CN1237308A - Talking remote control with display - Google Patents
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Abstract
A remote controller includes a display screen (12) and a speaker (14). The remote controller receives and stores transmitted television program information, preferably including an electronic program guide (EPG). Preferably the program information is transmitted over a wireless paging system (FIG. 6) at a preferred frequency of about 900 MHz. A microcontroller (46) in the controller includes a digital signal processor for sorting and storing the retrieved program information. In response to a viewer command input through a keypad (15) on the remote controller, the microcontroller selectively retrieves and displays at least a portion of the program information on the display screen of the remote controller. The display changes as the viewer changes channels or scrolls through the EPG. The remote controller also has a voice message function. When the voice message function is activated, the microcontroller retrieves and processes a voice message for announcement through the speaker. The voice message corresponds to the television program currently displayed on an associated television system or a selected program in the EPG.
Description
Here we are with the temporary patent application No.60/027 of application on October 8th, 1996, and 951 disclosure combines fully with present patent application as a reference.
Many television sets and TV control system are (for example, all cable box and satellite boxs of putting atop, all video cassette recorders (VCR)) can provide TV program information with a screen display format, promptly directly with TV program information as text display on video screen.In this mode, provide information to the televiewer about the program of a current demonstration, make them needn't rely on one to print TV program schedule.We also can utilize all dissimilar screen electronic program guidess (all EPG), and these guides provide a couple of days effective programme information to many different channels and time that the TV that requires according to the televiewer shows.Programme information may comprise channel (local channel and/or TV station's title), title and a brief summary, and an EPG.Usually, program information data is embedded in the TV signal in the service provider location in a distant place, and the TV signal that it and television broadcasting are normally gone out together television broadcasting go out.Receive this data in televiewer's one termination then, these data are stripped down from TV signal, format so that on screen, show.
Usually, screen display be a text or figure overlapping, the program that a part that it is topped at least is shown.Common all EPG have the form of a grid, and this form is determined by carrying out TV channel displayed and time possibly.We also are used for screen display format the setting of all timing video recordings of all initial setting up operation of television set and VCR and VCR.
All screen displays have covered the current program that is showing to a certain extent.When the several people is watching a TV programme and a people wants to insert programme information, VCR is set so that record a video, in the time of perhaps in other words will exercising screen display function, this can become inconvenient especially.
Automatically program or configuration information are notified to the televiewer and can cover the TV device shown so we wish to provide a kind of.
According to one embodiment of present invention, TV program information that remote controller receives and storage sends that a display screen is arranged.Preferentially, programme information comprises an electronic program guides (EPG).When televiewer's order by the input of keypad on the remote controller was responded, remote controller was selectively retrieved and show a part of programme information at least on the display screen of remote controller.For the programme information about the current program of selecting on the television set that links at or in EPG is provided, when the televiewer changed all channels or rolls by EPG, demonstration changed.
Remote controller is operated in a normal mode and a guide pattern.In normal mode, programme information is corresponding with the program that shows on the television system that links.In the guide pattern, the televiewer can be by for many current just at the program of television broadcasting and want the programme information of the program of television broadcasting to roll in the future.Because the size restrictions of remote controller displays screen, preferential provide all guide patterns, these guide patterns comprise simple programme information, so that demonstrate the programme information for several programs simultaneously on display screen.
According to another embodiment, programme information is sent as voice data.Preferentially programme information comprises an EPG.When televiewer's order was responded, miniature remote controlled device was retrieved and is handled a speech information so that by a loud speaker in the remote controller it is released.Speech information is corresponding with the current TV programme that shows on the television system that links or a program of selecting in EPG.
Preferentially, on the frequency of an about 900MHz who preferentially selects for use, programme information is sent (Fig. 6) by a radio paging system.Microcontroller comprises the digital signal processor that a programme information that is used for recovering stores.
We describe all characteristics for a special embodiment realizing optimal mode of the present invention in following all figure, wherein:
Fig. 1 is a remote controller according to a preferential embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a sketch of all parts of remote controller;
Fig. 3 is a display screen on remote controller, and this display screen demonstrates for one current just at the programme information of the program of television broadcasting;
Fig. 4 is a display screen on remote controller, and this display screen demonstrates an electronic program guides (EPG), and this electronic program guides (EPG) comprises current all programs of just broadcasting at several different channels (guide form now) on TV;
Fig. 5 is a display screen on remote controller, this display screen demonstrates an EPG, this EPG be included in by the television system that links current be tuned to channel on, current just at the program of television broadcasting with want all programs (next guide form) of television broadcasting in the future;
Fig. 6 is a sketch that is used for the data Transmission system of remote controller; With
Fig. 7 is a display screen on remote controller, and this display screen demonstrates by the current device of selecting that is used to control of remote controller.
Fig. 1 explanation is according to a preferential embodiment of a remote controller 10 of the present invention.Remote controller 10 comprises a display screen 12, and display screen 12 provides the text message about all TV programme of television broadcasting.Display screen 12 can provide programme information, as the time, and channel (local channel and/or TV station's title), a brief summary of title and program.A loud speaker 14 can be exported and the corresponding all speech informations of the text message on display screen 12.Remote controller 10 receives from the programme information of the regular update of the service provider 84 in a distant place and other data (seeing also Fig. 6).Remote controller 10 also has all general remote control capability, and all demonstrations of device and audio frequency characteristics and all Data Receiving abilities have strengthened all general remote control capability.
Remote controller comprises a keypad that many different buttons are arranged, and is used for the televiewer and imports.First group of button and all general remote controllers are common, and implement all identical functions, except as otherwise noted outside.This first group of button comprises power button 16, and button groups 18 is set, digital button group 20, and noise elimination button 21, television set/video tape recorder button 22, channel increase/minimizing button 24, volume increases/reduces button 26 and video tape recorder/phonograph control button group 28.Second group of button is specifically designed to this preferential embodiment, and comprises light button 30, device button 31, present button 32, next button 33, date buttons 34, page or leaf button 35, central control button 36 and guide button 37.We will be below be described in detail all functions of second group of button.
Fig. 2 is a sketch of all parts of remote controller 10.RF (radio frequency) receiver 38 receives the text and the voice data (seeing also Fig. 6) of regular update from the service provider 84 in a distant place.Preferentially on the paging frequency of a 900Mhz, send the data to each remote controller 10 by a nationwide paging carrier wave.A data signal processor (DSP) 40 reorganization text datas also are stored in it in the guide memory 42, and voice data is stored in the speech memory 44.When televiewer's order was responded, a microcontroller 46 recovered suitable text data and routes the data to display screen 12 from guide memory 42.Microcontroller 46 recovers corresponding voice data and this voice data is routed to voice processor 50 from speech memory 44 simultaneously, and voice processor 50 processes data into a speech information, so that release by loud speaker 14.Microcontroller 46 also to the light 52 that is used for illumination display 12 and an IR (infrared) transmitter 54 that is used to control all other devices control.We also provide an internal clocking 48.
Preferentially display screen 12 is LCD (LCD), and it has the main viewing area 56 of one 4 * 16 character, and there are many peripheral designator-time markers 57 viewing area 56, download indicating device 58, noise elimination indicating device 59, video recording indicating device 60, guide indicating device 61 and device indicating device 96.In a normal mode of operation, display screen demonstrates the information about a current program that shows on a TV screen that links or monitor.Fig. 3 illustrates a demonstration as an example.Programme information can comprise data, the time, and channel, a Short Description of title and program is so that determine this program fully.Programme information changes thereupon when the televiewer changes channel, thereby the information about new program is provided.
Although can not will all describe in the form of 4 * 16 characters of packing into, the televiewer can be rolled to " hidden " programme information.In order to make data reduce to minimum recovery time when rolling, guide storage buffer 43 comprises the programme information about the program of current demonstration at least.
We provide a light 52, so that illuminate display screen.Press light button 30 and excite bright dipping, preferentially in about 15 seconds time, illuminate display screen 12.
EPG is arranged in the grid format, in this grid format programme information is included in each unit, these unit are arranged at by all row of channel decision and the Zhu Liezhong that is determined by the time.EPG is stored the series that all " page or leaf " separately as the text message that will arrange with the EPG grid format couples together.According to an embodiment, because all restrictions of screen size can only demonstrate its unit or a part at one time on display screen 12.
Preferentially, when " entering " guide pattern, demonstrate the unit of EPG grid, this unit is continuing the programme information to the program of current demonstration.Because this unit comprises the information identical with the information that shows in normal mode, so do not change in the demonstration on display screen 12.Yet by the flicker of guide indicating device 61, notifying televiewer's remote controller 10 is to be in the guide pattern.The televiewer can be with central control button 68 and the tour of carrying out by the EPG grid in conjunction with date buttons 70 and page or leaf button 72.Central authorities' control button 68 is round buttons, and it comprises four direction designator arrow, and each in four quadrants of circle all has an arrow.By pressing the quadrant that comprises a specific designator arrow, the televiewer can roll by grid on the direction of relevant designator arrow, so that demonstrate hiding text in an adjacent areas of guide.Press date buttons 70, automatically jump to next day in guide, press nextpage button 72, on a vertical orientation, automatically jump to following one page of guide.Each unit all comprises Pgmtime at least, and on the date, channel and title are televiewer's direction (seeing also Fig. 4) of naming when rolling by guide with convenient televiewer.
Preferentially, central control button 68 center button 74 is controlled two functions in the guide pattern.Press center button 74 once, a return function is worked, microcontroller 46 automatically resets into display screen among the EPG and the corresponding unit of program current demonstration in this function.Press 74 1 long times of center button, for example, in two seconds, " an entering " function is worked.The result who enters function depends on the unit of selecting, i.e. the unit that demonstrates on display screen 12 is currently just to want the program of television broadcasting corresponding at the program of television broadcasting or with a future with one.If this unit is current just corresponding at the program of television broadcasting with one, then microcontroller 46 automatically with the television set (or TV control system) that links be tuned to carry the channel of that program.On the other hand, if the unit wants the program of television broadcasting corresponding with a predetermined future, then microcontroller automatically is provided with VCR (if available) so that record that program down.In the U.S. Patent No. 5,353,121 that belongs to StarSight company all methods that automatically VCR are provided with for the timing video recording are described, we combine this patent as a reference with the application here.
For the information capacity that makes the limited LCD display of size increases to maximum, an alternative embodiment of the invention provides the guide pattern of two additional being expressed as " now " and " next one ".Corresponding indicating device square frame 76,78 is provided on display screen 12, and corresponding guide button 80,82 is provided on remote controller 10.In order to enter or " now " or " next one " guide pattern, press corresponding button 80,82.When remote controller 10 was in " now " or " next one " guide pattern, corresponding indicating device square frame 76,78 glimmered.
All " now " and " next one " guide pattern provide simple programme information, and each row of (4 * 16) display screen 12 has a program, so can show the information for four programs simultaneously.Preferentially, when entering " now " or " next one " guide pattern, list the program of current demonstration at the top.Preferentially, with a cursor 92 outstanding programs of selecting.
" now " guide pattern provides the information about all programs of current television broadcasting.For an illustrational demonstration of " now " guide pattern as shown in Figure 4.Because all programs are all just in television broadcasting, so in order to confirm that suitably all programs only need channel identication and program title, and when not required and the date.
" next one " guide pattern provide about the information of the current all programs that showing and in the future will by the television system that links current be tuned to channel on carry out the information of all programs of television broadcasting.For an illustrational demonstration of next guide pattern as shown in Figure 5.Because all programs are all gone out by television broadcasting on same channel, and by all programs of date sequencing, so in order to confirm that suitably all programs only need program start time and program title, and do not need channel and date.
According to another preferential embodiment of the present invention, 46 pairs of loud speakers 14 of microcontroller are controlled, so that the corresponding all speech informations of information of issue and demonstration on display screen 12.Preferentially, issue speech information during the information on changing display screen 12.For example, when the screen that enters as shown in Figure 3, or in normal mode of operation or in all guide patterns, loud speaker 14 will be issued one as " channel 2, KCBS, doctor Quinn, medicine woman " such message.
Can make the characteristics of speech information inoperative.When making it inoperative, the noise elimination button 59 on display screen 12 glimmers.According to an embodiment, press noise elimination button 21 and make the characteristics of speech information inoperative.In another embodiment, on the limit of remote controller or the back side provide a switch 88 so that (or not making) speech information function is worked.In this another embodiment, noise elimination button 21 control TVs are eliminated the noise.
Fig. 6 is the sketch of an embodiment of a data transmitting system that is used for remote controller 10.The service provider 84 in a distant place prepares to send to the data of each remote controller 10, comprises EPG and voice data.Then the service provider 84 in a distant place with this information modulation to all nationwide paging carrier waves 86, so that the transmission of the paging information of they and other is sent to each remote controller 10 together.The service provider program receiving information data 84 every day in a distant place also becomes EPG data and voice data with all known speech processing methods with information conversion.Because the download of data is from an ICQ carrier wave, thus all download times table can be fix or flexibly, relevant with all needs of the capacity of paging carrier wave and all televiewers.Preferentially because the transmission immediately of data is unessential, so by all paging carrier waves 86 storage data up to low traffic period, as midnight, then they are sent to each remote controller 10.So, the spare capacity of paging system can be used to distribute the data of utilizing by the present invention.Patent application No.08/369 in application on January 5 nineteen ninety-five, to being used for all paging systems that the EPG data are downloaded to each remote controller are described in 525 (the VideoGuide companies), we combine this patent as a reference with the application in the lining.
Preferentially, remote controller 10 is the VCR Plus with Gemstar
+Video cassette recorder adds
+System is compatible, so also can be with all VCR Plus
+Code and guide information are downloaded simultaneously.
According to a further embodiment, we provide all additional business with paging system to each televiewer.Physical culture and stock information and personalized payment information can be downloaded on the basis of a reservation and be given every televiewer.Can clocklike on the basis clock data be sent so that upgrade internal clocking 48 (seeing also Fig. 2) at one.
In a further embodiment, remote controller 10 comprises a high-speed IrDA transmitter 90, is used for EPG information is sent to all other devices.The IrDA transmitter can send to guide information a laser printer, so that print guide, perhaps sends to people's calculator one by one, and television set or VCR are so that demonstrate the EPG grid on the display screen that links.According to this embodiment, demonstrate EPG with the screen display format that sets in advance for that device.Preferentially, send to all other devices with being included in EPG data in the guide storage buffer 43.
In yet another embodiment, remote controller carries out work like that as a general remote controller that is used to control several devices.Preferentially remote controller can be controlled 6 other devices.Can carry out independent control to these devices by all suitable IR code of importing for each device in remote controller 10, these IR codes are stored among the RAM (random access memory) 94 by microprocessor 46.Again, according to a customer requirements, for example by the phone requirement, can will download remote controller for all suitable IR code of a specific device by network calling system, so that remote controller 10 is provided with (seeing also the appendix A about all preferential transmission standards) automatically to that televiewer.
Of the present invention all embodiment that we only will describe regard all embodiment preferential and that creative notion is described as; Scope of the present invention is not limited to some embodiment like this.Those skilled in the art can make the structure of many different other and not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Appendix
About at Giude Plus
+The suggestion that adds an IR schema code prepackage grouping in the system
Purpose:
Present Giude Plus
+(guide adds
+) there is a built-in IR (infrared) sending function in system.The IR signal that its transmission is preset is so that control cable box or VCR (video cassette recorder).Because the space in the ROM (read-only memory) of Sanyo (Sanyo) microcontroller is limited, we investigate back cable box and all VCR IR codes that storage is selected carefully.Yet, consider annual on market, will sell many new cable boxes and VCR, Giude Plus
+(guide adds
+) system should have in VBI (vertical blanking interval) line from the prepackage grouping, learns or accept the ability of all new IR codes.We will carry out detailed discussion to the content of IR (infrared) schema code prepackage grouping in " form " joint below.
Universal:
At Giude Plus
+(guide adds
+) in the system, outside SRAM (static RAM) should be that the storage of all IR codes keeps 200 byte spaces.Each cable box IR code or VCR IR code occupy 100 bytes.In 100 bytes, should comprise or tell about VCR or tell about the byte of cable box or position and for whole group of data of new model.Form at all IR codes of SRAM inside will be by Giude Plus
+(guide adds
+) the developer specify.
To should carry out four following steps for the user that his/her VCR or cable box receive all new IR codes:
(1) when Giude Plus is set
+(guide adds
+) time, the trade mark number of replacement input cable box or VCR, for example, 15-1, user must import the product serial number of manufacturer (if use Giude Plus
+(guide adds
+) the slave circuit plate
*) or the pin number (if use the separate cable case
*).Giude Plus
+(guide adds
+) system will know that the user will be that cable box or VCR receive a new IR code.This number will be used for and pass through VBI (vertical blanking interval) line and be complementary from the number that the IR schema code divides into groups.
(2) call out our customer acceptance center, so that require a new IR code.
(3) provide the postcode of 5 numerals.
(4) provide the product serial number or the pin number of manufacturer.
After all needs that has confirmed all new IR codes, the insertion center should produce the grouping of IR code and it is uploaded to insertion (GES2) for that zone.When download IR schema code when grouping at midnight, if postcode and sequence/pin number mates, user's Giude Plus then
+(guide adds
+) system will be stored in new IR code data among the SRAM.Tomorrow, the user will begin with new IR code.
*Product serial number or the pin number of supposing manufacturer are the numbers that has 8 numerals at least.
Form:
IR schema code prepackage grouping:
Beginning code: 1 byte, 07hex (07 6 figure place)
Type: 1 byte, 7Chex (7C six figure places)
Country code: 1 byte,
IR BN: 2 bytes, each byte all are six figure places of a coding,
From 30 6 figure places to the 3F figure place.It points out the current blocknumber sign indicating number of the IR code that this is new.
PL Ext byte: 1 byte, 3 initial positions (position 0 puts 2 in place) will represent the grouping mark for the grouping of IR schema code.Be the example that is used to illustrate below:
| The grouping mark | Corresponding packet type | Prepackage ID (000-FFFE) | Auxiliary PL id information position |
| 110 | The grouping of IR schema code | Host ID | Be retained |
IR TBN: 2 bytes, each byte all are six figure places of a coding, six figure places from 30 6 figure places to 3F.It points out total blocknumber sign indicating number of the IR code that this is new.
Signature: 3 bytes,
Content CS: 1 byte,
PL Pkt Ver No.: 1 byte,
Content: a m byte, the content of IR schema code grouping.
(example given below postcode 91106, serial number 45562310 and device VCR.New IR mode data is on the 8th page.)
(1) device and user's postcode: 3 bytes, byte 0:
VCR (01) and first digit are 9.(P1011001) byte 1:
Second is 11 with third digit.(P0001011) byte 2:
The 4th and the 5th numeral are 06.(P0000110) d1 in byte 0 and d0 point out what device is on this new IR code.
| b7?b6?b5?b4?b3??b2??b1??b0 |
| P??1??d1?d0?z-3?z-2?z-1?z-0 |
| b7?b6??b5??b4??b3??b2??b1??b0 |
| P?z-6?z-5?z-4?z-3?z-2?z-1?z-0 |
| b7?b6??b5??b4??b3??b2??b1??b0 |
| P?z-6?z-5?z-4?z-3?z-2?z-1?z-0 |
D1 d0 device
00 cable boxes
0??????1????VCR
10 television sets
11 servicing units
Byte 0, the b0 of byte 1 and byte 2 uses for user's postcode to b3.Each postcode is represented 2 BCD numerals of a postcode number.Yet, do not have offset for user's postcode.
(2) serial number or pin number: 4 bytes, the number of 8 numerals (45562310) byte 0 altogether:
First and second digit are 45.(P0101101) byte 1:
The 3rd is 56 with fourth digit.(P0111000) byte 2:
The 5th and the 6th numeral are 23.(P0010111) byte 3:
The 7th and the 8th numeral are 10.(P0001010) each byte is represented 2 BCD numerals of a serial number or pin number.(3) whole bytes: 1 byte, byte 0:
Whole bytes of IR code are 23 bytes.(P0010111)
| ?b7?b6?????b5?????b4?????b3?????b2?????b1?????b0 |
| ?P??sn6????sn5????sn4????sn3????sn2????sn1????sn0 |
| b7?b6??b5??b4??b3??b2??b1??b0 |
| P?sn6?sn5?sn4?sn3?sn2?sn1?sn0 |
| b7?b6??b5??b4??b3??b2??b1??b0 |
| P?sn6?sn5?sn4?sn3?sn2?sn1?sn0 |
| b7?b6??b5??b4??b3??b2??b1??b0 |
| P?sn6?sn5?sn4?sn3?sn2?sn1?sn0 |
| b7?b6??b5??b4??b3??b2??b1??b0 |
| P?tb6?tb5?tb4?tb3?tb2?tb1?tb0 |
Regulation is used in the whole bytes in the IR schema code.
(4) content of IR code (CIC): n each byte of byte all is six figure place numbers of a coding, six figure places from 50 6 figure places to 5F.It 3 is higher seldom amounts (example of real IR mode data is illustrated on the 8th page) in each byte of real IR mode data that the position 0 of the even byte in the following content of IR code (CIC) puts in place.It 3 is lower seldom amounts in each byte of real IR mode data that the position 0 of the odd byte in the following content of IR code (CIC) puts in place.(CIC) byte 0:
First byte of IR code is 0.(P1010000) (higher seldom amount) byte 1:
First byte of IR code is 0.(P1010000) (lower seldom amount) byte 2:
Second byte of IR code is 137.(P1011000) (higher seldom amount) byte 3:
Second byte of IR code is 137.(P1011001) (lower seldom amount)
| b7?b6?b5?b4?b3???b2???b1???b0 |
| P??1??0??1?irb7?irb6?irb5?irb4 |
| b7?b6?b5?b4??b3??b2??b1??b0 |
| P??1??0??1?irb3?irb2?irb1?irb0 |
| ?b7???b6???b5???b4????b3????b2????b1????b0 |
| ?P????1????0????1????irb7??irb6??irb5??irb4 |
| b7???b6???b5???b4????b3????b2????b1????b0 |
| P????1????0????1????irb3??irb2??irb1???irb0 |
Deng.Verification and: 1 byte, stop code: 1 byte, 0F six figure places; XOR (XOR) byte: 1 byte, below four pages be the detailed description of IR schema code.
Claims (modification)
1. remote controller that is used to control a plurality of equipment, it comprises:
A display screen;
A receiver is used to receive the transmission data of representing a program guide;
A memory is used to store the program guide data of reception;
Be used to import the user input apparatus of all user commands;
A microcontroller, with this microcontroller dispose can be when first user command be responded, recover of program guide data from memory and select part, and the part of selecting of program guide is shown on display screen; With
A transmitter is used for sending all signals to an equipment of selecting from a plurality of equipment.
2. the remote controller of claim 1, wherein receiver is a beep-pager receiver.
3. the remote controller of claim 2, wherein microcontroller further comprises a digital signal processor, this digital signal processor is used for adaptively storing program guide data and program guide data is stored in memory.
4. the remote controller of claim 1, it also comprises a loud speaker, wherein the program guide data of Fa Songing comprises and the corresponding voice data of program guide, wherein also microcontroller is disposed to such an extent that can recover voice data from memory, this voice data and the program guide that on display screen, shows to select part corresponding, voice data is transformed into all speech informations, and issues all speech informations by loud speaker.
5. the remote controller of claim 1, it comprises that also the storage that is used for representative and each relevant text messages of a plurality of equipment is in memory, wherein microcontroller is disposed when second user command is responded, a corresponding text message of equipment that shows and from all equipment, select.
6. the remote controller of claim 1 wherein disposes microcontroller to such an extent that can program guide data be sent at least one equipment in all equipment by transmitter.
7. a television system comprises:
A data source of representing a program guide;
A system transmitter is used to send program guide data;
At the on-site a plurality of equipment of user; With
One is used for selectively controlling a plurality of equipment at the on-site remote controller of user, and this remote controller comprises
A receiver is used to receive the program guide data of transmission,
A memory is used for adaptively storing program guide data,
A display screen,
Be used to import the user input apparatus of all user commands,
With a microcontroller dispose can be when first user command be responded, recover of program guide data from memory and select part, and the part of selecting of program guide is shown on display screen; With
A remote controller transmitter is used for all signals are sent to an equipment of selecting from a plurality of equipment.
8. the television system of claim 7, wherein program guide data also comprises voice data, wherein remote controller also comprises a loud speaker, wherein the program guide data of Fa Songing comprises and the corresponding voice data of program guide, wherein also microcontroller is disposed to such an extent that can recover voice data from memory, this voice data is corresponding with the part of the program guide that shows on display screen, and voice data is transformed into all speech informations, and exports all speech informations by loud speaker.
9. the television system of claim 7, wherein system transmitter is a beep-pager carrier system, and receiver is a beep-pager receiver.
10. the remote controller of claim 9, wherein system transmitter sends program guide data on the frequency of an about 900MHz.
11. the television system of claim 7, wherein further microcontroller is disposed can be when second user command be responded, by all different part roll display on display screen of program guide.
12. in a remote controller that a display screen arranged, one is used to navigate one and comprises that the method about the program guide of the information of a plurality of TV programme comprises following all steps:
Receive a signal, this signal comprises the data of representing program guide;
Program guide data is stored in the memory;
When a user command is responded, select a program guide to show;
From the first that memory recovers program guide data, this part comprises the information about a current program of selecting of broadcasting on a current channel of selecting;
On display screen, demonstrate the first of program guide;
When a user command is responded, select a second portion of program guide;
Recover the second portion of program guide from memory; With
On display screen, demonstrate the second portion of program guide.
13. the method for claim 12, wherein the second portion of program guide is made up of current all programs of broadcasting.
14. the method for claim 12, wherein the second portion of program guide is made up of all programs of broadcasting on the current channel of selecting.
15. the method for claim 14, wherein remote controller further comprises a loud speaker, and further comprises following all steps:
Recover a signal, this signal comprises and the corresponding voice data of program guide;
Recover voice data, this voice data is corresponding with the partial programme guide that is shown;
Voice data is transformed into a speech information; With
By loud speaker issue speech information.
Claims (5)
1. remote controller that is used for a television system, it comprises:
A keypad;
An infrared transmitter;
A display screen;
Be used to receive the device of the TV program information of transmission;
A memory; With
A microcontroller is used at least selectively recovering a part of TV program information so that show on display screen when a user command is responded.
2. the remote controller of claim 1, the device that wherein sends TV program information and wherein be used for received television program information on a radio call frequency is a RF receiver.
3. the remote controller of claim 2, wherein microcontroller further comprises a digital signal processor, is used for storing the TV program information of transmission and TV program information is stored in memory.
4. the remote controller of claim 2 wherein sends TV program information on the frequency of an about 900MHz.
5. remote controller that is used for a television system, it comprises:
A keypad;
An infrared transmitter;
A loud speaker;
Be used to receive the device of the voice data that comprises TV program information of transmission;
A memory; With
A microcontroller is used at least selectively recovering a part of voice data when a user command is responded;
A voice data processor is used to handle voice data so that it is fed to loud speaker.
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