JP2004200866A - Display reproduction unit and display reproducing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a display reproduction unit operating by receiving a signal from a controller, e.g. a remote controller, of a digital television broadcast receiver, and a display reproducing method in which a desired function is selected readily by simple operation. <P>SOLUTION: A signal receiving means 11 receives a signal from a controller 20, a display means 12 displays a function selecting screen 12a assigned with a specified function on icons arranged to correspond with the key arrangement of the controller 20, and a control means 13 executes a function assigned to an icon corresponding to a selected key based on a signal from the controller 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a display / reproduction device and a display / reproduction method, and more particularly to a display / reproduction device and a display / reproduction method that operate by receiving a signal from a controller such as a remote controller such as a digital television broadcast receiver.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art As digital television broadcast receivers (hereinafter referred to as digital broadcast receivers) have become more sophisticated and multifunctional, the number of key operations by a remote controller (hereinafter abbreviated as remote control) for operating the receivers has become extremely large. Is coming.
[0003]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of a conventional remote control operation.
Here, a description will be given of a conventional remote control operation in a case where an icon to which a predetermined function is assigned is selected from a menu screen displayed on a display and a desired function is executed.
[0004]
First, the user confirms whether or not the cursor is over a target icon (step S10), and if not, presses an arrow key on the remote control (step S11), and moves the cursor to the target icon. When the cursor is moved on the target icon, the enter key on the remote controller is pressed (step S12), and a desired function is executed (step S13).
[0005]
As described above, in the conventional remote control operation, since the operation with the arrow keys and the enter key is required to select a desired function, the usability is not good.
In order to solve such a problem, it is proposed that a designated number be displayed near an icon on a menu screen and the desired function can be selected without using an arrow key by inputting the designated number with a numeric key. (For example, see Patent Document 1).
[0006]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-67766 A (paragraph numbers [0026] to [0030], FIG. 1)
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, even when using the numeric keys, it is troublesome to confirm and input the numeric characters, and there is a problem that the input is particularly difficult when the numeric display of the numeric keys is too small to be easily recognized.
[0008]
The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object of the present invention is to provide a display / playback apparatus capable of easily selecting a desired function with a small number of operations.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a display / reproduction method that allows a desired function to be easily selected with a small number of operations.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in a display / reproduction device that receives and operates a signal from a controller, a signal receiving unit that receives the signal and an icon assigned a predetermined function correspond to a key arrangement of the controller. Display means for displaying a function selection screen arranged to perform the function assigned to the icon corresponding to the selected key on the controller based on the signal. A display / reproduction device characterized by the above is provided.
[0010]
According to the above configuration, the signal receiving means receives a signal from the controller, and the display means displays a function selection screen in which icons assigned predetermined functions are arranged so as to correspond to the key arrangement of the controller. The unit executes the function assigned to the icon corresponding to the selected key.
[0011]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a principle explanatory diagram showing the principle of the display / reproduction device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0012]
The display / reproduction device 10 includes a signal receiving unit 11 for receiving a signal from the controller 20, and a display for displaying a function selection screen 12a in which a predetermined function is assigned to an icon arranged corresponding to the key arrangement of the controller 20. It has means 12 and control means 13 for executing a function assigned to an icon corresponding to a key selected on the controller 20.
[0013]
In the controller 20, for example, when the function selection screen activation key 20a is pressed and an input to activate the function selection screen is made, the signal is received by the signal receiving unit 11 of the display reproduction device 10. The received signal is processed by the control means 13 and displayed on the display means 12 as a function selection screen 12a under the control of the control means 13. Icons are arranged on the function selection screen 12a so as to correspond to the key arrangement of the controller 20. A predetermined function is assigned to the icon. FIG. 1 shows an example in which icons are arranged on the function selection screen 12a corresponding to the broken line portions 20b which are the key arrangements of "1" to "9" of the controller 20.
[0014]
Here, when "1" which is the key 21 of the controller 20 is pressed, a signal to that effect is transmitted from the controller 20, and the signal receiving means 11 receives this. The control unit 13 causes the function A assigned to the icon 31 corresponding to the position of the “1” key 21 of the controller 20 to be executed on the function selection screen 12a.
[0015]
As described above, the function selection screen 12a in which a predetermined function is assigned to the arranged icon so as to correspond to the key arrangement of the controller 20 is displayed, and when the key of the controller 20 is pressed, the function is assigned to the corresponding icon. By activating the specified function, a desired function can be easily selected with a small number of operations.
[0016]
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.
In the following, the details of the display / playback apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described using a digital broadcast receiver as an example.
[0017]
FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of the digital broadcast receiver.
The digital broadcast receiver 100 includes a tuner 101 connected to an antenna 101a for channel selection and demodulation, a descrambler 102 for descrambling, and an encoded video from a transport stream of the received multiplexed digital broadcast signal. A demultiplexer 103 for separating a signal, an audio signal, and the like; a video decoding circuit 104 for decoding an encoded video signal into an NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) signal; and a speaker 105a for decoding an encoded audio signal. An audio decoding circuit 105 for outputting the data to a video broadcast screen, an OSD (On Screen Display) adding circuit 106 for processing a display signal and adding it to a video signal, and outputting the resulting signal to a display 104a, and a digital recording / reproducing device 250. 107 and the output from the interface 107 A video switching unit 108 and an audio switching unit 109 for switching between output from the demultiplexer 103 and an output from the demultiplexer 103; a light receiving unit 110 for receiving a command from the user transmitted from the remote controller 200 by infrared rays and converting it into a remote control code; It comprises a memory 111 storing an OS (Operating System) and the like, and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 112 for controlling these. Here, the interface 107 is compatible with the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) 1394, i. LINK (i.LINK is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation).
[0018]
The digital recording / reproducing device 250 includes a digital video recorder, a hard disk recorder (hereinafter, HDR), and the like. A plurality of digital recording / reproducing devices 250 may be connected.
[0019]
In the digital broadcast receiver 100 of FIG. 2, the signal receiving unit 11 of the display / reproduction device 10 of FIG. 1 corresponds to the light receiving unit 110, and the display unit 12 corresponds to the OSD addition circuit 106 and the display 104a. The control means 13 corresponds to the CPU 112.
[0020]
Hereinafter, the operation of the digital broadcast receiver 100 will be described.
First, the operation at the time of normal digital satellite broadcast viewing will be described.
When a broadcast station is selected by a user's operation of the remote controller 200, a tuning signal from the remote controller 200 is received by the light receiving unit 110. Further, the channel selection signal is converted into a remote control code and transmitted to the tuner 101 via the CPU 112. In the tuner 101, a broadcast station is selected in accordance with the selected signal, and the modulated content transmitted in the transport stream format is received by the antenna 101a and demodulated. Next, if it is encrypted, such as a pay broadcast, the descrambler 102 descrambles it under the control of the CPU 112, and the multiplex of the transport stream is demultiplexed by the demultiplexer 103. Since the separated video signal and audio signal are encoded, the video signal is decoded by the video decoding circuit 104 and the audio signal is decoded by the audio decoding circuit 105. When receiving a data broadcast, the data broadcast signal separated by the demultiplexer 103 is transmitted to the OSD addition circuit 106 as a data broadcast screen display signal via the CPU 112, and a GUI (Graphical User Interface) is issued under a drawing command of the CPU 112. A video signal is generated, added to the video signal decoded by the video decoding circuit 104, and output to the display 104a. The decoded audio signal is output from the speaker 105a.
[0021]
When the user wants to record the broadcast content, the user presses a recording button (not shown) of the remote controller 200, for example, so that the content is recorded on the digital recording / reproducing device 250 connected to the interface 107.
[0022]
At the time of reproduction from the digital recording / reproducing device 250, the user presses a reproduction button (not shown) of the remote controller 200, for example, so that the content recorded on the digital recording / reproducing device 250 is input via the interface 107. The encoded video signal is decoded by the video decoding circuit 104, and the audio signal is decoded by the audio decoding circuit 105, and is output from the display 104a and the speaker 105a.
[0023]
Next, the operation of the characteristic portion of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a remote control and a portal menu.
The portal menu 300 corresponds to the function selection screen 12a in FIG.
[0024]
When a portal menu activation key (denoted as “PM activation”) 200 a on remote controller 200 is pressed, light receiving section 110 receives an infrared signal from remote controller 200. The signal received by the light receiving unit 110 and converted into the remote control code is sent to the CPU 112, which processes the display data extracted from the memory 111 under the control of the CPU 112. A GUI video signal is created, added to the video signal from the video decoding circuit 104, and displayed on the display 104a as a portal menu 300. Here, in the portal menu 300, for example, an icon corresponding to a key arrangement of a broken line portion 200b which is a part of a numeric key for performing a channel selection operation on the remote controller 200 is arranged.
[0025]
Here, for example, when the numeral key 201 of “1” on the remote controller 200 is pressed, the icon 301 of the portal menu 300 is selected, and “Favorite CH” (favorite channel) assigned to the icon 301 is selected. Tuning) starts.
[0026]
FIG. 4 is an example of a favorite channel selection screen.
For example, when “Favorite CH” is selected in the portal menu 300 of FIG. 3, a favorite channel selection screen 310 is displayed as the next screen. Here, on the favorite channel selection screen 310, for example, an icon corresponding to the key arrangement of the broken line portion 200c which is a part of the number keys for performing the channel selection operation on the remote controller 200 is arranged.
[0027]
Here, for example, when the numeric key 207 of “7” on the remote controller 200 is pressed, the icon 311 of the favorite channel selection screen 310 is selected, and “006 ch” assigned to the icon 311 is selected. Tuning is performed.
[0028]
On the other hand, in the portal menu 300 of FIG. 3, for example, when the “2” numeric key 202 on the remote controller 200 is pressed, the icon 302 of the portal menu 300 is selected, and “ HDR PLAY ”(HDR playback) starts. “HDR PLAY” is a function related to the reproduction of HDR, which is an example of the digital recording / reproducing device 250 connected via the interface 107.
[0029]
FIG. 5 is an example of an HDR playback screen.
For example, when “HDR PLAY” is selected in the portal menu 300 of FIG. 3, an HDR playback screen 320 is displayed as the next screen. Here, on the HDR playback screen 320, for example, an icon corresponding to the key arrangement of a broken line portion 200d, which is a part of a numeric key for performing a tuning operation on the remote controller 200, is arranged.
[0030]
Here, for example, when the numeric key 205 of “5” on the remote controller 200 is pressed, the icon 321 on the HDR playback screen 320 is selected, and the playback operation that is the function assigned to the icon 321 is activated. I do. Thereby, the content recorded in the digital recording / reproducing device 250 is input to the digital broadcast receiver 100 via the interface 107, and under the control of the CPU 112, the video switching unit 108 and the audio switching unit 109 Switch to output, output to display 104a and speaker 105a, and play back content. When the user wants to stop the reproduction, the user presses the “8” numeric key 208 on the remote controller 200, which means that the icon 322 to which the stop function is assigned is selected, and the reproduction of the content is stopped.
[0031]
Next, the operation of the characteristic portion of the digital broadcast receiver 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be summarized in a flowchart, and the display / reproduction method according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the display / reproduction method according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0032]
S1: When the portal menu activation key 200a of the portal menu activation signal reception remote controller 200 is pressed, for example, the digital broadcast receiver 100 receives the signal with the light receiving unit 110 and converts it into a remote control code.
[0033]
S2: Under the control of the portal menu display CPU 112, a portal menu is generated as a GUI screen based on the display data stored in the memory 111 and output to the display 104a.
[0034]
S3: Judgment as to whether or not a key corresponding to the icon on the screen has been pressed. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, whether or not a key on the remote controller 200 corresponding to the icon of the portal menu 300 has been pressed is determined. The CPU 112 determines whether a signal corresponding to the key is received. Here, if the corresponding key has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S4, and if not, step S3 is repeated.
[0035]
S4: Determining Whether There is a Next Screen When the key corresponding to the icon of the screen being displayed is pressed, it is determined whether there is a next screen corresponding to the function assigned to the icon. The next screen is, for example, a favorite channel selection screen 310 or an HDR playback screen 320 for the portal menu 300 of FIG.
[0036]
S5: Display of next screen Here, if there is a next screen, it is displayed on the display 104a, and the process returns to step S3.
[0037]
S6: Execution Process If there is no next screen, a predetermined function assigned to the icon is executed. For example, in the case of the favorite channel selection screen 310 as shown in FIG. 4, when the key is pressed, the channel selection operation selected by the key is executed. When the HDR playback screen 320 as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed, pressing a key executes a playback operation corresponding thereto (stop, pause, playback, variable speed playback, fast forward, rewind, etc.). Let it.
[0038]
As described above, a GUI screen such as a portal menu 300 in which predetermined functions are assigned to the arranged icons is displayed so as to correspond to the key arrangement of the remote controller 200, and a corresponding screen is displayed when a key of the remote controller 200 is pressed. By activating the function assigned to the icon to be operated, a desired function can be easily selected with a small number of operations.
[0039]
In addition, a reduction in the number of keys of the remote controller can be expected, thereby making it possible to save space in the remote controller.
In addition, since the number of times the key is pressed is reduced as compared with the conventional cursor movement and determination operation using the arrow key and the determination key, the remote controller can be prevented from being worn.
[0040]
In the above description, the GUI screen corresponding to the numeric keys on the remote control is displayed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The GUI screen can be applied to all keys on the remote control, and the corresponding GUI must be mounted. Thus, any key can be used as a shared key.
[0041]
In addition, the GUI screen described above can be displayed on the display 104a in a full screen, a part thereof, or in a transparent manner on a broadcast screen of a normal television program by using a known technique. .
[0042]
Further, in the above description, the description has been given using a remote controller that transmits a signal by an infrared signal as an example of the controller, but the controller may be mounted on the display / reproducing apparatus itself. For example, it can be realized by a control panel or the like.
[0043]
In the above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described by taking a digital broadcast receiver as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is needless to say that can be applied.
[0044]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the present invention, a function selection screen in which a predetermined function is assigned to an icon arranged to correspond to the key arrangement of the controller is displayed, and when a key of the controller is pressed, the corresponding icon is displayed. By activating the function assigned to, it is possible to easily select and execute a desired function with a small number of operations.
[0045]
In addition, since the number of times the key is pressed is reduced as compared with the conventional cursor movement and determination operation using the arrow key and the determination key, it is possible to prevent the controller from being worn.
[0046]
Further, since the number keys of the controller are used for selecting functions, a reduction in the number of keys of the controller can also be expected, thereby enabling space saving and cost reduction.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a principle explanatory diagram showing the principle of a display / reproduction device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of a digital broadcast receiver.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a remote control and a portal menu.
FIG. 4 is an example of a favorite channel selection screen.
FIG. 5 is an example of an HDR playback screen.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of a display / reproduction method according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of a conventional remote control operation.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 display reproducing apparatus, 11 signal receiving means, 12 display means, 13 control means, 20 controller

Claims (4)

In a display reproduction device that operates by receiving a signal from a controller,
Signal receiving means for receiving the signal,
Display means for displaying a function selection screen in which icons assigned predetermined functions are arranged so as to correspond to the key arrangement of the controller;
Control means for executing the function assigned to the icon corresponding to the selected key on the controller based on the signal;
A display / reproduction device comprising: The display / playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the key is a numeric key. In a display reproduction method for receiving and operating a signal from a controller,
Displaying a function selection screen in which icons assigned with predetermined functions are arranged so as to correspond to the key arrangement of the controller,
Based on the signal, execute the function assigned to the icon corresponding to the selected key on the controller,
A display reproduction method characterized by the above-mentioned. The method according to claim 3, wherein the keys are numeric keys.

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