JP2008148097A - Mobile terminal, video recording program reservation method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reserve video recording by acquiring program information corresponding to a broadcasting area without requiring a user to designate the broadcasting area. <P>SOLUTION: A position confirming means 18A confirms the present position of a mobile terminal 1. A position information converting means 18B converts the position information into TV broadcasting area information. A program information acquiring means 18C acquires program information of TV broadcasting corresponding to the area information from an information providing server 5 connected by way of a base station 3. A video recording reserving means 18D reserves the video recording program with a video recorder 6, based on the program information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to mobile terminal technology, and more particularly to reservation control technology for making a recording reservation for television broadcasting.

  An electronic program for supporting TV recording using a communication network as one of new program information providing services that replaces the program information providing system using printing media such as newspaper program columns and specialized program information magazines There is a guide, that is, an EGP (Electronic Program Guide) service. This service is a service that is widely provided to users by converting a program guide created based on a broadcast schedule of a television station into so-called EGP data. Some television broadcast recording apparatuses (hereinafter referred to as recording apparatuses) have a function corresponding to such an EGP service and allowing a user to easily set a recording reservation based on received EGP data.

There are several methods for providing such an EGP service. One of them is a method of providing EGP data using a broadcast wave of a television broadcast. In this case, for example, if the broadcast wave is received by the television tuner of the recording device, the EGP data can be taken out, and the user can set the recording reservation in the recording device while browsing the EGP data on the television screen.
However, since EGP data is broadcast on a predetermined channel at a predetermined time, it is necessary to receive the channel at the time of broadcasting, and some restrictions are imposed on the user.

  Meanwhile, there is a method for providing EGP data via the Internet. In this case, the desired EGP data can be obtained at any time by accessing an information providing server on the Internet. However, some recording devices do not have a function of connecting to the Internet, and there are cases where the recording device is not installed in an environment where the Internet can be used, and thus there is a case where such a providing method cannot be used. .

  Conventionally, a recording reservation technique using a portable terminal has been proposed as a method for solving the problem of recording reservation caused by such a method of providing EGP data (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). In this recording reservation technology, program information is acquired from a portable terminal connected to an information providing server, and a recording reservation for television broadcasting is performed based on the program information.

JP 2002-247658 A JP 2002-252789 A

However, in such a conventional technique, when acquiring program information from the information providing server, the user needs to operate the mobile terminal to select program information in the broadcast area, and the user is burdened with the operation. There was a problem of feeling.
Usually, since broadcast programs and channels differ depending on the broadcast area that receives the television broadcast, the information providing server prepares and provides program information for each broadcast area. Therefore, when acquiring program information from the information providing server, it is necessary to designate a desired broadcast area.

  The present invention is for solving such problems, and a mobile terminal and a recorded program reservation that allow a user to acquire and reserve program information corresponding to the broadcast area without designating the broadcast area. It is intended to provide a method and program.

  In order to achieve such an object, the portable terminal according to the present invention confirms the current position of the portable terminal, and outputs position information by checking a wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication with the base station via a wireless line TV broadcast program information corresponding to area information from current position confirmation means, position information conversion means for converting position information into TV broadcast area information, and an information providing server connected via a base station by a wireless communication unit Program information acquisition means for acquiring the data, a data communication section for performing data communication with a recording apparatus for recording a television broadcast, and a recording reservation means for reserving a recording program for the recording apparatus by the data communication section based on the program information; It has.

  In this case, a storage unit that stores in advance conversion information indicating a correspondence relationship between the position information and the area information is further provided, and the position information conversion unit refers to the conversion information and acquires the area information corresponding to the position information. May be.

  Further, the program information acquisition means may transmit a program information acquisition request including area information to the information providing server, and receive the program information returned in response thereto.

Further, the storage unit stores in advance conversion information indicating the correspondence between the position information composed of coordinate data and the area information, and the current position confirmation unit confirms the current position using GPS (satellite-based positioning system). , Output the coordinate data indicating the current position as position information,
The position information conversion means may acquire area information corresponding to the coordinate data of the position information with reference to the conversion information.

  In addition, the storage unit stores in advance conversion information indicating the correspondence between the location information obtained from the base station and the area information, and the current location confirmation unit outputs the location information acquired from the base station by the wireless communication unit, The position information conversion means may acquire area information corresponding to the position information with reference to the conversion information.

  The recorded program reservation method according to the present invention is a recorded program reservation method for reserving a recorded program with respect to a recording apparatus by a mobile terminal that performs wireless communication with a base station via a wireless line. A step of confirming the current position of the mobile terminal and generating position information; a step of converting position information into TV broadcast area information by a position information conversion means; and a program information acquisition means via a base station. Acquiring program information of the television broadcast corresponding to the area information from the information providing server connected in this way, and a step of reserving the recording program for the recording device based on the program information by the recording reservation means ing.

  In addition, the program according to the present invention includes a step of confirming the current position of the mobile terminal by using a position confirmation unit on a computer of the mobile terminal that performs wireless communication with the base station via a wireless line; The step of converting the position information into the area information of the television broadcast by the position information conversion means, and the program information acquisition means of the TV broadcast program information corresponding to the area information from the information providing server connected via the base station The step of acquiring and the step of reserving a recording program to the recording device based on the program information by the recording reservation means are executed.

  According to the present invention, the position confirmation means confirms the current position of the mobile terminal, the position information conversion means converts the position information into area information of the television broadcast, and the program information acquisition means determines the base station. Since TV broadcast program information corresponding to the area information is acquired from the information providing server connected via the recording program, the recording reservation unit reserves the recording program for the recording device based on the program information. A person can acquire program information corresponding to the broadcast area and make a recording reservation without designating the broadcast area. As a result, the operation burden on the user at the time of recording reservation is reduced. In addition, program information in different broadcast areas is not acquired due to an operation error, and accurate recording reservation can be realized.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
First, a mobile terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
The mobile terminal 1 includes an information terminal device such as a mobile phone or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), and performs wireless communication with the base station 3 through the wireless line 2. The base station 3 is connected to a communication network 4 such as the Internet, and can perform data communication with an information providing server 5 that is also connected to the communication network 4. The recording device 6 receives a television broadcast of a reserved program and records it on a recording medium.

  In the present embodiment, the current location of the mobile terminal 1 is confirmed, the location information is converted into TV broadcast area information, and the information providing server 5 connected via the base station 3 responds to the area information. TV broadcast program information to be acquired is acquired, and a recording program is reserved for the recording device 6 based on the program information.

Below, the case where the portable terminal 1 consists of a mobile telephone is demonstrated as an example.
The mobile terminal 1 includes a wireless communication unit 11, a GPS reception unit 12, a voice processing unit 13, a data communication unit 14, a screen display unit 15, a keyboard 16, a storage unit 17, and a control unit 18 as main functional units. It has been.

The wireless communication unit 11 is connected to the base station 3 via the wireless line 2 and has a function of transmitting and receiving various data according to instructions from the control unit 18.
The GPS receiving unit 12 has a function of receiving radio waves of an EGP (Electronic Program Guide) service, confirming the current position of the portable terminal, and outputting coordinate data indicating the current position to the control unit 18.
The voice processing unit 13 decodes the voice data from the wireless communication unit 11 into a received voice signal and outputs it from a speaker (not shown), and the transmission voice signal input from a microphone (not shown). It has a function of encoding data and outputting it to the wireless communication unit 11 and a function of outputting various signal sounds such as a ringtone in response to an instruction from the control unit 18.

The data communication unit 14 includes a short-range wireless communication unit such as an infrared light transmitter or Bluetooth (registered trademark), and has a function of transmitting data such as reservation information instructed by the control unit 18 to the recording device 6. ing.
The screen display unit 15 includes a screen display device such as an LCD, and has a function of displaying various information such as program information on the screen in response to an instruction from the control unit 18.
The keyboard 16 includes operation input devices such as dial keys and function keys, and has a function of detecting a user operation and outputting the operation to the control unit 18.

The storage unit 17 includes a storage device such as a memory and a hard disk, and has a function of storing various processing information used for processing in the control unit 18. Main processing information stored in the storage unit 17 includes control information 17A, conversion information 17B, and a program 17P.
The program 17P is a program that realizes various functional units by being read and executed by the control unit 18, and is read in advance from an external device or a recording medium and stored in the storage unit 17.
The control information 17A is information indicating the operation state and setting state of the mobile terminal 1, and is read according to the processing in the control unit 18 and updated as necessary.

  The conversion information 17B is information indicating the correspondence between the position information of the mobile terminal 1 and the area information of the television broadcast. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration example of conversion information. In this example, coordinate data composed of latitude and longitude indicating the current position of the mobile terminal 1 and area information corresponding thereto are registered as a set. In this case, in order to reduce the data amount of the conversion information 17B, data indicating the latitude and longitude ranges may be used as the coordinate data, or data obtained by rounding the latitude and longitude to a predetermined digit may be used.

The control unit 18 is composed of a microprocessor such as a CPU and its peripheral circuits, and reads and executes the program 17P of the storage unit 17, thereby realizing various functional means by cooperating the hardware and the program 17P. And has a function of controlling each part of the mobile terminal 1.
As main functional means realized by the control unit 18, there are a position confirmation means 18A, a position information conversion means 18B, a program information acquisition means 18C, and a recording reservation means 18D.

The position confirmation unit 18 </ b> A has a function of controlling the GPS receiving unit 12 to confirm the current position of the mobile terminal 1 and generating position information including coordinate data obtained by the GPS receiving unit 12.
The position information conversion unit 18B has a function of converting the position information generated by the position confirmation unit 18A into area information of the television broadcast with reference to the conversion information 17B of the storage unit 17.

The program information acquisition unit 18C has a function of connecting to the information providing server 5 via the base station 3 by the wireless communication unit 11, and a television broadcast corresponding to the area information obtained from the information providing server 5 by the position information converting unit 18B. A function of acquiring the program information.
The recording reservation means 18D generates reservation information from the program information acquired by the program information acquisition means 18C on the screen display unit 15 and the program information of an arbitrary broadcast program selected according to the operation of the keyboard 16. And a function for making a recording reservation by transmitting the generated reservation information from the data communication unit 14 to the recording device 6.

[Operation of First Embodiment]
Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the operation of the mobile terminal according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing a recording reservation operation of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  When the user's program acquisition operation is detected by the keyboard 16 (step 100), the control unit 18 of the portable terminal 1 confirms the current position of the portable terminal 1 by the position confirmation unit 18A (step 101). At this time, the position confirmation unit 18 </ b> A controls the GPS receiving unit 12 to confirm the current position of the mobile terminal 1, and generates position information including coordinate data obtained by the GPS receiving unit 12.

  Subsequently, the control unit 18 converts the position information generated by the position confirmation unit 18A into area information of the television broadcast by the position information conversion unit 18B (step 102). At this time, the position information conversion unit 18B converts the position information generated by the position confirmation unit 18A into area information of the television broadcast with reference to the conversion information 17B of the storage unit 17. Thereby, the area information according to the current position of the mobile terminal 1 is obtained.

  Next, the control unit 18 acquires program information corresponding to the area information obtained by the position information conversion unit 18B from the information providing server 5 by the program information acquisition unit 18C. At this time, the program information acquisition unit 18C generates a program information acquisition request including area information and transmits it from the wireless communication unit 11 (step 103). Thus, the program information acquisition request is transferred from the wireless line 2 to the information providing server 5 connected to the communication network 4 via the base station 3.

  In response to the program information acquisition request from the mobile terminal 1, the information providing server 5 acquires area information from the request, and selects program information corresponding to the area information from the program information of each area (step 104). Then, the program information is returned to the requesting mobile terminal 1 (step 105).

  The program information acquisition unit 18C of the portable terminal 1 receives the program information from the information providing server 5 via the wireless communication unit 11, and displays the program information on the screen display unit 15 (step 106). FIG. 4 is a screen display example of program information. In this screen display example 31, broadcast date and time, broadcast channel, program title, program G code, and the like are displayed for each program as program information.

  Thereafter, when the program selection operation of the user is detected by the keyboard 16 (step 110), the control unit 18 makes a recording reservation for the program by the recording reservation means 18D. At this time, the recording reservation means 18D generates reservation information 32 necessary for recording reservation as shown in FIG. 4 from the selected program information (step 111). This reservation information includes broadcast date, recording start time, recording end time, broadcast channel, recording mode (image resolution), program title, and the like. When the G code can be used in the recording device 6, the G code may be used instead of the broadcast date, the recording start time, the recording end time, and the broadcast channel.

  Subsequently, the recording reservation unit 18D performs a recording reservation by transmitting a reservation instruction including the generated reservation information from the data communication unit 14 to the recording device 6 (step 112). The recording device 6 receives the reservation instruction from the portable terminal 1 in the same manner as the reservation instruction from the remote controller, and sets the recording reservation for the desired program based on the reservation information included in the instruction (step 113). ). Thereby, a series of recording reservation processing by the portable terminal 1 is completed.

  As described above, the present embodiment confirms the current position of the mobile terminal 1, converts the position information into area information of the television broadcast, and from the information providing server 5 connected via the base station 3, Since the TV broadcast program information corresponding to the area information is obtained and the recording program 6 is reserved for the recording device 6 based on the program information, the user can designate the broadcast area without designating the broadcast area. It is possible to make a recording reservation by acquiring program information according to. As a result, the operation burden on the user at the time of recording reservation is reduced. In addition, program information in different broadcast areas is not acquired due to an operation error, and accurate recording reservation can be realized.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, the portable terminal concerning the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.
In the first embodiment, the case where the GPS receiver 12 acquires the current position of the mobile terminal 1 has been described as an example. In the present embodiment, a case where the location information of the mobile terminal 1 is acquired from the base station 3 will be described.

  Usually, the base station 3 transmits identification information unique to itself to each mobile terminal located in the communication area, and the position confirmation unit 18A transmits the identification information from the base station 3 via the wireless communication unit 11. This identification information is received and output as position information.

In this case, the conversion information 17B of the storage unit 17 is not coordinate data, but is registered as a set of position information from the base station 3 and area information corresponding thereto. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating another configuration example of the conversion information. Thereby, the position information conversion means 18B refers to the conversion information 17B and converts the position information from the position confirmation means 18A into area information of the television broadcast.
Other configurations and operations are the same as those in the first embodiment, and a detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the area information corresponding to the current position of the mobile terminal 1 is obtained using the position information from the base station 3, so that the CPS receiving unit 12 is not provided and is relatively inexpensive. Even in the mobile terminal 1, as in the first embodiment, the user can acquire program information corresponding to the broadcast area and make a recording reservation without specifying the broadcast area. As a result, the operation burden on the user at the time of recording reservation is reduced. In addition, program information in different broadcast areas is not acquired due to an operation error, and accurate recording reservation can be realized.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the portable terminal concerning the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structural example of conversion information. It is a sequence diagram which shows the video recording reservation operation | movement of the portable terminal concerning the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an example of a screen display of program information. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other structural example of conversion information.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Portable terminal, 11 ... Wireless communication part, 12 ... GPS receiving part, 13 ... Audio | voice processing part, 14 ... Data communication part, 15 ... Screen display part, 16 ... Keyboard, 17 ... Memory | storage part, 17A ... Control information, 17B ... conversion information, 17P ... program, 18 ... control unit, 18A ... position confirmation means, 18B ... position information conversion means, 18C ... program information acquisition means, 18D ... recording reservation means, 2 ... wireless line, 3 ... base station, 4 Communication network, 5 Information providing server, 6 Recording device, 31 Screen display example, 32 Reservation information.

Claims (7)

A wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication with a base station via a wireless line;
Current position confirmation means for confirming the current position of the mobile terminal and outputting position information;
Position information conversion means for converting the position information into area information of a television broadcast;
Program information acquisition means for acquiring TV broadcast program information corresponding to the area information from an information providing server connected by the wireless communication unit via the base station;
A data communication unit for performing data communication with a recording device for recording a television broadcast;
A portable terminal comprising: a recording reservation unit that reserves a recording program for the recording device by the data communication unit based on the program information. The mobile terminal according to claim 1,
A storage unit that preliminarily stores conversion information indicating a correspondence relationship between the position information and the area information;
The portable information terminal characterized in that the position information conversion means acquires area information corresponding to the position information with reference to the conversion information. The mobile terminal according to claim 1,
The portable information terminal characterized in that the program information acquisition means transmits a program information acquisition request including the area information to the information providing server and receives the program information returned in response thereto. The mobile terminal according to claim 1,
The storage unit stores in advance conversion information indicating a correspondence relationship between position information and area information including coordinate data,
The current position confirmation means confirms the current position using GPS (satellite-based positioning system), outputs coordinate data indicating the current position as the position information,
The portable information terminal characterized in that the position information conversion means acquires area information corresponding to coordinate data of the position information with reference to the conversion information. The mobile terminal according to claim 1,
The storage unit stores in advance conversion information indicating a correspondence relationship between position information and area information obtained from the base station,
The current position confirmation means outputs the position information acquired from the base station by the wireless communication unit,
The portable information terminal characterized in that the position information conversion means acquires area information corresponding to the position information with reference to the conversion information. A recording program reservation method for reserving a recording program to a recording device by a portable terminal that performs wireless communication with a base station via a wireless line,
A step of confirming the current position of the mobile terminal by the position confirmation means and generating position information;
A step of converting the position information into area information of a television broadcast by a position information conversion means;
Acquiring program information of TV broadcast corresponding to the area information from an information providing server connected via a base station by program information acquisition means;
And a step of reserving a recording program for the recording device based on the program information by a recording reservation means. To a computer of a mobile terminal that performs wireless communication with a base station via a wireless line,
A step of confirming the current position of the mobile terminal by the position confirmation means and generating position information;
A step of converting the position information into area information of a television broadcast by a position information conversion means;
Acquiring program information of TV broadcast corresponding to the area information from an information providing server connected via a base station by program information acquisition means;
A program for executing a step of reserving a recorded program to a recording device based on the program information by a recording reservation means.

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