JP2010041166A - Broadcast receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a broadcast receiver which can present the content of a plurality of channels suitably. <P>SOLUTION: The broadcast receiver 100 comprises a tuner section 1 having a plurality of tuners which receive image information by selecting a channel, a signal processing section 2 which acquires image information of a plurality of channels from the tuner section 1, performs signal processing for a plurality of pieces of image information simultaneously and outputs a video signal, a display section 4 which displays a video image on a display screen based on the image information outputted from the signal processing section 2, a communication section 6 which acquires audience rating information from outside, and a control section 7 which determines the display preference of a plurality of channels based on the audience rating information, determines display types at a plurality of video information display sections 4 based on the display preference, and controls the signal processing section 2 to perform signal processing according to the display type. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a broadcast receiving apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a broadcast receiving apparatus that automatically switches a program with a high audience rating to a channel that is being broadcast is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

This broadcast receiving apparatus acquires audience rating information from an external network via a communication unit connected to an external network, an antenna and tuner for receiving broadcast waves, and the communication unit, and views based on the acquired audience rating information A user can always watch a program with a high audience rating because it has a control unit that identifies a channel that is broadcasting a program with a high rate and automatically switches the channel of the tuner.
JP 2003-153105 A

  However, according to the conventional broadcast receiving device, the channel to be displayed is dynamically changed according to the change in the audience rating, so the user knows the status of the channel broadcasting the program with the highest audience rating. Yes, but you can't understand the status of other channels.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a broadcast receiving apparatus capable of suitably presenting the contents of a plurality of channels.

(1) In order to achieve the above object, one embodiment of the present invention obtains video information of a plurality of channels from a tuner unit having a plurality of tuners that select a channel and receive video information, A signal processing unit that simultaneously processes the plurality of video information and outputs a video signal, a display unit that displays video on a display screen based on the video signal, and a communication unit that acquires audience rating information from the outside And determining the display priority of the plurality of channels based on the audience rating information, determining the display mode of the plurality of video information on the display unit based on the display priority, and in the signal processing unit And a control unit that executes signal processing of the plurality of pieces of video information in accordance with the display form.

  According to the above-described configuration, the display form of the channel is determined based on the audience rating information, and the plurality of channels are displayed based on the display form, so that the preferred form is based on the audience rating information of the plurality of channels. The contents of multiple channels can be presented.

(2) According to an embodiment of the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a tuner unit having a plurality of tuners for selecting channel and receiving video information, and acquiring video information of a plurality of channels from the tuner unit. And storing a plurality of pieces of video information simultaneously, a signal processing unit for outputting the video signal, a display unit for displaying a video on a display screen based on the video signal, and user preference information. Acquiring accompanying information from the storage unit and the plurality of video information, calculating a degree of association between the preference information and the accompanying information, and determining display priorities of the plurality of channels based on the degree of association Control for determining a display form of the plurality of pieces of video information in the display unit based on the display priority, and executing signal processing of the plurality of pieces of video information according to the display form in the signal processing unit To provide a broadcast receiving apparatus characterized by having and.

  According to the above configuration, the channel display form is determined based on the degree of association between the preference information and the accompanying information, and the plurality of channels are displayed based on the display form, whereby the relation to the preference information of the plurality of channels is displayed. Based on the degree, the contents of a plurality of channels can be presented in a suitable form.

(3) According to one embodiment of the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a tuner unit having a plurality of tuners that select channels and receive video information, and obtain video information of a plurality of channels from the tuner unit. A signal processing unit that simultaneously processes the plurality of pieces of video information and outputs a video signal; a display unit that displays a video on a display screen based on the video signal; and the plurality of pieces of video information are analyzed. The display priority of the plurality of channels is determined based on the acquired characteristic value, the display mode of the plurality of video information is determined on the display unit based on the display priority, and the signal processing unit There is provided a broadcast receiving apparatus comprising a control unit that executes signal processing of the plurality of video information in accordance with a display form.

  According to the configuration described above, the display form of the channel is determined based on the feature amount of the video information, and the plurality of channels are displayed based on the display form. The contents of multiple channels can be presented.

  According to the present invention, the contents of a plurality of channels can be suitably presented.

  Embodiments of a broadcast receiving apparatus according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
(Configuration of broadcast receiver)
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an appearance of a broadcast receiving apparatus according to the first embodiment.

  The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 includes a main body 100A for storing electronic components such as a tuner, a signal processing LSI (Large Scale Integration), and a network I / F (InterFace), an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence). ) And the like, and a display unit 4 that displays video and speakers 5R and 5L that output audio.

  In addition, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 includes a LAN (Local Area Network) port for connecting to the main body 100A, an antenna terminal connected to an external antenna, an HDMI port for connecting to an external device, and an analog (not shown). It has an input port.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the broadcast receiving apparatus according to the first embodiment.

  The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 is connected to an external antenna 1A that receives broadcast waves, and includes a tuner unit 1 that selects video information and audio information output from the antenna 1A, video information that the tuner unit 1 has selected, And a signal processing unit 2 that decodes the audio information and converts it into a video signal and an audio signal, and performs processing such as D / A conversion and amplification on the video signal and audio signal converted by the signal processing unit 2 The video / audio output unit 3 to be executed, the display unit 4 that displays video according to the output of the video / audio output unit 3, and the speaker 5 (5R, 5) that outputs audio according to the output of the video / audio output unit 3 5L), a communication unit 6 connected to an external network and communicating with the outside, and a control unit 7 for controlling each unit.

  The tuner unit 1 has a plurality of tuners so as to receive a plurality of channels simultaneously.

  The signal processing unit 2 simultaneously decodes a plurality of video information and audio information received from a plurality of tuners of the tuner unit 1. Further, the signal processing unit 2 arranges a plurality of programs corresponding to a plurality of video information and audio information decoded at the same time on a single screen by adjusting the size and position, and performs display processing.

  The communication unit 6 is connected to an external network via a LAN port, for example, and communicates with the outside under the control of the control unit 7. In the present embodiment, the communication unit 6 communicates with a server that provides real-time audience ratings for programs being broadcast on each channel, and acquires audience ratings at predetermined intervals, for example, every 3 minutes.

  The control unit 7 calculates the display priority of each channel based on the audience rating received via the communication unit 6, and the tuner unit 1, the signal processing unit 2, and the video / audio output based on the calculated display priority. A display priority calculation unit 7A for controlling the unit 3; The display priority calculation unit 7A is a program stored in a flash memory (not shown) provided in the control unit 7.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a display example of the broadcast receiving apparatus according to the first embodiment.

  The display unit 4 displays the display areas 40a to 40l during multi-screen display. Here, the multi-screen display is a screen that has a plurality of display areas on the display screen of the display unit 4 with respect to a normal display having a display area for displaying one channel on the display screen of the display unit 4. In this embodiment, for example, all the receivable channels are displayed at the same time.

  The display area 40a is a display area for displaying the contents of the program with the highest display priority, and is an area for displaying the contents of other programs in the order of the display priority in the order of the display areas 40b to 40l. The display size of the display area 40a is maximized, and the display size is reduced from the highest display priority to the lowest display priority.

(Operation)
The operation of the broadcast receiving apparatus in the first embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the broadcast receiving apparatus according to the first embodiment.

  First, the display priority calculation unit 7A of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 monitors an input signal on a remote controller or an operation switch (not shown) and when there is an input signal related to a multi-screen display instruction (S1; Yes), the communication unit 6 The program audience rating information of each program being received from the server is acquired (S2).

  Next, the display priority calculation unit 7A calculates the display priority based on the acquired program audience rating information (S3). In the calculation of the display priority, for example, the display priority is set higher in descending order of the audience rating. Next, the display size and display position of each program are determined based on the display priority (S4). For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the display size and the display position are set to the display size and the display position of the display areas 40a to 40l in the order of display priority.

  Next, the display priority calculation unit 7A applies the display position and display size determined in step S4, and decodes the video information and audio information of all programs to be displayed on the signal processing unit 2, so that FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, a multi-screen display is made on the display unit 4 (S5).

  Next, when there is an input signal related to an operation for ending the multi-screen display (S6; Yes), the display priority calculation unit 7A ends the multi-screen display.

  When there is no input signal for ending the multi-screen display (S6; No), the display priority calculation unit 7A repeats steps S2 to S6 every elapse of a predetermined time, for example, 3 minutes, so that the multi-screen is displayed. The display size and display position of the displayed program are updated (S7; Yes). If there is an input to end the multi-screen display before the predetermined time has elapsed (S7; No), the multi-screen is ended (S6; Yes).

  The display priority calculation unit 7A controls the video / audio output unit 3 so that only the audio of the program with the highest display priority is output from the speaker 5. Alternatively, the volume of each program may be increased in the order of display priority and output simultaneously.

(Effects of the first embodiment)
According to the first embodiment described above, by grasping the display size and display position of each program of a plurality of channels based on the audience rating information, and displaying the information regarding the audience ratings of the plurality of channels. Can understand the contents of multiple channels. In addition, by displaying a program with a higher audience rating in a larger display area, the contents of the program with a higher audience rating can be presented in more detail and the contents of the program with a lower audience rating can be presented in a concise manner. Further, since the display is updated every predetermined time, it is possible to dynamically present an arrangement of information related to the audience rating.

  Note that the display positions of the programs may be equalized and the display positions may be arranged based on the display priority. Further, based on the display priority, the user may select whether to change the display size and the display position, or to change only the display position.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a broadcast receiving apparatus according to the second embodiment. In the following description, parts having the same configurations and functions as those in the first embodiment are denoted by common reference numerals.

  The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 includes a storage unit 8 including an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a flash memory, or the like. The storage unit 8 stores preference information 8A whose contents are registered by the user. The preference information 8A includes information such as a program genre and performers. The preference information 8A may be automatically extracted by the control unit 7.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the broadcast receiving apparatus according to the second embodiment. In the following description, the description of the same operation as that described in FIG. 4 is omitted.

  For each channel, the display priority calculation unit 7A receives information associated with the program including information such as a program name, a program genre, and a performer along with video information and audio information, an antenna 1A, a tuner unit 1, and a signal processing unit 2. (S12). Next, the degree of association between the preference information 8A and the program accompanying information is calculated, and the display priority is calculated based on the degree of association (S13). In the calculation, for example, an item that matches the content registered in the preference information 8A is extracted from the program accompanying information, and the display priority of the program having the program accompanying information with many matching items is set high.

(Effect of the second embodiment)
According to the second embodiment described above, by changing the display size and the display position of each program broadcast on a plurality of channels based on the preference information 8A, it is possible to change the preference information 8A on the plurality of channels. It is possible to grasp the relevance and the contents of a plurality of channels. In addition, by displaying a program with a higher relevance to the preference information 8A in a larger display area, the program content that matches the user's preference is presented in more detail, and the content of the program that does not meet the preference is presented succinctly. can do.

[Third Embodiment]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the broadcast receiving apparatus according to the third embodiment.

  The display priority calculation unit 7A acquires the bit rate of the video information being decoded by the signal processing unit 2 as a feature value for each channel (S22). Next, the display priority of the program being broadcast on each channel is determined in the order of bit rate (S23).

(Effect of the third embodiment)
According to the third embodiment described above, by changing the display size and display position of a program being broadcast on a plurality of channels based on the bit rate of the video information of each program, for example, the change is complicated. A program composed of more detailed video such as a clear video and a video including a large number of color information can be displayed in large size, and the contents of a plurality of channels can be grasped.

[Fourth Embodiment]
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the broadcast receiving apparatus according to the fourth embodiment.

  The display priority calculation unit 7A analyzes the audio information being decoded by the signal processing unit 2 for each channel, and acquires the volume of each program as a feature value (S32). Next, the display priority of the program being broadcast on each channel is determined in order of volume (S33).

(Effect of the fourth embodiment)
According to the fourth embodiment described above, by changing the display size and display position of a program being broadcast on a plurality of channels based on the volume of each program, for example, the sound of a music program or a comedy program is displayed. It is possible to increase the display priority of a program with a large excitement such as a loud laughter of the voice, and to display the contents of a plurality of channels.

  In addition, it is good also as a structure which determines a display priority based on audience rating and preference information, combining 1st-4th embodiment, for example. Further, the present invention may be implemented in any combination of audience rating, preference information, bit rate, and volume.

It is the schematic which shows an example of the external appearance of the broadcast receiver which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the broadcast receiving apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the example of a display of the broadcast receiver which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the broadcast receiving apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the broadcast receiver which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the broadcast receiving apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the broadcast receiving apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the broadcast receiving apparatus which concerns on 4th Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Tuner part, 1A ... Antenna, 2 ... Signal processing part, 3 ... Video / audio output part, 4 ... Display part, 5, 5L, 5R ... Speaker, 6 ... Communication part, 7 ... Control part, 7A ... Display priority Degree calculation section, 8 ... storage section, 8A ... preference information, 40a-40l ... display area, 100 ... broadcast receiver, 100A ... main body

Claims (8)

A tuner unit having a plurality of tuners for selecting a channel and receiving video information;
A signal processing unit that acquires video information of a plurality of channels from the tuner unit, performs signal processing on the plurality of video information simultaneously, and outputs a video signal;
A display unit for displaying a video on a display screen based on the video signal;
A communication unit that acquires audience rating information from the outside;
The display priority of the plurality of channels is determined based on the audience rating information, the display mode of the plurality of video information on the display unit is determined based on the display priority, and the display in the signal processing unit A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising: a control unit that executes signal processing of the plurality of pieces of video information according to a form.   The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit determines a display size and a display position of the display unit on the display screen as the display form of the plurality of pieces of video information.   The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit determines an output volume of each channel based on the display priority.   The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the control unit determines to output the audio of the channel having the highest display priority. A tuner unit having a plurality of tuners for selecting a channel and receiving video information;
A signal processing unit that acquires video information of a plurality of channels from the tuner unit, performs signal processing on the plurality of video information simultaneously, and outputs a video signal;
A display unit for displaying a video on a display screen based on the video signal;
A storage unit for storing user preference information;
Acquiring accompanying information from the plurality of video information, calculating a degree of association between the preference information and the accompanying information, determining display priority of the plurality of channels based on the degree of association, and the display priority A control unit that determines a display form of the plurality of pieces of video information on the display unit based on the degree, and causes the signal processing unit to execute signal processing of the plurality of pieces of video information according to the display form. Broadcast receiving device. A tuner unit having a plurality of tuners for selecting a channel and receiving video information;
A signal processing unit that acquires video information of a plurality of channels from the tuner unit, performs signal processing on the plurality of video information simultaneously, and outputs a video signal;
A display unit for displaying a video on a display screen based on the video signal;
The display priority of the plurality of channels is determined based on the characteristic values obtained by analyzing the plurality of video information, and the display form of the plurality of video information on the display unit is determined based on the display priority. And a control unit that causes the signal processing unit to perform signal processing of the plurality of pieces of video information in accordance with the display form.   The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the control unit acquires bit rates of the plurality of pieces of video information as the feature values.   The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the control unit acquires a volume of each of the plurality of pieces of video information as the feature value.

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