A7 B7 五、發明説明（1 ) 發明領域 本發明有關一種用以選擇供電視編程用之音頻模式的 方法及裝置，特別地本發明針對一種在諸如有線電視接收 機之電視信號接收機及視頻錄影裝置之時間控制編程期間 以使用者可選擇之頻道調諧及音頻節目選取來提供可選取 音頻模式的方法及裝置。 發明背景 經濟部中央樣準局員工·消费合作社印製 (锖先聞讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 因爲日常生活經常增快之步伐，電視化之編程的消費 者已長久地由於在相同廣播時間期間的其他預約排程而困 擾於遺漏其喜好之電視節目的進退兩難之窘境。科技之進 步已提供了一種具有個人錄影機（)之開始的 零遺漏電視節目之方式，現忙碌之電視消費者可享受錄影 其喜好電視節目之便利而以對其方便之方式來觀賞。典型 地，使用者會以日期，啓動時間，停止時間，及節目頻道 來編程該VCR，或與VCR結合之有線/衛星接收機： 然後，該VCR，或與該VCR結合之接收機會在指定之 曰期及時間錄影所選擇的電視節目。 爲了進一步地符合消費者之需求，正規之電視網路站 及有線/衛星電視提供業者最近已開始傳送具有可選擇之 多重音軌的電視節目。常稱爲第二音頻節目（"SAP" )之此種多重音頻編程允許使用者以一或多個聲軌來觀視 電視節目。典型地，在SAP傳送中，雙重之音頻節目係 傳送於各立體傳送之頻道上，在接收機內部之音頻解碼器 本紙張尺度適用中國國家揉準（CNS ) A4規格（210X297公釐）_ 4 A7 B7 五、發明説明b ) 會選取一音頻頻道且與·一起到來之視頻播出該等內容。 現今地，SAP傳送係使用來以多種語言播出電視節 目’藉選擇特定之音頻模式，觀視者可以以兩種語言之一 來觀賞電視。目前，SAP之特性僅可在SAP電視節目 之實際廣播期間求助於手動方式，觀視者可以以所選擇之 音頻模式來編程有線/衛星接收機或V C R來錄影電視節 目。特別地，該觀視者必須在廣播之錄影期間選擇所要的 音頻模式，因此，在電視廣播之編程錄影期間需有可編程 所要音頻模式之選擇的能力。 發明槪沭 經濟部中央揉準局員工消费合作社印製 (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 本發明係針對一種在時間控制編程（^ T C P ')期 間提供所編程之音頻模式選擇的方法及裝置。本發明之可 編程之電視信號接收機包含：一調諧器/解調器，用以設 定一頻道來接收使用者所選擇之電視節目；一音頻解碼器 ，用以設定使用者所選擇之音頻模式：以及一可編程之控 制器，含有至少一時間控制編程之通路以調諧所選擇之頻 道於一所選擇之時間，其中該時間控制編程之通路含有可 選擇之日期，啓動時間，頻道，及音頻模式。停止時間可 爲一選擇性特性以停止傳送之錄影。該控制器控制該電視 信號接收機在指定之日期及啓動/停止時間時活動及停止 活動；該控制器進一步地根據時間控制編程之通路來控制 調諧器/解調器及音頻解碼器調諧至所指定之頻道與所指 定之音頻模式。 本紙張尺度適用中國國家梂準（CNS ) A4規格（210 X 297公釐）· 5 _ 經濟部中央橾準局貝工消费合作社印装 A7 _B7 五、發明説明6 ) 下文係一種描述如1可輸入資訊於該可編程之控制器的 方法： a )在該可編程之控制器中選擇一 T C P通路槽； b )輸入所要之電視節目之日期’啓動時間’及結束 時間（選擇性的）； c )設定循環指示器以用於僅只一次’每天’每週’ 平曰，週末等之錄影； d) 輸入所要之電視頻道； e) 輸入所要之音頻模式；以及 f )重複步驟（a )至（f )以用於設定多重TC P 通路。 一旦該控制器藉上述方法予以編程時，該控制器會藉 下述步驟來使用所輸入之資訊： a) 檢查目前之日期及時間； b) 比較目前之日期及時間與在該通路中所選擇之日 期及時間：以及 c) 若目前之日期及時間相等於該通路中所選擇之曰 期及時間時： i)控制該調諧器/解調器調諧至所指定之頻道 ;以及 i i )控制該音頻解碼器以選擇所指定之音頻模 式。 本發明勝過習知技術之優點將立即地明顯，本發明之 可編程之電視信號接收機提供了以一所要之音頻模式來錄 本紙張尺度適用中國國家揉率（CNS ) A4规格（210X297公釐)—' (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂 經濟部中央樣準局貝工消费合作社印製 A7 B7 五、發明説明& ) 影一特定電視節目之方‘便而不具有在錄影期間該觀視者須 表示出求助於所要音頻模式之需要》 圖式簡單說明 本發明之諸特性及發明形態將在閱讀下文詳細說明， 申請專利範圍，及諸圖式時呈更明顯，其中下文係該等圖 式之簡單說明： 第1圖係本發明之可編程電視信號接收機之縱覽方塊 L&I · 圖， 第2圖係第1圖之TCP通路之詳細視圖； 第3圖係一流程圖，描繪編程本發明電視信號接收機 之步驟：以及 第4圖係一流程圖，描繪執行本發明丁 C P通路之步 驟。 主要元件對照 2 0 可編程電視信號接收機 22 可編程控制器 24 調諧器/解調器 26 音頻解碼器 2 8 輸出部 3 0 輸入埠 32 有線電視提供業者 3 4 衛星碟形天線 本紙張尺度適用中國國家橾準（CNS ) A4規格（210X297公釐)Τϊ~. ' (請先閱讀背面之注f項再填寫本頁) 訂 A7 B7 五、發明説明fc ) 3 6 習知之電視 '天線 3 8 T C P通路 4 0 鍵盤 4 2 遙控器 4 4 輸出埠 4 5 命令信號 4 6 視頻信號 4 7 音頻信號 4 9 命令信號 5 0 曰期 5 2 啓動時間 5 4 停止時間 5 6 循環指示器 5 8 頻道 6 0 音頻模式 1 0 0 音頻信號 1 0 2 音頻信號 (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂 經濟部中央標準局貝工消費合作社印裝 發明詳細說明 第1圖顯示本發明可編程電視信號接收機之方塊圖。 可編程電視信號接收機2 0包含：一可編程控制器2 2， 一調諧器/解調器2 4，一音頻解碼器2 6，及一輸出部 2 8。該電視信號接收機2 0可爲一有線/衛星電視接收 機，一VCR，或任一可編程之電視廣播接收機。該電視 本紙張尺度適用中國困家標率（CNS ) A4规格（210X297公釐） -8 - 經濟部中央揉準局貝工消费合作杜印氧 A7 ____B7_ 五、發明説明0 ) 信號接收機2 0係經由·一輸入埠3 0連接於有線電視提供 業者3 2，衛星碟形天線3 4，習知之電視天線3 6，任 一其他適用之電視信號源。 該可編程控制器2 0已儲存複數之T C P通路3 8於 其中，可同時稱爲槽之該等通路係廣泛稱爲專用之儲存位 置。如第2圖中所示，各T C P通路3 8具有，但並未受 限於5個可編程之欄：日期5 0，啓動時間5 2，循環指 示器56，頻道58，及音頻模式60。停止時間54係 根據是否該特定控制台含有停止活動之時間而爲選擇性的 。各該等可編程之欄5 0 — 6 0係由使用者利用一諸如專 用鍵盤4 0之輸入裝置或藉一遙控器4 2予以編程。其他 諸如電腦或語音辨識模組之適用輸入裝置可予以使用而不 會背離本發明之範疇。使用者易於以習慣方式互動之圖形 顯示界面（'GUI')係最佳的，但其他諸如語音或文 字間/答格式之方法可予以使用且特別地適用於具有種種 殘障之使用者。下文係一種用以編程具有該等T C P通路 3 8之可編程控制器的方法。 第3圖係一流程圖，描繪如何編程TC P通路（ TCP 1 )於該可編程控制器2 2之內。在步驟6 2之中 ，係選取一TCP通路槽（TCP 1 )供編程用’替換性 地，使用者可選擇TC P功能而可藉控制器自動地選取一 槽或儲存位置。在步驟6 4之中’執行通路T C P 1之曰 期係由使用者予以輸入。在步驟6 6之中’輸入電視信號 接收機活動之時間。例如一種選擇性之配備’可在編程程 本紙張尺度適用中國國家揉準（CNS ) A4规格（210 X 297公釐）_ 9 - (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂 A7 B7_ 五、發明説明t ) 序之此點輸入該電視信’號接收機之停止活動的時間。 (請先閎讀背面之注f項再填寫本頁) 經濟部中央標準局貝工消費合作社印裝 在步驟6 8之中，選擇一循環指示器。如一僅用於描 述之實例，該循環指示器可從下列錄影選擇之中予以選擇 :僅只一次，每天，每週，平日，及週末。而且，可使用 其他循環指示器而不會背離本發明之範疇。各設定會自行 解說，"僅只一次'稱爲僅只一次在所指定之日及時間將 執行的TCP通路，' 每天'稱爲每天於所指定之時間將 執行的TCP通路，>每週'稱爲在所指定之週的時間及 曰每七天將執行的TCP通路，t平日"稱爲在所指定之 時間除了週末外之週的每日將執行的TCP.通路，"週末 '稱爲僅只在周末於所指定之時間將執行的TCP通路》 在步驟7 0中，係輸入用於該裝置於上述日期及時間 調諧之頻道號碼；在步驟7 2中，係輸入當在上述日期及 時間調諧至上述所輸入之頻道時，控制器2 2及音頻解碼 器2 6將選擇之音頻節目；在步驟7 4中，所有上述所輸 入之資訊係儲存於可編程控制器2 2之中當作TC P通路 1。使用者可編程具有不同資訊之額外通路。當然將理解 的是，諸例示之步驟6 4 - 7 2可以以任何順序來發生。 本發明之整個操作係參照第3圖予以詳細地描述。一 旦儲存所有該等T C P通路時，例如在步驟8 0中可編程 控制器2 2從一內部處理器時鐘（未圖示）獲得目前之日 期及時間資訊，接著，該控制器2 2比較各T C P通路 3 8之日期及啓動時間與目前之日期與時間資訊（步驟 82)，當已發現相符時，該控制器22藉傳送一命令信 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS ) A4規格（210X297公釐）.1〇 A7 _____B7__ 五、發明説明& ) 號4 5至調諧器/解調器 2 4而在所相符之T C P通路中 選擇所指定之頻道（步驟84)，然後，該調諧器/解調 器2 4會調諧至所指定之頻道且在該輸入埠3 0之上分離 該電視信號爲視頻信號4 6及音頻信號4 7。 該控制器2 2傳送一命令信號4 9至一音頻解碼器 2 6以選擇指定於該T C P通路中之音頻模式（步驟8 6 )，接著，該音頻解碼器26選擇聲軌100或聲軌 1 0 2，在該聲軌上該TC P通路中所指定之音頻節目且 該音頻解碼器2 6會傳送所選取之音頻節目至一輸出部 2 2。若其中該電視信號接收機2 0係有線/衛星電視接 收機時，輸出部2 8會經由一輸出埠4 4傳送視頻信號 46及音頻信號1 00或1 02至VCR。若其中該電視 信號接收機2 0係一 VCR時，則該輸出部2 8會傳送該 視頻信號4 6及音頻信號1 0 0或1 0 2至一錄影部（未 圖示）。一旦錄影所選擇之電視節目時（步驟88)，該 控制器2 2會檢査該循環指示器所指示之T C P通路之執 行狀態（步驟9 0，9 2 )，若該指示器係設定爲"僅只 一次"時，則刪除TCP通路（步驟94)，若該指示器 係設定爲循環之T C P通路時，則維持，更新該通路以用 於下一個執行時間，而該程序會再啓動。 已完全地描述本發明之較佳實施例，可採用諸變化及 諸修飾而不會背離本發明之範疇，因此，應注意下文之申 請專利範圍以理解本發明之真正範疇。 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS ) A4规格（210X297公釐）. <請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂 線A7 B7 V. Description of the Invention (1) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and device for selecting an audio mode for television programming. In particular, the present invention is directed to a television signal receiver and a video recording device such as a cable television receiver. During the time control programming of the device, a method and a device for selecting an audio mode are provided by user-selectable channel tuning and audio program selection. Background of the Invention Printed by the staff of the Central Procurement Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs · Consumer Cooperatives (锖 Please read the notes on the back before filling out this page) Because of the rapid pace of daily life, consumers of television programming have long been Other schedules during the broadcast time plagued the dilemma of TV programs that missed their preferences. Advances in technology have provided a way to have zero missing TV programs with the start of a personal video recorder. Now busy TV consumers can enjoy the convenience of recording their favorite TV programs and watch them in a convenient way. Typically, the user will program the VCR, or a cable / satellite receiver integrated with the VCR, by date, start time, stop time, and program channel: Then, the VCR, or the reception opportunity combined with the VCR, is specified Date and time to record the selected TV show. In order to further meet consumer demand, regular TV network stations and cable / satellite TV providers have recently begun to deliver TV programs with selectable multiple audio tracks. This multiple audio programming, often referred to as " SAP ", allows a user to watch a television program with one or more sound tracks. Typically, in the SAP transmission, dual audio programs are transmitted on the channels of the three-dimensional transmission. The audio decoder inside the receiver is in the paper size applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297 mm) _ 4 A7 B7 V. Description of Invention b) An audio channel will be selected and the content will be broadcast on the video that comes with ·. Nowadays, SAP transmission is used to broadcast TV programs in multiple languages. By selecting a specific audio mode, viewers can watch TV in one of two languages. At present, SAP's feature can only resort to manual mode during the actual broadcast of SAP TV programs. Viewers can program the cable / satellite receiver or V CR to record TV programs with the selected audio mode. In particular, the viewer must select the desired audio mode during the recording of the broadcast. Therefore, the ability to program the selection of the desired audio mode is required during the programming recording of the television broadcast. Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Central Government Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (please read the notes on the back before filling out this page). The present invention is aimed at providing a choice of programmed audio modes during time-controlled programming (^ TCP '). Method and device. The programmable television signal receiver of the present invention includes: a tuner / demodulator for setting a channel to receive a television program selected by a user; and an audio decoder for setting an audio mode selected by the user : And a programmable controller containing at least one time-controlled programming channel to tune the selected channel at a selected time, wherein the time-controlled programming channel includes a selectable date, start time, channel, and audio mode. The stop time can be an optional feature to stop the recorded video. The controller controls the TV signal receiver to be active and stopped at a specified date and start / stop time; the controller further controls the tuner / demodulator and audio decoder to tune to all channels based on the time-programmed path The specified channel and the specified audio mode. This paper size is applicable to China National Standards (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) · 5 _ Printed by the Central Bureau of Standards of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Shellfish Consumer Cooperatives, printed A7 _B7 V. Description of the invention 6) The following is a description such as 1 The method of entering information into the programmable controller: a) Select a TCP channel slot in the programmable controller; b) Enter the date 'start time' and end time (optional) of the desired television program; c) set the loop indicator for recording of 'Daily', 'Weekday', weekdays, weekends, etc. only once; d) enter the desired TV channel; e) enter the desired audio mode; and f) repeat steps (a) to (F) for setting multiple TCP channels. Once the controller is programmed by the above method, the controller will use the entered information by the following steps: a) check the current date and time; b) compare the current date and time with the one selected in the channel Date and time: and c) if the current date and time is equal to the date and time selected in the channel: i) control the tuner / demodulator to tune to the specified channel; and ii) control the Audio decoder to select the specified audio mode. The advantages of the present invention over the conventional technology will be immediately apparent. The programmable television signal receiver of the present invention provides a desired audio mode for recording the paper. This paper is suitable for the Chinese National Rolling Rate (CNS) A4 specification (210X297). Li) — '(Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) Order the A7 B7 printed by the Shell Cooperative Consumer Cooperative of the Central Sample Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 5. Description of the invention & The viewer must show the need to turn to the desired audio mode during recording. "The diagrams briefly explain the characteristics and invention forms of the present invention. These will be more apparent when reading the detailed description below, the scope of patent applications, and the diagrams. Among them, the following is a brief description of these drawings: Figure 1 is an overview block L & I of the programmable television signal receiver of the present invention, and Figure 2 is a detailed view of the TCP path of Figure 1; Figure 3 Figure 4 is a flowchart depicting the steps of programming the television signal receiver of the present invention: and Figure 4 is a flowchart depicting the steps of performing the CP channel of the present invention. Comparison of main components 2 0 Programmable TV signal receiver 22 Programmable controller 24 Tuner / demodulator 26 Audio decoder 2 8 Output section 3 0 Input port 32 Cable TV provider 3 4 Satellite dish antenna This paper is suitable for this paper China National Standards (CNS) A4 specification (210X297mm) T ~~ '(Please read the note f on the back before filling this page) Order A7 B7 V. Invention Description fc) 3 6 Known TV' Antenna 3 8 TCP channel 4 0 keyboard 4 2 remote control 4 4 output port 4 5 command signal 4 6 video signal 4 7 audio signal 4 9 command signal 5 0 date 5 2 start time 5 4 stop time 5 6 cycle indicator 5 8 channel 6 0 Audio mode 1 0 0 Audio signal 1 0 2 Audio signal (please read the notes on the back before filling out this page) Order the detailed description of the invention printed by the Central Bureau of Standards, Shellfish Consumer Cooperative, Figure 1 shows the programmable television of the present invention Signal receiver block diagram. The programmable television signal receiver 20 includes: a programmable controller 22, a tuner / demodulator 24, an audio decoder 26, and an output section 28. The television signal receiver 20 may be a cable / satellite television receiver, a VCR, or any programmable television broadcast receiver. The paper size of this TV is applicable to China ’s Standards for Household Standards (CNS) A4 (210X297 mm) -8-The Central Government Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Shellfish Consumption Cooperation, Du Yin oxygen A7 ____B7_ V. Description of the invention 0) Signal receiver 2 0 It is connected to a cable TV provider 32 through an input port 30, a satellite dish 34, a conventional TV antenna 36, and any other applicable TV signal source. The programmable controller 20 has stored a plurality of T C P channels 38 therein, and these channels, which can be called slots at the same time, are widely referred to as dedicated storage locations. As shown in Figure 2, each TCP path 38 has, but is not limited to, five programmable fields: date 50, start time 52, loop indicator 56, channel 58, and audio mode 60. The stop time 54 is optional depending on whether the particular console contains a stop time. Each of these programmable fields 50-60 is programmed by the user using an input device such as a dedicated keyboard 40 or by means of a remote control 42. Other suitable input devices such as computers or speech recognition modules can be used without departing from the scope of the invention. A graphical display interface ('GUI') that allows the user to easily interact in a habitual manner is optimal, but other methods such as speech or text / answer formats can be used and are particularly suitable for users with various disabilities. The following is a method for programming a programmable controller with these TCP paths 38. Figure 3 is a flowchart depicting how to program the TCP path (TCP1) within the programmable controller 22. In step 62, a TCP channel slot (TCP 1) is selected for programming. Alternatively, the user can select the TCP function and automatically select a slot or storage location by the controller. In step 64, the date of the 'execution path T C P 1 is input by the user. In step 66, 'the time when the television signal receiver is active. For example, an optional device can be used in the programming process. The paper size is applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) _ 9-(Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) Order A7 B7_ 5. Description of the invention t) At this point in the sequence, enter the time at which the television signal receiver is stopped. (Please read the note f on the back before filling out this page.) Printed by the Shellfish Consumer Cooperative of the Central Standards Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. In step 6-8, select a cycle indicator. As a description-only example, the loop indicator can be selected from the following recording options: only once, daily, weekly, weekdays, and weekends. Moreover, other cycle indicators can be used without departing from the scope of the invention. Each setting will explain by itself, "Only once" is called the TCP path that will be executed only once at the specified day and time, and "Daily" is called the TCP path that will be executed at the specified time every day, > every week. It is called the TCP channel to be executed at the time of the specified week and every seven days, and it is called "the TCP channel to be executed every day of the week except the weekend at the specified time." For the TCP channel that will be executed only at the specified time on the weekend "In step 70, enter the channel number for the device to tune on the date and time mentioned above; in step 72, enter the channel number that should be on the date and time mentioned above. When the time is tuned to the input channel described above, the controller 22 and the audio decoder 26 will select the selected audio program. In step 74, all the input information described above is stored in the programmable controller 22. As TC P path 1. The user can program additional channels with different information. It will of course be understood that the illustrated steps 6 4-7 2 can occur in any order. The entire operation of the present invention is described in detail with reference to FIG. 3. Once all such TCP paths are stored, for example, in step 80, the programmable controller 22 obtains the current date and time information from an internal processor clock (not shown), and then the controller 22 compares each TCP The date and start time of path 38 and the current date and time information (step 82). When a match is found, the controller 22 sends a command letter. The paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210X297). (Centi). 1〇A7 _____B7__ 5. Invention Description &) No. 4 5 to tuner / demodulator 2 4 and select the specified channel in the corresponding TCP path (step 84), then, the tuner / The demodulator 24 will tune to the specified channel and separate the television signal into the video signal 46 and the audio signal 47 on the input port 30. The controller 22 sends a command signal 4 9 to an audio decoder 26 to select the audio mode specified in the TCP path (step 8 6). Then, the audio decoder 26 selects sound track 100 or sound track 1 0 2. The audio program specified in the TCP channel on the sound track and the audio decoder 26 will transmit the selected audio program to an output section 22. If the TV signal receiver 20 is a cable / satellite TV receiver, the output section 28 will transmit the video signal 46 and the audio signal 100 or 102 to the VCR through an output port 44. If the TV signal receiver 20 is a VCR, the output section 28 will transmit the video signal 46 and the audio signal 100 or 102 to a recording section (not shown). Once the selected TV program is recorded (step 88), the controller 22 will check the execution status of the TCP path indicated by the loop indicator (steps 90, 92), if the indicator is set to " Only once "", the TCP path is deleted (step 94). If the pointer is set to a cyclic TCP path, it is maintained, the path is updated for the next execution time, and the program is restarted. The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been fully described, and variations and modifications can be adopted without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, attention should be paid to the scope of patent application below to understand the true scope of the invention. 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