【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、テレビ受像機等の一般
的に受信周波数がプリセットされて使用される受信機器
における、受信チャンネル自動設定方法及び回路に関す
る。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a receiving channel automatic setting method and a circuit in a receiving device such as a television receiver which is generally used with a preset receiving frequency.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】従来、テレビ受像機等、複数の受信チャ
ンネル番号をプリセットしておき、当該複数の受信チャ
ンネル番号の中から所望の受信チャンネル番号を選択し
て選局操作を行う形式の受信機器が存在する。当該形式
の受信機器では、装置の最初の使用時や、装置の設置地
域の変更に伴い、受信チャンネル番号の新規設定・再設
定操作が必要とされる。2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a receiving device of a type such as a television receiver that presets a plurality of receiving channel numbers and selects a desired receiving channel number from the plurality of receiving channel numbers to perform a tuning operation. Exists. In the receiving device of this type, a new setting / resetting operation of the receiving channel number is required when the device is first used or when the installation area of the device is changed.
【０００３】当該受信チャンネル番号の設定操作は、設
定者が受信チャンネル番号を順番にスキャンし、放送電
波が受信された受信チャンネル番号を内部の記憶手段の
メモリアドレスに順次記憶設定して行っていた。The setting operation of the receiving channel number is performed by the setter sequentially scanning the receiving channel numbers and sequentially storing and setting the receiving channel numbers of the received broadcast radio waves in the memory addresses of the internal storage means. .
【０００４】従来のテレビ受像機の受信チャンネル設定
回路の一実施例を図面を用いて説明する。図８は第１従
来例のテレビ受像機の受信チャンネル設定回路のブロッ
クダイヤグラム、図９は同・記憶手段の記憶格納概念図
である。An embodiment of a receiving channel setting circuit of a conventional television receiver will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a receiving channel setting circuit of the television receiver of the first conventional example, and FIG. 9 is a storage / conceptual diagram of the same storage means.
【０００５】図中、α１はテレビ受像機の受信チャンネ
ル設定回路、Ａ１はテレビ受像機、１ａは受信チャンネ
ル番号設定キー、２ａは制御手段、３ａは記憶手段、４
ａはメモリアドレス指定キー、５ａはメモリ書き込みキ
ー、６ａはＰＬＬシンセサイズドチューナ回路、７ａは
表示手段である。In the figure, α1 is a receiving channel setting circuit of a television receiver, A1 is a television receiver, 1a is a receiving channel number setting key, 2a is control means, 3a is storage means, 4
Reference numeral a is a memory address designation key, 5a is a memory write key, 6a is a PLL synthesized tuner circuit, and 7a is a display means.
【０００６】図８に示す第１従来例のテレビ受像機の受
信チャンネル設定回路α１において、受信チャンネル番
号設定キー１ａは制御手段２ａに入力されており、設定
者の手動操作で連続的に受信チャンネル番号ＣＨを増加
若しくは減少させる。制御手段２ａはテレビ受像機Ａの
ＰＬＬシンセサイズドチューナ回路６ａに接続されてお
り、受信チャンネル番号ＣＨに対応してＰＬＬ（フェー
ズ・ロックド・ループ）シンセサイザ回路の分周データ
を送出すると共に、記憶手段３ａへの書き込み読みだし
制御を行う。In the receiving channel setting circuit α1 of the television receiver of the first conventional example shown in FIG. 8, the receiving channel number setting key 1a is input to the control means 2a, and the receiving channel is continuously operated by the operator manually. Increase or decrease the number CH. The control means 2a is connected to the PLL synthesizer tuner circuit 6a of the television receiver A, sends out the divided data of the PLL (phase locked loop) synthesizer circuit in correspondence with the reception channel number CH, and stores it. Writing / reading control to the means 3a is performed.
【０００７】記憶手段３ａは前記制御手段２ａに接続さ
れており、メモリアドレスＡｄに対応して受信チャンネ
ル番号ＣＨ・選局データＤｔが図９の様に記憶格納され
る。メモリアドレス指定キー４ａは制御手段２ａに入力
されており、設定者の手動操作で連続的にメモリアドレ
スＡｄを設定する。The storage means 3a is connected to the control means 2a, and the reception channel number CH and channel selection data Dt are stored and stored as shown in FIG. 9 in correspondence with the memory address Ad. The memory address designation key 4a is input to the control means 2a, and the memory address Ad is continuously set by the manual operation of the setter.
【０００８】メモリ書き込みキー５ａは制御手段２ａに
入力されており、指定された受信チャンネル番号ＣＨ
を、記憶手段３ａの指定されたメモリアドレスＡｄに書
き込む。表示手段７ａは制御手段２ａに接続され、メモ
リアドレスＡｄや受信チャンネル番号ＣＨが表示され
る。The memory write key 5a is input to the control means 2a, and the designated receiving channel number CH
Is written to the designated memory address Ad of the storage means 3a. The display means 7a is connected to the control means 2a and displays the memory address Ad and the reception channel number CH.
【０００９】本従来例では自動選局動作（オートスキャ
ン）を行わないマニュアル選局方法について説明する。
マニュアル選局方法を採用するチューナ回路として、可
変容量ダイオードを用いた電圧チューニング方式の局部
発振回路やＰＬＬシンセサイザ回路を用いた周波数シン
セサイザチューニング方式の局部発振回路を採用したチ
ューナ回路が存在するが、ここでは一例として、局部発
振回路にＰＬＬシンセサイザ回路を採用した、ＰＬＬシ
ンセサイズドチューナ回路６ａを用いて説明する。In this conventional example, a manual channel selection method that does not perform an automatic channel selection operation (auto scan) will be described.
As a tuner circuit that adopts the manual tuning method, there is a tuner circuit that employs a voltage tuning type local oscillation circuit that uses a variable capacitance diode or a frequency synthesizer tuning type local oscillation circuit that uses a PLL synthesizer circuit. Now, as an example, a description will be given using a PLL synthesizer tuner circuit 6a in which a PLL synthesizer circuit is adopted as a local oscillation circuit.
【００１０】先ず設定者は、受信チャンネル番号設定キ
ー１ａを操作して受信チャンネル番号ＣＨを順次増加或
いは減少させていく。First, the setter operates the reception channel number setting key 1a to successively increase or decrease the reception channel number CH.
【００１１】この過程で、ある受信チャンネル番号ＣＨ
で何らかの放送電波が受信された場合には、当該受信チ
ャンネル番号ＣＨがどの放送局の放送電波に対応してい
るかを、受信映像や表示手段７ａの受信チャンネル番号
ＣＨ表示と番組表等とを照らし合わせて確認し、所望の
放送局の受信チャンネル番号ＣＨであることを確認した
後、メモリアドレス指定キー４ａを操作して所望のメモ
リアドレスＡｄを設定し、メモリ書き込みキー５ａを操
作して、記憶手段３ａの当該メモリアドレスＡｄに前記
受信チャンネル番号ＣＨを書き込む。In this process, a certain reception channel number CH
If any broadcast radio wave is received at, the received video and the display of the reception channel number CH of the display means 7a and the program guide etc. are used to determine which broadcast station the reception channel number CH corresponds to. Also, after confirming that it is the reception channel number CH of the desired broadcasting station, operate the memory address designation key 4a to set the desired memory address Ad, and operate the memory write key 5a to store it. The reception channel number CH is written in the memory address Ad of the means 3a.
【００１２】これら一連の操作を全受信チャンネル番号
ＣＨに亙って実施し、複数の受信チャンネル番号ＣＨを
複数のメモリアドレスＡｄに対応付けて設定すること
で、受信チャンネル設定操作は完了する。By performing the series of operations for all the receiving channel numbers CH and setting the plurality of receiving channel numbers CH in association with the plurality of memory addresses Ad, the receiving channel setting operation is completed.
【００１３】例えば、当該地域での受信可能チャンネル
番号ＣＨが全部で１２だけ存在する場合には、前記一連
の操作を１２回繰り返し実施することにより、全ての受
信チャンネル番号ＣＨの設定操作は完了する。本従来例
では、このような具体的構成を採用し、受信チャンネル
番号を全域に亙って連続的に掃引しつつ受信すること
で、受信チャンネル設定操作が実施できる。For example, when there are 12 receivable channel numbers CH in all in the area, the setting operation of all the receiving channel numbers CH is completed by repeating the series of operations 12 times. . In this conventional example, the reception channel setting operation can be performed by adopting such a specific configuration and continuously sweeping the reception channel number over the entire area for reception.
【００１４】従来のテレビ受像機の受信チャンネル設定
回路の他の実施例を図面を用いて説明する。図１０は第
２従来例のテレビ受像機の受信チャンネル設定回路のブ
ロックダイヤグラムである。Another embodiment of a receiving channel setting circuit of a conventional television receiver will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a receiving channel setting circuit of the television receiver of the second conventional example.
【００１５】図中、α２はテレビ受像機の受信チャンネ
ル設定回路、Ａ２はテレビ受像機、１ｂはオートスキャ
ン開始キー、２ｂは制御手段、３ｂは記憶手段、４ｂは
メモリアドレス指定キー、５ｂはメモリ書き込みキー、
６ｂはＰＬＬシンセサイズドチューナ回路、７ｂは表示
手段である。In the figure, α2 is a receiving channel setting circuit of a television receiver, A2 is a television receiver, 1b is an auto scan start key, 2b is control means, 3b is storage means, 4b is a memory address designation key, and 5b is memory. Write key,
6b is a PLL synthesizer tuner circuit, and 7b is a display means.
【００１６】図６に示す第２従来例のテレビ受像機の受
信チャンネル設定回路α２において、オートスキャン開
始キー１ｂは制御手段２ｂに入力されており、受信チャ
ンネル番号ＣＨのスキャン動作の開始を指定する。In the reception channel setting circuit α2 of the second conventional television receiver shown in FIG. 6, the auto scan start key 1b is input to the control means 2b and specifies the start of the scanning operation of the reception channel number CH. .
【００１７】制御手段２ｂはテレビ受像機ＡのＰＬＬシ
ンセサイズドチューナ回路６ｂに接続されており、ＰＬ
Ｌシンセサイザ回路の分周データが送出される一方、ス
キャン動作を司っており、テレビ受像機Ａの図示しない
中間周波増幅回路等に接続され、放送電波の受信に伴っ
て送出されるスキャン停止信号Ｓｓｔｏｐが入力され
る。The control means 2b is connected to the PLL synthesized tuner circuit 6b of the television receiver A, and the
While the frequency-divided data of the L synthesizer circuit is transmitted, it controls the scanning operation, is connected to an intermediate frequency amplifier circuit (not shown) of the television receiver A, and is a scan stop signal that is transmitted with the reception of broadcast radio waves. Sstop is input.
【００１８】記憶手段３ｂは前記制御手段２ｂに接続さ
れており、メモリアドレスＡｄに対応して受信チャンネ
ル番号ＣＨ・選局データＤｔが図９の様に記憶格納され
る。メモリアドレス指定キー４ｂは制御手段２ｂに入力
されており、設定者の手動操作で連続的にメモリアドレ
スＡｄを指定操作する。The storage means 3b is connected to the control means 2b, and the reception channel number CH and channel selection data Dt are stored as shown in FIG. 9 in correspondence with the memory address Ad. The memory address designating key 4b is input to the control means 2b, and the memory address Ad is continuously designated by the manual operation of the setter.
【００１９】メモリ書き込みキー５ｂは制御手段２ｂに
入力されており、指定された受信チャンネル番号ＣＨを
記憶手段３ｂの所望のメモリアドレスＡｄに書き込む。
表示手段７ｂは制御手段２ｂに接続され、メモリアドレ
スＡｄや受信チャンネル番号ＣＨが表示される。The memory write key 5b is input to the control means 2b and writes the designated reception channel number CH to a desired memory address Ad of the storage means 3b.
The display means 7b is connected to the control means 2b and displays the memory address Ad and the reception channel number CH.
【００２０】本従来例では自動選局（オートスキャンチ
ューニング）方法について説明する。 先ず設定者は、
オートスキャン開始キー１ｂを閉成して自動選局動作を
開始し、受信チャンネル番号ＣＨを下限から上限迄掃引
する。任意の受信チャンネル番号ＣＨの放送電波の受信
に伴い、テレビ受像機Ａの図示しないビデオ中間周波増
幅回路等から制御手段２ｂへスキャン停止信号Ｓｓｔｏ
ｐが送出され、制御手段２ｂはスキャン動作を停止す
る。In this conventional example, an automatic channel selection (auto scan tuning) method will be described. First, the setter
The automatic scanning start key 1b is closed to start the automatic channel selection operation, and the reception channel number CH is swept from the lower limit to the upper limit. When a broadcast wave of an arbitrary reception channel number CH is received, a scan stop signal Ssto from the video intermediate frequency amplifier circuit (not shown) of the television receiver A to the control means 2b.
p is transmitted, and the control means 2b stops the scanning operation.
【００２１】次いで設定者は、当該受信チャンネル番号
ＣＨがどの放送局の放送電波に対応しているかを、受信
映像や表示手段７ｂの受信チャンネル番号ＣＨ表示と番
組表等とを照らし合わせて確認し、所望の放送局の受信
チャンネル番号ＣＨであることを確認した後、メモリア
ドレス指定キー４ｂを操作して、所望のメモリアドレス
Ａｄを選択し、メモリ書き込みキー５ｂを操作して、当
該受信チャンネル番号ＣＨ・選局データＤｔを記憶手段
３ｂの当該メモリアドレスＡｄに書き込み設定する。Then, the setter confirms which broadcasting station the received radio channel number CH corresponds to by checking the received video and the received channel number CH display of the display means 7b and the program guide. After confirming that it is the reception channel number CH of the desired broadcasting station, operate the memory address designation key 4b to select the desired memory address Ad and operate the memory write key 5b to select the reception channel number. The CH / channel selection data Dt is written and set in the memory address Ad of the storage means 3b.
【００２２】これら一連の操作を全受信チャンネル番号
ＣＨに亙って実施し、複数の受信チャンネル番号ＣＨを
複数のメモリアドレスＡｄに対応付けて設定すること
で、受信チャンネル設定操作は完了する。本従来例で
は、このような具体的構成を採用し、受信チャンネル範
囲全域に亙って自動選局動作を実施することで受信チャ
ンネル設定が実施できる。By executing the series of operations for all the reception channel numbers CH and setting the plurality of reception channel numbers CH in association with the plurality of memory addresses Ad, the reception channel setting operation is completed. In this conventional example, the reception channel can be set by adopting such a specific configuration and performing the automatic channel selection operation over the entire reception channel range.
【００２３】[0023]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、前記第
１乃至第２従来例のテレビ受像機の受信チャンネル設定
回路α１，α２は、何れも次に列挙するような欠点を有
していた。However, each of the receiving channel setting circuits α1 and α2 of the television receivers of the first and second conventional examples has the drawbacks listed below.
【００２４】則ち、テレビ受像機Ａ，Ａの表示手段７
ａ，７ｂには、唯一受信チャンネル番号ＣＨが表示され
るのみであったので、受信チャンネル設定操作の際に
は、どの放送局の映像がどの受信チャンネル番号ＣＨに
対応しているかが解らず、受信チャンネル設定操作は煩
雑であった。In other words, the display means 7 of the television receivers A, A
Since only the receiving channel number CH is displayed on a and 7b, it is not possible to know which broadcasting station video corresponds to which receiving channel number CH when performing the receiving channel setting operation. The receiving channel setting operation was complicated.
【００２５】則ち、前記第１従来例のテレビ受像機の受
信チャンネル設定回路α１は、逐一各受信チャンネル番
号ＣＨの放送電波を受像して、所望の放送局の放送電波
であるか否かを確認しなければならず、受信チャンネル
設定操作は煩雑を極めた。That is, the reception channel setting circuit α1 of the television receiver of the first conventional example receives the broadcast radio waves of the respective reception channel numbers CH one by one, and determines whether or not the broadcast radio waves of the desired broadcast station. I had to confirm it, and the operation of setting the receiving channel was extremely complicated.
【００２６】又、第２従来例のテレビ受像機の受信チャ
ンネル設定回路α２は、自動選局動作の原理的な欠点と
して、放送終了後放送開始前の放送電波が送出されてい
ない時間帯や受信電界強度が微小な受信環境にある場合
等には、スキャン停止信号Ｓｓｔｏｐが送出されず、自
動選局動作が停止しない為に、受信チャンネル設定操作
が不可能となるか、或いは前記第１従来例に示すような
手動選局操作を実施しなければならない欠点があった。Further, the receiving channel setting circuit α2 of the second conventional example of the television receiver has a drawback in principle of the automatic channel selection operation, that is, the time zone during which the broadcast wave is not transmitted after the end of the broadcast and before the start of the broadcast or the reception. In a reception environment where the electric field strength is very small, the scan stop signal Sstop is not transmitted, and the automatic channel selection operation does not stop, so that the reception channel setting operation becomes impossible, or the first conventional example described above. However, there is a drawback that the manual tuning operation as shown in (1) has to be carried out.
【００２７】ここにおいて本発明の目的は、受信チャン
ネル設定操作を容易に実施可能な、受信チャンネル自動
設定方法及び回路を提供するものである。An object of the present invention is to provide a receiving channel automatic setting method and circuit which can easily carry out a receiving channel setting operation.
【００２８】[0028]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、前記課題を解
決するため、以下に列挙する特徴的構成手法及び手段を
採用する。すなわち、本発明方法の第１の特徴は、装置
の設置地域を特定する地域特定情報と，当該装置の設置
地域で受信可能な受信チャンネル番号群とを対応付けて
予め複数記憶保持しておき、地域特定情報を外部から入
力することによって、当該装置の設置地域で受信可能な
受信チャンネル番号群を一括読み出し、次いで，当該読
み出した受信チャンネル番号群の中から，指定された受
信チャンネル番号に対応する選局データを読み出して当
該装置の選局手段に設定する受信チャンネル自動設定方
法である。In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention adopts the characteristic construction methods and means listed below. That is, the first feature of the method of the present invention is that a plurality of area specifying information for specifying the installation area of the device and a reception channel number group that can be received in the installation area of the device are stored in advance in association with each other. By inputting area specifying information from the outside, a group of reception channel numbers that can be received in the area where the device is installed are read out in a batch, and then the specified reception channel number is selected from the read reception channel numbers. It is a receiving channel automatic setting method for reading out tuning data and setting it in the tuning means of the device.
【００２９】本発明方法の第２の特徴は、装置の設置地
域を特定する地域特定情報と，当該装置の設置地域で受
信可能な受信チャンネル番号群とを対応付けて予め複数
記憶保持しておき、地域特定情報を外部から入力するこ
とによって、当該装置の設置地域で受信可能な受信チャ
ンネル番号群を一括読み出し、次いで，当該読み出した
受信チャンネル番号群の中から，指定された受信チャン
ネル番号に対応する選局データを読み出して当該装置の
選局手段に設定すると共に、他方，前記指定された受信
チャンネル番号に対応する放送局名を読み出し表示する
受信チャンネル自動設定方法である。A second feature of the method of the present invention is that a plurality of area specifying information for specifying the area where the apparatus is installed and a plurality of receiving channel numbers that can be received in the area where the apparatus is installed are stored in advance in association with each other. , By inputting area specific information from the outside, the reception channel number group that can be received in the installation area of the device is read out in batch, and then the specified reception channel number is selected from the read reception channel number group. In this automatic reception channel setting method, the channel selection data is read out and set in the channel selection means of the device, while the broadcasting station name corresponding to the designated reception channel number is read out and displayed.
【００３０】本発明装置の第１の特徴は、装置の設置地
域を特定する地域特定情報が入力される地域特定情報入
力手段と、当該地域特定情報に対応して当該地域で受信
可能な受信チャンネル番号群が一括して予め複数記憶格
納されている記憶手段と、前記地域特定情報入力手段か
ら入力された地域特定情報に対応する，受信チャンネル
番号群を前記記憶手段から読み出し，当該受信チャンネ
ル番号群の中から任意の受信チャンネル番号に対応する
選局データを当該装置の選局回路へ送出する制御手段と
を具備した受信チャンネル自動設定回路である。The first feature of the device of the present invention is the region specifying information input means for inputting the region specifying information for specifying the installation region of the device, and the receiving channel that can be received in the region corresponding to the region specifying information. A storage means in which a plurality of number groups are collectively stored in advance and a receiving channel number group corresponding to the area specifying information input from the area specifying information input means is read from the storing means, and the receiving channel number group Is a receiving channel automatic setting circuit having control means for transmitting tuning data corresponding to an arbitrary receiving channel number from among the above to the tuning circuit of the apparatus.
【００３１】本発明装置の第２の特徴は、装置の設置地
域を特定する地域特定情報が入力される地域特定情報入
力手段と、当該地域特定情報に対応して当該地域で受信
可能な受信チャンネル番号群が一括して予め複数記憶格
納されている記憶手段と、前記地域特定情報入力手段か
ら入力された地域特定情報に対応する，受信チャンネル
番号群を前記記憶手段から読み出し，当該受信チャンネ
ル番号群の中から任意の受信チャンネル番号に対応する
選局データを当該装置の選局回路へ送出すると共に，前
記任意の受信チャンネル番号に対応する受信放送局名を
前記記憶手段から読みだす制御手段と、前記受信放送局
名を表示する表示手段とを具備した受信チャンネル自動
設定回路である。The second characteristic of the device of the present invention is that the region specifying information input means for inputting the region specifying information for specifying the installation region of the device and the receiving channel that can be received in the region corresponding to the region specifying information. A storage means in which a plurality of number groups are collectively stored in advance and a receiving channel number group corresponding to the area specifying information input from the area specifying information input means is read from the storing means, and the receiving channel number group Control means for sending out tuning data corresponding to an arbitrary receiving channel number from among the above to the tuning circuit of the device, and for reading out a receiving broadcasting station name corresponding to the arbitrary receiving channel number from the storage means, A receiving channel automatic setting circuit having a display unit for displaying the name of the receiving broadcast station.
【００３２】[0032]
【実施例】本発明の第１装置例として、テレビ受像機へ
の適用例につき図面を用いて詳説する。図１は本発明の
第１装置例の受信チャンネル自動設定回路のブロックダ
イヤグラム、図２は同・記憶手段の記憶格納概念図、図
３は同・受信チャンネル自動設定方法を示すフローチャ
ートである。DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As a first device example of the present invention, an application example to a television receiver will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a receiving channel automatic setting circuit of a first device example of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of storage and storage of the same storing means, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the same receiving channel automatic setting method.
【００３３】図中、β１は受信チャンネル自動設定回
路、Ａ３はテレビ受像機、８は地域特定情報入力手段、
９は制御手段、１０は記憶手段、１１は表示手段、１２
はＰＬＬシンセサイズドチューナ回路である。In the figure, β1 is a receiving channel automatic setting circuit, A3 is a television receiver, 8 is area specifying information input means,
9 is control means, 10 is storage means, 11 is display means, 12
Is a PLL synthesized tuner circuit.
【００３４】図１に示す本実施例の受信チャンネル自動
設定回路β１は、地域特定情報入力手段８と、制御手段
９と、記憶手段１０とから構成されている。以下、各部
構成を説明する。地域特定情報入力手段８は、アップダ
ウンキー・テンキーボード・アルファニューメリックキ
ーボード等の任意の入力手段であって、制御手段９に接
続されている。The receiving channel automatic setting circuit β1 of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 comprises an area specifying information input means 8, a control means 9, and a storage means 10. The configuration of each part will be described below. The area specifying information input means 8 is any input means such as an up / down key, a numeric keyboard, an alphanumeric keyboard, etc., and is connected to the control means 9.
【００３５】制御手段９は、地域特定情報入力手段８、
記憶手段１０、テレビ受像機Ａの表示回路１１、ＰＬＬ
シンセサイズドチューナ回路１２と接続されている。記
憶手段１０には、設置受信地域を特定する地域特定情報
として、本実施例では、設置受信地域に付与されている
郵便番号Ｎａと受信チャンネル番号ＣＨ群が対応付けら
れて複数記憶されており、さらに本実施例では記憶手段
１０の各メモリアドレスＡｄに、各受信チャンネル番号
ＣＨと選局データＤｔとが図２の様に対応付けられて記
憶格納されている。The control means 9 includes area specifying information input means 8,
Storage means 10, display circuit 11 of television receiver A, PLL
It is connected to the synthesized tuner circuit 12. In the present embodiment, the storage means 10 stores a plurality of postal codes Na and reception channel number CH groups associated with the installation reception area as area identification information for identifying the installation reception area. Further, in this embodiment, each reception channel number CH and tuning data Dt are stored in association with each other at each memory address Ad of the storage means 10 as shown in FIG.
【００３６】選局データＤｔとしては、一例として受信
チャンネル番号ＣＨに対応する６ビットのバイナリデー
タを例示しているが、テレビ受像機ＡのＰＬＬシンセサ
イズドチューナ回路１２に合わせて任意のデータ形式が
用いられる。As the channel selection data Dt, as an example, 6-bit binary data corresponding to the reception channel number CH is illustrated, but any data format suitable for the PLL synthesized tuner circuit 12 of the television receiver A is used. Is used.
【００３７】本装置例は、このような具体的構成を具備
しており、次に本装置例に適用する本発明の第１方法例
について以下、図３を参照して説明する。設定者は、地
域特定情報入力手段８に対し、装置の設置地域に付与さ
れている地域特定情報の一種たる郵便番号Ｎａを入力指
定する。The present apparatus example has such a specific structure, and the first method example of the present invention applied to the present apparatus example will be described below with reference to FIG. The setter inputs and specifies to the area specifying information input means 8 a postal code Na which is a kind of area specifying information given to the area where the apparatus is installed.
【００３８】制御手段９は、当該入力された郵便番号Ｎ
ａを受けて、記憶手段１０内部に記憶格納された郵便番
号Ｎａを検索し、当該入力された郵便番号Ｎａと同一の
郵便番号Ｎａが記憶格納されていれば、当該郵便番号Ｎ
ａに対応する複数の受信チャンネル番号ＣＨ群が以降読
み出される。以上の手順を踏むことにより、受信チャン
ネル設定操作は完了する。The control means 9 controls the input postal code N.
Upon receiving a, the zip code Na stored and stored in the storage means 10 is searched, and if the same zip code Na as the input zip code Na is stored and stored, the zip code N is stored.
A plurality of reception channel number CH groups corresponding to a are subsequently read. The reception channel setting operation is completed by performing the above procedure.
【００３９】以降、選局操作は、図示しない受信チャン
ネル指定手段により制御手段９にメモリアドレスＡｄを
指定操作することにより、制御手段９は記憶手段１０か
ら当該メモリアドレスＡｄに対応する受信チャンネル番
号ＣＨの表示手段１１への表示・選局データＤｔのＰＬ
Ｌシンセサイズドチューナ回路１２への送出設定を行い
選局される。本実施例では、このような具体的手順を経
ることにより、地域特定情報の入力操作のみで一括して
装置の設置地域における受信チャンネル番号が設定でき
る。Thereafter, in the channel selection operation, the memory address Ad is designated in the control means 9 by the reception channel designation means (not shown), and the control means 9 causes the storage means 10 to receive channel number CH corresponding to the memory address Ad. PL of display / tuning data Dt on display means 11
Transmission is set to the L synthesizer tuner circuit 12, and the channel is selected. In the present embodiment, through such a specific procedure, the receiving channel number in the installation area of the device can be set collectively only by the input operation of the area specifying information.
【００４０】本発明の第２実施例として、テレビ一体型
パソコンへの適用例を図面を用いて詳説する。図４は本
発明の第２実施例の受信チャンネル自動設定回路のブロ
ックダイヤグラム、図２は同・記憶手段の記憶概念図、
図３は同・受信チャンネル設定方法を示すフローチャー
トである。As a second embodiment of the present invention, an example of application to a television-integrated personal computer will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 4 is a block diagram of a receiving channel automatic setting circuit according to the second embodiment of the present invention, FIG.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the method of setting the same receiving channel.
【００４１】図中、β２は受信チャンネル自動設定回
路、Ｂはテレビ一体型パソコン、１３は地域特定情報入
力手段、１４は制御手段、１５は記憶手段、１６はＰＬ
Ｌシンセサイズドチューナ回路、１７は動画ディジタイ
ズ回路、１８はビデオフレームメモリ、１９はグラフィ
ックメモリ、２０は合成表示回路、２１はＤ／Ａコンバ
ータ、２２はＣＲＴディスプレイである。In the figure, β2 is a receiving channel automatic setting circuit, B is a television-integrated personal computer, 13 is area specifying information input means, 14 is control means, 15 is storage means, and 16 is PL.
An L synthesizer tuner circuit, 17 is a moving picture digitizing circuit, 18 is a video frame memory, 19 is a graphic memory, 20 is a composite display circuit, 21 is a D / A converter, and 22 is a CRT display.
【００４２】図４に示す第２実施例の受信チャンネル自
動設定回路β２は、パソコンとテレビ受像機とを一体構
成した、いわゆるテレビ一体型パソコンへの適用を前提
として説明を実施する。The reception channel automatic setting circuit β2 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 4 will be described on the assumption that it is applied to a so-called television-integrated personal computer in which a personal computer and a television receiver are integrally configured.
【００４３】本実施例の受信チャンネル自動設定回路β
２は、地域特定情報入力手段１３と、制御手段１４と、
記憶手段１５とから構成されている。地域特定情報入力
手段１３は、アップダウンキー・テンキーボード・アル
ファニューメリックキーボード等の任意の入力手段であ
って、制御手段１４に接続されている。Reception channel automatic setting circuit β of this embodiment
2 is a region specifying information input means 13, a control means 14,
It is composed of a storage means 15. The area specifying information input means 13 is any input means such as an up / down key, a numeric keyboard, an alphanumeric keyboard, etc., and is connected to the control means 14.
【００４４】制御手段１４は、地域特定情報入力手段１
３、記憶手段１５、テレビ受像機ＡのＰＬＬシンセサイ
ズドチューナ回路１６、グラフィックメモリ１９に接続
されている。The control means 14 is the area specifying information input means 1
3, the storage unit 15, the PLL synthesizer tuner circuit 16 of the television receiver A, and the graphic memory 19.
【００４５】記憶手段１５には、設置受信地域を特定す
る地域特定情報として、本実施例では、設置受信地域に
付与されている電話の市外局番Ｎｂと受信チャンネル番
号ＣＨ群が対応付けられて複数記憶されており、さらに
本実施例では記憶手段１５の各メモリアドレスＡｄに、
各受信チャンネル番号ＣＨと選局データＤｔと放送局名
データＤｎが図５の様に対応付けられて記憶格納されて
いる。In the present embodiment, in the storage means 15, the area code Nb of the telephone given to the installation receiving area and the receiving channel number CH group are associated with each other as area specifying information for specifying the installation receiving area. A plurality of data are stored, and in this embodiment, at each memory address Ad of the storage means 15,
Each reception channel number CH, tuning data Dt, and broadcasting station name data Dn are associated and stored as shown in FIG.
【００４６】本実施例では、記憶手段１５は第１実施例
と同様に独立して設けたＲＯＭ等のハードウェアメモリ
であっても良いし、或いはこれに代えてテレビ一体型パ
ソコンＢの内蔵メモリ・ハードディスク・フロッピーデ
ィスク・ＣＤ−ＲＯＭ等任意のファイル装置を用いても
構わない。In the present embodiment, the storage means 15 may be a hardware memory such as a ROM provided independently as in the first embodiment, or instead of this, a built-in memory of the television-integrated personal computer B. -Any file device such as a hard disk, floppy disk or CD-ROM may be used.
【００４７】本実施例を適用するテレビ一体型パソコン
Ｂは、テレビ画像をビデオ情報として取り込み、画像処
理する機能を有している。当該画像処理を行うテレビ一
体型パソコンＢの本実施例に関連する主要機能部は、Ｐ
ＬＬシンセサイズドチューナ回路１６、動画ディジタイ
ズ回路１７、ビデオフレームメモリ１８、グラフィック
メモリ１９、合成表示回路２０、Ｄ／Ａコンバータ２
１、ＣＲＴディスプレイ２２から構成されている。The television-integrated personal computer B to which this embodiment is applied has a function of capturing a television image as video information and performing image processing. The main functional section of the television-integrated personal computer B that performs the image processing is related to the present embodiment.
LL synthesizer tuner circuit 16, moving picture digitizing circuit 17, video frame memory 18, graphic memory 19, composite display circuit 20, D / A converter 2
1. A CRT display 22 is included.
【００４８】ＰＬＬシンセサイズドチューナ回路１６は
アンテナ入力に接続され、放送電波を選択受信して映像
信号Ｓｖを出力する。動画ディジタイズ回路１７は、水
平同期信号Ｓｓｙｎｃに同期して映像信号をディジタル
サンプリングする。The PLL synthesizer tuner circuit 16 is connected to the antenna input, selectively receives the broadcast radio wave, and outputs the video signal Sv. The moving picture digitizing circuit 17 digitally samples the video signal in synchronization with the horizontal synchronizing signal Ssync.
【００４９】ビデオフレームメモリ１８は、前記動画デ
ィジタイズ回路１７でディジタル化された映像信号を記
憶格納する。グラフィックメモリ１９は、前記制御手段
１４に接続され、放送局名データＤｎを前記水平同期信
号Ｓｓｙｎｃに同期して取り込む。The video frame memory 18 stores and stores the video signal digitized by the moving picture digitizing circuit 17. The graphic memory 19 is connected to the control means 14 and fetches the broadcasting station name data Dn in synchronization with the horizontal synchronizing signal Ssync.
【００５０】合成表示回路２０は、前記ビデオフレーム
メモリ１８からのビデオ信号と、前記グラフィックメモ
リ１９からのビデオ信号を合成処理する。Ｄ／Ａコンバ
ータ２１は、前記合成表示回路２０から出力されたＲＧ
Ｂ信号をビデオ信号に変換処理する。The synthesis display circuit 20 synthesizes the video signal from the video frame memory 18 and the video signal from the graphic memory 19. The D / A converter 21 outputs the RG output from the composite display circuit 20.
The B signal is converted into a video signal.
【００５１】ＣＲＴディスプレイ２２は、前記合成表示
回路２０の出力に接続され、テレビ画像及び放送局名の
表示を行う。本装置例は、このような具体的実施態様を
呈し、次に本装置例に適用する、本発明の第２方法例に
つき図面を用いて詳説する。The CRT display 22 is connected to the output of the composite display circuit 20 and displays a television image and a broadcasting station name. The present apparatus example presents such a concrete embodiment, and then the second method example of the present invention applied to the present apparatus example will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
【００５２】設定者は、地域特定情報入力手段１３に対
し、装置の設置地域に付与されている地域特定情報の一
種たる電話の市外局番Ｎｂを入力指定する。The setter inputs and specifies to the area specifying information input means 13 the area code Nb of the telephone which is a kind of area specifying information given to the area where the device is installed.
【００５３】制御手段１４は、当該入力された市外局番
Ｎｂを受けて、記憶手段１５内部に記憶格納された市外
局番Ｎｂを検索し、当該入力された市外局番Ｎｂと同一
の市外局番Ｎｂが記憶格納されていれば、当該市外局番
Ｎｂに対応する複数の受信チャンネル番号ＣＨ群を以降
選択する。チャンネル設定操作は以上で終了する。The control means 14 receives the input area code Nb, retrieves the area code Nb stored and stored in the storage means 15, and determines the same area code Nb as the input area code Nb. If the station number Nb is stored and stored, a plurality of reception channel number CH groups corresponding to the area code Nb are selected thereafter. This completes the channel setting operation.
【００５４】以降、選局操作は、図示しない受信チャン
ネル指定手段により制御手段１４にメモリアドレスＡｄ
を指定操作することにより、制御手段１４は記憶手段１
５から当該メモリアドレスＡｄに対応する選局データＤ
ｔのＰＬＬシンセサイズドチューナ回路１６への送出設
定を行い選局される。Thereafter, in the channel selection operation, the control unit 14 is controlled by the reception channel designating means (not shown) to the memory address Ad.
The control means 14 causes the storage means 1 to operate by designating
Channel selection data D corresponding to the memory address Ad from 5
Transmission of t to the PLL synthesized tuner circuit 16 is set and the channel is selected.
【００５５】同様に制御手段１４は、記憶手段１５の放
送局名データＤｎをグラフィックメモリ１９に送出し記
憶させる。アンテナ入力から入力された放送電波は、Ｐ
ＬＬシンセサイズドチューナ回路１６に入力され、前記
受信チャンネル自動設定回路β２から送出された選局デ
ータＤｔが分周データとして付与され所望の受信チャン
ネル番号ＣＨが選局された後、映像信号Ｓｖは水平同期
信号Ｓｓｙｎｃに同期して動画ディジタイズ回路１７で
ディジタルサンプリングされディジタイズ信号Ｓｄに変
換される。Similarly, the control means 14 sends the broadcasting station name data Dn from the storage means 15 to the graphic memory 19 for storage. The broadcast wave input from the antenna input is P
After the channel selection data Dt that is input to the LL synthesizer tuner circuit 16 and transmitted from the reception channel automatic setting circuit β2 is added as frequency division data and the desired reception channel number CH is selected, the video signal Sv is In synchronization with the horizontal synchronizing signal Ssync, the moving picture digitizing circuit 17 performs digital sampling and converts it into a digitizing signal Sd.
【００５６】ＰＬＬシンセサイズドチューナ回路１６
は、記憶手段１５から制御手段１４を介して選局データ
Ｄｔが送出され、ＰＬＬシンセサイザ回路の分周比が設
定され、所定の受信チャンネルが選択される。次いで、
ビデオフレームメモリ１８に当該ディジタイズ信号Ｓｄ
を水平同期信号Ｓｓｙｎｃに同期して記憶保持し送出す
る。PLL synthesizer tuner circuit 16
The channel selection data Dt is transmitted from the storage means 15 via the control means 14, the frequency division ratio of the PLL synthesizer circuit is set, and a predetermined reception channel is selected. Then
The digitizing signal Sd is stored in the video frame memory 18.
Is stored and held in synchronization with the horizontal synchronizing signal Ssync and sent out.
【００５７】当該ビデオフレームメモリ１８からのビデ
オ信号Ｓｖｆと前記グラフィックメモリ１９からのビデ
オ信号Ｓｖｇは、何れも水平同期信号Ｓｓｙｎｃに同期
して合成表示回路２０に入力され、ＲＧＢ信号Ｓｒｇｂ
に合成変換される。当該合成表示回路２０の既知構成の
ものを採用している。The video signal Svf from the video frame memory 18 and the video signal Svg from the graphic memory 19 are both input to the synthesizing display circuit 20 in synchronization with the horizontal synchronizing signal Ssync, and the RGB signal Srgb.
Is converted to. A known configuration of the composite display circuit 20 is adopted.
【００５８】当該ＲＧＢ信号ＳｒｇｂはＤ／Ａコンバー
タ２１に入力され、アナログビデオ信号Ｓｖに対応変換
された後に送出され、ＣＲＴディスプレイ２２画面上に
表示される。このようにして、選局操作時にはＣＲＴデ
ィスプレイ２２画面上に、映像信号と、当該映像信号の
受信チャンネル番号ＣＨと、当該映像信号の放送局名が
重ね表示される。The RGB signal Srgb is input to the D / A converter 21, converted to correspond to the analog video signal Sv, sent out, and displayed on the screen of the CRT display 22. In this way, the video signal, the reception channel number CH of the video signal, and the broadcast station name of the video signal are displayed in an overlapping manner on the screen of the CRT display 22 during the tuning operation.
【００５９】本方法例では、このような具体的処理手順
を採用したことにより、受信チャンネル設定作業が、装
置の設置地域の国内電話の市外局番の入力操作だけで完
了すると共に、同時に放送局名をＣＲＴディスプレイ２
２画面上に表示することが可能となる。In this example of the method, by adopting such a specific processing procedure, the receiving channel setting work is completed only by the input operation of the area code of the domestic telephone in the area where the apparatus is installed, and at the same time the broadcasting station is set. Name CRT display 2
It is possible to display on two screens.
【００６０】本方法例では、図９に示すようにＣＲＴデ
ィスプレイ２２画面上に放送映像と共に放送局名及び受
信チャンネル番号ＣＨを重ね表示することとしたが、放
送局名のみを表示しても勿論構わない。In this example of the method, as shown in FIG. 9, the broadcast station name and the receiving channel number CH are displayed together with the broadcast video on the screen of the CRT display 22. However, it is of course possible to display only the broadcast station name. I do not care.
【００６１】尚、第１乃至第２実施例では、テレビ受像
機やテレビ一体型パソコンへの適用を前提として説明を
実施したが、本発明はこれらに適用対象を限定されるこ
となく、例えばラジオ受信機への適用も無論可能であ
る。この場合、前記第１乃至第２実施例での「受信チャ
ンネル番号」なる用語は、「受信周波数」と置換される
こととなる。Although the first and second embodiments have been described on the assumption that they are applied to a television receiver or a television-integrated personal computer, the present invention is not limited to these and is applicable to, for example, a radio. Of course, application to a receiver is also possible. In this case, the term "reception channel number" in the first and second embodiments is replaced with "reception frequency".
【００６２】[0062]
【発明の効果】以上説明してきたように、本発明は、地
域特定情報の入力操作だけで受信チャンネル設定操作を
設定可能であり、従来の受信チャンネル設定操作と比較
して大幅な省力化を実現する。As described above, according to the present invention, the receiving channel setting operation can be set only by the input operation of the area specifying information, and a great labor saving is realized as compared with the conventional receiving channel setting operation. To do.
【００６３】又、放送電波が受信できない放送時間外の
時間帯や放送電波の受信電界強度が微弱な受信環境で
も、受信チャンネル設定操作を随時実施し得る利点を有
する。Further, there is an advantage that the receiving channel setting operation can be performed at any time even in a time zone outside the broadcast time when the broadcast radio wave cannot be received or in a reception environment where the reception electric field strength of the broadcast radio wave is weak.
【００６４】さらに、受信チャンネル設定に際して地域
特定情報として郵便番号や電話の市外局番等を利用する
事によって、誰でも容易に受信チャンネル設定操作を実
施し得る利点も併有する。Furthermore, by using the postal code or the area code of the telephone as the area specifying information when setting the receiving channel, anyone can easily carry out the receiving channel setting operation.
【００６５】加えて、地域特定情報に放送局名の情報を
対応付けて記憶させることにより、受信チャンネル設定
操作時に、テレビ受像機の表示画面上又は別設された任
意の表示手段上に放送局名を同時に表示するので、設定
操作を大幅に容易化するのみならず、通常の放送映像受
信時にも放送局名を表示して容易な選局操作を実現シ得
る。In addition, by storing the information of the broadcasting station name in association with the area specifying information, the broadcasting station can be displayed on the display screen of the television receiver or on any display means provided separately at the time of the receiving channel setting operation. Since the name is displayed at the same time, not only the setting operation is greatly facilitated, but also the broadcasting station name is displayed even when the normal broadcast video is received, so that an easy tuning operation can be realized.
【図１】本発明の第１実施例の受信チャンネル自動設定
回路のブロックダイヤグラムである。FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a reception channel automatic setting circuit according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
【図２】同上・記憶手段の記憶格納概念図である。FIG. 2 is a storage / conceptual diagram of the same storage unit.
【図３】同上・チャンネル自動設定方法を示すフローチ
ャートである。FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the same as above-mentioned automatic channel setting method.
【図４】本発明の第２実施例の受信チャンネル自動設定
回路のブロックダイヤグラムである。FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a receiving channel automatic setting circuit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
【図５】同上・記憶手段の記憶格納概念図である。FIG. 5 is a storage / conceptual diagram of the same storage unit.
【図６】同上・チャンネル自動設定方法を示すフローチ
ャートである。FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the same as above-mentioned automatic channel setting method.
【図７】同上・画面表示概念図である。FIG. 7 is the same as the above, which is a screen display conceptual diagram.
【図８】第１従来例のテレビ受像機の受信チャンネル設
定回路のブロックダイヤグラムである。FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a reception channel setting circuit of the television receiver of the first conventional example.
【図９】同上・記憶手段の記憶格納概念図である。FIG. 9 is a storage / conceptual diagram of the same storage unit.
【図１０】第２従来例のテレビ受像機の受信チャンネル
設定回路のブロックダイヤグラムである。FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a receiving channel setting circuit of the television receiver of the second conventional example.
α１，α２ 受信チャンネル設定回路 β１，β２ 受信チャンネル自動設定回路 Ａ１，Ａ２，Ａ３ テレビ受像機 Ｂ テレビ一体型パソコン １ａ 受信チャンネル番号設定キー １ｂ オートスキャン開始キー ２ａ，２ｂ 制御手段 ３ａ，３ｂ 記憶手段 ４ａ，４ｂ メモリアドレス指定キー ５ａ，５ｂ メモリ書き込みキー ６ａ，６ｂ ＰＬＬシンセサイズドチューナ回路 ７ａ，７ｂ 表示手段 ８ 地域特定情報入力手段 ９ 制御手段 １０ 記憶手段 １１ 表示手段 １２ ＰＬＬシンセサイズドチューナ回路 １３ 地域特定情報入力手段 １４ 制御手段 １５ 記憶手段 １６ ＰＬＬシンセサイズドチューナ回路 １７ 動画ディジタイズ回路 １８ ビデオフレームメモリ １９ グラフィックメモリ ２０ 合成表示回路 ２１ Ｄ／Ａコンバータ ２２ ＣＲＴディスプレイ２２ α1, α2 reception channel setting circuit β1, β2 reception channel automatic setting circuit A1, A2, A3 TV receiver B television integrated personal computer 1a reception channel number setting key 1b auto scan start key 2a, 2b control means 3a, 3b storage means 4a , 4b Memory address designation key 5a, 5b Memory writing key 6a, 6b PLL synthesizer tuner circuit 7a, 7b Display means 8 Area specifying information input means 9 Control means 10 Storage means 11 Display means 12 PLL Synthesized tuner circuit 13 Area Specific information input means 14 Control means 15 Storage means 16 PLL Synthesized tuner circuit 17 Video digitizing circuit 18 Video frame memory 19 Graphic memory 20 Composite display circuit 21 D / A converter 22 CRT display 22
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