WO1999057890A1 - Procede de selection de signaux d'information et dispositif associe, afficheur de donnees-image equipe dudit dispositif, et telecommande - Google Patents

Procede de selection de signaux d'information et dispositif associe, afficheur de donnees-image equipe dudit dispositif, et telecommande Download PDF

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WO1999057890A1
WO1999057890A1 PCT/JP1998/002029 JP9802029W WO9957890A1 WO 1999057890 A1 WO1999057890 A1 WO 1999057890A1 JP 9802029 W JP9802029 W JP 9802029W WO 9957890 A1 WO9957890 A1 WO 9957890A1
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Maki Furui
Nobufumi Nakagaki
Masato Sugiyama
Kazuo Ishikura
Mitsuo Nakajima
Satoshi Hatakeyama
Katsunori Nakatani
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Hitachi, Ltd.
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  • the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for selecting an information signal for easily and easily selecting a desired information signal from a large number of information signals including a broadcast signal, and further relates to video information provided with such a selection apparatus. It relates to a display device and a remote control device therefor. Background art
  • BS Broadcast! Ng Sate! 1ite
  • CS Communi cati on Satel 1ite
  • CATV CATV
  • Many programs are broadcasted via cable, and digital broadcasts allow multiple programs to be broadcast simultaneously on a single channel. , 100 channels (here, a channel includes a plurality of programs broadcasted by a single channel) and more broadcast programs can be received.
  • the broadcast user can select a desired program from various programs over a large number of program categories (for example, movies, sports, dramas, news, etc.) transmitted from the broadcast user as appropriate.
  • program categories for example, movies, sports, dramas, news, etc.
  • Various broadcast programs can now be enjoyed widely.
  • a general method of selecting a program in a television receiver for receiving such a broadcast program includes, for example, The use of remote controllers or the like with corresponding push buttons has been performed.
  • a method of attaching a numeric keypad to a remote controller for channel selection and selecting a channel by pressing the numeric keypad to select an arbitrary channel number is already known and has been put to practical use. ing.
  • a method using the numeric keypad is convenient and effective when the number of selectable channels (or programs) is relatively small.
  • the user often selects a channel at random (so-called “zabbing”) or searches for a desired channel number while sequentially selecting the order of the numerical value.
  • program guide information is added to this along with the video signal. Is being sent I have. This is because, for example, in CS performance TV, the same program guide information is transmitted to each transbonder, and the program guide information is obtained regardless of which transbonder is received. It is now possible to do things.
  • the broadcast receiver when it receives such program guide information, it stores it in memory, and displays the stored program guide on the screen of the display device according to an instruction from the user. I do. Then, the user can select a desired program or make a reservation by using the displayed program guide.
  • the present invention provides a simple and easy way for a user to select a desired video signal from a large number of information signals including a broadcast signal and the like while having fun.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a device for selecting an information signal to be used, and a video information display device provided with the selection device and a remote control device therefor.
  • a method and an apparatus for selecting an information signal capable of selecting a desired program by a simple operation of a user from information signals provided over a large number of categories It is another object of the present invention to provide a video information display device provided with such a selection device and a remote control device therefor.
  • a method for selecting an information signal for selecting at least one information signal from a plurality of selectable information signals comprising:
  • a method for selecting an information signal for selecting a signal is provided.
  • the polyhedron displayed on the display device is a polygonal prism, and the plurality of selectable pluralities are arranged on a surface constituting a side surface of the polygonal prism.
  • a plurality of selection information for selecting an information signal is assigned, and one information is moved while moving the selection position on the side. Select a signal.
  • the plurality of pieces of selection information assigned to each surface constituting the side surface of the polygonal prism are classified according to the content of the corresponding information signal. .
  • the polygonal prism is displayed on the display device with its rotation axis oriented in the vertical direction, and is rotated around the rotation axis. It was to so.
  • the selection information allocated to the side surface of the polygonal prism is arranged in a vertical direction, and one information is moved while moving the selection position in the vertical direction. Select a signal.
  • the plurality of selectable information signals include a video signal, and the information signal is displayed on the surface of the polyhedron displayed on the display device. The video obtained from the video signal is displayed.
  • the image displayed on the surface of the polyhedron is reduced or deformed in accordance with the display position and displayed.
  • the information signals displayed on the plurality of surfaces constituting the polyhedron are classified according to their contents and selectively displayed. .
  • an information signal selecting device for selecting at least one information signal from a plurality of selectable information signals, comprising:
  • a display device for displaying an image of a polyhedron composed of a plurality of surfaces to which selection information for selecting the plurality of selectable information signals is assigned;
  • the polyhedron displayed on the display device is a polygonal prism, and a surface constituting a side surface of the polygonal prism includes the plurality of selectable information.
  • a plurality of pieces of selection information for selecting a signal are assigned, and the operation unit further includes a second operation unit for selecting one information signal while moving the selection position on the side surface. I have.
  • the plurality of pieces of selection information assigned to each surface constituting the side surface of the polygonal prism is classified according to the content of the corresponding information signal.
  • the polygonal prism is displayed on the display device with its rotation axis oriented in a vertical direction, and the rotation axis is changed by operating the operation unit. It is configured to rotate around the center.
  • the selection information allocated to the side surface of the polygonal prism is arranged in a vertical direction, and the selection operation is performed by operating the second operation unit. It is configured to move the position vertically.
  • the selectable information signals include a video signal
  • the information signal is displayed on the surface of the polyhedron displayed on the display device. It is equipped with means for displaying an image obtained from an image signal.
  • the means for displaying an image includes means for reducing or deforming the image corresponding to the display position.
  • the display device is further configured to classify and selectively display information signals displayed on a plurality of surfaces constituting the polyhedron. Means.
  • a video signal provided with an information signal selecting device for selecting at least one information signal from a plurality of information signals including a video signal is also provided.
  • An information display device comprising:
  • An input unit capable of inputting the plurality of information signals
  • a display device for displaying at least an image of the information signal input by the input unit
  • Control means for selectively inputting at least one information signal from the plurality of information signals by controlling the input unit
  • the polyhedron displayed on the display device is a polygonal prism, and a surface forming a side surface of the polygonal prism includes the plurality of selectable pieces of information.
  • a plurality of pieces of selection information for selecting a signal are assigned, and the operation unit further includes a second operation unit for selecting one information signal while moving a selection position on the side surface. It has.
  • the plurality of pieces of selection information assigned to each of the surfaces forming the side surface of the polygonal prism is classified according to the content of the corresponding information signal.
  • the polygonal pillar is displayed on the display device with its rotation axis oriented in the vertical direction, and the operation of the operation unit causes the polygonal pillar to be centered on the rotation axis. It is configured to be rotated.
  • the selection information assigned to the side surface of the polygonal pillar is arranged in a vertical direction, and the selection operation is performed by operating the second operation unit. It is configured to move the position vertically.
  • the plurality of selectable information signals include a video signal, and further, from the video signal on a surface of the polyhedron displayed on the display device. A means for displaying the obtained image is provided.
  • the means for displaying the video includes a means for performing reduction or deformation processing corresponding to the display position.
  • the display device further includes means for classifying and selectively displaying information signals displayed on a plurality of surfaces constituting the polyhedron. It has.
  • the information signal selection method and device described above, and the video information display device provided with such a selection device select a television signal as the selectable information signal. It is preferably applied to a television receiver.
  • a remote control device for the video information display device wherein the display device is provided separately from the video information display device.
  • a remote control device provided with an operation unit for rotating the polyhedron displayed above is provided.
  • the operation unit includes a rotating member rotatably arranged on a surface of the main body by a user.
  • the operation unit includes a plurality of the rotating members, and these rotating members have different rotation directions.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a channel selection screen in a television receiver according to one embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is a diagram showing another example of the channel selection screen in the television receiver according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an overview of the internal structure of the television receiver according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a structure of a remote controller of the television receiver according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a channel selection operation procedure by a channel selection polyhedron and a remote controller in the television receiver according to the embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a channel selection operation procedure by the channel selection polyhedron and the remote controller in the television receiver according to the above embodiment
  • FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a channel selection operation procedure by the channel selection polyhedron and the remote controller in the television receiver according to the above embodiment
  • FIG. 8 is a circuit diagram showing an example of an internal configuration of an image processing unit which is a feature of a television receiver according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a display form of a channel selection polyhedron in a television receiver according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another example of the display form of the channel selection polyhedron in the television receiver according to the other embodiment described above;
  • FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a channel selection operation procedure by a channel selection polyhedron and a remote controller in a television receiver according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • a television broadcast signal which is a type of information signal
  • a television receiver that displays a desired channel (or program) on a screen from a John signal.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal structure of a television receiver according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • reference numerals 201 and 202 denote a plurality of antennas (including a U / V antenna and a satellite antenna). These antennas include a plurality of tuners 203 and 204 ( (Including U / V tuner and CS / BS tuner).
  • tuners 203 and 204 (Including U / V tuner and CS / BS tuner).
  • BS and CS Digital satellite broadcast radio waves called BS and CS are received by the antennas 201 and 202, and then tuners 203 and 204 separate video and audio signals from the RF signals.
  • You. Outputs from the tuners 203 and 204 are input to a switching circuit 205.
  • the current receiver selects one of the video signals from the plurality of tuners 203 and 204 via the switching circuit 205 described above.
  • One signal is output to the video processing device 207, and one of the remaining video signals is output to the video processing device 207 via the Pin-P circuit 206.
  • reference numeral 209 denotes a so-called microcomputer constituting a control device, and this microcomputer includes a storage means (not shown) for storing a predetermined processing program or the like. It is provided internally and controls the operations of the switching circuit 205, the video processing device 207, and the PinP circuit 206.
  • the video processing device 207 performs synthesis, positioning, and the like, thereby generating an image for channel selection, which will be described in detail later.
  • Reference numeral 208 in the figure denotes a display device of a television receiver made of, for example, a CRT, on which an image signal generated by the video processing device 207 is displayed.
  • a display device 208 for example, a liquid crystal display device or a plasma display device can be used instead of the above-described CRT.
  • the microcomputer 209 also has an infrared receiver 210
  • the receiving device 210 receives, for example, an infrared control signal from a remote controller 300, which is a remote control device described in detail later, and sends the signal to the microcomputer 209. Output.
  • the micro computer 209 is a part of the image generated by the video processing device 207 and displayed on the display device 208. Will be changed.
  • the fourth figure, in c diagram the remote ipecac controller 3 0 0 appearance is shown on the upper surface of the body, indicated at 3 0 1, "0" to "9” or in so-called,
  • the numeric keypads 302, 302, and the first operation section 303 having a cylindrical outer shape rotatable in the direction of the arrow in the figure are different from the rotating direction of the disk shape.
  • the main body 301 of the remote controller 300 includes various switch circuits, control circuits, infrared oscillation devices, and the like.
  • FIG. 1 attached shows the image information displayed on the display device 208 when the video signal is selected by the channel selection device (that is, when the channel is selected), which is a feature of the video information display device according to the present invention.
  • a video signal selection screen 100 (hereinafter referred to as a channel selection screen) is shown.
  • the channel selection screen 100 displayed on the display device 208 of the television receiver includes the currently selected program.
  • the video signal is displayed, and part of it (on the right side in the example in the figure) is a polyhedron for channel selection, More specifically, an image of polygonal prism 110 is displayed in three dimensions.
  • selectable channels (specifically, channel numbers, names, or logo marks, etc.) are assigned to and displayed on many faces of the polygonal prism 110.
  • selectable channels specifically, channel numbers, names, or logo marks, etc.
  • the number of channels that can be received will be as large as 100 or more. In this case, as shown below, it is practical to further categorize these receivable channels into a plurality of groups and assign each group to each surface of the polyhedron.
  • the user operates the remote control port 300 to cause the polygonal column 1100 for channel selection to move to the second rotary operation section 3.
  • the image is rotated on the display screen in conjunction with the rotation of 04 (the direction of rotation is indicated by the arrow in the figure) and displayed.
  • the user can select a desired channel while rotating the polygonal column 1100, that is, while enjoying a kind of game feeling.
  • a plurality of (for example, 10 in this example) channels are allocated to each surface of the polygonal prism 110. It is like that.
  • the user can assign one of the plurality of surfaces constituting the displayed polygonal prism 1100 to the surface (front) 1 1 1 0 displayed at the foreground on the screen.
  • the desired channel is selected from the channels of the group.
  • the channel selected by the channel selection operation is displayed with diagonal lines (actually, the display color and the like are changed).
  • the sub screen 1200 inserted at the top of this front 1 1 1 0 is shaded.
  • the video of the selected channel is displayed in a reduced size. That is, the screen created by the PinP circuit 206 of FIG. 3 is inserted. According to this, the broadcast program of the channel being selected is displayed on the child screen 1200, so that the user can check the desired channel, which is convenient. .
  • the user can further select a desired channel from among a plurality of channels allocated and displayed on the front face 110 of the polygonal prism 110.
  • the first rotary operation unit 303 of the remote controller 300 is also rotated. By operating the position of the selected channel upward and downward (indicated by the arrow in the figure), the selected channel is switched. That is, by rotating the first rotating operation part 303 forward, the plurality of channels displayed on the front face 110 of the polygonal prism body 110 are moved from top to bottom. On the other hand, by rotating the first rotating operation section 303 in the opposite direction, a plurality of channels displayed on the front face 110 of the polygonal prism body 110 are lowered. Move upward from.
  • the user can easily and easily operate the remote controller 300 while enjoying the feeling of a game while operating the remote controller 300. It is possible to select a desired program from among a large number of channels.
  • the channel selected by the above operation is determined, for example, by pressing the first rotary operation section 303 downward, whereby the display device 2 of the television receiver is set. On 08, the selected broadcast video is switched and displayed.
  • a group selection frame 1 3 0 0 to indicate the group of channels assigned to each face. Is displayed.
  • a large number of channels are, for example, “total CH (total channel)”, “My Channel (display a channel selected according to the user's preference)”, “iV e ( Eve program), "Genre (display channels by classifying by category according to broadcast content)”, “EPG (Electronic Program Guide)”, etc., and are displayed for each group.
  • the channels allocated to each face of the polygonal prism 110 Is not necessarily the above Regardless of such a group, for example, it is also possible to assign in the order of the numbers assigned to the channels or in the alphabetical order of the names.
  • FIG. 2 attached shows a display screen when “genre” is selected in the group selection frame 1300 of the screen of FIG. 1c .
  • broadcasts such as “drama”, “document”, “variety”, “movie”, “sports”, “news”, etc.
  • this “genre” display is a convenient function, especially when the user wants to select a channel according to the broadcast content.
  • the operation section of the remote controller 300 that is, the first and second rotation operation sections 303, 304
  • the user is shown in FIG.
  • the selected channel selection screen 1100 appears on the display 2208 of the television receiver.
  • the user rotates the polygonal column 110 by rotating the second rotation operation section 304 of the remote controller 300.
  • the rotating operation unit 304 is returned to the original position, and the adjustment is performed so that the surface displaying the desired group is in front. .
  • FIG. 6 shows an operation for the user to select a desired one channel from a group of a plurality of channels displayed and selected by the above operation.
  • the user is displayed on the front of the polygonal column 1100 while rotating the first rotating operation section 303 of the remote controller 300.
  • the position of the channel to be selected (shown by diagonal lines in the figure) can be freely moved up and down. That is, in the screen shown at the top of the figure, the channel numbered “2” belonging to the above group “MyCH” is selected, and this is displayed on the remote controller 300.
  • the rotating operation section 303 forward, the number “3” located below it is assigned. To a new channel.
  • the program video of the channel selected by moving the position in this manner is displayed in the child screen 1200 above the polygonal prism 110, similarly to the above. .
  • the channel number of the selected channel, its name, and the like are displayed below the display screen 1000.
  • the user rotates the first rotating operation part 303 of the remote controller 300 in the opposite direction, thereby changing the channel number “3” to the channel number “3”. 2 ", that is, you can move upward.
  • FIG. 7 shows an operation for determining the channel selected as described above and putting the television receiver in a state of receiving the selected channel.
  • the user needs to place the remote controller at that position.
  • the selected channel is determined, and the selection operation is performed.
  • the program image displayed on the core screen 120 0 is displayed on the display screen 1 00 of the display device 208 of the television receiver. (See center and bottom of figure). At this time, the channel number of the selected channel, its name, and the like are displayed below the display screen 1000.
  • the channel selection when “genre” is selected in the group selection frame 1300 of the polygonal column 1100 displayed on the screen is also the same as the above.
  • a specific one channel can be selected from a plurality of channels.
  • a video information display device (more specifically, a television receiver) including a channel selection device according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
  • the polyhedron is displayed on the screen and rotated to be used for selecting a channel. Further, in order to facilitate channel selection by a user, each face of the polyhedron is The program images displayed on each channel are displayed.
  • the television receiver provided with the channel selection device according to the other embodiment has basically the same internal structure as the structure shown in FIG. 3, however, The P in P circuit 206 differs. Therefore, the difference will be mainly described with reference to FIG.
  • reference numerals 401 to 406 output video signals different from the video signals currently selected by the receiver and output to the video processing device 207 via the switching circuit 205.
  • Multiple tuners (six in this case) are shown.
  • the video signals from the tuners 401 to 406 are respectively sent to the video processing device 2 via the screen reduction processing circuits 407 to 412 and the image transformation processing circuits 413 to 418.
  • the video signal is input to the video processing device 07 and subjected to a predetermined process. Thereafter, the video processing device 2007 performs synthesis, positioning, and the like, and displays the video signal on the display device 208 of the television receiver.
  • reference numerals A to F are attached to the video signals from the tuners 401 to 406.
  • predetermined processing is performed by the image reduction processing circuit 407 to 412 and the image deformation processing circuit 413 to 418, and the video processing device 207 performs synthesis and alignment.
  • An image that has been performed and displayed on the display device 208 is shown. That is, as is clear from this figure, a plurality of rotating polyhedrons are displayed on the display screen 801 (video of the currently selected channel) displayed on the display device 208.
  • the small screens 802 to 807 are displayed upright and arranged horizontally, On each of these surfaces, a screen based on the plurality of video signals A to F is adjusted and displayed according to the size and the tilt angle in each arrangement.
  • the image reduction processing circuits 407 to 412 and the image deformation processing circuits 413 to 418 form the respective input video signals A to F based on the control of the microcomputer 209.
  • the size is reduced to the size corresponding to the arrangement, and the processing for the tilt display corresponding to the tilt angle is performed.
  • FIG. 9 shows an example in which a plurality of small screens 800 to 807 displaying the video signals A to F are displayed horizontally on the display device 208.
  • a plurality of these small screens 90 2 to 90 7 are formed on a display screen 90 1 displayed on the display device 208 as a polyhedron. It is also possible to arrange and display vertically
  • FIG. 11 shows a channel selection screen 2000 in a television receiver provided with the channel selection device according to another embodiment described above.
  • the number of faces of the polyhedron 2100 displayed on the screen is further increased (for example, 110 faces). Is used for selection of each genre (for example, “news”, “sports”, “movie”, etc.).
  • a polyhedron (second polyhedron) 222 is displayed.
  • channel selection is performed using the remote controller 300 shown in FIG. 4 described above. Will be performed.
  • the second polyhedron 2200 is displayed in response to the rotation of the first rotary operation section 303 of the remote controller 300. It rotates on the screen, and on the other hand, in correspondence with the rotation of the second rotation operation section 304, a polyhedron 210 composed of a large number of video signal display screens 0 rotates.
  • the channel corresponding to the display screen displayed on the foreground is selected from the plurality of surfaces of the polyhedron 2100. The channel selection is determined by the first rotating part 303 of the remote controller 300 or the lower part of the second rotating part 304 similarly to the above embodiment. By pushing it down. Further, instead of this, it is possible to use the numeric keypad 302 as described above, or to provide another push button for confirming channel selection.
  • the user rotates the channel selection polyhedron on the screen by the remote controller 300 to provide a kind of game. It is possible to easily and easily select a channel while enjoying a sense of room and while checking the video screen of the channel assigned to each surface constituting the polyhedron.
  • the present invention is not limited to receiving and inputting a television broadcast signal and displaying the video. It is not limited to what is displayed. That is, the present invention can be applied to, for example, a radio receiver that selects a desired signal from a plurality of radio broadcast signals and outputs the selected signal. Also, the present invention can be applied to selection of a data broadcast transmitted using a part of a broadcast signal. Alternatively, as described above, for example, on the Internet or the like, the user selects the desired information supplier from a number of sites that supply the information signal to the user via a public line such as a telephone.
  • the information signal selection method and the device thereof according to the present invention and further, according to the video information display device equipped with such a selection device and the remote control device therefor, The user can easily and easily select and use a desired signal from a large number of information signals including television / radio broadcast signals while having fun.
  • the information signal selection method and device thereof according to the present invention, and further, according to the video information display device and the remote control device provided with the selection device, information provided over a large number of categories is provided. It is possible to select the desired program from the signal by a simple operation of the user.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un afficheur de données-image comprenant un sélecteur servant à sélectionner au moins un signal d'information parmi une pluralité de signaux d'information comprenant un signal vidéo, par exemple, un signal de télédiffusion. Ledit afficheur comporte également des syntoniseurs (203, 204) destinés à recevoir une pluralité de signaux, un écran (208) destiné à l'affichage de l'image d'un signal reçu, un micro-ordinateur (209) permettant de sélectionner un signal reçu au moyen du syntoniseur, une unité (207) de traitement vidéo permettant de générer un polygone (1100, 2100) composé d'une pluralité de côtés, chaque côté se voyant attribuer un numéro de canal ou analogue en vue de l'affichage à l'écran (208), et une télécommande (300). Il est possible de sélectionner un canal parmi un grand nombre de canaux en faisant tourner le polygone (1100) affiché à l'écran (208) à l'aide de la télécommande (300).
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