JP2005210373A - Electronic calendar display device, its display method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic calendar display device by which a user can instantaneously and easily obtain notification of urgent and latest information when at home or at the place where the user is staying as well as an ornamental value. <P>SOLUTION: A display unit 19 generates an electronic calendar on the basis of date/time data extracted via a broadcasting signal receiver 11 and executes layout display of the received digital data broadcasting signal on the electronic calendar. The display unit 19 may forcibly execute the layout display of preset and previously stored advertisement information. Further, the display unit 19 is composed of electronic paper. Consequently, the digital data broadcasting signal before updating can be displayed until the digital data broadcasting signal is updated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic calendar display device, a display method thereof, and a program for receiving a digital data broadcast and displaying it together with a calendar.

The calendar is generally displayed on a table or a wall-mounted date on a monthly basis, and the material is mostly printed on paper or the like. Calendars have a high value for interior decoration and are widely spread and used.
By the way, in addition to the function as a calendar, the above-described calendar is displayed together with a photograph or a picture for displaying an emergency evacuation area, and an evacuation area display board to which an evacuation guidance broadcast receiver is added is proposed (for example, , See Patent Document 1).

According to the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, the evacuation site display board has a decorative value, and information on the evacuation site is easily noticeable. However, if attention is paid to the display, the amount of information is small, and , Has the disadvantage of not being able to respond to changes in evacuation sites.
There has also been proposed an FM multiplex broadcast receiver that can obtain traffic information corresponding to the current position using identification information transmitted by being superimposed on an FM multiplex broadcast signal (see, for example, Patent Document 2). According to the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2, the type of information that can be obtained is limited to traffic information.
Utility Model Registration No. 3014719 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-311065

On the other hand, analog TV broadcasts that we usually enjoy are being digitized. Digital broadcasting services have already started with BS (Broadcasting Satellite) digital, CS (Communication Satellite), and the like, and if a corresponding tuner is purchased, the digital broadcast program can be viewed.
However, what will be digitized in the future is the most widely used terrestrial TV, and the service will start in major cities in 2003, and analog broadcasting will be completely discontinued by 2011. Yes. Digitization of the above-mentioned terrestrial TV has already started in Europe and the United States, and Japan has been delayed, but mobile-based broadcasting is being introduced by taking advantage of later advantages. Mobile broadcasts are intended to be viewed on media stations such as car navigation and mobile phones, so digital broadcasts can be enjoyed easily on the go, and if implemented, there will no doubt be a huge market.

  The present invention has been made in view of the background art described above, and by using the above-mentioned state-of-the-art media station, not only the value for decoration, but also emergency notification at home or on the go, notification of the latest information is made. An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic calendar display device, a display method thereof, and a program that can be obtained immediately and easily.

  In order to solve the above problems, an electronic calendar device of the present invention includes a broadcast signal receiving unit that receives a digital data broadcast signal, and electronic calendar information based on date / time data extracted from the received digital data broadcast signal. And a display unit for displaying the received digital data broadcast signal on the electronic calendar.

  In the present invention, the display unit forcibly displays a layout of advertisement information set and stored in advance.

  In the present invention, a digital data broadcast signal received based on one or more externally set reception channels is temporarily stored, and the digital data broadcast signal for each stored reception channel is received in real time. A layout control unit that supplies the data broadcasting signal to the display unit according to a predetermined layout.

  In the present invention, the display unit is an electronic paper that displays the digital data broadcast signal before the update until the digital data broadcast signal is updated.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a display method for laying out and displaying a received digital data broadcast signal on an electronic calendar display device that displays a calendar, and receiving the digital data broadcast signal; A step of generating an electronic calendar based on date / time data extracted from the received digital data broadcast signal; and a step of laying out and displaying the received digital data broadcast signal on the generated electronic calendar. Features.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention is a program used in an electronic calendar display device, which includes a process for receiving a digital data broadcast signal, and date / time data extracted from the received digital data broadcast signal. The computer is caused to execute a process of generating an electronic calendar based on the process and a process of laying out and displaying the received digital data broadcast signal on the generated electronic calendar.

  According to the present invention, the display unit generates an electronic calendar based on the date / time data extracted through the broadcast signal receiving unit, and displays the received digital data broadcast signal on the electronic calendar by layout display, It is possible to provide an electronic calendar display device capable of obtaining immediate and easy notification of emergency and latest information at home or on the go, as well as value for interior decoration.

In addition, according to the present invention, the display unit forcibly displays the advertisement information set and stored in advance, and if the advertisement information is changed, the display is updated accordingly, which is intended by the sponsor. Ad effectiveness is guaranteed.
Further, the layout control unit temporarily stores a digital data broadcast signal received based on one or more set reception channels, and receives the digital data broadcast signal for each stored reception channel in real time. By displaying in accordance with a predetermined layout together with the signal, the viewer can obtain an electronic calendar display device that can immediately recognize heterogeneous data and can sufficiently serve as an information tool as the amount of information increases. In addition, according to the present invention, the display unit is configured by electronic paper, so that power for holding display contents is not required and the digital data broadcast signal before the update is displayed until the digital data broadcast signal is updated. can do.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an expanded function of the internal configuration of the electronic calendar display device of the present invention.
The electronic calendar display device of the present invention includes a broadcast signal receiving unit 11, a video decoding unit 12, a reception channel management unit 13, a broadcast signal storage unit 14, a date / time data extraction unit 15, and a calendar generation unit 16. , A layout control unit 17, a display control unit 18, and a display unit 19.

The broadcast signal receiving unit 11 receives a digital data broadcast signal instructed via the reception channel management unit 13 based on channel information of one channel (hereinafter referred to as “CH”) or more set by the viewer. The signal is supplied to the video decoding unit 12 and the date / time data extracting unit 15.
The video decoding unit 12 temporarily stores the received digital data broadcast signal of 1CH or more in the broadcast signal storage unit 14 for recording, or decodes the digital data broadcast signal obtained in real time and supplies it to the layout control unit 17. . Hereinafter, the digital data broadcast signal decoded by the video decoding unit 12 is referred to as broadcast content. The layout control unit 17 is also supplied with calendar information and time information generated by the calendar generation unit 16.

On the other hand, the date / time data extraction unit 15 extracts date / time data from the digital data broadcast signal received from the broadcast signal reception unit 11 and supplies the date / time data to the calendar generation unit 16. An electronic calendar is generated based on the time information supplied by the time data extraction unit 15 and supplied to the layout control unit 17.
The layout control unit 17 includes electronic calendar information supplied from the calendar generation unit 16, recorded broadcast content supplied from the video decoding unit 12 via the broadcast signal storage unit 14, and real-time supplied from the video decoding unit 12. Each broadcast content is obtained as an input, and the layout is edited in a predetermined format and supplied to the display control unit 18. The display control unit 18 converts the broadcast content and electronic calendar information, which are output from the layout control unit 17 and laid out in a predetermined format, into display signals necessary for the display device that constitutes the display unit 19, and displays the display unit 19. To supply.

It is assumed that advertisement information is set and stored in advance in the broadcast signal storage unit 14, and the layout control unit 17 also displays the layout information on the display unit 19 together with the stored advertisement information.
Here, it is assumed that electronic paper is used as a display device constituting the display unit 19. Electronic paper is flexible like paper, has higher contrast than LCD, and has a superior viewing angle, so it is easy to read and has the advantage of being able to make shapes freely. Price is a new medium characterized by low prices. The information can be rewritten at any time, and once displayed, the contents are stored without requiring power. The thickness is close to that of paper and is very thin, about 200 microns to 300 microns, and is as flexible as paper.
The structure is relatively simple. A charged toner used in a copying machine is contained between two plastics, and a voltage of about several volts to 10 volts is applied. As a result, the inner surface of the plastic has a mechanism in which charged toner is adsorbed and desorbed and information is written. As another method, there is a method in which charged particles in a microcapsule are swimmed by applying different polarities and voltages depending on the location to a layer coated with a microcapsule in which colored charged particles are encapsulated to display an image. Further, color display is also possible by dividing one pixel into R, G, and B or three layers of CMY.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart cited for explaining the operation of the electronic calendar display device shown in FIG. 1, and partially shows the processing procedure of the program of the present invention.
The operation of the electronic calendar display device shown in FIG. 1 will be described in detail below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, a desired program is selected based on channel settings by the viewer. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5 as an example of the screen configuration, it is assumed that there is broadcast content related to news, weather information, sports, and regional information. Here, the viewer selects weather information and a news program. Suppose that In the case of simultaneous broadcast, memory setting is performed for any program and the program is temporarily stored (recorded) in the broadcast signal storage unit 14.
Digital data broadcast signals related to these are appropriately received by the broadcast signal receiving unit 11, decoded by the video decoding unit 12, and as broadcast contents via the layout control unit 17 and the display control unit 18, and displayed on the display unit 19 in FIG. As shown in the layout display.

On the other hand, the digital data broadcast signal received by the broadcast signal receiving unit 11 is also supplied to the date / time data extracting unit 15. The date / time data extracting unit 15 extracts date and time data from the extracted data. This is supplied to the calendar generation unit 16. The calendar generation unit 16 generates and sets calendar information by sequentially setting the calendar and clock data based on the supplied date and time data (S41, S42).
After completion of the calendar information setting, the video is received (S46, Yes) and the reception channel is set (S43), and the received and decoded broadcast content, the recorded broadcast content, the generated electronic calendar, and The advertisement content is appropriately layout-controlled by the layout control unit 17 and displayed on the display unit 19 via the display control unit 18. Until the received broadcast signal is updated, including the channel change, the data before the update is displayed on the display unit 19 (S44, S45).

FIG. 5 shows an example of a screen configuration by the electronic calendar display device of the present invention. In the figure, the area at the lowermost end is an area allocated exclusively as the advertisement information display area, and is managed independently of the area where the broadcast content is displayed and the area where the calendar and clock are displayed. The advertisement information display area may be assigned to an area where broadcast content is displayed.
Here, the display device constituting the display unit 19 has been described as electronic paper, but other flat devices such as liquid crystal, plasma, and organic EL are conceivable, and a display device suitable for the broadcast content to be displayed is selected. Is done. Alternatively, a plurality of types of display devices may be provided, and the display content may be divided and displayed.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention when FM character multiplex broadcasting is used.
As shown in FIG. 2, the FM character multiplex broadcast FM signal received by the FM antenna is input to an FM tuner 21, and the character signal is input to an LMSK (Level Control Minimum Shift Keying) demodulator 22. The demodulated digital data is corrected by the error correction decoding unit 23 and then written in the data memory 24. The CPU constituting the system control unit 26 sequentially reads out the processing program recorded in the program memory 27 and executes the above-described operation, corrects the calendar and time data recorded in the ROM 25, and displays an electronic paper display unit. 28 display control is performed. Reference numeral 29 denotes an audio amplifier.

  In the above-described embodiment, a form according to the use such as a desktop or a wall is adopted, and settings such as FM channel selection, program reservation, and data memory search are possible. In addition, it is possible to provide a low power consumption electronic calendar display device in which the screen content is maintained by switching the display screen every minute, for example.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the embodiment when terrestrial digital audio broadcasting is used.
In FIG. 3, the RF signal of the terrestrial digital audio broadcast received by the UHF antenna is input to the terrestrial digital audio tuner 31, and the OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) signal is input to the OFDM demodulator 32. Is done. The demodulated digital data is corrected by the error correction decoding unit 33, and then the video, audio, and control information is extracted from the transport stream by the stream separation circuit 34, and the compressed data is decoded into display data. Is done.
The system control unit 37 corrects the calendar and time data read from the ROM 36 according to the error processing program recorded in the program memory 38, and performs display control of the display unit 39 such as electronic paper. Reference numeral 40 denotes an audio amplifier.

According to the above-described embodiment, it is possible to take a form according to the use such as a desktop or wall hanging, and display received data and video on the display unit 39 such as electronic paper, and this electronic paper can be used as a television screen. is there.
Also, digital tuners, home servers, and devices with built-in modems are used as wireless LAN (Local Area Network) based on IEEE802.11a / b / g as a transmission medium, and a storage battery such as a solar battery is used as the power source of the electronic calendar display device. By adopting it, a configuration of a wireless information communication calendar can be considered. Furthermore, various content services linked to broadcast programs can be used via a modem 35 via a network connection, for example, an Internet connection. Further, by configuring the calendar display screen with electronic paper, for example, the screen contents are held by switching every minute, and this makes it possible to provide an electronic calendar display device with low power consumption.

As described above, the present invention uses an up-to-date media station that receives digital data broadcasts, so that it can be immediately and easily notified of emergency and latest information at home or on the go, as well as value for interior decoration. The present invention provides an electronic calendar display device that can be obtained.
In addition to FM text multiplex broadcasting and terrestrial digital audio broadcasting, digital data broadcasting includes mobile digital satellite broadcasting, BS digital data broadcasting, CS digital data broadcasting, etc., displayed on an electronic calendar display device, so that news, weather, etc. Information, traffic information, emergency information, regional information, event information, public information, etc. can be received and expressed with still images, audio, and moving images. If you use EPG (Electronic Program Guide), you can get the latest program information at any time, and you can enjoy digital data service just by clicking the heading using the remote control. Further, regarding calendar display, date change or the like can be easily set by obtaining time data from the broadcast media and performing time correction.

  Note that the broadcast signal receiving unit 11, the video decoding unit 12, the reception channel management unit 13, the broadcast signal storage unit 14, the date / time data extraction unit 15, the calendar generation unit 16, and the layout control shown in FIG. The electronic calendar of the present invention is recorded by recording the procedure executed by each of the unit 17 and the display control unit 18 on a computer-readable recording medium, causing the computer system to read and execute the program recorded on the recording medium. A display device can be realized. The computer system here includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices.

Further, the “computer system” includes a homepage providing environment (or display environment) if a WWW (World Wide Web) system is used.
The 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.
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.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and includes design and the like within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention.

It is the block diagram which expanded the function and showed the internal structure of the electronic calendar display apparatus of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of this invention Example. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the other Example of this invention. It is the flowchart quoted in order to demonstrate operation | movement of the electronic calendar display apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen structure by the electronic calendar display apparatus of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Broadcast signal receiving part, 12 ... Video decoding part, 13 ... Reception channel management part, 14 ... Broadcast signal storage part, 15 ... Date / time data extraction part, 16 ... Calendar generation part, 17 ... Layout control part, 18 ... Display control unit, 19 ... display unit

Claims (6)

A broadcast signal receiver for receiving digital data broadcast signals;
Generating electronic calendar information based on date / time data extracted from the received digital data broadcast signal, and displaying the received digital data broadcast signal on the electronic calendar,
An electronic calendar display device comprising:   The electronic calendar display device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit forcibly displays the advertisement information set and stored in advance. A digital data broadcast signal received based on one or more externally set reception channels is temporarily stored, and the stored digital data broadcast signal for each reception channel is stored together with the digital data broadcast signal received in real time in a predetermined manner. A layout control unit for supplying the display unit according to a layout;
The electronic calendar display device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising:   The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display unit is an electronic paper that displays the digital data broadcast signal before the update until the digital data broadcast signal is updated. Calendar display device. A display method for laying out and displaying a received digital data broadcast signal on an electronic calendar display device that displays a calendar,
Receiving a digital data broadcast signal;
Generating electronic calendar information based on date / time data extracted from the received digital data broadcast signal;
Displaying the received digital data broadcast signal in a layout on the generated electronic calendar;
An electronic calendar display method comprising: A program used in an electronic calendar display device for displaying a calendar,
Processing to receive a digital data broadcast signal;
Processing to generate the electronic calendar based on date / time data extracted from the received digital data broadcast signal;
A process of laying out and displaying the received digital data broadcast signal on the generated electronic calendar;
A program that causes a computer to execute.

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