JP2006187018A - Remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

To browse a web page on a television, it is necessary to input the URL of the web page to be browsed into a remote control or the like. However, the URL is composed of a large number of characters and the like, and it is troublesome for the user to input the URL to the remote control.
The remote controller includes information source identifier storage means for storing a predetermined key of the remote controller and an information source identifier (URL) for identifying an information source of the information in association with each other. When pressed, an instruction to access a Web site indicated by the URL associated with the key is transmitted to a controlled device such as a television set of a remote controller.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a remote controller and a television operated by the remote controller.

  In recent years, digital broadcasting on television has started, and this digital broadcasting also transmits radio waves for data broadcasting in addition to video / audio radio waves, thereby imparting “interactivity” to the television.

  For example, a television equipped with a set top box can be connected to the Internet, and a user can enjoy surfing the Internet using the television.

  When a user surfs the Internet using a television, first, the user inputs a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a Web page to be browsed into a television remote control or the like, and transmits the entered URL to the television. On the other hand, when the TV receives the URL transmitted from the remote controller, the TV accesses the Web page to which the received URL is assigned, and displays the Web page information on the TV screen.

  As described above, in order to browse a predetermined web page on the television, the user needs to input the URL of the web page to be browsed to the remote controller or the like.

  However, the URL is composed of a large number of characters and the like, and it is troublesome for the user to input the URL to the remote control.

  In general, the remote controller has a small number of keys, and it does not have keys corresponding to each alphabet like a keyboard. Therefore, a very complicated key operation is required to input a URL using a key provided on the remote controller.

  Furthermore, with the development of the Internet, there are an enormous number of URLs, and it is practically impossible for a user to remember the URLs corresponding to each Web page. Therefore, when browsing a desired Web page, the user must perform a troublesome work of checking the URL of the Web page.

  The present invention has been proposed on the basis of the above-described conventional circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a remote controller capable of designating data such as a URL consisting of a long character string by a simple key operation.

  The present invention employs the following means in order to achieve the above object. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the remote controller 100 of the present invention includes an information source identifier storage unit 101 storing an information source identifier for identifying an information source of information, and an information source of information identified by the information source identifier. And an access command storage means 102 that stores an access command that is a command to access the.

  The information source identifier is an identifier for specifying a Web page such as a URL or an IP address (Internet Protocol Address).

  Further, the remote controller 100 is provided with data transmission condition information storage means 103, and the data transmission condition information storage means 103 is data that is information on conditions for transmitting the information source identifier and the access command to the controlled device 200. Transmission condition information is stored.

  When the data transmission condition information is stored in the data transmission condition information storage unit 103 and the usage environment of the remote controller 100 satisfies the data transmission condition, the information source identifier and the access command are received by the data transmission unit 104. It is transmitted to the control device 200.

  When the controlled device 200 receives the information source identifier and the access command transmitted from the data transmission unit 104, the controlled device 200 accesses the information source identified by the received information source identifier, and acquires information from the information source. The information is displayed on the display screen of the controlled apparatus 200.

  As described above, when the usage environment of the remote controller 100 satisfies the data transmission condition information, the information source identified by the information source identifier is displayed on the display screen of the controlled device 200 without the user operating the remote control. Information acquired from will be displayed.

  The information source identifier storage unit 101 may store correspondence information that is a correspondence relationship between an information source identifier and a key for designating the information source identifier.

  When the correspondence information is stored in the information source identifier storage means 101 as described above, when a predetermined key included in the correspondence information is operated, the data transmission means 104 is changed to the operated key. A corresponding information source identifier is obtained from the information source identifier storage means 101 with reference to the correspondence relationship information. Further, the data transmission unit 104 acquires the access command from the access command storage unit 102 and transmits the information source identifier and the access command to the controlled device 200.

  Therefore, the user can transmit a predetermined information source identifier together with an access command to the controlled device by operating a key included in the correspondence information.

  The information source identifier may be transmitted from the controlled apparatus 200 to the remote controller. In this case, when the information source identifier receiving unit 105 receives the information source identifier transmitted from the controlled apparatus 200, the user can set the data transmission condition information corresponding to the information source identifier.

  Here, the data transmission condition information set by the user is associated with the information source identifier and stored in the data transmission condition information storage means 103, while the information source identifier is stored in the remote controller by the information source identifier storage means 106. Will be stored.

  Here, when the use environment of the remote controller 100 satisfies the data transmission condition set by the user, the data transmission unit 104 determines from the information source identifier stored in the information source identifier storage unit 106 and the access command storage unit 102. The access command is acquired, and the acquired information source identifier and access command are transmitted to the controlled device 200.

  When the information source identifier receiving unit 105 receives the information source identifier, the user has a correspondence relationship including the information source identifier and a key for designating the information source identifier separately from the operation of setting the data transmission condition information. You can also create information.

  When the user creates correspondence information, the correspondence information is stored in the remote controller 100 by the information source identifier storage means 106. After the correspondence information is stored in the information source identifier storage means 106, when the user operates a key included in the correspondence information, the data transmission means 104 transmits the information source identifier corresponding to the operated key to the remote controller. An information source identifier corresponding to the operated key is obtained by referring to the correspondence information stored in 100. Subsequently, the data transmission unit 104 acquires an access command from the access command storage unit 102 and transmits an information source identifier and an access command to the controlled device 200.

  By adopting the above configuration, the URL and a predetermined key operation are stored in the storage unit in association with each other, so that the user can specify a desired URL only by performing a simple key operation. become.

  Further, by providing switching means on the remote controller, a plurality of URLs can be designated with the same key.

  By displaying on the display screen such that the correspondence between the URL stored in the remote control and the key for designating the URL can be understood, the user can recognize the URL and the key for designating the URL. become able to.

  When the controlled device 200 of the remote control 100 of the present invention is a television 300 having an Internet connection function, the remote control 100 causes the television 300 to access the television 300 to an information identifier such as a URL and a website identified by the URL. When the access command is transmitted, the television 300 accesses the website based on the URL. When the television 300 accesses a website, the contents of the website are displayed on the display screen.

  The remote controller 100 of the present invention allows a user to designate a desired information source identifier only by performing a simple operation as described below.

(Embodiment 1)
As shown in FIG. 2, the remote controller 100 includes an information source identifier storage unit 101 that stores a URL and an access command storage unit 102 that stores an access command. The information source identifier storage unit 101 may store an information source identifier other than the URL, such as an IP address, but in the present embodiment, only the URL is stored for explanation.

  The remote controller 100 also includes data transmission condition information storage means 103 that stores data transmission condition information that is a condition for transmitting the URL stored in the information source identifier storage means 101 to the television 300. . This data transmission condition information can be set by the user for each URL.

  To set the data transmission condition information, the user presses the mode conversion key 113 provided on the remote controller 100 once as shown in FIG. Then, associating means 107 obtains the URL stored in information source identifier storage means 101 on display screen 111 of remote controller 100 as shown in FIG. 4A, and displays the list of obtained URLs and pointer 118. indicate. In this state, the user operates the cursor key 112 to move the pointer 118 displayed on the display screen 111 to the position where the URL 401 for setting the data transmission condition information is displayed, and presses the enter key 114.

  When the enter key 114 is pressed, the associating means 107 recognizes the URL 401 as a URL for which data transmission condition information is set.

  When the association means 107 recognizes the URL as the target of setting the data transmission condition information, it displays a screen for inputting the data transmission condition information on the display screen 111 as shown in FIG. Here, the user uses the cursor key 112 to move the pointer 118 to the time input field 121 in which the time of the data transmission condition information can be input, and presses the enter key 114.

  When the enter key 114 is pressed here, the time of the data transmission condition information can be input with the numeric keypad 115. When the user presses the numeric keypad 115 in the order of “0 · 7 · 0 · 0”, the time input is performed. In the column 121, “7:00” is displayed.

  After the time is displayed in the time input field 121, when the user moves the pointer 118 to the date input field 122 where the date of the data transmission condition information can be specified and presses the enter key 114, the date of the data transmission condition information is displayed. Can be entered. Here, the user inputs the date of the data transmission condition using the numeric keypad 115 and presses the enter key 114.

  When the user inputs the date of the data transmission condition information, the user moves the pointer 118 to the position where the setting end button 124 is displayed and presses the enter key 114. Further, when the data transmission condition information is set to 7:00 am every day, for example, the date 118 is not input in the date input field 122, the pointer 118 is moved to the position where the setting end button 124 is displayed, and the decision key 114 is pressed. To do.

  When the determination key 114 is pressed while the pointer 118 is at the position where the setting end button 124 is displayed, the association means 107 recognizes that the input of the data transmission condition information has been completed.

  When the association means 107 recognizes that the input of the data transmission condition information has been completed, the association means 107 associates the area where the URL 401 for which the data transmission condition information is to be set with 7 am every day, and associates the data The transmission condition information storage unit 103 is set.

  As described above, the data transmission condition information stored in the data transmission condition information storage unit 103 is referred to by the data transmission unit 104, for example, at any time or at an arbitrary interval, and whether there is data transmission condition information that satisfies the usage environment of the remote controller 100. Check whether or not.

  For example, if data transmission condition information of 7 am every day is stored in the transmission condition information storage means 103, the data transmission means 104 stores the URL added to the data transmission condition information at 7 am Recognize the area and acquire the URL.

  Further, the data transmission unit 104 acquires the access command from the access command storage unit 102 separately from the process of acquiring the URL when the usage environment of the remote controller 100 satisfies the data transmission condition information.

  When the data transmission unit 104 acquires both the URL and the access command, the data transmission unit 104 transmits the acquired URL and the access command to the television 300.

  When the TV 300 receives the URL and the access command transmitted from the remote controller 100, the TV 300 accesses the Web site identified by the received URL, acquires content such as an image of the Web site as information source information, and displays the display screen 201. To display.

  As described above, by setting the data transmission condition information in the data transmission condition storage unit 103, when the usage environment of the remote control 100 satisfies the data transmission condition information, the user can operate the television without operating the remote control 100. The contents of the website are displayed on the 300 display screen.

(Embodiment 2)
In the present embodiment, when the user performs a simple remote control operation, the URL stored in the information source identifier storage unit 101 and the access command stored in the access command storage unit 102 are transmitted to the television 300. The case where it will be described.

  First, when the user presses the mode conversion key 113 twice in succession, the associating means 107 uses the URL and pointer 118 stored in the information source identifier storage means 101 as shown in FIG. Displayed on the display screen 111.

  While the URL and the pointer 118 are displayed on the display screen 111, the user operates the cursor key 112 to move the pointer 118 to the area where the predetermined URL is displayed, and presses the enter key 114.

  When the determination key 114 is pressed, as shown in FIG. 5, the association means 107 inputs an input field 501 for inputting a key for designating the URL pointed to by the pointer 118 when the determination key 114 is pressed. Is displayed.

  Here, for example, the user presses “0” of the numeric keypad 115 to input “0” in the input field 501 and presses the enter key 114. When the enter key is pressed, the association means 107 creates correspondence information 601 in which the URL selected on the screen shown in FIG. 4A is associated with “0” input in the input field 501. As shown in FIG. 6, the correspondence information 601 is stored in the information source identifier storage unit 101.

  Thereafter, when the user presses the shortcut key 116 shown in FIG. 3, for example, the data transmission means 104 is activated. Subsequently, when the user presses a predetermined key included in the correspondence relationship information, for example, “0”, the data transmission unit 104 refers to the correspondence relationship information stored in the information source identifier storage unit 101 and reads “0”. The URL stored in association with "is searched. The data transmission unit 104 acquires the URL corresponding to the search from the information source identifier storage unit 101.

  In addition to the URL acquisition process, the data transmission unit 104 acquires an access command from the access command storage unit 102 when the shortcut key 116 is input, separately from the URL acquisition process.

  When the data transmission unit 104 acquires the information source identifier and the access command, the data transmission unit 104 transmits the acquired information source identifier and the access command to the television 300.

    When the TV 300 receives the URL and the access command transmitted from the remote controller 100, the TV 300 accesses the website identified by the received URL, acquires information source information from the website, and displays the information source information on the display screen 201. It will be displayed.

  As described above, the user can designate a predetermined URL simply by pressing the shortcut key 116 and the key (in this case, “0”) entered in the input field 501.

  The information identifier storage means 101 may be a non-volatile memory built in the remote controller 100 or a non-volatile memory that is detachable from the remote controller 100. Although a URL input command is assigned by assigning one key, for example, a command input by operating a key such as the cursor key 112 a plurality of times may be assigned by assigning one key.

(Embodiment 3)
By the way, although the case where the data transmission condition information and the correspondence information of the URL stored in advance in the information identifier storage unit 101 has been described has been described above, when the URL is input from the outside to the remote controller 100, the user The data transmission condition information and the correspondence information may be created.

  As a case where the URL is input from the outside, there is a case where the URL is transmitted from the television 300 when the user transmits an acquisition request for the URL displayed on the television 300 to the television 300, for example.

  Specifically, when a user presses a predetermined key of the remote controller 100, for example, the cursor key 112, while the program is displayed on the television, the remote controller 100 transmits a signal for instructing the television 300 to display the pointer 302. .

  As shown in FIG. 7A, when the display control means 322 of the television 300 receives a signal from the remote controller, the pointer 302 is displayed at a predetermined position on the television screen. The pointer 302 moves on the television screen when the cursor key 112 of the remote controller 100 is pressed.

  Here, the TV 300 displays URLs of several Web sites that provide, for example, breaking results of sports matches, weather forecasts, and the like together with programs. Here, when the user wants to browse a Web site that provides a weather forecast, the user operates the cursor key 112, moves the pointer 302 to the area where the URL 313 is displayed, and presses the enter key 114.

  When the enter key 114 is pressed, the data transmission means 104 provided in the remote control 100 sends the acquisition request for the URL displayed in the area indicated by the pointer 302 to the television 300, and the target of the acquisition request. And an access command to the Web site to which the URL is assigned is transmitted.

  When the display control means 322 provided in the television 300 receives the URL acquisition request and the access command transmitted from the remote controller 100, the display control means 322 recognizes the content displayed in the area indicated by the pointer 302, that is, the URL 313 here. To do.

  Next, when the display control unit 322 recognizes the URL 313, the display control unit 322 instructs the acquisition unit 321 to access the Web site to which the URL 313 is assigned. When the acquisition unit 321 accesses a Web site to which the URL 313 is assigned, the acquisition unit 321 acquires content provided by the Web site (hereinafter referred to as “information source information”).

  The acquisition unit 321 transfers the acquired information source information to the display control unit 322, the display control unit 322 transfers the received information source information to the display unit 320, and displays the information source identifier on the TV screen. Instruct.

  As a result, the user can view the Web site providing the weather forecast on the television 300.

  In addition to the process of displaying the information source information on the television screen, the display control unit 322 transfers the URL 313 to the information source identifier transmission unit 323 based on the URL acquisition request from the remote controller. When the information source identifier transmission unit 323 receives the URL 313 from the display control unit 322, the information source identifier transmission unit 323 transmits the URL 313 to the remote controller 100.

  The remote controller 100 receives the URL 313 transmitted from the television 300 by the information source identifier receiving unit 105. Then, the URL 313 received by the information source identifier receiving unit 105 is stored in the information source identifier storage unit 106. Further, when the information source identifier receiving unit 105 stores the URL in the information source identifier storing unit 106, the information source identifier receiving unit 105 notifies the corresponding unit 107 that the URL has been stored. Upon receiving the notification, the association unit 107 selects whether to create the data transmission condition information of the URL 313 stored by the information source identifier storage unit 106 on the display screen 111 as shown in FIG. 8A. The screen to be displayed is displayed.

  Here, when the user selects to create data transmission condition information, the association means 107 displays a display for inputting the data transmission condition information on the display screen 111, where the user describes the first embodiment. In this way, data transmission condition information is input.

  When the association unit 107 receives the URL 313 stored by the information source identifier storage unit 106, the association unit 107 associates the data transmission condition information of the URL 313 with the stored URL 313 and registers it in the data transmission condition information storage unit 103.

  The data transmission condition information of the URL 313 registered in this way is referred to by the data transmission means 104. When the usage environment of the remote controller 100 satisfies the data transmission condition information, the data transmission unit 104 transmits the URL 313 and the access command to the television 300 as described above.

  When the input of the data transmission condition information is completed or the user refuses to create the data transmission condition information in a state where the screen shown in FIG. 8A is displayed, the association means 107 displays the association means 107 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, a screen for allowing the user to select whether or not to create correspondence information of the URL 313 is displayed on the display screen 111.

  When the user selects to create correspondence information, the association unit 107 displays an input field 501 for inputting a key for designating the URL 313 on the display screen 111 as shown in FIG. Here, the user inputs “1”, for example, as described in the second embodiment, and presses the enter key 114.

  When the enter key 114 is pressed, the association unit 107 notifies the information source identifier storage unit 106 that the correspondence information has been input. When the information source identifier storage unit 106 receives the notification, the information source identifier storage unit 106 stores the correspondence information in which the URL 313 and the key input in the input field 501, here “1”, are associated with each other in the information identifier storage unit 101 or the like. Is stored in a non-volatile memory or the like provided in the device.

  As described above, after the correspondence information of the URL 313 transmitted from the television 300 is stored, when the user presses the shortcut key 116 and further presses the numeric keypad 115 “1”, the data transmission unit 104 is stored in the remote controller 100. The URL corresponding to “1” is searched from the corresponding relationship information in the provided non-volatile memory or the like.

  When the data transmission unit 104 detects the URL corresponding to the search, that is, the URL 313 from a nonvolatile memory or the like provided in the remote controller 100, the data transmission unit 104 acquires the access command from the access command storage unit 102, and sends the URL 313 and the access command to the television 300. Send.

  As described above, when a URL is input to the remote controller 100, the user can create data transmission condition information and correspondence information of the URL.

(Embodiment 4)
In the third embodiment, the association unit 107 selects whether to create data transmission condition information and correspondence information on the display screen 111 each time a URL is received by the information source identifier reception unit 105. The screen to be displayed was displayed.

  However, there is little merit in creating data transmission condition information and correspondence information for URLs of Web sites that are rarely viewed.

  Therefore, the URL that is the target for creating the data transmission condition information and the correspondence information is limited to the URL of the site that the user frequently browses.

  In this case, as described above, the counting means 108 is provided for counting the number of times the information source identifier receiving means 105 has received the URL transmitted from the television 300 for each URL.

  The counting means 108 recognizes the URL received by the information source identifier receiving means 105 and counts the number of receptions for each URL.

  The counting means 108 transfers the URL whose number of receptions exceeds a certain number to the association means 107. When the association means 107 receives the URL, the procedure proceeds to a procedure for creating data transmission condition information and correspondence information of the received URL as in the third embodiment.

  In addition, the counting unit 108 stores the reception date and time when the URL is received together with the number of times the URL has been received by the information source identifier receiving unit 105, and the information is received within a predetermined period, for example, the past month. Only the URL whose number of receptions received by the original identifier receiving unit 105 is a certain number or more may be transmitted to the association unit 107.

  As described above, since only the URL of the Web page that the user frequently browses is transferred to the association unit 107, the association unit 107 stores the data transmission condition information and the correspondence information of the URL of the Web site that the user rarely browses. No display for selecting whether to create or not is made.

(Embodiment 5)
The remote controller 100 may be shared by a plurality of users. In this case, the correspondence between each key and the URL may be created for each user.

  In that case, in order to identify the user who is currently using the remote control in the remote control 100, for example, a fingerprint detection means (not shown) is provided at a predetermined position of the remote control 100.

  When creating the correspondence information as described above, the association unit 107 displays a message prompting the user of the remote controller 100 to press the finger against the fingerprint detection unit immediately before displaying the screen shown in FIG. .

  When the user presses the finger against the fingerprint detection means provided in the remote controller 100 according to the display and the user identification information acquisition unit 110 detects that the fingerprint detection means has detected the fingerprint, the user identification information acquisition unit 110 detects the correspondence. The means 107 is instructed to display the input field 501 shown in FIG.

  When the user inputs a key in the input field 501 as described above, the associating means 107 creates correspondence information 1003 in which the key 1002 input in the input field 501 is associated with the URL 1001 as shown in FIG. In addition, fingerprint shape information 1004 is added to the correspondence information 1003.

  When the URL 1001 for which the correspondence relationship information 1003 is to be created is a URL stored in advance in the information source identifier storage unit 101, the association unit 107 associates the fingerprint shape information 1004. Information 1003 is stored in the information identifier storage unit 101.

  When the URL for which the correspondence relationship information 1003 is to be created is a URL transmitted from the television 300, the association means 107 uses the correspondence relationship information 1003 to which the fingerprint shape information 1004 is added as the information source. The information is transferred to the identifier storage unit 106 so that the information source identifier storage unit 106 stores it in a nonvolatile memory provided in the remote controller 100.

  As described above, when the correspondence information to which the fingerprint shape information is added is stored in the remote controller 100, each user of the remote controller 100 first detects the fingerprint when using the remote controller 100. A finger is pressed to a position where a fingerprint is detected so that it can be recognized.

  Here, when the user identification information acquisition unit 110 detects that the fingerprint detection unit has detected the fingerprint, the user identification information acquisition unit 110 acquires the fingerprint shape information from the fingerprint detection unit, and the switching unit 109 receives the fingerprint shape information. Transfer information.

  When the switching unit 109 receives the fingerprint shape information, the switching unit 109 searches the correspondence information to which the fingerprint shape information 1004 that matches the received fingerprint shape information is added, and validates the correspondence information corresponding to this search. Recognized as correspondence information.

  After the switching means 109 recognizes the valid correspondence information, when the user presses the shortcut key 116 and presses a key included in the valid correspondence information, for example, “3”, the data transmission means 104 displays the valid correspondence information. The URL associated with “3” is acquired from the inside.

  When the data transmission unit 104 acquires the URL, the data transmission unit 104 acquires an access command from the access command storage unit 102 and transmits the acquired URL and access command to the television 300.

  The user information acquisition unit 109 identifies a user who uses the remote controller 100 with a fingerprint, but it goes without saying that a voiceprint or the like may be used as the identification method.

(Embodiment 6)
When the correspondence information is created as described above, the user can specify a predetermined URL by pressing the key that the user inputs in the input field 501. However, if a lot of correspondence information is created, it becomes difficult for the user to grasp which key corresponds to the predetermined URL.

  Therefore, the remote controller 100 is provided with a function for displaying the correspondence information shown in FIG.

  As a procedure for displaying such a display on the display screen 111, for example, the user first presses the mode conversion key 113 three times, and then presses the enter key 114. Then, the display unit 121 provided in the remote controller 100 acquires the correspondence information stored in the information source identifier storage unit 101 and displays a list representing the correspondence information on the display screen 111.

  By displaying such a list on the display screen 111, the user can check the correspondence between the URL and the key by referring to the display screen 111.

  The display unit 121 may display such a display on the television 300 as well as the display screen 111 of the remote controller 100. In this case, when the display unit 121 acquires the correspondence information from the information source identifier storage unit 101, the display unit 121 displays a list on the display screen 111 and transmits a display command for the list to the television 300.

  In addition to the URL and key operation, the content displayed on the display screen 111 by the display unit 121 includes, for example, information source information of the website to which the URL is assigned and the website information to which the URL is assigned. It may be supplementary information that can be associated with the content.

  The supplementary information is, for example, the content of information provided by the Web page, the name of the Web page manager, and the like.

  In order for this supplemental information to be displayed on the display means 121, it is necessary that the supplementary information and the URL be stored in advance in the information source identifier storage means 101 in advance. Therefore, the association unit 107 associates the supplementary information with the URL, for example.

  That is, the association means 107 displays a supplementary information input field for inputting supplementary information on the screen for displaying the input field 501 shown in FIG. 5, and the user inputs the supplementary information in the supplementary information input field. Can do.

  The supplementary information input here is stored in the information source identifier storage unit 101 in association with the key input to the input field 501 by the association unit 107 and the URL to which supplementary information is to be assigned. It becomes like this.

  Also, when the information source information is displayed on the display unit 121, it is necessary that the information source information and the URL are stored in advance in the information source identifier storage unit 101 in advance. .

  Therefore, in order to store the supplementary information and the URL in association with each other in the information source identifier storage unit 101 in advance, for example, in Embodiment 3, the data transmission unit 104 sends a URL acquisition request and access to the television 300. When transmitting the command, the data transmission means 104 transmits an information source information acquisition request of the Web site that is the target of the URL acquisition request.

  When receiving the URL acquisition request, the access command, and the information source information acquisition request transmitted from the remote controller, the display control unit 322 provided in the television 300 first recognizes the URL 313 as described above.

  Next, the display control unit 322 instructs the acquisition unit 321 to access the website using the URL 313, and the acquisition unit 321 accesses the website according to the instruction of the display control unit 322. When the acquisition unit 321 accesses a Web site, the acquisition unit 321 acquires information source information of the Web and transfers it to the display control unit 322.

  When receiving the information source information, the display control unit 322 displays the information source information on the television screen and transfers the URL and the information source information to the remote controller 100.

  When the information source identifier receiving unit 105 receives the information source information and the URL, the information source identifier receiving unit 105 transfers them to the association unit 107. When the association unit 107 receives the information source information and the URL, it displays an input field 501 for inputting a key for designating the received URL as described above. When the key is input to the input field 501, the association unit 107 associates the received information source information, the URL, and the key input to the input field 501, and stores them in the information source identifier storage unit 101. .

  The information source information may be stored in the information source information storage unit 119 in association with the URL and the key input in the input field 501.

  Note that the types of keys provided on the remote controller 100 and the shapes of the keys may be different from those shown in the drawings. Further, the operation of the keys provided on the remote controller 100 may be single click or double click, and the keys may be in the form of buttons, or may be such that an instruction is input by tilting in a predetermined direction like a lever. .

  Further, the type of controlled device is not limited to a television, and any device having an Internet connection function may be used.

  The remote controller according to the present invention can designate data such as a URL consisting of a long character string to a controlled device such as a television by a simple key operation.

Schematic functional block diagram of the remote controller of the present invention Schematic functional block diagram of a remote controller of the present invention in Embodiment 1 External view of remote control Figure showing the input screen for data transmission condition information Figure showing the input screen for correspondence information The figure which showed the memory content of the information origin identifier memory | storage means TV appearance and functional block diagram Figure showing a screen for selecting creation of data transmission condition information and correspondence information Figure showing correspondence information

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Remote controller 101 Information identifier storage means 102 Access command storage means 103 Data transmission condition information storage means 104 Data transmission means 105 Information identifier reception means 106 Information identifier storage means 320 Display means 321 Acquisition means 323 Data transmission means

Claims (7)

A key for receiving an input of a transmission command for transmitting an information source identifier for identifying an information source and an access command, which is a command for accessing the information source, to the controlled device;
Information source identifier storage means for storing correspondence information that is information including the information source identifier and a key associated with the information source identifier;
Access command storage means for storing the access command;
Data transmission for transmitting the information source identifier stored in the information source identifier storage unit corresponding to the key that has received the input of the transmission command and the access command stored in the access command storage unit to the controlled device And a remote control. A key for receiving an input of a transmission command for transmitting an information source identifier for identifying an information source and an access command, which is a command for accessing the information source, to the controlled device;
An information source identifier receiving means for receiving an information source identifier for identifying an information source from the controlled device;
Information source identifier storage means for storing correspondence information which is information including the received information source identifier and a key associated with the information source identifier;
Access command storage means for storing an access command that is a command for accessing an information source;
A data transmission means for transmitting the information source identifier stored in the information source identifier storage means corresponding to the key to which the access command has been input and the access command stored in the access command storage means to the controlled device. Remote control characterized by that. A display screen;
An information source identifier storage means for storing correspondence information that is information including an information source identifier for identifying an information source and a key associated with the information source identifier;
A remote controller comprising: display means for acquiring the correspondence information from an information source identifier storage means and displaying the acquired correspondence information on the display screen. A display screen;
An information source identifier storage means for storing an information source identifier for identifying an information source;
A remote controller comprising: an information source identifier from the information source identifier storage means; and a display means for displaying the acquired information source identifier on the display screen. A display screen;
Information source information storage means for storing information source information transmitted from the information source;
A remote controller comprising: display means for acquiring information source information from the information source information storage means and displaying all or part of the acquired information source information on the display screen. A display screen;
Information source identifier storage means for storing supplementary information corresponding to an information source identifier for identifying an information source;
A remote controller comprising: a display unit that acquires supplementary information from the information source information storage unit and displays the acquired supplemental information on the display screen. An acquisition means for acquiring information source information from an information source corresponding to an information source identifier for identifying an information source;
Display means for displaying the information source information;
A television comprising: an information source identifier transmitting unit that is an instruction transmitted from a remote controller and transmits the information source identifier to the remote controller based on an instruction to access the information source.

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