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- the present invention relates to an electronic program guide: a (EPG Electric Program Guide) information, received by the pager receiver, an information processing apparatus and a processing method for processing.
- EPG Electric Program Guide a (EPG Electric Program Guide) information
- BACKGROUND ART Digital television broadcasting is performed using satellites. Since this transmission is performed using a digital signal, a large number of channels such as 100 channels can be secured. Therefore, it has been proposed to transmit electronic program guide information together with program information so that a desired channel can be selected from many transmitted channels. The user can display this electronic program guide on the display and select a desired program while watching the display.
- An information processing apparatus includes a receiver for receiving data when a unique call number is dialed and called by another information processing apparatus, and a memory for storing data received by the receiver.
- a display control unit for controlling display of an image created by the data stored in the memory.
- the information processing apparatus has a unique call number.
- Calling means such as a personal combination, for calling the information processing apparatus by dialing a calling number; and transmitting means, such as a modem, for transmitting data to another information processing apparatus called by the calling means. Is provided.
- data is received when a unique call number is dialed and called by another information processing apparatus, and display of an image created by the received data is controlled. .
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an information processing system to which an information processing device according to the present invention is applied.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the receiver constituting the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the data structure of EPG data.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of an image displayed on a monitor.
- BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An information processing system in which an information processing apparatus according to the present invention is used is, as shown in FIG. 1, a personal computer for creating electronic program guide (EPG) data.
- E10 a data distribution source 1 equipped with a modem 11 for transmitting the EPG data created by the personal computer 10, and transmitted from the data distribution source 1 via the telephone line 2.
- a relay station 3 for relaying EPG data is provided.
- the relay station 3 transmits the EPG data transmitted from the distribution source 1 via the antenna 4 to the receivers 5-1 to 5-5 (hereinafter referred to as individual receivers 5-1 to 5-5) installed in each home. If it is not necessary to distinguish them, simply transmit them to receiver 5).
- Each of the receivers 5-1 to 5-5 has a built-in pager receiver with a unique calling number.
- Receivers 5-1, 5-2, 5-4, and 5-5 have the same calling number as unique calling numbers. If you dial the calling number, the EPG data distributed from data source 1 will be received by all receivers 5-1, 5-1, 5-4, 5-5 Received by the machine. Therefore, the data distribution source 1 can transmit the same EPG data to a plurality of receivers 5 at once without having a plurality of telephone lines 2. In addition, since the data distribution source 1 can select the receiver 5 that receives the EPG data based on the call number, it is possible to distribute different EPG data to each of the receivers 5.
- the receiver 5 that receives the transmitted EPG data transmitted from the distribution source 1 has a video tape recorder function.
- the receiver 5 receives the transmitted program program via the antenna 21 and transmits the data to the tuner 31. Users can use the remote controller
- the selection result is emitted toward the remote controller light receiving section 37 of the receiver 5 using, for example, infrared rays.
- the selection result input to the light receiving unit 37 is output to the tuner 31 via the microphone computer 36.
- the tuner 31 selects a program program based on the input selection result, and outputs the selected program program to the reproduction / recording unit 32. Playback recording section
- the reproduction recording unit 32 reproduces the input program program and outputs it to the monitor 22 via the character generator 33.
- the reproduction recording unit 32 records a program program on a video cassette tape (not shown) which is set therein and instructed by a user.
- the receiver 5 includes a key input unit 38 including a plurality of operation keys.
- the key input unit 38 is configured to perform the same operation as that performed by the remote controller 23.
- the pager receiver 34 incorporated in the receiver 5 receives the EPG data transmitted via the relay station 3.
- the received EPG data is stored in the memory 35 provided in the receiver 5.
- the EPG data stored in the memory 35 is read out from the memory 35 under the control of the microcomputer 36 when the user instructs the display of the EPG from the remote controller 23, and the character generator is displayed. Is output to The character generator 33 creates an EPG based on the input EPG data and outputs it to the monitor 22.
- the EPG data includes the 2-byte program start year, 1-byte program start month, 1-byte program start date, 2-byte program start time, 2-byte program end time, and 40-byte program start time. It consists of a total of 51 bytes of data consisting of a program name, a 1-byte program channel (CH), a 1-byte program genre, and a 1-byte rating.
- the program name can be transmitted in 40 bytes and up to 20 characters. Therefore, the number of characters changes as the number of characters increases or decreases, and the maximum number of bytes that can be transmitted to the pager receiver 34 at one time is set to 100 bytes for up to 89 bytes. It is based on what is being done.
- the distributor of the EPG data uses the personal computer PC 10 of the data distributor 1 to input the information shown in FIG.
- the personal computer 10 creates EPG data having the data structure shown in FIG. 3 based on the input information.
- This EPG data is 1 Created for each program.
- the distributor causes the personal computer 10 to dial the calling number of the receiver 5 to which the created EPG data is to be distributed.
- the created EPG data is converted by the modem 11 into the data that was on the telephone line 2 and transmitted to the relay station 3.
- the EPG data transmitted to the relay station 3 is transmitted to the designated receiver 5 via the antenna 4.
- the transmitted EPG data is received by the pager receiver 34 of the receiver 5.
- the received EPG data is stored in the memory 35. In this way, the EPG data transmitted for each program is sequentially stored in the memory 35, so that the EPG data of a plurality of programs is stored.
- the user When the user wants the EPG to be displayed on the monitor 22, the user operates a predetermined key of the remote controller 23 or a predetermined key provided on the key input section 38.
- a signal corresponding to an operation is input from the remote controller 23 or the key input unit 38 to the microcomputer 36, a process corresponding to the signal is performed. If the signal indicates an instruction to display an EPG, the microcomputer 36 reads the EPG data stored in the memory 35 and outputs it to the character generator 33.
- the character generator 33 creates an EPG based on the input EPG data.
- the created EPG is output to monitor 22 and displayed.
- FIG. 4 shows a display example of the EPG displayed on the monitor 22.
- the broadcast date is displayed at the top of the screen, and the broadcast channel name is displayed on the horizontal axis below it.
- the broadcast time zone is displayed on the left side of the screen. In addition, each channel And the program name corresponding to the broadcast time zone are displayed.
- the user can operate the force controller 41 by operating a predetermined key of the remote controller 23. Then, by moving the cursor 41 over the name of the program for which recording reservation is to be performed and performing a predetermined operation, it is possible to reserve recording of the program.
- a program called "Full of souvenirs" broadcast from 10:30 to 11 on channel 10 (CH) is reserved for recording, so that it can be distinguished from other programs. , Are shaded.
- a method of displaying with a color or a method of displaying with a mark may be used.
- the display example shown in FIG. 4 is an example, and a program guide (EPG) for one day may be displayed.
- EPG program guide
- the displayed program table is also slid according to the movement of the cursor 41. . By sliding in this way, it is possible to display a program guide for one day.
- the EPG data distribution source does not need to own a plurality of telephone lines, and creates and transmits EPG data using a simple device such as a personal computer. It becomes possible. Also, the data that can be transmitted to the pager receiver 34 is currently limited to 100 bytes, but as described above, large data can be distributed by performing distribution processing multiple times. It is possible.
- Data distribution source 1 distributes EPG data, for example, every day at a predetermined time, or when there is a request from a user. It is possible to take various distribution forms such as.
- the structure in which the pager receiver 34 is built in the receiver 5 has been described, but a configuration in which the pager receiver 34 and the receiver 5 are externally connected may be adopted. Further, instead of the pocket level receiver 34, a device having a similar function can be replaced.
- data other than EPG data can be used in the present invention as data to be distributed.
- the receiver 5 has been described as a video tape recorder, the receiver 5 may be applied to a television receiver or an apparatus such as an STB (Set Top Box).
- STB Set Top Box
- Provided media for providing users with computer programs that execute the above-described processing of EPG data and other data include information recording media such as magnetic disks and CD-ROMs, as well as networks such as the Internet and digital satellites. Transmission media. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention controls the display of an image created by receiving a data when a unique call number is dialed by another information processing device and called, and receiving the data. Therefore, the EPG data can be processed even in an information processing apparatus having a simple structure.
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