JPH11355680A - Digital broadcasting receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To print a program title, etc., with a simple operation by generating data for printing prescribed information from additional information that is received and stored based on a print instruction and outputting it to a printer interface. SOLUTION: A system controller 5 generates an OSD control signal which is for making a program guidance image, various setting images such as program reservation, a program reservation confirmation image and a program reservation execution history confirmation image undergo on-screen display based on various input signals and additional information such as channel information and program information and outputs it to an on-screen display circuit 8. The circuit 8 generates display data that corresponds to an on-screen image designated by the controller 5, outputs it and sends it to a display device 10. The controller 5 further transmits a program title, etc., as data for printing to a printer 100 through a printer interface 30 provided in a digital broadcasting receiver based on the additional information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a digital broadcast receiver for receiving a digital broadcast such as a CS digital satellite broadcast.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In digital broadcasting, since the number of channels provided is large, additional information such as program guide information for displaying a program guide screen is transmitted in addition to program broadcast data. The digital broadcast receiver has a function of displaying a program guide screen based on program guide information in order to facilitate program selection. Further, the digital broadcast receiver has a function of viewing and / or recording reservation of a program scheduled to be broadcasted in the future (hereinafter referred to as program reservation) based on the program guide screen.

[0003] When a reserved program is recorded by a VTR, it is common practice to attach a label sticker on which the recorded content is written to a recorded video tape. The recording contents are written on the label sticker by hand. In addition, a label sticker on which the recorded contents are written is obtained by inputting a character or the like indicating the recorded contents into a label printing machine.

[0004] However, the method of writing the recorded content on the label sticker by hand has the problems that it is troublesome and that it is not possible to write well-formed characters. In addition, when a label printing machine is used, there is a problem that it is necessary to input characters such as a title.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a digital broadcast receiver capable of printing a program name or the like by a simple operation.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A digital broadcast receiver according to the present invention includes a printer interface, a user interface, and a digital broadcast receiver for receiving, in addition to program broadcast data, additional information such as program guide information. An input device for inputting a print command to the printer, and means for generating print data of predetermined information from the received and held additional information based on the print command and outputting the print data to a printer interface. It is characterized by.

[0007] The predetermined information is, for example, information on a program designated by a user on a program guide screen. The predetermined information is, for example, information on a currently selected program. The predetermined information is, for example, information on a program specified by the user from the program reservation confirmation screen. The predetermined information is, for example,
This is information on the program specified by the user from the program reservation execution history confirmation screen.

[0008] The information on the program is, for example,
(1) The program name, (2) the program name and the channel number to which the program is provided, or (3) the program name, the channel number to which the program is provided, and the broadcast date of the program.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a digital broadcast receiver.

Radio waves from a communication satellite are received by an antenna 1. The signal received by the antenna 1 is sent to the digital CS tuner 2. The digital CS tuner 2 includes a tuner, an IQ detector, a QPSK demodulator, and an error corrector. After selecting a desired wave and converting an input signal to baseband, the digital CS tuner 2 performs demodulation and error correction, and converts a TS packet. Output.

The output of the tuner 2 is sent to the CS digital signal processing section 3. The CS digital signal processing unit 3 includes a packet separator,
An AV decoder for decoding audio packets is provided. The video signal output from the CS digital signal processing unit 3 is sent to the display device 10 via the video signal processing circuit 9. The audio signal output from the CS digital signal processing unit 3 is sent to the speaker 7 via the audio processing circuit 6.

Channel information indicating a viewable channel and additional information such as program guide information indicating the contents of a program output from the CS digital signal processor 3 are sent to a system controller 5 via an additional information processor 4. The system controller 5 creates a channel table as shown in FIG. 2 based on channel information indicating a viewable channel. Further, the system controller 5 creates a program table as shown in FIG. 3 based on the program guide information.

The system controller 5 outputs a tuning control signal to the tuner 2. Various input signals are input to the system controller 5 from the remote controller 20 via the optical remote control light receiving unit 11. The remote controller 20 includes a numeric keypad 21, a cursor movement key 22, an up key 23, a down key 24, a menu key 25, an enter key 26, a print key 27, and the like.

The system controller 5 controls various setting signals such as a program guide screen, a program reservation, etc., based on various input signals, additional information such as channel information and program guide information.
An OSD control signal for displaying on-screen a program reservation confirmation screen, a program reservation execution history confirmation screen, and the like is generated and output to the on-screen display circuit 8. The on-screen display circuit 8 generates and outputs display data corresponding to the on-screen screen specified by the system controller 5. The display data output from the on-screen display circuit 8 is sent to the display device 10 via the video signal processing circuit 9.

The system controller 5 further transmits a program name or the like as print data to the printer 100 via the printer interface 30 provided in the digital broadcast receiver based on the additional information (hereinafter referred to as print data). Output function).

Hereinafter, the print data output function of the system controller 5 will be described.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the program guide screen. When a program guide screen is displayed on the display device 10 and a print key 27 is pressed after designating a program to be printed with the cursor movement key 22, the program name and channel number of the designated program are pressed. The print data corresponding to the broadcast date is generated by the system controller 5. The generated print data is sent to the printer 100 via the printer interface 30.
For example, it is printed on a label sheet. FIG. 5 (a),
(B), (c) shows an example of printing print data on a label sheet.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a program reservation confirmation screen for displaying a list of programs for which program reservation settings have been made. When the program reservation confirmation screen is displayed on the display device 10,
When a print key 27 is pressed after designating a program to be printed with the cursor moving key 22, print data corresponding to the program name, channel number and broadcast date of the designated program is generated by the system controller 5. Is done. The generated print data is sent to the printer 100 via the printer interface 30, and is printed on, for example, a label sheet.

Even when a program reservation execution history confirmation screen for displaying a list of programs for which program reservation has been executed is displayed,
Based on a similar operation, the program name, channel number, and broadcast date of the designated program can be printed.

Further, when a print key 27 is pressed while a certain program is being broadcast, the program being broadcast, that is, the program name, channel number and broadcast date of the currently selected program set are broadcasted. Corresponding print data is generated by the system controller 5. The generated print data is sent to the printer 100 via the printer interface 30, and is printed on, for example, a label sheet.

[0022]

According to the present invention, it is possible to print a program name or the like by a simple operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a digital broadcast receiver.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a channel table.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a program table.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a program guide screen.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a print example of print data.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a program reservation confirmation screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 antenna 2 digital CS tuner 3 CS digital signal processing unit 4 additional information processing unit 5 system controller 12 memory 20 remote controller 30 printer interface 100 printer

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A digital broadcast receiver for receiving a digital broadcast to which additional information such as program guide information is transmitted in addition to program broadcast data, a printer interface, an input device for allowing a user to input a print command, and printing. A digital broadcast receiver comprising: means for generating print data of predetermined information from additional information received and held based on a command and outputting the print data to a printer interface. 2. The digital broadcast receiver according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined information is information on a program specified by a user from a program guide screen. 3. The digital broadcast receiver according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined information is information on a currently selected program. 4. The digital broadcast receiver according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined information is information on a program designated by a user from a program reservation confirmation screen. 5. The digital broadcast receiver according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined information is information on a program specified by a user from a program reservation execution history confirmation screen. 6. The information on the program includes: (1) a program name, (2) a program name and a channel number to which the program is provided, and (3) a program name, a channel number to which the program is provided, and the program. The digital broadcast receiver according to any one of claims 2, 3, 4, and 5, wherein the digital broadcast receiver is one arbitrarily selected from among the broadcast dates.