161results about "Broadcast receiving circuits" patented technology

To provide a receiver capable of shortening a time until using a broadcast communication cooperation service of a selected destination while using the broadcast communication cooperation service by a broadcast managed application.SOLUTION: The receiver includes a reception unit, a channel selection unit, an application execution unit, and an application control unit. The application execution unit executes an application. The application execution unit executes a function of performing a process for channel selection based on the channel selection information of the broadcast service and a process for executing the broadcast managed application based on the URL of the application information table of the broadcast managed application designated by the broadcast managed application. The application control unit controls the channel selection unit to select the designated broadcast service, and performs control to activate the broadcast managed application based on the designated URL.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

The invention relates to a method for configuring a re-configurable multi-band multi-standard media receiver and a multi-band multi-standard reconfigurable media receiver. The media receiver comprises a controller configured to control hardware components and software components of the media receiver, the method comprising selecting one or more features on demand (FoD) of the multi-band multi-standard re-configurable media receiver, and configuring the re-configurable media receiver based on the selected one or more FoD.

To provide a technique for more preferably transmitting or receiving an advanced digital broadcasting service.SOLUTION: In a display control method in a broadcast receiving device that can receive a broadcast wave that are simulcast between a 4K broadcast service and a 2K broadcast service via a broadcast transmission line, the 4K broadcast service included in the broadcast wave is received, demodulated, a broadcast program of the 4K broadcast service is displayed, the 2K broadcast service which is a simulcast of the 4K broadcast service is received and demodulated when emergency broadcast information is received while a broadcast program of the 4K broadcast service is being displayed, the display screen of the broadcast receiving device is forcibly switched from the display of the broadcast program of the 4K broadcast service to the display of the screen of an emergency broadcast transmitted by the 2K broadcast service.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

To provide a digital broadcast receiver capable of executing a function with a higher added value.SOLUTION: In a broadcast receiving device 100, in a case where a broadcast program reserved for recording is stored in an EPG screen, when content is designated to be protected, broadcast program content is stored in an encrypted state so as to be reproducible only by the broadcast receiving device. Storage of the broadcast program content in a storage unit, an output of the broadcast program content to an external apparatus, and a move of the broadcast program content to the external apparatus can be performed via an IP interface. The output to the external apparatus can be performed by an HDMI in addition to the output performed by the IP interface.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8A

In one aspect, an example method includes (i) encountering, by a media playback device of a vehicle, a trigger to update a list of currently tunable radio stations; (ii) based on encountering the trigger to update the list of currently tunable radio stations, updating, by the media playback device, the list of currently tunable radio stations using a location of the vehicle and radio station contour data stored in a local database of the media playback device; and (iii) displaying, by the media playback device, a station list using the list of currently tunable radio stations.

To provide an information processing device, a television receiver, and an information processing method capable of more appropriately managing the registration status of channels according to the actual state of broadcasting services.SOLUTION: An information processing device includes a channel selection determination unit that determines whether a channel is selectable, an increment unit that increments a counter for the channel that is determined to be unselectable when the channel for which the determination has been made is not selectable, and a determination unit that determines that the channel for which the counter has exceeded the threshold is unreceivable when the counter has exceeded the threshold.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

To provide a technique of preferably transmitting or receiving a high level digital broadcasting service.SOLUTION: A digital broadcasting receiving device comprises: one or a plurality of receiving parts that receives broadcast waves of a 2K broadcast service, a 4K broadcast service, and a digital broadcasting service transmitted by a simultaneous broadcast of the 2K broadcast service and the 4K broadcast service; a monitor part that displays a program guide of the digital broadcasting service received by the receiving part; an operation input part that inputs a control signal from a remote controller; and a control part. The control part determines whether or not the simultaneous broadcast is executed in a recorded program in the case where the recorded program as an object program of a recording reservation is selected on the basis of the control signal in the operation input part from the program guide of the digital broadcasting service, and displays a recording available service indicating that the recording reservation with at least the 2K broadcast service or the 4K broadcast service can be made, on the monitor part in the case where the simultaneous broadcast is being executed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 16A

To provide a digital broadcast receiver capable of executing higher value-added functions. [Solution] A broadcast receiving device capable of receiving video data of a digital broadcast program, program linkage data for the digital broadcast program, and screen layout control information for the digital broadcast program includes: a receiving unit that receives the video data of the digital broadcast program, the program linkage data, and the screen layout control information; a video generating unit that divides a video display area of ​​an output video into multiple areas based on the screen layout control information, and arranges, in each of the multiple areas, program video information generated based on the video data of the received digital broadcast program and text information, graphic information, or video information generated based on the received program linkage data, and generates video information obtained by combining the multiple areas as output video information; a display unit that displays the output video information; an operation input unit that inputs user operation instructions; and a control unit.

To provide a broadcast receiving device capable of executing a more added-value high function.SOLUTION: A broadcast receiving device comprises: a reception part that receives a digital broadcast signal containing a first data flow; a communication part 121 that acquires a second data flow corresponded to the first data flow from a server device via a communication circuit; a video image decoding part 141 that decodes a video image data contained in the first data flow and / or a video image data contained in the second data flow and can generate a decoding video image data; and a digital interface 40125 that can output a video image to an external device and can acquires performance information of the external device. In a video image output control state by a digital interface, an output control state that outputs only a decoding video image of the video image data of the first data flow in accordance with the performance information of the external device and a second output control state that outputs both of the video image data of the first data flow and the video image data of the second data flow are included.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 29A

This invention provides technology for more effectively transmitting or receiving advanced digital broadcasting services. [Solution] The broadcast receiving device 100 comprises a receiving unit, a monitor unit 192, a control unit, and an operation unit. The receiving unit receives broadcast waves of digital broadcasts, including 2K and 4K broadcast programs, transmitted via simulcast from the broadcasting station. The monitor unit 192 displays broadcast programs based on the received broadcast waves. When the control unit is displaying one of a pair of broadcast programs, whose broadcast content 192B is the same and transmitted via simulcast, and a special screen 192C, which is a data broadcast screen or Hybridcast screen corresponding to that broadcast program, the operation unit receives an operation to select the other broadcast program from the pair of broadcast programs, and executes a first display control process that controls the monitor unit 192 to display the other broadcast program and maintain the display of the special screen 192C.

To provide a technique for more suitably transmitting or receiving advanced digital broadcasting services.SOLUTION: A composite wave is transmitted that is a combination of an upper hierarchical modulated wave and a lower hierarchical modulated wave having different transmission power in the same frequency band. A difference in transmission power between the upper hierarchical modulated wave and the lower hierarchical modulated wave is changed, and information regarding the difference in transmission power is included in either the upper hierarchical modulated wave or the lower hierarchical modulated wave and transmitted. The information regarding the difference in transmission power includes identification information indicating the difference in transmission power in a plurality of stages, and the stages indicated by the identification information are configured to transition irreversibly due to the change in the difference in transmission power in a transmission power change step.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2A

To provide a broadcast receiver which can execute a further highly value-added function.SOLUTION: A broadcast receiver 40100 which can output data to an external apparatus includes: a receiver unit which receives a digital broadcast signal including a first data flow; a communication unit 121 which acquires a second data flow, associated with the first data flow, from a server device through a communication line; and a digital interface 40125 which can output data to the external apparatus through a cable having a plurality of transmission lines in the same cable. As data output control states by the digital interface, there are a first output control state which outputs only data included in the first data flow, and a second output control state which outputs data included in both of the first and the second data flow. In the second output control state, data included in the first and second data flows are output through different transmission lines among a plurality of transmission lines.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 29A

To provide a digital broadcast receiver capable of executing a function with a higher added value.SOLUTION: A broadcast receiving device 40100 includes a broadcast receiving unit capable of receiving broadcast data of a broadcast program content and location information describing a reference destination for acquiring data related to the broadcast data from a broadcast transmission path, a communication unit capable of receiving communication data of a program content from the reference destination described in the location information via a communication line, a recording and reproducing unit capable of recording and reproducing the broadcast data of the broadcast program content received by the broadcast receiving unit, an output unit that outputs the broadcast data of the broadcast program content reproduced from the recording and reproducing unit to an external device, and a server function unit having a server function for the external device. In the output state from the output unit, the location information in which the description of the reference destination is rewritten to the description indicating the server function unit is output together with the broadcast data reproduced from the recording and reproducing unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 29A

The invention provides a multi-channel multi-mode broadcast receiving device, and the device comprises a micro-control unit which is connected with a storage unit through a bus, and is connected with a vehicle-mounted comprehensive information processing system and a signal processing unit; the storage unit is connected with the micro-control unit through a bus, is connected with the signal processing unit and is used for storing starting codes and preset chip configuration parameters of the signal processing unit so as to transmit the starting codes and the preset chip configuration parameters to the micro-control unit through the bus; the signal processing unit comprises a dual-channel receiving chip and a signal demodulation unit, is connected with the antenna, the storage unit and the micro-control unit, and is used for converting a radio frequency signal of the antenna into an audio signal in a frequency modulation broadcasting mode or a digital audio broadcasting mode according to a control instruction of the micro-control unit so as to send the audio signal to the micro-control unit; the power supply device is in input connection with a power supply, is in output connection with the micro-control unit, the signal processing unit and the storage unit, and is used for converting the input power supply into working voltage required by the device.

This utility model discloses a multifunctional outdoor device, including a housing, a radiation detection device, a power supply device, and a circuit board installed on the front side inside the housing. The circuit board integrates a main control chip. The power supply device includes a solar panel, a hand-cranked generator assembly, and a battery assembly installed inside the housing. The radiation detection device includes a cover tube installed inside the housing and a cover tube detection plate located behind the cover tube. The solar panel includes a solar panel installed on the upper side of the housing and a charging control circuit integrated on the circuit board. The hand-cranked generator assembly includes a rotating component rotatably installed on the rear side of the housing, an operating handle connected to the rotating component, and a hand-cranked generator installed inside the housing. The rotation input part of the hand-cranked generator is installed on the rotating component. The battery assembly includes a lithium battery pack, a battery controller, and a charging / discharging interface. Thus, this utility model offers multiple functions and reduces the user's carrying burden.

To provide a broadcast receiver which can execute a function with a higher added value.SOLUTION: A broadcast receiver comprises: a digital broadcast reception unit; a network communication unit; and a data string conversion processing unit which can generate a new data string by mixing a data string of content received by the digital broadcast reception unit and a data string acquired by the network communication unit. The broadcast receiver can acquire performance information of an external device via a digital interface that can communicate with the external device, and according to the performance information of the external device, switches between outputting from the digital interface of the new data string generated by mixing the data string of the content received by the digital broadcast reception unit and the data string acquired by the network communication unit by the data string conversion processing unit and outputting from the digital interface of the data string in a state where the mixture processing is not performed when outputting the received content to the external device from the digital interface.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 29A

An audio system, device, and method for broadcasting, discovering, and receiving wireless audio data connections. The exemplary systems and methods described herein utilize an Isochronous Broadcast Stream topology to unilaterally broadcast a wireless audio data stream from a first audio device to a plurality of second audio devices. The audio devices described are configured to receive audio content according to a first wireless protocol, generate a Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) broadcast stream based on the audio content, and broadcast the Bluetooth LE broadcast stream to a plurality of second audio devices.

Provided is technology for more suitably transmitting or receiving an advanced digital broadcast service. Used as the means for doing so is a broadcast reception device that, together with a broadcast station device, constitutes a broadcast system, wherein: a broadcast wave data block transmitted using a broadcast wave and an online data block transmitted using a communication network, for both of which transmission from the broadcast station device has started at the same timing, and which each correspond to the same partial video content, are received; a long standby time is set which is longer than the longest time that is expected as the delay time from the start of transmission of the broadcast wave data block to the start of reception of the broadcast wave data block and which is longer than the longest time that is expected as the delay time from the start of transmission of the online data block to the start of reception of the online data block; and decoding of both data blocks for which reception has started is started at the timing when the standby time is elapsed from the start of the transmission of the broadcast wave data block and the online data block.

To provide a technique for transmitting or receiving advanced digital broadcasting services more suitably.SOLUTION: A broadcast receiving device is capable of receiving broadcast waves containing signals by sound source, and includes a broadcast receiving unit that receives the broadcast waves, a transmitting unit that transmits audio signals to an audio output device having a plurality of speakers based on the signals by sound source included in the received broadcast waves, and a control unit. The control unit obtains sound field characteristics, which are the acoustic characteristics at the location where audio of the sound source is recorded, based on information contained in the broadcast waves, generates reverberation sound signals by sound source based on the signals by sound source and the sound field characteristics, and generates a reverberation sound-added audio signal, in which the reverberation sound is added to the audio of the signals by sound source, based on the signals by sound source and the reverberation sound signals by sound source. The transmitting unit sends the reverberation sound-added audio signal as an audio signal to the audio output device.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 33

To collect receiver data while securing confidentiality.SOLUTION: A digital television broadcasting system according to one embodiment includes: broadcast signal receiving means for receiving a broadcast signal; and an information storage unit for recording receiver data after encrypting the receiver data in a receiver using an encryption key on the basis of an API execution command included in the broadcast signal. A transmitter transmits the API execution command.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

The invention discloses a device and method for improving the dynamic range of a short-wave receiver by adopting multiple AD converters, and belongs to the technical field of short-wave receivers. The device comprises a signal acquisition module, a multi-channel processing module and a signal dynamic processing module; the signal acquisition module is used for receiving and acquiring short wave signals; the multi-channel processing module is used for respectively preprocessing short-wave signals of different frequency bands and transmitting the short-wave signals to the signal dynamic processing module; and the signal dynamic processing module is used for receiving the preprocessed short-wave signals and processing and forwarding the preprocessed short-wave signals according to the frequency bands of the short-wave signals. The detection frequency division module distributes the shortwave signals to be processed to the corresponding radio frequency signal processing modules through the preprocessing frequency band list, so that efficient dynamic processing of the shortwave signals in the preprocessing stage is realized; and the signal access dynamic distribution module transmits the short-wave signals to the A / D converter according to the short-wave signal frequency band list, so that the short-wave signals of different frequency bands are dynamically and efficiently processed.

The present application provides a sound output device with a lamp, which is a new device capable of functioning as a lamp and outputting sound. The sound output device with a lamp includes a lamp portion extending in an axial direction, an antenna portion, a sound output portion, and a control portion. One end and the other end of the antenna portion are connected to one side and the other side of the lamp portion with respect to the central portion in the axial direction. The portion between the one end and the other end of the antenna portion extends in the axial direction and is disposed apart from the lamp portion at the periphery of the lamp portion. The control portion is configured to output sound corresponding to a radio wave of a radio broadcast received by the antenna portion from the sound output portion.

To provide a digital broadcast receiver capable of executing higher value-added functions. [Solution] The device comprises a first broadcast receiving unit that receives broadcast waves of a first broadcast service, a first separation unit that separates encoded program video data and time control information from the received broadcast waves, a first video decoding unit that decodes the encoded program video data to reproduce program video information, a second broadcast receiving unit that receives broadcast waves of a second broadcast service, a second separation unit that separates encoded program video data and time control information from the received broadcast waves, a second video decoding unit that decodes the encoded program video data to reproduce program video information, a current time information generating unit that generates current time information based on either the first time control information or the second time control information, a presentation processing unit that can input the first program video information, the second program video information, and the current time information, perform appropriate selection processing and / or superimposition processing, and output as video information, a display unit that displays the video information, and a control unit.

To provide a technique for more preferably transmitting or receiving an advanced digital broadcasting service.SOLUTION: A broadcast receiving device that receives a broadcast wave transmitted by a 2K broadcast service and a 4K broadcast service determines whether simulcast of the 2K broadcast service and the 4K broadcast service is performed in the broadcast waves on the basis of control information included in the received broadcast wave. When an EPG screen for the 2K broadcast service and the 4K broadcast service included in the broadcast wave is displayed, the display state of program information of the 2K broadcast service or the 4K broadcast service on the EPG screen is changed. The identification state in the identification includes a first identification state that identifies that the 4K broadcast service and the 2K broadcast service is a simulcast pair, and a second identification state that identifies that the 4K broadcast service and the 2K broadcast service is not in the simulcast pair.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 13C

There is provided apparatus and a method for providing data for a plurality of television and / or radio channels to a plurality of users. One or more data feeds can be received from the same or different transmission systems such as satellite broadcast and a distribution network is provided to distribute the data to a plurality of user locations allowing a user at each of the user locations to independently select to receive data for one or more channels at their location. The apparatus and method relates to the selective formation of a distribution unit such as a GTU by connecting a first data feed to a base modular unit in which the data is combined so as to be available from a plurality of output connection ports on the base modular unit to the plurality of users. The base modular unit includes a plurality of input connection ports for the selective connection to output ports of a further modular unit with a further data feed and so on with further modular units until apparatus of the required capacity is formed, with data from all of the data feeds being available from the output ports of the base modular units to all of the users connected thereto.

To provide a technique for more suitably transmitting or receiving an advanced digital broadcasting service.SOLUTION: A method includes a transmission step of transmitting a first transmission wave in a first polarization direction and transmitting a second transmission wave in a second polarization direction different from the first polarization direction, a reception step of receiving the first transmission wave and the second transmission wave, and a layer identification step of identifying the layers included in the first transmission wave and the second transmission wave. In each of the first transmission wave and the second transmission wave, a predetermined bandwidth is divided into a predetermined number of segments, and in the layer identification step, a segment group having the same segment number as the segment belonging to the predetermined layer transmitted by the first transmission wave in the first polarization direction from among the segments transmitted by the second transmission wave in the second polarization direction is configured such that identification information that can be identified as a layer different from the predetermined layer is stored in the second transmission wave.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2A

A transmitter apparatus used in a video distribution system includes: first encoding means configured to output a first stream in multi-stream encoding; second encoding means configured to output a second stream in the multi-stream encoding; and multiplexing means configured to multiplex and output the first stream and the second stream. The first encoding means outputs encoded data obtained by encoding a main video image as the first stream. The second encoding means outputs encoded data obtained by encoding a partial presentation area to be presented by being added to the main video image as the second stream.

To provide a content transmission device and a transmission method capable of using a character content without causing character garbling.SOLUTION: The content transmission device according to one embodiment comprises means which compares a second character coding system which can be corresponded by a client with information of a first character coding system to character data sent by broadcast, inputs coded content data including coded character data by the first character coding system when both of the systems match, and inputs character data within third coded content data obtained by converting the first character coding system to character data conversion means when both of the systems do not match.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

To provide a technique for more preferably transmitting or receiving an advanced digital broadcasting service.SOLUTION: In a display control method in a broadcast receiving device that can receive a broadcast wave that are simulcast between a 4K broadcast service and a 2K broadcast service via a broadcast transmission line, the 4K broadcast service included in the broadcast wave is received, demodulated, a broadcast program of the 4K broadcast service is displayed, the 2K broadcast service which is a simulcast of the 4K broadcast service is received and demodulated when emergency broadcast information is received while a broadcast program of the 4K broadcast service is being displayed, the display screen of the broadcast receiving device is forcibly switched from the display of the broadcast program of the 4K broadcast service to the display of the screen of an emergency broadcast transmitted by the 2K broadcast service.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

To reduce a user's discomfort at the time of broadcasting switching at a radio device such as an on-vehicle radio device.SOLUTION: A radio device 100 includes: a first reception section (broadcast radio reception section) for receiving a radio signal of broadcast radio broadcasting; a second reception section (broadcast radio reception section) for receiving a radio signal of IP simultaneous radio broadcasting; a time deviation calculation section for calculating a time deviation between a broadcast radio sound based on the radio signal acquired by the first reception section and an IP radio sound based on the radio signal acquired by the second reception section; a postponement time prediction section for predicting a postponement time until switching from the broadcast radio sound to the IP radio sound on the basis of the time deviation; a time deviation calculation section for calculating an expansion rate on the basis of the postponement time; and an expansion / switching section that until an elapse of the postponement time, makes voice output be performed by expanding the broadcast radio sound using the expansion rate and, at the time of the elapse of the postponement time, performs switching to voice output of the IP radio sound.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1