Method and apparatus for receiving television signal, broadcast data receiving and reproducing apparatus, and broadcast data receiving and reproducing system
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1. A television signal receiving apparatus for receiving television signals including broadcast data signals, comprising:
- receiver means for receiving the broadcast data signals;
output means for outputting the broadcast data signals, received by said receiver means, to a display device, wherein said display device displays an image including characters and/or pictures generated from the broadcast data signals;
communication means for communicating with an external device connected thereto; and
control means for controlling the image to be displayed on said display device in accordance with results of communication by said communication means.
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A television signal receiving apparatus receives television signals including broadcast data signals and outputs the received data signals to a display device. The display device displays an image that has characters and/or pictures generated from the data signals. A communication unit of the receiving apparatus is connected to and communicates with an external device. A control unit controls the image to be displayed on the display device according to results of communication with the communication unit.
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1. A television signal receiving apparatus for receiving television signals including broadcast data signals, comprising:
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receiver means for receiving the broadcast data signals;
output means for outputting the broadcast data signals, received by said receiver means, to a display device, wherein said display device displays an image including characters and/or pictures generated from the broadcast data signals;
communication means for communicating with an external device connected thereto; and
control means for controlling the image to be displayed on said display device in accordance with results of communication by said communication means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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13. A television signal receiving apparatus for receiving television signals including broadcast data signals, comprising:
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receiver means for receiving the broadcast data signals;
display means for displaying a plurality of images including an image relating to the broadcast data signals received from said receiver means;
print data output means for creating print data based on the broadcast data signals and for outputting the print data to a printer device; and
display control means for monitoring a status of said printer device and for changing a display content to be presented on said display means in accordance with the status of said printer device.
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18. A broadcast data receiving and reproducing apparatus for receiving broadcast data and for presenting a variety of displays of data including the broadcast data, comprising:
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print data output means for forming print data based on the broadcast data and for outputting the print data to a printer device;
communication means for communication with said printer device;
control means for controlling said apparatus so as to execute a script based on script information of the broadcast data in accordance with results of communication by said communication means.
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26. A television signal receiving method for receiving television signals including broadcast data signals, comprising the steps of:
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receiving the broadcast data signals;
outputting the broadcast data signals received in the receiving step to a display device, wherein the display device displays an image including characters and/or pictures generated from the broadcast data signals;
communicating with an external device connected thereto; and
performing controlled modification of the image to be displayed on the display device in accordance with results of communication in the communication step.
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38. A broadcast data receiving and reproducing system comprising a broadcast data receiving and reproducing apparatus for receiving broadcast data and for presenting a variety of displays of data including the broadcast data, and an external device with which the broadcast data receiving and reproducing apparatus communicates,
wherein the broadcast data receiving and reproducing apparatus comprises: -
receiver means for receiving data broadcasting radio waves, acquisition means for acquiring at least one of moving-picture data, audio data, still-picture data, and character data multiplexed on the data broadcasting radio waves, display means for displaying a variety of displays including the data acquired by the acquisition means, communication means for communicating with the external device, and display control means for controlling said display means to change the display content on said display means based on results of communications with said external device.
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39. A broadcast data receiving and reproducing system comprising a broadcast data receiving and reproducing apparatus for receiving broadcast data and for presenting a variety of displays of data including the broadcast data, and a printer device with which the broadcast data receiving and reproducing apparatus communicates,
wherein the broadcast data receiving and reproducing apparatus comprises: -
receiver means for receiving data broadcasting radio waves, acquisition means for acquiring at least one of moving-picture data, audio data, still-picture data, and character data multiplexed on the data broadcasting radio waves, display means for displaying a variety of displays including the data acquired by said acquisition means, communication means for communicating with said printer device, print data output means for forming print data based on stored data, and outputting the print data to said printer device, and display control means which monitors the status of said printer device, and changes the display content on said display means based on a state of said printer device.
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40. A television signal receiving apparatus for receiving broadcast television signals including data signals, representing an image including characters and/or pictures, comprising:
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a receiver;
a display device in communication with said receiver by a signal outputter;
a communicator connected to an external device; and
a controller in communication with said communicator, wherein said receiver receives the data signals, said outputter outputs the data signals, received by said receiver, to said display device, said display device displays an image including characters and/or pictures generated from the data signals, and said controller controls the image to be displayed on said display device in accordance with results of communication with said communicator.
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