Television receiver
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1. A receiving apparatus comprising:
- receiving means for receiving a broadcasting signal in which information signals of a plurality of programs are multiplexed;
information output means for outputting information of an information signal received by said receiving means;
selecting means for selecting an arbitrary program from the plurality of programs; and
transmitting means for transmitting program information of a program selected by said selecting means to an external apparatus.
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Abstract
A receiving apparatus includes: a receiver circuit for receiving a broadcasting signal in which information signals of a plurality of programs are multiplexed; a program information input circuit for inputting program information on a program selected from the plurality of programs, from an external apparatus; and a program table generating unit for generating a program table in accordance with the program information input to the program information input circuit and outputting data representative of the program table.
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1. A receiving apparatus comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a broadcasting signal in which information signals of a plurality of programs are multiplexed;
information output means for outputting information of an information signal received by said receiving means;
selecting means for selecting an arbitrary program from the plurality of programs; and
transmitting means for transmitting program information of a program selected by said selecting means to an external apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A receiving apparatus comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a broadcasting signal in which video signals and program information signals of a plurality of programs are multiplexed;
video signal processing means for processing the video signal of a program selected from the plurality of programs and outputting the processed video signal to a display device;
program information extracting means for extracting program information from the broadcasting signal received by said receiving means;
program table generating means for generating a program table in accordance with the program information extracted by said program information extracting means and outputting data representative of the program table to the display device;
selecting means for selecting an arbitrary recommended program from programs described in the program table;
file generating means for generating an output file of the recommended program selected by said selecting means by using the program information of the recommended program among the program information extracted by said program information extracting means; and
transmitting means for transmitting the output file of the recommended program generated by said file generating means to an external apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A receiving apparatus comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a broadcasting signal in which video signals and program information signals of a plurality of programs are multiplexed;
video signal processing means for processing the video signal of a program selected from the plurality of programs and outputting the processed video signal to a display device;
program information extracting means for extracting program information from the broadcasting signal received by said receiving means;
program table generating means for generating a program table in accordance with the program information extracted by said program information extracting means and outputting data representative of the program table to the display device;
selecting means for searching the plurality of programs in accordance with a predetermined retrieval condition and selecting a recommended program in accordance with a search result;
file generating means for generating an output file of the recommended program selected by said selecting means by using the program information of the recommended program among the program information extracted by said program information extracting means; and
transmitting means for transmitting the output file of the recommended program generated by said file generating means to an external apparatus.
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12. A receiving apparatus comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a broadcasting signal in which information signals of a plurality of programs are multiplexed;
program information input means for inputting program information of a program selected from the plurality of programs, from an external apparatus; and
program table generating means for generating a program table in accordance with the program information input to said program information input means and outputting data representative of the program table. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29)
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26. A receiving apparatus comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a broadcasting signal in which information signals of a plurality of programs are multiplexed;
information output means for outputting information of the information signal received by said receiving means;
retrieving means for retrieving a program from the plurality of programs in accordance with a predetermined condition;
program information input means for inputting program information of the program selected from a plurality of programs, from an external apparatus; and
program table generating means for generating a program table in accordance with a retrieval result by said retrieving means and the program information input to said program information input means and for outputting program table data representative of the program table. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 30, 31)
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32. A television signal receiving apparatus, comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a television broadcasting signal in which digital image signals of a plurality of programs are multiplexed;
program information input means for inputting program information of a program selected from the plurality of programs, from an external apparatus;
program table generating means for generating a program table in accordance with the program information input to said program information inputting means and displaying the program table on a display device;
designating means for designating an arbitrary program in the program table; and
image processing means for extracting a digital image signal of the program designated by said designating means from the television broadcasting signal and displaying an image of the extracted program on the display device.
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33. A receiving method for a receiving apparatus comprising the steps of:
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receiving a broadcasting signal in which information signals of a plurality of programs are multiplexed;
outputting information of an information signal received at said receiving step;
selecting an arbitrary program from the plurality of programs; and
transmitting program information of a program selected at said selecting step to an external apparatus.
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34. A receiving method for a receiving apparatus comprising the steps of:
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receiving a broadcasting signal in which video signals and program information signals of a plurality of programs are multiplexed;
processing the video signal of a program selected from the plurality of programs and outputting the processed video signal to a display device;
extracting program information from the broadcasting signal received at said receiving step;
generating a program table in accordance with the program information extracted at said program information extracting step and outputting data representative of the program table to the display device;
selecting an arbitrary recommended program from programs described in the program table;
generating an output file of the recommended program selected at said selecting step by using the program information of the recommended program among the program information extracted at said program information extracting step; and
transmitting the output file of the recommended program generated at said file generating step to an external apparatus.
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35. A receiving method for a receiving apparatus comprising the steps of:
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receiving a broadcasting signal in which video signals and program information signals of a plurality of programs are multiplexed;
processing the video signal of a program selected from the plurality of programs and outputting the processed video signal to a display device;
extracting program information from the broadcasting signal received at said receiving step;
generating a program table in accordance with the program information extracted at said program information extracting means and outputting data representative of the program table to the display device;
searching the plurality of programs in accordance with a predetermined retrieval condition and selecting a recommended program in accordance with a search result;
generating an output file of the recommended program selected at said selecting step by using the program information of the recommended program among the program information extracted at said program information extracting step; and
transmitting the output file of the recommended program generated at said file generating step to an external apparatus.
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36. A receiving method for a receiving apparatus comprising the steps of:
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receiving a broadcasting signal in which information signals of a plurality of programs are multiplexed;
inputting program information of a program selected from the plurality of programs, from an external apparatus; and
generating a program table in accordance with the program information input at said program information input step and outputting data representative of the program table.
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37. A receiving method for a receiving apparatus comprising the steps of:
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receiving a broadcasting signal in which information signals of a plurality of programs are multiplexed;
outputting information of the information signal received at said receiving step;
retrieving a program from the plurality of programs in accordance with a predetermined condition;
inputting program information of the program selected from a plurality of programs, from an external apparatus; and
generating a program table in accordance with a retrieval result at said retrieving step and the program information input at said program information input step and for outputting program table data representative of the program table.
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38. A television signal receiving method for a television signal receiving apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a television broadcasting signal in which digital image signals of a plurality of programs are multiplexed;
inputting program information of a program selected from the plurality of programs, from an external apparatus;
generating a program table in accordance with the program information input at said program information inputting step and displaying the program table on a display device;
designating an arbitrary program in the program table; and
extracting a digital image signal of the program designated at said designating step from the television broadcasting signal and displaying an image of the extracted program on the display device.
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39. A recording medium storing a program of a receiving method for a receiving apparatus, said receiving method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a broadcasting signal in which information signals of a plurality of programs are multiplexed;
outputting information of an information signal received at said receiving step;
selecting an arbitrary program from the plurality of programs; and
transmitting program information of a program selected at said selecting step to an external apparatus.
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40. A recording medium storing a program of a receiving method for a receiving apparatus, said receiving method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a broadcasting signal in which video signals and program information signals of a plurality of programs are multiplexed;
processing the video signal of a program selected from the plurality of programs and outputting the processed video signal to a display device;
extracting program information from the broadcasting signal received at said receiving step;
generating a program table in accordance with the program information extracted at said program information extracting step and outputting data representative of the program table to the display device;
selecting an arbitrary recommended program from programs described in the program table;
generating an output file of the recommended program selected at said selecting step by using the program information of the recommended program among the program information extracted at said program information extracting step; and
transmitting the output file of the recommended program generated at said file generating step to an external apparatus.
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41. A recording medium storing a program of a receiving method for a receiving apparatus, said receiving method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a broadcasting signal in which video signals and program information signals of a plurality of programs are multiplexed;
processing the video signal of a program selected from the plurality of programs and outputting the processed video signal to a display device;
extracting program information from the broadcasting signal received at said receiving step;
generating a program table in accordance with the program information extracted at said program information extracting means and outputting data representative of the program table to the display device;
searching the plurality of programs in accordance with a predetermined retrieval condition and selecting a recommended program in accordance with a search result;
generating an output file of the recommended program selected at said selecting step by using the program information of the recommended program among the program information extracted at said program information extracting step; and
transmitting the output file of the recommended program generated at said file generating step to an external apparatus.
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42. A recording medium storing a program of a receiving method for a receiving apparatus, said receiving method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a broadcasting signal in which information signals of a plurality of programs are multiplexed;
inputting program information of a program selected from the plurality of programs, from an external apparatus; and
generating a program table in accordance with the program information input at said program information input step and outputting data representative of the program table.
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43. A recording medium storing a program of a receiving method for a receiving apparatus, said receiving method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a broadcasting signal in which information signals of a plurality of programs are multiplexed;
outputting information of the information signal received at said receiving step;
retrieving a program from the plurality of programs in accordance with a predetermined condition;
inputting program information of the program selected from a plurality of programs, from an external apparatus; and
generating a program table in accordance with a retrieval result at said retrieving step and the program information input at said program information input step and for outputting program table data representative of the program table.
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44. A recording medium storing a program of a television signal receiving method for a television signal receiving apparatus, said television signal receiving method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a television broadcasting signal in which digital image signals of a plurality of programs are multiplexed;
inputting program information of a program selected from the plurality of programs, from an external apparatus;
generating a program table in accordance with the program information input at said program information inputting step and displaying the program table on a display device;
designating an arbitrary program in the program table; and
extracting a digital image signal of the program designated at said designating step from the television broadcasting signal and displaying an image of the extracted program on the display device.
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