Method for visual display of broadcast audio-visual programmes and associated visual display device

• US 20030023989A1
• Filed: 08/23/2002
• Published: 01/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Thomson Licensing SA (Vantiva SA)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Licensing SA (Vantiva SA)
• Inventors: Chevallier, Louis, Cosmao, Michel
• Application Number:
  US10/220,158
• Publication Number:
  US 20030023989A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/153
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/458 Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules ; time-related management operations arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution H04H20/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape

Abstract

The invention consists of a process for displaying audiovisual transmissions recorded in a digital television receiver. The process is characterized in that it consists in configuring a sequential list of transmissions and, in displaying the elements recorded in an order defined during configuration. Advantageously, the invention takes into account the updating the new versions of the transmissions.

The invention consists also of a digital television receiver comprising a memory for recording transmissions and a means of displaying for displaying them in a determined order.

Claims

1. A process for displaying audiovisual transmissions, said transmissions having previously been broadcast from a broadcasting center, received in a digital television receiver and recorded in a memory associated with said receiver, characterized in that it comprises within the receiver a step of configuring a sequential list of transmissions and a step of displaying the transmissions recorded in the order defined during the configuring step.

2. The process for displaying audiovisual transmissions as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the configuring step consists in assigning a serial number to each transmission of the sequential list.

3. The process for displaying audiovisual transmissions as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the configuring step comprises a step of presentation to the user of the identifier of at least one plurality of data whose broadcasting is announced, a step of selection by the user of a set of data within the plurality, and a step of creating the sequential list of transmissions.

4. The process for displaying audiovisual transmissions as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the displaying step comprises the following successive steps:

displaying of a recorded transmission,

detection of a command supplied by the user,

in response to said command, search for a transmission situated sequentially just before or just after the one displayed,

displaying of the transmission found.

5. The process for displaying audiovisual transmissions as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said transmissions are referenced by an identifier and an update indicator, and in that it furthermore comprises a step of recording in memory the identifier and the update indicator, which step is activated during the recording of the broadcast transmission, and a step of recording a broadcast transmission, which recording is referenced by the same identifier and the value of whose update indicator is different from the value of the broadcast transmission.

6. The process for displaying audiovisual transmissions as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the update indicator is a version number given by the broadcasting center.

7. The process for displaying audiovisual transmissions as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the selection of the data is performed via the title of a broadcast data item, via a topic or via a timeslot associated with a service reference.

8. The process for displaying audiovisual transmissions as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the configuring step contains a step of entering a sequential list number.

9. A receiver of digital audiovisual transmissions comprising a means for receiving data broadcast from a network and including at least said audiovisual transmissions and identifiers of said transmissions, a means for recording the data received by said receiving means, and a memory for recording said audiovisual transmissions, characterized in that said memory furthermore contains elements for sequential chaining of the recordings, and in that said receiver comprises a means of display displaying the transmissions recorded in the order determined by the chaining elements.

10. The receiver of audiovisual transmissions as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that it furthermore comprises a means of display of the identifier of at least one broadcast transmission, and a means of selection by the user of at least this identifier with a view to the recording of the transmission in the sequential list of recordings.

11. The receiver of audiovisual transmissions as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that it furthermore comprises a means of detection of the variation of a value of update indicator, said means of detection triggering a means of updating the recording.

12. The receiver of audiovisual transmissions as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that it furthermore comprises a means of entry of a maximum duration of recording and in that the means of recording stops when a maximum duration of recording is reached.

13. The receiver of audiovisual transmissions as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that it furthermore comprises a means of selection of the recording preceding or succeeding the one currently being displayed, said means of selection triggering the displaying of the selected recording.

14. The receiver of audiovisual transmissions as claimed in any one of claims 9 to 13, characterized in that the chaining element comprises a serial number associated with each recording.

15. The receiver of audiovisual transmissions as claimed in claim 14, characterized in that it comprises a means of display of the serial number of the recording currently being displayed.