JPH06303452A - Remote control device and television receiver containing the control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily and surely select and display a desired scene of a desired program with no waste of power consumption and no reduction of the service life of a picture tube in regard of a remote control device which can used as a TV broadcast receiver and a TV receiver which contains the remote control device. CONSTITUTION:A remote control device 20 performs the remote control for reception of the TV broadcast through a large TV set. Then the device 20 is provided with an independent TV broadcast receiving function and a display function (TV screen 21). Thus the broadcast receiving channels of the remote control side TV are stored in a built-in RAM, and a change key 22f is operated at a remote control side key input part 22 and in a desired displayed scene. So that the present remote control side display channel stored in the RAM is transmitted to the light receiving part of the large TV set from a light emitting part 23 as a channel designating remote control signal. Thus a desired scene of a desired program can be immediately received and displayed at the side of the large TV set.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote controller used as a receiving device for television broadcasting and a receiver provided with the remote controller.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a television receiver such as a television receiver or a video tape recorder, the power is turned on / off.
A remote control device (remote control device) using a wireless signal such as infrared rays is used for turning off, switching channels, adjusting volume, setting recording, and the like.

On the other hand, when watching a television broadcast, there are some scenes that one does not want to see from the beginning to the end of the broadcast program, but does not want to be missed in a part of the broadcast content or wants to be recorded on a video tape. And, when the exact time when the scene is displayed is not known, it is often the case that the television is left on and waits until the desired scene.

For example, when it is desired to watch a broadcast about a specific case in the news or when it is desired to watch a specific scene (shooting, home run, action of a specific wrestler, etc.) in a sports broadcast (soccer, baseball, sumo, etc.). To do.

In such a case, the volume is reduced while the television is left on, and when the desired scene is reached, the volume is restored or recorded using the remote control device. In addition, recently, in order to be able to watch the broadcast of other channels while watching the broadcast of a certain channel, a TV equipped with a function to display the screen of another channel in a small size on a part of the display screen is practically used. The broadcast channel displayed on the entire screen and the broadcast channel displayed on a small screen among them are switched by operating the remote control device.

[0006] In this case, the program mainly desired to be watched on the entire screen is
It is used by displaying news, sports broadcasts, etc. on a small screen and reversing the channels displayed on the large and small screens when a specific incident or sports scene is displayed on the small screen.

[0007]

However, in the television receiver provided with the above-mentioned conventional remote control device, even if the television receiver is equipped with a function of displaying a small screen in the entire screen, a specific scene in the program is displayed. In the end, when it is desired to see, it is necessary to keep the whole screen displayed, which causes a waste of power consumption and a decrease in the life of the picture tube.

Further, it is difficult to see the display on a small screen included in the entire screen, and it may be overlooked that the desired scene is displayed. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a remote control device and a remote control capable of easily and reliably selecting and displaying a desired scene of a desired program without waste of power consumption or reduction in life of a picture tube. An object is to provide a receiver including the device.

[0009]

That is, a remote control device according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a television broadcast receiving means, a display means for displaying the television broadcast received by the television broadcast receiving means, and a remote control signal transmitting means. It is configured with.

The remote control device according to the second invention is
TV broadcast receiving means, channel selecting means for selecting the channel of the TV broadcast received by the TV broadcast receiving means, display means for displaying the TV broadcast corresponding to the channel selected by the channel selecting means, and remote control signal And a transmission control means for transmitting the channel data selected by the channel selection means as a remote control signal by the transmission means.

The remote control device according to the third invention is
TV broadcast receiving means, channel selecting means for selecting the channel of the TV broadcast received by the TV broadcast receiving means, display means for displaying the TV broadcast corresponding to the channel selected by the channel selecting means, and channel data. Is transmitted as a remote control signal, transmission channel storage means for storing the channel data transmitted by the transmission means, and channel data of the television broadcast channel selected by the channel selection means is transmitted by the transmission means. The transmission control means and the switching means for switching the television broadcast channel displayed on the display means in accordance with the channel data stored in the transmission channel storage means.

Further, a receiver equipped with a remote control device according to the fourth invention comprises a television broadcast receiving means, a display means for displaying the television broadcast received by the television broadcast receiving means, a remote control signal transmitting means, and a charging power source. The remote control device is provided with a television receiver having a power receiving output terminal for supplying a charging voltage to a charging power source of the remote control device.

[0013]

That is, in any of the remote control device according to the first to third inventions and the remote control device according to the fourth invention, the remote control device has a television broadcast receiving means and this television. Since the display means for displaying the television broadcast received by the broadcast receiving means and the transmitting means for the remote control signal are provided, the remote control display screen at hand can be used without having to attach the receiver body which consumes a large amount of power. You can check the scene you want to see and operate the remote control to display it on the receiver itself.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an external configuration of a large-sized television in a large-sized television receiver with a remote control device.

The large television 10 is provided with a large color picture tube 11 on its front surface, and a key input section 12, a light receiving section 13 and a light receiving section 13 are provided below the display screen by the color picture tube 11.
A remote control charging compartment 14 is provided.

In the key input section 12, in addition to the power key,
A channel selection key such as VHF, UHF, BS, a volume control key, a television / video switching key, etc. are provided. The light receiving unit 13 is composed of a phototransistor or the like and receives an infrared light emission signal transmitted from a remote control device. The operation of the large television 10 is controlled according to a key operation of the key input unit 12. Of course, the operation is controlled by the remote control signal received by the light receiving unit 13.

The remote control charging storage unit 14 stores a remote control device and supplies a charging voltage to the stored remote control device. The remote control device accumulates the charging voltage and uses it as an operating power supply. It also operates with a replaceable battery power supply.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an external configuration of the remote controller in the large-sized television receiver with the remote controller.
The remote control device 20 has a liquid crystal display (LCD) TV screen 21 on the front surface, which is small enough to be held by a hand, a key input section 22 is provided below the TV screen 21, and a light emitting device is provided on an upper side surface. The portion 23 is provided with a charging input terminal 24 on the lower side surface.

In addition to the power key, the key input section 22 is similar to the key input section 12 on the large-sized television 10 side.
A channel selection key such as VHF, UHF, BS, a volume adjustment key, a TV / video switching key, and the like are provided, and a mode switching SW (switch) for switching between a remote control mode and a TV mode and a television screen 21 on the side of the remote control device 20. A change key for switching between the broadcast channel displayed on the color television tube 10 and the broadcast channel displayed on the color picture tube 11 on the large television 10 side is provided (see FIG. 6).

The light emitting portion 23 is a light emitting diode (LE).
D) or the like, which transmits a remote control signal by infrared emission according to a key operation of the key input unit 22.
The remote control signal transmitted from the light emitting unit 23 is received by the light receiving unit 13 of the large television 10.

The charging input terminal 24 is stored in the remote control charging housing 14 of the large-sized television 10 in the remote control device 2.
The charging voltage is supplied when 0 is stored, and the voltage supplied from the charging input terminal 24 is charged and accumulated in the built-in power supply circuit.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the television receiver in the large television receiver with the remote control device. The television broadcast radio wave received by the television antenna 30 is input to the receiving circuit 31.

The receiving circuit 31 selects a broadcast radio wave of a designated channel from television reception radio waves, converts and amplifies it into an intermediate frequency signal, and extracts a video signal and an audio signal by a detection process. The video signal extracted by 31 is output to the reproduction control circuit 32, the video synchronization signal is output to the synchronization control circuit 33, and the audio signal is output to the audio control circuit 34.

The reproduction control circuit 32 has R (RED), G (GREEN), and G (GREEN) corresponding to the video signal input from the receiving circuit 31.
B (BLUE) three primary color electron beams are converted and generated, and these R, G, B electron beams are output to the color picture tube 11 and displayed as a color image by vertical and horizontal beam scanning control by the deflection circuit 35. It

The sync control circuit 33 detects the vertical sync signal and the horizontal sync signal based on the video sync signal input from the receiving circuit 31, and the sync control circuit 3
The vertical synchronizing signal and the horizontal synchronizing signal detected by 3 are
Each is output to the deflection circuit 35, and the vertical scanning and horizontal scanning of the R, G, and B electron beams with respect to the color picture tube 11 are controlled.

The audio control circuit 34 amplifies the audio signal input from the receiving circuit 31 in accordance with the adjusted volume, and the audio signal amplified by the audio control circuit 34 is output as television audio by the speaker 36. It

On the other hand, designation signals for turning on / off the power source, adjusting the voice, selecting a channel, etc. corresponding to the key operation in the key input section 12 are supplied to the control circuit 37. The remote control signal received by the receiving unit 38 via the light receiving unit 13 is also supplied to the control circuit 37.

The control circuit 37 includes the key input unit 12
The control circuit 37 controls power on / off, sound adjustment, channel selection, etc. in the large-sized television 10 in response to a key operation signal supplied from the remote controller or a remote control signal supplied from the receiver 38. The various control signals of are output to the receiving circuit 31.

The operating voltage of each circuit section of the large-sized television 10 is supplied from a commercial power source (AC100V) after being converted and stabilized by a power source circuit 39 to a predetermined voltage. The power supply voltage is also supplied to the charging output terminal provided in the charging circuit 40, and is output to the charging input terminal 24 when the remote control device 20 is stored in the remote control charging storage unit 14.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the remote controller 20 in the large-sized television receiver with the remote controller. Television broadcast waves received by the television antenna 41 are input to the receiving circuit 42.

The receiving circuit 42 selects a broadcast radio wave of a designated channel from television reception radio waves, converts and amplifies it into an intermediate frequency signal, and extracts a video signal and an audio signal by detection processing. The video signal extracted by 42 is output to the reproduction control circuit 43, the video synchronization signal to the synchronization control circuit 44, and the audio signal to the audio control circuit 45.

The reproduction control circuit 43 has R (RED), G (GREEN), and G (GREEN) corresponding to the video signal input from the receiving circuit 42.
B (BLUE) three primary color signals are converted and generated.
The G and B video signals are output to the A / D conversion circuit 46.

The sync control circuit 44 detects the vertical sync signal and the horizontal sync signal based on the video sync signal input from the receiving circuit 42 and generates various timing signals. The generated timing signal is output to the segment drive circuit 47 and the common drive circuit 48.

The A / D conversion circuit 46 converts the video signal into, for example, 3-bit digital data in synchronization with the sampling clock from the synchronization control circuit 44.
The digital video data obtained by the A / D conversion circuit 46 is output to the segment drive circuit 47.

This segment drive circuit 47 has the above-mentioned A /
A gradation signal is created according to the video digital data supplied from the D conversion circuit 46, and the segment electrodes of the television screen 21 composed of a matrix type LCD panel are driven to display.

Further, the common drive circuit 48 generates a common electrode (scan electrode) drive signal in accordance with the timing signal from the synchronization control circuit 44, and the matrix type LC.
The common electrodes (scanning electrodes) of the TV screen 21 including the D panel are sequentially and selectively driven.

As a result, the television image of the designated channel obtained by the receiving circuit 42 is displayed on the television screen (LCD panel) 21. The voice control circuit 45
Is for amplifying the audio signal input from the receiving circuit 42 according to the adjusted sound volume, and the audio signal amplified by the audio control circuit 45 is output as television audio by the speaker 49.

On the other hand, designation signals for switching the remote control mode and the television mode corresponding to the key operation in the key input section 22, turning the power on / off, adjusting the voice, selecting the channel, etc. are supplied to the control circuit 50.

The control circuit 50 switches the mode S according to the key operation signal supplied from the key input section 22.
If the W (switch) is on the TV mode side, control of power ON / OFF, audio adjustment, channel selection, etc. in the remote control side TV is performed by supplying the corresponding control signals to the receiving circuit 42. On the other hand, if it is the remote control mode side, it generates a remote control signal such as power on / off, audio adjustment, channel selection for the large-sized television 10 based on a remote control code stored in the ROM 51 in advance. The converted remote control signal is transmitted from the light emitting unit 23 provided in the transmitting unit 53 via the driver 52 as an infrared light emitting signal to the light receiving unit 1 of the large-sized television 10.
3 is transmitted and output.

Here, the control circuit 50 includes a RAM 5
4 is connected, and the RAM 54 is provided with various data registers such as transmission channel data (L), self-display channel data (M), power supply flag (N), and volume data (P) (see FIG. 5).

Here, the operating voltage of each circuit section of the remote controller 20 is the charging voltage accumulated by the charging section 55,
Alternatively, the voltage generated by the battery 56 is the power supply circuit 57.
Is supplied after being converted and stabilized into a predetermined voltage by the charging unit 55, and the voltage accumulated in the charging unit 55 when the remote control device 20 is stored in the remote control charging storage unit 14 of the large-sized television 10. It is supplied from the charging output terminal via the charging input terminal 24.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the contents of data stored in the RAM of the remote controller. That is, in the RAM 54 of the remote control device 20, a self-power flag register 54a that stores a power flag (N) that becomes "1" when the power of the remote control TV is turned on and "0" when the power of the remote control TV is turned off, and volume control data ( P), a self-volume register 54b, a transmission CH data register 54c, which stores channel data (L) transmitted as a remote control signal to the large-sized TV 10, and a self, which stores the designated channel data (M) on the remote control side TV. A CH data register 54d is provided.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of the key input section of the remote controller. That is, the key input unit 2 on the remote control side
Reference numeral 2 denotes a remote control mode RC for transmitting various remote control signals to the large-sized television 10, and a television mode LC for operating a broadcast receiving operation by the remote control side television.
Mode switch SW (switch) 2 to switch between D and TV
2a, a "power" key 22b operated when the power is turned on / off, a channel selection key 22c operated when the reception channel is selected, and a volume adjustment operated when the volume is adjusted. Keys 22d, 22
e. A "change" key 22f is provided which is operated when switching between the receiving channel of the large-sized television 10 and the receiving channel of the remote control television.

Next, the operation of the large-sized television receiver with the remote controller having the above structure will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the mode switching process of the remote controller.

That is, when the mode switching SW 22a provided in the key input section 22 of the remote controller 20 is operated to the remote controller mode (RC) side, the "power" key 2 is pressed.
A remote control signal corresponding to an arbitrarily operated key such as 2b or a channel selection key 22c is transmitted from the light emitting unit 23 of the transmitting unit 53 to the light receiving unit 13 of the large-sized television 10 via the driver 52 from the control circuit 50. (Step S1
→ S2 → S3).

When the mode switching SW 22a provided in the key input section 22 of the remote controller 20 is operated to the TV mode (LCD / TV) side, "power supply" is selected.
Various control signals corresponding to arbitrarily operated keys such as the key 22b and the channel selection key 22c are output from the control circuit 50 to the receiving circuit 42, and the television receiving operation on the remote control device 20 side is controlled (step S1 → S2 → S
4).

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing a remote control signal transmission process in the remote control device. That is,
When the mode switching SW 22a in the key input unit 22 of the remote control device 20 is operated to the remote control mode (RC) side, the remote control code corresponding to the key operation is ROM.
It is read out from 51 and is transmitted from the light emitting unit 23 of the transmitting unit 53 through the driver 52 from the control circuit 50 to the light receiving unit 13 of the large television 10 as a remote control signal (steps S3a → S3b).

Here, when the channel selection key 22c in the key input section 22 of the remote controller 20 is operated, the selected channel data is set as the transmission channel data (L) in the register 54c of the RAM 54.
The remote control signal for specifying the selected channel is stored in the control circuit 50 through the driver 52 and the light emitting unit 23 of the transmitting unit 53 to the light receiving unit 13 of the large-sized television 10 based on the remote control code stored in the ROM 51. It is transmitted to (S3a → S3c, S3d).

As a result, the receiving operation of the television broadcast on the large-sized television 10 can be arbitrarily controlled remotely according to the key operation on the key input unit 22 of the remote controller 20.

Here, it is assumed that, for example, channel "1" is selected and displayed on the large-sized television 10 by the channel selection operation by the remote controller 20. That is, the transmission CH data register 54c in the RAM 54 of the remote control device 20 is stored in the step S3c.
At, the transmission channel data L (= 1) is stored.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing a television control process in the remote controller. That is, the mode switching SW in the key input unit 22 of the remote control device 20.
When the "power" key 22b in the key input section 22 is operated while the 22a is operated to the TV mode (LCD / TV) side, the self-power flag register 5 of the RAM 54 is operated.
The power supply flag (N) held in 4a is "0" to "1"
And the power-on control signal is inverted to the control circuit 5
The signal is output from 0 to the receiving circuit 42, and the reception display operation of the television broadcast is started (steps S4a → S4b).

When, for example, channel "4" is selected by the channel selection key 22c, based on the power supply flag (N = 1) held in the self power supply flag register 54a of the RAM 54, the remote control side television After it is confirmed that the power is on, the channel control signal “4” is output from the control circuit 50 to the receiving circuit 42, the broadcast receiving channel is switched to the “4” channel, and the channel data ( M = 4)
Is stored in the self CH data register 54d in the RAM 54 (steps S4c → S4d → S4e).

Then, in the large-sized television 10, the channel "1" is selected and displayed by the remote control signal transmission process in FIG. 8, and in the remote control side television, the channel is selected by the channel selection process in steps S4c to S4e. "4" is selected and displayed.

Here, it is possible to display a broadcast program, such as a serial drama, which is desired to be continuously watched on the large-sized television 10, and a sports program, which is desired to be watched only in a specific scene, on the remote control side TV. While watching the above-mentioned serial drama on the large-sized television 10, it is possible to easily confirm that a particular desired scene in the sports program has come by using the television on the remote control side at hand.

Then, in the remote control side television,
When the "change" key 22f in the key input section 22 is operated when it is confirmed that a particular desired scene is displayed, the power supply flag (N = 1) held in the self-power supply flag register 54a of the RAM 54. ), It is confirmed that the power supply of the remote control side television is on, and then the remote control is performed in correspondence with the current reception channel data (L = 1) on the large television 10 side stored in the transmission CH data register 54c. The broadcast receiving channel of the side television is switched, and the remote control signal corresponding to the current receiving channel data (M = 4) of the remote side television stored in the self CH data register 54d is transmitted from the control circuit 50 through the driver 52. The light is emitted from the light emitting section 23 of the section 53 to the light receiving section 13 of the large-sized television 10 and is transmitted to the large-sized television 10. Receiving channel is the channel "4"
Is switched to (steps S4f → S4g → S4h, S
4i).

As a result, the above-mentioned "change" key 22f
With a one-touch operation, the sports program (channel 4) that has become a specific scene to be viewed is switched from the remote control TV to the large-sized TV 10, and the drama series (channel 1) is switched from the large-sized TV 10 to the remote-controlled TV and displayed. Like

It should be noted that the reception channel replacement process of the remote control side television in step S4h and step S4
If a power-on remote control transmission process for the large-sized television 10 shown in FIG. 10 is added between the transmission channel switching process for the large-sized television 10 in i and the remote controller is turned off even if the large-sized television 10 is in the power-off state. Immediately on the large TV 1
It can be received and displayed at 0.

In this case, by turning off the large-sized television 10 in a power-off state, it is possible to reduce the power consumption and suppress the life of the color picture tube 11.
Therefore, according to the large-sized television receiver with the remote control device having the above-described configuration, the remote-control device 20 itself for remotely controlling the television broadcast receiving operation of the large-sized television 10 has an independent television broadcast receiving function and its display function (television screen 21). The broadcast receiving channel of the remote control side television is stored in the built-in RAM 54, and when the displayed scene comes to the scene to be viewed, the RAM 54 is operated by operating the “change” key 22f of the remote control side key input section 22. The current display channel stored on the remote control side is used as a channel designation remote control signal from the light emitting section 23 to the light receiving section 13 of the large-sized television 10.
Since it is transmitted to the large television 10 and is immediately received and displayed on the large television 10, it can be used not only as a remote control device 20 for the large television 10 but also as a portable liquid crystal television, and furthermore, news programs, sports programs, etc. Then, without leaving the large-sized television 10 attached, it is possible to receive and display the broadcast on the remote-side television at hand, and to receive and display the same program on the large-sized television 10 by one-touch operation when the scene to be watched comes. It is possible to reduce the power consumption and prolong the life of the color picture tube 11.

When the remote control device 20 is not used, it is stored in the remote control charging storage portion 14 of the large-sized television 10, and the charging voltage is received from the charging input terminal 24, accumulated, and used as the power supply voltage. Even if the TV broadcast receiving function and the display function thereof are independently installed, a sufficient circuit drive voltage can be obtained by using the replaceable battery power source together.

Incidentally, the remote controller 20 in the above embodiment.
May be applied as, for example, a remote controller for a video tape recorder, a learning remote controller, or a multi-remote controller that can be used together with electronic equipment of each manufacturer.

[0061]

As described above, the remote control device of the first invention comprises the television broadcast receiving means, the display means for displaying the television broadcast received by the television broadcast receiving means, and the remote control signal transmitting means. In the remote control device of the second invention, the television broadcast receiving means, the channel selecting means for selecting the channel of the television broadcast received by the television broadcast receiving means, and the channel selected by the channel selecting means. And a transmission control means for transmitting a remote control signal, and a transmission control means for transmitting the channel data selected by the channel selection means as a remote control signal by the transmission means. In the remote control device of the third invention, the television broadcast receiving means and the television broadcast receiving means are provided. Channel selection means for selecting a channel of the received television broadcast, display means for displaying the television broadcast corresponding to the channel selected by the channel selection means, transmission means for transmitting channel data as a remote control signal, and this transmission Transmission channel storage means for storing the channel data transmitted by the means, transmission control means for transmitting the channel data of the television broadcast channel selected by the channel selection means by the transmission means, and display on the display means. A television receiver for receiving a television broadcast, which comprises a switching means for switching the channel of the television broadcast which is present in accordance with the channel data stored in the transmission channel storage means. Means and this TV broadcast receiving means A television receiver having a display unit for displaying the received television broadcast, a remote control signal transmitting unit, a remote control device having a charging power source, and a power receiving output terminal for supplying a charging voltage to the charging power source of the remote control device. Since it is configured to include a machine, in any of the first to fourth inventions,
You can check the scene you want to see on the remote control display screen at hand without displaying the main body of the receiver and operate the remote control to display the image on the main body of the receiver, which wastes power consumption and shortens the life of the picture tube. It is possible to select and display a desired scene of a desired program easily and surely without inviting.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an external configuration of a large-sized television in a large-sized television receiver with a remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an external configuration of a remote control device in the large-sized television receiver with the remote control device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a television receiver in the large-sized television receiver with the remote control device.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a remote controller in the large-sized television receiver with the remote controller.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the content of data stored in a RAM of the remote control device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a key input unit of the remote control device.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a mode switching process of the remote control device.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a remote control signal transmission process in the remote control device.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing television control processing in the remote control device.

FIG. 10 is a step of a flowchart showing a power-on remote control transmission process for a large-sized television added to the television control process in the remote control device.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Large TV, 11 ... Color picture tube, 12, 22 ...
Key input section, 13 ... Light receiving section, 14 ... Remote control charging storage section, 20 ... Remote control device, 21 ... TV screen (LCD panel), 22a ... Mode switching SW (switch), 22
b ... "Power" key, 22c ... Channel selection key, 22
d, 22e ... Volume adjustment key, 22f ... "Change" key, 23 ... Light emitting part, 24 ... Charging input terminal, 30, 41 ...
TV antennas, 31, 42 ... Receiving circuits, 32, 43 ...
Reproduction control circuit, 33, 44 ... Synchronous control circuit, 34, 45
... voice control circuit, 35 ... deflection circuit, 36, 49 ... speaker, 37, 50 ... control circuit, 38 ... receiving section, 39, 57
... power supply circuit, 40 ... charging circuit, 46 ... A / D conversion circuit, 47 ... segment drive circuit, 48 ... common drive circuit, 51 ... ROM, 52 ... driver, 53 ... transmission section, 5
4 ... RAM, 54a ... Self-power flag register (N),
54b ... Self volume register (P), 54c ... Transmission CH data register (L), 54d ... Self CH data register (M), 55 ... Charging section, 56 ... Battery.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A remote control device comprising: a television broadcast receiving means; a display means for displaying the television broadcast received by the television broadcast receiving means; and a remote control signal transmitting means. 2. A television broadcast receiving means, a channel selecting means for selecting a channel of the television broadcast received by the television broadcast receiving means, and a display for displaying a television broadcast corresponding to the channel selected by the channel selecting means. A remote control device comprising: a means, a remote control signal transmission means, and a transmission control means for transmitting the channel data selected by the channel selection means as a remote control signal by the transmission means. 3. A television broadcast receiving means, a channel selecting means for selecting a channel of the television broadcast received by the television broadcast receiving means, and a display for displaying a television broadcast corresponding to the channel selected by the channel selecting means. Means, transmission means for transmitting the channel data as a remote control signal, transmission channel storage means for storing the channel data transmitted by the transmission means, and channel data of the television broadcast channel selected by the channel selection means. Transmission control means for transmitting by the transmission means, and switching means for switching the channel of the television broadcast displayed on the display means according to the channel data stored in the transmission channel storage means. Remote control device. 4. A remote control device having a television broadcast receiving means, a display means for displaying the television broadcast received by the television broadcast receiving means, a remote control signal transmitting means, and a charging power source, and a charging power source for the remote control device. A television receiver having a power receiving output terminal for supplying a voltage, and a television receiver including a remote control device.