US 9,319,615 B2 · Television system, television set and remote controller

Abstract

In response to an operation such as power-on or power-off, channel change and sound volume change, a television set combined with a personal computer automatically makes e-mail with information in a predetermined format indicative of the operation attached. The e-mail is automatically sent to another television set to inform the other television set of operation of the own television set. On the other hand, the e-mail can be sent to a rating company for audience share survey. The television set automatically reads the received e-mail and attachment to change the indication of display. The television set has storage of the received information for analysis of an abnormality. Abnormality can be also sensed through abnormal act on the remote controller apt to be taken by a person in panic or off the truck. The television set refuses information from unknown address for blocking an attack of a stranger.

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Dependent claims

A television set system comprising:

a television function unit;
a display arranged to display a broadcast program in accordance with the television function unit;
a receiver arranged to receive, without request or acknowledgement, information of one definite broadcast program which can be displayed on the display and is identified by a channel selection of another television set in another place;
and
a manual controller arranged to change the display in response to a predetermined same manual operation from own motive of a viewer of the display on the basis of the information received by the receiver, the predetermined same manual operation from own motive having no influence on the channel selection of the another television set, but having influence solely on the change in the display of the own television set into the one definite broadcast program identified by the channel selection of the another television set with the information received by the receiver,
wherein the information includes information of a broadcast program which is currently not displayed on the display, but can be displayed by a channel change, and
wherein the manual controller is arranged to instantly carry out replacement of the currently displayed broadcast program with the one definite broadcast program identified by the channel selection of the another television set in response to the predetermined same manual operation, the same manual operation being universal regardless of the information and without any channel selecting operation,
whereby same experience as that of a viewer of the another television set is possible from own motive of the viewer by means of the manual controller.

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A broadcast program viewing system for viewing a broadcast program same as that identified by a program selection of another broadcast program viewing system in another place to share same experience of viewing same broadcast program, comprising:

a display arranged to display a broadcast program;
a receiver arranged to receive, without request or acknowledgement, information of one definite broadcast program which can be displayed on the display and is identified by the program selection of the another broadcast program viewing system, the information including information of a broadcast program which is not currently not displayed on the display, but can be displayed by a channel change;
and
a manual controller having a predetermined operating portion to change the display in response to a predetermined same manual operation from own motive of a viewer of the display on the basis of the information received by the receiver, the predetermined same manual operation from own motive having no influence on the program selection of the another broadcast program viewing system, but having influence solely on the change in the display of the own broadcast program viewing system into the one definite broadcast program identified by the program selection of the another broadcast program viewing system with the information received by the receiver, wherein the manual controller is arranged to instantly carry out replacement of the currently displayed broadcast program with the one definite broadcast program identified by the program selection of the another broadcast program viewing system in response to the same manual operation at the predetermined operating portion, the same manual operation being universal regardless of the information and without any program selecting operation.

1 more element

In a broadcast program viewing system for viewing a broadcast program same as that identified by a program selection of another broadcast program viewing system in another place in accordance with information of one definite broadcast program which can be viewed by the broadcast program viewing system and is identified by the program selection of the another broadcast program viewing system to share same experience of viewing same broadcast program, a remote controller comprising:

a manual operating part including a plurality of manual operating portions each of which are assigned to predetermined functions, respectively, the plurality of operating portions including a predetermined operating portion to generate, in response to a same manual operation from own motive of a viewer, a control signal for carrying out replacement of a currently viewed broadcast program with the one definite broadcast program identified by the program selection of the another broadcast program viewing system, the same manual operation being universal regardless of the information and without any program selecting operation;
and
a signal transmitter arranged to wirelessly transmit the control signal in response to the same manual operation from own motive of the viewer at the predetermined operating portion to instantly carry out the replacement of the currently viewed broadcast program with the one definite broadcast program identified by the program selection of the another broadcast program viewing system, wherein the same manual operation from own motive having no influence on the program selection of the another broadcast program viewing system, but having influence solely on the replacement of the broadcast program of the own broadcast program viewing system into the one definite broadcast program identified by the program selection of the another broadcast program viewing system in accordance with the information,
wherein the information includes information of a broadcast program which is not currently viewed, but can be viewed by a channel change, the information being without request or acknowledgement from the another broadcast program viewing system.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Television system, television set and remote controller

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Television system, television set and remote controller

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