JPH0522672A - Tv program display method and tv program display television receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the TV program display television receiver capable of reading out a storage broadcasting program table to be displayed on a display screen stored in a program storage means capable of receiving the broadcasting program table to be sent from a broadcasting station to be displayed on a television screen at any time. CONSTITUTION:A timer control part 13 receives the broadcasting program table from the broadcasting station by means of a reception part 11 when it becomes the broadcasting program table transmission time from the broadcasting station. A program storage part 12 stores a reception broadcasting program table converted into a digital signal by an A/D converter 32 of a program display control part 14 for each broadcasting station. A program calling control part 31 of the program display control part 14 reads out the broadcasting program stored in the program storage part 12 according to the instruction by a program calling button. The read broadcasting program table is converted into the corresponding analog video signal at a D/A converter 33, and displayed on a cathode-ray tube display part 20 instead of a broadcasting station program by switching over the switch 34.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television program display method and a television receiver using the method, and more particularly to a television receiver capable of confirming a program broadcast schedule.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional television receiver has only a function of receiving and displaying a program sent from a broadcasting station.
For this reason, in the past, looking at the TV program guides in newspapers or magazines that publish TV program guides for two weeks or one month,
I was checking the contents of the broadcast from the broadcasting station.

[0003]

However, when trying to watch a television broadcast, even when searching for this program guide, it often fails to be found. Further, in a magazine or the like, a manuscript is prepared based on a program broadcasting schedule several months or more ago, or several weeks ago, and often differs from an actual broadcast program. In particular, when some kind of incident occurs, the broadcast schedule of the program may be suddenly changed, and in such a case, it cannot be dealt with at all. This is also true of newspapers.

[0004]

The present invention has been made for the purpose of solving the above-mentioned problems, and has the following structure as one means for solving the above-mentioned problems. That is, a television program display television receiver for receiving and displaying a broadcast program guide sent from a broadcasting station, comprising a starting means for starting the device at the broadcast program guide transmission time from the broadcasting station, and a means for starting the means. Program receiving means for receiving a broadcast program guide of a broadcasting station that transmits the broadcast program guide after starting, program storing means for storing the broadcast program guide of the program receiving means for each broadcast station, and stored broadcast in the program storing means An instruction means for instructing to read out the program and a display means for displaying the broadcast program guide stored in the program storage means in place of the broadcast station transmission program in accordance with the instruction of the instruction means.

Alternatively, detecting means for detecting a broadcast program guide transmission start code from the broadcasting station, program receiving means for receiving the broadcast program guide of the detected broadcasting station by detecting the broadcast program transmission start code of the detecting means, and the program A program storage unit for storing the broadcast program guide of the receiving unit, an instruction unit for instructing to read the stored broadcast program in the program storage unit, and a broadcast program table stored in the program storage unit according to the instruction of the instruction unit. Display means for displaying instead of the transmitted program.

[0006]

With the above arrangement, the broadcast program table stored in the program storage means can be read out and displayed on the display screen only by issuing a TV program display instruction including the receiving channel at any time.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

[0008]

[First Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a view showing the schematic arrangement of an embodiment according to the present invention. Hereinafter, a schematic configuration of the first embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, 10 is a television receiver of this embodiment, 15 is a receiving antenna of the television receiver 10, 50 is a television broadcasting station, and 51 is a program transmitting facility of the television broadcasting station 50 for transmitting a television broadcasting program. Although only one broadcasting station (50) is shown in FIG. 1,
This broadcasting station is not limited to one, but all broadcasting stations that can be received by the television receiver 10 are targeted.

The television receiver 10 of this embodiment has a function of receiving a television broadcast program from a broadcasting station, which is a television receiving tuner built in a normal television receiver, and displaying it on the cathode ray tube display section 20. , A receiving unit 11 having a function of receiving a television program guide sent from a broadcasting station 50, the details of which will be described later, and outputting it to the program storage unit 12, and storing up to n channels of the receiving television program guide from the receiving unit 11. A possible program storage unit 12, a timer control unit 13 for performing time management for receiving the TV program guide by the receiver 10 of the present embodiment at the broadcast time of the TV program guide of the broadcasting station, and control by the timer control unit 13 and CRT display 2
The program display control unit 1 which executes display control of the cathode ray tube display unit 20 based on an instruction from the touch panel switch 0.
4, a power switch 16 and a cathode ray tube display unit (CRT) 2 for displaying a received television program and, when instructed, a broadcast program table stored in the program storage unit 12
0, a touch panel switch 21 and the like arranged at the position of the program broadcast time display area when the program guide is displayed on the display screen of the cathode ray tube display unit 20.

It should be noted that FIG. 1 shows a state in which a television program guide is displayed on the cathode ray tube display section 20, and 22 is the broadcast content at the program broadcast time. This program guide can be displayed by inputting a program call button (not shown), and the program display control unit 14 receives the program call button input signal 25 when the program call button is input.
Is sent, the display of the cathode ray tube display unit 20 is displayed on the receiving unit 1.
The display of the received television broadcast from 1 is changed to the display of the broadcast program stored in the program storage unit 12.

Reference numeral 26 is a designation signal from a broadcasting station channel for transmitting a program (not shown) and a channel / time designation switch for designating a program guide transmission time in the channel, 27.
Is a printer output terminal, and by connecting a printer to the printer output terminal 27, the program guide can be printed out under the control of the program display controller 14 as needed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the program broadcast time display area 21 shown in FIG. 1 is a touch panel switch, and when the display area of the desired time is pushed, the area information instructed is program display control. The program display control unit 14 sends the broadcast time of the broadcast program to the timer control unit 13, and controls to automatically receive and display the designated program at the designated time. That is, the program reservation can be made by a simple operation of simply touching the desired reception time display area of the program guide, and the power-on control of the device can be automatically performed at the program broadcast time to perform the display control.

A printer output terminal 27 is connected to a printer so that a program guide can be printed out under the control of the program display control section 14 if necessary. FIG. 2 shows detailed configurations of the program display control unit 14 and the program storage unit 12 shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, 3
1 is a program call control for selecting and reading out a program guide of a designated broadcasting station channel from the program guides stored in the program storage unit 12 and displaying it on the cathode ray tube display unit 20.
Reference numeral 32 is an A / D converter that converts the broadcast program guide analog data, which is a still image from the broadcasting station 50 received by the receiving unit 11, into corresponding digital data and outputs the digital data to the program storage unit 12, and 33 is from the program storage unit 12. D / A that converts the read digital data of to the corresponding analog data and outputs
The converter 34 is a switching switch for switching between displaying the contents of general television broadcasting from the receiving unit 11 on the CRT display unit 20 or displaying the calling broadcast program guide from the program storage unit 12 selected by the program calling control 31. Yes, and is controlled by the program call control 31.

The operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described below with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. 3 and 4.
FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the processing of the timer control unit 13, and FIG. 4 reads out the program guide stored in the program storage unit 12 and displays it on the cathode ray tube display unit 20, and a desired program from the displayed program guide. 9 is a flowchart showing a process of the program display control unit 14 for making a reservation setting.

First, with reference to FIG. 3, the control of the timer control unit 13 for receiving the broadcast program guide sent from the broadcast station and storing it in the program storage unit 12 will be described. The timer control unit 13 has a built-in quartz crystal clock, and in steps S1 to S3, the current time is always the program guide reception time designated in the process described later, the program reservation time, or the channel / time designation switch. Is being monitored. When the program guide reception time designated in the process of FIG. 4 is reached, the process proceeds from step S1 to step S5, and the power of the television receiver 10 is turned on. If the power is already input, this step is invalid. Then, in the subsequent step S6, the designated channel registered in the program reception table is read in step S11, which will be described later, and the reception channel of the reception unit 11 is matched with the program table reception designated channel. Then, in step S7, the A / D converter 32 and the program storage unit 12 are activated, and in step S8, the program table (still image for a fixed time) of the broadcasting station transmitted from the broadcasting station and received by the receiving unit 11 is displayed in A The data is converted into digital data by the / D converter 32 and stored in the table corresponding to the designated channel in the program storage unit 12. Then, the process returns to step S1.

At this time, the image received by the receiver 11 is
FIG. 1 is a broadcast program guide to be broadcast subsequently to the broadcasting station as displayed on the CRT display unit 20, and the program storage unit 1 is a digital still image corresponding to this broadcast program guide.
Sent to 2. Since there are many broadcasting stations, the program storage unit 12
Has n tables for storing the channel designation and time designation, and n field memories for storing the program contents.

On the other hand, when the channel / time designation switch is input, the process proceeds from step S2 to step S10.
Channel number of the broadcasting station specified by the switch,
Also, the channel program guide reception time is fetched via 26. Then, in step S11, the program guide reception channel and the reception time taken in are registered in the program reception table. Then, the process returns to step S1. When a new program guide is received and stored in the program storage unit 12, the previous stored program guide is automatically reset.

On the other hand, when the measured time reaches the program reservation time, the program proceeds from step S3 to step S15, the power of the television receiver 10 is turned on, and in the subsequent step S16, the reception channel of the receiving section 11 is reserved. Synchronize with the channel specified to receive from the time. As a result, the channel program designated by the program reservation is displayed on the CRT display unit 20. At this time, the switching switch 34 is naturally in the position shown in FIG. Then, the process returns to step S1.

When controlling the power to be automatically turned off at the program end time, a function to turn off the power at the program end time of the program reservation time may be added. Next, the operation of the program display control unit 14 will be described with reference to FIG. When the power is turned on, the program display control unit 14 controls the switching switch 34 to the position shown in FIG. 2 in step S50, and controls the reception information from the reception unit 11 to be displayed on the CRT display unit 20. And step S51
Then, it is monitored whether or not the program call button 25 is input. When the program call button 25 is pressed, step S
In step 52, the display channel designated by the program call button 25 is loaded. At the subsequent step S53, the D / A converter 33 and the program storage unit 12 are activated, and at step S54, the switching switch 34 is switched to the D / A converter 33 side. Then, in step S55, the broadcast program of the designated channel is read from the program storage unit 12. The read program guide is D /
It is converted into a corresponding analog video signal by the A converter 33, and is displayed on the cathode ray tube display unit 20 via the switching switch 234.

Then, the following step S60 and step S
In 61, is the touch panel switch 21 provided near the display screen of the CRT display unit 21 input, for example, the display end instruction input area which is the "program" display area position or the display area portion of the program broadcast time. Monitor whether or not. If there is an input in the display end instruction input area, the process proceeds from step S60 to step S62 to deactivate the D / A converter 33 and the program storage unit 12, and proceed to step S50.
Return to.

On the other hand, if the display area portion of the program broadcast time is input, step S61 to step S63.
Then, the program time is detected from the input coordinates. In this case, even if the digital data at the input position is decoded and detected, the display time may be set to have a fixed positional relationship when displayed, and the program time may be uniquely detected from the input coordinate position. Then, the time data detected in step S64 and the display program receiving channel data are transmitted to the timer control section 13, and the process returns to step S60.

As described above, according to this embodiment, a television program of an arbitrary channel can be confirmed on the screen of the television receiver at any desired time, and a program can be reserved by a simple operation.
You can receive the desired TV broadcast at the scheduled time, and you will not be disturbed and miss the TV program you want to watch. Further, the broadcast program guide from the broadcast station can be received on the day, the actual broadcast program can be confirmed even when the broadcast time of the broadcast program is different from the original schedule, and the desired broadcast program will not be missed.

Note that the accuracy of the built-in clock of the timer control unit 13 is not completely in synchronization with the clock of the broadcasting station, and the broadcasting station side has a broadcasting program table after 10 seconds to 30 seconds. It may be transmitted as still screen information of the screen. By doing so, the television receiver 10 of this embodiment
In addition to being synchronized with, the program guide can be recognized and understood by a person who is watching a television receiver that does not have the function of this embodiment.

[0024]

Second Embodiment The above description has been made for the case where the program guide transmitted from the broadcasting station is still screen information for one screen. However, the present invention is not limited to the above example, and control is performed so that a specific code pattern image indicating that the transmission information is a program guide is inserted in the program guide information transmitted from the broadcasting station. It is also possible to control so that the receiving side detects the specific code pattern and then stores it in the program storage unit 12.

A second embodiment according to the present invention which is controlled in this way will be described below. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a second embodiment according to the present invention, showing a circuit configuration inserted between the receiving unit 11 and the timer control unit 13 of the first embodiment described above, and other configurations are This is similar to FIGS. 1 and 2 of the first embodiment. In FIG. 5, 41 is a filter circuit for separating a specific code pattern, 42 is a monitor for whether or not the specific code pattern separated by the filter circuit 41 is continuously detected for a predetermined time, and is continuously monitored for a predetermined time or longer. It is a signal detection unit that notifies the timer control unit 13 as detection of the specific code pattern when detected. In the second embodiment, the timer control 13 uses the signal detecting section 42.
After receiving the detection notification from the above, the reception data of the reception unit 11 is controlled to be sent to the program storage unit 12. For this reason, in the second embodiment, the time stored in the timer control unit 13 is not restricted, and even if the contents of the program broadcast are suddenly changed, the changed broadcast program guide is transmitted at any time, You can receive this.

An example of this specific code pattern is shown in FIG.
In FIG. 6, reference numeral 61 is a specific code pattern indicating the transmission start timing of the program guide. In the above description, when a new broadcast program guide is sent, the previous broadcast program guide is automatically deleted, and only the new program guide is stored. However, in this case, the program storage unit 1
Even if control is performed so that a specific code pattern for erasing the stored program table of the corresponding channel of No. 2 is transmitted, and this pattern is transmitted to delete the stored program table of the corresponding channel of the program storage unit 12 Good. An example of the specific code pattern in this case is shown at 62 in FIG. Reference numeral 62 is a specific code pattern indicating the end (reset) of program guide transmission.

The channel / time designation switch and the program call button in the first and second embodiments described above may be provided on the front surface of the television receiver 10 or in the remote controller control section. In the above description, the example in which the reception control unit for the broadcast program guide is built in the television receiver 10 has been described, but the reception control unit may not be built in and may be a separate housing.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to read out the broadcast program table stored in the program storage means and display it on the display screen simply by giving an instruction to display a television program including a reception channel at any time. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of a first embodiment according to the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of a program display control unit of the first embodiment,

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing control of a timer control unit of the first embodiment,

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing control of a program display control unit of the first embodiment,

FIG. 5 is a block configuration diagram showing a configuration different from the first embodiment of the second embodiment according to the present invention,

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a specific code pattern indicating the start of transmission of a broadcast program guide in the second embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a broadcast program guide erasing instruction specific code pattern in another embodiment according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 TV receiver 11 Receiver 15 receiving antenna 12 Program storage section 13 Timer control section 14 Program display controller 16 power switch 20 CRT display 21 Touch panel switch 22 Broadcast contents during program broadcast time 31 Program call control section 32 A / D converter 33 D / A converter 34 Switch switch 41 filter circuit 42 signal detector 50 broadcasting stations 51 Program transmission equipment 52 broadcasting station transmitting antenna

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A television program display television receiver for receiving and displaying a broadcast program guide sent from a broadcast station, comprising: an activation means for activating the device at the broadcast program guide transmission time from the broadcast station; and the activation. Program receiving means for receiving a broadcast program guide of a broadcasting station which transmits the broadcast program guide after being activated by the means,
Program storage means for storing the broadcast program table of the program receiving means for each broadcast station, instruction means for instructing to read out a stored broadcast program in the program storage means, and storage in the program storage means according to the instruction of the instruction means. A television program display television receiver, comprising: a display unit for displaying a broadcast program guide instead of a broadcast station transmission program. 2. A television program display television receiver for receiving and displaying a broadcast program guide sent from a broadcast station, comprising: detecting means for detecting a broadcast program guide transmission start code from the broadcast station; Program receiving means for receiving the broadcast program guide of the broadcasting station by detecting the broadcast program transmission start code, program storing means for storing the broadcast program guide of the program receiving means, and instructing to read the stored broadcast program in the program storing means A television program display television receiver comprising: instruction means and display means for displaying a broadcast program table stored in the program storage means in accordance with an instruction of the instruction means instead of a broadcast station transmission program. 3. A television program display method for receiving and displaying a broadcast program guide sent from a broadcast station, which is a television program display method in a television receiver, wherein the broadcast program guide is transmitted at the broadcast program guide transmission time from the broadcast station. Is received and stored in the broadcast program storage means, and a broadcast program table stored in the broadcast program storage means is displayed on a read display screen in accordance with a television program display instruction including a reception channel.