Patents Assigned to TVS REGZA Corporation
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Patent number: 12039228Abstract: The present application relates to an electronic device and a non-transitory storage medium. The electronic device of the embodiments includes a display processing unit and a voice operation processing unit. The display processing unit is configured to display on the display unit a first operation image including presentation of an operation item for operation input; if a predetermined condition is satisfied in the presentation of the first operation image, a second operation image is displayed on the display, the second operation image being an operation image in which text information corresponding to the operation item in the first operation image is highlighted. In the presentation of the second operation image, the voice operation processing unit is configured to receive the voice operation input corresponding to the text information highlighted in the second operation image as an operation on the video apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignees: Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd., TVS REGZA CorporationInventors: Shuichi Hisatomi, Yu Onodera, Gen Omura, Hayato Nishimura, Toshihiro Sawaoka, Tetsuya Kitamura
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Patent number: 12035006Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic apparatus having a notification function, and a control method for the electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus has the notification function of definitely notifying a user of a target notification sound that is different from a sound associated with a broadcast program currently being watched. The electronic apparatus includes: a schedule generation element, configured to use view data and program data of a program watched in a receiving apparatus to generate, according to the result of preference information analysis, a schedule including information of a recommended program that is recommended to the receiving apparatus and a broadcast start time of the recommended program; and a schedule control element, configured to output, based on the schedule, a notification signal before the broadcast start time of the recommended program, the schedule control element controls, based on the notification signal, a notification speaker used for outputting a notification sound.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignees: HISENSE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., TVS REGZA CORPORATIONInventors: Masaya Kato, Kazuyuki Okano
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Patent number: 11985373Abstract: Provided are a television receiving apparatus and a voice signal processing method. The television receiving apparatus includes: a broadcast signal receiving and processing unit configured to process broadcast signals according to broadcast standards; a communication unit configured to connect with a network and communicate with one or more servers and one or more external devices; monitor configured to display an image; speaker configured to output voice; microphone configured to receive a voice input; interface unit configured to receive a command signal from outside or output a signal to an external device; control unit in connection with the interface unit, the communication unit, the monitor, the speaker, the broadcast signal receiving and processing unit and configured to generate control signal for a target controlled object based on voice input from outside and send the control signal to the target controlled object to implement a control operation corresponding to the voice input.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignees: Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd., TVS Regza CorporationInventor: Shinzo Matsubara
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Patent number: 11722726Abstract: Disclosed are a television apparatus and a display method. The television apparatus includes a display configured to display an image, a communication interface configured to communicate with a mobile device and one or more servers, and a controller in connection with the display and the communication interface. The controller is configured to receive authentication information from a second server of the one or more servers, display the authentication information on the display of the display apparatus, receive a display request for displaying an item in actual physical size from the second server, and display the item in actual physical size on the display of the television apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignees: Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd., TVS REGZA CorporationInventors: Satoshi Ozaki, Satoru Ema, Masataka Tsunemi
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Patent number: 11431940Abstract: Provided are a broadcast signal receiving apparatus and a broadcast signal receiving method, capable of providing CMs to make the CMs have greater similarity to viewing program content. The broadcast signal receiving apparatus of the present embodiment comprises: a receiving element used for receiving and demodulating broadcast content; a CM substitute time period information acquisition element used for acquiring a specific assigned time period for a CM substitute among one or more CM during the playing of the broadcast content; a CM substitute acquisition element used for acquiring at least one CM substitute associated with the broadcast content from external device; and a CM selection element used for playing the CM substitute during a specific assigned time period for the CM substitute on the basis of the time period information for the CM substitute.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2021Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignees: Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd., TVS REGZA CorporationInventor: Seijiro Yasuki