JPH0746550A - Simplified one-action character broadcasting television receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily and selectively call a program speedly without mutually inputting program designation by simultaneously designating and calling the program on a touch panel installed at the character broadcasting television receiver cathode ray tube while utilizing a character broadcasting program list (the table of contents). CONSTITUTION:A touch panel 2 corresponding to a television channel name displayed on a screen or the program name in the table of contents is installed at the cathode ray tube of a receiver 1 and by touching the touch panel 2, respective designating or operating functions are provided. When the receiver 1 is started, a display picture 3 for switching to character broadcasting and a VTR is displayed on the screen in addition to the television channel names of respective broadcasting stations. In this case, when character broadcasting switching 4 and a teletext station name are successively touched, a table 5 of contents of the relevant station is displayed. When the desired program name to be viewed is not found out, the program name is retrieved by touching a lower side 6 excepting for the program name on the screen, and afterwards, the selection designation of that program and a calling operation 7 are simultaneously executed by touching the frame of the desired program name to be viewed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention utilizes a received broadcast screen of a table of contents and touches a touch panel corresponding to the screen in order to quickly search and select a teletext program to be viewed and call it. The present invention relates to a broadcasting mechanism and a receiving device that can easily select a program and call a screen by operating a cursor key or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when selecting and calling a teletext program, the code number of the teletext program is manually input each time to call a designated program screen. Some teletext television receivers (hereinafter called receivers) have realized a high-speed response with a memory function.

[0003]

This has the following drawbacks. (B) In order to select and call a program by manually specifying the number, it is inconvenient to check the program code number each time in the table of contents and enter it. (B) Many middle-aged people are not good at specifying numbers by manual input, which results in delaying the use and spread of teletext. (C) The remote control's high-speed response memory function is limited, and the increase in the number of remote control buttons adversely affects its operability. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention aims to solve these drawbacks, and it is an object of the present invention to carry out a selective call of a program easily and quickly without manually specifying a number.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been conceived in order to make up for its drawbacks. (A) By using a character broadcasting packet, a table of contents with code data of each character broadcasting program is attached. It shall be broadcast. (B) A touch panel having a function corresponding to each program name in the table of contents displayed on the screen is installed in the cathode ray tube of the receiver for receiving this, and the touch panel has an operation function of designating and calling the program. And (C) The program name can be selected and specified by operating the cursor keys on the remote controller. In this case, the program can be called by operating the operation buttons on the remote controller. (D) In addition, by assigning a serial number from 1 to 12 at the beginning of the program name for each screen in the table of (a), you can simultaneously select and call up the program with the corresponding remote control channel button. It should be possible. The present invention relates to a broadcasting system and a receiving device having functions of selecting, designating, and calling a teletext program configured as described above.

[0005]

[Operation] When the receiver configured as above is activated,
The received table of contents is displayed on the screen of the receiver. (B) By turning this page of contents on the touch panel page to search and select the program you want to watch, and then touch the touch panel part corresponding to the program name with your hand to easily specify and call up the program at the same time. . (B) Next, select and specify programs by operating the cursor keys on the remote control. You can select and specify programs by moving the cursor from the received table of contents and press the operation button to call up the programs. To do. In this case, it is possible to page forward the table of contents by holding down the cursor key. (C) When selecting and specifying a program using the TV channel buttons on the remote control, the remote control corresponding to the numbers from 1 to 12 at the beginning of the program name for each screen of the displayed table of contents You can press the channel button of to select and call up the program at the same time.

[0006]

EXAMPLES Examples of the present invention will be described below. The table of contents with the code data of each teletext program is broadcast by using the teletext packet, and the screen is displayed on the cathode ray tube of the receiver that receives this. The table of contents should be sent in a batch transfer method, and the table of contents can be quickly turned over by page forwarding or page returning. The receiver is equipped with a touch panel, cursor keys, operation buttons, etc. for switching to screens such as TV and teletext, turning over the table of contents screen and selecting and calling the program name. To do. Next, the structure and usage of the receiver related to the selection and calling of the program will be explained by dividing it into three methods. (A) Touch panel method The cathode ray tube of the receiver (1) is equipped with a touch panel (2) that can correspond to the TV channel name displayed on the screen and the program name of the table of contents, etc. By touching the touch panel, each designation and operation can be performed. Shall have a function. The present invention has the above-described structure and functions. When using this receiver, when the receiver is started, the TV channel name of each broadcasting station is displayed on the screen, as well as for switching to the character broadcasting and VTR. The display screen (3) shall be displayed. Here, when the character broadcasting switching (4) and the character multiplexed broadcasting station name (touch panel) are sequentially touched, the table of contents (5) of the station is displayed. If you can't find the program name you want to watch, touch the lower part (6) other than the program name on the screen (the lower part is page forward and the upper part is page back) to search for the program name, and then watch it. By touching the frame (touch panel) of the program name, the selection and designation of the program and the calling operation (7) are simultaneously performed, and the program desired to be viewed can be promptly displayed on the screen. It is possible to page forward (return) the program screen by touching the lower part (upper part). Here, when it is desired to return to the screen of the first TV channel name during the stage of the table of contents screen or during the text broadcast, the left and right parts other than the program name are touched.
Further, when it is desired to return to the first TV channel name screen during television broadcasting or VTR reproduction, (8) touch anywhere on the screen to return to the TV channel name display screen. (B) Cursor method In the case of this receiver, switching to the television and the character broadcasting is performed by the switching button (10) of the remote controller (9), and when the character is pressed, the table of contents is displayed. The selection of the teletext station and program name is performed by operating the TV channel and the cursor key (11) with the remote controller. The remote controller is provided with a cursor key having a function of selectively designating a program name (12) displayed on the screen and an operation button (13) for calling the designated program.
The program name designated by moving the cursor is either flashed or colored to confirm the designation. By holding down the cursor key, you can page forward or backward in the table of contents. Also,
The cursor keys can be used to page forward (return) during program broadcasting. The present invention has the above-described structure, and when used, the cursor is moved up and down by remote control operation while watching the table of contents screen received by switching to teletext,
In addition, search and select the program you want to watch while switching the pages. After that, the program can be called by pressing the operation button. In the case of the cursor method, consider the operability of the cursor on the table of contents screen (write the program name line by line from the top of the screen, etc.)
The screen will be changed. However, it is also possible to move the cursor using the # mark of the code number *** # as a clue even in the existing table of contents screen. (C) Channel system This system enables selection and designation of a program name and operation by one-touch using the channel button (14) for television. In the case of this receiver, after selecting a character-multiplexed TV station and switching to the character broadcast, the serial number (15) from the beginning of the program name attached to each screen of the received table of contents to the maximum 12 (15) Corresponding to the TV channel buttons, the selection and designation of the program name of the corresponding number and the calling operation can be performed simultaneously with one touch. The present invention has the above-described structure. In using the present invention, while turning the received table of contents screen by the page forward button (16), the program to be watched is searched and selected, and the number from 1 at the beginning of the program name up to 12 is selected. By pressing the corresponding channel button, it is possible to specify and call the program with a single touch. The page forward (return) during program broadcasting can be done with the page forward button. The numbers from 1 to 12 at the beginning of the program name can be pre-assigned on the broadcast station side or can be added on the receiver side with the # mark of the code number as a clue.

[0007]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention comprises a broadcasting system having the above functions and a receiving device, (a) the receiver can search, select, and call programs by one-touch operation while looking at the table of contents. You can easily. (B) Since there is no need to manually input a conventional code number to call a program, it is not necessary to check the program number with a teletext program table or the like. (C) Since the input is made from the teletext table of contents screen, it is possible to search and select programs easily and to use the teletext efficiently. (D) The program can be called easily and, in particular, the annoyance of manually inputting numbers can be released, so that middle-aged and elderly people can enjoy teletext broadcasting more actively. (E) Since the number of buttons on the conventional remote controller can be reduced, the operability can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a touch panel system according to the present invention and a part of its effects.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a cursor method of the present invention and a part of its effect.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a channel system of the present invention and a part of its effects.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the operation of the receiver of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a control flow relating to a touch panel operation of a portion for viewing a teletext program among screen transitions of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a control flow of a cursor and a channel system of a portion for viewing a teletext program among screen transitions of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Teletext TV receiver 2 Touch panel (entire screen of CRT) 3 TV channel name and characters, VTR switching screen 4 Teletext call (touch panel) 5 Teletext table of contents 6 Page feed (page feed at the bottom, page feed at the top) 7) Program selection designation and call (touch panel) 8 TV channel name screen (3) call (any part of the screen is possible) 9 Remote control switch 10 TV / character switching button 11 Cursor keys (Page forward and page when pressed and held) (Return) 12 Text broadcasting program name 13 Selection operation program call button 14 Channel button 15 Serial number for program specification (1 to 12 maximum) 16 Page forward / page return button

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. Using a teletext program table (hereinafter referred to as a table of contents) to which code data of each received program is attached,
A broadcasting system and a receiving device characterized in that a touch panel installed in a cathode ray tube of a teletext television receiver simultaneously designates and calls a program. 2. A broadcasting system and a receiving apparatus, characterized in that, by using the table of contents of claim 1, a program is selected and designated by operating a cursor key of a remote controller and is called by an operation button. 3. A program name is prefixed with a serial number from 1 to a maximum of 12, and the program is selected and designated by the channel button from 1 to 12 of the corresponding remote controller using the table of contents of the claim. A broadcasting system and a receiving device characterized by performing simultaneously.