JP4501033B2 - Program display device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a program display device, and in particular, analog and digital terrestrial television broadcast receivers, satellite television broadcast receivers such as BS and CS, information terminals that acquire contents via the Internet, portable devices such as one-seg system. The present invention relates to a program display device for selecting video and information in various devices such as a television receiver with built-in telephone, a mobile TV incorporated in a car navigation system, an STB (set top box), a video recorder, and a digital camera.

Recently, digital television broadcasting by terrestrial broadcasting has been carried out following satellite broadcasting by BS and CS. In addition to broadcasting by video and audio, BML (Broadcast Markup Language: ARIB (Radio Industry Association)) Data broadcasting such as news, weather forecasts, and program information can be received together using the XML-based page description language for data broadcasting), and URL information of the link destination is embedded on the same screen. It is also possible to display hypertext and to perform bidirectional IT communication via the Internet using these, and various new link services are being developed. In addition, even with a mobile device such as a mobile phone, a one-segment (one segment) system can be used to receive digital television, and only low-resolution images of QVGA (320 × 240 pixels) size can be transmitted, but clear images are received. It can be done.
With the development of these new services, the number of channels has increased on the one hand, and when users select channels or select programs, they are displayed in a two-dimensional manner using conventional thumbnail image display in which images are arranged in a grid pattern. In channel selection and program selection by display, it is difficult to display all programs unless thumbnail images representing individual programs are reduced.

However, as individual thumbnail images become smaller, it becomes difficult to recognize the images, and in particular, the titles and texts in the description are almost unreadable, so watch TV with many elderly people and young children who are unfamiliar with computer operations. A situation occurs in which the user has a hard time in the tuning operation.
Under these circumstances, the “information management apparatus” in Patent Document 1 displays thumbnail images in a three-dimensional manner by superimposing thumbnail images in a three-dimensional manner, rather than simply arranging them as a two-dimensional image in a grid pattern. There has been proposed an apparatus that can display a large number of thumbnail images without changing the position by changing the position.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-107772

  However, in the case of Patent Document 1, the uppermost thumbnail image among a large number of superimposed thumbnail images can be clearly seen because the entire image is displayed, but the lower image is almost partially visible because it is only partially visible. In order to use such a device configuration for program selection, it is impossible to confirm, and it is necessary to confirm each image by operating the operation buttons and moving the lower image to the top. Inconvenient. When this device is applied to program selection, all thumbnail images can be viewed simultaneously on a plane, and the thumbnail image of a desired program can be found for the convenience of conventional thumbnail image confirmation by two-dimensional display. It takes time to select and display a program, which is more convenient for elderly TV users who are not familiar with computer operations and home TV viewers who have many young children and users of portable receivers with small displays. There was a problem that was not good.

  Therefore, the present invention is used for selection of information in a home receiver that receives a television broadcast, a portable receiver or mobile receiver that receives a one-segment broadcast, a DVD recorder that can record a television broadcast, and Internet content. It is an object of the present invention to provide a program display device that enables a user-friendly operation by introducing a user interface based on a three-dimensional animation technique.

To achieve the above object, the program display device of the present invention assigns and arranges program category names to a plurality of racks of a storage shelf, and displays thumbnail images corresponding to the programs belonging to the program categories on the flat plate of each rack. And a rack-type program display means for three-dimensionally displaying on the display screen and moving the animation in the vertical direction, and the rack according to the operation of the operation button of the device main body or the remote control device. When the desired program category of the type program display means is selected, the rack of the program category is pulled forward and then rotated, the outer surface is directed to the front, and the thumbnail image is displayed with an animation that moves left and right, By selecting a desired thumbnail image displayed, a program corresponding to the thumbnail image is selected and displayed. To.
Thumbnail images that are selected by program category and displayed by the animation and continuously move in the left-right direction are displayed in a single line facing left and right, and the center thumbnail image surrounded by the cursor is enlarged and displayed. .
A thumbnail image that is selected by a program category and displayed by the animation and continuously moves in the left-right direction is displayed with a reduced display image according to the moving speed.
Further, the program display device of the present invention assigns and arranges program category names to a plurality of racks of a storage shelf, and displays a thumbnail image corresponding to each program belonging to the program category in a circular or polygonal rotating cylindrical drum. The rack-type program display means has a rack-type program display means that is pasted on the outer surface and displayed three-dimensionally on the display screen and moves up and down, and the rack-type program display according to the operation of the operation button of the apparatus main body or the remote control device By selecting the desired program category of the means, the rack of the program category is pulled out, the thumbnail image on the drum surface is displayed by an animation that rotates in the horizontal direction, and the displayed desired thumbnail image is selected. A corresponding program is selected and displayed.
When a desired program category of the rack-type program display means is selected, the rack of the program category is highlighted, and the thumbnail images of the rack-type program display means are arranged in a horizontal row on the left and right sides of the drum. It is characterized by being pasted.
A thumbnail image that is selected by a program category and displayed by the animation and continuously moves in the left-right direction is three-dimensionally so that the thumbnail image on the drum surface located in the center surrounded by the cursor is closest to the maximum and is displayed in the maximum dimension. It is displayed.
Character information related to the program corresponding to the selected thumbnail image is displayed in the lower part of the thumbnail image displayed by the animation and moving in the horizontal direction.
The program display apparatus according to the present invention includes a broadcast receiving unit that receives a television broadcast and a communication content acquisition unit that acquires content via a communication network.

According to the present invention, an analog fixed TV receiver, a mobile phone or a mobile receiver with a built-in one-segment system, a HDTV (high definition TV) compatible using 12 segments, or a digital TV receiver using 4 segments, an STB (Set top box), video recorders, digital cameras, etc., used for program selection and information retrieval, thumbnail images corresponding to each program and content are displayed in a three-dimensional animation, thereby arranging the conventional two-dimensional This eliminates the need for a small image display and makes it possible to clearly see the image, and by incorporating a BML browser (software that reproduces content written in BML), it can be displayed in a separate area on the same display screen as the image. Displays data broadcasts and links to websites using hypertext Since the title and program information can be displayed in text, the tuning operation is easy to understand for users who are unfamiliar with computer operation and for portable receivers with a small display screen size. effective.
In addition, if the selection operation based on the thumbnail image display using the three-dimensional animation is applied to information retrieval other than the program selection as described above, an electronic catalog of various products in E-commerce (electronic commerce) or the like, the Internet When applied to electronic publications such as newspapers and magazines distributed via the Internet, it can be expected that the present invention can be applied to a wide range of industries, suitably for search processing by category or item of articles.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described by taking as an example the case of application to a program display device of a digital television receiver.
This will be described in detail.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing rack type program display means of the program display apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an actual display example of the rack type program display means shown in FIG.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes each rack stacked to constitute a rack type program display means. Each rack 1 is given a program category name such as “movie”, “drama”, “news”, “variety”, “anime”, “sports”,. FIG. 2 shows an example of an actual display screen of the rack type program display means.
Although not shown, each rack group is color-coded for each channel (for example, NHK, etc.), so that the broadcasting station can be identified by color coding such as blue for NHK and orange for TBS. Changing the color classification and the pattern is positioned as a parent category having the program category as a subcategory, and can be applied to various information classifications.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the program selection operation of the program display device shown in FIGS.
An operation procedure for selecting a desired program from the rack 1 of the program display device will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5A shows a procedure for selecting a program category associated with a desired rack 1 from the list of program category names of the rack-type program display means. FIG. FIG. 5C shows a procedure for selecting a desired program from the program category of the rack 1 using thumbnail images, and FIG. 5C shows an outline of the selected program as character data.

First, when a channel selection start button (not shown) of a television receiver or the like is pressed and a desired color-coded broadcasting station is selected, program category names such as “movie” to “sport” are assigned and displayed. Each rack 1 is three-dimensionally stacked, and this program category selection screen is displayed in a video display area at the top of a display (not shown).
In S1 (step 1), as shown by the arrow, the entire program category selection rack 1 can be moved upward or downward to select a desired program category. When the user selects a desired “news” rack 1, for example, with an operation button (not shown) of the remote control device (remote control), the “news” rack 1 moves forward as shown in S2 (step 2). Next, the rack 1 is rotated counterclockwise in S3 (step 3), the right side surface on which the thumbnail image is pasted faces the front, and the thumbnail image 2 corresponding to each program is displayed in S4 (step 4). It is displayed side by side in a horizontal line in the form of a film.
6 and 7 are actual screen display examples showing this state. FIG. 6 shows the state of S3, and FIG. 7 shows the state of S4. As shown in FIG. 7, each thumbnail image corresponding to each program is composed of individual images obtained by capturing a part of the video of each program.

  In S5 (step 5), the user operates the left / right operation buttons on the remote controller to move the thumbnail images 2 arranged in a horizontal row in a film shape in the left / right direction to select a desired program. The thumbnail image has a repeat function in which the thumbnail image moves endlessly in the left-right direction by an animation by a so-called long press operation in which the operation button is continuously pressed for a predetermined period. The moving display by the animation at the time of long press increases in speed according to the pressing time, and the size of the thumbnail image displayed in a horizontal row according to the moving speed (the width W and the thumbnail image width W and FIG. 5B). (Displayed by height h) is reduced and displayed.

In S6 (step 6), when the user releases the operation button at the time of repeat (releases pressing), the speed is reduced, and the animation movement display of the thumbnail image is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed, and the selected thumbnail image 2 is enlarged. Are surrounded by the cursor 3 and displayed as the selected thumbnail image 2a. The user selects the thumbnail image 2 of the desired program by operating the operation buttons on the remote controller. Since the thumbnail image 2a selected in this way is enlarged, it is suitable for a portable device having a small display size.
On the display, a data display unit 4 as shown in FIGS. 5C and 7 is provided on the lower side of the screen together with the thumbnail images 2 arranged in a horizontal row. In the data display unit 4, the character data of the program corresponding to the selected thumbnail image 2 is received by data broadcasting and displayed by the BML browser. Thereby, desired program selection is executed. The operations shown in S1 to S6 are performed by creating an animation such as a “Flash” movie of Adobe Systems, for example.

In terrestrial digital broadcasting, one channel of 6 MHz is divided into 13 segments (1 segment = 428 KHz), and one segment (one segment) is allocated for portable receivers, and the remaining 12 segments are fixed types. This digital television receiver is assigned to a digital television receiver and will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is an example of a block diagram of a one-segment portable receiver of a digital television, and FIG. 4 is an example of a block diagram of a fixed digital television receiver.
In FIG. 3, reference numeral 32 denotes a whip type antenna, 31 denotes a front end (FE) unit, which digitally demodulates the one-segment tuner unit 33 and the one-segment broadcast signal received by the tuner unit 33. The demodulator 34 is configured.
In the transport decoder unit 35, the data is reproduced by the demodulation unit 34 and compressed and encoded (the one-segment broadcasting system uses the TR-B14 / C profile broadcasting system, and the video codec based on the H.264 / AVC high compression coding system is used. ) Transport stream (TS) data is separated for each packet type.

  If the packet type is a broadcast video signal or a broadcast audio signal, a data carousel (Carousel) that is repeatedly sent at a fixed period such as character information is transferred to the video output unit 37 and the audio output unit 38 of the MPEG decoder unit 36, respectively. If it is a carousel or event (broadcast program) message, it is transferred to the BML browser unit 39, and PSI (Program Specific Information) representing the configuration information of the broadcast network, and program information such as program title, broadcast time, and channel (EPG: electronic) If it is an SI (Service Information) signal indicating the details of the program guide, the process is transferred to the PSI / SI analysis unit 40. Note that BML is an XML application language for multimedia expression, and a BML browser is application software for browsing content described in BML.

  The MPEG decoder unit 36 processes the input video and audio signal packets into a viewable state and outputs them. The BML browser unit 39 processes the input data carousel and event message packet so that they can be browsed, and outputs and displays them. The PSI / SI analysis unit 40 analyzes the PSI / SI information separated by the transport decoding unit 35 and stores information on TS (transport stream) in the RAM 47. The TS information in this case includes a network ID, a network name, a TS ID, a TS name, a service ID being viewed, a service name, a frequency being received, and the like.

  In the ROM 46 using a flash memory or the like, a list of broadcast station names (channel names) that can be received at a position where the user is receiving a television broadcast is stored together with TS information. Reference numeral 49 denotes a portable receiver such as a cellular phone configured by these, 50 is a video display area, 51 is a display area for character information, BML data, Internet communication content, etc., and 52 is an operation button. In this case, TV viewing start / end, up / down operation buttons, left / right operation buttons, program selection operation buttons, EPG operation buttons, volume operation buttons, bookmark operation buttons, and the like are set. The operation of the operation button is recognized by the input operation unit 44 and various input processes are performed. The communication interface 48 is a connection interface to the Internet, a mobile phone communication network, or the like.

Next, the program selection operation of the program display device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and FIGS.
In terrestrial digital television broadcasting, a fixed receiver and a portable receiver are basically the same, but as program information, reception frequency, PSI, SI, NIT (Network Information Table: channel configuration information and corresponding frequency) Information, etc.), PMT (Program Map Table: PID of TS packet that transmits each encoded signal constituting the program and shared information of pay broadcast), PAT (Program Association Table: PID of TS packet that transmits PMT) ), Network ID, network name, service ID, service name, operation button (operation button for a remote control device, etc.) ID, TS ID, TS name (each will be described later), etc. are received and processed.

In one-segment broadcasting, H.264, which further compresses MPEG2 for fixed receivers as a video encoding method. The H.264 / AVC system is used, and the MPEG2 system is based on the fixed receiver and the one-segment broadcasting system. In this MPEG2 system, in general, each broadcast program in which the start time and end time of programs such as news and dramas are determined is called an “event”, and a program in which a plurality of events are continuously organized is called a “service”. It is out. A plurality of services become TSs (transport streams), and these TSs are modulated and transmitted as broadcast waves. TS is a signal obtained by dividing PES (Packetized Elementary Stream) into a size of 188 bytes including a 32-bit header. PES is a coded video and audio ES (Elementary Stream) packetized into meaningful units such as frame units for images and block units for audio. PES includes time information. Therefore, it is possible to synchronize video and audio.
Each packet of this TS includes 13-bit information called PID (Packet IDentification: Packet Identifier). This PID indicates what each packet is transmitting. Since each has the same PID, the side receiving the TS can restore the original PES.

For channel selection processing in terrestrial digital broadcasting, the PSI (program identification information), SI (organization channel name and program name for display of channel name and program information, broadcast date and time, program content, etc. defined in the MPEG2 system A table related to program-related information called “various information” is used. This SI is obtained by extending PSI information to include program information. A program name, a program table (EPG), etc. are transmitted by this SI.
This PSI includes PMT, PAT, CAT (Conditional Access Table: PID of TS packet transmitting EMM (individual information for each subscriber)), and the like. In addition, SI includes NIT, SDT (Service Description Table: information on organization channels such as organization channel name and broadcaster name), EIT (Event Information Table: program name, broadcast date and time, program contents, etc.), TOT (Time Offset). Table: Information on time lag in a specific area) and the like.

  The PAT is information that stores a PMT list of PMTs indicating each service as a list of services performed in a certain TS. If an image or audio PID can be obtained from the PMT, packets with the PID can be collected to reproduce the original moving image. The CAT stores a PID list of packets describing individual information. Here, the individual information is individual information such as paid information, copy prohibition (MPEB21: content distribution related), and the like. NIT is information relating to a network to be transmitted, such as a channel number, a modulation scheme, and a guard interval. SDT is information including the name of the channel. The EIT is information related to the program such as the name of the program, the broadcast date and time, the broadcast content, and the EPG is created mainly based on this information. TOT refers to information such as the current date, time, and daylight saving time.

Thus, NIT, PAT, and PMT are included in PSI, and channel selection information is described in NIT, PMT, and PAT, and this channel selection information has a hierarchical structure. The NIT describes the frequency of transponders, which are physical channels, and the programs belonging to the transponders, that is, service IDs, as channel selection information for the entire broadcast.
The PAT is defined for each transponder, and as a selection information of the transponder, the service ID currently broadcast on the transponder is separated from the ES (Elementary Stream) and PS (Program Stream) included in the service ID. Channel selection is performed by assigning to processing devices. Further, a network ID can be used for channel selection. The network ID is an identifier uniquely assigned to each network. For example, in CS digital broadcasting, one network ID is assigned to each broadcaster such as a sky service, a perfect TV service, and a direct TV service. ing. In the portable receiver shown in FIG. 3, CS and BS broadcasts are not shown, but if a corresponding tuner is prepared and contracted with Mobile Broadcasting Corporation, 2.6 GHz CS and BS broadcasts are received in one segment. The machine can also receive.

  Specifically, as described above, NIT, PMT, PAT, ES, and PS are analyzed and separated by the PSI / SI analysis unit 40 and the program information is stored in the RAM 47 and stored in the ROM (flash) 46 as described above. 1 and 2 and FIGS. 5-7, the function of the rack-type program display means is realized by the processing of the CPU 45 according to the program to be executed, for example, animation processing such as “Flash” movie (It may be animation processing of other methods). Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, FIG. 5C, and FIG. 7, a large number of thumbnail images 2 for each program are allocated to the frames displayed in the left and right horizontal rows at predetermined time intervals to support the program. Create a “Flash” movie. The following channel selection operation is performed by associating these with each operation of the operation buttons of the device main body or the remote control device.

  First, a category is selected (S1), the selected category “news” is pulled out (S2), and then the “news” rack 1 is turned to the front by rotating left (S3). The thumbnail images are moved to the left or right at a predetermined setting speed (for example, a speed of 5 frames / second or the like is set) (S4). This speed can be freely adjusted (S5). The thumbnail image 2 corresponding to the desired program is stopped by operating the operation button, and the selected thumbnail image 2a surrounded by the selection determining cursor 3 is determined by the determination operation button (not shown) (S6). The operation input unit 43 identifies the operation of the operation button 52 and instructs the channel selection unit 42 to select the frequency and other channel selection information as described above to the front end (FE) unit 31. For example, the user can view the NHK “news” program.

  In this case, for the event processing of S1 to S6 corresponding to the operation buttons of the device main body or the remote control device, for example, “Action Script (AS file)” of “Flash” is used and the script (program description) language description is used. Control the animation operation by controlling the buttons. In the program selection operation, in addition to displaying the thumbnail image 2 displayed on the video display unit 50 of the portable receiver, the video display unit 50 or the data broadcast display unit 51 has a file, display, control, and help as a toolbar. Etc. buttons (not shown) are set and arranged, and as a control button, 1 playback, 2 back, 3 forward, 4 loop playback, etc. are provided (both not shown). 5C, the program corresponding to the selected thumbnail image 2a and the character information displayed on the data display unit 4 are displayed on the data broadcast display unit 51 as a data screen linked by the BML browser 39. .

FIG. 4 is an example of a block diagram of a fixed digital television receiver for home use.
The configuration of the fixed digital television receiver 53 shown in FIG. 4 is basically the same as the block diagram of the portable receiver 49 shown in FIG. 3, but a BS / CS satellite digital television broadcast satellite is installed in the front end 31. An antenna 32a, a tuner unit 33a, and a demodulation unit 34a are added, and the operation button 52 of the portable receiver is changed to the operation button 52 of the remote control device.

  The added BS / CS satellite digital television broadcast processing is performed by inputting a BS / CS satellite digital television broadcast signal received by the BS / CS satellite antenna 32a to the BS / CS tuner unit 33a and according to a user's channel selection instruction. The selected channel is received, supplied to the BS / CS demodulator 34a, and digitally demodulated. In the portable receiver of FIG. 3 and the fixed digital television receiver of FIG. 4, the TS is one segment band in the portable receiver, whereas in the case of the HDTV (high definition television) of the fixed receiver, one channel is 6 MHz. Among them, 12 segment full band processing is performed, and video compression coding is based on MPEG2, but the multiplexing method is also based on the A profile method of the MPEG2 system. The other program selection processing shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and FIGS. 5 to 7 and the button operation processing by the operation button 54 of the remote control device are the same as those in FIG.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing rack type program display means of the program display device according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is an actual screen display example of the rack type program display means shown in FIG. These are the flowcharts of program selection operation of the program display apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 10A shows a procedure for selecting a program category associated with a desired rack 11 from the list of program category names of the rack-type program display means. FIG. FIG. 10C shows a procedure for selecting a desired program from the program category of the rack 11 using a thumbnail image, and FIG. 10C shows an outline of the selected program as character data.

  In FIG. 8, 11 is an individual rack constituting each program category, and each rack is given a program category name such as “drama”, “news”, “variety”, “animation”,. . 12 is a thumbnail image corresponding to each program, and 15 is a polygonal cylindrical rotating drum. In the first embodiment, the thumbnail image 2 is pasted and moved flatly in a film shape, whereas in the second embodiment, the thumbnail image 12 is pasted on the outer surface of the rotating cylindrical drum, and the drum 15 is rotated like a frame. This is a method of displaying in three dimensions by animation. FIG. 9 shows the drum-type thumbnail image 12 as an actual screen display example. Thumbnail images 12 are affixed to each drum 11 like a positive (positive image) film in a horizontal line, and are displayed as if the thumbnail images 12 are back illuminated. The

  8 and 10, the shape of the drum 15 is drawn as a circle. However, in the actual screen display examples shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the thumbnail image 12 has a polygonal shape so as to be flat. Of course, the drum 15 may be circular as long as the thumbnail screen 12a for program selection at the front center of the drum 15 shown in FIG. 10B is displayed on a flat surface. Also in the second embodiment, the rack group of each program category can be displayed and identified by broadcasting station by changing the background color or the color of the backlight in the drum. Can be used to identify the parent category.

  As shown in FIG. 10, each rack 11 as shown in FIG. 10 (a) is stacked on the display (not shown) of the receiver in accordance with the operation of the operation button of the device main body or the remote control device. The configured program category selection screen is displayed three-dimensionally, and the entire rack 11 moves up and down as indicated by the arrow by the operation of S11 (step 11). When the user selects a desired program category (for example, “sports”) by operating the operation buttons, the “sports” rack 11 is pulled forward and pops out as shown in S12 (step 12). At that time, as shown in FIG. 11, the illumination inside the drum 15 other than the selected rack 11 is turned off, and only the rack 11 of the selected program category is turned on. Highlighted.

The drum 15 to which the thumbnail image 12 is pasted in S13 (Step 13) faces the front, and in S14 (Step 14), the drum 15 can be rotated in any direction left and right. In S15 (step 15), a program corresponding to the selected thumbnail image 12a surrounded by the cursor 13 is selected. As in the first embodiment, the drum 15 to which the thumbnail image 12 is pasted by a long press operation of the operation button has a repeat function that rotates endlessly in the horizontal direction by animation, and the operation button is released. Thus, the animation display in which the drum 15 with the thumbnail image 12 pasted rotates is stopped.
At this time, program information based on BML data as shown in FIGS. 10C and 12 is displayed on the data display section 14 on the lower side of the display screen serving as a data display area. This selection decision is recognized by the operation input unit 43, and a program selection operation is performed.
The block diagrams of FIGS. 3 and 4 are the same as those of the first and second embodiments, and the basic operation is the same, so detailed description thereof is omitted.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart of the program selection operation of the program display device according to the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 13 and 14 are actual screen display examples of the sheet type program display means of the program display device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. It is. FIG. 15A shows the procedure for selecting the program category associated with the desired sheet 21 from the list of program category names of the sheet-type program display means. FIG. FIG. 10C shows a state in which a desired program is selected using a thumbnail image from within the program category of the sheet 21, and the desired program is selected using a thumbnail image from within the selected program category. It shows the state.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the sheet-type program display means of the third embodiment is different from the rack-type program display means of the first and second embodiments, and “drama”, “anime”, “music”, “documentary”, “ Each sheet such as “Wide Show”, “Welfare”,... Is associated with a program category name, and carpet-like sheets 21 are laminated. On each sheet 21 associated with a program category, thumbnail images 22 corresponding to the programs are pasted in a vertical and horizontal grid pattern on the entire surface. In the case of the third embodiment as well, the sheet group of each program category can be displayed and identified by broadcasting station by changing the background color or the color and design of the sheet itself, and the parent category such as the type of broadcasting medium or media. Can be used for identification. At that time, a medium for receiving or acquiring a program may be assigned in accordance with the drawing direction of the sheet 21. For example, if it is rotated 90 degrees with respect to the pulling-out direction of the sheet 21 in the case of satellite broadcast reception by CS, the program content of satellite broadcast reception by BS is obtained.

  In response to the operation of the operation button, a program category selection screen in which the sheets 21 are superimposed on each other as shown in FIG. 15A is displayed on a display (not shown) in a three-dimensional manner. 21), the entire sheet 21 moves up and down. When the user selects the sheet 21 corresponding to the desired program category (for example, “music”) by operating the operation buttons, as shown in the actual screen display examples of FIG. 15B and FIG. 16 in S22 (step 22). The sheet 21 corresponding to the selected “music” is pulled forward and popped out, and in S23 (step 23), thumbnail images 22 are pasted in the form of vertical and horizontal grids on the entire sheet surface as shown in FIG. The sheet 21 is erected and displayed in the front direction. In S24 (step 24), instead of moving the thumbnail images 2 and 12 as animation moving images in the first and second embodiments, the cursor 23 is moved up and down and left and right on each thumbnail image 22 and the user selects the operation button. Select the desired thumbnail image by operation. As shown in the actual screen display example of FIG. 17, the selected thumbnail image 22 is displayed with the contrast enhanced as compared with the surrounding thumbnail images.

Next, Example 4 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing program guide display means of the program display device according to the fourth embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 18, the TV program table 26 displays the names of the terrestrial television stations on the top and the broadcast time zones on the left side in a matrix and displays the program names of the broadcast stations. Follows a normal program guide, which is pasted on the inner surface of a polygonal rotating cylindrical drum and displayed in a three-dimensional manner. That is, it is a three-dimensional display drawn by rendering so that the front is enlarged and the distance becomes smaller. The program guide (EPG) is acquired by data broadcasting in the case of digital television broadcasting, and is acquired via a specific broadcasting channel or the Internet in the case of analog television.

A program table 26 as shown in FIG. 18 is displayed on the display screen according to the operation of the operation buttons. As shown in the actual screen display examples in FIGS. 19 and 20, the program table 26 is displayed in an animation by moving in the depth direction (corresponding to the left and right directions when flattened), and NHK synthesis to BS (not shown). Are displayed in an enlarged or reduced manner by moving forward or backward in order.
The user selects a broadcasting station of a desired channel, and moves the animation of the display of the channel in the left-right rotation direction of the drum (corresponding to the up-down direction when expanded in a plane). In this way, all the programs of the broadcast station for one day are displayed endlessly along the timetable display. Since the color of the display frame of the selected program changes, the user can select and select a program in a desired time zone.

  The above-described program display device according to the present invention is not limited to an example applied to a one-segment mobile phone built-in television receiver or a fixed digital television receiver, and can be applied to various video, music, and information selection operations. , Analog terrestrial TV receivers, satellite TV broadcast receivers such as BS and CS, mobile TVs incorporated in car navigation, STBs (set-top boxes) such as cable TV, and video capable of recording TV broadcasts Categories include not only video and still images such as video and photos in various devices such as recorders and digital cameras, but also various computers and information terminals that acquire content via the Internet, and various content in various electronic devices with built-in computers. Applicable when dividing and selecting desired content There, it is possible to display the character data together with the video by extracting information from a database of broadcast program corresponding via teletext or the Internet to be transmitted using the vertical period in analog television.

It is a figure which shows the rack type program display means of the program display apparatus by Example 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of an actual screen display of the rack-type program display means shown in FIG. It is an example of a block diagram of a one-segment portable receiver. It is an example of the block diagram of a fixed type digital television receiver. It is a flowchart of program selection operation of the program display apparatus shown in FIGS. It is a figure which shows the example 1 of an actual screen display of the program display apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example 2 of an actual screen display of the program display apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the rack type program display means of the program display apparatus by Example 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of an actual screen display of the rack type program display means shown in FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a program selection operation of the program display device shown in FIGS. It is a figure which shows the example 1 of an actual screen display of the program display apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example 2 of an actual screen display of the program display apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example 1 of an actual screen display of the sheet type program display means of the program display apparatus by Example 3 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the actual screen display example 2 of the sheet type program display means shown in FIG. It is a flowchart of program selection operation of the program display apparatus shown to FIG. It is a figure which shows the actual screen display example 3 of the sheet type program display means shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the actual screen display example 4 of the sheet type program display means shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the program schedule display means of the program display apparatus by Example 4 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the actual screen display example 1 of the program display apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example 2 of an actual screen display of the program display apparatus shown in FIG.

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1, 11 Rack 2, 12, 22 Thumbnail image 3, 13, 23 Cursor 4, 14 Data display section 15 Drum 21 Sheet 26 Program guide 31 Front end section 32 Antenna 33 Tuner section 34 Demodulation section 35 Transport decoder section 36 MPEG decoder Unit 37 video output unit 38 audio output unit 39 BML browser unit 40 PSI / SI analysis unit 41 program guide creation unit 43 operation input unit 44 control unit 45 CPU
46 ROM, flash memory 47 RAM
48 Communication Interface 49 Portable Receiver 50 Video Display Unit 51 Data Broadcast Display Unit 52 Operation Buttons 53 Fixed Digital TV Receiver 54 Remote Control Device (Remote Control)

Claims (8)

A program category name is assigned and arranged in each rack of the storage shelf, and thumbnail images corresponding to each program belonging to the program category are pasted on the flat outer surface of each rack, and three-dimensionally displayed on the display screen. Rack-type program display means for displaying and moving the animation up and down,
When a desired program category of the rack-type program display means is selected in accordance with the operation of the operation button of the apparatus main body or the remote control device, the rack of the program category is pulled forward and then rotated and the outer surface is in front. The program display device is characterized in that the thumbnail image is displayed by an animation in which the thumbnail image moves in the horizontal direction, and a program corresponding to the thumbnail image is selected and displayed by selecting the desired thumbnail image displayed. .   Thumbnail images that are selected by program category and displayed by the animation and continuously move in the left-right direction are displayed in a single line facing left and right, and the center thumbnail image surrounded by the cursor is enlarged and displayed. The program display device according to claim 1.   2. The program display according to claim 1, wherein a thumbnail image that is selected by a program category and displayed by the animation and continuously moves in the left-right direction is displayed with a reduced display image according to the moving speed. apparatus. A program category name is assigned and arranged in each rack of the storage shelf, and thumbnail images corresponding to each program belonging to the program category are pasted on the outer surface of a circular or polygonal rotating cylindrical drum, and 3 on the display screen. A rack-type program display means for displaying the dimensionally and moving the animation up and down;
When a desired program category of the rack-type program display means is selected in accordance with the operation of the operation button on the apparatus main body or the remote control device, the rack of the program category is pulled out, and the thumbnail image on the drum surface is horizontally aligned. A program display apparatus, wherein a program is displayed by rotating animation, and a corresponding program is selected and displayed by selecting a desired thumbnail image displayed. By selecting a desired program category of the rack-type program display means, the rack of the program category is highlighted,
5. The program display device according to claim 4, wherein the thumbnail images of the rack-type program display means are arranged in a left-right horizontal row and are pasted on an outer surface of the drum.   A thumbnail image that is selected by a program category and displayed by the animation and continuously moves in the left-right direction is three-dimensionally so that the thumbnail image on the drum surface located in the center surrounded by the cursor is closest to the maximum and is displayed in the maximum dimension. 5. The program display device according to claim 4, wherein the program display device is displayed.   5. The program display device according to claim 1, wherein character information relating to a program corresponding to the selected thumbnail image is displayed in a lower part of the thumbnail image displayed by the animation and moving in the left-right direction. 5. The program display device according to claim 1, further comprising: a broadcast receiving unit that receives a television broadcast; and a communication content acquisition unit that acquires content via a communication network.

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