EP1161832A1 - Systeme de telecommande de televiseur a recepteur audio - Google Patents

Systeme de telecommande de televiseur a recepteur audio

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EP1161832A1
EP1161832A1 EP00983253A EP00983253A EP1161832A1 EP 1161832 A1 EP1161832 A1 EP 1161832A1 EP 00983253 A EP00983253 A EP 00983253A EP 00983253 A EP00983253 A EP 00983253A EP 1161832 A1 EP1161832 A1 EP 1161832A1
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Prior art keywords
audio
remote control
receiver
audio signal
television
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Dean A. Kaufman
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Koninklijke Philips NV
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Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • 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]
    • H04N21/4227—Providing Remote input by a user located remotely from the client device, e.g. at work
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/41—Structure of client; Structure of client peripherals
    • H04N21/4104—Peripherals receiving signals from specially adapted client devices
    • H04N21/4126—The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • 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
    • H04N21/42206—User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor characterized by hardware details
    • H04N21/42222—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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • 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
    • H04N21/42206—User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor characterized by hardware details
    • H04N21/42225—User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor characterized by hardware details characterized by types of remote control, e.g. universal remote control
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/41—Structure of client; Structure of client peripherals
    • H04N21/426—Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof
    • H04N21/42607—Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof for processing the incoming bitstream
    • H04N21/4263—Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof for processing the incoming bitstream involving specific tuning arrangements, e.g. two tuners
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/80—Generation or processing of content or additional data by content creator independently of the distribution process; Content per se
    • H04N21/81—Monomedia components thereof
    • H04N21/8106—Monomedia components thereof involving special audio data, e.g. different tracks for different languages
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/44—Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards
    • H04N5/60—Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards for the sound signals

Definitions

  • This invention relates to hand-held television receiver (TV) remote controls, and in particular, to a TV remote control system with TV audio that includes a hand-held remote control with conventional TV and video recording device functions, and an audio receiver and speaker arrangement that permits the audio signal portion of a secondary channel to be listened to without disturbing the audio and video of a primary channel tuned on an associated TV.
  • TV television receiver
  • TVs permitted only a single television channel to be viewed and listened to at a time.
  • PEP picture in a picture systems
  • PIP equipped TV designs permit the audio of just one of the television channels to be listened to at a time.
  • PIP equipped TV designs that will permit the audio of two or more television channels to be simultaneously listened to through the speakers of the TV.
  • the different audio programs generated from the speakers of the same TV at the same time interfere with one another and make listening to either very difficult.
  • a system which permits the audio of a secondary channel to be listened to without disturbing the audio and video of a primary channel tuned on an associated TV.
  • a television receiver remote control system comprising a receiver for receiving audio signal portions of signals carrying television channels, an audio transmitter for transmitting the audio signal portion of a selected one of the channels received by the receiver, and a remote control for remote operation of the receiver to select the audio signal portion of a desired channel for transmission by the transmitter, and for remote operation of a TV.
  • the remote control includes an audio receiver for wireless receipt of the audio signal portion of the selected channel transmitted by the transmitter, and an audio speaker or headset connection for converting the received audio signal portion into sound.
  • the system may permit the audio signal portion of any selected channel to be listened to with the remote control via the speaker without changing a channel selected on an associated TV.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a TV remote control system with TV audio according to a first embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the hand-held remote control of the system
  • FIG. 3A is a schematic front elevational view of the TV audio receiver/transmitter base unit of the system
  • FIG. 3B is a schematic rear elevational view of the TV audio receiver/transmitter base unit of the system
  • FIG. 4A is a schematic view of a TV remote control system with TV audio according to a second embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram detailing the modifications made to the VCR used in the second embodiment of the system
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a TV remote control system with TV audio according to a third embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a TV remote control system with TV audio according to a fourth embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a TV remote control system 10 with TV audio according to a first embodiment of the invention.
  • the system 10 includes a hand-held remote control 12 and a TV audio receiver/transmitter base unit 14.
  • the hand-held remote control 12 conventionally includes a keypad 16, an infrared transmitter 18, and associated other components and electrical circuitry 20 which enable it to be operated as a universal television remote control with standard TV and VCR functions.
  • the remote control 12 further includes an antenna 22 and audio receiver circuitry 24 for wireless receipt of the audio signals transmitted by the TV audio receiver/transmitter base unit 14 (Fig. 1), and an audio speaker 26 and associated signal amplification circuitry 24 for converting the audio signals into sound.
  • the audio receiver and signal amplification circuitry 24 used in the remote control 12 are of known construction and operation.
  • the remote control 12 is also provided with an audio function keypad 28 and associated electrical circuitry 30 for operating the TV audio receiver/transmitter base unit via the infrared transmitter 18.
  • the audio keypad 28 typically provides volume control functions 32 for the audio generated by the remote control 12, a 3-way switch 34 for selecting among a television, a video cassette recorder, and the remote control audio, and power buttons 36 for all three functions (TV, VCR, and audio).
  • the remote control 12 can be further provided with an earphone jack 38 for using standard headsets 39 and a rechargeable battery pack (not shown).
  • the TV audio receiver/transmitter base unit 14 includes known components and circuitry 40 for receiving wireless and cable television signals carrying UHF and VHF channels, for tuning and selecting a particular one of these channels via the remote control, and for transmitting the audio signal portion of a selected channel to the remote control.
  • An antenna 42 is provided for receiving wireless television signals and transmitting the audio signal portion of a selected channel to the remote control 12.
  • a coaxial cable connection 44 is also provided for connecting the base unit 14 to a coaxial cable (not shown) that carries television signals.
  • the TV audio receiver/transmitter base unit 14 further includes an A/C power cord connection 46 for electrically connecting the base unit into a standard electrical outlet, and an infrared remote sensor 48 for receiving infrared control signals from the remote control 12 that permit channel selection and power the base unit 14 on and off.
  • a charging station 50 (Fig. 1) for holding the remote control 12 when not in use and recharging its battery pack.
  • the charging station 50 includes an A/C to D/C power supply 52 and known battery charge control circuits 54.
  • a channel display 56 can also be provided for displaying channels selected by the remote control.
  • the TV remote control system 10 of the invention advantageously allows a user to listen to the audio of a selected television channel from any location within the transmitting range of the TV audio receiver/transmitter base unit 14 using the hand-held remote control 12.
  • the system 10 also allows a user to listen to the audio of a secondary television channel (or audio surf from channel to channel) via the remote control 12 and base unit 14 without disrupting the audio and video of a primary channel selected on an associated TV. Accordingly, the use of the system 10 with a television receiver containing a PIP system (not shown) brings audio to the secondary picture.
  • FIG. 4A shows a TV remote control system 60 with TV audio according to a second embodiment of the invention.
  • This embodiment of the system 60 combines the remote control 12 of the first embodiment with a video recording device such as a conventional video cassette recorder (VCR) 62, modified with a conventional audio transmitter unit 64 that transmits the audio signal portion of a channel selected on the VCR 62 to the audio receiver 24 (Fig. 2) of the remote control 12.
  • a free standing charging station 66 can be provided for holding the remote control 12 when not in use and recharging its rechargeable battery pack.
  • the charging station 66 typically includes a cradle 68 for holding the remote control 12, an AC to DC power supply 70, and known battery charge control circuits (not visible).
  • a digital channel display 78 can be provided on the front of the VCR 62 to display the selected audio channel.
  • the modified VCR 62 can be used alone as a tuner to permit the audio of any selected television channel to be heard through the remote control 12. More typically however, the modified VCR 62 can be connected to a TV (not shown), and used as a tuner to permit a user to listen to the audio of any selected television channel through the remote control 12 without interrupting the audio or video of the selected television channel being viewed on the TV.
  • the audio transmitter 64 is connected to the audio preamplification circuitry 72 of the VCR 62.
  • the audio transmitter 64 includes an antenna 74 for receiving wireless TV signals.
  • the VCR's control circuitry 76 is adapted to enable or disable the audio transmitter 64.
  • FIG. 5 shows a TV remote control system 80 with TV audio according to a third embodiment of the invention.
  • This embodiment of the system 80 is substantially identically to the system 60 of the third embodiment except that the audio transmitter is an external unit 82 that attaches directly to the audio terminals 84 on the back of the VCR 86.
  • the external audio transmitter 82 can be provided with a manual on/off switch 83 to allow activation thereof. It is also possible to provide the external audio transmitter 82 with an infrared sensor 85 for remote activation thereof via the infrared transmitter 18 of the remote control 12.
  • FIG. 6 shows a TV remote control system 90 with TV audio according to a fourth embodiment of the invention wherein the remote control 12 of the first embodiment and the charging station 66 of the second and third embodiments, are combined with a PIP equipped TV 91 with two tuners 92, 93.
  • this system 90 one of the two tuners 92, 93 of the TV 91 provides the same receiving function as the TV audio receiver/transmitter unit of the first embodiment, i.e., it receives wireless and cable television signals carrying UHF and VHF channels and is tunable to a particular channel via the remote control 12.
  • the audio transmission function is provided by a modifying the TV 91 with an audio transmitter 94 and antenna 96 that transmits the audio portion of a selected television channel to the remote control 12.
  • the TV 91 can be modified with the audio transmitter 94 in substantially the same manner as was the VCR in the second or third embodiments of the invention.
  • the system 90 of the fourth embodiment allows a user to listen to the audio of a secondary television channel (or audio surf from channel to channel) via the remote control 12 and one of the two tuners 92, 93 of the TV 91, without disrupting the audio and video of a primary channel selected on the TV 91 with the other one of the two tuners 92, 93.
  • the various receiver and transmitter components and electrical circuitry used in the TV remote control system of the invention can be adapted for monaural, high fidelity stereo, or any other sound reproduction scheme of the audio signal. It should be further understood that these various receiver and transmitter components and electrical circuitry are well known in the art and are commercially available. Therefore, detailed descriptions of these components and electrical circuitry are unnecessary and have not been provided. Additionally, the receiver for receiving audio signal portions of signals carrying television channels can be embodied as any conventional video recording and/or reproduction device such as a digital video disk (DVD) that is capable of being modified or adapted to selectively transmit the audio signal portions of signals carrying television channels to the remote control. While the foregoing invention has been described with reference to the above embodiments, various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Accordingly, all such modifications and changes are considered to be within the scope of the appended claims.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un système de télécommande de téléviseur pourvu d'un récepteur qui reçoit des parties de signaux audio des signaux portant des canaux télévisuels, un émetteur audio qui émet la partie du signal audio d'un canal choisi parmi ceux reçus par le récepteur, et une télécommande du fonctionnement du récepteur permettant de choisir la partie du signal audio du canal voulu à émettre par l'émetteur, ainsi que du fonctionnement du téléviseur. La télécommande comprend un récepteur audio conçu pour la réception sans fil de la partie du signal audio du canal choisi émis par l'émetteur, et un haut-parleur qui convertit ladite partie en son. Le système permet, à l'aide de la télécommande, d'écouter la partie du signal audio de tout canal choisi par le biais du haut-parleur sans changer le canal sélectionné sur le téléviseur associé.
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