JP2004297346A - Data broadcast receiver and method of printing reception content in data broadcasting - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve operability and enhance operation convenience by eliminating the need for a cumbersome remote control operation in viewing a program by reservation only for a broadcast program in receiving broadcast for printing. <P>SOLUTION: A data broadcast receiver receives program information broadcasted by providing an identifier to a printable content and comprises: a printing content reservation setting section 111 reserving and setting the name of the broadcast program having the identifier specified by referring to an electronic program guide and broadcasting time; a printing content storage section 114 for downloading the printing content based on the identifier from the broadcast program information receiving program information for reservation to obtain the printing content and storing and preserving the printing content; and a content printing section 115 for printing the stored printing content. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a data broadcast receiving apparatus capable of printing data broadcast contents and a method of printing received contents in data broadcast.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For digital broadcasting, CS digital broadcasting by communication satellites and BS digital broadcasting by broadcasting satellites have started, and terrestrial digital broadcasting is about to start at the end of 2003. These digital broadcasts are based on the ARIB-STD-Bxx standard by the Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB), and perform data broadcasting in addition to conventional broadcasting of video and audio. I have.
[0003]
By the way, the method of receiving and printing a broadcast is implemented as an extension of ARIB-STD-Bxx because there is no explicit definition in ARIB-STD-Bxx described above.
Conventionally, there has been a method for enabling printing by introducing an extended API for printing, specifically, prnStart (“printdata.xml”) into data broadcasting content (see Patent Document 2). That is, in data broadcasting, a print button is arranged in the display content, and the print content (printdata.xml) can be printed in conjunction with the display content. For example, in a news program, selecting a button such as "politics" or "sports" displays the politics or sports news, while selecting a print button for a politics or sports summary displays the politics or sports news. Prints the summary of the document.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2002-158979
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, according to the above-described conventional technology, printing cannot be performed unless the intended operation such as selection of a remote control or pressing of a determination button is performed while watching the program. In addition, when a program is recorded and played back later, complicated remote control operations are required until a desired print content is found, and there is a problem in terms of operability.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when a broadcast is received and printed, a complicated remote control operation during program viewing is unnecessary only by a broadcast program reservation operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a data broadcast receiving apparatus and a method for printing received content in a data broadcast, which are improved and improved in usability.
[0007]
[Means for solving the problem]
In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention is a data broadcast receiving apparatus that receives and prints the printable content in a data broadcast in which an identifier is attached to the printable content and is broadcast, A print content reservation setting unit that sets a printable content with the identifier by designating a broadcast program name and a broadcast time, and receiving the reserved printable content at the designated broadcast time. A print content storage unit for obtaining and storing the printable content, and a content print unit for printing the stored and printable content.
[0008]
According to the present invention, the print content storage unit downloads and obtains the print content according to the identifier from the broadcast program information reserved and set by the print content reservation setting unit, and stores and saves the content. By printing the stored print contents, when a broadcast is received and printed, complicated operation of the remote control during program viewing is not required only by the reservation operation of the broadcast program, so that operability is improved and usability is improved. An improved data broadcast receiving device can be provided.
[0009]
Here, the program information includes at least a broadcast program name, a broadcast time, and a content name (information on whether each content can be printed or not). That is, the data broadcast receiving apparatus receives the program information and creates an electronic program guide for displaying the presence or absence of printable content, and the user designates a broadcast program name and a broadcast time with reference to the electronic program guide. .
The electronic program may be obtained from a service provider via the Internet or the like in addition to the broadcast program information.
[0010]
In the present invention, the print content storage unit obtains the printable content using a tuner different from the tuner for receiving the data broadcast.
According to the present invention, since the print content storage unit receives the print content using a tuner different from the data broadcast reception, the print content storage can be operated independently of the broadcast reception. Enables reservations related to the date and time.
[0011]
Also, in the present invention, the print content storage unit descrambles the stream when obtaining the printable content, separates the stream, and stores only the print content in a recording medium.
According to the present invention, the print content storage unit stores and saves only the print content in the recording medium, so that the content print unit can easily read the print content and perform printing smoothly.
[0012]
Further, in the present invention, the print content reservation setting section can set an accumulation date and time, and the print content accumulation section stores the obtained print content on a recording medium based on the accumulation date and time set by the print content reservation setting section. It is characterized in that it is stored and stored.
According to the present invention, the print content storage unit stores and saves the print content obtained based on the set storage date and time information in the recording medium, thereby making it possible to set the storage date and time reservation. The broadcast program can be stored and stored without depending on the program, and the usability is improved.
[0013]
Further, in the present invention, the print content reservation setting section enables setting of a print date and time, and the content print section prints the stored print content based on the print date and time set by the print content reservation setting section. Is performed.
According to the present invention, since the content printing unit prints the stored print content based on the set print date and time, the print date and time can be set and the usability is improved.
[0014]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention provides a printing method for receiving and printing the printable content in a data broadcast in which an identifier is attached to the printable content and broadcasting the data. Setting a printable content marked with a by specifying a broadcast program name and a broadcast time, and receiving and storing and storing the reserved printable content at the specified broadcast time. Process and
And printing the stored and printable content.
Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention is characterized by comprising a step of assigning an identifier to printable content and a step of data broadcasting the printable content to which the identifier is assigned. .
Further, in order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention is a printing system that transmits and receives the printable content in a data broadcast where an identifier is attached to the printable content and is broadcast, 6. A transmitting device that attaches an identifier to the printable content and performs data broadcasting of the printable content to which the identifier is attached, and the data broadcast receiving device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. And characterized in that:
[0015]
According to the present invention, broadcast content is received by downloading and acquiring print content according to an identifier from broadcast program information set for reservation, storing and storing the content, and printing the stored print content. When printing, a complicated remote control operation during program viewing is not required only by a broadcast program reservation operation, so that operability and usability are improved.
[0016]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the broadcast data receiving device of the present invention. The broadcast data receiving apparatus according to the present invention includes a CPU 11 for integrally controlling each unit, a memory 12 including a flash memory and an SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory), and a recording for storing print contents under the control of the CPU 11. It has a hard disk 13 as a medium and a network interface 14 for connecting each block constituting the device of the present invention to a telephone line network. Details of the print content will be described later.
The broadcast data receiving apparatus according to the present invention includes a remote control interface 15 having various buttons for receiving instructions from a remote controller shown in FIG. 6, an IC card mounted thereon, an IC card interface 16 for interfacing the IC card, and a printer. The printer interface 17 includes, for example, an IEEE 1394 interface. The blocks 11 to 17 are commonly connected to a system bus 18 including a plurality of lines for address, data, and control.
[0017]
The broadcast data receiving apparatus of the present invention further includes tuners 21 and 22, an error correction circuit 23 constituting a demodulation unit, a descrambling circuit 24, a stream separation circuit 25, and a decoder 26.
One (21) of the tuners 21 and 22 is used for broadcast reception, and the other (22) is used for downloading print content. The demodulation unit is a circuit for restoring the transport stream (TS) of the content selected by the user from the broadcast wave input from the antenna. The stream separation circuit 25 is a circuit that descrambles a scrambled TS attached to, for example, a B-CAS (Conditional Access System) card attached to the IC card interface 16. The stream separation circuit 25 supplies broadcast-related data to the decoder 26 and supplies data broadcast-related data and program information to the memory 12.
The decoder 26 is a circuit that generates a video signal and an audio signal based on the data from the stream separation circuit 25 and the data stored in the memory 12.
[0018]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of a data broadcast receiving apparatus that implements the method of printing received content in a data broadcast according to the present invention by developing its functions.
Each block shown here is, specifically, a function realized by the CPU 11 reading and executing a program recorded in the memory 12 shown in FIG. Here, the broadcast data receiving apparatus of the present invention includes a data broadcast receiving unit 111, a print content reservation setting unit 112, a print content determination unit 113, a print content storage unit 114, and a content printing unit 115.
[0019]
The data broadcast receiving unit 111 receives, via the tuner 21, program information and an electronic program guide (EPG: Electronic Program Guide) broadcasted with an identifier attached to printable content from a broadcast station. , An error correcting circuit 23, a descrambling circuit 34, a stream separating circuit 25, and a decoder 26, and a function of supplying the program information to the display (television receiver) and to the electronic program guide print content determining unit 113. Have.
On the other hand, the print content reservation setting unit 112 reserves a broadcast program name and a broadcast time having an identifier (print content ID) for content printing designated by the user by referring to the electronic program guide. have. The print content determination unit 13 identifies a reserved broadcast program having the previous print content ID from the program information received by the data broadcast reception unit 111, and activates the print content storage unit 114.
[0020]
The activated print content storage unit 114 has a function of downloading and obtaining the print content via the tuner 22 under the instruction of the print content determination unit 113, and storing the print content in the hard disk 13.
When the print content is downloaded and received via the tuner 22, the print content storage unit 114 de-scrambles the stream, separates the stream, and stores only the print content in the hard disk 13. The print content storage unit 114 can also store and store print content obtained based on the storage date and time information set by the print content reservation setting unit 112 under the instruction of the print content determination unit 13.
[0021]
The content printing unit 115 has a function of reading and printing the print content stored and stored in the hard disk 13. The content printing unit 115 can also print the stored print content based on the print date and time information set by the print content reservation setting unit 112 under the instruction of the print content determination unit 13.
[0022]
FIGS. 3 to 5 are flowcharts cited for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention, and show a user's operation procedure, a procedure for storing and storing by the data broadcast receiving apparatus of the present invention, and a printing procedure, respectively. .
Hereinafter, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.
[0023]
Prior to the description of the operation, as a premise of data broadcasting, when broadcasting a printable content, a broadcast station broadcasts the program information by attaching an identifier (print content ID) to the printable content. .
In the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, the user first operates the remote controller shown in FIG. 6 and presses the EPG button (S31). As a result, the data broadcast receiving apparatus of the present invention displays the program name using the print content ID on the EPG displayed using the program information. FIG. 7 shows an example of the EPG screen. The user further selects required print contents by operating the cursor keys of the remote controller, and presses the enter button to set the print contents by reservation (S32, S33). At this time, it is also possible to specify the print date and time (S34), and an example of a print date and time reservation setting screen used in that case is shown in FIG.
[0024]
The print content reservation setting unit 112 fetches the data that has been reserved each time, and stores the broadcast program name and the broadcast time having the print content ID specified with reference to the EPG, and the print time if necessary. Register settings in.
When the user displays the EPG, it is also possible to make a reservation for storage in the hard disk 13 by designating a program name having a print content ID and a broadcast time. Thus, it can be handled in the same sense as recording a normal television program. As described above, it is also possible to make a reservation on the date and time when the stored print content is printed, and a variation such as a series storage reservation or a print reservation at a fixed time every day or at a fixed time every X days is also possible. In addition to the broadcasted program information, the EPG may be obtained from a service provider via the Internet.
[0025]
After the reservation is set as described above, when the specified program is broadcast, the data broadcast receiving apparatus of the present invention downloads the print content having the print content ID at the specified time via the tuner 22 and downloads the print content to the hard disk 13. Store and save.
In the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, the print content determination unit 13 acquires the current program information received by the tuner 21 via the data broadcast reception unit 111, and monitors whether or not the content is storage reservation content. (S41, S42). Here, the print content determination unit 13 refers to the print content ID, and if the storage reservation content is set and the storage reservation time is set as necessary, the time is monitored, and the print content storage is performed. The unit 114 is started.
As a result, the print content storage unit 114 downloads the print content having the print content ID at the designated time via the tuner 22, and stores the content on the hard disk 13 (S43). At this time, the print content storage unit 114 also performs demodulation processing such as error correction, descrambling, and stream separation, and stores and stores only the print content in the hard disk 13.
[0026]
After the completion of the storage and storage of the print content described above, the content printing unit 115 is activated, and printing is performed here. If a print time reservation has been set, printing is performed while monitoring the date and time.
In the flowchart shown in FIG. 5, the print content determination unit 13 acquires the current date and time from a system timer or the like (S51), compares the current date and time with the print reservation time information, and when the print reservation date and time is reached (S52 Yes), the content is determined. The printing unit 115 is started, the content printing unit 115 reads out the print content stored and stored in the hard disk 13 (S53), and starts printing (S54).
In printing, the content printing unit 115 checks the printing paper and ink, performs a rendering process, transfers the printing process to the printer connected via the printer interface 17 in which IEEE1394 is mounted, and confirms the end of printing. To end the operation.
[0027]
As described above, when receiving and printing a broadcast, the present invention eliminates the need for a complicated remote control operation during program viewing only by a broadcast program reservation operation, thereby improving operability and usability. It was measured.
That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to download and print digital contents for printing, such as newspapers, magazines, books, and advertisements, using a general digital television receiver. This eliminates the need for complicated remote control operations during program viewing, thereby improving operability and usability.
In addition, since the reservation operation can also be performed for the storage date and time and the print date and time on a recording medium such as a hard disk, the broadcast program can be stored and stored without depending on the presence or absence of viewing, and stored based on the print date and time information set for reservation. The stored print content can be printed, and the usability is improved.
Examples of print contents include newspapers, advertisements, serial novels, serial comics, and the like. For example, in the case of a newspaper, the broadcast station distributes the information at midnight, and the user can view the newspaper after waking up in the morning by making a print reservation in advance. Further, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the reservation method is described based on the EPG. However, the present invention is not limited to this. If a print-only program such as a “print navigator” is used, the reservation method can be linked to the print. A highly scalable system can be constructed. Further, the present invention can be similarly applied to all systems for distributing and receiving print contents in an environment without a personal computer.
[0028]
Also, the procedure executed by each of the data broadcast receiving unit 111, print content reservation setting unit 112, print content determination unit 113, print content storage unit 114, and content print unit 115 shown in FIG. It is assumed that the data broadcast receiving apparatus of the present invention is realized by recording the program recorded on a suitable recording medium, reading the program recorded on the recording medium into a computer system, and executing the program. Here, the computer system includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices.
[0029]
The “computer system” includes a homepage providing environment (or a display environment) or an Internet broadcast if a WWW system is used.
The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a portable medium such as a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, and a CD-ROM, and a storage device such as a hard disk built in a computer system. Further, the “computer-readable recording medium” is a system such as a volatile memory (RAM) in a computer system which is a client when a program is transmitted through a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. In addition, programs that hold programs for a certain period of time are also included.
[0030]
Further, the above program may be transmitted from a computer system storing the program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in the transmission medium. Here, the "transmission medium" for transmitting the program refers to a medium having a function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line.
Further, the program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, and what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.
[0031]
As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to the embodiments, and includes a design and the like within a range not departing from the gist of the present invention.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing functions of the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an appearance of a remote controller used in the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an EPG display used in the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a print date / time input screen used in the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
11 CPU, 12 memory, 13 hard disk, 21 (22) tuner, 111 data broadcast receiving unit, 112 print content reservation setting unit, 113 print content determination unit, 114 print content storage unit, 115 Content printing department

Claims (8)

A data broadcast receiving apparatus that receives and prints the printable content in a data broadcast in which an identifier is attached to the printable content and broadcasts,
A print content reservation setting unit that reserves the printable content with the identifier by designating a broadcast program name and a broadcast time;
A print content storage unit that receives the reserved printable content at the designated broadcast time and obtains and stores the print content;
A content printing unit that prints the stored and printable content,
A data broadcast receiving device comprising: The data broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the print content storage unit obtains the printable content using a tuner different from a tuner for receiving the data broadcast. 3. The print content storage unit according to claim 1, wherein when obtaining the printable content, the stream is descrambled, the stream is separated, and only the print content is stored and stored in a recording medium. Data broadcast receiving device. The print content reservation setting unit can set an accumulation date and time,
The print content storage unit stores the obtained print content in a recording medium based on the storage date and time set by the print content reservation setting unit, and stores the obtained print content in a recording medium. Data broadcast receiving device. The print content reservation setting unit enables a print date and time to be set,
4. The content printing unit according to claim 1, wherein the content printing unit prints the stored print content based on a print date and time set by the print content reservation setting unit. 5. Data broadcast receiving device. In a data broadcast in which an identifier is attached to a printable content and broadcasted, a printing method for receiving and printing the printable content,
A step of making a reservation setting by specifying a broadcast program name and a broadcast time for the printable content with the identifier attached thereto,
A step of receiving the reserved printable content at the designated broadcast time, obtaining, storing and storing;
Printing the stored and printable content,
A method for printing received content in a data broadcast, comprising: Attaching an identifier to the printable content;
Data broadcasting the printable content to which the identifier is attached. In a data broadcast in which an identifier is attached to a printable content and broadcast, the print system transmits and receives the printable content and prints the content,
A transmission device that attaches an identifier to the printable content and data broadcasts the printable content with the identifier,
A printing system, comprising: the data broadcast receiving device according to claim 1.

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