Television signal receiving device for receiving television signals with a plurality of language channels.

The invention relates to a television signal receiving apparatus having the features indicated in the preamble of claim 1.

The starting point for the satellite - TV is the idea to make a cross-border transmission of television programs. For this to be transferred to all countries, a common image content. However, the associated sound transmission is to take place in many different languages, so that, for example, viewers in Germany set the tone in the German language, viewers in England set the tone in English, spectators in France the sound can receive in French, and so on. Move to the preferred language of the user needs to press one or more buttons, which are located either on the receiver itself or on a remote control. This is cumbersome and time consuming.

From EP-A-0239760 it is already known to assign different priorities prior to commissioning of a receiver different languages ​​and save these priority assignment in the receiver. When receiving a television signal is then calculated from the offered languages ​​that always sought out the highest priority and reproduced.

Furthermore, from the magazine "hifi & tv", Issue 15, p.5, a video recorder known user guidance information is displayed on the screen of a connected television receiver in its programming. This user guidance information can be displayed in one of several languages. The language selection is carried out by means of remote control of the VCR.

The object of the invention is to show a way, as in a television signal receiving apparatus with the features specified in the preamble of claim 1 features from the transmitted along with the image content languages ​​automatically that is retrieved, which is most suited to the needs of the viewer.

This object is achieved in a television signal receiving apparatus having the features indicated in the preamble of claim 1 by the features specified in the characterizing part of claim 1.

The advantages of the invention are, in particular, that an already existing information is used for retrieving the language that is most suited to the needs of the viewer in the receiving apparatus. Further advantageous features of the invention will be apparent from the description of an embodiment with reference to FIG.

This shows a satellite tuner 1, a D2-MAC decoder 2, a signal processing circuit 3, a remote controller 4, a remote control receiver 5, a microcomputer 6 and a memory block 7, which has a first memory unit 8 and a second storage unit. 9 The circuit components shown may be, for example, components of a video recorder or a television receiver. In the following, it is assumed that the circuit parts shown are arranged in a video recorder.

For example, during the initial start of the video recorder, users can define the language in subsequent programming operations (Channel Set, recording programming) is to be a user interface on a device connected to the VCR television receiver screen. These 7 different language user interface information is stored in the first storage area 8 of the memory block from which one can be selected using the remote control transmitter. 4

This selection process is effected in that on the remote controller 4 to the microcomputer 6, a control signal by actuation of a button on the remote control receiver 5 S1 supplied, due to which the microcomputer 6 retrieves a likewise stored in the first storage unit 8 overview page on which the languages ​​in which is a user interface possible, are listed in a table. The desired language is selected using the remote control transmitter 4 with a cursor. Thereafter, an arranged on the remote control transmitter enter key is actuated, thereby generating a second identification signal is input, which is supplied via the remote control receiver the microcomputer 6 and stored from there via line S5 in the second storage area 9 of the memory block. 7 In this second memory area 9 is as in the first storage area 8 to a non-volatile memory, so that the language describing second characteristic signal is retained even after switching off the television signal receiving apparatus.

If, after the storage of the second characteristic signal said user management information - for example, for programming of the receiver - are represented, so this view is always performed in the order specified by the second identifying signal language.

From this second stored characteristic signal of a satellite television signal with a plurality of different language audio channels, use is made also for reception, as shown in the following.

Upon receipt of a satellite television signal to the input E of a satellite receiving system supplied satellite television signals are known from the. "Outdoor Unit" fed. In the satellite tuner 1 is repeated using a signal generated by the microcomputer 6 control signal S2, the information transmitted in one of the channels satellite television signal, which is for example is a D2-MAC satellite television signal is extracted and converted to a D2-MAC baseband signal, which at the output of the satellite receiver is 1 provided. The basic structure of a D2-MAC signal is described for example in the magazines "RTM", 1985, H.5, S.229-246 and "NTZ", 1986 H.1, S.18-23.

The D2-MAC baseband signal are contained in which different languages ​​audio signals is a D2-MAC decoder 2 is supplied as it is for example shown in the service manual of the satellite receiver STR202-D2MAC the applicant. The D2 MAC decoder 2 is supplied from the microcomputer 6 outputs a control signal S4, which characterizes one of several languages. The D2 MAC decoder 2 converts the time division multiplexed transmitted within the individual line of the D2-MAC baseband signal chrominance and luminance signals into component signals R, G, B. Furthermore, the D2-MAC decoder 2 extracts in response to the control signal S4 from the D2-MAC baseband signal in the time-division multiplex transmitted with the chrominance and luminance data packet within which the multilingual sound signals and respectively associated first Kennsiggnale are included, those data blocks, in which the characterized by the control signal S4 is transmitted speech signal. The extracted voice signal is provided at the output of D2 MAC decoder 2 in the form of a first sound signal corresponding to the left audio channel and a second audio signal, which corresponds to the right audio channel, are available. Further, a synchronous signal is generated in the D2-MAC decoder 2nd

The control signal S4 is used to select the voice channel is generated as follows: in D2-MAC decoder 2 extracted from the D2-MAC baseband signal first characteristic signals that provide information about the languages ​​in which the image content accompanying sound information is available, are over a line S3 the microcomputer 6 supplied and there compared with the 8 stored in the first memory unit of the second identification signal. If the comparison referred to, that the predetermined by the second characteristic signal contains speech as the image content of accompanying sound - or voice information is present, then the microcomputer 6, the control signal S4 such that the characterized by the stored second code signal language is selected.

The outputs of the D2-MAC decoder 2 are a signal processing circuit 3 and converted into a known manner into recordable signals.

In the invention thus is a stored already in the receiving device identification signal for the one language that the viewer has selected for display of user guidance information, used to the language in the presence of simultaneously offered, different language audio channels.