JP2007129330A - TV reception system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a television receiving system capable of easily posting an error indication or opinion corresponding to a scene to a broadcasting station by using only a user interface of the television receiver.
Means for performing an operation for specifying an arbitrary scene of a program, means for inputting information on the scene, means for acquiring a destination of a broadcasting station corresponding to the program, means for transmitting the input information to the destination .
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Description

  The present invention relates to a television receiving system that receives a television broadcast and outputs video and audio.

  In conventional television broadcasting, if there is an error or lack of information in characters, diagrams, photos, video, audio, etc. for a specific scene in the program, , Letters, emails, etc., posted to the broadcast station.

For example, Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2, Patent Document 3 and Patent Document 4 can be cited as conventional examples.
JP 2005-175695 A JP 2001-337595 A JP 2000-32405 A JP-A-11-112901

  In the conventional television receiving system, there is no posting means that can be directly transmitted by the television receiver. When posting via telephone, fax, letter, e-mail, etc., explain to the broadcasting station to identify the program or scene, point out the error, give an opinion, and send to the broadcasting station (telephone / fax number). , Address, e-mail address) had to be checked and sent, which was cumbersome and the number of people who bothered to post was limited. For this reason, there are many cases where the broadcast station is not aware of the error and is not corrected, and many other viewers believe in the wrong content.

  In addition, even if the scene is recorded, the posted content is not reflected in the recorded data, so when the scene is played back at a later date, the posted person may not notice the error and may believe the incorrect content. There was a problem that there was.

  An object of the present invention is to realize a television receiving system that can easily post an error indication or opinion corresponding to a scene to a broadcasting station using only the user interface of the television receiver.

  The television reception system according to claim 1, comprising means for performing an operation for specifying an arbitrary scene of a program, means for inputting information on the scene, means for acquiring a destination of a broadcasting station corresponding to the program, and the input Means for transmitting information to the destination.

  The television reception system according to claim 2 is the television reception system according to claim 1, wherein the input information is stored in association with the scene of the program in association with the input information in the scene when the program is played back. And means for outputting.

  The television reception system according to claim 3 is the television reception system according to claim 1, characterized in that means for storing in advance a fixed format for inputting the input information is provided.

  The television receiving system according to claim 4 is characterized in that, in the television receiving system according to claim 1, means for inputting sound as the input information is provided.

  The television reception system according to claim 5 is the television reception system according to claim 1, further comprising means for inputting vector image data or raster image data as the input information.

  The television reception system according to claim 1, comprising means for performing an operation for specifying an arbitrary scene of a program, means for inputting information on the scene, means for acquiring a destination of a broadcasting station corresponding to the program, and the input By providing a means for transmitting information to the destination, the broadcast station is explained to identify the program or the scene, or the broadcast station destination (telephone / fax number, address, mail address) Therefore, it is possible to easily post an error indication or opinion corresponding to a scene to a broadcasting station.

  The television reception system according to claim 2 is the television reception system according to claim 1, wherein the input information is stored in association with the scene of the program in association with the input information in the scene when the program is played back. By providing the output means, there is an effect that it is possible to surely confirm that an error has been pointed out or an opinion has been posted when the scene of the program is reproduced later.

  The television reception system according to claim 3 is the television reception system according to claim 1, wherein a means for storing in advance a fixed format for inputting the input information is provided, thereby reducing the number of characters to be input. There is.

  The television receiving system according to claim 4 is the television receiving system according to claim 1, and by providing means for inputting voice as the input information, it is possible to input post data more easily than character input using a key. effective.

  The television reception system according to claim 5 is illustrated in the television reception system according to claim 1, which is illustrated in addition to characters by providing means for inputting vector image data or raster image data as the input information. There is also an effect that can be.

(Example 1)
FIG. 1 is a hardware block diagram of a typical digital television receiving system.

  In FIG. 1, a receiver unit 1 is a unit that performs data input / output, processing, storage, communication, and the like. The display may be integrated with the receiver unit 1.

  When the viewer selects a channel using the remote controller 5, the received data of the desired channel is obtained by the tuner 2 from the signal input from the antenna or the CATV terminal. Since the reception data of one channel in the digital television is multiplexed with video data, audio data, and other code data, the CPU 3 separates these data and stores them in the memory 6 respectively. The CPU 3 performs decoding and other processing on each data in the memory 6 and outputs video and audio to the display via the display I / F 4.

  The data stored in the memory 6 can be further recorded on the HDD 7 and the removable medium 8 (video tape, video disk, etc.) and can be reproduced later.

  In addition, it connects to Internet servers and various peripheral devices (digital cameras, printers, keyboards, pointing devices, etc.) via modem 9 and peripheral device I / F10 (USB, IEEE1394, etc.), video data, audio data, other Code data communication can be performed.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the processing of the CPU 3 in the digital television receiving system embodying the present invention by function.

  The operation unit 21 is based on a viewer's operation using the remote controller 3 or other peripheral devices, and a channel selection unit 22, a channel selection reservation unit 22, an EPG processing unit 24, a recording reservation unit 25, a recording unit 27, a data control unit 28, a data broadcast It instructs the processing unit 29 and the Internet processing unit 30 to operate.

  The channel selection unit 22 switches channels based on instructions from the operation unit 21, channel selection reservation unit 23, EPG processing unit 24, and recording unit 25.

  The channel selection reservation unit 23 sets a reservation time in the timer based on instructions from the operation unit 21 and the EPG processing unit 24, and sends a channel selection instruction to the channel selection unit 22 when the reservation time comes.

  The EPG processing unit 24 displays an EPG (electronic program guide) screen based on the program information included in the broadcast data, and each of the channel selection unit 22, the channel selection reservation unit 23, and the video recording reservation unit 25 based on an instruction from the operation unit 21. Send instructions.

  The recording reservation unit 25 sets the reservation time in the timer based on the instructions of the operation unit 21 and the EPG processing unit 24, and when the reservation time comes, sends the channel selection instruction to the channel selection unit 22 and records the recording to the recording unit 27. Send instructions.

  The broadcast receiving unit 26 receives the broadcast of the channel designated by the channel selection unit 26 and sends the data to the data control unit 28. When recording, the received data is also sent to the recording unit 27.

  The recording unit 27 records the received data on a recording medium based on instructions from the operation unit 21 and the recording reservation unit 25. Further, various data (viewed channel history, etc.) are recorded on a recording medium based on an instruction from the data control unit 28. As these recording media, the memory 6, the HDD 7, the removable media 8, and other peripheral devices and servers on the Internet can be used. The recorded data is read as required by the operation unit 21 and other needs. Depending on the type of recording medium, it is possible to replace data, or to read out and combine a plurality of data recorded at a plurality of locations almost simultaneously.

  The data control unit 28 sends various data obtained in each processing block to each processing unit as necessary.

  The data broadcast processing unit 29 is a data broadcast separated from the received data, subtitles, text super (subtitles are text linked to the main video, such as a Japanese translation of a Western movie, and the text super is like a breaking news Data relating to the text of the main story is interpreted, and based on instructions from the operation unit 21, video, audio, characters, and graphics are displayed.

  The Internet processing unit 30 interprets data obtained from the Internet via the modem 9, and displays video, audio, characters, and graphics based on instructions from the operation unit 21.

  The video / audio decoding unit 31 decodes the encoded moving image, still image, and audio.

  The character / graphic drawing unit 32 draws characters / graphics based on data such as data broadcasting, subtitles, character super, Internet, EPG.

  The video / audio signal output unit synthesizes a moving image, a still image, a character, and a figure, and outputs the synthesized image to the display I / F 4 as a video signal and outputs an audio signal.

  The above is the processing of a normal digital television reception system. In the present invention, by providing the post information processing unit 34, information such as error correction and opinions corresponding to a specific scene of the viewed program is broadcasted to the broadcasting station. You can post to.

  The operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S101, a normal program is viewed.

  In step S102, if the scene key of the remote control in FIG. 4 is pressed, the process proceeds to step S103.

  In step S103, the scene specifying information is recorded in the recording unit 27. The scene specifying information can be represented by, for example, a channel number and broadcast date / time. Furthermore, if the screen at the moment when the scene key is pressed is stored as a still image, the scene can be confirmed later or used as part of post data. In addition, storing moving images and audio for a predetermined time from the moment the scene key is pressed is more convenient for confirming a scene and using it as part of post data.

  In step S104, if the posting key on the remote control in FIG. 4 is pressed, the process proceeds to step S105. Otherwise, the process returns to step S101 to continue watching the normal program. Posting information can be postponed to continue viewing the program, and post information can be input after the end of the program or at the convenience of the viewer, such as during a commercial.

  In step S105, a list of all scenes in which scene specifying information is recorded is displayed, and a scene to be posted is selected from the list.

  In step S106, post information is input.

In step S107, the transmission address is acquired from the channel number included in the scene specifying information. Get email address if sending by email, URL if sending by http. In the case of terrestrial broadcasting, the correspondence between channel numbers and transmission addresses varies depending on the region. For example, the correspondence between the channel number and the address of the terrestrial broadcasting station can be set by inputting the postal code or the area code of the place where the receiver is installed. In the case of CS and CATV, the correspondence between the channel number and the broadcasting station is determined by the company, so the company can set the address in the receiver in advance. Also, in the unlikely event that the correspondence between the channel and the broadcasting station changes, or the address of the broadcasting station changes, new correspondence data between the channel number and the broadcasting station address is sent to the receiver as broadcast data. It is possible to change the machine settings.

In step S108, the scene specifying information acquired in step S103 and the post information input in step S106 are transmitted to the transmission address acquired in step S107.
In step S109, the posting information is stored in the storage unit 27 in association with the scene. When the scene is recorded, the recording unit 27 adds the post information in association with the scene of the recording data. There are two ways of appending. One is a method of overwriting old recorded data with new recorded data with post data added. It is. The latter method is highly flexible, for example, the output format of post data can be changed during playback. For example, whether or not to display additional data can be switched at any time, and the size of characters for displaying additional data can be changed at any time. However, depending on the recording medium and recording format, it may be difficult to synthesize data at the time of reproduction. In this case, the former method is used.

  The additional information added in step S109 is output in the scene when the recorded data is reproduced.

  FIG. 5 is an example when there is a typo in the caption.

  First, a list of scenes in which the scene key is pressed is displayed, and the posting target scene is selected with the arrow keys of the remote control.

  Next, select the post format. When posting a free opinion, all text may be input without using a predetermined format. However, in this embodiment, characters are input according to a format of a errata prepared in advance. When inputting hiragana or kanji with the remote control key, the character input method of a mobile phone can be used. Further, a character input device such as a keyboard may be connected via the peripheral device I / F 10.

  An errata is created by inputting the error word and the correct word in order, and sent as e-mail or http as text data or HTML data.

  In this embodiment, since a standard format prepared in advance is used, the number of characters to be input can be reduced.

(Example 2)
FIG. 6 is an example when there is a reading error in the voice.

  First, a list of scenes in which the scene key is pressed is displayed, and the posting target scene is selected with the arrow keys of the remote control.

  Next, select the post format. In this embodiment, voice input is performed using a microphone built in the remote controller of FIG.

  Audio is A / D converted and data is sent by email or http.

  In this embodiment, there is an effect that it is possible to input post data by voice more easily than character input using keys.

(Example 3)
FIG. 7 shows an example when there is a reading error in the sound.

  First, a list of scenes in which the scene key is pressed is displayed, and the posting target scene is selected with the arrow keys of the remote control.

  Next, select the post format. In this embodiment, freehand input is performed using a pen input tablet connected via the peripheral device I / F 10.

  The input data is transmitted as e-mail or http as vector image data or raster image data.

  In this embodiment, since it is a freehand, there is an effect that it can be illustrated and explained as well as characters.

  As a similar method, there is a method of reading an image written on paper with a camera or a scanner connected by a peripheral device I / F 10. This method has the effect that it is also possible to post with existing materials.

1 is a hardware block diagram of a typical digital television receiving system. The functional block diagram of the digital television receiving system which implemented this invention. The flowchart showing the basic operation | movement of contribution information processing. Remote controller. An example of posting using the errata format. An example of posting with voice input. An example of posting with freehand input.

Explanation of symbols

1 Receiver unit
2 Tuner
3 CPU (Central processing unit)
4 Display I / F (interface)
5 Remote control
6 memory
7 HDD (Hard Disk Drive)
8 Removable media
9 Modem
10 Peripheral I / F
21 Operation unit
22 Tuning department
23 Tuning reservation department
24 EPG processing section
25 Recording reservation part
26 Broadcast receiver
27 Recording section
28 Data control unit
29 Data broadcasting processor
30 Internet processing department
31 Video / Audio decoder
32 Character / graphic drawing
33 Video / audio signal output section
34 Post Information Processing Department

Claims (5)

  Means for specifying an arbitrary scene of a program; means for inputting information about the scene; means for acquiring a destination of a broadcasting station corresponding to the program; and means for transmitting the input information to the destination A television receiving system characterized by comprising:   2. The television receiver according to claim 1, further comprising: means for storing the input information in association with the scene of the program; and means for outputting the input information in the scene when the program is played back. system.   2. The television receiving system according to claim 1, further comprising means for previously storing a fixed format for inputting the input information.   2. The television receiving system according to claim 1, further comprising means for inputting voice as the input information.   2. The television receiving system according to claim 1, further comprising means for inputting vector image data or raster image data as the input information.

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