JP6279422B2 - Display processing device, television receiver, information generation device, broadcast system, display processing method, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a display processing apparatus and a display processing method for displaying a program guide on an external or internal display screen. The present invention also relates to a television receiver including each unit of the display processing device, an information generation device that generates information to be sent to the display processing device, a display processing device, and a broadcasting system including the information generation device. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a program for operating a computer as a display processing apparatus, and a recording medium on which such a program is recorded.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an electronic program guide (EPG) is displayed on a television capable of receiving digital broadcasting. In the electronic program guide, program information indicating information of each program is displayed in a matrix form with the axis indicating the broadcast channel of the broadcast program as the horizontal axis and the axis indicating the broadcast time of the broadcast program as the vertical axis. . By selecting a program from the electronic program guide, the user can select a channel, make a viewing reservation or a recording reservation. Further, along with the increase in definition of displays, when displaying an electronic program guide, useful information is provided to the user by adding further information to the program information.

  For example, Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2 disclose a technique for simultaneously displaying a video of a program and a WEB page related to the program by adding URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information to the program guide data. ing. Further, in Patent Document 3, by associating program information with URL information of a WEB page in advance, a program guide and a WEB page indicated by URL information associated with a program selected in the program guide are simultaneously displayed. The technology to display is described.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-177532 (released on June 30, 1998) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-275537 (published on Oct. 8, 1999) JP 2009-112049 A (released May 21, 2009)

  In the conventional technology as described above, the broadcaster cannot grasp the layout in which the WEB page is displayed on the display device.

  For example, the technology described in Patent Document 3 only associates program information and URL information of a WEB page in advance, and does not designate a display area for displaying the WEB page. Therefore, since the WEB page is displayed in a display area determined by the display device itself, the broadcaster cannot grasp the layout of the WEB page displayed on each display device. .

  That is, in the case of using the conventional technology as described above, the broadcaster determines the positional relationship between the display position of the program guide and the display position of the WEB page (such as the sponsor's home page of the program selected from the program guide). It is not possible to conduct a business that collects an advertising fee according to the cost from the sponsor.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to display a WEB content to be displayed when a program is selected from a program guide in a layout determined in advance. The present invention provides an information generation device capable of displaying a WEB content to be displayed in the above-described layout on a display processing device that has received an operation of selecting a program from a program guide. There is.

  In order to solve the above problem, a display processing device according to an aspect of the present invention is a display processing device that displays a program guide on an external or internal display screen, and a program is selected from the program guide. Information acquisition means for acquiring the acquisition destination information of the WEB content to be displayed in the case of display, display area information indicating the display area of the WEB content in the display screen, and the acquisition destination information Content acquisition means for acquiring the WEB content from an acquisition destination; display processing means for displaying the WEB content in the display area indicated by the display area information when the program is selected from the program guide; It is characterized by having.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, an information generation device according to one aspect of the present invention obtains WEB content to be displayed on a display screen by a display processing device that has received an operation of selecting a program from a program guide. Information generation means for generating acquisition destination information indicating the destination and position information indicating the display position of the WEB content in the display screen; and sending the acquisition destination information and the position information generated by the information generation means And a delivery means.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a display processing method according to an aspect of the present invention is a display processing method for a display processing apparatus that displays a program guide on a display screen. An information acquisition step of acquiring acquisition destination information indicating an acquisition destination of WEB content to be displayed when selected, and display area information indicating a display area of the WEB content in the display screen, and the acquisition source information A content acquisition step of acquiring the WEB content from the acquisition destination shown, and a display processing step of displaying the WEB content in the display region indicated by the display region information when the program is selected from the program guide It is characterized by including.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a display device capable of displaying a WEB content to be displayed when a program is selected from a program guide in a layout determined in advance. According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information generating apparatus capable of displaying a web content to be displayed in the layout described above on a display processing apparatus that has received an operation for selecting a program from a program guide. be able to.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control part with which the display processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is provided. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the display processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the broadcast system containing the display processing apparatus shown in FIG. 2, and the information generation apparatus which produces | generates the information sent to the said display processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the acquisition destination information and display area information which an SI / EPG production | generation part with which the information generation apparatus shown in FIG. 3 is provided. It is a figure which shows an example of the program information table which the display processing apparatus shown in FIG. 2 produces by analyzing the received event information table. It is a figure which shows an example of the program schedule screen which the display processing apparatus shown in FIG. 2 displays. It is a figure which shows another example of the program schedule screen which the display processing apparatus shown in FIG. 2 displays. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another example of a program guide screen displayed by the display processing device shown in FIG. 2, wherein (a) is an acquisition destination of each of a plurality of WEB contents to be displayed when a certain program is selected. 3 shows an example of a pair of information and display area information, and (b) shows a program for displaying WEB content acquired from the acquisition destination indicated by the acquisition destination information forming the pair for each pair shown in (a). An example of a front screen is shown. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement at the time of the display processing apparatus shown in FIG. 2 displaying a program schedule. It is a figure which shows the other example of the program schedule screen which the display processing apparatus shown in FIG. 2 displays. (A) shows an example of a program guide screen in which a plurality of WEB contents are arranged so as to overlap each other on the right half of the display screen, and (b) shows a plurality of WEB contents to be displayed on the right half of the display screen. The example of the program schedule screen comprised so that a user can select from the WEB content of is shown. It is an external view which shows the structural example of the display processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, (a) is an external view which shows a display processing apparatus and the external display connected to the said display processing apparatus, (b) is a display. It is an external view which shows the display processing apparatus provided, (c) is an external view which shows the display processing apparatus and the reproducing | regenerating apparatus connected to the said display processing apparatus.

[First Embodiment]
A display processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the display processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is realized as a television receiver, and hence is hereinafter referred to as a “television”. However, the scope of application of the present invention extends to general display processing devices having a display function for displaying a program guide on an external or internal display screen, and is not limited to a television. In the following description, the “program guide” is a general electronic program guide in which program information is arranged on a plane formed by an axis indicating a broadcast channel and an axis indicating a broadcast time. The invention is not limited. That is, any program guide that can select any program from among a plurality of programs may be used, and the configuration of the program guide is not limited to the above configuration.

  Further, in this specification, selecting a program in the program guide indicates that a cursor is placed on the program. In this specification, the phrase “select” may be expressed as “focus” in other documents.

(TV configuration)
First, the configuration of the television (display processing device) 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the television 10.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the television 10 includes an external input terminal 101, a terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 (acquisition means), a satellite broadcast tuner 103, a recording / playback unit 104, a BD drive 105, a video selector 106, a video processing circuit 107, and an OSD. (On-Screen Display) generation unit 108, LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) controller 109, LCD 110, audio selector 111, audio processing circuit 112, amplifier 113, speaker 114, communication unit 115, ROM 116, RAM 117, control unit 118, infrared light reception A unit 119, a camera 120, and an HD drive 121. In FIG. 2, the video signal path is indicated by a solid line, the audio signal path is indicated by a one-dot chain line, and the data (control) path (bus) is indicated by a bold line.

  The external input terminal 101 includes a video input terminal 101a and an audio input terminal 101b. The video input terminal 101a is for inputting a video signal, and is, for example, a DVI terminal. The audio input terminal 101b is for inputting an audio signal, and is, for example, an S / PDIF terminal. However, the external input terminal 101 is not limited to this, and may be an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface (registered trademark)) terminal in which the video input terminal 101a and the audio input terminal 101b are integrated.

  The terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 is a tuner for receiving a broadcast program broadcast by terrestrial digital broadcast and an EIT (Event Information Table) added to the broadcast program. The received EIT includes program information indicating broadcast program information. The “program information” includes, for example, an event ID (EventID) indicating a broadcast program indicated by the program information, a service ID (ServiceID) indicating a broadcast channel of the broadcast program, a program name, a broadcast date, a performer name, In addition, an explanation about the broadcast program is included.

  In the next-generation ultra-high-definition television broadcasting, an EIT called MH-EIT (MPEG-H Event Information Table) is used. In this specification, the term “EIT” includes both “EIT of current broadcasting” and “MH-EIT”.

  The terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 includes, for example, an RF unit that converts a received signal into an analog baseband signal, an ADC unit that converts an analog baseband signal into a digital baseband signal, a demodulation unit that demodulates an MPEG2 stream from the digital baseband signal, And it can be comprised by the decoding part which decodes a video signal and an audio | voice signal from an MPEG2 stream.

  The EIT received by the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 is supplied to the control unit 118. The MPEG2 stream demodulated by the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 is supplied to the recording / playback unit 104 via the bus. Further, the video signal and the audio signal decoded by the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 are supplied to the video selector 106 and the audio selector 111, respectively. Note that the control unit 118 controls which channel the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 selects as a demodulation target.

  The digital terrestrial broadcast tuner 102 is preferably a double tuner that can simultaneously demodulate two MPEG2 streams broadcast via different channels. In this case, the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 supplies the MPEG2 stream broadcast via the first channel selected as the channel to be selected to the recording / playback unit 104, and the video signal and audio signal decoded from the MPEG2 stream. Is supplied to the video selector 106 and the audio selector 111. Also, the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 supplies the MPEG2 stream broadcast via the second channel selected as the recording target channel to the recording / playback unit 104.

  Of course, the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 according to the present invention is not limited to a double tuner, and may be, for example, a single tuner or a plurality of tuners including three or more tuners. When the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 is a single tuner, the MPEG2 stream representing the broadcast program can be supplied to the recording / playback unit 104 only when the user is not viewing the broadcast program. Further, when the digital terrestrial broadcasting tuner 102 is configured by a plurality of tuners, each channel, each broadcast wave, or each viewer (for example, a father, a mother, a child, etc.) via a different channel. An MPEG2 stream representing a broadcast program to be broadcast can be supplied to the recording / playback unit 104.

  The satellite broadcast tuner 103 is a tuner for receiving broadcast programs and EIT broadcast by satellite broadcast. Similar to the digital terrestrial broadcast tuner 102, the satellite broadcast tuner 103 also functions as an acquisition unit for acquiring program information. The satellite broadcast tuner 103 includes, for example, an RF unit that converts a received signal into an analog baseband signal, an ADC unit that converts an analog baseband signal into a digital baseband signal, a demodulation unit that demodulates an MPEG2 stream from the digital baseband signal, and The decoding unit can decode the video signal from the MPEG2 stream.

  The EIT received by the satellite broadcast tuner 103 is supplied to the control unit 118. The MPEG2 stream demodulated by the satellite broadcast tuner 103 is supplied to the recording / playback unit 104. Further, the video signal and the audio signal decoded by the satellite broadcast tuner 103 are supplied to the video selector 106 and the audio selector 111, respectively. Note that the control unit 118 selects which channel the satellite broadcast tuner 103 demodulates the MPEG2 data stream transmitted through.

  Note that the satellite broadcast tuner 103 in this embodiment is preferably a double tuner that can simultaneously receive two broadcast programs broadcast via different channels, like the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102.

  The recording / playback unit 104 includes a recording unit 104a and a playback unit 104b. The recording unit 104a acquires the MPEG2 stream from either the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 or the satellite broadcast tuner 103, and writes the acquired MPEG2 stream to the recording device. The recording unit 104a includes a BD drive 105 built in the television 10, an HD drive 121 built in the television 10, and an HD drive (not shown) connected to a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface (not shown). It can be used as a recording device for recording an MPEG2 stream. The playback unit 104b reads the MPEG2 stream from the recording device, and decodes the video signal and the audio signal from the read MPEG2 stream. The video signal and audio signal decoded by the reproduction unit 104b are supplied to the video selector 106 and the audio selector 111, respectively.

  The video selector 106 is supplied with the four types of video signals described above. That is, (1) a video signal input from the external input terminal 101 (particularly the video input terminal 101a), (2) a video signal decoded by the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102, and (3) decoded by the satellite broadcast tuner 103. And (4) the video signal decoded by the recording / playback unit 104 (particularly the playback unit 104b). The video selector 106 selects any one of the video signals (1) to (4). The video signal selected by the video selector 106 is supplied to the video processing circuit 107. Note that which video signal the video selector 106 selects is controlled by the control unit 118.

  The video processing circuit 107 performs image quality adjustment processing on the video signal supplied from the video selector 106. The video processing circuit 107 performs scaling processing on the video signal supplied from the video selector 106. Here, the image quality adjustment processing refers to, for example, changing at least one of the luminance, sharpness, and contrast of the video represented by the video signal by processing the video signal. The scaling processing refers to similar enlargement or similar reduction of the size of the video represented by the video signal by processing the video signal. The video signal processed by the video processing circuit 107 is supplied to the LCD controller 109. Note that the control unit 118 controls how the image processing circuit 107 changes the image quality and size.

  The OSD generation unit 108 generates (renders) an OSD image from the OSD data supplied from the control unit 118. Examples of the OSD image generated by the OSD generation unit 108 include an electronic program guide. As the OSD data, for example, SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) can be used. The OSD image generated by the OSD generation unit 108 is superimposed on the video signal supplied from the video processing circuit 107 and supplied to the LCD controller 109.

  Based on the video signal supplied from the video processing circuit 107, the LCD controller 109 functions as a display unit that drives the LCD 110 to display the video represented by the video signal. In addition, when the OSD image is supplied from the OSD generation unit 108, the LCD controller 109 displays the video represented by the video signal based on the video signal supplied from the video processing circuit 107 superimposed on the OSD image. It functions as a display means for driving the LCD 110 to display.

  The above-described four types of audio signals are supplied to the audio selector 111. That is, (1) an audio signal input from the external input terminal 101 (particularly the audio input terminal 101b), (2) an audio signal decoded by the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102, and (3) decoded by the satellite broadcast tuner 103. And (4) the audio signal decoded by the recording / playback unit 104 (particularly the playback unit 104b). The audio selector 111 selects any one of the audio signals (1) to (4).

  The audio signal selected by the audio selector 111 is supplied to the audio processing circuit 112. Note that which audio signal the audio selector 111 selects is controlled by the control unit 118. However, the selection of the video in the video selector 106 and the selection of the audio in the audio selector 111 are interlocked. For example, when the video selector 106 selects the video signal supplied from the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102, the audio is selected. The selector 111 also selects the audio signal supplied from the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102.

  The audio processing circuit 112 performs volume adjustment processing on the audio signal supplied from the audio selector 111. The audio processing circuit 112 performs sound quality adjustment processing on the audio signal supplied from the audio selector 111. Here, the volume adjustment processing refers to changing the volume of the voice represented by the voice signal by processing the voice signal. The sound quality adjustment process refers to changing the frequency characteristics of the sound represented by the sound signal by processing the sound signal (for example, low frequency emphasis or high frequency emphasis). The audio signal processed by the audio processing circuit 112 is supplied to the amplifier 113. Note that the control unit 118 controls how the sound processing circuit 112 changes the sound volume and sound quality.

  Based on the audio signal supplied from the audio processing circuit 112, the amplifier 113 drives the speaker 114 so as to output the audio represented by the audio signal.

  The control unit 118 controls each of the above units according to the remote control signal received by the infrared light receiving unit 119 and the image captured by the camera 120. Control using the infrared light receiving unit 119 includes, for example, control for displaying a program guide in accordance with a remote control signal, or in a state where the program guide is displayed, a program selected in the program guide in accordance with a remote control signal. Examples include switching control. Other examples of control using the infrared light receiving unit 119 include control for switching the reception channels of the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 and the satellite broadcast tuner 103 according to a remote control signal, and selection by the video selector 106 and the audio selector 111. For example, control for switching video signals and audio signals to be performed according to a remote control signal. Examples of the control using the camera 120 include control for switching how the image quality is adjusted by the video processing circuit 107 in accordance with the viewer specified based on the captured image.

  Further, the control unit 118 acquires an acquisition destination indicating an acquisition destination of the WEB content to be displayed when a program is selected from the program guide (specifically, when the cursor moves on the program cell of the program). Information and display area information indicating the display area of the WEB content in the display screen are acquired. In the present embodiment, URL information indicating the URL of the WEB content is used as the acquisition destination information. The WEB content to be displayed when a program is selected may be WEB content provided by a broadcaster that broadcasts the program, or WEB content related to the content of the program (for example, the program WEB content related to the product introduced in (1). Furthermore, the WEB content to be displayed when a program is selected may be a WEB content provided by a sponsor company of the program. Examples of the WEB content include a WEB page designated by a URL indicated by URL information, a WEB application, and moving image content.

  Furthermore, the control unit 118 acquires the WEB content from the URL indicated by the URL information, and displays the WEB content in the display area indicated by the display area information when a program is selected from the program guide. Note that acquisition of URL information and display area information, acquisition of WEB content, and display processing of the acquired WEB content will be described later with reference to different drawings.

  The ROM 116 is a memory in which fixed data such as a program executed by the control unit 118 is stored. The ROM 116 is a nonvolatile memory whose contents are not erased even when the power is turned off. On the other hand, the RAM 117 is a readable and writable memory in which variable data such as data referred to by the control unit 118 for calculation and data generated by the control unit 118 by calculation is stored.

  The communication unit 115 is an interface for connecting the network 30 such as the Internet to the television 10. Examples of the communication unit 115 include, but are not limited to, an Ethernet (registered trademark) interface that can be connected to the Internet.

  In addition to the communication unit 115, the television 10 may include an interface to which an external device can be connected. As an interface to which an external device can be connected, for example, a USB interface that can connect a USB device to the television 10 can be cited. A typical USB device that can be connected to the television 10 is a recording device such as an HD (hard disk) drive.

  Note that the interface for connecting an external device included in the television 10 is not limited to the USB interface. That is, the USB interface can be replaced with a wired connection interface such as ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment), ATAPI (ATA Packet Interface), IEEE 1394, HDMI, and LAN, or a wireless connection interface such as IEEE 80211, for example. Is possible. Furthermore, when an SD card is connected, this SD card may be used as an external device.

  In the present embodiment, as a terrestrial digital broadcasting method, a method of multiplexing MPEG2 streams (ATSC method in the United States, ISDB-T method in Japan, etc.) is assumed, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is not something. That is, for example, instead of multiplexing MPEG2 streams, the present invention can also be applied to a system that multiplexes MPEG4 streams and the like (DVB-T / DVB-T2 system in Europe, etc.). In the latter case, the demodulated MPEG4 stream may be recorded on the recording medium as it is, or the demodulated MPEG4 stream may be converted into an MPEG2 stream and recorded on the recording medium.

(Broadcast system configuration)
Next, a broadcasting system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the broadcast system 1 including the television 10 and the information generation device 20.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the information generation apparatus 20 includes an AV encoder 201, an SI / EPG generation unit 202 (information generation unit), a multiplexing processing unit 203, an encryption processing unit 204, a modulation processing unit 205, and a communication unit ( Sending means) 206.

  The AV encoder 201 compresses the video signal and audio signal of the broadcast program. MPEG2 is used as a method for compressing the video signal by the AV encoder 201. AAC is used as a method for compressing the audio signal by the AV encoder 201. The video signal and audio signal compressed by the AV encoder 201 are supplied to the multiplexing processing unit 203.

  The SI / EPG generation unit 202 generates control information and EIT for controlling a broadcast program. Further, the SI / EPG generation unit 202 receives URL information indicating an acquisition destination of the WEB content to be displayed on the display screen by the television that has received an operation of selecting a program from the program guide, and the WEB content in the display screen. Display area information indicating the display area is generated. For example, the information generation device 20 is configured to accept an input operation from a user (for example, a broadcaster that broadcasts a broadcast program), and the SI / EPG generation unit 202 refers to information input from the user. Thus, URL information and display area information are generated. Further, the SI / EPG generation unit 202 adds URL information and display area information to the generated EIT. The control information and EIT (EIT with URL information and display area information added) generated by the SI / EPG generation unit 202 are supplied to the multiplexing processing unit 203. An example of URL information and display area information added to the EIT by the SI / EPG generation unit 202 will be described later with reference to different drawings.

  The multiplexing processing unit 203 multiplexes the video signal and audio signal supplied from the AV encoder 201 with the control information and EIT supplied from the SI / EPG generation unit 202 to generate an MPEG2 stream. The MPEG2 stream generated by the multiplexing processing unit 203 is supplied to the encryption processing unit 204. Note that the multiplexing processing unit 203 may be configured to further multiplex data related to data broadcasting, text supervision, subtitles, and the like.

  The encryption processing unit 204 encrypts the MPEG2 stream supplied from the multiplexing processing unit 203. Multi2 is used as an encryption algorithm by the encryption processing unit 204. The MPEG2 stream encrypted by the encryption processing unit 204 is supplied to the modulation processing unit 205.

  The modulation processing unit 205 is an MPEG2 stream supplied from the encryption processing unit 204, modulates the encrypted MPEG2 stream, and generates a broadcast signal. As a modulation method by the modulation processing unit 205, OFDM is used in terrestrial digital broadcasting, and 8PSK is used in satellite broadcasting. The broadcast signal generated by the modulation processing unit 205 is supplied to the communication unit 206.

  The communication unit 206 transmits the broadcast signal supplied from the modulation processing unit. The broadcast signal transmitted by the communication unit 206 includes URL information and display area information. That is, the communication unit 206 functions as sending means for sending URL information and display area information to the television 10.

  As described above, the television 10 receives the broadcast signal transmitted from the communication unit 206 by the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 or the satellite broadcast tuner 103.

(URL information and display area information)
Next, EIT generated in the SI / EPG generation unit 202 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of URL information and display area information added to the EIT by the SI / EPG generation unit 202.

  The SI / EPG generation unit 202 adds URL information and display area information to the EIT as an EPG placement descriptor. In the example illustrated in FIG. 4, the following information (1) to (6) is described in the EPG placement descriptor added to the EIT by the SI / EPG generation unit 202.

  (1) descriptor_tag: An 8-bit field for identifying a plurality of descriptors.

  (2) descriptor_length: an 8-bit field for defining the total byte length of the data portion of the descriptor.

  (3) number_of_layout: This is an 8-bit field indicating the number of WEB contents to be displayed when a program is selected from the program table (hereinafter also referred to as “number of arrangements”).

  (4) layout_area: An 8-bit field indicating display area information. The information indicated by the display area information is, for example, information indicating any one of a plurality of areas obtained by dividing the entire display area of the display screen, such as the display areas “A” and “B”. I just need it.

  (5) URL_length: An 8-bit field indicating the byte length of the character string constituting the URL, and constitutes URL information together with the information shown in (6).

  (6) URL_byte: An 8-bit field indicating each character constituting the character string, and constitutes URL information together with the information shown in (5).

  That is, the SI / EPG generation unit 202 generates an EPG arrangement descriptor including a pair of URL information and display area information, and adds the generated EPG arrangement descriptor to the EIT, as shown in FIG. When the number of arrangements is plural, the SI / EPG generation unit 202 generates a pair of URL information and display area information for each WEB content, and adds an EPG arrangement descriptor including each pair to the EIT.

(Configuration of control unit 118)
Next, the configuration of the control unit 118 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 5. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the control unit 118 included in the television 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 118 is configured to function as an information acquisition unit (information acquisition unit) 11, a content acquisition unit (content acquisition unit) 12, and a display processing unit (display processing unit) 13. Yes.

  The information acquisition unit 11 functions as a means for acquiring URL information and display area information. The information acquisition unit 11 acquires URL information and display area information by receiving EIT from the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 or the satellite broadcast tuner 103. Specifically, the information acquisition unit 11 parses the EIT received from the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 or the satellite broadcast tuner 103 (hereinafter also referred to as “parse”), thereby obtaining URL information and display area information. get. The information acquisition unit 11 parses the EIT for each program, generates a program information table in which the program information, a pair of URL information and display area information are associated in advance, and stores them in the RAM 117. When the EIT received by the information acquisition unit 11 includes one or more pairs of URL information and display area information, the information acquisition unit 11 generates a program information table in which each pair is associated with program information. .

  Here, an example of a program information table generated by the information acquisition unit 11 will be described with reference to another drawing. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a program information table generated by the information acquisition unit 11. As shown in FIG. 5, in the program information table, the program name, program information, number of arrangements, display area information, and related WEB content (URL information) related to the program are stored in association with each other. . For example, when paying attention to “program 1” in the program information table shown in FIG. 5, the number of “program 1” is “3”, and three pairs of URL information and display area information are stored. Recognize. Therefore, when “program 1” is selected from the program guide, the WEB content acquired from the URL indicated by “URL1” is displayed in the display area “B”, and the WEB content acquired from the URL indicated by “URL2” is displayed. The WEB content that is displayed in the display area “C” and acquired from the URL indicated by “URL3” is displayed in the display area “D”.

  Refer to FIG. 1 again. The content acquisition unit 12 functions as a content acquisition unit that acquires WEB content from the URL indicated by the URL information. When the infrared light receiving unit 119 receives an operation instruction for selecting any program in the program guide while the television 10 is displaying the program guide, the content acquisition unit 12 is connected via the communication unit 115. The network 30 is accessed and web content is acquired. Specifically, the content acquisition unit 12 refers to the program information table stored in the RAM 117 and acquires the web content from the URL indicated by the URL information associated with the program selected by the operation instruction. For example, in the program information table stored in the RAM 117, when there are a plurality of URL information associated with the program selected by the operation instruction, the content acquisition unit 12 starts from the URL indicated by each URL information. Get each content. The WEB content acquired by the content acquisition unit 12 is supplied to the display processing unit 13.

  The display processing unit 13 functions as display processing means for displaying WEB content in the display area indicated by the display area information when a program is selected from the program guide. The display processing unit 13 displays the program guide according to the remote control signal received by the infrared light receiving unit 119. Specifically, the display processing unit 13 refers to the program information table stored in the RAM 117, generates OSD data indicating the program guide screen, and supplies the generated OSD data to the OSD generation unit 108.

  Further, when the display processing unit 13 receives an operation instruction for selecting any program in the program guide from the infrared light receiving unit 119 while the program guide is displayed on the display screen, the content acquisition unit 12 WEB content acquisition request is transmitted. The acquisition request to the content acquisition unit 12 includes information indicating which program has been selected by the operation instruction. The display processing unit 13 refers to the program information table stored in the RAM 117, and the program guide screen in which each WEB content supplied from the content acquisition unit 12 is arranged in an area where the WEB content is to be displayed. OSD data is generated, and the generated OSD data is supplied to the OSD generation unit 108.

(Display example of TV 10)
Next, an example of a screen displayed on the television 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the television 10.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 6, the television 10 displays a program guide screen on a display screen P having a screen resolution of 7680 horizontal pixels × 4320 vertical pixels. As shown in FIG. 6, the display processing unit 13 is configured to divide the entire display area of the display screen P into a display area A, a display area B, and a display area E and display a program guide in the display area E. ing. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the screen resolution of the display area A is 3840 horizontal pixels × 4320 vertical pixels, and the screen resolution of the display area B and display area E is 3840 horizontal pixels × 2160 vertical pixels. It is. In the example illustrated in FIG. 6, the display area indicated by the display area information is any area other than the display area E, that is, any one of the display area A and the display area B. In the example shown in FIG. 6, since no program in the program guide displayed in the display area E is selected, the WEB content is not displayed in the display area A and the display area B.

  In addition, as display area information indicating the display area of the WEB content, the coordinate value of the pixel representing the display area on the display screen P (for example, the pixel at the upper left corner of the display area) and the size value indicating the size of the display area A pair may be adopted. In this case, in order to enable a plurality of display devices having different screen resolutions to display the program guide screen in the same layout, each display device displays the coordinate value and the size value forming the above pair as the display screen of the own device. What is necessary is just to further add the structure converted into the value according to the screen resolution. For example, a display device having a display screen having a screen resolution of 3840 horizontal pixels × 2160 vertical pixels acquires display area information based on a display screen having a screen resolution of 1920 horizontal pixels × 1080 vertical pixels. In this case, the coordinate value and the size value included in the display area information may be doubled, and the web content may be displayed in the display area determined from the obtained coordinate value and the size value. Further, as the display area information indicating the display area of the WEB content, information indicating the coordinate values of the pixels at the four corners of the display area on the display screen P may be adopted.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating another example of the program guide screen displayed on the television 10. Also in the example illustrated in FIG. 7, the television 10 displays the program guide screen on the display screen P having a screen resolution of 7680 horizontal pixels × 4320 vertical pixels. As shown in FIG. 7, the display processing unit 13 divides the entire display area of the display screen P into a display area B, a display area C, a display area D, and a display area E, and displays a program guide in the display area E. It is configured as follows. In the example illustrated in FIG. 7, the screen resolutions of the display area B, the display area C, the display area D, and the display area E are all 3840 horizontal pixels × 2160 vertical pixels. In the example illustrated in FIG. 7, the display area indicated by the display area information is any area other than the display area E, that is, any one of the display area B, the display area C, and the display area D. In the example shown in FIG. 7, since no program in the program table displayed in the display area E is selected, the WEB content is displayed in the display area B, the display area C, and the display area D. Not. In the example illustrated in FIG. 7 as well, the display area indicated by the display area information may be configured as a pair of a coordinate value of a pixel representing the display area and a size value indicating the size of the display area.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating another example of the program guide screen displayed on the television 10. FIG. 8A shows an example of a pair of URL information and display area information of WEB content to be displayed when a certain program is selected, and FIG. 8B shows each of the pairs shown in FIG. For a pair, an example of a program guide screen in the case of displaying WEB content acquired from the URL indicated by the URL information forming the pair is shown. The configuration of the program guide screen shown in FIG. 8B is the same as the configuration of the program guide screen shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 8B, “Program 10” is selected from the program table displayed in the display area E of the display screen P.

  FIG. 8A shows a pair of URL information and display area information of the WEB content to be displayed when “Program 10” is selected from the program guide. As shown in FIG. 8A, the number of arrangements when “program 10” is selected from the program guide is “3”, and each of the display area B, the display area C, and the display area D includes WEB content is displayed.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 8, the content displayed in the display area B is WEB content provided by the sponsor company of “Program 10”. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the WEB content displayed in the display area C is WEB content provided by a broadcaster that broadcasts “program 10”, and the content of “program 10” (for example, the program 10 WEB content that introduces time schedules and the like. Furthermore, in the example illustrated in FIG. 8, the WEB content displayed in the display area D is WEB content related to the content of “program 10”. For example, the WEB provided by the store introduced in “program 10” is provided. Content.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the TV 10 can display the WEB content to be displayed when a program is selected from the program guide in a predetermined layout, so that the user who has selected the program can display it. It is possible to provide useful information.

  6 to 8 are examples of a program guide screen displayed on the television 10, and the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a display area for displaying a program guide may be arranged at the center of the display screen P, and a display area for displaying WEB content may be arranged around the display area.

(Operation of the TV 10)
Next, an example of an operation when the television 10 receives an operation instruction to display a program guide will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation when the television 10 displays the program guide.

(Step S101)
First, when the infrared light receiving unit 119 receives a remote control signal indicating an operation instruction for displaying a program guide, the display processing unit 13 generates a program guide and displays it on the LCD 110.

(Step S102)
Subsequently, the television 10 stands by until an operation instruction for selecting any program in the program guide displayed in S101 is received. When receiving an operation instruction to select any program in the program guide displayed in S101, the television 10 proceeds to the process of S103. In the present embodiment, the television 10 is configured to wait until it receives an operation instruction for selecting any program in the program table, but this does not limit the present invention. For example, in S101, the program guide may be displayed in a state in which the program displayed immediately before displaying the program guide is selected. In the above case, the configuration may be such that immediately after S101, the processing of S102 is not performed and the processing proceeds to S103.

(Step S103)
Subsequently, the display processing unit 13 refers to the program information table stored in the RAM 117 (specifically, the record corresponding to the program selected in S102), and the number of web contents to be displayed, That is, the number of arrangements stored in association with the program selected in S102 is acquired. Then, the display processing unit 13 sets a value of a prescribed variable (a value indicating the number of WEB contents to be displayed from now on) to a value indicating the acquired number of arrangements. Here, when the value indicating the number of arrangement is 0, it means that there is no WEB content to be displayed in relation to the program selected in S102.

(Step S104)
Subsequently, the display processing unit 13 determines whether or not the value of the specified variable is 0. Here, if the value of the specified variable in this step immediately after S107, which will be described later, is 0, it means that all the WEB contents to be displayed in relation to the program selected in S102 have been displayed. ing. When it is determined that the value of the specified variable is 0, the television 10 proceeds to the process of S108. If it is determined that the value of the specified variable is not 0, the television 10 proceeds to the process of S105.

(Step S105)
Subsequently, the display processing unit 13 transmits, to the content acquisition unit 12, an acquisition request for WEB content that is not displayed among the WEB content to be displayed in association with the program selected in S102. The content acquisition unit 12 refers to the program information table stored in the RAM 117 and acquires URL information stored in association with the program selected in S102. The content acquisition unit 12 acquires web content from the URL indicated by the acquired URL information via the communication unit 115. The content acquisition unit 12 supplies the acquired WEB content to the display processing unit 13.

(Step S106)
Subsequently, the display processing unit 13 refers to the program information table stored in the RAM 117, and displays the display area indicated by the display area information paired with the URL information indicating the acquisition destination of the WEB content supplied in S105. The WEB content is displayed.

(Step S107)
Subsequently, the display processing unit 13 decreases the value of the specified variable by 1, and returns to the process of S104.

(Step S108)
If it is determined in S104 that the value of the prescribed variable is 0, the television 10 has received an operation instruction to end the display of the program guide (an operation instruction to press the program guide button on the remote control). Determine. Here, the operation instruction to end the display of the program guide includes, for example, an operation instruction indicating that the program selected in S102 is viewed (for example, an operation instruction to press a determination button on the remote controller). When it is determined that the operation instruction to end the display of the program guide has been received, the television 10 ends the program guide display process. On the other hand, if it is determined that the operation instruction to end the display of the program guide has not been received, the television 10 returns the process to S102 until the operation instruction to select a program different from the currently selected program is received. stand by.

  As described above, the television 10 can display the program table and the WEB content to be displayed when a program is selected from the program table in a layout determined in advance by the broadcaster.

  In the present embodiment, the program table displayed on the television 10 may be configured to be able to refer to program information of a program that has already been broadcast. By configuring the program guide displayed on the television 10 as described above, for example, it is possible to present to the user information related to products introduced in programs broadcast in the past. In the case of adopting the above configuration, for example, information on each program included in the program information table stored in the RAM 117 is discarded after a certain period (for example, one week) has elapsed after the broadcast of the program ends. What is necessary is just to make it the structure which does.

[Second Embodiment]
In the first embodiment, the display processing unit 13 displays the program guide in a predetermined area from among a plurality of predetermined areas obtained by dividing the entire display area of the display screen. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In the present embodiment, it is possible to change the display area in which the program guide is displayed on the television 10.

  In the present embodiment, the SI / EPG generation unit 202 included in the information generation device 20 generates program guide display area information indicating the display area of the program guide, and further adds the generated program guide display area information to the EIT. In the present embodiment, the information acquisition unit 11 included in the television 10 further acquires program guide display area information. The information acquisition unit 11 generates a program information table further including program guide display area information, and stores it in the RAM 117. The display processing unit 13 refers to the program information table stored in the RAM 117 and displays the program guide in the display area indicated by the program guide display area information.

  According to the above configuration, for example, when the program guide screen shown in FIG. 7 is displayed, the program guide can be displayed in any one of the display area B, the display area C, or the display area D other than the display area E. it can. Therefore, for example, when the display area indicated by the program guide display area information is the display area D, the display area indicated by the display area information of the WEB content to be displayed when the program is selected is other than the display area D. The display area is any one of the display area B, the display area C, and the display area E.

  Also on the television 10 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to display the program guide and the WEB content to be displayed when a program is selected from the program guide in a layout determined in advance.

[Third Embodiment]
In each of the above-described embodiments, the configuration in which the URL information and the display area information are added to the EIT and transmitted is described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the information generation device 20 may be configured to send the URL information and display area information generated for each program to the television 10 without adding them to the EIT.

  Further, for example, the information generation device 20 may be configured as a separate device from the broadcast program and the device that sends the EIT added to the broadcast program. In the above case, the information generation apparatus 20 may be configured to send the URL information and display area information generated for each program to the television 10 via the network 30. In the above case, the television 10 may be configured to access the network 30 via the communication unit 115 and acquire URL information and display area information.

  Also on the television 10 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to display the program guide and the WEB content to be displayed when a program is selected from the program guide in a layout determined in advance.

[Appendix 1]
In the above embodiment, as an example of the display area information, the value of the layout_area field indicating the display area, and the pair of the coordinate value of the representative pixel of the display area and the size value indicating the size of the display area are given. However, the display area information is not limited to these. FIG. 10 shows another example of display area information (an example in which the display area information includes a value of the layout_area field or a layer value described later in addition to a pair of the coordinate value and the size value). The description will be given with reference. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating another example of the program guide screen displayed on the television 10.

  FIG. 10A shows an example of a program guide screen in which three WEB contents are arranged so as to overlap each other on the right half of the display screen. As shown in FIG. 10A, behind the layer C corresponding to the first WEB content, a layer C1 corresponding to the second WEB content is arranged so as to overlap a part of the layer C. A layer C2 corresponding to the third WEB content is arranged behind the layer C1 so as to overlap a part of the layer C1.

  In the example shown in FIG. 10A, the television 10 automatically switches the active layer (that is, the WEB content to be displayed among the three WEB contents) as time passes. .

  Specifically, the television 10 includes a plurality of web contents (the above three contents) that differ only in the layer value (that is, a value indicating the number of layers of the corresponding web contents) in the display area information. WEB content). The television 10 displays the three web contents in ascending order of layer values.

  FIG. 10B shows an example of a program guide screen configured such that the user can select the WEB content to be displayed on the right half of the display screen from the three WEB contents.

  In order to display the program guide screen of FIG. 10B, the television 10 identifies the number of web contents that differ only in the layer value in the display area information, and identifies the identified three tabs (layer C tab, layer C1 tab and layer C2 tab), and the WEB content corresponding to the layer C tab (that is, the WEB content having the smallest layer value among the three WEB contents) is displayed in the display area information. Is displayed in the display area (in the example of FIG. 10B, the right half of the display screen).

  Then, when the television 10 detects that the user has selected any tab (for example, the tab of the layer C2), the web content to be displayed on the right half of the display screen is the web content corresponding to the selected tab. (In this example, the WEB content having the largest layer value among the three WEB contents) is switched.

[Configuration Example of Television 10]
FIG. 11 is an external view illustrating a configuration example of the television 10 according to each embodiment described above. The configuration example of the television 10 may be, for example, the configuration illustrated in FIG. The television 10 illustrated in FIG. 11A is connected to the external display 2 by wireless communication, and displays an image on the external display 2 even when the television 10 does not include the LCD 110 (internal display). be able to. The connection between the television 10 and the external display 2 may be a wired connection. Moreover, as a configuration example of the television 10, for example, a configuration illustrated in FIG. The television 10 in FIG. 11B includes the LCD 110 (built-in display) as described in the above embodiments. Moreover, as a configuration example of the television 10, for example, a configuration as illustrated in FIG. The television 10 in FIG. 11C may display an image reproduced by an external device 3 such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) player.

[Example of software implementation]
The control block (particularly the information acquisition unit 11, the content acquisition unit 12, and the display processing unit 13) of the television 10 may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like. It may be realized by software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

  In the latter case, the television 10 includes a CPU that executes instructions of a program that is software that realizes each function, a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a storage in which the program and various data are recorded so as to be readable by the computer (or CPU). An apparatus (these are referred to as “recording media”), a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program, and the like. And the objective of this invention is achieved when a computer (or CPU) reads the said program from the said recording medium and runs it. As the recording medium, a “non-temporary tangible medium” such as a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. The program may be supplied to the computer via an arbitrary transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) that can transmit the program. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

[Summary]
The display processing apparatus (television 10) according to the first aspect of the present invention is a display processing apparatus that displays a program guide on an external or internal display screen, and displays when a program is selected from the program guide. Information acquisition means (information acquisition unit 11) for acquiring acquisition destination information (URL information) indicating the acquisition destination (URL) of the WEB content to be obtained and display area information indicating the display area of the WEB content in the display screen; The content acquisition means (content acquisition unit 12) that acquires the WEB content from the acquisition destination indicated by the acquisition destination information, and the display area information indicated when the program is selected from the program guide Display processing means (display processing unit 13) for displaying the WEB content in a display area.

  According to the above configuration, when the program is selected from the program guide by acquiring the acquisition destination information and the display region information, the display processing device displays the display region information. The acquired web content can be displayed in the display area shown.

  Therefore, according to the above configuration, since the display area of the WEB content in the display screen is determined in advance by the display area information, the display processing apparatus determines the WEB content in advance externally. Can be displayed in layout.

  The WEB content to be displayed when a program is selected may be WEB content provided by a broadcaster that broadcasts the program, or WEB content related to the content of the program (for example, the program WEB content related to the product introduced in (1). Furthermore, the WEB content to be displayed when a program is selected may be a WEB content provided by a sponsor company of the program.

  In the display processing apparatus according to aspect 2 of the present invention, in the aspect 1, the information acquisition unit receives the event information table (EIT) including the acquisition destination information and the display area information, thereby obtaining the acquisition destination information. It is preferable to acquire the display area information.

  According to the above configuration, the acquisition source information and the display area information are included in the event information table. The event information table is added to the broadcast signal indicating the program and transmitted. That is, the display processing device acquires the acquisition destination information and the display area information determined by a broadcaster that broadcasts the program.

  Therefore, according to the above configuration, the display processing device displays the WEB content to be displayed when the program is selected from the program guide in a layout determined by a broadcaster that broadcasts the program. Can be displayed.

  In the display processing device according to aspect 3 of the present invention, in the aspect 2, the display processing means is predetermined from a plurality of predetermined areas obtained by dividing the entire display area of the display screen (display screen P). The program guide is displayed in a certain area (display area E), and the display area indicated by the display area information is any one of the predetermined areas other than the certain area. When the display processing unit includes one or more pairs of the acquisition destination information and the display region information in the event information table received by the information acquisition unit. For each pair, it is preferable to display the WEB content acquired from the acquisition destination indicated by the acquisition destination information forming the pair in the display area indicated by the display area information forming the pair.

  According to said structure, the said display processing apparatus can display the said program guide and the said WEB content in a mutually different display area. In addition, when the event information table includes one or more pairs of the acquisition source information and the display area information, that is, when the program is selected from the program guide, the WEB content to be displayed When there are a plurality of WEB contents, each WEB content can be displayed in a display area different from the display area where the program guide is displayed.

  Therefore, according to the above configuration, the display processing device can display the program table and each WEB content in a distinguishable manner, and therefore, the user of the display processing device is related to the program. Information can be provided reliably.

  In the display processing apparatus according to aspect 4 of the present invention, in the aspect 1 or 2, the information acquisition unit further acquires program guide display area information indicating a display area of the program guide, and the display Preferably, the processing means displays the program guide in a display area indicated by the program guide display area information.

  According to said structure, the said display processing apparatus can display the said program schedule in the display area which the said program schedule display area information shows by acquiring the said program schedule display area information.

  Therefore, according to said structure, the said display processing apparatus can display the said program schedule and the said WEB content by the layout defined outside beforehand.

  A television receiver according to aspect 5 of the present invention includes the display processing device according to aspects 1 to 4.

  According to said structure, there exists an effect similar to the said display processing apparatus.

  The information generation apparatus 20 according to the aspect 6 of the present invention includes the acquisition destination information indicating the acquisition destination of the WEB content to be displayed on the display screen by the display processing apparatus that has received an operation of selecting a program from the program guide, and the display Information generation means (SI / EPG generation unit 202) for generating display area information indicating the display area of the WEB content in the screen, and the acquisition destination information and the display area information generated by the information generation means are transmitted. Sending means (communication unit 206).

  According to said structure, the said information generation apparatus can produce | generate the said acquisition destination information and the said display area information, and can send them out to the said display processing apparatus. As a result, when the display processing device receives an operation for selecting the program from the program guide, the information generation device causes the display processing device to acquire the WEB content and the display area information. The WEB content acquired can be displayed in the display area indicated by.

  Therefore, according to the above configuration, since the display area of the WEB content in the display screen is determined in advance by the display area information generated by the information generation apparatus, the information generation apparatus performs the display process. The WEB content can be displayed on the apparatus in a predetermined layout.

  A broadcast system 1 according to aspect 7 of the present invention includes the display processing device according to aspects 1 to 4 and the information generation device according to aspect 6.

  According to said structure, there exists an effect similar to said display processing apparatus.

  A display processing method according to an aspect 8 of the present invention is a display processing method for a display processing device that displays a program guide on a display screen, and displays a WEB content to be displayed when a program is selected from the program guide. An information acquisition step of acquiring acquisition destination information indicating an acquisition destination and display area information indicating a display area of the WEB content in the display screen, and acquiring the WEB content from the acquisition destination indicated by the acquisition destination information A content acquisition step, and a display processing step of displaying the WEB content in the display area indicated by the display area information when the program is selected from the program guide.

  According to said structure, there exists an effect similar to said display processing apparatus.

  The display processing apparatus according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer. In this case, the display processing apparatus is realized by a computer by causing the computer to operate as each unit included in the display processing apparatus. A control program for the display processing apparatus and a computer-readable recording medium on which the control program is recorded also fall within the scope of the present invention.

[Appendix 2]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Furthermore, a new technical feature can be formed by combining the technical means disclosed in each embodiment.

  The present invention can be suitably applied to a television receiver, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, a car navigation system, and the like that can display a program guide.

1 Broadcasting System 10 Television (Display Processing Device)
11 Information acquisition unit (information acquisition means)
12 Content acquisition unit (content acquisition means)
13 Display processing unit (display processing means)
20 Information generator 202 SI / EPG generator (information generator)
206 Communication unit (transmission means)

Claims (7)

A display processing device for displaying a program guide on an external or internal display screen,
Acquisition destination information indicating an acquisition destination of WEB content to be displayed when an operation of moving the cursor to a program cell in the program guide is performed, and display region information indicating a display area of the WEB content in the display screen Information acquisition means for acquiring
Content acquisition means for acquiring the WEB content from the acquisition destination indicated by the acquisition destination information;
If the operation of moving the cursor up Symbol certain program cell of the program table has been made, while displaying the program table, a display processing means for displaying the WEB contents to the display region indicated by the display area information And a display processing device. The information acquisition means acquires the acquisition destination information and the display area information by receiving an event information table including the acquisition destination information and the display area information.
The display processing apparatus according to claim 1. A display processing device for displaying a program guide on an external or internal display screen,
Information acquisition for acquiring acquisition destination information indicating an acquisition destination of WEB content to be displayed when a program is selected from the program guide, and display area information indicating a display area of the WEB content in the display screen. Means,
Content acquisition means for acquiring the WEB content from the acquisition destination indicated by the acquisition destination information;
Display processing means for displaying the WEB content in the display area indicated by the display area information when the program is selected from the program guide,
The information acquisition means acquires the acquisition destination information and the display area information by receiving an event information table including the acquisition destination information and the display area information,
The display processing means is configured to display the program guide in a predetermined area from a plurality of predetermined areas obtained by dividing the entire display area of the display screen.
The display area indicated by the display area information is one of the predetermined areas other than the certain area,
When the event information table received by the information acquisition unit includes one or more pairs of the acquisition source information and the display area information, the display processing unit displays the pair for each pair. In the display area indicated by the area information, the WEB content acquired from the acquisition destination indicated by the acquisition destination information forming the pair is displayed.
Viewing processor you wherein a. A display processing device for displaying a program guide on an external or internal display screen,
Information acquisition for acquiring acquisition destination information indicating an acquisition destination of WEB content to be displayed when a program is selected from the program guide, and display area information indicating a display area of the WEB content in the display screen. Means,
Content acquisition means for acquiring the WEB content from the acquisition destination indicated by the acquisition destination information;
Display processing means for displaying the WEB content in the display area indicated by the display area information when the program is selected from the program guide,
The information acquisition means is configured to further acquire program guide display area information indicating a display area of the program guide,
The display processing means displays the program guide in a display area indicated by the program guide display area information.
Viewing processor you wherein a. An acquisition destination information indicating the acquisition destination of the WEB content to be displayed on the display screen by the display processing apparatus that has received an operation of selecting a program from the program guide, and a display area indicating the display area of the WEB content in the display screen Information generating means for generating information and program guide display area information indicating a display area of the program guide ;
The acquisition location information generated by the information generation means , the program guide display area information, and a sending means for sending the display area information.
An information generation device characterized by that. The display processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 and the information generation device according to claim 5 are included.
A broadcasting system characterized by that. A display processing method of a display processing device for displaying a program guide on a display screen,
Acquisition destination information indicating an acquisition destination of WEB content to be displayed when an operation of moving the cursor to a program cell in the program guide is performed, and display region information indicating a display area of the WEB content in the display screen And an information acquisition process for acquiring
A content acquisition step of acquiring the WEB content from the acquisition destination indicated by the acquisition destination information;
If the operation of moving the cursor up Symbol certain program cell of the program table has been made, while displaying the program table, a display processing step of displaying the WEB contents to the display region indicated by the display area information And a display processing method.

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