JPH07184174A - Television receiver incorporated with video telephone set function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the occurrence of hindered communication by receiving a phone call with remote control operation only without leaving a seat in front of the television receiver even when the phone call comes while a television broadcast is watched and displaying the television broadcast program on a master pattern and a picture of an opposite party on a sub pattern. CONSTITUTION:When a video phone call comes, a circuit control section 16 informs the arrival of the call to a voice processing section 17 to control the processing section 17 and to decrease a sound volume of a television broadcast program down to a set sound volume and allows a call tone to be sounded from a speaker 22. A system control circuit 7 immediately sends a command of a call reception message output to a display control circuit 12, the circuit 12 reads corresponding message data and superimposes the data onto picture data read from a television picture memory 6 and provides the result as an output. When a viewer operates a remote control section 20, a remote control signal is received by a remote control signal reception section 21, the control section 16 stops a call tone and a received voice of an opposite party is sounded from the speaker 22. Thus, a master/a slave pattern is replaced by the pushbutton operation of the control section 20 in this way.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a video telephone, an F, which has been conventionally treated as a separate device although related.
AX, television receiver, image, voice, communication,
The present invention relates to a television receiver with a built-in videophone FAX for home use, which has improved operability, functions, installation space, etc. by adding a function for broadcasting and adding a signal conversion function between media. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional videophone is strongly positioned as a telephone with images, and has a structure in which a small liquid crystal display and a camera are added to the telephone as shown in FIG.
Therefore, there is no device in which the function of a TV broadcast receiver is incorporated in the video phone or a device in which the TV receiver has the function of a video phone.

Further, as a measure against the line-of-sight matching with the other party, which is a problem in the above configuration, the camera and the display section are housed in the same housing so as to be orthogonal to each other, and the optical axis of the camera is displayed using a half mirror or the like. There is also a proposal to realize it by fixing it near the center of.

On the other hand, the binary type of FAX has begun to spread to general households, and the ISDN line has become widespread in business, and high-speed clear full-color images can be obtained.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional videophone configuration, in order to use the videophone, it is necessary to go to a place where there is a telephone,
There is a very inconvenient image now that cordless has become commonplace.

For example, when a telephone call is received while watching a television broadcast, it is not necessary to miss the scene, but the emergency VT
It is a general recognition for our phone that we cannot stand the time to set R and have to stand up and answer the phone, and at this time we realize the inconvenience of not being a cordless phone.

However, when the videophone is made cordless, there arises a big problem such as how to pick up an image to be sent and where and how to install the camera.

After all, if only the handset is made cordless and the camera cannot capture the person holding the handset, there is no need for the telephone to have a display and a camera.

Therefore, it is unreasonable to use the "cordless videophone" that is cordless with the conventional configuration to send one's figure to the other party, and to send and receive images, photographs, documents, etc. taken by a VTR or movie. The main problem is the video phone, which has only a small display such as a liquid crystal display, and is dissatisfied with the screen size and resolution.

Then, the video data of the VTR or the like is displayed on a larger screen and is viewed in large numbers in the living room while talking to the other party, not in front of the videophone, or using high-definition images for exchanging documents. It will be positioned as an “image transmission device capable of making phone calls”, and the need to integrate the three elements of “small display”, “cordless” and “videophone” will be reduced.

Further, in the conventional configuration as shown in FIG. 6 for matching the line of sight with the other party, the device inevitably becomes oversized, and it is difficult to incorporate it in the conventional general videophone case. There's a problem. Further, in a system in which the partner image is displayed on a part of the screen such as a sub-screen, in the case of a camera whose optical axis is fixed near the center of the display as shown in FIG. There is.

On the other hand, in the FAX, not only the image information that has been sent must necessarily be printed out and stored, but it is often sufficient to just look at it and recognize it. In particular, the FAX and the videophone are completely the same in that they exchange image information, but they are recognized as completely different devices, so they cannot exchange image data with each other. That is, although the user bought a videophone, he / she cannot use it because the other party does not have it, which greatly hinders its widespread use in household appliances where cost performance and frequency of use are taken into consideration.

The present invention aims at proposing one method for remedying these problems.

[0014]

In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application takes the following means in a videophone.

That is, the first feature is that a tuner for receiving a television broadcast is provided, and the tuner functions as an ordinary television receiver during a non-call, and the television broadcast is watched when a videophone call is received. If you are watching a TV broadcast, at the same time, a means to display text etc. to notify you that an incoming call has arrived is displayed on a part of the screen or on the entire screen where you are not watching a TV broadcast. In case of a call, the volume of the TV is lowered below the set value from the speaker of the TV, and when the TV broadcast is not being watched, a means for making a ringing sound at the set value and a multi-screen with two or more screens during a call A means for displaying and allowing you to watch without interrupting TV broadcasting, and in order to perform line-of-sight matching with the partner image when the partner image is displayed on the sub screen in multi-screen display during a call, A means for controlling the position of the camera, a means for displaying various information such as call time, call charge, accumulated call charge for the month, the other party's telephone number, etc. on one of the multi-screens, and a telephone function key on the remote control of the TV. , And a microphone for picking up one's own voice, and means for performing all telephone operations and telephone calls with a remote controller. In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 2 of the present application takes the following means in a videophone.

In addition to the configuration of claim 1 described above, a transmission image input from a built-in camera or other external input device is stored in a transmission buffer memory, converted into a FAX signal, and transmitted to the other party. And means for converting the received FAX signal into a videophone signal, storing it in a received image memory and displaying it on a TV screen, and converting the image information read from the FAX into a videophone signal. And a means for converting the received videophone image into a FAX signal and outputting the FAX signal from a FAX printer,
The remote controller is provided with an image scanner, and means for transmitting an image captured by the image scanner to the television main body and transmitting it to the other party as a videophone or FAX signal.

[0017]

According to the invention of claim 1 of the present application, even if a telephone call comes in while watching a television broadcast, the telephone can be picked up on the spot without leaving the television only by operating the remote controller. At that time, the TV broadcast is displayed on the main screen and the partner image is displayed on the sub screen, so that the TV volume is automatically lowered without interrupting the TV broadcast and the call is disturbed. The functions of the television receiver and the videophone can be made compatible by one device without any trouble.

Further, the position control mechanism of the camera can realize the line-of-sight matching even when the partner image is displayed on the child screen.

Further, by incorporating the videophone function into the television receiver, there is no sense of incongruity with the increase in size of the device due to the mechanism for line-of-sight matching.

According to the invention of claim 2 of the present application, since a document such as a document that requires fine character discrimination can be read by FAX or can be read by an image scanner incorporated in the remote control unit, the document can be read. It is not necessary to hold the camera in front of the camera, put a document in the FAX reading unit attached to the TV body, or provide the camera with a movable mechanism such as a document imaging arm.

In addition, the conversion circuit between the video telephone signal and the FAX signal is used to convert the video telephone to the video telephone or the FA telephone.
Since the image data can be exchanged without using the X-to-FAX, the image data can be efficiently communicated.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. First, an embodiment of a TV receiver with a built-in videophone function according to claim 1 of the present application will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the television receiver with a built-in videophone function according to the present embodiment has an imaging camera 1, an input switching SW 2, an input video signal processing section 3, a TV tuner section 4, and an A / D. Converter 5, television image memory 6, system control circuit 7, codec 8, image memory control circuit 9, transmission image buffer memory 10, reception image buffer memory 11, display control circuit 12, D / A converter 13, output video signal processing unit 14, display 15, line controller 16, voice processor 17, voice receiver 19, remote controller operation unit 20, remote controller receiver 21, speaker 22,
Half mirror 23, horizontal rail 24, horizontal drive motor 25, vertical rail 26, vertical drive motor 27
It is composed of

[0024] In this system, the system control method is broadly divided, and the method of system control differs depending on the combination of the state of watching or not watching the television broadcast and the state of the incoming or outgoing call of the videophone. Explain.

When watching TV broadcast (TV power is on)
When a videophone call is received, the video of the TV broadcast is received by the TV tuner 4, passes through the input switching SW2, and is separated into Y / C by the input video signal processing unit 3.
Processing such as filtering is performed, digitized by the A / D converter 5, and written in the television image memory 6. In parallel with this, the display control circuit 12 causes the television image memory 6
The data is read out further, converted into an analog signal by the D / A converter 13, assembled into a video signal by the output video signal processing unit 14, and displayed on the display 15. The viewer is looking at this image through the half mirror 23.

In this state, operations such as switching TV channels and adjusting volume are the same as those of a normal TV. A remote control signal is received by the remote control receiving section 21 of the television main body by a button operation of the remote control 20, the system control circuit 7 discriminates the command, and controls the TV tuner 4 and the audio processing section 17 to switch channels. Change the volume.

When there is an incoming videophone call in this state, the line control section 16 first notifies the system control circuit 17 of the incoming call, while the voice processing section 17 is controlled so that the television broadcast of While lowering the volume to the set value,
A ringing tone is output from the speaker 22. Further, the system control circuit 7 immediately sends a command for outputting an incoming call message to the display control circuit 12.

Accordingly, the display control circuit 12 reads the corresponding message data from the internal text memory, superimposes it on the image data read from the television image memory 6, and outputs it. As shown in FIG. 4, the message can be displayed at the upper part, the lower part, the sub screen (window), etc., but needless to say, it can be changed by changing the software.

As described above, the problem that the user does not hear the ringing tone of the telephone because he is watching the television, or he does not notice the incoming call because the tone has been cut off is solved.

Next, when the operator (viewer) presses the on-hook button of the remote control operating section 20, the remote control signal is received by the remote control receiving section 21 of the television main body, and the system control circuit 7 issues the command to the line control section 16. To the display control unit 12. The line control unit 16 connects the line and controls the voice processing unit 17 to stop the ringing sound, and thereafter outputs the received voice of the other party to the speaker 22. Also,
The display control unit 12 stops the output of the incoming call message, and thereafter, displays the received partner image as a child screen (window).
To display.

The partner image is separated from the voice data by the line control unit 16 and sent to the codec 8 through the system control circuit 7, where it is decoded into bit data of the image and is received by the memory control circuit 9 in the receiving buffer. It is written in the memory 11. The display control circuit 12 performs thinning-out reading, inserts it into the image data read from the television image memory, and outputs it to the D / A converter 13.
The child screen is displayed.

At this time, the television broadcast that has been seen so far is displayed on the main screen, and the voice is heard at a lower volume than the volume of the telephone. Therefore, it is possible to make a videophone call while watching a television broadcast.

As described above, when it is desired to give priority to the TV broadcast video over the partner image, it is displayed on the main screen (parent) and the partner image is displayed in the window (child screen), but in the opposite case. Can arbitrarily switch the parent / child screens by operating the buttons on the remote controller operation unit 20.
This is because the display control circuit 12 thins out the television image memory 6 and inserts it into the image data read from the reception buffer memory 11 to insert it into the D / A converter 13.
It can be realized by outputting to.

By the way, when the partner image is displayed on the child screen, it is usually difficult to match the line of sight in a line-of-sight type videophone in which the optical axis of the camera is fixed near the center of the display. Therefore, in this system, the imaging camera 1 is mounted on the horizontal rail 24 and the horizontal drive motor 25
A mechanism that can be attached together with the vertical rail 26 and the vertical drive motor 27 to move the optical axis of the imaging camera 1 to an arbitrary position on the screen is provided.

For example, when the partner image is displayed on the lower right of the screen, the system control circuit 7 controls the horizontal drive motor 25 and the vertical drive motor 27 so that the optical axis of the image pickup camera 1 is set to the secondary axis. By moving within the screen, line-of-sight matching on the inset screen is possible.

On the other hand, one's own voice is picked up by a microphone built in the remote control operation unit 20 and sent to the television main body separately from the remote control signal by the same method as a cordless telephone. In the television main body, the voice receiving unit 19 receives this radio wave, the voice processing unit 17 performs processing such as encoding, and then the line control unit 16 transmits the transmission image data sent from the system control circuit 7 and the line. Is output to.

Here, as the transmission image, the image input from the image pickup camera 1 is digitized by the A / D converter 5 through the input switching SW 2 and the input video signal processing unit 3, and the memory control circuit 9 transmits the transmission buffer memory. Written to 10. The operator sends a command to the system control circuit 7 with the button of the remote controller operation unit 20,
The display control circuit 12 can display it on the child screen or the parent screen and monitor it arbitrarily as in the case of the image of the television broadcast or the partner image.

In parallel with this, the transmission buffer memory 10
The image data is read by the memory control circuit 6, sent to the codec 8, compressed and encoded, and sent to the line control circuit 16 via the system control circuit 7.

When a videophone call comes in while the television broadcast is not being viewed (the TV power is off), when a videophone call is received in this state, the line control unit 16 first causes the system control circuit. The system control circuit 7 turns on the power of the system by notifying that the incoming call is received.

Next, the voice processing unit 17 is controlled so that a ringing tone is output from the speaker 22 and an incoming call message output command is sent to the display control circuit 12. Display control circuit 1
Then, 2 reads out the corresponding message data from the internal text memory and displays it on the whole screen or a part thereof.

By pressing the on-hook button of the remote control operation unit 20, the line is connected by the line control unit 16 and the system control circuit 7 controls the voice processing unit 17 and the display control circuit 12 to make a ringing sound and a ringing. Stop outputting messages. When the call is started, the partner image is displayed on the main screen, and the image capturing camera 1 is displayed on the sub screen.
The image of oneself captured by is displayed on the monitor.

The replacement of the parent screen and the child screen can be arbitrarily performed by the same operation as in the case where a video call is made during the above-mentioned television broadcast viewing, and the control of the camera position at that time is also performed. Also, the subsequent operations are the same as those when a video call is made while watching a television broadcast, and therefore description thereof will be omitted.

Further, when making a videophone call while watching a television broadcast (when the television power is on), the television broadcast is displayed on the main screen, and when the on-hook button of the remote control operation unit 20 is pressed, Display control circuit 1
By 2, the input phone number of the calling telephone number is displayed on a part of the screen. The operator inputs a telephone number by using the ten-key pad of the remote controller operation unit 20.

Then, the system control circuit 7 outputs a calling command to the line control unit 16, the line control unit 16 makes a call, and the voice processing unit 17 outputs a ringing tone from the speaker 22. At this time, the volume of the television broadcast is lowered to the set value as in the case where a videophone call is received while watching the television broadcast. At the same time, the display control circuit 12 displays a message such as "calling" on the screen together with the calling number.

Next, when the call is successfully made, the line is connected by the line control unit 16, and the system control circuit 7 controls the voice processing unit 17 and the display control circuit 12 to stop the output of the ringing tone and the calling message. . Then, the television broadcast is displayed on the main screen, the partner image is displayed on the child screen, and the call is started.

The subsequent operations and functions are the same as those when a videophone call is made while viewing the above-mentioned television broadcast, and therefore the description thereof is omitted.

Further, when making a videophone call when the television broadcast is not viewed (TV power off state), the power of the system is turned on by pressing the on-hook button of the remote control operation unit 20, and the display control circuit 1
By 2, the input phone number of the calling telephone number is displayed on a part of the screen. The operator inputs a telephone number by using the ten-key pad of the remote controller operation unit 20.

Then, the system control circuit 7 outputs a calling command to the line control unit 16, the line control unit 16 makes a call, and the voice processing unit 17 outputs a ringing tone from the speaker 22. In parallel with this, the display control circuit 1
2, the message "Calling" is displayed on the screen together with the calling number.

Next, if the call is successful, the line is connected,
The system control circuit 7 controls the voice processing unit 17 and the display control circuit 12 to stop outputting the ringing tone and the calling message. Then, the partner image is displayed on the main screen and the monitor image of the user is displayed on the child screen, and the call is started.

Since the subsequent operations and functions are the same as those when a videophone call is made while watching the above-mentioned television broadcast, description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, the explanation has been given by arranging TV broadcasting as an image input source other than the videophone.
It goes without saying that an external input image such as TR can be displayed. Further, not only the images are displayed, but also the images can be fetched in the transmission buffer memory 10 as transmission images and transmitted to the other party.

Next, an embodiment of a television receiver with a built-in videophone FAX function according to claim 2 of the present application will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the television receiver with built-in videophone FAX function according to the present embodiment has an image pickup camera 1, an input switching SW 2, an input video signal processing section 3,
TV tuner unit 4, A / D converter 5, TV image memory 6, system control circuit 7, codec 8, image memory control circuit 9, transmission image buffer memory 10, reception image buffer memory 11, display control circuit 12, D / A Converter 13, output video signal processing unit 14, display 1
5, line control unit 16, voice processing unit 17, voice receiving unit 1
9, remote control operation unit 20, remote control receiver 21, speaker 22, half mirror 23, horizontal rail 24, horizontal drive motor 25, vertical rail 26, vertical drive motor 27, modem 28, and FAX unit 29. ing.

In the present embodiment, means for realizing the five functions is provided, so each case will be described below.

When a transmission image input by the built-in camera or an external device is converted into a FAX signal and transmitted to the other party, first, the image pickup camera 1 or a device connected to an external input terminal or a television. The TV broadcast image received by the tuner 4 is switched by the input switching SW 2 and the input video signal processing unit 3, digitized by the A / D converter 5, and then written in the transmission buffer memory 10 by the memory control circuit 9. This image data is stored in the remote control operation unit 2
By the operation of 0, it can be displayed on the parent screen or the child screen as needed, and can be output by the printer of the FAX unit 29.

When the line is analog, the image data is read by the memory control circuit 9 and sent to the modem 28 by the system control circuit 7. Here, the data is converted into an analog line FAX signal and transmitted from the line control unit 16 to the other party. In the case of a digital line, the data read by the memory control circuit 9 is
The data is sent to the codec 8, compressed / encoded, converted into a digital FAX signal by the system control circuit 7, passed through the modem 28, and transmitted from the line control unit 16 to the other party.

Further, when the received fax signal is displayed on the television screen, if the line control section 16 receives the analog line fax signal, the system control circuit 7
Thus, the received data is converted into digital data by the modem 28, and when the digital FAX signal is received, it is expanded / encoded by the codec 8 and then written in the reception buffer memory 10 by the memory control circuit 9. The written received image is the remote control operation unit 20.
The operation can be displayed on the parent screen or the child screen as required, or can be output by the printer of the FAX unit 29.

When the image read from the FAX is converted into a videophone signal and transmitted, the FAX is used.
The system control circuit 7 sends the data read from the reading unit of the unit 29 to the memory control circuit 9, and the data is written in the transmission buffer memory 10. The written image data is displayed on the main screen or the sub screen as required by the operation of the remote controller operation unit 20, while being read again by the memory control circuit 9 and sent to the codec 8 for compression / decoding. Then, the system control circuit 7 causes the modem 2 to
Sequentially sent to 8.

When the line is analog, it is converted into an analog FAX signal by the modem 28, and when it is a digital line, it passes through the modem 28 and is transmitted from the line control unit 16 to the other party.

Next, when the received videophone signal is converted into a FAX signal and is output to the printer, the line control unit 16 causes the system control circuit 7 to receive the analog line videophone signal. When the received data is converted into digital data by the modem 28 and the digital FAX signal is received, the data is passed through the modem 28, expanded and decoded by the codec 8, and then the memory control circuit 9 receives the receive buffer memory. Written to 10.

The written video-phone reception image can be displayed on the main screen or the sub-screen as required by the operation of the remote controller operation unit 20, and can be output by the printer of the FAX unit 29.

Furthermore, when converting an image captured by a scanner with a built-in remote controller into a FAX signal or a videophone signal and transmitting the image data, the image data scanned by the image scanner built into the remote controller operation unit 20 is the remote controller. The signals are sequentially transmitted to the remote control receiving section of the television body in the same manner as the signal. Next, the system control circuit 7
Thus, the data is sent to the memory control circuit 9 and written in the transmission image buffer memory 10.

Here, if it is desired to transmit as an analog FAX signal, it can be realized by the same procedure as in the case of converting a transmission image into a FAX signal and transmitting it. Also,
When it is transmitted as a videophone signal, it can be realized by the same procedure as in the case of converting the videophone signal and transmitting it.

As described above, the image information can be freely converted (transmitted / received) between the FAX and the videophone, and the scanner built into the remote controller of the TV allows the main body of the TV to be in the middle of a call on the videophone. It is not necessary to put a document in the FAX document reading port, and the document can be input at hand. This is a function that can be realized because it has a videophone, a FAX, a remote controller, and a remote controller scanner.

[0065]

The invention according to claim 1 of the present application is provided with a tuner for receiving a television broadcast, and has a first feature that it functions as a normal television receiver during a non-call.
Text that informs you that an incoming call has arrived on a part of the screen when you are watching a TV broadcast or on the full screen when you are not watching a TV broadcast when a videophone call is received Etc. and at the same time, if you are watching TV broadcast, lower the TV volume from the TV speaker below the set value, and if you are not watching TV broadcast, call at the set volume. A means to make a sound, a multi-screen display of two or more screens during a call so that the user can watch without interrupting TV broadcasting, and the other image is displayed on the sub-screen in the multi-screen display during a call. In this case, in order to match the line of sight with the other party's image, the means for controlling the position of the camera and various information such as the call time, the call charge, the accumulated call charge of the month, the other party's phone number, etc. To show Means and, with a microphone for picking up TV key on the remote control to the telephone function, and their voice, a configuration in which a unit that can perform all the remote manipulation and phone calls.

Therefore, the problem is that the camera is attached to the videophone, the line-of-sight match, the problem that the phone is missed when watching a television broadcast, and the user leaves the TV screen each time the phone is answered. In addition to solving problems such as missing the scene, the remote control unit has all the functions, so that you can use the videophone as if you were watching a TV, and from the viewpoint of human interface such as ease of use and usability. Also has the effect of being easily accepted by ordinary households.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, a transmission image input from a built-in camera or another external input device is stored in a transmission buffer memory. After that, a means for converting to a FAX signal and transmitting it to the other party, a means for converting the received FAX signal to a videophone signal, storing it in the received image memory, and displaying it on the TV screen, and reading from the FAX Image information,
A means for converting to a videophone signal and transmitting it to the other party, and a method for converting the received videophone image into a FAX signal,
The X-type printer is provided with a means, the remote controller is provided with an image scanner, and the image captured by the remote-control is transmitted to the television main body and transmitted to the other party as a videophone or FAX signal.

Therefore, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1, documents such as documents can be exchanged in the middle of a call more reliably and with less trouble, and it can be used like a videophone-to-fax machine. Since communication between different terminals is possible, there is an effect that there are few problems at the time of introduction.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram for explaining an embodiment according to claim 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective explanatory view for explaining an embodiment relating to claim 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram for explaining an embodiment according to claim 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of an incoming message according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a conventional general videophone device.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective explanatory diagram illustrating a conventional line-of-sight matching mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Imaging Camera 2 Input Selector Switch 3 Input Video Signal Processor 4 TV Tuner 5 A / D Converter 6 TV Image Memory 7 System Control Circuit 8 Codec 9 Image Memory Control Circuit 10 Transmitted Image Buffer Memory 11 Received Image Buffer Memory 12 Display Control circuit 13 D / A converter 14 Output video signal processing unit 15 Display 16 Line control unit 17 Audio processing unit 19 Audio receiving unit 20 Remote control operating unit 21 Remote control receiving unit 22 Speaker 23 Half mirror 24 Horizontal rail 25 Horizontal drive motor 26 Vertical rail 27 Vertical drive motor 28 Modem 29 FAX section

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A videophone having a function of line-of-sight matching of transmitted / received images, which comprises an imaging camera, a half mirror, and a display unit, is provided with a tuner for receiving a television broadcast, and a normal television receiver when not in a telephone call. In addition to functioning as an incoming call to the videophone, the incoming call is displayed on a part of the screen if you are watching TV broadcast or on the full screen if you are not watching TV broadcast. Incoming call display means for notifying that the user has entered, and at the same time, if you are watching TV broadcasting, lower the volume from the speaker below the set value, and if you are not watching TV broadcasting, Volume control means that outputs the ringing tone at the set volume, and multi-screen display of two or more screens during a videophone call is used for TV broadcasting. A screen display unit that allows viewing without interruption and a camera position to match the line of sight with the partner image when the partner image is displayed on the child screen in multi-screen display during a video call. Position control means, information display means for displaying various information such as call time, call charge, monthly accumulated call charge, and other party's telephone number on one of the multi-screens, a telephone function key on the remote control device, and A television receiver with a built-in videophone function, which is equipped with a microphone for picking up one's own voice and is provided with an operating means for performing all operations of the videophone and a call by remote control. 2. The television receiver with a built-in videophone function according to claim 1, wherein after storing in a transmission buffer memory input by a built-in camera or another external input device, it is converted into a FAX signal and the other party. And a transmitting means for transmitting the received FAX signal to a videophone signal, which is stored in the reception image memory and displayed on the TV screen.
AX display means, a means for converting the image information read from the FAX into a videophone signal and transmitting it to the other party, and a printer output for converting the received videophone image into a FAX signal and outputting it from a FAX printer And a remote control device equipped with an image scanner,
A television receiver with a built-in videophone function, comprising transmission means for transmitting an image captured from this to the main body of the apparatus and transmitting it as a videophone or FAX signal.