JPH0865587A - Television receiver with guide function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To display an operation guide for remote control operation by providing this television receiver with a microprocessor circuit having a key guide displaying means for a guide and a menu guide displaying means corresponding to respective items in menu display. CONSTITUTION: When a user of the television receiver with the guide function can not understand its operation method, the user depresses a guide key on a remote controller 10. When no menu is displayed, a remote control signal for a guide display request is received by a remote control receiving circuit 4 and informed to a microprocessor MPU 1. The MPU 1 displays a picture asking which key operation guide on the remote controller 10 is necessary on the key guide displaying means 7. When the user depresses a remote control key indicating a desired function, guide screen data corresponding to the key are read out from a guide data storing ROM 5 for storing display data for instructing the operation method of the television receiver. Then the read data are written in a display circuit 6 for displaying a guide to indicate the guide to the user.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television receiver having a function of explaining a method of operating a television receiver.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, many functions such as a child screen, a satellite broadcast receiving function, and a wide function have been added to a television receiver, and the operation thereof has become complicated. As one of the solutions, a television receiver with a guide function that displays an operation method called a help function or a guide function has been developed.

A conventional television receiver with a guide function will be described below. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a conventional television receiver with a guide function.

In FIG. 6, 1 is a microcomputer circuit, 2 is a work RAM used by the microcomputer circuit, 3 is a program ROM for storing a program for the microcomputer circuit, 4 is a remote control receiving circuit,
Reference numeral 5 is a guide data storage ROM for storing display data for explaining the operation method of the television receiver, 6 is a display circuit for displaying an operation guide, and 10 is a remote controller for operating the television receiver.

The operation of the character display device configured as described above will be described below. When the user of the television receiver becomes uncertain how to operate, he / she presses the guide key of the remote controller 10. The remote control signal requesting the guide display is
The signal is received by the remote control receiving circuit 4 and notified to the microprocessor circuit 1.

The microprocessor circuit 1 reads the guide data to be displayed from the guide data storage ROM 5 which stores the display data for explaining the operation method of the television receiver, and writes it in the display circuit 6 which displays the guide.

The written guide data is displayed by the display circuit 6 and shown to the user. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional guide display screen, in which the table of contents of the guide is displayed first. The user selects from the table of contents the major item of the function he or she wants to know.

Further, a desired function is selected from the displayed middle items. By repeating such operations, the user arrives at the guide of the function to be known. In this example, the target guide is reached by operating the "guide" key, the "2" key, and the "3" key three times.

[0009]

However, in the conventional configuration as described above, after displaying the table of contents of the guide,
Since the target guide screen is searched, it is difficult to find the target guide screen, and many key operations are required. The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a television receiver with a guide function capable of displaying a guide screen of which the purpose is to be known by a simple operation.

[0010]

In order to achieve this object, a television receiver with a guide function of the present invention comprises a guide data storage ROM for storing display data for explaining a method of operating the television receiver and an operation guide. A display circuit for displaying, a remote controller having guide keys for requesting operation guide display, a remote control receiving circuit for receiving a remote control signal and notifying the microcomputer circuit, and displaying a guide corresponding to the operation keys of the remote control according to instructions from the remote control. And a microprocessor circuit having a key guide display means and a menu guide display means corresponding to each menu display item for operating a function having no key on the remote controller.

[0011]

With the above-described structure, for the function having the operation key on the remote controller, the guide display corresponding to the depression of the operation key on the remote controller immediately after the guide key on the remote controller is depressed can be displayed. In addition, for the guide of the menu display for operating the functions that do not have keys on the remote control, it is possible to display the guide only by pressing the guide key on the remote control with the function you want to know selected in the menu. Become.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A television receiver with a guide function according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a television receiver with a guide function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a key guide display means 7.
And a microcomputer circuit having the menu guide display means 8, 2 is a work RAM used by the microcomputer circuit, 3 is a program ROM for storing a program for the microcomputer circuit, 4 is a remote control receiver circuit, and 5 is a television receiver. A guide data storage ROM for storing display data for explaining the operation method, a display circuit 6 for displaying an operation guide, and a remote controller 10 for operating the television receiver.

Regarding the operation of the television receiver with the guide function in the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above,
This will be described with reference to the drawings.

When the user of the television receiver becomes uncertain how to operate, he or she presses the guide key of the remote controller 10. When the menu is not displayed, the remote control signal requesting the guide display is received by the remote control receiving circuit 4 and notified to the microprocessor circuit 1. The microprocessor circuit 1 causes the key guide display means 7 to display a screen asking which key of the remote controller needs an operation guide. Therefore, when the user presses a remote control key having a desired function, the guide screen data corresponding to the key is read out from the guide data storage ROM 5 storing the display data for explaining the operation method of the television receiver, and the display circuit 6 for displaying the guide. Write in. The written guide data is displayed by the display circuit 6 and shown to the user.

FIG. 2 shows a display example when the BS selection key is pressed after the guide key of the remote controller 10. It is possible to display the target guide screen by only two key operations without having to search the table of contents. is there.

Further, for the guide of the menu display for operating the function having no key on the remote controller, the remote controller 10
By operating the to display the menu screen and pressing the guide key, the remote control signal for requesting the guide display is received by the remote control receiving circuit 4, and the microprocessor circuit 1
Will be notified.

The microprocessor circuit 1 reads the guide screen data corresponding to the selected item by the menu guide display means 8 from the guide data storage ROM 5 which stores the display data for explaining the operation method of the television receiver, and guides the guide screen data. Is written in the display circuit 6 for displaying. The written guide data is displayed by the display circuit 6,
Shown to user.

FIG. 3 shows an example in which the guide screen for adjusting the color depth is displayed by pressing the guide key in the state where the menu screen for image adjustment is displayed and the item for the color depth is selected.

The above description of the operation is generally shown in flowcharts in FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flow chart for explaining the key guide display means, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flow chart for explaining the menu guide display means.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the guide data storage ROM for storing the display data for explaining the operation method of the television receiver, the display circuit for displaying the operation guide, and the guide for requesting the display of the operation guide are provided. A remote control with keys,
A remote control receiving circuit that receives a remote control signal and notifies the microcomputer circuit, a key guide display unit that displays a guide corresponding to the operation keys of the remote control according to the instructions of the remote control, and a menu display for operating functions without keys on the remote control. By providing the microprocessor circuit having the menu guide display means corresponding to each item, it becomes possible to display the necessary operation guide by a simple operation without the troublesome operation of searching from the table of contents.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a television receiver with a guide function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an example of a guide display according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an example of a guide display according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flowchart for explaining key guide display means.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flowchart for explaining menu guide display means.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a conventional television receiver with a guide function.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional guide display method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Microcomputer Circuit 2 Work RAM 3 Program ROM 4 Remote Control Reception Circuit 5 Guide Data Storage ROM 6 Display Circuit 7 Key Guide Display Means 8 Menu Guide Display Means 10 Remote Control

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Tomoe Kawane 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Takakazu Yamanaka 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A guide data storage ROM for storing display data for explaining an operation method of a television receiver, a display circuit for displaying an operation guide, a remote controller having a guide key for requesting display of the operation guide, and a remote control signal. A television receiver with a guide function, which includes a remote control receiving circuit for receiving a signal from the microcomputer and notifying the microcomputer circuit, and a microprocessor circuit having key guide display means for displaying a guide corresponding to an operation key of the remote control according to an instruction from the remote control. 2. A microprocessor circuit having menu guide display means corresponding to each item of menu display for operating a function having no key on the remote controller.
TV receiver with the described guide function.