Broadcast receiving apparatus, code signal output device, and broadcast receiving apparatus control method

• US 20040095268A1
• Filed: 10/15/2003
• Published: 05/20/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Miyazaki, Satoshi
• Application Number:
  US10/684,703
• Publication Number:
  US 20040095268A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 341/176
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/32 Remote control based on movements, attitude of remote control device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4221 Dedicated function buttons, e.g. for the control of an EPG, subtitles, aspect ratio, picture-in-picture or teletext
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4348 Demultiplexing of additional data and video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration

Abstract

A broadcast receiving apparatus which has a function controlled by a received code signal has a code signal output device detects its own motion, and outputs a control signal which responds to the detected motion as a code signal, a code signal function setting portion which sets a function for controlling the broadcast receiving apparatus in response to the code signal, and a control portion receives the code signal according to the motion of the code signal output device, the signal being outputted from the code signal output device, and carries out control based on the function set at the code signal function setting portion in response to the reception. In this manner, an operation of the broadcast receiving apparatus can be carried out smoothly and intuitively by moving the remote control main body.

Claims

1. A broadcast receiving apparatus which has a function controlled by a received code signal, comprising:

a code signal output device which detects its own motion, and outputs a control signal which responds to the detected motion as a code signal;

a code signal function setting portion which sets a function for controlling the broadcast receiving apparatus in response to the code signal; and

a control portion which receives the code signal according to the motion of the code signal output device, the signal being outputted from the code signal output device, and carries out control based on the function set at the code signal function setting portion in response to the reception.

2. A broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a program information acquiring portion which externally acquires program information according to a date and a time, wherein the control portion having received the code signal provides control so as to change a date and a time of the program information outputted by the program information acquiring portion by setting the code signal function setting portion.

3. A broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, when the control portion has received a code signal corresponding to a motion equal to or greater than a threshold value of a main body of the code signal output device from the program information acquiring portion, the control portion changes a date of the program information, and when the control portion has received the code signal corresponding to the motion equal to or greater than the speed of the threshold value, the control portion changes a time of the program information.

4. A broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control portion having received the code signal provides control so as to change at least one of the date and time of the program information contained in the program signal demodulator circuit, a channel of the broadcast signal, a volume of a voice signal of the broadcast signal, a broadcast type of the broadcast signal, a media type of the broadcast signal, and an input source outputted by the broadcast receiving apparatus according to setting of the code signal function setting portion.

5. A broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control portion receives the code signal corresponding a motion in a vertical direction of a main body of the code signal output device.

6. A broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control portion receives the code signal corresponding to motions in the vertical direction and horizontal direction of the main body of the code signal output device.

7. A broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control portion receives the code signal corresponding to a motion equal to or greater than a threshold speed of the main body of the code signal output device and a motion equal to or smaller than the threshold speed thereof, respectively.

8. A broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a display signal generating portion which generates and outputs a display signal for displaying the control content of the control portion on a screen when the control portion receives the code signal.

9. A code signal output device comprising:

a motion detecting portion which detects its own motion and outputs a motion signal;

a code signal converting portion which converts the motion signal outputted by the motion detecting portion into a code signal; and

a code signal output portion which externally outputs the code signal converted by the code signal converting portion.

10. A code signal output device according to claim 9, wherein the motion detecting portion and the code signal converting portion output the motion signal and the code signal corresponding to the motion in the vertical direction of the code signal output device itself.

11. A code signal output device according to claim 9, wherein the motion detecting portion and the code signal converting portion output the motion signal and the code signal corresponding to the motion in the vertical direction and horizontal direction of the code signal output device itself.

12. A code signal output device according to claim 9, wherein the motion detecting portion and the code signal converting portion output the motion signal and the code signal according to a motion equal to or greater than a threshold speed of the code signal output device itself and a motion equal to or smaller than the threshold speed thereof, respectively.

13. A code signal output device according to claim 9, further comprising:

a display portion which, when the motion detecting portion detects a motion of the code signal output device itself to output a motion signal, displays this motion.

14. A code signal output device according to claim 9, wherein the motion detecting portion comprises a gyro sensor which, when the motion detecting portion detects a motion direction and a motion speed of the code signal output device itself, outputs the motion signal.

15. A control method for controlling an operation of a broadcast receiving apparatus by a received code signal, the control method comprising:

detecting a motion of a code signal output device and outputting a control signal according to the detected motion as a code signal;

setting a function for controlling the broadcast receiving apparatus in response to the code signal; and

receiving the code signal according to the motion of the outputted code signal output device, and controlling the operation of the broadcast receiving apparatus based on the function set in response to the reception.

16. A control method according to claim 15, wherein, after program information according to a date and a time has been externally acquired, when the code signal is received, the control process provides control so as to change the date and time of the program information.

17. A control method according to claim 16, wherein, when a code signal corresponding to a motion equal to or greater than a threshold value of a main body of the code signal output device has been received, a date of the program information is changed, and, when the code signal corresponding to a motion equal to or smaller than the threshold speed, a time of the program information is changed.

18. A control method according to claim 16, wherein the control process having received the code signal provides control so as to change at least one of the date and time of the program information of the program signal demodulator circuit, a channel of the broadcast signal, a volume of a voice signal of the broadcast signal, a broadcast type of the broadcast signal, a media type of the broadcast signal, and an input source outputted by the broadcast receiving apparatus.

19. A control method according to claim 15, wherein the control process receives the code signal corresponding to at least one motion in the vertical direction and horizontal direction of the main body of the code signal output device.

20. A control method according to claim 15, wherein the control process receives the code signal corresponding to a motion equal to or greater than a threshold speed of the main body of the code signal output device and a motion equal to or smaller than the threshold speed thereof, respectively.