VIDEO RECEIVER AND DISPLAY OUTPUT METHOD

• US 20110102677A1
• Filed: 09/30/2010
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Kanda, Tomohiro
• Application Number:
  US12/895,407
• Publication Number:
  US 20110102677A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/563
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4113 PC
• 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 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration

Abstract

According to the embodiment, there is provided a video receiver including: an output module configured to output a display signal to a display device; an event notice receiver configured to receive an event notice indicating that predetermined information is receivable; a display form setting module configured to set a display form in which to display the predetermined information on the display device based on the event notice received by the event notice receiver; a display signal generator configured to generate a first display signal for displaying the predetermined information in the display form set by the display form setting module; a video information receiver configured to receive video information; and a video display signal generator for generating a second display signal for displaying an image on the display device based on the video information.

Claims

1. A video receiver comprising:

an output module configured to output a display signal to a display device;

an event notice receiver configured to receive an event notice indicating that predetermined information is receivable;

a display form setting module configured to set a display form in which to display the predetermined information on the display device based on the event notice received by the event notice receiver;

a display signal generator configured to generate a first display signal for displaying the predetermined information in the display form set by the display form setting module;

a video information receiver configured to receive video information; and

a video display signal generator for generating a second display signal for displaying an image on the display device based on the video information.

2. The video receiver of claim 1,

wherein the display form setting module is configured to sets a display form of the video information based on the event notice, and

wherein the output module is configured to output the video signal in accordance with the display form of the video information set by the display form setting module.

3. The video receiver of claim 1 further comprising:

an event type determining module configured to determine an event type that is contained in the event notice and to indicate importance of the predetermined information,

wherein the display form setting module is configured to set a display form of the predetermined information based on the event type determined by the event type determining module.

4. The video receiver of claim 3,

wherein the display form setting module is configured to set a display form of the predetermined information so that the predetermined information is displayed with a larger display size when the event type indicates that the predetermined information is high in importance than when the event type indicates that the predetermined information is low in importance.

5. The video receiver of claim 1 further comprising:

a popup display signal output module configured to set a display form of a popup indicating reception of the event notice, to generate a display signal of the popup according to the display form being set, and to output the popup display signal to the display device when the event notice receiver receives the event notice.

6. The video receiver of claim 1 further comprising:

a transmitting module configured to request an external apparatus to receive the predetermined information and to send the predetermined information; and

a receiving module configured to receive the predetermined information sent from the external apparatus.

7. A display output method performed by a video receiver, the method comprising:

receiving an event notice indicating that predetermined information is receivable from an external apparatus;

setting a display form in which to display the predetermined information on a display device based on information contained in the received event notice;

generating a first display signal for displaying the predetermined information in the display form being set;

receiving video information;

generating a second display signal for displaying an image on the display device based on the video information; and

outputting the first and second display signals to the display device.