CN101601021A

CN101601021A - Messaging device, method and program

Info

Publication number: CN101601021A
Application number: CNA2008800038548A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 冈本直也; 大野木健; 登不二雄; 青柳诚一
Original assignee: Sony Corp
Current assignee: Sony Corp
Priority date: 2007-02-02
Filing date: 2008-01-31
Publication date: 2009-12-09
Also published as: CN101601294B; CN101663890B; CN101601294A; CN101663890A; CN101601295B; CN101601295A; CN101601293A

Abstract

A kind of messaging device, method and program can be provided, and it can easily obtain information.The television receiver access application server is also obtained list of application.Application server conducts interviews once more, to obtain the application of selecting from list of application.When the processing of carrying out based on the application of obtaining, accessed content server if desired is so that obtain content-data.When instruction stops based on the processing of using, the application and the content-data that obtain from the storage unit deletion.The present invention may be used on obtaining via network the television receiver of data.

Description

Messaging device, method and program

Technical field

The present invention relates to messaging device, information processing method and program.More specifically, the present invention relates to be used to the messaging device, information processing method and the program that allow the user easily to obtain information.

Background technology

Give the credit to the popular of the Internet, the user can obtain information.And in digital television broadcasting, two-way communication and other technologies also allow the user to obtain information about the expectation of television broadcasting.And the user can use mobile phone etc., reads QR sign indicating number (registered trademark) and other suitable codes from mobile phone etc., with the visit relative address and obtain the information (for example, referring to patent documentation 1) of expectation.

Patent documentation 1: the Jap.P. spy opens No.2005-303553

Summary of the invention

The technical matters that solves

The user can obtain information in many ways, but user expectation is with mode acquired information easier, that more simplify.Also the people of associative operation is not only known in expectation, and browse expectation information anyone can both obtain with shirtsleeve operation.

In view of the foregoing made the present invention, and the present invention imagination make the user can be when watching television broadcasting to obtain information than simpler and easier mode before.

Technical scheme

Messaging device according to one aspect of the invention comprises: parts are obtained in tabulation, are used for visiting first equipment based on the URL of storage, to obtain the tabulation about the information of a plurality of application that is stored in first equipment; Tabulation display control unit spare is used to control the demonstration of described tabulation; Parts are obtained in application, are used to visit second equipment to obtain application from second equipment; Content-data obtains parts, is used to carry out the processing based on described application, and in processing procedure, the 3rd equipment of visiting is to obtain content from the 3rd equipment; Display control unit spare is used to control the demonstration based on described application and described content-data; And abandon parts, be used for when the processing that stops based on described application, abandoning described application and described content-data.

Be registered the application of carrying out with simultaneously if exist, the application that parts can obtain all registrations is obtained in then described application; Wherein said content-data obtains described the 3rd equipment that parts can be different to each application access, and obtains content-data from described the 3rd different equipment; And wherein said display control unit spare may command is used the demonstration corresponding to the content-data of each application.

Described first equipment and described second equipment can be same equipment, and described the 3rd equipment can be about each application of listing in described tabulation and difference.

Described application can be the window small routine.

Also can comprise the memory unit that is used to store following information, described information is used to select will be from the content-data of described the 3rd choice of equipment, and it is relevant with the identifier of the described application of sign, wherein said content-data obtains parts can read the information relevant with the identifier of described application from described memory unit, and can obtain content-data corresponding to the information of reading from described the 3rd equipment.

Information processing method according to one aspect of the invention comprises: the tabulation obtaining step is used to control communication component and visits first equipment based on the URL of storage, to obtain the tabulation about the information of a plurality of application that is stored in first equipment; Tabulation shows controlled step, is used to control the demonstration of described tabulation on display unit; Use obtaining step, be used to control described communication component and visit second equipment and obtain application from described second equipment; The content-data obtaining step is used to control the processing of described communication component execution based on described application, and in processing procedure, visits the 3rd equipment and obtain content-data from described the 3rd equipment; Show controlled step, be used to be controlled at the demonstration of carrying out on the display unit based on described application and described content-data; And abandon step, be used for when the processing that stops based on described application, the control store assembly is discarded in described application and the described content-data that memory unit is stored.

Make computing machine carry out according to the program of one aspect of the invention and comprise following process: the tabulation obtaining step is used to control communication component and visits first equipment based on the URL of storage, to obtain the tabulation about the information of a plurality of application that is stored in first equipment; Tabulation shows controlled step, is used to control the demonstration of described tabulation on display unit; Use obtaining step, be used to control described communication component and visit second equipment and obtain application from described second equipment; The content-data obtaining step is used to control the processing of described communication component execution based on described application, and in processing procedure, visits the 3rd equipment and obtain content-data from described the 3rd equipment; Show controlled step, be used to be controlled at the demonstration of carrying out on the display unit based on described application and described content-data; And abandon step, be used for when the processing that stops based on described application, the control store assembly is discarded in described application and the described content-data that memory unit is stored.

Provide messaging device, information processing method and program, obtained list of application according to one aspect of the invention.When from described list of application, select using, obtain the application of selection with the application of registration.A plurality of application that parallel processing is obtained thus.And obtain content-data when needed.When the processing that stops based on described application, abandon the application and the content-data that are obtained.

Beneficial effect

According to an aspect of the present invention, other information during the watching of television broadcasting, can be browsed in illustrative ground on the display screen identical with broadcast TV program.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the view that the configuration of the embodiment that uses system of the present invention is shown.

Fig. 2 is the view that the detailed structure of this system is shown.

Fig. 3 is the view that the typical internal structure of application server is shown.

Fig. 4 is the view of explanation by the data of application management server.

Fig. 5 is the view that the typical internal structure of content server is shown.

Fig. 6 is the view of explanation by the data of content service management.

Fig. 7 is the view that the typical internal structure of television receiver is shown.

Fig. 8 is the view that the typical external structure of telepilot is shown.

Fig. 9 is the view of explanation data stream.

Figure 10 is the view that is illustrated in the exemplary screen that shows on the display panel.

Figure 11 is the view that is illustrated in the exemplary screen that shows on the display panel.

Figure 12 is the view of explanation list of application.

Figure 13 is the view that is illustrated in the exemplary screen that shows on the display panel.

Figure 14 is the view that is illustrated in the exemplary screen that shows on the display panel.

Figure 15 is the view that is illustrated in the exemplary screen that shows on the display panel.

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Figure 41 is the view that is illustrated in the exemplary screen that shows on the display panel.

Figure 42 is the view that is illustrated in the exemplary screen that shows on the display panel.

Figure 43 is the process flow diagram of the operation of this system of explanation.

Figure 44 is the process flow diagram of the operation of explanation television receiver.

Figure 45 is the process flow diagram of the operation of explanation television receiver.

The explanation of reference number

11 networks, 12 application servers, 13 content servers, 14 television receivers, 219 figures are created circuit, 220 panel drive circuits, 221 display panels, 230SDRAM, 231 flash memories, 232CPU, 251 telepilots

Embodiment

Embodiments of the invention are described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[system configuration]

Fig. 1 is the view that the configuration of the embodiment that uses system of the present invention is shown.System shown in Fig. 1 comprises application server 12, content server 13-1, content server 13-2 and the television receiver 14 that all is connected with network 11.

Network 11 is constructed to comprise the Internet and LAN (LAN (Local Area Network)), and is used to make the equipment that connected swap data to each other.Application server 12 is servers of the tabulation of the application that will describe and these application below the management.

Content server 13-1 and 13-2 are that management will be by the server of the content of use using, described application and then by application server 12 management.In the following description, do not needing to distinguish separately under the situation of content server 13-1 and 13-2, these servers will abbreviate content server 13 as.Although and Fig. 1 illustrates the example that two content servers 13 are connected to network 11, obviously two or more content servers 13 can be connected to network 11.

Content by content server 13 management comprises text, picture and video data.Described content can also be program (program).

Television receiver 14 is messaging devices of user side, and have receiving television broadcasting and provide the ability of television program, and have via network 11 and obtain by the application of application server 12 management, and carry out based on the processing of the application of being obtained so that the ability of relevant information etc. to be provided to the user to the user.Although Fig. 1 illustrates the example that a television receiver 14 is connected to network 11, one or more television receivers 14 can be connected to network 11.

Given system shown in Figure 1 as the embodiment of the invention, the user can watch television program and by based on browsing relevant information by the processing of the application of application server 12 management.

The more details of this system will be described below.

Fig. 2 is the view that the supvr of management server is shown and uses the relation between the user who serves.As serving the provider, there is ISP 21, uses supplier 22 and content provider 23.As serving the user, there is user 24.

ISP's 21 Management Application Servers 12.Use supplier 22 and comprise a plurality of application suppliers 22, as using supplier 22-1, use supplier 22-2, using supplier 22-3 etc.Content provider 23 comprises a plurality of content providers 23, as content provider 23-1, content provider 23-2, content provider 23-3, content provider 23-4, content provider 23-5 etc.

There are not a plurality of ISPs 21.ISP's 21 Management Application Servers 12 are described with reference to Fig. 4 as following, described application server 12 management list of applications 71 and application 72.Information about the application 72 that is provided by application supplier 22 is provided list of application 71.

Application supplier 22 provides a side of application 72.Using 72 is constructed to when needed with reference to the content-data by content server 13 management.Being provided by content provider 23 will be by the content-data of reference.

In example shown in Figure 2, using supplier 22-1 provides with reference to from the content of content provider 23-1, from the content of content provider 23-2 with from the application 72 of the content of content provider 23-3 for ISP 21.

Similar example shown in Figure 2, using supplier 22-2 provides with reference to from the content of content provider 23-2 with from the application 72 of the content of content provider 23-4 for ISP 21.And similar example shown in Figure 2 is used supplier 22-3 and is provided the application of reference from the content of content provider 23-5 for ISP 21.

In this way, the ISP 21 that is applied as who is provided by application supplier 22 provides application 72, and described application 72 can be with reference to the content that is provided by a plurality of content providers 23.Signed certain type contract between ISP 21 and the application supplier 22, made that ISP 21 can be from using supplier's 22 receipt of contract expense or registration fees.

And, using 72 before application server 12 registrations, ISP 21 can check or otherwise check and use 72, so that refusal comprises the application 72 of virus etc.Setting up unique service supplier 21 makes and can strengthen security.

When he or she asked the user, the application of being managed by ISP 21 72 offered user 24.As mentioned above, before registration, and if necessary also after registration, at the application 72 of inspections such as virus to ISP's 21 registrations, with the application of guaranteeing to provide safe.

Be constructed to reference to the content that is provided by content provider 23 if offer user 24 application, then be arranged to such processing based on one of processing of this application, content that provides from content provider 23 will be provided for it.

Can between application supplier 22 and content provider 23, sign a contract individually.

In some cases, use supplier 22 double as content providers 23.Basically, content provider's 23 organize content servers 13.If but use supplier 22 double as content providers 23, but then use supplier's 22 organize content servers 13.

For example, use supplier 22 and comprise company that runs search site and the company that on network, does business, and content provider 23 comprises content such as the news of the page that the formation search site is provided and the company of weather forecast.

[typical structure of application server]

Fig. 3 is the view that the typical internal structure of application server 12 is shown.Illustrative ground, application server 12 can be constructed by personal computer, and can make that the inner structure of application server 12 is identical with the inner structure of personal computer.

Application server 12 comprises CPU (CPU (central processing unit)) 31, ROM (ROM (read-only memory)) 32, RAM (random access memory) 33, bus 34, input/output interface 35, input block 36, output unit 37, storage unit 38, communication unit 39 and driver 40.

In application server 12, CPU 31, ROM 32 and RAM 33 are via bus 34 interconnection.Bus 34 further is connected with input/output interface 35.Input/output interface 35 is connected with following assembly: input block 36 typically comprises keyboard, mouse and microphone; Output unit 37 typically comprises display and loudspeaker; Storage unit 38 is typically formed by hard disk and nonvolatile memory; Communication unit 39 is typically constructed by network interface; And driver 40, be used to drive removable media 41 as disk, CD, magneto-optic disk or semiconductor memory.

As CPU 31, can adopt " Cell " that report in the article (delivering the 89-117 page or leaf on February 28th, 2005) that is entitled as " Birth of Cell (Cell birth) " of Nikkei Electronics by Nikkei BP Inc..

On the application server 12 of constructing as mentioned above, the a series of processing that below CPU 31 startups, will describe, described CPU 31 illustratives ground is loaded into program the RAM 33 via input/output interface 35 and bus 34 from the storage unit 38 of storing them, is used for carrying out therein.

Fig. 4 is the view of explanation data of storage in storage unit 38.Storage unit 38 storage list of applications 71 and application 72-1 are to 72-N.List of application 71 relates to the tabulation to 72-N by the application 72-1 of application server 12 management.When being visited by television receiver, in other words, when showing the menu screen be used to select to use on television receiver 14 sides, list of application 71 constitutes the data that offer television receiver 14.

Using 72-1 is to use body data to 72-N.Do not need below to distinguish separately and use 72-1 in the description of 72-N, will abbreviate them as and use 72.

Typically, using 72 can be the program that is called window small routine (widget).The window small routine mainly is single function program of carrying out under (run-time) environment on the desktop of personal computer, at specific run the time.Have the program that clock, calendar, dictionary, counter, Weather information etc. are provided, and these programs are characterised in that the ability that they are connected with network.

Application server 12 offers television receiver 14 with list of application 71.And when in television receiver 14 1 sides when list of application 71 is selected to use 72, application server 12 offers television receiver 14 with selected application 72.

[the typical internal structure of content server]

Fig. 5 is the view that the typical internal structure of content server 13 is shown.Similar application server 12, illustrative ground, content server 13 can be constructed by personal computer, and can make that the inner structure of content server 13 is identical with the inner structure of personal computer.

In content server 13, CPU 101, ROM 102 and RAM 103 are via bus 104 interconnection.Bus 104 further is connected to input/output interface 105.Input/output interface 105 is connected with following assembly: input block 106 typically comprises keyboard, mouse and microphone; Output unit 107 typically comprises display and loudspeaker; Storage unit 108 is typically formed by hard disk and nonvolatile memory; Communication unit 109 is typically constructed by network interface; And driver 110, be used to drive removable media 111 as disk, CD, magneto-optic disk or semiconductor memory.

As CPU 101, can adopt " Cell " that report in the article (delivering the 89-117 page or leaf on February 28th, 2005) that is entitled as " Birth of Cell (Cell birth) " of Nikkei Electronics by Nikkei BP Inc..

On the application server 13 of constructing as mentioned above, the a series of processing that below CPU 101 startups, will describe, described CPU101 illustrative ground is loaded into program the RAM 103 via input/output interface 105 and bus 104 from the storage unit 108 of storing them, is used for carrying out therein.

The storage unit 108 of content server 13 is memory of content data 131 as shown in Figure 6.Content-data can be program or text data.

Application 72 by application server 12 management comprises URL (URL(uniform resource locator)), at described URL place, and the content-data that management is needed by described application 72.When carrying out in television receiver 14 sides, based on using the URL accessed content server 13 that comprises in 72, and provide content-data 131 based on the processing of using 72.

Illustrative ground, if use 72 application that provide news, then content-data 131 can be text data and an image data of describing the details of news.And if use 72 and provide the application of divining, then content-data 131 can be the image data of describing for the image of the text data of the details of divining by astrology in each constellation palace (sign) and performance constellation.

Here suppose by content server 13 managing control datas 131 for illustration purpose.Alternatively, content-data 131 can be by application server 12 management.In the case, ISP's 21 double as are by the application supplier 22 of a plurality of application supplier 22 structures.

In addition, content-data 131 by content server 13-1 management is attached to content-data with the content-data of being managed by content server 13-2 131 ' different (apostrophe (dash) ('), so that it is distinguished mutually with the content-data of being managed by content server 13-1 131).In other words, be content-data 131 by using the content-data of quoting on 72-1 illustrative ground, and by application 72-2 illustrative the content-data quoted be content-data 131 '.In this way, construct different application 72 to quote different content-data 131.

In addition, can there be such situation: use 72 visits of obtaining for one, so that obtain a plurality of content-datas 131 from a plurality of content servers 13 to a plurality of content servers 13.

[inner structure of television receiver]

Fig. 7 is the view that the typical internal structure of television receiver 14 is shown.

Television receiver 14 is equipped with: antenna input 211 is input to this antenna input 211 from the signal of the antenna that is used to receive terrestrial analog broadcast; And antenna input 212, be input to this antenna input 212 from the signal of the antenna that is used for receiving digital broadcast (received terrestrial digital broadcasting, BS/CS digital broadcasting).Alternatively, can be only one that television receiver 14 is equipped with in two terminals.

Ground wave tuner 213 receives the broadcast wave signal that is input to antenna input 211, and this signal is demodulated into vision signal and sound signal.The audio signal output that ground wave tuner 213 will obtain thus is to audio A/D (analog/digital) change-over circuit 214, and the vision signal that will obtain thus outputs to Video Decoder 215.

Audio A/214 pairs of sound signals that provide from ground wave tuner 213 of D change-over circuit are carried out the A/D conversion process, and will be outputed to audio signal processing circuit 222 from the digital audio and video signals that this processing is obtained.

215 pairs of vision signals that provide from ground wave tuner 213 of Video Decoder are carried out decoding processing, and will output to video processing circuit 218 from the digital component signal that this processing is obtained.

Digital tuner 216 receives the broadcast wave signal that is input to antenna input 212, and this signal is demodulated into MPEG-TS (Motion Picture Experts Group-transport stream).Digital tuner 216 outputs to mpeg decoder 217 with the MPEG-TS that obtains.

The MPEG-TS descrambling code that mpeg decoder 217 will provide from digital tuner 216 is to comprise the stream at the data of the program that reproduces (that is, at watching) from its extraction.Mpeg decoder 217 decodings constitute the audio packet of the stream that is extracted, and the voice data that will obtain thus outputs to audio signal processing circuit 222.Mpeg decoder 217 is also decoded and is constituted the video packets of described stream, and the video data that is obtained is outputed to video processing circuit 218.

And mpeg decoder 217 is carried out and will be outputed to the processing of CPU (CPU (central processing unit)) 232 from EPG (electronic program guides) data that MPEG-TS extracts via unshowned path.

218 pairs of video processing circuits are from Video Decoder 215 or the processing that video data is carried out as noise reduces that provides from mpeg decoder 217, and the video data that will obtain thus outputs to figure establishment circuit 219.

Figure creates that circuit 219 creates will be at the video data of the program that shows on the display panel 221 with based on the image data of the application 72 that provides on network 11, and video data and the image data of being created outputed to panel drive circuit 220.

And, figure is created circuit 219 and is configured to create the video data (figure) that is used to show the screen that is used in option or when doing other things by the user on demand, and the video data of being created is superimposed upon on the video data of program, and the video data after will superposeing outputs to panel drive circuit 220.

Panel drive circuit 220 drives display panel 221 based on create the data that circuit 219 provides from figure, makes display panel 221 display program videos and above-mentioned various screen.

Display panel 221 typically comprises LCD (LCD), and under the control of panel drive circuit 220, display program video etc.

222 pairs of audio signal processing circuits are carried out as the processing of noise minimizing from audio A/D change-over circuit 214 or from the voice data that mpeg decoder 217 provides, and the voice data that will obtain thus outputs to echo elimination/audio frequency combiner circuit 223.

Echo elimination/audio frequency combiner circuit 223 will output to audio amplifier circuit 224 from the voice data that audio signal processing circuit 222 provides, and make loudspeaker 225 export program audio.

And, if the voice data that provides at network 11 is provided from audio codec 228, if the user's (user A) of television receiver 14 voice data perhaps is provided from A/D change-over circuit 227, then the voice data of 223 couples of user A of echo elimination/audio frequency combiner circuit is carried out the echo elimination.Echo elimination/audio frequency combiner circuit 223 will output to audio amplifier circuit 224 by the synthetic voice data that obtains.

224 pairs of voice datas that provide from echo elimination/audio frequency combiner circuit 223 of audio amplifier circuit are carried out D/A conversion process and processing and amplifying, thereby the volume of voice data is controlled to be suitable rank.After this, audio amplifier circuit 224 makes loudspeaker 225 export the audio frequency of so handling.

A/D change-over circuit 227 receives the user's who is picked up by microphone 226 sound signal, and described microphone 226 is provided on the television receiver 14 being used for voice communication, and 227 pairs of sound signals that received of A/D change-over circuit are carried out the A/D conversion process.A/D change-over circuit 227 will output to echo elimination/audio frequency combiner circuit 223 and audio codec 228 by the digital audio-frequency data that the A/D conversion process is obtained.

Audio codec 228 will be converted to the data that are suitable for carrying out via network 11 predetermined format of data transmission from the voice data that A/D change-over circuit 227 provides, and described data are outputed to network interface 234 via internal bus 229.

Internal bus 229 also is connected with network interface 234 with SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random AccessMemory, Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory) 230, flash memory 231, CPU 232, USB (USB (universal serial bus)) interface 233.

SDRAM 230 storages are being carried out the various data that need when it is handled by CPU 232.

Flash memory 231 storages will be by the program of CPU 232 execution.Program stored is read in the mode (as when opening television receiver 14) of suitable timing by CPU 232 in flash memory 231.Flash memory 231 is also stored EPG data of obtaining by digital broadcasting and the data of obtaining from particular server via network 11.

CPU 232 carries out the program that is stored in the flash memory 231, and according to the control routine that provides from light receiving unit 237 etc., the overall work of control television receiver 14.Each assembly of CPU 232 and television receiver 14 is connected via unshowned path.

USB interface 233 allow television receivers 14 and the external unit that connects via the USB cable that is attached to USB terminal 236 between exchanges data.Network interface 234 allows television receivers 14 by being attached to the cable accesses network 11 of network terminal 235, and with the various device swap data that is connected to network 11.

Light receiving unit 237 is from telepilot 251 receiving infrared-rays, and control routine is outputed to CPU232, and the ultrared demodulation that described control routine is passed through to be received is obtained, and what expression user's operation specified.

Fig. 8 is the view that the typical external structure of telepilot 251 is shown.Telepilot 251 is constructed to comprise operation and comes direction button 271-1 on the display of television receiver 14 cursor being moved up, the following direction button 271-2 that operation moves down cursor, the left that operation is moved to the left cursor is to button 271-3, the right button 271-4 that operation moves right cursor, project that operation selects your destination and the confirming button 272 that determines, what predetermined set was carried out in operation is provided with button 273, and operation typically turns back to the return push-button 274 of screen before.

Illustrative ground is selecting application to operate these buttons at 72 o'clock.

Except the button shown in Fig. 8, telepilot 251 is equipped with operation to select television program and the button of the volume that selects a sound (illustrate, but do not specify by reference number) in its top side.That is to say that telepilot 251 has the button that two components are opened to be provided, one group of button is used to carry out the operation relevant with television broadcasting, and another group button is used to carry out and uses 72 relevant operations.In the button that is equipped with some can be shared between two generic operations.

Make be used to carry out about the button of the operation of television broadcasting be used to carry out about the different situation of the button of using 72 operation under, as described below, the user only needs to operate the corresponding button in one of two groups of buttons being provided on the telepilot 251, so that addressing (address) operation at television program or based on picture or the text of using 72, should at program, picture and text display on same screen.

Suppose as the button that is used to select program, to be used for button that channel is moved up identical with the button that is used for cursor direction is upward moved to select application.In the case, when operating described button under the situation that channel is advanced, there is the possibility that alternatively cursor is moved up.And illustrative ground need be by being equipped with switching push button etc. and preventing this possibility by operating this button.

Yet, when make as mentioned above be used to carry out about the button of the operation of television broadcasting be used to carry out not simultaneously about the button of using 72 operation, will not carry out maloperation.And user's 251 processing of expecting that can use a teleswitch, and it goes without doing as the odd job of operation switching push button.

[general introduction of processing]

The general introduction of the processing of being carried out by system shown in Figure 1 is described below by reference Fig. 9.Application server 12 offers television receiver 14 with list of application 71.After this, application server 12 will be used 72 and offer television receiver 14.Be configured to comprise Java (registered trademark) script 73-1 and PSML (Page Structure and Macro description Language, page structure and macro description language) 73-2 with using 72 illustratives.

Receiving list of application 71 and using after 72, illustrative is succeeded by user's instruction, and television receiver 14 sides are carried out the processing based on the application 72 that receives.Depend on and use 72 (promptly, depend on the script of describing among Java (registered trademark) the script 73-1 that constitutes application 72), television receiver 14 is gone back accessed content server 13, obtaining content-data 131 from it, and carries out processing based on the content-data 131 that is obtained.

[screen change]

Next the screen that shows on the television receiver 14 of constructing as mentioned above is described.For illustration purpose, following description will be quoted demonstration based on the screen of using 72 picture etc.

The exemplary screen that Figure 10 illustrates when the user wants to begin to use 72, shows on display panel 221.In the following description, will be with reference to the initial screen of screen conduct shown in Figure 10.The user can select the processing of expectation from initial screen.Illustrative ground, the processing of expectation can comprise and being used for reference to being connected to the tabulation of the program that writes down on the HDD register (not shown) of television receiver 14 and being used for from its tabulation of selecting the processing of program and being used for the reference ground digital broadcast program to be used to watch the processing of purpose.Initial screen is to be used to select the menu screen handling and be provided with.

On initial screen shown in Figure 10, added dotted line for the purpose of illustration, and this dotted line is not the line of actual displayed on screen.

Icon display part 301 shows a plurality of icons of arranging in the horizontal direction, and each icon is that intention is discerned the user can to use described icon what is handled picture maybe can be set and so on intuitively.For example, icon display part 301 shows such icon, its allow User Recognition when expectation processing picture, the availability that is used to operate the processing (for example, being used to be presented at the processing of the tabulation of the program that writes down on the HDD register) of described picture.

Focus on one of icon that shows on the icon display part 301.This icon of indication below the icon that is focused on, occurs and be about and so on text.In the example depicted in fig. 10, focus on the icon of expression network, make videotex below this icon " network ".The icon that is focused on shows with the color different with the color of other icons, to distinguish betwixt.

And the icon that shows in icon display part 301 is arranged to the instruction horizontal slip as one man with the user.For example, if the icon unification court that the left on user's remote controller 251 to button 271-3 (Figure 10), then shows in icon display zone 301 moves left, and focus moves on to next icon.

The icon display part of setting up on the vertical direction of the icon that focuses on 302 shows following icon, and described icon is indicated about the processing of being represented by the icon that focuses on or the option of setting.In the example depicted in fig. 10, focus on icon " network ", make icon display part 302 array of display icon in vertical direction, its indication is to the option about the processing or the setting of network.

In these cases, the option about icon " network " is to be used to select to use 72 option.

And cursor 311 navigated to one of icon in the icon display part 302.Here for the illustration purpose hypothesis cursor 311 is navigated to the icon of the tight below of icon of focusing.In other words, suppose that cursor 311 navigates to the icon of the icon below of focusing regularly.When the user provided the instruction of the icon that mobile (that is, slide) show in icon display part 302, icon slided in vertical direction to carry out the icon displacement.

In the middle of the icon that shows in icon display part 302, the icon that shows in icon display part 301 is excluded outside the explanation that shows in about residual graph target explanation display part 303 (gets rid of icon " network ") in the case.For example, with reference to Figure 10, illustrate that the top of display part 303 shows the text of explaining " program seniority among brothers and sisters ", the corresponding icon (that is, using) of indication is used for the display program seniority among brothers and sisters.

The right that display part 303 is described is Status icons display part 304.Status icons display part 304 add newly use 72 o'clock display icons " newly ", display icon " renewal " and display icon " end " during in the service that the application 72 that finishes by correspondence provides during in the application 72 of upgrading correspondence.

The right of Status icons display part 304 is enrollment status display part 305.During the icon that in being chosen in icon display part 302, shows, the application 72 of starting selected icon, and will offer user side with television program about the information of the application 72 of being started.Arrange enrollment status display part 305, the feasible application 72 that can register predetermined quantity except selected application 72, that will start in advance.That is, allow the user to register the application 72 that his or his likes.

The layout of aforesaid initial screen and the information that shows on described initial screen only are examples; The layout of initial screen as shown in figure 10 and the information that shows thereon and unrestricted the present invention.This also sets up for the following screen that will describe.These screens are not restrictive, and the present invention only is described, and can make amendment when needing.

Connect with application server 12 when select (that is, focusing on) icon " network " by the user and when described application server 12 obtains list of application 71, show the initial screen of screen as shown in figure 10.Can obtain list of application 71 at the focused view timestamp in this way.Yet, depend on the communication speed on the network, there is the possibility that does not show initial screen when the focused view timestamp at once.Can be by periodically obtaining list of application 71 and keeping this list of application 71 to prevent this possibility.

List of application 71 comprises the information that will show in icon display part 302, explanation display part 303 and Status icons display part 304.The information stores that will describe in enrollment status display part 305 is in television receiver 14 1 sides.After obtaining list of application 71, check to determine which has been registered uses 72.Each is associated with the demonstration of icon " registered " corresponding to the icon of the application of being registered.

With reference to Figure 11, one of the icon that picks up demonstration from icon display part 302 is as example.With below about will be in explanation display part 303, Status icons display part 304 and enrollment status display part 305 the corresponding information that shows, further specify selected icon.

Each of the icon 321 that shows in icon display part 302 comprises such picture, and its prompting user has impression to what comprises in the application 72 of correspondence.The icon data that is used to show given icon 321 is described in list of application 71.Alternatively, list of application 71 can be described URL, preserves given icon data at this URL place.Obtain the visit of URL is allowed to obtain icon data.

Illustrate that display part 303 comprises that the explanation display part 323 of explanation of title display part 322, display application 72 of the title of display application 72 and indication use 72 supplier's supplier display part 324.

For example, with reference to Figure 11, are " program seniority among brothers and sisters " corresponding to the title of the application 72 of icon 321, make title display part 322 show " program seniority among brothers and sisters ".Equally, are television programs corresponding to the application 72 of icon 321, and the audience ratings of providing seniority among brothers and sisters information and programs recommended function are provided, thereby explanation display part 323 shows as " recommend programs is arranged! " text.Under the situation of distributor A distribution corresponding to the application 72 of icon 321, supplier display part 324 shows " distributor A ".Distributor A means application supplier 22.

When the state of using 72 changes, Status icons display part 304 show state icons 325.As mentioned above, Status icons 325 comprise when add the new icon " newly " that shows when using 72, when the corresponding icon " renewals " that shows when using 72 and the icon " end " of demonstration when having finished by correspondence application 72 services that provide are provided.In Status icons display part 304, the application 72 that remains unchanged about its state is show state icon 325 not.

About the application 72 of registration, enrollment status display part 305 shows enrollment status icon 326.The user can register the application of liking 72.Under the situation of the application 72 that registration is liked, as described below, when selecting predetermined application 72, these are used 72 and can show with this predetermined application 72.And as below will describing in detail, so that when referring again to initial screen shown in Figure 10, show the application 72 of registration when the icon of selecting called after " agent list (SERVICE CAST) ".

The application 72 of being registered is started and individual processing simultaneously.Yet, depend on to be mainly used in via network 11 accessed content servers 13 that television receiver 14 may over-burden to obtain the quantity of the processing of carrying out with a plurality of application 72 of displays content data 131.Especially, because the limited capacity of the SDRAM 230 (Fig. 6) of temporary transient memory of content data 131 etc., can not be to the endless content-data 131 of a plurality of application 72 storages.

Therefore, can limit the quantity of registrable application 72.For example, can be arranged to maximum five of registration and use 72.When the 6th of user's attempts registration uses 72, can make the demonstration error message.And, the quantity illustrative of the application 72 that can register be restricted under five the situation, in enrollment status display part 305, show maximum five enrollment status icons 326.

Whether registered to use and depended on television receiver 14 and change.For this reason, be stored in television receiver 14 sides about the information of the application 72 of the registration ID of the application 72 of registration (as be used to identify).When television receiver 14 obtains list of application 71, with reference to the information of describing in canned data in the television receiver 14 and the list of application 71, make and to determine the application 72 of registering, and can in enrollment status display part 305, correspondingly show enrollment status icon 326.

In the information of reference Figure 11 explanation, the information that shows in the display part except enrollment status display part 305 is listed in the list of application 71.Figure 12 is illustrated in the typical information of listing in the list of application 71 about single application 72.

Each is used 72, " picture " of the icon that list of application 71 comprises " ID " that be used for identifying described application 72, will show in icon display part 302, use 72 " title ", by " supplier " of 72 services that provide of application " explanation ", application 72 and about using the information (data) of 72 " state ".

Be used to identify that to use 72 " ID " can be URL,, manage described application 72 at described URL place.And when television receiver 14 determines whether to register given application 72, should in list of application 71, find ID by television receiver 14 management.

" picture " of the icon that shows on icon display part 302 can be image data or the URL that is suitable for described icon, at this URL place, manages described icon image data.Under the situation of URL, when obtain list of application 71, and with list of application 71 in the URL that lists when connecting, obtain described icon image data.

Effect below this management of above-mentioned list of application 71 being carried out by application server 12 sides provides: when in list of application 71, registering new application 72, the supvr of Management Application Server 12 (that is the ISP among Fig. 2 21) can check described application.This makes and can prevent that illustrative ground from comprising viral malicious application and obtaining registration.This so help to have strengthened the security of (that is television receiver 14 1 the sides) application 72 that will offer user 24.

Equally, list of application 71 offers television receiver 14, this television receiver 14 and then application of only listing in the list of application 71 that is provided 72 is provided to user side.Therefore when upgrading list of application 71, television receiver 14 can be carried out the processing based on the list of application 71 that is upgraded.For example, when registering new application 72, television receiver 14 can provide the application 72 of new registration to the user, and need not bother user's (for example, need not point out the user to carry out and upgrade processing).

In other words, supvr's side becomes the application 72 that can freely determine to offer user side.Illustrative ground can be from the problematic application 72 of list of application 71 deletions.Therefore can under gerentocratic suitable management, provide application 72 to user side.In addition, ISP's 21 sides can freely be provided with and use supplier 22.The contract with any problematic application supplier 22 can be cancelled in illustrative ground, and the information about the application 72 that is provided by this application supplier 22 can be provided from list of application 71.In this way, can under suitable management of the ISP 21, will use 72 and offer user 24.

Television receiver 14 keeps URL, and at described URL place, access application server 12 is to obtain list of application 71.

Turn back to the explanation of initial screen shown in Figure 10, when on display panel 221, just showing the initial screen of screen as shown in figure 10, the following direction button 271-2 (Figure 10) of user-operable telepilot 251.The operation of button changes to screen shown in Figure 13 with screen.

Relatively announcement between exemplary screen shown in Figure 13 and the exemplary screen shown in Figure 10: (promptly at the screen of Figure 10, initial screen) on, cursor 311 is positioned on the icon of the application 72 of representing called after " news ", and on the screen of Figure 13, cursor 311 is positioned on the icon of the application 72 of representing that called after " is divined ".

With reference to Figure 10, the icon of the application 72 that called after " is divined " is positioned at two positions, icon below of the application 72 of called after " news ".When twice of the following direction button 271-2 or the maintenance of user's remote controller 251 are pushed down direction button 271-2 when cursor 311 moves down two positions, with the icon of cursor 311 two positions below moving on the downward direction.

In the case, the fixing position of cursor 311 makes the icon that shows two positions that in fact move up in icon display part 302.This provides the processing corresponding to the situation of twice of the following direction button 271-2 of remote controller.

If in the time of as shown in figure 13 on the icon that cursor 311 is positioned at the application 72 that called after " divines " remote controller 251 button 273 is set, screen shown in Figure 14 then appears.

Now screen shown in Figure 14 will be described.The screen of Figure 14 by with the screen of Figure 13 with screen 351 stacked formation are set.Screen 351 is set shows the option that comprises following project: the project 361 that is called " cancelling all uses " of the application 72 of all registrations is cancelled in operation, operation activates the project 362 that is called " selecting to use " of item selected 72, the project 363 that is called " registration is used " of selected application 72 is registered in operation, operation watches illustrative ground about the project 364 that is called " application is described " by the explanation of the application 72 of the details of the processing of this applications execution, and the application that is called " closing " 365 of selecting screen 351 is closed in operation.

In this context, " application 72 of selection " means and the corresponding application 72 of icon that cursor 311 is located thereon.On exemplary screen shown in Figure 14, the application 72 of selection is the application 72 that called after " is divined ".

Referring again to the exemplary screen of Figure 13, the application 72 that called after " is divined " is not registration also, thereby the icon of indication enrollment status is not presented in the enrollment status display part 305.If when selecting so unregistered application 72, select to be called the project 363 (Figure 14) of " registration is used ", then register this application 72.

When registering, when showing initial screen, the icon of indication enrollment status will occur next time.And after registration, the ID of the application 72 of registration is stored in the television receiver 14.And, if when the extra application 72 of registration, registered the application 72 of predetermined quantity, then show error message etc. and realize registration.

Be designed to point out the user to confirm the screen (not shown) of the execution of registering when carrying out when registration, can showing.

Turn back to the explanation of the exemplary screen among Figure 14, the project 364 of selecting to be called " application is described " is changed into the screen of display panel 221 the application note screen 371 of screen as shown in figure 15.Application note screen 371 comprise the title that is used for display application 72 zone 381, be used to show the zone 382 that the title of using 72 supplier is provided and be used to be presented at the zone 383 that the telephone number of dialing is used in inquiry at 72 o'clock.

And, application note screen 371 comprises and is used for Showing Picture the zone 384 of (as the amplification picture of the icon that shows in icon display part 302) and the zone 385 that is used for videotex, the service that described picture allows user's imagination (image) to be provided by the processing of using 72, described textual description is by using the details that 72 processing offers user's service.

Application note screen 371 also is equipped with: button 386, operation come after activating Web browser, show about the contact method of using 72 inquiry and about using 72 support information; And button 387, operation turns back to screen shown in Figure 14,, shows the screen that screen 351 is set that is.

By watching above-mentioned application note screen 371, the user can be provided to illustrative by the details by 72 services that provide of application.

Next explanation is when the screen that causes when the starting of the screen shown in Figure 13 or 14 uses 72.Screen shown in Figure 13 is that cursor 311 is positioned at screen on the icon of the indication called after application 72 of " divining ".If the confirming button 272 (Figure 10) of remote controller 251 on the icon that cursor 311 is positioned at indication application-specific 72 is then changed into the screen of display panel 221 screen of screen as shown in figure 16.

Alternatively, just show screen 351 is set in, when on the icon that as shown in figure 14 cursor 311 is positioned at the application 72 of " divining " of indication called after, can operate the project 362 that is called " selecting to use ".In the case, the screen of display panel 221 is changed into screen shown in Figure 16.

When starting uses 72, obtain the data of the main body of application 72 from application server 12.That is, when providing starting in these cases and use 72 instruction, access application server 12, and obtain the data of using 72 main body (for example, program) from it.When data are obtained, obtain data based on the application 72 ID, that specified its starting of the application of in list of application 71, listing 72.

Now screen shown in Figure 16 will be described.Screen among Figure 16 by the left-hand part of forming the program viewing area 401 that is used to show television program and the right hand portion of forming the application viewing area 402 of the service that is used to show a plurality of application 72 constitute.In this way, offer the user with television program with by 72 both information that provide are provided simultaneously.The user can watch by the information that 72 expectations that provide are provided when appreciating television program.

On exemplary screen shown in Figure 16, use viewing area 402 and show by three application 72 information that provide.The information that is provided by the application 72 that is called service channel (in the following description, the application 72 of " service channel " by name will be described to corresponding to using 72-1) is provided the top area 411 of using viewing area 402; The information that is provided by application 72 of divining by name (in the following description, the application 72 of " divining " by name will be described to corresponding to using 72-2) is provided zone line 412; And the information that is provided by the application 72 that is called news (in the following description, the application 72 of " news " by name will be described to corresponding to using 72-3) is provided bottom section 413.

It is the application 72 of registration and the application of selecting 72 that its information is presented at the application 72 of using in the viewing area 402.As mentioned above, allow the user to register the application of predetermined quantity in advance.By the application of user registration with selecting but still unregistered application 72 be presented at and use in the viewing area 402.

For example, on screen shown in Figure 16, being called the application 72-2 that divines is unregistered application 72, as reference Figure 13 is determined.When selecting unregistered applications 72-2, the application 72-1 of registration and 72-3 also are presented in the application viewing area 402 with using 72-2.

Each is all in operation for the application that shows in using viewing area 402 72.For example, provide the application 72-3 of the service that shows news and the timing that is provided with by application 72-3 as one man to be connected to content server 13, obtain new content-data 131 from it, and correspondingly be updated in the news (text) that shows in the zone 413.

Not only the application 72-1 that shows in using viewing area 402 operates to 72-3, and not have demonstration but the application 72 of having registered is also being operated.For example, use 72 if registered five, then or the application 72 of five registrations or these five use 72 and add and select but its processing is being carried out in unregistered application 72 use in the viewing area 402 and no matter whether they are presented at.Illustrative ground, above-mentioned application 72-3 is connected to content server 13 and obtains news from it, and no matter whether described application is presented at uses in the viewing area 402.

In this way,, if the application 72 that shows in using viewing area 402 is designed to upgrade by rights, then the information that provides of the application 72 that should show in using viewing area 402 is updated, and regardless of user's instruction.This makes the user can obtain new information, and need not carry out the operation of trouble.

In this way, when providing the instruction of starting single operation 72, specified the application 72 of its starting and 72 both whiles of application of registration to be started.In this context, starting simultaneously means that each application access application server 12 is to obtain the main body of its data, this processing is based on each application of obtaining 72 and carries out, and during handling, each use 72 on demand accessed content server 13 to obtain content-data 131.

In this way, according to this embodiment of the invention, when providing the instruction of starting application 72, obtain data about using 72.Therefore, do not need to reside in the television receiver 14 about using 72 data.This makes and can reduce to distribute to size about the storage (as the memory capacity of SDRAM 230 (Fig. 7)) of using 72 data.

Referring again to Figure 16, when the last direction button 271-1 of remote controller 251, use the application 72-1 that shows in the viewing area 402 and move up to 72-3.This occurs giving way from using 402 outsides, viewing area for Another Application 72, and described application 72 is the application 72-4 that are positioned at the tight below of using 72-3 imaginaryly.Therefore, as shown in figure 17, zone 411 shows by using the information that 72-2 provides; Zone 412 shows by using the information that 72-3 provides; And zone 413 shows by using the information that 72-4 provides.In the following description, application 72-4 will be illustrated as the application 72 corresponding to title " photo friend ".

And when the following direction button 271-2 of remote controller 251, using 72-1 moves down to 72-3, so that for Another Application 72 occurs giving way from using 402 outsides, viewing area, described application 72 is the application 72-5 that are positioned at the tight top of using 72-1 imaginaryly.Therefore, as shown in figure 18, zone 411 shows by using the information that 72-5 provides; Zone 412 shows by using the information that 72-1 provides; And zone 413 shows by using the information that 72-2 provides.In the following description, application 72-5 will be illustrated as the application 72 corresponding to title " gourmet's information ".

In this way, the application 72 imaginary ground of parallel work-flow are arranged in vertical direction.As the last direction button 271-1 of remote controller 251 or down during direction button 271-2, change the application 72 that in using viewing area 402, shows.

Screen shown in Figure 16 to 18 is described as the screen under normal mode.If the confirming button 272 of remote controller 251 when normal mode is effective, then this pattern is substituted by (focus) pattern of focusing, under focusing mode, the current application 72 (that is, its information just is being presented at the application 72 in the zone 412) that is positioned at zone line is focused.

Illustrative ground, on screen shown in Figure 16, the application 72-2 of " divining " by name is presented in the zone 412 of using viewing area 402 its information.Under this state, the confirming button 272 of remote controller 251 causes wherein using the focusing mode screen that 72-2 is focused.

Figure 19 illustrates the exemplary screen under the focusing mode.When focusing mode is effective, use the

zone

411 and 413 deepenings of viewing area 402.In other words, the only zone line of using in the viewing area 402 412 shows more brightly than other zones.Equally, under focusing mode, the application 72 of registration and application 72 parallel work-flows of selecting and no matter whether they are presented at are used in the viewing area 402.

Under focusing mode, as under,, use the application 72 that shows in the viewing area 402 and sliding on the direction up or down as the last direction button 271-1 of remote controller 251 or down during direction button 271-2 at normal mode.Sliding changes the application 72 that shows in zone 412, make to change the application that will focus on.Therefore, the user also can focus on the application 72 of expectation under focusing mode.

When selecting focusing mode, can show button again based on the application 72 that focuses on.For example, in Figure 19, in zone 412, under the situation of the application 72-2 of demonstration " divining ", under focusing mode, show the button 431 of " consulting " by name.Shown the button 432 of " returning " by name equally, action button 432 is to turn back to normal mode.

The user can come

selector button

431 or 432 to button 271-3 or right button 271-4 by the left of remote controller 251.Operate the processing that confirming buttons 272 are carried out corresponding to selected button at

selector button

431 or 432 backs.If succeeded by the operation confirming button, then selected activation (active) pattern in button 431 backs of selecting called after " consulting "; If, then selected normal mode at the button 432 back operation confirming buttons of selecting " returning " by name.

Enable mode is the pattern that the information that is provided by single application 72 only is provided.Figure 20 is illustrated in the exemplary screen that shows under the enable mode on display panel 221.Use viewing area 402 and show activation screen 461, information that is provided by single application 72 only is provided for it, the application 72-2 that this single application 72 is " divining " by name in the case.

Under enable mode, show the operation of 72 information that provide being provided and stopping other application 72 by one.At normal mode or under focusing mode, as mentioned above, the application 72 of registration and application 72 parallel work-flows of selecting, and no matter whether they show.Under enable mode, only shown application 72 is in operation.

When selecting enable mode, the application 72 accessed content servers 13 of activation are to obtain content-data 131 from it.When the processing carried out based on the content-data 131 that is obtained, show the screen 461 that activates.

When the information that provides by for example application 72-2 of " divining " by name is provided as shown in figure 20, activate the text that screen 461 shows the details of indication fortune.And provide as shown in figure 20 information about fortune to each constellation.If the information about the fortune of any constellation except shown constellation (Virgo among Figure 20) is watched in expectation, then operate in the button of " next one " by name of the bottom outfit that activates screen 461.By the operation Next button, the user can watch the information about the fortune of the constellation of expectation.

Simultaneously, under situation about each constellation being provided about the information of fortune, the user may wish to watch under the situation of inoperation Next button about his or the fortune information of his constellation.In the case, registered user's constellation makes no matter when select enable mode, can at first show the information about the constellation of registration.

For example, if when the enable mode screen of Figure 20 is effective, user's remote controller 251 button 273 is set, then show on it options menu screen that (that is registration) constellation etc. is set.Figure 21 illustrates the exemplary options menu screen corresponding to the application 72-2 of " divining " by name.In in showing following these screens any during operation setting button 273, options menu screen 481 with enable mode in identical mode, show as be superimposed upon that normal mode screen (as the screen among Figure 16) is gone up or focusing mode screen (as the screen among Figure 19) on.

With reference to Figure 21, options menu screen 481 shows the button 493 of the button 491 that is called " cancelling all uses ", the button 492 of " application is set " by name, " registration " by name and the button 494 of " contact " by name.In these buttons, if handle at unregistered application 72, then the button 493 of " registration " by name appears on the options menu screen 481; If the application 72 at registration is handled, the button 493 of " cancellation registration " then by name occurs.

The button 491 of " cancelling all uses " by name is operated to cancel the application 72 of all registrations.Button 492 operations of " application is set " by name are provided with depends on 72 the information of using, such as, if use 72 about divining by constellation, then information is constellation information.

When handling at unregistered application 72, show the button 493 of " registration " by name, and operate this button register at application 72.If the application 72 at registration is handled, then show the button 493 of " cancellation registration " by name.The application 72 of button 493 operations cancellation registration of " cancellation registration " by name.

The button 494 of by name " contact " operates explicit declaration ground about using 72 supplier's information.

The button 492 of operation " application is set " by name causes the screen of screen as shown in figure 22.The screen that is provided with shown in Figure 22 will be described now.The screen 501 that is provided with of Figure 22 is the screens of setting that are called the application 72-2 of " divining " on it.Screen 501 has the hurdle 512 of the hurdle 511 that is used to select constellation, input name and the hurdle 513 of the food that is used to select like about being provided with of divining.

The hurdle 511 that is used for the constellation selection is designed to select a constellation.By the last direction button 271-1 of remote controller 251 or the constellation of following direction button 271-2 selection expectation.

The hurdle 512 that is used for name input is designed to make the user to pass through remote controller 251, imports and be provided with the text of his or his name, the pet name or other expectations.Although hurdle 512 is described as admitting title here, alternately, depend on and use 72, in this hurdle, user ID or password can be set.

Be used to select the hurdle 513 of the food liked to have the title of a plurality of foods of arranging with tabular form, be embroidered with check box before each things title.Allow the user to select the title of a plurality of foods, and in each its check box, check mark is set.

As described, comprise the project that to import setting such as expectation text by the user, select project that one of predetermined item option is provided with and the project of selecting a plurality of predetermined item options settings by the user in that the project that is provided with is set on the screen 501 by the user.

Be stored in television receiver 14 sides in the project that setting on the screen 501 is set as described.And, with reference to constellation, and obtain content, and show this content corresponding to the constellation of institute's reference from content server 13 as one of the project that is provided with in the television receiver 14 when the application 72-2 that for example " divines " is placed in enable mode following time.

Therefore in case be provided with constellation, when selecting focusing mode or enable mode, the user just can at first watch the fortune of his or his constellation.

The main application 72-2 in conjunction with " divining " by name of the example of front illustrates.As another example, the application 72-3 of " news " by name will be described below.

Under the effective situation of normal mode screen of as shown in figure 17 screen, promptly, under the information based on the application 72-3 of by name " news " was displayed on situation in the zone 412 of the centre of using viewing area 402, the confirming button 272 of remote controller 251 caused the focusing mode screen of screen as shown in figure 23.

Figure 23 is illustrated in the exemplary screen under the focusing mode, wherein focuses on the application 72-3 of " news " by name.In using viewing area 402, only zone 402 show more brightly than other zones, in described regional 402, shows the next news of freely using the processing of 72-3 execution.Under such focusing mode, the application 72 of registration and application 72 parallel work-flows of selecting and no matter whether they are presented at are used in the viewing area 402.

In example shown in Figure 23, show the button 531 of " returning " by name and the button 532 of " next one " by name as button based on the application 72-3 that is called " news ".Operation the Back button 531 is to turn back to the last piece of writing article of news; Operation Next button 532 is to forward the next chapter article of news to.

Carry out such arrangement, make the left of telepilot 251 to the operation of button 271-3 corresponding to operation the Back button 531, and the operation of right button 271-4 is corresponding to operation Next button 532.The user can watch the news article of expectation by the operation left to button 271-3 or right button 271-4.

Under focusing mode shown in Figure 23, the confirming button 272 of remote controller 251 causes the transformation to enable mode, and changes screen.Enable mode is the pattern that the information that is provided by an application 72-3 wherein only is provided as mentioned above.In using viewing area 402, show as shown in figure 24 and activate screen 461 that information that is provided by the application that is called " news " only is provided for it.

When selecting enable mode, the application 72-3 accessed content server 13 of activation is to obtain the content-data 131 about news.When the processing carried out based on the content-data 131 that obtains, show news article with the form that activates screen 461.By using the interval that 72-3 is provided with, be updated in and activate the news article that shows on the screen 461.Obtain content-data 131 when upgrading when carrying out.

Activation screen 461 shown in Figure 24 is equipped with the button 551 of " more details " by name, and button 551 is operated to know the more details about the news article that is showing.Therefore be the button that is suitable for the application 72 that activated in that the button that provides on the screen 461 is provided.

When the button 551 of operation by name " more details ", accessed content server 13, and obtain more detailed data about news article from this server.Alternatively, can start suitable browser,, and can be used for providing more detailed article by the suitable processing of carrying out by this browser from the data that the server of being visited obtains with the suitable server on the access the Internet by the operation of button 551.

Activate the news article that screen 461 illustratives ground shows that the application 72-3 by as shown in figure 24 " news " by name provides.Yet because different user is interested in different news, so the user can be provided with (that is, registration) his or his interested kind, makes the news article of kind of hobby preferentially to provide than the news article of other kinds.

When the enable mode screen of Figure 24 is effective, when user's remote controller 251 button 273 is set the time, options menu screen 481 shows as shown in figure 25.This options menu screen 481 shows the identical project of project with rendering preferences menu screen 481 (Figure 21) when the above-mentioned application 72-2 that is called " divining " is in enable mode.Example shown in Figure 25 is that with the different of example among Figure 21 options menu screen 481 is presented on the activation screen 461 of news application 72-3.

When the project button 492 that " application to be set " corresponding in the middle of operation and the items displayed on options menu screen 481, cause the screen of screen as shown in figure 26.The screen that is provided with shown in Figure 26 will be described now.The screen 501 that is provided with of Figure 26 is the screens of setting that are called the application 72-3 of " news ".The screen 501 that is provided with about news has the zone 571 that is used to select the kind expected.

Be used to select the zone 571 of the kind expected to have the title of a plurality of kinds of arranging, be embroidered with check box before each kind title with tabular form.Allow the user to select the title of a plurality of kinds, and in each its check box, check mark is set.

The application 72-2 that is used to be called " divining " shown in Figure 20 be provided with items displayed and shown in Figure 26 being used on the screen 501 be called " news " application 72-3 that items displayed is set on the screen 501 is different.These projects are that each application 72 is specific.In this way, depend on and use 72 in that items displayed is set on the screen 501.

Be stored in television receiver 14 1 sides in the project that setting on the screen 501 is set.And if the application 72-3 of " news " is set to enable mode, then with reference to the kind title in the project that in television receiver 14, is provided with, and obtain and belong to the news content data corresponding 131 of this kind from content server 13, and show this content-data 131.Therefore when selecting enable mode, the user can at first watch the news of the kind that belongs to the expectation that once was provided with by the user.

As mentioned above, under enable mode and under focusing mode, the application 72 of news by name is used 72 parallel work-flows with other.Result as operation upgrades news article.Can carry out following arrangement, make not only under enable mode, and under normal or focusing mode also with reference to set kind, and obtain the content-data 131 of the news article of the kind that belongs to institute's reference.

If the return push-button 274 of remote controller 251 then causes the normal mode screen under enable mode.

As described, normal mode, focusing mode and enable mode are provided.The user can easily obtain information under the pattern of expectation when appreciating television program.

To describe referring again to initial screen below.With reference to initial screen shown in Figure 27.The icon of the icon of " agent list " by name, " divining " by name, " photo friend's " the by name icon and the icon of " gourmet's information " by name have been shown.In these were used, the application 72-2 of " divining " by name, " photo friend's " the by name application 72-4 and the application 72-5 of " gourmet's information " by name were the application of registration, thereby its " registered " icon display is in enrollment status display part 305.

Under the situation of having registered three application " divining ", " photo friend " and " gourmet's information ", the selection of the icon of " agent list " by name starts application 72-2,72-4 and the 72-5 of three registrations.When 72-2,72-4 and 72-5 are used in these three of startings, cause the normal mode screen of screen as shown in figure 28.

Here, for illustration purpose, operate the icon " agent list " by name that starts the only application 72 of registration.Yet, can adopt any other icon title, as long as this title prompting user easily discerns the details of service.

Normal mode screen shown in Figure 28 shows in using viewing area 402 respectively by application 72-2, the 72-4 of three registrations that are called " divining ", " photo friend " and " gourmet's information " and the information that 72-5 provides.Zone 411,412 and 413 can be arranged to the information that shows to come self-application 72-2,72-4 and 72-5 with suitable order (using the order that appears on the initial screen as each order of using of registration or each).

As described, the icon of " agent list " by name is the icon that the application 72 of registration is started in operation.This is the effectiveness (utility) that is used to begin the application 72 of a plurality of registrations.Such icon also is provided on the initial screen.

When the icon of above-mentioned effectiveness is provided on initial screen, but the application of all registrations of user's one-shot, and needn't in tabulation, search for the application 72 of registering.Therefore, the user can be by carrying out the information that shirtsleeve operation is obtained to be provided by the application of expecting 72.

As described, when showing initial screen, obtain list of application 71 from application server 12, and it is stored in television receiver 14 1 sides.When initial screen is substituted by the normal mode screen, obtain one or more application 72 (that is, using 72 proper procedure) of starting this moment from application server 12, and it is stored in television receiver 14 1 sides.

Under normal mode or under focusing mode,, make and obtain content-data 131 and it is stored in television receiver 14 1 sides based on using 72 accessed content servers 13 on demand.In the case, the content server 13 that is connected depends on application 72 and changes, and the content-data 131 that obtains also correspondingly changes.Under enable mode,, make and obtain content-data 131 or other data, and it is stored in television receiver 14 1 sides only based on application 72 accessed content servers 13 or unshowned other servers of activating.

When normal mode screen, focusing mode screen or enable mode screen are substituted by initial screen, application 72 and content-data 131 (other data) that deletion is stored in television receiver 14 1 sides.In this way, application 72 and content-data 131 are stored as required, and deleted when no longer needing.This makes and can reduce the storage area that television receiver 14 1 sides are used to hold application 72 and content-data 131.

And use 72 because television receiver 14 1 sides are obtained on demand, so illustrative ground, when upgrading described application, described application can offer television receiver 14 1 sides with the version that upgrades.This makes that can be always television receiver 14 sides provides nearest application 72.

And because television receiver 13 only obtains the application of listing 72 in list of application 71, so the suitable management of using tabulation 71 is prevented that malicious application 72 from downloading to television receiver 14.And if define period of the application of listing in the list of application 71 72, and then can only during this period, will use 72 and offer the user, scope of the service that is provided can be provided for this.

In addition, because television receiver 14 sides are obtained content-data 131 on demand, and the content-data 131 that deletion is stored when no longer needing, therefore the information as the frequent updating of news article can offer television receiver 14 sides with nearer version, and prevents that the information of the old version that will be stored from offering the user.

[other application]

Although mainly focus on the example above having illustrated on the application 72-2 of " divining " by name, it also is identical that the basic processing flow process uses 72 for other.Promptly, the same with the application 72-2 of " divining " by name, each other application 72 is arranged under the situation of the instruction that provides the user, carries out the transformation from the normal mode to the focusing mode and from the focusing mode to the enable mode, and makes the setting of being correlated with under each pattern.

Although its base conditioning flow process is identical, will application 72 except the application of " divining " be described once more about screen conversion and other aspects below.The application 72 of registration at first will be discussed.

Describe referring again to initial screen.With reference to initial screen shown in Figure 29.Show the icon of the icon of " agent list " by name, " photo friend's " by name icon, " photo is good-looking " by name and the icon of " photo selection " by name.In these were used, the application 72-5 of the application 72-4 of " photo friend " by name, " photo is good-looking " by name and the application 72-6 of " photo selection " by name were the application of registration, thereby its " registered " icon display is in enrollment status display part 305.

Under the situation of having registered three application " photo friend ", " photo is good-looking " and " photo selection ", the selection of the icon of " agent list " by name starts application 72-4,72-5 and the 72-6 of three registrations.When 72-4,72-5 and 72-6 are used in these three of startings, cause the normal mode screen of screen as shown in figure 30.

Here, for purposes of illustration, operate the icon " agent list " by name that starts the only application 72 of registration.Yet, can adopt any other icon title, as long as this title prompting user easily discerns the details of service.

Normal mode screen shown in Figure 30 shows in using viewing area 402 respectively by application 72-4, the 72-5 of three registrations that are called " photo friend ", " photo is good-looking " and " photo selection " and the information that 72-6 provides.Zone 411,412 and 413 can be arranged to the information that shows to come self-application 72-4,72-5 and 72-6 with suitable order (using the order that appears on the initial screen as each order of using of registration or each).

As described, the icon of " agent list " by name is the icon that the application 72 of registration is started in operation.This is the effectiveness that is used to begin the application 72 of a plurality of registrations.Such icon also is provided on the initial screen.

Next explanation as shown in figure 30 under normal mode by the transformation and the setting of the screen of the application 72-6 demonstration of the application 72-5 of the application 72-4 of by name " photo friend ", " photo is good-looking " by name and " photo selections " by name.

Each of " photo friend ", " photo is good-looking " and " photo selection " is the application about photo (still photo).These application (below will describe in more detail its each) are summarized as follows: " photo friend " allows to know that the friend of predetermined ID shares the application of its photo; " photo is good-looking " is to allow many users to watch the application that is chosen as the photo of good-looking photo by them in the middle of the photo by book server (being content server 13-1 in this case) management; And " photo selection " is the application that allows to watch the photo of the proper classification in the middle of the photo that comes free content server 13-1 management.

[photo friend]

The application 72-4 of " photo friend " by name will be described now.

When showing normal mode screen shown in Figure 30, promptly, when the information that is provided by the application 72-5 that is called " photo is good-looking " had been provided in the zone 412 of the centre of using viewing area 402, the operation of the following direction button 271-2 of telepilot 251 caused normal mode screen shown in Figure 31.That is, in the zone 412 that is positioned at the centre of using viewing area 402, cause showing on it normal mode screen of the information that provides by the application 72-4 that is called " photo friend ".

The following describes the normal mode screen shown in Figure 30 or 31 with title " photo friend ".The screen of " photo friend " by name is its background imitation screen based on the one page in the middle of the photograph album of paper as shown in figure 31, described background display photos.With predetermined space photo is substituted by another photo.That is, change to show, just look like one by one (photo connects a photo ground) stir the page of (change) photograph album.In other words, with slip display mode display photos on the screen of " photo friend " by name.

In view of changing photo, describe in Java (registered trademark) script that the information illustrative ground relevant with the interval comprises in using 72-4 with predetermined space.When changing photo, obtain image data from the content server 13 (content server 13-1 in this case) of managing image data.The image data of background is included in to be used among the 72-4.When showing the normal mode screen, background earlier shows than any photo.When display background at first, remind the user to proceed to the transformation of normal mode screen.And though may make user's uneasiness and impel him or she to worry to have carried out maloperation without any showing, the initial background demonstration that occurs can have the effect that the user is felt at ease.

The image data that obtains from content server 13-1 is identified by predetermined ID.Predetermined ID illustrative ground is the ID (Fig. 1) of identifying user 24.When the user with image data when content server 13-1 registers, use these ID by user 24.In other words, this ID is designed to make the image data of the photo that user 24 takes to content server 13-1 registered user 24; ID is used for authorized user 24 registration image datas.

Content server 13-1 is designed to use ID to identify the image data of a plurality of registrations.Image data is given label (tag) when being registered by the user.Label is specified the classification of photo.For example, baby's photo classification under classification " baby ", and be given the indication such other label.The application 72-6 that is categorized as " photo selection " that will describe below selects photo by label.

Return the explanation of the screen of " photo friend " by name shown in Figure 31, white edge illustrative ground shows around this photo.The white edge that provides thus can absorb the various photo sizes that image data adopted (that is, aspect ratio) of (absorb) expection by content server 13 management.When will be in the screen of by name " photo friend " during display photos, handle photo based on the image data that is obtained, and the white edge that shows to the mode of the size of being mated handled photo for this photo.

On the screen of " the photo friend " by name of as shown in figure 31 screen, show the text of statement " Mrs's ABC photo ".In the text that shows, partly " ABC " is the pet name.The pet name is managed relatively by content server 13-1 and above-mentioned ID.

As mentioned above, the screen display of " photo friend " the by name photo of the image data of relevant ID management.Yet, before such demonstration can take place, ID need be set.Under the situation of not setting up ID, can not obtain the image data that should use this ID management from content server 13-1.

If find not to be provided with ID, the screen that screen then shown in Figure 32 substitutes " photo friend " by name shown in Figure 31 occurs.With reference to Figure 32, the screen display of by name " photo friend " statement " be provided with you the acquaintance ID and watch the disclosed photo of this people " text.The demonstration of text allows User Recognition that ID is not set as yet, and owing to there is not ID, even therefore 72-4 is used in starting, also cannot watch photo.

And the demonstration of the text makes the user to discern: the application 72-4 of " photo friend " by name is the application that is used to watch by the disclosed photo of acquaintance.

Read text and recognize as yet ID is not set after, the user can be provided with relevant ID.This can carry out on Figure 32 or normal mode screen shown in Figure 31.When the user is called being provided with of application 72-4 of " photo friend ", user's remote controller 251 button 273 is set.

When remote controller 251 button 273 is set the time, show the options menu that ID wherein is set.Figure 33 illustrates the exemplary options menu screen corresponding to the application 27-4 of " photo friend " by name.When remote controller 251 button 273 is set the time, options menu screen 481 shows as and (for example is superimposed upon the normal mode screen similarly, Figure 31) the focusing mode screen that will discuss of above and below (for example, Figure 36) go up or the enable mode screen (for example, Figure 37) on.

Yet the application 72-4 of control " photo friend " by name does not proceed to the transformation of focusing mode or enable mode, unless be provided with ID.Draw: when focusing mode or enable mode are effective, be provided with ID.In the case, can change the ID that has been provided with.

Options menu screen 481 shows the identical project of project with rendering preferences menu screen 481 (Figure 21) when the above-mentioned application 72-2 that is called " divining " is in enable mode.Example shown in Figure 33 is with the different of example shown in Figure 21, and options menu screen 481 is superimposed upon on the normal mode screen that the photo friend uses 72-4 and occurs.

When button 492 that option in the middle of items displayed on options menu screen 481 " is provided with application ", cause screen shown in Figure 34.

The screen that is provided with shown in Figure 34 will be described now.The screen 501 that is provided with shown in Figure 34 is the screens of setting that are used to be called the application 72-4 of " photo friend ".Relevant with the photo friend screen 501 that is provided with has and the prompting User Recognition is shown need imports the zone 571 of which class ID and the zone 572 that shows the ID that has been provided with.

Zone 571 illustrates the text of statement " input ID " and the text of statement " importation in http://abc.d-net.ne.jp/photo/***. " * * * " ".From these texts, the user can discern only needs the character of input corresponding to part " * * * ".Address " http://abc.d-net.ne.jp/photo/*** " is the address of the image data of content server 13-1 management photo.

Suppose to use ID that photo is signed the contract of registering photo with the content provider 23 of organize content server 13-1 or the application supplier 22 of organize content server 13-1 in advance to the user 24 of content server 13-1 registration.Therefore the ID that has agreement when signing a contract.This ID is input to the screen that is provided with shown in Figure 34.

In the zone that screen is set 572 shown in Figure 34, if there is the ID that has been provided with, the ID that then has been provided with substitutes this part " * * * " to be manifested.

Just showing shown in Figure 34ly when screen is set, the confirming button 272 of remote controller 251 shows that the screen that is typically called soft keyboard is to support the input of character, as shown in figure 35.Illustrative ground, character entr screen shown in Figure 35 show zone 582, the button that is called " corrections " 583 that input character is proofreaied and correct in operation of the form of the zone 581 that is used to show input character, button that indication shows the character that can import and operate the button that is called " determining " 584 that finishes input character (ID).

In the example of Figure 35, the alphanumeric character of the character button indication small letter that in zone 582, shows.Last direction button 271-1 by telepilot 251, direction button 271-2, left are used for moving between the button that character selects to the operation of button 271-3 and right button 271-4 down.The selected character of confirming button 272 inputs by remote controller 251.

When repeating this operation of telepilot 251, the character that constitutes ID is input to zone 581.When importing all characters that constitute ID, the button 584 of operation " determining " by name.Action button 584 causes getting back to screen shown in Figure 34.Then, see that zone 572 shows the ID that is provided with.

Such ID input is considered to simpler than the input operation of the keyboard that relates to personal computer.And owing to constitute the class limitations of the character of ID is alphanumeric character, thinks that therefore the necessary character of search is not difficult on screen shown in Figure 35, does not also think the complicated operation of the telepilot 251 that is used to import selected character.In addition, not very big owing to constitute the quantity of the character of ID, therefore can import ID by telepilot 251 is carried out some push-botton operations simply.

Because can import ID simply as described,, watch by using the photo that 72-4 handles with appreciation so the various people from the elderly to child can be provided with ID.

For example, if user A has told father and mother A his or his ID, then not only user A but also father and mother A can watch the photo by user A registration by the simple setting of above-mentioned ID.In the case, if user A has registered his or his child's photo (that is, grandson/granddaughter of father and mother A), then father and mother A can easily watch their grandson/granddaughter's photo in any time that they want.In addition, watch photo in the time of can on television receiver 14, watching television broadcasting.Father and mother A can appreciate their lovely grandson/granddaughter's photo in the television program of watching them to like.In addition, as mentioned above, the photo that shows on the normal mode screen can change one by one, makes father and mother to appreciate to have their grandson/granddaughter's various photos of various expressions.

In this way, can be only by simple (that is the setting of ID in the case) the shared photo that is provided with.

As will be described below, when being converted to the enable mode screen, be amplified in the photo that shows on the normal mode screen.This makes when just showing the photo of liking, can watch the photo of amplification form simply.

Corresponding to the application 72-2 of shown in Figure 22 " divining " by name be provided with items displayed on the screen 501 with corresponding to the application 72-4 that is called " photo friend " shown in Figure 34 that items displayed is set on the screen 501 is different.These projects are that each application 72 is specific.In this way, depend on and use 72 in that items displayed is set on the screen 501.

Be stored in television receiver 14 sides in the project that setting on the screen 501 is set.And if just activating the application 72-4 of " photo friend ", would obtain the image data corresponding (content-data 131) then with reference to the ID that in television receiver 14, is provided with, and from content server 13-1, and show this image data with the photo that belongs to this ID.

Here, will further specify the focusing mode screen and the enable mode screen of " photo friend " by name.

When the normal mode screen of as shown in figure 31 screen was effective, the confirming button 272 of remote controller 251 caused the focusing mode screen of screen as shown in figure 36.

Under the effective situation of normal mode screen of shown in figure 32 screen, that is, under the situation that ID is not set, the confirming button 272 of remote controller 251 does not proceed to the transformation of focusing mode; Do not cause the focusing mode screen.

Figure 36 illustrates effective typical focusing mode screen when focusing on the application 72-4 of " photo friend " by name.In using viewing area 402, only zone 412 shows brightlyer than other zones, in described regional 412, shows the photo from the processing of carrying out by application 72-4.Under such focusing mode, the application 72 of registration and application 72 parallel work-flows of selecting and no matter whether they are presented at are used in the viewing area 402.

As the button based on the application 72-4 that is called " photo friend ", button 601 and operation that example display operation shown in Figure 32 is presented at the photo that upgrades before the interval are presented at the interval button 602 of the photo of renewal afterwards.

Corresponding to action button 601, and the operation of right button 271-4 is corresponding to action button 602 to the operation of button 271-3 for the left of telepilot 251.The user can watch the photo of expectation by the operation left to button 271-3 or right button 271-4.

Under focusing mode, can will under normal mode, change into another color as yellow around frame photo, that be depicted as white.It is effective that the demonstration that changes makes that the user can more clearly discern focusing mode, and more beautiful demonstration is provided.

Under focusing mode shown in Figure 36, the confirming button 272 of remote controller 251 proceeds to the transformation of enable mode and changes screen.Enable mode is the pattern that the information that is provided by an application 72-4 wherein only is provided as mentioned above.In using viewing area 402, as shown in figure 37, show and activate screen 621 that information that is provided by the application 72-4 that is called " photo friend " only is provided for it.

When selecting enable mode, the application 72-4 accessed content server 13-1 of activation is to obtain the content-data 131 about the photo friend.When the processing carried out based on the content-data 131 that obtains, to activate the form display photos of screen 621.

Activation screen 621 shown in Figure 37 has the zone 631 and the zone 632 that is used to show about the information of this photo that is used to show enlarged photograph.The photo that in zone 631, shows be converted to enable mode before focusing mode in the photo that shows identical.Zone 632 shows the title of the photo that is just showing, the explanation of photo, the information relevant with label.And zone 632 is arranged to and makes billet (tab) change, thereby illustrative ground can show the comment to this photo by another user.

This activates screen 621 can only use viewing area 402 inner demonstrations, or shows on the whole screen of display panel 221.

When only showing activation screen 621 in the inside of using viewing area 402, screen is constructed to basic identical when the application 72-2 that is called " divining " is in enable mode.Illustrative ground as shown in figure 20, is constructed screen so that activate screen with the mode that the television broadcasting screen shows.On the other hand, if all show activation screen 621 on display panel 221, the television broadcasting screen does not appear then.

Simultaneously, be called the application 72-4 accessed content server 13-1 of " photo friend ", and obtain the image data of photo from it.Can also watch the photo of registering from personal computer to content server 13-1.When personal computer is used for obtaining image data by accessed content server 13-1, utilize the application that is typically called Web browser.Television receiver 14 can merge Web browser, and the processing as using 72-4 when being converted to enable mode, can activate described Web browser, thereby can show activation screen 621 shown in Figure 37.

That is, when being converted to enable mode, can activate Web browser.Control the processing of the Web browser of activation can be delivered to from the processing of being carried out by application 72-4 then, thereby activation screen 621 can be on display panel 221, shown.In this way, can change to the pattern of using Web browser to watch photo etc. from the pattern of watching television broadcasting, and recognize this change without the user.

Television receiver 14 sides can change to wherein and obtain the state of customizing messages by the communication on network 11 (Fig. 1) from wherein receiving state about the information of television program from broadcasting wave, and need not make the user realize this change.That is, can change communication pattern and recognize this change without the user.

Watch the behavior of television program very general.The communication of the use by Web browser utilizes personal computer to carry out usually, and described personal computer obtains visit to associated server to browse the Web page.Then, such browsing not is the same with the behavior of watching television program general.In other words, exist watch television program but not (very frequently) use the user of personal computer browsing information.

As mentioned above, when causing being converted to by the Web browser browsing information from the sequence of operations of watching television program to begin, the information that provides by Web browser can be provided those users that are unfamiliar with by the Web browser browsing information.And this can provide the chance of using Web browser to obtain information,, is used for watching the chance of the photo of being managed by content server 13-1 in the case by making of personal computer that is.

In addition, to the content provider 23 that manages of content server 13-1 of management photo or use supplier 22 and can propagate, can use personal computer to watch photo, and require people to sign to utilize contract to watch to utilize this.

As described, the application 72-4 of " photo friend " by name also provides normal mode, focusing mode and enable mode.The user can easily obtain information under the pattern of expectation, appreciate television program simultaneously.

[photo is good-looking]

The application 72-5 of " photo is good-looking " by name will be described now.

On the normal mode screen of as shown in figure 30 screen, use the information that the zone 412 of the centre of viewing area 402 shows from the application 72-5 of " photo is good-looking " by name.The following describes the screen of the application 72-5 of " photo is good-looking " by name under normal mode.

The same with the screen of above-mentioned " photo friend " by name, the screen of " photo is good-looking " by name can be divided into background and photo.The image data of background is included in to be used among the 72-5.When showing the normal mode screen, background earlier shows than any photo.

With predetermined space photo is substituted by another photo.In other words, just look like that the photo that shows on the screen of by name " photo friend " is the same, with slip display mode display photos on the screen of " photo is good-looking " by name.

In view of changing photo, describe in Java (registered trademark) script that the information illustrative ground relevant with the interval comprises in using 72-5 with predetermined space.When changing photo, obtain image data from the content server 13 (content server 13-1 in this case) of managing image data.

The image data that obtains from content server 13-1 is the image data that is evaluated as the photo of " good-looking " by a plurality of users that watched a plurality of photos of registering to content server 13-1.Photo to content server 13-1 registration allows to be watched by a plurality of users, if the subscriber authorisation of registration photo this watch.And allow to watch the user of photo to estimate these photos.

Illustrative ground, the application 72-5 of " photo is good-looking " by name obtains the image data that its " good-looking " is estimated the high photo of statistics from content server 13-1.Its " good-looking " is estimated these high photos of statistics and is presented on the screen of " photo is good-looking " by name with the slip display mode.

Show above, the application 72-5 of " photo is good-looking " by name obtains and shows the image data of the photo that its " good-looking " evaluation statistics is high.Alternatively, the newly arrived photo display mode of can sliding shows.The slip of newly arrived photo is represented to show also basically can be by the application 72-5 processing of " photo is good-looking " by name.

Yet newly arrived photo feature only is to register to content server 13-1 recently; These photos are not also checked by any other filter criteria.Therefore being unsuitable for discloseder photos may be registered and shown with the slip display mode.

On the other hand, its " good-looking " is estimated the high photo of statistics and is watched and be evaluated as " good-looking " by a plurality of users.Therefore, to be unsuitable for disclosed possibility very low for these photos.That is, the high photo of its " good-looking " evaluation statistics is the selected photo that has experienced a plurality of users' the filtration of watching.Therefore, such photo and make them show there will not be what problem with the slip display mode is disclosed.

In this way, may filter the information (photo in the case) of user's 24 sides that offer television receiver 14, thereby as use provide safe under 72 the situation information to user side.And ISP 21 (Fig. 2) does not need to manage the information that will provide, and this has reduced ISP 21 processing burden.

Return the explanation of the screen of " photo is good-looking " by name shown in Figure 30, illustrative ground shows white edge around photo.This white edge can absorb the various photo sizes (that is aspect ratio) that expection is adopted at photo.

And, illustrative ground, the screen display of " photo is good-looking " by name is as the text of " 2007 January 30 purpose afternoon ", as shown in the example of Figure 30.Shown textual description ground refers to register the date of photo or the title of photo.

When the normal mode screen of as shown in figure 30 screen is effective, promptly, when the information from the application 72-5 of by name " photo is good-looking " was presented in the zone 412 of the centre of using viewing area 402, the confirming button 272 of remote controller 251 was converted to the focusing mode screen of screen as shown in figure 38.

Figure 38 provides effective typical focusing mode screen when focusing on the application 72-5 of " photo is good-looking " by name.In using viewing area 402, only zone 412 shows brightlyer than other zones, in described regional 412, shows the good-looking photo from the processing of passing through application 72-5.

As the button based on the application 72-5 that is called " photo is good-looking ", example display operation shown in Figure 38 is presented at the button 701 of a photo that upgrades at interval morning and the button 702 that operation is presented at the photo of a late interval renewal.

Corresponding to action button 701, and the operation of right button 271-4 is corresponding to action button 702 to the operation of button 271-3 for the left of telepilot 251.The user can watch the photo of expectation by the operation left to button 271-3 or right button 271-4.

Under focusing mode, under normal mode, be depicted as white frame and can change into another color such as yellow around photo.It is effective that the demonstration that changes makes that the user can more clearly discern focusing mode, and more beautiful demonstration is provided.

Under focusing mode shown in Figure 38, the confirming button 272 of remote controller 251 proceeds to the transformation of enable mode, and changes screen.Enable mode is the pattern that the information that provides by an application 72-5 only is provided as mentioned above.In using viewing area 402, as shown in figure 37, show and activate screen 621 that information that provides by the application 72-4 that is called " photo is good-looking " only is provided for it.

When selecting enable mode, the application 72-5 accessed content server 13-1 of activation is to obtain the content-data 131 about good-looking photo.When the processing carried out based on the content-data 131 that obtains, to activate the form display photos of screen 621.

Activation screen 621 shown in Figure 37 has been described before, therefore will further hashed out.The same with the application 72-4 of " photo friend " by name, the application 72-5 of " photo is good-looking " by name is converted to the screen that shows enlarged photograph when being in enable mode.At this moment, start (maybe can start) Web browser.

As described, normal mode, focusing mode and enable mode are provided.The user can easily obtain information under the pattern of expectation, appreciate television program simultaneously.

[photo selection]

The application 72-6 of " photo selection " by name will be described now.

When the normal mode screen of as shown in figure 30 screen is effective, promptly, when the information that shows in the zone 412 of the centre of using viewing area 402 from the application 72-5 of " photo is good-looking " by name, the last direction button 271-1 of remote controller 251 causes the normal mode screen of screen as shown in figure 39.That is, be converted to following normal mode screen, in the zone 412 of the centre of using viewing area 402, show information on it from the application 72-6 of " photo selection " by name.

The screen of " photo selection " on Figure 30 or the normal mode screen shown in Figure 39 will be described now.As shown in figure 39, the onscreen instruction of " photo selection " by name ground shows a plurality of photos (being nine photos in the example of Figure 39).With predetermined space these photos are changed into other photos.In other words, show with the slip display mode at the inner photo that occurs of the screen of " photo selection " by name.A plurality of photos can a update all, or begins to upgrade one by one down to the photo of bottom right from upper left photo.

In view of changing photo, describe in Java (registered trademark) script that still relevant with interval information illustrative ground comprises in using 72-6 with predetermined space.When changing photo, obtain image data from the content server 13 (content server 13-1 in this case) of managing image data.

The image data that obtains from content server 13-1 is identified by preset label.Given label illustrative ground constitutes the information about the classification under the photo.When with photo when content server 13-1 registers, the user determines which classification photo belongs to, and label information correspondingly is set.For example, if the photo of registration illustrates dog, then this photo classification is arrived under the classification " pet ", and distribute the label of the described classification of indication according to user's judgement.

In the screen that the information relevant with label is also shown in " photo selection " by name.For example, on the screen of " photo selection " by name shown in Figure 39, lower right corner pointing character " pet ".That is, in example shown in Figure 39, a plurality of photos that show on the screen of " photo selection " by name are applicable to label " pet ".

As mentioned above, the screen of " photo selection " by name is based on the image data display photos by tag control applicatory.The user can select the label that photo was suitable for that will show on the screen of by name " photo selection ".

When the user is called being provided with of application 72-6 of " photo selection ", user's remote controller 251 button 273 is set.Remote controller 251 button 273 Show Options menus are set, applicable label to the photo that will show wherein can be set.

Figure 40 illustrates the exemplary options menu screen corresponding to the application 72-6 of " photo selection " by name.When remote controller 251 button 274 is set the time, options menu screen 481 shows as and (for example is superimposed upon similarly on the normal mode screen, Figure 39), on the focusing mode screen that will discuss after a while (for example, Figure 42) or on the enable mode screen (for example, Figure 37).

Options menu screen 481 shows the identical project of project with rendering preferences menu screen 481 (Figure 21) when the above-mentioned application 72-2 that is called " divining " is in enable mode.Example shown in Figure 40 is that with the different of example shown in Figure 21 options menu screen 481 is presented at photo and selects to use on the normal mode screen of 72-6.

When in the middle of items displayed on options menu screen 481, operating the button 492 that " application is set " corresponding to project, proceed to the transformation of screen shown in Figure 41.

The screen that is provided with shown in Figure 41 will be described now.The screen 501 that is provided with shown in Figure 41 is the screens of setting that are used to be called the application 72-6 of " photo selection ".The screen of selecting about photo 501 that is provided with is screens that label is set thereon, the photo that described label will show applicable to the processing of carrying out by the application 72-6 by " photo selection ".

Screen 501 is set has the zone 751 that wherein can select label.Zone 751 shows as the text of " theme of the photo that selection will show ", and indicating this is the screen that setting will be selected the label of the photo that shows on the screen at photo on it.And in example shown in Figure 41, zone 751 is arranged to has the part that allows to select a label.

The user can be by remote controller 251 last direction button 271-1 or down direction button 271-2 select the label expected.Illustrative ground, in example shown in Figure 41, regional 721 display labels " pet " (title of indication classification).Under such state, the label that label " pet " provides is followed in the last direction button 271-1 demonstration of remote controller 251 imaginaryly.

Comprise to the label illustrative " pet ", " tourism ", " night scene " and " art ".When the button of remote controller 251 in succession, these labels are presented in the zone 751 one by one.When expectation be provided with current when being presented at the label of zone in 751, the button 514 of operation " determining " by name.Action button 514 is at the inner photo that shows applicable to set label of the screen of " photo selection " by name.

Though the screen 501 that is provided with shown in Figure 41 provides the example of selecting and single label being set, and alternatively, can present a plurality of labels, as Figure 22 be used to select as shown in the hurdle 513 of the food liked.The label that is presented can provide check box, but a plurality of check boxes of final election are to select a plurality of labels.

Though the user can be provided with label being provided with on the screen 510, can be when the user also be provided with label the application 72-6 of (, do not having on the screen under the situation about being provided with) starting " photo selection " by name.In the case, the photo that in the screen of " photo selection " by name, shows the label that is applicable to default setting.

Be stored in television receiver 14 sides in the project that setting on the screen 501 is set.And if the application 72-6 of " photo selection " by name just activates, then with reference to the label that in television receiver 14, is provided with, and obtain the image data corresponding (content-data 131) from content server 13-1, and show described image data with the picture that is applicable to this label.

Below will further specify focusing mode screen and enable mode screen about the screen of " photo selection " by name.

When normal mode screen shown in Figure 39 was effective, the confirming button 272 of remote controller 251 was converted to focusing mode screen shown in Figure 42.

Figure 42 provides effective typical focusing mode screen when focusing on the application 72-6 of " photo selection " by name.In using viewing area 402, only zone 412 shows brightlyer than other zones, in described regional 412, shows the photo from the processing of carrying out by application 72-6.

On the screen that is in " photo selection " by name under the focusing mode, amplify performance at the middle photo that shows that is converted under the focusing mode situation, and also show with the amplification form around each photo that is positioned at middle photo at the focusing mode screen.Though the photo that shows in the middle of being positioned at can be seen its integral body when amplifying, the photo on every side that amplifies form is only partly shown.

When the last direction button 271-1 of remote controller 251, use 72-6 and control, make the photo of the tight top of photo that shows in the middle of being positioned at this moment show with the amplification form in the centre.And when the following direction button 271-2 of remote controller 251, use 72-6 and control, make the photo of the tight below of photo that shows in the middle of being positioned at this moment show with the amplification form in the centre.

And, when the left of remote controller 251 during, use 72-6 and control to button 271-3, make the photo on the photo left side that shows in the middle of being positioned at this moment show with the amplification form in the centre.And when the right button 271-4 of remote controller 251, use 72-6 and control, make the photo on photo the right of showing in the middle of being positioned at this moment show with the amplification form in the centre.

Under suitable control, when being converted to another photo, the photo that shows in the middle of not only but also also can show away from another photo of the photo in the middle of being positioned at.At this moment, obtain the image data of another photo on demand from content server 13-1.

Under the situation of carrying out such control, when being in focusing mode, the user can make the photo of expectation show with the amplification form in the centre by remote controller 251 in " photo selection ".

Under focusing mode, the middle photo accountability ground that shows adds frame with yellow, and is effective thereby the prompting user discerns focusing mode better, and provide the clearer and more definite demonstration of selected photo.

When focusing mode was effective as shown in figure 42, the confirming button 272 of remote controller 251 was converted to enable mode and changes screen.Enable mode is the pattern that the information that is provided by an application 72-6 wherein only is provided as mentioned above.Using viewing area 402, as shown in figure 37, showing and activating screen 621 that information that is provided by the application 72-6 that is called " photo selection " only is provided for it.

When selecting enable mode, the application 72-6 accessed content server 13-1 of activation is to obtain the content-data of selecting about photo 131.When the processing carried out based on the content-data 131 that obtains, to activate the form display photos of screen 621.

Activation screen 621 shown in Figure 37 has been described and will further gone through.The same with the application 72-4 of " photo friend " by name, when being in enable mode, the application 72-6 of " photo selection " by name proceeds to the transformation of the screen that shows enlarged photograph.At this moment, start (maybe can start) Web browser.

[server of the image data of management photo]

As mentioned above, three of " photo friend " by name, " photo is good-looking " and " photo selection " demonstrations of using 72-4 to each control photo of 72-6.About the above embodiment of the present invention, be used to control that photo shows that these are used 72-4 and are described to obtain image data from content server 13-1 to 72-6.

Content server 13-1 is constructed to each user's of sign ID is associated with each photo of being registered by the user, to be used for administrative purposes, makes the application 72-4 of " photo friend " by name to obtain image data based on given ID.

And, content server 13-1 is constructed to the photo of open registration, and typically allow the user estimate disclosed photo,, make the application 72-5 of " photo is good-looking " by name to obtain image data based on estimating seniority among brothers and sisters to be used for ranking the purpose of management based on these evaluations.

And, content server 13-1 is constructed to make each user label applicatory to be attached to each photo of being registered by this user, to be used for the purpose of the photo management relevant, make the application 72-6 of " photo selection " by name to obtain image data based on given label with label.

Illustrative ground uses personal computer by this user, to carry out the processing that label is attached to the photo that will register.Television receiver 14 also can be used for this processing.And can on television receiver 14, watch photo by by the processing of aforesaid application 72-4 to the 72-6 execution by content server 13-1 management.Can also on personal computer, watch these photos.

That is, can use personal computer to content server 13-1 registration photo, and can on personal computer and television receiver 14, watch the photo of being registered.Content server 13-1 can differently store same photograph with different resolution, to be used for use on personal computer and television receiver 14, or can store identical photo with equal resolution, on personal computer and television receiver 14, jointly to use.

Be unfamiliar with personal computer but the people of familiar with television receiver 14 can easily watch the photo to content server 13-1 registration.This is that this embodiment of the present invention can realize.Some television receivers 14 have the ability of catching photo.Such television receiver 14 can be used for to content server 13-1 registration photo.As under the situation of watching, be unfamiliar with personal computer but the people of familiar with television receiver 14 can be easily to content server 13-1 registration photo.

Personal computer and content server 13-1 relate to the communicating by letter based on language of Web browser etc. usually each other.

The same with the above embodiment of the present invention, even the application 72 of registration and the application of selecting 72 do not provide information to the user, promptly, even when the application 72 of registration did not show any information with the application of selecting 72 on display panel 221, they also carried out its processing at normal mode or at focusing mode continuously.That is, under normal mode or the effective situation of focusing mode, its processing of a plurality of application 72 executed in parallel.At enable mode, all except the application 72 that activates are used 72 and are stopped its processing.

At normal mode or at focusing mode, for processing intent, a plurality of application 72 illustratives ground with data storage in SDRAM 230.But under enable mode, the application that only allow to activate 72 is stored in data necessary in the storer.

Consider above-mentioned situation, under normal mode or focusing mode, use the application 72 of the relatively little size that is typically called the window small routine.And under enable mode, replace some to use 72, start program based on language as Web browser.

As mentioned above, Web browser is to be often used in the language of communicating by letter between personal computer and the content server 13-1.For this reason, starting Web browser makes television receiver 14 can carry out with the processing of personal computer similarly to handle.For example, as shown in figure 37, can show the photo of amplification, and can indicate the information of the photo of following amplification.

Utilize this embodiment of the present invention, as described, can be depending on effective patterns and change the application 72 that is used to carry out processing.

[system operation]

When showing initial screen as mentioned above, obtain list of application 71 and it is stored in television receiver 14 sides from application server 12.When showing when initial screen changes to the normal mode screen, obtain one or more application 72 (using 72 proper procedure) that will start this moment and it is stored in television receiver 14 sides from content server 12.

Under normal mode or the effective situation of focusing mode,, and obtain content-data 131 therefrom and it is stored in television receiver 14 sides by application 72 accessed content servers 13.At this moment, the content server 13 that is connected depends on application 72 and changes, and the content-data 131 that is obtained also is like this.And under enable mode,, and obtain content-data 131 and other data and it is stored in television receiver 14 sides from it only by application 72 accessed content servers 13 and other server (not shown) that activate.

When normal mode screen, focusing mode screen or enable mode screen are converted to initial screen, storage use 71 and content-data 131 (and other data) by television receiver 14 sides deletion from storing them.In this way, storage application 72 on demand and content-data 131, and when no longer needing them, delete described application 72 and content-data 131.This makes and can reduce the storage area that television receiver 14 is used to store application 72 and content-data 131.

And use 72 because television receiver 14 sides are obtained on demand,---illustrative ground is when upgrading---can offer television receiver 14 sides with the version that upgrades so use.This makes that can be always television receiver 14 sides provides nearest application 72.

And because television receiver 14 only obtains the application of listing 72 in list of application 71, so the suitable management of list of application 71 prevents that malicious application 72 from downloading to television receiver 14.And if define period of the application of listing in the list of application 71 72, and then can only during this period, will use 72 and offer user side, scope of the service that provides can be provided for this.

In addition, because television receiver 14 sides are obtained content-data 131 on demand, and the content-data 131 that deletion is stored when no longer needing, so can will offer television receiver 14 as the information of the frequent updating of news article with nearest version, and prevent that the information of the old version that will be stored from offering the user.

The operation of when on television receiver 14, changing display screen as mentioned above, by system shown in Figure 1, carrying out below with reference to the flowchart text of Figure 37.To pay close attention to data stream with reference to the explanation of the process flow diagram of Figure 37 by system shown in Figure 1.

At step S21, television receiver 14 access application server 12.At this during the visit, output is to using the request of tabulation 71.

At step S51, by television receiver 14 access application server 12.Based on the request that receives list of application 71, application server 12 advances to step S52, reads the list of application of being managed by server 12 71 from storage unit 38 (Fig. 4), and the list of application 71 that is obtained is offered television receiver 14.

At step S22, the list of application 71 that is provided by application server 12 is provided television receiver 14.At step S23, the list of application 71 that television receiver 14 storages are received, and demonstration is based on the initial screen of the list of application of being stored 71.

At step S24, select given application 72 and trigger television receiver 14 starting access application server 12 from initial screen by the user.At this during the visit, output is to the request of user application of selecting 72 and the application 72 of registering.

At step S53, by television receiver 14 access application server 12.Providing provides 72 the request of using, and application server 12 forwards step S54 to, reads application 72 by the request of server 12 management from storage unit 38 (Fig. 4), and the application 72 of being obtained is offered television receiver 14.At this moment, depend on request, can read and provide a plurality of application 72 from television receiver 14 sides.

At step S25, the application 72 that is provided by application server 12 is provided television receiver 14.At step S26, application 72 that television receiver 14 storages are received and starting are based on the processing of the application 72 that is received.

At step S27, television receiver 14 accessed content servers 13.When just carrying out, carry out this visit when needing content-data 131 when thinking based on the processing of using 72.

At step S81, by television receiver 14 accessed content servers 13.Based on receiving the request that content-data 131 is provided, content server 13 forwards step S82 to, reads the content-data of being managed by server 13 131 from storage unit 108 (Fig. 6), and the content-data 131 that is obtained is offered television receiver 14.

Use the different content server 13 of 72 visits about each, thereby obtain relevant content-data 131.

At step S28, the content-data 131 that is provided by content server 13 is provided television receiver 14.At step S29, the content-data 131 that television receiver 14 storages are received, and execution is based on the processing of the content-data of being stored 131, as the demonstration of text.

The processing of obtaining and storing as content-data 131 repeats in the mode that depends on application 72.For example, under the situation of the application 72 that is used to provide news article, obtain content-data 131 with high relatively frequency, and provide it to the user about news article.And under the situation of the application 72 that is used to provide the information of divining, when operation is used to carry out the button of divining, obtain content-data 131.

And, based on the application 72 that is in normal mode, focusing mode or enable mode, repeat the processing of obtaining and storing as content-data 131.

At step S30, the application 72 and the content-data 131 of television receiver 14 deletion storages.Illustrative ground when the user has provided the instruction that stops to use 72 processing (for example, when showing the instruction of television program on being given in whole screen) or when the power-off of television receiver 14, triggers this processing.

As described, obtain list of application 71, application 72 and content-data 131 on demand, and carry out processing based on the list of application 71 that obtains, application 72 and content-data 131 by television receiver 14 sides.When no longer needing list of application 71, application 72 and content-data 131, delete them.

Now will be by the processing of being carried out by television receiver 14 is described below with reference to the process flow diagram shown in Figure 44 and 45.

At step S101, provide the instruction of watching initial screen to television receiver 14.When initial screen was watched in hope, user's remote controller 251 (Fig. 8) was to provide the instruction that shows initial screen to television receiver 14.Receive the control routine of the details of the designated order of exporting by telepilot 251 by the light receiving unit 237 of television receiver 14, and provide it to its CPU232.By the control routine that is provided is provided, the instruction that CPU 232 identifications are received is to show initial screen and correspondingly to carry out its processing.

At step S102, CPU 232 Control Network interfaces 234 etc. are with based on default URL access application server 12.At this moment, also export the request of obtaining list of application 71.

At step S103, the CPU 232 Control Network interfaces 234 of television receiver 14 receiving list of applications 71 from the application server of being visited 12, and are stored in the list of application 71 that is received among the SDRAM 230.

Here, for purposes of illustration, suppose when providing the instruction of watching initial screen, to obtain and store list of application 71.Alternatively, can regularly obtain and store list of application 71 at other.For example, can when the power supply opening of television receiver 14, obtain list of application 71.In the case, trigger the processing of step S101 by the opening power of television receiver 14.

And, can with predetermined interval or in one day preset time obtain list of application 71.In the case, trigger the processing of step S101 by the result who checks, described inspection relate to determine predetermined space whether through or do not arrive the schedule time or data.

Under any circumstance, it is up-to-date to keep being stored in the list of application 71 of television receiver 14 sides constantly.

At step S104, check, to determine whether to exist the application 72 of registration.As mentioned above, the user can register the application 72 of expectation.Illustrative ground is stored in flash memory 231 about the information of the application 72 of registration (as be used for identifying use 72 ID).

Here, for purposes of illustration, suppose to be used for identifying the information stores of application 72 at flash memory 231.Alternatively, ID can be stored in flash memory 231 storage unit in addition or be stored in the mailbox memory that is used for storing ID.The information stores of also supposing for purposes of illustration to be provided with is in flash memory 231.Alternatively, the information of setting can be stored in flash memory 231 unit in addition or be used for storing the mailbox memory of configuration information.

Whether CPU 232 is identified for identifying and uses 72 ID and be stored in the flash memory 231.If find to have stored ID, then CPU 232 determines to exist the application 72 of registration, and therefore proceeds to processing subsequently.

At step S105, CPU 232 creates circuit 219 to figure and provides the instruction of generation based on the data of the initial screen of list of application 71.Based on creating the initial screen data that circuit 219 is created by figure, panel drive circuit 220 control display panels 221.Under such control, display panel 221 shows the initial screen of screen as shown in figure 11.

When establishment initial screen data,, then from list of application 71, detect the ID of the ID of the application 72 of mating registration if find to exist the application 72 of registering at step S104.Create data then by this way: the icon that in enrollment status display part 305, shows the enrollment status of each application 72 that indication is corresponding with detected ID.

At step S106, check, to determine whether having selected any application 72 from initial screen.By analyzing the control routine from telepilot 251, CPU 232 has determined whether to operate the confirming button 272 of telepilot 251.If find to have operated the confirming button 272 of telepilot 251, then CPU 232 determines to have selected to use 72 from initial screen.

As shown in figure 10, display highlighting 311 on initial screen.If when cursor 311 just is being positioned on the icon of representing given application 72, operated the confirming button 272 of telepilot 251, then determine to select this to use 72, and arrive step S107.

Although be not included in the processing of process flow diagram shown in Figure 44, if but when the analysis and Control code, find to have operated direction button 271-1 or following direction button 271-2, then CPU 232 control figures are created circuit 219 etc., so that show the icon that points to application 72 with sliding type in direction up or down.Based on control routine, carry out such control as required from telepilot 251.

If find to have selected to use 72 at step S106, then arrive step S107.At step S107, access application server 12.At step S108, obtain selected application 72.If find to exist the application 72 of registration, then obtain the application 72 of selection and the application 72 of all registrations.If selected the effectiveness of by name " agent list " that illustrate with reference to Figure 31 in the above, then obtain the application 72 of all registrations.The application 72 of obtaining is stored in the flash memory 231.

At step S109, CPU 232 startings are based on the processing that is stored in the application 72 in the flash memory 231.At step S110, accessed content server 13.At step S111, obtain content-data 131 from the content server 13 of being visited, and it is stored in the flash memory 231.

Obtaining of content-data 131 as carrying out based on the processing of using 72.Therefore depend on and use 72, can omit this processing.Obtain processing if omitted this, then also omit the processing of step S112.

At step S112, carry out the processing of content-based data 131.According to the processing based on the application 72 of obtaining, figure is created circuit 219 content-based data 131, creates the on-screen data that comprises text and picture.And based on the data of creating thus, panel drive circuit 220 control display panels 221 are to show the normal mode screen of screen as shown in figure 14.

At step S113 (Figure 45), check, to determine whether to provide the instruction that changes to focusing mode.If find to have provided this instruction, then arrive step S114.CPU 232 has determined to provide the instruction that changes to focusing mode based on recognizing the operation of confirming button 272 being carried out from the control routine indication of telepilot 251.Here for purposes of illustration, suppose to have operated confirming button 272.Operated last direction button 271-1 if recognize, then carried out processing based on the result of this identification.

At step S114, be identified at the application 72 that shows in the zone 412 of the centre of using viewing area 402.At step S115, be used to carry out the processing of the demonstration of focusing mode.The explicit declaration ground of focusing mode is the demonstration shown in Figure 17, and wherein zone, the above and below in using viewing area 402 411 and 413 is dark, in the zone 412 in the middle of button is presented at.

CPU 232 Instruction Graphics are created circuit 219 and are made above and below

zone

411 and 413 deepenings of using viewing area 402, and at zone line 412 the Show Buttons, if such button is applied to the current application 72 that shows its information at zone line 412.When the processing carried out based on these instructions, on display panel 221, show the focusing mode screen of screen as shown in figure 17.

At step S116, check, to determine whether to provide the instruction that changes to enable mode.If find to have provided instruction, then arrive step S117.At step S117, identify the current application 72 that shows at zone line 412.At step S118, read the project that the application 72 that is identified is provided with.

As above with reference to shown in Figure 20, illustrative ground provides the application 72 of divining to be constructed to allow to be provided with some project as constellation.Provide the project (for example, constellation) of setting, use 72 the relevant information that will obtain is provided.If the processing based on the application 72 that shows in zone 412 relates to the set project of reference when being converted to enable mode, then CPU 232 reads set project at step S118.

Although illustrated in the above and when being converted to enable mode, read set project, alternatively, depend on and use 72, can read set project at normal mode or focusing mode.

And under enable mode, some use 72 can start Web browser, and control is forwarded to the processing of the Web browser of this activation.When starting Web browser, carry out control, make and do not carry out the information processing that is used to obtain about television program.

At step S119, accessed content server 13.At step S120, obtain and memory of content data 131.Content-data 131 constitutes the information of the project that is applicable to setting.At step S121, show the enable mode screen of screen as shown in figure 18.This is only to show and screen in the relevant information of the application 72 of step S117 sign.The information that is just showing on screen is based on the content-data 131 that obtains and store at step S120.

When selecting enable mode, arrive step S122, and stop the operation of the application 72 except its information is presented at the operation of the application 72 on zone 412 or the whole display panel 221.That is, CPU 232 stops to handle the application 72 except the application 72 of step S117 sign.

At step S123, check, to determine whether providing end by the instruction of using 72 processing of carrying out.When the user sends END instruction, when providing the instruction that only shows television program or when the power supply of closing television receiver 14, think to have provided the instruction that finishes to use 72 processing.

If the instruction in that step S123 finds to have provided termination then arrives step S124, and deletes application 72 and the content-data of being stored 131.In this way, when no longer needing, abandon the data of being stored etc.In other words, the canned data of deletion except the information that is provided with keeps the only stored state of configuration information.

As described, described application 72 and content-data 131 are obtained by television receiver 14 sides when needs, and when no longer needing, then are dropped.This makes and can effectively utilize storage unit as flash memory 231, even and only little memory capacity can use, also can make a plurality of application 72 parallel runnings.

Processing with reference to the flowchart text of Figure 44 and 45 only is an example above.Depend on and use 72, can omit some steps as the step of obtaining content-data 131.

Though the above embodiment of the present invention has taked television receiver 14 as example, this embodiment not only may be used on television receiver 14, and may be used on the CE equipment as the DVD register.

About the above embodiment of the present invention, illustrated that using 72 can be program as the window small routine.Usually, the window small routine downloads to personal computer before use.When installing, typically use the window small routine in resident (resident) mode.Yet, utilize the foregoing description, down load application in use, and when no longer needing, abandon them.Handle in this way, expection is used 72 aforesaid multiple effect is provided.

And each can be constructed by different level as the application 72 of the part of the foregoing description.And illustrative ground needn't be registered the application 72-4 of " photo friend " by name separately; Can register a plurality of unit of such application.For example, can register the application 72-4 of " photo friend " by name individually to each of a plurality of friends.Naturally, the invention is not restricted to above-mentioned application 72; The present invention also may be used on other application.

[recording medium]

Above-mentioned series of steps can be carried out by hardware or by software.Under situation about will carry out based on the processing of software, constitute handling the program of sequence can carry out by computing machine when being incorporated into its specialized hardware, or when program is carried out, be installed to general purpose personal computer or can carry out the similar devices of various functions based on the program of installation from suitable program recorded medium.

For example, by the computing machine that is configured to application server shown in Figure 2 12 (CPU 31) but the program distributed recording of carrying out at the removable media 41 that constitutes encapsulation medium, as disk (comprising floppy disk), CD (comprising CD-ROM (compact disk-ROM (read-only memory)) and DVD (digital versatile disc)), magneto-optic disk or semiconductor memory; Maybe can provide by wired or wireless communication medium (as LAN (Local Area Network), the Internet and digital satellite broadcasting).

And when removable media 41 is attached to driver 40, can program be installed to the storage unit 38 from medium by input/output interface 35.And, can pass through the wired or wireless communication medium by communication unit 39 reception programs, and it is installed in the storage unit 38.Alternatively, program can be installed in ROM 32 or the storage unit 38 in advance.

And, be used for order (that is, based on time series ground) that the program carried out by computing machine can this instructions describes, concurrently or with (timed) mode (as when call them) processing of other necessary timings.

And in this manual, term " system " refers to the whole configuration that is made of a plurality of component devices.

Should be appreciated that the included the foregoing description that the invention is not restricted to, and can carry out various modifications, variation and replacing, as long as they are in the scope of claim or its equivalent the present invention.

Claims

1. messaging device comprises:

Parts are obtained in tabulation, are used for visiting first equipment based on the URL of storage, to obtain the tabulation about the information of a plurality of application that is stored in first equipment; And tabulation display control unit spare, be used to control the demonstration of described tabulation;

Parts are obtained in application, are used to visit second equipment to obtain application from second equipment;

Content-data obtains parts, is used to carry out the processing based on described application, and in this processing procedure, the 3rd equipment of visiting is to obtain content-data from the 3rd equipment;

Display control unit spare is used to control the demonstration based on described application and described content-data; And

Abandon parts, be used for when the processing that stops based on described application, abandoning described application and described content-data.

2. messaging device according to claim 1, wherein, be registered the application of carrying out with simultaneously if exist, the application that parts obtain all registrations is obtained in then described application, wherein said content-data obtains parts described three equipment different to each application access, and obtains content-data from described the 3rd different equipment; And

The demonstration of using content data corresponding with each is used in wherein said display control unit spare control.

3. messaging device according to claim 1, wherein, described first equipment and described second equipment are same equipment, and wherein said the 3rd equipment is about each described application of listing in described tabulation and difference.

4. messaging device according to claim 1, wherein, described application is the window small routine.

5. messaging device according to claim 1, also comprise memory unit, be used to store such information, described information is used to select will be from the content-data of described the 3rd choice of equipment, and it is relevant with the identifier of the described application of sign, wherein said content-data obtains parts and reads the information relevant with the identifier of using from described memory unit, and obtains content-data corresponding to this information of reading from described the 3rd equipment.

6. information processing method comprises:

The tabulation obtaining step is used to control communication component and visits first equipment based on the URL of storage, to obtain the tabulation about the information of a plurality of application that is stored in first equipment;

Tabulation shows controlled step, is used to control the demonstration of described tabulation on display unit;

Use obtaining step, be used to control described communication component and visit second equipment and obtain application from second equipment;

The content-data obtaining step is used to control the processing of described communication component execution based on described application, and in this processing procedure, visits the 3rd equipment and obtain content-data from the 3rd equipment;

Show controlled step, be used to be controlled at the demonstration on the described display unit based on described application and described content-data; And

Abandon step, be used for the control store parts to be discarded in described application and the described content-data that described memory unit is stored when the processing that stops based on described application.

7. one kind is used to make computing machine to carry out the program that comprises following process: