JP4136431B2 - Digital TV receiver with guide function - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a digital broadcast receiving apparatus with a guide function capable of displaying a guide for various operation methods and the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As for a television receiver with an operation guide function, there are the following conventional techniques.
[0003]
In the television receiver with a guide function described in JP-A-8-65587, for a function having an operation key on the remote control, an operation key (remote control) that the remote control wants to know immediately after the remote control guide key is pressed. The guide display corresponding to the pressing of the operation key) for which the user wants to know the function is performed. Also, for menu display guides for operating functions without keys on the remote control, guide display is performed by pressing the guide keys on the remote control with the desired function in the menu selected. I am doing so.
[0004]
In addition, the on-screen display device described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-51708 improves the operability in device settings by making it possible to display a manual page corresponding to the setting operation content on the menu display screen. Technology is shown.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the method described in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-65587, the operation explanation is fixed, and it is difficult to change the operation explanation itself, and when there are many explanation screens, the screen data is very large. Has the problem of becoming.
[0006]
Further, as in the technique described in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-51708, the technique of displaying the manual page on the menu display screen is difficult to operate unless the manual is read together. Has the problem.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to display an operation guide in a free form by displaying it on a browser screen, and not as screen data. By holding operation guide data as a markup description language (markup language such as BML (Broadcast Markup Language)), the amount of operation guide data can be reduced. When the function of the receiver itself is added or the menu is changed, the operation guide data can be changed / added following the changes, or if there is an error in the operation guide data itself. Is to enable addition / change of only the operation guide data.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-described object, in a typical invention of a digital television receiver with a guide function according to the present invention, a BML (Broadcast Markup Language) is provided separately from an electrically rewritable non-volatile memory storing program data. The first operation guide data storage unit and the second operation guide data storage unit configured by an electrically rewritable non-volatile memory for storing the operation guide data described by), and described by BML Browsing processing means for processing and browsing the operation guide data, display means for displaying the browsed operation guide on the receiver, a first tuner for receiving digital broadcasting, and the first and a second tuner for receiving the operation guide when the tuner is being used, The operation guide data in the second operation guide data storage unit is rewritten with the operation guide data from the digital broadcast download service received by the tuner 2 and the rewritten operation guide data in the second operation guide data storage unit is stored in the first operation guide data. Copy to the operation guide data storage.
[0009]
With such a configuration, it is possible to create an operation guide in a markup language such as BML, and it is possible to change or add only the operation guide data, and moreover than when operation guide data is held as image data. The amount of data can be reduced, and further, by displaying on the browser screen, the operation guide can be customized and displayed in a free form.
[0010]
In addition, the characteristic structure of this invention other than the above and its effect become clear from the following description.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0012]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a digital television receiver with a guide function according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is an antenna for receiving a digital broadcast, 2 is a main tuner / IF circuit for digital broadcast, 3 is a sub-tuner / IF circuit for digital broadcast, and 4 is a TS (Transport Stream) of the received digital broadcast. TS decoder 5 for decoding CPU), 5 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit), 6 is an address decoder for address management and chip selection, 7 is an electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory, and an operation guide data storage section “ 1 ”7a and an operation guide data storage unit“ 2 ”7b, a guide data storage unit, 8 is a memory card IF unit for interfacing with an external memory card, and 9 is a memory card IF unit 8 for internal data Memory card used for rewriting (PC card, smart media, memory stick, etc.) Memory card), 10 is an AV (Audio / Video) decoder, 11 is a RAM (Random Access Memory), 12 is an electrically rewritable non-volatile memory, and a program data storage unit of the digital television receiver, 13 Is an electrically rewritable non-volatile memory, and stores a user data storage unit for storing user setting data, 14 is a graphic drawing / display unit for drawing and displaying operation guides and menus as graphics, 15 Is a browsing processing unit for browsing operation guide data described in a markup description language such as BML (Broadcast Markup Language), 16 is an AV output conversion unit for AV output, 17 is a remote control microcomputer, and 18 is a remote control A signal receiving unit.
[0013]
The operation guide data storage unit “1” 7a and the operation guide data storage unit “2” 7b store the same operation guide data, which is similar to the mirroring of the magnetic disk system. In addition to providing an effect, the operability at the time of rewriting / changing the operation guide data can be improved. Here, the operation guide data is rewritten / changed in the operation guide data storage unit “2” 7b, and the rewritten / changed data in the operation guide data storage unit “2” 7b is stored in the operation guide data storage unit “2”. 1 "7a.
[0014]
In the configuration shown in FIG. 1, when an instruction to display a guide screen by a user comes from a remote controller (not shown), the instruction request for guide display is transmitted to the CPU 5 via the remote control signal receiver 18 and the remote controller microcomputer 17. . As a result, the CPU 5 reads the operation guide data in the guide data storage unit “1” 7a, specifies the display area of the television screen and the operation guide stored in the user data storage unit 13, and the character of the operation guide. Based on the setting information customized for each user such as the size, the browsing processing unit 15 generates guide screen data, which is graphicized by the graphic drawing / display unit 14 and superimposed on the video data, This is output-converted by the AV output conversion unit 16 and displayed on the television screen.
[0015]
Here, the operation guide data stored in the operation guide data storage unit “1” 7a and the operation guide data storage unit “2” 7b is, for example, a page description language for data broadcasting based on XML (eXtensible Markup Language). Since it is described in a certain BML, it is possible to easily specify the presentation control of where and what is displayed on the screen, the expression of the structure indicating the title, the body, etc., the user interface such as operation buttons, and the like. Therefore, by storing the setting information customized according to the user's preference in the user data storage unit 13 in advance, the browsing processing unit 15 generates a guide screen customized for each user, It can be displayed in a form according to your preference. Further, since the operation guide data is described and held in BML, the amount of data can be reduced as compared with the case where the operation guide data is held as image data. In order to facilitate customization for each user, in this embodiment, as will be described later, an operation guide setting screen for setting the display form of the guide screen is displayed on the TV screen by an appropriate remote control operation by the user. Callable.
[0016]
When the operation guide data is changed by the memory card, the memory card 9 storing the operation guide data is attached to the memory card IF unit 8, and the operation guide data in the memory card 9 is stored in the operation guide data storage unit “2”. "7b" to rewrite the operation guide data. At this time, since the program data storage unit 12 and the guide data storage unit 7 are separated, the installation of the memory card 9 is detected, the data storage destination is determined according to the data content, and the operation guide data is automatically stored. By rewriting, operation guide data can be rewritten without disturbing viewing.
[0017]
Further, when the operation guide data is changed by downloading by broadcast waves, the operation guide data is received by the download service using the engineering slot, and the operation guide data stored in the operation guide data storage unit “2” 7b is changed. I do. The downloading at this time is performed not by the main tuner 2 but by the sub tuner 3, so that the operation guide data can be rewritten without disturbing viewing.
[0018]
Here, in both the method using the memory card and the method using downloading by broadcast waves, two pieces of operation guide data are stored. Therefore, when the operation guide data is rewritten, the operation guide data in the operation guide data storage unit “1” 7a is stored. By using, the operation guide data can be changed while looking at the operation guide. Further, at the end of the operation guide after rewriting the operation guide data, the new operation guide data stored in the operation guide data storage unit “2” 7b is copied to the operation guide data storage unit “1” 7a, so that the operation guide is always operated. The data is provided in a double manner, so that the operation guide data can be rewritten while always viewing the operation guide.
[0019]
In addition, since the operation guide data and program data storage units are not rewritten, only the operation guide data is rewritten, so the data storage location is automatically selected according to the data content by downloading the program data using a memory card or broadcast wave. The program data can be rewritten while making a determination and viewing the operation guide. Alternatively, by downloading program data and operation guide data using memory cards or broadcast waves, the storage location of data is automatically determined according to the data contents, and the program data and operation guide data can be rewritten while viewing the operation guide. It can be done simultaneously or individually.
[0020]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of simultaneous display of a guide screen and a television screen in the digital television receiver with a guide function of the present embodiment. (A) of FIG. 2 is a display example when the television screen and the guide screen are equally divided into two, and (b) of FIG. 2 is a display example when only the guide screen is displayed. FIG. 2C shows a display example when a TV screen is displayed on a full screen guide screen. FIG. 2D shows a guide screen on the TV screen displayed on the full screen. It is an example of a display at the time of displaying. Each display format can be selected by the user according to the user's preference, or automatically depending on the content of the guide, the medium to be displayed (CRT / LCD / Plasma display, etc.) and the size of the display device to be displayed. It is also possible to select.
[0021]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an operation guide setting screen in the digital television receiver with a guide function of the present embodiment. The operation guide setting screen as shown in FIG. 3 is interactively displayed. For example, the guide screen and the TV screen described in FIG. 2 are set, the character size used in the operation guide is specified, and the operation guide is displayed. It is possible to set the level of detail of the operation guide contents to be set and whether to automatically rewrite the operation guide.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
The following effects are brought about by the present invention described above.
[0023]
Since the digital television receiver with a guide function according to the first aspect of the present invention has the above-described configuration, the digital TV receiver according to the user's preference is based on operation guide data described in a markup language such as BML. An operation guide screen can be easily created, and it is also possible to easily change or add only operation guide data. Further, since the operation guide data is described and held in a markup language such as BML, the amount of data can be reduced as compared with the case where the operation guide data is held as image data.
[0024]
Since the digital television receiver with a guide function according to the second aspect of the present invention is configured as described above, the operation guide data can be changed / added by a download service using digital broadcasting.
[0025]
Since the digital television receiver with a guide function according to the third aspect of the present invention is configured as described above, the operation guide data can be changed / added by a memory card.
[0026]
Since the digital television receiver with a guide function according to the invention of claim 4 has the above-described configuration, the operation guide data is downloaded by the sub-tuner even while watching the television, and the operation is performed without disturbing the viewing of the user. It becomes possible to change and add guide data.
[0027]
Since the digital TV receiver with a guide function according to the invention described in claim 5 is configured as described above, the TV screen and the operation guide screen can be freely set so as to meet the user's preference when displaying the browser. It can be customized and displayed.
[0028]
Since the digital TV receiver with a guide function according to the invention described in claim 6 is configured as described above, the program data and the operation guide data can be changed / added at the same time, and only the program data can be added. It is possible to change and add only the operation guide data.
[0029]
Since the digital television receiver with a guide function according to the invention described in claim 7 has the above-described configuration, it is possible to change / add operation guide data while viewing the operation guide.
[0030]
Since the digital television receiver with a guide function according to the invention described in claim 8 is configured as described above, it is possible to change or add program data of the main body while viewing the operation guide.
[0031]
Since the digital TV receiver with a guide function according to the invention of claim 9 is configured as described above, the character size and the character type of the operation guide screen can be customized according to the user's preference. Depending on the size of the display medium (CRT / liquid crystal / plasma display, etc.) and the display device to be displayed, it can be customized automatically or according to the user's preference.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a digital television receiver with a guide function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of simultaneous display of a guide screen and a television screen in the digital television receiver with a guide function according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an operation guide setting screen in the digital television receiver with a guide function according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Antenna 2 Main tuner / IF circuit 3 Sub tuner / IF circuit 4 TS decoder 5 CPU
6 Address decoder 7 Guide data storage section 7a Operation guide data storage section “1”
7b Operation guide data storage section “2”
8 Memory card IF unit 9 Memory card 10 AV decoder 11 RAM
12 program data storage unit 13 user data storage unit 14 graphic drawing / display unit,
15 Browsing processing unit 16 AV output conversion unit 17 Remote control microcomputer 18 Remote control signal reception unit

Claims (2)

In a digital television broadcast receiver,
In addition to the electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory storing program data, it is configured by an electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory for storing operation guide data described in BML (Broadcast Markup Language). A first operation guide data storage unit and a second operation guide data storage unit,
Browsing processing means for processing and browsing the operation guide data described by BML;
Display means for displaying the browsed operation guide on the receiver;
A first tuner for receiving a digital broadcast and a second tuner for receiving an operation guide when the first tuner is used ;
The operation guide data in the second operation guide data storage unit is rewritten with the operation guide data received by the digital broadcast download service received by the second tuner, and the rewritten operation guide data in the second operation guide data storage unit is stored in the second operation guide data storage unit. A digital television receiver with a guide function, which is copied to one operation guide data storage unit . The digital television receiver with a guide function according to claim 1,
Comprising memory card interface means for interfacing with a memory card;
A digital television receiver with a guide function , wherein the operation guide data stored in the second operation guide data storage unit is rewritten with the operation guide data stored in the memory card .

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