GB2321564A - Displaying broadcasting schedules of television programmes - Google Patents

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GB2321564A
GB2321564A GB9800873A GB9800873A GB2321564A GB 2321564 A GB2321564 A GB 2321564A GB 9800873 A GB9800873 A GB 9800873A GB 9800873 A GB9800873 A GB 9800873A GB 2321564 A GB2321564 A GB 2321564A
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Abstract

Schedules of broadcasting programs of the present or another channel to be televised on the day or subsequent dates are displayed so that a viewer can check the program schedule on-screen-displayed on a CRT screen. A mode selection section 7 selects a mode for viewing the received broadcasting signal or for checking the program schedule.

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APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING AND DISPLAYING BROADCASTING SCSEDULES OF TELEVISION PROGRAMS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method of transmitting and on-screen-displaying on a screen of a cathode ray tube (CRT) broadcasting schedules of television programs which can display television program schedules of the day or subsequent days for a currently selected channel or other channels.
2. Description of the Prior Art Video display appliances in general such as TV receivers comprise diverse functions such as automatic control of the screen, programmed power-on or off, automatic selection of channels, etc.
for the sake of viewer's convenience.
Despite such diverse functions of the conventional TV receivers, however, viewers are unable to check schedules of TV programs to be televised on a certain desired date while viewing a TV program. The viewers can confirm the broadcasting schedules only when the broadcasting station announces the schedule of the day before broadcasting the programs, or through newspapers and magazines.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To solve the above problem, the object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus of transmitting and on-screendisplaying broadcasting schedules of TV programs and a method therefor which can transmit and receive the schedule of TV programs announced by the broadcasting station with the receiver and display the schedule on the screen of the CRT so that the viewers' can check the broadcasting schedules of the day or subsequent days.
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus of transmitting TV program schedules, comprising a program producing section for producing a program to be televised by a broadcasting station, a program editing section for revising and editing the program produced by the program producing section, a signal synthesizing section for synthesizing signals of the program provided from the program editing section with signals of the program schedules, and a modulation/ transmission section for processing the synthesized broadcasting signals to transmit the broadcasting signals via a transmission antenna as radio frequency waves.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus of displaying TV program schedules, comprising a receiving section for receiving and selecting broadcasting signals and a program schedule signal received by an antenna, a mode selection section for selecting a mode for viewing the received broadcasting signal or for checking the program schedule, a display control section for controlling the broadcasting signal and the program schedule received by the receiving section so as to be displayed by an OSD on a screen of a CRT, and a video output section for displaying the broadcasting program or for on-screen-displaying the program schedule of the broadcasting program on the screen.
According to yet another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of displaying TV program schedules, comprising the steps of determining whether or not the viewer has selected a mode key for on-screen-displaying the program schedules to be televised on a screen of a CRT, on-screen-displaying a TV program if the mode key is determined not to have been selected, and on-screen-displaying the program schedule if the mode key is determined to have been selected, determining whether or not a mode release key for erasing the program schedule on-screen-displayed on the screen has been selected, removing the on-screen-displayed program schedule prior to the lapse of a predetermined time period if the mode release key is determined to have been selected, and removing the on-screen-displayed program schedule after the predetermined time period lapses if the mode release key is determined not to have been selected.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above objects, other features and advantages of the present invention will now be explained in the following preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus of transmitting schedules of TV programs according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus of displaying schedules of TV programs according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling the display of the schedule of TV programs according to the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a constitution of an apparatus of transmitting schedules of TV programs according to the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 1, the apparatus of transmitting schedules of TV programs according to the present invention comprises a program producing section 1 for producing programs to be televised by a broadcasting station, a program editing section 2 for revising and editing the programs produced by the program producing section 1, an input section 3 for inputting schedules of the edited programs to be televised on the day or on a following date; a signal synthesizing section 4 for synthesizing signals of the programs and schedules outputted by the program editing section 2 after edition, and a modulation/transmission section 5 for transmitting the signals synthesized by the synthesizing section 4 via a transmission antenna.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a constitution of an apparatus of displaying schedules of TV programs according to the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 2, the apparatus of displaying schedules of TV programs according to the present invention comprises a receiving section 6 for receiving and selecting broadcasting signals received via an antenna, a mode selection section 7 for selecting a mode for viewing the received broadcasting signals or a mode for checking program schedules, a display control section 8 for controlling the broadcasting signals and the program schedules received through the receiving section 6 by the mode selection section 7 to be on-screen-displayed on the screen of a CRT 10, and a video output section 9 for video-processing the broadcasting signals or program schedules outputted from the display control section 8 to be on-screen-displayed on the screen of the CRT 10.
The display control section 8 comprises a program schedule processing section 11 for receiving signals of the program schedules received through the receiving section 6 when a mode for checking the program schedules has been selected by the mode selection section 7, and data-processing the received signals, an OSD section 13 for providing the program schedules processed by the program schedule processing section 11 to the video output section 9 so that the program schedules are OSD-displayed on the screen of the CRT 10, and a control section 12 to the video output section 9 to be displayed on the CRT 10a control section 12 for controlling the signals of the program schedules processed by the program schedule processing section 11 to be on-screen-displayed on the screen of the CRT 10 and to be erased from the screen after elapse of a predetermined time.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling display of program schedules according to the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 3, the method of controlling display of program schedules comprises the steps of determining whether or not the viewer has selected a mode key, while viewing a TV program for on-screen-displaying program schedules to be televised on the day or on a certain desired date on a screen of the CRT, maintaining a TV viewing mode if a mode key for displaying the program schedules has been selected, and displaying the program schedules on the screen if the mode key has been selected, determining whether or not the mode release key has been selected after elapse of a predetermined time when program schedules were displayed on the screen of the CRT, and erasing the program schedules on-screendisplayed on the screen of the CRT and converting the present mode o the TV viewing mode if the mode release key has been selected, while erasing the program schedules on-screen-displayed on the screen of the CRT after elapse of a predetermined time and converting the present mode to the TV viewing mode if the mode release key has not been selected.
The operation of the apparatus as constructed above according to the present invention will now be explained in detail with reference to FIGs. 1 to 3.
Referring to FIG. 1, if a program object to be televised is selected by a broadcasting station, the program producing section 1 produces a program to be telerecorded or televised live according to the selected program object.
The program editing section 2 revises and edits the program produced by the program producing section 1. The program editing section 2 also organizes the program schedules with the program schedule input section 3 whether or not the program is to be televised on the day or on a following date, and inputs the set program to the program editing section 2.
The revised and edited program and program schedules are inputted to the signal synthesizing section 4 are applied to the modulation/transmission section 5 for processing the signals of the broadcasting program and program schedule to transmit the signals as radio waves via the antenna.
The program transmitted through the above process is received by TV receivers in each household. Referring to FIG. 2, the receiving section 6 of a TV receiver receives signals received by the antenna, and selects the signals of the broadcasting program and program schedules so that the viewer can select and view a desired channel and the program schedule, respectively. If the viewer subsequently selects a mode key in the mode selection section 7 for on-screen-displaying the program schedules, the display control section 8 receives the signals of the selected program schedules, and selects the desired channel among the channels received through the receiving section 6, and the program schedules of the selected channel for the day or for subsequent date.
In particular, if the viewer has selected schedules to be televised on a certain desired date by means of the mode selection section 7, the program schedule processing section 11 in the display control section 8 processes the data on the selected program schedules, and applies the processed program schedule data to the OSD section 13. The OSD section 13 receives the data outputted by the program schedule processing section 11, and outputs the received data to the video output section 9.
Subsequently, the schedules of the selected program are on-screendisplayed on the screen of the CRT 10.
When the program schedules are on-screen-displayed on the screen of the CRT 10, the control section 12 of the display control section 8 controls the OSD section 13 so that the program schedules on-screen-displayed on the screen of the CRT 10 may not be erased.
After elapse of a predetermined period of time, the on-screendisplayed program schedule is erased and the broadcasting program is displayed on the screen of the CRT 10.
If the mode release key of the mode selection section 7 is selected while the program schedules are on-screen-displayed on the screen of the CRT 10, the program schedules are immediately erased from the screen, and the displaying mode is converted to the TV viewing mode so that the broadcasting program may be displayed on the screen of the CRT 10.
In particular, if the viewer switches on the TV receiver and selects a mode key for checking the schedules of the program to the televised on a certain desired date by means of the mode selection key 7 while viewing a broadcasting program, the program schedule processing section 11 of the display control section 8 processes signals of the program schedules received by the receiving section 6, and the OSD section 13 outputs the data of the program schedules processed by the program schedule processing section 11 so that the schedules of the program to be televised on the day or the desired date can be on-screen-displayed on the screen of the CRT 10.
Thus, if the viewer checks the program schedules on-screendisplayed on the screen of the CRT 10 and then selects the mode release key by manipulating the mode selection key 7, the program schedules on-screen-displayed on the screen disappear, and TV broadcasting signal is displayed. If the mode release key is not selected and a predetermined period of time elapses after the onscreen-display of the program schedules, the control section 12 of the display control section 8 erases the program schedules onscreen-displayed on the screen of the CRT 10 by controlling the OSD section 13 after elapse of a predetermined period of time, and redisplays the broadcasting program so that the viewer may keep viewing the programs.
As described above, the present invention enables a viewer to effectively manage program schedules by on-screen-displaying on the screen of the CRT the program schedules to be televised by a broadcasting station on a certain desired date while viewing a TV broadcasting program, thereby increasing the quality of the product.

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HAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. An apparatus of transmitting television broadcasting program schedules, comprising: a program producing section for producing a program to be televised by a broadcasting station; a program editing section for revising and editing the program produced by the program producing section; a program schedule input section for inputting a schedule of television programs edited by and outputted from the program editing section; a signal synthesizing section for synthesizing signals of the program outputted from the program editing section with signals of the program schedules, and modulating the synthesized signals to be suited for transmission; and a modulation/transmission section for modulating and transmitting the signals synthesized by the signal synthesizing section as radio waves via a transmission antenna.
2. An apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a program schedule preparing section for preparing the schedule of television programs and providing the prepared schedule to the program editing section so that it can be recognized that the produced and edited program is televised on the day or subsequent dates.
3. An apparatus of displaying television broadcasting program schedules, comprising: a receiving section for receiving and selecting a broadcasting signal and a program schedule signal; a mode selection section for selecting a mode for viewing the received broadcasting signal or for checking the program schedule; a display control section for controlling the broadcasting signal and the program schedule received by the receiving section so as to be displayed by an on-screen-display (OSD) on a screen of a cathode ray tube (CRT); and a video output section for displaying the broadcasting program or for on-screen-displaying the program schedule of the broadcasting program on the screen of the CRT.
4. An apparatus of claim 3, wherein the display control section comprises: a program schedule processing section for receiving the program schedule signal from the receiving section when a mode for checking the program schedule has been selected by means of the mode selection section, and data-processing the program schedule signal; and an OSD section for providing the program schedule processed by the program schedule processing section to the video output section so that the program schedule is displayed on the screen of the CRT.
5. An apparatus of claim 4, wherein the display control section further comprises a control section for controlling the OSD section so that the program schedule displayed on the screen of the CRT through the video output section is automatically erased from the screen after a predetermined period of time.
6. An apparatus of claim 3, wherein the mode selection section comprises a mode key provided on a television receiver or a remote controller so that a viewer can select an OSD-display function of the program schedule of the broadcasting program to be televised on the day or subsequent dates.
7. A method of displaying television broadcasting program schedules, comprising the steps of: determining whether or not a viewer has selected a mode key for on-screen-displaying on a screen of a cathode ray tube (CRT) the program schedule to be televised on the day or subsequent dates; displaying the television broadcasting program if the mode key is determined not to have been selected, and on-screen-displaying the program schedule on the screen of the CRT if the mode key is determined to have been selected; determining whether or not a mode release key for erasing the program schedule displayed on the screen of the CRT has been selected; removing the displayed program schedule prior to the lapse of a predetermined time period if the mode release key is determined to have been selected; and removing the displayed program schedule from the screen of the CRT after the predetermined time period lapses if the mode release key is determined not to have been selected.
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