JPH06311444A - Television receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a television receiver having a function which is more close to a user life concerning to the television receiver capable of being operated by a remote controller. CONSTITUTION:The receiver is constituted in such a way that the receiver receives power source off information from a power source control means 15, a display control means 21 displays set time which is stored in a waking up time memory part 21 in a display means 17, the reporting means 4 of the remote controller 1 urges the user to wake up at the time of set waking up time and also the power source is automatically turned-on at the point of time when a switching means 7 provided in the remote controller 1 is operated so that the television receiver is operated. Moreover, it is also so constituted that automatically channel setting to the channel of a program which the user usually watches is performed without the selection of the reception channel.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television device which can be operated by a remote control device (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, television devices have become indispensable devices in daily life as information collecting media and entertainment media, and there is an increasing demand for television devices having various functions.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a situation as described above, and an object thereof is to provide a television device having a function more closely related to the life of the user.

[0004]

In order to solve this problem, the television apparatus of the present invention comprises a selecting means for turning on / off a power source, selecting a receiving channel, and a date / time setting means for setting a date, a time and the like. And a remote controller equipped with signal transmitting means for encoding and transmitting signals from these selecting means and date and time setting means, and a power on / off signal and channel for receiving and decoding the encoded signal from this remote controller Signal receiving means for outputting a selection signal and a date and time setting signal,
A power supply control means for turning on / off the power of the device based on a power on / off signal from the signal receiving means; and a channel selection control means for selecting a receiving channel based on a channel selection signal from the signal receiving means, Year,
A clock function means provided with a memory section for storing calendar information such as month, day, and day of the week, and setting the current date and time based on the calendar information from this memory section and the date and time setting signal from the signal receiving means; A storage means for storing the reception channel information selected by the channel selection control means in association with the date and time information set by the clock function means, and the storage means for storing the date and time. The control means for controlling the channel selection control means based on the reception channel information to select the reception channel, and the memory section for storing the character information and the clock character information corresponding to the calendar information of the clock function means are provided. And a display control means for selectively displaying the information on a display means for displaying a television broadcast. Those were example.

[0005]

With this structure, while watching the television broadcast by using the remote controller, the receiving channel can be automatically selected according to the user's preference, and the television device can be used as a clock. A television device having a function closely related to life can be provided.

[0006]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a television apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the apparatus. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a remote controller. The remote controller 1 includes a selecting means 2 for turning on / off the power source and selecting a receiving channel, a date / time setting means 3 for setting the date and time, and an alarm clock for operating the notifying means 4 at an arbitrarily set time. It is composed of functional means 5 and signal transmitting means 6 for encoding signals from these means and transmitting them as optical (infrared) signals. Further, a switch means 7 for turning on / off the operation of the notification means 4 is provided, and when the switch means 7 is operated to turn off the notification means 4, a power-on signal is output from the signal transmission means 6. Is configured.

FIG. 3 shows the appearance of the remote controller.
As shown in FIG. 3, a push button switch 8 for operating the selecting means 2, a switch 9 using a mouse as the date and time setting means 3, and a switch means 7 are provided for turning on / off the operation of the notifying means 4. The switch 10 and the switch 11 for stopping the notification alarm of the notification means 4, and the clock 1
2 are provided.

Next, the main body 13 side of the television device will be described. Reference numeral 14 is a signal receiving means, which receives and decodes the encoded signal from the remote controller 1 and outputs a power on / off signal, a channel selection signal, a date / time setting signal and the like. Reference numeral 15 is a power supply control means for turning on / off the power of the apparatus main body 13 based on the power on / off signal from the signal receiving means 14, and 16 is a receiving channel selection based on a channel selection signal from the signal receiving means 14. This is a channel selection control means for performing, and the program of the channel selected by the channel selection control means 16 is C
The image is displayed on the display means 17 such as an RT or a liquid crystal display panel.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a clock function means, which is a year, month, day,
A memory unit 19 storing calendar information such as a day of the week is provided. Based on the calendar information from the memory unit 19 and the date / time setting signal from the signal receiving means 14, the current date,
The time etc. is set. Also, this clock function means 1
8 is provided with an alarm time memory unit 20 for storing the set time from the alarm clock function means 5 of the remote controller 1.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a remote controller 1 on a display means 17 for displaying information from the clock function means 18 on a television broadcast.
Display control means for selectively displaying in accordance with an instruction from the user, and as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, includes a memory unit 22 storing character information corresponding to calendar information of the clock function means 18 and clock character information. By operating the remote controller 1 by the user, it is possible to display a monthly calendar display, a daily calendar display, a clock display corresponding to the clock 12 of the remote controller 1, and a wake-up timetable on the display means 17. Further, the display means 21 is configured to receive the power-off information from the power supply control means 15 and display the set time stored in the wake-up time memory unit 20 on the display means 17 when the power is turned off.

Reference numeral 23 is a storage means, which associates the reception channel information selected by the channel selection control means 16 with the date and time information set by the clock function means 18, for example, one week or one month. The information of the period is stored. Reference numeral 24 is a preset storage means capable of arbitrarily setting reception channel information in advance, and stores the start time and channel of a popular program or the like.

25 is the date stored in the storage means 23,
The control means 25 controls the channel selection control means 16 based on the reception channel information corresponding to the time to select the reception channel. The control means 25 is the storage means 23.
The majority decision value is calculated based on the history of the reception channel information in the past stored in the last one week or one month, and the reception channel is determined by the calculation result. Further, the control means 25 is configured to preferentially select the reception channel information stored in the preset storage means 24. Further, the determination of the receiving channel by the control means 25 is set to be automatically performed when the power is turned on. In determining the receiving channel by the control means 25, the majority decision value based on the information from the storage means 23 is selected or the preset storage means 2 is used.
Whether to select the information from 4 may be configured to be switched by a separate switching unit. Further, the reception channel may be determined not only when the power is turned on, but also during the normal use state.

Here, in the television apparatus of the present invention, when the power source is turned off by the remote controller 1, the display control means 21 receives the power-off information from the power supply control means 15.
Can display the set time stored in the wake-up time memory unit 20 on the display means 17 to inform the user of the wake-up set time. When the wake-up time comes, the notification means 4 of the remote controller 1 can issue a notification alarm to prompt the user to wake up, and the switch means 7 provided on the remote controller 1 can be used to stop the notification alarm switch 11. When is operated, the power can be automatically turned on to operate the television device. Moreover, by the operation of the control means 25, it is possible to automatically set the channel of the program that the user often sees on a daily basis, without selecting the receiving channel.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a television apparatus which automatically selects a viewing program according to the life pattern of the user and the preference of the user.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a television device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the device.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing an example of a remote controller of the device.

4A and 4B are explanatory views showing a display example of the device.

5 (a) and 5 (b) are explanatory views showing a display example of the device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 remote control 2 selection means 3 date setting means 4 notification means 5 alarm clock function means 6 signal transmission means 7 switch means 13 main body 14 signal receiving means 15 power supply control means 16 channel selection control means 17 display means 18 clock function means 19 memory section 20 Awakening time memory unit 21 display control unit 22 memory unit 23 storage unit 24 preset storage unit 25 control unit

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Hiroshi Atsuta Hiroshi Atsuta 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Koji Yamamoto, 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A selection means for turning on / off a power source, a reception channel, a date / time setting means for setting a date, a time, etc., and a signal from the selection means and the date / time setting means are encoded and transmitted. And a signal receiving means for receiving and decoding a coded signal from the remote control device and outputting a power on / off signal, a channel selection signal and a date / time setting signal, and Power on / off from signal receiving means
Power control means for turning on / off the power of the apparatus based on an off signal, channel selection control means for selecting a receiving channel based on a channel selection signal from the signal receiving means, and calendar for year, month, day, day of the week, etc. A clock function means having a memory section for storing information, in which the current date and time are set based on calendar information from the memory section and a date / time setting signal from the signal receiving means, and selected by the channel selection control means Storage means for storing the received reception channel information in association with the date and time information set by the clock function means, and the channel selection based on the reception channel information corresponding to the date and time stored in this storage means It corresponds to the control means for controlling the control means and selecting the receiving channel and the calendar information of the clock function means. Television device and a display control means for selectively displaying information from the clock function unit comprises a memory unit for storing character information and clock the character information to the display means for projecting a television broadcast. 2. The remote control device includes a selection means for turning on / off the power supply and selecting a reception channel,
A date / time setting means for setting the date, time, etc., an alarm clock function means for operating the notification means at an arbitrarily set time, and a signal transmitting means for encoding and transmitting signals from these means. The television device according to claim 1, which is provided. 3. The clock function means is provided with a wake-up time memory section for storing the set time from the alarm clock function means of the remote control device, and the set time stored in the wake-up time memory section when the power is turned off is displayed on the display means. The television device according to claim 2, wherein the television device is configured to display. 4. The television apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a switch means for turning on / off the operation of the notification means is provided, and a signal of power-on is sent to the signal transmission means when the notification means is off. 5. The television device according to claim 1, wherein the control means calculates a majority value based on a history of past reception channel information stored in the storage means, and determines the reception channel based on the calculation result. . 6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising preset storage means capable of arbitrarily setting reception channel information in advance, and configuring the control means so as to preferentially select the reception channel information stored in the preset storage means. Television device.