JPH04162889A - Channel selection device for television receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To select a program desired to be observed for a short period automatically even when a program is revised by providing a channel selection revision section which revises the result of channel selection as a new automatic channel selection when the same channel selection is implemented on the same day of the week and at the same time consecutively for two weeks. CONSTITUTION:An automatic channel selection processing section 11 has a function of generating the result of channel selection as an automatic channel selection instruction when the same channel selection on the same day of the week and at the same time is repeated for many times in excess of a criterion based on the data of a timer section 4 and a collected data of a memory section 6 and of selecting the most frequent channel selection data in the past and is provided with a channel selection revision section 12 revising it as a new automatic channel selection instruction when the same channel selection is implemented on the same day of the week and at the same time for two weeks consecutively in addition to the function. Thus, even when a program is revised, when the same program is viewed consecutively for two weeks, the channel selection data is revised as the automatic channel selection instruction by the channel selection revision section 12 and then the program is selected automatically. Thus, the device is very convenient for a user.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial applications The present invention relates to a channel selection device for a television receiver.

Conventional technology As television receivers become more personalized, they increasingly reflect the user's lifestyle and how they are used. For example, it has become a pattern to watch a certain program at a certain time on a certain day of the week.

Conventionally, when the power switch is turned on, the channel selection is normally the same as when the power switch was previously turned off.

However, it is often the case that the program is different from the program that the user wants to watch, so the program that the user wants to watch must be selected immediately.
In other words, I usually tune back to the program I'm watching at that time.

For example, when I get home, I watch program A, turn off the power switch, and the next morning when I turn on the power switch, program A is still tuned, so I switch to program B, which I want to watch at that time. It was annoying.

To deal with this, a television receiver configured to automatically tune in to the program that has been watched the most up to that time when the power switch is left on on a particular day of the week and at a particular time. I think it might be the machine's tuning device.

As shown in FIG. 2, the channel selection device for this television receiver includes a control section 2 including a microcomputer that outputs a channel selection data signal to the tuner 1 to perform channel selection operation;
An operation unit 3 that generates manual channel selection as a manual channel selection command signal, a timer unit 4 that counts days of the week and time,
A calculation unit 5 that calculates and totals the channel selection data using the data from the timer unit 4 as a variable, a memory unit 6 that stores the total data of the calculation unit 5, and a memory unit 6 that stores the day and time data from the timer unit 4 and the memory unit 6. The automatic tuning processing unit 7 creates an automatic tuning command based on the aggregated data, and the automatic tuning command signal from the automatic tuning processing unit 7 and the manual tuning command signal from the operation unit 3 are switched. The control unit 2 sends one channel selection command signal to the control unit 2.
It is composed of a changeover switch 8 that outputs output to the output terminal.

Normally, the changeover switch 8 is connected to the operation unit 3 side, and a manual tuning command from the operation unit 3 instructs the tuner 1 to select a station corresponding to the control unit 2 or the tuning command data. The channel selection data is totaled based on the day of the week and time from the timer section 4. That is, the timer section 4 measures the date on a weekly basis and the time on a 24-hour basis, and the calculation section 5 totals the channel selection data for each day of the week and each time and stores it in the memory section 6. According to the day of the week and time data of the timer section 4, the automatic tuning processing section 7 switches the changeover switch 8 to the automatic tuning processing section when the result of the most frequently selected tuning data at that time exceeds a certain level. 7 side, and at the same time, the most frequently selected channel selection data in the past at that time, that is, the program, is outputted to the control section 2 side as an automatic channel selection command. With the above configuration, on a specific day of the week and at a specific time, a predetermined program is automatically selected without a channel selection command from the operation unit 3.

However, according to the conventional configuration, when a program is reorganized, if the number of channel selections after the reorganization exceeds the total number of previously viewed program data, that channel is automatically switched off. There is a risk that it will be inconvenient for a long period of time because it will not be tuned.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above problems and aims to provide a channel selection device for a television receiver that automatically selects the desired program in a short period of time even if the program is reorganized. be.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a control unit that outputs a tuning data signal to the tuner to perform tuning operation, and a control unit that generates a manual tuning command signal for tuning by manual operation. an operation section, a timer section that counts the day of the week and time, a calculation section that calculates and totals the channel selection data using data from the timer section as variables, a memory section that stores the total data of the second calculation section, and a timer section. Based on the day and time data of the week and the aggregated data in the memory section, if the same channel selection is repeated over a certain level on the same day of the week and at the same time, this automatic channel selection command is created as an automatic channel selection command. a tuning processing unit; switching between an automatic tuning command signal from the automatic tuning processing unit and a manual tuning command signal from the operation unit and outputting either one of the tuning command signals to the control unit; A switch is provided in the automatic channel selection processing section, and the same day of the week for two consecutive weeks.
The present invention is equipped with a channel selection updating section that updates this channel selection as a new automatic channel selection command when the same channel selection is performed at the same time.

Effect With the above configuration, even if a program is reorganized, if you watch the same program for two weeks in a row, the channel selection or updating section will update the channel selection as an automatic channel selection command, and the channel selection for that program will be performed automatically. .

Example Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a channel selection device for a television receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention. Note that the same components as those in the conventional channel selection device are designated by the same reference numerals, and their description will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic channel selection processing section 11 selects the same channel on the same day of the week and at the same time based on the data of the timer section 4 and the aggregated data of the memory section 6, as in the conventional system. In addition to this function, it has a function to create an automatic channel selection command to select the most popular channel selection data in the past when the channel selection is repeated many times beyond a certain level. If the same channel selection is performed on the same day of the week and at the same time, the automatic channel selection updating section 12 updates this selection as a new automatic tuning command.

With the above configuration, even if a program is reorganized, if you watch the same program for two weeks in a row, the channel selection data will be updated as an automatic channel selection command by the channel selection update unit 12, and after that, the program will be automatically selected. or will be done.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, a channel selection update section is provided which updates the channel selection as a new automatic channel selection command when the same channel selection is performed at the same time on the same day of the week for two consecutive weeks. Therefore, even if a program is reorganized, if the same program is watched for two weeks in a row, the program will be automatically selected thereafter, which is extremely convenient for the user.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a channel selection device for a television receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional channel selection device for a television receiver. 1...Tuner, 2...Control unit, 3...Operation unit,
4... Timer section, 5... Arithmetic section, 6... Memory section, 7... Changeover switch, 11... Automatic tuning processing section, 12... Tuning selection updating section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A control section that outputs a tuning data signal to the tuner to operate the tuning operation, an operation section that creates manual tuning as a manual tuning command signal, a timer section that counts the day of the week and time, and this timer. a calculation section that calculates and totals the channel selection data using data from the section as variables; a memory section that stores the total data of this calculation section; An automatic tuning processing unit that creates an automatic tuning command when the same tuning is repeated over a certain level at the same time, and automatic tuning from this automatic tuning processing unit. a changeover switch configured to switch between a command signal and a manual tuning command signal from the operating section and outputting either one of the tuning command signals to the control section, and provided in the automatic tuning processing section;
This channel selection device for a television receiver is provided with a channel selection update section that updates the channel selection as a new automatic channel selection command when the same channel selection is performed at the same time on the same day of the week for consecutive weeks.