JPH09200639A - Television receiver with broadcasting station name display function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a television receiver having a broadcasting station name display function for displaying a broadcasting station name corresponding to a selected channel on a CRT. SOLUTION: The place to use the receiver is discriminated by the scanning of television tuner 102, FM tuner 111 or VICS tuner 121 or information provided from a GPS receiver 131, and a retrieval table corresponding to the place of use is selected out of retrieval tables stored in a ROM 142. When any channel is selected, the correspondent broadcasting station name is retrieved while using the retrieval table, and the broadcasting station name is displayed on a CRT 104 together with its channel number.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television receiver, and more particularly to a television receiver having a broadcasting station name display function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is often unclear which channel is receivable in a television receiver such as a vehicle-mounted or portable television receiver whose location is changed. The receivable channel is selected by stopping the seek with or by scanning all the channels and then presetting the upper predetermined channel having a high electric field strength.

By displaying the currently received channel number on the screen, it is general to inform the viewer of the received channel.

[0004]

However, television broadcasting has a relatively small service area, and when the place of use changes, the broadcasting station may be different even if the channel number is the same. Moreover, in many cases, the viewer stores the desired program in association with the broadcasting station series, and it is difficult to select the desired channel only by displaying the channel number.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a television receiver having a broadcasting station name display function for displaying a broadcasting station name corresponding to a selected channel on a CRT. And

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a television receiver with a broadcasting station name display function, which comprises a channel selecting means for selecting a receiving channel and a broadcasting station corresponding to the channel selected by the channel selecting means. And a display unit for displaying at least one of the channel number of the channel selected by the channel selection unit and the broadcasting station name searched by the broadcasting station name searching unit on the CRT. To do.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a television receiver with a broadcasting station name display function, in which a channel selecting means for selecting a receiving channel and a broadcasting station for searching a broadcasting station name corresponding to the channel selected by the channel selecting means. A name search means and an audio signal output means for outputting the broadcasting station name searched by the broadcasting station name searching means as an audio signal.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a television receiver with a broadcasting station name display function, wherein the broadcasting station specifying means for specifying the broadcasting station name searched by the broadcasting station name searching means and the broadcasting specified by the broadcasting station specifying means. And preset means for presetting a channel capable of receiving the broadcast of the station. In the television receiver with a broadcasting station name display function according to claim 4, the broadcasting station name searching means stores a receivable channel for each area in which the television receiver is used and a broadcasting station name corresponding thereto. It is composed of storage means and area discrimination means for discriminating the area where the television receiver is used.

In the television receiver with a broadcasting station name display function according to a fifth aspect, the area discriminating means discriminates the used area by recognizing a voice generated by the viewer indicating the used area. In the television receiver with a broadcasting station name display function according to a sixth aspect, the area discriminating means scans all the channels and discriminates the used area based on the electric field intensity of each channel.

In the television receiver with a broadcasting station name display function according to a seventh aspect, the area discriminating means scans the entire band of the FM radio broadcast and discriminates the used area based on the pattern of the electric field strength with respect to the frequency. is there. In the television receiver with the broadcasting station name display function according to the eighth aspect, the area discriminating means discriminates the use area based on the road-to-vehicle communication information.

In the television receiver with the broadcasting station name display function according to the ninth aspect, the area discriminating means discriminates the used area based on the GPS information.

[0012]

1 is a block diagram of a television receiver with a broadcasting station name display function according to the present invention, which is an antenna 10 which is a component of a general television receiver.
1. Television tuner 102, image circuit 103, C
In addition to the RT 104, the audio circuit 105, and the speaker 106, the following elements are provided.

An FM tuner 111 for receiving FM radio broadcasting, a VICS tuner 121 for receiving road-to-vehicle communication (VICS) 121 a GPS receiver 131, a control microcomputer 141 for controlling these elements, a broadcasting station name, etc. R to remember
An OM 142, an operation keyboard 143, and a voice synthesis circuit 144 for outputting a broadcasting station name and the like by voice are provided. 1. First Embodiment FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a first control routine executed by the control microcomputer 141. In step 21, the channel selected by the television tuner 102 is read.

In step 22, the search table stored in the ROM 142 is used to search for the broadcasting station name corresponding to the selected channel. Then, in step 23, the broadcast station name corresponding to the selected channel number is displayed on the CRT 104, and this routine ends. FIG. 3 is a first display screen, in which the channel number is displayed in 31 at the upper left of the CRT 104 and the broadcasting station name corresponding to 32 is displayed.

FIG. 4 shows a control microcomputer 141.
It is a flowchart of the 2nd control routine performed by. In step 41, the channel selected by the television tuner 102 is read. In step 42, the broadcast table name corresponding to the selected channel is searched using the search table stored in the ROM 142.

Then, in step 43, the CRT 104
The broadcast station name corresponding to the selected channel number is output from the speaker 106 via the voice synthesizing circuit 144 and the voice circuit 105, and this routine is finished. As described above, in the first embodiment, at least one of the channel number and the broadcasting station name corresponding to the channel number can be displayed on the CRT. 2. Second Embodiment In a television broadcast, which has a narrow service area and a changing use place such as an in-vehicle receiver, the channel number and the broadcasting station name do not correspond 1: 1.

The second embodiment is to solve the above-mentioned problem and has a function of recognizing the use place of the image receiver before the use is started. FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a use place judgment routine. In step 51, the place of use (for example, "Kobe") is input by using as a microphone (not shown).

In step 52, the voice recognition processing is executed, and the search table used in the control routine is set as the search table corresponding to the place of use, and this routine ends.
Note that the following method can be used as a method of identifying the place of use. (1) Input a place-of-use name from the keyboard 143. (2) The television tuner 102 scans at least one entire area of VHF and UHF, and determines the place of use based on the pattern of the electric field intensity for each channel. (3) The FM tuner 111 scans the FM broadcast band and determines the place of use based on the pattern of the electric field strength with respect to the frequency.

Since the FM broadcast service area is narrower than the television broadcast service area, it is possible to determine the place of use in a narrower range. (4) The VICS tuner 121 scans the road-vehicle communication band, and determines the place of use based on the pattern of the electric field strength with respect to the frequency. (5) The GPS receiver 131 used in the navigation system is used to determine the place of use.

In the second embodiment, even when the place of use of the image receiver is changed, it is possible to display the broadcasting station name corresponding to the place of use. Further, in a receiver having a channel preset function, when the place of use is known, it is possible to automatically preset a receivable channel at that place. 3. Third Embodiment In television broadcasting, there are areas where the same content of broadcasting can be received on a plurality of channels.

Therefore, it is necessary to display a plurality of channel numbers for one broadcasting station name. FIG. 6 is a second display screen. For one broadcasting station name displayed in 61, for example, three channel numbers in 62, 63 and 64 are displayed as NHK synthesis 1 31 45. .

Further, the channel number having the highest electric field strength among the plurality of channels may be displayed in a different display color from the other channels. 4. Fourth Embodiment The broadcast station name may be arbitrarily set by, for example, the keyboard 143.

The broadcasting station name may be selected by selecting a preset group (for example, Tokyo area, Osaka area, etc.). Since it is common for the viewer to store the channel number of his / her place of residence and the broadcasting station name in association with each other, it is possible to display the broadcasting station name commonly used by the viewer. This is because.

As a result, even if a resident in the Tokyo area (remembered as NHK General-1 channel, NTV-4 channel, etc.) uses the receiver in the Osaka area, [N
[NHK general-1 channel, Yomiuri TV-10 channel, etc.]
1 channel, NTV-10 channel], which is a commonly used display, is possible.

[0025]

According to the television receiver with the broadcasting station name display function according to the first aspect, since the broadcasting station name is displayed on the CRT at the same time as the channel number, the target channel can be easily displayed even when the place of use is changed. Can be selected. According to the television receiver with a broadcasting station name display function according to claim 2, since the broadcasting station name is announced by voice at the same time as the channel number, the target channel can be easily selected even when the place of use changes. It will be possible.

According to the television receiver with the broadcasting station name display function according to the third aspect, the channel of the specified broadcasting station name is preset, so that the target channel can be easily selected even when the place of use changes. It becomes possible to do. According to the television receiver with a broadcasting station name display function according to claims 4 to 9, it is possible to recognize the use place of the receiver, so that the target channel can be easily selected even when the use place changes. It will be possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a television receiver with a broadcasting station name display function.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a first control routine.

FIG. 3 is a first display screen.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a second control routine.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a use location determination routine.

FIG. 6 is a second display screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 ... Antenna 102 ... Television Tuner 103 ... Image Circuit 104 ... CRT 105 ... Audio Circuit 106 ... Speaker 111 ... FM Tuner 121 ... VICS Tuner 131 ... GPS Receiver 141 ... Control Microcomputer 142 ... ROM 143 ... Keyboard 144 ... Voice Synthesis circuit

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A channel selecting means for selecting a receiving channel, a broadcasting station name searching means for searching a broadcasting station name corresponding to the channel selected by the channel selecting means, and a channel selected by the channel selecting means. And a display means for displaying at least one of the broadcast station name retrieved by the broadcast station name retrieval means on a CRT, and a television receiver with a broadcast station name display function. 2. A channel selecting means for selecting a receiving channel, a broadcasting station name searching means for searching a broadcasting station name corresponding to the channel selected by the channel selecting means, and a broadcasting station name searching means for searching. A television receiver with a broadcasting station name display function, comprising: an audio signal output means for outputting the broadcasting station name as an audio signal. 3. A broadcasting station specifying unit that specifies the broadcasting station name searched by the broadcasting station name searching unit, and a channel that can receive a broadcast of the broadcasting station specified by the broadcasting station specifying unit are preset. The television receiver with a broadcasting station name display function according to claim 1, further comprising a presetting unit. 4. The broadcasting station name search means stores a receivable channel for each area in which the television receiver is used and a broadcasting station name corresponding to the storage means, and the television receiver is used. The television receiver with a broadcasting station name display function according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: an area discriminating means for discriminating an existing area. 5. The television receiver with a broadcasting station name display function according to claim 4, wherein the area discriminating means discriminates a used area by recognizing a voice representing a used area generated by a viewer. 6. The television receiver with a broadcasting station name display function according to claim 4, wherein the area discrimination means scans all channels and discriminates a used area based on an electric field intensity of each channel. 7. The broadcasting station name display function according to claim 4, wherein the area discrimination means scans the entire band of the FM radio broadcast and discriminates the area of use based on the pattern of the electric field strength with respect to the frequency. Television receiver. 8. The television receiver with a broadcasting station name display function according to claim 4, wherein the area discriminating unit discriminates a use area based on road-to-vehicle communication information. 9. The television receiver with a broadcasting station name display function according to claim 4, wherein the area discriminating means discriminates a use area based on GPS information.