JPH1132267A - Device and method for selecting and displaying program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device and a method for selecting and displaying a program with which the program desired by a user can be selected quickly and surely. SOLUTION: When a user operates (depress) a numeric button on a remote controller corresponding to the logo mark of a desired channel, a main CPU 52 reads the data of a last CS channel stored in a EEPROM 26 by controlling a demultiplexer/CPU 15, and controls a CS digital broadcast receiving circuit composed of a digital tuner 11, a QPSK demodulation circuit 12, an MPEG video decoder 16, etc. At the same time, the CPU 52 displays on a CPT 46 the video corresponding to the logo mark of the channel desired by the user, by controlling the circuit composed of a horizontal compression circuit 42, a two-screen processing circuit 43, an RGB processor 45, etc.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television receiver capable of receiving a signal transmitted by digital broadcasting, and more particularly to a program selection display device and a program selection display method for a digital broadcast program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, analog satellite broadcasting has been put to practical use. In recent years, digital satellite broadcasting has been put into practical use due to the development of digital technology.
Digital satellite broadcasting is to transmit a digitized television signal to a predetermined service area via a communication satellite (CS) or the like.

[0003] In digital satellite broadcasting, channel division is performed using digital compression technology.
One analog TV channel can accommodate 4 to 8 channels of television broadcasting. Following the interim report of the Broadcasting Advancement Vision Conference held in April 1996, Japan adopted a policy to digitize all television broadcasting such as terrestrial television, satellite broadcasting, and CATV by 2010. I have.

In the CS digital broadcasting system currently in practical use, it is possible to broadcast an extremely large number of programs near 100 channels using digital compression technology and high efficiency coding technology.

[0005] In such a system, a method of quickly selecting and displaying (viewing) a desired program from many programs is required. Conventionally, an electronic program guide (EPG: Electrica) that satisfies such demands has been proposed.
l Program Guide) A program display by a system or a multi-channel screen A program display screen (for example, from a signal of a plurality of broadcast channels, each image of a signal for 16 broadcast channels is reduced, and a multi-channel screen is obtained by dividing one screen into 16 parts. A method has been proposed in which a program is selected by selecting a desired program name or a sub-screen from the sub-screen displays in (displayed as a signal of one screen arranged on each sub-screen).

However, in the program selection by the program display of the electronic program guide system, it is necessary to search for and select a desired program from a large number of channels accompanying the multi-channel broadcasting. Operation is very complicated. Also, in the program selection by the multi-channel screen program display, since the multi-channel screen (child screen) is transmitted from a broadcasting station, the program screen desired by the user is displayed in the multi-channel screen display. There is a problem (defect) that it is difficult to quickly select a desired program, for example, when the program is not included.

[0007]

As described above, in the program selection by the above-mentioned conventional electronic program guide system, an operation for selecting a desired program from a large number of channels accompanying the multi-channel broadcasting is performed. There was a problem that it was very complicated.

In the conventional program selection based on the multi-channel screen program display, the multi-channel screen includes:
Because it is sent from a broadcasting station, it is not possible to put the screen of your choice in the multi-channel screen display by yourself, and the desired program is not included in the multi-channel screen display. There was a problem (defect) that it was difficult to quickly select a program.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a program selection display device and a program selection display method capable of quickly and reliably selecting a program desired by a user. It is assumed that.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program selection and display apparatus comprising: program data; electronic program guide data for providing various information for each program; and program information included in the electronic program guide data. Receiving means for receiving the channel identification information of the program to be displayed, storage means for storing display data for displaying a channel logo mark corresponding to the channel identification information, and channel selection at a predetermined position on the screen. By securing a display area for displaying a channel selection screen for performing, a display control means for displaying a channel logo mark for each program in the display area, and specifying a channel logo mark displayed on the screen. Channel logo mark selecting means for selecting a program corresponding to the channel logo mark; A program corresponding to the channel logo selected by click selection means, is characterized in that it has been constructed and an output means for outputting as a video signal.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program selection and display apparatus according to the first aspect,
The display control means, in the display area, the plurality of channel logos different for each program,
The image is displayed in the left-right direction or the up-down direction or a combination of the left-right direction and the up-down direction.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program selection and display device according to the first or second aspect, wherein the display control means includes a specific channel logo among the displayed channel logos. Means for highlighting or displaying a mark, wherein the channel logo mark selecting means moves the highlighted or cursor-displayed channel logo mark in the left-right or up-down direction to display the current highlight or cursor. And a program corresponding to the designated channel logo mark is selected.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the program selection and display apparatus according to the first or second aspect, wherein the channel logo mark selection means can select a program by one operation. The configuration is characterized in that:

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program selection and display device according to the third or fourth aspect, wherein the program reception history storage means for storing a past program reception history, and the program reception history. Means for displaying a channel logo mark of a program corresponding to the program reception history stored in the storage means in the display area, and viewing frequency of each program based on the program reception history stored in the program reception history storage means, Means for changing the display position of each channel logo mark.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program selection and display apparatus according to the fifth aspect, wherein:
One screen is divided into a plurality of sub-screens, and a desired program is selected from a promotion channel display by the electronic program guide data configured by a multi-screen in which a plurality of program images are arranged on the respective sub-screens, By setting a channel logo mark corresponding to the program at a predetermined position in the display area, a default channel logo mark displayed in the display area is registered.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program selection and display apparatus according to the fifth aspect, wherein:
Based on the data of the electronic program guide, from a plurality of program information display, by selecting a desired program, by setting a logo mark of a channel corresponding to the program at a predetermined position in the display area, A default channel logo mark displayed in the display area is registered.

[0017] The program selection and display device according to the invention of claim 8 is the program selection and display device of claim 5,
Prepare multiple menus of channel logo mark registered by program genre or paid program, etc.,
By setting a desired registration menu from the registration menu, a default channel logo mark displayed in the display area is registered.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for selecting and displaying a program, comprising: program data, electronic program guide data for providing various information for each program, and a channel for each program included in the electronic program guide data. Upon receiving the identification information, a display area for displaying a channel selection screen for performing channel selection at a predetermined position on the screen is secured, and a channel logo mark obtained from electronic program guide data or a predetermined By displaying a plurality of channel logo marks stored in the storage means and read based on the channel identification information in the display area, and specifying a desired channel logo mark displayed in the display area, the channel logo mark is displayed. A program corresponding to a mark is output and displayed as a video signal.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the program selection and display method according to the ninth aspect, when any one of the plurality of channel logos displayed in the display area is selected. , Which is complementary information of the program corresponding to the selected channel logo mark,
Pay-per-view, genre, channel number, program name,
It is characterized in that a program start / end time and the like are further displayed.

According to the program selection and display device or the program selection and display method of the present invention, a history of programs received in the past is stored, and a channel logo for selecting a program is stored in accordance with the history. Mark is displayed. By selecting it, a desired program can be easily and promptly and reliably selected from programs that the user watches relatively frequently.

[0021]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a program selection and display device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the configuration of a television receiver system provided with the program selection display device of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the program selection and display device of the present invention is built in a TV receiver 4, and the TV receiver 4 includes a terrestrial broadcasting antenna 1, a BS broadcasting parabolic antenna 2,
And the CS digital broadcasting satellite dish 3 are connected to each other. When the operation button of the remote controller 5 is pressed, the TV receiver 4 receives an instruction by an infrared (IR) signal output from a light emitting unit of the remote controller 5 with the remote control light receiving unit 51. It has become.

In FIG. 1, the 1st IF signal received by the CS digital broadcasting parabolic antenna 3 and output from the LNB 3a is input to the digital tuner 11, where the IQ signals are demodulated. The IQ signals output from the digital tuner 11 are input to a QPSK demodulation circuit 12, where they are QPSK demodulated. The data output from the QPSK demodulation circuit 12 is input to an error correction circuit 13, where the data is rearranged (deinterleaved), error corrected, and various data processes are performed. The data is supplied to the descrambler 14 as data in a packet format.

On the other hand, demultiplex & CPU (Cen
The tral processor unit (15) stores a key necessary for decrypting an encrypted signal (data) transmitted through a satellite and received by the parabolic antenna for CS digital broadcasting 3 together with a decryption program. , CPU, ROM, RAM, etc., and decrypts the encrypted signal (data) from the security IC card 23 connected (inserted) to the card reader interface 22 via the card reader interface 22. Read the key for performing

The demultiplex & CPU 15 supplies the key read from the security IC card 23 for performing the decryption processing to the descrambler 14. As a result, the descrambler 14 decrypts the encrypted signal (data), and
15 The demultiplex & CPU1
5 performs various processes and controls various devices and circuits according to a program stored in the flash memory 28.

The demultiplex & CPU 15 inputs the descrambled transport data output from the descrambling device 14 and temporarily stores it in the data buffer memory 21. Then, this is read out as appropriate, the video / audio streams are separated, the video stream is transferred to the MPEG video decoder 16, and the audio stream is sent to the MPEG audio decoder 1.
Transfer to 8.

The MPEG video decoder 16 appropriately stores the input video stream in the DRAM 16a,
The decoding process of the video signal compressed by the MPEG system is executed. The decoded video signal is NT
The signal is supplied to the SC encoder 17, converted into a luminance signal (Y), a chroma signal (C), and a composite signal (V) of the NTSC system, and output to an AV-SW (audio video / switching) circuit 35.

The MPEG audio decoder 18 stores an input audio stream in the DRAM 18a as appropriate, and executes a decoding process of an audio signal compressed by the MPEG system. The decoded audio signal is converted to an analog signal in a D / A converter 19, and the audio signal is converted to an AV-SW (audio video / switch) circuit 3.
Output to 5

The demultiplex & CPU 15
In addition to the video data and audio data of the input MPEG2 transport packet format data,
Captures PG data, etc.
And stores it in the EPG area 21a. The EPG information includes information (for example, a channel of the program, a broadcast time, a program name, a genre, and the like) on each broadcast channel from the current time to several tens hours later. This EPG
Since information is transmitted frequently, the EPG area 21
“a” always holds the latest EPG information.

An EEPROM (Electrically)
Erasable Programmable Rea
d Only Memory 26 includes data to be retained even after the power is turned off (for example, a password, a reception history for several weeks of the digital tuner 11, a channel number received until immediately before the power is turned off (hereinafter, a last channel). ), Setting data such as favorite channels and genres, antenna setting data, etc.) are stored as appropriate.

Further, the MPEG video decoder 16
Generates predetermined OSD (On Screen Display) data under the control of the demultiplex & CPU 15, writes the data in the DRAM 16a, reads it out, and outputs it. As a result, predetermined characters, figures, and the like are appropriately converted to a CPT (Color Picture Tube) 4.
6 is displayed.

When displaying, for example, character information in the EPG data as the OSD data,
Character data and the like stored in the EPG area 21a in which the EPG data is stored are stored in a compressed state. For this reason, the demultiplex & CPU 15 performs a process of restoring this character data using the compression code conversion dictionary stored in the font ROM 27.

The font ROM 27 stores a correspondence table (address conversion table) between the character codes and the storage locations of the bitmap data of the font. The demultiplex & CPU 15 refers to this conversion table. Thus, bitmap data corresponding to a predetermined character code can be read. The bitmap data itself is also stored at a predetermined address.

Further, the font ROM 27 stores various logo data and a logo ID (Logo Information Dat) for displaying a logo (Logo).
a) is stored, and an address conversion table for calling logo data (bitmap data) corresponding to the logo ID is stored. Thus, by specifying the logo ID, the demultiplex & CPU 15 can read out the logo data stored at the address corresponding to the logo ID and display the logo data on the screen.

In general, the channel logo and the like are transmitted from the transmitting side via a satellite, but when they are not transmitted, the channel logo and the like are read out from the font ROM 27 by designating a predetermined logo ID. The bitmap data corresponding to the ID can be used as the channel logo.

Further, the demultiplexing & CPU 15
Is controlled by the OSD processing circuit 29 so that the MPE
OSD processing separate from OSD processing by the G video decoder 16
Processing can be performed. That is, an OSD screen such as a channel logo mark can be displayed separately from the received video, the EPG, and the multi-screen promotion channel.

The demultiplex & CPU 15
By controlling the telephone MODEM 24, transmission of pay-per-view purchase history information to a customer center instructed by the security IC card 23 via the telephone line, center access performed by a user, and the like are performed.

On the other hand, L of the satellite dish 2
The 1st IF signal output from the NB 2a is supplied to the BS second converter module 50, where the first IF signal is FM-detected in the BS second converter module 50, and the video / video
The sound is demodulated and output to the AV-SW circuit 35 as a composite signal (V) and an audio signal.

The RF signal received by the terrestrial broadcasting antenna 1 is supplied to a U / V distributor 30 provided for terrestrial double reception, and further supplied to a master tuner 31.
And supplied to the child tuner 33. The parent tuner 3
1 and the IF signals selected for the desired channels by the child tuner 33 are respectively supplied to IF / multiple-voice (voice multiplexing) circuits 32 and 34 and demodulated, respectively, as a composite signal (V) and an audio signal. It is output to the AV-SW circuit 35.

The AV-SW circuit 35 selects a video / audio signal received and demodulated by the receiving antenna of each broadcast wave or an externally input video / audio signal. The signal selection control is performed by a main CPU 52 that executes various processes according to stored programs via a bus.

The audio signal selected by the AV-SW circuit 35 is supplied to an audio processor 47, subjected to sound quality processing, supplied to an audio amplifier 48, and output from a speaker 49.

The video signal selected by the AV-SW circuit 35 is supplied to two Y / C comb filters 36 and 37 provided for two-screen display, respectively.
After being separated, they are again supplied to the color demodulation circuits 38 and 39 via the AV-SW circuit 35, respectively, are subjected to signal processing, and are processed as SW (switching circuits) 40 and 41 as Y, I and Q video signals. Supplied to

In the SWs (switching circuits) 40 and 41,
The video signals (Y, I, Q) supplied from the color demodulation circuits 38 and 39 and the video signals (Y, I, Q) supplied from the MPEG video decoder 16 via the format conversion circuit 20 are selected. Will be The selection control of the video signal is performed by the main CPU 52 via the bus. S
The video signals selected by W (switching circuits) 40 and 41 are supplied to a horizontal compression circuit 42 and a two-screen processing circuit 43, respectively.

In the horizontal compression circuit 42, wide aspect conversion processing (3/4 compression processing in normal mode, left screen 1/2 compression processing in two-screen display) is performed. At the time of two-screen display, the left screen processed by the horizontal compression circuit 42 and the right screen subjected to 圧 縮 compression processing by the two-screen processing circuit 43 are superimposed by the SW 44 and supplied to the RGB processor 45 as one screen. You. In the RGB processor 45,
The OSD signal from the CS digital OSD processing circuit 29 controlled by the demultiplex & CPU 15 and the main C
OSD from OSD processing circuit 54 controlled by PU 52
The signal is superimposed on the output (video signal) of the SW 44 and output to the CPT 46.

The main CPU 52 executes various processes according to the programs stored as described above. For example, by controlling the channel selection of the BS second converter module 50, the parent tuner 31, and the child tuner 33, and controlling the demultiplex & CPU 15 via a bus line,
It performs digital signal reception and various processing and control. Further, it controls the SWs 40, 41, 44, the horizontal compression circuit 42, the two-screen processing circuit 43, the RGB processor 45, and the like, and performs screen display (two-screen display, normal mode, and the like).

FIG. 3 shows a button switch 61 of the remote controller 5.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of FIG. When you operate the remote control 5,
An infrared signal is emitted from the remote control light emitting unit 60, the infrared signal is received by the remote control light receiving unit 51 of the TV receiver 4, and the light reception result (signal) is transmitted to the main CPU 52. That is, by operating the remote controller 5, the main C
A predetermined instruction can be given to the PU 52.

The remote controller 5 has a button switch 6
When the CS button 62 on 1 is operated (pressed), for example, all subsequent button operations become operations related to CS (CS mode), and when the CS button 62 is operated again, the CS mode is released. It has become.

In the CS mode, by pressing a channel (direct) button 63 on which numbers 1 to 12 are displayed (printed), a broadcast channel registered in the displayed numbers is directly selected. be able to. The channel (up / down) button 64
A registered broadcast channel can be tuned up or down. The menu button 65 is operated when displaying a menu screen.

The cursor button 66 operates (moves) the selected (highlighted) position of the channel logo mark displayed on the screen, for example, in one of four directions, up, down, left and right. . The OK button 67
It is operated when the item such as the channel logo mark selected by the cursor button 66 is determined. Display button 68
Is operated to display information such as a reception channel, a video input and an audio mode. As described above, in the CS mode, the remote controller 5 is used to select a channel logo and display information on a reception channel. Although not described, the button switch 61 is provided with various other operation button switches.

Next, the operation of the program selection and display device of the present invention will be described from the state of receiving a normal terrestrial broadcast program to the step of receiving and displaying a program of a desired channel of CS digital broadcast. The processing (operation) will be described as an example. The operation is described as being performed using the remote controller 5.

First, the user operates (presses) the CS button 62 of the remote controller 5 shown in FIG. 3 to start a series of operations. When the CS button 62 is operated, the screen of the TV receiver 4 in the state of receiving a normal terrestrial broadcast program becomes, for example, a CS channel reception screen as shown in FIG. All button operations in 5 are operations related to CS (CS mode). still,
FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of the display screen of the TV receiver 4 after the CS button 62 of the remote controller 5 is pressed.

When the CS button 62 of the remote controller 5 is operated (pressed), a CPU (not shown) in the remote controller 5 detects that the button switch has been operated, and the remote control light emitting unit 60 sends the operated button switch to the operated button switch. A corresponding infrared signal is output. Main CPU 5 of TV receiver 4
2 receives this infrared signal via the remote control light receiving unit 51 and determines which button of the remote control 5 has been operated based on the input signal.

As a result of the determination, the CS button 62
When the main CPU 52 detects that the CPU 26 has been operated, the main CPU 52 controls the demultiplex & CPU 15
Is read from the CS last channel data stored in the digital tuner 11, the QPSK demodulation circuit 1
2, while controlling the receiving image path of the CS digital broadcast including the MPEG video decoder 16 and the image paths of the horizontal compression circuit 42, the two-screen processing circuit 43, the RGB processor 45, etc., as shown in FIG. The following screen is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 4, in this embodiment, on the right screen of the TV receiver 4, button buttons 83 indicated by numbers 1 to 12 corresponding to 12 channels (channel positions) of terrestrial waves are displayed. , The logo of the channel you watch relatively often (Channel Logo 7
6) Channel logo selection operation palette for displaying 75
Is displayed. At this time, the twelve button icons 83
Among the channel logos 76 and the channel logo mark 76, the last channel is highlighted as the cursor 73.

On the left screen, a program (received program 72) corresponding to the number of the last channel (the channel logo mark 76 highlighted as the cursor 73 on the right screen) is received and displayed. At the top of the screen, a PPV indicating whether the program selected on the left is a pay program
There is a display 71, and in the case of a pay program, "PPV" is highlighted. If the user wants to watch the pay broadcast as it is, the user can continue viewing by operating the enter button 67 of the remote controller 5.

The received program information (genre display 7) is displayed on the right side of the PPV display at the top of the screen and at the bottom of the screen.
7, channel number 74, program name 80, program start time 7
8, program end time 79, etc.) are displayed.

Next, when the number button corresponding to the logo mark of the desired channel is operated by the channel (direct) button 63 of the remote controller 5, the main CPU 52
Moves the previously highlighted cursor 73 to the button icon 83 and the channel logo mark 76 selected by the remote controller 5, controls the demultiplex & CPU 15 in the highlighted state, and displays the CS digital broadcast. By operating the receiving circuit, the program and the program information of the selected channel can be displayed.

The channel (up / up) of the remote controller 5
By performing an up / down operation with the (down) button 64, the main CPU 52 moves the previously highlighted cursor 73 in a direction corresponding to the operation, and the selected button icon 83 and channel logo mark 76 Demultiplex & with highlighted
By controlling the CPU 15 and operating the CS digital broadcast receiving circuit, the program and the program information of the selected channel can be displayed.

Similarly, the cursor button 66 of the remote controller 5
By performing operations in the up, down, left, and right directions, the main CPU 5
2 moves the previously highlighted cursor 73 in the direction (cursor direction) corresponding to the operation, and selects the selected button icon 83 and channel logo mark 7.
6 is highlighted. When the enter button 67 of the remote controller 5 is operated in this state, the main CPU
52 controls the demultiplexing & CPU 15, and
By operating the digital broadcast receiving circuit, a program and program information of the selected channel can be displayed. After the cursor 73 is moved, if the enter button 67 of the remote controller 5 is not operated for a predetermined time in a highlighted state, the cursor 73 returns to the highlighted display position before the movement.

When such a viewing operation is being performed, the main CPU 52 sets the demultiplex & CP
U15 to control the reception history of the received channel to EE
It is stored in the PROM 26. Note that the stored reception history list stores reception channels that have been viewed in a few weeks and the total viewing time of viewing the reception channels. Also, the reception history of the received channel is EE
When stored in the PROM 26, it is not unclear whether the user is really watching the program, for example, 10
Channels watched only for a short time, such as within a minute, are not counted. That is, only the reception channel that has been viewed continuously for a predetermined time or more is recorded in the EEPROM 26 as the reception history.

Operation palette 7 for channel logo selection
The arrangement of the channel logos displayed in 5 is automatically rearranged in the descending order of the integrated viewing time of the receiving channel after a predetermined period such as one month, for example. In addition to selecting the channel logo, various methods can be used to select a program.However, regardless of which method is used, you can view the receiving channel and the receiving channel. Since the accumulated viewing time is recorded in the reception history list of the EEPROM 26, the channel viewed relatively frequently is always displayed as the channel logo mark 76 on the operation palette 75 for selecting the channel logo.

Next, a method of first registering the channel logo mark 76 displayed on the operation palette 75 for selecting a channel logo by the user will be described. Changing the channel logo mark 76 preset in the operation palette 75 for channel logo selection (channel logo setting) can be performed by operating the menu button 65, the cursor button 66, and the enter button 67 of the remote controller 5. .

That is, when the menu button 65 of the remote controller 5 is operated, for example, a menu screen as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. When "various settings" is selected (highlighted) with the up and down buttons of the cursor button 66, a screen as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. When the right button of the cursor button 66 is operated (selected), various screens as shown in FIG. The setting screen appears. When "TV selection setting" is selected (highlighted) with the up and down buttons of the cursor button 66 and the right button is operated (selected), a TV selection setting screen as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed. Further, when "favorite channel setting" is selected (highlighted) with the up and down buttons of the cursor button 66 and the right button is operated (selected), a favorite channel setting screen as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a menu screen of the program selection and display device of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of various settings on the menu screen of FIG. 7, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the various settings screen of FIG.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the TV channel selection setting screen of FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the favorite channel setting screen of FIG.

On the favorite channel setting screen shown in FIG. 9, the cursor button 66 is used to select “select on the multi-screen” using the up and down buttons (highlighted).
Is operated, a multi-screen channel logo mark setting screen as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed. In the multi-screen displayed on the left side of the screen of the TV receiver 4, programs of 16 channels being broadcast at that time are displayed (introduced) on 16 sub-screens. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the setting using the multi-screen shown in FIG.

By default, for example, a button icon 83 indicated by number 1 displayed on the right side of the screen of the TV receiver 4
And the channel logo mark 76 is highlighted. At this time, when the cursor button 66 of the remote controller 5 is operated in the up, down, left, and right directions, the cursor 82 indicating one of the sub-screens of the multi-screen moves, and information of the sub-screen indicated by the cursor 82, that is, the channel logo mark 7
6, the channel number 74 and the program name 80 are displayed at the top of the screen.

By operating the cursor button 66 of the remote controller 5 in the up, down, left, and right directions to move the cursor 82 to the end of the child screen desired to be registered, and operating (specifying) the enter button 67, the number 1 is displayed. Show Button Icon 83
At this point, a channel logo mark 76 corresponding to the specified child screen (program) is registered.

When the button icon of number 1 is registered,
Next, the button icon indicated by the number 2 is highlighted, and the cursor button 66 and the determination button 67 of the remote control 5 are displayed.
, A channel logo mark 76 corresponding to a desired sub-screen (program) (specified by the cursor 82) can be registered. When registration is completed and the menu button 65 of the remote controller 5 is operated, the screen returns to the reception screen.

On the other hand, in the favorite channel setting screen shown in FIG. 9, when "select by program guide" is selected (highlighted) with the up and down buttons of the cursor button 66 and the enter button 67 of the remote control 5 is operated, A screen for setting a channel logo mark by a program guide (program information) as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the setting by the program guide of FIG.

On the default screen, for example, a button icon 83 and a channel logo mark 76 indicated by number 1 displayed on the right side of the screen of the TV receiver 4 are highlighted. At this time, the cursor button 6 on the remote control 5
The TV receiver 4 is operated by operating the TV
Of the program guide (program information) displayed on the left side of the screen is moved, and the channel logo mark 76, the channel number 74 and the program name 80 of the program indicated by the cursor 84 are displayed on the screen. (Not shown).

By operating the cursor button 66 of the remote controller 5 up and down, moving the cursor 84 to the program to be registered, and operating (specifying) the enter button 67, the button icon indicated by the number 1 is displayed. At 83, the designated channel logo mark 76 is registered.

When the button icon of number 1 is registered,
The button icon 83 indicated by the number 2 is highlighted, and the cursor button 66 and the determination button 67 of the remote control 5 are displayed.
, The channel logo mark 76 corresponding to the desired program (specified by the cursor 84) can be registered. When registration is completed and the menu button 65 of the remote controller 5 is operated, the screen returns to the reception screen.

On the favorite channel setting screen shown in FIG. 9, when "select in favorite menu" is selected (highlighted) with the up and down buttons of the cursor button 66 and the enter button 67 of the remote controller 5 is operated, FIG.
A channel logo mark setting screen with a favorite menu as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a setting using the favorite menu of FIG. 9;

The default setting screen of the channel logo mark according to the favorite menu includes buttons indicated by numbers 1 to 12 together with the 12 channel logo marks 76 set in the "basic 1" displayed at the top of the first cursor. The icon 83 is highlighted.
When this setting is sufficient, the registration is performed by operating the enter button 67 of the remote controller 5.

If the above setting is not preferable, the cursor 85 indicating one of the favorite menus is moved by operating the cursor button 66 of the remote controller 5 in the vertical direction. As a result, the twelve channel logo marks 76 set in the menu corresponding to the cursor display are displayed instead of the previously displayed channel logo marks 76.
By moving the cursor 5, the user can see the channel logo mark 76 displayed on the right side of the screen of the TV receiver 4, select a desired menu (the position of the cursor 85), and operate the enter button 67 to change the registration. When the registration is completed and the menu button 65 of the remote controller 5 is operated, the screen can return to the reception screen.

As described above, the setting of the channel logo mark for channel selection can be registered by the user.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to an example in which the present invention is applied to a television receiver for receiving CS digital broadcasts, the present invention is applicable to BS digital broadcasts and terrestrial digital broadcasts that are scheduled to be broadcasted in the future. The present invention can be applied to a television receiver that receives a channel program and other related devices.

Further, since a channel that is viewed relatively frequently can be selected from among CS digital broadcast, BS digital broadcast, and terrestrial digital broadcast channels independently of the broadcast media, program selection without being conscious of the broadcast media can be performed. Is possible.

[0079]

As described above, according to the program selection device and the program display method of the present invention, the past reception history is stored, and the channel logo mark of the program corresponding to the reception history is displayed. It is possible to quickly and reliably select a program desired by the user from broadcast channels that are relatively well watched.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a program selection and display device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing an example of the configuration of a television receiver system provided with the program selection display device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a remote controller.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a program selection display screen of the program selection display device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a menu screen of the program selection display device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of various settings on a menu screen of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of various setting screens of FIG.

8 is a diagram showing an example of a television channel setting screen of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a favorite channel setting screen of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a setting using the multi-screen shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of setting by the program guide of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a setting using a favorite menu in FIG. 9;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Antenna for terrestrial broadcasting 2 ... Antenna for BS broadcasting 2a ... LNB 3 ... Antenna for CS digital broadcasting 3a ... LNB 11 ... Digital tuner 12 ... QPSK demodulation circuit 13 ... Error correction circuit 14 ... Descramble device 15 ... Demultiplexing & CPU 16 ... MPEG video decoder 16a, 18a ... DRAM 17 ... NTSC encoder 18 ... MPEG audio decoder 19 ... D / A converter 20 ... Format conversion circuit 21 ... Data buffer memory 21a ... EPG area 22 ... Card reader interface 23 ... Security IC 24 telephone MODEM 25 NCU (network control unit) 26 EEPROM 27 font ROM 28 flash memory 29 OSD processing device 30 Distributor 31 Tuner (parent) 32, 34 IF / tone circuit 33 Tuner (child) 35 AV-SW circuit 36, 37 Y / C comb filter 38, 39 Color demodulation circuit 40, 41, 44 SW (switching circuit) 42 ... horizontal compression circuit 43 ... two-screen processing circuit 45 ... RGB processor 46 ... CPT (Color Picture Tube) 47 ... audio processor 48 ... audio amplifier 49 ... speaker 51 ... remote control light receiving part 52 ... main CPU 53 ... EEPROM 54: OSD processing circuit

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. Receiving means for receiving program data, electronic program guide data for providing various kinds of information for each program, and identification information of a channel of the program included in the electronic program guide data; Storage means for storing display data for displaying a channel logo mark corresponding to information; and a display area for displaying a channel selection screen for selecting a channel at a predetermined position on the screen. Display control means for displaying each channel logo mark in the display area; channel logo mark selection means for selecting a program corresponding to the channel logo mark by designating the channel logo mark displayed on the screen; The number corresponding to the channel logo mark selected by the channel logo mark selection means Output means for outputting the set as a video signal. 2. The display control means displays, in the display area, the plurality of channel logo marks which are different for each program in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction or a combination of the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. 2. The program selection display device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The display control means includes means for highlighting or displaying a specific channel logo mark among the displayed channel logo marks, and said channel logo mark selecting means includes displaying said highlight or cursor display. Moving the channel logo mark to the left or right or up and down to specify a channel logo mark currently highlighted or displayed by a cursor, and selecting a program corresponding to the specified channel logo mark. 3. The program selection and display device according to claim 1, wherein 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said channel logo mark selecting means comprises:
3. The program selection and display device according to claim 1, wherein a program can be selected by a number of operations. 5. A program receiving history storing means for storing a past program receiving history, and means for displaying a channel logo mark of a program corresponding to the program receiving history stored in the program receiving history storing means in the display area. And a means for changing the display position of each channel logo mark according to the viewing frequency of each program based on the program reception history stored in the program reception history storage means. 2. The program selection display device according to 1. 6. A display screen is divided into a plurality of sub-screens, and a desired one of promotion channel displays based on the electronic program guide data constituted by a multi-screen in which a plurality of program images are arranged on each of the sub-screens. By selecting a program and setting a channel logo mark corresponding to the program at a predetermined position in the display area, a default channel logo mark displayed in the display area is registered. 6. The program selection display device according to claim 5, wherein 7. A desired program is selected from a plurality of program information displays based on the data of the electronic program guide, and a logo mark of a channel corresponding to the program is displayed at a predetermined position in the display area. 6. The program selection display device according to claim 5, wherein the setting registers a default channel logo mark displayed in the display area. 8. A plurality of channel logo mark registration menus classified according to a program genre, a pay program, and the like are prepared, and a desired registration menu is set from among the registration menus, whereby the display area is displayed in the display area. The program selection display device according to claim 5, wherein registration of a default channel logo mark to be displayed is performed. 9. Receiving program data, electronic program guide data for providing various kinds of information for each program, and channel identification information for each program contained in the electronic program guide data, and receiving a predetermined position on a screen. A display area for displaying a channel selection screen for selecting a channel is secured, and a channel logo mark obtained from electronic program guide data for each of the programs or the channel identification information stored in a predetermined storage means in advance is used. Displaying a plurality of read channel logo marks in the display area,
A program selection display method, wherein a program corresponding to the channel logo mark is output and displayed as a video signal by designating a desired channel logo mark displayed in the display area. 10. When any one of the plurality of channel logos displayed in the display area is selected, the pay-per-view, genre, and channel number are complementary information of a program corresponding to the selected channel logo. 10. The program selection display method according to claim 9, further comprising displaying a program name, a program start / end time, and the like.