Graphical-interactive-screen display apparatus and peripheral units
First Claim
1. A remote controller comprising structure information supply means for holding structure information for various types of appliances in advance, and portable remote control means for controlling said appliances, (1) said structure information supply means including:
- a transmitter'"'"'s structure information storage unit for storing the structure information, the structure information including control information for each appliance and object information, said control information being used by said remote control means in controlling said appliances, said object information representing manipulation objects forming a manipulation unit of said remote control means; and
a structure information transmission unit for retrieving the control information and the object information from said transmitter'"'"'s structure information storage unit to send the retrieved information to said remote control means, (2) said remote control means including;
a structure information receipt unit for receiving the control information and the object information from said structure information transmission unit;
a receiver'"'"'s structure information storage unit for storing the control information and the object information received by said structure information receipt unit, a display unit for displaying a picture having a manipulation area used for manipulating said appliances; and
a first display control unit for controlling said display unit to place the manipulation objects on the manipulation area based on the object information stored in said receiver'"'"'s structure information storage unit.
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Abstract
A program receiver for displaying a graphical interactive picture by receiving a program transmitted from a program transmitter, the program receiver comprising: a storage unit for storing a plurality of basic picture elements in advance, the plurality of basic picture elements being figures composing the graphical interactive picture manipulated by a user; a signal receipt unit for receiving a signal transmitted from the program transmitter, the signal being a multiplex signal including a program and data specifying a structure of the graphical interactive picture; a signal separation unit for separating the signal received by the signal receipt unit into a program signal and a graphical-interactive-picture-structure specification data signal; a first graphical interactive picture generation unit for generating the graphical interactive picture by combining the basic picture elements stored in the storage unit based on the graphical-interactive-picture-structure specification data signal from the signal separation unit; and a display unit for displaying the graphical interactive picture generated by the first graphical interactive picture generation unit.
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36 Claims
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1. A remote controller comprising structure information supply means for holding structure information for various types of appliances in advance, and portable remote control means for controlling said appliances,
(1) said structure information supply means including: -
a transmitter'"'"'s structure information storage unit for storing the structure information, the structure information including control information for each appliance and object information, said control information being used by said remote control means in controlling said appliances, said object information representing manipulation objects forming a manipulation unit of said remote control means; and
a structure information transmission unit for retrieving the control information and the object information from said transmitter'"'"'s structure information storage unit to send the retrieved information to said remote control means, (2) said remote control means including;
a structure information receipt unit for receiving the control information and the object information from said structure information transmission unit;
a receiver'"'"'s structure information storage unit for storing the control information and the object information received by said structure information receipt unit, a display unit for displaying a picture having a manipulation area used for manipulating said appliances; and
a first display control unit for controlling said display unit to place the manipulation objects on the manipulation area based on the object information stored in said receiver'"'"'s structure information storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A remote controller comprising structure information supply means for holding structure information for various types of appliances in advance, first remote control means for controlling said appliances, and second portable remote control means for controlling said appliances,
(1) said structure information supply means including: -
a transmitter'"'"'s structure information storage unit for storing the structure information, the structure information including control information for each appliance and object information, said control information being used by said second remote control means in controlling said appliances, said object information representing manipulation objects forming a manipulation unit of said second remote control means; and
a structure information transmission unit for retrieving the control information and the object information from said transmitter'"'"'s structure information storage unit to send the retrieved information to said second remote control means, (2) said first remote control means including;
a manipulation acceptance unit for accepting a manipulation direction; and
a signal transmission unit for transmitting a control signal assigned to the manipulation direction accepted by said manipulation acceptance unit, whereby said appliances operate in accordance with the control signal from said first remote control means, (3) said second remote control means including;
a structure information receipt unit for receiving the control information and the object information from said structure information transmission unit;
a receiver s structure information storage unit for storing the control information and the object information received by said structure information receipt unit, a display unit for displaying a picture having a manipulation area used for manipulating said appliances;
a first display control unit for controlling said display unit to place the manipulation objects on the manipulation area based on the object information stored in said receiver'"'"'s structure information storage unit;
a manipulation detection unit for detecting which manipulation object is manipulated on the manipulation area;
a first control signal transmission unit for transmitting a control signal assigned for the manipulation object detected by said manipulation detection unit to said appliances based on the control information stored in said receiver'"'"'s structure information storage unit, whereby said appliances operate in accordance with the control signal from said second remote control means.
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7. A synthesis apparatus including a plurality of appliances for synthesizing menu information withheld by each appliance, said menu information being hierarchical information enabling a user to control said appliances interactively,
(1) one of said plurality of appliances including: -
first menu storage means for storing first menu information, said first menu information being hierarchical information to be used to control said one appliance;
menu information receipt means for receiving the menu information from the other appliances;
menu information synthesis means for synthesizing the menu information received by said menu information receipt means and first menu information stored in said first menu information storage unit, resulting synthesized menu information being used as a menu-information selection menu at a highest position in a hierarchy; and
menu display means for displaying the menu-information selection menu generated by said menu information synthesis means, (2) each of the other appliances including;
menu storage means for storing the menu information unique to each appliance, the menu information being hierarchical information to be used to control each appliance; and
menu transmission means for transmitting the unique menu information in said menu storage means to said one appliance. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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13. In a remote control system comprising a plurality of appliances and a remote controller for transmitting control signals to said plurality of appliances,
(1) said remote controller including: -
menu information request transmission means for transmitting a menu information request to each appliance, said menu information being hierarchial information unique to each appliance for enabling a user to control each appliance interactively;
menu receipt means for receiving the menu information transmitted from each appliance;
menu information synthesis means for synthesizing the menu information received by said menu receipt means;
menu display means for visually displaying synthesized menu information generated by said menu information synthesis means;
input manipulation means for accepting a user'"'"'s input manipulation to control said appliances; and
control signal transmission means for transmitting the control signals to said appliances based on the input manipulation accepted by said input manipulation means, (2) each appliance including;
menu information request receipt means for receiving the menu information request from said menu information request transmission means;
menu information transmission means for transmitting the menu information to said menu receipt means when said menu information request receipt means receives the menu information request;
control signal receipt means for receiving the control signals from said control signal transmission means; and
control means for controlling said appliances as per control signals received by said control signal receipt means.
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17. A program receiver for displaying a graphical interactive picture by receiving a program transmitted from a program transmitter, said program receiver comprising:
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storage means for storing a plurality of basic picture elements in advance, said plurality of basic picture elements being figures composing the graphical interactive picture manipulated by a user;
signal receipt means for receiving a signal transmitted from said program transmitter, said signal being a multiplex signal including a program and data specifying a structure of the graphical interactive picture;
signal separation means for separating the signal received by said signal receipt means into a program signal and a graphical-interactive-picture-structure specification data signal;
first graphical interactive picture generation means for generating the graphical interactive picture by combining the basic picture elements stored in said storage means based on the graphical-interactive-picture-structure specification data signal from said signal separation means; and
display means for displaying the graphical interactive picture generated by said first graphical interactive picture generation means.
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27. A system including peripheral appliances holding graphical interactive picture structure data and a display unit for displaying a graphical interactive picture for said peripheral appliances by receiving a unique manipulation direction signal from each peripheral appliance, said display unit including:
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graphical interactive picture structure data receipt means for receiving the graphical interactive picture structure data from said peripheral appliances to generate the graphical interactive picture;
display'"'"'s graphical interactive picture structure data storage means for storing the graphical interactive picture structure data received by said graphical interactive picture structure data receipt means;
graphical display element storage means for storing a plurality of graphical display elements to generate the graphical interactive picture;
manipulation direction signal receipt means for receiving the manipulation direction signal from said peripheral appliances;
graphical interactive picture generation means for receiving the manipulation direction signal received by said manipulation direction signal receipt means, and for retrieving the graphical interactive picture structure data from said display'"'"'s graphical interactive picture structure data storage means to generate the graphical interactive picture by combining the graphical display elements stored in said graphical display element storage means; and
display means for displaying the graphical interactive picture generated by said graphical interactive picture generation means.
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34. A system comprising a remote controller for controlling peripheral appliances and a display unit for displaying a graphical interactive picture as per manipulation direction signal from said remote controller,
(1) said remote controller including: -
manipulation means for accepting an action direction addressed to said remote controller;
control means for controlling said remote controller to set a function upon acceptance of the action direction from said manipulation means, and for generating a manipulation direction signal to generate the graphical interactive picture and a manipulation direction signal to update the graphical interactive picture;
manipulation direction signal transmission means for transmitting the manipulation direction signal generated by said control means to said display unit, (2) said display unit including;
appliance'"'"'s graphical interactive picture structure data storage means for storing the graphical interactive picture structure data in advance to generate the graphical interactive picture for said peripheral appliances;
graphical display element storage means for storing a plurality of graphical display elements to generate the graphical interactive picture;
manipulation direction signal receipt means for receiving the manipulation direction signal from said remote controller;
graphical interactive picture generation means for retrieving the graphical interactive picture structure data from said appliance'"'"'s graphical interactive picture structure data storage means upon receipt of the manipulation direction signal received by said manipulation direction signal receipt means to generate the graphical interactive picture by combining the graphical-display elements stored in said graphical display element storage means based on the retrieved graphical interactive picture structure data;
display means for displaying the graphical interactive picture generated by said graphical interactive picture generation means;
TV receiver means for converting a received TV program into an image;
TV manipulation means for accepting a manual manipulation to said TV receiver means;
TV'"'"'s graphical interactive picture structure data storage means for storing the graphical interactive picture structure data as to said TV receiver means in advance;
TV'"'"'s graphical interactive picture generation means for retrieving the graphical interactive picture structure data from said TV'"'"'s graphical interactive picture structure data storage means when said TV manipulation means receives the manual manipulation to generate the graphical interactive picture by combining the graphical display elements stored in said graphical display element storage means based on the retrieved graphical interactive picture structure data to update the graphical interactive picture each time said TV manipulation means receives a manual manipulation.
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35. A system comprising a relay, a remote controller, and a display unit, said relay being a peripheral appliance for transferring an action direction signal from said remote controller to said display unit, said relay'"'"'s function being set by said remote controller, said display unit displaying a graphical interactive picture upon receipt of the signal from said relay,
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first manipulation means for accepting an action of said remote controller;
first graphical interactive picture structure data storage means for storing graphical interactive picture structure data in advance to generate the graphical interactive picture as per action direction;
first control means for controlling said remote controller to set a function upon receipt of the action direction from said first manipulation means by giving a direction to transmit the graphical interactive picture structure data and generating a manipulation direction signal to generate the graphical interactive picture and a manipulation direction signal to update the graphical interactive picture;
first graphical interactive picture structure data transmission means for retrieving the graphical interactive picture structure data from said first graphical interactive picture structure data storage means upon receipt of the transmission direction from said first control means to transmit the same to said relay; and
first manipulation direction signal transmission means for transmitting the manipulation direction signal generated by said first control means to said relay, (2) said relay including;
second manipulation means for accepting an action direction addressed to said relay;
user'"'"'s graphical interactive picture structure data storage means for storing the graphical interactive picture structure data in advance to generate the graphical interactive picture as per action direction addressed to said relay;
second control means for controlling said relay to set a function upon receipt of the action direction from said second manipulation means by giving a direction to transmit the graphical interactive picture structure data and generating a manipulation direction signal to generate the graphical interactive picture and a manipulation direction signal to update the graphical interactive picture;
graphical interactive picture structure data transmission means for retrieving the graphical interactive picture structure data from said user s graphical interactive picture structure data storage means upon receipt of the transmission direction from said second control means to transmit the same to said display unit;
second manipulation direction signal transmission means for transmitting the manipulation direction signal generated by said second control means to said display unit;
data relay means for receiving the graphical interactive picture structure data from said first graphical interactive picture structure data transmission means to transmit the same to said display unit; and
signal relay means for receiving the manipulation direction signal from said first manipulation direction signal transmission means to transmit the same to said display unit, (3) said display unit including;
graphical display element storage means for storing a plurality of graphical display elements to generate the graphical interactive picture;
graphical interactive picture structure data receipt means for receiving the graphical interactive picture structure data to generate the graphical interactive picture from said relay;
display'"'"'s graphical interactive picture structure data storage means for storing the graphical interactive picture structure data received by said graphical interactive picture structure data receipt means;
manipulation direction signal receipt means for receiving the manipulation direction signal from said relay;
graphical interactive picture generation means for retrieving the graphical interactive picture structure data from said display'"'"'s graphical interactive picture structure data storage means upon receipt of the manipulation direction signal received by said manipulation direction signal receipt means to generate the graphical interactive picture by combining the graphical display elements stored in said graphical display element storage means based on the retrieved graphical interactive picture structure data, and for updating the graphical interactive picture each time said manipulation direction signal receipt means receives a manipulation direction signal; and
display means for displaying the graphical interactive picture generated by said graphical interactive picture generation means.
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36. A system comprising a relay, a remote controller, and a display unit, said relay being a peripheral appliance for transferring an action direction signal from said remote controller to said display unit, said relay'"'"'s function being set by said remote controller, said display unit displaying a graphical interactive picture upon receipt of the signal from said relay,
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first manipulation means for accepting an action direction addressed to said remote controller;
first control means for controlling said remote controller to set a function by giving a direction to transmit graphical interactive picture structure data to said relay and generating a manipulation direction signal to generate a graphical interactive picture and to update the graphical interactive picture; and
first manipulation direction signal transmission means for transmitting the manipulation direction signal generated by said first control means to said relay, (2) said relay including;
second manipulation means for accepting an action direction addressed to said relay;
user'"'"'s graphical interactive picture structure data storage means for storing the graphical interactive picture structure data in advance to display the graphical interactive picture as per action direction addressed to said relay;
first graphical interactive picture structure data storage means for storing in advance the graphical interactive picture structure data to display the graphical interactive picture as per graphical-interactive-picture-structure data transmission direction from said remote controller;
second control means for controlling said relay to set a function upon receipt of the action direction from said second manipulation means by giving a direction to transmit the graphical interactive picture structure data and generating a manipulation direction signal to generate the graphical interactive picture and to update the graphical interactive picture;
graphical interactive picture structure data transmission means for retrieving the graphical interactive picture structure data from said user'"'"'s graphical interactive picture structure data storage means and said first graphical interactive picture structure data storage means upon receipt of the transmission direction from said second control means and said remote controller respectively to transmit the same to said display unit;
second manipulation direction signal transmission means for transmitting the manipulation direction signal generated by said second control means to said display unit; and
signal relay means for receiving the manipulation direction signal received by said remote control means to transmit the same to said display unit, (3) said display unit including;
graphical display element storage means for storing a plurality of graphical display elements to generate the graphical interactive picture;
graphical interactive picture structure data receipt means for receiving the graphical interactive picture structure data to generate the graphical interactive picture from said relay;
display'"'"'s graphical interactive picture structure data storage means for storing the graphical interactive picture structure data received by said graphical interactive picture structure data receipt means, manipulation direction signal receipt means for receiving the manipulation direction signal from said relay;
graphical interactive picture generation means for retrieving the graphical interactive picture structure data from said display'"'"'s graphical interactive picture structure data storage means upon receipt of the manipulation direction signal received by said manipulation direction signal receipt means to generate the graphical interactive picture by combining the graphical display elements stored in said graphical display elements based on the manipulation direction, and for updating the graphical interactive picture each time said manipulation direction signal receipt means receives a manipulation direction signal; and
display means for displaying the graphical interactive picture generated by said graphical interactive picture generation means.
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