Television signal reception apparatus and method, and broadcast reception apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A television signal reception apparatus comprising:
- reception means for receiving a television broadcast;
application execution means for executing a desired application;
display control means for displaying, on display means, an image related to a television signal received by said reception means and an image related to an application executed by said application execution means;
storage means for storing switching information indicating a switching order of images which are displayed by said display means and switched by a predetermined operation entry; and
control means for controlling said reception means and said display control means in accordance with said switching information so that images received through a plurality of channels of said television broadcast and an image of said application executed by said application execution means are interchangeably displayed in accordance with said predetermined operation input.
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Abstract
It is the objective of the present invention to easily change between an image display application and the viewing of a program for a digital television, and to improve the usability of the television for operating an image display application. The display change list for a (channel) Up/Down key of a remote controller is dynamically altered so that, during the execution of an image display application, an application screen is displayed by using the Up/Down key. Further, when a memory card is loaded immediately after the television is powered on, a display application can be automatically activated. Furthermore, while a user is watching the television, the contents of a memory card is displayed on a small window in one part of the screen, and execution of the image application controlled by the user. In addition, no icons are displayed while an important program is on displaying. Moreover, since the same color and the same arrangement are used for the four function icons as are used for the four color keys on the remote controller, various processes can be performed for the image application.
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34 Claims
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1. A television signal reception apparatus comprising:
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reception means for receiving a television broadcast;
application execution means for executing a desired application;
display control means for displaying, on display means, an image related to a television signal received by said reception means and an image related to an application executed by said application execution means;
storage means for storing switching information indicating a switching order of images which are displayed by said display means and switched by a predetermined operation entry; and
control means for controlling said reception means and said display control means in accordance with said switching information so that images received through a plurality of channels of said television broadcast and an image of said application executed by said application execution means are interchangeably displayed in accordance with said predetermined operation input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A broadcast reception apparatus comprising:
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reception means for receiving broadcast programs for a plurality of channels;
application execution means for executing a desired application;
storage means for storing switching information that represents a switching order of a reception operation performed by said reception means for the plurality of channels and an application execution operation performed by said application execution means, which are switched by inputting a predetermined operation; and
control means for, in response to the entry of said predetermined operation, changing said reception operation for the plurality of channels and said application execution operation in accordance with said switching information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29)
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16. A broadcast reception apparatus comprising:
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reception means for receiving programs that are broadcast;
application execution means for executing an application;
connection means for connecting an external storage medium;
detection means for detecting the connection and disconnection of said external storage medium relative to said external storage medium connection means;
display control means for displaying, on display means, an image related to a broadcast program received by said reception means and an image related to an application executed by said application execution means; and
control means for controlling said application execution menas and said display control menas so as to, when the connection of said recording medium is detected by said detection means while said image related to said broadcast program received by said reception means is being displayed, request said application execution means to execute a predetermined application, and cause said application execution means and said control means to display an image related to said predetermined application.
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19. A broadcast reception apparatus comprising:
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reception means for receiving programs that are broadcast;
application execution means for executing an application;
connection means for connecting an external storage medium;
detection means for detecting the connection and disconnection of said external storage medium relative to said external storage medium connection means;
user input means, used by a user to input data; and
display control means for displaying a predetermined icon on a portion of a display screen when said detection means detects the connection of said external storage medium while an image related to a broadcast received by said reception means is being displayed.
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28. A broadcast reception apparatus comprising:
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reception means for receiving a program that is broadcast;
external storage medium connection means for connecting a storage medium on which a plurality of image data are stored;
operation input means for receiving an operation instruction from user input means that includes an image selection button and color buttons of at least two colors;
display control means for displaying, on display means, an image related to a broadcast program received by said reception means and an image related to image data read from said external storage medium; and
control means for controlling said display control means so as to display the list of image data stored in said external storage medium, and to display, on a portion of a screen, icons having the same color arrangement as the color buttons on said user input means, and delineating different functions, and for executing a function represented by an icon having the same color as said color button that is entered using said user input means.
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30. A television signal reception method comprising:
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a reception step of receiving a television broadcast;
an application execution step of executing a predetermined application;
a display control step of displaying, on display means, an image related to a television signal received at said reception step and an image related to an application executed at said application execution step;
a storage step of storing switching information indicating a switching order of images which are displayed in said display step and switched by a predetermined operation entry; and
a control step of controlling said reception step and said display control step in accordance with said switching information, so that images received through a plurality of channels of said television broadcast and an image of said application executed in said application execution step are interchangeably displayed in accordance with said predetermined operation input.
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31. A broadcast reception method comprising:
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a reception step of receiving broadcast programs for a plurality of channels;
an application execution step of executing a desired application;
a storage step of storing switching information that represents a switching order of a reception operation performed in said reception step for the plurality of channels and an application execution operation performed in said application execution step, which are switched by inputting a predetermined operation; and
a control step of, in response to the entry of said predetermined operation, changing said reception operation for the plurality of channels and said application execution operation in accordance with said switching information.
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32. A broadcast reception method comprising:
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a reception step of receiving programs that are broadcast;
an application execution step of executing an application;
a connection step of connecting an external storage medium;
a detection step of detecting the connection and disconnection of an external storage medium;
a display control step of displaying, on display means, an image related to a broadcast program received in said reception step and an image related to an application executed in said application execution step; and
a control step of controlling said application execution step and said display control step so as to when the connection of said external storage medium is detected in said detection step while said image related to said broadcast program received in said reception step is being displayed, request execution of a predetermined application in said application execution step, and display an image related to said predetermined application in said application execution step and said display control step.
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33. A broadcast reception method comprising:
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a reception step of receiving programs that are broadcast;
an application execution step of executing an application;
a connection step of connecting an external storage medium;
a detection step of detecting the connection and disconnection of said external storage medium;
a user input step of inputting data by a user; and
a display control step of displaying a predetermined icon on a portion of a display screen when the connection of said external storage medium is detected in said detection step while an image related to a broadcast received in said reception step is being displayed.
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34. A broadcast reception method comprising:
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a reception step of receiving a program that is broadcast;
an external storage medium connection step of connecting a storage medium on which a plurality of image data are stored;
an operation input step of receiving an operation instruction from user input means that includes an image selection button and color buttons of at least two colors;
a display control step of displaying, on display means, an image related to a broadcast program received in said reception step and an image related to image data read from said external storage medium; and
a control step of controlling said display control step to display the list of image data stored in said external storage medium, and display, on a portion of a screen, icons having the same color arrangement as the color buttons on said user input means, and delineating different functions, and of executing a function represented by an icon having the same color as said color button that is entered using said user input means.
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