CN1674645A - Digital television and representing method for electronic card thereof - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a digital television and representation method or its program list. In the digital television with memory said representation method has the following characteristics; it has the stage for displaying stored EPG picture, if EPG picture is selected; if on the displayed EPG picture the required program is selected by user, it has the stage for fetching detail information of selected program from money and displaying according to the defined form. When the EPG is represented, the detail information can be displayed in the balloon appearance EPG form, so that the detail information of various programs can be easily obtained using simple keyboard by user.
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When the present invention relates to a kind of electronic menu guiding of representing Digital Television, can more easily remove to represent the method for expressing of user-selected menu.
Background technology
In general, television set is the channel selection by the user, the broadcast singal that transmits is shown as a kind of device of picture; And at present along with Development of Multimedia Technology, it progressively is transformed into digital form from analog form.
The television set of digital form has increased various additional service items such as the home shopping that can't receive, e-newspaper, securities information in existing analog form, and because effective utilization of bandwidth has increased many channels that can go to receive broadcasting.
Along with this trend, also, therefore aspect manufacturing industry, also carrying out the relevant interactive service that engages in the dialogue with the user research work of interface tech actively formulating for example standard of conversational interactive services such as online recreation or electronic business transaction service.
And the digital television receiver or the Web TV that obtain now developing are all providing a graphic user interface GUI (Graphic User Interface) who has identical level with PC.At this moment, broadcast program recommended information picture as a kind of graphic user interface, be electric program menu brief introduction (Electric Program Guide:EPG), will on picture, demonstrate the program of each required TV station of user, and the date and time of broadcast program.This service function is for the complexity of tackling digital channel, diversity, gives the user more convenient.This is one of field of further carrying on technical development of needs.
Fig. 1 is the device block diagram that the digital television receiver program of conventional art is introduced picture.
The digital television of conventional art as shown in Figure 1, is made up of following several sections, is provided with a tuner 11 that is used for broadcast singal is carried out channel selection that is:; Be provided with a demultplexer 12, be used for the broadcast singal chosen by tuner 11, promptly multiple path transmission flow distributes the time-division; Be provided with a picture signal handling part 13, be used for a broadcast message that process demultplexer 12 distributed, image is handled thereby can be shown to picture; Be provided with an EPG generating unit 14, the program that utilizes the information of being correlated with the program introduction to constitute the OSD form is introduced picture; Be provided with a switch portion 15, the output of picture signal handling part 13 and the output of EPG generating unit 14 are selected to switch; Also be provided with a display part 16, the output of switch portion 15 is presented on the picture; Also be provided with a memory 17, be used for programs stored to introduce relevant information and other information; Also be provided with a control part 18, control the action of each one, and the EPG information of control output from demultplexer 12, make it be deposited into memory 17, and according to user's requirement instruction, remove to read the program that is stored in the memory 17 and introduce the picture configuration information, transmit to EPG generating unit 14 then, and the program that is used for importing the user introduce picture require instruction and with the keyboard input part 19 of exercises dependent instruction; Also be provided with an audio signal handling part 20, the sound information that will obtain separating by demultplexer 12 is processed into the signal that can export by loud speaker 21.
Below, the function implementation method of digital television EPG with this conventional art structure is described.
At first, the TV station that chooses by tuner 11 transmits stream, be assigned with by demultplexer 12, and with its additional information that is separated into broadcast message and comprises relevant informations such as program introduction; And comprise that program introduces the additional information of relevant information, then the control by control part 18 is deposited in the corresponding memory of memory 17.
Then, broadcast message is processed into the signal that can show on picture in picture signal handling part 13, and via switch portion 15, and is displayed on the picture by display part 16.
And, by the sound information of demultplexer 12 outputs, after in audio signal handling part 20, obtaining handling, export the sound accompaniment that can allow the user hear by loud speaker 21.
And, if user's operation keyboard input part 19, be that button on remote controller or the equipment comes requirement output program to introduce picture, control part 18 is introduced the information that picture constitutes with regard to removing to read the program that is stored in the memory 17 so, and sends it to EPG generating unit 14.
Then, EPG generating unit 14 is introduced the picture configuration information to the program that is transmitted by control part 18, is treated as OSD, shows by switch portion 15 and display part 16 then.
As shown in Figure 2, make the method for digital television EPG realization, will go at first to judge whether the user has selected EPG mode S1 with this conventional art structure.
Then, the S1 as a result of judgement if the user has selected the EPG mode, so just removes to show the EPG relevant information S2 that has been stored.
If in the EPG information that is shown, want to check details, so just be transformed into other menu and show detailed information S3～S4.
In addition, if on the details picture that shows, the details of wanting to check other channel make it move on to S5～S6 on the former picture again so.
And, judged result S1, S5, if do not select the EPG mode, perhaps the user does not need other channel information on the EPG mode, so just removes to judge whether to have selected end EPG mode S7.
Then, judged result S7 if the user does not finish the EPG mode, so just continues to show after the selecteed details, turns back to above-mentioned S5 stage S8.
As mentioned above, the Digital Television of conventional art and EPG method for expressing thereof when the user wants to check details on the EPG picture, always will go the input validation key to confirm detailed content corresponding to this channel.But this method not only needs 2 keyboard inputs of user, but also can not represent the broadcast program of other channel
Title, therefore if want to see other channel, form before so just need from details, turning back to, move to other channel again after, go to select the detailed information can again.
As mentioned above, the Digital Television of conventional art and EPG method for expressing thereof, on the current EPG picture that obtains providing, if want to confirm to have the channel of details, so owing to need after the input details acknowledgement key, therefore be transformed into another picture and show details, can not find out information together, exist and make the user feel the problem of inconvenience other channel.
Summary of the invention
The object of the invention is to provide the method for expressing of a kind of digital television and electronic program list thereof.
The method for expressing of digital television of the present invention and electronic program list thereof, comprise the digital television that has memory, its method for expressing is characterised in that: if there is a user to select the EPG picture, so just go to show the stage of the EPG picture that has been stored in the memory; Also have one in the EPG picture that is shown,, so just to read the details of selected program from memory if selected required program, and stage of showing of form in accordance with regulations.
On the electronic program list of this digital television, to having the channel of details, if in the regular hour, do not carry out the keyboard input, perhaps import the keyboard numerical value of having set, so just the phosphor screen with balloon-like shows that (OSD) form demonstrates the detailed description of corresponding channel, so that can demonstrate required information to the user more portablely.
As mentioned above, Digital Television of the present invention and EPG method for expressing thereof have following effect.
The 1st, in expression during EPG, show details, so that allow the user can obtain the details of the program that corresponding channel broadcasting at an easy rate with the OSD form of balloon apperance.
The 2nd, the feasible details that need just can obtain by keyboard input repeatedly in the past can also can be obtained with simple keyboard entry method now, therefore provide convenience to the user.
The 3rd, to the details of corresponding channel and the details of other channel, can obtain with simple keyboard operation.
The 4th, because the user can obtain required information at an easy rate, so improved satisfaction and reliability to product.
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Fig. 1 is the digital television composition frame chart of conventional art.
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of the digital television EPG method for expressing of conventional art.
Fig. 3 is a digital television composition frame chart of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the flow chart of digital television EPG method for expressing of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the instance graph that digital television EPG of the present invention represents picture.
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Below, with reference to accompanying drawing 3-5, the devices and methods therefor that digital television receiver program of the present invention is introduced picture describes.
Digital television of the present invention, see Fig. 3, include the digital television receiver of input keyboard and demultplexer, it is characterized in that: be provided with a memory, be applicable to the outline information and the details of the program picture formation that storage is extracted from the additional information that demultplexer is assigned with; Be provided with an EPG generating unit, the information of utilizing the program outline be stored in the memory to form generates the EPG picture, and according to user's selection with envoy's purpose details in accordance with regulations form show and generate the EPG picture; Also be provided with a control part, can the programme information that the EPG generating unit generates be controlled according to user's requirement instruction, allow corresponding detailed information in accordance with regulations form shown; Also be provided with a display part, the control signal with control part is pressed in the output of EPG generating unit is presented on the picture.
Digital television EPG method for expressing of the present invention comprises the above-mentioned digital television that has memory, it is characterized in that: if there is a user to select the EPG picture, so just go to show the stage of the EPG picture that has been stored in the memory; Also have one in the EPG picture that is shown,, so just to read the details of selected program from memory if selected required program, and stage of showing of form in accordance with regulations.
Also comprise following phase characteristic, that is: selected on request program detail information, obtaining in the picture displayed with the regulation form, if the user removes to have selected other program again, so selecteed other program detail information is form stage to show again in accordance with regulations just.
Have following feature again, that is: the form of regulation is the OSD of even more ideal balloon apperance.
Below, with reference to accompanying drawing, will remove to illustrate the method for expressing of Digital Television of the present invention and EPG thereof in further detail.
Digital television of the present invention as shown in Figure 3, is made up of following several sections, it is characterized in that: be provided with a tuner 101 that is used for selecting the television station broadcast signal; Be provided with a demultplexer 102, to the television station broadcast signal of selecting by tuner 101, promptly multiple path transmission flow distributes the time-division; Be provided with an audio signal handling part 103, from the signal that distributes by demultplexer 102, receive audio signal, then, this signal processing is become the signal that to export by loud speaker 104; Be provided with a picture signal handling part 105,, carry out image processing, so that make it can be shown as picture to the broadcast message of distributing by demultplexer 102; Also be provided with an EPG generating unit 109, the relevant information of utilizing program to introduce when the program that goes to form the OSD form is introduced picture, can also be shown as balloon apperance OSD form to details according to user's requirement; Also be provided with a switch portion 111, the output of picture signal handling part 105 and the output of EPG generating unit 109 are selected to switch; Also be provided with one display part 112, the output of switch portion 111 is presented on the picture; Also be provided with a memory 108, be used for storing relevant information, details and the out of Memory that program is introduced; Also be provided with an EPG generating unit 109, control part 107, the action of each one of control television set, and the EPG information of control from demultplexer 102 outputs, make it can be deposited into memory 108, and instruct, read the program that is stored in the memory 108 and introduce the picture configuration information according to user's requirement, send to then or go to control details, it can be shown by balloon OSD state according to user's requirement; Also be provided with a keyboard input part 106, allow the user be used for importing program introduce picture the requirement instruction and with the exercises dependent instruction.
Below, the digital television course of action of the present invention with this structure is described.
At first, by the transmission stream of the selected TV station of tuner 101, distributed by demultplexer 102 to be separated into broadcast message and to comprise that program introduces the additional information of relevant information.And, comprise that program introduces the additional information of relevant information, will be deposited into the corresponding memory of memory 108 according to the control of control part 107.
Then, broadcast message is processed into the signal that can be shown on the picture in picture signal handling part 105, will be displayed on the picture via switch portion 111 and by display part 112.
In addition, if user's operation keyboard input part 106, be that button on remote controller or the equipment comes requirement output program to introduce picture, control part 107 is introduced the picture configuration information with regard to removing to read the program that is stored in the memory 108 so, and sends it to EPG generating unit 109.
So, if the EPG that is generated by EPG generating unit 109 is displayed on display part 112, and the user has selected required program, to read the details of selected program from memory 108 so, and on institute's allocation of selected program, generate the OSD of balloon-like then, and shown.
Below with reference to Fig. 4, to having the present invention of this structure, promptly the motion flow of the EPG method for expressing of digital television describes.At first, judge whether the user has selected EPG mode S11.
Then, the S11 as a result of judgement if the user has selected the EPG mode, so just reads the EPG image information that is stored in the memory, exports EPG picture S12 then.
Then, on the EPG picture that is shown, judged whether to select the required program S13 of user.
The S13 as a result that judges if selected the needed program of user, so just exports the details S14 of selected program by the OSD of balloon signal language form.
Then, go to judge whether the user has selected other program S15.
The S15 as a result that judges if the user has selected other program, so just turns back to the S14 stage; If the user does not select other program, so just remove to judge whether to have selected end EPGS16.The S16 as a result that judges if the user has imported the keyboard that finishes editing pictures, so just removes to finish all routines; If the user does not have the keyboard of end of input editing pictures, so just turn back to and to continue to export the S12 stage S16 of the EPG information that is stored.
As mentioned above, digital television of the present invention and EPG method for expressing thereof if past user in conventional art has imported the keyboard of confirming details, so just are transformed into other menu and show details; Yet, can on the EPG picture,, perhaps remove to import the keyboard numerical value of having set now if the user does not carry out the keyboard input in the regular hour, so as shown in Figure 5, just represent details with the balloon signal language, provide details to the user at once.In this case, the details of other channel so just utilize keyboard to move to after other channel if desired, do not carry out the keyboard input in the regular hour, perhaps remove to import the keyboard numerical value of having set, so just can obtain the details of other channel at once.That is to say, as shown in Figure 5, after the program that if the user moves to cursor on the EPG picture " obtaining the certification book bar ", in the regular hour, do not carry out the keyboard input, perhaps keyboard numerical value in order to check that details inputs has been set, so just have and " be not only for English; also in order to obtain programmer, interior architecture technician, securities analyst, investment negotiation teacher's etc. professional qualification certificate, the employment of accepting amateurish career training in each training universities and colleges is given birth to constantly and increased." details, will be revealed with balloon OSD form.
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1, a kind of digital television receiver has keyboard input part and demultplexer, it is characterized in that:
Be provided with a program picture configuration information that will from the additional information that is assigned with by demultplexer, extract and details memory storing in addition;
Be provided with the program introduction composition information that a utilization is stored in the memory and generate the EPG picture, and according to user's selection with envoy's purpose details in accordance with regulations the usefulness that shown of form generate the EPG generating unit of EPG picture;
Also be provided with one according to user's requirement instruction, in the programme information that generates by the EPG generating unit, the control part of controlling for the purpose of allowing corresponding details form being shown in accordance with regulations;
Also be provided with a control signal according to control part to the output of picture signal handling part or the output of EPG generating unit, the switch portion of exporting selectively;
Also be provided with a display part that is used for being presented at selecteed signal in the switch portion.
2, digital television according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the EPG generating unit is shown for making details, will be removed to generate OSD.
3, digital television according to claim 2 is characterized in that: electronic program list OSD has the balloon apperance.
4, a kind of method for expressing of electronic program list of digital television as mentioned above comprises the digital television that is provided with memory, it is characterized in that having the method for expressing of EPG:
Select the EPG picture if be provided with a user, so just gone to show the stage of the EPG picture that has been stored in the memory; Also be provided with one in the EPG picture that is shown,, so just read the details of selected program from memory if selected required program, and stage of showing of form in accordance with regulations.
5, the method for expressing of the electronic program list of digital television according to claim 4, it is characterized in that: by fixed form go to show in the stage of details, if the user removes to have selected other program, so selecteed details are stage of being shown of form in accordance with regulations just.
6, the method for expressing of the electronic program list of digital television according to claim 4, it is characterized in that: read details from memory, and stage of showing of form in accordance with regulations, the details that read from memory, the stage that will show with the OSD of balloon signal language form.
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