TW201204036A - Television system and television alerting device with message alerting function - Google Patents

Abstract

A television system and a television-alerting device with message altering function are provided. The system and the television-alerting device are capable of displaying an alerting message based on a specific condition set by a user, to alert the occurrence of a specific event to the user. The television system may include a service server, the television-alerting device and a television. When the specific event set by the user occurs, the television-alerting device, generates an alerting message based on the message information from the service server, and combines the alerting message and the AV data to output to the television to alert the user.

Description

201204036 VI. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a television system and a television alert device that can promptly alert a user's television system and a television alert device in response to the occurrence of an event designated by the user. [Prior Art] There are already TV devices with networking functions, which provide general data receiving functions, such as web browsing, message display (such as TV program listings, temperature, weather information), etc., but users must obtain these general information. In the middle, check whether there is any information about the occurrence or failure of "specific events". For example, conventional television devices can continuously display the price of all stocks by means of a marquee. However, users should continue to pay attention to the price of the particular stock they are interested in, and whether they have reached the specific price available for purchase or sale.

For example, U.S. Patent Publication No. US20040078814 discloses an interactive television system. The user can select the content modules to be displayed, and the content modules can provide users such as sports, news, sub-mail, transportation, or electric message content. The text type, color, border, shape, etc. that the user also presents. Heart/one mode, and [invention content] Regardless of whether the TV device has a network connection function, its main purpose is to make the information of the TV device, and should not interfere with the user's appreciation of the TV program. Outside of ± on the screen. If the TV device is broadcasting the program: in special;;: see 201204036

In order to promptly alert the user of the "specific event" data, it will be convenient to set: for example, if the specific stock reaches a certain price, J will display the data notification, and the shot will be greatly reduced. Information.

统 Γϋ Γϋ 于 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ In the present invention, a television system is provided, which includes: - a service value n' for accessing a message (4) and providing a face data; - a TV police set, through a network connection with the service server, The television warning device comprises: a network communication unit, connecting the thin roads, and receiving the data from the ribs; ° an audio and video receiving unit, connected to the audio and video signal device for receiving audio and video data; and a processing unit electrically connected to the network The communication unit and the audio and video receiving unit are configured to combine the warning data and the audio and video data; and an audio and video output unit electrically connected to the processing unit for outputting the audio and video data and the warning data; and the television for playing the audio and video materials and the warning 201204036 The service server stores the warning condition data, and the warning condition data has at least the condition of the specific event. 'The service server thief compares the message data and the warning condition: the shell material' provides warning when the message data meets the conditions of the specific event. data. In an embodiment of the invention, a television alerting device is provided, comprising: a channel communication unit connected to the network for receiving message data; and a video receiving unit for receiving video and audio data;

- The processing unit is electrically connected to the network communication unit and the audio-visual receiving unit, and uses m匕 to compare the message data and the warning condition data, and generates the warning data when the message data meets the condition of the specific event defined by the warning condition data, and the combined warning Data and audio and video data; and ϋ an audio and video output unit, electrically connected to the processing unit for transmitting data and warning data. [Embodiment] FIG. 1a is a schematic diagram showing a television system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The television system allows the user to watch the video-dragon (for example, viewing audio and video materials with television programs). If a specific event pre-defined by the user occurs, a warning message is generated to notify the user who is viewing the audio-visual material. The warning device 110 is connected to the service server 13A via the network 120 to receive the message data and the warning data. The message data that the service server 130 can access includes: television program message data, life message data, weather message data, financial message data, stock message data, social message data, personal communication message data, news message data, and information appliance. (jnformati〇n AppIiance) message material or a combination of the above, but the invention is not limited thereto. 201204036

The invention-embodiment t, the television program message data includes the timetable of all the television channels; the life message data includes the art activity data, the shopping promotion materials, etc., the weather information data includes the weather forecast data of each region, etc.; the financial information The information includes the fresh-keeping report, the ugly analysis report, etc.; the stock information includes the big charm, the stock price of each stock, the single volume, the total volume today, etc.; the social message data contains various social applications of the user. (For example, M1Cr0S0ft Me ger, Faceb〇〇k, ρ·, Τλ^Γ, Deng (4) sent message notifications, update notifications, etc.; personal communication messages f containing emails using ^, local calls or mobile phones The service status of multimedia messages such as display, text message, voice, video, etc.; news message data contains various new contents; information home appliance message data includes message notifications sent by information appliances (for example, washing machine developed laundry completion message notification, air conditioner transmission) Supplementary refrigerant message notification): It should be noted that all kinds of message materials are limited to the above content. 30 can be a feeding device, connected to other multiple = (not shown) to receive the aforementioned various types of messages (4), and then the service value (10) provides the information to the television alert device (4); or the service server 13 It is assumed that a plurality of servers are provided, and each server is provided with a device for the television device 11Q. The television alert device 110 is also connected to a video signal farm 135. The device 135 is used to provide a video and audio material. When the video signal is set up, the TV set box can demodulate one of the TV signal sources to generate the video and audio data with the TV program. The TV set box 135 can receive the TV signal source wirelessly. (10) Wired video, hot-line television, or satellite TV signal transmitted. 201204036 It should be noted that in addition to the TV set-top box, the video signal device 135 can also be a DVD player, a video game host, or other available The device of the audio-visual material, the invention and the f-system are limited. The system of the invention can selectively set the video-field device 135 to provide video and audio tilt. However, other practical examples of the present invention can also ^: Set the sound signal device 135, and provide audio and video data in other ways. For example, the 'television alert device 11 is integrated in the television set 16 and the metering unit (not shown) of the television 160 demodulates the television signal. Source, 14 〇 TV signal to generate audio and video data 'New 赖 赖 影 至 to TV warning device ιι〇. Network 120 can be any type of network (including wired or wireless network), such as the Internet, ugly (LAN), Wide Area Ugly (WAN), Virtual Private Network (VPN), Public Switched Telephone Network (psTN), TV Network (Teievisi〇n

Network), cable network, satellite network (Satellite)

Network), 4G networks, code division multiplex access networks (CDMA), and Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX). Further, the network 12 can use various protocols to perform data#transmission, for example, the secret access control protocol (mac), the physical layer centralized protocol (PLCP), the Internet Protocol (tcp/ip). , System Network Structure Agreement (SNA), User Packet Agreement (yop), Instant Transfer Protocol (rtp), Instant Messaging Protocol (RTMP), Instant Encrypted Message Protocol (RTMPE), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTp), Security Super File Transfer Protocol (HTTPS) and more. In an embodiment of the present invention, the user can transmit a control signal by using the input device 15 corresponding to the television alert device, and the control signal operates the user interface of the television alert device [10]. Nterface) to generate a warning strip 201204036 pieces of information. In another embodiment of the present invention, the user can log in to the service device (10) and operate the user interface (for example, a web interface) provided by the service 以n ί30 to generate the warning condition data. I can indicate the condition of a specific event and the warning data input method. When the conditions of the specific event are met, the professional warning device (10) combines the warning data with the video data from the video signal = 135 in the manner of outputting the specified warning data. Therefore, when the user views the audio and video materials, if there is a special

If the incident occurs, you can know the police village material. If the specific event does not occur, the police will not install the 11G bamboo to produce the surface material. In his example, the 'television alert device 11' and the service server 13 can be pre-ambiguously set, such as by the service to provide a predefined specific event condition. For example, when meteorological information in the weather information, such as hurricane, heavy rain, or earth-rock flow, the TV warning or the service ship will produce (4) the notice of approval is not limited to the above listed (4) event conditions. It is expected that when the user-defined 骸 event does not occur, Wei = 〇 only outputs the audio and video data to the television set 160. When it happens: Go to TV 160. Among them, the TV warning is set to 11 〇 can not ^ send audio and video data to the TV said. Similarly, the video signal installation ^= can also be used to transmit audio and video to the shirt. The various transmission interfaces include: transmitting the audio signal with the audio source line and matching with the color = 8 201204036 sub-interface, VGA terminal interface, S-terminal interface, The round terminal interface ί sees the information 'either by the AV terminal interface or HDMI terminal interface for simultaneous transmission of audio and video data. The present invention does not include the transmission interface described above. In addition, the television set 160 can include an analog television or a digital computer. The television 160 is pre-built with a tuner (not shown), but it should be understood that the television 160 may also include a television without a tuner (sometimes referred to as a television display H, such as a large size). Electric poly television display),

Connect the tuner. Outer <Specific Event Conditions> The specific condition conditions that can be defined by the alert condition data include 4 video program message conditions, life message conditions, weather message conditions, financial message conditions, stock L message conditions, social message conditions, and personal job conditions. , paste the message two poor news appliance information conditions, or a combination of the above conditions. For example, the TV program lucky condition can be set before the TV station starts to broadcast a specific TV program. ω minutes production = police information: life message conditions can be slaves # specific sales scale to do promotional activities; show: beibei 'weather information conditions can be set when The temperature exceeds Celsius. The financial and financial information conditions can be set. When the unemployment rate report is published, the stock information condition can be set to generate warning information when the specific stock arrives at a special price; the social interest condition can be set to the immediate user of the user. A service (such as Microsoft Messenger) generates a warning message when it receives a message. = The person communication message condition can be set # The user's email service generates a warning message when a new email is received; the news message condition can be set to occur when a specific keyword is generated. The warning information is generated during the news; the information appliance message bar can be used to generate warning information only when the specific information appliance sends a notification of the message. However: 9 201204036 The invention is not limited to the conditions described above. <Warning data output method> The method of dry call to the village material output, the combination of the police two bells... the way of the heart, such as: display =:==ϊ; data, display - message window in the audio and video assets Take the ji side; shirt and shell material, play a warning video on the audio and video materials or engage in the combination. This is the only way to output.

<storage condition data storage location> Finance to TV_set (10) or service shipyard_ Vocational forest setm provided by the _ interface to produce mi4, the conditions shown: secret red can be stored in the TV warning device when used The operator operates the service provider 13G to provide = = i piece f4 'the county shows the village to lose to the service ship; the network 120 transmits and stores the warning condition data to the television set 110. <Service Server Comparison Message Data and Warning Condition Data> In the present invention - in the embodiment, the condition f is pre-extracted in the service feeding device. Service feeding g 130 comparison message data and warning condition data, when the message from = meet the warning condition data definition (4) set the event conditions (for example, the temperature exceeds ^, the temperature will generate warning information) 'service server 丨 30 will generate warning information to The TV alarm does not device 110. TV warning device】】Combined warning (4) with video and audio according to the disc output of the warning data, and then output to the TV 10 201204036 The way of the marquee is displayed to notify the user of the specific event # (for example, to inform the news Warning information). "TV Warning Device Information and Police * Condition Data" In another embodiment, the warning condition data is stored in the TV service server 130 via the network 12 to transmit the round signal from °, Γ, TV police 10 comparison When the police set the specific event conditions defined by the unconditional data, TV Xin

Do not be mixed. Moreover, the television alert device 110 combines the warning data and the video and audio data according to the output mode of the police condition, and outputs the specific event to the television when the television is inflated (for example, when the temperature exceeds 30 degrees Celsius, the δ ΐ 跑 跑 跑 方式 方式Display warning data). The input device 150 is configured to transmit a control signal to operate the user interface provided by the television alert device 110 to generate alert condition data. The input device 150 of the present invention can be any type of input device, such as a remote control, a keyboard, a mouse, a mobile phone, a touch screen, or other device that can transmit control signals. The input device 150 of the present invention is not limited to the only input device corresponding to the television alert device u. For example, any handheld device that can control the television alert device 11 can also be the input device 150. The present invention also does not limit the control signal standards used by the input device 15A. Figure la is for illustrative purposes only, but the way the TV system is connected is not limited to this. For example, Figure lb shows a schematic diagram of a television system in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. The television system of Figure b does not include the video signal device 135 shown in Figure ,a. The TV alert device 丨丨0 is implemented as a circuit module, and the circuit module is integrated into the television 165 in 201204036. The television set 165 having the television alert device n can be operated using the corresponding input device 167. Therefore, the television signal source 14 and the network 120 can be directly connected to the television 165 having the circuit module. Figure 1c shows a schematic diagram of a television system in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention, wherein the television alerting device 110 is integrated into the video signal device 136 and operates using a corresponding input device 137. Therefore, the television signal source 14 〇 and the network 12 〇 can be directly connected to the video signal device 136 ′ and the audio and video signal device 136 can output the audio and video data and the warning data to the television set 160 . ' As can be seen from the description of Figure la, when the user uses the TV system to view audio and video materials (such as TV programs, movies, etc.), 'when a specific event predefined by the user occurs (for example, when the temperature is too high), (4) The way the system is set is not visible in the audio and video material (for example, the warning message is displayed by the message marquee). In this way, users can simply watch video and audio materials for most of the time without being disturbed by messages that do not need to be alerted.

2 is a block diagram of a television alert device 110 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The television alert device 110 includes a network communication unit 210, a unit 22, a video receiving unit 23 (), a signal receiving unit, and a video input 250. Wherein, the signal receiving unit can be selectively set. 22 ϋ is electrically connected to the network communication unit 21G, the video receiving unit, = the receipt 240, the video output unit 25 〇. It should be noted that the following description and FIG. 2 omit elements that are less relevant to the present invention. When the television alerting device is provided with a signal receiving unit, the user transmits a control signal to the receiving unit 240 via the input device 丨5Q (for example, a remote controller). The control signal contains commands that can operate the user interface provided by processing unit 220 to generate alert condition data. In addition, the user can also operate the user interface provided by the service server 130 to generate warning condition data. The warning condition data can be stored in the television alert device 110 or the service server 13 〇 = <service server comparison message data and warning condition data>

The network communication unit 210 is connected to the service dog test 130 via the network 12〇. It should be noted that, in an embodiment, after the television alerting device 11 is connected to the service server 130, the processing unit 22 can transmit and store the condition data to the service port H 13G. Alternatively, the user directly logs into the service feeder 130' and operates the user interface provided by the service server 13 to generate the conditional data. Then, the service server 130 compares the message reading of the service server 13 with the warning condition data 'When the message data meets the specific event condition defined by the warning condition data, the service server 30 provides the warning material to the processing unit 220'. Then, the processing unit 22 combines the warning data and the video dragon according to the warning data output manner included in the warning data. For example, according to the specific event condition defined by the warning condition data, the service server 13G only displays the warning information according to the temperature exceeding the Celsius %; and according to the warning data output mode included in the warning data, the management unit 220 displays the warning by displaying the message ticker. data. &lt;Processing unit compares message data and warning condition data&gt; In another embodiment, the 'service miner 13' can provide all the processing units 22... and then the processing is difficult to compare the message: #料与警^ When the bucket meets the specific event conditions defined by the warning condition data, ί is warned. The warning condition (4) is the user provided by the user through the wheeling device 丨5〇 operation processing unit 22Q 201204036 f is the service server 130 can transmit and store the warning condition data to the processing unit 220. For example, the service server 130 transmits the message first. The processing unit 22 combines the warning data and the video and audio data when a specific event occurs in a manner of outputting the specific event strip 2 defined by the condition data (for example, the warning data is displayed in a message marquee when the temperature exceeds 3 degrees Celsius).

The receiving unit 230 receives a video material and transmits it to the processing unit. The video receiving unit 23g can (m) the core hiding mode receiving mr. The present invention does not limit the audio-visual processing unit 220 that the audio-visual receiving unit 230 can receive, and can receive the message data and the warning condition data to generate the warning data, 2;

The material output mode combines the warning data and the shadow material. C = According to the ruling, the 220 warning service generated by the service delivery 130 does not contain the warning data output mode combined warning information i gamma tearing, curtain display light, or news money horse racing information (such as simultaneous playback - warning) Two-way method, -5 § Hai warning method combined with the warning information (such as placing two = material ' or processing the material. The invention can also use other methods of audio and video to enable users to view the audio and video materials ' 201204036 Warning ί: Inline processing unit 2 · In one embodiment, an electrical and audio playback device. The present invention ό._Λ m, now s not device 110 is independent of the television 160 (as shown in Figure la

The medium-passing unit 25G can manufacture various types of transmission televisions 160 as described above. In another embodiment, the Wei warning device is implemented as a circuit module and integrated into the television 165 (as shown in FIG. 1W, the damper wheel-out unit 25G can view audio-visual materials and warning materials.

(8) μ ·, part round to record and gamma Y play the video (four). One more reality 1 1-, the video alarm device 110 can be integrated into the video signal device 136 (as shown in the figure 'so the video output unit 25G can output audio and video data and warning data to the TV set 16 〇. The functions in the above content The unit is independent for the purpose of illustration, 'the invention does not limit each functional unit to be independent of each other, and without departing from the spirit of the invention, the aforementioned Wei unit (ie, the network communication unit 21〇, processing = The element j20, the shirt tone receiving unit 230, the signal receiving unit 240, and the video/video unit can be combined into a Wei unit or all integrated into a unit of the month b. Each functional unit can be selectively used for special purposes. The hardware is implemented. - It can be seen from the above that the television system and the television warning device provided with the network connection function and the message alarm month b can receive and display the information that the user needs to be alerted via the network. In addition, the television system of the present invention and the visual alert device can appropriately display the information that the user needs to be alerted according to the conditions set by the user, so as to avoid interfering with the user's viewing. The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention without departing from the spirit of the present invention; ;

Equivalent Change or Repair of the Finish [Simplified Description of the Drawings] Figure la shows a schematic diagram of a television system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure lb shows the intent of a television system in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. Figure lc shows a schematic diagram of a television system in accordance with still another embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a block diagram showing a television alerting device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of main component symbols] TV alert device 110 Network 120 Service server 130 Video signal device 135, 136 TV signal source 140 Input device 137, 150, 167 TV 160 &gt; 165 Network communication unit 210 Processing unit 220 Video and audio reception Unit 230 signal receiving unit 240 video wheeling unit 250

Claims (1)

201204036 VII. Patent application scope: 1. A television system, which comprises: - a service ship 'for accessing - message data and providing a warning message; - a TV alarm device, through a _ ugly connection with a ship, The television warning device comprises: a network communication unit 'Miscellaneous JL fine path for receiving the warning data; · A video receiving unit 'connected to an audio and video signal device for receiving a video and audio material; Connecting to the network communication unit and the video receiving unit for combining the warning data and the audio and video data; and a video output unit electrically connected to the processing unit for outputting the audio and video data and the warning data; a television set for playing the video material and the warning data; λ wherein the service server stores a warning condition data, the warning condition: the bedding material defines at least a condition of a specific event, and the service server compares the message The data touches the conditional information, and the warning information is provided when the information meets the conditions of the specific event. 2. The television system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the message material comprises: television program message data, life message data, weather message data, financial message data, stock message data, social message data, personal communication message data. , news information materials, information on home appliance information, or a combination of the above. 201204036 3. The television system as claimed in claim 帛i, wherein the warning condition data defines at least the condition of the specific event includes: television program message condition, living message condition, weather message condition, financial message condition message condition, social Message conditions, personal communication message conditions, conditions, information appliance information conditions, or a combination of the above conditions. ~, 4· The system described in item 1 of the scope, where the warning condition The method of outputting the warning data is further included: displaying an image at 5 self-displaying a message, a marquee on the video material, displaying a message, a video, and a warning video. In the video data, or a combination of the above, the television system of claim 4, wherein the warning data output is in a manner that the processing unit further combines the method according to the Lubbe output The warning information is in the video material. 6. 7. 8. If the TV system described in the application for patent scope, the receipt system 71, receives the control signal unit of the input panel, the processing unit transmits through the network. Beaker's for storage to the service. Ϊ申=: The television system according to item 6, further comprising - input device ί, the user inputs the control signal to the signal receiving unit. The patent is turned over to the TV system, where the TV alerts that the processing unit 201204036 is expected to output the warning video material in the 2f display mode. 9· The system of the TV. The device includes: a network communication unit connected to a network, and (4) receiving a message and a video receiving unit for receiving a video and audio material; The 々, 々 单元 unit is electrically connected to the network communication unit and the audio-visual element is used to compare the message data with a warning winter warning condition data definition - specific event t = and: &quot;not #料' And combining the warning data with the audio and video data; P2=the output unit is connected to the processing unit for outputting the audiovisual data and the warning data. u·如: Please refer to the TV warning device described in Item 10 of the patent, in which the evaluation of the warning condition data is received and stored via the network communication unit as early as possible. 12. The television as described in the patent scope. The police transposed, the basin fresh = capital: define the conditions for the reduction of the specific event: electricity "month: "self: σ 1 1 1 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 气象 气象 气象 气象 气象 气象 气象 气象 气象 气象 气象 气象 气象 气象 气象 气象 气象 气象 气象 气象 气象 个人 个人 个人 个人The condition of the message, the condition of the news condition, the condition of the message, or the combination of the above conditions. 201204036 13. 14. If you apply for the special ^ 1G Gu Shu face - condition data to define the output of the warning data? The image of the policeman is displayed in the video material, and the display is a self-style, 〇3. The display shows a message from the 祯*,,,,, 汛心马马灯 in the audio-visual material, the material, the audio-visual material, the play-alert video In the video; play the shouting _ lang, know the upper level ^ as claimed in the 13th application of the patent system, according to the warning data output, according to the audio and video information. The way the stomach is full is combined with the woman's information and the TV warning device described in the 1st item of the patent scope, which is displayed on the screen (〇n_Screen_Di! x is in the video material. py) .4 shall not be alerted to the television alert device of item 10, further comprising - 70, receiving a control signal input by the user; and causing the signal receiving unit to be based on the control signal 17. The television alert device of claim 16 further comprising an input device for the user to input the control signal to the signal receiving unit. 20