CN1711749A - Apparatus and method for providing alert outputs - Google Patents
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An apparatus such as a television signal receiver (20), radio and/or other device having an emergency alert function provides alert outputs in manner which increases the likelihood that users are promptly notified of emergency events. According to an exemplary embodiment, a television signal receiver (20) includes a tuner (22) operative to tune signals including emergency alert signals capable of activating the emergency alert function. A processor (27) is operative to enable a disabled audio output device associated with the television signal receiver (20) responsive to activation of the emergency alert function.
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The cross reference of related application
The application requires the preference and the ownership equity of two provisional application submitting to United States Patent and Trademark Office on November 15th, 2002, and the sequence number of these two applications is 60/426,952 and 60/426,954.
Technical field
The present invention relates generally to a kind ofly as TV-signal receiver and/or have the equipment such as other devices of emergency alert function, more specifically, relate to the technology of utilizing such equipment to provide to report to the police output, this has increased the possibility to the user notification emergency.
Background technology
May very disruptive as bad weather, natural calamity, fire, emergency among the people, war-like action, poisonous chemicals, radiation leakage or the situation other for extemporal individual.Usually, for the emergency relevant, can detect bad weather prior to the public usually as national weather service (NWS) and national marine and authoritative institutions such as (NOAA) of atmosphere department with weather.By using modern weather detection devices, as Doppler radar and meteorological satellite, NWS and NOAA can issue the alarm of inclement weather conditions early, and this has saved many life.Yet,, must give the recipient who needs with its announcement in order to make this alarm effective.
The emergency alarm that provides by as sources such as NES and NOAA can be provided particular device, and utilizes specific region message coding (SAME) technology that emergency alert function is provided.Typically, the process of setting up at emergency alert function is carried out in the emergency that utilizes the equipment of SAME technology to need user by selecting such as one or more geographic area of being concerned about and be used to activate one or more types of emergency alert function.In case finished the process of foundation, when the input emergency alarm that comprises the SAME data represents to have taken place to set up in the process selected geographic area and the corresponding emergency of emergency type with the user, can activate emergency alert function.When having activated emergency alert function, can provide as outputs of reporting to the police such as audio messages, with this emergency of reporting to the police to the individual.
By utilizing equipment as technology such as SAME technology, can be in specific example, to individual's emergency of reporting to the police.For example, can comprise as audio output apparatus such as internal loudspeaker as equipment such as TV-signal receiver, when as another audio output apparatus such as voice receiver and/or amplifier operationally with audio output (for example audio frequency output plug) of TV-signal receiver when linking to each other, forbid this audio output apparatus.And, can not open continuous audio output apparatus, perhaps can open this audio output apparatus, but handle the voice data of other input sources except TV-signal receiver such as video cassette tape recorder (VCR), digital universal disc (DVD) player or other equipment freely.In such example, if activated the emergency alert function of TV-signal receiver owing to forbidden the audio output apparatus of TV-signal receiver, may be not to individual's emergency of reporting to the police, therefore, can not provide the output of reporting to the police.In addition, because it is disconnected, perhaps handling the voice data from other input sources except TV-signal receiver, therefore, the audio output apparatus that links to each other with TV-signal receiver will can not provide the output of reporting to the police.As a result, may be not to individual's emergency of reporting to the police, therefore, may make the individual be exposed to potential dangerous situation.
Therefore, need a kind of equipment and method that emergency notification is provided, it has been avoided foregoing problems and has increased possibility to the user notification emergency thus.The invention solves these and other problems.
Summary of the invention
According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of equipment with emergency alert function is disclosed.According to exemplary embodiments, this equipment comprises: tuner is used for the tuning signal that comprises the emergency alarm that can activate described emergency alert function.Processing unit is used to respond the activation of described emergency alert function, enables the output equipment of disabling of audio with described device association.
According to a further aspect in the invention, the method that a kind of control has the equipment of emergency alert function is disclosed.According to exemplary embodiments, described method comprises step: tuningly comprise the signal of the emergency alarm that can activate described emergency alert function and the activation that responds described emergency alert function, enable the output equipment of disabling of audio with described device association.
According to a further aspect in the invention, a kind of TV-signal receiver with emergency alert function is disclosed.According to exemplary embodiments, described TV-signal receiver comprises tuner, is used for the tuning signal that comprises the emergency alarm that can activate described emergency alert function.Processor is used to respond the activation of described emergency alert function, enables the disabling of audio output equipment related with described TV-signal receiver.
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Fig. 1 is suitable for realizing typical environment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the block diagram of the TV-signal receiver of exemplary embodiments according to the present invention;
Fig. 3 shows the flow chart of the step of exemplary embodiments according to the present invention;
Fig. 4 shows according to the present invention exemplary embodiments, how to provide the figure that reports to the police and export by auxiliary equipment;
Fig. 5 shows according to the present invention another exemplary embodiments, how to provide the figure that reports to the police and export by auxiliary equipment;
Fig. 6 shows according to the present invention another exemplary embodiments, how to provide the figure that reports to the police and export by auxiliary equipment; And
Fig. 7 shows according to the present invention another exemplary embodiments, how to provide the figure that reports to the police and export by auxiliary equipment.
Here illustrated example shows the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and such example should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention in any way.
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With reference now to accompanying drawing,, more specifically,, shows and be suitable for realizing typical environment 100 of the present invention with reference to figure 1.In Fig. 1, environment 100 comprise as sender units such as signal emitting-source, as flat 15 (that is, and 1,2,3 ..., N, wherein N can be any positive integer) etc. living device and as signal receiving devices such as TV-signal receiver 20.
In Fig. 1, flat 15 can represent to be positioned at dwelling, commerce and/or other inhabitation positions of specific geographic region, such as but be not limited to specific continent, country, area, state, area code, postcode, city, county, autonomous region, subregion and/or other definable geographic areas.According to exemplary embodiments, each flat 15 is equipped with at least one TV-signal receiver 20 with emergency alert function.According to the present invention, emergency alert function makes TV-signal receiver 20 can receive emergency alarm, and provides one or more warning outputs to notify emergency to the individual.Here, as will be discussed later, in particular, TV-signal receiver 20 can also start the audio output apparatus of having forbidden before the output of reporting to the police is provided by audio output apparatus, for example, and internal loudspeaker.TV-signal receiver 20 can also be by the output of reporting to the police is provided as one or more auxiliary equipment such as phone, computer and/or other equipment, with the possibility of further increase to the user notification emergency.As example,, will the present invention be described here with reference to TV-signal receiver 20.Yet, can also use principle of the present invention by other equipment such as Source Musics.
According to exemplary embodiments, signal emitting-source 10 emissions can comprise audio frequency, video and/or emergency alarm by the signal of each TV-signal receiver 20 reception.According to exemplary embodiments, can be from providing emergency alarm as other authoritative institutions such as authoritative institutions such as NWS or other government entities.Signal emitting-source 10 can be to come the transmitting emergency alarm signal as the primitive form that authoritative institution was provided, perhaps the numerical data of this emergency alarm of expression can be appended on other data, perhaps can revise emergency alarm in other modes that are suitable for its particular transmission format needs.Respond this emergency alarm, each TV-signal receiver 20 can provide one or more warning outputs, thereby notifies emergency to the individual.Signal emitting-source 10 can pass through any wired or wireless link, transmit signals to TV-signal receiver 20, described any wired or wireless link such as but be not limited to the broadcasting and/or the multicast apparatus of land, cable, satellite, optical fiber, digital subscribe lines (DSL) and/or other any types.
With reference to figure 2, show the block diagram of the exemplary embodiments of TV-signal receiver shown in Figure 1 20.In Fig. 2, TV-signal receiver 20 comprises: signal receiving device, as signal receiving element 21; Tuner is as tuner 22; Demodulating equipment is as demodulator 23; Audio amplification device is as audio frequency amplifier 24; Audio output device is as loud speaker 25; Decoding device is as decoder 26; Processing unit and storage device are as processor and memory 27; Video process apparatus is as video processor 28; And visual output device, as display 29.For example, can use some aforementioned components of integrated circuit (IC) specific implementation.Describe for clear, comprise that the certain conventional elements of the TV-signal receiver 20 of control signal may be also not shown in Fig. 2.
Signal receiving element 21 is used for comprising audio frequency, video and/or emergency alarm from signal source received signals such as signal emitting-source 10 as shown in Figure 1.According to exemplary embodiments, the audio signal that receives can comprise the digital coding emergency alarm.According to another exemplary embodiments, can receive emergency alarm, as the independent packet in the digital transmission system.Can be the arbitrary signal receiving system with signal receiving element 21 specific implementations, for example antenna, input terminal and other elements.
Tuner 22 is used for harmonic ringing, comprises audio frequency, video and/or emergency alarm.According to exemplary embodiments, tuner 22 can be tuned at the audio signal on the following at least NEW of the appointment frequency: 162.400MHz, 162.425MHz, 162.450MHz, 162.475MHz, 162.500MHz, 162.525MHz and 162.550MHz.As indicated previously, such audio signal can comprise the digital coding emergency alarm.Tuner 22 all right tuning other channels are included in employed channel in land, cable, satellite and/or other transmission.
Demodulator 23 is used for the signal that demodulation provides from tuner 22, and can come restituted signal with simulation and/or digital transmission form.According to exemplary embodiments, demodulator 23 demodulated audio signals, thus produce the demodulated audio signal of expression as audio contents such as NWS audio message, caution alarm sound and/or other audio contents.
Audio frequency amplifier 24 is used to respond the one or more control signals that provide from processor 27, amplifies from the audio signal of demodulator 23 outputs.As shown in Figure 2, audio signal can also be offered audio output apparatus, for example voice receiver and/or amplifier (not shown), this equipment operationally links to each other with TV-signal receiver 20 by audio output (for example audio frequency output plug).Loud speaker 25 is used for the amplification audio signal that provides from audio frequency amplifier 24 can be provided with listening, and can specific implementation is internal loudspeaker and/or other audio output apparatus relevant with TV-signal receiver 20 of TV-signal receiver 20.
Decoder 26 is used for decoded signal, comprises audio frequency, video and/or emergency alarm.According to exemplary embodiments, decoder 26 decoded audio signals, thus extract digital coding frequency shift keying (FSK) signal, the emergency alarm of expression indicating emergency incident.According to another exemplary embodiments, decoder 27 decoding table first fingers show the numerical data of the emergency alarm of emergency.Decoder 26 can also be carried out other decoding functions, is used for representing to be included in the shadow data of the emergency alarm of (VBI) at interval that vertically disappear of anolog TV signals as decoding.
According to exemplary embodiments, emergency alarm comprises the data that comprise the SAME data relevant with emergency.The SAME data comprise expression as be subjected to the type (for example, cyclone warning, radiativity accident review, civilian emergency etc.) of the specific geographical area of emergency influence, emergency and emergency deadline etc. information digital code.The SAME data are used for improving the specificity of emergency alarm by NEW and other authoritative institutions and reduce the frequency of false alarm.According to the present invention, other data and information can also be included in the emergency alarm.
Processor and memory 27 are used to carry out the various processing and the data storage function of TV-signal receiver 20.According to exemplary embodiments, processor 27 receives emergency alarm from decoder 26, and according to data included in the emergency alarm, determines whether to activate the emergency alert function of TV-signal receiver 20.According to this exemplary embodiments, processor 27 is set up data with the user who is stored in data in the emergency alarm and the memory 27 and is compared, to determine whether to activate emergency alert function.Here, as will be described later, the process of setting up at the emergency alert function of TV-signal receiver 20 allows the user to select as the following: but applied geography is regional and the type of emergency (for example, cyclone warning, radiativity accident review, civilian emergency etc.), be used to activate emergency alert function.
When having activated the emergency alert function of TV-signal receiver 20, one or more control signals of the various operations of processor 27 outputs the startup.According to exemplary embodiments, such control signal can be enabled the disabling of audio output equipment related with TV-signal receiver 20.In case enabled disabling of audio output equipment, such control signal can be enabled the alarm output by audio output apparatus, and further enable by TV-signal receiver 20 wait other report to the police output and/or the warning output by auxiliary equipment as visual output, thereby notify emergency to the individual.Such control signal can also be enabled other operations of TV-signal receiver 20, for example, makes it switch to power on mode from shutdown/standby mode.Here, the further details relevant with these schemes of the present invention will be provided after a while.
Video processor 28 is used to handle the signal that comprises vision signal.In exemplary embodiments, such vision signal can comprise embedding message, for example other message of NES text message and the details that is used to provide relevant with emergency.Video processor 28 can comprise closed-caption circuit (closed caption circuitry), is used to enable closed-caption and shows.Display 29 is used to provide and the corresponding visual display of processing signals that provides from video processor 28.According to exemplary embodiments, display 29 can provide visual display, comprises the aforementioned messages of the details that is used to provide relevant with emergency.
Forward Fig. 3 now to, show explanation flow process Figure 30 according to exemplary steps of the present invention.For the purpose of example and explanation, will step shown in Figure 3 be described with reference to the TV-signal receiver 20 of figure 2.Step shown in Figure 3 only is exemplary, and should not limit the present invention in any way.
In step 301, carry out the process of setting up at the emergency alert function of TV-signal receiver 20.According to exemplary embodiments, the user is single via the shown on-screen menu of display 29 by response, provides input (for example, using unshowned remote control equipment) to TV-signal receiver 20, carries out this and sets up process.For example, such on-screen menu singly can be the part of electronic program guides (EPG) function of TV-signal receiver 20.According to exemplary embodiments, setting up between the process of step 301, the user can select following at least:
A. enable/forbid-user can select whether to enable or forbid emergency alert function.
B. frequency is selected-user can select the channel that will monitor in order to receive emergency alarm.For example, the user can select land, cable, satellite or other channels (for example, NWS channel) that will monitor at emergency alarm.For example, thereby provide the frequency scanning of the channel of highest signal strength to operate, made things convenient for the selection that monitors channel by being used to scan various channel identifications.
C. geographic area-user can select one or more geographic regions of being concerned about.For example, the user can select specific continent, country, area, state, area code, postcode, city, county, autonomous region, subarea and/or other definable geographic regions.According to exemplary embodiments, can in the memory 27 with the geographic region as position data such as one or more Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) position code are represented.
D. event type-user can select to be used to activate the emergency of one or more types of emergency alert function.For example, the user can specify as civilian emergency, radiativity accident review and/or cyclone warning and activate emergency alert function, but can not activate this function as incidents such as thunderstorm warnings.The user can also select whether to activate emergency alert function by traditional Audio Alert sound that NWS and/or other alarm mechanisms provide.According to the present invention, different seriousness or alert levels (for example, statement, warning, caution etc.) can be represented different " incident ".For example, can think that the thunderstorm warning is and the different incident of cyclone warning.
E. report to the police and exportOne or more warnings that-user can select will provide when activating emergency alert function are exported.According to exemplary embodiments, the user can select at the emergency of the each type that is used to activate emergency alert function and provide visual and/or can listen output.For example, the user can select display of visually message (for example, as NWS text messages such as closed-caption demonstrations) and/or with TV-signal receiver 20 be tuned to specific channel.For example, the user can also select to export caution sound (for example, Zhong Ming, siren etc.) and/or audio message (for example, NWS audio message) and the required volume of each with listening.According to another exemplary embodiments, the user can also select to provide the one or more warning outputs as the auxiliary equipment of phone, computer or other equipment.And, can select alarm output by event.According to the present invention, can also provide the warning output of other types.
According to the present invention, in step 301, can also provide other menus to select, and/or can omit some above-mentioned menus and select.To select corresponding storage in memory 27 with the user during the process of setting up of step 301.
In step 302, TV-signal receiver 20 monitors the channel that (that is a B) selected at emergency alarm by the user during the process of setting up of step 301.According to exemplary embodiments, tuner 22 monitors selected channel, thus, receives the emergency alarm of input.According to the present invention, TV-signal receiver 20 can monitor channel and receive emergency alarm, for example, comprise during all operations pattern: when switch TV-signal receiver 20 and/or during the playback of record audio and/or video content.
In step 303, determined whether to activate the emergency alert function of TV-signal receiver 20.According to exemplary embodiments, processor 27 compares by the data of being stored in will emergency alarm and the memory 27 of input and carries out that this is definite.As indicated previously, emergency alarm can comprise that as data such as SAME data expression comprises emergency type (for example, cyclone warning, radiativity accident review, civilian emergency etc.) and is subjected to the information of the specific geographic region of emergency influence.According to exemplary embodiments, processor 27 is set up data (that is, the item C and the D of step 301) with the relative users of being stored in these SAME data and the memory 27, thereby determines whether to activate emergency alert function.According to this mode, when by the emergency of emergency alarm indication corresponding to: (1) during at the selected event type of item D of step 301, activates the emergency alert function of TV-signal receiver 20 by the user at the item selected geographic area of C of step 301 and (2) by the user.
If step 303 determine negate, then process stream turns back to step 302, wherein tuner 22 continues to monitor selected channel.Alternatively, if determining of step 303 place is sure, then process stream advances to step 304, and wherein processor 27 determines whether TV-signal receiver 20 is in start-up mode (that is, opening).If step 304 place determine negate, then process stream advances to step 305, one or more control signals of processor 27 output wherein are to switch to power on mode with TV-signal receiver 20 from shutdown/standby mode.
If determining of step 304 is sure, or after step 305, process stream advances to step 306, and wherein processor 27 determines whether to forbid the audio output apparatus relevant with TV-signal receiver 20.According to exemplary embodiments, comprise as internal loudspeaker such as loud speakers 25 at step 306 and TV-signal receiver 20 related audio output apparatus.According to another exemplary embodiments, comprise as audio output apparatus such as voice receiver and/or amplifiers at step 306 and TV-signal receiver 20 related audio output apparatus, operationally link to each other with TV-signal receiver 20.Here, as indicated previously, in specific example, can forbid that aforementioned audio output apparatus provides the output of reporting to the police.For example, when as another audio output apparatus such as voice receiver and/or amplifier operationally with audio output of TV-signal receiver 20 (for example, when the audio frequency output plug) linking to each other, can forbid internal loudspeaker as TV-signal receiver 20 such as loud speakers 25.And, can not enable continuous audio output apparatus, perhaps can enable it and still handle the voice data of other input sources except TV-signal receiver 20 such as VCR, DVD player or other equipment freely.In such example, can forbid that these audio output apparatus provide the output of reporting to the police.
If determine to negate that then process stream advances to step 308, will be described after a while at step 306 place.Instead, if determining of step 306 place is sure, then process stream advances to step 307, wherein, enables the audio output apparatus of having forbidden.According to exemplary embodiments, in step 307, processor 27 is exported one or more control signals to audio frequency amplifier 24, thereby enables the internal loudspeaker as TV-signal receiver 20 such as loud speakers 25.According to this exemplary embodiments, processor 27 is also exported one or more control signals with forbidding and make other audio-source relevant with TV-signal receiver 20 quiet thus, as from the audio frequency of the sub audio output apparatus that links to each other of audio output, come the audio frequency of self-tuner 22, from the audio frequency of integrated equipment (for example DVD player, VCR etc.) and/or other audio-source.Forbid such audio-source and prevented combination more than one audio feed, because noise, listened warnings that this may make the individual miss the internal loudspeaker (for example loud speaker 25) by TV-signal receiver 20 provides exported.
According to another exemplary embodiments, in step 307, the one or more control signals of processor 27 outputs operationally link to each other with audio output of TV-signal receiver 20 to enable as audio output apparatus such as voice receiver and/or amplifiers.For example, processor 27 can be exported one or more control signals, make infrared (IR) or other the transmitter (not shown) emissioning controling signal related, be used to start continuous audio output apparatus and/or make continuous audio output apparatus that its input source is switched to TV-signal receiver 20 with TV-signal receiver 20.According to this mode, can provide by the audio output apparatus that operationally links to each other and to listen the output of reporting to the police with TV-signal receiver 20.
In step 308, TV-signal receiver 20 provides one or more warning outputs, thereby is used to activate the emergency of emergency alert function to individual's notice.According to exemplary embodiments, during the process of setting up (that is, an E) of step 301, one or more warning outputs that processor 27 is enabled step 308 place according to user's selection, and such warning output is that can listen and/or visual in essence.For example, in step 308, by internal loudspeaker or audio output apparatus by operationally linking to each other with audio output of TV-signal receiver 20 as TV-signal receiver 20 such as loud speakers 25, can provide and to listen output, for example caution sound, NWS audio message and/or other audio contents.Can be according to the volume that controls such listened to output by user's set level of sound volume during the process of setting up of step 301.By display 29, visual output can also be provided, at step 308 place to notify emergency to the individual.According to exemplary embodiments, in step 308,, can provide supplementary to show, for example NWS text message (for example, showing) and/or from the video output of specific channel as closed-caption by the display under the control that is in processor 27 29.Can also be by the user by the control appliance related with TV-signal receiver 20, for example hand-held remote control device is controlled such listening and/or visual output.For example, the button that the user can press on the remote control equipment returns to its disabled status formerly with the internal loudspeaker with TV-signal receiver 20, and enables the audio output apparatus that links to each other with TV-signal receiver 20.The user can also carry out other controlled function, for example, starts and disconnects warning and export.
According to exemplary embodiments, can also export by the warning that one or more auxiliary equipment provide step 308 place to provide.Fig. 4 to 7 shows according to the present invention exemplary embodiments, how to provide the output of reporting to the police by auxiliary equipment.Can be by user's specific details during the process of setting up of step 301, for example but be not limited to the mode which auxiliary equipment provides the output of reporting to the police, which emergency (if existence) to trigger specific auxiliary equipment and the output of reporting to the police is provided by specific auxiliary equipment.
In the exemplary embodiments of Fig. 4, when activating the emergency alert function of TV-signal receiver 20, can programme to activate the dial feature of phone 40 to TV-signal receiver 20 at specific emergency.Phone 40 can be the autonomous device that separates with TV-signal receiver 20 as shown in Figure 4, perhaps can be embedded in the housing of TV-signal receiver 20.According to embodiment shown in Figure 4, when activating emergency alert function at particular emergency event, TV-signal receiver 20 can be utilized wired and/or wireless connections, to phone 40 emissioning controling signals.Such control signal can activate the dial feature of phone 40, thereby makes phone 40 dial one or more call numbers.Can pass through TV-signal receiver 20 (for example, during step 301) and/or phone 40, the number of being dialed by phone 40 when activating emergency alert function is programmed.After the dial feature that activates phone 40, TV-signal receiver 20 can be to the alarm output signal of phone 40 emission expressions as audio frequency and/or text message, and conversely, phone 40 gives information to the recipient who calls out.Can also programme to phone 40, so that when the alarm output signal that receives from TV-signal receiver 20, provide predetermined message to the recipient who calls out.
In the exemplary embodiments of Fig. 5, can programme to TV-signal receiver 20, so that, provide the output of reporting to the police via coupled auxiliary equipment by as wired and/or wireless networks such as Local Area Network, wide area network (WAN) and/or internets.As shown in Figure 5, when having activated the emergency alert function of TV-signal receiver 20, TV-signal receiver 20 can be to server/computer 50 emission alarm output signals.Then, server/computer 50 can provide alarm output signal to router five 1, and conversely, router five 1 provides alarm output signal to the network equipment 52 to 55, and the described network equipment 52 to 55 can specific implementation be a computer.Router five 1 can also be to providing alarm output signal as another networks 56 such as another LAN, WAN and/or internets.According to exemplary embodiments shown in Figure 5, can during the process of setting up of step 301, specify the mode that the output of reporting to the police is provided by the user.For example, the user can specify the following, receives alarm output signal, all devices as: which equipment on network and whether side by side or according to the particular order such as the seriousness that depends on emergency receives alarm output signal and/or other.
In the exemplary embodiments of Fig. 6, can programme to TV-signal receiver 20, so that by wired and/or wireless connections, to the output of reporting to the police is provided as auxiliary equipment such as TV-signal receiver 60.For example, when having activated the emergency alert function of TV-signal receiver 20, TV-signal receiver 20 can be to TV-signal receiver 60 emission IR control signals.Such IR control signal can be controlled the function of TV-signal receiver 60, for example, it is switched to power on mode, channel tuning, audio volume control, it is switched to shutdown/standby mode and/or other functions after the preset time section.According to exemplary embodiments shown in Figure 6, can use Source Music etc. to have another equipment of emergency alert function, substitute TV-signal receiver 20, as main warning device.
In exemplary embodiments shown in Figure 7, can programme to TV-signal receiver 20, so that by wired and/or wireless connections, to providing the output of reporting to the police as auxiliary equipment such as visual output equipments 70.Can for example glisten and/or other equipment with visual output equipment 70 specific implementations for any apparatus of visual alarm output can be provided.Embodiment shown in Figure 7 can be used for the impaired hearing user, have the environment of high ambient noise and/or the user situation away from TV-signal receiver 20.According to the present invention, can also use except the auxiliary equipment as the other types the expressed equipment of Fig. 4 to 7, for example beep-pager.
Principle of the present invention described here can also be applied to the wake-up timer or the scheduler/warning timer feature of TV-signal receiver 20.For example, if TV-signal receiver 20 is programmed to locate switching to power on mode (promptly at the fixed time, enable) thereby when waking the user up, if link to each other with audio output of TV-signal receiver 20 as another audio output apparatus such as voice receiver and/or amplifiers, then can forbid the audio output apparatus (for example, internal loudspeaker etc.) related with TV-signal receiver 20.And, can not start continuous audio output apparatus, perhaps can start it, but handle voice data from other input sources except TV-signal receiver 20.In such example, when the user presses predetermined key on the remote control equipment, can enable the audio output apparatus (for example, internal loudspeaker etc.) related with TV-signal receiver 20.If the user does not also do like this, then the message on the screen can also remind the user to start continuous audio output apparatus.
As described herein, in particular, the present invention proposes the equipment that is used to provide warning output, increased the possibility of notifying emergency to the user immediately.The present invention can be applicable to various device, has or do not have the equipment of display device.Therefore, here employed phrase " TV-signal receiver " may relate to the system and the equipment that can receive and handle TV signal, include but are not limited to: television set, comprise the computer or the monitor of display device and can not comprise display device such as system or equipments such as set-top box, VCR, DVD player, video game box, personal video recorder (PVR), computer or other equipment.The present invention also can be applicable to radio.In addition, the present invention also can be applicable to have the TV-signal receiver of single audio frequency lead-out terminal, can between constant volume output and the output of variable volume, switch, and can be applicable to have simultaneously the TV-signal receiver of constant volume lead-out terminal and variable volume lead-out terminal.
Although described the present invention, can also in spirit and scope of the present disclosure, revise further the present invention with decision design.Therefore, the application should cover of the present invention any variant, the purposes or adaptive of using this generality principle.In addition, the application should cover as in that occurred in the known or conventional practice in the field under the present invention and the qualification that drop on claims, depart from respect to of the present invention.
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1, a kind of equipment (20) with emergency alert function comprising:
Tuner (22) is used for the tuning signal that comprises the emergency alarm that can activate described emergency alert function; And
Processing unit (27) is used to respond the activation of described emergency alert function, enables the disabling of audio output equipment related with described equipment (20).
2, equipment according to claim 1 (20) is characterized in that the described output equipment of disabling of audio comprises the internal loudspeaker (25) of described equipment (20).
3, equipment according to claim 1 (20) is characterized in that the described output equipment of disabling of audio operationally links to each other with audio output of described equipment (20).
4, equipment according to claim 1 (20) is characterized in that described processing unit (27) also responds the activation of described emergency alert function, enables the first warning output by described audio output apparatus.
5, equipment according to claim 4 (20) is characterized in that described processing unit (27) also responds the activation of described emergency alert function, enables the second warning output by auxiliary equipment.
6, equipment according to claim 5 (20) is characterized in that described auxiliary equipment comprises phone (40).
7, equipment according to claim 5 (20) is characterized in that described auxiliary equipment comprises computer (52-55).
8, equipment according to claim 5 (20) is characterized in that described auxiliary equipment comprises TV-signal receiver (60).
9, equipment according to claim 5 (20) is characterized in that described auxiliary equipment comprises visual output equipment (70).
10, a kind of control has the method (300) of the equipment (20) of emergency alert function, comprising:
The tuning signal that comprises the emergency alarm that can activate described emergency alert function (302); And
Respond the activation of described emergency alert function (307), enable the disabling of audio output equipment related with described equipment (20).
11, method according to claim 10 (300) is characterized in that the described output equipment of disabling of audio comprises the internal loudspeaker (25) of described equipment (20).
12, equipment according to claim 10 (300) is characterized in that the described output equipment of disabling of audio operationally links to each other with audio output of described equipment (20).
13, method according to claim 10 (300) is characterized in that also comprising: respond the activation of described emergency alert function (308), enable the first warning output by described audio output apparatus.
14, method according to claim 13 (300) is characterized in that also comprising: respond the activation of described emergency alert function (308), enable the second warning output by auxiliary equipment.
15, method according to claim 14 (300) is characterized in that described auxiliary equipment comprises phone (40).
16, method according to claim 14 (300) is characterized in that described auxiliary equipment comprises computer (52-55).
17, method according to claim 14 (300) is characterized in that described auxiliary equipment comprises TV-signal receiver (60).
18, method according to claim 14 (300) is characterized in that described auxiliary equipment comprises visual output equipment (70).
19, a kind of TV-signal receiver (20) with emergency alert function comprising:
Tuner (22) is used for the tuning signal that comprises the emergency alarm that can activate described emergency alert function; And
Processor (27) is used to respond the activation of described emergency alert function, enables the disabling of audio output equipment related with described TV-signal receiver (20).
20, TV-signal receiver according to claim 19 (20) is characterized in that the described output equipment of disabling of audio comprises the internal loudspeaker (25) of described TV-signal receiver (20).
21, TV-signal receiver according to claim 19 (20) is characterized in that the described output equipment of disabling of audio operationally links to each other with audio output of described TV-signal receiver (20).
22, TV-signal receiver according to claim 19 (20) is characterized in that described processing unit (27) also responds the activation of described emergency alert function, enables the first warning output by described audio output apparatus.
23, TV-signal receiver according to claim 22 (20) is characterized in that described processing unit (27) also responds the activation of described emergency alert function, enables the second warning output by auxiliary equipment.
24, TV-signal receiver according to claim 23 (20) is characterized in that described auxiliary equipment comprises phone (40).
25, TV-signal receiver according to claim 23 (20) is characterized in that described auxiliary equipment comprises computer (52-55).
26, TV-signal receiver according to claim 23 (20) is characterized in that described auxiliary equipment comprises TV-signal receiver (60).
27, TV-signal receiver according to claim 23 (20) is characterized in that described auxiliary equipment comprises visual output equipment (70).
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