JPH10215417A - Television receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To set the setting preferred by each of a plurality of viewers to the television receiver automatically in the case that a plurality of the viewers view the same television receiver in a different timing. SOLUTION: A finger characteristic read means 11 reads a characteristic of each finger of each viewer, a registration party discrimination circuit 12 of a registration discrimination means discriminates whether or not the finger is registered in advance corresponding to a read result of the finger characteristic read means 11, and when the finger is discriminated to be registered in advance, to which finger the tested finger corresponds among the registered fingers is discriminated. When it is discriminated that the discrimination result of the registration party discrimination circuit 12 indicates that the tested finger is not a registered finger, a database circuit 13 and a control circuit 14 conduct any special control, and when it is discriminated that the tested finger is in existence among the registered finger, at least either of video and audio outputs is controlled so that a prescribed setting corresponding to the discriminated finger is obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television receiver which reads the characteristics of a finger and controls the output of video and audio in accordance with the detection result.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a television receiver,
A mechanism to adjust the image quality and sound quality according to the viewer's preference,
It is arranged as an adjustment volume of the television receiver body or as an adjustment button of the remote control transmitter. The viewer has adjusted the television receiver through the above-mentioned adjustment mechanism in order to obtain image quality and sound quality that suits his / her taste. Further, when a plurality of viewers view the same television receiver at different timings, each time, the image quality and the sound quality according to their own preferences are manually reset.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional technique, when a plurality of viewers view the same television receiver at different timings, each viewer has his or her own preference. The image quality and sound quality were reset manually, and the operation in this case was troublesome.

[0004] The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned problems, and when a plurality of viewers view the same television receiver at different timings, it is possible to automatically perform settings suitable for each preference. It is intended to provide a television receiver which can be used.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems A television receiver comprises:
Finger characteristic reading means for reading a finger characteristic and outputting it as a finger characteristic reading signal, and comparing a finger characteristic reading signal from the finger characteristic reading means with a signal corresponding to each registered finger in advance, The registrant discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the finger is a registered finger, and when it is determined that the finger is a pre-registered finger, If it is determined that the finger is not a pre-registered finger, no special control is performed.If it is determined that the finger is a pre-registered finger, a predetermined setting corresponding to the determined finger is set. And control means for controlling at least one of the video output and the audio output.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

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

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes finger characteristic reading means for reading the characteristics of the finger of the viewer who performs the operation and outputting it as a finger characteristic reading signal a1. Is a registrant determination circuit 1
2 is supplied. In this case, the finger feature reading means 11
There are various conceivable methods, such as providing it on an operation button such as a power switch or providing it at a position independent of the operation button in a remote control transmitter or cabinet.

The registrant discriminating circuit 12 compares the supplied finger characteristic read signal a1 with a signal corresponding to each pre-registered finger to discriminate whether the finger is a pre-registered finger or not. If it is determined that the finger is a registered finger, it is determined which of the fingers is registered in advance, and the identification number of this determination result is supplied to the database circuit 13 as identification number data b1. The registrant discriminating circuit 12 does not perform any special control when it is determined that the supplied finger characteristic read signal a1 is not a pre-registered finger.

The database circuit 13 is provided for each registrant,
A parameter for realizing image quality, sound quality, and the like registered in advance by the registrant is stored, and a parameter of the registrant indicated by the identification number data b1 is set as data c1 in the control circuit 1.
4 The control circuit 14 holds a parameter indicated by the supplied data c1 and creates a control signal d1 based on the parameter to control the image and sound quality of the video and audio output means 15.

Thus, when the database circuit 13 and the control circuit 14 determine that the registrant discriminating circuit 12 determines that the finger is not a pre-registered finger, the database circuit 13 and the control circuit 14 do not perform any special control, and If it is determined that the finger is
The control means controls at least one of the video output and the audio output so as to have a predetermined setting corresponding to the determined finger.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a specific example of the finger characteristic reading means 11 of FIG.

In FIG. 2, the finger characteristic reading means 11 comprises:
It reads and detects the characteristics of each individual's finger, and uses a surface shape sensor that forms a one-dimensional electrical signal distribution corresponding to a change in electrical characteristics caused by contact with the skin (finger). In this case, the finger characteristic reading means 11 arranges a plurality of linear electrodes 22, 22... Formed long in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the finger 23 in the longitudinal direction of the finger to be detected.
The linear electrode electrodes 2 adjacent to each other when 3 is pressed
The resistance value between 2, 22 ... is sequentially read in the longitudinal direction of the finger,
These are output as a continuous finger feature read signal a1 at a predetermined timing.
Is a linear electrode array, and this linear electrode array 21
A plurality of (n) linear electrodes 22, 22,... Are arranged in parallel, and the electrode interval is set to about 1/10 mm. In the linear electrode array 21, the length of the electrodes and the length in the longitudinal direction are usually the lengths completely including the second joint from the tip of the finger 23. One end side of the second to n-th linear electrodes from the top of the n linear electrodes 22, 22,.
N-1 switching elements 2 of the analog switch 24
26, 26, respectively. N-1 switching elements 2 of the analog switch 24
The other terminals of 6, 26... 26 are connected to a reference potential point via a read resistor R1. n linear electrodes 22, 22
.. Are connected to one terminal of n−1 switching elements 27, 27,... 27 of the analog switch 25, respectively. The other terminals of the n-1 switching elements 27 of the analog switch 25 are connected to the positive terminal of the power supply V1. The negative terminal of the power supply V1 is connected to a reference potential point.

The timing pulse generating circuit 31 generates analog switches 24 and 2 based on a control signal e1 from an electric part detecting circuit 30 which is a control section of the finger characteristic reading means 11.
5, a timing pulse signal f1 for sequentially turning on each of the plurality of switching elements, and
The timing pulse signal f1 is supplied to the sample hold circuit 32.
Supply.

When the detection is performed by the linear electrode array 21, a finger 23 to be detected is pressed in a direction orthogonal to the individual linear electrodes 22 of the linear electrode array 21. At this time, the switching elements 26 of the analog switch 24 are sequentially turned on one by one by the timing pulse signal f1 from the timing pulse generation circuit 31, and at the same time, the switching elements 27 of the analog switch 25 are turned on.
.. 27 are sequentially turned on one by one to sequentially read the resistance value of the finger surface between the adjacent linear electrodes 22 in the length direction of the finger. In this case, the resistance between the adjacent linear electrodes 22 changes according to the area of the finger 23 in contact with the electrodes.

In such a state, the resistance value between the ith linear electrodes from the top in the figure is R (i). This resistance R
One end of (i) is an analog switch 24 and a read resistor R1.
Is connected to a reference potential point, and the other end of the resistor R (i) is connected to the reference potential point via the analog switch 25 and a power supply V1 that generates a constant voltage.

The potential difference V (i) between both ends of the read resistor R1 can be expressed by the following equation (1).

V (i) = R1 × V1 / {R1 + R (i)} (1) Here, V1 is an output voltage value of the power supply V1, and R1 is a resistance value of the reading resistor R1.

The sample-and-hold circuit 32 has an input terminal connected to a connection point between the analog switch 24 and the resistor R1, and has an input terminal connected to a potential difference V from a reference potential point.
(I) is added. The sample hold circuit 32 uses the timing pulse signal f1 to generate the potential difference V
The sampling and holding of (i) is performed, and the sampling output g1 is supplied to an analog / digital conversion circuit (A / D conversion circuit) 33. The A / D conversion circuit 33 converts the sampling output g1 into a digital signal h1 and supplies it to the electric signal distribution detection circuit 30.

The electric signal distribution detecting circuit 30 first detects a finger characteristic by detecting a timing pulse.
To control the timing pulse generation circuit 31 to output the timing pulse signal f1. As a result, from the A / D conversion circuit 33, the digital signal h1 created by detecting the finger 23 is supplied.

The electric signal distribution detecting circuit 30 generates a finger characteristic reading signal a1 from the digital signal h1 and outputs it from an output terminal 34.

FIG. 3 is a graph showing the potential difference V (i) obtained by the finger characteristic reading means 11 of FIG. 2. The voltage V (i) is plotted on the vertical axis, and the voltage between the i-th linear electrodes is plotted on the horizontal axis. Order i
Is taking.

In FIG. 3, V (i) has a large value in a portion where the contact area between the finger and the linear electrode is large,
Since the contact area is small in the portion corresponding to the second joint, V
(I) becomes smaller. In the embodiment of the present invention, this V
A finger characteristic read signal a1 is created from (i) to identify individual fingers (persons).

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a specific example of the database circuit 13 of FIG.

In FIG. 4, the database circuit 13
Register circuit 41, registrant storage register 42, matching circuit 43, address register 44, and address storage register 4.
5 and a parameter storage register 46.

The identification number data b1 from the registrant discriminating circuit 12 is led to the input terminal 40. The identification number data b1 from the registrant discriminating circuit 12 guided to the input terminal 40 is
It is stored in the register circuit 41. The matching circuit 43 detects which of the identification numbers of the registrants stored in the registrant storage register 42 the identification numbers stored in the register circuit 41 correspond to. Address storage register 45
Causes the address register 44 to store the address corresponding to the registrant being detected by the matching circuit 43. Thus, the identification numbers stored in the registrant storage register 42 are sequentially sent to the matching circuit 43, and the corresponding addresses are sent from the address storage register 45 to the address register 44.

When the identification number from the register circuit 41 matches the identification number from the registrant storage register 42, the coincidence circuit 43 supplies a coincidence signal j1 to the address register 44. When the match signal j1 is sent from the match circuit 43, the address register 44 supplies the address stored at that time to the parameter storage register 46. The parameter storage register 46 stores, for each registrant, parameters for realizing image quality and sound quality registered in advance by the registrant. The address of the address storage register 45 is
This is the first address in which parameters are stored for each registrant in the parameter storage register 46. The parameter storage register 46 outputs a parameter corresponding to the address at a predetermined timing as data c1 based on this value. 47 to the video and audio output means 15.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the finger characteristic reading means 11 reads the characteristic (finger shape) of the viewer's finger.
And the registrant discriminating circuit 12 of the registrant discriminating means judges whether or not the finger is a pre-registered finger according to the reading result of the finger feature reading means 11. Determines which one of the pre-registered fingers is used, and thereby the database circuit 13 and the control circuit 1
No. 4 does not perform any special control when it is determined that the result of the determination by the registrant determination circuit 12 is not a pre-registered finger, and when it is determined that the finger is a pre-registered finger, In this case, at least one of the video output and the audio output is controlled so that the predetermined setting corresponding to the above-described setting is obtained, so that a plurality of viewers view the same television receiver at different timings. In addition, it is possible to automatically make settings that suit each taste. Thereby, a good impression can be given to the viewer.

In the embodiment of FIG. 1, both the video output and the audio output are controlled in accordance with the reading of the characteristics of the viewer's finger, but only one of them may be controlled.

The first setting of the video output in the embodiment of FIG. 1 includes, as a first example, a predetermined image quality (a predetermined brightness, a predetermined hue, a predetermined frequency characteristic = resolution, a predetermined contrast, etc.). As a second example, turning on / off the display of the sub-picture on the screen, and as a third example, when displaying the sub-picture, displaying the sub-picture corresponding to the finger determined by the discrimination result of the registrant discriminating means. Setting of the form (blurs a predetermined image in the sub-image, size of character information included in the sub-image,
Change the font and display position. Converts kanji in character information into hiragana and katakana. Change the color of the display. For example, conversion into another language or dialect) can be used.

The predetermined setting of the audio output in the embodiment of FIG. 1 includes a predetermined sound quality (a predetermined sound volume, a predetermined frequency characteristic, a predetermined frequency conversion or a speed conversion, etc.).
Alternatively, a sound field (two-channel stereo, surround selection and their balance) can be used.

As a method of inputting parameters to the parameter storage register of FIG. 3, as a first example,
After discriminating a finger in advance, a method of directly inputting a parameter corresponding to the finger. As a second example, parameters standardized by age and gender are stored in advance, and after discriminating the finger, each finger is discriminated. There is a method of inputting a parameter corresponding to the finger by storing the corresponding age and gender.

The control means of the database circuit 13 and the control circuit 14 shown in FIG. 1 controls the operation of the video output so as to obtain a predetermined image quality corresponding to the discriminated finger. It may be configured to control the illumination output of a place where the light is emitted.

Further, the control means by the database circuit 13 and the control circuit 14 in FIG.
When the determination result of 1 is determined to be a previously registered finger, a program that is most likely to be viewed by the person of the determined finger is recognized based on past viewing habits, and the program is selected. You may.

[0035]

According to the present invention, when a plurality of viewers view the same television receiver at different timings, it is possible to automatically make settings according to their preferences. Thereby, a good impression can be given to the viewer.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exemplary block diagram showing an embodiment of a television receiver according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a specific example of a finger characteristic reading unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a graph showing a potential difference obtained by a finger characteristic reading unit of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a specific example of the database circuit of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 finger feature reading means 12 registrant discriminating circuit 13 database circuit 14 control circuit 15 video and audio output means

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[Submission date] February 14, 1997

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. Finger characteristic reading means for reading a characteristic of a finger and outputting it as a finger characteristic reading signal, and collating a finger characteristic reading signal from the finger characteristic reading means with a signal corresponding to a pre-registered individual finger. By doing so, a registrant discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the finger is a pre-registered finger, and when discriminating a pre-registered finger, discriminating which of the pre-registered fingers, If it is determined that the registrant discriminating unit determines that the finger is not a pre-registered finger, no special control is performed. And a control means for controlling at least one of the video output and the audio output so as to be set. 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of linear electrodes formed long in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the finger are arranged in a longitudinal direction of the finger to be detected, and between the linear electrode electrodes adjacent to each other when the finger is pressed. Finger characteristic reading means for sequentially reading the resistance values in the longitudinal direction of the finger and outputting them as continuous signals at a predetermined timing; and a signal corresponding to each finger registered in advance from the finger characteristic reading means. A registrant discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the finger is a pre-registered finger by comparing with a registrant, and when the discriminated is a pre-registered finger, which of the pre-registered fingers is discriminated. If the registrant discriminating unit determines that the finger is not a pre-registered finger, no special control is performed. So that it will be the prescribed setting , Of the video output and audio output, the television receiver characterized by comprising a control means for controlling at least one of the operations, the. 3. When the control unit determines that the result of the determination by the registrant determination unit is a previously registered finger,
The television receiver according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein control of a video output operation is performed so that a predetermined image quality corresponding to the determined finger is obtained. 4. When the control unit determines that the result of the determination by the registrant determination unit is a finger that has been registered in advance,
3. The television receiver according to claim 1, wherein an operation of an audio output operation is controlled so that a predetermined sound quality or a sound field corresponding to the determined finger is obtained. 5. When the control means determines that the result of the determination by the registrant determination means is a previously registered finger,
3. The television receiver according to claim 1, wherein on / off of screen display of a sub-picture is performed in accordance with the determined finger. 6. When the control means displays a sub-picture, and when the discrimination result of the registrant discriminating means determines that the finger is a pre-registered finger, the control means displays a sub-picture corresponding to the discriminated finger. 3. The television receiver according to claim 1, wherein a display mode is set. 7. A method according to claim 1, wherein the control means inputs a parameter for controlling at least one of the video output and the audio output so as to have a predetermined setting corresponding to the determined finger. The television receiver according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein after determining the parameter, a parameter corresponding to the finger is directly input. 8. A method in which the control means inputs a parameter for controlling at least one of the video output and the audio output so that a predetermined setting corresponding to the determined finger is input. A parameter standardized by gender is stored, and after discriminating a finger, a parameter corresponding to the finger is input by storing an age and a gender corresponding to each finger. 7. The television receiver according to any one of claims 6 to 6. 9. When the control unit determines that the result of the discrimination by the registrant discriminating unit is a pre-registered finger,
4. The television according to claim 3, wherein the control of the illumination output at the place where the television receiver is viewed is performed in accordance with the control of the video output operation so as to obtain a predetermined image quality corresponding to the determined finger. John receiver. 10. When the control unit determines that the registrant determination unit determines that the finger is a previously registered finger, the control unit selects the channel or stream that the person with the determined finger last viewed. The television receiver according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein: 11. When the control unit determines that a result of the determination by the registrant determination unit is a finger that has been registered in advance, a program that is most likely to be viewed by a person with the determined finger is viewed in the past. The television receiver according to claim 1, wherein the television receiver recognizes a habit and selects the program.