CN1240549A - 具有用户可编辑的电话系统主叫者id特征的电视接收机 - Google Patents
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电视接收机包含允许接收机接收与处理主叫者ID信号供在电话机的振铃期间显示的电话网接口电路。电视接收机还包含允许输入优先主叫者清单的电路。将进入的主叫者ID码与优先主叫者的电话号码比较。检测到时,在看电视期间在屏幕上显示优先主叫者的主叫者ID信息。在电话振铃期间不显示作为优先主叫者列出的主叫者的电话号码。对应于未应答的电话呼叫的显示的与不显示的电话号码都存储在供在用户方便时显示的主叫者ID清单中。从而用户能事先输入数据来选择哪些主叫电话号码允许通过在屏幕上显示主叫者ID信息来中断其观看电视。
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本发明一般涉及具有对诸如电话网等数据网的接口的电视接收机领域。
这里所用的名词“电视装置”及“电视接收机”包括带有显示设备(诸如“电视机”及“PC-TV”组合机)的电视接收机及诸如VCR、视盘机、DVD(数字视盘)机、有线变换器盒、卫星接收机等不带显示设备的电视接收机。
在美国,电话设备上通常可获得“主叫者ID”(主叫者标识)特征。在振铃期间这一特征将主叫方的电话号码显示在与用户的电话关联的显示单元上。以这一方式,被叫方不用拿起送受话器便能知道谁在呼叫。然后被叫方能决定是否愿意应答电话(即接电话)。在扩展的主叫者ID系统中,还显示主叫人的姓名,即显示与主叫电话号码关联的姓名。操作中,主叫者ID信息是由电话服务提供者在第一振铃信号与第二振铃信号之间发送给被叫电话的。电话机中的主叫者ID电路接收并解码主叫者ID消息供显示在其显示单元上(通常为LCD显示器)。
1994年8月30日颁发的名为“计算机电信信号接口”的美国专利5,343,516(Callele等人)已提出在电话网接口单元上装设红外线发射机,用于发送主叫者ID信号到电视接收机,供利用电视接收机的屏幕显示装置显示,以便提供主叫者ID特征。Callele等人还提出在比较方案中可用闭路字幕显示电路来显示主叫者姓名或数字数据。
1996年8月27日颁发的名为“在电话消息中心中选择消息路由的装置与方法”的美国专利5,550,900(Ensor等人),公开了在电话振铃期间显示主叫者ID信息的视频显示设备。Ensor等人还提出衰减电视节目的音频部分来帮助用户倾听进入的电话振铃信号。Ensor等人还公开了存储主叫者ID消息的清单供在稍后的时间上显示,并在所接收的主叫者ID消息中识别,使得将一定的电话呼叫转接到在家中电话系统中的特定的可寻址电话单元。
已认识到利用电视接收机的屏幕显示(OSD)装置来显示主叫者ID信息有其优点。然而,进一步认识到当电视接收机正在娱乐模式中工作时(与PC-TV操作模式相反),观看者的电视节目连续地被主叫者ID消息的重复屏幕显示中断是极为令人烦恼的。
按照本发明,电视接收机包含允许接收机接收与处理主叫者ID信号供在电话机的振铃期间显示的电话网接口电路。该电视接收机还包含允许输入优先主叫者的清单的电视。以这一方式,将进入的主叫者ID码与优先主叫者的电话号码比较。在检测到时,在观看电视时将优先主叫者的主叫者ID信息显示在屏幕上。在电话振铃期间不显示未作为优先主叫者列出的那些主叫者的电话号码。将与未应答的电话呼叫的显示的与未显示的电话号码都存储在主叫者ID清单中供在用户方便时显示,以这一方式,用户能输入数据来事先选择哪些呼叫的电话号码允许通过在屏幕上显示主叫者ID信息来中断电视节目。
下面参照附图描述具有用户可编辑的主叫者ID能力的电视接收机,附图中:
图1示出适用于本发明的电视接收机;
图2示出按照本发明的优先主叫者的主叫者ID清单的屏幕显示;
图3示出按照本发明的接收呼叫的主叫者ID清单的屏幕显示;
图4示出按照本发明的带有主叫者ID消息叠加在其上面的活动电视图象的屏幕显示;以及
图5示出说明图1的控制器110的控制程序的相关部分的流程图。
参见图1,电视接收机包含接收射频(RF)信号并将它们作用在频道选择器组件102上的RF输入端100。频道选择器组件102在频道选择器控制器104的控制下选择与放大特定的RF信号,频道选择器控制器104通过线103提供调谐电压,并通过用宽双箭头103′表示的信号线提供波段转换信号给频道选择器组件102。
频道选择器组件102将接收的RF信号转换成中频(IF)信号并将IF输出信号提供给图象(VIF)与伴音(SIF)放大器及检波器单元130。VIF/SIF放大器及检波器单元130放大作用在其输入端上的IF信号并检测包含在其中的视频与音频信息。将检测到的视频信息作为视频处理器单元155的一个输入作用。将检测到的音频信号作用在音频处理器135上供在作用到扬声器组件136上之前处理与放大。
频道选择器控制器104根据系统控制微计算机(μC)110的作用的控制信号生成调谐电压与波段转换信号。这里所用的名词“微计算机”、控制器与“微处理器”是等价的。还认为微计算机110的控制功能可用专门为该特定目的制造的集成电路(即“定制的芯片”)执行,及这里所用的名词“控制器”也旨在包含这种器件。微计算机110接收来自红外线(IR)接收器122及来自安装在电视接收机本身上的“本机”键盘120的用户启动的命令。IR接收机122接收来自遥控发射机125的IR发射。微控制计算机110包括中央处理单元(CPU)112、程序存储器(ROM)114,并将与频道相关的数据存储在随机存取存储器(RAM)116中。RAM116可以是微处理器110内部的或外部的,并可具有易失性或非易失性类型。名词“RAM”也旨在包含电可擦除可编程只读存储器(EEPROM)117。熟悉本技术的人员会认识到如果利用易失性存储器,可能希望使用适当形式的备用电源(诸如备用电源180)在关掉接收机时保持其内容。
微计算机110还包含根据需要提供定时信号的定时器118。微计算机(或控制器)110响应用户从本机键盘120及从红外线(IR)接收机122输入的控制信号生成使频道选择控制单元104控制频道选择器102选择特定RF信号的控制信号。IR接收机122从备用电源180供电以便能接收命令来接通接收机。
频道选择器102生成中频(IF)上的信号并将其作用在包括视频IF(VIF)放大级、AFT电路、视频检波器及音频IF(SIF)放大级的处理单元130上。处理单元130生成第一基带复合视频信号(TV)及伴音载波信号。将伴音载波信号作用在包含音频检波器及可能包含立体声解码器的音频信号处理器单元135上。音频信号处理器单元135生成第一基带音频信号并将其作用在扬声器单元136上。可将第二基带复合视频信号及第二基带音频信号从外部源作用在视频输入及音频输入端上。
将第一与第二基带视频信号(TV)耦合在视频处理器单元155上(具有未示出的选择电路)。电可擦除可编程只读存储器(EEPROM)117耦合在控制器110上并作为存储自动编程的频道数据及用户输入的频道数据的非易失性存储元件工作。
将视频信号处理器单元155的输出端上的经过处理的视频信号加在显象管激励器放大器156上供放大,然后作用在彩色显象管组件158的电子枪上供显示。还将视频信号处理器单元155的输出端上的经过处理的视频信号作用在同步信号分离器单元160上供分离水平与垂直激励信号,又将后两个信号作用在偏转单元170上。将来自偏转单元170的输出信号作用在用于控制其电子束的偏转的显像管组件158的偏转线圈上。
电视接收机也可包含下述闭路字幕电路。数据限制器145在来自VIF/SIF放大器与检波器单元130的第一输入端上及在通过在控制器110的控制下选择适当闭路字幕数据源的视频开关137的来自视频输入端的第二输入端上接收闭路字幕数据。数据限制器145通过线142与143提供闭路字幕数据给闭路字幕OSD处理器140。数据限制器145提供闭路字幕状态数据(新数据、字段1)给控制器110。在控制器110的控制下,通过控制线141,闭路字幕OSD处理器140生成字符信号并将它们提供给视频信号处理器155的输入端,供包含经过处理的视频信号中。作为替代,闭路字幕OSD处理器140与数据限制器145可包含在控制器110中。如上所述,虽然OSD电路或闭路字幕显示电路都可用来显示主叫者ID数据,最好采用OSD电路,如下所述。
电话网接口单元126通过插塞尖端(T)与振铃(R)端耦合在外部电话网上,用于接收电话服务提供者传输的主叫者ID信号。电话网接口单元126还耦合在控制器110上,用于提供解码后的主叫者ID信号供显示在显像管158上。电话网接口单元126与控制器110都耦合在备用电源(SB)180上,以便即使在关掉电视接收机及不能显示图象时也能处理主叫者ID信号。电话网接口单元126连续地监视进入电话呼叫中第一与第二振铃之间传输的主叫者ID信号,并在检测到时将它们作用在控制器110上。
图2的电视接收机200正在显示称作优先主叫者清单的屏幕显示210。220上示出清单的6个项区,其中5个包含用户输入的数据。这5项表示用户愿意给予优先身份的各种个人的电话号码与姓名。当在进入呼叫中检测到这5个主叫者ID代码中任何一个时,如果电视接收机是开着的(即活跃的并能显示图象),便控制OSD在电视接收机的显示屏上的放置消息。任何其它主叫者ID代码将不导致显示屏幕上主叫者ID消息。显示在屏幕底部的消息230提示用户输入所希望的任何其它优先主叫者的电话号码与姓名。
图3的电视接收机300正在显示称作主叫者ID清单的屏幕显示310。320上示出清单的6个项区,其中5个包含表示接收到5个未应答的电话呼叫的数据。5项中的4项表示用户不愿给予优先身份的各种个人的电话号码与姓名。第五人(Martha姑姑)是优先主叫者,她在用户不能应答呼叫时呼叫过。通过访问主叫者ID菜单或通过按遥控单元125的特定键使主叫者ID清单与优先主叫者清单都显示。
图4的电视接收机400正在显示活动电视图象460的屏幕显示410,带有主叫者ID消息470叠加在活动电视图象上。这里认识到,如果愿意,也能将主叫者ID消息显示在画中画插图中。注意该主叫者ID消息指示正在接收进入呼叫,及指出该进入呼叫来自优先主叫者(祖母)。按照本发明,来自非优先主叫者的呼叫是不显示在活动电视图象上的,从而观看者不受似乎无体止的主叫者ID消息的中断。
图5的流程图示出如何进行优先主叫者与非优先主叫者之间的判别。在步骤500上以当前接收的主叫者ID数据进入例程。在步骤510上,控制器110搜索存储在存储器中的表示优先主叫者的数据。在步骤515上进行匹配判定。如果当前接收的数据不匹配存储的优先主叫者项,则取道否路径到步骤530,在其上判定是否已应答了该呼叫。如果否,便将当前接收的主叫者ID数据存储(步骤535)在控制器110所存取的一部分存储器中以生成图3的主叫者ID清单显示。然后在步骤540上退出例程。
如果在步骤515上判定当前接收的数据匹配优先主叫者项,则取道是路径到步骤520。在步骤520上,检验TV是否打开。如果否,取道否路径到步骤530去判定是否应答了该呼叫。如果应答了该呼叫,则无须存储主叫者ID数据而在步骤540退出程序。如果呼叫尚未应答,则程序进到步骤535存储主叫者ID数据,然后在步骤540上退出。
如果在步骤520上发现TV是打开的,则取道是路径到步骤525,在其中将当前接收的主叫者ID数据显示在活动电视图象上。然后程序前进到步骤530去判定是否应答了该呼叫。如果应答了该呼叫,便无须存储主叫者ID数据而在步骤540上退出程序。如果未应答该呼叫,则程序前进到步骤535存储主叫者ID数据,然后在步骤540上退出。
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1.一种电视接收机,包括:
用于接收及处理电视信号的电视信号处理装置(102、130、155);
用于生成供在显示装置(158)上显示菜单的信号的屏幕显示装置(140);
用于控制所述电视信号处理装置及所述屏幕显示装置的控制装置(110);以及
用于从外部源接收数据的数据输入装置(120、122),其中
耦合在所述控制装置上的数据存储装置(116、117)存储关于主叫者ID信息的数据(220),以及
如果所述数据存储装置的所述数据包含与所述主叫者ID信息匹配的数据,所述控制装置允许所述屏幕显示装置生成关于当前接收的电话呼叫的主叫者ID信息(470)的屏幕显示。
2.根据权利要求1的电视接收机,其中
所述数据存储装置可由用户编程,以包括含有一组呼叫电话号码的主叫者ID信息的清单,用于与输入的主叫者ID信息比较。
3.根据权利要求1的电视接收机,其中
所述数据输入装置为遥控信号接收器(122);以及
所述数据外部源为遥控设备(125)。
4.一种电视接收机,包括:
用于接收及处理电视信号的电视信号处理装置(102、130、155);
用于生成供在显示装置(158)上显示菜单的信号的屏幕显示装置(140);
用于控制所述电视信号处理装置及所述屏幕显示装置的控制装置(110);以及
用于接收用户输入的数据的数据输入装置(120、122),其中
耦合在所述控制装置上的数据存储装置存储关于优先主叫者的主叫者ID信息的数据(220)及关于所接收的未应答电话呼叫的主叫者ID清单数据(320);
如果所述数据存储装置包含与所述当前接收的主叫者ID信息匹配的优先主叫者数据,所述控制装置允许所述屏幕显示装置生成关于当前接收的电话呼叫的主叫者ID信息(470)的屏幕显示,及
如果所述数据存储装置并不包含与所述当前接收的主叫者ID信息匹配的优先主叫者数据,且如果对应于所述当前接收的主叫者ID数据的所述电话呼叫未曾应答,所述控制装置将所述当前接收的主叫者ID信息存储在所述数据存储装置中。
5.根据权利要求4的电视接收机,其中
所述数据存储装置可由用户编程,以包括含有一组呼叫电话号码的主叫者ID信息的清单,用于同输入的主叫者ID信息比较。
6.根据权利要求4的电视接收机,其中
所述数据输入装置为遥控信号接收器(122);以及
所述数据外部源为遥控设备(125)。
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