JPH0969795A - Tuner device for personal computer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a tuner device for personal computer which doesn't require an external distributor and simplifies the indoor wiring. SOLUTION: A tuner device 10 for personal computer is constituted so as to be provided with a card substrate 11 which can be set to a general slot of a personal computer 16, a distributor 14 which is constituted on the card substrate and has an input terminal 12 and an output terminal 13 exposed out of the general slot, and a tuner circuit 15 which is constituted on the card substrate and has the input terminal connected to the other output terminal of the distributor.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tuner device for receiving a television broadcast or the like on a personal computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as such a tuner device, there is known a built-in tuner card which is mounted in an expansion slot of a personal computer. A personal computer incorporating such a tuner device is used, for example, as shown in FIG.

That is, in FIG. 2, a tuner card 2 is mounted in a general-purpose slot of a personal computer 1. Then, the received signal S from the receiving antenna 3 for receiving the television broadcast is split into two by the distributor 4, and then one of the distributed received signals S1 is input to the input terminal of the tuner card 2. At the same time, the other received signal S2 is input to the input terminal of the television receiver 4, for example.

As a result, the personal computer 1
When the reception signal S1 is input to the tuner card 2 from the reception antenna 3 via the distributor 4, the television screen is displayed on the screen of the display (not shown). The television receiver 4 also receives the reception signal S from the reception antenna 3 to the input terminal via the distributor 4.
By inputting 2, the television screen is displayed on the screen of the display unit such as the cathode ray tube.

[0005]

However, when the tuner card 2 thus constructed is used together with the television receiver 5, the distributor 4 is required, so that the tuner card 2 may be provided in the middle of the cable from the receiving antenna 3. , The distributor 4 is connected. Therefore, for example, the distributor 4 is arranged in the room, and the cable for transmitting the reception signals S1 and S2 is routed from the distributor 4 to the personal computer 1 and the television receiver. However, there is a problem in that the wiring of is complicated, and the aesthetics of the room is spoiled.

In view of the above points, an object of the present invention is to provide a tuner device for a personal computer which does not require an external distributor and simplifies the wiring inside the room.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the above object is to provide a card substrate mountable in a general-purpose slot of a personal computer, an input terminal and an output formed on the card substrate and exposed to the outside of the general-purpose slot. A distributor having a terminal, and a tuner circuit configured on the card substrate and connected to the distributor,
This is achieved by a tuner device for a personal computer.

In the tuner device according to the present invention, preferably, the tuner circuit is a tuner for receiving a television broadcast,
A tuner for satellite broadcast reception or a tuner for cable television reception.

According to the above construction, since the distributor is integrally incorporated in the tuner device mounted in the general-purpose slot of the personal computer, the television broadcasting input from the receiving antenna to the input terminal of the tuner device, The received signals of satellite broadcasting, cable television, etc. are split into two by an internal distributor, and then one received signal is output to the outside from the output terminal of the tuner device and the other received signal is By being input to the tuner circuit, the television screen or the like is displayed on the screen of the display of the personal computer. Therefore,
By inputting a reception signal from the output terminal of the tuner device to a television receiver via a cable, a television screen or the like can be displayed on the television receiver. As a result, since the distributor is built in the tuner device, it is not necessary to provide a distributor externally, and the received signal from the receiving antenna is directly input to the tuner device and external to a TV receiver or the like. The distributed reception signal from the output terminal of the present tuner device is input to the device.

[0010]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a tuner device according to the present invention. In FIG. 1A, a tuner device 10 is configured as a so-called tuner card that is used by mounting it in a general-purpose slot of a personal computer, and a card substrate 11 that can be mounted in the general-purpose slot of a personal computer, and a card substrate 11 A distribution device 14 having the above-described input terminal 12 and output terminal 13 exposed to the outside of the general-purpose slot, and the card board 1.
1 and a tuner circuit 15 connected to the distributor 14 described above.

When the card board 11 is inserted into a general-purpose slot of a personal computer, a connector 11a provided at an end of the card board 11 is inserted into a connector provided in a general-purpose slot of the personal computer and electrically connected. It has become so.

The input terminal 12 and the output terminal 13 are for inputting and outputting a received signal, and are attached to the distributor 14 in the illustrated case.

The distributor 14 has the same structure as a known distributor, and is integrally attached to the tuner circuit 15.

Similarly, the tuner circuit 15 has the same configuration as a known tuner circuit, and the video signal and the audio signal which are output signals thereof are input to the CPU through the connector 11a and the interface in the personal computer. It is supposed to be done.

Tuner device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention
Is configured as described above, and the tuner device 10
Is mounted in a general-purpose slot of the personal computer 16 as shown in FIG. When both the personal computer 16 and the television receiver 17 want to receive the television broadcast, the input terminal 12 of the tuner device 10 first receives the receiving antenna 1 for receiving the television broadcast.
8 and an output terminal 1 of the tuner device 10
3 is connected to the antenna input terminal of the television receiver 17.

As a result, the reception signal S from the reception antenna 18 is input to the distributor 14 via the input terminal 12 of the tuner device 10. Then, after being split into two hands by the distributor 14, one of the distributed reception signals S1 is input from the output terminal 13 of the tuner device to the input terminal of the television receiver 17 via the cable, and the television receiver 1
A television screen is displayed on the screen of 7. The other reception signal of the distributor 14 is directly input to the tuner circuit 15, and the video signal and the audio signal generated by the tuning and demodulation based on the operation of the tuner circuit 15 are transmitted through the connector 11a. CP of personal computer 16
The television screen may be output to the U and displayed on the screen of the display.

In this case, the tuner device 10 has the distributor 14
Since it has a built-in, there is no need for an external distributor,
The cable from the receiving antenna 18 is directly connected to the input terminal 12 of the tuner device 10. Further, the cable from the output terminal 13 of the tuner device 10 is connected to the television receiver 17. Therefore, for example, it is not necessary to place an external distributor inside the room, and the wiring of the receiving cable can be simplified.

In the above-described embodiment, the tuner device 10 for receiving the television broadcast has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the tuner device for receiving other broadcasts such as satellite broadcast and cable television may be used. It is obvious that the present invention can be applied. In addition, the tuner device 10
The received signal S1 distributed by the distributor 14 built in the TV and output to the outside by the output terminal 13 is
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be input to another device such as a video recording / playback device or a video signal processing device.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the distributor is built in the tuner device, it is not necessary to provide an external distributor, and the received signal from the receiving antenna is directly Then, the received signal distributed from the output terminal of the tuner device is input to the tuner device, and to an external device such as a television receiver. Therefore, when both the personal computer and an external device such as a television receiver want to receive a television broadcast or the like, the received signal can be distributed by the distributor built in the tuner device, so that an external distributor is unnecessary. become. Thereby, for example, the distributor is not installed in the room,
Further, a cable for transmitting a received signal from the distributor to an external device such as a personal computer and a television receiver is not run around. Therefore, the wiring in the room is simplified and the aesthetics of the room is not impaired. Thus, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an extremely excellent tuner apparatus for a personal computer, which does not require an external distributor and simplifies the wiring inside the room.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 shows an embodiment of a tuner device for a personal computer according to the present invention, (a) shows a schematic view,
(B) is a block diagram in the case where the tuner device of (a) is used to receive a television broadcast by a personal computer and a television receiver.

[FIG. 2] Using a conventional card-type built-in tuner device,
It is a block diagram at the time of receiving a television broadcast with a personal computer and a television receiver.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Tuner Device for Personal Computer 11 Card Board 12 Input Terminal 13 Output Terminal 14 Distributor 15 Tuner Circuit 16 Personal Computer 17 Television Receiver 18 Reception Antenna

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A card board mountable in a general-purpose slot of a personal computer; a distributor having an input terminal and an output terminal exposed on the outside of the general-purpose slot; A tuner device for a personal computer, comprising: a tuner circuit connected to the distributor. 2. The tuner device according to claim 1, wherein the tuner circuit is a television broadcast receiving tuner. 3. The tuner device according to claim 1, wherein the tuner circuit is a satellite broadcast receiving tuner. 4. The tuner circuit is a tuner for receiving cable television, and the tuner circuit is a tuner for receiving cable television.
The tuner device according to 1.