Television receiver picture menu programme selecting method and device
The present invention relates to a kind of system of selection and device of television channel program, particularly by the programme content of browse graph as menu screen, directly quick method and the device of selecting to watch program.
General television set is by the way of channel lifting one by one, or from the way of the storage numbering of certain channel TV of control device input the television channel of watching is selected.Such system of selection lacks real-time and simplicity, and especially at local television channel numerous (as dozens ofs), and during unknown multiple channels of program content, the selection of television channel program is complicated and time-consuming especially.
(day for announcing: on August 2nd 4,1994) disclosed " TV multi-menu co-screen display controller " proposed a kind of multi-menu co-screen display unit that is used for multi-channel video signal to notification number CN2175502Y, shows the multi-channel video live image simultaneously on a display screen.It adopts universal elements and picture-in-picture module, constitutes the multi-menu co-screen display controller with hardware, has realized the identification and the demonstration of multi-picture signal.Because the restriction of hardware circuit, this device can only realize the same screen of maximum 4 movable sprites of maximum 5 tunnel vision signals and show, and this document does not relate to the method that how obtains the multi-channel video picture signal from the multi-channel television radiofrequency signal.
Publication number CN113541A (open day: on November 6th, 1996) disclosed " being used to produce the device of the PIP/POP screen of a plurality of quasi-movings " a kind of device that produces a plurality of picture-in-pictures/picture out picture screen is proposed, it adopts microcomputer and the pattern that picture-in-picture/the picture out picture processing unit combines, and has realized the many pictures picture-in-picture/picture out picture function of television set.Main screen tuned cell in this device and secondary screen tuned cell are controlled by same microcomputer, the PIP/POP screen generation unit of the quasi-moving in this device, it is picture-in-picture/picture out picture signal processing unit carries out picture-in-picture/picture out picture to vision signal processing, and output is used for the tuning control signal of channel change to microcomputer, carries out channel by Controlled by Microcomputer sprite tuner and switches.By the circuit form of a microcomputer (or microprocessor) control main screen tuned cell and secondary screen tuned cell, when calling many pictures sub-screen, can cause slow that little picture image manifests.
The television set of band picture-in-picture function has made things convenient for the user, makes under the situation that keeps the key frame program, supervises the program picture of little picture, for the selection of TV programme provides convenience.The picture-in-picture of the television set of band picture-in-picture function has two kinds of forms when showing usually, and the one, at the programme content of auxilliary screen displayed single television channel, the 2nd, in auxilliary picture, show the programme content of a plurality of television channels simultaneously with accurate manner.Under the picture-in-picture demonstration situation of first kind of form, the user needs the method for channel lifting one by one, and the programme content that changes auxilliary picture shows, when watching satisfied program, main and auxiliary picture is switched or imports the memory location numbering of auxilliary picture channel, make the key frame display program content.Under the picture-in-picture demonstration situation of second kind of form, the user can observe the programme content of a plurality of channels in the auxilliary picture, prompting according to other this channel memory location numbering that shows of multichannel image in the auxilliary picture, import this numbering, make key frame show the programme content of selecting, or use input unit, the selection marker in the mobile auxilliary picture is to desiring to watch in the sprite of channel correspondence, press acknowledgement key, key frame is switched to the program picture of confirming channel.Therefore, the television set of band picture-in-picture/picture out picture function is selecting to provide convenience aspect the TV programme for the user, but does not obtain simplifying in the operation that program is selected.
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of menu image picture that can show a plurality of television channel broadcast items simultaneously, and browsing by the menu image picture, a kind of television receiver picture menu programme selecting method and the device of the TV programme that direct selection will be watched are to overcome the defective of above-mentioned prior art.
The method of the television receiver picture menu programme selecting that the present invention proposes: be the program image that is broadcasting by the tuning a plurality of television channels of preliminary election, compile the menu image picture, opsition dependent is divided into a plurality of sub-districts and shows on video picture device screen; The quantity of the menu keyboard (remote control or this machine) of selection program is corresponding with the position with the quantity of position and video picture device screen partition, according to the position of the program image frame of desiring the frequency-selecting road at video picture device screen partition, press corresponding key on the menu keyboard, screen shows selected program image frame at once, finished the TV programme selection course, action that need not be complicated fully, needn't remember the storage numbering of television channel, also need not understand the program arrangement of each television channel, reach the effect of selecting TV programme quickly and easily.
The television receiver picture menu programme selecting device that the present invention proposes: be to set up television receiver picture menu programme selecting device on the ordinary television receiver basis of electronic tuning function having, television receiver picture menu programme selecting device comprises:
Tuner and amplification demodulatoring circuit are used for received RF signal and select channel, produce the video composite video signal at the amplification demodulatoring circuit output;
A separated in synchronization colour decoding circuit is used to receive the video composite video signal from amplification demodulatoring circuit output, and carries out separated in synchronization and colour decoding, obtains brightness Y, the colored U of U axle and V axle colored V, vertical synchronization SV, five kinds of signals of horizontal synchronization SH;
A menu image treatment circuit that constitutes by analog-to-digital conversion (A/D) circuit, menu image processor, video memory, digital-to-analogue conversion (D/A) circuit, matrix circuit and selector switch, be used for brightness Y to the output of separated in synchronization colour decoding circuit, colored U and colored V signal are handled, produce the menu image signal, and the picture signal of toggle screen demonstration, wherein:
The brightness Y of separated in synchronization colour decoding circuit, colored U, colored V output links to each other with the corresponding input of analog-to-digital conversion (A/D) circuit, the vertical synchronization SV of separated in synchronization colour decoding circuit, horizontal synchronization SH output links to each other with the input of menu image processor, the output of analog-to-digital conversion (A/D) circuit is connected with the input of menu image processor, the output of menu image processor is connected with the input of digital-to-analogue conversion (D/A) circuit, the output of digital-to-analogue conversion (D/A) circuit is connected with the input of matrix circuit, the output of matrix circuit is connected with the input of selector switch, the output of selector switch is connected with the video picture device, the control signal output ends of menu image processor is connected with the signal input end of video memory, the data output end of menu image processor is connected with output with the data input pin of video memory respectively with input, and the selector switch signal output part of menu image processor is connected with the input of selector switch;
A microprocessor is used to respond menu keyboard push button signalling, the operation of control picture menu programme selecting device, wherein:
Microprocessor receives the button output of menu keyboard, the frequency trim signal of microprocessor is connected with the frequency trim signal output part of amplification demodulatoring circuit and the S-SYSTEM identification output of separated in synchronization colour decoding circuit respectively with S-SYSTEM identification input, the S-SYSTEM control output end of microprocessor is connected with the corresponding input of amplification demodulatoring circuit, the wave band control (BAND) of microprocessor is connected with the tuner corresponding input end with tuning voltage (VT) output, and the control input end of menu image processor is connected with the corresponding output end of microprocessor.
From the radio television signal in reception antenna or other source, enter television receiver and television receiver picture menu programme selecting device respectively by distributor;
Enter the radio television signal of television receiver, produce program image tristimulus signals, on video screen, show the program image frame of this channel through selector switch through TV set circuit;
Enter the television receiver image and select the TV signal of program device, behind tuner, amplification demodulatoring circuit, the video composite video signal that obtains is delivered to the separated in synchronization colour decoding circuit, brightness Y, the colored U of separated in synchronization colour decoding circuit output, colored V analog signal form corresponding digital signal respectively by analog-to-digital conversion (A/D) circuit;
When showing the television image picture, by the screen partition situation these digital signals are compressed processing by the menu image processor, obtain the image frame packed data, deliver to again in the sub-district of video memory appointment, video memory is divided into n sub-district, and the program image frame data of different television channels leave in respectively in the different sub-districts;
During the display image menu screen, the menu image processor takes out all contents of video memory, by digital-to-analogue conversion (D/A) circuit, be formed with the brightness Y of menu image content, colored U, colored V analog signal, these signals convert the menu image tristimulus signals to by matrix circuit, to deliver to picture signal that the video picture device shows by selector switch and switch to the menu image tristimulus signals by the program image tristimulus signals of television receiver, screen is the display image menu screen just;
When choosing program, TV set circuit switches to the pairing channel of the picture of choosing with channel, microprocessor notice menu image processor, make picture signal that selector switch will deliver to display device switch to the program image tristimulus signals of television receiver by the menu image tristimulus signals, screen is the display of television programmes picture just.
Because the program image frame that the present invention can broadcast all channels, the opsition dependent subregion shows on video picture device screen, by browsing of menu image picture, directly select the TV programme that to watch from the menu keyboard, so the present invention has the simple and fast of browsing, select TV programme.
Below in conjunction with drawings and Examples the present invention is further described.
Fig. 1 is embodiment of the invention video picture device screen and menu keyboard key position corresponding relation figure.
Fig. 2 is the functional-block diagram of the embodiment of the invention.
With reference to Fig. 2, on ordinary television receiver 14 bases, set up the picture menu programme selecting device with electronic tuning function, this two-part radio television signal input and video picture device 11 are common, and promptly the signal source is common, and screen is common.By operation, screen can also can show selected a certain TV programme by the display image menu, and two kinds of contents can be switched at any time, both have been convenient to select program, are convenient to watch program again.
From the radio television signal in reception antenna or other source, enter television receiver 14 and this television receiver menu image program selection invention device respectively by distributor 1;
Enter the radio television signal of television receiver 14, produce program image tristimulus signals, on video screen, show the television image picture of this channel through selector switch 10 through TV set circuit;
The radiofrequency signal that enters this device is through tuner 2 frequency-selecting roads, again through amplifying and detecting circuit 3, obtain the video composite video signal, by separated in synchronization and colour decoding circuit 4, obtain vertical synchronization SV again, horizontal synchronization SH, brightness Y, the colored U of U axle and five kinds of signals of the colored V of V axle, brightness Y, colored U, colored V analog signal form corresponding digital signal respectively by analog-to-digital conversion (A/D) circuit 5;
When showing the television image picture, after menu image processor 7 compresses processing with the program image picture signal of each television channel, deliver in the sub-district of video memory 8 appointments, video memory 8 is divided into n sub-district, and the program image frame data of different television channels leave in respectively in the different sub-districts;
During the display image menu screen, all contents that menu image processor 7 takes out video memory 8, by digital-to-analogue conversion (D/A) circuit 6, be formed with the brightness Y of menu image content, colored U, colored V analog signal, convert the menu image tristimulus signals to by matrix circuit 9 again, the picture signal that to deliver to video picture device circuitry 11 through selector switch 10 switches to the menu image tristimulus signals, the display image screen menu screen by the visual tristimulus signals of the program of television receiver;
Menu keyboard 13 press with the menu image picture in desire position, frequency-selecting road corresponding key after, television receiver 14 switches to channel the channel of choosing, microprocessor 12 control menu image processors 7 are sent the selector switch signal to selector switch 10, the picture signal that to be delivered to display device 11 by selector switch 10 switches to the program picture signal of television receiver 14 by visual menu signal, and screen display is the image frame of selected channel.
The operating instruction of menu image processor 7 and video memory 8 is as follows:
Five kinds of signals of vertical synchronization SV, horizontal synchronization SH, brightness Y, colored U, colored V by 4 outputs of separated in synchronization colour decoding circuit, be added to analog-to-digital conversion (A/D) circuit 5, and utilize horizontal synchronization SH signal as the phase-locked clock of this analog-to-digital conversion (A/D) synchronously; Brightness Y, colored U, colored V signal by clamp circuit, make signal be fixed to the required appropriate level of analog-to-digital conversion (A/D) earlier, pass through three paths of independent analog-to-digital conversion (A/D) circuit 6 then, form corresponding digital signal; Screen divider is become n sub-district, and these digital signals are by the ratio of image processor 7 in cell size and ins in full screen size, the data volume of compressed signal, and deposit video memory 8 in.
Here used video memory 8 has the piece disposal ability, and the pixel in the piece press consecutive number and arranged, and is expert at and column selection is promoted blood circulation and dashed control down, adopts the address of shift register and shift clock generation row and column, and depositing in read operation of data simplified.
Image processor 7 is read the packed data of brightness Y, colored U, colored V signal correspondence from video memory 8, through three paths of independent digital-to-analogue conversion (D/A) circuit 6, and the phase-locked clock of this digital-to-analogue conversion (D/A) circuit 6 synchronously of the horizontal-drive signal of utilizing television receiver 14, form corresponding brightness Y, colored U, colored V analog signal, send into matrix circuit 9.
The area size that the data of menu image processor 7 control of video memories 8 write and read, store and the operation of position and Refresh Data, and adopt vertical synchronization SV, horizontal synchronization SH signal, and television receiver (main frame) 14 is vertical, and horizontal-drive signal is coordinated these operations.
The present invention takes each sub-district to show the method for a television channel program picture, under microprocessor 12 control in the continuous switch tuners 2 of the speed that is second, thereby change the channel that receives TV, and the content in the refreshing video memory 8 synchronously, this operation is independently to carry out, and does not influence the watching of former television receiver 14 selected programs, and promptly the foreground is watched, the backstage is carried out refreshing of menu image and is prepared, and adjustable at any time publishing picture carried out the selection of program as menu screen.
Microprocessor 12 receives the actuation of keys of judging menu keyboard 13, and the method for operation and the content of control menu image processor 7, writes data decision number of cells n and number of pages m in the microprocessor 12 in advance, and the time of picture switching; Microprocessor 12 also will carry out S-SYSTEM, the storage and the switching controls of tuning data (receiving wave range and tuning voltage), and these tuning datas can adopt the method for previous channel feature in the prior art to obtain, and deposit microprocessor 12 in.
With reference to Fig. 1, the screen of video picture device 11 is divided into 16 sub-districts (n=16) that area equates, each district shows the program image frame of a television channel, the quantity n of sub-district can and watch conveniently according to screen size and being provided with.If number of cells n can not comprise local all television channels, can adopt the way of page turning, number of pages m can be provided with according to actual needs, general 2 pages enough to 4 pages.In addition, select the key position of menu keyboard 13 (remote control or this machine) of program corresponding with the screen partition geometric position of video picture device 11, after entering the menu image picture, according to the position of image on screen, press corresponding key, after microprocessor 12 identifications, and control image processor 7, selector switch 10 is switched the picture signal of television set 14, television set 14 switches to channel the program channel of choosing, screen manifests selected program immediately, and does not need to know this program channel number and preselector memory area number.
When using the inventive method, the user needs earlier television receiver and the used device of the inventive method to be carried out previous channel feature respectively, be placed on whole tuning datas, the position of the local television channel that can receive in the microprocessor of the used device of television receiver and the present invention accordingly respectively, after this this operation can be reused as long as carry out when the new clothes television receiver or after spending the quite a long time.