JP2007135158A - Program information display apparatus and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a program information display apparatus which is capable of displaying information (such as a synopsis) regarding a program on a black band portion where a video is originally not displayed and displaying various kinds of program information without disturbing program viewing. <P>SOLUTION: A program information display apparatus 10 is capable of displaying information regarding a program on a display screen whereon broadcasting signals can be displayed and horizontal and vertical sizes and sizes of the display screen are different. The program information display apparatus 10 comprises: a CPU 18 for detecting a boundary line of a video signal and a black band portion from a broadcasting signal; a display section 22 for displaying the black band portion in horizontal and vertical directions of the display screen when the boundary line is detected; a digital tuner section 12 for acquiring program information (such as a synopsis of a program) to be displayed on the black band portion; a RAM 17 for holding the acquired program information; and a display processing section 19 for performing processing to display the held program information on the black band portion. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a program information display apparatus and method, and more particularly, to a program information display apparatus for displaying information related to a program on a black belt portion of a display screen, and a program information display method using the apparatus.

  With regard to a technique for displaying program information such as a program outline on a display screen of a television broadcast receiver or the like, for example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a case where advertisement distribution adapted to a viewer or a main broadcast is viewed from the middle. A data broadcasting display device for enabling the understanding of the synopsis is described. This comprises data broadcast distribution data as a collection of data units composed of data entities and key information. First, the viewer inputs a search condition for data that the viewer wants to acquire from the input means. The receiving means receives the main broadcast and the data broadcast, and the separating means separates them. The display processing control means checks the key information and search conditions of the data broadcast, and displays a compatible data unit on the display means simultaneously or independently with the main broadcast.

For viewing from the middle of the main broadcast, a summary video for each block of the main broadcast is transmitted by data broadcast, received and stored in the storage means, and the display processing control means allows the viewer to After the summary video up to the time to start viewing is reproduced, the broadcast is switched to the main broadcast and displayed on the display means.
JP 2001-156664 A

  However, in the invention described in Patent Document 1 described above, when displaying a data broadcast, since the entire screen is a data broadcast screen, there is a problem that the viewing of the program being broadcast is hindered, and there is a program within the data broadcast screen. In order to display the screen, there is a problem that the program is displayed in a size smaller than the actual display area.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and can display information (such as a synopsis) related to a program on a black belt portion that is not originally a video display area, and various types of information can be displayed without hindering viewing of the program. It is an object of the present invention to provide a program information display apparatus capable of displaying program information and a program information display method using the apparatus.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a first technical means of the present invention is a program information display device for displaying information relating to a program on the display screen capable of displaying a broadcast signal having a different horizontal and vertical size from the size of the display screen. A means for detecting a boundary line between the video signal and the black belt portion from the broadcast signal, a display means for displaying the black belt portion in the horizontal and vertical directions of the display screen when the boundary line is detected, Information acquisition means for acquiring information to be displayed on the black belt portion, holding means for holding the acquired information, and display processing means for performing processing for displaying the held information on the black belt portion It is characterized by being.

  According to a second technical means, in the first technical means, the information obtaining means obtains information to be displayed on the black belt portion from a digital broadcast data broadcast.

  According to a third technical means, in the first technical means, the information obtaining means obtains information to be displayed on the black belt portion from the Internet.

  According to a fourth technical means, in the first technical means, the information obtaining means obtains information to be displayed on the black belt portion from closed caption information of a digital broadcast.

  According to a fifth technical means, in the first technical means, the information obtaining means obtains information to be displayed on the black belt portion from SI (Service Information) of digital broadcasting.

  Sixth technical means is any one of the first to fifth technical means, in which the display means is a broadcast signal having black belt portions on the left and right with respect to the display screen. Are collectively displayed on the right or left side of the display screen.

  Seventh technical means is any one of the first to fifth technical means, wherein the display means is a broadcast signal having black belt portions above and below the display screen. Are collectively displayed on the upper side or the lower side of the display screen.

  An eighth technical means is any one of the first to seventh technical means, wherein the display processing means has a BML (Broadcast Markup Language) browser function, and the information held by the holding means is stored in the black belt portion. It is characterized by performing the process of displaying on the screen.

  A ninth technical means is any one of the first to seventh technical means, wherein the display processing means has a PoutP (Picture out Picture) function, and the information held by the holding means is stored in the black belt portion. It is characterized by performing processing to be displayed.

  A tenth technical means is any one of the first to seventh technical means, wherein the display processing means has an OSD (On Screen Display) function, and the information held by the holding means is stored in the black belt portion. It is characterized by performing processing to be displayed.

  In an eleventh technical means according to any one of the first to tenth technical means, if the program being viewed is the first half of the broadcast time of the program, the display processing means The outline is displayed as character information and / or image information on the black belt portion.

  In a twelfth technical means according to any one of the first to tenth technical means, when the program being viewed is approaching the end time of the program, the display processing means is information on the next program of the program. Is displayed on the black belt portion as character information and / or image information.

  In a thirteenth technical means according to any one of the first to tenth technical means, the display processing means converts information relating to a program scheduled to be broadcast from a broadcasting station being viewed from now on to text information and / or image information. As described above, a process of displaying on the black belt portion is performed.

  A fourteenth technical means is the process according to any one of the first to tenth technical means, wherein the display processing means displays information on the program being viewed on the black belt portion as character information and / or image information. It is characterized by performing.

  According to a fifteenth technical means, in any one of the eleventh to fourteenth technical means, information displayed on the black belt portion as the character information and / or the image information can be changed by a user. It is characterized by.

  In a twelfth technical means, the sixteenth technical means makes it possible to select information desired by the user from the information displayed in the black belt portion as the character information and / or the image information. It is possible to make a recording reservation or a viewing reservation of a program corresponding to the information.

  In a seventeenth technical means, in the twelfth or thirteenth technical means, information desired by the user can be selected from the information displayed in the black belt portion as the character information and / or the image information. The electronic program guide of the time zone including the information is displayed.

  The eighteenth technical means is characterized in that, in any one of the first to seventeenth technical means, the user can select whether or not information related to a program is displayed on the black belt portion. .

  Nineteenth technical means is characterized in that, in any one of the first to seventeenth technical means, whether information relating to a program is displayed in the black belt portion is determined according to the presence or absence of information relating to the program. It is what.

  In a twentieth technical means according to any one of the first to seventeenth technical means, whether to display the black belt portion together with a video signal, whether to display information on a program on the black belt portion. It is characterized in that it is linked to the judgment.

  In a twenty-first technical means, in any one of the first to twentieth technical means, what information is displayed on which black belt part with respect to the black belt part displayed on the top, bottom, left and right of the display screen. , Which can be set by the user.

  According to a twenty-second technical means, in the program information display method for displaying information relating to a program on the display screen capable of displaying a broadcast signal having a different horizontal and vertical size from the size of the display screen, the video signal and the black belt portion are converted from the broadcast signal. Detecting the boundary line, displaying the black band part in the horizontal and vertical directions of the display screen when the boundary line is detected, and acquiring information to be displayed on the black band part And holding the acquired information, and performing a process for displaying the held information on the black belt portion.

  In a twenty-third technical means, in the twenty-second technical means, the step of detecting the boundary line between the video signal and the black belt portion from the broadcast signal determines whether or not the black portion included in the broadcast signal is continuous. When it is determined that the part is continuous, the boundary line is detected by determining the black part as a black belt part.

  According to a twenty-fourth technical means, in the twenty-second technical means, the step of detecting the boundary line between the video signal and the black belt portion from the broadcast signal is the size of the video signal based on the display extension information included in the digital broadcast signal. The boundary line is detected by identifying and determining a portion other than the identified video signal as a black belt portion.

  Recently, broadcasts including black belts are increasing due to analog broadcasts such as simulcasts, but according to each of the above technical means, displaying information on the program in the black belts, Program information can be displayed without impairing the display size of the actual broadcast. Furthermore, an electronic program guide corresponding to the time zone of the program displayed in the black belt part can be displayed or displayed in the black belt part. Recording reservations and viewing reservations for existing programs can be made while viewing the programs.

According to the present invention, since information about a program (such as a synopsis) can be displayed in a black belt portion that is not originally a video display area, the broadcast program display area is displayed in the same size and is currently being broadcast. Various program information can be displayed without disturbing the viewing of the program.
Further, since information to be displayed in the black belt portion can be selected and displayed from the total broadcast time and the current time of the currently viewed program, more useful information for the viewer can be displayed. In addition, it becomes possible to effectively utilize a black belt portion that is not originally a video display area.

Embodiments of a program information display apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a program information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 10 is a program information display device, and the program information display device 10 includes a receiving antenna 11, a digital tuner. Unit 12, digital demodulation unit 13, separation unit 14, video decoding / capture unit 15, channel selection unit 16, RAM 17, CPU 18, display processing unit 19, audio decoding unit 20, video output conversion unit 21, display unit 22, audio output conversion A unit 23, a speaker 24, a video mouse microcomputer 25, a nonvolatile memory 26, a communication control unit 27, a remote control light receiving unit 28, and a video mouse connector 29.

  The program information display apparatus 10 according to the present invention is a general information processing apparatus that can incorporate or externally connect a TV tuner such as a personal computer (PC), a mobile phone, and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) in addition to the television broadcast receiver. It is possible to display broadcast signals having different display screen sizes and aspect ratios.

  In the following description, a case where the program information display device 10 of the present invention is applied to a television broadcast receiving device (hereinafter often referred to as the television broadcast receiving device 10) will be described as a representative example. The television broadcast receiving apparatus 10 is configured to receive a digital broadcast signal, but may be configured to receive an analog broadcast signal.

  In FIG. 1, a reception antenna 11 is an antenna for receiving a digital broadcast signal. The digital tuner unit 12 tunes the digital broadcast signal received by the receiving antenna 11. The digital demodulation unit 13 demodulates the digital broadcast data tuned by the digital tuner unit 12. The separation unit (DMUX) 14 separates and extracts EPG (Electronic Program Guide) data, SI (Service Information) data, CC (Closed Captioning) data, teletext data, data broadcasting data, and the like from the demodulated digital broadcast data. To do. The video decoding / capturing unit 15 decodes the video data of the separated digital broadcast data or captures the video information as a still image.

  The channel selection unit 16 performs digital broadcast channel selection processing in the digital tuner unit 12. The RAM 17 is a semiconductor memory that can be read and written by designating an arbitrary address. The RAM 17 is developed and executed, and from extracted EPG data, SI data, CC data, teletext data, data broadcasting data, and the like. Information related to the acquired program (hereinafter referred to as program information) is stored, and program information acquired from the Internet is stored.

  Here, the program information is related information such as the broadcast time, title (program name), production year, director, performer, etc. of the program currently being viewed, the next broadcast program, or the program to be broadcast in the future, The program information is acquired from data broadcasting data, CC data, teletext data, SI data, the Internet, and the like, for example.

  A CPU (display control unit) 18 is responsible for overall processing, performs display control of the black belt portion, recording recording and viewing reservation of the program, and further, display control of the acquired program information and communication Processing of the control unit 27 is performed. Further, the CPU 18 detects a boundary line between the video signal and the black belt portion from the broadcast signal, and determines that the black belt portion is included when the boundary line is detected.

  There are two main methods for detecting the boundary line between the video signal and the black belt part. First, it is determined whether the black part included in the broadcast signal is continuous, and the black part is continuous. If it is determined, the black portion is determined as a black belt portion. Thereby, the boundary line between the video signal and the black belt portion can be detected.

  Second, the size of the video signal is specified based on the display extension information included in the digital broadcast signal, and a portion other than the specified video signal is determined as a black belt portion. Thereby, similarly to the first method, the boundary line between the video signal and the black belt portion can be detected. The digital broadcast signal such as the MPEG format includes the display extension information in the sequence header, and the display size and the like are defined in the display extension information.

  The display processing unit 19 performs processing for displaying program information stored in the RAM 17 or the nonvolatile memory 26 on the black belt portion. The display processing unit 19 includes, for example, a BML (Broadcast Markup Language) browser function, an OSD (On Screen Display) function, a PoutP (Picture out Picture) function, and the like, and uses these functions to make program information into a black belt part. Process to display.

  The audio decoding unit 20 decodes the audio data separated by the separation unit 14. The video output conversion unit 21 combines the video (video) signal and the program information and then converts it into a video output signal. The display unit 22 is a display unit such as a liquid crystal display that displays and outputs a video output signal from the video output conversion unit 21. The audio output conversion unit 23 converts the decoded audio signal into an audio output signal. The speaker 24 is means for outputting the audio output signal from the audio output conversion unit 23 as sound.

  The video mouse microcomputer 25 controls signals transmitted by a video mouse (not shown) connected to the video mouse connector 29. The nonvolatile memory 26 is a rewritable memory that stores programs, user data, EPG data, and the like. The communication control unit 27 performs communication control with a network such as a telephone line, a LAN, and the Internet, and acquires EPG data and the like via the network. The remote control light receiving unit 28 receives an operation signal from a remote controller (not shown) and sends the operation signal to the CPU 18.

  Here, the information acquisition means of the present invention is means for acquiring program information to be displayed on the black belt portion, and corresponds to the digital tuner unit 12 or the communication control unit 27. Program information obtained from data broadcast information, closed caption information, teletext information, SI information, BML information, etc. included in the broadcast signal received by the digital tuner unit 12 is separated by the separation unit 14 and is stored in the RAM 17 or nonvolatile memory. It is stored in the memory 26. Further, program information acquired from the Internet by the communication control unit 27 is stored in the RAM 17 or the nonvolatile memory 26 from the communication control unit 27.

  The CPU 18 determines whether or not a black belt portion exists in the broadcast signal, and further performs a process of determining whether or not to display program information in the black belt portion. Note that the user may be able to select whether to display the program information in the black belt portion. Further, the CPU 18 may determine whether or not to display the program information on the black belt portion according to the presence or absence of the program information. Further, the determination of whether to display the black belt portion together with the video signal may be linked to the determination of whether to display the program information on the black belt portion. For example, when the program information is not displayed on the black belt portion, the black belt portion is not displayed and only the video signal is controlled to be displayed on the entire screen, while the program information is displayed on the black belt portion. The black band portion is controlled to be displayed on the screen together with the video signal.

  Also, the user may be able to set which information is displayed on which black belt portion with respect to the black belt portion displayed on the top, bottom, left and right of the display screen of the display unit 22. For example, this can be set by displaying a setting screen shown in FIG.

  The display processing unit 19 performs processing to display the program information on the black belt portion using the BML browser function, or to display the program information on the OSD function using the OSD function. In addition, the display processing unit 19 may display the video signal by using the PoutP function as a video signal in the video output conversion unit 21.

2 to 7 shown below show examples of display screens displayed by the display processing unit 19 and the display unit 22 in accordance with display control from the CPU 18.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen in which characters and images are displayed on the upper and lower black belt portions of the program information display apparatus 10 according to the present invention. In the figure, 100 indicates the display screen. The broadcast program 102 is displayed at the center of the display screen 100 without changing the horizontal and vertical sizes, the black belt portion 101 is displayed above the broadcast program 102, and the black belt portion 103 is displayed below. . Here, the image information is displayed in the upper black belt portion 101 and the character information is displayed in the lower black belt portion 103 among the black belt portions displayed above and below the broadcast program 102.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen in which characters and images are displayed on the left and right black belt portions of the program information display apparatus 10 according to the present invention. In the figure, 100 indicates the display screen. The broadcast program 102 is displayed in the center of the display screen 100 without changing the horizontal and vertical sizes, the black belt portion 101 is displayed on the right side of the broadcast program 102, and the black belt portion 103 is displayed on the left side. Here, of the black belt portions displayed on the left and right of the broadcast program 102, image information is displayed on the right black belt portion 101, and character information is displayed on the left black belt portion 103.

  FIG. 4 shows the program information display apparatus 10 according to the present invention, in which when black and white portions are present in the upper and lower portions, the black belt portions are collectively displayed only on the upper part of the screen, and characters and images are displayed on the upper black belt portion. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen to be displayed, in which 100 indicates a display screen. Here, the broadcast program 102 is displayed at the bottom of the display screen 100 without changing the horizontal and vertical sizes, and all the black belt portions to be displayed at the top and bottom of the display screen 100 are above the broadcast program 102 (upper screen). By displaying, the area which can be displayed at a time is widened, and the image information and the character information are displayed on the same black belt portion 101.

  FIG. 5 shows, in the program information display device 10 according to the present invention, when a black belt portion exists in the upper and lower portions, the black belt portion is collectively displayed only at the lower part of the screen, and characters, images, etc. are displayed in the lower black belt portion. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen to be displayed, in which 100 indicates a display screen. Here, the broadcast program 102 is displayed at the top of the display screen 100 without changing the horizontal and vertical sizes, and all the black belt portions to be displayed at the top and bottom of the display screen 100 are below the broadcast program 102 (at the bottom of the screen). In this case, the image information and the character information are displayed on the same black belt portion 101 by widening the area that can be displayed at one time.

  FIG. 6 shows the program information display apparatus 10 according to the present invention, in which when there are black belt portions in the left and right portions, the black belt portions are collectively displayed only on the left portion of the screen and characters, images, etc. are displayed on the left black belt portion. In the figure, reference numeral 100 denotes a display screen. Here, the broadcast program 102 is displayed on the right portion of the display screen 100 without changing the horizontal and vertical sizes, and all the black belt portions to be displayed on the left and right of the display screen 100 are displayed on the left side (the left portion of the screen). ), The area that can be displayed at one time is widened, and the image information and the character information are displayed on the same black belt portion 101.

  FIG. 7 shows the program information display apparatus 10 according to the present invention, in which when there are black belt portions on the left and right portions, the black belt portions are displayed together only on the right side of the screen and characters, images, etc. are displayed on the right black belt portion. In the figure, reference numeral 100 denotes a display screen. Here, the broadcast program 102 is displayed on the left side of the display screen 100 without changing the horizontal and vertical sizes, and all the black belt portions to be displayed on the left and right sides of the display screen 100 are displayed on the right side (right side of the screen). ), The area that can be displayed at one time is widened, and the image information and the character information are displayed on the same black belt portion 101.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen for setting the information display content of the black belt portion in the program information display apparatus 10 according to the present invention, in which 200 indicates the black belt portion information setting screen. First, on the information setting screen 200, “left / right setting”, “up / down setting”, and “up / down / left / right setting” are displayed as setting items 201 for setting for each position where the black belt portion exists. Here, for example, when “left and right setting” is selected and determined, a setting item 202 for setting whether or not to display the black band portion on the left and right of the screen is displayed. The setting item 202 includes “display both left and right”, “ The items “display only left”, “display only right”, and “not display (wide)” are displayed.

  When an item other than “not display (wide)” is selected in the setting item 202, a detailed setting item 203 is displayed. In this detailed setting item 203, a currently set item 204 (here, information linkage, text and image, and synopsis information are set) is displayed. In the figure, ◎ indicates an item selected from each setting item.

  Here, the program information display device 10 of the present invention may be configured to select and display information to be displayed in the black belt portion from the total broadcast time and the current time of the currently viewed program. For example, when the program being viewed is the first half of the broadcast time of the program, the display processing unit 19 of the program information display apparatus 10 uses the black line portion as character information and / or image information. Process to be displayed on.

  In addition, when the program being viewed approaches the end time of the program, the display processing unit 19 performs processing for displaying information on the next program of the program as character information and / or image information on the black belt portion. May be. Further, the display processing unit 19 may perform processing for displaying information on a program scheduled to be broadcast from the broadcasting station being viewed on the black belt portion as character information and / or image information. Further, the display processing unit 19 may perform processing for displaying information on the program being viewed on the black belt portion as character information and / or image information.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when displaying information of a currently broadcast program on the black belt portion in the program information display apparatus 10 according to the present invention, in which 300 indicates the display screen. Here, the broadcast program 306 is displayed on the left side of the display screen 300 without changing the horizontal and vertical sizes, and all black bands to be displayed on the left and right sides of the display screen 300 are displayed on the right side (right side of the screen). ), The area that can be displayed at once is enlarged, and the program information 301 composed of characters is displayed in the black belt portion.

  The program information 301 displays program information related to the broadcast program 306 currently being broadcast in characters. Further, guide information 302 to 305 for explaining the operation content assigned to the color buttons (blue, red, green, yellow) of the remote controller is displayed in the black belt portion. The viewer can operate the program information display device 10 by pressing the color button on the remote controller while viewing the guide information 302 to 305.

  The blue button on the remote control corresponding to the guide information 302 is an operation button for changing the display content of the program information 301 displayed in the black band portion. When the blue button on the remote control is pressed, For example, “next program information”, “future program information”, “summary of currently broadcasted program”, and “currently broadcasted program information” are displayed in order to switch the program information 301 in order. indicate.

  The red button on the remote controller corresponding to the guide information 303 is an operation button for displaying the information setting screen 200 shown in FIG. The green button on the remote control corresponding to the guide information 304 is used to display an electronic program guide (EPG) in a time zone including the program while the program of the program information 301 displayed in the black belt portion is selected. It is an operation button. When this green button is operated, an EPG with the program selected is displayed. The yellow button on the remote controller corresponding to the guide information 305 is an operation button for ending the display of the black belt portion displayed on the display screen 300 and displaying the video portion in full screen.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when displaying synopsis information up to the current time of a currently broadcast program on the black belt portion in the program information display apparatus 10 according to the present invention. Show the screen. Here, the broadcast program 408 is displayed on the left portion of the display screen 400 without changing the horizontal and vertical sizes, and all the black belt portions to be displayed on the left and right of the display screen 400 are displayed on the right side (right portion of the screen). ), The area that can be displayed at once is widened, and the outline information 401 to 403 composed of characters and images is displayed in the black belt portion.

  Here, the time stamp of the broadcast time is added as information to the data of the synopsis information 401 to 403, and the contents displayed as the synopsis up to that time are changed and displayed by comparison with the current time. The synopsis information 401 is an example in which the synopsis immediately after the start of the program is displayed. The synopsis information 402 is an example in which the synopsis of the next time zone is displayed. The synopsis information 403 is an example in which the synopsis that is closest to the current time is displayed. The guide information 404 to 407 is the same as that described with reference to the guide information 302 to 305 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when information related to a program next to a currently viewed program is displayed on the black belt portion in the program information display apparatus 10 according to the present invention. Show the screen. Here, the broadcast program 507 is displayed on the left side of the display screen 500 without changing the horizontal and vertical sizes, and all black bands to be displayed on the left and right sides of the display screen 500 are displayed on the right side of the broadcast program 507 (right side of the screen). ), The area that can be displayed at once is widened, and the program information 501 of the next program composed of characters and the program information 502 of the next program composed of images are displayed in the black belt portion. Indicates the state of

  Here, the blue button on the remote control corresponding to the guide information 503 is an operation button for changing the display contents of the program information 501 and 502 displayed in the black belt portion, and when the blue button on the remote control is pressed. , The program information 501 and 502 of the black belt part is, for example, “future program information”, “summary of currently broadcast program”, “program information currently broadcast”, “next program information”, “black belt” Display contents are switched in order, such as “display off”. A red button on the remote controller corresponding to the guide information 504 is an operation button for displaying the information setting screen 200 shown in FIG. The green button on the remote control corresponding to the guide information 505 displays the electronic program guide (EPG) in the time zone in which the program is included in a state where the program information 501 and 502 displayed in the black belt portion is selected. This is an operation button. When this green button is operated, an EPG with the program selected is displayed.

  The yellow button on the remote control corresponding to the guide information 506 is an operation button for displaying a reservation screen for performing a reservation operation for the program displayed in the black belt portion. When this yellow button operation is executed, a reservation screen shown in FIG. 13 to be described later is displayed in the black belt portion.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen when displaying information of a future program of a broadcasting station currently being viewed on the black belt portion in the program information display device 10 according to the present invention. A display screen is shown. Here, the broadcast program 608 is displayed on the left portion of the display screen 600 without changing the horizontal and vertical sizes, and all the black belt portions to be displayed on the left and right of the display screen 600 are displayed on the right side of the broadcast program 608 (the right portion of the screen). ), The area that can be displayed at one time is widened, and the program information 602 and 603 scheduled to be broadcast from the broadcasting station that is currently being viewed are displayed in the black belt portion.

  In the figure, reference numeral 601 denotes a scroll bar for clearly indicating a scrollable portion. By displaying this scroll bar 601, a range in which program information is present is shown. Reference numeral 602 denotes program information in a state selected from program information scheduled to be broadcast in the future. Reference numeral 603 denotes program information that has not been selected from program information scheduled to be broadcast in the future.

  The blue button on the remote control corresponding to the guide information 604 is an operation button for changing the display contents of the program information 602 and 603 displayed in the black belt portion. When the blue button on the remote control is pressed, the program information 602 and 603 are, for example, “summary of currently broadcast program”, “currently broadcast program information”, “next program information”, “future program information”, “black belt display off”, and so on. The display contents are switched in order and displayed. A red button on the remote control corresponding to the guide information 605 is an operation button for displaying the information setting screen 200 shown in FIG. The green button on the remote control corresponding to the guide information 606 is used to display an electronic program guide (EPG) in a time zone in which the program is included in a state where, for example, the program information 602 displayed in the black belt portion is selected. It is an operation button. When this green button is operated, an EPG with the program selected is displayed.

  The yellow button on the remote control corresponding to the guide information 607 is an operation button for displaying a reservation screen for performing a reservation operation for the program displayed in the black belt portion. When this yellow button operation is executed, a reservation screen shown in FIG. 13 to be described later is displayed in the black belt portion.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a reservation screen displayed when a future broadcast program is reserved from the black belt portion in the program information display apparatus 10 according to the present invention. In the figure, 700 indicates a reservation screen. Here, the broadcast program 705 is displayed on the left part of the reservation screen 700 without changing the horizontal and vertical sizes, and all the black belt portions to be displayed on the left and right of the reservation screen 700 are displayed on the right side (right part of the screen). ), The area that can be displayed at once is widened, and the program reservation information is displayed in the black belt portion. Reservation screen 700 is an example of a reservation screen using a black belt portion that is displayed when the “program reservation” operation corresponding to the yellow button on the remote control is executed from the screen shown in FIG. 11 or FIG. Indicates.

  A blue button on the remote control corresponding to the guide information 701 is an operation button for returning to the screen before the reservation screen 700 is displayed. A red button on the remote controller corresponding to the guide information 702 is an operation button for executing viewing reservation of a program selected from the program information of the black belt portion. A green button on the remote control corresponding to the guide information 703 is an operation button for making a video linked recording reservation of a program selected from the program information of the black belt portion. A yellow button on the remote control corresponding to the guide information 704 is an operation button for making a recording reservation by IEEE 1394 of a program selected from the program information of the black belt portion.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining an example of processing for selecting program information to be displayed in the black belt part from the current time and the broadcast time of the program being broadcast in the program information display device 10 according to the present invention. . It is assumed that the broadcast start time of the broadcast program being viewed is Ts, the broadcast end time is Te, the current time is Tn, and the total broadcast time of the broadcast program is Tt (Te-Ts).

  First, the program information display device 10 determines whether or not the time (Tn−Ts) obtained by subtracting the broadcast start time Ts from the current time Tn is smaller than half the total broadcast time (Tt / 2) (step S1). If it is small, that is, if Tn−Ts <Tt / 2 (in the case of YES), it is determined that it is desirable to display the synopsis information up to the current time Tn since the time has not yet passed since the broadcast started. It is determined whether or not there is information on the program outline (step S3). If there is outline information (in the case of YES), the outline information up to the current time Tn is displayed (step S4). On the other hand, if there is no synopsis information in the above step S3 (in the case of NO), or if Tn−Ts ≧ Tt / 2 (in the case of NO), the process proceeds to step S2.

  In addition, in the determination process of step S1, when the channel selection of the broadcast program currently being viewed is selected after the broadcast start time Ts, including the determination of the channel selection after the start of the broadcast, a synopsis display until then is performed. Alternatively, the determination criterion may be arbitrarily designated by the user instead of Tt / 2.

  Next, the program information display device 10 determines whether or not the time (Tt−Tn) obtained by subtracting the current time Tn from the total broadcast time Tt is smaller than a quarter of the total broadcast time Tt (step S2). When Tt−Tn <Tt / 4 is small (in the case of YES), it is determined that the already viewed program is close to the end time, and it is desirable to display the program information of the next program. It is determined whether there is program information of the program (step S5). If there is program information of the next program (YES), the program information of the next program is displayed (step S6). On the other hand, if there is no program information of the next program in step S5 (NO), the process proceeds to step S7.

  Next, the program information display device 10 determines whether there is program information related to the currently viewed program (step S7). If there is program information of the currently viewed program (in the case of YES), the program information display device 10 is currently viewing. The program information of the program is displayed (step S8). On the other hand, if there is no program information on the currently viewed program (NO) in step S7, it is determined whether there is future program preview information (step S9), and if there is future program preview information (YES). In the case of), future program preview information is displayed (step S10). On the other hand, if there is no future program preview information (NO), only the black belt portion is displayed (step S11).

  Here, it is also possible to change the order of processing to be determined by giving priority to the user. In addition, as an example of processing when there is no information, in this example, only the black belt portion is displayed. However, when there is no information regarding the program, the black belt portion may not be displayed.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining an example of processing for selecting program information to be displayed in the black belt portion in the program information display device 10 according to the present invention. First, the program information display device 10 determines whether or not the program information content to be displayed with priority is set by the user setting (step S21), and the program information content to be displayed with priority is set. If (if YES), it is set to preferentially display the synopsis information (in the case of synopsis), it is determined whether there is synopsis information (step S22), if there is synopsis information ( If YES, the synopsis information up to the current time Tn is displayed (step S23). On the other hand, if there is no synopsis information (NO), the display information determination process described above with reference to FIG. 14 is executed (step S24). ) And display the determination result (step S25).

  In step S21, the program information content to be preferentially displayed is set (in the case of YES), and the program information of the next program is set to be preferentially displayed (next) If the program information of the next program is present (step S26), the program information of the next program is displayed (if YES) (step S26). On the other hand, when there is no program information of the next program (in the case of NO), the display information determination process described above with reference to FIG. 14 is executed (step S28), and the determination result is displayed (step S29).

  In step S21, the program information content to be preferentially displayed is set (in the case of YES), and the program information of the currently viewed program is set to be preferentially displayed. (In the case of the current program), it is determined whether there is program information of the currently viewed program (step S30). If there is program information of the currently viewed program (in the case of YES), The program information of the program is displayed (step SS31). On the other hand, if there is no program information of the currently viewed program (in the case of NO), the display information determination process described above with reference to FIG. 14 is executed (step S32). The determination result is displayed (step S33).

  In step S21, the program information contents to be preferentially displayed are set (in the case of YES), and the program precaution information in the future is set to be preferentially displayed (the future In the case of a program), it is determined whether or not there is future program notice information (step S34). If there is program notice information (in the case of YES), future program notice information is displayed (step S35). When there is no future program preview information (in the case of NO), the display information determination process described above with reference to FIG. 14 is executed (step S36), and the determination result is displayed (step S37).

  Further, when the program information content to be preferentially displayed is not set in step S21 (in the case of NO), the program information display device 10 executes the display information determination process described with reference to FIG. 14 (step S38). ) And the determination result is displayed (step S39).

As described above, according to the present invention, information about a program (such as a synopsis) can be displayed in a black belt portion that is not originally a video display area, so that the broadcast program display area can be displayed in the same size. Various kinds of program information can be displayed without hindering viewing of currently broadcast programs.
Further, since information to be displayed in the black belt portion can be selected and displayed from the total broadcast time and the current time of the currently viewed program, more useful information for the viewer can be displayed. In addition, it becomes possible to effectively utilize a black belt portion that is not originally a video display area.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the program information display apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen which displayed the character, the image, etc. on the black belt part of the upper and lower sides of the program information display apparatus by this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen which displayed the character, the image, etc. on the black belt part of the right and left of the program information display apparatus by this invention. In the program information display device according to the present invention, an example of a display screen that displays the black belt portion collectively only on the upper part of the screen and displays characters, images, etc. on the upper black belt portion when the black belt portion exists in the upper and lower portions. FIG. In the program information display device according to the present invention, an example of a display screen that displays a black belt part collectively only at the lower part of the screen and displays characters, images, etc. on the lower black belt part when the black belt part exists in the upper and lower parts. FIG. In the program information display device according to the present invention, when a black belt portion exists in the left and right portions, the black belt portion is collectively displayed only on the left portion of the screen, and characters, images, etc. are displayed on the left black portion. It is a figure which shows an example. In the program information display device according to the present invention, when a black belt portion is present on the left and right portions, the black belt portion is displayed only on the right side of the screen and characters, images, etc. are displayed on the right black belt portion. It is a figure which shows an example. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting screen for setting the information display content of a black belt part in the program information display apparatus by this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen at the time of displaying the information of the program currently broadcast in the black belt part in the program information display apparatus by this invention. In the program information display apparatus by this invention, it is a figure which shows an example of the display screen at the time of displaying the synopsis information to the present time of the program currently broadcast on a black belt part. In the program information display apparatus by this invention, it is a figure which shows an example of the display screen at the time of displaying the information regarding the next program of the program currently viewed on a black belt part. In the program information display apparatus by this invention, it is a figure which shows an example of the display screen at the time of displaying the information of the future program of the broadcasting station currently watched on a black belt part. In the program information display apparatus by this invention, it is a figure which shows an example of the reservation screen displayed when making a reservation of a future broadcast program from a black belt part. In the program information display apparatus by this invention, it is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of the process which selects the program information displayed on a black belt part from the present time and the broadcast time of the program in broadcast. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of the process which selects the program information displayed on a black belt part in the program information display apparatus by this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Program information display apparatus (television broadcast receiver), 11 ... Reception antenna, 12 ... Digital tuner part, 13 ... Digital demodulation part, 14 ... Separation part, 15 ... Video decoding / capture part, 16 ... Channel selection part, 17 ... RAM, 18 ... CPU (display control unit), 19 ... display processing unit, 20 ... audio decoding unit, 21 ... video output conversion unit, 22 ... display unit, 23 ... audio output conversion unit, 24 ... speaker, 25 ... video Mouse microcomputer, 26 ... non-volatile memory, 27 ... communication control unit, 28 ... remote control light receiving unit, 29 ... video mouse connector.

Claims (24)

  Means for detecting a boundary line between a video signal and a black belt portion from the broadcast signal in the program information display device for displaying information related to the program on the display screen capable of displaying a broadcast signal having a different horizontal and vertical size from the display screen Display means for displaying the black band portion in the horizontal and vertical directions of the display screen when the boundary line is detected, information acquisition means for acquiring information to be displayed on the black band portion, and the acquired A program information display device comprising: holding means for holding information; and display processing means for performing processing for displaying the held information on the black belt portion.   2. The program information display device according to claim 1, wherein the information acquisition means acquires information to be displayed on the black belt portion from a digital broadcast data broadcast.   2. The program information display device according to claim 1, wherein the information acquisition means acquires information to be displayed on the black belt portion from the Internet.   2. The program information display device according to claim 1, wherein the information acquisition unit acquires information to be displayed on the black belt portion from closed caption information of digital broadcasting.   2. The program information display device according to claim 1, wherein the information acquisition means acquires information to be displayed on the black belt portion from digital broadcast SI (Service Information).   6. The program information display device according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays the left and right black belt portions when the broadcast signal has black belt portions on the left and right with respect to the display screen. A program information display device characterized by being displayed together on the right or left side of a screen.   6. The program information display device according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays the upper and lower black belt portions in the case of a broadcast signal having black belt portions above and below the display screen. A program information display device characterized by being displayed together on the upper or lower side of a screen.   8. The program information display device according to claim 1, wherein the display processing means has a BML (Broadcast Markup Language) browser function, and displays information held by the holding means on the black belt portion. A program information display device characterized by performing processing.   8. The program information display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display processing unit includes a PoutP (Picture out Picture) function, and displays information held by the holding unit on the black belt portion. A program information display device.   8. The program information display device according to claim 1, wherein the display processing unit includes an OSD (On Screen Display) function, and displays the information held by the holding unit on the black belt portion. A program information display device.   11. The program information display device according to claim 1, wherein when the program being viewed is the first half of the broadcast time of the program, the display processing means displays a summary of the program up to that point. A program information display device for performing a process of displaying the information on the black belt portion as information and / or image information.   11. The program information display device according to claim 1, wherein when the program being viewed approaches the end time of the program, the display processing unit displays information on the next program of the program as character information. And / or a program information display device for performing a process of displaying the image information on the black belt portion.   11. The program information display device according to claim 1, wherein the display processing unit uses the black information as character information and / or image information as information on a program scheduled to be broadcast from a broadcasting station being viewed. A program information display device that performs a process of displaying on a belt portion.   11. The program information display device according to claim 1, wherein the display processing unit performs processing for displaying information on a program being viewed on the black belt portion as character information and / or image information. A program information display device characterized by the above.   15. The program information display device according to claim 11, wherein information displayed on the black belt portion as the character information and / or the image information can be changed by a user. Program information display device.   14. The program information display device according to claim 12 or 13, wherein information desired by a user can be selected from information displayed in the black belt portion as the character information and / or the image information, and the selected information is included in the selected information. A program information display device characterized in that recording reservation or viewing reservation of a corresponding program can be made.   14. The program information display device according to claim 12, wherein information desired by a user can be selected from the information displayed in the black belt portion as the character information and / or the image information, and the selected information is displayed. A program information display apparatus for displaying an electronic program guide in a time zone including the time slot.   18. The program information display device according to claim 1, wherein a user can select whether or not information related to a program is displayed on the black belt portion.   18. The program information display device according to claim 1, wherein whether or not information related to a program is displayed on the black belt portion is determined according to the presence or absence of information related to the program. Information display device.   18. The program information display device according to claim 1, wherein whether or not the black belt portion is displayed together with a video signal is determined whether or not information related to a program is displayed on the black belt portion. A program information display device characterized by being linked.   The program information display device according to any one of claims 1 to 20, wherein a user determines which information is displayed on which black belt portion with respect to the black belt portion displayed on the top, bottom, left, and right of the display screen. A program information display device characterized by being settable.   In the program information display method for displaying information related to a program on the display screen capable of displaying a broadcast signal whose horizontal and vertical sizes are different from the size of the display screen, detecting a boundary line between the video signal and the black belt portion from the broadcast signal A step of displaying the black band portion in the horizontal and vertical directions of the display screen when the boundary line is detected, a step of acquiring information to be displayed on the black band portion, and holding the acquired information And a program information display method comprising: a step of displaying the stored information on the black belt portion.   23. The program information display method according to claim 22, wherein the step of detecting a boundary line between the video signal and the black belt portion from the broadcast signal determines whether or not the black portion included in the broadcast signal is continuous. A program information display method characterized by detecting the boundary line by determining the black part as a black belt part when it is determined that the black part is continuous.   23. The program information display method according to claim 22, wherein the step of detecting the boundary line between the video signal and the black belt portion from the broadcast signal specifies the size of the video signal based on display extension information included in the digital broadcast signal. A program information display method for detecting the boundary line by determining a portion other than the specified video signal as a black belt portion.

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