JP2000013707A - Portable program display device and portable program display method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable program retrieval whose operation is simple and easy by setting a reservation program from a reproduction display program table that is produced based on TV program table information (EPG data) and setting and displaying a TV program which is selected by a TV signal receiver by using TV program data of the reservation program. SOLUTION: This portable program display device 13 virtually edits and stores transmission EPG data (a broadcasting channel, a program name, broadcasting time, etc.), as a program menu of a channel axial direction and a time base direction in a storing means 20. When a receiver 10 reserves a program to be viewed, the program menu to be shown on a display 15 of the device 13 is scrolled and when a program to be received and reproduced is shown, a control signal is produced and supplied from a decision/transmission switch 19, selection program data are read and a remote control control signal is transmitted from a transmitting means 14". Reservation program EPG data are stored together with a program reservation remote control control signal in a program reservation memory of the receiver 10 and is viewed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a program reservation system for receiving television program table information multiplexed and transmitted on a television signal and reserving a program to be viewed or recorded based on the television program table information. The present invention relates to a portable program display device capable of displaying a table menu and making a program reservation from the displayed program table.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, television broadcasting of 100 or more channels using satellites has been put to practical use. In this multi-channel television broadcasting, television program table information (hereinafter referred to as TV program information) is provided for the purpose of improving the convenience of program viewing selection. , EPG data), and selects a program to be viewed from a TV program table reproduced and displayed based on the EPG data,
It is also possible to reserve viewing programs.

Also, in terrestrial television broadcasting, a system for mounting EPG data on a teletext signal multiplexed with a television signal has been established as a standard.
In July of the same year, the Broadcasting Technology Development Council enacted the "Standard for Television Program Recording Reservation System by Teletext".

[0004] The configuration and operation of a receiver for making a program reservation using the EPG data will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 5A is a program diagram showing a television program menu reproduced and displayed on the screen of the television receiver based on the EPG data. The television receiver 50 includes an EPG multiplexed on a transmitted television signal. Separately demodulates the data, stores the demodulated EPG data, and displays it on the TV screen.
Broadcast date 51, broadcast time zone 52, broadcast channel number 5
3 and a program menu including a broadcast program name 54 and the like. From the program guide displayed on the television screen, program selection and reservation setting are performed based on a remote control signal from a remote control terminal (hereinafter referred to as a remote control) 55 shown in FIG. 5B. A power switch 56, a numeric keypad 57, a menu display instruction switch 58, a cursor movement switch 59, and a selection / decision switch 60 are disposed on the surface of the remote controller 55, and a remote control signal transmitting means 61 is disposed on one side. ing.

The circuit configuration of the remote controller 55 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (c), a microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as CP)
U) 62 and the respective switches 56
The power switch means 56 'for detecting an operation signal based on the operations of .about.60, the ten-key means 57', the menu display instruction means 58 ', the cursor movement switch means 59', the selection / decision switch means 60 ', and the transmission means 61 The CPU 62 is connected and operates according to the operation of each of the switches 56 to 60.
Reads out various control signals stored in the control means 63 and transmits a remote control signal from the transmission means 61 to the television receiver 50.

That is, when the power switch 56 is operated, an operation signal is sent from the power switch means 56 'to the CPU 62.
The control unit 63 reads a control signal corresponding to the power operation signal from the control unit 63, and transmits a remote control signal for turning on the television receiver 50 from the transmission unit 61.
To display the channel to be viewed next (selection of a channel), enter the channel number using the numeric keypad 57 having a number from 0 to 12, or operate the menu display instruction switch 58 to set the receiver 50 in advance. Is displayed on the screen, and by operating the ten key 57 or the cursor movement switch 59 for moving the cursor up, down, left and right while watching the menu screen, the cursor is moved in the menu to select the desired program. Search for. Each time a switch of the remote controller 50 is operated, a remote control signal corresponding to each switch is transmitted to the CPU 62 and the control unit 63.
And transmitted from the transmission means 61 to the receiver 50, and when the target program is finally searched, the selection / decision switch means 6
0, the EPG of the target program is transmitted from the transmitting means 61.
An instruction signal for storing data in the receiver 50 is transmitted, and EPG data of the target program is stored in storage means (not shown) provided in the receiver 50, and the stored EPG data is stored.
The selection and operation of the television program of the receiver 50 are controlled based on the data.

That is, if the target program selected and determined by the selection / decision switch and the means 60, 60 'is a program which is not currently being broadcast, it means that the target program has been reserved for viewing.

Although the above-described program reservation uses a television receiver as an example, a video cassette recorder (hereinafter, VTR)
), The recorded program is reserved by a remote controller having the same function and circuit configuration, the program guide menu is displayed on the TV screen, and the EPG data of the reserved recording program is transferred to the VTR and stored. Or VTR with E
PG data demodulation storage means is provided, and a program table is displayed on a display showing the operation or operation state of the VTR to search for a desired program, and the EPG data after selection is determined is stored in the VTR.
I remember.

[0010]

Conventionally, channel selection operation and program reservation using EPG data have been complicated. In addition, since infrared is used for the remote control signal transmitted from the remote controller to the receiver, the range and directivity of the remote control infrared signal are narrow, so that the infrared transmitter is always directed to the receiver within a predetermined range. Had to be operated. Further, when searching for a program, there is a problem that it takes time to find a target program because a cursor on a program menu on the screen is sequentially scrolled in a two-dimensionally expanded menu in a time axis direction and a channel axis direction. Was.

An object of the present invention is to provide a portable program display device having a function of taking in EPG data in a remote controller and transmitting a remote control signal to a receiver, and capable of searching for a program by a simple and easy operation. With the goal.

[0012]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a program reservation system for reserving television program guide information multiplexed to a television signal and a television program to be received using the television program guide information. TV program guide information multiplexed and transmitted to a signal is separated and demodulated, and the TV program guide data is taken in from a TV program guide data source having TV program table data generated based on the separated and demodulated TV program guide information and stored. Storage means, display means for reproducing and displaying a program table based on a broadcast channel and broadcast time based on the TV program table data stored in the storage means, and broadcasting the program table reproduced and displayed on the display means Scroll means for scrolling based on the channel and broadcast time; and setting a reserved program from a program table reproduced and displayed on the display means. And a program reservation setting means for transmitting the reserved program data to the television signal receiving device. The television signal receiving device selects a station using the television program data of the reserved program set by the program reservation setting device. This is a portable program display device for setting a television program.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a portable program display device according to the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 1 is an external view showing an entire configuration, and FIG. 1B is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration.

The broadcast receiver 10 shown in FIG.
1, a television signal including video and audio transmitted from a broadcasting station and EPG data which is television program guide information multiplexed on the television signal are received. The received television signal separates and demodulates a not-shown television signal and EPG data, and the video and audio of the television signal are demodulated and reproduced by a predetermined signal processing circuit, and the video is a television comprising a CRT or a liquid crystal element. The sound is reproduced and displayed on the screen 12, and the sound is reproduced and output from the speaker. The EPG data is stored in an EPG memory (not shown) of the receiver 10, is edited into a program menu, and is reproduced and displayed on the television screen 12. The EPG data stored in the EPG memory has a function of transmitting EPG data to a portable program display device 13 described later by wire or wirelessly, and receives program selection data transmitted from the portable program display device 13. Function.

The portable program display device 13 shown in FIG.
EPG data is fetched and stored via a signal transmitting / receiving means 14 for transmitting / receiving a signal or data to / from the receiver 10, and a display 15 for displaying a program guide menu generated based on the EPG data is displayed on the display 15. Keypad 1 to enter the channel number of the program guide
6. A dial scroll key 17 for scrolling the program table, a scroll direction changeover switch 18, and after searching for a desired program to be viewed from the program table, a program viewing decision operation is performed.
The EPG data of the program determined to be viewed is received by the receiver 10.
A decision / transmission switch 19 for performing transmission control is arranged.

The circuit configuration of the portable program guide device 13 is as follows.
As shown in FIG. 1C, the receiving means 14 'and the transmitting means 14 "of the signal transmitting / receiving means 14, a storage means 20 formed of RAM or semiconductor memory, and the display 15
Display means 15 'for generating and supplying a character / symbol signal or video signal for a program menu to be displayed on a numeric keypad, and a numeric keypad for generating and supplying a control signal for selecting a program menu of a corresponding channel according to the channel number inputted from the numeric keypad 16 Means 16 ′, one-dimensional scroll means 17 ′ for generating and generating a signal for scrolling the program menu in the time axis or channel axis direction according to the operation of the dial scroll key 17, and according to the operation of the scroll changeover switch 18, Scroll direction switching means 18 ′ for generating and supplying a signal for switching the scroll direction by the dial scroll key 17. When a target program is searched from a program menu in response to the operation of the decision / transmission switch 19, the target program is displayed. The EPG data is transmitted to the transmission unit 14 ″.
The determination / transmission switch means 19 ′ for generating a control signal transmitted from the controller and the control means 21 are connected to the CPU 22. The control means 21 and the CPU 22 control the signal transmission / reception between the transmission / reception means 14 and the receiver 10 and display the EPG data stored in the storage means 20 on the display 15 via the display means 15 '. A program guide menu is generated, and the various keys and switches 16
A control signal is generated in accordance with the operations of .about.19.

Next, the operation of the portable program display device 13 will be described with reference to FIG.

EPG data is extracted from the EPG memory of the receiver 10 and data such as a broadcast channel, a program name, a program name, a broadcast date, and a broadcast time relating to the program of the EPG data are transmitted to the portable program display device 13. Regarding the transmission and reception of the EPG data, a wireless function of a PHS type mobile phone or a parent-child phone is used, or a cable via an interface such as IEEE 1394, which has recently attracted attention, or a wired or non-PHS mobile phone is used. It is also possible to use a line or infrared communication.
Further, regarding the EPG data to be transmitted, the EPG data transmitted from the normal broadcasting station includes a logo mark of the broadcasting station and image data for supplementary explanation of the program contents.
If image data is included, the data amount increases and transmission / reception takes time. Therefore, as transmission data from the receiver 10, only EPG data from which image data has been removed is further extracted and transmitted to the portable program display device 13. Is also good.

In the portable program display device 13, the receiver 10
The receiving means 14 ′ receives the EPG data transmitted from the storage section 14, and stores it in the storage means 20. In the storage means 20, FIG.
As shown in (a), the received EPG data is virtually edited and stored as a program menu of two-dimensional data in the channel axis direction and the time axis direction. Portable program display device 1
When the operation power supply 3 is turned on, the data relating to the preset program list of the initial channel in the program guide menu stored in the storage means 20 is output to the display means 15 '. For example, as shown in a display 15 of FIG.
h, EPG data (broadcast channel, broadcast date, broadcast time, program name, program content, etc.) relating to the program being broadcast in h.

When searching for a program to be viewed from the program data displayed on the display 15, the dial scroll switch 17 as one-dimensional scroll means 17 'is operated. The dial scroll switch 17 scrolls in the direction of the channel axis by rotating the dial, and when rotated clockwise, scrolls from a small channel number direction to a large direction, and when rotated counterclockwise, a large channel number direction. And scroll down to smaller channels to sequentially display programs on different channels.
When the scroll switch 18 of the scroll direction switching means 18 'is operated, the scroll direction of the program menu is switched from the channel axis direction to the time axis direction, and when the dial is rotated counterclockwise, the time direction is earlier than the time axis. , And when rotated clockwise, the program scrolls in a slower time direction and sequentially displays programs in different time zones.

In order to reserve a program to be viewed on the receiver 10, the program guide menu displayed on the display 15 of the portable program display device 13 is scrolled,
When a program to be received and reproduced is displayed, the determination /
By operating the transmission switch 19, the decision / transmission switch means 1
A control signal is generated and supplied from 9 ', the data of the selected program is read, and a remote control signal is transmitted from the transmitting means 14 "to the receiver 10. If the selected program is currently being broadcast, the receiver 10 Then, a remote control signal is transmitted so that the channel is switched to the selected program, and if the selected program is a program to be broadcasted, a remote control signal for making a program reservation is transmitted from the transmitting means 14.
In the receiver 10, the reserved program EPG data sent together with the remote control signal for program reservation is stored in the program reservation memory of the receiver 10.

The control of each means described above is performed by the control means 21 and C
This is performed under the control of the PU 22. Among the control processing procedures, the scrolling of the program menu is shown in the flowchart of FIG.
Is operated, the scroll processing mode is read out in step S1, and the program menu is scrolled in the direction of the initial setting. Next, when the scroll direction switch 18 is operated during scrolling, scroll direction switching is confirmed in step S2, and in step S3, the scroll direction is changed from the initial scroll axis (for example, channel axis direction) to the scroll axis (time Axis direction) to continue scrolling. Next, when the selected program is determined by operating the determination / transmission switch 19 in step S4, the selected program data is transmitted from the transmission means 14 "in step S5, and the receiver 10 can view the selected program.

In this embodiment, the dial type switch 17 has been described as an example of the one-dimensional scroll means 17 '. However, an operation switch which can move the program menu in one-dimensional direction may be used. It is also possible to realize an operation means which can be configured by operating one of the switches and scrolling the program menu in a corresponding direction by operating one of the switches.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The same parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The appearance of a portable program display device 13 'of another embodiment shown in FIG. 3A is different from that of the dial scroll switch 17 and the scroll switch 18 of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. An up / down switch for scrolling the table in the time axis direction, an up / down switch 23 composed of four switches for scrolling the program guide in the channel axis direction, and the ten key 16 or the up / down switch 23 A jump switch 24 having a jump function for searching and scrolling a program table at a high speed is provided. As shown in FIG. 3 (b), the circuit configuration includes a control for scrolling a program menu according to the operation of an up / down / left / right switch 23. Up / down / left / right switch means 23 ′ for generating and supplying a signal and a program A control signal for the-menu high speed search scroll is provided with a product supply jump switching unit 24 '.

The operation of the portable program display device 13 'is as follows.
This will be described with reference to FIG. E transmitted from the receiver 10
The PG data is received by the receiving means 14 'and stored in the storage means 20, such as a RAM or a semiconductor memory. In the storage means 20, the received EPG data is virtually edited and stored in a program menu of two-dimensional data in the channel axis direction and the time axis direction as shown in FIG. When the power of the portable program display device 13 'is turned on, a preset program in the program guide menu, for example, the program C in FIG.
It is assumed that the program data relating to 3) is converted from the display means 15 ′ into a video signal and is displayed on the display 15. In this state, when the four switches of the up / down / left / right switch 23 are operated, it is possible to sequentially scroll the two-dimensional data of the program guide in directions corresponding to up, down, left and right.

Next, the function of the jump switch means 24 'will be described. The jump switch means 24 'has two types of operation functions. The first operation function is that when the ten key 16 is operated after the jump switch 24 is operated, the respective keys of the ten key 16 are initialized. The currently broadcasted program data of the set channel is displayed. For example, after operating the jump switch 24,
When the key "1" of the ten key 16 is operated, the program data being broadcast at the current time of the channel number 100 is displayed. After the jump switch 24 is operated, the key "2" of the ten key 16 is pressed, and the current data of the channel number 200 is displayed. When the program data being broadcast at the time is displayed and the jump switch 24 is operated, and then the key "3" of the numeric keypad 16 is pressed, the program data being broadcast at the current time of the channel number 300 is displayed.

The second function of the jump switch means 24 'is to switch the display at predetermined time intervals in the time axis direction in the two-dimensional data after operating the jump switch 24 twice in succession. be able to. For example, the set time interval is 3 hours, and the display means 15 ′ is shown in FIG.
When the program data relating to the program E1 shown in (1) is displayed, if the user operates the jump switch 24 twice in succession, the program data of the program E4 three hours after the same channel is displayed. Further, when the jump switch 24 is continuously operated twice, the program data of the same channel three hours later is displayed.

It should be noted that the jump switch 24
To change the jump time interval at the time of the first operation from, for example, 3 hours to 5 hours, after performing the continuous operation of the jump switch 24 twice and then operating the key “5” of the ten keys 16, the current display means 15 is displayed. The display jumps to the display of the program data 5 hours after the program data displayed in '.

The operation processing procedure of the jump switch means 24 'will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the jump switch 24 is operated, the operation of the jump switch 24 is recognized in step S11. The operation recognized in step S11 is performed in step S12.
It is checked whether the operation of the jump switch 24 is a continuous operation twice. As a result of the confirmation in step S12, when it is recognized that the jump switch 24 has been operated once, the process proceeds to step S13, where the numeric keypad 16 is operated, and the operated key is recognized. When the key of the ten key 16 operated in step S13 is recognized, the program data of the current time of the channel set to the key of the ten key 16 is displayed in step S14. If it is recognized in step S12 that the jump switch 24 has been operated twice in succession, the program jumps to the program data after a preset time of the currently displayed channel and displays it in step S15. Next, in step S16, it is recognized whether or not a key input has been made from the numeric keypad 16. When the key input of the numeric keypad 16 is recognized, it is recognized that the jump time interval has been changed. The program data after the specified time is displayed.

Thus, it is possible to jump to program data of a channel distant from the program data of the currently displayed channel without scrolling for each channel axis or time axis, and to jump to program data of a different time zone. Thus, desired program data can be quickly searched.

By operating the jump switch 24, after jumping to a specific program on a specific channel,
Obviously, it is also possible to sequentially scroll using the up / down switch 23 in the time axis direction or the channel axis direction.

In this manner, a desired program is searched, and the desired program data is displayed on the display 1 from the display means 15 '.
5 is displayed, the decision / transmission switch 18 is operated,
The determination / transmission unit 18 'reads the program data displayed from the display unit 15', and transmits a remote control signal for channel selection from the transmission unit 14 "to the receiver 10. At this time, the selected program is If broadcasting is in progress, a remote control signal is transmitted from the transmitting means 14 "so that the receiver 10 switches the channel to the selected program. If the selected program is a program to be broadcasted, a remote control signal for making a program reservation is transmitted from the transmitting means 14 ″ and stored in the program reservation data storage memory of the receiver 10.

The EPG data stored in the storage means 20 shown in FIG. 2A and FIG.
When scrolling the two-dimensional expanded data using the two-dimensional expanded data and reaching the end of the two-dimensional expanded data, it is possible to set so that scrolling cannot be performed there. It can also be displayed. That is, the description will be made with reference to FIG.
Is displayed, scroll in the channel axis direction,
When the program E3 is reached, when a scroll command is further received, the EPG data of the program A3 on the opposite side is displayed, and the program C3 is displayed.
When the program C5 is scrolled in the direction of the time axis and reaches the program C5, when a scroll instruction is further received, the EPG data of the program C1 on the opposite side is displayed. It is also possible to set so as to jump to a program on the opposite side when jump scrolling is performed at a specific interval using the jump switch 24 and when the end is reached. This allows
In order for the user to select a program, the program table is scrolled to either the time axis or the channel axis, and when the desired program cannot be found and reaches the end, the direction of the scroll is changed and the same program data is again transmitted. There is no need to search for a program while watching it, which improves the efficiency of program search.

Further, as an application example of the present invention, the storage means 20 of the program display device 13 or 13 'is a semiconductor storage medium such as a card having a built-in semiconductor storage element, and the semiconductor storage medium is the portable storage medium. Type program display device 13, 1
3 'so that it can be detachably mounted. The semiconductor storage medium stores TV program data generated based on TV program table information separated and demodulated by the receiver 10, and stores the TV program table data stored in the semiconductor storage medium with the fish rendition unit 21. Under the control of the CPU 22, the program data is read out and displayed on the display means 15 'as a program table, and the program table is scrolled and the reserved program data selected by the determination / transmission means 18' is written to the semiconductor storage medium.
The receiver 10 reads the reserved program data from the semiconductor storage medium in which the reserved program data is written.
The receiver 1
It is also possible to eliminate the need for a wired or wireless data transmission line for data transmission / reception between 0 and the program display devices 13 and 13 '.

In the above description of the present invention, the program data output and displayed on the display 14 from the display means 14 'has been described using an example in which one program data of one channel is displayed. Obviously, it is also possible to display more than one channel or program.

[0038]

According to the portable program display device for creating a program guide menu based on EPG data and displaying the program guide menu on a display, a scroll operation for moving the program data displayed in the program guide menu up, down, left and right. Has an effect that the program search operation is simple and the program can be quickly selected only by operating the one-dimensional scroll means and the scroll direction switching means or the jump means.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a portable program display device according to the present invention, and FIG.
2B is a block diagram illustrating a circuit configuration of the portable program display device.

FIG. 2 is used for describing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
(A) is a program diagram generated from TV program data, FIG.
(B) is a flowchart showing a scroll operation.

3A and 3B show another embodiment of the portable display device according to the present invention. FIG. 3A is an external view showing the entire configuration, and FIG.
1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a portable program display device.

FIG. 4 is used for describing the operation of another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
(A) is a program chart generated from TV program data, FIG.
(B) is a flowchart showing a scroll operation.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram for explaining a conventional receiving system having a program reservation function.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... receiving equipment, 11 ... antenna, 12 ... TV screen,
13: portable program display device, 14: transmitting / receiving means, 14 '
... Reception means, 14 "... Transmission means, 15 ... Display,
15 ': display means, 16: numeric keypad, 16': numeric key means, 17: dial scroll switch, 17 ': one-dimensional scroll means, 18: scroll changeover switch,
18 ': scroll switching means, 19: decision / transmission switch, 19' ... decision / transmission switch means, 20: storage means, 21: control means, 22: microcomputer.

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Yushi Inagaki 3-3-9, Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Toshiba Abu-E Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Susumu Kanba Shin-Sugita-machi, Isogo-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa No. 8 Inside Toshiba Multimedia Technology Research Laboratories (72) Inventor Shinichi Osawa 3-3-9, Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Inside Toshiba Abu E Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Ichiharu Niimura Yokohama, Kanagawa 8F Shin-Sugitacho, Isogo-ku, Toshiba F-term in Toshiba Multimedia Technology Research Laboratories (reference) 5C025 AA23 BA25 BA27 CA09 CB08 CB09 DA05 5C063 AB05 AC10 DA07 DB02 EB29 EB32 EB33 5C082 AA02 AA21 BA02 BB01 CA72 MM05 MM09

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A television program list information multiplex-transmitted to a television signal, and a program reservation system for reserving a television program to be received by using the television program table information. A storage unit that separates and demodulates the table information, takes in and stores the television program table data from a television program table data source having television program table data generated based on the separated and demodulated television program table information, Based on the stored TV program table data,
Display means for reproducing and displaying a program table based on a broadcast channel and a broadcast time; scrolling means for scrolling the program table reproduced and displayed on the display means based on a broadcast channel and a broadcast time; and reproducing and displaying on the display means Program reservation setting means for setting the reserved program from the set program table and transmitting the reserved program data to the television signal receiving device, using the television program data of the reserved program set by the program reservation setting means. A portable program display device for setting a television program to be selected by a television signal receiving device. 2. A program reservation system for reserving television program guide information multiplexed on a television signal and a television program to be received using the television program table information, comprising: A storage unit that separates and demodulates the table information, takes in and stores the television program table data from a television program table data source having television program table data generated based on the separated and demodulated television program table information, Based on the stored TV program table data,
Display means for reproducing and displaying a program table based on a broadcast channel and a broadcast time; scrolling means for scrolling the program table reproduced and displayed on the display means based on a broadcast channel and a broadcast time; and reproducing and displaying on the display means Program reservation setting means for setting a reserved program from the set program table and transmitting the reserved program data to a television receiving signal receiving device, wherein the program table generated from the television program table data stored in the storage means is provided. The portable program display method characterized in that the display means is reproduced and displayed on the display means so as to be scrollable on the basis of a broadcast channel and a broadcast time by the scroll means. 3. A program reservation system for reserving television program guide information multiplexed to a television signal and reserving a television program to be received using the television program guide information, the television signal comprising the television program table information being multiplexed. Receiving selection means for receiving and selecting a program, television program guide information separation and demodulation means for separating and demodulating and transferring television program guide information from the television signal received and selected by the reception selection means,
Television signal processing means for reproducing / recording program video and audio based on the television signal, and reserved program data memory for storing selected program data for selecting a television program to be received and reproduced based on the television program guide information Means,
A receiving device comprising: a reservation program control means for controlling the operation of the reception selection means and the television signal processing means based on the reservation selection program data stored in the reservation program data memory means; Storage means for receiving television program table information from the program table information separating and demodulating means and generating and storing program table data based on the television program table information; and broadcasting based on the television program table data stored in the storage means. Display means for reproducing and displaying a program table based on channels and broadcast times, scroll means for scrolling the program table reproduced and displayed on the display means on the basis of broadcast channels or broadcast times, and reproduction and display on the display means. And a program reservation setting means for transmitting and selecting the desired program data to the receiving device. A program guide transmitting / receiving apparatus, comprising: a portable program display device, wherein the program reservation of a television signal received by the receiver is performed using the portable program display device. 4. A one-dimensional scroll function for scrolling a program guide displayed on a display means of the portable program display device, the scrolling means moving in a direction of either a channel axis or a time axis of the program guide. And a scroll switching function of switching a scroll movement direction by the one-dimensional scroll function. While the program guide displayed on the display unit is being scrolled by the one-dimensional scroll function, a scroll axis is switched by the scroll switching function. The portable program display device according to claim 1, wherein: 5. A scrolling means for scrolling a program guide displayed on a display means of the portable program display device, a ten-key function for inputting a channel number of the program guide,
A first scroll function for scrolling in both directions of the channel axis and the time axis of the program guide; and a second scroll function for scrolling at a preset interval between the channel axis and the time axis of the program guide. 2. The portable program display device according to claim 1, further comprising: operating the ten key function after operating the second scroll function to scroll to a program table of a predetermined channel. 6. The system according to claim 5, wherein when the second scroll function is continuously operated, the program guide displayed on the display means is scrolled at predetermined intervals in a time axis direction. Portable program display device. 7. When scrolling a program table displayed on the display means by the scroll means, when a scroll operation is continuously performed from the scroll means even if the program table displayed on the display means reaches an end. 2. The portable program display device according to claim 1, wherein a scroll display shifts to a program table on the opposite side of a scroll axis being currently scrolled. 8. A program table displayed on said display means is displayed by using a first scroll function of said scroll means.
6. The portable program display device according to claim 5, wherein scrolling is sequentially performed in any of a channel axis and a time axis. 9. A semiconductor storage medium for storing television program table data generated based on television program table information multiplexed on the television signal, and the semiconductor storage medium is stored in storage means of the portable program display device. The fetched TV program table data source is a semiconductor storage medium for storing TV program table data generated based on the TV program table information multiplexed on the television signal, and the TV program set by the program reservation setting means. 4. The program display device, the program display method, or the program according to claim 1, wherein data and the semiconductor storage medium are stored, and the semiconductor storage medium is detachable from the program display device and the receiving device. Table transceiver.