JP2002010099A - Electronic program guide remote control system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To receive and reproduce electronic program guide information with a remote controller without displaying the electronic program guide information on a television receiver, and to further reproduce and reproduce video by remote control.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic program guide remote control system capable of recording. SOLUTION: A remote controller 13 for acquiring electronic program guide information from a server on the Internet, selecting and transmitting the acquired electronic program guide information, and receiving a broadcast signal and selecting an electronic program guide selected by the remote controller 13 A television broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing device 11 for recording / reproducing video information or audio information based on the information;
A television receiver 12 for outputting and displaying the video information or audio information reproduced by the television broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing apparatus 11 is provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an electronic program guide remote control system, and more particularly to an electronic program guide remote control system for receiving and reproducing electronic program guide information from the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the start of digital broadcasting, an electronic program guide (EPG: Elg), which is text data or hypertext data for guiding a program.
2. Description of the Related Art There has been known an electronic program guide device that transmits electronic program guide (EPG) information in a digital broadcast signal, and receives and displays electronic program guide information on a screen by a receiving device.

In a conventional apparatus for receiving and reproducing a digital broadcast, a received broadcast signal is selected by a tuner, and the broadcast signal selected by the tuner is demodulated by a demodulation circuit. The demodulated data sequence is a data stream called a transport stream, and the transport stream includes a plurality of video information, a plurality of audio information, and system information including an electronic program guide. Therefore, the transport stream is input to the transport decoding unit, and the transport stream is extracted separately for video information, audio information, and system information. The extracted video information and audio information are input to the video reproduction unit and the audio reproduction unit, respectively, and are reproduced and output by the respective reproduction units. The extracted system information is output to the analysis unit, and the electronic program guide information among the analyzed system information is output as a character video by being superimposed on the video information by the video playback unit. Then, the digital broadcast receiver can view the output electronic program guide information, grasp the contents of the program, and select and display the program.

[0004]

However, in the conventional digital broadcast receiving and reproducing apparatus, since the electronic program guide information transmitted by digital broadcasting is managed by the digital broadcast receiving and reproducing apparatus, the user listens to the electronic program guide information. You had to show it on the TV screen.
Also, in order to display the electronic program guide information on the television screen, the electronic program guide information is superimposed on the video being played back, or the video being played back is reduced and displayed near the video. When the viewers of the electronic program guide information are different, there is a problem that the view of the video viewer is disturbed.

[0005] Electronic program guide information to be transmitted in a digital broadcast is once stored and managed by a digital broadcast receiving and reproducing apparatus. In order to search for the electronic program guide information, the search is performed only for the electronic program guide information once stored in the digital broadcast receiving / reproducing apparatus, so that the searched information is limited. In addition, since the electronic program guide information is managed by the digital broadcast receiving and reproducing apparatus, if the user wants to view the video information utilizing the electronic program guide, only at the place where the digital broadcast receiving and reproducing apparatus and the television receiver are installed. Could not watch.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem. A remote controller receives and reproduces electronic program guide information without displaying the electronic program guide information on a television receiver. It is another object of the present invention to provide an electronic program guide remote control system capable of reproducing and recording video by remote control.

[0007]

In order to solve this problem, an electronic program guide remote control system according to claim 1 of the present invention acquires electronic program guide information for guiding a program from a server on the Internet. A remote controller that selects and transmits the acquired electronic program guide information, and a television broadcast reception and recording that receives a broadcast signal and records and reproduces video information or audio information based on the electronic program guide information selected by the remote controller. It comprises a playback device and a television receiver that outputs and displays video information or audio information reproduced by the television broadcast reception recording / playback device.

The electronic program guide remote control system according to the second aspect of the present invention acquires electronic program guide information for guiding a program from a server on the Internet, selects and transmits the acquired electronic program guide information. A remote controller that receives a broadcast signal and, based on the electronic program guide information selected by the remote controller, records and reproduces video information or audio information. A television receiver that outputs and displays the reproduced video information or audio information, and a control terminal that receives the electronic program guide information selected by the remote controller and transmits the electronic program guide information to the television broadcast reception recording / playback apparatus. is there.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote controller constituting an electronic program guide remote control system according to the first or second aspect, wherein the remote controller is connected via a communication line. A modem for transmitting and receiving the electronic program guide information, an Internet control unit for controlling the modem, an information holding unit for holding the electronic program guide information, and a display unit for displaying the electronic program guide information as character information. It is provided with.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote controller constituting an electronic program guide remote control system according to the first or second aspect, wherein the remote controller receives a broadcast signal. Tuner, a demodulator circuit for demodulating a broadcast signal received by the tuner, and information extraction for extracting the broadcast signal demodulated by the demodulator circuit into system information including video information, audio information, and electronic program guide information. Unit, an information analysis unit that analyzes the electronic program guide information included in the system information among the information extracted by the information extraction unit, a modem that transmits and receives the electronic program guide information via a communication line, An information holding unit for holding electronic program guide information, and a display for displaying the electronic program guide information as character information It is those with a door.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control terminal constituting the electronic program guide remote control system according to the second aspect, wherein the control terminal is connected to the remote control via a communication line. A modem for transmitting and receiving electronic program guide information to and from a controller; a control terminal control unit for analyzing the electronic program guide information received by the modem; and a television broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing apparatus for transmitting the program information analyzed by the control terminal control unit. And an infrared control code generation unit for generating an infrared control code to be transmitted to the computer.

The electronic program guide remote control system according to claim 6 of the present invention is the electronic program guide remote control system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the electronic program guide remote control system is connected to the Internet. The electronic program guide information is connected to an electronic program guide information distribution server having means for converting the contents of the electronic program guide information database into Internet distribution information.

The electronic program guide remote control system according to claim 7 of the present invention is the electronic program guide remote control system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the electronic program guide remote control system is connected to the Internet. Electronic Program Guide Information to Hypertext Makeup Language (HTM)
(L language) is connected to an electronic program guide information distribution server having means for converting the information into an L language.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. (Embodiment 1) An electronic program guide remote control system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is such that electronic program guide information is acquired by a remote controller. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a television broadcast receiving / recording / playback system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 13 denotes a remote controller for acquiring electronic program guide information from a server on the Internet, and selecting and transmitting the acquired electronic program guide information.
A television broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing device for recording / reproducing video information or audio information based on the electronic program guide information selected in 3; 12 outputs video information or audio information reproduced by the television broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing device 11; A television receiver 131 for displaying; a display unit 132 for displaying the electronic program guide information acquired by the remote controller 13;
Are cursor movement keys for moving the position of the cursor represented by the electronic program guide information displayed on the display unit 131;
Reference numeral 33 denotes a determination key for determining the electronic program guide information indicated by the cursor, and reference numeral 134 denotes an electronic program guide information acquisition key for accessing the electronic program guide information from a server on the Internet.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of the remote controller according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 (a) receives electronic program guide information from the Internet, and FIG.
(B) receives electronic program guide information from a digital broadcast.

A modem 231 accesses a server on the Internet and acquires electronic program guide information on the server. An information holding unit 234 holds the electronic program guide information acquired by the modem 231, and 237 is a communication line. An Internet control unit 235 for controlling the modem 231 to access the server is a remote controller 1
3 cursor movement key group 132 provided on
3. A remote controller input receiving unit for receiving an input signal of the electronic program guide information acquisition key 134; An infrared control code generator 233 for creating a code is a remote controller controller for controlling a signal input to the remote controller 13,
A display unit 36 displays the electronic program guide information acquired by the modem 231. Reference numeral 238 denotes a tuner for receiving a broadcast signal; 239, a demodulation circuit for demodulating the broadcast signal received by the tuner 238; An information extraction unit 241 for extracting information separately from the system information is an information analysis unit for analyzing the electronic program guide information included in the system information among the information extracted by the information extraction unit 240.

The operation of the television broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing system thus configured will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the operation when electronic program guide information is obtained from the Internet will be described with reference to FIG. Embodiment 1 of the present invention has electronic program guide information described in HTML language on a server on the Internet. In the remote controller 13,
When the electronic program guide information acquisition key 134 is input, the remote controller control section 233 controls the Internet control section 237, and according to the control, the modem 231 accesses a server on the Internet via a communication line, and Get guide information. The acquired electronic program guide information is temporarily stored in the information storage unit 234. Subsequently, the remote controller control unit 233
The information holding unit 234 receives the input signal of the electronic program guide information acquisition key 134 from the remote controller input reception unit 235 or receives the input signal of the cursor movement key group 132 from the information storage unit 234.
The electronic program guide information is extracted, output to the display unit 236, and displayed.

Next, the operation for acquiring the electronic program guide information from the broadcast signal will be described with reference to FIG. First, when the user inputs the electronic program guide information acquisition key 134 on the remote controller 13, the tuner 2
A broadcast signal is selected at 38 and demodulated by a demodulation circuit 239.
The demodulated broadcast signal is extracted by the information extracting section 240 into video information, audio information, and system information including electronic program guide information. Then, among the information extracted by the information extracting unit 240, the electronic program guide information included in the system information is analyzed by the information analyzing unit 241, and the electronic program guide information acquired by the information analyzing unit 241 is stored in the information holding unit 234. Once held. Subsequently, the remote controller control section 233 receives the input signal of the electronic program guide information acquisition key 134 from the input section 235 or receives the input signal of the cursor movement key group 132, and thereby, The guide information is extracted, output to the display unit 236, and displayed.

FIG. 3A is a diagram showing a configuration example of an electronic program guide according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3B is a diagram showing a display unit on a remote controller according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a display example of the displayed electronic program guide.

From FIG. 3, reference numeral 31 denotes a time axis.
In (a), electronic program guide information from 7:00 to 11:00
(Omitted from 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock). In addition to displaying the start of the time, the time axis 31 may display the date, the start time of the program, and the end time of the program.
Reference numeral 32 denotes a channel axis, which displays a channel number corresponding to each broadcasting station. The channel axis 32 may display a broadcast station name in addition to displaying the channel number. Reference numerals 301 to 313 denote program cells representing the contents of each program. The program cells may display the title of the program, the genre of the program, or the contents of the program, performers, and the like. For example, the contents of the program cell 301 are such that the program title is "popular hit show", the genre of the program is "music program", and the content of the program is "introduce the best 10 of this week".

When the electronic program guide information shown in FIG. 3A is displayed on the display unit 131 of the remote controller 13, the electronic program guide information is extracted and displayed according to the size of the display unit 131 (FIG. FIG. 3 (b). At this time, the frame of the program cell 301 is displayed by a bold line, which indicates that the program cell 301 is in a selectable state (hereinafter, referred to as an active cell). Then, the user can arbitrarily change the cursor position by inputting the keys for moving the cursor moving key group 132 on the remote controller 13 in the up, down, left, and right directions. For example, when the cursor movement key 132 for moving the program cell 301 downward is input when the program cell 301 is the active cell, the active cell moves to the program cell 305 “classic hour”.

To display a program cell not shown in FIG. 3B, for example, the program cell 305 "Classic hour" is made the active cell, and the cursor movement key 132 for further moving the cell downward is input. Thus, the program cell at the next time (9 o'clock) can be displayed. At this time, the program cell starting at 9:00 on channel 2 becomes the active cell. When the program cell 303 "baseball relay" is set as the active cell, the program cell of the next channel number (for example, 8 channels) is displayed by inputting the cursor movement key 132 for further moving the cell to the right. Can be. At this time, the program cell starting from 7:00 on channel 8 becomes the active cell.

The user operates the cursor movement key group 13
When the desired program cell is set as the active cell by operating 2, the enter key 133 is input. The program cell selected by the enter key 133 is stored in the remote controller controller 23.
At 3, it is determined whether or not the program is currently being broadcast. If the result of the determination is that the program is currently being broadcast, an infrared control code indicating the channel code of the program cell selected by the infrared control code generator 232 is created, and the infrared control code is transmitted to the television broadcast receiving / recording / playback apparatus. Send to 11. The television broadcast receiving / recording / playback apparatus 11 selects a channel code according to the infrared control code indicating the input channel code, and displays a program of the selected channel code on the television receiver 12.

On the other hand, the remote controller controller 233
If the program cell selected by the enter key 133 is not the program currently being broadcast but a program to be broadcast later, the infrared control code indicating the program reservation code of the program cell selected by the infrared control code generator 232 is changed to It creates and transmits the infrared control code to the television broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing device 11. The TV broadcast receiving / recording / playback apparatus 11 controls the program reservation code according to the infrared control code indicating the input program reservation code, and reserves recording of the program according to the controlled program reservation code.

As described above, the electronic program guide remote control system according to the first embodiment has the electronic program guide information for guiding the contents of the program to the server on the Internet. Access, obtain the electronic program guide information, and change the channel of the television receiver and make a program reservation. Therefore, it is possible to receive the electronic program guide information via the Internet as well as the broadcast signal. Thus, only the electronic program guide information can be acquired without displaying the electronic program guide information superimposed on the video displayed on the television receiver. Also, by carrying a remote controller, electronic program guide information can be obtained regardless of time and place.

Although the frame of the active cell is shown by a thick line in FIG. 3B, the present invention is not limited to this, and the active cell may be displayed with coloring. In other words, if the active cell can be distinguished from other cells,
Any form may be used.

(Embodiment 2) An electronic program guide remote control system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention comprises:
The electronic program guide information obtained by the remote controller is remotely controlled using a control terminal. FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram illustrating a television broadcast receiving / recording / playback system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 14 denotes the electronic program guide information acquired by the remote controller
Control terminal to send to In addition, about the other structure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part as FIG. 1, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a remote controller and a control terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention. A modem 533 transmits and receives electronic program guide information to and from the remote controller 13 via a communication line.
Reference numeral 32 denotes a control terminal control unit for analyzing the electronic program guide information received by the modem 533, and reference numeral 531 denotes an infrared ray for generating an infrared control code for transmitting the program information analyzed by the control terminal control unit 532 to the television broadcast receiving / recording / playback apparatus 11. This is a control code generator. In addition, about the other structure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part as FIG. 2, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

The operation of the television broadcast receiving / recording / playback system configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. First, Embodiment 2 of the present invention has electronic program guide information described in HTML language on a server on the Internet. When the user inputs the electronic program guide information acquisition key 134 in the remote controller 13, the remote controller control unit 233 controls the Internet control unit 237, and controls the modem 2 according to the control.
31 accesses a server on the Internet via a communication line and acquires electronic program guide information on the server.
The acquired electronic program guide information is temporarily stored in the information storage unit 234. Subsequently, the remote controller control unit 2
33 fetches electronic program guide information from the information holding unit 234 by receiving an input signal of the electronic program guide information acquisition key 134 from the remote controller input receiving unit 235 or receiving an input signal of the cursor movement key group 132. Output to the display unit 236 for display. FIG. 3B shows a display example of the electronic program guide displayed on the display unit 131.

For example, when the display example shown in FIG. 3B is displayed on the display unit 131 of the remote controller 13, the frame of the program cell 301 is displayed as a bold line and is in a selectable state (active cell). Indicates that Then, the user can arbitrarily change the cursor position by inputting each key of the cursor movement key group 132 to move in the up, down, left, and right directions.

The user moves the cursor movement key group 13
When the desired program cell is set as the active cell by operating 2, the enter key 133 is input. The program cell selected by the enter key 133 is stored in the remote controller controller 23.
At 3, it is determined whether or not the program is currently being broadcast. If the result of the determination is that the program is currently being broadcast, an infrared control code indicating the channel code of the program cell selected by the infrared control code generator 232 is created, and the infrared control code is transmitted to the television broadcast receiving / recording / playback apparatus. Send to 11. The television broadcast receiving / recording / playback apparatus 11 selects a channel code according to the infrared control code indicating the input channel code, and displays a program of the selected channel code on the television receiver 12.

On the other hand, the remote controller controller 233
If the program cell selected by the enter key 133 is not the program currently being broadcast but a program to be broadcast later, the infrared control code indicating the program reservation code of the program cell selected by the infrared control code generator 232 is changed to It creates and transmits the infrared control code to the television broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing device 11. The TV broadcast receiving / recording / playback apparatus 11 controls the program reservation code according to the infrared control code indicating the input program reservation code, and reserves recording of the program according to the controlled program reservation code.

If the user wants to remotely control the remote controller 13 (for example, if the user carries the remote controller 13 and wants to operate the TV broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing apparatus 11 from home while away from home), The information of the program cell selected by the enter key 133 is transmitted from the modem 231 of the remote control 13 to the modem 533 of the control terminal 14 via a communication line. The information of the program cell input to the modem 533 is used by the control terminal control unit 532 to determine whether or not the program is currently being broadcast. If the result of the determination is that the program is currently being broadcast, the infrared control code generator 531 creates an infrared control code indicating the channel code of the selected program, and transmits the infrared control code to the television broadcast receiving / recording / playback apparatus. Send to 11. TV broadcast receiving / recording / playback device 11
Selects a channel code according to the infrared control code indicating the input channel code, and displays the program of the selected channel code on the television receiver 12.

On the other hand, the control terminal control unit 532
If the program cell selected by the enter key 133 is not the program currently being broadcast but a program to be broadcast later, an infrared control code indicating the program reservation code of the program cell selected by the infrared control code generator 531 is created. Then, the infrared control code is transmitted to the television broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing apparatus 11. The TV broadcast receiving / recording / playback apparatus 11 controls the program reservation code according to the infrared control code indicating the input program reservation code, and reserves recording of the program according to the controlled program reservation code.

As described above, the electronic program guide remote control system according to the second embodiment has the electronic program guide information for guiding the contents of the program to the server on the Internet, and accesses the Internet by remote control. Electronic program guide information through the control terminal, so that the obtained electronic program guide information can be transmitted to the television broadcast receiving / recording / playback apparatus. It is possible to acquire only the electronic program guide information without superimposing the electronic program guide information on the video displayed on the television receiver. Also, by carrying a remote controller, it is possible to acquire electronic program guide information regardless of time and place, so that the user can operate the television broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing apparatus at home even when away from home.

In the second embodiment, the control terminal and the television broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing apparatus are separated from each other, and both transmit and receive data using the infrared control code. The means for communicating with the receiving / recording / reproducing apparatus is not limited to the infrared control code, and a control terminal may be provided in the television broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing apparatus, and communication between the two may be performed by wire.

In FIG. 3B, the frame of the active cell is indicated by a bold line. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the active cell may be displayed with coloring. In other words, if the active cell can be distinguished from other cells,
Any form may be used.

[0039]

As described above, according to the electronic program guide remote control system according to the first aspect of the present invention, electronic program guide information for guiding a program from a server on the Internet is acquired, and the acquired electronic program guide is acquired. A remote controller for selecting and transmitting information; a television broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing apparatus for receiving a broadcast signal and recording / reproducing video information or audio information based on the electronic program guide information selected by the remote controller; A television receiver for outputting and displaying video information or audio information reproduced by the broadcast reception recording / reproducing apparatus is provided, so that the electronic program guide information can be received via the Internet and superimposed on the image of the television receiver. The electronic program guide information can be obtained without displaying the information together. Also, by carrying a remote controller, electronic program guide information can be obtained from anywhere even at any time, regardless of time and place.

According to the electronic program guide remote control system of the present invention, electronic program guide information for guiding a program is acquired from a server on the Internet, and the acquired electronic program guide information is selected. A remote controller for transmitting, a television broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing apparatus for receiving a broadcast signal and recording / reproducing video information or audio information based on the electronic program guide information selected by the remote controller, and the television broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing apparatus Comprising a television receiver for outputting and displaying video information or audio information reproduced by the above, and a control terminal for receiving the electronic program guide information selected by the remote controller and transmitting the information to the television broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing apparatus. So, I carry a remote controller, Make it possible to obtain the latitude information, it is possible to operate the home of the television broadcast receiving and recording and reproducing apparatus on the go.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the remote controller constituting the electronic program guide remote control system according to the first or second aspect, wherein the remote controller has a communication line. A modem for transmitting and receiving the electronic program guide information via the Internet, an internet control unit for controlling the modem, an information holding unit for holding the electronic program guide information, and a display unit for displaying the electronic program guide information as character information Therefore, the electronic program guide information can be received via the Internet, and the electronic program guide information can be acquired without being superimposed and displayed on the image of the television receiver. Also, by carrying a remote controller, electronic program guide information can be obtained from anywhere even at any time, regardless of time and place.

According to a remote controller according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the remote controller constituting the electronic program guide remote control system according to the first or second aspect, the remote controller transmits a broadcast signal. A tuner for receiving, a demodulation circuit for demodulating a broadcast signal received by the tuner, and information for extracting the broadcast signal demodulated by the demodulation circuit into system information including video information, audio information, and electronic program guide information An extracting unit, an information analyzing unit that analyzes electronic program guide information included in the system information among the information extracted by the information extracting unit, and a modem that transmits and receives the electronic program guide information via a communication line, An information holding unit for holding the electronic program guide information, and displaying the electronic program guide information as character information Having assumed and a radical 113, can the electronic program guide information can be received via the Internet, without displaying superimposed on the image of the television receiver, and acquires the electronic program guide information. Also, by carrying a remote controller, electronic program guide information can be obtained from anywhere even at any time, regardless of time and place.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the above-mentioned control terminal constituting the electronic program guide remote control system according to the second aspect, the control terminal is connected via a communication line. A modem for transmitting / receiving electronic program guide information to / from a remote controller; a control terminal control unit for analyzing the electronic program guide information received by the modem; and a television broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing program information analyzed by the control terminal control unit. It has an infrared control code generator that creates an infrared control code to be transmitted to the device, so that it is possible to carry a remote controller and acquire electronic program guide information. It is possible to operate the reception recording / playback apparatus.

According to the electronic program guide remote control system according to claim 6 of the present invention, claim 1 is provided.
3. The electronic program guide remote control system according to claim 2, wherein said electronic program guide remote control system has means for converting the contents of a database of electronic program guide information on the Internet into Internet distribution information. The electronic program guide information can be obtained by carrying the remote controller regardless of time and place.

According to the electronic program guide remote control system according to claim 7 of the present invention, claim 1
3. The electronic program guide remote control system according to claim 2, wherein the electronic program guide remote control system transmits the electronic program guide information on a hypertext make-up language (H) on the Internet.
Since it is connected to an electronic program guide information distribution server having means for converting to TML language, it is possible to acquire electronic program guide information regardless of time and place by carrying a remote controller.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a television broadcast receiving, recording, and reproducing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a remote controller according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display example of an electronic program guide according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing a television broadcast reception recording / playback system according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a remote controller and a control terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 TV broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing device 12 TV receiver 13 Remote controller 14 Control terminal 131, 236 Display unit 132 Cursor movement key group 133 Enter key 134 Electronic program guide information acquisition key 231 533 Modem 232, 531 Infrared control code generation unit 233 Remote controller control unit 234 Information storage unit 235 Remote controller input reception unit 237 Internet control unit 238 Tuner 239 Demodulation circuit 240 Information extraction unit 241 Information analysis unit 31 Time axis 32 Channel axis 301-313 Program cell 532 Control terminal control unit

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A remote controller for acquiring electronic program guide information for guiding a program from a server on the Internet, selecting and transmitting the acquired electronic program guide information, and receiving a broadcast signal and selecting the remote controller with the remote controller. A television broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing apparatus for recording / reproducing video information or audio information based on electronic program guide information, and a television receiver for outputting / displaying video / audio information reproduced by the television broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing apparatus An electronic program guide remote control system, comprising: 2. A remote controller for acquiring electronic program guide information for guiding a program from a server on the Internet, selecting and transmitting the acquired electronic program guide information, and receiving a broadcast signal and selecting the remote controller with the remote controller. A television broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing apparatus for recording / reproducing video information or audio information based on electronic program guide information, and a television receiver for outputting / displaying video / audio information reproduced by the television broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing apparatus And a control terminal for receiving the electronic program guide information selected by the remote controller and transmitting the information to the television broadcast receiving / recording / reproducing apparatus. 3. The remote controller of the electronic program guide remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the remote controller comprises: a modem for transmitting and receiving the electronic program guide information via a communication line; A remote controller, comprising: an Internet control unit that controls the modem; an information holding unit that holds the electronic program guide information; and a display unit that displays the electronic program guide information as character information. 4. The remote controller of the electronic program guide remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the remote controller receives a broadcast signal, and demodulates the broadcast signal received by the tuner. A demodulation circuit for extracting the broadcast signal demodulated by the demodulation circuit into video information, audio information, and system information including electronic program guide information; An information analysis unit that analyzes the electronic program guide information included in the system information, a modem that transmits and receives the electronic program guide information via a communication line, an information holding unit that holds the electronic program guide information, A display unit for displaying electronic program guide information as character information. La. 5. The control terminal constituting the electronic program guide remote control system according to claim 2, wherein the control terminal transmits and receives the electronic program guide information to and from the remote controller via a communication line; A control terminal control unit for analyzing the electronic program guide information received by the modem; and an infrared control code generation unit for generating an infrared control code for transmitting the program information analyzed by the control terminal control unit to the television broadcast receiving / recording / playback apparatus. And a control unit. 6. The electronic program guide remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic program guide remote control system converts the contents of a database of electronic program guide information on the Internet into Internet distribution information. An electronic program guide remote control system, which is connected to an electronic program guide information distribution server having: 7. The electronic program guide remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic program guide remote control system converts the electronic program guide information into a hypertext make-up language (HTML language) on the Internet. An electronic program guide remote control system, wherein the electronic program guide remote control system is connected to an electronic program guide information distribution server having means for performing the operation.