JP2003304467A - Digital television receiving apparatus with guide function - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display an operation guide in a free form and to conduct a change and an addition to the operation guide itself by a download via a broadcast wave or a memory card. <P>SOLUTION: A storage means to store an operation guide data written by a markup describing language such as a BML, a browsing process means to process the operation guide data written by the markup describing language such as the BML and to browse it, and a display means to display the browsed operation guide on an image receiving apparatus are provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a digital broadcast receiving apparatus with a guide function, which is capable of displaying a guide for various operating methods.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The following conventional techniques are available for television receivers having an operation guide function.

In the television receiver with a guide function described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-65587, for a function having an operation key on the remote controller, an operation desired by the remote controller immediately after the guide key on the remote controller is pressed. A guide display corresponding to the pressing of a key (an operation key on the remote controller that the user wants to know its function) is displayed. In addition, for a menu display guide for operating functions that do not have keys on the remote control, press the guide key on the remote control while the function you want to know is selected to display the guide. I am trying.

Further, in the on-screen display device described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-51708, the operability in device setting is made possible by making it possible to display the page of the manual corresponding to the setting operation contents on the menu display screen. Techniques to improve are shown.

[0005]

However, in the method described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-65587 described above, the operation explanation is fixed, it is difficult to change the operation explanation itself, and the explanation screen is displayed. There is a problem that the screen data becomes very large as the number of screen data increases.

Further, as in the technique described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-51708, the method of displaying the page of the instruction manual on the menu display screen may be operated unless the instruction manual is read together. It has the problem of being difficult.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is to display an operation guide in a free form by displaying it on a browser screen, and to display screen data. Not as a markup description language (BML (Broadcast Markup Languag
By retaining the operation guide data as a markup language such as e), the data amount of the operation guide data can be reduced. In addition, the function addition of the receiver itself and the menu When you make changes, you can change / add operation guide data by following the changes.
If there is an error in the operation guide data itself,
It is possible to add / change only the operation guide data.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, in one representative invention of the digital television receiver with a guide function according to the present invention, an electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory in which program data is stored is stored. Storage means for storing operation guide data described in a markup description language such as BML in an electrically rewritable non-volatile memory, and a description described in a markup description language such as BML. Browsing processing means for processing and browsing the operation guide data, and display means for displaying the browsed operation guide on the receiver.

With such a configuration, the operation guide can be created in a markup language such as BML, only the operation guide data can be changed / added, and the operation guide data is held as image data. The amount of data can be reduced as compared with the case, and further, by displaying it on the browser screen, the operation guide can be customized and displayed in a free form.

Characteristic configurations of the present invention other than those described above and their functions and effects will be apparent from the following description.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a digital television receiver with a guide function according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is an antenna for receiving digital broadcasting, 2 is a main tuner / IF circuit for digital broadcasting, 3 is a sub-tuner for digital broadcasting /
IF circuits and 4 are TS (Transpor) of the received digital broadcasting.
TS Stream) Decoding TS Stream, 5 is CPU
(Central Processing Unit), 6 is an address decoder for performing address management and chip selection, and 7 is an electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory. The operation guide data storage unit "1" 7a and the operation guide data storage unit " 2 ”7b including a guide data storage unit, 8
Is a memory card IF section for interfacing with an external memory card, 9 is a memory card used for rewriting internal data through the memory card IF section 8 (memory card such as PC card, smart media, memory stick) 10 is AV ( Audio / Video) decoder,
Reference numeral 11 is a RAM (Random Access Memory), 12 is an electrically rewritable non-volatile memory, a program data storage unit of the digital television receiver, and 13 is an electrically rewritable non-volatile memory. User data storage unit for storing setting data of the device, 14 is a graphic drawing / display unit for drawing and displaying operation guides and menus as a graphic, and 15 is described in a markup description language such as BML (Broadcast Markup Language) A browsing processing unit for browsing the generated operation guide data, 16 is an AV output conversion unit for AV output, 17 is a remote control microcomputer, and 18 is a remote control signal receiving unit.

The operation guide data storage section "1" 7a
The same operation guide data is stored in the operation guide data storage section "2" 7b, which has the same effect as the mirroring of the magnetic disk system and rewrites the operation guide data.・ It is designed to improve operability when changing. Here, the operation guide data is rewritten / changed in the operation guide data storage unit “2” 7b, and the rewritten / changed data in the operation guide data storage unit “2” 7b is changed to the operation guide data storage unit “2”. 1 ”to 7a.

In the configuration shown in FIG. 1, when a user issues a guide screen display instruction from a remote controller (not shown), the guide display instruction request is sent to the CPU 5 via the remote control signal receiving unit 18 and the remote control microcomputer 17.
Be transmitted to. As a result, the CPU 5 reads out the operation guide data stored in the guide data storage unit "1" 7a, specifies the display area of the television screen and the operation guide and stores the characters of the operation guide stored in the user data storage unit 13. Based on the setting information customized for each user such as size, the browsing processing unit 15 generates guide screen data, and the graphic drawing / display unit 14 graphicizes it and superimposes it on the video data. This is output-converted by the AV output converter 16 and displayed on the television screen.

Here, the operation guide data storage unit "1" 7
a and the operation guide data stored in the operation guide data storage unit “2” 7b is, for example, XML (eXtensib).
It is described in BML, which is a page description language for data broadcasting based on le Markup Language). A user interface such as can be easily defined.
Therefore, by storing customized setting information according to the user's preference in the user data storage unit 13 in advance, the browsing processing unit 15 generates a customized guide screen for each user, It can be displayed in a form according to preference. Further, since the operation guide data is described and stored in BML, the data amount can be reduced as compared with the case where the operation guide data is stored as image data. In order to facilitate customization for each user, in this embodiment, an operation guide setting screen for setting the display form of the guide screen, as described later,
The user can call on the TV screen by operating the remote control appropriately.

When the operation guide data is changed by the memory card, the memory card 9 in which the operation guide data is stored is attached to the memory card IF section 8 and the operation guide data in the memory card 9 is stored. The operation guide data is rewritten by writing it in the copy "2" 7b. At this time, since the program data storage unit 12 and the guide data storage unit 7 are separated, the mounting of the memory card 9 is detected, the storage destination of the data is determined according to the data content, and the operation guide data is automatically stored. By rewriting, the operation guide data can be rewritten without disturbing viewing.

When the operation guide data is changed by downloading by broadcast wave, the operation guide data is received by the download service using the engineering slot, and the operation guide data storage section "2" 7b.
Change the operation guide data saved in. The downloading at this time is performed not by the main tuner 2 but by the sub tuner 3, so that the operation guide data can be rewritten without disturbing viewing.

Here, since both operation guide data are stored in both the method using the memory card and the method using the download by the broadcast wave, the operation guide data storage unit "1" 7a is rewritten when the operation guide data is rewritten.
By using the operation guide data, the operation guide data can be changed while looking at the operation guide. Further, at the end of the operation guide after rewriting the operation guide data, the new operation guide data stored in the operation guide data storage unit "2" 7b is copied to the operation guide data storage unit "1" 7a, so that the operation guide is always maintained. The data is duplicated so that the operation guide data can be rewritten without fail while viewing the operation guide.

Further, not only the operation guide data is rewritten, but the operation guide data and the program data are separately stored. Therefore, by downloading the program data using a memory card or a broadcast wave, the data storage destination can be changed according to the data content. The program data can be rewritten while automatically discriminating and viewing the operation guide. Alternatively, by downloading the program data and operation guide data using a memory card or broadcast waves, the storage location of the data is automatically determined according to the data content, and the program data and operation guide data can be rewritten while viewing the operation guide. It can also be done at the same time or individually.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of simultaneous display of a guide screen and a television screen in the digital television receiver with a guide function of this embodiment. 2A is a display example when the TV screen and the guide screen are equally divided and displayed, and FIG. 2B is a display example when only the guide screen is displayed. FIG. 2C is a display example in which a TV screen is displayed as a sub screen on the guide screen that is displayed on the entire screen, and FIG. 2D is a display screen where the guide screen is displayed as a sub screen on the TV screen that is displayed in full screen. It is a display example when it is displayed. Each display mode can be selected by the user according to the user's taste, or it can be automatically selected depending on the contents of the guide, the medium to be displayed (CRT / LCD / Plasma display, etc.) and the size of the display device to be displayed. It is also possible to choose.

FIG. 3 shows an operation guide setting screen 1 in the digital television receiver with a guide function of this embodiment.
It is a figure which shows an example. Interactively with the operation guide setting screen as shown in FIG. 3, for example, setting of the display method of the guide screen and the television screen described in FIG. 2, specification of the size of characters used in the operation guide, and display with the operation guide It is possible to set the level of detail of the contents of the operation guide and whether to automatically rewrite the operation guide.

[0022]

The following effects are brought about by the present invention described above.

Since the digital television receiver with a guide function according to the invention described in claim 1 of the present invention is configured as described above, the user's preference is based on the operation guide data described in a markup language such as BML. It is possible to easily create the operation guide screen according to the above, and it is also possible to easily change / add only the operation guide data. Further, since the operation guide data is described and stored in a markup language such as BML, the amount of data can be reduced as compared with the case where the operation guide data is stored as image data.

Since the digital television receiver with a guide function according to the second aspect of the present invention is configured as described above, the operation guide data can be changed / added by the download service by digital broadcasting. Becomes

Since the digital television receiving device with a guide function according to the third aspect of the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to change / add operation guide data by using a memory card.

Since the digital television receiver with a guide function according to the invention described in claim 4 of the present invention is configured as described above, the operation guide data is downloaded by the sub-tuner even while watching TV to prevent the user's watching. It is possible to change / add operation guide data without doing so.

Since the digital television receiver with a guide function according to the invention of claim 5 has the above-mentioned configuration, the television screen and the operation guide are displayed in accordance with the user's preference when the browser is displayed. It is possible to customize and display the screen freely.

Since the digital television receiver with a guide function according to the invention of claim 6 has the above-mentioned configuration, it is possible to change and add program data and operation guide data at the same time. It is possible to change / add only program data and operation guide data.

Since the digital television receiver with a guide function according to the invention of claim 7 has the above-mentioned structure, it is possible to change / add operation guide data while looking at the operation guide. Become.

Since the digital television receiver with a guide function according to the invention of claim 8 has the above-mentioned configuration, it is possible to change / add the program data of the main body while watching the operation guide. Become.

Since the digital television receiver with a guide function according to the invention of claim 9 has the above-mentioned configuration, the character size and the character type of the operation guide screen are matched to the user's preference. It can be customized, or automatically or according to the user's preference depending on the medium (CRT / liquid crystal / plasma display) to be displayed and the size of the display device to be displayed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a digital television receiver with a guide function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of simultaneous display of a guide screen and a television screen in the digital television receiver with a guide function according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an operation guide setting screen 1 in the digital television receiver with a guide function according to the embodiment of the present invention.
It is explanatory drawing which shows an example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 antenna 2 Main tuner / IF circuit 3 Sub tuner / IF circuit 4 TS decoder 5 CPU 6 Address decoder 7 Guide data storage 7a Operation guide data storage "1" 7b Operation guide data storage "2" 8 Memory card IF section 9 memory card 10 AV decoder 11 RAM 12 Program data storage 13 User data storage 14 Graphic drawing / display, 15 Browsing processing section 16 AV output converter 17 Remote control microcomputer 18 Remote control signal receiver

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. In a digital television broadcast receiving apparatus, a BML (Broadcast Markup) is provided separately from an electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory in which program data is stored.
Language) and the operation guide data described in a markup description language such as BML and a storage unit for storing the operation guide data described in a markup description language in an electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory. A digital television receiver with a guide function, comprising: a browsing processing means for processing and browsing; and a display means for displaying a browsed operation guide on a receiver. 2. The receiving device according to claim 1, which receives download data by a download service (engineering slot) for digital television broadcasting, and a device which stores the received download data in an electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory. Equipped with the digital TV broadcast download service,
A digital TV receiver with a guide function that allows you to change and add operation guide data. 3. The operation guide according to claim 1, further comprising: a memory card interface unit for interfacing with a memory card; and a rewriting unit for rewriting system data by the memory card. A digital TV receiver with a guide function that allows you to change and add data. 4. The operation guide data according to claim 1 or 2, wherein two or more tuners for receiving digital television are provided so that operation guide data is received by downloading using an engineering slot without disturbing TV viewing. A digital television receiver with a guide function that allows you to change and add data. 5. The guide function according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the TV screen and the guide screen can be freely laid out because they are written in a markup description language. Digital television receiver. 6. The program data storage unit and the operation guide data storage unit according to claim 1, wherein the program data storage unit and the operation guide data storage unit are separate from each other when data is downloaded or rewritten by a memory card. By determining the storage destination of the data from the contents and storing the data, two data, program data and operation guide data, can be stored simultaneously.
Alternatively, a digital television receiver with a guide function, which can be individually rewritten. 7. The digital television receiver with a guide function according to claim 6, wherein a plurality of operation guide data storage units are provided so that the operation guide data can be changed / added while viewing the operation guide. . 8. The operation guide data storage section and the program data storage section according to claim 6, wherein the operation guide can be viewed and the program data can be rewritten by a memory card or the like while viewing the operation guide. A digital TV receiver with a guide function. 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the operation guide data is stored in a markup description language, so that the character size, the character type, the display area, etc. are displayed. A digital television receiver with a guide function, which can be customized according to the size and type of display device, or can be customized according to the taste of the user.