JP2013251842A - Terminal device, control method for terminal device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a terminal device which contributes for a user to recall the contents of television broadcasting when its reproduction is stopped by a voice call, and a control method for the terminal device and a program.SOLUTION: A terminal device comprises processing means for storing at least a piece of image data acquired from video received by broadcast receiving means in storage means, when a voice call is made against voice phone means during reproduction of a television broadcasting by the broadcast receiving means, and for switching a display of the television broadcasting during reproduction displayed by display means to an incoming display to notify a user of the voice call.

Description

  The present invention relates to a terminal device capable of receiving and reproducing a television broadcast, a control method for the terminal device, and a program.

  For example, when an incoming voice call occurs when a user is watching a television broadcast (terrestrial digital broadcast) using a predetermined application program, the mobile phone ends the reproduction of the television broadcast and responds to the incoming call. Switch to the screen for incoming calls (incoming call screen). This is because the cellular phone requires the user's prompt response to the incoming voice call, and therefore it is necessary to immediately notify the user that the incoming voice call has occurred.

  Normally, a moving image provided from a broadcasting station regardless of the viewer's intention or request, such as a television broadcast, unless the moving image is recorded or unless the moving image is rebroadcast. Cannot be obtained again. Therefore, the user may not be able to reproduce the broadcast content that was being viewed when the voice call arrived, and may not be able to remember the video image, broadcast station, program information, etc. that were being viewed after the voice call ended. is there.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for notifying an incoming video call on an ounce screen without interrupting the video display of the television broadcast when a voice call is received while the television broadcast is displayed in full screen. Have been described.

  In addition, it is not related to the process of receiving a voice call, but when the built-in battery is likely to run out, the operating status of the device or circuit (screen, information on the other party's information, etc.) is saved in non-volatile memory for later playback Making it possible is described in, for example, Patent Documents 2 to 4.

  Similarly, although not related to voice reception, a technique for enabling continuation of processing of a desired application program when the apparatus shifts to a power saving mode is described in Patent Document 5, for example. In Patent Document 5, each application program has a program stop permission flag, and for an application program in which the program stop permission flag is set to a value indicating “continue” by a user operation, the apparatus shifts to a power saving mode. In this case, it is described that the application program is continuously executed until a predetermined process set in advance is completed.

JP 2007-228504 A JP-A-5-019883 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-081285 JP 2009-135719 A Japanese Patent No. 4356800 Specification

  As described above, for example, in a mobile phone, user responsiveness is required when a voice call is received, so it is necessary to immediately notify the user that a voice call has been received.

  On the other hand, when responding to an incoming voice call, the user cannot afford to write down the contents of the television broadcast being viewed, for example, in a memo. For this reason, there are cases where it is difficult to remember the contents of the broadcast that was previously viewed after the end of the voice call.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the background art as described above, and a terminal device that contributes to the recall of the contents of a television broadcast whose reproduction has been stopped by a user, for example, It is an object of the present invention to provide a terminal device control method and program.

In order to achieve the above object, the terminal device of the present invention comprises a display means for displaying an image,
Broadcast receiving means for receiving a television broadcast;
A voice call means enabling a user to make a voice call with another device connected via a communication network;
Storage means for storing image data received by the broadcast receiving means;
When an incoming voice call to the voice call means occurs during reproduction of the television broadcast by the broadcast receiving means, at least one image data acquired from the video received by the broadcast receiving means is stored in the storage means. Processing means for switching the television broadcast screen being reproduced being displayed on the display means to an incoming call screen for notifying the user of the incoming voice call;
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On the other hand, the terminal device control method of the present invention comprises a display means for displaying an image,
Broadcast receiving means for receiving a television broadcast;
A voice call means enabling a user to make a voice call with another device connected via a communication network;
Storage means for storing image data received by the broadcast receiving means;
A terminal device control method comprising:
Processing means
When an incoming voice call to the voice call means occurs during reproduction of the television broadcast by the broadcast receiving means, at least one image data acquired from the video received by the broadcast receiving means is stored in the storage means. ,
It is a method of switching the television broadcast screen being reproduced displayed on the display means to an incoming call screen for notifying the user of the incoming voice call.

The program of the present invention includes a display unit for displaying an image,
Broadcast receiving means for receiving a television broadcast;
A voice call means enabling a user to make a voice call with another device connected via a communication network;
Storage means for storing image data received by the broadcast receiving means;
A program for causing a computer equipped with
When an incoming voice call to the voice call means occurs during playback of the television broadcast by the broadcast receiving means, at least one image data acquired from the video received by the broadcast receiving means is stored in the storage means. ,
The television broadcast screen being reproduced displayed on the display means is switched to an incoming call screen for notifying the user of the incoming voice call.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the terminal device which contributes to the recall of the content of the television broadcast by which reproduction | regeneration was stopped by the user's audio | voice reception etc. is obtained.

It is a block diagram which shows the example of 1 structure of the terminal device of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of one Embodiment of the terminal device shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence of the terminal device shown in FIG.

  Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a terminal device according to the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the terminal device 1 of the present invention includes a display unit 2, a broadcast receiving unit 3, a voice call unit 4, a storage unit 5, and a processing unit 6.

  The display unit 2 displays an image according to the image signal supplied from the processing unit 6.

  The broadcast receiving means 3 receives a television broadcast (terrestrial digital broadcast).

  The voice call means 4 enables a voice call by a user with another device connected via a communication network.

  The storage means 5 stores the image data received by the broadcast receiving means 3 when an incoming voice call occurs during playback of a television broadcast.

  The processing means 6 stores at least one image data acquired from the video received by the broadcast receiving means 3 when an incoming voice call to the voice call means 4 occurs during the reproduction of the television broadcast by the broadcast receiving means 3. 5 is switched to the incoming call screen for notifying the user of an incoming voice call.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an embodiment of the terminal device illustrated in FIG.

  In the following, the configuration and operation of the terminal device of the present invention will be described by taking a mobile phone as an example. However, the present invention has a function of receiving a voice broadcast and receiving and playing a television broadcast (digital terrestrial broadcast). Any other device can be used as long as it is provided. Examples of such terminal devices include notebook, tablet or stationary personal computers, mobile phones, PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDAs (Personal Data Assistance, Personal Digital Assistants), A game machine, a television receiver, etc. can be considered.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal device 11 of the present embodiment includes a control unit 30, a communication unit 26, a voice incoming call detection unit 18, a terrestrial digital reception unit 20, a screen display control unit 22, a screen display data storage memory 23, A screen display unit 24, a terrestrial digital viewing state storage memory 21, a terrestrial digital screen display data storage memory 25, a microphone 27, a speaker 28, and an input unit 29 are provided. Communication unit 26, voice incoming detection unit 18, terrestrial digital reception unit 20, screen display control unit 22, screen display data storage memory 23, screen display unit 24, terrestrial digital viewing state storage memory 21, terrestrial digital screen display data storage The memory 25, the microphone 27, the speaker 28, the input unit 29, and the control unit 30 are connected via the bus 13 so as to be able to transmit and receive information. The terminal device 11 may include function keys for selecting, for example, power on / off, communication start / end, and other functions.

  The input unit 29 is an input means for the user to input various information including instructions to the terminal device 11. For example, a well-known button key, keyboard, mouse, touch panel, etc. for inputting characters, numbers, symbols, etc. It is. When the control unit 30 can execute voice recognition processing according to the application program, the microphone 27 can also be used as input means for inputting characters, numbers, and the like.

  The screen display unit 24 is a display such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL panel that displays characters, symbols, images, and the like in accordance with image signals supplied from the control unit 30. The touch panel used as the input unit 29 may be installed on the screen (image display surface) of the screen display unit 24.

  The screen display data storage memory 23 holds an image signal supplied from the control unit 30 including, for example, image data of a television broadcast received by the terrestrial digital reception unit 20 to be displayed on the screen display unit 24 for each frame. Memory. For example, a RAM is used as the screen display data storage memory 23.

  The screen display control unit 22 temporarily stores the image data supplied from the control unit 30 in the screen display data storage memory 23 for each frame, for example, and outputs the image data from the screen display data storage memory 23 to the screen display unit 24. This is a control circuit for displaying an image or video on the screen display unit 24. The display means 2 shown in FIG. 1 is realized by, for example, the screen display unit 24, the screen display data storage memory 23, and the screen display control unit 22 shown in FIG.

  The communication unit 26 is a well-known communication circuit for transmitting and receiving information to and from other devices connected via a communication network, and enables data communication such as voice calls and e-mails.

  The microphone 27 is a device for inputting a user's voice or the like to the terminal device 11 and is used for a voice call with another device via the communication unit 26 and the communication network.

  The speaker 28 is used for voice calls with other devices via the communication unit 26 and the communication network that output voice and various sounds.

  The voice incoming call detection unit 18 is a circuit that detects a voice incoming call from another device that is notified via the communication network and the communication unit 26. The voice call means 4 shown in FIG. 1 is realized by the communication unit 26, the microphone 27, the speaker 28, and the voice incoming call detection unit 18 shown in FIG.

  The terrestrial digital receiver 20 is a well-known receiving circuit (tuner) that receives and demodulates a television broadcast (terrestrial digital broadcast). The signal received by the terrestrial digital receiving unit 20 is decoded by, for example, the control unit 30 to generate image data and audio data necessary for video and audio reproduction. The terrestrial digital receiver 20 may have a function of decoding received signals and reproducing image data and audio data. The broadcast receiving means 3 shown in FIG. 1 is realized by, for example, a terrestrial digital receiver 20 shown in FIG.

  The terrestrial digital viewing state storage memory 21 is used when the user is viewing a television broadcast using the terminal device 11, that is, when the terminal device 11 is reproducing a television broadcast received by the terrestrial digital receiver 20. It is a memory for holding information (such as a flag) indicating that the television broadcast is being reproduced. The terrestrial digital viewing state storage memory 21 is realized by a RAM, for example.

  The terrestrial digital screen display data storage memory 25 is a memory for storing image data or the like of the television broadcast being reproduced when a voice call occurs. The terrestrial digital screen display data storage memory 25 is realized by, for example, a RAM. The storage means 5 shown in FIG. 1 is realized by, for example, a terrestrial digital screen display data storage memory 25 shown in FIG.

  The control unit 30 can be realized by an information processing apparatus (computer, information processing IC, or the like) including a CPU 12, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 14, a work memory 15, and various logic circuits. In the ROM 14, for example, various control programs (software) executed by the control unit 30 and various data used in the processing of the control unit 30 are stored. The work memory 15 temporarily stores data necessary for the control unit 30 to execute processing according to a control program, for example. For example, a RAM (Random Access Memory) is used as the work memory 15.

  The control unit 30 controls the operation of the entire terminal device 11 by executing processing by the CPU 12 according to various control programs.

  In addition, when an incoming voice call occurs during playback of a television broadcast, the control unit 30 acquires at least one image data from the screen display data storage memory 23 via the screen display control unit 22, and the acquired image The data is stored in the terrestrial digital screen display data storage memory 25. Thereafter, the control unit 30 switches the image displayed on the screen display unit 24 to an incoming call screen for notifying the user of an incoming voice call.

  Further, when the user is requested to display the image data of the television broadcast reproduced immediately before the voice call is received from the user using the input unit 29 after the end of the voice call by the user, the control unit 30 displays the terrestrial digital screen. The image data stored in the data storage memory 25 is displayed on the screen display unit 24 via the screen display control unit 22.

  Note that the microphone 27, the speaker 28, the input unit 29, function keys, and the like shown in FIG. 2 are controlled via a well-known interface circuit (sound processing circuit, amplifier circuit, switch, etc.) for controlling the operation of these devices. Connected to the unit 30. The control program and various data used in the processing of the control unit 30 are not limited to the ROM 14 and may be stored in a recording medium such as a known non-volatile semiconductor memory, hard disk, or optical disk. In that case, the terminal device 11 may be provided with a driving device for reading and writing information from and to those recording media. The processing means 6 shown in FIG. 1 is realized by, for example, the control unit 30 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure of the terminal device illustrated in FIG.

  FIG. 3 shows how the terminal device 11 shown in FIG. 2 stores the image data of the television broadcast immediately before responding to the voice call when a voice call occurs while playing the television broadcast (digital terrestrial broadcast). The processing procedure is shown.

  In addition, when the terminal device 11 is reproducing the television broadcast received by the terrestrial digital receiver 20, the control unit 30 stores information (flag or the like) indicating that the television broadcast is being reproduced for storing the terrestrial digital browsing state. It is assumed that it is held in the memory 21. At this time, it is assumed that the image data (display data) of the television broadcast being reproduced is updated and stored in the screen display data storage memory 23, for example, in units of frames.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 30 is in a standby state for receiving a voice even when the television broadcast (terrestrial digital broadcast) received by the terrestrial digital receiver 20 is being played back, and is detected by the voice incoming detection unit 18. Based on the result, it is determined whether an incoming voice call has occurred (step S1). If no incoming voice call has occurred, the process of step S1 is repeated.

  When an incoming voice call occurs, the control unit 30 refers to the terrestrial digital browsing state storage memory 21 and determines whether or not the terminal device 11 is reproducing a television broadcast (step S2). If the television broadcast is not reproduced, the process returns to step S1 and the processes of steps S1 and S2 are repeated.

  When the television broadcast is being reproduced, the control unit 30 acquires the image data (for example, one frame) of the television broadcast being reproduced from the screen display data storage memory 23 by the screen display control unit 22, and displays the terrestrial digital screen display. The data is stored in the data storage memory 25 (step S3). Thereafter, the control unit 30 causes the screen display unit 24 to display an incoming call screen for allowing the user to respond to an incoming voice call (step S4). At this time, the terrestrial digital receiver 20 may stop (or reproduce) the television broadcast and may continue.

  When the user wants to confirm the display screen of the television broadcast that was viewed immediately before the voice call is received after the voice call is finished in response to the voice call, the control unit 30 uses the input unit 29 to give a user operation instruction. Accordingly, the image data stored in the terrestrial digital screen display data storage memory 25 is displayed on the screen display unit 24 (step S5).

  According to the present invention, even when an incoming call occurs while a user is watching a television broadcast (when the terminal device 11 is reproducing the television broadcast), the image data of the television broadcast being reproduced by the terminal device 11 is displayed. For saving, the user can check the image after the voice call is finished, for example. Therefore, it is possible to obtain the terminal device 11 that contributes to the recall of the contents of the television broadcast whose reproduction has been stopped by the incoming voice call or the like.

  In the above description, when an incoming voice call occurs while the user is watching a television broadcast, an example of processing is shown in which image data immediately before switching to the incoming call screen is saved in the terrestrial digital screen display data storage memory 25. The image data to be displayed may be image data of a screen received by the terrestrial digital receiver 20 during a voice call by the user after switching to the incoming call screen. In the above description, an example is shown in which one frame of image data, that is, image data corresponding to one screen is stored, but a plurality of image data may be stored. In that case, for example, image data may be acquired at predetermined time intervals immediately before switching to the incoming call screen or during a voice call, and the plurality of image data may be stored.

  In the above description, an example in which television broadcast image data is stored in the terrestrial digital screen display data storage memory 25 is shown. However, when a large storage capacity can be secured as the terrestrial digital screen display data storage memory 25, A television broadcast being viewed may be recorded. When the image data is stored, the storage capacity of the terrestrial digital screen display data storage memory 25 can be reduced, so that an increase in cost of the terminal device 11 can be suppressed.

  Furthermore, in the above description, an example in which image data being reproduced when a user has to respond immediately during reproduction of a television broadcast, for example, when a voice call occurs, is stored. For example, the present invention can be applied to a case where the display screen is switched by, for example, an unexpected pop-up display during the reproduction of John broadcast.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,11 Terminal device 2 Display means 3 Broadcast receiving means 4 Voice call means 5 Storage means 6 Processing means 14 ROM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 Work memory 18 Voice incoming call detection part 20 Terrestrial digital receiving part 21 Terrestrial digital viewing state storage memory 22 Screen display control part 23 Screen display data storage memory 24 Screen display part 25 Terrestrial digital screen display data storage memory 26 Communication part 27 Microphone 28 Speaker 29 Input unit 30 Control unit

Claims (10)

Display means for displaying an image;
Broadcast receiving means for receiving a television broadcast;
A voice call means enabling a user to make a voice call with another device connected via a communication network;
Storage means for storing image data received by the broadcast receiving means;
When an incoming voice call to the voice call means occurs during reproduction of the television broadcast by the broadcast receiving means, at least one image data acquired from the video received by the broadcast receiving means is stored in the storage means. Processing means for switching the television broadcast screen being reproduced being displayed on the display means to an incoming call screen for notifying the user of the incoming voice call;
A terminal device. The user further has an input means for inputting information including instructions,
The processing means includes
After the end of the voice call by the user, when the user is requested to display the image data of the television broadcast reproduced immediately before the incoming voice call from the user using the input means, the stored in the storage means The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein image data is displayed on the display unit. The processing means includes
3. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein at least one image data acquired from the video received by the broadcast receiving unit is stored in the storage unit during a voice call by the user. The processing means includes
The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a plurality of pieces of image data acquired at predetermined intervals from the video received by the broadcast receiving unit are stored in the storage unit. Display means for displaying an image;
Broadcast receiving means for receiving a television broadcast;
A voice call means enabling a user to make a voice call with another device connected via a communication network;
Storage means for storing image data received by the broadcast receiving means;
A terminal device control method comprising:
Processing means
When an incoming voice call to the voice call means occurs during reproduction of the television broadcast by the broadcast receiving means, at least one image data acquired from the video received by the broadcast receiving means is stored in the storage means. ,
A control method of a terminal device for switching a screen of the television broadcast being reproduced displayed on the display means to an incoming screen for notifying the user of the incoming voice call. The terminal device further comprises input means for the user to input information including instructions,
The processing means is
After the end of the voice call by the user, when the user is requested to display the image data of the television broadcast reproduced immediately before the incoming voice call from the user using the input means, the stored in the storage means 6. The method of controlling a terminal device according to claim 5, wherein image data is displayed on the display means. The processing means is
The terminal device control method according to claim 5 or 6, wherein at least one image data acquired from the video received by the broadcast receiving means is stored in the storage means during a voice call by the user. The processing means is
The method for controlling a terminal device according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein a plurality of image data acquired at predetermined intervals from the video received by the broadcast receiving unit is stored in the storage unit. Display means for displaying an image;
Broadcast receiving means for receiving a television broadcast;
A voice call means enabling a user to make a voice call with another device connected via a communication network;
Storage means for storing image data received by the broadcast receiving means;
A program for causing a computer equipped with
When an incoming voice call to the voice call means occurs during playback of the television broadcast by the broadcast receiving means, at least one image data acquired from the video received by the broadcast receiving means is stored in the storage means. ,
A program for switching the screen of the television broadcast being reproduced displayed on the display means to an incoming screen for notifying the user of the incoming voice call. The computer further comprises input means for the user to input information including instructions,
After the end of the voice call by the user, when the user is requested to display the image data of the television broadcast reproduced immediately before the incoming voice call from the user using the input means, the stored in the storage means The program according to claim 9 for displaying image data on said display means.

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