EP0931415A4 - Controle vocal a distance a affichage - Google Patents

Controle vocal a distance a affichage

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EP0931415A4
EP0931415A4 EP97911643A EP97911643A EP0931415A4 EP 0931415 A4 EP0931415 A4 EP 0931415A4 EP 97911643 A EP97911643 A EP 97911643A EP 97911643 A EP97911643 A EP 97911643A EP 0931415 A4 EP0931415 A4 EP 0931415A4
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Allen Chang
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    • H04N7/162—Authorising the user terminal, e.g. by paying; Registering the use of a subscription channel, e.g. billing
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    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
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    • H04N21/41265—The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device
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    • H04N21/41—Structure of client; Structure of client peripherals
    • H04N21/422—Input-only peripherals, i.e. input devices connected to specially adapted client devices, e.g. global positioning system [GPS]
    • H04N21/42204—User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor
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    • H04N21/42206—User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor characterized by hardware details
    • H04N21/42208—Display device provided on the remote control
    • H04N21/42209—Display device provided on the remote control for displaying non-command information, e.g. electronic program guide [EPG], e-mail, messages or a second television channel
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    • H04N21/42222—Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
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  • a number of televisions and television control systems are capable of providing television program information in an on-screen display format, that is, as text directly on the television screen. In this manner, the viewer is provided with information about a currently displayed program without having to resort to a printed television schedule.
  • various types of on-screen electronic program guides which provide several days' worth of program information for a number of different channels and times on the television display at the viewer's request.
  • the program information may include channel (local channel and/or station name), title and a brief summary, as well as an EPG.
  • the program information data is embedded in the television signal at a remote service provider site and telecast along with the normally telecast television signal. The data is then received at the viewer's end, stripped from the television signal and formatted for on-screen display.
  • an on-screen display is a textual or graphic overlay which covers at least a portion of the displayed program.
  • EPGs are usually in a grid format, arranged by channel and time, which may take up the television display.
  • the on-screen display format is also used for television and VCR initial set-up operations and for set-up of VCR timed recordings.
  • On-screen displays obscure the program currently being displayed to some extent. This can be especially inconvenient when several people are watching a television program and one person wishes to access program information, set up the VCR for recording, or otherwise invoke the on-screen display function. It is therefor desirable to provide means for automatically informing the viewer of program or set-up information without obscuring the television display.
  • a remote controller having a display screen receives and stores transmitted television program information.
  • the program information includes an electronic program guide (EPG).
  • EPG electronic program guide
  • the remote controller selectively retrieves and displays at least a portion of the program information on the display screen of the remote controller.
  • the display changes as the viewer changes channels or scrolls through the EPG in order to provide program information about the currently selected program on an associated television or in the EPG.
  • the remote controller operates in a normal mode and a guide mode.
  • program information corresponds to the program displayed on the associated television system.
  • guide mode the viewer may scroll through program information for a number of currently telecast programs as well as programs to be telecast in the future. Due to the size limitations of the remote controller display screen, preferably guide modes are provided which include abbreviated program information in order to display program information for several programs to fit on the display screen at one time.
  • the program information is transmitted as voice data.
  • the program information includes an EPG.
  • the microcontroller retrieves and processes a voice message for announcement through a speaker in the remote controller.
  • the voice message corresponds to the television program currently displayed on the associated television system or a selected program in the EPG.
  • the program information is transmitted over a wireless paging system at a preferred frequency of about 900MHz.
  • the microcontroller includes a digital signal processor for sorting and storing the retrieved program information.
  • FIG. 1 is a remote controller according to a preferred embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic of the remote controller components
  • FIG. 3 is a display screen on the remote controller displaying program information for a currently telecast television program
  • FIG.4 is a display screen on the remote controller displaying an electronic program guide (EPG) including currently telecast programs on several different channels (the NOW guide format);
  • EPG electronic program guide
  • FIG.5 is a display screen on the remote controller displaying an EPG including the currently telecast program and programs to be telecast in the future on the channel currently tuned by the associated television system (the NEXT guide format);
  • FIG.6 is a schematic of the data transmission system for the remote controller.
  • FIG.7 is a display screen on the remote controller displaying the currently selected device for control by the remote controller.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a preferred embodiment of a remote controller 10 according to the invention.
  • the remote controller 10 includes a display screen 12 to provide textual information regarding telecast television programs.
  • the display screen 12 is capable of providing program information such as time, channel (local channel and/or station name), title, and a brief summary of the program.
  • a speaker 14 is capable of outputting voice messages corresponding to the textual information on the display screen 12.
  • the remote controller 10 receives regularly updated program information and other data from a remote service provider 84 (See FIG. 6).
  • the remote controller 10 also has universal remote control capabilities which are enhanced by the display and audio features and data reception capabilities of the device.
  • the remote controller includes a keypad with various buttons for viewer input.
  • a first set of buttons are common to universal remote controllers and perform the same functions, unless otherwise indicated.
  • This first set of buttons includes POWER button 16, SETUP group buttons 18, numeric group button 20, MUTE button 21, TV/VCR button 22, CH UP/DOWN button 24, VOL UP/DOWN button 26, and RECORDER/PLAYER control group buttons 28.
  • a second set of buttons are specific to the preferred embodiment and include LIGHT button 30, DEVICE button 31, NOW button 32, NEXT button 33, DAY button 34, PAGE button 35, CENTRAL CONTROL button 36, and GUIDE button 37. The functions of the second set buttons are described in detail below.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic of the remote controller 10 components.
  • RF receiver 38 receives regularly updated text and voice data from the remote service provider 84 (See FIG. 6).
  • the data is transmitted by a nation-wide paging carrier to individual remote controllers 10 on a 900MHz paging frequency.
  • a digital signal processor (DSP) 40 reorganizes and stores the text data in a guide memory 42 and the voice data to a voice memory 44.
  • DSP digital signal processor
  • a microcontroller 46 retrieves the appropriate text data from the guide memory 42 and routes the data to display screen 12.
  • the microcontroller 46 simultaneously retrieves corresponding voice data from the voice memory 44 and routes the voice data to voice processor 50 which processes the data into a voice message for announcement through speaker 14.
  • the microcontroller 46 also controls a light 52 for illuminating the display screen 12 and an IR transmitter 54 for controlling other devices.
  • An internal clock 48 is also provided.
  • Display screen 12 is preferably a liquid crystal display (LCD) having a 4X16 character main display area 56 with a number of peripheral indicators -time indicator 57, DOWNLOAD indicator 58, MUTE indicator 59, RECORD indicator 60, GUIDE indicator 61, and DEVICE indicator 96.
  • the display screen displays information regarding a program currently displayed on an associated television screen or monitor.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary display.
  • the program information can include date, time, channel, title and a brief description of the program to fully identify the program.
  • the program information changes as the viewer changes the channel, thereby providing information about the new program.
  • guide memory buffer 43 contains program information for at least the currently displayed program.
  • a light 52 is provided to illuminate the display screen. Pressing LIGHT button 30 activates the light, preferably illuminating the display screen 12 for about 15 seconds.
  • the remote controller 10 also has electric program guide (EPG) capabilities.
  • EPG electric program guide
  • To access an EPG the viewer presses GUIDE button 37.
  • GUIDE indicator 61 blinks.
  • EPG information is downloaded as text and voice data from the remote service provider on a daily basis and stored in guide memory 42 and voice memory 44, respectively.
  • DOWNLOAD indicator 58 blinks, notifying the viewer that downloading is occurring.
  • the EPG is arranged in grid format with program information contained in individual cells arranged in rows according to channel and in columns according to time.
  • the EPG is stored as a series of linked in individual "pages" of textual information arranged in the EPG grid format. According to one embodiment, only one cell or a portion thereof can be displayed on the display screen 12 at a time due to the size limitations.
  • the cell of the EPG grid continuing program information for the currently displayed program is displayed. Since this cell contains the same information as displayed in the normal mode, there is no change in the display on display screen 12. However, the viewer is notified that the remote controller 10 is in the guide mode by the blinking of the GUIDE indicator 61.
  • the viewer can navigate through the EPG grid using CENTRAL CONTROL button 68 in conjunction with DAY button 70 and PAGE button 72.
  • the CENTRAL CONTROL button 68 is a circular button which includes a direction indicator arrows in each of four quadrants of the circle. By pressing the quadrant containing a particular indicator arrow, the viewer can scroll through the grid in the direction of the associated indicator arrow to display hidden text in an adjacent area of the guide.
  • Each cell includes at least program time, date, channel, and title to orient the viewer while scrolling through the guide (see FIG. 4).
  • a center 74 button of the CENTRAL CONTROL button 68 controls two functions in the guide mode. Pressing the center button 74 once quickly activates a
  • the microcontroller 46 automatically resets the display screen to the cell in the EPG correspond to the currently displayed program. Pressing the center button 74 for a longer period of time, e.g., two seconds, activates an "ENTER" function.
  • the outcome of the ENTER function depends on the whether the selected cell, that is, the cell displayed on display screen 12, corresponds to a currently telecast program or to a program to be telecast in the future. If the cell corresponds to a currently telecast program, the microcontroller 46 automatically tunes the associated television (or television control system) to the channel carrying that program. Alternatively, if the cell corresponds to a program scheduled to be telecast in the future, the microcontroller automatically sets the VCR (if available) to record that program. Methods for automatically setting the VCR for timed recording are described in U.S. Patent No. 5,353,121 owned by StarSight, Inc., herein incorporated by reference.
  • an alternate embodiment of the invention provides for two additional guide modes, designated "NOW” and "NEXT.”
  • Corresponding indicator blocks 76, 78 are provided on the display screen 12 and corresponding guide buttons 80, 82 are provided on the remote controller 10.
  • the corresponding button 80, 82 is pressed.
  • the remote controller 10 is in the NOW or NEXT guide mode, the corresponding indicator block 76, 78 blinks.
  • the NOW and NEXT guide modes provide abbreviated program information, one program per row of the (4X16) display screen 12, so that information for four programs can be displayed simultaneously.
  • the currently displayed program is the top listing upon entering the NOW or NEXT guide mode.
  • the selected program is highlighted by a cursor 92.
  • the NOW guide mode provides information for the currently telecast programs. An exemplary display for the NOW guide is shown in FIG. 4. Since all of the programs are currently being telecast, only the channel identification and program title are needed to adequately identify the programs; time and date are unnecessary.
  • the NEXT guide mode provides information for the currently displayed programs and for programs to be telecast in the future on the channel currently tuned by the associated television system.
  • An exemplary display for the NEXT guide is shown in FIG. 5. Since all of the programs are to be telecast on the same channel, and the shows are arranged in chronological order, only the program start time and program title are needed to adequately identify the programs; channel and date are unnecessary.
  • microcontroller 46 controls speaker 14 to announce voice messages corresponding to the information displayed on display screen 12.
  • the voice message is announced upon changing the information on the display screen 12.
  • speaker 14 will announce a message such as, "Channel two, KCBS, Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman.”
  • the voice message feature may be deactivated.
  • the MUTE indicator 59 on the display screen 12 blinks.
  • pressing MUTE button 21 deactivates the voice message feature.
  • a switch 88 is provided on the side or back of the remote controller to (de)activate the voice message function.
  • MUTE button 21 controls television muting.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic of one embodiment of a data transmission system for the remote controller 10.
  • a remote service provider 84 prepares the data to be sent to the individual remote controller units 10, including EPG and voice data.
  • the remote service provider 84 then modems this information to nationwide paging carriers 86 for transmission to the individual remote controller units 10 along with the transmission of other paging information.
  • the remote service provider 84 receives program information data daily and converts the information to EPG data and to voice data using known voice processing methods. Since data downloading is from a networked paging carrier, the download schedules can be fixed or flexible, depending on the paging carrier's capacity and the needs of the viewers.
  • the data is stored by the paging carriers 86 until a low traffic period, such as the middle of the night, and then transmitted to the individual remote control units 10, because immediate communication of the data is not important.
  • the spare capacity of the paging system can be used to distribute the data utilized by the invention.
  • Paging systems for downloading EPG data to individual units are described in patent application no. 08/369,525 filed January 5, 1995 (VideoGuide, Inc.), which is hereby incorporated by reference.
  • the remote controller 10 is compatible with Gemstar's VCR Plus+ system so that VCR Plus+ codes may also be downloaded simultaneously with the guide information.
  • the paging system is used to provide additional services to the individual viewers.
  • Sports and stock information may be downloaded to individual viewers on a subscription basis as well as personalized billing information.
  • Clock data may be sent on a regular basis to update the internal clock 48 (see FIG. 2).
  • the remote controller 10 includes a high speed IrDA transmitter 90 for transmitting EPG information to other devices.
  • IrDA transmitter is capable of sending guide information to a laser printer, for printing out the guide, or a personal computer, television or VCR for display of the EPG grid on the associated display screen.
  • the EPG is displayed in the preset onscreen display format for that device.
  • the EPG data contained in guide memory buffer 43 is transmitted to the other devices.
  • the remote controller operates as a universal remote for controlling several devices.
  • the remote controller is capable of controlling six other devices. Individual control of these devices is enabled by entering the proper IR codes for each device in the remote controller 10 which are stored by microcontroller 46 in RAM 94 (FIG. 2). Also, at a user request, e.g., by telephone, the appropriate IR control codes for a particular device may be downloaded through the network paging system to that viewer's remote controller for automatic set-up of the remote controller 10 (See Appendix A for preferred transmission standards).
  • DEVICE indicator 96 includes six number indicators 97. The number indicator corresponding to the selected device will blink while that device is selected. According to one embodiment, upon pressing the DEVICE button 31 once within two seconds, the microcontroller 46 will control the display screen to display a description for selected device, in this example a Sharp brand VCR, and its device designation, "1," as shown in
  • FIG. 7 According to this embodiment, upon pressing the DEVICE button 31 twice within 2 seconds, the microcontroller 46 will select another device for control, moving sequentially through the number designations (1-6) for the available devices. Alternatively, the viewer may select another device by pressing the DEVICE button 31 and the number key (1-6) corresponding to the desired device designation.
  • the current Guide Plus+ System has a built-in IR transmission function. It sends the preset IR signal to control the Cable Box or VCR. Because of the limited space in Sanyo microcontroller ROM size, we only store the selected Cable box and VCR IR codes after carefully reviewed. However, to consider that many new cable boxes and VCRs will be sold in the market every year, the Guide Plus ⁇ system should have the ability to learn or accept new IR codes from Pre-Load Packet in VBI line. The content of IR Mode Code Pre-Load Packet will be discussed in details in the following "Format" section.
  • the external SRAM should reserve 200 bytes space for IR codes storage.
  • Each of Cable Box IR code or VCR IR code occupies 100 bytes. Within the 100 bytes, the byte or bit to tell either VCR or Cable box and the whole set of data for the new mode should be included.
  • the format of IR codes inside of the SRAM will be designed by Guide Plus+ developers.
  • the insertion center should generate the IR code packet and upload it to the insert (GES2) for that area.
  • the insert GES2
  • the user's Guide Plus ⁇ system will store the new IR code data into the SRAM.
  • the user will start using the new IR code.
  • each byte is a coded hex number from 30hex to 3Fhex. It indicates the current block number of this new IR code.
  • IR TBN 2 bytes, each byte is a coded hex number from 3()hex lo 3Fhex. it indicates the total block number of this new IR code.
  • the bO to b3 of byte 0, and byte 1 and byte 2 are for user zip code.
  • Each zip code represents 2 BCD digits of a zip code number. However, there is no offset value for user zip code.
  • Each byte represents 2 BCD digits of a serial number or pin number.
  • each byte is a coded hex number from 50hex to 5Fhex.
  • the bitO to bit3 of the even byte in the following content of IR code is the higher nibble in each byte of real IR mode data (the example of real IR mode data is shown in page 8).
  • the bitO to bit3 of the odd byte in the following content of IR code is the lower nibble of each byte of real IR mode data.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un contrôleur à distance comportant un écran d'affichage (12) et un haut-parleur (14). Le contrôleur à distance reçoit et stocke des informations sur les programmes de télévision émises, incluant, en particulier, un guide électronique de programmes (EPG). L'information sur les programmes est transférée, de préférence, sur un système de paginations sans fil (fig. 6) à une fréquence preférée d'environ 900 MHz. Un microcontrôleur (46), dans le contrôleur, comporte un processeur de signaux numériques permettant de trier et de stocker les informations sur les programmes, extraites. Le microcontrôleur extrait et affiche, de manière sélective, au moins une partie des informations sur les programmes sur l'écran d'affichage du contrôleur à distance, en réponse à une entrée de commande du téléspectateur, introduite par un clavier numérique (15) dudit contrôleur à distance. L'affichage change lorsque le téléspectateur change de chaîne ou utilise le défilement dans le guide électronique de programmes. Le contrôleur à distance comporte, également, une fonction message vocal. Lorsque la fonction message vocal est activée, le microcontrôleur extrait et traite un message vocal de façon à l'annoncer par le haut-parleur. Le message vocal correspond au programme de télévision ponctuellement affiché sur un système de télévision associé ou dans un programme sélectionné dans le guide électronique de programmes.
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