JP2000244762A - Digital broadcasting receiver remote controller and digital broadcasting receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a digital broadcasting receiver remote controller and a digital broadcasting receiver capable of making a viewer able to directly select the program of a desired trader, making the viewer instantaneously recognize the program broadcasted at present and performing program zapping. SOLUTION: This remote controller 1 is provided with plural buttons B4-B9 allocated in one-to-one correspondence with the plural broadcasting traders of digital broadcasting for selecting the broadcasting trader, a program order (reverse) feed button 5 for selecting a desired program from the plural programs respectively provided on the same time base through respective plural channels owned by one broadcasting trader selected by the button and a program call button 28 for performing the calling operation of the plural pieces of program information so as to display the plural pieces of the program information relating to the plural programs respectively provided on the same time base through the respective plural channels owned by one broadcasting trader on a screen.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a digital broadcast receiver remote control device for selecting a digital broadcast program and a digital broadcast wave which is a multi-channel television broadcast which can be easily viewed by a viewer using the digital broadcast receiver remote control device. The present invention relates to a digital broadcast receiving device capable of receiving.

[Summary of the Invention] [0002] The present invention provides a digital broadcast receiver remote control device for selecting a program of BS digital broadcast, and a multi-channel television broadcast which can be easily viewed by a viewer using the digital broadcast receiver remote control device. The present invention relates to a digital broadcast receiving device capable of receiving digital broadcast waves. Switching of program selection uses a switching board arranged on a remote control device operation button, and transmits the switch information to a broadcast station program transmitted using a broadcast satellite and a transmission multiplexing control TMCC (Transmission and Multiplexing Configurat).
The program selection method is the most suitable viewing operation method by using the program arrangement information and the like, the channel plan of the broadcasting satellite, and the program organization method of the broadcasting station included in the program.

[0003] In BS digital broadcasting, it is possible to perform mixed multiplexing in which one broadcasting company (hereinafter, simply referred to as a company) switches between high-definition broadcasting and a plurality of standard television broadcastings by switching over time. ing. This remote control device enables a receiver to easily select a desired program in broadcasting with mixed multiplexing.

[0004]

2. Description of the Related Art In conventional BS analog broadcasting, when a viewer selects a program using a remote control device, he or she selects a transponder and watches the program. This B
In the case of S analog broadcasting, one transponder is required for one channel of television broadcasting.

On the other hand, in recent years, BS digital broadcasting has been provided to viewers. This BS digital broadcasting is based on MPEG2, which is an international standard for video compression (high efficiency coding).
(Motion Picture Experts Group) and a digital transmission system can be combined to achieve multi-channels. For example, 27MH mounted on a communication satellite
When one transponder of z is used, the current BS analog broadcasting can provide only one channel of television broadcasting.

[0006] However, in the case of BS digital broadcasting, if the encoding speed of video for one channel is 6 Mbit / sec, four channels can be broadcast by one transponder. Therefore, a plurality of operators can share a large number of channels with one transponder.

In Japan, frequency bands corresponding to eight transponders are currently allocated to satellite broadcasting. Currently, BS analog broadcasting uses four transponders, one channel for high-definition television, and three for standard broadcasting.
Channel broadcasting. Therefore, BS digital broadcasting uses the remaining 4 transponders and modulates with 8P.
By using SK (Phase Shift Keying), 1
Multiple channels can be sent per transponder.

[0008] Further, in BS digital broadcasting, mixed multiplex formation in which one operator switches between high-definition broadcasting and a plurality of standard television broadcastings according to time zones and broadcasts is possible.

[0009]

However, in the conventional BS analog broadcasting, when a viewer selects a program,
Although it was a method of selecting a transponder, in BS digital broadcasting, one transponder has a plurality of operators. For this reason, when the buttons are arranged on the remote control device for each transponder as in the past, the transponder is first selected before the viewer selects the program, and then the operator is selected in some way. The operation of the remote controller was complicated.

[0010] In the conventional BS analog broadcasting, a viewer instantly receives a program by pressing a program button provided on a remote controller, but in the BS digital broadcasting, the viewer selects a program. It takes about 2 seconds as a decoding time of the video signal from when the video is displayed.
For this reason, it has been difficult to arbitrarily select a program, so-called program zapping.

The present invention enables a viewer to directly select a program of a desired business operator, and allows the viewer to instantly recognize a program currently being broadcast, thereby enabling program zapping. An object of the present invention is to provide a broadcast receiver remote control device and a digital broadcast receiving device.

[0012]

The present invention has the following arrangement to solve the above problems. The invention according to claim 1 is a digital broadcast receiver remote control device for selecting a program of a digital broadcast, wherein the remote control device is assigned to a plurality of broadcasters of the digital broadcast in one-to-one correspondence, and selects a broadcaster. It is characterized by having a plurality of broadcaster selection buttons.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of broadcaster selection buttons are used to select a plurality of digital broadcasters.
Since the assignment is made on a one-to-one basis, the viewer can directly select a desired operator's program by selecting and operating the broadcast operator selection button.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the digital broadcast receiver remote control device according to the first aspect, wherein the same time is transmitted via each of a plurality of channels of one broadcaster selected by the broadcaster select button. A program selection button is provided for selecting a desired program from a plurality of programs provided on each axis.

[0015] According to the second aspect of the present invention, by selecting and operating the program selection button, the program is selected on the same time axis through a plurality of channels of one broadcasting company selected by the broadcasting company selection button. , A desired program can be selected from a plurality of programs provided respectively.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the digital broadcast receiver remote control device according to the first aspect, wherein the same time is transmitted through each of a plurality of channels owned by one broadcaster selected by the broadcaster select button. A program call button is provided for performing a call operation of the plurality of pieces of program information in order to display a plurality of pieces of program information on a plurality of programs provided on the axis on a screen of the digital broadcast receiver.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by selecting and operating a program call button for performing a call operation of program information, each channel of a plurality of channels owned by one broadcaster selected by the broadcaster select button is selected. Can be displayed on the screen of the digital broadcast receiver on a plurality of programs provided on the same time axis through a plurality of programs, and a viewer can easily recognize the plurality of program information. .

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a BS digital broadcast receiving apparatus for selecting a desired program from a plurality of programs provided on the same time axis through a plurality of channels of one broadcasting company. A remote control device having a program selection button for selecting, and a video signal of the desired program from the video signals of the plurality of programs provided by the broadcaster in response to a program selection operation of the program selection button Video decoding means for extracting and decoding a plurality of program information, information decoding means for decoding a plurality of program information relating to the plurality of programs, and decoding by the information decoding means prior to displaying the video signal decoded by the video decoding means. And display means for displaying the plurality of pieces of program information.

According to the invention of claim 4, for selecting a desired program from a plurality of programs provided on the same time axis through a plurality of channels of one broadcasting company. In response to a program selection operation of the program selection button, the video decoding unit extracts and decodes a video signal of a desired program from video signals of a plurality of programs provided by a broadcaster, and the information decoding unit includes: Decoding a plurality of pieces of program information related to a plurality of programs, and displaying the plurality of pieces of program information decoded by the information decoding means prior to displaying the video signal decoded by the video decoding means. A plurality of programs currently being broadcast can be instantaneously recognized, and the company can recognize, for example, whether a high-definition broadcast is a single program or a standard television broadcast is a plurality of programs.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to the fourth aspect, the program selection button is used to select desired program information from a plurality of pieces of program information displayed on the display means. Features.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the program selection button selects desired program information from among a plurality of pieces of program information displayed on the display means, so that there is no need to wait for a time until an image is displayed. In addition, a desired program can be easily selected.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to the fourth aspect, the remote controller performs a call operation of the plurality of pieces of program information in order to display the plurality of pieces of program information on the display means. A program call button is provided.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of pieces of program information can be displayed on the display means by operating a program call button for performing a call operation of a plurality of pieces of program information. However, for example, currently,
It can recognize whether a program or a standard television broadcast is a plurality of programs.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control apparatus which is assigned to a plurality of broadcasters of digital broadcasting in a one-to-one correspondence and has a plurality of broadcaster selection buttons for selecting a broadcaster. Video decoding means for decoding a video signal of a program provided from a selected broadcaster in response to a selection operation of a business operator selection button; information decoding means for decoding program information on the program; and the video decoding means Display means for displaying the program information decoded by the information decoding means before displaying the video signal decoded by the information decoding means.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the video decoding means decodes a video signal of a program provided by the selected broadcaster in response to a selection operation of a broadcaster selection button, and decodes the information. Decrypts program information about the program,
The display means displays the program information decoded by the information decoding means prior to displaying the video signal decoded by the video decoding means, so that the viewer can instantly recognize the program currently being broadcast. , Program zapping is also possible.

[0026]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a digital broadcast receiver remote controller and a digital broadcast receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment, a digital broadcast receiver remote control device and a digital broadcast receiving device are applied to BS digital broadcasting, and will be described below. The digital broadcasting includes, for example, CS digital broadcasting. The CS digital broadcasting may be applied to a digital broadcast receiver remote control device and a digital broadcasting receiving device, or may be applied to other digital broadcasting.

FIG. 1 is an external view of a BS digital broadcast receiver remote control device according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a detailed view of the remote control key input unit. Hereinafter, the BS digital broadcast receiver remote control device is abbreviated as a remote control device.

The remote control device 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a remote control key input unit 2 disposed on the front side thereof. The remote control key input unit 2 includes a ten key button 3 also serving as a TV broadcast company selection button, and each of a plurality of programs. Program forward (reverse) button 5 for switching the program to forward (reverse), volume button 7, numeric keypad determination button 11, numeric keypad cancel button 12, power button 13, mute button 14, up / down / left / right keys 19-22, determination It comprises a button 23, a program table button 25 related to television broadcasting, a genre search button 27, a data broadcasting button 26, a program call button (program information call button) 28, an audio broadcasting company list button 29, and a data broadcasting company list button 30. .

The ten-key button 3 has a button B1 with NH.
K high-definition broadcasting (NHK-HI), N on button B2
HK standard television first broadcast (NHK S1), button B3
, An NHK standard television second broadcast (NHK S2) ", a broadcaster A (company A) on button B4, a broadcaster B (company B) on button B5, and the like.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a BS digital broadcast receiver remote control device and a BS digital broadcast receiver provided with the BS digital broadcast receiver. The BS digital broadcast receiving device receives a BS digital broadcast using a remote control device, and includes a remote control device 1 and a BS digital broadcast receiver 4.

The remote control device 1 includes a remote control key input unit 2 for selecting a business, a program, and the like, a pulse generation unit 31 for generating a pulse signal, and a remote control key based on the pulse signal generated by the pulse generation unit 31. A matrix encoding unit 33 that generates a selection encoded signal corresponding to the selection signal input at the input unit 2, and an infrared light emitting unit 35 that transmits the selection encoded signal generated by the matrix encoding unit 33 by infrared rays It is composed.

The BS digital broadcast receiver 4 includes an infrared receiving section 41 for receiving infrared rays from the infrared emitting section 35, and a signal for decoding a selection signal from a selection coded signal included in the infrared rays received by the infrared receiving section 41. A decoding unit 42, a control unit 43 for controlling each unit, a BS antenna 44 for receiving a BS digital broadcast wave, a tuner unit 45, a demodulation / decoding unit 4
6, a deinterleave / error correction processing section 47, a multiplexed signal separation section 48, a mixed multiplex formation processing section 49, a program information etc. decoding section 50, a video decoding section 51, an audio decoding section 52, and a program information etc. video multiplexing section 53. It is composed.

The control section 43 outputs a selection control signal based on the selection signal from the signal decoding section 42 to the tuner section 45. The tuner unit 45 changes the frequency on which the transport stream (TS) such as the video coded signal, the voice coded signal, and other information of the selected carrier is superimposed based on the selection control signal from the control unit 43. Tune and perform quadrature detection to extract a plurality of TSs of the selected operator.

The control section 43 analyzes program sequence information included in the TMCC signal extracted by the tuner section 45.
The program arrangement information includes information on a program such as a program name and program contents, information on a channel such as a channel name and channel contents, current time, broadcast date and time of a program, information on required time of a program, and information on a plurality of programs. And the like relating to the provision of a program.

The service provider transmits an SDT (Service Description) for transmitting information on the channel, such as a channel name and a broadcast service provider name, as the program arrangement information.
Table) EIT (Event information) that indicates information about the program such as a table, program name, broadcast date and time, and description of the contents
Table) Tables are transmitted to the BS digital receiver. The SDT table describes a service identifier and an EIT in which a channel name and the name of the carrier are described, and the service identifier and the EIT are transmitted to the receiving side at regular intervals.

For this reason, the service identifier and the EIT are received by the BS digital receiver side and stored in a memory (not shown) inside the tuner unit 45, and the service identifier and the EIT stored in the memory are updated at regular intervals. Be updated.
That is, in the memory, the channel name and its business name, the program name, the broadcast date and time, the program arrangement information regarding the program such as the description of the contents are stored, and each of the channel name, the business name, and the program name of the program arrangement information is It is assigned in a one-to-one correspondence with the encoded signal from each button of the remote control device 1. That is, based on the program arrangement information stored in the memory, the remote controller 1
, A channel name, a business name, and a program name corresponding to the coded signal from each button are read out.

The demodulation / decoding section 46 is operated by selecting the ten key 3 or the program order (reverse) feed button 5 so that the tuner 45
Is selected from a plurality of TSs output from the. The deinterleave / error correction processing unit 47 performs deinterleave processing and error correction processing on the selected TS.

The control unit 43 receives the TM from the tuner unit 45.
Based on the program arrangement information included in the CC signal, the selected operator can determine whether one program is a high-definition broadcast or a standard television broadcast.
Analyze whether it is a program. The mixed multiplex formation processing unit 49 performs mixed multiplex formation processing of the high-definition broadcasting and the three standard television broadcasting programs. The multiplexed signal demultiplexing unit 48
The video signal, the audio signal, and the program arrangement information (hereinafter, referred to as program information) are separated from the TS processed by the error correction processing unit 47.

The program information etc. decoding unit 50 decodes the program information (program name, business logo, etc.) separated by the multiplex signal separation unit 48 before the video decoding unit 51 decodes the video signal. Characterize the program name (text), logo mark (bitmap), etc. The video multiplexing unit 53 multiplexes the character information and displays the multiplexed character information on the screen. The video decoding unit 51 decodes a video signal. The audio decoding unit 52 decodes an audio signal.

Next, the operation of the BS digital broadcast receiving apparatus for selecting a program and receiving the BS digital broadcast by using the BS digital broadcast receiver remote control device configured as described above will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, a program selection method 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In the program selection method 1, after selecting the program of the company A, other programs are sequentially selected.

First, the power is turned on (step S10).
1) The program of the operator selected before the power was turned off last time is displayed (step S103). Next, when the viewer wants to view the program of the desired business operator, the remote control key input unit 2 presses one of the ten keys 3 preset to the desired business operator. For example, when the operator A is selected by pressing the button B4 (step S10).
5) The signal corresponding to the pressed button B4 is encoded by the matrix encoding unit 33. The encoded signal encoded by the matrix encoding unit 33 is transmitted from the remote control device 1 to the BS digital broadcast receiver 4 by the infrared light emitting unit 35.

On the other hand, the encoded signal received by the infrared light receiving section 41 of the BS digital broadcast receiver 4 is
, And the decoded signal is input to the control unit 43. Then, the control unit 43 outputs a selection control signal to the tuner unit 45 based on the decoded signal. The tuner unit 45 selects a frequency on which the TS of the operator A selected by the button B4 is superimposed on the basis of the selection control signal from the control unit 43, performs quadrature detection, and outputs a TS signal.

The control section 43 analyzes the program information of the TMCC signal extracted by the tuner section 45, and demodulates and decodes the program information.
6 selects one TS signal from a plurality of TS signals, the selected TS signal is processed by a deinterleave and error correction processing unit 47, and is input to a multiplexed signal separation unit 48.

The control unit 43 receives the TM from the tuner unit 45.
From a plurality of pieces of program information included in the CC signal, program information corresponding to the selected provider is read out and, based on the read program information, the selected provider determines whether one program is a high-definition broadcast or a standard television broadcast. It analyzes whether it is a program and controls the multiplex signal separation section 48 through the mixed multiplex formation processing section 49. In the case of one high-definition broadcast program, one video / audio signal and program information (logo mark, program name, etc.) are output from the multiplex signal demultiplexing unit 48, and the corresponding program information etc. decoding unit 50, video decoding Unit 51 and audio decoding unit 52.

The program information etc. decoding unit 50 decodes the program information separated by the multiplex signal separation unit 48 before the video decoding unit 51 decodes the video signal, characterizes the program information, and multiplexes the program information etc. The unit 53 multiplexes the characterized information (logo mark, program name) and displays it on the screen (step S107). The information displayed on the screen is automatically deleted about 3 seconds after the video is decoded and displayed. Further, the video decoding unit 51 decodes the video signal (Step S109).

Further, it is determined whether or not another business is selected (step S111). If the business B is selected by the button B5, the program information of the business B is read out from a plurality of pieces of program information and the logo is read. After displaying the program information such as the mark and the program name (step S113), the video is decoded (step S115).

On the other hand, if the button for selecting the operator is not selected, it is determined whether or not the program order (reverse) forward button has been selected (step S117), and if the program UP button 15 has been selected, After selecting the program of the operator preset on the button of the numeric keypad larger than the currently selected operator (step S119), and displaying the program information such as the logo mark and the program name (step S119)
121), and decode the video (step S123).

If the program DOWN button 16 is selected, a program of a business which is preset to a button having a smaller numeric keypad than the currently selected business is selected (step S125), and a logo mark, After displaying the program information such as the program name (step S127), the video is decoded (step S129).

As described above, in the current analog broadcasting, it took about 2 seconds from the time when the program was selected by the remote controller 1 until the video was actually displayed on the screen (the time required for decoding). In broadcasting, since it does not take much time to decode program information, a viewer can obtain program information without waiting for video to be decoded. Also,
Even if another operator is arbitrarily selected, by displaying program information such as the logo mark of the program and the program name before the video is decoded, without changing the viewing habit of the current analog broadcasting, so-called Program zapping becomes possible.

Next, program selection method 2 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The program selection method 2 is for selecting a program when a company broadcasts three standard television broadcasts in mixed multiplexing. That is, the program selection method 2 is characterized in that a desired program is selected from a plurality of programs provided on the same time axis through a plurality of channels of one broadcaster. .

First, the power is turned on (step S20).
1) The program of the operator selected before the power was last turned off is displayed (step S203). When the viewer selects the company A by pressing, for example, the button B4 of the remote control device 1 (step S205), the control unit 43
Reads out the program information corresponding to the company A from a plurality of pieces of program information stored in a memory (not shown), and based on the program information, the selected company determines whether a high-definition broadcast 1 program or a standard television broadcast 3 It analyzes whether it is a program and controls the multiplex signal separation section 48 through the mixed multiplex formation processing section 49.

In the case of three standard television broadcasts, three video / audio signals and program information are output from the multiplex signal separation unit 48, and the video signals separated by the multiplex signal separation unit 48 are converted into three standard television broadcast three programs. Is decoded.
The program information etc. decoding unit 50 characterizes and displays the program information (program name, logo mark, etc.) of the three standard TV broadcast programs before the video decoding unit 51 decodes the video (step S207). The displayed information automatically disappears about 3 seconds after the video is decoded and displayed.

Next, it is determined whether one program has been selected from the three programs displayed on the screen (step S20).
9) When viewing a program that is selected and displayed (different icons or colors) among the information of the three programs on the screen, the video of the program is automatically decoded (step S211).

On the other hand, when viewing a program which is not selected and displayed (different icons or colors) from the information of the three programs on the screen, the program UP button 15 and the program DOWN
It is determined whether or not the button 16 or the preset button of the operator is selected (step S213), and when the program DOWN button 16 is pressed or the preset button of the operator is pressed once, the corresponding button is pressed. The video to be decoded is decoded (step S215). When the program UP button 15 or the preset button of the operator is pressed twice, the video corresponding to the button is decoded (step S217).

As described above, the viewer can select whether the selected business operator is currently one program of the high-definition broadcast,
It can be easily confirmed in advance whether the program is a program. In addition, in the mixed multiplex formation, when the user wishes to view a program other than the currently decoded program or the program being decoded among the three standard television broadcast programs, the video multiplexing unit 53 such as program information on the screen displays the program. When three pieces of multiplexed program information are displayed, the program UP / D of the remote control device 1 is displayed.
By pressing the OWN buttons 15 and 16 or the preset numeric keypad several times,
You can watch one program.

Next, program selection method 3 will be described. The program selection method 3 is a method of checking and selecting program information currently being broadcast with the program call button 28. That is, this program selection method 3 is used to select a desired program from among a plurality of programs provided on the same time axis via each of a plurality of channels owned by one broadcaster. By operating the button 28, a plurality of programs are called on the screen, and a desired program is selected.

First, when the viewer wants to confirm the name of the program that he / she is currently viewing, he / she presses the program call button 28 while watching the program (step S301), and the corresponding key is processed, and the control unit 43 Thus, a control signal is output to the video multiplexing unit 53 such as program information. Video multiplexing section 5 for program information, etc.
3 judges the composition status of the program of the A company (step S303).

The video multiplexing unit 53 extracts character information such as a program name (text) and a logo mark (bitmap) from the already decoded program information in the case of a high-definition 1 program broadcast. It is multiplexed with video and displayed on the screen. Then, it disappears automatically after a few seconds (step S305).

On the other hand, the standard television broadcasting 3
In the case of a program, the program name (text) of three pieces of program information
Character information such as characters and logo marks (bitmaps) is extracted, multiplexed with video, and displayed on the screen (step S307).

Further, it is determined whether or not a program has been selected from the three standard TV broadcast programs (step S309). Step S of the flowchart of 5
The process proceeds to 213 (step S311). If the user is to view the currently viewed program as it is among the information on the three programs on the screen, the program information automatically disappears after a few seconds without any operation (step S213).

As described above, a plurality of pieces of program information can be displayed by operating the program call button 28 for performing a call operation of a plurality of pieces of program information. It can recognize whether a standard TV broadcast is a plurality of programs. Further, a desired program can be selected from a plurality of programs. Further, the present remote control device and its operation method can ensure the viewer's affinity with the current BS analog broadcast viewing habits. This enables a smooth transition to BS digital broadcasting.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the BS digital broadcast receiver remote control device and the BS digital broadcast receiving device according to the embodiment, and may be variously modified without departing from the technical idea of the present invention. Of course, it is possible to implement.

[0064]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the plurality of broadcaster selection buttons are assigned one-to-one with the plurality of digital broadcasters, the broadcaster selection button is selected. By performing the operation, the viewer can directly select a program of a desired company.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, by selecting and operating the program selection button, the program is selected on the same time axis through a plurality of channels of one broadcasting company selected by the broadcasting company selection button. , A desired program can be selected from a plurality of programs provided respectively.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by selecting and operating a program call button for performing a call operation of program information, each channel of a plurality of channels owned by one broadcaster selected by the broadcaster select button is selected. Can be displayed on the screen of the digital broadcast receiver on a plurality of programs provided on the same time axis through a plurality of programs, and a viewer can easily recognize the plurality of program information. .

According to the invention of claim 4, for selecting a desired program from a plurality of programs provided on the same time axis through a plurality of channels of one broadcasting company In accordance with the program selection operation of the program selection button, a video signal of a desired program is extracted and decoded from video signals of a plurality of programs provided by a broadcaster, and a plurality of program information relating to a plurality of programs is decoded. Prior to displaying the decoded video signal, a plurality of programs that are currently being broadcast are instantly recognized by the viewer in order to display the plurality of pieces of decoded program information. It can recognize whether a program or a standard television broadcast is a plurality of programs.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the program selection button selects desired program information from among a plurality of pieces of program information displayed on the display means, so that the time until the video is displayed does not wait. In addition, a desired program can be easily selected.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of pieces of program information can be displayed on the display means by operating a program call button for performing a call operation of a plurality of pieces of program information. Can recognize whether a high-definition broadcast is a single program or a standard television broadcast is a plurality of programs.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the video signal of the program provided by the selected broadcaster is decoded in response to the selection operation of the broadcaster select button, and the program information related to the program is decoded. Prior to displaying the decoded video signal, the decoded program information is displayed, so that the viewer can instantly recognize the program currently being broadcast, and zapping of the program becomes possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a BS digital broadcast receiver remote control device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of a remote control key input unit.

FIG. 3 is a BS digital broadcast receiver remote control device and BS.
It is a block diagram of a structure of a BS digital broadcast receiving apparatus provided with a digital broadcast receiver.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a program selection method 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a program selection method 2;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a program selection method 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 remote control device 2 remote control key input unit 3 numeric keypad 4 BS digital broadcast receiver 5 program forward (reverse) feed button 28 program call button 31 pulse generation unit 33 matrix encoding unit 35 infrared light emitting unit 41 infrared light receiving unit 42 signal decoding unit 43 Control unit 44 BS antenna 45 Tuner unit 46 Demodulation / decoding unit 47 Deinterleave and error correction processing unit 48 Multiplex signal separation unit 49 Mixed multiplex formation processing unit 50 Program information etc. decoding unit 51 Video decoding unit 52 Audio decoding unit 53 Program information etc. Video multiplexing section

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Masaharu Ohara 2-2-1 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Inside the Japan Broadcasting Corporation Broadcasting Center (72) Inventor Kunihiko Kobayashi 2-2-1 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Japan Broadcasting Corporation Broadcasting Center F term (reference) 5C025 AA23 AA29 CA02 CA09 CB05 CB09 DA01 DA04 5C056 AA05 BA02 BA03 BA05 DA08 EA05 EA12 5K048 AA04 BA03 DA01 DB04 EB02 EB15 FB10 FB15 HA04 HA06

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A digital broadcast receiver remote control device for selecting a program of a digital broadcast, the remote control device being assigned to the plurality of broadcasters of the digital broadcast in a one-to-one correspondence, for selecting a broadcaster. A digital broadcast receiver remote control device comprising a broadcaster selection button. 2. The digital broadcast receiver remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the digital broadcast receiver is provided on the same time axis via each of a plurality of channels of a single broadcaster selected by the broadcaster select button. A digital broadcast receiver remote control device, comprising: a program selection button for selecting a desired program from a plurality of programs to be performed. 3. The digital broadcast receiver remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the digital broadcast receiver is provided on the same time axis through each of a plurality of channels of one broadcaster selected by the broadcaster select button. Digital broadcast receiver remote control, comprising: a program call button for performing a call operation of the plurality of program information in order to display a plurality of program information relating to a plurality of programs to be displayed on a screen of the digital broadcast receiver. apparatus. 4. A remote control device having a program selection button for selecting a desired program from a plurality of programs provided on the same time axis via each of a plurality of channels possessed by one broadcaster. And video decoding means for extracting and decoding the video signal of the desired program from the video signals of the plurality of programs provided by the broadcaster in response to a program selection operation of the program selection button, Information decoding means for decoding a plurality of pieces of program information relating to the plurality of programs; and a display for displaying the plurality of pieces of program information decoded by the information decoding means prior to displaying a video signal decoded by the video decoding means. Means for receiving a digital broadcast. 5. The digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said program selection button selects desired program information from a plurality of program information displayed on said display means. Receiver. A digital broadcast receiving device characterized by the above-mentioned. 6. The digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the remote control device has a program call button for calling the plurality of program information in order to display the plurality of program information on the display means. A digital broadcast receiving device characterized by the above-mentioned. 7. A remote control device that is assigned to a plurality of broadcasters of digital broadcasting in a one-to-one correspondence and includes a plurality of broadcaster selection buttons for selecting a broadcaster, Video decoding means for decoding a video signal of a program provided from a selected broadcaster in response to a selection operation; information decoding means for decoding program information relating to the program; and a video decoded by the video decoding means. Display means for displaying the program information decoded by the information decoding means prior to displaying a signal.