MXPA97009158A - Apparatus and method of transmission of control signal of selection of program transmitted and selective vision control of program transmitted for view device - Google Patents
Apparatus and method of transmission of control signal of selection of program transmitted and selective vision control of program transmitted for view deviceInfo
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for controlling the selective viewing of a transmitted program for a video apparatus, comprising: a receiving section for receiving a program signal transmitted through a receiving antenna, a receiving control signal section to receive a transmitted program selection control signal transmitted simultaneously with the transmitted program modulated signal, the control signal represents a degree of restriction of vision, a determination section for determining the degrees of vision restriction, the section of determination includes a coding section for evaluating a particular user to determine the degrees of vision restriction and a section for releasing and determining the degree of vision for the release and determining the degree of restriction of the user's vision, a section of discrimination to discriminate the degree of restriction The vision of the transmitted program received by comparing the degree of vision restriction of the transmitted transmitted program that is determined by the determination section, a control section to determine whether the vision of the transmitted program received is accepted in accordance with a discrimination result of the discrimination section, an audio / video broadcast section for emitting the audio and video signals of the program transmitted under the control of the control section, wherein the program selection control signal received through the the receiving section of the control signal is a multi-stage signal that is composed of a plurality of control signals that are combined in accordance with the degrees of restriction of vision of the transmitted program and wherein said plurality of control signals that form said multi-stage signal includes first, second and third control signals that were combined in a hierarchical manner according to the degree of restriction of vision so that only said first signal is attached when vision is allowed for a first degree of restriction, said first and second signals are appended when vision is allowed for a second degree of restriction and all said first, second and third signals are appended when vision is allowed for a third degree of restriction
Description
APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TRANSMISSION OF CONTROL SIGNAL OF
SELECTION OF TRANSMITTED PROGRAM AND SELECTIVE CONTROL OF
VISION OF TRANSMITTED PROGRAM FOR VIDEO DEVICE
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus and method of transmitting control signal of transmitted program selection, and selective vision control of a transmitted program for a video apparatus such as a receiver. television, through which degrees of vision restriction are established for broadcast programs and programs are viewed selectively in accordance with the established vision restriction degrees.
2. Description of the Related Technique Various transmitted programs are produced and infiltrated within the modern civilization with the popularity of information and communication. These broadcast programs are broadcast to be viewed by everyone regardless of the kind of vision.
Particularly, sick programs that show violence and sexuality, or all kinds of advertising programs that harm the mental health of the observers are transmitted without restriction. Thus, anyone can watch these programs through video devices under unrestricted conditions.
Currently, no systematic or technical measures are available to prevent children or young people from seeing such programs that contain unrestricted disease material.
This tends to a declining social culture and harms the mental health of children and young people.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above problems, and to provide an apparatus and method for transmitting a transmitted program selection control signal to a video apparatus by means of which degrees of restriction for a program are established. transmitted and a control signal to selectively control the vision of the transmitted program is transmitted together with the transmitted signal, thus restricting the vision of the broadcast program depending on the degrees of vision restriction established.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for controlling the selectively controlled vision of a transmitted program for a video apparatus, by means of which the transmitted program can be viewed selectively in accordance with the degrees of vision restriction. determined by a transmitted program selection control signal that is received together with the transmitted signal.
To achieve the above objectives, in one aspect of the present invention, an apparatus is provided for transmitting a transmitted program selection control signal for a video apparatus, comprising: a programming and editing section for producing and editing a program to be transmitted by a transmitting station;
a program control section for attaching the program selection control signal transmitted to the program transmitted and edited by the programming and editing section in accordance with the predetermined degrees of vision restriction; a signal synthesizing and modulating section for synthesizing and modulating the transmitted program signal and the control signal issued from the program control section to be appropriate for transmission; and a transmitter section for transmitting the modulated transmitted program signal and the control signal emitted by the signal synthesizing and modulating section through a transmitting antenna.
In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of transmitting a transmitted program selection control signal to a video apparatus, comprising the steps of: programming and editing a transmitted program; appending the program selection control signal transmitted to the program transmitted in accordance with the predetermined degrees of vision restriction; synthesize and modulate the transmitted program signal and the control signal so that they are appropriate for transmission; and transmit the transmitted program signal and the modulated control signal.
In yet another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for controlling the selective viewing of a transmitted program for a video apparatus, comprising: a receiving section for receiving a program signal transmitted modulated through a receiving antenna; a control signal receiving section for receiving a transmitted program selection control signal transmitted simultaneously with the modulated transmitted program signal; a determining section to determine degrees of vision restriction, the determining section includes a coding section to qualify a particular person to determine the degrees of vision restriction, and a determining and liberating section of the degree of vision for the determination and release of the person in particular of the degrees of vision restriction; a discriminating section for discriminating the degree of vision restriction of the transmitted program received by comparing the degree of vision restriction of the program transmitted and received with that determined by the determining section; a control section for determining whether it is permissible to see the program transmitted and received in accordance with a discrimination result of the discriminating section; and a video / audio broadcast section for broadcasting the audio and video signals of the program transmitted under the control of the control section.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above object, other characteristics and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent when describing the preferred specimen thereof with reference to the attached drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a block diagram of the apparatus for transmitting a transmitted program selection control signal for a video apparatus according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a block diagram of the apparatus for controlling the selective viewing of a transmitted program for a video apparatus according to the present invention.
Figure 3 illustrates a table explaining the determination of the degree of vision restriction according to the combination of the control signals according to the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREDILLE EXAMPLE Figure 1 shows the construction of the apparatus for transmitting a transmitted program selection control signal for a video apparatus according to the present invention.
With reference to Figure 1, the present apparatus includes a programming and editing section 11 for producing and editing a program to be transmitted by a transmitting station, a program control section 12 for inserting or attaching the control signal for selection of program transmitted to the transmitted program produced and edited by the programming and editing section 11 in accordance with predetermined vision restriction degrees, a control signal generating section 13 for providing the program control section 12 with a program control signal which is composed of a combination of a plurality of control signals, a synthesizing and signal modulating section 14 for synthesizing and modulating the transmitted program signal and the control signal issued by the program control section 12 to be appropriate to be transmitted, and a transmitting section 15 for transmitting the signal of the program tr modulated ansmit and the control signal emitted by the synthesizing and modulating section 14 through an ANT transmitting antenna.
A method for transmitting a transmitted program selection control signal for video apparatus according to the present invention, which is carried out using the apparatus as constructed above, includes the steps of programming and editing a transmitted, inserted or appended program the program selection control signal transmitted to the program transmitted in accordance with predetermined vision restriction degrees as it is for children, for young people, for adults, etc., synthesizing and modulating the transmitted program signal and the control signal in a manner which is appropriate for transmission, and transmit the signal of the modulated transmitted program and the control signal.
In the step of attaching the control signal, the selection control signal of the transmitted program can be determined as a multi-step control signal in consideration of the customs, environment, characteristics, etc., of an interested country. Accordingly, the degrees of vision restriction are determined in an appropriate manner by an appropriate observer or a group of observers.
The operation of the apparatus according to the present invention will now be explained.
According to the present invention, a control signal corresponding to a degree of vision restriction is determined in accordance with the characteristic of a transmitted program produced in a transmitting station, and is then included in the signal of the program transmitted by being transmitted to the apparatus. of video as it is a television receiver. In the television receiver, the degree of vision restriction has been determined corresponding to the control signal, and according to the above, it is determined whether the vision of the transmitted transmitted program is admitted when comparing the control signal included in the transmitted signal from the transmitting station with the determined value.
At the transmitting station, when a transmitted program subject is chosen, programming and editing are carried out through the programming and edition section 11 to finish the program. Thereafter, the program control section 12 determines a corresponding control signal to give the degree of vision restriction that is provided from the control signal generating section 13.
Specifically, the program control section 12 appended to the transmitted program produced by the programming and editing section 11 a corresponding transmitted program selection control signal according to the degree of vision of the programs, for example, children and youth, and for children, youth and adults, as illustrated in Figure 3. That is, the program selection control signal attached to the finished program is composed of a combination of first, second and third control signals SI, S2 and S3 . Said control signal may be inserted, for example, in a vertical suppression range of the video signal.
As illustrated in the table of Figure 3, the control signals SI, S2 and S3 are selectively appended to the program transmitted in accordance with the degree of vision thereof as it is for children, youth or adults. For example, only the first control signal SI is attached to the program for children, while from the first to the third control signals SI, S2 and S3 are appended to the adult program.
After the program selection control signal is appended to the transmitted program by means of the program control section 12, the transmitted program signal and the control signal are synthesized and modulated through the synthesizing and modulating section of signals 14.
The modulated transmission signal emitted by the signal synthesizing and modulating section 14 is transmitted to the domestic television receiver via the transmission antenna ANT via a transmitting section 15.
In the television receiver, it is determined whether the vision of the transmitted and received signal is admitted in accordance with the degrees of vision determined in the television receiver. Specifically, if the program transmitted by the transmitting station is for adults, the program selection control signal composed of all the control signals SI, S2 and S3 is received. In this case, if the degree of vision determined in the television receiver is for young people, it will prevent the program from being seen or reproduced, while if the degree of transmission determined is for adults, the vision of the program will be possible.
Also, if the transmitted program is for young people and thus the control signal of selection of the received program is composed of the first and second control signals SI and S2, young people will be able to see the program on condition that the degree of vision is determined for young.
As will be explained in detail hereinafter, a user who is an authorized adult such as a parent or guardian can enter a code to change or release the particular degree of vision, so that a young person or a third person can be prevented subsequently. from the arbitrary determination of the degree of vision.
Figure 2 shows the construction of the apparatus for controlling the selective view of a program transmitted for a video device.
Referring now to Figure 2, the present apparatus for controlling the selective viewing of a transmitted program includes a receiving section 21 for receiving a transmitted program signal modulated through an ANT receiving antenna, a receiving section of the control signal 22. to receive a transmitted program selection control signal transmitted simultaneously with the modulated transmitted program signal, a determining section 23 for determining the degrees of vision restriction, a discriminating section 24 for discriminating the degree of vision restriction of the program transmitted received by comparing the degree of vision restriction of the transmitted program received with that determined by the determining section 23, a control section 25 for determining whether the transmitted transmitted program received in accordance with a discrimination result of the discriminatory section is admitted 24, a section of emi video / audio 26 for outputting the video and audio signals of the program transmitted under the control of the control section 25, and a message generating section 27 for notifying a user of the discrimination result of the discriminator section 24 to through the video / audio broadcast section 26.
Preferably, the determining section 23 comprises a coding section 28 for qualifying the user to determine the degrees of vision restriction and a determining and releasing section of the degree of vision 29 for the user to determine and release the degree of vision restriction.
The degrees of vision of the transmitted program are determined as degrees of multiple steps through the determining section 23 in consideration of the customs, culture, environments, etc., of an interested country.
When the television receiver is turned on, the modulated video and audio signals of a transmitted program are received in the receiving section 21 through the receiving antenna ANT. At this time, the control signals SI, S2 and S3, which constitute a control signal for selecting programs to control the selective vision of the transmitted program and which are modulated and included in the audio and video signals, are also received in the receiving section, and are then recognized by the control signal receiving section 22.
The control signals SI, S2 and S3 transmitted from the transmitting station according to the table of Figure 2 are discriminated by the discriminatory section 24. That is, the discriminating section 24 discriminates the degree of restriction and vision of the transmitted program received by the comparison of the control signals with the degree of vision restriction determined by the determining section 23.
For example, if the degree of vision restriction determined by the determining section 23 is for youth, only a broadcast program for young people can be seen, while preventing a broadcast program for adults from being seen.
From there, the section control 25 controls the video / audio broadcast section 26 in accordance with the discrimination result of the discriminator section 24. Specifically, in the case of the admissible program, the video / audio broadcast section 26 it processes and outputs the video and audio signals of the program received under the control of the control section 25 so that the user sees the program, while in the case of the inadmissible program, the control section 25 controls the generating section of the program. messages 27 to notify the user of the discrimination result through the video / audio broadcast section.
The coding section 28 qualifies the user to determine the degree of vision restriction.
If the degree of vision restriction determined through the determining section
23 is for young people, and the control signals SI, S2 and S3 recognized by the control signal receiving section 22 identify the transmitted program received as for adults, the broadcast program can not be seen. Thus, the degree of vision restriction must be redefined to see the transmitted program.
To redetermine the degree of vision restriction, the user must enter a predetermined authorization code through the coding section 28, so that a way of changing the degree of vision restriction is effected. In this mode, the control section 25 controls the video / audio broadcast section 26 so that the audio / video broadcast section issues a message notifying the user to enter the predetermined code through the broadcast section. video / audio 26.
If the user enters a code, it is compared with the predetermined authorization code in the coding section 28. If the entered code matches the predetermined authorization code, the video / audio broadcast section 26, under the control of the section control 25, issues a display menu to change the degree of vision restriction to be displayed on the screen, so that the user can change the degree of vision restriction by combining the control signals.
As described above, the user should recognize the predetermined authorization code if the user intends to redetermine or release the degree of video restriction.
Meanwhile, if a user chooses another channel when viewing a program in transmitted channel, selective vision control as described above is carried out again with respect to the transmitted program of the selected channel, and the result of the discrimination of the selected channel. degree of vision is notified to the user through the message generating section 27.
In another example of the present invention, the receiving section is constructed so as to receive and process the modulated video / audio signal, and the control signal to control the selective viewing of the program together. In this example, the receiving section can process all the signals received through the antenna.
As described above, according to the present invention, the vision of transmitted programs that can be adversely affected by children or young people can be restricted by transmitting a control signal to determine a degree of vision restriction with a transmitted program signal. in a transmitting station, and in discriminating whether viewing of the program is supported by comparing the control signal with a predetermined degree of vision restriction in a television receiver.
While the present invention has been described and illustrated herein with reference to the preferred exemplary thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail can be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope. of the invention.
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- CLAIMS: An apparatus for transmitting a transmitted program selection control signal to a video apparatus wherein the control signal represents a classification of video programs, comprising: a programming and editing section for producing and editing a program for be transmitted by a transmitting station; a program control section for attaching the program selection control signal transmitted to the program transmitted and edited by the programming and editing section in accordance with the predetermined degrees of vision restriction; a signal synthesizing and modulating section for synthesizing and modulating the transmitted program signal and the control signal issued from the program control section to be appropriate for transmission; and a transmitter section for transmitting the modulated transmitted program signal and the control signal emitted by the synthesizing and modulating signal section through a transmitting antenna.
- 2. The apparatus as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the program control section includes a control signal generating section for generating the control signal of the transmitted program selection.
- 3. The apparatus as claimed in Claim 2, wherein the program selection control signal comprises a plurality of control signals that are combined in accordance with the degrees of vision restriction of the transmitted program.
- 4. The apparatus as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the transmitted program selection control signal is encoded in the transmitted program signal and is modulated by means of the synthesizing and modulating section together with the transmitted program signal to be transmitted to through the antenna.
- 5. A method for transmitting a program selection control signal transmitted for a video apparatus, comprises the steps of: programming and editing a transmitted program; appending the program selection control signal transmitted to the program transmitted in accordance with the predetermined degrees of vision restriction; synthesize and modulate the transmitted program signal and the control signal so that they are appropriate for transmission; and transmit the transmitted program signal and the modulated control signal.
- 6. The method as claimed in Claim 5, wherein the selection control signal of the transmitted program is a multistep signal corresponding to the degrees of vision restriction determined in the receiving video apparatus.
- 7. A method of transmitting and receiving a transmitted program selection control signal to control the selective viewing of a program transmitted for a video apparatus, comprising the steps of: transmitting the transmitted program selection control signal to the video apparatus which is a signal of multiple steps corresponding to a degree of restriction of division between a plurality of degrees and, which is inserted in a transmitted program; and receiving the transmitted program selection control signal inserted in the transmitted program and controlling the selective viewing of the program transmitted and received in accordance with the transmitted and received program selection control signal and the degree of vision restriction determined by a program. authorized user of the video device.
- 8. An apparatus for controlling the selective viewing of a program transmitted for a video apparatus, comprising: a receiving section for receiving a program signal transmitted modulated through a receiving antenna; a control signal receiving section for receiving a transmitted program selection control signal transmitted simultaneously with the modulated transmitted program signal; a determining section to determine degrees of vision restriction, the determining section includes a coding section to qualify a particular person to determine the degrees of vision restriction, and a determining and liberating section of the degree of vision for the determination and release of the person in particular of the degrees of vision restriction; a discriminating section for discriminating the degree of vision restriction of the transmitted program received by comparing the degree of vision restriction of the program transmitted and received with that determined by the determining section; a control section for determining whether it is permissible to see the program transmitted and received in accordance with a discrimination result of the discriminating section; and a video / audio broadcast section for broadcasting the audio and video signals of the program transmitted under the control of the control section.
- 9. The apparatus as claimed in Claim 8, wherein the program selection control signal received through the receiving section of the control signal is a multistep signal that is composed of or a plurality of control signals that are they combine in accordance with the degrees of vision restriction of the transmitted program, and if the vision of a transmitted signal is admitted, it is discriminated by comparing the degree of vision restriction represented by the control signal of the transmitted program with that determined by the determining section.
- 10. An apparatus for controlling the selective viewing of a program transmitted for a video apparatus, comprising: a receiving section for receiving a program signal transmitted modulated through a receiving antenna; a control signal receiving section for receiving a transmitted program selection control signal transmitted simultaneously with the modulated transmitted program signal; a determining section to determine degrees of vision restriction, the determining section includes a coding section to qualify a particular person to determine the degrees of vision restriction, and a determining and liberating section of the degree of vision for the determination and release of the person in particular of the degrees of vision restriction; a discriminating section for discriminating the degree of vision restriction of the transmitted program received by comparing the degree of vision restriction of the program transmitted and received with that determined by the determining section; a control section for determining whether it is permissible to see the program transmitted and received in accordance with a discrimination result of the discriminating section; and a deployment control section for displaying, through a video / audio broadcast section, a code determined through the coding section and the degrees of vision restriction determined or released through the determining and releasing section of the degree of vision so that the user identifies the degrees of vision restriction determined or released.
- 11. An apparatus for controlling the selective viewing of a program transmitted for a video apparatus, comprising: a receiving section for receiving a program signal transmitted modulated through a receiving antenna; a control signal receiving section for receiving a transmitted program selection control signal transmitted simultaneously with the modulated transmitted program signal; a determining section to determine degrees of vision restriction, the determining section includes a coding section to qualify a particular person to determine the degrees of vision restriction, and a determining and liberating section of the degree of vision for the determination and release of the person in particular of the degrees of vision restriction; a discriminating section for discriminating the degree of vision restriction of the transmitted program received by comparing the degree of vision restriction of the program transmitted and received with that determined by the determining section; a control section for determining whether it is permissible to see the program transmitted and received in accordance with a discrimination result of the discriminating section; and a message generating section for notifying the user of the discrimination result of the discriminating section through a video / audio broadcast section.
- 12. An apparatus for controlling the selective viewing of a transmitted program for a video apparatus, comprising: a receiving section for receiving a program signal transmitted modulated through a receiving antenna; a control signal receiving section for receiving a transmitted program selection control signal transmitted simultaneously with the modulated transmitted program signal; a determining section to determine degrees of vision restriction, the determining section includes a coding section to qualify a particular person to determine the degrees of vision restriction, and a determining and liberating section of the degree of vision for the determination and release of the person in particular of the degrees of vision restriction; a discriminating section for discriminating the degree of vision restriction of the transmitted program received by comparing the degree of vision restriction of the program transmitted and received with that determined by the determining section; and a control section for determining whether it is permissible to see the program transmitted and received in accordance with a discrimination result of the discriminating section; where the degrees of vision restriction are determined as multiple steps through the determining section of conformity with the environment, culture, customs, etc. From an interested country, and in accordance with the user's intention.
- 13. An apparatus for controlling the selective viewing of a transmitted program for a video apparatus, comprising: a receiving section for simultaneously receiving a transmitted and modulated program signal and a transmitted program selection control signal included in the signal of the program transmitted through a receiving antenna; a determining section to determine degrees of vision restriction, the determining section includes a coding section to qualify a particular person to determine the degrees of vision restriction, and a determining and liberating section of the degree of vision for the determination and release of the person in particular of the degrees of vision restriction; a discriminating section for discriminating the degree of vision restriction of the transmitted program received by comparing the degree of vision restriction of the program transmitted and received with that determined by the determining section; a control section for determining whether it is permissible to see the program transmitted and received in accordance with a discrimination result of the discriminating section; and a video / audio broadcast section for broadcasting the video and audio signals of the program transmitted under the control of the control section.
- 14. The apparatus as claimed in Claim 13, wherein the program selection control signal received through the receiving section of the control signal is a multi-step signal that is composed of a plurality of control signals that are combined in accordance with the degrees of vision restriction of the transmitted program, and if the vision of the transmitted signal is admitted, it is discriminated by comparing the degree of vision restriction represented by the transmitted program selection control signal with that determined by the determining section. EXCERPT OF THE INVENTION An apparatus and method for transmitting a control signal for selecting transmitted programs, and controlling the selective viewing of a transmitted program for a video apparatus in which a degree of video restriction is established for a broadcast program and the vision of the transmitted program is restricted in accordance with the degree of vision restriction established. According to the apparatus, the degree of vision restriction of the transmitted program is determined and a control signal corresponding to the determined degree of vision restriction is transmitted together with the transmitted program signal. In a television receiver, if it is admitted to see the program transmitted and received is discriminated by comparing the degree of vision restriction corresponding to the control signal with that determined by the user.
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