JPH10164529A - Television-broadcasting method and television receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a television-broadcasting method and a television receiver capable of easily executing access in internet and easily accessing to the sponsor of some program and the address of a concerned person. SOLUTION: Data related to internet is stored in received data of television broadcasting. Namely, a home page address, an electronic mail address, etc., are transmitted to the television receiver as an URL, and the television receiver accesses to this address to access to a home page or to send an electronic mail. Since this data relate to internet is included in independent data in received data or additional data of some program, the data is fetched (S10 and S11) from independent data or additional data to access to the address.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television broadcasting method and a television receiver, and more particularly to a digital television broadcasting method such as CS broadcasting and a television receiver thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, television broadcasting such as BS broadcasting using a broadcasting satellite and CS broadcasting using a communication satellite has been performed. Here, in particular, the services of digital television broadcasting such as the CS broadcasting are recently spreading. In recent years, the Internet has been rapidly spreading, and you can use this Internet to access homepages,
Sending e-mail is performed. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-288606 discloses that data representing a telephone number is distributed in television broadcasting of home shopping.

[0003]

However, in the prior art, when trying to access a predetermined address such as the address of a homepage, the address is input by inputting the address such as the homepage address, or an information search system is used. It is necessary to search for and access the desired company. In addition, when watching a television broadcast and accessing a sponsor's website of a certain program, the same troubles as above are required. , You need to get an email address to access. Therefore, the present invention provides a television broadcasting method and a television receiving apparatus which can easily access the Internet and can easily access addresses of sponsors and related parties of a certain program. It is the purpose.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. First, the present invention relates to a broadcasting method in which received data of a digital television broadcast includes data of an address related to the Internet. Is performed. Therefore, the data can be easily accessed by fetching the data of the address by the television receiver and accessing the address.

Second, in the first configuration, the data of the address related to the Internet is UR
L is included in the received data.
Therefore, access can be performed by this URL. Thirdly, in the first or second configuration, a homepage address is stored in the independent data in the received data as data of an address related to the Internet. Therefore, the homepage can be easily accessed by capturing the homepage address by the television receiver. Fourth, in the third configuration, independent data in the received data, homepage introduction data as display data for introducing an accessible homepage, and the homepage introduction data are introduced. The cover data of the homepage is stored. In the television broadcasting method of the fourth configuration, since the homepage introduction data is stored in the received data, the homepage introduction data is taken in by the television receiver and displayed by displaying the homepage introduction data to the user. The accessible homepage can be notified. Also. Since the cover data is stored, the cover of the home page can be displayed until access to a certain home page is completed.

Fifthly, in the first or second configuration, the additional data of the predetermined program data in the received data is added to the Internet-related address data as a homepage address of a sponsor of the program for the program data. And e-mail addresses of related persons such as performers and staff of the program. Therefore, the homepage address can be easily accessed by taking in the homepage address by the television receiving device, and the e-mail address can be easily sent to a related person such as a performer by taking in the e-mail address. Can be. Also, the sixth
In the fifth configuration, program-related data as display data for introducing an accessible homepage and an e-mail destination in the additional data in the received data, and the homepage introduction data. And cover data of the homepage that is stored. Therefore, since the program-related data is stored in the received data, the program-related data is captured and displayed by the television receiver,
In addition to notifying the user of accessible homepages, it is possible to notify the parties to whom e-mail can be sent. Also. Since the cover data is stored, the cover of the home page can be displayed until access to a certain home page is completed.

[0007] A seventh aspect is a television receiver for receiving digital television broadcasts, which captures data of an address related to the Internet included in received data of digital television broadcasts, and performs access according to the data of the addresses. It is characterized by. Therefore, since the access is performed according to the address included in the received data of the television broadcast, it is possible to easily access the homepage or the like. Eighth, in the seventh configuration, the data of the address related to the Internet is UR
L is included in the received data, and access is performed using this URL.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A television receiver A according to the present invention is configured as shown in FIG.
S / UHF / VHF shared receiving unit 10, CS tuner 12, QPSK demodulating unit 14, error correcting unit 16,
Descrambler 18 and data separator / program selector 2
0, video decoder 22, audio decoder 24, storage unit 26, character generator 28, interface 30, display unit 32, speaker 34, DVD-
A RAM drive 36, a home automation communication unit 40, a remote control light receiving unit 42, a slot 44, a modem 46, a storage unit 48, an Internet software module (hereinafter simply referred to as “module”) 50,
And a CPU 52.

[0009] Here, the BS / UHF / VHF shared receiving unit 10 connects the BS antenna 60 and the UH
F antenna 62 and VHF antenna 64, and BS broadcast, UHF broadcast, VHF
It receives each broadcast signal of the broadcast, and outputs a video signal and an audio signal of each broadcast signal to the interface 30.

The CS tuner 12 is connected to the connecting section 7.
Is connected to the CS antenna 66 via the .CS antenna 66, and selects a reception channel when receiving a CS broadcast signal via the CS antenna 66. The QPSK demodulation unit 14 demodulates received data of a QPSK-modulated broadcast signal. The error correction unit 16 restores an error that has occurred in a transmission path of encoded reception data to correct data. The descrambling unit 18 has a function of descrambling,
The descrambling is performed using the scrambling code read from the card 70. In addition, the data separation / program selection unit 20 separates independent data and additional data included in the received data, and transmits a plurality of broadcast channels (programs) in a certain reception channel.
A predetermined broadcast channel is selected.

Here, the structure of the received data of the CS broadcast will be described as shown in FIGS.
FIGS. 2 and 3 show a case where one broadcast channel includes four broadcast channels and one independent data, and independent data and program data are stored for each packet. Since this case is for four broadcast channels, four types of program data “program data 1” to “program data 4” are stored. The independent data stores program guide data, newspaper data, and the like. Each program data includes video data, audio data, and additional data. The additional data is data other than the video data and the audio data, and includes data of performers and the like.
FIG. 3 shows a case where the amount of information of the program data 1 is larger than that of other program data. For example, the program data 1 is data of a movie program and the other program data is a still image such as a weather forecast. This is the case when the image data is close to.

The video decoder 22 decodes video data of the selected program, and the audio decoder 24
The audio data of the selected program is decoded. Also,
The storage unit 26 stores program guide data, newspaper data, and the additional data in the independent data. The character generator 28 converts the character data into video data in order to display the character data on the display unit 32.

The interface 30 controls an interface between devices connected to the interface 30. The display unit 32 as a display means displays an image, and is constituted by a monitor. The speaker 34 outputs sound. The DVD-RAM drive 36 records received data based on user instructions and the like.

The home automation communication section 40 is connected to various home automation systems (hereinafter referred to as "HA systems") B (see FIG. 4).
The communication with the HA system B is performed. Remote control receiver 4
2 receives infrared rays as output data from the remote controller 68 and outputs the contents of the output data to the CPU 52.
The slot 44 reads data recorded on the card 70 and outputs the content to the CPU 52. This card 7
Reference numeral 0 denotes, for example, an IC card, and the card 70 stores collected fee data according to the user's viewing. The modem 46 is connected to a telephone line 74 as a public line, converts digital data into voice data suitable for telephone line transmission, and performs the reverse process. It is assumed that a telephone 72 is connected to the telephone line 74 via the modem 46. The storage unit 4
Various information is stored in the storage unit 8. For example, a program corresponding to a flowchart described later, data obtained by the CPU 52, and the like are stored in the storage unit 48 as a storage medium. This storage unit 48 is constituted by a RAM.

The module 50 is connected to the modem 46 and has various functions for connecting to the Internet. That is, the module 50 accesses and communicates with a predetermined server address in accordance with, for example, the user's selection in the homepage introduction data displayed on the display unit 32. The homepage introduction data will be described later. Also, the module 50
According to the user's selection in the program-related Internet data displayed on the display unit 32, the user accesses a predetermined server holding information of a predetermined homepage to perform communication, and accesses a predetermined e-mail address to transmit a mail. Or send.

The CPU 52 controls the operation of each section of the television receiver A, and stores Internet-related data and additional data relating to the Internet in independent data in the received data in the storage section 26, The stored data is transferred to the character generator 2
8 and the interface 30 and output from the display unit 32 and the speaker 34, and further, control so that the module 50 performs a predetermined operation.

A television receiver A based on the above configuration
Will be described. First, reception of a CS broadcast will be described. The CS broadcast signal from the communication satellite is CS
The signal is received by the antenna 66, and the CS tuner 12 selects a reception channel to be received. And
QPSK demodulation section 14 demodulates the received data of the QPSK-modulated broadcast signal, and error correction section 16 performs error correction on the demodulated received data. The descrambling unit 18 performs descrambling. In other words, when receiving a scrambled broadcast program in CS broadcast, slot 4
It is necessary to read the code of the card 70 from step 4. In addition, the data separation / program selection unit 20 separates independent data and additional data included in the descrambled received data, and selects a predetermined broadcast channel among a plurality of broadcast channels in a certain received channel. Then, for the program of the selected broadcast channel, the video data is decoded by the video decoder 22, and the audio data is decoded by the audio decoder 24. In addition, independent data and additional data for each program are stored in the storage unit 26. And the interface 30
Are output to the display unit 32 and the speaker 34 via the. The character data in the independent data and the additional data is converted into video data by the character generator 28. As described above, a CS broadcast program is output.

In the following, reception of a BS broadcast, a UHF broadcast, and a VHF broadcast will be described.
The video signal and the audio signal are received by the BS / UHF / VHF common receiving unit 10 through the interface 0 and the like, and are output from the display unit 32 and the speaker 34.

Next, control related to the Internet will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. In the television broadcasting method according to the present embodiment, Internet-related data is broadcast in a state where it is included in independent data or additional data. Then, when the Internet-related data is received while being included in the independent data, the data separation / program selection unit 20 separates the independent data and stores it in the storage unit 26 (S10 in FIG. 4). When the Internet-related data is received while being included in the additional data, the data separation / program selection unit 20 separates the additional data and stores it in the storage unit 26 (S11 in FIG. 4). The contents of the Internet-related data will be described later.

First, display of homepage introduction data by independent data and access based on the display will be described. It is assumed that the Internet-related data is included in the independent data and stored in the storage unit 26 as described above. Here, the Internet-related data included in the independent data includes homepage introduction data and homepage addresses, as well as cover data of each company's homepage. The above website address is UR
Sent as L. That is, the URL is composed of a protocol name and a domain name, and the homepage address corresponds to this domain name. Since the above protocol name is for a homepage, it is "http" corresponding to the hypertext. The Internet-related data may be stored in the storage unit 48.

[0021] The user introduces a home page to the remote controller 68.
Then, the CPU 52 fetches the homepage introduction data and outputs it to the display unit 32 or the like via the character generator 28 and the interface 30. The homepage introduction data is displayed as shown in FIG. That is, the name of the company having the homepage is displayed in the homepage introduction data.

When the user selects a company that wants to view the homepage, the cover of the homepage of the company is displayed, and the address of the homepage is accessed by the above URL. That is, the CPU 52 fetches the cover data of the home page of the company from the storage unit 26 or the like, and causes the display unit 32 to display the cover data. For example, when "Company A" is selected in the homepage introduction data of FIG. 5, the cover data of the homepage of Company A is displayed as shown in FIG. Further, the CPU 52 controls the module 50 to access the homepage of the selected company. That is, since the URL of the homepage of each company is included in the independent data, the CPU 52 fetches the URL of the selected company from the storage unit 26 and sends it to the module 50. The module 50 accesses via the Internet according to the URL sent. In addition,
Upon access, a dial is made to the access point of the provider. After the access is completed and the data including the cover of the homepage is imported, the display unit 3
2 is rewritten, and the same operation as the normal Internet is performed. Since the cover data of the homepage has already been displayed, the display does not normally change in appearance.

In the above description, it has been described that the protocol name in the URL is "http".
You may make it access by TP. For example, a file list of a certain file may be received in the form of independent data and displayed on the display unit 32, and the URL may be accessed using the URL received in the form of independent data and having the protocol name "ftp". Good. That is,
In this case, the URL includes the FTP address.

As described above, since the homepage address included in the independent data of the received data of the television broadcast is fetched and the address selected by the user is accessed, the homepage can be accessed very easily.

Next, display of program-related data by additional data and access based on the display will be described. It is assumed that the Internet-related data is included in the additional data and stored in the storage unit 26 as described above. Similarly to the above, the information may be stored in the storage unit 48. here,
The Internet-related data included in the additional data includes program-related data and a homepage address, cover data of a homepage of each company, a predetermined e-mail address, and the like.

When the user is watching a program, the user selects the program-related data with the remote controller 68. Then, CPU
52 fetches program-related data from the storage unit 26 and outputs the program-related data to the display unit 32 via the character generator 28 and the interface 30. The program-related data is displayed as shown in FIG. That is, the program-related data is provided with a selection field for selecting introduction of the sponsor's homepage of the program, a selection field for sending an e-mail to a person related to the program, and the like.

When the user selects a sponsor company who wants to view the homepage, the same processing as in the case of introducing the homepage using the independent data is performed. That is,
The CPU 52 fetches the cover data of the home page of the company from the storage unit 26 and causes the display unit 32 to display the data. The CPU 52 controls the module 50 to access the homepage address of the selected company. When the access is completed and the data including the cover of the home page is fetched, the display on the display unit 32 is rewritten to perform the same operation as the normal Internet.

On the other hand, when the user selects transmission of an e-mail, the e-mail program operates to transmit the e-mail to a predetermined destination, that is, an e-mail address. That is, the CPU 52 causes the display unit 32 to display the e-mail transmission menu stored in the module 50 as shown in FIG. 8, fetches the URL stored in the storage unit 32, and sends the URL to the module 50. The module 50 sets the destination according to the URL. For example, when the user selects “mail to performer Ko”, the menu shown in FIG. 8 is displayed, and an e-mail address addressed to Ko is set in module 50.

Next, the user writes predetermined contents in the mail entry column and instructs transmission. Then, the module 50 accesses the above e-mail address and transmits the e-mail. In addition, you may make it access by URL with a protocol name "ftp".

As described above, the homepage address included in the additional data of the received data of the television broadcast is fetched and the address selected by the user is accessed. Therefore, it is extremely easy to access the homepage of the sponsor of a certain program. In addition, an e-mail address included in the additional data is taken in, and an e-mail can be easily sent by accessing an address of a related party selected by the user.

[0031]

According to the television broadcasting method of the present invention, by accessing the address by fetching the data of this address by the television receiver, it is possible to access the Internet more easily.

In particular, according to the television broadcasting method of the third aspect, the homepage can be easily accessed by fetching the homepage address by the television receiver. In particular, according to the television broadcasting method according to the fourth aspect, the homepage accessible to the user can be notified by capturing the homepage introduction data by the television receiver and displaying the homepage introduction data. it can. Also. Since the cover data is stored,
Until the access to a certain homepage is completed, the cover of the homepage can be displayed.

According to the television broadcasting method of the present invention, the homepage address can be easily accessed by fetching the homepage address by the television receiver, and the electronic mail address can be easily obtained. By taking in, an e-mail can be easily sent to a related person such as a performer. Further, in particular, according to the television broadcasting method according to claim 6,
Since the program-related data is stored in the received data, the television-receiving device fetches and displays the program-related data, thereby notifying the user of the accessible homepage and notifying the person who can transmit the e-mail. be able to. Also. Since the cover data is stored, the cover of the home page can be displayed until access to a certain home page is completed. In particular, according to the television receiver of the seventh aspect, since the access is performed according to the address included in the reception data of the television broadcast, the homepage or the like can be easily accessed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a television receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of received data.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of received data.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the television receiver according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing display contents of homepage introduction data.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing display contents of cover data of a homepage.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing display contents of program-related data.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing display contents of a menu screen when transmitting an e-mail.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List A Television receiving apparatus B Home automation system 10 BS / UHF / VHF shared receiving section 12 CS tuner 14 QPSK demodulation section 16 Error correction section 18 Scramble descrambling section 20 Data separation / program selection section 22 Video decoder 24 Audio decoder 26 Storage section 28 character generator 30 interface 32 display unit 34 speaker 36 DVD-RAM drive 40 home automation communication unit 42 remote control light receiving unit 44 slot 46 modem 48 storage unit 50 internet software module 52 CPU 68 remote control 70 card 72 telephone 74 telephone line

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A television broadcasting method comprising: performing broadcasting by receiving received data of a digital television broadcast including data of an address related to the Internet. 2. The television broadcasting method according to claim 1, wherein the data of the address related to the Internet is included in the received data as a URL. 3. The television broadcasting method according to claim 1, wherein a homepage address is stored in the independent data in the received data as data of an address related to the Internet. 4. The homepage introduction data as display data for introducing an accessible homepage and cover data of the homepage introduced in the homepage introduction data are stored in the independent data in the received data. 4. The television broadcasting method according to claim 3, wherein: 5. The additional data of the predetermined program data in the received data, as data of an address relating to the Internet, the homepage address of the sponsor of the program with respect to the program data, and the electronic data of related parties such as performers and staff of the program. 3. The television broadcasting method according to claim 1, wherein a mail address is stored. 6. A program-related data as display data for introducing an accessible homepage and an e-mail destination to the additional data in the received data, and a cover of the homepage introduced in the homepage introduction data. 6. The television broadcasting method according to claim 5, wherein data and data are stored. 7. A television receiver for receiving digital television broadcasts, wherein the television receiver captures data of an address related to the Internet included in received data of the digital television broadcast, and performs access according to the data of the address. John receiver. 8. The television receiver according to claim 7, wherein the data of the address related to the Internet is included in the received data as a URL, and the access is performed by using the URL.