Digital broadcast reception system, digital broadcast reception apparatus and digital broadcast printing apparatus
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorToshio Narushima
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Abstract
A printing apparatus for printing the content information contained in the digital broadcast received by an STB, in which flexible printing is achieved efficiently at a low cost. The digital broadcast is received by an STB 30 and demonstrated on a display device 31 as the contents information comprehended in the ddb is printed by a printer 32. The contents information comprehended in the digital broadcast is converted by a contents information conversion unit 68 into contents suited for printing.
Claims13
A digital broadcast reception system having a receiver for receiving digital broadcast, a display device for displaying the digital broadcast received by said receiver, and a printer for printing contents information of the digital broadcast received by said receiver, said receiver, display device and the printer being connected to one another, wherein
- said receiver includes
- reception means for receiving the digital broadcast;
- contents information generating means for performing pre-set signal processing on signals of the digital broadcast received by said reception means to generate contents information for demonstration on said display device;
- and
- outputting means for outputting the contents information generated by said contents information generating means to said display device and to said printer;
- and wherein
- said printer includes
- inputting means for receiving the contents information output from said reception device;
- contents information converting means for converting characteristics of at least a portion of said contents information received from said inputting means to modify the appearance of said contents information when printed, wherein the characteristics of said contents information is converted by changing a background color of said contents information;
- and
- printing means for printing the contents information converted by said contents information converting means.
A digital broadcast reception system having a receiver for receiving digital broadcast, a display device for displaying the digital broadcast received by said receiver, and a printer for printing contents information of the digital broadcast received by said receiver, said receiver, display device and the printer being connected to one another, wherein
- (1) said receiver includes
- (a) reception means for receiving the digital broadcast;
- (b) contents information generating means for performing pre-set signal processing on signals of the digital broadcast received by said reception means to generate contents information for demonstration on said display device;
- (c) first contents information converting means for converting a portion of the contents information generated by said contents information generating means to modify the appearance of a portion of said contents information when printed;
- (d) outputting means for outputting the contents information generated by said contents information generating means to said display device and for outputting the contents information partially converted by said first contents information converting means to said printer;
- wherein
- (2) said printer includes
- (a) inputting means for receiving the partially converted contents information output from said outputting means of said receiver;
- (b) second contents information converting means for converting the partially converted contents information to fully converted contents information in which the appearance of said contents information is fully modified;
- and
- (c) printing means for printing the contents information converted by said second contents information converting means;
- and wherein
- said first contents information conversion means performs conversion processing of pictures in need of relatively high computational capability, and
- said second contents information conversion means performs conversion processing requiring relatively low computational capability.
A digital broadcast reception system having a receiver for receiving digital broadcast, a display device for displaying the digital broadcast received by said receiver, and a printer for printing contents information of the digital broadcast received by said receiver, said receiver, display device and the printer being connected to one another, wherein
- said receiver includes
- reception means for receiving the digital broadcast;
- contents information generating means for performing pre-set signal processing on signals of the digital broadcast received by said reception means to generate contents information for demonstration on said display device;
- and
- outputting means for outputting the contents information generated by said contents information generating means to said display device and to said printer;
- and wherein
- said printer includes
- inputting means for receiving the contents information output from said reception device;
- contents information converting means for converting characteristics of at least a portion of said contents information received from said inputting means to modify the appearance of said contents information when printed, wherein said contents information converting means converts characteristics of said contents information by changing color or resolution of text or picture data of said contents information;
- and
- printing means for printing the contents information converted by said contents information converting means.
A digital broadcast reception system having a receiver for receiving digital broadcast, a display device for displaying the digital broadcast received by said receiver, and a printer for printing contents information of the digital broadcast received by said receiver, said receiver, display device and the printer being connected to one another, wherein
- said receiver includes
- reception means for receiving the digital broadcast;
- contents information generating means for performing pre-set signal processing on signals of the digital broadcast received by said reception means to generate contents information for demonstration on said display device;
- and
- outputting means for outputting the contents information generated by said contents information generating means to said display device and to said printer;
- and wherein
- said printer includes
- inputting means for receiving the contents information output from said reception device;
- contents information converting means for converting characteristics of at least a portion of said contents information received from said inputting means to modify the appearance of said contents information when printed, wherein said contents information converting means converts characteristics of said contents information by adjusting color or density of text or picture data of said contents information relative to a background color of said contents information;
- and printing means for printing the contents information converted by said contents information converting means.
A digital broadcast reception system having a receiver for receiving digital broadcast, a display device for displaying the digital broadcast received by said receiver, and a printer for printing contents information of the digital broadcast received by said receiver, said receiver, display device and the printer being connected to one another, wherein
- said receiver includes
- reception means for receiving the digital broadcast;
- contents information generating means for performing pre-set signal processing on signals of the digital broadcast received by said reception means to generate contents information for demonstration on said display device;
- and
- outputting means for outputting the contents information generated by said contents information generating means to said display device and to said printer;
- and wherein
- said printer includes
- inputting means for receiving the contents information output from said reception device;
- contents information converting means for converting characteristics of at least a portion of said contents information received from said inputting means to modify the appearance of said contents information when printed, wherein said contents information converting means converts characteristics of said contents information by performing dithering or smoothing processing of said contents information to improve printing quality thereof;
- and
- printing means for printing the contents information converted by said contents information converting means.
A digital broadcast reception system having a receiver for receiving digital broadcast, a display device for displaying the digital broadcast received by said receiver, and a printer for printing contents information of the digital broadcast received by said receiver, said receiver, display device and the printer being connected to one another, wherein
- said receiver includes
- reception means for receiving the digital broadcast;
- contents information generating means for performing pre-set signal processing on signals of the digital broadcast received by said reception means to generate contents information for demonstration on said display device;
- contents information converting means for converting characteristics of at least a portion of the contents information generated by said contents information generating means to modify the appearance of said contents information when printed, wherein said contents information converting means converts characteristics of said contents information by changing a background color of said contents information;
- and
- outputting means for outputting the contents information generated by said contents information generating means to said display device and outputting the contents information partially converted by said contents information conversion means to said printer;
- and wherein
- said printer includes
- inputting means for receiving the contents information output by said receiver;
- and
- printing means for printing the contents information received from said inputting means.
A digital broadcast reception system having a receiver for receiving digital broadcast, a display device for displaying the digital broadcast received by said receiver, and a printer for printing contents information of the digital broadcast received by said receiver, said receiver, display device and the printer being connected to one another, wherein
- said receiver includes
- reception means for receiving the digital broadcast;
- contents information generating means for performing pre-set signal processing on signals of the digital broadcast received by said reception means to generate contents information for demonstration on said display device;
- contents information converting means for converting characteristics of at least a portion of the contents information generated by said contents information generating means to modify the appearance of said contents information when printed, wherein said contents information converting means converts characteristics of said contents information by changing color or resolution of text or picture data of said contents information;
- and
- outputting means for outputting the contents information generated by said contents information generating means to said display device and outputting the contents information partially converted by said contents information conversion means to said printer;
- and wherein
- said printer includes
- inputting means for receiving the contents information output by said receiver;
- and
- printing means for printing the contents information received from said inputting means.
A digital broadcast reception system having a receiver for receiving digital broadcast, a display device for displaying the digital broadcast received by said receiver, and a printer for printing contents information of the digital broadcast received by said receiver, said receiver, display device and the printer being connected to one another, wherein
- said receiver includes
- reception means for receiving the digital broadcast;
- contents information generating means for performing pre-set signal processing on signals of the digital broadcast received by said reception means to generate contents information for demonstration on said display device;
- contents information converting means for converting characteristics of at least a portion of the contents information generated by said contents information generating means to modify the appearance of said contents information when printed, wherein said contents information converting means converts characteristics of said contents information by adjusting color or density of text or picture data of said contents information relative to a background color of said contents information;
- and
- outputting means for outputting the contents information generated by said contents information generating means to said display device and outputting the contents information partially converted by said contents information conversion means to said printer;
- and wherein
- said printer includes
- inputting means for receiving the contents information output by said receiver;
- and
- printing means for printing the contents information received from said inputting means.
A digital broadcast reception system having a receiver for receiving digital broadcast, a display device for displaying the digital broadcast received by said receiver, and a printer for printing contents information of the digital broadcast received by said receiver, said receiver, display device and the printer being connected to one another, wherein
- said receiver includes
- reception means for receiving the digital broadcast;
- contents information generating means for performing pre-set signal processing on signals of the digital broadcast received by said reception means to generate contents information for demonstration on said display device;
- contents information converting means for converting characteristics of at least a portion of the contents information generated by said contents information generating means to modify the appearance of said contents information when printed, wherein said contents information converting means converts characteristics of said contents information by performing dithering or smoothing processing of said contents information to improve printing quality thereof;
- and
- outputting means for outputting the contents information generated by said contents information generating means to said display device and outputting the contents information partially converted by said contents information conversion means to said printer;
- and wherein
- said printer includes
- inputting means for receiving the contents information output by said receiver;
- and
- printing means for printing the contents information received from said inputting means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.