JPH08123585A - Domestic data communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide the domestic data communication equipment without the risk of turning off the power as soon as the power supply button is depressed erroneously during the operation. CONSTITUTION: The device is equipped with a switch 13 which opens and closes the main power supply, power supply button 14 which is controlled by a user to open and close the main power supply switch, and delay controller 15 which works when the power supply button 14 is controlled during the switch 13 is tuned on and a signal which cuts the main power supply is generated so as to delay a command signal of cutting the main power supply for the prescribed time, displays the warning display consisting of a countdown picture and the prescribed matters that requires attention on the screen of a video monitor 12 during the constant delay time, then turns off the switch 13 at the end of the countdown, and keeps turning on the switch 13 by being cleared when the button 14 is controlled again before the end of the countdown.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a home data communication device for downloading desired information from a central database through a public communication line and utilizing it.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a home data communication device for calling and using desired information recorded in a central database with a terminal through a public communication line has come into widespread use, and users can use this device for karaoke information and game information. Various information such as stock information and weather information can now be obtained and used.

In such a household data communication device, if the power button is inadvertently pressed while the device is in operation, the main power on / off switch is immediately turned off, and the karaoke data and the like being used cannot be used. Not only
The programs and data recorded in the RAM are also discarded, and there is the inconvenience that the data and the like must be transferred again when trying to use them again.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to immediately turn on the power source even if the power button is pressed by mistake during operation of the apparatus. It is an object of the present invention to provide a home-use data communication device capable of eliminating the above inconveniences.

[0005]

The above object is to provide a main data opening / closing switch and a main power opening / closing switch for opening / closing control in a home data communication device which receives and uses desired information from a central database through a public communication line. When the power button that is operated by the user and the main power on / off switch are turned on and the power button is operated to generate a signal that shuts off the main power, the main power shutoff command signal is delayed for a certain period of time. , A warning screen consisting of a countdown image and certain precautions is displayed on the screen of the video monitor for the fixed delay time, and when the countdown ends, turn off the main power on / off switch and restart before the countdown ends. When the power button is operated, it is cleared and the delay control device that keeps the main power on / off switch on When, it was provided achieved by the household data communication apparatus according to claim, and home karaoke device, a video game machine, can be suitably applied to a quiz game machine.

[0006]

With the above configuration, even if the user presses the power button by mistake while the device is operating, the power does not turn off immediately, but a warning screen is displayed and the countdown is performed until the power is actually turned off. If the power button is pressed again during that period, the device returns to the operating state and the original data and the like can be continuously used without downloading the data and the like from the central database again.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a home data communication device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a transition of a video monitor screen when a power button is pressed while the device is in operation.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a display state of the video monitor screen during the countdown, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a display state of the video monitor screen just before the main power supply on / off switch is turned off.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the home data communication device according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a home data communication device installed in a user's home, 11 is the data communication device main body, 12 is a video monitor, 13 is a main power supply opening / closing switch,
Reference numeral 14 is a power button, 15 is a delay control device, 2 is a central database for supplying data and the like to the home data communication device 1 through a public communication line, and 3 is a commercial power supply.

As shown in FIG. 1, a main power source opening / closing switch 1
When 3 is turned on and the home data communication device 1 is in use (application is being executed), images of karaoke, games, stock information, etc. are displayed on the screen of the video monitor 12. In this state, when the user presses the power button, the main power supply opening / closing switch 13 is immediately turned off in the conventional device, all the operations of the device are stopped, and the data in use is erased. It was
However, in the present invention, the main power source opening / closing switch 13 is not turned off immediately even if the user presses the power source button, the delay control device 15 operates, and the main power source opening / closing switch 13 operates within a certain time (for example, 10 seconds). The following operations are performed while 13 is kept on.

That is, when the power button is operated, the signal is sent to the delay control device 15, and the delay control device 15 is operated.
Delays the main power-off command signal for a fixed time, and displays a warning screen consisting of a countdown image and predetermined precautions on the screen of the video monitor for the fixed delay time. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, a message "How many seconds are left" is displayed together with the message "The system will be shut down."
It changes from 7 → ・ ・. And in the message field below that, what kind of current type (karaoke, game, information service, user, etc.) such as "Currently karaoke is suspended. (6 songs have already been charged.)" (Registration / correction, etc.), whether or not the service was performed, the presence or absence of the remaining reserved songs, etc. are displayed, and "The power is turned off when the countdown is over. To cancel, press [Power]." A warning message such as is displayed.

When the user notices an operation error by this screen display and presses the power button again during the countdown period, the operation of the delay control device 15 is cleared by the signal, and the ON state of the main power supply on / off switch 13 is maintained. The original application state is restored, and the processing and service so far are continued.

On the other hand, when the processing and service up to now can be stopped, that is, when the user originally intends to stop using the service and accidentally presses the power button at the place where the end button should be pressed. If you let it stand for 10 seconds, the countdown number on the screen will be “0”, and then the screen will show “Waiting for you to use again as shown in Figure 4. Thank you. After an end message consisting of a sentence such as "." And a predetermined pattern is displayed for about 3 seconds, the screen is faded out, the main power supply on / off switch 13 is turned off, and all the operations of the device are stopped and in use. Data, etc. are also discarded.

FIG. 2 illustrates the above operation in an easy-to-understand manner.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a program for these operations.

It is desirable that the above operation is performed not only during the predetermined processing and service period by the device, but also when the power button is accidentally pressed during the communication period with the central database, for example. Therefore, below, the corresponding modes when the power button is pressed in various operating states of the apparatus will be listed. "Power off process" here
That is, after the power button 14 is pressed as described above, the delay control device 15 performs a countdown operation to turn off the main power source opening / closing switch 13 or keep the main power source opening / closing switch 13 on by re-operating the power button 14. It refers to a series of processes that are performed. During startup processing ──── Power off process Karaoke standby ──── Power off process Main menu screen ───── Power off process Communicating ─────────── Communication Occasionally, playing to karaoke to power off process ──────── Pausing performance and going to power off process Karaoke playing to pause ─── To power off process Starting game software ───── Paused state To the power off process Game software pause ──── To the power off process Information screen is displayed ─────── To the power off process Device setting screen ──────── Device setting is canceled , Registering user to power off process ─────── Cancel registration, power off
To f process

[0016]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, according to the present invention, even if the user presses the power button by mistake while the device is operating, the power does not turn off immediately and a warning screen is displayed. The countdown continues until the power is actually turned off, so if you press the power button again during that period, the device will return to the operating state and the original data will continue without downloading data from the central database. Can be used by

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but encompasses all modified embodiments that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art from the above description within the scope of the present invention. It is.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a home data communication device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a transition of a video monitor screen when a power button is pressed during operation of the device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a display state of a video monitor screen during countdown.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a display state of a video monitor screen on the verge of turning off of a main power source opening / closing switch.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of the home data communication device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Home data communication equipment 11 Data communication equipment body 12 Video monitor 13 Main power switch 14 Power button 15 Delay control device 2 Central database 3 Commercial power supply

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A main power supply opening / closing switch (13) and a main power supply opening / closing switch are opened / closed in a home data communication device (1) which receives and uses desired information from a central database (2) through a public communication line. Therefore, when the power button (14) that can be operated by the user and the main power on / off switch (13) are turned on and the power button (14) is operated to generate a signal for shutting off the main power, the main power is turned on. The cutoff command signal is delayed for a certain time, and during the certain delay time, a warning screen consisting of a countdown image and predetermined notes is displayed on the screen of the video monitor (12). Turn off the power on / off switch (13) and then press the power button (14) again before the countdown ends.
The above-mentioned home data communication device, comprising: a delay control device (15) which is cleared when is operated to keep the main power supply on / off switch (13) in an on state. 2. The home data communication device according to claim 1, which is a home karaoke device. 3. The home data communication device according to claim 1, which is a video game machine. 4. The home data communication device according to claim 1, which is a quiz game machine.