JP2005244457A - Mobile electronic apparatus, control method of mobile electronic apparatus, program and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile electronic apparatus capable of surely viewing or recording a desired program even when a broadcast time and a broadcast channel differ depending on districts. <P>SOLUTION: A mobile phone 1 provided with a reservation setting section 16 for carrying out viewing and/or recording reservation of a particular program whose broadcast state differs depending on the district is provided with a revision section 40 for comparing reservation information stored in advance to view and/or record the particular program with program information of the particular program at a present location, and updating the reservation information according to the program information when they differ from each other. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable electronic device capable of receiving a broadcast signal, a control method for the portable electronic device, a program, and a recording medium. For example, the present invention relates to an analog TV broadcast signal, a terrestrial digital TV broadcast signal, or a radio broadcast. The present invention relates to a portable electronic device capable of making a reception reservation for a signal or the like (a broadcast signal viewing reservation and / or a recording reservation), a control method of the portable electronic device, a program, and a recording medium.

  In recent years, portable electronic devices such as mobile phones have become highly functional, and, for example, devices that can watch TV, radio, and the like have been developed. In broadcast programs such as radio and television, if the reception area (broadcast situation) is different, the channel number, the broadcast start time, etc. may change even for the same program.

  Therefore, for example, when a user moves to a plurality of regions while watching a television program using a portable electronic device and the channel information is different for each region, the user (viewer) must manually Therefore, it is necessary to select and tune the television program. Therefore, as a technique for solving such inconvenience, for example, there is a technique disclosed in Patent Document 1.

Patent Document 1 stores a table of receivable channels and frequencies for each reception area. When the reception area changes, the table is read out and tuned to the frequency corresponding to the channel before the change. Is disclosed.
JP-A-8-162909 (Release Date; June 21, 1996)

  However, in the configuration of the above publication, it is possible to tune to the same broadcasting station even when the region changes, but it is not known whether the same program is broadcast in the same time zone in different regions. That is, in different regions, the same program may be broadcast at different times. For example, in the destination area, the same program may be broadcast at an earlier time than the area before the movement. In such a case, the user cannot watch a desired program.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a portable device capable of reliably viewing or recording a desired program even when the broadcast time, the broadcast channel, or the like varies depending on the region. Is to provide a type electronic device.

  In order to solve the above problems, a portable electronic device according to the present invention includes a receiving unit that receives a broadcast signal, a reservation unit that reserves reception of a specific program, reservation information reserved by the reservation unit, If the program information of the specific program at the current location is compared with the program information, the reservation information is updated based on the program information if necessary.

  The program information includes at least a program name, channel information, and a start time. Furthermore, the program information may include program end information, and the program frequency when the program is transmitted by broadcast waves (radio waves). The program information corresponds to the reservation information. That is, the program included in the reservation information and the program included in the program information are the same.

  According to the above configuration, even if the reservation information of a program for which reception reservation such as viewing reservation and / or recording reservation has been reserved in advance is not the reservation information suitable for the current location due to different regions, Based on the program information, it can be updated to reservation information suitable for the region. Therefore, the user can prevent a desired program from being missed and / or not being recorded.

  Note that the program indicates, for example, a program such as analog TV, digital TV, or radio. Further, recording includes not only capturing an image but also capturing, for example, only audio.

  The portable electronic device according to the present invention preferably has a configuration in which the reception reservation is a reservation related to viewing and / or recording. Note that the recording includes recording, recording, and the like.

  The portable electronic device according to the present invention is more preferably configured to include program information acquisition means for acquiring the program information from outside the device.

  According to said structure, since program information can be acquired from the exterior of an apparatus, it is not necessary to memorize | store program information beforehand in portable electronic device itself. In addition, new program information can always be acquired.

  Examples of the outside include an EPG (Electronic Program Guide), a Web site, a station server, and a dedicated server.

  The portable electronic device according to the present invention includes position information acquisition means for acquiring position information of the current location, and the program information acquisition means acquires the program information based on the position information acquired by the position information acquisition means. The structure which is thing is more preferable.

  According to said structure, since the position information acquisition means is provided, a user does not need to input the information of the present location, for example, and more exact position information can be acquired. Further, since the program information acquisition means acquires program information from the acquired position information, it can acquire accurate program information.

  Examples of the position information acquisition means include those that determine based on information of a base station in the case of a communication terminal such as a GPS or a cellular phone.

  More preferably, in the portable electronic device according to the present invention, when the program information acquisition unit determines that there is no program information corresponding to the reservation information, the change unit deletes the reservation information. .

  According to the above configuration, when the program information acquisition unit determines that there is no program information corresponding to the reservation information, the changing unit deletes the reservation information. Thereby, for example, reservation information such as a program that has already been broadcast can be deleted, so that unnecessary data can be prevented from being accumulated.

  The portable electronic device according to the present invention includes an informing means for informing outside, and when the program information acquiring means determines that there is no program information corresponding to the reservation information, the informing means corresponds to the reservation information. A configuration for notifying that there is no program information to be performed is more preferable.

  The fact that the program information acquisition means determines that there is no program information corresponding to the reservation information means that the program included in the reservation information is not broadcast at the current location. According to the above configuration, since the notification unit notifies that there is no program information corresponding to the reservation information, the user knows that the specific program cannot be viewed and / or recorded at the current location. Can do.

  More preferably, the portable electronic device according to the present invention is provided with a notification means for notifying that the reservation information has been updated by the changing means.

  With the above configuration, the user who sets the reservation information can know that the reservation information has been updated. For example, when a user uses viewing of a program instead of an alarm, it is more important to view the program at a specific time than to surely view the specific program. In such a case, if the reservation information is automatically updated, the user may not be able to achieve the desired purpose. Therefore, by adopting the above configuration, it is possible to notify the user who intends to view at a specific time as described above that the reservation information has been updated. It is possible to prevent the reservation time from being updated in the meantime.

  The portable electronic device according to the present invention further comprises a notification means for notifying that the start time of the specific program has been reached based on the reserved program time information included in the initial reservation information. preferable.

  For example, when there is a user who substitutes an alarm clock or the like for a television program, the user wants to be notified when the viewing start time of a specific program included in the first reservation information is reached. However, when the start time of a specific program varies due to a change in the area, the specific program does not start at the time desired by the user, and cannot be used as an alarm clock.

  According to said structure, since an alerting | reporting means alert | reports when it becomes the first reservation information which has not been changed by the change means, the objective of the user who is performing viewing reservation instead of an alarm can be achieved.

  In the portable electronic device according to the present invention, the changing unit is configured to set the reserved program start time based on the reserved program time information included in the reserved information and the current location program time information included in the program information. However, it is more preferable that the reservation information is not updated when it is determined that it is after the current location program end time.

  The reserved program time information is information including the start time and end time of the specific program reserved. The current location program time information is information including a start time and an end time of a specific program at the current location. That the reserved program start time is later than the current location program end time means that the program has already ended. That is, when the program has already ended, it is not necessary to update the reservation information. The “update as necessary” includes determining whether or not a reservation can be executed when the reservation information is updated.

  In the portable electronic device according to the present invention, the changing unit is configured to set the reserved program start time based on the reserved program time information included in the reserved information and the current location program time information included in the program information. However, when it is determined that the current location program start time is between the current location program end time and the current location program end time, a configuration in which the reservation information is updated is more preferable.

  That the reserved program start time is between the current location program start time and the current location program end time means that the specific program is being broadcast at the current location. According to the above configuration, when it is determined that the specific program is being broadcast, the reservation information is updated, so that the remaining program can be viewed or recorded.

  The control method of the portable electronic device according to the present invention is necessary if the reservation information reserved by the reception reservation of the specific program is different from the program information of the specific program at the current location. And changing the reservation information based on the program information.

  According to the above configuration, even if the reservation information of a program for which reception reservation such as viewing reservation and / or recording reservation has been reserved in advance is not the reservation information suitable for the current location due to different regions, Based on the program information, it can be updated to reservation information suitable for the region. Therefore, the user can prevent a desired program from being missed and / or not being recorded.

  A control program for a portable electronic device according to the present invention is a computer program that causes a computer to function as each of the above-described means.

  With the above configuration, the portable electronic device can be realized by realizing each means of the portable electronic device with a computer.

  In addition, a computer-readable recording medium storing a control program for a portable electronic device according to the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium that causes the above-described means to be realized by a computer to operate the portable electronic device. A recorded computer-readable recording medium.

  With the above configuration, the portable electronic device can be realized on a computer by the control program for the portable electronic device read from the recording medium.

  A portable electronic device according to the present invention is a portable electronic device provided with reservation means for making a reservation for viewing and / or recording a specific program whose broadcasting status varies depending on a region, and viewing and / or recording a specific program. And a change means for updating the reservation information based on the program information if the reservation information stored in advance is different from the program information of the specific program at the current location. is there.

  As a result, even if the reservation information of the program that has been reserved for viewing and / or recording is preliminarily reserved according to the current location due to different regions, It can be updated to suitable reservation information. Therefore, the user can prevent a desired program from being missed and / or not being recorded. A portable electronic device is driven by a battery, but generally power is consumed in a tuner operation, a recording operation, a reproduction operation, or a viewing operation. Therefore, by avoiding useless reception reservation, it is possible to solve the problem that the operation time of the device is shortened. In the case of recording, moving image data is stored and stored in the main body (built-in or removable recording medium). However, since moving image data generally has a large amount of data, storing unnecessary moving image data causes storage. The capacity is imminent, and other still image data, mail data, etc. cannot be saved, and the operation is restricted. However, with the configuration of the portable electronic device according to the present invention, the above-mentioned problems can be reduced because useless moving image data is not stored / recorded. Therefore, the present invention can be suitably applied to a battery-driven portable electronic device.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described as follows. In the following description, a mobile phone provided with a receiver capable of receiving a broadcast signal (broadcast wave) of a terrestrial digital broadcast television will be described as an example of the portable electronic device, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Needless to say, broadcast signals include analog TV broadcast, satellite digital broadcast, FM / AM radio broadcast, and the like. Further, portable electronic devices are not limited to cellular phones, but also include portable terminals such as PDAs, notebook computers, digital cameras, portable digital video recorders, audio players, personal computers, videophones, Internet televisions, and the like.

  The cellular phone (portable electronic device) 1 according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which a desired program can be reliably viewed or recorded even when the broadcast time, the broadcast channel, and the like differ depending on the region. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the mobile phone 1 schematically includes a transmission / reception unit (reception unit) 2, a user IF unit 3, a control unit (control means) 4, and a storage unit 5. . The mobile phone 1 can receive terrestrial digital broadcasting.

  The transmission / reception unit 2 is a radio wave transmission / reception interface of the mobile phone 1 that receives radio waves or transmits radio waves. The user IF unit 3 is a user interface of the mobile phone 1. The control unit 4 controls various configurations of the mobile phone 1. The function of the control unit 4 is realized by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown) executing a program stored in a storage device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a flash memory. The detailed configuration of the control unit 4 will be described later. The storage unit 5 is a storage device of the mobile phone 1. The storage unit 5 stores a setting file (not shown) or the like for recording the setting by the user. Specifically, the storage unit 5 includes, for example, a ROM that is a read-only semiconductor memory that stores fixed data such as a program and communication control data required when the control unit 4 operates, barcode recognition, A RAM or the like as a so-called working memory that temporarily stores data related to communication, data used for calculation, calculation results, and the like is included.

  More specifically, the transmission / reception unit 2 includes a TV reception unit 6, an antenna unit 11, a decoder unit 13, and a wireless processing unit 14. The TV receiving unit (tuner) 6 includes a TV antenna unit 10 and a tuner module 12.

  The TV receiver 6 receives terrestrial digital television broadcasts. The TV antenna unit 10 is an antenna for receiving terrestrial digital television broadcasting.

  The tuner module 12 receives a radio wave of a predetermined frequency at the TV antenna unit 10 in response to an instruction from the TV tuner control unit 15 of the control unit 4 to be described later, demodulates the received signal, and then sends it to the decoder unit 13. Output. The tuner module 12 is for receiving terrestrial digital television broadcasting, and uses a format different from the NTSC (National Television System Committee) format based on analog television broadcasting.

  The decoder unit 13 performs encoding and decoding of video data and audio data. For example, data input from the tuner module 12 is decoded into video data and audio data, and output to the display unit 20 and the speaker 21 of the user IF unit 3, respectively. That is, the decoder unit 13 functions as a TS Demux (Transport Stream De-multiplex). Also, for example, MPEG-4 Visual is used for the video data standard, and MPEG-2 AAC is used for the audio data standard. The standard used by the decoder unit 13 is not limited to this. For example, H.264, which is an international standard system for moving picture coding technology. H.264 / (MPEG-4 AVC) or the like may be used.

  The antenna unit 11 is an antenna for transmitting and receiving radio waves related to the mobile phone function and the electronic mail function.

  The radio processing unit 14 demodulates a radio signal received from the outside via the antenna unit 11 and outputs the demodulated data to the decoder unit 13. Alternatively, the wireless processing unit 14 modulates the data received from the decoder unit 13 into a format suitable for wireless transmission, and transmits the modulated wireless signal to the outside via the antenna unit 11. In addition to data modulation / demodulation processing, the wireless processing unit 14 performs, for example, channel codec processing, baseband signal processing, RF (Radio Frequency) processing, and the like.

  In addition, the decoder unit 13 encodes the audio data input from the call input unit 22 of the user IF unit 3 as, for example, audio data, and outputs the encoded audio data to the wireless processing unit 14. Further, the decoder unit 13 decodes the data input from the wireless processing unit 14 as, for example, voice data, and outputs the decoded data to the call output unit 23 of the user IF unit 3.

  The decoder unit 13 also functions as a codec compliant with a standard standardized by, for example, 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project). For example, the mobile phone 1 has a video phone function, and the decoder unit 13 complies with a video phone standard such as 3G-324M standardized by 3GPP. An example of a video data codec used in 3G-324M is ITU-T (International Telecommunications Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector). H.263 and MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) -4. Examples of the audio data codec used in 3G-324M include Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) -Adaptive Multirate (AMR).

  The user IF unit 3 includes a display unit 20, a speaker 21, a call input unit 22, a call output unit 23, a photographing unit 24, a vibrator unit 25, and an operation unit 26.

  The display unit 20 displays a video based on the video data input from the decoder unit 13. The speaker 21 outputs sound based on the sound data input from the decoder unit 13. The speaker 21 also includes an audio output processing circuit such as an amplifier (not shown). The user can set which audio data of the audio data input from the decoder unit 13 is output from the speaker 21.

  When the mobile phone 1 is used as a telephone, the call input unit 22 converts voice uttered by the user into voice data and outputs it to the decoder unit 13. The call input unit 22 includes, for example, a microphone that converts sound waves into an electrical signal, an A / D converter, an amplifier, and the like.

  When the mobile phone 1 is used as a telephone, the call output unit 23 converts voice data transmitted from the other party's mobile phone into voice.

  The photographing unit 24 shoots a subject, generates video data, and outputs the video data to the decoder unit 13. The imaging unit 24 of the present embodiment includes a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) that converts light from a subject into an electrical signal as an imaging element. The configuration of the imaging unit 24 is not limited to this, and may be a configuration using an image sensor such as a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS), for example. The photographing unit 24 includes a video processing circuit that converts an electrical signal from the image sensor into RGB digital video data.

  The vibrator unit 25 vibrates the mobile phone 1 based on an instruction from the control unit 4. The user can set the vibration pattern of the vibrator unit 25 and the vibration time.

  The operation unit 26 is an input device provided in the mobile phone 1. The operation unit 26 outputs operation data obtained by the user operating the input device to the control unit 4. Examples of input devices include button switches and touch panels.

  The control unit 4 includes a clock unit (clock unit) 7, a TV tuner control unit 15, and a telephone function unit 17. In addition, the structure of the control part 4 is not restricted to this, The combination of each means may differ suitably.

  The clock unit 7 is a Real Time Clock (RTC) that measures time. For example, the clock unit 7 determines whether or not a predetermined time set in advance has been reached, or whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed.

  The TV tuner control unit 15 sets the frequency of the radio wave received by the TV antenna unit 10 and detected by the tuner module 12.

  The telephone function unit 17 is a functional block for the telephone function of the mobile phone 1. The telephone function unit 17 includes a call processing unit 30, a mail processing unit 31, a music control unit 32, a JAVA (registered trademark) processing unit 33, a Web processing unit 34, a shooting control unit 35, a video control unit 36, and a vibration control unit 37. Contains.

  The call processing unit 30 controls call processing between the mobile phone 1 and another mobile phone or communication processing with another wireless transceiver. The call processing unit 30 controls, for example, the call input unit 22, the call output unit 23, the transmission / reception unit 2, and the display unit 20, the speaker 21, or the photographing unit 24 as necessary.

  The mail processing unit 31 performs mail processing (creation, transmission / reception, etc.) in the mobile phone 1. The music control unit 32 controls music playback on the mobile phone 1. The JAVA (registered trademark) processing unit 33 controls JAVA (registered trademark) processing in the mobile phone 1. The web processing unit 34 controls web connection in the mobile phone 1. The photographing control unit 35 controls photographing with the mobile phone 1 using the photographing unit 24. The video control unit 36 controls video playback on the mobile phone 1. The vibrator control unit 37 controls the vibration operation in the mobile phone 1 using the vibrator unit 25.

  In the control unit 4, each block (the clock unit 7, the TV tuner control unit 15, the reservation setting unit 16, and the telephone function unit 17) may be realized by hardware logic, or at least of these functions. Any one part may be implement | achieved by software using CPU as follows.

  That is, the control unit 4 of the mobile phone 1 includes a CPU (central processing unit) that executes instructions of a control method of the mobile phone 1 that realizes the functions of each block, a ROM (read only memory) that stores the program, and the program A random access memory (RAM) that expands the memory, and a storage device (recording medium) such as a memory that stores the program and various data. And the control part 4 controls the recording medium which recorded the program code (execution format program, intermediate code program, source program) of the control program of the mobile telephone 1 which is software which implement | achieves the function mentioned above so that computer reading was possible. It can also be realized by supplying to the unit 4 and reading and executing the program code recorded on the recording medium by the computer (or CPU or MPU). In this case, the program code itself read from the recording medium realizes the above-described function, and the recording medium recording the program code constitutes the present invention.

  Thus, in this specification, the means (unit) does not necessarily mean a physical means, but includes cases where the function of each means is realized by software. Further, the function of one means may be realized by two or more physical means, or the functions of two or more means may be realized by one physical means.

  Here, the structure of the principal part of the mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the reservation setting unit 16, showing members related to a TV program viewing reservation and / or recording reservation function of the mobile phone 1.

  The reservation setting unit (reservation unit) 16 includes a position information acquisition unit (position information acquisition unit) 45, a program information acquisition unit (program information acquisition unit) 44, a change unit (change unit) 40, a reservation information storage unit 43, and a reservation execution. A portion 46 is provided.

  The location information acquisition unit 45 acquires information related to the current location of the mobile phone 1 from the outside via the transmission / reception unit 2. Specifically, for example, the position information acquisition unit acquires information (position information) related to the current position of the mobile phone 1 from the base station information of the radio wave received by the antenna unit 11 of the transmission / reception unit 2. Then, it is determined whether or not the newly acquired position information is different from the previous position information. For example, when the position information acquisition unit 45 has a GPS, the position information can be acquired using the GPS.

  The program information acquisition unit 44 acquires broadcast wave (TV program) program information. Specifically, for example, the program information acquisition unit 44 acquires the program information at the current position from the server or the like storing information related to the external EPG via the transmission / reception unit 2.

  The reservation information storage unit 43 stores reservation information for viewing reservation and / or recording reservation. The reservation information may be created based on an input by the user via the user IF unit 3, may be created based on information transmitted from the outside, It may be created using EPG or the like. Examples of the reservation information include a program name, a program start time, a program end time, a channel number, and a frequency in the case of a broadcast wave.

  The reservation execution unit 46 executes a TV program viewing reservation and / or recording reservation based on the reservation information stored in the reservation information storage unit 43. Specifically, the reservation execution unit 46 executes the reservation when it is time to execute the viewing reservation and / or the recording reservation based on the time information of the clock unit 7. Specifically, the reservation execution unit 46 controls the TV tuner control unit 15 to execute the reservation.

  The changing unit 40 determines whether or not the reservation information stored in the reservation information storage unit 43 matches the program information at the current position, and changes the reservation information if they are different. . The changing unit 40 includes a comparing unit 42 and an updating unit 41.

  The comparison unit 42 stores program information (for example, program name, program start time) stored in each of the reservation information stored in the reservation information storage unit 43 and the program information acquired by the program information acquisition unit 44. And end time, channel information, etc.).

  The update unit 41 updates the reservation information stored in the reservation information storage unit 43 based on the comparison result of the comparison unit 42. Specifically, when the comparison unit 42 determines that the reservation information is different from the program information, the update unit 41 changes the reservation information stored in the reservation information storage unit 43 to the same information as the program information. Update to be.

  The specific processing flow in the reservation setting unit 16 will be described below. First, when the position information acquisition unit 45 determines that the base station information has changed via the antenna unit of the transmission / reception unit 2, the position information acquisition unit 45 transmits to the program information acquisition unit 44 the fact that the base station has changed and the current position information. .

  When the position information is received from the position information acquisition unit 45, the program information acquisition unit 44 acquires the same program information as the program name of the reservation information stored in the reservation information storage unit 43 from the outside. Specifically, the program information acquisition unit 44 transmits, for example, regional information and program information (reserved program information) included in the reservation information to a server storing external EPG information. On the other hand, the server storing the EPG information transmits program information corresponding to the current position of the mobile phone 1 to the mobile phone 1 based on the area information and the reserved program information received from the program information acquisition unit. To do. That is, the program information acquisition unit 44 acquires program information of the same program as the program name included in the reservation information at the current position of the mobile phone 1. Then, the program information acquisition unit 44 transmits the acquired program information to the comparison unit 42.

  The comparison unit 42 that has received the program information compares the program information with the reservation information, and determines whether or not the information is the same. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the program information such as program start time and end time, channel information (frequency in the case of a broadcast wave) and the like included in the program information and the reservation information are the same. If it is determined that they are different, the program information is transmitted to the update unit 41.

  When receiving the program information, the updating unit 41 rewrites the reservation information stored in the reservation information storage unit 43 with the program information.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing for updating the reservation information according to the position information according to the present embodiment. Next, the process of updating the reservation information in the reservation setting unit 16 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the position information acquisition unit 45 determines whether or not the current region has changed (S10). If it is determined in step S10 that the current region has changed (S10; YES), the newly acquired position information is transmitted to the program information acquisition unit 44.

  Next, when receiving the location information from the location information acquisition unit 45, the program information acquisition unit 44 refers to the reservation information storage unit 43 to determine whether or not a reservation (viewing reservation and / or recording reservation) has been made. (S11).

  When it is determined in step S11 that a reservation is made (S11; YES), the program information acquisition unit 44 is included in the position information of the current location and the reservation information stored in the reservation information storage unit 43. The program name of the stored program information is transmitted to an external server or the like via the transmission / reception unit 2. Then, the external server acquires the program information related to the program name corresponding to the position information from the received position information and program name, and transmits it to the program information acquisition unit 44. Then, the program information acquisition unit 44 acquires program information based on the position information (S12). Thereafter, the program information acquisition unit 44 transmits the acquired program information to the comparison unit 42.

  Then, the comparison unit 42 determines whether program information has been transmitted from the program information acquisition unit 44. In other words, the comparison unit 42 determines whether there is program information corresponding to the reservation information in the area (S13).

  If it is determined in step S13 that there is program information corresponding to the reservation information (S13; YES), the comparison unit 42 compares the received program information with the reservation information stored in the reservation information storage unit 43. Each program information is compared, and it is judged whether two program information is the same (S14).

  If it is determined in step S14 that the two program information are different (S14; NO), the comparison unit 42 determines whether or not the reservation information needs to be updated (S15). Specifically, for example, when the reserved program start time included in the reservation information is later than the current location program end time included in the program information at the current location, the program has already ended at the current location. The program cannot be viewed and / or recorded (recorded). Therefore, in this case, it is determined that it is not necessary to update the reservation information. That is, when the reservation information is updated to the program information, the object of the present invention cannot be achieved. Therefore, in this case, there is no need to update. That is, determining whether or not an update is necessary means determining whether or not the object of the present invention can be achieved.

  In step S15, for example, the comparison unit 42 determines that the reserved program start time included in the reservation information is between the program start time and the program end time of the program information at the current location, that is, the specific program at the current location. If it is determined that is being broadcast, the reservation information may be updated. In this case, the reservation execution unit 46 immediately starts viewing and / or recording the program based on the updated reservation information. That is, it is determined that updating is necessary.

  If it is determined in step S15 that the reservation information needs to be updated, the comparison unit 42 transmits the program information to the update unit 41. Then, the update unit 41 updates the reservation information stored in the reservation information storage unit 43 based on the program information (S16). And the update part 41 will alert | report that the reservation information was updated via the user IF part 3, if the update of reservation information is complete | finished (S17). If it is determined in step S15 that updating is not necessary, the process is terminated.

  On the other hand, in step S11, it is determined that no reservation is made (S11; NO). In other words, if it is determined that reservation information is not stored in the reservation information storage unit 43, the process is terminated.

  If it is determined in step S13 that there is no same program information (S13; NO), the comparison unit 42 makes a reservation at the current location in the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit via the user IF unit 3. The fact that the program has not been broadcast is notified (S18).

  Then, the comparison unit 42 determines whether or not to reserve reservation information stored in the reservation information storage unit 43 (S19).

  If it is determined in step S19 that reservation information is to be suspended (S19; YES), the process proceeds to S10. On the other hand, in step S19, it is determined that the reservation information is not suspended (S19; NO). In other words, if it is determined that the reservation information is to be discarded, the comparison unit 42 stores the reservation information stored in the reservation information storage unit 43. Is deleted (S20). Then, the process ends.

  In step S14, if it is determined that the program information of the reservation information and the program information is the same (S14; YES), the process is terminated without performing the update process.

  In the above description, it is determined whether or not the reservation information needs to be updated. For example, whether or not the reservation information needs to be updated when frequently going to different areas of the broadcasting situation. If the reservation information and the program information are different from each other without making this determination, all may be updated. For example, when frequently going to and from areas with different broadcasting conditions, there may be cases where broadcasting has ended in a certain area but has not yet been broadcast in another area. In such a case, even if the reservation information is once updated to program information indicating that the program has already ended, it may be updated to reservation information that has not yet been broadcast by moving to a different area. In other words, whether or not to update the reservation information as necessary may be changed depending on the setting. In other words, if the reservation information and the program information are different, all the reservation information may be updated, or only when the specific condition is satisfied by the program time information of the reservation information and the program information, the reservation information is updated. You may make it update. The broadcast status indicates, for example, broadcast time, broadcast channel, broadcast frequency in the case of a broadcast wave. Even if the program is the same, the broadcast start time (broadcast end time) may be different depending on the region, or the broadcast channel may be different.

  As described above, the mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment is a mobile phone 1 that includes the reservation setting unit 16 that performs viewing and / or recording reservation of a specific program whose broadcasting status varies depending on a region. The reservation information stored in advance for viewing and / or recording the program is compared with the program information of the specific program at the current location. If the program information is different, the reservation information is updated based on the program information. It is the structure provided with the change part 40 to do.

  In addition, the mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment includes a reservation setting unit 16 that performs viewing and / or recording reservation of a specific program whose broadcasting status varies depending on a region, reservation information reserved by the reservation unit, and information on a current location If the program information of the specific program is different from the program information, a change unit 40 that updates the reservation information based on the program information may be provided.

  The broadcast status indicates, for example, a broadcast time, a broadcast channel, and a broadcast frequency in the case of a broadcast wave. Even if the program is the same, the broadcast start time (broadcast end time) may be different depending on the region, or the broadcast channel may be different.

  The program information includes at least a program name, channel information, and a start time. Furthermore, the program information may include program end information, and the program frequency when the program is transmitted by broadcast waves (radio waves). The program information corresponds to the reservation information. That is, the program included in the reservation information and the program included in the program information are the same.

  According to the above configuration, even if the reservation information of the program that has been reserved for viewing and / or recording is preliminarily reserved based on the program information, even if the reservation information is not suitable for the current location due to different regions. , It can be updated to the reservation information suitable for the area. Therefore, the user can prevent a desired program from being missed and / or not being recorded.

  Note that the program indicates, for example, a program such as analog TV, digital TV, or radio. Further, recording includes not only capturing an image but also capturing, for example, only audio.

  The mobile phone 1 according to the present invention is more preferably configured to include a program information acquisition unit 44 that acquires the program information from the outside.

  According to said structure, since program information can be acquired from the exterior, it is not necessary to memorize | store program information beforehand in mobile telephone 1 itself. Also, new program information can always be acquired.

  Examples of the outside include an EPG (Electronic Program Guide), a Web site, a station server, and a dedicated server.

  Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, the mobile phone 1 according to the present invention receives a broadcast wave related to a TV program from a broadcast station and receives radio waves related to a call or mail from a base station. The base station is connected to a network such as the Internet via a mobile phone network. The network is connected to various servers and networks (EPG distribution server, Web site, Station server, i-mode (registered trademark) server) for distributing program information. In addition, the base station can transmit information related to position information where the base station is installed to the mobile phone 1. In addition, the mobile phone 1 can obtain program information at the current location via the various stations and networks.

  In addition, the mobile phone 1 can know the optimum broadcast station that receives broadcast waves such as TV programs by acquiring information on the current position from the base station. For example, when the mobile phone 1 that was in an area where broadcast waves broadcast from the broadcast station A can be received moves, the broadcast waves received at the current location are output from the broadcast station B based on the position information from the base station. You can know what is being done.

  The mobile phone 1 according to the present invention includes a location information acquisition unit 45 that acquires location information of the current location, and the program information acquisition unit 44 acquires the program information based on the acquired location information. More preferred.

  According to said structure, since the position information acquisition part 45 is provided, it is not necessary for a user to input the information of a present location, for example, and more exact position information can be acquired. Further, since the program information acquisition unit 44 acquires program information based on the acquired position information, it can acquire accurate program information.

  Examples of the position information acquisition unit 45 include those that determine based on information of a base station in the case of a communication terminal such as a GPS or a mobile phone.

  In the mobile phone 1 according to the present invention, it is more preferable that the change unit 40 deletes the reservation information when the program information acquisition unit 44 determines that there is no program information corresponding to the reservation information.

  According to said structure, when the program information acquisition part 44 judges that there is no program information corresponding to reservation information, the change part 40 deletes the said reservation information. Thereby, for example, reservation information such as a program that has already been broadcast can be deleted, so that unnecessary data can be prevented from being accumulated.

  The mobile phone 1 according to the present invention includes a user IF unit 3 (display unit 20, speaker 21, vibrator unit 26) that notifies the outside, and the program information acquisition unit 44 has no program information corresponding to the reservation information. If determined, the user IF unit 3 is more preferably configured to notify that there is no program information corresponding to the reservation information.

  The fact that the program information acquisition unit 44 determines that there is no program information corresponding to the reservation information means that the program included in the reservation information is not broadcast at the current location. According to the above configuration, since the user IF unit 3 notifies that there is no program information corresponding to the reservation information, the user cannot view and / or record the specific program at the current location. I can know.

  The mobile phone 1 according to the present invention preferably includes a user IF unit 3 that informs the outside, and the user IF unit 3 is more preferably configured to notify that the reservation information has been updated.

  With the above configuration, the user who sets the reservation information can know that the reservation information has been updated. For example, when a user uses viewing of a program instead of an alarm, it is more important to view the program at a specific time than to surely view the specific program. In such a case, if the reservation information is automatically updated, the user may not be able to achieve the desired purpose. Therefore, by adopting the above configuration, it is possible to notify the user who intends to view at a specific time as described above that the reservation information has been updated. It is possible to prevent the reservation time from being updated in the meantime.

  The mobile phone 1 according to the present invention includes a user IF unit 3 for informing the outside, and the change unit 40 stores initial reservation information, and the reservation information includes the specific program. A start time for starting viewing is included, and the user IF unit 3 is more preferably configured to notify when the start time is reached.

  For example, when there is a user who substitutes an alarm clock or the like for a television program, the user wants to be notified when the viewing start time of a specific program included in the first reservation information is reached. However, when the start time of a specific program varies due to a change in the area, the specific program does not start at the time desired by the user, and cannot be used as an alarm clock.

  According to the above configuration, since the user IF unit 3 notifies when the first reservation information that has not been changed by the changing unit 40 is reached, it is possible to achieve the purpose of the user who is making the viewing reservation instead of the alarm.

  In the mobile phone 1 according to the present invention, the changing unit 40 sets the reserved program start time based on the reserved program time information included in the reserved information and the current location program time information included in the program information. However, it is more preferable that the reservation information is not updated when it is determined that it is after the current location program end time.

  The reserved program time information is information including the start time and end time of the specific program reserved. The current location program time information is information including a start time and an end time of a specific program at the current location. That the reserved program start time is later than the current location program end time means that the program has already ended. That is, when the program has already ended, it is not necessary to update the reservation information.

  In the mobile phone 1 according to the present invention, the changing unit 40 sets the reserved program start time based on the reserved program time information included in the reserved information and the current location program time information included in the program information. However, when it is determined that the current location program start time is between the current location program end time and the current location program end time, a configuration in which the reservation information is updated is more preferable.

  That the reserved program start time is between the current location program start time and the current location program end time means that the specific program is being broadcast at the current location. According to the above configuration, when it is determined that the specific program is being broadcast, the reservation information is updated, so that the remaining program can be viewed or recorded.

  The control method of the mobile phone 1 means according to the present invention includes a reservation step for making reservations for viewing and / or recording a specific program whose broadcasting status varies depending on the region, and a pre-stored process for watching and / or recording the specific program. The reservation information is compared with the program information of the specific program at the current location. If the reservation information is different, the reservation information is updated based on the program information.

  According to the above configuration, even if the reservation information of the program that has been reserved for viewing and / or recording is preliminarily reserved based on the program information, even if the reservation information is not suitable for the current location due to different regions. , It can be updated to the reservation information suitable for the area. Therefore, the user can prevent a desired program from being missed and / or not being recorded.

  The control program for the mobile phone 1 according to the present invention is a computer program that causes a computer to function as each of the above-described means.

  With the above configuration, the mobile phone 1 can be realized by realizing each unit of the mobile phone 1 with a computer.

  A computer-readable recording medium recording the control program for the mobile phone 1 of the present invention is a computer recording the control program for the mobile phone 1 for operating the mobile phone 1 by causing the computer to realize the above-described means. It is a readable recording medium.

  With the above configuration, the mobile phone 1 can be realized on a computer by the control program of the mobile phone 1 read from the recording medium.

  In the above description, the program information acquisition unit 44 has been described as an example of determining whether or not a reservation has been made when new position information is received. However, for example, when acquiring position information using a circuit that is not always used in the mobile phone 1 such as GPS, for example, it is first determined whether or not a reservation has been made. The position information acquisition unit 45 may be operated only when the information is received. In this way, the power consumption of the mobile phone 1 can be reduced.

  In the above description, the program information acquisition unit 44 acquires the same program information as the program name included in the reservation information. However, the method of acquiring the program information is not limited to the program name, and the program information may be acquired using identification information that can identify the program.

  In the above description, an example in which reservation information is rewritten to program information when program information and reservation information are different from each other is described. However, for example, some users may use viewing reservations instead of alarms (alarm clocks). In this case, when the program start time differs between the program information and the reservation information, the user cannot achieve the reservation purpose as an alarm. Therefore, in order to solve such a problem, for example, the update unit 41 may store program information separately from the initial reservation information. And you may make it alert | report to a user based on the first reservation information. That is, two pieces of reservation information, the first and the changed, are stored (the first reservation information is stored regardless of the update of the reservation information), and the viewing reservation is made based on the changed reservation information. At the same time, the first reservation information may be notified at the time set by the user without broadcasting the program (the program may be broadcast). The first reservation information indicates reservation information set by the user.

  In the above description, the position information acquisition unit 45 has been described as an example of determining whether the newly acquired position information is the same as the position information before acquisition. However, for example, even in different regions, there are cases where the broadcasting situation is the same. Therefore, for example, by creating in advance a table in which the location information acquisition means stores the area having the same broadcast situation, it is not necessary to operate the program information acquisition unit 44 in the case of the same broadcast situation. , Power consumption can be reduced.

  For example, when updating reservation information using EPG or the like, the program information acquisition unit 44 acquires all program information including the programs stored in all the reservation information storage units 43, and then performs reservation. Program information corresponding to the reservation information included in the information storage unit may be detected. In this way, the processing of the external server (for example, EPG server) is reduced by adopting a configuration in which the mobile phone 1 detects all program information and then detects program information corresponding to the reservation information. be able to. That is, on the mobile phone 1 side, after acquiring all the EPGs in the position information, program information corresponding to the reservation information may be acquired using the acquired EPG.

  In addition, as a method for creating the reservation information by the user, for example, the user may create the reservation information directly by using the user IF unit 3 or by using EPG, Web, station (push type automatic distribution) or the like. For example, it may be created based on program information transmitted from another user.

  By the way, for example, as a result of rewriting the reservation information based on the position information, there are cases where viewing reservations and / or recording reservations of a plurality of programs overlap in the same time zone. That is, different programs may be broadcast on different channels in the same time zone. In addition, for example, there may be a case where the broadcast time of a program is extended as in a baseball broadcast, for example. In such a case, there is no problem when there are a plurality of tuners provided in the mobile phone 1, but when there is only one tuner or when the number of tuners is smaller than the number of overlapping programs, viewing or A program that cannot be recorded occurs. In order to solve such a problem, the cellular phone 1 according to the present embodiment may add priority information for each program when creating reservation information. And when a program overlaps, you may make it perform viewing and / or video recording based on the reservation information of a high priority program. This will be described below.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing processing when viewing and / or recording reservations of a plurality of programs overlap in the same time period due to updating of reservation information.

  First, the update unit 41 updates the reservation information based on the program information (S16). Then, it is determined whether or not the reservation information viewing and / or recording reservation time zones of the plurality of updated programs overlap (S21).

  If it is determined in step S21 that they overlap (S21; YES), the updating unit 41 operates the user IF unit 3 to notify that the reservation information has overlapped (S22). On the other hand, if it is determined in step S21 that there is no overlap (S21; NO), the process ends. When the reservation information overlaps in the same time zone, the reservation execution unit 46 performs viewing and / or recording based on the reservation information having a high priority.

  In addition, the mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment may include two tuners for receiving TV programs. In this case, for example, when viewing and / or recording a TV program, it is possible to solve the problem of being unable to view or record due to moving to a different broadcasting situation. This will be described with reference to the following flowchart.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a method of selecting a received radio wave when the area of the mobile phone 1 having two TV program tuners is different.

  First, during the reservation and / or recording (S30), the position information acquisition unit 45 determines whether or not it has moved to an area with a different broadcast situation. In other words, the position information acquisition unit 45 compares the acquired position information with the position information before acquisition, and determines whether or not the position of the mobile phone 1 has moved to an area with a different broadcast status (S31). .

  If it is determined in step S31 that the vehicle has moved to a different broadcasting area (S31; YES), the position information acquisition unit 45 operates the TV tuner control unit 15 to broadcast the second TV program. The other tuner (second tuner) is used to scan for another TV program corresponding to the already acquired broadcast wave (S32). That is, a broadcast wave scan is performed to check whether the same TV program is broadcast on different channels.

  Then, the TV tuner control unit 15 determines whether or not the same program is broadcast on different channels (S33).

  If it is determined in step S33 that the same TV program is being broadcast on different channels (S33; YES), the TV tuner control unit 15 receives the broadcast wave with the better radio wave condition of the two tuners. (S34).

  If it is determined in step S33 that the same TV program is not broadcast on different channels (S33; NO), the process returns to step S31.

  In this way, by having two tuners, for example, even when viewing and / or recording, a TV program with a good radio wave condition is always viewed and / or recorded. be able to.

  In addition, as means for acquiring position information regarding the present location, a method of acquiring based on base station information of radio waves received by the mobile phone 1, a method of acquiring using GPS, and information included in broadcast waves of digital television broadcasting And a method of directly acquiring position information (including address, telephone number, zip code, etc.).

  In addition, the mobile phone 1 according to the present invention is a mobile phone 1 including a reservation setting unit 16 that performs watching and / or recording reservation of a specific program having at least different broadcast start time and / or channel information depending on a region. Comparing pre-stored reservation information for viewing and / or recording a specific program with program information including at least broadcast start time and / or channel information at which the specific program is broadcast at the current location, If they are different, the configuration may include a changing unit 40 that updates the reservation information based on the program information.

  In the mobile phone 1 according to the present invention, when the comparison unit 42 of the changing unit 40 compares the reservation information with the program information and determines that the specific program has already ended, the update unit 41. May store reservation information. For example, there is a case where broadcasting of a specific program has ended in a certain area, or even if there is no broadcasting of a specific program, it has not yet been broadcast in a different area. With the above configuration, viewing reservation or recording reservation can be executed by moving to an area where a specific program is not broadcast yet.

  In the above description, the digital television has been described. However, it is needless to say that the present invention can be preferably applied to, for example, an analog television. In the case of an analog television, for example, the program information acquisition unit 44 may transmit the program frequency and position information included in the reservation information to the server and acquire the program information at the current location.

  Further, in the mobile phone 1 according to the present invention, when recording is started, the capacity of the storage unit 5 may be detected, and recording may be performed by changing the image quality according to the capacity. That is, since the recording time can be calculated from the program time information, the entire program can be recorded regardless of the capacity of the storage unit 5 by changing the image quality according to the recording time.

  The portable electronic device according to the present invention can be suitably applied to a mobile phone having a TV function, a PDA, or the like.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the principal part of the mobile telephone concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the schematic structure of the said mobile phone. It is a flowchart which shows the process which updates reservation information according to the positional information concerning this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process in case the viewing and / or recording reservation of a some program overlap in the same time slot | zone by having updated reservation information. It is a flowchart which shows the method of selecting the received electric wave in the case where the area in a mobile telephone provided with two TV program tuners differs. 6 is a diagram illustrating that broadcast wave broadcast stations received by the movement of the mobile phone are different.

Explanation of symbols

1 Mobile phone (portable electronic device)
2 Transmission / reception unit 3 User IF unit 4 Control unit 5 Storage unit 6 TV reception unit 7 Clock unit 11 Antenna unit 15 TV tuner control unit 16 Reservation setting unit (reservation means)
20 Display section (notification means)
21 Speaker (notification means)
26 Operation part 40 Change part (change means)
41 Update unit 42 Comparison unit 43 Reservation information storage unit (reservation information storage means)
44 Program information acquisition unit (program information acquisition means)
45 Location information acquisition unit (location information acquisition means)
46 Reservation execution part

Claims (13)

Receiving means for receiving a broadcast signal;
Reservation means for making a reservation for receiving a specific program;
The reservation information reserved by the reservation means and the program information of the specific program at the current location are compared. If they are different, the reservation information is updated based on the program information if necessary. A portable electronic device.   2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the reception reservation is a reservation related to viewing and / or recording.   2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising program information acquisition means for acquiring the program information from outside the device. Provided with location information acquisition means for acquiring location information of the current location,
4. The portable electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the program information acquisition means acquires the program information based on the position information acquired by the position information acquisition means.   4. The portable electronic device according to claim 3, wherein when the program information acquisition unit determines that there is no program information corresponding to the reservation information, the change unit deletes the reservation information.   4. A notification means for notifying that there is no program information corresponding to reservation information when the program information acquisition means determines that there is no program information corresponding to reservation information. The portable electronic device described.   2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a notification means for notifying that the reservation information has been updated by the changing means.   2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising notification means for notifying that the start time of the specific program is reached based on reserved program time information included in the first reserved information. machine.   The changing means has a reserved program start time later than a current location program end time based on the reserved program time information included in the reserved information and the current location program time information included in the program information. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the reservation information is not updated when it is determined.   Based on the reserved program time information included in the reserved information and the current location program time information included in the program information, the changing means determines that the reserved program start time is the current location program start time and the current location program end. 2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the reservation information is updated when it is determined that the time is between.   If the reservation information reserved by the reception reservation of a specific program is different from the program information of the specific program at the current location, if the information is different, the reservation information is based on the program information as necessary. A method for controlling a portable electronic device, comprising: a changing step for updating.   A control program for a portable electronic device that causes the portable electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 10 to operate, the program for causing the computer to function as each of the above means.   The computer-readable recording medium which recorded the control program of the portable electronic device of Claim 12.

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