TELEVISION TRANSMITTER, TELEVISION TRANSMITTING METHOD, TELEVISION RECEIVER AND TELEVISION RECEIVING METHOD

• US 20110030027A1
• Filed: 10/12/2010
• Published: 02/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/1995
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Enomoto, Takaaki, Nishioka, Hisao, Ota, Jun, Kisanuki, Chisato
• Granted Patent: US 8,205,225 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/132
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• 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 21/4722 for requesting additional data associated with the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8126 involving additional data, e.g. news, sports, stocks, weather forecasts
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8586 by using a URL processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94; information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; URL in broadcast information H04H20/93; Web-based protocols H04L67/02

Abstract

A TV transmitter, a TV transmitting method, a TV receiver and a TV receiving method allowing users to find and choose desired programs through the use of a program guide displayed by graphical user interface (GUI). The TV transmitter comprises a signal generation unit for generating text data signals associated with TV broadcast programs and hyper text data signals corresponding to the text data signals, a multiplexer for multiplexing the text data signals and the hyper text data signals onto video signals of the TV broadcast programs to provide a multiplexed TV broadcast signal, and an output unit for outputting the multiplexed TV broadcast signal provided by the multiplexer. The TV receiver comprises a display unit for receiving and displaying text data signals extracted from a multiplexed TV broadcast signal interleaving the text data signals associated with TV broadcast programs and hyper text data signals corresponding to the text data signals a designation unit for designating any one of the text data signals displayed by the display unit a detection unit for detecting the hyper text data signal corresponding to the text data signal designated by the designation unit and a processing unit for processing the TV broadcast program corresponding to the hyper text data signal detected by the detection unit.

Claims

1. A television receiver comprising:

means for receiving a television broadcast signal including television program signals and multimedia data files, the multimedia data files including address information which designates a linked multimedia data file;

means for extracting said multimedia data files from the television broadcast signal to form extracted multimedia data files;

means for storing the extracted multimedia data files and said linked multimedia data file;

means for retrieving and interpreting at least one of the extracted multimedia data files and generating a display signal for displaying a displayed link portion that is associated with the address information, the at least one of the extracted multimedia data files including a command sequence specifically defined to operate a video recorder in accordance with a schedule of content corresponding to the link portion; and

means for selecting the displayed link portion, wherein said means for retrieving and interpreting recognizes said address information associated with said displayed link portion, retrieves said linked multimedia data file corresponding to the address information from said means for storing, and interprets the linked multimedia data file to control the video recorder according to the command sequence.

2. The television receiver according to claim 1, wherein said multimedia data files further include at least one of image data, audio data, text data and moving picture data.

3. The television receiver according to claim 1, wherein said means for selecting is not contained in said television receiver.

4. The television receiver according to claim 1, wherein said multimedia data files are transmitted at a predetermined time from a broadcast source.

5. The television receiver according to claim 1, wherein said address information is written in Hyper Text Markup Language.

6. The television receiver according to claim 1, wherein said address information designates said linked multimedia data file, which is located at a remote location.

7. The television receiver according to claim 6, further comprising:

means for connecting to a processor at a remote location identified by said address information and for receiving said linked multimedia data file from said processor; and

means for controlling said means for connecting to establish said connection when said address information recognized by said means for retrieving and interpreting designates said linked multimedia data file located at said remote location.

8. The television receiver according to claim 1, further comprising:

means for receiving from a processor at a remote location a control signal for controlling an execution of a process.

9. A television receiving method comprising steps of:

receiving a television broadcast signal including television program signals and multimedia data files, the multimedia data files including address information which designates a linked multimedia data file;

extracting said multimedia data files from the received television broadcast signal;

storing the extracted multimedia data files and said linked multimedia data file;

retrieving and interpreting at least one of the extracted multimedia data files and generating a display signal for displaying a displayed link portion that is associated with address information the at least one of the extracted multimedia files including a command sequence specifically defined to operate a video recorder in accordance with a schedule of content corresponding to the link portion; and

selecting the displayed link portion,

wherein said step of retrieving and interpreting further recognizes said address information associated with said displayed link portion, retrieves said linked multimedia data file corresponding to the recognized address information stored in said step of storing, and interprets the linked multimedia data file to control the video recorder according to the command sequence.

10. The television receiving method according to claim 9, wherein said multimedia data files further include at least one of image data, audio data, text data and moving picture data.

11. The television receiving method according to claim 9,

wherein said selecting is performed using an apparatus that is not contained in said television receiver.

12. The television receiving method according to claim 9, wherein said multimedia data files are transmitted at a predetermined time from a broadcast source.

13. The television receiving method according to claim 9, wherein said address information is written in Hyper Text Markup Language.

14. The television receiving method according to claim 9, wherein said address information designates said linked multimedia data file, which is located at a remote location.

15. The television receiving method according to claim 14, further comprising steps of:

establishing a connection with a processor at a remote location identified by said address information and receiving said linked multimedia data file from said processor; and

controlling said connection step to execute establishment of said connection when said address information recognized in said step of retrieving and interpreting designates said linked multimedia data file located at said remote location.

16. The television receiving method according to claim 9, further comprising a step of:

receiving from a processor at a remote location a control signal for controlling an execution of a process.

17. A television receiver comprising:

a television broadcast receiver configured to receive a television broadcast signal and extract there from television program signals;

a data broadcast receiver coupled to said television broadcast receiver and configured to extract from said television broadcast signal multimedia data files, wherein said multimedia data files include address information which designates a linked multimedia data file;

a computer readable medium configured to store said multimedia data files and said linked multimedia data file,

an audio-visual processing mechanism coupled to said data broadcast receiver and said television broadcast receiver and configured to receive said television program signals and said multimedia data files and in accordance therewith to generate a display signal for displaying a displayed link portion that is associated with address information which designates a linked multimedia data file, the linked multimedia data file including a command sequence specifically defined to operate a video recorder in accordance with a schedule of content corresponding to the link portion; and

a control processor coupled to said data broadcast receiver, said television broadcast receiver, said audio-visual processing mechanism and said computer readable medium, said control processor configured to receive an operation signal and in accordance therewith control said data broadcast receiver, said television broadcast receiver, said audio-visual processing mechanism and said computer readable medium, wherein said operation signal further indicates a predetermined selection of at least one of said link portions and in accordance therewith said audio-visual processing mechanism control'"'"'s the video recorder according to the command sequence.

18. The television receiver according to claim 17, wherein said multimedia data files further include at least one of image data, audio data, text data and moving picture data.

19. The television receiver according to claim 17, wherein said operation signal is generated from a user interface, which is not contained in said television receiver.

20. The television receiver according to claim 17, wherein said multimedia data files are transmitted at a predetermined time from a broadcast source.

21. The television receiver according to claim 17, wherein said address information is written in Hyper Text Markup Language.

22. The television receiver according to claim 17, wherein said address information designates said linked multimedia data file, which is located at a remote location.

23. The television receiver according to claim 22, further comprising:

an apparatus for transmitting and receiving data over a distance, coupled to said control processor, said apparatus for transmitting and receiving data configured to establish a connection with a processor at a remote location identified by said address information and to receive said linked multimedia data file from said processor,

wherein said control processor is further configured to control said apparatus for transmitting and receiving data to establish said connection when said address information designates said linked multimedia data file located at said remote location.

24. The television receiver according to claim 17, further comprising:

an interface configured to connect to a processor at a remote location so as to get a control signal for controlling an execution of a process.