JP2007295100A - Television receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a television receiver enabling a user to watch a video image on a usual television broadcast program, even if a message with a video image is reproduced. <P>SOLUTION: The television receiver is provided with a function of recording message data composed of a video image and a sound in a recording means, and a function of reproducing the message data recorded in the recording means. The television receiver is provided with a means for switching a video display mode into a dual screen display mode in which the display screen is divided into two, and different images are displayed on the screens, and displaying a video image of a received program on one of the screens, i.e. a first screen and the message video image on the other, i.e. a second screen. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a television receiver having a message function.

  A television receiver having a function of recording a message composed of video and audio and a function of reproducing a recorded message has already been developed (see JP-A-6-32337, etc.).

Conventionally, when a message with a video is reproduced, the video of the message is displayed on the TV screen, and thus the viewer cannot view the video of a normal TV broadcast program.
JP-A-6-32337

  An object of the present invention is to provide a television receiver capable of viewing a video of a normal television broadcast program even when a message accompanied by the video is reproduced.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a television receiver having a function of recording message data composed of video and audio on a recording means and a function of reproducing message data recorded on the recording means. When playing back message data consisting of, the video display mode is switched to a two-screen display mode in which the display screen is divided into two screens and a different video is displayed on each screen, and the video of the received program is displayed on one first screen. It has a means for displaying and displaying a message video on the other second screen.

  The invention described in claim 2 has a function of recording message data composed of video and audio in the recording means and a function of reproducing the message data recorded in the recording means, and also includes two left and right speakers. When playing back message data consisting of video and audio in a television receiver, the video display mode is switched to a two-screen display mode in which the display screen is divided into two left and right screens and a different video is displayed on each screen. Means for displaying the video of the received program on one first screen and displaying the message video on the other second screen, and when playing message data consisting of video and audio, the side corresponding to the first screen Means for outputting the voice of the received program from the speaker and outputting the message voice from the speaker on the side corresponding to the second screen.

  According to the present invention, even when a message with a video is reproduced, a video of a normal television broadcast program can be viewed.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a television receiver having a message function.

  The video / audio signal output from the tuner 107 is sent to the video / audio signal processing circuit 108. The video signal obtained by the video / audio signal processing circuit 108 is sent to the display 113 via the CPU 109 and the scaler 110. The audio signal obtained by the video / audio signal processing circuit 108 is sent to the right speaker 111 and the left speaker 112 via the CPU 109. The CPU 109 is connected to a hard disk 103, a human sensor 121 for detecting a person, and the like.

  The camera 101 and the microphone 105 are used for inputting message data. The message input is performed, for example, while a message input key of a remote control transmitter (not shown) is pressed. The message video is captured by the camera 101, processed by the video signal processing circuit 102, and then recorded on the hard disk 103. The voice of the message is collected by the microphone 105, processed by the voice signal processing circuit 106, and then recorded on the hard disk 103. When the message finishes viewing the program and recording the message data, the message message is turned off.

  In this television receiver, the following setting is possible with the message setting menu of FIG.

(1) Human sensor ON setting: setting whether to automatically turn on the TV when a human is detected by the human sensor. Setting values include “Yes” and “No”.
(2) Output setting at power-on: setting whether to output a message when the TV is turned on. Setting values include “Yes” and “No”.
(3) Message recording setting: Setting to record message data consisting of both video and audio or to record only voice message data. Setting values include “video and audio” and “audio only”.

  Here, it is assumed that “Yes” is set as the setting of the human sensor ON, “Yes” is set as the output setting when the power is turned on, and “Video and audio” is set as the message recording setting.

  FIG. 3 shows the operation when the TV is turned on.

  When a person is detected by the human sensor 121 or the television is turned on by the user (step S1), the CPU 109 determines whether message data is recorded (step S2). When message data is not recorded, as shown in FIG. 4, the video of the program selected by the tuner 107 is displayed on the display 113 and the audio of the program is output from the speakers 111 and 112 (steps). S15).

  When it is determined in step S2 that the message data is recorded, the CPU 109 determines whether the message data is data consisting of video and audio or data consisting only of audio (step S3). .

  If it is determined that the message data is data composed of video and audio, the CPU 109 changes the setting of the scaler 110 and switches the video display mode to the two-screen display mode (step S4). Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the video of the program selected by the tuner 107 is displayed on the left screen of the display 113 (step S5), and the message recorded on the hard disk 103 is displayed on the right screen of the display 113. An image is displayed (step S6).

  Further, the audio of the program selected by the tuner 107 is output to the left speaker 112 (step S7), and the message audio recorded in the hard disk 103 is output to the right speaker 111 (step S8).

  When the reproduction of the message data composed of video and audio is completed (step S9), the CPU 109 changes the setting of the scaler 110 and switches the video display mode to the single screen display mode (step S10). Then, the video of the program selected by the tuner 107 is displayed on the display 113 and the audio of the program is output from the speakers 111 and 112 (step S15).

  If it is determined in step S3 that the message data is a message consisting only of voice, the video of the program selected by the tuner 107 is displayed on the display 113 (step S11). Also, the audio of the program selected by the tuner 107 is output to the left speaker 112 (step S12), and the message audio recorded on the hard disk 103 is output to the right speaker 111 (step S13).

  When the reproduction of the message data consisting only of audio is finished (step S14), the video of the program selected by the tuner 107 is displayed on the display 113 and the audio of the program is output from the speakers 111 and 112 (step S15). .

  In the above embodiment, at the time of message playback, both the voice of the message and the voice of the selected program are output from the speaker. However, the voice of the selected program is muted and only the voice of the message is output to the speaker. May be output.

  The message data recorded on the hard disk 103 may be erased automatically after the message data is reproduced, or a message erase key is provided on the remote control transmitter, The message data in the hard disk 103 may be erased when the button is pressed down. In the latter case, a message playback key is provided on the remote control transmitter so that the message data in the hard disk 103 can be played back when the message playback key is pressed, in addition to when the TV is turned on. it can.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a television receiver. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a message setting menu. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement when the power supply of a television is turned on. It is a schematic diagram which shows a mode that the image | video of the selected program is displayed on the display. It is a schematic diagram which shows a mode that the image | video of the selected program is displayed on the left screen of the display 113, and the message | video image is displayed on the right screen of the display 113. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

101 Camera 102 Video Signal Processing Circuit 103 Hard Disk 105 Microphone 106 Audio Signal Processing Circuit 107 Tuner 108 Video Audio Signal Processing Circuit 109 CPU
110 Scaler 111, 112 Speaker 113 Display

Claims (2)

In a television receiver having a function of recording message data consisting of video and audio in a recording means and a function of reproducing message data recorded in the recording means,
When playing back message data consisting of video and audio, the video display mode is switched to a two-screen display mode in which the display screen is divided into two screens and a different video is displayed on each screen. The television receiver is characterized by comprising means for displaying a video of the message and displaying a message video on the other second screen. In a television receiver having a function of recording message data composed of video and audio in a recording means and a function of reproducing message data recorded in the recording means, and having two left and right speakers,
When playing back message data consisting of video and audio, the video display mode is switched to a two-screen display mode in which the display screen is divided into two left and right screens and a different video is displayed on each screen, and received on one of the first screens. Means for displaying the video of the program and displaying the message video on the other second screen, and when playing the message data consisting of the video and audio, the audio of the received program from the speaker on the side corresponding to the first screen. And outputting message voice from the speaker on the side corresponding to the second screen,
A television receiver, comprising:

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