JPS61113378A - Terminal equipment of catv system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make schedule control of an individual user by providing a function to display the individual information of the user on the TV scope at the preset time. CONSTITUTION:If channel information is input in advance through an input unit 5, a controller 4 gives the corresponding control signal to a converter 3 to select a channel of the TV signal. The converter 3 is provided with a character inserter 10 on its output side, and to the inserter 10 a character generator 9 to display the information on the TV scope is connected. Also, to the controller 4, an internal clock 7 and storage circuit 6 are connected. If a user has the circuit 6 store the time and information to meet his schedule in advance through the equipment 5, when the set time arrives during the TV watching, a generator 9 operates and a schedule stored in a circuit 6 is displayed on the scope of the TV set 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Industrial Application Field 1] The present invention provides a CATV system in which a TV signal sent from a center side is tuned by controlling a converter using a control signal from a controller and sent to a TV center. The present invention relates to a terminal device.

(Prior art 1) Conventionally, as this type of terminal device, the one shown in FIG. According to the information, the controller 4 is tuned when giving a control signal to the converter 3, and is sent to the TV set 2 via the terminal device 1.

[Technical Problem 1] With such a configuration, if a user becomes absorbed in a TV program, there is a risk that the user will forget about the passage of time and disrupt his/her own schedule.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and is devised to enable users to manage their individual schedules by installing a function that displays information on the TV screen at a preset time. The purpose of this project is to provide a terminal device for a CATV system.

(Configuration 1 of the Invention For this purpose, the present invention provides T
In a device that tunes the V signal by controlling a converter using a control signal from the controller and sends it to the TV set, a character inserter is equipped on the output side of the converter, and a character generator that sends characters to the character inserter is connected to the controller. TV with output
The controller is configured to be driven in synchronization with a signal, and the controller is configured to store the time and information set by the input device in an internal storage circuit, and send the information to the character generator when the internal clock matches the above time. It is characterized by this.

[Embodiment 1] An embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to FIG. 2. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a CATV Mil terminal device, which receives a TV signal and sends a tuned output signal to the TV set. Here, by inputting channel information in advance through the input device 5, the controller 4 supplies a corresponding control signal to the converter 3 to select the channel of the TV signal. Especially here,
A character inserter 10 is installed on the output side of the converter 3, and the character inserter 10 includes a character generator 9 for displaying information on a TV screen.
is connected. The above character generator 9 has
A synchronizing signal is supplied from a synchronizing signal separation circuit 8 branched from the converter 3, and the data signal from the controller 4 can be outputted in synchronization with the TV signal by the synchronizing signal. Further, the controller 4 is provided with an internal clock 76 and a memory circuit 6, and the time set in advance by the input device 5 is memorized in the memory circuit 6. When the time coincides with the time of the internal clock 7, the controller 4 4 to the character generator 9, the information in the memory circuit G is sent as a data signal.

In such a configuration, the user can input! 125, so the time and information according to your schedule in advance 1:
If the schedule i is recorded in the memory circuit 6, when the set time comes while watching TV, the character generator 9 will work and the self-schedule recorded in the memory circuit 6 will be displayed at 17.
This will appear on the screen, allowing you to manage your own schedule.

Further, in the above embodiment, such a character display function is installed in the terminal device of the 0ATV system, but this function may also be installed in the TV set to synthesize and display characters using a video baseband signal. .

(Effect of the invention) The present invention is as detailed above, and at a set time,
Since the system is configured so that users' unique information can be displayed on the TV screen, users can manage their own schedules and enjoy watching TV with peace of mind.

It can also be used to send messages to other users.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a conventional example, and FIG. M2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. 1...CATV terminal device, 2...lower ■ set, 3.
Converter, 4 Controller, 5 Input device, 6 Memory circuit, γ Internal clock, 8...
synchronous signal separation circuit, 9... character generator,
10...Character inserter.

Claims (1)

[Claims] The TV signal sent from the center side is tuned by controlling the converter using the control signal from the controller.
In the one sent to the set, a character inserter is equipped on the output side of the converter, and a character generator that sends characters to the character inserter is driven in synchronization with the TV signal by the output from the controller, and the controller has an internal A terminal device for a CATV system, characterized in that the time and information set by an input device are stored in a memory circuit, and the information is sent to a character generator when an internal clock matches the above-mentioned time.