９４、ＵＳＢ（Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓａｌ　Ｓｅｒｉａｌ　Ｂｕｓ）、電力線搬送、ケーブルＴＶ回線、電話線、ＡＤＳＬ（Ａｓｙｍｍｅｔｒｉｃ　Ｄｉｇｉｔａｌ　Ｓｕｂｓｃｒｉｂｅｒ　Ｌｉｎｅ）回線等の有線でも、ＩｒＤＡやリモコンのような赤外線、Ｂｌｕｅｔｏｏｔｈ（登録商標）、８０２．１１無線、ＨＤＲ、携帯電話網、衛星回線、地上波デジタル網等の無線でも利用可能である。なお本発明は、上記プログラムコードが電子的な伝送で具現化された、搬送波に埋め込まれたコンピュータデータ信号の形態でも実現され得る。 The transmission medium constituting the communication network may be any medium that can transmit the program code, and is not limited to a specific configuration or type. For example, even wired such as IEEE 1394, USB (Universal Serial Bus), power line carrier, cable TV line, telephone line, ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) line, infrared such as IrDA or remote control, Bluetooth (registered trademark), 802.11 It can also be used by radio such as radio, HDR, mobile phone network, satellite line, terrestrial digital network. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a computer data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program code is embodied by electronic transmission.
　発明の詳細な説明の項においてなされた具体的な実施形態または実施例は、あくまでも、本発明の技術内容を明らかにするものであって、そのような具体例にのみ限定して狭義に解釈されるべきものではなく、本発明の精神と次に記載する請求の範囲内で、いろいろと変更して実施することができるものである。 The specific embodiments or examples made in the detailed description section of the invention are merely to clarify the technical contents of the present invention, and are limited to such specific examples and are interpreted in a narrow sense. It should be understood that various modifications may be made within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the following claims.
　本発明は、コンピュータを内蔵したテレビジョン装置として幅広く利用できる。 The present invention can be widely used as a television apparatus incorporating a computer.
　１　　ＰＣ内蔵テレビ（コンテンツ再生装置）
　１ａ　　ＰＣ内蔵テレビ（コンテンツ再生装置）
　１ｂ　　ＢＤ内蔵テレビ（コンテンツ再生装置）
　２　　ディスプレイ
　３　　スピーカ
　４　　アンテナ
　５　　マウス
　６　　キーボード
　７　　記録ディスク（記録メディア）
　８　　インターネット（通信ネットワーク）
　９　　リモコン
　１０　ＴＶユニット（第１のユニット）
　１０ａ　ＴＶユニット（第１のユニット）
　１１　映像出力部（コンテンツ再生手段）
　１２　音声出力部（コンテンツ再生手段）
　１３　コンテンツ処理部（コンテンツ再生手段）
　１４　コンテンツ合成部（コンテンツ合成手段）
　１５　コンテンツ取得部（第１のコンテンツ取得手段、放送波受信手段）
　１６　コンテンツ受信部（コンテンツ受信手段、コンテンツ情報受信手段）
　１７　ユーザ入力部
　１８　制御情報通信部（制御情報送信手段）
　１９　制御部
　２０　ＰＣユニット（第２のユニット）
　２０ａ　ＰＣユニット（第２のユニット）
　２０ｂ　ＢＤユニット（第２のユニット）
　２１　コンテンツ処理部
　２２　コンテンツ取得部（第２のコンテンツ取得手段）
　２３　コンテンツ送信部（コンテンツ送信手段、コンテンツ情報送信手段）
　２４　記憶部（内部記憶装置）
　２５　制御情報通信部（制御情報受信手段）
　２６　ユーザ入力部
　２７　制御部
　２８　アプリケーション実行部（実行手段） 1 PC built-in TV (content playback device)
1a TV with built-in PC (content playback device)
1b TV with built-in BD (content playback device)
2 Display 3 Speaker 4 Antenna 5 Mouse 6 Keyboard 7 Recording disc (recording medium)
8 Internet (communication network)
9 Remote control 10 TV unit (first unit)
10a TV unit (first unit)
11 Video output section (content playback means)
12 Audio output unit (content playback means)
13 Content processing unit (content playback means)
14 Content composition section (content composition means)
15 Content acquisition unit (first content acquisition means, broadcast wave reception means)
16 Content receiver (content receiver, content information receiver)
17 User input unit 18 Control information communication unit (control information transmission means)
19 Control unit 20 PC unit (second unit)
20a PC unit (second unit)
20b BD unit (second unit)
21 content processing unit 22 content acquisition unit (second content acquisition unit)
23 Content transmission unit (content transmission unit, content information transmission unit)
24 Storage unit (internal storage device)
25 Control information communication unit (control information receiving means)
26 user input unit 27 control unit 28 application execution unit (execution means)

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  1. 　少なくとも第１の映像を含む第１のコンテンツを処理する第１のユニットと、少なくとも第２の映像を含む第２のコンテンツを処理する第２のユニットとを備えたコンテンツ再生装置であって、
    　上記第１のユニットは
    　　上記第２のユニットを制御するための制御情報を第２のユニットに送信する制御情報送信手段と、
    　　上記第２のユニットから送信された上記第２のコンテンツを受信するコンテンツ受信手段と、
    　　少なくとも上記第１の映像と上記第２の映像とを合成することによって、合成コンテンツを生成するコンテンツ合成手段と、
    　　上記合成コンテンツを再生するコンテンツ再生手段とを備え、
    　上記第２のユニットは、
    　　上記第１のユニットから送信された上記制御情報を受信する制御情報受信手段と、
    　　上記受信された制御情報に基づき、上記第２のコンテンツを上記第１のユニットに送信するコンテンツ送信手段とを備えていることを特徴とするコンテンツ再生装置。     A content playback apparatus comprising: a first unit that processes first content including at least a first video; and a second unit that processes second content including at least a second video,
    The first unit has control information transmitting means for transmitting control information for controlling the second unit to the second unit;
    Content receiving means for receiving the second content transmitted from the second unit;
    Content synthesizing means for generating synthesized content by synthesizing at least the first video and the second video;
    Content reproduction means for reproducing the composite content,
    The second unit is
    Control information receiving means for receiving the control information transmitted from the first unit;
    A content reproduction apparatus comprising: content transmission means for transmitting the second content to the first unit based on the received control information.
  2. 　放送波、通信ネットワーク、外部記憶装置、内部記憶装置、および記録メディアの少なくともいずれかを通じて、上記第１のコンテンツを取得する第１のコンテンツ取得手段をさらに備えていることを特徴とする請求項１に記載のコンテンツ再生装置。 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising first content acquisition means for acquiring the first content through at least one of a broadcast wave, a communication network, an external storage device, an internal storage device, and a recording medium. The content reproduction apparatus described in 1.
  3. 　上記第１のユニットは、
    　　上記放送波を受信する放送波受信手段をさらに備え、
    　　上記第１のコンテンツ取得手段は、上記受信された放送波をデコードして上記第１のコンテンツを取得することを特徴とする請求項２に記載のコンテンツ再生装置。     The first unit is
    Broadcast wave receiving means for receiving the broadcast wave,
    3. The content reproduction apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first content acquisition unit acquires the first content by decoding the received broadcast wave.
  4. 　上記第２のユニットは、
    　　ソフトウェアアプリケーションを実行する実行手段と、
    　　上記ソフトウェアアプリケーションの実行時に生成されるコンテンツを、第２のコンテンツとして取得する第２のコンテンツ取得手段とをさらに備え、
    　上記コンテンツ送信手段は、上記第２のコンテンツ取得手段によって取得された上記第２のコンテンツを上記第１のユニットに送信することを特徴とする請求項１～３のいずれか１項に記載のコンテンツ再生装置。     The second unit is
    Execution means for executing the software application;
    A second content acquisition means for acquiring content generated when the software application is executed as second content;
    The content according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the content transmission means transmits the second content acquired by the second content acquisition means to the first unit. Playback device.
  5. 　上記第２のユニットは、
    　　通信ネットワーク、外部記憶装置、内部記憶装置、および記録メディアの少なくともいずれかを通じて、上記第２のコンテンツを取得する第２のコンテンツ取得手段をさらに備えていることを特徴とする請求項１～３のいずれか１項に記載のコンテンツ再生装置。     The second unit is
    The second content acquisition means for acquiring the second content through at least one of a communication network, an external storage device, an internal storage device, and a recording medium. The content reproduction device according to any one of the preceding claims.
  6. 　上記制御情報は、上記通信ネットワーク内の上記外部記憶装置における上記第２のコンテンツへのアクセス情報を含んでおり、
    　上記第２のコンテンツ取得手段は、上記アクセス情報に基づき上記第２のコンテンツを上記外部記憶装置から取得することを特徴とする請求項５に記載のコンテンツ再生装置。     The control information includes access information to the second content in the external storage device in the communication network,
    6. The content reproduction apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the second content acquisition unit acquires the second content from the external storage device based on the access information.
  7. 　上記コンテンツ再生手段は、合成された上記第１の映像および第２の映像をディスプレイに出力することを特徴とする請求項１～６のいずれか１項に記載のコンテンツ再生装置。 7. The content reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the content reproduction means outputs the synthesized first video and second video to a display.
  8. 　上記第２のユニットは、
    　　上記第２のコンテンツに関するコンテンツ情報を上記第１のユニットに送信するコンテンツ情報送信手段をさらに備え、
    　上記第１のユニットは、
    　　上記第２のユニットから送信されたコンテンツ情報を受信するコンテンツ情報受信手段をさらに備え
    　上記コンテンツ合成手段は、上記第１の映像、第２の映像、および上記コンテンツ情報を合成して上記合成コンテンツを生成することを特徴とする請求項１～７のいずれか１項に記載のコンテンツ再生装置。     The second unit is
    Content information transmitting means for transmitting content information related to the second content to the first unit;
    The first unit is
    Content information receiving means for receiving content information transmitted from the second unit is further provided. The content synthesizing means combines the first video, the second video, and the content information to obtain the synthesized content. 8. The content reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the content reproduction apparatus generates the content reproduction apparatus.
  9. 　上記コンテンツ情報は、上記第２の映像に関する情報であることを特徴とする請求項８に記載のコンテンツ再生装置。 9. The content reproduction apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the content information is information related to the second video.
  10. 　上記第２のユニットは、上記第１のユニットから着脱可能であることを特徴とする請求項１～９のいずれか１項に記載のコンテンツ再生装置。 10. The content reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second unit is detachable from the first unit.
  11. 　上記第２のユニットは、上記第１のユニットの筐体本体に内蔵されていることを特徴とする請求項１～９のいずれか１項に記載のコンテンツ再生装置。 10. The content reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second unit is built in a housing body of the first unit.
  12. 　請求項１～１１のいずれか１項に記載のコンテンツ再生装置を動作させるプログラムであって、コンピュータを上記の各手段として機能させるためのプログラム。 A program for operating the content reproduction apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11, which causes a computer to function as each of the above means.
  13. 　請求項１２に記載のプログラムを記録しているコンピュータ読み取り可能な記録媒体。 A computer-readable recording medium in which the program according to claim 12 is recorded.
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