Digital television receiver and GUI changing method for digital television receiver

• US 20040158859A1
• Filed: 12/10/2003
• Published: 08/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Mori, Shigeki, Aoyama, Keiichi
• Application Number:
  US10/731,509
• Publication Number:
  US 20040158859A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/91 broadcasting computer programmes
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/25 Arrangements for updating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/46 for recognising users' preferences
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/65 for using the result on users' side
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• 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 21/4532 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 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47815 Electronic shopping payment schemes, payment architectures or payment protocols for electronic shopping systems G06Q20/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4858 for modifying screen layout parameters, e.g. fonts, size of the windows
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6547 comprising parameters, e.g. for client setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8166 involving executable data, e.g. software arrangements for executing specific programs G06F9/44; broadcasting computer programmes in broadcast systems H04H20/91; involving the movement of software or configuration parameters H04L67/34

Abstract

Provided are a digital television receiver in which a user on a digital television receiver side selects a program from among programs for changing an operation screen, which have undergone push-type distribution by being superposed on a broadcast wave, making it possible to customize a GUI by a simple operation, and a GUI changing method for the digital television receiver. The digital television receiver of the present invention includes: a television picture signal; a receiving unit for receiving a program for changing a GUI; an installing unit for selectively installing the program received by the receiving means; and a changing unit for executing the installed program to change the GUI.

Claims

1. A digital television receiver, comprising:

a television picture signal;

receiving means for receiving a program for changing a GUI;

installing means for selectively installing the program received by the receiving means; and

changing means for executing the installed program to change the GUI.

2. A digital television receiver according to claim 1, wherein the installing means determines whether to install the program received by the receiving means based on an instruction by a user.

3. A digital television receiver according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying a menu screen.

4. A digital television receiver according to claim 1, further comprising storage means for storing user'"'"'s preference information, wherein:

keyword information relating to the program is received; and

when the keyword information coincides with the user'"'"'s preference information stored in the storage means, the program received by the receiving means is installed.

5. A digital television receiver according to claim 4, wherein the installing means includes:

notifying means for notifying a user when the keyword information coincides with the user'"'"'s preference information; and

executing means for determining to execute installation of the program based on an instruction by the user.

6. A digital television receiver according to claim 1, wherein the changing of the GUI is performed by changing at least one selected from a layout of a menu screen, a button assignment for a remote control, and a decoration of the menu screen.

7. A digital television receiver according to claim 4, wherein:

the keyword information is characteristics information of a remote control;

the preference information is tendency information for a user'"'"'s operation; and

the program to be installed is selected based on comparison between the characteristics information and the tendency information.

8. A digital television receiver according to claim 7, wherein the tendency information includes at least one of a history of an operation for executing a given function, a type of misoperation caused before execution of the given function, a hand holding the remote control, and information as to whether the remote control is laid in use or held in use.

9. A digital television receiver according to claim 1, wherein:

characteristics information of a remote control is received; and

the program to be installed is selected based on the received characteristics information of the remote control.

10. A GUI changing method for a digital television receiver, comprising:

receiving a television signal;

receiving a program for changing a GUI;

selectively installing the received program; and

changing the GUI by executing the installed program.