CN1285682A - Internet television receiver and browsing control method - Google Patents

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CN1285682A
CN1285682A CN00104042A CN00104042A CN1285682A CN 1285682 A CN1285682 A CN 1285682A CN 00104042 A CN00104042 A CN 00104042A CN 00104042 A CN00104042 A CN 00104042A CN 1285682 A CN1285682 A CN 1285682A
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Abstract

Disclosed is an internet TV and a watching control method in which the Internet is easily used only by a direct key input without a single mode switch key. The internet TV comprises an internet module for updating the information of a predetermined internet address by receiving the corresponding information at predetermined intervals, and converting the information, which is the internet address information selected by the user from the updated information, into the forms of video and audio information which is able to be looked, so as to outputting the converted video and audio information; and a TV module for executing distributing and storing with given channel designator relative to the TV broadcasting channel and the Internet address; if the channel number selected by the user is the channel number distributed to the corresponding internet address, the internet address is outputted to the internet module, and the corresponding video and audio information output from the Internet module is treated, so that the treated video and audio information can be output. According to the internet TV, the internet can be expediently and rapidly used by means of updating the internet information by periodic internet consolidation.

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Internet television receiver and browsing control method
The present invention relates to an internet television receiver, relate in particular to an internet television receiver and its browsing control method.
Along with the development of information age, thereby the Internet that the information of all spectras such as comprising society, culture, economy, physical culture can be obtained as means of communication rapidly occupies critical positions in real life, and the future of its future development is considered to unlimited.
Correspondingly, the quantity as the personal computer of the medium of internet usage promptly increases.And, be used for not only appreciating the demand exploitation that the internet television receiver of watching but also enjoy Internet service (calling the Internet TV in the following text) of television program should be such: promptly television receiver should be broken away from as being used for receiving simply and watching the role of the folk prescription of television program to means of communication, and should be to be developed as the two-way communication medium that can receive and send information.In order to deal with the development of information age, need the technological development that continues of the Internet TV.
Fig. 1 illustrates the structure of traditional the Internet TV.Referring to Fig. 1, traditional the Internet TV comprises: internet module 10 is used for reception and storage internet information and internet information is converted to video and audio signal; And TV module 20, be used for through the common television program signal of video screen and loud speaker output with from the internet information of internet module 10.
Internet module 10 comprises: network interface unit 11 is used for through PSTN/LAN/CABLE this internet module 10 being connected to network; Storage area 12 is used for storing therein basic program and various information; CPU (CPU) 13 is used to control the transmission/reception of the information of passing through this network interface unit 11 and the conversion of video/audio signal; I/O (I/O) part 14 is used for all control informations of input and output television module 20 and internet module 10; Digital audio-simulation (D/A) transducer 15 is used for the audio-frequency information among the internet information of these network interface unit 11 inputs is converted to simulated audio signal, and the simulated audio signal of this conversion is sent to television module 20; Graphics process part 16 is used for carrying out graphics process through the video information among the internet information of these network interface unit 11 inputs; And NTSC encoder 17, be used for the output of graphics process part 16 is carried out the NTSC coding and this encoded signals is outputed to this television module 20.
Television module 20 comprises: tuner/intermediate frequency (IF) part 21, be used to select and intermediate frequency process corresponding to the video/audio signal of the broadcast channel of selecting by the user; Chromoscope (CPT) 24 and loud speaker 27 are used to export this video and audio signal; Audio/video (A/V) conversion portion 22 according to a switching signal, is used to select and exports this video/audio signal of being selected by this tuner/intermediate-frequency section 21 or one of the video/audio signal that transmits through this internet module 10; Storage area 28 is used for selecting frequency to store basic program according to the channel of selected broadcast channel; Microcomputer 29 is used for according to TV/the Internet model selection instruction and each parts of comprising the television module 20 of A/V conversion portion 22 through the various operational orders controls of remote controller 30 input; Deflection processing section 25 is used to carry out the electron beam deflecting operation of CPT 24; Video processing part 23 and Audio Processing part 26 are used to handle the video and audio signal from 22 outputs of this A/V conversion portion, and the video and audio signal of handling is exported through CPT24 and loud speaker 27 respectively.
Explain the browsing control method of traditional internet television as constituted above now.
If user expectation is internet usage during watching the television broadcasting channel program, then it can select the work at present pattern of the Internet model as this internet television by TV/the Internet model options button of keying in the remote controller 30.
The microcomputer 29 of television module 20 discern subsequently this user such the Internet model selection instruction, this A/V conversion portion 22 is switched to internet module 10 and through I/O part 14 this Internet model selection instruction is transferred to internet module 10.
Subsequently, these the Internet model selection instructions of CPU 13 identification of internet module 10, from storage area 12 read be deposited with one the bookmark internet web page and control this audio frequency D/A conversion portion 15 and graphics process part 16, so that handle the information of internet web page, so that the information that should handle can be through these television module 10 outputs.
A/V conversion portion 22, video processing part 23 and the Audio Processing part 26 of the information via television module of handling in the internet module 10 output to CPT 24 and loud speaker 27.
Correspondingly, the internet web page that is deposited with in the bookmark is presented on the video screen shown in Figure 2, and this user can use a teleswitch and 30 selects a kind of of expectation among the webpage that shows.
At this moment, be Chollian for example if be linked to the SUB page of selected webpage, the then corresponding SUB page also shows with the Chollian homepage.
Subsequently, the CPU 13 of internet module 10 identification is by this user-selected internet web page, read video/audio information corresponding to webpage, handle this video/audio information so that the video/audio information of this processing is outputed to this television module 20 then through network interface unit 11.
Television module 20 outputs to CPT 24 and loud speaker 27 to the video/audio information of this webpage after the video/audio information of handling this input.
But traditional internet television has following point.
At first, if user expectation is internet usage during watching television program, then it must select this Internet by keying in independent mode selecting key, selects the internet web page of an expectation then, so this operation causes the inconvenience in the user uses.
Secondly, be difficult to promptly use this Internet concerning the user, because when selecting the Internet model, corresponding internet information is received, and just exports by TV is connected to the Internet then.
Therefore, the present invention is intended to realize an internet television and browsing control method, and it has been avoided in fact because the limitation and the caused several problems of shortcoming of correlation technique.
An object of the present invention is to provide the browsing control method of an internet television and it, thereby make the Internet can be by only importing that the direct control key uses and needn't be with independent mode selecting key.
Another object of the present invention provides an internet television and its browsing control method, when the user by the cycle Internet connection and more during the method solicited message of the information of new web page, internet television provided by the invention and its browsing control method can make internet information promptly export.
Characteristics that the present invention is other and advantage will be illustrated in description subsequently, and will be partly obvious from this is described, and maybe can understand by practice of the present invention.Purpose of the present invention and other advantage will realize by the structure that particularly points out in specification, claim and accompanying drawing and obtain.
In order to realize these and other advantage according to the object of the invention, resemble concrete and clearly as described in, this internet television comprises: an internet module, be used for by receive the information of the predetermined interference networks address of corresponding information updating with predetermined interval, and video and audio-frequency information form that the information translation of this interference networks address that the user is selected in the lastest imformation of this interference networks address becomes can watch are so that export the video and the audio-frequency information of this conversion; And television module, be used for carrying out the distribution and the storage of predetermined channel numbering with respect to television broadcasting channel and this interference networks address, if by user-selected channel number is the channel number of distributing to this corresponding interference networks address, then this interference networks address is outputed to this internet module, and handle video and the audio-frequency information correspondingly exported, so that export the video and the audio-frequency information of this processing from this internet module.
Another aspect of the present invention provides it to have the browsing control method of an internet television of internet module and television module, and the method comprising the steps of: with respect to the channel number by user-selected television broadcasting channel and interference networks address assignment and store predetermined; If the user selects this channel number, whether the channel number of then judging this selection is corresponding to the interference networks address of this storage; If conclude the interference networks address of this channel number, then export the video and audio signal of the internet information of this corresponding interference networks address by controlling this internet module and television module corresponding to this storage; And if conclude that this channel number does not correspond to this interference networks address, then export the video and audio signal of this television broadcasting channel by this television module of control.
The browsing control method that internet television is provided on the one hand again of the present invention, this TV has internet module and television module, and with respect to the definite channel number of television broadcasting channel and interference networks address, the method comprising the steps of: the user is through being provided at the channel number of the key input part expectation of selection in the channel number of determining on internet television or the remote controller; If by user-selected channel number is channel number corresponding to this interference networks address, then be connected to this corresponding interference networks address by this internet module, read and export corresponding internet information through this television module; And be connected to this interference networks address with predetermined interval, read, store and upgrade corresponding internet information.
Included accompanying drawing provides further understanding of the present invention, and is combined in the part that this formation is independent of specification, describes the embodiment of the invention jointly, explains the principle of the invention:
In the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 illustrates the structure block diagram of traditional internet television.
Fig. 2 explains the system of selection of traditional the Internet/TV.
Fig. 3 illustrates the structure block diagram according to internet television of the present invention.
Fig. 4 illustrates the flow chart according to the browsing control method of internet television of the present invention.
The schematic diagram of Fig. 5 is explained the Internet/TV system of selection of Fig. 4.
The selection of the schematic diagram demonstration of Fig. 6 A and 6B channel number icon in channel number guiding window according to the present invention.
Referring now to example shown in the drawings in detail most preferred embodiment of the present invention is described in detail.
Fig. 3 illustrates the structure block diagram according to internet television of the present invention, and Fig. 4 illustrates the flow chart according to the browsing control method of internet television of the present invention, and the schematic diagram of Fig. 5 is explained the Internet/TV system of selection of Fig. 4.
Referring to Fig. 3, internet television according to the present invention comprises: an internet module 40, be used for by receive the information of the predetermined interference networks address of corresponding information updating with predetermined interval, and the information translation of the interference networks address of a regulation in the lastest imformation of this interference networks address is become video and the audio-frequency information form that can watch, so that export the video and the audio-frequency information of this conversion; And television module 50, be used for the predetermined channel numbering that the user determines with respect to television broadcasting channel and this interference networks address is distributed and stored, if by user-selected channel number is the Internet correlated channels number, then corresponding this interference networks address is outputed to this internet module 40, and handle video and the audio-frequency information correspondingly exported, so that export the video and the audio-frequency information of this processing from this internet module 40.
Internet module 40 comprises: network interface unit 41 is used for through PSTN/LAN/CABLE this internet module 40 being connected to network; Storage area 42 is used for storing therein basic program and various information; CPU (CPU) 43, be used for being connected in predetermined internet web page with predetermined interval, carry out reading, storing in the storage area 42, and upgrade corresponding information, and control is by the transmission/reception of the information of this network interface unit 41 and the conversion of video/audio signal; I/O (I/O) part 44 is used for all control informations of input and output television module 50 and internet module 40; Digital audio-simulation (D/A) transducer 45 is used for the audio-frequency information among the internet information of these network interface unit 41 inputs is converted to simulated audio signal, and the simulated audio signal of this conversion is sent to television module 50; Graphics process part 46 is used for carrying out graphics process through the video information among the internet information of these network interface unit 41 inputs; And NTSC encoder 47, be used for the output of graphics process part 46 is carried out the NTSC coding and this encoded signals is outputed to this television module 50.
Television module 50 comprises: tuner/intermediate frequency (IF) part 51, be used to select and intermediate frequency process corresponding to the video/audio signal of the broadcast channel of selecting by the user; Chromoscope (CPT) 54 and loud speaker 57 are used to export this video and audio signal; Audio/video (A/V) conversion portion 52 according to a switching signal, is used to select and exports this video/audio signal of being selected by this tuner/intermediate-frequency section 51 or one of the video/audio signal that transmits through this internet module 40; Storage area 58 is used for predetermined channel numbering storage television broadcasting channel and interference networks address to distribute; Microcomputer 59, if the channel number that the user selects is corresponding to the interference networks address that is stored in this storage area 58, then read and export this corresponding interference networks address to this internet module 40, and export a switching signal that is used for A/V conversion portion 52 is switched to this internet module 40 from this storage area 58; Video processing part 53 and Audio Processing part 56 are used to handle the video and audio signal from 52 outputs of this A/V conversion portion, and the video and audio signal of handling is exported through CPT 54 and loud speaker 57 respectively.
Explain as the browsing control method of traditional internet television of constituting above referring now to Figure 4 and 5.
At first the user selects its television broadcasting channel or interference networks address of liking, and determines corresponding channel number, step S40.
Specifically, the user select a television broadcasting channel and determine mutually should channel predetermined channel number.Equally, the user determines the interference networks address that a predetermined channel number is used to expect.
Example as shown in FIG. 5, to Pr4, the user determines broadcast channel for example KBS, EBS, MBC, SBS or the like with respect to channel number Pr1; D, and the internet web page of determining appointment to Pr34 with respect to channel number Pr30 for example Chosun Daily News, LG Security, television channel guide, homepage, Chollian or the like.Under the situation of the webpage that has the SUB page, Chollian Pr34 for example, user determine that then its subchannel numbering Pr341 is to Pr344.
Simultaneously, channel number can be by the CPU 43 of internet module 40 with respect to broadcast channel or the interference networks address assignment selected by the user.
Specifically, the microcomputer 59 of the television module 50 of getting in touch with the CPU 43 of internet module 40 is read the interference networks address information of being selected and being subscribed mark by the user, a given then predetermined channel number is so that a channel map of updated stored part 58.Correspondingly, distribute with respect to also carrying out this channel number in top identical mode by the additional subsequently interference networks address of user.
If determine this channel number with respect to television broadcasting channel and internet web page as described above, then the CPU 43 that is connected to the internet module 40 of this Internet through network interface unit 41 will read and store the information of corresponding web page in storage area 42, and by carrying out the memory contents that aforesaid operations upgrades this storage area 42 repeatedly.Correspondingly, select the user need read lastest imformation under the situation of the Internet correlated channels number on time, and can be promptly internet information displayed.
Simultaneously, the user with on the channel/following key, numerical key or primary/secondary options button select the desired television broadcasting channel or the channel number of internet web page.
Wherein channel number select be by on the channel/following key carries out indirectly, by numerical key directly carry out or by use on primary/secondary key and the channel/the channel number icon of following key selective channel number guiding window carries out.
As shown in Figure 6A, this moment, this channel number guiding window comprised the channel number icon that is presented at the video screen left side or the right and the vertical arrangement that is adjacent to each other.In these channel number icons, indicate the Icon Color or the shaping of this television channel and this interference networks address can be confirmed as differing from one another, so that by User Recognition.And, under channel number icon situation with television broadcasting subchannel or subaddressing, the Internet, the Internet, the subchannel designator is displayed on a side, so that being different from, it does not have the channel number of subchannel icon, if and the user selected icon 42 in having the channel number icon of subchannel, corresponding subchannel icon 421,422 and 423 is displayed on a side of channel number icon (for example icon 42).
And shown in Fig. 6 B, in the window that shows this channel number guiding, the channel number icon may be displayed on the left side of screen, shows the Sub-Channel Number icon of the channel number icon of being chosen in the channel number icon in screen left side by the user simultaneously on the screen right side.Wherein, the existence of differentiation between television channel and the interference networks address and subchannel shows and can be realized in the mode identical with Fig. 6 A.
By keying in this primary/secondary options button, the user can selective channel number and corresponding Sub-Channel Number, and by on the key entry channel/following key, the user can search for this channel number and Sub-Channel Number.
Correspondingly, if a channel is selected, the microcomputer 59 of television module 50 will judge that whether this selected channel number is television channel number, step S42.
If it number is not television channel number that the judged result of step S42 shows selected channel, then microcomputer 59 judges that these selected channels number are the Internet correlated channels number, and read interference networks address corresponding to this channel number from storage area 58, so that the interference networks address of reading is sent to this internet module 40, step S43.This microcomputer 59 switches to internet module 40, step S44 to A/V conversion portion 52 subsequently.
Subsequently, the CPU 43 of internet module 40 reads info web corresponding to this interference networks address from storage area 42, and by audio frequency D/A conversion portion 45, graphics process part 46 and NTSC encoder 47 these info webs of reading of conversion, so that the information that should change can be handled in television module 50.
Television module 50 this video processing part 53 of control and Audio Processing parts 56 so that handle video and the audio-frequency information that transmits from internet module 40, and output to CPT 54 and loud speaker 57, step S46 to the video of this processing and audio-frequency information respectively.
Simultaneously, if judge that at step S42 this selected channel number is a television channel number, then this microcomputer 59 switches to the tuner/IF part 51 of television module, step S47 to A/V conversion portion 52.Television module 50 is selected corresponding channel signal and is made IF and handle, and passes through the channel signal of video processing part 53 and Audio Processing part 56 treatment of selected then, so that the video and audio signal of handling is outputed to CPT 54 and loud speaker 57, step S48.
As mentioned above, has following advantage according to internet television of the present invention and its browsing control method.
At first, can by import on the channel/following key and numerical key are convenient and easily use this Internet, its occupation mode is identical with the mode of selecting television broadcasting channel, or be presented at one in the channel number guiding window a key and needn't use independent pattern to select key.
Secondly, because the information by periodically reading predetermined internet web page and upgrade internet web page in its memory with sense information recently, make the demonstration of internet information the same rapid, so might use this Internet rapidly with corresponding internet web page selection.
Though the most preferred embodiment shown in the reference has been described the present invention, under the condition that does not deviate from spirit and scope of the invention, various modifications and variations are obvious for those skilled in the art.So the present invention covers the modifications and variations that fall within claim and its coordinate scope.

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1. an internet television receiver comprises:
An internet module, be used for by receive the information of the predetermined interference networks address of corresponding information updating with predetermined interval, and the information translation of user selected this interference networks address in this updated information is become video and the audio-frequency information form that can watch, so that export the video and the audio-frequency information of this conversion; And,
A television module, be used for carrying out the distribution and the storage of predetermined channel numbering with respect to television broadcasting channel and this interference networks address, if by user-selected channel number is the channel number of distributing to this corresponding interference networks address, then this interference networks address is outputed to this internet module, and handle video and the audio-frequency information correspondingly exported, so that export the video and the audio-frequency information of this processing from this internet module.
2. internet television receiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein this television module comprises:
Tuner pack is used to select the video/audio signal corresponding to this user-selected channel number;
Be used to export the display module of this vision signal;
Be used to export the loud speaker of this audio signal;
Audio/video (A/V) conversion portion, according to a switching signal, the video/audio signal that is used to select and export the video/audio signal of selecting by this tuner or passes through this internet module transmission;
Storage area is used to store television broadcasting channel and interference networks address with the channel number distribution of regulation;
Control section, be used to judge that the channel number of being selected by the user distributes to the channel number of interference networks address or distribute to the channel number of broadcast channel, read corresponding interference networks address or tuned frequency and output to this internet module or tuner pack from this storage area according to judged result, and correspondingly output is used to switch the switching signal of this A/V conversion portion, so that this internet module or tuner pack can receive the video/audio signal of this input;
Video processing part is used to handle the vision signal through this A/V conversion portion output, so that this vision signal can be through this display module output; And
The Audio Processing part is used to handle the audio signal through this A/V conversion portion output, so that this audio signal can be through loud speaker output.
3. the browsing control method of an internet television receiver, this internet television receiver has internet module and television module, and the method comprising the steps of:
With respect to channel number by user-selected television broadcasting channel and interference networks address assignment and store predetermined;
If the user selects this channel number, whether the channel number of then judging this selection is corresponding to the interference networks address of this storage;
If conclude the interference networks address of this channel number, then export the video and audio signal of the internet information of this corresponding interference networks address by controlling this internet module and television module corresponding to this storage; And
Do not correspond to this interference networks address if conclude this channel number, then export the video and audio signal of this television broadcasting channel by this television module of control.
4. browsing control method as claimed in claim 3 wherein determines that with respect to the interference networks address step of this channel number is to be selected with respect to the step by other channel number of branch of the subaddressing of this user-selected interference networks address or link by the user.
5. browsing control method as claimed in claim 3 wherein determines that with respect to the interference networks address step of this channel number is to be selected with respect to the step by the channel number of the subaddressing of this user-selected interference networks address or link by the control section of this internet module.
6. browsing control method as claimed in claim 3, wherein with respect to determining that by user-selected interference networks address the step that reaches this channel number of storage comprises substep:
On the display image of the Internet, the user makes to subscribe mark to the interference networks address of this user expectation; And
By reading this reservation label information and a predetermined channel number being given to this reservation label information, the control section of television module upgrades its channel number map figure that has.
7. browsing control method as claimed in claim 3, wherein by the step of user's selective channel number be by directly import on the channel/following key or numerical key select the step of this channel number.
8. browsing control method as claimed in claim 3, wherein by the step of user's selective channel number be by in one of the input in the channel number guiding window that on a screen presumptive area, shows/down or a left side/right key select the step of this channel number.
9. browsing control method as claimed in claim 8, wherein this channel number guiding window comprises vertical arrangement channel number icon therein.
10. browsing control method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the color of the channel number icon of this television channel is confirmed as being different from the color of the channel number icon of this interference networks address.
11. browsing control method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the shape of the channel number icon of this television channel is confirmed as being different from the shape of the channel number icon of this interference networks address.
12. browsing control method as claimed in claim 9, wherein Yu Ding symbol is displayed on a side of the channel number icon whereabouts of television broadcasting subchannel or subaddressing, the Internet.
13. browsing control method as claimed in claim 8, wherein this channel number guiding window is displayed on the left side or the right side of screen.
14. browsing control method as claimed in claim 8, wherein this channel number guiding window right side of not only being displayed on the left side of screen but also being displayed on screen.
15. browsing control method as claim 14, wherein this television broadcasting main channel numbering or this interconnected host address are displayed on one of the left side of screen and right side side, and the television broadcasting subchannel of this television broadcasting main channel numbering of being selected by the user or this interconnected host address is numbered or the subaddressing, the Internet is displayed on the opposite side on the left side and the right side of screen.
16. browsing control method as claimed in claim 3 further comprises step: receive predetermined interference networks address, the information of reading, storing and upgrading corresponding interference networks address with predetermined interval.
17. the browsing control method of an internet television receiver, this television receiver has internet module and television module, and has with respect to the definite channel number of television broadcasting channel and interference networks address, and the method comprising the steps of:
The user is through being provided at the channel number of the key input part expectation of selection in the channel number of determining on internet television or the remote controller;
If by user-selected channel number is channel number corresponding to this interference networks address, then be connected to this corresponding interference networks address by this internet module, read and export corresponding internet information through this television module; And
Be connected to this interference networks address with predetermined interval, the internet information of reading, storing and upgrade correspondence.
18. as the browsing control method of claim 17, wherein interval that should be predetermined is determined by the user, if or the user uncertain should then be a default value at interval.
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