JP2001119640A - Television receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a television receiver that can receive a broadcast program supplied through various transmission media and can simply transmit/receive various sets of information. SOLUTION: This television receiver is provided with a control section, that can send/receive information related to and/or not related to a broadcast program received by the television receiver in bidirectional manner, a display section that displays the information, and a connection means that connects with a wireless portable telephone set to transmit the information from the control section or allow the information to receive the control section.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television receiver capable of receiving a broadcast program supplied via various broadcast media and transmitting / receiving various information, and more particularly to a television receiver connected to a portable telephone radio. A function of enabling communication with various broadcast media management systems and the like via a communication line, and a function of supplying power for charging a secondary battery built in a connected mobile phone radio from the television receiver. The present invention relates to a television receiver provided with:

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the advancement of multimedia broadcasting, television receivers not only receive, but also have a function of transmitting charging information and the like in broadcast programs supplied via various broadcasting media such as pay satellite broadcasting. There has been a demand for a function capable of two-way communication by having it.

FIG. 2 shows an outline of a conventional system in which such a broadcasting system is used in a home. The broadcasting system is set near a television receiver TV provided in a room of a home H. The top box STB is arranged, and video information of several tens of channels is distributed to the set top box STB from the satellite broadcast receiving antenna A or the cable television CA television. The set-top box STB is a decoder for selecting and inputting a broadcast program to the television receiver TV, and usually allows a desired channel to be selected by a remote controller.

[0004] Charging information relating to video information selected on the set-top box STB by a remote controller or the like is transferred to a management system of an information provider via a telephone line TL, and data for charging a user is charged. It is made to accumulate. That is, as for the channel information selected by the set-top box STB, the selection command and the reception time information are transmitted to the telephone modular terminal MJ via the telephone line L, and the external telephone line TJ
L. The information about the pay program selected by the receiver via the telephone line TL is transmitted to the information provider's management system MS via the exchange repeater PBX.
To be provided with scrambled data for scrambled programs, and interactive information provision for video information related to the purchase and sale of products. Has been made.

[0005] In recent years, various types of video information have been provided in a broadcasting system in response to multimedia, and in addition to general broadcasting by terrestrial broadcasting, CA television and CA television supplied via a cable have been provided. And broadcasting satellites. In this case, a special contract is made between the receiver and the program provider for various commercial broadcast programs, in contrast to general public broadcasts and commercial broadcast programs, and most of the programs desired by the receiver are channeled. A system in which a fee is paid per unit or program and the fee is paid is adopted. Further, a system in which a specific broadcast program is designated and purchased from a series of broadcast programs (PAYPER VIEW), or a billing receiving system using video on demand Has also been put to practical use. In addition, services for multiplexing data into television broadcasts, such as intertext and intercast, have also started.

[0006] In order to receive a broadcast having such a special broadcast form, the receiver includes (or incorporates) a set-top box in which an MPEG decoder, a descrambling, and the like are built-in. It is possible to receive a desired program by issuing an instruction from the remote controller, but also to notify the broadcaster's billing system of purchasing the program via a telephone line in order to pay a fee for the received program at the same time. Is being done. Further, in the inter text, information is exchanged via a telephone line in order to obtain additional information.

[0007]

However, since a wired cable must be used to connect to a home subscriber line, there are problems in that the installation place of the equipment is restricted and the appearance is impaired.

[0008] Further, a communication signal is converted to an RF (radio frequency) signal.
y) Some devices are modulated and connected wirelessly, but the communication speed is slow, and the transceiver requires considerable cost. On the other hand, the spread of personal computers having a communication function due to the Internet boom in recent years has been promoted, and personal computers for beginners have been released, but they have not yet been operated as easily as other home electric appliances.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a television receiver according to the present invention has a receiving means, a display means for displaying a video signal selected by the receiving means, and a video signal related to the video signal. In a television receiver having an audio signal output means for outputting an audio signal to be transmitted,
A control unit capable of bidirectionally transmitting and receiving information related to and / or unrelated to the broadcast received by the television receiver, a display unit for displaying the information, and transmitting information from the control unit and / or receiving the information from the control unit And means for connecting to a mobile phone wireless device.
Further, the mobile phone radio has a built-in secondary battery for driving, the terminal for information communication has a terminal for supplying power for charging the secondary battery, and a television through the connection means. It is characterized in that power for charging the secondary battery can be supplied from a receiver.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the outline of the present invention.
The television receiver 1 transmits an image or a message to a display unit 2 such as a CRT or a liquid crystal display panel or another output device 3 on the basis of information received from a receiving means, that is, a mobile phone wireless device 8. It has a microcomputer 4 for outputting character information and the like, and has a control unit 5 for mutually transmitting and receiving information between the microcomputer 4 and an external communication network.
The television receiver 1 is provided with a set-top box STB that has a built-in descrambler or an MPEG decoder and can set a desired distribution channel to a reception state in accordance with a contract with an ordinary video distribution company. A desired channel can be set to a desired channel from a predetermined program by operating the set top box by a remote controller, and the set can be viewed by the television receiver 1. Note that the set-top box S
The TB can be built in the television receiver 1 as well as externally.

At the time of this channel selection, if the program to be purchased is a pay broadcast, the display unit 2 for displaying information charges the viewing fee via the connection means 6 to the television receiver 1.
And registered in the billing system. In some cases, decoding data for receiving the broadcast program is controlled so as to be provided from a billing system of a delivery company.

The microcomputer 4 sends, via the control unit 5, a control signal capable of controlling transmission, disconnection, and other operations of the mobile phone radio 8 connected by the connection means 6, and outputs the control signal. Incoming calls, called numbers, and other statuses can be received.

The control unit 5 is connected to an external communication network via a portable telephone radio 8 by a connection means 6.
Information related to the broadcast received by the V receiver 1 or information not related can be transmitted and received in both directions. Information obtained from the mobile phone wireless device 8 is transmitted / received to / from the Internet or a dedicated information network for computers via a public telephone line or a dedicated information line.

The mobile phone radio 8 has an information communication terminal connected to the connection means 6. The connection means 6 is a connection cable, and can connect a terminal that can be connected to the information communication terminal or the information communication terminal to a terminal provided in a TV receiver. The mobile phone radio 8 has a function of receiving a called number, and
The called number can be transmitted to the TV receiver 1 via the.

The electric power supplied from the power supply circuit 7 is used for charging a secondary battery built in the portable telephone radio through the connection means 6. The mobile phone wireless device 8 incorporates a driving secondary battery, the connection means 6 includes a terminal for supplying power for charging the secondary battery, and a TV receiver via the connection means 6. Thus, power for charging the secondary battery can be supplied.

[0016]

According to the present invention, in a TV receiver requiring a communication function, it is possible to rely on an external portable telephone radio for a function for transmitting and receiving information. Made it possible to do so. TV
By having the receiver have a charging function, the mobile phone radio can be charged. Further, the television receiver can be moved or installed in any room irrespective of the terminal position of the home telephone line, so that it is not necessary to route the telephone cable.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: television receiver, 2: display unit, 3: output device,
4: microcomputer, 5: control unit, 6: connection means, 7: power supply circuit, 8: mobile phone radio.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Nobutaka Tani, Inventor 6-7-35 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Inside Sony Corporation (72) Inventor Masahiro Tada 6-35, Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Sony Corporation F term (reference) 5C025 AA01 AA30 BA26 BA30 CA02 CA19 CA20 CB10 DA05

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A television receiver comprising: receiving means; display means for displaying a video signal selected by the receiving means; and audio signal output means for outputting an audio signal related to the video signal. A control unit capable of bidirectionally transmitting and receiving information related to and / or unrelated to the broadcast received by the television receiver; a display unit for displaying the information; and transmitting information from the control unit and / or receiving the information from the control unit A television receiver comprising a connection means for connecting to a portable telephone wireless device. 2. The television receiver according to claim 1, wherein the information is transmitted and received between the Internet and / or a dedicated information network for a computer via a public telephone line and / or a dedicated information line. 3. The portable telephone wireless device has an information communication terminal, and the connection means is provided at a terminal connectable to the information communication terminal and / or at the information communication terminal and a television receiver. The television receiver according to claim 1, wherein the television receiver is a connection cable that can be connected to a terminal. 4. The portable telephone radio includes a driving secondary battery, the information communication terminal includes a terminal for supplying power for charging the secondary battery, and the connection unit includes The television receiver according to claim 1, wherein electric power for charging the secondary battery can be supplied from the television receiver via the television receiver. 5. The control signal of the television receiver includes a control signal for performing transmission / disconnection and / or all control of the portable telephone radio.
The television receiver according to 2, 3, or 4. 6. The portable telephone radio has a function of receiving a called number, and can transmit the called number to a television receiver via the connection means. The television receiver according to 4 or 5.