DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEPTION APPARATUS, INFORMATION CONTENT PRINTING METHOD IN THE APPARATUS, PRINT APPARATUS COMMUNICATING WITH THE APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20090288128A1
• Filed: 08/28/2006
• Published: 11/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Oida, Jun, Kanai, Eri
• Granted Patent: US 8,312,498 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/112
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00291 with receiver circuitry television receiver circuitry per se H04N5/44
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00294 for printing images at a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4117 for generating hard copies of the content, e.g. printer, electronic paper interfaces to printers G06F3/12; printing data G06K15/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/433 Content storage operation, e.g. storage operation in response to a pause request, caching operations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8153 comprising still images, e.g. texture, background image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0082 Image hardcopy reproducer H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/4448 for frame-grabbing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence

Abstract

A digital television (101) which allows the user to view a digital broadcast program receives a digital broadcast signal, and outputs it on the display screen. The digital television sequentially stores print information of the broadcast program in response to a predetermined output instruction during viewing of the broadcast program. The digital television transmits the stored print information to a printer in response to a print start instruction after the predetermined output instruction. In this way, the digital television sequentially saves print data of the broadcast program that the user is viewing, allows the user to select required data later, and can print the selected data all together.

Claims

1. A digital broadcast reception apparatus which allows a user to view a digital broadcast program, comprising:

output means for receiving a digital broadcast signal and outputting the received digital broadcast signal to a display screen;

storage means for sequentially storing, as contents of print information of a broadcast program, one of link information which specifies a data supply source and image information generated from broadcast program viewing data in response to a predetermined output instruction during viewing of the broadcast program;

transmission means for transmitting the print information stored in said storage means to a printer in response to a print start instruction after the predetermined output instruction; and

print processing means for controlling the printer to execute printing based on the print information stored in said storage means,

wherein a video recording apparatus for recording the broadcast program is connected, and when the video recording apparatus is recording the broadcast program, said storage means stores, in said storage means, marking information required to extract still image data from video recording information recorded by the video recording apparatus in place of one of the link information and the image information, and

wherein said print processing means extracts still image data as information for printing from the video recording information recorded by the video recording apparatus using the marking information stored in said storage means.

4. The reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the print information itself is printable information, said storage means stores that information, and when the print information is neither the link information nor printable information, said storage means stores the image information generated from the broadcast program viewing data as information for printing.

5. The reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said storage means saves reduced-scale image data corresponding to information for printing in association with each other upon storing the information for printing.

7. The reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the print information is neither the link information nor the printable information, and when the display screen is copy-protected not to be captured, said storage means stores information which includes text extracted from program information included in the digital broadcast signal as an image for display.

9. The reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said storage means stores, as the marking information, program information and time information extracted from the digital broadcast signal in said storage means.

11. The reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined output instruction is issued by an operation from a remote controller.

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14. An information content printing method in a digital broadcast reception apparatus which allows a user to view a digital broadcast program, comprising:

an output step of receiving a digital broadcast signal and outputting the received digital broadcast signal to a display screen;

a storage step of sequentially storing, as contents of print information of a broadcast program, one of link information which specifies a data supply source and image information generated from broadcast program viewing data in storage means in response to a predetermined output instruction during viewing of the broadcast program;

a transmission step of transmitting the print information stored in the storage means to a printer in response to a print start instruction after the predetermined output instruction; and

a print processing step of controlling the printer to execute printing based on the print information stored in the storage means,

wherein a video recording apparatus for recording the broadcast program is connected, and when the video recording apparatus is recording the broadcast program, the storage step stores, in the storage means, marking information required to extract still image data from video recording information recorded by the video recording apparatus in place of one of the link information and the image information, and

wherein the print processing step extracts still image data as information for printing from the video recording information recorded by the video recording apparatus using the marking information stored in the storage means.

17. The printing method according to claim 14, wherein when the print information itself is printable information, the storage step stores that information, and when the print information is neither the link information nor the printable information, the storage step stores the image information generated from the broadcast program viewing data as information for printing.

18. The printing method according to claim 14, wherein information for display corresponding to information for printing is saved in association with each other upon storing the information for printing in the storage step.

19. The printing method according to claim 18, wherein the information for display is reduced-scale image data.

20. The printing method according to claim 14, wherein when the print information is neither the link information nor the printable information, and when the display screen is copy-protected not to be captured, information which includes text extracted from program information included in the digital broadcast signal is stored in the storage means as an image for display.

22. The printing method according to claim 14, wherein the storage steps stores, as the marking information, program information and time information extracted from the digital broadcast signal in the storage means.

24. The printing method according to claim 14, wherein the predetermined output instruction is issued by an operation from a remote controller.

35. A program for causing a computer to execute a printing method according to claim 14.

36. A computer-readable storage medium characterized by storing a program according to claim 35.

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31. A digital broadcast reception apparatus which is connectable to the Internet, and allows a user to view a digital broadcast program, comprising:

output means for receiving a digital broadcast signal and outputting the received digital broadcast signal to a display screen;

second output means for acquiring information on the Internet and outputting the acquired information to the display screen; and

storage means for storing, in storage means, print information required to print a display image upon reception of a predetermined print operation,

wherein upon reception of the predetermined print operation while Internet information is being displayed, said storage means stores, as the print information, a URI of a print content and an attribute indicating a pull type print scheme using the URI,

wherein upon reception of the predetermined print operation while a data broadcast of the digital broadcast signal is being displayed, said storage means stores a print document obtained by converting information of the data broadcast which is being displayed, and an attribute indicating a push type direct print scheme using the print document, and

wherein upon reception of the predetermined print operation while a program video picture of the digital broadcast signal is being displayed, said storage means stores, as the print information, a still image extracted by capturing the program video picture, and the attribute indicating the push type direct print scheme using the still image.

32. The reception apparatus according to claim 31, further comprising issuance means for issuing a print JOB of the print information stored in said storage means based on the print scheme according to the attribute in response to a start instruction of print using the print information stored in said storage means.

33. The reception apparatus according to claim 31, wherein the predetermined print operation is made by an operation from a remote controller.

34. An information content printing method in a digital broadcast reception apparatus which is connectable to the Internet, and allows a user to view a digital broadcast program, comprising:

an output step of receiving a digital broadcast signal and outputting the received digital broadcast signal to a display screen;

a second output step of acquiring information on the Internet and outputting the acquired information to the display screen; and

a storage step of storing, in storage means, print information required to print a display image upon reception of a predetermined print operation,

wherein upon reception of the predetermined print operation while Internet information is being displayed, the storage step stores, as the print information, a URI of a print content and an attribute indicating a pull type print scheme using the URI,

wherein upon reception of the predetermined print operation while a data broadcast of the digital broadcast signal is being displayed, the storage step stores a print document obtained by converting information of the data broadcast which is being displayed, and an attribute indicating a push type direct print scheme using the print document, and

wherein upon reception of the predetermined print operation while a program video picture of the digital broadcast signal is being displayed, the storage step stores, as the print information, a still image extracted by capturing the program video picture, and the attribute indicating the push type direct print scheme using the still image.

37. A program for causing a computer to execute a printing method according to claim 34.

38. A computer-readable storage medium characterized by storing a program according to claim 37.

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