JPH09261546A - Television receiver with game mode - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To receive data communication broadcasting from a tuner at reserved recording time and to send it to a game machine by supplying power to the tuner under the control of a controller when an input signal from the game machine is detected. SOLUTION: During a game mode, a video/audio signal d2 is inputted from an input terminal 8a of a video input circuit 8, to which a game machine 14 is connected, by a controller 9. In such a case, a power source circuit 13 is controlled so as to supply power to a tuner 2 and this power supply is continued even when the power source of a television receiver is turned off. The tuner 2 is tuned at a frequency for receiving the data communication broadcasting based on frequency data from a storage device 10. Thus, in the game mode, the data communication broadcasting is received by the tuner 2 at the reserved recording time of data communication broadcasting and received data d3 are sent to the game machine 14 and stored in a storage circuit.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television receiver with a game mode capable of receiving data communication broadcasting by recording reservation by a home-use game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, data communication broadcasting using satellite broadcasting from geostationary satellites has been performed. In this data communication broadcasting, it is possible to make a recording reservation from a home game machine. Along with this, some television receivers currently on the market are equipped with a function that allows data communication broadcasts to be received by recording reservation by a game console. Operation keys called buttons are provided. This game button key input operation selects the input of the video terminal to which the game machine is connected on the television receiver side, sets the video adjustment value for the game mode, and selects the screen size for the game mode. Then, the frequency at which the data communication broadcast is transmitted is selected. The reception data of the data communication broadcast received by the television receiver at the recording reservation time designated by the game machine is sent to the game machine and accumulated.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional television receiver, although it is possible to receive the data communication broadcast by recording reservation in the game machine,
There is a problem that the data communication broadcast cannot be received when the power of the television receiver is turned off.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the problems of the above-described conventional techniques, and it is possible to receive a data communication broadcast and send the received data to a game machine even after the power is turned off. An object is to provide a television receiver with a game mode that can be used.

[0005]

To achieve this object, a television receiver with a game mode according to the present invention comprises a mode switching control means for switching the television receiver to the game mode from the outside, and a tuner capable of receiving a data communication broadcast. Storage means for storing the reception frequency of the data communication broadcast and the identification data of the input terminal to which the game machine is externally connected,
When switching to the game mode, an input signal from an externally connected game machine is detected based on the stored contents of the storage means. If this input signal is detected, the power of the receiver is turned off. However, it controls so that power is continuously supplied to the tuner from the power supply circuit, and has a control device that tunes this tuner to the reception frequency of the data communication broadcast, and at the recording reservation time of the data communication broadcast, The tuner is configured to receive a data communication broadcast and send the received data to an externally connected game machine.

According to the above-mentioned configuration, when the input signal is detected from the externally connected game machine in the game mode, the tuner is supplied with power from the power supply circuit, so that the power of the television receiver is turned off. However, at the recording reservation time, the tuner receives the data communication broadcast and can send the received data to the game machine.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a television receiver with a game mode according to the present invention. In this figure, a satellite broadcast from a geostationary satellite is received by an antenna 1 and sent to a tuner 2. Tuner 2
The received signal of the satellite broadcast selected in (3) is sent to the video / audio selection circuit 3. The video signal extracted by the video / audio selection circuit 3 is sent to the video / deflection circuit 4 and processed.
An image is displayed on the cathode ray tube (CRT) 5. On the other hand, the audio signal extracted by the video / audio selection circuit 3 is the audio circuit 6
To be processed and voice is output from the speaker 7. The video input circuit 8 to which a video / audio signal from the outside is input is connected to the video / audio selection circuit 3. Power is supplied from the power supply circuit 13 to each circuit.

The tuner 2, the power supply circuit 13, the video / audio selection circuit 3, the video / deflection circuit 4, and the audio circuit 6 are controlled by various control signals d1 output from the control device 9 having a microprocessor. The storage device 10 connected to the control device 9 stores the reception frequency of the data communication broadcast, control data for identifying the input terminal 8a to which the game machine 14 is connected, and the like. The remote control signal emitted from the remote control transmitter 11 is received by the remote control light receiver 12 and input to the control device 9.
The remote control transmitter 11 is provided with a game button 11b for switching the television receiver to the game mode. The power of the television receiver can be turned on / off by the power on / off switch 11a provided in the remote control transmitter 11. Here, the remote control transmitter 11 and the control device 9
Constitutes a mode switching control means for switching the television receiver to the game mode.

The game machine 14, which is an external device, is connected to the input terminal 8a of the video input circuit 8, and the video / audio signal d2 from the game machine 14 is input to the video input circuit 8. The reception data d3 of the data communication broadcast received by the tuner 2 is input from the external data input terminal 14a of the game machine 14.

Next, the operation of the television receiver with the game mode configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the remote control transmitter 1
The game button 11b of No. 1 is key-operated to send a game mode switching signal from the remote control transmitter 11 to the control device 9 of the television receiver (step S1). As a result, the television receiver is switched to the game mode (step S2).

In the game mode, the control device 9 controls the video / audio selection circuit 3 so that the video / audio signal d2 is input from the input terminal 8a of the video input circuit 8 connected to the game machine 14. Is performed (step S3). At this time, the control device 9 controls the game machine 1
It is detected whether or not the video / audio signal d2 from 4 is input, and if the signal is input, the power supply circuit 13 is controlled so that power is supplied to the tuner 2 (steps S4 to S5). ). The power supply to the tuner 2 is continued regardless of the power-off of the television receiver. Under the control of the control device 9, the tuner 2 is tuned to a frequency at which the data communication broadcast can be received based on the frequency data read from the storage device 10 (step S6).

As a result, even if the power of the television receiver is turned off, if the game mode is switched to, the tuner 2 is reached when the recording reservation time of the data communication broadcast is reached.
The data communication broadcast is received by the received data d
3 can be sent to the game machine 14 and stored in the memory circuit in the game machine 14 (steps S7 to S9).

It is also possible to adopt an embodiment in which a game button is provided on the main body of the television receiver and the control device 9 switches to the game mode by operating the game button.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the game mode, if the input signal from the game machine is detected, power can be supplied to the tuner under the control of the controller. As a result, even when the power of the television receiver is turned off, at the recording reservation time,
The tuner can receive the data communication broadcast and can send the received data to the game machine.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a television receiver with a game mode according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of the television receiver of FIG. 1 in a game mode.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 antenna 2 tuner 3 video / audio selection circuit 4 video / deflection circuit 5 cathode ray tube (CRT) 6 audio circuit 7 speaker 8 video input circuit 8a input terminal 9 control device 10 storage device 11 remote control transmitter 11a power on / off Switch 11b Game button 12 Remote control light receiver 13 Power circuit 14 Game machine 14a External data input terminal d1 Various control signals d2 Video / audio signal d3 Data communication Broadcast reception data

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A mode switching control means for switching a receiver to a game mode from the outside, a tuner capable of receiving a data communication broadcast, a reception frequency of the data communication broadcast and identification data of an input terminal to which the game device is externally connected are stored. When the game mode is switched to the game mode, an input signal from an externally connected game machine is detected on the basis of the stored contents of the memory means, and if this input signal is detected, the image is received. Even if the power of the equipment is turned off, it has a control device that controls so that power is continuously supplied from the power supply circuit to the tuner and that this tuner is tuned to the reception frequency of the data communication broadcast. A television with a game mode that receives data communication broadcasts by the tuner at the recording reservation time and sends the received data to an externally connected game machine ® down receiver.