JPH09247013A - Information receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an information receiver in which an updated program is recognized so as to relieve the load of a user by providing an update detection means detecting updated teletext information to be received and a display control means or the like displaying presence of update information when updated information is detected. SOLUTION: An information receiver 2 receiving teletext information sent from an external transmitter 3 by using a radio wave of a teletext multiplex broadcast is provided with a reception means 40 receiving information, a display means 41 displaying received information, an update detection means 42 detecting updated teletext information to be received and a display control means 43 displaying the presence of updated information when updated information is detected. By such a constitution, since the presence of the updated information is displayed when the updated information to be received is detected, the updated program content is easily and surely discriminated and display of information of the same content is avoided by troublesome key operation and the trouble of the user to display the newest information is relived.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information receiving device for receiving character information transmitted from an external transmitting device by using radio waves of character multiplex broadcasting.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in text multiplex broadcasting using FM radio waves or the like, there is a so-called "visible radio", for example. In the information transmitted in the teletext broadcasting, one screen in a fixed format (for example, three lines with 15 characters per line) is set as one page, and one program is composed of a plurality of pages. You. In this case, 1 of the above page
The second line is a header indicating the source of information, etc.
The line is used as a text displaying the content of the information.

When displaying the information content of the program, first, a frequency is tuned to select a predetermined broadcasting station (for example, fm Osaka), and then a desired item (from the program menu displayed on the screen ( For example, traffic information) is selected and performed. Here, normally, the menu is structured in a hierarchical structure, and in order to display desired information, for example, one of highways, general roads, etc. is selected from a submenu under the hierarchical structure. In addition, it is necessary to make multiple selections such as moving from the upper menu to the lower menu.

Since it takes a lot of time to display a desired program in this way, the contents displayed once are not displayed until they are updated, and when they are updated, they are displayed again. When performing such a key operation, it is efficient to keep the information content updated.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional information receiving apparatus, even when the program content is updated, the user does not know when it was updated. Thus, in the conventional device,
Even if a desired program is displayed by the above-mentioned troublesome operation, there is a problem that the content of the program may be the same as the previous time.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information receiving apparatus which can know the update of a program and can reduce the trouble of the user.

[0007]

As shown in FIG. 7, the invention according to claim 1 uses an electric wave of character multiplex broadcasting to receive character information transmitted from an external transmitter 3 by an information receiver 2. , A receiving means 40 for receiving the information, a display means 41 for displaying the received information, an update detecting means 42 for detecting an update of the received character information, and an existence of update information when the update is detected. And display control means 43 for displaying.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, there is provided a registration means 44 for registering a predetermined character information program in correspondence with a predetermined function key 11 for giving an operation instruction, and the display control means 43 comprises: The presence of update information is displayed when the update of the registered program is detected, and the registered program is displayed on the display means 41 when the predetermined function key 11 is operated,
It is characterized in that the update display is erased.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 are views for explaining an information receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a broadcasting apparatus including the receiving apparatus according to the present embodiment, FIG.
3 is a diagram showing a specific example of the information receiving device, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the receiving device, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of information displayed on the display device, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the receiving device. It is a flowchart figure which shows operation.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a broadcasting device for performing text multiplex broadcasting by FM broadcasting.
A receiving device 2 for receiving and displaying character information, a transmitting device 3 for wirelessly transmitting information to the receiving device 2, and an input device 5 for inputting information to the transmitting device 3 by a telephone line 4 or the like. I have.

Specifically, the receiving device 2 includes a receiver for teletext (for example, a visible radio) 2a shown in FIG. 2 and a navigation device 2b shown in FIG. The display device 6a as a display means for displaying character information of the visible radio 2a includes display units 7a to 7c of three lines, and the display device 6b of the navigation device 2b has a display unit 7a of eight lines.
~ 7h, and each of the display units 7a ~ 7h has 15
Characters are displayed.

The radio 2a and the navigation device 2b which can be seen above are provided with operation function keys F1 to F7.
It has a (representative symbol 11), a direction key (cursor key) 12 for moving the cursor, and an operation confirm key 13.

The CPU 20 of the visible radio 2a and the navigation device 2b (reception device 2) serves as a registration means for registering a predetermined character information program corresponding to any one of predetermined function keys 11 for instructing operation, and the like. As update detecting means for detecting an update of the registered program information among the received character information, display control means for displaying the presence of update information by illuminating the predetermined function key when the update is detected. Function as.
The function as the display control means is to display the registered program on the displays 6a and 6b when the predetermined function key is operated, and turn off the function key to display the update information. Extinguish.

The receiving device 2 receives the character information shown in FIG. 5 transmitted from the transmitting device 3, for example, by an antenna 16.
And a tuner (reception means) 1 for selecting and tuning a signal from a predetermined broadcasting station from the signal input from the antenna 16.
8 and a demodulator 19 for demodulating the FM multiplexed data signal from the selected signal. In addition, in FIG.
Is a header sentence indicating the sender of the information, and 9 is a text indicating the contents of the information.

An I / F 21 is connected to the CPU 20, and when the receiving device 2 is for a vehicle, the vehicle state detected by a sensor (not shown) through the I / F 21. (Shift position, steering angle,
A signal indicating a half-door or the like, a signal indicating a traveling position from the navigation device, and the like are input.

Further, the CPU 20 is connected to an IC card 22, a ROM 23, and a RAM 24, which are storage devices, for inputting and outputting predetermined data, and a calendar timer 25 is connected, so that the date and time information is stored. Is entered.

A converter 26 for converting the received character information into voice data is connected to the CPU 20, and the converted voice data is output from a speaker 28 via an amplifier 27. Has become.

Next, the operation of the apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. When character information indicating a predetermined program is registered in any of the function keys 11, and when the update of the program content is detected from the received data (steps S1 and S2), the predetermined function key is lit or blinks. Then, the update of the registered program is displayed (step S3). When the predetermined function key is operated (turned on), the updated registered program is displayed, and the contents of the updated program are confirmed,
The update display of the function key is turned off (steps S4 and S5).

As described above, since the update of the program content is displayed on the predetermined function key in which the program is registered by illuminating the key or the like, it is easy and certain to judge whether the program content has been updated. Thus, it is possible to reduce the user's time and effort for displaying new information content without performing unnecessary key operation.

In addition, update display of registered programs (lights up)
Since it was made to disappear when the above specified function key is operated, it is possible to confirm whether or not the program with the updated contents is displayed and read, and the information of the same contents is displayed repeatedly. It can be avoided.

Further, the configuration for determining whether to update the program and whether or not the program has not been read can be realized only by adding a part of the program and providing the function key with a light, and an increase in cost can be suppressed.

[0022]

As described above, in the information receiving apparatus according to the invention of claim 1, since the presence of the update information is displayed when the update of the received information is detected, it is possible to judge the update of the program content. It is easy and reliable, and it is possible to avoid displaying information of the same content by a time-consuming key operation, and it is possible to reduce the user's time and effort for displaying the latest information.

In the information receiving apparatus according to the invention of claim 2,
The registered information is updated and displayed on the specified function key, and when the key is operated, the registered program is displayed and the updated display is erased, so it is possible to check whether the updated content is unread. Therefore, there is an effect that the latest information can be efficiently displayed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a broadcasting device including an information receiving device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of the receiving device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of the receiving device.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the receiving device.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of information displayed on the receiving device.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the receiving device.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the claims of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 information receiving device 3 transmitting device 11 function key 40 receiving means 41 display means 42 update detecting means 43 display control means 44 registration means

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Shigeki Ibara 2-1-1 Taoyuan, Ikeda-shi, Osaka Daihatsu Industry Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Shigeki Goda 2-1-1 Taoyuan, Ikeda, Osaka Daiha Tsu Industry Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An information receiving device for receiving character information transmitted from an external transmitting device using radio waves of character multiplex broadcasting, a receiving means for receiving the information, and a display means for displaying the received information. An information receiving apparatus comprising: an update detecting unit that detects an update of the received character information; and a display control unit that displays the presence of the update information when the update is detected. 2. The registering means according to claim 1, further comprising a registration means for registering a predetermined character information program corresponding to a predetermined function key for giving an operation instruction and the like, wherein the display control means updates the registered program. An information receiving apparatus characterized in that the presence of update information is displayed when detected, the registered program is displayed on the display means when the predetermined function key is operated, and the update display is erased. .