JP2009284165A - Information processor with built-in television broadcast receiving function, and output-signal control method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor with a built-in television broadcast receiving function that executes operations of television functions without displaying an operation panel when a video image of a television broadcast is full-screen displayed. <P>SOLUTION: The information processor is configured as follows. An output means 202 outputs a video-image signal including only video-image data based on a received television signal to a video/sound output device 300 when it is in a full-screen display mode. An operation input means 203 outputs operation data according to a user operation. Each operation shown by each of plural kinds of operation data outputted from the operation input means and the type of control to each signal outputted to the video/sound output device 300 are associated with each other beforehand. When an operation-data determining means 204 determines that an operation shown by the operation data outputted from the operation input means 203 is any one of the operations associated with the type of control, a control execution means 205 executes control corresponding to the operation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus having a function of receiving a television broadcast, and an output signal control method for controlling a signal output to a video / audio output apparatus in the information processing apparatus.

  A personal computer having a function of receiving and displaying a television broadcast (hereinafter referred to as a television function) has a function of using all usable pixels on a monitor screen of the personal computer as display elements for television broadcast images. (Hereinafter referred to as full screen display). The display screen size switching, video channel switching, and volume adjustment for the video that is displayed on the full screen are performed by operations from an input device such as a remote controller, a pointing device, or a keyboard (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

When the operation is performed by the remote controller, it is possible to directly switch the video channel and adjust the volume by operating the buttons of the remote controller. However, when an operation is performed with a pointing device or a keyboard, for example, video channel switching or volume adjustment is performed by clicking an operation panel for operating a television function displayed on the monitor screen. The operation panel for operating the television function displays numbers indicating all viewable video channels, marks corresponding to increase / decrease in volume, and the like.
JP2007-67459 (paragraphs 0028 and 0038)

  FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a video display example of television broadcasting. In the example shown in FIG. 11, video is displayed in the image display area 101 in the displayable area 103, but the image on the operation panel 102 is displayed inside the image display area 101. As shown in FIG. 11, when the television broadcast video is switched or the volume is adjusted by using a pointing device or a keyboard when the television broadcast video is displayed on the full screen, the image on the operation panel 102 is displayed on the television. The image is displayed on the monitor screen so as to overlap the image of the John broadcast, and a part of the image of the television broadcast is blocked. Even when it is desired to adjust the volume without switching the video channel, the operation panel may block a part of the video of the television broadcast, so that the viewer may miss the video important for the viewer.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides an information processing apparatus with a built-in television broadcast reception function and an output signal capable of operating a television function without displaying an operation panel when a television broadcast image is displayed on a full screen. An object is to provide a control method.

  An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a receiving unit that receives a television signal; and an output unit that outputs a video signal and an audio signal based on the television broadcast received by the receiving unit to the video / audio output device. The output means outputs a video signal including only video data based on the received television signal to the video / audio output device in the full screen display mode, and receives the television signal in the operation panel display mode. A video signal including video data based on the control panel and image data of the operation panel is output to the video / audio output device, and operation data is output according to the user's operation. Each operation indicated by each operation data is associated in advance with the type of control for the signal output to the video / audio output device. In the full screen display mode, the operation data output from the operation input unit is any of the operations in which the operation indicated by the operation data output from the operation input unit is associated with the type of control. The operation data determining means for determining whether or not there is an operation data determining means determines that the operation indicated by the operation data output from the operation input means is one of the operations associated with the type of control. And a control execution means for executing control corresponding to the operation.

  An output signal control method according to the present invention includes an operation input means for outputting operation data corresponding to a user operation, a receiving means for receiving a television broadcast, and a video signal and an audio signal based on the television signal received by the receiving means. Is an output signal control method for controlling a signal output to an audio / video output device in an information processing apparatus comprising an output means for outputting an image to an audio / video output device, wherein a plurality of types of operation data output from an operation input means A full-screen display that associates each operation indicated with the type of control for the signal output to the video / audio output device and outputs a video signal containing only video data based on the received television signal to the video / audio output device The operation indicated by the operation data output from the operation input means in the mode is one of the operations associated with the control type. If it is determined that the operation indicated by the operation data output from the operation input means is one of the operations associated with the type of control, the operation corresponds to the operation. Control is executed.

  According to the present invention, in an information processing apparatus with a built-in television function, in the full screen display mode, a television broadcast video channel switching operation and a volume adjusting operation can be performed without sending image data on the operation panel to the display unit. It can be carried out.

Embodiment 1. FIG.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing components related to the television function in the personal computer main body incorporating the television broadcast display function of this embodiment together with peripheral devices.

  The personal computer main body 11 includes a tuner 12, a television video display control unit 13, a television function control means 14, a video storage device 15, a keyboard controller 16, a pointing device controller 17, and an antenna input terminal 19. As peripheral devices, there are a monitor (display unit) 24 and a speaker 25 by a liquid crystal display device or the like. In FIG. 1, an antenna cable 21, a keyboard 22 and a pointing device 23 are also shown.

  The television image display control unit 13 causes the tuner 12 to select a signal of a desired channel from the signal transmitted via the antenna cable 2 connected to the antenna input terminal 19 and restores the signal from the signal selected by the tuner 12. The video data and audio data thus obtained are output to the monitor 24 and the speaker 25. The television image display control unit 13 has a function of creating image data of an operation panel image (hereinafter referred to as an operation panel) for operating a television function and outputting the created image data to the monitor 24. Also, control such as video channel switching and volume adjustment is executed in accordance with selection of display on the operation panel by the pointing device. Furthermore, the television image display control unit 13 has a function of switching between a mode in which the image data of the operation panel is output to the monitor 24 and a mode in which it is not output in accordance with an instruction from the television function control means 14.

  In order to realize the time shift reproduction function, a video storage device 15 is provided. The video storage device 15 has a function of storing video data of a television broadcast and outputting the stored video data in accordance with a request such as fast forward or rewind from the television video display control unit 13. When the time-shift playback function is used, the television video display control unit 13 outputs video data input from the video storage device 15 to the monitor 24 or the speaker 25 instead of video data of real-time television broadcasting. The video storage device 15 does not need to be built in the personal computer main body 11, and may be an external device such as a DVD recorder.

  The television function control means 14 identifies the operation data from the pointing device controller 17 and the keyboard controller 16 when the full screen display of the television broadcast is being performed, and requests for video channel switching and volume adjustment. Judge whether there was.

  The pointing device controller 17 inputs an operation signal from the pointing device 23 and outputs operation data corresponding to the operation signal to the television function control means 14. When the pointing device 23 is a mouse, the operation data is state data indicating a button pressed state or movement data indicating a movement operation. The keyboard controller 16 inputs the key code of the pressed key from the keyboard 22 and outputs it to the television function control means 14. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the pointing device 23 is a mouse.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a correspondence relationship between a television operation function and an input operation using a mouse or a keyboard. In the storage unit (not shown in FIG. 1) of the personal computer main body 11, data indicating the correspondence illustrated in FIG. 2 is stored in advance. In the storage unit, data indicating video channel switching or volume adjustment is set corresponding to the state data, movement data, and key code input from the pointing device controller 17 and the keyboard controller 16. That is, a table for creating operation signals corresponding to specific state data, movement data, and key codes is stored in the storage unit. When the status data, movement data, and key code are input, the television function control means 14 creates an operation signal for the television function according to the data in the table stored in the storage unit.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, when the television function is activated in the personal computer main body 11, as shown in FIG. 3, the television broadcast screen is displayed in the image display area 101, which is a window frame, instead of the entire screen of the monitor 24. Is displayed (hereinafter referred to as window display).

  When the user wants to shift from the window display shown in FIG. 3 to the full screen display mode shown in FIG. 4 in which the entire image display area 101 is displayed without the operation panel 102 being displayed, a predetermined Perform the operation. The predetermined operation is, for example, pressing a predetermined key on the keyboard 22. When a predetermined operation is performed, the television function control unit 14 instructs the television image display control unit 13 to switch modes. In response to the instruction, the television function control unit 14 switches the screen display mode from a mode in which the created operation panel 102 image data is output to the monitor 24 to a mode in which the image data of the operation panel 102 is not output to the monitor 24. Then, the television function control unit 14 outputs data indicating the mode after switching to the television image display control unit 13. In the full screen display, not all usable pixels may be used as display elements, but a predetermined number of pixels may be used as display elements. However, even in that case, the image of the operation panel 102 or the like is not displayed on the screen.

  Thereafter, the television image display control unit 13 outputs only the image data restored from the signal selected by the tuner 12 to the monitor 24. Note that when the video data is output to the monitor 24, the television video display control unit 13 converts the video data so that the video based on the video data is displayed on the full screen. That is, the mode in which the image data on the operation panel 102 is not output to the monitor 24 corresponds to the full screen display mode.

  Further, when the mode is shifted to the full screen display mode, the television function control unit 14 does not depend on the operation panel 102, but the state data, movement data, and key code input from the pointing device controller 17 and the keyboard controller 16 are stored in the storage unit. Based on the stored table, video channel switching and volume control are executed.

  The correspondence between the status data, movement data and key code and the operation of the television function is an example in which a mouse 26 (an example of a pointing device 23) having a left button 31 and a right button 32 as shown in FIG. 5 is used. I will explain. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of the mouse. In the present embodiment, the operations (A) to (G) illustrated in FIG. 6 are operations corresponding to the television function. In FIG. 6, the left and right buttons of the mouse 26 displayed in black indicate pressed buttons, and the arrows written around the mouse 26 indicate the moving direction of the mouse 26.

  The operation (A) is an operation for moving the mouse 26 up and down (front and back on the desk) without pressing the left button 31 and the right button 32. The operation (A) is made to correspond to the volume adjustment function. Specifically, the upward movement of the mouse 26 is an operation for increasing the volume, and the downward movement of the mouse 26 is an operation for decreasing the volume. When the mouse 26 is moved upward, movement data indicating that the mouse 26 has moved upward is output from the pointing device controller 17 to the television function control means 14. When the movement data indicating that the mouse 26 has moved upward is input, the television function control means 14 creates an operation signal indicating an increase in the volume of the television function with reference to a table stored in the storage unit. To do. The television function control means 14 outputs the created operation signal to the television image display control unit 13. When an operation signal indicating an increase in volume is input, the television image display control unit 13 increases the volume level of the audio signal output to the speaker 25.

  When the mouse 26 is moved downward, movement data indicating that the mouse 26 has moved downward is output from the pointing device controller 17 to the television function control means 14. When the movement data indicating that the mouse 26 has moved downward is input, the television function control means 14 creates an operation signal indicating the volume reduction of the television function with reference to a table stored in the storage unit. To do. The television function control means 14 outputs the created operation signal to the television image display control unit 13. When an operation signal indicating a decrease in volume is input, the television image display control unit 13 decreases the volume level of the audio signal output to the speaker 25.

  The operation (B) is an operation for moving the mouse 26 up and down while pressing the left button 31. The operation (B) is made to correspond to the video channel switching function. When the mouse 26 is moved upward while the left button 31 is being pressed, the pointing device controller 17 notifies the television function control means 14 that the left button 31 of the mouse 26 has been pressed, and the mouse 26 The movement data indicating that it has moved upward is output. When the state data indicating that the left button 31 of the mouse 26 is pressed and the movement data indicating that the mouse 26 has moved upward are input, the television function control means 14 is stored in the storage unit. The operation signal indicating the addition of the video channel number is created with reference to the table.

  The television function control means 14 outputs the created operation signal to the television image display control unit 13. When an operation signal indicating the addition of the video channel number is input, the television video display control unit 13 causes the tuner 12 to receive a signal of a channel that is one channel higher than the currently selected channel (a channel with a larger channel number). Switch to the state of selecting.

  When the mouse 26 is moved downward while the left button 31 is being pressed, the pointing device controller 17 sends to the television function control means 14 state data indicating that the left button 31 of the mouse 26 has been pressed, and the mouse 26 The movement data indicating that it has moved downward is output. When the state data indicating that the left button 31 of the mouse 26 is pressed and the movement data indicating that the mouse 26 has moved downward are input, the television function control means 14 is stored in the storage unit. The operation signal indicating the subtraction of the video channel number is created with reference to the table.

  The television function control means 14 outputs the created operation signal to the television image display control unit 13. When an operation signal indicating the subtraction of the video channel number is input, the television video display control unit 13 causes the tuner 12 to receive a signal of a channel one channel lower than the currently selected channel (a channel with a channel number less than 1). Switch to the state of selecting.

  The operation (C) is an operation of double clicking the right button 32. The operation (C) is made to correspond to the function of shifting from the full screen display to the window display shown in FIG. When the right button 32 of the mouse 26 is double-clicked, status data indicating that the right button 32 of the mouse 26 has been double-clicked is output from the pointing device controller 17 to the television function control means 14. When the status data indicating that the right button 32 has been double-clicked is input, the television function control means 14 refers to a table stored in the storage unit and indicates a transition from full screen display to window display. Create an operation signal. The television function control means 14 outputs the created operation signal to the television image display control unit 13. When an operation signal indicating a transition from full screen display to window display is input, the television image display control unit 13 sets the image display area 101 of the monitor 24 to window display.

  When a window is displayed on the monitor 24, for example, when any display item (for example, display of a channel number) on the operation panel 102 is selected by the pointing device 17, the display item depends on the selected display item. The instruction signal is input to the television image display control unit 13.

  When the personal computer main body 11 has a time shift reproduction function, the television function control means 14 sends operation signals corresponding to the operations (D), (E), (F) and (G) to the television image. Output to the display control unit 13. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing processing when video playback based on the time shift playback function is being performed.

  The operation (D) is an operation for moving the mouse 26 left or right without pressing the left button 31 and the right button 32. As shown in FIG. 7A, when the operation (D) is performed during the time shift display (step S11), the pointing device controller 17 moves the mouse 26 to the television function control means 14 in the left-right direction. The movement data indicating is output. When the movement data indicating the movement of the mouse 26 in the left-right direction is input during the time shift display (time shift reproduction), the television function control means 14 refers to the table stored in the storage unit and performs the time shift. Create an operation signal to indicate stop. The television function control means 14 outputs the created operation signal to the television image display control unit 13. When the operation signal indicating the time shift stop is input, the television video display control unit 13 stops the time shift display on the monitor 24 screen (step S12). That is, the television video display control unit 13 repeats the process of repeatedly outputting the video data at the read address in the video storage device 15 from which video data has been read at that time to the monitor 24. That is, the video playback is stopped.

  The operation (G) is an operation of pressing the left button 31 without moving the mouse 26. When the left button 31 is pressed without moving the mouse 26, only the state data indicating that the left button 31 of the mouse 26 is pressed is output from the pointing device controller 17 to the television function control means 14. When only the status data indicating that the left button 31 is pressed while the time shift is stopped, the television function control means 14 refers to a table stored in the storage unit and indicates an operation indicating the start of time shift display. Create a signal. The television function control means 14 outputs the created operation signal to the television image display control unit 13. When the operation signal indicating the start of time shift display is input, the television image display control unit 13 resumes the process of reproducing the image using the image data stored in the image storage device 15 (step S13).

  The operation (E) is the same operation as the operation (D) for moving the mouse 26 to the left. As shown in FIG. 7B, when the time shift display is stopped (steps S21 and S22), when the operation (E) is performed, the pointing device controller 17 sends the mouse to the television function control means 14. Movement data indicating the leftward movement of 26 is output. When the movement data indicating the leftward movement of the mouse 26 is input while the time shift is stopped, the television function control unit 14 refers to a table stored in the storage unit and outputs an operation signal indicating rewinding. create. The television function control means 14 outputs the created operation signal to the television image display control unit 13. When an operation signal indicating rewind is input, the television video display control unit 13 traces the video data from the video storage device 15 at a high speed while going back to the past video data, that is, going back to the read address of the video data. The rewinding control for outputting the read video data to the monitor 24 is performed (step S23).

  When the operation (G) is performed during rewinding, and the television function control unit 14 inputs only state data indicating that the left button 31 is pressed during rewinding, the table stored in the storage unit The operation signal indicating the stop of rewinding is created with reference to FIG. The television function control means 14 outputs the created operation signal to the television image display control unit 13. When the operation signal indicating the stop of rewinding is input, the television image display control unit 13 enters a stopped state where the reproduction of the image is stopped (step S24).

  Further, when the operation (G) is performed, only the state data indicating that the left button 31 of the mouse 26 is pressed is output from the pointing device controller 17 to the television function control means 14. When only the state data indicating that the left button 31 is pressed in the stopped state is input, the television function control unit 14 refers to a table stored in the storage unit and outputs an operation signal indicating the start of time shift display. create. The television function control means 14 outputs the created operation signal to the television image display control unit 13. When the operation signal indicating the start of time shift display is input, the television image display control unit 13 resumes the process of reproducing the image using the image data (step S25).

  The operation (F) is the same operation as the operation (D) for moving the mouse 26 to the right. As shown in FIG. 7C, when the time shift display is stopped (steps S31 and S32), when the operation (F) is performed, the pointing device controller 17 sends the mouse to the television function control means 14. The movement data indicating the movement of 26 in the right direction is output. When the movement data indicating the rightward movement of the mouse 26 is input while the time shift is stopped, the television function control means 14 creates an operation signal indicating fast-forwarding with reference to a table stored in the storage unit. To do. The television function control means 14 outputs the created operation signal to the television image display control unit 13. When an operation signal indicating fast-forwarding is input, the television video display control unit 13 reads the video data from the video storage device 15 at a high speed while advancing the video data read address, and monitors the read video data 24. The fast-forwarding output is controlled (step S33).

  When the operation (G) is performed during fast-forwarding and the television function control unit 14 inputs only the status data indicating that the left button 31 is pressed, fast-forwarding is performed with reference to the table stored in the storage unit. An operation signal indicating the stop of the operation is created. The television function control means 14 outputs the created operation signal to the television image display control unit 13. When an operation signal indicating stop of fast-forwarding is input, the television video display control unit 13 enters a stopped state in which video playback is stopped (step S34).

  Further, when the operation (G) is performed, only the state data indicating that the left button 31 of the mouse 26 is pressed is output from the pointing device controller 17 to the television function control means 14. When only the state data indicating that the left button 31 is pressed in the stopped state is input, the television function control unit 14 refers to a table stored in the storage unit and outputs an operation signal indicating the start of time shift display. create. The television function control means 14 outputs the created operation signal to the television image display control unit 13. When the operation signal indicating the start of time shift display is input, the television image display control unit 13 resumes the process of reproducing the image using the image data (step S35).

  As the pointing device 23 other than the mouse 26, there are various devices such as a touch pad and a pointing stick adopted in a notebook personal computer. It can be operated similarly.

  FIG. 2 also shows the correspondence between the television operation function and the input operation when the keyboard 22 is used. As shown in FIG. 2, the operation of pressing the “+” key or the “−” key corresponds to the function of increasing / decreasing the volume as in the operation (A). The operation of pressing the “↑” key or the “↓” key corresponds to the video channel switching operation as in the operation (B). Pressing the return key twice corresponds to the function of shifting to the window display as in the operation (C). The operation of the keyboard 22 corresponding to the operations (D) to (G) is also shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the leftward movement of the mouse 26 corresponds to pressing the “←” key of the keyboard 22, and the rightward movement of the mouse 26 corresponds to pressing the “→” key of the keyboard 22. Pressing 31 corresponds to pressing the return key on the keyboard 22.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing components related to the television function in the personal computer main body incorporating the television broadcast display function of the second embodiment (embodiment 2) together with peripheral devices. The basic configuration of the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment (Embodiment 1). However, in the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. I have. The operation setting switching unit 88 has a function of switching between a full screen display mode and a mode in which the operation unit 102 is also displayed on the screen. In the full screen display mode, the monitor 24 displays a screen as shown in FIG. In the mode in which the operation unit 102 is also displayed on the screen, the monitor 24 displays the screen as shown in FIG.

  In the full screen display mode, the television image display control unit 13 and the television function control unit 14 operate in the same manner as in the first embodiment. In the mode in which the operation unit 102 is also displayed on the screen, the television function control unit 14 displays one of the display items on the operation panel based on the data from the pointing device controller 17 when the pointing device 23 is operated. It is determined whether or not is selected. Then, it is determined whether there is a request for video channel switching or volume adjustment according to the determination result.

  When switching from the full screen display mode to a mode in which the operation unit 102 is also displayed on the screen, the user performs the operation (C) shown in FIG. When operation (C) is performed, status data indicating that the right button 32 of the mouse 26 has been double-clicked is output from the pointing device controller 17 to the operation setting switching means 88. The state data indicating that the right button 32 has been double-clicked is also input to the television function control unit 14, but the television function control unit 14 ignores such state data.

  In the second embodiment, when the status data indicating that the right button 32 is double-clicked is input, the operation setting switching unit 88 switches from the full screen display mode to the mode in which the operation unit 102 is also displayed on the screen. An operation signal indicating switching is created. The operation setting switching unit 88 outputs the created operation signal to the television image display control unit 13 and the television function control unit 14. When an operation signal indicating switching from the full screen display mode to the mode in which the operation unit 102 is also displayed on the screen is input to the television image display control unit 13, the television image display control unit 13 is displayed in the image display area 101 of the monitor 24 as shown in FIG. The display is controlled so as to be displayed.

  When the operation unit 102 is also switched from the screen display mode to the full screen display mode, the user operates the pointing device 23 or the keyboard 22 corresponding to the switch to the predetermined full screen display mode. This operation is a full screen display mode switching operation. When the full screen display mode switching operation is performed, state data corresponding to the full screen display mode switching operation is output from the pointing device controller 17 to the operation setting switching means 88. When the status data indicating that the full-screen display mode switching operation has been performed is input, the operation setting switching unit 88 receives an operation signal indicating switching from the mode in which the operation unit 102 is displayed on the screen to the full-screen display mode. create. The operation setting switching unit 88 outputs the created operation signal to the television image display control unit 13 and the television function control unit 14. When an operation signal indicating switching from the mode in which the operation unit 102 is also displayed on the screen to the full screen display mode is input, the television image display control unit 13 displays the full screen in the image display area 101 of the monitor 24. To control.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, a personal computer is taken as an example of an information processing apparatus incorporating a television broadcast display function. However, the present invention is not limited to a personal computer, and a portable terminal device such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or information The present invention can also be applied to a television receiver with a built-in processing function.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of an information processing apparatus according to the present invention together with a video / audio output apparatus. As shown in FIG. 9, the information processing apparatus 200 receives a receiving unit 201 (corresponding to the tuner 12 in FIG. 1) that receives a television broadcast, and a video signal and an audio signal based on the television signal received by the receiving unit 201. Output means 202 (corresponding to the television image display control means 13 in FIG. 1) for outputting to the video / audio output device 300 (corresponding to the monitor 24 and the speaker 25 in FIG. 1), and the output means 202 is in full screen display mode. In this case, a video signal including only video data based on the received television signal is output to the video / audio output device 300. In the operation panel display mode, video data based on the received television signal and image data on the operation panel are output. Is output to the video / audio output device 300 and operation data corresponding to the user's operation is output. Operation input means 203 (corresponding to the data corresponding to the operation signal corresponding to the operation from the keyboard 22 and the pointing device 23 in FIG. 1) is provided (corresponding to the keyboard controller 16 and the pointing device controller 17 in FIG. 1). Each operation indicated by each of a plurality of types of operation data output from the operation input means 203 and the type of control (corresponding to the “function” shown in FIG. 2) for the signal output to the video / audio output device 300 An operation for determining whether or not the operation indicated by the operation data output from the operation input unit 203 is one of the operations associated with the control type in the full screen display mode. Data discrimination means 204 (corresponding to the television image function control means 14 in FIG. 1), operation When the data determination unit 204 determines that the operation indicated by the operation data output from the operation input unit 203 is one of the operations associated with the control type, the control corresponding to the operation is performed. Control execution means 205 for executing (corresponding to the television image function control means 14 in FIG. 1) is provided.

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of an information processing apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention together with a video / audio output apparatus. As shown in FIG. 10, in addition to the configuration of the information processing apparatus 200 shown in FIG. 9, the information processing apparatus 210 is a switching means 206 that switches between a full screen display mode and an operation panel display mode (operation setting switching in FIG. 8). Equivalent to means 88).

  The present invention is suitably applied to an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer having a built-in television broadcast display function.

It is a block diagram which shows the component regarding the television function in the personal computer main body which incorporates the television broadcast display function of 1st Embodiment with a peripheral device. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the correspondence of a television operation function and input operation with a mouse | mouth or a keyboard. It is explanatory drawing which shows the screen by which the television broadcast screen is displayed in the image display area which is a window frame. It is explanatory drawing which shows the screen of a full screen display. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mouse | mouth. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating operation of a mouse | mouth. It is a flowchart which shows a process when the reproduction | regeneration of the image | video based on a time shift function is performed. It is a block diagram which shows the component regarding the television function in the personal computer main body incorporating the television broadcast display function of 2nd Embodiment with a peripheral device. It is a block diagram which shows the information processing apparatus by this invention with a video / audio output device. It is a block diagram which shows the information processing apparatus of the other aspect by this invention with a video / audio output device. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the example of a video display of television broadcasting.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Personal computer 12 Tuner 13 Television image display control part 14 Television function control means 15 Video storage device 16 Keyboard controller 17 Pointing device controller 19 Antenna input terminal 21 Antenna cable 22 Keyboard 23 Pointing device 24 Monitor 25 Speaker 26 Mouse 31 Left button 32 right button 81 personal computer 88 operation setting switching means 101 image display area 102 operation panel 103 displayable area 200,210 information processing apparatus 201 receiving means 202 output means 203 operation input means 204 operation data discrimination means 205 control execution means 206 switching means 300 Video / audio output device

Claims (8)

An information processing apparatus comprising: a receiving unit that receives a television signal; and an output unit that outputs a video signal and an audio signal based on the television broadcast received by the receiving unit to a video / audio output device,
The output means outputs a video signal including only video data based on the received television signal to the video / audio output device in the full screen display mode, and a video based on the received television signal in the operation panel display mode. Output a video signal including the data and image data of the operation panel to the video / audio output device
Comprising an operation input means for outputting operation data according to a user operation;
Each operation indicated by each of the plurality of types of operation data output from the operation input means is associated in advance with the type of control for the signal output to the video / audio output device,
In the full screen display mode, the operation data output from the operation input unit is any one of operations in which the operation indicated by the operation data output from the operation input unit is associated with the type of control. Operation data determining means for determining whether or not there is,
When the operation data determination unit determines that the operation indicated by the operation data output from the operation input unit is one of the operations associated with the type of control, the control corresponding to the operation is performed. An information processing apparatus comprising control execution means for executing the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising switching means for switching between a full screen display mode and an operation panel display mode. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of controls include at least channel switching control and volume increase / decrease control of television broadcasting. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation input unit inputs a signal indicating an operation from a pointing device as the operation unit. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the operation input unit inputs a signal indicating an operation from a keyboard as the operation unit. Operation input means for outputting operation data according to user operation, receiving means for receiving television broadcast, and output for outputting video signals and audio signals based on the television signals received by the receiving means to the video / audio output device An output signal control method for controlling a signal to be output to a video / audio output device in an information processing apparatus comprising:
Each operation indicated by each of a plurality of types of operation data output from the operation input means is associated with a type of control for a signal output to the video / audio output device,
In the full-screen display mode in which a video signal including only video data based on the received television signal is output to the video / audio output device, the operation indicated by the operation data output from the operation input unit is associated with the type of control. Determine whether it is one of the operations being performed,
When it is determined that the operation indicated by the operation data output from the operation input means is one of the operations associated with the type of control, control corresponding to the operation is executed. Output signal control method. The full-screen display mode and an operation panel display mode for outputting a video signal including video data based on the received television signal and image data of the operation panel to the video / audio output device according to a user request. 7. The output signal control method according to 6. The output signal control method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the plurality of controls include at least channel switching control and volume increase / decrease control of television broadcasting.

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