JP3964778B2

JP3964778B2 - Broadcast program recording method, communication management device, program, and recording medium

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Publication number: JP3964778B2
Application number: JP2002359551A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 昇平山田
Original assignee: Sharp Corp
Current assignee: Sharp Corp
Priority date: 2002-12-11
Filing date: 2002-12-11
Publication date: 2007-08-22
Anticipated expiration: 2022-12-11
Also published as: JP2004193973A

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、通信機能に加えて、放送受信機能を備えた移動体通信装置に関係し、特に、移動体通信装置が放送受信機能による放送番組の視聴又は記録ができなくなる場合であっても、当該移動体通信装置が通信接続される通信管理装置を利用して記録しておくことにより、この視聴又は記録できなくなる放送を視聴可能にする放送番組の記録方法、通信管理装置、プログラム、及び記録媒体に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
近年、携帯電話、ＰＨＳ（Personal Handy-phone System）、カード通信機能を有するＰＤＡ（Personal Digital Assistant）等といった携帯情報端末を含む移動体通信装置は、装置自体の保有する機能の進歩が著しく、通信機能に加えて、地上波デジタル放送等のテレビジョン（以下、単に、テレビと略称する）放送の受信も可能となってきている。
【０００３】
また、この移動体通信装置を使用して、インターネットを利用し、自宅の録画機の録画制御を行うサービスや、テレビ番組の録画・再生・配信を行うサービス等も可能となってきている。
【０００４】
このような移動体通信装置を使用したサービスシステムの一例として、次のようなシステムがある。
例えば、特開２００１−２３８１５７号公報には、携帯情報端末（移動体通信装置）を用いてユーザが番組予約サーバに録画番組を設定することにより、番組予約サーバはユーザの家庭用ビデオサーバに対し録画予約を行う、番組予約システムが示されている。
【０００５】
また、特開２００２−１８５９００号公報には、テレビ放送録再配信ステーションを利用して情報通信端末（移動体通信装置）でテレビ放送の録画再配信サービスを受けることを可能にした、テレビ放送録再配信システムが示されている。
【０００６】
【特許文献１】
特開２００１−２３８１５７号
【特許文献２】
特開２００２−１８５９００号
【０００７】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、上記した特開２００１−２３８１５７号の番組予約システムでは、家庭用ビデオサーバの録画予約は、ユーザが公衆回線を介して携帯情報端末を番組予約サーバに接続し、その上で番組予約サーバに録画番組を設定する必要がある。
【０００８】
そのため、携帯情報端末で番組予約サーバに録画番組を設定する際に、電話等の着信、携帯情報端末に対する電波障害、携帯情報端末自体の電池消耗等が生じた場合は、ユーザは番組予約サーバに録画番組の設定を行うことができず、視聴したい番組を見逃してしまう問題があった。
【０００９】
また、特開２００２−１８５９００号のテレビ放送録再配信システムでは、情報通信端末で番組の受信中に電話の着信が生じたり、情報通信端末に電波障害が生じる等してその中断を余儀なくされた場合は、どの番組を見逃したのかをその度にいちいち記憶しておかなければ、その後、視聴していた番組を探すのに時間がかかるという問題があった。
【００１０】
本発明は、上記問題点に鑑みなされたものであって、テレビ放送受信可能な移動通信装置によってテレビ放送番組の視聴中又は記録中に、その視聴又は記録を中断せざるを得ない移動体通信装置の原因状態（例えば、発呼又は着呼があった場合、電波障害又は電池消耗によりテレビ放送番組を視聴又は記録することができなくなった場合又は番組記録中に記憶容量オーバーが起こり記録できなくなった場合）を検出したならば、視聴中又は記録中の番組を自動的に記録することができる放送番組の記録方法、通信管理装置、プログラム、及び記録媒体を提供することを目的とする。
【００１１】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記目的を達成するために、本発明の放送番組の記録方法は、通信機能及び放送受信機能を備えた移動体通信装置で視聴又は記録されている放送番組を、受信機能を備えた番組記録装置を用いて記録する放送番組の記録方法であって、移動体通信装置から送信される当該移動体通信装置で視聴又は記録されている放送番組のチャンネル情報を録画チャンネル情報として受信する録画チャンネル情報受信ステップと、該録画チャンネル情報受信ステップにより受信した録画チャンネル情報を、ユーザ毎又は移動体通信装置毎に対応させて記録するユーザ管理情報記録ステップと、ユーザが放送番組の視聴又は記録を中断する移動体通信装置の原因状態を検出する中断原因検出ステップと、該中断原因検出ステップによる中断原因検出を受けて、前記ユーザ管理情報記録ステップで記録されている当該ユーザ又は移動体通信装置の録画チャンネル情報に基づき、当該録画チャンネル情報を含む記録指示情報を生成する記録指示情報生成ステップと、該記録指示情報生成ステップにより生成した記録指示情報を番組記録装置に送信し、当該録画チャンネル情報の放送番組を番組記録装置に記録させる記録指示情報送信ステップとを備えていることを特徴とする。
【００１２】
また、本発明の通信管理装置は、通信機能及び放送受信機能を備えた移動体通信装置及び放送受信機能を備えた番組記録装置と通信回線を介して接続可能な通信管理装置であって、移動体通信装置から送信される当該移動体通信装置で視聴又は記録されている放送番組のチャンネル情報を録画チャンネル情報として受信する録画チャンネル情報受信手段と、該録画チャンネル情報受信手段により受信した録画チャンネル情報を、ユーザ毎又は移動体通信装置毎に対応させて記録するユーザ管理情報記録手段と、ユーザが放送番組の視聴又は記録を中断する移動体通信装置の原因状態を検出する中断原因検出手段と、該中断原因検出手段による中断原因検出を受けて、前記ユーザ管理情報記録手段に記録されている当該ユーザ又は移動体通信装置の録画チャンネル情報に基づき、当該録画チャンネル情報を含む記録指示情報を生成する記録指示情報生成手段と、該記録指示情報生成手段により生成した記録指示情報を番組記録装置に送信し、当該録画チャンネル情報の放送番組を番組記録装置に記録させる記録指示情報送信手段とを備えていることを特徴とする。
【００１３】
また、本発明のプログラムは、コンピュータに、上述した放送番組の記録方法を実行させるためのプログラムであることを特徴とする。
また、本発明の記録媒体は、コンピュータに、上述した放送番組の記録方法を実行させるためのプログラムを記録したコンピュータ読み取り可能な記録媒体であることを特徴とする。
【００１４】
これらによれば、テレビ放送受信可能な移動通信装置によってテレビ放送番組の視聴中又は記録中に、その視聴又は記録を中断せざるを得ない移動体通信装置の原因状態が生じても、視聴又は記録できなくなった番組は、自動的に番組記録装置に記録させることができるので、視聴又は記録することができなかった番組を後から見ることができる。これにより、ユーザは、その視聴中又は記録中の番組を気にすることなく、その視聴又は記録を中断せざるを得ない移動体通信装置の原因状態に対して、対応をはかることができる。
【００１５】
また、本発明の放送番組の記録方法は、ストリーミング放送受信機能を備えた移動体通信装置に通信回線を介してストリーミング配信される放送番組を記録する放送番組の記録方法であって、移動体通信装置に対して通信回線を介し放送番組をストリーミング配信する配信ステップと、ユーザがストリーミング配信される放送番組の受信を中断する移動体通信装置の原因状態を検出する中断原因検出ステップと、該中断原因検出ステップによる中断原因検出を受けて、当該移動体通信装置に対するストリーミング配信を停止し、現在配信済みのストリームの位置を記録する配信停止ステップと、前記中断原因検出ステップによって検出された原因状態の消失を検出する中断原因消失検出ステップと、該中断原因消失検出ステップによる中断原因消失検出を受けて、前記配信停止ステップで記録した配信済みのストリームの位置から放送番組のストリーミング配信を再開する配信再開ステップとを備えていることを特徴とする。
【００１６】
また、本発明の通信管理装置は、ストリーミング放送受信機能を備えた移動体通信装置に通信回線を介して放送番組をストリーミング配信する通信管理装置であって、ユーザがストリーミング配信される放送番組の受信を中断する移動体通信装置の原因状態を検出する中断原因検出手段と、該中断原因検出手段によって検出された原因状態の消失を検出する中断原因消失検出手段と、移動体通信装置に対して配信されるストリームの位置が記録される配信済み位置記録手段と、前記中断原因検出手段による中断原因検出を受けて、当該移動体通信装置に対するストリーミング配信を停止し、現在配信済みのストリームの位置を前記位置記録手段に記録するとともに、前記中断原因消失検出手段による中断原因消失検出を受けて、前記位置記録手段に記録された配信済みのストリームの位置からストリーミング配信を再開するストリーミング配信手段とを備えていることを特徴とする。
【００１７】
また、本発明のプログラムは、コンピュータに、上述した放送番組の記録方法を実行させるためのプログラムであることを特徴とする。
また、本発明の記録媒体は、コンピュータに、上述した放送番組の記録方法を実行させるためのプログラムを記録したコンピュータ読み取り可能な記録媒体であることを特徴とする。
【００１８】
これらによれば、ストリーミング放送受信機能を備えた移動通信装置によってストリーミング配信される放送番組の視聴中又は記録中に、その視聴又は記録を中断せざるを得ない移動体通信装置の原因状態が生じても、自動的に、配信済みのストリームの位置が配信済み位置記録手段に記録され、ストリーミング配信は一旦停止される一方、その視聴又は記録を中断せざるを得ない移動体通信装置の原因状態が消失（すなわち、解消）すれば、自動的に、配信済みのストリームの位置から引き続いてストリーミング配信が再開されるので、視聴又は記録することができなかった放送番組を後から見ることができる。これにより、ユーザは、その視聴中又は記録中の放送番組のことを気にすることなく、その視聴又は記録を中断せざるを得ない移動体通信装置の原因状態に対して、対応をはかることができる。そして、この移動体通信装置の原因状態が消失すれば、自動的に、視聴又は記録が中断されたストリームの位置から、ストリーミング配信が再開されるので、また放送番組の最初からストリーミング配信を受信しなおす必要もない。
【００１９】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、添付図面を参照しながら、本発明の好適な実施の形態について、詳細に説明する。
［第一の実施の形態］
図１は、本発明の第一の実施の形態による放送番組の記録方法を適用した、放送番組の記録システムの構成図である。
本実施の形態の放送番組の記録システム１は、テレビ放送受信可能な移動体通信装置１０と、テレビ放送番組を記録して配信するための番組記録装置２０と、通信キャリア等の通信管理装置３０と、移動体通信装置１０と通信管理装置３０との間を通話/データ接続するための通信回線（通信ネットワーク）としての無線公衆回線５０と、番組記録装置２０と通信管理装置３０との間をデータ接続するための通信回線（通信ネットワーク）としてのインターネット６０と、通信管理装置３０とインターネット６０との間に配置されたゲートウェイ７０とを有する通信システムから構成されている。
【００２０】
本実施の形態では、移動体通信装置１０は、通信用電波の送受信用の通信用アンテナ１１と、この通信用アンテナ１１を介して無線接続される通信管理装置３０を経由して、他の移動体通信装置１１０等との間で、通話や情報データ等の通信処理を実行する移動体通信機能部１２と、テレビ放送電波を受信するためのテレビ放送受信用アンテナ１３と、このテレビ放送受信用アンテナ１３で受信されるテレビ放送電波に基づいて、テレビ放送局８０各局から放送されるテレビ放送番組を択一的に受信するテレビ放送受信機能部１４と、移動体通信機能部１２の通信処理により得られる情報や、テレビ放送受信機能部２４によって受信したテレビ放送番組を表示する表示部１５と、これら情報やテレビ放送番組を記録するための内蔵記録装置１６とを備えている。
【００２１】
上記した各部の構成についてさらに具体的に説明すれば、移動体通信機能部１２は、本実施の形態では、例えば、Ｗ−ＣＤＭＡ（ Wideband-Code Division Multiple Access ）方式の移動体通信機能を有し、通信回線としての無線公衆回線５０を介して、通信管理装置３０と接続可能になっている。
【００２２】
また、テレビ放送受信機能部１４は、本実施の形態では、例えば、地上波デジタルテレビジョン放送を受信する機能を有している。なお、このテレビ放送受信機能部１４によるテレビ放送受信機能は、この地上波デジタルテレビジョン放送を受信する機能に限らず、地上波アナログテレビジョン放送、ＢＳ（Broadcast Satellite）放送、ＣＳ（Communication Satellite）放送、等といった各放送を受信する機能であってもよく、さらにこれら各放送を受信する機能を併せ備えていてもよい。
【００２３】
一方、番組記録装置２０は、テレビ放送電波を受信するためのテレビ放送受信用アンテナ２１と、このテレビ放送受信用アンテナ２１で受信されるテレビ放送電波に基づいて、テレビ放送局８０各局から放送されるテレビ放送番組をそれぞれ受信可能なテレビ放送受信機２２と、通信回線（通信ネットワーク）としてのインターネット６０を介して、通信管理装置３０とデータ接続可能になっており、移動体通信装置１０が通話中に視聴又は記録することができなかったテレビ放送番組の視聴データを記録サーバ２３に記録制御するとともに、この記録サーバ２３に記録されているテレビ放送番組の視聴データの配信制御を行う記録サーバ２３と、この記録サーバ２３によって、移動体通信装置１０が通話中に視聴又は記録することができないテレビ放送番組の視聴データが記録される記録装置２４とを備えている。
【００２４】
通信管理装置３０は、無線公衆回線５０を介して、移動体通信装置１０の通信相手１１０等との通信制御を行うとともに、ゲートウェイ７０を介してインターネット６０によって接続される番組記録装置２０に対し、移動体通信装置１０が通話中に視聴又は記録することができない番組の部分の記録、又はその配信を指示する。さらに、本実施の形態の場合では、通信管理装置３０は、移動体通信装置１０からの配信の指示に基づき番組記録装置２０からインターネット６０、ゲートウェイ７０を介して供給されるテレビ放送番組の視聴データを、無線公衆回線５０を介して、移動体通信装置１０に配信中継する。
【００２５】
次に、図２を参照して、本実施の形態における通信管理装置３０の構成について、詳細に説明する。
本実施の形態の通信管理装置３０は、他の移動体通信装置１１０等との間での通話や情報データ等の通信についての中継/管理機能に加えて、次に述べる構成を備えている。
【００２６】
図２は、本実施の形態による放送番組の記録方法を適用した、放送番組の記録システムにおける通信管理装置の構成図である。
なお、図２においては、説明簡便のため、通信管理装置３０における、他の移動体通信装置１１０等との間で通話や情報データ等の通信についての中継/管理機能部分の構成については、既知の構成と余り変わりないので、図示省略してある。
【００２７】
本実施の形態の通信管理装置３０は、移動体通信装置１０と移動体通信用電波による無線公衆回線（すなわち、通信ネットワーク）５０を介して接続され、移動体通信装置１０から録画チャンネル情報を受信する録画チャンネル情報受信部３１と、ユーザ毎すなわち移動体通信装置１０毎のユーザ管理情報を記録するための録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２と、発呼・着呼・呼断を検出する呼検出部３３と、移動体通信装置１０からその端末状態情報を移動体通信用電波による無線公衆回線５０を介して受信する端末状態情報受信部３４と、端末状態情報受信部３４が受信した端末状態情報からテレビ放送番組の記録の必要性を検出する記録必要性検出部３５と、番組記録装置２０の記録サーバ２３に対して、テレビ放送番組の記録指示を行う記録指示情報、及びテレビ放送番組の記録中止指示を行う記録中止指示情報を生成する記録指示情報生成部３６と、インターネット（すなわち、通信ネットワーク）６０を介して記録指示情報又は記録中止指示情報を記録サーバ２３に送信する記録指示情報送信部３７とを備えている。
【００２８】
ここで、上記した通信管理装置３０の各部構成について、さらに詳しく説明する。
録画チャンネル情報受信部３１は、移動体通信装置１０がテレビ放送受信機能部１４によりテレビ放送局８０から放送されるテレビ放送番組を受信している場合に、表示部１５で現在視聴中のテレビ放送番組又は内蔵記録装置１６に現在記録中のテレビ放送番組に関するチャンネル情報を録画チャンネル情報として、移動体通信装置１０から受信し、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２に出力する。
【００２９】
本実施の形態では、例えば、録画チャンネル情報受信部３１は、無線公衆回線５０による移動体通信用電波を利用して、テレビ放送番組をテレビ放送受信機能部１４により受信中の移動体通信装置１０から、予め設定された同期周期で同期をとって定期的に録画チャンネル情報を受信する構成になっている。
【００３０】
これに伴い、移動体通信装置１０では、テレビ放送受信機能部１４によりテレビ放送番組を表示部１５で視聴中の場合、又は内蔵記録装置１６に記録中の場合は、移動体通信機能部１２がテレビ受信機能部１４からそのチャンネル情報の提供を受け、そのチャンネル情報を録画チャンネル情報として、ユーザ自身又は移動体通信装置１０自身の識別を付して、通信管理装置３０に予め設定された同期周期で定期的に送信する構成になっている。
【００３１】
なお、この移動体通信装置１０による録画チャンネル情報の送信、及び通信管理装置３０の録画チャンネル情報受信部３１による録画チャンネル情報の受信は、上述の予め設定された同期周期で定期的に送信又は受信する構成に限らない。例えば、移動体通信装置１０の移動通信機能部１２からは、視聴中のチャンネルが変更される度に、変更後のチャンネル情報が更新情報として移動体通信用電波を利用して送信され、通信管理装置３０の録画チャンネル情報受信部３１は、この更新情報を受信する構成であってもよい。また、無線公衆回線５０以外の移動体通信用電波やそれ以外の通信ネットワークを利用して、ユーザが予め設定したチャンネル情報を、録画チャンネル情報受信部３１が録画チャンネル情報として受信する構成であってもよい。
【００３２】
録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２は、録画チャンネル情報受信部３１から入力される録画チャンネル情報に基づいて、テレビ放送番組を現在視聴又は記録しているユーザ毎、又はテレビ放送番組を現在受信している移動体通信装置１０毎に対応づけて、録画チャンネル情報（すなわち、現在受信しているチャンネル情報）を記録し、ユーザ管理情報として記録管理する。
【００３３】
また、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２は、呼検出部３３による検出結果、及び端末状態情報受信部３４から供給される端末状態情報に基づいて、テレビ放送番組を視聴又は記録していたユーザがその視聴又は記録をできなくった場合や、テレビ放送番組を現在受信している移動体通信装置１０がその受信をできなくった場合に、当該ユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０の情報、その録画チャンネル情報等からなるユーザ管理情報を、記録指示情報生成部３６に通知するとともに、テレビ放送番組を視聴又は記録していたユーザがその視聴又は記録を開始したり、又は終了したり等した場合には、ユーザ管理情報の当該ユーザに関する録画チャンネル情報の整理等を行う。
【００３４】
したがって、本実施の形態では、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２には、テレビ放送番組を現在視聴又は記録しているユーザ毎、すなわちテレビ放送番組を現在受信している移動体通信装置１０毎の録画チャンネル情報が、ユーザすなわち移動体通信装置１０毎に対応付けられて記録される。
【００３５】
呼検出部３３は、移動体通信装置１０の移動体通信機能部１２が通話や情報データ等の通信処理を実行するために行う、他の移動体通信装置１１０等に対する発呼、他の移動体通信装置１１０等からの移動体通信装置１０に対する着呼、及びこの発呼又は着呼に基づき開始された通話・通信の終了（すなわち、呼断）を検出して、これら検出した結果を、当該移動体通信装置１０の識別を付して、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２及び記録指示情報生成部３６に通知する。
【００３６】
端末状態情報受信部３４は、移動体通信装置１０から送信されてくる、ユーザによるテレビ放送受信機能部１４を用いたテレビ放送番組の視聴もしくは記録開始、又は視聴もしくは記録終了についての検知情報、テレビ放送番組の視聴中又は記録中におけるテレビ放送電波の受信電波障害の検知情報、電池残量が一定容量を下回ったことの検知情報、内蔵記録装置１６にテレビ放送番組を記録している場合における記録容量オーバーの検知情報、等といった端末状態情報を受信して、これらの端末状態情報を録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２及び記録必要性検出部３５に出力する。
【００３７】
本実施の形態では、例えば、録画チャンネル情報受信部３１による録画チャンネル情報の受信の場合と同様にして、端末状態情報受信部３４は、無線公衆回線５０による移動体通信用電波を利用して、移動体通信装置１０から、予め設定された同期周期で同期をとって定期的に端末状態情報を受信する構成になっている。
【００３８】
これに伴い、移動体通信装置１０では、テレビ放送受信機能部１４を用いたテレビ放送番組の視聴もしくは記録開始、又は視聴もしくは記録終了が行われた場合、テレビ放送受信機能部１４によるテレビ放送番組の視聴中又は記録中に、テレビ放送受信用アンテナ１３で受信中の放送電波に受信電波障害が生じた場合、移動体通信装置１０の電源である電池の残量が一定容量を下回った場合、テレビ放送番組を記録するための内蔵記録装置１６の記録容量が一定量に達してしまった場合、等といった端末状態を検知して、ユーザ自身又は移動体通信装置１０自身の識別を付して、これら検知結果を端末状態情報として、移動通信機能部１２から通信管理装置３０に予め設定された同期周期で定期的に送信する構成になっている。
【００３９】
したがって、端末状態情報受信部３４では、本実施の形態の場合は、この予め設定された同期周期で定期的に移動体通信装置１０から送信されてくる端末状態情報を受信した場合には、この受信した端末状態情報に基づく端末状態と前回受信した端末状態情報に基づく端末状態とを比較し、その端末状態に変化が生じている場合には、ユーザ自身又は移動体通信装置１０自身の識別を付して、この新たに受信した端末状態情報を、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２及び記録必要性検出部３５に出力するとともに、当該ユーザ自身又は移動体通信装置１０自身の前回受信した端末状態情報を更新記録する。
【００４０】
なお、この移動体通信装置１０による端末状態情報の送信、及び通信管理装置３０の端末状態情報受信部３４による端末状態情報の受信も、前述した録画チャンネル情報の場合と同様に、上述の定められた同期周期で定期的に送信又は受信する構成に限らない。
【００４１】
例えば、移動体通信装置１０の移動通信機能部１１からは、端末状態が変化する度に、変化した端末状態が更新情報として、移動体通信用電波を利用して送信され、通信管理装置３０の端末状態情報受信部３４は、この更新情報を受信する構成であってもよい。また、無線公衆回線５０以外の移動体通信用電波やそれ以外の通信ネットワークを利用して、ユーザが予め設定した端末状態を、端末状態情報受信部３４が端末状態情報として受信する構成であってもよい。なお、これらの場合、端末状態情報受信部３４は、前回受信した端末状態情報を保存記録しておく必要もない。
【００４２】
記録必要性検出部３５は、端末状態情報受信部３４から通知される端末状態情報に基づき、テレビ放送受信用アンテナ１３で受信中の放送電波に受信電波障害が生じた場合、移動体通信装置１０の電源である電池の残量が一定容量を下回った場合、テレビ放送番組を記録するための内蔵記録装置１６の記録容量が一定量に達してしまった場合に、当該端末状態情報に対応する移動体通信装置１０に係り、記録必要指示を録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２及び記録指示情報生成部３６に通知する。
【００４３】
これとは反対に、記録必要性検出部３５は、端末状態情報受信部３４から通知される端末状態情報に基づき、テレビ放送受信用アンテナ１５で受信中の放送電波に生じた受信電波障害が回復した場合、移動体通信装置１０の電源である電池の残量が充電等によって回復した場合、テレビ放送番組を記録するための内蔵記録装置１６の記録容量がデータ整理等によって記録可能な容量に回復した場合は、記録必要終了指示を、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２及び記録指示情報生成部３６に通知する。
【００４４】
また、前述した録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２は、端末状態情報受信部３４から通知される端末状態情報に基づき、テレビ放送受信用アンテナ１５で受信中の放送電波に受信電波障害が生じた場合、移動体通信装置１０の電源である電池の残量が一定容量を下回った場合、もしくはテレビ放送番組を記録するための内蔵記録装置１６の記録容量が一定量に達してしまった場合、又は呼検出部３３から発呼、着呼、若しくは呼断の検出を受けた場合には、端末状態情報に対応する移動体通信装置１０に係る録画チャンネル情報をユーザ管理情報から検索して、検索した結果を当該移動体通信装置１０に対応づけて、記録指示情報生成部３６及び記録指示情報送信部３７に出力する。
【００４５】
また、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２は、端末状態情報受信部３４から通知される端末状態情報がテレビ放送受信機能部１４を用いたテレビ放送番組の視聴もしくは記録開始、又は視聴もしくは記録終了が行われた場合であるときには、その視聴開始又は記録開始に基づき、当該移動体通信装置１０による録画チャンネル情報を、ユーザ管理情報として記録することを開始し、その視聴終了又は記録終了に基づき、当該移動体通信装置１０の録画チャンネル情報を、ユーザ管理情報として記録することを終了するようにしておけば、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２には、常時、テレビ放送番組を現在受信している移動体通信装置１０の録画チャンネル情報だけが、ユーザ管理情報として記録されているだけになる。
【００４６】
したがって、呼検出部３３から、移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた発呼、着呼、又は呼断の検出を受けた場合であっても、対応するユーザが現在テレビ放送番組を視聴又は記録しておらず、すなわち、該当する移動体通信装置１０がテレビ放送受信機能部１４を用いたテレビ放送番組の受信を現在行っていない場合は、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２のユーザ管理情報として録画チャンネル情報が記録されていないので、この場合には、当該移動体通信装置１０に対応づけて、録画チャンネル情報に代えて、テレビ放送番組非視聴中情報が、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２から記録指示情報生成部３６及び記録指示情報送信部３７に出力される。
【００４７】
記録指示情報生成部３６は、呼検出部３３から、移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた発呼、着呼、又は呼断の検出通知を受け取るか、又は記録必要性検出部３５から、移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた記録必要指示、記録必要終了指示を受け取った際に、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２から供給される、当該移動体通信装置１０に関する録画チャンネル情報、又はテレビ放送番組非視聴中情報に基づいて、番組記録装置２０の記録サーバ２３に通知する記録指示情報、又は記録中止指示情報を、生成制御する。
【００４８】
記録指示情報生成部３６は、呼検出部３３から、ユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた発呼、着呼の検出を受け、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２から当該ユーザ又は当該移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた録画チャンネル情報を受けた場合は、当該ユーザ又は当該移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた録画チャンネル情報に基づく記録指示情報を生成し、生成した記録指示情報を、記録指示情報通信部３７に出力する。
【００４９】
また、記録指示情報生成部３６は、呼検出部３３から、ユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた発呼、着呼の検出を受け、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２から当該ユーザ又は当該移動体通信装置１０に対応づけたテレビ放送番組非視聴中情報を受けた場合は、当該ユーザ又は当該移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた記録指示情報を生成しない。
【００５０】
また、記録指示情報生成部３６は、呼検出部３３から、ユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた呼断の検出を受け、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２から当該ユーザ又は当該移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた録画チャンネル情報を受けた場合は、当該ユーザ又は当該移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた録画チャンネル情報に基づく記録中止指示情報を生成し、生成した記録中止指示情報を、記録指示情報通信部３７に出力する。
【００５１】
また、記録指示情報生成部３６は、呼検出部３３から、ユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた呼断の検出を受け、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２から当該ユーザ又は当該移動体通信装置１０に対応づけたテレビ放送番組非視聴中情報を受けた場合は、当該ユーザ又は当該移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた記録中止指示情報を生成しない。
【００５２】
また、記録指示情報生成部３６は、記録必要性検出部３５から、ユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた記録必要指示を受け、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２から当該ユーザ又は当該移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた録画チャンネル情報を受けた場合は、当該ユーザ又は当該移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた録画チャンネル情報に基づく記録指示情報を生成し、生成した記録指示情報を、記録指示情報通信部３７に出力する。
【００５３】
また、記録指示情報生成部３６は、記録必要性検出部３５から、ユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた記録必要指示を受け、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２から当該ユーザ又は当該移動体通信装置１０に対応づけたテレビ放送番組非視聴中情報を受けた場合は、当該ユーザ又は当該移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた記録指示情報を生成しない。
【００５４】
また、記録指示情報生成部３６は、記録必要性検出部３５から、ユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた記録必要終了指示を受け、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２から当該ユーザ又は当該移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた録画チャンネル情報を受けた場合は、当該ユーザ又は当該移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた録画チャンネル情報に基づく記録中止指示情報を生成し、生成した記録指示情報を、記録指示情報通信部３７に出力する。
【００５５】
また、記録指示情報生成部３６は、記録必要性検出部３５から、ユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた記録必要終了指示を受け、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２から当該ユーザ又は当該移動体通信装置１０に対応づけたテレビ放送番組非視聴中情報を受けた場合は、当該ユーザ又は当該移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた記録中止指示情報を生成しない。
【００５６】
記録指示情報送信部３７には、記録指示情報生成部３６から、当該記録指示情報生成部３６によってユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０に対応づけて生成された記録指示情報又は記録中止指示情報が供給される。
【００５７】
記録指示情報送信部３７は、当該記録指示情報生成部３６によってユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０に対応づけて生成された記録指示情報又は記録中止指示情報を、ゲートウェイ７０を介して接続される通信回線（通信ネットワーク）としてのインターネット６０を経由して、番組記録装置２０の記録サーバ２３宛に送信する。
【００５８】
そして、上述した如くの構成からなる通信管理装置３０から、ユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０に対応づけて生成された記録指示情報を、図１に示す如くの構成の番組記録装置２０の記録サーバ２３が受信した場合は、例えば、他のユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０に対応づけて生成された記録指示情報に基づき、当該受信した記録指示情報による録画チャンネル情報に基づくテレビ放送番組の視聴データが取得中になっているか否かを確認した上で、その取得を行う。
【００５９】
記録サーバ２３は、その確認の結果、当該記録指示情報による録画チャンネル情報のテレビ放送番組の視聴データが未だ取得中になっていない場合は、その視聴データを、テレビ放送受信用アンテナ２１を介して同時に複数チャンネル受信可能な構成のテレビ放送受信機２２から取得し、取得した視聴データを記録装置２４に記録する。これとともに、記録サーバ２３は、当該ユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０による視聴データの範囲の起点を、この取得した視聴データに対応づけて記録する構成になっている。
【００６０】
これに対し、上記確認の結果、当該記録指示情報による録画チャンネル情報のテレビ放送番組の視聴データが既に取得中になっている場合は、記録サーバ２３は、当該ユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０による視聴データの範囲の起点を、この取得中の視聴データに対応づけて記録する構成になっている。
【００６１】
一方、通信管理装置３０から、ユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０に対応づけて生成された記録中止指示情報を受信した場合は、記録サーバ２３は、この取得した視聴データに対応づけて当該ユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０による視聴データの範囲の終点を記録し、当該ユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０による視聴データの記憶範囲を生成する。
【００６２】
そして、記録サーバ２３は、他のユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０に対応づけて生成された記録指示情報による同じ録画チャンネル情報に基づく、当該他のユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０による視聴データの前記記録範囲の生成が全て終了している場合には、当該視聴データの記録装置２４への記録も終了する。
【００６３】
次に、上述のように構成された本実施の形態のテレビ放送番組の記録システム１を使用して、ユーザが視聴又は記録できなくなったテレビ放送番組を記録（録画）する方法を説明する。
【００６４】
その説明にあたっては、まず、ユーザが、テレビ放送受信可能な移動体通信装置１０によって、テレビ放送番組を視聴又は記録しているときに、通信相手１１０から移動体通信装置１０に着呼があった場合、又は、ユーザが、テレビ放送受信可能な移動体通信装置１０によって、テレビ放送番組を視聴又は記録しているときに、その視聴又は記録を終了させることなく、移動体通信装置１０を操作して通信相手１０に対して発呼を行った場合を例に挙げ、説明する。
【００６５】
本実施の形態のテレビ放送番組の記録システム１によれば、ユーザが、テレビ放送受信可能な移動体通信装置１０によって、テレビ放送番組を視聴又は記録している場合には、移動体通信装置１０は、移動体通信用電波を利用して、現在視聴中又は記録中のテレビ放送番組に関するチャンネル情報を、録画チャンネル情報として定期的に通信管理装置３０に送信している。
【００６６】
したがって、通信管理装置３０は、録画チャンネル情報受信部３１によって、このテレビ放送番組を視聴中又は記録中の移動体通信装置１０から定期的に送信される録画チャンネル情報を受信する毎に、当該ユーザすなわち移動体通信装置１０と対応づけて、現在視聴中又は記録中のテレビ放送番組に関するチャンネル情報を、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２に録画チャンネル情報として記録し、これらテレビ放送番組を視聴又は記録しているユーザすなわち移動体通信装置１０毎の録画チャンネル情報をユーザ管理情報として管理することになる。
【００６７】
なお、この録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２に記録されたユーザすなわち移動体通信装置１０毎の録画チャンネル情報は、ユーザが現在視聴中又は記録中のテレビ放送番組（すなわち、テレビ放送番組のチャンネル）を変更すると、その後に移動体通信装置１０から送信される録画チャンネル情報に基づき、その変更前の録画チャンネル情報は変更後の録画チャンネル情報に更新変更される。
【００６８】
一方、通信管理装置３０は、その呼検出部３３が、ユーザによる他のユーザ１１０の移動体通信装置への発呼、また他のユーザ１１０の移動体通信装置からの着呼を検出すると、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２及び記録指示情報生成部３６に、発呼元又は着呼先のユーザ又はその移動体通信装置１０に対応づけて、発呼又は着呼を検出した旨を、通知する。
【００６９】
この通知を受けた録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２は、呼検出部３３が検出した発呼元又は着呼先の移動体通信装置１０に対応した録画チャンネル情報がユーザ管理情報として記録されているか否かを確認し、この通知を受けた発呼元又は着呼先の移動体通信装置１０に対応した録画チャンネル情報がある場合は、この録画チャンネル情報を記録指示情報生成部３６に通知する。
【００７０】
また、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２は、上記の確認により、この通知を受けた発呼元又は着呼先の移動体通信装置１０に対応した録画チャンネル情報がユーザ管理情報として記録されていない場合は、録画チャンネル情報の代わりにテレビ放送番組非視聴中情報を記録指示情報生成部３６に通知する。
【００７１】
記録指示情報生成部３６は、呼検出部３３から、ユーザすなわち発呼元又は着呼先の移動体通信装置１０に対応づけて、発呼又は着呼を検出した旨の通知を受けると、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２から通知される当該移動体通信装置１０に関しての録画チャンネル情報に基づき、番組記録装置２０の記録サーバ２３に記録を指示するための記録指示情報を、当該移動体通信装置１０に対応づけて生成し、生成した記録指示情報を記録指示情報送信部３７に通知する。
この記録指示情報には、録画チャンネル情報の他、ユーザ及び移動体通信装置１０の識別情報、等が含まれる。
【００７２】
なお、記録指示情報生成部３６は、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２から録画チャンネル情報に代わるテレビ放送番組非視聴中情報が通知された場合は、呼検出部３３から対応する移動体通信装置１０の発呼又は着呼の検出の通知を受けていても、その記録指示情報の生成は行わず、別の移動体通信装置１０の呼検出部３３からの発呼又は着呼の検出の通知に基づく記録指示情報の生成に備える。
【００７３】
そして、記録指示情報生成部３６により生成された記録指示情報を受けた記録指示情報送信部３７は、この記録指示情報を記録開始指示として、ゲートウェイ７０を介して接続された通信回線としてのインターネット６０を経由して、番組記録装置２０の記録サーバ２３に送信する。
【００７４】
この記録指示情報を受信した記録サーバ２３は、そのユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた録画チャンネル情報に基づくテレビ放送番組の記録装置２４への記録を開始する。
【００７５】
これに対し、着呼又は発呼に基づく他の通信相手１１０との通話が終了したならば、通信管理装置３０は、その呼検出部３３が、ユーザによる移動体通信装置１０と他のユーザ１１０の移動体通信装置との通話又はデータ通信に関しての呼断を検出し、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２及び記録指示情報生成部３６に、発呼元又は着呼先のユーザ又はその移動体通信装置１０に対応づけて、その呼断を検出した旨を通知する。
【００７６】
記録指示情報生成部３６は、呼検出部３３から、ユーザすなわちその移動体通信装置１０に対応づけて、呼断を検出した旨の通知を受けると、同じく呼断の通知を受けた録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２から通知される当該移動体通信装置１０に関しての録画チャンネル情報に基づき、番組記録装置２０の記録サーバ２３に記録の中止指示するための記録中止指示情報を、当該移動体通信装置１０に対応づけて生成し、生成した記録中止指示情報を記録指示情報送信部３７に通知する。
記録中止指示情報には、録画チャンネル情報の他、ユーザ及び移動体通信装置１０の識別情報、等が含まれる。
【００７７】
そして、記録指示情報生成部３６により生成された記録中止指示情報を受けた記録指示情報送信部３７は、この記録中止指示情報を記録終了指示として、ゲートウェイ７０を介して接続された通信回線としてのインターネット６０を経由して、番組記録装置２０の記録サーバ２３に送信する。
【００７８】
この記録指示情報を受信した記録サーバ２３は、そのユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた録画チャンネル情報に基づくテレビ放送番組の記録装置２４への記録を終了する。
【００７９】
なお、記録指示情報生成部３６は、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２から録画チャンネル情報に代わるテレビ放送番組非視聴中が通知された場合は、呼検出部３３から対応する移動体通信装置１０の呼断の通知を受けていても、その記録中止指示情報の生成は行わない。
【００８０】
したがって、ユーザは、テレビ放送受信可能な移動体通信装置１０によってテレビ放送番組を視聴又は記録している最中に、他のユーザ１１０からの着信や、他のユーザ１１０への発信が生じても、現在視聴中又は記録中のテレビ放送番組は、ユーザによる特別な記録予約操作無しに自動的に、通信管理装置３０からの指示によって番組記録装置２０に記録されるので、現在視聴中又は記録中のテレビ放送番組を見逃してしまうことが回避できるとともに、現在視聴中又は記録中のテレビ放送番組の記録を気にすることなく、着信に対する応対、又は発信を行うことができる。
【００８１】
同様にして、ユーザが、テレビ放送受信可能な移動体通信装置１０によって、テレビ放送番組を視聴又は記録しているときに、受信中の放送電波に受信電波障害が生じた場合、移動体通信装置１０の電池の残量が一定容量を下回った場合、内蔵記録装置１６の記録容量が一定量に達してしまった場合、等といった移動体通信装置１０の端末状態の変化が生じた場合について、次に説明する。
【００８２】
この場合も、本実施の形態のテレビ放送番組の記録システム１によれば、移動体通信装置１０は、移動体通信用電波を利用して、端末状態情報を通信管理装置３０に定期的に送信している。
【００８３】
したがって、通信管理装置３０は、この移動体通信装置１０から送信される端末状態情報を端末状態情報受信部３４によって受信し、ユーザの移動体通信装置１０の端末状態情報の変化に基づき、記録必要性検出部３５が、上述した受信中の放送電波に受信電波障害が生じた場合、移動体通信装置１０の電池の残量が一定量を下回った場合、内蔵記録装置１６の記録容量が一定量に達してしまった場合、等を検出して、記録必要指示を録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２及び記録指示情報生成部３６に通知する。
【００８４】
これにより、記録必要性検出部３５から記録必要指示を受けた記録指示情報生成部３６は、上述した、呼検出部３３から発呼又は着呼を検出した旨の通知を受けた場合と同様にして、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２に記録されている、当該移動体通信装置１０についての録画チャンネル情報に基づき、記録指示情報を作成し、記録指示情報送信部３７から番組記録装置２０にこの生成した記録指示情報を送信する。
【００８５】
したがって、テレビ放送番組を視聴又は記録しているときに、受信中の放送電波に受信電波障害が生じた場合、移動体通信装置１０の電池の残量が一定容量を下回った場合、内蔵記録装置１６の記録容量が一定量に達してしまった場合、等といった移動体通信装置１０の端末状態の変化が生じた場合であっても、現在視聴中又は記録中のテレビ放送番組は、ユーザによる特別な記録予約操作無しに自動的に、通信管理装置３０からの指示によって番組記録装置２０に記録されるので、現在視聴中又は記録中のテレビ放送番組を見逃してしまうことが回避できる。
【００８６】
このようにして番組記録装置２０に記録された視聴又は記録できなくなったテレビ放送番組は、例えば、ユーザが、移動体通信装置１０からユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０の識別番号を付した配信要請情報を通信管理装置３０に通知することによって、通信管理装置３０の図示せぬ配信要請情報受信部がこれを受信し、同じく図示せぬ配信ユーザ管理情報記録部でこの配信要請情報を記録管理し、同じく図示せぬ配信指示情報作成部で番組記録装置２０の記録サーバ２３に対する配信指示情報を作成し、同じく図示せぬ配信指示情報送信部から番組記録装置２０の記録サーバ２３へ通信回線としてのインターネット６０を介して送信する構成になっている。また、通信管理装置３０の前述した呼検出部３３による呼断検出、又は記録必要性検出部３５による記録必要終了指示に基づき、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２の記録データを基に、図示せぬ配信指示情報作成部が配信指示情報を自動的に作成し、同じく図示せぬ配信指示情報送信部から番組記録装置２０の記録サーバ２３へ通信回線としてのインターネット６０を介して送信する構成にしてもよい。
【００８７】
これに対して、上述したような配信指示情報に基づき、番組記録装置２０の記録サーバ２３が記録装置２４を検索して取得したユーザが視聴又は記録できなくなったテレビ放送番組の視聴データは、記録サーバ２３から、通信回線としてのインターネット６０を経由してゲートウェイ７０を介して通信管理装置３０に送られ、さらに通信管理装置３０から通信回線としての無線公衆回線５０を介して、当該テレビ放送番組を視聴又は記録できなくなったユーザの移動体通信装置１０に配信される。
【００８８】
このようにして、ユーザは、番組記録装置２０に記録されている視聴又は記録ができなかったテレビ放送番組の配信を受けて、移動体通信装置１０で再生することによって、通話中に視聴又は記録することができなかった番組の部分を視聴することができる。
【００８９】
［第二の実施の形態］
次に、本発明の第二の実施の形態による放送番組の記録システム１’について説明する。
本実施の形態による放送番組の記録システム１’は、システム全体の構成は、図１に示した第一の実施の形態による放送番組の記録システム１と変わらないのでその説明は省略する。
【００９０】
本実施の形態による放送番組の記録システム１’は、その通信管理装置３０’の構成が図２に示した第一の実施の形態による通信管理装置３０の構成と一部異なるだけである。
【００９１】
図３は、本実施の形態による放送番組の記録方法を適用した、放送番組の記録システムにおける通信管理装置の構成図である。
【００９２】
なお、図３において、図２に示した第一の実施の形態による通信管理装置３０の構成と同一又は同様な構成部分については、同一符号を付し、その詳細な説明は省略する。
【００９３】
本実施の形態の通信管理装置３０’は、ユーザ確認情報生成部３８、ユーザ回答情報検出部３９、記録削除指示情報生成部４０、及び記録削除指示情報送信部４１をさらに備えていることを特徴とする。
【００９４】
このユーザ確認情報生成部３８には、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２から移動体通信装置１０毎の録画チャンネル情報が供給され、呼検出部３３からは呼断の通知が供給され、記録必要性検出部３５からは記録必要性終了指示が供給される構成になっている。
【００９５】
その上で、ユーザ確認情報生成部３８は、移動体通信装置１０に対応させて、呼検出部３３からの呼断の通知、又は記録必要性検出部３５からの記録必要性終了指示が供給される度に、録画ユーザ管理情報記録部３２から供給される当該移動体通信装置１０の録画チャンネル情報に基づいて、前述した、着呼に対する応答、受信電波障害の発生等によってユーザが視聴又は記録できなくなったテレビ放送番組の視聴データが、番組記録装置２０に記録されている旨の通知と、この番組記録装置２０に記録したテレビ放送番組の視聴データが必要か否かの問い合わせとからなるユーザ確認情報を生成し、前述した図示せぬ通話や情報データ等の通信についての中継/管理機能部分によって、公衆無線回線５０を介し、対応するユーザの移動体通信装置１０に送信する。
【００９６】
これに対し、ユーザ回答情報検出部３９は、上記したユーザ確認情報に対応する当該ユーザ確認情報の送信先の移動体通信装置１０から、公衆無線回線５０を介し、ユーザ回答情報を中継/管理機能部分によって受信された場合に、このユーザ回答情報の供給を受け、ユーザ回答情報の内容を検出する。
【００９７】
ユーザ回答情報検出部３９は、ユーザ回答情報の内容が配信要請情報であった場合には、これを配信ユーザ管理情報記録部に記録管理して、前述したようなユーザが視聴又は記録できなかったテレビ放送番組の視聴データの配信を行う。
【００９８】
また、ユーザ回答情報検出部３９は、ユーザ回答情報の内容が記録削除許可情報であった場合には、当該ユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０に対応づけた記録削除許可を記録削除指示情報生成部４０に通知する。
【００９９】
記録削除指示情報生成部４０は、ユーザ回答情報検出部３９からの記録削除許可を受けると、該当するテレビ放送番組の視聴データについて当該ユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０に関する記録削除指示情報を生成し、記録削除指示情報送信部４１に供給する。
【０１００】
記録削除指示情報送信部４１は、この記録削除指示情報を、番組記録装置２０の記録サーバ２３に、ゲートウェイ７０を介して通信回線としてのインターネット６０経由で送信する。
【０１０１】
この記録削除指示情報を受信した番組記録装置２０の記録サーバ２３は、当該ユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０以外に、この記録削除指示情報によって削除指示されたテレビ放送番組の視聴データに関わる他のユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０が存在するか否かを確認した上、他のユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０が存在しないならば、当該ユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０による視聴データの範囲とともに視聴データ自体の削除を行う一方、他のユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０が存在する場合には、当該ユーザ又は移動体通信装置１０による視聴データの範囲のみを削除する。
【０１０２】
この結果、本実施の形態によれば、ユーザが視聴又は記録できなかったテレビ放送番組の番組記録装置２０への記録の要不要に関わらず、ユーザが視聴又は記録できなかったテレビ放送番組については予め番組記録装置２０に記録を行い、ユーザから記録が必要ないことを確認した後には削除することが可能となるので、不要なテレビ放送番組が番組記録装置２０の記録装置２４に利用されないまま記録され続けることを防ぎ、記録装置２４の有効使用がはかれる。
【０１０３】
［第三の実施の形態］
次に、本発明の第三の実施の形態による放送番組の記録システム１”について説明する。
本実施の形態による放送番組の記録システム１”は、移動体通信装置１０に対して、ストリーミング配信の可能な通信管理装置３０”が、通信回線としての公衆無線回線５０を介して、テレビ放送番組等のストリーミング配信を行う構成の放送番組の記録システム１”に関するものである。
【０１０４】
図４は、本実施の形態による放送番組の記録方法を適用した、放送番組の記録システムにおける通信管理装置の構成図である。
本実施の形態による放送番組の記録システム１”によれば、通信管理装置３０”は、他の移動体通信装置１１０等との間での通話や情報データ等の通信についての中継/管理機能に加えて、次に述べる構成を備えている。
【０１０５】
本実施の形態の通信管理装置３０”は、移動体通信装置１０と移動体通信用電波による無線公衆回線（すなわち、通信ネットワーク）５０を介して接続され、発呼・着呼・呼断を検出するための呼検出部３３と、移動体通信端末装置１０の端末状態情報を受信するための端末状態情報受信部３４と、端末状態情報から記録の必要性を検出する記録必要性検出部３５と、通信ネットワークを介して移動体通信端末装置１０に対しストリーミング配信を行うストリーミング配信部４２と、ストリーミング再生時に既に配信済みの位置を記録しておく配信済み位置記録部４３とを備えている。なお、呼検出部３３と、端末状態情報受信部３４と、記録必要性検出部３５の詳細な構成については、第一、第二の実施の形態の放送番組の記録システム１、１’のものと変わりはないので、その説明は省略する。
【０１０６】
本実施の形態による放送番組の記録システム１”によれば、移動体通信装置１０に対し、このストリーミング配信の可能な通信管理装置３０”が、ストリーミング配信部４２により、移動体通信装置１０に、例えば通信回線としての公衆無線回線５０を介して、ストリーミング再生を行っている際に、当該移動体通信装置１０に対する他のユーザ１１０の例えば移動体通信装置からの着呼、又は当該移動体通信装置１０からの他のユーザ１１０の例えば移動体通信装置に対する発呼が呼検出部３３によって検出された場合は、呼検出部３３からストリーミング配信部４２に、着呼又は発呼の検出が通知される。
【０１０７】
また、同様にして、ストリーミング配信を受けている移動体通信装置１０の電池の残量が一定容量を下回った場合、内蔵記録装置１６の記録容量が一定量に達してしまった場合、等といった移動体通信装置１０の端末状態に変化が生じ、ストリーミング配信を受けられなくなった場合は、記録必要性検出部３５から記録必要性指示がストリーミング配信部４２に通知される。
【０１０８】
このようにして、ストリーミング配信部４２は、呼検出部３３から着呼又は発呼の検出、記録必要性検出部３５からの記録必要性指示のいずれかを受けると、当該ユーザすなわち移動体通信装置１０に現在配信済みのストリームの位置を、当該ユーザ又は移動体通信装置に対応付けて、配信済み位置記録部４３に記録しておく構成になっている。
【０１０９】
この結果、通話中又は移動体通信装置１０の電池の残量が一定容量を下回った場合等は、当該ユーザすなわち移動体通信装置１０に対するストリーミング配信は、ストリーミング配信部４２によって自動的に停止状態となり、当該ユーザは配信中のデータを見逃してしまうことが回避される。
【０１１０】
その後、当該ユーザすなわち移動体通信装置１０に関して、呼検出部３２から呼断の検出、記録必要性検出部３５からの記録必要性終了指示のいずれかを受けると、ストリーミング配信部４２は、配信済み位置記録部４３から当該ユーザすなわち移動体通信装置１０に関して配信済みのストリームの位置を取得し、これに基づき未配信の位置から、当該ユーザすなわち移動体通信装置１０に対してのストリーミング配信を再開する。
【０１１１】
上述したように、本実施の形態による放送番組の記録システム１”によれば、ストリーミング配信途中であっても、通話中又は移動体通信装置１０の端末状態に異常変化が生じた場合は、自動的にストリーミング配信の停止状態となり、通話終了後又は移動体通信装置１０の端末状態が復帰後、未配信分のストリーミング配信が行われるので、ユーザは配信中のデータを見逃してしまうことが回避される。
【０１１２】
本発明の放送番組の記録システムは、以上説明したように構成されるが、その実施の形態は、前記第一〜三の実施の形態に限ることものではなく、様々な変形例の採用が可能である。
【０１１３】
例えば、前記第一〜三の実施の形態において、呼検出部３３は、他の移動体通信装置１１０等に対する発呼、他の移動体通信装置１１０等からの移動体通信装置１０に対する着呼を検出し、後段の各部に通知する構成したが、このような着呼又は発呼を検出したときではなく、着呼又は発呼に基づく実際の通話又はデータ通信の開始を検出したときに、後段の各部に通知する構成としてもよい。
【０１１４】
また、前記第一〜三の実施の形態において、呼検出部３３が着呼又は発呼を検出したときに、自動的にテレビ放送番組の記録指示を番組記録装置２０に送信し（第一、第二の実施の形態）、又は自動的にストリーミング配信部４２がストリーミング配信の停止状態になる（第三の実施の形態）構成としたが、このような自動記録モードに代えて、又は加えて、手動記録モードを設けてもよい。
【０１１５】
この場合、上述した自動記録モードでは、着呼又は発呼を検出したときに、通信管理装置３０は自動的にテレビ放送番組の記録指示を送信する（第一、第二の実施の形態）、又はストリーミング配信を停止する（第三の実施の形態）のに対して、手動記録モードでは、着呼又は発呼を検出した場合に、移動体通信装置１０のユーザに、テレビ放送番組を記録するか否か（第一、第二の実施の形態）、又はストリーミング配信を停止するか否か（第三の実施の形態）を問い、ユーザが記録の指示を行った場合には、テレビ放送番組の記録指示の送信（第一、第二の実施の形態）、又はストリーミング配信の停止（第三の実施の形態）を行う一方、ユーザが記録の指示を行わなかった場合には、テレビ放送番組の記録指示の送信自体（第一、第二の実施の形態）、又はストリーミング配信の再開に備えての配信済み位置記録部４３への記録自体（第三の実施の形態）を中止する構成としてもよい。
【０１１６】
さらに、第一、第二の実施の形態の放送番組の記録システムの説明では、通信管理装置３０と番組記録装置２０とはインターネット６０を介して接続された別に設けられた装置として構成したが、番組記録装置２０は、通信管理装置３０と共に一体的に設けられた装置として構成することも可能である。
【０１１７】
さらにまた、第一、第二の実施の形態の放送番組の記録システムの説明では、テレビ放送番組を記録する場合について説明したが、同様な方法によって、デジタル文字放送、デジタル音楽放送、番組情報等、テレビ放送局８０が放送する全ての番組、情報等を記録することも可能である。
【０１１８】
【発明の効果】
以上のように、本発明によれば、テレビ放送受信可能な移動通信装置によってテレビ放送番組の視聴中又は記録中に、その視聴又は記録を中断せざるを得ない移動体通信装置の原因状態が生じても、視聴又は記録できなくなった番組は、自動的に番組記録装置に記録させることができるので、視聴又は記録することができなかった番組を後から見ることができる。これにより、ユーザは、その視聴中又は記録中の番組を気にすることなく、その視聴又は記録を中断せざるを得ない移動体通信装置の原因状態に対して、対応をはかることができる。
【０１１９】
また、本発明によれば、ストリーミング放送受信機能を備えた移動通信装置によってストリーミング配信される放送番組の視聴中又は記録中に、その視聴又は記録を中断せざるを得ない移動体通信装置の原因状態が生じても、自動的に、配信済みのストリームの位置が配信済み位置記録手段に記録され、ストリーミング配信は一旦停止される一方、その視聴又は記録を中断せざるを得ない移動体通信装置の原因状態が消失（すなわち、解消）すれば、自動的に、配信済みのストリームの位置から引き続いてストリーミング配信が再開されるので、視聴又は記録することができなかった放送番組を後から見ることができる。これにより、ユーザは、その視聴中又は記録中の放送番組のことを気にすることなく、その視聴又は記録を中断せざるを得ない移動体通信装置の原因状態に対して、対応をはかることができる。そして、この移動体通信装置の原因状態が消失すれば、自動的に、視聴又は記録が中断されたストリームの位置から、ストリーミング配信が再開されるので、また放送番組の最初からストリーミング配信を受信しなおす必要もない。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明の第一の実施の形態による放送番組の記録方法を適用した、放送番組の記録システムの構成図である。
【図２】本発明の第一の実施の形態による放送番組の記録方法を適用した、放送番組の記録システムにおける通信管理装置の構成図である。
【図３】本発明の第二の実施の形態による放送番組の記録方法を適用した、放送番組の記録システムにおける通信管理装置の構成図である。
【図４】本発明の第三の実施の形態による放送番組の記録方法を適用した、放送番組の記録システムにおける通信管理装置の構成図である。
【符号の説明】
１放送番組の記録システム
１０移動体通信装置
１１通信用アンテナ
１２移動体通信機能部
１３テレビ放送受信用アンテナ
１４テレビ放送受信機能部
１５表示部
２０番組記録装置
２１テレビ放送受信用アンテナ
２２テレビ放送受信機
２３記録サーバ
２４記録装置
３０通信管理装置
３１録画チャンネル情報受信部
３２ユーザ管理情報記録部
３３呼検出部
３４端末状態情報受信部
３５記録必要性検出部
３６記録指示情報生成部
３７記録指示情報送信部
３８ユーザ確認情報生成部
３９ユーザ回答情報検出部
４０記録削除指示情報生成部
４１記録削除指示情報送信部
４２ストリーミング配信部
４３配信済み位置記録部
５０無線公衆回線
６０インターネット
７０ゲートウェイ
１１０他の移動体通信装置（他のユーザ）[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a mobile communication device having a broadcast reception function in addition to a communication function, and in particular, even when the mobile communication device cannot watch or record a broadcast program by the broadcast reception function, Broadcast program recording method, communication management device, program, and recording that enables viewing of broadcast that cannot be viewed or recorded by recording using communication management device to which the mobile communication device is connected for communication It relates to the medium.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, mobile communication devices including portable information terminals such as mobile phones, PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) having card communication functions, etc., have made remarkable progress in the functions possessed by the devices themselves. In addition to the functions, it has become possible to receive television (hereinafter simply referred to as television) broadcasts such as terrestrial digital broadcasts.
[0003]
In addition, using this mobile communication device, a service for recording control of a home recorder using the Internet, a service for recording, playing back, and distributing a television program, and the like have become possible.
[0004]
As an example of a service system using such a mobile communication device, there is the following system.
For example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-238157, a user sets a recorded program in a program reservation server using a portable information terminal (mobile communication device), so that the program reservation server is connected to the user's home video server. A program reservation system for recording reservation is shown.
[0005]
Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2002-185900 discloses a television broadcast recording which enables a television broadcast recording / redistribution service to be received by an information communication terminal (mobile communication device) using a television broadcast recording / redistribution station. A redistribution system is shown.
[0006]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-238157 A
[Patent Document 2]
JP 2002-185900 A
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described program reservation system disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-238157, recording reservation of a home video server is performed by a user connecting a portable information terminal to a program reservation server via a public line, and then the program reservation server. It is necessary to set a recorded program.
[0008]
Therefore, when setting a recorded program in the program reservation server on the portable information terminal, if an incoming call such as a telephone call, radio wave interference to the portable information terminal, battery consumption of the portable information terminal itself, etc. occur, the user can enter the program reservation server. There was a problem that the recorded program could not be set and the program to be watched was missed.
[0009]
Further, in the television broadcast recording and redistribution system disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-185900, an incoming call is generated while a program is being received by the information communication terminal, or a radio wave interference occurs in the information communication terminal, which is forced to be interrupted. In this case, there is a problem that it takes time to search for the program that was being watched after that, unless it is remembered every time which program was missed.
[0010]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and mobile communication in which viewing or recording must be interrupted during viewing or recording of a television broadcast program by a mobile communication device capable of receiving television broadcast. Cause status of the device (for example, when a call is made or received, when a TV broadcast program cannot be viewed or recorded due to radio interference or battery exhaustion, or when the recording capacity is exceeded, recording cannot be performed. The present invention aims to provide a broadcast program recording method, communication management device, program, and recording medium that can automatically record a program being viewed or recorded.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a broadcast program recording method of the present invention is a program recording apparatus having a reception function for a broadcast program being viewed or recorded by a mobile communication apparatus having a communication function and a broadcast reception function. A recording method for recording a broadcast program to be recorded by using the mobile communication device to receive the channel information of the broadcast program being viewed or recorded by the mobile communication device as the recording channel information. A user management information recording step for recording the recording channel information received in the recording channel information receiving step in correspondence with each user or each mobile communication device, and a movement in which the user interrupts viewing or recording of the broadcast program In response to the interruption cause detection step for detecting the cause state of the body communication device, and the interruption cause detection by the interruption cause detection step, A recording instruction information generation step for generating recording instruction information including the recording channel information based on the recording channel information of the user or the mobile communication device recorded in the user management information recording step; and the recording instruction information generation step. A recording instruction information transmission step of transmitting the recording instruction information generated by the above-mentioned recording apparatus to the program recording apparatus and recording the broadcast program of the recording channel information on the program recording apparatus.
[0012]
The communication management device of the present invention is a communication management device that can be connected to a mobile communication device having a communication function and a broadcast reception function and a program recording device having a broadcast reception function via a communication line. Recording channel information receiving means for receiving, as recording channel information, channel information of a broadcast program viewed or recorded by the mobile communication apparatus transmitted from the body communication apparatus, and recording channel information received by the recording channel information receiving means User management information recording means for recording corresponding to each user or each mobile communication device, interruption cause detection means for detecting a cause state of the mobile communication device where the user interrupts viewing or recording of the broadcast program, In response to the interruption cause detection by the interruption cause detection means, the user or mobile communication device recorded in the user management information recording means Recording instruction information generating means for generating recording instruction information including the recording channel information, and recording instruction information generated by the recording instruction information generating means to the program recording device, and recording channel information And recording instruction information transmitting means for recording the broadcast program in the program recording apparatus.
[0013]
The program of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute the above-described broadcast program recording method.
The recording medium of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium that records a program for causing a computer to execute the above-described broadcast program recording method.
[0014]
According to these, even when a cause state of the mobile communication device has to be interrupted during viewing or recording of a TV broadcast program by a mobile communication device capable of receiving TV broadcast, Since the program that can no longer be recorded can be automatically recorded in the program recording device, the program that could not be viewed or recorded can be viewed later. Accordingly, the user can take measures against the cause state of the mobile communication device that is forced to interrupt the viewing or recording without worrying about the program being viewed or recorded.
[0015]
The broadcast program recording method of the present invention is a broadcast program recording method for recording a broadcast program that is streamed and distributed via a communication line to a mobile communication device having a streaming broadcast receiving function. A distribution step of streaming a broadcast program to a device via a communication line; a discontinuation cause detection step of detecting a cause state of a mobile communication device in which a user interrupts reception of a broadcast program to be distributed by streaming; In response to detection of the cause of interruption in the detection step, the streaming delivery to the mobile communication device is stopped, the distribution stop step for recording the position of the stream that has been delivered, and the disappearance of the cause state detected by the interruption cause detection step The interruption cause disappearance detection step for detecting the interruption cause and the interruption source by the interruption cause disappearance detection step In response to loss detection, characterized in that it includes a delivery resume resuming streaming broadcast program from the position of the recorded delivered stream in the distribution stop step.
[0016]
The communication management apparatus of the present invention is a communication management apparatus for streaming a broadcast program to a mobile communication apparatus having a streaming broadcast reception function via a communication line, and receiving a broadcast program to be streamed by a user. Discontinuation cause detection means for detecting the cause state of the mobile communication device that interrupts the interruption, discontinuation cause disappearance detection means for detecting the disappearance of the cause state detected by the interruption cause detection means, and distribution to the mobile communication device In response to the interrupted position detection means by the interrupted position detecting means and the interrupted position detecting means for recording the position of the stream to be recorded, the streaming distribution to the mobile communication device is stopped, and the position of the currently distributed stream is Recording on the position recording means and receiving the interruption cause disappearance detection by the interruption cause disappearance detecting means, Characterized in that it comprises a resuming streaming means streaming from the position of the delivered streams recorded on the stage.
[0017]
The program of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute the above-described broadcast program recording method.
The recording medium of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium that records a program for causing a computer to execute the above-described broadcast program recording method.
[0018]
According to these, during the viewing or recording of a broadcast program that is stream-distributed by a mobile communication device having a streaming broadcast receiving function, a cause state of the mobile communication device in which the viewing or recording must be interrupted occurs. However, the position of the delivered stream is automatically recorded in the delivered position recording means, and the streaming delivery is temporarily stopped, while the viewing or recording of the mobile communication device must be interrupted. If disappears (that is, disappears), streaming distribution is automatically resumed from the position of the distributed stream, so that the broadcast program that could not be viewed or recorded can be viewed later. This allows the user to respond to the cause state of the mobile communication device that is forced to interrupt the viewing or recording without worrying about the broadcast program being viewed or recorded. Can do. If the cause state of this mobile communication device disappears, streaming distribution is automatically resumed from the position of the stream where viewing or recording was interrupted, and the streaming distribution is received from the beginning of the broadcast program. There is no need to fix it.
[0019]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[First embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a broadcast program recording system to which a broadcast program recording method according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied.
A broadcast program recording system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a mobile communication device 10 capable of receiving a television broadcast, a program recording device 20 for recording and distributing a television broadcast program, and a communication management device 30 such as a communication carrier. Between the mobile communication device 10 and the communication management device 30 as a communication line (communication network) for making a call / data connection, and between the program recording device 20 and the communication management device 30. It comprises a communication system having the Internet 60 as a communication line (communication network) for data connection, and a gateway 70 disposed between the communication management device 30 and the Internet 60.
[0020]
In the present embodiment, the mobile communication device 10 is connected to another communication device via a communication antenna 11 for transmitting / receiving communication radio waves and a communication management device 30 wirelessly connected via the communication antenna 11. The mobile communication function unit 12 that executes communication processing such as communication and information data with the body communication device 110, the TV broadcast receiving antenna 13 for receiving TV broadcast radio waves, and the TV broadcast receiving Based on the television broadcast radio wave received by the antenna 13, the television broadcast reception function unit 14 that selectively receives the television broadcast program broadcast from each station of the television broadcast station 80 and the communication processing of the mobile communication function unit 12 A display unit 15 for displaying information obtained and a television broadcast program received by the television broadcast reception function unit 24, and a built-in recording device 1 for recording the information and the television broadcast program It is equipped with a door.
[0021]
The configuration of each unit described above will be described more specifically. In the present embodiment, the mobile communication function unit 12 has, for example, a W-CDMA (Wideband-Code Division Multiple Access) type mobile communication function. The communication management device 30 can be connected via a wireless public line 50 as a communication line.
[0022]
In the present embodiment, the television broadcast receiving function unit 14 has a function of receiving, for example, terrestrial digital television broadcast. The TV broadcast receiving function by the TV broadcast receiving function unit 14 is not limited to the function of receiving the terrestrial digital television broadcast, but also the terrestrial analog television broadcast, BS (Broadcast Satellite) broadcast, and CS (Communication Satellite). A function of receiving each broadcast such as broadcast may be provided, and a function of receiving each of these broadcasts may be further provided.
[0023]
On the other hand, the program recording device 20 is broadcast from each station of the TV broadcast station 80 based on the TV broadcast receiving antenna 21 for receiving the TV broadcast radio wave and the TV broadcast radio wave received by the TV broadcast receiving antenna 21. Data communication is possible with the communication management device 30 via the television broadcast receiver 22 capable of receiving the respective television broadcast programs and the Internet 60 as a communication line (communication network). The recording server 23 controls the recording of the viewing data of the television broadcast program that could not be viewed or recorded in the recording server 23, and controls the distribution of the viewing data of the television broadcast program recorded in the recording server 23. With this recording server 23, the mobile communication device 10 cannot view or record during a call. Viewing data of the TV broadcast program and a recording device 24 to be recorded.
[0024]
The communication management device 30 performs communication control with the communication counterpart 110 of the mobile communication device 10 via the wireless public line 50, and for the program recording device 20 connected by the Internet 60 via the gateway 70. The mobile communication device 10 instructs recording or distribution of a part of a program that cannot be viewed or recorded during a call. Further, in the case of the present embodiment, the communication management device 30 receives the viewing data of the TV broadcast program supplied from the program recording device 20 via the Internet 60 and the gateway 70 based on the distribution instruction from the mobile communication device 10. Is relayed to the mobile communication device 10 via the wireless public line 50.
[0025]
Next, the configuration of the communication management apparatus 30 in the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
The communication management device 30 according to the present embodiment has the following configuration in addition to the relay / management function for communication such as communication and information data with other mobile communication devices 110 and the like.
[0026]
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a communication management apparatus in a broadcast program recording system to which the broadcast program recording method according to the present embodiment is applied.
In FIG. 2, for simplicity of explanation, the configuration of the relay / management function part for communication such as a call or information data with the other mobile communication device 110 in the communication management device 30 is known. Since it is not much different from the configuration of FIG.
[0027]
The communication management device 30 according to the present embodiment is connected to the mobile communication device 10 via a radio public line (that is, a communication network) 50 using mobile communication radio waves, and receives recording channel information from the mobile communication device 10. A recording channel information receiving unit 31, a recording user management information recording unit 32 for recording user management information for each user, that is, for each mobile communication device 10, and a call detection unit for detecting outgoing / incoming / outgoing calls. 33, a terminal status information receiving unit 34 that receives the terminal status information from the mobile communication device 10 via the radio public line 50 using radio waves for mobile communication, and the terminal status information received by the terminal status information receiving unit 34 A recording necessity detection unit 35 that detects the necessity of recording a television broadcast program and a recording server 23 of the program recording apparatus 20 are instructed to record the television broadcast program. Recording instruction information or recording stop instruction information is recorded via the Internet (ie, communication network) 60 and the recording instruction information generating unit 36 that generates recording instruction information and recording stop instruction information for instructing to stop recording a television broadcast program. And a recording instruction information transmission unit 37 for transmission to the server 23.
[0028]
Here, each part structure of the above-mentioned communication management apparatus 30 is demonstrated in detail.
When the mobile communication device 10 receives a TV broadcast program broadcast from the TV broadcast station 80 by the TV broadcast receiving function unit 14, the recording channel information receiving unit 31 is currently watching TV broadcast on the display unit 15. Channel information related to a program or a television broadcast program currently recorded in the built-in recording device 16 is received as recording channel information from the mobile communication device 10 and output to the recording user management information recording unit 32.
[0029]
In the present embodiment, for example, the recording channel information receiving unit 31 uses the radio wave for mobile communication via the wireless public line 50 to receive the TV broadcast program by the TV broadcast receiving function unit 14. Thus, the recording channel information is periodically received in synchronization with a preset synchronization cycle.
[0030]
Accordingly, in the mobile communication device 10, when the TV broadcast reception function unit 14 is viewing a TV broadcast program on the display unit 15 or is recording in the built-in recording device 16, the mobile communication function unit 12 The channel information is provided from the TV reception function unit 14, the channel information is recorded as channel information, the user himself / herself or the mobile communication device 10 is identified, and the synchronization period preset in the communication management device 30 Is configured to send periodically.
[0031]
The transmission of the recording channel information by the mobile communication device 10 and the reception of the recording channel information by the recording channel information receiving unit 31 of the communication management device 30 are periodically transmitted or received at the above-described preset synchronization cycle. It is not restricted to the structure to perform. For example, from the mobile communication function unit 12 of the mobile communication device 10, every time the channel being viewed is changed, the changed channel information is transmitted as update information using mobile communication radio waves, and communication management is performed. The recording channel information receiving unit 31 of the device 30 may be configured to receive this update information. Further, the channel information preset by the user is received by the recording channel information receiving unit 31 as the recording channel information by using a radio wave for mobile communication other than the wireless public line 50 or another communication network. Also good.
[0032]
The recorded user management information recording unit 32 is currently receiving a television broadcast program for each user currently viewing or recording a television broadcast program based on the recording channel information input from the recording channel information receiving unit 31. Recording channel information (that is, currently received channel information) is recorded in association with each mobile communication device 10, and is recorded and managed as user management information.
[0033]
In addition, the recorded user management information recording unit 32 allows the user who has watched or recorded the television broadcast program based on the detection result by the call detection unit 33 and the terminal state information supplied from the terminal state information receiving unit 34. When viewing or recording cannot be performed, or when the mobile communication device 10 that is currently receiving a television broadcast program cannot receive the information, information on the user or the mobile communication device 10, recording channel information, etc. Is notified to the recording instruction information generating unit 36, and the user who has viewed or recorded the TV broadcast program starts or ends the viewing or recording, etc. Organize recording channel information related to the user in the management information.
[0034]
Therefore, in the present embodiment, the recording user management information recording unit 32 records for each user who is currently viewing or recording a television broadcast program, that is, for each mobile communication device 10 currently receiving the television broadcast program. Channel information is recorded in association with each user, that is, for each mobile communication device 10.
[0035]
The call detection unit 33 is used for the mobile communication function unit 12 of the mobile communication device 10 to execute a communication process such as a call or information data, and to make a call to another mobile communication device 110 or the like. The incoming call from the communication device 110 or the like to the mobile communication device 10 and the end of the call / communication started based on this outgoing call or incoming call (that is, call disconnection) are detected, and the detected results are The mobile communication device 10 is identified and notified to the recording user management information recording unit 32 and the recording instruction information generation unit 36.
[0036]
The terminal status information receiving unit 34 is transmitted from the mobile communication device 10, and detection information about the viewing or recording start of the TV broadcast program or the end of viewing or recording by the user using the TV broadcast receiving function unit 14, TV Detection information of radio wave reception radio wave interference during viewing or recording of a broadcast program, detection information of battery remaining below a certain capacity, recording when a TV broadcast program is recorded in the built-in recording device 16 Terminal status information such as over capacity detection information is received, and the terminal status information is output to the recording user management information recording unit 32 and the recording necessity detection unit 35.
[0037]
In the present embodiment, for example, similarly to the case of receiving the recording channel information by the recording channel information receiving unit 31, the terminal state information receiving unit 34 uses the radio wave for mobile communication by the wireless public line 50, The mobile communication device 10 is configured to periodically receive terminal state information in synchronization with a preset synchronization cycle.
[0038]
Accordingly, in the mobile communication device 10, when viewing / recording of a TV broadcast program using the TV broadcast reception function unit 14 is started, or when viewing / recording ends, the TV broadcast program by the TV broadcast reception function unit 14 is displayed. When a reception radio wave failure occurs in the broadcast radio wave being received by the TV broadcast receiving antenna 13 during viewing or recording, or when the remaining battery level as the power source of the mobile communication device 10 falls below a certain capacity, When the recording capacity of the built-in recording device 16 for recording a TV broadcast program has reached a certain amount, the terminal status such as, for example, is detected, and the user himself / herself or the mobile communication device 10 is identified, These detection results are transmitted as terminal status information periodically from the mobile communication function unit 12 to the communication management device 30 at a preset synchronization cycle.
[0039]
Therefore, in the case of the present embodiment, the terminal state information receiving unit 34 receives this terminal state information periodically transmitted from the mobile communication device 10 at the preset synchronization period. The terminal state based on the received terminal state information is compared with the terminal state based on the terminal state information received last time, and if the terminal state has changed, the user itself or the mobile communication device 10 itself is identified. In addition, the newly received terminal status information is output to the recording user management information recording unit 32 and the recording necessity detection unit 35, and the terminal status information received last time by the user itself or the mobile communication device 10 itself. Record the update.
[0040]
The transmission of the terminal status information by the mobile communication device 10 and the reception of the terminal status information by the terminal status information receiving unit 34 of the communication management device 30 are also determined as described above, as in the case of the recording channel information described above. However, the present invention is not limited to a configuration in which transmission or reception is periodically performed at a synchronized period.
[0041]
For example, from the mobile communication function unit 11 of the mobile communication device 10, every time the terminal state changes, the changed terminal state is transmitted as update information using mobile communication radio waves, and the communication management device 30 The terminal state information receiving unit 34 may be configured to receive this update information. In addition, the terminal state information receiving unit 34 receives a terminal state preset by the user as terminal state information using a radio wave for mobile communication other than the wireless public line 50 or another communication network. Also good. In these cases, the terminal state information receiving unit 34 does not need to save and record the terminal state information received last time.
[0042]
Based on the terminal state information notified from the terminal state information receiving unit 34, the recording necessity detecting unit 35, when a reception radio wave failure occurs in the broadcast radio wave being received by the TV broadcast receiving antenna 13, the mobile communication device 10 When the remaining capacity of the battery as the power source of the battery is below a certain capacity, or when the recording capacity of the built-in recording device 16 for recording a TV broadcast program has reached a certain capacity, the movement corresponding to the terminal status information In connection with the body communication device 10, the recording user management information recording unit 32 and the recording instruction information generating unit 36 are notified of a recording necessity instruction.
[0043]
On the other hand, the recording necessity detection unit 35 recovers the reception radio wave interference generated in the broadcast radio wave being received by the television broadcast receiving antenna 15 based on the terminal status information notified from the terminal status information reception unit 34. In this case, when the remaining amount of the battery as the power source of the mobile communication device 10 is recovered by charging or the like, the recording capacity of the built-in recording device 16 for recording the TV broadcast program is recovered to a recordable capacity by data arrangement or the like. In this case, the recording necessity management end instruction is notified to the recording user management information recording unit 32 and the recording instruction information generation unit 36.
[0044]
Further, the recording user management information recording unit 32 described above is based on the terminal status information notified from the terminal status information receiving unit 34, and when a reception radio wave failure occurs in the broadcast radio wave being received by the TV broadcast receiving antenna 15, When the remaining capacity of the battery as the power source of the mobile communication device 10 falls below a certain capacity, or when the recording capacity of the built-in recording device 16 for recording a TV broadcast program reaches a certain amount, or call detection When receiving a call, incoming call, or call disconnection detection from the unit 33, the recorded channel information related to the mobile communication device 10 corresponding to the terminal status information is searched from the user management information, and the search result is The information is output to the recording instruction information generation unit 36 and the recording instruction information transmission unit 37 in association with the mobile communication device 10.
[0045]
In addition, the recording user management information recording unit 32 performs the viewing or recording start of the television broadcast program using the television broadcast reception function unit 14 or the end of the viewing or recording based on the terminal state information notified from the terminal state information receiving unit 34. If it is a case, the recording channel information by the mobile communication device 10 is started to be recorded as user management information based on the viewing start or recording start, and the movement is started based on the viewing end or recording end. If recording of the recording channel information of the body communication device 10 as user management information is terminated, the recording user management information recording unit 32 always has mobile communication that is currently receiving a television broadcast program. Only the recording channel information of the device 10 is recorded as user management information.
[0046]
Therefore, even when a call detection unit 33 detects a call, an incoming call, or a call disconnection associated with the mobile communication device 10, the corresponding user is currently viewing or recording a TV broadcast program. In other words, if the corresponding mobile communication device 10 is not currently receiving a television broadcast program using the television broadcast reception function unit 14, the recording channel is recorded as user management information in the recording user management information recording unit 32. Since no information is recorded, in this case, in association with the mobile communication device 10, instead of the recording channel information, information indicating that the TV broadcast program is not being viewed is recorded from the recording user management information recording unit 32. The information is output to the information generator 36 and the recording instruction information transmitter 37.
[0047]
The recording instruction information generation unit 36 receives from the call detection unit 33 a notification of detection of an outgoing call, an incoming call, or a call disconnection associated with the mobile communication device 10, or from the recording necessity detection unit 35, the mobile unit Recording channel information related to the mobile communication device 10 or TV broadcast program non-viewing supplied from the recording user management information recording unit 32 when a recording necessity instruction and a recording necessity end instruction associated with the communication device 10 are received. Based on the medium information, the recording instruction information notified to the recording server 23 of the program recording device 20 or the recording stop instruction information is generated and controlled.
[0048]
The recording instruction information generation unit 36 receives a call or incoming call detection associated with the user or the mobile communication device 10 from the call detection unit 33, and receives the user or the mobile communication from the recording user management information recording unit 32. When receiving the recording channel information associated with the device 10, the recording instruction information based on the recording channel information associated with the user or the mobile communication device 10 is generated, and the generated recording instruction information is used as the recording instruction information. Output to the communication unit 37.
[0049]
In addition, the recording instruction information generation unit 36 receives a call or call detection associated with the user or the mobile communication device 10 from the call detection unit 33, and receives the user or the movement from the recorded user management information recording unit 32. When the TV broadcast program non-viewing information associated with the body communication device 10 is received, the recording instruction information associated with the user or the mobile communication device 10 is not generated.
[0050]
In addition, the recording instruction information generation unit 36 receives a call disconnection detection associated with the user or the mobile communication device 10 from the call detection unit 33, and receives the user or the mobile communication device from the recorded user management information recording unit 32. When the recording channel information associated with the user 10 or the mobile communication device 10 is received, recording stop instruction information based on the recording channel information associated with the user or the mobile communication device 10 is generated. The information is output to the information communication unit 37.
[0051]
In addition, the recording instruction information generation unit 36 receives a call disconnection detection associated with the user or the mobile communication device 10 from the call detection unit 33, and receives the user or the mobile communication device from the recorded user management information recording unit 32. When the television broadcast program non-viewing information associated with 10 is received, the recording stop instruction information associated with the user or the mobile communication device 10 is not generated.
[0052]
The recording instruction information generation unit 36 receives a recording necessity instruction associated with the user or the mobile communication device 10 from the recording necessity detection unit 35, and receives the user or the mobile communication from the recording user management information recording unit 32. When receiving the recording channel information associated with the device 10, the recording instruction information based on the recording channel information associated with the user or the mobile communication device 10 is generated, and the generated recording instruction information is used as the recording instruction information. Output to the communication unit 37.
[0053]
The recording instruction information generation unit 36 receives a recording necessity instruction associated with the user or the mobile communication device 10 from the recording necessity detection unit 35, and receives the user or the mobile communication from the recording user management information recording unit 32. When the television broadcast program non-viewing information associated with the device 10 is received, the recording instruction information associated with the user or the mobile communication device 10 is not generated.
[0054]
Further, the recording instruction information generation unit 36 receives a recording necessity end instruction associated with the user or the mobile communication device 10 from the recording necessity detection unit 35, and receives the user or the moving body from the recording user management information recording unit 32. When recording channel information associated with the communication device 10 is received, recording stop instruction information based on the recording channel information associated with the user or the mobile communication device 10 is generated, and the generated recording instruction information is recorded. The information is output to the instruction information communication unit 37.
[0055]
Further, the recording instruction information generation unit 36 receives a recording necessity end instruction associated with the user or the mobile communication device 10 from the recording necessity detection unit 35, and receives the user or the moving body from the recording user management information recording unit 32. When the television broadcast program non-viewing information associated with the communication device 10 is received, the recording stop instruction information associated with the user or the mobile communication device 10 is not generated.
[0056]
The recording instruction information transmission unit 37 is supplied from the recording instruction information generation unit 36 with the recording instruction information or the recording stop instruction information generated by the recording instruction information generation unit 36 in association with the user or the mobile communication device 10. The
[0057]
The recording instruction information transmitting unit 37 is a communication line to which the recording instruction information or the recording stop instruction information generated in association with the user or the mobile communication device 10 by the recording instruction information generating unit 36 is connected via the gateway 70. The data is transmitted to the recording server 23 of the program recording device 20 via the Internet 60 (communication network).
[0058]
Then, the recording instruction information generated in association with the user or the mobile communication device 10 from the communication management device 30 configured as described above is recorded on the recording server 23 of the program recording device 20 configured as shown in FIG. Is received, for example, based on the recording instruction information generated in association with another user or the mobile communication device 10, viewing data of the TV broadcast program based on the recording channel information based on the received recording instruction information is acquired. Confirm whether it is inside or not.
[0059]
If, as a result of the confirmation, the viewing data of the television broadcast program of the recording channel information based on the recording instruction information has not yet been acquired, the recording server 23 receives the viewing data via the television broadcast receiving antenna 21. Acquired from the television broadcast receiver 22 configured to be capable of receiving a plurality of channels simultaneously, and records the acquired viewing data in the recording device 24. At the same time, the recording server 23 is configured to record the starting point of the range of viewing data by the user or the mobile communication device 10 in association with the acquired viewing data.
[0060]
On the other hand, as a result of the confirmation, if the viewing data of the TV broadcast program of the recording channel information based on the recording instruction information is already being acquired, the recording server 23 is viewed by the user or the mobile communication device 10. The starting point of the data range is recorded in association with the viewing data being acquired.
[0061]
On the other hand, when the recording stop instruction information generated in association with the user or the mobile communication device 10 is received from the communication management device 30, the recording server 23 associates the user or the movement with the acquired viewing data. The end point of the range of the viewing data by the body communication device 10 is recorded, and the storage range of the viewing data by the user or the mobile communication device 10 is generated.
[0062]
Then, the recording server 23 records the viewing data by the other user or the mobile communication device 10 based on the same recording channel information based on the recording instruction information generated in association with the other user or the mobile communication device 10. If all the ranges have been generated, recording of the viewing data in the recording device 24 is also ended.
[0063]
Next, a method of recording (recording) a television broadcast program that the user can no longer view or record using the television broadcast program recording system 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.
[0064]
In the explanation, first, when a user is watching or recording a television broadcast program by the mobile communication device 10 capable of receiving a television broadcast, the communication partner 110 receives an incoming call to the mobile communication device 10. Or when the user is viewing or recording a television broadcast program with the mobile communication device 10 capable of receiving a television broadcast, the user operates the mobile communication device 10 without ending the viewing or recording. A case where a call is made to the communication partner 10 will be described as an example.
[0065]
According to the television broadcast program recording system 1 of the present embodiment, when a user views or records a television broadcast program by the mobile communication device 10 capable of receiving a television broadcast, the mobile communication device 10 Uses radio waves for mobile communication to periodically transmit channel information related to a currently-viewed or recorded television broadcast program to the communication management device 30 as recorded channel information.
[0066]
Therefore, every time the communication management device 30 receives the recording channel information periodically transmitted from the mobile communication device 10 which is viewing or recording the television broadcast program by the recording channel information receiving unit 31, the user is notified. That is, in association with the mobile communication device 10, channel information related to a currently broadcasted or recorded television broadcast program is recorded as recorded channel information in the recorded user management information recording unit 32, and these television broadcast programs are viewed or recorded. Recording channel information for each user, that is, for each mobile communication device 10, is managed as user management information.
[0067]
Note that the recording channel information for each user, that is, each mobile communication device 10 recorded in the recording user management information recording unit 32, is a TV broadcast program that is currently being viewed or recorded (that is, a channel of the TV broadcast program). When changed, based on the recording channel information transmitted from the mobile communication device 10 thereafter, the recording channel information before the change is updated and changed to the recording channel information after the change.
[0068]
On the other hand, when the call detection unit 33 detects a call made by the user to the mobile communication device of the other user 110 or an incoming call from the mobile communication device of the other user 110, the communication management device 30 records. The user management information recording unit 32 and the recording instruction information generating unit 36 are notified of the fact that the call or call has been detected in association with the caller or callee user or the mobile communication device 10 thereof.
[0069]
The recording user management information recording unit 32 that has received this notification records whether or not the recording channel information corresponding to the caller or called mobile communication device 10 detected by the call detector 33 is recorded as user management information. If there is recording channel information corresponding to the calling or called mobile communication device 10 that has received this notification, the recording instruction information generation unit 36 is notified of this recording channel information.
[0070]
Also, the recorded user management information recording unit 32, when the above confirmation, the recorded channel information corresponding to the mobile communication device 10 that has received the notification is not recorded as user management information. Notifies the recording instruction information generating unit 36 of the non-viewing information of the television broadcast program instead of the recording channel information.
[0071]
When the recording instruction information generating unit 36 receives a notification from the call detecting unit 33 that the calling or incoming call has been detected in association with the mobile communication device 10 of the user, that is, the calling source or the called party, Based on the recording channel information regarding the mobile communication device 10 notified from the user management information recording unit 32, the recording instruction information for instructing the recording to the recording server 23 of the program recording device 20 is recorded as the mobile communication device 10. And the generated recording instruction information is notified to the recording instruction information transmitting unit 37.
The recording instruction information includes identification information of the user and the mobile communication device 10 in addition to the recording channel information.
[0072]
When the recording user management information recording unit 32 notifies the TV broadcast program non-viewing information in place of the recording channel information, the recording instruction information generating unit 36 notifies the corresponding mobile communication device 10 of the corresponding mobile communication device 10. Even if a notification of detection of a call or an incoming call is received, the recording instruction information is not generated, but based on a notification of a detection of a call or an incoming call from the call detection unit 33 of another mobile communication device 10 Prepare for generation of recording instruction information.
[0073]
Then, the recording instruction information transmitting unit 37 that has received the recording instruction information generated by the recording instruction information generating unit 36 uses the recording instruction information as a recording start instruction, and the Internet 60 as a communication line connected through the gateway 70. Is sent to the recording server 23 of the program recording device 20.
[0074]
Receiving this recording instruction information, the recording server 23 starts recording the television broadcast program on the recording device 24 based on the recording channel information associated with the user or the mobile communication device 10.
[0075]
On the other hand, if the call with the other communication partner 110 based on the incoming call or the outgoing call is terminated, the communication management device 30 causes the call detection unit 33 to make the mobile communication device 10 and other user 110 by the user , A call disconnection with respect to the mobile communication device or data communication is detected, and the recording user management information recording unit 32 and the recording instruction information generating unit 36 are notified to the calling or called user or the mobile communication device. Corresponding to 10, the fact that the call disconnection is detected is notified.
[0076]
When the recording instruction information generation unit 36 receives a notification that the call disconnection has been detected in association with the user, that is, the mobile communication device 10 from the call detection unit 33, the recording user management that has received the notification of the call disconnection as well. Based on the recording channel information related to the mobile communication device 10 notified from the information recording unit 32, the recording stop instruction information for instructing the recording server 23 of the program recording device 20 to stop recording is given to the mobile communication device 10. The recording stop instruction information generated is notified to the recording instruction information transmitting unit 37.
The recording stop instruction information includes identification information of the user and the mobile communication device 10 in addition to the recording channel information.
[0077]
Then, the recording instruction information transmitting unit 37 that has received the recording stop instruction information generated by the recording instruction information generating unit 36 uses the recording stop instruction information as a recording end instruction as a communication line connected via the gateway 70. The data is transmitted to the recording server 23 of the program recording device 20 via the Internet 60.
[0078]
The recording server 23 that has received the recording instruction information ends the recording of the television broadcast program on the recording device 24 based on the recording channel information associated with the user or the mobile communication device 10.
[0079]
When the recording user management information recording unit 32 notifies the recording instruction information generating unit 36 that the TV broadcast program is not being viewed in place of the recording channel information, the call detecting unit 33 calls the corresponding mobile communication device 10. Even if a disconnection notification is received, the recording stop instruction information is not generated.
[0080]
Therefore, even when a user receives an incoming call from another user 110 or sends a call to the other user 110 while the mobile communication device 10 capable of receiving the TV broadcast is viewing or recording the TV broadcast program, Since the TV broadcast program currently being viewed or recorded is automatically recorded in the program recording device 20 in accordance with an instruction from the communication management device 30 without a special recording reservation operation by the user, currently being viewed or recorded. Missed TV broadcast programs can be avoided, and incoming calls can be answered or transmitted without worrying about recording of the TV broadcast program currently being viewed or recorded.
[0081]
Similarly, when a reception radio wave failure occurs in a broadcast radio wave being received when a user is watching or recording a TV broadcast program with the mobile communication apparatus 10 capable of receiving a TV broadcast, the mobile communication apparatus When the terminal status of the mobile communication device 10 changes, such as when the remaining battery level of the battery 10 falls below a certain capacity, the recording capacity of the built-in recording device 16 reaches a certain amount, etc. Explained.
[0082]
Also in this case, according to the television broadcast program recording system 1 of the present embodiment, the mobile communication device 10 periodically transmits terminal state information to the communication management device 30 using the mobile communication radio wave. is doing.
[0083]
Therefore, the communication management device 30 receives the terminal state information transmitted from the mobile communication device 10 by the terminal state information receiving unit 34 and needs to record based on the change in the terminal state information of the user's mobile communication device 10. When the radio wave detection unit 35 receives a reception radio wave failure in the broadcast radio wave being received as described above, and the remaining battery level of the mobile communication device 10 falls below a certain amount, the recording capacity of the built-in recording device 16 is a certain amount. In such a case, the recording necessity instruction is notified to the recording user management information recording unit 32 and the recording instruction information generation unit 36.
[0084]
As a result, the recording instruction information generating unit 36 that has received the recording necessity instruction from the recording necessity detecting unit 35 performs the same process as in the case of receiving the notification from the call detecting unit 33 that the outgoing call or incoming call has been detected. Then, recording instruction information is created based on the recording channel information for the mobile communication device 10 recorded in the recording user management information recording unit 32, and this generation is performed from the recording instruction information transmission unit 37 to the program recording device 20. The recorded instruction information is transmitted.
[0085]
Therefore, when watching or recording a television broadcast program, if a reception radio wave interference occurs in the broadcast radio wave being received, or if the remaining battery level of the mobile communication device 10 falls below a certain capacity, the built-in recording device Even if the recording capacity of the mobile communication device 10 has changed, such as when the recording capacity of 16 has reached a certain amount, the TV broadcast program currently being viewed or recorded is Since it is automatically recorded in the program recording device 20 in response to an instruction from the communication management device 30 without any recording reservation operation, it is possible to avoid missing a TV broadcast program that is currently being viewed or recorded.
[0086]
The TV broadcast program recorded in the program recording device 20 in this way and can no longer be viewed or recorded is, for example, the distribution request information in which the user attaches the identification number of the user or the mobile communication device 10 from the mobile communication device 10. Is notified to the communication management device 30 by a distribution request information receiving unit (not shown) of the communication management device 30 and this distribution request information is recorded and managed by a distribution user management information recording unit (not shown). Similarly, a distribution instruction information creating unit (not shown) creates distribution instruction information for the recording server 23 of the program recording device 20, and the Internet as a communication line from the distribution instruction information transmitting unit (not shown) to the recording server 23 of the program recording device 20. 60 is configured to transmit via the network. Further, based on the recording data of the recording user management information recording unit 32 based on the call disconnection detection by the call detection unit 33 described above of the communication management device 30 or the recording necessity end instruction by the recording necessity detection unit 35, not shown. The distribution instruction information creating unit automatically creates the distribution instruction information and transmits it from the distribution instruction information transmitting unit (not shown) to the recording server 23 of the program recording device 20 via the Internet 60 as a communication line. Good.
[0087]
On the other hand, the viewing data of the television broadcast program that the user can no longer view or record is acquired by the recording server 23 of the program recording device 20 searching the recording device 24 based on the distribution instruction information as described above. The television broadcast program is transmitted from the server 23 via the Internet 60 as a communication line to the communication management apparatus 30 via the gateway 70, and from the communication management apparatus 30 via the wireless public line 50 as the communication line. It is distributed to the mobile communication device 10 of the user who can no longer view or record.
[0088]
In this way, the user receives the distribution of the TV broadcast program recorded in the program recording device 20 and could not be viewed or recorded, and plays it back on the mobile communication device 10 to view or record it during a call. The part of the program that could not be played can be viewed.
[0089]
[Second Embodiment]
Next, a broadcast program recording system 1 ′ according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The broadcast program recording system 1 'according to the present embodiment is the same as the broadcast program recording system 1 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG.
[0090]
The broadcast program recording system 1 ′ according to the present embodiment is only partially different from the configuration of the communication management apparatus 30 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2 in the configuration of the communication management apparatus 30 ′.
[0091]
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a communication management apparatus in a broadcast program recording system to which the broadcast program recording method according to the present embodiment is applied.
[0092]
3, the same or similar components as those of the communication management device 30 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
[0093]
The communication management device 30 ′ according to the present embodiment further includes a user confirmation information generation unit 38, a user response information detection unit 39, a record deletion instruction information generation unit 40, and a record deletion instruction information transmission unit 41. And
[0094]
The user confirmation information generation unit 38 is supplied with recording channel information for each mobile communication device 10 from the recording user management information recording unit 32, and a call disconnection notification is supplied from the call detection unit 33 to detect recording necessity. The unit 35 is configured to receive a recording necessity end instruction.
[0095]
Then, the user confirmation information generation unit 38 is supplied with a call disconnection notification from the call detection unit 33 or a recording necessity end instruction from the recording necessity detection unit 35 in association with the mobile communication device 10. Each time, the user can view or record based on the recording channel information of the mobile communication device 10 supplied from the recording user management information recording unit 32 according to the response to the incoming call, the occurrence of the reception radio wave interference, etc. User confirmation consisting of a notification that the viewing data of the TV broadcast program that has been lost is recorded in the program recording device 20 and an inquiry as to whether or not the viewing data of the TV broadcast program recorded in the program recording device 20 is necessary Information is generated and the corresponding user's mobile communication via the public radio line 50 by the relay / management function part for communication such as communication and information data (not shown) described above Transmit to device 10.
[0096]
On the other hand, the user response information detection unit 39 relays user response information from the mobile communication device 10 to which the user confirmation information corresponding to the user confirmation information is transmitted via the public wireless line 50. When received by the portion, the user response information is supplied and the content of the user response information is detected.
[0097]
When the content of the user response information is distribution request information, the user response information detection unit 39 records and manages this in the distribution user management information recording unit, and the user as described above cannot view or record Distribution of viewing data of TV broadcast programs.
[0098]
Further, when the content of the user response information is the record deletion permission information, the user response information detection unit 39 sets the record deletion permission information associated with the user or the mobile communication device 10 to the record deletion instruction information generation unit 40. Notify
[0099]
When receiving the record deletion permission from the user response information detecting unit 39, the record deletion instruction information generating unit 40 generates record deletion instruction information regarding the user or the mobile communication device 10 for the viewing data of the corresponding TV broadcast program, This is supplied to the record deletion instruction information transmission unit 41.
[0100]
The record deletion instruction information transmission unit 41 transmits the record deletion instruction information to the recording server 23 of the program recording apparatus 20 via the gateway 60 via the Internet 60 as a communication line.
[0101]
The recording server 23 of the program recording device 20 that has received the recording deletion instruction information, in addition to the user or the mobile communication device 10, other users related to the viewing data of the television broadcast program that has been instructed to delete by the recording deletion instruction information. Alternatively, after confirming whether or not the mobile communication device 10 exists, if there is no other user or the mobile communication device 10, the range of the viewing data by the user or the mobile communication device 10 and the viewing data itself On the other hand, if another user or the mobile communication device 10 exists, only the range of the viewing data by the user or the mobile communication device 10 is deleted.
[0102]
As a result, according to the present embodiment, the television broadcast program that the user could not watch or record, regardless of the necessity of recording the television broadcast program that the user could not view or record in the program recording apparatus 20, Recording is performed in advance on the program recording device 20 and it is possible to delete it after confirming that recording is not necessary from the user. Therefore, an unnecessary television broadcast program can be recorded without being used by the recording device 24 of the program recording device 20. Thus, the recording device 24 is effectively used.
[0103]
[Third embodiment]
Next, a broadcast program recording system 1 ″ according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the broadcast program recording system 1 ″ according to the present embodiment, a communication management device 30 ″ capable of streaming distribution is transmitted to a mobile communication device 10 via a public wireless line 50 as a communication line. The present invention relates to a broadcast program recording system 1 ″ configured to perform streaming distribution such as the above.
[0104]
FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a communication management apparatus in a broadcast program recording system to which the broadcast program recording method according to the present embodiment is applied.
According to the broadcast program recording system 1 ″ according to the present embodiment, the communication management device 30 ″ has a relay / management function for communication such as calls and information data with other mobile communication devices 110 and the like. In addition, the following configuration is provided.
[0105]
The communication management apparatus 30 ″ of the present embodiment is connected to the mobile communication apparatus 10 via a radio public line (that is, a communication network) 50 using radio waves for mobile communication, and detects outgoing / incoming / outgoing calls. A call detecting unit 33 for receiving, a terminal state information receiving unit 34 for receiving the terminal state information of the mobile communication terminal device 10, a recording necessity detecting unit 35 for detecting the necessity of recording from the terminal state information, A streaming distribution unit 42 that performs streaming distribution to the mobile communication terminal device 10 via the communication network and a distributed position recording unit 43 that records a position that has already been distributed during streaming reproduction are provided. The detailed configuration of the call detection unit 33, the terminal status information reception unit 34, and the recording necessity detection unit 35 will be described in the broadcast program recording system 1 of the first and second embodiments. Since the change is not that of the 1 ', and a description thereof will be omitted.
[0106]
According to the broadcast program recording system 1 ″ according to the present embodiment, the streaming management unit 30 ″ capable of streaming delivery to the mobile communication device 10 is connected to the mobile communication device 10 by the streaming delivery unit 42. For example, when streaming playback is performed via the public wireless line 50 as a communication line, an incoming call from the mobile communication device of another user 110 to the mobile communication device 10 or the mobile communication device When a call from the other user 110 to, for example, a mobile communication device is detected by the call detection unit 33, the call detection unit 33 notifies the streaming delivery unit 42 of the detection of an incoming call or a call. .
[0107]
Similarly, when the remaining battery level of the mobile communication device 10 receiving streaming distribution falls below a certain capacity, the recording capacity of the built-in recording device 16 reaches a certain amount, etc. When a change occurs in the terminal state of the body communication device 10 and streaming distribution cannot be received, the recording necessity instruction is notified from the recording necessity detection unit 35 to the streaming distribution unit 42.
[0108]
In this manner, when the streaming delivery unit 42 receives either the incoming call or call detection from the call detection unit 33 or the recording necessity instruction from the recording necessity detection unit 35, the user, that is, the mobile communication device 10, the position of the currently distributed stream is recorded in the distributed position recording unit 43 in association with the user or the mobile communication device.
[0109]
As a result, streaming delivery to the user, that is, the mobile communication device 10 is automatically stopped by the streaming delivery unit 42 during a call or when the remaining battery capacity of the mobile communication device 10 falls below a certain capacity. The user is prevented from missing data being distributed.
[0110]
Thereafter, when the user, that is, the mobile communication device 10, receives either the call disconnection detection from the call detection unit 32 or the recording necessity end instruction from the recording necessity detection unit 35, the streaming distribution unit 42 has been distributed. The position of the stream that has already been distributed with respect to the user, that is, the mobile communication device 10 is acquired from the position recording unit 43, and based on this, the streaming distribution to the user, that is, the mobile communication device 10, is resumed from the undistributed position. .
[0111]
As described above, according to the broadcast program recording system 1 ″ according to the present embodiment, even during streaming delivery, if an abnormal change occurs during a call or the terminal state of the mobile communication device 10, automatic Thus, the streaming distribution is suspended, and after the call ends or the mobile communication device 10 returns to the terminal state, the undistributed streaming distribution is performed, so that the user can avoid missing the data being distributed. The
[0112]
The broadcast program recording system of the present invention is configured as described above, but the embodiment is not limited to the first to third embodiments, and various modifications can be adopted. It is.
[0113]
For example, in the first to third embodiments, the call detection unit 33 makes a call to another mobile communication device 110 or the like, or receives an incoming call to the mobile communication device 10 from another mobile communication device 110 or the like. It is configured to detect and notify each part in the subsequent stage, but not when such incoming call or call is detected, but when the actual call or the start of data communication based on the incoming call or call is detected. It is good also as a structure which notifies each part of these.
[0114]
In the first to third embodiments, when the call detection unit 33 detects an incoming call or a call, it automatically transmits a TV broadcast program recording instruction to the program recording device 20 (first, The second embodiment), or the streaming delivery unit 42 automatically stops streaming delivery (third embodiment), but instead of or in addition to such automatic recording mode A manual recording mode may be provided.
[0115]
In this case, in the above-described automatic recording mode, when an incoming call or a call is detected, the communication management device 30 automatically transmits a TV broadcast program recording instruction (first and second embodiments). Alternatively, while the streaming delivery is stopped (third embodiment), in the manual recording mode, when an incoming call or a call is detected, a television broadcast program is recorded to the user of the mobile communication device 10. Whether or not (first and second embodiments) or whether or not to stop streaming delivery (third embodiment), and if the user gives a recording instruction, When a recording instruction is transmitted (first and second embodiments) or streaming distribution is stopped (third embodiment), but the user does not issue a recording instruction, a TV broadcast program is transmitted. Sending the recording instruction itself (first, second Embodiment), or as a record itself (configured to stop the third embodiment) of the delivered position recording section 43 of the preparation for the resumption of streaming.
[0116]
Furthermore, in the description of the broadcast program recording system according to the first and second embodiments, the communication management device 30 and the program recording device 20 are configured as separate devices connected via the Internet 60. The program recording device 20 can also be configured as a device provided integrally with the communication management device 30.
[0117]
Furthermore, in the description of the broadcast program recording system according to the first and second embodiments, the case of recording a television broadcast program has been described. However, digital character broadcast, digital music broadcast, program information, and the like can be performed in the same manner. It is also possible to record all programs, information, etc. broadcasted by the television broadcasting station 80.
[0118]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, when a mobile communication device capable of receiving a television broadcast is viewed or recorded while a television broadcast program is being watched or recorded, the cause state of the mobile communication device must be interrupted. Even if it occurs, the program that can no longer be viewed or recorded can be automatically recorded in the program recording device, so that the program that could not be viewed or recorded can be viewed later. Accordingly, the user can take measures against the cause state of the mobile communication device that is forced to interrupt the viewing or recording without worrying about the program being viewed or recorded.
[0119]
In addition, according to the present invention, the cause of the mobile communication device that must be interrupted during viewing or recording of a broadcast program that is streamed by a mobile communication device having a streaming broadcast receiving function. Even if a situation occurs, the position of the delivered stream is automatically recorded in the delivered position recording means, and the streaming delivery is temporarily stopped while the viewing or recording must be interrupted. If the cause state of the message disappears (that is, resolves), the streaming distribution is automatically resumed from the position of the distributed stream, so that the broadcast program that could not be viewed or recorded can be viewed later. Can do. This allows the user to respond to the cause state of the mobile communication device that is forced to interrupt the viewing or recording without worrying about the broadcast program being viewed or recorded. Can do. If the cause state of this mobile communication device disappears, streaming distribution is automatically resumed from the position of the stream where viewing or recording was interrupted, and the streaming distribution is received from the beginning of the broadcast program. There is no need to fix it.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a broadcast program recording system to which a broadcast program recording method according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a communication management apparatus in a broadcast program recording system to which the broadcast program recording method according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a communication management apparatus in a broadcast program recording system to which a broadcast program recording method according to a second embodiment of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a communication management apparatus in a broadcast program recording system to which a broadcast program recording method according to a third embodiment of the present invention is applied.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Broadcast program recording system
10 Mobile communication device
11 Communication antenna
12 Mobile communication function unit
13 Television broadcast receiving antenna
14 TV broadcast reception function section
15 Display section
20 Program recording device
21 Antenna for receiving TV broadcasts
22 TV broadcast receiver
23 Recording server
24 Recording device
30 Communication management device
31 Recording channel information receiver
32 User management information recording part
33 Call detector
34 Terminal status information receiver
35 Record Necessity Detection Unit
36 Recording instruction information generator
37 Recording instruction information transmitter
38 User confirmation information generator
39 User response information detector
40 Record deletion instruction information generation unit
41 Record deletion instruction information transmission unit
42 Streaming Distribution Department
43 Position Recorded Part
50 wireless public line
60 Internet
70 gateway
110 Other mobile communication devices (other users)

Claims

A broadcast program recording method for recording a broadcast program being viewed or recorded by a mobile communication device having a communication function and a broadcast reception function using a program recording device having a reception function,
A recording channel information receiving step for receiving channel information of a broadcast program viewed or recorded by the mobile communication device transmitted from the mobile communication device as recording channel information;
A user management information recording step for recording the recording channel information received in the recording channel information receiving step for each user or each mobile communication device;
An interruption cause detection step for detecting a cause state of the mobile communication device in which the user interrupts viewing or recording of the broadcast program;
In response to the interruption cause detection in the interruption cause detection step, recording instruction information including the recording channel information is generated based on the recording channel information of the user or the mobile communication device recorded in the user management information recording step. A recording instruction information generation step;
A broadcast comprising: a recording instruction information transmitting step for transmitting the recording instruction information generated in the recording instruction information generating step to a program recording apparatus and causing the program recording apparatus to record a broadcast program of the recording channel information. How to record a program.

The interruption cause detection step includes:
2. The broadcast program recording method according to claim 1, wherein said broadcast program recording step is a call detection step of detecting at least one of an outgoing call and an incoming call to the mobile communication device.

A call interruption detection step for detecting a call interruption corresponding to at least one of an outgoing call and an incoming call detected by the call detection step;
A recording notification step of notifying the mobile communication device of the recording of the broadcast program based on the recording instruction information generated by the recording instruction information generating step based on the detection of the call disconnection by the call disconnection detection step; The broadcast program recording method according to claim 2, further comprising:

A call interruption detecting step for detecting a call interruption corresponding to at least one of an outgoing call and an incoming call detected by the call detecting step;
Based on the call detection in the call detection step, the mobile communication device is notified of the recording of the broadcast program based on the recording instruction information generated by the recording instruction information generation step, and the recorded Recording notification / inquiry step for inquiring whether a broadcast program is necessary,
In response to the recording notification / inquiry step, when an unnecessary response is received from the mobile communication device, a recording deletion instruction information generation step for generating deletion instruction information of the broadcast program;
A recording deletion instruction information transmitting step for transmitting the recording deletion instruction information generated in the recording deletion instruction information generating step to the program recording apparatus and deleting the broadcast program from the recording of the program recording apparatus. The broadcast program recording method according to claim 2.

The interruption cause detection step includes:
A terminal state information receiving step for receiving terminal state information representing the terminal state of itself notified from the mobile communication device;
A recording necessity detecting step of detecting a necessity of recording a broadcast program being viewed or recorded by the mobile communication device from the terminal state information received in the terminal state information receiving step. The broadcast program recording method according to claim 1.

The terminal status information receiving step includes:
6. The broadcast program recording method according to claim 5, wherein terminal status information indicating its own terminal status notified from the mobile communication device is periodically received with a preset synchronization.

The terminal status information receiving step includes:
6. The broadcast program recording method according to claim 5, wherein the terminal status information after the terminal status change notified from the mobile communication device when the terminal status changes is received as update information as needed.

The recording necessity detection step includes
From the terminal status information received in the terminal status information receiving step, by detecting at least any one terminal abnormal status among reception radio wave interference, recording capacity shortage, or battery consumption generated in the mobile communication device, 8. The broadcast program recording method according to claim 5, wherein the necessity of recording the broadcast program is detected.

From the terminal state information received by the terminal state information receiving step, a recording necessity disappearance detecting step for detecting disappearance of the recording necessity of the broadcast program being viewed or recorded by the mobile communication device;
A recording notification step of notifying the mobile communication device of the recording of the broadcast program based on the recording instruction information generated by the recording instruction information generation step based on the loss detection by the recording necessity loss detection step; The broadcast program recording method according to claim 5, further comprising:

From the terminal state information received by the terminal state information receiving step, a recording necessity disappearance detecting step for detecting disappearance of the recording necessity of the broadcast program being viewed or recorded by the mobile communication device;
Based on the disappearance detection by the recording necessity disappearance detecting step, the mobile communication device is notified of the recording of the broadcast program based on the recording instruction information generated by the recording instruction information generating step, and the recorded Recording notification / inquiry step for inquiring whether or not a broadcast program is necessary,
When receiving a record unnecessary response from the mobile communication device in response to the record notification / inquiry step, a record deletion instruction information generation step for generating deletion instruction information of the record;
A recording instruction information transmitting step for transmitting the recording deletion instruction information generated by the recording deletion instruction information generation step to the program recording apparatus and deleting the broadcast program from the recording of the program recording apparatus. The broadcast program recording method according to claim 5.

The recording channel information receiving step includes:
11. Channel information of a broadcast program viewed or recorded by the mobile communication device transmitted from the mobile communication device is periodically received at a preset synchronization. The broadcast program recording method described in 1.

The recording channel information receiving step includes:
11. The broadcast program recording method according to claim 1, wherein channel information after the channel change notified from the mobile communication device at the time of channel change is received as update information at any time.

A broadcast program recording method for recording a broadcast program that is streamed via a communication line to a mobile communication device having a streaming broadcast receiving function,
A distribution step of streaming a broadcast program via a communication line to a mobile communication device;
An interruption cause detection step for detecting a cause state of the mobile communication device in which a user interrupts reception of a broadcast program to be distributed by streaming;
A distribution stop step of receiving the interruption cause detection by the interruption cause detection step, stopping the streaming distribution to the mobile communication device, and recording the position of the stream that has been distributed;
An interruption cause disappearance detection step for detecting the disappearance of the cause state detected by the interruption cause detection step;
A distribution resumption step of resuming the streaming distribution of the broadcast program from the position of the distributed stream recorded in the distribution stop step in response to the detection of the interruption cause loss detected by the interruption cause loss detection step. Broadcast program recording method.

The interruption cause detection step includes:
A call detection step of detecting at least one of an outgoing call or an incoming call to the mobile communication device;
The interruption cause disappearance detection step includes:
14. The broadcast program recording method according to claim 13, wherein the broadcast program recording step is a call disconnection detection step for detecting a call disconnection corresponding to at least one of an outgoing call and an incoming call detected by the call detection step.

The interruption cause detection step includes:
A terminal state information receiving step for receiving terminal state information representing the terminal state of itself notified from the mobile communication device;
A recording necessity detecting step for detecting the necessity of recording a broadcast program being viewed or recorded by the mobile communication device from the terminal state information received in the terminal state information receiving step,
The interruption cause disappearance detection step includes:
It is a recording necessity disappearance detecting step for detecting disappearance of recording necessity of a broadcast program being viewed or recorded by the mobile communication device from the terminal state information received in the terminal state information receiving step. The broadcast program recording method according to claim 13.

A communication management device connectable via a communication line to a mobile communication device having a communication function and a broadcast reception function and a program recording device having a broadcast reception function,
Recording channel information receiving means for receiving, as recording channel information, channel information of a broadcast program viewed or recorded by the mobile communication device transmitted from the mobile communication device;
User management information recording means for recording the recording channel information received by the recording channel information receiving means in correspondence with each user or each mobile communication device;
An interruption cause detecting means for detecting a cause state of the mobile communication device in which the user interrupts viewing or recording of the broadcast program;
Upon receipt of the interruption cause detection by the interruption cause detection means, recording instruction information including the recording channel information is generated based on the recording channel information of the user or mobile communication device recorded in the user management information recording means. Recording instruction information generating means;
And a recording instruction information transmitting means for transmitting the recording instruction information generated by the recording instruction information generating means to the program recording apparatus and recording the broadcast program of the recording channel information on the program recording apparatus. Management device.

A communication management device connectable via a communication line to a mobile communication device having a communication function and a broadcast reception function and a program recording device having a broadcast reception function,
Recording channel information receiving means for receiving, as recording channel information, channel information of a broadcast program viewed or recorded by the mobile communication device transmitted from the mobile communication device;
User management information recording means for recording the recording channel information received by the recording channel information receiving means in correspondence with each user or each mobile communication device;
Call detection means for detecting at least one of an outgoing call and an incoming call to the mobile communication device;
In response to detection of an outgoing call or incoming call to the mobile communication device by the call detection means, the recording channel information is included based on the recording channel information of the mobile communication device recorded in the user management information recording means Recording instruction information generating means for generating recording instruction information;
A communication management apparatus comprising recording instruction information transmitting means for transmitting recording instruction information generated by the recording instruction information generating means to a program recording apparatus and recording a broadcast program of the recording channel information.

A communication management device connectable via a communication line to a mobile communication device having a communication function and a broadcast reception function and a program recording device having a broadcast reception function,
Recording channel information receiving means for receiving, as recording channel information, channel information of a broadcast program viewed or recorded by the mobile communication device transmitted from the mobile communication device;
User management information recording means for recording the recording channel information received by the recording channel information receiving means in correspondence with each user or each mobile communication device;
Terminal state information receiving means for receiving terminal state information representing the terminal state of itself notified from the mobile communication device;
Recording necessity detecting means for detecting the necessity of recording a broadcast program being viewed or recorded by the mobile communication device from the terminal state information received by the terminal state information receiving means;
In response to the detection result by the recording necessity detecting unit, recording instruction information including the recording channel information is generated based on the recording channel information of the user or the mobile communication device recorded in the user management information recording unit. Recording instruction information generating means;
A communication management apparatus comprising recording instruction information transmitting means for transmitting recording instruction information generated by the recording instruction information generating means to a program recording apparatus and recording a broadcast program of the recording channel information.

A communication management device for streaming a broadcast program via a communication line to a mobile communication device having a streaming broadcast receiving function,
An interruption cause detecting means for detecting a cause state of the mobile communication device in which a user interrupts reception of a broadcast program distributed by streaming;
Interruption cause disappearance detecting means for detecting disappearance of the cause state detected by the interruption cause detecting means;
Distributed position recording means for recording the position of a stream distributed to the mobile communication device;
Upon receiving the interruption cause detection by the interruption cause detection means, the streaming distribution to the mobile communication device is stopped, the position of the stream that has been distributed is recorded in the position recording means, and the interruption by the interruption cause disappearance detection means A communication management apparatus comprising: a streaming distribution unit that receives a cause disappearance detection and restarts the streaming distribution from the position of the distributed stream recorded in the position recording unit.

A communication management device for streaming a broadcast program via a communication line to a mobile communication device having a streaming broadcast receiving function,
Call detection means for detecting at least one of an outgoing call and an incoming call to a mobile communication device that is streaming a broadcast program via a communication line;
Call interruption detection means for detecting a call interruption corresponding to at least one of an outgoing call and an incoming call detected by the call detection means;
Distributed position recording means for recording the position of a stream distributed to the mobile communication device;
In response to detection of a call or incoming call to the mobile communication device by the call detection means, the streaming delivery to the mobile communication device is stopped, and the position of the currently delivered stream is recorded in the position recording means, And a streaming distribution means for receiving the detection of the call disconnection for the call or the incoming call by the call detection means and restarting the streaming distribution from the position of the distributed stream recorded in the position recording means. A communication management device.

A communication management device for streaming a broadcast program via a communication line to a mobile communication device having a streaming broadcast receiving function,
Terminal state information receiving means for receiving terminal state information representing the terminal state of itself notified from the mobile communication device;
Recording necessity detecting means for detecting the necessity of recording a broadcast program being viewed or recorded by the mobile communication device from the terminal state information received by the terminal state information receiving means;
From the terminal status information received by the terminal status information receiving means, the recording necessity disappearance detecting means for detecting the disappearance of the recording necessity of the broadcast program being viewed or recorded by the mobile communication device;
Distributed position recording means for recording the position of a stream distributed to the mobile communication device;
In response to the detection result by the recording necessity detecting unit, the streaming distribution to the mobile communication device is stopped, the position of the stream that has been distributed is recorded in the position recording unit, and the recording necessity disappearance detecting unit A communication management apparatus comprising: streaming distribution means for receiving a detection result and restarting streaming distribution from a position of a distributed stream recorded in the position recording means.

The program for making a computer perform the recording method of the broadcast program in any one of Claims 1-15.

A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for causing a computer to execute the broadcast program recording method according to claim 1.